Gamma Phi Beta - University of Kansas

Active members participate in the yoga sisterhood retreat. Sigma Chapter executive council. Sigma Success Continues on KU Campus Chapter Earns Best Show at Rock Chalk Revue S igma chapter is excited about our success last semester in academics, award achievements, and more. While partnered with the men of Sigma Chi, we won a total of seven awards for our performance in the 2013 Rock Chalk Revue, including Best Show. Academics Sigma chapter received a 3.35 GPA in the spring semester, which was higher than our fall average. This accomplishment has kept us ranked as the third-highest GPA within the Panhellenic community and fourth within the entire Greek community! We were excited about this improvement in our GPA, making this the highest average Sigma has achieved in years. Philanthropy This spring, we hosted our annual Crescent Classic Pancake Breakfast, which raised over $3,000. We donated part of the money to Camp Fire USA and are also excited to donate to our other philanthropic partner, Girls on the Run, for the first time. We also donated a portion of the funds to The One Fund (a nonprofit organization), which was created to assist those affected by the tragic events of the Boston Marathon. Membership Sigma is ecstatic to announce that we reached quota during 2013 fall formal recruitment, and of those women, 17 are legacies! "We realized our positive attitudes and hard work really paid off once we pledged our new members. I could not be more proud to be a part of Gamma Phi Beta and for our women to get the chance to become better friends with our amazing new members!" said Jamie Eschrich '11, membership vice president. Chapter Activities Last spring the women of Sigma hosted a field day with some young women from the Girls on the Run program. It was an afternoon filled with games and laughter. Sigma women were excited to work so closely with Girls on the Run Welcome, New Members Jess Allison* Olathe, Kan. (Great-grandmother Delores Mair, Alpha) Madeline Barth Leawood, Kan. Ashley Bryant Lenexa, Kan. Maddie Beal Leawood, Kan. Kristi Carpenter Leawood, Kan. Christy Altman Eden Prairie, Minn. Madison Bidnick Scottsdale, Ariz. Chloe Coats Plains, Kan. Sarah Baker Eureka, Mo. Megan Boehler Leawood, Kan. Madi Cole Overland Park, Kan. Alyssa Barbour* Leawood, Kan. (Mother Brenda Barbour, Beta Upsilon '88) Lacey Bolen Andover, Kan. Maria Dawes* Kansas City, Mo. (Mother Susan Dawes, Omega '79) Laura Bookout Trabuco Canyon, Calif. GAMMA PHI BETA and look forward to volunteering more of our time to the organization. We also participated in a sisterhood event to kick off the fall semester with our new members. All of the women attended a yoga class and were able to get to know the new members better and spend some quality bonding time while also being active! In addition to hosting our annual Eileen Teahan Golf Tournament this fall, Sigma is also looking forward to volunteering our time as a chapter at the Kansas City Girls on the Run 5k in November. Thank you to our alumnae for their constant help, support, and their recommendations for potential new members. Please stop by the house this fall to visit! Gabrielle Siegler '11 President kugphipresident@gmail.com (918) 232-0919 Jordan DeLeon Olathe, Kan. Abi Gleckler Maple Grove, Minn. Maddie Ehlers Leawood, Kan. Becca Goenner Katy, Texas Meredith Evilsizer* Madi Harmon Castle Rock, Colo. Kansas City, Mo. (Grandmother Joanne Evilsizer '61) Abby Harrington Olathe, Kan. Katie Fragen Walnut Creek, Calif. Katherine Hartley Wichita, Kan. Erin Frederick Olathe, Kan. Megan Hawkinson Wichita, Kan. Caroline Gish* Lawrence, Kan. Katherine Hyde* (Mother Saint Louis, Mo. Bobbie Gish '75) (Sisters Megan Hyde '05, Lauren Hyde '08, and Kristen Hyde '12) Caroline Kallmeyer* Overland Park, Kan. (Mother Lisa Kallmeyer '83) Megan Kleiss Shawnee, Kan. Erin Klotz* Eudora, Kan. (Sister Catherine Klotz '08, Mother Laura Klotz '80, Grandmother Catherine Dunmire '53, Great-grandmother Laura Harkrader 1919) (Continued on page 4) 3

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