DG Directions

“A sister is a gift

to the heart, a

friend to the spir-

it, a golden thread

to the meaning of

life.”

― Isadora James

In This Issue

A Letter from

the President

Volunteer

Opportunities

Treasury Report

Chapter Chatter

Sisterhood

Activities

Programming

Calendar

A Letter from the President

Dear Delta Gamma Cleveland East Sisters, The holiday season is traditionally a time where we are reflecting on our many blessings. In today’s life, too often we are hustling and moving at such a rapid pace, always thinking about what there is to do “next on the list. ” I often tell myself, “slow down and sa-vor today’s moments because they only come this way but once.” I want to take this moment to share one of the most treasured blessings in my life: my love for Delta Gamma and the many joys that sisterhood has brought me at different times in my life. I think back to my years at Miami University, where Delta Gamma friend-ships were created that I continue to treasure and hold close to-day. These women taught me the value of sisterhood before “official” sisterhood came into my life. In 2009, the Delta Gamma Cleveland East alumnae group welcomed me as an official sister and I have never felt luckier. Where else would such an amazing group of women exist than in our alumnae group? We are women of all ages, personalities, and occupations, who hold one common love, Delta Gamma Fraternity. Enjoy the many opportunities we have to spend time together this year. Slow down for one evening each month, enjoy the wonderful opportunity to share time with your sisters, and reap the benefits of amazing friendships. Savor our moments together, you won’t be sorry if you do….I promise. Please come join us! LITB, Shelley Sedlacek

December 2015 The Newsletter of the Cleveland East Alumnae Chapter of Delta Gamma

Volunteer Opportunities

This winter, the Cleveland Sight Center is in need of vol-unteer sof some events. If you are interested, please email (kxz23@case.edu) or call/text (440.391.8789) Kai-ti Zolton: Great Lakes Brewing Company Gift Wrapping: 12/11, and 12/18 12pm-5pm Sighted volunteer paired with client volunteer to wrap gifts purchased at GLBC Proceeds from wrapping go to CSC Cookies with Santa Holiday Party: Friday, December 11: 10 volunteers needed for setup from 1-4p Saturday, December 12: 10 volunteers needed during party from 9:30am-12:00pm Located at Cleveland Sight Center, 1909 E 101st St, Cleveland, OH 44106 Ongoing Volunteer Opportunties: CSC desperately looking for volunteers to help clients during the Assistive Technology Computer Lab M-T every week from 9am-12pm (5-6 volunteers needed to assist clients navigating the computer screen during class). Sighted volunteer needed to help client with applica-tion for a guide dog, involves filming client navigating the street.

Treasury Report Thank You to all the Delta Gamma Sisters that have paid local dues for the 2015-2016 year: Elise Allen Jean Kusar Jennifer Souers-Chevraux Amy Benedict Betty Lynch Debbie Sparacia Mary Ann Boysen Emily Macko Allison Spinos Cyn Collyard Carol Madsen Doris Sprong Leslie Cooke Sue Meil Jean Strand Kathleen Dean Jennifer Parkinson Sally Struk Amy Dolzine Cheryl Pitcock Marcia Sutcliffe Charlene Ferko Allison Prelosky Lindsay Tobin Stephanie Filar Mary Reed Liese Vito Jennifer Gromosky Tiffany Ritz Bronwen Wiggins Sue Harnden Linda Ross Chamois Williams Marion Hill Ann Russell Lois Wolfenden Kendall Hoover Wendy Sapp Sally Yocum Cristen Kane Shelley Sedlacek Mary Ann Katzenmeyer Lindsay Silverstein Your dues support great chapter programs such as collegiate-alumnae events, the Sight Center Christmas Children’s Party, Founders Day and so much more. If you have not paid, please fill out the attached dues form and send to my atten-tion. You can also pay online at www.deltagamma.org. This is also where you can pay your per capita (national) dues. Any questions, please contact Allison Spinos

Save the Date!

Theta Beta’s Recruitment The Theta Beta chapter at CWRU hosts recruitment in the spring se-mester and alumnae involvement helps make it possible! We will help the chapter on Sunday, January 24th for their preference party. Stay tuned for more details from Steph Filar and save the date! California Pizza Kitchen Fundraiser We'll be on the cusp of spring! Celebrate by dining with your sis-ters...and raise money for Delta Gamma Foundation at the same time. Simply have lunch OR dinner at California Pizza Kitchen at Legacy Village on March 1st present the coupon that we will pro-vide you and 20% of your table's bill will come right back to our chapter! Take your family, make plans to meet up with some of your sisters, bring a book and go alone....just help us with this no fuss fundraiser. We're all gonna eat anyhow, right?! Encourage your friends to eat at CPK that day too!

Alumnae members at our October meeting

Chapter Chatter

Congratulations to Sally & Michael Struk on the arrival of their new son Colin Michael born on October 20th. We are so happy for your growing family! Congratulations to Lindsay Silverstein on being select-ed as one of Crain's Cleveland Top 40 under 40, what an outstanding accomplishment! We are so proud to have you as our sister! We continue to keep Sue Meil in our thoughts as she is helping her daughter recover from an accident and has been taking care of her grandkids. We send Lydia Komocki well wishes as she continues to recover after her accident.

Sisterhood Susan Harnden

Lots of activity on tap! DG in CLE will offer lots of opportunities to learn about

and explore the city. Can’t make our monthly chapter meetings? Don’t worry—

lots of other options!

Hannah’s Around-the-City Happy Hour!

Join us for Happy Hour! Just pop in right after work!

