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g{x mxàt VtÄÄ Soror Mary B. Wright, International President Soror Janet Y. Bivins, Esq., Atlantic Regional Director Soror Gina Merritt-Epps, Esq., New Jersey State Director The Newsletter for the State of New Jersey November 2015 Volume 6, Issue 3 Building on the Principles of Zeta While Blazing New Paths! Inside this issue: Z-Lessons 2 Updates: NJ & Beyond 3 Parliamentary Corner 8 ZHOPE 9 NJ Leadership 10 Youth Corner 12 NJ Chapters 14 Text, Talk, Act 19 Key Dates 20 Message from the State Director State of New Jersey Soror Gina Merritt-Epps, Esq. New Jersey State Director 325 East Jimmie Leeds Road Suite 7 PMB 144 Galloway, NJ 08205 Phone: (609) 748-1470 Website: www.zphibnj.org E-mail: [email protected] www.facebook.com/zphibnj W elcome to November Sorors! It was a joy to see all of you and your Ami- cae at the 56 th Atlantic Regional Leader- ship Conference and I hope that you en- joyed the fellowship and learning. See conference highlights inside. The Regional Director will distribute a list of the Region- al awards… Stay tuned! In November, we celebrate our veterans! Please see page 9 for reminders regarding the Z-HOPE Initiatives. Each chap- ter and auxiliary should select an initiative. Our Z-Lessons topic is Zeta Attire. Please take the quiz on page 2 and ensure that you wear the appropriate attire at all Sorority and Auxiliary events. To continue our embel- lishment, there will be State webinars on key topics. See page 4 for details. Have a blessed Season of Giving! God bless you all.

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Page 1: Zeta Call November 2015

g{x mxàt VtÄÄ Soror Mary B. Wright,

International President

Soror Janet Y. Bivins, Esq., Atlantic Regional Director

Soror Gina Merritt-Epps, Esq.,

New Jersey State Director

The Newsletter for the State of New Jersey

November 2015 Volume 6, Issue 3

Building on the Principles of Zeta While Blazing New Paths!

Inside this issue:

Z-Lessons 2

Updates: NJ & Beyond 3

Parliamentary Corner 8

ZHOPE 9

NJ Leadership 10

Youth Corner 12

NJ Chapters 14

Text, Talk, Act 19

Key Dates 20

Message from the State Director

S ta te o f New Je r sey Soror Gina Merritt-Epps, Esq. New Jersey State Director 325 East Jimmie Leeds Road Suite 7 PMB 144 Galloway, NJ 08205 Phone: (609) 748-1470 Website: www.zphibnj.org E-mail: [email protected] www.facebook.com/zphibnj

W elcome to November Sorors! It was a joy to see all of you and your Ami-

cae at the 56th Atlantic Regional Leader-ship Conference and I hope that you en-joyed the fellowship and learning. See conference highlights inside. The Regional Director will distribute a list of the Region-al awards… Stay tuned!

In November, we celebrate our veterans! Please see page 9 for reminders regarding the Z-HOPE Initiatives. Each chap-ter and auxiliary should select an initiative.

Our Z-Lessons topic is Zeta Attire. Please take the quiz on page 2 and ensure that you wear the appropriate attire at all Sorority and Auxiliary events. To continue our embel-lishment, there will be State webinars on key topics. See page 4 for details.

Have a blessed Season of Giving! God bless you all.

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November 2015

Z-Lessons Monthly Embellishment & Training for

the Sorors of New Jersey “Building on the Principles of Zeta

While Blazing New Paths!”

Zeta Attire NJ Sorors and Amicae looked wonderful at the Regional Conference. It is very important that we remember to

wear our colors and the appropriate attire at Zeta events. Please take the quiz below to reinforce your knowledge.

Fill in the blanks with one of the following terms. Please check the 2013 Protocol Manual for the answers.

Business Casual Evening Reception Zeta Casual

Semiformal Business Black tie

______: Formal dress; to be worn only after 6 p.m. Full-length dress or formal dress, hosi-

ery and closed-toe shoes with an appropriate heel height. Select suitable jewelry to comple-

ment your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.

_______:An appropriate length dress should be selected for this occasion (above the ankle

but never more than two inches above the knee). Select suitable jewelry to complement

your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.

_______: “Black Tie Optional” attire. Consider the time and venue; adhere to the written

dress code on the invitation or whatever has been communicated from the host/hostess. Se-

lect suitable jewelry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.

