Pi Beta Phi - University of Southern California

ENTRE NOUS 2 dealing with a lot of the administrative duties that come with running a business — tasks like accounting and payroll are not my most favorite but I've learned a lot and am now quite an expert at Quickbooks! WHAT'S YOUR GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT? Definitely being a mom, the best and hardest job I've ever had. My daughter is now 10 and I love watching her change and grow. I also try to be a good role model for her. She's already following in my entrepreneurial footsteps and has started a small business with a friend. WHAT IMPACT HAS PI PHI HAD ON YOUR LIFE AND CAREER? I have lifelong friends because of Pi Phi. Although we all live in different places and have very busy lives, we make time to connect and be there for one another. Fun fact: When I lived in Washington, D.C., after college, I didn't know anyone so I joined a Pi Phi alumnae group. I met a woman who introduced me to a fellow Trojan who ended up offering me a job back in Los Angeles when I wanted to move back there. It's about putting yourself in new situations to make connections that may lead to something. HOW DO YOU STAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR CAL GAMMA SISTERS? ere is a group of seven of us that take a trip every year and a half. We've been to Napa, the Florida coast, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara, Santa Fe and most recently Nashville. ey're all such amazing women and we seem to pick back up right where we left off every time we get together. WHAT WOULD YOUR CAL GAMMA SISTERS BE SURPRISED TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? As a lifelong dog lover, I surprise myself by how much I love my cat. My daughter always wanted a cat. I wasn't sure I wanted one since I had no experience, but I love our cat Maizy, who in fairness acts like a dog. GREATEST ADVICE? Value relationships. Whether it is colleagues, friendships, or family, they can each add value to your life in all different ways. Want to connect with Jennifer? You can reach her at jennifer@jsastrategies.com. TRADITION. SUPPORT. FRIENDSHIP. (Continued from page 1) THANK YOU, RECENT DONORS Entre Nous ($5,000 to $9,999) Stacy Nichols Stone '77 Pam Salka Wirht '78 Wine & Blue ($2,500 to $4,999) Susan Rountree Silk '78 Susan Carmichael Bickett '85 Pi Phi Love ($1,000 to $2,499) Mary Hodges Haltom '59 Robin Schulter Davis '64 Teri Jamieson Hoops '67 Elizabeth Storm McGovern '77 Lori Farrell Morris '85 Paula Hunt McMenamin '86 Katharine Kurtz Yaffe '86 Cookie Shine ($500 to $999) Catherine Glenn Martinet '58 Madeline Higgins Scates '83 Farrah Greenberg Kleiner '84 Karen Georgino Firestone '87 Jennifer Stephens Acree '89 Erica Johnson '11 e Cottle Family Taylor Cottle '17 Ring Ching Ching ($100 to $499) Janice Allison Hammond '37 Rikki Brockway Reinholz '59 Sandra Maurise Guyer '61 Bobbe Hensley Edwards '62 Susan Arico Hawley '67 Lisa Donlon York '76 Rebecca Yarchover Mace '88 Jenna Greene '03 e Bertea Family Annika Bertea '16 Boom Boom (Up to $99) Martha Strout Tylicki '48 Corinne Foxx '12 W e sincerely thank all of our annual California Gamma donors who have contributed since the last issue. e donors below made contributions between October 2018 and March 2019. Donors are shown in their lifetime giving categories. For California Gamma, giving back is easier than ever! Pi Phi donors can make electronic check or credit card contributions online by visiting https://contributions.omegafi.com/ contributions/product/1479-piphi-ca-gamma. What could be easier? And if you haven't purchased a brick yet, you may also do so online at https://contributions. omegafi.com/contributions/product/1511-pi-beta-phi-usc-brick. Thank you, Angels! Make Your Contribution Online ALUMNAE NEWS Rikki Brockway Reinholz '59 was an interior designer for 41 years. She teaches watercolor classes in Solana Beach and is the Carlsbad owner of the Studio of Art and Design in Solana Beach. Email: rikkibr@roadrunner.com Lorian Keefe Petry '70 met Lorna Lockwood Pizzorni '70 and Carol Collins Linovitz '70 at the Sundance Film Festival to celebrate 50 years of sisterhood. "While there I heard that Maren Olson '98 negotiated with Amazon for an upcoming film release for her client at CAA. Pi Phis work and play with zeal regardless of age." Email: lorianpetry@hotmail.com Robin Livingston '72 works with spiritual care, namely modalities of Reiki, Enneagram and Diamond Approach. She is also a wedding officiant, and has eight grandchildren (seven girls, one boy) between the ages of 8 and 3. "I traveled to Spain last fall and walked the last 100 kilometers of the Camino de Santiago — something I'd wanted to do for 25 years!" Email: robinmarie53@yahoo.com Martha Schreiber McCormick '74 and her husband, Dean, moved to Dana Point last month, and then welcomed grandbabies number eight and nine. "Life is great!" Email: msm4usc@gmail.com Emily Barclay '92 is currently EVP Digital at Team Downey and executive producing a (Continued on page 4)

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