The Iowa State Organization
NEWS BULLETIN
of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Spring 2021 Volume 75 Issue 1
Pandemic delays in-person convention to 2022
by BEV RINEHART (Chi)
2021 Convention Co-Chair
After an early-February
Leadership Committee vote,
the majority of this year’s
Iowa State Convention has
been postponed to 2022.
A business meeting will
be gaveled in virtually on
June 12 at 10 a.m. when
state officers will be elected
and installed, a guest speak-
er will be presented and a
time will be fixed to adjourn.
This procedure will permit
the meeting to be continued
June 24-25, 2022, at Arrow-
wood Resort.
After consulting with Hel-
What’s
Inside...
~2~
Laurie’s Letter
~4-8~
Committee News
~9~
Legislative Forum
~ 10 - 11 ~
Chapter News
~ 14 -15 ~
Mu Connect Project
en Popovich, International
parliamentarian, Leadership
determined that this arrange-
ment will meet the DKG
by-laws’ requirement that
the State Organization hold
a convention in and elect
its officers in odd-numbered
years.
Multiple factors entered
into the decision, primarily
uncertainty about aspects of
the pandemic, State Presi-
dent Laurie Marple (Alpha)
said.
“Some of our members
were sharing their feelings
of not planning to attend if
they did not receive their
vaccine before the conven-
tion,” Marple said.
“If enough members were
not comfortable enough to
attend the convention with-
out their vaccine, we run into
a problem of not meeting our
contract with Arrowwood.
“We are responsible for
a certain percentage of the
blocked room revenue,”
Marple said. “If we do not
meet our guarantee, our
State treasury would be re-
sponsible for paying Arrow-
wood in excess of $2,000.
Convention committee
co-chair Yettee Girard (Al-
pha Phi) contacted Arrow-
wood Resort about the pos-
sibility of postponing. with the appearance of the
She learned that manage-
O N E D
OSTP
P
ment of the resort is well
aware of the uncertainties
of the present public health
crisis and has transferred our
room block deposit to next
year.
“I know this is not as good
as holding an in-person 2021
convention,” Marple said. meeting June 12 will still be
“However, the threat of
the pandemic is still around
and we want to plan respon-
sibly and be realistic.
“We did not have a lot of
time to make a decision. Ar-
rowwood already had other
events planned for next
June. Luckily, by making the
decision early, we were able
to secure June 24-25, 2022,
for our meetings,” Marple
said.
Members intending to
attend the June 12 virtual
meeting must register in ad-
vance. Info will be published
in a special Bulletin in May.
This online meeting will
still permit members to elect
officers virtually because,
pandemic, the DKG admin-
istrative board adopted a
pilot project that authorizes
state organizations to trans-
act business electronically
this biennium.
Along with State Orga-
nization business, members
logging in to the virtual
able to hear a message from
Dr. Lace Marie Brogden, our
International Representative
from Ontario, Canada.
“I would like to thank the
Convention Committee for
their flexibility, input and
concern as they moved for-
ward during the planning
process,” Marple said.
“I would also like to thank
the Leadership Committee
for their guidance and con-
fidence in making a difficult
decision while still keeping
our membership in mind the
whole time.
“I’m sure there may be
questions and I ask you to
reach out to me with them,”
Marple said. Her contact in-
formation is (563) 320-3708
or marple854@aol.com.
2 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN Spring 2021

Laurie’s Letter: Embracing the change made real

by LAURIE MARPLE (Alpha) an online format. You did not let us of you for your support, encouraging
Iowa State Organization President down; we had 90+ members attend the words and assistance throughout this
We are quickly approaching the end event. biennium. Whenever I asked for input
of another biennium. We learned from these virtual or guidance, you were there for me. I
Where does the time meetings and appreciated the positive had amazing mentors who helped me
go? feedback that we received from many along the way and I cannot thank them
Two years ago I of our members. It was a win-win situ- enough.
announced my theme: ation. I have truly enjoyed and grown by
“Embracing Change Individual chapters have also em- being your president. I embraced the
and Enjoying the Journey.” Never did braced change by employing creativ- change in my life and I most surely
I anticipate how appropriate this theme ity along with technology in holding enjoyed the journey.
was going to be for my time in office. meetings and moving forward with My congratulations to the incoming
Our chapters, state and international chapter projects. Iowa State officers as they pave the
society have had to embrace change Many chapters have been hav- way forward, leading us in the next bi-
and I hope all have enjoyed the jour- ing online meetings with educational ennium. I know they will do a remark-
ney. programs and finding ways to stay able job; our Iowa State Organization
Last year, as members looked connected “from a distance.” is in good hands.
forward to the International Conven- Pandemic restrictions have required
tion in Philadelphia, we learned that it that we embrace the changes and, ******
would be cancelled due to the pan- though we yearn to get together, we
demic. Our international officers made continue to find ways to conduct busi- EMAIL CONCERNS
a tough decision, but knew it was the ness and have a little fun.
best for all involved. And, now, we find ourselves plan- Recently, Internet trolls have ac-
Luckily we were able to “attend” ning this summer’s state convention. cessed my email account and members
using technology. We listened to Because of virus positivity rates, the in our Iowa State Organization have
speakers and watched the installation slow roll-out of vaccinations and received scam emails from me ask-
of our international officers. the emergence of variants, the State ing for the purchase of gift cards for
Though we were disappointed to Leadership Committee has voted veterans.
not be there in to hold a brief In addition to getting the word out
person and to virtual Iowa State to our state members, I have contacted
have the chance meeting in 2021, International. If you remember, this
to reconnect with
Despite all our have elections was a problem that headquarters dealt
our sisters from all challenges, though, and installation with this summer and we were di-
over, we did em- good work continues.. of state officers rected to refrain from including email
brace the change and fix the time to addresses of international officers on
and enjoyed the adjourn to 2022. our websites or in publications.
new experience of (Read more about Headquarters is again suggesting
attending a convention virtually. this on page 1.) that we use caution and refrain from
As our state leadership committee Despite all our challenges, though, putting contact information of our
planned for summer district meetings, good work continues. I would like to state officers in our program books and
we made the difficult decision to “go congratulate the members of Alpha, as we communicate through emails.
virtual” to train chapter committee Psi and Alpha Pi Chapters as recipients Email addresses for our state of-
chairs and officers. of $100 Mini-Grants (as announced in ficers are password protected on our
Our district directors and leadership the EEC Committee report on page 4). state website. I am suggesting that as
team rose to the occasion and planned, We applaud you and all members you send emails out you use “Bcc” for
arranged and presented a very success- for their efforts to make a difference in recipients’ email addresses. Though
ful training. your communities. Your work does not these nasty folks seem to be very good
In September, our Fall Executive go unnoticed. at what they do, we don’t want to give
Board meeting also needed to shift to Finally, I would like to thank all them any extra help.
