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CONFERENCE THEME: “PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER: SISTERHOOD, EDUCATION, & CULTURAL RELEVANCY”
THE NATIONAL SORORITY OF PHI DELTA KAPPA, INC.
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80TH ANNUAL EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE

National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc

REGIONAL COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON REPORT

Sororal Year 2019

Y. E. S. Program Committee: LOCAL PROJECTS Regional Chair: Soror Patrcia E. Cook

Briefly describe and highlight exemplary programs reported by chapters of the region. Summarize
exemplary reports only and list the contributing chapters at the end of the report.

The Chapters focused on promoting educational excellence while providing service to their
communities via many local projects.

The EASTERN REGION established a new initiative for all Chapters under the direction of the
Regional Director, Noreen Little, which was called A TEACHERS SURVIVAL KIT. The kits were
to be distributed during the beginning of the school year. The kits contained informational cards
about NSPDK, Inc's purpose, mission, National and Regional Officers, the location of our
headquarters and information on the Y. E. S. Program. Also included in the kits were a tea bag,
paper clip, rubber bands, a tootsie roll, 2 pennies, a crayon, a life saver, Starburst candies, gum, an
inspirational message and information on the Local Chapter.

THETA CHAPTER selected Weeksville Heritage Center which is a multidisciplinary museum
dedicated to preserving the history of the 19th century African American Community of Weeksville,
Brooklyn, NY. Weeksville is one of America's free Black communities. The mission of the Heritage
Center is to document, preserve, and interpret the history of free African American communities.

This year is the 26th year that PI CHAPTER continues to provide classes which are designed to
prepare perspective teachers for the PRAXIS exam. Pi Chapter has established partnerships with
the Trenton Public School District and the Educational Testing Service Corporation. ETS made a
presentation in September to the participants about the Praxis and test testing strategies.
Several chapters participated in the Walk against Breast Cancer and made monetary contributions
to the organization. Chapters also provided food, clothing, toiletries, socks, and toys to homeless
shelters.

Many thanks to the following chapters who submitted reports: Theta, Beta Omicron, Delta Pi, Zeta,
Eta, Pi, Epsilon Alpha, Rho, Alpha Zeta, Alpha Chi, Beta Lambda, Gamma Mu, Epsilon Sigma
and Delta Nu.

Recommendations: It is recommended that each chapter select a local project for the Regional
Conference Workbook. These projects would be reported to the regional chair and all Eastern
Region chapters would be represented in the workbook.. This can be accomplished by decreasing
the space for suggestions, recommendations and concerns. Selecting 3 projects may cause the
Eastern Region to miss out on additional initiatives. Eta chapter reported on the Survival Kits for
Teachers and the region adopted and adapted this project to be implemented by all chapters.
Kudos goes to all chapters for the outstanding projects which are being implemented in the many
communities of the Eastern Region.

My deep appreciation to the members of the Local Projects Committee.
Suzanne Gibbs, Jarian Graham and Vanessa Jenkins
Respectfully,
Patricia E. Cook
Patricia E. Cook
Local Projects Chair

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