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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

30th Anniversary Celebration for the Virginia Zeta chapter of Pi Beta Phi

It was an exciting weekend for the Virginia Zeta chapter of Pi Beta Phi, the weekend of November 5th! We had our 30th BIRTHDAY this year and could not wait to celebrate 30 years of sisterhood with all of our current sisters and our alumni. Even some of our founding charter members graced us with their presence and it was incredible to hear their stories! It is hard to believe that the Virginia Zeta chapter of Pi Beta Phi has only been around for 30 years; it has only been a part of my life for not long at all in comparison, but I can truly say that Pi Phi means as much to me as it did to them as well!

The weekend included a dinner with the alumni on Saturday, and then a luncheon on Sunday morning. Many of the current sisters of Pi Beta Phi came and we all had so much fun listening to the alumni singing songs and talking about their time when they were members in Pi Beta Phi. It was amazing to see that Pi Phi has not changed a bit in the last 30 years, in the most wonderful way.

No one could have asked for a better weekend with all of our sisters, and now all of the active members of Pi Beta Phi can't wait to see what our chapter will be like when we come back in 30 years, for the 60th year anniversary of Pi Beta Phi, and our 30th anniversary. I wish we could have gotten to meet even more alumni, because, they, too, are our sisters for life.