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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1916|02|26}}
|College= [httphttps://www.uidaho.edu/ University of Idaho]
|Location= Moscow, ID
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'''University of Idaho established 1889, in Moscow, Idaho'''
'''2,149 195 initiates (as of June 20162018)'''
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As a chapter we choose organizations where we are able to make an impact, even on a small scale. We value respect, equality, and work to build young women into strong leaders, which is why we choose to donate time and money to Alternative Violence on the Palouse and Girls Academy.
==Highlights of 2020s2018:==
In February we had an "Alcohol Skills" training program. We had a scholarship banquet for the previous semester and awarded our girls who had made the Dean's list with tank tops. We had a social with FIGI and attended the Vandal men's basketball game and then teamed up for the dance marathon in the University Commons. We had a Valentine making sisterhood and handed out flower grams for our annual philanthropy. The money raised (nearly $1,800) went towards the Boise Burnout Fund. Part of the money went to an old adviser as her house was a victim of fire. This organization was at her side and helped her in her family's hour of need. We held a spring recruitment table in the Whitewater room of the Commons. Our last event of the month was our annual "Skate Date" at the ice rink.
In March we all gathered in the dining room for a competitive "Kahoot!" sisterhood after being apart a week for Spring Break. We welcomed back our Leadership Consultant for her second visit of the year. We hosted girls for our first successful UI bound of the year. In Greek Week we partnered with Kappa Sigma and participated in banner competition and a scavenger hunt across town. At the end of the week, we had won enough events and racked up enough points to win the whole thing. At the end of the month we had a sisterhood with Kappa Delta where we made Italian sodas together and then watched the comedian Adam Grabowski perform at Pitman Center. In April we got dressed up for our annual Sapphire Call at Stubblefields. We also held our second weekend of UI bound, Mom's Weekend was fun and we held an auction with various baskets donated by our moms. The auction raised about $3,400. Afterward a brunch was held with scones and parfaits. Senior Week included yearly traditions including the graduating New Member class signing the dining room tables and getting together for one of their final sisterhoods.A Palouse Juice sisterhood was held as we went to a downtown store for a free smoothie. We studied hard during dead-week. Then on a Saturday we had numerous activities and shooting activities including a hike into Elk Creek Falls for our recruitment video. Mid May Kappa closed and we said our goodbyes for the summer. Early August Kappa reopened and work week began as we prepared for recruitment. We welcomed the new member class of 2018 home on the Administration lawn decked out in our bright and fun "Found My Girl Gang" attire. We held an all house retreat and then went to the movie "Mama Mia" and ate snacks. September we held Kappa Krush and we all went to support our Vandal football team. We had our scholarship dinner where we awarded 21 4.0s and 53 Dean's List for the previous semester. A major programming event was "Cop Talk". We also added to our families with an exciting Big Little reveal. Mary October brought a "Gender Based Violence" program.There was a sisterhood event with a Halloween movie night. Founders Day was celebrated with dark and light blue cupcakes. The New Member class and others went to Camp Sanders for our annual freshman retreat. Initiation welcomed in the 2018 class to Kappa membership. We held our first ever week long philanthropy called "Kappa Klassic", a Karaoke contest among the Greek community, sold nachos on the front doorsteps for Kappa Con Queso and finished the week with our Kappa Kickball tournament. We raised about $1,600, a portion towards the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation and $300 towards the African Literacy Initiative. Our dads were welcomed for brunch and then to a Vandal football game. In late November we all gathered for the last chapter meeting of the year. We had a joint formal with Alpha Phi. We took a quick break for a holiday themed dinner put on by our chefs, followed by our annual white elephant gift exchange. We all cuddled up in our pajamas and blankets by the Christmas tree as we watched our sisters receive exciting little gifts. By mid December, we left our beautiful white home on the hill for winter recess. After a long winter recess, Beta Kappa members were welcomed