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|Name= Beta Lambda
|GreekSymbol= BɅ
|Image= [[File:Beta_Lambda.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1899|04|28}}
|College= [http://www.uillinois.edu/ University of Illinois]
|Location= Urbana, IL
|Homepage= [http://www.kkgillinois.com/home Beta Lambda Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Beta_Lambda Media related to Beta Lambda Chapter]
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'''University of Illinois established in 1867, Urbana, Illinois'''

'''Founded April 28, 1899 -- 5 charter members'''

'''3,261 initiates (as of June 2016)'''

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'''Charter Members:'''

Florence Maria Beck, Georgetta Haven, Cecilia McConnel, Adele Cooper Reed, Lucy Bertha Ely Willcox.

'''Fraternity Council:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

Eleanor Jewett Lundberg, 1958, Art critic for the Chicago Tribune, writer and member of numerous art societies; Polly Knipp Hill, 1962, Etcher and painter; Adlon Dohme Jorgensen (Rector), 1994, Former University of Illinois Greek Adviser; Elizabeth Hausler Strand, 2014, engineering;

'''Additional Outstanding Alumnae:'''

Karen Pszanka Layng, 2008, elected chairman of the litigation group for the law firm Vedder Price P. C. in Chicago. Pszanka Layng served on the firm’s board of directors beginning in 2001 and in 2008 served as chairman of the Compensation Committee; Lara Meinheit (Miller), Chapter Consultant 1990-1991, Convention Chairman 2012-current

'''Convention Awards''':

1976: Cultural Program Award
1986: Scholarship Award

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==The Early Years==

Katharine Lucinda Sharp, former Grand President, first director of the library school at the University of Illinois, and Frances Simpson, a student at the new school, whished there could be a Kappa chapter at Illinois. They had both been members of Upsilon Chapter at Northwestern University.

Secrecy about plans was maintained until 1899, when six students were approached. A second petition to university officials was heartily approved, covering material was sent to Grand Council, and the waiting period brought the group close in spirit.

In April 1899, the charter was granted, with Installation on the 28th. Carla Fern Sargent (Fisk), Northwestern, Grand Secretary, and Epsilon Chapter officiated. An article in The Key, 1899, gives the full account, commenting on the ‘fine new library building, the most ornamental structure on the campus.” Gifts included a Bible, a guest book, archives chest (from Miss Sharp), pillows, pictures (Knocking and Hope), candy, calendar, crumb tray, teapot, gong, fern dish, vases—and money.

At first, meetings were held in Miss Sharp’s home. The first house, purchased in 1900, was at 903 West California, Urbana. A 1902 move was made to 404 East John Street, Champaign. Meals could be served there, and in 1905, an addition was built to accommodate 18 girls.
The next few years saw a series of Kappa houses as the number of actives grew. Records of 1913 show how each girl earned $10 for the newest house by making curtains, canning fruit, ‘hiring out to family,” and “calling on Methodist girls.”

Two other moves were made before the chapter made its home at 1102 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, February 1928. After remodeling and additions, the house accommodated 63. When parking problems became acute, a drive was cut, and in 1973 bicycle racks were built.

==HEADLINES and Other Notes:==

1929:

KAPPAS BLOWN OUT OF HOUSE DURING BLIZZARD; Defective gasket on furnace causes explosion … SCARLET FEVER EPIDEMIC BEGINS WITH A KAPPA; Valentine’s Day celebrated in quarantine; all Kappas receive candy … KAPPAS BUY VICTROLA … SCHOLARSHIP JUMPS TO THIRD … CHAPTER HISTORY PLANNED

'''The 1930s:'''

KAPPA BOILER BURSTS … MOTHERS CLUB FORMED … HOLLY WREATH SALE BUYS LINEN NAPKINS … ALUMNAE GIVE SILVER PITCHER FOR NAMES OF GIRLS WITH MOST IMPROVED SCHOLARSHIP … Margaret Carnahan Maxwell wrote that she had been married in a small London chapel build for Anne Boleyn by Henry VIII (1937) … Lorama Wiese (Boggs) left for Hollywood after a scout had seen her in a University of Illinois production … The chapter library was started with donations, showers, alumna help … Radio tea dances were popular .. The spring dinner dance was BIG.

'''The 1940s:'''

SON BORN TO LORAMA WIESE BOGGS, Mishawaka, Indiana, … PAINTING BY MIRIAM KNOWLTON CORRIE ACCEPTED FOR ALL ILLINOIS SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS … SADIE HAWKINS DAY BECOMES “ANNUAL TRADITION FOR A TIME” … WARTIME SHORTAGES … BASKETS FILLED FOR NEEDY FAMILIES … RAG DOLLS MADE FOR YWCA DOLL SHOW; Kappas win Doll Show with Mrs. O’Leary, stable boy, and cow just before the Chicago fire … BETTIE TEETOR (Audron) FIRST BETA LAMBDA TO PRESENT THESIS BEFORE ILLINOIS ACADEMY OF SCIENCE … CHAPTER HOUSE SCENE OF WEDDING; Susan Boggs to lt. Robert Miller (1942)

Homecoming, November 1, 1941, featured dedication of new student union (Homecoming activities had origin at the University of Illinois) … Note from frustrated male who couldn’t reach his date by phone: “Please make your conversations shorter (to be read in a meeting)” … Live music a war casualty; radio-victrola used instead … Red Cross and USO popular with volunteers … First aid widely taught and practiced … The chapter newsletter was printed on newsprint due to paper shortage

From the Illio (1945) “Ever since the establishment in 1899, Beta Lambda chapter … has remained active … KKG has retained an outstanding position on the campus for 45 years!”
April 1945 saw a story in The Key about Eleanor Taylor Moore, her photography, her poetry, and a children’s book in preparation … Report on scholarship was not encouraging: pledges not enthusiastic about studying … Beta Lambda was placed on social probation; rushing allowed but no male-attended functions … House Board reorganized; became Beta Lambda House and Advisory Board (1946)

Announcements: No dates in house before 4 p.m. … Girls are not to carry on conversations from the upstairs with boys who are downstairs … Quiet hours start when the sandwich man comes … No smoking in either formal or informal chapter meetings … Dress for dinner Wednesdays …
JUIN WHIPPLE (Foresman) GIVEN WARNER BROTHERS CONTRACT; She was Miss Ohio State” for the track meet … MANY VETERANS BACK ON CAMPUS (1948) … “BETA LAMBDA’S GOLDEN YEARS”; Fiftieth anniversary marked by two-day reunion … CHAPTER RECEIVES SCHOLARSHIP IMPROVEMENT AWARD AT SUN VALLEY CONVENTION (1948)

==The 1950s:==

SCHOLARSHIP HONORS EARNED: First place over 27 other chapters on campus; 3.916 on a 5. system … DADS CONTRIBUTE TO UNFURNISHED DINING ROOM … MANY OUTSTANDING GIRLS HONORED IN THE 1950s …
HIGHEST SCHOLARSHIP; Chapter honored at University of Illinois Panhellenic Council dessert (1958) … ONLY LIVING CHARTER MEMBER, LUCY WILLCOX WALLACE, PRESENTS PLAQUE IN M EMORY OF KATHARINE SHARP (1959); The pledge pin of Maude Straight (Carman), first Beta Lambda pledge, had been designed by Miss Sharp and the design adopted by the Fraternity; plaque to be hung in room furnished by chapter in Miss Sharp’s memory)

==The 1960s:==

BETH DOHME (Wallin) NAMED OUTSTANDING GRADUATE IN HOME ECONOMICS, 1961 (Later she wrote weekly articles, had TV shows, served on Massachusetts State Advisory Board on Home Economics, was instructor at the University of Michigan. She and her husband were among 38 lost in a crash in the Pacific, 1969. Her picture hangs in the chapter house [She had been a pledge adviser]. A Memorial in her name for outstanding pledge was established.) … DIFFICULTIES WITHIN FRATERNITY SYSTEM REFLECT NATIONAL TREND; Many houses decrease in membership … BETA LAMBDA (nearly always) HAS FULL HOUSE … GRADUATE COUNSELOR, MARY DAILEY (Metzger), SYRACUSE, ARRIVES FALL, 1961

Kappas began unique honorary, “The Squatty Bodies”—membership based on peculiarities of bone structure (1962) … Beta Lambda established a new memorial scholarship award—Mary Ann Clark Dazey Award for greatest scholastic improvement in sophomore year … Broad scholarship program at Beta Lambda; top scholarship rewarded by $100 prize.

BETA LAMBDA CHAPTER HOST TO EPSILON PROVINCE CONVENTION (1963) … JUDY SCHLIEPER (Bower) MISS ILLINOIS AT ATLANTIC CITY … LORANA WIESE BOGGS IS HONORED WITH FIRST PLACE EDITORIAL AWARD FOR WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, The Country Cousin

1963 first year of deferred rush … A cultural program (1964) placed emphasis on current events … There were talks on religious beliefs, Fraternity goals, etiquette … Emma Rhoads Nickoley presented rare copper vase to chapter. Initiated in 1899, she had been the only woman on the American University, Beirut, faculty, and general secretary to the Beirut YWCA. (Died 1972) … Kappa and Phi Kappa Psi volunteered at Champaign County Nursing Home; waxed floors, refinished dresser drawers in spring clean-up

TWO FIRE ENGINES RUSH TO KAPPA HOUSE, FIREMEN BREAK DOWN KITCHEN DOOR, OPEN OVEN: “Somebody burned the supper!” (1966) … ADVISOROY BOARD IS AWARDED FOR EXCELLENCE AT CONVENTION (1968) … CRIES OF ANGUISH HEARD FOR MILES: Mix-up in processing affects 280 rushees later notified they had been invited by mistake. (1969)

==The 1970s:==

HOMECOMING NOT QUITE … HOOPLA (1970): “Five months ago the campus was surrounded by the National Guard and state police. Students were marching against the Cambodian involvement, Illiac, Kent State, and the death of Edgar Foults. Many of those same students are now busy constructing house decorations and preparing for the return of alumni … President of KKG sorority, a varsity cheerleader, said, “I think if something is fun it is not always nice to analyze its relevance.” …
By 1970 each girl had her own phone number (Champaign-Urbana is one of the four communities in the U.S. having more telephones than people) … By 1972 each girl had her own door key … There is 24-hour university visitation and relaxation of alcohol regulations … Dress for dinner may mean slacks but not blue jeans with holes or patches … No more closet space needed for petticoats and formals and trunks for off-season clothing, but still there are space problems … The dorm remains cold, but there is now a sun deck and TV in the rec room … Men are allowed in the public portions of the house from 11 a.m. to 6 a.m.

BETA LAMBDA KKG CENTENNIAL HELD AT CHAMPAIGN COUNTRY CLUB … KAPPA PICKERS ENTERTAIN AT MANY SPECIAL EVENTS … ANONYMOUS MALE CALLER PHONES WITH BOMB THREAT: Police find nothing (1971) …
In the early years, the library science school played a big part. By 1970, there wasn’t one student in the library school … The date of Beta Lambda founding coincides with the date of required physical education for all female students … Women, admitted to Illinois in 1870, were offered calisthenics by 1874, and played basketball nine years before the men did …
PLEDGES, ACTIVES, ALUMNAE TAKE PART IN ROSE MCGILL SHARING PROGRAM (1973) … PARTICIPATION BY 1,100 GIRLS IN 1972 RUSH WITH 480 PLEDGING … ILLINOIS HAS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND STRONGEST GREEK SYSTEMS IN THE COUNTRY

There have been Beta Lambdas from many backgrounds. The university is large; traditions begin and die out and are sometimes revived, but precious to every chapter generation are the memories shared. Some voices will echo, some of the same thoughts return, as songs are sung and ritual words spoken. Often events recorded are not events remembered. There is hope for the future, based on the past, and the present can be seen more clearly now for having had to look back.
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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 late 1970s:==

Bicycles had a place on college campuses from coast to coast, but a place for on-campus bicycles proved to be problematic at the U of I in the 70s when it came to parking them, protecting them, and vacation storage. Sorority house lounges and formerly gracious entrance halls became cycle parking areas. The University offered an indoor tennis court for bike storage with guaranteed protection from theft and damage during the Christmas holidays.

The pledge class of 1976 was made up of 23 girls. One of the girls broke her pledge shortly after bid night. The remaining 22 would go on to participate in four fantastic years as Kappa sisters. Rush was a four round rush at Illinois. One round was a Wizard of Oz theme. Kappa Pickers performed at two of the other rounds.

On bid night the girls met at the house to meet their new sisters, both pledge and active then went off to visit a half dozen fraternities to have them meet the new pledges. During this time the legal drinking age in thirty states including Illinois had been lowered from 21 to 18 allowing the girls to head off to campus bars for further celebration. On a national level it was argued at the time that if young people were required to fight and die in the Vietnam War then they should be allowed the privilege of drinking alcohol. This generation exercised previously unheard of clout and political muscle, and through years of protest and many valid arguments this generation of youth gained back some lost liberty.

The mid-seventies were also the Age of Disco which found its way from the urban environment of Chicago down I-55, the state highway, to the cornfields in the middle of the state. By December, 1977, the film Saturday Night Fever had been released. The film was marketed specifically to broaden disco's popularity beyond its primarily homosexual, black, and Latin audience. It was a huge success and its soundtrack became one of the best-selling albums of all time. Back in Urbana that fever took over Dooley’s - one of the main Greek bars transforming it into a glittery nightclub complete with mirrored glass ball.

Beta Lambda’s house underwent a major decorative refresh in the late seventies. The older pale greens and muted shades of a previous time were replaced by a pretty peach and black Asian inspired design. The family or “gathering” room was comfy couches and shades of Kappa blue. The girls were very excited by the makeover.

Some of the traditions the girls of Beta Lambda passed down, were Inspiration Week, which took place the week before initiation. Pledge moms spent the week bonding with their pledge daughters by doing nice things, continuing traditions and rituals, including candlelight serenades and generally welcoming the new members into the house.

The chapter invited alumnae over during homecoming weekend to improve relationships.
Parents were welcomed to the house with special celebrations. Dad’s weekend was held each fall and the girls took great care planning activities for both that weekend and Mom’s weekend in the spring.

The chapter had a number of actives who were selected as fraternity sweethearts. Members of the chapter were part of the cheerleading squad and the Illiniettes dance team. A number of girls were also gymnasts. During football season, the Kappas sat together with a fraternity in the football block and enjoy tailgating parties.

The chapter held an annual square dance at a local barn. An open truck decorated with hay was hired for the evening to transport the Kappas and pick up all the dates for the event.
Meals at the house were a major daily event with the girls sitting down to a formal dinner each evening after singing grace. The women and on occasion, their guests, were served by student waiters. The boys who bused the tables and washed the dishes were compensated by receiving free meals. A few love matches developed between these fine waiters and the actives.

During this time there were approximately 80 girls living in the house. As a result, a cold air dorm which slept about 40 girls existed. The girls instituted a system of “wakes” in which one would quietly wake up another sister based on the information she provided about her next day classes. This eliminated the need for 40 alarm clocks ringing in the dorm.
Love was always in the air at Beta Lambda and the chapter held special ceremonies when someone received a lavaliere, was pinned, or engaged. This provided the chapter with much excitement.
Fraternities serenaded the sororities. It was always a welcomed sight to see a group of handsome young men dressed up singing their hearts out to the women of the chapter.
Overall, the Kappas were a strong chapter, not necessarily the beauty queens, jocks or mean girls, but definitely your nice girl next door types.

Scholastic Honoraries: Phi Upsilon Omicron (home economics) 1974; Alpha Lambda Delta (1974 & 76); Phi Kappa Phi (1974, 75 & 76); Mortar Board (1974-1975); Phi Beta Kappa 1976; Sigma Phi Epsilon (speech-communications), Psi Chi (psychology).

1975 Cincinnati Award; Atius (sophomore women’s honorary), Torch (junior women’s honorary), Graduate fellowship; James Scholar; Dean’s List; Rush Committee; Bulletin Boards Chairman; Hinsdale Illinois Award; Mortar Board and Shorter Board (senior women’s honoraries); another was one of 10 finalists for the 1975 College All-Star Queen and served on the Panhellenic Council. The women won a myriad of Academic Awards. In 1975 Nancy Snowden was inducted into the Mortar Board-- a national college honor society for seniors recognizing scholarship, leadership and service. Her excellence inspired 13 women to be recognized for outstanding academic achievement the following year.

Christmas 1975 paired Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity with the Beta Lambdas for a party benefitting underprivileged children in Champaign-Urbana. Highlights included the appearance of Santa Claus and the presentation of the 12 days of Christmas.

Beta Lambda served as hostesses for 55 Kappas at the Epsilon Province meeting held April 11-13, 1975. Highlights included a tour of the Krannett Center for the Performing Arts and the Krannert Art Center. A candlelight banquet honored Mrs. Lester Corrie, a 65-year member of Beta Lambda and honorary chairman for province meeting. The Mabel McCoy Award for close relationship between alumnae and actives was presented to Beta Lambda chapter.

Julie Spitz was a busy Kappa during her undergrad days at Illinois. She was the Illinois Dads’ Association Certificate of Merit winner, served on the Illini Union Student Activity Program Board, was a staff member of the University’s summer advance enrollment program, a student intern at Assembly Hall, on the University Host and Hostess program, selected for the Shorter Board (senior women’s honorary), on the 1973 Homecoming Court, was a junior manager of the Star Course and selected to Atius (sophomore honorary).

The Illini Kappas were a group devoted to improving the community. In 1976 the philanthropy-conscious Kappas held a Christmas Party for underprivileged children in the Champaign-Urbana area. They gave these children a wonderful Christmas that otherwise would have been impossible.
In 1977, a variety of awards were received by the chapter including Achievement Awards and Panhellenic Borelli Awards. The following year Susan Snowden was recognized for co-managing the Star Course, a student run concert promoting unity and organization on the Illinois campus. There were also eight women applauded for academic excellence and given the Scholastic Honorary Award. The Kappas were intelligent and talented and an asset to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity.

This charitable spirit continued through 1979 when the Kappas did an “Egg Begg” to collect food and other donations for needy families in the region. The community was very thankful for their contributions. They also raised $1,600 for the Rose McGill Fund and the Developmental Services Center to combat Muscular Dystrophy. These women also raised and donated $518.34 to a Student Aid Fund. The members were not only a fun group of women, but also a group of women disposed to helping those around them that were in need.

During the late 70’s, the chapter women were very involved in the Greek life on campus. In 1979 the girls teamed with Delta Chi to win the Pajama Race hosted by Kappa Sigma. Their intramural teams were spectacular, winning a myriad of titles. The most successful teams were the volleyball, track and cross country teams, though the girls also participated in football and baseball leagues. Betty Oberle was the top runner on a top state team in cross country and she led the pack of athletic Kappas.

Outside of the Greek arena, the girls were also involved with Illini athletics. Including a number of participants in the Illinites - the Illini competitive dance team. Sarah Shepard and Julie Webster were star competitors on the Illinois gymnastics team that took second place in the Big Ten. The women also won the Best Overall Homecoming trophy in 1979, celebrating their school spirit. Overall the Kappas were an active and fun bunch that enjoyed being involved on campus.

==Highlights of the 1980s==

Beta Lambda hostessed the 1985 Epsilon Province Meeting on April 12-14, 1985.
The U.S. National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 was passed by Congress. This bill required “all States to raise their minimum drinking age to 21 within two years or lose a portion of their Federal-aid highway funds; and encourage States, through incentive grants programs, to pass mandatory sentencing laws to combat drunk driving.” (Thomas Senate Record Vote Analysis) The portion of the Federal-aid highway funds that would be lost if the state didn’t comply amounted to five- percent in the third year and 10-percent in the fourth year.

The summer of 1986 was full of pride for the chapter when Leslie Barnes, chapter President and Liz Warner, First Vice-President attended the Fraternity Convention and received the Scholarship Award on behalf of the chapter. Sherri Fontanta, Marshal and a Beta Lambda Picker, had the privilege to sing with the Convention Choir.

February 7, 1987, the chapter initiated 52 girls. The following weekend the chapter held its Valentine’s formal. A reception was held in the chapter house. The women enjoyed dressing up. In March the initiates held their pledge dance with the theme of Kamp Kappa. The member’s were invited to two additional dances with other sororities: Kite and Key, and Miami Triad. The girls had a wonderful time getting to know the members of the other chapters.

On Mom’s Day the chapter held their first Mom’s Day Auction. The event raised $2,000 that went towards redecorating the house. The chapter also participated in the final competition of the Atius-Saechem Mom’s Day Sing. The event was a variety show held during Mom’s weekend each year. Sororities and fraternities were paired, prepared a short musical, and tried out for the show. The event sponsors were Atius (a sophomore honorary) and Sachem (a junior honorary).

At the Annual Borelli Awards during the Spring of 1987, Leslie Barnes was honored with third place for Outstanding President. The Borelli Awards were sponored by Panhellenic Council and the Borelli Family. The awards are given to chapters in recognition of their accomplishments during the year.

Beta Lambda received three awards at the Epsilon Province Convention: Outstanding Panhellenic Relations Award, Pledge Program Improvement Award and Overall Achievement Award.
Due to the achievements and number of awards presented to the chapter, Beta Lambda received the “Essence of Excellence” at the University of Illinois.

On October 14, the chapter welcomed the President of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Marian Klingbeil Williams, Missouri, to join them as they celebrated Founders Day 1987. The evening began with punch and coffee while actives provided musical entertainment including piano music and traditional Beta Lambda songs sung by the Pickers. During dinner, local alums and members of the chapter got acquainted with one another. After dinner, the Friendship Key, an award given to one of the active members of the chapter each semester was awarded to Erin Schlosser. The director of the local alumna group spoke at the banquet and introduced the guest of honor – Marian Williams.

The following day, Marian Williams visited the chapter house to have coffee and casually visit with the girls. Williams shared her ‘Kappa Wisdom’ along with many funny stories. A wonderful morning was had by all.

Some of the girls volunteered their time to be coaches for the area Special Olympics proving to be a very satisfying and rewarding experience for all. The entire chapter participated in the Order of Omega’s campus clean-up.

Through both semesters, many girls were involved in the Student Alumni Association. An active was in charge of the campus Homecoming Week. Several girls participated in the Student Government Association. Two actives were elected officers of the campus Panhellenic Council. Others participated on Panhellenic committees as well as Junior Panhellenic.

Two actives participated on the Varsity Track team, four were cheerleaders (including the captain of the squad), and three were Illiniettes. In intramural football, the Beta Lambda team made it to the playoffs. The entire chapter was very proud of these sisters.

At one time or another, every Kappa has been a sweetheart in her own way. With their smiles and helping hearts, the sweetheart atmosphere has always apparent at Beta Lambda. During the semester that sweetheart feeling was recognized by the men of Sigma Chi, Phi Kappa Psi and Acacia. In February Jacqui Marchese was crowned the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi during their formal held in St. Louis. In March, Phi Kappa Psi named Amy Lieberman their sweetheart during the annual Penthouse Party. In April, Amy Coan was given the title of Acacia Sweetheart during their formal held in Chicago. Many of the women bonded while rooming together in the Kappa annex during their junior and senior years.

==Highlights of the 1990s==

The Beta Lambda Chapter was one year away from celebrating its Centennial anniversary. The women were proud to uphold the same traditions and standards instituted by previous sisters nearly 100 years before them.

Renovations were made to the Lincoln Avenue home and the campus of the campus had changed with the years but the character of the women of Beta Lambda had held fast. The chapter remained one of the three largest women’s fraternities on the campus and boasted the addition of an exceptional group of 45 new members in January, 1998. These women added energy and enthusiasm to the chapter bringing with them a pool of talent and motivation to both Kappa and the university community.

Along with maintaining a grade point average both the all-women’s and all-sorority averages (Kappa achieved sixth out of 18 Panhellenic sororities), Beta Lambda members found time to take advantage of opportunities on the Champaign-Urbana campus. At the annual scholarship dinner held on March 9, 1998, women were recognized for their scholastic achievements and a new weekly incentive program was introduced. At each weekly chapter meeting, a clipboard was passed. Kappas earning an “A” on a test or paper were allowed to place her name on the board. At the end of the meeting, a name was drawn and that person was awarded a gift certificate. Highly successful, the program would be continued.

A new member scholarship program had been introduced during the fall semester requiring each member to meet at the library or house for two to three hours a week on Tuesday or Wednesday evenings. This gave new members a chance to get to know one another and help each other with their new schedules.

Beta Lambdas reached out to the Panhellenic community during the year. Beginning with the fall of 1998, the chapter was represented on the Panhellenic Judicial Board, Multicultural Committee, and the task force dealing with the new Greek risk management program working in conjunction with the Interfraternity Council and local city government and the Shi-Ai inter-sorority relations organization. Individual members continued to organize both Greek Week and Panhellenic Pride Week.

Philanthropically, the Beta Lambdas participated and supported more than a dozen different endeavors sponsored by a variety of organizations, fraternities and sororities on campus while sponsoring their own Kappatat for Humanity. Kappatat was a men’s volleyball tournament organized and executed by Beta Lambda, with profits benefitting Habitat for Humanity.

The chapter assisted many other causes including Multiple Sclerosis, a campus suicide hotline, Easter Seals, abused children, a rape crisis center and the local Boys and Girls Clubs.
The year was a positive one for the chapter. Many of the ideas and work outlined in the 1997-1998 school year paid off in the fall of 1998 when the chapter accommodated the Panhellenic no frills rush policy. The register and budget systems implemented in the new computer program, designed by the Fraternity and the entire chapter, reaped the benefits of the innovative new member program. Working together with local alumnae and Fraternity liaisons, the women worked to make the current chapter exceptional.

The chapter got organized in 1998. Two special visits to the chapter were made by traveling consultants during the year enabling the chapter to facilitate the no frills rush and recruiting a spectacular new member class. Rush work week was held from August 17-21, 1998. Once the university-wide rush began on August 28, the chapter exhibited a fine performance, which was evident by the outstanding new member class. Rounds included Sweet Home Kappa Gamma when the girls decorated the chapter house in a down home country style. Complete with blue and green gingham bows, daises and white picket fences, the success of these parties was recorded as phenomenal as Kappa received 97 percent return rate, one of the highest on the campus.
The last round of parties was Kappa Traditions which impressed upon the rushes that they were not joining a four-year sorority, but a near 100 year tradition. For these parties the women brought out the archives for the chapter.

Bid night was held on October 3. A circus theme with hired clowns, jugglers and sword throwers was a great kickoff party for the new members.The Fraternity changed the pledge period for all Kappa chapters. It reduced it to a new six-week new member program before the new members were initiated. The program placed greater emphasis on academic excellence during membership selection, a redefinition of the term pledge to new member, an all-inclusive educational program in which the entire chapter participated to teach the new members and the fall initiation. Perhaps one of the most rewarding weekends of new membership was walkout. This year the walkout was held at a senior’s home in Decatur. Throughout the weekend, new members bonded not only as a class but with graduating seniors who shared many memories of their active days. Initiation week would be another time of excitement for the chapter women of as the entire class of new members was successfully initiated.

On September 25 the Kappas held a Barndance at Farm Lake with the women hosting a hoedown complete with a bonfire, hayrides, a DJ and everyone dressed in overalls. The members participated in a murder mystery exchange with Alpha Epsilon Pi on October 29 held at the mystery theater. The girls held a Second City exchange with Sigma Chi on November 5. November 20 was the night of the semiformal event held at the University Inn.

Each member of the chapter was part of a committee headed by a chapter officer. These committees were vital to the smooth and successful operation of this active group of young women. The Vice President of Organization for the chapter created a master calendar for the 1998-1999 school year listing all activities in which the members participated. These ranged from chapter meetings to inspirational activities to the Spring formal.

An email list was compiled of each active and newly pledged member of the chapter which provided a means of notifying every one of upcoming events in a quick and up-to-the-minute way.
A December Leadership Training Workshop was held to provide the next set of chapter officers with the tools they would need to manage the chapter in the coming year. During the day-long retreat, outgoing leaders passed on knowledge and inspiration to the newly elected officers. This retreat took place after the installation of the new officers at the home of a Champaign alumna.

The 1999 calendar year represented one of great growth and change for the women of Beta Lambda. After the induction of the new member class, the girls were prepared to take on previously encountered obstacles, become more involved in the business of the chapter and participate in the campus Panhellenic community.

Academics and campus involvement took the top of the list for the girls ranking Beta Lambda 3rd highest grade point average for all sororities, including many 4.0’s. Members made special efforts to stick together and work through tough classes such as Statistics and Accounting.
As proclaimed during Recruitment events Kappa’s are “Women of Diversity.” The girls proved this as they participated in activities throughout campus.

They hosted a Centennial celebration and were excited to interact with many alumnae during dinner, campus and house tours, and flip through old chapter scrapbooks. Along with change came struggles. Beta Lambda received a letter of concern from the Fraternity. A graduate consultant from the Fraternity moved in the following semester to help sort out financial issues and other problems. The girls were eager to pull together and improve. The traveling consultant visited the chapter twice during the school year and offered plenty of suggestions for improvement. Holding lengthy meetings with the officers and chapter, the consultant was able to teach the women the true meaning of rituals and importance of the standing rules. After performing ritual ceremonies and formal chapter time after time, the chapter made strong headway. A new group of officers were elected and the consultant was back for her second visit, working with them at a leadership conference which detailed the positions and the work to be done. Beta Lambda was back stronger than ever.

The chapter philanthropy Kappatat was a huge success for the girls. Hosting the 4- on- 4 volleyball tournament for all of the fraternities on campus. All proceeds went to benefit Habitat for Humanity.

During Recruitment, the girls decorated bookmarks that were then placed in donated books and sent to local schools for underprivileged children. Other Beta Lambda volunteer activities included Volunteer Illinois Projects, Crisis Nursery and Head Start. Sigma Chi held their annual blood drive and many Kappas were on hand to lend assistance to the cause.

The chapter was voted Most Creative for the Atius competition. Candle passing was a long tradition at the house and on a very happy note one of the actives announced her engagement with the ceremony.

==A New Millennium -- Highlights of 2000-2010==

At both Initiation brunch and on Mother's Weekend the chapter proudly displayed some of their archives such as the yearly scrapbook and awards earned throughout the years.
During this past year there were stand out events that brought the chapter great pride. The Beta Lambda house was listed on the National Historical Landmark. A new house mom was hired and was adored by all. The former chapter President Stephanie Halvorsen won 2nd place as the Greek Woman of the Year. Beta Lambda won 2nd place for Excellence in External Operations. Fall Recruitment was totally revamped from previous years. It went smoothly, and the percentages were superb.

At a huge campus with great diversity, it is sometimes hard to find a niche, but the girls of the chapter have gone above and beyond to be a part of this campus. The girls are involved in a broad range of activities from intramurals, to volunteering and tutoring, to clubs in their majors, to leadership positions. Sports are a huge aspect of this campus, and the girls are in the Orange Crush for basketball and the Illini Pride for football.

Besides being involved in extracurricular, the members were very involved in the chapter. At Illinois, the chapter continues to hold its annual 4-on-4 volleyball tournament, Kappatat, to raise money for Habitat for Humanity. During this year they began building a house with other area sororities and fraternities. To obtain more money for this, many members volunteered at football games and their pay went to help purchase the building supplies. They also participated in a wide variety of philanthropic events held by other sororities and fraternities such as Sigma Chi Derby Days and Alpha Gamma Delta Water Wars. Sisterhood was also very important to the chapter and during the year they organized game night, had a beauty night, and went to an apple orchard.

The challenges were typical of a chapter that was extremely crowded due to a huge new member class. Girls were 3-4 per room, but the atmosphere always remained positive. Problems and issues were kept to a minimum, and the girls handled the situation in a commendable manner. The previous year the chapter experienced problems with attendance at chapter meetings, sisterhoods, and other such events. A new point system was implemented resulting in growing attendance at all events.

During initiation dinner and Mom's Weekend, the chapter continued the tradition of displaying some of its archives. These included the scrapbooks and awards that received through the years.
The past year had been an eventful one. Some of their proudest moments included achieving the Epsilon Province’s Outstanding Achievement in Unity, Loyalty, and Gracious Living for 2003-2005; Honorable Mention in Chapter History and Ritual for 2003-2005; Honorable Mention in New Member Programming for 2003-2005. A major renovation to the house patio including changing the ground area from concrete to decorative stone and putting up a new awning. It was a definite improvement.

Recruitment in the fall went very well, and the chapter greatly improved the Initiation rate of new members from the previous year as only one girl dropped out.
During the year many of girls made the Dean's List. A senior member received the Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Award.

Chapter members began getting involved in the Big Brother Big Sister program, to which many girls showed great interest. The Beta Lambda intramural soccer team won the final championship game. The Illinois campus at offered a wide range of activities and clubs to get involved in, and the chapter members took full advantage of those opportunities. The women were very active in the diverse areas of interest ranging from academic clubs to intramural sports. A lot of girls made a point to get out and attend basketball and football games to support university’s teams. Many girls also were involved in tutoring and volunteering, as well as clubs in their majors and leadership positions.

The girls of the chapter were always willing to support each other as well as the chapter. The participation at the annual philanthropy Kappatat was very good this year. The girls also had two days of successful fundraising for Habitat for Humanity by hosting a 4-on-4 men's volleyball tournament. The members also participated in other Greek houses philanthropies. There was great involvement in Sigma Chi's Derby Days, and the chapter placed third in their overall competition. The girls participated in Delta Gamma's Anchor Splash, Alpha Omicron Pi's Mud Olympics, and Alpha Gamma Delta's Water Wars. The Beta Lambda sisterhood events went extremely well. Attendance was outstanding at the annual Curtis Apple Orchard Day, and at the chapter Mary Kay Beauty Night.

Chapter housekeeping challenges remained an issue. The house manager implemented a system of assigning four or five women a week to concentrate on taking out the trash and making sure the house stayed presentable. The system began to work, making living in the crowded house less frustrating. Attendance at chapter and sisterhood events proved to be another problem for the chapter, but by using a point system and reminding the girls the importance of attendance, the problem improved.

Beta Lambda - Campus Activities/ Involvement in 2005 included: Student Dietetic Association, Referee for U of I Intramural Soccer, Kappa Intramural soccer team, Illinois Competitive Cheerleading, Big Brother/Big Sisters, Order of Omega, Greek Honorary Society, Panhellenic Recruitment Treasurer, Project Discovery Accounting Society, Vis-à-vis, Women in Aerospace Engineering Council Representative, James Scholar, Head Guard: Campus Recreation, Campus Crusade for Christ, Big Brother Big Sister, Education Fraternity, American Advertising Federation, Phi Eta Sigma, Dean’s List, Greek Intervarsity, Psi Chi, Faith-In-Action, Student Nurses’ Association, Sigma Theta Tau, Illini Dance Team, Illinettes, Illini Varsity Cheerleading, Model United Nations, NSCS, Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award, Tutor, Club Tennis, FHCE, MAMA Program, and Alpha Lambda Delta.

