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SCTAC able of Contents Adopt-A-Highway & Committee Sign-up Call for Nominations Call to Action Chaplain's Corner Chapter Officers & Committee Chair/Co-Chairs Colorectal Awareness Month Deltas on the Move Do's and Don't's/DDNC/TSU/Policing Act Exec Check Financial News Happy Birthday March Sorors Pearls of Perfection Debutante Cotillion Red Envelope Initiative & DREF Sisterhood Month Virtual Book Club Sisterhood Month ...Keeping it Simply Sisterly Sisterhood Month: Key Information Descriptions Sweet Cheeks Diaper Ministry TN State Cluster: Homecoming Visitors & Courtesies Click on any link below
Traci Townsel CHAPTER PRESIDENT Happy Spring Break! Welcome to the Updated Crimson Express! We hope you're still enjoying the new format as we continue to bring you the chapter's latest events, activities and community outreach information so that you can stay informed. Have a successful Pearls of Perfection Debutante Cotillion and 2023 TN State Cluster experience. Enjoy and Safe Travels,
Pearls of Perfection Debutante Cotillion I N A U G U R A L C L A S S O F 2 0 2 3 H I L T O N M E M P H I S 9 3 9 R I D G E L A K E B L V D M E M P H I S , T N We 'l See You Soon... Attire: Semi-Formal to Formal Deltas - Red or Black(optional) C H A P T E R P I C T U R E 4 : 4 5 P M Saturday, March 18, 2023 6:00 P.M. For a Magical Evening
Eight of our chapter members were selected to serve on the Southern Region Leadership Team! We will be presenting and supporting the 2023 TN Cluster 2023 COMMITTED TO STAYING CONNECTED
Did you know colorectal cancer is the 2nd leading cause of cancer-related death in the U.S.?Approximately 1 in 20 persons will be diagnosed this year. Those with a first-degree relative who has had colorectal cancer are at an increased risk for developing it. Aside from a family history or specific genetic profile, other risk factors include diets high in red meats or processed foods, smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, and heavy alcohol consumption. The American Cancer Society now recommends colorectal cancer screening starting at age 45 for those at average risk. If you think it is time for you to get screened, be sure to speak with your healthcare provider.
Join us as we close out Sisterhood Month by discussing "Sister Friends Forever" by Kimberla Lawson Roby! This virtual event is open to all D9 Sororities. Please click on the image to register in advance for the virtual book club. Happy Reading! And...Kimberla Lawson Roby will be joining us! Click the following button to attend the Sisterhood Month Virtual Book Club SISTER FRIENDS FOREVER Click the image to purchase book
Membership Services would like to wish everyone a Happy Sisterhood Month. Please reference the calendar for upcoming events. A description of each day details each event on the next 4 pages. Membership Services is inviting all members of Delta Sigma Theta to join us as we begin to celebrate Sisterhood Month 2023.
READ ACROSS AMERICA KEEPING IT SIMPLY SISTERLY
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Happy Sisterhood Month! M A R C H 2 0 2 3 Click the following button to attend the Sisterhood Month Virtual Book Club SISTER FRIENDS FOREVER
National Pan-Hellenic Council of Memphis Metropolitan Area BroadFest MARCH 25, 2023 Phi Beta Sigma SOUTHWESTERN REGION APRIL 13 - 15, 2023
ONLINE DUES CURRENT FY 22-23 MEMBERS OWE $62.50 Financial News F I N A N C E T E A M As you may recall, Grand Chapter elected to move the annual accounting period to a calendar year fiscal reporting beginning January 2024. Grand Chapter has also elected to extend the 2022-2023 membership period by six months to accommodate the change in the fiscal year, which will occur in 2023. As noted below, adjustments have been made to the dues payable periods and membership coverage to help us successfully transition to the new format. Payment of membership dues and fees at this time will make you financial for the extended 2022-2023 fiscal year and eligible to participate in all activities from July 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Further details regarding this transition are posted in the Member Portal (Grand Chapter --> Financials - -> Resources) and will be updated as we move through this implementation. MEMBER PAYMENT TO CHAPTER Chapter dues for the extended 2022-2023 fiscal year are payable from January 1, 2023, through March 31, 2023, if you are a member of a local chapter. For those currently financial for 2022-2023, no further late or reinstatement fees will be applied, as the national dues have been paid. However, each member must pay six months of chapter dues by July 1, 2023, to keep financial status for the extended period of July 1, 2023 – December 31, 2023. You will go into nonfinancial status if you do not pay the associated chapter dues. Fiscal Year Change Please click on Knowing Your Dues to review the presentation provided on January 5, 2023. Dues are payable in-person at chapter meetings, via mail, and by clicking the button below.
