Beta Sigma Phi On Line - 200,000 Members Worldwide
Yardstick 2009-2010 is now on line for submission to International. You are welcome to submit the Yardstick at any time. Remember: The yardstick is on line year round for your convenience.
The Beta Journal is connected to Facebook and Twitter in order to update you and others on our current events, discussions and happenings. Follow us on Facebook and look for our tweets on Twitter. If you would like me to be a friend or neighbor, just let me know you are sister.
We are happy to announce that the Journal has passed 3 MILLION visits and more thanks to all of the wonderful sisters and people that visit the 950 page web space. Thank you for your support and come again.
Karen M. Ing, Editor
Enjoy displaying car clings (one (1) - $1 and six (6) - $5). Available on the BSP INTL web site.
You will need your member number and E-mail address in order to get into the Beta Sigma Phi MEMBERS ONLY area Beta Sigma Phi INTL
The On Line Gift Ordering (Complete with Colored Photos) is available to easily select your items and place your orders Gifts
Cookbooks are available for on line ordering. Only 15,000 copies have been printed. Not many were sold this year, so the International Office has asked that you vote and let them know if the cookbooks are something that need to continued. Don't forget to cast your vote to continue or discontinue printing cookbooks in the future.
The April 2010 Torch
The May/June 2010 Torch
See the August 2010 Torch
(the Current 2010-2011 Gift Catalog is included)
Torch Mailings to subscribers will go out in August. $14 for one year subscription (All members are required to pay the $14 fee in order to have the Torch's mailed out to their residence - including lifetime Members)
Officers Planning Calendar 2010-2011
Clip art - "New Paths to Friendship 2010-2011" is available along with links to the past International and Beta Journal artwork!
Program ordering is also available for those sisters needing to update their binders!
The Beta Journal has BLOG for your continued use now. Post pictures and messages on our new BLOG. You must register to use the new system. The Beta Journal BLOG Log in After you log in - go to the banner that tells you to "Click Here to Access Site" to view Board.
You must sign up for the E-mail Edition of the Beta Journal (scroll down to find the link) to receive the current information for Beta Sigma Phi on line and off line. The PDF's are separate information articles for sharing and reading. Yes! The RSS Feed is available at the bottom of this page.
The Summer, 2010 E-Edition was sent on June 18, 2010. If you would to be added to the E-edition mail list, please send your name, member number, chapter name (or MAL) request to be added to Karen Please put "E-edition in the subject line."
If the Valentine 2010 cruise does not work for you, there will be other Beta Sigma Phi cruises to go on. We shall E-mail the E-edition group when those become available.
2010 - 2011 Conventions are being posted.
A place to remember those dearly departed sisters. The submission form to send in those sisters to be placed on the Quilt is available. All photos are to be reduced and sent in JPG by E-mail.
Send in those chapter or council items for service or ways and means projects. There is no charge to put the items on line. The Shoppe is updated monthly with NEW Items! It's always nice to buy from a sister, chapter or council! Not outside linkage, please! A Beta Shoppe II can be found on line.
If you are wanting to dress up or finish your old or new yearbook/scrapbooks, then the past themes on line may be of help to you. Also included are links to Diotima Artwork, charms, and themes from 1952-2006.
Sail Away with Virginia Lee and Company and enjoy the romance of private dancing while you stop at ports of call for pleasure and shopping - Mexico, Jamaica and Grand Cayman. RCCL - Voyager of the Seas -- Departs and Returns out of Galveston, TX Fill Out Our Form if you are interested in going. Interested Form Additional information can be found at CruiseandLeisureTravel.com Featuring 3 Afternoon Dance Parties with Mack Hayes
Share BSP on the 'wall' of your Facebook page
and then notify the Rushing Department. After verification of the
posting, you will receive a Pioneer charm. Members should share something
like the following on their wall:
Join an organization that a lot of my friends and I enjoy. BETA SIGMA PHI
Are you a woman looking for new friends and fun things to do? Do you
enjoy a social, community service oriented group? If you answered yes,
Beta Sigma Phi is for you. Just check out the web page at
www.betasigmaphi.org or call 1-888-238-2221 for more information.
Or
Make a Women's Connection for Friendship, for Fun, & For Making a Difference.
BETA SIGMA PHI is waiting to hear from you to help start you on your
friendship journey.
www.betasigmaphi.org or call toll free 1-888-238-2221
After you have posted the information on your facebook page, send your name, member number, e-mail address, facebook page link and a copy of the information about BSP posted on your facebook page wall to the Rushing Department rushing-friendlyventure@betasigmaphi.org
A Four (4) Star rating will be given to chapters with 7 or more pledges.
The new Cookbook is now printing. It will begin shipping the first week of November. This is a limited edition Cookbook. There will only be 15,000 copies printed so don't wait to place your orders. Pre-Orders being taken now by calling The Gift Department at 800-821-3989. The books are $9.95 plus shipping. The gift department will help you with the total charge plus shipping. Order soon to insure that you will get your copy...
Arlene Fox is a member of Texas Preceptor Iota Iota and On Line Theta. She and envoy husband Dan live in Houston, Texas. He is actually an envoy for both of Arlene's chapters! Arlene has been president and vice president of both of her chapters several times. She is also the service chairman for OLT. She is the assistant moderator of On Line Cyber Council.
Speaking of service, a couple of years ago after a hurricane came into South Louisiana and hit our sisters in Houma, etc, Arlene came up with the idea for Sheltering Sisters. She and Karen Ing worked together to develop the site and the sign up form. The premise to the site is when a sister has to evacuate due to an emergency, she can contact a sister to go to for shelter and understanding. The emergency could be a hurricane, major grass fires, blizzards, etc. The sisters are opening their homes to those who are having to evacuate. Sisters taking care of sisters.
Arlene has helped Karen with the holiday exchange. She had planned to help last year but she kind of wound up in the hospital having a triple heart bypass operation! One of her comments about this year's exchange was that she got to read all the recipes, not just the one that her exchange sister sent.
Dan and Arlene are both retired teachers. Dan spends much of his time volunteering at Project Cure, an organization that ships donated medical goods to third world countries. To learn more about Project Cure, go to www.ProjectCURE.org. Texas Preceptor Iota Iota volunteers there the third Thursday of each month to sort donated medical supplies.
She loves 'working' in her yard. She will get to do a lot of work this spring as Houston's record freeze in January wiped out a lot of her 'babies'. She picked over a bushel of Republic of Texas oranges rather than let them freeze. She is running out of ideas as to how to use her treasures.
