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Convention 2018 highlights

The inspiring story of one Alpha Phi who never lets adversity stop her

Must-have desk accessories

Holiday party etiquette

CALL TO DUTY

Maj. Jennifer Cannon has flown more than 1,000 combat hours in the F-15E

Peek into the lives of six sisters in the service, including selfdescribed â&#x20AC;&#x153;daredevil,â&#x20AC;? Maj. Jennifer Morton Cannon (Iota IotaGeorge Washington)

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Inside This Issue 4

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General Fraternity and Greek-letter news and announcements

28 Always Alpha Phi

News from our alumnae members and chapters

37 Silent Chapter

Editorial Policy

Honoring our sisters’ passings

38 From the Quad

Accomplishments from our undergraduate members and chapters

44 Where We Live

Chapter houses with noteworthy artwork

49 Trending

Give your desk an update with some of the cutest accessories around.

50 Ask Martha

Relevant, real-world advice on holiday etiquette

51 What’s in Your Holiday Décor?

Alumna Alexandria (Alex) Bishop (Gamma Epsilon-Lake Forest) uses her design savvy to create a glittery home for the holidays.

A PUBLICATION OF ALPHA PHI INTERNATIONAL FRATERNITY SINCE 1888

Editorial Advisory Board Laura Berger Cayce Blackley Sheila Bright Maeve Gillette Kathy Hiemstra Lizzie Hineman Karen Howe Denise Joyce Grace Porchivina Allison Rickels Madison Woodrick Alpha Phi Quarterly Staff Elisa Drake, Editor-in-Chief quarterly@alphaphi.org Alpha Phi Quarterly Design Tria Designs Inc. www.triadesigns.com

The purpose of the Alpha Phi Quarterly and its content is to provide information and services to the membership of the Alpha Phi Fraternity, in keeping with the Fraternity’s status as a 501 (c) (7) tax-exempt private membership organization. The magazine is devoted to highlighting its members and matters of fraternal and collegiate interest. The views expressed in the articles published in the Quarterly are those of the authors and their contributors, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Alpha Phi Fraternity, its officers or staff.

Submissions 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 email to quarterly@alphaphi.org or by mail to: Alpha Phi Quarterly 1930 Sherman Ave. Evanston, IL 60201.

Submission Deadlines

Spring 2019: Jan. 2, 2019 Summer 2019: April 12, 2019 Fall 2019: July 5, 2019 Winter 2020: Oct. 4, 2019 Questions Please direct any submission questions or inquiries regarding advertising or reprint permission to the editor at quarterly@alphaphi.org.

Publisher Alpha Phi Quarterly (USPS Pub # 14680) is published quarterly by Alpha Phi, 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston IL 60201-3214. Periodical postage paid at Evanston, IL and at additional mailing offices.

Postmaster Please send address changes to: Alpha Phi Quarterly 1930 Sherman Ave. Evanston, IL 60201-3214.

COVER PHOTO BY GRIFFIN HARRINGTON

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Features

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Ever since women were accepted into the military, Alpha Phi sisters have stepped up to serve in all capacities. We talked with six military sisters about their experiences, their challenges and their successes.

Sight for Sore Eyes

In our “One of Us” feature, we talk with an alumna who has dedicated her life to helping the less fortunate to see again.

Convention Coverage

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Another Alpha Phi Convention is in the history books. If you were able to attend, you’ll enjoy our recap; if you didn’t, you’ll just have to read about what you missed, including the many amazing member and chapter awards.

Nothing Can Stop Her

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After the unthinkable, Karen Weinman Trolan (Beta Psi-San Jose State) still faces life with gusto and a smile on her face and hopes her new book will inspire others to do the same.

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A Message from the International President

DEAR SISTERS,

As we unleash our ambition to continue to make Alpha Phi the most prestigious organization it can be, we must consider those who question our existence, benefits and purpose. International Executive Board Renee Smith Zimmerman Zainer, President Laura Jen Kin Berger Susan J. Bevan Stacey Thulin Daniels Ruth Gallagher Nelson Lisa Cabaniss Olson Jacqueline Schools Jandy Thompson Linda (Allie) Winkelman Ex-officio: Sally McCall Grant, NPC Delegate Ex-officio: Linda Schnetzer, Interim Executive Director Ex-officio: Mary Beth Cooleen Tully, Foundation Chair

Yet we in this organization BELIEVE.

Foundation Directors Mary Beth Cooleen Tully, Chair Colleen Sirhal, Vice Chair Claire Costin, Treasurer Coree Christine Smith, Secretary Gretchen Wilson Alarcon Jenny Concepcion Hansen Susan McNeice Susan Zabriskie Rebecca Andrew Zanatta Ex-officio: Amy Peebles, Executive Director Ex-officio: Renee Smith Zimmerman Zainer, International President

Our obligation to the future of Alpha Phi demands we take our place at the forefront. We must recognize our accountability to the campuses we are lucky to be a part of, as well as other fraternities and sororities, and most importantly we must be accountable to one another.

Executive Office 1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 (847) 475-0663 fraternity@alphaphi.org www.alphaphi.org Foundation Office Executive Director: Amy Peebles

1930 Sherman Ave., Evanston, IL 60201 (847) 475-4532 foundation@alphaphi.org www.alphaphifoundation.org National Panhellenic Conference Alpha Phi Delegate: Sally McCall Grant First Alternate Delegate: Laura Malley-Schmitt Second Alternate Delegate: Linda Long Boland Third Alternate Delegate: Laura Lynn Davidson Ellett

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We BELIEVE with every fiber of our being, because we have the privilege to experience Alpha Phi. We know when we truly belong and commit to ourselves and to one another, we thrive. We BELIEVE. By their nature, universities nurture a culture of restlessness and even unruliness—Alpha Phi is no different. Education, research, experimenting are always about change—transforming individuals as they learn, transforming the world as we know it. This expansion of knowledge means change and sometimes failure.

It is our obligation to make others BELIEVE: both to explain our purposes and achieve them so well that this precious experience prospers in the future. What will I do as International President? I will always BELIEVE. I BELIEVE in Alpha Phi. I BELIEVE in our student leaders and volunteers. I BELIEVE in what we can and will achieve. What about you? What do you BELIEVE? What will you do to further Alpha Phi? What will you do to ensure Alpha Phi’s future?

Words of wisdom as we together move forward in the 2018-2020 biennium: Believe. Have faith that one person can make a difference and that one person is you. Act. There are opportunities all around you. Don’t wait for someone else to make the first move. Lead. Be the change that you want to see in the world. Don’t just talk a good game. Lead the way. To BELIEVE is that thing that exists in your soul, despite the odds or evidence against you. Fight for it. Turn “cannot” into “I will,” because you BELIEVE in Alpha Phi. AOE,

R enee Smith Zimmerman Zainer (Beta Epsilon-Arizona) International President

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Quotable

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You have to fold in the good and the bad together side by side so you can see each other’s point of view

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Vanessa Schoon (Psi-South Dakota)

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TALKING POINTS

WOMEN in the Military

88 Number of women taken prisoner of war during World War II

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Number of women admitted to West Point in 1976, the first year women were allowed

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Number of women admitted to West Point in 2017, now 20% of the student body

11%

Predicted percentage of female veterans by 2020

1943 The Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Army Corps (WAC) was created, allowing women to attain military rank and serve overseas

1948 Congress passed an act entitling women to veteran benefits

30%

Women who say military trauma or sexual abuse impacts their mental health

1975

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President Gerald Ford signed a law allowing female students to enter U.S. military academies for the first time

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Words that Matter 15% Women in the Canadian Armed Forces

21% Female officers in the U.S. Air Force

7.5% Female officers in the U.S. Marines Sources: marinecorpstimes.com; huffingtonpost.com “Women in the Military: Through the Decades”; Service Women’s Action Network, servicewomen.org; taskandpurpose. com; The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation; pewsocialtrends.org; history.com; global news.ca

In this recurring section, we’ll explore commonly misused words or phrases so you can say what you actually mean.

Appraise vs. Apprise Appraise (verb): Appraise means to estimate a value or evaluate the worth of something. The verb can be used to either judge an object, a place or a person.

CORRECT: “The chapter president decided to appraise the director of philanthropy’s work on the Red Dress Gala and gave her a gift for a job well done.”

ALSO CORRECT: “One cannot appraise an Alpha Phi pin, because it’s priceless.” The examples above are correct because you can use the word “evaluate” in place of “appraise.”

INCORRECT: “The Educational Leadership Consultant will appraise the chapter about her analysis of its social media sites.” This sentence cannot substitute the word “appraise” with the word “evaluate.”

Apprise (verb): Apprise means to tell, to give notice or to inform and is typically used when one person needs to inform another person about the status of something.

CORRECT: “Each year, the Executive Board apprises members of the chapter's calendar, goals and achievements.” The above sentence is correct because you can use the word “informs” in place of “apprises.”

INCORRECT: “The chapter president will apprise the members on their efforts to boost their grade point average.” In this sentence, the word “apprise” is used incorrectly, because you cannot substitute it with the word “inform.” The chapter president did not “inform the members on their efforts,” rather she “evaluated” the members. Thus, the word “appraise” should be used.

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Fact vs. Fiction An Alpha Phi called together the first meeting of the National Panhellenic Conference. FACT: In 1902, International President Margaret Mason Whitney (Theta-Michigan) organized a meeting with representatives of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Alpha Theta and Pi Beta Phi. It was a gathering that resulted in the forming of the InterSorority Conference, now known as the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC). Alpha Chi Omega and Chi Omega were extended invitations, but were not able to attend. The meeting took place in Chicago on May 24, 1902, and was called specifically to find a solution to questionable and inconsistent recruitment practices. In 1891, there had been a meeting among sorority delegates in Boston to discuss similar issues, including university restrictions and new member conduct. However, this original assembly produced no outcome. Margaret’s initiative to follow up what began in 1891 led to the formation of articulated rules and regulations that would unite women’s Greek letter organizations and solidify an agreement to convene annually as an organization. As the Quarterly stated at the time, “Alpha Phis owe a debt of gratitude to our honored president, Margaret Mason Whitney, whose zeal and foresight has brought about this conference.” The NPC now comprises 26 member groups and is the world’s largest umbrella organization specifically charged with advancing the sorority experience.

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MEDIA MASHUP WOMENSHEALTHMAG.COM

Iota Tau-Harvard

Fighting for Rights It was big news in the Executive Office when we learned that an Alpha Phi was nominated for a 2019 Nobel Peace Prize. But it was big news everywhere, really: Reported by media outlets including womenshealthmag.com, California representatives Mimi Walters and Zoe Lofgren nominated Amanda Nguyen (Iota Tau-Harvard) for her “unprecedented efforts in bringing equal protection under the law and basic human rights to all survivors of sexual assault, regardless of geography.” After her own frustrating experience with the justice system, Amanda authored the Sexual Assault Survivors’ Bill of Rights. It became the 21st bill to unanimously pass in Congress, with President Obama signing it into federal law on Oct. 7, 2016. She went on to found nonprofit Rise to fight for survivors’ rights on a global scale. To encourage state legislatures to enact a similar survivors’ rights bill, Amanda recently testified to Congress alongside actor Terry Crews (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”). In her nomination letter, Mimi Walters writes, “There can be no peace without the opportunity to seek justice.”

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Beta Tau-Indiana @alphaphi_indiana

Psi-South Dakota

@USDAlphaPhi

“Fan Favorite & Top 5! We are so proud of our very own @misssdusa you had so many girls cheering you on! We love you Maddie”

“Meet cute Phi of the week, Dom! Dom worked as an audience coordinator for the Late Late Show assisting with guest check-in and seating/escorting talent to the stage. She was able to watch the show being taped live every day and even participated in certain segments like Drop the Mic. Keep on doing big things #PhioftheWeek #IUAlphaPhi”

Kappa AlphaUNC Chapel Hill @uncaalphaphi

"Happy Memorial Day US. We honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. We are thankful today and every day for your service, Lauren"

Let’s Chat! Alpha Phi International (Executive Office) @AlphaPhiIntl @AlphaPhiIntl

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Alpha Phi Foundation @AlphaPhiFoundation @APhiFoundation

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ONE OF US

What a Sight Already an accomplished ophthalmologist by her mid-40s, Kimberly Bass Gulli (Gamma-DePauw) had a yearning to give back. So, in 2007, Kim went on her first medical mission trip with SEE, an organization that provides medical, surgical and educational services to disadvantaged people around the world. Since then, Kim has volunteered on nearly a dozen SEE missions. Along the way, she has helped hundreds of people and has earned the respect of colleagues worldwide. We had a chance to chat with Kim between trips. How did you get involved with SEE? In November 2006, I attended the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting. It was there that I attended a SEE reception and not only heard some awesome stories, but met some very inspiring individuals. The ‘medical mission bug’ bit me and now is my passion.

