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The official publication for donors and friends of Pi Beta Phi Foundation
A Message from Kathy Wager Sprague, President of Pi Beta Phi Foundation Board of Trustees Dear sisters, We all said yes to Pi Beta Phi once, when we accepted our bids. I have learned as a volunteer for Pi Beta Phi that the more you say yes, the more fulfilling this sisterhood becomes. Leading by example is one of the most pivotal ways to implement the change you want to see in the world, and this mindset has guided me through my entire volunteer relationship with Pi Beta Phi, including my current role as President of our Foundation. I am a person who believes in saying yes and taking the opportunities presented to me, which is exactly what led me to this opportunity to serve our organization. Over the course of five years as a volunteer member of the Foundation Development Committee, I
spent countless hours meeting with sisters and donors and hearing their shared visions for what we can do together. That experience brought a new appreciation for something I have known all along: Pi Beta Phi is not a culmination of things we’ve accomplished, it’s a sisterhood of women with whom we accomplished those things, side-by-side through it all. That mission has guided us for 153 years as a Fraternity and 30 years as your Foundation. Our mission guides us through all we face as a sisterhood. In recent months, the Fraternity and Foundation responded to the calls of members internationally to live our mission and core values by redefining our diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in our sisterhood. Cultivating leadership skills and potential is a crucial focus of the programming and member development offered by Pi Phi. Improving our focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is a natural extension of the existing leadership initiatives which are near and dear to my heart. I want to help develop the leaders, scholars and philanthropists of tomorrow; this is my personal mission statement as a Pi Phi leader and why I do what I do. I want to be one set of hands in developing the next generation of women who will sustain this sisterhood and encourage each other for the next 153 years and more. As we know, building and sustaining that future happens by working together as a sisterhood, listening to one another and determining a path forward based on open dialogue and open hearts. I thank you all for what you’ve made possible through contributions to your Foundation and invite you to continue engaging in this dialogue with us as we all live out our values. In Pi Phi,
Kathy Wager Sprague, Alabama Gamma President, Pi Beta Phi Foundation Board of Trustees
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An Honor and a Blessing by BETHANY JOHNSON SOPER, Ohio Kappa
Two years before Pi Beta Phi established a chapter at the University of Cincinnati, I first participated in primary recruitment. At the time, I didn’t connect with or join any of the sororities, but in 2009 – when Pi Phi established a chapter on my campus – I knew I had found where I belong. I joined Pi Phi as a charter member of the Ohio Kappa Chapter. Being a founding member allowed me to leave a lasting legacy on the chapter and inspired me to continue these efforts long after my time as a collegian. Bethany with her husband Chris Soper.
A few months after graduation, I applied for dispensation to be on an Alumnae Advisory Committee (AAC) and was asked to serve as an Advisor for my chapter. I was honored to continue building our sisterhood at the University of Cincinnati. Since January 2012, I’ve enjoyed guiding the chapter through their toughest challenges and celebrating their greatest achievements.
Whether you make a gift to the Friendship Fund, support a sister in need or fund our leadership development programs, every gift ensures we are developing women who will be an honor and a blessing. Pi Beta Phi Foundation is a vehicle through which we can support our sisters.
Pi Beta Phi Founder Fannie Thomson once said, “Our object …
When each of us joined this sisterhood, we made a promise to
is to send out into the world women who will ever be an honor
uphold the mission and values of our Fraternity. I have always
and a blessing.” Fannie’s passion has inspired me to give my
encouraged my sisters to use their strengths and gifts to support
time, energy and financial support to Pi Beta Phi.
one another. Before I was able to contribute financially, I gave
My husband and I have always felt strongly about blessing others with what we have been given. Shortly after we married, we decided to create a charitable giving fund. Through my husband’s employer, we were able to match the amount in our fund to further support organizations important to us. When I saw Pi Beta Phi Foundation met the requirements for matching funds, we decided to provide regular gifts to the Foundation. The ability to support the Fraternity through matched funds has allowed us to be more intentional and generous with our gifts.
of my time through volunteering on an AAC and through my involvement with a local alumnae club. Now that I’m able to financially invest in our sisterhood, I know I am helping to ensure the work of our Fraternity continues for years to come. Pi Phi has given me more than I ever could have dreamed when I was a collegiate member. Because of my membership in Pi Beta Phi, I made lifelong friendships, wonderful memories and found a community of women I’m proud to say are an honor and a blessing.
Matching Gifts Corporate philanthropy programs are readily available resources that can maximize the power of a gift to your Foundation. Check with your company's human resources office to see if they offer gift matching. If your employer does offer this program, your human resources department should provide you with a matching gift form to include with your gift or instructions for electronic submission. Learn more at pibetaphi.org/giving.
