Membership Services
Strengthening Our Bond: One Soror at a Time
Mission: To Promote fellowship among Chapter members and actively reclaim inactive and non-financial Deltas to join FWAC.
Michelle Dacanay, 1st VP – Chair Membership Services
Rhonda Carter, Co-Chair – Focus Areas: Receiving and Recognizing Sorors
Visiting Sorors Recognition – Sisterhood Connection, Soror Breast Cancer Survivors, Veterans, and 25/50/75 Delta Anniversary Recognition New Member Orientation and Buddy Connect Sgt-at-Arms Assistance for GBM Sign-in process
Cheri Mitchell, Co-Chair – Focus Area: Soror Engagement
Caregivers – DEAR/Pearl – My Sister’s Keeper
Secret Soror – Sisterhood Connection – Swap & See
Pictorial Directory (Quality Control Team) – DST Swag
Love My Sister’s Week/Founders Day Calendar
Sisterhood Month Calendar
Delta Doll Engagement
Lynnette Walker Crayton, Co-Chair – Focus Areas: Reclamation & Recording Secretary
Reclamation Month Planning
Clusters
Reclamation Metrics
Reclamation Webinars
Omega Omega Assistance
Sabrena Pringle – Special Projects
Welcome Back Event
End of the Year Celebration Event
FWAC Founders Day Luncheon
2024 Retreat
Chapter Fellowships
Sisterhood Luncheons
Let’s Work That!
Maryland Delta License Plate
We plan to submit our next order by Tuesday, November 30, 2021!
Applications for Delta plates (i.e., MVA organizational plates) can only be obtained through Delta. They cannot be ordered online. Please click here for the instructions and form. Please note that the process will take approximately 8-10 weeks after the MVA receives requests for processing.
If you have any questions or plan to submit your form, please notify me via 1stvp@dstfwac.org.
Maryland Delta License Plate Instructions
The process is as follows:
- Return the attached form along with the required fee ($25), payable to MVA at our chapter mailbox: Fort Washington Alumnae Chapter, P.O. Box 1731, Temple Hills, MD 20757. DO NOT MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO FWAC!
- Please ensure you sign your form.
- Soror President will sign off on the completed form.
- The completed/initialed form and fee will be sent to Delta’s Maryland State Coordinator.
- The State Coordinator will submit the completed/signed-off form and fee to MVA.
- MVA will issue the plate.
Sisterhood Month Paint Party
Please join the Membership Services Committee in celebrating Sisterhood Month on Sunday, March 17, 2024 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a Paint Party, food and fellowship!
Please click here to purchase your tickets!!
2024 Chapter Retreat
The 2024 Chapter Retreat will take place Friday-Saturday, November 8-10, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa, and Marina, Cambridge, Maryland.
2024 Chapter Retreat
The retreat fees are single occupancy fee is $610, and the double occupancy fee is $405. Sorors may pay via PayPal (with additional fees), cash, or check beginning the week of January 15th. To gather preferences, dietary needs, special accommodations, roommates, payments, and other details all attendees are required to complete the form at 2024 Retreat Payment Form. The required deposit to secure your space is $50. All deposits are due by February 29, 2024, with final payments due by August 17, 2024. Bus transportation will be available for $45. A separate form is forthcoming to make payments. Please contact the Retreat Committee with any questions at retreatfwac@gmail.com.
2024 Retreat Survey
Your Opinion Matters! We invite you to let your voice be heard by participating in our 2024 Retreat survey. Share your thoughts, and help us make a difference. This survey consists of 28 questions designed to gather your honest feedback. We encourage you to respond based on your true feelings rather than what you think the chapter may want to hear. Your responses will play a crucial role in shaping our upcoming retreat workshops. Rest assured that all responses are completely anonymous. Extended Deadline: Responses are due by Wednesday, January 31st. Thank you for your candid participation! Link to Survey: https://forms.gle/az5R6UDMy8FLMXY38
New Members Orientation
The orientation is designed for new or returning chapter members looking to create or strengthen connections to the chapter. Come learn more about FWAC history, programs, and committees and discover the right place to use your gifts and talents in the chapter.
