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== Highlights of 2017 ==
Kappa kicked off the spring semester and COB by Tabling in the brickyard! At this tabling event we sold donuts for one dollar each, with all proceeds supporting RIF. Sisters walked around campus spreading awareness of philanthropic causes and to help spread the Kappa name to potential new members. The event was a great way to meet our potential new members as well as inform the campus of the philanthropy that we support as an organization.
On January 16, 2017, Eta Chi held a potential new member interest event at Build a Bear Workshop in Crabtree Valley mall. Each new member made and decorated a bear to send to a local children's hospital. This was a fun way to both meet our potential new members as well as help out others in our community and it allowed our potential new members to be a part of our efforts to give back.
On January 19, 2017 Eta Chi hosted a potential new member interest dinner at the Kappa House. Spaghetti was served, as a myriad of new members came to enjoy the house and the company of prospective sisters. We were able to show our potential new members our beautiful house as well as interact with them in a comfortable and laid back setting.
In late January Potential New Members met with initiated members for a night of board and card games and snacks, allowing for all girls to mingle and get to know each other better in a fun environment. By attending this event we were able to meet even more potential new members and have fun conversations with them over friendly competition.
On January 24, 2017, the Kappa's went on two-on-one dates with potential new members. Each new member was paired with two sisters who took her on a "date" to a coffee shop, ice cream parlor, etc, to get her excited to join Kappa. These two-on-one dates allowed our sisters to get to know our potential new members on a more personal level. They were able to connect in a stronger way than some of the other events allowed.
Sisters participated in a craft night together on February 1st, 2017. Sisters could either paint bricks as door stops or canvases for their rooms. Sisters enjoyed each other’s company, music, and snacks while painting in the kitchen of the house. It was a great way for sisters to talk, hang out, and get creative.
Potential New Members were given a bid to be a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma on February 4, 2017, and were invited to the Kappa house for a super bowl themed bid day. Each new member was accompanied by a founding family to make this bid day the best day. There was food, dancing, games, and lots of photos taken. This day was a great and fun way for us to welcome our new members into Kappa Kappa Gamma.
On February 10th, sisters and their dates joined together for a fun filled night at Defy Gravity. This was our first date function, titled “Kappa Krush”, where we enjoyed an evening jumping around a trampoline park and competing against each other in various games and obstacle courses at the venue. It was a great night for sisters and friends to engage in some friendly competition and have a lot of fun together!
During the weekend of February 17 and 18, 2017, a new member retreat and movie night was held for our new members. A movie was shown and snacks were provided as our new members partook in fellowship and fun sisterhood memories. This event allowed our new members to bond with each other and begin to learn what sisterhood is all about.
Kappa kicked off the spring semester and COB by Tabling in the brickyard! At this tabling event we sold donuts for one dollar each, with all proceeds supporting RIF. Sisters walked around campus spreading awareness of philanthropic causes and to help spread the Kappa name to potential new members. The event was a great way to meet our potential new members as well as inform the campus of the philanthropy that we support as an organization.
On January 16, 2017, Eta Chi held a potential new member interest event at Build a Bear Workshop in Crabtree Valley mall. Each new member made and decorated a bear to send to a local children's hospital. This was a fun way to both meet our potential new members as well as help out others in our community and it allowed our potential new members to be a part of our efforts to give back.
On January 19, 2017 Eta Chi hosted a potential new member interest dinner at the Kappa House. Spaghetti was served, as a myriad of new members came to enjoy the house and the company of prospective sisters. We were able to show our potential new members our beautiful house as well as interact with them in a comfortable and laid back setting.
In late January Potential New Members met with initiated members for a night of board and card games and snacks, allowing for all girls to mingle and get to know each other better in a fun environment. By attending this event we were able to meet even more potential new members and have fun conversations with them over friendly competition.
On January 24, 2017, the Kappa's went on two-on-one dates with potential new members. Each new member was paired with two sisters who took her on a "date" to a coffee shop, ice cream parlor, etc, to get her excited to join Kappa. These two-on-one dates allowed our sisters to get to know our potential new members on a more personal level. They were able to connect in a stronger way than some of the other events allowed.
Sisters participated in a craft night together on February 1st, 2017. Sisters could either paint bricks as door stops or canvases for their rooms. Sisters enjoyed each other’s company, music, and snacks while painting in the kitchen of the house. It was a great way for sisters to talk, hang out, and get creative.
