Welcome to Kappa Convention 2018 Welcome Kappa Sisters! On behalf of the 2016–18 Fraternity Council and Foundation Board of Trustees, it is our pleasure to welcome you to Kappa Kappa Gamma’s 72nd Biennial Convention in Denver. We hope you will enjoy this opportunity to meet sisters of many generations from across the United States and Canada and take advantage of every minute of your time here. Attending educational sessions, listening to speakers, engaging in conversation, participating in yoga … All of these things will help us expand our thoughts by looking at our organization and ourselves just a little bit differently. This program and the mobile app are your tools to navigate each day of Convention. Please note the daily business meetings,
The purpose of this letter is to inform you about my interest in becoming a member of The Kappa Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. I sought out membership because the members exemplify the epitome of class, grace, and standards. My desire is to inspire young girls and women and make a significant impact on their lives is just one of many reasons I aspire to join your great sorority. I believe in being of service, giving back to the community, and I want to continue on for years to come. Going into the transition into my college career from my freshman year until now, I have encountered many women in the organization that are very active on campus as well as in the community. My past experiences with my past and previous organizations have proved that once my feet are planted my roots will grow and I will stand firm in an organization or committee that I am apart of exemplifying my leadership skills. I am a dedicated member of the National Council of Negro Women. I am on the Bethune Committee, we focus on creating Health programs for the organization and the community. I am a Mentor with the Valdosta community organization G.O.L.F.E.R. (Generating Opportunities in Life for Each
Welcome back to campus for a great year. Hope you were able to take some time off and get prepared for an outstanding semester. Each month the SAIL organization has put together a series of cultural films that will be shown on campus. The students will be made aware of the movies, but wanted to make you aware as well. If you have any questions or concerns, you may contact myself or Russ Mast, the Assistant Vice President for Student Engagement.
This speech is bigger than me... bigger than this graduating class... and the world surrounding us. It is an epiphany. This speech is for the little guy, the middle man and the guy who is always behind the scenes... For the past four years, we have seen stories, read newspaper articles, and have heard announcements about our star athletes, scholars and over achievers.
I'm Liz from your POLI 109 class at 2:00 pm. We spoke last class about how it might be possible for me to get the fee for Top Hat waived. I'll be honest, this is a little embarrassing, having to ask for this, but I could really use the help. I would ask my parents, but, as much as I love them, they're not the most charitable people. After the first snow this year, I asked them for some new shoes because mine had holes in them and snow had gotten inside. Their response: "you're grown ass adult and you'll have to figure it out yourself". My shoes still have holes in them, for the record.
At times it may have been extremely difficult for some of us to predict where we would be today, but now we can embark upon our goals and congratulate ourselves for always striving to conquer our missions. No longer do we need to reminisce about what we were unable to accomplish - for we have accomplished the first step in our education.
Jack was the son of the king of England. He was riding his bike with his friends.
I'm sure everyone here has seen a picture of a mother duck leading her ducklings. Imagine the mother duck taking her ducklings up some stairs. The mother duck easily climbs the first stair and waits for the other little ducks to climb up. The first duckling stretches its wings as high up in the air as it can and stands on the tips of its little webbed feet. With a little help from its beak it manages to barely make the first step. Sometimes it requires a little help from mama duck to boost itself up. Despite the cute and rather funny part of this picture, it is possible to learn a lot from the ducks. The two ideas we can gain from them are leadership and following. In life each one of us is a leader and a follower at some point.
When I was chosen to speak tonight, I thought that as a track athlete it would be appropriate to compare life to a race. Life is a race, a race to each milestone in our lives.
Education Chairman Welcome As the Education Chairman, you are instrumental in creating a valuable and successful All-Member Experience within your chapter. The time and attention you put into planning and implementing relevant and engaging educational programs for members will make a significant impact. The All-Member Experience focuses on the education that occurs for all members during the time they are collegiate members of Kappa Kappa Gamma. There are multiple resources at your fingertips to help guide you as you oversee the All-Member Experience and prepare for each of the elements you are responsible for. Please make sure to read this guide thoroughly as it will provide you with step-by-step instructions and access to facilitator scripts
I once read that life is well represented as a pearl deep within an oyster. The pearl symbolizes each person's potential, or the things that are going well for them in life. Just as a mere grain of sand that enters an oyster can grow into something of great worth, there is a fragment of excellency within every one of you that over time can be shape you into an individual who will make a difference in the world.
"I'm a Sooner born and Sooner bred and when I die, I'll be Sooner dead!" Hearing this chant from hundreds of people in one place is almost breathtaking. Growing up in Western Oklahoma, every day of the week I was looking forward to the weekend, as if every Saturday were a holiday, to watch Sooner football. Once the topic of college came up, the first place I applied was The University of Oklahoma with full intentions of going here and no where else. The University of Oklahoma is full of tradition, pride, champions, and Sooner MAGIC.
Henry Adams once wrote "A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops." This is so true, every teacher here has taught us much more than the textbook curriculum. Every teacher here tonight has given us students something we will use or remember for the rest of our lives. I really don't think people understand or appreciate the time and effort our teachers have put into us. So tonight I'm not going to give everyone advice on the future, I'm not going to tell you how life is a journey we've just begun, and I'm not going to brag about how great the class of 2006 is. Since we have eight outstanding Valedictorians this year, I'm sure all of those bases are already covered. So instead, I'm going to take a few minutes here to thank some of the teachers and staff that have made a difference in my own life, and by doing so I hope that everybody present tonight will see how important each and every teacher and staff member is at Amos High School.
After a long stay in Europe I have returned to Charleston and have begun working and preparing for college. After reflecting on my entire trip I would like to sincerely thank both of you for providing me with a once in a lifetime experience.
There is a distinct difference between knowledge and wisdom. I can tell you that as honor society president I have seen many smart people do stupid things. Let's just say that mixing a very large lunch with a bobbing ship and an admissions officer from the University of California equals a vomitous situation.
Hello everyone, first of all, I would like to say thank you to the NVUSD School Board and Napa Valley Education Foundation for having me here. I used to go to Vintage High and am currently attending Valley Oak High School. Coming to Valley Oak was a turning point for myself because of how and why I got here. Up until junior/senior year, I have always gotten decent grades but because of some family and personal issues, I started to not paying attention in class and not showing up; while taking some AP classes which made things harder to try to catch up. Obviously, this resulted in bad grades and not having enough credits to graduate and walk the stage with friends who I've known since kindergarten.