DENTON, TEXAS - West Chester University's women's gymnastics squad scored a 192.825 and placed third in Session 2 at the 2023 USA Gymnastics Women's Collegiate National Championships Thursday evening inside Kitty Magee Arena on the campus of Texas Woman's University. Show
Host Texas Woman's University and Southeast Missouri placed first and second, respectively, and moved on to the team finals Friday evening. McKenna Kissinger (Chambersburg, Pa.) advanced to the individual finals on the floor and earned USAG first team All-America status as a result. She was a second team All-American on the vault as well. The individual finals will take place on Saturday. Kissinger posted a similar score of 9.775 on the vault to finish in a tie for seventh. The vault saw six competitors tie for first with a 9.8. For Kissinger, it was a career-high on the vault in her final college meet. Kissinger also scored a 9.775 on the floor exercise to tie for 13th. Jordan Coleman (Bowie, Md.) placed in a tie for sixth on the uneven parallel bars with a 9.775. She was named second team USA Gymnastics All-America for her performance on the bars. Are you interested in coaching and developing collegiate leaders? Applications for the 2024-2025 Leadership Development Consultant (LDC) program are now open! Learn More RECOGNIZE A PI PHIPi Beta Phi recognizes chapters, clubs and individual members for their excellence in various aspects of Pi Phi life. Celebrate and honor individual Pi Phis for their contributions in 2023 by nominating a sister to receive a Pi Beta Phi award. Nominate a Pi Phi Apply for a ScholarshipApplications for 2024-2025 Pi Beta Phi Foundation scholarships, fellowships and continuing education awards are now open! Pi Phi awarded more than $240,000 to members for the current academic year. Apply Now Share Pi Phi LoveBe part of a new College Weekend tradition! Honor a special sister in our new Wine Carnation Garden with a $5 gift to our Foundation. Each carnation helps to create a bright future for our sisterhood. 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Learn more 2023-2025 Ideal SlatePi Phi’s Leadership and Nominating Committee is seeking input for the Fraternity’s slating process for Grand Council and Director officers. Ensure your voice is heard during the slating process. Learn more Pi Beta Phi Leadership Institute is BackLeadership Institute presents hundreds of confident women leaders with the opportunity to understand their leadership capabilities, drive change and make the impossible the inevitable. LEARN MORE Volunteer with Pi PhiThrough their leadership, our volunteers give Pi Phis the opportunity to practice and grow their skills, while contributing to our collective success. Join this network and support members across our sisterhood. Learn More It's Alumnae Dues Week!Paying your $45 alumnae dues is an investment that keeps our sisterhood strong. Honor your Lifelong Commitment by paying your dues during our first-ever Alumnae Dues Week! 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Apply Now Meeting Ritual Research CommitteePi Phi’s Meeting Ritual Research Committee is allowing all Pi Phis to share their relationship to and experience with our Meeting Ritual and New Member Meeting Ritual. Learn more Convention 2023 Legislative ProposalsVoting delegates and members-at-large can review proposed legislation to amend the Pi Beta Phi Constitution and Statutes at Convention 2023. Learn More Fraternity Day of Service Signature Event RegistrationAre you interested in attending a 2023 Fraternity Day of Service Signature Event? Registration for recipient groups and volunteers is now open! Register Now Become a MentorAlumnae Advisory Committee members support chapters through mentoring, guiding the functions of a specific area and holding institutional knowledge that strengthens the chapter’s future. 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Nominate a sister come put on the pi phi ArrowOur founders established Pi Beta Phi with the vision of extending sisterhood and friendship to as many women as possible. Today, Pi Phis continue to be confident, diverse women who desire authentic friendships, seek opportunities to lead and dream of making an impact in the world. Our members find that Pi Phi sisterhood is more than four years — it's for life. “  Summer E., Tennessee Gamma “ California Mu Katelyn Hoidal “ New York Eta Sofia Ibarra “ Illinois Beta-Delta Corgan Ball (top) “ Tennessee Delta Juli Mena “ North Carolina Alpha Eileen Foster “ Illinois Zeta Lia Sansiper Learn More Pi Beta Phi FoundationPi Beta Phi Foundation is uniquely focused on helping Pi Beta Phi fulfill its mission — promoting friendship, developing women of intellect and integrity, cultivating leadership potential and enriching lives through community service. The generous support of sisters and friends through gifts to our Foundation helps bring that mission to life, making an impact across our sisterhood and in our world. Learn more $1,995,632invested in scholarships, leadership, emergency grants, literacy, heritage and housing during the 2022-2023 fiscal year. $65,576.94Local Impact Grants made possible by chapters and clubs during the 2022-2023 fiscal year. $283,585Awarded scholarships for the 2022–2023 academic year “ Giving back to Pi Phi has been integral to helping our sisterhood strengthen and grow. Without the financial support of our fearless leaders, at all levels, our club wouldn’t receive the same level of support and opportunity. By giving back, we’re striving to keep our sisterhood alive for generations past, present and future.Katie Schumacher, Colorado Epsilon “ I first decided to give to our Foundation because of the good work our Fraternity was doing through all our programs. And the fact that our sisterhood—and supporting our sisterhood—was so important to me.Susan Crane Kyle, Indiana Beta “ Giving to Pi Beta Phi Foundation is important to me because the scholarships I received allowed me to pursue an education without the burden of student loan debt. I believe in women supporting women and giving to our Foundation has allowed me to do that.Whitney Stanton, Colorado Alpha News & NotesOptimize Your ImpactAs another year draws to a close and you make charitable contributions to organizations close to your heart—with a qualified ... Read More Remembering Foundation President Emerita Ann Dudgeon PhyWith great sadness, we share that Pi Beta Phi Foundation President Emerita Ann Dudgeon Phy, Texas Alpha, passed away on ... Read More Extending Sympathies for Our Sisters One Year LaterNearly one year ago, the University of Idaho community was shaken by the heartbreaking loss of students Xana Kernodle, Madison ... Read More Pi Phi EventsPi Beta Phi members have the opportunity to participate in a variety of premier events focused on literacy service, developing leadership skills and building the bonds of sisterhood. Throughout the biennium, the Fraternity hosts numerous events including Pi Beta Phi convention, Officers Workshop, College Weekend and Pi Beta Phi Leadership Institute. Learn more × Let's Celebrate Our Sisterhood!There’s still time! As Pi Phis around the globe continue celebrating our Founders' Day over the weekend, your gifts to our Foundation will continue to move us toward our Pi Phi Giving Day goal.MAKE YOUR GIFT NOW Home is where your sisters areFrom traditional chapter homes to university residence hall and common meeting spaces, Pi Phi facilities give members a once-in-a lifetime opportunity to build bonds that last forever.LEARN MORE We believe in the power of readingFor more than a century, we've worked to inspire a lifelong love of reading that can unlock true potential, creating a more literate and productive society. Today, Pi Phis participate, donate and advocate for literacy through our Read > Lead > Achieve® reading initiatives — just as our sisters first did in 1912.Learn more Leading with ValuesPi Phi's collegiate and alumnae programming is designed to promote friendship, develop women of intellect and integrity, cultivate leadership potential and enrich lives through community service. |
