Executive Board Members - Positions Open!

2010-2011 CAKD Executive Board Slate

A big KD bear hug to Kristi Callaway and Cristina Easterling for preparing the slate of officers for 2010-2011. Elections and Installation will be held on March 15^th at the annual business meeting.

            President: Rachel Lipsey

            VP-Membership: Open (Contact Kristi if you are interested in serving in this position)

            VP-Public Relations: Jennifer Stanley

            VP-Community Service: Open (Contact Kristi if you are interested in serving in this position)

            VP-Programming: Grace Pendergrass

            VP-Collegiate Relations: Open (Contact Kristi if you are interested in serving in this position)

            Secretary: Open (Contact Kristi if you are interested in serving in this position)

            Treasurer: Tammye Hall

            Panhellenic Delegate: Angela Plymale

March 2010 Newsletter

Zeta Gamma (Arkansas/Fayetteville) Events

University of Arkansas KDs are hosting a Spaghetti Dinner on March 10^th at the house, and a Shamrock Talent Show in the Arkansas Union on March 17^th. Senior Induction for Zeta Gamma is scheduled for April 25^th.

Eta Sigma (Arkansas/Little Rock) Installation – April 11^th

After 2 semesters of hard work, Eta Sigma will receive its charter from National Kappa Delta on April 11^th. CAKD members will be invited to attend this event. Expect an invitation in the mail from HQ this month. Please come out and support our newest KD chapter!

April Spa Themed Open Board Meeting

All CAKD members and potential members are invited to attend the Open Board Meeting and officer training to be held in April 2010. The date/place will be announced after the newly appointed officers are elected on March 15^th. During this spa themed retreat, CAKD officers, members and potential members will evaluate our past year as an Alumnae Chapter, Approve Chapter Bylaws, participate in Goal Setting for 2010-2011, Budget Planning, and Master Calendar Planning for the year. In between, participants will enjoy making body scrub, pampering themselves with cosmetics, and some spa-themed snacks. Help us make CAKD the best it can be in 2010-2011!

GLRAP Sorority Recruitment Workshop – April 25^th

The annual event sponsored by the Greater Little Rock Alumnae Panhellenic Association for high school seniors, current college ladies, and their parents to introduce them to the National Panhellenic Conference Sororities is scheduled for 2 pm on Sunday, April 25^th at the Darragh Center Auditorium at the Main Library (Central Arkansas Library System), 100 Rock Street

Little Rock, AR 72201. Please invite any interested lady to come. The GLRAP website can be found here: http://greaterlittlerockpanhellenic.tripod.com/.

May Annual Mailing Stuffing

The date of the annual newsletter stuffing party is TBA.

Other Important Things

     Information for CAKD Annual Reporting – Only 3 people responded to this last month. Please send in your responses ASAP!

o        Are you involved in your local community (PTA, church, Junior League, community service, etc)?

o        If involved in the community, do you hold any leadership positions? If so, what are they?

o        Did you provide any KD chapter assistance this year? How much time and money, and if or if not it was CAB / House Corporation related? Please send this information to Rachel at centralarkansaskd@hotmail.com. 

      Membership Drive – Our annual membership drive will start in May and continue until October, when we will put together the CAKD 2010 Directory. We will offer several different levels of membership this year from $10 Teddy Bear Dues to $50 Diamond Dues. Please consider joining us as a dues paying member in 2010-2011.

CAKD Shamrock Project - Shop Til You Drop!

Join members of the Central Arkansas alumnae chapter on March 7, from 6-8 PM for its Shamrock After Hours Shopping Event at White House Black Market (201 North University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 664-2711). 


10 percent of all sales will support Women and Children 1st (www.wcfarkansas.org/), a local organization helping to protect women and children from abusive situations, and Kappa Delta's Children in Need Fund. 


Come and enjoy some appetizers with a friend and go shopping for a great cause! RSVP to Rachel at centralarkansaskd@hotmail.com.

When: March 7, 6-8pm

Where: White House Black Market, Little Rock

Why: 10% of all sales will support Women and Children 1st and KD's Children in Need Fund

RSVP: centralarkansaskd@hotmail.com

February Newsletter 2010

February Girl Scout Event
Our Girl Scout committee has been brainstorming this past month on an activity for our February Girl Scout event, and is currently talking with local troops to see how we can best be of service. We’ll post the date and time of this February event ASAP.

March Shamrock Event
CAKD has decided to do a shopping event at White House Black Market for our 2010 Shamrock event on March 7th. Appetizers will be served, and 10% of all total sales for the shopping party will go to Prevent Child Abuse America’s, a KD philanthropy, projects and services. We will have Pinwheels for Prevention for sale for $1 each, and feel free to invite your non-KD friends (especially if they love to shop at White House Black Market) to this community service event!

March Business Meeting / Elections
According to chapter bylaws, March is the month for CAKD’s annual business meeting and elections. The nominating committee will present their slate of officers in the March 1st newsletter, and then an election will take place at the Annual Business Meeting to be held Monday, March 15th. Please make plans to attend and make your voice known. An Installation ceremony will follow immediately after the business meeting. An  Open Board Meeting (officer training / 2010-2011 planning meeting) will take place in April, with the Annual Mailing stuffing party in May.

