Delta Pi Delta Christmas Luncheon at Imperial Golf Club

On December 14, 2013, members of Delta Pi Delta Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Chi Omega met at Imperial Golf Club in Naples, Florida, for their annual Christmas luncheon. Our hostess, Donna Porter, provided a beautiful luncheon and included on the menu our perennial favorite at Imperial, sticky buns.

After lunch, The Voices of Naples performed holiday Christmas carols. The Voices of Naples is a community chorus whose mission is to provide quality choral music to the community and to provide scholarship opportunities for student vocalists. A representative number of the 80-member choir sang at our luncheon under the direction of Artistic Director, Dr. Douglas Renfroe. Some members of the choir are from Naples and others, who spend the winter in Naples, are from all over the United States. The choir members are a volunteer ensemble, but they look, perform and conduct themselves like professionals.

Last year at our Christmas luncheon at Imperial, we celebrated the impending marriage of one of our younger members, Tiffany to her fiance, Jim. This year, we celebrated the birth of her child, Genevieve Grace. Especially on Christmas, we feel blessed that Tiffany has chosen to share with us the happiness of her new baby.

Anne, Nancy M, Nancy K and Marty in the foyer of Imperial Golf Club

 

 

Marge Beasley and the Christmas Village in the foyer of the Golf Club

 

 

Phyllis with her handmade jewelry

She will donate profits from the sale of the jewelry to Delta Pi Delta.

 

Co-President Shirley

 

 

Scottie, Guest Joyce and Darlene

 

 

Carolyn, Amy and Susan

 

 

Co-President Ann and Esther

 

 

An Alpha Chi table

 

 

Paula and Rhonda

 

 

Tiffany, Genevieve Grace and Jim

 

 

Tiffany with Genevieve Grace, Brenda, Phyllis, Alycia and Sasha

Aren’t they a lovely group?

 

 

Jean and Linda with raffle tickets

Our 50/50 raffles provide funds for women’s shelters in our area.

 

 

Phyllis, Mary Ellen and Sue

 

 

Judy, Beverly and Teddy

 

Sandi, Marty and Marge

 

 

Faith and Helen

 

 

Scottie provides accompaniment for Alpha Chi songs.

 

 

Claudia, Janice, Betsy and Bobbi

 

 

Denny and Alice

 

 

December Birthday Girls:  Phyllis, Scottie and Denny

 

 

 

December Birthday Girl Nancy

 

 

Delta Pi Delta photo blogger Becky

 

The Voices of Naples

The choir and accompanist

 

The head table enjoying the performance

Choir members singing

A flautist accompanying the Artistic Director’s solo
 

 

Our annual Christmas picture, 2013

Delta Pi Delta visits Brambles English Tea Room and Gift Shop in Naples, Florida

On November 9, 2013, members of Delta Pi Delta Alumnae Chapter met at Brambles English Tea Room and Gift Shop on Fifth Avenue in the heart of Naples, Florida. The owners of the tea room, Christopher and Heather Burgess, are British and strive to keep their offerings as authentically British as possible. Since we were meeting to share Afternoon Tea in the British manner, many members got into the spirit of things by wearing hats, something that you don’t often see in Southwest Florida. Afternoon Tea included a selection of finger sandwiches and baked scones with clotted cream and strawberry jam. Sebastian, our waiter, kept the tea coming, and it was the best tea ever. Heather gave the group a brief presentation on the history of tea, which was more controversial than you might expect. Tea became the drink of the aristocracy in England, but taxes were so high that tea smuggling became profitable. When the East India Company tried exporting tea to America, it was also heavily taxed, and we all know what happened in Boston because of that! We were also treated to a visit by Genevieve Grace, Tiffany’s five-week-old baby daughter. Although most of us have not worn a hat in many, many years, it was a lot of fun seeing our members in hats, and there’s really nothing that completes an outfit quite like the perfect hat.

 

 

Brambles “sandwich” board sign on Fifth Avenue in Naples, Florida

 

 

Five on Fifth--Linda, Nancy, Betty, Lyndal and Becky on Fifth Avenue

Brambles is on a short passageway off Fifth Avenue, a very upscale street in Naples.

 

 

Nancy, Linda, Pat and Betty under the Brambles awning

 

Christopher and Heather Burgess in front of a huge selection of tins of tea

 

 

Brambles entry and gift shop

 

 

All manner of china sets with teapots, of course

 

 

Gifts in the shop

 

 

Jane looked as if she had just arrived from London

 

 

New member Kris, Lyndal, Linda and Darlene

 

 

Shirley in a “fascinator” hat--cute and it doesn’t ruin your hairstyle.

 

 

Ann, Esther, Esther’s daughter Pam, Donna and Alice

 

Alice and Phyllis

 

 

Pam and Esther

 

Brenda and Tiffany

Everything old is new again.
Amy is wearing her mother’s hat, which her mother wore to Amy’s wedding 50 years ago.

Rosemary, Caroline, Amy and Barbara

 

Sasha’s guest, Alycia, Sebastian pouring tea and Donna

Denny and Phyllis

Sharon and Sasha

 

Linda, Sandy and Kris

 

Darlene and Teddy

 

 

Allison and her guest, Chris

 

 

Scottie, looking very jaunty in her porkpie hat

 

 

Heather telling us about the history of tea

 

Elaine

 

Phyllis and Brenda

 

Dee and Denny

 

Sasha, Brenda and Tiffany

 

 

Birthday girl Carolyn

 

 

Tiffany and Genevieve Grace


 

In Memoriam - June 22, 2013
 

 

Edna Verrone

Edna became an Alumni Initiate of Alpha Chi Omega in 2008 and served as Corresponding Secretary of Delta Pi Delta.

 

We will miss her.