You say volunteering has made you a better doctor and person. It is indeed an honor to serve and care for those with so little and with minimal access to health care…. I call it a winwin-win situation: The patients (and their extended families) win, the community wins, and I win with a big grin all over my face.

Is there a particular story that made a lasting impression on you? I had performed manual small incision cataract surgery on a very elderly woman. She was quite stoic, offering very little emotion during our initial encounters. ... The next day, we took off her eye patch. She glanced about, smiled, began to laugh and cry at the same time. She hugged everyone in sight, including her teenage

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“I call it a win-win-win situation: The patients (and their extended families) win, the community wins, and I win with a big grin all over my face.”

Did being an Alpha Phi influence your decision to join SEE? I gained invaluable leadership skills, confidence and had many opportunities to try new things. Also, living in ‘the Big White House’ with so many other sisters teaches you to experience other views, cultures, philosophies, disappointments and successes, to be tolerant, and not to sweat the small stuff. 

granddaughter who she had never seen before—she recognized her from her voice. I took pictures of the celebration and showed them to her. She looked at one picture in disgust and stated in Spanish, ‘Is that me? When did I get so old and have so many wrinkles?’

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RETROSPECTIVE Carolyn at the Sigma Chi Grand Chapter Sweetheart event in Atlanta, Ga., 1969, with escort Hougton Whithed

Call Her Sweetheart

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CAROLYN KEITHLY FANCHER (BETA ZETA-IDAHO) remembers

1969 well...particularly the day a Sigma Chi fraternity member changed her life. “Forty-nine years ago, sitting in the main room of the Alpha Phi house at the University of Idaho, Sigma Chi Houghton Whithed handed me a sevenpage document filled with my life story and photographs,” she says. At first Carolyn was confused until she realized that Houghton had submitted this seven-page biography to Sigma Chi Grand Chapter as part of her nomination to be the International Sigma Chi Sweetheart. “I remember being both honored and terrified,” she says, and she wondered what Houghton could be thinking. “I was just a simple Idaho girl. Did he really think I could win?” But Houghton and his brothers were good friends of hers, and she appreciated his effort and thoughtfulness. Never did she expect to win. The rules stated that three finalists would be chosen from nominations submitted by each Sigma Chi chapter— at the time, there were 145 chapters. The finalists had to appear before well-known Sigma Chi judges of the time: Rams football star Merlin Olsen, White House Press Secretary to President Richard Nixon Ron Ziegler, and Marriott Motor Hotel President Bill Marriott. “I decided that I probably wouldn’t make it past the nomination, so I just shrugged it off as a sweet thing my Sigma Chi friends had done. I didn’t give a second thought to what it would actually mean if I became a finalist,” Carolyn recalls. Shortly after submitting Carolyn’s nomination, 30 Sigma Chis appeared at the Alpha Phi

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house serenading her with their song, “The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi,” and they presented her with a bouquet of white roses. “All of the Alpha Phis cheered with excitement,” Carolyn says. “My stomach was filled with butterflies and disbelief. The serenade meant I’d been selected as one of three finalists, and I was to go to Atlanta for the Grand Chapter of Sigma Chi meeting that June.” Much to Carolyn’s surprise, at that meeting, she was named International Sigma Chi Sweetheart. With her title came some responsibilities—and adventure. From 1969 to 1971, Carolyn traveled throughout the United States visiting Sigma Chi chapters. “Without Alpha Phi, I would never have had this amazing experience,” Carolyn

says, adding, “It gave me the opportunity to explore many other parts of the country and gave me added confidence that ultimately helped me land my first job in Washington, D.C., working for former Senator James McClure. I will always be grateful for my Idaho Alpha Phis and Sigma Chis.”  Carolyn currently splits her time between Denver and Austin and is married to George H. Fancher Jr., not a Sigma Chi, but a Phi Kappa Psi. In current practice, Alpha Phi members do not participate in men's recruitment as Carolyn did in 1969 and men do not participate in sorority recruitment. The National Panhellenic Conference and its 26 member groups do not engage in men's fraternity events when or where the primary purpose is recruitment.

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SCENES FROM THE FELLOWS PROGRAM

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Building Leaders Three amazing Emerging Leaders Institutes (ELI) were held over the summer at Butler University in Indianapolis. Selected for their leadership potential, 149 women received full scholarships from Alpha Phi Foundation to attend one of the sessions. Learning experiences included trust-building, personal reflection, and discussions on topics ranging from values clarification to stewardship. Also this past summer, the Leadership Fellows Program took place at Loyola University, along the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago. Alpha Phi Foundation provided full scholarships to 40 seniors, fourth years or first-year graduate students to participate in a week of career preparedness, networking, personal branding and more. ď&#x192;

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MOMENTS FROM THE ELI SESSIONS

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2018 Alpha Phi Convention

(Above) Arizona’s mountains provided scenic photo-ops; (above, right) entertainment inspired by the circus; (below, right) members ogle the mystery boxes

ITH ITS PICTURESQUE

backdrop of the Santa Catalina Mountains, the 72nd biennial Alpha Phi Convention lived up to its theme, Greatness Has No Peak, hitting new heights of education and entertainment. From the moment guests walked into the gorgeous Westin La Paloma Resort, in Tucson, Ariz., it was Alpha Phi all around. From the graphics covering the elevator doors to the Alpha Phi-branded windows to the banners throughout the hotel, sisters from the United States and Canada felt the Alpha Phi spirit. Even the steamy temperatures didn’t stop friends from gathering for scenic outdoor photos. Led by Director of Communications Dakotah Lindsay (Beta Pi-USC), the 2018 Convention officially kicked off at the Pep Rally Awards Dinner where cheerleaders

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performed stunts and basket tosses, while the University of Arizona marching band pumped up the crowd. Katie Bergin (Gamma Eta-North Texas) served as host for the evening with Linda (Allie) Winkelman (Gamma Epsilon-Lake Forest) by her side as the Phi Bear mascot. In between bestowing collegiate chapter and alumnae awards, the quadrants battled it out in a series of competitions. Wrapping up the first day on a high note, collegians bounced and bonded at a nearby trampoline park. Saturday began with the beloved procession of the chapter flags, which launched the business meeting of the Fraternity, including a presentation on the State of the Fraternity. A rousing membership awards luncheon used a circus theme to spotlight the amazing achievements of our collegiate chapters over the past biennium. The event was full of songs, dances and a particularly memorable lip sync battle, proving, after

all, that Alpha Phi really is the greatest show on earth. On Saturday, Alpha Phi Foundation hosted its biennial meeting, including the state of the Foundation, installation of the 2018-2020 Foundation Board of Directors, and the presentation of the Nancy Owen Craig Outstanding Philanthropy Award. The day ended with Alpha Phis decked out for the highly anticipated Red Dress Gala. More than $58,000 was raised during Convention for Alpha Phi Foundation in support of its five vital programs: Leadership, Scholarship, Women’s Heart Health, Forget Me Not Grants and Heritage. Sunday events featured the Women of Influence breakfast, Service of Remembrance, the Women of Achievement Luncheon and Initiation. Diane Spry Straker (Delta Alpha-East Carolina) served as Lady Superior. The Candlelight Banquet topped off

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Convention and provided a motivational beginning to the 2018-2020 biennium. Courtney McCallum Schultz (Beta Gamma-Colorado) served as the evening’s toastmistress, and Sally McCall Grant (Gamma-DePauw) installed the 20182020 International Executive Board. The Fraternity’s most prestigious awards were presented for outstanding house corporation boards, advisory boards, advisors, and alumnae and collegiate chapters. Renee Smith Zimmermann Zainer (Beta Epsilon-Arizona) was installed as the International President and concluded the evening with an inspirational message. We are already starting to plan for Convention 2020 in Dallas; we hope to see you there. 

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Convention 2018 Award Recipients INDIVIDUAL AWARDS

FRANCES E. WILLARD AWARD The Frances E. Willard Award honors Alpha Phi alumnae who have achieved outstanding success in their chosen fields and who have gained recognition on a national or international level. The following women received the Frances E. Willard Award at the 72nd Convention: Catherine Anaya Saunders (Beta Pi-USC) Catherine is a television and radio personality who co-hosts the television talk show “Arizona Daily Mix.” The wife and proud mother of two is a three-time Emmy Awardwinning former television news anchor of more than 25 years, recently inducted into the prestigious National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Silver Circle. Her career highlights include interviewing President Obama at the White House and co-anchoring a postpresidential debate with the legendary Walter Cronkite. Dr. Ellie Grillo Guardino (Beta Delta-UCLA) Dr. Ellie Guardino, Clinical Breast Oncologist and renowned researcher, began her education at UCLA where she received her bachelor of science and conducted postgraduate research. After her internal medicine residency at Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard University, Ellie moved to Stanford University for an oncology fellowship and to head up its Breast Oncology Research group. As faculty at Stanford, Ellie also led several breast cancerrelated research studies. Ellie joined Genentech/Roche in 2010 as Medical Director and is also its Vice President and Head of Safety Science Oncology.

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The Honorable Mary H. Murguia (Gamma DeltaKansas) After receiving her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Kansas, Judge Mary Murguia began her legal career as an assistant district attorney in Kansas City, Kansas. In 1998, she moved to Washington, D.C., soon promoted to director of the Executive Office for United States Attorneys in the U.S. Department of Justice. In 2000, she was appointed to the U.S. District Court in Arizona, becoming the first Latina to serve as a federal district court judge in that state. She went on to join the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of Arizona and four years later was promoted to criminal chief deputy. Mary was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Jan. 4, 2011. Janet Murguía (Gamma Delta-Kansas): Janet Murguía received three degrees from the University of Kansas: a bachelor of science in journalism, a bachelor of arts in Spanish and a juris doctorate from the School of Law. Janet has devoted her career in public service to opening the door to college for millions of American families. She continues this mission as president and CEO of UnidosUS (previously the National Council of La Raza), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States. In 2001, she joined the University of Kansas as executive vice chancellor for university relations. She has been selected as one of Washingtonian magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Women in Washington” and as one of the NonProfit Times’ “Power and Influence Top 50” leaders. In 2005, she received the University of Kansas Law Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus/na Award.

THE MARTHA FOOTE CROW AWARD The Martha Foote Crow Award of Achievement recognizes collegiate members who have brought honor to Alpha Phi by an exemplary achievement recognized on a national or international scale. Those selected for this award are distinguished by exceptional and rare accomplishments, personal integrity and steadfast devotion to the core principles of Alpha Phi. Lucia Godínez (Beta-Northwestern) is a Cuban-American singer, actress and activist based in Chicago. She graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in theater and Latinx studies with a certificate in musical theater. She has starred in nearly a dozen shows in the Chicago area and represented Northwestern at the Music Theatre Showcase in New York City. The Chicago Tribune named her one of the “Hot New Faces of 2017.” When not performing, she helps college students who are survivors of sexual violence navigate their university’s Title IX process.

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FOUNDATION AWARDS NANCY OWEN CRAIG OUTSTANDING PHILANTHROPIST AWARD Beverly Lasher (Theta-Michigan) Throughout the years, we have endeavored to lift up Alpha Phi members, couples or families whose exceptional generosity has had a profound impact on Alpha Phi International, who inspire others to give with purpose, and who exemplify the true spirit of philanthropy. This year, the Nancy Owen Craig Outstanding Philanthropist Award was awarded posthumously to Beverly Lasher (ThetaMichigan) for her generous planned gift that will leave a legacy of women supporting one another in lifelong achievement for generations to come through the Beverly Lasher Graduate Scholarship. MARTHA WATKINS MAST AWARD OF EXCELLENCE These awards recognize two collegiate chapters and an alumnae chapter whose support of the Foundation through education, service and philanthropy is exemplary and who embody the spirit of philanthropy.

