The past few months have been super exciting ones here for us at TN Beta Pi Phi!! Wednesday, February 22nd, our new members were all surprised when they received their big sisters. Bigs donned bags with cute and silly pictures of their Littles while each new member searched for the active wearing a bag with her own face on it. 

New member Berkeley Fife with her Big, Gretchen Spanel!

Actives Carey Davis, Lauren Lictenber, Emma Colonna, and Olivia Pucci wearing their bags with their new Littles' pictures!! 

Afterwards, Bigs surprised Littles with baskets full of t-shirts, yummy treats, and awesome Pi Phi gear! Definitely a night full of Pi Phi Love!!

Ariel Altman and Amanda Polcari welcoming new member Chelsea Preisler to their family!

On February 25th the house was more serious as our new members were initiated and TN Beta Pi Phi officially welcomed our lovely new Pledge Class!! Following Initation was a delicious banquet at Cabana where the entire house looked heavenly and congratulated our newest angels! We're so happy to have you and are so proud to officially call you sisters!! 

Congratulations lovely new angels!! 

We'd like to thank Exec and our alumnae for all the time and effort they have spent these past several weeks making sure our newest members' experience would be truly special!!! 

Hello New Babies, Welcome to Pi Phi!

We couldn't be happier with all of our amazing new baby angels! The long two weeks of recruitment was well worth our new members, and we can't wait to get to know each and every one of them!

Welcome to Pi Phi little ones!


Jaclyn Ackerman, Juliette Alper, Lauren Arsenault, Jessica Beyer, Maddie Beyl, Sarah Brook, Marnie Brown, Hilary Burger, Becca Chandler, Belinda Chen, Vicky Coussa, Leah DeMartini, Emily Drossner, Berkeley Fife, Lyle Gangemi, Cindy Gu, Emily Heald, Natalie Honkala, Margaux Kenwood, Julie Kutchin, Carly Levine, Samara Lieberman, Lindsey Manning, Alyssa Melo, Jamie Merkrebs, Melissa Murphy, Jesi Nacht, Sam Neibart, Alexis O'Hara, Becca Ohliger, Audrey Petersen, Emma Phillips, Emma Phillips, Sara Post, Chelsea Priesler, Caity Quinlan, Shannon Radomski, Mack Roach, Ilana Robbins, Alisa Ryncarz, Rachel Sacknoff, Julie Schwab, Melissa Seltzer, Jasmine Sondhi, Emily Stibbs, Emilie Weiner, Michelle Williamson

Tennessee Beta would like to send our deepest condolences to Madonna Johnson Badger, a 1982 TN Beta initiate who suffered a tragic loss this past December 25th, Christmas Day.  Sincere friendship, one of our most cherished values, means supporting our sisters whenever they are in need.  We can only hope that she receives the support she needs to get through this trying time, and we ask that you keep Madonna and her family in your thoughts and prayers.

Phall Philanthropy Phun: Pi Phi in Paradise 2011

Pi Phi sisters preparing for the event!

With Pi Phi in Paradise's return to the SLC Ballroom this year came a revamping of the theme of our annual philanthropy event.  VP Philanthropy Christi Weinhuff's idea to update the event's tropical feel of previous years to a more abstract view of "paradise" was executed perfectly, complete with vintage posters, a wine and silver blue-themed candy bar, mini GiGi's cupcakes, and heavenly strawberry smoothies.

Delicious white chocolate-dipped pretzel sticks hand-prepared by sisters

Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event's (in)famous entertainment tradition - the fraternity dance competition - judged by our celebrity guest judges, current TN Beta Pi Phi president Abby Gravenhorst, VUPD Officer Don Dennis, VSG Vice President Maryclaire Maynard, and a member of our own AAC.  The boys' obviously lengthly preparation for the event paid off - their performances almost measured up to that of the Pi Phi dancers, led by choreographer Kate Hockemeyer.

