Featuring the new Pledges of Delta Epsilon!

Pledge Megan Danielle Calik from Georgia, Masters' Program

Pledge Leila Maria Colmenero from Illinois, Senior

Pledge Irene Jasmine De Luna from Indiana, Sophomore

Pledge Natalie Rose Grace from Georgia, Senior

Pledge Chelsea Krizia Hilaire from Trinidad & Tobago/NYC, Junior

Pledge Lauren Elizabeth LeFlar from Pennsylvania, Senior

Pledge Bianca Kay Lynn from Kentucky, Junior

Pledge Sydney Layne Padgett from Georgia, First Year
Image description: Three rows of pledges sitting on the stairs. The first row has three girls [Pledges Irene, Leila, and Megan], with somber expressions facing towards the camera. The next row has another three girls [Pledges Natalie, Chelsea, and Lauren] sitting quite close to the previous row, with their hands clasped on their knees.The last row has two girls [Pledges Sydney and Bianca] sitting facing slightly away from each other, their hands clasped on their knees.

IADES & NPKZ  host a Joint Celebration Fundraising Event on October 27th!

Joint Celebration Fundraiser for Bobbi & Mary 
on October 27, 2016

Image description: A light purple flyer with the 'DE and PKZ Woman Scholarship Fund' Logo on the top.

"A Joint Celebration Fundraising Event*, in Honor of Roberta Cordano and Mary Baremore, Hosted by the International Alumnae of the Delta Epsilon Sorority and the National Organization of the Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority, Inc." 

A photo of Bobbi and Mary (President Bobbi is standing on the left, smiling, in a mixed-color coat and her spouse Mary is on her right, also smiling in a lime green jacket over a black shirt. Mary has her hand on Bobbi's right shoulder. Both women are blonde- Bobbi's hair cut short and Mary's down to her shoulders). 

Below the picture, "Thursday, October 27, 2016, 5:30 to 9:00 PM, Gallaudet Cafeteria-- Upper Level" and "To Purchase tickets, click: https://iades-npkz-jointcelebration.eventbrite.com, Any Questions? Email: deandpkzscholarship@gmail.com". 

At the bottom of the flyer is "* Proceeds go to the DE & PKZ WOMAN SCHOLARSHIP to provide support for housing to single mothers who attend Gallaudet."

IADES & NPKZ  host "The Twin Sisters: Hedy vs. Heidi Show"!

"The Twin Sisters: Hedy vs. Heidi Show" hosted by IADES and NOPKZ Sorority, Inc. on September 16-17

[Image description: a flyer that has a red curtain on a wood stage background. A logo on the top left is a white circle that states: "Est. 2012" on the top and "Promotions" on the bottom. In the center of the circle is  “Route 66” in a road marker shape. 
Top center shows a light blue splotch with cartoonized portraits of Hedy and Heidi on top with small splotches of lime green and pink throughout. On the top of the portraits at the bottom left, there is  yellow "Laughter is the best Medicine!" quote and "The Twin Sisters: Hedy vs. Heidi" on the top right of the portraits. Right below the portraits is "www.hedyvsheidi.com".
Right below the Hedy vs. Heidi logo, there is white text stating "Hosted by the International Alumnae of the Delta Epsilon Sorority and the National Organization of the Phi Kappa Zeta Sorority, Inc" in bold, centered below is a yellow asterisk and "Proceeds go to the DE & PKZ WOMAN SCHOLARSHIP to provide support for housing to single mothers who attend Gallaudet.". Right of the previous statement is the logo of the scholarship, it is a white square with a simple purple house on it, a big white hand cutout in the center of the house with two smaller purple hands on top of the white hand. The house has two swooshes at the bottom of it and below the swooshes is "DE and PKZ Woman Scholarship Fund".  

“GENERAL INFORMATION" [in yellow text]
"*Friday, September 16, 2016* 7:30 PM * Maryland School for the Deaf * Ely Auditorium * 101 Clarke Place * Frederick, MD * 21701 *" [in small white text]
"*" [in small yellow text]
"* Saturday, September 17, 2016 * 1:00 & 7:30 PM * Gallaudet University * Foster Auditorium" [in small white text]
"*" [in small yellow text]
"800 Florida Avenue, NE * Washington, DC 20002-3695 * * VIP Reception with Hedy & Heidi after the performance on Saturday evening. * (A limited number of tickets will be available.)" [in small white text]
"TICKETS cost $25.00. To order tickets go to: http://deandpkzscholarship.eventbrite.com/" [in medium yellow text]

Bottom left of the flyer: "For more information, contact: deandpkzscholarship@gmail.com" [in small white/yellow text]
Bottom center of the flyer: Logo of the MAIG Inc.- a white square with a tan swoosh shaped in a oval, with "MAIG" in blue text in center and two hands signing 'interpreter' on the left part of the swoosh.
Bottom right of the flyer: "For future bookings, e-mail: contact@route66promo.com" [in small white/yellow text]