_______: Cocktail attire. Consider the time, venue and occasion; some receptions are stand-alone and others

precede more formal affairs. Select suitable jewelry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this

occasion.

_______: A dress suit, skirt suit or pantsuit, hosiery and appropriate shoes (closed toe, peep-toe, sling backs

all of which need to include an appropriate heel height). This is usually the standard attire for Zeta business

meetings on all levels. Select suitable jewelry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occa-

sion.

_______: A pantsuit or coordinated suit separates; a coordinated shirt or blouse, professional slacks with a

coordinated blazer. This category is sometimes the same as business, except no hosiery. Select suitable jewel-

ry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.

_____: Keep in mind that your membership affiliation is Zeta; avoid wearing Zeta t-shirts in public that are

faded or torn. Select suitable jewelry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.

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Updates: NJ & Beyond

Page 3 Volume 6, Issue 3

All 13 NJ graduate chapters were represented at the ARLC! Also most of the undergraduates in attendance were from NJ! Our chapters and State were prominently featured in the Conference Edition of the Atlantic Advance, the newsletter for the Atlantic Region. Thank you to following Sorors & Amicae for your work, which is outlined below.

Amicae Wanda Bryant-Ison and Raemona O’Neal, Regional Amicae President and Vice President. Great job with the Amicae Luncheon!

Soror Pauline Gibson, Regional Doves Coordinator Soror Andrea Todman, Regional Scholarship Coordinator Soror Chasity McDonald, Acting State Life Member Coordinator for the conference Sorors Ireisha Vaughn, Amber Martin, Rayana Martin and Jeniya Webbs, UG Luncheon Participants Soror Kristal Miller, Elections Assistant Soror Ireisha Vaughn, Arizona Cleaver Stemons Monument Unveiling Service Participant Soror Janelle Williams, Inspirational Breakfast Participant Soror Natalie Harris Myers, ACS Monument Planning Committee Soror Kimberly Tetterton, State Rep to the Regional Elections Committee Soror Gloria Wilkerson, State Rep to Regional Nominations Committee and Committee Chair Soror Lynette Harris, Regional Choir and Soloist, Amicae Luncheon Sorors Eunice Samuels Lewis, State Protocol Coordinator and Regional Fundraising Chair Sorors Billie Bailey, Janelle Williams and Tjwana Dennis-Jenkins, State Protocol and Amenities Team

NJ Shines at the Regional Conference

Atlantic Region Executive Board Meeting October 7-8 2016 Wilmington Delaware SAVE THE DATE

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2016 FOUNDERS' DAY WEEKEND Rhonda Farmer, Founders’ Day Coordinator

Jorelle Green, Project Coordinator

Saturday, January 16 - MIP Certification Embassy Suites Elizabeth-Newark Airport A registration link will be sent to each Chapter President. Registration - 9:30 am. Session will begin at 10:00 am.

Sunday, January 17 - Founders' Day Observance Franklin St. John United Methodist Church, 142 Maple Avenue, NJ 07112. Please arrive by 10:30. Zeta Church Attire. Donation Goal: $1,920. Weekend Hotel Accommodations are available at the Embassy Suites Elizabeth-Newark Airport 95 Glimcher Realty Way Elizabeth, NJ $159.00 per night plus tax Room Block Closes 12/20/15 To Reserve Your Room, call 908 558 -0752 or email [email protected] . When reserving, you must reference "Zeta Phi Beta Sorority".

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STATE NEWS!!!

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l-r: Amica Terisa Miller, Soror Dorothy McCormick, Soror Irene Richardson, Soror Vanessa Hamilton, Soror Tara Chestnut, Soror Sharon Suber, Amica Pauline King, Soror Michelle Baynes, Amica Raemona O’Neal and Soror JoAnn Miller.

Zetas and Amicae of OOZ posing with the International Grand Basileus after the Inspirational Breakfast on Sunday, Oct 11th.

Atlantic Regional Director Janet Y. Bivins, Esq. and Amicae Regional President Wanda G. Bryant-Ison at the Inspirational Breakfast.

NJ Shines at the Regional Conference

Atlantic Region Amicae!! Madame Grand, Madame Regional Director and Atlantic Re-gion Undergraduates!

