Beta Sigma Phi On Line - 200,000 Members Worldwide
Happy Valentine's Day from the Beta Journal On Line! We are excited to be 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. I recommend the game "Kidnapped" on Facebook to go along with our passport theme this year!
Are you insterested in purchasing and displaying car clings (one - $1 and five - $5)? Send your opinion (on Window Clings) to Rushing
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
The Torch will continue to be shared on line and in print publication (provided there is enough interest to meet the quota to print them), yet the Torch publications will cost $14.00 per sister pre-paid (even life members pay) annually to receive the Torch in print. If there is not enough interest in the print publication the (pre-paid) $14.00 will be refunded. A form is on line for you to send in your request for print copies along with payment options (credit card payment is prefered.) Deadline to place your pre-subscription to the Torch is April 30, 2010. If you have further questions, E-mail the Torch Dept.
Cookbooks are available for on line ordering. Only 15,000 copies will be printed.
Take a look at the Winter 2009 Torch in PDF. Enjoy the Fall 2009 Torch in PDF. You can now download it to your computer and read the publication or print off what you need. The August 2009 Torch and Gift 2009-2010 Catalog publication is also on this site with fillable forms enclosed. The Spring 2009 Torch is on line - 64 Pages. If you wish your chapter to view it, you can bring a laptop, notebook or netbook computer to the meeting in order to share and view. Or, put the publication on your zip/thumb drive and use the hostess computer. Have the members without computers visit friends with computers, or they can go to their local library. For printing, view the settings and choose to print two to a page or book form and option for gray scale or b/w color.
The Yardstick is available in printable, PDF and electronic forms as well!
Clip art - "Share Our Passport to Adventure 2009-2010" is on line 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 Kaffeeklatsch Discussion Forum has been discontinued. The Beta Journal has a brand NEW UP-TO-DATE BLOG for 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.
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! 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.
Beta Sigma Phi Women's Expo in Kansas City, MO - Spring, 2010. Are you interested? Is your chapter interested? The International office needs to at least fill or have 50 tables to do or consider the Expo. It's a great get-a-way, fundraiser and fun way to promote "Our Sisterhood." Contact Lola if you are interested. Details are in the PDF.
The International Membership Department is looking for Top Rushing Chapters. The winning chapter will be featured on a web page and a pennant to proudly display at their BSP events. The chapter will also receive a rushing certificate and gold rushing stars. 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.
Up, Up and Away the Beta Sigma Phi Way!
This is the first year in a long time that Beta Sigma Phi Orlando has officially made the Sweetheart Ball a Charity Ball and we look forward to bringing back the Service aspect to our activities.
Beta Sigma Phi Orlando Area Council in partnership with the Royal Plaza Hotel, are proud to be co-hosting the 2010 Charity Sweetheart Ball on February 27, 2010. The Sweetheart Charity Ball will be in honor of the local Orange County PACE Center for Girls. We are excited to be working with PACE to help continue to make a positive impact on the lives of the young women in our community.
A Special Room Rate of $119/Night has been setup at the Royal Plaza Hotel for this event, and is good for both Friday and Saturday nights. Please contact the hotel directly to make your reservations and reference the Beta Sigma Phi Charity Ball to book this special price. More information can be found at: BSP Orlando Charity Ball
