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Having a celebration at the house can be fun too. Yes, the candlelighting ceremony is serious and meaningful but you can do more. Some chapters have the seniors (oldest members) read the parts, some the newest members... some actually vote for the 12 who most consistently demonstrate Pi Phi's values.
In addition to having seniors relate their Pi Phi memories, invite some alumnae... ask them to speak briefly on Founder's Day memories either as an alum or as a collegiate member.
A cookie shine doesn't have to cost a lot (believe it or not, the more recent trend of lots and lots of candy had developed within the past 20 years!). Does your chapter use a special sheet that members sign? I've seen chapters have members sign either at their first cookie shine after initiation or at their last one prior to graduation... some sign below their big sis, giving a kind of geneologic record to membership.
You could also ask each member to come prepared to share a poem or thought that expresses sisterhood to them either spoken or as a scrapbook page that could be put together for use either at future Founders Day or for pref.
If your chapter is too large for something like that, you can break into smaller grouos and ask each group to sing their favorite Pi Phi song (or create a parody song to share... a parody being Pi Phi words to a familiar tune).
The other thing that could be done is modifying dinner for the night either to make it fancier (still at the house so lower cost than a restaurant) or more casual (cookout). Either is acceptable.
Erin- thank you for sharing what your chapter does. What do other GC-ers do for Founders Day?
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