What an honor it is to serve as Oklahoma Beta’s Chapter President for the year of 2024. I feel so blessed to have served with the amazing leaders of the Executive Team of 2023 and will cherish those memories forever! I enjoyed serving as the Vice President of Member Experience last year and I have full confidence in our new Executive Council for OK Beta this year. I know they will thrive in this new season of life and I can’t wait to work with them and watch them succeed. Sophie Hodgson will be serving as the Vice President of Operations, Rylee Bolger will be serving as the Vice President of Risk Management, Charley Van Newkirk will be serving as the Vice President of Member Experience, Lily Hudson will be serving as the Vice President of Finance and Housing, Kenna Lake will be serving as the Vice President of Community Relations, Hallie Herndon will be serving as the Vice President of Recruitment, and Ella Butler will be serving as the Vice President of Inclusion.

The multi-million dollar chapter facility improvement project is in progress and is expected to be completed in January 2025 and we are thrilled! We can’t wait for all the memories we will make together in this new house. This project will contribute to Pi Phi’s continued success. 

It is my honor and joy to represent OK Beta Pi Phi to all alumnae, active members, parents, and visitors. If you have any questions about our chapter, I would absolutely love to connect with you. 

PPLAM,
Emily Creel
Oklahoma Beta Chapter President 2024 

I am so honored to get the opportunity to serve Oklahoma Beta as the Vice President Community Relations this year. Philanthropic service is something that I have been very passionate about for a long time and I am excited to have the opportunity to do it alongside all of the incredible women inside of this chapter. 

Our philanthropic efforts at the Oklahoma Beta chapter of Pi Beta Phi support our national philanthropy, Read>Lead>Achieve, and our local philanthropy, Stillwater Head Start. We support Read>Lead>Achieve by raising money for Pi Beta Phi’s literacy fund which fuels the initiative to help create a more literate society through the power of reading. Additionally, we donate our funds and time to Head Start to encourage literacy initiatives within the Stillwater community. We raise money for these organizations by hosting philanthropy events throughout the semester. Additionally, we host food, clothing, and book drives to collect items to be donated to Stillwater Headstart. We also encourage our members to be involved in the community through various initiatives such as Reading Buddies at a local elementary school. Reading Buddies allows our members to have the opportunity to go read with elementary-aged students and to encourage a love of reading. 

Something that is so special about our philanthropic initiatives at Oklahoma Beta is the opportunity to go volunteer directly with our local philanthropy, Stillwater Head Start. This, along with so many other opportunities to volunteer in Stillwater are a great way to keep our members involved in the community and focused on philanthropic service, which is one of our core values. This chapter has given me so much and I am so grateful for the opportunity to serve others and spread the love that Pi Phi has shown to me.

PPLAM, 
Kenna Lake
VPCR 2024