Southern University Alumni Federation Home Chapter Appreciation Celebration Programme

In Partnership with Gamma Eta Omega, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. August 15, 2015 ~ 6:30p.m. ~ 9:00p.m.

Greetings Ms. Katina Semien

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Gamma Eta Omega, President

Prayer Pastor Raymond Jetson

Star Hill Church - SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter Member

Reflections of SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter’s Accomplishments Cortny R Jarrell, SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter, President

Introduction & Acknowledgements Ms. Charlissa Laws

SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter Public Relations & Sponsorship Director &

Ms. Gwen Thomas Home Chapter Member & Alpha Kappa Alpha, Sorority, Inc., Gamma Eta Omega, Vice President

Southern University Alumni Chorus

Presentation of Guest Speaker Ms. Terrlyn Blunt – SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter, Chaplin

Guest Speaker Ms. Tracey Taylor-Jarrell, SU Alumni Federation Houston Chapter, President

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Mu Kappa Omega Chapter – Missouri City, TX

Executive Board Oath of Office Attorney Preston J. Castille, Jr.

SU National Alumni Federation President & SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter Member

Pinning Ceremony Attorney Tony M. Clayton

Southern University Board of Supervisors

Home Chapter Membership Recruitment Mr. Dudley Williams

SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter, 2nd Vice President

Closing Remarks Ms. Cortny R Jarrell

SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter, President

Refreshments Served Catered by Ms. Ann Lockett, SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter Member

Fellowship Home Chapter & Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Gamma Eta Omega Chapter

SU Alumni Federation President’s Remarks

I am overwhelmingly thrilled about the many tasks the SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter has accomplished during my first fiscal year (August 1, 2014 – July 31, 2015) as President. This booklet will attest to just a few of our Chapter’s accomplishments. All of the hard work thus far is a result of enthusiasm and support from each Home Chapter member willing to take our Chapter to greater levels in the Federation. Praise God for faithful members!

We are the Chapter of innovators. Our theme “Remembering our Past & Supporting our Future” allows

committed people to jump on board as we try to advance our cherished University (SU). I encourage all members to continue to give your time and finances to the Home Chapter as we continue to make SU a better place.

Our new System President-Chancellor, Dr. Ray L. Belton has committed himself to working with the

various alumni chapters and the Jaguar Nation fan base to be inclusive as we all try to achieve the best for Southern University and I look forward to his involvement.

As we begin a new fiscal year, I believe we will continue to achieve advanced levels of success and

recognition for Southern University A&M College and the National Alumni Federation. As Thomas Edison so eloquently reminds us, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” Therefore, I encourage every supporter of SU and members of the Home Chapter to get ready to invest in a new pair of overalls.

Cortny R Jarrell, MPA SU Alumni Federation Home Chapter President

Congratulations to our new Home Chapter Officers. I cannot say enough good things about the

leadership of this administration. We are building on the success and incredible hard work of the prior administrations and moving to another level. As I often say, this Chapter is the fastest growing Chapter in the country.

Congratulations to our Chapter President, Cortny Jarrell, and all of the Officers for the work you have done so far and the work that you will do in the future. There is no reason why the Home Chapter should not only be the fastest growing Chapter, but the largest in the country.

I look forward to the inauguration of the new Officers to celebrate our Chapter’s accomplishments and to witness the future success of our organization. On behalf of the entire Executive Board of the Southern University Alumni Federation and fellow chapters from around the country, I wish you good luck and congratulations again!!!

Preston J. Castille, Jr., JD SU Alumni Federation National President

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated

GAMMA ETA OMEGA CHAPTER

Greetings! It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the home of the Gamma Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated! We are pleased to partner with the Home Chapter of the Southern University Alumni Association to promote the famed historically black college, Southern University A&M College. For many people around the world, the name of Southern University is synonymous with exceptional leadership, educational advancement and historical accomplishments that have produced some of the country’s greatest leaders. Gamma Eta Omega is proud to be a part of that legacy and we are proud to join the Alumni Association in promoting one of Alpha Kappa Alpha’s signature programs, Think HBCU℠. The “Think HBCU℠” program highlights HBCU’s and their contribution to the sorority and society. Through programs such as this, we are able to provide the opportunity for engagement and advocacy. Additionally, it allows for our local HBCU’s to be showcased as a critical venue for moving students to and through college. We sincerely thank you for joining us on this journey and we hope that you will consider joining the Home Chapter of the Southern University Alumni Association as they continue to support the goals and objectives of the University through recruitment, financial support, public relations, community outreach, talent loyalty, dedication and commitment to the highest standards.

