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Q UACK In this issue… October 2017 Issue 2 A Suburban Houston-Fort Bend Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Publication President’s Message Financial Corner Chaplain’s Corner SHFBAC & the Community Committee Updates Special Announcements Calendar
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In this issue…
October 2017 Issue 2
A Suburban Houston-Fort Bend Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Publication
President’s Message Financial Corner
Chaplain’s Corner SHFBAC & the Community
Committee Updates Special Announcements
Calendar
OurPresident
OurChaplains
2 Sistah-To-SistahBookClub
5 Delta History Moment 7 SHFBAC In Full Effect 8
MeetingDetails
Agenda
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CONTENTS
FinanceCorner
IntheKnow
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CalendarofEvents 17
Violet
Q PraiseReports
KISSES
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THE QUACK
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From the President’s Desk
“Retrieving the past to construct the present and design the future”
“Let’s work collectively to retain the Chapter’s vision with integrity and sustain the legacy of our illustrious sisterhood.”
Sisterly and sincerely,
Evelyn Peters Dean Evelyn Peters Dean President
One Band, One Sound, One Voice, One Vision, SHFBAC!
Greetings My Sisters of the Suburban Houston Fort Bend Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
On a beautiful morning not long ago, the Protocol Advisor, the Ritual and Ceremonies Chair and Co-Chair lead the processional of the Charter Members, Past Presidents and Executive Committee as the chapter members watched in awe. Committee Chairs stood in formation to execute a timely meeting. Oh, what an excellent marching performance this was for our first meeting. Let’s continue to march by joining one committee with a total commitment. The time is NOW to get and stay involved in the political, educational and economic landscape of our communities. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Connect, communicate, conquer to prevent breast cancer
one woman at a time.
SAVE THE DATE: Arts and Letters Literary Café will be held on Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. at Houston Community College-Stafford Campus. Please invite your family, friends and church family to this signature event. 2018 Joint Founders Day Celebration guest speaker will be Dr. Thelma T. Daly, 16th National Past President. The event will be held on January 20, 2018. More information will be provided by the Joint Founders Day Committee Chair. 2018 Texas/New Mexico State Summit will be held February 9-11, 2018 in Austin, Texas.
HOT OF THE PRESS: Alcohol and Illegal Drug Usage Policy and Transgender Membership Policy was emailed to you on October 3, 2017. Please review. Resource: National Website: Members Only-Scholarship and Standards Committee. Please read the communications provided to you to stay abreast of Chapter’s news and event.
Finally, let’s continue to pray for Sorors who are sick and shut in and those who have lost loved ones in the recent months. Remember we are our sisters’ keepers.
REMINDERS Business Attire Business Attire Bring Your Tools! Ritual Robert’s Rules of Order Constitution & Bylaws Chapter Policies& Procedures
Don’t forget your key fob!
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2017 HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE ~ STAFFORD
10041 CASH ROAD STAFFORD, TX 77477
ROOM W102 - Auditorium in Scarcella Bldg. 10:00 AM
2017 – 2018 MEETING DATES
EXECUTIVE BOARD CHAPTER MEETING TUESDAY 10/10/2017 10/31/2017 11/28/2017 01/02/2018 01/30/2018 02/28/2018 04/03/2018 05/08/2018
10/21/2017 11/11/2017 12/09/2017 01/13/2018 02/10/2018 03/10/2018 04/14/2018 05/19/2018
October Is… Adopt-A-Dog Month®
Breast Cancer Awareness Month Clergy Appreciation | Thriving Pastor
Dvam History | Domestic Violence Awareness Project (DVAP)
Lupus Awareness Month American Diabetes Month® 2016
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SATURDAY
BIRTHSTONE Opal & Tourmaline
Symbolism: The Opal - Love & Hope; Tourmaline - Peace
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NEXT EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING Tuesday, October 31st
Missouri City City Hall - Old Courtroom 1522 Texas Parkway
Missouri City, TX 77489 6:30 PM 3
Chapter Meeting
FLOWER Marigold
Holidays World Vegetarian Day World Teacher's Day
Do Something Nice Day Columbus Day Sweetest Day
United Nations Day
Symbolism: Passion, Creativity, Driven to Succeed, Desire for Wealth,
Beauty and Warmth Rising of Sun
(Click each hyperlink for more information
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AGENDA Call to Order Agenda Changes & Adoptions Reading & Approval of Minutes Reading of Correspondence Financial Secretary Report Treasurer’s Report Community Service Hours & Calendar Welcome of Visiting Sorors & Birthdays President’s Report
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Nominating Committee Salethia Morris Election Committee Karen Debose Budget Review Relaine Pitts
