• Andrea Theresa Serena Amati, 2012, Maryland
• Clara Kathleen Baldwin, 2011, California
• Rachel M Benedict, 2011, Maryland
• Larissa Elizabeth Clapp, 2009, Maryland
• Stacey Lynn DeLaune, 2011, Louisiana
• Stephanie Durand, 2011, Connecticut
• Brittany Alexandra Frank, 2012, Maryland
• Joy Ann Fraychineaud, 2012, Louisiana
• Kyle Elysse Gilstrap, 2010, Oregon
• Donna Lynn Guardino, 2011, New Jersey
• Stephanie Dian Johnson, 2011, New York
• Paige Mia Johnson, 2012, Texas
• Evelyn Johanna Katz, 2012, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Danielle Dawn Koplitz, 2012, Wisconsin
• Amanda Irene Krieger, 2010, Indiana
• Mela Langinbelang, 2010, Honolulu, Hawaii/Marshall’s Island
• Jovanna Milan Natale, 2011, Arizona
• Aimee Sever, 2012, Florida
• Amanda Kate Sortwell, 2009, California
• Rachel Ashlee Steingieser, 2010, Maryland
• Kaori Takeuchi, Graduate, Tokyo, Japan
• Allison Joy Weiner, 2012, Maryland

It is time to hoist the veil
Of the stars in the velvet sky
And present you our new pledges
Who will embark on a transient journey
Permeated with everlasting blessings

When the clock strikes 12
In the afternoon of October 25
In the Hanson Plaza

The women of navy blue and white
Full of acumen who utter astute adhortation
Shall soar to and fro
Introducing the burgeoning congregation of
the Phi Kappa Zeta

Sister Kristine Darlene Cantrell Hall was chosen as a contestant on the popular television game show The Price Is Right. She will appear on the program October 19. Hall believes she is the first deaf contestant ever to share the stage with host Drew Carey.

The show will air on CBS (channel 9 in the Washington, D.C. area) at 11 a.m. Tune in to find out if Hall goes home with the grand prize!

If you have items or anything else to donate, please do not hesitate to contact the sorority through PKZProedros@gmail.com

Come and buy a ticket in advance for $10; tickets are $12 at the door.

Proceeds will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.

Open or print the flyer in MS Word.

Sister Shelby Jean Christian Kubis, 70, a retired Kendall Demonstration Elementary School teacher, died on September 24, 2009 in The Villages after suffering long illness.

Sister Shelby was born in Virginia, attended Virginia School for the Deaf, and taught many years at Kendall.  Sister Shelby Jean Christian Kubis entered PKZ in the fall of 1960 and graduated from Gallaudet University in 1963.

Sister Shelby lived in Maryland, New York, Delaware and at last in Florida. She is survived by her husband, John J. Kubis, of 44 years, two daughters: Janel Mumford and Joanie Kruger, two grandchildren, and her sister-in-law: Marie Benz.

Marjorie Forehand Walls, 91, passed away peacefully at her home in Charlottesville, with her children at her side, on Sunday, May 17, 2009. She will be dearly missed by family and friends. Marjorie was born Feb. 5, 1918, in Hampton, to the late Hersey Cecil Forehand and Bertha Stafford Forehand.

She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Henry David Walls, and her son, Gary Richard Culbertson. Survivors include her daughter, Joyce Allan and her husband, Richard “Freeman” Allan, of Crozet; daughter, Dorene Sue Stanley and her partner, Lawrence Barnwell, of Scottsville; four grandchildren, Joseph Koelling, Jennifer Pierce and Jesse and Jeremy Anstine; two stepgrandchildren, Daniel and Gabriel Allan; four great-grandchildren; brother, Hersey C. Forehand Jr. and his wife, Joyce Forehand; sister, Anne Brown Showell; and six nieces and nephews.

Marjorie was a residential student at the Virginia School for the Deaf and the Blind in Staunton. She later graduated from Gallaudet University with a degree in library science. Her first job was at VSDB as a librarian and teacher, where she organized the library for the children. She resigned after two years to fulfill her life dream of becoming a homemaker and a mother. She later returned to work as a librarian and cataloger for the American Meteorological Society, the Federal Power Commission and the Library of Congress. After her retirement, she went to Lebanon as a volunteer librarian and teacher at the School for the Deaf in Beirut.

Marjorie was a member of the National Association of the Deaf, the Virginia Association of the Deaf, Gallaudet University Alumni Association, Phi Kappa Zeta sorority and Blue Ridge Deaf Seniors. In 1998, she was awarded the honor of “Virginia Deaf Mother of the Year” by the Virginia Association of the Deaf.

Marjorie enjoyed travel, reading and cooking. She had a blessed, late-life, 13-year marriage to Henry Walls, and her greatest pleasure was spending time with her family. She had a warm and sunny disposition, was loved by all who knew her and will be remembered for her gentle kindness. She accepted the difficulties in her life without complaint and was grateful for all her blessings. She was the best of mothers and will be greatly missed by the entire family for her wisdom, guidance and unconditional love.

The family extends sincerest thanks to the remarkably loving staff of RoseWood Village, who became part of her extended family in her final years, and to the generous hearts of the staff of Hospice of the Piedmont.

A memorial service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30, 2009, at the chapel of Thacker Brothers Funeral Home in Scottsville. Interment of her ashes will follow at Scottsville Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, Marjorie asked that donations be made to the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind in Staunton or to Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C.