Congratulations to Sigma Chi, winners of the fraternity dance competition!

As always, the money raised from ticket sales for Pi Phi in Paradise will be donated to the Bill Wilkerson Center, the on-campus trauma rehabilitation center located at the Vanderbilt Medical Center.  VP Philanthropy Christi Weinhuff deserves a big thank you and a ton of PPL for organizing another incredible event for such a great cause!

Christmas Village: A Joyous Time Had by All

Alexandra Scavone, Paris Nelson, Rian Rabinowitz, and Haley Singelton were lucky enough to meet Santa Claus during a break from volunteering

These past few weeks have been an exciting and busy time for TN Beta Pi Phi!  Chapter members kicked off the holiday season by volunteering at the annual Christmas Village Shopping Event in Nashville.  Sisters were happy to get the chance to spend some time with alumnae while working together to support a great cause.  In between selling tickets and helping out the vendors, we enjoyed browsing through holiday trinkets hand-crafted by Nashville locals and sampling homemade apple cider and delicious baked goods.  This event was the perfect way to unwind from the stresses of school and get into the holiday spirit with our sisters!

Another Sensational Beaux and Arrows Semi-Formal

Pi Phi juniors Katy McGee, Kelsey Gallo, Emily Schloss, and Lisa Ganz dressed up for Beaux and Arrows

This past Saturday following an exciting Panhellenic Preview Day, Pi Phi sisters joined up again for the annual Beaux and Arrow Semi-Formal.  Sisters and dates dressed up and dined together before hopping on buses to a secret venue.  We were surprised and thrilled upon our arrival at The Ruby, an up-and-coming event space perfect for a night to remember.  Amazing entertainment was provided by a DJ who kept the dance floor crowded all night.  To top it all off, sisters enjoyed delicious mini cupcakes while chatting with friends on The Ruby's outdoor terrace.  It was a huge success thanks to our VP Event Planning, Stefanie Seigerman!

New Baby Angels

Tennessee Beta would like to welcome our new pledge class to Pi Phi! Trust me, current members couldn't be happier with this great group of girls. We now have 52 new faces in our house from all over the world, California to the UK.  We can't wait to see what they'll bring to Pi Phi.

Thank you to all of our members and especially the Recruitment Team, who worked so hard to get an awesome pledge class!  

Pledge Class 2011 decked out in all their new gear

The Recruitment Team: Erin Steigerwald, Alex Abington, Anne Hopkins, Emily Rosenthal, and Erica Krieger

New Member Alyssa Birbach and her Beta Buddy, Stefanie Seigerman 

Sarah Perlman and her Beta Buddy/new member, Sarah Capelouto

New members Haley Singleton, Carey Davis and Alexis Jacobson, with next year's Recruitment Chair, Katy McGee

Our Newest Members:

Carla Altaras, Ariel Altman, Leia Andrew, Amanda Ayers, Alyssa Birbach, Laetizia Bizzari, Sarah Capelouto, Emma Colonna, Katie Dalldorf, Carey Davis, Emily Frost, Ellie Gravenhorst, Julie Hagan, Madi Holtzman, Alexis Jacobson, Emily Jones, Sommers Kline, Anna Kluger, Maddie Larson, Jenna Lesser, Lauren Lichtenberg, Amy Lin, Annie Lindsley, Kate Lintel, Alex Lovely, Lauren Martin, Hannah McCloskey, Lulu Mejer, Paris Nelson, Kate Norton, Anna O’Neal, Cecily Parker, Sage Pickren, Olivia Pucci, Rian Rabinowitz, Alia Reid, Lauren Reiser, Alex Rogers, Melinda Roy, Hannah Rutcofsky, Alex Scavone, Amy Scheuer, Jessica Siegel, Georgina Sillem, Haley Singleton, Miranda Smith, Gretchen Spanel, Olivia Steinberg, Olivia Van Iderstine, Kristin Vargas, and Christina Zeppos