Potential New Members were given a bid to be a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma on February 4, 2017, and were invited to the Kappa house for a super bowl themed bid day. Each new member was accompanied by a founding family to make this bid day the best day. There was food, dancing, games, and lots of photos taken. This day was a great and fun way for us to welcome our new members into Kappa Kappa Gamma.
On February 10th, sisters and their dates joined together for a fun filled night at Defy Gravity. This was our first date function, titled “Kappa Krush”, where we enjoyed an evening jumping around a trampoline park and competing against each other in various games and obstacle courses at the venue. It was a great night for sisters and friends to engage in some friendly competition and have a lot of fun together!
During the weekend of February 17 and 18, 2017, a new member retreat and movie night was held for our new members. A movie was shown and snacks were provided as our new members partook in fellowship and fun sisterhood memories. This event allowed our new members to bond with each other and begin to learn what sisterhood is all about.
On February 19th, we held our first ever composite photoshoot! Sisters styled themselves beautifully as they each took photos for Eta Chi’s first composite. The composite now hangs on our wall in the parlor for all sisters and guests to see when they enter our home.
A new tradition started to celebrate members obtaining GPAs of 3.75 and above at least one semester the previous year. This tradition is the Academic Excellence Tea held during Kappa's Academic Excellence Month. At the event on February 26, 2017 a Kappa alumni, Eileen Taylor, spoke to the attendees about how her educational experiences shaped her life. During the ceremony members who achieved a 4.0 GPA received a pearl dangle to attach to their key. Lunch and tea was served courtesy of our chef. Each attendee was able to take home their own Kappa mug. The event is meant to reward members for all the hard work they put into their classes. The tea will become an annual event encouraging members to do well in their academics endeavors in order to be invited to this lovely event!
On February 26th, Eta Chi held its first Big/Little Reveal! Our spring class of nine girls were given a pair of colorfully designed socks; their big sisters wore a matching pair to each little sister. Big sisters stood behind a bed linen used as a makeshift divider, while the little sisters found their matching sock pair; they aligned themselves along the other side of the linen, across from their matches. Once all the sisters were matched to their Big’s, the sheet dropped and revealed their Big/Little pairs! It was a great event all around and even sweeter sight to see our newly initiated members embracing their new Big sisters!
The Spring class of 2017 was initiated on March 25th by the Charter class of Fall 2016. On the 24th, the initiates took a part in the Fireside ceremony after dinner that was held for them by the chapter. They then spent the night in the house and learned more about Kappa Kappa Gamma, watched movies, spent time together, and were able to continue growing closer to each other as a pledge class. Our beautiful initiation ceremony was held early the next morning and these new members officially became our sisters!
Kappa Kappa Gamma’s sister sorority Alpha Omega Epsilon (AOE) held a fundraiser fashion show on April 21st, 2017. The fashion show’s aim was to promote acceptable business dress in different scenarios. Many sisters of Kappa attending the event and some even participated in the show. Raffle tickets were sold to raise money for AOE’s philanthropy. This was a fantastic way for our chapter to engage and talk with sisters from other sororities around our campus.
Sisters enjoyed their first Formal on April 22nd, 2017. Before the event sisters and their dates/friends met at the Kappa house to take lots of beautiful and fun pictures with each other. Out sisters and date/friends were then taken to the venue from the house. The event was held at the Raleigh Country Club where sisters and their dates danced, ate great food, and spent time together. The lovely decorations featured table pieces, a balloon arch, and the painted Kappa Kappa Gamma letters. Our very first formal was a smashing success and fun was had by all who attended.
On April 28th, 2017, the last day of classes for the semester, a sisterhood event was held for sisters as a way to celebrate a job well done throughout the year. The event was an 80’s themed skate night. Sisters received a free Kappa tank top for attending the event and enjoyed skating with one another, playing games, and celebrating the last day of classes. This skating event was a fun way for sisters to hang out after completing another year here at NC State.
Members met at Talley on this day to hand out free coffee and snacks to students as a way to relax and prepare for the finals within the week. It was a great experience for sisters to interact with other students and even faculty in the NC State community. We were able to put a smile on a lot of people’s faces by doing this small gesture. It was a fun way to give to our NC State peers wishing them luck on their upcoming finals.
The Eta Chi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma kicked off its Fall 2017 semester with spirit week in preparation for the upcoming formal recruitment process. During spirit week we prepared for recruitment by practicing songs and chants as well as preparing and decorating the house for our wonderful potential new members. Throughout this week we also did a number of sisterhood bonding activities and games to get everyone excited to recruit our new sisters.
