My Dear Phi Eta Omega Sorors, When I was first initiated, I was handed a pink parchment scroll tied with a pink ribbon when I first joined our sisterhood. In it was a poem entitled, The Twenty Pearls, written in dark green calligraphy. This month, I thought I would share it with you as a reminder of the precious strand that connect us... And while the ink and the parchment have faded, the meaning of this poetic interpretation still rings true - we know there’s no other like our sisterhood. With Sisterly Love, Soror Liz THE TWENTY PEARLS 1 - One Pearl is for devotion to the beauty of life and character. 2 - One Pearl for truth that we search for eternally. 3 - One Pearl for spiritual sight, blessing our inner lives, so that our countenance will continue to shine. 4 - One Pearl for scholarship and academic integrity. 5 - One Pearl for the spirit of service. 6 - One Pearl for the sunshine of a lovely smile or the comfort of a sincere clasp of the hand. 7 - One Pearl for the struggle and striving towards our goal. 8 - One Pearl for happiness that we shed, life perfume upon those who live around and with us. 9 - One Pearl for friendship, the blessing of knowing each other in bonds of trust and sincerity. 10 - One Pearl for vision to see and to know the way we should take. 11 - One Pearl for victory over our lack of judgment and our resort to bias and discrimination. 12 - One Pearl for the pledging of our faith to great purpose. 13 - One Pearl for hard work and sacrifice. 14 - One Pearl for thankful hearts, that we have known the joys of sisterhood. 15 - One Pearl for Alpha, that we shall be first in spirit, in love and human relations. 16 - One Pearl for for Kappa, that wisdom will endow every part of us. 17 - One Pearl for Alpha, that completes the trinity of our dreams; and makes us abound in the realization that I am a sister to help, and that there are other sisters to help me. 18 - One Pearl for the joy of begetting this that I have known and loved to someone who craves it as much as I have craved it. 19 - One Pearl for merit and culture - the motto that burns upon the shrine of our hearts. 20 - And the twentieth Pearl, best of all, leads us to follow the star set by pioneers in 1908 to be Supreme in Service to All Mankind. May 2024 P E O P e a r l N e w s l e t t e r Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.® I Phi Eta Omega Chapter I Liz Nolley, President
PEO PEARL NEWSLETTER I MAY 2024 I PAGE 2 Mark Your Calendars! May GBM - CHAPTER PHOTO DAY - 5/18 NPHC Voter Call Out Day - 5/31 Melanin Market - 6/1 Phi Eta Omega Charter Day - 6/6 Phi Eta Omega 25th Anniversary Luncheon - 6/8 June GBM - 6/15 SPF Juneteenth Celebration - 6/22 Divine 9 Day at the Capital - 6/24 Cluster II & IV Family Fun Day - 7/24 IDF's Pearls and Diamond Fundraiser - 8/24 September GBM - 9/21 October GBM - 10/19 NPHC Teen Voter Town Hall. - 10/24 NPHC Voter Call Out Day - 11/2 November GBM - 11/16 December GBM - 12/21 S A V E T H E D A T E
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International Boule delegates currently include Dewanna Graham, Maureen Lewis, Lajuana Gonzalez and Kalsheilia Lloyd. We are in need of need of one more plus any alternates to meet our full delegate strength. Boule luncheon volunteers are needed. If you’re interested in assisting with registration, hostess, logistics, program, entertainment and decorations. Please contact me if interested. Regional Cluster IV Fun Day has been rescheduled for July 20th at Liberty Lake in Bordentown, NJ. Tickets from last year’s cancelled event will be honored. Chapter On May 21 at 7pm the Scotch Plains Township Council will present Phi Eta Omega with a proclamation in honor of our 25th Anniversary. The meeting will be at the Scotch Plains Town Hall, 430 Park Avenue, Scotch Plains. The meeting will also be live streamed via the Township’s FB page. If you are able to attend the meeting, please come wearing AKA / pink and green business attire so there’s no mistaking who we are! If you can’t make it we will have the proclamation at our 25th Anniversary Luncheon. Chapter photos – We have secured a photographer to take our chapter photo at our meeting. Please try to arrive by 12:45 pm to take our group photo promptly at 1 pm in the amphitheater area located down the long hallway from where we usually meet. So please be in our meeting room by 1 pm so we can walk down to the photo location together. We will start our meeting right after the group photo at 1 pm. During the meeting any and all Sorors who wish to have an individual portrait taken may do so. We will take turns rotating in and out of the meeting one at a time like we did last time. In terms of attire, please wear all black AND your PEO scarf or a pink and green scarf if you don’t have a chapter scarf. Soror Maureen Lewis, Soror Shati Hilarski and I will aim to go to the bank on May 25 to complete the process of updating signature cards. The 25th Anniversary Committee will have a chance to report on Saturday. B A S I L E U S R E P O R T PEO PEARL NEWSLETTER I MAY 2024 I PAGE 4 Submitted by Soror Liz Nolley, Basileus
