Message from the president

Dear DKG MD sisters,
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The first year of the biennium is almost over. It is hard to believe that so much time has passed. 
Just wanted to offer a remind of some upcoming events.

It is time for our state chapters to begin a new biennium on July 1, 2026. Training for officers is being planned by Sally Nazelrod, Omicron, Gwen Cooley, Delta and  me.  We will offer training to all new chapter presidents on Thursday, June 24th at 10 am on Zoom.  All chapter presidents are invited but we hope that new presidents will plan to attend.  There will be materials pertinent to your biennium that will be shared with you at that time and will be sent to you by email before that date. Reminders with a Zoom link will also be shared with you by email. We hope you plan to attend.
Presidents, mark your calendar now, September 19th is the date for your first executive board meeting. The state officers and committee chairs look forward to meeting our new and returning chapter presidents.

Chapter presidents, if you have not submitted Form 110, which lists all 2026-2028 chapter officers, please do so as soon as possible. Now that you have a little more free time, our state committees are always looking for additional members.  Please consider joining this team during the second year of the biennium.



I am hoping that some of you will still plan to attend the International Convention in Aurora, CO, June 30- July 4, 2026.  For more information, login to your DKG account at www.dkg.org and click on the event tab.  You will find registration information as well as hotel information.  As of today, in addition to me, we have 5 members planning to attend: Dr. Terri Showers, Jean Marie Hofstetter, Sally Nazelrod, Sharon Darling and Christy Mullins.  Please let me know if you plan to attend. I am looking forward to a great week, and we all know "the more the merrier," so consider planning to attend.

Jean Marie Hofstetter, Omega, 2nd Vice-President and Chair of the State Convention Committee, and I have begun looking at venues for the 2027 convention.  Details will soon be shared with the Executive Board, and a vote will be taken for approval. 

Thank you for a great first year of the biennium and looking forward to an even better 2026-2027.

Regards,
Janey Snyder, Alpha
DKG MD State President 2025-2027