"Gamma Nu News" (GNN) - The Gamma Nu Chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc.'s newsletter for June 2020. Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. was founded in Chicago, IL, by Lola M. Parker on June 1, 1929. Gamma Nu Chapter (iotasf.org) is located in San Francisco, CA, and was founded June 1, 1963.

1. Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. December 31, 2020
GAMMA NU CHAPTER - San Francisco, CA
MESSAGE FROM CHAPTER PRESIDENT
“Walking the Talk of Iota”
The Iota Year began with many challenges that have become
standards in our communication and practice due to the “COVID-19
Crisis”. In Gamma Nu Chapter the occasional Teleconference
Meeting has transitioned to regular monthly Zoom meetings with s
Sorors assisting each other to learn the necessary skills.
We thank Sorors for their active participation in the attendance at the
National Leadership Series during the 74th FWR Virtual Planning
Meeting and the “Iota Talks Series” which was presented in October.
These national meetings gave updates on Iota’s practices and new
procedures.
The chapter began the year in September 2020, with its first workshop
for the year, presented by Adrienne Anderson, Gamma Nu’s
Webmaster titled, “How to Submit Material for Website
Presentation”.
All sorors received a Tool Kit for the 2020-21 year to help facilitate their
work. It included a folder with a copy of the Chapter's working items:
Program with Chapter Goals, Committees and Activity Calendar for the
Year, Reimbursement Vouchers, Iota National Board Members, FWR
Regional Executive Committee and FWR Chapter Presidents.
Lillian Anderson
CONGRATULATIONS
C
ongratulations to Vice President Elect
Senator Kamala Harris, GN Chapter’s 2004
Business Luncheon Keynote Speaker. The
Luncheon was held at Marines Memorial Club, San
Francisco, CA. Our
Outstanding Business
Woman was Janice F
Wilkins VP of Finance &
Enterprises Services
Director of Internal Audit Intel Corporation.
Senator Harris is pictured with MOI
Wardell Smith (left) and MOI Wallace
Brown (right) at 2004 Luncheon.
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American
Education Week
G
AMMA NU CHAPTER
20-21 ESSAY WINNERS
The 1st Place
Winner is Erika Morris. 2nd
Place winner is Raven Shaw.
Erika was one of our hat
models at the Business
Month Luncheon a few years
ago. Erika was sworn in as a
San Francisco Youth
Commissioner last
month. The San Francisco
Youth Commission is a
seventeen-member body
which advises the Mayor and
the Board of Supervisors
on youth issues
in San Francisco,
California. Commissioners
must be between the ages of
12 and 23. Also she is a
senior at St. Ignatius High
School in San Francisco.
Christmas
Celebration
S
orors donated to two (2)
local Agencies in lieu of a
Holiday gathering this year.
We gave Larkin Street
Youth Services socks, hats,
gloves, umbrellas, and shoes for
the young people and to Laguna
Honda Hospital face masks and
lap blankets for its residents.
GAMMA NU NEWS

2. Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. December 31, 2020
Gamma Nu Reads…..
B
ooks make the best friends. Always there and
available. Books can make you laugh, cry and
swear, lift your spirits, change your politics, and
motivate you like your dearest friend.
Whether you received a new book in your holiday stocking or gifted
yourself, get to reading.
Check out this list at your local library or online or grab your Nook or
Kindle and discover a new favorite:
“A Promised Land” by Barack Obama
“Begin Again” by Eddie S. Glaude Jr
“Deacon King Kong” by James McBride
“His Only Wife” Peace Adzo Medie
“Memorial Drive: A Memoir” by Natasha Trethewey
“Overground Railroad: The Green Book & Roots of Black Travel in
America” by Candacy Taylor
“The Truths We Hold An American Journey” by Kamala S. Harris
“The Vanishing Half” by Brit Bennett
“Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian
Country” by Sierra Crane Murdoch
Happy Reading…….. Soror Joanne Early
Desert Recipe
Pretzel Jell-O Dessert
Ingredients
2 cups crushed pretzels
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons sugar
FILLING:
1 package (8 ounces) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese,
softened
1 cup sugar
1 carton (8 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
TOPPING:
2 packages (3 ounces each) strawberry gelatin
2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, combine the pretzels, butter and sugar. Press
To an un greased 13-in. X 9 in. baking dish at 350 degrees for 10
minutes.
Cool completely .
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Stir in
Whipped topping. Spread over pretzel crust. Cover and
refrigerate until chilled.
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GNC Sorors in the
Community
Soror Delphine Metcalf-Foster served
as a panelist for the 2020 Disabled
American Veterans (DAV)
Distinguished Speaker Series on
November 16, 2020. The Harvard
University Law School Legal
Services Center hosted a virtual panel
discussion on Race, the Military and
Veterans. This discussion featured
moderator Will Gunn ’86, Former
General Counsel for Department of
Veterans Affairs; panelists Delphine
Metcalf-Foster, Former National
Commander of Disabled American
Veterans; Christopher Parker,
Professor of Political Science,
University of Washington; and
Barbara Ward, Former Director of the
VA Center for Minority Veterans. Go
to https://www.youtube.com/
watch. to view.
Pictured here is Soror Johnnie Evans,
who served as a Polling Clerk during
the November 3, 2020 Presidential
Election. This is her 19th year
working as a Poll Inspector in San
Francisco. Soror Evans says “ it is a
12 hour day not including training
and ballot pick-ups, but it is so
important to me”. She wore her Iota
mask and hat and got many
comments on them throughout the
day.
Thank Y
ou
to Iota
Supp
or
t
er
Tracee
Evans f
or
the
Beautiful Christmas
Gift Bags.

3. Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. December 31, 2020
5 Easy & Quick Strategies to
Uplift and Re-Set Your Day
Let’s face it, we miss life as we knew it. We miss our
friends, our social lives, our routines as we deal with
adjustments and challenges of a historic pandemic.
While we stay inside, social distance, mask up,
wash, wash, wash our hands, we are looking for
ways to keep the spark in our lives, not feel
overwhelmed and stuck because we are not able to
do the things we are used to doing that bring us joy.
Below are some small things we can do, mostly free,
to re-set, and see the wonder of each new day:
Set an Easy Goal (and finish it)
Whether it is a hobby, health related, decluttering, or
cleaning project, start small and scale up. Reaching small
goals inspire you to go for bigger goals, and take on new
tasks. Be specific, set a deadline, make it relevant. See the
result. The feeling of accomplishment is great!
Get Early Morning Light
Could be a short morning walk, or sitting in a sunny
balcony or window for a few minutes or as you read a
book. Exposure to sunlight works wonders, even if
overcast outside, there is light.
Engage Your Senses
Close your eyes and enjoy a new scented candle, let your
mind wander as you indulge in a luxurious bath or shower
with exotic fragrance. Look through that coffee table
book of art, inspirational photos, mind travel to far-a-way
places.
Create a Happy Playlist
Music is great way to uplift your spirits and mood. Have a
Motown dance party of one, read while playing classical
music. Oldies can bring back great memories. Puts a
smile on your face!
Do Something Nice for Someone
Sending an uplifting message, a handwritten card, a
quote, calling just to say hello, checking on a neighbor,
puts a smile on somebody’s face and a warm feeling in
your heart.
Be Grateful
Each morning or night, write a gratitude list. Say it out
loud. Keep your list for 21 days, then go back and review
your list. Be amazed that expressing gratitude has become
a habit, one that makes you feel good. And guest what,
another goal set and accomplished!
Contributed by: Soror Joanne Early
Note: Article inspired by realsimple.com
2004 Business Month Luncheon
Soror Parish-Reese, SF
District Attorney Harris &
Soror Gaines
.
SF District Attorney
Harris, Keynote Speake
r
Soror Smith making
presentation to SF District
Attorney Harris
.
Soror Metcalf- Foster
out
fi
tted in her Iota gear
and keeping “Fit” during
California statewide
(COVID-19) stay at
home order.
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