Pi Beta Phi - University of Southern California

ENTRE NOUS P i B e t a P h i a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a • S p r i n g 2 0 2 3 MAKE YOUR PLANS NOW TO JOIN US IN MAY Celebrating 50 Years of Friendships in Our Pi Phi Home A s we approach the 50 th anniversary of building our beautiful California Gamma house at 667 W. 28th Street, I think of all the lifelong friendships that have been made. e paths Pi Phi carved for our alumnae and the special bonds we feel toward the time we spent together as sisters cannot be duplicated. College friendships are the first relationships that we choose to seek out on our own. We found these treasured friends because we shared the same feelings of excitement and nerves of being out in the college world when we landed on the USC campus. e Pi Phi house was our home away from home. Oh, if those walls could talk! e memories are nostalgic and ones that we all treasure for a lifetime. How can it be that my group of seven sisters in my text message labeled "Pi Phi Gals" has stayed so close over three decades? We don't see each other often, yet if there's good news or bad, we all go to our "Pi Phi Gals" text to share our news. We give our condolences, our congratulations, and sometimes unsolicited opinions! If one of our children (there's 18 between us) attends a school that plays USC, all but one root for our Trojans! Why am I writing about the nostalgia of USC and California Gamma? We have BIG plans for the 50 th anniversary celebration! We are planning an incredible luncheon on Tuesday, May 23, at the Pi Phi house. Please look for invitations in your mailbox. More information can be found on the back page of this newsletter as well as on the alumnae Facebook page. It will be a day to remember! Invite and come with your own "Pi Phi Gals" and make new ones! Pi Phi Love, Susan Brownfield Beall '85 Chapter House Corporation President thebealls@yahoo.com T he women of California Gamma consistently excel in the Panhellenic, USC, and greater Los Angeles communities. Being surrounded by such talented and motivated women in Pi Phi has ensured that each member is fulfilling their greatest potential in all aspects of their lives. RECRUITMENT SUCCESSES After a few years of virtual recruitment due to COVID-19, we had an outstanding in-person recruitment this January thanks to the dedicated efforts of our Recruitment Team: Outgoing VPR Anna Kerwin '20, Incoming VPR Amelia Cave '21, Director Recruitment Events Madison Sturgeon '22, Outgoing Director Membership Selection Priscilla Levy '20, and Incoming Director Membership Selection Olivia Petretich '21. Recruitment was incredible; it brought the members of California Gamma even closer and was truly a testament to our incredible sisterhood. We could not be prouder of our New Member class and the unique talents and qualities they bring to the chapter. e recruitment team on day one of spring in-person recruitment. From left: Outgoing Chapter President Christine Bailian '21, Incoming Vice President Recruitment (VPR) Amelia Cave '21, Incoming Director Recruitment Events Madison Sturgeon '22, Outgoing VPR Anna Kerwin '20, Outgoing Director Recruitment Events Julia Weinerman '20, Incoming Director Membership Selection Olivia Petretich '21, and Incoming Chapter President Lily Redmond '22. "We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere." –Tim McGraw (Continued on page 2) EXCELLING ON CAMPUS AND BEYOND Collegians Living Up to Their Greatest Potential

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