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NATIONAL SORORITY OF PHI DELTA KAPPA, INC. • 80TH ANNUAL EASTERN REGIONAL CONFERENCE
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EDUCATION
SCHOLARSHIP: Number of Sorors 35
Chapter Scholarship Participants (11) Amount of the award $11,000.00

LITERACY READING: Number of Sorors: 11 Number of Participants: 100
Description of Activity: In additions to the Xinos S.T.E.A.M. project. Once a month The
Retired Sorors Volunteer Program(RSVP) Committee services 100 students at our adopted
school by Reading-Aloud to their Pre-K and Kindergarten students. Our Chapter began the
school year by donating 118 backpacks filled with school supplies for needy families at our
school. Following our meeting with the school's Principal and Assistant Principal in September
the RSVP Committee established a monthly reading schedule at the school. Our committee loves
going there to interact with our classroom students. We read, sing, dance and do crafting
together. Learning is lots of fun there.

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: SORORS # 1100 XINOS # 10 1KUDOS #7 7
OTHERS # 1000 Description of Activity: The African American History Committee Program
2019 Theme was "There's a message in Our Music:Telling Our Story". The program included
speeches, music, songs and dance presentations to tell the African American story through
music. There was a timeline of eras in our history included pre-enslavement, enslavement,
reconstruction, pride and protest, civil rights black power movement and contemporary/modern
times. The Program included our youth groups and the gospel choir of our adopted school
participated. Art exhibit created by the students of Archer Street Elementary School and other
African artifacts on display.
TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTERS: Number of Sorors: 20 2Description of Activity:
Beta Omicron Chapter Website. Our Chapter members are continuously working on developing
their technology/computer skills. We have a computer at our Sorority Center. Some of us were
able to use that computer during our meetings to type up our regional committee reports. We
also appreciate the opportunities to further develop our skills during Regional Conference
Workshops.

CHILDREN, ADULT & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, TOUCH -A-CHILD:
Number of Sorors: 115 Description of Activity: Soros read to children during our annual the
Dr. MLK Day Celebration. The RSVP Committee service over 100 Pre-K and Kindergartners at
our adopted school on a monthly basis. We interact with students via read-alouds, song, dance,
oral storytelling, recitations and crafts. Our Xinos made Get-Well cards for children in Hospital
Cancer Wards. Our youth advisors work with our youth groups on their SAT preparation. Our
Chapter began the school year by donating 118 backpacks filled with school supplies for needy
families at our adopted school. Following our meeting with the school's Principal and Assistant
Principal in September the RSVP Committee established a monthly reading schedule at the
school.

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