Volume 8, Issue 2

Greetings Alpha Pi State Members, In four months, Alpha Pi State will be hosting the 2017 Northwest Regional Conference in Spearfish, SD. Dr. Rhonda R. Anderson (Mu), Northwest Region-al Director, and the 2017 Northwest Regional Steering Committee of Darlene Telkamp (Iota), Elizabeth Wood (Mu), and Dr. Lynette Molstad-Gorder (Lambda) have been organizing, planning, and arranging for the event. I en-courage you to volunteer and to attend the conference from June 28 to July 1, 2017. By attending and participating in this awesome event, you will experi-ence the bigger picture of DKG Society International at its very best. I am looking forward to seeing the 2015-2017 Northwest Regional State/Provincial Presidents and other individuals whom I have met through the years at conventions and conferences. Encourage one another to participate and enjoy the general session speakers, the breakout sessions, the market place, and all of the other events that will be taking place at the conference. Alpha Pi State will be hosting two vendor tables at the 2017 Northwest Region-al Conference. Since South Dakota is the host state, there will be no cost for a vendor table. One table will selling products, and the second table will have silent auction items. Once again, members are asked to provide items (no homemade food items per hotel contract) to either be sold separately or part of the silent auction. If you provide products, please keep track of your cost, so you can be reimbursed. The profits will be placed in the Convention Treas-ury. Last year at Joy Ranch, the silent auction raised over $400. Lastly, the Nomination Committee will be seeking individuals to lead Alpha Pi State in the next biennium in 2017-2109. Please take the opportunity to grow professionally. Keep warm, Millie Horter, 2015-2017 Alpha Pi State President

Preparing with Passion for the Northwest Regional Conference in 2017

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International South Dakota Newsletter

February, 2017

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Register for the hotel, for the conference, for the tours. Get Connected and Empower Yourself and Others By Dr. Rhonda R. Anderson, NW Regional Director

Please, please, please---- get your members to attend the NW Regional Conference at the Spearfish Holiday Inn Con-vention Center. We have women who are putting four people to a room to share hotel expense. If someone does not have a roommate to share expenses, we will find a spot for them. Please register early for the Conference and meals for good seats! Tours We have five outstanding tours (half day or full day) available Monday through Wednesday (June 26-28) to Devil’s Tower in Wyoming and another to the Badlands, and a couple other tour sites. On Friday afternoon we have another tour with evening meal and the lighting ceremony at Mount Rushmore. We also have another option on Friday that stays closer to Spearfish…Deadwood. See the International DKG newsletter when it arrives in Spring for more details. The tours are additional money and are run through a local tour company, but they are reasonably priced. Arrival Time 2017 NW Conference starts Wednesday, June 28 in the afternoon and goes until Saturday, July 1, until about 9:30pm. Some of the SD members are arriving on Sunday and Monday to help set up and to take tours. Let me know the names of the members with their contact information and we will have every member busy at the conference. A NW Regional Conference has not happened in South Dakota since 1989! Registration Go to the DKG Website to get registered. www.dkg.org As a South Dakota hosting member, you have a reduction in the registration (10 or 15%). See the Registration Form. Also register for hotel, meals and call tour company or use email if you want to register for tours. Sessions We have five General Sessions (300-350 members expected to attend these sessions) with outstanding speakers. We have approximately 40 Breakout Sessions (workshops) and approximately 12 Ten Minute Takeaway Sessions. If any-one wants to present a Breakout Session or Ten Minute Takeaway Session, the application forms are on the DKG website. Artemis House NW Regional Community Project – See the description of the project in another article in this newsletter. Entertainment Two great music groups on two different nights: Kenny Putnam with Paul Larson of Rapid City area (West River) and on a different night the Hegg Brothers (East River--Sioux Falls) with Hank Harris of Rapid City (West River). If you would go to see these performers at the Washington Pavilion in Sioux Falls, the cost might be $75 to $125.00 per per-son, per show. At the Conference members are not charged an admittance fee to see the shows. Offer Your Musical Talents Also if you like to sing, sign up for the chorus. We also have piano players from the NW Region in the US and Canada who have offered to play the piano and also a singing group of DKG members from North Dakota who are fantastic!

Hospitality Room

Lynette Kuehl of Mobridge will contact chapters about the Hospitality Room.

