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Eta Nu started off the year in January with the initiation of the Lambda class. I-week was filled with fun bonding time as we reunited with our sisters who returned from studying abroad, played mini golf at a sisterhood event, and spent time with our Kappa families. Chapter elections were held right after initiation, and the previous and incoming chapter councils worked together on transitions. The chapter composite photos were taken in our house’s backyard in front of our beautiful wall of red flowers.
March brought the end of winter quarter, so our sisters spent a lot of time cramming in the library. The AE committee provided moral support through events like Pie for Pi and study snacks in the library. Sapphire ball closed out the quarter, giving all of our sisters a chance to spend time together and have fun before finals.
We returned from spring break in April, ready to finish out the schoolyearschool year. The month was pretty calm, as our sisters adjusted to their new class schedules.
May was a packed month for us as school started to come to a close. Our social calendar was packed as we had our final semi-formal of the year and our wedding to the brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon. Our sisters also began practicing for recruitment and got ready to say goodbye to our seniors. We ended the month by attending the Panhellenic Greek Awards, where Eta Nu won the Best Overall Chapter award.
December was devoted to finals and getting ready for the holidays. Eta Nu earned the top GPA amongst sororities for the second quarter in a row, and 20 of our sisters earned a 4.0. Our sisters finished up the quarter and left campus for winter break. We spent a month celebrating the holidays and preparing for the initiation of our newest pledge class.
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'''Note ==Highlights of 2021== Eta Nu began the year of 2021 with the virtual Initiation of the Xi class. Due to the COVID-19pandemic, the chapter continued to meet virtually for council, chapter, and all othermeetings. Nonetheless,I-week was an exciting time for the New Members to get to knoweach other and to spend time with their Kappa families, although it was through a computerscreen. Chapter Registrar:'''elections took place after Initiation. Outgoing and incoming council officersPlease refer worked together through transitions to your prepare incoming officers for the year to come.In February, we excitedly installed our new chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes officers. We also had our firstphilanthropy event, Kappa Krush, in which we sold roses to the student body to be deliveredto a person of their choice. We delivered them all on Valentine’s Day to support a cause of ourchoice. We also finalized our spring quarter budget, gave out goodie bags to our members,and our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion chair and back issues Education chair gave an informativepresentation about Black History Month. We closed out the month with our annual NewInitiate Presents, where bigs were able to read sentimental letters to their newly-initiatedlittles.March marked the end of the winter quarter, so many of our sisters spent long hoursstudying for finals. The Key studying paid off, however, as we had 42 members achieve 4.0 GPA’sthis quarter, more than we have ever had! We also had 2 merit scholar recipients. Dr. Seussday kicked off this month. Several members helped to fill make recorded versions of Dr. Seussbooks to be shared with children in any gaps the area. Our last four New Members who were not ableto attend Initiation in January attended another chapter’s Initiation, marking thecompletion of the initiation of the Xi class!After returning from spring break, we kicked off the above historical highlightsmonth of April by taking photos for ourannual chapter composite. Wellness Week followed, which was a week filled withpresentations and mental health and wellness resources. We also started a Book Clubsurrounding the topic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We ended the month with anenergetic Cyclebar class that was open to the entire chapter! The month of May was filled with many fun events that brought our chapter together. If your Themonth began with a chapter archives are not complete-wide ice cream social event at our chapter house. Our secondphilanthropy event, please research your university libraryKrispy Kreme with KKG followed soon thereafter, campus newspaper which benefited Freeto Thrive. We also held a sisterhood event with a food truck at the Kappa house.It was muchneeded to enjoy some great food and get together with sisters after midterms. Lastly, ayearbook archives signing for our graduating seniors was held in the backyard of the Kappa house.June was a quieter month for newsworthy information about your our chapter as our members hit the books to study for their lastfinals week of the academic year. Luckily, the chapter was then free to have a relaxingsummer break!July and August were filled with sisters visiting their families back home, working, andholding internships. As September drew near, excitement built as our members were eagerto get back to school to reunite.Our chapter came back together in late September, and began straight away withrecruitment practice. Our Marshal also held a comprehensive Ritual Review to reintroducethe chapter to in-person formal chapterproceedings. Please double check your work We ended the month with our annualKappa Gala date event in the Kappa house backyard.It was very refreshing for accuracyour chapter toget back to regularly scheduled social events.October began with long-awaited in-person recruitment. Our chapter spent the first week ofOctober practicing songs and recruitment protocols leading up to the action-packedweekend. We welcomed 46 New Members to join Eta Nu chapter. The Courage to CommitSummit gave our chapter a place to openly discuss the importance of diversity, equity, andinclusion. Contact Following recruitment, our chapter Advisory or House Board enjoyed a Frankie’s Bikinis sale in the Kappabackyard, benefiting the JED Foundation. We also held COB recruitment this month, whichwelcomed 6 New Members to our chapter, bringing the total New Member count to 52.Lastly, we held our next philanthropy event this month, Kappa Chi, in which we partneredwith the fraternity of Sigma Chi in a carnival style event to raise money for the JEDFoundation.Our fall semi-formal took place in November, which gave our membersa fun place tosocialize after a long year and a half of quarantine. Our Xi class began Owl Pal dates with theNew Members in order to form friendships and potentially find a little sister to add to theirfamilies. Big Little Reveal soon followed, local Alumnae Association in which each New Member was warmly welcomedinto a Kappa family with decorative baskets and goodies. Thanksgiving break allowed for restand decompression after a difficult quarter at Santa Clara.December brought a month-long holiday break for our membersto relax and regroup for thenew quarter and the initiation of our new pledge class. Eta Nu Chapter supports Free to Thrive, or your Province Director an organization that “empowers survivors of Chapters humantrafficking to be free from exploitation and to thrive by providing them with holistic andtrauma-informed, legal and support services in collaboration with our service partners, andby increasing access to justice for all survivors.” Our chapter chose to support Free to Thrive tohelp improve survivors’ access to legal help and justice. Throughout every philanthropy event, our chapter supported each cause by publicizing andraising awareness about the fundraiser and cause. Members also helped to plan philanthropyevents.In total, we raised over $7,000 for assistance5 different organizations. Your efforts will ensure A major way our DEI officer emphasized diversity, equity, and inclusion was through theformation of a complete Kappa Book Club, which focused on literature predominantly surroundingthese issues. Additionally, early in the year, our DEI officer and accurate history Education officer made apresentation about Black History Month for the entire chapter. Lastly, our Courage toCommit summit was presented by a guest speaker who provided a space for open discussionabout diversity, equity, and inclusion. Until this new academic year, almost all of your our chapter for future generations meetings and events were heldvirtually. Towards the end of the last academic school year, we had a few socially distant andoutdoor social events, adhering to guidelines provided. Luckily,recruitment was able tohappen in person with everyone wearing masks, which went well as everyone was vaccinated.Unfortunately, due to unprecedented circumstances on our university’s campus lately, we areopting to have Initiation online due to the stress everyone is under because of extenuatingcircumstances. Although we did need to enjoy!do most of this year through a computer screen, weremained thorough in our planned schedule and made sure our New Members felt welcomedas well.