Beta Zeta Buzz February 2013 PDF

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pa Gamma cares and ap-

preciates all that they do.

(Well also provide some

information about Beta

Zeta and Delta KappaGamma, just in case they

have never heard of us

and are interested. OK, I

admit this is a bit of public

relations for our society,

but our sentiments are

genuine!) Wont you

please sign up to bake/buy

a few goodies? Ill have a

sign-up sheet at the Feb-

ruary meeting. Ill be glad

to handle the deliveries

(and anyone else who

would like to help can let

me know.)

By Karen Loeffler

I just love Valentines

Day! Its a great time to let

the ones you hold dear

know that they are lovedand appreciated. We all

love to hear that! Well, we

have the opportunity to

pass on this message to our

local teachers. As I men-

tioned at our January meet-

ing, DKG is asking our

members to have a Week

of Caring on March 3rd

9th. The vision for this pro-

ject is just to let our com-munity know that our

chapter cares and can im-

pact the state with our acts

of kindness and ser-

vice. (See the Lone Star

News Winter Edition

2012.) Beta Zeta chapter is

going to show our appreci-

ation to our local teachers

that week. (Its also TexasPublic Schools Week!)

Wouldnt it be a treat for

our teachers to have a tasty

snack waiting for them in

their teachers lounge?

Well have a nice note

along with the treats letting

them know that Delta Kap-

By Barbara Heinen

At Februarys

meeting we will learn about

a local program for adults

with special needs. Beth

Pyka and her daughters

Lindsey and Carrie will ex-

plain how Living Well Col-

lege began, about its pur-

pose, how it operates, how

these adults help our com-

munity, and how we can

help them.

Beth is a graduate of

Tivy High School and UTSA.She is the founder of Living

Well College and has served

as treasurer of the Living

Well College Board for the

last 5 years. Beth taught at St.

Marys School for twenty-

eight years and coached all

girls athletics for fourteen of

those years.

Lindsey and Carrie

are graduates of Fredericks-

burg High School and have

Our Presidents MessageMission Statement: The Delta Kappa Gamma Society Internaonal promotes profes-

sional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in educaon.

Vision Statement: Leading women educators impacng educaon worldwide.

FREDERICKSBURG, TEXAS

February 2013

Volume 21, Issue 5

Editor: Tammy Vitek

[email protected]

Next Meeng:

Monday, February 25, 2013

Fredericksburg ElementarySchool Library

4:00 p.m. Social Time

4:20 p.m. Meeng

Hostesses:

Dolores Klussmann, lead

Carolyn Kuhlmann

Paula Ahrendt

Helen Usener

Carolyn Oo

Patsy Hejl

Debbie Klein

Program: Living Well College

Presented by Beth Pyka and

daughters Carrie and Lindsey

Facilitators: Helen Usener, Amy

ONeil, and Beth Luckenbach

Purpose #6: To smulate the

personal and professionalgrowth of members and to

encourage their parcipaon in

appropriate programs of acon

Music: Make This Day!

Service: peanut buer for the

Fredericksburg Food Pantry;

items for Boys and Girls Club;

preschool books for the Needs

Council

Reminder: $7.50 for the

Founders Day Banquet andBeta Zeta Birthday Celebraon

Chapter website:

www.betazeta.weebly.com

State website:

www.alphastatetexas.org

Internaonal website:

www.dkg.org

Upcoming event:

84th

Texas State Convenon

Renaissance Hotel, Ausn, TX

June 20-22, 2013

THE DELTA KAPPA GAMMA SOCIETY INTERNATIONAL

BETA ZETA BUZZ

Our chapter cares

and can impact the

state with our acts of

kindness and ser-

vice.

Living Well and Loving It!

received many Special

Olympics medals. Duringthe program, Lindsey will

use a device to help her

speak clearly, and she is

very proud that now she

can be understood.

This program will

also inform members of

volunteer opportunities.