03/02 Kenia Coleman 03/04 Aishia Hibbler 03/04 Aileen Neal 03/05 Detra Tisdale-Moore 03/05 Kecia Allen-Rodgers 03/07 Nanci Bishop-Gibson 03/14 Tenedra Shane 03/14 Gabrielle Blakaemore 02/15 Nakisha Todd 03/15 Sharon Carr 03/18 Charley Henley 03/20 Traci Townsel 03/21 Charlesteine Davis Boyle 03/21 Eugenia Bernard 03/22 Donna Dancy Sorors, we’d love to acknowledge your birthday! Please allow us to recognize you by to submitting your birthday information. Birthdays will be acknowledged monthly for those who submit the information by the 15th of the month prior to your birthday. Click the button to submit your information now, so we won't miss you when your birthday month rolls around! Birthday Form 03/23 Bernadette Buckhalter-Whitley 03/23 Necole Jones 03/24 Marilyn Granderson Lee 03/25 Felicia Stonework 03/25 Karla Miller 03/26 Jennifer Isom 03/26 Shavonica Hudson 03/26 Shuronda King 03/26 Stephanie Golden 03/29 Jocelyn Johnson 03/29 Kimberly Malone 03/30 Corben Brady 03/30 Kendra Jeannea Springfield 03/30 Sandra S Verrett 03/31 Chelena L. Allen
Deltas on the Move Delta Authors - Click Book Image to Purchase Book Who Created the Definition of Beauty Author Doris DancyWhiteside Nina's Journey in Espanol: En La Clase Author Dr. Nina Reed & Nina Grace Author of 4 Books & Interim Dean Union University Jackson, TN DiAnne Malone Deborah's Reflections: I was Thinking... A Book of Poems Author DeBorah Luckett-Day Pray With Me Author Nicole D. Matthews What Color is Monday? Author Missy Choo Dolores Rivers
Deltas on the Move Black Enterprise Woman of Power Summit & Women in Auto Care Jil Greene Guest Speaker "The Return to the Workplace" March 10, 2023 @6:15 PM Register Actresses: Minnie Gilliam & Ericka Young Hull Trevia Chatman Named Memphis Business Journal's 2023 Power 100 list. Most influential leaders & transformational agents Rickeye Freeman Recently celebrated 23 years at FedEx. Promoted to Solution Management Advisor. Jennifer Prudhome Booker Fashion stylist and GRAMMY Award's Wardrobe Project Coordinator for Walter Russell III, a two time GRAMMY Awards nominee and winner Memphis Business Journal Appointed to the Women In Auto Care Board as a National Executive Champion, to elevate Women in the Auto Care Industry Fedex Stylist to the Stars
Are you a Delta on the Move? Do you know of a Soror with recent accomplishments/celebrations? Examples of Deltas on the Move: new jobs, promotions, weddings, baby announcements, etc. Click the following button to submit a Delta on the Move! DELTAS ON THE MOVE FORM Deltas on the Move 37th Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards Nominees Danielle Moss, Meteorologist Category, Weather, for her Mid-South Tornado Outbreak coverage in March 2022 Brittani Keene, Reporter Category, News Serious Feature-Multiple Reports for her “ Give Blood Share Joy” stories. Delta Authors (Click on Book Image to Purchase) Rapunzel Locks and the Conjure Woman Author Jamille Hunter Navigating Your Next Career Move Author Sonja Mustiful Parent Like a Pro Author Brenda Reed-Pilcher Delta Authors on Tour Central Region April 22, 2023 Tecia Marshall, Panelist Tech Talk Thursday BHM Edition: Celebrating Women in Technology VIEW RECORDING LOC | Tech Talk Thursday
Soror Florence Hervery - Loss of Aunt Soror Bernadette Buckhalter-Whitley - Loss of Sister & Aunt Soror Phelisha Harris - Loss of Uncle Soror Dolores Rivers - Loss of Father Soror Ursula Holmes - Loss of Uncle Soror LaToya Gill - Loss of Grandfather Courtesies Welcome to SCTAC Thank you for visiting THE Shelby County (TN) Alumnae Chapter March 2023 Soror Renee Hardaway - Loss of Mother Soror TeNita Freeman - Loss of Father Soror La'Keisha Gomes - Loss of Father Soror Cheryl Perry - Loss of Daughter Soror Alexandria Farsee - Loss of Mother Soror Bettye Coe Donahue - Rest in Love Soror Brooklyn Askew Morgan - Rest in Love Soror Victoria Garrett - Congratulations on Birth of Daughter
