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President’s Letter — Susan Wilper, Alumnae Chapter President

A Recipe for Success… That is the theme for this year’s IRD and a theme that we have carried throughout this first year of our revived Epsilon Kappa Alumnae Chapter. We have been very busy this year, and I thank each and every one of you that have contributed to our success. Your participation, input and support is key to our recipe for success. With your par‐ticipation and through col‐laboration, communication and a focus on the Purpose, we can truly thrive as a Chap‐ter.

By building a strong structure for EKAC, we are building a framework for supporting our collegiate chapter and for fostering relationships with

our Alumnae across the coun‐try. We encourage all of you to participate, both near and far.

We have held a variety of events thus far including the joint Kitchen Shower with the Greater Kansas City Alumnae Club, tailgating at the Arrow‐head Classic and at Home‐coming, a Christmas Party with Santa, and Valentine Cookie Baking and Sales. We have IRD coming shortly and will be selling an EKAC Cook‐book featuring photos and chapter history. We are also working on developing fund‐raising, philanthropy and collegiate support programs.

We are hoping to launch an Alumnae Mentor program

where we will pair Alumnae with Collegiate members to serve in a mentor capacity. I am also hoping to launch a blog on our website. There are new ideas being formed everyday. Stay up to date by checking our website (www.agdpsualum.com) fre‐quently for the latest events and event photographs.

Variety is the spice of life. So let’s get squirrels from every decade involved and let’s show our red, buff and green sisterhood spirit. Together we can mold the future of our Chapter. Our membership is the most important ingredi‐ent for our success.

Loyally,

Susan

Chapter Advisor’s Letter— Cassandra Jarrett Cleaver, Chapter Advisor Is there a television show that you watch with your husband, friend or roommate that you don’t really even like? Do you find yourself wondering why you are even wasting your time, and let’s be honest, wishing that you had the re‐mote? Even with 30 minutes a month, you can make an enormous difference within the lives of our collegiate women.

There have been many years in the recent and maybe even not so recent past that Epsi‐lon Kappa has been overseen and guarded by only a few dedicated women that took on numerous advisor roles. With busy lives, families and work pulling them in different

ways, it always seemed that advisors were hard to come by and even harder to keep. We are very excited to announce that currently we have only a few advisors roles that are available to be taken.

I know you are wondering if you actually read my last para‐graph correctly, but you did! With the EKAC forming, the chapter has been on the receiv‐ing end of more than just gifts from their wonderful kitchen shower and cookies that they bring to the chapter house for Valentine’s Day. We are cur‐rently reaping the rewards of having a nearly full advisor team. Collegiate officers are able to have their own advisor, spend time with them individu‐

ally and work to grow the bond of sisterhood through‐out their year together.

We are very thankful to those of you who have volunteered to help the chapter—past, present and future. I know that I have certainly learned as much from these wonder‐ful, young women as I hope they have from me. If you are interested in getting involved with the collegiate chapter, please feel free to contact me with any questions or for more information at Cas‐[email protected] or 620.212.1151.

Loyally, Cassandra Jarrett Cleaver

Nutty News Volume 2, Issue 1

Spring 2010

IRD Decade Challenge And Cookbook info

2

Health Walk 3

IRD Agenda 3

IRD Invitation 4

IRD Reservation Form 5

Cookbook Order Form 6

Membership Form 7

IHQ Contact Informa-tion Update

8

Decorating Shower Planned

9

Kitchen Remodel at Chapter House

10

House Association An-nual Meeting

10

Alumnae Chapter 2010-2011 Officers

11

Alumnae Chapter Mis-sion and Goals

11

Greater KC Showhouse Event

11

Calendar 12

Collegiate Report 9

Membership Update 9

Inside this issue:

Nutty News Epsi lon Kappa Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Gamma Del ta

Open Advisor Positions are Listed on Page 3

Epsilon Kappa Cookbook

Limited Edition

Collector’s Item

This year’s IRD theme, A Recipe for Success, inspired us to compile an Epsilon Kappa Cookbook. Thank you to everyone who contributed recipes. The cookbook details the history of Alpha Gamma Delta as well as the specific history of our chapter. It also includes several Epsilon Kappa pictures from each decade. The cookbook contains 250 recipes from our Epsilon Kappa Sisters and cost $12. We hope to have the Cookbooks available for pick‐up at IRD. If you are unable to attend IRD or an Alumnae Chapter event, there is an additional $2.00 charge per book for Shipping and Handling.

If you are interested in purchasing a cookbook(s), please complete the included Order Form and indicate the number you would like to purchase. Mail completed form and money to Epsilon Kappa Alumnae Chapter.


