2017-2018
District A’s Angels
District A held their January at Palmer Marketing in Olathe. Members brought diapers and wipes to the meeting to help the Topeka YWCA Women’s Center for Safety and Empowerment; over $300 in goods were donated. The Women’s Center provides emergency lodging and ongoing support for women and their children who have been in an abusive environment.
When the supplies were delivered, the Center’s Director shared “We were down to our last 3 packages of diapers. These are really appreciated.” ESA Angels of District A were pleased to help these women and their babies.
When the supplies were delivered, the Center’s Director shared “We were down to our last 3 packages of diapers. These are really appreciated.” ESA Angels of District A were pleased to help these women and their babies.
District A in 2015-16
On January 9, 2016, District A held the winter meeting in Topeka. Following lunch and a business meeting, the members and guests made plarn (plastic yarn) from grocery bags to be woven into mats for the homeless.
Jill Richards and Janet Rebant, weaver from Norton, display a finished plastic mat made from grocery bags
Members and guests cut and tie strips of plastic from bags to form the plastic yarn used in weaving
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Janet Rebant, mat weaver and guest from Norton, explains the process of weaving mats from plastic yarn to Jill Richards, KSC 1st VP
District A members make plarn (plastic yarn) for mats for homeless.
DISTRICT A - AT SUNSHINE HOUSE TO HELP !
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Some history about District A - compiled in 1989
Beta Theta - Horton #640 chartered August 1946
Beta Zeta - Topeka #634 chartered August 1946
Epsilon Eta - Topeka #2001 chartered May 1953
Epsilon Rho - Olathe #2512 chartered June 1955
Zeta Epsilon - Overland Park #2344 chartered June 1956
The history presented here was published in 1989 by the Kansas Roadrunners. At this period of time the State was divided into "Zones" - This classification changed to Districts in 1995. At this point in time there were two zones that will eventually merge into one.
Zone 1 - Now known as District A
There are five chapters in Zone 1 - four in Topeka and one in Horton. Prepared by Sandy Wohler, 1988-1989 Zone 1 Roadrunner
Alpha Chi #4428, chartered with 11 members April 8, 1974. One member, Polly Owens Coulter remains active. There are five active members in this chapter. The following is a list of some of their philanthropic projects:
Beta Zeta: (#634) Chartered with 15 members August 4, 1946. The chapter is made up of 17 active members in 1989. As a young chapter they had a worthy project of making curtains for Capper Crippled Children's Foundation. They all got together and sewed and hung the curtains, which was just the start of many rewarding experiences for all of the members of this chapter.
During the 1951 flood in Topeka, the IC President asked that clothing, food and money from all chapters in the United States be sent in care of Beta Zeta chapter. This turned into a huge project, but it helped many Topekans who lost everything as well as helping some of our ESA sisters in Topeka. As the gals in Beta Zeta say "we've been do-gooders all through the years sharing with our less fortunate sisters."
They purchased a refrigerator and donated it to the Women's section of the Veterans Administration Hospital; they've helped in the Waco, TX flood; the Udall tornado; the floods in Marysville, California and Yuba City Arizona; one Christmas bought clothing for all the Spanish children at St. Vincents Orphanage; March of Dimes; Rescue Mission; as well as the IOL and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Currently they participating in a recycling project - all the members save their newspaper, glass bottles and tin cans. They are paid a small amount of money, but the big lesson is - utilizing your "cast-offs".
Beta Zeta has always been a harmonious chapter, and have truly lived our motto - "All for One and One for All."
Theta Kappa (#4978) Chartered with eleven members on August 30, 1981. They have 9 active members at this time (1989).
The activities which Theta Kappa regular participate in include: State Office Building Sale in May and October. These sales are used to raise money to send to the IOL and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, as well as support our local KNI projects.
