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The term for Soror Pamelia Atkins-Girouard will be up in a short few weeks. She cer-

tainly deserves the break from the grueling schedule she has made, and kept, for the

last four years as our president and state coordinator. Before she bids us adieu with her

infamous wave, let’s see how well you know our beloved Soror President!!

1. What are the names of her husband and two sons?

2. What is her favorite color? Her favorite flower?

3. What’s on her “bucket list”?

4. What is her favorite pastime, that she MAY get an opportunity to embrace once

again?

5. What word has she said, repeatedly, at E-Board and chapter meetings for the past

few months?

Answers are on page 5.

Volume 4, Issue 7

DO YOU KNOW OUR PRESIDENT?

April—May 2009

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Las Vegas Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority , Inc .

You Care About People

You care about people and it shows.

You are generous with your time, giving of your energy,

lavish with your unselfish deeds. We will remember your kindness.

Thank you for brightening our world with your thoughtfulness.

It really meant a lot. Thank you for your leadership in LVAC.

WE LOVE YOU, SOROR.

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Soror Creates Delta Doll All Sorors have been invited to visit the web-

site and celebrate the development of the new-

est designer and distributor of African Ameri-

can inspired collectible dolls by newcomer,

Trinity Designs, Inc.

Every doll has been carefully designed by

CEO, Soror Niccole Graves (a Soror from the

Midwest Region).

The first series of dolls will be “The Essence

of…” Collection and will premier with the

16" “The Essence of a Delta” ©. The doll

will be available for online ordering mid-May

- June 15, 2009. For more information visit the

web @ www.trinitydesignsinc.com

Sorors who plan to attend the Farwest Regional Confer-

ence in Alaska and would like to work on the campaign

to elect Soror Sandra Phillips Johnson to Farwest

Regional Director, please contact Soror Flo Gray,

Campaign Manager at (702) 683-8814 or via

email at Florozeen@aol.com.

The Las Vegas Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Soror-

ity, Inc. hosted their Finer Woman Luncheon on

March 28, 2009 and Soror President received the

―Greek Woman of the Year‖ award.

LVAC Sorors celebrated and witnessed the

swearing in of our own Soror Linda E.

Young, recently elected to the Clark County

School District's Board of Trustees. This event

took place on Monday, January 5, 2009 .

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Physical and Mental Health Committee You may already know that one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. What you

may not know is that you can help these women and thousands of others in the fight against breast cancer.

On May 2, 2009, Deltas For the Cure will be participating in the Komen Southern Nevada Race for the

Cure® with a great team of dedicated people. Join the fight by registering as part of our team or by supporting

our efforts with a pledge contribution. The money raised through the Race will fund vital educational, screen-

ing and treatment programs for underserved women and men in our own community affected by this disease

and will also support the national search for a cure.

This is a 1 mile walk or 5K run.

The P&MH Committee will pay the registration fee for the first 20 chapter members to sign up.

Committee Budgets Soror Marentic is requesting that all committee chairs sub-

mit their 2009-2010 budgets ASAP. If your budget is not

submitted on time then the budget will be determined by the

Budget and Finance Committee. Please contact Soror

Marentic if you have questions.

Social Action Alert Senator Mikulski, a fellow social worker, reintroduced the Dorothy I. Height and Whitney M. Young, Jr. So-

cial Work Reinvestment Act (S.686) on Tuesday, March 24, 2009. The date is significant because it was Dr.

Height’s 97th birthday. This legislation is a testament to her lifetime of work on behalf of others, as well as the

indelible mark that Whitney Young left on our profession.

The new bills are similar to those introduced during the last session of Congress, although some revisions,

which we believe strengthen the Act, have been made. The legislation provides for:

Creation of a Social Work Reinvestment Commission to provide recommendations and strategies to Con-

gress to address the challenges facing the profession – recruitment, working conditions, and increased demand

for social workers. Establishment of demonstration grant programs in the areas of workplace improvements, research, educa-

tion and training, and community based programs of excellence to address the ―on-the-ground‖ realities

that we are facing now. Our profession is essential to creating healthy individuals, families, and communities. During my time at

NASW, one of our main goals for the Association has been to ensure that professional social work survives

and thrives. Passage of this legislation is essential to fulfilling this mission.

But, passage of this legislation cannot happen without your support. Members of Congress need to hear from

you why spending federal tax dollars on the profession of social work is necessary and important in these chal-

lenging times. They need to know why our profession is critical to solving the economic and social challenges

we are facing. Please take these two easy steps:

Contact your Senators and encourage them to co-sponsor the legislation and to work for its passage. If you have not yet done so, contact your Representative in Congress regarding co-sponsorship and work-

ing for passage.

—Submitted by Soror Nedra Armstrong, Political Awareness Chair

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The Las Vegas Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity is

honoring Soror Dr. Beverly Mathis with the Thomas Bradley

Award during its 62nd Annual Western Province council. This

award is given to those who have created inspiration and served

their communities through hard work. This year's theme is

"Creating Inspiration: A Call to Service" surely exemplifies Soror

Mathis.

Project ACE What: 2nd Annual Project ACE College Day!

This program will consist of college/financial aid information (local Colleges/Universities).