The Alpha Gamma Delta Purpose To gain understanding that wisdom may be vouchsafed to me;

To develop and prize health and vigor of body;

To cultivate acquaintance with many whom I meet;

To cherish friendships with but a chosen few and to study the per‐fecting of those friendships;

To welcome the opportunity of contributing to the world’s work in the community where I am placed because of the joy of service

thereby bestowed and the talent of leadership multiplied;

To honor my home, my country, my religious faith;

To hold truth inviolable, sincerity essential, kindness invaluable;

To covet beauty in environment, manner, word and thought;

To possess high ideals and to attain somewhat unto them;

This shall be my purpose that those who know me may esteem Alpha Gamma Delta for her attainments, revere her for her pur‐

poses and love her for her womanhood.


Current Open Advisor Positions

Operations Advisor*‐ This advisor role is responsible for attendance at monthly execu‐tive council meeting in Pittsburg and serving as a member of the EC Advisor team. Helps the VP Op‐erations in coaching her team and their advisors, check the EC minutes and sign the VPO EC reports, and serve as a member of the Excuse Notes Commit‐tee (which means right before Executive Council). You may spend anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour or two a month helping your officers and/or answering question and helping with ideas.

Property Advisor*‐ This advisor role is responsible for attendance at monthly executive council meeting in Pittsburg and serving as a mem‐ber of the EC Advisor team. Serving on the Finance team, but helping the Property Coordinator, insuring maintenance of the house on a day to day basis. Serving as a member with voice and vote of the house association board of directors and attend all meetings. Be responsible for preparing, distributing and collecting the Resident Agreements and the appropriate deposit. After the closing of the aca‐demic year, you will need to accompany another house association board member to inspect the house and furnishings for overall damage and needed repairs.

Parent’s Club Advisor ‐ This advi‐sor role is responsible for assisting the chapter to stay in contact with the Parent's Club, and to help the Parent's to know what is happening with the chapter. You will be the go‐between when a chapter officer would like to request something from the Parent's Club. Also, from year to year, you will be in charge of helping with Parent's Club officer nomina‐tions/elections and ensuring that this very important part of the chapter functions well.

*denotes Executive Council Advisor position

To volunteer for these positions or offer support to the Collegiate Chapter contact Cassandra Jarrett Cleaver at [email protected] or


Alpha Gamma Delta

Epsilon Kappa Alumnae Chapter P.O. Box 1823

Pittsburg, Kansas 66762

Very Important Information

Do you have a change in name, address, or marital status? When you do, please notify International Headquarters and Epsilon Kappa Alumnae Chapter through one of these contacts:

1) Fraternity Website: www.alphagammadelta.org. Click on “members only” and enter/change your information (secure section)

2) Fraternity Fax: 317‐875‐5824

3) Fraternity Address: 8701 Founders Road, Indianapolis, IN 46268

4) Fraternity Phone: 317‐872‐2655

5) Epsilon Kappa Alumnae Chapter Permanent Secretary

Laura Mortick

P.O. Box 1823

Pittsburg, Kansas 66762 or [email protected]

6) Fill out the Membership form at www.agdpsualum.com

Members of the Alumnae Chapter celebrated seasonal cheer with a special visitor from the North Pole at the home of Billy and Amy Speck Vinton in early December. Pictured Back Row Left to Right: Sue Speck holding Alex Vinton, Rhonda Dunn, Susan Wilper, Laura Mortick, Shirley Henderson‐Fry, Sheila LaFavor Pitt, Carol Haesemeyer Watson, Emily Fager Gronau

Front Row Left to Right: Penne Helm Warner, Heather Kalar Rubesch, Amy Speck Vinton holding Will Vinton, Santa Claus, Wendy Platt Kirkpatrick holding Liam, and Maggie Costantini Ryan


What a successful first year the EK Alum‐nae Chapter has had. It was a pleasure to feature all the women who supported our chapter by paying dues in 2009‐2010 in the last newsletter. We continue to fea‐ture the 64 women who contributed on the Chapter website at www.agdpsualum.com under the Alumnae Chapter Members tab.

The Alumnae Chapter programs and sup‐port for the Collegiate Chapter would not be possible without the dues and dona‐

tions of our membership.

We have included in the newsletter the 2010—2011 Alumnae Chapter Membership form. Dues are not due until June 1, 2010 but we wanted to give everyone an opportunity to save a stamp and mail your dues back with your IRD reservation or pay at IRD. Those who do will be eligible to win a beautiful limited edition Alpha Gamma Delta rose bracelet that was the Feast of Roses favor from the 2006 Convention. The bracelet designed for Alpha Gamma Delta exclusively by Bethany Adams

Glass Designs is a beautiful piece fea‐turing red and buff roses on a slim gold band.

