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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Zeta Kappa
|GreekSymbol= ZK
|Image= [[File:Zeta_Kappa.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1983|04|30}}
|College= [http://www.bgsu.edu/ Bowling Green State University]
|Location= Bowling Green, OH
|Homepage= [http://www.bgsukappas.com/ Zeta Kappa Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Zeta_Kappa Media related to Zeta Kappa Chapter]}}
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'''Bowling Green University was established in 1910, Bowling Green, Ohio'''

'''Founded April 30, 1983'''

'''1057 initiates (as of June 2018)'''

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'''Charter Members''': RoseMarie Ackerman, Sandra Amos, Melissa Aschenbach, Pamela Baran, Patricia Barracato, Jennifer Bergan, Linda Birkenberger, Jennifer Booth, Siobhan Campbell, Jill Castanien, Kirstin Coulter, Jane Crow, Beth Crutcher, Anne Dabbelt, Connie DelVecchio, Susan Dufek, Kimberly Esgro, Aimee Felder, Sharon Graven, Susan Hatheway, Julie Harris, Kelley Hecky, Ann Hof, Judy Homa, Sandra Ireland, Nancy Jimenez, Karen Kettering, Diane Kragt, Roberta Lee, Cynthia Leopold, Sarah Leupp, Elizabeth Macy, Mary Madormo, Linda Martens, Maria Mauric, Sue McHugh, Arleen Meier, Marianne Miele, Kimberly Moore, Heidi Moorma, Judith Myers, Marlene Norris, Linda Olenick, Claudia Onopiak, Janet Pavasko, Lydia Perez, Holly Preston, Susan Rahrig, Lisa Ramler, Debbie Rees, Elizabeth Rolfe, Tammy Salem, Elizabeth Santner, Christine Schetter, Christi Skinner, Karen Sukert, Judith Teach, Deborah Yonders

'''Fraternity Council Officers''':

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients''':

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients''':

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==The Early Years - 1980s==

Zeta Kappa was founded on April 30, 1983 with 58 charter members. Pamela Anthrop, ΓΔ – Purdue and Josette Baxter, EH – Auburn served as Chapter Consultants in the early years.

In 1987, Zeta Kappa received several awards recognizing high GPAs for pledges as well as the whole chapter. They also learned that recent graduate Beth Perry was named chapter consultant for Epsilon Zeta chapter at Florida State University. This was quite an honor for such a young chapter. A record number of women went through rush this year, and it proved to be very successful for Zeta Kappa as well. Bowling Green announced plans to add another sorority.

In 1989, Zeta Kappa hosted their first Province Meeting with the Toledo Alumnae Association and welcomed alumnae and active members of Gamma Province as well as Traveling Consultants and Panhellenic delegates. Their members continued to be active on campus and involved in many organizations besides Kappa. They were honored to receive the Dean’s Scholarship Trophy for highest chapter GPA at the Spring Scholarship Desserts. They welcomed forty-two pledges in the fall who held a very successful fundraiser for the Kidney Foundation.

==Highlights of the 1990’s==

The 1990’s saw several more years of exceptional academics at Zeta Kappa, and they were proud to be recognized by the university. Several members participated in the Miss BGSU Pageant and Homecoming Court. They remained active on campus and contributed hundreds of hours of community service. The Greek Olympiad was their big annual event that raised hundreds of dollars each year for the Bowling Green Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center.

The Bowling Green Panhellenic community saw a steady decline in rush numbers through the 90’s. Zeta Kappa also noted an overall decline in scholastic achievement and accumulative GPA’s. Despite these struggles, the chapter was recognized for excellent chapter standards at Bowling Green as well as the Kappa convention. By 1996, rush numbers began to increase again after several years of decreases.

==Highlights of the 2000’s==

Zeta Kappa continued their strong focus on philanthropy in the 2000’s and started new events like Kappa Classic Golf Philanthropy, Kappa 5K, and Kappacinos. In addition to supporting their local organization, Kappa Kidney Camp, they also held fundraisers and book drives for Kappa’s national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental.

In 2004, Ohio Governor Bob Taft recognized the chapter for helping to improve the reading skills of Ohio's youngest students through dedication and service to Ohio Reads, an organization that promotes literacy among youth. They also organized a Cancer Awareness Spaghetti Dinner in support of sister Kate Doney who was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2008.

In the 2010’s, the Greek community finally began to experience growth once again. The university started the Greek Housing Project to build townhouse-style complexes for all fraternities and sororities. Zeta Kappa was moved to a temporary dorm in fall 2014 and shared the space with Alpha Xi Delta and Pi Beta Phi until their new home was ready in 2016.

==Highlights of 2011==

The year 2011 was a very successful year for the Zeta Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We started the year out with a great turn out at our spring recruitment. We initiated three new girls who have helped make our chapter stronger through their dedication, involvement, and willingness to take leadership roles, and really step up to make our chapter even better.

In the spring we participated in the annual Dance Marathon fundraiser. Seventeen of our member were dancers, eight were moralers, and seven were bikers who helped raise money for the Children's Miracle Network. In March, we held our annual parent's weekend, which allowed all of our members' parents and closest loved ones to come and see what our chapter is all about. It is a great way for us to let our families see what our chapter is all about by displaying a slide show of our year's achievements and events.

During that weekend we also announced awards our chapter and members have received throughout the academic year. During 2011, our chapter sponsored two philanthropies. In the spring we held Fleur-de-lis Frisbee, where we raised 100 dollars for Kappa Kidney Camp. In February we did a fundraiser called Kappachinos where we raised 120 dollars, that also went to Kappa Kidney Camp. We stood on campus selling hot chocolate, coffee, and cookies. In the fall, during Panhellenic formal recruitment, we were able to recruit 15 young women who have proven to be a great addition to our chapter. Our chapter was very proud to have 20 members on Dean's list and a 3.2013 GPA in the spring and 24 on Dean's list in the fall with a 3.14 GPA. In total, our chapter completed 1,522 service hours. The Zeta Kappa Chapter has achieved a great amount of success in the year 2011, and will strive to continue the excellence in all the years to come.

'''Campus:''' Bowling Green State University is a flat campus with a lot of character. We recently added two new resident halls to campus, as well as the Stroh Center, which is a new basketball arena and the Wolfe Center, which is a fine arts building. Along with two new dining halls. Campus keeps growing each year. The campus itself is relatively small with a student body close to twenty thousand students. Bowling Green State University has a very friendly atmosphere, with a strong Greek community.

'''Chapter:''' The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with emphasis on sisterhood. We try to build sisterhood with other chapters on campus. For example, we have invited chapters over to watch movies, play games, and eat dinner with us. Our chapter house is another aspect we take pride in. The house looks like a rectangular dormitory; however it is so much more than that. It is a place for our sisters to come and feel like they are at home. We have a family room, a formal room, a computer lab, a study, and a kitchen. All of these rooms contribute to the overall feeling of a real home away from home. Our house, values, and members all contribute to who we are as a chapter and how strong our chapter has become.

One of our biggest challenges we faced in the beginning of the fall semester was respect for one another. We all worked very hard to get back on the right track and gain respect back for ourselves, each other, and Kappa as a whole. Another challenge we faced in the previous year was raising money for our philanthropies. We didn't donate as much as we had in past years and not as many members actually attended Kappa Kidney Camp. We improved this greatly by having Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese this fall, the money raised will be given to Kappa Kidney Camp for this coming summer. Also, we didn't donate any money to our second philanthropy Reading is Fundamental (RIF). We are in the process of formulating a plan to become more involved with RIF. Our cumulative GPA for the year 2011 was 3.12, we strive for 3.14. We plan to keep raising our GPA each year through hard work and dedication.

==Highlights of 2012==

The year 2012 was a very successful year for the Zeta Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. In the spring we participated in the annual Dance Marathon fundraiser. Four of our members were dancers, six were moralers, seven were bikers, and two were on the core committee for the event, which helped raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

In February, we held our annual parent’s weekend, which allowed all of our members’ loved ones to come and see what our chapter is all about. During that weekend we also announced awards our chapter and members have received through out the academic year. During 2012, our chapter sponsored four philanthropies. In the spring we held a special philanthropy for one of our sisters who was seriously injured in a car accident over winter break. Through Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese, where we stood in downtown Bowling Green and sold grilled cheese, tomato soup, and Kool-Aid, we raised 1,100 dollars for our sister and her family to help ease the pain of the medical bills that they were receiving.

We also held another Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese in the spring and raised 1200 dollars for Kappa Kidney Kamp. In the fall, we held a fundraiser called Kappuccino’s, where we stood on campus and sold coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies, in which we raised 375 dollars and we held another Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese where we raised 1000 dollars, both for Kappa Kidney Kamp.

In the fall, during Panhellenic formal recruitment, we were able to recruit 25 young women who have proven to be a great addition to our chapter. Our chapter was very proud to have 13 members on dean’s list and an overall GPA of 3.18 in the spring. In the fall our chapter had 13 members on dean’s list and an overall GPA of 3.15. In total, our chapter completed 2100 service hours. The Zeta Kappa Chapter has achieved a great amount of success in the year 2012, and will strive to continue the excellence in all the years to come.

Bowling Green State University is a flat campus with a lot of character. The campus itself is relatively small, with a student body close to twenty thousand students. The university has recently announced that it will begin construction on a new greek housing community in the summer of 2014. This will be a huge, but welcomed, change for our chapter and other chapters on campus. Right now, the university is planning on making all of the greek houses the same, as they are not at this time. We believe that this will help with making recruitment fairer and build the greek community as a whole.

The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with emphasis on sisterhood. We try to build sisterhood with other chapters on campus. For example, we have invited chapters over to watch movies, play games, and eat dinner with us. Our chapter house is another aspect that we take pride in. The house looks like a rectangular dormitory; however it is so much more than that. It is a place for our sisters to come and feel like they are at home. We have a family room, a formal room, a computer lab, a study, and a kitchen. All of these rooms contribute to the overall feeling of a real home away from home. Our house, values, and members all contribute to who we are as a chapter and how strong the chapter has become.

==Highlights of 2013==

The year of 2013 was very successful for the Zeta Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma!

'''Philanthropy Events'''
From a philanthropic perspective, we participated in the annual spring Dance Marathon fundraiser. Dance Marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in the state of Ohio. We had four members who were dancers and stayed on their feet for the entire 32 hours! We also had 19 bikers who biked 180 miles from Cincinnati to Bowling Green to helped raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

Zeta Kappa Kappa sponsored four different philanthropies to benefit Reading is Fundamental and Kappa Kidney Camp. First in the spring we held Kappacinos, where we stood on campus and sold hot chocolate, coffee, and cookies during President’s Day. In total, we raised around 175 dollars. Later in the semester, we held Kappa Klassic, a golf scramble held at Bowling Green’s golf course and sponsored by Kick Wedge, to raise money and awareness for Reading is Fundamental. We had about 50 participants and raised close to $1,300 for Reading is Fundamental. During the fall, we hosted a fundraiser called Kool of with Kappa, where we stood on campus and sold popsicles on a hot day and raised 168 dollars. Also, we held our annual Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese in downtown Bowling Green where we sold grilled cheese, tomato soup, and Kappa Kool-Aid and were able to raise $1,200 dollars. The money we raised for both of our philanthropies fall semester benefited Kappa Kidney Kamp. In total, our chapter also completed 774 service hours.

'''Honors and Awards'''

To our surprise, we secretly had a two sisters who represented BGSU in spirit during 2013. Kimmy Zacarro was a member of the Sic Sic spirit team and Lauren Phillips was Frieda the Falcon. They were revealed at separate sporting events during February and are both past presidents of Zeta Kappa. We are very proud of them!
In February we held our annual parent’s weekend at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green. This event allows our loved ones to come and see what our chapter is all about. During this weekend we enjoy dinner with our families, share a slideshow of events that we have done throughout the year and award members for sisterhood and academic excellence. This is a great time for us as members of Kappa Kappa Gamma to show our parents all the great things we are accomplishing as a chapter.

'''Recruitment and Academic Excellence'''
During fall formal recruitment, we were able to recruit and initiate 22 women who have proven to be great addition to our chapter. Our chapter is very proud to have 18 women on the dean’s list in the spring and an overall GPA of 3.26. In the fall our chapter had 20 women on the dean’s list and an overall GPA of 3.26. It was a very exciting year for chapter academically. The Zeta kappa chapter has achieved a tremendous amount of success in the year of 2013, and will strive to continue excellence in all years to come.

Renovations on campus at BGSU – including a New Greek Village!
Bowling Green State University is constantly looking for new ways to update and improve the campus. As a whole, they are renovating many buildings to make it feel more homely for its students. With a student body of about twenty thousand students, the university has taken big steps within the past year to improve the campus. They started renovation in the summer of 2013 on the student recreation center and it is expected to take about a year to complete; a new recreation center is very exciting. Lastly, there are also renovations coming to Bowen-Thompson Student Union starting in May 2014. Renovations include new food concepts in Falcons Nest, renovation in Bowling Greenery and Black Swamp Pub as well as other public spaces in the Union, and relocation of the computer lab and TV lounge. These changes will significantly improve food service and operations in the BGSU dining options and the atmosphere over all.

Our big news is that a new Greek Village is on the horizon at BGSU! Years of site planning and assessment means that this is the last year for Zeta Kappa to be in its current on-campus house. We believe that this change will benefit all chapters and build unity in our Greek community. For example, no chapter will have an advantage over another due to their house during recruitment. Demolition of all Greek houses will occur in the summer of 2014 and the completed Greek Village of Townhouses is expected for Fall 2016. In honor of the last year in our current house, we held an extra special Homecoming Celebration with a strong showing of our Zeta Kappa alums.
Sisterhood

The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with emphasis on sisterhood. As a chapter we value sisterhood and continue to strengthen ours each year, not only within our chapter, but with other sororities on campus. In the past year we have invited chapters over to eat dinner, play games, and watch movies in order to get to know the women better and what they represent. Our chapter house is another aspect that we take pride in, it looks like a normal dormitory; however it is so much more than that. It is a place where we can bond as sisters and be a place that is a home away from home. We have a family room, formal room, a computer lab, a study and a kitchen. All of these spaces contribute to the overall feeling of being right at home. Our values, members, and house all add to who we are as a chapter and our strong bond that we hold as sisters.

==Highlights of 2014==

Philanthropy Events

From the philanthropic perspective, we participated in the annual spring Dance Marathon fundraiser. Dance Marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in the state of Ohio. We had nine members who were dancers and stayed on their feet for 32 hours! We also had 6 bikers who biked 180 miles from Cincinnati to Bowling Green to help raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

Zeta Kappa sponsored four different philanthropies to benefit Reading is Fundamental and Kappa Kidney Camp. First, on February 17th we held Kappacinos, where we stood on campus and sold hot chocolate, coffee and cookies. Later in the semester, we held Kappa Klassic, a golf scramble held at Bowling Green’s golf course, to raise money and awareness for reading is fundamental on April 13th. We raised approximately $1300. During the fall on September 23th we hosted a fundraiser called Kappa Kupcakes, where we stood on the Education building steps and sold cupcakes to the Bowling Green community, we raised $474.50 for Kappa Kidney Camp. Later in the fall, on October 25th we held our annual Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese in downtown Bowing Green where we sold grilled cheese, tomato soup and Kappa Kool-Aid and raised $1,180.90. In total, our chapter also completed 502.5 service hours.

Honors and Awards

In February of 2014, we secretly had two sisters who represented BGSU spirit. Kimmy Zaccharo had been a member of Sic Sic for the four years that she was at BGSU. Lauren Phillips was revealed as Frieda Falcon. Both of these ladies were revealed at sporting events and are both past presidents of Zeta Kappa. We are very proud of them!

February 15th we held our annual parent’s weekend at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green. This event allowed our loved ones to come and see what our chapter is all about. During this weekend we enjoy dinner with our families, share a slideshow of what we have done throughout the year and award members for sisterhood and academic excellence. This is a great even for the member and their families to let them know what the Zeta Kappa is accomplishing as a chapter.

On March 23rd we were awarded the Academic Excellence Award from the Greek Community and standards of excellence, which was revealed to us on Greek weekend. The Zeta Kappa chapter has won both the indoor and outdoor intermural flag football championships within the past year.

Recruitment and Academic Excellence

During spring open recruitment, we were able to recruit and initiate 3 women. The 23 other initiates joined these women during fall formal recruitment. These women have proven to be a great addition to our chapter. We are very proud to have 33 members on the dean’s list and a 3.31 GPA in the spring. In the fall our chapter had 31 women on the dean’s list and an overall GPA of 3.35. Our chapter has the second highest GPA out of the sororities on campus, showing Kappas hard work. This has proven to be a very successful year academically and we strive for excellence in the years to come.

Sisterhood

The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with much emphasis on sisterhood and friendship. As a chapter we value sisterhood and continue to strengthen ours each year, not only with our chapter, but other sororities on campus and in the panhellenic community. In the past year we have invited chapters over to our house to eat dinner, play games and watch movies in order to get to know the women and see what they represent. Even though for the second half of this year we have not had the house we have bonded with many of the sororities in the temporary dorm. Kappa Kappa Gamma shares the floor with Alpha Xi Delta and Pi Beta Phi and the girls make the best out of this living experience.

This year the Zeta Kappa chapter has taken some trips and done certain activities to strengthen our sisterhood. For the first time on November 2 we took a charter bus down to Columbus, Ohio where our headquarters is located. We received a tour of headquarters and much information about Kappas rich history. During the time that we were in Columbus we also took a trip to Ohio State and toured their house! It was a nice experience to be able to meet with a larger chapter and see their sisterhood. Later that month we took a sisterhood photo-shoot and have done several sisterhood retreats throughout the year to help us grow and learn more about each other.

Renovations on campus at BGSU

Bowling Green State University is a flat campus with a lot of character. As a whole they are constantly looking for new ways to update and improve the campus. They have taken tremendous steps within the year of 2014 to better the campus of about 20,000 students. On Sunday August 24th of this year the Student Recreational Center had their opening debut after one year of construction. The new student recreational center includes designated areas for functional training/fitness to accommodate a wide range of exercises.

Starting in the fall of 2014 the Zeta Kappa women have been faced with the challenge of not having an on campus house. However, there have been many traditions within the walls of Conklin that have including sisterhood bonding and homecoming with the alumna. The Greek Housing Project that has been kicked off in 2010 for the 1,500 fraternities and sorority members at BGSU is expected to be complete in the fall of 2016 and our chapter could not be more excited.

BGSU is also planning to make renovations within McDonald residence hall, the student union and a new criminal justice building.

Since Zeta Kappa does not currently have a house on campus we hold chapter meetings in a university owned facility. The facility changes from time to time depending on which building and rooms are available.

We are currently renovating the Bowling Green campus and there is not a house. However, the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma live in a dorm with eighteen of our sisters. The floor is shared with Alpha Xi Delta and Pi Beta Phi. The dorm is University owned and this is the first time in our chapters history that we are under these living requirements.

One of our members, Haley Gilbert our chapters philanthrophy chairman, wears a historic badge. "HKS 2009" to stand for Hannah Kathleen Stone, is inscribed on the back of her badge, and this is her story: I still remember getting that call from my sister 6 years ago, of her screaming, “I found my home, I found my home”. Everyone in my family was so confused because this was our first true encounter of Greek life. My sister went on and on about how she met women that shared the same interests as her, penguins, crafts and Jimmy Johns. She also went on to say that when she walked into her “new home” she couldn’t help but feel comfortable and loved. This new home was Kappa Kappa Gamma. From that moment on, as a freshman in high school, I knew that I wanted to go Greek."

"Going into BGSU, I knew about 3 people total and was 3 hours away from home. I signed up for recruitment right away, eager to find my new home but also completely fearful of not being able to find the right fit. As I walked into each room in the Union to meet each chapter, I discovered what I wanted in a chapter. I wanted women that would encourage me to grow as a person. I also wanted women that would have endless laughs with me, eat pizza with and have heart to hearts with at 2 am. As I walked into Kappa, I was instantly greeted with a smile. It was the end of the first day of recruitment and frankly, I was exhausted and done with small talk. I soon realized that the few women I did talk to, made me feel energized and welcome. They made me laugh and we talked about family. I knew from that moment I would be a Kappa Kappa Gamma. Each round after that I met other ladies in Kappa, who shared the same dreams, goals, and laughs with me. I sat during preference party just like you, hoping the women around the room would like me just as much as I liked them. Then on Bid day aka the best day, I opened the card to find out I finally was a Kappa Kappa Gamma. I cried, hugging my rho gamma that ended up being a Kappa. I called my sister anxiously to tell her the big news. Thinking back on bid day, I had no idea how Kappa would change me and I am still continuously finding out how Kappa is changing the women I am. This experience, that I am currently going through has made me change from being a shy, insecure girl who would never speak in front of a group of people to a confident women who takes on challenges with her sisters support. I found sisterhood, which is an indescribable feeling. Everyone in and out of college will tell you that you’ll meet your “lifelong friends”. I haven’t just met my lifelong friends; I have met my lifelong sisters, bridesmaids, and confidants. I hope each of you sitting in these chairs find your new home and sisters just like I did."

==Highlights of 2015==

Philanthropy Events

From a philanthropic perspective, our chapter participated in the annual spring fundraiser, Dance Marathon. Dance Marathon is a nationwide movement involving college and high school students at more than 450 schools – all raising money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. We had several members who danced and stayed on their feet for the whole 32 hours during this event! Zeta Kappa also had many bikers who biked 180 miles from Cincinnati back to Bowling Green to help raise money for Children’s Miracle Network.
Zeta Kappa sponsored four different philanthropies benefiting Reading is Fundamental, Kappa Kidney Kamp and Kappa Foundation. First, on February 16th we held Kappacinos, where we stand on the steps of the Education Building and sold hot chocolate, coffee and cookies, and we were able to raise $192. Later in the spring semester, on April 26th we held Kappa Klassic, a golf scramble held at Bowling Green’s golf course, where we raised over $1000 for Kappa Kidney Kamp. Moving on to fall semester, on October 1st, we held Kappa Kupcakes, where we sold cupcakes on campus to the BGSU community and raised $341. Finally, on October 24th we held our annual Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese in downtown Bowling Green where we sold grilled cheese, tomato soup and Kappa Kool-Aid and raised $1,341!

Honors and Awards

On February 7th, we held our annual parent’s weekend at Stone Ridge golf Club. The event allowed our parents to come and see what Zeta Kappa and Kappa Kappa Gamma in general is all about. During this weekend we had dinner with our families, shared a presentation on what our year was about and awarded members for sisterhood and academic excellence and we were able to raise $1,250 during parent’s weekend. Sarah Dunham, previous chapter president became Panhellenic women of the month in December. This is also Zeta Kappa’s 4th consecutive year winning indoor and outdoor flag football.

Recruitment and Academic Excellence

During spring open recruitment, we were able to recruit and initiate 4 women and during fall form recruitment, we initiated 28 women. These women have proven to be a fantastic addition to our chapter. We are also very proud to have 30 women on the dean’s list, an overall chapter GPA of 3.342 and 15 girls achieving 4.0’s. Our chapter has the second highest GPA out of all sororities on campus proving to be a very successful year academically and we will strive to continue our great work.

Renovations on Campus at BGSU

Bowling Green State University is a flat campus with a lot of character. As a whole they are constantly looking for new ways to update and improve the campus. They have taken tremendous steps within the year of 2015 to better the campus of about 20,000 students. BGSU is embarking on the second phase of the largest building and renovation effort in its history. This exciting, complex undertaking will define our Bowling Green campus for the next century. The BGSU Master Plan consists of a $200 million-plus investment in our academic facilities. Over the next seven years, BGSU will create state-of-the-art learning spaces. Construction is under way on a new student health center. The Falcon Health Center is being developed under a new partnership with Wood County Hospital and will provide enhanced health care for students.

For the past year and a half BGSU Greek life has been faced with the challenge of not having a house. The University is proceeding with the development of new Greek Housing on campus. The project will create housing for about 400 fraternity/sorority members in townhouse-style complexes. This housing project is predicted to be done Fall 2016.

Sisterhood

The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with much emphasis on sisterhood and friendship. As a chapter we value sisterhood and continue to strengthen ours each year, not only with our chapter, but other sororities on campus and in the PanHellenic community. In the past year we have invited chapters over to our house to eat dinner, play games and watch movies in order to get to know the women and see what they represent. Even though this year we have not had the house we have bonded with many of the sororities in the temporary dorm. Kappa Kappa Gamma shares the floor with Alpha Xi Delta and Pi Beta Phi and the girls make the best out of this living experience.

This year the Zeta Kappa chapter has taken some trips and done certain activities to strengthen our sisterhood. Kappa Kappa Gamma took a trip down to Wood County Historical Center for a holiday photo-shoot. We have had two sisterhood workshops that have brought out the strengths in our relationships. We plan to implement many more sisterhoods to help us grow and learn more about each other in 2016.

==Highlights of 2016==
Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma

Summary
The year of 2016 was successful and exciting year for Kappa Kappa Gamma. We participated in many philanthropy events to raise money for our local and national philanthropies, and we participated in other Greek organizations events to help them raise money. Our chapter has grown so much within the past year throughout scholarship, group honors and awards, and we’ve gone above and beyond by achieving many of our set goals.
Chapter Philanthropy Events

Zeta Kappa has held several philanthropy events throughout the year of 2016. From a philanthropic perspective, however our chapter participated in the annual spring fundraiser, Dance Marathon. Dance Marathon is a nationwide movement involving college and high school students at more than 450 schools – all raising money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. We had a considerable amount of members who danced and stayed on their feet for the whole 24 hours during this event! Zeta Kappa is also very passionate about Bikes for Tykes as we had many bikers who biked 180 miles from Cincinnati back to Bowling Green to help raise money for Children’s Miracle Network, or FTK!

Zeta Kappa sponsored four different philanthropy events benefiting our national philanthropies Reading is Fundamental, and the Kappa Foundation and our local philanthropy, Kappa Kidney Kamp. First, on February 15th we held Kappacinos, where we stood on the steps of the Education Building and sold hot chocolate, coffee and cookies, and we were able to raise $250. Moving on to fall semester, on October 5th, we held Kappa Kupcakes, where we sold cupcakes on campus to the BGSU community and raised $400. Finally, on November 5th we held our annual Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese in downtown Bowling Green where we sold grilled cheese, tomato soup and Kappa Kool-Aid and raised $1,300.

Honors and Awards
On February 7th, we held our annual parent’s weekend at Stone Ridge Golf Club. The event allowed our parents to come and see what Zeta Kappa and Kappa Kappa Gamma in general is all about. During this weekend we had dinner with our families, shared a presentation on what our year was about and awarded members for sisterhood and academic excellence and we were able to raise $1,350 during parent’s weekend. Zeta Kappa also continues take intramurals very seriously and continues to dominate on the fields!

Recruitment and Academic Excellence
During fall formal recruitment, we initiated 28 beautiful and classy women. These women have proven to be a fantastic addition to our chapter. We are also very proud to have 38 women on the dean’s list, an overall chapter GPA of 3.3986 and 16 girls achieving 4.0’s. Our chapter has the one of the highest GPA out of all sororities on campus proving to be a very successful year academically and we will strive to continue our great work.

Renovations on Campus at BGSU
Bowling Green State University is a flat campus with a lot of character. As a whole they are constantly looking for new ways to update and improve the campus. They have taken tremendous steps within the year of 2016 to better the campus of about 20,000 students. As you many know this year has brought us our brand new, amazing Greek community. We have been so lucky and so fortunate to have such a beautiful house of our own and have been able to furnish and make it perfect for us. The Greek village has provided a variety of ways for the everyone in Greek life to become closer as one whole community that we will forever be grateful for. We were so honored to be able to hold the first ever chapter in our new home.

Along with the new Greek Village added to campus here at BGSU this year, there were also many other renovations added to campus. We added a new and improved career center to our student union, and a brand new and improved BGSU bookstore that has been renovated and consolidated to the first floor of the student union. There has also been an academic building revitalization including South Hall. South Hall is now the new home for the School of Media and Communications.

Major projects for the next several years include the demolition of the Harshman Quadrangle Residence Hall, the Administration Building, West Hall, and Family and Consumer Sciences.

Sisterhood
The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with much emphasis on sisterhood and friendship. As a chapter we value sisterhood and continue to strengthen ours each year, not only with our chapter, but other sororities on campus and in the Panhellenic community. In the past year we have invited chapters over to our house to eat dinner, play games and watch movies in order to get to know the women and see what they represent. This year, since we have been so fortunate to have our new home, we were able to have a sisterhood with our neighbors and Monmouth Duo, Pi Beta Phi. We had shirts made with our letters and we all got together to Tie-Dye them and have some bonding time.

Zeta Kappa also held a Christmas holiday sisterhood. We all got together in Christmas sweaters, and made delicious homemade hot chocolate and spent quality time with each other. We also started a tradition of making scrapbooks for each pledge class that will get passed on throughout the years for the future Zeta Kappa’s to enjoy! This year the Zeta Kappa chapter has taken some trips and done certain activities to strengthen our sisterhood. We plan to implement many more sisterhoods to help us grow and learn more about each other in 2017.

==Highlights of 2017==

The past year has been a year of great improvements for the Zeta Kappa Chapter. We have grown stronger as a sisterhood and academically, to become the chapter with the highest GPA on campus with a 3.53. This was above and beyond the goals that we set for ourselves. This is a trend we hope to continue and improve in the upcoming years.

In the spring of 2017, our chapter completed 647 service hours and raised $2,290.49 for our philanthropies. In the fall of 2017, our chapter completed 1,070 service hours and raised $1,170.67. We did this through our philanthropy events throughout the year, Kappacinos in the winter, Key to Kappa in the spring, which ended up being our most successful event of the year, Kappa Kupcakes and Kappa Grilled Cheese in the fall.

In the spring we had a 9 member participate in Bike for Tikes, an event where they ride a bike 180 miles to raise money for the local Children's Miracle Network. Three of the women that participated were on the coordinating committee for the ride. This event is a part of Dance Marathon and as a whole they were able to raise over $300,000.

In the spring we initiated three new members into the Zeta Kappa Chapter. We also had a spring photoshoot where all of our sister got dressed up an spent the day together and had a mini photoshoot.
In the fall, we held formal recruitment August 25th-September 3rd . This was the first time that recruitment could be held in the new chpater houses. 22 women pledged the Zeta Kappa Chapter and were initiated on October 21, 2017. During our initiation weekend we held Kappa Grilled Cheese and also a Fall Photoshoot. It was a great weekend to build our sisterhood and welcome our new sisters.

We have continued to build our relationships with other members of the Greek community. We held many different service events with different chapters in the different councils on campus. We are looking forward to building thes relationships more next semester.

There have been many improvements to the Bowling Green Campus this past year. The university has made many efforts to make the campus more sustainable and green. There are now areas "green" part of campus that will be completed in spring 2018. The university has also improved some of the oldest buildings on campus. From the outside, the buildings look traditional with minor updates like new windows. On the inside, the building have been completely updated. They are modern and high-tech.

The Zeta Kappa chapter has continued to make our new house a home over the past year. We have found ways to make the townhouse style work for our chapter. We have also continued to make sure our sisterhood is as strong as it can be.

The Zeta Kappa Chapter has continued to raise money and awareness for our three philanthropies, Reading is Fundamental, The Kappa Foundation and Kappa Kidney Camps. We hold multiple events each semester to support these organizations. In fall semester of 2017, we held a new event "Reading is Key" where we invited children from area schools to come, complete a craft, listen to stories being read and also receive a book that they could take home with them.

Kappa Kidney Camp is something that our chapter is very passionate because it is a local organization. All of the Kappa Kappa Gamma chapters in Ohio can become involved in this. We have had sister go to the camp in the past to experience all that goes into the camp and to see what we are raising money for. This past summer, our philanthropy chair attended Kappa Day at the camp. She shared her experience with the rest of the chapter and now many women are very excited to go next summer.

We try to meet in our new chapter house as much as we possibly can. We typically only meet here for informal chapter and sisterhoods because the space is slightly limited for the size of our chapter. We are trying to work with the space that we have so we can have every chapter meeting in our house but for now, formal chapters take place in an open classroom on campus meet in classroom on campus to give us enough space.

[[File:Zeta Kappa Chapter House.jpg|thumb|Zeta Kappa Chapter House]]

[[File:Zeta Kappa Chapter Room.jpg|thumb|Zeta Kappa Chapter Room]]

==Highlights of 2018==

Over the previous calendar year Zeta Kappa has had much success. At convention we earned "Most Improved Academic Excellence Award" for outstanding achievements for the years 2016-2018. Philanthropically, Zeta Kappa raised a total of 3,613 dollars for our three philanthropies this calendar year. Moreover, the chapter was involved in Sigma Chi's Derby Day philanthropy competition which we won for the second year in a row. By doing so we were able to support both Sigma Chi's philanthropy and our own, while also spreading a positive philanthropic awareness across campus. As for chapter goals, our focus letter was lifted as we made great strides as a chapter and accomplished all that was laid out for us in the letter. Zeta Kappa also just saw 2 women end their terms on BGSU's Panhellenic Council, these Kappas held the positions of Panhellenic President and Vice President of Service. While these two Kappas ended their term on Panhellenic two new Kappas were installed as President and Vice President of Membership Development. This was a great honor as a Kappa woman will be serving as the BGSU Panhellenic President for the second year in a row.

'''Philanthropy'''

Reading Is Fundamental, Kappa Foundation, and Kappa Kidney Camp

Two of these are national Kappa philanthropies which all Kappas support. Kappa Kidney Camp however is specific to Ohio Kappas. It is a philanthropy which helps send children on Kidney Dialysis to Camp once a year and cover all of their medical bills. This camp allows children struggling with kidney dialysis to attend camp and not worry about their medications or health.

==Highlights of 2019==

Over the past year, the Zeta Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has completed quite a bit. One our biggest achievements over the past calendar year is we were the number one fundraiser for our local philanthropy, Kappa Kidney Camp. We had several women take the opportunity this summer to go to southern Ohio and attend the camp, and meet the children who participate. We received Greek Standards of Excellence awards in the spring based on communication, involvement with other chapters in the greek community, and academics/organization. This past semester at BGSU Panhel began study bunch, in which many women of our chapter began attending.Quite a few women in the chapter received the Kappa scholarship, as well as one woman in our chapter received the panhellenic scholarship. We have also implemented book buddies, in which we have second grade pen pals, in which we donate books to each month. At the end of each year we have a pizza party with our pen pals. This semester we also implemented social probation, in which we hope will eliminate the amount of grade risks, as well as standards concerns within the chapter. Our goals for the next semester: be in the top five GPAs on campus, and have 2 or less people sent home from a date party.

Within the past year, BGSU has gained a wonderful new president of the university, Rodney Rogers. He is encouraging leadership and promoting the good of FSL. He has created a very positive influence on the chapter, and the campus as a whole. He has had service meetings and president meetings in which women of our chapter have been invited to, and have attended.

Our local philanthropy is Kappa Kidney Camp. We feel as though this is a very important philanthropy to get behind. The children who benefit from this organization are amazing, and seeing the progress is absolutely priceless.

We celebrated founders day this year at a country club in Perrysburg, in which many women received their pins for being a kappa woman for however many years. We always do a luncheon, providing lunch and dessert. We also closed with the mystic circle as well.

Our alumna chair, Heather has been in contact with many of our alumni informing them of the anniversary coming up. We have also talked to many of our chapter's charter members as well. We were hoping to have a celebration here in Bowling Green, inviting various alumna to come.

==Highlights of the 2020s:==

(Information from chapter history reports, scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.)

'''Housing'''

'''Philanthropy'''

'''Convention Awards'''

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'''Note to Chapter Registrar:'''
Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues of The Key to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlights. If your chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistance.

Your efforts will ensure a complete and accurate history of your chapter for future generations to enjoy!

Rho Deuteron

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'''Rho Deuteron Chapter, Ohio Wesleyan University'''

'''Founded November 25, 1880; Closed 1884'''

'''31 initiates of closed chapter'''

'''Reinstated as Rho Deuteron on May 1, 1925'''

'''Ohio Wesleyan University established in 1842, Delaware, Ohio'''

'''1,929 members as of (June 2018)'''

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'''Charter Members:'''
Belle Jane Allen, Harriet Ella Craig, Ida Eugenia Gard, Fannie Sands Glenn, Mary Temple Lawrence, Elizabeth Pinkerton, Bessie Rees, Isabella Runkle

'''Deuteron Charter Members:'''
Dorothy Rich Allen, Margaret Ketcham Anderson, Elizabeth Mary Ballard, Mary Kathryn Barnhart, Ann Kerns Booton, Augusta True Button, Kitty Cooper, Helen Louise Diehl, Martha Gertrude Dietrich, Frances Ellen Falke, Helen Hartinger, Justine Isabelle Heasley, Mary Stuart Hunt, Nila Gale Kirkpatrick, Kathryn McShane Kunkel, Louise Elizabeth Lynne, Mildred Sara Rideout, Edla Marion Scaife, Reland Schreel, Abigail Merrick Semans, Ann Newman Semans, Mary Emeline Spaulding, Ruth Leona Starr, Kathryn Agnes Thompson, Ruth Thorne

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'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

Marty Galleher Cox, 1986

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''

Susan Harrell Black, 1980, Florida's first female federal judge

'''Additional Outstanding Rho Deuteron Alumnae:'''

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==The Early Years (Excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity: 1870 to 1976)==

Rho's story is one of remembering, of persistence in organizing and reorganizing, and of parallel organizations which finally got together.

In 1867 a group of young ladies attending Ohio Wesleyan Female College in Delaware, Ohio, started a society called Rho Sigma. This group, the only one of its kind, was strong enough and had sufficient backing to rent a room in the old American Hotel where its meetings and dances were held. Had this group survived and founded other chapters it would have been the first Greek letter society for women, but it disappeared as two literary societies of the day grew in strength and prominence. Although not the direct forerunner of the original Rho Chapter, Rho Sigma was to play a part in the chapter's history later on.

It is not possible to accurately recount all the facts of the beginning of Rho Chapter. The accepted date of the actual establishment has long been November 25, 1880. Yet there is evidence that the chapter considered itself organized earlier than that. In the minutes of Epsilon, then Grand Chapter, it is noted that on April 23, 1880, the chapter voted to give permission "to the establishing of chapters at Oakland, California, and the Ohio Wesleyan." Also, the acceptance of an invitation to honorary membership in Rho Chapter from Lucy Webb Hayes, wife of United States President Rutherford B. Hayes, is dated December 1, 1880. Mary Lawrence Haviland's account of the story states: "When I went to Delaware they had a local chapter at Monnett Hall. Not being invited to join Delta Chi Alpha, I with the assistance of some others wrote to a chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma for information and we finally received a charter. We did not have anyone come to install the chapter, but received papers and charter - I have forgotten what chapter we wrote to. At that time my father was Comptroller of the Treasury at Washington, and I conceived the idea of asking Mrs. Hayes to become an honorary member. So we wrote, and her secretary sent us her acceptance. Anything to get ahead of the other fraternity, and we certainly created some excitement."

A page from The History of Kappa Alpha Theta also dates the advent of Kappa Kappa Gamma on the Ohio Wesleyan campus to at least fall of 1880. It reads, "All went well until the fall of 1880, when the opening of college brought an unusual number of exceptional girls. Delta Chi Alpha, having no rival, calmly deliberated before bids were given, so it was a rude awakening when one winter day the exciting news was announced that Kappa Kappa Gamma had established a chapter at Ohio Wesleyan. Forthwith the Kappa key appeared on the stylish basques of 15 of the most promising girls."

Delta Chi Alpha petitioned and became a chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta, but the two nationals were short-lived on campus for they monopolized the social life. This caused other students to threaten not to return to Wesleyan if the women's fraternities continued to exist. So the school faculty decided that no woman could belong to a secret society and both Kappa and Theta were forced to surrender their charters.

During its brief existence, Rho Chapter initiated 28 members. While these girls were in school a sub-rosa operation continued, with an initiation held even after the graduation of 1884. The Kappa convention that summer voted to withdraw Rho's charter, and the records were turned in .

For a number of years not even a local sorority existed at Wesleyan. Then in 1896 a group of eight girls who had just been graduated from Delaware High School decided to form a fraternity of their own rather than risk being separated by joining one of the two existing locals on the Wesleyan campus. The mother of Sally Humphreys, on of these girls, told them of the society to which she had belonged back in 1867 at the old Female College. The girls were intrigued with the tales and so, after thirty years, Rho Sigma came back to Ohio Wesleyan.

In the interval between old Rho Sigma and new Rho Sigma many interesting changes had taken place. The old Female College had joined the college proper, forming a coeducational institution, and many new buildings had been added to the campus. In this environment Rho Sigma flourished until in 1914 all social fraternities were voted out by the girls themselves.

==Highlights of the 1920s==

Eight years passed before college sentiment changed. In February of 1922, the alumnae of three former groups returned and re-established their local fraternities. Lucile Leonard LeSourd, a member of Rho Sigma, was one of the most faithful workers for faculty recognition of these groups. Due largely to her efforts, the faculty consented to permit national fraternities for women to return to campus, thus lifting the ban of 1881. Mrs. LeSourd was one of 34 Rho Sigma alumnae who were later initiated into Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Within the three years from 1923 to 1926, 19 of the 21 Panhellenic Congress Fraternities installed chapters at Ohio Wesleyan.

The Kappa Convention of 1924 gave permission for Rho Sigma to present a formal petition. The petition was submitted January 10, 1925, and notification that the charter had been granted came on February 16. Initiation was delayed until May 1, so Rho Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma, was the 13th Panhellenic group installed at Ohio Wesleyan.

May Whiting Westermann, Sigma- Nebraska, then national president, presided at the installation, with 170 Kappas present. The 25 charter members were made conscious of their relationship to the chapter of long ago when their new charter was handed by Mrs. Westermann to Fannie Glenn, a charter member of old Rho, who then presented it to Justine Heasley (Wagner), president of the new chapter.

In the early years the home of Sallie Reed Semans, mother of two chapter members, became Rho's headquarters. But by 1927 it was necessary for the chapter to rent rooms in town for their meetings and rush parties. The Kappas moved to various apartments until 1949, when a charming old stone house on West Winter Street was purchased with a loan from the Fraternity.

Since its re-establishment Rho has been concerned with building a close, congenial chapter. Classes often met for supper in the Kappa apartments, planned a variety of social functions, and even arranged house parties at summer cottages on Lake Erie.

==Highlights of the 1930s==

Each decade presented different problems and challenges to the members. One of the hard problems of the thirties was the need for all sororities to retrench. The Depression affected all groups and many were forced to surrender their charters when their membership slipped dangerously low. Panhellenic proposed a strict pledge quota system, which helped some to equalize numbers. This pioneering action brought national recognition to the Ohio Wesleyan Panhellenic Council. Rho Chapter, though smaller in number as a result of the new system was able by frugal management to keep chapter dues at $5.00 per girl per month. Actives were able to save from their own limited expense money the cost of a handsome blue and blue Kappa blazer. These Kappa jackets were introduced with great pride one spring morning at chapel, when the entire chapter inaugurated this campus first.

==Highlights of the 1940s==

During the 1940s, as the country geared for war the campus experienced many changes. The Navy V12 program placed cadets at Wesleyan, and it became a familiar sight to see them march from their quarters in Stuyvesant Hall to classes on the main campus. Chapter life was more quiet and subdued. Rho members spent a great deal of time working with the recreational program at the Veteran's Hospital in nearby Chillicothe.

==Highlights of the 1950s and 1960s==

Following the war the campus experienced a construction boom as old buildings were replaced with more modern and up-to-date structures.

The chapter was growing too, and the house on West Winter Street was expanded with the aid of another loan from the Fraternity. A recreation-chapter room was added at the back of the house and the kitchen was remodeled. This beautiful addition and stunning redecorating made the house more suitable for chapter activities. Alumnae contributed funds for a wood-burning fireplace in the chapter room dedicated "in loving memory of Sallie R. Semans - a loyal Kappa."

