UChicago Phoenix Society

04/22/2021

The numbers are flowing! We continue to be amazed by the incredible support from members, alumni and friends. If you plan to give in the near future, consider doing so in the next few hours and join this energetic movement. 🥳 👏

03/23/2021

Read about member and grad Stephen Durchslag, AM'14, and his plans to donate his lifetime collection of Jewish history and culture to the . “The University of Chicago has been such an exciting place intellectually ... It seemed to be a logical place to continue my legacy.”

Stephen Durchslag has spent decades obtaining more than 4,500 Passover Haggadot. His bequest will leave the vast majority of this remarkable collection to the UChicago Library.

08/06/2020

No surprises here! Phoenix Society member Michael Weinberg Jr., LAB'41, AB’47, recently celebrated his 95th birthday, and the lively festivities included UChicago tributes in the form of a cake featuring "the bench" (which is located on campus and was given in his name by his late wife Joan), and a custom made UChicago shirt and mask. Weinberg’s longtime love and support for the University has earned him the title of the University’s longest-running donor, with a track record of consecutive giving for the past 79 years. Bravo!

09/19/2019

Read how Phoenix Society member Maurine Kornfeld, AB’42, AM’48 went from just trying to find a time to work out to setting her first world record at 90.

A Hutchins-era graduate exercises her way into the record books.

09/11/2019

Center on Aging director Linda Waite provides insights into the importance of social health on the Big Brains podcast.

Why your social life is a matter of life and death with Linda Waite

08/30/2019

Wishing all of our members a safe, healthy, and happy Labor Day weekend!

08/23/2019

It's such a beautiful day on campus that we couldn't resist taking a few photos and sharing them along with our : True or False? Hull Gate contains gargoyles which line both sides of its structure.

08/02/2019

August is Make-a-Will Month, a national campaign to spread awareness of estate planning benefits and some mistakes to avoid. Use our free estate planning kit to get started on yours today!

06/08/2019

Once again, it was a fantastic two days seeing familiar faces and meeting so many new ones at the tent. We’re probably biased, but we think is simply the best around!!!

06/08/2019

Fancy some good trivia? Like to stare? Come by the tent on the Quad today from 11am-2pm. Challenge yourself to trivia and take home one of our custom Phoenix stereogram illusions!

05/30/2019

member Jane Pugh, AB’47 left a lasting legacy tied to . Read about her and other stories and news in the Spring 2019 issue of Building for the Future online now! https://campaign.uchicago.edu/donor-recognition/spotlight/invested-with-meaning/

05/15/2019

On Monday evening, we joined some fellow members at the Oriental Institute - University of Chicago for a Centennial reception to mark 100 years of history and research.

Can you find the cake in the photo?