Spring 2021 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN
National Headquarters moves one step closer to sale
An upcoming Austin, TX, City
Council vote is likely to clear the way
for the DKG International Organization
to sell its current headquarters building.
An ongoing conflict between DKG
and the city over plans to sell to the
developer of a high-rise building was
partially resolved Jan. 26 when repre-
sentatives for DKG made their case to
the Austin City Planning Commission.
City officials had applied for historic
site designation for the headquarters
building against the wishes of DKG,
blocking International’s request for a
demolition permit needed by the devel-
oper.
After presentations by the Austin
Historic Landmark Commission, DKG
members and leaders and the buyer’s
team, the Commission voted on two
critical decisions: the historic designa-
tion for the property was denied and a
recommendation for Downtown Mixed
Use (DMU) rezoning was approved
without any conditional overlays, such
as height restrictions.
These decisions clear the way for
consideration of the demolition permit
and rezoning by the full Austin City
Council this week.
International President Becky Sa-
dowski said the Administrative Board
will begin consideration of potential
future sites for a headquarters building
in the Austin area as the process moves
into the final stages.
She explained that the organiza-
tion has been engaged in trying to sell
the headquarters property for several
months.
“Charged to be fiscally responsible
stewards of the organization, DKG
leaders have carefully considered over
the past biennia the increasing costs of
maintenance, rising property taxes in
downtown Austin and aging wiring that
impacts technological improvements,”
she said.
DKG representative Michael Whel-
The DKG building at 416 W. 12th St., Austin, TX, now is on a more clear path
to sale after a pair of Planning Commission votes in late January.
lan says the organization’s total taxes
alone are around $80,000 on an as-
sessed property value of $3.6 million.
“While respectful of the place the
building holds in our history as the fifth
location for our headquarters, it has
become evident that it is finally time
to consider seriously the many recent
offers presented by potential buyers in
the area,” Sadowski said.
Sale of the building at 416 W. 12th
St. in Austin will provide the organi-
zation a capital infusion in addition to
allowing the organization to upgrade
from the limitations of the 60+ year-old
building.
Though the current building, which
was built in 1956, is on the Historic
Register, the Society was actually
founded on the University of Texas
campus in Austin in 1929 so this prop-
erty is not DKG’s “original” home.
Whellan argued that the sale “will
have a direct and meaningful impact”
on the organization. He also made clear
that, “while Delta Kappa Gamma has
enjoyed their time (in the current build-
ing), it’s not who they are.”
3
The potential buyer has indicated
that building plans presented by the de-
veloper include constructing a garden
on the property that will commemo-
rate the history of DKG and its work
throughout the world.
Throughout the process, groups both
internal and external to DKG were
commenting on social media, posting
information from a variety of different
perspectives, and even publishing arti-
cles and editorials in local publications.
“We appreciate the members who
contacted the commissioners on behalf
of DKG and committed their time to
record supportive videos regarding the
impact of our work as an organization
for use in our case,” Sadowski said.
She added that because social me-
dia is often the place members discuss
these issues and voice concerns, the
DKG staff is posting responses when
possible in an effort to provide accurate
information and to promote transpar-
ency.
“We are committed to making every
effort to keep members informed over
the next few months,” Sadowski said.
4 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN
EEC awards annual mini-grants to three chapters
by SUSAN CARLSON (Alpha Omega)
Educational Excellence Cmte. Chair
The Educational Excellence Com-
mittee recently announced three recipi-
ents of $100 Mini-Grants for 2021.
Each award is designed to be
matched in funds and effort by the
chapter receiving the award.
Alpha Pi’s grant request focused on
“Supporting Early Career Educators.”
Their project originally intended
to provide age-appropriate children’s
books for medical clinic waiting rooms.
Since coronavirus restrictions no
longer permit patients to wait in medi-
cal offices, the chapter shifted their
plans, creating a program called “Reach
Out and Read.”
In partnership with a local library,
the chapter has now set a goal that each
child that attends a well-child appoint-
ment will receive a book at the end of
each visit so that by the time the child
is age five they will receive 10 books.
Alpha chapter focused on “Embrace
your Environment” in their grant re-
quest.
Members are working to provide
incentive items for the Eastern Iowa
Community College Student Success
Store.
These items include food, diapers
and clothing. Students earn points for
attending classes regularly and use
these points to make purchases at the
Success Store.
Helping maintain a well-stocked
store will encourage those who were
at risk in school and did not complete
their high school diplomas.
Alpha chapter members understand
the needs of students who are work-
ing toward their HiSET (High School
Equivalency Test) and this partnership
will allow for those students to contin-
ue to work toward their goals.
Alpha members held a diaper drive
in a parking lot where items collected
included diapers, wipes and even four
coats that were donated to the Student
Success Store.
Psi chapter also focused on “Em-
brace your Environment” for their proj-
ect goals.
Families in their region over just the
past two years were not only hit with
a tornado but are also dealing with the
fallout of the pandemic and this sum-
mer’s derecho.
In cooperation with the Marshall-
town public school administration and
an area social worker, Psi members
have provided support for an Angel
Tree for families in need who are not
eligible for assistance in other locations
(due to household size/income ratios,
etc.).
Marshalltown schools accommodate
a diverse population, many of whom
have come from harsh and challeng-
ing conditions such as moving to Iowa
from refugee camps or searching for a
safe place to live and raise their chil-
dren.
The continued goal of Psi members
is to provide for as many needs as pos-
sible, including many of the physiolog-
ical needs such as food, blankets for
warmth and proper protection from the
elements.
Grant recipients for 2020 included
Alpha Iota, “Building Bridges Books
for Youth and Families”; Eta, “Embrac-
ing Diversity Through Multilingual
Books for English Learners”; Zeta,
“Making and Filling Care Bags: En-
couraging Our Most Vulnerable Chil-
dren”; Alpha Omega, “Iowa Teacher
Supply Swap”; Alpha Phi, “Call to
Freedom Bags”; and Mu, “Filling the
Toolbox: Lila Mae’s House - The Gar-
den.”
Mini-grant applications (informa-
tion is available on the State website)
are due each year no later than Dec. 15.
A significant task of the Educational
Excellence Committee is to develop,
implement and communicate the State
Spring 2021
legislative focus each year.