==Highlights of the 1970s==

For fifty years Rho Deuteron Chapter has continued to be a vital part of the college community, winning its share of honors and distinctions. By 1970 Rho members could boast that more than 20 Kappas had served as president of the Association of Women Students; that the only two women editors of the campus newspaper, ''The Transcript'', had been Kappas. Each year Kappas have been elected to honoraries and selected as beauty queens. One long-remembered year saw six Kappas "capped" Mortar Board - a proud moment.

Certain chapter traditions still continue. Among them are the annual Christmas party for faculty, the spring luncheon for mothers, and the "Poppa Poppa Gimmie" party on Dad's Day. Fun is combined with seriousness and Rho members continue to support the school in many ways. In 1974 Kappas participated in a telethon to alumni across the country in an effort to raise funds for the university.

It would be remiss not to mention the loyal, small band of Rho Deuteron alumnae who have served faithfully with the chapter: Sallie Reed Semans; Margaret "Skip" Leland Russell, who was membership adviser for more than 20 years; Edna Hall Russell; and Dorothy Welch May, who not only helped to furnish the house with her own possessions, but moved in as housemother on two occasions. Lola Warfel Manuel, I - DePauw, was another loyal adviser.

Even today there is a reminder of the past at the Rho Deuteron Chapter House. On the piano stands a beautiful antique doll, a replica of Lucy Webb Hayes, dressed like her counterpart in the Smithsonian in wine velvet ornamented with a tiny Kappa key. (The doll was presented to the chapter by two past presidents, Elizabeth Monaghan Volk and her daughter, Deborah Volk Cook.) She is a symbol of the past to the future of a fine chapter.

==Outstanding Rho Deuteron Alumnae==

Members of Rho Deuteron who have served as field secretaries are Marilyn Newman, 1953-54; and Martha Galleher Cox, 1943-46.

Martha Cox has a distinguished record of Fraternity service. She was director of chapters, 1946-48 and 1970; chairman of graduate counselors, 1948-54; extension chairman, 1945-46; ritual chairman, 1956-66; and director of philanthropies, 1966-70.

Margaret Easton Seney, currently chairman of Kappa's History Committee, was Rehabilitation Services chairman, 1956-66; assistant chairman of the Centennial Committee, 1966-70; and director of philanthropies, 1970-72.

==Highlights of 2011==

Rho chapter continues to value academic success. The Chapter again achieved above the Greek and campus average by tying for highest GPA among women's Greek organziations. Members of our chapter have garnered such significant awards as induction into Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Pi Sigma, Mortor Board, and Order of Omega in addition to receipt of several grants for conducting research abroad. The sisters of Rho chapter also succeeded in the arts this year; several sisters have choreographed dances for campus shows and one sister will have a work published in a creative non-fiction anthology. Rho changed its Fall Philanthropy to benefit our local philanthropy, Kappa Kidney Kamp, from Kappa Balloon Pop to Kappa Kakes. The pancake sale was held over Ohio Wesleyan's Homecoming Weekend and provided an exciting way for the members of Rho Dueteron to demonstrate our commitment to service to our parents and everyone else who came to support Kappa Kidney Kamp. The sale was lucrative and fun and we hope to hold a similar event next year.

'''Campus:''' Ohio Wesleyan began renovations on Stuyvesant Hall to be completed in May of 2012. The university has also begun construction of a fountain to be situated in the heart of campus. The campus celebrated the Men's Soccer team's triumph at the NCAA Division III championship. Ohio Wesleyan has also begun expansion of the Greek Community by inviting Phi Gamma Delta to begin recruitment for a new chapter.

'''Chapter:''' Rho chapter remains committed to service and academics. Its members engage in outreach work in the community in addition to supporting the chapter's three philanthropies. Rho also maintained its high overall GPA by holding study tables including an all day study event at our house before the Fall semester finals. Additionally, the Standards Committee has fostered supportive and rewarding friendships by planning many exciting sisterhood events including two all chapter retreats.

The Chapter had some difficulty adjusting to the new BillHighway finance system. These difficulties were overcome by educating the members about the system and reminding them of important deadlines. Also, because of the chapter's overwhelming commitment to leadership, many sisters who were interested in leading the Chapter did not receive positions on Chapter Council for the next year. These women were encouraged to apply for positions on Panhellenic Council and to find other ways to use their skills for the betterment of our chapter.

==Highlights of 2012==

2012 has been another wonderful year for the women of Rho Deuteron Chapter. The Chapter has maintained a GPA of 3.49, giving them the honor of highest GPA in the Ohio Wesleyan Panhellenic Community. Many sisters accomplished various academic achievements such as recognition on the Dean's List, receiving travel-learning grants, and being awarded academic scholarships. In addition to academics, Rho Deuteron has continued to value service and community outreach.

The Chapter participated in many philanthropy events hosted by other Greek Organizations on campus as well as organized two of their own. The spring philanthropy event was Kappa Karaoke. 150 people were in attendance and all proceeds went to Reading is Fundamental. The fall philanthropy event was a pancake breakfast called Kappa Kakes. It coincided with Homecoming Weekend and the Rho Deuteron reunion so there was a lot of support from alumni as well as fellow students. 200 people attended the event and all proceeds went to our local philanthropy, Kappa Kidney Camp.

Another proud moment for the Chapter, was the "Rho-Union" that the actives hosted for which 150 Rho Deuteron alumni attended over Homecoming Weekend. There was Open House all day Saturday for all of the alumni to come see the house and old composites. Following the Open House, the alumni joined the actives in the Greek Sing competition and won first place. On Saturday Night, all of the actives and returning alumni gathered in the campus center to eat dinner together. Following the dinner in a short ceremony, 50-, 65-, and 75-year membership pins were given to alumni who had accomplished such longterm memberships for their dedication and loyalty to the fraternity.

Ohio Wesleyan finished renovations on Stuyvesant Hall in August just in time for student's to move in for the new school year. The university also completed the construction of a fountain between the Library and the Campus Center and began phase three of re-landscaping the center of campus. The administration also experienced turnover in staff. They conducted one national search to hire a new Provost and one to hire a new Vice President of Finance, Administration, and Treasurer. As a Chapter, Rho Deuteron has remained dedicated to academics and service. The Chapter has weekly study tables that members are encouraged to take advantage of as well as a full study day at the end of the semester in preparation for finals. Many members volunteer in the community in addition to participating in the Chapter's philanthropies. The sisterhood of Rho Deuteron deepens daily as members spend more time together. Relationships within the chapter are fostered in many ways including sisterhood bonding events that are put on by standards throughout the semester as well as the sisterhood retreat.

==Highlights of 2013==

The sisters of Rho Deuteron chapter have had quite the year. We opened up the year with formal recruitment in the spring semester, initiating 18 ladies. We then initiated 4 sisters in the fall during informal recruitment. Together, the chapter maintained diverse interests and honors on campus such as study abroad, varsity sports, leadership on student boards, etc.

Rho Deuteron continues to value sisterhood and philanthropic and community outreach. The chapter participated in numerous philanthropy events, including holding their own. Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash proved to be a blast, with the sisters performing a routine to Macklemore’s Thrift Shop. To raise money for Reading Is Fundamental, we held our annual Kappa Karaoke, with participating fraternities and sororities serenading the audience with Kappa inspired Disney covers. This was our spring philanthropy event. In the fall we held Kappa Kakes, to raise money for Kappa Kidney Camp. Both events were a success, drawing participation from various groups on campus. Ohio Wesleyan President, Rock Jones, was in attendance at both events. The ladies had a stellar academic year.

The chapter has been recognized for highest GPA in Greek Life at OWU. In the fall, sisters teamed up with the rest of the Greek community at OWU to participate in a Greek Day of Service. The sisters love helping out. We also participated in Greek events such as Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, Greek Week and Delta Zeta’s Turtle Tug. We also played in active role in Greek Heritage Day at OWU. At the end of each semester we held a formal at Glenross Golf Club. The sisters engaged in numerous sisterhood events, including knitting, Hocus Pocus movie night, Columbus Zoo retreat and a day with sisters from Denison University.

In 2013, Ohio Wesleyan saw the re-landscaping of the central campus walkway, affectionately known as the Jay. This added additional green space to a previously sparse central campus. The start of the 2013-14 school year left the University without a Sustainability Coordinator, as the grant previously funding the position expired. This led to student protests and activism, drawing the campus together on an issue that the school cares deeply about. The chapter of Rho Deuteron continues to be a positive presence on campus. The sisters are involved with numerous other campus organizations. Diligent in their academics, study tables are reserved weekly for the sisters to use. This promotes chapter bonding in a relatable setting. The friendships in the chapter strengthen with every encounter. Sisterhood events provide time for the sisters to gather as a whole and share in the joy of each others company.

==Highlights of 2014==

Once again it has been an amazing year for the women of Rho chapter. We started the year off right, welcoming 13 new sisters in the spring, as well as 1 new sister during informal recruitment in the fall. The year was filled with a lot of various activities. All of our sisters are actively involved in campus life, campus leadership, and bringing a lot of success to our Chapter.

Throughout the year women of the Chapter have been recognized for various things. Several sisters have been awarded induction to Psi Chi, Gamma Sigma Alpha, Order of Omega, Phi Society, Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Iota Rho, Mortar Board, and Omicron Delta Kappa. All of the sisters are committed to academic excellence, with more than half making deans list.

The chapter has also been very involved with philanthropic events throughout the year. In addition to holding two very successful philanthropy events of our own; we also participated in the philanthropy events of other campus Fraternities and Sororities. We participated in numerous events such as Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash, Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, and Delta Zeta’s Turtle Tug to name a few.

In an effort to raise money for our national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental we held our annual Kappa Karaoke event. This event was a huge success and was lots of fun too! Participating Sororities and Fraternities entertained the crowd by singing to music from the 90’s.

The chapter also held their annual fall philanthropy Kappa Kakes to raise money for their local philanthropy, Kappa Kidney Camp. This event was held during Homecoming weekend, which enabled family members and Kappa alumni to participate. Both of our philanthropic events were highly successful. The events generated considerable participation from other organizations and met or exceeded our fundraising goals.

Along with many of the other Philanthropy events, many sisters were also involved with community service. The chapter participated in Greek Day of Service and many sisters were involved with mission teams and organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters. The sisters of Rho chapter are very involved and take great pride in giving back to others.

OWU was blessed with an unprecedented $8 million dollar single donation to enable the restoration of Merrick Hall, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Merrick Hall is an academic building which has not been in use for nearly 25 years. Restoration started on May 26th, with plans to open at the beginning of next academic year. An additional $8 million was donated to transform the Pfieffer Natatorium into the Simpson-Query Fitness Center. This project broke ground in July. The Greek Community is also excited that the Fraternity FIJI will be getting a house next year. However, the renovations that are most exciting for the sisters at Rho are the renovations taking place at our own house. We have been doing numerous projects to make our house beautiful. We had the floor in our front entryway replaced, along with the stair banister. Next we plan to replace our side porch. We also added some little touches, as we got new furniture and painted some of the rooms in our house.

Our Chapter holds our weekly meetings in the Kappa Kappa Gamma house. The chapter is ownes and is a block off campus. The chapter does not live in the house. The house is used for weekly chapter meetings and sisterhood events. It also is a place where sisters go to study and hang out.

==Highlights of 2015==

Once again it has been an amazing year for the women of Rho chapter. We started the year off right, welcoming 13 new sisters in the spring. The year was filled with a lot of various activities. All of our sisters are actively involved in campus life, campus leadership, and bringing a lot of success to our Chapter.

Throughout the year women of the Chapter have been recognized for various things. Several sisters have been awarded induction to Psi Chi, Gamma Sigma Alpha, Order of Omega, Phi Society, Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Iota Rho, Mortar Board, and Omicron Delta Kappa. All of the sisters are committed to academic excellence, with more than half making deans list.

The chapter has also been very involved with philanthropic events throughout the year. In addition to holding two very successful philanthropy events of our own; we also participated in the philanthropy events of other campus Fraternities and Sororities. We participated in numerous events such as Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash, Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, and Delta Zeta’s Turtle Tug to name a few.

In an effort to raise money for our national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental we held our annual Kappa Karaoke event. This event was a huge success and was lots of fun too! Participating Sororities and Fraternities entertained the crowd by singing to music from the 90’s.

The chapter also held their annual fall philanthropy Kappa Kakes to raise money for their local philanthropy, Kappa Kidney Camp. This event was held during Homecoming weekend, which enabled family members and Kappa alumni to participate. Both of our philanthropic events were highly successful. The events generated considerable participation from other organizations and met or exceeded our fundraising goals.

Along with many of the other Philanthropy events, many sisters were also involved with community service. The chapter participated in Greek Day of Service and many sisters were involved with mission teams and organizations such as Big Brothers Big Sisters. This year we also did something new to our chapter. We help a key event where we went and read to students at a local elementary and then donated books to them! The sisters of Rho chapter are very involved and take great pride in giving back to others.

OWU was blessed with an unprecedented $8 million dollar single donation to enable the restoration of Merrick Hall, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Merrick Hall is an academic building which has not been in use for nearly 25 years. Restoration started on May 26th, and opened at the beginning of the fall academic year. An additional $8 million was donated to transform the Pfieffer Natatorium into the Simpson-Query Fitness Center. This project broke ground in July and finished up in September. The Greek Community is also excited that the Fraternity FIJI moved into their new house at the beginning of this academic year. However, the renovations that are most exciting for the sisters at Rho are the renovations taking place at our own house. We have been doing numerous projects to make our house beautiful. We had the floor in our front entryway replaced, along with the stair banister. Next we plan to replace our side porch. We also added some little touches, as we got new furniture and painted some of the rooms in our house.

Chapter Philanthropy:

What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?
Our chapter historically and traditionally have raised money for our two philanthropies, RIF and Kappa Kidney Camp. We also every year donate our time to help different businesses in the community as well as participating with big brothers big sisters program.

Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?
This is our national philanthropy that we support. We also support Big Brother Big Sisters because a lot of our chapter members on our own are involved with that making it a convenient way to give back!

==Highlights of 2016==
2016 was yet another great year for the Rho Deuteron chapter. We participated in both spring and fall recruitment, and we welcomed 21 new sisters to their home. We continue to be involved in a wide variety of campus activities and clubs, and we have sisters in almost every major available. This diversity is something we value highly and allows us to have positive influences in many parts of the campus community.

Many of our sisters once again made it onto the Dean’s list this year thanks to our strong commitment to academic excellence. Many of us have also been inducted into various honors societies such as Psi Chi, Order of Omega, Phi Eta Sigma, Mortar board, and Omicron Delta Kappa, to name a few.

During the year we held our two annual philanthropy events, one during each semester. In the spring we organized Kappa Karaoke, where other campus organizations helped raise money for Reading Is Fundamental. In the fall, the campus community helped us raise money for Kappa Kidney Camp by eating lots of delicious breakfast food at our event Kappa Kidney Kakes. Both events were highly successful and enjoyed by the campus community.
In addition to these two events, we held our second annual Key Event at a local middle school. Our sisters made bookmarks and read books with students, after which they got to keep the books. This was an event that both the children and our sisters gained a lot from.

This year we celebrated Founders Day with food and drinks that were popular in 1870, including tea and cheese biscuits. We were also able to borrow materials from the archives of Headquarters that showcased Kappa’s history, and the event was a huge success!

Our chapter holds weekly meetings in the beautiful KKG house just off campus, where sisters can go to study, cook food, or just spend time with each other. We are continuing to make upgrades to the house through our campaign Renovate Rho, and our house is looking better and better!

==Highlights of 2017==

For the sisters of Rho deuteron chapter, 2017 was a year of friendship, sisterhood, and growth! We participated in both spring and fall recruitment, welcoming 14 new sisters throughout the year. Our sisters continue to represent and support a diverse range of academic studies, ranging from Politics & Government, Classics, Psychology, Economics, and STEM. We are also heavily involved in on-campus clubs and activities, including groups like Active Minds, President's Club, Women in STEM, PRIDE, and SLUs (Small Living Units) like Tree House, the Peace and Justice House, and the Citizens of the World house (COW). Our sister Sarah Foster was also incredibly involved in and dedicated to the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign.  

The chapter started the year off with a successful formal recruitment, followed up by both a Galentine's Day and Luau themed open house. Our spring retreat was spent at Bare Bowl, a local pottery shop, and as the sisters painted and personalized pottery, we took a break from our studies and just relaxed. This past spring was definitely an oddity, as the chapter had two initiation ceremonies to welcome all of our sisters to their new greek home. In late April, we hosted our annual event Facultea, where sisters are able to invite professors and staff to the Kappa house for tea, snacks, and good conversation. After coming back for the fall semester, the chapter shifted energy to supporting the philanthropy events of other greek organizations on campus. This included (but wasn't limited to) Delta Delta Delta's Kicks for Kids, Delta Zeta's Turtle Trot and Fall Festival, Delta Gamma's Anchor Bowl, and Delta Tau Delta's Beach Bash. We participated in Ohio Wesleyan University's Greek Day of Service as well, serving organizations all around the Delaware community.

In terms of awards, Rho deuteron chapter received the gold award at the Greek Standards of Excellence ceremony that is held annually on campus. Members of the chapter received individual awards at the ceremony as well, including Jill Scribner's acceptance of the greek award for academic excellence. Sisters also received scholarship from Kappa as well as a number of outside sources.

Ohio Wesleyan University celebrated its 175th anniversary and homecoming this year, and at the celebration, the trustee board and president Rock Jones announced that the university's Connect Today, Create Tomorrow campaign raised over $140 million in donations. Rock also announced plans to renovate the House of Black Culture and the Branch Rickey Arena in the coming years. Ohio Wesleyan also elected its very first black female student body president this past year! Other exciting additions to the university were that of a marching band and a new student-run laundry service, participation in both the March on Washington and the March for Science, and involvement in the Ohio 5 Climate Change Coalition.  

Rho deuteron chapter has been making a name for itself in 2017 on Ohio Wesleyan's campus. The chapter really focused its attention on the creation of an incredible public relations campaign, not just including social media posts, but becoming more visibly involved on campus and showing the community who a Kappa woman can really be. Not only did this boost of energy bolster Kappa's positive image, but it allowed the Rho sisterhood to grow even closer and highlighted our positive relationships.

Our chapter has historically supported and continues to support Reading is Fundamental, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, and Kappa Kidney Camp. In April of this year, Rho deuteron put on our annual philanthropy event, Kappa Karaoke. The karaoke competition was open to members of all Greek organizations on campus and all proceeds were donated to RiF. We also hosted our annual event Reading is Key, where sisters visited a local elementary school and read to the children. Our chapter partners with Big Brothers Big Sisters for this event, allowing us to volunteer as a part of the Ohio Wesleyan campus community as well. Kappa was also able to provide books for the children we read to, putting RiF's message into action in the community. Finally, the sisters put on our third annual event, Kappa Kakes, this fall in the Hamilton-Williams Campus Center. Not only did this include a pancake breakfast for all attendees, we were able to write cards for the children attending Kappa Kidney Camp this upcoming summer. Sisters also raised money for the camp by creating a fun event called Cake a Kappa, where members of the community put money in jars corresponding to different sisters that they would like to see receive a cake to the face.

Rho deuteron chapter supports these organizations not only because they are our national philanthropies, but because we feel that giving back to the community (whether it be Ohio Wesleyan, Delaware, or the area at large) is one of the most important reasons why our chapter exists! It makes the sisters feel good and helps those in need in our community.

Rho deuteron chapter continues to meet in the Kappa house just off campus, where some very noticable changes have been taking place. Through the combined efforts of the house board, house chairman Cheyenne Hanson, and membership chairman Holley Hickman, the house has gained new couches, fresh paint, a professional carpet cleaning session, and a few plants along the way. The Renovate Rho project is still underway, and improvements are being made constantly!

[[File:Rho Deuteron Chapter house.jpg|thumb|Rho Deuteron Chapter house]]

==Highlights of 2018==

Rho Deuteron is an outgoing, activity-minded, culturally and socially aware group of sisters that fearlessly pursue their passions. OWU’s liberal arts culture helps sisters create research projects and presentations about topics from geology to museum aesthetics to accounting practices on the West Coast. We encourage strong, loyal, kindhearted friendships among our sisters, and we try to always keep our eyes on friendship, love and loyalty. Our New Member classes always immediately feel welcome and loved by the active sisters within our chapter.

[[File:Rho Deuteron 2018 with Gail Simpson Owen & Beth Black.jpeg|thumb|Rho Deuteron 2018 with Gail Simpson Owen & Beth Black]]

What a great year for Rho Deuteron! This year we learned the importance of heritage and sisterhood both on our campus and beyond. We started the year with a lovely visit from former fraternity president Beth Black and new president Gail Owen in January. Then several of our sisters participated in the reinstatement of Beta Nu chapter at The Ohio State University, attending both their Formal Pledging and Initiation service. Seeing the persistence of Kappas coming together to preserve a beautiful organization left our chapter feeling inspired and proud of our Beta Nu sisters. For Founders Day, our chapter had a presentation from our Marshal about the history of Rho Deuteron itself. We loved decorating cookies together and learning about our chapter roots as Rho Sigma literary society, and as a secret local sorority when the university banned Greek Life in the early 1910s. We also had sister Justine Clark ’20 serve a term on the Panhellenic Council doing Public Relations. Since our sister Aimen Shah ’20 was the RA of OWU’s Panhellenic House residential community, we had several Panhellenic-themed events in the Fall: a cookout at the Panhellenic House with the four other houses on campus, and a holiday party with Delta Zeta.

We welcomed a NM class in both the Spring and Fall: 11 new sisters in the Spring with an “Out of this World”-themed Bid Day, and six new sisters in the Fall with a “Glow Kappa”-themed Bid Day. The chapter swept the Greek Awards this year, winning the Chapter Program of the Year Award for 2017’s Reading is Key event, the Outstanding Alumni Relations Award, Sorority Member of the Year Award (alumnae sister Cat Boyle ’18), Outstanding Sorority Scholar Award (sister Holley Hickman ’19), the Robert K. Marshall Award (alumnae and advisor Julia Hatfield ’06), the Emerging Leader Award (sister Juliana Freisen ’20), and the Tom Courtice New Member Award (alumnae sister Cheyenne Hanson ’18). Five sisters were also chosen for the prestigious Order of Omega. At Convention, we received an Honorable Mention for the Heritage Award, and we also had a sister attend Leadership Academy this fall. The house G.P.A is on a steady increase thanks to study hours and the introduction of Gamma Goals, a program where sisters make academic goals for the week and are rewarded when they accomplish so many. Three of our sisters are graduating a semester early, and several will be studying abroad in Costa Rica, Italy, and Spain next year. Our sisters spent their summers traveling, interning, and conducting research at a variety of places, from heart disease research at The Ohio State University, to planning Orientation for the OWU Class of 2022, to traveling to England to study Shakespeare or to Germany to study astronomy. Popular majors in the chapter continue to be health and science-related fields, politics and government, business fields, modern foreign languages, and psychology, though we have sisters involved in the social sciences, performing arts, humanities, and natural sciences.

Ohio Wesleyan is currently in the middle of an exciting campaign called Connect Today, Create Tomorrow. The campaign is intended to strengthen every aspect of campus life--academics, financial aid and academic scholarships, career connections and assistance, infrastructure and residence hall life, the unique OWU Connection program, and alumni relations. Fundraising is ahead of schedule, which is not just good for the university, but for our sisters. Our sisters are no stranger to utilizing the OWU Connection, and every school break we have sisters traveling as part of Travel-Learning Courses (unique out-of-classroom, on-site learning programs) and Theory-to-Practice Grants (special research grants students can use to travel almost anywhere). Our sisters also travel abroad frequently, and are recipients of academic scholarships.

'''Philanthropy'''

Reading is Fundamental; Kappa Kidney Camp; the Kappa Foundation

We support Reading is Fundamental because it is Kappa’s main philanthropy, and our sisters have a long history of involvement in academic research and enthusiasm on OWU’s campus. As for the Foundation, many of our sisters do receive or have received scholarships over the years, and honoring our history is something hugely important to Rho Deuteron. We support Kappa Kidney Camp because it is a local philanthropy run by Kappas in Columbus, Ohio for children on dialysis. We believe in both supporting the local humanitarian efforts in our surrounding community, and in giving children undergoing treatment the equal chance to “be a kid” and have a summer camp experience. Since many of our sisters want to work in the medical field, and some specifically with children, this philanthropy is particularly meaningful.

Philanthropically, Rho Deuteron also had a stellar year. Thanks to the efforts of sister Molly Geffken ’19, Philanthropy Chair during 2018, we recreated our Spring Philanthropy from Kappa Karaoke to Kappa Kapture the Flag. We raised over $6,000 for RIF with this event alone, and are so thankful to Molly’s creativity for helping us accomplish this! Our chapter also participated in events like Delta Delta Delta’s Kicks for Kids, Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash and Anchor Bowl, Delta Zeta’s DZ Dodgeball, and Delta Tau Delta’s Beach Bash. Finally, several sisters volunteered their time to welcome the OWU Class of 2022 to campus by being Camp Oh-Wooo leaders and leading the 488 new students in team building and bonding activities before they started classes.
We are blessed to be such an active chapter on such a diverse, involved, and beautiful liberal arts campus!

==Highlights of 2019==

It has been a fantastic year for Rho Deuteron! This year, we truly learned the meaning of sisterhood both within Kappa and within the Panhellenic community. The year started out with a visit from a Kappa alum who gifted us a framed photo of her pledge class along with the wedding knife used at her wedding! It was great for the whole chapter to see the life-long effects Kappa continues to supply to alumni. For Founders Day, our chapter did not have much of a chance to celebrate in person, as our University was on fall break, but we were able to come together as a chapter via social medias and state the importance that Kappa has had on
our lives. However, during a triplet meeting with my successor, I plan to discuss sesquicentennial plans and how she can begin to plan this, and what some ideas for our celebration may be! Throughout the spring semester, our VPS, Aimen Shah ’20, held many amazing sisterhood events, such as our KKGalentines Day sisterhood event held near Valentine’s Day. Sisters were able to celebrate our love for one another through yoga, cookies, and discussions of what Kappa means to us. We also were able to hold a “Mocktails and a Movie” event with Delta Zeta. Kappa sisters visited the Delta Zeta house and drank mocktails while watching a romantic comedy movie together. It was an amazing opportunity to form more Panhellenic bonds!

We welcomed two new member classes into our chapter in 2019, one in the spring and one in the fall. In the spring, we welcomed 15 new sisters with a “Kappa Land”-themed Bid Day, and 3 new sisters in the Fall with a “Bleed Blue”-themed Bid Day. Both of these were a huge success! At the Greek Awards this year, Sorority Member of the Year Award went to our very own Aimen Shah ’20, Anna Davies ’19 won the Sorority Scholar Award, Dr. Melanie Henderson, our faculty advisor, won the Robert K. Marshall Award, and Amy Collins-Warfield, our amazing ritual advisor won the Chapter Advisor of the Year Award. Our chapter overall also won the
Chapter Philanthropy Award and the Gold Category Chapter Excellence Award. Three sisters, Justine Clark ’20, Makayla Trebella ’21, and Julia Hartlage ’21 were chosen for the prestigious Order of Omega Greek Honor Society, and myself, Gabbi Roszman ’21 attended Leadership Academy this fall. Our chapter GPA currently stands at 3.3, which is above the all-women average here at Ohio Wesleyan, thanks to increased study hours held at the house and the continuation of Gamma Goals. This year, we had sisters study and volunteer in locations such as Costa Rica, Australia, London, Salamanca, Bucerías, Madrid, Moscow, and many more.

Over the summer, our sisters spent their days traveling, working, interning, and researching many different topics from How the Anti-Vaccination Movement is Influencing World Health to
studying Stem Cells and Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome. Many of our sisters also assisted in Camp Oh-Woo, part of the orientation program at Ohio Wesleyan which allows integrative, hands-on experience for first year students. We have had sisters involved in rugby, rowing, tennis, field hockey, volleyball, and swimming. Popular majors throughout the chapter continue to be diverse, from health-related field, to politics and government, foreign languages, business and economics, philosophy, psychology, and more.

Rho Deuteron also had a great year in terms of our philanthropy! We were able to raise around $1500 for Reading is Fundamental through Kappa Kapture the Flag in the spring, along with donating over 40 books to a local elementary school! In the fall, through efforts by Natalie Huebschman ’21, Philanthropy Chair for 2019, and Lily Callander ’22, we were able to change our Fall Philanthropy from Kappa Kakes to Kappa Kraze, a 3-day philanthropy, culminating in a Family Feud style event! Our chapter was also happily able to participate in Kappa Alpha Theta’s Theta Bee, Anchor Splash and Anchor Bowl, Delta Zeta’s DZ Dodgeball, Delta Tau Delta’s Beach Bash, Sigma Phi Epsilon Water Wars, and Delta Delta Delta’s Delta Jam. We are also currently planning to send money over to the sisters in California suffering the effects of all of
the wildfires in the area. Finally, as mentioned earlier, many sisters participated in Camp OhWoo as camp leaders to welcome the OWU Class of 2023 to college! Around 1200 hours were donated to community service projects this year by sisters!

==Highlights of the 2020s:==

(Information from chapter history reports, scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.)

'''Housing'''

'''Philanthropy'''

'''Convention Awards'''

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'''Note to Chapter Registrar:'''
Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues of The Key to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlights. If your chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistance.

Your efforts will ensure a complete and accurate history of your chapter for future generations to enjoy!

Gamma Omega

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Gamma Omega
|GreekSymbol= ΓΩ
|Image= [[File:Gamma_Omega.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1929|12|06}}
|College= [http://www.denison.edu/ Denison University]
|Location= Granville, OH
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/gammaomega/ Gamma Omega Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Gamma_Omega Media related to Gamma Omega Chapter]}}
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'''Denison University established 1831 in Granville, Ohio'''

'''Founded December 6, 1929'''

'''2,406 initiates (as of June 2018)'''

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'''Charter Members: '''
Marjorie Lea Achen, Sarah Elizabeth Amos, Marie Harriet Bigelow, Mildred Irene Bigelow, Eleanor Chesnutt, Jane Frances Colby, Mary Elizabeth Connolly, Eugenia Christy Couden, Catharine Caraway Dixon, Miriam Leavitt Duling, Margaret Mary Gilchrist, Lorraine Grace Hartig, Dorothea Elizabeth Hiehle, Helen Elizabeth Hodell, Marriet Marcella Mons, Ruth Louise Mullen, Charlotte Christine Olson, Mary Marie Pigman, Helen Scarritt, Emily Jean Spencer, Eleanor Stutler, Virginia Davisson Wilson.

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''

Jean Gordon, 1966; Public/community relations director for General Foods; community leader
Marian Simpson Garber, 1948; NBC and CBS radio host and manager

'''Additional Outstanding Alumnae:'''

==The Early Years (Excerpted from The Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity History: 1870-1976)==

In June of 1928, the trustees of Denison University at Granville, Ohio gave permission to the local sororities to petition the nationals. Kappa Phi, the oldest local on campus was allowed first selection of a national sorority and chose Kappa Kappa Gamma. The petition was granted in November, 1929, with installation planned for December 6.

Kappa Phi, at the time of petitioning, was 31 years old and, according to Baird's Manual, the second oldest local sorority in the United States. Kappa Phi was founded in 1898 by six girls of Shepardson College (the women's college, distinct from Denison at that time) who wished to form a "closer bond for friendship and mutual benefit." For a year the local sorority existed sub-rose, meeting outdoors and keeping minutes in cipher. Kappa Phi flourished from its beginning, designing a badge, writing songs, and composing brief but dignified rituals for initiation and chapter meetings.

In 1901 the Denison trustees gave Kappa Phi and Chi Psi Delta (which later became Kappa Alpha Theta) official recognition as campus organizations. The Kappa Phis immediately presented an informal petition for membership to Kappa, their first and only choice among women's national fraternities. Shortly thereafter, learning that national affiliations were being contemplated, and believing it better to maintain the status quo, the university trustees forbade such affiliations. This ban was renewed several times until it was finally lifted in June, 1928.

Denied the opportunity to become a part of Kappa, the Kappa Phis contented themselves with establishing a place of leadership on the Denison campus. Feeling the need for a house of their own to take the place of rooms which they were renting in town, the 40 active and alumnae members of Kappa Phi raised the money necessary to purchase a lot on Cherry Street. For the purpose of owning property, Kappa Phi Sorority was incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio in 1905. Fortunately at that time Mr. John S. Jones, uncle of two of the Kappa Phis and interested in seeing the girls prove themselves as good business women, loaned them the money necessary to build a lodge on the lot they had purchased. The loan was to be paid in regular yearly payments over a ten-year period. At the end of the eighth year Mr. Jones was so impressed with the way the girls had met their obligation that he generously canceled the notes for the remaining two years.

The new house was completed in the fall of 1906, the first sorority house at Denison. The attractive white frame lodge served as the center of chapter activity and site of social affairs for the members, who all lived in college dormitories. It was known as the "wee white house."

The local group maintained a strong alumnae association, published a biennial bulletin which went to all alumnae, and held annual June reunions. From time to time the Kappa Phis reopened the question of national affiliation with the college trustees and maintained their deep interest in Kappa Kappa Gamma. During this period the first Panhellenic Association was formed among the three locals and rules were established for rushing and bidding.

Finally, when the ban against national sororities was removed, Gamma Omega Chapter was installed by Florence Tomlinson (Myers, Wallace), Gamma Theta- Drake, Fraternity registrar; and Clara O. Pierce, Beta Nu- Ohio State, executive secretary; assisted by members of Beta Nu, Ohio State, and Rho Deuteron, Ohio Wesleyan. One notable aspect of the installation was the initiation of nearly half of the 300 alumnae members of Kappa Phi. Altogether some 200 of these alumnae have become members of Kappa, through additional initiation ceremonies. Marian Handy (Anderson), Gamma Kappa- William and Mary, served as co-organizer (equivalent of graduate counselor) to assist the new chapter.

The transition from Kappa Phi to Kappa Kappa Gamma was easier because of the many common goals and ideals the members of each shared. Perhaps the most serious problem was indicated by one of the newly installed Gamma Omegas who was heard to muse wistfully, "How do you ever suppose I'll get the pin holes in my dress to go across instead of up and down!"

By 1930, there were four other NPC fraternities: Chi Omega, Kappa Alpha Theta, Delta Delta Delta, and Alpha Phi. Later Dela Gamma, Alpha Omicron Pi, Pi Beta Phi, and Alpha Chi Omega were granted charters at Denison as the number of women students increased.

The advent of national sororities on the Denison campus brought changes to sorority life. Pledging, which had not taken place until the beginning of the student's sophomore year, was moved back to the freshman year as the groups experimented with different rushing systems. The number of chapter members more than doubled over the years from under thirty at the time of installation.

By 1931, the little Kappa lodge had become too small for the growing chapter, and a major remodeling project greatly increased the floor space. Well aware that even this enlargement would not serve indefinitely, the trustees of the alumnae association, aided by the generosity of Jean Moore Montgomery, eventually acquired a choice lot on Broadway at the entrance to Sorority Circle. Construction of the present Kappa house was begun in 1950, with the aid of a loan from the Fraternity, and in the spring of 1952 Gamma Omega moved into its new home, built of Williamsburg rose brick with white trim. Even this house proved inadequate to accommodate the growing membership. In 1964 a large chapter and recreation room, kitchen, powder room and porch were added. The house serves the important function of unifying a chapter whose members are scattered throughout six separate college dormitories.

Many Gamma Omega traditions have their roots in the local sorority, but some have been established since the installation of the chapter. Incorporated into formal pledging and into the ceremony of the initiation banquet are some of Kappa Phi's traditions; many of the old songs are still sung in the chapter, with only slight alterations. Active-alumnae relations are kept warm and friendly by several annual events: the buffet supper at which the pledges are entertained by Newark-Granville alumnae and, in turn, present entertainment for their hostesses; the senior breakfast with the seniors as guest of the alumnae, an occasion for their induction into the ranks of Kappa alumnae; the initiation breakfast, when local alumnae entertain initiates immediately after the ceremony; the Christmas party at which the actives are hostesses to the Newark-Granville alumnae and both present gifts to the Kappa house.

Yearly chapter events include the Dad's Day luncheon, with a luncheon taking place simultaneously for Kappa mothers who accompany Kappa dads to the campus, and the May Day-Mothers' Weekend with its luncheon honoring mothers. Kappa enjoys social events with other sororities in a variety of ways. For example, for many years the Kappa-Delta Gamma touch football game has brought enthusiastic rooters to the field on a fall Saturday morning and exhausted players and supporters back to the Kappa house afterwards for food and fun. The Kappas and Pi Phis join for the Monmouth Duo each spring, and usually at least one other major party a year is held jointly with another group.

A long list of Gamma Omega May Queens, Homecoming Queens, Adytum (Denison's yearbook) Queens, and Military Ball Queens gives evidence of the fact that Denison Kappas combine beauty with brains. In fact, even the Kappas themselves were impressed when Kappa queens reigned supreme from Homecoming to Junior Prom to May Day in 1954-55.

Denison Kappas have had as their particular social service project the entertainment of children from the Newark Children's Home. Kappas regularly go to the home for games and story-telling or bring some of the children to Granville to attend football and basketball games or to be entertained at the Kappa house. Kappas also aid in other service projects sponsored by the Denison Christian Association.

Scholastically, Denison Kappas have usually rated near the top, although it is difficult to try to maintain or to top the record established by the chapter in 1959 when six Kappas were elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Gamma Omega has been hostess for the Gamma Province Convention several times since it first entertained other chapters in the provinces with fear and trembling in 1932, just three years after its installation. In June of 1948 the Kappa Jubilee, a reunion to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Kappa Phi, was a rousing success, bringing about 75 Kappas back for a three-day stay on campus.

Many Kappas have served and continue to serve Denison from positions of leadership in campus organizations such as Denison Campus Government, Denison Christian Association, WRA, Mortar Board, Crossed Keys (junior honorary), publication staffs, Denison Theatre, and deparmental clubs and honoraries. Each year Kappas are among those chosen as junior advisers in freshman dormitories.

Members of Gamma Omega who have won Graduate Counselor Scholarships are: Rebecca Galloway (Clark), 1940-41; Margery Lawrence (Hetherington) 1948-49; Martha Jones (Phillips), 1949-50; Jessie Pflager, 1974-75. Martha Jones became a field secretary the year after she had gone to Delta Beta, as a graduate counselor.

In 1971 faced with the problem of not being able to find a new house director, Gamma Omega asked for and received permission to allow two senior girls to occupy the housemother's apartment and fulfill her duties. The chapter was the first to try this practice and found it to work well with the assistance of local alumnae. Gamma Omega was also first to submit a plan to the Fraternity Council for liquor privileges in the house after passage of the new policy at the 1974 Convention. The chapter was always been eager to accept new responsibility.

In an academic atmosphere where there is keen competition and a living situation that sometimes makes it easier to know one's suitemates better than one's sorority sisters, Kappa Kappa Gamma fills the need for lasting friendships, provides a place for development of the individual's talents and distinctiveness, and serves as a home where its members find stimulation, loyalty, and understanding during their college days.

== '''History''' ==

The Gamma Omega chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded on December 6, 1929. Before the chapter became a part of Kappa Kappa Gamma, however, it was a local women's fraternity known as Kappa Phi. Kappa Phi, being the oldest sorority at Denison, had first choice to pick a national affiliation, and gladly asked Kappa Kappa Gamma if they could start a chapter at Denison. On December 6, 1929, Kappa Phi officially became the Gamma Omega chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma and 222 women were initiated.

== '''Leadership''' ==

The women of Gamma Omega today constantly strive to uphold Kappa Kappa Gamma’s legacy of leadership, and participate in numerous leadership events throughout the Denison community. They also hold many leadership positions on campus, including positons on the Panhellenic Executive Board, Denison Campus Governance Association, Denison Community Association and more.

Kappa Kappa Gamma has contributed to leadership at Denison through the creation of '''D.U. Lead''', a one-day leadership institute for underclassmen that occurs each September. Leadership is an important attribute to the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma, and D.U. Lead allows Gamma Omega to share this quality with the rest of Denison. D.U. Lead was created by a planning team comprised of members of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Beta Theta Pi, the Campus Leadership and Involvement Center, and Career Exploration and Development. Through this program, the participants gain general leadership skills as well as specific skills to help them and their various organizations at Denison. D.U. Lead is now one of Denison's premier leadership programs. To find more information about D.U. Lead, click here[https://www.denison.edu/campuslife/studentactivities/leadership/dulead.html].

== '''Philanthropy''' ==

Kappas participate in numerous philanthropy opportunities on campus, including both Greek and non-Greek events. In the past year alone Kappa's have put in over 1,334 hours towards community service groups such as the Denison Community Association (DCA), Humane Society, Habitat for Humanity, Big Brothers Big Sisters and more! Gamma Omega collaborated in 2010 and 2011 with the DCA to host Make a Difference Day in conjunction with our Kappa Karnival event and continue to work hand in hand with service groups on and off campus.

'''Kappa Karnival''' is our annual philanthropy event, raising money for our national philanthropy Reading is Fundamental and for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. For the past two years, we have collaborated with the Denison Community Association (DCA) to combine the national service day Make a Difference Day with our event. The event this past Fall 2011 drew over 160 kids, including Boy and Girl Scout troops, and over 240 Denison student volunteers. Service booths at the event included making holiday cards for local nursing homes, assembling and decorating bags with toothpaste and toothbrushes for Headstart, and making PB&J sandwiches for Salvation Army, Look Up Center and Water’s Edge Community center.

==Highlights from 1980s:==

In the 1980s, Gamma Omega had its ups and downs. The chapter was suspended for a period of time, offered and accepted Fraternity guidance and assistance. They never left campus and did adhere to guidelines set forth from the Fraternity Council. The leaders of Gamma Omega, faced challenges with grace and kept recruiting new members and setting chapter goals. One of the main goals in the 1980s was to improve the chapter GPA to a 2.7. The chapter focused on study habits, master lists of majors, recognizing scholastic achievement and planned a Favorite Professor Tea.

In addition to improving the GPA, Gamma Omega also worked on an effective bill paying system as well as incentives to improve attendance at chapter functions. The second vice presidents also worked hard to make sure the programming was targeting specific areas and following Kappa guidelines of the number of events per week.

In 1986, the Fraternity selected Gamma Omega to be one of five chapters to pilot a computerized bill paying and budget system program. Kappa Kappa Gamma wanted to expand this program the across the country after testing it out in various regions.

During the 1980s, many philanthropic events such as Ballon Derby and a Haunted House were held that benefited groups such as the Children of Granville and Denison County, St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital and the National Kidney Foundation.

The late 80s also brought a newly designed pledge program that Gamma Omega implemented with their pledges after a success rush. The chapter officers, including Fraternity Education, tried each week to fulfill their duties as well as provide Kappa fun facts.

Traveling Consultant, Sherri Gosliner, visited in 1989 and provided leadership and guidance to assure chapter members that Gamma Omega continued on the right path in the new decade. The chapter continued to work on goals such as improving the GPA, bringing about chapter unity, increasing communication with Nationals, and using our own chapter member committees.

Gamma Omega and Kappa Alpha Theta continue to plan an annual Kite and Key social event as well as events such as non-alcoholic Barn Party and Easter Egg Hunt with a local school.

Gamma Omega members were involved on campus on as Panhellenic officers, varsity swimming, varsity lacrosse and varsity volleyball and Peer Advisory Network. Many members were also on the Dean’s List.

Marnie O’Brien received a Kappa Kappa Gamma scholarship as a Field Representative to work as a Chapter Consultant.

==Highlights from the 1990s:==
In the fall of 1990, Gamma Omega was taken off Fraternity Council Action. The chapter women took pride in their house, improved their GPA and were recognized for campus involvement and improved scholarship.
Campus involvement included members on varsity swimming, varsity lacrosse, varsity soccer, Peer Advisory Network, Hungry and Homeless Community Service, Dean’s list, DCGA, Student Ambassadors, Judicial Council, House Council, President’s Round Table, Teacher Assistants and Club Sport participants.

Philanthropic events included supporting Hungry and Homeless, the Children of Granville, Big Sister/Big Brother Organization and the Make a Wish Foundation.

Social events include Kite and Key, My Tie, Haunted House, date parties, and many others.

