The November 2013 Newsletter has arrived!
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Accepting orders for Holiday Wreaths! Fresh Holiday Wreaths, Garlands and Centerpieces from Sherwood Forest Farms
One of our club’s annual traditions is selling fresh holiday evergreens as our fall fundraiser.
We participate in a direct delivery program with an environmentally-friendly company located in northwest Washington, Sherwood Forest Farms. The wreaths, garlands and centerpieces are made from boughs that need to be pruned.
The Phoenix Alumnae Club looks forward to another successful sale this year! Funds raised are used for many club activities including programming and support of our local philanthropies.
The company’s direct delivery program permits you to order a fresh greenery gift for delivery directly to the designated recipient, accompanied by a personal message on the shipping label. What an easy way to send a holiday surprise to friends and family across town or across the country!
Gift items arrive at the recipient’s address within the first two weeks after Thanksgiving. Greenery can be shipped anywhere within the contiguous 48 states; sorry, no shipments to Alaska or Hawaii.
This year it is easier than ever to place an order. You can complete your entire shopping transaction, including paying with a credit card, online this year using the link below:
Although, there is a limit of 3 items per order, you can place as many orders as you like. AND – you need neither manually complete a form nor mail a check!
Our sale begins now! The last day to place your order is November 10, 2013.
Thank you for your support!
Holiday Greenery/Fundraising Chairman
fundraising@phoenixpibetaphi.org
Our sale begins now! The last day to place your order is November 10, 2013.
Thank you for your support!
Holiday Greenery/Fundraising Chairman
fundraising@phoenixpibetaphi.org
Monday, September 23, 2013
Reminder: September 28th is our UMOM Walk for Homeless Families
Reminder: September 28th!
UMOM Walk for Homeless Families - Fall Philanthropy
UMOM Walk for Homeless Families - Fall Philanthropy
On September 28, show your support for UMOM and join your sisters for the Walk for Homeless Families at the Phoenix Zoo. You can participate in the walk or make a donation for our team!
Our team is Pi Beta Phi Phoenix Alumnae Club. If registering as a Family, register your family first and then find our team. If registering as an individual, you can register and then join a team.
Click here to pre-register online!
Click the link below to view the registration form and event details
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
UMOM Walk for Homeless Families - September 28, 2013 at Phoenix Zoo
UMOM Walk for Homeless Families - Fall Philanthropy
On September 28, show your support for UMOM and join your sisters for the Walk for Homeless Families at the Phoenix Zoo. You can participate in the walk or make a donation for our team!
Our team is Pi Beta Phi Phoenix Alumnae Club. If registering as a Family, register your family first and then find our team. If registering as an individual, you can register and then join a team.
Click here to pre-register online!
Click the link below to view the registration form and event details
Monday, July 22, 2013
Fit Minded Book Club
AZ Beta senior Katie Pellitteri is a research assistant in the School of Nutrition and Health Promotion. She is looking for participants for an upcoming research study. Fit Minded is a book club that helps women change the way they think about physical activity and maintain healthy activity for a lifetime.
There will be two different 16-week sessions in Phoenix beginning in August 2013. One will take place on Tuesdays from Noon to 1pm at the ASU Downtown Campus beginning August 6. Another will take place at the Acacia Library on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30PM beginnng August 8.
Click the link to view the recruitment flyer...
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzhS8A6nU-JXZ19NMWdfQ3Q3UWM/edit?usp=sharing
There will be two different 16-week sessions in Phoenix beginning in August 2013. One will take place on Tuesdays from Noon to 1pm at the ASU Downtown Campus beginning August 6. Another will take place at the Acacia Library on Thursdays from 5:30-6:30PM beginnng August 8.
Click the link to view the recruitment flyer...
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzhS8A6nU-JXZ19NMWdfQ3Q3UWM/edit?usp=sharing
Pi Beta Phi Premier Club 2012 Award Winner!!!
Constance Dillon, Communications Coordinator for The Arrow, wrote a wonderful correspondence regarding Phoenix Alumnae Club recent honor, the Premier Club Award. Thank you, Constance!
