Do we decorate our trees with our organization’s ornaments? Of course we do!

Lu Ann Riegl Daniel’s collection of official Tri Delta ornaments

Caitlin Mae’s Tri Sigma tree

One of Susan Norman’s Delta Zeta ornaments

Heather Wilson Miller’s Pi Phi tree

Bonnie Myshrall’s ornaments

Franci Rocco Bayes’ Zeta Tau Alpha tree. The topper is a crown.

Heather Wilson Miller’s Pi Phi angel ornament

Ellen Wenzel’s squirrel tree

Karen Gunther’s tree topper made by her mother. The angel has an arrow and a wine and silver blue dress. – Pi Beta Phi

Dana Moreland’s Alpha Omicron Pi ornament
Wanda Barton Yeatts was housemother at the Delta Zeta chapter at the University of Georgia where this was the chapter’s tree.

Wanda Barton Yeatts’ Delta Zeta tree

Leanne Sim Nickel’s Delta Gamma ornaments

Toni Clark Fletcher, Alpha Delta Pi

Toni Clark Fletcher, Alpha Delta Pi

Bonnie Myshrall’s ornaments

Toni Clark Fletcher, Alpha Delta Pi

Delta Gamma ornament – moon with Hannah fishing with an anchor. Custom made by J. Brandt, courtesy of Staige Davis Hodges

Beverly Hatcher’s ornament from her Alpha Omicron Pi chapter at the University of Toledo. She also has lots of panda and rose ornaments.

Dana L. Moreland’s Alpha Omicron Pi tree

Caroline Cardwell’s Chi Omega tree

Modern day glass anchor, from a Delta Gamma ornament exchange, reverses to clipper ship, c. 2003, courtesy of Staige Davis Hodges

Football Dresden candy container signed by players from Albion College in Michigan (1921-24) and also by their girlfriends, all of whom were Delta Gammas from Zeta Chapter-Albion. Tag attached has embossed Greek Delta Gamma letters. It has been sent to the Delta Gamma Archives, courtesy of Staige Davis Hodges

Tara Wheeler Prather’s squirrel tree

Ceramic anchor commemorating a year as a Delta Gamma Field Consultant (CDC), courtesy of Staige Davis Hodges

“This angel was given to me by my Grandmother as a child. She had the ornaments made for her granddaughters ( all who later followed her footsteps and joined Pi Phi) she is joined by other angels collected over the years on my angel tree.” Annemarie Long Wilson

Elisabeth Long Young’s angel ornament from her Grandmother Long (a charter member of the University of Louisville chapter).

KA Sullivan

KA Sullivan, a gift from a Grand Council member when KA was on Council.

KA Sullivan’s first Theta Phi Alpha ornament

Centennial ornament belonging to KA Sullivan

KA Sullivan














Nikki Selander Heyd’s Kappa Alpha Theta tree with ornaments from Theta sisters participating in an ornament exchange

Kristin Windeshausen Henkenius

Kristin Windeshausen Henkenius

Caroline Cardwell’s Chi Omega tree

Kristin Windeshausen Henkenius

Kristin Windeshausen Henkenius

Kristin Windeshausen Henkenius

Kristin Windeshausen Henkenius

Eryn Lynn Hackett Fisher’s Chi Omega owl tree

Sherri Bledsoe Halford’s Alpha Delta Pi ornament

Jane Horling’s Theta tree with many kite, pansy, and black and gold ornaments.

Marla Schroeder’s angel and arrow tree

Sharon Kern Wiechman’s Alpha Omicron Pi tree

Julie Dunn Eichenberg’s Gamma Phi house

Julie Dunn Eichenberg’s Gamma Phi Beta tree

Linda Miller Murphy’s Pi Phi and P.E.O. tree

A sampling of some of the official Phi Mu ornaments offered through the Fraternity. Some dating back to the late 80’s/early 90’s. Two limited edition ornaments were created through a partnership with Radko and remain cherished keepsakes for many of our members.

Kathy Stebleton Schultz‘s Kappa Alpha Theta tree
My thanks to Carolyn McFarland Hunter, Staige Davis Hodges, Keri Smathers Pye, Lisa Tegels, Karen Chevalier, Karen Gunther, Nann Blaine Hilyard, Ellen Wenzel, and Penny Procter, Amy Novara Murphy, Logan Tootel, Sally Belknap, Deb Scarlett, Ronda Doane Deer, Jessica Strange, Shelly Sheehy Troll, Rene Matz Thompson, Annemarie Long Wilson, Bonnie Myshrall, Dana Moreland, Beverly Hatcher, Ellen Wenzel, LuAnn Riegl Daniel, KA Sullivan, Elisabeth Long Young, Tara Wheeler Prather, Sharon Kern Wiechman, John Tilden, Charlie Ball, Caroline Cardwell, Sherri Bledsoe Halford, Nikki Selander Heyd, Kristin Windeshausen Henkenius, Marla Schroeder, Eryn Lynn Hackett Fisher, Linda Miller Murray, Julie Dunn Eichenberg, Lynn Storlien McGraw, Kathy Stebleton Schultz, Jane Horlings, Robin White Fanning, Tori Clark Fletcher, Franci Rocco Bayes, Susan Norman, Heather Wilson Miller, Lisa Gebken Thibault, Karen Ann Yaksich Kurlander, Leanne Sim Nickel, Wanda Barton Yeatts, Ginger Hicks Smith, Kelly Brest van Kampen, Caitlin Mae, Lu Ann Riegl Daniel
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