back to the Chapter House on Monday, January 9th. The spring semester began the following Wednesday on the 11th. While everyone settled into their new semester schedules, our chapter began to acclimate to a new chapter council. We held leadership day the first Saturday back to train and welcome the new governing body of Beta Kappa. With an eager and excited chapter, we held our first Girls Academy workshop on Saturday, January 21st. The following Friday, January 27th, we held our annual Sapphire Ball, at the Best Western in Moscow. After the last chapter meeting of January, we held a gender based violence programming. To start February off right, we had our Flowergram sisterhood on the 12th, when we ate ice cream and put the flowers and notes together. Then, we delivered our lovely Flowergrams on Valentine’s day. Later that month, February 26th, we had a movie sisterhood at the local movie theater. By the time March came around, it was the middle of spring semester. Everyone was hard at work studying for their midterm exams from March 6th - 10th. Following a rigorous week of exams, we had a very deserved spring break from the 13th - 18th. After returning to Kappa on March 19th refreshed and ready to take on the next half of the semester, we held an all house clean to prepare for the prospective students coming to Moscow. UIdaho Bound was held March 24th and 25th. Then, the week of March 27th - April 2nd we celebrated our amazing and unique Greek community during University of Idaho’s Greek Week. The second and last weekend of UIdaho Bound was held over March 31st and April 1st, when we hosted and gave tours to more prospective students. Our mom'Housings came up to visit as the mom’s weekend was the 21st - 23rd of April. We had our annual silent auction and ate brunch with our mom’s and showed them around Moscow. Senior week was the 24th - 28th of April, when we celebrated our senior members and their legacies. On April 26th, at the 2017 Greek Awards, we were recognized for Outstanding Chapter Collaboration, Community Service, Public Relations and Alumnae Relations. Also, we won the Richard D Gibbs award which is the highest honor any chapter can receive that recognizes scholarship, leadership, community involvement, membership, campus participation, new member education, alumna relations, international relations, and university relations. In addition to chapter awards, we had a 4th year member of Beta Kappa, Emma Daugharty, receive Greek Woman of the Year! With summer approaching, dead week was May 1st - 5th to prepare for finals week on May 8th-12th. After exams, girls said their goodbyes as Kappa closed for the summer on May 12th. Kappa opened at noon on Friday, August 4th so girls could get settled in before work week. Work Week was August 5th - 10th to prepare for formal recruitment on August 11th - 14th. On August 14th, Bid Day, we welcomed home 24 fantastic women as new members of PC '17. On August 16th, we had our all house retreat at U-Pick, where girls picked beautiful bouquets to take home. Later that day, ladies got all dressed up for our sisterhood formal at a local restaurant and brewery, Hunga Dunga. Not only was August 21st the first day of the fall semester, there was also a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event that took place, as we were able to watch an eclipse. To conclude and exciting and eventful month, we took composite pictures on Thursday, August 31st. On Friday, September 8th, Kristin Armstrong, a Beta Kappa Alumna, stopped by our Chapter house for lunch. Then, the following Saturday, we had our first date function, Kappa Krush. The next week we celebrated our academic achievements at the scholarship banquet on Monday, September 18th. Later that week we held a "cop talk" programming when members were welcomed to ask questions about their rights and proper police procedures. On September 22nd, composite picture retakes/make ups were held. At the end of September, we had a cute and fun sisterhood when we potted our own little succulents. On September 28th, the much anticipated Big/Little reveal was held and our families grew with the addition of PC ‘17. The next weekend, our new members went to Camp Sanders for their new member retreat. University of Idaho homecoming football game was October 7th and we were able to celebrate Vandal football with the many Alumnae that came to visit. Friday, October 13th we commemorated our founders with pictures, posters and stories. We set up the dinning room with baloons, signs and a poster containing a picture and biography of each of our founders. Founders day is a great way to remind ourselves of the values that built Kappa. The next week, October 9th – 13th, was midterms week. The following week, the week of October 16th - 21st, we had