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Arrowmont started as the Pi Beta Phi Settlement School. For a long time, Pi Beta Phi provided the only public education in that county (the elementary school is still called Pi Beta Phi School). It evolved into an arts school and serves a very important role as an internationally known school of art.... my first time visiting the campus was at the age of 12 with my father who was Chairman of Art Education at the University of Toledo and wanted to see this truly unique art school. It wasn't until well after I'd pledged that I realized that was Arrowmont. The arts may not be as easy to explain as breast cancer as a philanthropy but Arrowmont was started and funded by Pi Phi... it is truly unique among all NPC groups. It is a source of pride to me that Pi Phi had the vision in 1910 to start a philanthopic project (yes, Arrowmont is older than many NPC groups). The mission may have changed (now we are enriching lives through art) but it is in keeping with Pi Beta Phi's commitment to education.
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