Several legislative goals have been
put in place for 2021 to initiate, en-
dorse and support desirable legislation
or other suitable endeavors in the inter-
ests of education and of women educa-
tors. They include:
• Support a comprehensive Safe
Harbor Law to protect victims of
human trafficking in the State of
Iowa.
• Support a rate of Supplemental
State aid for public schools that en-
sures adequate, equitable and time-
ly funding of PreK-12 education.
• Support legislation that ensures
public tax funds are allocated to
public schools.
• Encourage and assist Iowa State
chapters in efforts to advocate,
lobby, build coalitions and engage
in actions that support and improve
public education at all levels, in-
cluding PreK-12, community col-
leges and regent universities.
The committee is also tasked with
continuing the Educational Excellence
Award certificates, organizing the mini-
grant process of applications, grant cat-
egories, evaluation processes and mon-
etary awards, as well as overseeing the
Iowa-Kosovo Project.
Though Covid-19 has interfered
with some of the Kosovo initiatives,
the committee seeks to explore ways to
consistently raise funds at the chapter
and state level for the project.
There are plans to send a DKG
member to Kosovo who would then
gain ideas of how DKG can use their
skills with Kosovo teachers as well as
provide assistance for a DKG member
who will be teaching in Kosovo.
Members of the Educational Excel-
lence Committee include Susan Carl-
son (Alpha Omega), Mary Tofilon
(Alpha), Mary Huffman (Iota), Nancy
Middaugh (Beta) and Rhonna Fiirh
(Zeta).
Spring 2021
Members tackle State committee initiatives
Several State committees
have been advancing their
specific causes and projects
throughout the winter.
Check out what’s been
going on at the State level:
FINANCE
The Finance Committee
has been addressing two is-
sues over recent months, in-
creasing dues and adjusting
reimbursement funds to of-
ficers and chairs.
After much discussion,
the committee decided to not
increase dues for the mem-
bership.
“We listened to our mem-
bers and felt it was not a
good time to do that,” chair
Laurie Marple (Alpha) said.
Still feeling a need to trim
the budget, the committee
decided to go with a 50 per-
cent reduction of reimburse-
ment funds to officers and
chairs that attend convention
and conferences.
“We appreciate the will-
ingness from those of you
that replied to go with this
option,” Marple said.
“We felt that this would
be a step in the right direc-
tion of cutting some but not
all of the funds that our of-
ficers and chairs receive.
“We also felt that this
was a sign to our members
that we tried other options
before implementing an
increase in dues,” Marple
added. “Down the road other
possibilities may need to be
looked at, but for now this
will help us.”
Marple offered her thanks
on behalf of the committee
for members’ willingness to
Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN
serve the society and to help
out as the organization looks
at ways of reducing the bud-
get to save the state money.
EXPANSION
At the fall Executive
Board meeting, Expansion
Committee chair Yettee Gi-
rard (Alpha Phi) moved on
behalf of the committee to
ratify the electronic vote of
the Executive Board that re-
sulted in the dissolution of
Sigma Chapter in Cherokee,
Buena Vista, Sac and Ida
counties in the Northwest
District effective June 30,
2020. The motion carried.
Upon dissolution, sev-
eral procedural requirements
must be met. They include:
• The chapter’s charter is
returned to the State Or-
ganization for forward-
ing to Headquarters;
• Initiation membership
register and articles of
state historic signifi-
cance are retained in the
state archives;
• The State membership
chair assists in the trans-
fer of members who
wish to maintain their
membership to the chap-
ters of their choice;
• The Sigma chapter trea-
surer turns over remain-
ing chapter funds to the
State treasurer after all
chapter debts have been
paid;
• The State treasurer, af-
ter dues are collected
in June and transfers of
current Sigma members
have been completed,
pays each receiving
chapter a pro-rated por-
5
tion of the dissolving Pi), Rules Committee Chair,
chapter’s treasury funds; sends along the following
• The chapter name Sigma greeting:
will not be used again. “Hello DKG Sisters. I
Also at the fall meeting, hope you are doing well.
Dianna Davis (Alpha Rho), Speaking of ‘doing well,’
Southeast District director, the Rules Committee would
moved on behalf of the com- welcome chapter rules sub-
mittee that the State Execu- missions.
tive Board dissolve Alpha We have only received
Chi chapter in Louisa and two since the training last
Washington counties. The spring.
motion carried and the chap- It is difficult, I know, to
ter was dissolved effective do virtually. Perhaps the sec-
Sept. 26, 2020. tions could be divided and
The same procedures circulated for evaluation
were enacted in dissolving round-robin style.
Alpha Chi as were used with That’s what Alpha Pi did.
Sigma’s dissolution. The Some shine at composing,
chapter name Alpha Chi will some at editing, etc.
not be used again. It seems a daunting task
RULES to make updates and chan-
Linda Podhajsky (Alpha —Committees, cont. on p. 6
Judy Dahlke (Eta) (left) presents an Educational Ex-
cellence Award to Autumn Long (center) and Lisa
Reeves (right) of Raising Readers in Story County
(RRSC) “for their continued programming that im-
proves language and literacy development in chil-
dren throughout Story County.” The award goes on
to say that the organization’s “exceptional efforts in
recruiting and training dedicated volunteers, along
with maintaining a knowledgeable, compassionate
staff are admirable.” Long is RRSC manager of busi-
ness analytics and Reeves is director of RRSC.
6 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN
Fellowship, scholarship, membership groups forge on
—Committees, cont. from p. 5
es, but once you get started, not so bad.
You can do it!
Iowa State Rules Committee”
WORLD FELLOWSHIP
The Iowa World Fellowship Com-
mittee has started the process of seek-
ing applications for the 2021-22 grant
program.
International student advisers at
Iowa colleges and universities ave been
sent information and applications for
the Iowa $1,000 international student
grant.
“Our grant supports women from
foreign countries who are pursuing
higher education in Iowa and plan to
use their education to educate others
when returning to their homeland,”
committee chair Dena Higginbotham
(Beta) said.
“Thank you to chapters who have
corresponded with and/or sent gifts to
our current grant recipients across the
state,” she added.
Applications are due by April 1.
The World Fellowship Committee will
score the grant applications, compile
the data and award four grants.
Grant recipients will be notified of
the committee’s decision by May 15.
SCHOLARSHIP
The Iowa State Organization of the
Delta Kappa Gamma Society Interna-
tional offers up to 30 scholarships an-
nually to members of the Society to
enhance the fulfillment of its fifth pur-
pose, “To endow scholarships to aid
outstanding women educators in pursu-
ing graduate study.”