both Inspiration week and a visit from our Leadership Consultant. We were so excited to initiate 23 new members on Saturday, October 21st. On the 26th, we participated in a Greek wide trick-or-treat for kids in the Moscow community. Then, we welcomed our dad’s to Moscow on the weekend of October 27th - 29th for dad's weekend. This weekend we showed our dad's the chapter house and ate brunch with them in our dinning room. After filling up on eggs and bacon, we headed over to the Kibbie Dome to watch the vandal football team play the Lousisianna-Monroe Warhawks with our fathers. On Friday, November 3rd, we had our “Kappa Con Queso” philanthropy, when we sold nachos to support Reading Is Fundamental. Then, the next day we held our first annual "Kick it with Kappa" kickball tournament philanthropy. A week later on November 11th, we had a formal with Delta Gamma at Stubblefields in Pullman. The next Friday, November 17th, Kappa closed as everyone went home for fall break to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. Then after the break on Sunday, November 26th, we welcomed members back to the Chapter House. ==Highlights of 2019== On January 7, 2019 we welcomed back our members. Then on January 9 our Spring Semester classes began. January 12th was Leadership Day for our outgoing and incoming officers. Then the new officers were installed during Formal Chapter on January 14. We had a ball at our Sapphire Ball on January 25. As January came to a close, Hannah K planned our scholarship banquet on February 11. On February 12 Delaney T. planned our Flowergram Philanthropy to raise money for the Lemhi County Animal Shelter. Kappa National provided a program called "Behind Happy Faces" on February 24. We celebrated Beta Kappa Founders Day on February 26 with cupcakes and taking fun pictures with each other. February came and went and we studied hard the week of March 4 for our midterms. March 5th we had our Skate Date at the Palouse Ice Rink. We had spring break from March 11-15. March 22 and 23 were a busy few days with our UIdaho Bound weekend. March 25 through the 30th we hosted Leadership Consultant, Claire. We had another UIdaho Bound weekend on March 29 and 30. We started off April with our Mom's Weekend Brunch and Basket Auction on the 6th. On April 15th we had a "Sex Pops and Blow Pops" presentation. On April 17th we teamed up with Pi Beta Phi for a Spelling Bee Philanthropy. We had a fun-filled Greek Week, April 22-26. On the 28th we had a fun carnival themed SYRD. Dead week was April 29 through May 3 and we started studying hard for Finals week, which was May 6-10. Kappa closed for the summer on May 11. August 9th was move in day and the first day of work week to prepare for Recruitment. Along with Recruitment starting, we also hosted our Leadership Consultant, Hannah Cho. We welcomed our new members on August 19th with a Blue and Blue Bid Day. Our first day of Fall Semester was August 26. With the Fall Semester in full swing, we had our Kappa Krush Date Dash before a football game on September 7th. September 12th through the 15th was our Kappa Klassic Philanthropy. We raised money for RIF. We had events all week, like Kappa Karaoke, Chips and Cheese with the KKGs, and Kappa Kickball. On September 26th, we had our Big Sister Little Sister reveal. We started October with our Inspiration Week on the 7th. We had our Initiation Ceremony and Banquet on the 12th. Homecoming and Mid-terms fell on the week of the 13th. On October 28th we had a LGBT+ program after our chapter meeting. On November 9th we co-hosted our Anchor and Key Formal with the Delta Gammas at Stubblefields. We had Parent's Weekend the 15th-17th. Kappa closed November 25th-29th for Fall Break. We welcomed our members back on December 1st. December 2nd-December 6th was our December Duo Philanthropy that we teamed up with Fiji for. We will be doing a Gingerbread House competition between chapters along with Pancake and Hot Cocoa sales and a musical light show. December 9th-13th is Dead Week and we are studying hard for finals week. On December 10th we have a Cookie Decorating Sisterhood with our Sister Chapters, Kappa Alpha Theta and Lambda Theta Alpha. Finals Week follows Dead Week December 16th-20th. Kappa will close for Winter Break on December 20th. On campus, ground was broken to start building our ICCU Basketball Arena. At our facility, several rooms were renovated and hardwood floors were put in on the second floor. Our front door was painted blue as well. For Founders Day, our chapter set out posters of each founder and a small biography of each one. There were also blue and blue cupcakes provided. We all celebrated by learning more about the founders. For the Sesquicentennial, we are creating an alumnae outreach spreadsheet in hopes that alumnae''will