LTO January 2013 Newsletter

Volume 2

Issue 1

January 2013

Upcoming Events

Jan 6th—Pan Hellenic Council at Holy

Angels Church—615 East Oakwood Blvd.

Chicago, Illinois 60653

Jan 9th—New Members Orientation 6:30 PM

3114 Bonnie Brae Crescent Flossmoor, IL

Jan 11-13th—International Founder’s Day

Baltimore, MD

Jan 15th —TPF Board of Directors and

Executive Committee Meetings at St. Andrews

Church 6:30 PM (Hostesses Joyce N. Jan,

Marilyn and Leah )

Jan 19th— Leadership Development Officer

and Committee Chairmen Training at Holiday

Inn Matteson 9:00-11:30 AM. All members

are invited to attend and Twenty Pearls

Foundation Membership and LTO Chapter

Meetings following Chapter Luncheon at

12:00 PM Holiday Inn Matteson.

Luncheon is for members only!

Jan 20th—MLK Service Activity 11:30 AM.

See Jan Reed and Debutante Etiquette

Workshop at 3:00PM see Millicent Borishade

Check website calendar for other event dates

B a s i l e u s M e s s a g e

Greetings Sorors,

It continues to be both a privilege and an honor to greet you as President of Alpha

Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated Lambda Tau Omega Chapter and welcome you to

the second and last year of this administration. We remain Confident, Classy, Compas-

sionate, and Charismatic and the intent is to remain revered in that regard.

Our chapter has consistently rendered service while making a difference in the far south

suburban areas of Chicago for more than 34 years. We have worked tirelessly to

become a viable, valuable and visible organization within many communities. Our

current membership is approximately 80 plus diverse, distinguished and talented

women, who are committed to being a service to all mankind and with a focus to

execute Global Leadership Through Timeless Service, as mandated by our International

President, Carolyn House Stewart., Esq.

In 2012 we faced new challenges that required us to mount with renewed fervor and

tenacity and we kept open minds and a willingness to do tasks differently to achieve

maximum success. Our theme for this administration when we started in 2012 was “The

Dream Is Easy… The Journey Is Not” and I remind you that the journey continues. We

have a lot of work to do and we each have a responsibility to make sure that work gets

done.

Our VISION when we started was to envision all of our youth that have passed through

Twenty Pearls Foundation programs are meeting and exceeding Illinois State Standards

an representing their communities proudly and that we continue to be the most sought

after chapter in Central Region.

Our MISSION and or goals was to enhance the lives of youth, increase financial liter-

acy, health, global poverty, and domestic violence awareness in communities as well as

increasing internal leadership opportunities via leadership development, programs and

partnerships.

Our VALUES was to serve until Global Leadership Through Timeless Service is felt

across south suburban communities of Chicago, Illinois.

Sorors we are moving in the right direction. In 2013 lets motivate, insight and retain the

members who have joined our great chapter Lambda Tau Omega.

Wishing you a safe, healthy, joyous and prosperous New Year.

“Happy New Year”

By-Laws - Toni Austin-Johnson, Chairman

Social - Judy Rush and Carol Harris

Connection - Alice Tittle and Paula Rogers Daniels

Technology - Kimberly Mitchell, Chairman

Historian - Judy Rush, Chairman

Protocol - Marva Campbell-Pruitt, Chairman

Rituals - Pamela Martin and Carol Sharp

Standards – Pending

Leadership Development - Pending

How quickly the years roll by! As we usher in this new year

2013 let’s spend some time in reflection. The origin of New Year’s

resolution dates pre Christian times with the Babylonians as a

celebration during March but was changed by the Romans to

January. January named after the god Janus was represented as a

two faced figure who looks back into the old year and forward to

the New Year. Most resolutions at this time were to gain moral

favor and to be good to others. When the Roman Empire adopted

Christianity as official religion New Years day was devoted to

prayer and fasting.

As we now celebrate in preparation of the New Year let us

incorporate the best of both worlds. Give a fond and bitter sweet

wave good bye to 2012 and a rousing “Hello” to 2013. Looking

forward to a prayerful, prosperous, loving and productive year

ahead we know morally that we will treat others as we would be

treated. We will pray for those who are less fortunate then us, and

we will know that the best is yet to come.

Metropolitan Joint Founder’s Day - Judy Rush Pan Hellenic Council - Cheryl Cage, Kristin Hamb and Robin Akins

Sisterly Relations – Toni Grayer and Rosalind Backstrom

Conference - Carol Sharp June Luncheon - Pending

December Luncheon - Pending

Submitted by Marilyn Hamb

2013 LTO Officers

Joyce L. Nelson, Basileus

Jan Reed, Anti-Basileus

Leah Hill, Grammateus

Marilyn Hamb, Tamiouchos

Veneeta Phelps, Epistoleus

Sarah Lewis-Weaver, Anti Tamiouchos

Marva Campbell-Pruitt, Anti Pecunious Grammateus

Michelle Clark, Ivy Leaf Reporter

Audrey McFarlin, Membership

Antionette Austin-Johnson, Parliamentarian

Judy Rush, Historian

Tiffany Wicks, Anti-Grammateus

Rashea Ratliff, Hodegos

Joyce L. Duke, Philacter

Jennifer Lyle Moore, Chaplin

Pecunious Grammateus - Pending

Chaplin’s Corner

2013 Chapter Dues

Graduate Members $310

Graduate Life Members $220

Graduate Members (62*) $290

Graduate Life Member (62*) $200

2013 Programs Initiative Chairmen

Emerging Young Leaders – Sharee Haywood

Health – Marydale Donald

Global Poverty – Caletha White and Shawn Jackson Co-chairmen

Economic Security - Pending

Social Justice and Human Rights – Barbara McCreary

Internal Leadership for External Service – Lynda Tarver

Other Youth Groups:

Precious Pearls – Jennifer Lyle Moore

Strands of Pearls – Melody Ferguson

Emerging Pearls – Sylvia Taylor

Jennifer Lyle Moore

AKABirthdays & Anniversaries

Happy Birthday and Anniversary to all sorors with

birthdays and anniversaries in January. Your names

will be featured in the

Hodegos Report for January.