By the late 1990s, the chapter had slipped in some areas including risk management, over programming, following tradition verses ritual and Kappa Kappa Gamma policies. This led to to being placed on a Letter of Concern and suspended from campus. This essentially meant extra guidance and support from the Fraternity which chapter members accepted and started to rebuild for the 2000s. The chapter members attended workshops on the benefits of Greek Life and worked with local alumnae to review ritual during fireside and Initiation preparation. The chapter was ready to take on the new decade with Kappa knowledge in hand.

In the 2000s, campus involvement included members on Student Activities Committee, Concert Committee, 91.1 WDUB-The Doobie Denison Radio Station, Granville Fire Department Volunteers, Phi Society, Skiing Club, Study Abroad programs, Denison Singers, Denison Dance Department, Homecoming Committee, Sailing Club, Tutor, AIDS Task Force, Community Garden Committee, Sociology/Anthropology Fellow, Spanish Club, Intramural Floor Hockey, Campus Tour Guide, rugby, varsity softball, varsity swimming, varsity lacrosse and varsity soccer.

By the mid-2000s, Gamma Omega was strong enough to help neighboring chapters with Initiation. They received an award for New Member Programming at the Denison Greek Awards Ceremony and won the Greatest Scholarship Improvement Award at Kappa Kappa Gamma’s National Convention. Gamma Omega won Greek Week as well as participating in Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash and Sigma Chi’s Derby Days.

The chapter continued to recruit new members and in 2007 they were the largest chapter on campus all while racing their GPA to the second highest among sororities on campus. The following year, they had the highest GPA among sororities.

Gamma Omega continued to win awards such as Chapter Operation for Leadership, Lifetime Membership and Self-Governance, Outstanding New Member, Outstanding Alumna, Outstanding Greek Leader and Woman of the Year. They focused on sisterhood and planning activities to get to know one another and Kappa’s ritual. Sisterhood events included glow in the dark putt putt golf, apple picking, powder puff intramural football, picnicking in a local park, ice skating and dodgeball. Kappa Kornhole Tournament continued to draw support on campus and Kappa held their first Kappa Karnival in 2009. Proceeds were donated to Kappa Kappa Gamma’s national recipient, Reading Is Fundamental.

Gamma Omega women were proud to be the largest sorority on campus, proud to wear letters and continued to work on relationships among sisters, Advisory Board and House Board.

==Highlights of 2011==

In 2011 the Gamma Omega chapter partnered with the Beta Nu (OSU) and Rho Deuteron (OWU) chapters at the '''Reading Is Key''' event for the Reading Is Fundamental Philanthropy in Columbus. Local families were invited to bring their children for a snack and story book, as well as fun Valentines' themed crafts for the kids.

==Highlights of 2012==

We initiated 1 new woman on March 24th, 2012, 28 women on March 31, 2012, and 3 new women during Continuous Open Recruitment on December 1, 2012.In the Fall of 2012, Gamma Omega had the number one Greek GPA on campus, for all Panhellenic Council organizations and Interfraternity Council organizations. As of Spring 2012, 28 women in the chapter were members of academic honoraries, 31 women in the chapter had received academic scholarships and academic awards, 9 women had participated in summer research, and 25 women held executive positions in service organizations.

Our chapter was involved with the Presidential Campaign by raising awareness around campus of the importance of voting and being informed. At the Greek Awards on April 23,2012, our chapter received recognition for Most Improved Chapter GPA, and the prestigious Commitment to Fraternal Purpose. We were awarded Outstanding New Member, Outstanding Greek Leaders awards, Outstanding Greek Advisor Award, and Greek Woman of the Year.This year we participated in numerous philanthropic events around campus such as Delta Gamma's Anchor Splash, Sigma Chi's Derby Days, Pi Beta Phi's Pi Phi Palooza, Kappa Alpha Theta's Kats with Bats, Delta Delta Delta's Pancake Breakfast, Kappa Sigma's Squash Tournament, and Beta Theta Pi's King of the Wings Competition. Gamma Omega held our annual Kappa Karnival in conjunction with the Denison Community Association as part of Make a Difference Day, and brought in over 50 children from Newark and surrounding areas. The event was held in October 2012 in the Mitchell Athletic Center due to rain and had numerous fraternities, sororities, and campus organizations represented in the event. The Hilltoppers, DUwop, and Burpee's Seedy Theatrical Co. each performed during the Karnival. This year, we began volunteering at our new local philanthropy The Works, in Newark. For the 2012 school year, the chapter has participated in over 1,300 hours of community service through campus service organizations.

On campus this year there was a proposal for postponed recruitment that was brought up to the first year retention committee, but it hasn't developed any further. Also, party registration was implemented to help foster a safe community on campus. Within our chapter, we have 134 total members, including 53 new members.

==Highlights of 2014==

This past spring, on March 29, 2014, we initiated 36 new members. One member was initiated at Allegheny College. For Fall 2014, Gamma Omega had the highest Greek GPA on campus. This past year, we participated in numerous philanthropic events on campus. These included Delta Gamma's Anchor Splash, Pi Beta Phi's Pi Phi Palooza, Kappa Alpha Theta's Kats with Bats, Delta Delta Delta's Pancake Breakfast, Beta Theta Pi's King of the Wings Competition, Delta Chi's talent contest, Lambda Chi Alpha's Fall Bash, and Kappa Sigma's dodgeball tournament. In the fall of 2014, instead of doing our annual Kappa Karnival, we decided to hold a Kappa Kornhole event. It was held on one of our residential quads and multiple sororities and fraternities participated, along with people who are not involved in Greek Life. This past year, we also continued our work at our local philanthropy, The Works, and our chapter logged over 700 hours of community service through campus service organizations.

There have been no new renovations on our campus since the dining hall was renovated in the spring of 2013. Our chapter of Gamma Omega has a total of 103 initiated members and we just welcomed 28 new members into our house.

Our chapter holds our weekly meetings in our house, located on South Quad. Our chapter owns our house. Members of Gamma Omega do not live in the house. It is a place dedicated to our weekly chapter meetings, and just a nice place to go and hang out or study. We recently got a house mom, Judy Neff, that moved in over the summer of 2014.

==Highlights of 2015==

This past spring, on March 28, 2015, we initiated 26 new members. One member was initiated at the University of Akron. This past year, we participated in numerous philanthropic events on campus. These included Delta Gamma's Anchor Splash, Pi Beta Phi's Pi Phi Palooza, Kappa Alpha Theta's Kats with Bats, Beta Theta Pi's King of the Wings Competition, Lambda Chi Alpha's Fall Bash, and Sigma Lambda Gamma's basketball tournament. In the fall of 2015, we held a Kappa Kornhole event. It was held on one of our residential quads and multiple sororities and fraternities participated, along with people who are not involved in Greek Life. We raised about $1,500 from this event. In September, we started working with the Look Up Center, located in Newark, Ohio. Once a week, members from the chapter would go to the Center and help children with their homework for a few hours.

This past summer, our library and one of our residential halls was renovated. Our chapter of Gamma Omega has a total of 86 initiated members.

Chapter Philanthropy:

What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?

Our national philanthropy is Reading is Fundamental. In past years, our chapter has worked with The Works, but this fall, we decided to start working with The Look Up Center located in Newark, Ohio. Once a week, members of the chapter would go and help younger children with their homework for a few hours.

Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?

Our philanthropy chair chose this organization in the hopes that it would promote more chapter interest than The Works did in the past.

==Highlights of 2016==

This past spring, on March 5, 2016, we initiated 24 new women. 3 new women were initiated at Miami University-Oxford OH. We also initiated 2 new women on November 12, 2016 thorough Continuous Open Bidding (COB) during the fall of 2016. The women of Gamma Omega are part of numerous honoraries including 4 women on Mortar Board, 5 women in Omicron Delta Kappa, 6 women in Phi Beta Kappa, and numerous women in Rho Lambda. Two of our members also held leadership positions in these honoraries: Jessica Braid as president of Rho Lambda and Aleksa Kaups as President of Theta Alpha Phi. Our members dedicated additional time to the PanHellenic community. Asesha Dayal was the Vice President of Development and Audrey Smith and Heather Wiggins are members of the PanHellenic Judicial Board. Gamma Omega was awarded 9 different awards at the Greek Awards this past spring: Excellence in Service and Support of Others, Outstanding Public Relations, Outstanding Recruitment, Outstanding Sorority Advisor (Lisa Tompson), Outstanding Sorority President (Meg Flanagan), Outstanding Sorority Scholar (Jenna Breslin), Outstanding New Member (Jen Durbin), Outstanding Sorority Athlete (Jen Durbin), Outstanding Greek Leaders (Jessica Braid & Asesha Dayal).

The involvement of the women of Gamma Omega extends beyond honorary societies and the PanHellenic community to leadership and involvement with numerous groups on campus. We have women in DUwop, the Theatre department, the Music department, Denison Independent Theater Association (DITA), Denison International Student Association (DISA), the Genital Monologues, Denison Feminists, Denison Democrats, Deaf Culture Awareness, Life After Loss, Women in Math and Computer Science, ASEC Tutors, America Reads Tutors, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), Denison Chemical Society, Volunteers for the Humane Society, and Share Advocates. We also have women who participate in varsity athletics on the Softball, Field Hockey, Track and Field, and Swimming & Diving Teams.

In addition to being involved with numerous activities, clubs, and organizations on campus, the Gamma Omega chapter participated in numerous philanthropic events including Delta Delta Delta’s Dunkin’ with Delta’s, Pi Beta Phi’s Pasta Phest, Kappa Alpha Theta’s Kats with Bats, Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, and Lambda Chi Alpha’s Fall Bash. We also participated in Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash and our most recently initiated women won the synchronized swim and dance.

Philanthropy:
Our national philanthropy is Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and to support this we held a book drive this past spring and donated the books to underprivileged children at a local school in Newark, Ohio. We went to the school and read with the children for a couple of hours and let them choose what books they wanted. We also held our annual philanthropy event, Kappa Kornhole on October 8, 2016 and raised over $1,000.

We continued to work with the Look Up Center located in Newark, Ohio, as a way to get involved locally. Once a week, members of the chapter would go and help younger children with their homework for a few hours. We also raised over $150 for a fellow sister to help support her during the holiday season this year.

Our chapter holds weekly meetings in our house, which we own, located on South Quad. Members of Gamma Omega do not live in the house, but instead use it for our weekly chapter and council meetings, as a place to hang out with fellow sisters, or to do homework. We got a new house mom this past spring, Missy Nabors. She has two dogs, Charlie and Lily, that we sometimes take on walks or play with at the house. We also raised money over the course of the past year which we used to repaint the entryway and living room and to refurnish the house, giving it a more updated and modern feel.

==Highlights of 2017==

This past spring we initiated 18 new members and we initiated an additional three new members in the fall through continual open bidding.

Many women in our chapter are part of various different honararies including 10 members in Mortar Board, 5 women were invited to join Omicron Delta Kappa and three were invited to join Phi Beta Kappa. We also have representation on the Panhellenic Executive Board through Emma Kopp who is the Vice President of Development. At the Greek awards, Gamma Omega received six different awards: Outstanding Public Relations Award, Outstanding Sorority President (Ellie Thien), Outstanding Sorority Scholar (Bridget Diana), Outstanding New Member (Erin Stewart) and Outstanding Greek Leader (Amanda Nelson and Haley Myer).

Our chapter goals for the year included: Facilitating an understanding of Standards within the chapter, increasing attendance to events, improving public relations, having a successful COB in the fall, and increasing collaboration with other FSL organizations. Our president, vice president of standards, new member chair, education chair and risk management chair participated in the regional convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Several of our members also participated in the UIFI conference where they had the opportunity to learn about leadership with other sororities and fraternities.

In the past year, we have supported numerous organizations philanthropy events including Dunkin Deltas (Delta Delta Delta), KATs with Bats (Kappa Alpha Theta), Anchor Splash (Delta Gamma), King of the Canes (Beta Theta Pi), Pi Phi Palooza (two times), Lambda Fall Bash (Lambda Chi Alpha), Derby Days (Sigma Chi), Crawfish Boil (Phi Psi introductory event), Volley for Vets (Kappa Sigma), D-Chi Car Smash (Delta Chi). We also had a team for Relay for Life and we won the synchronized lip-synch competition for Sigma Chi's Derby Days.

Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.
The Gamma Omega chapter is a supportive organization. For example, every week at chapter meetings we announce our involvements so others can attend. It is not unusual to see many Kappas at a softball game, Burpees show, or helping sisters with academics.

Chapter Philanthropy:
What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?
In the spring semester of 2017 the Gamma Omega chapter supported the Look Up Center. This organization was chosen because it was a way for our chapter to support and give back to our local community, while supporting the mission of our national philanthropy Reading is Fundamental. At the center, we worked with under privileged children on their homework and reading skills supporting literacy.

Chapter Facility:
The Gamma Omega chapter meets at 110 N. Mulberry Street, a house we own, where we hold weekly meetings in. The house is located on South Quad. Members of Gamma Omega do not live in the house, but instead use it for our weekly chapter and council meetings, as a place to hang out with fellow sisters, or to do homework. Our house mom Missy Nabors is leaving after this semester ends.
[[File:Gamma Omega Chapter Room.JPG|thumb|Gamma Omega Chapter]]
Oral History
Are there any current members, alumnae or advisers from your chapter that you recommend for the Fraternity’s oral history project? We are looking for Kappas with stories to tell – funny chapter memories, great professional achievement stories, heartwarming stories of how Kappa has helped them, etc. Natalie Kindler is a Gamma Omega alumnae. She graduated in 2017 and is now a Leadership Consultant, so she can share how her time at Gamma Omega lead her to her position as a leadership consultant.

==Highlights of 2018==

This past spring we initiated thirty new members and we initiated an additional two new members in the fall through continual open bidding.

Our chapter goals for the year included: Improving sisterhood within the chapter, increasing attendance to events, improving public relations, having a successful COB in the fall, and increasing collaboration with other FSL organizations. Kate Aumuller (President) and Mikayla Trimpey (Marshal) attended the 2018 National Convention.

The women in our chapter are involved and recognized in the Panhellenic community. We have representation on the Panhellenic Executive Board through Emma Steinman, who is the Vice President of Administration, and Alexa Meller, who is the Vice President of Development. At the Greek awards, Gamma Omega received 7 different awards: Greek Scholar Award (Alivia Tachney), Outstanding Athlete Award (Lauren Secaras), E Clark Morrow Outstanding Alumni (Natalie Kindler), Outstanding Greek Advisor (Lisa Thompson), Outstanding PR, Outstanding Recruitment, and Fraternal Purpose Runner Up.

In the past year, we have supported numerous organizations philanthropy events including Anchor Splash (Delta Gamma), Tug of War (Beta Theta Pi), Lambda Haunted House (Lambda Chi Alpha), Phi Psi Relay (Phi Psi), D-Chi Car Smash (Delta Chi). We also had a team for Relay for Life.

In the spring and fall semesters of 2018 the Gamma Omega chapter supported Kendal at Granville. This organization was chosen because it was a way for our chapter to support and give back to our local community. Kendal is our local philanthropy because it was a close location that needed help. We also had Kappa alumni who worked or lived there.

The Gamma Omega chapter meets at 110 N. Mulberry Street, a house we own, where we hold weekly meetings in. The house is located on South Quad. Members of Gamma Omega do not live in the house, but instead use it for our weekly chapter and council meetings, as a place to hang out with fellow sisters, or to do homework. Our house mom Cheryl Moore is new this year.

[[File:Gamma Omega 2018.jpeg|thumb|Gamma Omega 2018]]

The Gamma Omega chapter is a supportive organization. For example, every week at chapter meetings we announce our involvements so others can attend. We have women in DUwop, the Theatre department, the Music department, Denison Independent Theater Association (DITA), Burpees, the Genital Monologues, Denison Feminists, Denison Democrats, Women in Math and Computer Science, Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS), Volunteers for the Humane Society, and SHARE Advocates. We also have women who participate in varsity athletics on the Softball, Rugby, Cheerleading, and Soccer Teams.

==Highlights of 2019==

We started the year with a wonderful group of New Members after our Formal Recruitment in January. Also in the Spring, we held our annual book drive-- we donated all books to an after school program called A Noble Cause at PAR excellence academy in Newark, Ohio-- as well as our Kappacino event. Our chapter participated in the campus-wide banner display that aided in the awareness of Sexual Respect on campus. We also This was our second year doing Kappa Karnival and, though the weather was not on our side, we still managed to have a successful event, raising $1,480! This Fall we also started to celebrate our chapter’s 90th year by hosting a reunion event weekend at our house and we invited all sorts of Gamma Omega alumna as well as local Kappa’s from different chapters. The weekend included a business panel with alumni, an open house (where alums were able to see all of the renovations that the house underwent in the last few years), and a dinner event. It was a great way to introduce our active members to our very accomplished alumna. To finish the year, we initiated our COB members in December.

The University has recently opened new Social Spaces on campus which has allowed our chapter to more easily engage with the Denison community. The Greek community as a whole as worked a lot this year on increasing Greek unity between the different councils represented at our school, and Kappa has fully embraced this push by attending philanthropy and educational events hosted by other councils as well as attending events from Denison’s first Greek Week.

For founders Day, we had a sisterhood event where we had cake and other desserts as we played a fun game about our organization’s history and learned some new and old songs that we can sing at future events

==Highlights of the 2020s:==

(Information from chapter history reports, scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.)

'''Housing'''

'''Philanthropy'''

'''Convention Awards'''

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'''Note to Chapter Registrar:'''
Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues of The Key to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlights. If your chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistance.

Your efforts will ensure a complete and accurate history of your chapter for future generations to enjoy!

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|Name= Eta Zeta
|GreekSymbol= HZ
|Image= [[File:Eta_Zeta.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|2001|11|17}}
|College= [http://www.jcu.edu/index.php John Carroll University]
|Location= University Heights, OH
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/etazeta/ Eta Zeta Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Eta_Zeta Media related to Eta Zeta Chapter]}}

'''John Carroll University (formerly St. Ignatius College) established in 1886 in Cleveland, Ohio; later moved to University Heights, Ohio'''

'''Chapter founded November 17, 2001 - 27 charter members'''

'''328 initiates (as of June 2018)'''

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'''Some of Eta Zeta’s Outstanding Alumnae'''

'''Fraternity Officers:'''

'''Loyalty Award Recipient:'''

'''Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''

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==History John Carroll University==

John Carroll University, one of 28 colleges and universities operated in the United States by the Society of Jesus, was founded as St. Ignatius College in 1886. It has been in continuous operation as a degree-granting institution since that time.

In 1923 the College was renamed John Carroll University, after the first archbishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. In 1935 it was moved from its original location on the West Side of Cleveland to its present site in University Heights, a suburb 10 miles east of downtown Cleveland.

In September 1968 the University made the transition from full-time male enrollment to a fully coeducational institution as women were admitted to the College of Arts and Sciences for the first time. Currently more than 3,300 undergraduates call John Carroll University home.

==Highlights of 2001-2010==

'''Colonization and Installation'''

Eta Zeta Chapter became the first Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter of the new millennium on November 17, 2001. Located in University Heights, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, Eta Zeta is proud to have been the first National Panhellenic Conference group to be installed on campus. "Eta Zeta was colonized on October 21, 2001, after a successful match with Kappa Gamma Delta, a local group founded in 1998. The 27 charter members were initiated and Eta Zeta Chapter was installed by Fraternity President Ann Stafford Truesdell. Fraternity officers assisting with the weekend activities were Director of Membership Martha Allen Kumler, Ohio State; Chairman of Extension Carol George Sanders, Cal. State Northridge; Regional Director of Chapters Susie Eynatten Hughes, Missouri; Coordinator of Chapter Development Jill Hughes Mealy, Akron; Gamma Province Directors of Chapters Joni Manos Brown, Ohio Wesleyan, and Mindy Moellering, Miami; Leadership Consultant Kylee Deterding, Iowa State; Chapter Consultant Ruchi Karla, Westminster; and Executive Director Lila A. Isbell, Montana.

Kappa Chapter at Hillsdale College served as the Key Sister chapter for Eta Zeta during the weekend activities, while members from Ohio State, Akron; and Ohio Wesleyan, also participated."

Chapter Consultant Ruchi Kalra served as resident adviser to the chapter while pursuing a graduate degree at JCU. Jill Hughes Mealy, Coordinator of Chapter Development, was responsible for recruiting chapter Advisers and House Board members.

The Cleveland and Cleveland West Shore Alumnae Associations presented the chapter with the President’s Badge while countless associations and chapters within the Province sent greetings and gifts for the chapter. Especially significant was the quilt prepared by Lambda—Akron, that resembled one hanging in their chapter house.

One of the chapter goals for 2004–05 was to gain a greater appreciation of chapter and Fraternity history. We continue to display our scrapbook during Recruitment and other all-Greek Recruitment events. As part of the New Member program, the Registrar and Education chairman plan an interactive workshop on chapter and Fraternity heritage. There is also an archives display of chapter awards, past issues of The Key, the scrapbook, the New Member Signature book, the Songs of Kappa Kappa Gamma book, and more. In addition, the chapter holds birthday parties with cupcakes and brownies to celebrate Founder’s Day and the installation of Eta Zeta.

In spring 2005, the chapter hosted the Gamma Province Meeting at John Carroll and met women from nearby Kappa chapters, as well as worked with the Cleveland Alumnae Association. Province Meeting was a beautiful affair and everyone from the chapter benefited from the programs presented as well as acquired leadership skills from helping to plan and host the event.

Eta Zeta was proud to be recognized for the highest GPA of all Greek organizations on campus. With a chapter average of 3.31, Eta Zeta exceeded the all-sorority average of 3.13. This was especially significant because we have been working to increase our academic excellence program for the past few years. We have instituted regular study tables and awards for members who make special effort to improve their academics.

In addition, Eta Zeta was honored with the Spirit Award during Greek Week. John Carroll instituted several big changes to the structure of Greek Week, but the Kappa women remained positive throughout the week and did not let it get in the way of having a great time. Eta Zeta members were present at every event held that week and showed support, not only for competing Kappas, but for all the Greek participants.

The New Member chairman made important changes in the way Key sisters were selected and made the workshops presented during the New Member period more interactive and interesting. Also, our Marshal instituted special Kore group activities to integrate the new members with the actives and let everyone get to know each other better before Initiation. These included things such as T-shirt making and a craft night. Thanks to these changes, we feel that our Initiation was one of the most meaningful that we’ve had, both to the newly initiated members and the actives.

One of the biggest challenges that Eta Zeta faced during this year was planning ahead and reorganizing the chapter due to the fact that half of its members would be graduating in May 2006. The chapter is currently holding strong at 50 members, one of the largest chapter's on JCU's campus, but 23 are graduating seniors. In order to offset this, the women of Eta Zeta worked very hard this past year to make the transition as smooth as possible. To get the numbers up for formal recruitment, one of our own members headed a Greek marketing committee to educate the campus about sororities. In addition to the strategies enacted by Panhellenic, the women of Eta Zeta did their best to attend and help with as many campus events as possible, such as Little Sibs Weekend, Project H.O.P.E. and Cultivating Community. Our Recruitment was successful as well. Eta Zeta was more prepared for the challenges that go along with fall Recruitment, which resulted in fantastic return rates for the week—100 percent, 98 percent, 92 percent and 81 percent for each day respectively. We selected 11 new members through formal Recruitment. Finally, Chapter Council positions were combined and chapter concerns were raised to the Leadership Consultant who helped educate the chapter on strategies to take changes in stride.

Another challenge the chapter faced was trying to organize a large, campus-wide philanthropy event. Eta Zeta has done many small service and fundraising projects but really wanted to get the Kappa name out there with a highly publicized event that all students could take part in. The challenge was met, in part, in September at JCU's Homecoming football game. Eta Zeta hosted a Balloon Pop, selling balloons with raffle tickets inside, to raise money for Kappa Kidney Camp and RIF. The women walked through the street fair and stood outside the gates of the stadium to sell balloons to students and parents, and raised almost $300. We hope that this event will continue to grow.

On Founders day we worked with the Cleveland Alumnae Association, which granted the chapter a scholarship, and our charter was presented to our chapter President.

Once again, Eta Zeta was proud to be recognized as having the highest GPA of all Greek organizations on campus. Eta Zeta exceeded the all-sorority average of 3.13. In addition, Kappa Kappa Gamma was honored with the Spirit Award during Greek Week festivities. Also, for the fourth year in a row, the women of Eta Zeta were victorious in the Lip Sync Event.

The New Member retreat at Lambda—Akron allowed for the new girls to break out of their shells and experience what it would be like to have Greek Housing. Along with that, positive strides have been made in instituting all-Greek dorms on campus.

In the spring, “Kappa Kisses” candy was sold for Valentine’s Day in the student center to raise money for Kappa Kidney Kamp, a philanthropy of Gamma Province. A Valentine’s Date Party held at McNulty’s in Coventry saw pink and red dresses as everyone danced the night away! Also, the majority of Kappas drove downtown Cleveland and went to a Cavs game together. We also enjoyed Black Tie Bowling with Delta Tau Delta Fraternity—The ladies of Kappa dressed in black-tie attire and went bowling with the fraternity members. Through a book drive we collected 27 books that were donated to Miles Park Elementary School in Cleveland.

At the Cleveland Botanical Gardens, Kappas helped with whitewashing walls, raking leaves and other volunteer activities. The Sapphire Ball took place at the Hilton Inn in Beachwood. The ladies of Eta Zeta had dinner and danced the night away. The lip sync routine was performed for the enjoyment of others.

Project H.O.P.E. allowed members to be “buddied up” with students with disabilities for games, sports and dancing. Others worked the booths putting on the games. In the fall, chapter members participated in Involvement Fair with a booth and talked to first-year students about the perks of getting involved in Greek Life. Members also served the people of Cleveland at a food bank downtown for a several hours.

Informal Recruitment resulted in six new members. Kappa dinners were held with the girls as well as other activities to get to know them better. The ladies of Eta Zeta decorated a golf cart with the theme “Kappa Candyland” and drove it in the parade. Candy was handed out to the residents of University Heights as well as to students.

For Founders Day, chapter members traveled to a country club in Shaker Heights to meet local Kappa alumnae for good food, company and songs. Eta Zeta went to a haunted house off campus for some fun and bonding time with the new members. Before heading out, pumpkins were decorated.
For nine hours, Kappas spent time with the people of St. Malachi House and St. Herman’s House of Hospitality by serving food and visiting the residents. Other volunteer work included Through the Eyes of a Child—an on-campus philanthropy in which inner-city students participate in a day of Christmas activities. Chapter members ran a jewelry-making booth for 3 hours.

Spring semester began with a philanthropy event at the Hospice. The ladies of Eta Zeta lifted the spirits of the residents with bingo, pizza and cookies. A sisterhood event with the title “Old School Valentine’s Day Party” allowed Eta Zeta to welcome its newest member with pizza, cake and Valentine’s for all.

From kickball to the car push, talent show to lip-sync, the ladies of Eta Zeta showed the campus community their pride and spirit during Greek Week. The week ended with John Carroll’s first ever Relay for Life. Eta Zeta walked throughout what proved to be an inspirational and emotional evening with one of the largest groups participating. The ladies of Eta Zeta also took a field trip to the Great Lakes Science Center.

Eta Zeta ended the academic year with the annual reading day picnic. This offered the ladies an opportunity to hang out and relieve some stress before finals. It was also our last opportunity to spend time with those who would graduate in May. The second Dance Marathon Car wash was held at a nearby gas station. The girls enjoyed the sun as they raised money for the upcoming campus Dance Marathon.

The ladies of Eta Zeta retreated to the Carroll Lodge for some bonding, reflection and preparation before formal Recruitment. Formal recruitment had the theme “I dream of Kappa.” We received nine fabulous young ladies. Informal Recruitment gave us a chance to snatch two more amazing ladies for the fall 2007 new member class.

The ladies off Eta Zeta hosted their first annual Dance Marathon. With the invitation extended to the entire campus community, we all gathered to dance, play games, listen to bands, and raise money for Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

Eta Zeta also participated in Delta Tau Delta’s first kickball tournament for charity. The Kappa Kousin Event was a night spent playing trivia games and new members bonding and getting to know the active members better.

The Key sister event involved new members and their key sisters coming together for a progressive dinner that included appetizers, dinner and dessert at different locations.
Blue and Blue Desserts was a treat—Kappa’s hosted a dessert party for the new members before Initiation. Desserts ranged from cookies to blue Jell-O with gummy fish.
Post initiation all the girls gathered and watched the Ohio State vs. Michigan game at an active’s house for a sisterhood event. An active co-founded “Every 2 Minutes”— an all-female, sexual-assault prevention peer education group. A total of 27 members made the Dean’s List; one member was named Greek Leader of The Year and JCU 2008 Student Leader of The Year.

Eta Zeta was proud to be recognized as having the second highest GPA of all all greek organizations on campus. The women of Eta Zeta also exceeded the all-sorority average on campus. We continue to hold a reputation of scholarship and sincere dedication to studies. We continued the use of our library log and other awards for members who make special effort to improve their academics. The Vice President of Academic Excellence continued the newly created “Fleur de A’s and B’s” program, which tracks when members receive an A or B on an exam or big paper/project. At the end of the semester, those with 15 or more fleur-de-lis stamps receive a prize.

During Greek Week, Kappa was honored with the Scholarship Award, Philanthropy Award, Alumna of the Year award, and Greek Leader of the Year award. And, Eta Zeta was the 2008 Greek Week Champion.

During formal Recruitment, our Recruitment Chairmen did a great job of showing potential new members what being in Kappa is all about. We were so excited to gain 10 great new members. At informal Recruitment we hosted an ice cream social, where we were able to get to know girls who were interested in Eta Zeta. We were delighted to gain another four new members.

Kappa Kappa Gamma placed first in the Greek Week talent show!The women of Eta Zeta were present at every event held that week and showed support, not only for competing Kappas, but for all the Greek men and women participating. Kappa also had one of the largest groups participating in John Carroll’s second annual Relay for life, which served as the conclusion of Greek week.
In January, the ladies hosted the second Dance Marathon. The night was filled with raffle drawing, great food, live performances, and tons of fun. The ladies raised an approximate grand total of 1,000 dollars for Reading Is Fundamental.

Our chapter also takes particular pride in our New Member Program. Our Marshal and New Member chairwoman worked together to create special Kore group activities to integrate the new members in with the actives and let everyone get to know each other better before Initiation. These activities included painting Kappa crafts, a night of trivia games and a dinner with their Key sisters.

Fall 2009 was a semester of firsts for our chapter. This semester was the first time the ladies of Eta Zeta had our very own sorority floor. Our House chairmen worked hard and decorated the floor with light and dark blue colors. Eta Zeta was proud to have 17 members live on the floor where we could bond and celebrate sisterhood more often. Eta Zeta also hosted its first ever Stop the Bop on campus in October. The ladies spent numerous days playing Hanson’s “Mmm Bop” song until people gave enough money to have the bop stop. The ladies raised a total of $500 for our philanthropy.

Although Eta Zeta is a fairly small chapter with 41 active members, we are one of the largest Greek organizations on campus. We take pride in the fact that the members of our chapter are all extremely involved in other organizations and clubs on campus, and often hold leadership positions. Some of these organizations include Phi Eta Sigma, CLC, Lamda Pi Eta, Alpha Sigma Nu Jesuit Honor Society, Dance Ensemble, Dance Team, Cheerleading Squad, Student Union, Golf Team, Student Union Programming Board, Lacrosse, Field Hockey, Arrupe Scholar, Orientation Staff, Two minutes, Student Today Leaders Forever, and Circle K International service organization.

Eta Zeta celebrated its ninth anniversary of its installation on November 18th, 2009.
One challenge our chapter faced this past year was chapter unity. We instituted the “Blind Dates” and “Hoots and Salutes.” Both of these increased sisterhood and brought us to regularly recognize each others’ achievements. Also this was not our easiest semester. This last semester, John Carroll University experienced two suicides within weeks of each other. It was a hard experience for all of us and having the unity and sisterhood of our sorority was comforting. Also, by having our floor, which includes a study lounge, we were able to watch our favorite TV shows together, have move nights and conduct our chapter council meetings there. This helped us create a tighter bond of sisterhood.

At the 2010 General Convention, Eta Zeta received the Excellence in Chapter Management Award as well as Honorable Mention in Finance, Recruitment and Panhellenic. Our visiting Leadership Consultant noticed our excellence, but also left us with information to help us improve. After meeting with all the officers, we were able to adjust our Kore Groups and learn more about our responsibilities.

2010 proved to be a challenging year. Eta Zeta was recognized as having the fourth highest sorority GPA out of the five sororities. However the women of Eta Zeta exceeded the all-student average GPA on campus. This was a significant honor because we are constantly working to increase our academic excellence program. We had regular study tables throughout the spring semester and continued the use of our library log, and awards for members who make special effort to improve their academics throughout the entire year.

During Formal Recruitment this Fall semester, our Chapter got the largest pledge class, 14 new members, in Eta Zeta history. Our Recruitment Chairman did a great job organizing the weekend and showing potential new members what being in Kappa is all about. We were excited to be above chapter total.

This year Kappa Kappa Gamma placed first in the Greek Week talent show for the second year in a row! Our chapter’s representative won the Honorable Woman Award at the end of the week. Kappa also had one of the largest groups participating in John Carroll's third annual Relay for life, which served as the conclusion of Greek week.

This past year we created a new event to raise money for RIF. We had a pasta dinner, called KAPPASTAfor the John Carroll Students and community. With raffles, tons of food, live performances, the night turned out to be a lot of fun. The event was successful and we were able to do it twice within the year, raising close to $2,500 for Reading Is Fundamental. The chapter also won “Tug of War” for the second year in a row, as well as the prestigious campus Talent Show again.

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''
2010: Excellence in Chapter Management; Honorable Mention in Finance, Recruitment and Panhellenic

==Highlights of 2011 - 2019:==
Highlights (scholarship, group honors/awards, special events, philanthropy and service projects, etc.):

==Highlights of 2011==

The Eta Zeta chapter has celebrated multiple landmarks this past year. We celebrated its tenth anniversary of our charter at John Carroll University. Our chapter also had something to celebrate in our successful academics. Our chapter had the most improved GPA from Spring to Fall Semesters 2011. Eta Zeta has achieved a higher GPA average than the all-campus GPA average and female all-campus GPA average.

Kappa also has the more members in the Order of Omega Society than any other organization along with having the newly elected Order of Omega President as one of our members. Two of our sisters also served on the board of the organization. When our LC visited in the fall semester she recognized the great strides that this chapter has made along with providing many suggestions that have been very helpful in the leadership of our chapter. Several suggestions helped us in updating our Standing Rules and Bylaws, which have been written by our new Chapter Council and will soon be voted on. All of our members were able to meet with her and enjoyed hearing about the various chapters across the nation and learning from both her experiences and her knowledge of the general Fraternity.

Because of Eta Zeta's great success in formal recruitment in the Fall of 2010, our chapter met the campus member quota and thus did not do informal recruitment in the Spring semester. Formal Recruitment this past Fall 2011 semester was another historic landmark for Eta Zeta, as we "Welcomed to our Masterpiece" 17 new members which was the most Eta Zeta has ever welcomed from Formal Recruitment and the highest amount initiated out of the four other sororities on campus.

Current members were very successful in demonstrating Kappas' balance among members, sisterhood, and overall pride in the chapter and Fraternity. Our New Member Chair organized events for the chapter for the actives and new members to socialize and bond, including crafting embellished cork boards, painting pumpkins, and decorating T-Shirts. New Members were also able to bond with each other at meals, a New Member retreat, and sleep-overs on the floor. Current members took new members on "dates" to get to know one another better and strengthen the bond between actives and New Members.

At our third annual Fall philanthropy event, Kappasta, the chapter raised $1,300 by serving fellow students, faculty, staff, family, and community members an all you can eat pasta dinner and a raffle with wonderful donated prizes such as a Kindle. One of our senior members played the piano throughout the event and a campus acapella group performed. The chapter decided to donate 80% of this money to Reading is Fundamental and the remaining 20% to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. It was a great success. Greek Week is always a heavily anticipated event for the Greeks at John Carroll. Our chapter won Second Place overall, First Place in Talent Show, Fourth Place in Lip Sync, and succeeded in many other activities throughout the week. Greek Week was a great opportunity for our sisterhood to bond in a very strong and unique way and work together as a whole in support of each other as well as the other organizations. At the conclusion of Greek Week, the John Carroll University campus hosted Relay for Life, which our chapter was heavily involved in.

In our fundraising at the event we raised over $1,000 for the Relay Community. Throughout the long hours into the night we continued to support the other Greek and non-Greek organizations present at the event. Our chapter was also pleased to be able to mix with all three fraternities on campus, as well as a date party in the Spring and Sapphire Ball, our annual Spring Formal.

'''Campus:''' John Carroll University's campus is 60 acres large and is located in the suburban community of University Heights, outside of Clevaland Ohio. John Carroll is a Jesuit University that celebrated its 125 Anniversary this fall. John Carroll has 3,000 full-time Undergraduate Students and 700 Graduate Students, this small atmosphere creates a very distinct community feeling, that our chapter is honored to be a part of. Greek Life only represents about 13% of the student body, but is steadily growing and gaining notoriety in the community.

Members of Greek Life share a common and special bond, of which enriches the lives of all Eta Zeta members. The majority of students study Business and Science or Technology but also has programs available in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Education. Our chapter is among the 100-plus recognized organizations on campus and many of our members are involved in at least one of these organizations.

Immersion trips and opportunities to study abroad are plentiful at John Carroll which our members take full advantage of, although we miss them dearly while they are away.

A very important aspect of John Carroll is our Jesuit heritage, the Jesuit ideal of "men and women for others" is definitely noticeable in all students, particularly within our sisterhood. Because of our Jesuit identity there are many service opportunities. For example, every week John Carroll has an event called Labre where students go out into the Cleveland neighborhood and serve food to the homeless. Kappas often go together on the service trip and help to better the community that we live in, better our chapter, and more importantly better ourselves.

'''Chapter:''' Currently the Eta Zeta Chapter has 51 active members, seventeen of which were initiated this fall. This is also our second year of having a floor completely devoted to Kappa members to live on. This floor has two lounges that serve as places for members to hang out together or study, these lounges are often used for sisterhood events. The majority of sisters live on this floor, but sisters who do not, including new members, have access to the floor so it is a place for all of the sisters to enjoy. Our chapter has been led by seven amazing seniors, who will be missed but all sisters are looking forward to them starting the next stage of their lives.

Chapter Council was pleased to have a Kappa Trainer lead our Officer Transitions. The trainer was very valuable in helping us understand and how to live by the Kappa values and helped us establish and plan goals to be accomplished in the future. The entire chapter is constantly developing closer bonds with our advisors and feel comfortable going to our advisors for assistance and resources on how to improve. The members of Eta Zeta proudly represent Kappa in Student Organizations and jobs across the John Carroll community including academic societies, sports (intramural, club, and varsity), Student Union, Residence Life, Student Union Programming Board, and Campus Ministry.

We are especially proud to have a member of Kappa currently serve as Panhellenic President. Our chapter is constantly looking ways to strengthen our sisterhood from eating together in the Cafeteria to off-campus events such as ice skating, to visiting the near by Akron chapter. Kappas are involved in a lot of activities but at the end of the day we all do our best to make time for one another and enjoy all the time we can spend together.

Our Chapter is proud to have accomplished our goals from the previous year, but are constantly looking to improve ourselves in every way possible. This year we have focused greatly at perfecting our ritual ceremonies. In addition to our monthly ritual rehearsal, we also practice songs and XXXXX throughout the month. We were very fortunate to have two ladies from Head Quarters attend our initiation, which motivated all the members to represent Eta Zeta as well as possible. Kappa members are constantly looking for more ways to strengthen our sisterhood. Before formal recruitment, active members went on a sisterhood retreat and through tears brought members together even more than possible. Through philanthropy events, meals, Super Bowl parties, and many more activities are sisters are given opportunities to get to know one another more and create lasting memories. One issue brought to the attention of our chapter was improving our Risk Management skills and emphasizing the current values of our chapter and the fraternity at large. Our Chapter Council has recently revised our By-Laws and Standing Rules to be more understandable to members and prevent future problems.

==Highlights of 2012==
The Eta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma continues to be involved in campus and community events while always maintaining the ideals that define our fraternity. The year of 2012 has kept us very busy. Achieving the highest sorority GPA on John Carroll campus, our sisters have shown great dedication and importance to education. Collectively, we achieved a GPA of 3.26 during the spring of 2012. We keep a Kappademics binder in our campus library to log study hours as a way to encourage each other to strive for academic excellence.

Our chapter was very enthusiastic about winning Greek week. It was an exciting time and we enjoyed coming together as sisters to compete for the championship. Our chapter was also very excited to accept 20 new members into our fraternity.

Our 2012 president, Rebecca Magyar, attended the bi-annual Convention this past summer. Our chapter received a Standards award for chapters with fewer than 75 members. We also received honorable mention in three categories: most improved academic excellence award, academic excellence award, and recruitment award. These last three categories were all for the five or fewer Panhellenic group category.

At John Carroll University, Greek life is a very open community. Eta Zeta wears its letters on Tuesdays. This is one of the favorite traditions that have been going on for quite a while. Every year right after recruitment, new members go on a retreat to get to know their pledge class better and to learn Kappa songs in order to promote sisterhood. This retreat is usually held at a sister’s house. A new tradition started by our Greek Life director this year was a Panhel and IFC retreat. All new members were mandated to be at a Saturday training where they learned about Greek life at JCU and had the opportunity to bond with new members from other fraternities and sororities.

Sisterhood events have frequently been a favorite. This past year, we held over a dozen sisterhood activities. In the spring, we had a superbowl party on our floor, as well as a movie night off campus. On another night, we made crafts together. We also had our annual end-of-the-year Reading Day picnic at a sister’s house. Eta Zeta had Blue and Blue, Owl Pal, and Kappa Kousin which were nights that new members spent with older sisters to get to know them better. We also had a Pumpkin picking event around Halloween where we bought small and big pumpkins and came back to our KKG floor to paint and decorate them. Towards the end of fall semester, we each brought our own clothes in to decorate and held a Kappa Klothes night. We spray painted our clothes with different shades of blue and made ourselves more letters. We enjoyed a Kappa Christmas party where we ate a nice variety of food, made KKG ornaments and had a Christmas clothes contest. A special event that Greek life holds each year is the Greek Thanksgiving. All the fraternities and sororities get together to enjoy a Thanksgiving meal together, encouraging inter-fraternal relationships. At the dinner, we also held a canned food drive in which each chapter competed to bring the most cans. We enjoyed our date party in the fall with the theme of “Guys in Ties, Girls in Pearls.” It was a fun night to spend with sisters and some friends.

Philanthropic involvement is frequently seen in our Kappa activities. Our biggest event was our annual Kappasta which is a spaghetti dinner we sponsor. All of the proceeds go to Kappa Kidney Camp. Seven baskets were donated by parents, businesses and Kappa sisters to be raffled off. By the end of the night, we raised $1631.62. A group of our sisters were invited to volunteer a few hours at Ronald McDonald where they spent some time with families who had loved ones in the neighboring hospital. Hugs for Heroes is another philanthropy we like to be involved with. We gathered in our lounge one night and wrote letters to soldiers overseas. In the spring semester, we participated in Relay for Life, for which we teamed up and walked to raise money for those suffering from cancer. Some Kappas also decorated cookies that were given to a homeless shelter as a way to lift their spirits and give back to the community. We also volunteered at a Cleveland Battered Women's shelter.

Eta Zeta completed an Action Plan for 2012 covering four different categories: Intellectual Development, Leadership and Skill Building, Understanding and Appreciation of Kappa, and Interpersonal Development. For the academics category, our chapter made the goal to improve our floor in order to have a more study-friendly atmosphere. We also wanted to improve our Academics Program to combat procrastination. Under Leadership and Skill Building, we decided to focus on committee involvement and improving the efficiency of chapter meetings. We wanted to involve our committees more, prioritize our business, and review Robin’s Rules and update the way Chapter is run. To enhance our understanding and appreciation of Kappa, focus was placed on heritage and ritual. Eta Zeta aspired to hold program nights that focused on the history of Kappa and Eta Zeta, and expose chapter members to the Ritual book. To enhance our interpersonal development, our chapter wanted to focus on unity, sisterhood, risk management, and attendance. We did this by reviewing Kappa’s policies and standards, creating a buddy system for the entire year, holding sisterhood retreats every semester, and inviting speakers to address Risk Management issues.

