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The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International

Oklahoma State Organization

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Presidents’ Message ................................................. 2

OSO News ....................................................... 1-4, 7-8 International News ........................................ 5-7, 9-12

Chapter News ..................................................... 11-18

December 2020 Vol. LXVIII, No. 2

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Oklahoma Gamma Beta Chapter member, Beth Herring-ton, was honored in her hometown with a life-size bronze statue in recognition of her ser-vice to the city, community and education. The statue of one of the city's favorite residents was unveiled the Thompson House museum in Tahlequah. Almost 100 fans, including six Oklahoma State Organization members, of the retired teacher, musician, and noted local histori-an socially distanced around the

yard to participate in the unveil-ing. Retiring BancFirst president Mark Gish said of Beth, “I love her zest for life, positive attitude, Christian faith, and love of teach-ing and local history, emphasiz-ing the importance of learning. She’s deserving due to her life-long dedication and devotion to Tahlequah, its history and the willingness to tell others." Gist continued, “Knowing her love of Tahlequah, education, music and devotion to others, we

thought a statue should be erect-ed. Beth is always kind, consider-ate, and even when she disagrees, she does it in a positive, construc-tive way so that you understand her point of view. That’s a very rare quality these days,” said Gish. Mayor Sue Catron mentioned two kinds of people: those who dream big with vision and enthu-siasm, and those who quietly get the work done to complete the task at hand. She commented,

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Above Front: Belinda Clift, Sherry Whisler, Beth Herring-ton Back: Judy Young, Jan Willis, Beth Schieber, and Terry Prechtl. Right: Sculpted by Denise Ford, the statue features Herrington speaking to a child as they walk together.

December 2020 Volume LXVIII

Merry Christmas and welcome to my favorite time of the year! On some of these late fall mornings and cool evenings this quote from Winnie the Pooh from Pooh's Grand Adventures comes to mind: “It’s the first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and best of all, leaping into leaves!” Do you remember those days growing up when you would rake the leaves then jump in them and have to start over again? What joy! During these days of isolation, maybe we need to rake a pile of leaves and let abandonment go out the window and enjoy jumping into them or have a snowball fight and make snow angels after a snow fall. I think too often we dwell on the negative and what we can't do instead of what is possi-ble. Whether we have been a member of DKG for 2 months or 60 years, there is still a place for each of us to serve. Recently, while attending a Be-ta Beta meeting, I had the privilege of installing four new members. Did you miss what I said, "installing new members?" Some-times I hear chapters say they have no one still actively teaching and so do not have a resource for new members. I am sure you all know those that you worked with whose lives with work and school kept them too busy to be members then.

Now is the time to invite them to join your chapter. If you are still actively teach-ing, observe those outstanding teachers that surround you and don't assume they would not be interested in Delta Kappa Gamma. On Friday dress down day, if you are allowed, wear your Delta Kap-pa Gamma tee-shirt to raise inter-est. With us working together our Oklahoma State Organization will grow. Support the active teachers in our organization. Please encourage them, support them, let them vent, and then remind them that this too shall pass, and we will see “normal” again. Also, consider giving them a donation to buy hand sanitizers, sterile cleaners, and tissues for their classrooms. These are difficult times for them. Keep them in your prayers. Wor-rying about catching COVID takes a toll. They are our HEROES and are front line workers. Leadership is another goal of Delta Kappa Gama. We spend time each year celebrating the leadership of our founders who had a dream of developing an or-ganization that recognized and supported the professional efforts of outstanding women educators. Since 1928, Delta Kappa Gam-ma has given women educators opportunities to promote profes-sional and personal growth and excellence in education. I celebrate each of you serving and leading your chapters. I celebrate each of you who are serving or have served as a state committee mem-ber, chairman, or officer. And I celebrate those that have served at the International level. Thank you for your service and I "Celebrate"