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Door Prizes

Each South Dakota Chapter is asked to bring two South Dakota made products to the Conference to be

used as door prizes that will be given before the meals. Cost of product is ten dollars for each.

Hospitality Room

Lynette Kuehl of Mobridge will contact chapters about the Hospitality Room.

More Committees

We have formed several committees with more committees still to develop. The chairs of the committees

will be asking members to serve on the committees. When they contact you, please say, YES, and offer your

time and services.

If you would like to chair a committee or serve on a committee, contact the NW Regional Chair of the Steer-

ing Committee Darlene Telkamp at (telkampdr@rushmore.com).

The 2017 NW Regional Conference continues to develop.

Come on and join our group of DKG Sisters!

Get Empowered! Get Connected!

Alpha Pi State members:

Alpha Pi State will be hosting the NW Regional Convention this June/July in Spearfish. I will be asking chapters to bring items for the Hospitality Room. We will be needing items for a large salty mix, fruit, and water (8 oz.). I will be contacting chapter presidents soon with their list. I'm also looking for people to hostess the room. If you are interested, please E-Mail me. We will show GREAT Hospitality!!!!!!! Lynnette Kuehl Hospitality Chairman

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NW Regional Conference—Many Hands Make for Light Work...

Alpha Pi State members will play many roles and complete many duties at the upcoming NW Regional Convention.

Each of us will be an ambassador for our chapters, state, and Society in greeting and assisting our visiting DKG sisters

and guests. Any member from Alpha Pi State who purchases a meal ticket will be selected randomly to be a table

hostess by Sandi Causey, Conference Registrar. Keitha Neuharth of Delta will chair the hostesses committee with Bev

Day of Delta and provide instructions to the Hostess Committee. This is an opportunity to facilitate introductions and

encourage conversations promoting friendship and closer connections with new friends or reconnections with those

we have previously met. But rest assured, that the emphasis and reward is friendship, involvement, and connected-

ness!

Other avenues for service are varied and numerous. Although all committee chairs have not been determined, Dr.

Rhonda R. Anderson and the Steering Committee would like to thank the following who have agreed to serve in vari-

ous positions. They will be calling on you to assist them. Please say, “Yes”, and “How can I help?” Remember in this

endeavor, the key and most important word is together. Together, we can and will host an impressive and rewarding

NW Regional.

Elizabeth Wood ~ Chair of Registration

Linda Corey ~ Chair of Properties

Vicki Sterling and Crystal Pauli ~ Chair and Co-Chair of Publicity and Daily Convention Newsletters

Nora Grosz ~ Chair of Photography

Lynette Kuehl ~ Chair of Hospitality

Becky Sukstorf ~ assistant to help Vendor/Exhibitor Chair Dr. Carolyn Rants

June Bowers ~ Chair of Music

Tere Froelich ~ Chair of Printing

LaRee Mayes ~ Chair of Welcome Committee at Rapid City Airport

Dr. Janet Shelver and Lynette Molstad Gorder ~ Chair and Co-Chair of Welcome Committee at the Spearfish H. Inn

Brenda Martens and Carol King ~ Chair and Co-Chair for Flowers for head table and decorations for tables

Keitha Neuharth and Beverly Day ~ Chair and Co-Chair of Timers/Facilitators AND Co- chairs of Hostess Committee –

work with Sandi Causey of Austin, Texas

Ruth Anderson ~ Chair of Pages or Runners

Mary Kay Black and Nicki Jurgens ~ Chair and Co-Chair of Information Tour Table

LeAnn Vette ~ Chair of Information/First Aid

Millie Horter ~ Chair of Conference Treat Bags with treats provided by Mu Chapter

Millie Horter and Dr. Rhonda R. Anderson ~ Chair and Co-Chair of Conference Bag

Still needed ~ Chair of Sponsors

Still needed ~ Chair of Morning Motion

As these ladies or others to be named call, let the answer be a resounding affirmation of your Delta Kappa Gamma

membership. Unity is the strength which will make what seems overwhelming accomplished. Think of our seven

Purposes and Vision Statement. See you on June 10 in Chamberlain for the South Dakota State Convention.

Darlene Kaye Telkamp

NW Regional Steering Committee Chair

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NW Regional Director Rhonda R. Anderson has wonderful plans in store, not only for Alpha Pi State members, but

the memberships of the other fifteen NW provinces/states, as well as guests from other regions who may join us.

