Over the (dry) river and through the desert, to... well, Grandma's house or wherever you might be going... I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with the family and friends who mean the most to you.

And, if you by some chance haven't yet responded for the Phoenix DZ Alumnae Holiday Tea on December 6th-- it's not too late!! Just e-mail Deb Willey at deb@durango.net and tell her to expect you, the important women in your life, your cookies and wrapped ornament. No time to bake? No problem: Just come anyway! (Tell us Santa sent you!)

In Delta Zeta,

Ann Santos

Time For Tea

"Sugar & Spice"

Delta Zeta Alumnae Holiday Tea 

When: Saturday, December 6th

Time: 2-4 PM

Hostess: Dena Cunningham

5738 W. Mariposa Grande Lane, Glendale

Don't forget...

(1) To invite all the women in your life: moms, sisters, aunts, cousins, neighbors, friends and even mothers-in-law! 

(2) Each person should bring a wrapped ornament to exchange if you would like to participate

(3) Got a special holiday cookie recipe? Bake up a batch and or pick up a package at your local market. Bring enough to share during the tea plus a few more... we will send a variety plate home with everyone!  

We will need a head count for seating arrangements by December 1st so please let us know if you will have guests. 

Deb Willey, deb@durango.net

Dena Cunningham, dcunning251@cox.net

Pi Zeta

The long awaited Bid Day picture! I was hoping to post this long ago, but it's better late than never! Knowing how important our relationship with the collegiate chapter is to all of us (award winning even!) I thought everyone would enjoy seeing the ladies all together. If you recall, Pi Zeta took 48 new baby turtles this Fall including 8 legacies! 

Legacies: Jessica Coffrini, Nicole Engelhardt, Tara Flanagan, Merissa Ghezzi, Jenna Maher, Katelyn Mullan, Sara Prokop and Jessica Stone 

Music Hath Charm

For some people, singing is therapy for the soul. Dorrine Prudhom, 76, helped create a chorus calaled the Choral Reef Singers just so she could have somewhere to sing. She helped start the group when she was undergoing radiation treatments for cancer. Unfortunately she lost her voice as a result of the therapy, but it came back! The group includes amateur singers as well as professional choir members. Phoenix DZ alum Claudia Hosking (Delta Alpha), who is known for her expert flute-playing, is a Choral Reef Singer and was mentioned in a recent issue of the Scottsdale Republic newspaper. 

Over the Weekend...

This past Sunday a few of the alumnae gathered in the West valley to create some fantastic holiday grams for the Pi Zeta girls. The grams explained "The Legend of the Jingle Bell." They were very cute and quite festive, bell and all! 

Pictured from left: Carol Birch (Zeta Beta), Sharon Voeller (Theta Pi), Mary Chandler (Delta), Annette Hebert (Iota Upsilon), Sue Rowse (Delta Mu), Kelsey Hebert (potential legacy!), Ann Santos (Zeta Chi)

Founders Day

Founders Day 2008 was fabulous! The Pi Zeta Chapter put on a brilliant event complete with beautiful decorations, tasty brunch and plenty of sisterly love to go around! In attendance there were initiates, alumnae young and old and of course our family and friends. 

Three of our dedicated alumnae were honored with the Order of the Golden Rose for 50 beautiful years of sisterhood: Pat Knowles Wells (Gamma Lambda), Celia Kolarevic Teteak (Gamma Psi) and Jeanette Mitchell Andriano (Delta Omicron). We extend our congratulations and gratitude to these women for their continued commitment to our sisterhood. 

Pictures from the top down: Alumnae honored for with the Order of the Golden Rose, display board showing Adelphi, some of our fabulous Pi Zeta alumnae