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THE QUACK A Publication of the Suburban Houston-Fort Bend Alumnae Chapter

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

a year of service

SHFBAC— OPTIMIZING SERVICE, IMPACTING COMMUNITIES 2

Yours in Delta,

Silvia Tiller-Jackson, Esquire

PRESIDENT Suburban Houston - Fort Bend Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Delta Sigma Sorority, Incorporated is an organization of college -educated women committed to constructive development of its members and to public service with a primary focus on the African -American community .

The countdown continues for the “FORTY FOR FORTY” PROJECTS!!!!! BUT……..IT’S THAT TIME. THOUGH!

Sorors we have heard from many committees throughout this service project campaign but not from all. . Some have gathered up items to send as far away as Madagascar Africa and sewn their hearts out to make a pillowcase into a dress, that some little girl will call her own (IAI). We have collected hair care products for the homeless shelter, passed the hat to repair or build a home, we have walked, run and sometimes trotted but whatever the project we have done it with DELTA LOVE! It was that “Ole Delta” Spirit that carried us into a Nursing Home facility where the Past President’s Council spent time giving personal attention and care to our Senior citizen. I believe if we sat quiet enough we could of hear the applause of the Founders when the plans were laid out for “Flint Water Project” (May Week), The “Diaper Drive” (C&T), “Blessing Bags” for the homeless( H&A), the “Style Boutique” (Quack), “Mental Health Across the Ages” (HLS), the “Breaking the Cycle” Youth symposium, walking to eradicate Cancer and March of Dimes projects (P13) and this list goes on and on and on…… Guess what we are not through yet. We have to get in 12 more projects before the clock strikes midnight on April 30th, 2016.

So come on my sisters…….What are you waiting for? IT IS TIME TO P.U.S.H. Persevere until the Supernatural Happens. We got this!!!!!. What have I been saying? No Excuses. It is now time to lean on the shield. Call your Soror neighbor, line sister, sands, and friend and just ask them to join in on one ac-tivity of public service. If you do not want to join in on anything that is currently in launch mode then please plan your own. Please read the past Quacks for the guidelines of the project. Lastly, do not forget to turn in your report form for each and every project. I will submit this year long project for a Regional Award. We need your help my sisters to finish STRONG. We will get there if everyone chooses do something. Love you and continue to serve. I WILL SEE YOU AT THE FINISH LINE!!!!!!

D E L T A S I G M A T H E T A

COMMITTEE REPORTS Public Relations Soror Janeen Carter

May Week Soror Simona Dunn

Quack Soror Natalie Johnson

Courtesy & Telephone Soror Tanja Simmons

Arts & Letters (IO) Soror Teresa McQueen

National Pan-Hellenic Council (IO) Soror Pamela Butler

Collegiate Transition Taskforce (IO) Soror Chanette Murphy

Emergency Response (IO) Soror Elizabeth Morton

Fort Bend Habitat for Humanity (IO) Soror Rosemary Anthony

Membership Services (IO) Soror Jackie Smith Baker

Ways & Means (IO) Soror Stasha Scruggs

Rituals & Ceremonies (IO) Soror Brandie Johnson

PPD - Healthy Lifestyle (IO) Soror Jonnae Atkinson

Heritage & Archives (IO) Soror Shalonda Dumas

UNFINISHED BUSINESS SILVIA TILLER-JACKSON, ESQ NEW BUSINESS SILVIA TILLER-JACKSON, ESQ ANNOUNCEMENTS SERENA BOSTIC MEETING ADJOURNMENT SILVIA TILLER-JACKSON, ESQ _________________________________________________________________________________ (IO) = Information Only

SPEC IAL PRESENTAT IONS

“20 in 2” PPC

Elections Jacquelyn German

Social Action Teana Watson, ESQ

MEET INGS

Executive Board Chapter Meeting

03/29/2016 04/09/2016

05/03/2016 05/14/2016

CHAPTER CONTACT

INFOMATION

Email: info@shfbac.org

Website: www.shfbac.org

DELTA S IGMA THETA SORORITY , INC .

