BETA SIGMA PHI SORORITY 2017 CAROLINAS CONVENTION SOUTHERN CULTURE Friday-Saturday-Sunday May 5, 6, & 7, 2017 Hyatt Regency Hotel - Greenville, SC

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1 SORORITY Friday-Saturday-Sunday May 5, 6, & 7, 2017 Hyatt Regency Hotel - Greenville, SC The 2017 Carolinas Convention Committee and our area chapters invite you to Greenville, SC for a weekend of sisterhood at the 2017 Carolinas Convention. We will meet you at the Hyatt Regency in beautiful downtown Greenville on May 5 th, 6 th and 7 th for great fellowship and some good ole Southern Culture On FRIDAY night, May 5th Y all get ready for a Southern Sports Night Tailgate and Trivia Party! Come dressed in your Sports Attire or Jerseys & Jeans to enjoy the relaxing evening tailgating and cheering for your favorite Sports team! Join in the Sports Trivia contest BSP Sisters style! We will dance, twist and shout to our favorite tunes from the band Modern Day Society. We are cheering for ya to be there! SATURDAY NIGHT will prove to be a show stopper! Get all gussied up in your glitz and glamour as you are entertained at our Southern Dinner Theatre. We expect you will enjoy good food, good music, and good friends for the highlight of the weekend as we dance to the music of Smokin Hot Band. We will begin SATURDAY May 6th with Ways & Means and Forums. Put on your Spring Floral Skirts or Capris to enjoy a Southern Garden Party Luncheon. We invite you to delight in the Chico s Spring and Summer Fashion Show featuring our Greenville sisters as models. Greenville s local celebrity Michael Cogdill will keep us entertained with his anecdotes on Southern Culture. Then we will listen to the accolades and celebrate the induction of our new Alpha Omega sisters for 2017! Our Southern Sisters Breakfast on Sunday May 7th will wrap up our fabulous weekend. Come dressed proudly in your Beta Sigma Phi colors of Yellow and Black and join in the celebration of The Good, The True, and The Beautiful. This Southern Culture closing ceremony will bid our sisters Mizpah until the next adventure.

2 CONVENTION REGISTRATION FORM DEADLINE (Postmarked by): March 1, 2017 NO REFUNDS AFTER April 1, 2017 NO EXCEPTIONS Registration will begin on Friday, May 5 th from 3-6pm & 9-10:30pm, and Saturday, May 6 th from 7-9am in hotel lobby. NAME: ESCORT NAME: MAILING ADDRESS: Street Apt# City State Zip PHONE: FOOD RESTRICTIONS: I am a vegetarian I have food allergies and am allergic to: Friday Night: SOUTHERN SPORTS TRIVIA & TAILGATE PARTY I plan on attending Yes No Please submit a trivia question and answer: Q: A: Saturday SOUTHERN GARDEN PARTY LUNCHEON - I wish to be seated with Chapter: I am an Alpha Omega (Year ) and wish to be seated with the Alpha Omegas Saturday Night SOUTHERN DINNER THEATRE (with Escort) I wish to be seated with Chapter: Saturday Dinner Meal Selection: Choose One: Sister Escort Pork Chicken Vegetarian Sunday SOUTHERN SISTERS BREAKFAST : I wish to be seated with Chapter: PLEASE SEND A SEPARATE REGISTRATION FORM FOR EACH MEMBER: Women s Registration $ *Men s registration will include meals for Friday dinner, Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast. Activities are tentative and will be communicated as soon as possible. Make Check Payable to: 2017 Carolinas Convention Mail registration and check to: Lisa Forrester ATTN: Registration P O Box 1582 Greer SC Men s Registration $ Total Enclosed: $

3 WAYS & MEANS REGISTRATION FORM DEADLINE (Postmarked by): March 1, 2017 NO REFUNDS AFTER April 1, 2017 NO EXCEPTIONS Ways & Means will be held on Saturday, May 6, 2017 from 8-11am. You can begin setting up by 7:30am. Ways & Means Tables are $30.00 each. Cost includes table, 2 chairs and tablecloth. To help keep from moving your Ways & Means projects several times, there will be a secure storage facility available at the convention center. A Ways & Means representative will be available to assist in placing your projects into storage. CHAPTER NAME NUMBER STATE CONTACT PERSON MAILING ADDRESS Street Apt# City State Zip PHONE PLEASE SEND A SEPARATE REGISTRATION FORM FOR EACH TABLE: $ 50/50 Raffle: Yes No Items for sale: Only NAMES of winners will be announced NO ticket numbers. Make Check Payable to: 2017 Carolinas Convention Mail registration and check to: Lisa Forrester ATTN: June Hupp - Ways & Means Coordinator P O Box 1582 Greer SC 29652