Other Important Things
Nominating Committee – Kristi Callaway, CAKD Parliamentarian and Chair of the Nominating Committee, and Cristina Easterling are beginning the process of nominating the 2010-2011 CAKD Executive Board Members. They are looking for 9 leaders in our group. If you would like to nominate yourself, or any other member, for any of the 9 positions, please contact Kristi at callaway3@sbcglobal.net or Cristina at broomas@gmail.com (see below).

In February, the Nominating Committee will be soliciting applicants for the CAKD Executive Board positions:
President, VP-Membership, VP-Public Relations, VP-Community Service, VP-Programming (formerly social chair), VP-Collegiate Relations (Chapter Support and Reference Coordinator), Secretary, Treasurer, and Panhellenic Delegate. Please begin considering if you may be able to fill one of these positions. Position Descriptions are available through this e-mail, and on the CAKD Google Groups Page.

Information for CAKD Annual Reporting – There are several questions in the Annual Reports to KD HQ that require YOUR participation. Please let me know if you do any of the following by March 1, 2010:
o Are you involved in your local community (PTA, church, Junior League, community service, etc)?
o If involved in the community, do you hold any leadership positions? If so, what are they?
o Did you provide any KD chapter assistance this year? How much time and money, and if or if not it was CAB / House Corporation related? Please send this information to Rachel at centralarkansaskd@hotmail.com.

Membership Drive – Our annual membership drive will start in May and continue until October, when we will put together the CAKD 2010 Directory. We will offer several different levels of membership this year from $10 Teddy Bear Dues to $50 Diamond Dues. Please consider joining us as a dues paying member in 2010-2011.

Shamrock Shopping Night

Please mark your calendars for March 7, 2010 as the date of the CAKD 2010 Shamrock Event. This year we are going to do a Shopping Event at White House Black Market. It will be in the evening of March 7th, and look for more information to come in the next few weeks. We are looking forward to our 1st Shamrock project in quite a while!

New Year's Game Night

Mark your calendar for January 26th at 6:30 PM at McAlister’s Grill in West Little Rock for our New Year’s Game night. Bring your favorite board or card game, and we’ll have fun catching up on all the New Year news. RSVP to Rachel at 501-413-0954 or centralarkansaskd@hotmail.com.

January 2010 Newsletter

January Eta Sigma Colony Events
Eta Sigma will have a busy month with 3 separate CDC visits, Second Degree, and Initiation this month. Check your calendars to see if you can help out on any of the following days:

• January 14th at 6:00 PM– New Member Exam. Eta Sigma is in need of non-CAB proctors for this event in
the UALR Donaghey Center, Room D. CAB will be meeting with the CDC national officer in town at that
time, and so we are in need of some KDs to help out for that night. Contact Jessica Holcomb at kdjesi570@hotmail.com or 479-979-8300.

• January 18th at 5:00 PM – Second Degree. Because of CDC and colony scheduling, 2nd Degree has been
planned for a time when no national officer, or assisting chapter, can help with the Eta Sigma 2nd Degree
ceremony. The Eta Sigma CAB has been placed in charge of preparing and presenting the 2nd degree ceremony to the Eta Sigma New Members. This event is much more meaningful if we have Kappa Delta sisters attend and start the first step to welcoming the sisters into our sisterhood. We will have a review at 5 pm in the UALR Donaghey Center, Room D; with the ceremony starting at 6 pm. Contact Rachel Lipsey at
rachel.lipsey@sbcglobal.net or 501-413-0954 if you can help us out.

• January 23rd at 2:00 PM – Initiation. Zeta Omega (Memphis) chapter will prepare and present Initiation for
Eta Sigma at UALR Donaghey Center, Room D. You are invited to come and participate, as well as help
prepare and serve at in the Initiation Reception following. While there is no real need to practice (as Zeta
Omega collegians will take the lead in this ceremony), we can offer a review if members would like. Contact
Rachel Lipsey at rachel.lipsey@sbcglobal.net or 501-413-0954 if you plan to participate.

February Girl Scout Event
Our Girl Scout committee has been brainstorming this past month on an activity for our February Girl Scout event, and is currently talking with local troops to see how we can best be of service. We’ll post the date and time of this February event ASAP.

March Shamrock Event
CAKD has decided to do a shopping event at White House Black Market for our 2010 Shamrock event. Appetizers will be served, and 10% of all total sales for the shopping party will go to Prevent Child Abuse America’s, a KD philanthropy, projects and services. We haven’t nailed down the specific date, but are planning it for a Sunday evening in March. Stay tuned for more details to come!

National KD Things to Remember
Magazine Sales – CAKD is participating in the ongoing Magazine Sales for the Chapter Housing Fund. Check out the QSP website for CAKD at http://www.magfundraising.com/GroupPage.aspx?e=1156217 for all the magazines that are offered.

Scholarships and Grants – Applications for the 2010-2011 Kappa Delta Scholarships and Grants are due on February 1, 2010. For more information, check out the information here: http://www.inkdandbeyond.org/applyforascholarship. Transitional Nominating Committee – National KD is looking for applicants for the new Nominating Committee that will be implementing the new policies for Convention 2009. Check out the application and qualifications here to see if you can help them out: http://www.kappadelta.org/default.aspx?p=35135&naid=2237 

Order of the Emerald and Pearl – Continue to send in nominations for these awards due 10/1/2010.

Kudos
Congrats to CAKD member Tricia Fredinburg on her recent Engagement!