Remember to bring items

for the Boys and Girls Club

and preschool books for

the Needs Council.
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P A G E 2

Hickey Inspires Members at January MeetingBy Dolores Klussmann

At our January

meeting, Phyllis Hickey,

Operations Services Ad-

ministrator, International

Headquarters in Austin,

gave a very interesting and

informative presentation

about Delta Kappa Gam-

mas World Fellowship

Program established in

1948 and the newer

Schools for Africa Project

founded in 2004. She em-phasized that although the-

se are international pro-

grams our local chapter is

very much involved as a

part of their support as

stated in our vision state-

ment.

The first World

Fellowship recipients were

four German women edu-

cators who spent 8 weeksof study in Sweden during

the spring of 1948. This

was very soon after the end

of World War II. In 1972

the DKG World Founda-tion became part of the

Personal Growth and Ser-

vices Committee and two

years later part of the Con-

stitution. In the 70s, many

of our older members may

remember that it was cus-

tomary for chapters to do-

nate $1.00 per member

each year for the WFP. In a

brochure entitled 2012-

2013 World Fellowship

Recipients and Extension,

it was noted that two cur-

rent scholars are attending

universities in Texas

Texas State University and

Texas A & M University.

The Schools for

Africa Project, founded by

UNICEF, the Nelson Man-

dela Foundation, and the

Hamburg Society for the

Promotion of Democracy

and International Law in

2004, operates in eleven of

Africas neediest countries.One of these countries,

Mali, has been in the news

of late. Bordering Algeria,

there is much unrest in Mali

at present. Examples of

what donations can do

range from $10.00 which

provides a learner kit con-

taining a bag, stationery, a

mini atlas, and math tables

for one student in Mali to

$250.00 which provides

school-in-a-box kits con-

taining similar learning ma-

terials plus transportation

cost for 80 children in

Burkina Faso, a country

bordering Mali to the

south. A collection basket

was provided at this meet-

ing for members to donate

money for Schools for Afri-

ca Project, and memberswere inspired to donate

$187.00

efficiency, you will want

to be on time!Time: 6:00 p.m.

Date: Monday, March 25

Place: Memorial Presby-

terian Church Fellow-

ship Hall, 607 North

Milam Street, Freder-

icksburg, TX Meal:

By Barbara Heinen

When Annie and a

few of her friends are here

on Monday, March 25th,

members will learn about

the Delta Kappa Gamma

founders from the found-

ers themselves! As Annie

Webb Blanton conducted

her affairs with masterly

Soup, salad, and of

course . . . birthday cake!Price: $7.50. Please bring

your check made payable

to Beta Zeta to the Feb-

ruary meeting or mail to

Janet Hext, 804 West San

Antonio Street, Freder-

icksburg, TX 78624.

An Evening with Annie and Friends

At the Founders Day Banquet and Beta Zeta Birthday Celebration

Phyllis Hickey, Opera-

ons Services Adminis-

trator of DKG Interna-

onal Headquarters

Annie Webb Blanton and

friends are honored

guests at Beta Zetas

birthday celebraon.


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P A G E 3V O L U M E 2 1 , I S S U E 5

Beta Zeta Donations

for Children

By Janalee Hannemann

In the past two

months, you have all come

up with some great ideas of

items to share that will help

each and every child learn

something new . . . and to

just plain have fun!

$25 Wal-Mart gi cercate

$13.00 cash

1 pencil bag1 box crayons

1 card game

33 books

1 calendar

1 scker book

1 homework helper math

book

6 coloring and acvity books

2 game acvity books

For the Hill Country Commu-

nity Needs Council, you

brought:

They Say Its Your Birthday!

Tammy Vitek Feb. 3Helen Weiss Feb. 4Catherine Davis Feb. 17Vondell Jordan Feb. 25Andrea Hudson March 23

And in the end, it's not the years in

your life that count.

It's the life in your years.

- Abraham Lincoln

The BETA ZETA BUZZ

Collecng, producing, and disseminang informaon about

the goings on in the Beta Zeta hive.