Members are stepping forward and have agreed to chair various committees. These ladies will be seeking others

to facilitate committee responsibilities. Please say yes when you are contacted!

NW Regional Conference is hosted by ALL Alpha Pi State members and will be accomplished together. Our Inter-

national President Carolyn Pittman spoke of the Butterfly Effect in Nashville and in the November/December DKG

News. Each member’s participation and actions make a difference, but en masse Alpha Pi State members will im-

pact our Society. What a wonderful opportunity to create a rich a rewarding experience for our guests as well as

for Alpha Pi State members. Learn more about Delta Kappa Gamma, enrich your professional and personal con-

nections with DKG sisters, and strengthen our state and Society with your hands and presence.

Darlene Kaye Telkamp

NW Regional Steering Committee Chair

Make Reservations NOW for the 2017 NW Regional Conference!

Hotel Contact information in Spearfish, South Dakota is:

Spearfish Holiday Inn Convention Center 305 North 27th Street | Spearfish, SD 57783 800.999.3541 | 605.642.4683 www.holiday-inn.com/spearfishsd

Use the Block Code for a SPECIAL conference rate: DKG

Chapters Matter

What does your chapter want to do at the NW Regional? What talents do you want to use to show off

our wonderful state and its people? Mu Chapter, with the leadership of Millie Horter, decided to make

350 treat bags that will be in small brown decorated paper bags. They plan to decorate and stuff the

bags at two monthly meetings.

Conference attendees will get the bags after going through the registration line at the

Conference. If you or your chapter has ideas that you want to offer to the 2017 NW

Regional Conference, contact Darlene Telkamp of Spearfish, the Steering Committee

chair.

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2017 Regional Conference Theme Announced

Artemis House to Receive DKG Donations at NW Regional Conference

by Dr. Rhonda R. Anderson, NW Regional Director

The NW Regional Conference theme is the same as the International theme for 2016-2018: Leading Women Educa-

tors Impacting Education World Wide.

The underlying theme is connected to International President’s idea of the Butterfly Effect. One butterfly moves so many air molecules, two butterflies move twice as many, three...etc. creating a stronger effect of movement. The more unity or connectedness that we have in our lives, the stronger and more effective we are. The NW Regional Conference is on Connectedness. The three meals are entitled: Connecting: Thoughts, Feelings, Actions Luncheon (Thursday) Connecting: Strength through Involvement Brunch (Friday) Connecting: Leadership and Change Dinner (Saturday)

Empowerment of people comes through connection. As members of the NW Regional Conference, we are connected

to the place that hosts the conference, and hopefully, both the community of Spearfish and our members will have

grown or become better in the week that we are connected during the conference. Keeping that in mind, I would like

our NW Region to donate to a shelter, the Artemis House in Spearfish, which provides a victim of violence interven-

tion program for mainly women and children.

The director of the Artemis House, Mary Koens, stated that approximately 300 moms and children are served each

year. She suggested that we might donate a mixture of empowerment items:

Underwear, socks, shampoo, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, books with empowerment/self-help themes,

children’s games, crayons/colored markers, coloring books, pencils, crochet thread and hooks. All items to help

moms and children pass the time and stay focused on the positive.

Each Convention attendee is asked to bring donation items. Your current State or Province President will deco-

rate/design a bag that is the size of a paper grocery bag with a theme that is related to connectedness or empow-

erment. At the conference, each attendee will put her items in the State bag. The bags will be displayed and re-

viewed for creativeness by Conference attendees.

Mary Koens, Director of the Artemis House, will be presented with the items in the decorated bags at the NW Re-

gional Conference.

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2017 NW Regional Conference Tours and Night on the Town – Delta Kappa Gamma Society

Dakota Tours Phone 1-605-342-4461 Toll Free 1-800-456-4461 www.BHBusTours.com E-mail info@mountrushmorebustours.com When making reservations, please note that you are with the Delta Kappa Gamma group. Reservations can be made using Visa, MasterCard, Discover, no checks.

Monday, June 26, 2017

#1 Northern Hills Excursion

1:00 pm - Spot at Spearfish Holiday Inn 1:15 pm - Depart and enjoy this scenic tour

Take a scenic drive around the downtown area of historic Deadwood known as the wildest town in the West. Continue to Lead for the Sanford Mine Homestake Visitor Center to view the exhibit hall with histor-ic photographs, videos, science and mining artifacts, a 3-D model of the underground and view the Open Cut from the deck (est. 45 min.).

