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DGs are headed to the Northland October 9th and we get the chance to check out one of the most popular new venues in KC. So many people are talking about Chicken n Pickle and I can't wait for us to try it!
Our programming team has arranged for an instructor to give us the basics and two courts are reserved so we can give it a try. Not feeling particularly athletic? Socialize with your sisters and enjoy playing games in the Fireside Room. Coming straight from work? Plan to enjoy dinner at Chicken n Pickle. Also important - you can indicate if you want to carpool when you RSVP.
We enjoyed a great evening in September with many new sisters in attendance and left feeling refreshed after Bill Douglas's Tai Chi presentation. Sorry there aren't any pictures because a room of quiet Delta Gamma is something to see, but it felt wrong to whip out a camera during a guided meditation! Regardless what you find as you read this newsletter, I hope you make time to give yourself the gift of fun times with sisters learning new things and doing good things. presentation.
In the bonds,
Susan Kastner, Mu
Will you consider sharing your talents with our chapter?
Nominating committee wants to know. We have many jobs from small to large. If you like what you are doing, want to do something different or if you are ready to be part of our dynamic leadership team please contact us- nominate@kcdg.org!
This is your chance to connect with other Delta Gamma sisters to make an impact on
the future of our organization. Your nominating committee: Beth Nichols-Kelloff,
Jennifer Parker Burrus, Janise Naughton, Susan Durbian, and Katie Kopp.
Pay your Local 2017-2018 Dues
 There is nothing scary about it!!  Members are asked to pay local dues of $25 each year. Additional contributions are appreciated and recognized in our annual directory and help support our chapter activities and donations to CCVI and Alphapointe. All members who pay their dues by November 1 will be entered in the drawing for this lovely
anchor necklace.
Drawing takes place at the
Holiday Brunch on December 2nd.
The button below will take you to an invoice that will allow you to pay your local dues
AND your yearly per capita dues to Delta Gamma Fraternity.
You will find local dues listed toward the bottom of the page.
For a more detailed explanation click on this link: Memberplanet Dues Explanation .pdf
 OR Send check, payable to Delta Gamma, to:
Kathy Watkins, VP Finance
Greater Kansas City DG Alumnae Chapter
13005 Canterbury, Leawood, KS 66209
Membership is your privilege! Membership in KCDG is a wonderful privilege, your participation in our group makes us vibrant, relevant and strong, ensuring we continue into the future and support our local philanthropies! Paying your dues makes you a part of this amazing group. To celebrate we are having a drawing at the December brunch for all sisters
who pay their dues this summer through fall! Be a sister, bring a sister.
eventsEvents Upcoming Events - Mark Your Calendar
- Monday Nights: DG Golf, St. Andrews Golf Course in Overland Park
- October 9th - Embrace New Opportunities - Pickleball at Chicken N Pickle @ 6:00 PM
- October 16th - Bookies discussing “The Residence” by Kate Brower
- October 20th - Silver Streakers Bi-Monthly Luncheon
- October 22nd - Official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony at MU Chapter House
- October 22nd - Beta Kappa Initiation Opportunity
- October 26th - Trekkies - Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center
- November 14th - Holiday Entertaining - Indian Hills Country Club
- November 20th - Bookies discussion "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London
- November 21st - Alphapointe Volunteer Opportunity - Thanksgiving Luncheon
- December - Gingerbread Lane (Details Soon)
- December 15th - Silver Streakers Bi-Monthly Luncheon
2018 - March 3rd - Founders Day @ Blue Hills Country Club
- April 6th - Night of Knowledge and Nonsense
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Pickleball! Monday, October 9 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Chicken N Pickle
1761 Burlington
North Kansas City, MO 64116
(816) 537-1402
Chicken N Pickle Monday, October 9, 2017 6:00-8:30 PM Come join us for social time and fun as we learn about a new game that is becoming popular with people of all ages. Pickleball can be described as a cross between ping pong and tennis. Two indoor courts have been reserved for our use and instruction will be provided. Everyone is invited to take a turn and participate so wear comfortable clothes and tennis shoes. The Fireside Room is also reserved for our group and offers a place to socialize and/or play games like Big Connect 4 or Battleship (among others). Food is available for purchase and you can eat dinner if you wish. Chicken N Pickle has something for everyone so come join the fun!
