June Members of the Month: Our 4k Riders

The Members of the Month for June are Meg Lavin, Ilana Selli, and Vanessa Valdivia. These three women are currently participating in the 4K for Cancer ride from Baltimore, MD to San Francisco, CA. In order to participate, each lady individually raised $4,5000 — talk about commitment to philanthropy! Follow their travels by clicking on their names below.

Meg at Fraternity Day of Service

Meg Lavin is a junior studying History and History of Art. She is also a member of the ROTC.

Left to right: Ilana and Vanessa on their way to formal

Sophomore Ilana Selli and senior Vanessa Valdivia are both neuroscience majors. They are also Big and Little!

We are impressed by these three ladies' dedication and perseverance in the battle against cancer. Our thoughts are with you during the 4K!

May Members of the Month: Aishwarya Rajagopalan and Lauren Silvey

Accomplished students celebrated the end of the semester at the Student Awards Banquet, which included several recognitions for leaders within Greek life. We were excited to be included in this year's winners and to leave a mark as our first school year on campus came to a close.

Dia and Lauren Silvey (right) during recruitment

Lauren Silvey won the award for Senior Academic Excellence. She studied Writing Seminars and is among the 2011 graduating class — some of MD Gamma's first ladies to graduate!

Aishwarya (left) with Devon, Brittany, and Vanessa at the Homecoming game

Aishwarya Rajagopalan won the award for Outstanding Greek Sophomore. Her efforts in campus life include involvement as a Peer Health Educator and Relay for Life. She has used such experience to benefit the sisters of Pi Phi in her role as Health & Wellness Chair.

We're so proud of these ladies for their excellent representation of Pi Phi and May Members of the Month!

April Member of the Month: Natalie Copeland

The month of April brought with it the anticipated Spring Fair festivities on the Homewood campus. Eager to become involved in the fundraising events, MD Gamma was inspired to host a "Pie a Pi Phi" booth much like other chapters around the country. Natalie Copeland, Chair of Spring Fair, went above and beyond in her organization for the event. She helped to procure campus celebrities like Rob Turning, head of Greek Life, to volunteer to be pied alongside MD Gamma sisters. Despite poor conditions, the booth raised more than anticipated for First Book, Pi Phi's national philanthropy. For her devotion to the cause and successful planning of our first "Pie a Pi Phi," Natalie deserves special recognition as April's Member of the Month. 

Supporting philanthropy!