EVANSTON, ILL. – Alpha Phi International Fraternity installed its elected 2006-08 International Executive Board (IEB) members during Alpha Phi’s biennial Convention on July 1 in Orlando, Fla.

Board members include: President Laura Malley-Schmitt of Bedminster, N.J.; Vice President Susan Sherratt of Alameda, Calif.; Secretary and Treasurer Billie Battiato of Tulsa, Okla.; Jane Arkes of Portland, Ore.; Bonnie Arthur of Arlington, Va.; Linda Boland of Yucaipa, Calif.; Deana Gage of Stephenville, Texas; Shana Smith of Port Gamble, Wash.; and Lindsay Wiggins of Los Angeles, Calif.

All IEB members are active Alpha Phi volunteers and have served the fraternity in various capacities at local, regional and national levels. Malley-Schmitt and Boland have served on the IEB in previous years. Sherratt, Battiato, Gage and Smith are serving their second consecutive term on the board. Wiggins is serving her third consecutive term on the board.

Alpha Phi International Fraternity was founded at Syracuse University in 1872 as one of the first Greek societies for women. Alpha Phi is dedicated to promoting sisterhood, cultivating leadership, encouraging intellectual curiosity and advocating service. The organization is comprised of more than 140 collegiate chapters and more than 130 alumnae chapters throughout the United States and Canada. The Alpha Phi Foundation is the fraternity’s philanthropic and educational partner. Through contributions from chapters, individual members and friends, the foundation supports women’s cardiac health and other charitable and educational projects. Together, Alpha Phi International Fraternity and Foundation develop character for a lifetime.

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