come to the house and celebrate with us. There are ideas of having a dessert bar and drinks available. We want to be able to have an open house for the alumnae in hopes of getting to know them better.'''' ==Highlights of 2020== In the 2020 calendar year, Beta Kappa stuck together and embraced the difficult and unpredictable times. This year we got to experience the Minnie Stewart Van just weeks before our chapter house and University closed. We also were able to volunteer at the annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival with high school students who came to perform. After spring break, the chapter house closed due to COVID-19 and we moved all chapter council meetings as well as chapter meetings to Zoom. We were able to do virtual sisterhoods that had great turnouts! During the midst of all of the first semester chaos, Beta Kappa received the Richard D. Gibb Chapter Excellence Award. As we got ready for second semester, we hoped that we would be able to participate in in-person recruitment; however the global pandemic pushed us to do everything virtually. We had a virtual work week, doing everything in Zoom and practicing to make sure we were prepared for any Zoom malfunctions. We then did a 4 day long virtual recruitment and were able to recruit 24 amazing women. Shortly after we did a hybrid version of Formal Pledging to accommodate for the ladies who were quarantining due to positive COVID test results. We were able to successfully pull off an all virtual Inspiration Week and an all-in-one virtual Initiation. We concluded our semester still using the Zoom platform in hopes of doing our part to limit the spread of the virus. Beta Kappa chose to support four philanthropies this year:Reading is Fundamental, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, Girls Academy and a local non-profit. We chose Reading is Fundamental because Kappa women are passionate about children's literacy and making a difference in the lives of youth. We recently were able to donate children's books to a non-profit schooling organization out of Nampa, Idaho and got to see first hand how much of a difference that made. We also chose the Kappa Foundation because we know that the money we donate will be distributed to Kappa women. This may be in the form of a scholarship or in the form of a disaster fund. As a chapter, we were fortunate enough to be able to participate in Girls Academy! We are so excited about this opportunity and look forward to when we will be able to safely empower these young women. We chose to participate in this because these women are our future leaders and they should know they are capable of achieving greatness! For our Flowergrams sisterhood, we donated to a local organization. We change this every year and vote as a chapter where we would like to see these funds to. This is really special to us because we can see first hand how our donations can impact an organization so greatly. This year we added a Diversity and Inclusion officer. They help promote different events going on on campus and make sure that Kappa remains a safe space for everyone. Our philanthropy chair also did an incredible job at incorporating multicultural fraternity and sorority philanthropies into our goals and objectives of the semester. We want to make sure we support our fellow UI students that are in chapters unaffiliated with Greek Life. Unfortunately, we had a difficult time celebrating the Fraternity's Sesquicentennial due to the Coronavirus outbreak. However, we did have an EME trainer in Fall 2020 who spoke to us about the history and ritual of the Fraternity. We also got to experience the Minnie Stewart van. For Beta Kappa' s 104th anniversary we were able to break out some of the archives and embrace the history of the women that walked as proud members before us. ==Highlights of 2021==
After a long winter break, caused by COVID-19 precautions at the University of Idaho, members moved back into the chapter house Jan. 10, 2021. The move-in process provided members an opportunity to decorate their new rooms and learn where their classes would be held. Spring classes started Jan. 13, with several professors continuing to offer HyFlex classes, continuing social distancing when required. Students at UI continued to be screened for COVID-19 at the Student Recreation Center. Although rates began to lower on campus and less members were needing to be quarantined. The arrival of members in January was short lived, as many of them chose to have snowy adventures for the three day weekend granted by Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 18, 2021. The first month of the year concluded with a presentation on the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, a part of the fleur-de-lis of our philanthropy.
