DKG International Committees - Sharing and Strengthening!

The International Constitution, Communications and Publicity, and Membership Committees, as well as the Editorial Board, have met at Society Headquarters. Nearly 70 percent of the members of these groups are new to international committee work. All are leaders in their state organizations and catylsts in their chapters.

The Constitution Committee has its work cut out. This is a Constitution biennium. That means that any member, chapter or state organization may submit proposed constitutional amendments to the committee, for consideration, for the 2014 International Convention in Indianapolis.

The Communications Committee is actively involved in strengthening the Buzz about the Society. They are also updating the criteria used to approve chapter and state organizations requesting linkage of their websites to the Society website www.dkg.org
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Members of the Membership Committee are exploding with excitement and ideas as to ways to connect with state organization membership chairs. This committee has a relentless, compelling desire to help members better understand and share the benefits of belonging to the DKG Society.  We have so many exemplary chapters. Some are struggling. Since the chapter is the heart of the Society, and the member, the lifeblood, this committee is focused on providing assistance and support to state organizations, as they increase their efforts to strengthen chapters.

The Editorial Board is diligently upholding standards of high quality in evaluating manuscripts for The Delta Kappa Gamma Bulletin. The Bulletin is another opportunity for promoting the professional and personal growth of members through publication of their writings.

The Leadership Development Committee meets October 1-3, 2012,  Keep reading my blog for even greater things to come.

The more of you who comment, and/or let me know you read my blog, the more frequently I will communicate.



Committed to Delta Kappa Gamma? 





September 27, 2012

 

    The Planning Meeting in Spokane, Washington was a great success. All administrative board members, chairs of international committees, the four Forums, the Educational Foundation as well as the NGO Representative and the international music representative were in attendance. Many leadership activities were structured to assist the individuals in better undertanding the duties and responsibilities of their roles or positions as leaders in the 2012-2014 biennium.

 

     Each person in attendance was requested to share a quote that could be used by others throughout the biennium. As we share them, we give recognition to each other's thoughts. Who better to quote than a member of DKG? In fact, Jeannette Zuniga, Member At Large, 2010-2014 said, "Commitment is the key word to strengthening our Society." Are we all, equally, committed to our Purposes and Mission? Perhaps not. Should we be?

 

     I have committed to make contact with every state organization president during the biennium. I would also like to contact a random sampling of chapter presidents. My purpose would be to share my excitement that they are members and leaders of our organization, and to see if I can be of assistance. I hope that all members are being contacted by their chapter president, and others, and are actively involved in the activities of the chapter.

 

     I also commit to do a better job of blogging, and more frequently. I am learning new skills and perhaps in time, my blogging will be more evident of such.

 

     Stay in touch with each other and with those of us at YOUR Society Headquarters.

Communication - Staying Connected

August 30, 2012

 

The last five weeks have been awesome! It is such an honor to serve as the international president of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. I am excited as we work together during 2012-2014,  Sharing Our Vision - Strengthening Our Society.

 

Communication is important to the continued relevance and health of our organization. We must communicate frequently, and at all levels of the Society. Members at the chapter level must stay connected with each other. We need to check on, encourage and support each other regardless of how active, or inactive, we may be, at this point in our lives.

 

Let's connect with, and engage, the marginal member, those with young children, the older members who can't drive at night or who need assistance to get to our meetings. Many of our members are actively involved in graduate degree programs or have such professional responsibilities that make it impossible for them to attend our meetings on a regular basis. Many members have a combination of the above. I ask you to be intentional in developing and/or enhancing your relationship building process within your own chapter.

 

During this biennium, you are also encouraged to share our vision by making sure that all members are fully aware of the enormous benefits of belonging to Delta Kappa Gamma. Excellent resources are available from Headquarters to assist you in this effort.

 

Stay connected with your international leaders by checking the Society website at www.dkg.org Open a free account at www.twitter.com  and follow us. We tweet frequently so you can keep up with what we are doing. Email us with your thoughts, concerns, suggestions. I will try to keep my blogs updated so that you are better informed of the many activities in which I am involved.

 

The Planning Meeting for the Administrative Board, Professional Staff, International Committee and Forum Chairs, and others, will be held September 5-9 in Spokane, Washington. Following that, I will share more about the numerous other exciting things going on at the international level of  your Society.