your leadership. This month, I celebrated past state president Beth Herrington as the city of Tahlequah unveiled a statue in her honor. As Sue Ca-tron, mayor of Tahlequah, stated, “Beth is a person who excels at building teams and accomplishing grand dreams while going about her day to day work.” It is a great honor that Delta Kappa Gamma was recognized for our contribu-tion to the statue and will have our name engraved on the statue. I am thankful and appreciate the lega-cies and the models of leadership of all Oklahoma's past presidents. Let’s make leadership a goal for 2021! Grow Leaders - Grow new leaders by giving new sisters responsibili-ties. Discuss what DKG offers be-yond the chapter level. Support Leaders - Designate a mentor/buddy for each officer as a helper and supporter. Model good leadership. Retain Leaders - Recognize effort - give red roses, handwritten notes, emails, highlight members in newsletters and minutes. Keep past leaders involved. Designate funding for members to attend state, regional and international conferences and conventions. If you have not applied to be a state officer, committee chair, or committee member, there is still time. Contact Pam Harding, Nomi-nations chair, [email protected] or myself. You were selected to be a member of DKG because some-one saw you as a leading woman educator. It’s time to take the lead for OSO. The state organization NEEDS YOU! Christmas Blessings and Happy 2021! Belinda

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(Continued from Page 1) “Rare is the third person who does both. Beth is that person. We are very lucky to have her here. She can change a person one conversation at a time. There’s no one else quite like her,” said Catron. “You have a long list of dreams and accom-plishments and even more friends. Beth, we appreciate you and all you’ve done for Tahlequah.” Speaking on behalf of Tour Tahlequah, Kin Thompson voiced her praise, “Tourism has to be unique and celebrate what’s good about your community. We thank you, we honor you and we celebrate you.” Beth was the final speaker during the unveiling. Beth voiced her appreciation of the honor giv-en her. “I came here in 1947, just after turning 17, and the people in the community welcomed me and have supported me in all my endeavors,” Herrington said. She mentioned five guide-posts she lives by: faith, music, education, children, and tomor-row. “Faith is this song: 'All things bright and beautiful, all things great and small; Jesus loves them all,'” she said. Herrington added that music is the universal language; it needs no interpreter. “It can lead you to the highest point or to help others though a low point,” she said. Education is for all people, of all ages, all the time, according to Herrington. “I was really and tru-ly called to be a teacher. I believe in education. It is a platform that makes the best of everyone,” she said. “Our youth are the stepping stones to the future. We need to

encourage them. To-morrow surely comes. I think in terms of the future and what is best for us, we all need to ask ourselves, what can we do to make it better?” Beth has received other com-munity awards to include: Tahlequah Public Schools Teach-er of the Year twice, Kiwanis Member Service Award, Soropti-mist Member Service Award, and Tahlequah First Baptist Church Member Service Award. Beth has served as Gamma Beta chapter president twice as well as other offices at the chap-ter level multiple times and has received her chapter’s Achieve-ment Award. With her commit-ment to DKG spanning all levels of the Society, she has served as Oklahoma State Organization president, parliamentarian, and other offices at the state level. She has served in numerous ca-pacities in support of internation-al conferences and conventions and worked on multiple interna-tional committees. In recognition of her dedica-tion and service, she received the Oklahoma State Organization Achievement Award. Because of her ongoing commitment to lead-ership, as well as the training and mentoring of new leaders, the Oklahoma State Organization honored Beth by developing and naming our leadership/management seminar after her and her DKG colleague, Nelda Tebow.

State Leadership

President Belinda Black Clift

Alpha Chi [email protected]

405-799-6627

1st Vice President Lori Richardson-Morphew

Alpha [email protected],

405-440-0710

2nd Vice President Patricia Robison

Alpha Sigma [email protected]

405-620-7863

Secretary Dr. Jo Ann Pierce

Xi [email protected]

580-255-8430

Immediate Past President Sandra Pendergraft

Delta [email protected]

580-765-3809

Parliamentarian Paula Walker

Beta Beta [email protected]

405-265-0977

Treasurer Diane Laase

Alpha Mu [email protected]

405-692-0456

Editor Beth Schieber

Beta Beta [email protected]

405-263-7661

Webmaster Belinda Clift

Alpha Chi [email protected]

