On October 10th, your Kansas State Chapter Membership Committee M&Ms were pleased to welcome 55 sisters from around the state to share ideas and strengthen their membership superpowers! It was an honor to welcome Laura Parris, chair of the P.E.O. International Membership Committee, to share ideas with us as well.
MoreHappy anniversary to our Kansas P.E.O. sisters!!
When sisters reach 50 years of membership, they are celebrated as Golden Girls in their local chapters and at a luncheon at the Convention of Kansas State Chapter. Their pictures are also posted on the P.E.O. Kansas Facebook page to mark this milestone. But what about sisters who have been in P.E.O. for 60 or more years?More
Did you see the new unaffiliate postcards that are available for your chapter to send to new sisters in your area? A few were included in your winter mailing. If you have used them already, and need more, they are available on our peokansas.org website.
MoreKansas State Chapter is holding a new sister social to help unaffiliates, Cottey graduates and others in the Kansas City area who may be interested in hearing about starting a new chapter and/or looking for a new home chapter.
MoreHave you been asked what P.E.O. stands for by your family? Have you wondered what to say without giving the real meaning of our letters? Our mission statement says it all.
MoreWhat are your favorite childhood Valentine memories? Mine involve making Valentine bags to collect cards at my elementary school parties and also helping my girls make cards for their friends and their boxes to collect the cards they received. It always felt like such a big deal and my kids got so excited!
MoreDid you know that in the Instructions to Officers of Local Chapters (IOLC page 4 of President’s instructions) the president of a chapter is instructed to ask the corresponding secretary to read the names of chapter inactive members to the chapter around the time of annual reports? Why would we do this, you ask?
MoreDecember.
When you hear that word, what do you think? Do you say “Oh, no! Only 25 days to Christmas and I haven’t begun to shop!” or “I have to put up my Christmas decorations, plan a Christmas party, go to Christmas parties, make food for Christmas parties!” or “I can’t wait to spend some quality time with my family and friends!”?
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Anne Clark of Wichita shared these with us. They were 250 for $36 at Adesas printing Wichita. If someone is interested, reach out to Anne at aws1155@yahoo.com to get permission from the printer. She got the idea from the Record.