Pi Phi Alums have joint meeting

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Katie Hubbard, Jennifer Dilley and Johnell Harrison were at the Pi Beta Phi Alum meeting. (Photos by Margo Ward).

60 Oklahoma City Pi Beta Phi and Edmond Pi Beta Phi alumnae clubs met in the home of Johnell Harrison to hear Jennifer Dilley talk about Alzheimer awareness in schools and the community.

Dilley talked about the treasures of the handwritten notes she received from her mother before her mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She brought the stationery packages that she sells to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.

Dinner was catered by Whitney Cross.

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A picture  of the the cute stationery packs that Jennifer Dilley sells through Forgetmenot Ink to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.


Oklahoma City Executive Chef is speaker at Pi Phi luncheon

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Mary Kay Bullard, Bibby Wilson, Millon Lilly, Cherie Martin, Jerry Jennings and Susie Blinn were at the Pi Beta Phi Alumnae luncheon at Nancy Arnold’s home. (Photos by Margo Ward).

The Skirvin Hotel’s Executive chef Andrew Black demonstrated cooking skills at the Pi Beta Phi Alumnae Club luncheon at Nancy Arnold’s house.

He showed the group how to make strawberry and walnut salad with poached salmon, risotto and warm pear cobbler.

Members brought children’s books to donate for their literacy project.

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Chef Andrew Black talks about his recipes.

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“Meet the Press” Betty Dukert Is Guest Speaker at Pi Beta Phi Sorority Alumnae Luncheon

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GATHERING OF ANGELS

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     Margo Ward and Erika Braver sell raffle tickets at the Pi Beta Phi luncheon. (Photos by Helen Ford Wallace).

Pi Beta Phi Sorority Alumnae members had the 13th annual “Gathering of Angels”  luncheon March 4 at the Oklahoma City Golf and Country Club to benefit Celebrations Preschool and City Care’s Whiz Kids.

Betty Dukert, Bethesda, Md., former (retired) executive producer of Meet The Press, was guest speaker. She is a Pi Phi member from Missouri University. She talked about her years that she spent producing the  television program and about the people she met.

Red roses and white daisies tied with silver blue ribbon decorated the tables. Twenty five baskets were raffled prior to the luncheon. Guests took home decorated cookies in the shape of arrows (sorority symbol) and decorated with the sorority Greek letters.

Mary Reneau is Club President.  Jennifer Eve Fish introduced the speaker. Amy Pearsons was chairman. Joan Hess and Margo Ward were chairmen of the basket raffle.

Committee members were Chris Verity, Hess, Ward, Anna Simpson, Cristi Bullard, Britton Thomason, Leslie Buford, Regan Raff, Betty Huckabay, Erika Braver, Millonn Lilly, Amber Shelton.

At lunch were Betty Crow, Sandy Meyers, Jane Harlow, Nancy Ellis, Kay Oliver, Karen Luke, Kirk Hammons,Barbara Beeler, SoRelle Fitzgerald, Barbara Kerrick, Bette MacKellar, Linda Reece, Sue Goodman, Marilyn Balyeat, Midge Lindsey, Lil Ross,  Joy Richardson, Janie Axton, Joan Gilmore, Dianne Meacham and Gale Bollinger.

Underwriters were Doris Barrett, Nancy Cheek, Patti Patton Leeman, Linda Ligon, Nancy Records, Lela B. Sullivan, Anne Workman, Nancy Ellis and Betty Huckabay.

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          Karen Luke, Charlotte Richels and Carol Troy talk over their next community project.

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         Alumnae President Mary Reneau welcomes guests.

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Barbara Beeler, Nancy Ellis and Linda Reece check out the raffle items.


Oklahoma City Pi Phis and Kappas get together

 

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JOINT MEETING

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Amy Pearsons, Joan Hess, Mary Reneau, Margo Ward and Vicki Kembel (Photos provided)

Oklahoma City area alumni members of Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma sororities met for a joint meeting in the home of Nancy Ellis.

Both sororities were founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Ill. They celebrated that fact.

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Leslie Lynn, Ramona Paul, Sarah Lee Parrish


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OU Pi Beta Phi members celebrate the season—Parties Extra!—December 15, 2008

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 HOLIDAY PARTY

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Mary Stephenson and Linda Rogers (Photo provided)

Pi Beta Phi Alumnae members had their Christmas party in  Susan Hoffman’s beautiful home.
The group met for fun, friendship and to promote literacy. They brought books for Whiz Kids and Celebrations.

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 Dee Richardson, Diane Kenney, and Julie Vaughn (Photo provided)

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Bette MacKellar, Colette Buxton, Mary Reneau and Vicki Kembel (Photo provided)


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Parties Extra!—September 23, 2008—Parties, dinners and meetings

 FROM SOME OF LAST WEEK’S OKLAHOMA CITY EVENTS…

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NATIONAL SPEAKER…  (By David Faytinger, For The Oklahoman)

Jill Greene, Christina Nihira, Renee Werbin, Lou Kerr and Laura Ogle were at a party in the Nihira home to honor Travelgirl publisher Renee Werbin from Atlanta, Ga. She was in town to speak at the next day Junior League General Meeting.

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CELEBRATING THE FOX….(By David Faytinger, For The Oklahoman)

Marilyn Meade and Dick and Carla Ellis were at the party to honor the book author, Bud Meade, who has written a mystery called “The Last Fox Hunt.”

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MASTER CHEFS…..(By David Faytinger, For The Oklahoman)

Andre Bedouret, Salvator Guselli, Patrick Mitchell, Tom Welther, Joseph Chiles and Michael Scott were at the Oklahoma City Golf & Country Club to cook for Country Club members. This was the last in a series of fundraising dinners to assist the 14 chefs of the World Master Chef Society –Team USA’s efforts in this year’s competition at the International Food and Hospitality Convention.

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 GEAR UP…(Photos provided)

Jill King and Betty Crow  wore Oklahoma State University  school colors at the Oklahoma City Pi Beta Phi Alumni party. Everyone decked out in their OU and Oklahoma State University outfits as the group had its’ first meeting.

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