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Volume 14, Number 2 News from Headquarters Welcome Back To all Brothers & Sisters, from all of us at Stillwater Station, we hope that the end of your summer goes smooth and the transition back to school comes and goes without conflict. Go headlong into this new semester with a positive attitude and good luck on all that you do this year! Wishing you the best! PODIUM INFORMATION Submissions for the Spring 2013 issue are officially due November 1st. Be sure to start thinking now about what you wish to write about and have those articles, pictures and posts sent our way SOONER rather than later!
INITIATE REGISTRATION When you complete your Initiate Classes, please remember that you have 30 days following Third Degree to submit the Initiate Registration Form. An additional fee of 25% is applied to all forms that are late.
DISTRIBUTION To all District Officers and Chapter Presidents: Please ensure the widest possible distribution of this newsletter to the chapters, colonies and members in your district. The purpose of this newsletter is to quickly and efficiently send information to each member. District Leaders should ensure that this newsletter is forwarded to every Chapter President in their district. Issues of the NewsNotes can also be found on the Headquarters website at www.kkytbs.org/newsnotes.html Many thanks,
HQ STAFF National Executive Director: Alumni Historical and Development Coordinator:
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An Update on Wava and Her Family Dear Sisters and Brothers, It has been a week since we have suffered the loss of our Founder, and while the sadness remains, it has been heartwarming to see the outpouring of love and support from across the country. There have been many inquiries as to how to best celebrate the life of Wava Banes Henry, and for a lady so amazing, there is not a simple answer. The National Leadership of Tau Beta Sigma and Wava's family are finding ways most appropriate to commemorate our Sister and Friend, and although I do not have many details, I will share with you what I do know. Wava's family is mourning privately as a family. Her granddaughter is getting married this weekend, and therefore the family will be together and celebrating many different emotions together. Wava's daughter does understand the importance of her mother to the Sisterhood, and plans to have a public memorial service in Aspen, Colorado in the Spring. As details emerge regarding this event, I will share them as appropriate. As stated in Wava's obituary, memorial contributions can be made to the hospice center that helped make Wava comfortable these past months (Hospice & Pallative Care of Western Colorado, 3090B North 12th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81506, hospicewco.com). As a Sorority, we are planning other events and celebrations in honor of Wava. Already, many chapters have held ceremonies or gathered to sing and remember Wava. At District Conventions, many of us will partake in reflections and events in honor of her. In Springfield, at the 2013 National Convention in July, we will gather as the National Delegation for the first time since Wava's passing; there will be a formal Memorial Ceremony and other activities honoring our Founder, please join us this summer for those moments. There are other ways to help us remember the spirit of Wava. The National Leadership is in the planning phases of what will become a memorial in honor of Wava at the National Headquarters property in Stillwater, OK. As plans develop, we will share opportunities for chapters, alumni groups, and individuals to make contributions in memory of Wava to help build this beautiful reflective space for the Sisterhood. Memorial gifts can also be made to the Wava Scholarship of the Tau Beta Sigma Trust Fund, supporting women who are preparing to enter the world of Music Education. As the year continues, we urge Sisters to wear a black ribbon loop under their Active pin in memory of Wava. Over the course of this year, wear your pin as you would at all appropriate Sorority events, and please use the loop. I would like to ask everyone to wear their Active pins in this manner until we meet in Springfield for National Convention; at that time, after we mourn together, I will advise to remove the black ribbon. Thank you for standing in solidarity regarding this outward symbol of loss. Finally, I thank many of you for your love and support of and to each other, the Sisterhood, and to Wava's family at this time. I am continuously warmed by the love I see demonstrated through you, and am blessed to be a part of this wonderful group of Sisters and Brothers. If you have specific questions, please address me off the listserv at dawn@tbsigma.org. For Greater Bands, Dawn Farmer National President Tau Beta Sigma
Kappa Kappa Psi Mourns the Passing of Wava Henry, Founder of Tau Beta Sigma Brothers, Sisters, and Friends,
Rest in Peace, Wava Tau Beta Sigma and all of us associated with the Sorority & Kappa Kappa Psi have lost a special lady recently. Her vision, strength of character, humor, and class have impacted countless thousands over the past seven decades, and all for the better!! Those of us at the Headquarters share the sadness in her passing, but we celebrate with the wonderful memories from the personal experiences we were privileged to share with her. Rest in Peace Wava! For those wishing to share a memory or your thoughts and feelings on this wonderful woman and her life with us, feel free to visit the Tau Beta Sigma website and specifically the remembrance page to help us honor her. |
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