Alum Meeting Update 9/4/2007

We had a few new faces tonight that I wanted to take a moment to thank for coming and being a part of our newly revamped Alum Association:

- Patricia Dudley Siegal
- RoseMary Parham
- Kathy Elmore

It is always a thrill when new people come into our Association with fresh ideas. Thanks again all for coming. We hope to see you again soon.

ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED:

• Jane Gaskins talked about the Pee Dee Alumnae Association newsletter that was mailed out last week. It is something that we are going to do annually (in print) and quarterly by email. Please be on the lookout for that. Thank you again to Jane for taking it on and mailing out all of the newsletters. If you did not receive a newsletter, please send an email to pdadpi@gmail.com to update your address information. Also, a copy of the newsletter will be posted on the website shortly in case you did not receive one.
• Recruitment is next week!! If you plan to attend ANY night, you MUST email Sarah Foster at slfoster@bellsouth.net so that your name can be added to the list that is given to Francis Marion. Only those listed are allowed to attend recruitment. The dates for recruitment are as follows: DROP IN: Wed, 9/12 6:30-9:30pm, PHILANTHROPY: Thurs, 9/13 7:00-10:30pm, PREFERENCE: 9/14 7:30-10:00pm. If you are interested in learning a bit more about each night, please click on the link to take you to the Francis Marion "GO GREEK" page.
• The Alumnae Association will be participating in the American Heart Association Heart Walk this year on October 27th at Francis Marion University. Jane Gaskins has volunteered to be our team captain and will be sending out emails updating us on it shortly. For more information on the Pee Dee Heart Walk, click on the link.
• Bake Sale: The Zeta Phi chapter will be having two (2) bake sales this semester to help raise money for the Florence Area Humane Society. Since October is "Love Animals Month," their first bake sale will be on October 2nd. We have decided that we would like to help the chapter by baking some extra goodies to sell. We plan to meet before the bake sell to wrap up goodies, finish baking goodies, or to just decorate the goodies for the girls to pick up and take to the bake sale. More information on this to follow. Please check the website for details.
• Jewel Degree will be hosted at the home of Jane Gaskins on Sunday, October 7th at 3pm. If you have NOT been through Jewel Degree, please come dressed in pin attire (and wearing your pin if you have it) at 3pm. For those of you that have been through and plan to attend, please be there at 2:30pm. We will be mailing out invitations so watch your mailbox. Angie Branton has volunteered to handle the invitations and Amy Pennington will be assisting Jane with Jewel Degree. I, Amy Barton, will be officiating the Jewel Degree ceremony. Thanks ladies!
• RoseMary Parham and Kathy Elmore have an idea to possibly do a tea for local Alumnae to in an effort to raise money for the Zeta Phi chapter. This is an idea in the works so please be on the lookout for updates. Thanks again for the wonderful ideas!!
• Finally, if you have not paid your annual dues of $25, please do so either through paypal (www.paypal.com) and pay the email address of pdadpi@gmail.com or you can mail your check to Pee Dee ADPi, 412 S. Burris Road #14, Florence, SC 29501.