Meeting and Social Arrangement Membership Services May Week Ritual and Ceremonies Founders Day Project 13 Audit Information & Communication (IO) Courtesy & Telephone (IO) Arts & Letters (IO) Program Planning & Development Delta Tree Project Healthy Lifestyle Economic Development Emergency Response Team Social Action
SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS
Unfinished Business New Business Announcements Meeting Adjournment
Evelyn Peters Dean Evelyn Peters Dean LaToya Ricketts Brandie Johnson Brenda Henry Relaine Pitts Jackie Smith Baker Dr. Sharvelle Jones Evelyn Peters Dean
Lois Jackson Stephanie Collins Dr. Porscha Jackson Fredoria Cartwright Andrea Sonpon Toni’a Alexander Sandra Brown Brenda Meyers Letitia Jackson Serena Wright Bostic EuRhonda Morgan Paula Suggs Elizabeth Morton Vera Pentecost
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PRESIDING OFFICER EVELYN PETERS DEAN
CHAPLAIN’S
Psalm 34: 1-4 and 15-19 1. I WILL bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2. My soul shall make her boast in the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 3. O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. 4. I sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
15. The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open upon their cry. 16. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 17. The righteous cry, and the Lord delivered them out of all their troubles. 18. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 19. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
CORNER WORDS OF INSPIRATION
Courtesies & Prayers Extended
September 1ST ~ October 15th Encouragement – Sorors still impacted and displaced by Hurricane Harvey). Sympathy – Nicole Cox(Grandmother), Relaine Pitts (Father)
CHAPLAIN Letitia “Tish” Jackson
Home: (281) 421 – 7740 Cell: (713) 569 – 8676
Email: [email protected]
ASSISTANT CHAPLAIN Rose Williams
Home: 713) 723 – 8013 Cell: (713) 819 – 8429
Email: [email protected]
Letitia “Tish” Jackson
READ:
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MONTHLY PRAYER
Philippians 4:6-9 3:5-6
Delta Love from the CAT Team
Sorors, today I challenge you to bless someone, someone you know, a stranger. God will show you. Make it extra special by blessing someone, and have the faith to know that God is blessing you in return. It’s always a Blessing to be a Blessing!
• National Reinstatement Fees of $25 are paid by Sorors who have not paid dues for 2 + fiscal years.
• Member change of status fees of $25 are paid by members who were Members-At-Large, but changed their status to Regular Member.
• Funds will only be collected and disbursed during Chapter and Executive Board Meetings (unless otherwise announced).
• The chapter’s Receipt of Money Form (ROMF) should be completed when remitting funds for any reason.
• Please do not send funds to the chapter’s P.O. Box without proper documentation. If you do not have a ROMF, simply put a note containing your contact information and the purpose of the funds. The ROMF serves as an accountability tool for the fiscal officers as well as a receipt for the payee. The pink copy of the form serves as the payee’s receipt and should not be removed unless the entire form is signed by a Financial Secretary or an Assistant Financial Secretary.
• When mailing payments to the chapter, please make checks payable to Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and use the following address:
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. ATTN: Financial Secretary
P.O. Box 2066 Missouri City, TX 77459
RECEIPTS & REIMBURSEMENT All receipts for reimbursement must be requested through a submission of a voucher. This voucher must be processed within 60 days from the date of the activity. Any questions regarding the financial activities of the chapter should be directed to: Financial Chair - Shirley Brown
Treasurer - Relaine Pitts or Financial Secretary - Brenda Henry
When mailing payments for the Diamonds & Pearls Scholarship & Programs Fundraiser, please make checks payable to DAAP and mail to:
Delta Academic Artistic & Philanthropic Foundation, Inc. ATTN: Financial Secretary
P.O. Box 711091 Houston, TX 77271
FINANCE CORNER
BONDED OFFICERS
PRESIDENT Evelyn Peters Dean Cell: (713) 562 – 5267 Email: [email protected]
FINANCIAL SECRETARY Brenda Henry Cell: (281) 236 – 2622 Email: [email protected] TREASURER Relaine Pitts Cell: (832) 368 – 7722 Email: [email protected]
ASST FINANCIAL SECRETARY Jacqueline Pierce Cell: (713) 875 – 6017 Email: [email protected]
ASST FINANCIAL SECRETARY Linda Stephens Cell: (713) 412 – 6653 Email: [email protected]
DUES National Local National Per Capita Fee
$190 $165 $ 10
• Golden and Diamond Life Paid-in-Full Members do not pay Late or Reinstatement Fees. • Credit card payments are only accepted for Dues paid to National Headquarters
(Late, Reinstatement and Per Capita). • National Late Fees ($5) are paid by those members who pay dues April 1 thru June 30th. • National Reinstatement Fees of $15 are paid by members who were financial the last fiscal year and pay
dues on or after July 1st. .