Travel the Spearfish Canyon National Forest Scenic Byway. Beautiful waterfalls and colorful rock for-mations decorate this 20-mile drive. Stop at the rustic landmark, Latchstring Inn with the Little Spearfish Falls Trail which is located directly behind. The ¾ mile trail loop descends 110 feet for a magnificent view of the falls (est. 30 min.) or stay at the Inn and enjoy the view. Short roadside stop for Bridal Veil Falls, which is a 60 ft. waterfall cascading over the rock layers like Victorian lace (est. 5 min.).

5:15 pm - Est. return at Spearfish Holiday Inn Elevation Range: 648 – 5213 ft. Walking Difficulty: Easy to Moderate

$29.00 Per Person – Includes transportation, limited narration, sales tax. Tour itinerary does not include any planned meal breaks, however snack and/or beverage break on own will be available. Based on a 30-passenger minimum/56 passenger maximum per coach.

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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

#2 Badlands National Park 8:30 am - Spot at Spearfish Holiday Inn 8:45 am - Depart and enjoy a day of touring Explore the South Dakota Air and Space Museum, located next to Ellsworth Air Force Base. You’ll see bombers, fight-ers, helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft (est. 1 hr.). From Ellsworth, travel east on I-90 to Wall Drug. Since 1931, this unique shopping emporium includes a restaurant for dining on own for your lunch break (American cuisine), a Frontier Town with western gifts and merchandise, and The Backyard (est. 1 ½ hrs.). Your next destination is Badlands National Park ($). The striking, moonlike landscape has a history dating back to the prehistoric era. Take a short break at the Ben Reifel Visitor Center, then continue into the park with various stops at the scenic overlooks, take time for photos and short walking trails. (est. 1 ½ hrs.). 4:30 pm Est. return at Spearfish Holiday Inn Elevation Range: 648 – 2365 ft. Walking Difficulty: Easy $48.00 Per Person – includes transportation, limited narration, admissions ($) and sales tax. Group on own for lunch break at Wall Drug. Based on a 30-passenger minimum/56 passenger maximum per coach. Tuesday, June 27, 2017_____________________________________________________________________________

#3 Wyoming Excursion 7:30 am - Spot at Spearfish Holiday Inn 7:45 am - Depart and enjoy a day of touring Travel via Highways 85, 34, and 24 with drives by the small towns of Aladdin, Alva and Hulett, WY on your way to Devil’s Tower National Monument ($). This laccolithic butte is composed of igneous rock in the Bear Lodge Moun-tains and is considered sacred to the Lakota and many other tribes in the area (est. 1 hr.). Continue to the Vore Buffalo Jump ($) where several tribes hunted buffalo in a span of an estimated 300 years (est. 45-60 min). After touring, continue to your lunch break on your own at the Buffalo Jump Saloon & Steakhouse (American cuisine) located in Beulah, WY (est. 1 ¼ hrs.). 2:00 pm - Est. return at Spearfish Holiday Inn via I-90 Elevation Range: 648 – 3747 ft. Walking Difficulty: Easy *Tower Trail at Devil’s Tower is a 1.3 mile moderately trafficked loop trail that offers the chance to see wildlife and is good for all skill levels.

$48.00 Per Person – Includes transportation, limited narration, admissions ($) and sales tax. Group on own for lunch break at Buffalo Jump Saloon & Steakhouse. Based on a 30-passenger minimum/56 passenger

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#4 Northern Hills Excursion

2:30 pm - Spot at Spearfish Holiday Inn 2:45 pm - Depart and enjoy this scenic tour Take a scenic drive around the downtown area of historic Deadwood known as the wildest town in the West. Con-tinue to Lead for the Sanford Mine Homestake Visitor Center to view the exhibit hall with historic photographs, vide-os, science and mining artifacts, a 3-D model of the underground and view the Open Cut from the deck (est. 45 min.). Travel the Spearfish Canyon National Forest Scenic Byway. Beautiful waterfalls and colorful rock formations decorate this 20-mile drive. Stop at the rustic landmark, Latchstring Inn with the Little Spearfish Falls Trail which is located di-rectly behind. The ¾ mile trail loop descends 110 feet for a magnificent view of the falls (est. 30 min.) or stay at the Inn and enjoy the view. Short roadside stop for Bridal Veil Falls, which is a 60 ft. waterfall cascading over the rock layers like Victorian lace (est. 5 min.). 6:45 pm—Est. return at Spearfish Holiday Inn Elevation Range: 3648 – 5213 ft. Walking Difficulty: Easy to Moderate $29.00 Per Person – Includes transportation, limited narration, sales tax. Tour itinerary does not include any planned meal breaks, however snack and/or beverage break on own will be available. Based on a 30-passenger minimum/56 passenger maximum per coach. Wednesday, June 28, 2017

