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Personal Reflection/Anecdote

From left to right: Challenges discussed included finding ways to include multiple generations,
Executive Director
Nita R. Scott with honor cultural differences, encourage members to embrace technology, ensure
DKGNext members preservation of our rich history, and consistently celebrate our successes.
Leslie Valentincic, Last, we talked about what our group could do at the 2022 DKG International
TX; Shannon Cato, Convention in New Orleans to address some of these challenges. Five of us
CA; Tina Wolfe, LA; talked about presenting Google applications and/or other technology, and one
Heather Dunn, AR; of us planned to present on embracing, dealing with, and managing change.
Becky Johnen, PA; Although the other participants and I didn’t know exactly what we
Chastity Ragsdale, were walking into and even jokingly made references to the secrecy
TN; and International of fight club*, DKGNext is not secret. In fact, since the 2015–2017
President Becky biennium, international presidents have invited women from throughout
Sadowski. the Society to take part. I am honored to have been a part of DKGNext
2020–2022 and am enthusiastically sharing my experience with you.
First rule of fight club is “You do not talk about fight club.”
First rule of DKGNext is “Talk about DKGNext.”

*Fight Club is a 1999 film about an underground club with strict rules in
which men who are fed up with their boring lives fight other men in similar
situations. Secrecy is the number one rule of their fight club.

Shannon Cato, a member of Kappa Epsilon Chapter in California State Organization, teaches at a
charter school known as Come Back Kids, where adults (18+) return to school to earn a high school
diploma. She teaches all subjects using an online curriculum. shannoncato12@gmail.com

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