Check out the May Phoenix Alumnae Club = Newsletter!

The =20 ARROW-zona
Newsletter=20 of the Phoenix Alumnae Club=20 of Pi Beta Phi

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Presidents'=20 Letter: = Back = to Basics:=20 R&R (Recap &=20 Request)

In=20 addition to this year's signature events (Membership = Round Up,=20 Angel Ornament Exchange, Pink Angel Cookie Shine, = Founders'=20 Day, Beaux & Arrows Bowling), the Phoenix Alumnae = Club has=20 at least eight and a half (the "half" is the Northeast = Phoenix=20 ABC's summer movie group) Special Interest Groups = (SIGs).=20 Rather than reporting on their activities at = Founders'=20 Day as we had originally planned, we will highlight = facts and=20 figures on 5 of the SIGs, as submitted by their=20 Chair:

Lunch=20 Bunch has been in existence for about twenty years. = It=20 is a monthly social get-together of Pi Phi alums in = the area=20 who meet once a month for lunch at various up-scale=20 restaurants. The group averages between 17-23 people = each=20 month and welcomes local members as well as = out-of-town alums.=20 (Barbara Forrest)

Wiggles=20 & Giggles (Moms' Group) held eight events during=20 2009/2010; in previous years sixteen meetings were = held - the=20 kids are older and schedules are busier, with school = &=20 sports. Twelve signed up, half of whom attend=20 consistently. Events include play dates = celebrating Fall=20 Harvest, Halloween, Valentines Day, St. Patrick's Day, = as well=20 as visits to the Children's Museum, the Dinosaur = Museum (AZ=20 Museum of Natural History), and OUR signature event = "Mom's=20 Night Out Bracelet Exchange/Dinner" in May. Wiggles = &=20 Giggles was founded, and has been chaired by, Lisa = Roman since=20 2005. After 5 years heading the SIG, Lisa is retiring = and is=20 looking for a replacement Chairman for group! = (Lisa=20 Roman)

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The=20 North Phoenix Angels' Book Club (ABC) holds monthly = meetings=20 at various restaurants around the Desert Ridge Area. = There are=20 usually between 5-8 people at each dinner and the = group enjoys=20 reading and discussing the book read each month. This = year's=20 books have included Things I Want My = Daughter=20 to Know, The=20 Reader, City=20 of Thieves, Committed, = Julia and = Julia and=20 a few others. (Mackenzie Atwell)

Networking=20 Angels meets monthly for a networking lunch/mingle to = build=20 relationships, referrals and share resources. There = have been=20 an average of 4-5 people per meeting. = Participants have=20 enjoyed meeting other Pi Phi women in business. = (Dr.=20 Christina Kovalick)

East=20 Valley ABC met twice and had 3 members at each = meeting. (Julie=20 Clark)

Thanks=20 to these women, to all who held leadership positions - = officers, chairs, specific tasks and events leaders - = and to=20 all who contributed, donated, clicked, and=20 attended!

There are other special interest = groups not=20 highlighted above including: Bunco, Wine and Silver = Spoons,=20 Angel Attractions, Angel KIS, and the Scottsdale Book=20 Club

It's YOUR club, and yoU make the=20 difference!

And our request - Please consider = "Putting=20 the 'I' in Pi Phi" by accepting a role in the upcoming = year.=20 A number of opportunities exist, = including:

VP=20 Communications
Panhellenic Representative & = Panhellenic=20 Alternate (FBR Coordinators)
Recording = Secretary
ARROW=20 Correspondent/PR Chair
Wiggles & Giggles = Chair
Angel=20 KIS leader
Holiday Greenery (Sherwood Forest Farms) = Chair
Non-literacy Initiatives = Chair

Philanthropy=20 Initiatives Chair
Special Projects = Leader

Please=20 review the list, consider your time and interests, and = let us=20 know what you might enjoy doing. And if you = don't see it=20 on the list, let us know and maybe it can be=20 added!

In the=20 wine=20 and = blue,

Carolyn Edlund = and Mary=20 = Holman
Co-Presidents

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Phoenix Alumnae=20 Club Scholarship Update

Currently, the=20 Phoenix = Alumnae=20 Club's Scholarship fund has = $35,000=20 and needs to be fully endowed = before a=20 scholarship can be given to an Arizona collegian. If = you would=20 like to donate to this scholarship fund, please send = your=20 contribution to the Pi Beta Phi Foundation and = indicate if you=20 would like your donation to go to the Phoenix Alumnae = Club's=20 Scholarship. We appreciate your=20 generosity!

Beaux = and=20 Arrows coming up this Saturday!
Saturday, May=20 15, 2010, 7:00pm

Angels, = grab your=20 Beaux and slide into the bowling alley for some fun = and=20 friendship this Saturday at the Phoenix Alumnae Club's = annual=20 Beaux and Arrows event! What's not to love about = striking down=20 a few pins in your spare time? $10 per person will get = you two=20 games and shoe rental. Food and beverages will be = available=20 for purchase.

To make = things=20 more festive, come dressed wearing a crazy hat. This = evening=20 will take us back to our college days and is sure to = be a=20 ball!

Remember to bring the playing cards from = the=20 year's events to see who holds the best poker = hand! =20 Additional cards may be dealt, based on SIG = attendance! =20 Winner take all - or not...!

Location:

AMF = Scottsdale=20 Lanes
7300 East Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85251 =

Book = Club=20 Wrap-up Event at Changing Hands Bookstore
Wednesday, June 16, = 2010,=20 7:00pm

As a = wrap-up to=20 our fabulous year of reading and sharing wonderful = books, you=20 are invited to gather at Changing Hands Bookstore for = food,=20 fun, friendship, and more book sharing. = Someone=20 from Changing Hands will review upcoming summer = "reads." =20

There is a Wildflower Bread Company right next = door to=20 Changing Hands. You are welcome to come a little = early, order=20 a sandwich or salad and take it next door to the = community=20 room in Changing Hands.

