Spring 2015

Volume 67, Issue 2

Greater Raleigh Alumnae Chapter

Alpha Gamma Delta

The Echo

PRESIDENT’S LETTER

Dear Sisters, I don't know about you, but I'm so glad that spring is right around

the corner! Our chapter kept busy this fall and winter with events including a

chocolate-making party, our annual holiday celebration and gift exchange

[thanks to Charity Metz Schuller (AO ‘93) for hosting us!], and a visit from a

Camp Carolina Trails camper at our January meeting, which was hosted by

Mary Ann Walsh Akin (ZI ‘83). Camp Carolina Trails is a summer camp for

children and teenagers with Type 1 diabetes, and 16-year-old Lexi Burns, who

has attended the camp since she was in fourth grade, spoke to us about her ex-

periences at the camp. At our February meeting at Jan Thorpe White's (B

‘50) house, I and two other sisters shared a bit more about ourselves during a

program called "Get to Know a Sister."

We continue to contribute to the world's work in our community through phi-

lanthropy efforts led by Jeanette Drane Benjey (X ‘65) and Carrie

Wheeler (AO ‘94) . At our December meeting, sisters brought in donations

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INTERNATIONAL REUNION DAY

Greater Raleigh Alumnae Chapter’s IRD celebration will be held on Saturday,

April 18, 2015 at 11 a.m. at the home of Mary Ann Walsh Akin (ZI ‘83).

Please see the invitation and RSVP on page 7.

This year’s 50 year pin honorees include those sisters initiated in 1965. The 50

year pin eligible sisters include the following:

To receive a pin, those eligible must attend our IRD celebration. If anyone

knows of other eligible members, please contact Jan Thorpe White (B ‘50) at

jtwhite6@bellsouth.net or 919-851-0272 immediately.

*If anyone has Katherine’s address, please contact Jan Thorpe White.

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Alert Day ............................ 2

Spring Updates .................. 3

Collegiate Updates ............. 4

Dirty Dollars and Annual

Support Fee ........................ 5

Alumnae News ................... 6

SPECIAL POINTS OF INTEREST

Alpha Gamma Delta joins the

American Diabetes Associa-

tion to stop diabetes

IRD Invitation

Editor: Lisa Pinyan Poole

(ΓA ‘91)

Katherine Old Barnes (ΓE) * Jeanette Drane Benjey (X)

Lee (Taffy) Henry Chodorow (ΓE) Margaret (Meg) Duncan Hodge (AI)

Ann Phenicie Roybal (ΓE)

The Echo

On February 11, 2015, Alpha Gamma Delta and the American Diabetes Associa-

tion announced a new relationship in order to help educate and raise awareness

of diabetes through our collegiate and alumnae membership.

"Education is critical for the prevention of type 2 diabetes and avoiding the

complications that can result from poor management of type 1 and type 2 dia-

betes, and we are thrilled to have Alpha Gamma Delta on board to help us fur-

ther our mission in stopping this deadly disease," said Suzanne C. Berry, MBA,

CAE, Interim Chief Executive Officer, American Diabetes Association. "By

providing members with opportunities for community service related to diabe-

tes awareness and education, this alliance will help us achieve these goals by

expanding our reach and impact."

To help build awareness, Alpha Gamma Delta members will join in community

service efforts by volunteering with local Association offices and will work to

educate and raise awareness of diabetes on college campuses and in their com-

munities via online and offline publications.

"Alpha Gamma Delta is proud and delighted to join with the American Diabetes

Association in a new relationship to leverage our combined resources to make a

greater impact in our communities through education and service," said Rie

Hoehner, International President, Alpha Gamma Delta Fraternity. "By contrib-

uting to our world's work in this important area, our sisterhood will make a

significant impact in raising awareness about diabetes in the many lives affect-

ed by this disease every day."

ALPHA GAMMA DELTA JOINS THE AMERICAN

DIABETES ASSOCIATION IN THE MOVEMENT

TO STOP DIABETES

President’s Letter (continued)

of school and classroom supplies to support Crayons2Calculators, a nonprofit agency that supports students in

Durham's highest-need schools by providing school supplies to classroom teachers. This year our team raised nearly

$800 for Triangle JDRF during their Walk to Cure Diabetes, and we were able to donate an additional amount to JDRF

from the proceeds of our record-breaking pecan sale. We raised nearly $1,800 by selling 1,000 pounds of pecans. This

allowed us to not only donate more to JDRF, but also to make a donation to Camp Carolina Trails, the Alpha Gamma

Delta Foundation, and Shout Against the Whisper, an ovarian cancer awareness organization.

