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T H E C R I M S O N P E A R LT H E C R I M S O N P E A R L

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

PRESIDENT’S PEN 2

COURTESY 9

TECHNOLOGY 11

COMMUNICATIONS

CLUSTER

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SAVE THE DATE 15

ANNOUNCEMENTS 15

H O T T O P I C S :

Awards Submission

Bid to Host 2020

Regional Conference

Early Voting 5:30 PM

Money Smart Week

Parking Instructions

Policies & Procedure—

Results

THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAMS OFCHICAGO ALUMNAE & LAMBDA CHAPTER

DELTA SIGMA THETA SORORITY, INC.

PRESENTS APRIL PREPARE-A-THON DAY

SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 20161:30PM

D’ESTEE – 4525 S. KING DRIVE

EVERYONE IS INVITED!!! PLAN TO ATTEND AND BRING A GUEST!!!

CPR

EMERGENCY PLAN

EMERGENCY KIT

FIGHT, FLIGHT OR HIDE

EMBODI & Delta GEMs Chairs and Co-Chairs

Awesome April!

Sorors, spring has finally sprung. You have worked

tirelessly over the past 7 months, yet there is still

much work to be done. Illinois Statewide Founders

Day was a memorable weekend as we honored our

founders, rededicated ourselves to the nine Cardinal

Virtues and renewed our allegiance to the

“Delta Oath.” As we reflect on the past

year, let’s be certain as we move forward

that we care for one another and obligate

to work together in a courteous and con-

structive manner, always in the true spirit

of fellowship!

This Spring brings the year of Jabberwock

and we must collectively make this year’s

Scholarship Fundraiser a financial success

for our college bound recipients. If each

Soror solicits one ad, sells raffle tickets, acquires a

sponsorship, and brings a friend or two, we will

reach the goal. You will read more about Jabber-

wock 2016 in the Jabberwock Committee report. We

are asking that each Soror make this commitment for

our biannual scholarship fundraiser.

CAC members continue hosting outstanding pro-

grams informing the community and ourselves. The

Arts and Letters Committee hosted Gallery D’Estee,

Economic Development committee hosted a Net-

working Career Fair, Chaplains Council has us en-

gaged in the CARA program, assisting others in

need as they prepare to rejoin the working force and

Resurrection Day has come and gone.

This month, we look forward to the upcoming Wine

Tour hosted by the Social Committee, Emergency

Response Team (ERT) workshop and the send-off of

43 young ladies and men on CAC’s College Tour.

April is another month of CAC providing service,

and preparing for award submission for the June

Midwest Regional Conference hosted by the Indian-

apolis Alumnae Chapter.

On Saturday morning after the conclusion of the

March 18, chapter meeting, around 3:00 a.m., I sat

down to read my incoming mail. While we were

having chapter meeting, an incoming message came

in from Toni Ward, Chair of the National Conven-

tions/Regional Conferences (NCRC) Site/

Housing Task Force asking CAC to con-

sider bidding to host the 2020 Regional

Conference, with an extension of the

deadline for bidding to Friday, March

25th.

Sorors, please be reminded we will have

an early 5:30 p.m. chapter meeting start

so voting can begin early. We must have

a quorum present to open the meeting.

Please consider coming early Friday for

the April Chapter meeting.

Sorors, let’s spread our love and support, for all of

our programs and each other as we

move toward the last quarter of this fiscal year.

"Service, Empowerment, Leadership and Sister-

hood”

Love you More.…

Deborah M. Douglas, President

[email protected]

773 994-2422

P R E S I D E N T ’ S P E N

T H E C R I M S O N P E A R L


M E M B E R S H I P S E R V I C E S 1 S T V I C E P R E S I D E N T

Sorors, Our bond of sisterhood is strengthened through our fellowship with sorors and the community. In

CAC, we are blessed to have numerous Sorors with years of faithful service to Delta, yet we still need

You. Having your unique strength, talents, and dedication will help us be able to do more for our Com-

munity. Join the Membership Services committee and/or one of the 25+ committees in the Chicago Alum-

nae Chapter. We need Sorors like you to “Step-up” and walk in the image cast by our Founders; the image

of Sisterhood, Scholarship and Service.

2016 REDBOOK – DISTRUBUTION APRIL CHAPTER MEETING!!!!

The 2016 Redbook is ready for distribution!!! Sorors, please bring your flash drives to the April 2016 Chapter meeting. Due to the high cost of the drives, replacements will cost $10. Please come to the Membership Services table for your flash drive.

