Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Beta Committees 2012-2013


2012-2013
**indicates committee chair or co-chair

Society Business

Communications and Publicity Committee:
**Mari Borr, Lisa Montplaisir, Verna LaBounty—Beta Bits, Editor

1.     Shall provide a link of member to member, chapter to state and state organization to international.
2.     Shall publicize chapter activities.
3.     Shall suggest ways to market and promote the Society.
4.     Shall set editorial policy and review content of Beta Bits, Beta Blog, and Beta website

Finance Committee 
** Colette Folstad, Jan Flack, Karla Thoennes, Betty Patterson—Treasurer

1.     Shall be composed of the president and five (5) members.
2.     Shall propose guidelines for executive board approval with respect to the investment of funds, prepare the available fund budget for adoption by the membership and provide for annual review.
3.     Shall have treasurer report at each chapter meeting.

Leadership Development Committee
**Ginger Deitz, Julie Helgaas, Ann Braaten

1.     Shall be responsible for encouraging and developing leadership abilities of members.
2.     Shall provide a leadership prompt for each meeting (i.e., statement, quote, definition, cartoon).
3.    Shall mentor members for leadership positions (i.e.,  
              observe, note activities outside chapter, visit with 
              individuals in regard to talents, suggest acceptance of
             office/committee positions).

Membership and Courtesy Committee
**Jolyn Krabbenhoft, Lannette Christmann, Joan Wolff  

1.     Shall study and make recommendations related to membership.
2.     Shall complete necrology and membership reports.
3.     Shall receive and evaluate the recommendation of persons proposed for membership and submit names of qualified candidates.
4.     Shall be responsible for designated additional duties such as contacting members without email addresses by telephone about the program, its date and location.

Nominations Committee 
**Connie Knain—Immediate Past President; Debbie Boyer, Second Vice President; Karen Foss

1.     Shall be composed of the immediate past president, preceding past president and   the second vice president.  (This committee is set by Beta Bylaws.)
2.     Shall provide a slate of officers for the biennium.

Rules /Bylaws Review Committee
** Jennette Dittman, Muriel Brown, Connie Knain,

1.     Shall revise the current Beta Bylaws, in particular, the section referring to committees.
2.     Shall submit revisions for chapter approval.

Society Mission and Purposes

Educational Excellence Committee
**Second Vice President, Debbie Boyer; WooMi Phillips, Jolene Beckman-Sternhagen,

1.     The Second Vice President, will serve as chairperson.  The committee shall be organized to function as a committee of the whole or, at the discretion of the chair, in groups, to accomplish its responsibilities. 
2.     Shall promote activities for personal and professional growth of members. 
       3.  Shall promote programs and projects for excellence in 
            education.
4.   Shall study, evaluate, and make recommendations for
      chapter action regarding long and short-term programs
            and projects adopted by the Society (i.e. Schools for Africa).
5.   Shall promote the personal well-being, intellectual
      growth, and global awareness of women educators, and
      encourage a focus on the arts.
6.   Shall study and recommend action on professional
      issues and shall urge members to initiate, endorse and
      support desirable legislation.
7.   Shall be responsible for awarding the Early Educators’
      Grant when funds are available.

Music Committee
**Gerry Flaig, Linda Manikowske, Ruth Hoglund

1.     Shall facilitate music for the meetings.
2.     Shall award the Kegel Music Grant annually.

Scholarship Committee 
** Maureen Scott, Ann Braaten,

1.     Shall promote interest in the Adeline Stevenson Nurse Scholarship for graduate study.
2.     Shall solicit applications and select the recipient.