We hope you are able to join us on Saturday, April 18 for International Reunion Day! Our theme this year is "Strength in

Sisterhood," and we will celebrate with a luncheon at the home of Mary Ann Walsh Akin. More details can be found

inside this issue, and don't forget - you can send in your RSVP online through our Web site, www.agdraleigh.org.

Have a great spring, and I hope to see you soon!

Loyally,

Dawn Pasley Myers (ΘO ‘99)

MARCH 24 KICKS OFF

ALERT DAY

This year is the American

Diabetes Association’s 75th

anniversary. Alert Day will

kick off on Tuesday, March

24 and continue through

Tuesday, April 21. The 2015

theme is: Take it. Share It.

Step Out.

American Diabetes Associa-

tion Alert Day is a "wake-up

call" encouraging the public

to take the Diabetes Risk

Test to find out if they are at

risk for developing type 2

diabetes. You can go to dia-

betes.org/takeitshareit to

take the test. Share the test

with your friends and loved

ones!

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SPRING UPDATES

JDRF One Walk 2014: We raised $820! Thank you to our team and

donors.

Spring Belk Charity Days: GRAC is selling Belk Charity Day tickets!

Ticket holders will get 20-70% off most purchases, and there will be sav-

ings on rarely discounted brands. Ticket holders will also get $5 off their

first purchase. You will need a ticket to shop. The sale is scheduled for

Saturday, May 2 from 6-10 a.m. Contact Jean Campbell Burroughs

(ΓΦ ‘79) at jean@cj4m.com or 919-362-4837 if you would like more in-

formation.

Scrip Fundraiser: ShopWithScrip.com is easy, free to use, and there’s

no selling involved. Simply buy gift cards at ShopWithScrip.com and use

them instead of cash, checks or credit cards at the retailers where you

normally shop. For additional information about Scrip, contact Jean

Campbell Burroughs (ΓΦ ‘79) at jean@cj4m.com or 919-362-4837.

Spring Clothes Swap: Mark your calendars and start cleaning out

your closets! It’s time to swap your apparel and help local nonprofits in

the process. Carrie Wheeler (AO ‘94) will be hosting a clothes swap

on April 11th from 2-5 p.m. at 416 Greymist Drive in Durham.

Pecan Sale: We raised $1,870.10! The proceeds were donated as fol-

lows:

$1,200 to JDRF

$250 to Camp Carolina Trails

$250 to Shout Against the Whisper

$170.10 to Foundation

Holiday Party and Gift Exchange

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Marianne Leitch Breneman (X ‘90)

and Jeanette Drane Benjey (X ‘65)

wearing their Spartan pride at our

January meeting

Quinn Killough Willard (ΓΔ ‘03) having

fun at the Junior Circle Wine and Design

event

The Echo

THETA MU COLLEGIATE UPDATE

Over $1500 was raised by Theta Mu (UNC—Wilmington) at their Alpha Grabba

Donut fundraiser. Money was raised from a donut eating contest, food and

drink sales as well as a spare change competition. The Greek organization that

accumulated the most points from the Alpha Grabba Donut fundraiser received

$100 for their philanthropy and donuts for their entire chapter.

HEART OF ALPHA

GAMMA DELTA

Congratulations to Michele

Kislan (ΔΣ ‘96), who was

awarded the Heart of Alpha

Gamma Delta at our January

meeting. The award is given

to a sister who has given a

minimum of 3 years of out-

standing service to the chap-

ter. Her most recent work

with our Adopt-A-Chapters

has been above and beyond.

Michele was also a recipient

of the Delta Sigma Hawaii

Scholarship. This scholar-

ship is provided through the

Foundation’s endowment

fund program. She is pursu-

ing a Doctor of Pharmacy at

the University of North Car-

olina at Chapel Hill and will

graduate in May.

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THETA OMICRON COLLEGIATE UPDATE

Theta Omicron (Western Carolina) welcomed 21 potential new members. The

chapter celebrated its 19th birthday on February 25. WCU’s Greek Village is

now open to any organization that wishes to live in the Village. Theta Omicron

will be keeping their house next year. Go to http://goo.gl/6Rfjq3 for more in-

formation. International Reunion Day is scheduled for April 18, 2015, at UC-

Grandroom at Western Carolina University from 1-3 p.m. You can send your

RSVP to Elissa Wells at 919-604-1449 or agdalum@gmail.com.

