GFWC/Ohio
Federation of Women's Clubs
GFWC/EPSILON
SIGMA OMICRON
(ESO)
ALPHA
DELTA CHAPTER
President:
Charlotte Haughey
Vice President/Reading
Chairman: Sharon Pervo
Secretary/Treasurer: Barbara Whitaker
Alpha
Delta chapter of GFWC/ESO is a structured reading program designed to provide
clubwomen with encouragement and direction to assist in self-fulfillment and
personal growth. It is a non-social
educational sorority open to any per capita member of GFWC/Ohio. Meetings are held annually at the General
Federation of Women’s Clubs and GFWC/Ohio Conventions and are open to members,
pledges and guests. JOIN by submitting $3.00 and enrollment information to the chapter
Secretary/Treasurer.
LEARN through several forms of communication such as books, audio
and video materials, continuing education classes, college courses, spiritual
study courses, computer-generated courses, educational television and on-line
study (distance learning). Suggested
reading lists are available from GFWC, but materials not on the list are
accepted. Lists from other chapters and
previous years may be used, as may lists from other sources such as a local
library or book store or website such as Amazon, Barnes and Noble or
Borders. The only limitation is that the
material be of some educational value and not solely for entertainment. Novels are acceptable if they demonstrate
research by the author into geography, a profession or skill, social behavior
or culture.
REPORT on the completed materials to the Reading Chairman via
postal mail or email using the report found on the GFWC/Ohio website. The brief report should contain the following
information: Name, address, club name,
district, title of the material, author(s), year reporting and which of the six
GFWC Community Service Programs (“CSP” - formerly known as “Departments”) or
Committees (Leadership, Communication/PR, Fundraising, Membership, WHRC, etc.)
in which the book belongs. The body of
the report should include the kind of material (fiction, biography, etc.), a
brief statement of what the material is about and the participant’s personal
opinion of the material.
MEMBER level is obtained after reading 16 books, 4 in each of 4
CSPs. Please report all books in a CSP
together until full membership is obtained.
Until that time the person is considered a Pledge. Once the Membership level is obtained,
reports may be submitted individually.
The number of reports accrue year to year and count to future levels of
achievement: Star, Torch and the Century
awards. ESO jewelry and certificates are
available through the Reading Chairman.
Have fun. Membership is achieved
at the individual’s own pace, using materials of interest to achieve
self-improvement and life-long learning.
GFWC/Ohio
clubs benefit not only from a better educated member, but can report the hours
spent in the initiation and administration of ESO activities, hours spent in
discussion groups and hours spent in organizing ESO publicity. Clubs may NOT report the hours spent in
coursework or reporting.
ESO Reading Groups may be formed within a club and can be a
wonderful membership recruitment and retention tool. These groups meet outside of regular meeting
time and either discuss a study done as a group or share the latest study the
members have completed individually.
Resources: (Refer to GFWC/Ohio President’s Special Emphasis
pages for further resources.)
GFWC at www.gfwc.org has a
link for ESO activities such as a book of the month and downloadable booklet
with reading list and information on how to form a reading group. Check the website often for updates. To find the correct link, type ESO into the
search link.
The State Library of Ohio,
Ohioana
Library, 274 E.
Email: ohioana@ohioana.org. www.ohioanalibrary.org The
Ohioana Library is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and promoting the
written work of
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