Home » 2010
2010-2014 PKZ National Board
On behalf of the sisters of the board of the National Organization of the Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority, we wish each of you and your loved ones a happy and blessed Thanksgiving. We are also extremely pleased to announce the names of the sisters who will be serving on the board from 2010-2014. See National [...]
New NPKZ Officers for 2010-2014 & Honorary Sisters!
Congratulations to the new NPKZ Officers for 2010-2014: President Marcia Ann Zisman Vice President Abigail Rebecca Strauss Drake Treasurer Catherine Juliette Lennon Ingram Some more congratulations to the newest Honorary Sisters (left to right): Marion Brown Dramin Susan Ann Beidelman Marla Lynn Hatrak Ann Sylvia MacIntyre
“It Gets Better” Produced by Collegiate Sisters
Collegiate Sisters produced a new video in support of the growing campaign, It Gets Better Project, to discourage suicide by the bullied gay and lesbian youth.
Sister Tiffany Sue Williams-Granfors Leads ADWAS After Sister Marilyn Jean Smith
Sister Tiffany Sue Williams Granfors has recently been selected as the new Executive Director of the Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services (ADWAS), replacing the outgoing executive director Sister Marilyn Jean Smith who founded the agency in 1986. ADWAS is the first of its kind that serves Deaf and Deaf-Blind women and children who experience domestic [...]
Sister Carol Padden Awarded MacArthur Fellowship
Our very own sister, Dr. Carol Padden, daughter of Sister Agnes Padden was named as one of 23 recipients of a MacArthur Fellowship, also known as a “genius grant,” for her work in linguistics. Following is a link to the Washington Post story about the award which includes information on Carol. Our hootiest congratulations to [...]
2010 Phi Kappa Zeta Pledges
Congratulations to the new pledges of the Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority for the fall of 2010! Danielle Ashley Berrigan, 2013, Maryland Janna Alys DiBiase, 2013, Indiana Rikki Wen Dong DiMaria, 2012, Vermont Lizzie Louise Finley, 2011, California Leila Mariko Hanaumi, 2011, California Tenaya Ann Herbold, 2012, California Justine Barbara Jeter, 2011, Indiana Maria Karoline Magaret [...]
Sister Kathryn “Kitty” Baldridge featured in Champion magazine
Sister Kathryn “Kitty” Baldridge is featured in the summer edition Champion magazine (Vol. 3, Issue 3) published by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Kitty is the focus of the “Faces of the NCAA†profile titled “The consummate teammate†written by Jack Copeland. Read the complete story in PDF.
Afternoon Tea Time with Sister Vicki Hurwitz
On April 18, 2010, the National Organization of the Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority sponsored an event open to deaf women in the DC metro area called Afternoon Tea Time in honor of Sister Vicki Hurwitz, the current First Lady of Gallaudet University. The event also recognized an organization known as Advocacy Services for Abused Deaf [...]
Literary Night: Ladies Night
The Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority proudly hosts our literary play, Ladies Night Thursday, April 15 at 7 pm in Foster Auditorium Admissions: $5.00 Our secret cookies will be sold, so bring extra dollars! oVo/ Come one; come all!
Afternoon Tea Time with Sister Vicki Hurwitz, First Lady of Gallaudet University
To Deaf Women of the Metro Washington, DC Community, you are warmly invited to attend the Afternoon Tea Time with Vicki Hurwitz, First Lady of Gallaudet University, at Peikoff Alumni House on Sunday, April 18, 2010 from 1:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. There will be a short program with light refreshments. Appropriate attire is encouraged. [...]