California Connections

Delta Phi Epsilon California Alumnae Association Newsletter The CAA was chartered over 10 years ago! Every CAA member is entitled to wear the Iris Standard 10-year Milestone pin. May 2013 Volume 1, Issue 1

Welcome New Alumnae!

The Epsilon Upsilon Chapter has been doing a great job recruiting recently. That means that a lot of women are graduating! Some CAA members have over 25 years of sisterhood. The Amethyst Standard Milestone pin adds bling! This is a very accomplished group of ladies who have big plans for grad school, careers, and families. They will bring fresh perspectives to us alumnae. The California Alumnae Association is proud to welcome the following women to alumnae status: Alohi Bikle Karina Coscuna Janae Daw Katherine Kniffin Amanda Lankford Jamie LeBow Kayla Lee Eliza Luna Brittany MacKay Corynne McMullin Brittney Merritt Sydney Newton Candice Oliver Samantha Oregon Monica Reynoso Cecelia Torres Rachel Veiga Currently, she is going through a version of New Member Education designed specifically for Alumnae Initiates, under the guidance of Gina Haney Curtis, Meghan Hodell Guggenheim, and Beth Bailey, all of the Epsilon Upsilon Chapter. Another woman who will soon join our ranks is Holly Smith of Vancouver, WA. She will be initiated as an alumna under the California Alumnae Association on June 15th in Las Vegas.

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CAA Elections for 2013-2014 Term

It is almost time for our annual meeting via conference call, when we If you know a woman who would do a great job in any of these positions, email your nominations to Roberta Salin rsalin@sbcglobal.com. Leadership Team: President VP Alumnae VP Collegiate Secretary Treasurer Area Coodinators: LA/Orange County San Diego/Imperial Bay Area Sacramento Humboldt Nominees will be asked to accept their nominations and prepare short 1-2 paragraphs of introduction with reasons they would like the positions. The ballot of candidates will be distributed to members in good standing and elections will be held in mid June via email. Election results will be announced later in June, with new officers and coordinators taking office July 1, 2013 for one year. will have the pleasure of electing a new Leadership

Contents Area Alumnae Events Alumnae Engagement CAA and Our Members 2 3 4

Team and Area Coordinators If you are a member in good standing at the time of that call, you will be eligible to vote and hold office. This includes new graduates who pay CAA dues for the 20132014 term prior to the call. You may nominate yourself, and a woman may hold both LT and Area positions.

California Connections: The Delta Phi Epsilon California Alumnae Association Newsletter

Komen Sacramento Race for the Cure

Beth Bailey, Sacramento Area Coordinator for the California Alumnae Association, formed a team of alumnae who walked an untimed 5k on May 11, 2013. The event theme was Race to Paradise, and organizers encouraged all There was also a timed 5k race and a sleep in for the cure option. In 2013, Komen Sacramento Race for the Cure celebrates 17 years of raising breast health awareness and funds for the Sacramento community. The Sacramento Valley Affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure funds grants to local hospitals and community organizations that provide breast health education and breast cancer screening and treatment programs for medically underserved women. It also supports the national Komen Grants Program, which funds groundbreaking breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational and scientific programs around the world.

No matter where your life will lead you, there is always some way that you can give back. The food bank is one thing that we can do locally. -Roberta Salin, CAA President

participants to join in on the festivities and wear their favorite Hawaiian-inspired attire. The alumnae showed up in pink shirts, but others wore tutus, grass skirts, and even pink full-body spandex suits.

Volunteering at the LA Regional Food Bank

On February 2 nd, Los Angeles area alumnae gathered to volunteer at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank, marking their third Annual visit to help others in their extended community. This particular operation is high-volume and very well organized. Volunteers were assigned to a station where they placed specific types of food products in bags. The filled bags were then Hunger doesn't know any particular season, and the visibility of this problem over holidays can be forgotten too soon. Our sisters extended their generous spirit to strangers while bonding with fellow sisters and their families. distributed to various food banks throughout Los Angeles for eventual distribution to those in need.

Founders Day and NPC Badge Day

Southern California Alumnae attended a Founders Day Luncheon at Romanos Macaroni Grill in Northridge on Sunday, March 17. This annual event is a time for alumnae to reminisce and to reflect on the reasons they Earlier in the month, sorority women around the world recognized their lifelong commitment to service, community and sisterhood love being members of the Delta Phi Epsilon Sorority. by wearing their badges or Greek letters on International Badge Day March 4. The event is organized by the National Panhellenic Conference. npcwomen.org

Alumnae Engagement and the Five Cs

In the last few decades, Active Members have been part of the PEARL (Personal Enrichment Activities for Responsible Living) Program. They must earn at least four PEARL s in each of five core areas called the 5 Ss. They also work on a Personal Development PEARL (PDP) over the course of the academic year. After graduation, we may continue to earn 21 PEARLs yearly, in core areas better aligned with alumnae membership. These activities may be completed individually or as a group. If you would like more information on this program, including a spreadsheet that you can use to track all of Sisterhood = Connections The core areas are: your PEARLs throughout the year, please email dphie_caa@yahoo.com. All of the events on Page 2 of this newsletter would qualify for PEARLs. Race for the Cure = Civic LA Food Bank = Civic Founders Day and N PC Self = Character Badge Day= Connections Some events may involve more than one core area. If you have ideas for a PEARL event, contact your area coordinator.

