Pi Beta Phi - University of Southern California

ENTRE NOUS 2 ank You, Recent Donors Arrow ($10,000 to $24,999) Trish Dwyer O'Donnell '57 Entre Nous ($5,000 to $9,999) Tamara Hughes Gustavson '80 Susan Carmichael Bickett '85 Wine & Blue ($2,500 to $4,999) Trish Lee Scarborough '68 Geraldine Graham Gramekow '71 Pi Phi Love ($1,000 to $2,499) Kathleen Smith Gless '59 Robin Schulter Davis '64 Teri Jamieson Hoops '67 Betsy Grether Childrey '70 Mikie Burke Hay '70 Cinda Shrader Churm '73 Cathy Cottrell Griffin '78 Deanne Ferrara Iacono '83 Katharine Kurtz Yaffe '86 Cookie Shine ($500 to $999) Anne Knight Sutherland DeRosa '53 Marilyn B. Horne '53 Nancy Borton Mansfield-Staudt '55 Catherine Glenn Martinet '58 Judith Calvert Flowers '61 Judy Huntington Martin '70 Martha Schreiber McCormick '74 Edie Hunsaker Barvin '82 Kristin Margaret Hebert '85 Karen Georgino Firestone '87 e Warburton Family In honor of Darby Jo Warburton '19 Ring Ching Ching ($100 to $499) Jan Palmer Juhl '48 Jerra Lynne Tyler Beckhart '54 Sandra Maurise Guyer '61 Bobbe Hensley Edwards '62 Susan Lucas Bordeaux '77 Karen Frisbie Tucker '82 Betsy McColl Cooper '87 Jenna Greene '03 Catherine E. Rollinson Pedersen '09 e Blackburn Family In honor of Anne Elizabeth Blackburn '19 e Canales Family In honor of Caleigh Canales '19 e Kistler Family In honor of Natalie Kistler '19 e Ribisi Family In honor of Tara Anne Ribisi '16 Boom Boom (Up to $99) Bronte Lawson Prins '09 W e sincerely thank all of our annual California Gamma donors who have contributed since the last issue. e donors below made contributions between April 2019 and October 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 by visiting https://contributions.omegafi.com/contributions/product/1479-piphi-ca- gamma. What could be easier? You can also donate to Cal Gamma via the enclosed pledge card. 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 A CHAMPION FOR MOTHERS Crest Award Winner Connell Sullivan Branan '86 Makes Cal Gamma Proud A s a member of Pi Beta Phi, it's fitting Connell Sullivan Branan '86 has devoted her adult life to being a champion for mothers. Through her work with American Mothers, Inc., Connell gives a voice to issues impacting mothers and children, something all members of Pi Beta Phi should be proud of. American Mothers, Inc., is a national nonprofit giving mothers a powerful voice across the country through the Mother of the Year™ award and by awarding grants to 501(c)(3) organizations helping mothers and children in need. Winner of the National Young Mother of the Year™ in 2006, Connell now serves as president of their board of directors and is especially excited about their work raising awareness for human trafficking. "Working for an organization that values and supports mothers has been an extremely rewarding experience and provided me with a network of inspirational women and friends across the country. One of the highlights of this journey has been attending the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations. Learning from women around the world about the issues which impact them in their role as mothers has been a fascinating experience across the board." Her work with American Mothers, Inc., was noticed by Pi Beta Phi, and Connell was awarded the 2018 Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award at Convention 2019. "I remember meeting Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg in college and aspiring to be like those women honored in her name," Connell said. "Honestly, receiving this award for doing something I love (working with other mothers) is truly humbling and reminds me I am not as young as I would like to think I am." Connell is a third-generation Pi Phi, following her mother and grandmother who were Oklahoma Beta members. Her daughter, Langley, is a sophomore living in the Oklahoma Beta chapter house. "I feel so fortunate to have had the opportunity to join Pi Phi at USC. What a special place with amazing women. Meeting the active Cal Gammas at convention this summer only confirmed that not much has changed and we're still a top house on the row!" Looking to the future, Connell read that after age 50 women are re-inventing themselves and starting new careers. "Guess it's time I start writing that book on mothers in America that I have long thought about." Wherever the future takes Connell, she will be a shining example of a Pi Beta Phi enriching lives through community service. All California Gammas can be proud to call you their sister, Connell. Connell lives in Oklahoma City with her husband, Cliff, and their two adult children, Ford and Langley. Reach her at cbranan@cox.net. Connell Sullivan Branan '86 with her husband, Cliff, daughter, Langley Branan, Oklahoma Beta '18, and son, Ford.

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