ES O NE W S F EBRUARY 2023 E PSI LON SIG M A O M EGA CHAP T E R NE W SL E T T E R VOL . 4, ISSUE 2 W I THIN THESE PAGES: SISTERHOOD 02 BASI L EUS COURTNEY BROWN E P ISTOL EUS SHE ENA F I E LDS SOROR 03 SPOTLIGHT COMMITTEE 05 UPDATES ESO BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA 19 FEBRARY BLACK HISTORY MONTH Epsilon Sigma Omega Chapter was chartered in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on February 2, 1952. We are celebrating 71 years of service in the Greater Harrisburg community through an array of comprehensive service projects designed to uplift, support and advance worthy causes. ESO was the first sorority chartered in Harrisburg, PA and she proudly supports the capital city and communities with Service to all Mankind. Let' s celebrate the black history month this February! We are Black History! Celebrate February, ESO Sorors! A M ESSAGE B Y COUR TNE Y B RO W N, BASI L EUS
SISTERHOOD P R O M O T I N G Immediately following the February business meeting ESO sorors may participate in a Valentine's sweet exchange. You may bring a wrapped sweet treat, candies and/or cards to exchange. BASI L EUS I T INERARY F E B RUAR Y NARC READINESS TRAINING CLUSTER II MEETING 07 ESO FOUNDERS DAY LUNCHEON 05 EPSILON SIGMA OMEGA CHARTER DAY 02 BLACK HISTORY EVENT SENATOR CASEY 13 ESO EXCECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING 20 SISTERHOOD Sistership with the Basileus P R O M O T I N G VALENTINE'S SWEET EXCHANGE VALENTINE'S 14 DAY 25TH AFRICAN AMERICAN READ IN CREDIT 101 25 PINK GOES RED LUNCHEON 18 EPSILON SIGMA OMEGA BUSINESS MEETING 04
E.S.O. EVERY SOROR IS OUTSTANDING Soror Spotlight ESO LEADERSHIP ESO Nominating Committee NaTasha Mathis, Chairman Heather Doyle Joy Fleming Rae Talley Kathy Waters Newly Elected Committee
UPDATES Chapter Business O F F I C E R BASILEUS - COURTNEY BROWN FEBRUARY 2023 Vol 4 Issue 2 EMAIL: [email protected] ESO NARC Readiness Basileus host: Tuesday, February 7, 2022 7PM Virtual Tuesday Training Series Protocol Attire What to expect: Public Meeting, Plenary Sessions, Luncheons, Ivy Beyond the Wall, Certifications, Vendors, Service Projects, Luncheons, Workshops, Awards Gala, Ecumenical Service Delegate Preparation Let's get ready for 92nd NARC TOPICS
UPDATES Standing & Special Committees FEBRUARY 2023 Vol 4 Issue 2 25TH AARI THE LEGACY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT: SOARING TO GREATER HEIGHTS BUILD OUR ECONOMIC WEALTH CREDIT 101 25 PINK GOES RED HEALTHY COOK DEMONSTRATION PGR LUNCHOEN 18 EMPOWER OUR FAMILIES FOUNDERS DAY WINTER CLOTHES COLLECTION 05 PROGRAM COMMITTEE - SHARIA SPELLS Upcoming Events FEBRUARY ENHANCE OUR ENVIRONMENT SOROR SWAG SWAP MAGAZINE COLLECTION EMPOWER OUR FAMILIES ESO SISTERS PANTRY 04
FEBRUARY THEME: SISTERHOOD - I'M LOVING IT! FOCUS - RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS SISTERLY RELATIONS COMMITTEE - MORGAN DAVIS EDWARDS Send a soror a Valentine's Day Card Buy a soror a cup of coffee/tea Give a soror a ride or run an errand Treat a soror to a Black History Month event Send a soror an eBook or novel by an African-American Author Check in to see if a seasoned soror or a soror who has been ill, needs assistance with shopping, cleaning, meal prep, etc. Suggested Activities: ESO Sisters Squads This month ESO Sisterly Relations is asking you to support sorors in your Sister Squad with a book by an African American Author Participate in the ESO Valentine's Sweet Exchange ESO Random Act of Sisterliness
Celebrating Sisterhood SISTERSHIP ESO SORORS Strengthening our Sisterhood ESO hosted a J15 Brunch supporting black women and men entrepreneurs. We celebrated our founders and participated in sistership with chapter members. ESO Sister Squads Have you tallied your points? Has your Sister Squad met every month? Are you still looking to connect with your Sister Squad? If so, you and your Sister Squad will have future opportunities to get together in sistership. Connect Today! Leadership Development Leadership Development is hosting Circle of Life Vision Board Workshop on Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 9:30 AM.