Nineteen members of the chapter earned 4.0 grade point averages during the Spring of 2006.
Archives were displayed during Homecoming weekend included the previous semester's scrapbook as well as older scrapbooks and other items, such as old newsletters, from the chapter archives. Also included were awards that the chapter had received throughout the past year. This display was displayed on a large table in the foyer of the chapter house. Homecoming weekend was chosen as the best time to present an archives display so that the many visiting alumnae would be able to view both new and old Kappa memorabilia.

One of the chapter's biggest achievements this past year was in the area of academic excellence. At the end of 2005, the chapter ranked 19th out of 23 chapters in G.P.A., but by the end of 2006 had moved up to 8th out of 23.

The chapter had a very successful Recruitment in 2006, with 58 bids offered to new members and 57 women initiated. The fact that almost all of the new members were initiated was credited to the strength of the chapter’s new member program.

Another area of pride during the year was Philanthropy. Beta Lambda’s annual volleyball philanthropy event for Habitat for Humanity, Kappatat, raised $1,800 and more than 30 different teams participated. The members participated in many other philanthropic events through other chapter houses on campus as well as through the Panhellenic Council. At the 2006 Greek Oscars, Beta Lambda received a second place award for scholarship as well as an award for outstanding fire safety. One of the members was also nominated for Greek Woman of the Year. 2006 also included many fun social events such as Barn Dance, Krush Party, Semi-Formal and Formal, and many exchanges with fraternities on campus. The girls enjoyed many sisterhood events including a movie night during the holiday season, a jewelry party and purse party at the chapter house, and Kappa Kristmas. The Kappa soccer team also won the intramural championship for the second year in a row.

The University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana was home to 30,909 undergraduate students. The campus had the largest Greek system in the nation. There were 63 fraternities and 36 sororities in total. 22% of the student population is involved in a fraternity or sorority. Of the 36 sororities on campus, 23 are members of Panhellenic Council and are composed of more than 2,900 women. The University offered hundreds of clubs and organizations, many in which Kappa women participated.

The chapter had 185 active members; during the fall semester and 57 new members were initiated.
The chapter grade point average was 3.38, ranking 8th out of the 23 chapters on campus.
Lisa Ellis was the new house director this school year.
The spring of 2006 had 52 women living in the house, and during the fall of 2006 there were 59 women living inside the chapter house.

Chapter members were active throughout campus in a wide variety of activities including Illini Cheerleading, LAS Student Senate, peer tutoring, Illini Dance Team and Illinettes Dance Team, several different Christian groups, several different pre-professional organizations and many different honorary and service fraternities. Many members were on the Dean's List, and several participated in the James Scholar Honors Program. Two members of the chapter served on the Panhellenic Council Executive Board.

During the past year, and specifically during the fall 2006 semester, the chapter experienced several challenges involving infractions of both Panhellenic and Fraternity Bylaws. Most of these challenges dealt with risk management issues. In order to overcome the problems of the past semesters, the 2006 and 2007 Chapter Councils created an action plan, to replace its previous focus letter, which outlined intended strategies for improving accountability, standards, risk management, sisterhood, and Panhellenic involvement. The Leadership Consultant was a very helpful resource in creating this action plan. The use of this plan throughout the next year would prove to be a vital tool to overcome challenges in these five areas. The incoming 2007 Chapter Council was fortunate to participate in a "Leadership Day" in December which provided the incoming officers with very helpful information on leadership, communication, teamwork, delegation, and motivation. The skills gained from this workshop helped the house leaders gain the confidence needed to continue to implement the action plan and help the chapter reach its goals. The women were most concerned with accountability. They felt enforcing attendance policies as well as other chapter bylaws and standing rules, would allow them to build a stronger, more cohesive chapter.

Members of the chapter happily gathered with students from Thomas Paine Elementary School to present 250 books in support of Reading is Fundamental.

Nineteen members of the chapter earned 4.0 grade point averages during the fall of 2006.
The women displayed Kappa scrapbooks on Mom’s Weekend. The material was presented in the family room showing the most recent scrapbook, award from Province Meeting, archived photos of Kappas and their moms as well as a Kappa History book from the archives. The second display took place during Homecoming weekend allowing visiting alumnae to view the memorabilia. This foyer table display was accompanied with a large poster showcasing photos from the semester that included Recruitment, as well as social, sisterhood and philanthropy events. The Province award and Kappa History book were also placed on display.

During the past calendar year, philanthropy had been a major success for the girls. At Kappatat, the annual 4-on-4 volleyball tournament, the women doubled the total money raised from 2006 for Habitat for Humanity collecting more than $3,000 during this year. This event was changed from a double elimination to a pool play which was more efficient and made 2007 the first year the tournament was held in only one day. The women also donated hundreds of books to local schools for Reading Is Fundamental, had numerous teams in Relay for Life, and placed 3rd in the Sig Ep Presents pageant philanthropy. the chapter was recognized as the Panhellenic chapter with the most service hours in fall of 2007 with 1,239.5 hours.

The chapter had another successful recruitment initiating more than quota. The chapter members kept up their grades and moved to rank 7th out of 23 chapters in grade point average. The chapter balanced studies with many fun social and sisterhood events in 2007 including Barndance, Semi-Formal, Formal, Krush Party, Pledge Dance, and a trip to the Reindeer Ranch corn maze, Curtis Apple Orchard, a movie night, purse party, Kappa Kristmas and many exchanges with fraternities on campus.

The University of Illinois had 30,895 undergraduate students and 42,000 total with graduate students. More than 6,600 undergraduates, or approximately 22% of the student population, were involved in the Greek system. There were 37 sororities and 60 fraternities, making the campus the largest Greek system in the country. The school year brought the addition of a new sorority, Alpha Xi Delta to campus. The campus had more than 1,000 registered student organizations offering a wide range of activities and clubs with which to get involved in and Kappas took advantage of the offerings.

During the fall, 49 new members were initiated making the chapter a total of 180 members. The chapter grade point average equaled 3.3788, ranking 7th out of 23 sororities. Many girls were on the Dean’s List and many were in the James Scholar Honors Program as well as part of honorary fraternities Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Lambda Delta, Psi Chi. One member served on the Panhellenic Council Executive Board as Vice President of Risk Management.

Members were very involved on campus including: Intramural soccer and softball, Club water polo, Club synchronized skating, Club basketball team, Illinois Varsity Cheerleading, Illini Dance Team, Illinettes, Orange Krush, Illini Pride, Greek Intervarsity and other Christian groups, American Advertising Federation, Student Dietetic Association, to name a few.
Many members held jobs, were tutors on campus as well as at elementary schools and volunteered for places like Crisis Care and Vis-à-vis.

One of the first challenges the chapter faced during this year was to work together to get off the old Focus Letter and adhere to the new action plan set by Chapter Council to help the chapter improve. Attendance remained a concern, especially for chapter meetings and other required events but the action plan helped solve this problem as well as the constant reminder of the points system. Another problematic issue was keeping the house, especially the bathrooms, clean on the weekends. The girls implemented a housework schedule to help and to solve the dirty dishes in the bathroom problem. The house leadership threatened to keep all food/dishes in the kitchen and not allow anything to be taken upstairs if changes were not made. The biggest challenge the chapter faced last year was getting enough girls to step up and take a leadership position for Chapter Council. It was assumed someone would step up and at first only 5 out of 23 active members ran for positions. The problem was compounded by the requirement that most positions required the leader to live in the house an extra semester and many girls had signed leases for apartments. The older girls who were currently on Chapter Council sat everyone down and gave a very persuasive speech reminding members they were the future of this chapter’s success. Many girls were motivated and gave up their apartments or decided to step up and fill the positions. Three actives studied abroad in Europe.

The chapter’s biggest improvements in 2008 were in the area of academics and Recruitment. The overall house grade point average increased, equaling a 3.3825 with was a high number of members with 4.0’s, and the chapter moved up in Greek grade point average rankings. The chapter achieved 10th ranking out of 25 sororities on campus.

The Recruitment process was extremely successful in 2008 with record high return rates at different invitations producing an initiation class more than quota. The social calendar was packed in 2008 and included events such as Kappa Krush, Semi-Formal, Formal and Pledge Dance. Beta Lambda also had numerous sisterhood events including movie nights and ice skating. Another major improvement during the year took place in philanthropy. On top of a successful 4-on-4 volleyball tournament and a spaghetti dinner to raise money for Habitat for Humanity, the girls extended their Reading is Fundamental Philanthropy Activities. In addition to collecting books for Thomas Paine school, several chapter members volunteered to read with students on a weekly basis.

The University of Illinois had 42,000 students, 30,895 of whom were in the undergraduate program. More than 6,000 undergraduates, or about 22% of the student population, were involved in the Greek system. The campus had the largest Greek system in the country, with 37 sororities, 25 of which are NPC affiliated and 60 fraternities. The campus had more than 1,000 registered student organizations, including various activities and clubs. Students typically come from 50 states and 100 nations.

The chapter initiated 45 members in the fall making Beta Lambda chapter a total of 172.
During the spring semester 49 girls lived in the house and 62 lived in during the fall.
Chapter members were very involved in a wide variety of campus organizations including intramural and club sports teams, dance troupes, Illinettes, spirit groups including Illini Pride and Orange Krush, Greek Intervarsity, and several religious organizations. On top of these activities, many members made the Dean’s List, participated in the James Scholar Program, and were members of honor fraternities.

Kappas volunteered and worked as tutors and at the local hospital. Chapter challenges included the common problem of all chapter council members being aware of and staying under budget. The Treasurer worked to remedy this by reminding officers of their budgets and cutting back on unnecessary costs. One of the main challenges faced this year by the chapter was continued participation of older members within the chapter. This absence was especially noticeable at chapter meetings. The President reminded junior and senior members that they set an example for new members and the importance of staying involved in the chapter to the end of their college career. Attendance improved but remained a work in progress.

To raise money for Habitat for Humanity of Illinois, the members coached and encouraged fraternity volleyball teams during Kappatat. The chapter had the biggest improvement in Recruitment. Beta Lambda initiated 50 girls in the fall, the largest group of new members since the fall of 2006. This group of girls includes a large number of sophomores as well as three exchange students from London, England.

Repeating past successes, philanthropy proved to be a major achievement for the girls. This was the 3rd year of hosting a Kappasta spaghetti dinner at the house to raise money to donate to the UII campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. Kappatat, the annual 4-on-4 beach volleyball tournament was another great success in raising money for Habitat for Humanity. As the girls began in the previous year, several members of the chapter continued volunteering to read to students at the Thomas Paine School as part of the Reading is Fundamental Philanthropy.
The social calendar was once again packed with fun events such as a Kappa Karnival themed Pledge Dance, Barn Dance, Formal, Semi-Formal, and Impromptu. Aside from outside events there were many successful sisterhood events such as ice skating and pumpkin carving.

In the fall the chapter raised its grade point average to 3.4041 achieving 9th out of 25 sororities and placing the chapter above the average all-sorority grade point average of 3.3977. This was a major success for the girls. Academically, the chapter has consistently improved.
The University of Illinois had approximately 43,000 students, 31,540 were undergraduates. Of the undergraduates 21% of the students were involved in the Greek system on campus. The university continued to have the largest Greek system in the country with 37 sororities and 60 fraternities. There were also a large number of academic related fraternities for both males and females on campus. The campus remained highly diverse with students coming from all 50 states and over 100 countries.

Beta Lambda initiated 50 new members in the fall, providing the chapter with 200 members.
Many of the girls continued to be a part of the James Scholar Honors Program, were placed on the Dean's List, and become members of honorary fraternities such as Alpha Kappa Psi, Phi Eta Sigma, and Delta Sigma Pi.

The Kappas were involved in many clubs and activities including the Lacrosse team, Soccer Club, Illini Dance Team, Illinettes, Illini Pride, Business Council, The Society of Women in Business, Identity Irish Dance Troupe, Greek Intervarsity, and many more. The women of the chapter were also dedicated to helping the community; many took part by volunteering as tutors and worked in local hospitals.

The sorority faced many challenges over the year, with financial stability a major concern. It became apparent in past years that the Chapter Council members were not fully aware of their budgets and overspent their budgeted amount. The chapter had a tremendous Treasurer whose primary goal was educating new Chapter Council members of their budget and spending. By limiting the funds given to each Chapter Council member the Treasurer was able to get Beta Lambda financially on track again. Another continuous challenge remained getting junior and senior members to attend and participate in chapter and Kappa events. It was very difficult to get such a large membership to commit to traditional events. The President constantly reminded the girls how important it was for them to attend chapter meetings and chapter events to set an example for the new members. Attendance slowly improved, but not to the level the girls had hoped to achieve. This also created another challenge when it came to Beta Lambda’s participation at other sorority and fraternity philanthropies. The Philanthropy chair reminded everyone how important it was to be involved in the Greek community on campus. She also mentioned the effect this would have on Kappa events and set about campaigning to reverse the trend.

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

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==Highlights of 2011==

This past year our chapter continued to grow in the area of recruitment. Last year, we initated 50 girls, this year we increased that number and initiated 54. This group of girls consists of a large number of sophomores, and among them one exchange student from London, England. We also had much success with our fall philanthropy. At our fourth annual Kappasta Spaghetti dinner, along with our 4 on 4 volleyball tournament, we managed to donate $5,200 to Habitat for Humanity.

In addition to donating money to the cause, our chapter participated in its first house build with Habitat for Humanity last spring. This was an incredible experience and a lot of fun, and we plan on making the house build an annual event. For the past two years we have several members volunteer to read to the students of Thomas Paine school as part of our Reading is Fundamental philanthropy. Our social calendar was packed this past year with events such as "Kappa Keys Overseas" themed pledge dance, Barn Dance, Semi-Formal, and Impromptu. Aside from social events we also coordinate many successful sisterhood events within the chapter. These include visiting the apple orchard, making cranes for a sister's hospitalized father, and going ice skating.

'''Campus:''' The University of Illinois has about 43,000 students, 31,540 are undergraduates. -Of the undergraduates, about 21% of the males and females are involved in the greek system. -We have the largest greek system in the country with 36 sororities and 60 fraternities. We also have a large number of academic related fraternities for both male and females. -We have a very diverse campus with students coming from all 50 states and over 100 countries. -There are over 1,000 registered student organizations on campus, including various clubs and activities. Kappas are always very involved in what our great campus has to offer.

'''Chapter:''' -We initiated new members in the fall, which makes the Beta Lambda Chapter a total of 181 active members. -Many of our members are part of the James Scholar Program, on the Dean's List, and members of honorary fraternities such as Alpha Kappa Psi, Phi Eta Sigma, and Delta Sigma Pi. -The Beta Lambda Kappas are also involved in a wide variety of student organizations such as club soccer, ROTC, Illini Cheerleading, the Illini Dance Team, Illinettes, Illini Pride, Business Council, Identity Irish Dance Troupe, Greek Intervarsity, and many more. -Many of our members are also involved in service and volunteer work such as tutoring, and being involved with special needs children and adults in the neighborhood.

We have faced two major challenges the past year. First, we have had trouble making sure we were financially stable. Coming into the year, Beta Lambda faced a financial debt that we struggled to climb out. Many officers were unaware of limits to their budgets. We have fixed this problem by learning to effectively budget and save our money. Also, we faced another challenge in the area of academics. Last year, Kappa was ranked 9th out of 25 sororities and we were above the average GPA of sororities. However, after last fall we have dropped to 13th. This upcoming semester we plan to increase our focus on academic work and, thus, strengthen our GPA.

==Highlights of 2012==

This past year the Beta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma continued to grow in the area of philanthropy. In the fall we hosted our annual volleyball tournament and pasta dinner, the proceeds went the Habitat for Humanity Foundation. We also participated in a local house build. This coming spring break 24 members of our chapter are going on a Habitat for Humanity trip and will be building houses in several different states. Many members of the chapter go to Thomas Paine school and read to the students, which is one of the ways we participate in the Reading is Fundamental Philanthropy. The women of the Beta Lambda chapter not only participate in our own philanthropy but in other Fraternity's and Sorority's philanthropies as well! In November of 2012 we initiated 47 wonderful women! We have had several sisterhood events this past year, such as a game night called "Kappa Kookies & Games", we went to the circus, wrote holiday cards to soldiers, made christmas cookies, had a funny photo booth night, and we made valentines for the patients at Carol Hospital. Our chapter has recently added committees to our chapter council. We believe having committees benefits the house as a whole by getting more active members involved!

The University of Illinois has about 43,000 students, 31,540 are undergraduates.
-Of the undergraduates, about 21% of the males and females are involved in the greek system.
-We have the largest greek system in the country with 36 sororities and 60 fraternities. We also have a large number of academic related fraternities for both male and females.
-We have a very diverse campus with students coming from all 50 states and over 100 countries.
-There are over 1,000 registered student organizations on campus, including various clubs and activities. Kappas are always very involved in what our great campus has to offer.

==Highlights of 2013==

From January 1st, 2013 through December 31, 2013, our chapter, Beta Lambda, has improved on our academic average GPA. Last Spring 2013 semester, it was 3.4147 but during Fall of 2013 it was 3.4434. The ladies in Beta Lambda Chapter are slowly increasing the average GPA. To keep on increasing the GPA, our academic chair is keeping up with all the study files so everyone can share their notes and support each other. Beta Lambda has participated in Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Leadership Academy.

For our philanthropy involvement, we are continuing on Kappasta and Kappatat. One of the ladies in our chapter is involved in Panhellenic Council as Recruitment Board. All the ladies are very excited for her and will be supporting her. The goal of our chapter is to get involved in our chapter committee meetings more.

For our formal chapter, we started following a new rule to make our chapter more formal by not having cell phone during our chapter. We started having more committees’ meetings after chapter to get everyone’s opinion on our weaknesses and strengths.

==Highlights of 2014==

This past year our chapter had many accomplishments and exciting news. We initiated 52 women in the fall which was the result of a very successful recruitment. This group of women consisted of not only freshmen, but some sophomores and juniors as well, including an exchange student from England. Our philanthropy was also a huge success in 2014. This was the 7th year that we hosted a Kappasta spaghetti dinner at the chapter house to raise money for the University of Illinois campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. We also hosted our annual volleyball tournament, Kappatat, in order to also raise money for Habitat for Humanity. In addition to these two events, our women continued on the tradition of monthly school reading visits in order to support Reading is Fundamental at multiple elementary schools. A few women of our chapter also participated on a Greek Serve spring break service trip in New Orleans. Social events were also very successful this past year. Our social calendar consisted of events such as a decades themed Pledge Dance, Barn Dance, Formal, Semi-Formal, and Impromptu. Adding on to these events, we also had sisterhood events such as Salsa dancing lessons, facials, a trip to the local apple orchard, scrapbooking, ice-skating, and a pajama party. More exciting news was that our president, Mallory Miller, won "Outstanding President" award at the university's Greek Oscars. Finally, in the fall we raised our GPA to 3.46, putting us at 8th place out of 26 sororities. Academics are always something that we work to improve on, so this was very exciting as we will continue to try to advance even further in the next year.

Our campus had a fall enrollment of 32,281 undergraduate students. About 23% of the undergraduate students on our campus are involved in Greek life. The most recent of changes to our chapter in 2014 would be the initiation of the fall pledge class consisting of 52 women, making our chapter total to be 193 members. Many women in our chapter this past year were a part of the James Scholar Honors Program, on the Dean's List, and members of honorary fraternities. The women of Beta Lambda are also involved in many clubs and activities on campus, including the Illinettes and Business Council. This past year our women have also taken pride in volunteering for local hospitals and as tutors.

Our chapter holds chapter meetings at our chapter house located in Urbana, Illinois. Our house is an owned facility that is actually a National Historic Landmark. The women of Kappa Kappa Gamma have resided in our current house since 1928. Each sister is required to live in the house for at least a year which gives members the opportunity to live together and share an even greater bond. Our house has a maximum capacity of 62 women. In the past, we have also owned a house also in Urbana, Illinois.

==Highlights of 2015==
This past year our chapter had many accomplishments and exciting news. We initiated 50 women in the fall which was the result of a very successful recruitment. This group of women consisted of not only freshmen, but some sophomores as well. Our philanthropy was also a huge success in 2014. This was the 8th year that we hosted a Kappasta spaghetti dinner at the chapter house to raise money for the University of Illinois campus chapter of Habitat for Humanity. We also hosted our annual volleyball tournament, Kappatat, in order to also raise money for Habitat for Humanity. In addition to these two events, our women continued on the tradition of monthly school reading visits in order to support Reading is Fundamental at multiple elementary schools. A few women of our chapter also participated on a Greek Serve spring break service trip in New Orleans. Social events were also very successful this past year. Our social calendar consisted of events such as a themed Pledge Dance, Barn Dance, Formal, Semi-Formal, and Impromptu. Adding on to these events, we also had sisterhood events such as a dinner swap with Alpha Gamma Delta, a trip to the local apple orchard, pumpkin carving, ice-skating, and a movie night. Finally, in the fall we raised our GPA to 3.487. Academics are always something that we work to improve on, so this was very exciting, as we will continue to try to advance even further in the next year.

Our campus had a fall enrollment of 32,878 undergraduate students. About 23% of the undergraduate students on our campus are involved in Greek life. The most recent of changes to our chapter in 2015 would be the initiation of the fall pledge class consisting of 50 women, making our chapter total to be 190 members. Many women in our chapter this past year were a part of the James Scholar Honors Program, on the Dean's List, and members of honorary fraternities. The women of Beta Lambda are also involved in many clubs and activities on campus, including the Illinettes and Business Council. This past year our women have also taken pride in volunteering for local hospitals and as tutors.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Habitat for Humanity (in addition to Reading is Fundamental)

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

We support Habitat for Humanity because we understand the impact of homelessness and Habitat for Humanity is a world leading in fighting it. This organization also allows us to make a difference right here in the Champaign community.

==Highlights of the 2020s:==
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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!

Beta Kappa

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|Name= Beta Kappa
|GreekSymbol= BK
|Image= [[File:Beta_Kappa.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1916|02|26}}
|College= [http://www.uidaho.edu/ University of Idaho]
|Location= Moscow, ID
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/betakappa/ Beta Kappa Homepage]
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'''University of Idaho established 1889, in Moscow, Idaho'''

'''Beta Kappa founded February 26, 1916 with 21 charter numbers'''

'''2,149 initiates (as of June 2016)'''

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'''Charter Members:'''

Helga Anderson, Signa Anderson, Frances Bailey, Marjorie Balch, Mildred Brown, Mary Louise Clambey, Vetsa Cornwall, Norma Dow, Alice Hartley, Kathryn Keane, Teresa Keane, Valborg Margrethe Kjosness, Lesetta Lubkin, Norma Virginia Martin, Edna Mellison, Mary Mellison, Anne Mullin, Helen Patten, Gertrude Mary Stephenson, Dorothea Wenz, Charlotte Works.

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Kerrie Quinn Murray, Treasurer, 1992-1996; Foundation President, 2004-2011;
Joan Wallington (Odd), Field Secretary 1962-1964;
Katharine (Kit) Caples ((Kimball), Field Secretary 1973-1975;
Brandie Beebe (Chamman), Traveling Consultant 1994-1995’
Patti Jill Payne, Traveling Consultant 1995-1996

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

Mary Elizabeth Thomas Brooks, 1974, Director of the U.S. Mint; Idaho state senator; owned and operated a sheep/cattle ranch; Irene West Gaskins, 1986, Educator specializing in reading disability;(Carolyn) “Kelley” Frizelle Hove, 1996, Pianist, recording artist; producer;Dr. Karen Stedtfeld Offen, 2012, author and scholar - one of the first authors to focus on the difference between European and American feminists.

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Kappa Alumnae:'''

Katharine (Kit) Caples ((Kimball), Graduate Counselor 1972-1974;
Angela Bennett (Schultz), Chapter Consultant 1988-1990

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

The University of Idaho was established by territorial act in January, 1889, and there were six in the first class of 1892. Located in the heart of the Palouse hills in a setting of great beauty, the university has inspired thousands of Idahoans since that time. Colleges of Letters and Science, Agriculture, Engineering, Mines, Forestry, Education, Business, and Law are included in the complex. The graduate program dates from 1913, the doctoral from 1959.

Omega Pi, the nucleus of Beta Kappa chapter, was officially recognized by the University of Idaho faculty on February 10, 1911. Gamma Phi Beta and Delta Gamma were already established and Omega Pi soon decided on Kappa Kappa Gamma as its goal. The faculty adviser arranged for the purchase of property, a 125 foot lot with a comfortable house, and by fall the group had moved in to the house. Pictures of the living room from the 1916-1918 era revealed wicker and mission furniture, cushions in the window seat, the hanging flower baskets on either side, “Omega Pi” on an animal skin hanging over the mantel, college pennants, an upright piano, and the pure, familiar Galahad to keep company with the chapter composites. The deed to this property was held by the incorporated alumnae association of the old local.

A unique and excellent finance system, put in action by the faculty adviser, controlled the early fortunes of this chapter. Business was divided into four funds, each fund to be controlled by four members of the organization working under a chairman, so that each girl shared responsibility and was familiar with all sides of the financial situation. Reports were checked monthly by the faculty adviser. Within a few years this system became so efficient that other campus organizations patterned their accounting from it and in 1915 it was considered by Kappa’s Grand Council for use in all chapters. Considered, yes, but the budget system was selected.
Two Kappas, Alice Ankeny Von Ende and Ann DeSellem Griffith, Iowa, were Omega Pi patronesses. They, with Mrs. S.E. Hutton, another patroness, were untiring in helping the girls to build a strong organization.

Not until March, 1915, did an official inspector, Mary Rodes Leaphart, Kentucky, then Grand Secretary, visited the chapter. She charmed the girls, who were convinced more than ever that a Kappa charter was their desire. The following summer Grand Council gave Omega Pi unanimous approval to establish a chapter at the University of Idaho, and November 15, 1815, brought the news of the granted charter. Installation was held, with Grand President Eva Powell, California, presiding, February 26, 1916. A large reception in the gymnasium followed. Next day initiation was held for those who had joined the group after the petition was signed, and that evening a banquet honored 48 new Kappas.

Just two years later Beta Kappa served as “mother chapter” for Gamma Gamma in Walla Walla, Washington; and again in 1919 helped install Gamma Eta in Pullman, Washington. Since 1920 Beta Kappa has been fortunate in having the strong alumnae group in Boise, Idaho, giving interest and support, financial and otherwise. An early gift was a fine baby grand piano. One member was Nellie Johnson Davis, Hillsdale, whose husband was Governor of Idaho from 1919 to 1923. In 1919 a Kappa Club and a Mothers Club were organized in Moscow. Clubs also existed in Idaho Falls and Twin Falls, and a Mothers Club in Lewiston. All have been of great value to Beta Kappa, and the alumnae association of Spokane has given scholarship awards and gifts.

'''Housing and Chapter Traditions'''

A new house, which utilized part of the old house on the old site, was erected in 1923. The Colonial style building accommodated 35 girls and a housemother.

In the spring of 1945 a special ceremony was held to burn the mortgage. Then plans were begun for enlarging the house. By February, 1955, the new wing was completed, and 60-65 girls could be accommodated. The basement was remodeled in 1965 magically changing a dark storage area into study rooms with wood paneling, carpeted stairs, desks and good lighting.

The Beta Kappa house is a three-story plus basement structure, a gracious and comfortable college home. The dining room is of such size and shape that one long table can seat the entire chapter. With housemother at one end and house president at the other of the table, mealtime fosters a spirit of special unity. A $1,000 gift, bequeathed by Charlotte Works, a loving charter member, was used to redecorate the ground floor television room in 1961.

Beta Kappa was hostess to Iota Province Meetings Conventions in 1927 and 1955, and to the Province Meeting in 1973.

The long-awaited 50th anniversary celebration in 1966 was attended by nearly 90 alumnae, some coming from as far away as Florida. Events included a fireside, a luncheon, and a formal banquet. The Golden Anniversary gift of nearly $1800 was presented to the university in the form of art for the student union building.

Early records of the chapter membership are vague, but top grades were noted in 1919, and there is mention of 15 years when Beta Kappa led the campus. (Between 1933 and 1948 there were yearly elections to Phi Beta Kappa, and one year six chapter members received this honor. For 27 of the years between 1933 and 1970 Beta Kappas made the freshman women’s honorary, Alpha Lambda Delta. The chapter often received national scholarship awards and awards from alumnae groups. Mortar Board membership was first noted in 1923 and for at least 30 years of chapter history Beta Kappas were tapped. Kappas have been members of Spurs (the sophomore women’s honorary) for at least 33 years since 1931, and Beta Kappas in many other honoraries were a source of pride to the chapter (Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Alpha Iota, Cardinal Key [not presently on this campus], Phi Upsilon Omicron, Pi Beta Lambda, I Club, Curtain Club, Orchesis, Helldivers, Vandalettes, Phi Sigma, and Sigma Xi.

In the seven years between 1960 and 1967 four chapter members served as president of Associated Women Students, and many were elected officers of campus and class organizations. Members were honored as queens, fraternity sweethearts, ROTC sponsors, Navy Corvettes, and in Angel Flight and various fraternity little sister organizations.

Beta Kappa had the good fortune to exist on a campus which always encouraged the Greek system, and the National Panhellenic Conference groups have yet to feel the lack of interest in Greek living that was noted in larger campuses, and in larger metropolitan areas.

The 15 buildings at the university of 1916 now number 65, and 92 faculty members are now 650, and the undergraduate body (including summer session) of 864 has grown to 7,110. Beta Kappa’s lifetime has seen many changes.

Chapter traditions are important in Beta Kappa life – the annual pledge dance, spring dance, Christmas fireside, Valentine fireside; the special dress dinner held each winter honoring Kappa sons and brothers on the Idaho campus; the diamond key worn by the member showing the greatest grade improvement; and, of course, the traditional “Mrs. Borgerg” who visits Beta Kappa Chapter every fall to meet the new pledges. A special dress dinner is held in her honor, (the actives come casually dressed while the pledges are in their best after a last minute cram session with pledge manuals). Mrs. B. produces laughter-provoking tidbits about each pledge – she is always played to perfection by the “hammiest” active. Mrs. B. is an intimate friend of Fraternity officers.

There are high points and firsts in chapter history to remember: 1916 when the university quartet was 100 percent Kappa, 1917 when Dorothy Forch was the first woman on the university debate team, and Frances Bailey (Jackson) the first Beta Kappa May Queen and highest honor student; 1919 when Beta Kappas had the presidency of every woman’s organization on campus (top grades besides); 1964 when Janice Rieman Gisler was the first woman to be graduated from the university with a 4.0 accumulative grade point average; and 1969 when Mary Thomas Peavey, Brooks was appointed Director of the United States Mint.

Among Fulbright Fellows are the names of Rosanna Chambers, Karen Lee Hurdstrom, and Karen Stedtfeld (Offen). Karen Longeteig is a Junior Foreign Service officer. Karen Dreizenbeck Archer has served as program chairman for the American Women’s Club in True des Primenerer Bel Air, Grand Duchy of Luxemborg.

In 1968 Carol Sternberg Lafferty received the Ballard (Seattle, Washington), Exchange Club “Book of Golden Deeds” for her long, successful and expanding business career; Sally Ann Mace Gallagher is the author of Aims (study guide), and producer of Aims films; Nina Louise Varian, under the professional name of Nina Jones, serves as director of the Rockefeller family public relations office; Helen Patten Miller has directed the American Cancer Society in San Luis Obispo County for a number of years.

There is a special place in Beta Kappa’s memory for singer Anne Elizabeth “Betty” Bollinger Nielson whose brilliant concert and operatic career in Europe and the United States was ended when she died of cancer in July, 1962.

Loyal Beta Kappa sisters, so many of them, have given generously of their talents while they were actives, and continue to support Kappa in various ways in the communities in which they live.
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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==

Beta Kappa was very strong during these years. They were known for winning songfests, Greek Olympics, Turtle Derby, Campus Chest, and several members were selected as Fraternity queens and sweethearts. Many members were little sisters of the fraternities on campus and also were selected to Mortar Board. The chapter was top in grades and pledge classes numbered approximately 26 each year.

'''Housing:'''

The house was different in appearance with walls mostly covered in wallpaper, the house did not have shutters, and the foyer was about to be remodeled.

'''Philanthropy:'''

The largest amount raised by philanthropy was $6,700 (marathon).

'''Convention Awards:'''

1970 Scholarship, with small Panhellenic – Honorable Mention'
1972 Scholarship, with small Panhellenic;
1972 Publication Awards, Best Printed Paper, newsletter, publications/public relations;
1974 Publication, Best Printed Paper, newsletter, publications/public relations

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

Throughout the 1980’s Beta Kappa excelled at Recruitment, scholarship and campus involvement. Members expressed their pride in membership with the term, “That Kappa Feeling.” Enthusiasm, a commitment to excellence and sisterhood were all definitions applied to the chapter.

Beta Kappa’s were involved with a variety of campus activities and organizations including U of I Dance Theater, Jazz Choir, Track, Blue Key, U of I Band, Society of Women Engineers and Student-Alumni Board. The chapter hosted students during Explore Idaho and were successful in Fraternity and Greek Week competitions. Beta Kappa also served as Big Sister Chapter to Zeta Pi at College of Idaho when the chapter was installed.

When the Lionel Hampton Jazz festival started at the University of Idaho in 1984, Beta Kappa’s immediately volunteered on a yearly basis for this great community event.

'''Housing:'''

House Board worked quickly each summer to improve the chapter by adding new carpeting and wall paper throughout the house. The TV room and chapter room were remodeled as well.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Members trick-or-treated for UNICEF, helped with Special Olympics, cleaned downtown Moscow with other Greek groups and went Christmas caroling at a local care center.

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

1982 Greatest Improvement-Honorable Mention, Greatest Scholarship Improvement, with small Panhellenic, Woodman Award, Best Relations with Advisory Board-Honorable Mention, Helena Flynn Ege Award for Pledge Training-Honorable Mention, Personnel-Honorable Mention;
1984 Fraternity Appreciation-Honorable Mention, Gracious Living Award/Commendation-Honorable Mention

==Highlights of the 1990s==

In April 1991, more than 300 Beta Kappa’s assembled in Moscow in celebrate the 75th anniversary of the chapter. Decade gatherings, house tours, commemorative t-shirts and a gala banquet all combined to make it a memorable event.

The chapter maintained top academic honors throughout the decade and that was a factor in top women selecting the chapter during Recruitment. Awards for Scholarship, Public Relations and Membership were received from campus Greek Life, Iota Province Meetings and the Fraternity Convention award for Efficiency in 1998.

Membership in campus organizations was a source of pride to the chapter with members in Blue Key, Panhellenic, Student Alumni Relations Board, Golden Key, Dance Team, International Student Association, ASUI Activities Board, Mortar Board, Order of Omega and U of I Honors Program.

