Join the Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club and read along with us during 2024! Check out the monthly book picks and attend a meeting.
We are looking for a generous hostess to host our annual Spring (or Summer) Spirits Fundraising event on a weeknight in April-July.
Check out our brief video recap and read on to see the Saint Mary’s College Chicago East Alumnae Club 2023 Year in Review.
The book club hosted the largest meeting ever, 16 Belles, for a book discussion, cookie exchange and holiday party.
We hosted our Holiday Happy Hour at Butch McGuire’s and put together 20 final exam care packages for the Chicago-area first year students.
We hosted our first Founders’ Day event since 2019! Over 30 Belles joined us for mass at St. Clement’s Church and brunch at Galway Arms.
Our spooky October book club meeting included a Jack-o'-lantern charcuterie board, delicious Chili and spooky tombstone pudding cups.
Over 50 ND Club of Chicago and SMC Chicago East Club members attended a joint game watch on October 7th at Moe’s Cantina - Wrigleyville.
We will be collecting new or gently used winter coats and jackets this fall for Refugee Community Connection. Please see our Amazon list if you’d like to buy a new coat.
The Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club met on September 13th to discuss the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.
Do you own a small business? Manage a local boutique? Run a side hustle? If you are able to donate, we would love to feature your business and talents in the raffle or silent auction!
Join the Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club in reading our book picks for July - December! Check out the book picks and read along with us.
The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Alumnae Club hosted current students, young alumnae and parents to send off the SMC Class of 2027.
We had a great turnout for our 2023 Spring Spirits event! We were able to raise over $2,000 to benefit the Saint Mary’s Chicago East Endowed Scholarship Fund.
Join the Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club in reading our book picks for January - June! Check out the book picks and read along with us.
In honor of Valentine’s Day, the genre for our February book pick was romance. It was a great evening enjoying some Valentine’s Day desserts and discussing the book.
Our first meeting of 2023 was a Galentine’s Happy Hour at City Winery in West Loop for a casual evening of drinks and snacks. Thanks to everyone who came out!
Our annual Holiday Happy Hour had a great turnout and enjoyed some holiday treats, brainstormed for future club events and put together over 30 care packages.
We hosted our Q3 Board Meeting and Happy Hour at the Hampton Social. It was so great to see so many Belles and we are looking forward to our next happy hour!
We had a great turnout for our 2022 Summer Spirits event! We were able to raise over $5,700 to benefit the Saint Mary’s Chicago East Endowed Scholarship Fund.