Theta Chapter

Wilmington, North Carolina

Region IV

The North Carolina State Organization

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International

Officers and committee chairs enjoyed lunch after the planning meeting

Kitty Brunjes, Connie Marks and Gretchen Simmons participated in discussion on meeting dates.

Mary Alice Settle, Sylvia Quinn, Kimberly Stokes, Marie Allison and Linda Jobe provided input into the activities for each chapter meeting.

New Chapter Leaders Plan for Yearly Meetings

On Saturday July 23, 2022, newly elected chapter officers and committee chairs planned chapter activities for the 2022-2023 year at the home of President Connie Marks. The following dates have been selected for these meetings. All meetings begin at 10:30 am. More information on meetings will be provided in the upcoming newsletters.

Saturday, September 10 2022

Annual Covered Dish Luncheon with Joyce Huguelet discussing Native Plants

Saturday, November 19 2022

Community Services Opportunities

Saturday, January 21 2023

Visit the New Hanover County Arboretum

Saturday, March 18 2023

Founders Day Luncheon at Wrightsville Beach Rec Center

Saturday, May 6 2023

Educator Grant Winners present...

Meet the 2022 Marilyn F Grinwis Gray Scholarship Winners

(on the Scholarship & Grants page)

May Meeting Highlights:

Theta Chapter Learns About 2022 Educator Grants and More

Our May 13, 2022 meeting at the New Hanover County Northeast Library offered activities to highlight our work throughout this year and to open the door to exciting opportunities for our next biennium. Refreshments were provided during a break in the meeting so that members could get to know guests and newly inducted members.

Connie Marks was installed as the 2022-2024 chapter president to serve with Judy Busick, 1st Vice President, Sylvia Quinn, 2nd Vice President, Linda Jobe, Recording Secretary. Kitty Brunjes will continue as Treasurer and Dorothie Johnson, as Corresponding Secretary.

Three new members were inducted into our chapter: Lizette Day, Caitlin Fortier, and Kimberly McKinney.

Haley Miles, Mary Porter and Liz Day, 2022 Educator Grant winners, presented their classroom projects. With grant funds of $500 each, Haley and Mary purchased reading materials to supplement their first and third grade reading programs. Liz Day represented teachers from Carolina Beach Elementary School who received two $500 grants for coding projects. Liz demonstrated activities from these coding projects that enhanced the school's technology program and supplemented the curriculum.

Theta members welcomed Bonnie Greco, NC DKG member from Winston-Salem, who recently moved to the Wilmington area.

Sylvia Quinn created a slideshow to showcase the recent 2022 NC DKG Convention in Asheville. Judy Busick, Linda Jobe, Connie Marks, Elizabeth Miars, Sylvia Quinn and Kimberly Stokes represented Theta Chapter at the convention. Theta was recognized with a Superior rating in the Chapter Achievement Award and received the Communications Excellence Award for our newsletter, website and brochure. Sylvia also presented a slideshow to highlight the work of our Beginning Teacher Committee. See the slideshows below.

At the conclusion of our meeting, Connie Marks, incoming Theta President, thanked Kimberly Stokes, outgoing Theta President, for her service to our organization during this biennium and presented her with red roses.