URSA MAJOR AWARD

CONSTELLATION AWARD

MICHAELANEAN AWARD

This award was presented for the first time at the 1974 Convention to recognize alumnae members who have achieved success in their chosen fields, either professional or volunteer (outside of Alpha Phi), on a local, state/provincial or regional/quadrant level.

This award recognizes alumnae members whose sustained voluntary efforts advance the Fraternity’s strategic progress and whose service excellence yields significant impact in the field. These four extraordinary women are among Alpha Phi’s best and finest volunteers, and the Fraternity is proud to honor them.

This award was first presented at the Centennial Convention in 1972. It is presented each biennium to those alumnae who have shown outstanding loyalty and continuous devotion to Alpha Phi, serving at the local level.

Collegiate Chapters:

Megan Amodeo (Iota Theta-Wilfrid Laurier)

These awards recognize the top three fundraising chapter donors of the biennium.

Catherine Callaway Busey (Delta DeltaOklahoma City) Meghan Dubyak (Delta-Cornell)

Kristen Cheng (Eta Chi-Bishop’s)

Jacqueline Leveridge Fiegel (Delta DeltaOklahoma City)

Devon Hensel (Gamma Nu-Miami University)

Erin Peterson (Omega-Texas) Jennifer Rinella Keup (Beta Delta-UCLA)

Gabrielle Ruiz Pisanchyn (Delta DeltaOklahoma City)

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Tampa Bay Alumnae Chapter INTERNATIONAL PARTNER IN PHILANTHROPY AWARD

Zeta Gamma-Santa Clara Sigma-Washington

Liz Lowe Oltman (Theta Tau-Rensselaer)

Maria Destefani (Iota Delta-Rhode Island)

CONSTELLATION AWARD

Keri Miller VanAcker (Delta Rho-Ball State)

Katie Foster (Delta Nu-Maine)

Jennifer Larson Ryback (Omega-Texas) Jennifer King Schultz (Eta Tau-SUNY Cortland)

Alumnae Chapter:

Zeta Beta-Loyola Marymount

Neill Sanborn McIvor (Zeta Iota-Virginia)

Ellen Stone (Epsilon Psi-Lehigh)

Xi-Toronto

Judi Gilbreath Cundiff (Omega-Texas)

Patty Hendrickson (Zeta Alpha-Eastern Illinois)

Ann Lewnes (Epsilon Psi-Lehigh)

Celine Bain (Iota Theta-Wilfrid Laurier)

Cheryl Allison Gresham (Sigma-Washington)

Jennifer Obrzut Laible (Epsilon-Minnesota)

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Cindy Auger (Eta Chi-Bishop’s)

Zeta Pi-Case Western Reserve

The Constellation recognizes chapters’ cumulative giving in $500,000 increments. These three chapters were recognized for reaching new heights in their chapter’s lifetime giving this past biennium.

Zeta Gamma-Santa Clara: surpassed $1 million Beta Pi-USC: surpassed $500,000 Beta Kappa-UC Irvine: surpassed $500,000

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Convention 2018 Award Recipients COLLEGIATE CHAPTER AWARDS MOST OUTSTANDING COLLEGIATE CHAPTER

Beta Epsilon-Arizona Theta ThetaSt. Joseph’s ORDER OF THE LAMP

Theta Kappa-Rochester Nu-Nebraska

MOST OUTSTANDING CONTINUOUS OPEN BIDDING (COB)

MOST OUTSTANDING HOUSE CORPORATION BOARD

Delta Pi-Indiana State

Zeta Phi-MIT

Eta Gamma-Akron

Beta Omega-Kent State

FIVE-STAR AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING FACILITY MANAGEMENT

MOST OUTSTANDING ADVISORY BOARD

Gamma Eta-North Texas

Beta IotaWest Virginia

Lambda-UC Berkeley

Beta Mu-Alabama

Beta Epsilon-Arizona

Beta OmegaKent State

Theta Theta-St. Joseph’s Iota Xi-Denver Gamma Omicron-Drake

Beta Pi-USC Beta Sigma-Utah Delta Mu-Purdue

ALUMNAE CHAPTER AWARDS MOST OUTSTANDING ALUMNAE CHAPTER

Overall Outstanding Alumnae Chapter Denver alumnae chapter

Outstanding Advisory Board– Eastern Quadrant

Outstanding Alumnae Chapter - Northern Quadrant

Iota Iota– George Washington

Central Iowa alumnae chapter

Outstanding Advisory Board– Western Quadrant

Outstanding Alumnae Chapter - Southern Quadrant

Gamma Beta– UC Santa Barbara

Wichita alumnae chapter

Iota Lambda-Connecticut

Delta Tau-LSU

Outstanding Advisory Board– Northern Quadrant

Outstanding Alumnae Chapter - Western Quadrant

Delta Zeta-Maryland

Gamma Omicron–Drake

Denver alumnae chapter

VALUES AWARDS

Delta-Cornell

Outstanding Advisory Board– Southern Quadrant

Collegiate Support Award

Excellence in Scholarship

Epsilon Beta-Butler Epsilon GammaSacramento State

Eta Omicron– Virginia Tech

Xi-Toronto

Zeta Phi-MIT Iota Kappa-Dartmouth

Excellence in Character

Epsilon Nu-Delaware Epsilon UpsilonCSU Northridge

Upsilon-Washburn

Epsilon-Minnesota

Beta ThetaBritish Columbia

Eta AlphaNew Hampshire

Excellence in Sisterhood Kappa-Stanford Eta Lambda-George Mason

Gamma BetaUC Santa Barbara

Excellence in Service

Gamma Eta-North Texas

Zeta EpsilonIndiana U. Southeast

Gamma OmicronDrake

Gamma Pi-Arizona State

Gamma PhiFlorida State

Excellence in Leadership

Gamma-DePauw

Zeta Theta-Tufts Gamma Phi-Florida State

Iota MuGeorgia Tech

Excellence in Loyalty

Iota Nu-Kentucky

Iota Tau-Harvard

Iota Omicron-WPI

Beta Nu-Duke

Lambda-UC Berkeley

Theta UpsilonCSU Chico

Zeta OmicronJohns Hopkins

Theta-Michigan

MOST IMPROVED RECRUITMENT

Zeta Iota-Virginia

Eta Iota-Pennsylvania

Zeta Upsilon-Washington University

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Austin alumnae chapter

Most Creative Event or Idea

Claire Costin (Tau-Oregon)

Salt Lake City alumnae chapter

Kim Watson (Iota Iota-George Washington)

Alpha Phi All Stars Promotion Award

BETTY MULLINS JONES PANHELLENIC PARTICIPATION AWARD

Growing the Ivy Award

Zeta PiCase Western Reserve

Tampa Bay alumnae chapter Kearney alumnae chapter

Delta KappaWisconsin LaCrosse

Tau-Oregon

Beta Delta-UCLA

Membership Award

Nu-Nebraska

MOST OUTSTANDING RECRUITMENT

Epsilon ThetaNorthern Iowa

OUTSTANDING CHAPTER ADVISOR

Topeka, Kansas, alumnae chapter

Upsilon-Washburn Zeta Phi-MIT

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Convention Reports

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We put four women to the task of reporting on their Convention experiences. Their mission: Give us the scoop, first-hand. Here are some of their snippets and snaps.

“It was so much fun finding photo spots at the hotel! ¶ It was incredible to meet so many

amazing Alpha Phis, especially all of the presidents from the Pac 12. The whole event made me proud to be an Alpha Phi.”

TBN: Torrina Brice-Nash, collegian (Beta Epsilon-Arizona)

“Per usual, the food was delicious. ¶ It was so nice to be able to begin meeting new people as soon as I landed, and I’m grateful for having booked an earlier flight. ¶ Red Dress Gala was so much fun! I am still in shock over how generous our Fraternity is.” MX: Michelle Xie, collegian (Iota Tau-Harvard)

“It was so great to see all eight Canadian chapters represented at Convention and get to welcome our newest Canadian chapter, McGill. ¶ I went a little overboard and bought a

bunch of new T-shirts, sweatshirts, a pair of shorts and a hat. I went back twice. ¶ Right before the luncheon, I met up with June Herron (Delta PhiIndiana U. of Pennsylvania), eastern quadrant AEM, who had nominated me for the Constellation Award. June gave me a bracelet that matched her pearl bracelet so I would remember this day and the honor of receiving this award.” KC: Kristen Cheng, alumna (Eta Chi-Bishop’s)

“I first met Nikki [Nicole Dayag, Iota Phi-St. Francis] when she was the chapter president at St. Francis and I visited as an ELC. Now she’s the chapter advisor at St. Francis, and I’m the chapter advisor at UCLA; we were reunited at Convention! ¶ So fun being

at Convention with my family.”

SB: Sydney Berger, alumna (Beta Epsilon-Arizona)

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Karen Weinman Trolan was an experienced pilot when, one day, her world turned upside down, but nothing has kept her spirit down.

By Elisa Drake WHEN WE CAUGHT UP WITH KAREN WEINMAN TROLAN (Beta Psi-San Jose State), she and

her husband, Steve, were getting ready to teach a first aid class to a group of construction workers. It’s one of Karen’s many interests on top of her day job as a real estate agent and district chair of the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors. Karen also excels at martial arts and was inducted into the 2018 USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame. She emcees for Girls on the Run of Silicon Valley, goes horseback riding two or three times a week, coaches a competitive girls’ soccer team and works ski patrol in Lake Tahoe, Calif. Last February, Karen caught some bad snow on the slopes and broke her collar bone. Still, that didn’t stop her from traveling with Steve a few months later to Hungary, Croatia, Italy and Montenegro, where they even

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went kayaking. Karen is, in a word, unstoppable. She’s also a paraplegic. Her latest accomplishment: I Can Still Do It!, her book that details her incredible story. On Sept. 7, 2009, Karen was set to pilot her family’s 1964 Cessna 206 out of the Truckee airport near Lake Tahoe. Karen’s passengers—her husband, their daughter and their daughter’s friend— waited as she checked and rechecked all the equipment, the gauges, the balance of weight, her flight plan, the weather forecast. She had flown this route many times, but knew winds could change in an instant in the mountains. Everything showed a “go,” so they took off as planned. Shortly after, at about 500 feet, Karen felt something was wrong. “Things happened so fast from that point on,” Karen writes. Karen has a remarkably vivid recollection of what happened as her plane went down. She kept her wits about her, shouting to her passengers to brace themselves as she attempted to control the crash-landing, the ground so close she could almost touch it. “I had a sensation of the plane leaning slightly to the left and forward as we crashed. Then everything went dark.” As Karen says, “Pilots rarely survive small-plane crashes.” Karen did. When Karen woke up in the hospital, she was covered in dirt, her face bloody and swollen and her list of injuries long and terrifying: her spine broken in several places, a burst vertebra, bilateral FA LL 2018

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brain injuries, seven broken ribs—one of which had punctured a lung—and broken bones in her face, foot and legs. Several surgeries and many hours later, Steve and their two sons were by her side. Karen was also relieved to hear that her daughter and her daughter’s friend were going to be OK. “I could deal with whatever my condition was,” she writes. “But if I had changed their lives, I wasn’t sure how I would be able to deal with it.” About two months after the crash, Karen returned home. Her children had helped redo a bathroom to allow Karen to roll her wheelchair right into the shower, and they had built ramps over the two one-step levels in their singlestory home. It took their dog, Kona, some time to get used to the wheelchair, and Karen is hoping that Kona will eventually learn how to pick things up for her—“I drop my phone all the time,” she admits—and get Steve when she falls out of her wheelchair, which she also does pretty often. “Getting back in is so lovely,” she jokes. Steve has been instrumental in helping Karen embrace a new way of life. “He’s a really positive person himself; it’s why we’ve been married 35 years, part of why it’s worked so well,” she says. Karen has also gained tips from other paraplegics, but has learned, “Every one of us can do a little more or a little less.” And she has realized, “Doctors still don’t know a lot.” While doctors helped save Karen’s life, she has what she calls “healthy

Above Left: Travels around the globe might come with different challenges now, but Karen Weinman Trolan and her husband are always on the go. Above Right: Karen still coaches a local girls soccer team.