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ASST TREASURER Shantell Brown Cell: (713) 417 – 7144 Email: [email protected]
SISTAH~TO~SISTAH BOOK CLUB
BY DORIS FLACK BROOME
Louise A. Rice At a Glance … Born Louise Allen in 1941; married Wilson L. Rice, April 04, 1965; children: Wilson L. Jr., Robert Christopher. Education: Tuskegee University, BS, 1963; Columbia University Teachers College, MA, 1969; University of Georgia, PhD, reading education, 1979.
Career: Washington High School, Cairo, GA, English teacher, 1963-66; Lucy Laney High School, Augusta, GA, English teacher 1966-68; Paine College, Augusta, instructor of reading and English, 1968-70, instructor and reading specialist, 1972-73, assistant professor of reading, 1973-77, 79-80, and associate professor reading and coordinator of the reading department, 1980-81; Joseph Lamar Elementary School, Augusta, instructional lead teacher, 1981-84; Augusta State University, associate director of admissions, 1984-88, assistant professor of education and reading, 1988-2003, associate professor of learning support, 1989-2003, and minority advising program coordinator, 1998-2003. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Southern regional director, 1986-91, national secretary, 1992-96, national first vice president, 2000-02, and national president, 2004–2008.
Louise A. Rice
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NEXT BOOK:
Sisterhood Story Complied By Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.
Oct 22, 2017
23RD NATIONAL PRESIDENT
BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE SISTAH-TO-SISTAH BOOK REVIEW IN THE NEXT EDITION OF THE
QUACK!
Selected memberships: Richmond County Board of Education, advisory board; Education Commission of Augusta, Human Relations Committee; Central Savannah River Area Economic Opportunity Authority Inc., board of directors;
Selected awards: Augusta Black History Committee, Urban Builders Award, 1985; Lincoln League of Augusta, Educator of the Year, 1988; United Negro College Fund, Distinguished Leadership Award 1990; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Augusta Alumnae Chapter, Woman of the Year, 1991; Augusta Chapter of National Social Workers, Citizen of the Year, 1999.
The October 22nd meeting will be held at: La Madeleine French Bakery, 2675 Town Center Blvd N, Sugar Land 77479
An anthology of a fictitious sorority, Eta Mu Tau, as imagined by fifteen new authors of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Bound to inspire the heart and stir the soul, these drama-laced, sassy, amazing, even quiet stories will breed a path to sisterhood love that lies deep.
Composed of five stories about college life, five about the graduate experience, and five about leadership journey; the sisterhood journey is brought to life in these fifteen works of fiction.
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Leaders in Delta SHFBAC President Evelyn D Peters and a couple her hometown Sorors sharpened their leadership skills at the Leadership Retreat in New Orleans, LA .
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Running Ahead Of The Pack Living a healthy lifestyle Soror Tecia Murphy placed 3rd in the Run Houston Marathon at the University of Houston.
SHFBAC IN FULL EFFECT
Arts & Letters Red Carpet Event In line with National Headquarters Sorors got together supported the opening of “Marshall”. They wore jeans, white shirt, and a tie to replicate the attire of the young Thurgood Marshall.
I’m A Survivor…… SHFBAC would like to acknowledge breast cancer survivors and those who have transitioned
from their journey with breast cancer to eternal rest.
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KISSES! KEEPING.IT.SISTERLY.SORORS.
Are you celebrating a major milestone or life event? Submit a Praise Report! Send your name, the milestone/event & month of the event in 75 words or less to The Quack email address: [email protected] Derived from K.I.S.S.phrase coinedby SHFBACPresident #17 - Dr. Sheila Jenkins!
