Fraternity Day of Service

Make Your Mark for Literacy
This annual Fraternity-wide event takes place in March and unites Pi Phi’s membership in an effort to advance literacy. Chapters and clubs raise funds and/or books through service events that benefit their communities.

In 2010, Pi Phi partnered with First Book^® for the "Make Your Mark for Literacy" campaign. The goal is to donate another 50,000 books. Alumnae organizations, collegiate chapters and their communities can help us achieve this goal by decorating bookplates and sending them back to Headquarters. A Fraternity Day of Service toolkit, which includes the blank bookplates, arrived in the mail in the spring. For every bookplate Headquarters receives, one child will receive a brand-new book from First Book.

Resources

Check out ideas from past Fraternity Day of Service "Make Your Mark for Literacy" events.

Download the Fraternity Day of Service toolkit!

The First Book logo and this year's event logo for Make Your Mark for Literacy may also be downloaded from the Resource Library under Web and Print Tools.

Media Tips and a sample press release may be found here!

Contact Pi Beta Phi Headquarters (636) 256-0680 if you have questions!

Don't forget to use the Read Across America Web site for many additional ideas and tips!

Check out this slideshow of some outstanding bookplates! Get some ideas for 2010!

Thank you to 2010 Fraternity Day of Service participating chapters and alumnae organizations!

Chapters

AL Beta
AR Alpha
AZ Alpha
AZ Gamma
CA Eta
CA Gamma
CA Theta
CO Alpha
CO Delta
CO Gamma

CT Alpha
DC Alpha
FL Epsilon
IA Gamma
IA Zeta
ID Alpha
IL Alpha
IL Beta-Delta
IL Eta
IL Zeta

IN Epsilon
IN Gamma
KS Alpha
LA Beta
MA Gamma
MI Alpha
MI Gamma
MN Alpha
MO Alpha
MO Gamma

MS Alpha
MS Beta
MS Gamma
MT Alpha
NC Alpha
NC Delta
NE Gamma
NM Alpha
NV Alpha
NY Delta

NY Eta
OH Beta
OH Iota
OH Kappa
OK Beta
ON Beta
ON Gamma
OR Gamma
SD Alpha
TX Alpha

TX Beta
TX Delta
VA Delta
VA Epsilon
VA Eta
VA Gamma
WA Beta
WA Gamma
WI Alpha
WI Delta
WV Alpha

Alumnae organizations

Ames, IA Alumnae Club
Arlington Heights, IL Alumnae Club
Arlington, TX Alumnae Club
Arrowhead-West Phoenix, AZ Alumnae Club
Atlanta, GA Alumnae Club
Augusta, GA Alumnae Club
Austin, TX Alumnae Club
Bakersfield, CA Alumnae Club
Baton Rouge, LA Alumnae Club
Bay Area, TX Alumnae Club
Belleville Area, IL Alumnae Club
Bergen County, NJ Alumnae Club
Birmingham, AL Alumnae Club
Bloomfield Hills, MI Alumnae Club
Bloomington, IN Alumnae Club
Bloomington-Normal, IL Alumnae Club
Bostonian, MA Alumnae Club
Boulder, CO Alumnae Club
Bozeman, MT Alumnae Club
Buffalo, New York Alumnae Club
Brazos Valley, TX Alumnae Club
Brevard County, FL Alumnae Club
Broward County, FL Alum Club
Cedar Rapids, IA Alumnae Club
Central Orange County, CA Alumnae Club
Charlotte, NC Alumnae Club
Chesapeake, MD Alumnae Club
Chicago West Suburban, IL Alumnae Club
Cincinnati, OH Alumnae Club
Cleveland East, OH Alumnae Club
Cleveland West, OH Alumnae Club
Colorado Rocky Mountain Alumnae Club
Colorado Springs, CO Alumnae Club
Columbus, OH Alumnae Club
Conejo Valley, CA Alumnae Club
Conroe-The Woodlands, TX Alumnae Club
Contra Costa, CA Alumnae Club
Corvallis, OR Alumnae Club
Dallas, TX Alumnae Club
Dayton, OH Alumnae Club
DeLand, FL Alumnae Club
Denton, TX Alumnae Club
Denver, CO Alumnae Club
Des Moines, IA Alumnae Club
E. Fort Bend County, TX Alumnae Club
Edmond, OK Alumnae Club
El Paso, TX Alumnae Club
Evergreen, CO Alumnae Club
Fox River Valley, IL Alumnae Club
Glen Ellyn-Wheaton, IL Alumnae Club
Glendale-La Canada CA Alumnae Club
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Alumnae Club
Highlands Ranch, CO Alumnae Club
Honolulu, HI Alumnae Club
Houston, TX Alumnae Club
Hutchinson, KS Alumnae Club