#5 Heart of the Hills

7:30 am - Spot at Spearfish Holiday Inn 7:45 am - Depart for the Central Hills Travel scenic Black Hills National Forest with Vanocker Canyon and Pactola Reservoir on your way to Hill City. Arrive at Prairie Berry Winery known for their fruit, berry and grape wines since 1876, sample and shop for your favorites. (est. 45 min.). Reload and travel to the old gold town of Keystone. All aboard the 1880 Train ($) for a one-hour, narrated 10- mile trip with mining history and Custer State Park vistas (1 hr.). Arrive at the Hill City Train Depot with free time to ex-plore the town with art galleries, museums, shopping, and dining options on own (est. 2 hrs.). Meet your driver and motor coach at 2:30 pm at the 1880 Train Depot to return to Spearfish. 4:00 pm Est. return at Spearfish Holiday Inn via Rapid City, I-90 Elevation Range: 648 – 5159 ft. Walking Difficulty: Easy $49.00 Per Person – includes transportation, limited narration, admissions ($) and sales tax. Group on own for lunch break in Hill City. Based on a 30-passenger minimum/56 passenger maximum per coach.

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Friday, June 30, 2017 FRIDAY NIGHT ON THE TOWN

#6 Patriotic Mount Rushmore Lighting Ceremony

3:45 pm - Spot at Spearfish Holiday Inn 4:00 pm - Depart for our “Shrine of Democracy” This is not the same Mount Rushmore National Memorial ($) that you may have experienced before, it is much more with several new activities, trails, films and history for your viewing experience of a lifetime (est. 4 ¼ hrs.). Your mo-tor coach driver will give you a meal voucher for Carver’s Café (D) that will include one entrée/two sides/beverage per person (suggest dining from 5:30-6:30 pm). After dinner take a short stroll for a close-up view of the faces, hike the half mile Presidential Trail to the base of the mountain. This evening, take in the nightly program in an outdoor amphitheater. It consists of a high-tech film, patriotic music and a lighting ceremony. Upon conclusion return to your motor coach between 9:40-9:50 pm, depart Mt. Rushmore by 10:00 pm. 11:30 pm Est. return at Spearfish Holiday Inn Elevation Range: 3648 – 5213 ft. Walking Difficulty: Easy to Moderate $46.00 Per Person – includes transportation, admissions ($), evening dining (D) and sales tax. Based on a 30- passen-ger minimum/56 passenger maximum per coach.

#7 Deadwood *This Tour is Only Available to the First 56 Passengers Due to Venue Limits*

3:45pm - Spot at Spearfish Holiday Inn 4:00 pm - Depart and enjoy “Old West History” Arrive in Deadwood to split touring groups between the Days of 76 Museum ($) featuring exceptional exhibits of car-riages, firearms, American Indian artifacts PLUS the preserved and displayed history of the Black Hills at the Adams Museum ($). (est. 2 ¼ hrs.). Regroup to downtown Deadwood for your included evening meal located at the Old Style Saloon No. 10 Deadwood Social Club (D). (est. 1 ¼ hrs.). Meal selections will be: #1/Chicken Pasta Primavera: Seared fresh vegetables in a basil butter sauce with parmesan cheese #2/Smoked Tuaca Pheasant: Lightly smoked South Dakota pheasant, mushrooms and sun-dried tomatoes in a Tuaca cream sauce over fettucine #3/Peppered Beef: Seared choice steak tips with red peppers & onions, finished in a spiced demi-glace over wild rice pilaf After dining enjoy 1 ½ hour free time to explore downtown Deadwood casinos, sights and history. 9:45 pm Loading in front of Saloon No. 10 for return 10:30 pm Est. return at Spearfish Holiday Inn Elevation Range: 3648 – 4531 ft. Walking Difficulty: Easy $81.00 Per Person – Includes transportation, admissions ($), evening dining (D), sales tax. Based on a 30 passenger

