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CELEBRATING OUR SISTERHOOD On April 28, 2020, Pi Beta Phi celebrated 153 years of sisterhood with Founders’ Day and Pi Phi Giving Day. Members and friends showed pride for our sisterhood by sharing what Pi Phi has given them — and sharing with Pi Phi in return. Thanks to the generosity of 644 Pi Phi sisters and friends, we raised $108,018.67 through gifts to our Foundation. Pi Phi has so much to be proud of, and so much to look forward to, because of our strong community. As the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to unfold, we saw that our membership in Pi Phi wasn’t put on hold — it just looked a little different, as we found new ways to stay connected. It was important for Pi Beta Phi to use this momentous occasion to celebrate our sisterhood with mindfulness and intention. Whether members participated in the virtual Founders’ Day ceremony, shared what Pi Phi has given them on social media or made a gift to our Foundation, the day was a special one for our sisterhood.
CHAPTER AND ALUMNAE CLUB ANNIVERSARIES Pi Beta Phi celebrated 153 years of sisterhood on April 28, and multiple chapters and alumnae clubs are achieving their own milestones in 2020. We commend the longevity of these chapters and clubs, as well as all the members whose Lifelong Commitment sustains them to reach milestone anniversaries. CHAPTERS ALUMNAE CLUBS • Michigan Gamma – 75 years • Central Orange County, California – 50 years • Ohio Epsilon – 75 years • Charlottesville, Virginia – 50 years • Maine Alpha – 100 years • Fort Myers, Florida – 50 years • Nebraska Beta – 125 years • Bloomington, Indiana – 100 years • Illinois Zeta - 125 years • Dayton, Ohio – 100 years • Little Rock, Arkansas – 100 years • Tucson, Arizona – 100 years
THANK YOU TO OUR RETIRING OFFICERS AND WELCOME NEW LEADERS Thank you to the women retiring from their current roles serving Pi Beta Phi Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) and Pi Beta Phi Foundation. Thank you for your dedication to serving Pi Beta Phi and all that you’ve given to our sisterhood. RETIRING FOUNDATION TRUSTEES • President KATE BLATHERWICK PICKERT, Kansas Alpha • Vice President Finance JANICE WORTHINGTON LISKO, Oklahoma Beta RETIRING FHC BOARD MEMBER • CAROL INGE WARREN, North Carolina Beta NEW FOUNDATION AND FHC LEADERS • WENDY LABRECHE PRATT, Massachusetts Beta, is joining the Foundation Board of Trustees. • BRENDA BUTLER, Nebraska Beta, is joining the FHC Board.
SHARE YOUR STORY FOR THE PI PHI ARCHIVES We hope to capture your thoughts, feelings and observations as a Pi Phi living through the COVID-19 pandemic to be kept in our archives. What do you want Pi Phis to know in 25, 50 or 100 years? Visit bit.ly/PiPhiStories to share your story.
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