As the 2011-2012 year
comes to an end it is a little bittersweet for me. I have taken on a Board
position with the Junior League of Louisville and will no longer be able to
serve as the Alumnae President. It has been an honor to lead you as President
of this group for the past 3 years. It has been an amazing 3 year journey, as
we have grown from a group of about 20 dues paying members to almost 50 last
year....our highest membership in years...and over 185 sisters on our Facebook.
I am so thankful for all of your work and support of our AC and hope that this
will be a great opportunity for some younger members to step up and help lead
our Chapter forward. The KDAC Board is a great way to get involved and give
back to the Alumnae side of KD. Below is a list of positions (** - indicates a current
member is not returning). There should
be 3-4 business meetings a year and the amount of time the rest of the position
takes depends on how much you want to put in.
**President (or
Co-Presidents)
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Serve
as contact for the AC to national Kappa Delta, on the Kappa Delta Website and
to alumnae in the community. (If co-presidents, designate which one will assume
this responsibility.)
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Meet
with the new board to plan events for the year dates, places, and programs.
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Make
sure all officers understand their duties. Encourage them to talk with their
predecessors and to record the activities pertaining to their offices during
the year.
-
Conduct
regular board and membership meetings.
-
Report
on time to the NVP-A and complete other reports as requested by National
Headquarters and other national officers.
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Plan the membership recruitment campaign.
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Organize the membership committee in
contacting potential and inactive members.
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Follow up after events with calls or notes
to first time attendees.
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Compile a directory of members to be given
to every member of the AC.
- Take
minutes at board meetings and member events and keep a record of attendance.
- Send get-well, condolence, and congratulatory messages to members.
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With the board, establish a budget at the
beginning of the fiscal year.
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Pay bills and collect dues.
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Send service fee to Headquarters by April 1
($5 per dues-paying member).
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Work with the program/event chair and
philanthropy chair to develop and implement effective publicity tactics for
your alumnae chapter activities.
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Work with the membership chair to develop
ways to promote the AC among local alumnae.
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Publish the AC newsletter, or recruit
someone to serve as newsletter editor. Decide whether you will mail a printed
newsletter, provide an electronic newsletter via e-mail or both. Send copies of
the newsletter to HQ and ACOS/ACMS.
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Use the Kappa Delta Website and KD Connect
to advertise AC events.
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Send information to The
Angelos as requested by the editor at KDnews@kappadelta.org.
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Report as requested to National Kappa
Delta.
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Work with the program/event chair to plan a
Shamrock Event or create events that incorporate working with Girl Scouts.
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Serve as the liaison between these
organizations and the AC.
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Work with the public relations chair to
develop a plan to publicize philanthropy events.
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Encourage individual members and the AC to
make donations to the Kappa Delta Foundation by publicizing work of the
foundation.
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Survey members to determine the type of
programs/events they would like.
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Plan a variety of programs/events for the
year that appeal to members of all ages.
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Make reservations at restaurants and other
venues.
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Maintain close and frequent contact with
local collegiate chapters through their alumnae relations chairs and CABs to
determine ways in which the AC can best support the chapter.
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Coordinate alumnae support for
chapter-sponsored joint events.
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Plan joint events with the chapters.
- Make arrangements for Senior Induction
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Represent the AC on the local alumnae
Panhellenic board.
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Report Panhellenic news and activities to
the AC membership.
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Keep up to date on events and happenings
within the AC.
- Wish to serve in a greater leadership role in the future.
If you have any
questions or need any additional information please contact me at sarah@stengelhill.com. If you are interested in any positions please
also let me know as soon as possible. We
will have a meeting/pass it on in late April or May to transition the new board
members.
Thank you all so
much.
In our KD, Sarah Barker
Louisville KDAC President
