Monday, April 26, 2010

Congratulations Seniors & Barbara!!

We had a great day at the KD House yesterday. The NWAKDAA inducted 38 graduating seniors into our alumnae organization. We also had a Circle of the Emerald Ceremony for Barbara Ann Trumpeter Pintar, celebrating her 60th year as a KD. We had a cake and punch reception and took pictures with the honored guests. Thank you to all of the Alumnae that were able to attend this special annual event. For those of you who didn’t make it we hope to see you at our social event this Thursday, April 29th, or at our big Family Fun Day at the Park on May 23rd - Details about the Day at the Park coming this week as soon as we reserve the location. Be watching your email this week. If you have any questions about our events please feel free to contact Ashley Lamb or Deidre Leonard at nwakdaa@gmail.com

Please enjoy some pictures that were taken over the weekend. If you have any pictures that you took yourself please feel free to email them over to us so we can post those as well!

Thank you and see you all soon!!









Thursday, April 22, 2010

Busy Weekend!!!

Race for the Cure, Razorfest, Circle of Emerald Ceremony & Senior Induction Ceremony

Hope all of you have fun with your friends and family on this busy but fun weekend we have for April 24th and 25th here in NWA!! We hope to see you all this weekend at one or all of the events!

Officer Meeting

Thank you to all of our New Officer and Chair volunteers! We will be having a meeting soon to all get together and go over what we all will be doing. If you are still interested in in volunteering for an open position, please email us at nwakdaa@gmail.com and we will get something worked out for you!

Save the Date!!

Our Family Fun Day at the Park Date has been set for Sunday May 23rd. We will rent out a Pavilion at a local Park. The AA will provide food and drinks. Plan to attend this event with your family!! We will make sure to get one next to a playground, with other adult games such as Baggo will be there as well – and feel free to bring your own to share. More details will be emailed out at a later date with a place and time. We are all looking forward to the event!!

Congratulations all Seniors!!

On Sunday, April 25th at 2pm we will be holding a Senior Induction Ceremony, where we will invite all Zeta Gamma Graduating Seniors to join our Alumnae Association. We hope you can make it!

Emerald Circle Ceremony

Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 2pm NWAKDAA is holding an Emerald Circle Ceremony to officially honor Barbara Anne Trumpeter Pintar, Beta Theta Chapter, Penn State 1950, and to welcome her into the Circle of the Emerald, a blessed group of members who have shared and cared for Kappa Delta for 60 years.

Born June 14th, 1930 in Monaca, Pennsylvania, Barbara was a descendant of one of the pioneer families who settled in Pennsylvania in 1803 and founded the town which was later named the Borough of Monaca. It is located 24 miles north of Pittsburgh, PA, on the Ohio River. Barbara was initiated in the Beta Theta Chapter at Penn State in January 1950. Her National Honor Societies included Phi Sigma Iota - Romance Languages, Pi Pambda Theta - Education, and Phi Kappa Phi - Scholastic. Barbara Graduated in January 1952 with a B.S in Secondary Education with a double major in French and Spanish. She was married on December 23, 1950 to A. Lawrence ( Larry) Pintar, also a Penn Stater. Barbara and Larry will celebrate their 60th anniversary later this year. The two have 2 sons, Douglas and Blake, and have been blessed with 5 grandchildren. Over the years they have lived in Texas, Delaware, Illinois,Ohio, and now reside in Bella Vista, AR. While teaching Barbara loaned her KD pin for the initiation of a former favorite student at the KD chapter of U.C.L.A and also has a niece, Julie Pintar, who joined KD at her University in West Virginia.In Akron, Ohio, Barbara joined the Kd alums and served as their Pan-Hellenic representative. Upon moving to California she became a member of the Ventura County KD Alumnae Association, and assisted with memberships into The Order of the Pearl. Within the past year Barbara has lectured on Diabetic Nutrition, The Plastics Industry and Potentially Dangerous Products, Spanish Literature, and Mexican History. Barbara also enjoys giving book and theater script reviews, in addition to serving as a volunteer tutor in English and Spanish. In May 2010, Barbara will retire after 9 years from volunteering to teach Spanish at the local Bella Vista Community Church in order to pursue a review of French language studies at the local NWACC college. Barbara also enjoys playing the flute in her Bella Vista community Concert Band, playing bridge, and being an active member in several area clubs and organizations. Barbara has been a member of the Northwest Arkansas Alums since the late 1990’s when she first moved to Bella Vista. We are so thankful to have her as a part of our Alumnae Association and are excited to welcome her in the Circle of the Emerald.

Congratulations!!!

NWAKDAA would like to congratulate Zeta Gamma Alum, Kelley Van Es on her recent engagement to Granville Callahan. Visit their webpage below for more details on the event!

http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/pwp2/view/MemberPage.aspx?coupleid=8727028643428993&pid=8399509