Emergency Service Awareness day in April and October. The chapter, through this service, provides the Topeka and Shawnee county communities with a chance to review the emergency service programs available to them. These include the police, KBI, fire, hospital, etc. KTWU (public television) two and three times a year this chapter answers the telephones for the station pledge drive. Sheltered Living Christmas Tree Decorating and Sale. Soup labels, various bake sales, ice cream socials to raise additional funding. Prepare scrapbooks for some doctor waiting rooms and KNI.
Epsilon Eta (#2001) Chartered with 12 members on May 24, 1953. This chapter presently consists of 14 members. The members are active at all levels or our organization... chapter, city, zone and state.
Philanthropic projects supported by this chapter include: St Jude Children's Research Hospital; Institute of Logopedics, Easter Seals; Topeka Association for Retarded Children; Topeka State Hospital; County Home; Stormont-Vail Hospital; St. Francis Hospital; Head Start; KNI; KTWU public television; Families Together; March of Dimes; Rescue Mission; Lung Association; Heart Association; Leukemia Society; Christmas Bureau; Let's Help; Salvation Army; and the Disabled American Veterans. Support is provided in the form of fund raising, gifts in kind and volunteer hours. Epsilon Eta is what sisterhood is all about.
Zone 3 - Now known as District B(Prepared by Edith Traxson, 1988-1989 Zone 3 Roadrunner) Mary Booe was instrumental in the formation of Zone 3, which was formed in the Fall of 1954 at Chanute, KS. She also served as the first zone chairman.
The first meeting was held at the Tioga Hotel in Chanute with chapters from Baxter Springs, Independence and Chanute in attendance. Mary said, "Our first meeting was not very well attended, with more state officers in attendance than zone members, but a good time was had."
In the ensuing years, Coffeyville, Ft. Scott, Pleasanton and Caney became members of the Zone. Coffeyville formed a City Council with three chapters in May 1972. At the present time Coffeyville and Independence chapters are the only remaining members of Zone 3. They still meet for a fall and spring meeting.
Zone 2 - Now known as District A
*Zone 1 and 2 were combined.
(Prepared by Marilyn Patterson, 1988-1989 Zone 2 Roadrunner) when Zone 2 was formed, surrounding the Kansas City area, it consisted of five chapters: Beta Tau, Epsilon Rho, Gamma Gamma, Gamma Tau and Zeta Epsilon. Since that time we have lost Gamma Gamma and Gamma Tau, but gained Delta Lambda.
Although Zone 2 has lost many of the early years records, the memories still live in the hearts of some of the members who are now inactive, and those active members that still spur us on. For instance:
Florence McCormick remembers how Zone 2 got the nickname of the "pie and coffee" zone. Mary Kepner used to bake pies from the fruit from her apple and cherry trees and serve them at zone meetings.
Mary Kepner remembers riding to Wichita in May Lipp's van with Opal Regier blowing up balloons, putting them in trash bags and then giving them to the children at the IOL. Mary was also chosen outstanding sister for the state of Kansas. She over heard in the restroom several sorority sisters discussing how that lady couldn't possibly have all those philanthropic hours and she still remembers how hurt she felt. The award was discontinued the next year.
Betty Standke (Epsilon Rho) remembers being involved by hosting four state conventions and helping Missouri host an international convention. She remembers how Kathleen Lutz had her baby and couldn't preside over her state convention, and that Gladys Shook did a wonderful job. She also remembers at the international convention when Jean Phillips presided over her convention, and then got married on Sunday.
Guila Monk (Zeta Epsilon) remembers when Zone 2 delivered phone books and loaded Sharon Goodman's station wagon so full they broke the springs on her car.
Jean Antweiler, Virginia Smith and Ginny Snider (Beta Tau) remember long hours making crafts for the "BIG" craft bazaar that Zone 2 used to participate in. This bazaar was the ways and means project that provided the money for Zone 2 to donate to the international and state projects. Now each chapter donates individually to the philanthropic projects.
Although we are a small zone we enjoy the friendship and comfort of each sorority sister. Because we all live so close together, it makes it easy to get together for four meetings a year and share working together.
