In the Spirit

How far do you carry "theme" decorations? At my office last week, we celebrated two birthdays at work that are right around July 4th. So the color scheme was, of course, red, white and blue! In keeping with this, I made a strawberry dessert pizza that was DEE-LISH-ous! Contact me if you would like the recipe.

-Ann Santos

Convention Bound!

Phoenix alum Mary Pat Pepping, the chapter's delegate to this week's Delta Zeta National Convention in Tucson, is taking these Dr. Seuss characters as our donation to the convention philanthropy project. Stuffed animals are just one item on the wish list of the Children's Language Center, in Tucson.

Sisters Supporting Sisters

The company I work for is Neighborhood Restaurants, which owns and operates Zipps Sports Grills http://www.ZippsSportsGrills.com and Goldie's Sports Cafe http://www.ValleySportsGrills.com . This company is family owned and has been operating in the Valley for over 13 years. We have a total of 8 locations as of now (7 Zipps and 1 Goldie's). For years now the owners have wanted to do a philanthropic event and finally this year we are going to see their vision come to life.
During the week of July 26th, 100% of our company's net profits will be donated to Childhelp http://www.childhelp.org . This will be an incredibly large some of money for a company of our size if we did nothing to promote it; however, if we do make the effort to spread the word and create some buzz, this donation can grow to a sizable amount.
If any of our lovely alums live near a Zipps location or close to Goldie's, I would just like to urge you to stop in during the week of July 26th to help Phoenix's children in need. Childhelp is headquartered in Scottsdale, and has been in operation for more than 50 years. We are really hoping that our donation will give them the means they need to continue their efforts to meet the physical, emotional, educational, and spiritual needs of abused, neglected and at-risk children.
I'm spearheading this project so obviously I would like to see it be a HUGE success.
Caren Plummer (Pi Zeta)
Phoenix Alumnae Chapter Panhellenic Alternate

Where Sisters Gather, Sisterhood Flourishes

On June 12th, the Lis Doon Varna Irish Pub and Restaurant in Peoria was the lunch destination for Phoenix alums (from front, left) Carol Birch, Barbara Gallaher, Ann Santos, Randie Boldra, Gay Peiffer, Sue Rowse, and Lorry Walsh. Lots of great food and conversation. And even a little "Guinness!"

A Note from Katie...

I recently got the best birthday present ever... Madeline decided she could, after all, go potty on the toilet!! Funny how our idea of a great gift changes as we get older. It will definitely be a long last 12 weeks... the baby is already a big girl! We are getting out of the heat for a little bit-- San Diego next week and then Minnesota for 10 days.

-Katie McCarthy

The Proof is in the Pictures!

Region X Weekend 2010!

Reporting from Region Weekend 2010

It was a very fun Region Weekend! Nicole was a presenter for the Recruitment Workshop and did an outstanding job. The officers supplemented her presentation with several recruitment songs and precision hand motions to make for an awesome, fun time!

Our Executive officers represented the chapter very well and came up with some wonderful awards!

• Outstanding Senior Region X: Kelly Somers- President
  
• Highest Senior GPA: Alex Samaniago- 4.0 cumulative GPA... AMAZING!
  
• Pride of the Region: Pi Zeta- This is top chapter in the region and our third win (07,08, 10)
  

Alumnae Awards were amazing as well!

• Outstanding GWA Alumna Sister of the Year: Ann Santos
  
• Alumnae Appreciate Award "Unsung Hero": Karen Lange
  
• Outstanding Alumnae Website: Phoenix Valley Alumnae
  

Workshops included Recruitment, Everyday Stress Relief and Communication with your Advisors- all were fun and very well done! Fun night consisted of a t-shirt exchange, chants and cheers by all chapters and everyone painting wooden picture frames for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Camp. There are some creative and crafty artists in Region X!

Lee Ann Witt

Regional Director

A Note from Carol...

After having our electric power knocked out on 2 separate days (one being last Sat. even-early Sunday morning in southeast Michigan resulting in a tornado; the other for "who knows why"--it just shut off during the night!), I am back online. I have no idea what Detroit Edison is up to, whether it is moving brownouts or what, but what a pain. You think you are going to have access to electricity for your day's ventures, only to wake up in the morning and find the power went off while you slept!

We had no storm last night to create a problem (unlike last Sunday when the winds blew off part of the housing for the nuclear power plant in Monroe, Michigan, which supplies our power here in Northville), so it is anyone's guess as to why we were without lights today.
At home in Michigan,

Carol Sweeney (Epsilon Phi)

A Note from Jane...

I was in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, for an annual gathering of friends (along with all their husbands and wives) I've known for 64 years. We were all together in junior high and high school and get together once a year to catch up with each other. This year there were about 20 of us. The numbers are getting smaller as some pass away and others are unable to make the trip because of poor health. But, we still have lots to talk about. Along with the catching up, we seem to do a lot of eating, do crossword puzzles, relax, make short trips to check out the many interesting things to do on the Cape, and play very wild and highly competitive games of Mexican Train in the evenings. It's wonderful to be with many of those I've known for so long.

-Jane Prall

All you West Valley and Northwest Valley alums, lets get together for lunch! You are invited to join us at Lis Doon Varna Irish Pub and Restaurant in Peoria. The restaurant is located south of Bell Road, east of the 101 near Cheesecake Factory and P.F. Chang's. We will meet there at 11:30 on Saturday, June 12th. We will be catching up on what we are all doing this summer! Together we can "travel" to Ireland without leaving the Valley! To get on the list, email Ann Santos by Thursday, June 10th.

Sister Update...

Wedding plans are coming along, the date is September 26th. I can't believe how fast it's approaching! I should be getting my dress any day now! :)

-Cathy Handen

Remembering a Sister

The service [ on May 29] was short & informal but very nice. Many wonderful things were said about Betty. Her daughter was, understandably, very upset (they were very close), and her son (also upset) & his family were in from Texas. I didn't realize what a world-wide traveler Betty was. Her daughter thanked us for the beautiful rose.

—Lorna Enokian Green (Alpha Beta), treasurer, Phoenix DZ Alumnae Chapter