Plast's Buryverkhy sorority members hold annual conference

by Halyna Mudri

GRAFTON, Ontario - Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization's Buryverkhy sorority met on September 21-22 at the Plast campground Plastova Sich for its annual conference. Fifteen young women from Canada and the United States attended.

The Buryverkhy sorority was founded in the spring of 1946 in Germany with six members. The members worked within Plast as leaders and educators and within the community as philanthropists. Today the sorority is composed of senior members and a growing number of young professional women in the United States, Canada, Germany and Ukraine, who carry on the tradition started in Germany. Most members are active in and outside of the Plast community.

This conference gave members, candidates and new recruits an opportunity to exchange information and news of accomplishments duing the year. The conference included ceremonial initiations and elections to the sorority's governing body. On Saturday, members gathered for discussions, games, cooking, wine tasting and a campfire. On Sunday, the conference concluded with a tour of the beautiful campground.

The Buryverkhy sorority will meet again next year in the Finger Lakes region of New York State. Anyone interested in attending the conference or obtaining additional information about the Buryverkhy sorority should contact Marta Boszko at e-mail: [email protected].

Copyright © The Ukrainian Weekly, November 17, 2002, No. 46, Vol. LXX

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