Our ‘Phab’ Founder’s Day in Philly!

Melanie, the Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter archon, recently emailed the Foundation to share the details about their wonderfully successful Founders' Day celebration. Congratulations to all on a terrific event!

Here in Philadelphia, Founder’s Day has always been a big deal. I mean a really big deal. We pull out all the stops – with a banquet, speakers, awards and a Foundation fund drive. To us, it’s not only one of the most meaningful events on the Phi Sig calendar, it’s also one of the most fun – and we all look forward to it.

This year’s event was, in a word, “phabulous!” More than 300 women attended, representing not only the Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter, but also eight local chapters: Nu (University of Pennsylvania), Xi (Temple University), Beta Rho (Drexel University), Gamma Xi (Widener University), Delta Lambda (Muhlenburg College), Epsilon Zeta (Bloomsburg University), Zeta Gamma (West Chester University) and Theta Eta (Rider University).

Without question, the highlight of the event was our VIP speaker Veachey R. Bloom, past Grand Archon and author of our ritual manual. Veachey shared her deep love for Phi Sig, especially as the Fraternity approaches its 100th anniversary in 2013. Of course we gave her a standing ovation!

Another wonderful moment: when our very own Lisa Romero, editor of the Sphinx and our Alumnae Chapter’s PR Chair, won the Helen Berkowitz Award, our local honor for sisters who’ve demonstrated outstanding service. For several seconds while I was reading about Lisa’s accomplishments, she didn’t even realize she was the recipient! She was genuinely touched her sisters appreciated her efforts.

To top it all off, thanks to a wildly successful raffle, we raised a whopping $820 for Foundation.

All in all, a great day… and a great way to celebrate the bonds of true sisterhood!

LITP,

Melanie
Archon, Philadelphia
Alumnae Chapter
Philadelphia_Alumnae@phisigmasigma.org