To celebrate our new AMAZING Alphas, we had an AMAZING Bid Night.

The theme was “Take a Walk on the Wild Side.” We had a rock climbing wall, Henna tattoo artist, frame and name tag decorating, dance floor, virgin strawberry daiquiri machine, photo booth, chocolate fountain, and so much more. SO much fun!

Greetings from Pi Palace!! As some of you may know, “Heroes” came and shot part of an episode at ADPi!! I know, I know totally amazing, right!?! I’m not going to lie, it did not occur to me to share all this on the blog. But Jenna said I should “totes” write a blog….so here we are!! I promised the wonderful people of “Heroes” that I would not talk about the script or plot points….and since I don’t really feel like being sued I’ve decided to comply!!

I don’t even know where to start!! They only shot one day…but boy was it long!! The trucks started pulling in at 5am…at 7 am I opened the house….and at midnight the trucks left! We got so many compliments on the house – and on your composites as well!! The DP and his team commented on how lovely you are and how you all have perfect teeth….so yay ADPi and good dental hygiene?!?

Originally they scouted four of the sororities at USC for the episode. After walking into Alpha Delta Pi, the scout was done. We were PERFECT! We have the best first floor and stairs of all the houses! Seriously, they didn’t even bring in that much in terms of decoration. Most of it was in the house and just rearranged! If we are fantastic enough for TV, you guys should be really pumped up about the house for recruitment!!

So what else can I tell you….there were sooo many people here and so much movement, it was like having you all back! It was just like convo days as I was running around the house checking all the AC’s to make sure they were within 3 degrees of the room temp! With that and my eagle eye for tape on the walls and scuffs on the floor, I’m sure they all thought I was crazy! At one point they asked to put a screw into the molding….I almost fell over. I don’t think I’ve ever said “No, no, no” so fast in my life! But you have to keep a close eye on film crews – one minute everything is great, and then next minute the DP decides that your room is going to be in the shot and so your door is removed. For real. One minute I had a door, the next minute it was gone! After some sweet talk and begging I got the grips to put it back on before they left for the night….

The particular scenes they shot at the house did not involve any of the men from the cast…or rest assured I would be bronzing furniture instead of having it cleaned! They shot in the composite room, music room, foyer, dining room, landing and stairs. There was supposed to be an exterior shot…but they ran out of time…..it’ll be crazy to see Pi Palace on TV in all its glory….especially since we have made drastic improvements since “Sorority Boys”!

I can’t wait for you guys to get back!!! We will definitely plan a viewing party for whenever our episode airs!!

Lots of Pi Love,

Maeghan aka The Best House Mom Ever and Bike Lady (that one was from the “Heroes” crew….)

I’m writing to share some exciting news with everyone – my first role in a Hindi film! I traveled to San Francisco this summer to dance in a Bollywood movie called “Seeking Victory”, due out in December. It was quite an experience to work with so many talented performers from around the world!

(Here’s a photo of me with some of the other dancers on set)

Otherwise I’ve had a calm and lovely summer playing tennis (albeit badly), hanging out with friends and relaxing by the pool. I miss all my sisters and can’t wait to see everyone back at school this month!!

Pi love,
Natasha

This summer I’ve been interning at KIRO-TV, the CBS affiliate in Seattle. There are a TON of SC alums or people with other SC connections. One in particular? I showed up to my first day at work in June and met one of the reporters/sometimes anchor, Chris Legeros, our own Anna’s father. I had completely missed the connection there. Apparently when someone has the same last name and lives in the same city, chances are they’re related!
Anyways, it’s been really great and hands on. I’ve been able to go out on stories and shoot standups (where you speak standing in front of the camera) and interview a whole bunch of people which is awesome. Best of all, when you have a camera following you all sorts of random people think they recognize you. Everyone from bums to firefighters to reporters from rival stations have said they “remember” me from TV…which I’m not on….yet.
Love and miss you all and I can’t wait to see everyone so soon!
Pi <3,
Jenna

