Theta Chi Origins
Theta Chi Chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International was organized on October 6, 1969, by Dr. Eula Lee Carter, Chairman, Alpha State Committee on Organization and Expansion, and by Miss Phyllis Ellis, Alpha State Executive Secretary. Theta Chi Chapter was sponsored by Eta Epsilon Chapter. The 214th chapter organized in Alpha State, Texas, Theta Chi serves key women educators living or working in the Northeast Tarrant County area.
Items of Interest
Bettye Faye Wingate
October 31, 1950 - January 6, 2012
Biography
Bettye Faye Wingate, 61, of Bedford passed away on January 6, 2012.
Services were held Monday, January 9, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Marshall
& Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney with Rev. Bobby Booth officiating.
Bettye was born on October 31,1950 in Hillsboro to Warren Randolph “Randy” and Faye Marie Gilmore
Wingate and was baptized at an early age. She graduated from Connally High School in Waco in 1967. Bettye graduated Summa Cum Laude from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1971 and then earned her Master of American Studies from Baylor University in 1975 and her Master of Library Science from Texas Woman’s University in 1985. In 1980, Bettye was invited to be a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Theta Chi Chapter. Bettye taught in the Mexia ISD, Connally ISD, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, and taught at Crockett Middle School in the Irving ISD for 20 years. Bettye bravely fought breast cancer for 23 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her sister, Jeanne Wingate of Bedford; cousins, Doris Gilmore of Whitney, Teresa Gilmore Bianca of Whitney, Mike Gilmore of Dallas and several other cousins.
Facts
Born: October 31, 1950
Death: January 6, 2012
Occupation: Teacher
Organizations: Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Bettye Faye Wingate, 61, of Bedford passed away on January 6, 2012.
Services were held Monday, January 9, 2012 at 1:00 PM at Marshall
& Marshall Funeral Directors in Whitney with Rev. Bobby Booth officiating.
Bettye was born on October 31,1950 in Hillsboro to Warren Randolph “Randy” and Faye Marie Gilmore
Wingate and was baptized at an early age. She graduated from Connally High School in Waco in 1967. Bettye graduated Summa Cum Laude from Baylor University with a Bachelor of Arts in 1971 and then earned her Master of American Studies from Baylor University in 1975 and her Master of Library Science from Texas Woman’s University in 1985. In 1980, Bettye was invited to be a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Theta Chi Chapter. Bettye taught in the Mexia ISD, Connally ISD, Grapevine-Colleyville ISD, and taught at Crockett Middle School in the Irving ISD for 20 years. Bettye bravely fought breast cancer for 23 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her sister, Jeanne Wingate of Bedford; cousins, Doris Gilmore of Whitney, Teresa Gilmore Bianca of Whitney, Mike Gilmore of Dallas and several other cousins.
Facts
Born: October 31, 1950
Death: January 6, 2012
Occupation: Teacher
Organizations: Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Las Colinas will be the site of the 2012 State Convention!
The new Convention Center is located on a 40 acre tract in Irving’s Las Colinas Urban Center. The Irving Convention Center at Las Colinas represents the innovative future of meetings and events. The location in Irving makes Las Colinas accessible to all parts of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. For most of us in Area 10, it’s just a quick trip from home to Las Colinas. Our area will be helping to host the convention. What an exciting opportunity for Theta Chi members to help welcome sisters from all over the state to our beautiful neck of the woods. If you have never had the pleasure of attending a state convention, this will be the one you will never forget!
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