Convention 2000
# VIVA Alpha Phi! Sisters Bask in the Puerto Rican Sun and Alpha Phi at Convention 2000
The breathtaking El Conquistador Resort & Country Club in Fajardo, Puerto Rico, was the perfect setting for the first Alpha Phi Convention of the millenium. More than 500 Alpha Phis, their families and guests attended Convention 2000 from July 9–13. The four-day event provided Alpha Phis a chance to reunite with old friends and make new ones, as well as network with sisters from across North America. Convention 2000 opened with a splash; attendees welcomed balmy Caribbean breezes as they sampled authentic Puerto Rican cuisine at a poolside dinner.
Award presentations took a new twist. Unlike past Conventions when all awards were presented at one time during a special ceremony or video, awardwinners (see page 5) were recognized throughout the entire Convention 2000. Other highlights included keynote speakers and presenters, the Foundation’s Who Wants to be an Alpha Phi Extraordinaire? game (see story, page 39), a time capsule, initiation, Order of the Ivy reception for former traveling consultants, Candlelight Banquet and an afternoon of fun in the sun on the resort’s private island. “Convention was great. Having Mary Peterson launch the whole thing by raising money for the Foundation really got us in the Alpha Phi mode. Her enthusiasm was contagious,” says Illinois (BA) Chapter Adviser Amy Boyer (FS-Illinois State).
Convention attendees pose for a scenic photo before enjoying a poolside dinner.
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Keynotes Mary Wightman Peterson ( E-Iowa), associate director of the Office of Student Life at the University of Iowa, was Monday’s keynote speaker. Prior to her presentation, “If They Could See Us Now…!,” she reminded Alpha Phis of the importance of the Foundation and rallied them to contribute more than $2,000 in a few minutes (see story, page 1). Dr. Pat Heim, founder and president of The Heim Group and author of Hardball for Women,
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