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Thank You to Our Evelyn Peters Kyle Society Members Pi Beta Phi wishes to thank the following donors who have made gifts of $1,000 or more during the last fiscal year, July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. You make a difference for every Pi Phi by supporting leadership development, scholarships, reading initiatives, housing, heritage and grants for sisters in need. Thank you for your loyalty, leadership and Lifelong Commitment to Pi Beta Phi! Sharon Abeyta-Levey New Mexico Beta
Maureen Day Bernard Oregon Alpha
Katy Mendelsohn Brooks Arkansas Alpha
Lyn Arnot Clark Texas Alpha
Jill Klabzuba Ahrens Washington Gamma
Oriana Rebecca Bertucci Ontario Gamma
Ann Warmack Brookshire Texas Beta
Trudy Hartzell Clark Maryland Beta
Anne O'Connell Albrecht Missouri Alpha
Janine Patterson Bethel Georgia Alpha
Sally Hewell Brown Texas Delta
Maureen O'Sullivan Clayton Georgia Alpha
Catherine Gessler Allen Arkansas Alpha
Diane M. Bielman California Eta
Susan Bruch Michigan Alpha
Jan Kincaid Clifford Indiana Delta
Gwen O'Neal Anderson Mississippi Beta
Sandra Boschee Bishop North Dakota Alpha
Kara Damm Bryan Iowa Zeta
Mike Clifford
Liz Murphy Anderson California Beta
Cindy Crawford Black Missouri Alpha
Beth Yancey Bryant Arkansas Alpha
Marie Baldazo Andreasen California Eta
Barbara Anderson Blake California Delta
Donna Zay Burgard Indiana Gamma
Nadine Pastolove Baccellieri Ohio Delta
Barbie Ann Blake California Gamma
Ann Dee Burke Missouri Alpha
Kay Cross Baker Indiana Zeta
Anne Taylor Blatherwick Kansas Alpha
Laura Isabel Bushnell California Alpha
Susan Weber Baker Oregon Gamma
Jeanne Krouse Bliss Illinois Theta
Susan Buttery-Ebert Arizona Alpha
Peggy Batson Ballard Georgia Alpha
Sue Longest Blunck Indiana Gamma
Donna Lynn Butterworth Virginia Eta
Linda Knutzen Barbo Washington Alpha
Dody Intveld Boat Iowa Gamma
Carol M. Calkins Louisiana Beta
Patti Root Bash Indiana Beta
Demory Schwarzbauer Boeneke Florida Beta
Patricia Rose Carlton Arkansas Alpha
Sallie Kinman Baum Arkansas Alpha Jan Maxwell Beauchamp Arkansas Alpha Carol Dempsey Beazley Mississippi Beta Betty Hogan Bechtel California Beta Donna Huskey Beckett Missouri Alpha Peggy Pattillo Beckham Texas Alpha Fran DeSimone Becque New York Alpha Maja Tanaka Berge Oregon Alpha
Mary Lou Iglehart Bookhout Texas Beta Mary-Pat Borgess Ohio Epsilon Angela Nance Bostelman Mississippi Beta Bobbi Boyd Bragan West Virginia Gamma Caton Metzler Bredar Illinois Beta-Delta Deb Wind Brekken Ohio Zeta
Julie Carney Texas Beta Jill Mackey Carrel Indiana Gamma Julie Herron Carson Georgia Alpha Lou Ann Montgomery Carter Oklahoma Alpha Kellee A. Casebeer Oregon Gamma Ann Croswell Olsen Cavan Georgia Alpha
Kathleen Kilburn Brewer Indiana Gamma
Carolyn Choboian Chaikovsky California Gamma
Paula Stroud Brockway Texas Delta
Karen Shelton Chevalier California Delta
Elaine Reichman Cole Missouri Alpha Mimi Campbell Cole Texas Alpha Jamie Latture Collier Mississippi Beta Gail Thompson Collins Mississippi Beta Karen Kennedy Compton Arkansas Alpha Anne Smith Conkin Alabama Beta Kara Rawls Cook Mississippi Beta Kimberly Brooke Cooper Oregon Alpha Charleen Meyer Copeland Arkansas Beta Ashley Holmes Corley Tennessee Beta Laura Hauck Covington Georgia Alpha Ann Tollefson Crampton Kansas Beta Cathy Cravens Crass Arkansas Alpha Angie Pinion Crawford Mississippi Beta Medie Rood Crockett Georgia Alpha Elizabeth Yarbrough Cross Arkansas Alpha
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Thank You to Our Evelyn Peters Kyle Society Members Terry Zoller Cross Arizona Beta
Shawn Eagleburger and Chase Sechrist
Frances Shields Foster Texas Beta
Toni Post Hamilton Georgia Alpha
Brenda Heck Crouch Arkansas Alpha
Ebert LeBlanc Family Foundation Inc.