Committee chair Judith Olson (Chi)
says there are three scholarship possi-
bilities:
• Iowa State Organization Memo-
rial Scholarship ($800). A member
does not apply for this scholarship.
She is to receive it as an honor by
being recommended by her chap-
ter. She is to know nothing about
the recommendation until the
scholarship is awarded at the Iowa
State Organization Convention (in
odd years) and at the summer dis-
trict meetings (in even years);
• Iowa State Organization Scholarship
($600);
• Iowa State Organization Road Schol-
arship ($600). This scholarship is
required to be a Road Scholar trav-
el experience. Read more about the
program at roadscholar.org.
Basic requirements of the process are
that the applicant be an active member
of DKG for a minimum of five years
for the Memorial Scholarship and three
years for the State Scholarship and the
Road Scholar award.
Applicants must also be accepted
and enrolled in a graduate program of
a nationally accredited institution of
higher education and provide evidence
of leadership, service and excellence in
scholarship.
The three scholarship application
forms are updated and can be found
on the Iowa State wiki. The deadline is
April 15.
The Iowa State Organization Schol-
arship Committee members include
Judith Olson (Chi), Diane Burgmaier
(Beta Kappa), Bonnie Downes (Alpha
Iota), Janice Reutter (Eta); and Paula
Warren (Xi).
NOMINATION
The state nomination committee has
a full slate of officers candidates for the
coming biennium of 2021-2023.
Information on these women will
appear in a special issue of the Bulletin
in early May along with the bylaws to
be voted on.
State Nomination Committee chair
Roxy Schwartz (Nu Alpha Gamma)
says what the nomination committee is
still in need of is members in the south-
west, northeast and central districts to
come forward to be on the nomination
committee for 2021-2023 since all dis-
Spring 2021
tricts need to be represented.
“We also need someone to be a chair-
person of this committee,” Schwartz
said. “Let me know or let one of the
committee member know right away as
time is running out - roxy@iowatele-
com.net.”
Nomination Committee members
are Roxy Schwartz (Nu Alpha Gam-
ma), Michelle Anderson (Theta), Peg
Roemig (Alpha Nu) and Judy Shimon
(Alpha Omega).
MEMBERSHIP
Pat Yates (Iota), State Membership
Chair, understands how the past year
has been very different in meeting DKG
membership needs, and her committee
has been on the case trying to generate
strategies for improvvement.
“Hopefully, you have all been using
social media, newsletters and other
communication to keep your members
informed and in touch with each other,”
Yates said.
She said chapters should take advan-
tage of the Membership Recruitment
Plan to develop lists of prospects and
contact them with an Orientation Plan,
even though in-person meetings may
not always be possible.
Yates reminds chapters that pros-
pects become members when they pay
their dues; induction may occur later.
“Perhaps you want to save induction
until your chapter can meet in person,”
Yates said.
The usual Remembrance Ceremony-
conducted regularly at State Conven-
tion will be postponed to the in-person
event in the summer of 2022.
Yates asks that information about
chapter members who have passed
away since last February be emailed to
patmyates@centurylink.net.
Specific information needed to be
reported for these remembrances is
found with the updated list of those
who have passed during the last bien-
nium on page 7.
Spring 2021 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN 7

In Memoriam Beisser earns mentor honors

Honoring DKG Members Eta chapter is recogniz-
We Have Lost in this Biennium ing a member of 35 years
and past Eta president, Dr.
During the past biennium, we have been saddened by Sally Beisser, the Ellis and
the reports of several members who have passed away. Nelle Distinguished Profes-
Some chapters, as you will notice, have lost several sor of Education at Drake
members in the past two years. Since we are not meet- University for her many ac-
ing face-to-face this summer for State Convention and complishments.
a Ceremony of Remembrance, the Iowa State Member- Beisser received the Mad-
ship Committee honors these faithful DKG ladies and elyn M. Levitt Mentor of the
is sharing their names here. (We hope we did not miss Year award in spring 2020.
anyone…these are from forms we received.) This award was established
As a reminder, upon the death of a member, please to recognize faculty and staff Dr. Sally Beisser
contact Pat Yates (Iota), Membership Committee chair, who are committed to stu-
to submit the required information (patmyates@centu- dent success in and out of Award was also created in
rylink.net). Submitted items should include the Death the classroom. honor of Madelyn Levitt’s
of a Member Form (Form 6); an obituary and personal In 1994, the Madelyn commitment to Drake and
comments about the deceased; and a photo that that does Levitt Mentor Award was her ongoing interest in fac-
not need to be returned. created in honor of Levitt’s ulty achievement and aca-
This year we will combine the remembrance informa- commitment to Drake and demic excellence.
tion into a form that can be downloaded. her ongoing interest in fac- Each year a member of
ulty and staff achievement the Drake University faculty
Shirley M. Kilfoy (Alpha) 01/02/2020 and academic excellence. is honored with this award
Sue Ellen Wiele (Alpha) 10/12/2019 Each year, this award for their teaching excellence.
Florence M. Nelson (Epsilon) 08/16/2019 recognizes the individual’s This nomination was also
Dorothy E. Logan (Zeta) 01/16/2020 commitment to student suc- from a group of undergradu-
cess at Drake by honoring ate, master’s and doctoral
Ruth Ann Kelleher (Theta) 12/10/2020
a member of the faculty or students.
Angela Svoboda (Theta) 01/14/2021 staff for excellence in advis- In 2016, Beisser received
Marjorie Schloss Spevak (Tau) 01/23/2021 ing and mentoring of stu- the Fellowship and in 2017
Dorothy M. Tuttle (Tau) 07/20/2020 dents. she was awarded the distinc-
Margaret Orr (Alpha Iota) 12/06/2020 The nomination was from tion of Ellis and Nelle Dis-
Dr. Beisser’s School of Edu- tinguished Professor of Edu-
Betty L. Scott (Alpha Iota) 02/07/2020
cation (SOE) students in- cation at Drake University
JoAnne E. Doehrmann (Alpha Nu) 11/21/2019 by nomination of her Dean
cluding three undergraduate
Betty May Golden (Alpha Nu) 02/16/2019 students, two master’s de- in the School of Education
Barbara G. Maas (Alpha Nu) 05/08/2020 gree students and one doc- and decided upon by a com-
Corrine Lucille Tandy (Alpha Nu) 11/23/2019 toral candidate who is now mittee of university deans.
Waive Harriet Shields (Alpha Omicron) 01/05/2020 an elementary principal.
