New Member of the Week!

Emma Ginder

Hometown: Topeka, KS

Major: Elementary Education 

Hobbies: Pinterest, Flappy Bird and babysitting. 

Favorite part of being a pi phi: Getting close with girls both in my pledge class and older ones. 

Favorite college memory so far: Becoming best friends with my roommate who I pot lucked. 

Favorite career plans: Kindergarten teacher

Favorite vacation: Colorado 

Favorite food: Pickles

Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy

Greatest Accomplishment: Giving back to those with special needs

New Member of the Week!

Maddy Forbes

Major: Interior Design

Hobbies: Skiing, running, hanging out with friends, eating Chipotle, and crafting with my roommate. 

Favorite part of being a pi phi: Meeting so many amazing girls and becoming friends with them! And also getting to eat Mom Meg's cookies :) 

Favorite college memory so far: Playing hide and seek in Justin Hall at night and getting chased by campus police. 

Favorite career plans: Moving to a big city and working for a commercial design firm 

Favorite vacation: Going to Italy for two weeks with my family my senior year

Favorite food: My mom's homemade lasagna. I'm really missing it now that I'm away at school :(

Favorite TV show: Friends. I watch it every night before I go to bed! 

Greatest Accomplishment: Running at the PA cross country state meet all four years of high school.

New Member of the Week!

Maddie Musil

Hometown: Overland Park, KS

Major: Political Science/Communication Studies and Pre-Law

Hobbies: volunteering, playing with my dogs, sleeping, being weird, reading, and watching Law and Order

Favorite part of being a pi phi: meeting my lifelong best friends

Favorite college memory so far: helping Pi Phi win the watermelon eating contest at Lambda Chi Watermelon Bust

Future career plans: hopefully working as a lawyer in D.C. and helping as many people as I can!

Favorite vacation: Washington D.C. for a school competition!

Favorite food: anything involving bread

Favorite TV show: Law and Order: SVU

Greatest Accomplishment: re-watching all 10 seasons of Grey's Anatomy in two months

New Member of the Week!

Sarah Heiman

Hometown: Garden City, KS

Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders

Hobbies: traveling and hanging out with friends 

Favorite part of being a pi phi: all the great times with my pledge class!

Favorite college memory so far: meeting new people and great weekends with friends! 

Favorite career plans: Becoming an Audiologist and working with the elderly!

Favorite vacation: Spontaneous trip to Baltimore, Maryland with Gretchen Stone!

Favorite food: chocolate chip pancakes

Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy

Greatest Accomplishment: Getting my CNA and finding my passion to help the elderly!

New Member of the Week!

Maddy Colbert

Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Major: Fashion Marketing

Hobbies: I love spending time with my family, friends, and my dog. I enjoy yoga, shopping, and traveling as well!

Favorite part of being a pi phi: Meeting so many amazing people and having a home away from home!

Favorite college memory so far: Meeting new people and date parties!

Favorite career plans: Hopefully going to FIT in NYC my junior year and then becoming a stylist or buyer!

Favorite vacation: Curacao

Favorite food: Asian

Favorite TV show: Gilmore Girls

Sold Out Show in Honor of Ali

Vice President of Philanthropy, Lauren Strickler and Chapter President, Emily Myers pose with TAKE instructors Jill and Bob and Mr. Roger Kemp.

It has been nearly eleven years since the passing of one of our beloved sisters, Ali. Ali had just finished her freshman year at Kansas State University as a Pi Phi baby angel. While working at a neighborhood pool in her hometown, Ali was attacked and brutally beaten to death in the pool's pump room on June 18, 2002.

In honor of Ali, the TAKE (The Ali Kemp Educational Foundation) self- defense-training program was formed. TAKE teaches young women how to defend and stand up for themselves. This two-hour session teaches the awareness and demonstration of skills you may need to defend yourself from an attacker. The class is free and is held at the K-State Recreation Complex. The self-defense training class is taken by Pi Phi's and is open to all students. The main goal of the program is all about defense, training, and power. According to TAKE, everyone needs and deserves safety awareness.

Learning the self-defense moves from TAKE instructors, Jill and Bob.

Following the TAKE class is a benefit concert in honor of Ali. Members of the K-State and Greek Community all contributed to this sold out show. Each year, Ali Kemp Bandstand is held at the Wareham Opera House in downtown Manhattan. All proceeds from the t-shirts, which are your ticket into the concert, are donated to the TAKE foundation. We had such an amazing turnout for the event this year, featuring Sigma Phi Epsilon’s, Patrick Beebe and the popular country star headliner, Logan Mize.

Logan Mize poses with Pi Phis!

Following the concert was a candlelight vigil honoring Mr. Kemp and Ali. The harmonious voices of “Angels Among Us” were sung peacefully in Ali’s remembrance. Thank you to all who came out to help support in celebration of our dear sister, Ali. 

56 New Angels "Flying" with Pi Beta Phi

The New Member Pledge Class of 2013

On the evening of Friday, August 19 2013, Vice President of Membership, Allie Niederee, read aloud the list of the 56 new members with excitement. After a week of hard work, members were cheering with excitement and joy as each and every one of these names were read off. The new members were greeted at Anderson Lawn and ran with eagerness to 1819 Todd Road where they were welcomed to their new home with open arms. 

The dance party was off with a bang as soon as the new members returned home. "Angel" by Akon blared through the speakers and glitter was thrown everywhere. 

"We are so excited for our new member class of 2013! They are incredible women full of enthusiasm for Pi Phi and excitement for everything sorority life has to offer. I can't wait to see them enjoy this experience as much as I have!"

 [Chapter President, Emily Myers]

The new members have already participated in several bonding events and gotten to know each other so well already! Last Thursday evening, they participated in Lambda Chi Alpha's annual "Watermelon Bust" philanthropy. Events from the night included a watermelon eating contest, watermelon bowling, watermelon 'Twister' and a whole lot of cheering each other on!

"I believe these girls have so much potential and are all different in their own special way, making them such a unique and tightly bonded pledge class. I cannot wait to see them grow throughout the years in all they accomplish!" 

[Vice President of Communications, Cassie Kerr]