Georgia Theta Pi - a Marietta chapter of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority

06/11/2026

Theta Pi’s June meeting was at Hickory Flat Kitchen in Canton, GA. Left to right are Debbie Herring (VP), Sondra Bisig, Sue Alexander (Treasurer), Judy Conway, Pat Mitchum (guest), and Gwen Parker (President). Shirley Mensching, Recording Secretary, was present, but left prior to the photo. Absent were Nancy Garrett (vacationing), Susan Pollinger, and Norma Bean. Nancy Garrett will host the July meeting, which is Planning Day.

06/04/2026

The International Office of Beta Sigma Phi has closed after 92 years. Sorority is alive and well, however. Licenses are being sent by International to all BSP councils and chapters, and chapters and councils are in the process of realigning where that is advantageous.

Theta Pi is a member of the Metro Atlanta Council, which is interested in expanding (perhaps as the North Georgia Council), partnering with chapters, coordinating committees, and councils from the North Georgia mountains to the midlands (and beyond).

Please follow our MAC website for developments as we engage in discussions with our Georgia sisters and those in neighboring states. We are hatching ideas!

Please email MAC President Nancy Lee Garrett with comments and suggestions at:
[email protected]

or respond on the MAC page:
https://betasigmaphimac.com/

Messages can also be received on the MAC website:
https://betasigmaphimac.com/

We are thy sisters!

06/01/2026

05/15/2026

SAVE THIS DATE! Our exciting Metro Atlanta Council Christmas Luncheon & Bazaar is set for December 12th in Hiawasee! We're hosting a "Caribbean Christmas" this year! More information will follow in late summer. Come to the North Georgia mountains and feel the tropics in December... (But it will be Christmasy as well!)

05/04/2026

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The King and Queen buildings (Concourse Corporate Center V and VI) in Sandy Springs, Georgia, are lit in blue and green, typically on May 17, to mark World NF Awareness Day, supporting the Children's Tumor Foundation and CureNFwithJack. These iconic 34-story, blue-glass twin towers feature white lattice "crowns" that are illuminated with shifting colors, often showing blue/green to "Shine a Light on NF". The buildings are visable on the north perimeter of the 285 Atlanta bypass and from GA 400 near the bypass. The young lady pictured (with the King and Queen buildings in the background) is Catherine Lee, a Legacy of GA Theta Pi (Marietta). Catherine is an NF Hero who has fought neurofibromatosis since she was about 3 years old. She is now a college sophomore! The Children's Tumor Foundation is one of chapter's two major service projects (the other being Loving Arms Cancer Outreach).

05/04/2026

Here's wishing all our sisters a wonderful Month of May!
What a busy month (in addition to sorority)!
On May 5th - Cinco de Mayo / May 10th -Mother's Day / week of May 10th - National Police Officer Week / May 12th - Peace Officers Memorial Day / May 24th - Indianapolis 500 / and May 25th Memorial Day.
For Theta Pi Chapter, May is also special because May is designated as "NF Awareness Month", a global campaign to raise awareness, funds, and research for neurofibromatosis (NF). Led by organizations like the Children's Tumor Foundation, the month features "Shine a Light on NF" (wearing blue/green, illuminating landmarks) to support those with NF1, NF2, and Schwannomatosis. Among the illuminations in the Atlanta Metro are the "King & Queen" buildings on the north perimeter, which are glowing in the night with blue/green lighting.
The Children's Tumor Foundation is a Theta Pi service project each year as well as an International Endowment Project that is regularly put forward by GA Theta Pi (Marietta) for funding by International. Research is offering new treatments and getting closer to finding that all-important cure!

04/30/2026

Theta Pi members Shirley Mensching and Nancy Garrett were featured in this news article on Metro Atlanta Council's Founder's Day celebration that was published in the North Georgia News. The photos and copy were submitted by GA Iota Iota (Blairsville), a member chapter of the Metro Atlanta Council. Both Shirley and Nancy will serve as officers on the 2026-27 Metro Atlanta Council Executive Board. Shirley was selected as the 2025-26 Council-Wide Woman of the Year by Jill Massey, President of Xi Alpha Epsilon (a member chapter of the Council). Shirley was Theta Pi chapter's Woman of the Year for 2025-26.

04/29/2026

In April, Theta Pi Chapter Service Chair, Shirley Mensching, presented a check for $1,500 to her daughter, Melissa Lee, Chair of the "NF Walk - Atlanta", as Theta Pi's annual donation to The Children's Tumor Foundation. For information about CTF and the search for a cure for neurofibromatosis, visit this website: https://www.ctf.org/

The funds donated were raised through sales of fresh Georgia Pecans by chapter members to other Beta Sigma Phi sisters (within Metro Atlanta Council and outside of our council), local organizations, family members, friends, neighbors and co-workers. Special thanks to members of Loving Arms Cancer Outreach (another of our service project fundraising recipients) for their outstanding support through purchases of these delicious natural and chocolate-covered pecans. Theta Pi has been selling Mascot Pecans since the chapter's formation in 2019, and each year has exceeded the previous year in sales. Top sellers for 2026 were Judy Ann Conway, Shirley Mensching, Nancy Lee Garrett and Gwen Parker.

In addition to chapter donations, Shirley prepares a thick portfolio for each cycle of donations from Beta Sigma Phi's "International Endowment Fund". To date, $75,000 has been donated to The Children's Tumor Foundation through this fund!

04/26/2026

Introducing our 2026-27 International Theme: Sisters Light the World!