VISION BOARD L E A D E R S H I P D E V E L O P M E N T W O R K S H O P PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP FAMILY CAREER HEALTH LIFESTYLE Epsilon Sigma Omega Chapter Join the ESO Leadership Development Committee for a Strengthen Our Sisterhood Activity. Saturday, February 4, 2023 9:30 AM Facilitated by Soror Meka DeCoteau A few supplies will be provided and bring a few from home.
ECONOMIC WEALTH COMMITTEE - AZIA YOUNG/JENELLE ROACH The Economic Wealth Committee has launched the ESO Envelope Challenge, a tool to improve your financial wellness through savings. ARE YOU MEETING THE SAVINGS CHALLENGE?
ENHANCE OUR ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE - JENNI CHAVIS Directions Stir all together 1/2 Cup Sugar 1/2 Cup Olive Oil 1/4 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar Add to mixture, let set overnight, drain before serving. Good as a side dish or do not drain and use as salad topping. Stores well in the refrigerator. Soror Swag Swap Enhance our Environment Activity Bring slightly used or new AKA paraphernalia to swap! Join the swap to Recycle, Reuse, & Reduce! Monthly Chapter Meeting FUN FACTS: Veganism reduces greenhouse gas emissions. In the United States, our consumption habits (eating animal products) generate an average of 16 tons of carbon emissions each year. Going vegan however, has the potential to reduce our carbon footprint by up to 73%. AMERICAN CAVIAR S U B M I T T E D B Y S O R O R B A R B A R A T H O M P S O N Ingredients 1 Can Black Beans-drained & rinsed 1 Can Black Eyed Peas-drained & rinsed 1 Can Whole Shoepeg Corn-drained 1 Small jar Pimento-drained 1/2 Cup Red Onion- finely chopped 1/2 Cup Celery-finely chopped Base Environmentally Friendly Recipe
PINK GOES RED COMMITTEE -MELISSA WILLIAMS
Celebrating Black History Month African American Read-In AARI COMMITTEE -KAREN LOVE Saturday, February 25th 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM Location Steelton-Highspire Elementary School 250 Reynders Street | Steelton, PA 17113 Theme "The Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement: Soaring to Greater Heights“ Featured Book & Author Child of the Civil Rights Movement by Paula Young Shelton
EMPOWER OUR FAMILIES COMMITTEE - RACINE JOHNS/KELLY LITTLE C H I L D H O O D H U N G E R I N I T I A T I V E P O W E R P A C K ( C H I P P ) SISTERLY GIVING Empower Our Families to request that each soror donates at least (1) item at our Chapter Meeting. We will be developing ESO Sisters Pantry. This is a way to fill our Power Packs and meet the needs of our community. Each month we will provide ways to support this initiative. Keep in mind that we have a goal to feed (65) Children Weekly and each child should receive the same item in each bag. DONATE Granola bars Cereal bars Juice Boxes Ramen Noodles If you cannot attend chapter meeting and would like to still donate, please contact a sister in your sister squad to coordinate delivery to chapter meeting or discuss other options. Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Epsilon Sigma Omega Chapter
FOUNDERS DAY COMMITTEE - YASMIN COLEMAN
FOUNDERS DAY COMMITTEE - YASMIN COLEMAN
Hodegos February 2023 Report As we welcome February let’s reflect on this month of love by promoting self-love and self- care. Sorors, what does self-love look like to you? Positive affirmations, reading your favorite author by the fireplace, a movie, listening to your favorite playlist, an afternoon at the spa, a yoga class, unplugging from electronics, sleeping in or a girls’ night out. Whatever it looks like to you make sure you fit time in this month to love on yourself. As women, we spend so much time loving and taking care of everyone else. You can’t pour from an empty cup. Let us fill ourselves up by reflecting on God’s unconditional love for us this month. Happy Birthday blessings to our sorors who celebrate birthdays in February… Happy Birthday Sorors Malani Tate-DeFreitas February 5 Tiffany Welborn February 16 Angel Bates February 6 Raquel Perez February 25 Melissa Williams February 9 Gwendolyn Hoover February 25 SOCIAL / WELFARE COMMITTEE -STEPHANIE LATIMORE A sister is God’ s way of making sure we never walk alone. Add a Self-love is celebrating yourself by embracing your strengths, recognizing your weaknesses, and never letting negativity take vacancy in your heart and mind. Ally Love Reprint from 2/2022- Worth reading again SFL