405-799-6627


Our world looks different this year from any other! Pandemic! Coronavirus! Business closings! Vaccines! People out of work! School children attending face-to-face instruction vs virtual class-rooms! Masks vs No Mask! Hos-pital at full capacity! Friends/family sick and/or dying from this virus! Holidays not celebrat-ed, funerals not attended, church-es closed! Ordering groceries ra-ther than going into a store! This has been a challenging year to say the least! But I choose to look forward, not backward! The sight of an oil rig not far from my home means oil field workers are going back! People are buying more locally to keep the small business owners in business. People are helping their

neighbors. Many people have fought this virus and are recuper-ating. More people are eating at home as a family. More people are looking toward God for strength and renewal. We are alive, and if we have a roof over our heads, food in our bellies, clean water to drink, and clothes to wear, then, Sisters, we are blessed! I still believe we live in the greatest country in the world! Oklahoma State Organization, DKG, has found ways to survive the pandemic. State meetings that have happened have been virtual. Communication has been through email, text, phone and/or THE LIMELIGHTER! The web site is being brought up to date by our state president. Many chapters are meeting in person, others with Zoom, some with a combination. Please be patient as we all navi-gate through changes. It is important that we remem-ber women educators in countries not as affluent as the United States. Let’s share our talents and resources. It is important that we continue normally as much as we can. That includes chapters do-nating to WORLD FELLOW-SHIP. Using Form 43 from dkg.org makes it an easy item to

accomplish. Checks can be made by individuals or chapter. Remember: CONTRI-BUTIONS TO THE WORLD FELLOWSHIP FUND ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE! Send a copy of your contribution to the state chairman. The money is to be sent to In-ternational. State committee only gets a copy. Merry Christmas and may 2021 be a good, productive, healthy year! Linda C. Gunsaulis, Beta Mu, OSO World Fellowship Chair Committee members: Ramona Paine, Theta, Arnetta Gordon, Gamma Delta, Suzanne Ritter, Beta Lambda, Kimberly Phil-lips, Epsilon

This has not been a very good singing year! Because of the COV19, many of our chapters have not meet in person, but have been able to have virtual meet-ings. Singing together on Zoom is not always easy, so instead of singing together, it is this chair-man’s hope that you have been singing “The Tide is Rising” to yourself, and when we can be to-gether again we can really enjoy-

ing singing it as a group. Hope-fully 2021 will be a more produc-tive year. Is always amazing how DKG women still are able to do so much for their members and community.

Just continue to think of ways to include music in your meetings.

Donna Tally

Chair


Are You Ready to Present?

Workshop proposal forms for the 2021 International Confer-ences can be found on the DKG website under the Events tab. Members interested in leading a presentation at either of the in-ternational conferences to be held in 2021 should complete the form for each conference at which they wish to present.

Deadlines to submit pro-posals are January 8, 2021. Click Here for the presentation form for the 2021 International Conference - Portland, Oregon. Click Here for the presentation form for the 2021 International Conference - San Antonio, Texas.

During a recent Administra-tive Board meeting, board mem-bers explored options for building stronger connections with our members. This discussion resulted in a unique opportunity for both groups. Board members are of-fering a challenge to all DKG chapters: the first twenty chap-ters in which every chapter member has completed an up-date of her member profile on the DKG website will have the opportunity to participate in a “Zoom Coffee” with an Admin-istrative Board member. First, the chapter president should notify me ([email protected]) when the chapter reaches 100%. I will ask the board member to contact the chapter president. During that

conversation the board member and the chapter president will set a date for the “Zoom Coffee” that will be open to all members of the chapter. I wish I could be in each of these conversations! An additional benefit of this challenge is that headquarters staff will be able to create a more accurate description of our organ-ization’s demographic data. Up-dating a member’s profile is easy. After signing in to the DKG website, go to My DKG from the homepage. Select My Account from the dropdown list and up-date any incorrect or incomplete parts of the profile. Members do not need to worry about the secu-rity of this information because it is located on the secure side of the website. DKG also does not share member profile information

with anyone. We are excited about this great opportunity to increase con-nectivity within DKG. The Ad-ministrative Board will be wait-ing and looking forward to “zooming” with you!

Becky Sadowski International President

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31 Scholarships Available As many as 31 scholarships are awarded each year to mem-bers pursuing advance degrees. Scholarships for those seeking other graduate studies are $6,000 and a doctorate is $10,000. At the international level the Society awarded $104,000 in scholarships for 2018-2019.

