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The Legacy of Evelyn Peters Kyle

 

 

Loyalty Ties

 

Often in our busy lives
We somehow fail to realize
What different ways we might have gone,
If Pi Phi hadn’t come along.

Our pledgeship taught us many things
That work together always brings.
We learned our past and how we grew,
And what good scholarship could do.

 

As collegians it opened up a door
That showed that life holds so much more;
That friends do last throughout the years,
And help when a cloudy sky appears.

 

And then on graduation day
We felt that time had slipped away,
A Pi Phi girl had just become
A “Has Been” and new Alum.

 

But once again a door was wide,
And friends to welcome just inside;
And service of another kind
To satisfy both heart and mind.

 

From pledge to Golden Arrow year,
These loyal ties are always near,
So think what you life might have been,
If Pi Phi hadn’t said, “Come in!”

 

—Evelyn Peters Kyle 1966

 


Evelyn Peters Kyle, Illinois Alpha, was a very special member of Pi Beta Phi. Evelyn demonstrated her love for her Fraternity through her numerous volunteer roles and her treasured words. As Poet Laureate, Evelyn conveyed her pride and joy for our sisterhood through her poems, and she exemplified the values of Pi Beta Phi. Evelyn's words and actions continue to inspire generations of Pi Phis.

Evelyn and her husband, Stan, were also loyal Foundation donors and long-time members of the Foundation’s planned giving society. When Evelyn passed away in 2009, the bulk of her estate was gifted to Foundation.

The Foundation created the Evelyn Peters Kyle Society to recognize donors who support the Foundation with gifts totaling $1,000 or more each fiscal year. Like Evelyn, members of the EPK Society have a deep commitment to the future of Pi Beta Phi.

Members of the Evelyn Peters Kyle Society receive special benefits, including:

  • An invitation to the May Lansfield Keller Breakfast at convention
  • An invitation to Trustee receptions hosted throughout the year
  • Special listing in the Foundation’s Annual Report
  • A copy of the new publication, the Evelyn Peters Kyle Society Bulletin.

The Foundation is proud to honor Evelyn's memory with the Evelyn Peters Kyle Society. She left a lasting legacy.

For more information about the Evelyn Peters Kyle Society, please contact Development Director Jenny Miller Pratt at jpratt@pibetaphi.org or (636) 256-1357.

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Congratulations Scholarship Recipients!

Pi Beta Phi Foundation will award $324,900 in scholarships and fellowships to 123 Pi Phis for the 2013-2014 academic year. Click to view the complete recipient list. more

2013 Founders' Day Scholarship Donors

Sharon Abeyta-Levey

Annemarie Schneider Allain

Pat Emens Anderson

Kathy Wasiele Bach

Angie Quinley Bailey

Lacie Drogen Baumgartner

Beth van Maanen Beatty

Fran DeSimone Becque

Michele Looman Benedict

Maja Tanaka Berge

Oriana Rebecca Bertucci

Diane M. Bielman

Daphney Rivera Bitanga

Roberta Boyd Bragan

Ann Warmack Brookshire

Patty Davisson Brown

Betsy Harris Cantlie

Teri Chadwick

Ashlee Kate Christofferson

Lyn Arnot Clark

Trudy Hartzell Clark

Jan Kincaid Clifford

Melissa Malone Colvin

Cathy Filson Cooper


Kimberly Sisk Crowe

Trisha Courtney Deehring

Mari Lou Psihogios Diamond

Amy Strickland Dreller

Deborah Friedli Durrett

Mary Beth Rhyne Dykes

Shawn Eagleburger

Emory McGinnis Eison

Karen Lee Emberton

Kathy Wager Ewing

Karen Neely Faryniak

Ellen Frances Ferringer

Laura Judd Fulton

Kristie Callahan Gill

Joy Vanasse Goodenough

Mary Rogers Gordon

Eileen O'Neil Grigutis

Elise Evans Hayes

Alison Veit Heafitz

Hilton Head Island, SC Alumnae Club

Katey Newell Hobbs

Jessica Manning Hooper

Laurie Teresa Hoskins

Betty Staggs Huckabay

Patty S. Hurdelbrink

Linda Noel Ibsen

Molly Cressor Ingold

Lexy Janda

Nina Johnston

Gina Garrison Jones

Madalyn Marchman Jones

Maurine Hager Jones

Martha Kaiser Justice

Elizabeth Van Buren Kiss

Caitlin Pierce Kissee

Judy Weltsch Klote

Missy Hatteyer Korduner

Susan Crane Kyle

Chanel Elise LaChappa

Marnie Rae Lee

Carolyn Pavletich Lesh

Margo Wilton Lesser

Sherrie Pendley Liebsack

Patty Baird Link

Betty Blades Lofton

Leisa Ebeling Lowrey

Rae Wohlhueter Maier

Caroline Majers

Suzanne Malone

Martha Sherman Malsbary

Toni Ann Martinovich

Kristen Massey

Betsy West McCune

Ruth Walsh McIntyre

Susan Mertz

Jill Jensen Meynen

Ana Mancebo Miller


Courtney Montle

Maria Alberico Morgan

Michelle Moser

Sarah (Sis) Ruth Mullis

Kathy Swinea Nevill

Abby Barnes Nicol

Lauren Nunn

Kim J. OBrien

Kristin Noer Olson

Kris Woods Olson
 

Cheryl Ruvolo Orr
 

Jill Pampel

Leigh Mossman Pauling

Katie Schwie Perrine

Ann Dudgeon Phy

Nancy Fogle Pollard

Lura Jane Powell

Jenny Miller Pratt

Karen Consalus Price

Cindy Stringfield Provencher

Rebecca Culver Randolph

Tina Lynn Rivard

Mallory Wightman Rogers

Lisa Rede Roman

Shannon O'Donnell Ross

Marilyn Smith Rowell

Jane Landreth Russell

Beverly Cregg Schafer

Tammie Beckwith Schallmo

Jean Wirths Scott

Lisa Gamel Scott

Ann Crigger Shaw

Paula Pace Shepherd

Betsy Beese Sheridan

Nadia Husbands Smid

Luellen Clymo Smith

Beth Seidelhuber Sordi

Nancy S. Strine

Cindy Rice Svec

Deanna Szydlowski

Mary Rakow Tanner

Emily Russell Tarr

Amy Wasserman Tatro

Mary Loy Tatum

Julie Katherine Wightman Taylor

Kate Gordon Taylor

Leigh Thiedeman

Mary Ann McCrary Thomas

Karen Sulley Thorn

Mary Alice Classen Tinari

Beth Torres

Edwina Hearn Tucker

Jean Nees Tulin

Denise Pierce Turnbull

Chris Mills Verity

Jacqueline Vo

Lucy Baker Warner

Carol Inge Warren

Stacey Nicole Warren

Tracy Beaufort Whitehead

Sally Sewell Wightman

Juli Holmes Willeman

Julie Wisbrock

Hayley Ann Zimmerman
 

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