Dayton Members met at the Wine Loft for a wine tasting and sisters’ night out. Contact: Meredith Varnell Leslie (Delta Chi-William Woods), meredith.leslie@gmail.com Facebook: Dayton Alpha Phi Alumni Chapter
OKLAHOMA Oklahoma City Alumnae enjoyed a sisters’ night out at the Elephant Bar. They were joined by the Norman, Okla., alumnae chapter for a Founders’ Day celebration that included dinner and horse racing at Remington Park. The chapter held a holiday potluck and ornament exchange. Congratulations to four local Alpha Phis who were selected as NBA cheerleaders for the Oklahoma City Thunder: Alexis Banks, Kim Wright, Jessica Bohne and Marisa Viestenz (all Delta DeltaOklahoma City). Contact: Bethany Anderson Brown (Phi-Oklahoma), banders@flash.net Web: okcaphialum.org Facebook: Oklahoma City Alpha Phi Alumnae Chapter
OREGON Portland Alumnae celebrated Founders’ Day with Oregon State (Beta Upsilon) collegians. They enjoyed a morning coffee and walk, dinners and happy hours. Sisters collected teddy bears for the holidays. They look forward to attending the Beta Upsilon annual Red Dress Gala in February. Contact: Meagan Baker (Beta Rho-Washington State), meagan_baker@hotmail.com Facebook: Alpha Phis of Portland
PENNSYLVANIA Central Pennsylvania Members attended the Red Dress Gala hosted by Shippensburg (Theta Xi) to celebrate the collegiate
chapter’s 20th anniversary. Alumnae gathered for tea during a semi-annual chapter meeting and enjoyed a brewery tour with spouses and friends. They joined Theta Xi and Franklin & Marshall (Zeta Sigma) collegians to celebrate homecoming festivities. They also enjoyed the annual cookie exchange. Contact: Cindy Gerner Nightingale (Delta Xi-Nebraska/ Kearney), nightingale.cindy@gmail.com Web: aphicentralpa.wix.com/alumnae Twitter: APhiCentralPA
State College Alumnae met at the home of Lynn Finkel Petnick (Eta-Boston) for a potluck supper and to celebrate Iris Pumroy Flynn’s (Theta-Michigan) 80th birthday. Members are helping Penn State (Gamma Rho) collegians by sponsoring them in the university’s IFC/Panhellenic dance marathon (THON). Contact: Iris Pumroy Flynn (Theta-Michigan), ipf1@psu.edu
TENNESSEE Clarksville Five alumnae participated in the Nashville American Heart Association Heart Walk and raised more than $1,300. Their team captain was heart transplant survivor Suzanne Langford Simpson (Epsilon Omicron-Austin Peay State). Alumnae also enjoyed a luncheon and ornament exchange. Contact: Wanda Bruce Graham (Epsilon Omicron-Austin Peay State), wandagraham@comcast.net
TEXAS Austin After re-launching the alumnae chapter in February 2012, dozens of sisters have participated in events such as monthly lunches, football watch parties and happy hours. More than 60 women met at Barton Creek Spa and Resort for a Founders’ Day brunch organized by Emily Ellison Lamb (Gamma Iota-Texas Tech). As the chapter grows,
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Alumnae and St. Mary’s (Iota Beta) collegians celebrate Founders’ Day.
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. Alumnae participate in the Nashville American Heart Association Heart Walk.
members look forward to continued connections with new sisters. Contact: Carolyn Venable Kahler (Delta Beta-Texas A&M/ Commerce), carolyn@cskahler.com Web: alphaphiofaustin.org Facebook: Austin Area Alpha Phi Alumnae Chapter Twitter: AustinAlphaPhi
Fort Worth The chapter met at a local restaurant to plan activities for the year. Founders’ Day brunch was held at the home of Susan Stone (Zeta Nu-Texas Christian) and co-hosted by Louise Florey Reid (Gamma Iota-Texas Tech) and Lynne Waltman Knight (Zeta Nu-Texas Christian). Contact: LeLynne Waltman Knight (Zeta Nu-Texas Christian), lelynn@prodigy.net Web: fortworthalphaphi.com Facebook: Fort Worth Alpha Phi Twitter: FtWorthAlphaPhi
Houston Congratulations to Martha Fuller Turner (Gamma EtaNorth Texas) on becoming the first female recipient of the American Advertising Federation Houston Trailblazer Award. Martha is president and CEO of Martha Turner Properties, a Houston-based independent residential real estate company. Contact: Patty Mueller Napp (Omega-Texas), pnapp@alumni.utexas.net Facebook: Houston Alpha Phi Alumnae
Northwest Houston The chapter’s fall kick-off was a Collegiate Memories tailgate party. Sisters enjoyed sharing scrapbooks and other mementos and got in the spirit wearing team shirts. Join alumnae on March 19 at Carolyn Knutsen’s (Beta Mu-Alabama) home for a Phiesta, installation of officers and presentation by Alpha Phi Foundation Board Director Darcel Atwill Weller (Gamma Iota-Texas Tech). Contact: Susan Kimbrough Danbom (Gamma Iota-Texas Tech), steve.susan.danbom@sbcglobal.net Facebook: NW Houston Alpha Phi Alumnae winter 2013
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