Chaplain's Corner A N I N S P I R A T I O N A L W O R D March 2023 The Perfect Gift Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights. ~James 1:17 Sisters are the perfect gift. It is a gift from above. Often when we think of gifts, we think of purchasing the perfect gift for a loved one and sometimes for ourselves. We hope to surprise them and give them or ourselves joy. There are times when we are excited about the gift we purchased, the receiver may not have the same sentiment. There’s the possibility of the person having a look of disappointment because of the expectation of wanting something different. Our feelings are hurt. How could something we put so much time in selecting be rejected by the people we love? Sometimes sisterhood can feel the same way. We give our best and find our best being rejected or unwanted. How can this be? The good that God intends for us to exhibit involves our character, our intimacy with the Creator, and our usefulness to others. It is important as sisters that we experience the joy of receiving the many gifts that each sister brings to our sisterhood. During this month, let’s embrace the many talents of our sisters. Let’s acknowledge each gift that the Creator has blessed us with. We must always be mindful that every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and my sisters, you are a good and perfect gift. Peace and blessings! Nanci Bishop-Gibson C H A P L A I N N A N C I B I S H I P - G I B S O N
SIGN-UP March 11 April 22 Sorors, to fulfill our commitment to the Tennessee Department of Transportation and keep our highway clean, we have two clean-up sessions scheduled. To volunteer, it is REQUIRED to view the TDOT Adopt-A-Highway Training video in full and agree to comply with the rules outlined in the video to ensure a safe and productive volunteer experience. UPCOMING VOLUNTEER DATES TRAINING VIDEO SIGN-UP SCTAC Adopt-A-Highway Program No one trashes our highway! Click on the following buttons to view the training video and to sign-up to volunteer. Sorors, let's reCONNECT! To join a committee, click the button below to sign up for the 2022-2023 sororal year!
Click on the following button to complete the online form. DREF FORM ERT ONLINE FORM The Red Envelope Initiative The Red Envelope initiative is an Emergency Response Team (ERT) grand chapter initiative. The Red Envelope allows the chapter to collect important information that will be useful during emergency situations. It is important that we have your Red Envelope Information stored digitally. If anything happens we want to be able to provide assistance if necessary. Your information will only be shared with outside medical professionals (if necessary). Only a few chapter officers and an ERT member will have access to the information. Please complete the Emergency Response form. Emergency Response Team Chair, Danielle Moss [email protected] Click on the following button to complete the online ERT form. Click on the link to complete and submit the Donation and Pledge Form. Indicate to the person issuing the check to DREF to include Shelby County TN Alumnae Chapter on the check's memo line. Confirm if you need any documentation from DREF, such as W-9 Form, IRS Determination Letter or anything else. Sorors, if you've been looking for an opportunity to donate to a 501c3 organization that would benefit our chapter's educational programs and scholarship fund, DREF is the perfect choice. You may use this form for companies, family members and/or friends that would like to make a tax-deductible donation. Just simply follow the 3 steps below: 1. 2. 3. Delta Research and Education Foundation