SAVE THE DATE – MAY 14th

Membership Services will host a DAY PARTY at D’Estee Inc. Additional details will be provided soon!

MEMBER ORIENTATION – Saturday April 23rd, 3:00pm-4:30pm @ D’Estee, Inc.

The Member Orientation will give Sorors an opportunity to brush up on their Delta knowledge about Na-

tional- Regional -- Local leadership; Delta Protocol; Chicago Alumnae Chapter basics and other topics. All

Sorors are invited to attend. Other times and dates cab be arranged. Please RSVP to

[email protected] no later than April 20th.

MARCH SISTERHOOD WEEK ACTIVITIES

Sorors, Thank you for participating in the Sisterhood Week activities!

CHAPTER MEETING

Early Bird Award

Sorors that arrive prior to 6:15pm will be eligible to participate. Please stop at the Membership Ser-

vices table for additional information.

Vote Cards

Sorors please sign in at every chapter meeting. At the members sign in table, you will be given the vote

card that will be counted by the sergeant at arms. At the end on chapter meeting please turn in your

vote card before exiting the building.

Parking

Please park on the east side of the 4400 and 4500 block of King Drive Boulevard.

Parking in the Illinois Federal Savings bank parking lot is permissible after 6:15 p.m.

Please do not park on the street side directly in front of the home of our neighbors on King Drive or

45th Place. (On 45th Place do not park east of the alley.)

During the week of Chapter meeting, please check your email for the parking announcement.

The next Membership Services committee meeting will be held on Thursday May 19th at 6:30pm.

Violets & Pearls, Cheryl M. Matthews

[email protected] 312/636-5605


EDUCATIONAL Development (Literacy, ACADEMY, EMBODI, GEMS, Scholarship)

“Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.”

Mary McLeod Bethune

April is the month we invest time and energy for sowing/planting seeds or creating new beginnings.

Sorors, let’s welcome into our lives the month of April!!

What an amazing month we had in March! On the 5th of March, after attentively listening to presentations

on the concepts of a true leader as well as the skills that a good leader should possess, the young ladies of

Delta Academy were challenged to identify leadership qualities that they admired and to dig deep within

themselves to channel leadership skills that they may possess. They were encouraged to design personalized

leadership bags. During the above mentioned leadership presentation, certain phrases, adjectives or words

were used to describe a true leader. Some of those descriptive consisted of: “I am a leader”; “True leaders

don’t create followers…they create leaders”; “Leadership, Success, and Teamwork”. Feeling empowered,

the challenge was on. The young participants began customizing their bags and placed within each, words

which best described the leadership qualities that they possessed. Upon sharing the contents of their per-

sonalized leadership bags, qualities such as confident, honest, dependable, trustworthy, good communica-

tor, good listener were included.

P R O G R A M P L A N N I N G & D E V E L O P M E N T

It is that time of year again Sorors….Award sub-

missions for the Midwest Region Program

Awards! Chicago Alumnae Chapter will submit in 4

categories. We will highlight all of the hard work we

have done for this sorority year, 2015-2016. Below

are the categories.

∆Exemplary Program Awards

∆Economic Development

∆Educational Development

∆International Awareness & Involvement

∆Physical and Mental Health

∆Political Awareness & Involvement

∆Alumnae Chapter of the Year

∆Alumnae Soror of the Year

∆Delta Dear of the Year

Special thanks to our writers, Sorors Barbara Keaton

Stubblefield, Mamie Moore, Jennifer Reed, Cynthia

Glenn-Cotton and Cynthia Cuyjet.

See you at the Winner’s Circle!

REMINDER

DID – Parliamentary Procedures/Chapter Man-

agement

Our next DID, Parliamentary Procedures/Chapter

Management on Saturday, April 30th from 10-12p at

D’Estee. Our facilitators are Sorors Suellen Gleeson

Hurt and Nikisha Horn.

Please join us for our next meeting, Monday,

April 11, 2016 at 6pm at D’Estee.

Cathy J. Walker, 2nd Vice President

Chair, Program Planning & Development

Risk Management Coordinator

[email protected]

DELTA ACADEMY


On Saturday, March 12, 2015, the Delta G.E.M.S

of the Chicago Alumna Chapter were invited by the

Evanston – North Shore Alumnae Chapter of Delta

Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. to attend their “My Black

is BEAUTIFUL” girls youth summit. The summit

was an all-day event which included breakfast, inter-

active workshops empowering young ladies, a panel

discussion, lunch, ice breakers and giveaways.

