"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not

proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily

angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but

rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes,

always perseveres. Love never fails." St. Paul, I Corinthians 13:4-8.

I always think of these verses at Valentine's Day. There are so many

kinds of love to celebrate: love between spouses, love between friends,

love between parent and child, love between God and humankind, and

more. And don't you think these verses describe exemplary educators?

We love our students, go above and beyond to help them, and often put

them ahead of ourselves. I am honored and happy to be surrounded by a

group of women who put theses verses into action in many arenas of

their lives. Happy Valentine's Day to you, my dear Zeta sisters!

The year is rushing by. Dr. Jensi Souder would like to know ASAP if you

want to volunteer at International in July. (See the February edition of Xi

State News, p. 3.) Several Zeta sisters are going. I know for sure of

these: Kaye, Sherry, Connie, Martha, Judy, Terry, Wynona, Myra. If you

are planning to go, be sure to get in touch with one of them. Also, regis-

tration has opened for Xi State, which will be June 2-4. I hope that many

of us will be able to go. We always have fun being together.

Congratulations to Zeta! We have earned enough points on the Maycie

Award for Chapter Excellence to be recognized with the Gold Award -

and the application isn't even due until April! Many thanks to those who

have done so many things to help us get to this level. I appreciate all

of you so much. Tricia

FEBRUARY 2016 PRESIDENT’ S MESSAGE

DELTA KAPPA

GAMMA

INTERNATIONAL

XI STATE

VOLUMN XIII

NUMBER 6

Inside this issue:

Page 1

President’s Message, Officers

Page 2

February Meeting,

Calendar, Reminder

Page 3

Legislation, Web site, New members

Special announce-ments

Page 4

Concerns, Yearbook,

Awards, Birthdays,

Spotlight on Educa-

tor

2014-2016 Officers

President

Dr. Tricia Jones

1st President

Myra Sowder

2nd President

Alice Carson

Recording Secre-

tary

Shelley Walker

Corresponding Sec.

Robin Jarman

Treasurer

Sherry Walsh

Parliamentarian

Janice Walker

ZETA NEWS

Calendar Page 2

If you make a dinner reservation,

and cannot attend, you will need to

pay for the meal. Due to a tight

budget, we need to pay for missed

meals within a week of missing a

meeting.

Members please return the callers'

calls, even if you are not making a reservation. A returned call lets the

caller know that the message was re-

ceived.

REMINDER

FEBRUARY MEETING

Articles, information etc.

needed for future newsletters.

Please submit to Connie

Silvey at cfsilvey@bellsouth.net

by the 10th of each month.

Thanks

Date: February 22, 2016

Time: 5:00

Place: Olive Garden, Kingston

Pike

Meal: Order from the menu

Program: Imagination Library

and Friends of Literacy

Snow policy: If Knox Co schools

are out we do not meet.

2/22/16 Friends of Literacy & Imagination Library-

Olive Garden, Kingston Pike

3/1/16 Literacy Information sent into Xi State (GBBF

Information)

3/15/16 Nomination for Xi State Order of the Rose due

3/28/16 Joint Meeting @ TUMC (Zeta) Juvenile Court

Judge Tim Irwin (All chapters will bring new stuffed

animals for Juvenile Court program)

4/15/16 The Maycie Award for Chapter Excellence is

due

4/25/16 Joint Meeting Spring Initiation (Alpha Mu) @

TUMC

5/16/16 End –of-year wrap-up Black Horse Pub ,

Kingston Pike

5/21/16 Children’s Reading Festival World’s Fair Park

6/2-4/16 Xi State—Sewanee, TN

7/5-9/15 International Convention—Nashville - Opry-

land Hotel

Legislation

Lamar Alexander: alexander.senate.gov

Bob Corker: corker.senate.gov

John Duncan: Duncan.house.gov

Board of Education

Terri Coatney, Executive Assistant:

Terri.coatney@knoxschools.org

Chair - Doug Harris

Doug.harris@knoxschools.org

Knox Co Commission

Commission@knoxcounty.org

Chair - David Wright

David.wright@knoxcounty.org

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Check out Zeta’s Web site

http://dkgxizeta.weebly.com/

Congratulations to the newly

elected officers for 2016-2018:

President—Dr. Tricia Jones

1st

Vice President—Myra Sowder

2nd

Vice President—Alice Carson

Recording Secretary—Julie Golden

Corresponding Secretary—Whitney

Schmidt

Treasurer—Terry Sharpe

STUFFED ANIMALS NEEDED

Remember to bring a new stuffed

animal to our March Meeting.

All animals will be given to Judge

Tim Irwin for his Juvenile Court

Program.

R E M I N D E R S:

Telephone Committee is

responsible for Inspiration

& Ice Breaker.

Please remember to bring

small gift for your Secret

Sister to each meeting.

Ronald McDonald House Bags

The staff of the Ronald McDonald House

gratefully received the decorated goodie

bags from Zeta that Myra Sowder delivered

recently. Thanks to Connie Silvey for planning

the bag decorations, to the creative Zeta mem-

bers who decorated them, and to all who do-

nated items for the bags.

Page 3

Keep in our thoughts and prayers:

Rosemary Calvert (mother)

Connie Silvey (mother)

Bonnie Burnette

Micky Perry

Sara Key (husband)

Jean Farley TUMC (husband)

Sherry Walsh

Kaye Williams (surgery)

Sympathy

Emily Oakley’s family

Zeta Phone List

Send changes in telephone, cell,

work numbers to Connie Silvey

cfsilvey@bellsouth.net

Yearbook

Please send yearbook corrections to: Alice Carson

alice.carson@knoxschools.org

1223 Hearthstone Lane 37923

Awards

Remember if you have received an award this past

school year, please notify:

Judy Fleenor

7009 Ashley Court 37921

Page 4

Concerns

February

Rosemary Calvert 13

June Gorski 15

SPOTLIGHT ON AN EDUCATOR

At our January Zeta Meeting, Whitney Schmidt, an

eighth Grade English teacher at Maryville Junior

High School, was the winner of the drawing to be

spotlighted for the second semester. Listed below is

her “Wish List” of items that she can use in her class-

room. Members

may bring items for Whitney to our meetings for the

remainder of the school year.

* White or Colored Poster Board

*Sticky Notes (any size)

*Pencils

*Notebook Paper

*Dry Erase Markers

WANTED: PROSPECTIVE MEMBERS Zeta needs new members. Think of a woman educa-

tor who would make a good addition to our group

and contact her. You might invite her to visit us at

the February meeting to explore potential member-

ship. Please bring the names of potential members to Kaye at the February meeting. We will need to vote on

new members in March since initiation is in April.

(The application for membership form is found on

Zeta's website : http:/dkgxizeta@weebly.com/ ) Remember: Zeta's successes are the result of active membership and teamwork. Our chapter will be only as strong as we make it. New members bring enthusiasm, talents, and new interests to our group.