World Fellowship Committee 
** Karen Kuhn, Roberta Harnish

1.     Shall assist in promoting and encouraging members to contribute to the fund for International World Fellowship.

Literacy Committee
** Bonnie Gates, Betty Hanson, Robyne Williams

1.     Shall sponsor activities and events that enhance the welfare of children.

Beta Chapter Leadership






2012-2014
BETA EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

President
Verna LaBounty
701-237-5359  

First Vice President:
 Open





Second Vice President:
Debbie Boyer
701-277-7255

Secretary:
Donna Terbizan
701-235-9959

Treasurer:
Betty Patterson
701-235-2494

Parliamentarian:
Ann Braaten
701-361-8018

Immediate Past-President:
Connie Knain
701-293-6805  

Beta Bits Editor:
Verna LaBounty
701-237-5359


Beta Chapter Programs


            

February 2, 2013, Saturday – 9 a.m., Aurora Elem. School        
                                                             (3420 9th St W, West Fargo)
 "Exercise or Physical Activity – Which One and Why?" by Donna Terizban  (Purpose # 6) Hostesses: Music Committee Cost: $5.00

March 2, 2013, Saturday – 9 a.m., Aurora Elem. School
Book study: Dignity: The Essential Role it Plays in Resolving Conflict by Donna Hicks, Ph.D. (Purpose # 7)   State President’s Visit
Hostesses: Nomination Committee Cost: $5.00

April 6, 2013, Saturday – 9 a.m., Aurora Elem School
Caregiver Program by Laura Fischer, ND Caregiver Support Program, Southeast Mental Health. (Purpose #7)
Hostesses: Leadership Development Committee Cost: $5.00

May 4, 2013, Saturday 9 a.m., Aurora Elem. School
Initiation. Offering for Schools for Africa program, award Kegel Music Grant (Purpose #5)
Hostesses: Finance Cost: $5.00

September12, 2013, Thursday – 7-9 p.m. Fargo Billiards and Gastro Pub, 32nd Avenue S, Fargo
 30 Minute tutorial on playing pool with an opportunity to practice (Purpose #1), Cost: $3 for 1-hour table time (tutorial is free) Food and drink to order as desired at 6 p.m. Hostesses: Educational Excellence

October 5, 2013, Saturday – 9 a.m. Aurora Elem. School
Breadsmith by Rob , who will present his passion for bread with samples (Purpose #6) Hostesses: Membership and Courtesy
Cost: $5.00

November 2, 2013, Saturday – 9 a.m., Aurora Elem School
Polar Fleece Blankets will be made for the YWCA Shelter. Bring two pieces of polar fleece each measuring 4 ft. square. (Purpose #3) Hostesses: Rules Cost: $5.00

Duties and Responsibilities
Hostesses:  The designated hostess committee will bring napkins, juice, and two dozen snacks (a finger food that can be served on a napkin). Coffee and cups will be provided onsite. Greet members and collect money.
Hostess committee will be reimbursed for their purchases.
Contact person:  The Educational Excellence Committee will contact program presenters to confirm arrangements and make the introduction at the meeting. The committee will make the coffee.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Folstad Shares History of Women's Basketball

To WIN the Game is Great
To PLAY the game is greater
To LOVE the game is greatest

Colette Folstad spoke about her experiences as a player, coach
 and offical. During her school years at Ayr Public School,
she was part of a winning tradition that produced the longest
winning streak of any team in North Dakota: 109 games
without a loss. From 1938-1947 Ayr won 7 out of 9 state championships. They played 197 games in 10 years and won 192. All of these games were six player half court style.

Beginning in 1973, girls were allowed to play full-court, five player basketbal rules, the same set as used by the boyes. No state tournaments for girls were held until 1974 when the ND High School Activities Association sanctioned both Class A and Class B state tournaments for girls.

Folstad played intramural basketball while attending NDSU and pushed to get women's basketball recognized as a college sport. She coached and officiated at the college and high
school level. West Fargo Packers girls' teams had successful
seasons under her tutelage.





Folstad holds the shirt she wore as an Ayr player.  During her presentation she showed many styles the girls wore as players in high school and college.





Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Chocolate Fantasy


Beta members participated in the recent YWCA fund raiser. Jolyn Krabbenhoft (above) worked at the registration table at the Chocolate Fantasy event. Debbie Boyer served chili and Connie Knain dished up trays of chocolate goodies.

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

DKG Educator's Book Award



Dignity by Donna Hicks is the 2012 Educator's Book Award winner as announced at the International Convention in New York City. Her remarks on the experience of meeting 2000 women educators make every member proud to be in DKG and proud to be an educator.

Should Beta consider a chapter read and discussion?