Local Women’s Group Wins
Prestigious Award
PHOENIX – July 17, 2013 – The Phoenix Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi® recently received the Fraternity’s
highest and most prestigious honor, the Premier Club Award. Pi Beta Phi alumnae
clubs promote and support Fraternity philanthropic endeavors, assist collegiate
chapters and offer friendship to new graduates and alumnae. One club, among more than 300, is chosen each year as a
representative of performance that is exemplary above all others.
The
Phoenix Alumnae Club consistently improves its programs and events to provide
engaging, fun opportunities for its members, many of whom are working and
volunteering full time. The Club supports three major literacy projects: it
donated 600 books and 60 bookcases to homes completed by Central Arizona
Habitat for Humanity; it supported UMOM Day Centers with donations of sporting
equipment, canned goods, books, games and toys; and it partnered with the
Arizona Beta Chapter of Pi Beta Phi at Arizona State University to host a
Champions are Readers® reading enrichment program in a local third-grade classroom.
“The
Phoenix Alumnae Club has a large impact in its local community and provides
friendship and leadership opportunities for hundreds of Pi Phis in the Phoenix
area,” said Pi Beta Phi President Mary Tatum. “The club continues to grow and
its philanthropic service and communication efforts have been extraordinary
over the last year. We congratulate the club on all its hard work and its constant
support of the Fraternity at large.”
In addition
to the Premier Club Award, the Phoenix Alumnae Club received an Excellence in
Communication Award in honor of its newsletters, emails and social media
communications with Phoenix area Pi Phi alumnae. The Phoenix Club was chartered
in 1926.
About Pi
Beta Phi Fraternity for Women: Founded
at Monmouth College in Illinois in 1867, Pi Beta Phi has more than 130
collegiate chapters and more than 300 alumnae organizations worldwide. The
Fraternity believes in the power of reading and through its Read > Lead >
Achieve® reading initiatives, including its
reading enrichment program Champions are Readers®, its Canadian
philanthropy Arrow in the Arctic and its partnership with First Book®,
inspires
readers, sparks imaginations and ignites the desire to learn. All of these engaging reading
initiatives are supported by The Literacy Fund at Pi Beta Phi Foundation. Pi
Beta Phi promotes friendship, develops women of intellect and integrity,
cultivates leadership potential and enriches the lives of members and their communities.
For more information, visit www.pibetaphi.org or follow Pi
Phi on Twitter and Facebook.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Fun, Friends and Pi Phi!
Hello Angels!
If you have been thinking about getting more involved with the Phoenix Club of Pi Beta Phi, email Heather and Renee today at president@phoenixpibetaphi.org! We are really looking forward to our next two years as co-presidents, and we are thrilled with the amazing ladies who have agreed to join us as leaders and officers this upcoming year. Your Phoenix club is one of the top clubs in the nation and we invite you to partner with us. Share in the fun, the friendships, the philanthropies and more!
Here are some of the open postions we need to fill. Is your name supposed to be on one of these roles? :-)
Treasurer (and Member of Exec Board) - deposits checks, does reimbursements and pays bills, manages the club budget
VP of Membership Outreach (and Member of Exec Board) - assists the VP of Membership, in particular helps to retain current members and reach out to other Pi Phis in the area who are not club members
Panhellenic Alternate - attends monthly Panhell meetings when the Delegate cannot attend (or may choose to go every other month, switching off with Panhell Delegate)
If you have any questions, please let us know. Otherwise, please email us if you are interested in one of these roles, and YOU may be able to join us in this exciting year! We have a summer retreat planned which you don't want to miss, so email soon. :-)
PPL and ours,
Heather and Renee
If you have been thinking about getting more involved with the Phoenix Club of Pi Beta Phi, email Heather and Renee today at president@phoenixpibetaphi.org! We are really looking forward to our next two years as co-presidents, and we are thrilled with the amazing ladies who have agreed to join us as leaders and officers this upcoming year. Your Phoenix club is one of the top clubs in the nation and we invite you to partner with us. Share in the fun, the friendships, the philanthropies and more!
