It is very exciting to be a part of Zeta. We have so many good

things going. In December we participated in the Salvation

Army's bell ringing. I have heard many good things from those

who rang the bells to help this worthwhile organization. In

January we will be making bags for families at the Ronald

McDonald House. It must be so hard to have a child in the hos-

pital, and I am glad we can do this to help those families.

Our Coordinating Council met on January 7. We are so lucky to

have Martha McCluen as our Area Director. We made some ex-

citing plans, including going to the Teacher Depot on Jan. 23 to

let more women know about DKG.

Thanks to several sisters who assisted me in completing the

President's Biennium Report. That is one of the things I appreci-

ate so much about Zeta - there are so many helping hands.

The deadline for submitting scholarship applications is February

1. The application is available on www.xistate.org/forms. If we

have anyone who is pursuing an advanced degree, please con-

sider applying. The money I received from the Dr. Maycie K.

Southall International scholarship and the Dr. Isabel Wheeler Xi

State Scholarship helped me finish my doctorate with no debt!

Tricia

JANUARY PRESIDENT’ S MESSAGE

DELTA KAPPA

GAMMA

INTERNATIONAL

XI STATE

VOLUMN XIII

NUMBER 5

Inside this issue:

Page 1

President’s Message, Officers

Page 2

January Meeting,

Calendar, Reminder

Page 3

Legislation, Mystery members, Web site, New members

Special announce-ments

Page 4

Concerns, Yearbook,

Awards, Birthdays,

Spotlight on Educator

Page 5

List for Ronald

McDonald house

Bags.

2014-2016 Officers

President

Dr. Tricia Jones

1st President

Myra Sowder

2nd President

Alice Carson

Recording Secretary

Shelley Walker

Corresponding Sec.

Robin Jarman

Treasurer

Sherry Walsh

Parliamentarian

Janice Walker

ZETA NEWS

Calendar Page 2

If you make a dinner reservation,

and cannot attend, you will need to

pay for the meal. Due to a tight

budget, we need to pay for missed

meals within a week of missing a

meeting.

Members please return the callers'

calls, even if you are not making a reservation. A returned call lets the

caller know that the message was re-

ceived.

REMINDER

JANUARY MEETING

Articles, information etc.

needed for future newsletters.

Please submit to Connie

Silvey at cfsilvey@bellsouth.net

by the 10th of each month.

Thanks

Date: January 25, 2016

Time: 5:00

Place: Powell High School

Meal: $15.00

Program: Service project/Ronald

McDonald House

Items: See the attached list for

items to put in the bags for Ronald

McDonald House.

1/25/16 Powell High School Service Project/Ronald

McDonald House

2/1/16 Deadline to apply for Xi State and International

Scholarship

2/16 Legislative Symposium – Nashville, TN

2/22/16 Friends of Literacy & Imagination Library-

Olive Garden, Kingston Pike

3/1/16 Literacy Information sent into Xi State (GBBF

Information)

3/15/16 Nomination for Xi State Order of the Rose due

3/28/16 Joint Meeting @ TUMC (Zeta) Juvenile Court

Judge

Tim Irwin (All chapters will bring new stuffed animals-

for Juvenile Court program)

4/15/16 The Maycie Award for Chapter Excellence is

due

4/25/16 Joint Meeting Spring Initiation (Alpha Mu) @

TUMC

5/16/16 End –of-year wrap-up Black Horse Pub ,

Kingston Pike

5/21/16 Children’s Reading Festival World’s Fair Park

6/2-4/16 Xi State—Sewanee, TN

7/5-9/15 International Convention—Nashville - Opry-

land Hotel

Legislation

Lamar Alexander: alexander.senate.gov

Bob Corker: corker.senate.gov

John Duncan: Duncan.house.gov

Board of Education

Terri Coatney, Executive Assistant:

Terri.coatney@knoxschools.org

Chair - Doug Harris

Doug.harris@knoxschools.org

Knox Co Commission

Commission@knoxcounty.org

Chair - David Wright

David.wright@knoxcounty.org

_____________________________

Check out Zeta’s Web site

http://dkgxizeta.weebly.com/

The Nominating Committee of Zeta

Chapter presents the following slate

of officers for 2016-2018:

