TEXAS STATE ORGANIZATION

Nu Chapter # 13 Area 7 Alpha State, Texas Hays and Blanco Counties

Volume 1
No. 9 April, 2016
The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators
and excellence in education.
Vision Statement: Leading women educators, impacting education worldwide.
2014-2016 International Theme 85 Years and Beyond: Advancing Key Women Educators for Life
2015-2017 TSO Theme The Heart of the Society is Its Members
Editor: Nadyne Gartman www.nadynedkg@gmail.com

Straight from
Sandra
Winding down: As we approach the end of
the 2014-2016 biennium, you may think that we
are winding down, but, we are doing just the
opposite. Your 2016-2018 officers are
preparing for participation at the State
Convention in Frisco, the International
Convention in Nashville, the Area Workshop in
Marble Falls, and they are also planning
programs for the coming year.
Your input is important to program
planning. Please contact any of your officers
with program suggestions and with venues for
our meetings. And, be sure to let me know if
you have a committee preference, if you would
like to chair a committee, if you would like to
give an inspiration or blessing at a meeting, or if
you would like to help with door prizes. With
everyones help, no job is too big.
Remember, Nu Chapter isnt winding down---it
is just recharging and getting a head start on the
new biennium and now is your chance to hop on
and help Nu continue to shine.

Tuesday, May 17, 2016

104 Sendero Arbolado
Across from Sandis
Wimberley
Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Meeting: 6:30 p.m.
Program Title: Honoring Our Founders
Program Purpose: Members share in the
observance of DKG Society Founders Day.
Society Purpose: #1 To Unite women
educators of the world in a genuine spiritual
fellowship.
#2 To Honor women who have given or who
evidence a potential for distinctive service in
any field of education. #6 To Stimulate the
personal and professional growth of members
and to encourage their participation in
appropriate programs of action. #3,#7
Program Summary: Members of the
Ceremonials Committee will present an
interactive program honoring the founders of
Delta Kappa Gamma.

Meeting Focus: The President will lead a

review of the past bienniums activities.
Members will be recognized for roles they
played during the year.

Southwest Regional Conference 2017

Hawaii
2018 International Convention
JW Marriott Austin
Austin, Texas
July 16-20, 2018
(Those members interested in helping with this
convention, please contact JoAnn Brooks
at joannbrooks@verizon.net.)

Project: Donation raffle of special basket

provided by Charlotte Evans with proceeds
going to local scholarship.
Inspiration/Blessing: Mary Nabers

Don't forget: Encourage young ladies to apply

for our scholarship. Scholarship forms are due
by May 1st. Any questions can be directed to
Cheryl Blake 512-754-1083 or can be emailed
at cheryl266@centurytel.net

Meal: Fiesta Dinner provided by Members.

Music: The Delta Kappa Gamma song
Notes: State Convention will be next month in
Frisco, Texas

FYI
RETROACTIVE DIPLOMAS
With the change in required exit exams to get a
high school diploma, some states are granting
high school diplomas retroactively to students
who failed the state exit exams but who passed
the coursework which the state now requires. In
the past nine months, Georgia has retroactively
awarded high school diplomas to over 17,000
students. Texas has awarded 4,000 diplomas
and anticipates that an additional 12,000 will be
eligible to get retroactive diplomas. \Some
other states that have passed legislation to
allow students who did not pass formerly
required exit exams but passed end of course
exams to get high school diplomas are
California, South Carolina, Arizona and Alaska.
If your state has dropped high school
graduation tests and you know of students who
might be eligible for a retroactive diploma;
contact your state Department of Education.
(US FORUM #148 April, 2016)

ASTEF will unveil a new pin at Convention.

Also a limited number of DKG aprons will be
available! Hurry to their table for yours!
August 27, 2016,
Area 7 Workshop
Marble Falls
Remember that Nu will be facilitators.
Please access the Convention Newsletter on
the web site!
87th Texas State Convention
Frisco Convention Center
Frisco, Texas
June 23 - 25, 2016
88th Texas State Convention
Hyatt Regency Houston
Houston, Texas
June 22 - 24, 2017
International Events
2016 International Convention
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention
Center
Nashville, Tennessee
July 5-9, 2016
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We have brought in several new members who

have thrived in our chapter because of your
mentoring skills. We now have some lovely
chapter tee shirts that will identify us as members
of a unique society. We have formed new
friendships with members of our surrounding
chapters and have enjoyed their fellowship at joint
socials.
Joining us at our meetings, have been two Area
Coordinators-- Laura Packard and Carol Rose, two
State Presidents---Nancy Newton and Marilyn
Gregory, a Past State President, Joanne Davis, a
Past International President, Evelyn Barron, and we
have been/are extremely lucky to have a Past State
President (from New Mexico), Nadyne Gartman as
a member of our chapter. Each of these ladies has
helped provide different light into the many
aspects of our society.