'''Housing:'''

New bunk beds, repapering the stairwell, remodeling the formal living-room, retiling the foyer and new plumbing were all improvements made to the chapter facility.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Adopting a troop from Operation Desert Storm, cleaning the streets of Moscow with other Greek living groups, serving as crossing guards one week a semester for the the Moscow School District and holding an annual Halloween party for Friends Unlimited were just a few of philanthropy projects of the chapter that reflected support of the university, community and country.

'''Convention Awards:'''

1998 Efficiency (Housed)

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

Beta Kappa's 90th anniversary was celebrated in March 2000. During the weekend Beta Kappa's toured the house reminiscing about when they lived in the "House on the Hill" and a ritual review was held for all Kappas. The banquet speaker was, Kerrie Quinn Murray, Idaho, President of the Kappa Foundation.

The chapter thrived in the tradition of high standards of Kappa Kappa Gamma in the first decade of the millennium. As a chapter, an emphasis was placed on academic excellence and positive community interactions. The strong chapter reputation was recognized by the University of Idaho Greek system. Awards for Chapter Excellence Scholarship, and Efficiency were bestowed on the chapter at the annual Greek Awards Banquet, Iota Province Meeting and Kappa Kappa Gamma Convention.

Members attended Leadership Academy and the chapter hosted a L.E.A.D.S. seminar with the Gamma Eta Chapter. The chapter kept a full social calender with the Kappa Krush dance, the Sapphire Ball, Fraternity exchanges and watching popular TV shows with other sororities.

'''Housing:'''

The upstairs bathrooms were remodeled with new countertops, sinks, toilets, showers, and fleur- de-li tiles. New couches were installed in the TV room and new carpeting in the study room. Flooding of the chapter room during Inspiration Week resulted in moving the archives and carpet replacement. The house also underwent a remodel of the formal room, the foyer, and second floor.

'''Philanthropy:'''

The chapter held the annual Kappa Kappa Gamma/Alpha Kappa Lambda food drive as well as philanthropy projects for Reading is Fundamental, Relay of Life, Saturday of Service and the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival. The chapter teamed up with Kappa chapter at Washington State each year for the Kappa Fun Run during Mom’s Weekend, raising money for breast cancer research.

'''Convention Awards:'''

2000 Efficiency Award;
2004 Academic Excellence Award;
2006 Panhellenic Honorable Mention, Recruitment Honorable Mention, Academic Excellence Honorable Mention, Standards Honorable Mention

==Highlights of 2011-2019==

(Information from chapter’s 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.)

==Highlights of 2012==

The year of 2012 came and went as so many memories were created and shared. Beta Kappa opened January 10th as all the women came back up for another semester at the University of Idaho. To start off the year, we cleaned up our house on the 12th to keep it looking like the beautiful white house on the hill it is. With a clean house, and such a dry start to the new year, no snow falling in December or the beginning of January, snow fell a few days after returning and we were awarded with a snowday. Everyone did something different, some made snowmen, there were snowball fights and others just enjoyed watching it from the inside with a warm cup of hot coco. The following week, on the 21st, we had a sisterhood with pizza and games inside, as snow still covered campus.

February followed with the Valentine's date dinner on February 8th, where the house was decorated and all the women and dates dressed up. A couple weeks later we participated in the Lionel Hampton Festival, the 24th and 25th, and we were rewarded with Best Participation. The evening of the 25th we had Big Chill where we did not rent a venue, but large groups went out to dinner. That following Sunday all Beta Kappa's reminisced in the historical day of when Beta Kappa was founded, the 26th of February. The next day was the Scholarship Banquet, on the 27th, where Kappa's from the previous semester were honored for their academic excellence. We ended the month with a sisterhood on Leap Year, the 29th, with an ice cream social sisterhood.

Right out of the shoot for March we had midterms the 5th through the 9th, the house was quiet except for the flipping of pages in texts books. The following week everyone was rewarded with a week of relaxation, as it was Spring Break from the 12th through the 16th. The house opened back up for the last quarter of the year on the 18th. The week of the 26th through the 30th was Greek Week and the first Vandal Friday from the 29th-30th. On the 30th, all the freshman were presented with their badges and we won the Best of the Greeks Award for most members at the basketball game.

April poured onto us like a rain shower with Relay for Life on the 6th, and then the following week was Sigma Chi’s Derbys Days where we were the poster winners, which was announced on the 10th. Then that weekend followed with another Vandal Friday on the 13th-14th. Then we had a sisterhood with Pi Phi on the 17th and Mom’s Weekend was the weekend of the 20th. On Mom’s Weekend we also had the Fun Run, where we raised $2,500 dollars for Susan G. Koman. There was also Phi Delta Theta’s Turtle Derby philanthropy. Sadly, our turtle, Elvis, did not win but our dance did for the second year in a row. We also had the most donated to their philanthropy.

With all the excitement from a fun filled semester and the weather starting to warm up, we had to settle down and get nestled into our books with Dead Week from April 30th through the 4th and then finals the following week, May 7th through the 11th. Summer officially was in session May 12th, and it was also the commencement ceremony.

Summer flew by, and everyone found themselves filled with excitement heading back to the beautiful Palouse for another memorable year. Beta Kappa opened August 3rd and we came back to a new Kappa, with our old Elm trees taken down and a fresh landscape showing off our beautiful home. Work Week officially started on the 5th. After a week of diligent work, Recruitment began on the 10th and ended on the 14th, were we received 31 new freshman. On the 16th we did a sisterhood to Silverwood Amusement Park. Summer officially came to an end on the 20th for the first day of school. That night, all the new members were formally pledged.

September came quickly with Derby Days for Sigma Chi, and we won the banner competition again on the 29th. October came in a rush as it started out with Homecoming week the 1st through the 6th. Then the following week was midterms the 8th through the 12th and PIKE’s “Funds for Community” philanthropy from the 9th to the 14th, in which we won the Pike Spike volleyball tournament and were the overall winner. On October 13th was Kappa Krush at CJ’s in downtown Moscow. Following the house dance we also had a Founder’s Day sisterhood with Washington State Kappa’s on the the 14th. Our soccer team was the Intramural Soccer Champions on October 18th, where they played the season and the playoffs in the Kibbie Dome. October also was a very special month for the house for we held another successful Inspiration Week, where the freshman were officially initiated the 20th. We won Lambda Chi’s “Watermelon Bash” philanthropy. We carved pumpkins with the men of Delta Sigma Phi on the 23rd, in which we displayed the creativity of both houses on the front steps of Kappa. On the 24th we had a Just Dance sisterhood in the TV room where everyone got “jiggy with it.” The 27th we had the “Trick-or-Vote” philanthropy where about 30 girls participated and braved through the rain to encourage people to vote for the next president. October 30th highlighted Kappa’s athleticism again with winning the Swimming Intramural Championship.

After an activity filled October, November started with everyone getting to spend time with their dads as Dad’s weekend was November 2nd through the 4th. Then just a few short weeks after everyone went home for a much deserved Thanksgiving break from the 19th through the 23rd. The house reopened on the 25th for the last three weeks of school and the official transition of the new positions in the house.

The last month of the year started with a date dinner on 5th at Kappa; the house was beautifully decorated with lights and snowflakes scattered around on the ceilings and lights framing the house and shrubbery outside. The following week, the 3rd through the 7th was Dead week where everyone was getting ready for finals. That weekend we took a quick break from our studies for an evening to enjoy our annual dance, Sapphire Ball, on the 8th. At the dance our new Ice Man, Andrew Baldridge, was announced. Then finals were December 10th through the 14th. Beta Kappa finished off the year strong with getting first in grades and the house average GPA being a 3.34. As 2012 ended like a happy ending, it made all of us excited to come back and continue the story in 2013.

There have been a few changes on campus. Starting with greek life on campus, Delta Chi was revoked charter for two years and Phi Kappa Tau moved back into their house after not being allowed in it for several years. On campus, roads were repaved and the Admin building had some piping renovations, in which the road was torn up. The overall nature of our chapter is encouraging, not only for having high academic standards but maintaining a close sisterhood. We are also supportive; attending each other’s games, concerts, and other events. Lastly we are helpful, always giving assistant to a sister in need.

==Highlights of 2013==

The year of 2013 started for Beta Kappa chapter on the 8th of January when all the the women came back to our beautiful home for a new semester of classes and sisterhood. The Chapter Council started off the year by setting goals and resolutions with our advisers to make our chapter even stronger on January 19th in Kappa's kitchen. On January 18th the chapter had a sisterhood in the TV room that was aca-awesome as we all ate candy and watched the movie Pitch Perfect together. Another sisterhood was held in honor of the Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. It was especially packed during the half-time show as Beyonce Knowles gave a fierce performance that blew everyone away. On February 12th the house had a date dinner for Valentine's Day, and everyone looked beautiful. On the 22nd we had our Big Chill dance before we buckled down for midterms on March 4th-8th. After that stressful week we all went on Spring Break for some much need relaxation from the effort that every Kappa put into her grades.

On March 17th we all came back to our home for the last push towards the end of the semester. The University of Idaho opened up for the first Vandal Friday of the year on March 21st through the 23rd, which was the first time we met some of our future new Kappas! The second Vandal Friday was held during April 4th -6th . Kappa was 3rd in 2013's Greek Week thanks to some serious practice for the human pyramid, which is something to be proud of. We can also be proud that during the Saturday of Service held on April 13th Kappas logged over 250 hours of giving back to the city of Moscow. 2013 was also a big year for our fun run philanthropy, “Key for the Cure” held during Mom's weekend on April 20th. We had over 200 participants from all over campus and the Palouse. Later that day was Phi Delta Theta's turtle derby in which Kappa won the skit portion, received second all around, and our member Caitlyn Nichols was announced Phi Delt's “sweetheart”. On April 22nd through the 26th we celebrated our wonderful seniors with a banner over the front entrance of Kappa. On the 27th Amanda Peterson was announced Theta Chi's “dream girl” while on their cruise. April 29th through May 3rd the house was quiet while everyone prepared for their finals during Dead Week. On May 2nd we had a photo shoot sisterhood to relax a little bit, and then got back to work May 6th through the 10th for finals week. Our chapter received first in grades for the second semester in a row! May 11th was the University of Idaho's commencement ceremony for our graduates. The Kappa house then emptied out as everyone went home for the summer.

On August 10th the active members moved back in and work week began as we prepared ourselves and our home for finding our new members! August 16th through 20th was the recruitment process and on bid day August 20th we finally got to meet our new freshmen! To get to know each other better and to start our bonds of sisterhood, the entire house went to a ropes course located just outside of Moscow. On August 26th the freshmen got to socialize after the stressful recruitment process during the university sanctioned “Saturday of Service”. Then we all put on our best outfits and packed our backpacks for the first day of classes on August 26th, and later that evening the freshmen officially became pledges and received their new member pins.

In September, Kappa continued to be an active presence on Greek Row by winning FIJI's fun run and placing second in Sigma Chi's Derby Days. On October 3rd we surprised our freshmen by having “big little find out”. On the 13th we celebrated founder's day, and then later celebrated it again with the WSU Kappas by having candy, snacks, and house tours at their Kappa house. On October 12th we had Kappa Krush, our informal dance, and on the 20th our powder puff team worked their buns off and won Beta Theta Pi's tournament.October 20th through the 26th was our Inspiration week, followed by our freshmen becoming members on the 26th! We were all so happy to welcome them into the Kappa bond, and it was so special to have so many alumnae come to help and experience it with us. We celebrated with a caramel apple sisterhood later in the afternoon.

Fall started off with Dad's Weekend November 1st through 3rd, and then we had a week break to be with our family for Thanksgiving from the 25th through the 29th. When we got back the house was decorated in lights and looked beautiful thanks to our senior members. On December 6th we had our Sapphire Ball, where Kevin Racime (a Sigma Chi) was announced Ice Man, and had our Christmas Date Dinner on the 11th. Dead Week began on the 9th and all the Kappa women focused on their studies for finals week that started on the 16th. The hard work paid off and Kappa was again first in grades, making us first in grades for an entire year! On the 21st Kappa Kappa Gamma closed for Christmas break and everyone went home for the holidays and to celebrate the coming of the new year with their family and friends.

Our chapter has really pulled it together in the last semesters after a scare when we placed 4th overall in grades. Since then our scholarship has been made a priority and we have been back on top, even without demanding that our members do study table. We count on each other to hold ourselves and our sisters accountable for our grades and for attending class. We remain the Klassy Kappas that we are known for. We received awards in Province for our outstanding advisory board, chapter relations, and excellence in standards, as well as receiving the Panhellenic Award: Chapter of the Year on Campus and the Richard D. Gibbs Chapter Excellence award. Our member Sarah Vetsmany was awarded Outstanding Sophomore of the Year in the Greek Awards and our member Sarah Jacobsen was elected Panhellenic President for the University of Idaho. We are continuing the long tradition of leadership and excellence that the Kappas before us have made possible.
Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.

Changes on Campus: Pi Kappa Phi joined our Greek community in 2013 and moved into the old ATO house by the Student Union Building. The University of Idaho welcomed a new president and our Panhellenic Council had to step up when our Greek advisers moved to a new campus.

==Highlights of 2014==

On January 14th everyone came excitedly back to the Beta Kappa chapter house just in time for the start of the new school year. After everyone was settled in and school was started we had chapter council leadership day where new goals and ideas were discussed for the upcoming year. To kick off February we started a month long photo challenge to encourage positive social media and to express how much we all love kappa #kappaphotochallenge. On the 12th we enjoyed a Valentines date dinner where everyone looked beautiful. For one of our philanthropies we made flower grams for Valentines Day and all the proceeds went towards our cook’s daughter. We also enjoyed volunteering for the Lionel Hamptons Jazz Festival here in Moscow. On February 28th we started a new tradition of going ice-skating. From March 10th- 14th we had midterms. Luckily, after the stressful week having spring break the following week was our reward. After returning from spring break we kicked off the second half of the semester with Greek Week and partnered with Sigma Chi. On March 26th we all invited our professors over for dinner to get to know them better and make new relations. On March 28th we had our first vandal Friday of the year. Greek games were the next day. The following weekend we were all so happy to have our moms in town for a fun filled weekend. Over moms weekend we had our key for the cure 5k run/walk where we raised $2200. On April 12th we participated in relay for life at the kibbie dome. We had our second vandal Friday on April 18th. To wrap up the school year on May 3rd Laurien Mavey was named Delta Tau Delta’s Tzena. The last day of school was May 16th and Kappa shut down for the summer.

On August 8th we all returned to the beautiful white house on the hill. After a busy workweek and oh so fun recruitment we welcomed 28 new members into our home. After just a couple days with all of our new members in the house we started school August 25th. On September 24th we welcomed all of our dads into town for the weekend and enjoyed some good old vandal football. On October 2nd we had our family find out. The following night we had kappa krush, a t-shirt date function hosted at our home, where we had panda express delivered! To celebrate founder’s day we traveled over to Washington State University for the afternoon and spent it with the Kappa’s there. We had inspiration week October 19-25 and our 28 new members finally became members. That weekend we also won Beta Theta Pi’s powder puff competition. The new members were given their badges by putting together a fake fireside on November 13th. We had a delicious caramel apple sisterhood on the 18th of November. We had fall break from the 22-30. After we returned to school there were only three weeks left in the semester. We celebrated our sapphire ball on December 5th and Ty Prince was named our new iceman. Alpha Phi was our sister house this semester so we hosted a cookie decorating sister hood with them in our dining room on December 5th. On December 13th we had our secret Santa sisterhood. To wrap up the year we had finals the 14-19 and we all left Kappa for winter break.

We welcomed a new Greek adviser to our campus who is young and beginning to implement some new ideas, such as restructuring Greek week. Additionally we welcomed an assistant Greek advisor, Megan Harre, a former Kappa. She was able to join us for aspects of our inspiration week. Because all of our pledge classes live in we are pretty cohesive. We have a very strong sisterhood, we spend a lot of time together, and mix and blend together well.

We hold our meetings in our chapter house in the formal or chapter room. Beta Kappa is a "housed" chapter. The House Board owns the land and the house. The Chapter leases the chapter house from Pi Omega Alumnae and the member’s rent from the Chapter.

The original Kappa house was built in the 1800s and was owned by a University of Idaho professor. A new addition was built onto the house in 1923 and another addition from 1954-1955. We have always had members live in the house. All the freshmen live in the house while sophomores, juniors, and seniors have the option to apply to live out of the house. Currently we have 73 members living in the house but it ranges from year to year, usually fluctuating between 68 and 75 members. The chapter members rent the house.

==Highlights of 2015==

On January 13th the beautiful Beta Kappa Chapter House opened back up for everyone to return for spring 2015 semester. After taking the day to settle in classes started the very next day on January 14th. After getting used to the new routine of the semester we had leadership day on January 24th where new goals and ideas were discussed and created for the year. On the 11th of February we enjoyed a Valentines date dinner where everyone got have a tasty meal with someone special. Also for Valentines day we made flower grams to be delivered on the 14th of February all proceeds went to Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse.

February 15th-22nd Hanna Johnson, the leadership consultant, came to visit again. The previous fall semester we had received first in grades, we held our scholarship banquet on February 23th and Ellison Schultz was chosen to wear the scholarship key for the following year. We had our second annual big chill/skate date on February 27th. We volunteered for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival here in Moscow on February 28th.

From March 9th-13th we had midterms. Luckily after a week of tests we were rewarded with spring recess the following week from March 16th-20th. To kick off the second half of the semester we returned and had Greek week and partnered with Phi Delta Theta and Lambda Chi Alpha. On March 26th-27th we had our first Vandal Friday where Seniors in high school came to visit the university and enroll in classes.

The following weekend we hosted the second Vandal Friday on April 2nd-3rd. On April 4th we had a recruitment workshop to refresh ourselves and better prepare for recruitment in the fall. On April 11th we had Saturday of Service where we helped out in the Moscow community. On April 16th we had our second annual Junior Hoopla where the juniors little’s made paddles for them. We were so excited to have our moms in town from April 17th- 19th. On April 26th Patti Perry, a member of house board received her 50th pin. On April 28th Katelin Bartles was named Sigma Chi’s Sweetheart.

On April 27th-May 1st we gave recognition to our seniors by having senior week. We had an ice cream sisterhood with Kappa Delta on May 3rd. Dead week was May 4th-8th. On May 8th we had Symposium with Tri-Delta and Delta Gamma where we ate pizza at our house and Delta Gamma’s and had popsicles and played lawn games at Tri-Delta. Finals were May 11th- May 15th. The house closed for the summer on May 15th and Spring Commencement Ceremony was May 16th.

Everyone returned to the beautiful white house on the hill on August 7th. After a couple of day of getting settled in we were excited for recruitment and began workweek on August 9th. Recruitment was August 14th-17th. While it was a fun, exciting, and stressful four days we successfully welcomed 27 new members into our home on bid night August 17th. On August 19th we enjoyed our all house retreat at Silverwood theme park where we got some thrills from the rides and sun in the water park. Classes then began on August 24th and that evening the new members had their formal pledging ceremony.

On September 24th we had our Scholarship banquet to honor those who did well in the spring semester. We had big/little find out on September 24th. We welcomed our dads to campus for the weekend on September 25th-27th for some good old Vandal football.

We had Inspiration Week October 4th-10th and our 26 new members became members. We had a small founders day celebration in our dining room where we did a small ritual and enjoyed some cupcakes on October 13th. We had midterms October 12th- 16th. We had Kappa Krush on October 16th where we brought our dates over to have panda express and take some fun photos. Homecoming week was October 19th-24th. We had a fun sister hood on October 23rd where we went to the Haunted Palouse and went through 2 haunted houses and a haunted hayride which were frightening and fun. We had an etiquette dinner during formal dinner with the campus nutritionist on October 26th.

The leadership consultant, Carly Wooldridge, came to visit November 1st-6th and gave us great ideas. On November 2nd Andrea Bennett was pinned by Phi Delta Theta Chris Steinmetz, how wonderful to see true love. On November 4th we had a sisterhood and watched Magic Mike XXL and enjoyed tasty snack. We had an appreciation for our cook Katie, as it was her last day cooking on November 6th. We had a puppy philanthropy on November 7th where several of us went and volunteered at the humane society with Sigma Chi. Monmouth Duo was a blast with Pi Beta Phi on November 7th. Make a Difference Day was on November 14th where we went and helped local communities with projects. On November 15th Nicole Noble was elected to Panhellenic as the Secretary. Fall Recess was from November 23rd-27th.

We had a card making sisterhood with Gamma Phi Beta on December 2nd where we made cards for the local Gritman Medical Center to give to their patients for the holiday season. Dead week was from December 7th-11th. During this week we had a Christmas date dinner on the 9th where we got to show off our beautifully decorated home and have a nice meal we also had a Secret Santa Sisterhood to show appreciation for each other on the 10th. Finals week Began on December 14th.

Some recent changes to our campus were that we welcomed a new dean of students, Blaine Eckles and new assistant Greek advisor, Leyalle Harris. We also currently don’t have a Greek advisor.

Chapter Philanthropy:

What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?
We have traditionally raised money or donated time to Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, Make a Difference Day, The Children’s Center, and Saturday of Service.

Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?
We chose these organization because they have demonstrated need and we are more than willing to help them out.

==Highlights of 2020s:==

(Information 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.)

'''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!

Beta Eta Deuteron

2016-07-14T16:29:55Z

Knylund:

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'''Beta Eta Deuteron Chapter, Stanford University'''

'''Leland Stanford Jr. University established in 1891 in Palo Alto, California'''

'''Founded as Beta Eta June 10, 1892 with 11 charter members; Closed 1944 -- 471 initiates (as of 1944 closure)'''

'''Beta Eta Deuteron founded as Beta Eta Deuteron in 1978'''

'''1,312 initiates (as of June 2016)'''

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'''Charter Members:'''

Harriet Augusta Buck, Bonnie May Burckhalter, Bertha Louise Chapman, Elizabeth Corinne Chapman, Mabel Hyde Cory, Florence Mable Holsclaw, Edith Eleanor Liliencrantz, Alberta Lois Merritt, Maude Evangeline Stinson, Olivia Rose Vogel, Jessie Palen Wood.

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

Emily Caskey Johnson, Vice President 1944-1948, Director of Alumnae1940-1944, Director of Provinces 1936-1938, Director of Standards 1934-1936; Elizabeth Voris Lawry, Grand Treasurer 1906-1908

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''Charlotte Jones Anderson, 2014, professional sports marketing and philanthropy; Gretchen Carlson, 2016

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Eta Deuteron Alumnae''':

Lola Nashashi, Graduate Counselor 1977-1978

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

Beta Eta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, survived an earthquake; the chapter house was twice ravaged by fire; and members adjusted to the changes of two World Wars.

But suddenly, in 1944, Beta Eta Chapter was gone, removed with all other women’s fraternities from the Stanford campus.

By a special act of the California Legislature, the act of endowment embodying the charter of the institution, and a gift, 80,000 acres of land was made public in November, 1885. The Leland Stanford Jr. University, endowed by Senator and Mrs. Stanford as a memorial to their only son, was formally opened October 1, 1891. It was the opinion of many persons that California already had its university so why have another? But attracted by its possibilities, 465 students, many older than the average, arrived that first year from all over the world.

Beta Eta was established June 10, 1892, six months after a chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta. The two fraternities, in an agreement about bidding procedures, set the stage for the Panhellenic organization.

Lou Henry (Hoover) was a sophomore and not yet a Kappa when Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan), BB—St. Lawrence, grand president in 1890-1892, went to Stanford for graduate study. The two women became close friends. Evelyn Wight became Stanford’s first dean of women, and Lou Henry was initiated in 1896 when the chapter was four years old.

Initiations had taken place in the music room of Roble hall, and the chapter met in member’s rooms. Later a second-floor apartment was rented, and then a house on campus. By the spring of 1899, business arrangements had been made for building on the west side of Lasuen Street where the only other structure was the Phi Delta Theta house.

Kappas made daily trips to watch the progress of construction, and the move was made in January, 1900.

Beta Eta was the first Kappa chapter to build its own house and the first to own a house.
The beloved house was described in the July, 1900 issue of The Key as having “sloping moss green roofs, pointed gables, dormer windows. The wrought iron lattice over the door bears the letters KKΓ and the art glass windows with the fleur-de-lis embedded in the cardinal, form an artistic entrance… the third floor, the abode of the freshmen, and familiarly known as ‘the attic’ is one large room… the most delightful place for initiation and informal spreads, while from its many windows one gains the best view of the surrounding hills covered with oak trees and, in the spring, ablaze with the glorious California poppies… From its setting of green foothills, (the house) looks across the level fields, over the treetops of the Arboretum to the narrow line of bay and the hazy blue mountains beyond.”

==Highlights of the Early 1900s==

The earthquake of April 18, 1906, brought normal college life to a halt. There was great damage on the Stanford campus. When the chapter returned to school in September, member found that the house had remained untouched during the summer, rather than repaired, since labor and materials were so scarce. A luncheon for freshmen had been scheduled for registration day. Because their dishes were broken and the plaster down, the resourceful Kappas partied on the porch.

Early in September, 1918, the house was badly damaged by fire; and again during summer quarter of 1927 there was a fire and chapter members returned to find the roof gone. By January, 1928, aware of the difficulties of separation, the chapter was able to get back together. The alumnae corporation and the Fraternity had made it possible to repair the damages, and the Mother’s Club had raised a considerable fund to help refurnish the house. In 1934 the house association constructed a much-needed wing to provide additional bedrooms, a chapter room, and a lounge.

==Highlights of the 1930s and 1940s==
Field Secretary Helen Snyder (Andres), BΠ—Washington, wrote in the February, 1933, issue of The Key, after her first visit to Stanford, “… my fondest expectations realized in its fine students, beautiful buildings with arcades, quadrangles, magnificent memorial chapel, palm trees, and landscaped grounds… long a fine chapter… scholastic and activity honors are many… a congenial chapter.” Her first official act as grand president in June, 1935, was to call for ratification of the appointment of Beta Eta’s Emily Caskey Johnson as director of standards.

Emily’s ability, energy, and a frequently changing address made her the best-known Kappa in the northwest. The Palo Alto alumnae loved to have an excuse to bring Emily into the conversation.
The relationship between Beta Eta, Π—California, and the alumnae was good, with a common meeting ground in the annual fashion show in which the actives modeled. Although proceeds of the fashion show were usually marked for scholarships, in 1942 they were earmarked for national defense. The show was given in the daytime because of rules against off-campus night parties, and the possibility of blackouts.

During World War II several rooms in the chapter house were blacked out so the girls could study, and there were changes in their living habits. The girls squeezed their own orange juice for breakfast, when oranges were available; did their own house cleaning; and skipped an occasional meal “to humor the cook.” And they understood “It is a very little part of war’s reality… These changes show that life on a college campus need not be as carefree as ‘the good old days’ in order to be one of the most wonderful times in our lives.”

During World War II, social affairs and volunteer work were often combines, taking the form of benefits. The chapter was interested in Belgian War Relief, and the plans of the food administration. The chairman of the Stanford Women’s Red Cross Unit was a Kappa, and there were regular Red Cross hours and much knitting. Three actives left for service in France.

Lou Henry Hoover, wife of the ex-president of the United States, herself a scholar and adventurer as well as the devoted patron of the Girl Scouts of America, died suddenly January 7, 1944, in New York. Four days later Ann Claire Brokaw, daughter of Claire Booth Luce, a senior majoring in political science, was killed in an automobile accident.

Although Beta Eta had acquired new pledges early in 1944, and initiation was conducted that spring, by the term’s end, Beta Eta too was gone, removed with all the other women’s houses from the Stanford campus. The administration and the dean of women, a fraternity woman herself, had shown a consistent disapproval for the fraternity system and for 20 years sororities and their alumnae fought a losing battle against the final outcome. (In 1923 a vote had been taken to discover the feeling of sororities concerning “the justification of their existence,” and from 1925 Panhellenic, with Beta Eta taking a leading part, had tried to prove to the university that sororities had a definite place in the life of a university women.)

By fall of 1944 the chapter house had become a university residence, and the December, 1944, letter from the Palo Alto alumnae mentions that three of the no-longer-active chapter members had been guests at an alumnae meeting and “the alumnae regretted losing the inspiration of the actives.”

The chapter was known for its interesting, active women. Among them were Barbara Griffith Dolfini, whose miniature rooms were displayed at the Golden Gate Fair; Dr. Florence Mable Holsclaw, directing head of Babies Aid, San Francisco; Bertha L. Chapman Cady, Ph.D., botanist and author; Ethel Wallace Bryant, dean of the Castilleja School; Harriet Ford Griswold, civic worker for rehabilitation of cripples; and Jean Henry Large, author of Girl Scout books. Anna Henrietta Martin was a writer, an associate of Jane Adams in the International League for Peace, and chairman of the National Women’s Party. Before the turn of the century she had been chairman of the Beta Eta committee that compiled the Fraternity Catalogue, giving the name and record of each of the 3000 members. “Edited by Beta Eta” is on the title page of that 1898 volume. And of course there was Mrs. Hoover, Beta Eta’s “proudest possession,” even though she refused to have a Kappa key placed on her effigy’s bosom in the Smithsonian.

In the last chapter picture of Beta Eta members ever taken, all but two are smiling, because smiling is what is done for pictures. It might almost be thought that 1944 had been another good year in the history of “an alive and stimulating chapter.”
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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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==Women’s Fraternities Return to Stanford==

Nestled in the Stanford Hills of Palo Alto, California, is a beautiful university campus whose focal point is its magnificent Hoover Tower. Ever since the rains started turning these
beautiful hills green and covering them with abundant blankets of bright orange California Poppies, purple Lupine, yellow Mustard, and white Clover, and the Stanford Board of Trustees
voted to lift a thirty-three year ban on sororities, a new purpose and interest has sprouted among many of the women students Now in full bloom-Sororities have returned to Leland Stanford University.

In 1944, the Beta Eta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma was removed with seven other sororities from the Stanford campus by the University, leaving only men's fraternities to continue. Many months ago great enthusiasm started vibrating through the campus when there were rumors regarding the lifting of the ban on sororities. Local groups started forming around Active transfers and Legacies of NPC groups with the intent of organizing the return of the women's Greek system to Stanford, if in fact the ban was lifted, and then to petition their respective National Councils for reinstatement and/or chartering.

In December, 1977, the ban was lifted but that did not mean what we had hoped it would. The lifting of the ban did not mean that the University was inviting sororities back on campus-
only that they would not stop the women students from forming and/or joining any outside interest groups. It would instead mean restrictions on housing, meeting rooms, and University
recognition. Even with this atmosphere, these women were determined to have NPC sororities back at Stanford and join with the already existing men's fraternities for a full Greek system.

In the spring of 1978, a Kappa transfer from Bucknell Lola Nashashibi, showed her interest in starting a group. There seemed to be great interest to join with Lola and organize what they all hoped would someday become a Kappa chapter. This group worked together in a small number which, by the time they were ready to petition, was increased to an interested 45 women, with 34 signing the formal petition for the reinstatement of Beta Eta Chapter.

These women met at their request, Jean Hess Wells, Georgia, (Fraternity President) and Pat Maness Kriz (Pi PDC) in early February, 1978, to discuss Kappa in full and to discover why this particular group of women was interested in Kappa. The subjects covered were finances, philanthropies, policies, standards, obligations and commitment, and their desire for a lasting tie to their college days. With all questions answered (both from Kappa and to Kappa) and the determination of these women, their petition to Kappa Council was in the mail within a week after this meeting.

The petition was granted February. On February 21st, after a pot-luck dinner at the home of Mrs. Duane L. Hillyard, there was a candle passing ceremony announcing formal pinning of the blue and blue ribbons. Formal colonization was held March 2, 1978, in the lovely home of Erna Gaede Kurtzon, Northwestern, with 29 outstanding women pledged: Among those attending were VerMehr (Pi Province Magazine Chairman); Presidents of the Palo Alto, San Jose, and San Mateo Alumnae Associations – Janet Nelson Reimers, Oregon State, Barbara Reith Collier, San Jose State; and Louise Forve Barker, UCLA, respectively; and the colonizing team – Kay Smith Larson, Washington, Director of Chapters and Colonizing Officer; Pat Maness Kriz, Colorado, Pi, PDC; Ann Fletcher Colvin, Washington State, Pi PDA; and Patricia Ball Hillyard, San Jose State, Colonization Chairman.

The Beta Eta Deuteron Colony consisted of its 29 pledges and two active transfers –Lola Nashashibi, Bucknell, who was to be Beta Eta Deuteron’s Undergraduate Counselor , and Elizabeth Abel, UC Davis. As spring Rush was fast approaching, the colony was soon to increase its size.
As there had been much time and energy spent in organizing the individual sororities (Alpha Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Pi Beta Phi and Kappa plus two local groups hoping to be Nationally recognized by Chi Omega and Kappa Delta) so had there been in organizing an lntcr-Sorority Council complete with others. Their main goal was to have a successful and compatible “Panhellenic” spring Rush.

And so it seemed that the women’s Greek system had indeed found a fertile place to grow and be strong. Beta Eta Deuteron had bloomed again was already enjoying togetherness through exchanges with fraternities, parties, dining together, philanthropic work, and a holiday for some in Hawaii. They worked well with the full Advisory Board and felt the women Greeks were there to stay – working hard toward the “total” Greek System – opportunity for all – again at Stanford.

'''Installation'''

Beta Eta Deuteron installation was a huge success with more than 600 Kappas from near and far attending the events of the weekend at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California.

The weekend started Friday, October 20th at a fireside with Fraternity treasurer Jean Schmidt, Miami, presiding. The next morning an installation/initiation ceremony (led by Marian Klingbeil Williams, Missouri, director of membership; Kay Smith Larson, Washington, installation officer
and former Fraternity officer; and Jean Hess Wells, Georgia, Fraternity president), saw 27 colonizers receive their pins. After a delicious box luncheon was enjoyed by the 200 in attendance, they again assembled to teach the new initiates the songs and procedures of initiation so they could in turn pin their little sisters. The afternoon initiation saw the first initiates pin 30 of the pledges from the previous spring rush, making a total of 57 active members to start Beta Eta Deuteron. Immediately following the initiations was a lovely reception in the Castilleja School in Palo Alto for parents, alumnae, sororities, fraternities, faculty, family, and friends.

Sunday morning started with a Model Chapter Meeting, conducted by Fraternity President Wells. This was followed by a crumpous luncheon banquet, with the toastmistress Elizabeth
Bennitt Denebeim, Missouri, former Kappa Province Director of Chapters, and the wonderful speaker Helen Snyder Andres Steiner, Washington, former Fraternity president.

Many gifts were received by the chapter including a framed reproduction of the original Beta Eta charter given by California at Berkeley; an engraved guest book was presented by the Beta Eta Deuteron Advisory Board; and a pair of engraved silver candelabra from the Palo Alto Alumnae, made possible by a donation to the alumnae group by Mary Connor Bowles, Akron. Also given to the chapter was a framed composite of individual pictures of the first initiates by the first initiates and a beautiful patchwork quilt symbolizing Kappa events by the second initiates.