Who should apply? • Be an active member of the

Society for a minimum of three years if pursuing doctoral studies, and be an active member of the Society for a minimum of one (1) year at the time of ap-plication if pursuing other graduate studies.

• Have completed a bache-lor’s degree or equivalent

• Be accepted and enrolled in a graduate program of a na-tionally accredited institution of higher education, prefera-bly pursuing a doctoral de-gree.

• Provide evidence of excellence in scholarship and service to the community.

How to apply • Complete current applica-

tion form available July 1 on Society website.

• Request appropriate tran-scripts.

• Obtain status of program doc-umentation.

• Secure letters of recommen-dation.

• Send application as an e-mail attachment to Society Head-quarters by February 1.

December 2020

• December 19-January 3, 2021: Society Headquarters is closed The DKG website will be undergoing some maintenance and will be unavailable for at least a day in

early December. Please inform your members and watch the website rotator for exact dates and additional information.

January 2021

• January 3: DKGIEF Project Applications due January 15: Submission window opens for DKG Fine Arts Gallery

February 2021

• February 1: International Scholarship Applications due February 15: Submission window opens for Arts and Humanities submissions

March 2021

March 1: International achievement Award recommendations Bulletin: Journal Submissions

May 2021 May 1: DKGIEF Cornetet CIPD Applications Returning ballot for International Achievement Award May 10: SOPs to request international speaker from International Speakers Fund May 15: Bulletin: Journal Submissions


Since the DKG Supporting Corporation and the Delta Kappa Gamma Educational Foundation have merged into the DKG In-ternational Educators Founda-tion, we have also merged the

two AmazonSmile accounts. You, as a supporter, need to follow the following steps to sup-port the new foundation:

Go into your AmazonSmile account

1. Up on the top left-hand side under the search bar, you will see what cause you are currently supporting. 2. Click on the arrow to the right of the cause you have chosen 3. Click on change 4. Type in DKG International Educators Foundation and then click the search button 5. Once you see the name of the foundation, click select

That’s it! Now shop!

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the DKG International Educators Foundation

• The application deadline for Oklahoma State Organiza-tion/Gamma State scholarships is March 15.

• Members who apply and are accepted will be awarded scholar-ships at the State Convention (odd years) or at the Leadership Confer-ence (even years).

• To qualify for a Gamma State Scholarship the applicant must meet the following requirements: Completed the second year as

an active member when she applies for the scholarship.

Be actively engaged in the field of education and planning to return to education. This does not include Enrichment Schol-arship applicants.

• Any individual may only re-ceive one major scholarship ($1500 or $3000) in a 5 year period. How to Apply: Contact the Oklahoma State Organ-ization Scholarship Committee

Chair Kandy Bishop for questions concerning applying for scholarships. [email protected]

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Contact Belinda Clift, president, for additional information. OIS received funding in 2015 to start a Mobile Unit Facility to serve the rural areas in Oklahoma. Oklahoma is a very rural state and many counties have trouble getting a child victim to a Child Advocacy Center. Most child abuse victims and their families would need to travel approximately 1 to 4 hours to get to the nearest child advoca-cy center. The Mobile Unit is an inter-viewing facility providing a cultur-

ally sen- sitive and child friendly environment. It provides the Oklahoma with the unique ability to have a fully operational Forensic Interviewing Team on site anywhere in the state. The in-tent is to assist local investigators by providing a team of specially trained forensic interviewers with the ability to respond to locations reporting alleged crimes against children. . The Mobile Unit provides a comfortable and non-threatening environment for children and other

persons to be inter- viewed, while offering the investigative team a comprehensive facility for remote monitoring and recording of all interviews. In addition, as a mobile interview platform, the Mobile Unit spares victims and witnesses the inconvenience, em-barrassment and intimidation of traveling to a law enforcement or DHS facility. OSO can support Oklahoma In-terviewing Services and the chil-dren of our state by donating need-ed supplies for the mobile unit.


