The Panhellenic Emergency

Grant was created in the spring of

2012 by the Panhellenic Council

with the purpose of assisting

sisters from all of our five

Chapters who are having difficulty

paying their Chapter dues

because of emergency situations.

The grant is offered every

semester, and all sisters are

eligible to apply for and receive

it only once in order to aid with

the dues for one semester during

their time at Allegheny. The grant is

funded by the Panhellenic Council

and donations, and it demonstrates

just one more way the Greek

community is willing to help its

members in times of need.

If you would like to donate to

the Panhellenic Emergency Grant in

order to help deserving sisters stay

involved in their Chapters, please

visit the link below.

https://alleghenycollege.wufoo.com/

forms/panhellenic-council-emergency-

grant-fund/

Panhellenic Emergency Grant

Reunion Weekend 2013 It is that time of year again! Reunion

Weekend is May 30 – June 2. On

Saturday, June 1, from 1:30 to 3:30

p.m., the Greek Life community will

be holding open suite and house

hours. This will give you an

opportunity to go back to your

Chapter, mingle with current

students and other alumni, and find

out what has been going on in the

past few years.

This year we will be having

rooms for Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha

Delta Pi, Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha

Xi Delta, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa

Alpha Theta, and Kappa Kappa

Gamma. We also will have a

Panhellenic Council room where you

are welcome to stop by and discuss

what Panhel currently is doing. The

fraternities of Delta Tau Delta, Phi Kappa

Psi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Theta Chi

also will be opening their houses to

returning brothers. Phi Delta Theta will

meet in a tent outside of Brooks Hall, and

Phi Gamma Delta will gather at the 454

House (Admissions Building). We hope

you can join us for this wonderful

celebration!

Important Dates

• Reunion Weekend 2013, May 30—June 2

• First Day of Classes, Aug. 27

• Fall Run Out, Sept. 14

• Homecoming, Sept. 28

• KKG 125th Celebra-tion, Oct. 21

Alpha Chi Omega 2

Alpha Delta Pi 2

Delta Delta Delta 3

Kappa Alpha Theta 3

Kappa Kappa

Gamma

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Chapter Updates

who could not afford them. A third event was

courage bands, where we made bracelets for

kids to cover their hospital wristlets. Our Chap-

ter also was active on campus participating in

Greek Week events such as Greek Olympics,

Greek God and Goddess, and Greek Sing. We

participated in SAMS, Students Against Multiple

Sclerosis, a lip-synching competition and philan-

thropy supported by all Greek Life. We also had

a successful formal recruitment, initiating 20 new

sisters in the spring! In addition, we celebrated

our 30th anniversary this year and invited alum-

nae to return to Allegheny for a luncheon with

sisters. About 100 sisters attended, with more

than half being alumnae. At this event we held a

silent auction and donated the proceeds to

Ronald McDonald House. We also promoted sis-

terhood bonding, creating an event called Sis-

terpalooza. For this event, we held fun activities

such as movie nights, bowling, and spa night all

week. At Greek Awards we earned the Greek

Spirit Award, as well as Chapter of the Year!

The Delta Chapter has been revitalized this

semester thanks to our 22 new members! We

welcomed our newest additions on Jan. 19,

and since then, they have been extremely

busy.

Our new members found their Alpha

Chi families on Feb. 27 during the Big/Little

Reveal Ceremony. At the beginning of March,

they attended their first formal and participat-

ed in SAMS, the annual lip-synching competi-

tion sponsored by the Greek community that

benefits Students Against Multiple Sclerosis.

This year, our new members performed a fun,

candy-themed number for the campus com-

munity. Finally, on March 8, our new mem-

bers became sisters through a beautiful initia-

tion ceremony planned by Tito Aderemi-

Ibitola, our vice president of ritual and frater-

nity appreciation. We are thrilled to welcome them into our

bond!

Not only have our new sisters brought much excite-

ment to the Delta Chapter this semester, but so have the

events planned by our executive board members. On Jan. 30,

current sisters and alumni gathered to celebrate the 122nd

birthday of the Delta Chapter, an event planned by Kerri Bar-

ron, vice president of membership programming. Our vice

president of philanthropy, Brianna Guarino, also has been

busy orchestrating events this semester to benefit domestic

violence awareness and Women’s Services. In February, the

Delta Chapter raised funds for domestic violence awareness

with an Alpha Chi/Theta Chi dance party and a Valentine’s

Day carnation sale. The Chapter also made blankets to donate

to Women’s Services and celebrated Hera Day by collecting

nonperishable food items, which were donated to Meadville’s

food pantry.

Eta Beta Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi has been busy this

past year! We have held numerous philanthropy

events. The first was Pizza Pies with ADPi in October.

We sold $5 tickets to students, professors, and mem-

bers of the community to come to our event, where

they could design their own personal pizza that we

then cooked for them. Sisters also created a delivery

service on campus where we brought pizzas to stu-

dents who couldn’t make it to the event. We also had a

raffle, with baskets donated by sisters, and sold tickets

for the raffle. All the funds raised, more than $1,200,

went to Ronald McDonald House. Another event was

Belle of the Ball, where we collected prom and home-

coming dresses and donated them to girls in the area

The spring of 2013 began with formal re-

cruitment. On Bid Day, Theta welcomed 19 won-

derful new members. These 19 ladies became sis-

ters on Feb. 16, 2013. Mu Chapter continued to

focus on philanthropy through a fundraiser titled

“Who’s Your Lucky Charm?” to raise money for

the Theta Foundation, which provides scholar-

ships for Theta sisters across the country. Also,

members of Mu Chapter participated in the annual

CASA Children’s Fair in Meadville. Here, sisters

painted faces, led a dance contest, and advocated

on CASA’s behalf.

