Beta Tau Chapter 67 of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Area VI Volume XXII, Issue 4
January 2014 Alpha State, Texas
Beta Tau Dialogue
by Debra Rose Bradley Rose’s Reflections Beta Tau President
INSIDE THIS ISSUE: It’s time to put the holiday decorations away and start up a new year with a birthday celebration. Beta Tau is celebrating its 78th birthday on Saturday, January 18th. The January Meeting Information 2 celebration begins with a tour of the Steves Homestead in the King William area, followed by a birthday luncheon at the historic Menger Hotel. Save The Date 3
November 2013 Minutes 4 The Steves Homestead is a three story limestone mansion built in 1876 for Edward Steves, owner of Steves Lumber Company. Although it is not handicapped accessible Change-A-Life 4 on the upper levels, there is plenty to see and hear about on the first floor. In 1952, FYI “For Your Information” 5 the home was donated to the San Antonio Conversation Society. I toured the house in November, and it was an informative and enjoyable journey back in time. News From Area 6 6
December 2013 Minutes 7 The year 2014 is a reporting biennium for all Delta Kappa Gamma chapters. The following committees will submit forms by February 1, 2014: Finance, Necrology, SACC Report 7 Membership, Scholarship, Educational Excellence (Programs), Global Awareness, and Photos 8 Communications and Publications. If you are the chairman of one of these Birthdays 9 committees, a form was emailed to you for completion. After the birthday luncheon at the Menger, I will be available to help you complete the forms, if necessary.
Please send your new member nomination forms to Carolyn Dahlgren as soon as possible. New members must be approved at the January or February meeting in order for Beta Tau to have a spring initiation ceremony. Remember new members are what help keep our chapter blooming.
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone in January. Happy Birthday to Beta Tau!!!
DKG Singing Sisters Beta Tau Chapter San Antonio, Texas Dawn Moreno, Beta Tau Music Chair, has set February 8, at 1:00 p.m., for choir practice at her home:
26014 Wooded Acres, San Antonio, TX 78260 (210 872-8524)
th Beta Tau Dialogue The DKG Singing Sisters will be performing at the May 20 Founders’ Day Luncheon.
Rose Bradley - Editor If you’re interested in being a part of the DKG Singing Sisters, you can contact Dawn [email protected] 2102 Copper Hill at [email protected] San Antonio, TX 78232 210-884-0082
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BETA TAU’S 78TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION January 18, 2014
Steves Homestead Tour @ 10:00 a.m. Tour Cost: $5.00 509 King William Street 210-225-5924
Lunch at the Historic Menger Hotel @ 11:30 a.m. Colonial Room - Buffet Cost: $17.95 204 Alamo Plaza 210-223-4361
Hostesses: Gloria Morales, Brenda Krueger, Debbie Valdez and Carolyn Smith
th RSVP to Mary Hale by January 15 RSVP for the Steves Homestead Museum Tour AND/OR RSVP for Menger Hotel Luncheon [email protected] or 210-523-7206
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SAVE THE DATE
BETA TAU MEETINGS 2013-2014
“What is Happening in Ed Tech Today?” Silo Saturday, February 22, 2014 1133 Austin Hwy 11:30 a.m. San Antonio, TX 78209 Business Meeting 210-824-8686
“The Possibilities Are Endless” LOCATION NEISD Community Education TO BE Thursday, March 20, 2014 ANNOUNCED 4:30 p.m. Pioneer Teacher and Master Educator Awards Joint Meeting with Kappa Beta Special Guest: Jerri Dooley Area 6 Director
“Take A Walk On The Creative Side” Fussion Art Studio Saturday, April 12, 2014 13483 Blanco Rd 11:00 a.m. San Antonio, TX 78216 Business Meeting 210-412-5272
Founders’ Day Luncheon 85th Texas State Convention The Bright Shawl Renaissance Hotel San Antonio, Texas Lubbock, Texas May 17, 2014 June 19-21, 2014
! Area 6 Workshop !
Fredericksburg Elementary School 2014 International Conference 1608 N. Adams J.W. Marriott Fredericksburg, Texas Indianapolis, Indiana September 20, 2014 July 28 – August 1, 2014
Page 4 Beta Tau Dialogue November 14, 2013 Minutes respectfully submitted by Brenda Krueger -Beta Tau Recording Secretary and Mary Hale – Beta Tau 2nd Vice-President
President Rose Bradley opened the business meeting at 5:40 pm at the Alamo Heights Baptist Church.
Scotta Williams presented the Finance Report. We lost 5 active members: Three resigned (Mary Ann McGarrah, Juliana Strain-Davis, Mary Jo McLaughlin), one moved her membership to Colorado (Martha Ramos), and one member passed away (Karen Katz). The Treasurer’s Report is submitted for audit.
$100.00 scholarships were given to seven chapter members who attended the Alpha State Convention in June, 2013. They are Jeanette Pierce, Paula Moore, Mary Hale, Lola Hill, Scotta Williams, Brenda Krueger, and Gloria Morales.
