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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

77th Eastern Region Conference Evaluation: Soror Anona Huntley, Member -At-Large,
(see Workbook pg. 54.) A synopsis is given from the conference evaluation responses
completed by sorors who attended the Eastern Region Conference held April 20-23, 2017 at the
Westin Princeton at Forrestal Village in Princeton, New Jersey and hosted by Pi Chapter.

Membership: Soror Margaret Franklin, Regional Chair, (see report on pages 124-127 of the
conference workbook.) The chairperson displayed membership statistics from the passed twenty
years. The region has experienced a decline in membership. The Regional Chair asked chapters
to become dedicated to growing the sorority as we move toward the100 Year Anniversary.

Y.E.S. Program and Administrative Reports

"Say it Loud" Initiative; Soror Anona Huntley, Member-At-Large, composed and displayed a
presentation of pictures of chapters engaged in Y.E.S. activities. 20 chapters submitted pictures
for the presentation. She thanked chapters for their support and solicited pictures to compose the
presentation for next year.

Regional Retreat: Soror Cathleen Snyder, Regional Chair, distributed fliers for the Eastern
Regional Retreat to be held October 5-7, 2018 at Kalahari Resorts in the Poconos, PA.

Recommendations Committee Report: Suzanne Gibbs, read the three Eastern Region
recommendations (found on pages 139-141 of the conference workbook) with the rationale for
each in order to prepare for the vote. Xi chapter made the motion to accept the
recommendations, Beta Omicron Chapter seconded.

25/50 Year Membership Presentation: Soror Noreen E. Little, Eastern Regional Director

The 2018 class of new 50 and 25 year member were honored and presented with sorority
anniversary pins and certificates.

Announcements: Soror Donyele Wilkerson, Regional Grammateus

Nominations Committee: Soror Drusilla Kinzonzi, Regional Executive Advisor
There are three vacancies on the nominations committee. Accepting nominations from the floor
to fill the three vacancies. Nominated from the floor Delores Alexander, Gamma Chapter, Maria
Allmand, Alpha Mu Chapter, Evelyn West, Xi Chapter. The three nominations for the
nominations committee will appear on the ballot.

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