The girls started off the day with an interactive activ-

ity that required them to use their cell phones. Then

they participated in four workshops that talked about

1. Bullying, which touched on the different forms of

bullying and the consequences. The presenter also

touched on the bullying laws in Illinois. 2. Execu-

tive Presence, which talked about your brand and

how you present yourself. 3. A personal discussion

about feminine hygiene and Lastly, Self-Acceptance,

which talked about loving the skin you are in! After

all of the workshops were completed, the G.E.M.S

participated in the panel discussion.

The G.E.M.S stated that they enjoyed the interactive

workshops! They participated in the discussions and

were so uplifted by the presenters that they took pic-

tures with them, asked for their contact information

as well as invited them to their upcoming fashion

show. The entire day was very uplifting and motivat-

ing for Sorors and the G.E.M.S!

On March 20, 2016, the Delta G.E.M.S partnered

with EMBODI and had a workshop titled “It’s a Dif-

ferent World: Dealing with Adversity and Diversi-

ty.” The youth initiatives were broken into groups

and giving poems to read, think about and write

down their thoughts about the poem. They worked

in these groups and discussed their thoughts and

feelings.

DELTA GEMS

On March 19, “WHO AM I?” A Black History program, was held. Dressed to portray the famous charac-

ters, or ‘dressed to impress’ the young participants were charged up. Presenting such famous characters as

--Madame C.J. Walker, Dorothy L. Brown, Patricia Bath, Roger Arliner Young, Barbara Bates, Bessie

Blount Griffin, Miriam E. Benjamin, the audience was in awe to learn such rich history. All of the partici-

pants did a very remarkable job but the three that stood out above all the others were: 1st Place: Noadi-

yah Jones who portrayed Sossina M. Haile – Chemist. 2nd Place: Trinity Carr who portrayed Miriam E.

Benjamin - Inventor (the gong and signal chair for hotels) and was the second Black woman to receive a

patent for an invention. 3rd Place: Miryah Robertson who portrayed Bessie Blount Griffin-physical ther-

apist, inventor, and forensic scientist who also invented/devised an apparatus to help amputees feed them-

selves. We are truly proud of all our participants!

For this current month Sorors, we have some amazing things in store. On April 2, a STEM outing to

SciTech Museum in Aurora, Illinois will be taken. The following day on April 3, some of the Delta Acad-

emy members, Daina Wilson and Gabriella Meschino, to be exact, will be ‘strutting their stuff’ across the

stage of the Delta GEMS fashion show entitled “Fashion in Formation”. Then on April 16, the Dr. Betty

Shabazz Academy will have Career Day at the Delta House.

“We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and prac-

tices so that we may direct their power toward good ends.”

Mary McLeod Bethune

Delta Academy Chair and Co-chair:

Wendy Winston/Kimberly Edwards

[email protected]

773-677-9433


ECONOMIC Development

Financial Literacy is an important component to improving the financial trajectory of the communities we

serve. Please join the Economic Development Committee in promoting Money Smart Week and attend

some of the many FREE events planned around Chicago. Money Smart Week is April 23 – 30, 2016.

There’s something for ALL age groups from kids to seniors. Below is a sample of the classes on Saturday,

April 23rd. Please see the link below to find out about more about topics being offered in your area and

spread the word!

Money Smart Week®

We had a “Poetry café”, where the youth (1 or 2) had

to read the poem out loud and share their discussion

with the rest of the youth and Sorors in the workshop.

After our “Poetry Café”, each group was giving dif-

ferent scenarios dealing with adversity and/or diversi-

ty such as: Marginalized Socialization, Anti – Gay

Hate Crime, Learning/ Physical Disability Marginali-

zation and Conflict Resolution gone wrong. They also

watched a video of Brittany Wilson reciting her poem

“Crutches”.

The youth initiatives were very engaged in this work-

shop. During the scenarios, the youth had a lot of en-

gaging questions and input that lead into a great dis-

cussion. As some of the youth asked questions, it

was good to see them share their views and/or offer

suggestions on ways to avoid and deal with certain

situations with their peers.