The hybrid conference will be held at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, Washington, DC. In-person attendees will also be given access to the virtual platform. More information regarding the virtual platform is coming soon. REGISTRATION CLOSED Please click on the following link Do's and Don'ts of Social Action. It is important that we're following Delta guidelines and staying safe while we engage in activism and make an impact in our community. CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Hello Representative or Senator [ ], My sorority, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., is an organization of college educated women dedicated to public service and social action. In Tennessee we have several items we are advocating for and against, and we would appreciate your support. HB1035/SB0412 – we are FOR removing the proposed legislation that deals with 3rd grade retention when student do not pass the ELA test. HB0158/SB0102 – we are AGAINST not participating in implicit bias training. HB1256/SB1241 – we are FOR the restoration of voting rights once someone has served their time. HB1372/SB1407 – We are AGAINST the renaming of the Representative John Lewis Way to President Trump Blvd. Thank you for the work you do on behalf of your district and the entire state. Regards, [Your Name] Callto Action BLACK WOMEN...USE YOUR POWER Send an email and call your TN State Representatives and Senators
LET'S FLOOD SOCIAL MEDIA, CALL OUR TN LEGISLATORS #PUBLICSAFETY Justice for All Let's put pressure on Congress to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
DONATE TO SWEET CHEEKS Sweet Cheeks is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to providing diapers to families in need. They are one of only two full service basic needs banks servicing the state of Tennessee. They have donated over ONE MILLION diapers to over 10,000 families in need since 2014. They are the MidSouth’s Diaper Bank! Please donate by clicking on the button below.
Review the Regional Exec Check monthly meetings below! This monthly meeting is facilitated by the Southern Regional Director, Soror Amaris Johnson. Attendees of the meetings include Chapter Presidents, Vice Presidents, Recording and Corresponding Secretaries, Treasurers, and Financial Secretaries. Click on the following links to view each month. Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college educated women committed to constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the Black community. February 2023 - Video Recording | Presentation January 2023 - Video Recording | Presentation December 2022 - Video Recording | Presentation November 2022 - Video Recording | Presentation October 2022 - Video Recording | Presentation September 2022 Video Recording | Presentation
A N E-M A G A ZIN E O F E V E N T S & A C TIVITIE S Chapter Officers 2021- 2023 Chapter President | Traci Townsel | [email protected] 1st Vice President | Sandy Perry | [email protected] 2nd Vice President | Stacy Alexander | [email protected] Recording Secretary | Valenta Nichols | [email protected] Corresponding Secretary | Tikisha Johnson-Cox | [email protected] Assistant Corresponding Secretary | Madison Toone | [email protected] Treasurer | Tracy Thompson | [email protected] Financial Secretary | Tamara Jones | [email protected] Assistant Financial Secretary | Angela Edwards | [email protected] Assistant Financial Secretary | Lai Brooks | [email protected] Journalist | Alisa Seymour | [email protected] Parliamentarian | LaConnie Taylor-Jones | [email protected]. Chaplain | Nanci Bishop-Gibson | [email protected] Custodian | Marsha Davis | [email protected] Assistant Custodian | LaTosha Palmer | [email protected] Sergeant-At-Arms | LaSundra Price | [email protected] Immediate Past President | Sherry Townsend
Arts & Letters - Chair, Annie Strong-Mackey | Co-chairs, Rosalind Cooper & Dorian Myers [email protected] Delta Academy- Chair, Aishia Hibbler | Co-Chairs, Camile Melton-Brown & Tomisha Murrell [email protected] Chapter Directory - Chair, Lexsee Waterford | [email protected] Economic Development - Chair, Kimberly Davis | Co-Chair, Janet Benford [email protected] Educational Development - Chair, Rica Davis | Co-Chair, Tanika Lester | [email protected] Election Committee Chair, Tiffany Smith-McCall | [email protected] E.MBODI Co-Chairs, Cheryl Perry & Juliette Eskridge | [email protected] Emergency Response Team (ERT) - Chair, Danielle Moss | [email protected] Founders Day Chair, Tyriniesha Anderson | Co-Chairs, Debra Stepney & Malinda Tyson [email protected] GEMS Chair, Nora Jones | Co-Chairs, Jessica Ware | [email protected] Grow with Google (GwG) Chair, Tecia Marshall | [email protected] Heritage & Archives Chair, Cheryl Hayes | Co-Chair, Christina Bradley | [email protected] Information, Communication. Technology Chair, Tecia Marshall | Co-Chair, Latoya Gill [email protected] Internal Audit Chair, Tia Moore | Audit-Members, Carol Smith, Pamela Richardson, Crystal Harris [email protected] International Awareness & Involvement Chair, Eula Anderson | Co-Chair, Jennifer Prudhome Booker [email protected] LEAD Chair, Sherry Townsend, [email protected] Membership Services - Chair, Sandy Perry | Co-Chairs, Laurita Toone, Ericka Young-Hull | [email protected] | MemSvcs Courtesy- Co-Chair, Tunnisha Deer | [email protected] Committee Chairs & Co-Chairs 2021- 2023
MemSvcs Delta Dears - Co-Chair, Tammy Sneed | [email protected] MemSvcs Dolls & Collegiate Connect Co-Chair, Jessica Pollard | [email protected] | [email protected] Music/Choir Chair, Rickeya Freeman | Co-Chair, Zakeya Stewart | [email protected] Nominating Committee Chair, Brandi Cox | Members, Florence Hervrey, Erika Fairley, Courtney Long [email protected] Memphis Metropolitan Pan Hellenic Area Council (MMPHAC) Stacy Alexander | Pan-Hell Reps, Gwendolyn Jackson, Lexsee Waterford, Tonya Boyland | [email protected] Physical & Mental Health Chair, Dina Darby | Co-Chairs, Quaneshia Farris & Felicia Stonework | [email protected] Policies & Procedures Chair, LaConnie Taylor-Jones | Co-Chair, Ursula Holmes | [email protected] Political Awareness & Involvement (Social Action) Chair, Marva Maples | Co-Chairs, Trevia Chatman, Keneisha Fountain | [email protected] President's Council Chair, Sherry Townsend | [email protected] Program Planning & Development Chair, Stacy Alexander | Co-Chairs, Paula Jones, Pamela Richardson, Valenta Nichols | [email protected] Protocol Chair, Teri Seaton-Reaves | Co-Chair, Alandria London | [email protected] Risk Management Chair, Paula Jones | Co-Chair, Pamela Richardson | [email protected] Ritual & Ceremonies Chair, Tameko Toliver | Co-Chair, Jamillah Norrells | [email protected] Scholarship Chair, Phelisha Pierce-Harris | Co-Chairs, Annett Alexander, Valerie Thomas | [email protected] Social Activities/Holiday Party Chair, Dolores Rivers | Co-Chair, DeShonna Robinson | [email protected] Special Projects /Fundraising Chair, LaConnie Taylor-Jones | Chapter Survey Co-Chair, Florence Hervrey [email protected], Special Projects/Fundraising Pearls of Perfection (POP) Debutante Cotillion Chair, LaConnie Taylor-Jones | Co-Chair, Florence Hervery | [email protected] Step Team Chair, Jessica Pollard | Co-Chair, Jazmine Johnson | [email protected] Committee Chairs & Co-Chairs 2021- 2023
C R I M S O N E X P R E S S A N E-M A G A ZIN E O F E V E N T S & A C TIVITIE S The Crimson Express submissions are due by Tuesday at noon each week unless it is a Red Alert or Omega Omega submission. As a reminder, Sorors should only use a personal email address for all Delta-related matters. Work email addresses are prohibited per the Delta Technology Guidelines. The President speaks for the chapter and should sign all contracts prior to execution and approve all internal and external communications prior to release or distribution. Please refer to your Chapter Management Handbook, consult your chapter policies and procedures and review the Officers Institute section on the National website under the Member's Only site. Thanks for your commitment and compliance as we continue to move the chapter forward. DO NOT FORWARD OR COPY THE CRIMSON EXPRESS OR ANY LINKS Thank You! Like Us | facebook.com/sctacDST Tweet Us | twitter.com/sctacdst Heart Us | Instagram.com/sctac.dst Check Out Us! | sctacdst.com Tikisha Johnson-Cox Corresponding Secretary [email protected] Madison Toone Assistant Corresponding Secretary