CONGRATULATIONS 10-YEAR SISTERS! You are now eligible to purchase a special anniversary pin from the Executive Office to celebrate this milestone. The 10-year pin features a bold Roman numeral X in brushed silver with a delicate ivy vine entwined around it. The Greek letters AΦ are engraved on the front of the pin. The cost is $35, plus $5 for shipping and handling. A 10-year member certificate is free with each pin order. However, certificates may be ordered individually for $10 each, plus $5 shipping and handling.
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CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE CONTACT:
PORTLAND CONTACT:
Melanie Heaphy
Joanne Godfrey
heaphy@earthlink.net 315.469.5973
joannec@easystreet.com 503.690/9305
NYC METRO, N.Y. The chapter created a new Web site and enjoyed allGreek alumnae events during the summer including a fourth annual Baseball and Brewskies event with Sigma Chi alumni at Yankee Stadium. –Danielle Altruda (ΘM-Hofstra) NYC METRO CONTACT:
Amy Nickerson (ΘΨ-SUNY/Plattsburg)
amynickerson@alumnae.alphaphi.org 212.642.1722 www.nycalphaphi.org RHODE ISLAND Gina Paolo (ΘM-Hofstra) and Jaclyn Ramirez (ΘTRennsslaer) participated in the two-day Avon Walk for Breast Cancer® and raised more than $6,700. The chapter held a games night at Kim Norton-O’Brien’s (ZP-Bentley) home, took a kayaking trip to Ninigret Pond and enjoyed an annual pool party at Laura Backus’ (EI-Duquesne) home. –Jacylyn Ramirez RHODE ISLAND CONTACT:
Jaclyn Ramirez
Jaclyn@alumnae.alphaphi.org 508.324.9886 www.RhodyPhis.com
Pacific Northwest Region PORTLAND, ORE. Alumnae made and donated sundry bags filled with personal toiletry items to The William Temple House. Melynda Schoening Stitt (HΨ-Eastern Washington) and Mara Eddis Cowan (ZΓ-Santa Clara) revived the chapter’s monthly book club and added scrapbooking nights. Alumnae helped local collegiate chapters with recruitment, initiations and senior ceremonies. –Joanne Finnamore Godfrey (H∆-CSU/Hayward) FALL 2004
South Central Region TOPEKA, KAN. Topeka alumnae hosted an annual spring luncheon, welcomed Washburn (Y) graduates Ashley Konrade, Melissa Konrade and Tiffany Yearout into the chapter and honored 50-year members Sara Greer Davis (Y-Washburn), Jane Ausherman Horttor (Γ∆-Kansas), Mary McNair Jackson (Y-Washburn), Patricia Chance Miller (Y-Washburn), Karen Needham Reda (Y-Washburn) and Darlyne Willhardt Williams (Γ∆Kansas). An annual scholarship was given to collegian Carley Cost (Y-Washburn). –Rebecca Collins (Y-Washburn) TOPEKA CONTACT:
Rebecca Collins
aphigirl01@hotmail.com 785.969.1337 GREATER TULSA, OKLA. Greater Tulsa alumnae held a summer luncheon meeting at Jeannine Hartwell Abbott’s (Ω-Texas) home, an origami night and a summer pool party at Melanie Yuracko-McKean’s (ΘΓ-Truman State) home and made a recruitment donation to the Cameron (ΘP) chapter. Upcoming meetings include a day at a pottery/mosaic studio, a Founders’ Day celebration and an annual holiday party. –Cheri Hinton-Quillen (∆P-Ball State) and Sally Cummins Leininger (BO-Bowling Green State) GREATER TULSA CONTACT:
Cheri Hinton-Quillen
thewoobiecat@cox.net 918.282.9754 OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Alumnae raised $775 by participating in an American Heart Association Heartwalk®. Girls’ night out events
included gatherings at favorite restaurants. Sisters looked forward to the second annual Running of the Founders’ Day Purse at Remington Park with dinner at the Silks Club Restaurant, a jewelry presentation at Brockhaus Jewelers in Norman, a Merry Berry Market in November and the annual holiday party and ornament exchange. –Becky Morse (Φ-Oklahoma) and Brandie Parnell Snook (ΘP-Cameron) OKLAHOMA CITY CONTACT:
Beth Anderson Brown (Φ-Oklahoma)
banders@flash.net 405.364.0263 AUSTIN, TEXAS Austin area alumnae enjoyed a homemade gourmet party, pizza and game night and the traditional Texas’s (Ω) senior gift bag distribution during spring. This year’s bags included beautiful note cards and magnets handmade by Rhonda Osborn Rhode, Melanie Kieke Pav, Laurie Miller McSorley and Debbie Jensen Carver (all Ω-Texas). Austin alumnae chapter and ivy connection teams raised more than $2,800 for the SafePlace Walk in April, thanks to the hard work of captain Jennifer Fielder (Ω- Texas). SafePlace is a local organization whose mission is to end rape, sexual abuse and domestic violence. A family picnic ended the year in July. –Diane Flower Waggoner (EΩΛ-Texas A&M) AUSTIN CONTACT:
Diane Waggoner
dwaggoner@cox-internet.com 512.763.1570 AUSTIN AREA, TEXAS, IVY CONNECTION Sisters enjoyed an alumnae party at the Texas (Ω) chapter house, monthly happy hours, Martinis and Manicures nights and a beach party and picnic. Congratulations to Crystal Glass (Ω-Texas), (continued on page 24) PA G E T W E N T Y- T H R E E