Welcome to Alpha Nu!
"Leading women educators impacting education worldwide."
Our next meeting is Saturday, May 4, 2024 at the Cock and Bull at 9:30.
Our March meeting was held on March 2, 2024. Members enjoyed a fashion show by our members modeling Chico's fashions.
Co-Presidents Kathy Simmons and Karen Fisher honored long time member of Alpha Nu, Betty Lee, for her 49 years of membership in our chapter. Read all about it in the Bucks County Herald.
https://buckscountyherald.com/stories/betty-lee-grew-up-morrisville-and-stayed-to-inspire-others,40519? |
Alpha Nu in the News on the PA website: Alpha Nu by Assunta Deliman (Oct 2023) The Heart, passion and effort of community building - Comfort Bags Co-President Karen Fisher did not just read about The Kin Wellness Center in an article and send a check.She congregated her Alpha Nu community and gathered Kin’s needs. The week before Thanksgiving, Karen and Barb Tantala, another Alpha Nu member, delivered over 50 comfort bags to the Kin Wellness Center. |
Congratulations to Alice Kirby - 2023 Volunteer Award for Bucks-Mont PASR. She has been nominated for the Album of Distinction to be presented at the State Convention in Pittsburgh in June.
Linda Seifried and Alice Kirby make our service project, A Book and a Blankie, a reality with the delivery of 25 sets to the Help Center.
Don't miss the article in the Keystonian by Joyce Bigley
about her wonderful trip using her Enrichment Grant.
about her wonderful trip using her Enrichment Grant.
Our officers (as pictured) for the years 2022-2024
Deb Garonski (1st Vice President)
Karen Fisher and Kathy Simmons (Co-Presidents)
Pam Ottenheimer (Corresponding Secretary)
Isabel Latch (2nd Vice President)
Angie Minor (Recording Secretary)
Lynn Gordon (Parliamentarian)
DKG Chain of Command
President - Presides over meetings, sends out 4-5 newsletters/yr., liaison between international/state and chapter.
1st Vice-President - Coordinates programs and meeting buffets.
2nd Vice-President - Is in charge of new member voting and induction, membership anniversaries and retirees; all membership needs.
Recording Secretary - Records meeting minutes.
Corresponding Secretary - Sends out any correspondence to the sisters (agendas, minutes, communiques). Sends hard copies of paperwork to sisters without internet and Get Well/Sympathy cards.
Treasurer - Collects annual dues and keeps accounting of the yearly budget for audit. Keeps the chapter membership list updated for International and State by adding/deleting members and changing their membership status.
Roster Chair - Keeps record of yearly membership rolls on sisters once they are voted and inducted into DKG Alpha Nu Chapter. (Collects any change of address/phone number/email address/membership status) This roster is only for the use of chapter members. When a change is needed, it is the member’s responsibility to contact the roster chair. Changes should also be made to their International and State profiles (address, etc.) by using the DKG.org website. If these are not updated, you might not be receiving the newsletters and other important information.
Special Information
If you are sponsoring a new member to come to one of our meetings, you are responsible to forward the DKG Invitation to your friend. Until a person is voted into DKG, she will not be on the roster email list. Please give her the welcome letter (Linked from top of this page).
Every member of our impressive organization embraces the concept of educational excellence. At the local level, we have 80 enthusiastic educators; at the international level, we exceed 82,000 members. Imagine the impact that this society of energetic women has on Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the United States and the world!
At every level of involvement, the sisters of DKG support select women educators both personally and professionally. Leadership workshops, enrichment grants and scholarships are offered annually. Members gather together to share common strategies and goals at state, regional and international conferences. Moreover, our teachers generously contribute to the community and surrounding schools. Some ongoing chapter projects include the Book and Blankie gifts to newborns and their mothers, donations to neighborhood food pantries and the Write-Read-Write project to bring our love of reading to schools throughout Bucks County.
To learn more about The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, click on the links below.
Society Links: www.dkg.org
Pennsylvania State Organization https://dkgpa.weebly.com
DKG Educational Foundation
Society Vision: "Leading women educators impacting education worldwide."
Our meetings are held at the Cock and Bull Restaurant in Peddler's Village in Lahaska, PA.
At every level of involvement, the sisters of DKG support select women educators both personally and professionally. Leadership workshops, enrichment grants and scholarships are offered annually. Members gather together to share common strategies and goals at state, regional and international conferences. Moreover, our teachers generously contribute to the community and surrounding schools. Some ongoing chapter projects include the Book and Blankie gifts to newborns and their mothers, donations to neighborhood food pantries and the Write-Read-Write project to bring our love of reading to schools throughout Bucks County.
To learn more about The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, click on the links below.
Society Links: www.dkg.org
Pennsylvania State Organization https://dkgpa.weebly.com
DKG Educational Foundation
Society Vision: "Leading women educators impacting education worldwide."
Our meetings are held at the Cock and Bull Restaurant in Peddler's Village in Lahaska, PA.