Monica Mhoon Frame Arkansas Alpha
Katherine Stasiak Hankins Mississippi Beta
Corry McPherson Crowe Georgia Alpha
Julia Buckingham Edelmann New Mexico Alpha
Jennifer Canterbury Frazier Arkansas Alpha
Rita and David Hankins
Candace Cuniberti New York Delta
Michele Wilding Eichermueller Oregon Delta
Claire Freier Michigan Alpha
Jamie Feist Daniels Montana Alpha Janet Pierce Davis Tennessee Gamma Schabahn Straughan Day Oregon Beta Linda Eyres Delzell South Dakota Alpha Julie Pilkington Dickerson Arkansas Alpha Betty Clark Dickey Arkansas Alpha Lila Henslee Dickey Arkansas Alpha Mandy Boreing Dillard Arkansas Alpha Kathy Kontor Dougherty Texas Epsilon Amy Strickland Dreller Arizona Beta Carol Winn Dunaway Arkansas Alpha Joan Todd Duncan Georgia Alpha Joanne Flowers Duncan South Carolina Alpha Kim Barger Durand Oregon Alpha Laura Olmstead Durmon Arkansas Alpha Kim Knight Dutton Arkansas Alpha Natalie Wilkins Dyenson Iowa Zeta Jonna Michelle Dyer Missouri Gamma Mary Beth Rhyne Dykes Alabama Gamma
Kelly Pace Eichler Arkansas Alpha Emory McGinnis Eison Mississippi Beta Jana Harris Elkins Arkansas Alpha Jenny Arnold Elkins Texas Alpha Toni O'Connor Elliott Missouri Alpha Julie McKittrick Engelbrecht Missouri Alpha Ann Nicolay Erickson Kansas Beta
Melissa Phillips Fritz South Carolina Beta Karin Daniel Frye Alabama Gamma Elisabeth Mayer Garcia Nevada Alpha Barbara Gabriel George Oklahoma Beta Carly Miller Giesbrecht Alberta Alpha Amy Shuart Gingrich Virginia Zeta Kelley Golden Tennessee Gamma
Amne Harrington Florida Alpha Dana Hart Ohio Eta Margaret Steele Harvey New York Alpha Carla Hashley Michigan Epsilon Georgia Williams Hatcher Georgia Alpha Misty McIlroy Hawkins Arkansas Alpha Jennifer Windell Hazelton Virginia Eta H. English and Erminie Cater Robinson Foundation Alison Veit HeaďŹ tz Illinois Zeta
Suzy Stone Erstine Arkansas Alpha
Carol Haddenhorst Goldenhersh Missouri Alpha
Myrna Robertson Estes Oregon Alpha
Darlene Arnold Gore Mississippi Beta
Jackie Cramer Hegman Indiana Delta
Heather Marie Estrella California Iota
Robin Hewitt Gosling Georgia Alpha
Ann Douglas Henagan Alabama Beta
Gayle Etienne California Delta
Marlese Lowe Gourley Missouri Alpha
Barbara Dawson Herrig Georgia Alpha
Judy Ogden Fabian South Dakota Alpha
William K. Greenhaw
Mary Jean Petroski Higgins Minnesota Alpha
Kelly Flanagan Fandel Minnesota Alpha Suzette Thompson Farrar Colorado Delta Ellen Wintroub Feigal California Eta Caroline Daly Fief Arizona Alpha Jill Ingvalson Fischer Minnesota Alpha Malinda Berry Fischer Oklahoma Beta JoAnn Young Ford Florida Delta
Janet Wickham Gregory Michigan Beta Karen Anne Gunther Ohio Epsilon Betty Anderson Haisten Arkansas Alpha Jensey Fulbright Hale Arkansas Alpha Anne Paule Hall Iowa Gamma Terre McFillen Hall Ohio Alpha Pamela Williams Hallin Arkansas Alpha
Deborah Ann Healy Georgia Alpha
Anne Busch Hills Arizona Alpha Janice Dorsey Hixson Tennessee Gamma Katey Newell Hobbs Missouri Alpha Sandy Stancil Hodges Arkansas Alpha Corie Young Hollingsworth Arkansas Alpha Faye Cardwell Hollingsworth Mississippi Alpha
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Thank You to Our Evelyn Peters Kyle Society Members Jacque Nelson Holloway Iowa Zeta
Elizabeth Weir Johnston Indiana Gamma
Susan McFerron Laird New Mexico Beta
Leisa Ebeling Lowrey Ohio Eta
Mary Morns Holman Arizona Alpha
Jacque Bankston Johnston Alabama Gamma
Susan Jean Lane Michigan Delta
Nell Williams Luce South Dakota Alpha
Jac Holmes Minnesota Alpha
Marilyn Meitner Johnston California Epsilon
Chantel Hagner Lanier Florida Epsilon
Shannon Kimbrough Luce New Mexico Alpha
Marlene Westfaul Holmes Mississippi Beta
Gina Garrison Jones Nebraska Beta
Jane Bickley Lankford Missouri Alpha
Gayle Gillum Macdiarmid Louisiana Beta