2021 International Conferences Portland OR

July 7-9

San Antonio TX July 21-24

DKG Conventions New Orleans, Louisiana

July, 12-16, 2022

National Harbor, Maryland 2026

Aurora, Colorado 2026

Oklahoma State Organization Conferences Oklahoma City

June 4-5 Embassy Suites

1815 South Meridian

Tebow-Herrington Leadership Seminar

Coming summer of 2021

Plans are underway for the 2021 events in Portland, Ore-gon (July 7-10) and San Anto-nio, Texas (July 21- 24). The conference scheduled for 2021 in Tampere, Finland has been rescheduled for 2023. The two conferences will cele-brate the benefits realized by members through the themes of “DKG: Opportunities, Contribu-tions, and Impact” and “DKG: A World of Opportunities, Contri-butions, and Impact.”

Look for the most current in-formation on the DKG website under the Events tab. With workshops, keynote speakers and other learning op-portunities, an international con-ference can provide networking, fun and travel opportunities in addition to the professional de-velopment hours needed by ac-tive educators. Encourage chapter members to attend one of the international conferences in 2021!

https://www.dkg.org/DKGMember/Events/2021_International_Conferences/2021_International_Con_Portland.aspx

https://www.dkg.org/DKGMember/Events/2021_International_Conferences/2021_International_Con_Portland.aspx

https://www.dkg.org/DKGMember/Events/2021_International_Conferences/2021_International_Con_SanAntonio_TX.aspx

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Virtual Platforms 101 Zoom is a platform for video communications, audio confer-encing, chats, and webinars. It can be used on mobile, desktop, and room systems. It is easy and affordable for most chapters and-states. Cost is dependent on pro-gram plan. Visit Zoom for de-tails. Google Meet is a free video conferencing service that re-placed Google Hangouts and Google Chat. Google Meet ena-bles users to make video calls with up to 30 users per video meeting. Visit G Suite Learning Center or Google Meet Cheat Sheet for details. Microsoft 365 Teams is a free platform for arranging meetings, conducting video conferencing, and collaborating on documents. Space to save documents and the number of participants may be limited. Visit Microsoft 365 Teams for details. GoToMeeting offers screen sharing; mobile and video confer-encing; and recording and tran-scription services. Webinars, such GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar & GoToTraining: What to Use When, are frequently shared on this website. Cost is dependent upon the number of participants. Visit GoToMeeting for details. Use a Skype account and the in-ternet to make free voice or video calls to other users who are also accessing the Internet. The users can send pictures, video and other files using this service. Users on-ly need to pay when using premi-um features like voice mail, SMS texts or making calls to a land-line, cell or outside of Skype. Visit Skype for details.

The Value of Virtual DKG members are discovering the value of virtual as they face a new re-ality. Virtual platforms have been available and utilized by professions and associations for years. When the COVID pandemic first became a part of life, DKG, like other membership associations, took the use of vir-tual technology to a different level. Virtual technology was originally viewed negatively as a substitution for face-to-face opportunities. But now, with time, experience and learning, virtual technology has taken on a new identity. Virtual, once utilized only as a last resort, is now seen as a valuable resource at all levels of the Society. The value of the work of chapters has not diminished during the pandemic. Connecting with DKG sisters and supporting the International community is as relevant today as it was pre-COVID. Creative minds of DKG women and the value of vir-tual can be noted throughout the Society. This new virtual reality allows DKG to be “forward moving ever.”

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International November-December 2020

How to capitalize on virtual platforms? Social Events & Meetings ● “Tech buddies” increase member inclusion ● Book chats with authors and members ● Wine & cheese, yoga, music & movement, gallery tours, twilight walks Personal and Professional Growth ● Establish “chapter buddies” to enhance multicultural experiences ● Gatherings focused on seasonal traditions ● Webinars on topics of interest Society Business ● Conferences, trainings, business meetings, and committee meetings ● Fundraising and volunteering efforts ● Community outreach through chapter projects International Connections ● Collaborative events inviting chapters from other regions ● Invite members from other regions to be guest speakers ● Share YouTube experiences across regions Why utilize virtual platforms? 1. Maintain member engagement a. Consistent communication to reduce isolation and loneliness b. Varied meeting times, dates, and frequency allow for greater involvement 2. Increase attendance a. Virtual opportunities reduce time away from home, family, and work b. Physical, financial, geographical, weather, and seasonal restrictions are minimized 3. Reduce expenses a. Travel expenses for attendees and presenters are minimized b. Facility expenses for event organizers are eliminated

International Communications and Marketing Committee


Educational Project Award Projects Grant may be applied for to support and encourage projects. The deadline is January 3 of each year. Generous donations from DKG chapters, members and friends make these project grants pos-sible. Any project leader may apply. Applicants need not be members of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. A total of $50,000.00 was funded to new and re-newal projects in February 2020. (Unused funds shall be returned to the DKGIEF). DKGIEF has awarded over $3,328,908.00 to groups or individuals for projects to benefit children and education. For more information go to dkg.org, click on DKGIEF in upper right corner, click Educational Projects.

