ALUMNAE NEWS
INDIANA The Indiana Beta Chapter at Indiana University helped celebrate Indiana Beta MARY BRIGGS GRADY in honor of her 89th birthday. During the surprise visit
to the chapter house, arranged by her daughters, Mary enjoyed lunch with chapter members and received roses and a birthday cake from the chapter’s House Director. From left, Indiana Betas MARIANNE GRADY KOBY, COLLEEN GRADY COLVIN and MARY BRIGGS GRADY.
NORTH CAROLINA Pi Phis from Raleigh, North Carolina, attended a book signing for California Gamma REE SMITH DRUMMOND, aka The Pioneer Woman. The women reminisced about
Pi Phi and sang Ring, Ching, Ching. From left, Virginia Zeta MARY WILLIAMS, Mississippi Beta TRICIA MCGRAIL , North Carolina Alpha BETSY PIERCE , California Gamma REE SMITH DRUMMOND, Oklahoma Alpha CARMEN FELDER, Virginia Eta LORI POVEROMO HAIGHT and North Carolina Alpha ADDIE MOODY.
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THE ARROW | SPRING 2016
OHIO Ohio Betas gathered for the 5oth anniversary of The Ohio State University’s mascot, Brutus Buckeye.
Ohio Beta SALLY HUBER LANYON created the first Brutus Buckeye out of papier-mâché in 1965 on the lawn of the Ohio Beta Chapter house. Today, Brutus is an ambassador of spirit, scholarship and service to others. From left, Ohio Betas NICOLE SCHUMACHER and MARY BURNETT BROWN, Ohio Epsilon LINDA BROWER MEEKS and Ohio Beta SALLY HUBER LANYON.
TEXAS In December, the Brazos Valley, Texas, Alumnae Club hosted a holiday luncheon. From back left, Texas
Delta PHYLLIS PERRYMAN PARDEE , Texas Gamma GAIL LEWIS MOORE , Louisiana Alpha SUE MILLER HILL and Texas Alpha JANIE GRANT MCDOUGAL . From front left, Kansas Beta KAY NORDSTROM ZOOK, Texas Gamma BARBARA MCDOUGAL , Texas Zeta JULIE ZOOK TOTH, Florida Beta BETTY RENNELL and Texas Zeta ALICE PORTER HICKERSON.