Portland Trail Blazers Speed Read

The Portland Trail Blazers are donating $750 to First Book® on behalf of the Portland Alumnae Club and Lake Oswego-Dunthorpe Alumnae Club!
On February 9, 2010, Jerome Kersey, a former Trail Blazer, faced off against an alumnae member from each club and two Oregon Gamma collegians in an exciting Speed Read™ just before the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Missy Gerber, co-president of the Lake Oswego-Dunthorpe Alumnae Club, wore her Cat in the Hat outfit and led the cheerleading effort.
Club members Ashley O’Hollaren, Melissa Murray and Laura Garratt skillfully planned the event. International officers Heather Butler Skogen, Collegiate Regional Director-Region Seven; Maja Tanaka Berge, Alumnae Regional Director-Region Five; and Mari Lou Psihogios Diamond, Fraternity Housing Corporation member were in attendance.
Several members of the Oregon Gamma (Willamette University, Salem, Oregon) and Oregon Alpha (University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon) chapters drove up to Portland for the event.

Jerome Kersey participating in the Speed Read.

Pi Phi Ladies post Speed Read

Cowlitz-Chinook Pocket Dinner and Cookie Shine

The Cowlitz-Chinook Pocket hosted a dinner and Cookie Shine on November 5. They covered the table with a light blue sheet, had some Pi Phi decorations and then spread a delicious array of cookies and candies across the table. They each signed the cloth with blue glitter pens and hope to continue adding memories to this "table cloth" at future Cookie Shines. Those in attendance were: Theresa Beisse, Carol Bern, Jackie Evenson, Jill Johanson, Marion Metke, Mary Pease, and Wendy Sweet.

Alumnae Leadership Summits 2010

Plan on attending the Region 5 summit in Seattle, Washington on June 5, 2010. It is confirmed that Grand President Mary Tatum will be joining us!

2009 Nonprofit PR Partner of the Year Honorable Mention

Pi Beta Phi Earns 2009 Nonprofit PR Partner of the Year Honorable Mention
Washington – Nov. 5, 2009 – Pi Beta Phi and First Book® were honored for their philanthropic efforts to promote reading and eliminate the barrier of illiteracy at the PR News’ Nonprofit PR Awards luncheon on Tuesday, November 3, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Pi Beta Phi was selected as a finalist in early October for the Nonprofit Partner of the Year in the Social Responsibility Campaign category.
The Fraternity, in conjunction with Pi Beta Phi Foundation, was nominated along with six other nominees including: The Allstate Foundation, Bank of America, the U.S. Postal Service, Delta Dental of Missouri, CVS Caremark/Weber Shandwick, and Katz & Associates. The Allstate Foundation & Zeno Group won the Nonprofit PR Partner of the Year for its “Tell a Gal P.A.L.,” a 2008 domestic violence awareness campaign, and Pi Beta Phi and First Book earned honorable mention for their partnership and campaign to fight illiteracy.
“Pi Beta Phi was elated to be nominated alongside so many nonprofit organizations and their well-deserving awareness campaigns,” said Grand Vice President Programming Linda Noel Ibsen. “Our dedication to education and literacy began nearly 100 years ago, and over the last two years our partnership with First Book has put us closer to reaching our literacy vision, which is to eliminate the barrier of illiteracy."

Reno Alumnae Club fundraiser

Portland Alumnae Club Recognition Tea

At the club’s annual Recognition Tea, Portland Alumnae Club President Chanel LaChappa presented their annual Angel Award to Treasurer Patty May for her several years of doing a great job. It was great fun using event hostess Linda Enloe’s fancy tea cups and sampling the yummy treats. Each club member brought a book that was memorable from her childhood and explained why the book has special meaning to her. The books are being donated as part of the club’s literacy philanthropy project.

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