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Alpha Gamma State NEWS Alpha Gamma State NEWS Volume 63 Issue 1 KENTUCKY January/February 2015 Mark Your Calendars for... ALPHA GAMMA STATE Convention April 17-19, 2015, Northern, KY Meet our Hotel and Registration form– pg 16 AGS 2015 Convention Society Representative, Cathy Daugherty DELTA KAPPA GAMMA Southeast Regional Conference on page 14. July 15-18, 2015, Savannah, GA The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort and Spa Information included—pg 15 ALPHA GAMMA STATE Fall Leadership Workshop September 11—12, 2015 Embassy Suites, Lexington, KY Alpha Gamma State Organization Officers Newsletter Submission Dates Karen Martin, UPSILON, President Busy AGS Communication Chairs, Committee [email protected] Chairs, Chapter Presidents, and State Officers, Pascal Bailey, MU, 1st VP, EEC Chair you can send info in anytime before the submis- [email protected] sion dates and up to two days before the publi- Kathy Zwanzig, XI, 2nd VP, Membership Chair cation dates. Just put “Newsletter” in the subject [email protected] line. Beth Pyle, DELTA, Recording Secretary [email protected] Next issue: June Wade, ALPHA BETA, Corresponding April 1, 2015 / April 15, 2015 Secretary [email protected] June 1, 2015 / June 15, 2015 Joyce Miller, ALPHA DELTA, State Treasurer August 1, 2015 / August 15, 2015 [email protected] October 1, 2015 / October 15, 2015 Stephanie Greathouse, THETA, State Webmaster December 1, 2015 / December 15, 2015 [email protected] February 1, 2016 / February 15, 2016 Jane Thompson, BETA, State Editor [email protected] Thanks for continuing to send articles for our newslet- ter and working to keep our shut in members aware of what is happening with and in our State Organization! Alpha Gamma State NEWS January/February 2015 1 Let’s take advantage of it. Karen’s Korner I challenge everyone to come to Northern Ken- by Karen Martin, State Organization President tucky and share the fun – and welcome your new leadership team for the 2015-2017 biennium. Brrrr. Winter contin- They will need your support – why not begin ues to hold us in her now? grasp. Even though the groundhog saw his shadow, promis- ing six more weeks of winter, I know the days are getting long- Women of Vision er, there’s new plant growth peeking The Women of Vision Award is to be given to a through the soil and member, living or deceased, who has mentored the geese are pairing and/or encouraged you over the years. This up, so spring can’t be member has not necessarily held an office or too far off. served in a leadership role, but has been instru- mental in making your DKG experience a glori- During these winter months, with holidays being ous one because of her encouragement. Women celebrated and winter driving us indoors, I hope may be nominated by any other member of the everyone has given some thought to our Society Society, not necessarily an officer or committee and to possibly attending the State Convention, chair. April 17-19 in Northern Kentucky. Your UPSI- LON and ZETA sisters are working hard to pro- Please complete the following form and return to vide everyone with a wonderful experience. In- Ms. Sandra Smith, 10700 McMeekin Ln #104, teresting sessions, important business infor- Louisville, KY 40223-6136, or email it to mation and a variety of vendors with tempting [email protected] wares await you. In the works, some sessions include, information on the Golden Gift, leader- Include a $5.00 check made payable to ALPHA ship programs, presentation of strong female GAMMA State characters seen in children’s and teen’s literature and a panel of young educators discussing their Nominations must be received no later than experiences in the classroom are just a few ses- March 1, 2015. sions being planned. Good food, beautiful music, and the opportunities to renew as well as make Your name _____________________________ uplifting friendships will be found. Won’t you join Chapter ________________________________ us? I nominate ______________________________ While presidents are preparing their state reports, Your reason for nominating this member: all members are urged to nominate fellow sisters _______________________________________ for such recognitions as the Rosebud Award, Hall _______________________________________ of Fame, Women of Vision and the Excellent Ed- _______________________________________ ucator in the Classroom Awards. Let’s honor our _______________________________________ sisters! Have you submitted a program for the _______________________________________ Annie Award? All of our Chapters are doing such _______________________________________ awesome work and having wonderful programs _______________________________________ and projects – ones that need to be shared and _______________________________________ honored. This is our time to share – toot our own _______________________________________ horns – share our creativity and achievements. Alpha Gamma