SUBURBAN HOUSTON -FORT BEND

ALUMNAE CHAPTER

CHAPTER MEET ING

MEET ING NOTICE *

Date: April 09, 2016 Time: 10:00 a.m. Meeting Place: Houston Community College 10041 Cash Road Learning Hub Room 139/140 Stafford, TX 77477

Presiding Officer: SILVIA TILLER-JACKSON, ESQ

PLEASE REMEMBER

Attire: Business Attire Bring your Tools (Ritual,

Robert’s Rule of Order, Constitution & Bylaws, Chapter Policies & Procedures).

Put pagers/cell phones on vibrate.

CALL TO ORDER SILVIA TILLER-JACKSON, ESQ

AGENDA CHANGES AND ADOPTIONS SILVIA TILLER-JACKSON, ESQ

READING AND APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES LENA ELLIS

READING OF CORRESPONDENCE SERENA BOSTIC

FINANCIAL SECRETARY’S REPORT JACQUELINE PIERCE

TREASURER’S REPORT CORDELIA FOSTER

CALENDAR/COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS EURHONDA MORGAN

WELCOME OF VISITING SORORS/BIRTHDAYS EVELYN PETERS DEAN

PRESIDENT’S REPORT SILVIA TILLER-JACKSON, ESQ

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From the F inancial Corner

Dues National Dues $125

Local Dues $165

National Per Capita Fee $10

Golden and Diamond Life Paid in Full Members do not pay Late or Reinstatement Fees.

Credit card payments are only accepted for Dues paid to National Headquarters (Late, Reinstatement and Per Capita).

National Late Fee’s ($5) are paid by those members who pay dues April 1 thru June 30th.

National Reinstatement Fee’s of $15 are paid by members who were financial the last fiscal year and pay dues on or after July 1st .

National Reinstatement Fee’s of $25 are paid by Sorors who have not paid dues for 2 + fiscal years.

Member change of status fees ($25) are paid by members who were members at large, but changed their status to Regular Member.

Funds will only be collected and disbursed during Chapter and Executive Board Meet-ings, unless otherwise announced.

The Chapter’s Receipt of Money Form should be completed when remitting funds for any reason.

Please do not send funds to the chapter’s PO Box without proper documentation. If you do not have a Receipt of Money Form, simply put a note containing your contact information and the purpose of the funds. The receipt of money form serves as an accountability tool for the fiscal officers as well as a receipt for the payee. The pink copy of the form serves as the payee’s receipt and should not be removed unless the entire form is signed by a finan-cial Secretary or Financial Assistant.

Funds remitted via the mail and on behalf of the Dance and Silent Auction should be made payable to Delta Academic Artistic and Philanthropic Foundation, Inc., (DAAP), ATTN: Financial Secretary, PO Box 711091, Houston, TX 77271.

When mailing payments to the Chapter, please use the following address:

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

ATTN: Financial Secretary

PO Box 2066

Missouri City, TX 77459

Receipts

All receipts for reimbursement must be requested with submission of a Voucher. This voucher must be processed within 60 days from the date of the activity. Any questions regarding the Financial Activities of the chapter should be directed to one of the following Members:

Treasurer: Cordelia Foster

Financial Secretary: Jacqueline Rosette Pierce

The aforementioned fiscal officers are excited and honored to serve and assist you. Let’s make it a great sorority year!

Chapter Bonded Officers

President Silvia Tiller, Esquire

(Delta Only): 281.989.7756

Mobile: 281.780.7362

Email: president@shfbac.org

Financial Secretary Jacqueline Rosette Pierce

Home: 713.731.7732

Mobile: 713.875.6017

Email: jacqueli.pierce@att.net

Treasurer Cordelia Foster

Home: 713.641.5279

Mobile: 713-256.5163

Email: cordeli5@flash.net

Assistant Financial Secretaries Cheryl Alsandor

Home: 713.723.3566

Mobile: 281.788.3534

Email: cherylalsandor@gmail.com

Vanessa Adams

Home: 281.403.3561

Mobile: 281.250.4729

Email: vadams3534@aol.com

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CHAPLAIN’S CORNER

April’s Inspirational Message Greeting to my dearest Sorors, Are you waiting on the Lord for direction, protection, signs, miracles,

