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Welcome to Epsilon Sigma Alpha Florida State Council

www.epsilonsigmaalpha.org
WILD BLUE YONDER

Mary Jay Bauer-Seibert
President
2011 - 2012
“In Flight”
Florida State Council President’s Newsletter
December 2011

OMG!!!  Is it Christmas already??  Where has this year gone!! 

 

Let me bring you all up to date on what has been going on since my last newsletter.

 

October saw us at our Mid-Year meeting in Ocala, hosted by Beta Phi.  What a wonderful day!!  The food was amazing (especially the corn!) and the turn out was fantastic!  There were a total of 71 members and 2 guests at the meeting.  Way to go!!

 

There was a challenge given to me by our 1st VP Robin Allred.  We split the chapters into two teams the Blue Team, Captained by Robin and the Gold Team, Captained by me.  A list of these teams will be printed in the Lamp.  The challenge was to see which team could recruit the most members between April 1st, 2011 thru March 31, 2012.  The loser will suffer the consequences, yet to be determined, at convention.  Come on Gold Team!!!  LOL!  In all seriousness though, we need to work on our membership.   I know in my heart there are people out there that have a giving heart and would be such great assets to our ESA family.  Lets all do our best and get our membership back up to where it was a few years ago.

 

If any of your chapters are having rush events, PLEASE let me know.  I know I live far away from the majority of chapters, but if at all possible, I will try to make it to as many as I can. 

 

The end of October saw us at SERC in North Charleston, S.C.  What a fun time!  There were 30 of us from Florida alone!  I was again privileged to be able to carry our state flag and it still gave me such an awesome feeling to be there representing you all.  If you have never been to the Regional Meeting, you need to make the effort to go. 

 

Next is our January board meeting in Wesley Chapel on the 21st at 10:00 AM.  All are invited to attend, just email and RSVP to our Corresponding Secretary, Lorena Lucas to let her know you will be there.  I will send out the lunch menu and cost when it gets a little closer.

 

Make your plans now to attend Leadership in Wesley Chapel, hosted by Rho Chi.  I promise you won’t be disappointed!

 

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving Holiday with family and friends. I wish you all a very Happy and Blessed Christmas, and a safe New Year. 

 

Landing for now.  See you all at Leadership in March, if not before! 

 

With ESA Love & Enthusiasm!

 

Mary Jay Bauer-Seibert


FSC 2011 Executive Board - click on the picture to enlarge it
left to right - Lin King, Educational Director; Janice Harmon, Treasurer; Lorena Lucas, Corresponding Secretary; Robin Allred, First Vice President/President Elect; Mary Jay Bauer-Seibert, President; Pinky Barbour, Jr. Past President/Disaster Fund; Kayla Andux, Second Vice President; Barbara Fry, Recording Secretary; Sharon Roberts, Philanthropic Director
 
There are 10 jewels surrounding the open book on the badge.  These are pearls, ever synonymous with wisdom.  But each jewel has a special significance to the wearer of the pin. 

The First Pearl - Wisdom
The Second Pearl - Beauty
The Third Pearl - Strength
The Fourth Pearl - Truth
The Fifth Pearl - Fidelity
The Sixth Pearl - Fellowship
The Seventh Pearl - Cooperation
The Eighth Pearl - Loyalty
The Ninth Pearl - Vision
The Tenth Pearl - Service

Together they comprise 10 attributes which every ESA  member strives to achieve in life.

Epsilon Sigma Alpha is a premier leadership and service organization. ESA helps its members achieve their goals. The purpose of ESA is to inspire leadership and service by bringing good people together to pursue programs and projects that make a positive difference. ESA focuses on good friends, good works, and good times.

For additional information go to www.epsilonsigmaalpha.org.

The object of the Florida State Council is:

A.  To promote closer relations and co-operation between chapter members, local chapters, officers, International Council, and ESA Headquarters;

B.  To support and fulfill the needs of chapters striving to reach their common goals in social, educational, and philanthropic endeavors;

C.  To encourage friendship and fellowship through members and chapter association.


 
The Florida State Council is a member of the
Southeastern Regional Council (SERC)
whose goals are:

1) To serve as a means of fellowship and unity among the member states;
2) To serve as a guiding light for states with their problems and an exchange of ideas;
3) To serve as a way of growth of ESA within the member states charter chapters and new members;
4) To serve as an aide for transferees from one member state to any state;
5) To promote closer relationships and fuller cooperations between member states and headquarters;
6) To promote candidates from member states to IC offices;
7) To achieve 100% IC dues within member states;
8) To encourage attendance and participation in awards and contests at IC convention.

For more information, go to www.serc-esa.com.
 
 
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