4 SCRAPBOOK & YEARBOOK REGISTRATION FORM DEADLINE (Postmarked by): March 1, 2017 NO REFUNDS AFTER April 1, 2017 NO EXCEPTIONS In an effort to encourage more participation, there will be a new category added, for scrapbooks only, called People s Choice. This category does not necessarily follow judging guidelines. A ballot for both North and South Carolina will be provided to each attendee to vote on their choice. My chapter will be submitting: Traditional Scrapbook Traditional Yearbook Digital Scrapbook* Digital Yearbook* CHAPTER NAME NUMBER STATE CONTACT PERSON MAILING ADDRESS Street Apt# City State Zip PHONE *Digital Yearbooks: Entries should be submitted on a disk or flash drive, if online, submit the web address. Digital Only: PDF or Web Site (check one) Web Address (If applicable) Submission Time: Friday, May 5 th 3:00-6:00pm or Saturday, May 6 th from 8:00-9:00am in the hotel lobby Mail registration form to: Lisa Forrester ATTN: Annette Dyer Scrapbook & Yearbook Coordinator P O Box 1582 Greer SC 29652

5 Friday-Saturday-Sunday May 5, 6, & 7, 2017 Hotel Address: Hyatt Regency Hotel 220 North Main Street, Greenville, SC Phone: Fax: For Mapquest/GPS directions use: 50 Beattie Pl, Greenville, SC General Hotel Information RESERVATION LINK Reservations at the Hyatt Regency can be made by calling direct to PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE 800# TO MAKE RESERVATIONS. Be sure to mention Beta Sigma Phi. Rate is $ plus tax for single and double occupancy, $ plus tax for triple, $ plus tax for quad occupancy. DEADLINE FOR HOTEL RESERVATIONS IS APRIL 13, 2017 ANY RESERVATIONS AFTER THIS DATE CANNOT GUARANTEE RATES QUOTED. The rates quoted are available for check in Tuesday May 2, 2017 through check out Monday, May 8, Parking is available in garage attached to the hotel for a daily fee. Your Greenville sisters - hosted by the sisters of Preceptor Tau - will be providing a Hospitality Suite. Use this ADDRESS for Mapquest/GPS directions: 50 Beattie Pl, Greenville, South Carolina, USA DIRECTIONS to the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Greenville, SC: From Greenville Spartanburg International Airport (14 miles): Depart the airport heading south on GSP Drive. Proceed straight toward I-85 / Greenville / Spartanburg, and then merge onto I-85 South toward Greenville. Merge onto I-385 North via Exit 51, toward Downtown / Greenville. I-385 North becomes Beattie Place. Our Greenville South Carolina hotel is located on the left side of Beattie Place. From Chattanooga and Atlanta: Take I-24 East toward Atlanta / Knoxville. Merge onto I-75 South via Exit 185A toward Atlanta (crossing into Georgia). Take the I-285 West / I-285 East exit #259 toward Birmingham / Tampa / Greenville / Augusta. Merge onto I-285 East / GA-407 East via Exit 259B toward Greenville / Augusta. Merge onto I-85 North via Exit 33B toward Greenville (crossing into South Carolina). Merge onto US-29 North via Exit 42, and then turn left onto Beattie Place. Hotel entrance is located on the left side on Beattie Place. From Columbia: Take US-76 West, which becomes I-26 West. Merge onto I-385 North via Exit 51 on the left, toward Laurens / Greenville. I-385 North becomes Beattie Place. Hotel is located on the left side of Beattie Place. From Charlotte: Take I-85 South toward Gastonia (crossing into South Carolina).Merge onto I-385 North via Exit 51 toward Downtown / Greenville. I-385 North becomes Beattie Place. Hotel is located on the left side of Beattie Place.

6 Friday-Saturday-Sunday May 5, 6, & 7, 2017 Hyatt Regency Hotel - Greenville, SC GENERAL WEEKEND SCHEDULE *locations & times subject to change FRIDAY 5 MAY 2017 Registration... Hotel Lobby... 3:00-6:00pm & 9:00-10:30pm Dinner... Regency Ballroom A... 6:30pm SATURDAY 6 MAY 2017 Registration... Hotel Lobby... 7:00-9:00am Ways & Means...Regency Ballroom D... 8:00-11:00am Forum... Crepe Myrtle Room... 8:00-10:00am Luncheon... Regency Ballroom A... 11:30am AO Meeting... Regency Ballroom A (following Luncheon)... 1:00pm Dinner... Regency Ballroom A... 6:30pm SUNDAY - 7 MAY 2017 Breakfast... Regency Ballroom A... 9:30am The 2017 Carolinas Convention Southern Culture Planning Team Epsilon Beta Chapter Representative Friday Dinner, Closing Ceremonies... Susan Honeycutt Epsilon Kappa Chapter Representative Forums, Yearbook & Scrapbook... Annette Dyer Preceptor Alpha Zeta Chapter Representative Saturday Luncheon... Francine Higgins Preceptor Tau Chapter Representative Hospitality Room... Pat McCollum Laureate Eta Chapter Representative Ways & Means... June Hupp Laureate Rho Chapter Representative Saturday Dinner... Maxine Hardin Co-Chair FRIDAY Events & Registration... Lisa Forrester Co-Chair SATURDAY & Alpha Omega Events... Joyce Thornton Co-Chair SUNDAY Events & Closing Ceremonies... Tara Richter Carolinas Convention Chairman... Marcia Schweitzer MIZPAH