Sincerely,

Katina Semien

____________________________ Katina M. Semien, Esq., President Gamma Eta Omega Chapter

Southern University Alumni Federation Home Chapter Recognitions & Accomplishments (August 1, 2014 – July 31, 2015)

Chapter’s 2014-2015 Theme Remembering our Past & Supporting our Future

Executive Council Members Cortny Jarrell, President Julius McCray, 1st Vice President Dudley Williams, 2nd Vice President Carlton Jones, 3rd Vice President Charlissa Laws, Sponsorship & Public Relations Director Janice Adolph, Financial Reviewer Pamela Burleigh, Treasurer Kellie Moore, Recording Secretary Mary Morgan, Corresponding Secretary Elnita Plain, Corresponding Secretary Terrlyn Blunt, Chaplin Linda Veal, Parliamentarian

Former Executive Council Members (August – May) Judy Martin Davis “Lady Jag”, Chaplin Krystal Perkins, Parliamentarian Cassandra Washington, Public Relations Director

Executive Council Board Meetings August 2014 February 2015 May 2015 As of June 2015 - The Executive Council decided to meet every 2nd Tuesday of each month

Home Chapter Membership Increased local chapter dues from $25 to $50 (first time increasing) Revised membership application (completely new design) Designed and distributed 500 membership push cards Over 90 New Home Chapter members (August 2014 –April 2015)

2014 Freshman Move In Day - August 40 cases of water and sodas donated by members and local businesses Provided bottled water and sodas to students and parents Unloaded vehicles to assist students with moving into dormitories Provided on-site voter registration Recruited two new chapter members Approximately 12 Home Chapter members participated

2014 Prayer Breakfast – August Purchased a table of 10 to support the SU Alumni Federation Prayer Breakfast Cortny Jarrell, SU Alumni Home Chapter President, served as a guest speaker

2014 Football Nutritional Drive Corliss Fingers, Strengthening Coach, encouraged the chapter to provide nutritional items for

the football team Started a campaign to collect nutritional items and monetary donations each Friday before all

home games Collected over $5,000 in nutritional items and monetary donations; Home Chapter Collectors:

Cassandra Washington Cortny Jarrell Dortha George Eric Raby Eric Mitchell, Sr. Janice Adolph Judy Martin Davis, Lady Jag Kia Bickham Melonie Pryer Pam Burleigh Shanna Warner Sylvia Copper

Provided thank you notes to donors Encouraged all local HBCU Greeks, other SU Alumni chapters, and local churches to participate

in the nutrition drive

100 Year T-Shirts & Yard Signs Designed and sold “100 year” t-shirts with logo Designed and sold “100 year” yard signs with logo

Supported SU Cheerleaders – October 2014 Partnered with the St. Louis, Missouri Alumni Chapter to provide $500 to the cheerleaders for

the purpose of purchasing winter jackets for the football season

Supported SU Tennis Team – October 2014 Partnered with the Washington, D.C. Alumni Chapter to provide $500 to the tennis team for the

purpose of purchasing tennis shoes

2014 Jaguar Jamboree – October Designed & Distributed event push cards to promote the Jamboree Honored former SU Football Stars

Al “Big Al” Barron Charlie Granger Elisha “Tack” Jackson

Eight (8) vendors participated Appeared on Channel 2 to promote the event Conducted a silent auction which included 8 year old painter’s work – James Williams, Jr. Sold 199 Jaguar Jamboree tickets at $20 each Sold six (6) 100 year alumni cups Appointed Charlissa Laws as the Chapter’s Sponsorship Director Received various sponsorships

Supporting SU Track Team - January 2015 Awarded Track Team with a $250 track scholarship for event travel to New York

Student Scholarships Awarded Created criteria to award student scholarships and partnered with the SU Alumni Federation in

student selection Awarded two $500 book scholarships to two nursing students Provided one $220 emergency scholarship to one nursing student Provided one $100 scholarship for graduate student to study abroad in Belize