Tammy Vitek, queen bee

Jerrie Dooley Dolores Klussmann

Carolyn Oo Janalee Hannemann

Helen Usener Barbara Heinen

(honorary worker bee)The Beta Zeta Buzz is published seven mes per year, September through April, ex-

cluding December. Send news items at least two weeks before the meeng to news-

leer editor Tammy Vitek at [email protected], or mail to 112 S. Llano Street,

Fredericksburg, TX 78624.

Peanut

Peanut Butter!

Sending out a

call for peanut buer!

The Fredericksburg

Food Pantry needs

nutrious foods to replenish the stock that al-

ways runs low aer the holiday season. Peanut

buer is always needed as a kid-favorite, pro-

tein-rich treat. Please bring a jar or two to the

February meeng. (You can also make a dona-

on, and we will buy some more jars to do-

nate.) Its one more way we can help the chil-

dren of Fredericksburg.

The Food Pantry is always in need of

food and cash donaons to help those who

need assistance with nourishing food for their

families. Call them at 830-997-9383 to make a

personal donaon.

4 games

11 coloring books

10 puzzles

23 books

$10.00 cash

Thank you for your

generosity which knows no

bounds!
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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P A G E 4

By Jerrie Dooley

With thirty oth-

er excited DKG sisters, I

arrived at the 2013

Leadership Conference

in Dallas on Friday, Feb-

ruary 8th. Wide-eyed

with anticipation, wewondered just what we

were in for! Would we

have to make a speech?

Sing the DKG song solo

and a cappella? Do awk-

ward ice-breakers?

None of this

happened, of course.

Instead, we were met by

a welcoming committeeof women who had

worked tirelessly to

make a special weekend

of learning, sharing, and

bonding. We met amaz-

ing women who were

already leaders in their

chapters and schools.

We listened to experts

and worked in teams.

We learned about our-

selves and others. We

renewed our commit-

ment to working for the

greater good in DKG

and beyond.

It was all that

and much more. We

learned the importance

of leading from your

own personal strengths

rather than trying to

copy others who have

very different strengths.

We understood that toinspire others, one must

instill a sense of trust,

compassion, stability,

and hope in those who

follow.

Our internation-

al president, Dr. Beverly

Helms, and our state

president, Joanne Davis,

led us on this journey.

Most of all, we now have

thirty more very good

friends to call our own

from El Paso to Beau-

mont, to Amarillo, to

Corpus Christi.The Leadership

Seminar is a remarkable

event to learn new skills

and make life-long

friends from across the

state. Think about apply-

ing. The next one is in

February of 2015.

A Report from the 2013 Leadership Seminar

During a tour of the Texas State DKG headquarters in

Dallas, Jerrie Dooley pauses in the beauful foyer with

Internaonal President Dr. Beverly Helms and State

President Joanne Davis.

Communicating

Collaborating

Connecting


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P A G E 5

Unifying Project for 2013 State Convention

By Jerrie Dooley

Helpful may webe are words we sing in

the Delta Kappa Song.

Lets put those words into

action by participating in

the unifying project cho-

sen for the 2013 DKG

Texas State Convention in

June. Our state organiza-

tion is partnering with

Hands on Central Texas

to gather much-needed

school supplies for early

childhood and middle

school students in the

Austin area.

A call has gone

out for individuals and

chapters to donate these

specific items: bilingual

board books, washable

markers, safety scissors,

construction paper,

school glue, kid-friendly

or classical music CDs,

calculators, #2 pencils,

map pencils, pens, white

board markers and timer/

stop watches.

Look for a spe-

cial tree at the February

meeting where you will

find the names of the

items hanging from rib-

bons. Choose a few items

to bring to the meetings

in March and April.

Beta Zetas who

attend the state conven-

tion in Austin will deliver

the items from our chap-

ter. (See the convention

article in this newsletter.)

Hands on Central Texas

will distribute the items to

children in need of a little

help for Back to School.

