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November 2015
Volume 6, Issue 3
International President
cae at the 56th Atlantic Regional Leadership Conference and I hope that you enjoyed the fellowship and learning. See
conference highlights inside. The Regional
Director will distribute a list of the Regional awards Stay tuned!
Parliamentary Corner
ZHOPE
NJ Leadership
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Youth Corner
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NJ Chapters
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Key Dates
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Z-Lessons
Monthly Embellishment & Training for
the Sorors of New Jersey
November 2015
Zeta Attire
NJ Sorors and Amicae looked wonderful at the Regional Conference. It is very important that we remember to
wear our colors and the appropriate attire at Zeta events. Please take the quiz below to reinforce your knowledge.
Fill in the blanks with one of the following terms. Please check the 2013 Protocol Manual for the answers.
Business Casual
Evening
Semiformal
Reception
Business
Zeta Casual
Black tie
______: Formal dress; to be worn only after 6 p.m. Full-length dress or formal dress, hosiery and closed-toe shoes with an appropriate heel height. Select suitable jewelry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.
_______:An appropriate length dress should be selected for this occasion (above the ankle
but never more than two inches above the knee). Select suitable jewelry to complement
your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.
_______: Black Tie Optional attire. Consider the time and venue; adhere to the written
dress code on the invitation or whatever has been communicated from the host/hostess. Select suitable jewelry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.
_______: Cocktail attire. Consider the time, venue and occasion; some receptions are stand-alone and others
precede more formal affairs. Select suitable jewelry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this
occasion.
_______: A dress suit, skirt suit or pantsuit, hosiery and appropriate shoes (closed toe, peep-toe, sling backs
all of which need to include an appropriate heel height). This is usually the standard attire for Zeta business
meetings on all levels. Select suitable jewelry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.
_______: A pantsuit or coordinated suit separates; a coordinated shirt or blouse, professional slacks with a
coordinated blazer. This category is sometimes the same as business, except no hosiery. Select suitable jewelry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.
_____: Keep in mind that your membership affiliation is Zeta; avoid wearing Zeta t-shirts in public that are
faded or torn. Select suitable jewelry to complement your attire; pearls are appropriate for this occasion.
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Amicae Wanda Bryant-Ison and Raemona ONeal, Regional Amicae President and Vice President. Great
job with the Amicae Luncheon!
Soror Pauline Gibson, Regional Doves Coordinator
Soror Andrea Todman, Regional Scholarship Coordinator
Soror Chasity McDonald, Acting State Life Member Coordinator for the conference
Sorors Ireisha Vaughn, Amber Martin, Rayana Martin and Jeniya Webbs, UG Luncheon Participants
Soror Kristal Miller, Elections Assistant
Soror Ireisha Vaughn, Arizona Cleaver Stemons Monument Unveiling Service Participant
Soror Janelle Williams, Inspirational Breakfast Participant
Soror Natalie Harris Myers, ACS Monument Planning Committee
Soror Kimberly Tetterton, State Rep to the Regional Elections Committee
Soror Gloria Wilkerson, State Rep to Regional Nominations Committee and Committee Chair
Soror Lynette Harris, Regional Choir and Soloist, Amicae Luncheon
Sorors Eunice Samuels Lewis, State Protocol Coordinator and Regional Fundraising Chair
Sorors Billie Bailey, Janelle Williams and Tjwana Dennis-Jenkins, State Protocol and Amenities Team
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STATE NEWS!!!
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Please remember to implement one of the Z-HOPE Initiatives using the toolkits and information
emailed August 17!
Sunday, Nov 8, 2015 Partner with local places of Worship or other community events for
participation in local Military Recognition Programs.
