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Foundation Trustees
Foundation Staff
FOUNDATION PRESIDENT
Wendy Sears Goshert (Gamma/Butler)
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jennifer Kendall Pendleton (Delta Sigma/Ball State)
FOUNDATION VICE PRESIDENT
Kathleen Bennett Tonkel (Eta/Michigan)
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Kristen Magnes (Alpha/DePauw)
FOUNDATION SECRETARY
Lisa Edelmann McLaughlin (Beta Rho/Duke)
TRUSTEES
Kim Harvey Looney (Delta Pi/Tennessee)
Dinah Hampton McClymonds (Alpha Omicron/Oklahoma)
Jill Pedicord Peterson (Beta Gamma/Colorado State)
Elizabeth M. Prosser (Alpha Omicron/Oklahoma)
Lyn Stewart Simensen (Gamma Gamma/Rollins)
MANAGER OF PROGRAMS &
ADMINISTRATION
Cindy Shaffer Thoennes (Alpha Chi/Purdue)
FRATERNITY PRESIDENT
Katie Busby, PhD (Epsilon Zeta/Mississippi)
FRATERNITY VP ALUMNAE
Mary Ellen Kutsenda Fitzsimonds (Beta Kappa/Drake)
ANNUAL FUND &
COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR Melissa Rocco (Alpha Gamma/Ohio State)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
COORDINATOR
Phyllis Barnaby
ADMINISTRATIVE &
DATABASE COORDINATOR
Tina Thompson
C O N T E N T S
Contact Information
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation
8740 Founders Rd.
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Telephone: 1 (800) KAO-1870
FAX: (317) 471-8578
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.kappaalphathetafoundation.org
Same Mission
While many years have gone by since the founding of the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation in
1960, our mission remains the same; our promise to attain highest scholarship, to create the
widest influence for good and to commit to love. The Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation is here
to continue the fulfillment of those promises for collegians and alumnae all over the world.
For almost 50 years we’ve been striving to give every Theta every opportunity to make a
difference, and we can’t do what we do without you. Our mission is to link Thetas with
resources to help them reach their fullest potential and make a difference in the world.
Whether you give, receive or share, you are a part of what makes our mission possible.
For more information on how you can be a part of the promise, please enjoy this publication
and visit our new website at www.kappaalphathetafoundation.org.
Highest Scholarship
2
The Foundation Scholarship Program and Recipients
Widest Influence for Good
10
The Foundation Grants Program and Recipients
Love
18
Final Thoughts
21
From Wendy Sears Goshert, Foundation President
15
The Scarlet Akins Story
2
Perfectly Pansied
The Foundation View from Grand Convention 2008
Keeping Up with the Foundation
22
News and Announcements
10
15
18
1
HIGHEST SCHOLARSHIP
Today’s Scholars,
Tomorrow’s
Leaders
Today’s Scholars, Tomorrow’s Leaders
“Education becomes the practice of freedom, the means by which men and women deal critically and
creatively with reality and discover how to participate in the transformation of their world.” - Paulo Freire
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In 2008, the Foundation granted scholarships to 208 women, totaling more than $540,000.
In 2008, The Foundation granted scholarships to 208 women, totaling more than $540,000.
Congratulations to the Theta collegians and alumnae who were awarded Foundation scholarships for the
Congratulations to the Theta collegians and alumnae who were awarded Foundation scholarships for the 2008-2009 academic
2008-2009 academic year. Your pursuit of highest scholarship is admirable. We are proud of your hard work
year.Your pursuit of highest scholarship is admirable. We are proud of your hard work and grateful for your commitment to
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FOUNDERS
RECIPIENTS
F o u nMEMORIAL
d e r s M e mSCHOLARSHIP
orial Schola
rship Winners
2
Bettie Locke Hamilton
Bettie Locke Hamilton
Rebecca Ann Hartsough
(Delta Zeta/Emory)
Rebecca Ann Hartsough
(Delta Zeta/Emory)
Rebecca is a double major in art history
and political science with a 3.88 GPA. She
has served her Theta chapter as President
and Alumnae Relations Chairman
Rebecca is a double major in art history
and political science with a 3.88 GPA. She
has served her Theta chapter as President
and Alumnae Relations Chairman
Bettie Locke Hamilton - $12,000
Alice Allen Brant - $12,000
Bettie Tipton Lindsey - $12,000
Hannah Fitch Shaw - $12,000
Rebecca Ann Hartsough
(Delta Zeta/Emory)
Marissa Elizabeth Baca
(Beta Pi/Michigan State)
Gina Lisa Campagna
(Epsilon Iota/Westminster College)
Chelsey Lee Chandler
(Beta Epsilon/Oregon State)
Rebecca is a double major in art
history and political science with a
3.88 GPA. She has served her Theta
chapter as President and Alumnae
Relations Chairman
Marissa is an Honors College student
majoring in physiology with a 4.0 GPA.
She has served her Theta chapter as
Vice President Administration.
