Call for 2011 -12 Committee Members

As the new eBoard prepares to take on the leadership of the Surfing Sisters of Delta Zeta Alumnae Chapter, committee members are sought for the following offices:

Reunion Chair Committee

Vice President of Membership Committee

Vice President of Collegiate Relations Committee

Vice President of Sisterhood Committee

Vice President of Philanthropy & Fundraising

Please visit the Officer Announcements section of the Forum for specific information. Click this link to go there:

Chapter Meeting 3/2011

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NPC Badge Day

International Badge Day: March 7, 2011

International Badge Day is a great opportunity to promote the benefits of sorority membership, the accomplishments of sorority members and to educate sorority women about Panhellenic spirit and history.

NPC offers you a wide variety of resources for International Badge Day. Use these resources and encourage the members and member associations of your Alumnae Panhellenic to wear their badges on March 7.

Interfraternally,

Gina D. Kerley
Alumnae Panhellenics Committee chairman
National Panhellenic Conference

Surfing Sisters Mentoring Program

The Collegiate Relations Committee will be launching the Surfing Sisters Mentoring Program in January 2011. The mentoring program will primarily assist those collegians who plan on going directly into the workforce after graduation and those who are choosing to attend graduate school. Furthermore, we have collegians in specific areas of study that either need guidance with the path they have chosen, want to determine if their course of study is for them, need some assistance in sorting out what they would like to do post-college or simply have questions they would like answered. Each mentor will be paired up with one mentee. Moreover, each mentor can determine how much time they have to devote to this program as well as in what ways they are willing to assist a mentee.

At this time, we are putting out a call for volunteers for this program. You do not have to be currently employed in the area in which you obtained your degree-we are looking for anyone who has knowledge that they wish to share with our collegians. We need mentors in all areas of study. There is a great need for mentors in the area of education. If you are interested in mentoring, please send me a PM by Friday, January 7, 2011 at midnight eastern time with the following information:

-Your Name

-Your Initiation Year/Name of School or University

-Your degrees/areas of study

-If you went directly into the workforce or went to graduate/professional school

-If employed, where and your job title

-How much time would you be able to spend mentoring a mentee?

-In which areas you would be willing to assist a mentee (answering questions; meeting with them face to face/having them shadow you on the job if geographically possible; conversing with them about your experiences in your area of study; preparing them to go out into the workforce or applying to graduate school; review a resume or graduate school application; discuss what you liked/did not like about your area of study, anything else in which you would be willing to do with a mentee).

We have many sisters who come from many educational backgrounds. Assisting our collegians in the academic realm is one of the greatest gifts we can provide them. Please consider participating in this program. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me.

In the Flame,

Allison Mullen Carrow

SS VP of Collegiate Relations

Collegiate Mentorship Program

The Collegiate Relations Committee is in the beginning stage of designing a mentoring program between our members and our collegians. The mentoring program would assist those collegians who plan on going directly into the workforce after graduation, and those who are choosing to attend graduate school. We have collegians in specific areas of study who either need guidance with the path they have chosen, want to determine if their course of study is for them, or simply have questions they would like answered. Each mentor would be paired up with one mentee. If there is interest in this program, we want to commence it in January.

We are now at the juncture where you come in! We are looking for any sisters who would want to be a part of this program…

Please click on the Forum Link below to find out more about this exciting new program!

Words of Wisdom Book

One of the areas in which Lambda Omicron mentioned that they would like advice/assistance is with programming ideas/suggestions and advice/assistance for their chairs and officers. Lambda Omicron just held their elections at the end of last month and are likely in the transition phase. Since part of the “Kindling a Flame” program is to assist our adopted collegiate chapter in any way possible, the Collegiate Relations Committee has decided to create a “Words of Wisdom” book for the chapter.

Please head to the forum topic to participate in the program.