Tuesday, Nov 10, 2015 Zeta Military Moment of Silence at 11am/Military Related Zeta Day
of Service
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2015 (Veterans Day) Wreath laying/Women Veterans Rock Rally
Saturday, Nov 14, 2015 - Close-out of Military Appreciation Week, by giving Shout-Outs to
participating Chapters by displaying pictures or videos of events that Chapters have conducted
and/or participated on the National, Military Face Book Page
Zeta Call
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The President of Omicron Omicron Zeta Chapter, Soror Vanessa E. Hamilton, was initiated
into Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. in September 2001. Vanessa received her Bachelor degree
in Special Education from Rowan University and her Masters degree in Educational Administration from Cheyney University. Vanessa currently works in the Special Education Department for Camden City School District. Soror Hamilton has held the positions of Treasurer, Anti-Grammateus, Youth Advisor, and Youth Coordinator during her 14 years of uninterrupted service to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Omicron Omicron Zeta chapter.
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Soror Denise Davis-Smith was initiated into the Sorority, Fall 1985 in Omicron Mu Chapter,
Buffalo State College. She is a Life Member and a Charter member of Omega Mu Zeta
Chapter. Soror Davis-Smith also serves the State of NJ as Zeta-Sigma Liaison, North. Soror
Davis-Smith and her two dogs, Cole and Cookie resides in Cranbury, NJ.
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Soror Chasity L. McDonald is a graduate of Seton Hall University with a Bachelors degree
in Business Management concentrating in finance with a minor in Communication. A few
years later, she pursued her MBA in the University of Phoenix online graduate program. She
is a Client Service Representative in the Prime Brokerage Middle Office department for J.P.
Morgan Chase.
Soror McDonald became a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. on November 19, 2003
via the Psi Pi chapter of Seton Hall University. She has maintained uninterrupted financial
and active membership since induction. She is the State of New Jerseys Anti-Grammateus
and a Charter Member of Alpha Alpha Chi Zeta Chapter serving as President.
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Soror Cherie McCann became a Zeta in fall 1989, at Glassboro State College as a member of
Rho Theta Chapter. Community service is and has always been near and dear to her heart.
She volunteers at food banks, and has participated In funding raising events, such as Urban
Promise's Pedal for Promise, Bike for Bancroft, and the American Cancer Society's Bike-athons. When opportunity allows she enjoys exercising, singing, dancing and motorcycle riding! Soror McCann takes pride in being an educator in Camden City for over fifteen years.
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Soror Billie J. Bailey is a Life Member of Eta Omicron Zeta Chapter where she was initiated on May
13, 2006. Soror Bailey is employed by Kean University since 2003 as an Academic Advisor/Counselor.
She became a Program Manager/Coordinator in 2012 managing two operating budgets. For the past
three years, Soror Bailey has been Treasurer of Kean Federation of Teachers, a unionized environment
with more than 1,300 members and agency fee payers. She is an Executive Board Member holding two
positions: Treasurer and Budget Audit Chair. As Treasurer, she uses General Principles of Accounting
(GPA) to produce: general ledger balance sheets, two-year comparative reports, income statements, operating budgets, deposit checks, distribute stipends to Executive Board Members, and write checks to:
businesses, vendors, and office personnel. Zeta experience, she served as 3rd Anti-Basileus in HOZ,
Atlantic Region appointments, State Scholarship Chair, Z-HOPE Chair, and Anti-Hazing Chair. Soror Bailey is a wife, sister,
mother, grandmother, and godmother. She is a member of St. Peter's Primitive Baptist Church in Neptune, NJ.
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Soror Stacy Simmons was initiated in Psi Lambda Chapter in 1991 and has proudly served the Sorority
for 24 uninterrupted years. In 2001 she became a charter member of her current chapter, Sigma Zeta
Zeta. Currently she is Sigma Zeta Zeta's Tamias and Finance Committee Chairperson. Previously she
has served as Basileus and Tamias Grammateus. Soror Simmons has a BS in accounting from Bloomfield College and a MBA with a concentration in Project Management and Accounting from Keller
School of Management. Professionally Soror Simmons workers in the Accounting department, at one of
the top Law Firms in New York City, as a Legal Billing Specialist.
