February 2024 Book Club Meeting

The book club met on February 22nd to discuss the book Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson. We even tried some traditional black cake!

2024 Galentine's Happy Hour

We had 14 Belles attend our Galentine’s Day celebration at City Winery for a fun evening of wine, appetizers and conversation.

January Senior Alumni Lunch

The monthly Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College Senior Alumni lunch was at Emerald Loop for their first gathering of 2024.

Dinner Belles: Alpana

We are so excited to start a new monthly dinner club - “Dinner Belles.” Our first gathering was at Alpana for Chicago Restaurant Week.

Service Day: El Àrbol Free Store

For our first service event of 2024, we helped sort donations and set up the new El Àrbol Free Store in Logan Square.

January 2024 Book Club Meeting

The Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club met on January 17th to discuss our first book of the year, The Mitford Affair by Marie Benedict.

Book Club Picks 2024

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.

2023 Year in Review

Check out our brief video recap and read on to see the Saint Mary’s College Chicago East Alumnae Club 2023 Year in Review.

2023 Book Club Holiday Party

The book club hosted the largest meeting ever, 16 Belles, for a book discussion, cookie exchange and holiday party.

2023 Holiday Happy Hour

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.

Founders' Day 2023

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.

October 2023 Book Club Meeting

Our spooky October book club meeting included a Jack-o'-lantern charcuterie board, delicious Chili and spooky tombstone pudding cups.

Notre Dame Game Watch

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.

Winter Coat Drive

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.

September 2023 Book Club Meeting

The Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club met on September 13th to discuss the Pulitzer Prize winning book, Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver.

Call for Donations: Founders' Day

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!

Summer/Fall 2023 Book Club Picks

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.

First Year Send Off: Class of 2027

The Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Alumnae Club hosted current students, young alumnae and parents to send off the SMC Class of 2027.

Spring Spirits 2023

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.