Joanne Hunt Hook Missouri Alpha
Janet Morley Jones Arkansas Alpha
Sharon Vaughn Lapin Washington Alpha
Leslie Magnus New Jersey Alpha
Greer Horne Virginia Zeta
Lane Williams Joyce Missouri Alpha
Ashley Scott Larkin Louisiana Alpha
Rae Wohlhueter Maier Kentucky Beta
Mary Ann Behlen Hruska Nebraska Beta
Mary Wingard Keathley Alabama Beta
Nancy Doerner Latta Michigan Gamma
Lea Anne Berry Mallot Missouri Alpha
Betty Staggs Huckabay Oklahoma Alpha
Carolyn Craig Keeble Arkansas Alpha
Nicoletta Polychron Lawson Arkansas Alpha
Sharon Ann Malone Texas Epsilon
Bimi Lane Huebner New Mexico Beta
Amy Bader Keirle Georgia Alpha
Heather Henricks Lenkin Arizona Alpha
Marjorie Ellis Manning Arizona Beta
Bunny A. Hultman Michigan Gamma
Kay Kenimer Georgia Alpha
Carolyn Pavletich Lesh Texas Delta
Leslie Atkinson Marshall Connecticut Alpha
Sara Brown Humphrey Missouri Alpha
Heidi Dake Keogh Colorado Alpha
Margo Wilton Lesser California Gamma
Dorothy Will Marston Iowa Gamma
Beth Suttle Hunger Georgia Alpha
Jean Ann Kerr Georgia Alpha
Julie Johnson Lewis Oklahoma Beta
Toni Martinovich California Eta
Leah Ann Hurley Mississippi Beta
Kathryn Kakenmaster Kinne Illinois Theta
Carolyn Chappell Light Texas Beta
Scott Hammans Mason Arkansas Alpha
Sharlotte Jeffcoat Hyde Texas Gamma
Caitlin Pierce Kissee Missouri Gamma
Diane Malloy Lighthall Colorado Beta
Lori Page Massey Arkansas Alpha
Linda Noel Ibsen Colorado Beta
Jenny Bilek Klein California Eta
Erin Palla Lindsey California Kappa
Lisa Nicole Masters Georgia Alpha
Sandra McCracken Jacobsen Washington Alpha
Janna Riley Knight Arkansas Alpha
Janice Worthington Lisko Oklahoma Beta
Anita Maurras Arkansas Alpha
Lesley Whitehead Jaggers Kansas Beta
Vicki Borman Knight Arkansas Alpha
Kittye Sue Little Oklahoma Alpha
Michelle Gampper Maxwell Missouri Alpha
Leslie Dotson Jaggers Georgia Alpha
Wende Robinson Kotouc Minnesota Alpha
Vaneesa Williams Little Georgia Alpha
Kathryn Norris May Arkansas Alpha
Antoinette Terrell James Mississippi Beta
Margo Mazzocco Koval Arizona Alpha
Cindi Mabrey Livingston Mississippi Beta
Pam Smith McAllister Missouri Alpha
Sharon Jett Texas Delta
Twyla Willey Kulp Virginia Gamma
Leslie Arnold Loftis Texas Beta
Barbara Witzeman McCoy Illinois Eta
Linda Roberts Jinneman Texas Epsilon
Christine Anderson Kurtz Ohio Delta
Betty Blades Lofton Indiana Gamma
Rose Elizabeth McCoy Nebraska Beta
Jolene Kay Johnson Kansas Beta
Susan Crane Kyle Indiana Beta
Jill Whitney Long Oklahoma Beta
Ann Weaver McDonald Texas Beta
Mary Jane Buchele Johnson Illinois Eta
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Thank You to Our Evelyn Peters Kyle Society Members Jo Anne Craver Murdock Texas Gamma
Christina Nguyen Pham California Eta
Lisa Rede Roman New Mexico Beta
Gail Webb Natale Texas Beta
Laurie Paravati Phillips New York Delta
Ann Bodenhamer Rosso Arkansas Alpha
Margot Kral-Hasty Nelson Kansas Alpha
Ann Dudgeon Phy Texas Alpha
Liz Hoover Rotan Texas Beta
Marty Williams Nelson Missouri Alpha
Kate Blatherwick Pickert Kansas Alpha
Alisa Brooks Rudlang Minnesota Alpha
Sue Meindl
Kathy Swinea Nevill Tennessee Gamma
Bobbie Bliss Pittman Wisconsin Beta
Jane Landreth Russell Arizona Alpha
Allison Mencer Arkansas Alpha
Lana Lott Nicholos Georgia Alpha
Jenn Plagman-Galvin Iowa Gamma
Tate Russell Mississippi Beta
Kathleen Ann Meriano New York Eta
Julie Ternes Oakhill Arkansas Alpha
Ursula and Louis PoďŹ
Callie Joe Rutherford Mississippi Beta
Mary Virginia Wilson Merithew Mississippi Beta
Kim OBrien Ohio Zeta
Sonnet Goodenough McKinnon New Mexico Alpha Beth Butler McLean Georgia Alpha Mary Grable McLeod Illinois Alpha Pat Hutcherson Meharry Georgia Alpha