Holiday Social Bowling at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church Potluck desserts Approximately 30 Home Chapter members attended

Media Relations Communicates monthly with Home Chapter members (meeting and events reminder) Created an Instagram Account Regularly post Chapter and SU events on Facebook page Kia Bickham, Past President appeared on local media station (WBRZ) to promote the Jaguar

Jamboree & Crawfish Boil (Live Broadcast) Conducted a taping of the Nutritional Drive with WAFB Appeared on Cox Communications Channel 4 to promote the Crawfish Boil & Music Festival

Aired on t.v. for one full week Successfully solicited LAMAR Advertisement billboards to promote Crawfish Boil & Music Fest

Website (www.suhomechapter.com) Updated website to include the following tabs:

President’s Message Faculty & Staff Officers Newsletter

Correspondence Tools Expanded/Created Expanded Email list from 170 participants to 277 (107 additional contacts were added) Created Home Chapter Welcome Letter for New Members Created business cards Template for all Executive Board Members Created Alumni Home Chapter All Purpose and Membership Recruitment Cards Started a Chapter Newsletter Created Emergency Contact Sheet for all Home Chapter members

Bylaws Updated Chapter Constitution & Bylaws, last revised in 2005

501(c)3 Obtained Home Chapter Employee Identification Number (EIN) Registered with the Secretary of State Obtained 501(c)3 non-profit tax exempt status Registered with the Office of Attorney General to solicit properly

Established an Event & Membership Promotional Tour Star Hill Church – Pastor Raymond Jetson

Alpha Kappa Alpha House – Gamma Eta Omega Chapter Alpha Phi Alpha – Beta Iota Lambda Chapter Omega Psi Phi – Lambda Kappa Kappa & Lambda Alpha Chapters Kappa Alpha Psi – Baton Rouge Alumni Chapter Zeta Phi Beta – Mu Zeta Chapter Sigma Gamma Rho – Mu Sigma Chapter Phi Beta Sigma – Omicron Beta Sigma Chapter Delta Sigma Theta – Baton Rouge Delta Alumnae Chapter Southern University Quarter Back Club

Crawfish Boil & Music Festival Sold approximately 394 event tickets Created a new look to the Crawfish Boil Tickets Created a fresh and innovative event flyer and push card Created and featured an event video – featured members: Shanna Warner and Pat Jordan Created a PowerPoint to showcase sponsors and chapter events Offered vendor space: 13 Vendors participated Solicited/Distributed SWAG Bags to event participants Crawfish boil brought to a new venue with added amenities (BREC Greenwood Community

Park, Baker, La) Videoed event and placed it on YouTube for visibility and exposure Offered a crawfish boil cook-off competition (best corn, crawfish, potatoes and wild card)

Al Baron (Jazz It Up Seasoning) Omega Psi Phi (Lambda Kappa Kappa) William Patrick (Will P.) (Open Range Cooking) Winston & Brandon Decuir (Decuir Law Firm) Dave Arlondo (Ludlows Taste of Louisiana)

Cook-off Celebrity Judges Robyn Merrick Attorney Cleo Fields Clarence Buggs Michelle McCalope Reggie Flood

Offered live music for the duration of the event The Michael Foster Project Rendevous Last Ripp Tamara Montgomery, Soloist Ava McCoy, Soloist Justin “J-Spitta” Patterson D.J. MJ D.J. Marquis

Home Chapter Workshop First annual workshop Approximately 45 members attended Placed members in groups of four (4) to develop and present ideas for the upcoming fiscal year

Topics for discussion included: Freshman Move In Day

Jaguar Jamboree Crawfish Boil & Music Festival Chapter Appreciation Day Scholarship Membership

Ideas were considered by the Executive Board while planning the August 1, 2015 Budget

SU President-Chancellor Search Invited Dr. Albert Samuels, SU Faculty to share updates regarding the final three candidates Provided biographies of the final three candidates to all Home Chapter members Approximately twelve of the Home Chapter members attended the Board of Supervisors

listening session and reception, featuring Dr. Ivory Toldson and Dr. Ray Belton Preston Castille, Home Chapter member and SU Alumni Federation National President, Pam

Burleigh, Home Chapter Treasurer and Alumni Federation 3rd Vice President, and Cortny R Jarrell, Home Chapter President publicly asked questions to both candidates