Beta Tau #2468 was chartered 5 February 1956. For many years their main ways and means project has been a garage sale. Garage sales also started them on a project for the IOL. They and many of their friends bought dolls at the garage sales and the members of Beta Tau cleaned, repaired and dressed them and one year they gave 110 dolls to the IOL. They meet on the 4th Monday at 11:30 and have six members.
Epsilon Rho #2512 was chartered 12 May 1956. When Epsilon Rho's membership reached 30 members they closed their membership and kept it closed for several years. In 1974 when 11 members split into an Athene chapter it opened up again. Epsilon Rho has a strong belief that if they "teach and involve" the husbands in ESA, the home life will be happier. Forty percent of their socials and activities are attended by husbands, and one social a year is handled entirely by them. They even hold their own garage sale. Therefore, Epsilon Rho has a very strong Men of ESA chapter.
One local project they will never forget. They were going to a battered persons shelter in Kansas City, KS, to decorate a bedroom with matching bedspreads and curtains, and really make it a sharp looking room. But when they arrived they found bars on the windows, mattresses on the floors and newspapers for toilet paper. They knew instantly this place needed ESAs help and they still send donations to them. They currently have 6 members and meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday.
Gamma Gamma was always a small chapter of three, then two and then disbanded. Because a family member of Jean Lindley attended the Kansas School for the Deaf, they became very active by donating money and a lot of their time to that school. Lucille James is still active, whenever possible.
Gamma Tau also a disbanded chapter, had an interesting way of making money. Montgomery Ward hired them to shop their store, buy merchandise, take it to the office, get their money back and fill out an evaluation form on the clerk's performance as a sales clerk. It was called the "Secret Shopper".
Zeta Epsilon #2344 chartered 11 June 1955. We offer a long range of years of service from our members, from 36 years to 3 months. We are very proud of our Kansas State Council President, Opal Regier 1978-1979, and all of our involvement of committee chairmen and committee members through the years. Currently, Shelah Goyer, is the 1988-1989 Kansas State Auditor.
We have had many interesting ways and means projects such as packing a merchandise showroom for moving, running a concession stand for the Chiefs football and Royals baseball professional teams, decorating Christmas Trees in May and running the bingo games twice a month at a bingo parlor. We meet twice monthly for a meeting and a social.
Delta Lambda #5163 chartered 14 December 1986. Our newest chapter has brought to our zone new ideas. For instance, when the members were given their pledge test they were taken into the living room two at a time not really given the test, but told to put on yellow trash dresses and yellow cup hats, and given a gift as a sign of passing and becoming ESA members. When they were gearing up for a garage sale as a ways and means project they held their meeting in the garage and dressed as bag ladies with the goodies for the sale. They have already been a big asset to Zone 2.
Zone 1 - Now known as District A
There are five chapters in Zone 1 - four in Topeka and one in Horton. Prepared by Sandy Wohler, 1988-1989 Zone 1 Roadrunner
Alpha Chi #4428, chartered with 11 members April 8, 1974. One member, Polly Owens Coulter remains active. There are five active members in this chapter. The following is a list of some of their philanthropic projects:
- Festival of Trees - major money making project for Sheltered Living, Inc.
- Breast Check at Shawnee County Health Clinic.
- Service Awareness Day - public awareness of available emergency group or organizations for public use.
- Information booth on ESA at White Lakes Mall honoring women's organizations sponsored by the Everywomans' Resource Center.
Beta Zeta: (#634) Chartered with 15 members August 4, 1946. The chapter is made up of 17 active members in 1989. As a young chapter they had a worthy project of making curtains for Capper Crippled Children's Foundation. They all got together and sewed and hung the curtains, which was just the start of many rewarding experiences for all of the members of this chapter.
During the 1951 flood in Topeka, the IC President asked that clothing, food and money from all chapters in the United States be sent in care of Beta Zeta chapter. This turned into a huge project, but it helped many Topekans who lost everything as well as helping some of our ESA sisters in Topeka. As the gals in Beta Zeta say "we've been do-gooders all through the years sharing with our less fortunate sisters."