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Scenes from the Regional Conference

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NJ Shines at the Regional Conference

THE 2017 REGIONAL CONFERENCE WILL TAKE

PLACE IN ATLANTIC CITY, NJ AT HARRAH’S

HOTEL AND CASINO! OCTOBER 10-14, 2017

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56th Atlantic Regional Conference Recap

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Parliamentary Review - Amendments in Motion Submitted by Titessa Smith

The proposed amendments and the disposition are summarized below:

Article XVII Section: 2 (amendment of previous Constitution)

To delete “Section 2- Suspension,” as bylaws cannot be suspended except under specified conditions. Bylaws V Article VI- Regional Structure- Motion Carried

To delete “Geographic Area Coordinators,” as we no longer have those positions. Bylaws V Article VII- State Structure-Motion failed

To delete “Geographic Area Coordinators,” as we no longer have those positions- Motion failed

Bylaws X Article XV- Budgets, Assessments, and Fees

To revise and add wording in order to accommodate the change in the month of the Regional Executive Board meeting from February to October and for chapters to be seated, “all chapter taxes, fees, and/or assessments must be paid no later than 60 days preceding the Regional Leadership Conference. No chapter taxes, fees as-sessments, and/ or late fees will be accepted at the Regional Conference or Executive Board Meeting”- Mo-tion carried

Bylaws X Article IV- States

To revise and add wording to include the locations of those chapters that were newly chartered in Belgium, Germany, and England.- Motion carried

Bylaws X Article VIII Section 1- Officers Elections

To revise the wording to state that on a regional level, a state shall not have more than two elected officers – Motion carried

To add that time should be set aside for election of officers except where there is only one person running. –Motion failed

Bylaws X Article XI Section 2b- Election Committee

To add that conducting the election of officers by secret ballot, except where there is only one person run-ning. If only one person is nominated and the bylaws do not require that a ballot vote nominee is elected, thus the nominee is elected, thus effecting the election by unanimous consent or “acclamation.” The motion to close nomination cannot be used as a means of moving the election of the candidate in such case. - Motion failed

Bylaws X Article XII Section I- Committees

To revise and add in Budget & Finance and Protocol under Standing Committees in Section 1; and Awards, Bylaws, DOARS, Elections, Fundraising, Necrology, Nominations, Recommendations, Resolutions, Schol-arships, and Zeta Doves under Special Committees in Section 2 as they are all functioning committees of the Atlantic Region. -Motion failed

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Please remember to implement one of the Z-HOPE Initiatives using the toolkits and information emailed August 17!

Z-HOPE Military Initiatives:

Elder Care Center Veterans Day Party Veterans Toiletry Drive

Wreaths Across America

2015 Zeta Military Appreciation Week Events

Sunday, Nov 8, 2015 – Partner with local places of Worship or other community events for

participation in local Military Recognition Programs.

Monday, Nov 9, 2015 – Zeta Military Social Action Day

Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015 – Zeta Military Moment of Silence at 11am/Military Related Zeta Day

of Service

Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015 (Veterans Day) –Wreath laying/Women Veterans Rock Rally

Thursday, Nov 12, 2015 – Military Related Zeta Day of Service

Friday, Nov 13, 2015 – Military Related Zeta Day of Service

Saturday, Nov 14, 2015 - Close-out of Military Appreciation Week, by giving “Shout-Outs” to participating Chapters by displaying pictures or videos of events that Chapters have conducted and/or participated on the National, Military Face Book Page

Zetas Helping Other People Excel

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NJ Leadership

itÇxáát XA [tÅ|ÄàÉÇ The President of Omicron Omicron Zeta Chapter, Soror Vanessa E. Hamilton, was initiated into Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. in September 2001. Vanessa received her Bachelor degree in Special Education from Rowan University and her Masters degree in Educational Admin-istration from Cheyney University. Vanessa currently works in the Special Education De-partment for Camden City School District. Soror Hamilton has held the positions of Treasur-er, Anti-Grammateus, Youth Advisor, and Youth Coordinator during her 14 years of uninter-rupted service to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Omicron Omicron Zeta chapter.

WxÇ|áx Wtä|á@fÅ|à{ Soror Denise Davis-Smith was initiated into the Sorority, Fall 1985 in Omicron Mu Chapter, Buffalo State College. She is a Life Member and a Charter member of Omega Mu Zeta Chapter. Soror Davis-Smith also serves the State of NJ as Zeta-Sigma Liaison, North. Soror Davis-Smith and her two dogs, Cole and Cookie resides in Cranbury, NJ.