Karen already knew a lot about the human body, the power of the mind and the importance of being your own advocate.

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“You’re going to be dealing with adversity all the time, and how you react to it can affect your life.”

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skepticism” over what they say. “Various doctors told me that I would never walk again,” she says. “It was so discouraging to me, because doctors shouldn’t take away hope.” Being involved with first aid and ski patrol prior to the accident, Karen already knew a lot about the human body, the power of the mind and the importance of being your own advocate. So, in her head, she’d counter the doctors’ negativity with her own belief: “You aren’t God, so you really don’t know my fate.” In fact, through extensive and intensive therapies, Karen has walked between parallel bars and still does nearly every day to ward off osteoporosis. It’s one of many things she’s done that doctors didn’t expect. As her husband writes in the forward to I Can Still Do It! “Karen was not happy with creating a semblance of her life before the crash. She wanted to continue to live life to its fullest.” It was simply a matter of turning all her pre-plane-crash hobbies into new, adaptive versions. “My joke to keep myself motivated was, ‘I must be bored with life; now I get to learn all of these new sports.’” With Steve a constant support—he lifts Karen into boats, trucks, pools, ski gondolas—Karen has mastered nearly all her former activities. The only sport she had to give up was scuba diving, due to her punctured lung; she snorkels instead. Recently, Karen has taken on public speaking engagements, partly to publicize her book, but also to talk about adversity, a word that has described her journey as a paraplegic. “You’re going to be dealing with adversity all the time, and how you react to it can affect your life,” she says. A quote in her book by pastor and “Insight for Living” host Charles R. Swindoll sums up Karen’s outlook: “Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it.” But she understands it takes an immense amount of hard work, both physically and mentally, and she has experienced both incredible kindness and surprising disrespect along the way. Once, while boarding a plane, her wheels got caught, and she was thrown forward onto the aisle of the aircraft. “If you can believe it, a couple of people on that flight walked right over my body as I struggled to get back into the chair,” she recalls. Along with her positive outlook, Karen also has faith. “God will never give you more than you can handle—and my joke is that God must think very highly of me.” Ultimately, she says, “I have learned that, although we all have challenges in our lives and adversities to deal with, they don’t define us if we don’t let them.”

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REPORTING FOR duty WE SALUTE OUR ALPHA PHIS IN THE MILITARY WITH STORIES FROM SIX ALUMNAE WHO PAVE THE WAY AND PROVE THEIR MERIT. By Elisa Drake Photo by Griffin Harrington

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THE DAREDEVIL “You absolutely have to like adventure and be a little bit of a daredevil to want to fly fighter aircraft,” admits Maj. Jennifer Morton Cannon (Iota Iota-George Washington)—and that’s exactly what she does. Jennifer began her Air Force career in 2004 and has risen in ranks to Combat Air Forces Leader, flying F-15E fighter planes like the ones in “Top Gun.” “I’m in the back like Goose,” she explains. “I’m called the Weapons System Officer (WSO), the one who finds targets and engages.” From 2007 to 2012, as part of Operation Enduring Freedom, Jennifer was deployed twice to Afghanistan. She planned Close Air Support, directing flight missions to protect on-ground coalition men and women when they encountered enemy forces. She has taken part in 120 combat flights, including the first all-female F-15E combat flight in 2009 out of Afghanistan. In all, Jennifer has amassed more than 1,100 combat hours, a rare feat for any combat pilot.

After returning from her last deployment where she flew more than 1,000 hours in the F-15E, Jennifer stood on top of the jet and spotted her boys and husband waiting for her.

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Her accomplishments are even more impressive when you consider that it wasn’t until 1991 when women were allowed to fly fighter aircraft at all. “It’s crazy to think that I’m part of the pioneers of female aviation,” says Jennifer who is now one of approximately 65,000 women in the Air Force, but among only about 735 who are pilots—and fewer who are fighter pilots. “On average, I’m the only woman wearing a flight suit in the room,” she says. Although Jennifer has overcome some hurdles as a woman in the military, there’s one that she’s glad has been “relieved,” so to speak: “It used to be that women were unable to pee in the jet because the zipper [on the flight suits] went sideways across our stomachs instead of up and down,” she explains. “Now, I’m able to stay fully hydrated and use a relief pack in the ejection seat safely.” Jennifer considers herself equal to any male pilot, but says women in the military can sometimes lose their identities as females, so she finds time to do “girlie” things when she can—“like painting my toenails or putting on makeup.” Jennifer currently lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband (also a member of the Air Force) and their two children. She works at The Pentagon, but hopes to get back to where her heart is—flying F-15Es. Alpha Phi Quarterly

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Cheyenne Prince received her certificate of graduation from Airman Leadership School, where she was awarded Distinguished Graduate.

TH E M ALED OMI NATE D E NVI R ON ME NT, E S P E CI ALLY I N MU N I TI ON S , ME ANT S H E FE LT S H E HAD TO “ W OR K HAR DE R AN D B E MOR E K N OW LE D G E AB LE ” THAN H E R M ALE COU NTE R PART S .

When Cheyenne Prince (Gamma Xi-Wichita State) ran out of college scholarship money, she could have taken out loans, but hated the idea of going into debt. So, in February 2014, she joined the military. “I talked to an Air Force recruiter, and he told me about the traveling and schooling opportunities, and it felt right,” she says. A few months later, Cheyenne left for Lackland Air Force Base in Texas to begin basic military training (BMT). “That was very mentally and physically challenging,” she admits, adding, “It truly transforms you from a civilian to a solder.” From there, Cheyenne attended a technical school for a two-month intensive course in munitions systems, her assigned career field. Upon graduating, she shipped off to her first duty station at an air force base in South Korea, where she remained for a year, working various aspects of munitions. “When I left America for my first duty station, it was a huge shock,” she says. But her Alpha Phi family was there with support—like frequent care packages, including a teddy bear dressed in military uniform—and her colleagues became her new family. “In my career field (Ammo) we call it our fAMMOly,” she says. While Cheyenne appreciated the pay equity between men and women, the male-dominated environment, especially in munitions, meant she felt she had to “work harder and be more knowledgeable” than her male counterparts. Even winning multiple awards came with a sense that the men suspected she won only because of her gender. “It was very frustrating when I know I earned it through my hard work,” she says. Her efforts did not go unnoticed, though, and Cheyenne soon made Staff Sergeant; she traveled to a dozen countries, including Edinburgh and Iceland, two of her favorite trips; and she met her husband, Austin. While Cheyenne was overseas, her childhood home was foreclosed on, resulting in a time when her mother and younger brother were homeless. “It was just really hard being away from them during the biggest obstacle they have ever faced,” Cheyenne says. But her family is doing well now, and, while Cheyenne has completed her military obligation, she’s still working hard, back in school taking premed classes. “There is a lot of schooling in my near future,” she laughs.

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A SISTER THING Skyler Moderow (Pi-North Dakota) and her younger sister Shelby Moderow (Pi-North Dakota) grew up in Casselton, N.D., population approximately 2,300. But they went from small town to big dreams when they followed in the footsteps of their mother and grandfather by joining the military. “Joining the North Dakota Air National Guard (NDANG) was the best decision that we have ever made,” Shelby confirms.

Skyler Moderow (left) and Shelby Moderow (right) are sisters in Alpha Phi and sisters in the military

Skyler joined after she graduated high school in 2010 and traveled to Basic Military Training and Dental Assistant School; she served for six years while attending the University of North Dakota studying biology and pre-dentistry. She’s currently attending the University of Minnesota Dental School, with plans to graduate in 2019 and serve as a dentist in the Active Duty Air Force. “I am inspired to continue because of the amazing benefits and a sense of pride that I have been given from the Air National Guard,” Skyler says. Although the fear of being deployed during a time of war is real, Skyler jokes that one of her biggest fears is actually that “no one likes going to see the dentist.” Shelby also joined NDANG after graduating high school, in 2013. She trained as an Aerospace Medical Technician, graduating in the top 10 percent of her class. She’s currently applying to medical school and hopes to become the Officer in Charge of the NDANG Aerospace Medical Unit and eventually the State Air Surgeon. “I am humbled to aid in medical relief programs to support those in need,” Shelby says. One medical relief mission recently sent Shelby to Hawaii for two weeks to provide care to underserved residents. “Even though we woke up at 4 am and didn’t finish seeing patients until around 6 or 7 pm, it was worth it,” she says. Both sisters agree their military service has boosted their confidence, offered valuable opportunities to help the needy, and provided educational benefits, not to mention, as Shelby says, “pride in serving our country.” They also had the added bonus of bonding as sisters in both senses of the word. “We are grateful that not only did the military bring us together, but also that Alpha Phi strengthened our sisterhood.”

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REPORTING FOR DUTY COMMANDER MOM “ I T I S HAR D TO TE LL YOU R K I DS TO B E B R AVE W H E N TH E Y J U ST WANT TH E I R MOM OR DAD HOME .”

When she joined the military in 2000, Vanessa Schoon Smith (Psi-South Dakota) planned on using her experience to land a job in federal law enforcement, but after completing her four years, she decided to remain in the military. Vanessa now serves as Deputy Mission Support Group Commander, leading fellow Security Force Defenders, or “cops in the Air Force,” as she calls them. “We enable others to worry about their jobs,” she says, describing a recent mission in Southwest Asia where they secured a large throughpoint for cargo and personnel to travel safely into and out of the Middle East.

One of the many aspects of military work Vanessa enjoys is working with people from different backgrounds. She says that being part of Alpha Phi, including twice as a chapter advisor, helped boost her understanding of how the younger generation thinks. “There are things from their perspective that are good, and there are things from our generation that are good,” she says. “You have to fold in the good and the bad together side by side so you can see each other’s point of view.” As one of few women in military security forces, Vanessa has a distinct point of view, as well. “My thought process as a woman makes me a different type of leader, and that’s OK.” She is also a mother, balancing her deployments and those of her active-duty military husband. “We know we have raised our hands to protect our nation, but it is hard on our kids at times,” she acknowledges. “It is hard to tell your kids to be brave when they just want their mom or dad home.” Her husband recently left for his 15th deployment, and Vanessa says, “You go through the mental process of what will you do if they don’t come home, how will you and the kids handle it, and then you get yourself out of the funk and get back to your life.” Through multiple moves and deployments, Vanessa says her boys are learning how to deal with adversity and resiliency. Still, like many military families, she has a plan detailing who would care for their two boys, if necessary—and they rely on “a great village” of babysitters, military friends and, for a time when her husband was stationed in Arizona, even some Alpha Phi sisters from the University of Arizona. “We called them the boys’ girlfriends,” she laughs. In the end, Vanessa says, it’s worth it all: “My husband and I have had great adventures in our careers and in our lives.”

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LOOKING BACK When Karen Korbs Shaddick (Gamma EtaNorth Texas) joined the U.S. Army, women weren’t allowed in the Reserve Officer Training Corp (ROTC) or West Point. It was 1975, and women who were already in the military were only just starting to transition from the Women’s Army Corp (WAC) to regular duty. Karen joined that year as a Second Lieutenant, two months after graduating from college. She wanted a job “that meant something,” but admits, “The most difficult thing was to learn to adapt to a man’s world.” Besides the pay, not much else was equal between men and women then, even the clothes. “We were just starting to wear pants,” she marvels. Despite the inequalities, Karen says, “I was extremely lucky, as I always had fabulous mentors that cared.” And she fully understood the importance of what she was doing. “It is serious business—life and death daily,” she says. “It is the business of war, and war is ugly.” Throughout her 30year career, Karen worked both active duty and reserve; she was assigned to stations all across the country and sometimes in Europe and, along the way, she accumulated numerous accolades, including the Legion of Merit, one of the Army’s most prestigious awards. In 2005, a month before she retired from U.S. Army Forces Command in Fort McPherson, Ga., Karen was able to swear in her daughter who had completed ROTC at Syracuse University. These days, Karen and her husband, a former U.S. Secret Service agent, live in Hawaii and she says, “We now spend our time enjoying the Hawaiian lifestyle and traveling the world.” But Karen looks back on her military career fondly, having had memorable experiences and formed lasting friendships—“Everywhere I go I run into someone I served with somewhere.” 