One of the challenges we always face is transitions. It’s a difficult time because some of the positions are filled with new members who are the least familiar with Chapter Council. As we do every year, the outgoing and incoming officers schedule a meeting time with the adviser to discuss the transition. The outgoing officers are responsible for training the new officers, so there is constant communication between them to ensure a smooth transition.

Kappa Kappa Gamma likes to be supportive of all other Greeks on campus, so we attend as many other philanthropy events of our fellow Greeks as we can. The Greek presidents on campus are in great communication with each other and inform each other when philanthropy events are taking place.

John Carroll has had one of its main quads closed off for a few years. This past summer, the quad was finished and is now open to student use. A memorial fountain from the class of 1956 was just completed this past fall and built by our business school. The fountain is gorgeous and the tiling around it was also re-done. Our chapter donated a brick to the construction of this project. The lacrosse team went Varsity and looks forward to their first season this upcoming spring. One of the dorms was renovated on campus and is open for upper classmen housing. JCU has also decided to renovate one of the dorms this summer. It is the largest freshman dorm on campus and it will be closed for the next school year. With housing being limited, the Kappa floor is required to make some changes and accept non-Kappas on to the floor. We are currently unsure what this will look like, but as a chapter, we will be supportive of each other and embrace these changes with a continuous positive and encouraging attitude.

==Highlights of 2013==

During 2013 the Eta Zeta chapter at John Carroll University has worked hard to meet our goals set in place by our chapter council members at the beginning of the year. We hoped to have a better understanding of ritual and chapter heritage, improve involvement or inclusion of non-chapter council members, to better our New Member Program, and to continue to maintain strong academic standards.

We improved our understanding of ritual in the spring by having monthly reviews, going over elements of ritual that needed improvement, appropriate dress for formal chapter, and Robert’s Rules of Order.

To improve involvement of all members, we held many sisterhood and social events. In the spring, we held a Super Bowl mixer with fraternity Beta Theta Pi, a cookout mixer with fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon, a formal date dance called the Sapphire Ball, and mixed with many different chapters on campus during Greek Week to get spirited for events. In the fall we held a mixer with fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha, a Disney themed date party, and a semi-formal Great Gatsby themed date party.

To build sisterhood, we had a Kappa Emmaus Retreat, where we spent a weekend at an off campus house doing bonding activities, allowing us to become even closer as a chapter. Along with that, we took a trip to Patterson’s Fruit Farm for apple picking, had a Christmas Party, many mani/pedi and movie nights on the floor, and a picnic at the end of the spring semester. Also, every week in chapter we passed along a journal with a letter in it from one sister to another, and passed along a blue bra to any sister in need of support. We raised $1550 for Reading is Fundamental by hosting Kappasta, a spaghetti dinner on campus. We also sent 40 Christmas cards to deployed soldiers, made blankets for Labre through the Linus Project, made Christmas cards with buddies at Through the Eyes of a Child, participated in Relay for Life and Danie’s Day at JCU, and mandated a five hour service requirement for each sister.

This year we improved our New Member Program by making it more involved and giving the New Members more opportunities to get to know the sisters. Fall formal recruitment was September 20-22, and we met our quota of 20 New Members, also holding a 100% retention rate from Friday to Saturday. Shortly after formal recruitment our cap was raised to 64 women, and we picked up two more New Members through informal recruitment, making it the largest pledge class in Eta Zeta history. After recruitment, we had many events such as a Kappa and Co. themed bid day celebration, Owl Pal, where we painted pumpkins, Kappa Kousin, where we made key chains, a speed-dating night with the sisters on the floor, a New Member retreat, a bonding activity with each academic class, weekly New Member dinners, a big/little reveal, eight New Member presentations, and a Meet the Advisers night. On November 17, 2013 we initiated 22 New Members, including three legacies.

Our chapter has also been able to maintain our strong academic standards, by earning an average 3.26 GPA for the Spring 2013 semester and a 3.22 GPA for the Fall 2013 semester. We began weekly drawings for small prizes for any sister who has earned an A or B on an assignment, and offering a gift card to the sister with the most hours spent in the library at the end of each semester.

Another aspect of our chapter we worked on improving was Panhellenic involvement. This year, three of our members were Pi Chi’s during formal recruitment, one of them being Pi Chi Director. Also, one of our members was Vice President of Programming for Panhel.

As a chapter, we received two Province awards, the Standards and Advisory Program awards, as well as an honorable mention for Public Relations. We were also the John Carroll Greek Week champions for the second year in a row.

This past year, one of the largest freshmen dorms has been under construction for renovation, which has limited on campus housing, requiring us to allow non-Kappas on the floor. We were all accepting of this change, and friendly and supportive of each other and the new girls on the floor. Next year, all of the Greek organizations will live in the same building. It is the building in which we already live, so we will not have to move our floor. We are looking forward to sharing a building with the other chapters at John Carroll and hopeful that this will allow us to grow closer with them.

==Highlights of 2014==

The Eta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma continues to uphold standards and values of the fraternity through community service, sisterhood, and campus involvement. The year of 2014 has kept us very occupied. Our sisters achieved the highest sorority GPA at John Carroll. We achieved a GPA of 3.28 and moved from being ranked 3 to 1 out of the 5 sororities on campus. To encourage members to go study and dedicate themselves, we had programs that included the Kappa Library Log and Rate my Professor. The Kappa Fridge was created as a rewards program to help motivate girls in their academic studies.

To improve sisterhood, Kappa held many philanthropy and social events. Philanthropic involvement is frequently seen in our Kappa activities. To start off the year, Kappa members participated in Danie’s Day and led a fingerprint art station for the kids and their buddies. Kappas participate in Labre, going downtown to feed the homeless in Cleveland. Another off campus activity was going to the Montefiore Purim Festival where participants played games and did other activities at a nursing home. Kappa Kappa Gamma donated to Kappa Kidney Camp and Kappa Foundation. The Events chairman set up many events held throughout the year. Kappas did a tie-dye mixer with Delta Tau Delta, following a mixer with Chi Omega at a pottery-painting studio. Pre Greek Week activities, members mixed with 3 other fraternities and sororities. The Great Gatsby semi-formal was held in the Spring of 2014. Sapphire Ball was in early April. In the fall, Kappa had a fun campfire mixer with Lambda Chi Alpha and a pancake breakfast with Sig Phi Epsilon. Kappa held a Woodstock themed “Kappapaloza” date dance late October. A lot of excited Kappas went to Patterson’s farm in the fall, right after recruitment ended. An on-campus sister event included playing “Kapture the Key”. Before initiation, a sisterhood retreat with lots of fun games and activities occurred. Our annual Kappasta event was held on October, 26th, 2014. At the end of raffling and the Spaghetti dinner we raised $1,400 for Reading is Fundamental. Some Kappa members went to a Reading is Key event at the Boys and Girls Club CLE. Girls enjoyed sharing storytime, drawing Thanksgiving turkeys, and playing games such as Thanksgiving bingo with the kids. Each child went home with a book, and the remaining were donated to the Boys and Girls Club. The last Philanthropic event held at the end of the year was Through the Eyes of a Child. At this popular on-campus community service event, Kappa had a station of Christmas coloring pages and helped the kids meet Santa. Most Kappas agree that the best sister memories are unplanned, informal hangouts on the Kappa floor with sisters.

In 2014, several social media accounts were created for our Chapter. The PR chair worked hard to improve Eta Zeta’s Public Relations while active in her position. These accounts give Kappa the opportunity to show the difference we make on campus and off through posts of awards/honors, chapter goals, philanthropy events, sisterhood events, and other special events. Our new social media accounts include Instagram, Facebook page, Tumblr, and a newly designed website using the GIN system. This improves Eta Zeta because these platforms show our chapter in a positive light both on and off campus. Recording Secretary created a Google Drive that composites all the minutes, standing rules and by laws. This gives Eta Zeta Kappa members the chance to access these documents, improving our awareness of Chapter and Kappa procedures.

One of the biggest goals Eta Zeta’s Housing Chairman wanted was to establish better communication to improve Eta Zeta’s awareness of the housing policies and expectations. Weekly updates were sent out to Housekeeping and Residence Life about the cleanliness of the bathroom/hallways/trash, to insure that the facility was maintained. Housing Chairman decorated the common spaces for the holiday to give the floor an extra lift. The bulletin board would be decorated for the members with personalized notes. The goal was for the facility to have a fresher look. A major undertaking this year was to clean and organize the storage room, add new shower heads, and add new design in the study lounge so members could maximize the use of the lounge. Members now use the study lounge for an independent study, utilizing the rooms printer, textbooks, and other resources.

Corresponding Secretary had the duty of planning Parent’s Brunch for all chapter members and their parents. During the 2014 brunch, 14 seniors were recognized and received gifts. The Corresponding Secretary also sent out cards to every chapter during their Founder’s Day, beginning of each semester, before/after recruitment, and for holidays.

Another aspect Kappa wanted to improve was presentation with Panhellenic involvement. We are proud to announce three of our members were Pi Chis during formal recruitment. Also, the Panhellenic Delegate for this term collaborated with the Vice President of Organization. These two officers used participation groups to encourage Panhellenic meeting attendance. As a final incentive at the end of the year, two members of the chapter were awarded with gift cards for attending Panhellenic meetings.

Kappa held a Kappa Trainer as well as our PDC visiting the weekend before recruitment. At the Kappa Training, members were brought closer together through group activities. Our PDC came to our Recruitment Workshop and gave a brief presentation as well as some tips on how to best conduct ourselves during recruitment rounds. Members were involved during the workshop by doing mock recruitment rounds and voting. Also, they shared tips and information about cool things our chapter members have done helped get girls prepared and excited for the next weekend. Our membership chair said there was no challenge with keeping up spirits and morals of our Kappa girls leading up to and during recruitment. Eta Zeta welcomed 19 new members into Kappa Kappa Gamma after formal recruitment this fall. From Saturday to Sunday, our return rate was 71%. Quota for recruitment was 19 girls, and we reached quota. The New Member Chairman set up events to bond the new members with the rest of the chapter through Owl Pal, Kappa Kousin, Speed Dating for Bigs, weekly New Member meetings, and the New Member Retreat.

Our chapter Marshal led monthly ritual reviews, including a “What Not to Wear” fashion show addressing what is appropriate and inappropriate attire for formal chapter and a self-guided reflection on what is beautiful and good. She also helped Eta Zeta prepare for Initation by holding twice-weekly Initiation reviews to accommodate Eta Zeta’s varying and challenging schedules. She also provided surveys to active members to ensure they were understanding and grasping the material. At the end of the Initiation review period, she held a big review game, at which members demonstrated their knowledge of Initiation ritual in order to win the prize of not having to help set up for Initation after the Fireside ceremony. She held a Blue and Blue all-chapter sisterhood event during Inspiration Week, at which Eta Zeta members decorated cupcakes with blue decorations and participated in a Flowerside ceremony, in which New Members receive flowers selected to represent them by their bigs. On November 16, 2014, 18 New Members were initiated into Eta Zeta.

Our 2014 president, Alexandria Miranda, attend the bi-annual Convention this past year. Our chapter received an award for the most outstanding New Member Program.

This past year, we welcomed three non-Kappas to live on the floor. They found the floor to be a supportive and friendly environment. John Carroll Residence Life underwent a major change in the past year, moving all Greek organization housing into one dorm building. Sharing a building exclusively with Greeks has brought all the chapters closer together at John Carroll.

We do have a few girls that wear historical badges. Our president wears a badge that is passed down during each transition. It is a chain that is attached to an individual’s pin and has the President’s dangle and the letters that symbolize our chapter, HZ.
Also, the Vice President of Standards wears a pin with a chain containing the letters HZ and the President of Standards dangle.
During the New Member period, there is a special pin given to one New Member, who showed admirable portrayal of what it means to be a true Kappa Kappa Gamma. It is passed on by the member who received it the previous year. The back of the pin is initialed R.K with the date 11/1/01.

==Highlights of 2015==
The Eta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma continues to uphold standards and values of the fraternity through community service, sisterhood, and campus involvement. Our 2015 President is Sara Martinko. This past year we had four chapter delegates go to the Province meeting in Spring of 2015.

When Vice President of Standards entered Kappa as Vice President of Standards in 2015, Eta Zeta had been struggling with morale and chapter unity. However, with a new leadership team willing and determined to change this, there was soon a quick turn around. As VPS, she wanted to continue Eta Zeta traditions of boosting morale, such as the blue bra of support as well as the sisterhood journal. It was a goal of hers to make this more consistent, by holding the women accountable when it was their turn. VPS also wanted to add additional and routine morality boosters. VPA initiated Kappa Keeper of the Key to recognize a woman each week who had done something outstanding. A few examples of women who were recognized were a sister who’s internship was working at a jury’s office, a sister who was accepted into a study aboard program for the spring semester, and a sister who completed a half marathon. Another sister would have to nominate a fellow sister to be the Kappa Keeper, thus calling more girls to become involved in the process, and recognize the beautiful and the good in one another. She also made hoots and salutes a part of her report. She felt that this got the girls exited and started chapter on a positive note. In the prior year, attendance had been an issue, however this year, it seemed as girls genuinely wanted to attend events with their sisters. In the spring of last year, she planned a Love and Loyalty Valentine’s sisterhood event, where we had an open discussion on loving your sister, loving another, and loving yourself. Each girl wrote down a personal quote for each of the categories and VPS complied all of them to make a reference book for the Kappa study lounge. Last year we explored Cleveland, visiting a marketplace. This was a fun sisterhood event, leaving campus and exploring the community around us. We ended the year with a sisterhood cookout outside of our dorm. A beautiful day made it perfect to enjoy burgers, corn hole, and each other. This was a great way to not only relax before exams, but also to see how sisterhood had really come together the past semester. This fall semester for sisterhood, one of her primary focuses was to strengthen academics, while promoting sisterhood. She did this by working in conjunction with the Vice President of Academic Excellence. We created the idea of “study buddies,” promoting sisters studying together and taking a picture to be posted in the study lounge. We had a study party in our study lounge, with a variety of favorite cereals to enjoy as brain food. Another issue she wanted to bring forth was the idea of sexual violence. One of our sisters who graduated in the spring had been a victim of sexual assault. She used this experience to become an advocate to bring awareness on this important issue. For a programming night, we skyped in this sister from Florida. She told us her story, engaged the chapter, and asked important questions for reflection. After she gave her account and shared information, we had the director of the Sexual Violence and Prevention Center initiate a discussion on the statistics, warning and prevention signs of sexual violence. This event is probably what she was most proud of as Standards. It was amazing to see one of our fellow Kappa sisters stand up for her beliefs and have willingness to inform our sisters. As VPS, she found that Eta Zeta is a collection of passionate, dedicated women who want to grow individually as well as with each other. Although it may have spearheaded events and traditions to promote sisterhood, she felt that it is the uniqueness and dedication of women to this fraternity in which sisterhood truly has blossomed.

Over the past year in her time as Vice President of Organization, she found that the detail and organization of our chapter council took in creating our Strategic Goals has allowed each officer to succeed in creative ways for the ultimate well being of Eta Zeta. This year, VPO took a new approach on our committee usage and merged all officers into groups. These five groups include: Risk/Events, Ritual/New Member/ Corresponding Secretary, Membership/Public Relations/Registrar, Education/ VPO/ Academics, and Philanthropy/House/Panhel. The standards and finance committees were equally dispersed throughout each of these 5 subgroups to serve as a voice and outlet to their subcommittee and still maintained a meeting in their appointed committee. Eta Zeta has found this more efficient to have other officers at their expense when one needs support. Lastly, Eta Zeta had two successful Leadership Consultant visits that gave our chapter council great advice to improve in different aspects of their positions that has lead to a more cohesive chapter council.

Starting off this semester, Kappa went from having the highest GPA in Fall 2014, 3.29, to being ranked fourth out of five sororities in Spring 2015, 3.22. Since we were tied with the all-girl GPA at JCU, we were at risk for academic probation. To combat this, the Vice President of Academic Excellence began a system with study buddies. This entailed Kappas to study with a sister in one of their classes, write down their common goals, and turn them into her. As a whole, this system helped stress the importance of academics. In addition, VPAE had everyone calculate their GPA goals. After receiving a majority of them, she calculated an overall GPA goal of 3.49 for this semester. Before scheduling for the spring semester, she continued the academic buddy system by pairing new members with older active members of the same major in order to give them advice prior to scheduling. Many new members were very happy with this system as it guided them through the stressful scheduling process. To encourage girls to study, she hung a clothespin line in the study lounge and gave Starbucks gift cards to those who took pictures studying with one another to hang on the clothespin line. In addition, VPAE enforced quiet hours in the study lounge from 8-10pm Monday - Thursday. Many sisters were pleased with this because they could now avoid the hike to the library and study in the comfort of the study lounge. Regarding Period of Concern, only 1 girl was placed on it for a couple weeks. When the conditions change based on her situation, once more organized, she trusted this girl could improve her work ethic to be successful academically. Overall, many new ideas were created this semester to stress the importance of academics. She believes these programs will aid in the academic achievements of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Last Spring, Parents Brunch was on March 21st in LSC conference Room. The Corresponding Secretary put on the event and it had a great turn out. A lot of parents were present and we also celebrated eighteen Kappas who were graduating. Each graduate received a poster board with their picture on it. During the brunch, parents and other sisters could write little messages on them for the seniors. This Fall, all twenty-two new members have ordered their pins.

As a way to better educate members on Personal Finance, the Treasurer chair created a new financial program entitled Kappa Cash. At each chapter the Treasurer teaches a mini lesson on personal finance such as how to budget, credit cards, bank accounts and interest rates, etc. Then at the following chapter she asks a question regarding the previous lesson. If the member gives the correct answer the kappa gets to choose if she wants to spend her money, place her money in her checking account, or place her money in her savings account. If she spends her money, she plays a game with a chance of winning a gift card, but there is also a chance she will not win anything. This exemplifies the risks of spending money to the chapter, because once money is spent it is gone. If she puts her name in her checking or savings account her name will go into a drawing for rewards at midterms and finals. The checking account shows members that money placed in this account is more short-term than a long-term savings account. Members seem to enjoy and are learning from this program.

It is not hard to keep the sisters of Eta Zeta attentive and enthusiastic because there is an interest in learning about Kappa history. Each week the Registrar asks a Kappa trivia question on the Facebook wall and gives out prizes. Also, she provides a history fact during her report at chapter.

Our Marshal of Eta Zeta chapter traveled to Carnegie Mellon University in the Spring '15 to initiate two of our members from informal recruitment. Over the summer our Marshal resigned, so at the beginning of the fall semester we elected a new one. In the Fall '15, she conducted a thorough ritual review with these two members. After gaining twenty-two New Members through recruitment this fall, the Marshal held the Pledge-In ceremony on September 27, one week after Bid Day. Leading up to Inspiration week, she prepared Eta Zeta for Initiation by holding twice-weekly Initiation reviews, requiring each member to attend at least one per week. On November 6, the Marshal traveled to Lambda chapter at University of Akron to initiate one of the New Members who would not be in attendance at Eta Zeta's Initiation the following week. On Tuesday, November 10, the Marshal planned Blue and Blue for the sisters of Eta Zeta as a way to strengthen the bond between our sisters as we prepared for Initiation on Saturday. At Blue and Blue, letters were written from bigs, grand-bigs, etc. to their family members who were being initiated. These letters were to be read by the New Members the night before Initiation. In addition, the initiates were to write letters to their future littles, explaining how their time as a New Member was going, and the excitement that ensued building up to Initiation. There was also an ice cream sundae bar for the chapter. In addition, the Flowerside ceremony took place the same night as Blue and Blue, where the New Members received flowers from their bigs that represented them in some way. Littles of graduating seniors also spoke on behalf of their bigs at this time. A thorough Initiation review followed the ceremony. On November 13, Fireside ceremony took place, followed by set-up for Initiation. Eta Zeta hosted Initiation for a New Member from Lambda chapter who also needed to be initiated. This year's Initiation set-up was challenging because a different room was being used. However, the chapter worked together, and the seniors took charge, in order to make the space work as necessary. On Saturday, November 14, 22 New Members were initiated. The Marshal met with the newly initiated members of Eta Zeta in order to debrief from Initiation.

At the end of Spring 2015 we said goodbye to eighteen Kappas. This year our chapter has a graduation class of eleven. The Education chair recently organized Founder’s Day at The Cleveland Aquarium. We were in attendance along with various alumni from the Cleveland area. The chapter has also been actively participating in education events and programing nights. The chapter just participated in an educational programming night where members learned about sexual assault, sexual harassment, and the after effects. A counselor from the campus guidance counselor office spoke as well as a previous alum from the chapter who shared her personal experiences. Overall this past year has been very successful and we are looking forward to event more educational events in the future.

One of the biggest goals Eta Zeta’s Housing Chairman wanted was to create a relaxed and inviting environment in the common areas. By updating and rearranging furniture on the floor she created an open atmosphere that encouraged actives and new members to bond in the common areas. The common spaces were decorated for the holiday to give the floor an extra lift. We also received new carpet in all of the common spaces, giving the facility a fresher look. A major undertaking this year was to clean and organize the storage room and implementing a new check out system for the storage room keys.

Our 2015 Membership Chairman said Recruitment was wonderful. Kappa Kappa Gamma was able to welcome nineteen new members during formal and three more during informal recruitment a week later. In the Spring Kappa Kappa Gamma participated in a workshop to practice conversation skills and the Membership Chairman also educated our new members on the recruitment process. In the Fall she created events to get girls excited for the long weekend ahead. We had one meeting practicing skills and another talking about logistics. She planned a group day bonding event were groups picked out the questions they would ask potential new members. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Kappa Delta came together and had a mixer to practice bumping and conversation. After the weekend of Recruitment she asked members to complete a survey for the next Membership chair to use.

The New Member Chairman educated twenty-two new members about the Eta Zeta Chapter at John Carroll University. She hosted events such as weekly meetings before chapter, Owl Pal, Kappa Kousin, Speed Dating, movie nights on the floor, Big/Little Reveal, New Member Retreat and Inspiration week. On October 24th New Members participated in a Sexual Harassment and Alcohol Education course that is required for all Greek Life to complete. The girls bonded with one another and got to know the actives well throughout this 8-week New Member Period.

To continue improving Panhellenic involvement, Kappa passed the bylaw that stated members must attend one Panhellenic event per semester. These events include weekly Panhellenic meetings as well as other philanthropic events put on by the other sororities on campus. Kappa's involvement has greatly improved since this implementing of this bylaw through presence at the weekly meetings as well as Greek Life events on campus. This year Kappa had two members serve on the Panhellenic executive board as Vice President of Programming and Vice President of Membership. Two other Kappa members were also chosen to be Pi Chis during Fall Recruitment.

After taking on the position of Public Relations Chairman in 2013, she really worked hard to create and develop our different social media platforms. Her goal for this past term was to have a positive presence on social media and make all of our social media accounts even better than they were before. Also, she wanted to get more of the chapter involved with the GIN system, which was one of her biggest challenges. It was very hard for us to transition over to the GIN system but with the help of our VPO we were able to start using the features on the website. She worked to create our new website through the GIN system. This past year, PR really worked to develop our Tumblr account. She want our Tumblr to not only be a fun site of pictures of our chapter, but also to use as a resource for other positions that need to use these pictures, such as recruitment scrapbooks. She also tried to post more often on our Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Page. Another thing that she has done is make a lot of videos for our chapter. This past year PR made a Senior Send-off Video, Recruitment Video, and Bid Day Video. The annual newsletter, the Hootie Hoo was sent out in May and the Chapter Honors Report was also sent to headquarters in May. Lastly, she worked to create our new website through the GIN system.

To improve sisterhood, Kappa Kappa Gamma held many social events. The Events chairman set up many events held throughout the year. Kappas did a board game mixer with Sigma Phi Epsilon, following a bingo mixer with Lambda Chi Alpha. Pre Greek Week activities, members mixed with 3 other fraternities and sororities. The Wildest Dream semi-formal was held in the Spring of 2015. Sapphire Ball was in early April. In the fall, Kappa had a fun campfire mixer with Lambda Chi Alpha, a volleyball game with Sigma Phi Epsilon, and a football tailgate with Beta Theta Pi. Kappa held a 90's themed “Kappa Kappa Gamma is All That” date dance late November.

During Risk Management’s term she wanted our chapter to become more informed and involved with personal health/wellness. In order to achieve this she hosted three health and wellness events: two in the spring and one in the fall. In the spring Risk took our sisters to a Barre class (a mixture of strength activities and Pilates) and to Skyzone (indoor trampoline park). She thought it would be a fun way to get active and relieve stress. This semester we have a cycling event at Groove Ryde scheduled for December 12th as a way to relieve stress before finals. One challenge that Kappa Kappa Gamma experienced during her term was that our buddy system was not being used properly. We have a buddy system at our dances to insure that all people attending (Kappas and non-Kappas) get home safely, if they are asked to leave the dance. People were not sending in their buddy's names so we were unable to send home the right people at the dances. In order to fix this we have now made it a priority to make sure our members send in their buddies prior to our dances. The Events Chairman and Risk Management Chairman give presentations prior to dances about alcohol and expected behavior at our events. Another new thing that happened during her term was she made a health and wellness incentive program called the Kappa Klimb. Our sorority lives on the 4th floor of our dorm and to encourage health and wellness Risk decided to make an incentive program for our sisters to want to take the stairs instead of the elevator. Every time a Kappa walks up the stairs she can put a tally next to her name, and the person with the most tallies at the end of two weeks wins a $5 gift card. It's promoting health and a little friendly competition between our sisters.

The recent changes on our campus include a new Greek Life advisor. This transition has been difficult as she is making many changes. Despite this we are working to improve our Panhellenic relations on campus and our presence on Panhellenic Council.

The overall nature of our chapter is very diverse and positive. It is possible to find at least one of our members in almost every activity on campus, so the overall group is eclectic in our passions. Our chapter is eager to help when help is required, and works to make all of our members feel included. Although our overall nature is positive, we do run into some problems. Recently we have been experiencing problems with participation in various chapter activities, attendance at chapter meetings, and behavior at date dances. Our fall date dance this year had multiple issues in regards to girls drinking alcohol and our standards committee is working to rectify this. We are planning a programming night as well to address the issues. In recent years, whenever issues have arose, they can quickly be fixed by reiterating the ideals of Kappa to our members and working together towards living these out. This is what we plan to do with our current issues as well.

Chapter Philanthropy:

What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?

To improve sisterhood, Kappa held many philanthropy and social events. Philanthropic involvement is frequently seen in our Kappa activities. Last semester we had several service events including card making for a nursing home, Dani's Day which is a day of service with children who have downs syndrome, the Jesuit Day of Service, and many girls do weekly service. We held a philanthropy event called Sweet Tea Tuesday where we raised money for Kappa Kidney Camp and the Kappa Foundation. Our annual Kappasta event was held on October, 25th, 2015. At the end of raffling and the Spaghetti dinner we raised $2.055 for Reading is Fundamental as well as receiving over 55 books to donate. We have volunteered on freshman move in, did a service event with the Chi-Omega chapter as well as helped with Through they Eyes of A Child where we had fun coloring and taking pictures with Santa with children from inner city schools of Cleveland.

Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?

As an organization we typically donate to three organization including, Kappa Kidney Camp, Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Foundation. Due to the fact that we are a chapter in Ohio we have Kappa Kidney Camp as a regional organization. This is a week long camp for kids with kidney issues to participate in safe activities and make new friends. We get the opportunity to send girls to the camp in the middle of the week to meet the kids!
Each year we participate in two events held by the University for the Cleveland Community. It is important to the girls in the chapter to give back to the community and volunteer with children. On top of weekly service in the community and the events held on campus we have many girls that attend immersion trips outside of the country. This gives them an opportunity to make and impact on a global level.

Service is very important to our chapter as a whole and girls often say that some of their best sisterhood memories are from the times when we are helping others.

==Highlights of 2016:==

The Eta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma continues to uphold standards and values of the fraternity through community service, sisterhood and campus involvement.

Our 2016 president was Victoria Williams. She attended the Kappa National Biannual Convention in June to vote on changing the structure of the organization and elect the new fraternity council. She gained new advanced knowledge about Kappa and met other sisters from across the country. At the convention, Eta Zeta was awarded the Finance award in recognition of outstanding achievements for the years 2014 to 2016.

Throughout her term as Vice President of Standards, she worked with her committee to implement as many new and refreshing ideas as possible. The biggest changes have come through just working to communicate better with the chapter as a whole about standards and overall expectations. The committee has continued many of our sisterhood building ideas from the past such as the Blue Bra of Support, and weekly Kappa Keeper of the Key. The VPS created a new Sisterhood Favorites Binder to have in our study lounge that our sisters can look to for ideas to build each other up, if someone is having a bad day. This year we also had a very fun sisterhood retreat that we used as a way to bond coming back to school from summer break, and also a way to prepare for recruitment. As we welcome in new members, a new set of needs to be fulfilled by Standards. Our chapter has improved greatly in terms of inclusion and morality due to the events planned by the VPS. Our chapter has taken major steps towards being more accountable for each individual’s actions, which has been a great learning opportunity for all of us.

Upon starting her time as the Vice President of Organization, she really wanted to improve committee involvement. She therefore tried to implement a committee member of the month system, where each committee chair would nominate a member of their committee each month that they believe has significantly contributed in one way or another. While this did not hold up, it will be tried next term. There was a new approach to committee usage with merged groups that the former VPO created and she continued them this year because they were received well. The groups remain as follows: Risk/Events, House/Philanthropy, Ritual/Corresponding Secretary/New Member, Panhel/Registrar/Membership/PR and VPO/Education/VPAE, with the standards and finance committees dispersed throughout these 5 groups. Eta Zeta also hosted two Leadership Consultants, one in April and one in September. These visits were very successful, since many girls got to meet the LC’s, took them out to dinner and were able to benefit greatly from their knowledge. The first visit during April allowed chapter council to focus on how to get members more involved and how to be more cohesive as a council. The second visit in the fall was focused around recruitment. All of Eta Zeta’s members were able to learn how to better communicate with the PNMs as well as refresh their knowledge on recruitment procedures. Furthermore, having a Leadership Consultant present during recruitment made the weekend a lot smoother and the voting process a lot clearer and more efficient. She really feels that the involvement and interest that the girls showed in both of the LCs this year was really great and was really happy to see how much we were all able to benefit from their visits. Looking forward, she thinks that encouraging committee involvement and usage of the Ginsystem, as well as planning organized, fun visits for the Leadership Consultants, should be a point of focus of the next VPO.

Our Vice President of Academic Excellence began a new program called “Geek of the Week” that recognizes one sister each week for an outstanding academic achievement. This has been a fun way to celebrate excelling in classes. She emphasized tracking study hours through the Gin System, rather than the binder in the library we used to use. This helped to increase the number of study hours we completed as a chapter, because they could be recorded from anywhere on campus. This showed how committed our chapter is to their studies. She continued the academic buddy system for last year, which pairs up new members with someone of the same major for advice with scheduling, etc. She was overwhelmed with the positive response from this program. For fall 2015, we had a GPA of 3.26 and were 3rd for all of Greek Life and also 3rd for the sororities; the average all female campus GPA was a 3.19. For spring 2016, we had a 3.31 and were tied for 3rd overall for Greek life and also tied for 3rd of the sororities. The average all campus female GPA was 3.31. Overall, she is a great motivator for the chapter and has led to an increase in our academic involvement.

The Corresponding Secretary has added many new ideas to Chapter Council and the chapter as a whole to both keep everyone on top of their position and unit the chapter as sisters. She ordered report reminder cards and handed them out to each officer as a way to help get reports turned in on time. She started a secret admirer box which sits in the lounge and girls can write compliments about each other and then they are read out loud at chapter. This has encouraged positivity and encouragement amongst the Kappas. She also sent out birthday cards to advisors and alum in order to keep our relationships with them high.

The Eta Zeta treasurer instituted a program called Kappa Cash last year in order to better educate members of their personal finances. She teaches a mini lesson related to finance and then asks a question about it at a later date to ensure people understand the meaning and application. Those that answer the question correctly are then entered in either the checking, a midterm gift card drawing, or the savings, a final gift card drawing, account. This has been a great way to get everyone involved and learn more in fun ways. From the duties of the treasurer, everyone in the chapter gains a better understanding of how to manage their money.

In order to keep the sisters of Eta Zeta constantly involved in Kappa history, the Registrar did various history updates in chapter or on the Facebook wall. Additionally, she ordered a Museum in a Box from Headquarters which provided an exciting amount of new history to the entire chapter. This was celebrated along with a history presentation around Founder’s Day. Eta Zeta also celebrated their 15th anniversary as a chapter on November 17.
Our Marshal of Eta Zeta chapter made it a goal for girls to understand the procedure of ritual. After gaining twenty-one New Members through recruitment this Fall, the Marshal held the Pledge-In ceremony on October 9th , one week after Bid Day. Leading up to Inspiration week, she prepared Eta Zeta for Initiation by holding twice-weekly Initiation reviews, requiring each member to attend at least one per week. She wanted girls to really know the songs for Initiation. The Sunday starting Inspiration week she had two girls stand up in front of the chapter and tell members what kappa means to them. This got the Initiates excited to join a strong bond of sisterhood. On Wednesday, November 16, the Marshal planned Blue and Blue and Flowerside for the sisters of Eta Zeta as a way to strengthen the bond between our sisters as we prepared for Initiation on Saturday. At Blue and Blue, letters were written from Initiates to their future littles telling them about Inspiration week and how they are feeling and about their Kappa family. Bigs wrote letters for their littles to read the night before Initiation. In addition, the Flowerside ceremony took place the same night as Blue and Blue, where the New Members received flowers from their bigs that represented them in some way. Littles of graduating seniors also spoke on behalf of their bigs at this time. A thorough Initiation review followed the ceremony to prepare everyone for Saturday. On November 18th, Fireside ceremony took place and before that everyone helped to set-up for Initiation. Getting prepared for Initiation was a little challenging this year since the New Member period was shortened. However, the chapter worked together. On Saturday, November 19th, twenty-one New Members were Initiated. The Marshal met with the newly initiated members of Eta Zeta in order to debrief from Initiation.

At the end of Spring 2016 we said goodbye to eleven Kappas. This year our chapter has a graduation class of seventeen. The Education chair recently organized Founder's Day at the Westwood Country Club in Rocky River. We were in attendance along with various alumni from the Cleveland area. The chapter has also been actively participating in education events and programming nights. During the fall semester, the chief of the John Carroll police department gave a presentation about substance abuse, and the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center gave a presentation about sexual assault and harassment. The senior class of 2016 also participated in some fun sisterhood events at the end of the year, and care packages were sent to the Kappas that were studying abroad. Overall, this past year has been successful and we are looking forward to more educational events in the future.
Eta Zeta’s housing chairman continually strived to maintain a clean, inviting space on the sorority floor for all of the sisters. She used her budget to add new decorations to the floor before recruitment and saw a great reaction. Girls are always in the lounge and it is always a welcoming and homey atmosphere. In addition, she utilized the Kappa House Board who generously funded a new vacuum and microwave. Along with Residence Life on campus, she implemented creating the roster for the floor sooner (in November vs. February) to avoid people signing leases to live off campus, which was a small issue in the chapter this year. She continues to reserve rooms on campus to hold all of Eta Zeta’s events and submits work orders to fix anything that needs repair on the floor.

Our 2016 Membership Chairman said recruitment was wonderful. Kappa Kappa Gamma was able to welcome twentyone new members during formal recruitment. This year we had a 100 percent retention rate on the first day of recruitment thanks to all the hard work from our members. Through formal recruitment we reached our school's capacity of membership and did not participate during informal recruitment. In the Spring, Kappa Kappa Gamma participated in a workshop to practice conversation skills and the Membership Chairman also had a separate workshop to educate our new members on the recruitment process. In the Fall she created events to get girls excited for the long weekend ahead. There were a total of two workshops one to improve conversation skills and another pertaining to the logistics of recruitment. Throughout the weekend everyone had high spirits and were excited to welcome our new members.

The new member period for Eta Zeta was shortened from eight weeks to five weeks in order for them to be initiated before semester break. While it was a lot to take in in a short time, the New Member Educator worked very hard to ensure a smooth, enjoyable transition for all the girls. Her goal was to be creative with her position and think as much outside of the box as possible because she believed that the program was becoming repetitive each year. Keeping with tradition and following all of the events, she put her own twist on things. The new members also completed the "Not Anymore" program prior to being initiated.

Last year, Kappa passed a bylaw that stated members must attend one Panhellenic event per semester which has been a great way to get all our sisters involved with other greek life. Eta Zeta showed a great presence at other greek life activities, philantrophy events and Panhellenic fundraisers. This year Kappa had one member serve on the Panhellenic Executive Board as Vice President of Finance and Administration. Three other members were also chosen to be Recruitment Counselors (Pi Chis) and assist with the potential new members during fall recruitment. At the end of the semester, three members were elected onto the Panhellenic Executive Board for the following term - President, Vice President of Scholarship and Standards, and Vice President of Public Relations.

This past year, after taking over Public Relations Chairman from a member who had previously held the position for the last 2 years, she worked hard in continuing to maintain a favorable image for Eta Zeta over social media and other digital platforms, but implemented brand consistency to help our chapter become better recognized and distinguished from other organizations. For example, she created a new social media logo and cover photo for the chapter and created different campaigns and graphics showcasing our members (eg. 30 Reasons Why We Love Kappa, National Kindness Week, Kappa Keeper of the Key). As a result, the chapter and members received lots of positive feedback and were featured multiple times on the Kappa Headquarters Instagram account. Through her PR efforts, she tried to encourage members to become more involved in the chapter by taking an interest in following their sisters' accomplishments, headquarters news and supporting other Greek organizations on and off campus. She also created materials such as flyers, banners, buttons and social media advertisements to promote our philanthropy events like Kappa Dog Day and Kappasta. In addition, she updated the chapter website through the GIN system by including new officer and position bios and pictures, uploading new images of members and adding a new section under the website menu that included our campus involvement. She also put together the annual newsletter which will now be sent out every December since officer transitions are conducted then. This makes the most sense to summarize the events that took place in that time frame (from January - December) based on the members who held the positions then. She also completed the Chapter Honors Report and sent it in to headquarters in May. Overall, many positive strides were made this year for Eta Zeta’s public relations.

To continue to build relationships with the Greek organizations on campus, Eta Zeta had many social events. In the spring, we had a Board Game mixer with Beta Theta Pi, a Letter Shirt mixer with Delta Tau Delta, a Gym Day with Sigma Phi Epsilon, and a Floor Hangout with Lambda Chi Alpha. We also had many mixers during Greek Week including a Pizza Party with Kappa Alpha Theta. Sapphire Ball was in late April. In the fall, Kappa had a Tailgate and Cookout mixer with Sigma Phi Epsilon, Pumpkin Carving with Lambda Chi, Karaoke with Beta Theta Pi, and Christmas Cookie Decorating with Delta Tau Delta. Eta Zeta held a "Perfect Pairs" date dance in early November. The Events Chairman worked hard to improve behavior at date functions and continue implementing all risk management procedures. In the future, Eta Zeta hopes to cultivate relationships with all Greek Organizations on campus and to improve Panhellenic relations with more sorority mixers.

During the Risk Management chair’s term, she worked to promote healthy living habits to the chapter in new, fun ways. She made many upbeat playlists through Spotify in which the whole chapter could access for workout motivation. She has offered workout plans and diet plans to anyone who is interested. She continued the Buddy system from last year, which assigns buddies to each member for all social events in order to be responsible for each other’s actions and promote low-risk behaviors. Our risk behavior has improved greatly from last year due to the immense efforts of the Events and Risk Management Chairs to relay to the chapter the importance of respectable actions. The chapter has become more reliant on each other and constantly working towards no high-risk behavior at all. Along with that, the chair brought in Brian Hurd, the head of campus police, to discuss the risks of underage drinking. He even had the chair undergo sober checkpoints to illustrate how someone would be tested. This was a great reminder to the chapter of the real, legal consequences that can come with alcohol. The risk management chair is also planning a fitness event off campus through Orange Theory Fitness. She worked extremely hard and increased the morale of the chapter this past year.

The philanthropy chair continued with our annual fall Kappasta event to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. It was football themed and titled “Kappasta Bowl”. This year, a total of $2,563 was raised in addition to approximately 400 books. An event is in the planning to distribute and read the books to local schools. In the spring, Eta Zeta hosted the first annual “Kappa Dog Day” in which hot dogs were sold and there was also a hotdog eating competition in order to raise money for Kappa Kidney Camp. This was a very successful event that got other students on campus involved with one of our philanthropies and also allowed for some friendly competition. The chapter has continued to be involved in many service events on campus including Danie’s Day, a day of service with children who have downs syndrome, and Through the Eyes of a Child, where Kappa has a coloring page table and pictures with Santa for children from inner city schools of Clevelend. The members have continued collecting service hours that are over and above the required amounts.

We have had no major changes on campus this year. Our chapter is very respected on campus and has a good reputation. We are known for being involved in many things other than just our chapter, constantly exploring our other interests and expanding our experiences. Despite a few bumbs with high-risk behavior in the past, the chapter has motivated each other to become more responsible of their actions and respectable of their sisters. No matter the issue, the chapter and their council always work together to establish the best solution and overcome whatever lies ahead.
Eta Zeta has supported Reading is Fundamental through our annual Kappasta Event, where we offer endless pizza, pasta and salad to our campus and community for a small monetary donation or a childrens book donation. We have also supported Kappa Kidney Camp and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation with various smaller scale events throughout the year.

Reading is Fundamental is our national sorority philantrophy, but also a great foundation in which all of our members believe in. The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation is a great way for us to give back to Kappa and support our fellow sisters all over the country.

==Highlights of 2017:==

As the Eta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma continues to grow, we continue to focus on high standards of the fraternity while participating in community service, sisterhood and campus involvement.

At the beginning of 2017, the VP of Standards was very excited to get started. She wanted to create a committee that was there to support each member of Eta Zeta. In the spring, she started the support by implementing a sister of the week presentation to highlight one member of the chapter. To go along with this, she wanted to highlight the seniors as well, so she created a senior spotlight. By the end of the Spring semester, we had a night on the floor that consisted of minute to win it games, and more! This was a good rap up to the academic year. Coming back in the fall, she planned a retreat with different activities to build sisterhood and prepare for recruitment. In October, we continued the tradition and went to Patterson's Fruit Farm. Our VP of Standards received an idea from two members on her committee and decided to go with it, so each member was paired up with another member in the same academic class. Each pair wrote a letter to each other about how lucky Kappa was to have them as a part of this chapter. Also, our VP of Standards has implemented a quote of the day that is sent through the Ginsystem. Another way our VP of Standards and her committee continues to build sisterhood by having a Movie Monday on the floor. This allows all the members to join on Monday nights and watch a movie together to start off the week. To end this semester, she prepared a holiday party that built sisterhood before we leave for break. We went ice skating, ate dinner together, played games and other activities. She has made it a priority to continue to strengthen our sisterhood and create a positive environment for the entire chapter.

The VP of Organization has been very busy changing how committee nights are done. She split up the committee’s to be subdivided differently. Now we have one representative from each committee announce the update. This is a new way to get more girls involved in committee night. Our VPO has been able to set up and welcome two Leadership Consultants to our chapter in the spring and in the fall. She had to organize their schedules, plan who was taking them to different meals and plan fun activities to show both of them around Cleveland and John Carroll!

Our chapters VP of Academic Excellence kept our standards high this semester by creating different programs so that we all can encourage each other. She started making study rooms around the busy times of the semester. She would reserve a classroom to encourage members to bring homework and to study. The VPAE has continued to do the Kappa Fridge where once a week people can write down a positive accomplishment for the week dealing with their classes and the VPAE picks one randomly out of a bag to acknowledge one sister who did an awesome thing that week. The name is placed on a “fridge” in our study lounge. She has created study buddies for everyone so that every member has a resource to help them with scheduling classes or with any class in general. Finally, she has been giving members a pearl dangle to go on their badges if they received a 4.0. This is an awesome way to be congratulated on all the hard work.

