The Mother Daughter Legacy Tea will be held May 19, 2012 at 2:00 pm. Location to be announced.
MOTHERS/DAUGHTER—LEGACY TEA
Beta Sigma Phi was founded as a way for women to gather to exchange ideas and to enlarge their circle of caring and sharing concerns and to participate in the betterment of themselves and their community. Each sister has or had a mother and celebrates motherhood in a special way with their family and friends. As a member of BSP since the late 60’s I have been to Mother’s Day Luncheons, chapter celebration at meetings or special locations, City Council Teas or Luncheons that encourage and introduce our closest friends—mother and/or daughter—to the membership in the greatest group of women—BETA SIGMA PHI.
In Albuquerque, in 2005 we put a Mother/Daughter Legacy event on the agenda. Previously, City Council held a Tea in the home of a member or at a church facility. Those I attended were very nicely done and enjoyable. However, the attendance dwindled and the amount of effort to put on the Tea became unrealistic. Preceptor Alpha accepted the chairpersonship and provided a ‘classic style’ tea to honor Mothers and Daughters of Beta Sigma Phi. The Legacy ritual was given to 5 young ladies who later enjoyed homemade cookies, candies and a magnificent fountain of punch plus making new friends. Each year, City Council selects two sponsored young ladies to receive their Legacy membership from the Sisters of Albuquerque Beta Sigma Phi which was drawn at Founder’s Day. Last year, we voted to change the date of drawing to Honor’s Luncheon to facilitate for the planning of this event.
Each Chair Chapter has taken the concept of 2005 and expanded it to include fun activities for past legacies and new inductees. Introductions are made of Sisters who were legacies and are still active, of Mothers and Daughters who are members of sorority and other special relationships. Thus this event is to provide a time to honor our Mothers, Daughters, sisters and the yet-to-be Beta Sigma Phis. The purpose is also to work to keep our legacy members involved and enthusiastic and become, at the proper age, active sisters in Beta Sigma Phi. Among us are sisters who are/were legacies, daughters and mothers. (Our City Council in-coming President was a legacy, her mother is still active and she has 2 daughters that are legacies.)
Come to this event and have FUN with the younger generation—Legacies are aged 6 months to graduated from high school, they are the FUTURE for our sorority, our society and our world.
Janice Swope, Laureate Alpha Epsilon
For more information and to view the Legacy Application, click here: Beta Sigma Phi Legacy Program
