Greeting Sorors,

I want to express a huge THANK YOU to our Membership Services Committee on a marvelous retreat weekend. The sisterly love was flowing and we are so excited to officially begin our sorority year.

Executive Board meeting is this Tuesday, August 29th -- Committee chairs: Please make sure you are uploading your reports this weekend! Please reach out to Soror A. Crosby (correspondence@dstmsp.org) or Soror Mason (technology@dstmsp.org) with questions.

Budget and Finance + Convention Forum

All Sorors are encouraged to participate to hear updates regarding our budget and the national convention.

August 30th, 5:45-6:45pm, Zoom Link: HERE

Reminder of Risk Management Training for Sorors

If you are planning to work with youth through our chapter programs you must be certified and complete Risk Management Training.  A virtual training will be held Wednesday, August 30, 2023 at 7:00 pm.  Please RSVP for the training session using the link below before end of the day Monday, August 28^th.  If you are unclear if you need to update your certification send questions to the Risk Management email:  riskmgmtmspacdst@gmail.com.

October 13 - 15, 2023

Omni Hotel - 2611 Nordic Way Eagan, MN 55121

***Hotel rooms are first come first serve and must be booked by Sept. 15th***

Connect with me!

Email: President@dstmsp.org

Delta Talk

Phone/Text

Soror Stephanie Burrage, President

#CommunityDrivenSocialActionFocused

MSPAC Website

National Headquarters is imposing late fees for dues submitted by chapters after September 30th, so the Budget and Finance Committee has established a cut off of September 17th to ensure sufficient processing time to submit the funds to National Headquarters before the late fee deadline. If you have any questions about dues payments, please reach out to the Finance team at finance@dstmsp.org.

• 2022-2023 (Previous Fiscal Period) 
• 2022-2023 Extended (Current Fiscal Period) 
• 2024 (Next Fiscal Period)  

September 8th

NorthPoint Wellness Center - 1256 Penn Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55411

Sisterhood Fellowship 6:00-7:00pm

Chapter Meeting 7:00-8:30pm

*Sisterhood Fellowship to follow meeting as well*

Dress: En Rouge (Red), preferred

Upcoming Events from the Omegas Epsilon Rho Chapter

October 28th - MasQuerade Ball (Time/Location TBD)

November 12th-18th - Achievement Week (more information to come)

Budget and Finance

Dues are now being collected for the 2024 Fiscal Year (January 1 - December 31, 2024). Dues can be paid by check, money order, bank bill pay, PayPal, or credit card using the following online form: https://form.jotform.com/231769368456168.

• National Headquarters is imposing late fees for dues submitted by chapters after September 30th, so the Budget and Finance Committee has established a cut off of September 17th to ensure sufficient processing time to submit the funds to National Headquarters before the late fee deadline. If you have any questions about dues payments, please reach out to the Finance team at finance@dstmsp.org.

Delta Dolls Committee *NEW*

• To sign up up to be apart of this committee please use this link

New age range breakdown provided at National Convention:

• Dolls 18-40
• Divas 41-61
• Dears 62+

Membership Services

• COME WALK WITH THE DELTAS - Everyone is invited to come walk with the Deltas, Saturday mornings @ 8:00AM at the Mall of America! We meet on the 1st level, west entrance in front of Lululemon. It is a great way to stay fit, fellowship, and get your steps in! We are usually done by 9:30AM, so you have the rest of the day

• The Midwest Region Membership Services Committee is soliciting recipes for the Midwest Region Cookbook. Please submit your favorite recipes via the jotform by September 30, 2023. Sumbit HERE

Midwest Impact Day of Service

Date: Saturday, September 30, 2023

Location: Northpoint Health and Wellness

• The Midwest Region Library Project: Seeing Black in REaD is a fun-filled, informative event where participants will interact with local Black authors, increase cultural appreciation, and gain skills to empower women and girls through elevating our voices. We look forward to seeing you!

Program Planning and Development

• Committee Members Needed: Please click HERE to sign up to participate on a committee

• SAVE THE DATE: Twin Cities UNCF Walk for Education is Saturday 9/23/23.

Please join the MSPAC team at: HERE

Sickle Cell Foundation of MN proudly requests the pleasure of your presence as we celebrate life, love & laughter at our signature fundraising event 2023 Sickle Cell-ebration of Hope Gala & Fundraiser, Saturday September, 16, 2023 at 5:30PM. This event will be be emceed by our own Soror Adriene Thornton, Health Equity Manager Children's Hospital.

Volunteer opportunities are available via signups in the sign up link HERE

Tickets are $75 and can be purchased at HERE

Social Action

Technology/ PR

• Any flyers submitted to technology to be uploaded on the website must be square in order for the format to work correctly - thank you!
• Please upload any images you take from events and outing HERE

• Calendar 

• Tech Request Form

• Photo Submission

• Weekly Updates/ Announcements

• Hospitality / Pray Request 

• Delta Talk (Messages to the President) 

• Submitting Exec Board Reports 

• Submitting Chapter Meeting Reports 

• Viewing Exec Board Reports 

• Viewing Chapter Meeting Reports