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Welcome to the Minneapolis
Alumnae Chapter’s website!
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News!
There are still opportunities
to volunteer on the Facility Corporation Board (FCB) and on the 2008 Board for the Minneapolis Alumnae
Chapter.
For the Facility Corporation
Board contact.........Dawn Noll at
dawnnoll@hotmail.com.
For the Minneapolis Alumnae
Chapter............mntheta@yahoo.com
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PANSY PATCH
The Idea: The Pansy Patch is the
Foundation’s new Grand Convention Fundraiser
for ALL Thetas. You can participate whether
you’re at Convention or not!
So what’s the big idea?
YOU help Thetas from all over create a HUGE Theta
Pansy Patch! Special die-cut pansies representing
your thanks for others who have made a difference
in your Theta experience will fill the walls at
Grand Convention in Miami. It’s a simple, fun
way to say “thanks” that supports the
Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation and helps Thetas all
over the world learn, grow, and excel. You
can’t beat that!
The Deal: The Pansy Patch is a great way to
share your thoughts and thanks with others.
For just $5 you can purchase a die-cut pansy
in celebration, honor or memory of your Theta
sisters. These special pansies will be displayed in
patches for all to see throughout Grand Convention
this summer in Miami.
If your honoree is attending
Convention, she’ll receive a pansy sticker to
wear indicating that she’s been honored
through the Pansy Patch. If not, you and your
honoree’s name will still appear in the
special listing in the Theta Magazine, as well as
right here on the Foundation website for all to
see!
The Competition: Just when you thought it
couldn’t get better, The Pansy Patch is also
a competition between our nine Theta districts!
Each district will have its own Pansy Patch display
at Grand Convention. Which district will purchase
the most pansies?
College chapters are
competing against each other as well as by
district. The goal is for 100% participation from
each collegiate member. We hope that our alumnae
will be just as enthusiastic about this challenge.
Credit for alumnae purchases will go to your
college chapter’s district unless you note
your alumnae chapter on your information card. PLEASE NOTE MINNEAPOLIS ON YOUR
CARD!!!!!!!
Don’t let your chapter
and district down! Purchase your pansies today!
The Sale: The pansy pre-sale is on now
through June 13, 2008. Pansies will then be on sale
at Grand Convention in Miami June 18-22, 2008. You
can purchase as many pansies as you’d like.
There are two ways to give to
the Pansy Patch:
1. Online donation via credit
card. Click here to be directed to our online
giving page. Be sure to do the following on the
online form:
* Include the
name of your honoree in the name field provided, or
* List multiple
honorees (no more than 10 per online order) in the
notes field, and
* Type
“Pansy Patch” in the notes field
2. Mail in a check or credit
card info. Click here to print the gift form.
Fill out the form then mail it in with your
check or credit card information to: The Pansy
Patch, Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation, 8740 Founders
Rd., Indianapolis, IN 46268
Questions? Send an email to
FDNmail@kappaalphatheta.org We hope you’ll
participate in this year’s Pansy Patch!
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Dear Theta Sisters:
March 15, 2008
This June Thetas will convene
in Miami, Florida for our biennial Convention.
Fraternity President, Karen Ledbetter, will be
retiring from Council service that last night of
the Convention. Fraternity Presidents in the past
have been honored with endowed scholarships or
grants in their name upon their retirement. While
having all these smaller endowment funds is good,
larger endowments can be much more beneficial to
the Fraternity and its overall membership.
Having talked to Karen, she
has made it clear that she does not expect or
desire a scholarship fund created in her name.
In fact Karen’s dream for the
Fraternity is to provide an opportunity for every
member to receive the leadership education they
need to be successful today. A lofty goal,
but one she desires greatly. To honor her and
her dream, we’d like to announce the
establishment of a Presidential Legacy Endowment
Fund with the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation.
This fund will establish an endowment that
will take us closer to fulfilling Karen’s
dream. Along with her passion for leadership
opportunities for Thetas, her wish was also to
create an ongoing way to honor our retiring
Presidents who serve our Fraternity and Foundation
tirelessly.
Interest earned each year can
be used for leadership opportunities deemed by the
Fraternity and Foundation to be of the greatest
need. This means the funds could be used for
individual leadership grants to members, help
offset the costs of leadership programming hosted
by the Fraternity such as the District Leadership
Conferences or Karen’s dream of the creation
of a leadership school or another leadership
initiative for our college and alumnae members. We
know from talking to our members, particularly the
young members, that leadership training is high on
their list of desired opportunities from the
Fraternity.
This new Presidential Legacy
Endowment Fund has great potential in that it means
we will be able to offer our members life skills
that they will be able to use in their Theta work
as well as their personal lives. This fund
will truly be a case of sisters helping sisters.
We hope to be able to let Karen know the fund
has been established with the initial $25,000
needed to do so at Convention this June.
Won’t you join me today in making a
gift to this worthwhile and important fund in honor
of Karen Ledbetter? She will receive notice
of your gift right after Convention.
Your gift today will help
Theta grow our leaders of tomorrow. Thank
you.
Loyally,
Deborah B. Allen, Delta Theta 1972
P.O. Box 1838, Ormond Beach,
FL 32175
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Have you paid your dues for
2008? It’s not to late! Send
yours in today!
The Kappa Alpha Theta
Minneapolis Alumnae Chapter would like to take this
opportunity to thank you for your support in 2007.
Without the support of our dues-paying members, we
would not be able to provide a high level of
programming for our alumnae and direct support for
our collegiate sisters. Along with the local
support they provide, your dues are important to
the entire Fraternity. Per Capita Dues in the
amount of $15 per year are used by the Fraternity
to offset the costs of programming and scholarships
for our future leaders. The young women of our
collegiate Theta chapters benefit greatly from the
financial support provided by our Alumnae.
The Minneapolis Alumnae
Chapter has many fun social and fundraising events
planned for 2008. If you would like to be added to
our email list for event notifications, please
email mntheta@yahoo.com. We look forward to seeing
familiar faced and rekindling old friendships in
2008!
Dues for 2008:
$30.00 Alumnae Dues Payment
$15.00 Senior Special Rates
(for recent grads only)
$15.00 Associate Membership
(for St. Paul Members or if you have paid dues to
another chapter this year.)
Please make checks payable to
Kappa Alpha Theta Minneapolis Alumnae and include
“2008 dues” in the memo line.
Send checks Natalie Vaughn, 205 Tonka Avenue, Orono, MN 55356.
Please contact our membership
chair, Katrina Francis, BO/Iowa, with questions
763-226-9357.
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DENIM CHARITY UPDATE
Dear Theta Alumni-
The women of the Upsilon
chapter would like to thank you for all of your
support and donations
for Charity Denim this year. We really could not have made it so successful without your help. We raised an amazing $675 that will go to the Foundation and CASA. We hope to be able to carry out this event again next year. Once again, thank you all very much!
Loyally,
Amber Jepson, Alumni
Relations Chair
Kappa Alpha Theta, Upsilon Chapter
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Inspirational Twin Stars
This award started in 2005.
The award is given to one alumnae member from each
chapter, as well as an upper and lower classman
from the Upsilon chapter at the University of
Minnesota. Winners are nominated by their Theta
sisters as those who have been and continue to be
an inspiration to other Thetas by their continued
involvement with Kappa Alpha Theta.
Winners of the Inspirational
Twin Stars for the Mpls. Alumnae Chapter have been:
Kathy Evers 04
Maggie Harris 05
Katie Tierney 06
Jodi Lebow and Karlynn Fronek
07 Congratulations!!!
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