CAPA Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic Association SINCE 1914 SINCE 1914 March 2018 www.clevelandpanhellenic.org internship opportunities working with the leadership program. 2017– 2018 Fast Facts: Officers ● Kappa Delta Sorority has more President than 250,000 members, 166 active Ashley Wohlwend Kappa Delta Sorority collegiate chapters, and 200 Phi Mu Builds Women of Action alumnae chapters worldwide. With [email protected] In support of Gretchen Swasey, headquarters in Memphis, TN, its Secretary of CAPA, and member of stated vision is: Kappa Delta Secretary Kappa Delta Sorority, this month’s Sorority is committed to providing Gretchen Swasey newsletter feature represents the opportunities and experiences that Kappa Delta sorority’s friendship, fame and build confidence and inspire [email protected] philanthropy. Gretchen has also women to action. served as Scholarship Chair, Ways ● KD’s national philanthropies are Treasurer and Means Chair and Treasurer for Girl Scouts of the USA and Prevent Alison Borodkin CAPA. She graduated in 1994 from Child Abuse America; its colors are Alpha Epsilon Phi Indiana University. olive green and pearl white; jewels [email protected] Kappa Delta was founded on are diamond, emerald and pearl; October 23, 1897 at the State and symbols are white rose, Member Groups Female Normal School (now nautilus shell, dagger; and * Alpha Chi Omega Longwood University) in Farmville, mascots, the teddy bear and Alpha Delta Pi Virginia. Its founders are Lenora katydid. Alpha Epsilon Phi Ashmore Blackiston, Sara Turner Alpha Gamma Delta White, Mary Sommerville Sparks Alpha Omicron Pi Hendrick, and Julia Gardiner Tyler * Alpha Phi Wilson, the granddaughter of U.S. Alpha Sigma Tau President John Tyler. * Alpha Xi Delta In 1902, Kappa Delta’s second * Chi Omega chapter was established at the * Delta Delta Delta Chatham Episcopal Institute in * Delta Gamma Virginia. It was a short-lived Delta Phi Epsilon chapter and was forced off campus Delta Zeta in 1904 by the school’s * Gamma Phi Beta administration. Among the women * Kappa Alpha Theta initiated into the chapter during March is Women’s History Month, Kappa Delta those two years was Georgia which makes it the perfect time to * Kappa Kappa Gamma O’Keeffe. She enrolled at Chatham wear our badges on our hearts for * Phi Mu in 1903 and graduated in 1905. It International Badge Day, March 5. Our organizations’ founders came Phi Sigma Sigma was the Institute’s principal and art instructor, Elizabeth May Wilson, together to support one another, and * Pi Beta Phi on March 5 we can thank them for who encouraged O’Keeffe’s Sigma Delta Tau leaving us this legacy of sorority. * Sigma Kappa interest in art. O’Keeffe, a prolific Plan to celebrate, wherever you are, Sigma Sigma Sigma artist, lived nearly a century and by encouraging all sorority women to Theta Phi Alpha she was awarded a Medal of wear their badges and capture it on Zeta Tau Alpha Freedom, the nation’s highest social media using #BadgeDay18. civilian honor. * Represented at first O’Keeffe’s legacy is preserved at Join the Facebook event for Cleveland Alumnae Panhellenic the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum in International Badge Day! There’s Association Meeting on May 15, 1914 Santa Fe, New Mexico. In 1998, never been a more important time to Newsletter Editor the O’Keeffe Art and Leadership tell the story of sorority. NPC is Program for Girls was established making strides in promoting the Alison Borodkin there, and it provides opportunities sorority experience and advocating Alpha Epsilon Phi for young women ages 11-13. Each for all that sorority can offer to [email protected] summer, the Kappa Delta collegians and alumnae. We are Foundation funds two paid doing this by making sure what we [email protected] offer is valuable and available for generations to come. to do Good” and their colors were Sigma Phi Beta became an ruby and pink. associate member in 1928. In 1933 they merged with Phi Omega Pi. Delta Sigma Epsilon was an AES (Association of Education Sororities) that joined NPC as an associate in 1947 and a full Important Notes member in 1951.They merged with Basket Auction Fundraiser NPC Trivia: Delta Zeta in 1956. They were If you have not done so already, founded at Miami University of please send your basket themes to 12 Lost Sororities Ohio in 1914 Nori Weider as soon as possible. International Badge Day is a fitting Ticket envelopes will be passed out time to look at one of the most Iota Alpha Pi was a Jewish sorority at the March 13 meeting. Ticket mysterious topics in sorority that joined NPC as an associate in prices will $3 each or 4 for $10. history-groups that have 1953 and a full member in 1957. In As you collect donations for your disappeared. At