From Donna Hicks' blog:


Educators Embrace Dignity
JULY 27, 2012 BY DR. DONNA HICKS 

Nearly 2,000 women from around the world gathered in New York this week for Delta Kappa Gamma’s (DKG) bi-annual convention.  The organization, which started in 1929, is a society of women educators dedicated to promoting professional and personal growth and excellence in education.  I attended the convention because my book, Dignity:  The Essential Role it Plays in Resolving Conflict, was selected for the DKG Educators Book Award.  While I have received other awards for my book, this one was particularly poignant.
I have never been in a situation with a room filled with 2,000 women dedicated to the pursuit and advancement of knowledge.  They were all there because they love teaching, they love seeing the lights go on in their students’ eyes when they learn something new.  They love that they may make a difference in the lives of those they nurture and inform.  They are committed to the idea that ignorance is societies worst enemy and they do what they do, not for the recognition, but because they know it is a powerful way to create change in the world.
I had so many conversations about dignity while I was there.  Teachers know dignity from the inside out.  I had a brief encounter with one woman who said that the first thing she does with her students (she works in an economically deprived area) is to bolster their dignity.  She said she might not have used the word before hearing me talk, but she knows now that she is helping them restore their sense of value and worth long before she starts her formal instruction with them.  Her basic message was that they need her care and attention before they can feel safe enough to open themselves to learning.
What I felt most strongly after my time with these women is that the dignity approach I have taken in my work has its foundation in self-knowledge.  If we don’t help our students recognize that they are worthy, no matter what; no matter how badly someone has treated them, we are not doing our job. Letting them know that dignity is part of our DNA, but it is just as vulnerable to being injured as the rest of our bodies.
Helping students realize that no one can take away their dignity—it is always in their hands—is a first step in healing their early wounds; dignity wounds that create so much self-doubt.  Getting them to recognize that because someone treated them badly doesn’t mean they are bad; it means that something bad has happened to them.
My time with the women reinforced the idea that the Dignity Model is an educational approach that has healing qualities.  I resist the idea that it is “therapy” because I am sharing knowledge with people that embodies a truth about them, no matter who they are.  And the truth is that every one of us is born invaluable, priceless and irreplaceable. This knowledge not only has the potential to set us free, but has the power to rehabilitate our aching humanity.

Published Wednesday, 6th July, 2011 | By Susan AKA Peacefull
This is an excellent paper from Harvard University, written by Dr. Donna Hicks. It includes a detailed outline/description of her model.

When I experienced conflict and was not treated fairly or with respect (stonewalling), definitely my dignity was deeply offended. So I ask people, even if you don’t agree with someone or don’t like them, please treat every person as you would want them to treat you, with dignity and respect. Don’t allow any person to suffer for any length of time, you do deep damage to them. So many disputes are left unresolved and the person suffers the rest of their lives. The end of the paper speaks of an apology, interestingly it is to gain your own dignity. So many these days don’t say sorry just avoid or ignore the issue. In the future dignity will be a fact of life and we will never violate others, as we will see them as ourselves.
Live in peace and dignity. I send you a smile.

the book, DIGNITY is available at Amazon in hardcover and Kindle formats or at Barnes and Noble in hardcover and Nook formats.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

State Workshop Held in Rugby

Lambda Chapter hosted the 2012 Alpha Omicron State Workshop in Rugby, the Geographical Center of North America.  The workshop featured an old fashioned picnic, sessions on state committee reorganization, THAT, and SAT, and night on the town choices of a Victorian Dress Museum, Prairie Museum, or winery. A silent auction and door prizes added to the fun. Beta members, Connie Knain, Yvonne Timian, Debbie Boyer and Verna LaBounty attended the two-day workshop.  Featured speaker, Debbie Boyer, presented "The New 3R's of Learning with the Nurtured Heart Approach."







Becky Anhorn, state president, confers with Lambda members.

Beta President Yvonne Timian received
the chapter flag from outgoing
 president, Connie Knain.

Debbie Boyer



Connie Knain and Verna LaBounty are ready to picnic!











Door prizes
Silent auction bidding on  baskets

Friday, June 8, 2012

Preparations Made for June Workshop

 Beta Chapter members, Connie Knain, Debbie Boyer, and Verna LaBounty enjoy fellowship at Connie's condo before preparing the basket for the silent auction and the cairn to be used for offering chapter gifts at the Birthday Luncheon.

