2016 District G - Installation of Officers
District G is located in western Kansas. These ladies impact the lives of the people on the plains as no others can. They are a fun group that enjoys coming together to help in the service of their communities. Pictured above shows them enjoying State Convention in Junction City in 2015. To the left is a more dignified group at a District G meeting in 2013, but regardless of their style of celebration, they get things done! |
Some District History
Alpha Omega - Scott City #1206 - chartered 1949
Alpha Phi - Elkhart (inactive) chartered June 1974
Alpha Zeta - Garden City - chartered October 2000
Delta Delta - Ulysses #1101 chartered May 1949
Delta Eta - Elkhart #1118 chartered June 1949
Eta Beta - Liberal #2676 - chartered Nov. 1957
Zone 11 - Now known as District G
District G Happenings - SUBMITTED BY PAM MCELVAIN FOR 2012-2013: District G has had a great year in 2012-2013. Pam McElvain was District Chair & Barb Summers was Co-Chair. Our October meeting was in Elkhart with Delta Eta hosting. As always, they did themselves proud by hosting a fantastic meeting. The decorations & food were fantastic & we had a wonderful auction to raise our funds for the Year. We discussed Choctober Plans by several chapters & wearing ESA clothes or pins on a day each week to publicize ESA & its membership. We had chocolate wine with our dessert & our Director of Fun Patsy Jenks share an fun ice breaker with us all & gave us chocolate of course.
We shared the plans for the November State board meeting & the St Jude/ESA Dedication in Memphis the same weekend. In January everyone traveled to Garden City where Alpha Zeta did a wonderful job of hosting us. We had a great meal & an interesting program on the Bird Personalities by BJ Clark. Director of Fun Patsy sang & song & gave a short presentation on Smiling & Joy. We also talked about how our Choctober events had gone & they were very successful. In March Delta Delta, Ulysses, hosted a wonderful end of the year meeting. We were lucky to be joined by State President Phyllis Simmons & First Vice President Judy Ahrens that day. Once again the food & fellowship, as always, was fantastic.
Shirley Suppes, Outstanding Sister Chair honored our Outstanding Sisters & they were: Alpha Omega-Shirley Suppes (she was totally surprised, they hadn’t let her know, she thought it was a different sister). Other’s honored were Alpha Zeta-Maxine Atkinson, Delta Delta-Lexi Klein & Tina Peters, Eta Phi-Amy Brillhart, Eta Beta-Sherry Fick. Each sister was presented a gift of congratulations on their honor.
We made donations of $850 to the following ESA Charities: $100.00 - Disaster Fund, $100.00 - KS Care & Share. $100.00 – Heartspring, $100.00 - St. Jude, $100.00 - Easter Seals, $100.00 - Hope for Heroes, $100.00 – Goodwill, $100.00 - St. Jude for Bunco event, $50.00 - AABB (All American Beef Battallion) who cook for the troops that are about to deploy or just returned home.
We also installed our new Chair Barb Summers & Co-Chair Suzanne Beaver, both of Alpha Omega, Scott City. We thank them in advance for their service to the District for the next two years. Our program was given by Janene Radke, Director of Garden City’s Family Services Center gave the program on how to help victim’s of domestic violence & how we need to understand why they stay some times & how to help when they feel they can leave.
It was another great meeting with about 25 sisters attending each event. District G was honored to receive these awards at State Convention: 1st Place District Disaster Fund, 2nd Place St Jude Bunco Event with support of our chapters, 2nd Kansas Care & Share Districts & participation in the State President’s Challenge. We were thrilled with the honors & very proud of how many times that our District Chapters were recognized at State Convention. WE HAD A GREAT YEAR & ARE LOOKING TO THE FUTURE WITH EXCITEMENT!
(Prepared by Delores Currier, 1988-1989 Zone 11 Roadrunner)
Zone 11 has an active core of seven chapters that attend zone meetings with enthusiasm for ESA. The seven chapters are Alpha Omega #1206, Scott City; Alpha Phi #4420, Elkhart; Delta Delta #1101, Ulysses; Epsilon Iota #1572, Garden City; Delta Eta #1118, Elkhart; Eta Beta #2676, Liberal, and Sigma Nu $4769, Satanta.
Zone 11 has had at least 14 other chapters over the past 40 years. They are: Delta Kappa #1193, Syracuse, chartered 9/15/49, disbanded 1/88; Epsilon Upsilon #2154, Liberal, chartered 1953, disbanded 1980; Zeta Nu #2420, Scott City; Delta Mu, Garden City; Alpha Mu #3348, Sublette; Beta Eta #3630, Garden City; Alpha Nu, Hugoton; Delta Epsilon #4507, Garden City; Delta Gamma #4899, Johnson, Chartered 6/24/80 disbanded 7/83; Kappa Eta #4932 chartered 11/26/80, disbanded 11/3/88.
Zone 11 hosted a state convention in April 1965 at the Holiday in Liberal. Velma Harness of Scott City was Kansas State President at the time. Zone 11 has had three other state presidents: Grace Stoner, Garden City, Gamma Nu; Jerry Phillips, Ulysses, Delta Delta, 1957-58; and Gladys Shook, Gamma Mu, Garden City, 1968-69.