EXPAND YOUR KNOWLEDGE  Tuesday, November 14 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM
Indian Hills Country Club
6847 Tomahawk Road,
Mission Hills, KS
913 362-6200
Holiday entertaining tips will be presented by our very own Delta Gamma expert, Jenny Steffens Hobick (MU). Come learn about easy appetizers, table settings and more for the holidays.
Jenny is a home entertaining and lifestyle blogger...jennysteffens.blogspot.com, Everyday Occasions.
Light tasting items will be provided as we gain insight into new ideas for entertaining.
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Introducing our
Blind Wine and
Beer Chair
for NOKAN 2018
Help us give a hearty KC DG welcome to Sonja Garrelts, our new Blind Wine and Beer Chair for Night of Knowledge and Nonsense!
Sonja is new to the KC area, she and her family moved here from Virginia in May 2017. A 1997 graduate of Whitman College, (Walla Walla WA), Sonja is looking forward to meeting new sisters and getting involved with our alumnae chapter.
Sonja is a patent litigation lawyer, who is in a temporary assignment while looking for a permanent position. Her husband, Andrew, is a business manager for B.E.M.A., a non-profit organization. They have 2 girls, a 4 year old and a 20 month old. Their family just moved to Overland Park.
Please introduce your self to Sonja and join me in thanking her for being in charge of our Blind Wine and Beer table for NOKAN 2018.
If you have a wine or beer donation or want to help at the table in April, contact Sonja at sonja.garrelts@yahoo.com or just bring your donation to our next meeting that you attend. Not sure what we mean by Blind Wine and Beer Table? At our fundraiser, we sell bottles of red and white wines which are wrapped in a decorative hand-made resusable fabric bag. Hence the name "blind wine"--we tell you whether it's a red or a white--but the rest is a surprise! You can drink the bottle at the event or take it home for a special occasion. In addition to these wines, we will also sell a variety of chilled beers. Last year we made about $1100 in sales at our table! Beginning in January, watch our FB page for a "sneak peek" of bottles for purchase.
Friday, April 6, 2018 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Abdallah Shrine Temple - 5300 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, Kansas
Please watch future newsletters for more ways that you can help. If you have questions or want to know other ways that you can get involved, please contact
Cathy Lemon at cathylemon520@gmail.com or (816) 560-9025.
I Can ”DO GOOD” for NOKAN! Together, we all can DO GOOD for NOKAN!
 To celebrate CCVI’s 65th Anniversary, Delta Gammas are being challenged to join the 20/20 Club. The mission of the 20/20 Club is to conduct fundraising activities for CCVI, increase community awareness of the school, and provide volunteers while giving its members an opportunity for personal development and lasting relationships.
Our goal is 65 Delta Gamma members, and I know we can do it! Membership fees are $40, or $70 a pair, and qualifies you for discounts on events like Spectacle; the 20/20 Club member price is discounted $25 per ticket!
Please help us make a difference, and commemorate this milestone, by being 1 of 65 Delta Gammas who accept the challenge! There are 15 DG members…50 to go! Click HERE to join the 20/20 Club, and thank you for your consideration! 
For more information about the 20/20 Club, please contact
Looking for an opportunity to Do Good in November?
Alphapointe has scheduled their Thanksgiving luncheon for Tuesday, Nov. 21st from 11:00 am to noon.
Volunteers are asked arrive at 10:30. Alphapointe staff and associates are wonderful people to spend time with and they are always appreciative of Delta Gamma's participation in their events. Please check your calendar and let me know if you can help!
