October 2024 Book Club Meeting

Our book club met on October 16th to discuss this month's book, How to Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin.

2024 Chicago Presidential Visit

On October 17th, we welcomed President Katie Conboy for a Chicago Presidential Visit. It was wonderful to see so many Saint Mary’s alumnae!

Service Event: October LPCS Dinner

In October, we partnered with the ND Club of Chicago to make dinner at Lincoln Park Community Services for 50 residents.

September 2024 Book Club Meeting

Our book club met on September 11th to discuss this month's book, The Perks of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky.

Clear the List Service Project

This summer, we had a virtual service project to “clear the list” for 12 Belles who are teachers in Chicago, South Bend and Michigan.

August 2024 Book Club Meeting

The Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club met on August 14th to discuss our “classic novel” pick, Persuasion by Jane Austen.

First Year Send Off: Class of 2028

On August 8th, we hosted a first year send off and welcomed six Chicago-area Belles (class of 2028!) into the Saint Mary’s community.

July Senior Alumni Lunch

The monthly Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s College Senior Alumni lunch was at The Kerryman Irish Bar in July.

Notre Dame Night at the Cubs

On July 23rd, over 330 alumni, family, and friends attended a pregame at Moe’s Cantina and Notre Dame Night at the Cubs.

Night Out at Ravinia

On July 19th, we had a great group of nine alumni attend an evening at Ravinia to listen to the CSO perform the music of Paul Simon.

Dinner Belles: Summer House

For our July Dinner Belles outing, we went to Summer House Santa Monica We had a great group and enjoyed their signature guacamole.

July 2024 Book Club Meeting

The Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club met on July 11th to discuss our beach read Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez.

Service Event: June LPCS Dinner

In June, we partnered with the ND Club of Chicago to make dinner at Lincoln Park Community Services for 40 residents.

Dinner Belles: Piccolo Sogno

For our June Dinner Belles outing, we went to Piccolo Sogno in West Loop. We had a great group and enjoyed burrata, pizza and pasta.

June 2024 Book Club Meeting

The Saint Mary’s Chicago East book club met on June 12th to discuss The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie.

Dinner Belles: Cocina Tarascas

For our May Dinner Belles outing, we went to Cocina Tarascas. We had a great group and enjoyed some chips, salsa, margs and more.

May 2024 Book Club Meeting

The book club met on May 16th to discuss the book The Heaven and Earth Book Store by James McBride.

2024 Spring Spirits

We had a fantastic group of 42 Belles gather at Chief O’Neill’s and raised over $3,400 for the SMC Chicago East Endowed Scholarship!

ND & SMC Happy Hour

The Notre Dame Club of Chicago and Saint Mary’s Chicago East Alumnae Club hosted a joint happy hour at Declan’s Irish Pub.