It's Award Season!

CA Delta wants to recognize the fantastic women who have won awards this Spring as well as recognize some of the girls who won last year!  Congratulations on your hard work, ladies!

Stephanie Lang: Won the UCLA Panhellenic Scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year.

From L to R: Alex Preece, Elaine Codd, Troy Bartels

Alex Preece: Former chapter President received the Panhellenic President's "President Leadership Award" for her demonstration of excellent leadership with CA Delta throughout her presidency (2010-2011).

From L to R: Elaine Codd, Aly Rutsch, Troy Bartels

Aly Rutsch: Former Panhellenic President was presented with a joint recognition from UCLA Panhellenic and Pi Beta Phi for her dedication to CA Delta and the UCLA Panhellenic Community (2010-2011).


Halsey DiSario: Won the Sign of the Arrow Melissa Scholarship (see this blog entry to read more about this scholarship and our winner!)

Stephanie Choengkarn: Won the UCLA Panhellenic Scholarship for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Isabel Mulhulland Cramer Scholarship:  Awarded to Lila Abramson, Wendi Li, and Melissa Romo.  Congratulations girls!


On top of the awards that these ladies won this year and last, CA Delta won 3rd place in Greek Week for exceptional attendance, great athleticism and chapter pride.  We also won the UCLA Alumnae and Family Relations Award for 2010.  This award was for outstanding relations with our family and alumnae including events, activities, publications, and communication.  Finally, during the Greek Winter Gala this March, Pi Phi took away two major awards: the UCLA SOE (Standards of Excellence) Gold Laurel Recognition award and the Membership Development award.  Go Pi Phi!

First President's Letter

I am so pleased to be writing my first letter as president of CA Delta Pi Beta Phi. CA Delta has been so busy this year, both on campus at UCLA and within our surrounding community. This year, we have really reached out to local organizations such as local grade schools in order to further Pi Beta Phi’s official philanthropic effort: literacy. 
In early February, we held a large self-defense workshop in which every Panhellenic sorority on campus took part. We worked with an organization called ‘TAKE Defense’ that specializes in self-defense for young women. After an increase in awareness with regard to the safety of sorority row on behalf of all Panhellenic chapters, our TAKE Defense workshop was more successful than ever. 

Pi Phi also actively participated in UCLA’s annual Greek Week, which is designed to bring all of the Greek organizations on campus together. We were assigned to the Green Team and participated in academic and physical games such as relay races, pie eating contests, flag football, and many other fun activities. At the Greek Gala celebrating the end of Greek Week, Pi Phi was awarded for obtaining the highest ranking in Standards of Excellence Points. 


We also celebrated the founding of Pi Beta Phi at Knott’s Berry Farm with all the local chapters in the area. Our first annual Alumnae Tea was a huge success. Our chapter loved meeting Pi Phi alumnae, some of whom had been Pi Phis for over 50 years! 



Spring quarter is here, and it is always a very exciting time at CA Delta. We will be holding our Mom’s Day event and our annual Arrowspike Volleyball Tournament to raise money for Pi Phi’s philanthropy Links to Literacy. As we mentioned in previous newsletters, our house was recently remodeled and we welcome all parents to stop by and see the changes! 



Peace, Love, Pi Phi,


Madeline Triplett