Gina is a communications major
with a 3.91 GPA. She has served
her Theta chapter as Vice President
Membership, Music Chairman, and
Recording Secretary
Chelsey is an Honors College student
majoring in health promotion and
behavior with a 3.97 GPA. She has
served her Theta chapter as Vice
President Panhellenic and Vice
President Public Relations
Bettie Locke Hamilton
Bettie Locke Hamilton
Rebecca Ann Hartsough
(Delta Zeta/Emory)
Rebecca Ann Hartsough
(Delta Zeta/Emory)
Rebecca is a double major in art history
and political science with a 3.88 GPA. She
has served her Theta chapter as President
and Alumnae Relations Chairman
Rebecca is a double major in art history
and political science with a 3.88 GPA. She
has served her Theta chapter as President
and Alumnae Relations Chairman
HIGHEST SCHOLARSHIP
2008 FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
KaKa L. Adams
J. Haleigh Allen
Sarah Anderson
Courtney L. Andreone
Lauren M. Aoki
Amy Atwood
Marissa Baca
Emily Balch
Michelle A. Bell
Anne Ben-Ami
Allison W. Berday
Liz Binkholder
Lauren P. Black
Lauren Boaz
Carolyn I. Bogdon
Kaleigh N. Braun
Tanya R. Brettmann
Kathryn A. Brindley
Danielle Broadway
Denise B. Brunton
Julie A. Budke
Kathleen Byrnes
Gina L. Campagna
Elizabeth Carter
Chelsey L. Chandler
Erin K. Chandler
Madeline Y. Cheng
Lauren A. Clark
Michelle A. Colgan
Leigh K. Conway
Alisa M. Cordesius
Tiger E. Curran
Kati Amos Curts
Lindsay M. Daniel
Sarah C. Davis
Caylyne R. DeGood
Candace F. Deisher
Elizabeth S. Dellner
Julie Depper
Sarah J. Dihle
Diana M. Doughty
Megan E. Downey
Kristen Eager
Caroline Edelmann
Lilangi S. Ediriwickrema
Leslie A. Fasone
Chloie M. Favinger
Lindsey L. Fisher
Molly E. Fleece
Christina Forest
Kelsey Frasier
Elizabeth A. Freitag
Ann E. Fritsche
Jana E. Fuelberth
Julie Irvin Furr
Meaghan M. Gandy
Jessica N. Garcia
Stephanie A. Geddie
Jenna E. Ghidelli
E.J. Gibson
Gina L. Gibson
Lela J. Gibson
Crista A. Gilmore
3
HIGHEST SCHOLARSHIP
2008 FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
4
Mary B. Gleason
Whitney J. Goede
Dana Goverman
Sarah B. Gowan
Karen L. Grab
Martha M. Griffith
Skye Guthrie
Danielle L. Hall
Allison Hansen
Kelly I. Hanson
Kristine Hanson
Dinah J. Harriger
Emily A. Harris
Meaghan E. Hartney
Rebecca Hartsough
Jenna Hayes
Kirstyn A. Heine
Allison A. Heinrich
Lisa A. Herman
Sarah A. Hickman
Elizabeth E. Hill
Alison L. Hinsberger
Miranda Hocutt
Jenna C. Hoffert
Hilary Holmes
Laura Howell
Sharon E. Hughes
Lindsay R. Hunter
Jessica Hurdt
Debra Ilchak
Anne Brion Iniguez
Amanda M. Jones
Ashley M. Jones
Jenna C. Jordan
Amy Dye Kanning
Nicole Kansier
Varsha G. Keelara
Rebecca L. Kinsella
Kate Kirwan
Amanda L. Knight
Lindsay A. Kosisko
Kristen G. Kraczkowsky
Meaghan Kramer
Heidi Gough Kraus
Shinae L. Kulhanek
Megan R. Kunkel
Hannah K. Kuntz
Chelsea R. L’Ecuyer
Heather Laurie Lee
Lea M. Lingardo
Caitlin Lippert
Brandi Moore List
Alison M. Lock
Camille Mack
Maggie Magruder
Carter Mantooth
Natalie Martella
Jennifer D. Mattson
Christina M. McClellan
Kristen McMahon
Eliza McNabb
Meghan K. McPheeters
Anne C. Meyer
Elise M. Michel
Amanda M. Morrison
Carolyn E. Mueller
Sonya E. Mueller
Elizabeth A. Naber
Traci Nagle
Esther M. Nakagawara
Kristen Nelson
Stephanie A. Nickell
HIGHEST SCHOLARSHIP
2008 FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
Jessica L. Niewold
Kimberly Kuryla Peake
Kelsey Pell
Natalie A. Poirier
Rachel Potts
Ashley L. Ramsey
Taylor Rausch
Jeri Lynn Rhoads
Katie M. Rhode
Karilyn V. Richards
Lerin Rives
Tatiana Romanova
Breigh N. Roszelle
Candace M. Ruocco
Adria M. Schlanger
Anna R. Schmidt
Rebecca A. Schroeder
Tiffany T. Scoggins
Carly A. Sellers
Whitney L. Sessa
Haleigh S. Sherbak
Marlana Shile
Lauren E. Shinn
Jessica C. Siegel
Meghan W. Skiff
Ashley Smit
Belinda Smith
Kaiti Smith
Kimberly M. Smith
Shinae C. Smith
Emily A. Smitherman
Heidi C. So
Sara E. Springer
Kristina Stanich
Theresa Kasper Staudinger
Janis E. Steck
Elizabeth Steele
Erica Sukay
Dana X. Sun
Amy L. Susskind
Erin E. Tallent
Lindsey M. Timmons
Jennifer Miller Triplett
Jenna E. Underwood
Katie C. Van Deventer
Sheila Viswanathan
Whitney M. Waelder
Summer S. Walker
Sadie L. Warwick
Michelle E. Weber
Corrine L. Webster
Kimberly M. Westphall
Kaitlyn Wiener
Caitlyn M. Wilson
Danielle K. Winslow
Anne M. Winter
Courtney L. Wong
Cassandra A. Wudi
Alison R. Zeigler
Amy M. Zidron
Claire S. Zillman
Jessica Zvara
5
HIGHEST SCHOLARSHIP
2008 FOUNDATION Scholarship RECIPIENTS
6
Scholarship
Recipient
Chapter
Alice Neal Clarkson
Rebecca L. Kinsella
Kimberly M. Westphall
Alpha Mu / Univ. of Missouri
Kappa / Univ. of Kansas
2008 Award
$1,150.00
$1,150.00
Alice Wilkey Poynter
Kirstyn A. Heine
Beta / Indiana University
$1,375.00
Alpha Gamma / Catharine Frear
Lea M. Lingardo
Alpha Gamma / Ohio State Univ.
$1,175.00
Ann Wright Hart / Nashville Alumnae Chapter
Christina M. McClellan
Delta Omicron / Univ. of Alabama
$2,225.00
Anne Collins Mackey Memorial
Meaghan M. Gandy
Epsilon Zeta / Univ. of Mississippi
$1,550.00
Anne Ehrenhardt Nolting
Kristen McMahon
Alpha / DePauw University
$1,675.00
Artye Beosemeyer Welch
Kristen Eager
Beta Xi / UC-Los Angeles
$1,000.00
Avadana Millett Cochran
Kathryn A. Brindley
Alpha Lambda / Univ. of Washington
$1,000.00
Beta Chapter Most Noble Woman
Elizabeth E. Hill
Beta / Indiana University
$1,150.00
Beta Eta Chapter
Lilangi S. Ediriwickrema
Beta Eta / Univ. of Pennsylvania
$1,000.00
Beta Phi Chapter/Baer-Buell
Erica Sukay
Beta Phi / Penn State University
$1,100.00
Betty B. and James B. Lambert
Courtney L. Andreone
Allison W. Berday
Tanya R. Brettmann
Julie A. Budke
Elizabeth S. Dellner
Christina Forest
Kelsey Frasier
Lela J. Gibson
Whitney J. Goede
Sarah B. Gowan
Skye Guthrie
Danielle L. Hall
Dinah J. Harriger
Emily A. Harris
Laura Howell​
Debra Ilchak
Amy Dye Kanning
Nicole Kansier
Varsha G. Keelara
Meaghan Kramer
Heather Laurie Lee
Brandi Moore List
Natalie Martella
Jennifer D. Mattson
Lindsey A. McEachern
Amanda M. Morrison
Elizabeth A. Naber
Esther M. Nakagawara
Jeri Lynn Rhoads
Whitney L. Sessa
Lauren E. Shinn
Jessica C. Siegel
Ashley Smit
Kimberly M. Smith
Emily A. Smitherman
Sara E. Springer
Theresa Kasper Staudinger
Lindsey M. Timmons
Sheila Viswanathan
Alpha Chi / Purdue University
Beta Gamma / Colorado State Univ.
