2017-18 SeptNewsletter

district IIEpsilon
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Looking Ahead

Judy Owens, 2017-2018
District II President

As I write this article we have had a nice cool point of moving forward. Our chapters are
front come in, the sun is out and the temperature resuming their regular monthly meetings,
and the humidity are coming down. After the last projects are being planned, rush activities

couple of weeks this little front is the best gift we are getting underway and the District II

could have gotten. Council is ready to go. Our elected and

appointed of>icers and committee members

Amazingly most of our District II sisters came have committed to doing a job that supports

out of the storm without any damage. I know of the district. That commitment goes through

only two that had >lood waters seep into their to chapter of>icers and each member. Each of

homes and for them we offer our love, support us has committed to do what we can for our
and best wishes as they repair their homes. As I organization. It might mean holding a chapter
have thought of so many of our neighbors in this of>ice, being chairman of a special project,

area who had such devastating losses I can only >inding a new member or helping someone in
imagine what they must be going through. We your community who needs your support.
keep hearing the phrase, “return to normalcy”,
We are so fortunate to be members of a great
DIaoSnthdTe RfrosrI i Ctm wToisltMl bofeE uaEs l,To tnhIgaN tr ioGsa odc. curring while for organization, Epsilon Sigma Alpha, and that we
can “look ahead” to another successful year.
SeEpvetn. th1o8ugha tthe1 e:n0d 0of APuMgust and the >irst days
~ Judy
2017of September were traumatic, we are now at the
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September Meeting Service Project St. Jude Walk/Run to
End Cancer
Ladies, as the school year is quickly approaching and has already
arrived for some of our kiddos, we would like to focus our District Minute Maid Park
September Meeting Service Project on those that could really use 501 Crawford St
our help. While many organizations are helping collect school Houston, TX 77002
supplies for the kids, very few are helping the teachers who so September 23
often have to reach into their own funds for supplies that are
needed for their classroom. With that being said, we will be
Join ESA District II
putting together baskets of much needed items to help the 14
teachers (7 rooms) for the Head Start Program in Baytown,

Texas. An email will be sent in the next day or so, asking you to
please sign up for items that you wish to bring to the meeting.

For those that can’t make it to the meeting, cash donations will

be accepted and we will purchase additional supplies needed.

Thanks again to all our District II sisters for going above and
beyond to assist in making things a little better for those who

are educating those that hold our future.

Kim and Jeanna
Service Project Co-Chairs
District II


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Honoring Mary Wheatley for 55 Years of Service

Mary joined Epsilon Sigma
Alpha 55 years ago as a busy
wife, mother and teacher.

She always said she joined
because she wanted something
for herself. After a few years
lapse when her family moved

out of Baytown, she joined
Gamma Psi chapter upon

their return. There she quickly
established her presence as an involved member. She rose through
the ranks to become a District II President and became State
President in 1984.

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 PRESIDENT RECORDING SECRETARY CORRESPONDING SECRETARY
Judy Owens Kim Baird Julie Walker Leith
2017-2018
DISTRICT II COORDINATOR EDUCATIONAL DIRECTOR JUNIOR PAST PRESIDENT
OFFICERS Susanne Dullack Becky Keck Royce Walker

VICE PRESIDENT TREASURER CHAPLAIN
Kimberly Widener Beverly Silverman Ava Good

Getting Carried Away with Linda Waters & ESA District Meetings

District II and Zeta Tau could not be more proud of our very own September 17, 2017
Linda Waters. Linda is our Texas State Council President for the Gamma Nu #5432
2017-2018 year. The theme this year is Get Carried Away with ESA! Northwoods Presbyterian
Along with Royce Walker as the Corresponding Secretary and Kim
Baird as the Recording secretary we know that our state council is in January 21, 2018
good hands. Congratulations ladies for a job well done! Theta Psi #3468
Bayshore Towers
State Convention
April 15, 2018
The state convention planning meeting will
Zeta Tau #4133
be at noon prior to the District II meeting Bayshore Towers
September 17. The location will be

announced at a later date. The state State Board Meeting
convention committee members and one
representative from each chapter needs to
November 10-11, 2017
be present. District II will host the May State District VIII
Convention at South Shore Harbor, League MGM Elegante’ Hotel
City. Linda Waters will be presiding at
5200 E. University
this convention. Odessa, TX 79762
866.368.5885

Texas State Convention

May 17-20, 2018
District II
South Shore Harbor Resort
2500 South Shore Blvd.
League City, TX 77573

Please be sure to
reference your District II
Roster that was emailed
to you for important
district and state
deadlines and other
important information.
The calendar of events
starting on page 15 of
the roster is very helpful.

See the TESAN for more details
about state events and registration
form.

EDITOR: TONIA MEADOWS
[email protected]
CELL: 281.450.5369

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Honoring Mary Continued from page 2 Project Joy & Hope

Mary’s passion in ESA has always been Coordinator Susanne Dullack
membership. She has introduced ESA to and Royce Walker
over one hundred women. Many of her represented the district at
recruits have been fellow teachers and the groundbreaking of the
former students. In 1971 she chartered >irst pediatric palliative care
two chapters in Baytown and rushed unit in Texas with Project Joy
twenty members. One of those chapters & Hope August 24 in
was Zeta Tau and one of those rushees Pasadena. This building is
was Royce Walker. Her reward that year designed to provide space
was winning a trip to IC Convention held for of>ices and conference
in the Bahamas.
When Gamma Psi disbanded Mary came rooms for Project Joy and Hope at the site on
back to the chapter she had started, Zeta Tulip Street adjacent to the housing for patients
Tau, where she was welcomed with open and families. The Board of Directors and local
arms. dignitaries participated in the ceremony.
Mary could write a book about her Executive Director and founder Jan Wheeler said
recollections of her years in ESA. Her this has been a long process beginning eighteen
detailed memories of people and events years ago.
have kept us entertained on our many Other dignitaries in attendance included the
travels around the state going to mayor of Pasadena,
meetings. We just have to let her take a the capital fund
nap every once in a while. raising committee
It’s been a running narrative for years and the board of
that through her former students and directors for Project
ESA sisters, she knows someone in every Joy and Hope.
town in Texas.
She has been a force of nature for ESA
and is loved and revered by not only her
Zeta Tau sisters, but by so many across
the state. Congratulations Mary.

Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is
the key to success. If you love what you are
doing, you will be successful.
- Herman Cain

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