Melanie Beck Metzger Texas Epsilon Ana Mancebo Miller Texas Beta Heather Wilson Miller New Mexico Beta Kelli Nicholson Miller Arkansas Alpha Lisa Hornibrook Miller Arkansas Alpha Susan Consalus Miller Missouri Alpha Kristie McCown Mitchell Arkansas Alpha Barbara Tremble Molinaro Arkansas Alpha Margy Harm Moorhead Indiana Gamma Meredith Katherine Morrill Tennessee Beta Debbie Gold Morrison Arkansas Alpha Doreen Lynn Mueller Georgia Alpha Mary Cooke Mulier Minnesota Alpha Sarah (Sis) Mullis South Carolina Alpha
Pia M. O'Connor Indiana Gamma Trish Dwyer O'Donnell California Gamma Linda Ward O'Hara Kansas Alpha Kay Holmes O'Jibway Texas Gamma Marion Swanson Oster California Zeta Honey Henderson Owens Mississippi Beta Barbie Edwards Paige Oklahoma Beta Ann Hall Patten Missouri Alpha Cheri Raber Patterson Illinois Theta Sally Hogsette Patton Georgia Alpha
Carolyn Kelly Poling Georgia Alpha Jan Turner Polk Oklahoma Beta Kathy Morrisey Porter Minnesota Alpha Lura Jane Powell Maryland Beta Wendy Labreche Pratt Massachusetts Beta Patty Shelton Pyle Arkansas Alpha Shannon Rainosek-Hurley New Mexico Alpha Lynn Moll Rassieur Louisiana Alpha Eileen Norcross Rauschert Illinois Zeta Amanda Marie Reid Michigan Alpha James Remington Dee Rippetoe Richardson Oklahoma Beta
Cheryl Ann Payne Louisiana Beta
Laura Martin Ricks California Delta
Lindsay Glaser Payne Minnesota Alpha
Tina Lynn Rivard Pennsylvania Theta
Cameron Kimball Peek Georgia Alpha
Tamara and John Roberts
Audrey Miller Pennings Arkansas Alpha Kelly Williams Peterson Missouri Alpha
Susan Hart Rogerson Arkansas Alpha Robin McPherson Rohrback Florida Beta
Sandra D. Rutherford Arizona Alpha Gioia Mariani Ryan Arizona Beta Amanda Rychtanek Indiana Theta Anna Haag Sabiston Minnesota Alpha Jackie Andrea Sabol Indiana Gamma Deb Jackowniak Scarlett Illinois Alpha Sharon Edwards Schachter South Carolina Alpha Beverly Cregg Schafer Oklahoma Beta Jill Lanman Schneider Alabama Gamma Sandra M. Schwan Arkansas Alpha Jean Wirths Scott Pennsylvania Beta Lisa Gamel Scott Colorado Alpha Joan Velie Semmer Minnesota Alpha Morgan Riley Sexton Kentucky Gamma Lois Stovall Shackelford Georgia Alpha Vivian Long Shah New York Eta
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Thank You to Our Evelyn Peters Kyle Society Members Phyllis M. Sharp Illinois Theta
Beth Seidelhuber Sordi California Kappa
Leigh Thiedeman Iowa Gamma
Chris Mills Verity Texas Gamma
Kristin Buhl Sheehan Missouri Alpha
Lori Franklin Soukup Ohio Theta
Kim Gatlin Thomas Texas Delta
Stephanie Adair Vickery South Carolina Alpha
Paula Pace Shepherd Texas Epsilon
Amy Lorenzen Southerland South Dakota Alpha
Martina Moss Thomas Arkansas Alpha
Jennifer Scott Wahlen Alabama Gamma
Karen Kampe Sheppard Arizona Alpha
Ann Trieschmann Spikes Arkansas Alpha
Sally Rahe Thomas Oklahoma Alpha
Ashleigh Johnson Waits Georgia Alpha
Betsy Beese Sheridan Texas Gamma
Kathy Wager Sprague Alabama Gamma
Melanie Merrill Thompson Kansas Beta
Mary Collar Wall South Carolina Alpha
Curtis Shipley
Diane Ruth Stafford Kansas Beta
Wendy Ann Thompson Georgia Alpha
Lisa Beliles Walsh Missouri Alpha
Susan Hansen Stannard Kansas Beta
Cosette Fidler Thoms Wyoming Alpha
Myra Gungoll Ward Oklahoma Alpha
Betty West Stedman Texas Alpha
Karen Sulley Thorn Nebraska Beta
Nancy Halvorson Ward California Epsilon
Cheryl Bartlett Stephens Missouri Alpha
Rena Rodeman Thorsen Maryland Beta
Veda Ward Pennsylvania Beta
Alex Meyer Sternstein Georgia Alpha
Mary Alice Classen Tinari North Carolina Beta
Lucy Baker Warner* Indiana Zeta
Ann McDaniel Stinson Nebraska Beta
Kim Kimmy Tomczak Washington Alpha
Carol Inge Warren North Carolina Beta
Gretchen Dawn Stockdale Missouri Alpha
Beth Torres Illinois Zeta
Beth Williston Webb Mississippi Beta
Amanda Strickland Stout Louisiana Beta
Julie Zook Toth Texas Zeta
Kristy Lynn Weber Missouri Alpha
Judith Friend Strohm Iowa Gamma
Anita Tracy Maryland Beta