In 2016, she earned a Send chapter
Linda C. Fabbro (Alpha Pi) 01/10/2020
Madelyn M. Levitt award news to
Betty C. Hoth (Alpha Pi ) 08/22/2020 established to recognize
Dorothy Leila Heering (Alpha Pi) 11/26/2020
clhenning60@
faculty who exhibit an in-
Severna A. Cowell (Beta Alpha) 06/14/2020
gmail.com
formed mind in inspirational
Doris Andresen (Beta Gamma) 09/13/2020 dialogue with students, rigor for inclusion
Dr. Heather Ludwig (Beta Gamma) 02/07/2020 in intellectual endeavors and in the next
Carma Imogene Hutchins (Beta Zeta) 07/16/2020
a contagious enthusiasm for Bulletin.
their subject matter. Deadline is
Jeanette L. Pohlman (Beta Omicron) 12/11/2020 In 1994, this Madelyn
April 15, 2021.
Levitt Teacher of the Year
8 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN
Take action! There is a method to marketing
by MARY ZIRKELBACH (Tau)
Iowa State Communications Chair
(Zirkelbach also serves on the Interna-
tional Communications and Marketing
Committee)
This is a great time for your chapter
to create an action plan for marketing,
communicating meaning and value to
others who might be interested.
Active participation in activities
or leadership, increased and retained
membership or purchasing of chapter
fundraising items are all possible when
a plan is implemented.
Five steps serve as the “nitty gritty”
needed to produce a successful plan.
Use it within a recruiting campaign to
promote Society benefits to prospec-
tive members and future Society offi-
cers. Use it for a fundraiser or to retain
members.
Acting on a marketing plan takes
thought and time, but a plan that the
chapter can follow is well worth it.
Think of your chapter marketing plan
as a map to successful communication.
DETERMINE VALUE
The first step is to determine the val-
ue of the organization to its members.
“Why do members continue to support
DKG?” Is it for the professional devel-
opment opportunities? Are members
in need of scholarships to further their
educations in master’s or doctoral-level
programs?
Do members find value in network-
ing with members both near and far?
Are they finding the value of attending
conferences and conventions for per-
sonal and professional growth? Have
they heard about the opportunities to
be published?
The value could then be conveyed
through an “elevator speech,” a 30-sec-
ond persuasive discourse on the value
of membership in the Society and its
benefits.
And what if you had 10 minutes to
talk about the benefits of DKG?
It is important to know and be able
to describe your chapter, project or goal
in a manner that engages others to want
to support or be a part of it.
Creating this 10-minute talk could
be a group activity for the chapter. It
would be an opportunity to market in-
ternally to chapter members as well as
to make the plan to market to women
educators externally.
This could also be the foundation of
a chapter brochure that would explain
the who, what and why of DKG locally.
It is essential that members know their
product—its value—before they speak
to others.
FIND YOUR AUDIENCE
The second step is to identify indi-
viduals who need what DKG has to of-
fer and then attempt to grab their atten-
tion.
One way is to sponsor an event that
will attract public coverage either on
social media or garner local or school
coverage. Another idea is to work with
a local group on the same project, e.g.,
raising money for a safe house for hu-
man trafficking with a Rotary club.
Members could give programs or
speak to groups that include those who
would believe DKG could fill a person-
al need.
Create a buzz! Use social media to
start conversations sharing the value of
DKG with others.
Share the DKGSI blog with mem-
bers and other women educators. Invite
Spring 2021
potential members to visit a chapter
meeting.
Develop connections with local print
or TV media groups. Share interesting
DKG stories and photos.
FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS
The third step is to nurture relation-
ships. Just as we nurture garden seeds,
we should keep in touch with those
who have a need for the value of DKG.
Keep your communications and in-
teractions informative and helpful. Pro-
spective members will pay attention to
exchanges that are positive and uplift-
ing.
Build relationships with possible
new members, possible new officers
and possible purchasers of items for
fundraisers.
BE PERSISTENT
The fourth step is to follow up with
these individuals. Be consistent and un-
tiring as you nurture those who have a
need for the benefits of DKG.
It may take three invitations or three
requests to attract a new member. Don’t
give up with the first negative response.
Continue to invite potential members
to attend meetings or to support a fund-
raiser...or to be a future chapter officer
and a leader in the Society.
CLOSE THE SALE
As a salesperson would say, it is
time to “close the sale” in the fifth and
most important step.
You have worked diligently to find
and nurture individuals who need and
value DKG, who support your cause
for raising funds or who might be a po-
tential officer.
You know these new members will
find benefits. You have created a so-
lution. You have shown them the im-
portance. You have created a helping
relationship with a solution. You have
shown confidence and positive think-
ing.
Repeat the value of something they
—Marketing, continued on p. 13
Spring 2021 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN 9
10 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN
Four chapters hit milestone
decade ‘birthdays’ in 2021
Congratulations to Eta, Theta and Iota chapters who cel-
ebrate the 80th anniversary of their founding in 2021. In ad-
dition, Alpha Nu will be ringing in 60 years this year.
Below are the names of all of the active Iowa chapters and
their founding dates:
CENTRAL
Gamma (82 yrs.) - 03/04/39; Delta (82 yrs.) - 10/30/39;
Zeta (81 yrs.) - 03/08/40; Eta (80 yrs.) - 11/08/41; Tau (69
yrs.) - 04/17/52; Psi (66 yrs.) - 10/22/55; Alpha Kappa (62
yrs.) - 06/05/59; Beta Gamma (53 yrs.) - 04/20/68; Beta
Theta (52 yrs.) - 11/01/69
NORTHEAST
Theta (80 yrs.) - 11/08/41; Iota (80 yrs.) - 11/08/41; Lamb-
da (77 yrs.) - 01/15/44; Xi (73 yrs.) - 03/06/48; Phi (67 yrs.)