This summer, I am keeping down the fort in Los Angeles! I am still walking backwards and giving tours as well as working at the front desk of Equinox gym on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. This gig is pretty sweet. Not only do I get a free gym membership to the Cadillac of all gyms, but all the celebs are members there!Seriously girls. Up close and personal celeb interaction on a daily basis. Some highlights >>>

Ashley Tisdale and I chatting about smoothies, and how her boyfriend likes the peach one. (The one I may or may not have seen on Perez that morning. Yup, kept that to myself!)Janice Dickenson calling me “sweet girl” and asking if I’d seen her cell phone. I had not.Bradley Cooper being just as swoon-worthy in person as he was in “The Hangover”.Chris Noth (Mr. Big!) on a treadmill and smiling at me when I walked past because I fixed a problem on his account. (I heard, “Carrie, you’re the one,” play in my head. Aww!)And Matthew Perry, Fabio, and plenty of totally gorgeous athletes just to name a few!

But most of all and most exciting, I am “kicking off my Sunday shoes” in a professional production of the eighties musical “FOOTLOOSE”! I am playing Rusty and get to sing “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” in the biggest venue I have performed as a lead in LA yet! This is really the next step up for me as an actress (and homegirl is getting paid!) The show runs weekends until August 29th and tickets are available at www.glendalecentretheatre.com! Fun Fact: Ren (the Kevin Bacon role) is being played by a guy who was Mark in the national tour and Broadway production of “RENT”! I saw him perform the summer after my freshman year of college and now we are co-stars (and more importantly, Facebook friends)! SO COOL!!
It always means so much to me knowing my friends support me in my endeavors. I would love to see my sisters in the audience. Plus, legwarmers and glitter eyeshadow? Who would wanna miss that?!

PI LOVE and bedazzled cowboy boots,
Janet

It was difficult to find time in our busy summer schedules, but we found a couple of days to take a last minute Diamond Family trip up to Big Bear Lake. We went out on Becky’s boat, worked on our tans (Kait worked on her sunburn), and went tubing! We miss you all!

Pi love,
Becky, Kiri, and Kaitlyn

I just finished working at a girl’s summer camp called Doll Camp! Some of you might have heard me talk about it before (possibly during recruitment…), but this is my THIRTEENTH year at this camp! Every year there are about four week-long camps for girls ages 7-13. I went to this camp when I was younger, and I’ve been volunteering at it every since! There’s a different theme every year (I’ve done everything from a Pioneer to a Mermaid to a Baby Doll and Sock Hop Girl), and this year our doll campers went to a State Fair! It’s a tiring week full of creating the doll (stuffing the body, attaching the ligaments, choosing eye color, etc etc), sewing her clothes, and making her accessories. This year the girls not only learned to sew overalls, but I also helped them knit a rug, crochet a scarf, and bake pies and cakes for their dolls to bring to the fair! I’ve had a blast with my little campers, and their dolls and accessories turned out amazing, and I’m so proud of them! Although I am EXHAUSTED and ready to spend time talking about something other than dolls, sparkles, and the Jonas Brothers… I’m so glad I’ve continued to keep Doll Camp in my life! Not to mention I love creating my own doll! This year my State Fair doll, Maple-Ann, even is flashing our DIAMONDS PROUD on her hat!

Miss and love you guys so much!!
Pi love and Kitty Kisses and Meowwww!
Court

We wish you all had been there to see James Snyder sing “So Much Better” from Legally Blonde!
Don’t forget to check out Callie’s story on the event! http://blogs.uscannenberg.org/neontommy/2009/07/tommy-awards-aim-to-strengthen.html

Pi Love!
Callie and Jamie

I miss y’all so much and I hope everyone is having a fabulous summer! I’m in Texas working at Camp Balcones Springs. There are 8 ADPi’s here from different chapters, including girls from TCU, where GinnyMcdowell is the current president. I love being back at camp this summer, but there’s no place like Pi Palace. See y’all in August!

Pi Love,
Lindsey Farmer