The Eta Zeta's corresponding secretary has been busy making door decorations for all the sororities and fraternities in Hamlin Hall. She has made creative and fun decorations each month. She was also in charge of ordering badges for our new members. And she has also continued to have the secret admirer box on the floor which allows our members to write notes to each other and to be read aloud in chapter. This gives our members a chance to keep a positivity throughout the chapter!

The recording secreatary was spent a lot of time and hard work updating and changing our Bylaws and Standing Rules. We are so happy with how she handled everything.

Our chapters treasurer has been busy adjusting and presenting the budget to the chapter. She has made it known to all members where the dues are going to for each position. She also gave a presentation for programming night that explained the differences between checking and savings accounts. She wanted to teach our members the importance of creating a personal budget and how to do create one.

The registrar tried to find new and creative ways to get the chapter involved in learning the history of Kappa Kappa Gamma, but more specifically the Eta Zeta Chapter. She started doing a history question of the week where she would ask a question during chapter dealing with Kappa’s history or our chapter’s history. The members would have an opportunity to figure out the answer and send it to her. She would go through them and whoever got the answer correct was put into a drawing at the end of the semester for a gift card. This was a fun way that she brought in history to our chapter.

This year our Marshal has been very busy going over and refreshing ritual during formal chapters and preparing for initiation. She put together a ritual review at the end of the spring semester to remind the members how important our ritual is. This fall semester, she has overseen the activities during the Inspiration Period. The Marshal has been holding song review since September to get the actives ready and this year the attendance has been phenomenal. During the inspiration period, she enforced a no booze, no bars, and no boys rule.

Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.
There were no major changes to our campus in the past year. We had some minor improvements to our dorm building that we are very excited for. Our chapter continues to be present on campus. All of our members are involved in many things other than just our chapter and continue to have leadership positions in other clubs or organizations around campus.

Chapter Philanthropy:
What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?
The Eta Zeta chapter continues to support Reading is Fundamental through our annual Kappasta Event. We offer endless pizza, pasta and salad to our campus and community for a small monetary donation or a childrens book donation. We also support Kappa Kidney Camp and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation with different events throughout the year.
Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?
Reading is Fundamental is our national philanthropy.

Chapter Facility:
In what kind of a facility does your chapter meet? Please attach a clear photo of where you typically hold chapter meetings – whether in a classroom, chapter house or elsewhere.
We hold our formal chapter meetings in Rodman building on campus.

==Highlights of 2018==

As the Eta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma continues to grow, we continue to focus on high standards of the fraternity, specifically promoting sisterhood, while participating in community service, academics, and campus involvement. Our chapter has also continued to have the highest Greek life grade point average with a 3.44.

In January, four Eta Zeta members travelled to The Ohio State University to help their Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter with their upcoming recruitment. The Eta Zeta chapter kicked off the 2018 year with our informal recruitment where we hosted a nail and spa event on our floor with the members and PNMS. Through informal recruitment, we received one new member, which was quota. The following week, the chapter hosted our semi-formal dance with the theme of Sweethearts/Valentine's Day. Two new members (1 from informal and 1 from formal recruitment) were initiated at the University of Akron during their spring Initiation. In March, One member was chosen to be a Leadership Consultant for Kappa Kappa Gamma, while another graduating senior member accepted a position with the Peace Corps as a Health Educator in Cameroon. In April, the Eta Zeta chapter participated in several events during Greek Week and completed the week by competing in John Carroll University's Lip Sync competition; our lip sync was to the theme of Shrek, in which was came in 4th place. At the end of the month we had our annual Sapphire Ball formal dance at Landerhaven. Finally, our last event of the semester was Kappa Dog Day for our Philanthropy, in which we raised $210.21 for the Kappa Kappa Gamma foundation and Kappa Kidney Camp by hosting a hot dog cookout to sell hot dogs and snacks on our university's campus. Over the summer we had several members hold internships at places such as Key bank and Progressive as well as three members travel abroad to Italy and London. In June, two of our sisters represented the Eta Zeta chapter at Kappa Kappa Gamma's Denver Convention, where our chapter received an Honorable Mention for Risk Management. For the fall semester, the Eta Zeta chapter hosted their formal recruitment in September. Our theme was CoCo Chanel. On bid day, which the theme was "Make it like its your Bid-day," and we welcomed eight new members. Also in September, our Public Relations chairwoman had the opportunity to attend the Kappa Kappa Gamma Leadership Academy at the Heartland Conference Retreat Center which allowed her to take a deeper look into herself but also learn principles of leadership as well as meet Kappas from all over the country. At the beginning of November, we also hosted an informal recruitment where we served donuts and cider and played games on the floor. Through this recruitment, we were able to welcome four new members to the chapter. In October, our chapter had our annual Kappasta event, where we event alumni, campus members, and families to share a pasta meal with us, During this event, our chapter raised $1412.00 for Reading is Fundamental. At the end of October, we invited the children of the University Heights community to trick-or-treat on the floor with all our sisters; we shared our Kappa chants with the kids and their families. To conclude the recruitment season, the chapter hosted big/little reveal on the floor that was PJ themed and then big/little pairs had a sleepover on the floor the night before Initiation. On November 17th, the Eta Zeta welcomed twelve new members into the chapter. Finally, we ended this semester with our fall date dance, which the theme was Decked in Denim. Through this semester our House chairwoman has been working diligently with her committee and our president to update and renew our floor. We have added new desks and chairs to the study lounge as well as re-organized and added new accessories to our lounge. Additionally, our chapter is required to do five hours of service every semester but many women go above and beyond by participating in weekly service such as Labre, Carroll Ballers, and EMT volunteering.

Other Miscellaneous activities that our chapter has completed include:
Our New Member Chairman completed a series of "Owl Pal" event where current members pair with our new members to do activities such as making dream catchers, vases for plants, and other crafts.
Our Risk Management chairman re-established a program called the "Kappa Klimb" by putting a list of our chapter names by the front door of our dorm floor for members to mark down their name when they climbed all 4 floors up to the Kappa floor instead of taking the elevators.
In the spring semester our Secretary encouraged chapter members to read the chapter minutes by hiding 3 words or phrases within the minutes. Whoever the first 3 people to correctly report the words and phrases received candy at the next chapter.

With our chapter graduating a substantial amount of seniors in the Spring of 2018, the Eta Zeta chapter is going through a re-rooting, rejuvenating period of time. We are working on becoming more supportive and harmonious sisters to each other. Our chapter advisor recently facilitated a "retreat" event for the chapter in order to converse and communicate about any issues we feel we are having in the sorority. This event allowed a safe space to talk as well as increased morale and cooperation for the chapter as we entered exams.

[[File:Eta Zeta 2018.jpg|thumb|Eta Zeta 2018]]

'''Philanthropy'''

Our chapter chose this organization because it is is a local charity that allows children with kidney ailments to experience a "normal" camp experience. The Eta Zeta chapter felt that this organization coincided with the values of Reading is Fundamental as well as was child focused. Additionally, the organization is unique and allows the chapter to be connected within the local community.

==Highlights of 2019==
As the Eta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma continues to grow, we continue to focus on high standards of the fraternity, specifically promoting sisterhood, while participating in community service, academics, and campus involvement. We have additionally maintained a scholarly grade point average this year, at 3.38. In February, we hosted 2 informal recruitment events on campus, and gained 6 new members. On March 31st, we held our own Initiation at John Carroll University to welcome the 6 new members into the chapter. In April, the chapter participated in several games and events during Greek Week and completed the week by competing in John Carroll University's annual Greek Life Lip Sync competition. The lip sync theme for Kappa Kappa Gamma was 'The Parent Trap,' and we came in 4th place. The following day, we had our annual Saphire Ball formal dance. Over the summer, we had sisters intern at companies in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Chicago. In September, we held an Informal Recrutment Event called 'Cotton Candy with Kappa' to promote Formal Recruitment, which happened shortly after. Also in September, member Sarah Flaherty travelled to Columbus, Ohio to attend Kappa Kappa Gamma Leadership Academy with one Kappa from every chapter around the country. While there, she did many activities in small groups and did many team building games to build skills of leadership and teamwork. At the end of September, John Carroll University had their annual Formal Sorority Recruitment, and the Eta Zeta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma received 12 new members. The chapter welcomed the new members during bid day, themed 'Race Home to Kappa.' In October, the chapter celebrated Founders Day with a special Founder's Day dinner at Acacia Reservation. Soon after, the chapter hosted an Informal Recruitment event, 'Fall in Love with Kappa,' where we gained 2 more new members for the fall bid class. We initiated 14 new members in the Eta Zeta chapter on November 16th. Our Chapter President, Julia Korek, implemented the use of powerpoint slides during chapter, to help better faciliatate chapter, and make information more visible while the officers are speaking.

The Vice President - Standards, Liz Forsyth, hosted many fun sisterhood events throughout the year, like Bachelor Mondays, where many sisters would gather together in the elbow lounge to watch the television show. In February, she hosted a Galentine's Day event. In March, she hosted a game night and 'Something on a Stick Day' where she got corndogs and other fun foods on sticks for people to enjoy. In December, she hosted a holiday event, where the chapter participated in a Secret Santa a gift exchange. The Vice President - Organization, Lexi Iemma, hosted 2 successful visits from Leadership Consultants, who provided helpful feedback on how the Eta Zeta chapter is doing well, and how we can improve. The New Member Chairman, Hope Scherger, hosted several fun activities for our new members both in the Spring and Fall semesters called 'owl pal' events. The Housing Chariman, Karly Johnson, worked a lot to maintain the floor, and make it fun. She held a door decorating contest for St. Patrick's Day for girls living on the floor. She also worked dilligently with the chapter President on new changes to chapter housing, to make the floor transition as smooth as possible. The Events Chairman, Maddie DelBene, hosted many fun mixers in addition to the dance, like playing Volleyball with a fraternity on campus, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and having Ice Cream and doing face masks with another sorority on campus, Kappa Delta. The Philanthropy Chairman, Lauren Price, encouraged members to do weekly service and planned 2 successful philanthropy events during the year. In March, she planned Chips, Cheese, and KKGs where the chapter sold chips and queso on the quad to raise money benefitting Reading is Fundamental. The chapter raised a total of $476.85. In October, the chapter put on the annual philanthropy event, Kappasta, where we served pasta, pizza, and salad to raise money for RIF. At this event, the chapter raised a total of $1,366.

The Eta Zeta chapter is continually working on promoting sisterhood, maintaining open communication, and generally suppporting one another. The chapter is one of 5 sororities at John Carroll University, in addition to 4 fraternities. The Eta Zeta chapter is very panhellenic, often supporting other Greek Life in their philathropy events. John Carroll University recently announced a change in the residence hall housing Greek Life, and Kappa Kappa Gamma is looking forward to the transition, and hopes to make it a positive one.

Our chapter supports Kappa Kidney Camp, a local charity that allows children with kidney ailments to participate in a 'normal' camp experience. The Eta Zeta chapter felt that this organization correlated with the values of Reading is Fundamental as well as was focused on children. Additionally, the organization is unique and allows the chapter to be connected with the local community.

The chapter celebrated Founders Day with a special Founders Day dinner at Acacia Reservation in Lyndhurst, Ohio with the Cleveland Alumni Association.

==Highlights of the 2020s:==

(Information from chapter history reports, scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.)

'''Housing'''

'''Philanthropy'''

'''Convention Awards'''

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'''Note to Chapter Registrar:'''
Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues of The Key to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlights. If your chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistance.

Your efforts will ensure a complete and accurate history of your chapter for future generations to enjoy!

Delta Lambda

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Delta Lambda
|GreekSymbol= ΔΛ
|Image= [[File:Delta_Lambda.jpeg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1940|11|09}}
|College= [http://www.miami.muohio.edu/ Miami University]
|Location= Oxford, OH
|Homepage= [http://www.units.muohio.edu/saf/gra/Chapters/KappaKappaGamma.html Delta Lambda Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Delta_Lambda Media related to Delta Lambda Chapter]}}
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'''Miami University established in 1809, Oxford, Ohio'''

'''Delta Lambda founded November 9, 1940'''

'''2,858 initiates (as of June 2018)'''

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'''Charter Members:'''

Louise Cora Bath, Nancy Grey Biltz, Helen Elizabeth Cavangh, Shirley Haughton Cordes, Anna Louise Elwell, Harriet Sheldon Hall, Jane Kathryn Hart, Ruth Leona Heuer, Marion Bruce Hubach, Ruth Mary Hughey, Dorothy Elizabeth McCoy, Shirley Leona Parker, Ruthanna Jeane Rudolph, Jane Elizabeth Storer, Betty von Schrenk, Virginia Elizabeth Wolfe.

'''Some of Chapter’s Outstanding Alumnae:'''

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

Jean Schmidt, Treasurer 1978-1982; Susan Pile, Director of Membership 2012-2016; Vice President 2016 -

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

Jean Schmidt, 2008

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''

Ruth Owens, 1976, director of pediatric endocrinology and assistant professor of pediatrics at Western Reserve University; Nancy Lou Paterson, 2006, international lawyer, promoter of social justice;

'''Additional Outstanding Delta Lambda Alumnae:'''

==The Early Years (Excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity: 1870-1976)==
An earlier history of Delta Lambda was written by Ethel Russell Wickenden, Gamma Omega- Denison, who had been instrumental in establishing the chapter. For 22 years she was a devoted and enthusiastic worker and adviser.

The Wickenden history opened with a statement about the university, the second oldest collegiate institution west of the Alleghenies. It was established under Land Grant provisions made in the Northwest Territory Act of 1787, incorporated in 1809, achieved collegiate standing in 1824, and grew until the outbreak of the Civil War when financial and enrollment problems caused it to be closed.

The college reopened in 1885. Women were admitted in the 1890s.

The Miami Triad of fraternities was founded here. Delta Zeta and Delta Sigma Epsilon were founded on the Miami campus in 1902 and 1914. Kappa interest began when a local group wanted to petition and Fraternity officers visited them in 1935.

"A local Kappa alumna, " writes Ethel modestly, "made illustrative charts to go to the convention along with information about the university."

Eight nearby alumnae signed a petition in the spring of 1939, which was presented by Frances Kimbrough, Beta Chi- Kentucky, a Miami faculty member. A group of Fraternity officers, actives, and alumnae from a number of Ohio cities met on November 18, 1939. Ethel and Frances were there, of course. The situation was "canvassed," and it was suggested that these two women organize a group for colonization with Harriet S. Hall (Bennett), niece of a Beta Nu, and two others as nucleus. Later a letter from a Lambda introduced her freshman granddaughter, Marian Huback (Workman). This was followed by their recommendations, and so the foundations of Delta Lambda were laid.

An important tea was given January 14, 1940, for actives and alumnae from Cincinnati. About 30 Miami faculty, administration including the president's wife, members from Ohio State, Denison, and Ohio Wesleyan were invited to meet the dozen Delta Lambda Colony girls. Weekly meetings followed. The group was already active on campus and would have won the scholarship cup but was not eligible to compete. Material and credentials were shown at the Sun Valley Convention. By unanimous vote Delta Lambda's petition was accepted.

Installation was November 9, 1940, with Fraternity President Elizabeth Bogert Schofield, Mu- Butler, presiding, and Beta Rho Deuteron the installing chapter. Assisting were Elizabeth Kimbrough Park, Beta Chi- Kentucky; Edith Reese Crabtree, Beta Gamma- Wooster; Clara O. Pierce, Beta Nu- Ohio State; Martha Combs Kennedy, Omega- Kansas; Nora Wilson Tomkinson, Lambda- Akron; Gem Craig Reasoner, Upsilon- Northwestern. There were 16 charter members and two other initiates. Mrs. Harry Williams, a Pi Beta Phi, is listed as financial adviser on the first advisory board.

At the time of installation Miami enrollment was a little over 3,000, with 240 faculty members and 44 buildings. By 1973, Miami was a three-campus institution, with 16,591 students on all three campuses (13,208 at Oxford alone), 782 faculty (many teaching on two or more campuses), and 110 buildings (96 on the Oxford campus.)

"Old Harrison Hall," where the Kappas held many early meetings, was torn down in 1957 and "new" Harrison Hall is on the site. The suite, decorated for the chapter's use in 1940, was soon outgrown and meetings took place in Wells Hall as well as Harrison. In February, 1952, a move was made to a larger suite in Richard Hall- and word was awaited for permission to move to a larger suite. It was almost impossible to have rush parties, even with all the furniture removed.

At one time men's fraternity houses were used for parties, allocation determined by a drawing. In the fall of 1965 the Delta Lambdas drew the Delta Kappa Epsilon house, one known for unconventional behavior. A pet iguana was let loose, and Dr. Susan Rockwood, Beta Rho Deuteron- Cincinnati, chapter council adviser, saved the evening by holding the creature at bay with a broom. Her report to Panhellenic read in part: "The specific episode in question concerns the deliberate unleashing of a living lizard (very closely resembling an iguana) of light green and yellow coloration, measuring approximately 18 to 20 inches in length with a girth of nearly six inches..."

For this and other reasons the campuses sororities voted to rush in their own suites...For Homecoming that year the Dekes entitled their huge lizard-like construction "The Night of the Iguana."

The Fraternity has recognized Delta Lambda often: 1950- honorable mention, Standards; 1956- Gracious Living; 1964- Efficiency for Unhoused Chapter; 1968- Outstanding Pledge Program...twice the Fraternity Scholarship Cup. More awards: 1960- second place, Standards; also 1960- honorable mention for Efficiency (Unhoused). A pewter pitcher for Gamma Province efficiency, the Toledo Alumnae Award, was retired by the chapter in 1971- it had won the award every year but one.

The pages of Delta Lambda's history are full of accounts of rushing, initiation, Dads' Day, Mothers' Tea, Pumpkin Walks, Sigma Chi Melon Mess, Greek Week, Homecoming, Founders Day, Miss Miami Pageant, May Day retreats at Camp Hook, Pi Phi cozy, Monmouth Duo, Christmas parties, New Year parties, spaghetti-bean dinners (For scholarship), and Powder Puff Bowls (football between sororities).

There are also pages filled with campus honors: Cwens, Spurs, Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa, Air Force Angels, dormitory counselors, queens, outstanding junior, senior, etc. With all the activities, scholarship is maintained and the campus trophy has been won 19 times during the chapter's first 23 years.

To celebrate the 20th year, funds for an annual scholarship award were deposited in 1960. In 1967, plans were begun for a circular bench to commemorate the Kappa Centennial, an idea initiated by Dr. Susan Rockwood. The arrangement is on Slant Walk, the middle oval bench surrounded by smaller curved benches. A large bronze plaque with the Kappa crest is embedded in the stone seat, and the whole area is complete with paving and landscaping, making a lovely addition to Miami's campus.

There was often discussion of scholarship and grades during early chapter meetings. A bylaw of February 25, 1942, states, "Girls in the semi-professional course will definitely not be considered for pledgeship. If pledges enter (this) course after being pledged their pledgeship will be automatically broken, and they will not be initiated on the basis of grades made in the semi-professional course. No exceptions..." Later on it is recorded that lowering of initiation requirements caused a great discussion. Reasons pro: the stress of war, the amount of time required for war work, and the fact that "scholarship is not necessarily indicative of character and ability" were balance with the reasons con: Kappa stands for high scholarship, the importance in wartime of getting as much as possible out of academic work, and the dangerous precedent which might weaken the chapter and lead to laxness...Initiation requirement remained at 2.3...Later it was lowered to 2.1 but now has returned to 2.3.

During the formative years there were special programs for strengthening scholarship: in 1941, no dates for pledges on week nights; 1942, actives below 2.3 to keep time charts and no dates on week nights; 1943, "all with a 2.0 and below must spend all free time Monday-Friday in the library..." Standards must have been an issue in 1945: "On May 14, 1945, at a regular meeting...Mrs. Wickenden spoke to us...of the moral tone of the campus...It was decided that a large scale show of public opinion against it would be helpful and it was suggested that AMI, the fraternities, and Panhellenic take action..."

By the end of 1972 Delta Lambda had initiated 800 members. An item of December 11, 1946, reads, "It was announced that a 50 cent fine will be imposed on those members who do not attend initiation or who do not help in setting up and taking down the frameworks. To avoid extra expense, it was decided to collect greenery for decorations from the surrounding countryside."

Following the Kent State Tragedy may 1970, the university closed for 10 days when students were sent home because of administration apprehension about riots. At province convention in April, 1971, an Undergraduate Council was formed by the Fraternity Council in an attempt to give undergraduate Kappas more voice in the Fraternity. Delta Lambda's Lynda Green (McDermott), who represented Gamma Province, was selected to be first president of the Undergraduate Council.

Ethel Wickenden's 1943 history at Delta Lambda ended on a high note of optimism about the three-year-old chapter's future. Her feelings have been substantiated throughout Delta Lambda's first 35 years. The chapter shares Ethel Wickenden's optimism as it anticipates its next 35 years.

==Highlights from the 1980s==

Kappa Klamour continued to be Delta Lambda’s yearly newsletter. It highlighted pledge classes, officers, as well as philanthropy and social events throughout the year. Delta Lambda alumnae were also featured about happenings in their lives.

Kappas participated in events such as rush, Greek Week, Kappa Kanoe Date Party, Founders Day, Kappa-FIJI Ultimate Frisbee tournament, Parents’ Weekend, clothing drives, and visits to local nursing homes.

Money raised from philanthropy events went to Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders, The Fund for the Mentally Disable of Bulter County.

In the late 1980s, the Kappa suite in Hamilton Hall was redecorated.

Kappa goes computerized with Delta Lambda being a pilot chapter for using an IBM-PC that was purchased by the House Board. The computer was used to implement a computerized treasury system to handle all of the chapter budgeting. After the pilot period, the computer was available to members for scholastic use.

In the 1980s, many Kappas lived at the Hut-Hut house. This was a house shared by 8 women and became a gathering place outside of the Kappa Suite at Hamilton Hall. The Hut-Hut house held study nights, tie-dye parties, as well as big/little sister outings.

Scholarship continued to be a goal of the Delta Lambda chapter. Decisions during rush included reviewing high school GPA. “Save Our Scholarship” or “SOS” push allowed Delta Lambda to move up their scholarship ranking on campus to number seven.

Members were involved with many campus organizations and clubs including Business Affairs, Student Government, Varsity Cross Country, Varsity Track, Phi Eta Sigma and Alpha Delta Lambda (freshman honoraries), SPERS (junior honorary), Miami College Democrats, Pi Sigma (physics honorary), Greek Week Committee, Miami University Student Foundation, Ohio Fellows Honorary, Homecoming Committee and Homecoming Court.

'''Request''': Is there any information about the start of sorority [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tug_of_war#Miami_University Puddle Pull]/Kappa Mud Tug? I believe Mud Tug started in the Fall of 1984. [http://digital.lib.miamioh.edu/cdm/ref/collection/student/id/4646 Miami Student with Mud Tug Ad] - A. Cramer (crameraj@miamioh.edu)

==Highlights from the 1990s==

The 1990s started off with Delta Lambda receiving local and national awards such as first place in Chapter Publications and Public Relations, and Honorable mention for Chapter Finance at the 1990 General Convention. Panhellenic also awarded Delta Lambda most outstanding sorority on campus.

Social and philanthropic events included Kappa Klassic Golf Tournament, celebrating Delta Lambda’s 50th anniversary where charter members attended, Greek Week, Parents’ Weekend, Sisterhood Retreat, Crush Party with Chi Omega, Spring Formal, Kite and Key Date Party, 70’s Date Party, Sisterhood events (ice skating, movie nights, tie-dye, visit to Kappa Headquarters at 530 E. Town, Columbus, Progressive Dinner, Kappa Kore Olympics), Dad’s Weekend, Mom’s Weekend, Chapter Council Retreat, Halloween Date Party and Bingo with Senior Citizens.

Money raised from philanthropic events went to Kappa Kidney Kamp, Can Count, and Miami Service Network. The chapter also focused on planning service projects that gave time rather than money.

Campus safety became an area of focus for Miami University. Miami Metro was implemented and safety programs were offered to increase awareness of surroundings. Speakers did workshops on drugs, alcohol, AIDS, date rape and KEEPSAFE Program.

Goals in the 1990s included: Academics, Accountability and Outstanding Attitudes, increase attendance, increase pride and morale, increase the number of sisterhood events, increase chapter involvement, respect and respect of ideals through positive, support and flexible leadership.

In the 1990s, Miami University switched to a deferred rush program. Rather than having rush in August, the University moved it to January. The sororities had to adjust for officers, weather, outfits and change the focus of getting to know campus to getting to know Kappa.

Members were involved in Miami Correspondence, Campus Crusade for Christ, MUSF, SPERS, Adopt-a-School, International Business Designers, Business School Advisory Council, Zoology Club, Student Dietetic Association, Pre-Vet Club, club soccer, Order of Omega, St. Mary’s Eucharistic Minister, Equestrian Team, Dance Theater, Varsity Swim Team, Academic Peer Mentor, Miami Service Network, Crew Team, Panhellenic Council, Pre-Law Society, Hearing and Language Association, Golden Key National Honor Society, LuxClub, Tutor, Hall Government, Greek Leadership Officer, waterski team, Student Council for Exceptional Children, Praise Choir, Microbiology Club, club tennis, Habitat for Humanity, WMSR Radio, sailing team and broomball team.

Delta Lambda found themselves a bit over programmed in the mid-1990s which allowed them to look at their academic and social calendar and focus on programming using the Fraternity MAP program. National and local alumnae offered much support and guidance. The chapter started ‘freezing’ the calendar to be sure no additional events were added. This increased attendance as well as awareness of scholarship and risk management.

In the late 1990s, Delta Lambda was selected by the fraternity to pilot a New Member Orientation Program. This six-week program was much different than an entire semester of being a pledge. Sisterhood events included outings to Chuck E. Cheese, getting facials, playing games, and learning Kappa songs.

The Kappa suite was redecorated with overstuffed gingham print couches, chairs, fleur-di-lis walls, an award case and new art. The suite has a more comfortable atmosphere for sisters to gather, hangout and study. The kitchen is due for the next renovation.

The 1990s ended with Delta Lambda feeling proud of their award case showing Best New Member Program Award, Most Improved Chapter, Honorable mentions in Public Relations, Advisory Board and Finance, Andrew Herman Chapter Excellence Award, Honorable mention in Ritual and New Member Programs, Challenge to Excellence Award and other awards.

==Highlights from the early 2000s==

Delta Lambda continued with philanthropic, social and sisterhood events that were well attended and fun including Greek Week, Kappa Klassic Golf Tournament, Kappa and FIJI Dog Night, Tutoring, visits to Adult Day Care, Four-way socials, Rollerskating, Crush Party with Delta Gamma, Puttin’ on the Hits, Pledge Puddle Ball, Bump It Thump It, Kite and Key Date Party, Dad’s Weekend, Mom’s Weekend, Halloween Party, Cincinnati Reds Game, Kappa Kore, Formals, Kappa Kappacino the Founders Day brunch, progressive dinners, holiday gatherings in the suite, movie nights, visiting Kappa Headquarters in Columbus and chapter council retreats.

The increase in scholarship focus proved to be a reachable goal as Delta Lambda strived toward excelling academically. At each meeting members were honored for outstanding scholarship. Members who had a 4.0 were recognized at the Founders Day brunch.

They also saw an increase in members who studied abroad as well as program offerings at Miami’s fourth campus, located in Luxemburg, France.

Delta Lambda continued to review calendar events and fill out appropriate risk management forms as they created their annual calendar. As attendance went up and down for events, the chapter was able to assess which events draw members and which ones don’t. The chapter council officers really worked on using committee members so that each member of Delta Lambda had a specific duty. By 2010, the university saw an increase in reckless consumption of alcohol by the greek community and enacted a requirement of non-alcoholic event for every social Delta Lambda held. This was based on a point system.

==Highlights of 2011==

The past year held a number of proud moments and achievements for the Delta Lambda Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The year began with a fabulous pledge class of 51 young women, who were brought closer together by the participation in two annual philanthropic events on campus. Bump It Thump It, put on by Kappa Alpha Order is a volleyball tournament that takes place in early February and benefits Muscular Dystrophy. The second event that the new members participated in was Putting on the Hits, put on by Delta Zeta, which benefits deaf children. The new members choreographed their own dance and practiced day in and day out. Their hard work paid off and they won 1st place in the competition, which is a huge accomplishment. The year also included a wonderful Mom’s weekend were members and their mothers participated in a silent auction at Brickstreet that raised $2,907 for the Kappa Foundation.

In April we sold hotdogs at out annual Kappa Dog Night fundraiser, which rose $401.70 for Reading is Fundamental. The semester also included themed socials, pledge class firesides, and a lovely formal at The Elms. These events were a great way for the new members to get involved with the chapter and learn to love it just as much as all of the active members do. We started the 2011 school year of just right! Our first major event was Dad’s weekend, which is always a personal favorite of the Chapters. Dad’s weekend events included a tailgate and a football game as well as appetizers at Decibel. The next weekend we held our annual philanthropy, Kappa Klassic. This event takes place at a local golf course, Hueston Woods, during this event our very own members caddy for the groups of golfers. We were blessed with a warm and sunny day and a full course, we ended up raising $4,200 for Kappa Kamp Kidney.

Members also continued active participation in Opening Minds Through Art, which is a program that helps senior citizens with dementia express themselves through art. Greek Week was another event that gets the whole Greek community excited, especially our chapter. Members participated in activities such as football, soccer, swimming, and even a blood drive. We had a lovely Founders Day Brunch on campus at the Marcum Inn, where we had Gretchen Thomas, a former Miami University Kappa (1978) speak with us and share some of her fond memories of our chapter. The chapter loved hearing her stories, especially her daughter Chelsea Thomas (2012). The semester wrapped up with many sisterhoods, a trip to Butterfield farms, and a wonderful semi-formal at Brickstreet. The year ended with elections, where a new Chapter Council was elected, eager to make changes.

'''Campus:''' This past semester the Westboro Baptist Church picketed at Miami University. The Westboro Baptist Church is an Independent Baptist church known for its extreme stance against homosexuality and its protest activities, which include picketing funerals of American servicemen and desecrating the American flag. When the Greek Community found out about the picket, all of the chapters decided to do something to distract the Oxford Community from the racial and hateful slurs that would be heard. The Greek Community put on a “carnival” type event that took place the same time as the picket. This counter activity was a great way to foster unity and tolerance, Kappa Kappa Gamma had a booth at the event were participants could write notes to soldiers, thanking them for all they have done for our country. As well as the carnival that took place the community asked students to sign a pledge to avoid the Westboro Baptist Church protest. This event put a positive spotlight on the Greek Community and brought all of the chapters closer together.

'''Chapter:''' The members of Delta Lambda hold themselves to the highest standard of scholarship with a cumulative GPA average of 3.40. We had 4 members who achieved a 4.0 GPA this past semester; these ladies were honored at Founders Day Brunch. Several of our members were abroad last semester in Prague, Rome, China, and France. As well as traveling the globe, many of our members are also actively involved in various campus activities and service organizations including Campus Activities Council, Adopt-A-School, Best Buddies, Miami University Women in Business, Opening Minds Through Art, and the Women’s Club Lacrosse Team. We are very proud of our sisters’ involvement throughout the Miami and Oxford community, and the positive representation that they bring to Kappa.

One of our biggest problems was our chapters’ lack of knowledge and awareness of Kappa history. We have addressed this problem by placing a larger emphasis on our history; we have increased ritual and song review as well as implemented other important Kappa facts. Once a month our Marshall will provide the chapter with “Kappa Fun Facts”. This has been a great way to teach out chapter fun and interesting things about Kappa that they will remember, and want to learn. Our chapter was also concerned with the lack of commitment in committees that every girl is assigned to. In order to increase committee involvement, each committee has sub-leaders, and committee nights are held twice a semester after chapter. We continue to pass around a box for suggestions for improvement where people can give their personal feedback.

==Highlights of 2012==

2012 has been a successful year for the Delta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We started off the year by welcoming 53 new members that had an immediate connection with our existing members. Within their first week as new members, they participated in Bump It Thump it, a philanthropy volleyball tournament benefiting muscular dystrophy facilitated by Kappa Alpha Order. Building on their new found friendships, the new member class continued to work in collaboration to prepare for Delta Zeta’s philanthropy, Putting on the Hits. 10 new members choreographed the dance and taught the rest of the pledge class, as the props team worked hard to create props that would support their “KKG Overseas” theme. They rehearsed everyday until it was perfect and created a fantastic end result as well as amazing bonds with their new sisters. After working to help other chapter’s philanthropies, we focused to put on our own spring philanthropy events. First, the chapter put on its annual Kappa Dog Night fundraiser, where the girls sold hot dogs in collaboration with Beta Theta Pi. At the end of the night, we raised $800 to benefit Reading is Fundamental. We also raised $4000 for the Kappa Foundation through our Mom’s weekend silent auction, which turned out to be a wonderful chance for the moms and daughters to get to know each other, complete with brunch at Brickstreet. Our members also spent time with the Opening Minds through Art program, in which we paint with dementia patients to help them stay in touch with their inner feelings.

After a summer away from Oxford, fall of 2012 brought excitement for our chapter as we continued to create stronger bonds with our sisters. We began with a fantastic Dad’s weekend including appetizers at skybox and bowling. We continued our philanthropic endeavors by putting on our annual Kappa Klassic, a golf tournament benefiting Kappa Kamp Kidney. Despite the freezing cold weather and rain, we raised $6000 for the kids and had a great afternoon caddying for our golfers. Our chapter got especially excited for this year’s greek week, attending all of the events to cheer and participate in a competition that engages the entire greek community. This was a great week for chapter bonding between pledge classes and created great memories and successful teams. We continued chapter bonding with a trip to Butterfield farms for s’mores and a hayride. Founder’s Day brunch was held in Dayton this year was a great way to be reminded of the legacy that we carry as Kappa Kappa Gammas. Towards the end of the year, we enjoyed a wonderful semi formal at Brickstreet, and then focused on chapter elections, to choose our next batch of eager leaders.

Miami University is located in Oxford, Ohio, a charming little town secluded from big cities. Miami has about 500 student organizations including over 50 Greek organizations. This allows about a third of the students to be involved in Greek life, which creates a powerful group of people that can make a huge difference. Although these Greek organizations strive to make a positive impact on and off campus through philanthropies and interaction with the Oxford community, the organizations can sometimes get a negative reputation due to association with underage drinking. Many Greek organizations continue to fight this stereotype by emphasizing the philanthropic event and history behind our chapters, reminding ourselves and the community what we really stand for.

More specifically, the Delta Lambda chapter is proud to have the second highest GPA on campus, with a cumulative grade point average of 3.39 including 16 members with a 4.0 gpa. We are continuing to encourage scholarship this year by organizing dinners where each major can meet to exchange advice and information to help their sisters in similar majors. Besides our schoolwork and our involvement in Kappa, our members are involved in all kinds of organizations including Campus Activities Council, Women in Business, Panhellic Council as well as several publications. Kappas are active on campus, but also have a large presence internationally, as we have members studying in places like Italy, France and Australia.

==Highlights of 2013==

The year of 2013 was very successful for the Delta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We started off the year by welcoming 57 new members that had an instant connection with our chapter. Within their first week as new members they participated in Bump It Thump It, a philanthropy volleyball tournament benefiting muscular dystrophy facilitated by Kappa Alpha Order. As the girls continued to get know one another within their new pledge class they continued to be a helping hand to other Greek Community events. The New Members participated in the Delta Zeta event Putting on the Hits. A dance competition between the Greek Life on Miami’s campus. As the girls choreographed their own dance and practiced it to perfection there was a great turnout. Despite the music stopping in the middle of their dance, the new members were able to show their spirit by winning us the Team Spirit Award.

After helping out our Greek Communities philanthropic events, we aimed towards our events for the spring semester. Our first even being the Kappa Dog Night, we had a fantastic turnout by raising $300 with the help of Phi Gamma Delta. We continued to raise $4,000 for the Kappa Foundation through our Mom’s weekend silent auction. This was held as a brunch for the mothers and daughters as they bonded with one another. It also allowed the new members to further their relationships with their new class. We then had a fantastic formal, which was held at the Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. Many of the girls enjoyed traveling to the big city for this event. Our members also participate in a local program called Opening Minds through Art, which works with elderly dementia patients to further their imaginations by creating art. It is a great opportunity for many of our members to make a strong connection with our community.

After returning back from the summer break, our chapter was ready to get back together and create brand new memories. We began the semester festivities with our Dad’s weekend, which included bowling and a cook out. Our girls enjoyed bonding with their fathers at the many different events such as the hockey game. We continued our philanthropic events by hosting our Kappa Klassic golf tournament. Although it was a rainy day, our chapter had an absolute blast raising money and caddying for the golfers. We raised an astounding $6,000 for the kids, which was just as successful as previous years. We then participated in many events during our Greek Week competitions, coming close to winning. This was a great way for the girls to build stronger relationships between each of the pledge classes and even develop bonds with our fellow Greek community. One of the biggest chapter bonding events we had this fall was the Butterfield’s Farm event. While we made s’mores, held a hayride, and sat by a campfire with our sisters, we made many memories. We then held Founder’s Day Brunch on campus, which was a great way to appreciate the history and legacy behind Kappa.

The Delta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is located in Oxford, Ohio at the historical school of The Miami University. Being a college town, the University offers an array of more than 500 different student organizations, including 50 Greek organizations. Many students of Miami University participate in Greek Life, which makes a strong community among campus. The Greek community strives to go above and beyond the expectations asked of us but know there are some negative reputations of our campus, such as underage drinking. Our Greek life aims to abolish that stereotype by emphasizing the philanthropy events and history behind our chapters. In hopes of reminding our community and ourselves what Greek Life really stands for.

The members of Delta Lambda hold themselves to the highest scholarship with a cumulative GPA of 3.34.We had 7 members who achieved a 4.0 GPA this past semester. We honored these girls accomplishments at our Founders Day Brunch. We also had several members who studied abroad this last year, that included places such as Spain, Luxembourg, and Paris. As well as traveling abroad many of our girls participate in student organizations around campus, such as Women in Business, Women’s Club Soccer and Lacrosse Teams, Best Buddies, Panhellenic Council, and many more. We are proud of our sisters’ and the accomplishments they have strived to make in the past year.

==Highlights of 2014==

2014 was a busy year for the Delta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Recruitment brought in 61 new members. They were immediately bonding at dance practices for Delta Zeta's philanthropy, Putting On The Hits. The event is dance competition between Greek life where all the contestants choreograph and preform a dance. Kappa chose a patriotic theme of Red, White, Blue and Blue. Keeping the philanthropic spirit alive, the new members also supported Kappa Alpha Order by participating in their annual volleyball competition Bump It Thump It. They were able to bond by cheering on their team of new sisters. With all this excitement, it was nice to be able to relax on Mom's Weekend. A silent auction was held during a brunch while the mothers got to experience a bit of Kappa's sisterhood. With moms in town, it was a perfect time to go shopping for a dress for formal. Next up was initiation. The new members could finally call themselves members of Kappa Kappa Gamma. They were surprised by their families awaiting them at a brunch at The Marcum. A few weeks later, the busses were off to formal at Longworth's in Mount Adams. A night out in Cincinnati was a fun change of pace, but anything in Oxford is fun with your sisters. Kappa Dog Night especially! Together with Phi Delta Theta, we raised $1,000 for Reading is Fundamental.

The summer months were long, and everyone was excited to return to campus. After a few weeks back, the dads were just as excited to come visit for Dad's Weekend. Kappas and their fathers cheered on Miami University's football team as they won their first game of the season. We were in the sporty state of mind and ready to caddy in Kappa Klassic. The golf tournament raised $7,000 for Kappa Kidney Camp, making it more successful than the previous year. Unfortunately, golf wasn't a category in Greek Week. It was neck and neck, but in the end, Kappa came in second place. After all the fun and games, we took a short drive to Butterfield Farm. We embraced fall in Ohio and ate s'mores and hot dogs, went on a hayride, fed cows, and got to meet some Kappas from the University of Cincinnati. Next, Founder's Day Brunch took us to Dayton. We got to meet women who had been in Kappa for over 50 years, which was a great way to appreciate our history and legacy. To wrap up the year, the sophomores had a secret Santa gift exchange with cookies in the suite. A lot of memories were made in 2014.

Miami University has a lot to offer the students. There are over 500 student organizations, and over 50 Greek organizations. Most girls participate in a variety of organizations on campus. Business fraternities, club sports, Best Buddies, PRSSA and Women in Business are just a few. Greek life has a strong presence on campus, and members strives to go above and beyond. Kappas hold themselves to a high standard, including their GPA's. We have one of the highest GPA's on campus, even members with a 4.0. Many of our sisters chose to challenge themselves academically and study abroad all over the world. Delta Lambda Kappas are well-rounded girls and hold a great reputation on campus. We create our best memories at philanthropy events, and always have a positive attitude.

Chapter is held at an academic building that is university owned, Hughes Hall. The sophomores lived in a corridor of Hamilton Hall in Sorority Quad for the spring semester. In the fall, Kappas moved into a corridor of MacCracken Hall. The Kappa suite is also in Hamilton Hall. It has a living room, dining table, office and kitchen. The suite is rented from Miami University. Juniors and seniors have the opportunity to live off campus in homes or apartments, usually with other girls in their pledge class.

==Highlights of 2015==
2015 has been a busy and fun year for the Delta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Miami University. Recruitment brought in 65 wonderful new members to our chapter. They immediately got involved with a dance competition for Delta Zeta’s philanthropic event, POTH-Putting On The Hits. This event includes all Miami Greek Life, where sororities and fraternities choreograph and perform a dance. For this year, our theme was Kappa Kandyland that was filled with candy themed songs and colorful decorations, giving everyone a sweet taste of Kappa! Kappa also enjoyed socials such as a country themed date party, Kappa Korral, and a crush party paired with another sorority, Delta Gamma. With all of this new excitement, it was nice to be able to relax and spend a great weekend with the Moms. During Mom’s weekend, moms and daughters took part in a silent auction and brunch uptown while meeting all of the new Kappa Moms! After this fun filled weekend, came initiation. The new members were finally able to call themselves Kappa Kappa Gamma sisters and could wear their letters! Kappa sisters participated in another philanthropic event as our semester came to a close. Kappa Dog night was paired with Phi Gamma Delta. The event raised money for Reading is Fundamental.

After the long summer months a part, the Kappa sisters were excited to return to campus. The new members all live together in a corridor of Hamilton Hall in Sorority Quad. After a few weeks, all of the Kappa dads were excited to come visit the university for Dad’s Weekend. Kappas and their fathers did many activities together ranging from playing golf and broomball as well as kicking back at a barbecue. This fun filled and sporty weekend got all the Kappas ready to caddie for Kappa Klassic. All of the Kappas caddied for numerous people who signed up for the golf tournament. Our philanthropy raised $9,369 for Kappa Kidney camp, making it more successful than the previous year! Keeping the competitive vibe alive, our chapter took place in the Groovy themed Greek Week. It was a competitive ride, but Kappa finished in third place overall! After all of the fun and games, we took a short drive to Butterfield farms where all of the Kappas bonded and got to hang out by the fire making s’mores and feeding the cows! Next, was the 75th Anniversary event held at Miami of the Delta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. This was a great way to show our appreciation of the legacy, traditions and history of our chapter. We were able to chat with alumni one on one in the suite, looking through old scrapbooks and sharing memories with each other! To close out the year, we had a sisterhood-bonding event with a candlelight ritual, where all the newest members were able to get closer together!

Miami University has a lot of opportunities for students to get involved. There are over 500 different student organizations and over 50 Greek organizations. Majority of our chapter participates and are very active in these organizations on campus. Some are involved in Business fraternities, club sports, PRSSA, Tour guides and Women in Business; the list goes on and on. Greek Life has a strong presence on campus and members hold themselves to the highest standard. Kappas are determined to get involved whether that is through different organizations, philanthropies, or working on campus. Kappas are determined to keep their GPA’s up. We make sure that everyone is able to maintain their academics, by having some of the upperclassmen tutor girls and making sure we have study rooms available. Delta Lambda Kappas are well-rounded girls that hold a great reputation on campus.