State NEWS January/February 2015 2 name of the member with the most hours, and Martin’s Muse the number of hours the member served by March 1. I will send email confirmation to each My deepest love in education has always been Chapter when I receive the information from you. literacy. As my state project, I have selected, providing books for an organization called Chil- Please submit the Educational Excellence in the dren, Inc., located in Covington, KY. If you would Classroom Award Application to me by March 15. like to participate in this project, please bring chil- I will be as flexible as possible with this new en- dren’s or teen’s books for their after school pro- deavor. gram. For more information on this agency, see childreninc.org. Rosebud Award The Rosebud Award will be given to members nominated by their Chapters at the State Con- vention to be held in April. Nominate a sister with 1-3 years membership who has been outstanding in her participation and contributions to her Chap- ter. Nominations should be sent to Karen Martin at [email protected] Please include the following information for each nomination. Name _____________________________ Chapter ____________________________ Reason for nomination _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Educational Excellence Have you considered this? Report by Pascal Bailey,1st Vice Planned Giving Opportunities— President order brochures for your Chapter members from the DKG website. Annie Award Applications due by Feb 15. Please send in your Volunteer hours, I just need each Chapter’s total number of hours served, the Alpha Gamma State NEWS January/February 2015 3 giving, or Christmas card? How easy would that Membership Report be? I have committed myself this year to send by Kathy Zwanzig, 2nd Vice President each member of my Chapter a Birthday Card and a Christmas Card. You do not have to go that I hope that you have al- far. You could select one member (preferably ready read the January/ one you do not see all of the time) and send them February 2015 issue of the occasional notes. You may want to occasionally DKG News that arrived in call and ask other members to meet you for lunch early January. If not, dig it or coffee. These actions not only make members out of your stack of “things feel like they belong, but strengthen our bonds to read” and peruse it now. between all of our members. If it accidentally got put in “file 13” you can find it on Remember, each of You are the KEY! the DKG website. Just go to www.dkg.org and type DKG News in the search box. There are many won- Did you know… derful articles to read, but I want to direct you specifically to the following articles: Kara Clark Duncil, ALPHA GAMMA, received “Membership is about the member” on page 4, her Masters of Science in nursing from Murray “Leading from any chair, being ‘truly present” on State University, completed the Nurse Anesthe- page 1, “Pick your Passion!” on page 7, and sia program from Baptist Health, and is a Sigma “Making Members Matter” on page 9. I was Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society amazed when I received my newsletter, as these inductee and honor graduate. were all things that have been weighing on my heart and mind recently. Jane Thompson, BETA, was published in the Science Connection Newsletter. Her article, Over the last couple of years the Membership Watching and Wondering.... Committee has had as its theme, Recruit, Retain and Reinstate. Lately, I have been thinking about the goal of retaining our members and strength- ening our Chapters. If we are to accomplish this, we have to take care of each and every one of White Roses our members whether they are Active or Re- Katherine Stamps, ALPHA ALPHA serve. Each of us are responsible for member- ship…not just your Chapter Membership Chair or Frances Matarazzo, GAMMA Chapter President and Officers. How can each of us take care of other members? Have you ev- Dr. Ruth E. Cole, GAMMA er called another member, specifically one you do not know very well or who is homebound, “just Doris Shephard, ALPHA GAMMA because”? “Just because” they crossed your Sally Adams, ALPHA GAMMA mind. “Just because” someone else mentioned them to you. “Just because” you saw their name Martha Pollard “Marty” Ward, EPSILON (pictured at in the Chapter newsletter or yearbook? Or have right working at the Fall Leadership Workshop in you dropped a member of your Chapter a quick Ashland, KY in September 2014) email? I know there are members of my Chapter who check their email and/or Facebook every- day. Their day is brightened by a “Hello!” or “How are You?” Or have you sent a member a Thinking of You, Birthday, Valentine, St. Patrick’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Halloween, Thanks- Alpha Gamma State NEWS January/February 2015 4 tion for our Chapter and although we might not Chapter News have a “cooking meeting” every year, it is every other year.
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