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New Date Sent for Alpha Pi State Business Meeting The Alpha Pi State Executive Board has voted electronically and passed to rescind the motion to conduct its annual business meeting on July 2, 2017 following the 2017 Northwest Regional Conference, which was made at the 2016 Alpha Pi State business meeting on June 10, 2016 at Joy Ranch. Rationale for rescinding motion: The new state officers need to be installed before June 26, the training date that the SD state presi-

dent starts her training and networking with the other 15 NW State and Province Organization Presi-dents of 2017-2019 in Spearfish, SD.

SD needs their First Vice President, EEC Chair, Treasurer, Editor and Webmaster to be installed before conference so they can attend their respective trainings.

The Alpha Pi State Executive Board then voted electronically and passed the motion to hold the 2017 Al-pha Pi State business meeting on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Chamberlain, SD. The rationale for changing the date: Rationale for changing the date to June 10 in Chamberlain: The 2017-2019 newly elected Alpha Pi State Officers and Committee Chairs need to be installed. Newly installed SD State Officers will be able to receive training at the 2017 Northwest Regional Con-

ference, Spearfish, SD. File boxes will be transferred to the new State officers and State committee chairs in Chamberlain, SD. 2017 Northwest Regional Steering Committee and other committees will have the opportunity to

meet and report on final details concerning the 2017 NW Conference. The 2017-2018 SD State budget will be approved. Alpha Pi State Achievement Award presented. Only cost for the one-day business meeting will be travel expense and meal(s). Please make plans to attend the Alpha Pi State business meeting beginning 9:30 am on June 10, 2017 at Al’s Oasis, 1000 E. South Dakota Hwy. 16, Oacoma, SD.

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Alpha Pi State 2017 State Achievement Award Dr. Lynette Molstad-Gorder will be providing Alpha Pi State Chapter Presidents with the application form to nomi-nate an active member for outstanding service to The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International on the state and chapter levels. The application form will be due on Monday, May 1, 2017; the award will be presented on Saturday, June 10, 2017 at the state business meeting.

Scholarship information How many of our Alpha Pi State members do you suppose are taking at least six credit hours this past year? Of that number, what percent do you suppose applied for Alpha Pi State scholarships? Scholarship applications and in-formation can be found on the state website. Please view the site to get the information and forms to ap-ply. Applications should be sent to 5xgrannyjanny@gmail.com by February 1, 2017. The Alpha Pi State Scholarship application is due by April 15, 2017. Please note that the Marilyn Lee Convention/Conference Award and the Leader-ship Development Opportunity Award will not be available this year. There are also scholarships offered annually by Delta Kappa Society International. This information can be found on the international site. http://dkg.org/scholarships

Jan Skott Scholarship Chair

Anderson Assigned as Representative of International

Dr. Rhonda R. Anderson, NW Regional Director, has been assigned by International President Carolyn Pittman to be

the keynote speaker at three Conferences in the Spring of 2017. At the end of March Anderson will be in the SE Re-

gion at the State Convention in Jackson, Mississippi. In April she will be in the NW Region at the State Convention in

Cheyenne, Wyoming, and in mid-May Anderson will be in the European Region at the State Convention in The Neth-

erlands. While at the conventions, Anderson serves at the will of the international president and helps the state pres-

idents with the conventions in any way possible. Some of her duties could be to help with installation of new officers,

to be the keynote speaker, to present a breakout session, to be on discussion panels, to help strengthen involvement

and leadership in chapters. Anderson might also be the representative to South Dakota at the state convention in

Chamberlain mid-June.

Wood and Anderson Plan to Attend European Regional

Elizabeth Wood and Dr. Rhonda R. Anderson from Mu Chapter of Sioux Falls plan to attend the 2017 European Re-

gional in Tallinn, Estonia July 26-29. At the Conference, they hope to present individual breakout sessions and devel-

op and give a breakout session together.

Wood and Anderson want to encourage members to take advantage of going to other regional conferences especial-

ly after so many South Dakota educators will have attended the NW Regional Conference in Spearfish during the last

week of June. Consider presenting at regionals. South Dakota has creative teachers with so much talent to share with

17 different countries. Get involved and widen the circle of personal and professional growth and meet educators

from across the world. We are leading women educators impacting education worldwide.