First Time Applicants : 1. The project must comply with one or more of the following Purposes and the Mission Statement, to a. support and encourage intercultural understanding, b. encourage standards of excellence in education, and/or c. assist and cooperate with schools, colleges, universities and other persons, organizations, trust funds, or foundations in support, encouragement, and improvement of education. 2. Obtain application packet July 1 - January 3. Applications must be submitted electronically to Headquarters by January 3 in order to be considered.

New members were initiated into the chapter at the October meeting. Pictured from left to right are treasurer Dr. Denise Deason-Toyne, president Donna

Talley, new members Dr. Jen-nifer Edwards and Dr. Suzanne Farmer, parliamentarian Sherry Whisler and Beth Herrington.


Beta Beta’s Celebration of Life: Kathy Davis

Right: Past President Kathleen Smith gave the beautiful inspiration, re-membering Kathy Davis the woman, the leader, the friend, the mentor, the visionary, and the crusader for education, women, organ donation, and lead-ership in all areas of life.

Left: Friends Deb-

bie Schimmer,

Evelyn Hawk

and Sheila Urton

offer their words

of love, praise and

respect through

their verbal trib-

utes to Kathy.

Left: Beneath a picture from the slide presentation, chap-ter members (and devoted friends) Jaquita Icenhower, Evelyn Hawk, and Neta Duke join family members Josie Shipley (sister), Sandra Seely (cousin), and Alma Meier (cousin) take a moment to reminisce.


Below: Hostesses Kathryn Shafer, Libby Wrather, Geri Hough and Elaine Regier prepare the customary feast.

Left: Paula Walker gives background on Perault’s fairy tales translated from the French, but these are not the Disney kind of fairy tales.

Above: Cheryl Gleichmann shares a moment of inspiration before the auction.

Above: Tonya Taylor, co-chair of Ser-vice Projects Committee, holds up the sign where the donations for Santa’s Toy Shoppe are collected.

Left: Kathryn Shafer,

proudly shows the scent-

ed candle she won as a

door prize .

The Annual Scholar-ship Auction raised $1816.


Left: Kay Koehn and Jennifer Shaw Below: Left to Right: Jennifer Shaw, Cheryl Hasty, Kayla Ogden, and Vicki Ewbank

Beta Mu continues to function through this pandemic of 2020. Members met through zoom in April but met in person, using social distancing, for the September meeting. Our October meeting was both face-to-face and Zoom at the Northwest Technology Center in order to provide ample room for social distancing. Our November-December meeting is the time for

us to decorate cookies to be sold to fund our grants and scholar-ships as well as other chapter ex-penditures. The culinary Depart-ment at the tech center bakes the cookies for the chapter, then we meet at the tech center to deco-rate. This year the culinary stu-dents also packaged the cookies for us. Ordinarily, we would sell these cookies during the “Jingle Mingle” Christmas lighting/

parade when we can interact with the community and explain our society and what we do and what we stand for. This year, howev-er, “Jingle Mingle” was can-celled. Members rose to the occa-sion and sold these cookies indi-vidually. On the way home from decorating, the treasurer sent a message that with the orders she received that evening, all cookies were sold!


Left: Canton Elementary achieved their Principal’s Challenge for reading. Beta Mu member, Dora Fuqua, Canton Ele-mentary Principal is covered with silly string by her stu-dents! Fun administrators make school fun for everyone!

Below: Kay Koehn stimulates members with possibilities as she demonstrates the many ideas that can be created using the CRICUT! A Cricut is a cutting machine that can cut several different materials for your craft projects like paper, vinyl, and cardstock. Some Cricut machines can even cut thin wood, leather, fabric and more. You can connect a Cricut to your computer wirelessly, create or download designs onto your computer, and them send them to your Cricut for cutting. Cricut has software called Design Space (available for Win-dows, MAC & smart phone) that allows you to create and im-port designs to cut with your machine.