Arline Patterson presented scholarship requests from three women.
1. Cheryl Engleka – needs manipulatives, decodable books, white boards and other items for her reading classes. 2. Amber Sanchez – needs math manipulatives for her internship at Jackson Middle School. 3. Veronica Zapata – Early Childhood/Bilingual major attending Texas Lutheran University to graduate in 2016.
It was moved and seconded that Beta Tau would award $500.00 scholarships to Cheryl Engleka and Veronica Zapata.
Dawn Moreno, Music Chair, asked for monies to purchase music supplies for our choir. The choir will be performing at the Scholarship Tea, nursing homes, and the Founders’ Day Luncheon. The chapter agreed to support the choir group, as receipts are turned in.
Announcements:
1. Joint meeting with Kappa Beta (Area 6) in March, 2014. 2. Change-a-Life: Beta Tau is still collecting change for Women’s Storybook Project and World Fellowship. 3. Scholarship Tea – December 8, 2013, at 3:30 pm at The Meadows, 730 Babcock Rd.
A LIFE REMEMBER to bring your change to ANY Beta Tau meeting. Monies collected throughout the year will
support the Texas Storybook Project and World Fellowship. The Change-A-Life basket will be at the birthday luncheon. In 2012-2013, Beta Tau raised $400.00.
Total monies collected as of January 1, 2014, equal $105.00.
The December Scholarship Tea Raised $295.00!!!
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F.Y.I. (For Your Information) Beta Tau
• Alice Barrow, a reserve member and past president of Beta Tau, lost her husband of 65 years, Beck, on December 12th. He was a teacher and school administrator until retirement. They had lived in Hondo after retirement but moved back to SA a couple of years ago to be closer to his doctors.
• New Members: Submit new member nomination forms to Carolyn Dahlgren. You can contact Carolyn at [email protected]
• Help Epsilon Beta feed a dinner to approximately 150-200 “Wounded Warriors” on Thursday, January 16, 2014. The menu: King Ranch Chicken Casserole, Green Salad, Hot Rolls, Dessert, Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches and Cookies
If anyone would like to donate double portions of any of the above menu items, plan to deliver them to Sandra Rightmeyer on Thursday, January 16 between 9:30-10:00 a.m. at the Wonderland Park and Ride. She will load items and deliver them to Fort Sam Houston. You are also invited to join her in serving the families. If you have any questions, you can email Sandra at [email protected]
• Lone Star News - Winter 2013 is only available digitally. This issue is full of information about the June convention, chapter rules updates, constitution clarification, global awareness-teaching in China, and much more. http://alphastatetexas.org/lonestarnews/2013.winter.pdf
th • Have a great idea for a break out session at the 2013 TSO Convention? The proposal Form is due March 15 . The form is located on the TSO website.
• Tour Society Website: The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International web page has been updated. Click the link below to access a video, which will explain and guide the user through the website’s basic navigation. http://www.screencast.com/t/KZYQmOP3q8O
• International Communication / Publicity Committee: The committee is compiling a list of useful educational apps. Email your favorites to Diane Moose, chair at [email protected].
• ASTEF Road Scholar Travel Adventure: May 18-23, 2014 - Colonial and Revolutionary Virginia: Jamestown, Williamsburg, Yorktown - Embark on a journey through Virginia's "Historic Triangle" with no less than a dozen historians and other experts. Check out the Texas State Organization website for more info.
• Chapter Biennial Reports: Educational Excellence (Programs/Projects), Finance, Membership, Scholarship, and World Fellowship committee reports are due by February 1, 2014. After the January 18, 2014, birthday luncheon and celebration, committee chairs will meet to complete the necessary forms. Forms are available online. http://alphastatetexas.org
st • ASTEF (Alpha State Texas Educational Foundation) Project Application has a due date of April 1 . ASTEF projects are encouraged to have an international focus on the support of early career educators. Any ideas on how Beta Tau could participate and apply for funds should be sent to any executive committee member.
st • TSO State Scholarship Applications are due March 1 .
• Beta Tau’s Website has links to the TSO website, the DKG International Society website, and the DKG Educational Foundation. http://deltakappagamma.org/TX-betatau/
Page 6 Beta Tau Dialogue News From Jerrie Dooley – Area 6 Coordinator
Joanne Davis, immediate TSO past president, had colon surgery at the beginning of December. Please keep positive thoughts and remember Joanne and her family in your prayers. If you would like to send her messages and get well wishes, her email is [email protected].
We lost a very special member this week, Helen Weiss. She passed away at age 92. She was a faithful DKG member for 65 years (!) in the Alpha Theta and Beta Zeta chapters. I am sending this to all the chapters in Area 6 because you likely have a member or know a teacher who earned her education degree at Texas Lutheran College (now University) between 1948 and 1988 when Helen was a professor and advisor at TLU. I know her former students would like to know that she lived a long life and touched so many young educators at TLU and that she stayed active in DKG for so many years. She is such an inspiration. Helen never married, but her work touched many, many students. DKG is her family, and we will honor her in a ceremony in January.
