MAKING IMPACT THROUGH YOUR LEGACY When considering a commitment
vision, and because we’ve worked
to the SHINE THROUGH
with the Foundation to document
“There’s no question that
campaign, my husband Bill and I
our plans, I know Pi Phi will have
membership in Pi Beta Phi
knew this was the time to make
even greater ability to plan for the
shaped the woman I became
a special gift. Because Pi Phi has
future of our sisterhood in the
after college. I learned skills
given me so much joy and so
years to come. This planned gift
as a member that I didn’t even
many opportunities for growth, I
is an expression of my love for
realize at the time, such as time
wanted my legacy to be an impact
Pi Beta Phi and what I consider
management, diplomacy and
on the sisterhood I hold so dear.
my sincerest demonstration of
problem-solving. The support
Therefore Bill and I decided to
just how much I cherish my Pi Phi
and encouragement from my
list Pi Beta Phi Foundation as a
membership and believe in its
sisters helped me achieve things
beneficiary of our estate. By doing
possibilities for
I otherwise would have thought
so, we have the opportunity to
future generations.
beyond my ability, and their
celebrate the most significant,
friendship still lifts me up today.
exciting charitable decision of our
Whatever success I’ve had since
lives now. I feel satisfied knowing
then is grounded in these things.
our deferred gift will achieve our
Sally Shoemaker, Arizona Beta
I truly believe that Pi Phi develops confident women leaders, and I hope that every young woman has the same opportunity in the future. When my husband and I were making our estate plans and decided we wanted to leave a
50% OF THE TOTAL GIFTS
legacy beyond bequests to family,
CELEBRATED AS PART OF
we agreed that Pi Beta Phi was at
THE SHINE THROUGH
the top of the list.”
C A M P A I G N
Penny Proctor, Michigan Alpha
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DEFERRED GIFTS AND WILL BE RE ALIZED
IN THE FUTURE.