Chapter Philanthropy:

What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?

The Delta Lambda Chapter gets involved with many different events to help raise and donate money to various organizations. The chapter holds many philanthropic events like Kappa Dog Night, Haven House, Kappa Klassic, and OMA. We also raised money for the KKG foundation through a silent auction we had over Mom’s Weekend. For Kappa Dog Night all of the proceeds go to Reading is Fundamental. The girls sold hot dogs with a fraternity in the spring at a popular location on campus. For Haven House, the Kappas made cookies and brought donated books to read to the children and spent the day with them. In the Fall, our chapter hosted Kappa Klassic, which is a golf tournament that the girls caddy for and all of the proceeds go to Kappa Kidney Camp. This year we raised over $9,000. For OMA: Opening Minds through Art, we send a group of about ten girls to a local retirement home every Wednesday for about two hours. Girls are paired with an elder who is suffering from dementia and spends time with them through painting.

Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?

Our chapter enjoys getting involved and helping raise money and giving of our time to help these organizations. We are involved with RIF: Reading is Fundamental because we have been working with them for years and it is so rewarding knowing that the children love the books! We enjoy working with Kappa Kidney Camp because it’s in Ohio and every Ohio chapter helps them because they rely on our donations and it is very fulfilling. Our chapter, in the end, loves to get involved and help out any organization!

==Highlights of 2016==
2016 has been a busy year for the Delta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. In February, we brought in 64 new members through recruitment. The new members participated in Delta Zeta's philanthropy, Putting on the Hits. This is a dance competiton that different Greek chapters particate in, choreographing a dance for new members to perform. This year, Delta Lambda did KKG P.D., a police theme. Many new members also participated in Tri Delta's puddle pull event and the FTK (for the kids) dance marathon. This was a great bonding moment for new members and actives. They also participated in CAP events with other fraternities and sororities on campus about transitioning into careers and advice. With all the excitement of these events, it was a nice break for Kappas to have mom's weekend. We hosted a brunch with a silent auction of several prizes that different members could bid on. Next, the new members were initiated and finally able to call themselves sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma. After initiation, they were surprised by their families at Left Field Tavern for brunch. A few weeks later, people filed onto buses to go to Cincinnati for spring formal in Mount Adams. A night in Cincinnati made formal especially fun for our sisters! Later in the semester, we had our philanthropy event, Kappa Dog Night, where we sold hot dogs for Reading is Fundamental. We hosted the event with Sigma Phi Epsilon and raised $1000.

Over the summer, at the 2016 Kappa Convention, the Delta Lambda chapter was proud to receive the award for most improved academic excellence award. This was an honor for Delta Lambda to receive and members were excited to receive the news!

After a long and fun-filled summer, things are in full swing for the girls of Delta Lambda. First, we participated in Greek Week with a plethora of Greek chapters in sports like swimming, volleyball, etc. Many girls participated in events, while others came out to cheer their sisters on. Dads were excited to come in for dad's weekend, where they tailgated, played friendly games of football and went bowling. With the great fall weather and the other athletic events happening, Kappa Klassic came at the perfect time. Our annual golf tournament for our philanthropy had many teams signed up and was a succcess. Though the weather wasn't to our advantage, we still raised $12,000 for Kappa Kidney camp. With the fun fall weather in full swing, we took a trip as a chapter to Butterfield farms for a tractor ride, s'mores and an overall fun, bonding sisterhood event. Next, we had our Founders' Day event in Dayton. We met women who were Kappas for fifty years and had us appreciate the legacy and history of Kappa. To wrap up the year, we had Kappa study rooms booked to prepare for finals and our annual Kite & Key christmas party with Theta. Overall, Delta Lambda had a exciting year and a lot of memories were made.

Miami University has several organizations on campus for students to join and over 50 Greek organizations. Most girls in Delta Lambda participate in a variety of these organizations on campus. Business fraternities, OMA, Best Buddies, club sports, MedLife and Women in Business are only a few of many of these organizations with a Kappa presence. Kappas hold themselves to a high standard, including their GPAs. Many of the members within the Delta Lambda chapter are challenged with tough course loads and study abroad all around the world. In fact, the Kappa has one of the highest GPAs for a sorority on campus. In essence, Delta Lambdas are very well-rounded girls with a great reputation on campus. We continue to uphold this positive presence through our philanthropy and sisterhood events.

The Delta Lambda chapter gets involved in many events throughout campus, donates money to other organizations and hosts events to raise money for organizations we support. The chapter hosts many events throughout the year such as Kappa Dog Night, Kappa Klassic and OMA. The girls also donated books to read to kids at Booker T. Washington Community Center. For Kappa Dog Night, all proceeds go to Reading is Fundamental. The girls sold hot dogs with another frat at a popular location on campus to raise the money. This year, we raised around $1000. In the fall, Delta Lambda hosted Kappa Klassic, which is a popular golf tournament where two kappas will caddy for a group of boys and all proceeds go to Kappa Kidney Camp. This year, we raised about $12,000. For OMA: Opening Minds through Art, we send a group of about ten girls to a local retirement home every Wednesday to spend time with the patients. Every girl is paired up with an elder who is suffering from dementia and they paint with them.

==Highlights of 2017==

2017 has been a busy year for the Delta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. In February, we brought in 61 new members through recruitment. Shortly after, the new members participated in Delta Zeta's philanthropy, Putting on the Hits. This is a dance competition that different Greek chapters participate in, choreographing a dance for new members to perform. This year, Delta Lambda did an army/cadet theme. Many new members also participated in Tri Delta's puddle pull event and the FTK (for the kids) dance marathon. This was a great bonding moment for new members and actives. Additionally, members also participated in a series of workshops for philanthropy, standards, academic excellence, finance, chapter history, etc. for them to become more familiar with Kappa. With all the excitement of these events, it was a nice break for Kappas to have mom's weekend, which was hosted on the first weekend of March. We hosted a brunch with a silent auction of several prizes that different members could bid on. Next, the new members were initiated and finally able to call themselves sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma. After initiation, they were surprised by their families at Left Field Tavern for brunch. A few weeks later, people filed onto buses to go to Dave & Busters for spring formal located roughly a half hour outside of Oxford. A night at a new venue made formal especially fun for our sisters! Later in the semester, we had our philanthropy event, Kappa Dog Night, where we sold hot dogs for Reading is Fundamental. We hosted the event with Sigma Phi Epsilon and raised $249. To end the semester with a bang, our VPAE hosted a finals brunch for the girls of Kappa and everyone studied hard for finals.

After a long and fun-filled summer, things are in full swing for the girls of Delta Lambda. First, we participated in Greek Week with a plethora of Greek chapters in sports like swimming, volleyball, etc. Many girls participated in events, while others came out to cheer their sisters on. Dads were excited to come in for dad's weekend, where they tailgated, played friendly games of football and went bowling. With the great fall weather and the other athletic events happening, Kappa Klassic came at the perfect time. Our annual golf tournament for our philanthropy had many teams signed up and was a success. The weather was perfect for a day of golfing and we raised $1422 for Kappa Kidney camp. With the fun fall weather in full swing, we had fun sisterhood events with bonfires and a big/little movie night in the suite for Kappas to enjoy. Next, we had our Founders' Day event located in the Shriver Center on campus. We met women who were Kappas for many years and had us appreciate the legacy and history of Kappa. To wrap up the year, we had Kappa study rooms booked to prepare for finals, a finals brunch and our annual Kite & Key christmas party with Theta. Overall, Delta Lambda had a exciting year and a lot of memories were made. "

Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.
Miami University has several organizations on campus for students to join and over 50 Greek organizations. Most girls in Delta Lambda participate in a variety of these organizations on campus. Business fraternities, OMA, Best Buddies, club sports, MedLife and Women in Business are only a few of many of these organizations with a Kappa presence. Kappas hold themselves to a high standard, including their GPAs. Many of the members within the Delta Lambda chapter are challenged with tough course loads and study abroad all around the world. In fact, the Kappa has moved up in the ranks and is now placed as the chapter with the 3rd highest GPA of all Greek chapters. In essence, Delta Lambdas are very well-rounded girls with a great reputation on campus. We continue to uphold this positive presence through our philanthropy and sisterhood events.

Chapter Philanthropy:
What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?
The Delta Lambda chapter gets involved in many events throughout campus, donates money to other organizations and hosts events to raise money for organizations we support. The chapter hosts many events throughout the year such as Kappa Dog Night, Kappa Klassic, Booker T. Washington and OMA. The girls donated books to read to kids at Booker T. Washington Community Center. For Kappa Dog Night, all proceeds go to Reading is Fundamental. The girls sold hot dogs with another frat at a popular location on campus to raise money. This year, we raised around $249. In the fall, Delta Lambda hosted Kappa Klassic, which is a popular golf tournament where two kappas will caddy for a group of boys and all proceeds go to Kappa Kidney Camp. This year, we raised about $1422. For OMA: Opening Minds through Art, we send a group of about ten girls to a local retirement home every Wednesday to spend time with the patients. Every girl is paired up with an elder who is suffering from dementia and they paint with them.

Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?
Our chapter enjoys raising money and getting involved with different organizations through philanthropy. We are involved with Reading is Fundamental because it has been a traditional philanthropy we have been involved with for years and Delta Lambda loves expanding childrens' knowledge and creativity through reading with them and donating books. In addition, we enjoy working with Kappa Kidney Camp because it is located in Ohio and the other Ohio Kappa chapters raise money for this organization, as well. It is very fulfilling to raise money for kids, who cannot have the typical summer camp experience due to an illness. In being involved with these organizations, we are helping others and making a difference, an overall fulfilling experience for the Delta Lambda chapter as a whole.

Chapter Facility:
We hold chapter in an academic building on campus that is university owned, Hughes Hall.

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Oral History
Are there any current members, alumnae or advisers from your chapter that you recommend for the Fraternity’s oral history project? We are looking for Kappas with stories to tell – funny chapter memories, great professional achievement stories, heartwarming stories of how Kappa has helped them, etc.
Barbara Quilling

Photographs
Are there any interesting photos in your chapter’s archives that you would like to share with us?
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==Highlights of 2018==

2018 has been an eventful year for the Delta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. In
February, we brought in 58 new members through recruitment. Shortly after, the new members
participated in Delta Zeta's philanthropy, Putting on the Hits (known across campus as POTH).
This is a dance competition that many different Greek chapters, both fraternities and sororities,
participate in. Kappa especially enjoys this event every year as members of the Sophomore and
Junior pledge classes help the incoming pledge class choreograph their routine. This year our
theme was circus! Many new members also participated in Tri Delta's puddle pull event and the
FTK (for the kids) dance marathon. This was a great bonding moment for new members and
actives. Additionally, members participated in a series of workshops for philanthropy, standards,
academic excellence, finance, chapter history, etc. for them to become more familiar with
Kappa. With all the excitement of these events, it was a nice break for Kappas to have mom's
weekend, which was hosted on the first weekend of March. We hosted a brunch with a silent
auction of several prizes that different members could bid on. Next, the new members were
initiated and finally able to call themselves sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma. After initiation, they
were surprised by their families at Left Field Tavern for brunch, a favorite tradition of the Delta
Lambda chapter. A few weeks later, people filed onto buses to go to the Newport Aquarium for
formal. A night at a new venue made formal especially fun for our sisters! Later in the semester,
we had our philanthropy event, Kappa Dog Night, where we sold hot dogs for Reading is
Fundamental. We hosted the event with Tau Kappa Epsilon this year and raised over $500! We
also participated in Sigma Chi’s week long philanthropy event, Derby Days. To end the
semester with a bang, our VPAE hosted a finals brunch for the girls of Kappa and everyone
studied hard while enjoying delicious Panera bagels!

After a long summer filled with fun and friends, things were back in full swing for the girls of
Delta Lambda. First, we participated in Greek Week with multiple Greek chapters in sports like
swimming, volleyball, etc. Many girls participated in events while others came out to cheer their
sisters on. Dads were excited to come in for dad's weekend, where they tailgated, played
friendly games of football and went bowling. This is always a great weekend in the Delta
Lambda chapter! With the great fall weather and the other athletic events happening, Kappa
Klassic came at the perfect time. Our annual golf tournament for our philanthropy had many
teams signed up and was a success. The weather was perfect for a day of golfing and we
raised over $8,000 for Kappa Kidney camp. Next, we had our Founders' Day event located in
Dayton. We met women who were Kappas for many years and had us appreciate the legacy
and history of Kappa. To wrap up the year, we had Kappa study rooms booked to prepare for
finals and a finals brunch, this time with McDonald’s hash browns! This new addition to the
finals brunch menu is one that everyone hopes will stick around. Overall, Delta Lambda had a
exciting year and so many amazing memories were made!

Miami University has several organizations on campus for students to join and over 50 Greek
organizations. Most girls in Delta Lambda participate in a variety of these organizations on
campus. Business fraternities, Best Buddies, varsity and club sports, MedLife and Women in
Business are only a few of many of these organizations with a Kappa presence. Kappas hold
themselves to a high standard, including their GPAs. Many of the members within the Delta
Lambda chapter are challenged with tough course loads and study abroad all around the world.
In essence, Delta Lambdas are very well-rounded girls with a great reputation on campus. We
continue to uphold this positive presence through our philanthropy and sisterhood events.
The Delta Lambda chapter gets involved in many events throughout campus, donates money to
other organizations and hosts events to raise money for organizations we support. Our most
prominent events Kappa Dog Night during the spring semester and Kappa Klassic in the fall. In
addition to this annual philanthropy events, many members of the Delta Lambda chapter also
participate in weekly philanthropies in the Oxford and Hamilton communities. Monday through
Thursdays Kappas can be found at the Booker T. Washington Center in Hamilton, Ohio tutoring
elementary and middle school students during an after school program. On Mondays, Kappas
can be found at Adult Day Services, located near campus, participating in OMA. OMA stands for
Opening Minds through Art and each week Kappas and their partners, adults with Alzheimer's
and Dementia, work together to create beautiful pieces of abstract art. The Delta Lambda
chapter is proud to support local philanthropies in addition to Kappa’s national philanthropies.
Our chapter enjoys raising money and getting involved with different organizations through
philanthropy. We are involved with Reading is Fundamental because it has been a traditional
philanthropy we have been involved with for years and Delta Lambda loves expanding
children's' knowledge and creativity through reading with them and donating books. In addition,
we enjoy working with Kappa Kidney Camp because it is located in Ohio and the other Ohio
Kappa chapters raise money for this organization, as well. It is very fulfilling to raise money for
kids, who cannot have the typical summer camp experience due to an illness. In being involved
with these organizations, we are helping others and making a difference, an overall fulfilling
experience for the Delta Lambda chapter as a whole.

Our chapter meetings were held in classrooms or meeting rooms on campus. Starting in the fall
semester, a few chapter meetings were held in the Shriver Center or Armstrong Student Center
instead of our usual location in Hughes Hall. Prior to these chapter meetings, Kappas enjoyed a
dinner together sometimes as a whole chapter and other times between specific pledge classes.
This was a great way for the Delta Lambda chapter to get to spend some quality time together
despite not having a house. Chapter dinners were a great way to bring pledge classes and the
chapter together as a whole.

Overall, 2018 was a fun and eventful year for the Delta Lambda chapter. It was filled with old
traditions as well as the introduction of new ideas that someday may become traditions of their
own. It is clear that the women of Delta Lambda continue to be dedicated to their studies, their
philanthropy, and their sisters!

==Highlights of 2019==

In the previous year we have made numerous strides to become a well functioning chapter council that allows for open communication and innovative ideas. This has been successful due to our efforts to the implementation of strategies learned at KLC (Kappa Leadership Conference) in Atlanta, TWIK (This Week in Kappa) newsletter, and transparency with the chapter. We have revamped and implemented stronger standards by correctly using probation and terms. As a chapter this year we have held members more accountable for their service hours and as a result we have completed over 1,500 hours of service. Along with community service, we hosted philanthropy events both semesters helping us to donate $500 towards Reading is Fundamental and $5,500 toward Kappa Kidney Camp. Holding one of the top GPAs on campus, we currently have a 3.5 average and 14 girls with 4.0s. In the previous year we have devised an incentive program to recognize the scholar of the week and ran our first ever Career Fair workshop. In order to strengthen our sisterhood we held a number of new events including a yoga sisterhood, Camp Kappa, and a Reds baseball game. Because of the recent strides made toward mental awareness, we have implemented a new mental health initiative Kappa Kares which aims to spread awareness and support our members. To better prepare for recruitment and initiation we have had a Marshal Melody each chapter as we practice our ritual songs. We have also held recruitment and sprite day workshops earlier to best prepare both our members and the 58 new initiates in the spring.

Recently our campus has been striving to focus on balancing the activities of greek organizations. The idea behind this is that there should be a nice balance of social, ritual, and sisterhood events in efforts to strengthen the bond between sorority sisters. There has also been a push on campus to normalize mental health and ensure that members are looking out for each other and feel comfortable and safe to speak out.

Our chapter supports:

• Reading is Fundamental

• Kappa Kidney Camp

• Opening Minds Through Art

• Booker T Washington

We choose to support Booker T Washington because it related to Reading is Fundamental as it is a tutoring center for young children from lower income areas. By teaming with Booker T Washington, we have had the opportunity to work with students on a weekly basis and help children with homework who may not have as much support at home. Opening Minds Through Art originally started with just a few girls volunteering and as word spread more and more girls wanted to join the organization that works to engage young adults and patients with dementia in art making.

Beta Upsilon

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Beta Upsilon
|GreekSymbol= Bϓ
|Image= [[File:Beta_Upsilon.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1906|12|22}}
|College= [http://www.wvu.edu/ West Virginia University]
|Location= Morgantown, West Virginia
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/betaupsilon/ Beta Upsilon Website]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Beta_Upsilon Media related to Beta Upsilon Chapter]}}

'''West Virginia University established in 1867, Morgantown, West Virginia'''

'''Beta Upsilon founded December 22, 1906 - 12 Charter Members'''

'''2,481 initiates (as of June 2018)'''

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'''Charter Members:'''

Margaret Buchanan, Evelyn Sage Burns, Mary Dorothy Edwards, Bertha Sterling Hawley, Laura Frances Lewis, Mary Purinton, Cilda Langfitt Smith, Harriet Talbott Stalmaker, Eleanor Victoria Steele, Ida Katherine Sutherland, Linnie Vance, Lucy Chilton Wilson.

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

Harriet French, Director of Chapters, 1942-1944; JoAnn Dodds (Richardson) Field Secretary, 1951-1953; Doris Stoetzer (Smith), Field Secretary, 1951-1953; Susan Brown (Hardesty), Field Secretary, 1967-1969; Elizabeth (Betsy) Klebe (Diedzic), Field Secretary 1979-1981; Christie Mullett (McCartney), Traveling Consultant, 1996-1997; Sarah Shupe (Sperry), Traveling Consultant, 1997-1998; Jenny Margolin, Leadership Consultant, 2007-2008; Stephanie Mathias, Leadership Consultant, 2009-2010, 2011;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''

Louise Keener, 1956, comptroller at West Virginia University and honored community and business volunteer; Dr. Mary Louise Scholl, 1988, developmental pediatric neurologist

'''Other Notable members:'''

Edna Arnold, dean of women at West Virginia for 16 years;
Harriett French, honored law professor;
Lynda Troller, former UPI photographer
Margaret Buchanan Cole, Ph.D., retired associate professor of mathematics and president of the West Virginia University Alumni Association;
Constance Bailey (McLaughlin), Graduate Counselor, 1941-1942; Margaret Miller (Copeland), Graduate Counselor, 1949-1950; Margaret Copeland (Bobby), Graduate Counselor, 1949-1951;Jean Bowling (Quenon), Graduate Counselor, 1951-1952; Barbara Sayre, Graduate Counselor, 1959-1960; Nancy VanDilst (Rice), Graduate Counselor, 1964-1966; Mary Lindsay (Woofter), Graduate Counselor, 1966-1967; M. Linda Troeller, Graduate Counselor, 1971-1973; Elizabeth (Betsy) Klebe (Diedzic), Graduate Counselor, 1980-1982

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==The Early Years==

The seven members of the local, Kappa Delta, at West Virginia University in Morgantown were pioneers. They conceived the idea of petitioning a national fraternity even though there was much opposition and indifference to fraternities for women by the faculty.
Progress was slow, but with the aid of three resident Kappas, they finally succeeded in getting a charter from Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Beta Upsilon Chapter was installed on December 22, 1906, by Grand President Mary Griffith (Canby), Pennsylvania, at the residence of a local Kappa, who felt privileged to open her new home to her new Kappa sisters. After the installation of the 12 charter members, the baby chapter met for the first time, using the new gavel presented by Wooster, the sponsoring chapter. Two new members were promptly initiated.

Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity opened its house for the initiation banquet and a “house party,” as the 13 visiting Kappas stayed there. The large living hall of the Phi Psi house presented a beautiful picture. Logs gave forth a cheery blaze in the great brick fireplace wreathed in holly, and Christmas greens hung everywhere. Red candles in crystal candlesticks accented the long banquet table, and bunches of dark red carnations, the flower of the Kappa Deltas, marked each place.

At the time of Installation, West Virginia had been a degree-granting institution for 30 years, but had been open to women for only 16. During those years, enrollment for women had increased from three in 1890 to 230 in 1906. Alpha Xi Delta and Chi Omega had been installed on campus the preceding spring.

'''Housing'''

In the fall of 1907, Beta Upsilon attempted to find a permanent meeting place. A dormitory room was rented for $10 a month, but proved to be too expensive, so the chapter met in the homes of town girls.

Beta Upsilon was the pioneer in starting the movement for fraternity houses in 1914, but it was not until 1917 that the university finally gave its approval. The chapter rented a house at 120 High Street … a big undertaking with only $30 in the bank and not a rug, a pan or even a can opener to start housekeeping with. Alumnae donated or loaned furniture, even a piano, or sent money.

The Kappas lived happily there until the property was sold, although the lease had two more years to run. There the chaperone and the girls lived under the new landlord’s strict rules until they longed for a house of their own. During the next four years, the chapter spent $8,000 in rent for a house at 230 Kirk Street, worrying all the time that it might be sold out from under them.

After being the first of the women’s fraternities at West Virginia to rent a house, Beta Upsilon now became the first to own one. With a loan from the Fraternity Endowment Fund, pledges from alumnae, and the chapter savings account, a $16,000 house was purchased at 247 Prospect Street, just a block from campus. Chapter members lived there from 1930 to 1939.

In 1937, Clara O. Pierce, Ohio State, Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Executive Secretary, and Margaret Reed Baker, Akron, Kappa architect, came to Morgantown to look into the possibility of building a new and modern home for the chapter. In 1938, a lot was purchased across the street from the house they owned. The alumnae were very involved and interested. Just as construction started, the man in charge of the stone work met with an accident. At the insistence of the Morgantown architect, a local alumna promised to oversee the work and took a course in stone masonry in Pittsburgh. She practically lived at the new building site, supervising every bit of the construction.

Again, Beta Upsilon was first—the first sorority on campus to build a house. Members moved into the upper floors on September 15, 1939, while the lower floor was being finished. Everyone shared the excitement of getting the workmen out and the decorators in with the furnishings in time to carry out plans for a formal housewarming on Founders Day. They proudly welcomed 300 guests to the new three-story Colonial house with the Kappa coat-of-arms beautifully displayed on a chimney above the side porch.

The chapter’s financial problems were many, but the chapter carried on by renting and finally selling the old house, and seeing that alumna members paid their pledges.

'''Traditions and Honors'''

Alumnae living in Morgantown have had a good relationship with the active chapter during the years, and are very loyal. The alumnae and active chapter occasionally meet together, and in the early years the alumnae were always welcomed to special Sunday teas. The Kappa mothers in Morgantown have also been most helpful. Mother’s Day is always celebrated with a tea for in-town and out-of-town mothers.

Another early tradition that kept Kappa ties unbroken was the annual breakfast at the beginning of the commencement season. Alumnae gathered to reminisce and exchange news, and the seniors were their guests.

The chapter has always held a prominent place on the campus in college activities, and ranks high in scholarship. Beta Upsilon is the permanent possessor of the Aaron Arkin Scholarship Cup, which had to be won five consecutive times before retiring it. It also twice won the Alfred Jarrett Hare Cup, which replaced the Arkin Cup.

Just as Beta Upsilon developed, so did West Virginia University. From 12 Kappas in 1906 to 237 in 1930, the chapter grew to 981 in 1973. The university had 930 students in 1906; 3,554 in 1930; and approximately 15,000 in 1973. The 10-block 1930 campus had grown to a three-way divided campus covering 610 acres in 1973. There were approximately 3,000 faculty members.
Beta Upsilon Chapter has also contributed to the Fraternity during those early years with 3 Field Secretaries; and six Graduate Counselors.

Louise Keener, who was comptroller at West Virginia, was the second woman to be made a member of Vandalia, an outstanding honor in West Virginia. She received the Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award for the field of business in 1956.

Among other notable Beta Upsilons, one alumna served as dean of women at the University for 16 years; another was a UPI photographer covering the Olympic sailing events in Kiel, Germany, one a professor of law at Miami University and another, a graduate of the law school, received the Order of the Coif. Another early alumna was associate professor of Mathematics at the University and has the distinction of being the first woman to serve as president of the West Virginia University Alumni Association.

Beta Upsilon members are still being chosen for membership in honor societies, elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and being honored in dancing, swimming, speech pathology, audiology and more. Many go on to post-graduate degrees.
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The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.
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==Highlights of the 1980s==

The highlight of 1985 was being the first sorority on campus to fill quota, which was raised to 41 this year. Since the number of girls rushing did not increase, it promoted more competition between the sororities. The main challenge during the year was to improve public relations, which we did with exchange dinners between the sororities, a welcoming committee for a new Greek chapter on campus to promote InterGreek unity. Our philanthropy this year was with Pi Kappa Alpha, to support Cerebral Palsy. Several members were inducted into Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa, Rho Lambda and other honor groups. One member was elected to the Board of Governors.

In 1988 Beta Upsilon came out on top during rush with the number one quota of 64 bringing membership to its highest ever with 160 members. At Province Meeting the chapter won scholarship and membership awards, and on campus, placed second in scholarship achievement, philanthropy and Greek Week which helped to benefit the Morgantown Big Brothers/Big Sisters. A new philanthropy program was begun, The Kappa Kids's Club. Kappas visit the Children's Hospital at Ruby Memorial as volunteers and in October held a Halloween party for the young patients there.

Beta Upsilon won first place in the Mountaineer Week competition during the 1989-90 school year and continued it's new Kappa Kid's Club at the Children's Hospital. Campus-wide, new identification cards have been distributed to fraternity and sorority members to use when attending Greek events. A new alcohol policy has been implemented campus-wide for the fraternities, a challenge in getting used to the new policy.

==Highlights of 1990s==

In 1990 Beta Upsilon started a new philanthropy of its own: See-Saw Athon. After making a creative see-saw, all campus fraternities participated by see-sawing for 12 hours to raise money for the American Cancer Society, Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation and a Scholarship Fund started in memory of a sister killed in a car accident that year. The new alcohol policy was implemented and successfully followed. The Greek ID cards were discontinued and orange stickers with the word “Greek” are placed on student ID cards. Changes on campus include the colonizing of Zeta Tau Alpha and Sigma Kappa and the closing of Delta Delta Delta. In compliance with the new alcohol policy, a new non-alcoholic barbecue was held with Sigma Chi.

The fall of 1991 Beta Upsilon was voted Most Outstanding Sorority on campus, and for the second consecutive year captured the highest Grade Point Average Award among all fraternity/sorority organizations. The chapter welcomed Fraternity representatives who attended initiation of the new pledges in February. In addition to other philanthropies, members knitted blue toboggans (caps) for cancer patients at Ruby Memorial Hospital. The chapter fulfilled its goal to have 75% attendance at Kappa functions, through coordination of various communication efforts. At Province Meeting in Chapel Hill, N.C., the chapter won first place awards for Social Awareness and Finance, and Honorable Mention in Membership. This year, the first Sapphire Ball was held to honor the pledge class. In 1994 Beta Upsilon received honorable mention at the Fraternity Convention for its pledge membership program. Members regularly attend BADD (Brothers against drunk driving) as alcohol policies are strictly followed withing the fraternities.

In 1995, a new philanthropy, Homerun Derby, was an outstanding achievement, taking place on the softball field. A new sisterhood activity, movie night, was instituted at the chapter house, helping new and older members become better acquainted. The goal this year was to increase involvement, spirit, moral to 90%, and to have 90% of the chapter above a 2.5 grade point average.

In the Fall of 1997 we were voted Most Outstanding Sorority on campus and captured the highest Grade Point Average Award among all sororities for the second consecutive year. In 1998 the chapter received honorable mention at Convention for its Race Against Violence philanthropy and for its Alumnae/Active relationships, plus Most Efficient and Outstanding House Board award. In the fall the chapter hosted a successful Parent's Date Party to orient our pledges' parents with Kappa. The chapter continues to use the newly implemented Rush policies focusing on communication rather than skits and decorations.

The close of the decade found Beta Upsilon continuing to have the highest GPA on campus. The biggest challenge was participation, with members balancing studies and sorority events, but instituting Sister of the Week awards for participating in activities helped turn a negative into a positive. the chapter is also the only sorority on campus who participates in all of the sororities' philanthropies. It raised $1,600 in its 5K race which went to the Rape and Domestic Violence Center, the Children's Network and to the Melissa Blum Scholarship Fund.

'''Housing:''' Owns their chapter house.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Participates in all other sorority philanthropies on campus. Rape and Domestic Violence Center, Children's Network, Homerun Derby, Salvation Army Clothing Drive, Ronald McDonald House, Rose McGill Fund, Mountainview Rehabilitation Hospital, visiting sick children as part of “Kappa Kids Club,” knitting blue hats for cancer patients at Ruby Memorial Hospital.

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

Most Efficient and Outstanding House Board, 1998

==Highlights of 2000-2010:==

The chapter excelled in philanthropies, the only sorority on campus participating in all sororities' philanthropies. It placed first in the Delta Gamma Anchor Splash, first in Phi Sigma Phantasia, second place in Sigma Chi's Derby Days and third place in the TKE Feud. It also claimed the highest GPA on campus.

For the 23rd consecutive year Beta Upsilon held the title of best grades on campus in 2007. The chapter participated in spring informal Recruitment for the first time in five years. At Province Meeting the chapter won Best Overall chapter, Risk Management, Scholarship and Best Advisory Board awards. It started a new philanthropy called First Book and joined Kappa Alpha to hold a Christmas Party for the Boys and Girls Club. This year the campus began restoring and remodeling older buildings, enrollment on campus is grew and a new University president was installed.

==Highlights of 2011 –2019:==

Highlights (scholarship, honors/awards, special events, philanthropy and service projects, etc.):

==Highlights of 2012==
Through the year of 20112-2013 Breana Marquand and Lakyn Hose were awarded the Kappa Kappa Gamma undergraduate scholarship award from the foundation. If you would like the full list of each scholarship awarded to all chapter women, please contact me. Kappa Kappa Gamma Beta Upsilon chapter won the WVU spirit stick for being very school spirited and involved on campus.

At convention, the Beta Upsilon chapter was awarded the Most Improved Academic Excellence award.

We had quite a few special events throughout the year. We hosted a Chapter Founder's day, Senior Luncheon, Sapphire Ball, Spring Formal, and Parent's Weekend. We had a lot of philanthropic involvement this year. Every year we host Kappa Klassic for all the fraternities on campus to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. We also participate in every fraternity philanthropy on campus to remain very active in Greek life. We participated in Relay for Life, Dance Marathon for Children's Miracle Network, Alzheimer's Walk, and Greek Clean-up.

Last year, our chapter's goal was to get back to the foundation about what Kappa really means to us and try to better the chapter by following the bylaws. One of the major challenges we noticed was our policies and procedures were out of date. To overcome these challenges and we chose to reach out for help from chapter alumni. We also kept a strong chapter council to help lead the chapter. When Hurricane Sandy came and wiped out a lot of cities and towns, we decided to help anyway we could. We donated toiletries, clothes, and other necessities to relief organizations in the New Jersey, New York area.

==Highlights of 2014==

We had quite a few special events over the past year. In the spring we enjoyed our annual Spring Formal and hosted Senior Send Off for our members graduating. We hosted Founders Day where sixteen alumnae came, which we thoroughly enjoyed. They shared their favorite memories and told us what Kappa means to them. In the fall, we participated in Formal Recruitment in mid-September. We also hosted a parent date party where we had a raffle to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. We are very involved in philanthropic work on campus. We host several events of our own, such as our annual Bowling for Books, in which fraternities on campus participate to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. We also remain active in Greek life on campus and participate in every fraternity philanthropy. We also participated in Relay for Life, Dance Marathon, and Greek Clean Up. We recently worked with a local homeless shelter, the Bartlett House. We had the opportunity to serve there by cleaning the facilities, tutoring and playing with children, filing paperwork, sorting clothes, and donating necessities. We are currently in the process of starting a Big Sis program with the Bartlett House, which we are very excited about. It has been years since our chapter has had a newsletter, but our new Public Relations chair published the first Kappa Klippings for January-February 2015. We hope to continue this throughout the years to come. Our registrar is creating a scrapbook for the school year, and we would like for this to become a tradition. We received a warning of probation, which was definitely a wake up call for our chapter. We are striving to get back to the ideals that Kappa was founded on, and we have seen tremendous progress. We are working together to enforce risk management procedures, improve chapter management, and increase sisterhood. We have already seen a huge improvement, and we can't wait to see what this next year brings.

Our chapter prides itself on having the reputation of being "Kappa Klassy." We are a service-oriented sorority, and we have maintained great relationships with all of Greek life on campus. We have a strong sisterhood that is only increasing. Many chapters, including ours, are on a warning of probation. We are working together to change our chapter for the better, and other chapters on campus are as well. In mid-November, all Greek organizations on campus were placed on a moratorium. This was spurred by the death of a fraternity new member in a fraternity related event. This fraternity had already lost its charter previous to the death of the student, but the University saw this as an opportunity to rebuild Greek life on campus. During this time, sororities and fraternities were not allowed to engage in social events. The only events allowed required approval by Student Activities at least 48 hours in advance. These were mostly weekly chapter meetings and philanthropic events. Although the circumstances were unfortunate, this provided time for our chapter to increase sisterhood become more involved in philanthropic projects. We took this as an opportunity to improve the chapter as a whole. We fulfilled the 2/3 requirement for a sisterhood event and a philanthropic event to be lifted from moratorium on Feb. 4.

==Highlights of 2015==
One member from Beta Upsilon received an undergraduate scholarship from the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, and many of our members have scholarships through various other sources. If you would like a full list of each scholarship awarded to all chapter women, please let me know.

We had numerous special events throughout the past year. In the spring we had our annual spring formal, and we also hosted the annual Senior Send Off, honoring our graduating members. In October we hosted Founder’s Day. We also hosted a Parent Date Party, where the proceeds benefited the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund.

We are very involved in philanthropic work on campus. We are involved with Greek Life on campus, and we participate in every fraternity philanthropy. We have even had the opportunity to participate in other sorority philanthropies as well. We also host our own philanthropies, such as Bowling for Books (spring philanthropy) and Hoops for Huggins (fall philanthropy). In the spring we volunteered quite a bit at the Bartlett House, which is a homeless shelter in our community. We have also continued to donate food the shelter this semester.

Our registrar made a scrapbook for the 2014-2015 school year, and she presented it to the chapter in August. Our PR chair is continuing to make the monthly newsletter, which members are enjoying. In August, we were told that our Warning of Probation would be extended. We have already seen so much progress in the chapter. We have placed emphasis on improving risk management procedures, chapter management, and increasing sisterhood. We recently won several awards at the Panhellenic Banquet. These awards included Maintenance of Fine Standards, Excellence in Risk Management, Order of Omega Award for Academic Excellence, Excellence in New Member Education and Retention, Greek Woman of the Year (President Ellen Walburn), and Outstanding Alumna of the Year (Whitney Hatcher). We also just had initiation this month, and we welcomed 45 new sisters into Kappa.

Due to the moratorium last year, WVU’s Greek Life is continuing to see changes this year. Greek Life on our campus is striving to become more service-oriented and academically focused. The University decided to change recruitment to deferred recruitment. Although details are uncertain, we believe this will be put in place next year.

Chapter Philanthropy:

What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?

We have always raised money for our national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. Last spring we hosted Bowling for Books, where fraternities on campus brought books to donate and their entry fee was donated to Reading is Fundamental. In October we hosted our first annual Hoops for Huggins. The money was donated to the Norma Mae Huggins Research Endowment Fun, which funds cancer research in West Virginia.

==Highlight 2016==

This past calendar year, Beta Upsilon has been quite busy! Last Spring we held our annual Spring Formal and Senior Send off that honored our graduating members. Over the summer, some of our members attended National Convention. Here, we received quite a few awards. The Gracious Living Award was given to us for our chapter's graciousness and hospitality at our facility and on campus, our members have best secured the art of living and working harmoniously together. We received the Risk Management Award for practicing sound risk management in accordance with Fraternity guidelines and procedures. We have provided our members with educational programming about Risk importance. The Strive to Succeed Award was given to us for exceeded academic expectations. Lastly, we received the Standards Award for having the best overall, comprehensive Standards programming. It was such an honor to have received each and every award from National Convention! This past Fall we hosted our Parent Date Party. This event was very successful considering we were able to raise money or our philanthropy. In October, our annual Founders Day celebration was held. Many Beta Upsilon alumna were able to join us this year for such a special day. We also had our annual Fall Formal this past November. Beta Upsilon is very involved in philanthropic work on our campus. We participate in fraternity philanthropies and even some other sorority philanthropies as well. Last Spring we hosted Kappa Dodgeball that raised money for Reading is Fundamental. Our members also went out to a local elementary school last Spring on Dr. Suess Day to read to children. This promoted RIF. In the Fall we raised money for our local philanthropy, The Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund, through our Hoops for Huggins Event. This gave fraternities an opportunity to come out and compete in a basketball tournament to support our philanthropy. We returned back to a local elementary school over the Fall to donate books to the children, again promoting Reading is Fundamental. Furthermore, our chapter is very involved with community service. Over the course of this year, out chapter completed 3,697.35 hours of community service. Being very involved on campus and around the community helped us to achieve this. In particular, there is an organization, Sundale Senior Living, that Beta Upsilon reached out to and completed many service hours for. We also participated in WVU's Greek Day of Service. For this, we were paired with other fraternity and sorority members on our campus to complete service projects at different locations throughout the community. As a chapter, we are proud of our accomplishments and growth that has been seen within Beta Upsilon over the past year. We plan to continue to make improvements and increase our sisterhood to help our chapter grow even more. We are excited to see what this coming year has in store for us!

This year WVU implemented an Accreditation Program for Greek Life. This was a huge adjustment and change on our campus. The evaluation of every Greek chapter on campus was based off of basic requirements, chapter house management, membership development, philanthropy, community service, panhellenic involvement, and conduct action. Beta Upsilon is projected to receive "chapter of prominence". This is a huge accomplishment considering it is the highest ranking able to be received. We have exceeded the minimum expectations for the program! We have also experienced change with our new house renovations. A brand new heating and air conditioning system were added along with anew study area and TV area in the house. Our third floor bathroom was remodeled and the basement is still
in the process of being redone as well. Although change can be difficult to undergo, these are changes that have helped to improve our chapter even more!

Our chapter has historically/traditionally raised money for Reading is Fundamental. We also raise money locally for the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund.

As a chapter we support Reading is Fundamental not only because it is our national philanthropy, but because we see the impact it has in our local community. Reading is Fundamental is the largest reading non-profit in the entire country. It promotes leadership and creativity through reading. In the state of West Virginia there is a major literacy crisis. About 73% of third graders read below grade level. This organization allows us to interact with the children in our local schools and neighborhoods and inspire them to read and succeed.

We support the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund for similar reasons. This organization raises money for cancer trials for West Virginia residents. The fund was created by the university's head basketball coach Bob Huggins in memory of his beloved mother who passed away of colon cancer. Our chapter strives to support our local community as much as possible, and we feel that these two organizations help us do so!

A current member of Beta Upsilon, Kallie Nealis, had the honor in receiving 2016 Homecoming Queen at WVU. Here is her story:

"People say that the sisterhood you gain from joining a sorority is one of the greatest treasures you could ask for, and I can say that I experienced that more this fall.

This year I was able to receive the greatest honor that I could ever hope to achieve, becoming West Virginia University's 2016 Homecoming Queen. However, I can wholeheartedly say that achieving this honor would not have been possible without Kappa Kappa Gamma and my fellow sisters of the Beta Upsilon chapter. The women in this chapter are undoubtedly the most selfless women I have ever met. As a four-year member of the WVU Dance Team, my sisters have shown unwavering support in all of my endeavors that Dance Team entailed. However, nothing can compare to the love and support during my three-week journey on Homecoming Court. They did whatever they could to help me campaign. From standing outside our student union for hours yelling "Kallie for Queen", pulling all-nighters to help me paint banners to deck the other fraternity and sorority houses, and doing all they could on social media to help spread the word. But what really meant the most to me are the sisters who dropped everything to help me, be it moral support or with campaigning, to make this dream of mine come true.

Years down the road when I look back at my Homecoming experience, the feeling of having my sisters behind me and support me no matter what will always mean the most to me. It was more than I could have ever asked for and I will certainly never forget it."
Best Wishes,
Kallie Nealis

==Highlights of 2017==

Throughout the past year, Beta Upsilon has grown tremendously. We opened up our year with the spring semester strong. After electing the new chapter officers, chapter council worked diligently to ensure the success of the chapter. This year, we actually held recruitment in the spring so we welcomed a new pledge class into our chapter and eventually initiated those new members near the end of the semester. We held our Spring Formal that allowed members to mingle and spend quality time together. We also had a senior send off for the seniors that graduated. We also held a parent date party that showcased our hard work to our parents. Over the summer, many individuals continued their leadership skills learned through Kappa at various summer internships. As I mentioned before, something that changed for our fall semester is the change that West Virginia University made to formal recruitment. WVU will no longer hold fall formal recruitment. This is still a huge adjustment for our chapter but we are working towards improving this.

We held our annual Founders Day celebration and welcomed many alumna into our house. During the weekend of Founders Day, one of the past pledge classes held a reunion and they all attended our ceremony, making this Founders day one for the books. This year we also held our annual Hoops for Huggins philanthropy that raises money for the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund. In addition to that, we held Kappa Dodgeball that raises money for Reading is Fundamental. To also assist with RIF, we continued our tradition of reading to the local elementary schools. During this effort, we donated over 150 books to children in surrounding schools. We also participated in Greek Day of Service, which is a school-wide community service event. This event allows all the fraternities and sororities to interact with each other by participating in various community service efforts. While this day is extremely important to Beta Upsilon, the assistance doesn't stop there. We participate in a wide range of efforts around the city of Morgantown, as well as the other fraternity and sorority philanthropy events. As you can see, Beta Upsilon cares about community service and always shows interest in helping those in need. To build our chapter as a whole, we host a lot of sisterhood events to help members connect and bond over fun activities. We take pride in all the activities our chapter participates in and we hope that our mentality for leadership and involvement will stay with all our members when they graduate and leave West Virginia University and Beta Upsilon.

This year, our chapter has seen a lot of changes that have been campus related. First, we received a new Director of Greek Life. This changed a lot of things for our chapter. This also changed some of the rules to the previous Accreditation Program that was implemented. In addition to that, we are still trying to adjust to the changes that WVU made to recruitment. With formal recruitment being in the spring, we had to make some changes to our normal practices.

Beta Upsilon has historically/traditionally raised money for Kappa Kappa Gamma's philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. In addition to that, we raise money for a local philanthropy, the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund. The Endowment Fund supports clinical cancer research that focuses on diseases that are common among West Virginians. Our chapter also enjoys participating in various fraternity philanthropy events. Our chapter requires all members to participate in one philanthropic event per semester, outside of the ones Beta Upsilon coordinates.