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Above: Field photo, taken in 1975 at Fort McClellan, Ala.; Karen Shaddick is second from the left

“IT IS S E R I OU S BUSINESS— LI FE AN D DE ATH DAI LY. I T I S TH E BUSINESS OF WAR , AN D WAR I S U G LY.”

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FOR 12 YEARS, SAMANTHA SALOIS (ETA CHI-BISHOP’S) HAS BEEN

a volunteer firefighter in Bedford, Quebec, Canada. This past May, for the second year in a row, she demonstrated her firefighter chops by completing the Défi Gratte Ciel, a stair climb that raises money and awareness for muscular dystrophy. She climbed up and down the 24 flights in the Tour Deloitte building in Montreal, while carrying 50 pounds of equipment. The event brought in about $275,000. “The Bedford Fire Department participates in about 40 community activities a year,” Sam says. “I try to be a part of all of them.” By day, Sam is a life insurance broker at the firm her grandfather founded, but firefighting is also in her family. “Seven of my family members are on the fire department, and there was no way I was being left behind,” she quips. Sam is pictured second from the right. 

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Walking for Life The day after her daughter was born through emergency C-section, Stephanie Schlosser Steiner (Theta Mu-Hofstra) discovered how lucky she and her baby, Marissa, were to be alive. Marissa had been born at just 34 weeks, weighing 3 pounds, 5 ounces, and Stephanie ended up with months of post-delivery complications. “I was so sick I couldn’t even visit [Marissa] in the NICU daily,” Stephanie says. She learned later that she had suffered from preeclampsia, a condition that affects a mother’s kidneys, liver and other vital organs and is the leading cause of preterm infant death as well as approximately 76,000

ZETA PI-CASE WESTERN RESERVE

Major Award Throughout her time in college, Margaret Shull (Zeta Pi-Case Western Reserve) says she “started to form my own leadership style.” The finance major has continued on that leadership path and recently won recognition as one of the nation’s Best and Brightest of 2018 Business Majors by Poets and Quants news website. Margaret points to achievements in class and to overcoming challenges. “This award was an affirmation that, as

a woman from a small town with a public school education, moving to an urban environment, navigating a male-dominated field, I could stay true to myself and still succeed,” she says. Margaret started a position with McKinsey & Company in Cleveland and eventually hopes to help businesses realize, “They can help others, the environment, animals, etc., while still maintaining their bottom line.”

maternal deaths. When Marissa was a few years old, Stephanie came across the Preeclampsia Foundation and has organized several walks to raise awareness and money for the cause. She is now the volunteer chairperson for the Promise Walk for Preeclampsia in Central and Northern New Jersey. At the walk this past May, alongside her daughter (now the junior co-coordinator of the walk), she helped raised $25,000

GREATER FORT LAUDERDALE/ SOUTH FLORIDA

Bouquets and Bear Hugs Bringing some springtime spirit to its April meeting, the Greater Fort Lauderdale/South Florida alumnae chapter created flower arrangements with roses and fresh greens provided by host Beverly Himes Taylor (Gamma Phi-Florida State). The group also recently made more than 24 Build-A-Bear stuffed animals to deliver to children at the Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. Pictured is Gabrielle Garland Aroshas (Eta-Boston) with the bears ready for their new home.

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DELTA BETA-TEXAS A&M COMMERCE

Little Ones Congrats to all the new Alpha Phi moms out there, including Chelsea Gaines Schkade (Delta BetaTexas A&M Commerce) who welcomed Little Dipper Grace Madilyn (above) last fall, and Megan Touchstone Parson (Delta Beta-Texas A&M Commerce) who had her first child, a son named Maddox Vance (below), in June. Happy mommyhood to you both.

DELTA BETATEXAS A&M COMMERCE

Five bridesmaids, two makeup artists and eight guests comprised the Alpha Phi alumnae in attendance at the wedding of Zoe Phipps Cashwell (Delta Beta-Texas A&M Commerce) to Jacob Clinton at the picturesque Stone Oak Ranch in Murchison, Texas. Pictured are (from left) Delta Beta alumnae Rebecca Bishop, Diana Vasquez, Rhonda Locke, Konner Kohler and Rachael Hildebrandt.

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Recent grad Rachel Fabry Gannon (NuNebraska) married Jackson Gannon in a spring wedding in Omaha, with about 25 Alpha Phis there to help celebrate. “At the end of the ceremony, all the APhis did a hanky wave with their programs,” Rachel says.

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RAW Talent For as long as she can remember, Maansi Nigam Dommeti (Iota Mu-Georgia Tech) has used art as a creative outlet, inspired by her late grandfather. She was recently selected to display her watercolor paintings at RAW San Francisco, a global organization that hosts events to support budding artists. After attending a RAW showcase to support a friend, Maansi says, “It was so inspiring to see others share their work that I left the event feeling motivated to share my own creations.” Maansi works at Pinterest as a product marketing manager, but she says art is more than a hobby. “I’m always looking for ways to fold my passions into my career,” she explains. And she loves that her Alpha Phi sisters “push me to pursue my dreams.”

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A Call for Clean EPSILON IOTA-DUQUESNE

Loss and Love Deborah Nobile Milito (Epsilon IotaDuquesne) experienced two “gutting events” within 14 months of each other—in May 2011, her twin sister, Denise Nobile DeNunzio (Epsilon Iota-Duquesne) passed away after a five-year battle with brain cancer; and then, in September 2012, her 21-year-old son died in a tragic biking accident. “My world came to a screeching halt,” she says in the forward to a book she wrote to honor their memories. In What You CAN Do When You Lose a Loved One, Deborah compiles ways she was able to “channel my grief into something positive,” and to give others whose loved ones have passed away some ideas to do the same. The book includes poems, recipes, projects, activities and tributes. Among other things, Deborah raised funds to donate to her son’s Montessori school for the creation of a learning garden. Deborah thanks many friends and family in her book, including her Alpha Phi sisters: “Those girls have never left my side since 1976.”

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With the goal of answering questions about the recent history of clean energy, Ernestine Fu (Kappa-Stanford) has co-authored the book, Renewed Energy: Insights for Clean Energy’s Future. It provides insights “crucial to moving cleantech forward,” Ernestine explains.

BETA DELTA-UCLA

Finances Made Fun “It’s amazing the choices you can make in life when you feel good about your financial decisions,” says Chantel Bonneau (Beta DeltaUCLA). Hoping to help people develop a healthy relationship with their finances, the certified financial planner recently published Finding Your Financial Type. “It really is a financial wellness book,” Chantel explains. The fun part? There’s a quiz where you identify which of five financial types you fit. “It’s insane that we all would ascribe to the exact same financial methodology,” argues Chantel, who says that her success has come from treating everyone individually. “I help people exploit their strengths to have good financial habits,” she says, citing her college years as Beta Delta’s director of finance and VP of chapter operations for teaching her valuable skills.

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She’s on Board

M EPSILON UPSILON-CSU NORTHRIDGE

“MOST BUSINESSES DON’T REALIZE

that they have the support of a chamber and their local city government,” says Berkenda Higgenbotham Cantlo (Epsilon Upsilon-CSU Northridge), Orange County alumnae chapter president. A longtime active ambassador for the Orange Chamber of Commerce in Orange, Calif., Berkenda was accepted to a position on the chamber board of directors. Berkenda hopes to help new businesses open and existing ones grow. Besides her new role, Berkenda is a strategic business manager and event planner. Plus, she’ll continue her volunteer work as a career coach teaching LinkedIn to jobseekers at WHW, a local nonprofit organization that supports economic empowerment through employment success.

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BETA DELTA-UCLA DELTA EPSILON-IOWA

Sweet Success Ever try kiwi watermelon-flavored cotton candy? Buttered popcorn? Spicy jalapeño? They’re just a few of the more than 60 fun (crazy?) flavors that Meg Kelleher Shearer (Delta Epsilon-Iowa) sells at Chocolate Storybook, a sweets shop she bought with her husband in 2001. They started with chocolates and added cotton candy in 2014. “Since then, we have grown to be the national leader in flavored cotton candy,” Meg says. Besides their own creations, the cotton candy can be customized, which is how Meg ended up designing flavors for Mariah Carey’s Christmas Factory, a line of holiday-themed products sold in some Sugar Factory restaurant locations. On a weekly basis, Meg and her team produce about 10,000 tubs for more than 400 stores nationwide and online, and a new facility will increase that five-fold. Her daughters, Kelly and Sabrina, both Iowa (Delta Epsilon) Alpha Phis, also work at the company. When asked what her favorite flavor is, Meg says that’s like asking her “to pick which of my children is my favorite.” Still, when pushed, she narrows it down to her top five: buttered popcorn, piña colada, apple pie, coffee and pumpkin pie.

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France with Friends It’s not bad when your friend owns a vacation home in the Bourgogne wine region of France. Even better when she invites you there for a French wine tasting. Every few years a group of 1974 to 1977 graduates from UCLA (Beta Delta) get together, and this year it was their first time abroad, hosted by Julie Blumberg (Beta Delta-UCLA) at her home in the tiny village of Pommard. Pictured are (from left) Dana Archer McEwen, Deborah Beckwith Ives, Patricia Gutierrez Adams, Julie Allen Blumberg, Nancy Henriksen Smith, Terry Gomme and Robin Howard Aguilar.

OMEGA-TEXAS

First Stop, Peru

Raising her son as a single mother while climbing the corporate ladder, Alyssa Gutierrez (Omega-Texas) was successfully juggling it all. “But I always felt like there was something more out there for me,” she says. A lot of that had to do with her dreams of traveling. She wanted to show her son the world. Alyssa now lives in Urubamba, Peru, and continues her business, alphagroup (yes, inspired by Alpha Phi), specializing in branding and web design for entrepreneurs and business owners around the world. She also runs a restaurant called Garden of Vegan. “When I exposed myself to the research, I could no longer turn a blind eye to how I was polluting my and my son’s bodies and provoking future illness,” she explains. Now Alyssa shares her recipes and passion for veganism with her community, serving up foods that show people, “Vegan can be both healthy and delicious.” Alyssa hopes to open more Garden of Vegan restaurants around the world. Alpha Phi Quarterly

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DELTA SIGMA-WISCONSIN STEVENS POINT

A Fish Tale

ZETA OMICRON-JOHNS HOPKINS

Doctor in the House “Science has always been my favorite subject,” says Leila Mashouf (Zeta Omicron-John Hopkins). “Even in second grade, I wrote that I wanted to be a scientist.” She also happened to be pretty good at it. After earning her degree in neuroscience, Leila was one of 165 students from a pool of nearly 7,000 applicants accepted to Harvard Medical School. She hopes to pursue research in immunotherapy to treat aggressive brain tumors, an interest inspired by a cousin with a brain tumor. Leila describes medicine as “the perfect career to make an impact on peoples’ lives.” Her passion for science comes with an equal empathy with others, which she credits to her parents’ struggles as immigrants from Iran. She says they taught her, “Being kind to all people is the best way to impact humanity.” 3 4

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After her husband died in 2013, Roxanne Kurkowski Baumann (Delta Sigma-Wisconsin Stevens Point) founded the Bob Baumann Memorial Muskie Stocking Fund, which has since raised more than $30,000 and stocked over 3,000 fingerling muskies for catchand-release in Waukesha County, Wisc., lakes. This past March, she was caught by surprise, so to speak, when she was recognized as Member of the Year by the Muskellunge Club of Wisconsin. It was a doubly successful year for Roxanne, as she also received the 2018 Advancing International Trade Award from the North American Small Business International Trade Educators (NASBITE) for her work as director of global engagement with the Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP). “I’m sincerely grateful for the recognition of my work,” Roxanne says. Adding to the occasion, it was an Alpha Phi, Amy Grenwis Coon (Delta Epsilon-Iowa), who presented her with the award.

GREATER SEATTLE

Blown Away Glassybaby in Seattle provided a perfect venue for a spring fundraiser hosted by the Greater Seattle alumnae chapter. “Guests were treated to a private shopping event and an upclose and personal look at how these magnificent Glassybaby products are made,” explains Alumnae Chapter President Mary-Kelly (MK) Gaebel Rich (Sigma-Washington). Open to Alpha Phis and their friends— Alpha Phis were given a sash to wear if they chose to—the evening attracted more than two dozen attendees whose purchases of hand-blown votives and glasses helped raise over $200 for Alpha Phi Foundation.