Ann Denker Webster Arkansas Alpha
Leah Beth Faulk Sutton Arkansas Alpha
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Elizabeth Horridge Weigel Kansas Beta
Sarah Catherine Shoaf North Carolina Gamma Sally Minning Shoemaker Arizona Beta Susie Elling Shuler Minnesota Alpha Marcia Shurley Georgia Alpha Jamie Shuster North Carolina Alpha April Shy Peggy Bookhout Sisson Oklahoma Alpha Penny Ray Sisson Mississippi Beta Mia Francesca Sliman Carrie Westbrook Smith Mississippi Beta Jacqueline Hjermstad Smith Minnesota Alpha Katherine Horridge Smith Kansas Beta Marietta Irving Smith Arkansas Alpha Susan Haddenhorst Smith Missouri Alpha Susan Mitchell Smith Missouri Alpha Cissy Whetsel Smucker Colorado Beta Dorothy Goodson Snowden Tennessee Beta Ellen Poole Solich Mississippi Alpha * Deceased
Cindy Rice Svec Kansas Beta Cheryl Brown Sykes North Carolina Alpha
Deanne Trent Pennsylvania Zeta Katherine Fristoe Tronco Georgia Alpha
Scott Tabor
Pam Joy Turbeville Arizona Alpha
Katie Hilliard Tacito Arkansas Alpha
Alissa Rose Turnipseed D.C. Alpha
Mary Rakow Tanner Maryland Beta
Angie Killian Underwood Illinois Iota
Mary Loy Tatum Oklahoma Beta
Valerie Jean Uyeda California Theta
Joanne Church Taylor California Beta
Heather Donovan Van Ningen Iowa Eta
Linda Myers Taylor Ohio Beta
Janet Brown Van Pelt Arkansas Alpha
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Thank You to Our Evelyn Peters Kyle Society Members Alinda Hill Wikert Texas Alpha Ann Wear Wiley Iowa Gamma Natalie McCollum Wilks Arkansas Alpha Kathleen Hinkle Will Arizona Alpha Ruth Dunlap Will Ohio Beta Juli Holmes Willeman Iowa Beta Janet Dubuisson Williams Mississippi Beta
Tally Smith Witmer Ohio Zeta
Janet Farrington Youngberg New Mexico Alpha
Betsy Bender Witt Arizona Alpha
Carolyn Dinner Zecca-Ferris Arizona Alpha
Barb Haddenhorst Woehle Missouri Alpha
Anonymous Arkansas Beta
Hallee Winnie Michigan Gamma
Mary Gwin Wood Georgia Alpha
Anonymous Mississippi Beta
Teri and Harold Winnie
Marla Neelly Wulf Kansas Beta
Anonymous Wisconsin Gamma
Elizabeth Montgomery Wilson Texas Beta Shaughnessey Miller Winkelhake Colorado Delta
Sue Schedler Winterringer Oklahoma Beta Ginny Gaines Wiseman Arkansas Alpha
Carol Barranco Yancey Georgia Alpha Paige Schroeder Yost Missouri Alpha
Send a Wine Carnation to Honor a Sister True, lovely, fair, beyond compare — we all know Pi Phis who embody the values and virtues at the heart of our sisterhood. Honor and celebrate the sisters who have touched your life with friendship, loyalty and love by sending them a virtual wine carnation with a gift to our Foundation. Your support honors a sister and helps our Foundation respond to Pi Phi’s most pressing needs — maintaining essential support for leadership, literacy, scholarship and emergency assistance programs to empower our members. You can choose your level of support starting at $10. With each gift, you have the opportunity to send a virtual carnation with a personalized message to your recipient. Visit give.pibetaphi.org/carnation to honor a sister today.
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Life-Changing Support: Pi Phi's Literacy Efforts During COVID-19 When the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold in early 2020,
made possible through gifts to The Literacy Fund at Pi Beta Phi
Pi Beta Phi’s organizational response was quick and decisive.
Foundation, restricted by donors to support Pi Phi’s reading
Our first priority was to secure the safety and well-being of our
initiatives. Gifts to the fund have been strategically reserved
sisters and local employees. But as businesses, schools and
and have built up over time, positioning Pi Phi to respond when
public resources began to close across the United States and
major needs arise.