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Travel with DKG’s Win-Win!

Everyone raves about traveling with DKG members! Now it’s your turn! Join DKG in its tour of Lisbon, Portugal prior

to visiting Seville, Cordoba, Madrid, San Sebastian, Burgos, Bilbao and other parts of The Basque Country in Spain.

Traveling with DKG affords a benefit to members who like to share experiences with friends and receive first class

service. Go Ahead Tours is partnering with DKG and its international non-dues revenue committee. A percentage of

the earnings from the tour are returned to DKG. So, it is a win-win for members and for DKG itself.

Board your overnight flight on Friday June 2, 2017 and arrive in Lisbon, Portugal to be welcomed by your tour direc-

tor and fellow travelers. You will depart from Spain on Wednesday, June 14, 2017 for home. You may book your own

air fare or Go Ahead Tours will book it for you.

The price is great for 11 nights in handpicked hotels, breakfast daily, 5 three-course dinners with beer or wine, one olive oil tasting at an olive farm and one wine tasting, guided sightseeing, select entrance fees included, private deluxe motor coach and multilingual tour director plus other optional excursions. Outstanding DKG camaraderie, ex-cellent sights such as cathedrals, monasteries, museums, castles, the Chapel of Bones, Royal Alcazar, once home to King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella; mosques, public baths, Flamenco shows, the Mezquita, a UNESCO world Herit-age site, and more can be yours if you call 1 800 438 7672 and book today! To view a daily itinerary visit, portugalandspaindkg.grouptoursite.com. You may also contact Dr. Beverly Helms, DKG Ambassador, at 850 547 3220, or bevhelms@embarqmail.com for additional information.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

from your Communication Chairwoman, Bev Day

DKG members’ resolutivos: 1. Sign up to help in some way with our NW Regional Conference to be held in Spearfish! 2. Keep or get scrappin’ chapter history and scrapebooks! 3. Invite a friend to your meeting! Just think, you’ll have acheived this in 6 months :) *Our DKG Bulletin Collegial Exchange 2016 Volume 83-2 featured an article on Membership Three Keys to Membership Retention and Expansion which stated to consider looking at the chapter’s culture. This information comes from your personal information sheets on each sister. Using technology and international resources for connections, helps us pull together and keeps us all focused on the same purpose! Leading Women Educators Impacting Education Worldwide! …we “are like the branches of a tree. We may grow in different directions, yet our roots remain the same.”* The DKG NEWS* asked us to join together for the 2017 regional conferences with more information coming in March. The-

re’s something to look forward to: Attend the NW Regional Conference to explore the location, hear fresh ideas, visit old friendships, and make new connections with DKG. Come and enjoy! MORE DKG NEWS, Dear Annie… P.S. Chapters: Be alert for members with concerns of not feeling connected. Is your chapter welcoming and supportive? You make the difference. Reach out and connect. Remember Membership focuses on engagement. A well being tip: Say “CHEESE!” A new study found good news for cheese lovers!

And taking pictures helps you feel better

So, when greeting and meeting old and new friends at the NW Regional Conference

June 28-July 1st , you’ll need your camera! Smile : and Say “CHEESE!”

CHAPTER THOUGHTS (more than newsletters and scrapbooks)

Check on Scholarships and due dates.

Call, text or email reminders to new members a week before the meeting.* Share thoughts of sorrow and joy for our fellow sisters. After all, soon we’ll have HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY !

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Xi Chapter News: Members of Xi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma (Yankton) met on November 28, 2016, at the Yankton Chamber of Commerce building. The program was entitled "Beating Holiday Stress" with certified yoga instructor, Celia Miner, as the guest speaker, who gave a short presentation on yoga with members learning new relaxation techniques. The photo included shows instruc-tor, Celia Miner, giving details to member, Deb Howell, on a yoga exercise. The January 2017 meeting will be held on January 30, 2017, with the program of "Women in Leadership." Community member, Kathy Greeneway, and Xi chapter member, Amy Miner, will present to the group on their roles in the Yankton community. (In the picture below...Celia Miner...on left....Deb Howell...on right)

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Drs. Pauli and Sterling Community Service Trip to Belize