Zone 11's chairpersons from 1953 to 1989 include:
- 1953-54 Andora (Toni) Snell
- 1954-55 Barbara Nordline
- 1955-56 Berniece Dunn
- 1956-57 Elizabeth Jones
- 1957-58 Edna York,
- 1958-59 Blance Briggs, Satanta
- 1959-60 LoRee Folger, Hugoton
- 1960-61 Clara Vulgamore, Scott City
- 1961-62 Arlene Maddox, Garden City
- 1962-63 Phyllis Goss, Garden City
- 1963-64 Celeste Helfrich, Ulysses
- 1964-65 Betty Little, Liberal
- 1965-66 Beverly Strickert, Scott City
- 1966-67 Lilia Shearmire, Garden City
- 1967-68 Leila Hagler, Garden City
- 1968-69 Mary Doornbos, Scott City
- 1969-70 Jeannie Orth, Sublette
- 1970-71 LaVelle Wheatcroft, Liberal
- 1971-72 LouAnn Summers, Ulysses
- 1972-73 Naomi Fox, Syracuse
- 1973-74 Kay Thompson, Garden City
- 1974-75 Emily Young, Scott City
- 1975-76 Dean Green, Hugoton
- 1976-77 Dorothy Miller, Liberal
- 1977-78 Helen O'Hair, Elkhart
- 1978-79 Bev Hooker, Barden City
- 1979-80 Pat Erwin, Garden City
- 1980-81 Gladys Ellis, Elkhart
- 1981-82 Carol Turley, Scott City
- 1982-83 Nancy Bowman, Liberal
- 1983-84 Phyllis Van Meter, Ulysses
- 1984-85 Shirley Kenner, Satanta
- 1985-86 Mary Ploger, Garden City
- 1986-87 Sue Ebbeson, Liberal
- 1987-88 Delores Currier, Ulysses
- 1988-89, Karen Stinson, Ulysses
Alpha Omega #1206: Scott City was founded in 1949 with ten charter members. Pat Lewis was in the first pledge group in 1949 and is still active. They currently have 25 members and one new pledge. The current president is Kate Macy.
Alpha Omega is very active at the zone and state level. They have one member on the state board. They were State Outstanding Chapter once, and in the "Top Ten" ten times. Some of the chapter's most memorable and crazy events include: in one week served four banquets and left for state convention on Thursday; took Santa, Food, and gifts to a family that had never celebrated Christmas.
Epsilon Iota #1572: Garden City, had seven charter members when it was founded in 1951. It was sponsored by Gamma Mu. The combined years of the current 20 members is 180 years in ESA. The current president is Barbara Atkinson. They have four pledges.
Some of the chapter's most memorable moments are: showing up at a meeting wearing left over rummage sale clothes; bringing daughters into the group; the chapter being brought closer together upon the death of a very young person in the chapter. As a chapter they spent lots of time with her and her family.
Delta Delta #1101: Ulysses, was founded May 16, 1949 with 12 charter members. One of these charter members, Jerry Phillips, was the 1957 Kansas State Council President and still resides in Ulysses. They currently have 17 members and one pledge. The current president is Janet Williams.
Delta Delta is still every active at zone and state levels. They currently have three state board members.
Some of the chapter's most memorable and crazy events are: Phyllis VanMeter buying eight or more items at a zone auction; waiting eight hours for a cow to "plop" for Cow Pattie Bingo, Karen Stinson's 30th birthday party - complete with the movie "Dirty Dancing", a male dancer, a rose, and a kiss; Harold DuPree trying to belly dance at a Luau rush party; white elephant gifts that keep popping up year after year; the fuzzy blue slippers that Delores Currier received for Christmas after stating she didn't want fuzzy ones; a "Murder Mystery" dinner, and our "Ladies of the Evening" party with a calling card of "Have You Tried to Buy it In Ulysses?". The combined state convention attendance is 90 and IC conventions attended is 10.
Delta Eta #1118: Elkhart, was founded on June 1, 1949 with sixteen charter members. They still have two active charter members, Ruth Wetcher and Jeanne Daniels. They currently have 23 members and the current president is Helen Hinch.
Some of the chapters most memorable and crazy moments are: a "Suppressed Desire Party" where Pat Ridenour came dressed as Eve (complete with fig leaf) and the three Harvey House Shows that they put on in conjunction with the county fair. The themes of these shows are Vaudeville, Our Country's Evolution, and You've Come a Long Way Baby - a style revue of the history of America's Women.
Alpha Phi #4420: Elkhart, was chartered June 7, 1974 with ten charter members. The combined years of the current members is 77. The current president is Glennis Bookstore and they have two pledges. Some of the chapter's memorable and crazy moments are: several different rush parties and the many hours spent making candy for a booth that was a flop (it was fun to do though).
Sigma Nu #4769: Satanta, was founded on October 17, 1978, with thirteen charter members. There are still three active charter members Zona Harlow, Shirley Kenner, and Jean Ann Trout. The combined years of the current members is 92. The current president is LaDonna Robinson.
Sigma Nu is active on the zone and state level. They currently have three members serving on the state board.
Some of the chapter's most memorable and crazy moments are: the chapter's charter installation, Zone 11's officer installation in Liberal, the beautiful pledge ceremony for six pledges, and when some husbands dressed up like cheerleaders for a meeting.
Eta Beta #2676: Liberal, was chartered in November 1957 with eighteen charter members. They still have one active charter member, Betty Little. Eta Beta was started by Epsilon Upsilon. The combined years of the current 8 members is 131. The current president is Avis Brown and they have two pledges.
Some of the chapter's memorable and crazy events are: preparing a pheasant hunters' breakfast, and hosting a radiothon for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Their combined attendance at state convention is 37 and combined attendance at IC is 1.
The most outstanding thought about ESA can be summed up in one word, "love", as it relates to friendships made while working together on philanthropic projects for the benefit of those less fortunate. The closeness that develops between ESA sisters provides for treasured friendships and a caring support group in time of need while at the same time providing for opportunities for developing leadership qualities, making possible a networking system at the local, zone and state level, and having fun together when working toward a common goal. ESA is LOVE!