Membership Update

Plans Underway for Another Summer Shower Event to Spruce up the House

February

COR, our Continuous Open Recuitment, has begun for Spring semester. We have had an excellent turnout at these events which included:

• Game Night on 2/9

• Junk Food Night on 2/15

• Wii Night on 2/23

COR resulted in six women being pinned on February 25th.

Other events this month included a Sister‐hood event at the PSU Boys Basketball game on 2/17 and some of the ladies played in Indoor Volleyball Intramurals this month also.

We supported the local Big Brothers Big Sisters Chapter by participating in Bowling for Kids Sake on 2/28 and we will be Danc‐ing for Diabetes on 3/24.

If you aren’t following our updates on Facebook you can do so by joining Pitt State Squirrels or Alpha Gamma Delta members of Epsilon Kappa Chapter. Also please update your email address by emailing [email protected] so the Chapter has your contact information.

Collegiate Chapter Report January

Officer elections were held and new offi‐cers installed for 2010. Holly Hrabik is the new Chapter President. Congratulations Holly and the new officers.

Our Chapter placed 2nd among sororities in Cumulative GPA for Fall 2009.

Several members of Epsilon Kappa Chapter attended a Basic Leadership Conference on the 30th at Student Center. It was held from 10 am to 4:30pm. All those who at‐tended went to 4 sessions throughout the day learning how to "Love the Life you Lead". Michael Miller was the invited speaker.

To the right is a picture of the ladies with Mr. Miller during the event.

Did you attend the Kitchen Shower last summer or buy something off the registry to support the girls with new items? If you did, we appreciate your contribution. Over 30 women from the Epsilon Kappa and Greater Kansas City Alumnae Chapters attended the shower or made a donation.

Contributions included all the typical items you would expect to see at a Kitchen Shower—muffin pans, measuring cups, storage containers, a blender and a snazzy new set of knives. The beautiful new items are much nicer than the hand‐me‐down’s from mom most of us moved to college with and very fitting for the gorgeous new kitchen they now occupy.

The event was so successful and so well received by the collegians that we are plan‐ning a second event for Summer 2010. This year we are taking on redecorating the formal room.

With the input of the collegians and in co‐ordination with the House Decorating Com‐mittee, we will once again create a registry with items of various price ranges available for purchase either in store or on‐line.

If you are interested in contributing to the shower effort either as a committee mem‐ber or in making a donation of food / drinks for the shower or offering your home as a potential location, we would love to hear

from you. You can contact Heather Rubesch at 913.219.5203 or [email protected]

Additional details will be announced at IRD and will be updated as they become avail‐able on the www.agdpsualum.com web‐site.

Did you know the Alpha Gamma Delta Summer Convention is being

held June 23—26 in Tampa, Florida

Information can be found at www.alphagammadelta.org

Ways the Alumnae Chapter Has Been Supporting the Collegians:

• Assisting with Kitchen renova‐tion

• Attending Initiation and Feast of Roses

• Providing workday meals • Finals and Seasonal Treats

Kitchen and Dining Remodel at the Chapter House A massive kitchen and dining area reno‐vation took place at the Chapter house during winter break. The collegiate members who reside in the house came back to a big surprise to see a whole new sleek and modern update to the kitchen. The renovated kitchen includes new stainless steel appliances, 3/4" oak hardwood flooring throughout the din‐ing and hall area, a fresh coat of paint for the walls and cabinets, new cabinet fronts, new granite countertops, sink, and faucet, a beautiful new tile custom backsplash, shelving, curtains, and new lighting fixtures.

Picture of the new tile mosaic above the sink is below but over 100 pictures of the project are available at www.agdpsualum.com under Photos. Please check it out!

All this work came together over a cou‐ple of work weekends where alumnae volunteered time, talent and money. Truly we cannot thank enough the vol‐unteers and donors who made this all happen. We list them here and ask that all the Alumnae extend their gratitude when you see them.

The following donated their time and

talent to our project:

Kim Sinn Mitchell Phil Putthoff and Laura Mortick Rhonda Dunn Holly and Leslie Hrabik Dave and Wendy Platt Kirkpatrick Dave and Judy Ausemus Hunt Salli Odgen Chowning Dennis and Maggie Costantini Ryan Jil Engel King Krina Cloninger Snider Mindy Cloninger and Sons Jeff Rubesch Bethany Pommier Mike Dunn and his company Dunn Mov‐ing and Storage Carol Haesemeyer Watson Penne Helm Warner and Sons Additionally we would like to thank the House Association Decorating commit‐tee: Kelly Hill Stuckey Jill Flummerfelt Gina Kimball Krina Cloninger Snider Holly Hrabick Alex Patterson

Additionally three alumnae and / or their families made generous donations

of their companies services. We would like to thank and encourage you to pa‐tronize the following businesses.