Alphapointe 7501 Prospect KC, MO 64132
BOX TOPS for EDUCATION 
Delta Gamma collects Boxtops for Education! Please clip them from products that you purchase!! Bring them to a DG gathering
or mail them to Jan Roach 4409 W 82nd St Prairie Village, KS 66208
They are on Cheerios, Ziploc bags, crescent rolls and so much more.
Have an idea for a new Special Interest Group? Contact Susan Kastner at kastner.susan@gmail.com
Thursday, October 26th at 9:45 AM
Join us for a docent-guided tour of the Johnson County Museum at the new Johnson County Arts and Heritage Center located at 8788 Metcalf Avenue in the former King Louis Bowling complex.
This is the 50th anniversary of the museum. The one-hour tour will start at 9:45 AM. The cost is $10 at the door. Please arrive early, purchase your ticket and be ready to start the tour at 9:45. Lunch to follow at a location yet to be decided. Husbands and friends are welcome to join us. Annette Thomas is our adventure leader.
Please contact Annette if you are planning to join us.
Monday, October 16th at 2:00 PM Barbara Altergott’s home
103 E 126th St.
Kansas City, MO 64145
(816) 943-0396 Home
(816) 809-0165 Cell
baltergott1@gmail.com We will be discussing “The Residence” by Kate Brower.
Please contact the hostess if you are planning to join us.
Monday, November 20th at 2:00 PM
Sherrie Perkins' home
2858 W 137th Terrace
Leawood, KS 66224-4210
 We will be discussing "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London. Please contact Sherrie Perkins if you are planning to join us.
.png) Silver StreakersFriday, October 20th
Bi-monthly luncheon for 50 year members of our alumnae chapter. We meet at 11:00 AM at the Claridge Court for social time, a delicious luncheon and a short fun program. The cost is $16.00 in CASH at the door.
A reservation is needed by Monday.October 16th. December Save the Date: Silver Streakers luncheon on Friday, December 15th at 11:00 AM at the Clairidge Court. For information about the Bookies, Trekkies or Silver Streakers, please contact Barbara Larison at bmlarison19@gmail.com or 913-649-6957.
Friday October 13th | 1:15 - 3:15 PM
Home of Dee Shugart in Riss Lake
8009 Clearwater Drive, Parkville, MO 64152
*South, East and West DGs invited too!
We have some DGs interested in an evening bridge group. Please contact Dee Shugart at deeshugart@icloud.com for more information or with any questions.
A recommended book is: Bridge for Everyone by D. W. Crisfield. The author makes learning bridge easy and is based on newer bridge guidelines. You can check out from the library, purchase online or in person at Barnes & Noble.
DG GOLF Please join other DG golfers as we
play Monday nights this summer at
St. Andrews Golf Course in Overland Park. Please contact Lailan Bressler at 913-302-0024 if you are interested in joining the group. We would love to have you join us!
You are cordially invited to attend the initiation ceremony honoring the University of Kansas spring member class of Delta Gamma. The official ceremony will be held on Sunday, October 22nd. If you are planning on attending please arrive to Delta Gamma around 815 so we can get you robed and placed in the kitchen for the ceremony! We ask that you wear nude undergarments and white socks with no makeup and natural hair.
Please RSVP to bkdgrituals@gmail.com by October 16th. As always please do not hesitate to shoot me an email with any questions that you may have I will get back to you right away. We are so excited about our amazing new member class, and we hope our fellow Delta Gammas will be able to join is on their special day!
Located below is the address for Delta Gamma:
1015 Emery Road Lawrence, Kansas 66044
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Veronica Pattison
The first month of the semester was off to a great start. Following recruitment, we were able to welcome 17 new members to our fall New Member class, now a total of 80 girls. These young women were very excited to join our chapter, and to start getting involved with Homecoming. We had 21 new members try out for Homecoming dance, which was insane, as usually it is around 5 girls. We are paired with Phi Gamma Delta for this year’s Homecoming, and the theme is Rhythm of the Roar.