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Fighting Apathy

TAU-OREGON IN HER SENIOR YEAR AT THE UNIVERSITY

of Oregon, in the aftermath of the shooting of 17 students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., Grace Bulger (TauOregon) joined students across the country to fight against what she and others described as “the complacency and apathy that had become our national reaction to gun violence.” A professor connected Grace with Moms Demand Action and Everytown for Gun Safety and, from there, she helped create a campus organization called Students Demand Action. Last March, the group participated in the national 17-minute walk-out on campus. Grace says it was “impactful beyond my ability to briefly describe it.” She was later invited by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to participate in a roundtable discussion among students from the state where, she says, “Not only was I able to express my thoughts on sensible gun legislation—like increasing access to mental health services in school and required training for gun owners— but I was able to listen to the high schoolers and hear perspectives from engaged students who aren’t even old enough to vote.” Following the roundtable, Grace was asked to be the University of Oregon student representative at Gov. Brown’s press conference for the

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signing of House Bill 4145, which, Grace explains, “closed what had been known as ‘the boyfriend loophole,’ making it impossible for perpetrators of domestic violence to purchase firearms in the state of Oregon.” Grace views the current cultural climate as akin to others throughout history when

“Women are the people who can accomplish those goals with kindness, cleverness and compassion.” “students have seen their youth and inexperience as something that increased their ability to speak out and make change.” She also feels that it’s particularly important that today’s heroes and change-makers are women. When Supreme Court

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was asked when she thought there would be enough women on the Supreme Court, she famously answered, “When there are nine”— “I love this idea,” Grace says. She also hopes to see a government that “cares deeply about and fosters growth in communities and relationships.” As an Alpha Phi, Grace says that sisterhood has taught her a lot, including the fact that “Women are the people who can accomplish those goals with kindness, cleverness and compassion.” After graduating with a degree in planning, public policy and management, Grace began a position with the AmeriCorps City Year Chicago program, where she’s mentoring and supporting at-risk students. She eventually hopes to go to law school and “advocate for others.” 

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TAMPA BAY

Warm Hearts The Tampa Bay alumnae chapter raised a record $6,285 through sales of holiday poinsettias and pecans, plus a community Bingo event, says Jacqueline Stubba (Beta ChiBucknell). Some of the money was donated to Alpha Phi Foundation, some donated to Florida State (Gamma Phi) in memory of late alumnae Holly Cummins and Patricia Sofarelli Edwards, but the bulk of it, $4,000, was presented to Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital

TOPEKA, KANSAS

Capitol Sisters

Looking at this photo taken in front of the Kansas House of Representatives at the State Capitol in Topeka, you’d think it were an Alpha Phi reunion. But actually, “It was just a typical day during the legislative session,” explains Stephanie Taylor Mullholland (Upsilon-Washburn), former chief of staff to the Kansas Senate majority leader, now a lobbyist for the Heartland Credit Union Association. Pictured from left to right are Rep. Patricia Evans Markley (OmicronMissouri), elected to the Kansas House in

2016; Melissa Wangemann Maag (Gamma Xi-Wichita State), general counsel for the Office of the State Bank Commissioner; Lori Majure Hutfles (Gamma DeltaKansas), a candidate for Kansas House of Representatives; Rosalind (Rosie) Nichols (Upsilon-Washburn), an intern for Rep. Linda Hineman Gallagher; Linda Hineman Gallagher (Gamma DeltaKansas); Stephanie Taylor Mullholland; and Pamela Sjoholm Scott (UpsilonWashburn), a lobbyist and executive director for the Kansas Funeral Directors Association.

(JHAC). The funds will be used to purchase a blanket-warming unit for the Heart Institute’s echocardiogram outpatient clinic in St Petersburg, Fla. “Alpha Phi’s generous gift will allow children to undergo this procedure in comfort,” says Katrina Mason, JHAC foundation director.

OMEGA-TEXAS

40 and Fabulous Sisters from the Texas (Omega) 1978 graduating class—along with some Littles and Bigs—met at the chapter house over the summer for a 40-year reunion. They reminisced, reconnected and made new memories, “while visiting some of our old, favorite college-day hangouts,” says Sandra LodenHunt (Omega-Texas). “This class has maintained close bonds since college days with an annual newsletter,” Sandra notes, adding that the women hope to get together again when the chapter celebrates its centennial in 2020.

PHI-OKLAHOMA

Ticket to Fun For the past five years, a group of 10 Oklahoma (Phi) alumnae, ranging in pledge class from 1978 to 1983, have gathered for a summertime reunion. This year, their typical trip got a big boost when Diana Hartley (Phi-Oklahoma) won a raffle prize for a six-day, five-night stay on a private island in Belize. It was so exclusive, it took a 15-seat commuter plane and

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25-minute boat ride to get there—and when they did, a dedicated staff of 10 attended to their every need. “Each day, mid-morning and mid-afternoon, our ‘cabana boys,’ named Elder and Junior, brought us frozen rum drinks, fresh coconut water and anything else we requested,” Diana says. Their last night on the island, they had an intimate dinner in their pin attire, ending the trip by reciting the Alpha Phi creed and searching the Caribbean sky for the Alpha Phi constellations.

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“ This is goodnight, but not goodbye.”

Silent Chapter

— “Linger”

We honor our sisters whose notification of passing we received between May 14, 2018 and July 27, 2018. Silent chapter notes may be submitted via alphaphi.org (keyword: silent chapter) or to quarterly@alphaphi.org. Please note: year in parenthesis is year of initiation.

Akron (Eta Gamma)

Heather Papp Duong (‘04)

Alumna Initiate (Alpha Lambda) Roseann Cleary Clifford (‘82)

Michigan (Theta)

Suzanne Tolford Gurcle (‘46) Sharene Pugno Menson (‘62)

Elizabeth Anderson Kelley (‘44) Charlotte Foster Kovach (‘55)

Ashland (Epsilon Alpha)

Georgene Birmelin Ford (‘67)

Bowling Green (Beta Omicron)

Florence Herman Wheelden (‘52)

Colorado (Beta Gamma)

Dorothy Jenkins Killion (‘38) Lynne North Spencer (‘44)

Colorado State (Zeta Mu) Brandi Smith Hunt (‘89)

Cornell (Delta)

Carolyn De Wilde Casswell (‘87) Bonnie Bossart Emami (‘63)

CSU Long Beach (Gamma Kappa) Brianna Gallo (‘09)

Texas (Omega)

Minnesota State Moorhead (Delta Omega)

Texas Tech (Gamma Iota)

Patricia Hall Bauer (‘68) Susan Dalos Vanyo (‘83)

Missouri (Omicron)

Mary Huntsberry Bent (‘39) Sara Beth Tyhurst Canaday (‘61)

Montana (Chi)

Barbara Schwingel DeGroot (‘55)

Nebraska (Nu)

Nancy Hallam Burk (‘56) Betty Baldwin Hawkins (‘44) Roxanne Bushey Manning (‘82)

Nebraska Kearney (Delta Xi) Wilma Warren Ingram (‘63)

Northern Colorado (Delta Gamma)

Gloriane Crater (‘82)

Denison (Beta Kappa)

Diane Annala Chalmers (‘62) Margaret Steinert Greene (‘55)

Ohio State (Rho)

DePauw (Gamma)

Oklahoma (Phi)

Mildred Greenleaf Hodshire (‘47)

George Mason (Eta Lambda) Jeanette Calland (‘10)

UC Berkeley (Lambda)

Margaret Ashton Bowman (‘47) Jane Barrett Calder (‘60)

UCLA (Beta Delta)

Claudia Hoover (‘80) Colleen Flammia Lombino (‘59)

USC (Beta Pi)

Ina Robbins Robinson (‘45)

Washington (Sigma)

Elizabeth Kefauver Horn (‘51) Mary Pat Stover Matthews (‘46) Marilyn Cook Skone (‘64)

West Virginia (Beta Iota)

Dorothy Wotring Simon (‘45)

Wisconsin (Iota)

Muriel Dixon Unwin (‘44)

Wisconsin La Crosse (Delta Kappa) Sandra Merigold (‘63)

Anita Anderson Currin (‘51)

Oklahoma City (Delta Delta)

Barbara Hawkins Bassett (‘50) Ann Berni Oliver (‘38)

Indiana (Beta Tau)

Lois Dunfee Elliott (‘47)

Puget Sound (Gamma Zeta)

Loyola Marymount (Zeta Beta) Terri Machado Boskovich (‘80)

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Mila Criss Hightower (‘78)

Oregon (Tau)

Lisa Luthy Linders (‘71)

Lynn Burrell Stallings (‘57)

Pamela Dempsey (‘74)

Sarah Powell Newcomb (‘67)

Illinois (Beta Alpha)

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Chelsa Aboud (‘11)

Minnesota (Epsilon)

Joan Vigard White (‘51)

Arizona (Beta Epsilon)

Sacramento State (Epsilon Gamma)

Jackie Guise Weber (‘57) (also Beta Psi-San Jose State)

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From the Quad

Science of Speed

IOTA EPSILON-KETTERING

Sometimes being petite has its advantages. Like when Gabrielle Feeny (Iota Epsilon-Kettering) was the only one small enough to fit in the three-wheeled battery electric car her team designed to compete in the Shell Eco-Marathon. “I got to drive it!” she says excitedly. Participating in the competition’s electric mobility category, the Kettering team achieved 189 miles per kilowatt hour (mi/KWh), which is a measurement of high efficiency, rather than speed (a Tesla Model 3 acheives 2.9 mi/ KWh). It earned them third place in a group of 22 teams. This annual competition, which dates back to 1939, is primarily about efficiency, Gabrielle explains. Student teams from all over are challenged to design, build and test energy-efficient vehicles. Gabby is also an associate zone councilor on the Society of Physics Students National Council. Because Kettering’s student population is more than 80 percent male, Gabby says Alpha Phi women are her role models. “When I have the opportunity to drive a race car or serve on a national council, the women of my chapter are the first I tell.”

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Participating in the competition’s electric mobility category, the Kettering team achieved 189 miles per kilowatt hour ... it earned them third place in a group of 22 teams.

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“All the food was donated from local restaurants in the Wichita area, which made for an exciting time tasting food from around the city.”

IOTA RHO-CLEMSON

Mac and Pups Two events in one helped Clemson (Iota Rho) raise more than $2,000 for both Alpha Phi Foundation and local Clemson animal shelters. Part one, Mac ‘n Phis, included a macaroni and cheese bar with various toppings; part two, Rent-aPuppy, brought in some sweet pooches for cuddling, $3 for five minutes.

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GAMMA XI-WICHITA STATE

Taco Time At Wichita State’s (Gamma Xi) annual Taco Phi’st, three days of unlimited tacos, good music, fun raffles and a jalapeño-eating contest raised nearly $4,700 for Alpha Phi Foundation. “All the food was donated from local restaurants in the Wichita area, which made for an exciting time tasting food from around the city,” notes Taran Langston, vice president of marketing.

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ZETA PI-CASE WESTERN RESERVE

Good Genes

NU-NEBRASKA

The Mighty Soybean As an intern for the Center for Advanced Land Management Information Technologies doing field work with fiber optics and remote sensing, Justine Mileski (NuNebraska) didn’t mind being out in the Nebraska heat. “I enjoy working outside, so the job is perfect for me,” she says. The dual environmental studies and Spanish major helped measure chlorophyll in the leaves of soybean plants and says she’s interested in how to use remote sensing data “to create a more sustainable future.” Upon graduating, the rising senior hopes to pursue a master’s degree in sustainability or join the Peace Corps.

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“Gene therapy is just now becoming commercially available, and I wanted to be a part of making this happen,” says Monica Malone (Zeta Pi-Case Western Reserve). Her summer internship at Pfizer gave her that opportunity. The biomedical engineering student was able to get hands-on lab experience working on gene therapy projects focused on Hemophilia B and Duchene’s muscular dystrophy. “In these rare diseases, patients are often lacking the ability to express a particular protein, and gene therapy has the ability to solve this problem,” she explains. She was able to design experiments and study various factors and methods used to create a final virus product. Along with her experience in the lab, Monica was thrilled that what she is working on could have the potential to cure patients.

