Alpha Phi

<center>Congratulations to the Eta Lambda chapter of Alpha Phi for acquiring a chapter grade point average of 3.09 for the Fall 2012 semester.  

The following sisters received a 4.0 GPA this fall:
Taylor Hillman
Lori Moore
Chelsea Morris
Jen Storm
Alexis Taylor

Sisters on the Dean’s List (receiving a GPA between 3.5 and 3.99):
Sam Biernesser
Marjorie Broffman
Sydney Brown
Katie Busch
Bridget Bush
Tori Caldwell
Fay Cowper
Holly Drews
Sarah Garner
Emma Harrell
Nicole Henry
Rachel Hornstein
Caitlin Johnson
Nawal Kassem
Maia Kedem
Peyton Lausch
Charli Maldonado
Kate McDonald
Nicole Moore
Evelyn Oborny
Kathryn Orsini
Sarah Powers
Melanie Shanfield
Ally Sholley
Inga Sinneck
Kersten Smith
Hunter Strodel
Julia Sullivan
Kara Swanson
Katie Thompson
Christine Tobin
Ivette Wegricht
Jennifer Wham

Sisters on Honor Roll (receiving a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49):
Jessica Ball
Lauren Barnett
Katie Boward
Nicole Bruenn
Eleni Clare
Ana Cordic
Anna Delaney
Anne Edwards
Madeline Fitzgerald
Grace Foulke
Marie Gardiner
Catherine Gauthier
Sarah Gillette
Natalia Gray
Anna Green
Codie Hammond
Kayla Hirsch
Aimee Hvizdos
Sophia Lopez
Dylan Maher
Terry Miller
Haley Minter
Lauren Moeller
Krystal Moore
Jen Morben
Renee Murphy
Jordan Nunn
Katie Oeland
Jessica Park
Stephanie Poppe
Christine Roy
Hallie Sampson
Stephanie Simpson
Morgan Stemple
Danielle Thompson
Megan Trask
Gaby Webster
Heather Wright</center>

There are only a few weeks of the summer left until the Alpha Phis return to Mason for the start of the Fall semester. Being away from sisters has made this one difficult summer!  Who ever thought we would be begging to come back to school!  We had to go from spending almost every second outside of class with our sisters and best friends, to only seeing a handful of them on the weekends. For some of us, this summer couldn’t end soon enough.  

While at work, it was only natural for us to sneak on to TotalFratMove.com and Pinterest for entertainment, and to remind us that Greek Life does in fact still exists..  While answering phone calls and mindlessly filing papers in the office for 8 hours a day, we were daydreaming of what crafts to make for our new littles!

When 5 ‘o clock finally rolled around, it was time for some crafting therapy.  Nothing could take the edge off like picking up some sisters and heading to Michaels or Hobby Lobby; and nothing beats the looks the Phis get from the cashier as we unload a cart of every shade of acrylic paint we could ever need, and enough blocks of wood we could build a small sorority house (if only), and enough glitter it looked like Greek Week came early this year.  

Fire up the glue guns and pass me some glitter, it’s time to craft!  Who knew our weekend nights would go from Fraternity Parties to Monogramming.  We spent a majority of our summer nights painting AOE letters, picture frames, and plaques for our future littles.  So if in the last few weeks before we reunite, you find yourself bored or perhaps inspired by the latest Pin, call up some sisters, keep calm, and craft on!!

The New Member Site is one of a kind!  The site is an interactive database that will be a helpful tool for New Members in their upcoming New Member Experience.  The site can also be a valuable resource for Potential New Members who want to learn more about the amazing sisterhood of Alpha Phi.

The new site takes you on a journey through the history of Alpha Phi, introduces you to our founders through video footage, discusses the importance of service and giving, teaches you all about the Alpha Phi Foundation, and shows just how much Alpha Phis value sisterhood.  Perhaps the most impressive media on the new site is the Map of Testimonies.  These heartfelt video testimonies remind us why we chose the Silver and Bordeaux!

Take a look for yourself at nm.alphaphi.org – you’ll be glad you did!