PEO PEARL NEWSLETTER I MAY 2024 I PAGE 5 F I R S T A N T I - B A S I L E U S R E P O R T Submitted by Soror Dewanna Graham, P R O G R A M S First Anti-Basileus
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PEO PEARL NEWSLETTER I MAY 2024 I PAGE 7 Log onto Club Express to access the financial reports from Soror Shatiana Hilarski, Tamiochos and Soror Shellece-Jeannette Earles, Pecunious Grammateus. April 2024 PG Report (OP) April 2024 PG Report (CSP) April 2024 Financials (OP) April 2024 Financials (CSP) B U D G E T & F I N A N C E R E P O R T Submitted by Soror Shatiana Hilarski, Tamiochos and Soror Shellece-Jeannette Earles, Pecunious Grammateus S E C O N D A N T I - B A S I L E U S R E P O R T Submitted by Soror Kelly Carmichael, Second Anti-Basileus M E M B E R S H I P The Membership Committee will meet this week. Please contact Soror Kelly if you’d like to join the meeting. C O R R E S P O N D E N C E R E P O R T Submitted by Soror Aquila Leon-Soon, Epistoleus TThis month, we received the following mail: Chapter EAF Silver Level Certificate Thank you letter from visiting soror, Leugenia Edwers Santander Bank re: the closure of Account ending in 5441 Santander Bank re: the closure of Account ending in 7619 Marketing brochure from Soror Reed Camille Broaders, Candidate for the Office of Second Supreme Anti-Basileus Foundation No mail
8 PEO PEARL NEWSLETTER I MAY 2024 I PAGE 8 S I S T E R L Y R E L A T I O N S R E P O R T Submitted by Soror Lajuana Timothy Gonzalez, Hodegos At the meeting we will celebrate May Birthdays Please come early for the Chat and chew on Saturday at 11:45am (Chapter activity) Join the Book Club Soror Squad! The next book is All Sinners Bleed by S. A. Cosbym. Discussion should be late June- early July. A card and gift were sent to Soror Melinda Lawson Williams for her wedding gift A U D I T C O M M I T T E E R E P O R T Submitted by Soror MaryAnn Anderson,Audit Chairman The Audit Committee met via teleconference on May 7, 2024.The purpose of the meeting was to strategize how best to complete the task of conducting an Internal audit of the chapter for years 2021 and 2022. We reviewed several documents from prior audits and concluded that we would meet up in person toaccomplish this task. We also discussed how we might get access to financial reports and supporting documents that will be needed for the audit. Soror MaryAnn Anderson, chairperson, said that she would reach out to Madam Basileus to inquire about how to get the information needed for the audit. An email was sent to Madam Basileus on May11, 2024 regarding this. The committee agreed to meet on June 29, 2024 to complete the audit. Committee Members: Soror MaryAnn Anderson, Chairperson Soror Carol Ann Brokaw Boles Soror Michelle Lewis
Date: May 2, 2024 Location: Union County College Speakers: Soror Deana Lawson and Soror Alethea Betts Topic: "Dress for Success and Personal Branding" Summary: Soror Deana Lawson, Leadership Chairman and Soror Alethea Betts conducted a Leadership Development Session for the female mentoring program at Union County College on May 2, 2024. The session focused on the topic of "Dress for Success and Personal Branding". The young ladies were actively engaged and participated in a lively discussion, asking insightful questions and sharing their thoughts on the topic. The session provided valuable insights and practical tips on how to present oneself professionally, both in terms of attire and personal brand. The attendees looked forward to the next session and were eager to continue their leadership development journey. Outcome: The session was well-received by the young ladies, with active participation and engagement. The topic of "Dress for Success and Personal Branding" resonated with the attendees, who were eager to learn more about professional development. The session laid the foundation for future leadership development sessions, with attendees looking forward to the next installment. PEO PEARL NEWSLETTER I MAY 2024 I PAGE 9 L E A D E R S H I P D E V E L O P M E N T Submitted by Soror Deana Lawson Leadership Development Chairman
