NOTES FROM 2024 LUNCHEON

CONGRATULATIONS TO GINNY APUZZO FOR HER AWARD AT THE NEW PALTZ AWARDS DINNER

The SUNY - New Paltz Awards Dinner was a great success. Ginny was glowing and smiling all evening! She had two surprises. The first was when she arrived and was told she was expected to give a speech! She pulled it off. The second surprise was the bouquet of purple flowers.

The flowers were perfect and she so appreciated Theta’s support.

Yours in Theta,

Carol Hearst Brott

Theta Luncheon

 Dear Theta Sisters-

In case you missed our recent newsletter via snail-mail from Janice Oehler (many thanks to Janice), our annual luncheon is just 5+ weeks away. Here are the details:

THETA PHI ANNUAL LUNCHEON

Date: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2024

Time: 12:00 NOON

Place: Garvin's Gastropub – 215 Huguenot Street, New Paltz

(at the New Paltz Golf Course)

Garvan's Gastropub | New Paltz, NY - Home (garvans.com)

It’s a beautiful setting and the lunch menu is all set. Everyone will enjoy a salad and choice of entrée (burger, scampi, or chicken), plus Guinness Chocolate Cake and a beverage. There’s no need to order in advance, but let me know if you have any dietary requirements. We continue to hold the price at $25.00 per person and the sorority picks up the balance.

Please reply to this email with your RSVP, then send your check payable to Theta Phi Alumnae Association to Laurie Spiegel, 11 Murphy Circle, Florham Park, NJ 07932. The deadline is SEPTEMBER 20.

Many thanks to Rosarie Mastropaolo, a.k.a. Beads, and our Theta Phi Alumnae President, Pat McKeown Withers, for once again making all the arrangements!

QUESTIONS??? Call Pat Withers at 631-669-2018. We hope to see you all there.

Yours in Theta,

Laurie Chase Spiegel ('75),

Theta Phi Alumnae Treasurer

P.S. Please see if you can carpool with sisters in your area. Some may be without a means to join us. Also, if the cost of the luncheon is preventing you from coming, please reply to this message and we will help you.

2024 NEWSLETTER

 

 

WE MOURN THE PASSING OF JOANN BIANCA O'CONNOR

 Thanks to Leslie Drojak Lomita for passing this information along to us...

Joann Bianca O’Connor, 83, passed away at her residence in Rosendale on March 25, 2024.  She graduated from SUNY New Paltz and began her teaching career in West Hurley. She left teaching temporarily to raise her family, and when she returned to teaching, she worked at Marbletown Elementary School. She also was a board member of the Theta Phi Alumnae Association during its early years following the sale of Theta House. She is survived by her husband Edward O’Connor; their three children Christine, Joseph, and Annie; and her seven grandchildren.