In the past, Beta

Zeta has generously par-

ticipated in each unifying

project including the Unit-

ed Through Reading Mili-

tary Project, TreasureBoxes for hospitalized

children, and a book

drive. Lets show the

DKG spirit in Beta Zeta

with our gifts for this pro-

ject!

Deeds for others

Is the leaven

That inspires our band.

helped forge the Texas

that you live in today.

The story of Texas

wouldn't be complete

without the determined

women who stepped

out and stepped up

to fight for rights,

improve public ser-

vices, and help cre-

ate the state that we

know today.

"Women Shaping

By Helen Usener

Take a step back

into the Texas that your

mothers and grandmoth-

ers knew, and discover

how their contributions

Texas in the 20th Centu-

ry" is the special exhibit

featured now through May

19th at the Bob Bullock

Texas State History Muse-

um in Austin. Among the

women featured are two

of our DKG founders, and

DKG is one of

the featured organizations.

Women are still shaping

Texas todaycheck it

out!

Women Shaping Texas


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By Jerrie Dooley

The countdown has begunjust four more months

and a couple of days to blast-off for the 2013 DKG Texas

State Convention. Its just a hop, skip, and a jump down to

the beautiful Renaissance Hotel in Austin on June 20-22. The

list of Beta Zeta participants is growing, with plans to top,

maybe double, our 2012 participation! Will you be one of

the lucky ones at this always-fun event?

Hotel rooms have been reserved for us to share

and cut costs, but if you only have a day to spare, plan to go

to one day of the event. We have carpools forming if you

hate driving in Austin. No excusesjust plan to go!Whats happening there? Well, our state president

and Beta Zeta sister Joanne Davis will preside before passing

the gavel to our new state president. Karen Loeffler will

shine in the Belles and a Broadway Beau presentation of

chapter presidents. The Broadway Beau is dreamboat per-

former David Gaschen, best known for performances in

Phantom of the Opera in New York and across Europe! He

is sure to wow us with his concert performance.

There is the always sparkling Birthday Luncheon,

the elegant Founders and Presidents Banquet, invigorating

programs and speakers, meeting new friends and connecting

with old friends from across the state, and the best partbonding with our fabulous Beta Zeta sisters.

Its a fact every one of our Beta Zetas who at-

tends a state convention goes back again and most times

again and again and again. Yes, it is that good!

Registration forms will soon be available on the

Texas State Website. Keep watching for more details, and

email Karen today at [email protected] to let her know

you are going.

Gleaned from The

Delta Kappa Gam-

ma Society Interna-

tional websiteby

Helen Usener

Have you ev-

er wondered how

buildings or locations

become part of the

National Register of

Historic Places? It isa process that in-

volves research and

time. First is an im-

portant question is the property old enough

and does it still look close to the original? If the

property is 50 years old and maintains the integ-

rity of its era, the property is nominated, re-

viewed, goes through an evaluation and, after

meeting rigorous standards, is granted the distinc-tion.

Society Headquarters in Austin, Texas

opened in the downtown area in 1956. The interi-

or has been decorated since the original pink and

blue color scheme but remains much the same in

furnishings. In 2012 the building was recognized as

a property of the National Register of Historic

Places.

Dr. Beverly Helms, international president,and Corlea Plowman, executive director, will

work with Phyllis Hickey, operation services ad-

ministrator, Nita Scott, membership services ad-

ministrator, and Dr. Linda Eller, information ser-

vices administrator, to establish the ideal location

for the distinguished plaque. Congratulations,

DKG!

Historic HeadquartersJoin Us for aCapital Convention

David Gaschen has played the Phantom 1,500 mes.

Operaon Services Administrator

Phyllis Hickey and InternaonalPresident Dr. Beverly Helms proud-

ly show the plaque.


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P A G E 7

Historical Marker

Honors Annie Webb Blanton

Gleaned from The Del-

ta Kappa Gamma Socie-

ty International website

by Helen Usener

The Texas His-

torical Commission

has recognized educa-

tor and leader Annie

Webb Blanton for her

significant role in Tex-

as history with a his-

torical marker. The

marker will be dedi-

cated at 1:30 p.m.

