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Newsletter March 2010.Pub Zeta Tau Omega Tau Omega Zeta March 1, 2010 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Volume 1, Issue 3 “Pink”Inside This Issue Second Anti-Basileus Message The Ivy List Featured Soror of the Month 2 Excerpts from Founders’ Day 2 Soror Photos 2 “Nothing will work unless you do” Soror Maya Angelou, Arthor, Poet Connections Mother/Daughter Luncheon 3 I am very excited and humble to serve as the 2nd Anti-Basileus for Zeta Tau 20 Pearls Update 3 Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. I am also excited about the Scholarship Deadline 3 talents, skills, knowledge, and experience all of us share as part of this chapter. As 2nd Anti-Basileus my function Census/Blood Drive 3 and objective is to inspire, encourage, and motivate each person in our great sisterhood to use their talents to Regional's/Boule 3 help us achieve the highest level of service to mankind. Brotherly/Sisterly Love 3 Memorable 3 Each soror has been charged with the responsibility of working on a committee or several committees to help Live your Best Life do the work of this chapter. Some of our younger sorors will need the elders to coax them to take that first step in getting involved with the activities of the sorority; some will need to search within to determine where their Monthly Quiz 4 talents are going to most benefit the sorority; some have taken the plunge, gotten involved, and now enjoy the Benefits of Tea 4 thrill of soaring toward the goals of the sorority; and still we have some sorors who fear falling from grace and sit Monthly Calendar 4 back and regret they did not get involved. Zeta Tau Omega desires the support of everyone in order to make things happen and achieve good results from all we set out to accomplish this year. Despite our individual fears Sharing Sisterly Love to step up and step out, we CALL FOR the talents, skills, knowledge and experience of EACH AND EVERY ONE Faces only a Soror could Love 5-8 OF YOU. Lastly, I recently read “The fabric of any membership organization is judged by the number, loyalty, and the active involvement of its members”. So I say, Let the work you do speak for you. Sisterly Love, Soror Charlotte Leonard March Birthdays Marcia Foster 7th Charlotte Leonard 11th Elaina Smith 12th Lonnette Seabrook 13th Arby Bankhead 25th 2010 Theme Linda Long 28th Rashelle Rogers 30th eta au mega developing Z T O Celebrants will receive free dessert during dinner at BB Kings City Place an unprecedented sisterhood of power and efficiency for Sorors Night Out on Saturday, March 27th at 7:00 pm. Contact Soror Maxine for details March’s Featured Soror Betty Copeland McKinney The Ivy List SORORITY MEETING Saturday, March 13, 2010 10:00 AM 1755 Tiffany Drive, Mangonia Park, FL 33407 Soror Betty Copeland McKinney is a native of West Palm Beach. After completing her formative education in the public schools of Palm Beach County she matriculated to Florida A & M University where she completed her BS degree in Elementary Education. Additionally, she holds a Masters Degree. After college she returned to West Palm Beach and worked as an elementary school teacher until her retirement. Excerpts from our 2010 Founders’ Day Messenger After retirement she worked as a substitute teacher, but her overwhelming desire to help others always led to serving as Soror Mami H. Kisner a volunteer in her church, New Bethel, where she served as director of the Youth Usher Board, her community and her sorority. “...Today we honor and recognize the Founders of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated founded in 1908, on the campus of Howard University in Washington, DC. Nine African- Soror Betty was initiated into Zeta Tau Omega in 1978 and she American women who joined together to start the first and the oldest Black Sorority to help has never been inactive for the 32 years that she has been young women reach their potential no matter what circumstances they were born in and to help mankind. a soror. She has always been a supportive and very active We also recognize Zeta Tau Omega Chapter Founders who took up the pink and green torch in 1955 and started member of Zeta Tau Omega serving as Hodegos and as a member of the Scholarship and Fundraising Committees. their chapter here in West Palm Beach. These were women who I believe stood for sisterhood, unity, prayer, love Her outstanding service to the chapter led to her being selected and allegiance to one another. as the Soror of the Year in 2000. ….The Theme for this Founders Day is “Emcompassing the Virtues of Sisterhood”. Several years ago Soror Betty moved to