The Philalethean Society of Heidelberg College

New Member Education

Congratulations to the newest members of the Philalethean Society: Kimberly Morris, Jaimee Olmstead and Sarah Reed. Also, thank you to all alumnae who helped during New Member Education.

Community Involvement

Heidelberg students and staff played a prominent role in a local initiative to promote awareness and offer solutions about alcohol use among teenage and young adult populations. Philalethean Junior Whitney Buterbaugh was one of 10 panelists who offered advice and solutions to raising awareness and changing behaviors. She was joined by Karen Brashares, an ER nurse at Mercy Hospital; Linda Cohen, juvenile probation officer; Dean Hall, chemical dependency coordinator at Firelands Counseling and Recovery Services; Kris Klepper, president of Kleppers of Tiffin; Brent Meredith, Fremont Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol; Karin Mobley, clinical and chemical dependency counselor from Wyandot Counseling Association; Mark Repp, Tiffin Municipal Court judge; Scott Williams, counselor coordinator for Crossweah/Oriana House; and Jason Windsor, detective for the Tiffin Police Department Juvenile Division.

Board of Trustees

Recently, Philalethean Alumna and Honorary, Sondra Libman, was elected as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Heidelberg College. This was a tremendous honor as she is the first woman ever elected to the position at Heidelberg College. Additionally, another Phi Alumna, Elizabeth Smith, was elected Secretary of the Board of Trustees. The Phi's are proud of their strong representation on the Board.

Senior Phi's with Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Phi Alumna Mrs. Sondra Libman

Academics

Academics are extremely important to the Philalethean Society. Congratulations to all of the Phis who were invited to the Dean's List Dinner on February 2, 2007: Jessica Evans, Andrea Flynn, Maryann Fremion, Sarah Reed and Amber Schwochow.

Thank you to Dr. and Mrs. Hammel (Philalethean alumna) who will be once again be sponsoring the Student Research Conference. Jessica Evans and Maryann Fremion participated in the conference. Also, Philalethean advisors Dr. John Bing and Dr. Julie O'Reilly presented in the faculty research symposium.

Community Service

The ladies of the Philalethean Society participate in many hours of community service each school year. Group community service activities have included: CASA Connecting with Kids fundraiser, Adopt-a-Highway, Bake Steak Dinner, Malloween, Make a Difference Day, Crop Walk, Phi-Ex Leaf Rake, Phi-Ex Headstart Christmas, the Annual Heritage Parade and Festival, AIDs Benefit Dinner, Kid's Day, Heidelberg's Relay for Life, Freshmen Move-In Day, and the MADD Strides for Change Walk.

Phi's at Bake Steak Dinner

Also, each member of the Philalethean Society has individually volunteered to help their communities back home, here in Tiffin, and on the Heidelberg campus.

The Phi's continue to collect pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities. Please help us collect tabs and turn them into a Phi at any time.

The Phi's are very proud of their volunteer work. If you know of a community service project that needs assistance please let us know. We are always willing to help those in need.

PHI Events

Events during the 2006 spring semester included formal rush, new member education, helping to raise funds for MADD's Strides for Change Walk, and Greek Week. On April 27th, the Phi's hosted the first annual 'Dance Off.' This event included participants dancing individually and as couples, to compete for a cash prize. Part of the proceeds went to Tiffin CASA. On April 28th, the Phi's had fun at their annual Spring banquet--a formal for Phi's and their dates. The Phi's had fun with their fathers, uncles, brothers and other male family members on Dude's Day. To say goodbye to the seniors, the Phi's held a Sing Out for them at the end of the year.

During the summer, the Phi's hosted their annual Alumni Tea in France Great Hall. Thank you to all of the Heidelberg alumni who attended and made the event great!

During the fall 2006 semester, the Phi's participated in many events. The Phi's kicked off the year with T-Bridge and the Involvement Fair for the Freshmen. An All-Greek Open House occurred on September 12 where all of the society halls received guests from the Heidelberg community. Phall Retreat was also held this year and provided the Phi's with a chance to bond before the semester got too busy. Homecoming was once again a success. The Phi's entered a booth where they gave out 'Berg pins, duck cookies, and punch in 'Berg colors. The Phi's then participated in the parade to the football game, proudly displaying the Philalethean banner. After the Homecoming football game, the Phi's hosted an informal tea in Phi Hall for the alumnae. The Phi's and their dates also recently enjoyed the annual Phi Date Party. During Parent-Family Weekend a tea was held for friends and family of the Phi's in Phi Hall. The tea was followed by Greek Sing, where the Phi's theme this year was a "Take a Chance." Rush events this semester included: Tye Die with a Phi, Pizza and Self Defense, Spa Day, Bonfire and Create-a-Bagel. A booth was also held at the all-campus Greek pizza party. The Phi's and the EX's teamed up again this semester to do leaf rake for the elderly and Headstart Christmas party for underprivileged children in the area.

Spring is quickly approaching! The Phi's recently completed the formal rush process. Events included: Informationals, Rotationals, High Tea and Preference Party. New Member Education ran two weeks and has now concluded. The Phi's are looking forward to Greek Week and Spring Banquet soon.

Calendar

Look for a new Phi to be highlighted on the Alumnae page for the month of May.

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