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The Membership Resource has arrived!

Dear SED sisters,

Membership is essential to our organization. A lot of times people have questions about Membership issues. These can include recruitment, social/bonding activities, and Continuing Membership Education. Sometimes you might just need an idea to get you started or would like a little bit more information about something. That is what the Membership Resource is supposed to help with!

In my platform for this office I talked about putting together a resource like this, and now IT IS HERE! The resource is up and running on the website (www.tbssed.org). Look under the “Resources” tab and then click on “Membership Resource Database.” It is broken up into sections based on the type of information. When you click on a specific topic it will download the file for you, or you can download a zip file of all of the resources at the bottom of the page. Our wonderful Webmaster helped put this online for everyone’s use (Thanks, Alfred!!). Additionally, a hard (CD) copy of this resource HAS BEEN MAILED to your chapter, so be on the lookout!

The 2013-2014 Council and I have worked very hard to put together this membership resource with some information and examples for you all.  It covers a wide variety of topics and has information on SED History, Parliamentary Procedure, Continuing Membership Education, the Treasury, and Membership Recruitment. I hope that you may find some of this information useful for your chapter, and as more needs or questions arise, of course things can be added to the resource on the website.

These documents are not meant to be the only/final word on anything your chapter does. It is always important to do what works for and is best for your own specific chapter. These documents are solely meant to be a resource for your chapter should you need them.

As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me or any of the other SED Council members. We would love to hear from you!

Much love in the bond,

Christa Hall
SED Vice President of Membership 2013-2014

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TBS Win Win Membership Drive!

Greetings SED!

I am here to let you know about the Win Win Membership Drive. This is an exciting opportunity for your chapter to get a paid registration to SED! I have attached some information about this Drive, as well as the flyer and entry form. Please take the opportunity to check it out!

If you have any additional questions, please contact Dr. Kathryn Kelly, National Vice President of Colonization and Membership!

How to qualify: For every 10% increase of your registered membership, your chapter will receive one entry in the drawing for PAID registration to your 2014 District Convention! If you initiate 20% of your total membership, your chapter will be entered twice, 30% will earn you 3 entries, etc. ***YOU MUST PAY CHAPTER AND MEMBER DUES ON TIME, AND FILE YOUR CHAPTER PERSONNEL REPORT AND INITIATE REGISTRATION FORM TO NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE DRAWING.***

How to Apply: Complete the Win-Win Membership Drive Form. The form must be received 14 days prior to your 2014 District Convention. If your chapter initiates members after the 2014 Convention, you will be entered into the drawing for the 2015 District Convention.

Please send completed form to:
Kathryn Garrett Kelly at kathrynkellymd@tbsigma.org.

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Spring Events and SED CONVENTION PAPERWORK

Hello Southeast District of Tau Beta Sigma,

Hopefully, you have gotten at least one email from me so far announcing our 2 big spring events. But if not, here is another one.

A WEEK FROM TODAY, 7 days, February 8th, is our annual District Leadership Conference. The 2014 DLC will be hosted in Chapel Hill, North Carolina at UNC-Chapel Hill. I am so very excited for DLC, as both councils have prepared wonderful schedules for you to learn, enjoy, and even experience, more about the organization(s) we all love. You can read more about DLC this weekend, register, and even find some area hotels and dining options at their website.

—-> http://seddlc2014.webs.com/ <----

After DLC, the next BIG THING is the 2014 Southeast District Convention! SED will be in Atlanta, GA, hosted by the two chapters from the Georgia Institute of Technology, on March 21-23, 2014! They have amazing facilities at GT, and both councils are very excited for our whole weekend in ATL! You can view their website for information like scheduling, registration, banquet, hotel and dining options, and even convention paperwork at

—-> http://www.sed2014.com/ <----

But speaking of convention paperwork, I am very proud to announce this year’s SED Convention information is NOT paperwork. It is a digital experience!

