Letters from our Award Winners

Margarite Bechis, University of New Hampshire
Although this letter is a good two months late, the thanks I hope to convey to you and the rest of the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation will never be outdated. In December, I used the majority of t ... read more

Stratos Skarpathiotis, University of Chicago
I'm writing you a long overdue letter to express my gratitude once again for the scholarship that you have given me. I know that I already thanked you on behalf of myself and all the other recipients ... read more

Marjorie Spiriliotis, DePaul University
I am writing this letter today to thank you deeply and to tell you how grateful I am for all you have done for me. I know it has already been a month since the Awards Gala, but I have been overloaded ... read more

Costadina Aneziris, University of Illinois at Chicago
I would like to extend my deepest thank you to the Foundation for their generous investment in my education. It is inspiring to see such a heartfelt effort put together by the board, organizers, and t ... read more

Stephanie Toronidis, Drexel University
May God bless you and your associates for all the effort and work you put in to not only make several families happy and grateful but for sending this message across of keeping Hellenism alive within ... read more

Vasilios Kalas, University of Chicago
I am deeply honored and grateful to be a recipient of the 2007 PanHellenic Scholarship Award. This extremely generous gift will help me further my education at the University of Chicago where I inten ... read more

Stacy Economopoulos, Illinois Institute of Technology
I would like to thank you for the PanHellenic Scholarship. I am deeply grateful to have been one of the lucky few to receive this generous and meaningful award. It was truly an amazing experience. ... read more

Argie Maria Lafakis, University of Alabama
My first trip to Chicago was awesome! It was a wonderful feeling to join other students in accepting a grant from the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation. We all had so much in common and I know all ... read more

Eleni Gouvas, University of Michigan
...It was humbling to be a part of this event. To be amongst the most prominent people who support students like me, and will continue supporting students like me, was thrilling. The evening gave me ... read more

Eunice Buhler, Stanford University
Mr. Tomaras, what a great honor it was to meet you at the scholarship gala. Thank you for this prestigious award. It inspires me to know that the Hellenic Community is so supportive and enthusiastic ... read more

Demitra Athena Giannaras, Loyola University
...I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart. This scholarship could not have come at a more critical time in my life, and I pray that God blesses you always. The PanHellenic Scholarship you h ... read more

Zaharias Fountas, University of Chicago
This is Zaharias Fountas, one of the Greek students who was fortunate enough to receive the PanHellenic Scholarship this year. I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for the generosity of the ... read more

Elitsa Nicolaou, University of Michigan
I would like to thank Mr. Tomaras, Mr. Apostolou, and the entire PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation for the gift of this substantial award. It will definitely help me continue my education at the Uni ... read more

Alexis A. Mancini, Brown University
My parents and I had a spectacular evening at the University Club of Chicago! The PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation gala was a special and wonderful event. I would like to thank you and the Academi ... read more

Effie and Peggy Gatsinos, Benedictine University and Northwestern University
We would both like to take this opportunity to thank you for the recognition you bestowed upon us with the scholarships. Your work encourages young Greek Americans to work hard and pursue their dream ... read more

William C. Toulios, Saint Xavier University
I am very appreciative that you have given this great award to me. The everlasting distinctions in a person's life are the opportunities given for reaching excellence. This is what your society inst ... read more

Kristen E. Pantazes, The College of William and Mary
I am very honored to have been selected by the Academic Committee of the PanHellenic Scholarship Foundation to be a recipient. I am both proud and humbled to have been selected, and will put this gen ... read more

Nikolia Rallis, Northwestern University
I would like to thank you once again for the great honor of having been awarded the PanHellenic Scholarship. It is with great seriousness that I undertake my studies at Northwestern University and thi ... read more

Katherine Rollins, University of Notre Dame
Thank you once again for the very generous scholarship grant. I was overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of the Foundation in helping me achieve my goals. Currently, I am a student in the hono ... read more

Cassandra Flora Averell, Baldwin Wallace College
I'd like to take this chance to let you all know how grateful I am for the very generous scholarship you awarded me during this past October. Your reward has worked as an unquantifiable aid in the pr ... read more

Konstantine Papadopoulos, Miami University
I am writing this letter in regards to my acceptance of your scholarship award. I would like to express my gratitude again through this letter and through my future success. The banquet in Chicago o ... read more

Afrodite Skaouris, Northeastern Illinois University
I am writing not only to reiterate my gratitude for the grant you've offered me, not only to congratulate you for the wonderful event this past Saturday, but to also share with you that when I present ... read more

Sam Papadakis, Harvard University
I would like to thank you so much for this incredible honor. My apologies for not being able to attend this honorable banquet. I really wish I could have been there to accept in person. Your genero ... read more

Constandina Giannakopoulos, Loyola University
I am writing to once again thank you for the generous award the Scholarship Foundation has granted me. Still, I am overcome by the honor. I treasure the knowledge that you and the other esteemed memb ... read more