Date: Sunday, February 25, 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Virtual
Please register in advance for this meeting using the below link:
The registration will close on February 24th so please do not delay! We look forward to seeing all of our new Sorors in FWAC.
Announcements
We are looking forward to coming together in person to celebrate another prosperous Delta Year on June 15, 2024. Be on the look-out for a Save the Date notification and Feedback Survey as soon as the plans have been finalized.
Are you receiving chapter emails? Are you curious about how many Delta Divas, Dolls, and Dears we have in our chapter? Would you like to connect with other Sorors in your career field? Have you ever mailed a card to a Soror, only to come back undelivered? Have you reached out to a Soror using your Quick List only to find out that her phone number is no longer working? Would you like to acknowledge a Soror’s birthday or Deltaversary? We ask that you help Membership Services better support you by completing this Membership Information Form.
The way we connect- big or small- to Sorors in FWAC and beyond in our lives improves individual well-being, strengthens our sisterhood bond, and the impact that we can have within the community. Please click “Soror Spotlight – Work That Soror!” to share your Soror Spotlight/Good News story.
Click here for Visiting Soror information. The Soror who reclaims the most Sorors between January 1 through May 31 will have her local dues reimbursed. The winner will be announced during our June GBM! So have fun, and let’s get busy bringing our Sorors back home to FWAC.
Reclamation Rock Star Campaign
Are you a reclaimed Soror? Would you like to share your reclamation story? If so, Membership Services wants to spotlight you during our 1st annual “Reclamation Rock Start” Social Media Campaign. If you are interested in sharing your reclamation story, please complete the FWAC Reclamation Rock Star Interest Form and a member of the reclamation sub-committee will reach out to you.
FWAC Reclamation Challenges
The annual FWAC Reclamation Challenge will run from November 2023 – June 2024. The FWAC Soror who reclaims the most Sorors during that time period will have her 2025 local dues paid!
The “Bring Your Line Sister home to FWAC” Reclamation Contest will run from November 2023 – June 2024. The FWAC initiated lines will compete to reclaim the highest percentage of their inactive Line Sisters. The winning line will receive a special gift, a Membership Services sponsored fellowship for all financial and active Sorors on the line, and bragging rights!!
Click to view Volume 1 of the Fellowship: Working in the Sisterhood
The Pictorial Directory will upload new pictures on a case-by-case basis for the remainder of the Delta Year. New members will be notified by the Photography Committee. Announcements will be posted in the News You Can Use.
Cluster Program
Cluster Program: The PURPOSE of the Program is to promote sisterhood connections based on geographical proximity. You will have the opportunity to become familiar with those chapter Sorors who live in your community and neighborhood. Our intent is for every Chapter Soror to feel welcomed in the chapter and have a stronger connection to the sorority.
Program Goals/Objectives:
∆ Connect with Sorors who have similar interests and values
∆ Offer emotional support
∆ Strengthen sisterhood bonds
∆ Have FUN!!
If you are interested in an opportunity to strengthen sisterhood bonds, click on the link below to sign up for this exciting new program. https://forms.gle/aXfutuQrhLBbuTYh7
If you have questions, please contact Soror Lynnette Walker Crayton. Refer to your quick list for their contact information.
DEAR Pearl Program
The purpose of the DEAR Pearl program is to pair a Delta DEAR with a Pearl, a younger Soror, to foster a sisterly bond and to ensure that our Delta DEARS are assisted as needed.
The 2023 – 2024 DEAR Pearl Program is in full swing. Enrollment is closed. Do not hesitate to contact the Membership Committee POCs, Soror Brenda Bluford or Soror Elizabeth Bell. Please refer to the Quicklist for their contact information or contact 1stvp@dstfwac.org if you need any further information.
Celebrating Delta DEARS
Delta D.E.A.R.S. are members of Delta Sigma Theta’s sisterhood who have been blessed to reach the golden age of 62 years. Dedicated to upholding the ideals and traditions of their sorority, Delta D.E.A.R.S. set a standard of excellence in service, scholarship, and sisterhood. They truly are Dedicated, Energetic, Active, Respected, Sorors.