Canada, we realized how much support would be needed at the community level. We knew we had an opportunity to make an impact at a time when our help was needed most. Through research conducted by our longtime literacy
Of the educators we surveyed, 83% told us that without First Book, the children they serve would have access to few or no books.
partners at First Book®, we learned that an overwhelming number of educators in their 500,000-member network were
“It’s a life-changing amount of support at a time when it’s
deeply worried for their students’ learning outcomes during
needed more than ever,” Anderson said of Pi Phi’s gift. “We asked
the pandemic, especially among children already living in
the organizations what innovative ways they’d use the funds,
poverty. Teachers reported concern about students’ mental
then listened and made grants based on what we learned.”
and emotional health, lack of access to technology to facilitate virtual learning, and worsening academic regression while schools remain closed. They also identified the number one tool needed to continue supporting their students: physical books and resources, both to send home with children and to restock classroom libraries.
To date, Pi Phi’s gift has supported 26 of First Book’s nonprofit partners, and exclusively benefits groups supporting populations at least 70% in need. While those partner organizations serve children and families from a wide range of backgrounds, significant portions of Pi Phi’s investment went to organizations supporting highly diverse populations. Read USA,
“Educators are looking for more resources, and we have
a Duval County, Florida-based nonprofit, used their grant to
the ability to fulfill those wishes,” said Anna Anderson, Vice
provide 50,000 children from low-income neighborhoods with
President of Strategic Alliances at First Book. “Of the educators
three self-selected books during the summer. Book Harvest,
we surveyed, 83% told us that without First Book, the children
an organization serving Raleigh, North Carolina, was able to
they serve would have access to few or no books.”
give away 75,000 books between April and August, distributing
With this information, Pi Phi leaders decided to triple our 2019-2020 financial commitment to First Book with a special
them through meal pickup sites, childcare centers and partner organizations in the Raleigh community.
emergency grant totaling $450,000. Pi Phi was one of the first
The immediate, tangible impact of Pi Phi’s gift demonstrates
organizations to come forward and help First Book distribute
the “why” behind our philanthropic work, our partnership
seven million books to children amid the pandemic. Our gift
with First Book and the donor support that makes the work
supported programs such as “read and feed” initiatives for
possible. “Pi Phi has unlocked thousands of new books for
children and families who depend on schools and local
kids,” Anderson said. “At the end of the day, each of those
nonprofits for meals and necessities, as well as
books goes to a child and makes an impact. Because we work
educational resources.
with thousands of children across the country, we can affect
The ability to leverage Pi Phi’s philanthropic focus in times of
systematic change through the power of one gift.”
critical need is part of what makes Read > Lead > Achieve®
See the next page for first-hand testimonials from recipient groups
unique — and we’re able to do so because of support from
Book Harvest and Read USA to learn the impact of Pi Phi's increased
donors to our Foundation. Our commitment to First Book was
gift to First Book.
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Pi Beta Phi’s gift to First Book in support of COVID-19
Based in Raleigh-Durham,
response programs has supported 26 of First Book’s
North Carolina, Book
nonprofit partners in communities throughout the United
Harvest provides books
States. Organizations who received grants from our gift
and ongoing literacy
shared stories about the impact donors are helping to make
support to families and
for children and families through the power of reading.
their children from birth.
READ USA is a nonprofit organization serving the Jacksonville,
“Book Harvest has
Florida, area. Their goal is to put books in the hands of every
provided 36,421 books
low-income child, employ teens as tutor leaders, promote
to children and families
the love of reading, encourage a culture of literacy for lifelong
in our community since
learning, social justice, and to end the cycle of poverty.
April 1. With a great deal
“We at READ USA are so grateful to Pi Phi and First Book for making it possible to more than double the number of students we could reach with book choice and book ownership! As we were scrambling to find ways to fulfill our commitment to the entire Title 1 elementary school student population in our district, due to additional cost of shipping and technology to pivot to a virtual platform, Pi Phi and First Book were gifts from heaven just in time. More than 50,000 children from low income neighborhoods (more than our original commitment) will each get to choose 3 FREE books from so many wonderful age appropriate titles provided by First Book and have them mailed directly to their homes
of help from the First Book Truck of Books and our orders through the marketplace, we are on our way to reaching our goal of 75,000 books. We have been providing books at meal site pick-ups throughout our community, during contactless “grab and go” times at our office and via delivery to childcare centers and community partners throughout Durham. We could not do this work without our amazing partner, First Book, and the matching funds provided by Pi Phi. Thank you!”
during a time when schools and libraries are closed and many
Funding for The Literacy Fund is primarily driven by annual
children without any books in their homes. With learning loss
fundraising efforts of Pi Phi alumnae clubs and chapters. With
predicted to be double what it is during most summers, due
typical efforts paused this year due to COVID-19, support for
to COVID-19, it's collaborations and hearts represented by
The Friendship Fund and The Literacy Fund will be critical
Pi Phi and First Book that give us all hope during a
in maintaining our efforts and replenishing our designated
challenging time. When I think of the thousands and
literacy funds expended during this crisis.
thousands of smiles when children all across our district and neighboring districts receive books they chose in the mail, it brings me such joy and gratitude. When students choose their books, they will read them. It's a game changer! Book ownership is key. Thank you, Pi Phi and First Book, for being the change agents our world needs.”
