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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Sisterhood: 2013 and Beyond! Kansas City Missouri Alumnae Chapter

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Page 1: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Sisterhood: 2013 and Beyond!

Kansas City Missouri Alumnae Chapter

Page 2: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

Bonds Forged Through Service

We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve.

The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections to Success.

Sorors hosted a Christmas Party and conducted a book drive for children residing at Crittenton Behavior Hospital for Children.

Page 3: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

Sharing Thoughts, Ideas, and Our Stories

Red Book Club

Every quarter, we read a from a library of African American literature, then come together to discuss.

Page 4: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

Celebrating each other during

Sisterhood Month

Each year the KCMO alumnae chapter honors outstanding women in our community. The 2012 Women of Courage Awards honored "Champions of Women's Health".

Page 5: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

Soul Food and Food for the Soul

During February and March, Sorors mailed 3 “Love Notes”:• One to a younger soror,• One to a peer,• One to an older soror

To let her know that she’s loved.

Getting to know the Links in Delta’s Chain: Sorors were profiled in the chapter newsletter and Delta DEARS are highlighted.

The Annual Christmas Luncheon and My Favorite Things Gift Exchange lures sorors back home to Delta.

Sorors catch up and welcome returning members during monthly post-meeting fellowship.

Dancing With the Sorors blended creative juices and kicked off the sorority year

Page 6: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

Coming Together to Honor Our History Makers and the Arts

The KCMO Alumnae Chapter proudly hosted

The season’s Alvin Ailey Gala Performance

The World Premiere of Barbara Jordan: A Rendezvous with Destiny

The 16th Annual Burning Sands Alumni Step Show

Page 7: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

Working Togetherto Groom the Future

Participants at the Formal Presentation

The KCMO Alumnae Cotillion is the signature scholarship program comprised of 9-month program designed to enhance the academic, social, cultural and civic awareness of selected high school seniors from the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.

Page 8: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

Founders DayRe-connecting to Celebrate the Original Bond

Keynote speaker: 22nd National President, Gwendolyn E. Boyd

KCMO Alumnae’s own Delta Chorale

Page 9: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

25 Year RecognitionAcknowledging Sorors True to the Lifetime Commitment

Page 10: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

LegaciesMothers and Daughters Perpetuating the Legacy of Sisterhood

Page 11: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

2 + 0 + 1 + 3 Centennial Reclamation Bracelet

The one and only KCMO Alumnae Chapter Centennial Reclamation Bracelet can be earned only by Sorors who reclaim 2+0+1+3 sorors by Centennial.

As a soror reclaims a sister, she is presented with a new charm to add to her bracelet. Ultimately, she will proudly sport 6 charms.

Page 12: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

2013…and BeyondTime Capsule – Past, present and future

Looking inside the time capsule…

From the first 100 years through the next, we are all bound together.

The chapter created a time capsule to capture the essence of Delta in her first century as yet another way for our future sorors to connect with those who preceded them.

Page 13: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

…Proclamations from the Mayor of Kansas City

Page 14: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

…Chapter Awards from Grand Chapter and the Central Region

Page 15: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

…Pop culture

Page 16: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

…Sisterhood, Service and Scholarship

Page 17: We strengthen bonds each time we come together to serve. The Chapter donated 339 items to the Dress for Success clothing drive and delivered them to Connections

…KCMO Alumnae chapter members

Shown counter- clockwise:

Photo signed by R&B singer

Aretha Franklin; the KCMO

chapter’s 2nd VP, President,

and 1st VP; chapter

members at Convention

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Sorors will contribute to the time capsule throughout the year. The capsule will be sealed in January 2013 to mark the first Centennial and dedicated to those forging our future.

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Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.Kansas City Missouri Alumnae Chapter

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2011-12Sorority Year

Sisterhood: 2013 and Beyond!

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2012-13SO FAR!