Chapter Appreciation Event Partnered with Gamma Eta Omega, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to host Home Chapter’s

first annual appreciation event Provided lapel pins for active members to signify appreciation for their service Hosted the appreciation event free of charge to members and possible Home Chapter recruits

Home Chapter Members Contribution to the SU Alumni National Federation Office

2014 SU Alumni Federation Hospitality Suite Coordinator Cortny Jarrell, SU Alumni Home Chapter President, organized the Hospitality Suite for the

following 2014 away games: ULL Jackson State Prairie View Bayou Classic

2014-2016 Federation Officer Pamela Burleigh serves as the National Alumni Federation 3rd Vice President

2014-2016 Regional Director Kia Bickham serves as the Louisiana Regional Director for the National Alumni Federation

2014-2016 Committees Dr. Shanna Warner, serves as the Young Alums Network -Vice Chair under the leadership of

Deion Dorsett, Chair Carlton Jones, Home Chapter 3rd Vice President serves on the National Alumni Membership

Committee under the leadership of Betty Fuller, National Alumni Federation 2nd Vice President 2016 National Level Election Committee Linda Veal, SU Alumni Home Chapter Parliamentarian serves as the 2016 Election Committee

Chair for the National Alumni Federation

Sponsorships Received to Support Home Chapter Events: SU Freshman Move In Day, SU Football Nutrition Drive, Jaguar Jamboree &

Annual Crawfish Boil & Music Festival

2014 Jaguar Jamboree Alpha Phi Alpha, Beta Iota Lambda Chapter Attorney Preston Castille

Brandon Dumas

Community Coffee

Duane Jordan, Allstate Insurance

Jeremy Jackson, State Farm Insurance

Jason’s Deli

Jesse Spland Photography

Louisiana Lottery

Louisiana Waste System

Pepsi

Piggly Wiggly

Raising Canes

RaceTrac

Smoothie King

Walmart

2014 SU Football Nutritional Drive

E-Federal Credit Union

Eric Raby

SU HOME CHAPTER MEMBERS

SU Houston, Texas Alumni Chapter

St. Louis, Missouri Alumni Chapter

Zeta Phi Beta, Mu Zeta Chapter

2014 Crawfish Boil & Music Festival

AMC Theatre

Associated Groceries

Attorney Cleo Fields

Auto Zone

Coca-Cola

Cox Communications

Cynthia Lenoir

Elton Blunt, E&E Awards

Exxon Mobil

Gerry Lane Cadillac

Hotel Indigo

Jesse Spland, Photography

Kimberly Wilcox, State Farm Insurance

Lamar Outdoor Advertising

Mike Tucker, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.

Nomzamo’s

RJ Snack Foods (Roosevelt & Myrtis Jarrell)

Salsbury, Dodge City

Jaguar Jamboree & Crawfish Boil & Music Festival Vendors

Artise Mitchell-Ashford Massage Therapy

Fashion Boutique

Figure 8 Boutique

Gulf South Animated Motion Technologies, Inc., GSA

“It Work” Global/Crazy Wrap Thing

Jesse Spland Photography

J’Rae’s Creations

Levee Crossfit

Mary Kay

Mogal Threads

Origami Owl Jewelry

SeneGence Intl/Cosmetics

Sassy Southern Diva Boutique

Top Choice

Tracy Lynn Fashion Jewelry

Ty-Ty’s Royal Ice

Younique Cosmetics

The Home Chapter Appreciation Committee Says Thanks

Thank you so much for participating in the Southern University Alumni Federation Home Chapter Appreciation Event, in partnership with Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Gamma Eta Omega Chapter. The Home Chapter Executive Council encourages all FY 14 members to renew their membership and all participants who are not members of the Home Chapter to consider

joining today.

Our meetings are scheduled the first Wednesday of the month in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union at 6:30 p.m. The Home Chapter Executive Council looks forward to seeing you on

September 2, 2015, for the next Chapter meeting and especially, October 3rd for our Jaguar Jamboree. With your participation (financially and/or physically), we will make SU a better

institution.

Terrlyn Blunt Dortha George Cortny Jarrell

Charlissa Laws Ann Lockett Tamara Montgomery Elnita Plain Gwen Thomas Shanna Warner

Southern University Alumni Federation 2014-2015 Designs