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Dual Dynamo “Challenging work pays off,” says Kathryn Cesiel (Iota EpsilonKettering). She should know. The chapter director of philanthropy recently won a James Throop Endowed Scholarship through Kettering for the highest GPA in the mechanical and electrical engineering dual degree program. “With this help, other doors and successes will be opened in the future,” says Kathryn who will use the scholarship to help pay her tuition. Through her studies, Kathryn has worked at General Motors Propulsion Systems Engineering and will continue at GM, working with automotive safety sensing. She is passionate about “creating the cutting-edge vehicles that will improve the environment as well as keep people safe.”

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RHO-OHIO STATE

Big Money

ZETA OMICRONJOHNS HOPKINS

For the 2017-18 school year, Ohio State (Rho) contributed more than $27,000 to Alpha Phi Foundation, says, chapter President Grace Rosenberger. Among the events that led to the impressive donation were Tackle Heart, Quesaphilla, Mr. Ivy and the Red Dress Gala. “We look forward to raising more money for the Alpha Phi Foundation as well as participating in other chapters’ philanthropy events at Ohio State,” Grace says.

Taking Stock Abigail Schwalm (Zeta Omicron-Johns Hopkins) hopes to attend medical school and one day open her own nonprofit health care facility. In a step in the right direction, the public health major landed a paid summer internship with Stocks in the Future. The Baltimore City organization teaches financial literacy to underperforming middle school students and provides incentives for them to attend school and improve their grades—they receive credits to exchange for money that’s invested in a stock of their choice. While the work isn’t directly focused on health, Abigail explains, “Improved financial situations have a direct correlation to living a healthier and better life.” Over the summer, Abigail (pictured, second row, middle) worked to turn Stocks in the Future classroom lectures into online video modules, ran the Facebook page and created monthly newsletters.

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IOTA TAU-HARVARD

Perfect Putt

ZETA PI-CASE WESTERN RESERVE

With rounds of 77-71-72, Michelle Xie (Iota Tau-Harvard) became the Ivy League individual champion at the Ivy League Women’s Golf Championship at Metedeconk Golf Club in Jackson, N.J. “The Ivy Championship is always such a great tournament to compete in,” Michelle says. This was Michelle’s third year at the event and, she says, she appreciated “having so many sisters follow my scoring and going out of their way to congratulate me.”

Sharing Knowledge Julia Fleming, Aarshia Jain and Mary Stevenson (all Zeta Pi-Case Western Reserve; pictured from left to right) had the opportunity to volunteer for Seeds of Literacy, where they tutored adults in Cleveland who were working towards getting their GEDs.

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OMEGA-TEXAS

Ready for Takeoff

ETA PSI-EASTERN WASHINGTON

Top Greek Honor Among the nine recognized sororities at Eastern Washington (Eta Psi), an Alpha Phi was awarded Sorority Woman of the Year. Kennedy Bailey (Eta PsiEastern Washington) “has done so much for not only the Eta Psi chapter, but the entire Greek community,” says Vice President of Marketing Kelsey Westgard. Kennedy has been chapter president and Panhellenic president, all while pursuing a double major in criminal justice and sociology, and a double minor in political science and English. “Earning this award was such an honor,” Kennedy says. She plans to attend law school when she completes her undergraduate studies. 4 2

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You don’t have to be a rocket scientist for some things, but to work at NASA, it certainly helps. For Morgan Miller (Omega-Texas), an aerospace engineering major, her internship doing thermal analysis for the Space Launch System at Boeing in Huntsville, Ala., is right up her alley. Even better? Her acceptance into the NASA Pathways Intern Employment Program where she’ll be working for NASA in Houston in the spring. “It would be really amazing to get a position, whether with NASA, Boeing or a similar company or organization, that would include more work on the Space Launch System,” Morgan says, adding, “My dream job has always been to be an astronaut, so we will see if my career will eventually take me there.”

ZETA EPSILON-INDIANA U. SOUTHEAST

Supply Mission Morgan Trendel (Zeta Epsilon-Indiana U. Southeast) went on her first mission trip to Nairobi, Kenya, in 2013 when a youth pastor at her church started an organization called Project Lucas, named for his son he had adopted from there. The group hands out backpacks full of school supplies and also provides food, school fees, uniforms and a safe after-school space, all things that the children in Nairobi have difficulty getting on their own. Since that first experience, Morgan has joined three more excursions with the organization. “During my first trip, I fell completely in love with the kids, the community and their culture,” says Morgan who also was awed by their generosity. “They are always willing to help each other out no matter how much or little they have.” On that first visit, Morgan formed a relationship with a 3-year-old girl named Ruth. She didn’t speak English, but Morgan says the little girl made a huge impact on her life. “I will never forget one day we were sitting there, and she had taken off her sock and turned it inside out so she could spit on it to clean the dirt off her leg. When that happened, I just thought to myself, I complain about not having hot water, and she doesn’t have any clean water to bathe in at all.” Now, Ruth seeks out Morgan every time she returns to Nairobi. “Overall, I just love going back because I love helping others,” Morgan says. “The love I have for the country and their people is really unexplainable.”

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Enabling Achievement

IOTA MU-GEORGIA TECH

Since its founding in 2010, the Circle of Sisterhood (CofS) has funded the construction of 20 schools in five countries. This past spring, Bridget Doran (Iota Mu-Georgia Tech) joined the CofS Trek with 14 other Georgia Tech sorority women to Saas Mack, Senegal, where they— alongside people of the community— broke ground on a school that Georgia Tech’s sorority community had funded. “By helping to provide basic educational opportunities for women, we as sorority women will

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impact, not only those women, but also their communities and their families for generations to come,” says Bridget, a Panhellenic delegate and business administration student. “Educated women are empowered women and we, as educated and empowered women, have the responsibility to use the tools we are given to help empower and educate others,” she says. Bridget is pictured in the third row, in the orange hat and sunglasses. 

“Educated women are empowered women and we, as educated and empowered women, have the responsibility to use the tools we are given to help empower and educate others.”

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Where We Live

Artful Alpha Phi Houses WHETHER COMMISSIONED

or inherited, Alpha Phi-

focused or otherwise, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some eye-catching artwork adorning the walls (and even doors) of chapter houses everywhere. Thanks to the many House Corporation Board presidents who sent their beautiful examples.

Epsilon Gamma-Sacramento State: Alpha Phi custom stained-glass window made for the trophy room in 2017 by local Sacramento artist Mickey Abbey of Custom Glassworks

Beta MuAlabama:

The HCB wanted to reflect the chapter and its members in the houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long, expansive hallways. So they collected photos and had them mounted on canvas. The Alpha Phi creed runs along the top of the walls.

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Beta Omicron-Bowling Green: When the 1942

Beta Omicron house was demolished in 2015, some chapter members saved the letters that were on the house as well as the nameplate that was on the front door.

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Delta Zeta-Maryland: This

black and white pen and ink drawing of the chapter house was ceated by an unknown Delta Zeta many years ago.

Phi-Oklahoma: Untitled abstract by international artist Raul Song.

Omega-Texas: As part of a trip to a local auction house, HCB members found two 1920s-era University of Texas yearbooks that had illustrations of various campus locations. They bought the books, cut the pages out and framed them in Ikea black frames. Some illustrations were taken to an architectural graphics firm to be enlarged.

Delta Gamma-Northern Colorado: These beautiful stained-glass windows are original to the historic 1912 house.

Gamma Beta-UC Santa Barbara:

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Congratulations to Alpha Phi Foundation’s 2018-19 Scholarship Recipients!

Academic excellence is a hallmark of Alpha Phi. This year, through the generosity of our donors, Alpha Phi Foundation awarded an historic $277,000 in scholarships given to 22 graduate and 46 undergraduate members. These sisters exemplify academic excellence, outstanding service and dedicated involvement on their campuses and in their communities. The Foundation is proud to continue recognizing the remarkable accomplishments of Alpha Phi women by awarding meritbased and need-based scholarships to help them fulfill their promise and potential, because every Alpha Phi deserves the opportunity to pursue her intellectual curiosity without burden. “Alpha Phi has provided me with not only support through lifetime friendships, but also a graduate scholarship, which will help me in pursuing my M.D. degree. I am able to focus on becoming a practicing physician who will work within pediatrics to reduce barriers in access to quality healthcare for my future patients, without focusing too much on financial burdens.” —AMANDA TJITRO (KAPPA BETA-UC SAN DIEGO)

recipients are graduates of the Emerging Leadership Institute (ELI) or Leadership Fellows

“This scholarship will help fund the completion of my master’s thesis project, which focuses on the sex differences in aortic valve disease. This project is especially meaningful to me, because I am predisposed to develop aortic valve disease in the future. It is humbling and uplifting to know that the Alpha Phi Foundation believes in me, my academics and my thesis project.” —BAILEY BERNKNOPF (IOTA THETA-WILFRID LAURIER) 4 6

Received individual awards up to

17,900

46 undergraduate students received a scholarship this year

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SOPHOMORES

2018-19 Scholarship Recipients by the Numbers Award recipients are pursuing degrees in all areas of study, ranging from educational leadership to pharmacy to journalism to architecture.

recipients are pursuing degrees in the fields of science, technology, engineering and math

recipients are pursuing economics, political science and globally-focused degrees

recipients are pursuing degrees in business, management and finance/accounting

recipients are pursuing degrees in education

g raduate students received a scholarship this year

recipients are pursuing degrees in marketing and communication

w omen are first-time scholarship recipients

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GRADUATE RECIPIENTS

UNDERGRADUATE RECIPIENTS

Kay Wainwright Nixon Memorial Scholarship

Kristy Burgener Memorial Scholarship

Canadian Centennial Scholarship

Helen Bradford Graduate Scholarship

Allison Antoine (Delta Kappa-Wisconsin Lacrosse) Master’s in Public Health

Bailey Bernknopf (Iota Theta-Wilfrid Laurier) Master of Applied Science/ Biomedical Engineering

John R. and Cecile D. Richards Scholarship Rebecca Bishop (Delta Beta-Texas A&M Commerce) Ph.D. in Counseling

Linda Trinh Memorial Scholarship

Kathryn (Katie) Clark (Zeta Omicron-John Hopkins) M.D.

Craig Hester/Hester Capital Management LLC Scholarship Katharine Denius (Epsilon Delta-Northern Illinois) Optometry

Eloise Howell Scholarship

Lindsay Epstein (Zeta Phi-MIT) Master of Science/Mechanical Engineering

Diane Keenum Hite Memorial Scholarship Rebecca (Becca) Ferguson (Upsilon-Washburn) Doctor of Physical Therapy

Nancy Pitchforth Patton Scholarship

Megan (Meg) Free (Tau-Oregon) Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine

Mary Yearsley Scholarship Sarah M. Gross (Beta Alpha-Illinois) Master’s in Education

Marilyn Bracken Ruckman Scholarship Madeleine Harbin (Beta Mu-Alabama) Occupational Therapy

Margaret Garth Steinert Greene Scholarship Josmi Joseph (Gamma Omicron-Drake) Pharmacy

Katherine Kotche (Beta Alpha-Illinois) Doctorate of Physical Therapy

Alyyah Malick (Iota Tau-Harvard) M.D.

Beta Beta Chapter Scholarship Alyssa Abdelnour (Beta Beta-Michigan State) Microbiology

Lambda 100th Year Anniversary Scholarship Vivienne Ayala (Lambda-UC Berkeley) Economics

Marjorie V. Dove Scholarship

Madge H. Lesher Memorial Scholarship

Lucy Hart Finnerty Phi Chapter Centennial Scholarship

Jane Kinney Memorial Scholarship

Natasha Martinez (Upsilon-Washburn) J.D.

Reagan Metz (Phi- Oklahoma) J.D.

Doris Corbett Scholarship Mandy Salmon (Iota Mu-Georgia Tech) M.D.

Mabel Cooper Lamb Scholarship

Molly Circle Sawyer (Delta Rho-Ball State) Master’s in Educational Leadership

Octavia Born Brooks Scholarship

Ellie Sheffield (Gamma-DePauw) Master’s in School Counseling

Marlyn G. Frazier Scholarship Paige Smith (Gamma Beta-UC Santa Barbara) Master’s in Education

Mary Miller Lyons Scholarship Madisen Swallow (Delta-Cornell) Master of Science of Education

Frances Cameron Wiig Scholarship

Amanda Tjitro (Kappa Beta-UC San Diego) M.D.