They purchased a refrigerator and donated it to the Women's section of the Veterans Administration Hospital; they've helped in the Waco, TX flood; the Udall tornado; the floods in Marysville, California and Yuba City Arizona; one Christmas bought clothing for all the Spanish children at St. Vincents Orphanage; March of Dimes; Rescue Mission; as well as the IOL and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
Currently they participating in a recycling project - all the members save their newspaper, glass bottles and tin cans. They are paid a small amount of money, but the big lesson is - utilizing your "cast-offs".
Beta Zeta has always been a harmonious chapter, and have truly lived our motto - "All for One and One for All."
Theta Kappa (#4978) Chartered with eleven members on August 30, 1981. They have 9 active members at this time (1989).
The activities which Theta Kappa regular participate in include: State Office Building Sale in May and October. These sales are used to raise money to send to the IOL and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, as well as support our local KNI projects.
Emergency Service Awareness day in April and October. The chapter, through this service, provides the Topeka and Shawnee county communities with a chance to review the emergency service programs available to them. These include the police, KBI, fire, hospital, etc. KTWU (public television) two and three times a year this chapter answers the telephones for the station pledge drive. Sheltered Living Christmas Tree Decorating and Sale. Soup labels, various bake sales, ice cream socials to raise additional funding. Prepare scrapbooks for some doctor waiting rooms and KNI.
Epsilon Eta (#2001) Chartered with 12 members on May 24, 1953. This chapter presently consists of 14 members. The members are active at all levels or our organization... chapter, city, zone and state.
Philanthropic projects supported by this chapter include: St Jude Children's Research Hospital; Institute of Logopedics, Easter Seals; Topeka Association for Retarded Children; Topeka State Hospital; County Home; Stormont-Vail Hospital; St. Francis Hospital; Head Start; KNI; KTWU public television; Families Together; March of Dimes; Rescue Mission; Lung Association; Heart Association; Leukemia Society; Christmas Bureau; Let's Help; Salvation Army; and the Disabled American Veterans. Support is provided in the form of fund raising, gifts in kind and volunteer hours. Epsilon Eta is what sisterhood is all about.
Zone 3 - Now known as District B(Prepared by Edith Traxson, 1988-1989 Zone 3 Roadrunner) Mary Booe was instrumental in the formation of Zone 3, which was formed in the Fall of 1954 at Chanute, KS. She also served as the first zone chairman.
The first meeting was held at the Tioga Hotel in Chanute with chapters from Baxter Springs, Independence and Chanute in attendance. Mary said, "Our first meeting was not very well attended, with more state officers in attendance than zone members, but a good time was had."
In the ensuing years, Coffeyville, Ft. Scott, Pleasanton and Caney became members of the Zone. Coffeyville formed a City Council with three chapters in May 1972. At the present time Coffeyville and Independence chapters are the only remaining members of Zone 3. They still meet for a fall and spring meeting.
Zone 2 - Now known as District A
*Zone 1 and 2 were combined.
(Prepared by Marilyn Patterson, 1988-1989 Zone 2 Roadrunner) when Zone 2 was formed, surrounding the Kansas City area, it consisted of five chapters: Beta Tau, Epsilon Rho, Gamma Gamma, Gamma Tau and Zeta Epsilon. Since that time we have lost Gamma Gamma and Gamma Tau, but gained Delta Lambda.
Although Zone 2 has lost many of the early years records, the memories still live in the hearts of some of the members who are now inactive, and those active members that still spur us on. For instance:
Florence McCormick remembers how Zone 2 got the nickname of the "pie and coffee" zone. Mary Kepner used to bake pies from the fruit from her apple and cherry trees and serve them at zone meetings.