Highlighting the luncheon were four special presentations. Edna Martin Parratt, UC Berkeley, who had three Beta Eta aunts, presented an 1894 emerald and diamond key, originally belonging to her aunt Gertrude Martin to be used the Beta Eta Deuteron president’s key (Edna was initiated into Pi Chapter in 1922 with this badge.) Gertrude's sister, Anna Henrietta Martin, had a sapphire and diamond key which Edna, in 1976, presented to Pi Deuteron for its president’s key. Isn’t it ironic that when Pi chapter was reinstated Beta Eta was the installing chapter, and when Beta Eta was reinstated Pi Deuteron was the installing chapter, and that both of their presidents' keys were presented.

Edgarita Webster George, Washington, presented her own beautiful all diamond key which will be used as a special award badge. Presented by Linda Scatena, San Jose State, the last president of the chapter there was the Delta Chi gavel given to them by the SAE Fraternity, and the Delta Chi president’s key with the gavel guard which is an 1898 ruby and diamond key which belonged to Ethel McLellen Ward, Stanford. This key will also be used as a special award badge. Elizabeth Wohlford, the new Beta Eta Deuteron president, was initiated by her grandmother Mildren Finley Wohlford, Stanford, with an 1894 pearl and emerald key which had been given to Elizabeth by a family friend. It has belonged to Nellie Louise Parrit, Illinois Wesleyan.

As the weekend came to a close, everyone felt a tremendous amount of gratitude for all those special people who made it possible. There was the overwhelming support from active chapters which included UC Berkeley, California State Davis, California State Northridge, UC Santa Barbara which has just been installed the previous weekend. Even Texas was represented. The very hard working alumnae included Contra Costa County, San Mateo, San Jose, and especially Palo Alto. With the help of Jeanne McCune Spaulding, UCLA, fireside chairman, Maggie Ely Pringle, Oregon, reception chairman, and Ann Norton Davis, Northwestern, luncheon chairman and their wonderful committees, the entire weekend became a very special memory for everyone who attended.
Other Fraternity personnel attending were Patricia Maness Kriz, Colorado, Pi PDC; Ann Fletcher Colvin, Washington State, Pi PDA; Lola Nashashibi, Bucknell, undergraduate counselor; and Patricia Ball Hillyard, San Jose State, installation chairman and Marshall. Janeen Gould, St. Lawrence and Barbara Laitner, Colorado, both former Graduate Counselors and field secretaries, and Jean Ebright Elin, Ohio State, Fraternity Headquarters representative, were present.

Since the spring, 1978 issue of The Key report, progress continued with the sorority system at Stanford. Now Alpha Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Pi Beta Phi chapters had been installed.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

(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.)

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of the 1990s:==

(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.)

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

Beta Eta Deuteron was involved in many activities both on campus and within the Greek system. A Kappa Career night was held with local alumnae who shared career experiences and provided networking opportunities. As an unhoused chapter, Beta Eta Deuteron found it a challenge to find an appropriate place to hold chapter meetings every week, but negotiated with the University to use Breer Library for their meetings. Chapter unity and attendance at meetings and events was a focus for the chapter. Fun chapter events included the Kappa Kentucky Derby with everyone wearing hats, the Kappa Holiday Party, the Monmouth Duo and Kite and Key formals. Programs were presented on Substance Abuse and an interactive game of Kappa History Jeopardy. Greek Day brought together men and women from all of the sororities and fraternities for a rally in White Plaza before a football game.

During this period, the chapter took steps towards publishing a quarterly newsletter for chapter members, alumnae and parents and redid its website. They considered their website to be an asset for Recruitment purposes since they did not have a chapter house. A successful workshop on resume building and career development was organized by the chapter and sponsored by Stanford’s Career Development Center. Scholarship was always important with high cumulative G.P.A.s for the chapter. Many members were involved in campus sports, with one member receiving the Herman Trophy for women’s soccer.

'''Housing:'''

Beta Eta Dueteron is an unhoused chapter. In 2010, the chapter established a Housing Committee to draft an application to the University stating the reasons the chapter should have a house.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Beta Eta Deuteron baked cookies for the children at the Ronald McDonald House near campus, and joined a fraternity one morning a week to cook breakfast at a local homeless shelter. The chapter was also involved with tutoring children, and spreading awareness about organ donation.
Beta Eta Deuteron joined with a fraternity to host a Thanksgiving dinner at a retirement center in Palo Alto. With another fraternity, they participated in Garden-a-thon. The Light the Night walk raised money for Leukemia and Lymphoma.

'''Convention Awards:'''

2000 – Scholarship Honorable Mention
2008 – Academic Excellence Honorable Mention

==Highlights of 2012==

'''Highlights include:'''

-- A very successful Pi Province hosted by our chapter!
-- A very successful Recruitment period in which passionate, wonderful, "true blue" girls joined our chapter
-- A chapter GPA of 3.63 and eight members with GPA's of 4.0
-- We have two women on the Women’s Tennis team, who went on to win the National Championship. Our own Nicole Gibbs also went on to win Singles and is now playing professionally
--Crew Members, Alicia Kapjian-Pitt and Jordan Duval-Smith also won the National Championship
--Women’s Water Polo, which includes many members of Kappa, were #2 in the nation.
--One of our new members, Maggie Steffens, was awarded FINA Player of the Year
--Three members, Olivia Vagelos Abigail Andrews and Molly Welch, won “Hackathon” (a philanthropy competition started by our own Elizabeth Woodson) in which they created an App to help people find jobs
-- Olivia Vagelos’ startup MountJuly was funded on KickStarter

'''Chapter Growth'''

Attendance: We noticed low chapter attendance at weekly chapter meetings in January. We increased this by trying to make chapter meetings more meaningful. We did this by giving out important chapter information at meetings instead of in emails sent out to the chapter. We also increased attendance by inviting powerful speakers to come to meetings, like California Senator Dianne Feinstein, who spoke about current legislation, her time as a woman at Stanford, and how to be a strong woman in politics. We also had Stanford faculty come speak about healthy body image and feminist studies.

Sisterhood events: Sisters are so busy that sometimes sisterhood events are forgotten. This year, we made sure to have more sisterhood events and successfully hosted letter making, headband making, baking, study sessions, arts and crafts for Mother's Day, and a cooking event.

Ritual: As ritual is what bonds together Kappa's across the country, our chapter wanted to appreciate ritual even more. We filled the year with ritual review, including activities to learn more songs, such as fill in the blanks with song lyrics. We also incorporated 15 minutes of ritual review into every meeting.

Philanthropy: We wanted to increase the number of philanthropy events that Kappa's were involved in. This year, at our "Snowchella" event, we raised more than $7,000 that was donated to an organization called "Support for International Change." We also started a weekly reading program to children in East Palo Alto.

'''Nature of Chapter'''

Beta Eta Deuteron is made up of a group of women who are passionate, intelligent, graceful, kind, and giving. But, the quality that distinguishes our group of girls is a sense of confidence and drive. We make a difference on our campus. At Stanford's ISC Greek Awards, our chapter won the most awards of any chapter on campus, a testament to the fact that we have a strong presence at Stanford. Awards included: Outstanding New Member (Paige Fisher), Greek Woman of the Year (Tierney O’Rourke), Greek Involvement (Molly Hayes), Inter-Sorority Council Runner-up (Molly Hayes), Greek Collaboration Runner-up, and Chapter of the Year Runner-up. One of our sisters will be VP of Recruitment next year to continue our Inter-Sorority involvement. We are made up of powerful athletes, club presidents, leaders in the classroom, and would certainly be described as a group of very strong women.

==Highlights of 2014==

2014 marked an exciting year for Beta Eta Deuteron. At the Stanford Greek Awards, the chapter won the award
for “Outstanding Scholarship” and “Chapter of the Year.” At the same event our very own Elizabeth Woodson
(’15) won the award for “Outstanding University Involvement.” At the Kappa Convention, Stanford Beta Eta
alumna, Charlotte Jones Anderson won an Alumnae Achievement Award.

Scholarship was at an all-time high last year, as we had set an unprecedented record for most 4.0 GPAs in one quarter - 18! Our leaders also attended another successful Kappa National Conference in Texas. This past year, Beta Eta Deuteron has had many successful philanthropy events, including Snowchella, our annual benefit concert, that raised over $5,000 for Support for International Change. Learning from the event, one of our goals for 2015 is to conduct more frequent but smaller, innovative philanthropy events to keep the chapter more engaged and involved in philanthropy and to contribute to more organizations including the Kappa Foundation. In an effort to make ritual a bigger part of our chapter’s experience we added ritual review to the beginning of each meeting. In the future, we hope to continue to improve chapter meeting attendance and increase the number of sisterhood events in order to bring the pledge classes closer together.

The campus climate for Greek life has become significantly more challenging in the past year. The
administration has certainly increased its efforts to scrutinize the Fraternity and Sorority community at Stanford, which is clearly a response to national pressures and movements against Greek life. Discussions of the issue of sexual assault has been prevalent on campus, and Beta Eta Deuteron has played an important role in participating and facilitating these discussions. In order to address these issues, the chapter has participated in discussions of Title IX with Angela Exon from Stanford’s Sexual Assault and Relationship Abuse Center, during which we discussed how our chapter can use our influence on campus and our core values of leadership, respect, and fraternity to be leaders and supporters of the movement to change campus culture surrounding sexual assault. As a chapter, we have made it a point to attend various speakers who focus on the topic, including an informative and heart-wrenching talk survivor-activist Wagatwe Wanjuki. The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life introduced a new program that asked each Greek chapter to nominate a Violence Intervention and Prevention Chair, which would serve as the point person for questions and concerns regarding sexual assault in each chapter. Our chapter nominated two members who have just begun their training in the program. One of our members, Elizabeth Woodson, is spearheading a campus task force on sexual assault and mental healthy in her role as Student Body President of the Undergraduate Community at Stanford. We are proud of her work to help make Stanford a more safe, open, and healthy environment.

Beta Eta Deuteron was founded as an un-housed fraternity in 1892, but was able to build a house on
campus in 1900, the first KKG chapter to do so. In 1944, Stanford removed all women’s fraternities
including Kappa Kappa Gamma, and the house was acquired by the University. In 1978, Bet Eta Deuteron
chapter was reinstalled at Stanford without a house, and the chapter remains un-housed to this day. Our
chapter and chapter council meetings are held in a conference room in the Taube Hillel House on campus.
The building is owned by the University, but operated by the Ziff Center for Jewish Life. Beta Eta
Deuteron rents the room for a small fee on a per quarter basis. Despite our status as an un-housed sorority,
many members choose to live together in the same dorm their sophomore year, which fosters a great
sense of community in the first full year of membership. During the 2014-2015 school year, 31 of the 36
members of the 2017 pledge class live together in a Stanford Dormitory residence entitled Florence
Moore Hall.

==Highlights of 2015==
This year, we have focused on enhancing our sisterhood and improving our philanthropic impact. As
an un-housed chapter, we have to be creative in finding ways to strengthen our bonds of sisterhood and
loyalty. To do so, we have implemented consistent member class meals, which are opportunities for an
entire grade class to get together for a fun meal, paid for by Kappa. Furthermore, we have also created a
tradition of small group get togethers, where we randomly assign girls to groups, composed of members of
various grade levels and interests, and ask them to get together for a meal, activity, etc. We have also
organized group outings to spin classes, group yoga, and other activities that encourage our members to
bond with each other through healthy and mindful movement.

In terms of Philanthropy, our chapter has traditionally always hosted an annual benefit concert that
raises money for a charity of our choice, as well as done weekly homeless feeds and middle-school readings.
That being said, one of our goals this past year was to significantly improve our philanthropy efforts, and to
host multiple fundraisers each year and to support a broader range of philanthropies. Last Spring, we got
involved with the Movement Foundation, which is an organization that brings health and wellness
education to low-income areas, as well as conducting positive body-image campaigns. Our group raised over
$7000 for the organization and participated in their annual Dare to Bare spin class ride, which celebrates
body image positivity and body diversity.

Building on our work with an organization that is focused on health and wellness, this Fall, we chose
to focus on sexual health and sexual assault prevention. We decided to partner with the Joyful Heart
Foundation, an organization focused on healing, empowering, and advocating for survivors of sexual
violence, to launch an awareness campaign this Fall and raise money for the organization through our
benefit concert next January. The awareness campaign was modeled after the foundation’s “No More”
Campaign, which asks individuals to pinpoint specific stereotypes, negative sayings, or misconceptions
about sexual assault and to say ‘No More’ to them. We brought this to Stanford’s campus, which entailed
taking photos of students holding up signs that help to dispel rape myths, both generic and specific to our campus. We took over 300 photos and plan to post the signs all over campus leading up to our benefit
concert to raise awareness and money for the organization.

Academically, our chapter continues to excel. Last Spring marked a new record for our chapter in
terms of the number of girls who received a 4.0 GPA- 21 individuals! Our chapter continues to celebrate
this strength and to encourage all of our members to be committed to their academic work.
Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.
This past year at Stanford, we have seen a more heated campus climate surrounding Greek Life.
While the community as a whole has faced increased scrutiny, our chapter has maintained good standing
with the Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life and worked hard to develop our relationship with
administrators. The FSL Office introduced a new administrative requirement for all Greek chapters this
year, entitled Standards of Excellence, which required our chapter to undertake a broad review of our
strengths and weaknesses on a variety of dimensions. This new requirement was communicated to our
advisors at Kappa nationals, and our results from the FSL office were largely very positive.
More broadly, the problem of sexual assault on campuses nationwide has led to a significant amount
of activism on our campus, surrounding the ways in which we can address and improve this issue. Beta Eta
Deuteron has taken a special interest in being a part of the conversation about how we as individuals and as
a group can help to eradicate sexual assault from our campus. We recently had a training from Carly Flanery,
the acting director for Stanford’s Sexual Assault and Relationship Abuse Education and Response Office,
come and give an overview of Stanford’s policy on sexual assault, as well as facilitate a conversation around
learning to become upstanders, rather than bystanders, when we witness sexual assault and/or relationship
violence. Many of the individuals within our Chapter are also leaders within other campus organizations,
and the strength of our campus involvement is often pointed out as a strength by members of the Stanford
Community. Overall, the nature of our chapter is involved, active, and purposeful about addressing critical
issues. We are committed to learning more and constantly trying to improve our understanding and
response to critical issues on our campus.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

In the past, our fundraising efforts have been focused on Support for International Change, an
organization that helps provide health care in Tanzania. That being said, as we decided to focus more on
women’s health and wellness and female empowerment in our chapter programming and efforts, we
thought it would be a good idea to match that commitment with our philanthropy. Therefore, last Spring,
we shifted to a large fundraising effort for the Movement Foundation, which helps bring physical and
health education into low-income schools and supports positive body image campaigns. This fall, we have
chosen to direct our fundraising efforts to the Joyful Heart Foundation. Joyful Heart is a non-profit
dedicated to supporting, guiding, and aiding victims of sexual assault.

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

As a whole, our chapter is committed to working on issues of female empowerment, health, and well being, and we felt it was important that our philanthropic efforts were connected to this. The organizations we have chosen to support reflect these ideals and do an excellent job of promoting healthy women in our society.

==Highlights of 2020s:==

(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.)

'''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!

Beta Delta

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Beta Delta
|GreekSymbol= BΔ
|Image= [[File:Beta_Delta.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1890|10|02}}
|College= [http://www.umich.edu/ University of Michigan]
|Location= Ann Arbor, MI
|Homepage= [http://www.michigankkg.com/ Beta Delta Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Beta_Delta Media related to Beta Delta Chapter]
}}

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'''Founded October 2, 1890'''

'''University of Michigan established in 1817, Ann Arbor, Michigan'''

'''3,113 initiates (as of June 2016)

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'''Charter Members:'''

Lucy Durfee Clark, Alice Harper Damon, Mildred Hinsdale, Helen Maude McGregor, Caroline Crosby Penny, Jessica Vaughn Penny, Bertha Edna Pritchard. Blanche Skinner, Laura Eunice Sprague.

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

Florence Burton Roth, 1960

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

Helen Bower, 1950; Journalist and critic with Detroit Free Press (Editor of ''The Key'', 1930-1946)
Frances Sutton Schmitz, 1962; First female architect registered in Michigan by examination
Phyllis Loughton Seaton, 1974; Mayor of Beverly Hills, Calif.; actress; director
Shelby Dietrich Rector, 1984 & 1994; Pediatrician specializing in hemophilia, arthritis and AIDS; chairman of Medical Advisory Board of the World Federation of Hemophilia,
Gloria James Kerry, 1972; Dentistry specialist, author of ''Dental Clinics in North America'' and numerous technical articles
Martha Seger, 1986; Member of Federal Reserve Board; former State Banking Commissioner; finance professor
Robin Wright, 1980; Political journalist; foreign correspondent; author

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Delta Alumnae:'''

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

In the spring of 1890, two rival groups at the University of Michigan petitioning the Grand Council of Kappa Kappa Gamma were brought together harmoniously, and nine persons from the two groups were listed on the Beta Delta charter.

Six returned to college for a fall initiation at the home of one of the initiates - the other three were initiated later- and the first golden keys caused a campus sensation.

Three faculty wives (the patroness custom was continued at Ann Arbor until about 1950) became loyal friends and sponsors of the young chapter. In the spring of 1893 a series of Sunday patroness teas enabled the girls to plan for chapter headquarters, established that fall. Other early chapter events included the establishment of a Panhellenic, a Beta Delta Alumnae Association informally organized during 1894-1895, a June 1895 reunion, and the entertainment of the 1902 National Convention.

In the fall of 1895 six Kappas moved to Beta Delta's first chapter house at Washington and Ingalls Streets. There were six more moves before the $19,000 house was built at 1204 Hill Street. Ground had been broken April 1910, and 22 girls were housed in the unfurnished building that fall. Beta Delta's Grand President Florence Burton Roth was guest of honor at the housewarming.

==World War I Era==

World War I brought meatless, wheatless days of sacrifice and service, Red Cross knitting, farmerette duties and many forms of thrift. On Armistice Day an impromptu Kappa dance brought in servicemen and a jazz band. A highlight of the year 1924 was the wedding of Theodosia Burton Stewart, X - Minnesota, daughter of the university president. The entire chapter, dressed in pastel formal gowns, adorned the balcony of the elegant new Clements Library where the ceremony took place. They also attended, with such luminaries as Henry Ford, the reception that followed in the president's residence next door.

Visits from Dorothy Canfield Fisher, BN-Ohio State, and Robert Frost, while he was the university's Poet-in-Residence, were also of great interest to the chapter.

==Highlights of the 1920s==

Outstanding Beta Deltas of the 1920s include three honored in architecture: Marion Frances Blood, awarded the Booth Scholarship in Architecture; Ruth Goodhew Chasteney, editor of Architectural Forum magazine; Frances Sutton Schmitz, first woman architect registered in the State of Michigan, a long term member of the Fraternity Housing Committee, and recipient of a Kappa Distinguished Alumnae Award. Phyllis Laughton Seaton became the first Michigan coed to direct the Junior Girls Play, later a leading drama coach in Hollywood, California, and a mayor of Beverly Hills.

The paramount interest of Michigan women during this period was the planning and financing of a Women's League building as a campus activities headquarters. At that time women were not allowed to enter the men's Michigan Union by the front door, or use the building for meetings. In 1923 Beta Delta stood first in contributions among organized houses, and in 1929 the beautiful million dollar Michigan League made the university the first and only campus with two student buildings.

==Highlights of the 1930s--

The Kappa Kronicle, chapter financed, which appeared in the spring of 1931, has been continuously published and has received many Fraternity awards. It chronicles the times for Beta Delta alumnae. The Depression years note such items as the addition of a water softener, linoleum in the attic dorm ("no more splinters"), and electrical equipment in the pantry. ("Now we can have hot toast and even an egg in the morning if we pay a nickel.")

In spite of the Depression, the Kappas entertained: at high teas; at dinners honoring faculty, patronesses, or alumnae; and in 1930 at a tea introducing their new chaperone to the campus. The inimitable Mrs. Louise Doggett, white hair piled high, black velvet band at throat, lent her grace, dignity, and friendship to the chapter for seven years.

After the Depression came lighter, happier times. Initiates of 1937 were required to skip, rather than walk, and to bow when encountering an active. Beta Delta's Helen Bower, star reporter for the Detroit Free Press and editor of The Key from 1930 to 1946, often came to initiation banquets, delighting each new class with her rendition of "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere," complete with gallops across the dining room floor. This was the Big Band era. Kappas danced to the music of Jimmy Dorsey at one end of the Intramural Building and Kay Keyser at the other at the "U Hop" in 1938. In the late 1930s dressy Michigan coeds no longer strolled down the "Diag," the main walk on campus, in high heels, gloves, and hats. Instead they wore saddle shoes, skirts, and cardigans (preferably Braemars( buttoned down the back, and always with pearls.

==Highlights of the 1940s==

The high point of 1940 was the celebration of fifty golden years of Beta Delta. Two charter members, Mildred Hinsdale and Lucy Clark Terry, and two Kappa presidents, Elizabeth Bogert Schofield, M-Butler, and Florence Burton Roth, were honored guests. Over 100 attended the reunion and formal banquet with Helen Bower as toastmistress.

The December 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor drew excited Kappas to their radios, concerned for men in service and those subject to call. The campus theme again became sacrifice on the home front. Kappas danced to records at the spring formal and donated their band money to the Bomber Scholarship Fund. The Michigan Daily praised Kappa for being the first sorority to give up "the frills." Nightly exercises for fitness became part of life at 1204 Hill. The Michigan League Council became the Women's War Council and traditional activities were out for "the duration." The Sophomore served as hospital volunteers, the Juniors took on a stamp and bond drive, and the Seniors made surgical dressings. As men on the labor force left for service, women filled in at the university laundry, in food service, and even on campus groundskeeping, uniformed in plaid shirts and jeans, saddle shoes, and hairbows!

The term "chaperone" had disappeared, and even "house-mother" was on the wane when the gracious Mrs. John Owen arrived in 1942 ad house director. Her sense of humor carried the chapter (and herself) over rough times of rationing and shortages. Stories of "rabbit-chicken" and Kappas serving as maids, cooks, and waitresses attest to her ingenuity. She stayed until 1954, proof of her durability, too.

The chapter house, built in 1910, had met the needs of the group until growing enrollment required annexes for additional members. There were happy times in those modest homes, but there was also an unsatisfactory separation of members. In 1938 property adjacent to the chapter house had been purchased for $13,500 and, in spite of the war, the addition was almost finished by fall, 1942. Again members returned to an unfinished house, rushees walked over planks to the front door, but a large class of 26 was pledged. The remodeling costs of $46,000 which transformed the house into one with white Georgian columns were considered well spent.

Many campus customs were revived with the war's end. The Kappa house abounded with happiness, sisterhood, campus activity, achievement, and tradition. A full social life included cherished weekends for mothers and fathers, exchange dinners, serenades, and T.G.I.F. (Thank God It's Friday) parties. Drinking was not allowed on campus and curfew was enforced. Twenty-first birthdays were celebrated at the "Pretzel Bell" with names etched on its wooden table tops. Kappa, with Kappa Sigma, won first place honors for the booth at "Michigras," the biennial carnival.

During this period of years when the chapter was repeatedly bringing home first place awards for scholarship, activities, and athletic participation locally, the Fraternity recognized Beta Delta with the Westermann Efficiency Award (1944), the Standards Award (1946), and the Finance Efficiency Award (1948).

A Sunday round table of advisers and new and outgoing chapter officers was instituted, a practice giving greater continuity to chapter programs, later to be recommended by the Fraternity to other chapters. The year 1942 had marked the last spring initiation to be held for a decade. There followed constant revision and re-evaluation of the rushing system, forcing continual change in the chapter social and financial patterns, culminating in 1949, in a quota system designed to spread membership to all houses, but never succeeding.

==Highlights of the 1950s==

Seniors emerged as secure and dedicated young women in the 1950s, aspiring to assume their roles in the world. Nancy Watkins Osius became the first woman president of the Literary College senior class and was selected by McCall's Magazine as the outstanding 21-year-old woman in the country. She later received a Rotary scholarship to study in Scotland. Gloria James Kerry chose a career in dentistry and became a leading periodondist. She received a Kappa Alumnae Achievement Award some years later.

More housing space was needed by 1954. The university administration recommended that the capacity be increased to 45 so the beloved back porch was rebuilt into a wing which also provided study rooms, a lounge, and a new chapter room at a cost of $75,000. By using every remaining inch of property, and spending $110,000 on another addition in 1959, it became possible to house the entire chapter of 65 under one roof.

Student Government Council began to interest itself in sorority rushing procedures and membership clauses. In 1957 it dictated a return to deferred rushing, which marked the beginning of significant changes in student attitudes, and presented constant challenges to keep the sorority system alive and healthy.

==Highlights of the 1960s==

In 1960, Beta Delta marked its 50th year as a corporation, and in 1965, the 75th anniversary of its founding. At the celebration luncheon "diamonds" were everywhere, even glued on the euonymus sprays massed on the tables. Once gain Mildred Hinsdale, now 95, delighted the more than 200 guests with reminiscences.

Interest in foreign and cultural affairs brought two exchange students to live in the house at two different times. In 1961 the chapter instituted an "awareness program" which received first place in the Fraternity's national ratings and was much discussed at the 1962 Convention.

The typical student of the 1960s seriously questioned society's ethical standards. Students became the center of national interest, and the university a focal point. President John F. Kennedy launched the Peace Corps on the Michigan Union steps in October, 1960, and at the 1964 Commencement President Lyndon B. Johnson voiced his first statement on "The Great Society."

Along with the emphasis on intellectual involvement came greater freedom for women. University restrictions on women's hours were relaxed and senior women were permitted to live in apartments. Beta Delta issued door keys to seniors in 1964, and to juniors and sophomores the following year. "Sign-in" was no longer required, in accordance with university policy. Beta Delta required parental approval for "key privileges," and stiff penalties accompanied the loss or misuse of a house key.

In 1968, after a period of frequent change of house directors, Mrs. Renee Kelley, with her French accent and flair, arrived.

In the period of unrest in the late sixties, the Michigan Daily championed Gay Liberation, Black Action, and sexual freedom while degrading the administration, local merchants, and the Greek system. Sororities were termed shallow, superficial, and strictly social. Panhellenic restructured, unstructured, and again revised rushing procedures to be more appealing and less demanding of the individual, but the number of chapters on campus dropped from 22 to 15.

Kappas everywhere can be proud of Beta Delta. In spite of the general questioning of fraternity worth, the girls have been able to communicate their happy enthusiasm for Kappas, and the feeling that one can join a group without losing individuality. The house has been filled every year with Beta Deltas, not boarders, as has been the case with many other houses on campus.

The full house enable the Beta Delta Association to pay off the $110,000 mortgage in the fall of 1974. During the 15 year term of the mortgage a much larger sum had been spent for taxes, interest, repairs, and improvements to house and furnishings in addition to payments on the principal. Over 70 alumnae gathered with the chapter for a champagne luncheon at 1204 Hill Street for the celebration. The mortgage was burned as Catherine Kelder Walz touched it with a lighted candle set in an owl lantern.

Beta Delta Chapter and its House Board have benefited greatly from the enthusiasm and experience of "Kay" Walz, who served as chairman of the Fraternity Housing Committee for 30 years. The Ann Arbor Alumnae Association has established a loan fund in her name, and in 1965 founded the Catherine Kelder Walz Diamond Key Award in appreciation of her devoted guidance and wise financial management over four decades. She received, not only her fifty-year pin, but a lovely miniature painting of "the house that Kay built" at the time of the mortgage burning.

==Highlights of 2012==

During the previous calender year, the Beta Delta chapter has excelled in many aspects. Academically, our chapter received an academic excellence award for schools with fifteen or more sorority houses at Convention of 2012. Kappa also had the highest GPA on the University of Michigan campus for this past year with a 3.5 average GPA.

In addition, many sisters of our chapter were recognized for their outstanding work. Hannah Okonow was nominated for the position of Junior of the Year, our chapter's previous president, Megan Miller, was voted President of the Year by the Panhellenic Association, our current president, Emily Long, was voted Junior Panhel Representative of the term, and Emily Goor was voted to be Panhellenic President for 2013 year.

For Michigan's annual Greek Week competition, Kappa placed top three in both Variety and Sing competitions and placed top five over all. Kappa also participated in Relay for Life in 2012 and was one of the top three teams in raising money for the cause.

Kappa was extremely involved in philanthropy this past year. Our chapter's annual "Kappasta" event, a pasta dinner created to raise money for our national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, was unbelievably successful. We also partnered with the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity for our Home for the Holidays event, where we buy gifts for children from a less fortunate elementary school in Detroit and invite them to our house to open their gifts and celebrate the holidays with all of us. Our chapter also put on a lemonaide stand in order to raise money to send children from Mott Children's Hospital to summer camp. Lastly, in the fall we had our first ever concert at Kappa given by our own Hannah Gross, where the money we raised for admissions also went towards our philanthropy, Reading Is Fundamental.

During the past year, both the University of Michigan and the Beta Delta chapter have developed major changes and improvements. On a campus-wide scale, Michigan has created large social media connections. By means of various social networks, including websites like Facebook and Twitter, students can connect with one another as well as with Michigan alumni by joining group pages pertaining to anything from campus clubs to general interests. An example of a group formed by the University of Michigan is called "Hail it Forward." This page proactively connects students with Michigan alumni by means of Facebook and Linked-In and provides various career opportunities to students. In addition, Michigan has implemented an ambassador program, where students volunteer as ambassadors to help run and promote safety at campus wide events, including football games. Lastly, the University of Michigan created a campaign known as "Beyond the Diag," which created a group of students who live off campus to support one another and promote safety within the community.

Our chapter is comprised of caring, welcoming, hard-working, and selfless women. As a chapter, every sister is bonded to one another through our diversity, abundant sisterhood and philanthropy events, and our strong connections with Kappa traditions. The most recent addition to our chapter, the 2102 pledge class of 57 girls, brings many unique qualities to our chapter. With recruitment numbers growing every year, our chapter was allowed a bigger intake of new members. Accordingly, our chapter is proud to declare that the 2012 pledge class is larger than ever before, and we hope to continue our growth for years to come.

==Highlights of 2014==

Last spring we had a very successful Greek Week, our overall Greek Life raised a little more than $13,000 to donate to various charities and foundations. We are proud to say our chapter placed third in the Greek Week Variety show, and we had a great turnout once again for Kappa Kickball. Our former president, Madison Romney, and current president Justine Miller attended the 2014 KKG national convention and received Honorable Mentions. In the fall, Recruitment went very well and we gained 65 new freshmen sisters. We worked with Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Epsilon Phi to practice and support them as well. We also threw a very successful new philanthropy event called Hungry Hungry Kappapillar, in which teams competed in a pie-eating contest and donated children's books for our Reading is Key philanthropy. Our next philanthropy event, Kappasta, went very smoothly and we were pleased with the turnout. This year, we've been getting more involved with the overall Greek community and have attended various other philanthropy events and charities hosted by other houses. Additionally, we held our annual Home for the Holidays event with Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, when we host children from an elementary school in Detroit to open gifts and celebrate the holiday season.

This fall Michigan added a new sorority to campus, Gamma Phi Beta, who is our sister sorority. We're looking forward to getting to know our new Greek Life sisters and hope to organize a joint-council dinner with their council soon within the next week or so. Our chapter has grown more involved in Greek Life and we're very supportive of other philanthropic events thrown by our fellow Greek Life members. As a whole, Michigan's Greek Life is trying to become even more involved in giving back to our community. As a council and a house in general, we're very supportive of each other. Our chapter consists of many hardworking and devoted women. We're strengthened by our diversity and sisterhood, increased by our new fall 2014 pledge class of 65 wonderful young women.

Our chapter holds meetings in our house, usually the dining room for Formal Chapter. Our chapter owns a house on campus. Right now we have about 65 sisters living in it, and the sisters can move in during their sophomore year.

==Highlights of 2015==
Our chapter has been developing more and more philanthropy events over the course of this past year. We again participated in our campus’ Greek Week, which raises and donates money to various charities and foundations in the Ann Arbor area. This fall, we held our Second Annual Hungry Hungry Kappapillar pie-eating contest including a donation of children’s books, all going to our Reading is Key philanthropy. Kappasta, our charity pasta dinner, again had an amazing turnout and went very smoothly. We recently held our Home for the Holidays event with Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, in which we host children from an elementary school in Detroit to open gifts and celebrate the holiday season. Our former council 2015, and current council 2016, have been working on organizing Girls Academy, an event to be held next Spring in which leaders from our chapter host team/character building events at a chosen middle school for young teenage girls. We’re very excited for this event, as this will be the first time we’re hosting it and we can’t wait to see what the next year will bring.

President Schlissel has been working with the head of the Interfraternity Council and the head of the Panhellenic Council in order to promote an overall more positive view of Greek Life. Our chapter tries to contribute to this goal by supporting our fellow Greek Life members in attending other houses’ philanthropy events and working with each other during Recruitment to improve the overall Recruitment process. As a chapter, we work together to have council meetings and house events run as smoothly as possible. This fall, we’ve gained 56 new incredible young women already they’ve brought many strengths and diversity to our chapter.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Our chapter traditionally raises money for Reading is Key, yet we support a large variety of causes on campus, such as American Cancer Society with Relay for Life, and groups that support mental health and awareness.

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

We support groups whose issues touch the lives of many of our members. These issues are important to us and we give them our full support.

Beta Chi

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Beta Chi
|GreekSymbol= BX
|Image= [[File:Beta_Chi.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1910|02|12}}
|College= [http://www.uky.edu/ University of Kentucky]
|Location= Lexington, KY
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/betachi/ Beta Chi Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Beta_Chi Media related to Beta Chi Chapter]}}

'''University of Kentucky established in 1865, Lexington, Kentucky'''

'''Founded February 12, 1910'''

'''3,325 initiates (as of June 2016)'''

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'''Charter Members:'''

Sara McEachin Carter, Mattie Virginia Cary (Mrs. Gentry McCauley), Aubyn Chinn (Mrs. James Watson), Helen Lucile Daugherty, Sarah Rossetter Marshall (Mrs. Thomas J. Wertenbaker), Mary McEachin Rodes (Mrs. C.P Leaphart), Mary Barrett Smith (Mrs. W. R. Ratliff), Alice Cary Williams.