President Dawn Pasley Myers

dawn84@me.com 919-495-1413

Vice President Joyce Anne Porter

Treasurer Charity Metz Schuller

Secretary Erica Snell Ring

Permanent Secretary Jan Thorpe White

Editor Lisa Pinyan Poole

Philanthropy Chairman Jeanette Drane Benjey

IRD Chairman Carrie Wheeler

Panhellenic Delegate Erica Snell Ring

Junior Circle President Johanna Wolf

Adopt-a-Chapter Liaisons Michele Kislan, Jamie Stiller

IRD Committee Members Michele Kislan, Mary Lou Szymkowski

Ways and Means Chair Jean Campbell Burroughs

Philanthropy Committee Carrie Wheeler

Honors of Epsilon Pi Committee Jan Thorpe White, Jean Campbell

Burroughs, Charity Metz Schuller

Remembrance Chair/Telephone

Committee Jacquelyn Goodwin Burgess

Ritual Chair Jean Campbell Burroughs

2014-15 GRAC OFFICERS

Volume 67, Issue 2

Are you planning to attend graduate school full-time in the 2015-16 academic

year? Or are you planning to attend a career-related workshop or seminar, or will

you be going back to school part-time? If you answered “yes” to any of these ques-

tions you may qualify for one of two Foundation programs and receive financial

assistance for your education!

Full-time graduate students should apply for a Foundation Scholarship! The

deadline for 2015 has already passed, but when applying, the Scholarship applica-

tion can be previewed, started and revisited multiple times.

Part-time students or sisters planning to attend a career-related workshop or sem-

inar, apply for a Continuing Education Grant. CE Grant applications do not

have a deadline and are accepted year-round. Not sure if your upcoming seminar

qualifies? Contact Karen Frye Knotts, Communications & Programs Manager,

at 317.663.4242 or kknotts@alphagammadeltafoundation.org.

Visit www.alphagammadeltafoundation.org for more information and applica-

tions.

DIRTY DOLLARS AND ANNUAL SUPPORT FEE

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ALUMNAE

This newsletter is provided to you as a member of the Greater Raleigh Alumnae Chapter. Stay informed on the news in

Greater Raleigh by supporting the newsletter and our alumnae chapter. We appreciate your generous support and

hope that you will continue to support our efforts to keep you connected to your Alpha Gam sisters. Our annual sup-

port fee is $25.

Thank you to the sisters who graciously donated “Dirty Dollars.” Alice Eison Bivin (ΓE ‘55), Anne Diehl Little (ΓE

‘62), Barbara Mansfield Peck (ΓE ‘63), Carol Clayton Norris (ΓE ‘61), Eileen Dorgan Herbermann (AΘ ‘41),

Jan Thorpe White (B ‘50), Jean Campbell Burroughs (ΓΦ ‘79), Lauren Bednarcyk Bond (AM ‘87),

Michelle Kenney Alexander (ΓO ‘05), Phyllis Wall Purdy (ΓE ‘58), Barbara Crawford Stanley (ΓE ‘49),

Joyce Anne Braswell Porter (ΒΔ ‘83), Marianne Leitch Breneman (X ‘90), Jeanne Swanner Robertson

(ΓΔ ‘62), Anne Fleming Hunter (ΓE ‘53), Julia Parks Kron (ΓE ‘59), and Daphne Adams Ashworth (ΓE ‘54).

To give Dirty Dollars and/or pay support fees, please send checks payable to Alpha Gamma Delta to the attention of

our treasurer, Charity Schuller at 425 Fallen Elm Ave., Cary, NC 27513. You can also go to agdraleigh.org/duesfees to

give support to the newsletter or chapter. A convenience charge has been added to support fees if you choose to pay

online.

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INTERNATIONAL

HEADQUARTERS

Do you have a change in

name, address or marital

status?

Please notify IHQ with the

information:

Alpha Gamma Delta Inter-national Headquarters

8701 N. Meridian Street

Indianapolis, IN 46260

Phone: (317) 663-4200

Fax: (317) 663-4210

www.alphagammadelta.org

info@alphagammadelta.org

You can submit your ad-

dress change to us locally

and we will forward it to

International.

Go to www.agdraleigh.org/

contact to send in your ad-

dress change.

