Brunch and Bras

At this brunch, we are going to catch up with each other, and pass out the underwear that our chapter won at convention. We will also have an underwear drive, and give the new undies to Women and Children First, as many families leave home with very little of their personal belongings to leave abusive situations. We hope you can make it out!

Date:	Saturday, August 22, 2009
Time:	10:00am - 12:00pm
Location:	Mimi's Cafe
Street:	11725 Chenal Parkway
City/Town:	Little Rock, AR, 72211

Upcoming August-October Events

Here are some upcoming events for the CAKD:

• August 14th – 5:30 PM Happy Hour / Dinner Group at The House - 722 N. Palm St., Little Rock
• September – National Women’s Friendship Month / Secret Sister Postcards
• September 17th – 5:30 PM S’mores in the City – Girl Scouts – Diamonds of AR, OK, and TX Fundraiser ($15/person)
• September 27th – UALR Kappa Delta Colony Bid Day – We’ll plan on meeting a little early to reveal our secret sisters for the month, and then help celebrate with the New Members joining the KD colony at UALR for Bid Day
• October (TBA) – Couple’s Razorback Watch Party at the Home of Leigha Jones

August Newsletter

Recent CAKD Events
Central Arkansas Kappa Deltas got together for Dinner at US Pizza in North Little Rock on July 24th,, and also helped prepare 13 care packages for collegiate chapters of our active CAKD members on July 29th with a Mexican Fiesta at the Home of Angela Plymale. Care packages were sent to Zeta Gamma (University of Arkansas), Epsilon Chi (Baylor University), Beta Lambda (Georgetown College), Sigma Sigma (Iowa State University), Delta Omega (Mississippi State University), Nu (Oklahoma State University), Alpha Delta (Rhodes College), Gamma Kappa (University of Louisiana, Lafayette), Delta Zeta (University of Louisiana, Monroe), Alpha Mu (University of Mississippi), Epsilon Alpha (Missouri University of Science and Technology), Eta Epsilon (University of the South), and Zeta Psi (Valparaiso University). We hope our collegiate sisters enjoy their goodies, and we hope to expand our care package send off in the coming years. We’d love to hear your suggestions for chapter support, especially if you are a recent graduate. What do you think the chapters would enjoy getting from our alumnae chapter

Eta Sigma (UALR)
Keep these dates in mind for UALR recruitment –
Welcome Week - August 21-28, and Bid Day – September 27th at 2 p.m. Don’t forget to let us know if you would be willing to serve on CAB (contact Rachel or Louise Geib at chapterservices@kappadelta.org). When I hear more, I’ll send out a special edition of the CAKD-Newsletter. Hopefully sooner, rather than later!

Gamma Zeta (University of Arkansas)
Here are a few dates to keep in mind for Zeta Gamma –
Formal Recruitment: August 18-21st, Bid Day: August 22nd, 1st Degree: August 24th, 2nd Degree: September 29th, Initiation: October 1st, Homecoming: October 31st

GLRAP Reference Book
Thank you to the following sisters for their work on writing over 80 references from the Greater Little Rock Alumnae Reference Book: Cristina Easterling, Cherry Landfair, Acacia Stinnett, Jennifer Stanley, Karen Bernd, Kristi Callaway, Kelly Harbert, Katie McDonald, Larcie Burnett, Leslie Lee, Sarah Coppola-Jewell, Marcia Holder, Viki Keaton, and Rachel Lipsey. If you did not come to the July 29th event, please let Rachel know where she can send your reference writer gift.

Kudos to our KD sisters
Heather Schell (Zeta Psi-Valparaiso State) – Congratulations on your engagement to Jason Gwatney.

S'mores in the City

Join your Central Arkansas Kappa Delta sisters as we have fun and raise money for one of our national philanthropies, Girl Scouts, at their 5th annual S'mores in the City event. The event will take place on Thursday, September 17. Tickets are $15 each, and can be bought either directly through the Girl Scout Council office, or you can contact Rachel by 9/1 and she will order your ticket for you (and you can pay her back at the event).

Time: 5:30-7:30pm
Location: River Market Pavillion - 400 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock
Contact: Girl Scout Council Office - (501) 758-1020 or e-mail Rachel - centralarkansaskd@hotmail.com

July, August, and September Events

Here are some upcoming activities we would love for everyone in CAKD to get involved in! Contact Rachel - centralarkansaskd@hotmail.com - with questions!