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

Mary McEachin Rodes (Leaphart), Grand Secretary 1912-1916, Grand Registrar 1916-1920; Elizabeth Kimbrough Park, Fraternity Vice-President 1940-1942; Margaret Trent (Rogers, Kopel), Field Secretary 1943; June Moore (Parrish), Field Secretary 1962-1963; ; Laurie Schmidt (Severino), Field Secretary 1982-1983; Sarah Avril, Traveling Consultant 1984-1985;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:''' Sarah Gibson Blanding, 1947, first women president of Vassar College; Anne Armstrong Thompson, 1980, novel and suspense author, former CIA employee; Ashley Judd, 2006, film and stage actress, political activist; Holly Dunn Pendleton, established Holly’s House, a victim’s advocacy center

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Chi Alumnae:'''

Mary E. Sweeny, Dean of the University of Kentucky's Department of Home Economics, former President of the National Home Economics Association, teaching nutrition and doing research work in Merrill Palmer School, Detroit, Michigan; Aubyn Chinn (Watson), Educational Director, National Dairy Council, Head of the Department of Domestic Science at the University of Kentucky; Helen Bullitt Lowry (Allison), writer of newspaper and magazine articles and of short stories; Nancy Duke Lewis, Dean of Pembroke College and Director of the National Merit Scholarship Program; Fan Ratliff, Gamma Province Vice-President 1925-1927, Gamma Province President 1927-1929; Betty Scrivner (Campbell), Graduate Counselor 1948-1949; Curtis Buehler, Mu Province President 1947-1949, General Convention Chairman 1958-1966; Elise Bohannon Maier, Mu Province Director of Chapters 1953-1955; Ridgely Park, chairman undergraduate scholarships 1964-1965; Eleanor Lee Todd Congleton, Centennial Fund State Chairman 1970; Anne Rush, 1978 Women’s State Amateur Golf Champion of Kentucky; Gretchen Nash-Gardner, Graduate Counselor 1976-1977; Cynthia Converse (Gentsch), Graduate Counselor1978-1979; Margaret Frazier (Henderson), Chapter Consultant 1985-1986; Gretchen Nash-Gardner, Graduate Counselor 1976-1977; Cynthia Converse (Gentsch), Graduate Counselor1978-1979; Margaret Frazier (Henderson), Chapter Consultant 1985-1986; Amanda Filak (Pompilio), Catherine Schroeder Graf Heritage Museum Intern 2004; Carly Dannenmueller, Catherine Schroeder Graf Heritage Museum Intern 2013.

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==The Early Years==

Kentucky, renowned in song and story, and immortalized in the pioneer history of America, is the home of Beta Chi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Right in the heart of the bluegrass country lies the city of Lexington, which houses the University of Kentucky and Beta Chi Chapter. On February 12, 1910, eight members of Chi Epsilon Chi, a local sorority of long and strong standing, became charter members of Beta Chi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Kappa was the second national women’s fraternity on the Kentucky campus, with Alpha Gamma Delta having preceded it by a few months. The installation took place at the Chapter house located on Limestone Street, just opposite Patterson Hall. Edith Stoner, the Grand President, was the installing officer. She was assisted by members of Delta Chapter, Indiana University.

In the May 1913 issue of ''The Key'' Magazine, Carolyn Barker, a Beta Chi member, wrote that the University of Kentucky opened a new department called "Household Arts." She explained in the article that the first year was entirely devoted to sewing, both hand and machine work, and to drafting patterns and fittings. The second and third years broadened out into all the other household arts. Barker noted that this new department was interesting to many women at the university during this time. Also in 1913, a Kappa tea was held at the Chapter house as a social event. The invitations were sent to the whole student body. The house was decorated with pink tulips, ferns, and was lighted with pink shaded candles.

Records show that the first few years of Beta Chi’s history were filled with problems such as housing, frequent initiations, and campus activities. The question of whether the Chapter could or could not keep the house was an ever-present and much discussed matter. The rent in 1910 was an extravagant one--$15 a month! On account of the financial difficulty, faculty pressure, or possibly a little of both, the house was relinquished the following year, and the Chapter was removed to Patterson Hall to hold meetings in a room reserved for that purpose. At this time, the Kappas moved almost annually. The trouble was neither bill collectors nor landladies, but a general feeling of dissatisfaction with the surroundings. The Chapter really preferred Limestone to any other place of residence.

==Highlights of the 1910s:==

In 1915, the Kappas were still located at Patterson Hall. Meetings were held at 3:30 on Monday afternoons. In October, the chapter rooms in the hall were prohibited by the dean, and meetings, initiations, and parties were held at the homes of various members. The Kappas considered opening a “lodge building” in connection with Alpha Gamma Delta, Kappa Delta, and Chi Omega, but the plan was abandoned for fear that difficulties would arise during rushing season. Despite the frequent moving days, the young Chapter went dauntlessly ahead with its activities. Initiations were held often in these early years in view of the fact that girls were eligible for initiation only a few weeks after pledging. Although a definite scholarship standing was not required for initiation, the Kappa initiates invariably made a good showing and were among the first on campus in scholarship. In addition to new pledges, many Chi Epsilon Chi members returned to school and took enough work to be initiated.

The first five years saw the establishment of many interesting social customs which have become traditional with Beta Chis. The minutes of 1911 record a hearty vote to present the Kappa Alpha Fraternity with a Kappa pennant on two different occasions. It was the custom to exchange pennants and shields as pledges of good fellowship. When the Kappas initiated four girls in 1915, the Kappa Alpha Fraternity sent them a congratulatory bouquet of four dozen roses. The girls responded with an “open house,” honoring the Kappa Alphas, and this event evolved into a monthly tea for all the men’s fraternities. Keys were in vogue as wedding presents. Pie knives for Kappa brides were substituted, and the custom of presenting a spoon with the Kappa coat of arms on it to the first Kappa baby was instituted.

Life within the Chapter was taken up with rushing, charity work, Kappa work, and financial regulations. The dues were gradually raised from the sum of fifty cents a month to a dollar and twenty-five cents a month. In 1912, the actives contributed fifty cents apiece for the Book of Ritual. Even before WWI, Beta Chi Chapter was doing charity and relief work. In 1916, it was customary for the girls to do a certain amount of settlement work each week. At Christmas time, they filled stockings busily to send to a mountain school. In early March, the Chapter assumed the obligation of dressing and educating a young Kentucky mountain girl of high school age. When she married, her place was filled by a French war orphan supported by the Chapter.

Beta Chi also aided during WWI. The girls knitted the usual socks and sweaters, and each member contributed something to the Belgian Relief Fund, the total being given in Kappa’s name. The girls worked in the Red Cross corps, bought Liberty Bonds, and sent a money contribution across the seas in the name of the Fraternity. To Mary E. Sweeny, leaving for the war front to do canteen work, the Chapter gave a radium-dial wrist watch as a parting gift. In 1918, instead of hosting a Women's Panhellenic banquet, the association gave $100 to the War Fund. In its place, a dance was given in the new Recreation Hall at Patterson Hall for all Greek women of the university. All the girls wore white and the "gentlemen" were designated by bands of red, white, and blue ribbon on the arm. Then there came a campaign for the women of the university to give $1,000 to the Student Friendship War Fund. Beta Chi responded, and pledge $150.

Following closely on the tragedy of the war was a terrible automobile accident in which four University of Kentucky men lost their lives. The influenza epidemic swept over the school in the same year, causing the university to close until January 6, 1919. Therefore, all activities were abandoned. During the break, however, several girls made hundreds of "flu" masks for an emergency Red Cross call and made surgical dressings. Some helped in the collecting and shipping of delicacies to sick boys in nearby camps.

==Highlights of the 1920s:==

The next five year period (1920-25) was a time of substantial reorganization of the Chapter in efforts to strengthen it. Systematic financial reconstruction made it possible to acquire a house during this period. Fan Ratliff, as Chapter President, led the Chapter in the work of reconstruction and fulfillment of national Fraternity obligations. The Chapter devised a system of pledge training, which included supervised study hall and Sunday afternoon “open houses” with the pledges acting as hostesses. Wednesday evening was established as the time for weekly meetings. Bible study groups were also formed. A pledge Honor Roll, to be read at every Founders Day banquet, was used for the first time. Establishment of the Senior Council and the Fraternity honor system assisted the pledge training. As a consequence of aid given by Virginia Rodefer-Harris, Grand Vice-President, Beta Chi scholarship standing on the campus increased. Elizabeth Kimbrough (Park), as Chapter President, efficiently accomplished the task of organizing a harmonious and successful Chapter during the first year in the house. A baby grand piano was quite an addition to the furnishings at this time, and the Sophomore class decorated the basement for a chapter room.

Beta Chi Chapter won the Scholarship Cup for the year 1919 and 1920. This cup was awarded to the woman's fraternity receiving the highest average for the scholastic year at the University of Kentucky.

The chief honor of this period came to the Chapter when Sarah Gibson Blanding, a Beta Chi alumna, was elected by the Board of Trustees as Dean of Women. “The Dean is gone, long live the Dean!” was the cry on the lips of the Beta Chis. She was only twenty-six years old, and the youngest woman in the United States to have the responsibility of such an office. She was a native to Lexington, Ky. After her high school graduation, she took a two-year course at New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics, which qualified her to become an instructor in the Department of Physical Education at Kentucky while still a freshman at the university. In her senior year of college, she was president of Beta Chi, president of the Administrative Council, captain of the varsity basketball team, and national vice-president of Mortar Board. She also served as the president of the alumnae association at Lexington.

Most of the social events of this era were Fraternity or Panhellenic affairs. The Founders Day banquet of 1921 was held in the Lafayette Hotel, which had just been completed. Fan Ratliff presided over the affair, which was cleverly planned as a musical banquet. The tradition of the Mother’s Day tea was inaugurated, and an agreeable custom of paying calls to patronesses was established. The patronesses and alumnae were honor guests at a Kappa picnic on the river banks in May of 1920. An invitation to a Province dance issued by Delta Chapter was recorded in the minutes of the same year. Rushing parties were continued as usual, except that the Fraternity abolished the house dance for rushees.It appeared that men rushing for other fraternities were spreading propaganda at the dance. The biennial formal dance was initiated at this time, and the first of a long series of these good times took place at the Phoenix Hotel. During the year 1920, the Kappas played the Chi Omegas in a basketball contest that has never been forgotten. So enthused were the fair opponents that the inter-sorority basketball tournament had to be abolished! Three new nationals established chapters on Kentucky’s campus --- Delta Delta Delta, Delta Zeta, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Beta Chi entertained each group at a tea. One interesting social event was a Pantry Party given at the house. Mothers and patronesses were invited to come and help re-stock the pantry shelves.

The Founders Day banquet on February 10, 1923, was held in the Lafayette Hotel. The predominant ideas of the program, a building fund for the future Kappa house, was a surprise to all. Among the eighty present, there were many out-of-town alumnae who showed a great deal of interest and enthusiasm. Twenty-three hundred dollars in promissory notes were received from those present. Later in the month, the Beta Chi held a bridge party at the Chapter house and a tea-dance at Patterson Hall. The decorations and favors were in keeping with George Washington's birthday.

In the spring of 1924, Beta Chi gave a big dance called the peacock affair. The whole ballroom of the Phoenix Hotel was decorated in peacock feathers, streamers, and painted peacocks. The girls' favors were peacock quill pens, while the boys were presented with small silver knives.

In the summers, members of Beta Chi often held a Kappa Camp on the Kentucky River. During the camp, they spent the night, and the entertainment included fireworks. Barge dances, stunts, swimming, canoeing, and refreshments followed.

On February 13, 1925, Beta Chi had their Founders' Day banquet at the LaFayette Hotel. They borrowed the idea of the powdered hair and candle light from the Kappa Convention. Tiny blue and blue feather fans were chose as favors and the alumnae were presented with pink roses.

Running down the list of students at the University of Kentucky from 1925 to 1930, there is a long line of Kappa names in every activity. The first fraternity woman to be elected President of W.S.G.A. on Kentucky’s campus was Beta Chi's Eugenia H. Herrington (Green). In 1927, Sarah Lynn Tucker was elected Vice-President of the Sophomore class. Cynthia Hammond Smith won the Chi Omega prize for the best Sophomore record in home economics. Three campus beauties were also chosen from the Kappa Chapter at this time. During the 1927-28 school year, Kappa Kappa Gamma made the highest scholastic record of any social fraternity on campus, and was awarded the scholarship cup. Fraternity honor came to the Chapter when Fan Ratliff was elected President of Gamma Province.

The most marked progress in chapter life was made in this period when the Kappas moved into the house at 179 East Maxwell Street. At last, the Beta Chis had a home of their own. The Lexington girls had passed the previous summer painting and decorating. It has been estimated that in more than sixty-three years since its founding, Beta Chi has owned, occupied, or met in twenty-six different sites in Lexington. The fondly remembered “little white house” on Maxwell represented one of its longest tenancies.

Frances L. Smith (Dugan) was Chapter President at this time, and under her guidance, the Chapter meetings included interesting talks, Bible readings, and individual weekly reports of activities. Members with below C-averages were required to study at the house for two afternoons a week. Another visit from Virginia Rodefer-Harris resulted in great enthusiasm over the National Convention to be held in California, at which Beta Chi was represented by Louise Palmer Jefferson. In the early part of 1927, Helen Farst-Wallace, the Province President, visited the Chapter.

==Highlights of the 1930s:==

By 1930, with Beta Chi having developed from a sturdy child to a young, energetic adult, Frank L. McVey, father of two Chapter members, was President of the University, and Sarah Blanding was Dean of Women. Beta Chi members were serving as President of the Women’s Administrative Council and as class officers. There were seventeen fraternities and ten sororities on the campus. Beta Chi boasted forty-one active members.

During the 1930s, intramural sports began on the campus to strengthen ties between sororities. A new student union building was also created. Beta Chi Chapter was host to Mu Province convention during cold and wet weather, with a robbery to add to the excitement! During the economic crisis of the 1930s, sorority expansion halted at the University of Kentucky, but Beta Chi weathered the Depression.

In true Kentucky style, it was written of Kappas in the 1934 yearbook, the Kentuckian: “Traditionally a very high class stable, always a goodly number of nifty thoroughbreds.” The next year’s entry read: “The Kappa Gams manage to pledge a beauty queen every so often…they also manage to grab a share of the military sponsors without the aid of campus politicians. They suffered very little opposition with their rushees this year, and walked off with a number of nifty thoroughbreds.”

In 1939, Beta Chi had its first College of Law graduate, Bettie Gilbert (Wiglesworth). She was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, and editor of the Kentucky Law Journal.

==Highlights of the 1940s:==

During World War II, Beta Chi, eager to serve on a campus where only ten percent of the student body consisted of civilian men, contributed its iron grille fence to the scrap metal drive. The Maxwell house was sold and the Delta Tau Delta house on Audubon Park was rented. During the war, men’s fraternities were vacant. Many Kappas, who were victims of gas rationing, thumbed their way in and out from the main campus. After the war, the house at 232 East Maxwell Street was bought and lived in for the next ten years.

The achievements of Beta Chi’s honored member, Sarah Blanding, who was the recipient of the Alumnae Achievement Award in 1947, are nationally known. However, perhaps only Beta Chis remember that she was honored as an undergraduate in 1922 by being unanimously elected to play Santa Claus for the annual Christmas party. Blanding Tower, as well as the low-rise Blanding I, II, III, and IV dormitories on the University of Kentucky’s campus, are named after Sarah Blanding.

==Highlights of 1950s:==

'''Housing:'''
In the 1950s, plans were developed for a chapter house, and lots were purchased. However, complications arose, and another house was bought---238 East Maxwell. By the fall of 1960, the chapter moved into the renovated mansion.

==Highlights of the 1960s:==

In the mid-1960s, The Key “visited” Beta Chi chapter at the University of Kentucky, and the word from university President John W. Oswald was, “The university is proud to have this Chapter on our campus.” He mentioned three Beta Chi alumnae who had recently been in the ranks of seven women to receive Distinguished Alumnae Centennial Awards. These three were Sarah Gibson Blanding, president emeritus of Vassar College; Nancy Duke Lewis, Dean of Pembroke College and Director of the National Merit Scholarship Program; and Mary E. Sweeny, noted home economist and former director of the American Economics Association. The Dean of Women at the time, who pronounced Beta Chi a “welcome asset,” was Doris M. Seward, a member of Delta Chapter.

The 1960s was a decade of unrest, a feeling of frustration, and wanting to do one’s own thing. No doubt because of Kappa’s fine heritage, Beta Chi made it through the 1960s and into a new decade where the pendulum seemed to be swinging back to sanity and peace once more.

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Most of the previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1930 and 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.

==Highlights of the 1970s:==

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''
Chapter/Advisory Board Relations, 1976

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of the 1990s:==

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

2002: House Board Honorable Mention, Finance Honorable Mention

2006: Gracious Living Honorable Mention, Signature Event Honorable Mention, RIF Honorable Mention, Risk Management Honorable Mention, Excellence in Chapter Honorable Mention

2010: Excellence in Chapter Management Award

==Highlights of 2011-2020==

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 2012==

Beta Chi had an extremely successful and fun year during 2012. In the spring semester, we participated in the philanthropic event called Greek Sing with the theme of ‘News’. We also competed in the sorority stomp competition, where we earned 3rd place with our Remember the Titans themed routine. Kappa showed that we aren’t afraid to get a little dirty when we won a mud-wrestling philanthropy event. We also were recognized for having the most members donate blood at our on-campus blood drive. We hosted a 5k with the help of the men of Delta Sigma Pi, and we raised significant funds to donate to Holly’s House, our local charity. Beta Chi also hosted all of our mothers at our house for a very fun tea party. At the end of the semester, Kappa had the 2nd highest Greek G.P.A. on campus.

Beta Chi was recognized at our national convention, winning the Standards award, and also winning an honorable mention in Risk Management. At the Panhellenic Banquet, we won an honorable mention in Risk Management and Treasury. We were all very excited to come back from summer break to spend Fleur-de-Lis week and Recruitment Week together. Beta Chi put on an amazing recruitment; we gained many impressive new members. During the fall semester, we decided to create a new philanthropy event. With the help of the brothers of Theta Chi, our first annual Greeks Got Talent event was a huge success. Beta Chi hosted the families of all the members during our Parent’s weekend trip to Keeneland horse track. Many girls got involed outside of Kappa by participating in the 2012 election campaigns, playing UK and intramural sports, participating in the Honors program, student government, studying abroad, and joining clubs.

One challenge that Beta Chi faced in 2012 was managing huge recruitment parties. A record-breaking number of girls decided to go through UK's Fall Recriutment, so we had to adapt our rushing processes to fit the large numbers. We were able to handle the large amounts of PNMs successfully and had high return rates throughout the week.

In 2012, the University of Kentucky basketball team won their 8th National Championship. As a chapter, we are very dedicated UK sports fans, so this was a thrilling victory. The championship win created a large influx of students to the University of Kentucky. Our campus is expanding before our eyes. Many older buildings are being renovated or completely torn down to make space for expansions. UK will continue to grow quickly, and Greek Life will also experience major growth within the next few years.

==Highlights of 2013==

The Beta Chi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma had a great year in 2013. We were involved in many philanthropic events this year. One of the first events was in February called Greek Sing. Our theme for this event was Kappapalooza, where we dressed up as different genres of music that you would hear at the music festival Lollapalooza. We also competed in a stomp competition with the theme of "Despicable Me" where our girls dressed up as minions for this routine. One of the events that anyone at the University of Kentucky can do is called DanceBlue. This is a 24-hour no sitting dance marathon that donates all of the proceeds raised to pediatric cancer research. Last year they raised over $1,000,000. This is an event that so many Kappas do and stick together throughout the entire time, while the rest of us go and cheer them on for this unbelievably great cause.

Our spring philanthropy event that we put on was Kappa Kappa Jamma. This was a concert we had with Brian Davis and David Adam Byrnes and the proceeds went to Holly's House. The fall philanthropy was Kentucky's Got Talent in which we were paired with Theta Chi. This is a talent show in which so many people and Greek organizations get involved with; the proceeds raised went to DanceBlue.

Province was hosted at the Beta Chi chapter this year. This was such a great experience with chapters from the Nu Province attending and sharing Kappa love. Beta Chi was so happy to receive the award for 2013 Outstanding Chapter for Nu Province.

One of the most important things to Beta Chi is sisterhood events. There were so many opportunities for the girls to participate in sisterhood events this year. There was an activity during Dead Week before final exams that was a nice study break for the girls, a trip to the pumpkin patch, and also a scavenger hunt around town for the girls to have bonding time with each other and the new members. One of the many exciting things Kappa did was make a "Harlem Shake" video which included our house mother; this was a blast to make and was great for everyone to be able to see.

August began with Fleur-de-Lis week and Recruitment. There was a record broken for how many girls went through formal Recruitment this year, which was extremely exciting and we were blessed with a great amount of new girls. Recruitment was very successful and brought the chapter even closer.

Race For The Cure is a 5K that we do every year for breast cancer research. This year the race was during parents' weekend so everyone's parents were encouraged to join and meet at the house before. This is a great time for us to come together and support a great cause that is often near and dear to our hearts. We also made blankets for Wrap Up America, which go to the homeless and were so much fun to make.

The year concluded with us having a Sapphire Ball with the brothers of Alpha Tau Omega. Everyone wore formal attire and had a great time. Overall, 2013 was a great year. Many changes are occurring at UK right now; with building remodeling and new dorms being built all over campus, the times are changing and improvements are happening everywhere. The chapter also only continues to improve and excel and we look forward to watching our chapter continue to grow even more in the future.

==Highlights of 2015==

This year Beta Chi has completed a lot of amazing things. First in March we competed in a Philanthropic Event on campus called Greek Sing. Our theme this year was “TSM”, otherwise known as “Total Sorority Move”. We dressed up as basic ideas that many girls in sororities love including: Starbucks, frat stars, and bid day. We also participated in Stompapalooza, a step competition. Our theme was “Jaws” where our team split up into two parts. There were sharks and lifeguards. Another event we participated in was Dance Blue. This is an event that so many Kappas do and stick together throughout the entire time, while the rest of us go and cheer them on for this unbelievably great cause.

Our spring philanthropy event was Kappa Bowl. We paired with Kappa Alpha, the Fraternity, and had a soccer tournament with a twist. We had giant, blow up balls that made running into one another a little more fun. This was a huge tournament not only with Greek chapters but also with other groups on campus that wanted to get a team together and play.

As fall quickly approached, we were preparing for a record amount of PNM’s coming in for recruitment. We had amazing return rates and got 90 amazing new members that we are extremely proud of. Recruitment was fun and exciting, as everyone in the chapter got closer.

Early in the fall semester, we paired with Triangle fraternity for an event called Greek Seize. This event was very fun! There were several different activates that each group did to help complete the event.

This year the ladies at Beta Chi grew closer to one another but also closer to the University. We joined many more clubs and activities on campus and are very involved outside of Kappa. We had amazing sisterhood events that show our unbreakable bond and fun we are able to share with each other.

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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!

Beta Beta Deuteron

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|College= [http://www.stlawu.edu/ St. Lawrence University]
|Location= Canton, NY
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'''St. Lawrence University established in 1856, Canton, New York'''

'''Founded as Beta Beta September 26, 1881; Closed 1903 - 13 charter members'''

'''139 initiates (as of 1903 closure)'''

'''Founded as Beta Beta Deuteron on October 16, 1915 - 28 charter members'''

'''2,209 initiates (as of June 2016)'''

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'''Charter members:'''
Harriet C. Bugbee, Adella Jerusha Church, Nellie E. Folsom, Campbellina Wood Gaines, Alice J. Grace, Georgetta Bacheller Hale, Lucia Heaton, Annette Homer, Florence Josephine Lee, Gertrude Lottie Lee, Isabel Maxwell, Evelyn Heaton Pink, Clara Weaver.

'''Deuteron charter members:'''
Dororthy Aldridge, Eleanor Aldrich, Ruth P. Atwood, Frances Bird, Helen G. Crisler, Adeline Drake, Madeline Gilchrist, Adelaide Jamieson, Marjorie McNish Laidlaw, Marie Lalone, Mildred Lalone, Marion Lauer, Elaine Manley, Adelaide McAllister, Caroline McAllister, Louise Osgood, Hazel Overacker, Doris Perry, Margie Potter, Marion Race, Esther Radcliffe, Alice Reynolds, Beatrice Reynolds, Louise M. Reynolds, Ida Singlehurst, Lottie Southworth, Maleska Spears, Mary Ruth Vilas.

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'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''''

Florence Lee Whitman, Grand Treasurer, 1881 – 1883;
Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan), Grand President, 1890 – 1892, elected first Panhellenic President at the 1891 meeting in Boston; Janeen Gould (Frank), Field Secretary, 1976-1977; Carolyn Waszkiewicz, Traveling Consultant, 2000-2001;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, Principal of Girls Commercial High School of Brooklyn, the world's largest school for girls, 1950;
Emily Eaton Hepburn, Civic and business leader, 1954;
Olive Gunnison, writer/lecturer on gardening, natural science and history; maintained a natural history museum, 1956;
Marjorie Watters Longley, public relations expert, 1990

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Beta Alumnae'''

Florence Lee Whitman, Grand Treasurer 1881-83; Lucy Wight Allan, Grand President 1890-92; Helen Probst Abbott, Province President 1916-20;

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

Judy Lennon (Cashman), Graduate Counselor, 1958-1959; Janeen Gould (Frank), Graduate Counselor, 1975-1976, PDC 1997-99; Beverly Knapp Pullis, PDA 2001-03; Carol Davis DeCatur, PDA 1993-95; ; Judy Lennon Cashman, Graduate Counselor 1958-59, PDA 1989-91, PDC 1997; Katherine Benton Walsh, Graduate Counselor, 1937-39; Loraine Heaton Livesey, PDA 1953-54; Sally Crowder Spencer, PDC 1991-94, RDC 1994-1998;

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

“Between the hours of twelve and one on Monday, September 20, 1875, Misses Weeks, Weaver, Jones, Church, Stickles, and Bacheller met in Room 11, second floor College Hall and became the founders of the Browning Society.” Thus read the minutes of the first organized meeting of the first women’s society at St. Lawrence University. The society took its name from the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and took for its aims self-improvement and demonstration of women’s equal capacity and fitness for intellectual advancement. No men were allowed to take part in any strictly society enterprise.

The society first met at members’ homes but soon felt the need for a permanent meeting place and applied for a room at a college building. When the request was not immediately granted, a small room was rented in one of the business blocks in town on March 4, 1876. It was not until 1880 that the society moved into a college building, so it was here that traditions and customs originated. Here the members formulated the earliest St. Lawrence University “honor code” embodied in a series of resolutions against cheating and started the custom of the May Breakfast, now called Strawberry Breakfast.

In 1891, at the unsolicited invitation of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, the Browning Society became Beta Chapter of the Fraternity (given the name of the defunct Beta – St. Mary’s School, Knoxville, Illinois), and Kappa soon found that it had added to its ranks a flourishing, original, and energetic chapter, rich in ritual, insignia, and songs. Athena, the goddess of the Brownings, with her owl, became the watchful guardian of the whole Fraternity. The Fraternity call, the heraldic shield, much of the ritual, and many songs were also adopted.
The seventh Convention of the Fraternity is of special interest. It was held in Canton, New York, during August, 1884. Beta, already known for its original songs as “the singing chapter,” was chosen to publish the first Kappa Kappa Gamma songbook.

Beta was again honored at the Convention of 1890, in Bloomington, Illinois, when Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan) was elected grand President while still a senior at St. Lawrence University. At this time, Beta was renamed Beta Beta.

In 1898 the Fraternity, feeling that chapters of Kappa Kappa Gamma should be confined to large colleges and universities began to put this policy into effect by voting to withdraw the Beta Beta charter. The members of the chapter objected, and, unable to convince the Grand Council of their right to continue operating under their charter, referred the matter to the courts. Much feeling resulted from the controversy, and in 1903, Beta Beta ceased to be known as an active chapter and was reorganized as Zeta Phi, a local fraternity.

==Highlights of the 1910s==

The chapter continued to maintain its high standing. Members lived in their own club house, the first owned by a women’s fraternity at St. Lawrence, occupied by them from the fall of 1900, and purchased by the St. Lawrence Alumnae of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

In May of 1914, Zeta Phi, wishing to enter a national organization and not wishing to give up the loyal Kappa alumnae, petitioned the Fraternity for a charter, and in April, 1915, the petition was granted by vote of the Grand Council, chapters, and alumnae associations. Installation took place the following October, creating the Beta Beta Deuteron chapter was born.
In December of 1915 the chapter held its customary meeting with the alumnae, at which time the new active chapter was presented with the original charter of Beta. It has never been surrendered.

==Highlights of the 1920s==

At the 1920 Convention of the Fraternity, Beta Beta Deuteron presented a petition asking special permission to initiate members who had joined the chapter, whatever its name between the years 1898 and 1915. It was an unprecedented request but it was impressive. The strong appeal of the chapter was supported by the Grand Council and by letters from Charlotte Barrell Ware, Boston; Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, St. Lawrence; and Jean Nelson Penfield, DePauw, all former Grand Presidents. A stirring speech by Tade Hartsuff Kuhns, Butler, first Grand President, brought about a favorable vote of the Convention, and dispensation was granted. In October, 1920, 26 Zeta Phis were initiated as Kappas and from time to time after that other Zeta Phis were also initiated as members of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

With the increase of student activities came a decidedly feminist feeling on the St. Lawrence campus. Largely responsible were four Kappas – Emily Eaton Hepburn, 1886; Lucia Heaton, 1879; Florence Lee Whitman, 1882; and Grace Lynd, 1893 – the only women trustees of the university. A director of women’s athletics was hired in 1926 and since then, all sports and play-days have been open to women.

During the next years St. Lawrence entered upon a period of expansion. New buildings were begun, the campus was landscaped. The Campbellina Pendleton Gaines Out-Door Theatre was erected by Owen D. Young, 1894, in honor of the chapter’s beloved alumna who had been interested in dramatics.

'''Housing'''
Extensive remodeling of the house, including front porch removal and extension of the wings, was begun in 1941. Final renovations were completed in 1967, which left the house as it is today.

'''Philanthropy'''
The giving of Thanksgiving baskets to needy families started in 1949 and is still continued.
In 1963 Alpha Province Convention saw Beta Beta Δ as host chapter, and the spirit of the original, energetic chapter prevails today.
--------------------------------
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.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

'''Philanthropy:'''
In 1987, the chapter participated in the Festival of Nations, a significant campus fund-raiser.

On March 17, 1988, 20 sisters were excited and proud to join the installation of a new chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Colgate University. The proud traditions of the Strawberry Breakfast and the Alumnae Dessert were continued. The Kappa and Pi Beta Phi pledges participated in the first annual St. Lawrence Monmouth Day. The girls pitched in and cleaned up the two square doing things from yard work to painting benches.

==Highlights of the 1990s==
During the 1991-1992 school year, pledges participated in a clean-up day along with other Greek groups. The clean-up was appreciated by the elderly of Canton, NY, whose yards were cleaned.
The Strawberry Breakfast was a big success with the St. Lawrence University faculty. The chapter participated in a Little Brothers and Sisters of Canton Christmas party with SAE and held an Easter egg hunt for the children of Canton.

Education of the chapter about alcohol was a big part of the fall semester in 1994. The chapter created poster about alcohol abuse that were placed in downtown Canton windows. During the Christmas holidays, the chapter invited the children in Canton to come to the house to decorate cookies and trim trees with the members.

Strawberry Breakfast, an annual event held at the chapter house where each member invites a faculty member for breakfast was a success and coincided this year with the Kappa Parents’ Weekend.The Great Grades program was a huge success, motivating the chapter to improve their academics throughout the year. Many of the chapter members also participated in a safe rides program through the university to encourage campus safety.

One highlight during the 1997-1998 school year was the scholarship dinner held with alumnae where sisters were recognized for achieving high levels of academic standards. The chapter exceeded its GPA goal of 2.9 with a GPA of 3.05!

The No Skippy Jar program was implemented during the year. Each member who attended all of her classes during any given week would put her name in the jar. Then at the end of each chapter meeting a name was drawn and the winner was given a small prize. The jar was always full of names each week.

The chapter participated in lots of events during the 1999-2000 year including the annual canned food drive when the Kappas gathered more food than any other Greek group on campus. The chapter also sold carnations for Valentine’s Day to raise money for Planned Parenthood. They also held a Valentine’s Day tea which included members of the campus community from all over the world who read poetry in their native languages and shared food from their native countries.

'''Housing:'''
In the fall of 1990, chapter members arrived back in the fall to find a new addition to house. The kitchen was doubled in size, very spacious and up-to-date including a large walk-in refrigerator, lots of sink space and a stove with an extremely advanced fire prevention system.

'''Philanthropy:'''
The chapter held a clothing drive in 1990 and the clothes were given to a nearby church which distributed them to children in need in the area. The chapter held a Thanksgiving dinner for the elderly. Each sister brought home a resident from the nursing home to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at the chapter house. In 1999, the chapter held a breast cancer dinner which attracted more than 75 people and raised more than $300. Survivors spoke of their experiences and specialists discussed the disease.

During 1997-1998, the chapter caroled at nursing homes during the holidays and raised money for underprivileged schools in the area. The sisters also walked for hunger, AIDS and breast cancer charities during the year and participated in the Canton Winterfest by supervising community youth during the festival.

==A New Millennium -- Highlights of 2000-2010==
In 2006–2007, the chapter Vice President of Academics continued with the semi-annual Scholarship Dessert which honored faculty members on campus who have made a difference in the chapter members’ academic lives.

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''
The chapter sold “Kappa Kisses for Your Crush” in February 2006 to raise money for the Rose McGill Fund. In March, the chapter made cards for local veterans and in April, participated in a local walk/run to raise money for Alzheimer’s. The chapter also participated in a number of walks during the year that raised and donated money to local organizations

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

==2012==

In December we hosted our annual Scholarship Dessert where we invite our professors to attend, five members were chosen to receive scholarship awards for their academic excellence, each girl was awarded five hundred dollars for their great achievements. Throughout the year there has been great involvement in philanthropic events, including setting up tables at "Phantom in the Park" in the fall as well as "Peter Rabbit in the park" in the Spring, which involved cookie decorating for the children in our community. Members also took place in the women’s resource center's "Run for Congo women" in the spring. We also helped with the "Kick it for Krissy" event setting up a booth there as well, all donations go to Krissy’s family, a local five year old who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. As a whole KKG helped the owner of Fairview Cemetery to do his Spring-cleaning, and had the annual "Reading is Key" at the Canton Library, which included reading to children as well as doing arts and crafts.

Over the past year, St. Lawrence University has revised the sorority and fraternity recruitment policies. Our chapter benefited from this change during fall rush. Our chapter currently has fifty-five active members and we are currently planning spring recruitment. As St. Lawrence has recently been increasing the size of incoming freshmen class this will also be beneficial to us as we know the chapter will continue to maintain its size or even grow even larger in the future.

==Highlights of 2015==

The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is located on 45 East Main Street in Canton , NY . Although our chapter is smaller in comparison to other Kappa chapters, we currently have 51 initiated members, 35 of whom live in the house, filling the entire house, which is the largest private house in the St. Lawrence county. We are a very close and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, Kappa Kappa Gamma has a strong presence in the community with involvement in other activities including sports teams, on campus and off campus jobs and leaders of clubs and organizations. We currently have seven girls involved in athletic teams including squash, basketball, riding and alpine ski team. We have three girls involved in the St. Lawrence Panhellenic Council and others who hold leadership positions in Thelomathesian Society, our school government.