December 3rd—Ninja City Kitchen & Bar, Uptown in University Circle

Downtown DG Lunch Bunch!

You don’t have to work downtown to join us for lunch in one of these iconic

spots. Lunch is at 12:30pm, reservations required (so there’s a seat at the table

for you!). Email reminders will be sent.

December 3rd-- Blue Point Grille at 700 W. St Clair Avenue (at corner of E 6th

Street).

February 4th—Lola Bistro at 2058 East 4th Street

April 8th—TBD

East Side Eaters!

People were jealous of the downtown action, so we’ll meet a couple

times on the east side for lunch soon! Koin us if you can.

January 8th—Crop Kitchen at 11460 Uptown Avenue, University Circle

March 10th—TBD

The Downtown DG

Lunch Bunch enjoys

Flannery’s Pub

Saturday Sisters!

We all have to shop for the holidays, right? Let’s go to “In the 216”—an

artisan shop showcasing the work of dozens of local doers and makers.

Perfect gifts! All items are made in Ohio. The store is located at 1854

Coventry. Let’s head there right after the Sight Center’s Children’s Christmas Party

on December 12th by way of Tommy’s for lunch—the Plain Dealer’s GRAND PRIZE

WINNER for french fries! Meet us for lunch at noon…and we’ll pop over to the store

afterwards.

Movie Mondays!

Join us on the first Monday of each month to catch a flick with your sis-

ters. Cedar Lee has $6 tickets each Monday! Such a deal! Mark your

calendars for 12/7, 1/4, 2/8 (pushed back a week due to board meet-

ing!), 3/7 and 4/4. Plan to connect for the early evening show. Details

will be posted on the Delta Gamma Cleveland East Alumnae Facebook

page each month. (If you prefer email notice, let Sue Harnden know-- sqharn-

den@aol.com or 216.496.4510.)

Where to next?! If you have suggestions for a happy hour or

lunch location or a great idea for a Saturday Sister adventure,

please contact Sue or Kendall (kendall.hoover@gmail.com or

630.915.2832).

Join your Delta Gamma sisters for an exciting year of programs featuring all things Cleveland. Our “DG in CLE” theme will highlight Cleveland culture, arts, and histo-ry. From winter to spring, immerse yourself in our city’s greatest happenings, ex-plore places you’ve never been too, and meet locals who will share the great things they do in Cleveland. “We’ve got world-class experiences without the world-class ego.” We will rotate our meetings between Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Meet-ings will begin at 6:00 p.m. with social time, and dinner will begin at 6:30 p.m. Due to the nature of some of these events, we ask sisters to please bring $10 with them for dinner cost, or with exception of our December event where dinner will be available for purchase at the Cleveland Art Museum prior to our tour.. Please cancel by the Sunday prior if you are unable to attend, otherwise you are responsible for your $10 dinner fee. Contact Charlene Ferko (216-408-6725, chefchar@mac.com) for any cancellations. Detailed Evites will divulge all of our activities and will be sent out via email 7-10 days prior to the event, so mark your calendars and get ready for an urban adven-ture with your sisters! Please note there is no meeting held in March as we will enjoy our fraternity’s Founder’s Day! For questions regarding Programming, please contact Chamois Williams at william-scrc@gmail.com, 440-669-0279.

Program Date Place What are we doing?

Painting the

Modern Garden:

Monet to Matisse

Note: this will not be a regular meet-

ing due to holidays

Wednesday

December 9

5:30 p.m.

Dinner

6:30 p.m.

Tour

Cleveland Museum of

Art

11150 East Blvd.

Cleveland, OH 44106

A few spots remain! Sign up with Alison Spinos ($15)and join us as we examine the role of gardens in the paintings of Claude Monet and his contemporaries

during this special exhibition tour*.

Join us for dinner in the newly renovat-ed atrium and café for dinner with

your sisters.

Underground Railroad History

with Joan

Southgate

Tuesday

January 19

6 p.m.

The Alumni Center

Case Western Re-

serve University

11310 Juniper Rd.

Cleveland, OH 44106

Joan Southgate walked the 250 mile underground railroad trail at age 73

(from the Ohio River to her Cleveland home). She then continued another 250+ miles to Ontario where Harriet

Tubman completed her trip.

A CWRU alumna, Joan will be speaking to us about her experience at the

Alumni House on campus. Theta Beta

Seniors are invited.

Women in Air

& Space

Wednesday

February 17

6 p.m.

Home of Cynthia Col-

lyard

29 Preserve Dr.

Willoughby, OH

44094

Located in Cleveland’s Burke Airport terminal, the International Women’s

Air and Space Museum preserves histo-

ry of women in aviation.

Join us for dinner and hear from our docent who will teach us how women’s

air and space history is more than

Sallie Ride & Amelia Earhart

Eliot Ness and Cleveland crime

in the 1930’s

Thursday

April 21

6 p.m.

Home of Tiffany Ritz

8181 Baythorne Dr.

Mentor, OH 44060

Our speaker, Rebecca McFarland from the Cleveland Police Museum will teach

us about Eliot Ness and historical Cleveland Crime. We hope to see you

for this “erie” event.

History of Cleve-land & Shaker

Heights

May

date coming

soon

Home of

Jennifer Souers-

Chevraux

2674 Wrenford Rd.

Shaker Hts., OH

44122

Learn about the city of Cleveland and its suburbs past, present, and future! Our speaker from Shaker Historical So-

ciety will tell us about Cleveland’s neighborhood history and how it im-

pacts Northeast Ohio.

Delta Gamma Cleveland East

c/o 2714 Euclid Heights Blvd, #104

Cleveland, OH 44106