The Voice - August 2023

Volume 96 - Issue 2 | August 2023

Cathy Tenney, Editor

A Message From

OSO President Melodie McGee

Greetings. . .It's a beautiful day today in our OSO Delta Kappa Gamma Society neighborhood!

As we come to the end of our summer months, we find ourselves suddenly in the month of August! I hope that you remembered to Renew your OSO chapter membership by paying your chapter dues, as well as reviewing your commitment to becoming a member and serving in your Delta Kappa Gamma Society OSO Chapter.

It is also important for each of you to take time to Renew yourselves. Spend some time resting and reflecting on your individual needs/desires. Enjoy looking at the flowers in a garden, or listening to soothing sounds of bubbling water cascading out of a fountain, read a book that you wanted to read, or take a vacation, even if it’s a staycation, then you will be restored and recalibrated to begin a new season.

Melodies’ Meaningful Memoirs…

During our July Leadership Chairs and Related Personnel Training we revealed our new OSO initiative that will be promoted and implemented during the 2023-2025 biennium. All of the OSO chapter presidents will receive the detailed information about the new initiative at the Fall OSO Executive Board Meeting on Sept. 30, 2023.

Our state committees are now 99 percent complete! We have almost reached 100 percent with one more chair position available! As we begin the biennium, let’s fill and complete every OSO chair position! So, I need just one more person to say, YES! and respond to serving as a Chair! We need a willing OSO chapter member to serve as our Legislative Advocate/Liaison to the UN and U.S. Forum. As our OSO Legislative Advocate/Liaison to the UN and U.S. Forum you will report to the OSO membership about current legislative news and issues of importance to our members along with investigating the latest STRS updates. You will also receive email updates periodically from the NE UN Liaison from the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International!

I will be watching and waiting in the Delta Kappa Gamma Society OSO Rose Garden both (day and night) for the Willing Worker Rose who will respond to this need of service and blossom with the call in the Delta Kappa Gamma Society Ohio State Organization by contacting me at 614-519-8707 or at president@dkgohio.org before September 30!

Here are some updates from our OSO Administrative Leadership Team:

Some of your new 2023-25 Biennum OSO Administration Leadership Team members have been on the road this summer traveling, attending, learning and receiving valuable training at the 2023 State Organization Leadership Training in Irving, Texas and the 2023 DKG International Conference in Detroit, Michigan. We are bringing back practices that we learned from our sessions in order to develop and implement a stronger Ohio State Organization.

Committee Chairs will soon be contacting each of their committee members to meet with them by Zoom to discuss planning and leadership strategies before our Fall Executive Board Meeting on September 30! (More information will be coming soon on the dkgohio.org website)

“May each of You Have a Bouquet of Red Roses in your lives every day…”

Early educators today more than ever need strong mentors. Who better to offer strong leadership and guidance than a Delta Kappa Gamma key woman educator? Contact your local school district administration to let them know we are here to support early educators. Ask to set up a table at new teacher orientation or opening day meetings. Pass out goody bags with a few school supplies, snacks, and of course information on your local chapter. Include contact numbers for your membership chair and other leaders. When they reach out, help them set up their classrooms, give them your wealth of ideas on starting the school year, or just be a cheerleader for them. DKG has so much to offer! Let’s get out there and make a difference in the lives of early educators because we have all been where they are now.

Michele Maniskas, Alpha Xi

First Vice President

Membership Chair

Patricia Lockard

Kathleen Schulz

Alpha Theta

Caren L. Bush

Beta Zeta

Anne Hambrick

Delta Psi

Karen Silverman

Delta Psi

Ohio State Organization

Financial Report

July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

Revenue	$61,018.00
Expenses	$75,131.00
Net Income (Loss)	-$14,113.00
Total Assets	$217,395.00

Click on the image above to view directions for your 2023-2024 Chapter Yearbook.

Update Your Information for DKG International

Chapter presidents please encourage your members to update their member profile on the DKG International website. Listed below are the steps to review and update their profile.

Go to dkg.org and click on Sign In
Enter your membership number as your user id (if you do not know your membership number check with your chapter treasurer)
Enter your password. (if you have not created a password the default is dkg2014society)
Click the Sign In button
Click on your Name which appears near the top in the green banner
To update your information, click on the pencil edit icon next to the section containing the information to be updated.
Make the needed updates and be sure to click SAVE