Upcoming Events: Delta G.E.M.S fashion show ti-

tled “Fashion in Formation” is Sunday, April 3,

2016 at 2 p.m. The GEMS will be doing public ser-

vice on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at the Greater Chica-

go Food Depository. It’s a Different World: Dealing

with Adversity and Diversity continuation on Sunday,

April 17, 2016. Rites of Passage is Sunday, May 15,

2016 at 2:30 p.m. at D’Estee.

College Tour: Sunday, April 17, 2016 – Friday, April

22, 2016. The bus for the college tour s SOLD OUT!

Thank you Sorors for getting the word out. We had to

turn people away. Sorors who are interested in donat-

ing snacks for the college tour can bring their dona-

tions to the April Chapter Meeting, 4/15/16. We are

leaving Sunday morning, 4/17/16 from D’ESTEE at

6am (bus arrive at 5am). Please send prayers and

traveling mercies to our youth, Sorors and volunteers.

If you are interested in working with the Educational

Development Youth Initiative

Committee, please join us! Committee meetings are

held the 1st Wednesday of each month at 6:30p.m.

promptly at D’Estee.

G.E.M.S meetings are held the 3rd Sunday of each

month from 2:30-4:30p.m. at D’Estee.

All are welcomed and encouraged to come out and

participate, but keep in mind that you must be Risk

Management trained in order to work directly with

the youth. If you are not Risk Management trained,

you can still attend our committee meetings.

Educational Development Committee: Delta

G.E.M.S.

Waunetka Clark, Chair

De’Andrea Robinson, Co-Chair

[email protected]

773-655-9207

DELTA GEMS


Money Smart Week® is a public awareness campaign designed to help consumers better manage their personal

finances. This is achieved through the collaboration and coordinated effort of hundreds of organizations across

the country including businesses, financial institutions, schools, libraries, not-for-profits, government agencies

and the media. These groups come together once a year to stress the importance of financial literacy, inform

consumers about where they can get help and provide free educational seminars and activities throughout the

week. Programming is offered to all demographics and income levels and covers all facets of personal finance

from establishing a budget to first time home buying to estate planning. The effort was created by the Federal

Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002. Money Smart Week partners will host their events April 23 - 30, 2016.

To Learn More about Money Smart Week, visit:

http://www.moneysmartweek.org/

To participate in any of the education events around Chicago, visit:

https://chicagofed.org/applications/msw_calendar/public.htm?campaign=3

Money Smart Week Apr. 23 - Apr. 30

Sample of Events for Saturday, April 23, 2016 (Within a 5 mile radius of D’Estee)

Thank you, Jerri Edwards, Chair Barbara Medley-Thomas, Co-Chair [email protected]

Preparing for Homeownership Time: 12:00 PM to 1:45 PM Where: South Side Community Federal Credit Union 5401 S. Wentworth Ave., Suite 25 Money Smart Saturday For Families Time: 9:45 AM to 2:00 PM Where: St. Sabina Employment 7811 S. Racine, Chicago Achieving Your Financial Goals Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Where: Chicago Urban League 4510 S. Michigan Ave. Money Smart Kids (Read Storytime and activity for kids 3 and up) Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Where: Chicago Public Library – Lozano Branch 1805 S. Loomis St. Chicago

Identity Theft in Today's Society Time: 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM Cook Coun-ty Where: True Rock Ministries, 57 E. 16th St, Chica-go Kids & Money: Go Green Museum Visitors Help the Earth & Save! Time: 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Where: Museum of Science and Industry Legal Protection for Small Business-es and Entrepreneurs Time: 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM Where: Lozano Library 1805 S. Loomis St., Chicago Credit Basics and Restoration Time: 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM Where: South Side Community Federal Credit Union 5401 S. Wentworth Ave., Suite 25

http://www.moneysmartweek.org/

https://chicagofed.org/applications/msw_calendar/public.htm?campaign=3

mailto:[email protected]


SOCIAL ACTION

As members of the Red Army, we

are looking to continue receiving

your support as we move forward

with our "16 in 16" Voter Regis-

tration Drive Initiative. We are

looking to fulfill our goal of 16

voter registration drives by the end

of the 2016 sorority year! Are you

willing to assist us in this endeav-

or? In pursuit of this goal, we are

looking for multiple sites to host

said registrations.

PHYSICAL & MENTAL HEALTH

Greeting Sorors,

April is National Autism Awareness Month

Did you know ...