its largest 1971 they chose to disband rather basket send Nori a list of key items membership in 1957, NPC had 32 than merge with another group, the as you acquire them. Photos are members. It is good to know that in only occasion where this has also a great promotional aid. We over a half century our numbers occurred. Alumnae continued to will post basket descriptions and have remained relatively strong as meet despite lack of a national pics on Facebook and our website. there are now 26 NPC sororities. organization and they have a Your basket does not have to be Curiosity led me to seek out the Facebook page. assembled or even complete to missing 6 NPC sororities, but I was send this info. The more that is surprised to find that there were Lambda Omega became an known about baskets the more more than 6 missing organizations. associate member of NPC in 1930 opportunity for advance ticket With internet research I was able to and in 1933 merged with Theta sales! document 10 groups that were Upsilon which merged with Delta once part of the Panhellenic Circle Zeta in 1962. Spring Luncheon Tickets of friendship but no longer exist. My Early bird ticket sales ($35) for the original research was included in Phi Omega Pi became an NPC Spring Luncheon conclude on April our May 2010 newsletter. member in 1933. They disbanded 15. After that the cost of the I recently found a website called in1946 with chapters being taken luncheon will be $40. Fraternity History and More which over by a variety of sororities. Delta confirmed that in addition to the 10 Zeta absorbed the alumnae and groups previously documented remaining collegiate chapters. Spring Service Project there were another 2 associate Our Spring Service Project will be NPC members that we need to Pi Kappa Sigma was an AES assembling weekend snack bags for remember. sorority that joined NPC in 1947 clients of OhioGuidestones. We will All but one of these groups and merged with Sigma Kappa in do this immediately after our May 8 merged with another NPC sorority 1959. It was the first education at the Parma-Snow Library. so they are still a part of us. Have sorority established as a greek March Meeting you heard of any of these groups letter organization in 1897. Our next CAPA meeting is on before? Tuesday, March 13 at 12 pm in Theta Upsilon joined NPC in 1928 and merged with Delta Zeta in the Board Room on the 3rd Floor of Alpha Delta Theta joined NPC in the AAA Building in 1926. Merged with Phi Mu in 1939. 1962. Their original ritual was based on Native American themes Independence. Remember, ALL are Hazel Falconer Benninghoven welcome - regardless of whether you served as national president for and their motto was “let there be light”. are a delegate, alternate or an both organizations. interested Greek woman:) We hope to see you there! Beta Phi Alpha joined NPC in Theta Sigma Upsilon was an AES 1923 and merged with Delta Zeta that joined NPC as an associate in 1947 and a full member in in 1941. ’s “Convention Lights” 1951.They merged with Alpha is still sung at the close of Delta Gamma Delta in 1959. Their motto Zeta conventions. was “The Higher good” and their colors were silver and rose. Beta Sigma Omicron joined NPC in 1933 and merged with Zeta Tau Pi Sigma Gamma was sponsored Alpha in 1964. Three chapters on by NPC in 1930 but ended up campuses with Zetas became affiliating with Beta Sigma Omicron. Alpha Phi. Their motto was “We live Greater Cleveland Chapter welcome to attend as we recognize of AGD hosts Valentine's our women’s’ accomplishments. Scholarships, Anniversaries Day Tea, Charity Event 50-year membership recognitions, Phi Mu The annual Valentine's Day Tea & graduating seniors, chapter pride, Lunch at Baldwin Wallace March 4, 1852 Make-A-Wish raffle and sisterhood University's Alpha Iota chapter of Alpha Gamma will be shared. Our speaker, Carol Starre-Kmiecik, will portray "The Delta Gamma Delta filled 50 bags of assorted March 8, 1873 necessities for Edna House, a Unsinkable Molly Brown" as we women's recovery facility in remember the Titanic 106 years Cleveland, OH, on Feb. 10, 2018. later. Reservations: send payment Delta Phi Epsilon The items were delivered afterwards of $25 to Chi Omega Cleveland March 17,1917 East, 8153 Cloveridge Road, by the alumnae. Nearly 50 collegiate women, and 10 Chagrin Falls OH 44022 before alumnae joined in the festivities. April 5th. Sigma Delta Tau Jennifer Bufe, of CAPA, attended Here's link to the March 25, 1917 the fun event and as a guest invitation: http://event.pingg.com/Cl speaker, promoted CAPA's 2018 eEleusinia2018 Alumnae and Collegiate Scholarships. Alpha Xi Delta Cuyahoga West The event is always a highlight of Shore alums and Cleveland East the GCAGD year, warming hearts Side alums are planning our 125th and taste buds.