Alpha Rho / Univ. of South Dakota
Delta Eta / Kansas State Univ.
Eta Theta / Univ. of Central Florida
Alpha Omicron / Univ. of Oklahoma
Delta Eta / Kansas State Univ.
Gamma Theta / Carnegie Mellon Univ.
Beta Kappa / Drake University
Zeta Eta / Wofford College
Eta Theta / Univ. of Central Florida
Delta Theta / Univ. of Florida
Delta Omega / Texas A & M
Gamma Iota / Univ. of Kentucky
Delta Omicron / Univ. of Alabama
Delta Epsilon / Arizona State Univ.
Beta Nu / Florida State Univ.
Kappa / Univ. of Kansas
Zeta Mu / MIT
Beta Delta / Univ. of Arizona
Delta Eta / Kansas State Univ.
Gamma Iota / Univ. of Kentucky
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
Beta Kappa / Drake University
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
​Beta Theta / Idaho​
Alpha Rho / Univ. of South Dakota
Gamma Tau / Univ. of Tulsa
Eta Theta / Univ. of Central Florida
Delta Theta / Univ. of Florida
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
Gamma / Butler University
Delta Eta / Kansas State Univ.
Alpha Rho / Univ. of South Dakota
Delta Kappa / Louisiana State Univ.
Beta Omega / Colorado College
Delta Eta / Kansas State Univ.
Gamma Psi / Texas Christian Univ.
Zeta Mu / MIT
$2,000.00
$4,000.00
$2,000.00
$5,000.00
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
$1,500.00
$8,000.00
$1,500.00
$2,500.00
$2,000.00
$3,000.00
$4,000.00
$6,500.00
$8,000.00
$6,500.00
$5,000.00
$2,000.00
$3,500.00
$1,500.00
$4,000.00
$1,500.00
$3,500.00
$1,500.00
$4,000.00
$1,500.00
$3,000.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$4,000.00
$1,500.00
$3,000.00
$6,500.00
$5,000.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
$1,500.00
Betty Baur Lambert/Fairfield County, CT Alumnae Chapter
Kristen G. Kraczkowsky
Zeta Chi / Johns Hopkins Univ.
$1,700.00
Betty Black Hatchett
Elise M. Michel
Delta Kappa / Louisiana State Univ.
$2,050.00
Betty MacDonough Memorial
Hannah K. Kuntz
Delta Phi / Clemson University
$1,125.00
Carol Green Wilson
Cassandra A. Wudi
Upsilon / Univ. of Minnesota
$1,800.00
Catherine Tillotson McCord
Chloie M. Favinger
Alpha / DePauw University
$1,475.00
Cecil Ruth King Eidson and Robert Ansel Eidson
Lindsey L. Fisher
Kappa / Univ. of Kansas
$1,125.00
Christa McCluggage
Caroline Edelmann
Omicron / Univ. of Southern California
$1,275.00
Colleen Byrne
Alisa M. Cordesius
Beta Xi / UC-Los Angeles
$1,325.00
Dallas Alumnae Chapter Educational Fund
Amanda L. Knight
Delta Omega / Texas A & M
$4,000.00
Denver Alumnae Chapter
Danielle K. Winslow
Beta Iota / Univ. of Colorado
$1,675.00
Diane Forst Stephens
Michelle E. Weber
Alpha / DePauw University
$1,250.00
Dorothy Whitehurst Heard
Diana M. Doughty
Delta Omega / Texas A & M
$4,275.00
HIGHEST SCHOLARSHIP
2008 FOUNDATION Scholarship RECIPIENTS
Scholarship
Recipient
Chapter
Educational Leadership Development
Leslie A. Fasone
Jenna E. Ghidelli
Ashley M. Jones
Lindsay A. Kosisko
Beta / Indiana University
Gamma Chi / Fresno State Univ.
Alpha Tau / Univ. of Cincinnati
Gamma Zeta / Univ. of Connecticut
2008 Award
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
$5,000.00
Elizabeth (Bessie) Ferguson McNair
Elizabeth Carter
Delta Delta / Whitman College
$1,525.00
Ellen Bowers Hofstead
Lauren P. Black
Allison Hansen
Hilary Holmes
Alpha Eta / Vanderbilt University
Tau / Northwestern University
Gamma deuteron / Ohio Wesleyan University
$3,225.00
$3,225.00
$3,225.00
Florence Abernathy Waldrop
Carter Mantooth
Delta Omega / Texas A & M
$1,450.00
Florence Benner Wylie
Megan E. Downey
Nu / Hanover College
$1,325.00
Founders Memorial Scholarship - Alice Allen Brant
Marissa Baca
Beta Pi / Michigan State Univ.
$12,000.00
Founders Memorial Scholarship - Bettie Locke Hamilton
Rebecca Hartsough
Delta Zeta / Emory University
$12,000.00
Founders Memorial Scholarship - Bettie Tipton Lindsey
Gina L. Campagna
Epsilon Iota / Westminster College
$12,000.00
Founders Memorial Scholarship - Hannah Fitch Shaw
Chelsey L. Chandler
Beta Epsilon / Oregon State Univ.
$12,000.00
Frances Strickland/Agnes Wright Strickland
Traci Nagle
Iota / Cornell University
$1,500.00
Gamma Chapter
Jenna E. Underwood
Gamma / Butler University
$1,075.00
Gamma Upsilon Chapter
Jessica L. Niewold
Gamma Upsilon / Miami University
$1,875.00
Harriet Fowler Brown/Kansas City Alumnae Chapter
Chelsea R. L’Ecuyer
Anne M. Winter
Alison R. Zeigler
Laurel E. Proulx
Delta Eta / Kansas State Univ.
Delta Eta / Kansas State Univ.
Kappa / Univ. of Kansas
Kappa / Univ. of Kansas
$1,000.00
$1,100.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Harriett D. and C. Hollis Hull
Amanda M. Jones
Zeta Iota / Washington & Lee
$1,000.00
Hazel Baird Lease
Kaiti Smith
Epsilon Epsilon / Baylor University
$1,125.00
Helen Edwards Woodward
Tiffany T. Scoggins
Delta Theta / Univ. of Florida
$1,525.00
Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter
Taylor Rausch
Alpha Mu / Univ. of Missouri
$1,600.00
Ines Abbott McCrary
Shinae C. Smith
Beta Zeta / Oklahoma State Univ.