Maintain bonds of sisterhood

Service = Civic

Focus on community service

Social = Cultural

Engage in shared interests

Scholarship = Career

Delta Phi Epsilon was formed... "for the purpose of promoting good fellowship among sorority women... to help... in acquiring knowledge, appreciation, discriminating judgment, and a true feeling of sisterly love through the interaction of sympathetic and friendly natures." - From the notes of our Founders, 1917

Professional development

Personal development

Why Should I Pay Dues?

Thanks to your support, the California Alumnae Association has been very successful. The more active Alumnae Associations are, the more services will be offered for alumnae sisters. In 2012, CAA was able to In the past, the California Alumnae Association has supported the Epsilon Upsilon Chapter with substantial donations toward Convention travel expenses. Convention attendance by two Delegates is required of each active chapter, and it is extremely expensive for a smaller remote chapter. We urge you to become a Engage U is a daylong event, Lifetime Link by going to Check, credit card, and PayPal gladly accepted. send two Alumnae Delegates to Miami to adopt a new Constitution and Bylaws and elect a new International Governing Board. Our delegates connected with IHQ Staff, Volunteers, leaders from other Alumnae Associations, and Epsilon Upsilon Chapter delegates. To join, email your address, chapter, grad year, and whether youre a Lifetime Link to dphie_caa@yahoo.com. Non-Lifetime Link dues are $35.00, which includes $19.17 IHQ Alumnae Dues that CAA will pay on your behalf. open to alumnae, replacing the more elaborate District Leadership Conferences. It would be wonderful for CAA to support our only active chapter for this event. dphie.org and clicking on "Pay Alumnae Dues" in the top right corner. After a one-time charge of $250, payable by credit card, you will never have to pay IHQ Dues again! Your CAA dues will be just $15 per year.

California Connections: The Delta Phi Epsilon California Alumnae Association Newsletter

Delta Phi Epsilon California Alumnae Association

Whats Going On With You?

We want to know what our members are doing. Have you moved? Did you and your sweetheart get engaged or married? Is there a new baby or pet in your home? Did you take an amazing trip? Do you have a personal or professional accomplishment to share? Let us know! Do you have a fond memory of your college years or more recent time spent with sisters? We would love to hear all about it! Do you just want to share your excitement about an upcoming adventure or endeavor? This is the place! Email your brief story or announcement and pictures to dphie_caa@yahoo.com and you may be featured in the next California Connections . Please include your maiden name, chapter, graduation year, and nickname, if you have one.

Promoting Sisterhood beyond the collegiate years.

E-mail dphie_caa@yahoo.com Facebook Group Delta Phi Epsilon California Alumnae Association (174 members and growing) Leadership Team President: Roberta Salin VP Alumnae: Rose McGovern VP Collegiate: Gina Curtis Treasurer: Linda Hyman Secretary: Alison Weissman Editors Rose McGovern Gina Curtis Beth Bailey Dues and Donations Make your check payable to: Delta Phi Epsilon SororityCAA c/o: Linda Hyman 4648 Brewster Drive Tarzana, CA 91356

About Our Organization

The Delta Phi Epsilon California Alumnae Association was chartered in 2002 by 25 women, 23 of whom were from the Epsilon Upsilon Chapter. The organization is divided into five geographical areas: Humboldt San Francisco Sacramento Los Angeles San Diego When you join, you may choose to receive invitations to events in a particular area, but you are not limited to just one area! You may attend any CAA event. Occasionally, we plan events for sisters from multiple areas to get together. Delta Lambda Chapter alumnae and Epsilon Upsilon Chapter alumnae have also each held reunions for their own members. Being a part of the CAA is a great way to make sure you hear about For example, founding President Gina Haney Curtis has not lived in California at any point during her the existence of the Alumnae Association, yet she has maintained continuous membership. these events. We have members from Epsilon Upsilon (Humboldt State University), Alpha Iota (University of San Francisco), Delta Lambda (UCLA), and other Chapters. Sisters living in California are always welcome, regardless of Chapter affiliation. There have been multiple cases of California natives and East Coast sisters becoming best friends. The CAA encourages sisters from California chapters to maintain their membership and hold positions, even if they move out of state or abroad. Founding member Erica Griffin LeBarron has spent much of her career travelling the world while living on the East Coast. She recently renewed her CAA membership, despite plans to move from Arcata to China this summer. If a group of California alumnae find themselves in another state, there is the option to form another area. For instance, there could be a Seattle Area Coordinator for the California Alumnae Association. CAA has become one of the most successful Alumnae Associations in the Sorority! We have been represented at the last two Biennial Conventions and hope to continue demonstrating our strength to IHQ and serving as a role model for other Alumnae Associations. This strengthens IHQs ability to expand the number of chapters on the west coast.