Alpha Delta Pi welcomes new sisters

The sisters of Alpha Delta Pi had a busy couple of weeks leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday. Amidst all the excitement to welcome a new pledge class in the upcoming semester, sisters prepared to welcome five new sisters who went through informal recruitment this past fall.

Sisters celebrated a third place win after participating in Alpha Chi Omega’s Mock Rock philanthropy event. The much-anticipated and heavily practiced dance was a huge hit; even the Hokie bird made an appearance! Sisters danced to many Rihanna songs to show their support for Alpha Chi Omega’s philanthropy to fight domestic violence.

Sisters danced wearing black, denim, and red bandannas. 

Earlier in the month, sisters braved the chilly fall weather and handed out maroon Alpha Delta Pi cups and hot chocolate before the first Thursday night football game of the year. The cups were gone in a matter of hours, as was the hot chocolate.

Sisters celebrated their last date party of the semester with semi-formals at Top of the Stairs the night of November 10. Date parties are a great way for sisters to wind down and relax following busy weeks.

On November 14, sisters officially initiated their newest Alpha class of five members. The girls went through informal recruitment in the fall, and sisters cannot wait to get to know them better.

The newest sisters of Alpha Delta Pi. 

Upon arrival back in Blacksburg after Thanksgiving, new sister officers will begin their transition into new positions following elections. Aside from officer transitions, sisters will continue preparations for formal recruitment next semester. Sisters have plenty to do as first semester draws to a close!

A Swing and a Hit

The sisters of Kappa just wrapped up hosting our Fall philanthropy, Kappa Kaddyshack. We raised over $1000 for Reading is Fundamental and collected over 400 books to donate to local schools!

Reading is Fundamental, or RIF, is Kappa Kappa Gamma's national philanthropy that helps to promote literacy for children especially those from disadvantaged families.

From October 24-26, teams competed to win the trophy, the special green “Master’s” koozies for their organization and the title of Kappa Kaddyshack Champions.

Over the course of the three-day philanthropy we:

Ate at Benny’s with participants!

Sold raffle tickets!

Watched people’s best golf swings!

And for the main event, we cheered on organizations participating in the Kappa Klassic mini-golf championship!

Snaps to the winners and thanks to every organization that participated and helped us make Kappa Kaddyshack a success!

Pi Phi Helps Alpha Chi Raise Awareness for Domestic Violence Victims/ Fall '12 Bigs Get Their Littles

The sisters of Pi Beta Phi had a lot of fun this past week supporting our Panhellenic sisters, Alpha Chi Omega. Alpha Chi Omega's Mock Rock was Monday-Wednesday. Their philanthropy goes to support a great cause, to raise awareness and funds for victims of domestic violence. It was awesome to participate in Alpha Chi's Mock Rock!

The lip sync/dance competition of Mock Rock was so much fun! A lot of the sisters of Pi Phi participated in the dance and it showed that our hard work paid off!

Pi Phis throw up what Alpha Chi's know
during a Mock Rock Twitter challenge

The VA Zeta Pi Phi sisters who danced
 in AXO's Mock Rock

Wednesday night was also a big night for five older sisters who got their littles! Four sisters took one little each and another took twins. The Fall '12 pledge class was thrilled to finally get their bigs after a long few days of getting clues about who their bigs may have been. The VA Zeta chapter Pi Beta Phi families keep getting bigger and better!

New additions to a Pi Phi family! 

Philanthropies, Halloween, and new additions for Alpha Delta Pi!

The semester is flying by for the sisters of Alpha Delta Pi. Sisters continued to participate in various philanthropy events throughout the month of October, as they rode the success from Safari Hunt at the beginning of the month.

Most notably, sisters participated in Beta Theta Pi’s First Annual Star Search the last week of October. Sisters were enthusiastic to support Beta Theta Pi and the Wounded Warrior Project; especially after Beta Theta Pi brothers devoted much time, energy, and money for Safari Hunt.

One of the philanthropy “events” involved using Twitter to keep updated with the philanthropy scores and Tweet photos with brothers. As huge advocates of social media to spread the word, sisters loved being able to use Twitter.

Searching for a golden star and participating in a scavenger hunt were among other activities sisters of Alpha Delta Pi completed. Sisters were proud and excited to learn they had won first place in the philanthropy; tweeting the most, finding the hidden star, donating the most money, and ordering the most promotional tank tops.

Sisters found the Hokie bird as part of the scavenger hunt. 

Once final donations from the Gobblecakes percentage night are calculated, sisters will learn the exact donation amount that will be made to Ronald McDonald House in their honor. Estimations put that number around $500 to the Roanoke Ronald McDonald House.  Strong participation in philanthropic events is just one way Alpha Delta Pi promotes Greek relations around campus.

In the spirit of the month, sisters participated in Oak Lane’s annual Trick or Treat on October 26. Sisters loved dressing up, handing out candy, and celebrating Halloween early! On October 31, sisters decorated their cars and participated in the annual Trunk or Treat event downtown.

Sisters loved dressing up for Halloween!

 Most recently, sisters celebrated the installation of the Christopher Newport chapter of Alpha Delta Pi on November 2.

As the semester winds down, sisters prepare for the initiation of their newest Alpha class. Five new members will be welcomed into the sister hood as a result of fall informal recruitment. 

Sisters from the Winter 2012 pledge class were excited to add new members to their families!

October Recap: Gamma Phi Beta!!

Another busy fall month for the sisters of Gamma Phi Beta!  The girls wrapped up their Vote for Mellen homecoming campaign, which was a great experience sponsoring their first homecoming candidate since the chapter launched just about a year and a half ago.

On October 6th, Gamma Phi Beta participated in Greeks Giving Back which is similar to Big Event, where groups went out to participate in service projects throughout Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Roanoke.  Most projects included raking, gardening, and other activities that required yard work.

The sisters also participated in Pi Kapp War of the Roses which consisted of dime wars, twitter challenges, flag football, a brother auction, and cycling in Spin City in McCommas. Together they helped the brothers (along with several other fraternities and sororities) raise over $2,000 for Push America.

Sisters pumpkin picking at Sinkland Farms

Halloween Weekend, the sisters had their own Halloween Date party at Sycamore Deli where the sisters and their dates wore their best halloween costumes.  Sisters voted on who had the best costume and enjoyed a great night with their dates.

Then next day, Friday the 26th, the girls participated in Trick-or-Treating around Oak Lane.  They also dressed up in Halloween costumes and trick-or-treated with the little kids.

Cold weather didn't keep the sisters in with cabin fever, they went out to Sinkland Farms to pick their own pumpkins to participate in the chapters pumpkin carving contest- there would be winners in the categories: best gamma phi themed, scariest, and best VT themed. 

 Crescent Hug at Color Me Rad 5k- Blacksburg

Gamma Phi Beta ended their "rad" October by participating in the Color Me Rad 5k on October 28th.  The girls had a ton of fun getting paint thrown on them at each mile checkpoint and loved the giant celebration at the end!

The sisters are excited for the rest of the semester, and are gearing up for recruitment in a few months!!