Kappa Beta Serving the transgendered community since 1988

We will soon be in a new year and I hope all our members will be proactive in the recruiting effort for Kappa Beta. Business cards are available at every meeting for anyone that wishes them. You may pass them out to prospective members or to post at TG friendly places you may visit.

We are growing slowly but like any organization, we can do better.

Ladies, I am happy to announce that 14 personal invitations were sent to applicants for the October 20th meeting by yours truly. This effort was made possible by not only by your board members but many thanks also go to Pamela and Trish who helped in interviews and screening. Please give the applicants and SOs who come to the meeting in October a very warm welcome and make them feel they have found a home with us.

One of the things that came out during the recent SCC in Atlanta was the fact the conference was only as good as attendees participation in planning, suggesting and carrying out details to make the conference better than the year before.

I respectfully ask all our members of Kappa Beta to take part in making our group better as time goes on. Do you have a suggestion of how we can improve our meetings, and activities following? What can we do as a group and individually to attract new members?

In order to thrive we must be creative and that can only be accomplished with your help. What can we do better, what would you like to see or do with activities, what complaint do you have? Your Board of Directors can not do everything by themselves, nor do they want to. This is your group and as such you should be concerned with its continued success.

Let's get a dialog going and exchange thoughts on making our meetings and social activities something to look forward to. May God bless you and Kappa Beta.

My topic for this month is stewardship at Kappa Beta. This topic is of great importance for every current member of KB, but also for the new members that will join our group in the next year or two.

My definition of stewardship is human resources contribution. This contribution is different than our contribution of annual dues, or of the monthly meeting fees that help to pay for the hotel room. A human resources contribution is our contribution of our time, our brainpower, and ourselves. It's also the contribution of our problem solving skills, and our logistical and planning skills. In short, it's a bit like the skills needed to run a household, or perhaps even a small company!

Well, we've made it through the first quarter of this year and things are looking bright for Kappa Beta. The group has faced several obstacles since our group's elections in September. The current leadership has continued to move ahead with the help of our members. I speak for all of the board members when I say, "Thank you" for your continued support for our beloved group.

I believe that KB now has a strong group of core members and that we should be able to continue to grow as a group. When one of our members was hospitalized, the group came together; we sent flowers to show our concern and support for her.

Our Editor/Webmistress/IT Girl has done a very good job with our website. We still need articles for our newsletter, The Pink Slip. Anyone can submit an article for the newsletter each month.

Our Treasurer has been keeping us up to date on our finances. By the way, we are doing well in the financial department.

I have been receiving several emails from interested potential members. Pamela has been instrumental in contacting them and possibly setting up meetings to find out if they are potential members of our group.