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CAPA Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association
Feb. 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, I’ve mentioned before that NPC has designated February as Month of the Scholar. They have published a bulletin "Lifestyle Tips of Excellent Scholars". While these were aimed at students I believe a few could be incorporated into our lives to help us to create a continued learning environment for ourselves. They are: use your time wisely and write down everything you need to do in your planner, reduce distractions by turning off cell phones and schedule at least 2 hours of study time for every hour spent in class. We could interpret the last one as maybe spending an hour a week or a couple hours a month learning something new. I hope we can use these suggestions to continue to expand our minds and learn. I have been doing this by taking a pottery class while in Florida. I've never considered myself very artistic, so I hope I am expanding my mind a little. Please continue all the great work you have contributed to making this a great year for CAPA! Don't forget to learn something new and to wear your badges proudly on March 4th! Fraternally, Pat
Celebrate Sorority on International Badge Day
March 4, 2013 During March, we celebrate women’s history. That’s why we wear our badges on our hearts for International Badge Day. The founders of our organizations came together to provide one another support, and on March 4 we thank them for leaving us the great legacy of sorority. We celebrate by encouraging all sorority women to wear their badges or letters all day.
Ticket Auction Mark your calendars and start saving your mad money! By popular demand our 2013 scholarship fundraiser will once again be a Ticket Auction! There will be a large selection of creative and enticing gift baskets to choose from including the following:
Coffee and Tea for Thee and Me One Man’s Trash is Another Man’s Treasure
Gardening Shaken, Not Stirred
All Wrapped Up for Christmas Spice It Up
Wine is So Fine Outback and Down Under: Australian
Treasures This is Your Lucky Day
I Enjoy Being a Girl Wine and Romance Summer in the City
Chocolate Spring into Gardening
Foot Frenzy Money Tree
Tickets are $3 each or 4 for $12. The basket winners will be drawn at the close of our Spring Luncheon on Saturday, May 18. You do not need to be present at the Luncheon to “bid” on a basket or win. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the Luncheon. Sorority delegates will receive tickets and your luncheon invitations at the March 12 board meeting.
Join Us on Facebook CAPA now has a Facebook group called “Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association.” For privacy it is a closed group so you must ask to join. Minutes are posted on the group and so are pictures of some of our auction baskets. We hope this additional communication tool will help to keep everyone informed and excited our plans and programs.
SINCE 1914
SINCE 1914
NPC Annual Survey Highlights 2011-2012
Every year, NPC surveys its member groups
and compiles data that provides a snapshot
of the current state of Panhellenic sorority
life. Below are highlights from last year’s
survey results. Please note that not all
member groups answered all questions.
Membership
• NPC member groups initiated 4,415,659
women.
• There are 3,257,130 living alumnae
reported.
• At maximum membership size, member
groups report 287,671 undergraduates.
• In June 2012, there were 3,078 active
collegiate chapters.
•A total of 60 chapters were chartered in the
2011-2012 academic year. A grand total of
4,729 collegiate chapters have ever been
chartered.
• In June 2012, there were 3,932 active
alumnae chapters.
A total of 6,455 alumnae chapters have ever been chartered. Retention
• NPC member groups report that 118,738
women were pledged into membership
in the 2011-2012 academic year.
• 101,176 of those women were initiated, for
an 85.2 percent initiation/retention rate.
Scholarship
National organization scholarships awarded:
1,840
• A total of 1,221 scholarships were awarded
for undergraduate study.
• A total of 619 scholarships were awarded
for graduate study.
A total of $2,716,536 in scholarships were
awarded to members.
Philanthropy and Volunteering
National philanthropic activity: $14,212,979
was raised
• Collegiate members raised $13,101,748
for their national philanthropies.
• Alumnae members raised $1,111,231 for
their national philanthropies.
All philanthropic activity: $21,286,889 raised
(figure includes both national and other
philanthropic activity)
• Collegiate members raised $17,897,346,
encompassing all philanthropic dollars
raised for all organizations.
• Alumnae members raised $3,389,543,
encompassing all philanthropic dollars
raised for all organizations.
National voluntary activity: 582,128 hours
volunteered
• Collegiate members volunteered 562,761
hours with our national philanthropic
partners.
• Alumnae members volunteered 19,367
hours with our national philanthropic
partners.
All voluntary activity: 3,435,764 hours
volunteered (42 percent increase vs. 2010-
2011)
• Collegiate members volunteered 2,792,034
hours with all nonprofit partners and
Alumnae volunteered 643,730 hours
with all nonprofit partners.
News and Notes On January 12 at the Amasa Stone Chapel located on the Case Western Reserve University campus 64 pledges were initiated into the newly colonized chapter of Pi Beta Phi. This number included two mother/daughter initiations. It was a beautiful ceremony followed by dinner at the InterContinental Hotel. Delta Delta Delta will be walking in the MS Walk on April 13
th at Browns Stadium as the
Dessert First! Team. You can support this worthy cause by pledging a donation at www.walkoha.nationalmssociety.org The Pi Beta Phi Foundation has been busy. They awarded 128 scholarships to Pi Phi collegians and alumnae, provided grants to members devastated by Hurricane Sandy and granted $40,000 for new books for children in need. In addition they have raised more than $8,000 for the scholarship in memory of alumna Lauren Rousseau, a victim of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. Amanda Epperson, Zeta Tau Alpha-West, will be presenting “Who Lived Here?: How to Do a House Genealogy” at several branches of the Cuyahoga County Library this spring. Here are the dates and locations: Chagrin Falls Branch-Thursday, March 14 at 7 pm Berea Branch-Monday, April 8 at 7 pm Bay Village Branch-Saturday, April 13 at 11 am Middleburg Hts. Branch-Wed., May 22 at 7 pm Olmsted Falls branch-Tuesday, May 28 at 7 pm
Registration is required but it is free to attend.
Join Delta Delta Delta – West on Wednesday, March 20th @ 7:30pm when we visit the Cleveland Museum of Art for a docent-led tour of the special exhibit, The Last Days of Pompeii: Decadence, Apocalypse, Resurrection. Reserve your spot with your check payable to Jennifer Bufe (address in directory). Cost is $12 each for non-museum members, free to museum members (just email Jen if you’re a member, [email protected]). If you’d also like to meet
earlier for dinner before the tour, let Jen know. Deadline for reservations is Sat., March 2nd.
CAPA Strategic Review
Committee
Join CAPA’s Strategic Review Committee at our next meeting on March 4
th at 10:30
am at Carnegie Kitchen. The purpose of strategic review is to ensure we are meeting the goals of our organization and the needs of our members. If you can attend send your RSVP to Jennifer Bufe at [email protected]. You can also email her with any ideas or suggestions you have to improve CAPA.
March Anniversaries Phi Mu
March 4, 1852
Delta Gamma March 8, 1873
2012– 2013 Calendar All CAPA delegate meetings are held at Burke Airport. Social time is 11:45 am with the business meeting beginning at 12 noon.
March 12, 2013
Delegate Meeting At Burke
April 9, 2013 Delegate Meeting at Burke
May 14, 2013 Delegate Meeting at Burke
May 18, 2013 CAP Spring Luncheon
100th
Bomb Group, Berea
Stay In Touch With CAPA
Our email address is:
[email protected] or join our Facebook group:
Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association
National Panhellenic Conference
Website: www.npcwomen.org.
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