New Member of the Week!

Kurstin Guy

Hometown: Abilene, KS

Major: Computer Science

Hobbies: playing volleyball, watching Netflix, and hanging out with friends 

Favorite part of being a pi phi: meeting so many girls, and having some really close friends in Pi Phi

Favorite college memory so far: going to the kstate football games

Favorite career plans: Studying computer science in Scotland next spring

Favorite vacation: Spring break with a couple of my best friends

Favorite food: anything Italian 

Favorite TV show: Right now I'm addicted to Revenge on Netflix

Greatest Accomplishment:​​​​ Valedictorian at my high school 

New Member of the Week!

Maggie Meyer

Hometown: Lenexa, KS

Major: Chemical Engineering

Hobbies: dance, musical theatre, spending time with friends and family

Favorite part of being a pi phi: The friendships I've made with girls who can brighten my day no matter what

Favorite college memory so far: Dancing in WRL during Homecoming week and winning!

Favorite career plans: working with an engineering firm as a chemical engineer and maybe becoming a college professor

Favorite vacation: A cruise to Belize and Cozumel my senior year!

Favorite food: Anything Mexican

Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy and One Tree Hill

Greatest Accomplishment:​​​​ Graduating in the top 10 of my 400+ student graduating class!

New Member of the Week

Samantha Krause

Hometown: Olathe, KS

Major: Dietetics 

Hobbies: Hanging out with friends, running, hiking

Favorite part of being a pi phi: meeting great new friends

Favorite college memory so far: every weekend with my friends

Favorite career plans: become a dietitian 

Favorite vacation: San Diego, California 

Favorite food: Pancakes 

Favorite TV show: Grey's Anatomy, or Gossip Girl

Greatest Accomplishment:​​​ running a half marathon

New Member of the Week!

Chelsea Fleming

Hometown: Louisburg, KS

Major: Biological Systems Engineering

Hobbies: Being involved on campus and in Pi Phi, Reading, Netflix, Swimming, Tennis

Favorite part of being a pi phi: Meeting all of the awesome girls within Pi Phi, getting involved with other Sororities/Fraternities

Favorite college memory so far: DJing at Beta one Friday night

Favorite career plans: Work for a natural resource company as an environmental engineer

Favorite vacation: Cabo, Mexico

Favorite food: Pizza

Favorite TV show: Supernatural or Person of Interest

Greatest Accomplishment: Studying abroad in New Zealand

New Member of the Week!

Rikki Alderson

Hometown: Wamego, Ks

Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders

Hobbies: Eating, hanging out with friends and family, playing basketball and four wheeling. 

Favorite part of being a pi phi: The amazing friends I've made and the chocolate milk. 

Favorite college memory so far: snow dayzzz

Favorite career plans: To become a speech and language pathologist 

Favorite vacation: Mexico for sure

Favorite food: Spaghetti and derb chocolate milk. 

Favorite TV show: Friends

Greatest Accomplishment:​​​ Winning a state championship my senior year of basketball. 

New Member of the Week!

Katie Knutson

Hometown: Overland Park, KS

Major: Biology/Pre-Med

Hobbies: Netflix, sleeping, eating, traveling and hanging with friends

Favorite part of being a Pi Phi: getting to know all of my sisters!

Favorite college memory so far: I can't pick just one.. it has all been fun so far!

Favorite career plans: I want to be a doctor

Favorite vacation: going to St. Maarten!

Favorite food: grilled cheese.. hands down

Favorite TV show: Greys Anatomy

Greatest Accomplisment: Winning a National Sweepstakes Award for photography my senior year!

Champions Are Readers

Last month, our chapter participated in Champions Are Readers or CAR for short. CAR is our nationwide philanthropy where we are fortunate enough to raise money for literacy while being hands-on. Our members were allowed to donate their time to two local elementary schools, Marlatt and Woodrow Wilson. The classrooms we volunteered in ranged from kindergarten all the way up to 5th grade. This gave our members a chance to see how each grade developed and their different reading levels!

Freshman Sarah Colburn enjoying a story read to her by a student.

At the end of the month of February, Kansas Beta Pi Phi donated over 40 hours of time at these two local schools. Our passion for CAR and for children's literacy allowed us to fully enjoy this experience. We are so thankful to be able to have such a hands-on philanthropy. If we have sparked a love for reading in at least one child then our time volunteering will have been well worth it. Champions are Readers is definitely the most hands on philanthropy that Pi Phi takes part in, and it has been a successful program with a very positive outcome.