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DKG Practice/Program

Figure 1
The six discrete rings (Figures 2–7)
concentrate on the special components we Combined Ring Diagram of DKG Structure
examined on each Society level. The levels
added for Mu Connect were: International
• Ring 1, the Center/Heart Ring,
where “The Heart of the Society is its NW Region
members.” Mu Belonging had two State
perspectives: (a) discovering what DKG
has to offer members, and (b) sharing District
our individual strengths, leadership
qualities, talents, gifts, and skills. Chapter
• Ring 3, Northwest Iowa’s District
5 Ring. The first DKG connection Member
beyond our chapter is to our district.
• Ring 5: The Northwest (NW) Regional
Ring. The first international focus
broadening our perspective from Iowa
includes all 16 states and provinces in
DKG’s designated NW Region.
One ring was presented each month
of our chapter year: (a) the Member ring
(Figure 2), (b) the Mu Chapter ring (Figure
3), (c) the NW Iowa District ring (Figure
4), (d) the ISO ring (Figure 5), (e) the NW
Regional ring (Figure 6), and (f) the International Society ring (Figure 7).

Figure 2
Q: What strategies did you use to introduce the
project?
The Member Ring A: Wanting members to recognize how their strengths and

personal contributions impact our chapter and Society, the
Heart Center was our first emphasis. Mu members were
The Heart of the Society invited to write their names in “The Heart of the Society is its
is its Members Members.” We also provided a list of 50 possible examples
of personal characteristics and asked members to choose
10 that demonstrated their strengths, qualities, talents, gifts,
and skills. We did not ask them to divulge their choices. Our
rationale was to remind each member that she is AMAZING!

Q: How were members engaged during your
presentations?
A: To introduce the project, personal invitations and hard
copies of the monthly Bullseye graphics were sent to
each member. Our chapter newsletter provided pertinent
Please place your name inside the heart. Using the information prior to the monthly meetings and included
accompanying Personal Qualities List as a guide, follow-up reflections.
add your personal qualities in the Member Circle. Multiple forms of engagement were strategized,

depending on the ring topic being presented. We included

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