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Bookmark not defined. Inside Story Headline 6 The Epsilon Chi EXpress Birthday Announcement Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Calendar of Events Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Page 2 Message from the Dean of IntakePage 2 Soror Redessa Shaw Page 2 On Saturday May 15, 2021 the Epsilon Chi Chapter hosted a RUSH and met with some pretty amazing prospects. If you know anyone who resides on the West side of Houston and is willing to be part of a movement greater than them,Page please 2 let the Dean know. We will host a 2nd RUSH on June 24, 2021 from 7:00 P.M. to 8:00. 2 The Epsilon Chi EXpress Boss Book Club Roses Beyond the Wall Birthday AnnouncementsThe Farewell Soror Ruth Taylor Epsilon Chi EXpress By: President Donna Mitchell Birthday AnnouncementsThe When one of our dear sisters goes on to Glory, we Epsilon Chi EXpress call them our Rose Beyond the Wall. With great sadness we will miss our beloved Soror, Ruth Taylor from the Alpha Kappa Chapter. Birthday Her smile and energy lit up the room. Our sincere This bookAnnouncements speaks specificallyTh eon condolences to the Sorors of Alpha Kappa Chapter. choosingE pwhichsilon type Ch iof E business,Xpress We wish you peace during this time. Our sister Ruth to start partnerships, funding, Taylor will be truly missed but not forgotten. and management from business Birthdaystructure Announcements and employees, to understanding the latest tax and healthcare reform information and legalities. Birthday AnnouncementsThe Epsilon Chi EXpress Soror Accolades Austin Women’s Way Awards 2021 Birthday By: Sheri Marshall, 1st Vice President AnnouncementsThe Epsilon Chi EXpress Soror Sheri Marshall was appointed as a member of the Austin Awards was held at the Long Center in the Woman magazine Woman’s Way selection committee. beautiful city of Austin Texas. The Woman's Way Business Awards are designed to support More than 700 businesswomen purchasedBirthday tables women doing amazing things. and showed up for this annualAnnouncements event. The Epsilon Chi EXpress ‘We are so excited to have you on the committee, it’s been quite a year and it’s so necessary to celebrate the women who have not only survived but thrived as compelling and inspiring leaders through this time of uncertainty and we couldn’t do it Birthday without you!” AnnouncementsThe Epsilon Chi EXpress The job of the Selection Committee is to review and score about 50 applications where women are applying for awards in at least 10 categories. We then met via zoom to discuss each candidate, eliminated, and choose the three finalist and the Birthday Announcements winner for each category. On May 19 the 2021 Women’s Way Birthday Announcements Birthday Announcements 3 Birthday The Epsilon Chi EXpress Soror Accolades Birthday National Women of Achievement AnnouncementsThe Epsilon Chi EXpress By: Sheri Marshall, 1st Vice President A Salute to Women Veterans. Soror Sheri received the National Women of Achievement Award in for Birthday Business in 2021. This year National Women of Achievement - Austin Metroplex Chapter honored women who have served in the military. The Women Veterans led all the honorees into the church forAnnouncements the program. The Epsilon Chi EXpress Birthday AnnouncementsThe Epsilon Chi EXpress Birthday Announcements Birthday AnnouncementsThe Epsilon Chi EXpress Birthday AnnouncementsThe Epsilon Chi EXpress Birthday AnnouncementsThe Epsilon Chi EXpress Birthday National Women of Achievement, Inc. is a professional 501(c)3, non- profit organization dedicated to community service. TheAnnouncements heart of our The work is encouraging youth leadership, service to the Eelderly,psilo npolitical Chi EX press awareness, and honoring the status of women. Membership provides leadership enhancement, friendships that will last a lifetime, opportunities to motivate, nurture Birthdayand honor Announcements youth, and the opportunity to make this world a better place in which to live. It is our desire to invite outstanding women of all ages who are looking for opportunities to contribute, learn and becomeBirthday potential Announcements leaders in our organization. The organization was founded in February 1975Birthday by a grand Announcementsand noble woman, Madame4 Maudest Walls Stewart, of Houston, Texas. Birthday AnnouncementsThe The Epsilon Chi EXpress Scholarship Recipient Update Page 2 Birthday Announcements Dorothea N. Hornbuckle Memorial Scholarship By: Donna Mitchell, President Page 2 Birthday Announcements ngela Zhong, 2020’s Angela has excelled A Page 2 Dorothea N. Hornbuckle during her first Birthday Announcements Memorial Scholarship semester. She has winner, provided these learned to manage A dream written down updates after her first Page 2 increased course load Birthdaywith a date Announcements becomes a semester on campus and the competitive nature of ivy league GOAL. Harvard University. Page 2 college and has BirthdayA goal brokenAnnouncements down This spring, Angela was relished her time in Cambridge. into steps becomes a recognized by several PLAN. groups. She was named Page 2 Birthday Announcements Outstanding Volunteer "I could not have A plan backed by action by the Small Claims accomplished any of makes your dreams this without the Advisory Service of for the Harvard Mindich Page 2 support I’ve received in Birthdaycome Announcements true. (PBHA) Phillips Brooks Engaged Scholarship. paying for college. I House Association. Ms. Zhong also served as owe each member of a the Associate Editor for huge thank you and She was the Case Team Criminal Justice withPage the 2 would love to assist in Leader, Harvard College Harvard Kennedy School any way I can to pay it Consulting Group. She Institute of Politics. forward." Angela said. was also the Northwest This summer, she will be Page 2 Campus Fellow with the working