President—Dr. Tricia Jones

1st

Vice President—Myra Sowder

2nd

Vice President—Alice Carson

Recording Secretary—Julie Golden

Corresponding Secretary—Whitney

Schmidt

Treasurer—Terry Sharpe

Mystery Members

MM #1 –

1. I love to draw.

2. Favorite color is purple.

3. I’m a natural tennis player.

4. I’m a singer.

5. I have two children.

MM #2 –

1. I’m learning to play Mexican dominoes

with chicken leg.

2. I write with my left hand.

3. Landscaping is my passion.

4. I enjoy line dancing.

5. I’m learning to make purses and

tote bags.

Please remember to bring small gift

for your Secret Sister.

Thank you to everyone

who helped

ring bells for Salvation

Army on

Saturday, December 18th.

Page 3

Keep in our thoughts and prayers:

Rosemary Calvert (mother)

Connie Silvey (mother)

Bonnie Burnette

Micky Perry

Sara Key (husband)

Jean Farley TUMC (husband)

Sherry Walsh

Kaye Williams (surgery)

Sympathy

Judy Fleenor in the lost of her mother.

Congratulations

Robin Jarmin in the birth of her daughter.

Zeta Phone List

Send changes in telephone, cell,

work numbers to Connie Silvey

cfsilvey@bellsouth.net

Yearbook

Please send yearbook corrections

to: Alice Carson

alice.carson@knoxschools.org

1223 Hearthstone Lane 37923

Awards

Remember if you have received an award this past

school year, please notify:

Judy Fleenor

7009 Ashley Court 37921

Page 4

Concerns

January

Saralee Peccole-Taylor 11

Denise McGaha 12

Mary Smith 29

Spotlight on Educator

At our January meeting, we will be

drawing for our second semester spotlighted

Zeta sister. The spotlighted educator has to be

currently teaching. We will be providing re-

quested items for her classroom.

WANTED: NEW MEMBERS

We need to add members to our roll. Please

be thinking of those who might be interested

in exploring membership and invite them to

our February meeting. Hopefully, they will

see what a friendly group of women educators

we are and will want to join us. Keep in mind

that members do not have to be employed in

the traditional classroom. If they are in a po-

sition in which they instruct others as part of

their job, they are eligible. (bank trainer,

nurse practitioner, health department

employee, for example)

RONALD MCDONALD House Service Project

January 25th at Powell High School

Below is a list of items that are needed for this service project. There are 16 rooms at RMH (so we need 16 of each item). Connie, will come up with collection containers for us to make and put items in at our January meeting. If you are willing to help please sign in the appropriate square or if you would rather make a monetary donation, please let Terry Sharp

know. Thank You!

They do not need snacks or toiletry items.

Item(s)

Needed

I will bring 4 of this

item.

I will bring 4 of this

item.

I will bring 4 of this

item.

I will bring 4 of this

item.

Small Flashlight and

Batteries

Myra Myra Myra Myra

Chap Stick

Kaye Kaye Kaye Kaye

Puzzle Books

(like word search/

Suduko)

Susan Susan Susan Susan

Composition

Notebook (70 Count)

Julie Julie Julie Julie

Peppermint

Candy or Mints

Whitney Whitney Whitney Whitney

Quarters

($4.00/square)

June June June Myra

Combs

Kitty Kitty Kitty Kitty

Emory Boards

Sara Tricia Tricia Tricia

Small Packages

Of Tissues

Wynona Wynona Wynona Wynona

Notecards Tracy V Tracy V Tracy V Tracy V

Stamps Kelly & Saralee Kelly &

Saralee

Kelly &

Saralee

Kelly &

Saralee

Socks

Martha Martha Martha Martha

Packages of

Chewing Gum

Joyce Joyce Joyce Joyce

Small Bottles of Hand

Lotion Janice Shelley Jody Jody