Gin Gin – Beta Epsilon

Beta Epsilon was chartered on 11 December 1975.

One of the first programs Beta Epsilon developed was the Gin Gin State High School Bursary for Year 11 students. It was introduced as an encouragement award, influencing the students to stay in school and complete Year 12. Forty Years later, this award is still being utilized although now the emphasis is on the selection of a well-rounded student who participates in a variety of aspects within school life and projects the school spirit while cooperating well with peers and teachers.

Beta Epsilon sponsors an encouragement award for a Year 6 student and sporting awards are presented at the Gin Gin State School for students who embrace the school motto – A community working together to be the best they can be.

Beta Epsilon hosts and assists with a number of community events and programs, these being Girls Night In and the Annual Cancer night where we raise funds for cancer and local non-profit organisations including junior sporting clubs and local kindergartens. Proceeds are raised through cent sales and raffles. We support the Gin Gin High School Driver Education Program and the Kolan Gardens Retirement Home. Beta Epsilon members are available to attend any non-profit organisation fund raising events to support them in their effort to raise funds for our community.

Our annual Ladies Leadership Luncheon is an opportunity for women in the community to have a relaxed lunch while listening to interesting guest speakers. We invite all women in our community and encourage new community members to attend with the idea that they can become acquainted with each other in a friendly atmosphere.

Beta Epsilon members actively participate in service work as we always enjoy working together toward a common goal for the good of the community. Our Education programs offered most months encourage members to learn new crafts or skills, update CPR skills, invite guest speakers to speak on their subject of interest or visit local places of interest. Friends and family members are welcome to attend the meetings. Members of Beta Epsilon come from diverse backgrounds and our group encompasses varied ages and interests. We enjoy the time we spend together in each other’s company and look forward to planning events where we can make a difference to others and our own lives.

Beta Epsilon maintains a Facebook page – betaepsilon ESA.

Beta Epsilon
Publicity, Beta Epsilon May/June/July,
Hi everyone from your Beta Epsilon sisters. The middle of winter has passed us by and it has been
some time since we updated you with our news.
We’ve had an interesting start to Barb’s year as president as we have changed our meeting days and
weeks to help some of our sisters who have to travel from Bundaberg to attend. I will say that I
have been one of those who got the times and days mixed up and sat quietly out the front of our
usual meeting room only to remember and have a little giggle that I had gotten the week wrong.
These afternoon meetings are a great way to avoid those cold wintery nights, but it is a new
routine that we now need to make for ourselves.
Barb’s Installation in late May went off without a hitch, and not long after she and Trev headed to
NSW to enjoy some cool weather. Photos from the Installation show Barb and Carolyn and the branch
members who attended on the day with Cheryl taking the photo.
June was fairly quiet as we settled down after the regional show, however our little community took
a hit with the terrible loss of one of its own dear young people. I am sure you heard all about
this on the news for so many days, but it has to be said that Phoebe’s family and her dear mum have
suffered much; young Phoebe will be remembered, and we will always remember this event as one of
the sadder times that our community has gone through.
After the wrap-up of Convention in May we decided that we would support Di Wills (our Sunday
morning speaker at Convention) as she was directing a play at the Bundaberg Playhouse. Her play,
“The Book of Will” was an enjoyable afternoon taking us back to our high school days and the plays
we studied written by Shakespeare. “To be or not to be, that is the question”, ….. “O Romeo, Romeo,
wherefore art thou Romeo”. As we watched the plot develop, we were entertained by all the famous
lines and the acting was tremendous. The plot revolved around several of Will Shakespeare’s acting
troupe who took it upon themselves to write, collect and publish as many of his plays as
possible…and of course the rest is history and the background plot for this wonderful play.
Prior to going to the play Pam Harris joined members, husbands and friends and a meal was enjoyed
at White China. It turned out to be a great afternoon.