2013 Psi State Convention Bulletin

Celebrating Forward Movers and Forward Thinkers

Pre-Convention Issue September 2012

From President Peggy McCall

Ah, convention time is approaching, and your convention team has been busy planning great things! Weve carefully selected a venue central to the state to make it easy for members to travel from every corner of Georgia. The Macon Centreplex and Macon Marriott City Center will not disappoint. The rooms, food, and convention location are simply the best, and you will be impressed with the level of hospitality that has put them on the map. Many will be honored at the state convention, including chapters, scholarship recipients, forward moving forward thinking women, chapter presidents, and the installation of new state officers for the next biennium! Convention is a time to network, make new friends, witness our great Society at work, and have lots of fun. We will have dynamic workshops, guest speakers, and a fabulous tour of Macons historic downtown. This will be a convention to remember, and we want you to be there April 5-7 to experience Delta Kappa Gamma at its best!

Register TodayDeadline March 1st

Register today for the 2013 Psi State Convention to be held at the Macon Centreplex and Macon Marriott City Center in Macon, GA. Registration forms are now available on the Psi State website at www.deltakappagamma.org/GA/ Convention registration must be postmarked by March 1, 2013. Forms can also be submitted at the February Executive Board Meeting in Macon, GA. For accounting purposes, please fill out a registration form for all attendees and guests. Registration ($75) includes attendance to all general sessions, workshops, and meetings throughout the weekend. Convention attendees can add to their registration the Presidents Luncheon ($30) and the Presidents Banquet ($40). The State Presidents Breakfast ($20) on Sunday morning is for 20112013 State Officers, State Committee Chairs, Editor, Webmaster, District Directors, and Past State Presidents. See Historic Macon on Saturday afternoon for only $20, and purchase your Red Rose Corsage for the Presidents Banquet for $10. For more information about convention registration, please contact Kathy Brown at kathyobrown@gmail.com or (770) 328-6678.

Why attend Psi State Convention?

To grow in the Society To Celebrate For great workshops from Key Women Educators For Fun, Food, and Fellowship For Historic Macon

AccommodationsMarriott Macon City Center

The host property for the 2013 Psi State Convention is the Marriott Macon City Center located in the Heart of Georgia and conveniently accessed by both Interstates 75 and 16. To reserve your rooms, go to www.deltakappagamma.org/GA/, and follow the link to the Marriott Reservations mainpage. Use the Psi State code, dkgdkga, to reserve your Queen/ Queen or King room for only $124/night, until March 6, 2013 to be guaranteed that price. Space is limited, so be sure you reserve your room today. Parking is free at the hotel and convention center. You can find more information about the property by calling Christy Long, who will be handling our reservations, at 866-882-4465, or online at www.marriott.com.

Marriot Macon City Center

Oh, Dear! What Do I Wear?

Psi State Convention is approaching, and I just dont know WHAT to wear! If this worrisome thought has ever burdened your mind, have no fear! Here are a few suggestions to help you prepare your convention wardrobe: For the general and breakout sessions, bring something nice and comfortable, similar to how you would dress for school or an outing. Remember to bring a jacket or sweater since it gets cold during sessions. Wear COMFORTABLE SHOES! This is important. Walking from the hotel to the convention site and during tours can be tough on your feet, even though its a short distance. Take note and wear comfortable walking shoes! A Presidents Luncheon is held during convention. You should prepare to be a little more dressy for this occasion. A nice church-type outfit would be a good choice for the celebration. You will also need a HAT and a pair of GLOVES! A hat and gloves you say? Yes - thats correct! It is a hat and glove luncheon! A thrift, antique, or specialty store should have a neat set of gloves at a very reasonable price. It is really fun to dress up for a spot of tea, or in this case, LUNCH! The Presidents Banquet Saturday evening will be a fun time to unveil your nice formal or semi-formal dresses! Have you been holding on to a dress that you wore to your daughters or sons wedding? Or have you already purchased a dress and just need a place to wear it? Well, now is your chance! Pull it out of the closet and bring it to convention! And no need to wear your pins to the formal dress up and have a great time! But remember, No matter what you wear, we will be glad youre here! The goal of convention is to learn, enjoy, and become an active member of Delta Kappa Gamma! YOU are the main ingredient. We want to see you in Macon at the Psi State Convention in April, 2013! Bring a DKG friend and be a Forward Mover, Forward Thinker! Gail Ford, Psi State 1st Vice President

