NEW JERSEY
State Chapter
P.E.O.
Philanthropic Educational
Organization
EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2021: The temporary overarching guidance for in-person business meetings and gatherings has been updated
Visit our special Covid-19 page
for the latest information on
impacts/policies for local chapters
Upcoming Events
2021 CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS AVAILABLE
Visit the 'Convention Central' page
Proceedings from the Virtual 2021 Convention of New Jersey State Chapter are available on the 'Convention Central' page. Updated NJ State Bylaws & Standing Rules are now available on 'Documents & Forms' page
FALL 2021 RECIPROCITY
Saturday, October 16, 2021
West Side Presbyterian Church, Ridgewood
Join us for a Celebration of our Silver Sisters, a program on Women in the Civil War and luncheon. Details on the Reciprocity page.
2021 Convention of
International Chapter *Virtual**
Week of September 20, 2021
Be sure to check the International website and your P.E.O. Record magazine for all the details.
Welcome June, welcome summer! Joyfully on June 19th, we recognize a new national holiday, Juneteenth, Freedom Day, leading toward July 4th, Independence Day! Also the time to celebrate school graduations is here, culminating this unusual year of virtual study and activity, or non-activity, and virtual almost everything.
With the steady drop in Covid-19 prevalence in NJ, we remain cautious to continue safety recommendations in our social interactions in accordance with local health authorities and observance of the overarching guidance set for P.E.O. We look forward to the amber light to allow in-person interactions soon. In-person chapter meetings and in-person reciprocities are on the horizon, while maintaining the positive benefits realized through virtual connections.
Your Executive Board members are pleased to meet on Zoom with State Projects and Standing Committees, Advisers and Chapter Presidents during the month of June. Continuing through the summer these committees will be planning a smooth transition with continued focus on their duties. Our calendars of chapter activities and cascading goals outlined in our yearbooks are in process.
Your State Board is planning to attend the Virtual LEAD Conference in July and the New Jersey P.E.O. delegation sisters are registering for the Virtual Convention of International Chapter in September. Please see the P.E. O. Record for details. Your Board Buddies will be reaching out to Chapter Presidents in early summer to assess the situation of your chapter and to share adjustments you’ve made with your chapter in the past year.
Please feel free to reach out to us continually for assistance with your concerns.
Wishing you all a good, happy and safe summer,
With Love in P.E.O.,
Robyn
View the video from our Education Hour at the
2021 Convention
2021 Convention of International Chapter Announcement
January 6, 2021
Growing up we all had traditions in each of our families; celebrating birthdays, holidays, graduations and an occasional “once in a lifetime” or perhaps yearly family reunion. As families grew, each new member brought their new traditions
into the mix: special meals with all the fixings, reunion themes, favorite games and family discussions.
At times, our memories of the past bring back a longing for what was. As we enter our 152nd year since the founding of P.E.O., our minds take us back to that family reunion of sisters with the organization of Grand Chapter in 1883. Fresh in our minds, we are swept back to September 2019, the Sesquicentennial Celebration and the 74th Convention of International Chapter held in Des Moines, Iowa.
In December, the Executive Board of International Chapter approved by unanimous vote that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, the 2021 Convention of International Chapter will be held using a virtual format and in a manner pursuant to which the members of convention with voting privileges have the opportunity to see, read or hear the proceedings substantially concurrent with the occurrence of the proceedings, contemporaneously vote on matters, pose questions and make comments.
The biennial theme “Build Your Legacy! Make History” will guide us as we celebrate our amazing Sisterhood together at the 75th Convention of International Chapter.
MEET YOUR NEW
EXECUTIVE STATE BOARD OFFICERS
Installed on May 1, 2021
at the New Jersey State Convention
at the Bridgewater Marriott
President
Robyn Burns (Q)
Vice President
Lois Johann (Y)
Treasurer
Anne Meyer (AB)
Organizer
Rosemary Segatoleslami
(AK)
Secretary
Terri Brennan Lashley (AQ)
* Keep checking this space *
when we have new and important news to share
the notice will be posted here.
~~ JUST POSTED ~~
JULY 30, 2021: 2021 Convention PROCEEDINGS posted on 'Convention Central' page, 2021 BYLAWS posted on 'Documents and Forms' page
JULY 1, 2021: Updated Guidance from International on In-Person Business meetings and gatherings
UPDATED 2021 LISTINGS OF LOCAL CHAPTER OFFICERS: Visit the
UPDATED 2020 NJ STATE MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
The 2020 State Membership Directory is now available on our 'Membership' page. Find member info listed by Chapter or by Last Name of members. The Directory is taken from information on the International database, as of Nov. 13, 2020.
Links to International website (on our ‘Members Only’ page.)
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Technology – here you will find a link taking you directly to the page for P.E.O. logos, virtual backgrounds, and cell phone and computer wallpaper.
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Membership – on this page, there is now a link which will access the page to update your personal information on the International database. Your chapter president recently received all chapter member’s information as of October 14, 2020. If you need to make any changes this is the place to do it!!
The Story of Our Seven Founders
Check out this great video located on
the International website.
Makes a perfect Founders' Day program
Stuck at home?
Visit our new Technology page for information on 12 Famous Museums that offer Virtual Tours you can take on your couch!
Visit Our
'MARKETPLACE'
page for all the latest
Chapter Fundraisers!
Cottey College
Creators of Incredible Futures
Click here to view a video that shows
the tremendous impact Cottey has
on the lives of young women!
#WeAreCottey
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COTTEY - DID YOU KNOW ??
*Cottey is debt free
*Cottey is highly ranked in USN&WR in 2020
and College Consensus in 2019:
• #2 Best Regional College (USN&WR)
• #2 Best Value School in the Midwest (USN)
• #2 Lowest Student Debt Load at Graduation (USN)
• #4 Largest Proportion of International Students (USN)
• #2 Best College in the Midwest (College Consensus) (CC)
• #2 Best College and University in Missouri (CC)
• #4 Best Women’s College in the Nation (CC)
• #13 Best Small College in the Nation (CC)
For more quick facts about Cottey College
visit the
! STATE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE !
RATIFIED
With the increased use of digital communication (which we are using more and more now during the pandemic), the 2019-2020 State Board decided to establish a new state committee ~ Technology and the committee members were appointed by the President and approved by the 2020-2021 Board.
With the passing of an amendment at the 2021 Convention, this committee is now a ratified Standing Committee for the state of New Jersey.
The members are Beth Staples, PSP, M;
Laura Vriesema, M and Beth Gammie, PSP, W .
These women have already been meeting virtually and setting forth goals for the year.
You will find a link to Technology on the
Members Home page.
Check it out and discover
what this committee can do for you!
P.E.O. is a philanthropic educational organization where women celebrate the advancement of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans, and stewardship of Cottey College and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations.
To learn more about our sisterhood and the projects we support, please follow the links on this page.