National Association of the Deaf Social Gathering- Delta Epsilon Social Hour

Delta Epsilon Social Hour at Copper Blues on July 8th

[Image description: a flyer that is white with green and red background text boxes. A logo on the top right is a black circle that states: “Copper Blues. Est. 2010. Rock Pub & Kitchen”. Top left shows a red box with white text stating “July 8” on the flyer.. There is a small map of where the location of the event is below the date. Below that shows a green text box with brown text stating: “Delta Epsilon Social Hour”. The red text box below the green text box (bottom of the page) has white and black text. “Copper Blues 4pm-6:30pm” (in white text). “National Association of the Deaf conference will be in Phoenix, AZ on July 5 to 9th, 2016! Delta Epsilon will have a social hour at Copper Blues on Friday, July 8th from 4 to 6:30pm! They have food and drinks at happy hour price. We would love to see you there! 
Copper Blues
50 W. Jefferson Ave., Phoenix
www.copperblueslive.com/phoenix/
(Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel is on Adams St. 5 minutes walk to Copper Blues)
Contact Sister Kimberly Ann Minard at kminard@gmail.com if have any questions!]

An Interview Featuring Our Alumna Sister Patricia Shores-Hermann

Important Message for Deaf Youth Canada:

Interview with Patricia Shores-Hermann about "Connecting Deaf Digital Natives with Deaf Elders" in her hometown, Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Featuring the new Pledges of Delta Epsilon!

Pledge Morgan Adele Anderson from Minnesota, First Year

Pledge Alyssa Jaynell Barlow from Arizona, Sophomore

Pledge Rochelle Sharon Anne Carty-Bauman from Ontario, Canada, Sophomore

Pledge Mackenzie L Goranitis from Ohio, Junior

Pledge Alyssa Marie Hanbury from Florida, First Year

Pledge Savannah Marie Hobbs from Kentucky, Sophomore

Pledge Anastasiya Vasilevna Kharchenko from Florida/Russia, Senior

Pledge Kelsey Iris Prickett from Minnesota, First Year

Pledge Marissa Nicole Rivera from Colorado, Junior

Pledge Ashley Kate Wulf from South Dakota, Sophomore

Featuring our new partnership with Deaf Women United!

Video Transcription:

Today I have some exciting news to share about IADES, International Alumnae of the Delta Epsilon Sorority. For the last few months, we have been discussing what our goals are for the future of IADES. It is easy to determine the purpose for the Alpha chapter. Their purpose is to develop leadership skills, share resources, network development, and empowerment. We are trying to figure out how to really support the Alumnae because they are spread out all over the world, so our purpose is different. 

Lately, we noticed a pattern with our contributions to the community. For instance, our partnership with NPKZ to give scholarships to mothers who want to go to Gallaudet. That is a wonderful way to support women without requiring them to be a part of our sorority. That is the kind of goal that we want to operate as an organization. We discussed how we can accomplish this goal. 

This now becomes the exciting news. IADES has decided to become the first sorority to ever become involved with Deaf Women United (DWU). It is a well-respected organization for deaf women. We are the first sorority affiliate, which means we can be involved with their resource sharing, networks, empowerment, and information. This amazing opportunity means that we are not only limited to empowering our alumnae sisters, but deaf women all over and newly graduated sisters will not only receive the benefits that IADES has to offer, but also DWU's. This is an exciting partnership. IADES wants to share this exciting, historical moment for you to be a part of. We are also looking forward to seeing how we, as an organization, will move forward in the future. 


Please refer to our Scholarships page to learn more about our partnership with NPKZ for mothers who want to go to Gallaudet. 

Featuring our Alumnae Sisters Sandra Mae Frank & Amelia Hensley!

Please go to this article for more information about the Broadway play.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/28/theater/review-spring-awakening-by-deaf-west-theater-brings-a-new-sensation-to-broadway.html?smid=fb-share&_r=1

Check out the sisters' personal websites too!

Our New 501(c)(3) Status!

Video Transcription:

Hello all!

I am Sister Alyssa Romano and I am the current vice-president for IADES from now and on. It is really an exciting time to join this council. This council has both young and older sisters, a variety of interests and ideas, but we all have the same level of passion and motivation to give back to IADES. We all are very excited to continue building on the accomplishments the ladies in the past have already made and I'm looking forward to see what accomplishments we will make from now and on. The accomplishments in the past are numerous, but there is one big accomplishment that the past president, Gina D'amore, and her council have made: IADES is now considered as a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3). This is an amazing way to open many doors, unlock more opportunities, and allow IADES to become bigger and give more back to you all. It is truly exciting to see what we, the new council, will do with the non-profit status of IADES. 

Looking forward for more!