$1,000.00
Irma Frazier Jagger
Madeline Y. Cheng
Alpha Lambda / Univ. of Washington
$1,350.00
Isabel Hanford Olmstead
Crista A. Gilmore
Beta Kappa / Drake University
$2,050.00
Isabel McKenney Gates
Katie M. Rhode
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
$4,050.00
Jane Brokaw Gallup
Carly A. Sellers
Gamma Upsilon / Miami University
$1,125.00
Janet Paine Peters
Lauren M. Aoki
Zeta Rho / UC-San Diego
$1,450.00
Jeanne Ross Miller
Sharon E. Hughes
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
$3,475.00
Jenny Adams Crain
Amy Atwood
Alpha Theta / Univ. of Texas-Austin
$1,050.00
Jill Morrison Memorial
Rebecca A. Schroeder
Epsilon Zeta / Univ. of Mississippi
$1,000.00
Joan Wagner Essex
Liz Binkholder
Gamma Iota / Univ. of Kentucky
$1,000.00
Josephine Brossard Stansfield Memorial
Kaitlyn Wiener
Gamma Pi / Iowa State Univ.
$1,850.00
Joyce Anne Vitelli Memorial
Martha M. Griffith
Delta Omicron / Univ. of Alabama
Joyce Ault Cordon
Tatiana Romanova
Gamma Epsilon / Western Ontario Univ.
$1,000.00
Joyce Drew Toombs Memorial
Shinae L. Kulhanek
Psi / Univ. of Wisconsin
$1,050.00
June Longworth Hardy
Erin K. Chandler
Zeta Sigma / Ohio Northern Univ.
$2,925.00
Katherine Sharpless Coyle Graduate
Lauren A. Clark
Leigh K. Conway
Gina L. Gibson
Dana Goverman
Anne Brion Iniguez
Amanda B. Kasper
Meghan W. Skiff
Belinda Smith
Amy L. Susskind
Beta Tau / Denison University
Gamma Psi / Texas Christian Univ.
Gamma Delta / Univ. of Georgia
Phi deuteron / Stanford University
Gamma Pi / Iowa State Univ.
Beta Kappa / Drake University
Epsilon Omega / Washington & Jefferson
Zeta Upsilon / Univ. of Texas-Dallas
Delta Theta / Univ. of Florida
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Kelly T. Lawrence
Julie Depper
Zeta Theta / Cal Polytechnic State
$1,400.00
Kimberly Orlin/Omega Chapter
Heidi C. So
Omega / UC-Berkeley
$1,000.00
$10,000.00
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HIGHEST SCHOLARSHIP
2008 FOUNDATION Scholarship RECIPIENTS
8
Scholarship
Recipient
Chapter
L. Pearle Green
Jenna C. Jordan
Delta Kappa / Louisiana State Univ.
2008 Award
$1,875.00
Leslie M. Wilson
Carolyn I. Bogdon
Alpha Nu / Univ. of Montana
$1,000.00
Linda Moran Schmidt
Julie Irvin Furr
Natalie Martella
Kimberly Kuryla Peake
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
Zeta Upsilon / Univ. of Texas-Dallas
$6,000.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
Louise Johnson Miller/Jean Johnson Smith
Sarah A. Hickman
Dana X. Sun
Rho / Univ. of Nebraska
Zeta Mu / MIT
$4,850.00
$4,850.00
Lucile Moore Garrett
Whitney M. Waelder
Gamma Tau / Univ. of Tulsa
$2,725.00
Lucinda H. Greene
Marlana Shile
Phi deuteron / Stanford University
$1,100.00
Margaret (Margie) Mills Ruckert
Michelle A. Bell
Delta Eta / Kansas State Univ.
$1,250.00
Margaret Killen Banta Graduate
Sarah Anderson
Psi / Univ. of Wisconsin
$1,925.00
Margaret Killen Banta Undergraduate
Jana E. Fuelberth
Gamma / Butler University
$2,425.00
Margery Dick Miller Memorial
Kati Amos Curts
Alpha Upsilon / Washburn University
$5,275.00
Mariam Morrison
Denise B. Brunton
Delta Sigma / Ball State University
$1,000.00
Marie Anderson Fitz
Corrine L. Webster
Beta Kappa / Drake University
$1,200.00
Marilyn Chesher Lynch
Jessica Hurdt
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
$2,100.00
Marilynn Mitchell and Beta Nus of the Fifties
Camille Mack
Beta Nu / Florida State Univ.
$1,275.00
Marjorie Crane Schnacke Memorial
Stephanie A. Geddie
Kappa / Univ. of Kansas
$1,125.00
Martha DuMars Davis
Kaleigh N. Braun
Kappa / Univ. of Kansas
$1,225.00
Martha Wilson Clotworthy
Jenna Hayes
Beta Mu / Univ. of Nevada
$1,200.00
Marty Smith White Portland Alumnae Chapter
Megan R. Kunkel
Beta Theta / Idaho
$2,925.00
Mary Alice Horn Memorial
Michelle A. Colgan
Delta Eta / Kansas State Univ.
$2,600.00
Mary and John Dengler
Mary B. Gleason
Delta Eta / Kansas State Univ.
$2,125.00
Mary Frances Bowles Couper
Miranda Hocutt
Epsilon Epsilon / Baylor University
$1,925.00
Mary Jane Parker Beach
Sadie L. Warwick
Eta Eta / College of Idaho
$1,550.00
Mary Katherine Patterson/Epsilon Epsilon Chapter Memorial
Kristen Nelson
Epsilon Epsilon / Baylor University
$1,000.00
Mary L. Hinkle
Lindsay R. Hunter
Omega / UC-Berkeley
$2,350.00
Mary Rees Gilliatt
Jessica Zvara
Epsilon Tau / Yale
$2,675.00
Melissa (Lissa) Luton Bradford/Nashville Alumnae Chapter
Jessica N. Garcia
Delta Omicron / Univ. of Alabama
$4,800.00
Molly Kerrigan Six/Des Moines Alumnae Chapter
Emily Balch
Gamma Pi / Iowa State Univ.
$1,050.00
Molly Muntzel Smith
Tiger E. Curran
Beta Xi / UC-Los Angeles
$1,050.00
Morna Elizabeth Dusenbury Memorial
Molly E. Fleece
Ann E. Fritsche
Meaghan E. Hartney
Alpha Phi / Tulane
Alpha Phi / Tulane
Alpha Phi / Tulane
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,500.00
Muriel Anderson Steed
Adria M. Schlanger
Zeta Tau / Univ. of Delaware
$1,475.00
Nancy Cochran Abbey
Alison M. Lock
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
$4,000.00
Nancy France Alumna
Lauren Boaz
Delta / Univ. of Illinois
$2,725.00
Nancy France Undergraduate
Kristine Hanson
Delta / Univ. of Illinois
$2,725.00
Nancynell Swaffield Bogdanovich
Amy M. Zidron
Beta Tau / Denison University
$2,050.00
Norma Anderson Jorgensen Fellowship
Karilyn V. Richards
Gamma Sigma / San Diego State
$1,175.00
Oklahoma City Alumnae Chapter
Caitlin Lippert
Gamma Psi / Texas Christian Univ.
