Gamma Phi Beta - University of Nebraska-Lincoln

T he memory of Pi's centennial celebration this past fall is still fresh in our minds. I know many of you reconnected with sisters you hadn't seen in years, possibly even planning another reunion in the near future. I hope you all enjoyed visiting the chapter house, checking out your old room, and reminiscing with your sisters. The chapter house was and still is a special place for so many of us. In the six years since I have been on the House Corporation board, I've seen a complete remodel take shape, increasing the live-in capacity to 68 women, and adding modern heating and cooling (hallelujah) to the entire house. This was followed by projects updating the chapter room to a functional study area, kitchen upgrades, and updates to the card room and foyer. This summer, we will complete the remodel of the tube room, making it a comfortable yet modern space for the members of the chapter to spend time together. At the centennial, I noted that Pi Chapter had reduced its debt on the chapter house following the major remodel by nearly $1 million in just five years. As of the end of February 2015, we have further reduced the mortgage to under $380,000. I want to thank each and every one of you who has made a financial gift to Pi Chapter. Once this mortgage is paid in full, we will be able to focus on further updates to the house and invest for the future. I do hope that you will again consider making a gift to Pi Chapter to help us reach our goal of paying off the mortgage in the next two years. In closing, I hope you enjoy this expanded Slice of Pi issue with pictures from our centennial celebration. You can view additional pictures, as well as the slideshow that was playing during the centennial dinner, at the Pi Chapter website: www.gammaphibetaunl.com. Just click on the Pi Chapter Alumni button at the top of the page. In IIKE, Micaela Brandt Hopkins '97 Pi House Corporation President micaelabrandt@gmail.com Gamma Phi Beta page 3 Thank You, Alumnae, for Your Contributions W e are truly grateful to the dedicated alumnae who donated to Pi Chapter's annual campaign during 2014. Your generosity is greatly appreciated as we focus on reducing our mortgage debt and providing educational resources to our undergraduate members. Centennial Celebration Connects Pi Sisters Alumnae Support Needed to Continue Chapter House Updates Cindy Nutt Terwilliger '77, on behalf of Katie Bowen Titus '77 and the pledge classes of 1973-1977, presented to the chapter a painting of the Gamma Phi Beta house at a recent Monday night meeting. The artwork is a Plein Air painting completed by Greg Summers, husband of Susie McConkey '74, in the fall of 2014 and auctioned off to the alumnae during the centennial celebration. This beautiful piece will hang in the living room at the chapter house, so be sure to stop by and see it next time you are in Lincoln. Detta Rohn Carlson '35 Ava Bromwich Hastert '44 Clarice Marshall Wolf '44 Patricia Toof Clow '45 Jean Shapland Lones '45 Eileen Hepperly Arpke '46 Barbara Johnson Bock-Mavis '47 Jane MacCuaig Cory '48 Marylou Luther Imparato '48 Joann Walters Donegan '49 Jeanne Smith Holmquist '50 Joan Hanson Perry '50 Patricia Bechan Rosenquist '50 Jan Steffen Pieper '51 Carol McCown Strasheim '51 Jerrie Langelett Eicher '52 Agnes Anderson Olson '52 Marguerite Hallas Scribante '52 Margaret Weber Collins '53 Bonnie Altman Steiner '53 Sharon Jensen Beltzer '54 Rosemary Weeks Thornton '54 Kathleen Boettner Murphy '55 Judy Easter Miller '57 Karen Pflasterer Authier '61 Sandra Moody Benavidez '62 Pamela Lipp Hayes '62 Katherine Carstens Safris '62 Linda Muff Schreiner '63 Margaret Nutzman Brown '64 Sue Ellen Thompson Wall '64 Garrie Weber Gillaspie '65 Linda Parker Cumming '66 Cheryl Tritt '66 Linda Lewis Shanahan '69 Marlene Timmerman Wehrbein '70 Jane Kugler, M.D. '72 Jennifer Fix Reck '72 Nadine Timmons '72 Janet Parilek Bumgarner '74 Diane Hospodka Collier '74 April Dannehl Green '74 Phyllis Vance Larsen '75 Marla Tincher Parkinson '75 Katharina Schneider Dewald '76 Tamara Heinson Fowler '76 Sharon O 'Brien Miller '76 Teri Jo Mauch, M.D., Ph.D. '77 Sally Riha Bane '78 Mary Schanbacher Davey '78 Tammy Larson Miller '78 Renee Wessels '78 Linda Wiater '78 Susan Roddy Olson '79 Kathryn Falk Dean '82 Angela Nims Miller '82 Diane Davis Warneke '82 Lori Fuglsang Belford '83 Theresa McDonald Reinhard '83 Brenda Fernau Schimenti '83 Joni Minnick Calkins '85 Mary Nelson Tollefson '85 Molly Brown Noren '86 Kimberly Bichlmeier Coffey '87 Dawn Eloe Spanhake '88 Karen Fuquay Maggio '89 Shay Hult Morey '89 Annie Loo '93 Laura Lessley Heirigs '95 Kari Andresen-Martinson '97 Amanda Balluff Coffey '97 Anne Tibbels Hubbell '81 Andrea Green Hines '98 Ricarda Scully '98 Sally Steele Fullenkamp '99 Patricia Armentrout Lacquement '04 Kelsey Hohlen '06 Jessica Olson '09

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