North Atlantic Regional Conference Thursday, March 9th until Sunday, March 12th, 2023 Philadelphia, PA Virtual Registration for the 92nd North Atlantic Regional Conference is now OPEN! Registration: $150 for graduate sorors / $85 for undergraduate sorors. Deadline is February 22nd.Registration will be closed! Please make sure you register using the same email address that you would like to use to view the conference as we will have a double authentication procedure. ESOTAKINGCAREOFBUSINESS 92 nd NARC The deadline to transfer your registration to another Soror is February 15, 2023 by 11:59pm. To transfer, email the Help Desk ([email protected])with the name, chapter, and financial card number of both the soror transferring from and soror transferring to. Both sorors should be on the email to the Help Desk. NARC Step & Stroll Show Any teams interested in participating in the Step Show, please have them submit the JotForm at https://bit.ly/92StepShow. The deadline has been extended to Friday, February 10th. Souvenir Journal ad should complete the JotForm via https://bit.ly/92SouvenirAd no later than Wednesday, February 1st. Please contact [email protected] for more information. Diamond/Pearl/Gold/Silver Sorors celebrating at the DPGS Luncheon must complete JotForm: https://bit.ly/92DPGSHonoree by Friday, February 3rd. Please contact [email protected] with any questions. Legacy Parade, please complete the JotForm at https://bit.ly/92Legacy by Friday, February 10th. Please contact [email protected] with any questions To rent a wheelchair or scooter are encouraged to contact Lenny's Mobility at 609-500-9721. Lenny’s is a black-owned business and the owner, Sandy Green, is patiently waiting on your orders. Please make your reservation by Monday, February 13th to ensure a timely delivery. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. HONEY DO Activities email [email protected] no later than Wednesday, February 15th.
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CHAPTER MEETINGAGENDA EPSILON SIGMA OMEGA CHAPTER ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. 10:30 A.M., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2022 WIDENER UNIVERSITY Soror Courtney Brown, Basileus Presiding Attire: Red Business with Pink pashmina or shawl Leadership Development Vision Board Activity Prior to meeting PINK GOES RED PHOTO International Hymn and Pledge Call to Order Soror Courtney Brown, Basileus Meditation (5 minutes) Soror Dolly Tate, Chaplain Greetings (3 minutes) Soror Stephanie Latimore, Hodegos Adoption of Agenda (2 minutes) Soror Courtney Brown, Basileus Approval of Minutes (10 minutes) Soror Myneca Ojo, Grammateus Reading of Correspondences (5 minutes) Soror Sheena Fields, Epsitoleus Chapter Officers: Basileus (10 minutes) Soror Courtney Brown Anti-Basileus (20 minutes) Soror Sharia Spells Tamiouchos (10 minutes) Soror Gail Davis Graduate Advisor (10 minutes) Soror Kendra Cameron Committee Reports: Nominating Committee Elections (20 minutes) Soror NaTasha Mathis Sisterly Relations (15 minutes) Soror Morgan Edwards January 15th Brunch (10 minutes) Soror Racine Johns New Business (10 minutes) ESO Chapter Announcements (5 minutes) ESO Chapter Adjournment ESO Valentine's Sweet Exchange
BUSINESS MEETINGCALENDAR EPSILON SIGMA OMEGA CHAPTER ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. BUSINESS MEETING SCHEDULE EXECUTIVECOMMITTEEMEETINGCALENDAR EPSILON SIGMA OMEGA CHAPTER ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE Every ESO Business meeting will be held on the first Saturday of the month at 10:30 a.m. Every ESO Executive Committee meetings will be held on the third Monday of the month at 7:00 pm. (VIRTUAL ZOOM meetings) WE ARE BACK IN PERSON!
