See what it is like to be an Alpha Phi.
Click on the top right corner of the picture album to turn the page. View the pictures and scroll along to find out what Alpha Phis are....
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Sisters:
We bind together in a close friendship that lasts past our college years.
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Friends:
You will quickly find the girls in this organization are your closest friends. We like to spend time with each other outside of Alpha Phi, such as getting together for birthday celebrations.
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Interested:
We show a genuine concern about each other, our campus, our community, and our Foundation. Here is a picture of us at Sisterhood Retreat which is held after Initiation. We spend time together to unite as friends and to show our support for our sisters.
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Excited:
In everything we do, we show our enthusiasm. Here we are at Sisterhood Retreat again. We are doing a candle pass where we affirm our sisters of their positive qualities and what we admire about them.
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Engaged:
We are active members in the Greek Community, on campus, and in the La Crosse community. Here we are at IMPACT 2009, a conference on Greek Leaderships, uniting Greek Life, and overcoming stereotypes.
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Volunteers:
Last semester we had about 600 volunteer hours. We volunteer in many places. One of these is on the highway we have adopted.
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Students:
We often get together to attend campus activities, such as Cellar Thursdays. During this Thursday our Chancellor, Joe Gow, played guitar for the students.
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Supportive:
In this picture we are seen at Sigma Tau Gamma's philanthropy event, Stomp for Awareness. We show our support for other campus organizations.
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Inviting:
During recruitment events we like to get to know each other on a casual, personal basis. We do various activities that allow us to interact and learn about each girl.
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Determined:
We are constantly reminded of our philanthropy and put in whatever work needs to be done to ensure our philanthropy events are a success.
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Participants:
While we put a lot of work into our events, when it comes time for the events, we are able to have fun and participate.
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Dancers:
We all have our own unique moves that can be seen at events such as Red Dress Gala or Formal.
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Classy:
We portray a positive image and always "keep it classy!"
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Family:
The following three pictures are of different family trees. We have a Big Sister-Little Sister mentor program set up inside the sorority.
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Festive:
We enjoy celebrating the seasons. Each year we visit the Rotary Lights and donate canned goods to them. The next two pictures are of us visiting the lights.
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Believers:
We believe in our Fraternity and the Foundation.
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Creative:
We exchange pillows and bears that we decorate between big and little sisters.
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Contagious:
Our excitement and friendships are desired by others. This is a picture of Bid Day after potential new members received their bid.
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Strong:
We are always challenging ourselves mentally, emotionally, and physically.
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Freezin' for a Reason:
We participate in community events such as "Polar Plunge"which raises money for the Secial Olympics.
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United:
We support each other and enjoy spending time together.
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Goofy:
We enough laughing, being ourselves, and just having fun.
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Close:
The friendships we form are unlike many others.
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Growing:
Each semester we initiate new members during informal recruitment.
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Listeners:
We interact with the people we volunteer for.
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Hands-On:
Our involvement can be shown through our service hours and our visibility on campus and the community.
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Active:
We can be seen on the slopes of Mt La Crosse, hiking the bluffs, on the riverwalk, or at the local YMCA.
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Greek:
We participate in Greek Week events such as All-Greek Kickball.
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Formal:
A special event we hold each semester is our Formal.
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Involved:
We are awarded for our involvement in the campus.
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Daughters:
We enjoy inviting our parents and family to campus and spending time with them.
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Collegians:
We enjoy homecoming weekend, watching the football game, and cooking out.These two pictures are at the homecoming football game.
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Here for fun:
We know how to balance work and fun.
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Driven:
We spend our time in college to prepare for the years after. Our membership is lifelong and valuable even after college years. This picture is of four of our members going alum and graduating from their undergradte programs.
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Ladies:
We enjoy our friendships, support, and developing our character. We are the ladies of Alpha Phi.