So, if you are a TBS SED President, or a chapter delegate, the information I need from you can all be filled out ONLINE. I have included the link below.

The 4 things you need to know:

1. Only ONE person per chapter should fill out this paperwork (either the chapter president or the official delegate).
2. EVERY chapter needs to fill it out, whether you are attending SED Convention or not.
3. You need to know whether you are attending, before you fill it out.
3.5. You will only fill out the necessary information, based on your circumstances.
4. It needs to be filled out by 11:59pm EST on Friday, February 21, 2014.

You can find the convention paperwork here or you can go to the SED Convention website and look under Register/Convention Forms.

If you have any questions or concerns about the paperwork, please get in touch with me (sedpres@tbsigma.org) ASAP! Again, SED Information is due (via the online form) on February 21, 2014.

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DLC & SED Convention!!

Hello Southeast District of Kappa Kappa Psi and Tau Beta Sigma,

The 2013-2014 Joint SED Council has arrived home after a very productive trip to ATL with the hosts of the 2014 SED Convention! We are pleased to inform you Georgia Tech has been hard at work on Convention! The best news is- we are officially ready to share with you the details of this year’s SED Convention!!!

The 2014 SED Convention will be held in Atlanta, GA at the Georgia Institute of Technology, March 21-23, 2014.

Below is brief information regarding some of the larger details about SED! You can find more- including pricing, registration, parking, and directions- on the website at sed2014.com.

  • Registration for the 2014 SED will be $49.75. The fee for this year’s SED includes registration, a t-shirt, banquet, and use of a shuttle from the Sol Melia (host hotel) to Georgia Tech.
  • The host hotel, Sol Melia, is within a mile from campus and is only $115 a night (a GREAT price in the middle of downtown/Midtown Atlanta)!!
  • The full schedule, detailing workshops and presenters will be available very soon! Both councils are tying up the last few items!! Complete with joint workshops, a conducting workshop, and even workshops given by your National Officers- this will be an SED you will NOT want to miss!
  • SED Convention paperwork for both Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi will be released this week and will be due by February 21, 2014! This paperwork must be filled out by every chapter (even those who will not be in attendance at 2014 SED). Further information will be sent to each chapter president and also will be found on the SED website.

 

Both of the SED Councils, as well as both host chapters, have been hard at work to get everything prepared for our spring events! Remember to register for DLC on their website at seddlc2014.webs.com.

We hope you make the trip to see us in Chapel Hill, NC for the 2014 SED DLC on February 8, 2014 and in Atlanta, GA on March 21-23, 2014 for the 2014 SED Convention!

If you have any questions regarding either event, please feel free to contact a member of your district council or either host chapter.

 

MLITB,

Belinda Baker
SED President
Tau Beta Sigma

Kyle Sullivan
SED President
Kappa Kappa Psi

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Call for Applications: SED Counselor

Dear Members of Tau Beta Sigma in the Southeast District,

I would like to officially thank Renee Cartee and Crystal Wright for their continued service as the SED Counselors over the past 6 years. As per the National Constitution, our District Counselors serve 6-year terms, and therefore the term for Renee and Crystal is coming to an end at the 2014 SED Convention. I greatly appreciate the selfless time and service they have offered Tau Beta Sigma, and I hope they will continue to find ways to serve our organization.

The Tau Beta Sigma National Council will be accepting applications for the opening of SED Counselor and the deadline will be Saturday, February 8.

Applicant requirements:
— Must be at least 25 years old by time of appointment.
— Have an undergraduate degree.
— Be a resident of the Southeast District.
— Be a Life or Honorary Member in good standing with Tau Beta Sigma.
For additional information, please see Article V, 2 in the National Constitution for details of the requirements: http://www.kkytbs.org/forms/2013ConstitutionTBS.pdf.

Counselor Application Process:
Send the following information to Dr. Nicole Burdick Sanchez, National President (nicoleburdick@tbsigma.org):
— Two Letters of Recommendation
— Resume which includes both Sorority and Business experience; this can be one resume or two separate documents
— Cover Letter/ Letter of Intent regarding this position.
Please send all materials as attachments (pdf or .doc) and not as text inside an email.

