THE ACHIEVER National Delta Tau Alpha
March/April 2013
~WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD, OPENING NEW DOORS, AND DOING NEW THINGS, BECAUSE WE'RE CURIOUS AND CURIOSITY KEEPS LEADING US DOWN NEW PATHS.~WALT DISNEY
I hope everyone had a wonderful semester and I hope everyone rocked finals! Summer Break and the beautiful hot weather is finally here! I hope everyone is looking forward to a wonderful fun-filled summer!
Chapters just wrapped up final meetings and elections of new officers. Congratulations to the new officer teams and initiates. After summer break, chapters should begin planning and executing service opportunities for the semester and fundraising ideas.
I want to briefly introduce myself. I am Katie Dickson serving as your 2013-2014 National President from Tennessee Technological University. I am an upcoming senior Veterinarian Science major and also serving at Tennessee Technological Universities DTA President. I want everyone to get excited about DTA Convention 2014 in Tennessee!! We are looking forward to seeing y’all in Tennessee!!
ACROSS THE NATION University of Central Missouri We held the DTA Bake Sale Fundraiser to raise
money for more DTA activities We had a Potluck at this meeting We elected the 2013-2014 Officer team
Fort Hayes State University Quiz Bowl was held February 26 National Convention was 7-9 March in
Louisiana. April 23, 2013: Trash pick-up Freshmen calling was rescheduled for March
ACROSS THE NATION Northwest Missouri State University Promoted Agriculture Awareness Day and educated
the campus on Agriculture Campus wide speaker on Agriculture “Growing farms,
communities, and economies from the ground up.”
College of the Ozarks Members were reminded about Ag Awards It was discussed for a chapter activity to go bowling
on DTA Honor Cords are available Chapter completed spring highway pick-up before
meeting. Enjoyed food and fellowship at the College hog farm meeting room.
2013-2014 NATIONAL OFFICERS Katie Dickson
Brittany Dargavell Michelle Daubendiek Justin Page
Tucker Ellington Emily Quas
KEEP IN MIND…
National Convention will be held in Tennessee at Tennessee Technological University
Possible dates for convention will be at the beginning of April
KEEP IN MIND…
DTA merchandise available: Label pins Graduation honor cords/stoles Graduation medallions Brief bags Fleece pullovers T-shirts
Instructions for ordering can be found here:http://bigcat.fhsu.edu/agriculture/natdta/merchandise/index.html