Autism now affects 1 in 68 children and 1 in 42

boys

Autism prevalence figures are growing

Autism is one of the fastest-growing developmental

disorders in the U.S.

Autism costs a family $60,000 a year on average

Boys are nearly five times more likely than girls to

have autism

There is no medical detection or cure for autism

Visit https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism

Join us while we volunteer at the annual ADA Expo

at McCormick Place, Lakeside, Hall D. There are 2

shifts: 9 am – 1pm and 12pm - 4 pm on Sat. April 9,

2016. Please register you and your family online for

the FREE expo at www.diabetes.org/expochicago

Also new this year, we will volunteer to assist with

registration at the 4 Men Only Health & Wellness

Fair, Provident Hospital 500 East 51st St. on Sat.

April 16, 2016 10 am- 2pm. Complimentary hot

breakfast will be available with orientation to your

assignment. Have your male family and friends reg-

ister at 312-572-2742 for complimentary screenings

and lunch.

You and your family and friends can sign up for

DST CAC Journey To Wellness project. We will

track monthly weight and body measurements and

blood pressure readings to monitor progress until the

Gospel Walk/Run on June 4, 2016

Saturday, June 4th, 2016 is the Gospel Run/Walk 5K

race at the 39th St. Beach. $5 discount is

TEAMDSTCAC

For online registration go to www.gospelrun.com or

http://www.active.com/chicago-il/running/distance-

running-races/chicago-gospel-5k-and-gospel-kids-

run-2016.

Remember to visit www.deltasigmatheta.org/mhal/

for more information on bullying, postpartum de-

pression, successful aging and depression and col-

lege students. The Mental Health Across the

Lifespan (MHAL) is a national initiative for the so-

rority from the National Physical & Mental Health

committee.

Committee meetings are held on the first Tuesdays

of the month from 6:30 pm to 8:00pm at D’Estee,

unless there is an executive board meeting on the 1st

Tuesday. Our next meeting is May 3, 2016.

If you are unable to attend face to face, let us know

so we can keep involved in others ways.

Sisterly,

See you soon,

Eunice Lightfoot-Smith, chair

Tais Crawford-Thomas, co-chair

[email protected]

708-203-8061

http://www.diabetes.org/expochicago

http://www.gospelrun.com

http://www.active.com/chicago-il/running/distance-running-races/chicago-gospel-5k-and-gospel-kids-run-2016



http://www.deltasigmatheta.org/mhal/



With a designated space and table,

our Deputy Registrars can com-

plete registrations at your school,

local library or other venue where

we can access citizens looking to

register. If you can assist, please

send an email to soac-

[email protected] with

dates, times and location.

Please note the Social Action

Committee Meeting for April has

been cancelled. Our next meeting

will be May 3, 2016 at 6:30 at

D'Estee. We look forward to see-

ing you there!

Michele Payne-Social Action Chair

Tamela Odom- Social Action Co-Chair

[email protected]

773-719-7743

SOCIAL ACTION

COURTESY

BIRTHS

None reported at this time

MARRIAGES


PRAYER REQUESTS


CONVALESCES

Soror Yolanda Ross Weaver was admitted in Trin-

ity Hospital.

CONDOLENCES

Soror Shirley Montgomery’s sister, Linda Jenkins,

made her transition.

Soror Adrienne Y. Bailey’s mother, Julia Bailey,

made her transition.

Sorors Bobbie and Bonnie Wanzo’s mother, De-

lores Wanzo, made her transition.

OMEGA OMEGA


TOOT YOUR OWN HORN

Soror Stephanie L. Brown is a bonafide travel

agent with Intele Travel. She is also starting her own

Production Company called 24th DEGREE Produc-

tions. The company will produce shorts, documen-

taries, films, plays, music videos, albums, medpods,

etc. Her first CD release entitled "Love Deep With-

in" is slated to be released Aug 20, 2016.

Soror President Deborah Douglas was honored as

a 2016 Woman of Empowerment by The Friends of

Dorothy Brown at their Women's Empowerment Af-

fair "Empowering Women to Save Our Families" on

Thursday, March 10, 2016.

Soror Karen January was a guest on V103 Radio

Battle of the Best with legendary Herb Kent

on Sunday, March 6, 2016 at 5 p.m. Her artist in the

battle is Prince. She was also interviewed about her

book "Lessons Mama Never Taught Me" and her

advice column Ask Dr. Karen with the on-line Chi-

cago Defender Newspaper.