- 05/15/54; Alpha Pi (58 yrs.) - 04/06/63; Beta Alpha (55
yrs.) - 04/30/66
NORTHWEST
Mu (77 yrs.) - 02/26/44; Chi (67 yrs.) - 10/02/54; Alpha
Phi (57 yrs.) - 10/10/64; Alpha Omega (55 yrs.) - 04/16/66;
Beta Omicron (49 yrs.) - 05/05/73
SOUTHEAST
Alpha (83 yrs.) - 02/26/38; Omega (66 yrs.) - 10/29/55;
Alpha Epsilon (63 yrs.) - 04/13/58; Alpha Iota (62 yrs.) -
04/11/59; Alpha Nu (60 yrs.) - 10/14/61; Alpha Rho (58
yrs.) - 04/13/63; Alpha Sigma (58 yrs.) - 11/09/63; Beta Nu
(49 yrs.) - 04/22/72
SOUTHWEST
Beta (82 yrs.) - 01/14/39; Pi (73 yrs.) - 04/17/48; Beta Zeta
(53 yrs.) - 10/05/68; Beta Kappa (51 yrs.) - 10/03/70; Nu
Alpha Gamma (7 yrs. formerly Alpha Gamma (reorganized
in 2014) - 11/04/56
Spring 2021
Chapters honor members,
engage in activities, learning
Verna Peterson (Chi) (center) has been a member of the
DKG since 1950 (70 years). She received a bouquet and
cards to celebrate her 70th year as a member; she also
celebrated her 98th birthday on July 29, 2020. Chi mem-
bers have appreciated Verna’s leadership skills, her
knowledge and her friendship through the years. In the
photo (l-r) are Arla Kintigh (author of Clayton Goes to
the Fair who presented a program to the group), Judith
Olson, Verna Peterson, Maryanna Hubbard and Sandy
Heerdt.
BETA ALPHA
Despite the pandemic, Beta Alpha chapter members con-
tinue to “host” a monthly guest speaker and business meet-
ing; however, they now attend from the comfort of their own
home and forego time for dining pleasure.
At their most recent meeting, Investigator Brent Ostrand-
er of the Clayton County Sheriff’s Department began by in-
quiring if any of Beta Alpha members were aware of or were
themselves a victim of identity theft.
Officer Ostrander recognized that investigating is a time-
consuming event for the investigator as well as the victim. It
is vital, though, that local law enforcement agencies receive
a report.
The thief has to have intent: to target you and scam you
with a benefit for them—your money! It can be done by
email, social security, credit cards, fake IDs, bank accounts
and check forgery. Identity theft is punishable as a felony if
—Chapters, continued on p. 11
Spring 2021 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN
Chapters meet indoors, outdoors, even online
—Chapters, continued from p. 10
it is over $1,000 or an aggravated mis-
demeanor if under.
All technology users can be targets
but the elderly are most affected, many
times with crimes of the heart. Iowa
has the lowest rate with 1400 victims a
year.
Brent said victims should not pan-
ic—this crime is common now. One
should contact their county fraud de-
partment if they feel they’ve been tar-
geted.
LAMBDA
Lambda chapter met outdoors in
September at Flora Park with a BYOB
(BYO Bag, not Bottle) and celebrat-
ed the 50-year membership of Barb
Blinks, Clara Burchett and Lois Cipalo.
Our October and November meetings
were Zoomed through our local North-
east Iowa Community College campus
which enabled the use of a large screen
connection.
In October, Caring Transitions in-
formed us of downsizing and transition
services and in November our Iowa
House representatives and senator up-
dated us on legislative issues.
“Wine, Tea and Talk” Zoom has en-
abled us to enjoy casual conversation
and to catch up from the coziness of
home. Our members created a book list
and lending library of DKG Educators
Award Recipient Books and member-
recommended books give us the oppor-
tunity to curl up with a good book on a
cold winter evening. lishing’s “Grandma’s Best Full Size
To brighten the day of educators and
support staff in the classroom, mem-
bers are writing notes and sending
treat bags to schools. Our soon-to-be-
finished “Getting to Know You” book-
let (complete with a flattering photo)
will help us discover little known facts
about each other.
We wish our fellow DKG sisters
good health and joy in each day as we
live through these historic times!
Deb Irving
NU ALPHA GAMMA
Quilting expert Deb Irving was the
featured speaker at the Nu Alpha Gam-
ma chapter’s November meeting at the
Hotel Pattee in Perry.
Irving currently teaches family and
consumer science at West Central Val-
ley High School in Stuart and is an of-
ficer in Nu Alpha Gamma.
Irving began working in 1993 at the
Living History Farms in Urbandale,
where she was initially employed to
construct period clothing for the more
than 300 people who worked there,
sometimes six or more outfits per per-
son per year.
After three years, she became super-
visor for vintage textiles at the historic
farm, taking care of the many quilts in
the collection, and she organized the
annual quilt show for 21 years.
As part of her job, Irving was in-
volved in selecting quilts from the col-
lection for inclusion in the 2009 Quilt
Show calendar and in Meredith Pub-
Quilt Blocks.” An avid collector, one
of her quilts was featured on the cover
of “Quilting Pieces of the Past.”
“Some of the quilts in my collection
are antiques and some are current cre-
ations,” Irving told the Nu Alpha Gam-
ma members. “All have a story behind
them.”
Long-term Nu Alpha Gamma mem-
bers were also recognized at the meet-
ing and plans were finalized for a “No-
11
Bake Bake Sale” to take the place of
the group’s annual silent auction.
Money from the sale will help fund
the annual Nu Alpha Gamma scholar-
ship offered to a Dallas County high
school graduate who is a college junior
or senior in the field of education.
BETA THETA
For the past two years, Beta Theta
members have assembled and distrib-
uted welcome gift boxes to first-year
educators in Hardin County school dis-
tricts.
This year, the third year for this proj-
ect, the chapter sent $20 gift cards to 11
first year educators instead. The project
was financed through member dona-
tions.
For many years, Beta Theta has
celebrated the chapter’s November
birthday with a white elephant gift ex-
change. This year, each member donat-
ed to a charity of her choice, including
the option to support local first year
educators.
During a “zoomed” birthday cele-
bration, members shared why they had
selected specific charities.
TAU
To ward off the January blahs, Tau
members conducted a “show-and-tell”
of favorite books via a Zoom meeting.
Ironically, several members had ei-
ther selected the same title, or had al-
ready read several of the titles shared
by other members.
Chapter president Janet Hayes,
decked out in authentic baseball gear,
promoted Wait Till Next Year by Doris
Kearns Goodwin.
Kristin Merkle (freely admitting that
she’s had little time to read titles not
related to her middle school teaching
assignment) gave a thumbs-up to My
Very Favorite Book in the Whole Wide
World by Malcolm Mitchell.
The wide variety of titles and topics
offered each member some new insight
to possible new books to look into.
12 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN Spring 2021
Spring 2021 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN
Plan strategies
to market DKG
—Marketing, continued from p. 8
need and that they can’t say no to, but
will say “Yes, I’ll join”...“Yes, I’ll sup-
port your fundraiser”...“Yes, I will be
an officer”...“Yes, I want to be a mem-
ber of Delta Kappa Gamma!”
“The Covid pandemic marketing
motto,” according to Ruth P. Stevens,
a retention consultant, is “Retention is
the new acquisition.”1
That fits our Society as well. We
need to spend time looking at our own
chapters and working with those mem-
bers who are inactive as well as pro-
spective women educators.