PEO PEARL NEWSLETTER I MAY 2024 I PAGE 10 F U N D R A I S I N G The Fundraising Committee will be bringing forth a budget proposal from the Ivy Dream Foundation for the upcoming Pearls & Diamonds event. They are seeking the chapter’s support for this join event in support of their Scholarship program. Assuming the chapter is supportive of the proposal, IDF will open ticket sales and begin outreach to prospective sponsors. Keep using Raise Right. It makes a big difference in our chapter’s coffers! Submitted by Soror Martha Nolley Fundraising Chairman Submitted by Soror Sonya Williams NPHC of CJ Delegate N P H C O F C E N T R A L J E R S E Y
PEO PEARL NEWSLETTER I MAY 2024 I PAGE 11 Please join the NPHC for an empowering day of legislative education, advocacy, and networking in Trenton, NJ! Register at: https://rebrand.ly/D9DayInTrenton
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PEO PEARL NEWSLETTER I MAY 2024 I PAGE 13 I V Y D R E A M F O U N D A T I O N U P D A T E Auction Baskets for the Diamonds & Pearls Golf/Party Event We will have theme baskets available for raffle or auction during our Diamonds and Pearls event on August 24th. All chapter Sorors have been assembled into 5 teams and each team will be responsible for one basket to be valued at approximately $200 and up. By June 15th please send an email to Arleen Preston ([email protected]) indicating the theme of your team’s basket. If you can donate an additional auction basket or item (beyond your team basket) let Arleen know by June 15th
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Mary Ann Anderson, initiated 12/10/2000 via Phi Eta Omega, 5th Basileus Carol Anderson Lewis, initiated 6/1/1966 via Gamma Epsilon, Golden Soror, Charter Member Alethea Batts, initiated 12/15/1985 as a General Member, Silver Star Mikaela Batts, initiated 11/19/2017 via Nu Eta Learline Buckner Beaty, initiated 12/10/2000 via Phi Eta Omega Nicole Brightman-Beaton, initiated 2/18/2007 via Phi Eta Omega Danielle Beltran, initiated 10/14/2012 via Phi Eta Omega Carol Ann Brokaw, initiated 12/10/2000 via, Phi Eta Omega, 3rd Basileus Kelly Carmichael, initiated 10/14/2012 via Phi Eta Omega Shellece-Jeannette Earles, initiated 5/17/2015 via Rho Gamma Omega Felicia Ellerbe, initiated 10/20/2019 via Phi Eta Omega Tiffany Flewellen-Cooper, initiated 2/20/2005 via Phi Eta Omega Dewanna Graham, initiated 2/18/2017 via Phi Eta Omega Maureen Graham-Childs initiated 10/9/1988 via Omicron Xi Omega, Silver Star Lajuana Gonzalez, initiated 10/20/2019 via Phi Eta Omega Lindsay Hamlin, initiated 10/20/2019 via Phi Eta Omega Lyn Hamlin initiated 5/21/1972 via Alpha Sigma, Golden Soror Marjorie Hargrave initiated 2/20/2005 via Phi Eta Omega Linda Harvest, initiated 1/25/1975 via Gamma Epsilon, Silver Star Anita Hicks-Bey, initiated 10/20/2019 via Phi Eta Omega Shatiana Hilarski, initiated 11/24/2019 via Nu Eta Nicole Hines, initiated 11/5/1995 via Gamma Zeta, Silver Star, Life Member Joyce Hobbs, initiated 10/9/1988 via Omicron Xi Omega, Charter Member, 2nd Basileus, Silver Star, Life Member Rosetta Lattimore, initiated 12/15/1948 via Beta Rho, Charter Member, Diamond Soror, Life Member Deana Lawson, initiated 10/14/2012 via Phi Eta Omega, 6th Basileus, Founding Foundation President Melinda Lawson, initiated 2/18/2007 via Phi Eta Omega Aquila Leon-Soon, initiated 10/20/2019 via Phi Eta Omega Maureen Lewis, initiated 10/20/2019 via Phi Eta Omega Yasmine Lewis, initiated 10/20/2019 via Phi Eta Omega Kalshelia Lloyd, initiated 10/14/2012 via Phi Eta Omega Michelle Matlock-Lewis, initiated 2/18/2007 via Phi Eta Omega Nicole May, initiated 6/22/2003 via Nu Xi Omega Yvonne Nambe-Roach, initiated 12/10/2000 via Phi Eta Omega Liz Nolley, initiated 4/28/1989 via Theta Kappa, Silver Star, Life Member Martha Nolley, initiated 2/24/1962 via Alpha Eta, Golden Soror, Life Member Trashuan Powell, initiated 10/20/2019 via Phi Eta Omega Arleen Preston, initiated 5/18/1997 via Epsilon Upsilon Omega, Silver Star Kim Racine, initiated 12/4/1994 via Theta Upsilon Omega, Silver Star Jacquie Rhodes, initiated 6/23/1991 via Nu Xi Omega, Charter Member, Silver Star, Life Member Sandra Robinson, initiated 10/20/2019 via Phi Eta Omega Ann Thornhill, initiated 11/19/1965 via Beta Xi, Charter Member, Golden Soror, Life Member Drucilla Wiggins, initiated 3/1/1961 via Alpha Xi, Chartering Interest Group President, Golden Soror, Life Member Sonya Williams, initiated 5/3/1992 via Omicron Xi Omega, Silver Star, Life Member PEO PEARL NEWSLETTER I MAY 2024 I PAGE 15 Phi Eta Omega 2024 CHAPTER ROSTER
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