The Echo

SCHOLARSHIP

Congratulations to Jamie

Stiller (ΓO ‘05), who was

awarded the Barbara Hen-

derson Miller Scholarship.

Jamie is pursuing a Master

of Occupational Therapy at

the University of North Car-

olina at Chapel Hill.

This scholarship is provided

through the Foundation’s

endowment fund program.

ALUMNAE NEWS

Barbara Brinson Thomas (ΓE ‘45), entered Chapter Grand on September

13, 2014. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

where she was a member of Alpha Gamma Delta Sorority. For 25 years, she

worked for the State of Florida in child welfare. She was a lifelong member of

First Baptist Church, teaching Sunday School and working on missionary activ-

ities.

Barbara Mansfield Peck (ΓE ‘63) and her husband Dick celebrated their

50th anniversary this past December.

Erica Snell Ring (AM ‘96) was awarded the SHRM - SCP (Society for Human

Resource Management - Senior Certified Professional) certification. It is a new

certification for senior HR professionals who develop strategies, lead the HR

function, foster influence in the community, analyze performance metrics, and

align HR strategies to organizational goals.

Jillian Thomas Scalvini (AY ‘00) married Jason Scalvini on December 6,

2014. Jillian travels a great deal now and is unable to make the meetings; how-

ever, she thinks of everyone often and wishes her sisters the best.

CHAPTER GRAND

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SHARE YOUR NEWS!

Have you recently married,

had a baby, moved, started a

new job, retired, had grand-

children or just haven’t up-

dated your Alpha Gam sis-

ters about your life recently?

Please send your news and

photos to:

echo@agdraleigh.org

ELAINE MARSHALL TO HEAD NATIONAL

ASSOCIATION OF SECRETARIES OF STATE

Elaine Folk Marshall (AΞ, ‘64) was

named the new president of National

Association of Secretaries of State.

Marshall will serve the remainder of

Kate Brown's term, which ends in July.

Brown was recently sworn in as gover-

nor of Oregon, and Marshall was serv-

ing as the association's southern re-

gion Vice President.

“I am honored and grateful to have the

opportunity to lead this highly respected organization of public servants,” Mar-

shall said in a statement. “NASS is more than 100 years old, and states are now

facing challenges that our predecessors never imagined, including issues such

as cyber security, business identity theft, digital records management and other

tech-driven aspects of policymaking in 2015.”

The Greater Raleigh Alumnae Chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta cordially invites you to celebrate

STRENGTH IN SISTERHOOD Saturday, April 18th at 11 a.m.

Home of Mary Ann Akin 11308 Brass Kettle Road, Raleigh, NC 27614

Please respond with the form below and mail $25 made out to Alpha Gamma Delta to:

Carrie Wheeler 416 Greymist Dr, Durham, NC 27713

You can also RSVP and pay at: www.agdraleigh.org

Questions? Contact Carrie Wheeler at 919.280.5272

Brunch will be served

INTERNATIONAL REUNION DAY 2015

Strength in Sisterhood

Name:

Chapter & Initiation Year:

News to Share:

Dirty Dollars Enclosed:

The Echo

JUNIOR CIRCLE

Everyone had a great time at

the Wine and Design event

we had in January. The

name of the painting was

Wine Lovers.

Johanna Wolf (ΘO ‘09)

will be scheduling a night

out at Raleighwood in May.

Check your email for a sur-

vey to see what date and

movie will work for every-

one.

UPCOMING EVENTS

For more information, please visit www.agdraleigh.org/calendar

PLEASE

PLACE

STAMP HERE

Greater Raleigh Alumnae

Chapter

Alpha Gamma Delta

Jan Thorpe White

Permanent Secretary

208 Summerwinds Drive

Cary, NC 27518

www.agdraleigh.org

facebook.com/agdraleigh

AGDRaleigh@groupspaces.com

Date/Time Event Location

April 11

2:00 p.m.

Spring Clothes Swap

Carrie Wheeler’s home

416 Greymist Drive, Durham

April 18

11:00 a.m.

International Reunion

Day

Mary Ann Akin’s home

11308 Brass Kettle Road, Raleigh

May 14

7:15 p.m.

Potluck—Installation of

Officers

Erica Ring’s home

126 Bankford Ct., Fuquay-Varina

Quinn Willard (ΓΔ

‘03), Erica Snell

Ring (AM ‘96),

Charity Metz

Schuller (AO ‘93)

and Johanna Wolf

(ΘO ‘09) at Wine

and Design