Do they understand the value of
DKG and how the organization fits
their needs? Are we nurturing their re-
lationships in a consistent and untiring
manner? Does your chapter have a stra-
tegic plan recruiting and maintaining
members?
Every member today can market
DKG if she knows the value, recogniz-
es the need and can share the informa-
tion with others.
Beta Beta chapter in North Carolina
uses “Reclamation, Recruitment and
Retention through Relationships” as its
focus for the year.
Their goal is to “...break down any
barriers to our sisters selecting to re-
main active members.” They under-
stand the importance of looking at their
own membership and assessing the ef-
fectiveness of their outreach.
These five points of marketing apply
to both members and non-members.
Implementing a marketing strategy
takes planning and takes time, but it
will pay off if all of the five steps are
executed, step by step. It’s time to take
action!
Footnote:
1
“Reimagining B2B Marketing During
Covid and Beyond,” BRAND United
Webinar, 12/03/20.
Please encourage our grant recipients with a card or an email!
Contact information for 2020-21
World Fellowship grant recipients:
Hameeda Tayyiebur
810 Commons Circle SW #1072
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
319.214.7151
htayyiebur21@cornellcollege.edu
Sofia Lopera Cardona
810 Commons Circle SW #167
Mount Vernon, IA 52314
319.412.5492
sloperacardona22@cornellcollege.edu
Dates to Remember
IOWA STATE ORGANIZATION
March - Legislative Day, Iowa State
Capitol Building - CANCELLED
April 15 - deadline for Iowa State
Scholarship Application (submit to
Judith Olson, jaolson@ncn.net)
April 15 - deadline for Iowa State
Road Scholarship Application (sub-
mit to Judith Olson, jaolson@ncn.net)
April 15 - deadline for Iowa State Me-
morial Scholarship Application (sub-
mit to Judith Olson, jaolson@ncn.net)
April 15 - deadline for special sum-
mer convention Bulletin (submit to
editor Carole Henning, clhenning60@
gmail.com).
May 1: deadline for Cornetet Individ-
ual Professional Development (CIPD)
Grant Applications
(Application and instructions for
Projects Grants and available at www.
dkgef.org. Deadlines are Feb. 1, May
1, and Sept. 1 of each year. )
June 12 - virtual Iowa State Organiza-
tion Convention (register in advance)
September 25 - Iowa State Executive
Board, virtual meeting only
October 1 - deadline for the fall Iowa
State News Bulletin (submit to edi-
tor Carole Henning, clhenning60@
13
Agata Guskaroska
706 24th St., Unit 6
Ames, IA 50010
201.937.0945
agatag@iastate.ed
Van Tran
2515 Olive St., Apt. 2
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
319.859.5560
vtran@uni.edu
gmail.com).
November 1: deadline for Education-
al Foundation Seminar Award appli-
cations
December 15 - deadline for Mini-
Grant Applications (submit to Susan
Carlson, secarlson3768@gmail.com)
June 24-25, 2022 - Iowa State Con-
vention, Okoboji - Arrowwood Resort
& Convention Center
June 9-10, 2023 - Iowa State Conven-
tion, Honey Creek Resort State Park,
Lake Rathbun, Moravia
INTERNATIONAL EVENTS
Summer 2021
July 7-10 - Portland, Oregon
July 11-18 - Leadership/Management
Seminar ​IGNITE! - University of
Texas, Austin
July 21-24 - San Antonio, Texas
Summer 2022
July 12-16 - New Orleans, Louisiana
Summer 2024
National Harbor, Maryland (Gaylord
National, D.C. Area)​
Summer 2026
Aurora, Colorado (Gaylord Rockies)
14
Mu chapter designs strategy for connecting
Welcome to an extend-
ed interview with Connect
Project directors Suzanne
Bartels, Kathy Verschoor,
Jill Brown and Dr. Connie
Hoag from Mu chapter in
Woodbury county in north-
west Iowa.
These four women have
agreed to share the vision,
processes and goals de-
signed to connect Mu chap-
ter members with the total
Society structure using six
rings/degrees of a bullseye.
Q: What prompted you
to develop the Mu Connect
Project?
A: Implementing the Soci-
ety Membership Recruit-
ment Plan during the past
two years has resulted in Mu
chapter’s membership joy-
fully increasing from 28 to
40 talented and dedicated
educators.
Not only did the induct-
ees bring energy and fresh
perspectives to our chapter,
they also provided the mo-
tivation to view the entire
Delta Kappa Gamma Soci-
ety International (DKG) in
new and personalized ways
– from the inside out.
Our team capitalized on
the opportunity to refresh
and revitalize our chapter
through a connection map-
ping process - Mu Connect.
Our goal for everyone, no
matter her length of mem-
bership, was to experience
“a genuine spiritual fellow-
ship” while examining Mu’s
connections to “The Society
Like No Other.”
Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN
Suzanne Jill
Bartels Brown
Q: What is the purpose of
the project?
A: We envisioned Mu Con-
nect as having three purpos-
es.
• Belonging: The most
important purpose is
to bring our chapter to-
gether and to intention-
ally welcome and sup-
port each other in all
personal, professional
and organizational en-
deavors.
• Reflecting: We chose to
review our chapter’s his-
tory and honor our cur-
rent chapter members’
unique, rich and contin-
uous contributions to all
of DKG.
• Recognizing: The third
purpose was to discover
new ways to personally
value, enhance and hon-
or our membership.
Q: How does the bullseye
symbolize your project?
A: The bullseye graphically
presents the networking
structure by demonstrating
the depth, breadth and seam-
less connectedness of our
Society.
The radiating rings sym-
bolize expansion to organi-
zational functions, experi-
Connie Kathy
Hoag Verschoor
ences and opportunities.
Our disclaimer: We rec-
ognize our Society has three
levels: chapter, state, and in-
ternational. For our purpos-
es, however, we have insert-
ed three additional rings: the
member – center/heart ring,
our Iowa State district - ring
three and the International
regional - ring five.
Q: What was your rationale
for adding the three addi-
tional rings?
A: By adding the heart/mem-
ber ring, we emphasized the
Society illustration, “The
Heart of the Society is Its
Members.”
We believe that belong-
ing has two perspectives: 1)
discovering what DKG can
offer us and 2) sharing our
individual talents and skills
to the “organization greater
than ourselves.“
The Northwest Iowa Dis-
trict 5 ring is the first asso-
ciation beyond our chapter.
This outreach to Chi, Alpha
Pi, Alpha Omega and Beta
Omicron chapters is a con-
necting transition.
