National Conference of State Societies

Love North Carolina Membership Drive Opens Feb. 21

The North Carolina State Society of Washington, DC will invite North Carolinians and prospective members to join with current members for a party on Thursday, Feb. 21 at The Top of the Hill, 319 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE from 7 pm to 9 pm.  CLICK HERE to see map. The 2008 individual membership fee is $25.  If your membership is paid by Friday, March 28, you may reserve in your name the right to purchase two tickets for the 2009 North Carolina State Society Inaugural event.

There are special discounts to events all year if you are a North Carolina State Society member.  Updoming events include ACC Annual Tournament, the annual BBQ, and happy hours. To attend this event, please RSVP to Courtney Sigmon at courtneys@hmconsulting.org. Please make checks payable to North Carolina State Society of Washington, DC.  For more information on how to join the North Carolina State Society, please CLICK HERE to visit our brand new web site.

Ohio State Society Happy Hour is Tuesday, Feb. 19

The Ohio Society will host a Happy Hour for members and Ohioans on Tuesday, Feb. 19 from 6 to 9 pm at the Top of the Hill or Penn Ave. Pour House.  Please CLICK HERE to see a map of the location.  Come to meet fellow Buckeyes.  For more information, please CLICK HERE to visit our web site.

Then and Now:

As we start to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Cherry Blossom Princess Program, NCSS is digging old photos out of our archives to illustrate our history. In the picture at right First Lady Maimie Eisenhower places a crown on the head of Ohio Cherry Blossom Princess Janet Bailey as she starts her reign as the 1953 U.S. Cherry Blossom Queen. Janet was an 18-year old freshman at the University of Akron majoring on home economics who was an Alpha Gamma Delta pledge. Her escort was U.S. Air Force Capt. Gerald J. Urpschot of Cleveland. The Wheel of Fortune was spun by the new Attorney General of the United States, Herbert Brownell.

Remember the Alamo! Sunday, March 2, 2008

The Texas State Society of Washington, DC invites all Texans in the DC area to be part of the Texas Independence Day Celebration hosted by the University of Texas Alumni Association on Sunday, March 2nd.  Members will raise a glass to toast the brave men whose fight led to the independence of the Lone Star Republic.  The alumni club, Texas Exes, will celebrate the annual fundraiser from 4 to 7 pm at Lounge 201 located at 201 Massachusetts Avenue, NE.  See www.lounge201.com for directions. Advance tickets for $20 can be purchased online at www.dctexasexes.org/march2.htm.  Tickets purchased at the door are $25. To visit the Texas State Society web site and learn more about how to join us, please CLICK HERE.