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Congratulations, Scholarship Recipients! We are excited to announce 116 Pi Phis received Foundation
Retiring and Incoming Trustees and Officers
scholarships for the 2020–2021 academic year totaling $272,900.
We extend our most sincere gratitude to Kansas Alpha KATE
Read the complete list of scholarship and fellowship recipients
BLATHERWICK PICKERT and Oklahoma Beta JANICE
at pibetaphi.org/scholarships.
WORTHINGTON LISKO, as their service to the Foundation
These need-based awards provide financial assistance to our members and help them continue their education in these challenging times. Thank you to all the sisters and friends who make these scholarships possible through gifts to our Foundation. Now, more than ever, your support makes an
Board of Trustees came to a close on June 30. Kate most recently served as President and Janice as Vice President Finance; both women joined the board in 2014, and their leadership and vision were instrumental throughout the SHINE THROUGH campaign to sustain Pi Beta Phi.
immeasurable difference in the lives of our members.
Thank you, Kate and Janice, for your service!
We welcome the following newly-elected officers to their roles on the Board of Trustees: President KATHY WAGER SPRAGUE, Alabama Gamma, Vice President Finance MARY
“My sisters at Pi Phi are some of the most supportive friends of my life, who have not only helped me, but pushed me to become stronger and better … I’m really grateful for you, and for my forever home, Pi Beta Phi.” — Massachusetts Gamma CHRISTINA CHEN, scholarship recipient
JANE BUCHELE JOHNSON, Illinois Eta, and Vice President Development TERRE MCFILLEN HALL, Ohio Alpha. In addition, new Trustee WENDY LABRECHE PRATT, Massachusetts Beta, has joined the Board for a three-year term.
Save the Date: June 25-28, 2021 Our Pi Phi lights have shone bright for nearly 154 years and it takes every member
Celebrating a Foundation Milestone This year marks the 30th anniversary of Pi Beta Phi Foundation. In 1990, Pi Phi leaders established our Foundation to fund scholarships and member programming, help preserve our heritage and further our philanthropic work. Thirty years later,
of Pi Beta Phi to keep that spark glowing. In the Valley of the Sun, we’ll come together to reignite our commitment to our sisterhood and prove – even in the face of strife – we don’t give up. We light anew.
our Foundation continues to thrive and remains focused on
Registration to celebrate our shining sisterhood in Phoenix
helping Pi Beta Phi fulfill its mission — in part because of donors
will open in January. You can find more information over the
and friends like you. Read more about our Foundation’s 30th
next few months at pibetaphi.org/events.
anniversary in the Fall issue of The Arrow.
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We are continuing to monitor the COVID-19 restrictions. Visit pibetaphi.org for up-to-date information.
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Shared Vision of Pi Beta Phi To be recognized as a premier organization for women by providing lifelong enrichment to its members and contributing to the betterment of society.
Mission Pi Beta Phi Foundation enables the Fraternity to realize its mission and ensures the future of our sisterhood.
Board of Trustees President Kathy Wager Sprague, Alabama Gamma Vice President Finance Mary Jane Buchele Johnson, Illinois Eta Vice President Development Terre McFillen Hall, Ohio Alpha Secretary Gina Garrison Jones, Nebraska Beta Trustees Jennifer Windell Hazelton, Virginia Eta Leslie Magnus, New Jersey Alpha Wendy Labreche Pratt, Massachusetts Beta Cindy Rice Svec, Kansas Beta Ex-Officio Marla Neelly Wulf, Kansas Beta Brenda Balkunas Wirth, Wisconsin Alpha
Staff Executive Director Hallee Winnie, Michigan Gamma
Engage with Your Foundation Virtually
Director of Advancement Jill Mackey Carrel, Indiana Gamma
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Foundation staff and volunteers have been
Director of Operations & Programs Betsy West McCune, Missouri Alpha
FaceTime. Setting aside a few minutes to connect with your Foundation — whether
Director of Finance & Administration Kim Sherman Individual Giving Officer Courtney Hammock, Colorado Epsilon
conducting virtual visits with donors through digital platforms including Zoom and individually, with a group or even as an alumnae club activity — helps sisters and friends of Pi Phi remain connected despite physical distance. In addition to staying connected, these visits provide a way to discuss giving
Development and Engagement Manager Emily Karcher, Maryland Gamma
opportunities, including long-term giving goals, creating a scholarship, establishing
Development and Engagement Manager Megan Schwedtmann
with a member of our Foundation staff or volunteer team, please contact Director of
Housing Advancement Manager Julia Budde Finance & Programs Specialist Mary Beth Unger Roy, Missouri Alpha Foundation Coordinator Emma Wigmore
a planned gift and updating information on file. If you are interested in a virtual visit Advancement JILL MACKEY CARREL, Indiana Gamma, at jcarrel@pibetaphi.org.
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