THE PEARL POST - January 2023

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®

Happy New Year, Sorors!

I hope and pray that each of you had a safe and joyous holiday. 2023 will be an exciting year as we soar into new beginnings. We are off to a fast start with several upcoming events. Please save the dates and plan to participate in our upcoming January activities!

January 6– "Get ready to REIGN!" Registration is now live for the 94th Far Western Regional Conference hosted by the Pacific Northwest Cluster held in Bellevue, Washington at the Bellevue Hyatt from Thursday, April 20th – Sunday, April 23 Check your email for conference registration and hotel information. We will be voting on our FWRC delegates at our February Chapter meeting. I encourage you to submit your name for consideration. Delegates will receive a $300 stipend and are expected to attend all business meetings and submit a delegate report.

January 15th marks the 115th Founders' Day for Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated. The DUO Membership Committee is planning a Founders' Day event. I encourage you to join us as we revisit the origins of our illustrious organization. More information will be forthcoming as the details are finalized.

January 12-15, 2023- "Soaring into 2023: Celebrating 115 years of Service and Sisterhood" International Founders' Day at the Gaylord National Resort in Maryland which includes a reception, service project, sisterhood activities, and more.

January 28- 29th – The first-ever Far Western Regional 115th Founders' Day Observance and Celebration will be held in fabulous Las Vegas.

January 16th is our Community Impact Day, AKA Day of Service. In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., DUO will be assisting at Food Lifeline: Monday, January 16th, 2023 at 1:00- 3:00 PM 815 S 96th St, Seattle, WA 98108

Registration Link: http://aka-deltaupsilonomega.foodlifeline.volunteerhub.com/

All members of your team need to register by Wednesday January 11th . Group Size: 20 Adults

Contact Soror Benita "Bunni" Thomas for more details.

Finally, I want to express heartfelt gratitude to the 2023 Officers and Committee Chairs. I am grateful and excited to work alongside these amazing Sorors as they share their time, talents, ands skills. I know that we will have a wonderful year as we Soar to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood. Please sign up to serve on one (or more) of the Standing Committees for the 2023 Program year. Thank you.

2023 DUO Standing Committee Sign Ups (office.com) Stay

Sisterhood Sash

Soaring to Sisterhood and Service- Sisterhood sash $55 to launch the new initiatives. Chapters are encouraged to take a chapter photo and post on social media wearing the sisterhood sash.

The Soaring Sisterhood Sash and Pin are available for purchase in the Online Stone on Product Detail (aka1908.net).

To access it you will have to log into the “Members Only” section of our international website.

*We will take a chapter photo with the Sisterhood Sash immediately after January’s chapter meeting .

Happy new year and welcome 2023! The AntiGrammateus, Soror Ada Hardy, is seeking you’re immediate help to update our chapter roster. Sorors please take a moment to fill out the linked form 2023 DUO Chapter Roster Update. Capturing your most recent contact information and data is critical in maintaining our chapter directory and helping keep you informed, especially during these ever-changing times. Additionally, we want to be sure we recognize your special moments like your birthday and initiation date!

Sorors, we love & appreciate you and want to stay connected! Please take just four (4) minutes or so to fill out the linked form, 2023 DUO Chapter Roster Update, providing your latest and greatest information. Please reach out to Soror Ada Hardy, adachardy@hotmail.com, if you have any questions or need additional support!

MEETING DECORUM

Diversity of opinions leads to robust dialogue and solutions. The Constitution and Bylaws committee has reviewed Roberts Rules of Order and identified tools that reminds us of all of the expectations and roles we play that will facilitate an orderly process and maintain meeting decorum.

General Rules for Meeting Decorum

• Confine remarks to the merits of the pending question

• Refrain from attacking a member’s motives

• Address all remarks through the Chair

• Avoid the use of members’ names

• Refrain from speaking adversely on a prior action not pending

• Refrain from speaking against one’s own motion

• Be seated during an interruption by the presiding officer

• Refrain from disturbing the assembly

• The Parliamentarian should remain neutral and assist the presiding officer at all times.

General Rules for Discussion/Debate

• Members must obtain the floor before speaking.

• The maker of the motion has the privilege of speaking first on the motion.

• Each member may speak twice on the motion but may speak the second time only after those who wish to speak a first time have done so.

• Debate is confirmed to the merits of the pending question.

• Amendments to improve the motion must be approved by the body and the motion must still be adopted as amended.

• Debate can be closed only by 2/3 vote of the assembly or by the chair if no one seeks the floor for further debate.

Roberts Rules of Order Newly Revised, 12 Edition p.371

DISCOURSE ON WHO PROVIDES MEETING SNACKS

Soror 1- Madame President I move that all members who were born on Tuesdays provide meeting snacks.

Madame President- Is there a second to the motion?

Soror 2- I second the motion

Madame President- Is there any discussion?

Soror 3- Madame President I think those members should provide meeting snacks beginning on the first of the year.

Madame President- Are you making a motion to amend Soror 1’s motion?

Soror 3- Yes I am making a friendly amendment to Soror 1’s motion.

Madame President – Soror 3 please state your intention in the form of a motion.

Soror 3 -I move to amend the motion to add “beginning on the first of the year” to the end of the motion.

Madame President – Is there a second to the proposed amendment?

Soror 2- Yes Madame President I second the motion to amend.

Madame President- The motion to amend the original motion has been moved and seconded. The proposed amended motion reads: All members born on Tuesdays shall provide meeting snacks beginning on the first of the year. Is there further discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor of the motion to amend and add “beginning on the first of the year” to the original motion say yea. All those opposed say nay. Motion to amend is passed. Just a moment Sorors, may I ask the Sorors in the back of the room to hold your private conversation down until we’ve adjourned? Thank you. Soror 4 you have the floor.

Soror 4 – I do not agree that any member should have to provide meeting snacks. Our dues should be sufficient to cover meeting snacks.

Soror 5- Madame President I agree with Soror 4 and move that no members should provide meeting snacks.

Madame President- Soror 5 your motion is out of order because there is a motion on the floor. Is there any further discussion to the motion currently on the floor?

Soror 6 – Madame President I think we should all take turns providing meeting snacks.

Madame President – Thank- you Soror 6. Is there any further discussion on the motion? Hearing none. All those in favor of the motion to have all members born on Tuesdays to provide meeting snacks beginning on the first of the year, say yea. All those opposed say nay?

Madame President – The nays have it and the motion does not pass.

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CONTRIBUTORS:

Soror Kristie Thompson, Basileus

Soror Millicent Borishade, Epistoleus

Soror Maya Dillard, Hodegos

Soror Ada Hardy, Anti-Grammateus

Soror Adrienne Holmes, Public Relations

Soror Phyllis Scott Lowe, Parlimentarian