Please contact us with your courtesy updates:

Katrina Johnson (773)548-4317 )

Darlene Allen-Richmond (773)426-3555)

[email protected]

M E M B E R S H I P






M E M B E R S H I P

ELECTIONS

The candidates, Nominating Committee and Election

Committee would like to thank you, Sorors, for at-

tending the “Meet the Candidates” event prior to the

March Chapter meeting. We hope that you found the

forum educational, informative and enlightening. We

also hope that you read the campaign materials pro-

vided by the candidates and shared them with sorors

who were unable to attend the forum.

The Election of Officers for 2016-2018 will occur on

Friday, April 15, 2016 after the formal opening of

Chapter meeting which will begin at 5:30pm. The

Election Committee will accommodate Delta Dears

and Sorors with physical limitations first, followed

by all other members. Rules governing Election Day

procedures are available in the February Crimson

Pearl.

Yvonne Perkins, Chair

Election Committee

708-204-9171

May 21st will be an evening of cel-

ebration and revelation as we hon-

or those who have followed the

Dream Catcher concept of filter-

ing out the bad and focusing on

the good. Please join us for a

night of fun and entertainment at

the Universal Entertainment Cen-

ter located at 11900 S. Loomis in

Chicago beginning at 7:00 p.m.

Our live entertainment for the

evening will be Detour JazFunk

band.

In order for this event to be a suc-

cess, we need your continued sup-

port by:

Purchasing and selling tick-

ets to our Scholarship

Affaire. Tickets will be

available for sale at Execu-

tive Board and Chapter

meeting: $85 General Ad-

mission, $100 VIP (limited

quantities available). VIP

tickets are only available

via http://m.bpt.me/

event/2511484.

Selling at least $50 in raffle

tickets. Tickets will be

available at Executive

Board and Chapter meet-

ing.

Donating items for our silent

auction. We are interested

in collecting gifts/

donations related to relaxa-

tion, travel, health, fitness,

and entertainment.

The committee has a goal to raise

$50,000. Collectively, we believe

we can reach goal with your assis-

tance. The next meeting for the

Jabberwock Committee will be

held on Tuesday, April 12th @

6:30 p.m. @ D’Estee. If you have

silent auction donations or Jabber-

wock questions, please contact the

Chair or Co-chair at

[email protected] .

Sisterly,

Shaunessye Curry, Chair

Carlita Collins Lowe, Co-Chair

Jabberwock Committee

773-612-6158

JABBERWOCK

http://m.bpt.me/event/2511484

http://m.bpt.me/event/2511484



POLICY & PROCEDURES

There were 16 proposed amendments put forth for vote

at March’s Chapter Meeting. All 16 passed by the re-

quired 2/3 necessary for adoption. The changes include

(but are not limited to) an increase in local dues by $15

to $155; an increase of our meeting quorums; timing of

reports; reporting Sorors for disciplinary actions; desig-

nation of voting and alternate delegates; clarification on

how and how vacancies are filled; and outlines a succes-

sion plan in the absence of our top officers.

All changes must be approved by National Scholarship

& Standards before they can take effect.

Valerie D. Miles, Chair

LeToya M. Lofton, Co-Chair

[email protected]

773-624-0046

TECHNOLOGY

The Technology Committee continues to align CAC

with the National Technology Strategic Plan, to en-

sure the chapter utilizes the latest technology and

applies it to improve chapter operations.

Ensuring you have a DIG compliant email address,

minimizes potential delays you may experience

when Technology audits email accounts and yours is

not Delta Internet Guideline (DIG) compliant. A

DIG-compliant email address means it should be a

personal email address that’s not employer or organ-

ization provided (i.e. org, edu, mil, etc). The fi-

nance team sends notifications to those sorors who

have non-compliant addresses. Technology will not

add you to the email distribution list until you have a

complaint address, if you’re a new member or re-

cently paid dues. Once you have retained a personal

email account and have updated your profile to re-

flect the new address on National’s Sister’s Only

Member Portal, please notify the Technology Com-

mittee ([email protected]).

To read more about DIG visit National’s website

(www.DeltaSigmaTheta.org) and highlight Policies

from the red banner. Click on Website Guidelines

from the drop-down menu.