Constance Purkiss Kelly Scholarship Isabella Francisca Uría (Kappa-Stanford) J.D.

Torrina Brice-Nash (Beta Epsilon-Arizona) Law, Psychology and Political Science

Siena Catanzaro (Epsilon Kappa-West Chester) Education, Focus in English and Writing

Jane Kinney Memorial Scholarship Kathryn Cesiel (Iota Epsilon-Kettering) Mechanical Engineering

Beta Omicron Anniversary Scholarship Natalie Clark (Beta Omicron-Bowling Green) Business Administration

Kathleen Feeney Hiemstra Scholarship

Tiara Coughlan (Gamma Kappa-CSU Long Beach) Interior Design

Vicki Silverman Memorial Scholarship Lauren Dillon (Gamma Pi-Arizona State) Biological Sciences

Foundation Scholarship

Gwyn Dubel (Delta Upsilon-Baldwin Wallace) 3-2 Program: MBA-Human Resources/UndergraduateManagement and Marketing

Linda Gardner Massie Scholarship

Emily Emerson (Eta Omicron-Virginia Tech) Biological Sciences

Virginia Coleman Scholarship Allana Evans (Iota Sigma-Carnegie Melon) Computer Science

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Alison Beth Drucker Memorial Scholarship

Mabel Cowlishaw Siggins Scholarship

Rachel G. Smylie Theta Chapter Scholarship

Sally Hepler Memorial Scholarship

Maryln G. Frazier Scholarship & Sharon Petzold Memorial Scholarship

Beta Delta Scholarship

Melanie Farfel (Beta Nu-Duke) Economics

Paige Frank (Zeta Omicron-Johns Hopkins) Biomedical Engineering

Jane Kinney Memorial Scholarship

Ally Hardebeck (Zeta Omicron-Johns Hopkins) Public Health and Sociology

Delta Xi - Amber Weitzel Memorial Scholarship

Marlana Kent (Delta Xi-Nebraska/Kearney) Early Childhood Inclusive Education

Clara Bradley Burdette Foundersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Scholarship

Muna Momah (Iota Kappa-Dartmouth) Economics

Hannah Morrison (Gamma Beta-UC Santa Barbara) Communications

Beta Beta Class of â&#x20AC;&#x2122;63 40th Anniversary Scholarship Wynter Mortz (Beta Beta-Michigan State) Marketing

Margaret Beery Doe Scholarship Jayda Nalamlieng (Beta Delta-UCLA) Communications

Sally McCall Grant Scholarship

Eleni Kohilakis (Delta-Cornell) Biological Sciences

Nicolette Naya (Iota Lambda-Connecticut) Chemistry

Martha Jarvis Sutton Scholarship

John and Sharon Spraker Barnes Scholarship

Hannah Kraling (Epsilon-Minnesota) Nursing

Nicole Nielsen (Phi-Oklahoma) Broadcast Journalism

Marjorie V. Dove Scholarship

Abby Dorsa Sobrato Memorial Scholarship

Jane Lickteig (Gamma Xi-Wichita State) Nursing

Laura Pearl (Zeta Gamma-Santa Clara) Economics

Ruth Allingham Soriano Scholarship

Edwynne C. Rosenbaum Scholarship

Chloe Lium (Sigma-Washington) Business Administration

Jennifer Lynne Brooks Memorial Scholarship Emily Lowe (Beta Pi-USC) Business Administration

Carol Klink Claussen Scholarship Olya Lukashina (Epsilon Rho-UC Davis) Statistics

Darcel Atwill Weller Scholarship

Alyssa Mendoza (Gamma Iota-Texas Tech) Nutrition

Lilli Peters (Iota Zeta-Colorado School on Mines) Mechanical Engineering

Foundation Scholarship Enya Pfeiffer (Zeta Iota-Virginia) Psychology

Maxine English Memorial Scholarship Gia Poppell (Beta Epsilon-Arizona) Exploratory Major

Foundation Scholarship Ankita Reddy (Zeta Phi-MIT) Biology and Anthropology

Nu Centennial Scholarship Hayden Nicole Richardson (Nu-Nebraska) International Business 4 8

Ellie Rocheleau (Theta-Michigan) Exploratory Major Riley Rojas (Beta Delta-UCLA) Political Science

Maj Britt Kaal-Zeta Upsilon 20th Anniversary Scholarship

Gabriella Ruskay-Kidd (Zeta Upsilon-Washington University) Psychology and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Gamma Nu 50th Anniversary Scholarship Sarina Sangal (Gamma Nu-Miami University) Economics and Finance

Joan Merritt Holmes Scholarship Krijn Schwartz (Beta Tau-Indiana) Management

Sally Mitchell Milam Memorial Scholarship Sarah Kate Scribner (Omega-Texas) Journalism

Courtney Andreas-Gray Scholarship Hana Seastedt (Zeta Gamma-Santa Clara) Public Health

Foundation Scholarship

Kathleen (Katie) Seavy Walker (Iota Xi-Denver) International Studies

Jane Kinney Memorial Scholarship Kassie St. Pierre (Delta Tau-LSU) Elementary Education

Irving H. & Marion L. Frank Memorial Scholarship Sarah Tong (Eta-Boston) Human Physiology

Foundation Scholarship Julia Wilcox (Iota Xi-Denver) Accounting and Spanish

Anne Williams Muhl Scholarship

Victoria (Vicki) Workman (Omicron-Missouri) Architectural Science

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Ban.Do Sticky Notes No ordinary fluorescent stickies here. These sticky notepads are packed with inspirational quotes, unique designs and lots of color. With 800 adhesive sheets to use, there is plenty of space for your doodles, to-do lists and reminders.

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Yoobi Pink Flamingo Stapler Watch out: Everyone is going to want to “borrow” your stapler. After all, it’ll be hard to resist the pastel pink flamingo, full of personality and practical too. It actually can staple up to 20 sheets of paper. Plus, when you purchase one, Yoobi donates another item to a classroom in need.

It’s back to work and back to school. Just please, promise us you won’t go back to boring. Get out of your rut with these adorable, playful, fashionable and fun accessories for your desk and for your life. Moxi Roller Skates Free yourself from the mundane and whiz past pedestrians on these supercool, taffy purple suede high top roller skates, handmade in the U.S. The Moxi gummy wheels come in six different colors, including sea foam, pink frost and lavender.

If you ever need some immediate motivation, these LifeSpirations Cards can provide thoughtful quotes to cheer you up or shift your train of thought. Scratch to reveal the wise words of Oprah, Confucius or Emily Dickinson. Hand off a LifeSpiration to a friend or a client to share the good feels.

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No one can deny the adorable-ness of a sea otter, and now you can have one sitting on your desk. From ModCloth, the ceramic little critter’s paws hold your tape roll, while the tape cutter stretches to the end of its tail.

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Alma Otter Tape Dispenser

These corkboard letters by Jelinek Cork Group bring an organic look and effortless style to any room. Order your initials or spell out a word (we think “Alpha Phi” would be perfect).

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Ask Martha

I have an outfit picked out for my office holiday party, but my coworker says it’s too skimpy. I say it’s perfectly fine. Who’s right? ISTOCK: DRESSES/ BONETTA; BOTTLE/ KARANDAEV; FOOD/ LENA_ZAJCHIKOVA

— Festive in Florida First, remember this isn’t a party with friends, even if some of your colleagues are your friends. This is a party with fellow employees who are possibly both your superiors and your subordinates. You don’t want to cross a line with either one. If your coworker thinks your outfit is skimpy because it reveals a lot of leg, an abundance of cleavage or is in any way see-through, leave it for a night out with friends only. If this is your first party at this particular company, you might ask around to find out what people have worn in the past. You don’t have to dress like a nun, but you do have to dress appropriately for the event. Also, if you’re bringing a date, be sure to give your date a heads-up as to the dress code, because if your date is wildly off-base, it can reflect back on you. — Martha

DEAR MARTHA, I’m hosting a party and expect people may bring a bottle of wine or champagne. Am I obligated to open it during the event? — Bottled in Boulder You are under no obligation to open it at the party. Your guest is bringing you a gift; it’s up to you if you’d like to keep it or serve it. After all, it might not be the drink you’d like to pair with the meal you have planned. This goes for food as well. Unless you’ve asked guests to bring a specific dish, they should assume you have the menu covered and anything beyond that is a gift. 5 0

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DEAR MARTHA, I’m a vegetarian. Should I bring my own food to a party or expect the host to accommodate me? — Meatless in Montreal The best course of action is to let your host know of your food choices and offer to bring something that you can eat and others would also enjoy. The same would apply if you have religious or medical reasons for not eating certain foods. Now, if you have a severe food allergy, this is something the host should take into account in a bigger way. If, on the other extreme, you just don’t like some foods, that’s something you deal with on your own, in a polite manner— i.e. you say “No, thank you” when the food is offered and, unless asked before the event, you don’t tell your host your preference.

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Glitter Tulle Gold glitter creates a sparkling contrast to the red and green of Christmastime. With gold glitter tulle like this (Michaels sells it in 17 colors), I like to make bows or wrap it around a white tablecloth that covers a tall cocktail table.

What’s In Your Holiday Décor?

LED Glitter Candles I love these Pottery Barn LED candles in the middle of centerpieces, on tall candle sticks or anywhere. Group candles of different heights to create dimension.

Holiday Floras Florals can add to even the simplest of spaces, and a holiday floral arrangement is a musthave. The “frozen” look of this one from Petals.com creates an elegant look.

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n her blog (alexbishopblog. com), Alexandria (Alex) Bishop (Gamma EpsilonLake Forest) posts eyecatching images of her favorite fashions, travel destinations, and beauty and lifestyle products. Originally from Maine, Alex graduated from Lake Forest in 2018 and currently works at a boutique interior design firm near Chicago. It’s a job that plays perfectly into her passion for event planning. “Decorating is by far the best part of any event, gathering or party,” Alex says. With that attitude, we knew she’d be the perfect Alpha Phi to share her top picks for holiday décor. Be prepared to be dazzled, because, as Alex admits, “I am a huge fan of the glitz and glam of decorating.”

Lanterns Put candles inside lanterns like these from Frontgate to create a warm and homey feel; they go beautifully next to fireplaces under garland, or on a mantle above the garland.

Gold Chargers

Gold dinnerware can add so much to a holiday table. Put candles inside a wreath on this gold charger from Webstaurant for an extra touch.

6. Something Personal

When I was a little girl, lighting this Vermont Country Store ceramic Christmas light meant that the holidays were just around the corner.

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Ornaments in Glass

Use what you have to create your own beautiful decorations. My family always puts a variety of Christmas tree ornaments in bowls or tall vases. Add LED lights, or try mixing in some garland and, yes, more glitter.

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Iconic Left: Lieutenant Commander Winifred Bassett (IotaWisconsin, 1919) was the District Director of the Women’s Reserve for the Thirteenth Naval District (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, better known as WAVES). Below; Margaret Ecker Francis (Beta Theta-British Columbia, 1940) was the only female present at the signing of the German surrender at Reims. She was reporting on the event and was quoted in the Quarterly saying, “It was quite a jam ... all of us pushing and shoving and leaning over each other’s shoulders to see what went on.”

The War Years

how many Alpha Phis were active in the military during World War II, some even volunteering their services, like Kathryn Overstreet Lege (EpsilonMinnesota, 1934) who was the official pianist at the 1940 Alpha Phi Convention and took her show on the road during the war, playing for soldiers at the front lines in what she called her “Cinemamobile.” Unfortunately, we don’t have a photo of Kathryn, but we have many others. During the 1940s, the Quarterly was chock-full of stories and pride about Alpha Phis in the military. We’ve gathered a few (the year in parenthesis indicates their graduation year).

IT’S AMAZING TO LOOK BACK AT

Ensign Ruth Hull (Omega-Texas, 1939) was stationed at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Fla.

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Ensign Mary Isham Gillespie (Lambda-UC Berkeley, 1936) worked in Navy relief in San Pedro, Calif.

Mary Jane Willson Johnson (AlphaSyracuse, 1940) was a Lieutenant in Navy communications in Hawaii.

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Camille Skalak Burton (Beta Kappa-Denison, 1941) was a Wave Lieutenant Junior Grade in the personnel office in Washington D.C.

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