State President Marilyn and our own, Sandi

Dear Friends,
Thank you for all your help, encouragement and
enthusiasm during this past biennium. Together,
we have accomplished new and exciting
things. We have attended and participated
actively in many events including a
memorable Field Trip to the new Science Mill
Museum in Johnson City. Weve hosted Afternoon
Teas where members have had a chance to visit
with each other in genuine fellowship.

Awards from State have been presented to very

deserving committees and membersYOU! Yes,
your hard work and determination has paid off and
I thank you. Nu Chapter is truly composed of
amazing key women educators.

We have reached out in our communities and

schools by supporting our teacher members who
honored our military veterans with breakfasts,
speeches and many other activities including
listening to the Kitchen Band (composed of
residents of a retirement home) perform patriotic
songs at a local school.

Preparing for the 2016-2018 biennium, let us not

lose this momentum and let us continue to help
our chapter grow and thrive. With all of us
working together, I know we will continue to
succeed as we move towards the 100th
anniversary (in 2029) of our organization, The Delta
Kappa Gamma Society International.

We have provided school supplies for our still

teaching members and their classrooms, donated
personal hygiene products for the ladies at the
Womens Shelter, provided handmade quilts and
pillows for the residents of a local life care facility
and we have helped young ladies beginning their
Student Teaching days by awarding our
grant-in-aid, supported by your generous
contributions during our basket raffle events.

Thank you.

Sandra

Norma is the middle sister. She always wears a split

riding skirt as she goes about her farm chores. From the
first she cautions Constance to let the wrecked buggy go
and not get involved. She is right, but then it s too late.
Norma is a practical, very down to earth worker bee who
disapproves of almost everything Constance does.
Fleurette is much younger than her sisters and,
consequently, spoiled and coddled. She is like a
butterfly living with them, all lightness and drama and
eager for anything to break the monotony, even Kaufman.
She wouldnt have thought twice about waiting with a gun
on a dark desperate night, but Constance wont let her go.
The whole episode is theater to her.

Book Review by Mary

Girl Waits With Gun
Amy Stewart

Stewart bases the story on fact but embellishes it with

additional characters and events to fill in the blank spots.
Constance Kopp actually did become the first woman
deputy in New Jersey. She and her sisters are good
examples of women on the cusp between the Victorian
and Modern Ages.

How many titles have Girl in them these days? And at

35, the main character of this Amy Stewart novel is not
technically a girl. She does, however, wait with a gun on a
dark, deserted city street in order to trap a would be
kidnapper and save her younger sister.

Girl Waits with Gun is an entertaining novel about a real

life family of girls and the bully who really was out to get
them.

This novel about the Kopp sisters is based on real events

that occurred in 1914 and 1915 in New Jersey. The girls
try to recover damages to their buggy when Henry
Kaufman, a silk merchant, plowed into them. First they
ask. Then they sue. How Kaufman responds is the
framework of the novel, for he is a ruthless braggart used
to having his own way. He and his gang terrorize the
three sisters using Black Hand threatening notes
heaved through the Kopp farmhouse windows in the dead
of night. Once they attempt to set fire to the home.

Amy Stewart will be conducting two sessions at the

Master Gardener State Conference in May, for one of her
non-fiction books is Wicked Plants, about how certain
plants have been responsible for impacting history. I will
get to hear her, and Im taking my book for her to sign.

What makes the story entertaining, however, is the three

girls. They have been reared by a paranoid Austrian
mother who tried to protect them from the outside world,
telling them fearsome stories of how everyone was out to
get them. After she dies, they remember her words, but
decide to take risks because they are morally right,
because they must protect themselves, because they
actually begin to enjoy a little excitement in their
lives.Constance is the eldest and the one who takes risks,
under the guidance of Sheriff Heath, who teaches her to
shoot both rifle and pistol. We view the world through her
eyes, and she is sympathetic to the plight of others,
fiercely courageous about protecting her sisters, and
humorous in her running commentary about both her
sisters and those she meets in her detective pursuits.