As a sorority, we love to stay involved in the community and help give back in anyway possible. This past fall we participated in numerous philanthropic events as a group. During Make-a-Difference-Day, we went out in small groups to houses around the community and helped them with yard work or tasks that needed to be accomplished. St. Lawrence also puts on Shawna’s Walk for Wishes, which is a fundraising event/walk for a young girl in the community struggling with a metabolic disease. All of the sisters attended the event and walked around the track with other participants in order to raise money for Shawna. Kappa Kappa Gamma also had a table at the event where people could come to talk, eat candy or get their nails painted by one of the girls. Additionally, small groups volunteered weekly at the local soup kitchen where we helped prepare meals for homeless people in the community. Going to the soup kitchen involved working with other town members in cooking, cleaning and serving to those less fortunate. Some sisters were also involved in volunteer clubs such as SLU Buddies and Reading Buddies. These programs involve St. Lawrence students pairing up with younger kids at the local schools and attending their after school programs essentially as a reading tutor and/or someone to just talk with and get to know. At the end of the semester, the school events put together a Study-a-Thon prior to exams week. The sisters took turns attending to help facilitate the event along with other sororities and fraternities. Collectively, the girls thoroughly enjoy participating in philanthropic events at our school and in surrounding areas. As a sisterhood, we want to be there for each other as well as our community and feel that through our involvement, we positively impact others.

At the end of every semester, our academic excellence chairman puts on an award ceremony for academic achievements. At the ceremony, girls are acknowledged for their academic achievements and scholarships are given by the Beta Beta Alumnae Association to those who applied and were chosen by a alumnae committee. Kappa Kappa Gamma is tight-knit sisterhood and through our special events and traditions, we celebrate one another’s achievements and successes.

The house puts on other special events throughout the year including our holiday dinner around Christmas time and our senior dinner, which is put on for our graduating sisters at the end of every year. The Alumnae Association also sponsors a special brunch for the seniors during Senior Week. Additionally, we hold a parents weekend brunch where parents are invited to get a tour of the house and meet other families.

The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong sense of loyalty, passion and dedication to our sisterhood, our community and one another. We strive to empower and motivate each another to be the best sisters and community members we can be. Our Chapter represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with unique and powerful women who strive to put their best foot forward in everyway possible. As a sisterhood, we overcome challenges both personal and worldwide through our strong loving support and care for one another.

Although there has been a decline in the number of girls interested in Greek life on campus, it has not negatively impacted our chapter. We received 13 new members in the fall and have more girls interested in spring rush. Our chapter is continuing to grow with new girls who are dedicated and committed to joining our sisterhood.

==Highlights of 2020s:==
(Information 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.

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

----------------

'''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!

Beta Beta Deuteron

2016-04-01T16:13:26Z

Knylund:

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|Name= Beta Beta Deuteron
|GreekSymbol= BBΔ
|Image= [[File:Beta_Beta.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1881|09|26}}
|College= [http://www.stlawu.edu/ St. Lawrence University]
|Location= Canton, NY
|Homepage= [http://www.stlawu.edu/student-club/kappa-kappa-gamma Beta Beta Deuteron Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Beta_Beta_Deuteron Media related to Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter]
}}

<table><tr><td>
'''St. Lawrence University established in 1856, Canton, New York'''

'''Founded as Beta Beta September 26, 1881; Closed 1903 - 13 charter members'''

'''139 initiates (as of 1903 closure)'''

'''Founded as Beta Beta Deuteron on October 16, 1915 - 28 charter members'''

'''2,190 initiates (as of June 2015)'''
----

'''Some of Beta Beta Deuteron’s Outstanding Alumnae:'''(If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''''
Florence Lee Whitman, Grand Treasurer, 1881 – 1883;
Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan), Grand President, 1890 – 1892, elected first Panhellenic President at the 1891 meeting in Boston; Janeen Gould (Frank), Field Secretary, 1976-1977; Carolyn Waszkiewicz, Traveling Consultant, 2000-2001;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, Principal of Girls Commercial High School of Brooklyn, the world's largest school for girls, 1950;
Emily Eaton Hepburn, Civic and business leader, 1954;
Olive Gunnison, 1956;
Marjorie Watters Longley, 1990

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Beta Alumnae'''

Florence Lee Whitman, Grand Treasurer 1881-83; Lucy Wight Allan, Grand President 1890-92; Helen Probst Abbott, Province President 1916-20;

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

Judy Lennon (Cashman), Graduate Counselor, 1958-1959; Janeen Gould (Frank), Graduate Counselor, 1975-1976, PDC 1997-99; Beverly Knapp Pullis, PDA 2001-03; Carol Davis DeCatur, PDA 1993-95; ; Judy Lennon Cashman, Graduate Counselor 1958-59, PDA 1989-91, PDC 1997; Katherine Benton Walsh, Graduate Counselor, 1937-39; Loraine Heaton Livesey, PDA 1953-54; Sally Crowder Spencer, PDC 1991-94, RDC 1994-1998;

--------------------------

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

“Between the hours of twelve and one on Monday, September 20, 1875, Misses Weeks, Weaver, Jones, Church, Stickles, and Bacheller met in Room 11, second floor College Hall and became the founders of the Browning Society.” Thus read the minutes of the first organized meeting of the first women’s society at St. Lawrence University. The society took its name from the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and took for its aims self-improvement and demonstration of women’s equal capacity and fitness for intellectual advancement. No men were allowed to take part in any strictly society enterprise.

The society first met at members’ homes but soon felt the need for a permanent meeting place and applied for a room at a college building. When the request was not immediately granted, a small room was rented in one of the business blocks in town on March 4, 1876. It was not until 1880 that the society moved into a college building, so it was here that traditions and customs originated. Here the members formulated the earliest St. Lawrence University “honor code” embodied in a series of resolutions against cheating and started the custom of the May Breakfast, now called Strawberry Breakfast.

In 1891, at the unsolicited invitation of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, the Browning Society became Beta Chapter of the Fraternity (given the name of the defunct Beta – St. Mary’s School, Knoxville, Illinois), and Kappa soon found that it had added to its ranks a flourishing, original, and energetic chapter, rich in ritual, insignia, and songs. Athena, the goddess of the Brownings, with her owl, became the watchful guardian of the whole Fraternity. The Fraternity call, the heraldic shield, much of the ritual, and many songs were also adopted.
The seventh Convention of the Fraternity is of special interest. It was held in Canton, New York, during August, 1884. Beta, already known for its original songs as “the singing chapter,” was chosen to publish the first Kappa Kappa Gamma songbook.

Beta was again honored at the Convention of 1890, in Bloomington, Illinois, when Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan) was elected grand President while still a senior at St. Lawrence University. At this time, Beta was renamed Beta Beta.

In 1898 the Fraternity, feeling that chapters of Kappa Kappa Gamma should be confined to large colleges and universities began to put this policy into effect by voting to withdraw the Beta Beta charter. The members of the chapter objected, and, unable to convince the Grand Council of their right to continue operating under their charter, referred the matter to the courts. Much feeling resulted from the controversy, and in 1903, Beta Beta ceased to be known as an active chapter and was reorganized as Zeta Phi, a local fraternity.

The chapter continued to maintain its high standing. Members lived in their own club house, the first owned by a women’s fraternity at St. Lawrence, occupied by them from the fall of 1900, and purchased by the St. Lawrence Alumnae of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

In May of 1914, Zeta Phi, wishing to enter a national organization and not wishing to give up the loyal Kappa alumnae, petitioned the Fraternity for a charter, and in April, 1915, the petition was granted by vote of the Grand Council, chapters, and alumnae associations. Installation took place the following October, creating the Beta Beta Deuteron chapter was born.
In December of 1915 the chapter held its customary meeting with the alumnae, at which time the new active chapter was presented with the original charter of Beta. It has never been surrendered.

At the 1920 Convention of the Fraternity, Beta Beta Deuteron presented a petition asking special permission to initiate members who had joined the chapter, whatever its name between the years 1898 and 1915. It was an unprecedented request but it was impressive. The strong appeal of the chapter was supported by the Grand Council and by letters from Charlotte Barrell Ware, Boston; Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, St. Lawrence; and Jean Nelson Penfield, DePauw, all former Grand Presidents. A stirring speech by Tade Hartsuff Kuhns, Butler, first Grand President, brought about a favorable vote of the Convention, and dispensation was granted. In October, 1920, 26 Zeta Phis were initiated as Kappas and from time to time after that other Zeta Phis were also initiated as members of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

With the increase of student activities came a decidedly feminist feeling on the St. Lawrence campus. Largely responsible were four Kappas – Emily Eaton Hepburn, 1886; Lucia Heaton, 1879; Florence Lee Whitman, 1882; and Grace Lynd, 1893 – the only women trustees of the university. A director of women’s athletics was hired in 1926 and since then, all sports and play-days have been open to women.

During the next years St. Lawrence entered upon a period of expansion. New buildings were begun, the campus was landscaped. The Campbellina Pendleton Gaines Out-Door Theatre was erected by Owen D. Young, 1894, in honor of the chapter’s beloved alumna who had been interested in dramatics.

'''Housing'''
Extensive remodeling of the house, including front porch removal and extension of the wings, was begun in 1941. Final renovations were completed in 1967, which left the house as it is today.

'''Philanthropy'''
The giving of Thanksgiving baskets to needy families started in 1949 and is still continued.
In 1963 Alpha Province Convention saw Beta Beta Δ as host chapter, and the spirit of the original, energetic chapter prevails today.
--------------------------------
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.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

'''Philanthropy:'''
In 1987, the chapter participated in the Festival of Nations, a significant campus fund-raiser.

On March 17, 1988, 20 sisters were excited and proud to join the installation of a new chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Colgate University. The proud traditions of the Strawberry Breakfast and the Alumnae Dessert were continued. The Kappa and Pi Beta Phi pledges participated in the first annual St. Lawrence Monmouth Day. The girls pitched in and cleaned up the two square doing things from yard work to painting benches.

==Highlights of the 1990s==
During the 1991-1992 school year, pledges participated in a clean-up day along with other Greek groups. The clean-up was appreciated by the elderly of Canton, NY, whose yards were cleaned.
The Strawberry Breakfast was a big success with the St. Lawrence University faculty. The chapter participated in a Little Brothers and Sisters of Canton Christmas party with SAE and held an Easter egg hunt for the children of Canton.

Education of the chapter about alcohol was a big part of the fall semester in 1994. The chapter created poster about alcohol abuse that were placed in downtown Canton windows. During the Christmas holidays, the chapter invited the children in Canton to come to the house to decorate cookies and trim trees with the members.

Strawberry Breakfast, an annual event held at the chapter house where each member invites a faculty member for breakfast was a success and coincided this year with the Kappa Parents’ Weekend.The Great Grades program was a huge success, motivating the chapter to improve their academics throughout the year. Many of the chapter members also participated in a safe rides program through the university to encourage campus safety.

One highlight during the 1997-1998 school year was the scholarship dinner held with alumnae where sisters were recognized for achieving high levels of academic standards. The chapter exceeded its GPA goal of 2.9 with a GPA of 3.05!

The No Skippy Jar program was implemented during the year. Each member who attended all of her classes during any given week would put her name in the jar. Then at the end of each chapter meeting a name was drawn and the winner was given a small prize. The jar was always full of names each week.

The chapter participated in lots of events during the 1999-2000 year including the annual canned food drive when the Kappas gathered more food than any other Greek group on campus. The chapter also sold carnations for Valentine’s Day to raise money for Planned Parenthood. They also held a Valentine’s Day tea which included members of the campus community from all over the world who read poetry in their native languages and shared food from their native countries.

'''Housing:'''
In the fall of 1990, chapter members arrived back in the fall to find a new addition to house. The kitchen was doubled in size, very spacious and up-to-date including a large walk-in refrigerator, lots of sink space and a stove with an extremely advanced fire prevention system.

'''Philanthropy:'''
The chapter held a clothing drive in 1990 and the clothes were given to a nearby church which distributed them to children in need in the area. The chapter held a Thanksgiving dinner for the elderly. Each sister brought home a resident from the nursing home to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at the chapter house. In 1999, the chapter held a breast cancer dinner which attracted more than 75 people and raised more than $300. Survivors spoke of their experiences and specialists discussed the disease.

During 1997-1998, the chapter caroled at nursing homes during the holidays and raised money for underprivileged schools in the area. The sisters also walked for hunger, AIDS and breast cancer charities during the year and participated in the Canton Winterfest by supervising community youth during the festival.

==A New Millennium -- Highlights of 2000-2010==
In 2006–2007, the chapter Vice President of Academics continued with the semi-annual Scholarship Dessert which honored faculty members on campus who have made a difference in the chapter members’ academic lives.

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''
The chapter sold “Kappa Kisses for Your Crush” in February 2006 to raise money for the Rose McGill Fund. In March, the chapter made cards for local veterans and in April, participated in a local walk/run to raise money for Alzheimer’s. The chapter also participated in a number of walks during the year that raised and donated money to local organizations

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

==2012==

In December we hosted our annual Scholarship Dessert where we invite our professors to attend, five members were chosen to receive scholarship awards for their academic excellence, each girl was awarded five hundred dollars for their great achievements. Throughout the year there has been great involvement in philanthropic events, including setting up tables at "Phantom in the Park" in the fall as well as "Peter Rabbit in the park" in the Spring, which involved cookie decorating for the children in our community. Members also took place in the women’s resource center's "Run for Congo women" in the spring. We also helped with the "Kick it for Krissy" event setting up a booth there as well, all donations go to Krissy’s family, a local five year old who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. As a whole KKG helped the owner of Fairview Cemetery to do his Spring-cleaning, and had the annual "Reading is Key" at the Canton Library, which included reading to children as well as doing arts and crafts.

Over the past year, St. Lawrence University has revised the sorority and fraternity recruitment policies. Our chapter benefited from this change during fall rush. Our chapter currently has fifty-five active members and we are currently planning spring recruitment. As St. Lawrence has recently been increasing the size of incoming freshmen class this will also be beneficial to us as we know the chapter will continue to maintain its size or even grow even larger in the future.

==Highlights of 2015==

The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is located on 45 East Main Street in Canton , NY . Although our chapter is smaller in comparison to other Kappa chapters, we currently have 51 initiated members, 35 of whom live in the house, filling the entire house, which is the largest private house in the St. Lawrence county. We are a very close and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, Kappa Kappa Gamma has a strong presence in the community with involvement in other activities including sports teams, on campus and off campus jobs and leaders of clubs and organizations. We currently have seven girls involved in athletic teams including squash, basketball, riding and alpine ski team. We have three girls involved in the St. Lawrence Panhellenic Council and others who hold leadership positions in Thelomathesian Society, our school government.

As a sorority, we love to stay involved in the community and help give back in anyway possible. This past fall we participated in numerous philanthropic events as a group. During Make-a-Difference-Day, we went out in small groups to houses around the community and helped them with yard work or tasks that needed to be accomplished. St. Lawrence also puts on Shawna’s Walk for Wishes, which is a fundraising event/walk for a young girl in the community struggling with a metabolic disease. All of the sisters attended the event and walked around the track with other participants in order to raise money for Shawna. Kappa Kappa Gamma also had a table at the event where people could come to talk, eat candy or get their nails painted by one of the girls. Additionally, small groups volunteered weekly at the local soup kitchen where we helped prepare meals for homeless people in the community. Going to the soup kitchen involved working with other town members in cooking, cleaning and serving to those less fortunate. Some sisters were also involved in volunteer clubs such as SLU Buddies and Reading Buddies. These programs involve St. Lawrence students pairing up with younger kids at the local schools and attending their after school programs essentially as a reading tutor and/or someone to just talk with and get to know. At the end of the semester, the school events put together a Study-a-Thon prior to exams week. The sisters took turns attending to help facilitate the event along with other sororities and fraternities. Collectively, the girls thoroughly enjoy participating in philanthropic events at our school and in surrounding areas. As a sisterhood, we want to be there for each other as well as our community and feel that through our involvement, we positively impact others.

At the end of every semester, our academic excellence chairman puts on an award ceremony for academic achievements. At the ceremony, girls are acknowledged for their academic achievements and scholarships are given by the Beta Beta Alumnae Association to those who applied and were chosen by a alumnae committee. Kappa Kappa Gamma is tight-knit sisterhood and through our special events and traditions, we celebrate one another’s achievements and successes.

The house puts on other special events throughout the year including our holiday dinner around Christmas time and our senior dinner, which is put on for our graduating sisters at the end of every year. The Alumnae Association also sponsors a special brunch for the seniors during Senior Week. Additionally, we hold a parents weekend brunch where parents are invited to get a tour of the house and meet other families.

The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong sense of loyalty, passion and dedication to our sisterhood, our community and one another. We strive to empower and motivate each another to be the best sisters and community members we can be. Our Chapter represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with unique and powerful women who strive to put their best foot forward in everyway possible. As a sisterhood, we overcome challenges both personal and worldwide through our strong loving support and care for one another.

Although there has been a decline in the number of girls interested in Greek life on campus, it has not negatively impacted our chapter. We received 13 new members in the fall and have more girls interested in spring rush. Our chapter is continuing to grow with new girls who are dedicated and committed to joining our sisterhood.

==Highlights of 2020s:==
(Information 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.

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

----------------

'''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!

Beta Beta Deuteron

2016-04-01T15:52:48Z

Knylund:

{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Beta Beta Deuteron
|GreekSymbol= BBΔ
|Image= [[File:Beta_Beta.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1881|09|26}}
|College= [http://www.stlawu.edu/ St. Lawrence University]
|Location= Canton, NY
|Homepage= [http://www.stlawu.edu/student-club/kappa-kappa-gamma Beta Beta Deuteron Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Beta_Beta_Deuteron Media related to Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter]
}}

<table><tr><td>
'''St. Lawrence University established in 1856, Canton, New York'''

'''Founded as Beta Beta September 26, 1881; Closed 1903 - 13 charter members'''

'''139 initiates (as of 1903 closure)'''

'''Founded as Beta Beta Deuteron on October 16, 1915 - 28 charter members'''

'''2,190 initiates (as of June 2015)'''
----

'''Some of Beta Beta Deuteron’s Outstanding Alumnae:'''(If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''''
Florence Lee Whitman, Grand Treasurer, 1881 – 1883;
Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan), Grand President, 1890 – 1892, elected first Panhellenic President at the 1891 meeting in Boston; Janeen Gould (Frank), Field Secretary, 1976-1977; Carolyn Waszkiewicz, Traveling Consultant, 2000-2001;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, Principal of Girls Commercial High School of Brooklyn, the world's largest school for girls, 1950;
Emily Eaton Hepburn, Civic and business leader, 1954;
Olive Gunnison, 1956;
Marjorie Watters Longley, 1990

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Beta Alumnae'''

Florence Lee Whitman, Grand Treasurer 1881-83; Lucy Wight Allan, Grand President 1890-92

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

Judy Lennon (Cashman), Graduate Counselor, 1958-1959; Janeen Gould (Frank), Graduate Counselor, 1975-1976, PDC 1997-99; Helen Probst Abbott, Province President 1916-20; Beverly Knapp Pullis, PDA 2001-03; Carol Davis DeCatur, PDA 1993-95; ; Judy Lennon Cashman, Graduate Counselor 1958-59, PDA 1989-91, PDC 1997; Katherine Benton Walsh, Graduate Counselor, 1937-39; Loraine Heaton Livesey, PDA 1953-54; Sally Crowder Spencer, PDC 1991-94, RDC 1994-1998;

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

“Between the hours of twelve and one on Monday, September 20, 1875, Misses Weeks, Weaver, Jones, Church, Stickles, and Bacheller met in Room 11, second floor College Hall and became the founders of the Browning Society.” Thus read the minutes of the first organized meeting of the first women’s society at St. Lawrence University. The society took its name from the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and took for its aims self-improvement and demonstration of women’s equal capacity and fitness for intellectual advancement. No men were allowed to take part in any strictly society enterprise.

The society first met at members’ homes but soon felt the need for a permanent meeting place and applied for a room at a college building. When the request was not immediately granted, a small room was rented in one of the business blocks in town on March 4, 1876. It was not until 1880 that the society moved into a college building, so it was here that traditions and customs originated. Here the members formulated the earliest St. Lawrence University “honor code” embodied in a series of resolutions against cheating and started the custom of the May Breakfast, now called Strawberry Breakfast.

In 1891, at the unsolicited invitation of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, the Browning Society became Beta Chapter of the Fraternity (given the name of the defunct Beta – St. Mary’s School, Knoxville, Illinois), and Kappa soon found that it had added to its ranks a flourishing, original, and energetic chapter, rich in ritual, insignia, and songs. Athena, the goddess of the Brownings, with her owl, became the watchful guardian of the whole Fraternity. The Fraternity call, the heraldic shield, much of the ritual, and many songs were also adopted.
The seventh Convention of the Fraternity is of special interest. It was held in Canton, New York, during August, 1884. Beta, already known for its original songs as “the singing chapter,” was chosen to publish the first Kappa Kappa Gamma songbook.

Beta was again honored at the Convention of 1890, in Bloomington, Illinois, when Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan) was elected grand President while still a senior at St. Lawrence University. At this time, Beta was renamed Beta Beta.

In 1898 the Fraternity, feeling that chapters of Kappa Kappa Gamma should be confined to large colleges and universities began to put this policy into effect by voting to withdraw the Beta Beta charter. The members of the chapter objected, and, unable to convince the Grand Council of their right to continue operating under their charter, referred the matter to the courts. Much feeling resulted from the controversy, and in 1903, Beta Beta ceased to be known as an active chapter and was reorganized as Zeta Phi, a local fraternity.

The chapter continued to maintain its high standing. Members lived in their own club house, the first owned by a women’s fraternity at St. Lawrence, occupied by them from the fall of 1900, and purchased by the St. Lawrence Alumnae of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

In May of 1914, Zeta Phi, wishing to enter a national organization and not wishing to give up the loyal Kappa alumnae, petitioned the Fraternity for a charter, and in April, 1915, the petition was granted by vote of the Grand Council, chapters, and alumnae associations. Installation took place the following October, creating the Beta Beta Deuteron chapter was born.
In December of 1915 the chapter held its customary meeting with the alumnae, at which time the new active chapter was presented with the original charter of Beta. It has never been surrendered.

At the 1920 Convention of the Fraternity, Beta Beta Deuteron presented a petition asking special permission to initiate members who had joined the chapter, whatever its name between the years 1898 and 1915. It was an unprecedented request but it was impressive. The strong appeal of the chapter was supported by the Grand Council and by letters from Charlotte Barrell Ware, Boston; Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, St. Lawrence; and Jean Nelson Penfield, DePauw, all former Grand Presidents. A stirring speech by Tade Hartsuff Kuhns, Butler, first Grand President, brought about a favorable vote of the Convention, and dispensation was granted. In October, 1920, 26 Zeta Phis were initiated as Kappas and from time to time after that other Zeta Phis were also initiated as members of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

With the increase of student activities came a decidedly feminist feeling on the St. Lawrence campus. Largely responsible were four Kappas – Emily Eaton Hepburn, 1886; Lucia Heaton, 1879; Florence Lee Whitman, 1882; and Grace Lynd, 1893 – the only women trustees of the university. A director of women’s athletics was hired in 1926 and since then, all sports and play-days have been open to women.

During the next years St. Lawrence entered upon a period of expansion. New buildings were begun, the campus was landscaped. The Campbellina Pendleton Gaines Out-Door Theatre was erected by Owen D. Young, 1894, in honor of the chapter’s beloved alumna who had been interested in dramatics.

'''Housing'''
Extensive remodeling of the house, including front porch removal and extension of the wings, was begun in 1941. Final renovations were completed in 1967, which left the house as it is today.

'''Philanthropy'''
The giving of Thanksgiving baskets to needy families started in 1949 and is still continued.
In 1963 Alpha Province Convention saw Beta Beta Δ as host chapter, and the spirit of the original, energetic chapter prevails today.
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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.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

'''Philanthropy:'''
In 1987, the chapter participated in the Festival of Nations, a significant campus fund-raiser.

On March 17, 1988, 20 sisters were excited and proud to join the installation of a new chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Colgate University. The proud traditions of the Strawberry Breakfast and the Alumnae Dessert were continued. The Kappa and Pi Beta Phi pledges participated in the first annual St. Lawrence Monmouth Day. The girls pitched in and cleaned up the two square doing things from yard work to painting benches.

==Highlights of the 1990s==
During the 1991-1992 school year, pledges participated in a clean-up day along with other Greek groups. The clean-up was appreciated by the elderly of Canton, NY, whose yards were cleaned.
The Strawberry Breakfast was a big success with the St. Lawrence University faculty. The chapter participated in a Little Brothers and Sisters of Canton Christmas party with SAE and held an Easter egg hunt for the children of Canton.

Education of the chapter about alcohol was a big part of the fall semester in 1994. The chapter created poster about alcohol abuse that were placed in downtown Canton windows. During the Christmas holidays, the chapter invited the children in Canton to come to the house to decorate cookies and trim trees with the members.

Strawberry Breakfast, an annual event held at the chapter house where each member invites a faculty member for breakfast was a success and coincided this year with the Kappa Parents’ Weekend.The Great Grades program was a huge success, motivating the chapter to improve their academics throughout the year. Many of the chapter members also participated in a safe rides program through the university to encourage campus safety.

One highlight during the 1997-1998 school year was the scholarship dinner held with alumnae where sisters were recognized for achieving high levels of academic standards. The chapter exceeded its GPA goal of 2.9 with a GPA of 3.05!

The No Skippy Jar program was implemented during the year. Each member who attended all of her classes during any given week would put her name in the jar. Then at the end of each chapter meeting a name was drawn and the winner was given a small prize. The jar was always full of names each week.

The chapter participated in lots of events during the 1999-2000 year including the annual canned food drive when the Kappas gathered more food than any other Greek group on campus. The chapter also sold carnations for Valentine’s Day to raise money for Planned Parenthood. They also held a Valentine’s Day tea which included members of the campus community from all over the world who read poetry in their native languages and shared food from their native countries.

'''Housing:'''
In the fall of 1990, chapter members arrived back in the fall to find a new addition to house. The kitchen was doubled in size, very spacious and up-to-date including a large walk-in refrigerator, lots of sink space and a stove with an extremely advanced fire prevention system.

'''Philanthropy:'''
The chapter held a clothing drive in 1990 and the clothes were given to a nearby church which distributed them to children in need in the area. The chapter held a Thanksgiving dinner for the elderly. Each sister brought home a resident from the nursing home to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at the chapter house. In 1999, the chapter held a breast cancer dinner which attracted more than 75 people and raised more than $300. Survivors spoke of their experiences and specialists discussed the disease.

During 1997-1998, the chapter caroled at nursing homes during the holidays and raised money for underprivileged schools in the area. The sisters also walked for hunger, AIDS and breast cancer charities during the year and participated in the Canton Winterfest by supervising community youth during the festival.

==A New Millennium -- Highlights of 2000-2010==
In 2006–2007, the chapter Vice President of Academics continued with the semi-annual Scholarship Dessert which honored faculty members on campus who have made a difference in the chapter members’ academic lives.

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''
The chapter sold “Kappa Kisses for Your Crush” in February 2006 to raise money for the Rose McGill Fund. In March, the chapter made cards for local veterans and in April, participated in a local walk/run to raise money for Alzheimer’s. The chapter also participated in a number of walks during the year that raised and donated money to local organizations

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

==2012==

In December we hosted our annual Scholarship Dessert where we invite our professors to attend, five members were chosen to receive scholarship awards for their academic excellence, each girl was awarded five hundred dollars for their great achievements. Throughout the year there has been great involvement in philanthropic events, including setting up tables at "Phantom in the Park" in the fall as well as "Peter Rabbit in the park" in the Spring, which involved cookie decorating for the children in our community. Members also took place in the women’s resource center's "Run for Congo women" in the spring. We also helped with the "Kick it for Krissy" event setting up a booth there as well, all donations go to Krissy’s family, a local five year old who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. As a whole KKG helped the owner of Fairview Cemetery to do his Spring-cleaning, and had the annual "Reading is Key" at the Canton Library, which included reading to children as well as doing arts and crafts.

Over the past year, St. Lawrence University has revised the sorority and fraternity recruitment policies. Our chapter benefited from this change during fall rush. Our chapter currently has fifty-five active members and we are currently planning spring recruitment. As St. Lawrence has recently been increasing the size of incoming freshmen class this will also be beneficial to us as we know the chapter will continue to maintain its size or even grow even larger in the future.

==Highlights of 2015==

The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is located on 45 East Main Street in Canton , NY . Although our chapter is smaller in comparison to other Kappa chapters, we currently have 51 initiated members, 35 of whom live in the house, filling the entire house, which is the largest private house in the St. Lawrence county. We are a very close and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, Kappa Kappa Gamma has a strong presence in the community with involvement in other activities including sports teams, on campus and off campus jobs and leaders of clubs and organizations. We currently have seven girls involved in athletic teams including squash, basketball, riding and alpine ski team. We have three girls involved in the St. Lawrence Panhellenic Council and others who hold leadership positions in Thelomathesian Society, our school government.

As a sorority, we love to stay involved in the community and help give back in anyway possible. This past fall we participated in numerous philanthropic events as a group. During Make-a-Difference-Day, we went out in small groups to houses around the community and helped them with yard work or tasks that needed to be accomplished. St. Lawrence also puts on Shawna’s Walk for Wishes, which is a fundraising event/walk for a young girl in the community struggling with a metabolic disease. All of the sisters attended the event and walked around the track with other participants in order to raise money for Shawna. Kappa Kappa Gamma also had a table at the event where people could come to talk, eat candy or get their nails painted by one of the girls. Additionally, small groups volunteered weekly at the local soup kitchen where we helped prepare meals for homeless people in the community. Going to the soup kitchen involved working with other town members in cooking, cleaning and serving to those less fortunate. Some sisters were also involved in volunteer clubs such as SLU Buddies and Reading Buddies. These programs involve St. Lawrence students pairing up with younger kids at the local schools and attending their after school programs essentially as a reading tutor and/or someone to just talk with and get to know. At the end of the semester, the school events put together a Study-a-Thon prior to exams week. The sisters took turns attending to help facilitate the event along with other sororities and fraternities. Collectively, the girls thoroughly enjoy participating in philanthropic events at our school and in surrounding areas. As a sisterhood, we want to be there for each other as well as our community and feel that through our involvement, we positively impact others.

At the end of every semester, our academic excellence chairman puts on an award ceremony for academic achievements. At the ceremony, girls are acknowledged for their academic achievements and scholarships are given by the Beta Beta Alumnae Association to those who applied and were chosen by a alumnae committee. Kappa Kappa Gamma is tight-knit sisterhood and through our special events and traditions, we celebrate one another’s achievements and successes.

The house puts on other special events throughout the year including our holiday dinner around Christmas time and our senior dinner, which is put on for our graduating sisters at the end of every year. The Alumnae Association also sponsors a special brunch for the seniors during Senior Week. Additionally, we hold a parents weekend brunch where parents are invited to get a tour of the house and meet other families.

The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong sense of loyalty, passion and dedication to our sisterhood, our community and one another. We strive to empower and motivate each another to be the best sisters and community members we can be. Our Chapter represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with unique and powerful women who strive to put their best foot forward in everyway possible. As a sisterhood, we overcome challenges both personal and worldwide through our strong loving support and care for one another.

Although there has been a decline in the number of girls interested in Greek life on campus, it has not negatively impacted our chapter. We received 13 new members in the fall and have more girls interested in spring rush. Our chapter is continuing to grow with new girls who are dedicated and committed to joining our sisterhood.

==Highlights of 2020s:==
(Information 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.

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

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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!

Beta Alpha

2016-04-01T15:35:23Z

Knylund:

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|Name= Beta Alpha
|GreekSymbol= BA
|Image= [[File:Beta_Alpha.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1890|03|20}}
|College= [http://www.upenn.edu/ University of Pennsylvania]
|Location= Philadelphia, PA
|Homepage= http://www.kappa.org
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Beta_Alpha Media related to Beta Alpha Chapter]
}}
'''Beta Alpha Chapter, University of Pennsylvania'''

'''University of Pennsylvania established in 1779, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania'''

'''Founded March 20, 1890; Closed July 1, 1977'''

'''937 initiates'''

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'''Some of Beta Alpha’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''
Mary Pennington, Grand Treasurer 1900-1902; Rheva Ott Shryock, Grand President 1936-1940;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipient'''
Rheva Ott Shryock, 1968

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
Mary Geisler Phillips, 1956, author, educator and editor in home economics
Rheva Ott Shryock, 1962, authored several publications about parliamentary procedure; director of nursery school Duke University; Pennsylvania state director of Planned Parenthood; president of the Association of Alumnae, University of Pennsylvania; awarded the Norwegian Liberation Medal for her work with the Kappa Layette program; Grand President Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity 1936-1940; Fraternity Parliamentarian; Sarah Lee Lippincott, 1966, astronomer; researcher; lecturer; Jane Stokes Wallace, 1966, fashion and advertising director/editor; Candice Bergen, 1992, TV and film actress, left the University of Pennsylvania during her sophomore year and resigned from the Fraternity as an alumna in the early 1990s; Constance McNeely Horner, 1992, assistant to President Bush and director of presidential personnel

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Alpha alumnae:'''

University of Pennsylvania’s Alumni Awards of Merit have been given to the following:
Doris Bolger, Dorothy Crawford, Helen Keim, Ruth Branning Malloy, Rheva Shryock and Jane Stokes Wallace.

Carol Allen Baugh, PDC 1979-80; Carol Ann Trimble Nordheimer, PDC 1973-74; Florence Pumyea McCarthy, Province President 1935-38; Lois Wilkinson Bennett, PDC 1973-74; Mary Griffith Canby, Grand President 1906-08; Mary Pennington, Grand Treasurer 1900-02; Nancy Birch Henry, PDA 1976-77; Rheva Ott Shryock, Province President 1932-34, Director of Provinces 1934-36, Grand President 1936-1940;

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==The Early Years==
Beta Alpha chapter was the first women’s organization at the University of Pennsylvania and was founded in 1890.

“In the winter of 1890 an idea came to Jessie Lippincott Colson and she came to Lois Macy Otis, Cornell, with a confidence. She, with Rose Ancona and Josephine Feger Ancona, Martha Bunting and Kathleen Rydr Carter, wanted to have a fraternity … Lois belonged to Psi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Cornell … it was all put through in March. No officer came, which seemed a little strange, but Lois initiated the girls …" Lois Macy Otis was honorably discharged from Psi Chapter Cornell to become a founder and charter member of Beta Alpha. (From The Birth of Beta Alpha by Lois Macy Otis).

At the Convention of 1890 it was voted “that all active chapters designated by the same Greek letters formerly borne by suspended chapters, be further distinguished by prefixing Beta.” In voting the establishment and the NAME of Beta Alpha six years after the death of Alpha an “apparent reluctance to use the name of the mother chapter a second time,” was overcome.
An “imposition” was what Martha Bunting, first chapter President, called the quartering of a Fraternity officer in her home … Martha resigned!