The husband of Heather Kalar Rubesch (1993) donated several days of labor to the project! He owns his own Handy‐man business ‐ Jeff of All Trades ‐ in Johnson County, Kansas www.jeffofalltradeskc.com The husbands of Wendy Platt Kirkpatrick (1993) and Mary Kay Cox McCormick (1993) donated and in‐stalled granite countertops for the kitchen! They own a granite business ‐ Granite Reflections ‐ in the Kansas City area www.granitereflections.com

Kim Sinn Mitchell (1983) donated new custom made cabinet and drawer fronts for the kitchen! She owns a cabinet company ‐ Custom Cabinets of Ste‐phenville ‐ in the Dallas/Ft Worth area

www.customcabinetsanddoors.com

Annual House Association Meeting

Watch your mailbox for upcoming informa‐tion regarding the House Association An‐nual Meeting to be held after IRD on 4/17 at 2pm. In the upcoming mailing you will receive an agenda for the meeting, copies of the revised by‐laws to be voted on at the meeting and a voting proxy to return in you cannot be present.

Nominations are currently be taken to cre‐ate the slate for 2010‐2011 House Associa‐tion officers. Heather Kalar Rubesch, Mem‐ber at Large is chairing the nominating committee. If you are interested in serving on the House Association Board next year contact Heather at 913.219.5203 or [email protected].



President – Susan Wilper

Vice‐President – Amy Speck Vinton

Secretary – Shirley Henderson‐Fry

Permanent Secretary – Laura Mortick

Treasurer – Judith Ausemus Hunt

Philanthropy – Julie VanBecelaere Ramage

Social/Programs – Wendy Platt Kirkpatrick

IRD – Shannon Nichols Fletcher

Historian – Charlene Mershmen Burnett Editor – Heather Kalar Rubesch

If you are interested in assisting with any of the committees please contact the alum chap‐ter at [email protected]

This year’s 41st annual Kansas City Symphony Alliance Showhouse is at 5833 Ward Parkway Kansas City, MO

The Greater Kansas City Alumnae Club hosts a private showing night each May at the Kansas City Symphony Alliance Show‐house. This year’s event will be on May 7th 6pm—8pm. In addi‐tion to getting to tour the Showhouse when it is closed to the public, the Club furnishes appetizers and desserts in the Show‐house pavilion after the tour so it is a enjoyable way to spend a Girls Night Out, Date Night with your husband or just come and meet some new sisters from other AGD chapters around the country.

Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at the door that night or from any Greater KC Board member. If you can’t attend on the Greater KC Night but would like to purchase general admission tickets for a day the showhouse is open to the public, the KC Club Board Members can assist with that as well. Tickets make great appreciation gifts for teachers, Mother’s Day or Gradua‐tion.

For additional information email [email protected] or www.agdkc.com

2010-2011 Alumnae Chapter Officers

Expand Your Sisterhood at Greater KC Showhouse Night

tween all organizations within Ep‐silon Kappa, while upholding the ideals of the Alpha Gamma Delta Purpose.

Goals/Priorities: 1. Develop Alumnae Membership 2. Structure the Organization of the Alumnae Chapter 3. Formation of a Collaboration Committee (to foster communica‐tions) 4. Give Back to the Chapter

Alumnae Chapter Mission & Goals Mission Statement: The Epsilon Kappa Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta is an organization of women committed to supporting the Epsilon Kappa Collegiate Chap‐ter, providing a strong alumnae network to foster life long relation‐ships with Alpha Gamma Delta including both educational and social opportunities, and to facili‐tate strength and harmony be‐

“To cherish friendships with but a chosen few and to study the

perfecting of those friendships”

Upcoming Dates to Remember

PO Box 1823 Pittsburg, KS 66762

www.agdpsualum.com [email protected]

Epsilon Kappa Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Gamma

Delta

May 8th—Finals Treats

9th—Finals Dinner and Senior Re‐dedication

13th—Alumnae Chapter Meeting

14&15th—Commencement

June 17th—Alumnae Chapter Meeting

July 15th—Alumnae Chapter Meeting

August 23rd—Classes Start

March 6th—Collegiate Chapter Mom’s Day 1‐4pm

18th—Alumnae Chapter Meeting

27th—Chapter Recruitment Train‐ing Day

April 9th—Initiation

12‐16th—Greek Week

17th—IRD, House Association and Alumnae Chapter Meetings

26‐30th—Senior Appreciation Week

Please check the website fre‐quently for updates to the calendar and additional infor‐mation on upcoming events.

www.agdpsualum.com

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