With Reading is Fundamental being our national philanthropy, we feel that it is really important as a chapter to contribute to this initiative. Aside from that, this philanthropy is extremely important to our local community and state. Seventy three percent of WV third graders read below grade level. This issue is extremely prevalent in our state which makes it more important for us to take action. As a chapter, we are able to connect with children in our local schools by motivating them to read and stimulate their creativity.

The Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund is also important to our chapter for the local impact it has. This fund was created by West Virginia University's men's basketball coach, Bob Huggins, in memory of his mother who passed away of colon cancer. This fund assists clinical cancer research for West Virginians. Supporting this organization allows us to see a positive impact for the great people in the mountain state. Every year we hold "Hoops for Huggins" which is an event that helps us raise money for the endowment fund.

There has been multiple philanthropic efforts we contribute to as well for other reasons. Whenever Beta Upsilon notices a need for community service, we show no hesitation to jump into the community and help out.

==Highlights of 2018==

Over the past year, Beta Upsilon has had many successes and accomplishments.

We began the Spring semester with recruitment. WVU has a deferred recruitment policy, so our formal recruitment occurs in the spring semester every year. We welcomed an amazing pledge class and initiated them in April after completing their new member period.

We had successful philanthropies including Hoops for Huggins, in which we raised money for the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund. We held Bumps for Books, which was a volleyball tournament benefiting our National Philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. We also experimented with a new event in which we welcomed a traveling boutique into our Chapter House, with proceeds benefiting Reading is Fundamental.

We had amazing sisterhood events including bowling, movie watching, and Sundae stations after chapter meetings. We held a Behind Happy Faces educational session which discussed the importance of mental health with our members and allowed us to open up and be understanding with one another. We had our Founders Day celebration at our chapter house, where we were given the opportunity to bond and chat with our sisters of all ages.

We held events such as our Kappa Krush date party and Spring Formal in the spring, which were both successful. We sent off our seniors with an amazing Senior Sendoff event, as well as all of the fun activities included in senior week.

In the Fall, we held several date parties and Fall Formal which allowed our members to relax and socialize with their sisters.

In the spring semester, WVU Greek Life established a moratorium which suspended activities until chapters could complete a Reaching the Summits program. Each chapter was required to have a membership review. Beta Upsilon passed the Reaching the Summits program with flying colors.

Our chapter was awarded for highest GPA, which is an amazing accomplishment, since we take pride in our academic achievements. This year has been successful for Beta Upsilon and we are very proud of our accomplishments.

Recent changes on campus include several fratnernities disassociating from WVU's Greek Life to form their own Independent Interfraternity Council. This has posed some challenges for Beta Upsilon as we now have a smaller number of organizations participating in our philanthropies. The Beta Upsilon chapter has historically supported our national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. The illiteracy rate in West Virginia is high, so we find it important to continue to raise money through efforts to decrease this. We additionally raise money for the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund which supports clinical research that focuses on diseases common among residents of our state. We chose this organization because it is in honor of the mother of our school's head men's basketball coach.

==Highlights of 2019==

The spring semester of 2019 was a very successful period for Beta Upsilon. We started the semester off with recruitment, which was held the week of January 20th. We also had a lovely LC stay with us that week, which was a huge help in making our selection process run flawlessly. Our bid day took place on January 27th , and it was disco themed! We received 3 33 new members. We rented out a local restaurant, Almost Heaven Bar and Grill, and had lunch provided to the entire chapter. On January 28th we held the New Member Pinning, where all new members pledged their name and interest to the Fraternity. On February 9th, our chapter had our annual Valentine's Day date party, which we call "Kappa Krush". Big and little clues were held on the nights of February 12th, 13th, and 14th, where each new member received a craft made by her Big sister. Big/Little night was on February 15th, at the house. On February 23rd, our chapter had the Initiation sleepover and on the morning of February 24th 32 new members became sisters of KKG (one member had dropped before then for school/financial reasons). February 28th, we had a sisterhood event at a local trampoline park. This was a huge hit with all of our members! Around this time we also had KKG Parents weekend, where parents could come tour the house and meet some of their daughters new sisters. Composite pictures were taken at the house on March 20th. Our chapter held our annual "Bumping for Books" volley ball tournament at the WVU Recreational Center, in support of RIF, on Sunday, March 24th. We had a great turnout and raised hundreds of dollars to donate to RIF. On April 8th, a group of 20 kappas went to read at a local elementary school, "Reading is Key", in support of RIF. A few weeks later, our chapter spent a week to celebrate our graduating seniors. On April 10th, we had "Senior Wills", where seniors can come pass down t-shirts, crafts, or tell fun memories of their time in Kappa. Senior Fireside was held at the house on April 12th, where the entire chapter came dressed to pin to further celebrate our kappa seniors. "Senior Send-Off" was held at Almost Heaven Bar and Grill on April 13th. This was a fun day to eat food and spend time dancing and talking with all of our sisters. We had a sisterhood event planned for April 14th, but it was cancelled due to weather related reasons. This event was going to be called "Kappa Kappa Games" and was going to have obstacle courses and games such as a balloon toss. On Monday April 15th, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life hosted it's Annual Award Banquet. Our member Rachel Rogers won "Rising Star of the Year", and our chapter

as a whole won "Excellence in Academic Achievement" for maintaining the highest average GPA of all WVU sororities. WVU Panhellenic installed their new executive team on the evening of April 4th. Rachel Rogers, Hannah Davis, and Amanda Natale became part of the executive board. Rachel is the President, Hannah is the VP of Recruitment, and Amanda is the Director of Recruitment Counselors. This was a very proud moment for our chapter! To end the semester, our Spring Formal was held on Saturday, April 27th. SUMMARY OF EVENTS FALL 2019: We kicked off the new semester with a social with Pi Kappa Phi, on September 6th, which was "Koachella" themed! On September 21st, we had our first date party of the semester. The following weekend, we had a tie dye sisterhood event where all the sisters dyed shirts at the house and we wore fun blue and blue clothes to take pictures for our social media pages! We hired a videographer to come and take fun shots of us. The evening of September 11th, the entire chapter hosted a call-a-thon in support of raising money for the Kappa house. On September 25th we had a welcome back ice cream the house for all members, called "Sundae Funday". On October 16th we held a Chipotle fundraiser to raise money for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, and also had a senior only sisterhood event which was pumpkin painting. Our chapter held a halloween themed date party of October 18th, which was the first time we had done this. It was very popular and a different theme that we all enjoyed! A few weeks later we elected our new Chapter Council for the new year. The Sapphire Ball, was held on November 2nd at the WVU Alumni Center. Also on this day, our chapter attended an event called "Phired Up", which taught us about how to properly talk to girls during recruitment. Around this time as well our chapter sent 25 girls to read at a local elementary school, "Reading is Key", in support of RIF. Triplet meetings were held at the house on November 17th, so incoming officers were able to be filled in and trained for their new position. On November 22nd we had a social with Phi Kappa Psi, which was 80's Skiing in Aspen themed. On December 8th, we have our first recruitment practice for the entire chapter. We also had a new chapter council photoshoot to update the website and other social media pages. Our annual philanthropy, Hoops for Huggins, in support of our local philanthropy the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Foundation, was supposed to happen but unfortunately there was a mistake in the paperwork and the event was unable to be held. The new date for that is being currently being established for the beginning of Spring 2020. On December 6th we had our Holiday themed date party, at Blaze Nightclub. CHAPTER GOALS: The main goal that our previous and current chapter council have is to bring back the "Golden Key Luncheon". This was a fundraising event that our chapter used to have once a year to raise money for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. This is something we are currently in the works of planning and have set goals that we want each chapter member to accomplish. Our chapter is also focused on improving anything that the members want to see worked on. In effort to do so, our new President, Eviana Barnes, has created a comments box where any member can anonymously leave a note for chapter council to review.

Our local philanthropy is the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Foundation. Our chapter also supports Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. The chapter chose the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Foundation because this is a local philanthropy for the mother of the WVU Men's Basketball team coach, Bob Huggins. KKG at WVU has a lot of school spirit, and this was a great way for us to support WVU and put an end to cancer.

Our chapter celebrated Founder's Day on October 6th at our house. On this day, our entire chapter and alumni came to eat food, share stories of our beloved Beta Upsilon, and vote on our house board. The house board talked to us about previous renovations to our house, and future plans for the summer.

==Highlights of the 2020s:==

(To be filled out by the chapter Registrar)
Highlights (scholarship, honors/awards, special events, philanthropy and service projects, etc.):

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards'''

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'''Note to Chapter Registrars:'''
Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues of ''The Key'' to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlights. If your chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistance.

Your efforts will ensure a complete and accurate history of your chapter for future generations to enjoy!

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'''University of Cincinnati founded 1807, Cincinnati, Ohio'''

'''Beta Rho Founded 1885, Closed 1885'''

'''4 initiates as of chapter closing'''

'''Reinstated as Beta Rho Deuteron on May 16, 1914'''

'''2,486 initiates (as of June 2018)'''

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'''Charter Members:'''
Elizabeth Antoinette Ely, Amanda Frank, Carrie Elizabeth Joslin, Nettie Oskamp.

'''Deuteron Charter Members:'''
Clara Lucinda Ballentine, Eugenia Catherine Bardes, Hilda Christine Baum, Dorothy Davies Farrar, Freda Louise Gleason, Ruth Barbara Guhman, Elizabeth Charlotte Linnard, Anne Laurie McGregor, Alice Virginia Stephens, Helen Catherine Taylor, Alice Elizabeth Toms.

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'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

Mary Turner Whitney, Fraternity President, 1960-1964; National Panhellenic Conference Delegate 1955-1960; Vice President 1954-1956; Director of Chapters 1950-1954; Sally Lemker (Troup), Field Secretary 1983-1985; Robyn Schwartz (Rider), Traveling Consultant 2002-2003

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients'''

Mary Turner Whitney, 1972

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''

Dr. Susan W. Rockwood, 1968, microbiologist, and
Marguerite Wykoff Zapoleon, 1968, economics consultant and author
Bernice Williams Foley, 1974, library director; newspaper columnist; editor

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Rho Deuteron Alumnae'''

Carolyn White (Jenkins), Graduate Counselor 1952-1954

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==The Early Years (From The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870–1976)==

The University of Cincinnati, the second oldest and the second largest municipal university in the United States, was founded in 1907. This date represents the establishment of the Cincinnati College and the Medical College of Ohio. In 1870 the city, under a state act, absorbed these colleges and established the University of Cincinnati. In 1967, by statute and Cincinnati Charter amendment, the university became the country's first municipally sponsored, state affiliated university. Enrollment in 1974 was 30,332; faculty, 1,032; buildings, 110. In 1914, when Beta Rho Deuteron was chartered, these same statistics were: 2,298;575; and 13.

The Kappa Kappa Gamma charter granted to the second (Beta) Rho on June 6, 1885, had been mysteriously surrendered a few months later. Alpha Phi Psi, a local group, was organized in 1904 and immediately petitioned Kappa Kappa Gamma. Finally in March 1914, after inspection by Florence Burton Roth, Michigan, Grand President, the petition was granted, and on May 19, the Installation of Beta Rho Deuteron was announced in the Cincinnati newspapers.

The loyalty and devotion of the Alpha Phi Psi members were remarkable. When Beta Rho Deuteron became a reality, the alumnae—many of whom were married, and often busy with children—registered for classes, became eligible for membership in Kappa, and were initiated. The Cincinnati Alumnae Association was quickly organized, and alumnae opened their homes for meetings, rush parties, teas and even slumber parties. They remembered Alpha Phi Psi, too. and one sentence from that ritual was incorporated in the Kappa ritual that is used today in Beta Rho Deuteron ceremonies.

'''Housing'''

“We need a house,” the actives declared. And the alumnae supplied furnishings for a four-room apartment from funds earmarked “to be used for a house when the need arises.” For $15 rent per month in 1930, Beta Rhos stored their belongings, held meetings and competed with Kappa Alpha Theta, until a larger apartment could be found. It was on Stratford Avenue. Then in 1938, the chapter moved to a house on Woodside Avenue. By 1949, the present home on Clifton Avenue, opposite McMicken Hall, became Beta Rho’s home, financed through a second mortgage arranged by a Beta Rho alumna and her husband. It is a three-story red brick, close to campus.

After three remodels (1957, 1962 and 1967), and thousands of dollars spent, and untold Beta Rho House Board anguish, it represented a dignified Williamsburg-Colonial façade. Behind black wrought-iron gates, once part of a Paris elevator, a memorial to Pamela Woods from her parents, 30 (of 75) actives lived and the business of Beta Rho was conducted. The house was owned by the Beta Rho House Board Association.

Funds from the Beta Rho Mothers Club and the Cincinnati Alumnae Association to assist in the defrayment of Convention expenses for a worthy undergraduate were at one time diverted to the use of the House Board. Two separate Beta Rho Dads Clubs, now extinct, were once joyous additions to chapter life with no noticeable generation gap. Dads Day was later celebrated with lunch at the house followed by attendance at a football game. A former January open house still exists—with variations.

'''Chapter Traditions'''

Once it was the custom for the whole chapter to journey to the bride’s home on the wedding eve, with the bride joining the circle for a “last” sing together. Now the circle is often formed at the wedding reception, and the groom is included. The bride’s pin, a jeweled fleur-de-lis pin, was once worn and then returned to the chapter for the next wedding.

There are traditional key badges used by Beta Rho. The diamond key, with which Helen Shoemaker Damus was initiated in 1921, was given by her to the chapter as a President’s badge and was used first in 1945. The Bidlingmeyer key is worn by the sophomore who contributes the most to chapter and campus. The pledge bracelet is worn by the new member with the highest scholastic standing. The Margaret Sanger key is worn by the most recently engaged member. It has a rapid turnover!

'''KKG’s 75th Anniversary'''

A highlight in Beta Rho Deuteron history was the celebration of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity’s 75th birthday, October 13, 1945. More than 650 parents, husbands, alumnae, actives and friends attended the banquet in the Pavilion Caprice at the Hotel Netherland Plaza. A large committee had planned the evening, which included a dramatic musical pageant with a cast of 100. Alumnae conceived, wrote and directed the historical production.

==The WWII Years==

The strength of Beta Rho Deuteron is reflected in its participation in local, national and Fraternity affairs. Chapter members and alumnae have aided in French war relief, the Red Cross, USO, blood donations and hospital service. They have also knitted many items for service people and war victims. In peace time, Thanksgiving baskets, children’s parties, hospital visits, and work in youth and rehabilitation centers have been part of the chapter and alumna programs. The university’s endowment fund and the dean’s emergency fund have been special interests of the alumnae association.

'''Scholastic Achievement'''

Academically, Beta Rho Deuteron has often been first in scholarship among National Panhellenic Conference groups and has earned the Scholarship Cup numerous times. As of 1974, Phi Beta Kappa has the names of 32 Beta Rhos in its files, and Beta Rho members were included in the rolls of 18 other scholarly honoraries. Two members received Geneva Scholarships. Richard and Mary Turner Whitney endowed a scholarship, as did Dr. Kenneth and Helen Wehman Gould, a memorial to her sister, Edith Wehman.

'''The “Singing Chapter”'''

The annual Interfraternity Sing on Mother’s Day began in 1923. Beta Rho earned its first win that year, and many other firsts and seconds have been won since. Permanent possession of the sing trophy came in 1945 after three consecutive wins. The “singing chapter” was performing on WLW radio, December 4, 1941, when the concert was interrupted with the news of Pearl Harbor. Original songs by Beta Rho are in the Kappa Song Book, and local musical comedy productions have claimed members’ talents. In 1949, Vaughn Monroe of big band fame chose a Beta Rho original song, “The Toast,” by Helen Beiderwelle Hanselman, in his “Salute to KKG” in a national broadcast. The words of Helen Hanselman’s “Toast” are as follows:

Here’s to all who wear a golden key,
Whoe’er they are, whate’er they be,
Here’s to ev’ry Kappa in the land,
To ev’ry member of our band.
Here’s to ev’ry chapter in the east or in the west,
Here’s to that Fraternity of them all the best,
Kappa Kappa Gamma, here’s to you,
Here’s to your dark and to your light blue,
Here’s to friendship great and true, Oh Kappa,
Here’s our toast to you!

'''Campus Honors'''

An impressive number of sweethearts, queens, dream girls, and goddesses, including the Missouri Valley Conference Queen and Homecoming Queens (1957 through 1961) have been Beta Rhos. Mystic 13 Chapter of Mortar Board had 110 Beta Rho members. Two Alpha Phi Psis, later initiated into Beta Rho, founded the Mystic 13, in 1913. In 1926, it became the name of the Cincinnati Chapter of Mortar Board, and all alumnae automatically became members.

'''Alumnae'''
The Cincinnati Alumnae Association was largely a graduate Beta Rho chapter for many years. With a presently lost insularity, there are both gains and losses. The close relationship between chapter and association has lessened, and no longer does a chapter President assume the same role as an alumna, sooner or later. The association gives annually to the House Board, arranges the Founders Day celebration for alumnae and actives, holds an “Over 40” luncheon, meets once a year at the chapter house, contributes time and money to a selected philanthropy, and offers programs of general interest.

The association is well represented in civic affairs. Kappas, whose leadership was developed during undergraduate days in chapters across the continent, are holding offices and have served on the boards of such organizations as the College Club, the Summer Opera Association, the Women’s Symphony Committee, the League of Women Voters, YWCA, Girl Scouts, the Garden Center and the Junior League, to mention a few.

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''The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.''
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==Highlights of the 1970s==

The Beta Rhos started off 1975 by participating in homecoming with Delta Tau Delta, and attended the annual Founders Day banquet in October. They attended a welcome party for Phi Sigma Sigma, a new sorority on campus, and had their formal at the Cincinnati Club. The Kappas and Delts went to the Miami football game together that year and had a party afterward. They also had many other socials with the other fraternities on campus, including Sigma Chi and Sig Ep, and they enjoyed a Scavenger Hunt Party with Lambda Chi. Beta Rho members participated in Recruitment each quarter and had new members to prepare for Initiation. The theme for Greek Week was “All Together Greek.” They enjoyed a spring formal at the Gaslight Inn and also hosted a Mothers Day brunch. Beta Rho also worked hard to make care baskets for Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

During fall Recruitment, 26 new members; chapter voted to participate in Open Rush for the rest of the year but decided to be very selective since they did so well during formal Recruitment. Members participated in a Dance Marathon for MS hosted by the university. A tradition began called “Mom and Dawd”—Kappa mother-daughter skits before formals.

In 1977 the girls had a chapter retreat on January 28 at the chapter President’s home. During informal winter Recruitment the girls hosted three parties: Valentine’s Day Party on Feb 15, Movie Party on Feb 18, and a formal brunch on Feb. 20. The committee for Greek Week was chosen and more Kappas than from any other sorority were selected to be on the committee. The Beta Rhos were so proud of their sisters for representing the chapter so well. Initiation was held April 1–2. The Kappas hosted a TGIF party with Theta Chi and participated in Sigma Chi Derby Days as well. Three Beta Rhos got the chance to participate in Buddy Week, where three girls from each chapter had exchange dinners all week and went to the other sororities to eat dinner.

Also in 1977, Kappa participated in “Safe and Free Escorts” along with the other sororities and fraternities on campus. Any woman could call this phone line, which the sorority women answered, and the fraternity men were sent to walk with them to make sure they got home safely. Kappa Kappa Gamma won songfest during Greek Week with “Pacific Moon” that spring. The Kappas placed first in academics as well.

In 1978, the chapter Marshal planned a trip to visit Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. The girls also hosted a Mothers Day Sing on April 9 and had a tea party with the Kappas from Miami University on April 23. For a philanthropy, some of the girls joined Little Sisters of the Poor. The Registrar started passing around a book she named the “Owlie Book” where the girls could write what they had been doing that week.

The 1978 homecoming saw an active nominated for Homecoming Court, and she represented Kappa well as the first runner-up. Partnering with the men of Delta Tau Delta, the ladies designed and built a float centering around the theme “The Good, The Bad and The Bearcat,” which came in first place during the parade.

In 1979 the girls of Beta Rho attended Province Meeting April 27–29. There was also a scholarship fund establish by the UC Foundation for a member of Beta Rho Deuteron. Many of the girls were active in Greek Week including one who was the publishing chairman and another who served as chairman. Another active was declared Lambda Chi Alpha Sweetheart in 1979.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

The Kappas won Mothers Day sing, the Greek Week competition in 1981, as the rest of the Kappas cheered on their singing sisters! They proudly supported Kappa Kidney Camp* and had the opportunity to send girls to visit this summer camp for children dealing with kidney disease. The 1981-1982 chapter president was Homecoming Queen, and the chapter won Sigma Chi Derby Days yet again!

In the fall of 1982, Kappa took second place in the Homecoming float competition, with the help of Sigma Phi Epsilon. In the spring, Kappas ran in the Kappa Run for Fun, which was a Saturday morning event during Greek Week. In addition to participating in this event, which helped raise money for the chapter’s philanthropy, Kappa continued to be an active presence during all of the Greek Week events. Kappa participated in Sigma Chi’s Derby Days Philanthropy and from the years 1982–1984 Kappa’s won the week- long competition taking first place. A Beta Rho members was Sigma Chi’s Sweetheart in 1982.

On November 4, 1983, the Kappas sent 1,300 balloons into the sky to raise money for the Shriner’s Burn Institute. Each balloon had Kappa’s address on it and the owner of the balloon that reached the farthest distance that was returned won $50. The balloons were sold for $1 each. Funds went to the Shriner’s Burn Institute.

The Fall of 1984 saw Cathy Cunningham nominated to be on Homecoming Court. The chapter enjoyed serenades, where the new members from the fraternities serenade the new members of the sororities. The Kappas also won Sigma Chi’s Derby days again, and winter of 1985 brought excitement for Kappa’s Formal at the Cincinnati Club.

In the Spring of 1985, the Kappas won Mother’s Day Sing for the fifth year in a row! Throughout 1984 and 1985, Kappa Kappa Gamma held philanthropies to support Kappa Kidney Camp* in Bellefountaine, Ohio.

At this time, the University of Cincinnati had more than 25,000 students, the majority of whom were commuters. The Greek system included just less than 10 percent of enrolled students with 10 sororities and 14 fraternities on campus. Beta Rho Deuteron had 100 members, making it one of the largest chapters on campus. The chapter continued to win contests including Greek Week, Mother’s Day Sing and intramural championships. It pledged its largest new member class—44 members! Founders Day was celebrated with alumnae during a banquet at Carousel Inn. Two members were selected for Homecoming Court.

==Highlights of the 1990s==

Sisterhood event: canoe trip the week before school started. Annual golf tournament a success.
Placed second in scholarship; 24 new members, ranked first academically; 89 chapter members; eight sororities on campus; annual golf tournament raised $1,400 for Kappa Kidney Camp, a program of the National Kidney Foundation of Ohio*; a chapter sisterhood event was held at the Indiana, chapter house; chapter members worked with Adopt-A-School.

Beta Rho hosted Gamma Province Meeting April 4–5, 1997, where the chapter received the Membership Award and an honorable mention for Advisory Board, Philanthropy and Most Improved Scholarship. Founders Day was celebrated at the UC Alumni Center with dinner and the presentation of pins to 50- and 65-year members. In addition to intramural sports and the annual golf tournament fundraiser, which raised $2,000 for Kappa Kidney Camp*, the chapter teamed with Phi Delta Theta for the homecoming float competition. The chapter was ranked second in scholarship and won Derby Days. The chapter had 85 members and was the largest chapter on campus.
Kappa Klassic golf tournament raised more than $2,500 for Kappa Kidney Camp* in 1991; sisterhood events including Initiation sleepover and ice cream social; four officers attended the General Convention in Scottsdale, Ariz.; intramural teams placed first; chapter worked hard to successfully meet the criteria of a Letter of Concern; an anti-hazing workshop was put on for all Panhellenic new members; chapter pride and cohesiveness increased throughout the year; the chapter worked to adjust to the changes in the New Member Program.

Spring quarter 1999: The chapter placed fourth in Greek Week; first place in Greek Week Mother’s Day Sing competition. A chapter member won the Greek God and Goddess talent show by singing opera and Shania Twain songs. Members participated in the annual Clean Up Clifton event, held another successful Kappa Klassic golf tournament and the traditional Senior Night dinner. The chapter won the Outstanding Risk Management Award at the Greek awards banquet.

Fall quarter: Beta Rho moved up in grade ranking from seventh to second place and pledged 21 new members. The chapter enjoyed a mentoring presentation by a professor and held an adviser appreciation event. Members worked at a Cincinnati Bengals game as a fundraiser, held a date party and teamed with Sigma Phi Epsilon to win the Homecoming float competition. They also won intramural flag football and volleyball championships.

Winter quarter: pledged eight new members; won intramural basketball championship; worked closely with advisers to get chapter finances back on track; 22 members named to dean’s list, improved attendance by 33 percent (a chapter goal).

==Highlights of 2000-2010==
On Saturday, October 3, 2009, Beta Rho Deuteron introduced a new event to the UC community, Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: The International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault and Gender Violence. More than 100 individuals signed up to quite literally walk a mile in a pair of women’s high-heeled shoes! The walk participants traveled down McMicken stairs to Clifton Ave., marched down the MLK hill, and finished the walk by dancing their way up Mainstreet back to McMicken Commons. The proceeds benefitted Women Helping Women, a local crisis center.

At the annual campus Greek awards banquet in April, Beta Rho Deuteron received the designation of Gold Chapter, the highest honor, in all four categories, which included: Chapter Management, Policy Compliance, External Relations and Membership Development. The former chapter president was named Sorority President of the Year.

At Greek Week 2010, the Greek system granted the wishes of seven children by raising $40,000. Kappas placed first in Step, first in Lip Sync, second in God and Goddess, and second in Greek Games. Combined with chapter attendance for all of the events and the money the chapter was able to raise, Beta Rho Deuteron placed second overall for sororities.

Kappa Krush Semi-Formal, Sapphire Ball and Spring Fling and a trip to the Cincinnati Zoo for the festival of lights was part of Beta Rho’s sisterhood and social program. Members joined Kappa Alpha Theta in renting a theater at Newport on the Levee for the movie “Remember Me.” The year 2010 marked another year of success and improvement for Beta Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma along with its 125-year anniversary.

Classes began on January 4 with Inspiration Week and Initiation on January 26, 2010, welcoming 29 new members. On February 4, the chapter went to the Ronald McDonald House to host the annual Reading Is Fundamental philanthropy event where they read to children. played games, ate popcorn and made bookmarks. On February 22, a group of Kappas danced the night away in the first ever Cincinnati Dance Marathon hosted by the University of Cincinnati. The 24 hours of nonstop dancing raised money for Children’s Hospital. On February 20, chapter members dressed up in gowns and went to The Newport Aquarium for Sapphire Ball. Kappa was honored to accept the award of Chapter of the Quarter from Panhellenic.

After a relaxing spring break, during the week of April 12 the chapter participated in many events in support of Greek Week collecting awards of 2nd in God and Goddess, 1st place Lip Sync, 1st Step-Off, and 2nd place overall sorority in Greek Week. The chapter’s quarterly philanthropy event, Kappa Dog Night, raised $500. Beta Rho also won these Greek Excellence Awards: Designated “Gold Chapter”, the highest honor, by University of Cincinnati Greek Life Office. Amy Dulle, President for 2009-2010, received President of the Year Award in our Panhellenic Community.
On April 17 the chapter welcomed parents to the house for a dinner. April 20 marked the Greek Life Excellence Retreat, and two actives represented the chapter very well. On April 30, two new members were initiated and they welcomed a sister who transferred from the University of Akron.

The chapter held its spring semi-formal at Leapin’ Lizard in Covington on May 14. They participated in an inter-sorority Campus Clean Up and enjoyed interacting with members from other chapters. May 8 was the NPC “Something of Value” program where a few Chapter Council officers met with other members of the Greek Community to discuss a value-based approach to risk-management education for collegians. Beta Rho hosted its fourth annual Kappa Kup on May 22. Many teams signed up to participate in this soccer tournament in order to raise money for Kappa Kidney Camp.* The event brought in $1,000. Many Beta Rhos wrapped up the month by participating in Relay for Life on campus and had a great time getting to know each other more and helping support cancer patients in their fight against cancer. Kristen Holtahaus sang during the opening ceremony in honor of her mother who lost her battle with cancer.

Beta Rho teamed up with the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon to volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House every Friday of the quarter. The Chapter Council voted to make one of the chapter meetings a country-western theme. Members came dressed in their favorite western attire and prizes were awarded for the best dressed!

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==
(From chapter’s History Report: Scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.)

==Highlights of 2011==

Beta Rho members returned from summer break to newly renovated restrooms on the second floor. Members returned a week early for Fleur-de-lis Week, which was held September 13–17. The chapter participated in Recruitment workshops and sisterhood activities to get members prepared for formal Recruitment. At the end of September many of the girls attended a Meet the Greeks Cookout. Julie Chase was selected as an emerging leader to attend Leadership Academy as Beta Rho’s representative.

Classes began on September 22. On Saturday, October 2, the Kappas held their second Walk a Mile in Her Shoes: The International Men’s March to Stop Rape, Sexual Assault, and Gender Violence event. Campus and community participants walked a mile through campus in high heels. Q102’s Jeff and Jenn Morning Show broadcast live from the walk. All proceeds benefited Women Helping Women, a crisis center in Cincinnati, and Kappa was able to donate approximately $2,100.

Formal Recruitment was held October 15–18, and ended in a “Notorious KKG” themed Bid Day where 50 new members were welcomed—the largest new member class in the chapter’s history! The chapter was excited to welcome back their five members who served as Rho Gammas (Recruitment Guides).

Homecoming was October 30 with the theme of “Transforming Bearcats.” Beta Rho teamed up with Sigma Alpha Epsilon to create a float, which came in third place. The Friday before homecoming some girls participated in the 5K walk to raise money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. On the Saturday of homecoming, the chapter hosted a brunch for actives, alumnae, and their families at the house in order to watch the parade. Chapter President, Sarah Stenger, was chosen for Homecoming Court.

The annual Founders Day luncheon was held at The Cincinnati Women’s Club on November 6. The chapter also carved pumpkins with Sigma Chi, and later hosted another Kappa Dog Night at the Kappa house. They raised $745 for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Throughout the week the ladies of Beta Rho also participated in Sigma Chi’s annual Derby Days fundraiser for the Huntsman Cancer Institute. They teamed up with the men of Sigma Chi to drive the Nightwalk van once a week. Each Wednesday two Kappas and two Sigma Chis were in charge of taking the Nightwalk calls and driving around campus to make sure everyone who needed it got a safe ride home. Another philanthropic event that Kappas got involved in was Special Olympics. Chapter member Porshea Monnin organized an event one Saturday each month for the Kappas to team up with another fraternity or sorority to help out with the special Olympics Program.

A Kappa Trainer facilitated an image-management workshop at a chapter meeting. The annual fall semi-formal, Kappa Krush, was held at a venue called “Bartini” and the theme was “Kappa Kaberet.” A week later many members drove to Anna Leverone’s house for the new member retreat on November 14. On November 18, members gathered on the front porch to listen to the gentlemen of various fraternities serenade the chapter. Kappas also attended a Tacky Christmas Sweater Social with the men of Phi Kappa Alpha at Longworth’s in Mt. Adams.

==Highlights of 2012==

The year for the ladies of the Beta Rho Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma began with the installation of new officers. With the new officers came new ideas for improving the chapter! In the beginning of February we went with our Dads to Stone Lanes Bowling Alley for an afternoon of bonding and getting a couple strikes and spares! In the month of February we also teamed up with Sigma Phi Epsilon to create a team for Cincinnati Dance Marathon, a 24 hour dance philanthropy raising money for Children’s hospital. Though our legs were sore we were honored to have so many of our sisters on CDM’s executive board and morale team. At the end of February we held our annual Sapphire Ball at “The Syndicate” in Newport, Kentucky. The ball was Masquerade themed and after a delicious dinner, we danced the night away with our newly crowned Sapphire Man, David Clark. We were also able to hold our Reading is Key week-long event with the Cincinnati Boys & Girls clubs. We read books, played games, had snacks and laughed with the little kids.

With springtime came Greek Week, Relay for Life and a jam-packed Kappa calendar! At this year’s “Hollywood” themed Greek Week, the Beta Rho chapter placed 1st in belly flop, 1st in Lipsync (three years in a row), 1st in Greek Sing and 1st in Dodgeball. We also placed 2nd in volleyball and 3rd in Step. The Beta Rho chapter placed overall runner-up and overall philanthropy runner-up. With Greek Week over we focused on Relay for Life teaming up with Sigma Alpha Epsilon to raise money by selling deep fried Oreos and other baked treats! In the month of April we were also able to squeeze in an amazing parents weekend! We attended a Cincinnati Red’s game with our families and cheered on the Red legs (in our adorable matching Parent’s Weekend shirts). We also treated our Moms to a brunch and Lilly Pulitzer trunk show! The trunk show was such a hit we opened up our house to the Panhellenic community! We ended our Spring quarter with a “Garden” themed dance outside at the Theodore M. Berry Friendship Pavilion on the river. With better than perfect weather, everyone enjoyed taking pictures and hitting the dance floor for a night full of great memories. We also held our annual soccer tournament Kappa Kup at the end of May where we had 20 teams sign up to play as well as received team t-shirts, were coached by our awesome soccer moms, and shared lunch and refreshments with the ladies of KKG. All the proceeds went to Kappa Kidney camp.

Over the summer, the Beta Rho chapter took no breaks! Hannah Motz and Liz Stoner attended the 2012 National Convention in Jacksonville, FL. They attended many sessions to teach about Standards, Finance, Recruitment, New Member Programs, etc. and bring what they learned back to the chapter. They also learned a lot from meal-time guest speakers, in particular GIRLS Academy. Because of the impact that GIRLS Academy had on Liz and Hannah, the Beta Rho chapter applied and were honored to be 1 of 6 chosen. Our event will be held the first weekend this upcoming March. Convention for Beta Rho was a fun time meeting Kappa's from all over the United States as well as interacting with members from our region. At the conference we got Honorable Mentions for Risk Management and Philanthropy Signature Event. We were also recognized for Legacy Recruitment.

We ended our summer days with a Fleur de Lis Week that went down in the Beta Rho chapter history books! Our membership chair Maddie put together a fabulous week filled with Kappa history lessons, proper recruitment etiquette, and we had fun bonding with our sisters while making our first ever Recruitment video, with many thanks to our sister Christa Seta for dragging 130 girls around UC’s campus for pictures, songs, and testimonials. With FDL weeks fresh in our minds, the Beta Rho chapter participated in Panhellenic Formal recruitment. We were so excited to show our amazing house and sisterhood to so many potential new members. We ended the two weekend recruitment with a “Reeling in the Finest since 1870” bid day complete with nautical bracelets, porch dance parties, and welcoming our 39 newest members. We also were thrilled to welcome back our 6 amazing Rho Gammas who were disaffiliated during their times serving our Panhellenic community.

Our new members joined right in time for Homecoming which UC themed this year “I Love Lucy” for Lucy the Bearcat! The Beta Rho chapter teamed up with the men of Alpha Chi Rho and our Homecoming chair Courtney planned a fun filled week with Hawaiian, Neon, and Disney themed nights! We ended the week with our annual Homecoming brunch, catered by Maggiano’s Italian restaurant. We shared spaghetti and desserts with alumni, friends and family and watched the Homecoming parade from our front porch where we saw our float, and our President Liz Stoner and VPAE Sarah Chant on the Homecoming court! The turnout was great, the Bearcats took home a victory against the Miami Redhawks!
With a win under the Bearcats belt, we celebrated Founder’s Day at the Cincinnati Women’s Club. The Beta Rho chapter and local alumni enjoyed a healthy brunch of quiche and fruit while listening to presentations of Kappa songs, poems, and updates. Several alumni received 65- and 50- year anniversary pins. A special guest from Columbus gave an interesting presentation on GIRLS Academy, and got everyone excited to participate in such a wonderful event. Junior Sarah Clem was awarded the Gloria Gehrig award and received the honorary pin. We also had a leadership consultant with us this semester. During Kimberly's visit to the University of Cincinnati she was able to meet many of the women of Beta Rho, as well as experience many of the wonderful perks that our beautiful city has to offer. She enjoyed delicacies such as Graeters and Skyline and also attended a hot yoga class with Kathleen Grace (Risk). Her time spent with us was short but we were able to learn so much from her during her stay.

The ladies of Beta Rho visited the Niederman Family Farm in the end of October for a Fall themed sisterhood. We began the day at the Kappa house, where we enjoyed some pinterest –inspired apple pie muffins then headed off to the farm. We spent the day roasting marshmallows, taking hayrides, exploring the corn maze, and hanging out in the petting zoo. Besides a little rain at the start of the event (and some directionally challenged drivers), the sisterhood went off without a hitch. Even more exciting, this was our first sisterhood with our New Members. It was so nice to get to mingle with the different pledge classes and break out of our typical groups of friends. The event reaffirmed that any Saturday afternoon is better with your sisters. We also held a Halloween Date Party where we dressed up and skated at SkateTown USA!

We unfortunately had to end this year with a loss of a sister, friend and inspiration. Not only was she the most positive, free spirited person you would have ever met; she was always there for you to brighten your day. Throughout our lives with Ellen Garner we learned that we have to live life to the fullest, not care about what others think and most importantly to take chances because you never know what great story can come from it. Throughout this time we have learned the true meaning of sisterhood and appreciate this gift that Kappa Kappa Gamma has given us.

==Highlights of 2013==

The year 2013 for the ladies of the Beta Rho Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma began with some hard losses. We returned from Winter Break to some very difficult news – our sister Ellen Garner had been injured in a house fire on New Year's Day and was in the hospital in a medically-induced coma. Despite endless prayers and good thoughts, she left us on January 14, 2013. In the days and weeks following her death, our chapter became stronger than ever. We came together with a true appreciation for each other and it made me even more proud to be a Kappa. Ellen truly was all that was beautiful and good.

As with all hard things, our Beta Rho worked to move forward together and begin the rest of the year, always keeping Ellen in minds and keeping memories of her close. As January progressed, we had the installation of new officers and the turning of a page. With the new officers came new ideas for improving the chapter and ideas to thrive with the semester conversion. Many new challenges were ahead as the chapter council worked to see how to squeeze in the activities which previously filled 5 months during our winter and spring quarters, into the 4 months of our first spring semester. It was a challenge from the start, but Beta Rho had a lot to look forward to for the remainder of the school year. We were also honored to have two Kappas elected into positions on Panhellenic Council-Brittany Besl and Kristy Dardano represented Kappa as VP Recruitment and VP Finance.

In the month of February, Kappas teamed up with Pi Kappa Alpha to create a team for Cincinnati Dance Marathon, a 24 hour dance philanthropy raising money for Children’s hospital. We enjoyed a Valentine’s themed two way with the men of Beta Theta Pi and mixed up our typical dog nights by having a coney sale with men of Sigma Chi. We were honored to have the opportunity to hold our first Girls Academy at Summit View Middle School. We hosted 50 middle school girls for an overnight event with focus on empowering leaders, the importance of respect, and service. The event was a great success and we loved learning from the girls at this school and helping empower them. On March 8 we held our annual Sapphire Ball at “The Syndicate” in Newport, Kentucky. The ball was fully stocked with a candy bar and after a delicious dinner, we danced the night away with our newly crowned Sapphire Man, Rob Rice. The following morning, a few bright eyed members chalked up the energy to participate in UC’s Community Plunge. We spent the morning “Springing our steps” with some of the men of Pi Kappa Phi and worked to clean up an abandoned pathway of steps leading out of downtown Cincinnati.
Kappas returned from spring break and had a parents weekend event to Hockey Game. With springtime came Greek Week, Province Meeting in Columbus, Relay for Life with SAE and a jam-packed Kappa calendar! We were honored and proud to receive Most Improved Chapter, Best New Member Program, and honorable mentions in Sisterhood and Membership at Province Meeting. At this year’s “Greekelodeon” themed Greek Week, the Beta Rho chapter placed 3rd overall, with another 1st place in belly flop, 3rd in Lipsync, and 1st in greek games.
With Greek Week over we focused on Relay for Life teaming up with Sigma Alpha Epsilon to raise money for the American Cancer Society. Relay for Life was a great success as our chapter had the top fundraising with over $15,000 raised! This largely came from the support of member Christa Seta and her family who host a fundraiser in memory of her mom each year who were incredibly generous to donate this money in our name for this cause this year.

As the semester quickly came to an end, we hosted our first Kappa Kornhole event to raise money for Kappa Kidney Kamp. We enjoyed a beautiful afternoon of supporting our teams and grilling hot dogs. To end the year, we hosted a memorial for Ellen as found in our ritual book which was presided by a former fraternity president, J.J. Wales. For the first time Kappas packed their bags and ended exams before we even turned the page to May.

We ended our summer days with a Fleur de Lis week that brought us all back together. Our membership chair Katie put together a fabulous week filled with Kappa history lessons, proper recruitment etiquette, and we had fun bonding with our sisters while making our Recruitment video which has become a highlight of recruitment. As school came back into session we enjoyed our first two way of the year with a fun kickball filled field day with the men of Pi Kappa Alpha. Just a few weeks into the semester, Beta Rho chapter participated in Panhellenic Formal recruitment. We were excited to share our sisterhood with so many potential new members as we had another year of record numbers of girls going through recruitment. Even through some nights of pouring down rain, we were able to meet so many amazing women. We ended the two weekend recruitment with a “Kappa Revolution” bid day. Once again through the rain we still managed to have a 70s worthy dance party on the porch, and welcoming our 49 newest members. We also were overjoyed to welcome back our sisters who had disaffiliated to help the new girls find their homes in each sorority chapter.

Our new members joined right in time for Homecoming which UC themed this year “Once upon a Homecoming”! The Beta Rho chapter teamed up with the men of Sigma Chi and our Homecoming chair Elle Murray planned a fun filled week themed nights! We ended the week with our annual Homecoming breakfast, catered by Maggiano’s Italian restaurant. We shared breakfast with alumni, friends and family and watched the Homecoming parade from our front porch during the rain where we saw our float, and our Education chair Sarah Clem and Brittany Besl on the Homecoming court! The Bearcats took home a victory against the U Conn, and Kappa took a victory with Sarah Clem winning Homecoming!

With a win under the Bearcats belt, we celebrated Founder’s Day at the Cincinnati Women’s Club. Several alumni received 65- and 50- year anniversary pins. Nancy Carley province director of alumnae spoke to us and Junior Natalie Papania was awarded the Gloria Gehring award and received the honorary pin.

October brought a busy month for us starting off with UC’s first “reading days.” Our event chairman Courtney Gibbons, planned a fun 2-way with the women of Theta painting pottery. In November, Kappa’s brought back an old tradition for our annual Kappa Krush. Each of our dates were “Krushed” and had to wait until the night of the dance to see who had invited them. We had fun surprising the dates and danced the night away at the chic Venue 222 in Over the Rhine. As the semester came to a close Kappa kept our calendars full. During I-Week we had the joy of sharing our experiences with Ilyana, our leadership consultant. During the week, we had family dinners, got competitive at Laser tag, enjoyed a hot yoga class, and wrapped up the week with fireside and initiation. We were lucky to share our experiences with a few of the women from the Akron chapter as they initiated one of their new members along-side of ours.

After Thanksgiving, we took a little road trip to headquarters where the newest members were able to see even more into our sisterhood and history during a visit to the Kappa museum. We loved learning about the history of Kappa, as well as history of our very own chapter we hadn't previously known at the Heritage Museum. Additionally, Kappa finished the fall semester 3rd overall in the Greek community for chapter GPA and 2nd among other sororities. We are excited to see where 2014 will take us.

This past year has been a year of change around UC. President Santa Ono has spurred on an even greater school spirit that has made every event electric and an exciting time to be students here. This past year, we finished our first year on semesters which required a lot of changes for our calendar and how we make things work. Our chapter has found a way to continue to thrive throughout these changes and continues to grow and stay at the forefront of Greek life on campus.