Here are some of the open postions we need to fill. Is your name supposed to be on one of these roles? :-)
Treasurer (and Member of Exec Board) - deposits checks, does reimbursements and pays bills, manages the club budget
VP of Membership Outreach (and Member of Exec Board) - assists the VP of Membership, in particular helps to retain current members and reach out to other Pi Phis in the area who are not club members
Panhellenic Alternate - attends monthly Panhell meetings when the Delegate cannot attend (or may choose to go every other month, switching off with Panhell Delegate)
If you have any questions, please let us know. Otherwise, please email us if you are interested in one of these roles, and YOU may be able to join us in this exciting year! We have a summer retreat planned which you don't want to miss, so email soon. :-)
PPL and ours,
Heather and Renee
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Pi Beta Phi Lockets, Order by 3/29!
Pi Beta Phi Lockets!
Choose
the “Classic” or the “Deluxe”
Or
customize your own!!
Both
include:
Stainless
steel locket (which will never rust or tarnish!) with a clear glass center,
Crystal
“Pi,” “Beta,” and “Phi” charm symbols!
Classic
locket
includes an adjustable 16-18" lovely ball-station chain made of sterling
silver plated over pure copper (no nickel allergy issues!). $46.85.
Deluxe
locket
has crystals around the outside of a slightly larger locket, includes a 18-20"
"Tiffany-style" chain (again, sterling silver plated over pure
copper), three additional charms (wine and silver-blue colored stones and an
angel!) inside the locket, and an angel wing and an aqua crystal hooked onto
the outside of the locket, $98.06.
*** Or
- customize your locket if you would prefer some combination of the two
above styles!
Cash,
check, or credit card (Visa/MC/Amex) accepted.
Another BONUS - Your purchase will
be supporting the Pi Beta Phi Foundation, as a portion of the profits from the sales
will be generously donated to the Foundation!
Kate Taylor, Origami Owl Leading Designer
Phone:
(602) 909-5440
Pricing and Ordering Details
Classic:
Medium Silver Locket………………………$20.00
16-18” Silver ball-station chain……………$
8.00
Charms (@ $5/each)……………………….$15.00
Pi, Beta, Phi
Subtotal
$43.00
Sales Tax (8.95%) $ 3.85
Total…………………… $46.85
Deluxe:
Large Silver Locket with Crystals…...….….$28.00
18-20” Silver “Rolo” (Tiffany style) chain.…$18.00
Charms (@ $5/each)…………………….….$30.00
Pi, Beta, Phi, “Wine-colored”
crystal,
“Silver Blue-colored”
crystal, and Angel
Aqua-colored Large Crystal Dangle…….....$ 6.00
Silver Angel Wing Dangle…………………..$ 8.00
Subtotal
$90.00
Sales Tax (8.95%) $ 8.06
Total…………………… $98.06
***REMEMBER – YOU CAN CUSTOMIZE A LOCKET
WITH ANY COMBINATION OF THE ABOVE!
For full product selection:
PRE-ORDER
YOUR PI PHI LOCKET FOR FOUNDERS’ DAY NOW!
Contact me directly by Friday, March 29th to arrange
for FREE delivery at Founders’ Day on Saturday, April 6th.
OR for $4.00 - have your order shipped to your home….at any time!
PLEASE NOTE: While orders may be placed
directly through the website, orders made on-line will be subject to a
significantly higher shipping fee (e.g., $9.95).
ORDERS
PLACED ON THE WEBSITE WILL NOT BE DELIVERED TO FOUNDERS’ DAY.
Contact me directly at HenkandKate@aol.com or
(602) 909-5440 to access special , reduced shipping and delivery options
available to members of Pi Beta Phi!
Kate Taylor, Origami Owl Leading Designer
Phone:
(602) 909-5440
Monday, March 4, 2013
Fraternity Day of Service Was a Huge Success!
Phoenix Alumnae Club made our goal of collecting
100+ books at the Fraternity Day of Service Kick Off Party for UMOM New Day
Center! Thank you to everyone that came to volunteer for this great event.
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| Karen Thorn, Gina Jones, Kim OBrien and Teri Chadwick, Foundation Executive Director at Fraternity Day of Service at UMOM |
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| Fun with Thing One and Thing Two at Fraternity Day of Service with AZ Beta and Phoenix Alumnae Club |
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Volunteer for Fraternity Day of Service March 2nd!
