Ring Ching Ching for Literacy!

In the photo: (L to R): Julie Korfage, FloyJean Pflough Hale, Mary Ethel Gilbert Prather

In late March, the DeLand, Florida Alumnae Club celebrated spring with their Ring Ching Ching for Literacy meeting. Club members gathered at Mary Ethel Prather's beautiful home located on the St. John's River.

Agenda items included club elections, review of the successful bookplate project, and enthusiastic singing of a Pi Phi favorite "Ring Ching Ching".

Due Dates & Reminders

April 15: Send Alumnae Organization Review to ARD.

Kentucky Pi Phis & First Book

Earlier this week, Pi Phis in the bluegrass state lent a hand to First Book.

Members of the Louisville Alumnae Club and collegiate members of Kentucky Alpha (University of Louisville) packed up brand new books and assisted in labeling the packages. The recipients of the books are low-income populations.

First Book envisions a world where all children have an enriched learning environment
with new books and educational resources of their own.

Pi Beta Phi welcome MS Gamma

The Mississippi Gamma Chapter of Pi Beta Phi at Mississippi State University was installed the weekend of April 4. Pi Beta Phi is happy to announce that 70 new women joined the organization

Take a look at the collegiate programming blog for photos and stories. Did you get to participate in installation activities? Please comment and share your thoughts on the weekend.

Due Dates and Reminders

March 31: Send Alumnae Organization Officers list to HQ and ARD.
This will include the ACRIC contact and a box to check if a club wishes to
receive requests for RIFs from the collegiate chapters.

April 1: Last day to send dues and contributions to HQ, Foundation,
Holt House and Arrowmont to be considered for awards.

*NOTE: additional donations can be made after spring fundraisers*

How are you celebrating Founders' Day?

Alumnae organizations are currently planning for next month's celebration. How are you celebrating? Please share by sending an email to Programming Specialist or adding a comment below.

Planning a celebration to honor our Founders is one of the required meetings for an alumnae organization – let your creative juices run wild and make 2009 the year to really celebrate these amazing women! You will find different ceremonies at www.pibetaphi.org, but you may also create your own special way to honor our Founders.

Tired of a luncheon?

• Host a Founders’ Day Fair – members can move from station to station and play games that test their knowledge about our Founders
• Have a Founders’ Day craft party! As part of your celebration members can create a take-home memento to remind them of those 12 special ladies.
• Do you have a small group? Place the name of a founder on the back of each member and they need to ask questions to figure out which founder they are.

Do a joint celebration!

• Celebrate the Founding of Pi Beta Phi with the Founding of your own club
• Dig through your club archives for interesting facts and tidbits
• Invite former club presidents to come and give a 1-3 minute talk on what the club was like when they were president
• Put together a display table of pictures, news clippings & artifacts from your clubs early days.

Having your celebration at a country club?
Here are a few fun twists to make the day more exciting:

• Have members come dressed in golf attire
• Come dressed circa 1867
• Bring out the HATS! Vote and award a prize to the most creative☺

Celebrate your Golden Arrows, Diamonds and Silvers along with our Founders

• Put together a slide show of pictures of these ladies in their college days
• Have them assist in a ceremony for our Founders
• Make a special table for these ladies of honor

Giddy Up! 67th Pi Phi Convention in Texas

ARD Sande send out convention information to each club president earlier this week. Highlights are listed below. Please share with your membership attending convention.

General Registration Information
To qualify for Early Bird Rates, register online by April 1, 2009.
All other attendees must be registered by May 1, 2009.

Alumnae Club Voting and Alternate Delegate Guideline
-Dues-paying member for last two years
-Must stay in the convention hotel and be a full-time attendee (June 26–30)
-Must register by May 1, 2009, to receive club allotment
-If the delegate does not attend entire convention, the club allotment will be pro-rated
-Must attend all scheduled official events
-Details on eligibility for receiving the club allotment can be found in the Alumnae Organization Treasurer section in the Resource Library

How to register?
You will need to log in to the Members-Only section of the web site. If you’re having trouble logging in, please send your request via e-mail to webmaster@pibetaphi.org.

How do I know which package to choose?
Detailed instructions are given and a description for each registration option is listed with each package during the registration process.

How much is the alumnae organization allotment?
For the 2009 convention, eligible alumnae organizations can receive $750 for full-time registration or $375 for part-time registration. Part-time attendance must be approved by the grand vice president alumnae. The allotment may be used to offset the total expense a delegate may incur including convention and hotel registration.

When can we expect to receive the allotment if our club is eligible?
Headquarters will begin mailing out the allotments to clubs in late April/early May.