==Highlights of 2014==

2014 was a great year for the ladies of Beta Rho Kappa Kappa Gamma. Marking our centennial at the University of Cincinnati, we were excited for all that 2014 had to offer. January brought a smooth transition to a new Chapter Council led by President, Michelle Firsdon. To start the New Year off swinging, we partnered with the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon for a 60’s themed two-way where we learned how to swing dance! Planned by our Event Chair, Brooke Duncan, we learned how to do some basic steps. It was a huge blast and also a great way to get to know the boys before we partnered with them for Homecoming in the Fall. Later in January, Kappa Kappa Gamma attended a 90’s themed social at Longworth’s Hall, a local bar located in Mount Adams. We danced to music from the 90’s alongside members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Pike Kappa Alpha, and Phi Mu, a sorority to just join the University of Cincinnati’s campus! It was a great way to welcome Phi Mu into the Panhellenic Community and to form fresh friendships with them! In February, Beta Rho hosted their annual Sapphire Ball at the memorable 20th Century Theatre in Oakley Square in Cincinnati. The dinner was delicious and there was even an ice cream bar with Cincinnati’s own Graeter’s Ice Cream, a local favorite. The ball was a hit and was a great send off for our senior sisters.

Beta Rho also enjoyed strengthening our sisterly bonds when our Vice President of Standards, Shelby Penn, planned an awesome Sisterhood event at Skyzone, an indoor trampoline park! We had a blast jumping around and enjoying food and drinks. Later in the February, Philanthropy Chair, Kelsey Thomas planned a “Block Party Philanthropy Night” where Beta Rho sold our classic hot dogs on the street while our neighbors Delta Tau Delta, Theta Phi Alpha, Chi Omega, and Sigma Phi Epsilon also sold their signature eateries! Beta Rho’s also spent time in the spring volunteering at the local Ronald McDonald House, partnering with Kappa Delta to make breakfast for residents and their families of the shelter. It was truly an amazing experience to be able to share our time and effort to help the Ronald McDonald House run smoothly.

Beta Rho did not slow down for the end of the semester as we geared up for the week-long philanthropy, Greek Week, benefitting the Freestore Foodbank. Kappa had a blast showing off our step and dance routines in the variety show, displaying our versatility during the Greek Games, and helping to package food to donate to the Freestore Foodbank. Beta Rho was also pleased to be awarded as Red & Black Chapter in the Panhellenic community. To finish off the semester, we had a Mom’s Day at the house where we had a Coloring Specialist teach us all how to wear our unique color best. Our senior night was filled with emotions both happy and sad as we were sad to see our sisters graduate.

After the summer away, Beta Rho was prepared to tackle recruitment with our Membership Chair, Emily Mehl. After two hot weekends, we welcomed 50 new members to our chapter with a Glitter and Blue themed Bid Day. We danced on our front porch and grilled our signature hot dogs till our house was covered in glitter. Immediately after Bid Day was Homecoming Week! Many of our sisters attended Fall Ball alongside many men of Sigma Phi Epsilon. The event was hosted by Sigma Phi and was a fun twist to add to our Homecoming week line-up. After our swing dancing with Sigma Phi Epsilon, it was even more fun preparing a float with them for the “Zinzinnati” themed Homecoming Parade, taking Cincinnati back to its German roots. We were eager and excited to cheer on sister Brittany Ziegler who was a member of Homecoming Court! This year, Cincinnati’s football games were held at Paul Brown Stadium downtown while our stadium, Nippert, was undergoing construction. Planned by our Public Relations Chair Megan Beischel, we still hosted our annual brunch for our sisters and their families as we ate Maggiano’s and geared up to beat Miami, Oxford.

After Homecoming, Beta Rho paired up with the men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon to enjoy some of Cincinnati’s favorite foods such as Skyline Chili and Graeter’s Ice Cream for a social. There are few things better than enjoying Cincinnati’s signature foods with your sisters! Later, Beta Rho traveled to Miami, Oxford to have a two-way with our Kappa Kappa Gamma sisters at Miami! We traveled to farm where we pet cows, braved a corn maze, and roasted marshmallows and hot dogs over a campfire. It was so great to meet our sisters from another chapter. At the event we had a t-shirt swap where members of our chapter brought t-shirts to swap with t-shirts they brought! Also, we all enjoyed being able to spend it with our Leadership Consultant, Jo, who was visiting that week!

Once October came, we were finally able to host our Centennial Celebration. Planning started in the spring with the help of alumni Leah Nguyen and a committee of dedicated sisters. There was energy buzzing in the air all weekend. Friday evening welcomed an open house at Beta Rho for alumni and family to revisit the Kappa house. The signature event on Saturday was hosted at the Millennium Hotel located in downtown Cincinnati and included a silent auction, dinner, speeches from Kappa alumnae, and tons of Kappa memories relived. It was such a blessing to see how much Kappa has influenced our sisters’ lives and to see that Kappa is an organization we are a part of forever.

October brought even more excitement to Kappa as we debuted our first annual Kappa Spelling Key benefiting Reading is Fundamental. At the event, representatives from different Greek organizations around campus were contestants in a college style spelling bee. Guests gained entrance to the event by donating childrens books and Beta Rho collected almost 300 books to benefit children in the local community. All of the sisters had a blast at the event and we are excited to continue it on as a tradition for our chapter!

In November, we were finally able to welcome our 50 new members into our sisterhood. Leading up to initiation, we had a fun Inspiration Week led by Marshal, Courtney Gibbons. After 9 weeks of preparation led by New Member Chair, Liv Dulle, we were so excited to initiate our new members. Beta Rho had a 100% retention rate from recruitment and was thrilled to welcome all of them to our sisterhood. Later in November, we enjoyed our signature semi-formal, Kappa Krush. All of our dates were “krushed” or pinned with a ribbon leading up to the event and were able to find the Kappa with the matching ribbon. The event was hosted at the American Sign Museum, a truly hidden gem in Cincinnati that displays hundreds of retired signs from all over. It was a night filled with dancing, music, and laughter. Before we left for Thanksgiving break, Beta Rho was asked by the men of Alpha Tau Omega to build our float together next Homecoming and we said yes! Beta Rho is excited to work with them and to get to know them better.

As the semester wound down, the Kappas hit the books as final exams approached and were proud to have been ranked third for chapter GPA in the Panhellenic community. We kept our focus on the new year ahead as we slated for the 2015 chapter council. Looking back, so much has happened in 2014 for Beta Rho from celebrating our rich history at the University of Cincinnati to beginning a new philanthropy tradition. We are excited and eager to see what 2015 has in store for Beta Rho!

==Highlights of 2015==

2015 was a very busy year for the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma Beta Rho! As the start of a new calendar year rolled around, the Kappa house was bursting with energy for the year ahead. The Kappa’s kicked off the year with a Dog Night, planned by our lovely Philanthropy Chair Brooke Duncan. Despite the January cold, the Kappa’s were out in full force promoting our philanthropies and selling our delicious hot dogs on the porch. Kappa’s rounded out January with a 90’s throwback themed two way with the men of Pi Kappa Alpha at Longworth’s Hall in Mount Adams planned by our event chair, Lauren Cocca. This tradition has come to be one of the favorite social events for the Kappas!

February’s calendar was filled with a ton of sisterhood bonding! Kappa paired up with the women of Chi Omega for a Valentine’s themed two way filled with a gift exchange and festive activities. Our Vice President of Standards, Sarah Fretwell, planned a sisterhood for all of our fitness loving Kappa’s at DEFINE in Oakley. Lastly, the Kappas got dressed up for a night out at Sapphire Ball, held at The Redmoor in Mount Lookout. Kappas danced the night away with their sisters and dates and even had a Grater's Ice Cream bar for a sweet treat!

February came to a close as we shared some friendly competition with our fellow sorority and fraternity members in Greek Week. Kappas participated in many events throughout the week and had a blast showing off our dance and step routines at the variety show.

We kicked off March with Literacy week at John P. Parker School planned by our Philanthropy Chair, Brooke Duncan. All week Kappas volunteered with the students at the Cincinnati Public school by participating in Dr. Seuss themed literacy events. Kappa was able to donate many books to the children and their families that we collected at our Spelling Key last fall.

Come spring break time, Kappas traveled around the country together to enjoy a relaxing break from classes.
March came to a close with the Fiji Color Run benefiting Cystic Fibrosis where we paired with the men of Fiji and the women of Kappa Delta for a 5k around UC’s campus.

April kicked off with the Greek Excellence Awards where many Kappas were honored for their hard work and dedication. As a chapter, Kappa took home awards for Dynamic Recruitment, Membership Development and Social Responsibility. In addition many chapter council members took home pillar awards including President Liv Dulle winning the Leadership Development Award, Philanthropy Chair Brooke Duncan winning the Philanthropy and Service Award and Marshall Amy Nguyen winning the Values Integration and Personal Growth Award.

With the weather warming up, our amazing Public Relations Chair Maria Engels planned a Kappa Dad’s Day where we took over the Great American Ballpark to enjoy a Red’s Game together. We had amazing weather for a day at the ballpark with our dads!

Kappas joined with our neighbors Delta Tau Delta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Theta Phi Alpha and Chi Omega for a philanthropy block party to celebrate the end of the year! Kappa’s sold popsicles and had a blast spending time with our neighbors.

As finals rolled around, Kappas hit the books hard, enjoying spending time together studying at study tables led by our Vice President of Academic Excellence, Cady Aulicino. Before all of the Kappas headed home for the summer, we had a fun filled photo shoot day on campus! With great weather, it was an awesome way to end the school year with our sisters. While we were sad to send off our seniors at senior night and watch them graduate, it was amazing to see all of the new life adventures in store for them upon graduation!

Over the summer, Kappa sisters participated in their first Service Trip where they traveled to the Navajo Nation to serve and learned about the Navajo culture. As the first Kappa chapter to plan their own internal service trip, we are excited to continue this tradition for years to come!

As August rolled around, the Kappas returned to Clifton for an amazing Fleur-di-Lis Week planned by our Recruitment chair, Molly Hinken. During the week, Kappas prepared for Recruitment, reconnecting with our values and sharing a fun sisterhood at Devou Park filled with fun games and yummy food!

With classes back in full swing, the Kappa house was once again filled with smiles and laughter after a long summer away!

The last two weekends of September Kappa participated in Panhellenic Recruitment that ended with us gaining 53 amazing new members on our “New Bids on the Block” themed Bid Day planned by our New Member Chair, Sarah Jankowski. Kappas threw it back to the 90’s and danced the evening away on the front porch of 2801.

Welcoming in our new members through one of our most important values in Kappa, philanthropy, October kicked off our Literacy week. To start off the week, we held our best dog night yet on the Kappa porch. Throughout the week, Kappas along with other fraternities and sororities on campus, collected books to be donated to local Cincinnati Public Schools. The week came to a close with our annual Spelling Key, where representatives from different organizations on campus participated in a “college style” Spelling Key with Stacy Smith from Gamma Phi Beta who took home the final prize. Throughout the literacy week, Kappa collected over 1,200 books!

This year the Kappa’s paired up with the men of Alpha Tau Omega to celebrate a “Cats are Back” themed Homecoming to commemorate our return to the newly renovated Nippert Stadium. Thanks to the hard work of our Risk Management Chair, Hannah Stamos, and our Homecoming Chair, Steph Camm, we had a fun filled week of events including Family Feud, a Tommy Bahama themed party and the annual Sigma Phi Fall Ball. Our public relations chairman, Maria Engels, planned an amazing Homecoming Day Brunch from Maggiano’s for all of the Kappas and their families. It was a full house watching the Homecoming parade travel down Clifton Avenue! Kappa was proud of our sister Brooke Duncan representing Kappa on this year’s Homecoming Court. To top it all off, the Bearcats pulled out an amazing win!

Come October we celebrated Founder’s Day at the Cincinnati Women’s Club planned by our Education Chairman, Laura Zenni. At this amazing event we had perfect attendance and got to recognize some amazing Kappa Alumni celebrate their many years as loyal Kappas.

October also welcomed in the first round of professionalism events planned by our president Liv Dulle. At the first event, Kappas worked on goal setting for their professional future. At the next event, Kappas took professional head shots and learned about networking on social media.

November kicked off with the tradition of Serenades led by our Song Chair, Erin Walsh. The Kappas definitely captured some of the fraternity men’s hearts, especially the men of Pi Kappa Alpha as they asked us to Homecoming for 2016!

Kappas were able to celebrate a great semester together with our annual Kappa Krush event at the Syndicate in Newport, Kentucky. Kappa dates were “Krushed” and then had to wait until the dance to find out who their beautiful date was! Stocked with a hopping dance floor and photo booth, it was a great way to celebrate the year.

Finally the time came to officially welcome our new members into the Kappa sisterhood. Our inspiration week, planned by Marshall Amy Nguyen, consisted of fun family dinners, our favorite Blue and Blue dinner, a Cyclones game, Painting Party and Firesides. Finally with a flawless initiation, we welcome 53 new beautiful sisters!

To connect with the new members of Phi Mu, Kappa participated in “Mid Day Munchies” on campus where we sold Hot dogs and Hot Apple cider and had the opportunity to learn more about our Panhellenic sisters.
Before leaving for Thanksgiving, Kappas gathered together in our best holiday attire to celebrate the season and take photos for our Holiday Cards.

Upon returning from the Thanksgiving Holiday, Kappa was faced with some tough news. On November 29, 2015 we found out that our sister Natalie Altieri passed away in a skiing accident in California, where she was on co-op with BCBGMAXAZRIA. Natalie was a fashion design student in the College of Design, Art, Architecture and Planning. Natalie was a ray of sunshine whose smile could brighten any room. Her sisterly compassion, intelligence, ambition, and fierce fashion sense touched each and every Kappa who knew her. Kappa ended the year with a Memorial Service in honor of Natalie, strengthening our bond as we celebrated the life of our amazing sister.

As 2015 comes to a close, we are more grateful than ever for the sisters of Beta Rho and we cannot wait to see what life has in store for us in 2016.

==Highlights of 2016:==
2016 was quite the year for Beta Rho! As the new calendar year rolled around, Chapter Council officers were smoothly transitioned into their new roles and were eager to serve their chapter. Beta Rho kicked off the new year with a Kappa Dog Night led by the new Philanthropy Chair, Ciera Woycke. Despite the cold, Kappa’s were out in full force promoting our philanthropy, wearing hot dog suits and selling hot dogs and hot chocolate on the front porch.

February was a busy month for the women of Beta Rho! To start off the month, Kappa’s attended the annual Sapphire Ball at the Madison Event Center, planned by our event chairman Meryn Ramunda. Everyone danced the night away and enjoyed a delicious sit-down dinner with their sisters and dates. Later in February, Kappa’s had a blast participating in friendly competition with other fraternities and sororities on campus during Greek Week, led by our very own sister and Finance Chair Grace Sprockett. We’re so excited keep Greek Week Chair in the hands of a Kappa, with Ashley Boggs taking the reigns next year. The highlight of the week was showing off our “Boy Band’s Through the Decades” themed step and dance routines at the Variety Show. Lastly, we celebrated sister Brooke Duncan being elected as Undergraduate Student Body Vice President!

March was a very social month for Beta Rho! To kick off the month of March, Kappa teed up with the men of Beta Theta Pi for a golf themed two-way. The next week, Kappa had a sisterhood event with the women of Kappa Alpha Theta. Everyone had a blast at the Kite & Key Sisterhood, enjoying some friendly kickball between the two chapters. Later in March, Kappa kicked off their annual Literacy Week at John P. Parker Elementary School. The children were thrilled to have Kappa’s reading and crafting with them for the week and were very appreciative for the many books Kappa donated. Finally, to close out the month, Kappa had a “Drop it like it’s Yacht” themed two-way with the men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon. We enjoyed the classic Cincinnati meal of Skyline and Graeter’s and had a great time making new friendships.

After Spring Break, the Beta Rho women enjoyed a Parent’s Day planned by the Public Relations Chairman, Delaney Spetnagel. Families gathered at the Kappa Palace to enjoy a nice meal and a Streetpops popsicle truck. Everyone had a blast and the parent’s loved spending time at Kappa!

To close out the year, Kappa hosted a Kappa Dog Day on Mainstreet. Kappas again heavily promoted philanthropy wearing their usual hot dog suits and selling corn dogs on campus. Shortly after the last Dog Day of the semester, Kappas hosted and participated in Kappa Kup, a soccer tournament, to raise money for their sisters attending the service trip in the summer. Co-ed soccer teams from various sororities and fraternities on campus had a blast competing for the title of Kappa Kup Champion. Additionally, Vice President of Standards Hannah Stamos was lucky enough to represent Beta Rho at Kappa Headquarters in Columbus for a weekend long workshop. Our sisters are so ambitious!

As celebration for the last day of classes, Kappa hosted a firefighter themed date party at Uncle Woody’s. Everyone enjoyed complimentary firefighter hats. What a great event to close out the school year year!
With finals the next week, Kappas hit the books hard with the support of their Vice President of Academics, Molly Hinken. Molly organized study tables and rewards for girls who achieved their goals for the semester. All of our hard work paid off when Kappa was named the second highest GPA in Greek life!

Before the year came to a close though, Kappa’s enjoyed a Senior Night planned by Education Chairman, Libby Hinken, honoring the graduating seniors. Everyone watched fun video footage that included all of the seniors’ favorite kappa memories. It was such a sweet and sentimental way to honor the seniors and to end a great school year!

Over the summer, a group of sisters participated in Kappa’s second annual service trip where they travelled to Washington D.C. During their trip, Kappa’s visited RIF’s headquarters and served people who were experiencing homelessness and poverty. Additionally, President Margo Ross and Chapter Council Advisor Emma Wright attended Kappa Convention in San Diego, California where Beta Rho was awarded the Excellence in Chapter Management Award as well as the Risk Management Award. It was an honor to receive national recognition for all of our hard work.

As August rolled around, Kappas all enjoyed a wonderful Fleur-di-Lis week planned by Membership Chairman Molly Talkers. It was so fun being back in Clifton for a photo-shoot around campus, for a fun filled day of activities and sisterhood bonding, for bumping practice with alumni, and of course for lunches from Eli’s BBQ and Skyline! It was a great way to reconnect with everyone and our values after a long summer. We also had a wonderful time welcoming our new house mom, Linda Doyle, to our beautiful house! Linda came from Purdue and we’re so excited to have her at Beta Rho!

The second and third weekends of September, Kappa participated in Panhellenic Recruitment and ended up adding 50 amazing new members. To celebrate the new members, we held a birthday themed bid-day planned by New Member Chair Darby O’Connor. We had such a blast dancing the day away on our front porch and celebrating “like its our bid day everyday”!

For the first social of the year, Kappa had a 2-way with Phi Sigma Kappa, a new colony on campus. This event was Phi Sigma Kappa’s first social ever and we were so honored to play a part in making their history. Later that week, Pike had their 4th annual cheese coney eating contest for the Karen Wellington Foundation, a foundation honoring the mother of sister Angeline Wellington. In just four days, Kappa raised $2,000 for KWF so they could send two families on a vacation, including one of our own Kappa sister’s family, Haley Fogleman. Beta Rho is so lucky to share such a strong sisterhood.

To start off October, Kappa participated in Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, led by Derby Days Chair Kelly Higgins. Throughout the week, Kappa’s attended numerous events and ultimately came in first place for the fourth year in a row! Later that week, Kappas attended a Greek Alumni Panel organized by President Margo Ross. Many notable alumni of the Greek community were active in the panel, including Kappa National President J.J. Wales. It was a once in a life time opportunity to speak with her in person and hear her insight about Kappa and professionalism.

The weekend after, Kappas celebrated Founder’s Day with a delicious brunch planned by Education Chair Libby Hinken. It was an honor being able to celebrate and recognize many Kappa Alumni for their strong loyalty. On October 11th, Kappa held the third annual Kappa Spelling Key honoring our philanthropy, RIF.

This year, Kappa paired with the men of PIKE to celebrate a “Bearcat for President” themed Homecoming. Thanks to our Risk Management Chair, Sarah Imhoff and our Homecoming Chair, Grace Jenkins, we all had a safe and fun week of events including a Teachers and Mythical Creatures two-way, a cookout and pomping, a Rock Stars and Groupies themed two-way at Millions in Mt. Lookout Square, and the annual Sigma Phi Ball. To top it all off, our Public Relations Chairman Molly Somerville planned a delicious Homecoming lunch from Maggiano’s for all of Kappa and their families to enjoy.

To end the month of October, Kappa’s celebrated Big Little Week. Each day, bigs surprised their littles with homemade crafts and all things Kappa to help prepare them for sisterhood. The week culminated with Big Little Reveal on Sunday after the littles’ new member meeting. The littles were so surprised and excited!

Kappas were able to celebrate a great semester with the annual Kappa Krush event. This year, Kappa Krush was held at Urban Artifact, a great new brewery in Northside. Between Adriatico’s pizza and a full dance floor, the event was a blast!

Finally, the time came to officially welcome our newest sisters and show them the true meaning of sisterhood. Our inspiration week, led and planned by Marshall Erin Walsh, consisted of family dinner dates, a roller-skating sisterhood, and Fireside Ceremony. The week culminated with a flawless initiation of 44 new sisters!

2016 was a busy year for Beta Rho and we could not be more grateful for our wonderful sisterhood and all we’ve accomplished. We are so excited to see what 2017 has in store for Beta Rho!

==Highlights of 2017:==

The Beta Rho’s had a very busy yet fun 2017! It all started with an awesome Leadership day to transition our new Chapter Council. The girls had a packed day of activities and group discussions to prepare for the year ahead. Transitions were followed by a visit from our Leadership Consultant, Merrill Weber! We had a week filled with meetings and fun activities to show her around Cincinnati and hear about her ideas to improve our chapter.

At the end of January, we had our first dog night of the semester and it was a huge success! Our philanthropy chair, Haley Weber, and her sisters, threw on their parkas and gathered with hot chocolate on the front porch to support our incredible philanthropy.

February was filled with more fun activities from the women of Beta Rho! Our new event chair, Carley Lucas, put on an amazing Sapphire Ball. The women and their dates bet on Kappa for the night with a casino themed formal hosted at the Phoenix downtown. We dressed in our finest attire and celebrated together with lots of dancing and a delicious dinner. To celebrate Valentine’s Day with our sisters, Kappas got together on the basement couches for donuts and the bachelor just a few days after formal. With February coming to a close, our new education chair, Claire Binford, held a program night with Liv Dulle and Brooke Duncan about campus involvement during our last chapter meeting of the month!

In March, we had our first Two-Way of the semester with the men of Beta Theta Pi. Kappas brought out their best tacky tourist outfits and started swinging their clubs during putt-putt!

April was one of the busiest months for Beta Rho! We grabbed our shopping bags and headed over to Lululemon for some shopping and goal based activities with the lovely women of Tri Delta. We had such a great time hanging out with other panhellenic women and discussing our goals with our favorite store! Our lovely Vice President of Standards, Leigh Ann Popik, hosted a few kappa women at the Beta Rho Chapter for an alumni panel. We loved hearing stories from our graduated sisters and spending time with them during Greek Week. Following that, Beta Rho put on an amazing performance in the variety show choreographed by our very own Claire Binford and Hannah Isfort.

On Tuesday, we had a fun surprise waiting for us at Kappa when we headed over for chapter. It was a second bid day surprise!! Carley, Leigh Ann, our president Claire Suetholz, and a few other upperclassmen helped to plan a wonderful surprise for all actives with pizza, a DJ, and some fun bonding time with sisters. That same week we also had a special senior night for all of our sisters graduating. As always, it was sad to see them leaving but amazing to hear about all of the wonderful experiences they have had in Kappa.

Next, we hosted a “minute to win it” game themed Two-Way with the men of Sigma Chi. It was a blast! We also headed over to Woody’s for a date party. It was camouflage theme, and the girls took pictures with our camouflage decorated wall and spent time with friends. Finally, April ended with an amazing Parent’s Day put on by Jenna Groth! Beta Rhos and their parents headed to the house for some food and then we were off to cheer on FC Cincinnati together at Nippert Stadium.
During the summer, 21 Beta Rho’s packed up and headed to Costa Rica for our first International Service Trip! We spent an entire week working with children in a daycare and an orphanage. We also shared some wonderful meals together with our host families and explored the city of San Jose. The trip ended with a fun day zip-lining through the mountains and then we were on the next flight back for FDL week!

To start off the school year, Sarah Imhoff, our Membership Chair, put together a fun and jam-packed week filled with sisterhood activities, recruitment practices, and informative presentations.

Soon enough, formal recruitment was underway and we met some amazing women. Beta Rho was so excited to welcome 59 new members to our sisterhood! In order to properly welcome these new sisters, our new member chair, Kennedy Gennari, planned a Sweet Home Kappa Gamma themed bid day! The day was filled with face paint, dancing on the porch, music and pizza.

Beta Rho got right down to business with a core strong workout sisterhood! It was so fun to bond while getting in a great sweat session. Even more fun activities followed with our “Down in the Denim” Two-Way. Kappas dressed in all of their denim and headed over to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon house for a delicious skyline dinner. To top off the week, the men of Phi Sigma Kappa came over to our house to paint pumpkins and indulge in some pie.

Founders Day was also a huge success for Beta Rho this year! Claire Binford put on a birthday themed celebration with the help of her committee. It was an honor to celebrate our history and hear from the alumni.

Beta Rho ended the month of October with an amazing homecoming week planned by our homecoming chair, Kelly Lamb. It was also risk free with the help of our Risk Management chair, Emily Greely. We paired with the men of Beta and packed the week with fun activities. We were able to have a petting zoo, create blessing bags, and even spend the night at Mio’s for some pizza and an EDM daughters and disappointed fathers theme! Our alumni homecoming brunch planned by Public Relations chair, Molly Somerville, was the perfect way to end the week. The girls came with their families as well as alumni to eat some food and head out to watch the parade from Kappa’s front porch.

Big Little Week came next for the women of Beta Rho. Each day the bigs surprised their littles with gifts in a basket. The littles were treated to Kappa apparel, canvas’, spa supplies, and some of their favorite items leading up to reveal! The bigs and littles were so excited to finally be revealed after the new member retreat on Sunday.

The day for Kappa Krush finally came as Kappas headed down to The Octave, a bar in Covington, for a night of dancing and some Chik-Fil-a! The night was perfect, and everyone had a blast. We also had Casey Richard, a leadership consultant, come stay with us to help outgoing officers with transitions, help improve the chapter, and try some Skyline chili! Our Vice President Organization, Noelle Weber, did a fantastic job preparing the chapter to welcome our guest. We loved having her there to celebrate the “wedding” Two-Way of event chair Carley. Pi Kappa Alpha joined us for some cake at the palace to honor the bride.

New traditions also begun in November with our Vice President Academic Excellence, Grace Sprockett, planning a first annual Panhellenic Academic Brunch. 10 women from each chapter joined us at our house for brunch, photos, and a speaker panel to honor their excellence in academics! It was perfectly executed and hope to pass it off to a new sorority to host every year from now on.

Inspiration Week finally came as the new members had completed their training and were ready to be fully welcomed into our sisterhood. Our marshal, Kelly Higgins, planned a fun I-week consisting of Scallywag Tag and putt-putt, family dinners, and a Fireside ceremony to prepare our new members for initiation. Congratulations to our 60 new sisters!

Beta Rho had such a busy year, but we are so grateful for all of the memories this amazing organization brings us. We could not be more excited to get back to school and make 2018 even better!

==Highlights of 2018==

The Beta Rho’s had a very busy yet exciting 2018! It all started January 7th with an amazing Leadership Day to transition our new Chapter Council. The girls had a day to participate in activities and group discussions that set the overall goals and tone for the new Kappa year. Transitions were followed by a visit from our EME trainer, Christie, who shared about the values we should hold as women of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

At the end of January, our VP of standards, McKenzie Goyert, planned our first sisterhood of the semester! Kenzie and her sisters braced the cold while they embraced their inner figure skater.

February was filled with more fun activities for the women of Beta Rho! Our new event chair, Kelly Lamb, put on an amazing Sapphire Ball. The women and their dates whipped out their masks for the masquerade themed formal hosted at the Newport Syndicate. We dressed in our best and celebrated together. On February 24th, Beta Rho had the privilege of attending LeadToday where we engaged in large and small group discussions, participated in team building activities and, as a chapter, set goals for the 2018 year.

March 5th – 9th was our first Literacy Week of the semester led by our new Philanthropy Chair, Tessa Walsh. Beta Rho raised $500 for Reading is Fundamental. Our members loved dressing up as hotdogs, watching the competitiveness of the hot dog eating contest, and sipping on some hot chocolate. Later that month, we had our first two-way for the semester. We paired with Beta Theta Pi and got our "golf on" as we played a round of putt-putt on the man made course around their house. The last Saturday of March, Beta Rho had a day with our parents during our Parents' weekend. We started with appetizers/dinner at the chapter house and then headed to the Cyclones hockey game at the US Bank Arena.

During the first week of April, we participated in all of the Greek Week activities, including an amazing performance in the variety show. Following Greek Week, Beta Rho attended University of Cincinnati's Greek Excellence Awards, where we were recognized for our achievements in many ways. Claire Suetholz was named sorority President of the Year for her time serving Spring 2016 - Fall 2016. Our chapter was awarded Best Community Service Project for our service trip to Costa Rica, where 21 members volunteered at an orphanage. Finally, we placed as runner-up for Leadership Development and Overall Premier Chapter. Beta Rho is proud of our achievements and ecstatic that we were recognized at Greek Excellence Awards. On April 6th, 35 members of the Beta Rho chapter headed to The Ohio State University for the initiation of Beta Nu's new members. We loved having the opportunity to reinstate our Beta Nu sisters! The next week we celebrated our seniors at their senior night; it is always sad to see them leave, but it is amazing to hear about all of their wonderful memories that Kappa has given them.

Our Panhellenic Delegate, Carly Schmidt, planned a sisterhood with the ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta. We worked up a sweat while one of our Beta Rho alumnae, Amy Nguyen, taught us a Barre 3 class. We finished off the month with our date party with the theme of “hip hop and hippies.” It was fun to see the groovy costumes of our sisters while we celebrated the past semester.

During the summer, our President, Noelle Weber, attended the Kappa Kappa Gamma Convention, along with a member of our Advisory Board, Mindy Moellering, House Board members Karen Weed and Susan Bushman and our Alumnae Association Board member, Nancy Carley. Beta Rho was awarded Excellence in Chapter Management, the Recruitment Award, and an Honorable Mention for Advisory Board and Standards. Noelle attended many workshops at convention and brought all of her new knowledge back to the chapter. At the end of summer, 14 Beta Rho’s packed up and headed to Costa Rica for our second International Service Trip! They spent an entire week working with children in a daycare and an orphanage.

To start off the school year, Claire Binford, our Membership Chair, put together an upbeat week filled with sisterhood activities, recruitment practices, and informative presentations that went over the logistics of recruitment. Soon enough, formal recruitment was underway. Beta Rho was so excited to welcome 43 new members to our sisterhood! In order to properly welcome these new sisters, our New Member Chair, Carley Lucas, planned a pop art themed Bid Day! The day was filled with pictures, dancing on the porch, and socializing with our new members.

Beta Rho channeled our inner Bob Ross at our Phi Sigma Kappa Two-Way. We dressed up, split into teams, and had a group painting competition.

Beta Rho started the month of October with an amazing Homecoming Week planned by our Homecoming Chair, Izzy Meltzer. We paired with the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon and packed the week with pomping and celebrating our school pride, while winning 3rd in the float competition! Our Alumnae Homecoming Brunch planned by Public Relations chair, Kate Mangarella, was the perfect way to end the week despite the early wake up call. The girls came with their families, as well as alumnae, for breakfast and coffee before we headed out to watch the parade from Kappa’s front porch. Fall Dog Night was record breaking as we raised $1000 that we were able to donate to Reading is Fundamental.

Founders Day was also a huge success for Beta Rho this year! The Alumnae Association and our Education Chair Caroline Kerber put on a tea party themed celebration with the help of her committee. It was an honor to celebrate our history and hear from Sarah Johnson, the granddaughter of one of Kappa’s founding members, Martha Louisa "Lou" Stevenson.

Big Little Week came next for the women of Beta Rho. Big Sisters made the week special for their little sisters with Kappa gifts and a pajama themed party after the new member retreat on Sunday.

Kappa Krush finally came as Kappas enjoyed a perfect “night under the stars.” The night was full of dancing and delicious appetizers. Inspiration period came as the new members completed their Every Member Education training and were ready to be welcomed into our sisterhood. We were excited to welcome three additional women into our chapter through Continuous Open Bidding. Our Marshal, Emily Greely, planned an exciting Inspiration Period as we went rollerskating, spent time with our Kappa families, and prepared our new members with the Fireside ceremony. Congratulations to our 45 new active members!

Tessa Walsh, our Philanthropy Chair, planned a new philanthropic event to raise money for our application for Girls' Academy. We had our first ever Keys on Campus, Mac N' Keys and Mac Shack Night. We were able to raise about $1000 with these combined events; we are steps closer to having the opportunity to apply for Girls' Academy.

Beta Rho had such a busy year and we are so grateful for all of the memories this amazing organization brings us. We could not be more excited to get back to school and make 2019 even better!

==Highlights of 2019:==
The Beta Rho chapter has had a very busy and exciting 2019! At the return of our winter break in January, the annual Leadership Day was held to transition our new Chapter Council members into their new positions. Following transitions, the semester quickly picked up speed with a visit from our LC Morgan Hulick at the start of February. February was filled with more fun activities for the women of Beta Rho! Our new Philanthropy chair, Julia Huston, planned an epic Literacy Week. During this week we spent time with the students of Ethel M. Taylor Academy, an inner city school where we have a joint Adopt a Class with the Cincinnati Alumnae Association. We gathered on our front porch to sell hot dogs for Reading Is Fundamental, our Fraternity philanthropy. We raised about $1,000 and donated 100 books to local schools! At the end of our busy Literacy Week our members and their dates dressed up for our Sapphire Ball at the Belle Event Center on February 15th, which was planned by our new Event Chair, Bailey Bathalter. The following week, our VP of Standards, Grace Brethel, planned our first sisterhood of the semester! The sisterhood event was sleepover themed and time was spent watching movies and hanging out in the Kappa basement in honor of "Galentine's Day." The next day our Panhellenic Delegate, Aim Wanasathop put on a sisterhood activity with the ladies of Zeta Tau Alpha. This past year the Zeta chapter rejoined Cincinnati’s campus, so our members were very excited to be together and get our workout on with a Barre 3 class. The next couple of months included collaborative events with the men of Beta and SAE, and the women of Theta Phi Alpha and Chi Omega. Again, our Panhellenic Delegate, Aim, planned another great sisterhood event in March with Theta Phi Alpha. Women of both chapters got together for the season finale viewing of the Bachelor. During the first week of April, we paired with the men of Beta Theta Pi as we played a round of putt-putt on the man-made course around their house. During this week we also participated in all of the Greek Week activities, including a performance in the variety show. Following Greek Week, Beta Rho attended University of Cincinnati’s Greek Excellence Awards, where we were recognized for our achievements. Senior, Sasha Dubson, was named Greek Scholar of the Year. And Sarah Stoner, who was our Panhellenic President, was named Greek Woman of the Year! With summer quickly approaching Recruitment Chairman Mia Turnbull held a pre-recruitment workshop to get members focused and excited. That same week on April 11th, we finished off the month with our date party with a wig themed celebration. Members and their dates broke out their craziest wigs to celebrate the spring semester coming to an end. In honor of a great semester, Chapter Council surprised the chapter with a sisterhood on the front porch during our last meeting. Beta Rho enjoyed a "Kappa Loves the Cats" themed party while dancing, eating pizza, having a treat from the donut truck and taking pictures with the UC Bearcat. At the end of the summer, 10 Beta Rho women packed up their things and headed to Cusco, Peru for our third International Service Trip! They spent the week working in an underprivileged childcare center, along with exploring the culture and getting to visit Machu Picchu. While the spring semester was exciting, it was also bittersweet for our wonderful seniors who finished out their last semester in Kappa. However, the fall semester quickly picked up. The Kappas returned to Clifton for an amazing Fleur-di-Lis Week planned by Recruitment chair, Mia Turnbull, the week prior to the start of classes. During this week, Beta Rho had a ritual review presented by a Fraternity Ritual/History Specialist and prepared for recruitment by reconnecting with our values and sharing a fun sisterhood by having a yoga class at Bellevue Park. As classes finally begin, the Kappa house was once again busy after a long summer away. To start off the school year, Mia Turnbull, filled the weeks leading up to recruitment with fun, upbeat, recruitment practices and informative presentations that went over the logistics of recruitment. Soon enough, formal recruitment of 2019 had begun! Beta Rho was so excited to welcome 44 new members to our sisterhood! Our New Member Chair, Hannah Stonecipher, planned a House of Blues themed Bid Day! The day was filled with all things blue, dancing on the front porch, pictures, and celebrating our new members. The following weekend our Philanthropy Chair, Julia Huston, decided to bring back a philanthropy event from the 80’s, called "Run Like a Girl." Students showed up ready to walk in heels to support women empowerment and raise money for Girls Academy. Beta Rho will be hosting Girls Academy in the spring of 2020 at Walnut Hills Middle School. This event will be paid for solely from chapter fundraising. Julia Huston has done a great job planning events and making Girls Academy possible! The focus of this event is to empower middle school girls to be their full and best selves. We are so excited to be able to make this event happen. Following recruitment in September, we continued to stay busy. We had a “tacky wedding” two-way with the men of Pike, helped SAE put on a Haunted House for kids, and a week of spooky sisterhoods at the Dent Schoolhouse, followed by a movie night in the Chapter room. CC and AB had a philnathropy sisterhood on October 20th where we made lunch at the house for 60 women and then delivered and served it to them at Shelterhouse. We really enjoyed spedning time with LC Fee Pauwels during her visit from October 20th thru the 25th. We danced the night away on October 25th with Kappa Krush which took place at The Drinkery.

On Sunday, October 27th, our Philanthropy Chair, Julia Huston, planned a very successful event with Pi Phi called “Brunch and Books.” Leading up to this event both chapters had a book drive competition to see who could raise the most money and collect the most books. We all celebrated our Monmouth Duo event with some pancakes and together Kappa and Pi Phi were able to collect over 1,200 books to donate! Founders Day was also a huge success for Beta Rho this year! The Alumnae Association and our Education Chair, Lindy West, put on an amazing celebration to kick off Kappa's Sesquicentennial. Beta Rho started off the month of November with an amazing Homecoming Week planned by our Homecoming Chair, Hannah Keller. We paired with the men of SAE and packed the week with painting our float and celebrating 200 years of the University of Cincinnati! Our Alumnae Homecoming Brunch planned by Public Relations Chair, Obelle Mayfield, was an amazing success. Active Members as well as Alumnae brought their families to celebrate and enjoy breakfast sandwiches and coffee before heading out to the front porch to watch the parade. The following week was our much anticipated I-period and Initiation! Our Marshal, Riley Tanner, planned an exciting week filled with a bowling sisterhood, time spent with our Kappa families, and prepared our new members for initiation. Congratulation to our 43 new active members! The following week was our Kite and Key Date Party with the women of Kappa Alpha Theta. Ladies of both Kappa and Theta, along with their dates, grabbed their flannels and cowboy hats for the western themed event at Woodrow Theater. And right before Thanksgiving Break our Vice President of Academic Excellence, Brooke Frazier, planned an awesome Academic Brunch. Alumnae came to discuss job opportunities and professional experience with members. This past year has been a very successful time in regard to academics, we have study tables twice a week for everyone to come to the house and get their work done. We also have a resume drop box set up for women to receive tips when apply to jobs and an alumnae spreadsheet was created to encourage actives to expand their network. Beta Rho was named second highest GPA in spring semester for Panhellenic! Throughout this past year the active members of Beta Rho have joined with alumnae to celebrate UC’S Bicentennial. From February through the week of Homecoming in November, the same number of active members and alumnae have celebrated together at an alumna's home for BP Bearcat Bicentennial events. Beta Rho has loved celebrating 200 years with Bearcat alumnae brunches and dinners. We are so grateful to everyone that hosted. We are looking forward to continuing these alumnae events with the Sesqui Soirees in the spring as we continue to celebrate our sesquicentennial. Beta Rho has had such a busy 2019. We are so grateful for all of the memories that this amazing organization has brought us. We could not be more excited to get into the swing of things in 2020!

This year on campus was very exciting for everyone, the University of Cincinnati celebrated their Bicentennial with the theme "Boldy Bearcat." School pride could be felt throughout the campus all year long. The Bicentennial Committee planned the Alumni "Bicentennial Bash" on Friday night of Homecoming at Fifth Third Arena on campus. There were special participants in this year's parade in celebration of the Bicentennial as well. Kappa alumna and honorary co-chair of our capital campaign, Marty Humes and her husband Tom had a special place on a firetruck during the parade as honorary co-chairs of the Bicentennial Committee.

Our chapter supports the organization Reading Is Fundamental (RIF). RIF is all about supporting child literacy and teaching others about the importance of making an impact on our young community and their ability to read. Kappa works to raise money and collect books to donate to inner city schools. Kappa also shares an Adopt a Class with our Alumnae Association at Ethel M Taylor Academy where active members join alumnae once a month to spend an hour crafting with our kindergarten class. We also donate to local a philanthropy, The Karen Wellington Foundation, which provides family vacations to those who are suffering from cancer.

Our chapter chose to start supporting Adopt a Class several years ago when we were approached by alumnae Nancy Carley to participate in a hands on philanthropic opportunity. Through this program we are able to provide kindergarten children with books and mentorship once a month. Karen Wellington was a Kappa, who sadly lost her battle to cancer and her daughter Angeline just graduated from BP this spring.

The Cincinnati Alumnae Association and our Education Chair, Lindy West, put on an amazing Founders Day celebration at Western Hills Country Club. Beta Rho is currently in the middle of a non tax deductible capital campaign to update 50+ year old electric in the house, add fire suppression (sprinklers) and air conditioning. Partnering with the campaign committee, members of the chapter helped assemble pop up owl personal invitations to Founders Day, which were sent to all campaign donors, many of which are not BPs. As a result, alumnae attendance this year was higher than it has been in many years. All donors received a ribbon pin depicting their donation level and were recognized by the Campaign Chairs. Everyone received an inspirational quote booklet. This year we enjoyed a buffet for the fist time, which was extremely well received, especially from the chapter, as it included hot breakfast options. We sang Happy Birthday to Kappa and everyone blew out the candle on their cupcake. For the first time, chapter members and alumna seating was intermingled, giving everyone an opportunity to get to know each other better. Our keynote speaker Dr. Candace Kendle, Beta Rho '67, was so excited by the invitation to speak and wanted to find the perfect topic to appeal to an audience of women ranging in age from 18 to 85, that she chartered a plane for a "girls" trip to Monmouth. On October 7th, Candace, along with five other alumnae, traveled to Monmouth College where they met with the President of the College, the Dean of Students, received a walking tour of campus from the College Historian and ended the day with a tour of The Stewart House where Fraternity President, Gail Owen, drove into town to meet them. Dr. Candace Kendle was one of seven female pharmaceutical students at UC in 1967. She went on to become a college professor and then started her own pharmaceutical company, Kendle International, with her now husband. She took the company public and then sold it. Since then she started a non profit "Read Aloud 15 Minutes, every child, every parent, every day", where she currently serves as President and does not take a salary. Candace inspired all in attendance at Founders Day with her stories about her humble beginnings, of tenacity, how Kappa has always been there for her, including a Kappa alumna who not only encouraged her to attend UC, but also helped pay her Kappa dues and about giving back and paying it forward. Five 50 year members received their pins along with a very special 65 year member, Sarah Miller Johnson, Theta '54, granddaughter of our founder, Martha Louisa "Lou" Stevenson Miller. Everyone had the opportunity to take pictures in front of our 150 balloons in a photo booth area, complete with birthday props. Chapter members all agreed this was one of the best and most fun Founders Day events they've attended. Seniors all said it's been their favorite Founders Day. We're looking forward to an even bigger and better Sesquicentennial Founders Day celebration in 2020!

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