Volunteer for Fraternity Day of Service
March 2 12:00-2:00
Join thousands of Pi Phis across North America
this March as we celebrate Fraternity Day of Service. Now in its eighth year,
this special day is celebrated on or around Dr. Seuss’® birthday,
March 2, to advance literacy in our communities. You can make a difference
through literacy service!
The Phoenix Alumnae Club and Arizona Beta will
celebrate Fraternity Day of Service at UMOM, Arizona’s largest homeless shelter,
with seventy children. The children will participate in twelve difference
activities or stations – each centered around a Dr. Seuss book, in celebration
of his birthday. They will make craft items
and create great memories!
UMOM located at 3333 East Van Buren, Phoenix AZ
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Event Cancelled: Day at the Races Feb 2nd
Sadly, we did not get enough people attending to enable us
to hold the event this Saturday.
If you pre-paid, Heather will be mailing you a refund check
in the coming week.
We will hold the event next Spring and hope to get enough in attendance then.
Happy Birthday February Angels!
Wishing all Angels celebrating birthdays in February all the best in the coming year!
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Phoenix Panhellenic Association Outreach Event
The Outreach Committee
would like three women to share their Greek experience at the afternoon
Outreach Event on April 7. Three women would speak about
their sorority experience and how it has impacted their lives. The five minute
testimony of each women representing a different age group: recent college graduate
(20 - 30 years old), established career woman (40-50 years old), and retired
sister (60+ years old) would allow the attendees to connect with the
different life stages of Greek life. Please pass this email along to your
individual chapters. Interested individuals email me at aimee.e.nelson@gmail.com.
I am looking forward to getting to know some of our Panhellenic women and their "Go Greek" stories!
Thank you,
Aimee Nelson
CAR Program Explained
Champions are Readers
(CAR) Program
Pi Beta Phi's unique program, Champions are Readers (CAR) is a month long reading program for third-grad elementary students. CAR was designed to encourage students to develop daily reading habits and to provide Fraternity
members with an easy-to-implement program encouraging literacy.
For our local CAR
program, the Phoenix Alumnae Club purchased leveled books for readers
from Ohio State University. Third graders at Creighton Elementary will receive a new book each session to read with an alumnae club volunteer or Arizona Beta collegiate. By the end of the program, each student will have eight books to add to his/her home library. In addition, the alumnae club is providing each student with a special book bag, and a writing journal.
Won't you consider getting involved in the important community outreach program?
Volunteers are needed for the following sessions:
from Ohio State University. Third graders at Creighton Elementary will receive a new book each session to read with an alumnae club volunteer or Arizona Beta collegiate. By the end of the program, each student will have eight books to add to his/her home library. In addition, the alumnae club is providing each student with a special book bag, and a writing journal.
Won't you consider getting involved in the important community outreach program?
Volunteers are needed for the following sessions:
Friday, February 1
2:00-3:00
Tuesday, February 5
2:00-3:00
Friday, February 8
2:00-3:00
Tuesday, February 12 2:00-3:00
Friday, February 15
2:00-3:00
Tuesday, February 19 2:00-3:00
Friday, February
22 2:00-3:00
Tuesday, February 26 2:00-3:00
Friday, March
1
2:00-3:00
RSVP at Philanthropy@pibetaphi.org
Kim 480-390-0464
Christine 206-261-6280
Creighton Elementary School 2802 E. McDowell Road
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Friday, January 11, 2013
Join Us for a Day at the Races Feb 2nd!
Angels, grab your Beaux (or Bestie) and join us for a fun filled day at the races!
Where:
Turf Paradise1501 West Bell Road Phoenix, AZ 85023
Saturday, February 2 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Turf Paradise1501 West Bell Road Phoenix, AZ 85023
When:
Saturday, February 2 from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
We will have our own private area in the Turf Club, will have a race named after our group, and will have a raffle for 8 lucky attendees to have their photo taken in the winners circle after our race!
Lunch, dessert and non-alcoholic beverages are included in your entry price, along with a program and betting guide. A cash bar will also be available.
Wear your finest derby wear (ladies, hats are encouraged) and lets have some fun!
