Pi Beta Phi

Life in the Pi Beta Phi Mansion

Once again the Fall season brings the ladies of 1518 the joy of another year in our gorgeous chapter house. Across the street from campus, and two short blocks from downtown 13th Street, this house has seen almost 100 years of pi phi angels. Built for the Pi Phi’s of 1915, the house gets a mini face-lift each summer supervised by a group of extraordinary alumni. We all look forward to the most recent additions to our home and the chance to show it all off to the newest potential members during Fall Formal Recruitment! In addition to housing 53 of our members, our historic house on Kincaid street is home to our beloved house mother Charlotte. More than any of the remodeling surprises, we cannot wait to see her smiling face as we begin another year of success and sisterhood!

One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish…Silver Blue Fish?

Each year, the highlight of a pi phi’s philanthropic calendar is the annual Pi Social event. Hosted in at our chapter house, the entire community is invited to an all-you-can eat pie buffet, the pie a pi-phi booth, a few friendly competitions, and a performance by our university a capella group, On the Rocks. We begin preparation at least a year in advance and the event always ends with smiles, whipped cream pies, and the satisfaction of another event well done! All of our proceeds benefit our national philanthropic cause, Literacy. Specifically, we support the First Book Foundation whose goal is to provide children with their first book who otherwise could not afford to purchase a book at all. Nothing builds sisterhood quiet like building a brighter future for children! Won’t you join us next year?

Go Ducks! Go Pi Phi!

Football season at the Pi Beta Phi Mansion calls to mind the smell of fall leaves, front porch group pictures in our duck gear, and walks to Autzen stadium with pi phi sisters. Last year, our sisters from all over the PAC-12 came to visit us when their teams came over to play the Ducks. Even though our game day attire reflected opposite teams, the bond of sisterhood lasts long after the fourth quarter! We look forward to the upcoming Duck football season, cheering for our UO Dance Team sisters during half time, and claiming those tailgating spots for pre-game barbeques. See you at Autzen stadium!

Learn more about Pi Phi on their National Website, Local Blog, and Local Website

Kappa Delta

The Alpha Lambda chapter of Kappa Delta can’t wait to welcome PC’43 into our sisterhood this fall! 

Kappa Delta's During Recruitment 2011

Here at Kappa Delta we live by our open motto, “Ta Kala Diokomen” meaning, "Let us strive for that which is honorable, beautiful, and highest.”  Kappa Delta remembers that the most important aspects of being in a sorority are sisterhood and giving back to our community. 

Every year we host our annual Shamrock Basketball Tournament and Spaghetti Feed to help benefit Prevent Child Abuse America and the local Looking Glass Shelter here in Eugene. This past year we raised $7500 which all went back to help our local community. Besides our own philanthropy, KD’s go out in full force for all other chapters philanthropies. KD is known for their enthusiasm in philanthropies including winning the Spirit Award in Sigma Chi’s Derby Days and Delta Gammas Anchor Splash last year. KD has also won Greek Week for the past two years and cant wait for this years Greek Week to start!

The Winning Team of Shamrock 2011 - Sigma Chi - With Their Coaches!

KD’s are involved all over campus including Clubs Sports, Panhellenic Council, Marching Band, UOPRSSA and Jam Squad just to name a few. KD’s pride themselves in being a well rounded house and having something to offer anyone who is looking for sisterhood and bonds that last a lifetime. 

Go KD and Go Ducks! 

Twitter:  @UOKappaDelta
Website: http://uoregon.kappadelta.org/

Twitter!

Don't forget to follow the University of Oregon's Panhellenic Recruitment on twitter! 

(we still only have 78 followers, and this blog has been viewed over 2,200 times!)

@UO_Panhellenic 

If you tweet about fall formal don't forget to hashtag: #ffr12 (fall formal recruitment 2012)

Kappa Alpha Theta

We at Kappa Alpha Theta are so excited to hear that you are interested in Fall Formal Recruitment and look forward to meeting you!

Theta's at an overnight beach retreat in Florence, OR

Kappa Alpha Theta was established in 1870 as the first sorority known among women. The Alpha Xi chapter at the University of Oregon was first chartered in 1909. After a short leave of absence, we are proud to say that as of January 2012, Alpha Xi is back at the University of Oregon and continues to grow at a rapid pace.

Kappa Alpha Theta's during Spring Recruitment

Kappa Alpha Theta’s vast membership continues to be comprised of dynamic, impactful women. Thetas share the values of personal excellence, scholarship, service, leadership, and best of all, friendship. Together, we support one another and the communities surrounding us. We partake in philanthropies on campus through Fraternity and Sorority Life, as well as those in the Eugene community.

Since 1989, Kappa Alpha Theta has supported the advocacy work of CASA, our international philanthropy. We share CASA’s belief that all children have the fundamental right to be safe, and to be treated with dignity and respect. This past Spring, we held our first philanthropy for CASA called Theta Picnic. At this event we raised a few thousand dollars for the local Springfield CASA.

