January 2009 Wdc Dg Hannah's News Bytes

January 2009

WDC Delta Gamma

DC Hannahs’ News Bytes Letter from the President Happy New Year!! I hope everyone had a safe and relaxing holiday with family and friends. I was very fortunate to spend Christmas with most of my immediate family in Maryland. As I look back on 2008, I realize what a good year it has been. I was honored to represent our chapter at the 2008 Convention in Palm Desert, CA. I found a new job this fall, which I love! But, I am most grateful for my precious niece that came into my life in September. She is just ador-

able. I can’t wait to share with her all of the wonderful and exciting opportunities I have experienced in life as a Delta Gamma! We’ll kick off the New Year with Fashion Tips and Trends with Betsy Fisher on Saturday, January 10.

Join us for a discussion on how to put together a stylish and professional wardrobe. You can read more about on it the first page of the newsletter. We have some fun chapter events planned for Spring, including Founders Day in March and Spring Fling in May! Be sure to check our website for our Spring events. I hope

What not to miss this month Celebrate the New Year in style with Betsy Fisher! Join us for a special instore fashion session with local boutique owner and fashionista Betsy Fisher. At this event, c0-hosted by the DGs in DC SIG, Betsy will discuss how to put together a stylish and professional wardrobe. Specializing in fine contemporary fashion, Betsy

Fisher offers both wellknown and up-andcoming designer collections of clothing, shoes and accessories. Take advantage of the January clearance sale and shop for new spring trends: www.betsyfisher.com. Champagne and refreshments will be provided. When: Saturday, January 10 from 10:30 am t0 12:30 pm.

Where: Betsy Fisher, 1224 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington DC (near the Dupont Circle station, Red line). Cost: Free to attend For more info or to RSVP, contact Danielle at [email protected] or Katie at [email protected]. Please RSVP by Monday, January 5.

you’ll add these events to your calendar! Best wishes to everyone for a happy and healthy New Year! I look forward to seeing you at our Spring Kick-Off meeting on January 10! ITB, Tonya Richardson, Epsilon Chi President Washington, DC alumnae chapter

Inside this issue: SIG Calendar

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Member of the Month

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Elections

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Columnae Update

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Foundation Update

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Well Aware

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Panhellenic Update

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DGs in Provence

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Finance Update

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Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

For more information on our SIGs and their upcoming events, visit www.wdcdelta gamma.org.

Book club Join the ladies of Book Club on Wednesday, January 14 at member’s home in Columbia Heights. For more information or to RSVP, please email Danielle at bookclub@ wdcdeltagamma.org. DGs in DC Join DGs in DC for Fashion Tips and Trends with Betsy Fisher on Saturday, January 10! See “What not to miss this month” on page 1 for more details. Dine out Ring in 2009 with friends, food and fun at Spices in Cleveland Park (3333-A Connecticut Ave, NW) on Monday, January 26. Spices offers a wide variety of Asian dishes and a full sushi menu. Come fuel up after Inauguration week! For

more info, to RSVP, or to be added to the Dineout list, please email Tracey and April at [email protected]. Sweetpeas Discover America's Aquatic Treasures at the National Aquarium in Washington, DC, located in lower level of the Commerce Building, on Friday, January 2, at 10 am. The newly renovated Aquarium offers a 45-minute showcase of unique and engaging animals and a refreshing pause in your busy day! Come in and visit over 200 species including alligators, piranha, shark, eel and Japanese carp. For information on ticket prices and directions to the Aquarium, see: http://nationalaqua rium.org/index.html. For more info or to RSVP, con-

tact Kerri at sweetpea@ wdcdeltagamma.org. Rescheduled November event Relax and enjoy a morning with DG Sweet Peas and moms at the Kogod Courtyard between the National Portrait Gallery and the Smithsonian American Art Museum on Friday, January 9 at 10 am . The courtyard, enclosed by glass, connects the two buildings. With a cafe and a water scrim, this is a beautiful space to spend a morning. The Kogod Courtyard is located at the Reynolds Center, 8th Street NW and F Street NW near the Gallery Place-Chinatown metro station. (Red, Yellow, and Green Lines). For more info or to RSVP contact Kerri at [email protected].

Featured SIG: Lunch Bunch The Lunch Bunch is a casual, social and informational luncheon connecting local Delta Gamma women and giving us the opportunity to rededicate ourselves to the Fraternity on the second Wednesday of each month. The Lunch Bunch will kick off 2009 with lunch at Founding Farmers Restaurant (1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW) on Wednesday, Janu-

ary 14. For more information or to RSVP, email Helen at

[email protected].

The ladies of the lunch bunch at their first meeting in October.

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Member of the Month: Keri Ann Hayes Keri Ann’s enthusiasm and dedication to our chapter is one of the many reasons she is our Member of the Month! Keri Ann initiated at

Drake University in 1992 (Alpha Lambda) and affiliated at the University of Minnesota (Lambda) in 1993. She has been a member of the chapter since moving to the area. She is a member of the Book Club and organized the Gourmet

Gammas SIG. Keri Ann served as VP Finance from 2005-2006 for the chapter and currently serves as the Holiday Tea Chair. Keri Ann is currently working full time to raise her precious Mary Margaret "Maggie" to DO GOOD!