Gates open at noon. Lunch will be served at 12:45, and the first race starts at 1pm so be sure to arrive on time!
Cost to attend is $50 per person. Final count must be in to Turf Paradise on Monday, January 28th - so no exceptions so please be sure to RSVP in order to attend! Please be sure to include your guest's name in your RSVP. Please mail your payment to Heather Miller (5920 E Aster Dr, Scottsdale, 85254).
We look forward to seeing you all at the races!
[We must have a minimum of 20 people attending or we cannot have the event AND we lose our deposit.]
Pi Phi Tea January 26th 1-2:30 PM
Saturday, January 26, 2013
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Where:
English Rose Tea Room
201 Easy Street (#103)
Carefree AZ 85377
201 Easy Street (#103)
Carefree AZ 85377
Please join us for afternoon tea, this year at the English Rose Tea Room in Carefree! Trust me ladies...this Tea Room is worth the drive to Carefree!
We will be celebrating our members and exposing the future pi phi's in our lives to Pi Phi Phun!
Your daughters, granddaughters, sisters, nieces, and special young ladies in your life (of all ages) are welcome and encouraged to attend this event!
This event will require you to pay for you and your guests tea service at the Tea Room. Traditional adult afternoon tea costs $24.95; however there are modified tea services you can order ranging from $7.95, $9.95, or $13.95. The tea room also offers "Nursury Tea" for your children or young adults, which costs $10.95. All pricing is before tax & tip.
It is critical that we get an accurate count for this event. Please RSVP as soon as possible, but no later than January 24th. Please note on your RSVP if you will be bringing a "future pi phi", along with their name(s). Also please indicate how many adults & how many children.
As a courtesy...If you RSVP yes, please don't be a no-show...and if you RSVP that you are unable to make it, please don't show up the day of and expect a seat. We want to represent the pi phi name well and with proper etiquette!
AZ Beta Chapter Support Events
AZ Beta has a couple of events coming up this spring they would love to see some alums attend! Contact chaptersupport@phoenixpibetaphi.org for more information or to sign up.
Fall Recruitment Workshop: February 24th from 12-4 PM
March 19th: Etiquette and Ice Cream Social Time TBD
AZ Beta Looking for Mural Artist
Angels, AZ Beta is looking for an artist to do a mural in the chapter room. Please contact president@phoenixpibetaphi.org if you or someone you know is able to help them!
WM Phoenix Open Volunteers Needed & 2013 PPA Continuing Education Scholarship Application
Criteria for Scholarship
Consideration
• Cumulative Grade Point
Average of 3.0 or above
• Active in organized
alumnae group or working with collegiate chapter and the sorority
needs to be an active
member of the Phoenix Alum Panhellenic Association
• Admission to or
enrollment in graduate degree program or resumption of undergraduate
degree studies after at
least a two-year absence
• Must be a student during
the fall 2013 term as these scholarships are intended for use
during the 2013-14 academic
year. Must be enrolled in a graduate program at and Arizona school and
must reside in Arizona.
In order for Pi Phis to be eligible for this scholarship
opportunity, we must fulfill our volunteer requirements at the WM Phoenix Open.
Thank you to all of the women (and their husbands) who have signed up.
Great progress has been made, but we still have at least 45 shifts to
fill. The Open is from January 28th to February 3rd at the TPC
Scottsdale.
Please register at phoenixopenvolunteers.com.
We wanted to give those interested in the scholarship advanced
notice of what it entails. Once we reach our goal, we will be sure to let
you know, and you may proceed with the application.
Lindsay
Roberts
Panhellenic
Delegate, Phoenix Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi
Thursday, January 3, 2013
Happy Birthday to Angels Celebrating in January!
Happy Birthday January Angels! Wishing you a fun filled year ahead!| Marie | Kyle | January | 1 |
| Marian | Stapley | January | 1 |
| Veronica | Aguilar | January | 4 |
| Patty | Brown | January | 8 |
| Kimberly | Zieser | January | 20 |
| Marcia | Nix | January | 21 |
| Karen | Evans | January | 23 |
| Liz | Hunter | January | 23 |
| Anne | Eike | January | 24 |
| Makenna | Boyle | January | 31 |
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