Kellyton, Alabama, where her volunteer spirit is alive and well. She continues to What is sisterhood? It is defined as - Women United in a Common Cause, Solidarity of women based on shared volunteer in her church and her community, specifically at the concerns and a strong feeling of loyalty of a group of women. It is love for one another! It is forgiveness, sharing Salvation Army. Soror Betty was recently honored as an both the good times and bad times together. Outstanding Volunteer with the United Way of the Lake Martin Area. This honor included her picture on the state brochure ...Ecclesiates 4:9 - two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall one will of the United Way. The Lake Martin Area of the United Way lift up the other. represents 26 agencies throughout the state of Alabama. As sisters we can help each other and encourage each other at all times. Standing side by side encouraging each When she moved to Kellyton, Alabama, Soror Betty maintained other to help build a better world. her membership in Zeta Tau Omega. You can be certain that this Silver Star and Life Member will be in attendance at the ...Prayer is needed and it changes things. South Atlantic Regional Conference and Boule. …Sisterhood and Service…(Ephesians 2:10) Whatever gifts and abilities God gave you, he needs you to work with sisters and be at work in his world and his kingdom. We are inspired treasures, with creative gifts to share. Soror Betty in an avid reader who enjoys books, particularly The world needs your gifts!!! Bible study, magazines, and newspapers. …Sisterhood and Friendship—to be God’s friend we have to be each others friend. Our friendship should be so strong that we would lay down our lives. It is a high price to pay and Jesus does not pretend otherwise, but the Betty is also a member of the Business and Professional implication is—it is worth it! We need to feel the cheer and inspiration of meeting each other, we need to gain the Women’s Organization and Las Novias Society of which she courage and fresh life that comes from mingling of congenial souls, of those working for the same ends. is a Founder. All of us as Christians are striving to be like our Lord Jesus Christ but, it takes a lot of prayer, study and self . evaluation. We must continue to build our Spiritual power. In 1964 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said—Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. Alpha Kappa Alpha is not silent about things that matter as they build their legacy—by “Encompassing the Virtue of A Picture is worth Sisterhood”. a Thousand Words We stand on the shoulders of strong Black women such as our founders, our mothers...grandmothers, our older sisters, mothers in the church, mentors, Harriet Ross Tubman, Sojourner Truth ,Coretta Scott King, Xernona Clayton and others. Please dress to take your photo for the Directory. We must continue to work together to help our future generation of women continue to be strong. We all must Your picture will be taken reach back and help others. in the designated area We must continue to live and tell the story of how our silent legacy, nourished and infused such a line. We are like a linked chain holding us until we could speak out loud enough to hear ourselves, loud enough to believe our own words. / We must believe that all power is in Gods hand who must be first in our lives. We must allow God to direct our com ch. lives. log ea / B lmb ach icpa -be To God be the glory and thank you Alpha Kappa Alpha for paving the way and showing us the importance of giving stor alm of ourselves to help others.” .hi k-p ww lac ://w ry/b http ego cat 2 Developing an unprecedented sisterhood of power and efficiency Connections the 2010 Mother-Daughter Luncheon rlls Pea ous Saturday, May 1, 2010 recii P 11:30 AM Pearls’ report PGA Resort and Spa Palm Beach Gardens, Florida The Twenty Pearls “Promtique” Tickets will be distributed at our March Sorority Meeting Sorors please remember to bring tea length and floor length gowns to sorority meetings on Saturday Soror Monica McCoy Thank you! Soror Jessica Dumars The 57th South Atlantic Regional Conference Scholarship Application deadline is March 12, 2010 Atlanta, GA Please send completed application April 23rd through 25th to Scholarship Chairperson South Atlantic Regional Website Traci Boysaw www.akasouthatlanticregion.org Census 2010 5 Ways Everyone Can Help 1. Watch for the arrival 2. Mention the importance to your friends, family, neighbors and colleagues 3. Include in community communications 4. Make announcements 5. Web site link 2010 International Convention in St.
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