Lois Macy Otis describes charter members in her essay “Birth of Beta Alpha:” Jessie “pale, slender, lovely,” Kathleen “deep science student,” Rose and Josephine “musical, gifted.”Lois, herself, has been described as “not lovable.” “Does a founder have to be lovable?” was asked in chapter notes.

==Highlights 1890-1900==

From 1890 - 1904 Beta Alpha was the only women’s organization at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Philadelphia Alumnae Association was founded in 1900 to supply advisers, aid and amity to the chapter.

Dr. Mary Engle Pennington, “this country’s supreme authority on matters connected with the refrigeration of perishable foodstuffs,” (the New Yorker, “Iced Woman,” September 6, 1941), was Grand Treasurer from 1900 - 1902.

Fannie R.M. Hitchcock, pioneer scientist, was Penn’s first director of the Women’s Department (1897–1901).

Fannie also prompted the prize of a table at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, to be offered annually. In 1902 it became the first philanthropy accepted by the Fraternity as a program...and from it developed the Student Aid Fund.

The Beta Alpha flower was the Violet … to honor the Red and Blue of Penn and the Tri Deltas, installed in 1904, selected the red rose … Hurrah for the Rose and the Violet! …
The first woman for whom doors of Houston Hall (student union) were opened in 1906 was Mary D. Griffith Canby.

==Highlights of 1900-1920:==
“Two of our Fraternity pins which had been lost, one in Colorado, one in Atlantic City, were recently recovered in extremely interesting ways.” (The Key, December 1910) …
References were not required at the time, but in 1915, the Philadelphia Alumnae Association minutes recorded, “We are informing the chapter that Rheva Ott is the sort of girl we want to see bid”

The membership of the chapter circa 1915 produced seven doctors, a dentist, a revered Grand President, a finance adviser extraordinaire, a beloved House Board Chairman, an affiliate with five degrees, an editor, administrators, educators, and Province President.

Louise Butts Neely devoted almost all of her volunteer time from 1919 until her death in 1968 to her Kappa interests, especially chapter finance. She loved—and possessed—her job.
Receptions given monthly by Beta Alpha were, for many years, the only social events available to Penn’s female students.

A rest room was furnished by Beta Alpha for female students when it had not occurred to the university to arrange for one.

==Highlights of the 1920s:==

The almost annual house hunting and the occupation of rooms and apartments ended 1921 with the acquisition of 3323 Walnut Street.

The house at 3323 Walnut Street was acquired “through the kindness of Mrs. Pope Yeatman, mother of Beta Alpha Georgina Yeatman. (Former city architect, North Carolina conservationist) … Mrs. Yeatman held the mortgage that she cancelled in 1928 … “Words are inadequate to express our appreciation,” wrote the 1930 chapter historian—so Georgina was made a life member of the Philadelphia Alumnae Association!

The Beta Alpha Blues newsletter was born in 1929. Its 25th anniversary was celebrated with a picnic in the Penn Shakespeare garden. TEA CLUB was a tradition in the 1920s with tea taken at the old round TABLE at 3323 Walnut Street, and questions from Ask Me Another, asked and answered.

==Highlights of the 1930s:==

The chapter won the Efficiency Cup at the 1932 General Convention
Words written about the chapter in 1932 by Helen Snyder (Andres) first Field Secretary: “Such a rollicking, enthusiastic and loveable chapter we have here in this grand old city.”

==Highlights of the 1940s:==

Golden anniversary chairman, Jane Bennett (Southoron), issued invitations in the form of a summons, planned speakers for each decade, displayed memorabilia at the celebration held March 16, 1940.

House parties were once enjoyed in New Jersey resort towns (Wildwood, Ocean City, Avalon) … The House Board, previously part of the advisory board, became an entity May 25, 1944.

Josephine Caldwell (Barron, Harkins, Johnson), May Queen, Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board, chapter President, “most beautiful college girl in America,” “most beautiful bookwork in the country,” Miss Fashion Futures, 1941 … she cut the ribbon that opened the UP Bicentennial in 1940, and died in an auto accident in 1962 at age of 42.

==Highlights of the 1950s:==

The Father’s Trophy “for outstanding participation in athletic events and programs, contribution to the campus community, and an above average academic standing” was won by Elizabeth Ann “Lizanne” Kelly (LeVine) in 1955.

The house at 3323 Walnut Street was lost in 1959 to redevelopment, but Penn by agreement, offered the mansion at 225 South 39th Street. It was occupied by Beta Alpha in September 1959.
Carol Ann Trimble (Weisenfeld) was chapter President 1959 -- 1960, the first year in the new house. Carol was the only Penn woman to have held office of Editor-in-Chief Pennsylvania News; President, Women’s Student Government; chapter President.

==Highlights of the 1960s:==
The 1960 fall rush provided the 11 women’s houses with 190 pledges. Beta Alpha won Penn’s 1968 Hexagon Award, given to the fraternity, which based on a point system, has the highest overall leadership, scholarship and participation in campus activities. Candice Bergen elected Miss University (Penn’s Homecoming Queen). The Fraternity’s Loyalty Award was given to Rheva Ott Shryock in 1968 “Why are we always being told we’re so terrible,” asked an active of the 1960s, “When we’re the best there is?” “If it doesn’t mean more (than an … invitation to mixers) then a membership is being wasted,” Carolyn Thayer [Ross], 1968 Blues). Hill Hall (suite named for Mary E. Pennington, double room named for Mary D. G. Canby, Hitchcock portrait in board room,

==Highlights of the 1970s:==

Fall 1970, three (of five) houses took 15 pledges. The relinquishing of the chapter house in 1970 was triggered by the required installation of an expensive sprinkler system and by the diminished number of tenant members after Penn’s relaxation about apartment living … loss of members had to do with the “relevancy” of fraternities, steadily rising tuition costs, a decrease in interest in all campus memberships, the loss of the house, the trauma of the 1960s.

The crisis of 1970 was successfully countered by Rheva Shryock, who announced at the April 30, 1970, conclave of loyal actives and interested alumnae, “You still have a charter” after she had determined that the April 21 vote to return the charter was invalid. She saved the chapter.
“If you were an incoming freshman of the 1970s, would you choose to become a member of a co-ed living arrangement … or would you join a fraternity?” ) Anne Whitman, Kappa Fellow, Dallas, Texas, Alumnae Award, 1973, anthropology) … From Wendy Wick, chapter President (May 1, 1970), an ultimatum: “We expect you to be an active member … if (you are) not … you must formally resign from our Fraternity.”

A Cellar, a room, rented space at St. Anthony Hall (Delta Psi) and (1974–1975) St. Elmo (Delta Phi) followed the 1970 decision … “I look back … with much greater feeling having been part of the great come-back … such a transition has proved the real strength of our organization … “ (Eleanor Peterkin, 1971).

A special award, Beta Province Meeting 1973, “to Beta Alpha for hanging on when it would have been much easier to give up.” … Natalie Huston, President, received award for the chapter.
“A house for Beta Alpha has been acquired as of June 1975. The address is 3952 Pine Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Members are few … morale is high!”

During the 1975 open rush, Beta Alpha pledged four women.
Beta Alpha closed in 1977 with 937 initiates. Due to the circumstances at the university relative to the Greek system and conditions within the chapter, the chapter voted to voluntarily surrender its charter.

The information for the 1975 History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870-1975 about Beta Alpha was written in the form of “The ABC’S of Beta Alpha Chapter” and was compiled by Ruth Malloy (July 24, 1910-November 8, 2002) who was a dedicated member of the chapter as well as a loyal alumna. This history has tried to honor and preserve the spirit of her ABC endeavor, which reflects the spirit of the chapter, while compiling her notes in chronological rather than alphabetical order.

Chairman's Corner

2016-01-28T15:40:26Z

Knylund: /* November 13, 2014 */

==November 13, 2014==
Welcome! My name is Kelly Fowler Nylund and I am the Fraternity History Chairman for the 2014-2016 biennium.

The Chairman's Corner is a place to chat about all things history. Have a question? Ask it in the discussion forum (up at the top left), and I will do my best to answer it.

We are still working on completing all the chapter histories on Kappapedia. Please take a look at your own chapter’s history, and if it's not complete, maybe you could help us finish it up.

As of November 2014, there are about 3 dozen chapter histories to complete. Please contact me (kellysulane@yahoo.com) if you are willing to help write a chapter history.

==April 2, 2014==
Ahhhh! We have a new column! We envision the Chairman's Corner to be a place where we can chat about all things history. Have a question? Ask it in the discussion forum (up at the top left). I'll also give you updates on how we're coming with chapter histories. Take a look for your own chapter and if it's empty, maybe you could help us get something up there!

Oh, details. I'm Denise, I was Fraternity President from 2006 -2010 and currently, I'm the Fraternity History Chairman. What does that mean? I take care of everything old! Stay tuned and check back often so you can see what's new - I mean old :o)

[[File:Deniseowl.jpg|200px|thumb|left|I found this guy while traveling abroad!]]

We still need help writing the histories for 35 chapters. Please let me know in the discussion section if you are willing to help.

Chairman's Corner

2016-01-28T15:39:01Z

Knylund: /* November 13, 2014 */

==November 13, 2014==
Welcome! My name is Kelly Fowler Nylund and I am the Fraternity History Chairman for the 2014-2016 biennium.

The Chairman's Corner is a place to chat about all things history. Have a question? Ask it in the discussion forum (up at the top left), and I will do my best to answer it.

We are still working on completing all the chapter histories on Kappapedia. Please take a look at your own chapter’s history, and if it's not complete, maybe you could help us finish it up.

As of November 2014, there are about 3 dozen chapter histories to complete. Please contact me (kellysulane@yahoo.com) if you are willing to help write a chapter history.

[[File:Example.jpg]]

==April 2, 2014==
Ahhhh! We have a new column! We envision the Chairman's Corner to be a place where we can chat about all things history. Have a question? Ask it in the discussion forum (up at the top left). I'll also give you updates on how we're coming with chapter histories. Take a look for your own chapter and if it's empty, maybe you could help us get something up there!

Oh, details. I'm Denise, I was Fraternity President from 2006 -2010 and currently, I'm the Fraternity History Chairman. What does that mean? I take care of everything old! Stay tuned and check back often so you can see what's new - I mean old :o)

[[File:Deniseowl.jpg|200px|thumb|left|I found this guy while traveling abroad!]]

We still need help writing the histories for 35 chapters. Please let me know in the discussion section if you are willing to help.

Pi Deuteron

2016-01-28T14:26:46Z

Knylund: /* Highlights of 2014 */

{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Pi Deuteron
|GreekSymbol= ΠΔ
|Image= [[File:Pi.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1880|05|22}}
|College= [http://berkeley.edu/ University of California at Berkeley]
|Location= Berkeley, CA
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/pi/ Pi Website]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Pi_Deuteron Media related to Pi Deuteron Chapter]
}}

<table><tr><td>
'''Pi Deuteron Chapter, University of California at Berkeley'''

Founded May 22, 1880; Closed Spring 1885

Reinstated as Pi Deuteron on August 5, 1897

University of California at Berkeley established in 1868, Berkeley, California

'''5 charter members'''

'''12 deuteron charter members'''

'''2,652 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

</td>
</tr></table>

'''Pi Deuteron Alumnae:'''

'''Grand Chapter Officers:'''

'''Outstanding Pi Deuteron Alumnae'''

'''Fraternity Officers:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Alumna Achievement Award Recipients:'''

'''Additional Outstanding Pi Deuteron Alumnae'''

Maureen Orth
Journalist, Vanity Fair correspondent (1993–present)

Helen Wills Roarke
Professional tennis player, won the French Championships four times, the U.S. Championships seven times, and Wimbledon eight times

Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Professional tennis player, won the U.S. Championships in 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1919

'''Historical excerpts:'''

Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first sorority founded at UC Berkeley - dating all the way back to 1880. Designed by Julia Morgan, the first licensed female architect in California, our chapter house was originally built for Chancellor Gayley before being renovated for its current use. Our home includes 126 actives in total whose interests extend to include such activities as PAD (a pre-law fraternity on campus), Berkeley Consulting (a prestigious consulting firm on campus), International non-profit work with the organization Invisible Children, and Cal athletics (Crew, Water Polo, and Lacrosse) along with everything in between. The diversity and dedication of our women are what make Kappa Kappa Gamma the incredible house that it is. Our chapter's mission statement incorporates the ideas of friendship, support, respect and understanding - traditions that have thrived for over the past century during our existence here at Cal, and which will continue to flourish with every new member that joins our fraternity.

== The Early Years ==

The parent university of the California complex was chartered by the state March 23, 1868. In 1880, at the time of Pi’s founding, there were 213 men and 55 women student, and 36 on the faculty.
The 1930 History of Kappa Kappa Gamma records that Pi was established by Grand Charter from Epsilon, May 22, 1880, and in the spring of 1885 it came to an end. Its five years of life were marked by faculty and administration opposition; some lack of chapter harmony; difficulty in finding members among the few women enrolled; and complete isolation from other members and chapters of the Fraternity, as well as Fraternity officers.
Before the charter was given up, and “reluctantly accepted” by the Council, 24 members had been initiated.
The chapter had been founded in an unorthodox fashion. Anna Long (Brehm) and Ella Bailey (Bruns), after a skim through of Baird’s Manual, applied to Kappa Alpha Theta for a charter which the Thetas refused to grant to a group with fewer than six members. The two girls acquired another foursome and then, after talking things over with some fraternity men, decided that a Kappa charter was what they wanted. The Theta charter was left in the express officer for two weeks before it was returned. Then they applied for a Kappa Charter.
As if to contradict the impression that fraternity men had anything to do with their decision, Pi’s January, 1882, letter to The Key insisted, “We were aided by no counsels and urged forward by no promptings.” The letter reported proudly that on June 2, 1880, the key was worn for the first time in California; that two seniors had been graduated; and that the four remaining members found themselves facing “strong, steady, quiet opposition.”
The Golden Key of January, 1884, carried the only other Pi letter. The chapter sent greetings to all other chapters and expressed “wishes she could know them better.” Better? Pi knew only Pi! The annual banquet had been held; Flora Beal had been chosen class essayist; and the first Pi wedding had been celebrated between Sarah Ellery and Fred Ostrander.
Although the ingredients were always available, it was more than twelve years later that a second Pi was put on the Berkeley campus.

== '''Pi Deuteron Chapter''' ==

Paradoxically the Kappa Alpha Theta charter, which had gathered dust in the express office in 1880 when “Old Pi” was founded, returned to the Berkeley campus and was put to use seven years before Pi Deuteron was installed. It was 1893 when a group decided to apply for a Kappa charter and was approved by Beta Eta at Stanford University as well as original Pi members, only to discover that another group already applied. The second group persisted in its efforts, however, because of its Kappa sponsorship. While they waited, the girls formed a local society, called “Sorosis,” under the patronage of the San Francisco Sorosis in 1894.
Grand Council was not eager to grant the new charter, thinking of convention expenses connected with far away California, and the former prejudices on the campus. In 1895 Bertha Richmond (Chevalier), Φ—Boston, grand secretary, wrote: “I feel that the increase in numbers would not add materially if at all to the strength of the Fraternity…I think that the Fraternity cannot afford another chapter in the Far West.”
Two years later, as grand president, she reversed herself with, “I think that our Fraternity is neither so large, nor so strong, that it could not be benefited by the addition of a new strong chapter.”
The installation and initiation provided joyous ceremonies for members of the first Pi, for sponsoring actives from Stanford, and for the charter members who had made Sorosis strong. Music by Schumann backed up the service which was conducted by Annabel Collins (Coe), BZ—Iowa, grand treasurer. Visitors, having been feted and taken up Mt. Tamalpais, were still surprised by the zeal of the rushing season in Berkeley, without the benefit of Panhellenic contract.
In October, 1897, The Key placed the good news of the reestablishment on its first page, and mentioned the University of California at Berkeley as “the greatest conservative college of the west.”
In honesty, The Key mentioned that the nine college buildings on the beautiful site were “nothing of which to boast,” but then the author, Mary Bell (Morwood), went on to boast of the 35 marble and stone buildings near completion and of the philanthropic woman, Mrs. Phoebe Hearst, who had just been added to the Board of Regents, who had established so many scholarships, and “who is about to give a large proportion of her fortune to us.”
Students used the ferry to come over from San Francisco; other students lived in boarding and fraternity houses. It was easy to place the men students in their class rank. Freshman carried new equipment; sophomores swung their canes; juniors wore battered white plug hats decorated with class and fraternity symbols; and the black silk hats of the seniors looked like “worn out accordions.” They were often handed down from one class to the next.
Women’s dress was less distinctive. In the beginning they had worn their mortar boards after their freshman year, but in 1897 this was outmoded. Some social events also were considered old fashioned. At the senior ball, which was still popular, the girls dressed in calling costumes and hats and danced only with “a few favored friends.” YMCA and the YWCA (a Pi member was a founder) were strong on campus. There was still feeling about coeducation, but popular girls could receive a number of invitations to men’s fraternities on class day. White duck trousers and organdy dresses were everywhere and later there would be a general visit to Co-Ed Canyon for extemporaneous entertainment, then dinner and a glee club concert. Graduation was a let-down after the excitement of class day.
There was a marked difference between Stanford and the University of California. One was built on science and the other on the classic tradition, where Latin and Greek were common prerequisites and examinations were becoming more and more rigid. The women of Berkeley had been wearing their hats and gloves to class for 25 years—“as if they were visitors.” The Stanford girls were much amused. The Berkely girls could relax only in the gymnasium or the ladies room.
In spite of their conservatism the Kappas of Pi Deuteron held important positions on the campus. And they had a three story house, owned by the patroness, the mother of a member. The house was known for two outstanding features, named for Sorosis members who did not live to see Kappa’s reinstatement: the Alice Dewey Michaels Memorial Library and the Mabel Worthington Sullivan Memorial Art Collection. During their first term as a chapter a reception was given for Mrs. Hearst, and two members organized Prytanean, the women’s honor society.

== ''A New Century'' ... ==

On April 18, 1906, at 5:13 a.m. the locks and life of college, chapter, and homes stopped short. San Franscisco was hit by an earthquake and fire. Students, released from classes, were active in relief work. This work continued into the summer, although the senior class came back for “quiet graduation exercises.”
Many chapter members lived at home and only a few lived in the house on Fulton Street. There was one move after another during the early years. One year there were no seniors; factions developed; scholarship and participation went down, although there were always a few outstanding members. Pi was lucky, too, in Kappa visitor and affiliates, girls like Cleora Wheeler, X—Minnesota, who was “like a chapter sister,” and Almira Johnson (McNaboe), H—Wisconsin, who many years later became a Fraternity vice president.
In 1912 a move was made to 2725 Channing Way, Pi’s own house at last. It was the beginning of a turn for the better. Now there was harmony, unity, and accomplishment.
The 1920s were great years. The isolation of the early Pi was a thing of the past, distances were overcome. In 1925, 10 members went to Los Angeles to help install Gamma Xi.
Fraternity officers came from Pi regularly; Elizabeth Gray Potter was editor of The Key 1906-1910. She was also the librarian at Mills College and author of two books on San Francisco. Eva Powell and Eleanor V.V. Bennet were grand presidents and there were many province officers. Irene Hazard Gerlinger became a regent of the University of Oregon (1914-1929) and the women’s building there was named in her honor.
Two members of Pi Deuteron were known the world over, and both were in the same field. One was Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, born in 1887 of pioneer California stock. She was a national tennis champion, donor of the Wightman Cup and several times captain of the team, author, and Kappa Achievement Award winner in 1947. The other was the Kappa she coached so successfully, Helen Wills Moody, Roarke, who won Kappa’s Achievement Award in 1960. Together they won two Wightman Cup doubles matched, two U.S. championships, the tennis championship at Wimbledon, and an all-England championship at Wimbledon. Helen Wills won the American championship each year from 1923-29 except 1926 when she didn’t compete, and the Wimbledon title eight times. She wore white stockings in England because Queen Mary hated bare legs.
Much to the pleasure of California Kappas, the 1926 Convention took place at Mills College in Oakland. Nearly 700 attended the convention and those arriving on the special train from Chicago were given baskets of fruit and flowers as the train passed through Sacramento. Pi’s Myrtle Sims Hamilton handled the funds so that well more than $600 was turned over to the Fraternity Endowment Fund at the end of convention.
In 1925, at the time of the installation of Gamma Xi, there was an informal conference of the three California chapters, but the first real province convention was not until 1929 at Stanford.
In 1929, the chapter house was remodeled and refurnished downstairs. IN 1949, the former home of Professor Galey on Piedmont Avenue became the chapter house. It was renovated and a two-story wing added.
In 1958, the Chicago Tribune announced that as the result of a survey, the Berkeley campus was rated as one of the most distinguished in the nation. A report in The Key, Mid-Winter, 1960 stated, “The student at Berkely has an ever-expanding, almost unlimited field of endeavor.” Said Tracy Innes (Stephenson) and Louise Dunlap, Pi actives and authors of the article, “A new student can be overwhelmed by the size and beauty of campus…To be a student (here) is a wonderful privilege.”
It was not possible to obtain any history of Pi Deuteron after 1960. A note from the chapter public relations chairman said that she had consulted her adviser “… and she said that, though we have checked before, there isn’t that much of which to speak…A newsletter is being planned to be sent to alumnae and parents,” she added.
Pi Deuteron was installing chapter for Epsilon Omicron Chapter at the University of California at Davis in February, 1975.

== ''The Kappa House'' ... ==
Pi was granted a charter in 1880 and closed by 1885.

Pi Deuteron was re-installed in 1897 and they had a three story house on Fulton Street that housed four members, owned by Mrs. Rising, the mother of members Alice Rising and Ruth Rising.

In the January 1898 issue of The Key, the corresponding wrote in her chapter letter “our chapter house is well established.

In 1912 a move was made to 2725 Channing Way, Pi’s own house at last.

In 1929, the chapter house was remodeled and refurnished downstairs.

In 1949, the former home of Professor Galey on Piedmont Avenue became the chapter house. It was renovated and a two-story wing added.

Jeanne Ley she said when she pledged as a freshman the house was on Channing then moved the following year to Piedmont. According to Jeanne, the house originally was a "lovely shingled and traditional Julia Morgan home", then they added the "hospital wing with that ugly grey floor, and sprayed cement over the beautiful shingles!"....evidently the remodel was not very popular. Until the remodel the girls all had meals at the I-House since there was no large kitchen or dining room. For the remodel the house was raised, the chapter room, dining room and kitchen added as the ground floor, and the entire structure moved forward on the lot to create the back courtyard. Jeanne said she remembers them doing all this from Christmas through the summer, and the girls moved back to Kappa in the fall!

== ''The Later Years'' ... ==

'''Highlights of the 1970s:'''

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

The chapter succesfully upheld its founding principles during this ten year period. The members of Kappa Kappa Gamma were extremely busy with academics, sports, internships, and jobs, while at the same time made tiume for social activities including the annual ATO picnic and father daughter dance. During this time period many intelligent, dedicated, outgoing, amazing members encouraged one another and motivated each other to work towards the Fraternity's potential.

Much needed improvemnts to the house were made thanks to those who supported the Fire Sprinkler Campaign and to the careful management of our capital improvement's budget. These improvements included installation of fire-safe floors, bedrooms and halls were painted and recarpeted, the House Director's apartment was expanded and refurbished, and the attic storage space was rennovated to provide a better study space for the girls. We also succesfully satisfied each area in "The Challenge to Excellence" that was issued by the Regional Directors of Kappa to assist in smoothly operating each chapter.

==Highlights of the 1990s:==

San Francisco Bay area earthquake 1990 … chapter house not damaged but it was “mayhem in the chapter house with 60 girls screaming, things falling off shelves,” said the Philanthropy Chairman at the time. “There were minor bruises but no injuries. No one realized how serious it was until we later saw it on TV.”
Spared from damage and injury, Pi Deuteron was eager to help with the relief. They gave $900 to the Red Cross, money they had been saving for an exercise bicycle, and collected clothing. A few members worked on Red Cross clean-up crews. They had already been organizing blood drives, so this was promoted to replenish blood supplies during the aftermath of the earthquake. (From The Key, 1990)

==A New Millennium-- Highlights of 2000-2010:==

'''Philanthropy:'''
During the summer of 2009, one of our Kappa sisters was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. With the guidance of Jill, our chapter helped to organize the first annual "Jog for Jill" took place in Berkeley, CA during the spring of 2010. The event drew hundreds of people from various sororities, fraternities, and athletic teams from the campus.

Jill also was the inspiration for the "Just like Jill" campaign through the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation. Shortly after graduating, Jill passed away, but her legacy still lives on. The chapter continues to be involved in Bonnie J. Addario events, as well as "Jog for Jill." In fact, two of our Kappa sisters are members of the Jill's Legacy Board through the Bonnie J. Addario Foundation.

==Highlights of 2011-2012:==
(scholarship, group honors/awards, special events, philanthropy and service projects, etc.):

Our chapter won multiple awards at Pi Province this past year. We raised over 2,000 dollars for our national philanthropy Reading is Fundamental and continued to work with Emerson Elementary school kids on their reading skills once a week. A lot of our members also participated in other philanthropy events throughout the greek system including DG's basketball tournament, Pi Phi's arrowbands competition, and Sigma Chi's Derby Days. Some highlights of the year included Jog for Jill, Monmouth, Kappa Karoake, and initiation of 40 new members.

This past school year our chapter heavily focused on academics and in doing so we raised our overall GPA from a 3.32 to a 3.39. We acconplished this by requiring all members to log in 3 study hours per week.

'''Events on campus:'''

In 2011 UC Berkeley students participated in the "Occupy Cal" movement in order to protest the privatization of UC Berkeley. Even though this was supposed to be a peaceful protest, several students were arrested upon failing to comply with the university's policy on "no emcampment." There were several rallies and walkouts that occurred in response to this throughout the fall semester of 2011.

==Highlights of 2013==

Our Spring recipient of the Linda Morrison Award, Morgan Fabian recently passed on the honor to the new Fall recipient of the Linda Morrison Award, Madeline Storch. Two more sisters Charlie Reed, and Emily Swarts were also the recipients of the Tali James Scholarship. Additionally, Hannah Hess received the honorable Jill Costello award. Our chapter goals have been aimed towards creating a more effective system of governing the chapter. Some of these obstacles, such as missed deadlines, were minor and have been solved through the use of reminder posters every month of the activities, while major obstacles are being solved through new implementations. For example, we are encouraging more participation for Reading is Fundamental by having a Google doc sign up for those who can attend.

By means of philanthropy we had great attendance at Jog for Jill. The chapter had t-shirts and KKG ribbons made to show our support. Many of the attendees were our newest class of members from our successful recruitment. The Pi Deuteron Chapter was extremely proud and excited to welcome 31 beautiful girls into our fraternity. We also had a very successful year with our event Kappa Karaoke where we raised $5,000 for Reading is Fundamental. With regards to our PanHellenic Involvement, Kappa was involved in a House Decorating Competition for “Big Game Week” and placed. Our reward was to have our letters projected onto the Campanile for a whole night!

The Pi Deuteron Chapter also participated in Pi Provence this past year. Multiple members of the chapter spent the day learning about other Kappa chapters and recognizing outstanding awards for these chapters. The Pi Chapter was also recognized and received the AB Award at Provence.

Lastly our chapter has been focusing on our scholarship and academic success. Most noticeably we have Study Tables every Wednesday night in the Chapter Room in order to provide a safe, quiet environment conducive to studying. In Spring 2013, the Pi Deuteron Chapter maintained a 3.40 G.P.A compared to the PHC average of 3.37 and the All Greek Average of 3.27.

The most recent change on campus is the “Breathe” Initiative. The campus has officially become tobacco free environment. Construction on Lower Sproul has been occurring for the past semester. Due to the construction site, the student store has been relocated across the street on Bancroft in the meantime. As I mentioned previously, the nature of our chapter’s recent changes has been towards a more efficient and productive way of running the chapter as a whole. We have created solutions for the areas in which our chapter survey showed weaker links and we look forward to improving the chapter as much as we can.

==Highlights of 2014==

The year 2014 was full of events that allowed our chapter to grow individually, in the community, and philanthropically. At National Convention, we received an Honorary mention for Recruitment and for the Gracious Living Award. We had high attendance in our yearly fundraiser Jog for Jill. This event supports the Bonnie J. Andario Lung Foundation. It is an annual tradition that allows us to support our sister, Jill Costello, and show support for our community by raising money and participating in a 5k run across our campus. We also put on Kappa Karaoke, a singing event that attracts performers like the Berkeley Men's Octet and raises money for Reading is Fundamental. We also put on a joint BBQ with Sigma Chi, again with the goal of raising money for Reading is Fundamental.

Along with these events, we visited Emerson Elementary School twice a week to read to a first grade class. Furthermore, we held a very successful book drive to donate new reading materials to this elementary school. Inside our chapter, we had four goals to strengthen our development. They include developing professional and academic skills, encouraging personal responsibility to the chapter, utilizing committee meetings more effectively, and understanding our chapter's role in the larger community. Overall, understanding our chapter's need for improvement and recognizing our accomplishments has made the year productive and eventful.

Our campus is currently undergoing renovations on Lower Sproul Plaza, the central part of our university. Our new bookstore and student centers are expected to be completed in Fall 2015. Along with this, our Panhellenic Council has been emphasizing the education of members about issues concerning the Greek System as a whole. These include safety, health, assault, and alcohol consumption awareness. The overall nature of our chapter reflects the diversity and involvement of each member of the house. We have members on the Cal Dance and Cheer teams, Panhellenic council, student athletes, members of the honors fraternity Honor of Omega, participants in the internship program Cal in the Capital, officers in service organizations such as Global Brigades, and more. The variety of activities we are involved in allow our chapter to foster relationships internally and among our campus.

We hold our meetings in our chapter owned house near the UC Berkeley campus. The house that our chapter owns today provides room and board for approximately 69 members each semester. Prior to our current house on 2328 Piedmont Avenue, we owned one other house.

==Highlights of 2015==

The year 2015 has been an exciting addition to the Pi Deuteron chapter. From the events we participated in to the new members we received, our chapter continues to flourish. Many traditions in our chapter, like presenting the Jill Costello Award and Linda Morrison Award to exceptional members, were continued along with our annual philanthropic endeavors and campus involvements. Our chapter council worked toward accomplishing goals and improving the chapter as a whole.

This past year we have been working on five goals as a chapter council. Our first focus was to make standards more welcoming and have more of a positive presence. To do this, we made the standards room a more welcoming environment, we had standards do a programming to go over procedure, and they worked to be more transparent throughout the semester. The next obstacle we wanted to tackle was the lack of emphasis on ritual in the house. We had monthly ritual reviews, started meetings with an inspirational quote or a piece of Kappa history, and held special ritual reviews for the newest initiated pledge class. Our third goal was to make pre-recruitment work week more effective and enjoyable. We decided to hold two pre-recruitment meetings during the Spring to learn the recruitment songs, we created MVPs of the day and gave out prizes to those who were positive and working hard during work week and we decided not to move on to another song or dance until we knew the one we were previously working on. Next, we wanted to work on getting the house more involved on campus. We started spotlighting a member of the house each week for their accomplishments and involvement, we listed the philanthropies other houses were hosting a month in advance and created a list of what different clubs girls in the house are involved in. Finally, we decided we wanted to work as a chapter council to lead by example and be effective and efficient. To do this, we worked on communicating everything we were working on during Chapter Council meetings, we encouraged the house to be more involved and worked hard to help one another whenever we could.

Finally, our chapter continued our varied member’s involvements through campus led groups and events. These include clubs like ONE for social justice, Active for Alzheimer’s, Order of Omega, and Berkeley Consulting. Our involvement extends through the athletic department with members on the dance, cheer, crew, sand volleyball, and other sports teams. Additionally, our chapter wide GPA average continues to rise each semester, showing our dedication to academics. With such a rich and all-encompassing group of members, our chapter never has a lack of philanthropic, academic or extracurricular commitments.

The construction of the Lower Sproul area has been completed and now houses the Student Union Complex, a lively, 24/7 student center. Students are now able to engage in social and academic activities in a vibrant and safe area at all hours of the day. In regards to our chapter, our PanHellenic Council continues to highlight the importance of educating members on relevant and important issues concerning all aspects of the Greek System, such as safety, health, assault, and alcohol/drug consumption awareness. The nature of our chapter reflects the dynamic and dedicated involvement of our members both in the Greek System and on campus. Our chapter includes members from the Cal Dance and Cheer teams, other athletics such as rowing, lacrosse and soccer, members of the honors fraternity Honor of Omega, participants in the internship program Cal in the Capital, and much more. The chapter’s participation in a myriad of activities allows us to cultivate strong relationships both within and outside the Greek System.

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

Our chapter continues to participate in diverse philanthropic, academic and worldly endeavors. This year our chapter was able to raise $2,000 for our philanthropy via Kappa Karaoke, as well as participate in external philanthropy events such as a football tournament, diamond cup, AOPi spike out and many more. In addition to these external philanthropy events, members also participated in Jog For Jill in memory of Jill Costello. We had members researching and studying abroad in countries such as Kenya and India. In addition, we had members participating in Cal’s Zero Waste Initiative, spreading awareness on measures to decrease both personal and chapter waste.

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

Reading is Fundamental is the motivation behind a majority of our events. Kappa Karaoke is an event dedicated to raising money for this cause, and it is our largest philanthropy event of the year. The wide scope of the philanthropy allows us to run book drives, donate our time, and fundraise, all for a concise cause. Furthermore, we enjoy having a hands-on support approach to improve childhood literacy by traveling to a local elementary school to read to children every week. Being able to see the difference we are making in children’s academic success is a special and valuable opportunity. For these reason we continue to partner with Emerson Elementary.

==Highlights of 2020:==

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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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Delta Iota

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|College= [http://www.lsu.edu/ Louisiana State University]
|Location= Baton Rouge, LA
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'''Louisiana State University established in 1860, Baton Rouge, Louisiana'''

'''Delta Iota founded December 7, 1935 - 6 charter members'''

'''3,649 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Delta Iota’s Outstanding Alumnae:'''

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Rebecca (Becky) Stone Arbour,
Vice President, 1978 - 1980; Director of Personnel, 1980 – 1982;
Fraternity Treasurer, 1982 – 1986; Director of Alumnae, 1986 – 1987;
Fraternity Treasurer, 1987 – 1988;
Mimi Bean (Prevost), Field Secretary 1955-1958;
Janet Mahaffey (Postell), Field Secretary 1964-1966;
Beth Washington, Leadership Consultant 2007-2008;
Gracie Rice, Leadership Consultant 2011-2012;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award:'''

Jane Dole Jones, 1980, Chairman of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions; civic leader

'''Additional Outstanding Delta Iota Alumnae'''

Lynn Latham (Chaney), Graduate Counselor 1947-1949;
Dorothy Ramoneda, Graduate Counselor 1981-1983;

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==The Early Years==

The opening words of the chapter history, as written by one of the first pledges, describe the joy felt on September 26, 1934, when from the simple, twilight pledging ceremony at the home of a local alumna, a member of Mu—Butler, there grew Delta Iota Chapter, from the original three pledges.

