Sharing Reports - May/June - 2019
We have gained 4 new members with one from England and another one from Saginaw. Pledge training is moving on and keeping us all rather busy. We had one land chapter guest at the April meeting.
We went over the 70 year - Platinum Circle, recently.
Karen will post the Founder's Day power point as she always does for online chapters. The colored clipart is online as well as the YARDSTICK. Get yours in before August.
http://www.betajournal.com/
POWER OF THE DREAM
http://www.betajournal.com/
2018-2019 Yardstick and Downloadable Form
http://betajournal.com/images/
Founder's Day Packet 2019
We hope all had a good Founder's Day and are ready for summer.
Karen will be taking new chapter contacts and email addresses before summer as new members continue to come online.
Thank you all for all you do.
Karen, Eta Rep
Cyber Council Sharing Report from On Line Delta May 2019
Programs
April
On The Move
1.Are you a homebody, a Happy wanderer or something in between?
2. Have you ever totally uprooted yourself and gone somewhere else?
3. If you have moved around a lot - do you think you would be happy moving back to the place you grew up? Why or why not?
4. Would you prefer to have company or go it alone?
May
“The Power of the Dream”
The purpose is to make you think about the dream of Beta Sigma Phi and your relationship to it. Are you willing to give up the Power of the Dream? And, if not, what can you do to put the power back in the dream?
1. How long have you been a Beta Sigma Phi?
2. What is your fondest memory from Beta Sigma Phi?
3. When you were in a land chapter, what was your favorite tradition?
4. Is there a way to implement that tradition in a non-traditional way in an online chapter? .
5. What holds you back from participating in your land or online chapter as an officer or committee person?
6. Have you been a transferee anytime in your Beta Sigma Phi life?
7. How was that experience?
8. Is there anything else about Beta Sigma Phi, its traditions and its dream you would like to discuss?
As we start this new sorority year, let’s be diligent in keeping the dream alive.
Service
April
WHAT A LITTLE GEM THE CUCUMBER IS. I WILL LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY NOW.
1. Cucumbers contain most of the vitamins you need every day, just one cucumber contains Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B5, Vitamin B6, Folic Acid, Vitamin C, Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium and Zinc.
2. Feeling tired in the afternoon, put down the caffeinated soda and pick up a cucumber. Cucumbers are a good source of B vitamins and Carbohydrates that can provide that quick pick-me-up that can last for hours.
3. Tired of your bathroom mirror fogging up after a shower? Try rubbing a cucumber slice along the mirror, it will eliminate the fog and provide a soothing, spa-like fragrance.
4. Are grubs and slugs ruining your planting beds? Place a few slices in a small pie tin and your garden will be free of pests all season long. The chemicals in the cucumber react with the aluminum to give
off a scent undetectable to humans but drive garden pests crazy and make them flee the area.
5. Looking for a fast and easy way to remove cellulite before going out or to the pool? Try rubbing a slice or two of cucumbers along your problem area for a
Few minutes, the phytochemicals in the cucumber cause the collagen in your skin to tighten, firming up the outer layer and reducing the visibility of cellulite. Works great on wrinkles too!!!
6. Want to avoid a hangover or terrible headache? Eat a few cucumber slices before going to bed and wake up refreshed and headache free. Cucumbers contain enough sugar, B vitamins and electrolytes to replenish essential nutrients the body lost, keeping everything in equilibrium, avoiding both a hangover and headache!!
7. Looking to fight off that afternoon or evening snacking binge? Cucumbers have been used for centuries and often used by European trappers, traders and explores for quick meals to thwart off starvation.
8. Have an important meeting or job interview and you realize that you don't have enough time to polish your shoes? Rub a freshly cut cucumber over the shoe, its chemicals will provide a quick and durable shine that not only looks great but also repels water.
9. Out of WD 40 and need to fix a squeaky hinge? Take a cucumber slice and rub it along the problematic hinge, and voila, the squeak is gone!