V{tá|àç _A `vWÉÇtÄw Soror Chasity L. McDonald is a graduate of Seton Hall University with a Bachelor’s degree in Business Management concentrating in finance with a minor in Communication. A few years later, she pursued her MBA in the University of Phoenix online graduate program. She is a Client Service Representative in the Prime Brokerage Middle Office department for J.P. Morgan Chase. Soror McDonald became a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. on November 19, 2003 via the Psi Pi chapter of Seton Hall University. She has maintained uninterrupted financial and active membership since induction. She is the State of New Jersey’s Anti-Grammateus and a Charter Member of Alpha Alpha Chi Zeta Chapter serving as President.

V{xÜ|x `vVtÇÇ Soror Cherie McCann became a Zeta in fall 1989, at Glassboro State College as a member of Rho Theta Chapter. Community service is and has always been near and dear to her heart. She volunteers at food banks, and has participated In funding raising events, such as Urban Promise's Pedal for Promise, Bike for Bancroft, and the American Cancer Society's Bike-a-thons. When opportunity allows she enjoys exercising, singing, dancing and motorcycle rid-ing! Soror McCann takes pride in being an educator in Camden City for over fifteen years.

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NJ Leadership - cont’d

U|ÄÄ|x ]A Ut|Äxç Soror Billie J. Bailey is a Life Member of Eta Omicron Zeta Chapter where she was initiated on May 13, 2006. Soror Bailey is employed by Kean University since 2003 as an Academic Advisor/Counselor. She became a Program Manager/Coordinator in 2012 managing two operating budgets. For the past three years, Soror Bailey has been Treasurer of Kean Federation of Teachers, a unionized environment with more than 1,300 members and agency fee payers. She is an Executive Board Member holding two positions: Treasurer and Budget Audit Chair. As Treasurer, she uses General Principles of Accounting (GPA) to produce: general ledger balance sheets, two-year comparative reports, income statements, op-erating budgets, deposit checks, distribute stipends to Executive Board Members, and write checks to: businesses, vendors, and office personnel. Zeta experience, she served as 3rd Anti-Basileus in HOZ,

Atlantic Region appointments, State Scholarship Chair, Z-HOPE Chair, and Anti-Hazing Chair. Soror Bailey is a wife, sister, mother, grandmother, and godmother. She is a member of St. Peter's Primitive Baptist Church in Neptune, NJ.

fàtvç f|ÅÅÉÇá Soror Stacy Simmons was initiated in Psi Lambda Chapter in 1991 and has proudly served the Sorority for 24 uninterrupted years. In 2001 she became a charter member of her current chapter, Sigma Zeta Zeta. Currently she is Sigma Zeta Zeta's Tamias and Finance Committee Chairperson. Previously she has served as Basileus and Tamias Grammateus. Soror Simmons has a BS in accounting from Bloom-field College and a MBA with a concentration in Project Management and Accounting from Keller School of Management. Professionally Soror Simmons workers in the Accounting department, at one of the top Law Firms in New York City, as a Legal Billing Specialist.

f{xÄÄç YÜxçàtá Soror Freytas became a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. on February 14, 1988, joining Delta Del-ta chapter at Lincoln University. Shelly was reclaimed to Gamma Omicron Zeta Chapter of Newark, NJ, in 1993 and again in 2006. Shelly has served Zeta in several capacities, including the State of New Jer-sey Budget Chair, and the immediate past Basileus of Gamma Omicron Zeta. Also a graduate of NJIT, Shelly is employed as a Senior Project Manager for Alvogen, a multinational pharmaceutical company. Shelly has one daughter, Amicette Leah Ciara Freytas.

_çàtÇwt mxÄÄÇxÜ A rising trailblazer Soror Lytanda Zellner committed to Zeta principles as a member of Eta Omicron Zeta Chapter on March 27, 2015. As an accomplished finance and accounting professional, Lytanda is a lead accountant manager, at AT&T in Bedminster, N.J. Her strong ambition and drive for learning, in-spiring and helping others extends to her dedicated work ethic in finance at AT&T and Zeta. Lytanda will promote Scholarship and Service as a member of HOZ’s Scholarship, Z-Hope and MIP commit-tees. Soror Zellner will serve as HOZ’s Chapter’s Financial Secretary and will serve as financial mem-ber of the State Audit Committee

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Z-E-T-A (Zealous Engaged Talented Awesome) Youth Corner

A congratulations goes to Eta Omicron Zeta on their

Youth Induction Ceremony on September 26, 2015

Amicettes and Archonetts standing

proud during their pinning ceremony,

Gamma Nu Zeta Amicettes Building Sisterly Love

These are what bonding moments

are made of

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Z-E-T-A (Zealous Engaged Talented Awesome) Youth Corner

