Our annual Scholarship Dinner Benefit was held on June 11 at the Sunset Ridge Country Club. We celebrated our 3 new Scholarship winners for 2025-2026 with the theme of "Lasting Friendship":  live music, a seated dinner, silent auction, raffle, wine pull, photo op area, signature cocktail, vendor table, and award presentation. It was an opportune time to meet our winners and hear of their accomplishments as well as enjoying our lasting friendships with new and old sorority sisters.

The application window for 2025 had ended on March 7 to be considered for our academic or service scholarships this year. On our Scholarship Application page, you can learn more about how to apply for next year's honors. Join us in welcoming our 3 new Scholarship Winners, learn more about them, plus view the event highlights on the Scholarship Dinner Benefit 2025 page.

Sara Jane Ulrich, an Academic Scholarship recipient, is a graduate of Libertyville High School and currently a Delta Gamma at the University of Oklahoma. She has a 4.0 cumulative gpa and is majoring in Communication Sciences & Disorders.

Ava Sarah Winer, also an Academic Scholarship recipient, is a graduate of Glenbrook South High School, a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, and a student at Vanderbilt University. Ava is majoring in Human and Organizational Development as well as Economics; she also is earning a minor in Business. Ava has a 3.99 gpa.

Katelyn Fletcher, a recipient of the Service Scholarship, is a graduate of Mundelein High School. She is a Kappa Alpha Theta at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Katelyn is majoring in Neurobiology and Psychology, where she maintains a 3.8 gpa.

Our recent The Sorority Life Recruitment Event was hosted by our sister alumnae, the Chicago North West Suburban Alumnae Panhellenic and our Chicago North Shore Alumnae Panhellenic chapter. Attendees learned about the current sorority recuitment processes and met others who were seeking a greater understanding of the sorority experience.

Our Panhellenic sponsored educational events are designed for graduating seniors and parents. Most panelists and attendees are recent graduates or still attending school, bringing a fresh perspective. We promote the entire sorority community and not just one organization over another. By sharing our own stories, we want to encourage you to consider The Sorority Life as a positive, relevant, and rewarding lifetime opportunity. Learn more about these informative events from our College Events page.

Our Alumnae Panhellenic Board met for brunch at Panera Bread on July 24, 2024, to reflect on last year's successful Scholarship Benefit. Lt. to Rt:  Donna Fitzgerald (Tri-Delta), Jan Curschman (Alpha Chi Omega), Tracey Cascarano (Delta Gamma), Karla Mugler (Delta Gamma), Bonnie Phemister (Gamma Phi Beta), Susan Smith (Kappa Alpha Theta), Ann Marie Barry (Tri-Sigma), Linda Grandolfo (Alpha Omicron Pi), Veronica Toussaint (Alpha Xi Delta), and Kris Stidham (Pi Beta Phi).

The Arthritis Foundations's Charles B. Harding Award for Distinguished Service is the highest level of national volunteer recognition from the Foundation. The award was established in 1976 in honor of one of the Foundation’s most well-known chairs, a nationally regarded philanthropist. 

Linda B. Grandolfo, the Harding Award honoree at this year’s conference, didn’t know she would eventually encounter arthritis herself, firsthand. She first got to know the Foundation through Alpha Omicron Pi (AOII), the female college fraternity supporting our work since 1967, which she joined and has poured her heart into ever since. Linda saw early on what a worthwhile cause this is, and has shown time after time how much she believes in this important work.

Linda has served on the Arthritis Foundation’s leadership board in the Greater Chicago market for many years, including chairing the board for five years. And she enthusiastically drives fundraising for events and building awareness. Linda has also continued cultivating her deep roots with AOII, encouraging her sisters’ ongoing support of the Foundation’s mission. AOII presented their biggest gift ever to the Foundation in 2023: $1 million to help fund summer camps for kids with JA, the JA Family Summit, scholarships, support of CARRA, the Arthritis Helpline, and several scientific research initiatives. 

Linda’s commitment and dedication to the arthritis community is unparalleled. And the Arthritis Foundation congratulated her with this well-deserved recognition!

Jill Schmidt (top left) was awarded the Outstanding Alumna Award at Sigma Sigma Sigma's 125th Anniversary celebrated on April 22, 2023. Recognized for her leadership, commitment and energy, Jill's many talents and contributions are a driving force to our CNSA Panhellenic. Renata Serpico (top right) was awarded the Emerging Alumna Award. Congratulations to all of our valued Tri Sigmas!

Our Chicago North Shore Chapter won a number of individual and chapter awards. The awards include:

• Excellence in Volunteerism
• Excellence in Membership Development
• Excellence in Membership Recruitment
• Creative Educational Programming
   

Volunteering at Bernie's Book Bank

New Governance Structure Announced for NPC

In October, 2018, during the National Panhellenic Conference annual meeting, the board of directors approved revised governing documents that allow for the development of a new organizational and governance structure designed to make the Conference more nimble and responsive to the most pressing challenges facing students, campus partners and the greater Panhellenic community.

To learn more https://www.alphaomicronpi.org/panhellenic/new-governance-structure-announced-for-npc

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We established this Association because we encourage all women to investigate what belonging to a sorority can mean to them. We are proud of our contributions and service to our communities, believing that being a sorority member has helped us become well-rounded, more considerate, and giving individuals.

There are members of all ages in our group who share our passion for volunteerism and philanthropy. We are always pleased to welcome new members who bring a breath of fresh air and new ideas to the group.

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