ESOLEADERSHIPTEAM Courtney Brown, Basileus Sharia Spells, Anti Basileus Myneca Ojo, Grammateus Gail Davis, Tamiouchos Sheena Fields, Epistoleus VACANT, Anti Grammateus Yasmin Coleman, Pecunious Grammateus Towanda Williams, Anti Pecunious Grammateus Dominique Morgan, Anti-Epistoleus Pam Long, Anti-Tamiouchos Stephanie Latimore, Hodegos Lena Williams, Ivy Leaf Reporter Kendra Peterson, Graduate Advisor Jennifer Tate-Defrietas, Membership Chairman LaToya Bellamy, Parliamentarian Gail Davis, Historian Iris Brown, Archivist Morgan Edwards, Member At Large Cheryl Walker Davis, Member At Large Dolly Tate, Chaplain Melissa Williams, Philacter ESO Officers ESO Committees Executive, Courtney Brown Programs, Sharia Spells Budget, Gail Davis Social Welfare, Stephanie Latimore Publicity, Lena Williams Bylaws, LaToya Bellamy Nominating, Heather Doyle Founders' Day, Former ESO Basilei Connections, Danielle Bowers Membership, Jennifer Tate-Defrietas Graduate Advisors Council, Kendra Peterson Archives, Iris Brown Technology, Stacey Stroud Protocol, Pam Pettis EAF Captain, Morgan Davis Edwards Sisterly Relations, Morgan Davis Edwards Standards, Gladys Brown Dutrieuille History, Gail Davis Leadership Development, Gwendolyn Hoover Risk Management, Cynthia Williams Time & Place, Rae Talley Fundraising Committee, Sharia Spells, Linda Evers ESO Programs Committees Empower Our Families- Kelly Little, Racine Johns Build Our Economic Wealth- Azia Young, Jenelle Roach Enhance Our Environment- Jenni Chavis Advocate for Social Justice- Kysia Jones Uplift Our Local Community- Sharice Johnson, Candice Coleman Rituals - Stacey Pearson-Wharton NPHC - Kelly Little Apparel - Jillian Harding African American Read In - Karen Love/CoChairman VACANT Energy Forum - Gladys Dutrieuille Pink Goes Red - Melissa Williams Disaster Relief, Courtney Brown Audit Committee - VACANT ESO Special Committees NEWSLETTER SUBMISSIONS All final newsletter submissions are to be submitted on or before 18th of the month for distribution on 28th. to [email protected] with subject "Month_Year_Committee" i.e. February_2022_NPHC ESO Special Committees ESO Cotillion Planning Committee - VACANT Education/Scholoarship - VACANT Scholarship - Barbara Thompson/CoChairman VACANT
Dr. George H. and Mrs. Hettie S. Love “Love of Learning” Scholarship Fund Established by the Bishop Nathan Baxter Chapter of the Union of Black Episcopalians for Students of Color, this scholarship has a primary focus on the Black community, for students entering a 2-year or 4-year college majoring in Education. Deadline Preference is given to a student attending an Historically Black College and University (HBCU), especially Cheyney University of PA, Lincoln University in PA, or St. Augustine's University, Raleigh, NC. An eligible student would have financial need and will exhibit promise for entering into the education field. The scholarship is designed to support Black students and students of color entering into the education profession. March 15, 2023 https://bit.ly/lovescholar23 Number of Awards Varies Amount of Awards Varies