Chapter Officers & Committee Chairmen

Officers: 2013-2014
President:
Larrissa Henderson
Vice President:
Freda Hopper
Secretary:
Connie Dunn
Asst Sec.:
Rose Weaver
Treasurer:
Joan Washington
AsstTreas:
Betty Walker
Fin. Secretary:
Edwena Crowe
Asst. Fin. Sec.:
Sheryl Milan
Correspondence:
Mildred Beasley
Courtesies:
Dot Jones
Serg-At-Arms:
Estella Simmons
Publicity:
Theresa Venable
Parliamentarian:
Felicia Gilliland
Protocol:
Edwena Crowe
EAF Captain:
Joan Washington
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Standing Committees:
Programs:
Freda Hopper
Connection:
Kowetha Mack
Membership:
Estella Simmons
Constitution:
Felicia Gilliland
Finance:
Joan Washington
Archives:
Larrissa Henderson
Technology:
Edwena Crowe
Sandards:
Rose Weaver
Nominating:
Felicia Gilliland
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Ad Hoc & Special Committees:
Audit:
Angela Threat
Fund Raising:
Larrissa Henderson
Meditation:
Dorothy Jones
Sisterly Rel:
Ella DuBose
Social:
Dorothy Jones
Review & Proof:
Larrissa Henderson
Debutante:
Edwena Crowe

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“Keep the Dream Alive” 2013 scholarships were awarded on January 21st at MLK Day of Observance “The Community Speaks” Program. Outstanding community service and organizational involvement were the most significant criteria, and the students were nominated from the organizations that they are involved in.

The students nominated that received scholarship awards were:

Trejon Spratling. Trejon is the son of John and Vanessa Spratling. He is a senior at Oak Ridge High School. He was nominated by the Oak Ridge Men of Tomorrow Program where he has been active for six (6) years.

Cole Green. Cole is the son of Sheldon and Teresa Green. He is a senior at Oak Ridge High School. He was nominated by the Oak Ridge Men of Tomorrow Program where he has been active for five (5) years.

Samiya Diawara. Samiya is the daughter of Yacouba and Ramata Diawara. She is a senior at Oak Ridge High School. She was nominated by the Oak Ridge Alumna Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority GEM Program.

Savanna Johnson. Savanna is the daughter and Gary and Cindy Johnson. She is a senior at Oak Ridge High School. She was nominated by the Oak Ridge Men of Tomorrow Program where she has been an active participant for six (6) years and the 2011-2012 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Debutante Program.

Loredesha Spratling. She is the daughter of Frank and Kawanda McKinnis. She is a senior at Oak Ridge High School. She was nominated by the 2011-2012 Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Debutante Program.

Each student was awarded a $500 Book Scholarship.

"Socializing with a cup of Java"

A social network service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, e.g., who share interests and/or activities. A social network service essentially consists of a representation of each user (often a profile), his/her social links, and a variety of additional services. Most social network services are web based and provide means for users to interact over the internet, such as e-mail and instant messaging. Although online community services are sometimes considered as a social network service. In a broader sense, social network service usually means an individual-centered service whereas online community services are group-centered. Social networking sites allow users to share ideas, activities, events, and interests within their individual networks.

The main types of social networking services are those which contain category places (such as former school-year or classmates), means to connect with friends (usually with self-description pages) and a recommendation system linked to trust. Popular methods now combine many of these, with Facebook and Twitter widely used worldwide; MySpace and LinkedIn being the most widely used in North America;

Follow these steps to use social networking sites responsibly and avoid becoming a victim:

1. Be Skeptical. At least be cautious. The point of social networking is to find people who share your interests and establish a network of friends, but don't let down your defenses too easily. Just because someone claims to like the same music as you, or share a passion for scrapbooking, doesn't mean it is true. These new "friends" are virtual and faceless and you can't completely trust that they are what they say they are.

2. Be Diligent. Knowing that the potential exists for scam artists or sexual predators to be lurking about, keep an eye on your profile and be diligent about who you allow to connect with your profile. For photo sharing sites like Flickr, check out the users who are marking your photos as their Favorites. If some stranger is marking all of the pictures of your 7-year old son as their Favorites, it seems a little creepy and may be cause for concern.

3. Report Suspicious Behavior. If you have reason to believe that someone is a sexual predator or scam artist, report it to the site. If you look at the profile of the user marking your son's photos as their Favorites, you might find that they have marked hundreds of other young boy's photos as their Favorites. Flickr, and other such sites, should take action against this sort of suspicious behavior.

4. Communicate. Parents who have children that surf the Web and frequent these social networking sites should communicate with their chidlren. Make sure your children are aware of the threat, and that they are educated about how to use the Web safely. Make sure that they understand the risks and that they know they can talk with you about suspicious or malicious activity they encounter.

5. Monitor. If you want additional peace of mind, or you don't fully trust that your children will stay within the guidelines you have laid out, install some monitoring software to watch their online behavior. Using a product like eBlaster from SpectorSoft, you can monitor and record all activity on a given computer and keep an eye on your children.

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