Working together makes memories that cement relationships between  Delta Kappa Gamma sisters.


New Beta Initiate

At the May meeting Beta Chapter initiated WooMi Phillips as its newest member.















The initiation ceremony is followed by Beta members offering congratulations to WooMi.




Thursday, April 26, 2012

Beta Sisters Retire


   

  Beta sister, Yvonne Timian is retiring after 34 years of teaching. She began her teaching career north of Dunseth, ND. It was here she started with the Head Start program, and has taught 2nd, 3rd, 5th, and 6th grade as well as gifted students since that first year. Over these years she has seen many changes in the field of education but sees counselors being placed in each elementary, AND “Odyssey of the Mind” as two major accomplishments. When she looks back over the years, she thinks most of the kids. The first grader, for example, cried because she couldn’t read but later went on to become a teacher.
     During these years Yvonne has been an active member of her church participating in music leadership, Bible studies and retreats , and trips to Guatemala and Mexico for servant events. She has been involved in numerous professional groups, and has volunteered in many ways in her community . Congratulations Yvonne! Best of luck in your retirement!

    

   Ginger Deitz has held numerous positions in Beta Chapter including the office of president. She has been an active member, presenter, and board member of the ND Reading Association, has been on the ND Ag in the Classroom Advisory Council, board member of the YWCA, President of the Council for Exceptional Children … to name a few of the professional associations she has actively belonged to. She is also known for being an active volunteer in her community, and church.
   Ginger started teaching in 1971 at the Wahpeton Indian School as a Special Education Teacher and has taught in the classroom setting throughout the subsequent years. She has been recognized with many awards such as 2001 NDEA Teacher of the Year, 2005 Navigator Award from ND Project WET, 2008 Teacher of the Year by the ND Newspaper Association. Needless to say, Ginger is a dedicated educator and will continue touching lives with her many talents during her retirement.

Friday, March 16, 2012

Author Reads at Zandbroz




Sarah Yates, an author from Winnipeg and friend of Ann Braaten, will be here next week to read from her new young adult reader novel, "Lucky Lou Gets Game."  The central character is a young woman with cerebral palsy who overcomes many challenges to get her neighborhood to support her effort of having a wheel chair accessible ramp built to make their house accessible.  The book does a wonderful job of letting the reader know what it is like to have cerebral palsy and works to empower people with disabilities.  


Zandbroz Variety
420 Broadway N.
Fargo, ND
701-239-4729 
Thursday,
March 22, 2012
6:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Beta Members Make News

Have you read The Forum this week? Did you notice Beta members in the news.

Our own Ginger Deitz and her class were featured in the NIE spot this week. The Irish theme of their creative writing entertained readers.

An exhibit, "Women of Considerable Influence," honors Women's History Month at the Memorial Union through March 31 at NDSU. The exhibit features two Fargo women active in the suffrage movement, Ruth Roberts Haggart and Kate Selby Wilder. Ann Braaten, curator of the Emily Reynolds Historic Costume Collection, describes the clothing and the activities of the two women. The exhibit is open to the public and free.

These two ladies represent the key women educators who make up The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

April Meeting

Note change from regular meeting time.


April 12, 2012 Thursday 7-9 p.m.
Club III at Holiday Inn
Program:  Deb Dawson, Update on African Soul/American Heart
                Bring packages of girls' panties Size 4-6
Order from dessert menu.

Are You Prepared?

Carol Cwiak from the Department of Emergency Management at NDSU spoke at Beta Chapter's March meeting about the need to be prepared. She outlined 12 Easy Steps:

1) Have a weather radio at your home and office.
2) Have "in case of emergency" contacts on your cell phone.
3) Do not text while driving.
4) Carry a printed list of important family contact numbers with you in your wallet.
5) Keep you gas tank half full.
6) Keep emergency cash on hand.
7) Know how to shelter-in-place and how to evacuate.
8)Sign up for CodeRED.
9) When your vehicle is in the water remember:  ~Seatbelts ~ Children ~ Window ~ Out
10) Have extra pet supplies and a pet carrier ready.
11) Have a winter survival kit in your vehicle.
12) Be ready for flooding on your lowest lever - even if you have never taken on water before.