Hope to see you=20 there!

For more = information, please contact mailto:bookclub@phoenixpibetaphi.org

Location:

Changing = Hands=20 Bookstore
6428 S. McClintock Dr.
Tempe, AZ 85283 =

ASU=20 Chapter Receives Highest Level of Chapter=20 Evaluation

It = is with=20 great honor that we announce that the Arizona Beta = Chapter at=20 ASU was awarded the PHI level for the Chapter = Evaluation=20 Standards of Excellence for 2009!

The=20 foundation of the chapter evaluation lies in the = standards=20 determining the success of every chapter and the = quality of=20 the experience being offered. Every chapter is = evaluated=20 on accomplishments in the following categories: membership, = academics,=20 philanthropy, = finance,=20 housing and Panhellenic and campus involvement. = In=20 addition to these chapter standards, the evaluation = assesses=20 how well chapters offer opportunities for member=20 development.

The Chapter = Evaluation is=20 progressive; in = order to=20 achieve a PHI level in any category, the chapter must = FIRST have earned the PI = and BETA=20 levels. To be designated a PHI chapter overall, = ALL=20 standards must be met in PI, BETA and PHI. This = is a=20 huge accomplishment for the chapter - now considered a = Chapter=20 of Excellence - = along with=20 Pepperdine and Stanford. AZ Beta is eligible for = consideration for the Fraternity's top three chapter=20 awards.

Please join us in = congratulating=20 these young women!

Best=20 Regards,

AAC

Arrows=20 and Carnations

Kudos go = to Holly=20 James, Renee Bennett and Katie Stephens who offered to = take on=20 Donna's duties during her surgery and recovery=20 period!

A = special thanks=20 goes to Stacy Pacific for handling Corresponding = Secretary=20 duties during the time of Donna's surgery and = recovery,=20 ensuring that birthdays were recognized in true Pi Phi = style -=20 with Sue Wilcox-designed cards!

A huge halo goes to to = Susan=20 Ziemianski, who oversaw the Heavenly Treasures Garage = Sale,=20 which netted the club about fourteen hundred=20 dollars!

Congratulations to = Arizona Beta=20 on being awarded PHI level recognition for its chapter = evaluation. AZ Beta is the first-ever chapter to = receive=20 the award based on the evaluation. The = collegians have=20 put in many hours and the result evidences this. AZ = Beta's AAC=20 deserves major applause and credit, too!=20

More congratulations to = AZ Beta=20 for its Greek Week accomplishments, including taking = second=20 place - always in the top tier! =

Accolades go to=20 Barbara Forrest, who received the Jan Moore Angel = Award at=20 Founders' Day, for her 31 years of club membership, = her=20 leadership of the Lunch Bunch, and her willingness to = give to=20 the club. She encourages others by example - a = Golden=20 Arrow who drives miles annually!

Be on = the lookout=20 for Phoenix alums in this month's issue of The=20 ARROW:

- Katie = Stephens=20 and Kristy Nelson at Angel Ornament Exchange; thanks = to=20 Cristina Lenko, who submitted the photo and=20 article!

- Kim = OBrien and=20 Karen Thorn at the Foundation Open House

- = Carolyn Balster=20 Evani as the Phoenix Alumnae's Club's own Carolyn = Helman=20 Lichtenberg Award recipient

- = Barbara Forrest=20 with the Arrowhead Alumnae Club

Cheers = go to this=20 year's new Golden Arrows: Carolyn Hetrick, Linda = Wisser, and=20 Judy Stickney (posthumously)

Carnations go to=20 this year's new Silver Arrows: Amy Pendergraft and = Kate=20 Taylor

Major = applause go=20 to Alyssa Hall who spent hours putting together a = fabulous=20 Phinals basket of goodies for the AZ Beta Chapter! = Check out=20 the adorable package in the photo below:

More=20 Upcoming Events

Wine=20 and Silver Spoons
Date: Wednesday, = May 19,=20 2010
Time:=20 7:00pm
Place:=20 Urban 7 Martini=20 = Kitchen
          =20 4151 N. Marshall=20 = Way
          =20 Scottsdale, AZ 85251

*Please = RSVP to=20 the Evite

Angels' Book=20 Clubs

Northeast=20 Phoenix ABC
Date: Tuesday, May = 18,=20 2010
Time: = 6:30pm
Place: Rhythm=20 and=20 = Wine
          =20 7605 E. Pinnacle Peak=20 = Rd.
          =20 Scottsdale, AZ 85255
Book: Stressed in=20 Scottsdale by=20 Marcia Fine

East=20 Valley ABC
Date: Wednesday, = May 19,=20 2010
Time:6:30pm
Place:=20 = Ikea
           = ;=20 2110 W. Ikea=20 = Way
           = =20 Tempe, AZ 85284
Book: The Girl With the = Dragon=20 Tattoo = by Steig=20 Larsson

Angel=20 KIS Book Exchange
Date:=20 Saturday, May 22,=20 2010
Time:=20 10:00am
Place:=20 Church of the Beatitudes=20 =
          =20 *go to the=20 = library
          =20 555 W. Glendale=20 = Ave.
          Phoen= ix,=20 AZ 85021

Scottsdale=20 ABC
Date: Tuesday, May 25, = 2010
Time: = 6:30pm
Place: Home of Kim=20 OBrien
Book: The = Help by Kathryn = Stockett

Want to join a Book Club? = Email=20 bookclub@phoenixpibetaphi.org

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