Celebrating her 90th birthday on February 4, 2011, Helen Weiss got a big hug from Tammy Vitek, who was then the president of Beta Zeta and a former student of Helen’s at Texas Lutheran College. Helen was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma for 65 years. She passed away on December 27, 2013, in Fredericksburg, TX.
It’s time to dust off the chapter rules and do a little amending or revising. My chapter started the process last summer and found that our rules were last amended over 20 years ago and contained many outdated or irrelevant items. So our Legislation/Chapter Rules Committee decided to do a complete revision. The process definitely takes time. We have met a number of times and don’t have our final draft yet. However, we decided that we wanted to do it right and have a document that will stand the test of time. Technically, you have until April of 2015 to get this done, but the sooner, the better.
State membership chairman, Cathy Criner, is requesting a list of members who have been in DKG for 50 years or more and a list of members under the age of 40. Some of these under 40 members will be asked to be on a panel to talk about recruiting younger members.
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December 2013 Minutes
respectfully submitted by Brenda Krueger -Beta Tau Recording Secretary
The Silver Scholarship Tea of the Beta Tau Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma was held on Sunday, December 8 at 3:00 pm at The Meadows at Morningside Ministries on 730 Babcock Road in San Antonio, TX 78201.
The meeting was opened at 3:00 pm by President Rose Bradley reporting chapter news. There were 26 members in attendance.
Rose Bradley introduced the Beta Tau Singing Sisters Choir who led the group in some holiday carols. Choir Director Dawn Moreno then led the choir in some holiday selections. Following the music, Mary Hale gave a devotional from a story called “The Star.”
A lovely meal was provided by the December hostesses: Marilyn Wienecke (Chair), Mary Hale, Lola Hill, Scotta Williams, Roberta Carlson, Carolyn Dahlgren, Jeanette Pierce, Loretta Huddleston, and Kathy Jeffcoat.
After refreshments, the new officers for the 2014-2015 term were announced.
They are the following:
President Rose Bradley 1st Vice President Arline Patterson and Loretta Huddleston 2nd Vice President Cynthia Kosub Recording Secretary Kathy Jeffcoat Corresponding Secretary Marilyn Wienecke Treasurer Scotta Williams Parliamentarian Dorothy Bankhead
The meeting adjourned at 5:00pm.
San Antonio Coordinating Council Report
The San Antonio Coordinating Council (SACC) met on Saturday, January 4th. Area 6 coordinator, Jerrie Dooley discussed the Planning Agenda for the Fall workshop. Beta Tau will be in charge of creating and printing the program and name tags.
After the October minutes were approved, Blanche Delagao, SACC President reviewed committee reports for the Founders’ Day Luncheon on May 17th at the Bright Shawl. Beta Tau requested photos of chapter “happenings/events” from meetings to be shown on the projection screen during the luncheon. Beta Tau is in charge of creating the program/visual presentations and Dawn Moreno, music committee chairman, is the musical director for the event.
Each SACC chapter will provide two door prizes for the luncheon valued at $10.00 each. Additionally, chapters were reminded to submit their $2.00 per member dues for the San Antonio Coordinating Council.
The next meeting of SACC will be on February 1, 2014, at 10:00 a.m., at La Madeline (Blanco/Loop 410).
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PHOTOS
NOVEMBER & DECEMBER MEETINGS
Yummy!! Pumpkin Soup
Central Market’s Executive Chef Tan Prepares Pumpkin Soup
Dawn Moreno Practices Her Knife Skills for Chef Tan
Silver Scholarship Tea Marianne Bankhead’s Lola Hill, Lou Beasley, Roberta Carlson and Carolyn Dahlgren Chicken Is Sliced and Ready To Stuff
The DKG Singing Sisters
Cherly Engleka, Dawn Moreno, Susie Hernandez (Iota Beta), Brenda Gotta Love the Snowman Glasses Krueger, Elvira Barrera (Kappa Beta), Kathy Jeffcoat, Marianne Brenda Krueger, Elvira Barrera and Kathy Jeffcoat Bankhead, and Dorothy Bankhead
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JANUARY
5 – Ruth Tieman 7 –Keta Garcia Mission Statement 10 – Marilyn Wienecke 11 – Jane Kernaghan The Delta Kappa Gamma 12 – Edna Moore-Sawey Society International promotes professional and personal 14 – Dorothy Bankhead growth of women educators and 25 – Marie Matocha excellence in education. 26 – Lola Hill 27 – Carolyn Dahlgren
http://alphastatetexas.org/publications.html
Vision Statement
Leading Women Educators Impacting Education Worldwide BETA TAU OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Debra Rose Bradley
1st VICE PRESIDENT Marianne Bankhead
2nd VICE PRESIDENT Mary Hale
We’re on the Web! RECORDING SECRETARY Brenda Krueger http://deltakappagamma.org/ CORRESPONDING SECRETARY Lola Hill TX-betatau/ PARLIAMENTARIAN Dorothy Bankhead
TREASURER Scotta Williams