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On Friday November 20, 2009, Chapter XI NU was installed at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska by Pi Delta Phi National President Dr. Scott Fish. Chapter Moderator Dr. Lucille Roy-Hewiston (pictured above) presided over the evening ceremony. A large number of Regular and Honorary members were inducted into the chapter, and students participated in an elaborate cultural--and often wonderfully humorous--sketch and presentation. Immediately following the ceremony, members and guests gathered for a variety of hors d'oeuvres, cheeses and juices. Later in the evening, Drs. Roy-Hewiston and Fish were joined for dinner by French Program members Dr. David Vanderboegh and Prof. Jan Lund.

We welcomed the following new chapters in 2009-2010:

• #343, XI THETA, Texas Christian University
  Fort Worth, TX, March 2
• #344, XI IOTA, Linfield College
  McMinnville, OR, March 12
• #345, XI KAPPA, University of Oklahoma
  Norman, OK, April 10
• #346, XI LAMBDA, Augsburg College
  Minneapolis, MN, April 25
• #347, XI MU, Roger Williams University
  Bristol, RI, Nov. 16
• #348, XI NU, Creighton University
  Omaha, NE, Nov. 20
• #349, XI XI, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  Las Vegas, NV, Feb. 26
• #350, XI OMICRON, Pacific University
  Forest Grove, OR, Feb. 26

Chapters KAPPA PI (Towson University in Towson, MD) and BETA PSI (De Paul University in Chicago, IL) also reactivated.

The annual meeting of the Executive Board held this year at the South Atlantic Modern Languages Association (SAMLA) Conference at the Marriott Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.

NEWSLETTER
Read or download the free Fall 2009 Pi Delta Phi Newsletter (PDF). Past editions of the Newsletter are available in the news section of the web-site.

Deadlines: for chapter news items and photos to be included in the Newsletter:

• October 30, for the fall edition
• April 1, for the spring edition

STAY INFORMED
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Download a color Chapter List Poster 8.5x14 inches, a complete and up-to-date poster of Pi Delta Phi Chapters for display.

DATABASE
Chapter Moderators should enter new or update current member info., and purchase certificates, pins, and honor cords using the new database. Pi Delta Phi also now accepts PayPal® payments. Select the database link from the menu. Can't remember your Database password? Contact the Executive Director.

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