If there are any questions in regards to the SED Counselor position, please contact Dr. Nicole Sanchez, National President.
For Greater Bands,
Nicole Sanchez

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Tau Beta Sigma Fall 2013 Campaign

Season Greetings to all members of Tau Beta Sigma,

The TBS Board of Trustees & TBS Alumni Association are happy to update you on our Fall 2013 Campaign! We have mailed out a new Tau Beta Sigma brochure updating you on the Sorority programs, projects & membership involvement. If you did not receive our latest mailing on the Fall 2013 Campaign, please feel free to visit our online system and update or double check the mailing address we have listed for you. The brochures are hitting mailboxes throughout the week. Feel free to visit & log onto our online system:

https://online.kkytbs.org/

If you are unable to login, please contact National Headquarters at kkytbs@kkytbs.org and provide your name (including maiden name if applicable), chapter and initiation year.

Below we have attached a pdf. file of our latest campaign. Please feel free to share with your fellow members, chapters, Sponsors & Directors. (Click here to see attachment.)

Fall 2013 Updates

Wava Memorial Garden

Since the passing of our beloved Wava Banes Turner Henry, the national leadership of Tau Beta Sigma is working collaboratively to create a Memorial Rose Garden to honor our Founder. Our vision is to have a beautiful reflection garden and park that will honor Wava for many years to come, all to be located at our National Headquarters in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The plans include a black granite pedestal dedicated to Wava, benches for reflection and meditation, a rose garden and other garden flowers and shrubs. Materials chosen for the Wava Memorial are intended to last forever in our beautiful park so that students and alumni can celebrate our Founder and have a quiet, contemplative space during a HQ visit.

We are still seeking donations for any amount for the Wava Memorial Gardens. Any donation from $1 – $999 will be recognized in our publications and in the National Headquarters list of contributors. We are also seeking larger donations for the Wava Memorial and donations of $1,000.00 or more will be recognized physically in the park. If anyone is interested in making a donation of $1,000 or more, please contact a member of the Board of Trustees.

The plan is to break ground on the Memorial in March 2014, with the unveiling of the project scheduled for July 2014. This will allow the national leadership to break ground on the project as part of our Founders Day activities, and to host a Wava Memorial dedication during the District Leadership Conference for student leaders in honor of the 75th Anniversary of Wava’s journey in founding Tau Beta Sigma. Our goal is to raise $40,000 for the Wava Memorial Garden, and so far we are 75% to our achieving our goal!!!

To contribute to the Wava Memorial, please visit www.tbsigma.org to donate online or mail checks to National HQ. We are asking that donations for the memorial be sent to NHQ by March 26, 2014, in order to receive on-site recognition.

Thank you in advance for your donations, support and efforts towards the completion of the Wava Memorial!

Tau Beta Sigma Alumni Association Updates:

The TBSAA Membership Year is changing to June 2014 – May 2015. If you join or renew now, your membership will be extended to the new membership year. That works out to 5 months free! If you have questions over this change email Justin Brady, Membership Chair at jbrady@tbsigma.org.

Join or renew your membership now to receive exclusive member benefits:

Alumni trip in summer 2014
Participation in district conventions
Rhapsody newsletter
Awards & grant opportunities for alumni
Professional development & networking

TBSAA Dues For 2014-2015 Membership Year:

Life Members & Young Alumni – $30
Alumni Members – $50

Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season! Much love in the bond,

Justin Brady
TBSAA Vice Chair

Lisa Croston
Board of Trustees & National Historian

Dollie O’Neill
Board of Trustees Vice Chair

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Tau Beta Sigma Elizabeth City State University Colony First Degree

Greeting Sisters and Brothers of Tau Beta Sigma,

The National Council of Tau Beta Sigma is please to announced that the
Elizabeth City State University Colony will undergo First Degree on Sunday,
December 8, 2013 at 8:30pm at the address below:

Elizabeth City State University
Mickey L. Burnim Fine Arts Center
1704 Weeksville Rd
Elizabeth City, NC 27909

*Active, Alumni, and Honorary Members of the Tau Beta Sigma are welcome to
attend, however, please RSVP to the Colony President, Kamri Hurdle at
kamri13299@gmail.com by Thursday, December 5,
2013. * Please
send the colony your congratulations as they undertake this milestone in
their journey of colonization.