Left: The Octo-ber meeting was both in-person and Zoom. Jen-nifer Shaw demonstrates how to use the computer with the Cricut ma-chine.


The Story Behind Chapter Nu’s Favorite Recipe Book By Opal Upshaw As most chapters find, think-ing of fresh ideas for programs and projects is difficult. This year was especially challenging with so many CDC restrictions, and it seemed nearly impossible to come up with anything special that would involve everyone and be unique. Prior to meeting with the officers during our yearly planning meeting, I suggested a few ideas, one of which was to share a favorite recipe. The plan-ning committee agreed that recipe sharing would be a wonderful program for November and ex-panded the project to include our December meeting where we could share some of those favor-ite treats. As recipe collection time drew closer, I was unsure if this project would come together as both en-joyable and worthwhile. I emailed members, asking them to send me

their favorite recipe(s) and ex-plain why each was their favorite recipe. After a week, however, I received only a few responses. Fearing there would not be enough recipes to compile a booklet, I expanded my request to include our state officers. Encour-aged by their prompt responses, I sent another email along with a text message to chapter members and the favorite recipes began to arrive in my inbox. A booklet was now possible. However, how does this project become a pro-gram using ZOOM?! Eight faith-ful members and one member via phone made it happen. Each per-son was able to share one or two of their favorite recipes and why each recipe was special to them. Hearing the history behind the recipes was what made our pro-ject a success. Knowing that “Hot” Corn Dish was a side that people looked forward to at church potlucks and family holi-day dinners and how people

would complain if it had not been brought made us laugh. Learning that Egg Noodles was a recipe to which generations of fami-ly looked forward and that it was a dish still being en-joyed at Thanksgiving or Christmas warmed our

hearts. Hearing about the mem-ories of making Fruit Cobbler with grandmother, making Pobla-no Pepper and Egg Breakfast be-cause a friend shared the peppers she didn’t want to waste, and that the secret success behind Red Velvet Cake is the cream cheese icing are just some of the stories which we shared and which brought to mind fond memories. Food brings us together. It is comfort when we are sad; it is entertainment when we gather. Food is tied to memories and can be seen as a symbol of shared family life. Even Jesus shared food on multiple occasions. When his followers were hungry, he fed them with two fish and a loaf of bread. Jesus regularly shared food with his disciples, and prior to him being betrayed, he shared the Last Supper with them. It’s hard to imagine any gathering without some kind of treat. Even though we were not able to share any of these delicious goodies at our December meet-ing, our president hosted a Drive-By Christmas Party for members. We drove by her house to pick up the Chapter NU Favorite Recipes and receive a few surprise gifts, making it a special time that in-volved everyone.

Editor’s Note: If you are interested in some DELI-CIOUS recipes, you may purchase Nu’s Favorite Reci-pe Book, for $8.00. It is filled with wonderful recipes. I have tried several and they are amazing! Send inquiries to: Opal Upshaw: [email protected]

Opal Upshaw


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Left: Despite the pandemic, Chapter NU continues to reach out to serve. Sue Reyn-olds, Kay Morris and Opal Upshaw served dinner to the Hope Clinic volun-teers.

Right: Mem-bers in ZOOM at-tendance: Cindy Dronyk, Opal Upshaw, Kay Morris, State President Belinda Clift, Sheryl Scholl, Betty Keim, Darla Tresenter, Jeannie Ben-nett, and Sue Reynolds.


Right: Eight members attended the October meeting in person while three other members joined via Google Meet. Members in attendance brought their favorite dish for everyone to enjoy and recipe to sell for our Alpha Iota fundraiser.

Above: Adrianne DeKlotz presents a very informative program on Woman’s Suffrage.

Below: Initiation of officers for the new biennium is conducted behind masks. Adrianne DeKlotz, outgoing President and new Parliamentarian; Kim Leatherwood, incoming President; Cynthia Snider, Recording Sec-retary; Marilyn Young, 1st Vice-President; Laura Watson, 2nd Vice-President; and Linda Newby, Treasurer.

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