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New! Collegiate Region Nine Created for New Chapter Support
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i Beta Phi leadership recently revamped the Fraternity’s new chapter support model to foster long-term success of new chapters with the creation of Collegiate Region Nine. This new region mimics our current collegiate regional team model. However, it focuses solely on supporting our newest chapters and their Alumnae Advisory Committees to ensure sound operations from the start. The six volunteer officers in Collegiate Region Nine — each one with a specific area of expertise — were appointed in the spring and trained in July. The training took place in conjunction with our Resident Leadership Development Consultant training and was led by Fraternity officers and Headquarters staff. Collegiate Region Nine will typically contain six to 11 chapters, based upon the Fraternity’s 10-year extension history. Chapters will remain in Collegiate Region Nine for up to five years post-colonization and then be transferred into the collegiate region aligning with their geographical location. Pictured to the right are Collegiate Region Nine Officers and Resident Leadership Development Consultants (RLDCs). Front row from left: RLDC ALEX SHAW, Tennessee Gamma; Grand Vice President Membership
RAE WOHLHUETER MAIER, Kentucky Beta; and Chapter Operations/Advisor Specialist KELLEY GOLDEN, Tennessee Gamma. Second row from left: RLDC GREER MANGRUM, Mississippi Gamma; Programming Specialist KATHLEEN MERIANO, New York Eta; and RLDC KAYLA PATAK, Mississippi Alpha. Third row from left: Risk Management/ Policy Specialist JESSICA FRENCH STEED, Ontario Alpha and RLDC SARAH MCCAFFREY, Arizona Gamma. Fourth row from left: RLDC SAMANTHA ELDRIDGE, Louisiana Beta and Membership Specialist GREER HORNE, Virginia Zeta. Fifth row from left: RLDC HEATHER KUEBEL, New York Eta; Director BRENDA FOSTER HUFFMAN, Texas Epsilon; and Financial/Housing Specialist KORINNE HAGUE RICE, Montana Alpha. Sixth row from left: RLDC LAUREN FELDMAN, Illinois Kappa and Grand Vice President Collegians ALISON VEIT HEAFITZ, Illinois Zeta.
2017 FRATERNITY DAY OF SERVICE SIGNATURE EVENTS Pi Beta Phi is excited to announce the host cities for our 2017 Fraternity Day of Service Signature Events! The 2017 Fraternity Day of Service Signature Events will take place in the greater areas of: • Dallas, Texas • Hartford, Connecticut • Washington, D.C. • Portland, Oregon • Detroit, Michigan
please consider getting involved. Volunteers are needed to move boxes, sort books and assist recipient groups in selecting books. There is a job for everyone! For more information about these events or to sign up to volunteer, please email literacy@pibetaphi.org or visit www.pibetaphi.org/fraternitydayofservice.
The weekend of February 24–26, 2017, these five cities will host community events including distributing 20,000 new books each. If you live in or near one of these cities,
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