Indianapolis, IN Alumnae Club
Indianapolis-South Suburban, IN Alumnae Club
Kansas City, MO-Shawnee Mission, KS Alumnae Club
Lake Oswego-Dunthorpe, OR Alum Club
Las Vegas, NV Alumnae Club
Lawrence, KS Alumnae Club
Long Beach, CA Alumnae Club
Long Island-N Shore, NY Alumnae Club
Louisiana Northshore Alumnae Club
Lowcountry, SC Alumnae Club
Madison, WI Alumnae Club
Marin County, CA Alumnae Club
Milwaukee, WI Alumnae Club
Minneapolis, MN Alumnae Club
Monmouth, IL Alumnae Club
Montgomery, AL Alumnae Club
Naples, FL Alumnae Club
Nation's Capital-DC Alumnae Club
Norman, OK Alumnae Club
North Carolina Triangle Alumnae Club
Northern Virginia Alumnae Club
Oklahoma City, OK Alumnae Club
Olympia, WA Alumnae Club
Omaha, NE Alumnae Club
Palm Beach County, FL Alumnae Club
Palo Alto, CA Alumnae Club
Pasadena, CA Alumnae Club
Phoenix, AZ Alumnae Club
Pittsburgh-S Hills, PA Alumnae Club
Potomac Falls, VA Alumnae Club
Richmond Area, KY Alumnae Club
Richmond, VA Alumnae Club
S. Fairfield County, CT Alumnae Club
Sacramento, CA Alumnae Club
San Antonio, TX Alum Club
San Diego, CA Alumnae Club
San Jose, CA Alumnae Club
San Mateo County, CA Alumnae Club
Sandhills, NC Alumnae Club
Santa Barbara, CA Alumnae Club
Sarasota-Manatee, FL Alumnae Club
Schenectady, NY Alum Club
Slidell, LA Alumnae Club
South Bay, CA Alumnae Club
South Coast, CA Alumnae Club
South Orange County, CA Alumnae Club
Southwest Florida Alumnae Club
St. Petersburg, FL Alumnae Club
Stillwater, OK Alumnae Club
Stuart Area, FL Alumnae Club
Tidewater of Virginia Alumnae Club
Tyler, TX Alumnae Club
Valley of the Moon, CA Alumnae Club
Vancouver, BC Alumnae Club
Wenatchee, WA Alumnae Club
Winnipeg Area, MB Alumnae Club

Past Fraternity Day of Service Events

2006 Fraternity Day of Service
In 2006, Pi Beta Phi held its first Fraternity Day of Service and collaborated with Southwest Airlines. Kids flying to and from 25 Southwest cities on March 3, 2006, were given their very own Dr. Seuss book. More than 8,000 books were given away that day. Other literacy events were also held in numerous communities on or around that day. Check out our Literacy Events page for more information.

2007 Fraternity Day of Service
In 2007, Pi Phi once again worked with Read Across America for its annual Fraternity Day of Service. This time, a Virtual Book Drive (complete with a coffee-themed campaign) was held in partnership with First Book. NEA and Read Across America are national partners of First Book as well. 50,000 new books were raised by March 2, 2007 — in honor of the "Cat in the Hat"’s 50th Birthday! For a $5 donation, or the price of a latte, members could “virtually” donate books to kids in need.

2008 Fraternity Day of Service
In 2008, Pi Phi partnering with First Book for a "Make Your Mark for Literacy" campaign, raising another 50,000 books. Chapters and clubs were encouraged to work together, on campus and in their communities, to promote literacy issues by asking people to sign and personalize Pi Beta Phi/First Book bookplates. These bookplates were placed in the new books donated in Pi Phi’s name. For every signed bookplate, First Book donated a new book, 50,000 new books, to children in need! The 50,000 new books were added to the Fraternity’s 200,000 books distributed in Pi Beta Phi’s name on Founders’ Day, April 28, 2008.

2009 Fraternity Day of Service
2009 was another successful year for the literacy awareness event! Pi Beta Phi once again partnered with First Book for the "Make Your Mark for Literacy" campaign and raised 50,000 books. Again, for each decorated bookplate Headquarters received, First Book donated a book to children in need! Pi Beta Phi added 200,000 brand-new books to the distribution, which was added to at Pi Phi's 67th Biennial Convention, where Pi Phi added another 10,000 to the distribution, making a total of 260,000 donated books!

Members Only

If you are a returning visitor, please log in.

Username:

Password:

Trouble logging on?

First-time visitor to the Members-Only area? Please sign up to use its features.

I Forgot My Password

Search Our Site

Keyword:

Advanced Search

The Mission of Pi Beta Phi Fraternity for Women is to promote friendship, develop women of intellect and integrity, cultivate leadership potential and enrich lives through community service.