Elections Nominating Committee is soliciting nominations for all open positions at this time. All nominees must be duespaying members. If you have a nomination for the committee or any questions, please contact Tonya at president@wdcdeltagamma. org as soon as possible!! Voting will take place online on our website www.wdc-

deltagamma.org and in person at our first chapter event on January 10. All dues payers are eligible to vote for officers and on any proposed changes to Bylaws. Voting will begin on January 10 and end on January 17. Open Offices 2009—2011

!" President !" VP Programming !" VP Membership

!" VP Communications !" VP of SIGs !" Holiday Tea Chair (1 year) !" Founders Day Chair !" Webmaster !" Administrative Alumnae Assistant

!" Director of Rituals !" Anchora/PR !" City Sponsorship Chair !" Awards Chairman

Collumnae Update Beta Epsilon Spring Recruitment Beta Epsilon is gearing up for Spring Recruitment!

!" Thursday, January 22: Round 1, Day 1

!" Friday, January 23: Round 1, Day 2

!" Saturday, January 24: Round 2

!" Sunday, January 25: Preference

!" Monday, January 26: Bid Night/Calling Out The women of Beta Epsilon have requested our help with recruitment this year. For more information, including times where they need the most help, please contact Christine at aucollumnae@ wdcdeltagamma.org or Tonya at [email protected].

A CDC will also be with the chapter one week before recruitment starts (January 15—21). If members are interested in getting together one evening to take her out to dinner, please contact Tonya at [email protected]

Don’t forget to vote for your new WDC Delta Gamma officers! See “Elections” for more info on how to cast your vote!

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Foundation Update Don’t forget to submit your Campbell’s soup labels by January 20! See the “Foundation Update” for more information.

Thank you to all the WDC woman who contributed to our drive to raise money for toys for the Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind Holiday Party. The following is an extract from the thank you letter the chapter received: "We appreciate your contributions of the toys for the children. Your contribu-

tions were crucial to the success of the party. The children opened their gifts at the party, and they were so happy with the great gifts. This event served as a wonderful occasion for the children and their families to meet in a social and fun setting."

Thanks again to everyone who helped out to make this event so successful! Also, we are collecting labels until Tuesday, January 20 for WDC Delta Gamma’s 2008 submission For more information, please contact Jen at [email protected].

Panhellenic Update The New Year brings many more opportunities for chapter members to participate in Panhellenic!

For more information or to RSVP, please mail Stephanie at [email protected].

The first meeting of the year will be a “Gifts You Can’t Keep” exchange at the Grey Stone Grill in Rockville, MD.

Also, there is still time to contribute to the Panhellenic Scholarship fund. Please contact Stephanie at

[email protected] and she can email you the forms. Last year, three $750 scholarships went to Panhellenic women, including a Delta Gamma!

Well Aware: Signing Off… As of Dec. 31, 2008, Delta Gamma will end the Well Aware program. After evaluating the program and surveying its membership, Delta Gamma determined that Well Aware no longer met alumnae groups’ needs.

On a personal note, I am sad to see the program go and want to encourage our membership and officers to incorporate the eight dimensions of the Well Aware program (Social, Spiritual, Physical, Emotional, Vocational, Intellectual, Financial and Leadership Development) into other activities and pro-

gramming. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at [email protected]. ITB, Jennifer Middleton

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DGs in Provence! Calling all wine lovers! Spend a week with other DGs in the charming medieval village of Faucon, a few kilometers from the ancient Roman capital of Vaison-laRomaine. Eleanor Cartwright (Beta Theta ‘57, Duke University) has graciously invited us to her comfortable stone village house at the foot of Mount Ventoux in France.

Throughout the week she will share her knowledge of the areas’ great Cote de Rhone wines, wine makers, markets, restaurants and heritage sites. Space is limited to 8 women for this exciting experience. A deposit is due at the end of May (roughly). The trip is tentatively planned the end of September/beginning of

October. Approximate cost is $1,500, which does not include air travel, admissions and certain restaurant meals. For more information, please email Meredith at wt@ wdcdeltagamma.org.

Finance Update We want to thank all the women who have joined our chapter during our 2008-2009 fiscal year—we are currently 91 members strong! A special thanks to the following dues-paying members: Andrea Agathoklis Rosa An Ashlen Anderson Sarah Louise Baker Dena Baron Smith Emily Benavides April Black Lindsey Buranych Anne Burnett Andrea Campbell Brianna Charpentier Emily Clark Kerry Ann Cooney Rachel Cousart Kerri Cox Stephanie Craig Diane Cross Carol Dabbs Amrita Dutta-Gupta Sherry White Esteves Adrien Fairweather Karin Fenn Ivette Fernandez

Susanne Fitch Michelle Flanagan Jessica Ford Loren Fowler Alison Fraser Jennifer Frost Danielle Frottier Amy Garrison Sara D. Gerringer Stephanie Gleason Cristina Gomez Helen Gordon Amanda Haff Elizabeth Haile Keri Ann Hayes Lisa Hayes Julie Herward Karen Hope Ressue Jennifer Ingber Amanda Iovino Kathryn Killeen Leigh Kirchner Katherine Kristoph

Suzette Kuo McGrann Jean LaFauci Schutt Katherine Lewis Rachael Lewis Nicole Lutz Catherine Lux Marita Lynott Lauren McKee Julie McLaughlin Rebecca McLean Jen Middleton Hillary Miko Janis Milczewski Keating Ashly Mitchell Lynn Neagley Erika Nortemann Jen Olsen Kellie Opipari Karen Owens Alexis Pierce Allyson Pyeritz Jenny Rice Tonya Richardson

Meredith Riddile Alicia Robben Lee Robbins Christine Rocchio Dani Rovenger Laura Sambataro Justa Schmidt Kristen Schuh Lindsey Schwalb Alison Scotti Deanne Seward Esa Sferra-Bonistalli Marci Thomas Genefer Thornton Jennifer (Upton) Steuart Christin Vandegrift Abigail Walling Shannon L. Watson Ashley Whitmire Katherine Wolfe Sharman Danielle Yates Tracey Yost