Initiation

On this fall day, the CA Delta chapter was able to initiate the New Member Fall 2013 class!  We are all so happy to be able to officially call them our sisters.  After the ceremony, we enjoyed Bella Pita mediterranean food and light hearted conversation.  Since Presents, so many of the Bigs have anticipated this day, when they knew they would be receiving customized pillows from their Littles, as well as giving their Littles their letters to wear with pride.

Presents was also a day to remember and celebrate.  After the parents arrived at the Pi Beta Phi house, everyone walked over to Fowler museum where we held our ceremony for the Bigs to present their Littles.  Then, we took pictures in front of Royce Hall and Powell Library.  The new members couldn't wipe the smiles off their faces, and the parents couldn't have been prouder.  We opened up the house for the families to stop by and eat food catered from StoneFire Grill and give their parents a tour of the house. All in all, it was a great day and one that will be cherished by all.

A big shout out and congratulations to our New Member coordinator, Amy Jones.  This is her last new member class, and she has done a fantastic job at making them all feel welcome.  She will be greatly missed as NMC, but we know she'll still be around to hang out with all the girls and give them advice on anything and everything.  

Our Spring Quarter in Review

Spring Recruitment

To start off Spring Quarter 2013, we participated in Spring Recruitment.  We put a lot of work into it, and in the end it more than paid off because we got four amazing new girls!  Our Bid Day theme was Hawaiian Luau, complete with limbo and a tiki head piñata.  A big congratulations to our president, Shannon, and Vice President of Recruitment, Jen, for giving us such a successful recruitment.

From left: President Shannon, Nadia, Julia, New Member Coordinator Amy, Danielle, Cynthia, and VPM Jen

Hana breaks the piñata!  Candy for all!

Beach Clean Up Philanthropy

From left: Juliette, Kendall, Kirsten, Danielle, Barbara

Shortly after recruitment, our Vice President of Philanthropy, Emma, organized a beach clean up for us to help in through Heal the Bay.  It was at Santa Monica Beach on a beautiful Saturday afternoon.  Who can complain about helping the environment while getting a tan?  Not us.  

From left: Esha, Sarah, Nikki, Giselle, Nicole

 Mom's Day

In May, we had our Mom's Day event to celebrate the women we love most.  We went to The Huntington Gardens and Library and had tea, strolled around the gardens, and saw the library and famous artwork. 

A few of our Pi Phis with their mothers at Mom's Day

Alumnae Tea

Our amazing AAC Chairs, Jennifer and Ann

As our last event for the school year, we hosted our annual Alumnae Tea at our house in June.  We had sandwiches, salads, tea, coffee and pastries and we were able to hear the alums' stories from when they were undergraduates.  We also had an etiquette presentation by Jules Hirst of Etiquette Consulting, Inc. where we learned (or re-learned) manners like passing the salt and pepper together and how to give a proper handshake.  The alums raved about what a great time they had and all the actives went away from the Tea with a greater understanding of what Pi Phi for Life truly means.  


Seniors Graduation

UCLA's head football coach, Jim Mora, couldn't resist taking a picture with our seniors

From Left: Lindsey, Rory, Liz, Mandy, Kaitlin, Alexandra, Nicole, Shaina

Ariana, Noelle, Tess

Micayla, Laura

Shelly, Roxy

Finally, the bittersweet day came when our beautiful seniors graduated.  They will always be remembered and loved, but now we get to call them our alumnae!  We wish them the best of luck in the real world and hope they all visit their Pi Phi home soon and often.

Disneyland!

On March 3rd we set took Disneyland by storm for one of the best sisterhoods of all time.  It was an early morning since we had to be on the buses by 7 AM, which is a struggle no matter what time you go to bed.  As soon as we were on the bus though, the half-closed, sleepy eyes were wide awake singing Disney classics like "A Girl Worth Fighting For" from Mulan, and "A Whole New World" from Aladdin.  

Once we got to Disneyland we took a big group photo, then split up into smaller groups.  Some groups went to Space Mountain first, others went to Indiana Jones, some even went to Mickey's Toontown.

We met up again at Pizza Port to eat lunch and build up our energy.  We went shopping to get the Disneyland essentials, like Minnie ears, sweatshirts or candy.  Then there were hours upon hours of the best rides like Thunder Mountain, Matterhorn, Pirates of the Caribbean, Splash Mountain and Astro Blasters.

Pi Phi + Disney = Love      

We were able to watch the water show and fireworks to end the night on an inspirational "dreams do come true" feeling.  Right before the park closed we grabbed funnel cakes and crepes and then headed back to the buses.  We all had such a fun time and we hope we can return to The Happiest Place on Earth soon!  

It's a Small World After All!