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CAPA Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association
March/April 2013 www.clevelandpanhellenic.org
2012 – 2013
Officers President
Pat Mueller Alpha Xi Delta
Secretary Nancy Toth Chi Omega
Treasurer Linda Standish
Alpha Omicron Pi [email protected]
Member Groups * Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Delta Pi Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Gamma Delta Alpha Omicron Pi
* Alpha Phi Alpha Sigma Tau * Alpha Xi Delta
* Chi Omega * Delta Delta Delta
* Delta Gamma Delta Zeta
* Gamma Phi Beta * Kappa Alpha Theta
Kappa Delta * Kappa Kappa Gamma
* Phi Mu Phi Sigma Sigma
* Pi Beta Phi * Sigma Kappa
Sigma Sigma Sigma Theta Phi Alpha Zeta Tau Alpha
* Represented at first
Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association Meeting
May 15, 1914
Newsletter Editor Alison Borodkin
Alpha Epsilon Phi [email protected]
President’s Letter Dear Sisters,
The year is on the home stretch
now! Thanks to some very
talented and dedicated ladies we
have succeeded in selecting 8
amazing women to receive
scholarships. My hope is this
legacy continues to thrive. Our
Strategic Planning Committee is
committed to this endeavor.
Please help Jennifer Bufe by
attending the SPC meeting on
Sat., April 27th. We all know that
some changes need to be made
and we can't make constructive
recommendations without
enough input!
I also hope to see you all at
the luncheon on May 18th! Our
speaker, Bette Idemoto, is a
phenomenal, accomplished
woman and an Alpha Xi Delta
treasure. I look forward to her
insights and wisdom. Buy your
raffle tickets and make your
reservations now, if you haven't
already!
Fraternally,
Pat
Reminders - Turn in your Ticket Auction money and presale tickets at the May Meeting. - Turn in your 2013-14 directory forms to Incoming President Nancy Toth.
Congratulations 2013 Scholarship
Recipients
Rosemary Behmer Phi Mu
Case Western Reserve
Ashley Boden Phi Mu
Case Western Reserve
Alexis Charara Delta Zeta
Baldwin Wallace
Emily Clark Chi Omega
Rhodes College
Lindsey Lanning Pi Beta Phi Ohio State
Emily Loosli Alpha Delta Pi Mount Union
Dianna Slawski
Alpha Gamma Delta Baldwin Wallace
Chelsea Shenton Phi Mu Alumnae
Case Western Reserve Thank you to the Scholarship Committee for all their time and work: Rea Wedekamm, Scholarship Chair, Alpha Phi Luana Hadorn, Phi Mu Cheryl Weaver, Kappa Delta Jean Rains, Delta Zeta Nancy Polk, Gamma Phi Beta Rosanne Lonsway, Pi Beta Phi Nancy Kerwin, Delta Gamma Ashley Smith, Phi Mu
SINCE 1914
SINCE 1914
Scholarship Reception
Meet the Scholarship
Winners and Meet Your
Future! Have you met Rosemary, Ashley, Alexis, Emily, Lindsey, Emily, Chelsea, or Dianna? No? Then please accept this invitation to attend the reception on Friday, May 17th from 6-7pm at Burke Lakefront Airport.
We all know that the luncheon goes by very quickly. So quickly, in fact, that there’s barely enough time to figure out where you’re sitting, chat with your alumnae sisters, buy raffle tickets, bid on the silent auction, and locate the ladies room. There’s a lot going on! Finding a free moment to break the ice and meet even just one of the scholarship recipients can be a real challenge. Plus, there are only a few winners, and if they’re not from your sorority, well, it’s pretty easy to just not bother meeting them at all. However, the CAPA scholarship committee spent hours and hours reading applications to find the most deserving recipients for our scholarship dollars. These young ladies are worth meeting. They represent some of our best and brightest collegians, and in a few years, they will be our newest alumnae members. If you think about it, the reception is really the best opportunity we will have to personally lay the first brick in the foundation of alumnae sisterhood and Panhellenic friendship with these extraordinary women. Come to the reception on Friday, May 17th. Then, at the luncheon the
next day, you won’t be ignoring some strangers who just happened to win scholarships – you’ll be greeting new sisters!
Please RSVP to Jennifer Bufe
([email protected] or (440) 759-6913) if you are attending the reception. I hope to see many of you there!
NPC Survey Here are some interesting statistics from the NPC annual survey report: Women remain engaged with sorority after graduation. Twenty-six member groups report there are 3,932 active alumnae chapters around the world (a number larger than the number of established collegiate chapters on college campuses). Once initiated, GPAs of sorority women tend to skew higher. The majority of NPC member groups require a study skills component as part of sorority life. Most member groups require an average 2.5 GPA to join, but the median GPA of initiated members was higher in 2011-2012 – 3.2 (spring) and 3.19 (fall). The success and continuation of sorority remains dependent on dedicated volunteers. Twenty-two of 26 groups reporting listed a total of 23,959 volunteers providing services on a local level to collegiate and alumnae chapters – about the population of a small-sized city or town. All NPC member groups remain committed to community service. Twenty-five NPC member groups reported having a relationship with an established “national philanthropy.” Relationships with organizations developed as early as 1911 and remain viable today.
News and Notes May is Alpha Gamma Delta’s
anniversary month. They will be celebrating the 3
rd week in April with
IRD-International Reunion Day-at the 100
th Bomb Group!
Congratulations to Gamma Phi Beta
on adding a new philanthropic focus: Building Strong Girls. This focus comes directly from the sorority’s mission of “providing experiences and resources that build spiritual, mental and social resiliency in girls”. To fulfill this mission they have added Girls on the Run as philanthropic partner and are sponsoring a new Camp Fire girls educational program, “I’m Peer Proof”. Thank you to everyone who attended the April 15 Dine Out fundraiser at Johnny Mangos.
April and May Anniversaries
Chi Omega April 5, 1895
Alpha Xi Delta April 17, 1893
Sigma Sigma Sigma
April 20, 1898
Pi Beta Phi April 28, 1867
Theta Phi Alpha
Celebrated April 30
Alpha Delta Pi May 15, 1851
Alpha Gamma Delta
May 30, 1904
2012– 2013 Calendar 2012-13 CAPA delegate meetings are held at Burke Airport. Social time is 11:45 am with the business meeting beginning at 12 noon. April 9, 2013
Delegate Meeting at Burke May 14, 2013
Delegate Meeting at Burke May 18, 2013
CAP Spring Luncheon 100
th Bomb Group, Berea
2013– 2014 Calendar September 10, 2013
Delegate Meeting Independence Library
October 8, 2013 November 12, 2013 January 14, 2014 February 11, 2014 March 12, 2014 April 8, 2014 May 13, 2014
Delegate Meetings Location TBA
May 2013 CAP Spring Luncheon
Stay In Touch With CAPA
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National Panhellenic Conference Website: www.npcwomen.org