May Birthdays
Sue Cobb 2nd
Robin E. 7th
Nadyne G. 16th
Debra Zupancic 24th
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Memoriam

Bea was a much loved member of Nu Chapter, DKG,

who would have celebrated forty years of membership
in May. Nu will celebrate her life with a memorial
service at our May meeting.

Nu Members Information for the Day

Tonda has Bragging Rights
LITTLE KNOWN FACTS ABOUT WOMEN IN
HISTORY (check out #2)
1. There are more than 35,000 museums in the USA
and not one includes the full scope of womens
roles and contributions to building our nation.
2. 17-year-old Jackie Mitchell, the second woman to
play in the major leagues, struck out both Babe
Ruth and Lou Gehrig in an exhibition game in
1931, but she had her contract voided the next
day because the baseball commissioner
deemed the sport too strenuous for women.
3. In 1777, 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode 40
miles on horseback through the night (twice the
distance of Paul Reveres more publicized ride)
to successfully warn Revolutionary Army troops
of an impending British attack.
4. Underground Railroad operative Harriet Tubman
planned and led a complex and successful raid
on the Confederacy with 300 Union troops in
1863.
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5. In the early 20 century, Madam C.J. Walker
became the first American female millionaire
after creating a line of hair care products for
African American women in her kitchen as she
tried to make ends meet as a single mother.
6. During the settlement of the American west,
former slave Cathy Williams disguised herself
as William Cathay, enlisted in the army and
served undetected for three years as a Buffalo
Soldier.
7. Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin, the first person to
earn a PhD in astronomy at Radcliffe College
(then the womens college of Harvard
University) was mocked in her time (1925) for
her ridiculous theory that the sun is composed
primarily of hydrogen.
8. Journalist Martha Gellhorn locked herself in a
ships toilet in order to cover the D-Day invasion
of Normandy, eloquently described the
momentous event and yet was arrested for
defying the ban on female reporters in combat
upon her return from the battle.
(US FORUM #148 April 2016)

Three grandchildren who make their

grandmother proud. Milton, eldest, is
employed at Firestone and attending ACC in
the computer field. Claire, youngest is working
at Hill Country Springs and weekends for a
mobile veterinarian. She attends ACC to
become a vet tech. Colby, Claires twin, has
joined the military. He completed training at
USMC, San Diego,California. He is training in
communications field at Twenty Nine Palms.
While home on leave, he had his Eagle Scout
Court of Honor ceremony.
Mary Nabers grandson Kellam is graduating
from A & M May 14.
Henrietta Smith and Mary Nabers will be
attending an Episcopal Churchwomen
Retreat in May in Port Aransas. Later, they will
attend the Master Gardener State Conference
in McKinney. Organizations keep these ladies
busy.
Nadynes grandson, Josh Caudle, won gold
at the Jui jit su meet in San Antonio 4/24.
Nadyne continues to recover from surgery.
Thanks for cards, emails, and prayers.

J
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S
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Check out US Forum on

www.nuchaptertxdkg.weebly.com

April meeting at Miller Middle School, San Marcos,

was entitled, Meet an Author, which we did by
meeting Linda Owen, San Antonio, formerly of San
Marcos. She introduced her book Lady President. She
was a delightful speaker who encouraged those of us
with the desire to write to just start!
During the business meeting we chose which of the
offered DKG shirts we desired to purchase. The Tee
Shirt Committee did an outstanding job! On the
committee were Jenny, Bonnie, Robin, and Dolores.

Meet the author: Linda Owen

Bonnie and Jenny modeling Tees

Checking out the books Cheryl and Debra

Tonda Birthday Girl

Loretta

Ruth Scholarship Raffle Winner

Linda

Sandi

Cooks
Corner

BREAKFAST PIE
5 Eggs
1 cup shredded
cup milk
cheddar cheese, divided
t. salt
2 C. shredded potatoes
t. pepper
C. cooked ham, bacon,
or sausage
C. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
1 T. dried parsley flakes

Dolores served on Tee committee

Preheat oven 350*. In large bowl, whisk

together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper.
Stir in Monterey Jack cheese and c Cheddar
cheese and set aside. Grease 9 pie pan. In
separate bowl, toss together potatoes and
remaining cup Cheddar cheese. Press potato
mixture into pie pan to form crust. Sprinkle
cooked meat over crust. Pour egg mixture over
meat. Sprinkle parsley flakes over pie. Bake
35-40 minutes until pie is set. Serve hot or
reheat in microwave before serving.
You might want to try Sandis Salsa with the
Breakfast Pie shared by Tonda.

