Summer with Alpha Sigma

Alpha Alpha State: Debi Allebach, Bonnie Lee Barnes, Rose Ann and Stef Fulena, Carol Herbert, Karen Matis, Jean Speight, and Karen Tinstman travelled to Penn State for the Alpha Alpha State Conference in June.  Karen received the Marian Spitzer Roebling Scholarship for new members for the second consecutive year-  to aid in her doctoral studies.  Stef and Roe Fulena presented “Portando l’Italia a voi” a travelogue about their enrichment grant-aided trip to Northern Italy.  They have been invited to several chapters to present their program this coming year.  Carol Herbert was elected to the State Nominations Committee. Alpha Sigma was honored for our Fiftieth Birthday at the Birthday Luncheon.  Deceased members, Norma Neely and Anita Cunningham , were honored at the Celebration of Life Ceremony.

NERC: Bonnie, Roe, Stef, Carol, Jean, and Karen also attended NERC (NorthEast Regional Conference) in Hershey in July.  They were very busy there. Stef and Karen, were members of the NERC Steering Committee.  Stef chaired the Properties Committee, Karen was in charge of all banquet menus, Carol chaired the Book Award Committee.  Roe and Jean were on the Properties Committee, and Bonnie worked with Karen and many other committees.  Stef, Roe, and Jean also presided over several workshops.  We had the opportunity to work with wonderful women from many places. We all thank our chapter for the financial support for both conferences.

Alpha Sigma News

Congratulations to Bonnie Lee Barnes, new Keystonian Editor.

We grieve the loss of sisters, Norma Neely and Anita Cunningham.

Alpha Sigma hosted the 2010 Fall Area Conference West!
UNION AREA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL, NEW CASTLE, PA
SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Fall Area Conference Committee: Stephanie Fulena - General Chair, Building Contacts - Rose Ann Fulena and Linda O'Neill, Treasurers - Rita Elsesser and Sonie Laughead, Registration - Mary K. Davis and Lorma Hill, Food- Debi Allebach and Jean Speight, Decorations: Linda O'Neill, Lorraine Rice, Betty Sylvester, and Christina Vitale, Hostesses - Michelle Ault, Diana Borowski, and Kristen Murphy, Karen Raub, Maryann Galiano, Patty English, Program - Joyce Holzhauser.

The Conference was a great success. Eighty-two sisters from twenty-one chapters were in attendance. Alpha Sigma had thirty sisters present. Dr. Lyn Schmid and Royce Boyd offered the Keynote "Celebrate What's Right With the World, Your Chapter, and Our State." State officers and committee chairs President Sue Stamm, VP Louann Shrader, 2nd VP Kay Stewart, Parlimentarian Carol Herbert, Sec.Tracy Dusch, Cindy Reynolds, Janet Hayes, and Liz Brewer were presenters. Stef Fulena subbed for Communications presenters. Decorations were so lovely, those sisters were immediately asked to decorate the President's Banquet at Penn State next June. The food (a gourmet menu), provided by Union's new food services was delicious. Our focus table led by our Projects Chair Blanche Stach made $410. through the sale of our special Alpha Sigma-made necklaces. It was a Great Day.

Scholarship: Three Alpha Sigma sisters, Rose Ann Fulena, Stephanie Fulena, and Katen Matis were awarded grants/scholarship from Alpha Alpha State for 2010. Rose Ann and Stef received travel enrichment grants. The subject of their grants was Rennaisance Art and Architecture of Northern Italy. They flew to Italy the day after receiving their award at Alpha Alpha State on June 13. Karen's scholarship will be used as she continues work on her D.Ed. (Doctor of Education) at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. All three received their awards at the Alpha Alpha State Convention this June.

Alpha Sigma 2010 Achievement Award: Jean Speight was awarded the 2010 Alpha Sigma Achievement Award at the May meeting at The Mill Street Grille. Jean has served as chapter president, and many other offices over her thirty years as a member of Alpha Sigma. She has also chaired Alpha Alpha State committees, and has attended International meetings. Jean currently serves as Personal Growth and Services Chair and is an Alpha Sigma Executive Committee member.

Alpha Alpha State Convention: Fourteen Alpha Sigma sisters, Debi Allebach, Bonnie Lee Barnes, Rose Ann Fulena, Stephanie Fulena, Pauline Grant, Carol Herbert, Karen Matis, Lorraine Rice, Dr. Kathy Roppa, Toni Schooley, Jean Speight, Carol Stephens, Karen Tinstman, and Dr. Mary Todora attended the 2010 Alpha Alpha State convention held at the Nittany Lion Inn in June. On Friday, Dr. Mary Todora, Carol Herbert, Toni Schooley, and Ursula Payne were honored as Women of Distinction. President Stef and Vice President Roe presented a power point presentation at the Biirthday Luncheon on Saturday inviting all to the Fall Area Conference on September 25, 2010 at Union Area Middle High School. Outgoing President Stef passed the rose to Incoming President Rose Ann at the Presidents' Banquet Saturday night.

PURPOSE
The purpose of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society:

To unite women educators of the world in a genuine spiritual fellowship;
To honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education;
To advance the professional interest and position of women in education;
To initiate, endors, and support desirable legislation or other suitable endeavors in the interests of education and of women educators;
To endow sholarships to aid outstanding women educators in pursuing graduate study and to grant fellowships to women educators from other countries;
To stimulate the personal and professional growth of members and to encourage their participation in appropriate programs of action;
To inform the members of current economic, social, political, and educational issues so that they may participate effectively in the world society;