Dr. Vicki Sterling and Dr. Crystal Pauli flew to Belize over spring break March 2016. Yes, it included the nor-mal break of sun, fun ,and adventure, but the focus was to take 11 Dakota State University students for a service-learning trip of a lifetime. Victorious Nazarene Primary School or Pre-K through 8th grade students in San Jose Succotz, Belize was without a library. The focus of the trip was to fulfill two goals requested by the elementary teachers and principal: (1) build English fluency in reading and writing at the elementary level, and (2) provide books for an elementary library. Sue Filler, a Dakota State University adjunct professor in the College of Education, had made previous visits to the school and understood the needs of the students and teachers. DSU students and faculty started a campaign of “Books for Belize” during the fall semester. Gently-used reading books for K-8 started pouring into the university. We carried through customs 1,100 pounds of books. The first day of arriving at the school, students painted an unused classroom bright colors for the library and started sorting through the books according to grade level. The teachers and children were amazed at the variety of books. To watch them explore the selection and see their hunger to read, was worth all the heavy bag handling. The school also requested help with English scores on the students’ national exams. In Belize, the students speak Spanish, Mayan or Creole at home, but in school and for business, English is the national language. Therefore, the children come to school knowing little English. The first day there was no school for the chil-dren, but the teachers were given an all-day in-service by Dr. Pauli and Dr. Sterling. Teachers were interest-ed in learning classroom strategies. Some teachers asked us to model strategies, especially comprehen-sion, in their classrooms so they could see students’ response. University students also demonstrated strategies they had learned in their methods classes.

DSU student, Tiffany Plummer, and one of

the children of the retreat’s caretaker.. The

children were very interested in meeting our

students and going through the extra books.

This little girl’s mommy and grandma cooked

our evening meals.

Below: Meeting the children during their gath-

ering time on the first day. What an adventure

for all of us.

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Weekends provided time to explore Belize. Belize is a small country. In fact, the Central American country would fit into the state of South Dakota nine times. The first weekend was spent on the small limestone coral island of Caye Caulker off the coast of Belize; the island was accessible by high-speed water taxi. During our sojourn on the island, students tried out snorkeling and the ones who were previously certified, were able to go scuba diving. Once in the rain forest, evenings and the last weekend were spent exploring the area and enjoying interactions with the local people. We climbed Black Rock Mountain, where a local artisan showed us how to harvest slate suitable for carving. We went to his studio where we could purchase beautiful carvings, and met his family. We were also able to climb around on the largest Mayan ruins in the world about 2 miles from the school. Our knowledgeable guide provided insight of culture and the restoration process to find these hidden cities.

For our daily living experiences, the group stayed in an open-air, warm bunkhouse on the campus of the school. The amenities include potable running water and flushing toilets, but no access to hot water. During the length of their stay, our diet consisted of rice, beans, chicken and tortillas, along with local fruits (mostly bananas) and vegetables. All expenses for housing, drinking water, food and travel were placed on all the students and faculty. Crystal and Vicki were fortunate to receive from Alpha Pi Sisters scholarships for travel and we would like to say thank you. Crystal received the Maxine Wiseman Travel/ Study Award and Vicki received the Dr. Janet Shelver Travel/ Study Award. Thank you also to the Scholarship Committee for reading our proposal.

Left: The beach at Caye Caulker; pictures don’t do it justice. Right: This is what

1,100 pounds of books looks like! The pickup bed was full of suitcases of books.

Vicki & Crystal delivered them to the school. DSU students did the heavy work

of hauling them into the new library! The children and teachers were so excited;

it was heart-warming, but also very humbling, to see their reactions.

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Alpha Pi State Officer Contact Information

President: Mildred (Millie) Horter kmhorter@gmail.com 605-336-7186; cell: 605-940-8910 1st VP: Nora Grosz nora.grosz3@gmail.com 605-226-0928 2nd VP: Glenyta Hanson glenyta@sio.midco.net 605-332-6334 Recording Secretary: Linda Corey clcorey67@gmail.com 605-347-5017; cell: 605-490-2202 Corresponding Secretary: Cathy Anderson cander451@msn.com 605-338-7053 Treasurer: Mary Ann Oberlander maoberlander@gmail.com 605-578-2289 Immediate Past President: Barbara Naumann bnaumann@hotmail.com cell: 952-807-8021

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