$1,675.00
Opal Marshall McCelvey
Amy Atwood
Alpha Theta / Univ. of Texas-Austin
$1,075.00
Pasadena Alumnae Chapter
Karen L. Grab
Eta Mu / Occidental College
$1,325.00
Pauline Snoke Jackson Memorial
Candace F. Deisher
Beta / Indiana University
$1,925.00
Philadelphia Alumnae Chapter Memorial
Kathleen Byrnes
Beta Phi / Penn State University
$3,050.00
HIGHEST SCHOLARSHIP
2008 FOUNDATION Scholarship RECIPIENTS
Scholarship
Recipient
Chapter
Reece Fund
Danielle Broadway
Kate Kirwan
Maggie Magruder
Lerin Rives
Delta
Delta
Delta
Delta
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Univ.
Univ.
Univ.
Univ.
2008 Award
Ruth Elizabeth Southworth
Chloie M. Favinger
Alison L. Hinsberger
Kristen McMahon
Carolyn E. Mueller
Janis E. Steck
Elizabeth Steele
Jennifer Miller Triplett
Michelle E. Weber
Alpha
Alpha
Alpha
Alpha
Alpha
Alpha
Alpha
Alpha
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
DePauw
DePauw
DePauw
DePauw
DePauw
DePauw
DePauw
DePauw
Ruth Hill Wilber
Sarah C. Davis
Beta Zeta / Oklahoma State Univ.
$2,000.00
Ruth Rabbe Hager
Kelsey Pell
Delta Chi / Univ. of Virginia
$1,350.00
Ruth Robie Lacy/Rosemary Longino
Haleigh S. Sherbak
Gamma Delta / Univ. of Georgia
$2,625.00
Ruth Shoemaker/Betty Shoemaker Hage
Jenna C. Hoffert
Gamma Nu / North Dakota State
$1,675.00
Seattle Alumnae Chapter
Kelly I. Hanson
Alpha Nu / Univ. of Montana
$1,525.00
Sharon Cirese Gassett Memorial
Erin E. Tallent
Beta Lambda / William & Mary
$2,275.00
Shirley Shields Smith
Courtney L. Wong
Omicron / Univ. of Southern California
$2,000.00
Sophia Scholar, Elise Lipscomb Ferguson
Heidi Gough Kraus
Beta Kappa / Drake University
$2,125.00
St. Louis Alumnae Chapter
Danielle Broadway
Delta / Univ. of Illinois
$2,225.00
Sue Farrell Supple
Caitlyn M. Wilson
Phi deuteron / Stanford University
$2,050.00
Susan Byers Patrick
J. Haleigh Allen
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
$1,125.00
Suzanne Nichols Lynn/Atlanta Alumnae Chapter
Stephanie A. Nickell
Gamma Delta / Univ. of Georgia
$1,925.00
Tau Chapter
Eliza McNabb
Tau / Northwestern University
$1,000.00
Thelma Thickens Moran
Breigh N. Roszelle
Beta Gamma / Colorado State Univ.
$1,325.00
Theta Charity Antiques Show of Houston Alumnae
Allison A. Heinrich
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
$2,600.00
Theta Link
E. J. Gibson
Meghan K. McPheeters
Anne C. Meyer
Ashley L. Ramsey
Alpha Mu / Univ. of Missouri
Delta Omicron / Univ. of Alabama
Alpha Sigma / Washington State Univ.
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
$2,000.00
$5,000.00
$4,000.00
$3,700.00
Theta Volunteer
Nancy Smith Grubb
Delta Lambda / Utah
$2,000.00
Virginia Bryant Shilstone
Rachel Potts
Beta Zeta / Oklahoma State Univ.
$2,075.00
Virginia Burns Boynton
Sarah J. Dihle
Gamma Nu / North Dakota State
$2,175.00
Virginia Chain Schmid
Lisa A. Herman
Rho / Univ. of Nebraska
$1,925.00
Virginia Ford Hood
Kristina Stanich
Gamma Tau / Univ. of Tulsa
$2,300.00
Virginia Hindman Freeman
KaKa L. Adams
Candace M. Ruocco
Gamma Phi / Texas Tech Univ.
Gamma Psi / Texas Christian Univ.
$3,800.00
$3,800.00
Virginia Lauderdale Grimm
Claire S. Zillman
Chi / Syracuse University
$2,475.00
Virginia Martin McCune Memorial
Natalie A. Poirier
Beta Pi / Michigan State Univ.
$1,750.00
Virginia Speidel Edwards
Sonya E. Mueller
Alpha Tau / Univ. of Cincinnati
$1,700.00
Vivian Stevenson Delbrook
Lindsay M. Daniel
Caylyne R. DeGood
Anna R. Schmidt
Gamma / Butler University
Gamma / Butler University
Gamma / Butler University
$2,000.00
$2,000.00
$2,250.00
Willa Haverstick Dial
Elizabeth A. Freitag
Alpha Rho / Univ. of South Dakota
$1,000.00
Zeta Zeta Class of 1989
Anne Ben-Ami
Katie C. Van Deventer
Summer S. Walker
Zeta Zeta / Colgate University
Zeta Zeta / Colgate University
Zeta Zeta / Colgate University
$4,550.00
$4,550.00
$4,550.00
of
of
of
of
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois
Illinois
University
University
University
University
University
University
University
University
$3,000.00
$2,700.00
$1,000.00
$1,000.00
$7,000.00
$4,500.00
$5,000.00
$4,500.00
$5,000.00
$7,000.00
$4,775.00
$6,000.00
Foundation Scholarships 101
• Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation Scholarships are available to undergraduate and alumnae members in good standing for both undergraduate and
graduate studies.
• The Theta Foundation is an industry leader, among the top in dollar amount of scholarships awarded to members.
• Each Foundation scholarship awards a minimum of $1000. The largest are the four Founders Memorial scholarships, awarded annually at $12,000 each.
For more information on our scholarship program, including how to establish or apply for a scholarship and to read stories from scholarship recipients, visit the
Foundation website: www.kappaalphathetafoundation.org.
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Widest Influence
for Good
Volunteers at the Mwange Refugee Camp in Zambia, 2007
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WIDEST INFLUENCE FOR GOOD
Making a Difference Around the Corner
and Across the Globe
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation programs are a manifestation of Theta ideals. Since 1994, the Foundation
has been demonstrating its commitment to the widest influence for good by providing individual
Thetas, chapters and the Fraternity at large with grants to support leadership training and non-degree
educational programming.
The experiences made possible by Foundation grants provide Thetas with the training necessary to
create change in themselves, their communities and even the world. Within the last few years, Foundation
grants have made it possible for Thetas to...