For more information see: Ready.gov

Members received an emergency preparedness guide for Cass and Clay counties.

Friday, March 9, 2012

Folstad Talks BB on Radio

Collette Folstad was a featured guest this morning on the Joel Heitkamp radio show. She talked about her basketball experiences and the development of girls basketball in the state and area. If you weren't able to listen, check out the podcasts at the KFGO website. I don't see it but posted yet, I'm sure it will soon be on the list for the show.

As always, Collette was informative and entertaining. Many callers related their experiences with her or told stories of their own involvement in girls basketball. This is tournament time: Class A girls are playing this weekend, Class B will play next weekend.

Thursday, February 2, 2012

Get Your Panties in a Bunch! Luncheon

 Get Your Panties in a Bunch!
When: Saturday, February 18 12:00–1:30 pm Where: Ramada Plaza Suites
1635 42nd St S, Fargo ND
Cost: Tickets in Advance: $20 At the Door: $25
Reserve a Table for 10: $250 

Please bring NEW panties or donate cash to help us ship
them. GIRLS sizes 6 to 14. (These girls are tall, but THIN!)

Speaker: Deb Dawson, President of African Soul, American Heart; plus new video shot in Duk Payuel of the first girls to join the ASAH Home and School for Girls.
Invite your friends, enjoy some lunch, bring some panties, or a bunch!

Pre-pay at AfricanSoulAmericanHeart.org or mail check to: African Soul, American Heart
300 NP Avenue N #308 Fargo, ND 58102
Questions? Call Deb at 701-478-7800

Note from Deb Dawson via Ann Braaten:

I will be returning to Sudan the last two weeks of March.  I will have video from my most recent trip in December, and we have two guest speakers--a Ugandan woman, a doctoral education candidate at NDSU who has extensive teaching experience in Africa and has worked for Save the Children and Oxfam in various countries. Also Angie Ostbye, a special ed teacher who went with me last summer will talk about her experience setting up an after-school program for our girls.


Our facility opens mid-February with our first twelve girls, so a lot has happened. There is new information and video on our website as well.
Here's the link to the web event, and you can purchase tickets online. There is also info on our Facebook pagewww.Facebook.com/ASAHSudan
 We hope to get a good crowd as we've moved to the Ramada having outgrown our previous location. Thanks for passing the word.

Kudos to Debbie Boyer

Debbie Boyer will be a keynote speaker at the Alpha Omicron convention in June. She will speak about Nurtured Heart.

from Debbie:
Ooo, I am so excited!  I returned from Tucson on Saturday and discovered an exciting message on my answer machine.  I have been nominated for the beautiful women of North Dakota project sponsored by the Forum!  Verna LaBounty nominated me and she highlighted my work with Nurtured Heart!  Beginning February 1-Feb 10 you can go online at the link provided and vote for one of the nominees that is listed.  I am asking for your support!  If you decide to vote for me I would also encourage you to send this message to other friends etc. so they can participate in the project.  I appreciate your consideration and you can vote every day.


Monday, January 30, 2012

Carole Kiecker Initiated


At the initiation ceremony in November, Beta Chapter welcomed Carole Kiecker (shown here with President Connie Knain.

February Meeting Notes

February 4, 2012

9 a.m. Club III, Holiday Inn

Program: Exploring Your Horizons
Bring items of interest for teenage girls in this math and science career exploration program.

Cost: Buffet or choice from the menu
Hostess: Nominations
Contact: Ann Braaten
Getting Acquainted:
Muriel Brown and Patti Nelson
Note for the Yearbook:  Add Leretta Smith as First Vice-President and Chairman of Education Excellence Com. Thank you, Leretta

Ginger Deitz

Ginger Deitz Recovers from Accident

Ginger is in good spirits, and living at 502 9th Street NE, Dilworth, MN with her daughter-in-law, and son, Jon.Their four boys keep her busy-which she loves! Her phone number is 799-1825. She is home except when for physical therapy. She plans on being back to school February/March. Calls and cards would cheer her through this healing and strengthening time.