Kisses & Kuddos to Sorors for donating Sistah to Sistah to assist those that were affected by Hurricane Harvey From: Jackie
Smith-Baker
To: All SHFBAC Sorors
Want to recognize a Soror for an exceptional act of sisterliness? Submit a KISS! 20 words or less – Keep It Short Sorors! Send to Natalie Johnson at [email protected]
Kisses & Kuddos demonstrating the true meaning of sisterhood by welcoming me to the chapter
To: Janice Harvey
A special thanks for her unselfish
dedication to Disaster Relief
Programs in our community.
From: Soror President
From: Doris Orrange
To: Elizabeth Morton A special thanks
for their awesome job with sisters
supporting sisters Hurricane Harvey Relief for Sorors in
our chapter!
To: Francina Hollinsworth, Tara Lewis, and Andrea McDade,
From: Soror President
Congratulations to
PRAISE REPORTS
Please join Soror
Mable Scott Austin
in celebrating 50 Years in
Delta in 2018! Praise GOD!
Soror Courtney Johnson Rose was one of the honorees at the Top 30 Influential Women of Houston Awards Gala by D-Mars which recognizes and celebrates the diverse group of women in Houston who encompass tenacity, discipline and diligence. Awardees have broken barriers in their respective fields and left an indelible mark on the face of Houston. The Top 30 Influential Women of Houston directory features the influential female leaders in the various industries and communities they serve.
Soror Jarita Wharton on her promotion with Texas Department of Family and Protective Services as Regional Director of Regions 4, 5, and 6B.
IN THE KNOW MEMBERSHIP SERVICES
FOOD, FUN & FELLOWSHIP 9:15 ~ 9:55 AM
BEFORE EVERY CHAPTER MEETING
Café Delta
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DON’T FORGET YOUR KEY FOB FOR FASTER CHECK-IN!
Delta Internal Development (DID) Workshops I and II
November 18, 2017
Houston Community College-Stafford Rooms 139 and 140
Sorors please plan to attend, a quorum is needed to proceed with the DID Workshops I and II.
DID Workshop I: Sisterhood
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Lunch:
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
DID Workshop II: Code of Conduct 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM
National best-selling authors from the Houston area will be reading excerpts from their books and discussing characters, plots, and the motivation behind writing the book.
Vendors will be on site selling a variety of items including clothing, arts and crafts, floral arrangements, jewelry, and bath and body products.
There will be food, fun and entertainment provided by students from our local area schools.
Please contact the Arts and Letters Chair, Serena Wright-Bostic at: [email protected] for more information
This is a FREE event and the public is invited.
This is a FREE event & open to the Public .
October, 28, 2017 Houston Community College
Southwest Campus-Learning Hub 10041 Cash Road
Stafford, Texas 77477 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
SHFBAC Arts and Letters
Committee Presents
For more information, email [email protected]
COMMITTEE EMAIL ADDRESSES
Arts & Letters [email protected] Courtesy & Telephone [email protected] Economic Development [email protected] Founders Day [email protected] Heritage & Archives [email protected] Information & Communication [email protected] Long Range Planning [email protected] May Week [email protected] Meeting & Social Arrangements [email protected] Membership Services [email protected] National Pan-Hellenic Council [email protected] Past Presidents Council [email protected] Policy & Procedures [email protected] Program Planning & Development [email protected]
Public Relations [email protected] Quack [email protected] Ritual & Ceremonies [email protected] Scholarship & Awards [email protected] Social Action [email protected] Ways & Means [email protected]
SUB-COMMITTEES Delta Academy [email protected] Delta Gems [email protected] EMBODI [email protected] Healthy Lifestyles [email protected] Risk Management [email protected]
AD-HOC COMMITTEES Collegiate Transition Force [email protected] Correspondence Review [email protected] Emergency Response [email protected] L.E.A.D. [email protected] Project 13 [email protected] Fort Bend Women Build [email protected]
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Email - [email protected] Visit - www.shfbac.org
Suburban Houston – Fort Bend Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. P.O. Box 2066 Missouri City, TX 77459
QUACK STAFF EXECUTIVE & MANAGING/DESIGN EDITOR
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PROOFING EDITOR & GRAPHIC DESIGN CONTRIBUTOR CLAIRE POPE
CIRCULATION SERVICES
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