A VISION FOR ENDOWMENTS, A VISION FOR THE FUTURE While celebrating the 150th birthday
I remember the very early phases of
endowment dollars. Endowment
of our Fraternity was certainly a good
this campaign. A small committee
gifts are invested, and proceeds
reason to launch a transformational
came together to cast a vision
of those investments are used to
campaign, the true impetus for the
for what we thought we might
support Pi Phi’s needs. In most
SHINE THROUGH campaign was
accomplish and how we might be
cases, the original gift stays intact
a need to sustain our sisterhood.
able to do it. The early goals we set
at its original amount or grows.
Developing women of intellect
for the campaign were far surpassed
Endowment gifts produce new
and integrity takes resources. As
before we even launched the effort
dollars for Pi Beta Phi in perpetuity.
we looked at our next 150 years, it
at Convention 2017.
If this campaign was truly about the
became clear that if Pi Beta Phi was
future of Pi Phi, we knew a focus
to continue to do the work we do,
As the campaign took shape, we
on endowment giving would be a
we’d need more resources.
realized the most significant impact
critical component.
would come from growing our
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