February flew by with the Flower gram’s sisterhood on Feb. 11, kicking off the first big event of the month. The sisterhood had Kappa’s writing messages and attached them to flowers for secret admirers. Members distributed purchased grams to sororities, fraternities and multicultural Greek organizations across campus. Leftovers were sold at the Teaching and Learning Center on campus. The money raised from Flower grams was donated to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. An additional three day weekend on Feb. 15 for President’s day, gave everyone an opportunity to recharge after a busy week of philanthropy and school. Feb. 22, seniors received a programming that was set-up by the education committee. Beta Kappa Founders Day was celebrated later that week on Feb. 26, with a display of scrapbooks from the Beta Kappa archives, along with blue and blue cupcakes. The newsletter was published the following day, Feb. 27. The newsletter commemorated the past year of accomplishments for the chapter and showcased the fall pledge class. By the end of February, Beta Kappa pledged a spring snap for the first time in several decades.
As May began, the excitement of graduation for the seniors and stress of finals for active members ensued. The last chapter council of the year was held May 2. Dead week was May 2-7 followed by finals concluding the school year May 10-14. Senior members marked the end of their undergraduate career May 15 as they celebrated their spring commencement. It was the first UI graduation that was in-person in over a year. Graduates wore masks and were socially distanced during the commencement.
Accomplishments for the Beta Kappa chapter in the spring semester was receiving the Richard D. Gibb award for chapter excellence on UI’s campus and being first in grades among all Greek chapters at UI. The chapter showed its resilience after a difficult year, posed by COVID-19.
August quickly approached as the summer had flown by compared to the summer 2020, when students were sent home from March to August. Members moved into the chapter house Aug. 8, kicking off work week. Members adjusted to in-person recruitment practices after the previous fall recruitment was exclusively online. During Work Week, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion chair gave a presentation on inclusive conversation and how to be respectful of all potential new members going through the recruitment process. The DEI chair position was formerly an appointed position to the chapter, but became an official Chapter Council position over the summer. The advisory board chairman was present for the entirety of work week and recruitment. The first day of recruitment was Conversation day, Aug. 13. Members and PNM’s wore masks throughout the whole week. The second day, usually Philanthropy Day, was changed to Community Day. Members represented their Vandal gear to show their spirit toward the school. The following day, Sisterhood day, members enjoyed longer conversations with the PNM’s and discussed the finances and GPA goals of the house. The last day of recruitment, Preference night, was a special evening for all of the members, especially the seniors. As they sang Dream a While for the last time in the recruitment process, PNM’s recognized how special the sisterhood is for its members. Aug. 17 was Bid Day! The Beta Kappa chapter ran home to 805 Elm with 21 new members. The theme, Kappa is Good, was inspired by Life is Good. The lawn was filled with tents, hammocks and water guns to further the outdoor theme.
After a weekend of bonding and getting to know the new members, the first day of classes quickly approached on Aug. 23. The first chapter of the year was the same day. It was the first chapter in over a year that was hosted in-person. Members gathered together in the formal room to hear announcements for the beginning of the year. Later in the evening, new members were formally pledged and presented with the Sigma within the Delta badge to wear during their new member process.
Sept. 26- Oct. 2 was the annual Kappa Klassic. The week consisted of a banner competition, selling nachos and a dodgeball tournament to raise money for Kappa HQ’s new philanthropy, Mental Health Awareness. The philanthropy was successful and raised over $2,000 for the cause. October was only the beginning of what was the busiest month of the year. Oct. 4-9 was UI homecoming with events such as window painting, most vandalized fans, canned food distribution and house decorating. Many Kappa alumnae came to Moscow for the highly-anticipated fall weekend. PC '16, who had their senior year cut short due to COVID-19 lockdowns, were able to gather Saturday, Oct. 9, to receive closure on their Kappa days with special senior traditions.
The Kappa spirit continued the following with Fall Inspiration Week, Oct. 11-16. Each day members celebrated the sisterhood through traditions and ritual. Oct. 16, initiation day was a joy-filled occasion with new members becoming active members. Beta Kappa traditions were honored after the brunch. PC’20 was also able to honor the memory of their late pledge sister, Kate Roe.
November hosted elections for the chapter. Nov. 29, the new CC was formed after the six week election process. The same night the chapter history report was voted on by the chapter and approved.
Dec. 6-10 will be UI dead week followed by finals Dec. 13-17. After finals winter break will begin with members returning to their families before the new year.
==Highlights of 2022==
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