Sigma Kappa - University of Florida

Beta Tau Housing Corporation of Sigma Kappa at the University of Florida • Spring 2019 Beta Tau ConnSKtion A fter a decade of service as treasurer of the Beta Tau Housing Corporation, it is bitter- sweet to write my last financial report to you. In this time, we have accomplished so much, but I am excited to start my next chapter serving in other roles within Sigma Kappa. This also opens the door for other leaders to step up and serve our membership. I am pleased to see current board members take new roles and welcome new faces who will continue strengthening our support of the chapter for the future. Current Funds It gives me great pleasure to report that the house corporation is operating in a fiscally sound man- ner. As of January 2019, we had $466,133.96 cash available for operations, $133,420.21 in housing and furnishing cash, and $106,279.69 in reserve savings. What does that financial jargon mean? From operations we pay our mortgage, utilities, insur- ance, maintenance, staff, food service company, and more. Our housing and furnishing fund is a protected account, only usable for updates like equipment, furnishings, and decor. We have a long-term plan we follow for redoing areas of the chapter house to keep it fresh and operating smoothly. Last, reserve savings is a protected account required by NHC and our lender. It's a rainy day fund that must be in place at least until we satisfy our loan and must increase to $250,000 within the next three years. We have been operating in the black for many years and Building a Brighter Future for Sigma Kappa Read more about our volunteers on p. 2! only see the financial picture improving with a steady, active membership. Keep in Touch By the time you receive this newsletter, we will have hosted our Alumnae Weekend, celebrating 70 years of Beta Tau sisterhood! At this meeting we said thank you to Carly Van Ostrand Au- trey '05, Julia Knight '06, and Kayli Shlomi '08 for their service on the board. We will have also voted on adding three new members: Susan Rose '86, Janine Sherman Ball '86, and Jenni- fer Taylor '12. If you were unable to make it to the celebration, please stop by if you are ever in the area! In Sigma Kappa, Gabrielle Ferro Miller '04 Sigma Kappa Beta Tau Corporation Board Treasurer (561) 373-4822 Our 2018-19 chapter officers. Alumnae Update IN MEMORIAM Sharon McIlvain Brantley '59 ALUMNAE NEWS Agnes Callaway Piper '50 spends most of her free time working her garden, including apple trees and flowers. Her family comes to see her in St. Johns, Fla., for Thanksgiving, which gives her time to catch up with everything her 10 grandkids are doing. Agnes turned 87 on February 1, 2019. Patricia "Petey" Pross Henning '51 is trying to learn how to be an elderly lady. She is still active in her church and cultural activities. In February 2019, Petey chaired an annual scholarship luncheon that she initi- ated 23 years ago. "Love to all my Beta Tau sisters!" Petey lives in Belleair, Fla. Email: phenning1130@ gmail.com Mary Louise DeWolf '51 worked as a biology and chemistry teacher at the high school and college lev- els, as well as a minister, until her retirement in 2010. She lives at the Windsor in Ocala, Fla. Email: mde- wolf@uuma.org Joan Masury Appleby '52 celebrated her 89th birth- day in 2018, and she is still actively playing golf and traveling. She writes, "Congratulations and blessings on your 'new' house! I remember when the old one was built; I lived in the one before that!" Joan lives in Ocean, N.J. Email: applbytej1@gmail.com (Continued on page 4)

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