• July 24th at 5:30 p.m. – Happy Hour at (The New) US Pizza -- 5524 John F Kennedy Blvd, North Little Rock
• July 29th at 6:30 p.m. – Fajitas, Ritas, and Recs (Chapter Support and References Meeting) –Home of Angela Plymale
• July 31st-August 2nd – Zeta Gamma Early Years Reunion at KD house in Fayetteville (contact Stephanie Chaney for
  more information at kdhousecorp@hotmail.com).
• August (TBA) – Lunch Bunch and Happy Hour
• September – National Women’s Friendship Month / Secret Sister Postcards
• September 27th – UALR Kappa Delta Colony Bid Day – We’ll plan on meeting a little early to reveal our secret sisters for the month, and then help celebrate with the New Members joining the KD colony at UALR for Bid Day

July Newsletter

Kappa Delta Convention
One of the biggest things involving Kappa Delta alumnae groups is that we have now, officially, been changed from Alumnae Associations to Alumnae Chapters. Our national officers hope that this change with help to remind us that our alumnae membership is just as important, although different, in our post-college lives and that we are connected with all Kappa Delta collegiate and alumnae groups.

I arrived at the 1st ever Alumnae President’s Leadership Conference tardy, but just in time to hear Corre Anding Stegall speak on leadership. Captivating and encouraging are what I remember about her presentation, and it is easy to see why so many love and adore one of our most talented KD sisters. The first day of the conference covered things like AA officer responsibilities and membership growth suggestions. A panel discussion, with audience questions and discussion, was both helpful and encouraging to the work that we do here in Central Arkansas.

The large general sessions were huge productions, along with some of our favorite Disney characters like Cinderella, Belle, and the favorite mouse Mickey! We learned that the next convention will take place in Tucson, AZ in June 2011. It was also wonderful to see one of our own CAKD sister Jean Stockburger’s collegiate chapter Sigma Lambda (Auburn) being selected for Council Award Kappa Delta convention was a wonderful experience, and I hope that each of you will consider attending a convention in the future.

CAKD Events
Several Kappa Deltas got together for Happy Hours and Lunch Bunch across Central Arkansas this past month. Happy Hours at Boscos, West End, and Ya Ya’s were a success, and Lunch Bunch at Chick-fil-A was fun for sisters and their children alike. We would love to see some new faces come out to our upcoming events – so don’t be shy!

UALR
The only updated news about the colonization at UALR I have received came from the CDC who will be in residence helping to create the new colony. Her name is Katie Cooper (318-560-5733, kdcdckatiec@kappadelta.org), and if you get a chance send her a quick e-mail saying hello. She should be arriving in Little Rock around mid-August. Dates to keep in mind: Orientation Dates (and possible CAB training) - August 4th and 12th, Welcome Week - August 21-28, and Bid Day – September 27th at 2 p.m. Don’t forget to let us know if you would be willing to serve on CAB (contact Rachel or Louise Geib at chapterservices@kappadelta.org).

Scholarship Committee
Our scholarship committee has been working on fundraiser avenues for the UALR scholarship; however our August 1st deadline is quickly approaching for the 2010-2011 scholarship. If you have any contacts, or are interested in helping to fund this new scholarship, please let me know ASAP.

GLRAP Reference Book
Central Arkansas Kappa Delta members wrote over 60 references for Potential New Members from the Little Rock area. Another batch of young ladies will post within the next few days, so please send an e-mail to centralarkansaskd@hotmail.com if you are able to help us out with references from specific schools, churches, or community groups.

Kudos to Our KD Sisters
Peyton Lee Dobrovich (Zeta Gamma) – Peyton and her family welcomed their newest addition, Beau Charles to the world this past month. Congratulations, Peyton!

Fajitas, 'Ritas, and Recs

On Wednesday, July 29, CAKD will be having its annual reference and chapter support meeting. It will take place at the home of Angela Plymale (25 Kanis Creek Place, Little Rock 72223) at 6:30pm.

We are asking that each person bring a bag of fun-sized candy bars for the chapter care packages, a personal note for the chapter, and a side item for the Fajita bar. You can sign up for the side on facebook, the evite, or by emailing Rachel at centralarkansaskd@hotmail.com.

RSVP by July 27 to Rachel or on the evite. Non-CAKD member Kappa Deltas are welcome to come and eat/drink for $8. CAKD members are free with 2009-2010 dues payment (you can still join-$35 active, $20 mailings only).

To view the evite go to: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/UQCVAWHYOQCHVEQGNJOA/CAKDJuly09