March 1, 2013 outside

the Denton school

district's Blanton Ele-

mentary, 9501 Stacee

Lane in Argyle, TX.

County Judge

Mary Horn and Den-

ton ISD Superinten-

dent Jamie Wilson will

speak.

Born in Hou-

ston in 1870, Blantonbegan teaching at age

17 in a one-room

school in Fayette

County. She was hired

to teach English at

North Texas Normal

College, now the Uni-

versity of North Tex-

as, in 1901 and held

the rank of associate

professor at the Den-

ton school until 1918.

She was elected the

first woman president

of the Texas State

Teachers Association

in 1916. In 1918, Tex-

as elected her super-

intendent of public

instruction. She was

the first woman elect-

ed to a Texas public

office.

Blanton died in

1945.

Dr. Annie Webb

Blanton founded

Delta Kappa Gam-

ma in 1929.

Scholarships for Aspiring Educators

By Barbara Heinen

The Aspiring Edu-

cator Award ($500

$1,000) is designed to aid

women who are not mem-bers of the Delta Kappa

Gamma Society Interna-

onal who aspire to enter

the eld of educaon by

taking college hours to-

ward cercaon or a de-

gree in educaon. Appli-

cants must be recom-

mended by a Society mem-

ber. Last summer, Beta

Zeta recommended two

Texas Tech at Fredericks-burg students who won

this scholarship, April

Fischer-Trujillo and Valen-

na Salinas. The deadline

to apply is March 1st. See

Leola Mills for an applica-

on.

Beta Zeta also

gives one $500 Grant-in-

Aid scholarship per year to

an educaon student do-

ing her student teaching in

the coming year. Students

in Gillespie, Kendall, and

Mason counes are eligi-

ble to apply. See Leola

Mills for informaon.


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By Barbara Heinen

Do you need money for education? The

Texas Organization of The Delta Kappa Gamma

Society International has almost $2 million in

scholarships available to its members. There are

scholarships for graduate studies, continuing

adult education, and educational travel. The

deadline to apply is March 1. For scholarship

guidelines, go to the Alpha State website http://

alphastatetexas.org/ and look under the Scholar-

ships tab.At the chapter level, you are eligible to

receive a $100 scholarship from Beta Zeta for

conferences, workshops, and continuing educa-

tion not paid for by your school. Contact Leola

Mills for information.

BETA ZETA CHAPTER OFFICERS

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Loeer

First Vice President (programs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Helen Usener

Second Vice President (yearbook) . . . . . . . . . . . . Andrea Hudson

Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Janet Hext

Recording Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beth Luckenbach

Corresponding Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Amy ONeil

Parliamentarian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tammy Vitek

By Jerrie Dooley

Dont forget to forward this

newsletter to a prospective member, and invite her to

attend the February meeting! Recruiting is in full

swing. Any current or retired professional educator is

eligible, so look down the hall at school, among your

fellow retired teachers, or at other educators in our

community, and invite one or more of them. Let them

experience firsthand the close bonds we share, the in-

formative programs, and the potential for learning

new ideas and serving others. Its time to share this giftby offering the benefits of membership to more out-

standing educators.

If you already have someone in mind

and she wants to join us, email Jerrie Dooley at

[email protected] for directions on the recom-

mendation form. Or fill out the form by yourself: go to

http://alphastatetexas.org/pdfs/form11.pdf. The form is

interactive and can be filled out and printed from this

site. Return it to Dooley at a meeting or mail to 611

Persimmon Court, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. We willvote in April on potential new members, so now is the

time to invite them!

2013 Southwest Regional ConventionBranson, Missouri

July 28-20, 2013

Time to Invite

New Members!

The JW Marriott is

the site of the Inter-national Convention

in Indianapolis, IN

July 28-August 1,

2014

Sharing Our Vision

Strengthening

Our Society

84th Texas State ConventionAustin, Texas

June 20-22, 2013

Scholarships Available

for Our Members

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