Hawaiian themed Sisterhood Skate Night

With the opportunity to re-build the chapter from the ground up, the members had the experience of a lifetime. Learning with every step, the women of Alpha Xi quickly saw what it meant to be part of something larger then themselves. The progress we have made this year alone foreshadows what greatness Alpha Xi will bring to the University of Oregon this upcoming year, and for many years to come.

To find out what it is like to be a Kappa Alpha Theta, visit our website:
http://alphaxi.kappaalphatheta.org/page/home

Gamma Phi Beta

Nu Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta is so excited to meet everyone during fall formal recruitment this year! As the first sorority founded on the University of Oregon campus in 1908, Gamma Phi Beta promotes the highest type of womanhood as each individual sister lives by our four core values: love, labor, learning and loyalty.

Nu Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta in front of our beautiful home, which was built for our chapter in 1924.

Gamma Phi Beta is proud to support two organizations that build stronger girls to become strong women. The first, Campfire USA, has been a partner with our sorority since 1959. Gamma Phi Beta, as an international organization, has raised over 2.45 million dollars towards camp-related causes. This year, we are happy to bring Girls on the Run on board as a philanthropic partner.

A few of our sisters serving pancakes and all the toppings you can imagine at our annual Crescent Classic, and event to raise money for organizations that build strong girls.

This past year, Nu Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta raised more than $4,600 for Campfire USA during our annual Crescent Classic, a pancake-feed that brought over 600 people to our beautiful home. The women in our chapter all worked together to make this event a huge success!

Many of our members participate in extracurricular activities outside of Fraternity and Sorority Life. In fact, we encourage it! At the same time, we take pride in the strength of our sisterhood, and each year we go on a retreat to get away from the campus life and focus on strengthening it even more. We also love social functions and strengthening our relationship with other chapters on campus as well.
We are so excited for all of the women making the journey through fall formal recruitment. It is an experience you will never forget!

Want to learn more?
Twitter: @GammaPhiBetaUO
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Gamma-Phi-Beta-Nu-Chapter-University-of-Oregon/189772744456287
Website: http://gphinu.wix.com/gphinuchapter#!
Pinterest: http://gphinu.wix.com/gphinuchapter#!

Delta Gamma

At Delta Gamma we pride ourselves on always remembering that being a part of a sorority means you stand for something bigger than yourself: you stand for your letters, your national organization, and you stand for the girls who you come to love as sisters. We truly value our friendships and together we strive to live each day by our national motto: “Do Good.”

One of our yearly commitments to doing good is putting on “Anchor Splash,” the largest Greek philanthropy fund-raising event on the University of Oregon campus. We put together a week full of events meant to inspire all 25 chapters in the Greek life community to come together and raise money for our three 2012 causes: Service for Sight (Delta Gamma’s national philanthropy to aid the visually impaired), Team Cure ALS (a local organization that supports patients of Lou Gehrig’s Disease/ALS), and Fight Against Sarcoma (a special fund set up to support one of our sisters through her struggle with cancer.)

The Delta Gamma chapter house prepares for Anchor Splash 2012 with hand-painted banners and a live DJ!

In less than a month of fundraising we raised over $34,000 – more than we’ve ever raised before! We hosted a series of events over the week to make the process fun and exciting, including “Donation Days” at Dickie Jo’s burgers, a Twitter scavenger hunt, an all-Greek house-decorating contest, “Dunk a DG,” and a Meet and Greet with a gentleman currently living with ALS.

John Simpson, an ALS patient of 8 years, speaks about his condition to Greeks at the Delta Gamma chapter house.

 The week culminated with the Anchor Splash Big Show where each house had a chance to wow us with their final performance. At the end we presented awards for the fraternity and sorority who raised the most money during Anchor Splash, the houses with the best final performances, and the coveted titles of Anchorman and Anchorwoman of Delta Gamma.

Delta Gammas sitting front row at the Anchor Splash Big Show, watching performances by every Greek chapter to wrap up the week of fund-raising!

 

We wish you the best of luck as you go through recruitment and no matter where you find yourself at the end of the week, we urge you to “Do Good” 

Love,

Delta Gamma!

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Visit our chapter’s official website: www.uodeltagamma.com

FAQ: What if I have a class during recruitment?

If you have a class or any major scheduling conflict during recruitment, first analyze how much of recruitment you will be missing. The dates and times are listed on the side of this page, but remember those are the times you need to be there, we don't start going to chapter houses until an hour after the "start time."  If you will only be missing a few hours of recruitment don't worry about it! We will have you fill out an excuse form during Orientation (Sunday September 23rd at 7pm) and the chapters will know then why you are missing. If you are going to miss an entire day or more please consult with us and we will help you make your decision. Every year women get into the perfect chapter, even if they have to miss one day. So it is possible!