Founders Day Afternoon Tea

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Celebrate 151 Years of Gamma Phi Beta Sisterhood

Join alumnae from more than 20 chapters nationwide along with collegians from Washington University and Saint Louis University for our annual St. Louis Founders Day tradition.

This special afternoon includes:

• Honoring our 50- and 75-year members

• Chapter updates from WashU and SLU collegians

• Awards presentations

• Closing ritual ceremony

• An assortment of delicious desserts will be served. Please indicate any allergies or dietary restrictions with your reservation.

Event Details

Parking & Directions

• Risa Commons in the Zetcher House on Shepley Drive, Washington University South40 Dormitory Area

• Shepley Drive is a One Way Street – Zetcher House is on the right side after the Bear Necessities Shop. You can enter Zetcher House from street level and use the elevator to bottom floor or use outdoor stairs down to courtyard area and enter building on left. Collegians will be present to guide you!

• Parking - There is a Shepley Drive Parking Garage on the left side of the street after the Nemerov House. Drive slowly so that you don’t pass it up as Shepley Drive is a one-way street and if you miss the garage, you will have to loop back around. If for some reason this garage is full, there is another Parking Garage on Wallace Dr. (Turn right at end of Shepley Drive onto Wallace Drive)

Tickets & Reservations

• $30 per alumna

• Reservations due by Sunday, November 2, 2025

• RSVP HERE

• You can also RSVP by mail (cash or check addresed to St. Louis Alumnae Chapter of Gamma Phi Beta): Kathy Meyer at 15489 Shadyford Ct., Chesterfield, MO 63017. To confirm mailed payment, email Kathy at treasurer@gpbstl.org.

Need a ride? Contact Founders Day Chairwoman Carolyn Terry at cterry1756@gmail.com. Alumnae drivers are available.

Philanthropy Spotlight: Girls Inc.

In support of Girls Inc., we invite attendees to bring new books for girls ages 8–13. Donations will help grow the Girls Inc. Library.

50-Year Member Honorees

• Rita Minnick Abbott – St. Louis University

• Marianne Darby Adoor – Washington University

• Kathleen Sullivan Bonsack – St. Louis University

• Mary Jane Pruett Collins – University of Oklahoma

• Kimberly Einig – University of Missouri–Columbia

• Carol Nordskog Fischer – Iowa State University

• Roberta Moll Forde – University of Missouri–Columbia

• Pamela Waeltermann Hardy – Washington University

• Lois Hedg-Peth – Washington University

• Jill Tennis Heitzman – St. Louis University

• Madonna Sovanski Helgoth – St. Louis University

• Marian Wolf Hirbe – St. Louis University

• Susan Hitchcock – Wichita State University

• Jennifer Sparks Horstmeyer – Washington University

• Felecia Lombardo Huebener – University of Oklahoma

• Joan Levinson – Washington University

• Diane Schaffer Lucas – Washington University

• Barbara Manley McNiff – St. Louis University

• Tina Neusitz Meyers – Colorado State University

• Kathy Peterson Ping – Indiana University

• Margaret Planck – University of Missouri–Columbia

• Cynthia Mueller Rice – Washington University

• Denise McAhren Sandage – Purdue University

• Mary Ann Jennings Schuermann – St. Louis University

• Paula Lechman Sokolich – University of Missouri–Columbia

• Mary Knoll Straszacker – St. Louis University

• Lisa Knipshild Ward – University of Missouri–Columbia

• Suzanne Phillips Ward – University of Missouri–Columbia

• Betty Romine Williams – University of Missouri–Columbia

75-Year Member Honorees

• Sue Perkins Bussen – Washington University

• Joyce Deatherage Kirkendall – Miami University

• Suzanne Susman Marrs – University of Iowa

• Joan Godwin Pierson – Northwestern University

• Helen Friton Quick – Washington University

• Jacquelyn Marshall Rother – University of Missouri–Columbia

• Lois Blatt Salzmann – Washington University