…send African refugees from the Congo back home
…transform a not-for-profit organization
…attend nationally-recognized leadership programs
…conduct medical research
…bring fresh water to the people of Kenya and Uganda
…learn valuable skills to deal with today’s social expectations for women
…vaccinate children in Peru
…provide values based programming to campuses across North America
These examples represent just a small number of the many accomplishments made possible.
Since the Fraternity’s founding in 1870, Thetas have made a difference in every aspect of society; from
human rights, to science, and the arts. Members of Kappa Alpha Theta have a legacy of leadership in the
effort to make our world a better place.
But to ensure that this legacy continues, we must support the efforts of both current and future
members. The Foundation grants program provides the course of action necessary by positioning Thetas
to remain influential leaders in today’s world. And while the grants program has great potential, as the
newest Foundation program it also has the fewest resources. An individual, group of individuals, facility
corporation, college or alumnae chapter may establish a named endowed grant with the Foundation.
For more information on how you can make a difference through the Foundation grant program, including
how to establish or apply for a grant and to read stories from grant recipients, visit the Foundation
website: www.kappaalphathetafoundation.org.
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WIDEST INFLUENCE FOR GOOD
In 2007-2008 the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation granted over $40,000 to individuals, chapters, universities
and interfraternal organizations/associations. The following grants make that effort possible. Congratulations
to the following 2007-2008 named grant recipients. Thank you for promoting the widest influence for good
by pursuing your dreams and making our world a better place.
Alumnae Chapter Founders Award Grant, Est. 2008
Houston Northwest Alumnae Chapter, leadership or educational program
McNabb Leadership Grant, Est. 2007
Ashley Beavers (Alpha Mu/Missouri), LeaderShape Institute
Emily Gibson (Alpha Mu/Missouri), LeaderShape Institute
Carryl Wischmeyer Krohne Leadership Grant, Est. 1996
Jennifer Bass (Phi deuteron/Stanford), National Outdoor Leadership School
Eleanor C. and Frederick D. Hunt Grant, Est. 1994
The Fraternity Educational Leadership Consultant (ELC) Program
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WIDEST INFLUENCE FOR GOOD
Ellen Bowers Hofstead Grant, Est. 1996
Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, LeaderShape Institute and volunteer training
Houston Alumnae Chapter/Marilyn Chesher Lynch Grant, Est. 1998
Celena Baker McCord (Beta Zeta/Oklahoma State), professional development
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Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, volunteer training
Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter Grant, Est. 1994
Alpha Chapter/DePauw University, career development program for all Panhellenic women
Eta Theta Chapter/Central Florida, workshop on values and ethics
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Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter, entrepreneurship and education speaker for Alumnae Panhellenic Luncheon
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WIDEST INFLUENCE FOR GOOD
Jeanne Ross Miller Grant, Est. 1999
Allison Root (Phi deuteron/Stanford), volunteer work to organize and educate refugees in Zambia
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Cheryl Phillips (Gamma Phi/Texas Tech), career certification course
Alpha Chapter/DePauw University, career development program for all Panhellenic women
Eta Theta Chapter/Central Florida, workshop on values and ethics
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Kappa Chapter/Kansas, career development program for all Greeks
Bloomington Alumnae Chapter, nutrition education program for alumnae chapter and Beta/Indiana
Indianapolis Alumnae Chapter, entrepreneurship and education speaker for Alumnae Panhellenic Luncheon
Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, volunteer training
Association of Fraternity Advisors Foundation*
National Panhellenic Conference Foundation*
North American Interfraternal Foundation *
North American Interfraternity Conference Foundation*
*These four International Greek organizations create and sponsor wide-spread and well-known campus educational
programs for the entire Greek population at colleges and universities across North America.
Mary Overton Caldwell Leadership Development Grant, Est. 1995
Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, LeaderShape Institute
The Purdue Foundation, Theta participation in the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI)
Nashville Alumnae Chapter/Jane Chadwell Delony Grant, Est. 2002
This grant has not yet been awarded - award criteria is still being determined.
Nancy France Grant, Est. 2002
Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, financial skills training for members of Delta/Illinois
Ruth Burr Puryear Grant, Est. 1995
Lindsey Levine (Gamma Psi/TCU), nursing internship program
Amy Tackett (Gamma Iota/Kentucky), professional development
Presidential Legacy Fund, Est. 2008
This gift will be awarded for the first time in 2008-2009
Seattle Alumnae Chapter Heritage Endowment, Est. 1994
Mary Edith Estes Arnold (Alpha Mu/Missouri)*
Christiane Hoffman (Zeta Omega/Loyola Marymount)*
*Both women used this award to acquire artifacts to add to the Fraternity’s rich Kappa Alpha Theta
archives collection.
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Read this grant recipient’s full story on the Foundation website: www.kappaalphathetafoundation.org
Foundation Grants 101
• Foundation grants are available for chapters and members to use for non-degree educational programs and leadership training programs.
• Many grants are open to all individual and chapter applicants for a variety of purposes, but some grants are designated for specific chapters or
training or programming on certain topics.
• Approximately $40,000 is awarded annually to collegiate and alumnae Thetas and chapters through Foundation grants.
For more information on our grant program, including how to establish or apply for a grant and to read stories from grant recipients, visit the Foundation
website: www.kappaalphathetafoundation.org.
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LOV E
Scarlet’s Story
In memory of Scarlet Lawrence Akins
(Epsilon Zeta / Mississippi)
By: Cheryl Lawrence-Moore, Scarlet’s mother
September 1997:
Learning about sisterly love
My daughter Scarlet Lawrence Akins was a scared young lady, afraid that
not one sorority at Ole Miss would want her. Of course, we did all that was
necessary to have her be considered: We got the recommendations, we
bought the “recruitment clothes,” and we tried to prepare her in case she
wasn’t chosen. I was as nervous as she was.
As it turns out, the right sorority chose the right girl.
Thank goodness for Kappa Alpha Theta! I watched with tears running down
my face as she “ran the hill” to her new Theta family at the Epsilon Zeta
chapter – a new family for her to love, and one that would love her back in
more ways that we ever could have hoped. I saw Scarlet grow, mature and
form friendships that would never have been possible without her choosing
Theta and Theta choosing her.
Spring 2004:
Sharing Theta love
Scarlet received her master’s degree in journalism and became a
magazine editor in Atlanta. But, Scarlet soon returned to Mississippi
to pursue her true love of teaching. Scarlet continued to be active in
Theta through the early years of her career. She joined the Epsilon
Zeta Chapter advisory board as facility advisor. Serving Theta required
Scarlet to drive over an hour to the chapter, sometimes multiple times
a week, but she loved working with the girls and staying connected
to Theta. Giving back to the group that had loved her so much was
important to her. Scarlet wanted to help continue that love for other
women to experience.
