Alumnae
Since 1954, CVAP has awarded over 500 scholarships to college-bound young women graduates of Coachella Valley public high schools.
Our Mission
As members of the National Panhellenic Conference of Fraternities, we come together in friendship and mutual interest to promote leadership, scholarship, and enlightenment. We promote higher education by offering scholarship awards, and annual educational and informational functions in our local communities. Our goal is to be a proactive voice regarding issues that are important to our communities and to actively participate in philanthropic projects. Since 1954 we have served as a resource to students and schools in the Coachella Valley.
Leadership
Shout Out to a few of our 2025-2026 Board Members
Bridgette Roman
CVAP's 2025~2026 President
2025 - 2026 Executive Board
President
Bridgette Roman
VP Membership
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1st VP Programs
Candi Lee Quaid
Recording Secretary
Linda Simmons
Corresponding Secretary
Mary Warrick
Operating Treasurer
Karen Gonzales
Assistant Treasurer
Open
Benefit Treasurer
Toni Harms
2025 - 2026 Special Projects
Toys for Tots (Dec)
Anne Grey
Books for Children (Jan)
Carol Freeman
Spring Farewell Party (April)
Judy Sanders
Summer Luncheons
Ramona Frost Ruiz
2025 - 2026 Standing Committee Chairs
Benefit
Committee Leadership
Bylaws
Peggy Buenzli
Communications – Email
Bridgette Roman
Communications – Facebook
Ramona Frost Ruiz
Financial Advisor
Ashley Mankin
Luncheon Arrangements
Michelle Ordway Stansfield
Luncheon Notice
Michelle Ordway Stansfield
Luncheon Reservations
Open
Hostesses
Suzanne Davidson
New Member Activity
Nancy Ringman
Newsletter
Mia Hodgkins
Nominating Committee Chair
Joyce Johnson
Parliamentarian
Joyce Johnson
Patron Fund Program
Margaret Kelso
Publicity
Joanne Hardy
Scholarship Chair
Ramona Frost
Linda Simmons
SCAAP
Stephanie Carter
Sorority Membership Award
Toni Harms
Supper Club Liaison
Peggy Buenzli
Past Presidents
PAST PRESIDENTS
(* indicates deceased)
Adele Ruge North* 1954-1956 Sigma Kappa
Frances Pruitt* 1956-1957 Gamma Phi Beta
Corinne Johnson* 1957-1958 Alpha Chi Omega
Marcia Blatt* 1958-1959 Alpha Phi
Cyria Henderson* 1959-1960 Chi Omega
Edna O’Reilley* 1960-1961 Delta Gamma
Dr. Lucille Fostvedt* 1961-1962 Delta Zeta
Muriel Rumwell* 1962-1963 Gamma Phi Beta
Nancy Fischer 1963-1964 Kappa Alpha Theta
Rosalyn Lewis* 1964-1965 Kappa Delta
Dorothy C. Robinson* 1965-1966 Kappa Kappa Gamma
Maxine Stone* 1966-1967 Pi Beta Phi
Adele Ruge North* 1967-1968 Sigma Kappa
Margo Erwin* 1968-1969 Alpha Chi Omega
Margaret Jones* 1969-1970 Delta Gamma
Dr. Emily Williams* 1970-1971 Alpha Xi Delta
Marian Samuelson 1971-1972 Alpha Chi Omega
D’Esta Williams* 1972-1973 Delta Zeta
Margaret Didricksen* 1973-1974 Pi Beta Phi
Patricia Anderson 1974-1975 Alpha Chi Omega
Virginia Backstrom* 1975-1976 Alpha Gamma Delta
Meredy Shoenberger* 1976-1977 Kappa Delta
Peggy Green* 1977-1978 Kappa Kappa Gamma
Betty Bernet* 1978-1979 Pi Beta Phi
Eloise Baldwin* 1979-1980 Pi Beta Phi
Irene Meisterlin 1980-1981 Alpha Delta Pi
Marnie Ogdahl 1981-1982 Alpha Phi
Alice Simons* 1982-1983 Kappa Kappa Gamma
Dorothy Zdenek* 1983-1984 Alpha Delta Pi
Jackie Smith 1984-1986 Pi Beta Phi
Jean Flynn* 1986-1987 Kappa Kappa Gamma
Jess Rhea* 1987-1988 Alpha Delta Pi
Jane Kayser* 1988-1989 Alpha Omicron Pi
Louise Herren 1989-1990 Kappa Delta
Jean Scofield* 1990-1991 Kappa Delta
Helen Bebermeyer* 1991-1992 Gamma Phi Beta
Ruth Kennedy 1992-1993 Delta Gamma
Polly Amos* 1993-1994 Alpha Xi Delta
Patricia DeLateur* 1994-1996 Alpha Phi
Bobbie Anderson 1996-1998 Alpha Delta Pi
Mary Doyle 1998-2000 Kappa Delta
Pat Mayall* 2000-2001 Kappa Delta
Mary Frances Soltys* 2001-2002 Alpha Chi Omega
Anne Flaherty 2002-2004 Theta Phi Alpha
Marilyn Yokaitis* 2004-2005 Alpha Omicron Pi
Jodie Miller 2005-2006 Kappa Alpha Theta
Linda Curea* 2006-2008 Delta Delta Delta
Peggy Buenzli 2008-2010 Alpha Gamma Delta
Vicki Robertson 2010-2012 Alpha Delta Pi
Sandy Woodson 2012-2014 Kappa Alpha Theta
Sandy Dyer 2014-2016 Kappa Delta
Karen Gonzales 2016-2018 Alpha Gamma Delta
Debbie Cox 2018-2020 Pi Beta Phi
Stephanie Carter 2020-2022 Zeta Tau Alpha
Joyce Johnson 2022-2024 Alpha Phi
CVAP History
The Coachella Valley Alumnae Panhellenic (CVAP) is open to alumnae of any National Panhellenic Fraternity living in the Coachella Valley. Believed to be the oldest continuous nonprofit organization in the Coachella Valley, CVAP was established in 1954 at the home of Lillian Carter in Bermuda Dunes, CA. It has grown from a small group of women to a dynamic organization of nearly 105 members from every part of the United States. Many are winter residents who find friends and fun in the desert during the season. CVAP members represent all major professional fields, including education, technology, law, medicine, business, and the arts.
As an all-volunteer organization, we have survived the test of time. Our members are on the boards of dozens of local and national organizations and have received numerous awards for their contributions to the community. Our membership age ranges from 35 to 101.
The successes of our annual scholarship program and community outreach activities have earned CVAP numerous National Panhellenic Conference Awards including being honored at NPC’s Annual Convention as the Number One Outstanding Alumnae Panhellenic for 2009 – 2011.
Several desert cities comprise the Coachella Valley and the cities have continued to experience rapid population growth over the last several years. New public high schools have been built in recent years, affording CVAP the opportunity to encourage more young women to apply for scholarships.
Since 1954, CVAP has awarded over 650 scholarships to college-bound young women graduates from Coachella Valley public high schools. All the recipients are deserving of our scholarships, some of whom are the first in their families to attend college. Coachella Valley Alumnae Panhellenic also encourages our scholarship recipients who subsequently pledge a national sorority/fraternity to apply for our Sorority Membership Award designed to help defray sorority/fraternity expenses.