Omicron Omicron Zeta Youth Auxiliary Mothers and Daughters Meeting the Basic Needs of Many On August 6, 2015, Archonette Annaya Baynes and her mother, Ms. Ayanna Baynes, a former Archonette donated 529 new and slightly used books, 13

books on tape and 35 magazines to Ronald McDonald House of South Jersey. The facility has book shelves on each floor that are in need of books for children and adults to read. The Director stated that all of the books are greatly appreciated. Archonette, Annaya Baynes enjoys collecting books, which is one for the youth strands. Ronald McDonald House of Southern New Jersey provides a home-away-from-home to families of seriously ill and traumatically injured children who are being treated at nearby hospitals and operates 11 Ronald McDonald Family Rooms within pediatric units of hospitals across the Southern New Jersey region.

In addition, to the Baynes family, Amicette Rebekah Green and her mother Soror Mikala Allen-Green collected gently used shoes. They collected 175 pairs of gently used shoes from friends and family. The shoes were donated to ShoeBox Recycling who distributes them for resale or reuse at various marketplaces in developing countries around the world. Shoe recycling is an environmentally sound solutions for the discarding of shoes.

Soror Michelle Baynes, Youth Advisor and Archonette Annaya Baynes counting the

books and maga-zines that were

donated to Ronald McDonald House.

GNZ Youth 1st Meeting of September

Amicettes reviewing their handbooks

Returning Archonettes: Naiya & Leia

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NJ Chapters Working

Sickle Cell Walk Psi Pi

#YearOfTheUG The Sorors of Rho Rho Zeta have begun their service to their Adopt A School Quarter Mile Lane School. On Wednesday September 30th we did our presentation of Book Bags. We also participated in Reading and Serving breakfast to the grandparents of the students during the Grandparent's Reading and Poetry Breakfast.

Bowling for a Cause Zeta Amicae Awareness Day

Zeta Delta Zeta Chapter’s Amicae of Moorestown

The Zeta Amicae of Moorestown held their Zeta Amicae Awareness Day with a bowling party at the Burlington Lanes in Mt. Laurel, NJ on Friday, September 26th. Our Amicae Friends collected more than 100 cans of food. As you can see, a fun time was had by all.

Pictured are the Members of Zeta Delta Zeta Chapter and Zeta Amicae of Moorestown

Amica Barbara Baltimore (center) Amicae Presi-dent and Soror Lynette Harris (front right) Zeta

Delta Zeta Chapter President

The ladies of Alpha Alpha Chi Zeta Chapter attended Neptune Day on September 26, 2015. At the event the chapter col-lected funds for Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, registered people to vote, made

contact with key community partners and informed the public about Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.

Neptune Day Alpha Alpha Chi Zeta

#Great18

Adopt A School Rho Rho Zeta

#NationalInitiative

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NJ Chapters Working - cont’d

BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT On Thursday September 16th Joyce Kilmer Middle School of

Trenton, NJ, held it’s back to school night Epsilon Xi Zeta

Chapter hosted this event by giving away 4 book bags, passing

out Emergency Preparedness Information to the parents and

providing refreshments and decorations. The school year start-

ed off with the teachers and principal receiving survival kits,

which was put into their mailboxes on the first day of school.

School supplies from the teacher’s supply list was also given to

the school.

Principal of Joyce Kilmer Middle School Mrs. Bethea along with a few members of the Z-HOPE committee.

BOWLING WITH THE AMICAE

On Saturday September 26th Zeta Amicae of Princeton-Trenton

held a Bowling event for Amicae Awareness. The sponsoring

graduate chapter supported the event. The event was held to

introduce the Amicae to the community and to collect tissues

and hand sanitizer for Epsilon Xi Zeta Chapter Adopt A School

Joyce Kilmer Middle School in Trenton, NJ.

Bridget Lewis-Burgess, Chapter President Janice Gilliard Amicae President Want to be featured in the Zeta Call??

All submissions must be in by

the 15th of each month.

Send editable news articles.

Flyers in jpeg or pdf formats

are accepted.

Email us at: [email protected]

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NJ Chapters Working - cont’d

Grandparent and Me Health Fair The Zetas and Amicae of Omicron

Omicron Chapter participated in the Grandparent and Me Health Fair in Williamstown on Saturday, Septem-

ber 19th. The chapter set up two tables with information on SIDS, Preterm

labor, brain aneurysm and the Go4Life Senior exercise program. A

brain aneurysm is a bulge or ballooning out of a blood vessel in the brain. Women are more likely to develop brain aneurysms than men. The chapter took this on as a chapter initiative because Amica Cynthia Bryant and

Soror Yolanda Jenkins had brain aneurysms.

