KC Alumnae Chapter of Tri Sigma
November 2020
KC Alumnae Chapter Information
Email: kctrisigmatreasurer@gmail.com
Website: http://kansascity.trisigma.org/index
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KansasCityAlumnaeChapterOfSigmaSigmaSigma/?ref=page_internal
President, Rebecca Cassidy Hammontree, Pi:
Hello Sisters!
As I sit here, writing this note to you all, I am taking some time to reflect on everything I have to be thankful for. My health, my family, and the anticipation of a huge thanksgiving meal are at the top of my list. But I have to admit, my Sigma sisters rank right up there with mashed potatoes and gravy!!
My hope for each of you is that you take time to think about what you are thankful for. This year has been filled with such uncertainty and angst. It is easy to get caught up in the negatives of 2020 that we can't see the bits and pieces of happiness we have experienced! Here is my metaphor for 2020 - though the turkey is dry (or burned...), you still have stuffing, rolls, pumpkin pie and those yummy mashed potatoes and gravy to choose from!
Here is to hoping your month of November is filled with fall traditions and you celebrate the blessings of your Sigma sisters! We will always have each other!
Sigma Love and Mine!
Contact me at cassidyr203@gmail.com.
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Vice President, Kat Hartwig, Beta Beta:
November 25th at 9:30 am - Book Club
KC Tri Sigma Alumnae Holiday Luncheon - canceled
Look for Book Club in December this year!
We would like to get some additional online activities going. If you have ideas - please share them!
Secretary, Lindsey Baumann, Chi:
Do you know someone who would like to receive our emails? Let me know and please continue to send any messages and/or correspondence that need to be forwarded to the group to mailto:kctrisigmaalumnae@gmail.com.
Are you celebrating a new job, new baby, vacation, new grandchild, or awards?
Let us know so we can celebrate with you. Send news to mailto:kctrisigmanewsletter@gmail.com.
Book Club - Ilene Ginardi Burns, CHI:
November Book Club
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
We will meet, once again, on ZOOM on November 25th at 9:30 am. Watch your email or send us a message for the log in.
Usually we do not meet in November & December because of the holidays. However, we do plan to meet via Zoom this year. Look for upcoming information!
Wednesday, Nov 25, 2020, 09:30 AM
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Treasurer - Carol Crank Phillips, Nu:
Ledger
Balance on 10/1/2020 was $1321.15.
Income was $40 – 2 member dues (total 9 members)
Balance on 10/31/2020 is $1361.15.
Outstanding checks to collegiate chapters in 8/2019: -$50
Escrowed items
Convention-$333; GKCAPH scholarship fund - $200; Sigma Foundation - $200
Budgeted items
Meeting and FD -$300; Balance to forward -$500
Usable Balance
$-221.85
Our budget is figured with at least 30 women paying dues. If you usually pay but have forgotten, please consider sending now!
Dues
Local dues can be paid at any time.
National Dues should be paid in February
How To Pay Your Dues
Dues are $20 returning members, $10 for first time members.
- Mail checks to: Carol Phillips, 223 E Woodbridge Ln, KCMO, 64145.
- Use PayPal by sending the amount to mailto:kctrisigmatreasurer@gmail.com. Be sure to send as a friend so there isn't a service charge.
- National dues should be paid in February, but can be paid anytime. Go to the National website if you still need to pay https://www.trisigma.org/.
Triangle Correspondent, Dana Otting Walker, Pi:
Membership - Carol Crank Phillips, Nu:
ATTENDANCE
Attendance at book club in October was 10 on Zoom. That makes a total of 49 for the fiscal year. Two women paid dues this month –Melinda Horn and Frankie Wainwright.
Already paid: Revelyn Alpaugh, Gail Alpaugh, Judith Ball, Lindsey Baumann, Lucy Brewer, Ilene Burns, Donna Clark, Brenda Dumler, Kris Schuler, Carol Phillips, Cindy Rathke. 13 women have paid dues for this year.
DUES
13 women have paid dues this year.
We’re hoping to get some other Zoom activities started next month
PHOTOS
If you have paid dues or participated in the last 2-3 years, you are included in our website as an active member. I do not have have a photo of everyone and most of the photos were taken from Facebook!! If you would like to send me a better photo, send it as an attachment to kctrisigmamembership@gmail.com. If your picture is not on the website and it should be there, let me know about that also! You will find the member photos in the drop down entitled: About Us.
See Photos of Our Members on Our Website
Collegiate News
Each month, our alumnae chapter reaches out to the Kansas and Missouri collegiate chapters requesting information about what is going on at home! If you don't see your chapter this month, be patient! We hope to hear from them next month!
October was a crazy month for our collegiates. We look forward to hearing from them for the December issue.
From previous issues:
BETA BETA (MSU):
We had fully virtual recruitment and have 41 new members and are in the COB process now. We are at 100% new member retention which is awesome. We are working on helping our sisters grow closer together through intentional sisterhood activities.
Virtual is different, but we're making the best out of it! As of right now, we can not think of any needs, but hope for all our sisters around the world stay safe and healthy!
NU CHAPTER (UCM):
Recruitment: We had a successful recruitment and gave bids to 13 lovely women! We are currently in our COB process and have given out 6 more bids!! They are excited to be in their Arc Degree process and are learning about Sigma'[s history every Sunday!! We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all of our NU sisters for donating funds for meals during recruitment. We cannot tell you how much that meant to us. You are the best alumnae out there and we are glad to call you ours!!
Bid Day: Our bid day theme was “Falling in love with Sigma”
Philanthropy: We are getting ready to hold our first ever philanthropy event called “Soak-a-Sigma”. On Sunday, September 20th, we turned to Facebook and Instagram live to broadcast our event. Everytime we got a virtual donation we soaked a sigma with our dunk tank. We raised over $660! Thank you to all the alumni that donated!
Big Little Reveal: We had our first big/little of the semester! The week was filled with bigs giving clues and small gifts to their new littles and we ended the week with a fun reveal at Panhellenic Hall.
Link of photos: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1mIOqimRisfngS0X6ifnia8d2ecxz_AbBdVlD66CX8NE/edit?usp=sharing
THETA DELTA (Lindenwood):
The women of Theta Delta Chapter are so excited to begin our semester with plenty of upcoming virtual activities. We are fortunate enough to have a Town Hall meeting with our whole fraternity and sorority community at Lindenwood University over Zoom. Every Sunday we have a virtual meeting with our whole chapter to establish a line of communication and normalcy. We are happy to be able to have a virtual recruitment this year beginning September 9th; we cannot wait to grow our chapter with amazing ladies! In addition to the virtual chapter meeting, we are having a virtual Arc Degree for those new members! We are extremely excited for this next month!
DID YOU KNOW??
Sigma Sigma Sigma partnered with Delta Zeta to host efforts for the 2020 National Hazing Prevention Week (NHPW) Sept. 21-25, 2020.
Please send any personal information that you would like to share to mailto:kctrisigmanewsletter@gmail.com. We will get it included in next months newsletter!