All Delta G.E.M.S. are required to attend this event (we strongly recommend parents come

too). When: Sunday, April 26, 2009

Where: Booker Elementary School 2277 N Martin L King Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89106 Other Upcoming Events:

4/19 Aids Walk (contact Soror Cicely Morgan with questions at 378-6688) 4/26 Project ACE 5/2 Race for Cure

5/31 G.E.M.S End of the Year Banquet

Welcome New Sorors!

The following “22 Tenacious Pearls” were initiated into the LVAC on

Saturday, April 18, 2009 (and Wednesday April 22*). We welcome you

with true Delta sisterly spirit!

Binta Baudy, Brandy Allen, Candice Buford, Deborah

May, Denise Rowe, Donna Simpson, Jacqueline "Jackie"

Triplett, Keana Sullivan*, Kelley Riles, Kisha Roach,

Lenika Coleman, Melanie Coleman, Mikaela Louve, Nya

Berry, Paula KayeWallace, Paula Watkins-Baker, Ramya

Durosinmi, Stephanie Beckford, Symmie Mitchell, Trina

Phinizy-Mays, Truvella "Trudy" Reese, & Valonne Givens.

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Miss Delta Academy Pageant is Coming The Dr. Betty Shabazz Delta Academy will hold it’s annual “Miss Delta Academy Pageant on Saturday, May 16th in the Little Theater at West Prep from 4:00—6:00pm. The chairs, Sorors Audrey Davis and Patricia Polk, are encouraging all of us to come out and support these young ladies as they showcase their talents. The talents will include piano, violin, singing, art work, original poetry, Tae Kwon Do and more. Miss Black Essence 2009, Melissa Branch, will crown the winner.

Also to be named will be the girls’ choice for Miss Congeniality and Miss Participation. The young lady with perfect attendance will also be crowned.

All young ladies will receive a Certificate of Participation. These girls will have attended two meet-ings a month during an 8 month period and are to be congratulated. They have learned about eti-quette, healthy eating and exercise, college planning, and participated in the chapters Science and Everyday Experiences (SEE) program.

Church Fellowship Sisterhood Month was a month full of sadness and gladness for the LVAC. Some of our pre-planned activities had to be postponed, but none were cancelled. This included our annual visit to a local church as a sisterhood. Our visit to Second Baptist Church will now be on Sunday, May 17, 2009. We will meet for the 11:00 service. All Sorors are encouraged to wear red and our LVAC stoles.

Official Slate for 2009 The following slate has been submitted to the chapter by the Nominating Committee. The election will be held from 9:00am—11:00am at chapter meeting on Saturday, May 16, 2009. You must be financial to vote!!

President: Dr. Deborah Davis and Verna J. Stringer 1st Vice President: Ellen Brown and Tya Mathis

Correspondence Secretary: Juana Jordan Treasurer: Belinda Marentic

Nominating Committee, Chair: Pamelia Atkins-Girouard Nominating Committee: Kimberly Pratt and Debra Ramos

Custodian: Kimiko Walton Educational Development, Chair: Rebecca Rogers

International Awareness, Chair: Open Political Awareness, Chair: Dr. Esther Jones Langston

Answers: 1) Husband, John,; sons, Michael Angelo and Kristopher Marc. 2) Green and any plant or

flower that doesn’t die easily! 3) Travelling the world and getting organized. 4) Reading. 6) Demo-

graphics, demographics, demographics.

Academy motto: Nothing hap-

pens without first a dream.

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JUDs: Just Us Deltas

21 of the 22 Tenacious

Pearls with Farwest

Regional Representa-

tive Monica Burns, Far-

west Regional Director

Tressa Williams, LVAC

President Pamelia At-

kins-Girouard, and Mi-

nerva Circle Leader

Verna Stringer On April

18, 2009. #21 was in-

ducted in a separate

ceremony on April 22nd

due to hospitalization.

Thanks to Soror Tami Bass’ idea, our chapter is about to begin a new tradition.

JUDs (Just Us Deltas) is an evening for us and our significant others. Now if

you do not have a significant other or your significant other cannot attend, then

still come and Fellowship with your Sisters. It will be a most memorable eve-

ning of good food, good fun and great company! To all Sorors who are bringing

food to JUDs or who signed up to help with JUDs that will be on April 25th,

please be prepared to bring your food by noon on the 25th. Those who are help-

ing, please be there by 5:00 PM. Soror Gray's address is 6060 Pooh Corner

Court, Las Vegas, NV 89110. (702) 437-3995 home or (702) 682-0481. Soror

Tami Bass (702) 982-8398 home or (702) 349-7331. There will be a reminder

Evite going out this week.

Regional Conference

Have you visited the regional site recently?? The "Call to Conference" is there

and also three other opportunities of which you may have an interest. One is a

call for choir members, another is a call to purchase the Farwest's "Red Satin

Gloves" to wear during "High Tea" at the Sisterhood Luncheon along with your

own red hat, and the last is a call to perform in the variety show. Please check

the weekly announcements for details.

Welcome New Sorors to the Las Vegas Alumnae Chapter!

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A party hosted by the ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Las Vegas Alumnae

If you have any questions, contact Tya at 375-1313 or Kimiko at 610-8580

Saturday, June 27, 2009

7:00pm—1:00am