La Jolla Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi

03/20/2026

March 19, 1955, the La Jolla Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi was established, and tonight, members gathered to celebrate its 71st anniversary.

12/08/2025

Happy Holidays! LJAC members and their husbands or partners came together for a festive holiday party Saturday evening at the home of Judith and Duke Johnson. Attendees brought books to donate to the library at the Salvation Army’s Rady Residence.

11/22/2025

For LJAC member Nancy Stasiak Carden (MS Beta) and her husband Carl, giving back means helping dreams take flight. Their love for Purdue and passion for education are fueling opportunities for the next generation of Boilermaker engineers.

👉 Read their inspiring story: https://purdue.university/4p8AoQx

(Thanks to Purdue Alumni for posting this story).

Helping young Boilermakers achieve their dreams brings joy to Carl (ECE’69) and Nancy Carden. “We’re proud to play a small part in making that possible,” Nancy says. “It’s very rewarding to us.” Having attended Purdue on an ROTC scholarship, Carl understands the financial challenges st...

10/24/2025

Happy Hour tonight!

10/08/2025

Last week, LJAC members Laura Farrar and Ann Scott took dinner to the California Kappa chapter on the Philanthropy Day of their Recruitment.

10/02/2025

We are so grateful for the continued support of La Jolla Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi and their commitment to literacy in our community. This past weekend, members of Pi Beta Phi generously donated to The Salvation Army Door Of Hope Rady Campus’s Donaldson Library, helping us provide a welcoming space where children and families can discover the joy of reading in their pursuit of furthering literacy.

Thank you Pi Beta Phi for investing in literacy and for sharing hope with those we serve.

09/26/2025

Have you all heard?

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1190968793060209&id=100064412994964

From Angel to Astronaut 🪽⭐

Congratulations to California Gamma Katherine Spies on being selected as one of NASA's 10 new astronaut candidates! Out of more than 8,000 applicants, Katherine was chosen to join this elite class that will train for missions to the Moon and Mars. Read more → https://go.nasa.gov/4gLobye

09/14/2025

This year’s LJAC Annual Welcome Luncheon took place at Laura Farrar’s home today and featured a fabulous salad bar, with lots of different components furnished by attendees. It was a perfect day to enjoy Laura’s lovely garden - and of course, our sisterhood!

08/09/2025

It was a happy surprise to see LJAC member Pattie Wellborn’s picture in the local paper this week. You may remember that Pattie was recently named one of this year’s winners of the Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award for Community Service.

08/02/2025

Club member Martha Ehringer led a private after-hours tour for LJAC members highlighting some of the current exhibits at the Mingei International Museum. The exhibitions included: Fashioning an Icon (an exploration of the imaginative use of The Virgin of Guadalupe’s image in clothing design); Historic Footprints: Native American Ledger Drawings from Fort Marion; and Across the Spooniverse. Members enjoyed drinks and appetizers on the second-floor terrace. Thanks to Katy Dessent (Mingei board member) and Martha (Mingei’s Historian) for organizing this fun event!

06/04/2025

Members of our club took dinner and dessert to CA Kappa collegians at their last chapter meeting of the school year. The chapter recognized their 24 graduating seniors, and our club provided each senior with a gift - a chocolate bar with a "Golden Ticket" to membership in an alumnae club!

05/20/2025

Congratulations to LJAC member Pattie Wellborn (California Epsilon), recently selected as one of four recipients of the Carolyn Helman Lichtenberg Crest Award for Community Service! This national award is “presented to distinguished individual alumnae to honor them for their outstanding personal achievement in areas of community service or professional achievements.” Pattie is a remarkable woman who has been actively aiding and uplifting communities throughout San Diego for 75 years, and she is most deserving of this honor.