Princeton Alumnae of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority - princetonalumnaeofgammaphibeta
Brunch at Marseilles & "On A Clear Day" on Broadway in NYC
Welcome to the Princeton Alumnae Website!
Here you'll find updated pictures and news about our alumnae meetings, social gatherings and philanthropy projects. Feel free to add pictures and messages. This is your website!
Gamma Phi Beta members of the Princeton Alumnae Chapter come from Princeton, Plainsboro, West Windsor, East Windsor, Hightstown, Lawrenceville, Pennington, Montgomery, Stockton, Hopewell, Ewing, Lambertville and Trenton. We even have members on the PA side of the Delaware. In other words, the greater Princeton area. We represent Greek letter chapters from many colleges and universities all over the USA.
We all have volunteer and professional commitments that keep us very busy, so we usually have our meetings in the evening over dinner. We often travel to museums, concerts and theater in New York City and in Philadelphia on weekends. (In fact, we have gone backstage to meet Gamma Phi's Kelli O'Hara and Kristin Chenoweth when they were performing on Broadway! And we often see world-famous violinist Elizabeth Pitcairn when she is in concert!!)
2011 - 2012 Calendar of Events
April 22 through May 20 - Junior League of Greater Princeton Designer Showhouse. We need to choose a weeknight to have dinner and a tour, or a weekend for brunch and a tour. Contact Cathy Griffin at 908-208-5494
May -- Winery Tour with spouses and/or significant others -- Any suggestions for winery tours in the area? Call Diane Arons at 908-310-9279
June 1 - Gamma Phi Beta's Kristin Chenoweth in Concert at the Academy of Music in Philadelphia at 6:00 pm. We will travel together for dinner and the concert. Contact Marty Goodwin for details at 609-865-1912.
June 9 - Gamma Phi Beta's Kelli O'Hara stars in "Nice Work If You Can Get It" with Matthew Broderick at the Imperial Theater at 2:00 pm. We will take the train into NYC for brunch and the play. Contact Marty Goodwin for details 609-865-1912.
June 27 to 30 -- Gamma Phi Beta Convention in Denver, CO -- Diane Arons, Cathy Griffin, Angela Lauer Chong and Denise Vollert-Parrotto will be there for fun and sisterhood. We will meet former Princeton Area Alumnae Rashel Carnefix and Sheila Hewitt when we get to Denver. A reunion!
Summer -- Patio and Pool Party at Diane Aron's new house!
The Barnes Museum in Philadelphia... in the rain!
The Jersey Girls - Brunch & Broadway - "Love, Loss & What I Wore"
2011 - A Very Good Year!
Like fine wine, the Princeton Area Alumnae Chapter just gets better and better...
For what has become an annual event, members went to New York City to see a play -- Nora Ephron's "Love, Loss and What I Wore." The day just flew by as we visited on the train, at lunch and then home again after the play. For one of our art trips, two car loads went to Philadelphia to view the Barnes Museum collection before the present museum closed for relocation. It might have been rainy, but that didn't stop us from having lunch and a tour of "The Barnes." Over the summer -- on a VERY hot day -- a group gathered at the Grounds for Sculpture for a tour of the old state fair grounds, now an atelier for J Seward Johnson and other sculptors. Lunch at Rats helped us cool down and visit.
We love our dinner meetings! We've been to Wegman's -- yes, we each grab prepared food and meet upstairs. For finer dining, we gathered at Main Street Cafe in Princeton -- a restaurant owned by the son of a Gamma Phi Beta from University of Washington. And Founder's Day, we gathered at The Yardley Inn for the finest dining.
Once again, we held a successful yard sale to raise a few hundred dollars for camping. A few hundred dollars in checks and ShopRite gift cards went to RISE Community Service for Thanksgiving. Twelve little girls had their Chirstmas wishes come true when the gifts members donated were given to them at a RISE Christmas party.
As members of the Central Jersey Alumnae Panhellenic Association, we supported the annual Spa Day with our choices of massages, facial, or pedicures. And finally, we gathered in December for a Holiday Brunch with our Panhellenic sisters -- each bringing a favorite dish to share and $10 for the scholarship fund.
It has been a very good year! Check out the calendar above to see what is coming up in the winter and spring of 2012. Happy New Year to all, and to all a Gamma Phi Beta hug!!
Founders Day 2010 - Carnations & Crescents
Fun and Philanthropy
Fall 2010 - Full of Philanthropy and Fundraising!
This fall, we have once again raised several hundred dollars for camping for girls! Members contributed yard sale items for a community market to raise the funds. Thanks to Cathy McMann for letting us use her front yard for the sale. In March, 2011, we will apply for supplemental funds from the Gamma Phi Beta Foundation to support Princeton Young Achievers and Camp Adahi Council of Camp Fire USA.
We helped the Central Jersey Alumnae Panhellenic raise hundreds of dollars for scholarships, and we did so at a Spa Day. There was a catered lunch along with facials, massages and pedicures. A great way to spend the day!
Chapter members contributed $500.00 to RISE for Thanksgiving baskets for the working poor of the Mercer County area. For Christmas, twelve little girls from RISE families will have their wishes come true because Gamma Phi's shopped for them. Gift cards that RISE can use at Walmart, Target, ShopRite and Superfresh will also help to make the season bright at RISE.
Thanks to everyone who worked, shopped and contributed to make each project a success!
Presents for our "Gamma Phi Girls" at RISE
Founders Day 11/11/11 at The Yardley Inn
Camping Contributions 2011
With the help of the Gamma Phi Beta Foundation, our Princeton Alumnae Chapter contributed $350 to pay for one girl to spend a week at Adahi, a Camp Fire USA camp in Pennsylvania. We also contributed nearly $1400.00 to RISE Community Service Summer HELP in Hightstown. In addition, we used $200.00 from our 2010 fall fundraiser to purchase art and writing supplies for RISE. Be proud, Princeton Alumnae; and thanks!
Founders Day with Delta Mu Chapter
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Officers
Diane Arons President
Angela Lauer Secretary
Cynthia Sung Treasurer
Cathy Griffin Philanthropy/Membership
Cathy McMann Central Jersey Alumnae Panhellenic
Fundraising Chair
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RISE Donations sorted by families for the 2010 holiday party!
2010 Brunch & Day of Service at RISE, Hightstown
Cathy & Rashel meet at THE Rock at Headquarters in Centennial Colorado
Matthew 7:25
"And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock."
Our Mission: Women!
The mission of the Gamma Phi Beta International Sorority is to inspire the highest type of womanhood.
Philanthropy, Leadership and Scholarship
In a world searching for values and leadership, few institutions possess the vision and ability to offer both. Gamma Phi Beta is one of them. As an educational funding partner to Gamma Phi Beta Sorority, the Gamma Phi Beta Foundation provides resources to assist the Sorority’s leadership programs, international philanthropy, and financial aid to members.
Our Vision
The Foundation strives to be a premier philanthropic organization that:
- Supports world class leadership education for women of all ages.
- Inspires all members to embrace lifelong giving and service.
- Provides financial aid to every member in need.
Dinner Meeting at the Full Moon Cafe in Lambertville
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