Mary Kepner remembers riding to Wichita in May Lipp's van with Opal Regier blowing up balloons, putting them in trash bags and then giving them to the children at the IOL. Mary was also chosen outstanding sister for the state of Kansas. She over heard in the restroom several sorority sisters discussing how that lady couldn't possibly have all those philanthropic hours and she still remembers how hurt she felt. The award was discontinued the next year.
Betty Standke (Epsilon Rho) remembers being involved by hosting four state conventions and helping Missouri host an international convention. She remembers how Kathleen Lutz had her baby and couldn't preside over her state convention, and that Gladys Shook did a wonderful job. She also remembers at the international convention when Jean Phillips presided over her convention, and then got married on Sunday.
Guila Monk (Zeta Epsilon) remembers when Zone 2 delivered phone books and loaded Sharon Goodman's station wagon so full they broke the springs on her car.
Jean Antweiler, Virginia Smith and Ginny Snider (Beta Tau) remember long hours making crafts for the "BIG" craft bazaar that Zone 2 used to participate in. This bazaar was the ways and means project that provided the money for Zone 2 to donate to the international and state projects. Now each chapter donates individually to the philanthropic projects.
Although we are a small zone we enjoy the friendship and comfort of each sorority sister. Because we all live so close together, it makes it easy to get together for four meetings a year and share working together.
Beta Tau #2468 was chartered 5 February 1956. For many years their main ways and means project has been a garage sale. Garage sales also started them on a project for the IOL. They and many of their friends bought dolls at the garage sales and the members of Beta Tau cleaned, repaired and dressed them and one year they gave 110 dolls to the IOL. They meet on the 4th Monday at 11:30 and have six members.
Epsilon Rho #2512 was chartered 12 May 1956. When Epsilon Rho's membership reached 30 members they closed their membership and kept it closed for several years. In 1974 when 11 members split into an Athene chapter it opened up again. Epsilon Rho has a strong belief that if they "teach and involve" the husbands in ESA, the home life will be happier. Forty percent of their socials and activities are attended by husbands, and one social a year is handled entirely by them. They even hold their own garage sale. Therefore, Epsilon Rho has a very strong Men of ESA chapter.
One local project they will never forget. They were going to a battered persons shelter in Kansas City, KS, to decorate a bedroom with matching bedspreads and curtains, and really make it a sharp looking room. But when they arrived they found bars on the windows, mattresses on the floors and newspapers for toilet paper. They knew instantly this place needed ESAs help and they still send donations to them. They currently have 6 members and meet on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday.
Gamma Gamma was always a small chapter of three, then two and then disbanded. Because a family member of Jean Lindley attended the Kansas School for the Deaf, they became very active by donating money and a lot of their time to that school. Lucille James is still active, whenever possible.
Gamma Tau also a disbanded chapter, had an interesting way of making money. Montgomery Ward hired them to shop their store, buy merchandise, take it to the office, get their money back and fill out an evaluation form on the clerk's performance as a sales clerk. It was called the "Secret Shopper".
Zeta Epsilon #2344 chartered 11 June 1955. We offer a long range of years of service from our members, from 36 years to 3 months. We are very proud of our Kansas State Council President, Opal Regier 1978-1979, and all of our involvement of committee chairmen and committee members through the years. Currently, Shelah Goyer, is the 1988-1989 Kansas State Auditor.
We have had many interesting ways and means projects such as packing a merchandise showroom for moving, running a concession stand for the Chiefs football and Royals baseball professional teams, decorating Christmas Trees in May and running the bingo games twice a month at a bingo parlor. We meet twice monthly for a meeting and a social.
Delta Lambda #5163 chartered 14 December 1986. Our newest chapter has brought to our zone new ideas. For instance, when the members were given their pledge test they were taken into the living room two at a time not really given the test, but told to put on yellow trash dresses and yellow cup hats, and given a gift as a sign of passing and becoming ESA members. When they were gearing up for a garage sale as a ways and means project they held their meeting in the garage and dressed as bag ladies with the goodies for the sale. They have already been a big asset to Zone 2.