finances, healing or another area altogether? Well, sometimes when you are waiting, especially if it’s been a very long time - you may feel like fainting, but don’t faint. Be encouraged. Isaiah 40:31(KJV) states “but they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they will walk and not faint.” Remember, it takes faith to wait and using faith pleases God. He-brews 11:6 (NKJV) teaches us that without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a re-warder of those who diligently seek Him. Wow, so exercising faith pleases God AND comes with a reward?!? Here are just a few rewards of pleasing God: Strength – Neh. 8:10 (KJV) the joy of the Lord is my strength. Joy – Eccl. 2:26 (NLV) God gives wisdom, knowledge and joy to those who please Him. Peace –Prov. 16:7 (KJV) When a man’s ways please the Lord, He makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Thank you Lord for your unending patience and love towards us as we learn to please you in all of our ways. Psalm 145:8 says “The Lord is gracious and merciful; slow to anger and great in loving kindness.” Hallelujah! All glory to God!

Soror Tanja Simmons

CHAPLAIN ASSISTANT CHAPLAIN

Tanja Simmons Deborah Coleman

(281) 995-1242 cell (832) 474-3552

Tanja Simmons@gmail.com debbydo_123@yahoo.com

You’re invited to the APRIL FIRE SIDE CHAT – Friday, April 29th at 7:00 p.m. 3410 Becker Glen; Fresno, Texas 77545 - Food, Fellowship & Fun

The Fire Side Chat is a Service to members of the chapter as a means to: (1) Provide a comfortable setting by which Sorors may reach out to one another; (2) Afford Sorors the opportunity to gather to discuss, vent and share issue/concerns related to: life challenges, daily struggles, health concerns, emotional concerns, relational issues, stresses at home, in the workplace, at church, in the sorority, etc., losses and how to deal with them. (3) As well as, any other important concerns or issues that may surface.

We will also be hosting a Delta Paraphernalia SWAP event during the Fire Side Chat. Please bring nice and useable Delta clothing and/or items and enter them into an exchange.

Any member who donates an item can choose an item to take home. However, if you bring more than one item then you swap times the number of items that you bring.

There will be a five dollar ($5.00) entry fee into the DST SWAP ROOM.

Please email RSVP to Soror Simmons at TanjaSimmons@gmail.com

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Paula Suggs – Sympathy (two family members), Avonne Walker – Sympathy, Evelyn Peters Dean – Sympathy, Darlene Kidd Jordan – Get Well (family member) and Sandra Marie Prevost – Omega Omega. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

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Emergency Response Committee

New Year’s Resolution - Get Prepared in 2016

Download “The American Red Cross” app and get pre-

pared for whatever

disaster that may happen in 2016.

It’s 3 Simple Steps………….

1.) Get a Kit 2.)Make a Plan 3.) Be Informed

Please see chapter website for more information

Membership Committee

Join Membership Services for food, fun, and fellowship

prior to the Chapter Meeting

Sorors, Mandatory!

Please remember your RED key

fob for electronic check-in.

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

27 28 29 Exec Board

Mtg

30 1 2 TEEN Summit — Social Action with PPD -

Academy GEMS, EMBODI,

Scholarship & Awards

Interviews

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Meet the Candidates

Forum

Chapter Mtg

Elections

May Week Judges Panel

10 11 12 Regional Conf

Registration

closes if not at

capacity

13 14 15 16 Sisters Network 6th

Annual National American

Breast Cancer 5k Walk/Run

Habitat for Humanity -

Richmond

Style Boutique -

FBWC

17 18 19 Delta Days at

City Hall -

Houston

20 21 22 23 Habitat for Humanity -

Richmond

PPD - Academy GEMS,

EMBODI,

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Habitat for Humanity -

Richmond

PPD-Healthy Lifestyle

Throwback Field Day

HMAC - Youth Pace

Conference

April 2016

April showers bring May flowers….

let it rain, play in the rain!

Stamp here

QUACK STAFF

Addressee

Suburban Houston – Fort Bend Alumnae Chapter Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. P.O. Box 2066 Missouri City, TX 77459

EXECUT IVE & MANAGING EDITOR

DES IGN EDITOR

PROOF ING ED ITOR & C I RCULAT ION

MGR

NATAL IE JOHNSON

N ICOLE TH IBODEAUX

ED ITORIAL & C IRCULAT ION SERVICES

STAFF

CLAIRE POPE

JOCELYN WILL IAMS

INFORMATION & TECHNO LOGY

CHAIR & CO -CHAIR

TE SS I E BRADFORD

NETANIA BUCKNER