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Soror Freytas became a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. on February 14, 1988, joining Delta Delta chapter at Lincoln University. Shelly was reclaimed to Gamma Omicron Zeta Chapter of Newark, NJ,
in 1993 and again in 2006. Shelly has served Zeta in several capacities, including the State of New Jersey Budget Chair, and the immediate past Basileus of Gamma Omicron Zeta. Also a graduate of NJIT,
Shelly is employed as a Senior Project Manager for Alvogen, a multinational pharmaceutical company.
Shelly has one daughter, Amicette Leah Ciara Freytas.
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A rising trailblazer Soror Lytanda Zellner committed to Zeta principles as a member of Eta Omicron
Zeta Chapter on March 27, 2015. As an accomplished finance and accounting professional, Lytanda is a
lead accountant manager, at AT&T in Bedminster, N.J. Her strong ambition and drive for learning, inspiring and helping others extends to her dedicated work ethic in finance at AT&T and Zeta. Lytanda
will promote Scholarship and Service as a member of HOZs Scholarship, Z-Hope and MIP committees. Soror Zellner will serve as HOZs Chapters Financial Secretary and will serve as financial member of the State Audit Committee
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Amicettes reviewing
their handbooks
Returning Archonettes:
Naiya & Leia
Zeta Call
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NJ Chapters Working
Neptune Day
Alpha Alpha Chi Zeta
#Great18
The Sorors of Rho Rho Zeta have begun their service to their Adopt
A School Quarter Mile Lane School. On Wednesday September
30th we did our presentation of Book Bags. We also participated in
Reading and Serving breakfast to the grandparents of the students
during the Grandparent's Reading and Poetry Breakfast.
Adopt A School
Rho Rho Zeta
#NationalInitiative
Bowling for a Cause
Zeta Amicae Awareness Day
Zeta Delta Zeta Chapters Amicae of Moorestown
The Zeta Amicae of Moorestown held their Zeta Amicae Awareness Day
with a bowling party at the Burlington Lanes in Mt. Laurel, NJ on Friday,
September 26th. Our Amicae Friends collected more than 100 cans of
food. As you can see, a fun time was had by all.
Pictured are the Members of Zeta Delta Zeta
Chapter and Zeta Amicae of Moorestown
Amica Barbara Baltimore (center) Amicae President and Soror Lynette Harris (front right) Zeta
Delta Zeta Chapter President
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Gamma Nu Zeta Chapter participated in serving those in need at Cathedral Kitchen! One of our many initiatives where we are consistently serving the needs of Camden and Camden County.
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The Finer Women of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc., Gamma Omicron Zeta Chapter honored the work and the services of the Bravest and Finest Firefighters and Police Officers
of Essex County, New Jersey. During GAMMA OMICRON ZETAs first An Evening
with the Stars ceremony on September 19, 2015 at the Iberia Restaurant in Newark,
New Jersey, more than 120 attendees gathered to witness honors being given to those
who protect, serve, and oftentimes lay down their lives. The men and women honored were selected by their leadership to receive accolades for going above and beyond their call of duty, in categories of Act of Valor and Acts of Services.
The event was widely attended by friends, family, the sisters of Gamma Omicron
Zeta and several many notable officials in the Essex County Area. In attendance from
The City of Orange Township, Mayor, Dwayne D. Warren, Esq.; The East Orange Fire Chief, Mr.
Charles F. Salley; From The Irvington Fire
Department, Captain Timothy Washuta, East Orange Council President, Alicia Holman, and of course the Firefighters
and Police who were honored. The honorees heroic deeds
range from saving families from a smoke-filled apartment,
to foiling the plans of a bank heist. Its acts like this, that
should be recognized and not taken for granted. For this reason, the ladies of GAMMA OMICRON ZETA, wholeheartedly Thanked them.
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