Announcing the 2013 Psi State Mini Market

Is your chapter looking for an opportunity to raise some money? The Convention Committee is pleased to announce that the Psi State Mini Market will officially open for business during the convention. Here is your chance to display and sell your items to raise money for your chapter. In the past we have had to limit the number of participants due to space, but we will be able to accept many more applications for vendor spaces. So start making your ornaments, t-shirts, bookmarks, quilts, hats, and DKG items to sale at the 2013 Psi State Mini Market! Applications and more information will be available on the Psi State website after the Fall Executive Board Meeting in September. Hope to see you there! Sheri Black Psi State Convention Co-Chair & Mini Market Coordinator
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Old Macon Tours

Join your DKG sisters on an amazing adventure as we step back into the 1800s and tour the Hay House and the St. Josephs Catholic Church. Jump on a tour bus at the hotel and then walk through Historic Old Macon! The Hay House is an 18,000square foot Italian Renaissance Revival mansion. Adorned with th 18 century antiques, Italian Carrara marble fireplaces, exquisite plaster work with 24-karat gold leafing and unusual stained glass. The Hay House has been featured on A&Es Americas Castles and it is considered the most advanced antebellum building in America due to technological innovations, style and craftsmanship.

Hay House

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Workshops
Have you ever wanted to be part of a fast paced, well-informed crowd? By simply attending the workshops at the 2013 Psi State Convention you can fulfill the answer to this important question. Something for everyone is the idea behind the workshop offerings. Topics will cover everything from Society business, crafts, creating websites, applying for scholarships and grants to learning about using iPhones and iPads. We have all heard the commercial for gum, Double your pleasure double your fun... We are offering not only double your pleasure, double your fun, but we are also adding double your learning by offering two separate one hour workshop sessions. So sharpen your pencils, pack your notebooks, or bring your laptop and come prepared to attend these learning packed sessions.

Come see what Delta Kappa Gamma has to offer you! These workshops are just the thing for forward moving, forward thinking members.

For more information, please contact Ann Fitzgerald at annjofitz@aol.com.

Calling All Chapters!!!

We are asking all Chapters to help us supply items for the Convention Goodie Bags. To make it easier, each district will be assigned an item to bring to fill the convention bags. A representative will be available at the district meetings in September to answer any questions or concerns. Please bring the following goody bag items to the February board meeting: District 1chocolates; District 2highlighters; District 4packs of gum; District 5hard candy;
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and District 6sticky notes. We are asking District 3 to help with decorating the centerpieces for the luncheon; and the supplies will be available at the September board meeting. In lieu of baskets this year, we are asking chapters to provide, if possible, a $25.00 gift card for the Gift Card Tree. We will be giving away those gift cards throughout the convention to the convention participants

It will be great seeing you all at the 2013 Psi State Convention, and we would like to thank our chapters for all their support in making this the best one EVER!!!

Thanks! Pam Mashburn and Bridgett Head

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Celebrating Forward Movers and Forward Thinkers

2013 Convention Committee

Sheri Kathy Ford Jane Ann Pam Bridgett Janice Black Brown Gail Belflower Fitzgerald Mashburn Head Walden 404-645-2440 770-328-6678 912-568-7590 478-696-0416 706-866-4320 770-957-6429 678-499-5680 912-529-6240 mysherbear@windstream.net kathyobrown@gmail.com psisis09@yahoo.com jane.belflower@hcbe.net annjofitz@aol.com pamstamps@bellsouth.net bridgetthead@henry.k12.ga.us janicewalden@hotmail.com

Co-Chair Co-Chair 1st V.P. Dist. 3 Dist. 1 Dist. 3 Dist. 3 Dist. 6

Find us on the web at: www.deltakappagamma.org/GA/

Please contact us with any questions or concerns!!!

Old Macon Tours

(cont from page 3) Also, included on the tour will be St. Josephs Catholic Church, a Romanesque Neogothic cathedral which boasts 60 stained glass windows, Carrara marbled altar and pulpit, and an organ with 1,000 pipes. As you are leaving, dont forget to gaze upon the twin spires topped with crosses that measure 200 feet in height. Magnifico!
"If architecture may be fittingly described as frozen music, St. Joseph's Church, to be dedicated today, is a symphony." Macon Telegraph, November 15, 2003

Tours are $20 per person and will include transportation from the Convention Center to Historic Old Macon. The tours are scheduled for Saturday, April 6, from 2:45-4:45pm. Space is limited! The Old Macon Tour registration is found at the bottom of the Convention Registration Form.

For more information, please contact Jane Belflower at jane.belflower@hcbe.net.