April 2006:
Love to get you through
Scarlet was a newlywed and pregnant. She was thrilled to be having a baby,
but she kept getting very sick. Everyone, including her doctors, told her that
she would feel better after the first trimester. But, something really wasn’t
right. She continued to feel sick. She lost weight, had a terrible cough and
was nauseous all the time.
So in April 2006, I came up to Mississippi from Florida to go with Scarlet
to the doctor - I was not leaving until someone told me what was wrong
with my daughter. So, the doctors ordered the CAT scan for which all the
love in the world could not have prepared us. The heartbreaking result was
Melanoma. It had already spread to her brain, spine and lungs.
Love had played a large role in Scarlet’s life in so many ways up until that
point, but love couldn’t fix this. We could only love her through it. I would
have gladly traded places with her. But, that wasn’t a part of God’s plan.
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LOV E
May 9th, 2006:
New love
Scarlet went home from the doctor to gain as
much weight as she could so she could deliver a
healthy baby and then begin cancer treatments.
On May 9th 2006, Scarlet gave us a little miracle.
Madison Grace was born weighing just 3 pounds
8 ounces. She was perfect, just tiny. The love that
filled my heart was overwhelming. The circle of
mother-daughter to mother-daughter was made.
Scarlet would know for the first time the love that
only a mother can have for their child. Scarlet
never thought that Madison Grace would live. I
knew she felt it when I saw the tears run down
her face as she held her newborn. It still warms
my heart to have seen that unconditional love on
my child’s face.
July 24th, 2006:
Unexpected love
We received an unexpected check from the
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation’s Friendship
Fund on July 24, 2006. Scarlet was in hospice.
I leaned over to her and said, “Hey, Scarlet, the
Theta Foundation gave you a very nice check.”
I don’t know if she fully understood at that
point, but we told her. And she smiled. The love
Scarlet felt for Theta could never be denied.
The Friendship Fund gift was confirmation that
Theta Love most certainly comes full circle.
August 4th, 2006:
Everlasting love
Three short months after the birth of her beautiful daughter, Scarlet left this world. The pain in the hospital
room on that day was only made bearable by the love shared by our entire family as we spent our last
moments with Scarlet. We surrounded her; we told her we loved her, we cried and prayed. I promised her that
I would take care of Madison Grace. My last words to her were this; “I was with you when you took your first
breath and I will be here for your last. I will love you forever. Go and rest now. We will see you again.”
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LOV E
August 2008:
Love in all the right places
Everything we do in this life comes from love. The love for
a cause, the love for friends, the love for family – it guides
our decisions and makes us who we are.
It has been two years since I last held Scarlet’s hand,
smelled her skin, laughed at her jokes, or heard her voice.
I miss all of that, but mostly I miss my friend. We loved
spending time together. I am sometimes jealous when I see
an adult mother and daughter out shopping or at lunch. I
want to run up to them and say, “Enjoy this time! You don’t
know how lucky you are to have each other.” So, when
your mother calls you and bugs you, enjoy it! She’s calling
because she loves you.
A Note about
Melanoma prevention:
Dear Thetas and friends,
Since education was Scarlet’s true calling,
I would be remiss if I did not tell you that
Scarlet did not have to die. She had a mole
that changed shape, color and size. She was
busy with her life and was probably afraid
to find out what it could be. Had she gotten
to a doctor and had it removed, she would
still be here. So, Scarlet would tell you this
if she were here today; stay out of tanning
beds, out of the sun during the hours of 10
to 4 and always, always wear sunscreen. As
her parent, I wonder what I could have done.
I could have made sure she never, never got
sunburned. Please, protect your loved ones
and yourselves. Think of Scarlet and share
her story to save someone else.
With Love, Cheryl
How You Can Help
Scarlet’s love for Theta was apparent. It was this love that
inspired her to put the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation
in her will. It was an easy decision for her and for our
family. That same love inspired us to donate money from
the Scarlet Lawrence Akins Foundation to the Theta
Foundation’s Friendship Fund, which had helped my darling
daughter in her time of need. It gave me great comfort to
give back to the Theta Foundation - that is where Scarlet
would want the money to go. After all, “Kappa Alpha Theta”
appears proudly on Scarlet’s headstone. She would be
proud to help another Theta sister.
We only hope that one day Madison Grace will be
surrounded by sisters as special as Scarlet’s and feel the
love and friendship that create the kind of bond that her
mother cherished so much with Theta.
Theta is a blessing, like a great friendship:
“The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch
with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it
was the best conversation you’ve ever had.”
Scarlet received a gift from the Kappa
Alpha Theta Foundation Friendship Fund,
through which Thetas are able to support
sisters in need due to severe financial
distress, catastrophic illness, natural disaster,
and urgent family crisis.
You can help sisters like Scarlet by
donating to the Friendship Fund online at
www.kappaalphathetafoundation.org. Simply
indicate “Friendship Fund” in the text box
on the online donation form or on your
next mail-in donation to the Foundation.
To nominate a sister in need of Friendship
Fund assistance, please contact Cindy
Thoennes, Foundation Manager of
Programs and Administration, at
[email protected]
or 1.888.KAO.1870 ext. 119. Due to the
sensitive nature of Friendship Fund requests,
nominations are kept confidential.
Our heartfelt gratitude to Cheryl LawrenceMoore and her family for sharing Scarlet’s
personal story with us.
To read more about Scarlet, please visit her website:
www.paleisthenewtan-sla.com.
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Perfectly Pansied: Grand Convention 2008
Grand
“What a wonderful project! A little bit of all of us
will be at Convention.”
– Mariann Cherry Powell (Alpha Mu/Missouri)
The Pansy Patch debuted this summer in Miami as the
Foundation’s Grand Convention fundraiser. Thetas and
friends could participate whether they were at Convention
or not – and so many did! By donating $5.00 for a special
die-cut pansy to honor a sister or friend, Foundation
donors created a huge Theta Pansy Patch at Convention.
Thank you for your participation!
convention
The Pansy Patch raised over $42,000 for the
Foundation with over 8,400 pansies covering
the walls at convention.
Congratulations to District 9 for winning the District
Challenge – District 9 alumnae, collegians, and chapters
purchased the most pansies of any Theta district.
Congratulations to Eta Nu/Lake Forest College for
winning the College Chapter Challenge – each individual
Eta Nu undergraduate member purchased a pansy for
the Pansy Patch.
Read more about the Challenges and other
district and chapter participants at
www.kappaalphathetafoundation.org.
“The pansies our Foundation sold made a fabulous
display outside the ballroom.”
–Joy Donovan Brandon
(Mid-Cities Alumnae Chapter, Alpha Omicron/Oklahoma)
Excerpted from Joy’s Convention blog
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Perfectly Pansied: Grand Convention 2008
View the full Pansy Patch honoree list online!
