The Career Women’s Civic Club met recently and elected officers for 2008-09.
The ceremony was presided over by Kenneth Melvin, who installed the following officers — Sandy Minter as president; Carolyn Herr as first vice president; Fredia Melvin as second vice president; Donna Roach as secretary/treasurer; and Betty Stephens as parliamentarian.
Named as “Woman of the Year” was Donna Roach. A plaque was presented to Donna by Betty Stephens, last year’s Woman of the Year.
The club meets Tuesdays at noon at the HOPE Center in Jacksonville.
DKG discusses dues hikes
Members of the Beta Alpha Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma met at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, at Nichols Intermediate School. Beta Alpha President Susan Vierkant welcomed everyone and called the meeting to order. The collect was read by Linda Granberry.
President Vierkant discussed the upcoming meetings for the year giving their dates and locations. She distributed sign-up sheets for committees and asked members to choose which committee they would be interested in serving. President Vierkant then asked each member who signed up to write their “memoirs” and have them sent to Corresponding Secretary Tonya Watson, by a certain deadline to be included in upcoming newsletters.
Correspondence was read by President Vierkant. She also gave a report concerning the Delta Kappa Gamma state convention she attended in June.
Minutes from the previous two meetings were approved as presented by Recording Secretary Dianna Smith. Sandra Slawson gave the treasurer’s report.
Treasurer Slawson explained the increase in dues requested from DKG International. Members discussed various possibilities to help with increasing costs incurred by the chapter. A suggestion was made to e-mail the newsletter to members, which would help with the cost of postage and copying.
The motion was made by Selena Earle to have new initiates pay the same dues as current members. There are extra costs when new members are inducted into the society, which the chapter will cover. The motion was seconded by Charlotte Bingham and approved by the members. Several other views were presented concerning the dramatic increase in dues requested from Delta Kappa Gamma International.
Members are asked to bring magazines throughout the year with the address labels removed. They will be distributed to the Crisis Center and various medical offices in Jacksonville. A big thank you to Linda Granberry’s mom, who was designing new labels with the club’s name printed on them. Members are also asked to bring new or slightly used belts to be given to students at Nichols Intermediate and Jacksonville Middle School who are in need of them.
Several rule changes were brought before the members. Changes suggested included to begin meetings at 5 p.m. instead of 5:30 p.m.; to drop the sorority’s April meeting and add a summer luncheon; and to change the attendance policy so it’s less stringent. The motion was made by Selena Earle and seconded by Brenda Pepin to accept the changes. They were approved by members.
Recommendation for new members to be invited to the October meeting were presented to chapter members for their consideration.
The next meeting of the Beta Alpha chapter will be at 5 p.m. Monday, Oct. 6, in the library at Nichols Intermediate School in Jacksonville.
The meeting was adjourned by President Vierkant.
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