Working through 1934 and 1935, and meeting around the Louisiana State University campus, including the directors’ board room, the pledge group grew to six. In the fall of 1935, six more pledges were added. With the help of four co-organizers: one each from BN—Ohio State; Delta Zeta—Colorado College; Delta Beta—Duke; and Gamma Beta—New Mexico, these charter-members-to-be felt themselves ready for Installation.

On December 7, 1935, Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity officers came south for a Panhellenic Council meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi, and, at this time, they initiated the six charter members as the proud alumnae and co-organizers watched. At this same time a young woman from Jackson, Mississippi, was initiated by proxy for Delta Theta—Goucher College.

'''Housing'''

A cozy chapter room was furnished with a $500 gift from the Fraternity. Purchased for this sum were maple furniture, rugs, china and silverware. The room was in the basement of Smith Hall, a women’s dormitory. Its low ceilings, overhead pipes, cement floors and barred windows were left behind when the chapter moved to a large upstairs room in the Panhellenic Building, built in 1938.

Minutes of 1940 mention “throwing prudence to the wind” in decorating. Much to the chapter’s horror, the décor was all in Pi Beta Phi colors, (wine red and silver blue). During the following years, “shades of blue” atoned for this lapse. With the university’s surprise 1958 announcement allowing sorority houses, the chapter planned for a house. Ground was broken March 14, 1965, “in the name of the alumnae who have striven so hard through the years to make this day possible … . The actives promise to do their Kappa best to make this house an abode of beauty.”

A chapter newsletter shares these words from the groundbreaking ceremony of the current chapter house on Sorority Row in March 1965: “We are assembled here today to break ground for a house that will be a haven and a home for many in the years to come. As this act of beginning is performed, let us remember those who have gone before us, whose diligence and foresight have made this day possible. Let us be mindful of those who will come after us that what has begun on this day may be completed with generous spirit and love,” said the immediate past chapter President.

The first spade of dirt was turned by the President of the Baton Rouge Alumnae Association who said, “In the name of the alumnae who have striven through the years to make this day possible.” The second spade was turned by the chapter President who said, “In the name of the Delta Iota active chapter and those who are yet to come pledging to do our Kappa best to make this house an abode of beauty both physically and spiritually.”

Nine months later, the Kappas began moving into their new home. Twelve sorority houses were constructed along University Lake, representing an investment of more than $4,000,000 of private funds in university housing. It was 1956 when the Board of Supervisors authorized the president of the university to provide, in any future development of the university, land for the building of sorority houses. It was not until 1963 that the Board of Supervisors requested financial data indicating our ability and desire to build houses—and pay off the loans. Twelve sororities had their requests approved.

The most exciting day came in March 1964 when the Delta Iota President and House Board President met with the Board of Supervisors and representatives of the other sororities to draw for the lots on which they would build. The House Board President said, “We were happy we drew lot number five—the best lot! It was a year later that the house was under construction. The rest is history!”

On Dedication Day, March 20, 1966, the dream founded on goals of “elegance, practicality and permanence” had, through great effort and generosity, become a reality.

Sororities had shared the Panhellenic Building for 25 years. Camaraderie and friendly competition were well established. In 1936–37, Kappa helped inaugurate an annual scholarship banquet sponsored by Panhellenic. Two important events are the Kappa–Delta Kappa Epsilon Christmas party for underprivileged children, a 30-year-old tradition; and the Monmouth Duo, begun in 1961, and shared by Kappa and Pi Beta Phi. Every spring, the Greek chapters participate in Jambalaya Jambilee, an elaborate carnival; and Sigma Chi annually sponsors an all-sorority field day.

'''Honors and Traditions'''

Scholarship in Delta Iota has had highs and lows, with averages fluctuating from first to twelfth place among 16 sororities. However, the chapter has always rallied when it needs to improve. In the late 1960’s, the chapter received a campus Panhellenic Award for the greatest improvement during two consecutive terms, and the Province Award in 1969. The pledge class has been first in scholarship at least five times.

Chapter honors include the Gracious Living Award for unhoused chapters, 1960; first in scholarship for the second semester of 1972–73; and three awards for its newsletter.

Delta Iota has always campaigned actively in campus elections. It is an unusual year when campus or dormitory council positions do not include a number of Delta Iotas. The chapter has provided the university with campus favorites, and with members in beauty courts. The chapter is also well represented in scholastic organizations, averaging two members a year in Alpha Lambda Delta, freshmen honorary, and several Phi Kappa Phis. Four members were recognized by Mortar Board in one year, and since founding, about 30 Kappas have become members. The Delta Iota bookshelves in the Kappa lounge are lined with trophies won by the chapter in such events as campus field day, homecoming decorations, songfests and skit programs.

In sports, Delta Iota swimmers have added four first-place trophies to the house collection, and awards have been won for tennis and volleyball.

In 1962, Delta Iota won the Women’s Recreation Association’s second place for overall sports achievement. During 1946–47, Delta Iota sponsored the newly formed Delta Rho, Mississippi, chapter, helped during rush week and attended the installation ceremonies, just as Beta Omicron at Newcomb (Tulane) had assisted in Baton Rouge some 11 years earlier.

Delta Iota has produced many loyal and tireless alumnae, but grateful acknowledgment should be made, also, to advisers from other chapters. Foremost are the three who worked as organizers and who were advisers during the first 10 years. Joan Chaffee Miller Hall, a dormitory for women, was dedicated in this adviser’s memory in 1969. Her key was given to the chapter and is worn by the chapter President. Other cherished possessions include the gavel presented by the four co-organizers, and the key of a deceased member with the initials C.B., awarded to the outstanding pledge. Two other annual awards are given in memory of deceased members.
Delta Iotas who have given special service to the Fraternity are Field Secretaries Janet Mahaffey (Postell), 1964–65, and Amelia Bean (Prevost), 1955–57. Lynn Latham (Chaney) was Graduate Counselor at the University of Georgia in 1948.

Other notable alumnae include Dr. Rowena Spencer, a clinical association professor of surgery at Tulane. Dr. Fay Murray Norton is a psychologist, adjunct professor at Mershon Center, Ohio State University and consultant for Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus. Kathryn Hall Proby is former editor and publisher of the Village Post and author of Audubon in Florida. Sue Wilbert Turner is a member of the National Steering Committee of the Trustees Committee of the American Association of Museums, Beta Sigma Phi Woman of the Year, 1970 Mad Hatters Distinguished Lady of 1974 (both awards for outstanding community service, Baton Rouge). Margaret Taylor Lane, LL.B and M.S. in library science, is recorder of documents for the state of Louisiana. Charlie Holcombe Pitcher, LL.B. was third assistant district attorney in charge of family court division, 1961–72, in Baton Rouge. Elizabeth Claire deGravelles Cloninger, founder of the Acadiana Opera Society and Vermillion River Theatrical Company starred in many musical productions in Lafayette, Indiana. Mary Sue Berry Hauck had roles in Broadway musicals and recorded children’s and educational music in New York. She had been the recipient of a Kappa Fellowship, 1955–56. Frances Holcombe was director of the West Baton Rouge Parish Welfare Department, 1957–68, and the State Welfare Department, Quality Control Division 1968–73, in Baton Rouge. Linwood Gisclard (Findley) was Maid of Cotton in 1944, and 14 years later became Mrs. America.
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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==

In 1979, Kappa Kappa Gamma participated in LSU’s annual Muscular Dystrophy Football Marathon. At the Province Meeting, Delta Iota won an award for the best active–alumna relations.

==Highlights of the 1980s==

Several members attended the Theta Province Meeting in San Antonio in March where they were honored to accept on behalf of the chapter the Richardson Alumnae Award for Outstanding Achievement.

Delta Iota celebrated its 50th anniversary during October 11–13and was honored by the presence of three Fraternity officers: Marian Williams, Theta—Missouri, Fraternity President; Jean Wells, Delta Upsilon, Georgia; and Becky Arbour, Delta Iota—LSU, Fraternity Treasurer. Attendance surpassed all expectations of the steering committee—so many people registered that plans for a Friday evening cocktail party had to be moved from a private home to the Baton Rouge Country Club with more than 500 in attendance! A 15-member steering committee led by the House Board Presdient worked for a full year planning the weekend. More than 75 alumnae served on local committees. A Saturday morning reception at the Kappa House and an evening banquet at the LSU Union were also attended by 500. On Saturday afternoon, alumnae met for “decade parties” at neaby homes of alumnae to gather with sisters who pledged in the same decade. Continental breakfast was served at the Kappa House on Sunday where there was talk of the 75th anniversary to be held in 2015! A Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in honor of the 50th anniversary for Delta Iota Chapter.

At this time, LSU had around 30,000 students and Delta Iota had 115 actives, 42 new initiates and 17 new members awaiting Initiation. During fall Recruitment, 65 new members were pledged. The chapter ranked 3rd out of 14 sororities in GPA. Five members had a GPA of 4.0 and 17 made the Dean’s List.

A chapter goal was increased participation in campus activities. A new participation system encouraged members to commit to attending at least one major activity per semester, which resulted in increased attendance and enthusiasm.

The chapter participates in the Muscular Dystrophy Marathon, Homecoming, Sigma Chi Derby Day and the Jambalaya Jamboree at which the chapter and its partner, Sigma Nu, received the Governor’s Sweepstakes Trophy. Chapter members also spend time with children of the Louisiana State School of the Deaf. Numerous members belonged to various honor societies and clubs and were leaders in student government. The chapter began serving as a hostess chapter for the Southeastern Panhellenic Confernce held in the spring.

On April 4, 1987, several Delta Iotas left for an exciting weekend at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, for Theta Province Meeting. A mock initiation was held at the Kappa House there and those in attendance said it was very special to perform the ritual with actives and alumnae from all over Theta Province. Delta Iota received the Most Improved Scholarship Award, a lovely silver bowl.

During the summer, a new House Director was hired and everyone loves her! She is overseeing a new electronic lock system for the house with a key card. On the third floor, the chapter room was divided into a TV lounge and an extra bedroom. On August 24, 1987, Delta Iota welcomed 62 new members, including 15 legacies. On October 7, Founders Day was celebrated with area alumnae at the Faculty Club on campus. During October 22–24, actives and alumnae joined forces to man a booth at the Junior League’s Christmas Bazaar, raising $1,000 for charity.

Traditional events were enjoyed by the chapter, including Monmouth Duo with Pi Beta Phi and the end-of-school crawfish boil. Chapter members continue to be leaders on campus, including a junior varsity cheerleader, and LSU Golden Girl, and a member of the women’s basketball team.
At the Theta Province Meeting, Delta Iota took home the Most Improved Chapter Award and was the co-recipient of the Communication Award. A new philanthropy project, The Kappa Kookbook, raised $1,000 for Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Rose McGill Confidential Aid Fund for Kappas. The chapter goal for the school year was Unity Is Key with an emphasis on increasing participation in chapter and campus activities. Members were active in many campus activities, sports and clubs including ski team, Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, Mu Sigma Rho, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Phi Eta Sigma, student government, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, Scotch Guard, Golden Girls dance team and more. Delta Iota’s chapter President was named Outstanding Sorority President of 1988, and another active served as the student body president.

Delta Iota welcomed 67 new members (including 14 legacies) making it the largest Kappa chapter. Of the 14 legacies, 8 were sisters of current chapter members. Members enjoyed Homecoming activities and contributed to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation through Greek Week fundraising efforts. Prior to the Homecoming football game, Kappa new members received the Most Spirited Award at the Tiger Pep Rally and were broadcast live on KLSU performing a chant. One active participated in the Miss LSU Pageant and received the Spirit of LSU Award. The chapter increased the chapter GPA from 2.669 to 2.759, exceeding the all-women’s average on campus. Improved GPA was a continuing goal.

House renovations included new paint upstairs and the addition of a bedroom and president’s office in the chapter room area. The dining room was painted and new shutters, molding and light fixtures were installed. Landscaping was spruced up and next on the list was recovering for the formal living room.

Spring philanthropy events included Easter baskets filled with candy for a children’s home and a brick campaign supporting construction of the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans. The Kappa Cookbook orders continue to raise money for the Rose McGill Fund of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation.

==Highlights of the 1990s==

When members returned to the Kappa House after summer break, they discovered beautifully reupholstered furniture and new carpet, paint and curtains. The chapter and House Board also celebrated the burning of the house mortgage this year—while reflecting on the words spoken in 1965 at the groundbreaking ceremony!

Recruitment resulted in 45 new members from across the United States. The new member retreat included the new member officer election, fireside chat, movies and games. In October, they traveled to the New Member Chairman’s home in the country for a cook-out and bonfire. New members were surprised by the baby pictures sent in by their parents and they enjoyed an activity where they were asked to create a commercial supporting KKG.

During Greek Week, Delta Iota was victorious in the pool tournament and other games. An open house for parents and guests was held on Homecoming and a Delta Iota member was presented with the Spirit of LSU Award at the pregame ceremony for the second time. During the Founders Day celebration with the Baton Rouge Alumnae Association, 50-year pins and scholarship were presented. The chapter formal traditionally held in the spring included the presentation of new members. Each one received an iris and was presented by her father. The formal was held after a reception for family members at the house.

At this time, LSU had approximately 35,000 students. Delta Iota members continue to be very involved on campus. The chapter was involved in intramural athletics, making the semi-final in football and winning the volleyball tournament. The chapter’s hard work and emphasis on academics resulted in a ranking of third place among sororities for highest GPA.

During the Theta Province Meeting, Delta Iota received the Campus Involvement Award in part due to the chapter’s efforts in presenting Kappa Kappa Gamma’s KEEP SAFE program to the entire campus. Also during Province Meeting, which the chapter co-hosted with the Houston Alumnae Association, Delta Iota took home the award for the best overall chapter in Theta Province.
The new members worked diligently with the actives during Homecoming Week, Thanksgiving and Christmas food drives, LSU Rodeo and MD Week. The new members also organized a weekly reading program for an elementary school, sang Christmas carols and played Bingo at a nursing home and continued a recycling program at the house.

Something new in 1991 was Delta Iota’s first-ever Kappa Classic Golf Tournament to raise money for Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Rose McGill Fund and a few local charities. With participation from university alumni and parents, the chapter raised $3,000 for charity.

Another chapter community service effort took place after a Delta Iota alumna was diagnosed with chronic myleogenous leukemia, for which the only known cure is a bone marrow transplant. The chapter, with help from alumnae and Panhellenic representatives, organized a Bone Marrow Compatibility Testing Drive at the house.

Forty new members, chapter retreat at the home of a local alumna complete with swimming and a luncheon prepared by alumnae. The chapter enjoyed Homecoming Week and Taste of the Tiger paired with Sigma Chi, which involved cooking food for nearly 1,000 people who bought tickets and came to the show to sample food from each group.

At the end of September, the Big Sis–Lil’ Sis program was held at the house followed by a pizza party. The annual Founders Day Banquet was enjoyed by actives and alumnae. Chapter members participated in many community service activities including the Big Buddy Adopt-a-School program.
New members were initiated in January and the chapter celebrated with a crawfish boil afterward. Formal included the traditional presentation of new initiates wearing white dresses. In April, the chapter received the first-ever Sisterhood Award from LSU. Members continued to be active on campus from the Miss LSU Pageant to student government. One member served as the LSU cheerleading captain and another was Panhellenic Vice President.

Approximately 40,000 students attend LSU and Kappa is the largest sorority on campus. One member is the vice president of the student government and members are involved in practically every campus organization and honor society. Increasing our scholarship ranking and participation on campus are continuing goals.

Recruitment went well, and after Bid Day, the chapter enjoyed a swimming party and barbeque at a member’s home. Later in the semester the chapter was paired with Delta Kappa Epsilon for Homecoming Week and Taste of the Tiger. In October, big and little sisters enjoyed getting to know each other better and actives and alumnae celebrated Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity’s 125th anniversary and Delta Iota’s 60th. The chapter’s fourth annual Kappa Klassic golf tournament was a success once again and benefited the KKG Rose McGill Fund and the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Center. Delta Iota participated in Sigma Chi Derby Days and annual blood drive as well as many other campus activities and service projects. Many chapter members made the dean’s list and served in leadership roles on campus.

During spring Recruitment, three new members were pledged. In February, the chapter held the annual Spring Grub with Pi Beta Phi. In Greek Week, Kappas were teamed with FIJI and Kappa Zeta, placing second.

Fall Recruitment was held at the beginning of the school year instead of before the start of school, which was not well received by the sororities. Still, 45 new members were welcomed into Delta Iota from all across the U.S. Bid Day was celebrated at the Baton Rouge Country Club with dinner and a dip in the pool. Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Keep Safe program was presented on campus to all interested students. Fall Grub was held in September and Parents Weekend in November.

Chapter members participated in On Campus Service Day by helping to clean up the campus. At the last meeting of the year, officers were elected and the annual Christmas party was held.
LSU decided to become a dry campus after the drinking age was changed to 21, although this did not apply to football games. Recruitment was changed back to the previous schedule.

Shortly after officer installation, Delta Iota held Inspiration Week and Initiation for 46 new members. Spring Recruitment began that same day, and two new members were extended invitations to membership. In mid-February, the annual Monmouth Grub was held with Pi Beta Phi. Then Greek Week, Sigma Chi Derby Days and Sig Ep’s softball tournament kept members busy. Delta Iota came in second place in the softball tournament. The school year ended with the traditional Formal Presentation at Boudreaux’s with new initiates escorted by their fathers as the New Member Chairman spoke about their activities and interests. The remainder of the evening was held at Glenwood.

The annual spring philanthropy event was changed from Kappa Klassic to Kappa Kookout for Kids, which consisted of a jambalaya dinner and local band for entertainment. The chapter raised $9,000 for Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Rose McGill Fund through the Kappa Foundation and the Dream Day Foundation benefiting St. Jude’s.

During the Spring Recruitment philanthropy round, members and rushees decorated IV bag hangers for hospitalized children. The chapter also donated $100 to the local Shriners philanthropy. Delta Iota participated in the campus all-Greek Carnival for Kids with different games at each sorority house for local children. Other spring events included Adopt-A-School, the KKG Keep Safe program, and a Christmas toy collection.

The spring semester ended with the chapter placing second among sororities for highest GPA—a great source of pride for Delta Iota!

Fall semester began with Recruitment, which resulted in 62 new members. August 18 was Bid Day followed by a swim party at an alumna’s home. In September, the chapter teamed with Sigma Nu to “pomp” 3-D tigers for yard decorations in tune with the Homecoming theme of “The Year of the Tiger.” Fall Grub took place at Richoux’s. Parents enjoyed visiting the house for Parents Weekend and a jambalaya dinner. Many stayed for the football game the next day. Swing, the semi-formal, was held at Bourdreaux’s. The semester ended with the officer election.
Challenges the chapter faced during the year included adjusting to the six-week new member program Kore groups instead of “Big and Little Sis” pairings.

New on campus this year was a technology fee to fund computer system upgrades. Another change was Bid Night “Lock-In” for all new sorority and fraternity members complete with a band and a hypnotist for entertainment. George Bush visited the campus in the fall to dedicate the new American War Memorial.

For the spring philanthropy, the chapter brought back the Kappa Klassic golf tournament at the LSU Golf Course and raised $15,000 for the KKG Rose McGill Fund for needy Kappas and the St. Jude’s Dream Day Foundation for children. Chapter members also participated in the Leukemia Walk and Alzheimer’s Walk as well as Adopt-A-School and Coats for Kids.

A highlight of 1999 was the pledging of 72 new members in August, and the initiation of every one of them in October—100 percent initiation! At LSU, the Kappas are commonly known as the Red Hot Mamas, a nickname that originated when Mr. McIlhenney of the Tabasco company sent an initiation package addressed to the “Red Hot Mamas” to his two Kappa daughters. The name stuck. For years, Delta Iota has given an award known as the Red Hot Mama during Initiation time. The chapter votes on the girl who has shown the most enthusiasm and leadership and she is given a key pin with red stones to wear beneath her Kappa badge.

Other highlights of 1999 included a new chancellor, Mark Emmert, and the partnership between LSU and the Blood Center to allow students to give blood on campus. Kappas participated in blood donation, especially during Homecoming Week. Delta Iota was proud to rise to first place in GPA among all Greek chapters. The chapter also focused on incorporating upperclassmen into Kore groups through chapter unity events. Chapter participation was increased through the use of a “Focus Event of the Week through which Chapter Council would select an event that would be the focus of the chapter for that week to encourage participation and enthusiasm. The year concluded with the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on campus.

The Delta Iota Mothers Club continues to actively support the chapter with two main programs each year—the Senior Mother–Daughter Luncheon and study treats. During the Mother–Daughter Luncheon, seniors are presented with a gift from the Mothers Club. During final exams, the chapter is supplied with study snacks at the house. The Mothers Club also gives a gift to the chapter at the end of the school year—most recently, new computers for the house.

==A New Millennium - Highlights of 2000 - 2010==

On September 11, 2001, after the terrorist attacks, the house mom hung the flag at half-mast outside of the house. The chapter made a banner that said “God bless America” and hung it from the front porch. LSU held a memorial ceremony for the victims of September 11 on September 14, 2001. The Chancellor made a speech about the tragedies and the ceremony ended with a flag ceremony, and a prayer for all of the lives lost. Several members of Kappa Kappa Gamma attended the ceremony. Later that day, members from all of the sororities on the campus lined sorority row with lit candles. Each sorority said prayers and sang songs until dark. Since 2001, each year, LSU has been having ceremonies to remember the tragedy.

After a long and exciting holiday, we began the spring semester on January 20, 2004. The first event for all members to reunite was the ritual review for the entire chapter. We spent time reviewing songs and other important information.

The next exciting event took place at our formal, the Sapphire Ball, on February 14th, where all of the new initiates were presented. Each girl wore a white formal dress and was escorted by their father. For our first sister-only event of the semester, we decided to be creative and invite a kickboxing instructor to come to the Kappa house and teach a class. The trainer came from one of the local fitness center here in Baton Rouge called Goudeau’s. It was held on February 17th, and we used the chapter room so that we would have plenty of space to spread out. We had fun exercising and spending time with friends. At the end of February, we celebrated our annual Monmouth Duo with Pi Beta Phi. On March 7th we teamed up with Kappa Alpha Theta for the annual Kite & Key. This is an event where we clean up around the university lakes and then end with a pizza party.

On March 12-14, Greek Affairs held a Weekend of Dialogue, a weekend experience where the sororities and fraternities could discuss important topics like drinking, responsibility and risk management. Each sorority met with a National representative from their headquarters and had a major discussion about what risk management is and how we needed to change and improve our policies. Each year Kappa participates in Greek Week along with all of the other Sororities and Fraternities on campus. This year it was held from March 15th – 19th and included a food drive, blood drive, a game night, and finally Songfest. For Songfest we were paired with Theta Xi and Pike and received third place in the dance/skit, which was themed “Hitchin-a-Ride." Songs included in the dance were Magic Carpet Ride by Steppin Wolf and Billy Ocean’s “Get out of my dreams and into my car.”

Our next sister-only event was on March 22 and was creative as well. We invited a local square dancing group to come to the house and give us square dancing lessons. We used the chapter room again to allow a lot of space for dancing. On March 26, we participated in a spring testing party for girls who were contemplating on going through rush in the fall. Each sorority had a party with their own theme. Ours was a tea and it was very nice with a good turnout. At the end of the month, on March 27, we went to the Kappa Alumnae Easter Egg hunt. There we played with the alumnae’s children and even had one of our actives dress up in an Easter bunny costume. The children could have their picture taken with the bunny if they wanted and we gave them a copy of the picture afterwards.

Our annual chapter retreat was held on April 18 at a local park where we boiled crawfish and played several games, including kickball. We held our annual senior night on April 27. We said goodbye to all of the seniors, watched a slideshow for them, and listened to funny stories. On May 1, several members of our chapter traveled to Clinton, LA to present the $40,000 check that we had raised with the 2003 Kappa Klassic to the St. Jude's Dream Day Foundation. Although it rained and all of the activities were moved inside, everyone had a great time with the kids and each other.

During the spring semester we also participated and made donations to several fraternity philanthropies. One example was the Sigma Phi Epsilon softball tournament in which we gave a donation. We also participated in Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, which was week of fun events. We also took first place in the Pike “Spike It” volleyball tournament. The last event of the semester was Spring Grub, which was a bus trip to Lafayette, LA. It was held on May 15, which was the last day of school for the spring semester at LSU.

The fall semester started with recruitment workshop and Formal Recruitment. It was a great two weeks, and we were lucky to have extra help from two fraternity visitors, Beth Black and KT Moynihan. They gave us great ideas and tips for recruitment, which helped us add 80 new members to our chapter. At the first meeting of the year, the new members had their formal pledging where they received their new member pins. The new members attended a retreat on September 10, put together by the new member educator and her committee. It was held at our chapter council advisor's home. The new members ate a catered meal, made craft projects, and got to know each other better. The next week was Key Sis revealing. On September 17, all of the new members gathered at the house to find out who their Key Sis was, and enjoy a pizza party.

Our next function, Grub, was held on September 24th and was a bus trip. It was held in New Orleans at the Southport Music Hall. We had a really great band, and it was lots of fun. We selected one member from our chapter, Beth Washington, to represent our chapter at the Kappa Leadership Academy from October 1-3. She brought back fun stories and good ideas from other chapters and also from Fraternity Headquarters. We kicked off Inspiration Week on October 11, and the new members were initiated on October 16. After Initiation, all of the new initiates and their mothers attended a brunch at the Kappa house to celebrate their initiation and to present various awards.

This year Founder’s Day was held at the Kappa house on October 17th. It was a very nice event where alumnae and active members enjoyed coffee, tea, and a large assortment of desserts. Several alumnae received their 50 and 65 year pins and to see their excitement and love for Kappa was a neat experience.

Homecoming week was held from October 18-22. The theme for Homecoming was “We’ve got Game” and as a play on that theme, Kappa chose a hunting theme. We were paired with Pi Kappa Phi, and they helped us decorate our yard with props, including several that moved. We also received an award for creativity of the homecoming parade float that we put together.

On October 27, we participated in the Pan-Hellenic Halloween carnival, where LSU faculty and alumni, as well as Kappa alumnae could bring their children for trick-or-treating down the row. To make the event more fun, some members dressed up in costumes. On the same night, we also had a pumpkin carving party inside where we carved pumpkins that were to be put on the front porch as decorations. On October 29, several girls traveled to the Myrtle's Plantation, a haunted house in St. Francisville, LA.

Our next function was our semi-formal party, which we call Swing. It was held on November 12 in a neighboring town of St. Francisville at a plantation home, Hemingbough. The slating committee presented the slate on November 15, and elections were held on November 22, at our last meeting of the year. Our last event of the semester was the Kappa Christmas party which was held on November 29th. Each Kappa who chose to participate was required to bring a small gift, and we played "Dirty Santa". During the semester, we also participated in several fraternity philanthropies including Lambda Chi Alpha’s watermelon bust and Kappa Sigma’s “Kickoff” football tournament.

The new year opened with lots of excitement. Our LSU football team was invited to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, and won the BCS National Championship. Not long after their victory, construction began on the stadium. LSU plans to renovate the West side of the stadium to make it identical to the east side. Many other construction projects occurred during the year such as adding new sidewalks and more handicap accessible ramps. The president, George W. Bush, spoke at the spring Graduation of 2004 on May 21. LSU also continues to pursue the National Flagship Agenda. In December, Sean O’Keefe, former administrator of NASA, became the seventh chancellor of the university, and football coach, Nick Saban, left the head coaching position of the LSU Tigers for the head coaching position of the Miami Dolphins

Our chapter placed a high importance on becoming more involved and recognized in the LSU community. We were involved in all kinds of different events, and we tried to participate at our utmost ability in everything that would help LSU and other people or organizations. We really tried to concentrate on our Letter of Concern. We strived to build a stronger and more connected chapter, not only with our current members, but also with our alumni, and the organization as a whole. We feel like we have made tremendous improvements as a chapter, and only look forward to the vast challenges ahead.

One of the goals set forth for the Delta Iota chapter this past year was to become more educated in risk management, chapter history, and ritual. Because some risk management procedures and rules were not being followed properly, we thought it was important to review the risk management rules and the consequences that would follow should a rule be broken or even worse an accident occur. The chapter is now more aware and careful about risk management policies. For example, to try to ensure that all members are riding the buses to and from social events, we are stamping their hands when they get on the bus, and if they do not have a stamp, they cannot get into the event. We also are trying to compile a 21 and older list so that the use of fake identification cards will be invalid.

By becoming more educated with the history and ritual of Kappa Kappa Gamma, we remembered why we joined the fraternity, and what it really means to be part of such an organization. We tried to plan more sister-only non-alcoholic events throughout the year, such as kickboxing, square dancing and a trip to the Myrtles Plantation, a haunted house. These events helped to unite the entire chapter. We also tried to become more in touch with our alumnae. Besides our Easter egg hunt with the alumnae and their kids, we held "card nights" monthly at the house, where the alumnae and the members could play card games together.

Chapter Council has also tried to get everyone more excited and involved about upcoming events. Although we are still trying to improve attendance, we have had an increase in participation. However, we would like to get the whole chapter more involved in all kinds of events.

We returned on January 18, 2005, for spring semester and held our first formal meeting on January 24. Later that week, we participated in the Kappa Sigma Mardi Gras Pageant and Ball. For the talent show portion, our representative played water glasses like Sandra Bullock in the movie “Miss Congeniality.” For our sister-only event, we had a Valentine’s Day Chocoholic Party at the house on February 14, and we ate chocolate covered strawberries and drank Kappa Kappachinos. During the weekend of Febraury18–20, six members of our chapter traveled to Opelika, Alabama, for our Province Meeting. Our chapter received two awards: Outstanding Philanthropy and Most Improved Chapter, and the Baton Rouge Alumna Association received an Outstanding Chapter Support award.

On March 5, we participated in Songfest where sororities and fraternities are paired and perform a song and dance. We were paired with Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Alpha Mu, and Tau Kappa Epsilon. Our theme was “We’re in the Money,” and the routine included songs titled “She works hard for the Money,” “I wanna be Rich,” “If I were a Rich girl,” and “Can’t Buy Me Love.” Two members of our chapter also sang a duet and placed first in the solo/duet competition. Later that same day, we held our annual Sapphire Ball. Our new initiates were presented by their fathers, and then were served dinner at Lyceum Dean in downtown Baton Rouge. After dinner, the rest of the chapter arrived for the fun. On the next day, the new members gathered in the chapter room for a ritual and Recruitment workshop. On March 13, the entire chapter reviewed ritual and Recruitment. On March 14, we had a special visitor at our formal meeting. In preparation for our annual Kappa Klassic golf tournament, a young girl named Halley came to tell our chapter about St. Jude’s Children's Hospital where she had stayed for an extended period while being treated for cancer. We were all touched by her story.

On April 1 and 2, our parents came for our annual Parents Weekend. On April 1, we enjoyed fajitas, a band and a silent auction at Serrano’s Salsa Co. On April 2, we invited our parents to the house for a crawfish boil and scholarship banquet. We awarded several members who had outstanding grade point averages. As always, our Parents Weekend ended with our golf tournament Kappa Klassic, which was held at the LSU golf course. We raised approximately $50,000 and we donated approximately $45,000 to St. Jude’s Dream Day Foundation and about $5,000 to Reading Is Fundamental. Many local citizens and companies sponsored our golf tournament, along with the approximately 200 participants.

This year for Greek Week, the Greek Affairs staff decided we would dedicate the whole week to Habitat for Humanity. Each sorority and fraternity would have three four-hour slots that 30–40 people would participate in. Members of the sorority were bused to the building site, and at the end of the week, our Greek community had built a house for a community member. One of our members was the president of our campus Habitat for Humanity club, and she put countless hours into the partnership between Greek community and Habitat for Humanity.

On April 12, we paired with Pi Beat Phi for our annual Monmouth Duo Crush Party. On April 17, we had our chapter retreat. Our theme was “Minerva’s Birthday Party” because 2005 was Delta Iota’s 70th anniversary. We had boiled crawfish and birthday cake, and we enjoyed playing kickball and Hula-hooping.

On April 22, we had our Spring Grub and the theme was “Game On.” On April 23, several members of our chapter woke up early to play in the Sig Ep Softball Tournament. Our team placed first in the tournament and later went on to win the sorority intramural championship. Sandie, a Kappa Trainer, visited our chapter all the way from Canada on April 24. She gave us insight on leadership and teamwork. On April 25, we attended Greek Awards and our chapter was recognized as having the outstanding fundraiser and was chosen as one of the outstanding chapters at LSU. Many members of our chapter were also recognized for being part of Rho Alpha and Order of Omega, Greek honor societies.

On May 2, we celebrated Senior Night, and we recognized all of the wonderful members who were graduating. On May 5, we teamed up with Delta Delta Delta for a festive Cinco-de-Mayo party at the Delta Delta Delta house. On May 7, several members took a bus to Clinton, La., for St. Jude’s Dream Day. We had lots of fun presenting the check and playing with the kids. During the semester, we had exchanges with several fraternities including Kappa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Lambda Chi Alpha before it became time to study for final exams.

One of the biggest challenges that our chapter was facing at the beginning of the year was that we were still on Letter of Concern. The new Chapter Council tried very hard to improve the chapter morale and standards. We tried to create a chapter that was more informed about risk management and ritual. We held the members more accountable for their actions, and we had a risk management workshop in order to promote the knowledge of procedures and rules. We also spent more time as a chapter reviewing and understanding the ritual. We had several ritual workshops, and we became more educated with the meaning behind the ritual.

During the summer, we chose a new House Director who has made our house a home away from home.
The fall semester began with a Recruitment workshop on August 6. We worked hard all week, and Recruitment began on August 14, 2005. Also on August 14, we were surprised with a letter from Headquarters removing us from our Letter of Concern—an accomplishment we were all proud of! Bid Day was held on August 20, 2005, and we accepted 65 new members. After a night of swimming and dancing, we prepared for the start of school.

On August 22, school began, but sadly on August 29, Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. Many members were stranded at the chapter house, unable to leave because of bad weather. Many members of our chapter were also from New Orleans and surrounding areas. Our entire chapter was strongly affected by the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina. After watching the aftermath, we returned to school still in shock on September 6, 2005. We held Key Sis on September 9, earlier than usual because we thought it would be easier for new members if they had an older girl to talk to from the beginning of their college experience. On September 12, we held formal pledging and on September 16, we participated in Kappa Sigma Kickoff, a flag football tournament, and that night we held our Fall Grub at Nitetown in Lafayette, La. On September 24, another hurricane made landfall on the Louisiana coast near Lake Charles, La. