Winter 2002 Alpha Phi Quarterly

Q U A R T E R L Y

A Publication of Alpha Phi International Fraternity Since 1888 Vol. 114, No. 1 Winter 2002

Making History: Alpha Phi Leads NPC in 2001-03 Join us for Convention 2002 in Tucson Alpha Phi and the 2002 Olympic Winter Games™ Remembering Sept. 11 Meet the 2002-04 IEB Candidates

C ntents Features Alpha Phi Leads NPC

2

Join us for Convention 2002

4

Alpha Phi and the Olympics

6

Remembering Sept. 11

9

2002-04 IEB Slate Announced

6

26

2

Depar tments President’s Message

ON THE COVER Sally McCall Grant (Γ-De Pauw) is installed as 2001–03 NPC Chairman.

Quarterly Deadlines ISSUE Spring 2002 Summer 2002 Fall 2002 Winter 2003

COPY DEADLINE Jan. 15, 2002 April 15, 2002 July 15, 2002 Oct. 15, 2002

1

Alumnae Pride

10

People

16

On Campus

18

Potential Member Form

23

Reunions/Small World

25

Announcements

28

Foundation

32

Bulletin Board

36

4

Founders Clara Bradley Burdette (’76), died 1954 Florence Chidester Lukens (’75), died 1885 Martha Foote Crow (’76), died 1924 Ida Gilbert Houghton (’76), died 1916 Jane S. Higham (’76), died 1949 Kate Hogoboom Gilbert (’75), died 1900 Elizabeth Grace Hubbell Shults (’75), died 1895 Rena Michaels Atchison (’74), died 1933 Louise Shepard Hancock (’76), died 1932 Clara Sittser Williams (’75), died 1925 International Executive Board International President: Jean Cameron Tindall Vice President: Carole Salerno Secretary/Treasurer: Amy Pfannenstiel Bunszel Felicia Hunt Valerie Lawlor Monica Kennedy Monczka Mary Rekart Ulich Crista Cate Vasina Judith Segerer Watson Ex-Officio: Sally McCall Grant, NPC Delegate Ex-Officio: Pamela Wilcox, Executive Director Foundation Directors Chairman: Susan Brink Sherratt Vice Chairman: Kathleen Feeney Hiemstra Secretary: Michelle Marchant Treasurer: Susan Weiskittle Barrick Judith Knudsen Brown Gayle Goodman Jean Cameron Tindall National Panhellenic Conference Alpha Phi Delegate: Sally McCall Grant First Alternate Delegate: Deana Koonsman Gage Second Alternate Delegate: Linda Groves Root Third Alternate Delegate: Laura Malley-Schmitt Editorial Advisory Board Chairman: Lisa Marlene Sawyer Susan Weiskittle Barrick Sheila George Bright Jan Jones Owen Heather Wallace Alpha Phi Quarterly Staff Director of Marketing & Communications: Maureen Lyons E-mail: mlyons@alphaphi.org Editor: Christine Spiegel E-mail: quarterly@alphaphi.org Alpha Phi Quarterly Design Michelle Webb Design E-mail: mwdesign@intosh.net Alpha Phi Home Page www.alphaphi.org Executive Office Executive Director: Pamela J. Wilcox Address: 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: 847.475.0663 Fax: 847.475.6820 E-mail: fraternity@alphaphi.org Foundation Office Executive Director: Nancy Owen Craig Address: 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 Foundation Phone: 847.475.4532 Fax: 847.475.9982 E-mail: foundation@alphaphi.org Alpha Phi Quarterly Editorial Policy All persons interested in submitting materials for publication in the Alpha Phi Quarterly are encouraged to send them to the editor at the Executive Office.

The editor reserves the right to accept, deny or edit any materials submitted.

Unless otherwise requested, all photos sent to the magazine will become the property of Alpha Phi International and will not be returned.

Articles may be sent by mail, fax, e-mail or on a PC disk. Please send your information to the editor by the deadlines indicated on this page. Materials received after these deadlines will be considered for the following issue.

Please direct any submission questions or inquiries regarding publication advertising to the editor at 847.316.8920, or quarterly@alphaphi.org.

The Alpha Phi Quarterly is published winter, spring, summer and fall.

Subscription price is $3 per year; single copies are $1. Send change of address or announcements to Alpha Phi Executive Office, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. Second-class postage paid at Evanston, IL, and at additional mailing offices. (ISSN: USPS 014680) Postmaster: Please send address changes to Alpha Phi, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. Printed in the USA.

M E S S A G E

F R O M

T H E

P R E S I D E N T

We’ve all heard the age-old phrase, “It’s not what you know, it’s who you know.”

We recognize it as testament to the value of networking, and the importance of depending on others to succeed. After all, one person, alone, cannot accomplish what several strong minds can, and interacting with each other and exchanging ideas spawns some of the greatest ideas of all.

The “who you know” in my life has always been my Alpha Phi sisters, and the strong network of extraordinary, wise women has proven to be a priceless boon.

My Alpha Phi alumnae networks have supported and led me through life’s many journeys – and I’ve had many.

For example, my husband and I relocated our residence no less than eight times since we married. That meant uprooting and resettling in communities from Chicago (four separate times) to Washington, D.C., to Buffalo to Omaha … and finally Naples, Fla., which offered me plenty of opportunity to call upon my sisters throughout the country.

No matter where we landed, my Alpha Phi alumnae connection was just a telephone call away. Arriving in a new community not knowing a soul is difficult, but my Alpha Phi sisters always were there to welcome me and acquaint me to my new surroundings. It truly was like having family in each unfamiliar town.

It was through these connections that I eventually located babysitters, hair salons, restaurants, churches, health clubs and Jean Cameron Tindall community outreach opportunities. Each of these important, everyday life elements – those you just can’t find in the yellow pages – came personally recommended by an Alpha Phi. Who could ask for a better seal of approval?

As International President I took my networking experience to another level at the National Panhellenic Conference biennial session in October (see related NPC feature, page 2). During the NPC presidents’ meetings, leaders from the 26 Panhellenic groups shared ideas and thoughts. It was a real treat to explore current issues with other sorority presidents who share similar visions and seek solutions to common obstacles. Networking helped us compare current situations and map out our future plans so we all will advance. We also have developed some very nice friendships.

You will read more about the value of networking throughout this issue of the Alpha Phi Quarterly. The networking advantage that Alpha Phi offers is one I urge others to tap into. It is a benefit that each of us can utilize anytime throughout our lives and one that opens new doors to achieving new successes. Pick up the telephone and make that call. You never know where your next Alpha Phi contact might lead you.

Features THE GREEK NETWORK

2

Sally McCall Grant’s (Γ-DePauw) long association with NPC provides strong ties to the Greek world.

She is NPC’s 2001-03 chairman.

GET READY FOR AN ADVENTURE GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR SISTERS

4

Convention 2002 offers a wonderful networking opportunity.

THE OLYMPIC NETWORK

6

Alpha Phi and the 2002 Winter Olympics™ • Snowboarding hopeful Stacia Hookom (BΓΛColorado) lives her dream.

• Five sisters share Alpha Phi and Olympic networks.

In the Next Issue • Alpha Phis in Travel • 2002 Winter Olympics™ Follow-Up • DePaul Installation

Jean Cameron Tindall ( M-Miami University) International President

WINTER 2002

PAGE ONE

T H E

G R E E K

N E T W O R K

Alpha Phi Leads NPC During Centennial Celebration Sally McCall Grant is Installed as 2001-03 Chairman

1999–2001 NPC Chairman Marion Williams (Kappa Kappa Gamma) introduces Sally Grant, the Conference’s new leader.

Alpha Phi has the largest group present during Saturday’s banquet, supporting Sally Grant as she is installed as 2001–03 NPC Chairman.

PAGE TWO

Alpha Phis came out in full force to celebrate past International President and past Foundation Chair Sally McCall Grant’s ( -DePauw) installation as 2001-03 National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) chairman during the Conference’s Oct. 5-7 biennial session in Tucson, Ariz. The weekend kicked off a year-long NPC centennial celebration that culminates at the October 2002 interim session in the Chicago area, the birthplace of the Conference.

More than 60 area collegians and alumnae, past and current Alpha Phi International volunteers and Executive Office staff members met at the Westin La Paloma Resort for the momentous occasion.

Prior to the event, Alpha Phi International Fraternity and Alpha Phi Foundation contributed $100,000 to NPC Foundation’s Centennial Endowment in honor of Sally’s installation.

Her service to the Greek community is well recognized by her Alpha Phi sisters, NPC’s 26 member groups and alumnae and collegiate Panhellenics across North America.

“The most important lesson I’ve learned from Sally in the past 15 years is that it is critical for both Alpha Phi and NPC to remain current with and relevant to our collegiate members,” says NPC Third Alternate Delegate Laura Malley-Schmitt (F -MIT). “One trait I admire about Sally is her keen ability to communicate with collegiate women, which she has demonstrated throughout

many college generations. In Sally, NPC has a chairman who truly values the views of all NPC women, including our newest members in our collegiate chapters.”

First Alternate Delegate Deana Koonsman Gage ( I-Texas Tech), who has served with Sally on the NPC delegation since 1996, says Sally is an excellent example of how Alpha Phi’s image is positively affected by Panhellenic representatives at every level. “Sally’s personality, leadership and competence have enhanced other member groups’ perception of Alpha Phi,” she says. “Sally’s work in the Conference shows the importance of building trusting and cooperative relationships with other delegates. We all have common goals and challenges, and together we can work to build a stronger future Greek system.”

NPC, ALPHA PHI’S CREATION, TURNS 100

By Margaret Knights Hultsch (BN-Duke, P-Ohio State, BNorthwestern and O-Missouri) The installation of Sally Grant as NPC chairman holds special significance for Alpha Phi. This is because Sally’s two-year term of office occurs exactly 100 years after Alpha Phi called the 1902 meeting that led to the founding of NPC. At the turn of the 20th century, recruitment was a chaotic affair. Women were pledged before they ever reached campus.

Where freshmen arrived on trains, sorority members might go a few stations down the line, board the train and pledge new members on the spot. There were even some cases of women joining two sororities.

In 1900, Margaret Mason (Whitney), who had just graduated from Michigan (Θ), was elected national president of Alpha Phi. Dismayed at these frenzied recruitment practices, she called a meeting of sorority representatives in Chicago in May 1902 to discuss regulating recruitment.

Attending the meeting were representatives of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Pi Beta Phi, Delta Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha Phi. The delegates voted to continue meeting annually, and thus was born the Intersorority Conference, which later changed its name to the National Panhellenic Conference.

This was the first permanent inter-Greek organization. The corresponding men’s organization, now called the North American Interfraternity Conference, was not founded until 1909.

Officers of NPC serve in rotation based on the year in which their organization joined NPC. Sally Grant is Alpha Phi’s third chairman. Previous chairmen were Cora Allen McElroy (B-Northwestern), 1911–12, and Margaret Coshun Hutchinson (Ψ-South Dakota), 1953–54.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

+

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR NPC’S CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION! Oct. 10–13, 2002 Chicago Marriott, Oakbrook, Ill.

Sally has served on Alpha Phi’s NPC delegation since 1984, in alternate delegate positions and as Alpha Phi’s president. She served as a member of the college Panhellenic and alumnae Panhellenic committees and as an area advisor for collegiate campuses in Northern California and alumnae in Southern California. Within a year of Sally’s 1996 appointment as NPC delegate, Alpha Phi rotated onto the NPC executive committee. She served two years as executive committee treasurer and two as secretary before becoming chairman.

Sally says she looks forward to the next two years: “I will work with the delegate body to continue to strengthen the partnerships with the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA), North American Interfraternal Conference (NIC), Association of Fraternity Advisors (AFA) and other interfraternal groups. I hope to continue the efforts of my predecessors to support and promote programs that will reduce high-risk drinking and drug use on campuses. The executive and centennial celebration committees hope to make the coming year an exciting and comprehensive celebration of NPC’s centennial.”

Alpha Phi is proud to be part of NPC’s leadership during its second century and hopes to join all member groups to strengthen NPC during the next biennium.

Sally Grant is presented with a keepsake badge in honor of her installation as 2001-03 NPC chairman. Designed by Clarke Beattie, Beattie Jewelers of Columbia, Mo., the badge is modeled after a turn of the century officer badge, around the time NPC was founded. It is comprised of 18 karat white gold (the “A” set in diamonds) and 18 karat yellow gold (the “Phi”). The lazy Phi is engraved 1902 on the left side and 2002 on the right to mark the NPC centennial.

WINTER 2002

NPC DELEGATE PROFILES Sally Grant serves as Alpha Phi’s NPC delegate in addition to serving as NPC chairman. Also serving on Alpha Phi’s behalf are alternate delegates Deana Koonsman Gage (ΓI-Texas Tech), Linda Groves Root (∆E-Iowa) and Laura Malley-Schmitt (ZΦ-MIT).

SALLY MCCALL GRANT (Γ-DEPAUW), NPC DELEGATE NPC INVOLVEMENT: See story.

ALPHA PHI INVOLVEMENT: Palo Alto, Calif., alumnae chapter president; district alumnae chairman; IEB vice president - alumnae; IEB president; rush administrator; long-range planning committee chairman; IEB board of trustees; Foundation chairman; IEB vice president - program development.

OCCUPATION: certified fund raising executive, John Muir Foundation.

FAMILY: husband, Bob; daughters, Jennifer and Catherine (both AΛ).

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: past board member, Junior League of Palo Alto.

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: family, granddogs, theater and travel.

DEANA KOONSMAN GAGE (ΓI-TEXAS TECH), FIRST ALTERNATE DELEGATE NPC INVOLVEMENT: since 1996. Alumnae Panhellenics committee, area advisor coordinator for South Central U.S., public relations committee, centennial committee.

ALPHA PHI INVOLVEMENT: district governor, district reference chair, 1984 Convention committee, Foundation board of directors, scholarship adviser, chapter adviser and currently a special governor.

OCCUPATION: fashion merchandising instructor, Tarleton State University.

FAMILY: children, Andrea and Ross.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: high school drill team booster club president, church altar guild, Federated Woman’s Club, Cross Timbers Fine Arts Council and other school-related activities.

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: volunteer activities, fashion and decorating.

LINDA GROVES ROOT (∆E-IOWA), SECOND ALTERNATE DELEGATE NPC INVOLVEMENT: since 1998. College Panhellenics committee, area advisor for campuses in Eastern Pennsylvania, Something of Value team leader, research committee, resolutions committee.

ALPHA PHI INVOLVEMENT: chapter adviser, colony supervisor, district governor, International housing committee, collegiate department administrator of colony/new chapter development and administrator of Fraternity education, Foundation board of directors, IEB vice president - collegiate operations, and currently Mid-Atlantic regional team Foundation liaison and Greater Philadelphia alumnae chapter member.

OCCUPATION: consultant, CIBER, Inc. FAMILY: husband, Wally; step-son, Christopher; (mother Nancy Kuemmin Groves (BΓColorado) and grandmother Frances Mitchell Groves (N-Nebraska) are Alpha Phis).

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: active church member, St. John’s Presbyterian Church board.

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: travel (Bermuda is her favorite vacation spot), fixing up her new house, babysitting for two local nephews, shopping, reading and gardening.

LAURA MALLEY-SCHMITT (ZΦ-MIT), THIRD ALTERNATE DELEGATE NPC INVOLVEMENT: since 2000. College Panhellenics area advisor for New England states, long-range planning committee.

ALPHA PHI INVOLVEMENT: field consultant, colony supervisor, district governor, IEB vice president - extension, IEB member and currently membership standing committee chair and NYC Metro alumnae chapter member.

OCCUPATION: sales and marketing management for technologybased companies.

FAMILY: husband, Scott.

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: international travel and languages.

PAGE THREE

G E T

C O N N E C T E D

W I T H

Y O U R

S I S T E R S

Get Ready for an Adventure

SHINE ON THE WESTIN LA PALOMA From an early tee time or dip in the pool to a magnificent view from your private balcony or patio to a shopping or sightseeing excursion, The Westin La Paloma Resort and Spa offers something to satisfy the single traveler or the entire family!

The Westin La Paloma’s location north of Tucson in the lush Sonoran Desert and nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains provides a unique environment for discovery and relaxation.

SPORTS AND RECREATION: Golf The Westin La Paloma’s 27-hole Jack Nicklaus signature golf s l’ a ion Internat i h P course is punctuated by is a h n io Alp Convent l ia n n dramatic saguaro cacti and ie at 64th B 0, 2002, 3 6 2 e desert wildflowers. Golf Digest, Jun loma tin La Pa Golf magazine and Condé Nast The Wes n, Ariz. in Tucso Traveler rate the course among the best in the United States.

Golf for Women recognized La Paloma as one of the country’s most women-friendly courses.

Photo courtesy The Westin La Paloma

Alpha Phi and Convention 2002: Shine on Tucson

The Westin La Paloma, nestled in the foothills of the Santa Catalina Mountains, is the perfect setting for reuniting, meeting new sisters and rediscoverng Alpha Phi.

ELIZABETH ARDEN RED DOOR SPA™ Relieve muscle tension with a desert stone massage or pamper yourself with a skin-illuminating facial in the Elizabeth Arden Red Door Spa™. The 9,300 square foot state-of-the-art facility is your personal retreat.

World-class services ranging from signature skincare and hydrotherapy to salon services and body treatments are designed to nurture your body, mind and spirit.

Tennis Tennis enthusiasts can test their skills on one of 12 championship courts (10 are lighted, four clay).

Tennis Magazine rated the facilities among the best in the country.

Pools Cool off by the resort’s waterfall or in one of three pools, including adult and childrenonly pools and a large freeform pool with swim-up bar.

Take a 177-foot ride down Arizona’s longest resort waterslide or lounge in one of three whirlpool spas.

PAGE FOUR

The resort offers water activities for children and adults.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

CONVENTION REUNIONS Want to reunite with collegiate sisters during Convention 2002? Let Alpha Phi International make the plans for you!

Contact the alumnae services department at 847.475.0663 or e-mail: alumnae@alphaphi.org.

FOR CHILDREN: WESTIN KIDS’ CLUB Upon check-in, children under 13 receive special kits which include bath products and age appropriate activities. A selection of children’s movies and children’s menus are available. Baby-sitting services (not affiliated with the resort) and information regarding local activities for children also are available.

OFF-PROPERTY SIGHTSEEING Come early or stay late to take advantage of The Westin La Paloma’s half and full day off-property sightseeing and shopping excursions. (See back cover and www.alphaphi.org/conv2002.html for details.)

SHINE ON TUCSON THE SUN SHINES 350 DAYS A YEAR! From its history and natural wonders, to its diverse shopping, dining and art, Tucson offers something for everyone. Reunite with sisters and meet Alpha Phis from across North America as Alpha Phi Convention 2002 shines on Tucson!

STEP BACK IN HISTORY Learn about Tucson’s rich heritage at Mission San Xavier del Bac, Arizona State Museum, Old Tucson Studios, downtown historic districts and its many museums.

Go hiking or horseback riding, hot air ballooning, four-wheeling or spelunking.

DISCOVER NATURE Explore the beautiful Sonoran Desert by jeep or on foot. Experience Tucson’s unique environs firsthand at Tohono Chul Park or the Tucson Botanical Gardens. The Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and International Wildlife Museum and Reid Park Zoo offer a full scope of desert wildlife.

I

SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP When it comes to shopping, Tucson has it all, from the world’s finest Western art galleries to exclusive, elegant boutiques to uniquely Southwestern arts and crafts shops. Venture just an hour away to Mexico, where you can visit an artist colony in Tubac or immerse yourself in the sea of shops and street merchants of Nogales.

SHINE ON ALPHA PHI Visit our Web site at www.alphaphi.org/ conv2002.html for updated Convention 2002 details and links to The Westin La Paloma and the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau.

FUN PLANNED FOR THE GUYS When Jim Biga, Mark Halfon and Tim Campbell met at Convention 2000 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, they became fast friends. The husbands of Denise Mika Biga (P-Ohio State), Katie Boyle Halfon (H∆-CSU/Hayward) and Angie Porter Campbell (∆A-East Carolina) will reunite in Tucson, and they will organize fun activities for any interested male companions. Contact Jim Biga at jbiga@ameritech.net or 248.442.7266 for more information.

7

Register for Convention 2002 on the inside back cover of this Quarterly.

Photo courtesy Metropolitan Tucson CVB

BE ADVENTUROUS With low humidity, the desert climate makes even the summer time comfortable for outdoor enjoyment.

CONVENTION 2002 AWARDS Frances E. Willard and Ursa Major awards recognize alumnae who have achieved outstanding success in their careers. The Michaelanean award recognizes those demonstrating loyalty and devotion to Alpha Phi. For more information or to nominate a sister, please visit our Web site at www.alphaphi.org/conferences.html.

WINTER 2002

The resort features 12 championship tennis courts.

Alpha Phis Linda Schnetzer (BO-Bowling Green State), Megan Bouché (EMinnesota), Linda Long Boland (ΓK-CSU/Long Beach) and Stacey Grimes Boulmetis (ΘT-Rensselaer) enjoy a sneak preview of La Paloma’s pool during NPC’s bienniel session.

PAGE FIVE

T H E

O L Y M P I C

N E T W O R K

Snowboarder Phi Sets Sites on Salt Lake

By Christine Spiegel

“One day I realized I was living my dream, hoping to go to the Olympics.”

the sport produces is addicting. The challenge of the course, my desire to go as fast as possible and the feeling of the turns keep me coming back for more.”

The support of her mother, Cindy Bullinger Lashley ( O-Drake), and Alpha Phi sisters also keep her coming back, she says, especially after severely injuring her knee three times since she’s been on the National Team.

“My mom has been a huge influence in my career,” Stacia says. “She has always supported my goals – offering the perfect balance of encouragement without pressure.”

She says her mother also supported her financially, but only in exchange for Stacia’s hard work.

“She never just gave me anything. Those rules helped me learn a strong work ethic,” Stacia says.

“After the last injury, my results started slipping. It was a really difficult time. I worked through the injuries and became strong again, thanks to the practices my mom instilled in me.”

Last season, Stacia tied her best ever World Championship competition, placing 8th in parallel slalom and 12th in giant slalom. Now, she says she is back on track to accomplish the goals set before her injuries.

Growing up in the mountains of Colorado and on skis since age 3, Stacia Hookom (B -Colorado) had dreams of ski racing in the Olympics. With the introduction of snowboarding in 1989, she says it was only natural to turn her racing passion to the new sport. A member of the U.S. Snowboard National Team for eight years and one of 10 athletes named to the 2002 U.S. Snowboard A Team, the 26-year-old has her sites set on the 2002 Winter Olympics™ in Park City, Utah.

Stacia learned to snowboard in Vail the first year the sport was introduced. An alpine ski racer in

Photo courtesy Nathan Bilow

SNOWBOARDING’S U.S. DEBUT IS SALT LAKE 2002 ®

Stacia Hookom is a 2002 Winter Olympics™ hopeful in snowboarding.

high school, she settled on snowboarding full-time at age 16 and began competing at 17. “It was so fun because the whole mountain changed with the introduction of snowboarding,” she says. “Suddenly dull runs were fun and challenging. Snowboards make the most amazing turns and leave beautiful curves in the snow. Plus, the speed and adrenaline PAGE SIX

Snowboarding made its inaugural Olympic appearance in the 1998 Nagano, Japan, Winter Games and makes its U.S. Olympic debut this winter in Park City.

Men’s and women’s parallel giant slalom events appear on the Olympic program for the first time, replacing the giant slalom events that were contested in Nagano. A version of alpine snowboarding, parallel giant slalom features head-to-head matchups. After a qualification round, a 16-person tournament is established and competitors battle on two side-by-side courses until there is a winner.

Other Olympic snowboarding events at Park City Mountain Resort are the men’s and women’s halfpipe competitions, where snowboarders perform acrobatic aerial tricks in a half-cylinder-shaped course dug deep into the hill.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

ALPHA PHI TO CARRY OLYMPIC TORCH

INTERESTED IN SNOWBOARDING? It only takes three days to learn. Stacia recommends the first timer take a lesson. It may be rather pricey, but instructors will start you in the right direction. She says, "After the first day your tailbone will be sore, but soon you'll be linking turns down blue runs*." Stacia says snowboarding is perfect for either the experienced skier who wants to try something new or someone who has never been on the slopes.

*Editor's Note: Translated, linking turns refers to turning left and right without stopping in between. Blue runs refers to the level or ability of the snowboarder. Once you have mastered linking turns, you are ready to move from the green (or beginner) level run to blue (or intermediate).

While attending the University of Colorado, Stacia says her Alpha Phi sisters also were supportive. “Each year when I returned from travels, everyone was eager to know how I had done and what was next. It is really difficult to maintain a normal lifestyle when I am constantly on the road, so doing so when I am at home is really important to me.

Alpha Phi provided that aspect for me.”

Stacia says a 3rd place win two seasons ago in Breckenridge was one of her best races, not so much because of the result, but because Summer MorrillDeaton and Ashley Garrett (both B -Colorado)

Stacia Hookom and mother Cindy Lashley, also an Alpha Phi, pose at a race in February 2001.

WINTER 2002

Michele McClinton

Michele McClinton (∆Γ-Northern Colorado) joins 11,500 torchbearers from across the U.S. as part of the Salt Lake 2002® Olympic Torch Relay launching the 2002 Olympic Winter Games™ in Salt Lake City, Utah. Michele will carry the Olympic Flame in Aspen, Colo., Feb. 2, 2002.

Michele and her mother, a Gamma Phi Beta from the University of Denver, nominated each other for the honor.

A professional ski instructor in Aspen, Michele says, “It is very exciting to be involved.”

The last time the Olympic Flame burned in America was during the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games. This December, it returned to Atlanta for the first leg of the Olympic Torch Relay, a 65-day celebratory tour of American cities on the way to the 2002 Winter Games™.

were there to cheer her on. “We talked for years about going out on the hill together, but I was always so busy. Finally, we were able to spend the day together. It was wonderful,” she says.

Stacia’s snowboarding event is parallel giant slalom. When speaking about her Olympic dreams, she says, “I was blessed with good luck. But I truly believe that good fortune is only a result of working hard and being prepared to take advantage of opportunities. My conditioning coach sent me a quotation about keeping your eyes wide open because your dreams may be right before you. This definitely happened to me; one day I realized I was living my dream, hoping to go to the Olympics!”

“The challenge of the course, my desire to go as fast as possible and the feeling of the turn keep me coming back for more.”

Editor’s Note: Olympic qualifier events were held in December and January. The 2002 U.S. Olympic Team™ will be announced in late January. For results and more information about snowboarding as an Olympic event, visit www.saltlake2002.com.

PAGE SEVEN

T H E

O L Y M P I C

N E T W O R K

Alpha Phis Work Dream Jobs in Salt Lake If you can’t compete, what’s the next best thing?

How about a job that introduces you to people from across the world and provides a once-in-a-lifetime experience?

Several Alpha Phi sisters have been working behind the scenes for the 2002 Winter Olympics™ in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Claire Waters Ferguson (BBMichigan State) is a veteran in the skating world and no stranger to the Olympics. She serves on the International Skating Union Council, the first U.S. woman to do so, and is a technical delegate for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee (SLOC™), ensuring the figure and speed skating competitions run correctly.

Claire began skating at a young age and became a judge at age 16, working up to the national, then Olympic level during the 1988 Winter Olympics™ in Calgary, Canada.

“I work with Claire quite a bit, and we were delighted when we discovered we were sisters!” says Katie Clifford ( -Southern Utah), sport coordinator for figure skating and short track speed skating for the SLOC™. Katie is responsible for activities within the Salt Lake Ice Center, the venue housing figure skating and short track speed skating.

The Salt Lake native says, “My Alpha Phi experience gave me such an advantage. It is interesting to see how many women who work here are affiliated with a Greek organization.”

The Ice Center binds Katie to another sister from her chapter. Jamie Shaw ( -Southern Utah) is human resources manager at the facility and manages volunteers.

“It is so nice to have a friend to share this experience with,” Jamie says. “I know the relationship we built through Alpha Phi has made our work connection much stronger.”

She adds, “Working for the Olympics in my home state has been a dream come true. It is incredible to work someplace where you are excited to get up each day because you know what you do makes a difference.”

Tara Osborne (BF-Idaho) is guest services supervisor at the Utah Olympic Oval, the speed skating

venue. She began as an administrative coordinator and was promoted to supervise a staff of 50.

After holding an event coordinator internship with the U.S. Olympic baseball team during summer 2000, Tara’s goal was to be part of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games™. She moved to Salt Lake City following her December 2000 graduation.

“Alpha Phi helped me gain the patience, social, organizational and leadership skills needed for the fastpaced industry of amateur sports,” Tara says.

A native of Chicago, Amity Parkhill ( M-Miami University) chose Salt Lake to challenge herself to move –Jamie Shaw away from the town she was so comfortable in and experience a new area of the country.

Amity works in finance and is a revenue analyst for ticketing, sponsor services and the donor program. She also is business manager for Soldier Hollow, the venue housing biathlon, cross-country skiing and nordic combined.

“My interest in the Games was piqued when my roommate accepted a job with the SLOC™,” says Amity, who worked two years in Chicago prior to her move. “I thought it would be an amazing experience – only a year and a half job commitment and a great excuse to live in beautiful Salt Lake City.”

“It is incredible to work someplace where you are excited to get up each day because you know what you do makes a difference.”

Claire Waters Ferguson

PAGE EIGHT

Katie Clifford, Tara Osborne and Jamie Shaw work on the 2002 Winter Olympic Games™.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

Sept. 11: Remembering and Caring Alpha Phis responded to the Sept. 11 national tragedy with donations of time and money, as well as support for the people and communities directly affected.

More than $15,000 was raised for the Alpha Phi September 11 Disaster Relief Fund, established by the Fraternity and Foundation.

All of the money raised to help victims of the tragedy was given to organizations in honor of the lives of two people close to Alpha Phi. One, Alpha Phi alumna Kristy Irvine Ryan (F -Dayton), worked in the South Tower of the World Trade Center (see sidebar) and was a victim of the New York City attack. Kristy is the sister of Tracy Irvine Janess, also a Zeta Psi member.

The other, Michael Lee Selves, is the husband of Gayle Bruhjell Selves (P-North Dakota). Michael, who retired from the U.S. Army, worked as a civilian in the Pentagon and died in the attack there.

The Alpha Phi gifts were directed to the 911 Relief Fund, which helps Pentagon families, and to Secret Smiles, an organization cofounded by Kristy.

Secret Smiles Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for families in need through anonymous gifts. Since the Sept. 11 attacks, the organization expanded its mission to include families affected by the tragedy.

The 911 Relief Fund specifically aids Washington, D.C., area members of the military, civilian Pentagon employees, contractors, EMS workers and families hit by the terrorism.

“What better way to honor the memories of these two people than to direct our gifts to these special organizations doing such important work to help survivors of the attacks,” says Nancy Owen Craig (BV-Bucknell), executive director of the Alpha Phi Foundation.

In addition to gifts to the Alpha Phi September 11 Disaster Relief Fund, sisters provided other forms of support as well.

Sister Volunteers at Ground Zero Jodanna LeBlanc Hedderly (B -Kent State) was one of three nurses allowed into the highly restricted center of Ground Zero in the two and a half weeks following the WTC attacks. She drove from Dublin, Ohio, with supplies for rescue efforts and the intent of

CHAPTERS SHOW THEIR SUPPORT Indiana (BT) sisters show their support for America following the tragic events of Sept. 11.

Several collegiate and alumnae chapters and individuals contributed to the Alpha Phi September 11 Disaster Relief Fund and offered other forms of support for our nation (see pages 10 and 18). Visit our Web site at www.alphaphi.org for detailed stories.

WINTER 2002

WE MOURN THE LOSS OF A SISTER The Alpha Phi Quarterly staff regrets to report that one sister was a victim of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Kristy Irvine Ryan (ZΨ-Dayton).

Kristy, a 30-year-old vice president of equity trading for Sandler O’Neill & Partners, was working in the investment banking firm’s 104th floor offices in the WTC’s South Tower.

She co-founded Secret Smiles Inc. with Alpha Phi sister Meredith O’Neill Hassett Meredith Hassett, left, and (ZΨ-Dayton).

Kristy Ryan According to Meredith, the organization “is dedicated to continuing Kristy’s charity, love and smile.”

Visit our Web site at www.alphaphi.org for the detailed story.

volunteering in one of the hospitals. “Something in my heart told me to go. I just knew I had to be there. A lot of people had that feeling, but not the opportunity to make it happen. I have a skill I needed to share,” says Jodanna, a registered nurse who owns her own staffing agency. “I had no idea I'd end up at Ground Zero.”

WTC Escape Published in Newspaper Sara Anderson (G -Boston) was featured in the Anchorage Daily News after escaping from the World Trade Center Sept. 11. The 23-year-old Anchorage native was on the 61st floor of WTC 2 attending a training seminar for her new job as a financial adviser for Morgan Stanley when American Airlines® Flight 11 struck WTC 1. One of only a few Alaskans at the WTC Sept. 11, Sara describes her escape and reflects, “Every American flag I see, I realize it affected everyone. It doesn’t matter that they weren’t there. [We all] are hurting just as much as New Yorkers.”

Moving On United® flight attendant Michelle Badilla ( M-Miami University) was scheduled to fly San Francisco to Washington, D.C., Sept. 11.

That flight was obviously canceled. She says returning to work immediately following the attacks was one of the hardest things she has ever done. “It helped me begin healing,” says Michelle. “I faced my fear and helped take others home to their loved ones.”

Because of cutbacks, Michelle was furloughed in November, indefinitely. “It is awful to lose my job, but I feel fortunate to still have my life!” she says. “It is a little scary to think I may not be able to pay my bills right now, but I know I will make it work.

We Phis always do. My thoughts are with all my sisters.”

Visit www.alphaphi.org for detailed stories. To learn about the work of Secret Smiles and the 911 Relief Fund, see their Web sites: www.secretsmiles.org and www.911relief.org.

PAGE NINE

A L U M N A E

P R I D E

Alpha Phi is part of you. Membership gives you incredible friendships,

e

Ti

m

o Re conn

ct

amazing leadership skills and lifetime support. Those opportunities

et

are available to you and to a continuous stream of new members because alumnae support the Fraternity by paying their International

Alumnae from the following collegiate chapters had the highest number of International Dues-paying members in 2000-01!

10.

9.

8.

7.

6.

5.

4.

3.

2.

Michigan State (BB) Idaho (BZ) Texas Tech (ΓI) Northwestern (B) Bowling Green State (BO) Illinois (BA) DePauw (Γ) UCLA (B∆) Missouri (O)

w

Paying your 2001–2002 International Alumnae Dues is one way

h Alpha P

to thank Alpha Phi for all she’s given you. It’s also a way to positively affect the future of other Alpha Phis and ensure that meaningful experiences and opportunities continue.

Paying your dues supports an organization that provides wonderful lifelong memories.

How do I pay?

Paying your dues has never been easier. Select from three methods: • Send a check for $21.29 U.S. ($20.00 dues plus $1.29 for Founders’ Day pennies) or $32.62 Canadian payable to Alpha Phi International to Alumnae Services, Alpha Phi International, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201.

• Call 847.316.8940 and we’ll process your dues payment over the telephone.

• Pay online at www.alphaphi.org/dues.html.

And the winner is …

1. Texas (Ω)

Please remember to pay your local alumnae chapter dues separately.

Congratulations and keep up the good work!

Don’t delay. Reconnect with your sisters and ensure the future of Alpha Phi! Pay your 2001–2002 International Alumnae Dues today!

This is not a tax-deductible contribution.

North Central Midwest Region CHICAGO NORTHWEST SUBURBAN, ILL. Chicago Northwest Suburban alumnae co-hosted a Founders’ Day brunch at the Signature Room in the John Hancock Building, Chicago, in October. Area collegians and members of Chicago Lake Shore, DuPage Valley and Chicago Western Villages alumnae chapters joined the celebration.

The annual Make It, Bake It, Grow It, Sew It auction raised more than $1,000 for the Alpha Phi Foundation, the Northwest Community Hospital pediatric unit, Arlington Heights, Ill., and research for Batten disease, a neurological disorder. Members enjoyed the annual holiday party in December and white elephant gift exchange in January. Officers hosted a homemade pasta dinner, and the year concluded with dinner and fun at a local restaurant.

PAGE TEN

ith

i

Alumnae Dues.

INTERNATIONAL DUES TOP TEN COUNTDOWN!

In addition to annual gatherings, alumnae participated in CPR training, a networking group and an ice cream social. To learn more about the chapter, e-mail ChicagoAlphaPhi@aol.com.

–Laura Beth Wolfe (ΓN-Miami University) CHICAGO NORTHWEST SUBURBAN CONTACT:

Alison Akers Roach (E-Minnesota) aaaroach@aol.com 847.781.7445

Northeast Region FINGER LAKES, N.Y. Finger Lakes members joined Syracuse (A) collegians Oct. 12-14 to celebrate Founders’ Day and the 115th anniversary as the first sorority to occupy a chapter house.

Alumnae were proud to view commemorative plaques honoring the Founders and the Fraternity

during tours of Syracuse University’s Hall of Languages and Alpha house’s original site. The original house’s cornerstone is located in the current chapter house.

More than 20 alumnae, including special guest and Northeast Region Human Resources Coordinator Jen Koschalk Stevens (ΘZ-Florida Tech), honored 50-year members Helen Cantrell Herres (Ω-Texas), Elaine Wilson Amidon (A-Syracuse) and Dorothy Monnoyer Jordan (A-Syracuse) during a Saturday tea. A formal chapter meeting and Founders’ Day ceremony followed. The university’s director of Greek life and guests from campus Greek organizations were treated to a formal dinner.

A Make It, Bake It, Grow It, Sew It raffle highlighted the Dec. 9 potluck dinner, with proceeds benefiting the Alpha Phi Foundation. Alumnae supported Syracuse and Cornell (∆) collegiate chapters, involving parents in a finals goody bags fundraiser.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

❷

❶ Kudos to alumna Stacy Pond (ΘT-Rensselaer), who participated in the New York Avon Breast Cancer 3-Day® walk in October.

—Leeann Bonaventura (HΣ-Lafayette) FINGER LAKES CONTACT:

Jenny Holsman (ΓΠ-Arizona State) jholsman@hotmail.com 315.345.5463

GREATER HARTFORD, CONN. Greater Hartford alumnae held a 2000 Founders’ Day meeting at Elizabeth “Lu” Pinner’s (BX-Bucknell) home. A video about the Alpha Phi Foundation was featured and the chapter donated money in honor of Joan Brands Thompson (BZ-Idaho), who served five years as the chapter’s president. Helaine Rogoff Bertsch (HZ–SUNY/Binghamton), 2001-03 Greater Hartford Panhellenic Association treasurer, reported on Panhellenic activities, and the women purchased holiday wrapping paper to support Panhellenic scholarship.

Sally Martin Richter (BK-Denison) hosted an annual June potluck dinner at her home.

—Penelope Gray Finch (ΓP-Penn State) GREATER HARTFORD CONTACT:

Elizabeth Pinner (BX-Bucknell) drlu@home.com 860.673.5772

NEW YORK CITY IVY CONNECTION, N.Y. The New York City Ivy Connection joined Sigma Chi alumni in August for Baseball and Brewskies, watching the New York Yankees take on the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Yankee Stadium. A holiday happy hour for members and friends was held in Manhattan in December. Check out the chapter’s Web site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/APhi_NYCIvyCoordinat ing for the latest event information.

—Dana Ahrens (ΘΓ-Truman State) NYC IVY CONNECTION CONTACT:

Deanna Frizalone Cunnane (HH-Seton Hall) dmcunnane@yahoo.com 212.662.3628 WINTER 2002

RHODE ISLAND In their first fundraising project, Rhody Phis organized a 5K walk/run and earned more than $700 for the Alpha Phi Foundation. The chapter plans to make the event an annual one.

In the wake of the Sept. 11 tragic events, the chapter referenced the Alpha Phi September 11 Disaster Relief Fund (see page 9) on its Web site (www.RhodyPhis.com), linking to Alpha Phi International’s information. Sisters from across North America responded, contributing more than $700. Many thanks to all who donated.

Alumnae visited an award-winning local winery and spent an afternoon picking apples in a nearby orchard.

Other popular events included monthly game nights and a Founders’ Day tea with Rhode Island (I∆) collegians.

In December, sisters celebrated the season with a holiday buffet, Yankee swap and a tour of the festive Newport Mansions, Newport, R.I. E-mail newsister@rhodyphis.com for upcoming events and chapter updates.

—Amanda Cunningham Cote (EΩΛ-Texas A&M)

❶ PORTLAND Portland alumnae pose with author Judith Kan during a book club and dinner night.

❷ SILICON VALLEY/SOUTH BAY Sisters enjoy a holiday gathering.

Last spring the chapter hosted a Nostalgia Night for Beta Upsilon collegians prior to initiation. The evening featured slides, photos, stories and a flashback with an “appearance” from the Founders. It was such a success that alumnae were invited back for fall initiation.

The chapter hosted monthly book club and dinner nights. Members were honored to welcome author Judith Kan to their September meeting. Judith’s first book, Essays From the Heart: A Mother’s Gift to Her Daughter, is a possible Oprah’s Book Club® selection.

Alumnae were so inspired that they hope to involve more local authors.

—Helen Bishop Peoples (BY-Oregon State) PORTLAND CONTACT:

RHODE ISLAND CONTACT:

Kim Norton-O’Brien (ZP-Bentley) knorton_obrien@hotmail.com 401.884.3971

Joanne Finamore Godfrey (H∆-CSU/Hayward) joannec@easystreet.com 503.690.9305

SILICON VALLEY/SOUTH BAY, CALIF.

Pacific Northwest Region PORTLAND, ORE. Portland alumnae hosted an Oct. 6 Founders’ Day banquet for local alumnae and collegiate chapters.

Sisters came from as far away as Canada; British Columbia (BΘ) women drove 12 hours to share in the day’s events. The banquet blended history, 50-year member honors and entertainment by collegians.

Fall recruitment found alumnae supporting local collegiate chapters Oregon (T), Oregon State (BY) and Linfield (ΘA) by serving desserts, rehearsing skits and helping behind the scenes. The result: strong recruitment numbers in Oregon.

Silicon Valley/South Bay members gathered Oct. 14 for a Founders’ Day high tea hosted by Teresa Brenda Butler (ZΓ-Santa Clara). Founding sisters were remembered with a candlelight ceremony, songs and reminiscing.

Members look forward to a February CPR and home safety presentation by a local firefighter at Marina Merlet Panontin’s (ZΓ-Santa Clara) home.

For information on this and other events e-mail alphaphialumnae@hotmail.com.

—Teresa Brenda Butler (ZΓ-Santa Clara) SILICON VALLEY/SOUTH BAY CONTACT:

Claudia Panontin Gilbert (ZΓ-Santa Clara) claudialuscocoa@aol.com 408.374.3253 PAGE ELEVEN

A L U M N A E

P R I D E

FORT WORTH, TEXAS Fort Worth alumnae enjoy the city’s historic Fairmont Neighborhood tour in May.

❶ ❶ DALLAS AND SUBURBAN Dallas and Suburban alumnae (from left) Perla Serabia Johnson (Ω–Texas) and Wendy Davis (ΓH–North Texas) pose during the Dallas and Fort Worth Metropolitan Founders’ Day brunch in October.

❷

GREATER KANSAS CITY

(From left) Janice Tanner Roth (Γ∆-Kansas), Dody Lee and Ruth Magill (O-Missouri) enjoy the Greater Kansas City alumnae chapter’s Founders’ Day celebration in October.

❸

JACKSONVILLE FIRST COAST

Sharon Kimball of Wolfson Children’s Hospital receives Alpha Phi heart pillows from Jacksonville President Trina Speilman Medarev. Trina’s children Steven and Katie helped with the presentation.

❹

FAR NORTH DALLAS

Alpha Phis take a break from their recruitment retreat to pose for a group picture. More than 80 alumnae and collegiate sisters attended.

South Central Region

❷ Perla Serabia Johnson (Ω-Texas) teamed with area alumnae groups to host an Oct. 13 Founders’ Day brunch at La Cima Club atop the Towers at Williams Square in Las Colinas. Janis Coughlin (ΘK-Rochester), a program examiner for the U.S. government, was the featured speaker. The chapter presented its Silver Award for lifetime achievement to Valerie Lawlor (O-Missouri) and its Bordeaux Award for the year’s achievements to Marla Rains Drake (Φ-Oklahoma).

Denise “Dee” Smith Spurlock (∆B-Texas A&M/Commerce) spearheaded the annual Home Interiors candles fundraiser. Vice President of Programs Ashley Reaves (EΩ-Texas A&M) planned participation in fall events such as the Dallas Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Race for the Cure®, a Mardi Gras celebration and a trunk show and tea party.

For up-to-date chapter information, visit www.geocities.com/sys113.

Far North Dallas and Surrounding Counties sisters sponsored the first four-chapter collegiate recruitment retreat in July, unofficially dubbed the Red River Round-up Recruitment Retreat because it involves schools in both Texas and Oklahoma.

More than 50 collegians from Cameron (ΘP), Midwestern State (ΓΩ), North Texas (ΓH) and Texas A&M/Commerce (∆B) descended on North Texas. Thirty alumnae, International Executive Board member Valerie Lawlor (O-Missouri) and South Central Region Collegiate Membership Coordinator Amy Jordan Trvdik (O-Missouri) offered their support.

Collegians practiced recruitment songs and were inspired by a talk about motivation and memory retention. Recruitment basics were reviewed, and the women learned new ways to strengthen

DALLAS AND SUBURBAN CONTACT:

Michele Hurley Quiroga (Φ-Oklahoma) Michele_hurley@starkey.com 214.328.6901

DALLAS AND SUBURBAN, TEXAS

GREATER KANSAS CITY, KAN.

Dallas chapter’s Grape Escape spring wine tasting and auction was organized by Wendy Davis (ΓH-North Texas).

Kim Spadoni Criscuolo (ΓI-Texas Tech) headed the second annual Too Good to Be Threw rummage sale on Memorial Day. A June mother-daughter garden party and dinner was a fabulous time to meet area collegians and their mothers.

Reference committee members Dana Ford Schmukal (Φ-Oklahoma), Carol Robinette McQueary (ΓH-North Texas), Carol Price Lander (ΓH-North Texas) and Regina Rice Haas (Ω-Texas) worked diligently during the summer to provide recruitment references for Dallas area potential members.

Courtney Lehrmann Schnell (EΩ-Texas A&M) graciously agreed to create chapter newsletters for a second year. Sara Strangel Luoma (ΓH-North Texas) designed and published the 2001-02 member directory.

An Oct. 6 Greater Kansas City alumnae Founders’ Day celebration was organized by Barbara Cukjati Decker (Γ∆-Kansas) and Dody Dolson Lee (Γ∆-Kansas). The chapter presented six alumnae with 50-year pins.

Members were pleased to hear past International President Phyllis Sims Selig (Γ∆-Kansas) speak about cherished memories, the history of Sara Ann Wheeler Hatton (O-Missouri) and others who dedicated so much to Alpha Phi throughout the years.

Dody Lee was presented the Sara Ann Hatton Award, which honors women who have exhibited a dedication and love of Alpha Phi through their alumnae chapter commitment.

—Debra Howland (Γ∆-Kansas)

PA G E T W E LV E

FAR NORTH DALLAS AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES, TEXAS

GREATER KANSAS CITY CONTACT:

Gretchen McClure (ΘΓ-Northeast Missouri State) gretchenmcclure@lycos.com 816.435.1504

.

Alpha Phi has

145 alumnae chapters across North America.

Join

one in your area.

Contact

the

$

alumnae services department at

alumnae@alphaphi.org or 847.475.0663.

G ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

ST. LOUIS GATEWAY Members of St. Louis Gateway alumnae chapter’s executive board pose during an October Founders’ Day luncheon. A diverse group attended the event, representing more than 10 collegiate chapters, from young alumnae to those with more than 50 years of involvement. A silent basket auction benefited the Alpha Phi Foundation.

—Tara Harrison (ΘΛ-Central Missouri State)

❸

FAR NORTH DALLAS AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES CONTACT:

Karla Hardy Allford (ΓΩ-Midwestern State) kallford@swbell.com 972.989.5949

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS San Antonio alumna Betty Collins (B-Northwestern) delighted sisters with an Italian supper in August.

Members discussed recruitment, plans for February’s lollipop sale and new officers were elected. Kudos to outgoing President Elizabeth “Betty” Barwick Ball (ΓΞ-Wichita State).

—Shirley Taylor Brueggerhoff (Ω-Texas) SAN ANTONIO CONTACT:

Elizabeth Barwick Ball (ΓΞ-Wichita State) ballelizabeth@hotmail.com 210.493.0448

Southeast Region CHARLOTTE, N.C. Charlotte members began the year with the installation of new officers in September and an October Founders’ Day brunch. The annual lollipop drive raised more than $2,000 for the Alpha Phi Foundation. Many thanks to Past President Stephanie D’Alessandro Hoffman (ΘN-Appalachian State) for her wonderful leadership and dedication. The chapter welcomes new members.

Contact charlottealphaphi@yahoo.com for a calendar of upcoming events.

—Tracy W. Hickman (EΦΛ-NC State) CHARLOTTE CONTACT:

Karen Evans (ΓN-Miami University) karenevans29@yahoo.com 704.846.2633 WINTER 2002

JACKSONVILLE FIRST COAST, FLA. Jacksonville First Coast alumnae made heart pillows for the pediatric cardiac care unit of Wolfson Children’s Hospital, Jacksonville. President Trina Speilman Medarev (Ω-Texas), Laura Chobanian (AΛ) and Eleanor Wright Hughes (H-Boston) delivered 50 pillows during the summer. Florence Floyd Quirk (ΓΦ-Florida State) and Eleanor Hughes assembled the pillowcases and chapter members stuffed and sewed them during a winter philanthropy event meeting.

The chapter adopted a needy family during the holidays and donated 90 children’s books to the Jacksonville Early Intervention Program in April.

A meeting at past President Donna Galaway Libal’s (ΓH-North Texas) home welcomed three new members.

Thanks to Lucy Kazarovich (∆Y-Baldwin Wallace), Diane Johnson Stallings (AΛ) and Dawn Inglis Montgomery (ZI-Virginia) for launching and maintaining the chapter’s Web site at www.geocities.com/ jax_alphaphi.

—Eleanor Wright Hughes JACKSONVILLE FIRST COAST CONTACT:

Trina Speilman Medarev (Ω-Texas) smedarev@mediaone.net 904.280.9239

Southwest Region SADDLEBACK VALLEY, CALIF. Saddleback Valley alumnae chapter highlights include the annual Harvest Auction that raised $2,500 for the Alpha Phi Foundation, wrapping new toys for underprivileged children during a holiday party, a St. Patrick’s Day beer and pizza party, couples boxed social supper auction and donating toiletries to a local battered women’s shelter. Members shared laughter, friendship and support while getting better acquainted and welcoming new faces.

—Cheryl Spilos Steffen (∆Θ-Western Michigan) SADDLEBACK VALLEY CONTACT:

Anne Stimson Davis (BB-Michigan State) 949.640.2430

SAN DIEGO, CALIF. San Diego members resumed monthly book club meetings, happy hours and other activities following a summer hiatus. In September, sisters enjoyed lunch, tea and a tour of the Japanese Friendship Garden in Balboa Park, San Diego.

A Founders’ Day celebration and open house coincided with San Diego State’s (ΓA) Homecoming

We salute these Alpha Phis who serve as alumnae Panhellenic presidents.

r

sisterhood. Alumnae look forward to planning a second retreat.

—Robyn McCormac Green (∆B-Texas A&M/Commerce)

❹

Wendy Jenner Beck (I-Wisconsin), Birmingham Area, Mich.

Christina Dennin (ΓN-Miami University), Cincinnati, Ohio Shirleann Machain Lefranz (HB-CSU/San Bernardino), San Bernardino, Calif.

Julia Air Maloney (BK-Denison), Corvallis Area, Ore. Nona Reinhart (∆-Cornell), Philadelphia, Pa. Alice Montgomery Rugeley (Ω-Texas), Cleburne Area, Texas

PAGE THIRTEEN

A L U M N A E

P R I D E

❷

❶ ❶

SADDLEBACK VALLEY

Saddleback Valley members display teddy bears donated to an organization for underprivileged children.

❷

ASHLAND AREA

Ashland Area alumnae display the Gerald Henn picnic baskets they donated to Med-Central Health System, Ashland. Pictured are (from left) Kathy Russell, Ann Schar, Mary Fox Thomas (P-Ohio State) and Beth Skelton Peebles (∆Y-Baldwin Wallace).

❸

COLUMBUS

Ohio State (P) collegians host Columbus alumnae during a Founders’ Day celebration in October.

in October. Ginger Otis Black (ΓA-San Diego State) presented a wreath in memory of those who died during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Alumnae and parents toured the newly furnished house. Fifty-year members Beverly Barber Bankhardt (ΓA-San Diego State), Pauline Gaska Altman (ΓA-San Diego State), Barbara Beale Clark (ΓA-San Diego State), Joanne Hagen Roddis (ΓASan Diego State), Ginger Black and Shirley Halleis (BΩ-Kent State) were pinned.

Chapter members participated in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Race for the Cure® in October, a November winery tour and a holiday party and toy drive in December.

—Allyl Ng (AΛ)

❸ Foundation’s Community Contributions Policy. The money purchased five Gerald E. Henn handcrafted picnic baskets to hold clients’ clothes at the health center while they’re examined. Kathy Russell (EAAshland) generously assisted in the basket purchase.

Ann Hathaway Beckert Schar (EA-Ashland) donated the identification tags. Baskets were delivered during a summer luncheon.

Members look forward to their successful spice and goodie bag program fundraisers.

—Debby Bryden Gray (EA-Ashland) ASHLAND AREA CONTACT:

Ann Hathaway Beckert Schar (EA-Ashland) abassoc@richnet.net 419.281.252

COLUMBUS, OHIO Columbus alumnae joined Ohio State (P) collegians to celebrate Founders’ Day in October with a program about founding sisters. Alumnae shared college scrapbooks and memories. Chapter members also attended a brunch hosted by Rho during Homecoming weekend.

In November, Mary Kay Cosmetics Beauty Consultant Cheryl Borton Silcott (P-Ohio State) shared tips on looking and feeling one’s best during the holidays.

The chapter created care packages for a local organization for the needy during its annual December ornament and cookie exchange.

New in January was a Teddy Bear Lunch, an event for moms who want to be involved, but can’t make it to meetings. Moms and toddlers met at McDonald’s® for lunch and conversation.

COLUMBUS CONTACT:

Debbie Higbee Owens (BO-Bowling Green State) rdowens95@aol.com 614.451.3990

DAYTON AREA, OHIO Dayton area sisters began the year with a salad supper at Ann Lucas Bale’s (∆Π-Indiana State) home.

Members brought dishes to share and enjoyed the evening catching up, reminiscing, visiting old friends and making new ones.

October highlights included a tour of the Dayton Art Institute and a Founders’ Day luncheon with the Cincinnati alumnae chapter and Dayton (ZΨ) and Miami University (ΓN) collegians.

—Gina Bradley Feller (EA-Ashland) DAYTON AREA CONTACT:

Jennifer Gladski (ΘZ-Florida Tech) gladskij@erinet.com 937.320.0981

SAN DIEGO CONTACT:

Sabina Roaldset (HE-Villanova) sabinar98@hotmail.com 858.457.7788

Upper Midwest Region ASHLAND AREA, OHIO Ashland Area alumnae donated $575 to the Alpha Phi Foundation last year, $500 of which was allotted for Med-Central Health System, Ashland, through the PAGE FOURTEEN

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

Congratulations to these special Alpha Phis who have been part of our sisterhood for 75 years!

Arizona (BE) Helen Critchett Harriette Hiller Green Lynn Fraizer Hersey Evelyn Jay Mary Roach Satterwhite Anna J. Wayman Boston (H) Myrtle A. Barry Mary Born Ells Bertha E. Faust Barbara Holmes Reese Colorado (BΓ) Virginia Bixler Johnson Marguerite DeNike O’Ryan Alicia MacCarthy Trumbull Marion Walker Willson Amelia Jones Yost Cornell (∆) Ruth Keator Bakke Lucille Sheehan Fields Margaret L. Guy Ruth Tompkins Lott Thelma Palmer DePauw (Γ) Wilma Grossman Allen Virginia Grishaw King Marion Smith McAuliffe Marjorie Lovell Roulston Audrey Williams Shoup Margaret Rohwedder Steinhaur Virginia Hudson Wagner Goucher (Z) Mary Banks Buchanan Myrta Coons Dees Illinois (BA) Nan Gilpin Butler Eunice Thumley Fay Dorothy Steele Glidden Faith Briggs Jenkins Dorothy Swiney MacKenzie Marjorie Mason Harriette Linzee Palmer

WINTER 2002

Michigan (Θ) Elizabeth McCurdy Anderson Helen Morrill Ewing Margaret Cutting Farquhar Anna Churchman Lowe Frances Rudell Moyer Florence Holmes Shaw Ann Jacobs Stroud Michigan State (BB) Alice E. Ford Florence Schmitt Hicks Marjorie McKay Koenitzer Helen Calcutt Konkle Elizabeth C. Stone Minnesota (E) Mabel Everly Murphy Ruth Beise Quanstrom Missouri (O) Frances Stromberg Bush Elizabeth VanVelzer Carter Glovie Partee Gray Dorothy Stallings McLemore Margaret Eubank Price Martha Sonntag Purdy Harriet Webster Montana (X) Josephine Swartz Hirst Blanche Coppo Lanstrum Helen Castle Nelson Phyllis Flanagin Sullivan Nebraska (N) Dora Cazier Ellis Mildred Chappell Hand Dorothy McCoy Spellman Elise Willson North Dakota (Π) Marian Yeomans Groce Berniece Kennelly Northwestern (B) Ruth Rawlings Ball Maurine Montgomery Gibbs Agnes Coggins Hohmann Dorothy Fawcett McNamara Eleanore McKinnie Newman Emily Kellogg Norvelle Katherine Dillon Piersen

Catherine Carnahan Sparling Madeline Walsh Sykes Mary Gillett Turner Ohio State (P) Florence Storer Atkinson Mary Walker Binder Sara Frebis Emily Fredericks Wauneita Wolford Sutmaier Oklahoma (Φ) Wanda Bowman Bland Gertrude Hooper Camm Della Keith Foree Donnell Owen Huser Lillian Born Norberg Charlotte Meeting Phillips Brunette Shanklin Imogene Hardin Starkey Jewel Marlin Wallace Oregon (T) Marjorie Stemmler Bowie Betty Schmeer Byerly Margaret Hall Newbegin Shirley Maguire Thompson South Dakota (Ψ) Blanche Sparks Baker Alleen Blake Semans Clarice VanNess Stanford (K) Elizabeth Bonn Alice McCreery Norris Edith Jayne Smith Alice Copeland Vincilione Sidney Williams Syracuse (A) Marion Thomas Brandenburg Elizabeth Harter Bull Kathleen Fenton Evans Harriet Thistlethwaite Faragher Mary Raper Graves Sarah Hume Spencer Sarah Benham Templeton Elizabeth Hartong Vernon Charlotte Fullerton Washburn

Texas (Ω) Evelyn Thompson Bassett Miriam Collier Christian Nedra Newkirk Lamar Mary Fitzgerald Short Toronto (Ξ) Elda McFarland Bolton Barbara Nasmith Griffin Isobel Curtis Jephcott Eileen Clarkson Lash Dorothy Millichamp UC/Berkeley (Λ) Marylyn Hastings Bardwell Frances Levensaler Bishopric Virginia Pope Evans Ala Helber Gilmore Barbara Rowell Laughlin Mary Hein McGuire Dursiley Baldwin Moses Lorraine Richardson Phillips Jean Curtis Starr Elizabeth Stephens Virgin

75 Years!

UCLA (B∆) Jane Cole Corbaley Monta Wells Cree Marian Miller Garner Catherine Hansen Hillard Mabel Ross Hixson Adele Greenwood Just Betty Binford Lammerson Dorothy Parker McCormick Marie Davenport Waymire Margaret Moreland Wright Washburn (Y) Bernetha Horsman Barnhill Alice Hoyes Christensen Lois Allen Drollinger Virginia Ash Finch Frances Whitman Haas Lillian Taylor Long Emma Buck Rowse Washington (Σ) Mary Sheehan Bone Virginia Litsey Coleman Alice Bowling Daeuble Wisconsin (I) Marion Palmer Crownhart Helen Meiklejohn Edgerton Miriam Johnson Favorite Vallie Olson Hudgins Elsbeth Thuerer Nelson Martha Smythe Stuhmer Laura Mackillican Turner

PAGE FIFTEEN

P E O P L E

Alumna Directs Foundation Fund Allison Cink (E -Northern Iowa) is FarmHouse Foundation’s director of communications and the annual fund.

FarmHouse Foundation is the non-profit fundraising organization for FarmHouse Fraternity, raising money for scholarships, leadership and financial management training, chapter house computer technology and educational programs.

As director, Allison composes all print material and communications for the foundation, concentrating on the annual fund.

She researches, develops and positions the foundation’s fundraising efforts via the Internet and researches new markets.

She is Alpha Phi’s Upper Midwest Region alumnae membership coordinator, a member of the Ashland Area alumnae chapter and has served as adviser to Ashland (EA) for 25 years.

Sister Awarded for Social Work Lyse Hurd (FE-Indiana U. Southeast) is the recipient of the University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work Whitney M. Young Award. The award is given at graduation “for demonstrating commitment to justice and equality of opportunity for all.�

Lyse earned a master’s degree in social work.

She’s Tops in Teaching Ashland Grad Assumes University’s Fund Debby Bryden Gray (EA-Ashland) is Ashland University’s 2001-02 annual fund national chairperson. In the role, she is spokesperson for the fund and its representative at alumni roundtables. Ashland’s annual fund provides scholarships and financial aid, enhances programs and facilities, improves library acquisitions and supports faculty development. Debby is active on Ashland’s alumni association board of directors and the university’s board of trustees.

Linda Barbaccia Stanford (B -San Jose State) is the Pleasanton Unified School District, Pleasanton, Calif., 2001-02 Teacher of the Year.

A first-grade teacher at Mohr Elementary School, Linda was presented the award in August at a back-to-school districtwide teachers’ rally.

Linda Stanford

WALKING FOR BREAST CANCER Ann Kitchell Denk (∆X-William Woods) and Allie Lunden (HP-San Diego) participated in the Avon Breast Cancer 3-DayŽ walk this summer, walking 60 miles in three days from San Jose to San Francisco. Walkers throughout the United States raised more than $7 million for breast cancer research and funding. Joining the pair were Allie’s mom from Minneapolis, aunt from Chicago and Ann’s daughter from Phoenix. —Ann Kitchell Denk (∆X-William Woods)

PAGE SIXTEEN

Six colleagues nominated her for the honor, describing her as inspirational, effective, up-to-date in her teaching and generous in helping fellow teachers.

Linda is involved with numerous school and district committees, workshops and mentoring activities. For the last two years she headed her school’s science committee for the annual districtwide elementary science fair.

She has been teaching for 18 years.

Linda volunteered for several years as an Alpha Phi district governor and Santa Clara (F ) chapter adviser. She is a member of the Livermore Valley alumnae chapter.

Coach of the Year The Oregon Coaches Athletic Association honored Mary Paczesniak (BT-Oregon State) this fall for her coaching efforts; she was one of only two named Middle School Coach of the Year.

The award honors her career at Rogue River Middle School, Rogue River, Ore., where Mary has taught since 1975.

Mary Paczesniak Growing up prior to Title IX, the landmark legislation allowing females equal athletic opportunities, Mary was limited in her choice of high school sports. But at Ohio State she had more opportunities.

There she decided to do all she could to ensure girls in Rogue River would have numerous chances to participate.

Mary coached the first high school level volleyball program in Rogue River (1976) and helped start track and volleyball at the middle school. She worked for several years on middle school level cross country, which served as the feeder program for the high school’s extremely successful program.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

Self-Defense Program Created in Memory of a Sister

By Danelle Wozniak (Ψ-South Dakota and ∆E-Iowa)

The tragic death of 21-year-old Shannon McNamara (FA-Eastern Illinois), brutally murdered while fighting an attacker in her off-campus home in June, affected one Alpha Phi enough that she abruptly changed her career path. Former Zeta Alpha Chapter President Erin Weed (FA-Eastern Illinois) created Girls Fight Back, a self-defense program that empowers women to trust their intuition and protect themselves against violence.

The 24-year-old launched the Girls Fight Back program at Eastern Illinois University Sept. 25, 2001.

“I think it’s only appropriate that it start at Eastern,” Erin says. “I feel they need it most since it is for someone that community lost.”

The idea for Girls Fight Back came to Erin at a bonfire attended by more than 40 Alpha Phis the night of Shannon’s funeral. Erin sat with sisters around the fire as they cried and shared not only their grief, Erin Weed reunites with Zeta Alpha sisters but their fears at the Shannon McNamara 5k walk/run in and anxieties.

October 2001.

Erin says she wanted to do whatever she could to keep her sisters from feeling scared and helpless.

The program is Erin’s way of coping with the loss of her Alpha Phi sister and an opportunity to remember Shannon. While Girls Fight Back was still in its beginning stages, Erin was in a restaurant when a song played at Shannon’s funeral began playing on the jukebox, Dave Matthew’s Band’s “Angel.” At that moment, Erin says, she knew she was embarking on something truly special.

“I thought, Shannon is looking down on me,” she says. “She wants us to serve her memory as best we can.”

Defense tips Girls Fight Back incorporates three major lines of defense.

Preventative protection stresses the importance of guarding yourself against an attack by exercising precautions such as installing home and personal alarms or even buying a dog.

WINTER 2002

Erin Weed poses with the family of Shannon McNamara, the sister whose memory is honored with Girls Fight Back.

The second line of defense is trusting yourself and your intuition.

When all else fails, Girls Fight Back teaches the basics of physical self-defense. It is an option Erin stresses should only be used when other avenues have been exhausted.

Watch for Girls Fight Back on your campus Erin’s program did not materialize overnight. As a part-time employee at Miramax’s™ art department in New York, Erin says she has the flexibility to take time off to travel to colleges, beta testing the Girls Fight Back program.

Financially, Erin foots the bill for a majority of the costs she has incurred for her own self-defense training and travel expenses.

Although she receives some compensation from the universities she visits, she pays most expenses herself. But she wants to make Girls Fight Back her career, and it’s a lifestyle change that Erin is grateful to make. “Sometimes you have to stop building your own roads and see what has been paved for you,” she says.

Erin plans to take Girls Fight Back across the country. For more details or to contact Erin, visit www.girlsfightback.com.

Erin Weed (right) instructs selfdefense as part of the Girls Fight Back program.

Danelle Wozniak is a staff writer for The Daily Herald, the third largest newspaper in Illinois. She graduated in July 2001 from the University of Iowa with a bachelor’s degree in journalism.

PAGE SEVENTEEN

O N

C A M P U S

Glamour Girl Sister is Named One of 10 Top College Women Senior Jennifer Carrier (E-Minnesota) was featured in Glamour magazine’s October 2001 issue as one of this year’s 10 Top College Women.

The international magazine’s annual competition recognizes extraordinary women for their leadership, campus and community involvement, academic excellence and unique goals.

In addition to an initial trip to New York City for the feature’s photo shoot, Jenny enjoyed a return trip in the fall where the 10 winners met for four days of sightseeing, entertainment and meetings.

The trip included a banquet and presentation of a $1,000 scholarship to each winner.

“Alpha Phi is one of the main reasons I have been able to accomplish so much in college,” says Jenny. “It is incredibly motivating to live with so many diverse and talented women.

Additionally, Alpha Phi has added a unique Jennifer Carrier social aspect to my life that I do not think I would have experienced had I not lived in the chapter house. Alpha Phis have taught me that the ‘college experience’ of meeting new people and having fun is important in and of itself.”

The busier, the better An aspiring lawyer, politician or judge, with her packed schedule, it’s surprising Jenny found time to Keep an eye on her submit the application!

This semester, Jenny is studying abroad at Lorenzo di In addition to her studies in political science and Medici in Florence, Italy. She graduates this spring sociology of law, Jenny works 40 hours a week to and plans to attend law school and possibly pursue a support herself. She’s a student legal administrative master’s degree in public policy. She wants to become assistant for Legal Assistance to Minnesota a public defender and then perhaps a Prisoners, a law clinic for indigent judge or U.S. congresswoman. prisoners, and she’s a comedy club Her advice to Alpha Phi sisters and waitress.

—Glamour Magazine fellow collegians? “Never be afraid of She feeds the homeless, volunteers failure! I knew I had a very small chance with children at a shelter and reads to of receiving the White House internship and recognichildren at a local Shriners Hospital. She has served tion in Glamour. But if I had not applied, I would on student senate committees and participated in have passed up these incredible opportunities! It is Minnesota Student Association and important for me to never have any regrets. As long as College Democrats.

I try my best to achieve the goals I set in life, I will This summer she worked at the : never wonder what I could have accomplished.”

Hennepin County (Minn.)

Attorney’s ged her at chan aitress w th a e g d n n Glamour has spotlighted top U.S. college women office. Last summer, she was a White lle tant a The cha gal assis g as a le in rk for more than 40 years, with names such as home House intern for U.S. Senator Tom o W “ e.” decorating and entertaining guru Martha Stewart Daschle in the Office of Legislative in colleg t: x ne o can’t he’ll do ople wh e p r What s fo r and actress JoBeth Williams among those on the Affairs, took over a Congressional e e a lawy “Becom prestigious winner list.

Correspondence staff member’s job ne.” e afford o ’t assum : n e id in d The magazine says these women “could change when he had to take leave for cancer o r e e h s Her H ecause linton, b C ry the world.” We look forward to witnessing Jenny treatment and ran the office when la .” il “H dy role al first la mour ic la p G ty 1 0 e 0 make her mark. the director was in Los Angeles for th r2 , Octobe age 187 p m o fr d the Democratic convention.

Excerpte Editor’s Note: Jenny also is a 2001-02 Alpha Phi Foundation All this, and she still manages scholarship winner. to hold a 3.86 GPA.

“Passionate Politico”

PAGE EIGHTEEN

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

❶ ARIZONA Arizona State (ΓΠ) Gamma Pi hosted the second annual Hoops for Hearts basketball tournament philanthropy event benefiting the Alpha Phi Foundation and participated in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s Race for the Cure®.

Five Gamma Pis traveled to Tucson for Sally McCall Grant’s (Γ-DePauw) Oct. 6 installation as 2001-03 National Panhellenic Conference chairman.

The women met Sally and other alumnae and returned inspired with a new spirit for Alpha Phi. An Oct. 13 alumnae luncheon celebrated Alpha Phi’s 129th birthday. The chapter initiated 52 new members in November.

—Angela Tangalakis

CALIFORNIA CSU/Long Beach (ΓK) Gamma Kappa sponsored a car wash Sept. 30 that raised $240 for the Alpha Phi September 11 Disaster Relief Fund (see page 9).

Sisters were excited to make quota plus during fall recruitment and initiated 43 new members in October.

The women look forward to a chapter-sponsored dinner and lecture, featuring University President Robert C. Maxson.

—Kelli Jonkey

SUNY/Cortland (HT) Eta Tau sisters held fundraisers to benefit the Alpha Phi Foundation, including the annual Teeter-Totterathon in October. The women joined other members of the university’s interGreek council in a walk to raise money for Alzheimer’s research. Several members participated in an intramural softball league. President Missy Cassaro was a Homecoming Queen candidate and was cheered on by sisters during the Homecoming football game.

—Rachel Perry WINTER 2002

❷ UC/Santa Barbara (ΓB) Gamma Beta received Best Community Service and Best Parent Relations awards during the spring Greek awards banquet. Melissa Rollins, who held positions as vice president of marketing and Panhellenic internal vice president, was honored as Greek Woman of the Year. The chapter was recognized for maintaining an all-chapter GPA of 3.1.

Vice President of Recruitment Katie Doherty and Director of Formal Recruitment Dana Quirk worked during the summer to plan a competitive recruitment calendar, and their hard work paid off as Gamma Beta matched quota and welcomed 28 new members. Bid Day Chairs Alicia Feis and Lauren Schultz rewarded the chapter with a day at the beach.

During fall, Gamma Beta donated $2,000 to the American Red Cross to benefit victims of the Sept. 11 tragedy. Members worked with Theta Chi fraternity on Rock MS, a concert raising money for the Nancy Davis Foundation for Multiple Sclerosis; sisters hoped to top the $10,000 raised last year. Fall semester concluded with a new member presentation reception and an initiation formal.

—Delia Rau

University of the Pacific (IΓ) Iota Gamma was honored during a Greek awards presentation with Chapter of the Year, President of the Year and Chapter Advisor of the Year awards. The chapter recruited 10 new members, the university’s largest fall class.

Members hosted a second successful Phi Ball tournament philanthropy event. A large turnout attended the barbecue, dance performances and sand volleyball competition. More than $700 was raised for the Alpha Phi Foundation.

USC (BΠ) Beta Pis welcomed one of the largest new member classes in recent years. The women were formally introduced to the Greek community, friends and family Oct. 14 in a presentation ceremony.

❸

❶

CSU/LONG BEACH (ΓK) Gamma Kappa collegians sponsor a car wash in September to raise money for the Alpha Phi September 11 Disaster Relief Fund, aiding victims of the terrorist acts on America.

❷

SYRACUSE (A) Alpha collegians sport their Alpha Phi letters during the university’s Rape Awareness Walk. Pictured are (from left) Colleen Herman, Sami Wolfert, Lauren Bestgen, President Kelly Castell, Emily Carnwath and Michelle Mandara.

❸

ASHLAND (EA) Epsilon Alpha sisters surround Homecoming Queen and President Sabrina Ryan (front, center, in black skirt).

More than 12 fraternity teams competed in a successful October Phi Ball philanthropy event, a three-on-three street basketball competition. Donated prizes included tickets to L.A. Lakers and Clippers basketball games. More than $5,500 was raised for the Alpha Phi Foundation.

Beta Pi received Greek awards for third highest sorority GPA and most improved GPA for spring 2001. The university’s family weekend provided an opportunity for members to lead parents on tours of the beautiful chapter house and attend an annual Parents’ Weekend tailgate, hosted this year by senior Katie Bazz and her mother.

—Cara Davidson

INDIANA Butler (EB) Epsilon Beta Director of Philanthropy Karen Grimes put much time and effort into helping chapter members volunteer this fall. Fifteen sisters participated in the American Cancer Society’s® Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5K walk in downtown Indianapolis Oct. 13. The chapter joined Sigma Chi fraternity to serve a meal at the Lighthouse Mission Oct. 23.

Epsilon Beta sisters spent All Hallows’ Eve volunteering at Safe Night Halloween at the Indiana State

PAGE NINETEEN

O N

C A M P U S

❶ ❶

OHIO STATE (P) Rho sisters take advantage of the university’s freshmen move-in day to promote Alpha Phi.

❷

ST. JOSEPH’S (ΘΘ)

Theta Theta senior class enjoys an annual sisterhood retreat in Stone Harbor, N.J., in October.

❸

LINFIELD (ΘA) Theta Alphas pose during Ladies’ Night of recruitment week.

❹ WASHINGTON (Σ) The Sigma new member class celebrates during Bid Day in September.

Fairgrounds. This was a favorite event and particularly important because it allows Indianapolis inner city children to dress up in Halloween costumes, play games and collect candy in a safe environment.

—Lori Roark

KANSAS Washburn (Y) Upsilon pledged quota during formal recruitment, the first time in more than a decade at Washburn. Four members were added through COB, making it the second largest chapter on campus.

The women achieved the highest GPA among all campus sororities for the second semester in a row.

Tiffany Yearout was crowned Miss Washburn University and competed in the Miss Kansas pageant. Sarah Briggs is student body vice president. Jaelle Norden is president of the Washburn Peer Education Association, a campus organization that educates students about substance abuserelated issues.

—Stephanie Taylor Mullholland (Y-Washburn), Chapter Adviser

PAGE TWENTY

MASSACHUSETTS MIT (ZΦ) Zeta Phi welcomed its new member class in September and initiated them Oct. 13. An annual chapter retreat organized by Cari Rottenberg and Christina Kim included apple picking at a nearby orchard followed by an evening fireside. The chapter hosted its annual parent-alumnae brunch during Founders’ Day weekend.

—Rasika Kumar and Judi Ramiscal

NEW YORK Syracuse (A) In October, Alpha collegians participated in a university-sponsored Rape Awareness Walk. The walk concluded a week-long event to raise awareness for violence and abuse against women on the Syracuse campus. The cause is especially noteworthy because of the high occurrence of rape among college-age women. A self-defense night, forums and guest speakers were other highlights during the week.

—Colleen Herman

NORTH CAROLINA Appalachian State (ΘN) Recruitment Chair Malia Axsom and Director of Formal Recruitment Kilbi Baker led Theta Nu to successful recruitment results. A sisterhood retreat at a local park provided the backdrop for Bid Day pictures.

Members each donated $5 to benefit victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and many sisters volunteered for and donated blood to the American Red Cross.

Megan Laraway and Ingrid Gilbert organized the annual Parents’ Banquet in September. The evening’s silent auction raised more than $1,000 toward the Alpha Phi Foundation’s Meredith McCallister scholarship fund. Meredith died in a car accident shortly after joining Theta Nu. The silent auction was such a success that members decided to make it an annual event.

❷ Amanda Wilson led the Oct. 6 initiation ceremony. A mixer with Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity followed, organized by Brieanna Keener.

New members and the executive council attended a Greek leadership conference Oct. 7. The keynote speaker and breakout sessions focused on change.

Sisters celebrated Founders’ Day Oct. 10 by wearing pin attire and silver and bordeau ribbons.

President Abby Jordan also serves as the university’s Women’s Circle president. Many members support her during the organization’s weekly meetings and programs.

—Megan Laraway

OHIO Ashland (EA) Epsilon Alpha sisters held their largest philanthropy event, the annual Teeter-Totter-athon, Oct. 3 as part of the university’s Homecoming week. Prior to the event, members solicited donations from local businesses. A $30 donation put the business’s name on one teeter-totter and $50 put its name on both.

Students, faculty and community members made donations to ride the two teeter-totters set up on the university’s front lawn. This year’s event was even more special because portions of it benefited the Alpha Phi September 11 Disaster Relief Fund (see page 9).

President Sabrina Ryan is this year’s Homecoming Queen.

—Debbie Wyant

Dayton (ZΨ) Therese McDonald organized a scholarship banquet during the fall semester to award Zeta Psi sisters with a 3.0 GPA or higher. A yard sale headed by Roseanne Gengo raised money for the Alpha Phi Foundation.

Allison Eckert arranged a Parents’ Weekend brunch.

A sisterhood retreat, organized by Heather Galioto, was held on campus in September.

Members reassessed goals and discussed why they’re proud to be sisters.

—Marie Hathcock

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

❸ Ohio State (P) Led by President Crystal Fernalld and Director of Formal Recruitment Alicia Sanchez, Rho promoted the Alpha Phi name by helping with the university’s freshmen move-in day. While the main objective was to help the university make freshmen feel welcome, sisters teamed with other sororities and fraternities to put in a good word for the Greek community. Rho saw a strong autumn recruitment and looked forward to deferred winter recruitment in January.

—Tracie Eisenman

OREGON Linfield (ΘA) Theta Alpha’s recruitment added 24 new members to the chapter, meeting quota and exceeding campus total. The week’s theme parties included an updated Waiki Phi night and a new Ladies’ Night, which took on a club atmosphere, complete with disco balls and neon lights. Entertainment included a skit and dance performed by each class. The week’s highlight was Bid Day, when chapter members witnessed firsthand the outcome of their hard work.

Theta Alphas took turns bouncing a basketball around campus for 24 hours for their annual Bounce for Beats philanthropy event, raising more than $1,150 to benefit the Alpha Phi September 11 Disaster Relief Fund (see page 9).

—Kelly Todd

TEXAS Texas (Ω) Omega women placed first in a lip sync contest and received a sportsmanship award during Greek Week.

The team of Jennifer Cox, Courtney Lawler and Amber Russell placed first in the Sigma Alpha Mu bullriding competition benefiting the American Cancer Society. Sisters placed third in Sigma Chi Derby Days, led by Derby Queen Jacque Wilkerson.

The chapter volunteered more than 1,400 hours of community service to Austin-area charities last WINTER 2002

❹

year. Members helped the Alpha Phi Foundation raise $18,600 through its “Phis Phoning Phis” program.

They also held a Cardiac Arrest philanthropy event.

Recruitment was led by Vice President of Recruitment Liz Butcher and Director of Formal Recruitment Michelle Fussell. The chapter thanks all alumnae who assisted with recruitment and continue to assist with ongoing projects.

—Laura Burton (Ω-Texas), Omega Marketing Adviser

The formal living room was adorned with beautiful new carpet. During recruitment, potential members were impressed with the additions to the stunning house.

Thanks to sisters’ efforts and the housing improvements, recruitment was a huge success. Sigma members welcomed the largest new member class of the 16 campus sororities, gaining 41 new members.

VIRGINIA

Wisconsin (I)

Old Dominion (EH) Epsilon Eta sisters were excited to receive the highest GPA of all sororities on campus for spring semester.

The chapter began fall semester by hanging posters to welcome incoming freshmen and returning students. Recruitment events, scuba diving, potluck dinners and movie night at a sister’s house were all successful. The women volunteered with Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity Oct. 6 to host a dog walk for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

—Denise Shrader

WISCONSIN

Iota met quota and welcomed 36 new members during recruitment. The chapter received an award for highest sorority GPA on campus.

We salute these Alpha Phis who serve as collegiate Panhellenic presidents.

WASHINGTON Puget Sound (ΓZ) Gamma Zeta participated in Sigma Chi Derby Days and took second place in the competition to raise money for a children’s hospital in Seattle. The chapter initiated four new members gained during fall informal recruitment. Seven sisters studied abroad during fall semester. Alumnae Relations Chair Rebecca Hanson organized a Founders’ Day brunch for area alumnae in October. Sisters look forward to a formal and spring recruitment.

—Lacey Leffler

Washington (Σ) Sigma chapter’s house corporation board surprised members by renewing the house’s look once again. The chapter room received a complete overhaul, including decorating the walls with the Founders’ photographs.

Rachel Alm (ΓZ-Puget Sound) Kelly Beyea (ΘΨ-Plattsburgh State) Julie Briggs (ZB-Loyola Marymount) Mandy Dowd (Λ-UC/Berkeley) Sarah Duncan (∆Θ-Western Michigan) Andi Elmore (ΓΞ-Wichita State) Katey Foster (∆Ξ-Nebraska/Kearney) Taryn Gamble (ΘΦ-Christopher Newport) Meghan Kain (HP-San Diego) Allison Miramontes (H∆-CSU/Hayward) Nicole Patriaco (HH-Seton Hall) Kristin Raymond (ΓΣ-Wisconsin/Stout) Kate Strand (ZΞ-Elmhurst) Courtney Wyrill (Y-Washburn) April Ann Zamora (IB-St. Mary’s)

PA G E T W E N T Y- O N E

O N

C A M P U S

Outstanding Adviser

❶ ❶

WISCONSIN/STOUT (ΓΣ)

Gamma Sigma collegians take a break following fall recruitment.

Iota sisters won four out of 10 awards at Humorology, a university production written by students and including acting, singing and dancing, with proceeds going to charity. The chapter’s awards were for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Use of Theme and Most Spirited Cast.

—Kara Jordani

Wisconsin/Stout (ΓΣ) Gamma Sigma welcomed 13 new members in September and was the only campus sorority to meet quota. Their recruitment theme was Waiki Phi. Members incorporated a philanthropy event as well, decorating jewelry boxes and donating them to a local women’s shelter.

A new year-long philanthropy event, the Cardiovascular Benefit Program, allows the community to sign up for weekly health information about better diets and exercise regiments. Monthly speakers and progress evaluations are incorporated, and the program concludes with a five-mile walk.

—Haley Jurgensen

CANADA Bishop’s (HX) Eta Chi collegians held a successful new member recruitment during the fall. The sisters were thrilled to witness the largest number of potential members the university has ever seen. Thanks to Vice President of Recruitment Crystal Michel and the enthusiasm of the entire membership, 10 women – Eta Chi’s largest new member class since 1994 – were welcomed to the chapter on Sept. 21. All four Greek groups on campus doubled their numbers during the semester.

—Emily Black PA G E T W E N T Y- T W O

CHRISTIANE SENTIANIN (B -UCLA) ADVISER SERVICE: Two years as recruitment adviser and two as chapter adviser to CSU/Northridge (ET).

Chapter adviser to UCLA (B ) since July.

OCCUPATION: Universal Studios Hollywood, employee and community services coordinator.

NOTABLE: She replaced herself as CSU/Northridge adviser prior to taking on the position at UCLA. Networking Leads to Adviser Position Christiane Sentianin (B -UCLA) was helping with a USC (B ) recruitment workshop when Laura Davidson (B -UCLA) asked if anyone was interested in serving as an adviser. “I wanted a change of pace and thought it would be fun, so I volunteered,” says Christiane.

That was four years ago.

Today, Christiane says she continues to advise because, “It’s challenging and rewarding at the same time. Last summer, for example, the chapter spent a lot of time developing a new member program. It was such a payoff to see the excitement on their faces during recruitment when it all came together.”

Team Concept Christiane’s philosophy of building an advisory “board” versus serving as the “lone adviser” is one factor that makes her an outstanding adviser, says Director of Collegiate Membership Linda Long Boland ( J-CSU/Long Beach).

“One person can’t do it all by herself and be successful, no matter how small the chapter,” says Christiane. “More eyes and ears can identify where enhancements need to be made and take action to make multiple improvements simultaneously.”

An example, she says, is in the amount of time spent with chapter members: “As chapter adviser, I talk to them most, especially their executive members. But all advisers have responsibilities; we break up Monday night meetings and divvy up time during recruitment. It’s critical that all advisers are able to commit their time and be excited about their roles.”

Christiane adds that every adviser is there to mentor and support the collegians, “The most important part of the job is listening to the women’s needs and helping them reach their goals in line with Alpha Phi International guidelines.”

“Advising is a great way to give back,” says Christiane. “It can be a challenge, but it forces you to be creative. It’s great management experience. You have to practice being objective and look at the whole picture. The decisions you make are not for yourself but the chapter and overall, for the Fraternity.”

Editor’s Note: Volunteers who serve as advisers to Alpha Phi’s collegiate chapters across North America are vital to the success of those chapters. A chapter advisory board is led by a chapter adviser and includes advisers specializing in recruitment, programming and finance.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

2002 POTENTIAL MEMBER INTRODUCTION FORM

Introducing: (Please attach a photograph if available.)

Introduction to Alpha Phi

NAME

NICKNAME

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ATTENDING

YEAR IN SCHOOL:

FRESHMAN

SOPHOMORE

HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION YEAR

JUNIOR

SENIOR

HIGH SCHOOL

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

OTHER COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY ATTENDED (IF APPLICABLE)

SCHOOL ADDRESS

NUMBER OF TERMS COMPLETED

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

PARENT/GUARDIAN NAME

TELEPHONE

Legacy Information Alpha Phi relatives (Please list name, address and chapter affiliation).

NAME

CHAPTER

YEAR

ADDRESS SISTER

TELEPHONE MOTHER

GRANDMOTHER

STEPMOTHER

OTHER GREEK RELATIVES NAME

AFFILIATION

Additional Information

How do you know this woman?

Have you spoken to her about Alpha Phi? If not, will you?

List her school and community service honors:

What are her interests/goals?

Will she be participating in formal rush?

Personal Information

YOUR NAME

INITIATION DATE

Mail Form Please attach additional information if necessary. Send this form directly to the collegiate chapter or the Alpha Phi Executive Office, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201.

Please check the appropriate box below: Copy for EO records EO: Please forward to collegiate chapter

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER

ALUMNAE CHAPTER

ADDRESS

For Chapter Use DATE REFERENCE RECEIVED

DATE REFERENCE ACKNOWLEDGED

TELEPHONE

WINTER 2002

RUSHEE PLEDGED

PA G E T W E N T Y- T H R E E

Congratulations to the following Alpha Phi collegians recently inducted into The National Order of Omega Editor’s Note: The National Order of Omega is a national honor society that recognizes outstanding leadership among members of Greek organizations.

Adrian (∆H)

Cornell (∆)

Linfield (ΘA)

Plattsburgh State (ΘΨ)

UCLA (B∆)

Karen Breejen Casey Cork Shelby Crespo Lauren Kohrumel Jaime Wright

Inkeri Chisholm Emily Hedges

Akron (HΓ)

Kate Costa Katrina Dryer Erin Parashkevov Katherine Paz Natalie Torsiello Tara Weaver

Cassie Eileen Andrews Elizabeth Amati Kelly Ann Beyea Renee Ann Gordon Kellyann Quigley Sherri Jean Smith

Leslie Taylor

Creighton (Θ∆)

Barb Smith

Jennifer Deere Carrie Gwin Abby Jordan

CSU/Chico (ΘY)

Jennifer Coutts Samantha Lott Krista Marston Julie Martel

Purdue (∆M)

Appalachian State (ΘN)

Marquette (HM)

Rensselaer (ΘT)

Avital Binshtock Lauren Gregory Brooks Hargrove Megan Kephart Rachel Levin Kendra Klebora Divo MJ Martin Marielle Nagy Kirsten Salmeen Kristen Stancik Kasey Wooden

Arizona (BE)

CSU/Northridge (EY)

Erin Kelly

Robin Forester Christine French

Lauren Antoniolo Autumn Moody Maine (∆N)

Cara Lenore Bailey Tabatha Dawn Hall Kelly Jacklyn O’Connell

UC/Santa Barbara (ΓB)

Jennifer Kuhn Amanda Swind

Betsy Apel Rebecca Auld Victoria Miller

Christina Bapst Shannon Longden Jessica Reichard

CSU/San Bernardino (HB)

Maryland (∆Z)

Rhode Island (I∆)

Baldwin Wallace (∆Y)

Amie Espejo Ashley Ott

Gabrielle Strawn Alison Tibbits

Stephanie Stultz

Delaware (EN)

Ball State (∆P)

Corinne Bria

Sara Adams

East Carolina (∆A)

Boston (HΛ)

Angelica M. Orta Emily Smith

Jessica Foust Maura Friedman Danielle Harlan Jill Isaacs Rachel Lovelady Haley Rubinson Lauryn Vandernoth Taryn Weitzman Heather White Michigan (Θ)

San Jose State (BΨ)

Andrea Ginder

Jennifer L. Peabody

Villanova (HE)

Seton Hall (HH)

Rebecca Gray Jacquelyn Murphy

Ashland (EA)

Lisa Belle Natalie Kiko

Michele Connizzo Rebecca Love Jeanette Stingone Tracy Wallace Bowling Green State (BO)

Erin L. Gilbert Kari Freeman Meredith Piersol Casey Stevens British Columbia (BΘ)

Oana Chirila Ann Lee Stephanie Leung Butler (EB)

Stacy Bulan Becky D. Butler Susan Gordan Samantha R. Lineberger

Eastern Illinois (ZA)

Laurie Bozenda Colleen Klein Katie O’Sullivan Natalie Pavone Elmhurst (ZΞ)

Sara Douglass Amy Fox Shannon Lee Tiana Rust Kristin E. Tomala Florida Tech (ΘZ)

Kimberly Caba Meghan Hall Hofstra (ΘM)

Gina DeNunzio Julianne Giragosian Case Western Reserve (ZΠ) Jenny Griesmeyer Angelique Hermanowski Zoe Carlisle Jen Suh Surbhi Panchal Vicky Thomas

Idaho (BZ) Central Missouri State (ΘΛ) Michelle Budell

Breanne Linsner Jennifer McKeown

Jennifer Butler Nicole Hinschberger Andrea Hughes Cynthia Popich Carolyn Rahm

Christopher Newport (ΘΦ)

Iowa (∆E)

Phyllis McNamee Chapman (HY)

Rebecca H. Sinclair Colorado (BΓΛ)

Rachel Gibson Kristy Mills Stephanie Myers Shauna Sarad Katherine Simons Cheryl Todd Colorado School of Mines (IZ)

Amanda Kelly

PA G E T W E N T Y- F O U R

Loyola Marymount (ZB)

Katherine Erdman Brooke Kletschke Dawn McMannus

Jyoti Sharma Michigan State (BB)

Jamie DeSteiger Heather Sparks NC State (EΦΛ)

Meghan Clark Rebecca Varda San Diego State (ΓA)

Jessica Andrews Jennifer Dvoskin Margaret A. Phillips

Leah Famiglietti Teresa Follino Andria Magliozzi

Jennifer Decker Christine M. Genovese Danielle N. Lewis Jamie Long

St. Mary’s (IB)

Nebraska (N)

Annie Anderson

Jennifer Donnelly Melissa Dubick Catherine Filipovich Dina Goldstein Celia Naivar Leslie Nugent

New Hampshire (HA)

Texas Tech (ΓI)

Melanie Berg Tara Hajjar

Michelle Bowles Margaret Nay Tamara Pierce

Sarah C. Berg Heidi L. Fleck Jalaina Handa Nebraska/Kearney (∆Ξ)

North Dakota (Π)

Heather Durbin Kristin Kramer Kimberly Lillestol Casey Mallon Jessica Meyer Hilary Van de Streek North Texas (ΓH)

Shawna M. Menosky

Jennifer Edwards Kristi Fulkerson Courtney Potts Jenny Womack

Lehigh (EΨ)

Pennsylvania (HI)

Elizabeth Anne Morris Julie Rochelle Moscow Jamie Nelson

Penn State (ΓP)

Kent State (BΩ)

San Diego (HP)

Jill M. Allison Melissa Mancosh Jaime Teitelman Michelle Ramey

Kristina Montemayor April Zamora Texas (Ω)

Towson (HΩ)

Kathleen Flannary Tufts (ZΘ)

Jordana Ende Andrea Perry Laura Wasserman Amy Yaroslow UC/Davis (EP)

Randie Zeiter UC/Irvine (HK)

Holly Barajas Jen Closson Voy Eap Elisa Hall Jennifer Proctor

Hana Ayoub Stephanie Hayatan Leslie Hughes Sisita Laron Paula Moffat Laurie Russell Kate Stearns UNC/Wilmington (HΞ)

Kelly Harmon Amy Jean Kimberly Melnick Keely White USC (BΠ)

Virginia Tech (HO)

Jennifer L. Scott Washburn (Y)

Melissa Ruggero Washington (Σ)

Kristin Kennedy Washington State (BPΛ)

Lyn Miller Christina M. Poe Amy Turner West Chester (EK)

Melissa Auchenbach Joy Green Tammy Lesyk Christina Specos Kristin Weidman Western Ontario (ΘH)

Alana Beres Leeanne Hurwitz Marnie Robinson Wichita State (ΓΞ)

Julia Church Patricia Spiegel Western Michigan (∆Θ)

Nicole Bellomo Sarah E. Duncan Wisconsin/LaCrosse (∆K)

Angela Hoffmann Petra Roter

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

S M A L L

PHIS DISCOVER EACH OTHER AT DINNER

Gamma Epsilons Meet in Chicago

While attending a Meeting Planners Internationalsponsored awards dinner during the summer these women discovered they had something else in common: they’re all Alpha Phis. Pictured are (from left) Heidi Edinger (EΞ-Southern Illinois), Lora Chleboun Stanley (∆M-Purdue), Sue Tinnish (BNorthwestern), Denise Jung Reens (E∆-Northern Illinois) and Carol Glenn (∆M-Purdue). Sue Tinnish was last year’s recipient of the organization’s Chapter Manager of the Year award, and Heidi Edinger won this year.

Gamma Epsilon alumnae (from left) Pat Varveris Apostolakis, Pat Rouille, Sue Millar Wood, Dorothy Endriz Kurtz and Diana Adams Stokes meet in Chicago.

Not pictured are Yuki Hayakawa Llewellyn and Kay Stumpf Powell. Sue and Yuki initiated the reunion.

Volunteering Brings Sisters Together Lake Forest ( E) graduates from the early

(From left) Peggy Murray-Hagaman, Michele Dunard, Ann Diaz, Karen Miller, Stephanie Leese and Pam Miller discovered each other while volunteering for the Junior League.

Michele Dunard’s (O-Missouri) volunteer work for the Junior League of Evanston North Shore, Ill., (JLE-NS) has introduced her to several new Alpha Phis since 1998.

While working on the 1998 children’s holiday party, Michele discovered committee cochairman Karen Leese Miller (BA-Illinois) is an Alpha Phi. The following years Michele chaired the event and learned that 1999 cochair Ann Parmenter Diaz (B -UCLA) and 2000 co-chair Peggy Murray-Hagaman (FS-Illinois State) are both Alpha Phis.

Michele was subsequently introduced to Karen and Peggy’s sisters and sisters-in-law, who also are Alpha Phis: Stephanie Leese (BA-Illinois), Pam Miller (FW-Dayton) and Molly Murray (DE-Iowa).

During the annual JLE-NS recognition dinner Michele and Peggy were honored as Volunteers of the Year. In 2001-02, Karen serves as JLE-NS president, Michele as bylaws parliamentarian, Ann as personnel coordinator and Peggy on the fundraising committee.

—Michele Dunard (O-Missouri) WINTER 2002

1960s met in Chicago mid-August. They arranged the meeting because Pat Varveris Apostolakis was displaying her original jewelry in a show at Marshall Field’s®, the Patricia Kaye Trunk Show. Six of the women met for lunch at the Art Institute of Chicago and reminisced about an art appreciation course they took in college. Others joined them later for dinner at a downtown restaurant.

—Dorothy E. Kurtz ( E-Lake Forest)

W O R L D / R E U N I O N S

PLANNING A REUNION? Tell the Alpha Phi Quarterly all about it. Send details including chapter or group name, year celebrating and date of celebration, to Alpha Phi Quarterly, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201. Or e-mail quarterly@alphaphi.org.

ALPHA ALUMNAE CELEBRATE 50 YEARS Syracuse (A) alumnae celebrate their 50th anniversary of college graduation in Syracuse.

Pictured are (front, from left) Elizabeth Waters McNish, Jane Forrest Hinman, Midge Brannan Taylor, Diane Woodworth Robeson, Jo D’Agostino Dingler, (back) Diane LeFevre Wright, Bev Brown Hennemuth and Margie Kennedy White. Also attending were Mary Braley Weedon and Millie Suzie Johnson.

—Jo Dingler (A-Syracuse)

Delta Xi Sisters Reunite Nebraska/Kearney ( ) women from the 1990-94 new member classes gathered for a reunion in Omaha, Neb., in July. The day began with a picnic for alumnae and families.

Despite the hot weather, everyone enjoyed catching up and watching their children meet and play together.

An adults-only event followed that evening. Sisters were so busy talking that they stayed past the scheduled 10:30 p.m. closing time. Plans are already underway for next

year’s reunion, back where it all began in Kearney.

Thanks to reunion committee members Heather Livingston Daubert, Carrie Hazuka Hubert, Jennifer Flemming Dannehl, Nicole Sup Deprez, Kim Meyer, Diane Francl, Marcy Honz Bruggeman, Trish Tynan and Aimee Basye Sanders.

—Aimee Basye Sanders ( Nebraska/Kearney) Delta Xi alumnae and families enjoy a picnic in July, the first half of an all-day reunion.

PA G E T W E N T Y- F I V E

2002-2004 IEB Candidates Slated The Committee on Leadership (COL) is proud to announce the nine candidates – a president and eight members at large – slated for the 2002-04 International Executive Board (IEB). This team has the leadership skills necessary to guide the Fraternity and meet members’ needs in the next biennium.

Alpha Phi’s new approach to leadership selection is in its second biennium. The COL, comprised of a cross-section of members from each region, is responsible for the planning and oversight of the nomination and election process.

All dues-paying members as of Dec. 31, 2001, are eligible to vote for the IEB. A ballot will be mailed no later than Feb. 19 and must be returned by March 31 for tabulation by an independent firm. The IEB will be announced May 1 and installed during Convention 2002 in July.

PRESIDENT

M E M B E R S AT L A R G E

CRISTA CATE VASINA (∆Γ-Northern Colorado), Alpharetta, Ga. ALUMNAE CHAPTER: Atlanta FRATERNITY HISTORY: IEB (2000-present); extension committee chair (2000present); membership standing committee (1998present); director of membership (1998-2000); collegiate membership coordinator (1996-98); nominations/elections task force (1996-98); district governor (1994-96); Emory (ΘΠ) chapter adviser (1991-94); UC/Berkeley (Λ) standards adviser (1991); Colorado (BΓΛ) rush adviser (1989-91).

PROFESSIONAL/VOLUNTEER: Pinecrest Academy.

BARBARA KOONTZ ALEVRAS (HA-New Hampshire), Wilmington, Mass.

ALUMNAE CHAPTER: Boston FRATERNITY HISTORY: constitution committee (2001-present); Northeast alumnae membership coordinator (2000-present); technology advisory board chair (2000-present); membership standing committee (2000-present); technology committee chair (1998-2000); alumnae task force (1998-2000); Boston alumnae chapter vice president-membership (1998-2001), president (1992-95), and collegiate support liaison officer (1991-92).

PROFESSIONAL/VOLUNTEER: former systems integration and process methodology manager, Wilmington Memorial Library Friends of the Library executive board.

Crista is currently a member of the IEB. She says of her service to Alpha Phi, “During the past year and a half the Board has been able to complete the transition from board management to board governance. I feel I have been a strong contributor in the completion of this transition.”

Crista believes key to this process is building those volunteer relationships on the committee level as well as the Board level. She speaks of the Board’s desire and her interest in establishing a formal Board outreach plan.

PA G E T W E N T Y- S I X

Barbara suggests that one of the focuses of the IEB this biennium be maximizing its own resources: “As an alumnae membership coordinator, I cultivated a strong support network of alumnae in the Northeast. In addition, I ensured activities in the region meet more universal goals established by the Fraternity through the Strategic Plan. I believe my overall understanding would transfer well to service on the IEB.”

STACEY GRIMES BOULMETIS (ΘT-Rensselaer), Charlestown, R.I. ALUMNAE CHAPTER: Rhode Island FRATERNITY HISTORY: Northeast collegiate membership coordinator (CMC) (1999-present); collegiate recruitment resources committee chair (2000-present); Miami University (ΓN) team lead (2001-present) and recruitment adviser (1995-96); Cornell (∆) team member (1999-present); regional summit meeting CMC representative (2001); resolutions committee (Convention 2000); Georgia Tech presentation team (2000); rush tools task force (1999-2000); Rush University faculty and planning committee (1998-99); Northeast human resource volunteer recruitment (199799); Rhode Island (I∆) colony supervisor (1997-99) and extension presentation team (1997); Rensselaer (ΘT) chapter property committee president (1995-97) and colony adviser (1993-95); district governor (199697); SUNY/Albany (HN) recruitment adviser (1994-95).

PROFESSIONAL/VOLUNTEER: former product manager for AlumniFinder.org.

Stacey shares her thoughts about the Fraternity’s future: “To move the Fraternity forward into the next century, I believe it is essential for the IEB to understand the history of our organization. Today, the most important piece of Fraternity history is the Strategic Plan and our current challenge is instituting board governance to work in tandem with it. Through the board governance model, the IEB creates the vision and desired outcomes for the future, and staff – both paid and volunteer – decides upon the methodology and strategies to achieve those outcomes.”

AMY PFANNENSTIEL BUNSZEL (∆-Cornell), Brighton, Mass.

ALUMNAE CHAPTER: Boston FRATERNITY HISTORY: IEB (1998-present); constitution committee chair (2001-present); finance committee chair (1998-present); Cornell (∆) team member (1997present); Boston alumnae chapter board (1995-2001); technology task force chair (1996-98); district governor (1994-97); Boston (HΛ) chapter adviser (1992-94); SUNY/Cortland (HT) chapter adviser (1991-92).

PROFESSIONAL/VOLUNTEER: marketing director, Linius Technologies.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

As the veteran IEB member on the slate, Amy says, “It is the IEB’s responsibility to complete the transition from management to governance and continue to communicate the roles of staff, Board and executive director to the general membership. I believe my experience and deep understanding of role responsibility will enable me to help new Board members with the board governance process.”

MARGARET HALLA CASH (Ψ-South Dakota), Vermillion, S.D. FRATERNITY HISTORY: South Dakota (Ψ) house corporation board (HCB) (1960s-present), president (1970s-present) and scholarship board of trustees chair (1970spresent); Iowa (∆E) chapter adviser (1960s); regional expansion chair.

PROFESSIONAL/VOLUNTEER: South Dakota Humanities Council and Foundation secretary; University of South Dakota Scholarship selection committee.

According to Margaret, a focus of the Fraternity in the coming biennium should be scholarship: “Without more emphasis on scholarship, no chapter can keep its house filled. Scholarship is the name of the game; if one is not successful in her academic life, she cannot stay in college. Success in the classroom is the key to retention.”

LINDA BOON DEFEE (ΓI-Texas Tech), Dallas, Texas ALUMNAE CHAPTER: Dallas and Suburban FRATERNITY HISTORY: South Central regional manager (1999-present); district alumnae chair (1989-90); Dallas and Suburban alumnae chapter philanthropy cochair (1986), president (1984-86), reference chair (1983) and vice president programs (1982); Arlington alumnae chapter treasurer (1972); Mid-Cities Panhellenic president (1976) and founding member (1974).

PROFESSIONAL/VOLUNTEER: sales associate, The Worth Collection.

Linda sees the IEB in the coming biennium renewing the principles upon which Alpha Phi was founded: “Emphasizing friendship, scholarship, leadership and community service are the cornerstones to which we strive to enrich our own lives as well as others’.”

WINTER 2002

FELICIA HUNT (HP-San Diego), Hermosa Beach, Calif.

FRATERNITY HISTORY: IEB (2000-present); membership standing committee (2000present); George Washington colony expansion team (2001); national housing committee (2000-01); Bucknell expansion team (2000); Northeast regional manager (1998-2000); recruitment adviser for Team Delta (1995-99).

PROFESSIONAL/VOLUNTEER: research and teaching assistant, USC. Felicia is currently a member of the IEB. She says as a volunteer and professional, she is committed to upholding and supporting the undergraduate experience. “One of my primary goals continues to be to engage undergraduate women in the highest levels of fraternity leadership. I strive to help represent the collegiate voice and model lifetime membership to young women.”

MARGARET “PEG” DECHANT THORNBURG (BΩKent State), Shelby, N.C. ALUMNAE CHAPTER: Charlotte, N.C. FRATERNITY HISTORY: Southeast alumnae membership coordinator (1998-present); membership standing committee (1998-present); extension committee (1998-present); alumnae task force (19982000); IEB vice president extension (1990-93); district governor (1988-90); district alumnae chair (1987-88); Raleigh/Durham Triangle alumnae chapter president (1985-87).

PROFESSIONAL/VOLUNTEER: Cleveland Regional Medical Center’s Foundation Kids Tip program, part-time.

Peg also believes the future of the Fraternity lies within its members: “As we steer toward our future as a Fraternity, we need to be reminded that we are foremost a membership organization. It is through our members that we can accomplish our goals and grow stronger as a Fraternity.”

LINDSAY WIGGINS (BΠ-USC), Los Angeles, Calif.

FRATERNITY HISTORY: Cal Poly (EX) house corporation board treasurer (2000present); USC (BΠ) house corporation board president (2001-present), pledge adviser (1978-82), finance adviser (1982-88) and chapter adviser (1988); Southwest regional manager (1997-present); district alumnae coordinator (1988-91); International alumnae department (1988-92); regional district governor

WHO ARE THE COL COMMITTEE MEMBERS? Marshall Coker Miller (∆A-East Carolina), chair Jo Burnidge Martin (BA-Illinois), vice chair and Southwest representative Debby Perkins Anderson (ΓΩ-Midwestern State), South Central representative Holly Malek Bryk (ΓΞ-Wichita State), MidAtlantic representative Janelle Del Carlo (B∆-UCLA), IEB appointee Maya Crevonis (∆P-Ball State), Outstanding Collegiate Chapter (Ball State) representative Victoria Evans (∆M-Purdue), Outstanding Large Alumnae Chapter (Boston) representative Dorothy Strand Gorman (ΓK-CSU/Long Beach), Pacific Northwest representative Carolynne Bond Kent (AΛ), Southeast representative Nagin Kormi (HI-Pennsylvania and ∆MPurdue), Northeast representative Lynn McLaughlin Murray (∆Y-Baldwin Wallace), Upper Midwest representative Ann Hathaway Beckert Schar (EA-Ashland), Outstanding Small Alumnae Chapter (Ashland) representative Colleen Sirhal (HM-Marquette and ΘMichigan), North Central Midwest representative Pamela Wilcox, Fraternity executive director and ex-officio member

(pilot program) (1996-97); alumnae task force (1999); Leadership Conference site coordinator (1991, 1993, 1995); Convention volunteer coordinator (1994); Greater Los Angeles alumnae chapter president (1978-82); district XIII south council president/Founders’ Day chair (1979); UC/Irvine (HK) and Chapman (HY) installation coordinator.

PROFESSIONAL/VOLUNTEER: principal, Phoenix Consulting Group.

If chosen as an IEB member, Lindsay says a goal of hers is for sisters to network and become involved with the Fraternity: “Our alumnae members will value their membership and believe that our organization is worth supporting. They will pay their dues, support the Foundation, attend convention, volunteer and remain engaged.”

PA G E T W E N T Y- S E V E N

A N N O U N C E M E N T S

New Additions Akron (HΓ) To Brad and Betty Kovacs Marian, a daughter, Arianna Anasztazia, Nov. 25, 2000.

Arizona (BE) To Joe and Anne Viehe Mitrick, a son, Joseph “Blake”, Jan. 15, 2001.

To Trey and Erin Randazzo Mike, a daughter, Lauren Kate, July 18, 2001.

Ashland (EA) To Greg and Amanda Trager Billman, a son, Braydan G., Feb. 14, 2001.

To Raphael and Leslie Sullivan Urteaga, a son, Vincent Thomas, May 5, 2001.

Baldwin-Wallace (∆Y) To Glenn J. and Lynn McLaughlin Murray, a daughter, Abigail Victoria, Aug. 20, 2001.

Ball State (∆P) To Robert and Shari Hay Barker, twin sons, Robert Zane and Zachary Phillip, Aug. 18, 2001.

Barry (ΘΩ) To Lirio Tejada and Jessenia Bu, a son, Lirio Alexander, July 16, 2001.

Bentley (ZP) To Bill and Jane Salisbury Schultz, triplet daughters, Elizabeth Jane, April 23, 2001, Catherine Emma and Victoria May, May 6, 2001.

To Richard and Donna DeBonee Battalino, a daughter, Catherine Marie, June 12, 2001.

(HΛ)

Boston To Christopher and Karen Meyer Shehadeh, a son, Robert Christopher, May 15, 2001.

To David and Dayna Berger Kleiner, a son, Russell Ford, June 3, 2001.

Bowling Green State (BO) To David and Heidi Willhelm Garlow, a daughter, Lauren Elizabeth, July 23, 2001.

To Mark and Sabrina Duncan Long, a daughter, Katherine Marena, July 29, 2001.

British Columbia (BΘ) To Chad and Monica Fabian Griffiths, a son, Jordan William, May 4, 2001.

Case Western Reserve (ZΠ) To James Cavanaugh and Cynthia Debevec, a son, Andrew Campbell, Sept. 1, 2001.

PA G E T W E N T Y- E I G H T

Central Missouri State (ΘΛ) To Christopher and Michelle Wilson Ebeling, a daughter, Aubry Christine, Feb. 28, 2001.

Drake (ΓO) To Thomas and Kristen Houghton Johnson, a son, Ian Bradford, Jan. 11, 2001.

Iowa (∆E) To Jeff and Laurie Leahy Nesler, a son, Nathan Jeffrey, June 13, 2001.

Missouri (O) To Eric and Stacey Reynolds Anderson, a daughter, Isabelle Jolie, Jan. 18, 2001.

Chapman (HY) To Robert and Melody Lopez Sadowski, a son, Dylan James, June 26, 2001.

To Daniel and Carol Scatterday Wenzel, a son, Andrew John, June 19, 2001.

Iowa State (Z∆) To Robert and Mindy LaMaack Faber, a son, Chaston Robert, March 8, 2001.

To Paul A. and Gina Jobe Gassett, a daughter, Anna Caroline, May 30, 2001.

Colorado (BΓΛ) To Dylan and Kyndal Dahl Barnes, a daughter, Morgan Brittany, April 25, 2001 (also ∆Γ-Northern Colorado).

To Sean and Gretchen Yetzbacher Yoder, a daughter, Peyton Leigh, June 21, 2001.

Colorado State (ZM) To Joseph Mukpik and Colette C. Martin, a son, Braeden Martin, Sept. 18, 2001.

Cornell (∆) To Andrew and Karen Kemble Sachs, a son, Matthew Brian, Dec. 19, 2000.

To Steve and Laura Kenny Kohls, a daughter, Sarah Grace, March 15, 2001.

To Daniel and Susan Guarnaschelli Collins, a daughter, Julia Marie, May 16, 2001.

To Chris and Amy Pfannenstiel Bunszel, a son, Nolan James, Oct. 11, 2001.

CSU/Long Beach (ΓK) To Douglas and April Bozarth Allen, twin sons, Damon Douglas and Devin Jack, March 7, 2001.

To Christopher and Sandra Waltrip Viola, a son, Jack Alexander, May 10, 2001.

CSU/Sacramento (EΓ) To Jim and Nancy Edwards Williams, a daughter, Emily Marie, Feb. 3, 2001.

To Jerred and Samantha LeeHendricks, a daughter, Naia Reney, April 26, 2001.

CSU/San Bernardino (HB) To Scott and Nicole Coute Howes, a daughter, Delanie Eve, Dec. 24, 2000.

To Michael and Amy EatherlyWetzel, a son, Andrew Michael, April 20, 2001.

To Jason and Cheryl Clark Gibbs, a son, Ty Andrew, May 22, 2001.

To Matthew and Amy Pettersen Garrett, a son, Jacob Riley, July 15, 2001.

Delaware (EN) To Peter and Lori Collura Mallett, a son, Kyle Peter, March 23, 2001.

To Neal and Ann Cali Bradsher, a daughter, Cali Louise, July 18, 2001.

To Gregory and Amy MeylandSmith Jones, a daughter, Claire Winter, Sept. 17, 2001.

East Carolina (∆A) To Aaron and Julie Smith Givens, twin daughters, Ashleigh Kate and Taylor Lynn, July 2, 2001.

Eastern Illinois (ZA) To Gerald and Jennifer Celestino Beeson, a son, Francis Gregory, July 4, 2001.

Elmhurst (ZΞ) To Kevin and Laura Luebking MacCartie, a daughter, Kyleen Hazel, June 29, 2001.

To Daniel and Emily Scholer Hernandez, a son, Antonio Columbio, Sept. 23, 2001.

George Mason (HΛ) To Shannon and Tania Vargo Erman, a daughter, Kayleigh Bryce, May 9, 2001.

To Patrick and Michelle Naylon Faber, a son, William Calvin, Sept.

11, 2001.

To Michael and Wendi Lewis Maresca, a son, Grant Michael, June 21, 2001.

To Daryl and Jennifer Gaber Decker, a daughter, Kylie Raye, Aug. 27, 2001.

James Madison (ΘI) To Thomas and Heidi Yancey Taylor, a son, Thomas Griffin, Feb. 8, 2001.

Johns Hopkins (ZO) To Matthew and Karen Lavy Lindsay, a daughter, Emma Shannon, June 24, 2001.

Kent State (BΩ) To Tim and Kathy Tanker Cwynar, a son, Troy Thomas, Dec. 12, 2000.

Marquette (HM) To Chris and Joyce “Tina” Beardslee Groppi, a son, Collin Alexander, Sept. 2, 2001.

Maryland (∆Z) To Lawrence Frank and Susan Elizabeth Delaney, a daughter, Dillon Grace, July 19, 2001.

To Paul and Emily Baker Pavot, a son, Paul Joseph Alexander, Oct. 6, 2001.

Miami University (ΓN) To Wes and Heidi Hartung Burkett, a daughter, Caitlyn Jeanette, June 18, 2001.

Illinois (BA) To Paul Jr. and Tracy Haye Repmann, a son, Zachary Paul, June 13, 2001.

To Kraig and Julie Cancasci McConaghy, a daughter, Rachel Lauren, July 9, 2001.

To Thomas and Wendy Salem Wagner, a daughter, Emily Katherine, June 21, 2001.

To Dennis and Jenifer Fox Romps, a son, Jason Andrew, Sept. 4, 2001.

To James and Elizabeth Spakowski Gomorczak, a daughter, Georgiana Elizabeth, Aug. 7, 2001.

Michigan (Θ) To Douglas and Erin Sweeny Bartman, a daughter, Delaney Marie, June 7, 2001.

Indiana (BT) To Marcus and Carrie Ryan McGraw, a daughter, Rachel Lynn, May 22, 2001.

Michigan State (BB) To Christopher and Julie Walker Cameron, a son, James Christopher, Aug. 16, 2000.

To Sean and Sabrina Lee Ogar, a daughter, Camille Lane, July 20, 2001.

Indiana State (∆Π) To Shane and Tracy Beck Hope, a son, Gage Anthony, Aug. 31, 2001.

Indiana U. Southeast (ZE) To Mike and Jennifer Partenheimer Berrong, twin sons, Caleb William and Kevin Thomas, July 21, 2001.

Midwestern State (ΓΩ) To Steve and Kristin Novak Covert, a son, Jacob Nicholas, Sept. 13, 2001.

Minnesota (E) To Ron and Leanna Garlinger Nelson, a son, Cole James, April 7, 2001.

To Bruce and Lisa Bostic Miller, a daughter, Hayley Jean, May 21, 2001.

To Gil and Ashley Munsell Sanders, a son, Aaron Zachary, July 12, 2001.

To Clair and Tricia Perry Barnes, a daughter, Alexa Malinda, July 19, 2001.

To Christopher and Susie Egger Brown, a daughter, Madelyn Grace, Sept. 16, 2001.

Montana (X) To Jack and Kari Culbert Buffington, a daughter, Kaitlin Grace, Jan. 13, 2001.

Nebraska (N) To Mark and Kimberly Bartels Vermilyea, a daughter, Kate Elizabeth, Nov. 6, 2000.

Nebraska/Kearney (∆Ξ) To Michael and Megan Henry Skradis, a son, Mitchell John, Sept. 1, 2001.

New Hampshire (HA) To Andrew and Tania Fort Zirn, a son, Dominic Jerome, July 21, 2001.

North Dakota (Π) To K.J. and Leah Kopseng Coghlan, a daughter, Darian Roxanne, April 25, 2001.

To Shane and Amy Herberg Sedin, a son, Justin Henry, June 14, 2001.

Northeast Missouri State (ΘΓ) To Douglas and Jayna Blacksmith Eichholz, a son, Jack Douglas, Feb. 1, 2001.

Northern Colorado (∆Γ) To Ward and Heather Vogel Carroll, a daughter, Margaret Ann, May 18, 2001.

To James and Denise Dietz Desmond, a daughter, Judith Marie, Aug. 17, 2001.

Northern Illinois (E∆) To Michael and Dawn Lowry Zagorski, a son, Carter Michael, Aug. 5, 2001.

Northern Iowa (EΘ) To Steve and Nancy Coacher Kamienski, a daughter, Abigail Claire, Aug. 26, 2001.

North Texas (ΓH) To David and Jacquelyn Jordy James, a son, Peyton Andrew, June 16, 2001.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

Northwestern (B) To Brian and Molly Thacker Snyder, a son, Caleb Robert, Sept. 25, 2001.

San Francisco State (HΘ) To Perry and Marla Mayer Cranston, a daughter, Catherine Grace, Aug. 5, 2001.

Ohio State (P) To Kurt and Lynette Engman Kramer, a son, Krischan Marcus, July 13, 2001.

San Jose State (BΨ) To Robert Contreras and Keri Ann Friday, a daughter, Mykayla Jean, May 7, 2001.

Oklahoma (Φ) To Mark and Abbey Wiseman Mar, a daughter, Madilynn Grace, Feb. 27, 2001.

Shippensburg (ΘΞ) To James and Chandra Snow Farner, a son, Benjamin Edward, Feb. 23, 2001.

To Greg and Monica Lee Best, a son, Dillon Cole, May 15, 2001.

South Dakota (Ψ) To Tim and Nichole Rogers Gjoraas, a daughter, Kia Nichole, Oct. 6, 2001.

Oklahoma City (∆∆) To Chuck and Cheryl Cooper Baber, a son, Grant Cooper, Aug. 8, 2001.

Old Dominion (EH) To Robert and Heather Powell Marshall, a daughter, Sydney Ellen, Aug. 11, 2001.

To Scott and Victoria Cordner Manoogian, a daughter, Amanda Anne, Sept. 6, 2001.

Oregon State (BY) To Jeff and Jenni Stewart Fowler, a son, Benjamin Kirk, Dec. 18, 2000.

Pennsylvania (HI) To Stephen and Julie Berliner Bell, a daughter, Sydney Rebecca, March 14, 2001.

Penn State (ΓP) To Jeffrey and Laura Upham Hainley, a daughter, Jenna Lauren, born Feb. 29, 2000, adopted Feb. 2, 2001.

To Jerry and Melane Weaver Martz, a daughter, Jillian Claire, Aug. 2, 2001.

Purdue (∆M) To Gregg and Lauren Heidt Kuetemeyer, a daughter, Julia Mae, June 3, 2001.

To Joe and Alison Jones Bash, a daughter, Mara Ruth, June 23, 2001.

San Diego (HP) To Jeffrey and Selina Valdivia Knudson, a daughter, Madelynn Elizabeth, Aug. 30, 2001.

San Diego State (ΓA) To Dirk and Kate Pfeiffer Lohuis, a daughter, Brooke Katherine, March 29, 2001.

To Larry and Laura Colonelli Walsh, a son, Jeffrey Maggio, June 28, 2001.

To Menno and Lisa Woods Ploeg, a son, Elijah Emile, July 17, 2001.

Southern Illinois (EΞ) To Kyle Dooley and Jaime Dusinski, a son, Jordan Edgar, May 18, 2001.

St. Joseph’s (ΘΘ) To John and Kristen Shope Sims, a daughter, Anna Jean, Feb. 11, 2001.

SUNY/Cortland (HT) To Ted and Jennifer Gokey Islas, a son, Tate Brian, July 26, 2001.

Syracuse (A) To Michael and Lee Lindholm Manafo, a son, Tobias James, July 2, 2001.

To Gary and Kelly Townsend Rostic, a daughter, Alayna Margaret, Sept. 17, 2001.

Texas (Ω) To Eric and Melanie Kieke Pav, a son, Tyler Michael, July 20, 2001.

To Rusty and Penne Atkins Graham, a son, Preston Wayne, Aug. 13, 2001.

To Bill and Ginger Braswell Miller, a son, William Wentworth, Aug. 22, 2001.

Texas A&M (EΩ) To Frank and Heather Hawkins Williams, a daughter, Bethany Ann, May 10, 2001.

(EΩΛ)

Texas A&M To Ben and Diane Flower Waggoner, a son, Thomas Benjamin III, Aug. 24, 2001.

To Jon and Melissa Willmarth Hawley, a daughter, Riley Alexandra, Sept. 15, 2001.

Texas Tech (ΓI) To Chris and Kathy Nelson Croom, a son, William Grayson, Dec. 1, 2000.

To Greg and Aimee Wilson Morris, twin daughters, Brooke Makayla and Megan Marie, Dec. 22, 2000.

To Brian and Staci King Kwast, a daughter, Ashlyn Renee, July 25, 2001.

To Scott and Michelle Arndt St. Peters, a daughter, Reagan Michelle, Aug. 6, 2001.

Towson (HΩ) To Matthew and Heather Darnell Bridgewater, a daughter, Kelsie Ann, June 1, 2001.

To Ray and Staci Spring Magee, a daughter, Caitlyn Nicole, Sept. 16, 2001.

Truman State (ΘΓ) To David and Jennifer Beverlin Mitchell, a son, Connor Watson, July 16, 2001.

UC/Berkeley (Λ) To Steve and Katherine Thomas Elms, a son, Harrison Toth, Oct. 23, 2000.

To Kent and Christine Roberts Trimble, a son, Nicholas Ryan, May 14, 2001.

UC/Irvine (HK) To Fred and Melanie Heale Kale, a daughter, Brooke Elizabeth, May 5, 2001.

UC/Santa Barbara (ΓB) To Sean and Wendy Reed Behan, a son, Connor Michael, May 16, 2001.

To Alan and Susan Daly Sisson, a daughter, Tanya Elizabeth, May 24, 2001.

USC (BΠ) To Wesley and Michelle Fisher Jones, triplets, Ethan Wesley, Meghan Nancy and Zachary Fielding, Aug. 27, 2000.

Villanova (HE) To Tim and Stacey Walczak Locascio, a son, Luke Timothy, Sept.

28, 2001.

Virginia Tech (HO) To Mitch and Erin Craig-Fischi, a daughter, Virginia Mae, July 20, 2001.

Washington (Σ) To Keri and Jennifer Young Clark, a daughter, Samantha Grace, July 30, 2001.

Washington State (BPΛ) To George S. and Kristina Forsberg Robson, a daughter, Marisa Raelyn, July 18, 2001.

Western Michigan (∆Θ) To Dan and Susan Feuerstein Stearns, a son, Ryan James, July 13, 2001.

Western Ontario (ΘH) To Shane and Michelle Thompson McEvoy, a daughter, Taryn Brigid, Feb. 12, 2001.

Marriages

Alana Woodruff to Mark Corso, Sept. 8, 2001.

Cameron (ΘP) Peggy Carney to David Jensen, Sept. 15, 2001.

Adrian (∆H)

Case Western Reserve (ZΠ) Dr. Jennifer Mowry to Justin Fisk, May 19, 2001.

Aileen Melick to Ryan Fischer, Oct. 7, 2000.

Josette DeMuesy to Lawson Mollica, May 26, 2001.

Stacey Pfenninger to Romolo Maura Jr., Sept. 29, 2001.

Central Missouri State (ΘΛ) Kristy Mason to Shawn Peto, Aug. 25, 2001.

Akron (HΓ) Kym Cindea to Eric Steager, June 2, 2001.

Appalachian State (ΘN) Ashley Judson to James H. Hornbuckle III, Sept. 22, 2001.

Arizona (BE) Sidney Wilkinson to Rick Miller, May 5, 2001.

Brandie Finch to Eric Pryor, June 16, 2001.

Arizona State (ΓΠ) Jennifer Janet Holly to Jesse Taylor Smith, May 12, 2001.

Christopher Newport (ΘΦ) Suzanne Sattilaro to Ryan Monahan, June 23, 2001.

Colorado State (ZM) Lesa Zandell to Jonathan Grumet, Aug. 19, 2001.

Cornell (∆) Christine Leung to Brian Harmon, Sept. 23, 2000.

Elizabeth Gelfand to Steven Miller, Aug. 18, 2001.

Amy Sachs to Kevin Yam, Oct. 13, 2001.

Baldwin-Wallace (∆Y) Lisa Yacobozzi to Todd Boylan, April 7, 2001.

CSU/Chico (ΘY) Melissa Felder to Michael Parker, Dec. 9, 2000.

Elizabeth Skelton to Chad Peebles, April 28, 2001.

Brooke Ventriglia to Kenneth Joseph Bradley, Sept. 2, 2001.

Tricia Stradtman to R. Joseph Saccoccia, June 23, 2001.

CSU/Hayward (H∆) Karin Trinkler to Barclay Ferguson, March 20, 2001.

Ball State (∆P) Karen Gable to Jeff Rieth, Aug. 25, 2001.

Barry (ΘΩ) Jennifer Zigmont to Simon Matalon, June 9, 2000.

CSU/Northridge (EY) Ally Lewis to Jim McClure, July 7, 2001.

Dena Lookholder to Benjamin Yosfan, Aug. 19, 2001.

Bentley (ZP) Kimberly Frates to Steven Mazzilli Jr., July 22, 2001.

CSU/Sacramento (EΓ) Jennifer Aiken to Patrick Dimick, July 28, 2001.

Bowling Green State (BO) Heather Hemple to Ty Traxler, July 28, 2001.

Ayme Reed to Darren McMillan, Aug. 18, 2001.

British Columbia (BΘ) Elaine Ong to Claudio Bolognese, Aug. 8, 2001.

Butler (EB) Julie Osinski to Rex H. Daisey II, Oct. 20, 2001.

Cal Poly (EX) Erin Ankrom to Adam Pottmeyer, Feb. 10, 2001.

Jennifer Moore to Anthony Chavez, Sept. 15, 2001.

DePauw (Γ) Laura Sherck to William Sims, May 19, 2001.

Laura Murphy to James Ferri, June 2, 2001.

Rebecca L. Withered to Stephen C. Waddell, Aug. 11, 2001.

Jennifer Andrews to James William Marshall, July 6, 2001.

Drake (ΓO) Katie Wanninger to Bradley R. Smith, June 2, 2001.

Julie Hemingway to Richard McMullin, July 7, 2001.

Dacia Fuhrman to Robert Gonzales, July 28, 2001.

Jennifer Wolfsen to Bryan Childress, Sept. 8, 2001.

WINTER 2002

PA G E T W E N T Y- N I N E

A N N O U N C E M E N T S

Duquesne (EI) Joanna Chipouras to Chris Mantzuranis, Oct. 21, 2001.

Loyola Marymount (ZB) Megan Swissman to Daniel Buikema, June 23, 2001.

North Texas (ΓH) Jennifer Ashby to Coy Moore, June 16, 2001.

Southern Utah (ΘΣ) Chandra Pepper to Stanford Le, June 26, 2001.

USC (BΠ) Lindsey Swan to Samuel Lucero IV, July 21, 2001.

East Carolina (∆A) Laura Benfield to Steven Ladoski, May 5, 2001.

Maine (∆N) Tina Chassé to Sidney Plate, Aug. 4, 2001.

Northwestern (B) Cynthia Medd to Duncan Sanger, Oct. 27, 2001.

Deanna Thomas to Brandon Allen, July 6, 2001.

Villanova (HE) Heather Williams to Jeff Walker, May 6, 2001.

Beth Hawn to Robert Oliver, Sept.

7, 2001.

Miami University (ΓN) Roklyn DePerro to Daniel Turner, Nov. 3, 2001.

Ohio State (P) Alicia Engman to Ryan Tebbenkamp, Feb. 27, 2001.

Michigan (Θ) Laura Linn to Gautam Ranji, May 5, 2001.

Old Dominion (EH) Jennifer Hyde to Nicholas Minchenko, Dec. 10, 2000.

Lisa LaMastro to Brian Dover, May 26, 2001.

Oklahoma (Φ) Corrie Faulds to John Filstrup, Sept. 2, 2000.

Traci Sorrell to Jason Phillips, Sept.

14, 2001.

Ami Bannerman to John Jordan III, Nov. 2, 2001.

Eastern Illinois (ZA) Amy Sciaccotta to Patrick Brannigan, Sept. 29, 2001.

Eastern Washington (HΨ) Kelly Vanmatre to Sean Crooks, July 7, 2001.

Jordan Plughoff to Nick Sackman, Sept. 1, 2001.

Elmhurst (ZΞ) Renee Gossage to Michael Ray, Sept. 2, 2001.

Franklin &Marshall (ZΣ) Elizabeth Perry to Aaron Muderick, June 18, 2001.

Idaho (BZ) Jyll Ashcom to Mark Goetz, Nov. 17, 2001.

Illinois (BA) Sandy Krolak to Jim Monkemeyer, Sept. 3, 2000.

Illinois State (ZT) Janet Bronke to Joseph Kupka, Sept. 29, 2001.

Indiana (BT) Andrea Weir to Sean Patrick Harron, June 9, 2001.

Nichole Janes to Edwin L. Dennis III, Oct. 27, 2001.

Iowa (∆E) Michelle Rose to Isaac Hartman, June 9, 2001.

Jennifer Holliday to Joseph Chatman, Sept. 29, 2001.

James Madison (ΘI) Carol Morse to Daniel Guernsey, July 21, 2001.

Johns Hopkins (ZOΛ) Kari Rosenthal to James Annand, July 7, 2001.

Kent State (BΩ) Pamela Baird to Craig Atwood, June 2, 2001.

Kara Ball to Brian Zidar, Nov. 3, 2001.

Linfield (ΘA) Alyssa Gleed to Ryan Johnston, Jan. 20, 2001.

Tiffany Lanman to Bryan Gore, July 20, 2001.

PAGE THIRTY

Michigan State (BB) Dana Anderson to David P. Smith III, July 6, 2001.

Rachel Carter to Justin Land, Jan. 7, 2001.

Minnesota (E) Angela Rinaldi to Scott Armstrong, Oct. 13, 2001.

Oklahoma City (∆∆) Shelley Ragan to Tim Gordon, June 24, 2000.

Megan Guhlke to Mike Alessi, Oct. 27, 2001.

Oregon (T) Marina Mehas to Joe Hegstrom, June 23, 2001.

Missouri (O) Keri Park to Christopher Kallaos, June 9, 2001.

Deborah Cressman to Aaron Gonzalez, July 21, 2001.

MIT (ZΦ) Amy Gieffers to Adam Cotner, May 12, 2001.

Amanda Stumpf to Joe Niles, Sept. 22, 2001.

Puget Sound (ΓZ) Lisa Derosier to David Mayfield, Sept. 1, 2001.

St. Joseph’s (ΘΘ) Maggie Buckley to Timothy Romaine, July 7, 2001.

SUNY/Cortland (HT) Dawn DeTore to Richard Savicki, Aug. 4, 2001.

Washington University (ZY) Kelly Tebbutt to Rick Nyman, Oct. 13, 2001.

Marilou Flynn to Christopher Bick, Sept. 21, 2001.

Washington (Σ) Sarah Reese to David Duran, Dec. 9, 2000.

Syracuse (A) Laura Preng to Charles McPherson, April 28, 2001.

Christina van Valey to Chad Rolfs, Aug. 11, 2001.

Texas (Ω) Teresa “Terri” Stewart to Peter Williams, June 23, 2001.

Corrie Sweet to David Mann, Aug. 12, 2001.

(EΩΛ)

Texas A&M Lori Saldivar to Michael D. Schneider, June 9, 2001.

Courtney Lehrmann to Clint Schnell, July 28, 2001.

Belia Gonzalez to Adam McDonald, Oct. 27, 2001.

Texas A&M/Commerce (∆B) Marcey Tillett to Randy Bench, Aug. 18, 2001.

Colleen Schwingel to Steven Bohn, Dec. 22, 2001.

San Diego (HP) Joanna Margaret Lee to Paul Brian Bruso, June 23, 2001.

Texas Tech (ΓI) Holly Pennock to Travis Ricketson, Jan. 6, 2001.

Montana (X) Joy Henderson to Christopher Thomen, Nov. 11, 2000.

San Diego State (ΓA) Sherrie Washington to Christopher Bainer, July 7, 2001.

Melanie Martin to Brandon Schweiss, Jan. 20, 2001.

Nebraska (N) Shelia Obrist to Nathan Rempe, July 21, 2001.

San Francisco State (HΘ) Jennifer Tomas to Daniel Michael Kenny, Oct. 26, 2001.

Kimberly Windhorst to Edwin J. Kaup, July 28, 2001.

San Jose State (BΨ) Cheryl D. Benetti to Thomas J. Trombatore, Sept. 2, 2001.

Lauren Hampton to Tyler Johnson, Sept. 1, 2001.

Amy Morris to Adam Christensen, Oct. 13, 2001.

New Hampshire (HA) Kerry Russell to Brendt D’Orio, Oct. 6, 2001.

North Carolina State (EΦΛ) Ashley Davis to Jason Maggio, July 7, 2001.

North Dakota (Π) Amber Leschishin to Jeff Vreeman, Sept. 15, 2001.

Northern Colorado (∆Γ) Leslie Bailey to Aaron Brown, Jan. 5, 2001.

Kortnee Anne Walker to Kelly Paul Cummings, Sept. 28, 2001.

Santa Clara (ZΓ) Kristen Nicoletti to Thomas Hardy, Nov. 11, 2000.

Jessica Feldman to Jeff Perry, March 31, 2001.

Seton Hall (HH) Bernadette M. Kuduk to John V. Racioppi, July 1, 2000.

Tara Hartman to Bryan Felt, Aug. 25, 2001.

Ioana Alb to Raffaele Acquaviva, Aug. 26, 2001.

Terri Thompson to Andrew Jessen, Sept. 1, 2001.

Southern Illinois (EΞ) Leesa Liddle to Christopher Neal, May 26, 2001.

Christine Roop to Robert Pack, April 21, 2001.

Kelly Merrick to Ian William Shaw, June 2, 2001.

Richmond (HΠ) Tracey Flynn to Jay Portillo, April 28, 2001.

Monica Dodds to Jason Wyly, Oct. 20, 2001.

Jessica Barone to Neel Tilak, Oct. 12, 2001.

Washington State (BPΛ) Suzanne Webb to Daniel Rodriguez, June 2, 2001.

Courtney Brown to Corey Stolp, June 16, 2001.

Erin Tabor to Aaron Hopper, Aug. 11, 2001.

Beth Robertson to Mark Chan, Aug. 18, 2001.

Western Ontario (ΘH) Catherine Jobson to Steve Adams, Nov. 16, 2001.

West Virginia (BI) Ronda Steward to Adam Webb, May 5, 2001.

Emily Travis to Greg Schaefers, June 16, 2001.

Wichita State (ΓΞ) Julia Church to Stetlar Martin, July 21, 2001.

Erin Baugher to Mike Carey, June 23, 2001.

Kara A. Uplinger to Eric D. Pryor, Oct. 20, 2001.

Nicole Divan to Drew Nolan, Sept.

1, 2001.

Wisconsin (I) Jennifer Mikulina to Brian Bordini, Oct. 20, 2001.

Truman State (ΘΓ) Tricia Kyler to Scott Bowling, Oct. 7, 2001.

UCLA (B∆) Shelly White to Jeffrey Martinek, May 5, 2001.

Anne Ferguson to Jason Penrod, June 16, 2001.

Kimberly Sherman to David Tetzlaff, Aug. 18, 2001.

UC/Irvine (HK) Claudia Voyu to Adam Burton, Aug. 18, 2001.

UC/Santa Barbara (ΓB) Heather Hansen to Jeremy Collins, Sept. 8, 2001.

Wisconsin/La Crosse (∆K) Melissa Bail to Kevin Gillis, July 7, 2001.

Silent Chapter Arizona (BE) Patricia Brisbane Parker Southwick (’47), March 25, 2001.

Evelyn Houston Van Loo (’39), July 8, 2001.

Baldwin-Wallace (∆Y) Elizabeth Stout Swartz (’64), Sept.

5, 2001.

Pam King to Chris Crone, Sept.

28, 2001.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

Bowling Green State (BO) Sheila Crowley Dyckes (’48), Aug. 5, 2001.

Iowa (∆E) LaVerne Nolan Leary (’61), Oct. 7, 2001.

Montana (X) Frae Johnson Kuhl (’48), March 21, 2001.

Mary Elizabeth Beattie McIntyre (’43), Sept. 27, 2001.

Iowa State (Z∆) Laurie Newell Fisher (’77), Sept.

18, 2001.

Claire Criswell McIver (’43), Sept.

20, 2001.

Cornell (∆) Jean Garrett Tradup (’39), Sept.

16, 2001.

CSU/Sacramento (EΓ) Patricia Ann Lawler Seep (’68), May 17, 2001.

Dayton (ZΨ) Kristy Irvine Ryan (’93), Sept. 11, 2001.

James Madison (ΘI) Kristin Surano (’98), Aug. 14, 2001.

Kent State (BΩ) Linda Mary Byers McBride Anderson (’53), Sept. 5, 2000.

Joy Burns Waldmuller (’53), Jan. 4, 2001.

Denison (BK) Nancy Myers Hawk (’52), Nov. 16, 2000.

Michigan (Θ) Margaret Berry Emmons (’43), April 26, 2001.

DePauw (Γ) Helen Williams George (’32), Nov. 12, 2000.

Michigan State (BB) Kathryn E. Currie Bliss (’35), June 19, 2001.

Dorothy Hack Wilson (’25), July 2, 2001.

Minnesota (E) Mary Nicolas Lynch (’47), April 11, 2001.

Idaho (BZ) Jessica Leigh Franklin (’99), Oct. 5, 2001.

If you would like a record of a birth, marriage or death included in the Quarterly, please clip out and submit this form to Alpha Phi Quarterly, 1930 Sherman Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201.

Or you may e-mail the information to quarterly@ alphaphi.org. Please be sure to include all the requested information.

Missouri (O) Fonda Agee Wingfield (’44), July 1, 2001.

Murray State (ZZ) Donna “Dusty” Young (’81), Nov. 23, 2000.

Nebraska (N) Dorothy Heldt Lyon (’25), Jan. 23, 2001.

Oregon (T) Louise Thomas Bookwalter (’32), July 6, 2001.

San Jose State (BΨ) Jeanette Keebaugh Bothwell (’48), Sept. 30, 2001.

Syracuse (A) Ida Virginia Stacy Jefferis (’33), June 2, 2001.

New Hampshire (HA) Janet Elisabeth Larson (’86), March 6, 2001.

Texas (Ω) Joyce Atkins Latcham (’40), Oct. 21, 2000.

North Dakota (Π) Ruth Ellen Ertresvaag Sveen (’48), Sept. 10, 2001.

Marian Keith Briggs Ford (’25), Nov. 16, 2000.

Northwestern (B) Helen Maxine Herrmann Oakland (’32), Oct. 3, 2001.

Ohio State (P) Betty Boord Greenlee (’33), July 13, 2001.

Washburn (Y) Audentia Young Martell (’34), Oct. 31, 2000.

Mary Alice Ball Nelson Hamlin (’24), July 20, 2001.

Katherine Dillon Anderson (’22), April 2, 2001.

Ruth Eastman Hastings (’28), Sept. 15, 2001.

USC (BΠ) Judith Patterson Riley (’57), Aug. 17, 2001.

Betty Wilson Mitchell (’37), Aug. 12, 2001.

Frances K. Scott Shaner (’24), Feb. 23, 2001.

West Virginia (BI) Virginia Bertrand Borland (’40), May 8, 2001.

Wisconsin (I) Janice Pheatt Brighouse (’30), Aug. 2, 2001.

Mary Taylor Alexander (’20), Jan. 18, 2001.

Jenelle Nolan Burgess (’88), March 8, 2001.

Toronto (Ξ) Geraldine Dack (’29), July 22, 2001.

Birth/Marriage/ Silent Chapter Form Birth FATHER’S NAME

Death FIRST

MOTHER’S NAME

FIRST

LAST

MAIDEN

MOTHER’S COLLEGIATE CHAPTER

SCHOOL

CHILD’S NAME

MIDDLE

FIRST

CHILD’S DATE OF BIRTH

LAST

BOY

YEAR

WIFE’S NAME

MAIDEN

GIRL

LAST

SCHOOL

YEAR

Submitted by NAME

FIRST

MAIDEN

LAST

STREET ADDRESS INCLUDING APARTMENT NUMBER

FIRST

FIRST

WIFE’S COLLEGIATE CHAPTER

WEDDING DATE

FIRST

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER

DATE OF DEATH

Marriage HUSBAND’S NAME

NAME OF DECEASED

LAST

MAIDEN

SCHOOL

YEAR

LAST

CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

IF THE QUARTERLY STAFF HAS QUESTIONS, I CAN BE REACHED AT:

HOME TELEPHONE

BUSINESS TELEPHONE

E-MAIL

P L E A S E N OT E : Announcements may only be printed if they have occurred within a year of publication. Announcements with missing information, such as specific date, will not be printed. If annoucements are received after the copy deadline (see inside front cover for specific dates), they will be considered for the following issue.

WINTER 2002

PA G E T H I RT Y- O N E

A L P H A

P H I

F O U N D A T I O N

At the Heart of the Matter: Education Berkeley’s Dr. Stephen Miller is International Professor of the Year

2001 INTERNATIONAL PROFESSOR OF THE YEAR FINALISTS DR. MICHAEL ABBOT Professor, Chemical Engineering Department Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, nominated by Theta Tau DR. GARY KESLER Associate Professor and Interim Head of the Department of Landscape Architecture University of Illinois, nominated by Beta Alpha DR. MICHAEL PORTER Associate Professor, Department of Communication University of Missouri, nominated by Omicron DR. TERRY RUMKER Assistant Professor and Director of the Hotel and Restaurant Management Program Ashland University, nominated by Epsilon Alpha

JUDGES Mary Dempsey, Commissioner of the Chicago Public Library Father Michael J. Garanzini, President, Loyola University, Chicago J. Peter Kelly, Director of the MBA and Executive MBA Programs at Baldwin Wallace College Dr. R. Gerald Turner, President, Southern Methodist University Frederica von Stade, mezzo soprano

PA G E T H I RT Y- T W O

Her father suffered a series of strokes, and she returned home to help her family. Back at school, with three papers due, chapters upon chapters to read and homework to complete, Ashley Rahn ( -UC/Berkeley) was overwhelmed.

And she was nervous. She went to University of California/Berkeley Classics Professor Stephen Miller’s office. What would he say? Would he care that she was so far behind?

Would he even know she was in his class?

“Dr. Miller offered to personally help me catch up, and to my astonishment he called me by my name. My class has more than 100 students!” Ashley says.

This is one of the many reasons why Ashley nominated Dr. Miller as the Alpha Phi Foundation’s International Professor of the Year, an honor established in 1997 to acknowledge the importance of a teacher’s dedication to students on collegiate campuses.

Professor Stephen Miller’s teaching philosophy, his ability to sustain interest in the classroom and his campus involvement led the Alpha Phi Foundation to choose him as the 2001 International Professor of the Year.

“My personal teaching philosophy is that no substitute exists for one-on-one contact with the student,” Dr. Miller says. “Fundamental is knowing the name and face of each student. The result is better attendance and attention.”

In her nomination, Ashley writes, “Professor Miller motivates everyone around him to embrace learning. He is so engaging in the classroom that my peers and I never want to miss his class.”

The classroom is not the only place students see Professor Miller. He regularly attends their sporting events.

“I’ve never stated that ‘if I come to your water polo meet you should come to class,’ but a clear interest in [students’] activities … results in better classroom performance,” he writes.

Professor Miller has received numerous fellowships and research grants in his 27 years of teaching, allowing him to revolutionize the study of ancient athletics. Every summer, he conducts excavations at the archaeological site of Nemea, Greece, where ancient athletic games were held.

“He makes me proud to study the classics,” says Ashley. “Professor Miller is an exemplary teacher who motivates everyone around him to embrace learning. I feel honored to have him as my teacher.”

The Alpha Phi Foundation is the first Greek group to honor an International Professor of the Year. This year the winner received $2,000 and the professor’s university received $1,000. The Alpha Phi chapter and nominating sponsor each are awarded $250.

Any Alpha Phi chapter can nominate a professor from its campus to be considered for the award. Each campus winner receives $100.

Individual campus Professor of the Year recipients’ names and applications are forwarded to the Foundation office, where first-round judges choose five finalists. A distinguished panel then chooses the final award winner. Nomination forms are available from the Foundation and are due April 1, 2002. For more information or to download an application, visit www.alphaphi.org.

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

The Alpha Phi Foundation at Work We want the public to know that the Alpha Phi Foundation is a leader among men’s and women’s Greek fraternity foundations. Our hearts beat with pride just thinking about the lives we touch – you can be proud to support the Alpha Phi Foundation!

Our mission: Alpha Phi Foundation is a financially successful organization that operates with the highest ethical values. In the spirit of mutual respect and life-long membership in Alpha Phi, the Foundation funds programs that: • Provide leadership and educational opportunities.

• Encourage and recognize superior scholarship.

• Support women’s cardiac health.

• Educate women about the value of philanthropy.

• Assist members in need.

Our recognition: At THE Foundations Seminar, an annual conference for Greek foundation staffs and boards, Alpha Phi Foundation took home four awards of distinction: • Best use of a foundation grant for a fraternity project for our Eating Disorders program.

• Best student development effort for Foundation Focus – including newsletters mailed to collegiate chapters three times a year and a bi-monthly electronic newsletter.

• Best non-direct mail effort for the Young Alumnae Newsletter.

• Best Donor Education/Relations for the 2000 Annual Report of Donors, Heartfelt Letters.

Our heart: Introducing Alpha Phi Foundation - Heart to Heart, a new tagline that ties together our important ritual symbol with the Foundation's work, particularly in cardiac health.

Since 1946, cardiac care has been the official "heart" of Alpha Phi. Today, the Foundation educates our members and the public about our philanthropic focus: cardiac disease, the No. 1 killer of women in North America.

But the tagline meaning goes beyond that. The Original Ten found importance in the words "heart to heart" to indicate our sisterhood. Through Foundation scholarships, aid to women in crisis, leadership development and educational programs, we champion the advancement of women.

You'll see the Heart to Heart tagline throughout our program literature, a reminder of the Alpha Phi Foundation's work - hand to hand and heart to heart.

OUR HEARTS GO OUT: THEN AND NOW Alpha Phi has a history of helping others, especially during times of war and tragedy. Today, individuals and chapters make heartfelt donations to the Alpha Phi September 11 Disaster Relief Fund (see page 9).

During World War II, Alpha Phi sold war relief stamps from 1941-44 to raise funds for bombed-out areas of Britain.

International Executive Board Member Valerie Lawlor (O-Missouri) found some of these rare stamps and donated them to the Foundation.

Designed by American illustrator Edwin A. Georgi, the stamps combine the United States and Canadian flags to emphasize the international nature of the Fraternity, says Margaret Knights Hultsch (B-Northwestern, BN-Duke, POhio State and O-Missouri), Alpha Phi International historian.

Within just a few months, $3,523 was raised through war relief stamp sales, and four surgical kits were purchased for use among civilian victims of air raids. Later sales paid for the production of wool blankets.

The stamps are displayed in the Executive Office Heritage Hall.

WINTER 2002

OUR APOLOGIES “Three things in human life are important. The first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.”

–Henry James Thanks for being kind to us, even when we make mistakes!

The following are corrections to Foundation pages from the Fall 2001 Quarterly: Laura Stansell Lewis (∆B-Texas A&M/Commerce) is a member of the Power of 100 group in the Rekindling Circle (for giving $1,000-$1,871).

Patricia DeCarre Atkinson (BΠ-USC) is a member of the Power of 100 in the Rekindling Circle.

PA G E T H I RT Y- T H R E E

EO STAFF PROFILE

2002 Regional Conferences Regional Conferences are held in your area every February to train new collegiate officers and chapter advisers. Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity!

Why attend a Regional Conference?

Meet and share ideas, experiences and tips with others in your officer track.

Learn more about the collegiate chapters in your region.

Take advantage of seminars on the latest topics critical to your chapter’s success.

Cindy Day Erwin Director of Alumnae Membership College attended: University of Southern California, earning a bachelor’s degree in elementary education and a master’s in higher education-student affairs.

Alpha Phi position description: responsible for the planning, development and implementation of programs and services to involve and benefit alumnae members.

The most rewarding part of my job is: witnessing women continuing to enjoy their Alpha Phi experience after their college years are over.

If I didn’t work for Alpha Phi, I’d: be a campus fraternity and sorority advisor.

Favorite college memory: driving from Los Angeles to San Francisco in a Winnebago with 10 friends to attend a USC versus Stanford football game.

No one knows that I secretly: could live on frozen yogurt and bagels.

The three words that best describe me are: Chicago Cubs fan!

PA G E T H I RT Y- F O U R

NETWORK! Check out our Web site at www.alphaphi.org/conferences.html.

Find out more about the conference in your area in the information listed below!

MID-ATLANTIC Feb. 22–24, 2002 Holiday Inn Gaithersburg Gaithersburg, Md. Contact: Kim Larsen Watson (O-Missouri), krwatson@erols.com or 301.352.8781 June Collins Herron (∆Φ-Indiana U. of Pennsylvania), herron@covad.net or 301.540.7188 NORTH CENTRAL MIDWEST Feb. 8–10, 2002 Sheraton Gateway Suites O’Hare Chicago, Ill. Contact: Colleen Sirhal (Θ-Michigan), csirhal@yahoo.com or 773.230.3235 NORTHEAST Feb. 22–24, 2002 Providence Marriott Providence, R.I. Contact: Tanya McGinn (Y-Washburn), tmcginn@jwu.edu or 401.273.3543

SOUTHEAST Feb. 22–24, 2002 Richmond Marriott West Richmond, Va. Contact: Liz Lord-Hannum (HΠ-Richmond), lordhannum@aol.com or 804.272.6744 Debra Nardi Myer (HΛ-George Mason), damyer@earthlink.net or 813.926.1556 SOUTHWEST/PACIFIC NORTHWEST Feb. 22–24, 2002 Sheraton Gateway Hotel LAX Los Angeles, Calif.

PNW Contact: Shana Goss Smith (X-Montana), slsmith_aphi@worldnet.att.net or 360.297.8167 SW Contact: Lindsay Wiggins (BΠ-USC), wigginsla@mediaone.net or 323.733.1246 UPPER MIDWEST Feb. 8–10, 2002 Sheraton Airport Hotel Cleveland, Ohio Contact: Jan Brinker Schaeffer (BO-Bowling Green State), jds19@bright.net or 419.768.3223

SOUTH CENTRAL Feb. 22–24, 2002 Four Points Sheraton Oklahoma City, Okla.

Contact: Linda Boon DeFee (ΓI-Texas Tech), ldefee@aol.com or 972.248.4559 Nonie Barrett Lowry (ZA-Eastern Illinois), NonieLowry@worldnet.att.net or 913.402.7101

ALPHA PHI

Quarterly

Alpha Phi Introduces New Tagline and Logo In an effort to convey a consistent look and message for all Alpha Phi communications and create a universal identity with which Alpha Phi will regularly be associated, Alpha Phi Fraternity embarked on an image campaign.

We are proud to introduce the Fraternity’s new logo and tagline which illustrate in a “snapshot” Alpha Phi’s positive values and messages. The first step in the overall image campaign process is introducing the logo and applying it to all materials circulated from the Executive Office in the coming months.

ALPHA PHI EXECUTIVE OFFICE GETS FACE LIFT

Welcome into the newly remodeled Executive Office.

• TIMELESS TRADITION captures the classic, legendary aspect of Alpha Phi as an organization established 130 years ago.

• CONTEMPORARY VISION portrays the forward thinking, proactivity and expertise of the organization and its members. To have contemporary vision means to understand today’s women and what it takes for them to be successful.

Offices are reconfigured during the EO remodeling.

• Together, the two thoughts harmonize while they contrast. The tagline communicates “having the best of both worlds” and being well balanced. Becoming well balanced means looking back to the strength of the organization’s foundation and ideals while looking forward to lead and excel by today’s standards.

•

•

ALWAYS ALPHA PHI

completes the thought with external confidence and communicates the longevity of membership. The organization, and all it has to offer, is always available for members.

The circle of ivy illustrates the never-ending aspect of the organization. Ivy, one of Alpha Phi’s traditional symbols, represents strength through its vine. It represents what is classic, while conveying continuous and ongoing growth, well into the future.

Newly installed work stations add to the Executive Office's updated environment.

“Impressively tasteful,” “A perfect blend of color and class,” “Awesome!” are just some comments Alpha Phi staff members hear from visitors touring the redecorated and remodeled Executive Office (EO) in Evanston, Ill. The EO's updated look – unveiled last fall – completes an ongoing project initiated months earlier. Headquarters' fresh neutral décor boasts warm colors that complement the newly configured space now housing workstations, offices and conference rooms.

Sleek hardwood floors revamp the living and dining areas, and new carpeting (featuring, as one sister describes it, “a sea of Alpha Phi green with accents of forget-me-not blue”) flows throughout.

“Our aim was to create a comfortable, professional office atmosphere while preserving the history and elegance of past sisters' efforts,” explains Fraternity Executive Director Pamela Wilcox. “When you enter the front doors, you notice a fresh, polished new look.

If you haven't been to the EO in a while, you're in for a treat.”

Other features of the remodeling include: • Conference table and chairs placed in Heritage Hall, formerly used only to display Alpha Phi memorabilia, to make better use of the space.

• Offices and conference room designed in reconfigured boardroom space.

• Furniture reupholstered in volunteer lounge; other cosmetic improvements made.

• New tile laid in kitchen and lavatories, and new microwave and dishwasher put in kitchen.

• New microwave and refrigerator installed in second floor kitchenette.

• Paint and wallpaper redone throughout.

The EO living room has a new look.

The new logo and tagline will be incorporated into all Alpha Phi marketing tools, including tool kits for chapters to utilize for local communication. For more information on Alpha Phi’s image campaign, contact Director of Marketing & Communications Maureen Lyons at mlyons@alphaphi.org.

WINTER 2002

PA G E T H I RT Y- F I V E

B U L L E T I N

B O A R D

SARY 20TH ANNIVER CASE WESTERN s its 20th (ZΠ) celebrate Reserve Case Western alumnae are ch 23, 2002. All ar M ry sa er anniv den (ZΠ-Case Colleen McFad t ac nt Co d. ite inv .cwru.edu or e) at cxm81@po Western Reserv r details.

216.754.2301 fo

Quarterly Seek s Phis in Servic e Careers

Are you in the ar med forces? Do you work or volun a police or fire de teer for partment or as an EMT? Are yo veteran? u a military Send details to quarterly@alpha phi.org or Alpha Quarterly, 1930 Phi Sherman Ave., Ev anston, IL 6020 1.

Travelers

Do you w ork in th e travel you vaca industry tioned o ? Have n Alpha Ph trips? Ha i-sponso ve you v red o lunteere and tale d your ti nts durin m e g spring than part break ra icipate in th er tradition Contact al festivit quarterly ie s? @ a lphaphi. with deta org or 8 ils.

47.316.8 920

J

Wanted:

nion

u e R ) Λ Γ ( ouston

H

2002, April 6, ned for n la p s. is union aty, Texa n (ΓΛ) re pen in K to ip s H u r o e r H A .6424 o ily Fras e of Em 205.824 t m a o h t n e e dK at th ne Bon ation.

Carolyn Contact for inform t e .n a s u ekent@ carolynn

ENTS! IONAL O F E S S P H OTO S T U D R P N O TI S AND AT T E N terly APHER R G O he Quar T T ! o li PHO fo t r r your po gions fo lp build m all re e o h fr i ! s h t r P e n h a your tale otograp Let Alph nteer ph nts. Contribute lu or o v s k see 16.8920 nme .3 ig s 7 s 4 a 8 o t t a . o rmation rly staff small ph e Quarte rg for more info h t t c a t Con phi.o @alpha quarterly

Attention

University of th e Pacific

2002–2003 Ho use Director Benefits: • Furnished ap artment in • All utilities ex Iota Gamma ch cept long apter house distance telepho with private en ne trance • Medical and • Weekday mea health insurance ls • Monthly stipe • Internet serv nds ice • Partial tuition remission Training begins in August 2002 Independent an . d private, Unive rsity of the Pacif chartered unive ic is California’s rsity. Located in oldest Stockton, Calif., miles south of Sa the university is cramento and 80 34 miles east of Sa For more inform n Francisco. ation, contact Lo ra Tuley (ΘΓ-N Missouri State) ortheast at loraaphi@ya hoo.com or 209.

932.3135.

Attention Quarterly Reporters !

If you ar

e respon chapter’s repo sible for gathering your collegiate or rt alumnae following de for publication in the Q uarterly, plea adlines. Mat erials receiv se note the be considered ed after thes for the follo e deadlines wing issue. will Issue Copy Dead Spring 2002 line Jan. 15, 200 Summer 200 2 2 April 15, 20 Fall 2002 02 Ju ly 15, 2002 Winter 2003 Oct. 15, 200 2

Statement of Ownership Management and Circulation 1. Publication Title: Alpha Phi Quarterly 2. Publication No.: Vol. 113, No. 4 3. Filing Date: 9/21/01 4. Issue Frequency: Quarterly 5. No. of Issues Published Annually: 4 6. Annual Subscription Price: $3.00 7. Mailing Address of Publication: Alpha Phi Fraternity, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, Cook County, IL 60201 8. Mailing Address of Headquarters: Alpha Phi Fraternity, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 9. Publisher: Alpha Phi Fraternity, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 Editor: Christine Spiegel, Editor, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 Managing Editor: Maureen Lyons, Director of Marketing & Communications, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 10. Owner: Alpha Phi Fraternity, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 11. Known bondholders, mortgages, and other security holders owning or holding one percent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: None 12. The purpose, function and nonprofit status of this organization and the exempt status for federal income tax purposes: Has Not Changed During Preceding 12 Months.

13. Publication Title: Alpha Phi Quarterly 14. Issue Date of Circulation Data Below: Fall 2001

15. Extent/Nature of Circulation

Avg. No. Copies Each Issue During Preceding 12 Mos.

No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date

a. Total No. Copies b. Paid and/or Requested Circulation 1) Paid/Requested Outside-County Mail Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541 2) Paid In-County Subscriptions Stated on Form 3541 3) Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Non-USPS Paid Distribution 4) Other Classes Mailed Through the USPS c. Total Paid and/or Requested Circulation d. Free Distribution by Mail 1) Outside-County as Stated on Form 3541 2) In-County as Stated on Form 3541 3) Other Classes Mailed through the USPS e. Free Distribution Outside the Mail f. Total Free Distribution g. Total Dsitribution h. Copies Not Distributed i. Total j. Percent Paid and/or Requested Circulation

40,196

101,000

38,600

98,335

764

1920

0 0 39,364

0 0 100,255

0 0 0 0 0 39,364 832 40,196 100%

0 0 0 0 0 100,255 745 101,000 100%

REGISTRATION FORM ALPHA PHI CONVENTION 2002

The Westin La Paloma, Tucson, Arizona

N A M E B A D G E I N F O R M AT I O N ( P L E A S E P R I N T C L E A R LY ) NAME (FIRST)

(MIDDLE)

(LAST)

GUEST NAME

POSITION IN FRATERNITY

FIRST NAME AS IT WILL APPEAR ON NAMETAG

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER/SCHOOL

CHAPTER/SCHOOL REPRESENTING

STREET ADDRESS/P.O.BOX CITY

STATE/PROVINCE

HOME TELEPHONE

ZIP/PC

BUSINESS/SCHOOL TELEPHONE E-MAIL

SPECIAL DIETARY/ACCESSIBILITY NEEDS

ARE YOU A PAST INTERNATIONAL OFFICER?

POSITION/YEARS

P L E A S E C H E C K T H E A P P R O P R I AT E B O X E S

COLLEGIATE DELEGATE COLLEGIATE ALTERNATE

COLLEGIATE VISITOR ALUMNA DELEGATE

ALUMNA ALTERNATE ALUMNA VISITOR

CHAPTER ADVISER RECRUITMENT ADVISER

HCB REPRESENTATIVE GUEST

R E G I S T R AT I O N F E E S All-Inclusive Package (6/26-6/30)

$995.00*

$________________

Early Bird: Save if your registration is postmarked by March 15, 2002!

$925.00*

$________________

Includes: 4 room nights, taxes and tariffs, housekeeping gratuities, roundtrip airport transfers, 4 continental breakfasts, 3 lunches, 4 dinners, meal taxes and gratuities plus registration fee for one person.

Weekend Package (6/28-6/30)

$650.00*

$________________

$139.00* (per night)

$________________

Includes: 2 room nights, taxes and tariffs, housekeeping gratuities, roundtrip airport transfers, 2 continental breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners, meal taxes and gratuities plus registration fee for one person.

A La Carte Pricing ROOM RATE: Children under 17 who stay with parents

$0.00

18 and over MEALS: Breakfast

$50.00* (per person)

$________________

$17.00

$________________

Lunch

$35.00

$________________

Dinner

$50.00

$________________

Candlelight Banquet

$55.00

$________________

$275.00

$________________

Chapter Adviser Training Package (6/25-6/26)

$225.00*

$________________

Early Bird: Save if your registration is postmarked by March 15, 2002!

$200.00*

$________________

Recruitment Adviser Training Package (6/28-6/30)

$625.00*

$________________

Early Bird: Save if your registration is postmarked by March 15, 2002!

$595.00*

$________________

House Corporation Board Training Package (6/29-6/30)

$350.00*

$________________

Early Bird: Save if your registration is postmarked by March 15, 2002!

$325.00*

$________________

HCB Day Session Only (6/30)

$175.00

$________________

Early Bird: Save if your registration is postmarked by March 15, 2002!

$150.00

$________________

Registration Fee (required for a la carte package)

Includes: 1 room night, taxes and tariffs, housekeeping gratuities, roundtrip airport transfers, 1 continental breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner, meal taxes and gratuities for one person.

Includes: 2 room nights, taxes and tariffs, housekeeping gratuities, roundtrip airport transfers, 2 continental breakfasts, 1 lunch, 2 dinners, meal taxes and gratuities for one person.

Includes: 1 room night, taxes and tariffs, housekeeping gratuities, roundtrip airport transfers, 1 continental breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner, meal taxes and gratuities for one person.

Includes: Training session only. You must purchase a Weekend or All-Inclusive Package if you require lodging/meals.

Total Amount Enclosed

REMINDERS: $________________

*Based on double occupancy. Package does not include airfare. The Executive Office must be notified of flight arrangements by May 15, 2002.

METHOD OF PAYMENT Check is enclosed (please make payable to Alpha Phi International) Charge to my: AMEX Discover Visa Mastercard Card Number ________________________________________ Exp. Date _______________ Signature ___________________________________________ Print Name as appears on credit card _____________________________

Please return completed form with payment by May 15, 2002 (or March 15 Early Bird) to: Alpha Phi International, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 Those paying by credit card may fax form to 847.475.6820 OR fill out online at www.alphaphi.org

•Delegates and Alternates must purchase an All-Inclusive Package to be considered the voting delegate.

•You are not officially registered until we have your payment.

•If you are not purchasing a package, you are required to pay the registration fee in addition to the cost of any individual tickets.

Unique excursions abound to satisfy everyone from the single traveler to the entire family.

GET WILD

ON THE OLD WEST Tucson is the oldest continually inhabited settlement in the U.S., dating back to 800 B.C. Tombstone, site of the infamous gunfight at the OK Corral, is close by.

GET LOST

IN THE SCENIC MOUNTAINS AND SPECTACULAR DESERT Kartchner Caverns State Park is the world’s only living cavern open to the public.

The Sonoran Desert is the only place in the world where the giant saguaro cactus grows.

GET FRIENDLY

WITH SOUTHWESTERN CULTURE Tucson was voted “friendliest city” and one of the “top 10 U.S. cities to visit” by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler magazine. Tucson’s unique blend of Spanish, Mexican and Native American heritages is reflected in its diverse cuisine, art and shopping, and influences range from contemporary to historic.

THE SUN SHINES 350 DAYS A YEAR! From its history and natural wonders, to its diverse shopping, dining and art, Tucson offers something for everyone. Reunite with sisters and meet Alpha Phis from across North America as Alpha Phi Convention 2002 shines on Tucson!

“Shine on Tucson” Join Us for Convention 2002

Get ready for an adventure.

Get connected with your sisters.

Tucson is consistently rated one of the best golfing destinations in the West.

Alpha Phi International’s 64th Biennial Convention is June 26-30, 2002, in Tucson, Ariz.

Visit our Web site at www.alphaphi.org/conv2002.html for updated Convention 2002 details and links to The Westin La Paloma and the Metropolitan Tucson Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Saguaro National Park has the world’s largest concentration of saguaro cactuses.

Columbia University’s internationally known Biosphere 2 Center is a short drive away.

POSTMASTER: Please send changes to Alpha Phi, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201