10.Stressed out and don't have time for massage, facial or visit to the spa? Cut up an entire cucumber and place it in a boiling pot of water, the chemicals and nutrients from the cucumber will react with the boiling water and be released in the steam, creating a soothing, relaxing aroma that has been shown the reduce stress in new mothers and college students during final exams.
11. Just finish a business lunch and realize you don't have gum or mints? Take a slice of cucumber and press it to the roof of your mouth with your tongue for 30 seconds to eliminate bad breath, the phytochemicals will kill the bacteria in your mouth responsible for causing bad breath.
12. Looking for a 'green' way to clean your faucets, sinks or stainless steel? Take a slice of cucumber and rub it on the surface you want to clean, not only will it remove years of tarnish and bring back the shine, but is won't leave streaks and won't harm you fingers or fingernails while you clean.
13. Using a pen and made a mistake? Take the outside of the cucumber and slowly use it to erase the pen writing, also works great on crayons and markers that the kids have used to decorate the walls!!
Pass this along to everybody you know who is looking for better and safer ways to solve life's everyday problems.
Sunshine
Birthdays
April 5 Nola
Special Day
April 28 Karon
Membership
We welcomed Jenn Ritchie as a new member who hails from St.Catherines, Ontario, Canada.
An invite was sent to Astrid Underhahl ,a friend of Elke’s in Australia
Margaret Taylor has gone MAL..
Theral Crutchfield has gone MAL.
Judy Rosefield has taken a LOA
Hilda Braly has taken a LOA.
Socials NA
Book Club
March “The Gown” by Jennifer Robson
Koffee Klatch
March
“HIPPIE CHICKS”
1.Who remembers Twiggy ad macramé? What are the icons of the 70’s?
2.What movies did you watch during the hippie years? Did you relate to them?
3.What were your movie favorites?
April
What do you like to watch on TV?
NEW AND UNFINISHED BUSINESS
OFFICERS 2019-2020
President –Lucillle McDonald
VP -Karon Cowan
Secretary –Evelyn Brandby
Committee Chairs
Program - Bev
KK -Camile
Cyber Council Rep - Evelyn
OLD Website No cbange
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Cyber Council Sharing Reports
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Your Sister In OLD,
Submitted by, Evelyn—Cyber Council Representative for OLD
On Line Theta did even with Yahoo problems - we went to one of my favorite Scottish castles - Crathes. Even had high tea there with delicious scones. We are anxious to read the sharing reports.
Arlene, On Line Theta
Like all chapters, Online Beta had a busy Mar & April with traditional sorority things such election of officers, Founder's Day celebration & our Woman of the Year election
Several of us are making plans for the TN State Convention hosted by Nashville in June. Several attended last year's state convention in Gatlinburg hosted by Knoxville as an extension of our online chapter gathering & had such a great time & unique theme this year "Lost in a Book" so made plans for this year's convention.
Programs--
Mar-- Carrie A presented a program "Harriet Tubman, Quilts & the underground Railroad"
Quilt Blocks helped runaway slaves communicate & convey messages in a unique &
"quiet" way
April-- Joanie shared the gift from Japan "Cherry Blossoms", they are so beautiful & smell
so good & so many areas have Cherry Blossom festivals
Some of the gals were wrapping up the Feb program in sharing "their story" and we have shared & learned so much about each other
Socials--
Mar was our chapter birthday party, we had the best no calorie cake and celebrated another year together
April was Founder's Day which is always a highlite & finale announcing our new theme & Woman of the Year was Karen H
Recipe & Craft committee shared many wonderful recipes with some very unique ones from member Monica born in Romania but moved to USA when she was 9 & now US citizen & family "tried & true" favorites from Carol.
VP is busy with pledge training & rituals for new members.
Many members/families have had so many serious health issues but continue to do all they can to keep active.
