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CONFERENCE THEME: “PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER: SISTERHOOD, EDUCATION, & CULTURAL RELEVANCY”
THE NATIONAL SORORITY OF PHI DELTA KAPPA, INC. • 80TH ANNUAL EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Others: 1
Kudos: 0
TEACH-A-RAMA: Number of Sorors: 15Xinos: 0
National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa, Inc. Description of the Activity: In support of Suicide Prevention Month, Alpha Mu hosted Ann
"To Foster a Spirit of Sisterhood Among Teachers and to Promote the Highest Ideals of the Teaching Profession"
CHAPTER ACTIVITY REPORT Ducharme from Anne Arundel County Mental Health who is a part of their Crisis Response Team.
She informed Sorors of the importance of mental health, how to recognize and handle a person who
SORORAL YEAR _2019 is in crisis. She supplied handouts and showed a detailed informative PowerPoint presentation.

CHAPTER Alpha Mu LOCATION Annapolis, Maryland LEADERSHIP TRAINING:
BASILEUS: Lesley Ridley 1 ST ANTI-BASILEUS: Maria Allmond
CHAPTER MEETING SCHEDULE: Week: 3 rd Day: Saturday Time: 12p.m. – 2p.m. PUBLIC RELATIONS:
CHAPTER GROWTH: New Members Financial Members: 25 Reinstatements: 0
COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS, EDUCATION AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS
(ACADEMIC ISSUES AND CURRENT TRENDS) Number of Sorors: 5 Others: 75
Y Y. E. S. PROGRAM Description of the Activity: Advocacy Day at the Maryland State House - Sorors participated in
social action event in February, which included advocacy-training, discussion of issues (human
YOUTH trafficking, housing discrimination, paid sick leave, and climate justice) that impact the lives of
XINOS: Number of Members: 0 Number of Sorors: women and children. We visited the offices of legislators, met with staff to share our positions on
KUDOS:Number of Members: 0 Number of Sorors: 0 issues on the floor, and attended General Assembly hearings.
KAPPA OMICRON TAU (KOT):
HUB PARENTS: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS (SISTERHOOD)
Sisterhood Activities:
Number of Sorors: 14 Others: 10
e Description of the Activity: Soror Maria Allmond held sisterhood event “SUNDRESS, SANDALS
EDUCATION & PEARLS “ on August 18. 2018 at ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH in ANNAPOLIS,
SCHOLARSHIP: MD. Past National President Charlotte Williams spoke on the sorority’s purpose and continued
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National Scholarship Participants (Number) 0 commitment to fulfilling our mission in education as we approach our 100 year of service. Tina
Regional Scholarship Participants (Number) 0 Joseph led the Socratic discussion on the topic of Mental Health issues in the schools and how
Chapter Scholarship Participants (Number) 2 educators are meeting the challenges.
Amount of the award: $1750 Academic nd
Perpetual Scholarship Foundation, Inc., amount of gift: $250.00 Sorors Lesley Ridley and Myrtle Link hosted a learn how to Knit sisterhood event on Dec. 2 2018.

FOUNDERS' DAY: Number of Sorors: 55 Others: 10
LITERACY Description of the Activity: Alpha Mu Chapter celebrated Founders’ Day 2018 with Beta and
READING: (in the content areas, tutoring, mathematics, language, science, social studies, Gamma Chapters. It is our annual Tri-Founders’ Day Celebration.
Family literacy, etc.) Number of Sorors: 7 Number of Students: 214 This red and gold event was held on Saturday, May 19, 2018, at the Greenbelt Marriott,
Description of the Activity: Alpha Mu Sorors partner with local schools, tutoring two days a
week for 4 weeks in the fall. We worked with first and second grade students .The students were 6400 Ivy Lane Greenbelt, Maryland, from 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. .The Basilei from Gamma, Alpha
pleasant, motivated and very cooperative. Sorors provided books, other school supplies at the start Mu and Beta Chapters brought greetings to all who were in attendance.
of the the school year. Sorors participated in the NSPDK Read Across America Program, The Keynote Speaker was Ms. Elizabeth Davis, Washington Teachers’ Union President. She gave a
teachers, students and parents pledged to read their favorite books. dynamic speech that encouraged both working and retired Sorors. It was an enjoyable afternoon.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: Number of Sorors: 3 Others: 40 s SERVICE
Description of the Activity: Alpha Mu Sorors attended a book talk and signing at Busboys and PROJECTS:
Poets. Author Richard Bell talked about his book Stolen. Stolen is a book about five free boys that INTERNATIONAL PROJECT (amount of the donation): $100
were kidnapped into slavery and their astonishing odyssey home. The author Martha Jones lead NATIONAL PROJECT (amount of the donation): $100
the group discussion (book talk). LOCAL PROJECTS (contributions to local charities):
TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTERS: Number of Sorors: 0 Number of Participants: 0
In conjunction with the Anne Arundel County Department of Social Services, Alpha Mu Chapter
Sorors participated in Homeless Resource Day. On Saturday, October 13, 2018, Ms. Tanya

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