Sincerely,

Kathryn Garrett Kelly, MD
Tau Beta Sigma, National Vice President for Colonization and Membership

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From the SED Parliamentarian…

Hello SED!

As you may or may not have heard from myself, or your Chapter Mentor, I’m currently working on collecting every chapter’s constitution/bylaws/governing document. I’m undertaking this task to attempt to review everybody’s constitution so that I can make sure you’re really getting the most out of your constitution (or check for any revisions that may be necessary).

That being said, I would greatly appreciate if you (or your chapter’s parliamentarian or jurisdiction chair) could email me your chapter’s governing body(or bodies).

My email is sedparliamentarian-AT-tbsigma.org.

If you have any questions about bylaws or Robert’s Rules or anything about life, the universe and everything else, don’t be afraid to contact me, my inbox is always open.

MRR(Robert’s Rules)ITB!

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THIRTEEEEEEN DAYS! [But really TWELVE.]

Hey everyone,

I hope that you pictured me whispering “thirteen days” into your telephone just like in the old movie “The Ring.” That’s how it was in real life.

BUT for real though, something is happening in

THIRTEEN TWELVE DAYS!

A DEADLINE.

#1- In 13 12 days, on December 1st, your Fall Activity Report is due on the OMRS. To be on time, your report must be submitted and APPROVED by both your Sponsor AND Director of Bands. Please remember, it is important that you submit your National paperwork on time, as you can be placed on probation for missing paperwork deadlines.

#2- In 13 12 days, on December 1st, your chapter’s Membership Education Program is due your chapter’s SED Council Mentor. To be complete, you must include the 10 things previously listed and sent out. (If you missed the email, visit the website here for more!) These are reviewed by a district counselor and are submitted to National Headquarters. If you fail to submit an MEP to us, NHQ can place you on probation. Please submit your MEP 🙂

#3- If you have recently initiated sisters into your chapter, do NOT forget to fill out the initiate registration on the OMRS within 30 days of initiation. Or you will get fined. You also must mail in their initiate dues. (The ONLY money the candidates should have paid– $95)

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your chapter mentor, or me, and we will be happy to assist you! Stay tuned to your email as District Officer Evaluations will be going out soon, as well as information regarding DLC and SED 2014!!!

 

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The Eighth Note!

Hello SED!

My name is Brittany Lyons and I am the secretary of the Alpha Omega chapter of Tau Beta Sigma at Florida State University and we (along with our brothers of the Gamma Nu chapter of Kappa Kappa Psi) are excited to host The Eighth Note this year.

The publication is online now (at sedpublications.wordpress.com), which means that we need your help to keep it constantly updated with news and articles! We are now accepting submissions for the Eighth Note at eighthnotesubmissions@gmail.com and we would love to get an article from each and every chapter in the SED before the end of the school year!!

With the online format, we will be able to have rolling submissions which means that you can submit your articles at any time. We will also select articles from the website to be used in the print version at SED, so keep them coming!

Here’s what you can do: pick a topic that interests you (this can be anything about TBS, music, service and so on, including what makes your chapter unique), write an article that’s a minimum of 500 words, and include a photo or photos.

Submitting an article to The Eighth Note is an excellent way for sisters to get involved at the district level. I can’t wait to hear from you all and thanks for your support!

LITB,
Brittany Lyons
Secretary
Alpha Omega, Tau Beta Sigma