At the 2013 Greek Awards, Mu Chapter

once again received recognition for our hard

work and dedication to our academic endeavors

with the receipt of the Scholarship Award. Our

current chief financial officer and sophomore sis-

ter Jessica Stickel was named the Sorority Emerg-

ing Leader for 2013. We look forward to what the

future will bring.

During the 2012-2013 academic year, Delta

Delta Delta has continued to grow and ex-

ceed expectations as a Chapter at Allegheny

College. Our recruitment efforts proved suc-

cessful, as we welcomed 24 new pearls into

our Chapter. The pearls became pines in

March when they were initiated into the

Chapter. Also, 20 senior members went

through circle degree in April. It was sad to

see them go, but we are very excited to see

what their futures hold.

Our philanthropy efforts have

reached a new standard as we work hard to

raise more and more funds for St. Jude Chil-

dren’s Research Hospital each year. After a

successful pancake breakfast, pancake din-

ner, and sincerely yours letter-writing cam-

paign, we raised approximately $20,000 this

year. In addition, several sisters traveled to

Memphis to participate in the St. Jude half

marathon. Our assistant philanthropy chair

also was given the opportunity to travel to the

hospital and experience first-hand what all of

our hard work goes toward. Some of our officers trav-

eled to Texas this year for the Collegiate Leadership

Conference. They had the opportunity to interact with

sisters from around the country and bring back great

new ideas to help our Chapter grow.

Tri Delta also won this year’s SAMS lip-synching

competition by taking the title of most creative perfor-

mance and overall best. At the 2013 Greek Awards, Tri

Delta took away the Outstanding Philanthropy Award, as

well as individual awards, including Katie Shanahan as

Greek Woman of the Year and Dana Preston as Lasting

Legacy. We’ve had a great year and are building strong

sisterly bonds that will last a lifetime.

The sisters of Kappa Alpha Theta, Mu Chapter,

have had a successful 2012 and start to 2013. In

the fall of 2012, we were Greek Week champi-

ons. During the week, members participated in

events including cake decorating and Greek

Olympics. Sister Breana Gallagher also was

named 2012‘s Greek Goddess. The week con-

cluded with the annual Greek Sing competition.

At this event the Thetas also were victorious

with a performance themed “Let’s Get KAO-tic.”

Following Greek Week, Mu Chapter

began preparing for the annual Pasta for CASA

dinner. This year we were successful in raising

$2,615.21 for the Meadville CASA chapter. To

close out the fall of 2012, Mu Chapter earned the

highest GPA of all the Greek organizations on

campus.

raised. All of the sisters are so proud of how suc-

cessful this event was.

As far as sisterhood for the spring, it has

been stronger than ever. The recent sisterhood

retreat to a bed and breakfast has strengthened

the bonds within Gamma Rho. In fact, we held

an additional Fireside to include a newly initiated

member who did not have the opportunity to expe-

rience this ritual event. It was rewarding to see her

feel so included as an individual within a Chapter

of 80.

It's also very exciting to share that it is

Gamma Rho's 125th year on Allegheny's campus!

There was a small sisterhood event within the

Chapter in February. The sisters shared what Kap-

pa means to them over cookies and a movie. Kap-

pa Kappa Gamma has had a year that has strength-

ened our bonds and displayed our commitment to

giving back to the community. Through continuing

those positive actions, we hope to be on campus

for another 125 years.

Kappa Kappa Gamma has had an eventful aca-

demic, philanthropic, and social year. In the fall,

Gamma Rho initiated four new members. The

usual excitement arose from inspiration week,

big little week, and initiation itself.

Fall Formal was held at the Italian Civic

Center, were sisters danced the night away. Our

most meaningful social event of the semester,

however, was the Special Persons Brunch. The

sisters invited one person who has had a signifi-

cant impact on their lives for brunch in Tippie.

Everyone's special person was celebrated and

given a glimpse of the strong sisterhood that ex-

ists in Gamma Rho.

Philanthropically, Gamma Rho held a sis-

terhood event where we helped our charity,

Reading is Fundamental. We helped put all the

necessary information inside letters asking for

donations. It was work made enjoyable by Justin

Bieber songs, good conversation, and most im-

portantly, the knowledge that we were positively

impacting our charity. Another philanthropic

event, Alpha Chais and Kappachinos, displayed

our sisterhood’s generous and Panhellenic na-

ture. During finals week, sisters from Kappa

teamed up with Alpha Chi to give away free

drinks and donuts in the library to positively en-

courage students.

In the spring, Gamma Rho initiated 20

new members. These new members participated

in a lip-synching competition to raise money for

SAMS, Students Against Multiple Sclerosis. Gam-

ma Rho as a Chapter was the sorority that raised

the most money by asking for donations from

students as well as alumni. The most notable phi-

lanthropy event was the "lights camera action"

talent show. Kappa teamed up with Phi Delta

Gamma to put on an event to remember. There

were about 20 acts over the course of two hours

in the Campus Center, and roughly $1,600 was