May we all continue to remember the "Power of the Dream" that brought us together
Online Beta
Madonna, Joanie & Sandy
Happy spring sisters! Some of us have had stormy weather, some rainy weather and some pretty flowers to enjoy too. Online Kappa has been keeping busy, we have had a couple members who were hospitalized but are feeling much better now with the thoughts and prayers of our members. We have had a couple delightful ladies visiting our chapter too. Our service project this year was to support St Jude's Children's hospital, a very worthy cause. We had a tie when we voted for woman of the year between our president Karen and one of the founding members of our chapter, Carrie; both of these ladies are so very deserving!
Our Founders Day program was a fabulous trip (virtual) to Germany to celebrate with our BSP sisters there. Peggy did a great job giving the entire ceremony in both English and German. It was so interesting to take in some of the culture and sites of Germany.
We hope each of you had a wonderful Founders Day as well. Happy Mother's Day to you, your Moms and other important women in your lives.
Respectfully submitted,
Mary
Since this is my first sharing report, I hope that this is what you all are looking for…….
Terry opened our April meeting with the opening ritual. Evelyn gave the VP report, noting we currently have 25 members with room for 5 more members. Terry then installed our new officers: Chris as President, Diane as VP, and Stella as Recording Secretary. Chris then installed Terry as our Corresponding Secretary. Eleanor reported that the April program and Social will be presented by Stella.
Stella’s program and social had us board OLS Airlines as we travelled to Andalucia, Spain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andalusia We arrived in Seville and stayed at the Hotal Alcantara (http://www.hotelalcantara.net/en/hotel/). We did a lot of walking during our tour of Seville as we explored Murillo Gardens, the Plaza de Sata Cruz, along with the Real Alcazar (Royal Palace). We also toured the Seville Cathedral and the iconic Giralda Tower. A highlight of our trip was our visit to La Casa del Flamenco (http://www.andalucia.com/flamenco/history.htm). Later we visited Cordoba and Granada before heading back home.
Chris reported that there are a total of 16 people attending our reunion in Lancaster PA in June (13 sisters and 3 husbands). She also posted the itinerary of our weekend.
Terry then performed the Preceptor ritual for Lisa, and Chris performed the Laureate ritual for Terry.
Sharon posted the minutes from our March meeting.
Terry then posted her “last words” as President, followed by posting of the closing ritual.
Respectfully,
Chris
Vice President: Cheryl sent emails to Kimberly Clay, Carolyn Bleser, Jennifer Proffitt, and Lola Malone. So far no responses.
Service: Kathy reminded the members to keep on clicking on our sponsored sites.
Courtesy: Carole V. posted the Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Milestones for the month of March.
Book Review: Krissie presented the books of Carrie Fisher’s Memoirs.
Congratulations go once again to our Valentine Princess, Krissie.
Chapter Number: OL123
Chapter Name: On-line Psi
Date: April 11, 2019
Courtesy: Carole V. posted the Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Milestones for the month of April.
Sunshine: Cheryl noted Marcia should be remembered, as she is dealing with multiple deaths in her family as well as many friends.
Ann took us to the Wind and Sea Restaurant in Dana Point, CA. for a very moving and lovely Founder’s Day celebration. The venue was beautiful and the food was delicious. The program was great. Our new theme is “The Power of the Dream”. What do you think of our new International theme. Sounds interesting. During our wonderful Founder’s Day celebration Cheryl announced that our new Woman of the Year is our retiring President: Ann, Congratulations.
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Our new officers were installed. Beverly C. as President, Cheryl K. as Vice President, Ann M. as Recording Secretary, Rose K. as Corresponding Secretary, and Kathy S. as Treasurer. Thank you goes to our Advisor, Kandy L. for officiating at our installation.
Book Review: Krissie introduced us to a book written by James Scott Bell, Glimpses of Paradise. It is a historical Christian novel. Sounds quite intriguing.
Recipe: Marcia posted two recipes. One for Broccoli Salad and one for Quaker Oats Prize Winning Meat Loaf. Both sound good.
Program: Krissie presented her program on Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism. A very interesting topic and she went in-depth of what to watch for. A very interesting program and one we should all be aware of.
Ann M.
On Line Psi
Retiring President