The first week of September 2017 we participated in our first formal recruitment as a chapter. This was a rewarding and exciting time for our sisters as we were able to talk with and meet our potential new members through each round of the recruitment process. We gained wonderful new members through this process and offered them a bid on September 9th and invited them back to the Kappa house for a Beatles themed bid day. This bid day was great fun for everyone and it was filled with dancing, eating, and great conversation between sisters and new members. This bid day was a fantastic way to end our first formal recruitment.
On September 22, 2017 we went on our sisterhood retreat for the Fall semester. This was the first sisterhood event that our new members attended. For this event we went to the triangle rock club of Raleigh for a fun night of rock climbing. We were able to free climb and play climbing games as friendly competition among sisters. This event was an overnight event filled with lots of laughs and sisterhood bonding with our new members.
On October 9, 2017 we had our big/little reveal for our Fall 2017 pledge class. At this event each other the bigs made a cute poster for their littles and were placed into a room in the Kappa house. They were instructed to play a certain song and their little had to go find them by listening to the song. This day was extremely sweet as bigs and littles were united. Many photos were taken and many smiles were shared.
On the weekend of October 20 and 21 our Fall 2017 new member class was initiated into Eta Chi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Our fireside service was held on the 20th in the parlor of our house. The next morning we initiated these new members and they officially became our sisters. The ceremonies were touching and emotional for all who partook in this beautiful initiation process.
During the first week of finals to end a great semester Kappa hosted its second annual sisterhood holiday party. This party was a great time for everyone to hang out and relax during the hectic finals time. There was great food, hot chocolate, and even a gingerbread house decorating contest. This event was a great way for sisters to spend some time together before the holidays.
Our chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma seems to be a great addition to our NC State community and campus. Our chapter is always excited and willing to participate in the activities that the university has. We want to make a positive difference on our campus and so far it seems that we have been able to in a few small but meaningful ways.
On March 29th, Eta Chi hosted their first major spring philanthropy event—the 1st Annual Kappa Kappa Gamma Low Kountry Boil! With over 300 guests in attendance, the night was filled with fun games, great conversation, and a yummy low country boil feast—potatoes, corn on the cob, shrimp, and crawfish—topped off with a delicious banana pudding for dessert! Corn hole boards were set up in the backyard and Eliza Bleu philanthropy boutique was set up in the parlor; the boutique generously donated 20% of proceeds made that evening to RIF. Overall the event raised over $2,500, with all proceeds benefiting Reading is Fundamental. It was a GREAT evening shared with family, friends, and sisters and we look forward to hosting it again next spring!
Members of Eta Chi met at Talley on this day for the 20th annual Service Raleigh project. This service project allowed sisters to make a difference on our campus by doing a campus wide clean up. Sisters were sent to various places around campus and helped to beautify our school. This was a great way for our sisters to give back to the NC State community which we love and respect so much.
We held our Fall 2017 carnival themed philanthropy event on October 26, 2017. During this event we had carnival games, hotdogs, cotton candy, popcorn, and even raffle prizes. This was a fun event for both family and friends of sisters to attend. All the proceeds from this event went to our philanthropy Reading is Fundamental. We raised $1,000 for RIF during this enjoyable Kappa Karnival event.
On November 16 2017, we had our first ever reading is key event. We worked with the families of the Salvation Army and read the children a few books. Not only did we have the chance to share some of our favorite books with them, but we were able to do a few crafts as well. While it was a little hectic we all had a great time, and at the end of the night all of the children got to take a book home with them. This event allowed us to give back to our local community as well as continue to support our on philanthropy RIF by stressing the importance of reading to these children.
We chose to donate our time and money to Reading is Fundamental because this is Kappa Kappa Gamma’s national philanthropy. Our chapter is passionate about helping contribute to our philanthropy in any way possible. Our Low Kountry Boil as well as Kappa Karnival events were extremely successful in raising money and books in support of RIF.
We chose to donate our time to the Service Raleigh event because we care deeply about our NC State community and campus. This event was a way that Kappa was able to give back to NC State for all that they have done to help us during our first year as a chapter by allowing us to help beautify our campus.
We chose to donate our time to Salvation Army as a way to give back to our community as well support our national philanthropy of RIF. This event gave us the opportunity to interact with children and teach them the importance that books and reading have.