Other September events included the Big/Little reveal. The Bigs hid throughout the house, and left clues for the Littles to find them. Dad’s Weekend was also a success, and in addition to the football game, we went to My House downtown, where Fathers were able to meet our friends, and other Dad’s. To cap off the month, we had our “Marriage” social for homecoming with the Phi Gamma Deltas. The theme of the party was denim, very 90s. .jpg) .jpg)
Congratulations to four amazing Delta Gammas, who were awarded with the Delta Gamma Foundation Scholarship! These ladies are Annie Bergquist, Annie Miller, Claire Giefer, and Laura Bierman. To keep up our academic success, the women of Delta Gamma points, based on their GPA. Points can also be earned by visiting teachers during office hours, receiving an A on a test, and completing study hours.
We are still so thrilled with our extraordinary new chapter house, and sometimes have to pinch ourselves to remind us that it is truly ours! We love everything about it…from the chapter room for 300, dining room for 180, a one-of-a-kind staircase, and plenty of space for hanging out with our sisters! We look forward to the Sunday after Homecoming, and hope to meet many of you at the official Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, on October 22 at 10 am.
Thank you Kansas City alumnae for your constant support. It means so much to all of us!
In the bonds,
Hannah Harper, Mu Chapter director: alumnae relations.
To keep in touch, please visit our Facebook page: Delta Gamma at Mizzou, Mu Chapter; Instagram @mizzoudg; Twitter @MIZZOUDG, and our website: missouri.deltagamma.org
Beta Kappa Chapter Report NEWS FROM BETA KAPPA- UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS We hosted our semi-formal on Saturday, September 16th. Our social chair Taylor Rhodes did an amazing job organizing the event at the Lawrence Country Club. Our members enjoyed the buffet style lunch, music and beautiful outdoor view of the golf course.
Our chapter participated in Fiji Islander, Phi Gamma Delta’s philanthropy, from September 10th through the 16th. The week-long event included a banner competition, blood drive, sand volleyball tournament, pageant, and dance competition. The women of Beta Kappa worked extremely hard all week and were the 2017 Fiji Islander winners! We were awarded a generous donation to Service for Sight. We loved participating and were happy to have benefited our philanthropy along the way.
We enjoyed spending time with family and friends during family weekend on September 8th. Our members enjoyed brunch at the Delta Gamma chapter house and then cheered on our Jayhawks at Memorial Stadium.
Our new members had a busy last week of September. The big little reveal was an exciting time for all member classes. The sophomore member class was so happy to add to their growing families and celebrated at the chapter house. The new members concluded the month of September’s festivities with a retreat to the bowling alley where they enjoyed getting to know each other and making memories! October will be a busy month for our chapter. Initiation will be held on October 22nd at 9 am. We encourage alumni to attend and they are welcome to RVSP to Veronica Pattison at bkdgrituals@gmail.com. Anchor splash week begins on October 23rd and the swim competition will conclude the week on October 29th. We look forward to raising money for Service for Sight and getting to engage with other members of the Greek community! Alumni can RVSP to Sarah Smoot at bkdgfundraising@gmail.com.
Event
A “Spectacle”ular event! What a great way to end “Do Good” week…by celebrating the 65th Anniversary of CCVI’s founding. Over 325 guests enjoyed street food and drinks from local restaurants, as well as the concert by the talented band Darlingside. Proceeds from Spectacle will benefit the children of CCVI. Thank you to those alumnae who attended or volunteered! Spectacle was held in the Sensory Garden at CCVI, and if you haven’t visited the garden already, I encourage you to drop by. And while you’re there, a staff member would be happy to give you a tour of the school. I guarantee that when you do go, you’ll be blown away by the services provided for our precious children at CCVI.
Scroll down to check out the cool photos from the event.
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Thank you Susan, Cathy and Susan for volunteering to help with Alphapointe's Homecoming picnic on September 13th! We spent a busy lunch hour serving picnic lunches and ice cream floats to visually impaired associates. The day was hot, the mood was festive and as always, our help was greatly appreciated!
New Contact Information? Please send new address, preferred email address. phone corrections,
(if applicable spouse's name) to addresschange@deltagamma.org.
Thank you!
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