Participation in the Pansy Patch was so overwhelming
that there isn’t enough room to list all the honorees in
this publication - it would have taken up over 100
additional pages!
Check out the complete honoree listing at
www.kappaalphathetafoundation.org.
“For me, the highlight of the day was the
Foundation luncheon. Not only was it a great
lunch, but we also heard first hand accounts
of the many wonderful things the Foundation
does…It was so neat to see again and again how
even just a little bit of help can impact a life so
much. A little bit of good can always grow into
something bigger and better than expected.”
- Lindsey Creek (Epsilon Iota/Westminster)
Excerpted from Lindsey’s Convention blog
The Foundation’s Garden Party Luncheon featured
four speakers; Scholarship Recipient Stacy Murray
(Beta Zeta/Oklahoma State), Grant Recipient Breann
Westfall (Beta Theta/Idaho), LeaderShape Participant
Sarah Rush (Beta Upsilon/British Columbia), and
Friendship Fund advocate Maggie Harris (Gamma/Butler.)
Each talked about the incredible experiences they’ve
had, the leadership and life skills they’ve gained, and the
difference they’ve been able to make in the lives of others
around the world with the support of the Foundation.
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Perfectly Pansied: Grand Convention 2008
Each Convention the Foundation recognizes the college and alumnae chapters
who have shown incredible support for the Foundation during the biennium.
Congratulations to our award winners, and thank you for your continued
enthusiasm and generosity!
Alumnae Chapter Awards:
College Chapter Awards:
Top in Unrestricted Giving
Dallas Alumnae Chapter - $42,500
Runner-up: Nashville Alumnae
Chapter - $29,486
Top in Unrestricted Giving
Delta Theta / Univ. of Florida - $11,445
Runner-up: Eta Iota / Univ. of
San Diego - $4,800
Top in Giving to the Friendship Fund
Dallas Alumnae Chapter - $11,935.15
Runner-Up: Seattle Alumnae
Chapter - $11,650
Top in Giving to the Friendship Fund
Alpha Omicron / Univ. of Oklahoma - $2,000
Runner-Up: Gamma / Butler - $1,513.46
Top in Giving to CASA
Nashville Alumnae Chapter - $3,500
Runner-Up: Northern Virginia Alumnae
Chapter - $1,564
Top in Giving to a Named Endowed Fund
Dallas Alumnae Chapter - $30,300
Runner-Up: Nashville Alumnae
Chapter - $28,000
Top in Overall Giving
Dallas Alumnae Chapter - $84,735.15
Runner-Up: Nashville Alumnae
Chapter - $62,914
Top in Giving to CASA
Omicron / Univ. of Southern California - $13,450
Runner-Up: Zeta Eta / Wofford - $11,528.88
Top in Giving to a Named Endowed Fund
Zeta Rho / UC-San Diego - $16,317.39
Runner-Up: Gamma Phi / Texas
Tech - $2,692
Top in Overall Giving
Zeta Rho / UC-San Diego - $16,421.30
Runner-Up: Omicron / Univ. of Southern
California - $15,450
Members of the Founders Society, (donors with
cumulative annual giving of $250 and above,)
joined the Foundation trustees and staff for a
boat cruise tour of the celebrity homes around
the exclusive South Beach. The weather held
up for just a bit, and then the rain came pouring
down. But, in true Theta spirit, everyone made the
best of it and ended up having a fantastic time!
“One main thing I really came to understand
this week is the amazing work the Kappa Alpha
Theta Foundation does. It is not some out of
reach group—they are here, they are present, and
they are ready and willing to step in and provide
the encouraging resources many Thetas often
need…Thank you to the Foundation for bringing
that faith to so many women.”
- Lindsey Creek (Epsilon Iota/Westminster)
Excerpted from Lindsey’s Convention blog
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Final Thoughts
By: Wendy Goshert, Gamma/Butler, Foundation President
“Be the Change You Wish
to See in the World”
- Gandhi
It seems everywhere I turn these days I hear the word “change”. Change is an inevitable part
of life, whether we like it or not. Oftentimes change is bittersweet. While we welcome new
opportunities, it can be hard to let go of the past or the way things were. New territory can
be frightening. Chartering in to the unknown can seem like a risk. However, we can’t achieve
greatness in life by doing things the same way over and over again. To be great, we need change.
Along with change, it often means that many times we need to make choices. The Kappa Alpha
Theta Foundation has a plethora of opportunities in front of us, but the reality is that we only have
so many resources. Thus, it leaves us, your Board of Trustees, with the difficult decision of choosing
which to pursue. During our last board meeting we chose to return to the basics and the core of
why we all love Kappa Alpha Theta. We want you, our supporters, to know that the core values of
our Fraternity and the impetus for creating the Foundation in 1960 remain relevant today. “Highest
Scholarship” and “Widest Influence for Good” are quite simply the Foundation’s reason for existing.
Every program we fund and every opportunity we pursue must pass a simple litmus test, “Does it
help us fulfill these values?” By answering this question, our mission is crystal clear, “Linking members
with resources to help them reach their fullest potential and to make a difference in the world.”
I hope that as you enjoyed reading this issue of the Foundation’s fall publication, you, like I, saw
that these amazing women of Kappa Alpha Theta provide hope as they demonstrate the values
of highest scholarship and widest influence for good in an ever changing world. We hope that
your choice to support the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation continues in the years to come. As
our economy struggles, your support means more to us than ever. Your gifts will impact and
determine to what level we will be able to achieve our mission. We truly believe that our mission
is a vital mission during these trying times when so many Thetas have the opportunity to create
positive change in the world and to make it a better place for each of us to live. A choice, I hope
you will continue to make.
The Foundation is the Theta entity that can connect potential with possibility. A cornerstone of
our ability to sustain members in these efforts is the annual gifts received from you, our donors.
Your contributions have enabled us to consistently grow, prosper and provide excellent support to
individual members, chapters and the Fraternity at large. Our time-tested tradition must continue
even more so in trying economic times. The truth is that we just can’t do what we do without
you. This year, I thank you for your support and ask that it continue as we give every Theta every
opportunity to make a difference. Through the women of Kappa Alpha Theta, I believe we can
unleash the positive change we wish to see in the world.
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Our Apologies
We made just a few mistakes in our Spring 2008 Publication. Please note the following corrections:
Cover: The photo pictures Delta/Illinois members Courtney Hildenbrand, Kristy Jackson, and Jessica Wind, taken while studying abroad in Munich, Germany.
p. 23: Kristin Hellquist (Beta Kappa/Drake) is quoted and pictured with her Theta sisters at her wedding.
p. 38: Congratulations and thank you to Zeta Rho / UC-San Diego, the top college chapter in overall giving in 2007, contributing $16,421.39.
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