Welcome!!

The PA Kappa chapter of Pi Beta Phi now presents our very own blog! We will use this blog as a resource for our alumni and for our parents to keep them updated on the events we are doing. Every week, a couple of sisters will be featured in our "Sister Spotlight" and they will write a few sentences about why Pi Phi is so important to them.

We are all really excited about this blog and we hope you enjoy it!!

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Pi Phi's on Panhel!!!

Congratulations to juniors Rachel Modica and Taara Ness-Cochinwala on being elected to serve on Lehigh's Panhellenic Council for the 2011-2012 school year! Rachel is going to be the Vice President of Programming and Taara is going to be the Vice President of Recruitment. These are two very important positions and we know that Taara and Rachel are going to do a great job leading our sorority community next year!

Congrats to our New Members!!!

The PA Kappa Chapter of Pi Beta Phi is so excited to welcome 33 new members into our family!! We are all so excited that all of you are now officially our sisters!!

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Sister Spotlight: Mel Bilge



            Being a sister of Pi Beta Phi has been a very rewarding experience that has given me many opportunities to create change not only in my chapter, but on campus as well. One of these opportunities is being able to join Greek Allies, a student run organization that is open to all Greek fraternity and sorority members. Greek Allies strives to be a support system as well as an advocacy group that deals with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender , queer, questioning, intersex, and ally issues.  I joined Greek Allies with two other Pi Phi’s with the intent to not only become an Ally, but to inform others on campus, as well as those in my chapter about LGBTQIA issues that affect all of us in some shape or form.  It is important to me and others in our group to create a safe space for those that may already be in Greek houses that are struggling with their sexuality and how it may affect their role in their chapters and how others act towards them. We also want to be able to warmly welcome all women who choose to undergo the recruitment process and let them know they we are accepting of everyone and that we would be a comfortable environment for them to surround themselves with. Greek Allies has not only made me become a better person but it has brought me closer to my other sisters that are also involved in the program. We spend a lot of time discussing personal issues and opinions and through these discussions, we have come to learn a lot about each other  on a deeper level. Greek Allies is like a second family to me and I love that I can be a part of such a change with some of my sisters. 

Big/Little Reveal 2011!!

The 2011 Big/Little Reveal was a huge success!! The bigs sat in a circle and watched as their littles searched through a pile of balloons with one with their name on it. Inside each of the balloons, was picture of the new member's bigs! Once they popped their balloon, the bigs were officially revealed! After everyone got settled, the bigs gave their littles their favorite flower, which they then put into a vase with everyone else's flower! It was a really great reveal and the bigs can't wait to welcome their littles into their lineage!
The bigs waiting for their littles to arrive!!!
Revealed!!!!
Bigs and Littles!!!
All of the flowers in the vase