Sorors Myra Bryant-Woods and Madeleine Leach in front of the chapter’s tables at the Health Fair. Sorors Myra Bryant-Woods and Madeleine Leach and Sharon Suber showing the Go4Life exercise video at the table.

Soror Myra Bryant-Woods helping a voter sign her pledge to go to the poles in November and vote. The chapter collected 8 new registrations and 35 pledges.

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Gamma Nu Zeta Chapter participated in serving those in need at Ca-thedral Kitchen! One of our many initiatives where we are consist-ently serving the needs of Camden and Camden County.

Gamma Nu Zeta Chapter enjoyed seeing our Sorors and Amicae at the #ARLC2015! We took lots of pics, fellow-shipped, and handled the Business of Zeta! Looking for-ward to seeing everyone in 2017!

The ladies of Gamma Nu Zeta Chapter hosted a Cake Tasting for the seniors at Cooper River Park. The resi-dents enjoyed tasting different kinds of cake and were gracious that the Zetas spent their evening with them! #ElderCare

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NJ Chapters Working - cont’d

Want to have us post flyers on the

State’s Facebook page?? Just email it to us with the request in the subject line.

[email protected]

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NJ Chapters Working - cont’d

For the 10th year in row the ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Gamma Omicron Zeta Chapter set out to support the Donna T. Darien Sickle Cell Foundation by participating in their annual Sickle Walk Fundraiser and community fair. This year on Sept 19, 2015 the members of Gamma Omicron Zeta chapters supported the DTD Foundation in many ways including participating in the walk, donating to the foundation, setting up an information table at the community fair, and volunteering at the registration table.

The chapter raised close to $500 to donate to the sickle foundation, and they promoted 2 of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority’s largest initiatives, Z-HOPE and Social Action. Gamma Omicron Zeta chapter provided facts about nutritious eating and granola bars for the walkers and their families, and provided information about National Voter Registration Day and facts about voter registration rights. 20 members of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority were in attendance at the event including Gamma Omicron Zeta Chapter members, their sponsoring undergraduate chapter Psi Pi chapter mem-bers, visiting Sorors, and members of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc.

GOZ TO SUPPORT SICKLE CELL

The Finer Women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Gamma Omicron Zeta Chapter hon-ored the work and the services of the Bravest and Finest Firefighters and Police Officers of Essex County, New Jersey. During GAMMA OMICRON ZETA’s first “An Evening with the Stars” ceremony on September 19, 2015 at the Iberia Restaurant in Newark, New Jersey, more than 120 attendees gathered to witness honors being given to those who protect, serve, and oftentimes lay down their lives. The men and women hon-ored were selected by their leadership to receive accolades for going above and be-yond their call of duty, in categories of Act of Valor and Acts of Services.

The event was widely attended by friends, family, the sisters of Gamma Omicron Zeta and several many notable officials in the Essex County Area. In attendance from

The City of Orange Township, Mayor, Dwayne D. Warren, Esq.; The East Orange Fire Chief, Mr. Charles F. Salley; From The Irvington Fire

Department, Captain Timothy Washuta, East Orange Coun-cil President, Alicia Holman, and of course the Firefighters and Police who were honored. The honorees heroic deeds range from saving families from a smoke-filled apartment, to foiling the plans of a bank heist. Its acts like this, that should be recognized and not taken for granted. For this rea-son, the ladies of GAMMA OMICRON ZETA, wholeheart-edly Thanked them.

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Upcoming Dates

Key Dates and Deadlines Copy of Financial Forms to State Director 11/1 Rosters and Major Events due to State Anti-Grammateus 11/1 Military Appreciation Week 11/ 7 - 14 State Webinar #1 11/10 Prematurity Awareness Month November 2015 990 forms due 11/15 Proposed MIP Schedules for Spring 1/15 National Executive Board Meeting January 7—9 Founders’ Day Observances (Franklin St. John Newark) 1/17 State Webinar #2 1/26 NJ Day at the Capitol TBA State Webinar #3 3/29 State Conference 4/22 and 23 March for Babies 4/ 24 Boule (Orlando Hilton, Orlando, Florida) 7/ 6 – 10

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