As it happens, District 5 is
hosting the next Iowa State
Convention in Okoboji, so
what better time to get to
know our colleagues?
Spring 2021
The Northwest (NW) Re-
gional ring welcomes mem-
bers to the first international
focus of DKG. It involves
broadening our perspective
from Iowa to include all six-
teen states/provinces (Cana-
da).
The NW Conference is
scheduled for July 2021 in
Portland, OR, and will pro-
vide unique focuses and per-
sonal views of the Society.
These three additions
served to bridge our con-
nections. The document
sequence became: the Wel-
come to Mu Connect, the
Six Ring Graphic, the Mem-
ber page, the Mu Chapter
page, our NW Iowa District
5 page, the Iowa State Or-
ganization (ISO) page, the
Society NW Regional page,
and the International page.
Q: What technology was
used to create the document?
A: Google Drawings was
the source of the 6 Degree
graphics. We constructed
each page featuring two
circles: the small center one
with the specific topic print-
ed within and a large outer
circle with prompts.
Q: How was the material
shared?
A: The packets were assem-
bled with ancillary pages
of the introduction, specific
directions and motivational
inserts.
We chose to use hard-
copy documents delivered
—Connect, cont. on p. 15
Spring 2021 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN 15

NW chapter enhances relationships with project

—Connect, continued from p. 14
using the U.S. Postal Service to provide
members with a ready-to-use packet.

Q: How has the Pandemic influenced

your process and presentation?

A: Our chapter has met via Zoom this

Society year. Adjusting our project pre-
sentations from in-person to Zoom was
a challenge.
The team met many times virtually,
exchanged ideas by email, etc., and
continues to meet at least monthly to
finalize preparations for our chapter
newsletter enclosures and actual meet-
ings.

Q: How were members engaged?

A: A variety of engagement methods

were used. Our monthly chapter news-
letter provided the opportunity to focus
on upcoming plans and then to review
each presentation.
Each month a different style of en-
gagement was presented: examples
using team-directed presentations,
chapter members interviewing their
colleagues, connecting the Society lev-
els to the Mu directory pages and state
officers’ virtual participation.
Q: Referring to question #2, how do
you perceive Mu Connect has met your
intended purposes? yahoo.com, jillbrown125@gmail.com
A: Belonging: It seems the pandemic
has provided a framework for us to
make even deeper personal connec-
tions.
If so, Mu Connect supported that en-
gaging process by bringing us together
in new and amazing ways. We must
share that we are very eager to greet
one another personally, face-to-face.
Very eager!
Reflecting: Mu Connect has pro-
vided knowledge about where we
have been and where we are going as
a group. The individual ring prompts
were a springboard for honoring our
Mu chapter history.
Recognizing: This adventure pro-
vided the opportunity for each member
to more clearly see her connection to
all the levels of DKG membership.
And, as a chapter, we recognize how
our individual and combined efforts
impact our District, the Iowa State Or-
ganization and the Society.
Q: What responses have you received
from your members?
A: The project has not been fully com-
pleted at the time of this publication,
but the preliminary responses are very
positive. We plan to survey members
in May 2021 to further assess the proj-
ect’s impact.
Q: Do you have plans to share Mu
Connect beyond the Iowa State Bulle-
tin?
A: Yes! We are pleased our workshop
proposal has been accepted for the next
Iowa State Convention.
We invite you to join us in person or
virtually so that we may fully share the
details of our session “6 Degrees of a
Bullseye – Mu Chapter’s Strategy for
Connecting.”
If we can assist you in adapting our
project to your chapter, we welcome
the opportunity to do so. Email us at
kverschoor1@yahoo.com, skbartels@
or hoagconstance@gmail.com.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR:
2023 Iowa State
Convention
will be June 9-10, 2023,
at Honey Creek Resort
State Park at Lake
Rathbun in Moravia.
16 Iowa State Delta Kappa Gamma BULLETIN
State Officers
President Laurie Marple (Alpha)
1220 Rustic View Ct., Eldridge, IA 52748
marple854@aol.com
First Vice-President Kristin Merkle (Tau)
6942 Hemingway St., Johnston, IA 50131
kmerkleiadkg@gmail.com
Second Vice-President Liz Poock (Alpha Pi)
2456 Sable Ave., Readlyn, IA 50668
lizpoock@gmail.com
Secretary Suzanne Bartels (Mu)
922 Evans St., Sloan, IA 51055
skbartels@yahoo.com
Treasurer Sandy Aronson (Alpha Omega)
Box 441, Albert City, IA 50510
sandy.k.aronson@gmail.com
Parliamentarian Pam Wittkamp (Alpha Iota)
2400 Arbor View Dr., Burlington, IA 52601
pkwittkamp@indsvccorp.com
Immediate Past-President Karen Dole (Xi)
1413 10th St. SW, Mason City, IA 50401
dolekare74@gmail.com
State Editor
Carole Henning (Tau)
6727 Eagle Ridge Dr., Johnston IA 50131
clhenning60@gmail.com
iowadkg.weebly.com
http://upsilonstate.pbworks.com
www.dkg.org
Spring 2021
Iowa State 2021-2022 Chapter Presidents
Chapter Name
Alpha Roseann Robe
Beta Linda King
Beta Dena Higginbotham
Gamma Angela Pratt
Delta Sue Edwards
Zeta Jennifer Pryke
Eta Mary Martens
Theta Ann Nicholson
Theta Deanne Robinson
Iota Erin Yates
Lambda Karen Sudmeier
Lambda Christine Davis
Mu Kayla Ruhland
Xi Judy Piersma
Pi Sandy Harris
Tau Janet Hayes
Phi Virginia Dedor
Chi Dorothy DeGroot
Psi Naomi Musal
Psi Jocelyn (Jo) Frohwein
Omega Lona Aldrich
Alpha Epsilon Ellie Rickelman
Alpha Iota Jane Evans
Alpha Kappa Shawn Helle
Alpha Nu Kathy Fisch
Alpha Pi Pat Fox
Alpha Rho Glenda Dinwiddie
Alpha Sigma Linda Golden
Alpha Phi Marjorie Wagner
Alpha Omega Sandy Aronson
Beta Alpha Norma Thiese
Beta Gamma Barbara Kenney
Beta Zeta Kelly Polson
Beta Theta Chris Leichsenring
Beta Kappa Robyn Ploeger
Beta Kappa Denise Ackerlund
Beta Nu Pauline Antons
Beta Omicron Chris VanDeventer
Nu Alpha Gamma Sharon Ulrich