Kathy is our very capable secretary.

Tangy Fruit Salsa

1 can (15oz.) sliced peaches, drained and
chopped
2 kiwi fruit, peeled and chopped
1 cup sliced strawberries
2 teaspoons lime juice
1 teaspoon sugar
Zest from the lime

Officers for 2016-2018

President: Sandra Morales
1st VP: Loretta Eiben
2nd VP: Charlotte Evans
Recording Secretary: Kathy Carriker
Corresponding Secretary: Joan Winters
Nominating Committee:
Jenny Turney
Gracie Rocha
Cheryl Blake

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl and

place in refrigerator until time for
serving. Makes 2 and 1/2 cups. I served it with
cinnamon chips, which I also prepared.

months! Did Dr. Annie Webb Blanton ever

imagine having more than 300 chapters in
Texas alone? Nu Beta marked chapter number
314 --- 301 after Nu!
All ceremonies involved include the reading of
and signing of the charter by transfer members
who help organize and lead the new chapter,
the initiation of new members who also sign the
charter, the official election of new officers, and
their installation, concluding with the singing
of The Song. All very impressive and
inspiring. A receiving line to welcome new
members, followed by refreshments and
fellowship round out the event.

I have just finished reading the Collegial

Exchange from cover to cover, and it is
full of wonderful information about our
Society and its members. Read the
wonderful article in the latest edition
of Collegial Exchange about World
Fellowship recipient.
Have you seen the new DKG
publication?
Collegial Exchange
https://www.dkg.org/content/collegialexchange

Those attending the state convention in Frisco

will be in for a nice treat as they will witness the
chartering of the states latest chapter. And,
like the people in the Jimmy Johns Pizza
commercials, they will be asking themselves,
What took you so long? in going to one. I
hope you will be present at one, soon.
(Report by Sandra)

CHARTERING A NEW CHAPTER

Do you remember the Wolf Brand Chili
commercial---Neighbor, how long has it been
since youve had a big, thick, steaming bowl of
Wolf Brand? Well thats too long!?
Members of Nu Beta Chapter
Welcome, Sisters

In keeping with that vein, how long has it been

since youve been to a chartering of a new
chapter? Last year, Nadyne and I had the
pleasure of attending the chartering of Nu
Alpha, in Leander, Texas. Earlier this month,
Wes and I attended the one for Nu Beta, in New
Caney, Texas. Two new chapters in less than
a year, with two more in the next two
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Thank you for joining in service to assist HSC and

CASA as they help children in need!
For those who are not attending Convention, please
bring your contributions to the May meeting in
Wimberley, and we will see that they get to Frisco!
Remember that gift cards are acceptable.

2016 State Conventions Unifying

Project:
Heartline to Our Communities
Back Story
Q. Whats the mission of TSOs Unifying Project?
A. Each year TSOs Unifying Project serves the needs
of the state convention community and unifies chapters
across Texas in service.
Q. Which areas are hosts for this years convention
and, thus, are the communities the 2016 Unifying
Project will serve?
A. Area 9 and Area 17 in Northeast Texas!
What to Do
Please, bring to Junes TS0 Convention in Frisco:

-ruled notebook paper,

Source for forms and answers:

http://www.dkgtexas.org
Previous pictures are the Web Site
All graphics from Microsoft Clip Art, Google Images,
or DKG web file
Pictures used by permission.
Read the minutes on our webpage.
www.nuchaptertxdkg.weebly.com

Please, drop off your items in the Frisco Conference

Centers registration area.
The UP Committee will divide your donations equally
between Area 9s Hope Supply Co. and Area 17s
Court Appointed Special Advocates. HSC and CASA
are nonprofits that help children in critical need.
HSC focuses on homeless children 0-18 years, finding
shelter and other necessities to improve their lives.
CASA concentrates on abused and neglected children
in the foster care system, securing safe, permanent
homes and providing needed supplies.
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