Add the [email protected] and So-

[email protected] to your contact’s list to

avoid having communications from Chicago Alum-

nae being sent to SPAM or junk folders.

CAC Financial Members can register for the Mem-

bers Only Portal at the Chapter website

(www.chicagodeltas.com) by following the steps:

Scroll down to the bottom of the homepage and click

on the Fortitude image.

Step 1: Create a user name and password following

the prompts.

Step 2: Acknowledge the registration immediately

(by clicking on a unique link that is sent to your

email.) PLEASE NOTE: The auto-generated

link to confirm your registration must be done

quickly. If time lapses, the link will not work

later and your account will remain in an inactive

status. Once that happens, the process must be

started over.

The username and password are of your choos-

ing. Please be aware that the Technology

Committee does not retain this information.

Managing the username and password are

your responsibility. Retain the account confir-

mation message, generated when the registra-

tion is complete, to recover your account in

the future.

If you do not receive the noted email, a member of

technology will follow up with you to help you com-

plete the registration process.

Please visit at the Technology Table for personal

assistance to questions or issues.

Technology Committee

Stephanie Stiles –Chair 847-942-7244

Cynthia Glenn-Cotton, Co-Chair 312-758-4182

[email protected]



http://www.DeltaSigmaTheta.org




http://www.chicagodeltas.com



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You can ensure that you do NOT miss another email or newsletter by

simply doing the following:

HOW: Update your information on the National Website in the

Sister Only Members Portal

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Financial member. This information can only be corrected by

members updating their information on the National Website in

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SIPPING WITH SORORS - WINE ERCURSION - APRIL 16

GOSPEL RUN 2016 5K WALK/RUN - JUNE 4

MIDWEST REGIONAL CONFERENCE INDIANAPOLIS - JUNE 2-5

U P C O M I N G E V E N T S

N A T I O N A L N O T E S A N D R E G I O N A L R E P O R T S

Please visit the websites for updated information about our sisterhood.

The national website is www.deltasigmatheta.org

The regional website is www.dstmidwestregion.org

The chapter website is www.chicagodeltas.com

Executive Board

Meeting—

6:30 p.m.

April 5, 2016

May 10, 2016

June 7, 2016

Chapter Meeting—

6:30 p.m.

April 15, 2016

May 20, 2016

June 17, 2016

Newsletter Submission

Deadlines–by Noon

[email protected]

April 1, 2016

May 1, 2016

June 1, 2016

S A V E T H E D A T E

A N N O U N C E M E N T S

D I D Y O U K N O W . . .

Are you interested in serving on the D’Estee Board of Directors? Maybe there is a seat waiting for you! The

application deadline is Monday, April 11, 2016. For more information, contact LaVerne M. Harper-

Weatherly, D’Estee Development Committee Co-Chair at 312 576-9174 or via email to [email protected].

Burn the Mortgage II: Re-Ignite the Torch! Help D’Estee Burn $600,000 and a loan from CAC by paying

$1,000 over 3 years – all tax deductible! For more information, contact Darlene Pollard via email pollard-

[email protected] or by phone 773-955-6623 or Donate online d-estee.donortools.com

Woodlawn Community Service Corporation hosts its Second Annual Women’s Day Celebration “Creating

the next generation of the Phenomenal Woman” on Saturday, April 9 at the Bessie Coleman Branch Library,

731 E. 63rd Street from 1p-3pm. For more information call Mrs. Faris Mercherson at 773-684-2648

Myrlie Evers-Williams is the Chairman Emertia of the Board for the National Association for the Advancement

of Colored People (NAACP)

The Montgomery Place invite you to participate in the peer review of a retirement community. Join us for

wine, cheese, d’oeuvres and a moderated panel discussion on Tues., April 19, 2016 from 6:30pm-8:30pm at

5550 S. Shore Drive, Chicago. Complimentary valet parking. RSVP today, call 773 819-9033.

American Diabetes Association invites you to Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes on Saturday, September 24

at Didier Farms in Buffalo Grove and Saturday, October 15th at the Montrose Harbor in Chicago. Register

online at diabetes.org/stepoutchicagoland or call 312-346-1805 for more information.

D E L T A S I G M A T H E T A S O R O R I T Y , I N C O R P O R A T E D

Visit our website www.chicagodeltas.com

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated Chicago Alumnae Chapter P.O. Box 497639 Chicago, Illinois 60649

A Public Service Sorority since 1913

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