Financial Review Due

DON'T FORGET!

Sept. 1 ....Completed Club Financial Review due to HQ

Club Spotlight: Charlotte Alumnae Club

Charlotte Alumnae Club recently sent out their fall newsletter.
The theme for this year is "Get a Little Pi Phi in your life"

Here's how the club plans on carrying out the theme throughout the year with catchy titles for the alumnae club programs

GET TOGETHER is the fall kickoff event

GET CULTURE is museum event followed by dessert reception

GET GREEN is a fabulous program on reducing your carbon footprint

GET THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT is a December brunch

GET A GOOD READ is a book swap and authors talk

GET CHOCOLATE bring a favorite chocolate recipe to share

GET STYLE - fashion preview and shopping at local store

GET THEM READY - collegiate support meeting where they stuff exam boxes

GET PI PHI HISTORY - Founders' Day!

GET OUT - Ladies Night Out for dinner

What a FUN way to get the Pi Phis involved all year long.

Halos to Program Chair Vicki Britton for such creativity!

GREAT WORK CHARLOTTE ALUMNAE CLUB!

Disaster Relief

As Tropical Storm Fay continues to batter Florida our thoughts are with affected Pi Beta Phi members.

The Emma Harper Turner Fund was established at the 1946 Convention. The Fund provides monthly gifts and one-time emergency grants on a confidential basis to initiated members in extreme financial need. The Fund also provides educational aid for alumnae continuing their education due to extreme circumstances.

If you are a Pi Phi in need, or know a Pi Phi in need, the Emma Harper Turner Fund is available to offer assistance. Contact Emma Harper Turner Fund Chairman (EHTFundChair@pibetaphi.org) for more information.

An application for immediate disaster relief can be found here

"These 'gifts of love' are not loans. "
---Anne Busch Hills, Emma Harper Turner Fund Chairman 1992-1999

In the news . . .

this message was posted today on the Pi Beta Phi website

Elementary School and Arrowmont to Benefit From Sale of Gatlinburg Property

Grand Council announced that Pi Beta Phi Elementary School located in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, will be the recipient of a $1 million gift, which is to be used for an endowment or to establish a foundation.

Pi Phi has also clarified their intentions for Arrowmont School of Art and Crafts. Contingent on the contract as currently written the crafts school stands to receive up to $9 million from the Fraternity.

For this and other information concerning the sale of the Gatlinburg property read the FAQ

Pi Phi for Life!

Pi Beta Phi .... Friends and Leaders for Life! How can you support collegians and show the life-long connection to Pi Phi if you don't have a local chapter nearby?

The Greater Charleston Area Alumnae Club is working on a new project this year. Rather than adopting an entire college chapter the club is supporting all of the undergraduate ladies from the Charleston area. "...We think this would be a great way to get the word out about us in the area, and to help recruit members who may return to our club as alumnae later on. We would like to send the ladies small letters and gift to show our support in Pi Beta Phi"

Pi Beta Phi in Negotiations With Gatlinburg Developer

Grand Council has informed Fraternity officers and former members of Grand Council that the Fraternity was approached by a party interested in purchasing Fraternity property currently leased to Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. It is anticipated that an agreement may be reached as early as September. "This is an historic opportunity for Pi Phi and also for Arrowmont," said Grand President Emily Tarr. "Pi Phi came to Gatlinburg in 1912 to build a Settlement School with the mission of educating children. We were faithful to that mission until Sevier County assumed control of the school in 1968. Our work in Gatlinburg brought education, healthcare and economic development to the area. This development is another opportunity to benefit the community."

Pi Phi's efforts to assist the economic development of Gatlinburg began as an outlet for regional crafts and evolved into preservation and education for those artisan skills through the Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. Arrowmont became an independent corporation in 1991, but Pi Beta Phi Fraternity, Foundation, alumnae clubs, collegiate chapters and individuals have continued to support the school through generous financial contributions. Arrowmont holds great affection among members for its historical significance to the Fraternity. The members of the Arrowmont Board of Govenors are considering several options regarding the future of the crafts school.

"It's not an easy decision to leave Gatlinburg after almost 100 years," says Mrs. Tarr. "But our founders created Pi Phi to be a living, thriving organization with extension as a goal. We now have the opportunity to extend our literacy vision, but we will always be grateful for the opportunity to realize that vision in Gatlinburg. "

from www.pibetaphi.org

Posting of New Member Information

From HEADQUARTERS:

Plans are in place for posting the names of new members on the web site as soon as we get that information from the chapters post recruitment. Our plan is as follows:

1. Director of IT will set up a Members Only page that will be located from the following menu navigation - Collegiate Chapters/Recruitment/New Members.
2. As soon as lists are received HQ will efficiently enter the info in the database.
3. An export will be pulled by chapter from the database and loaded on the new web page. Each will be a link that will open up an excel file that can be sorted. Name and hometown will be listed.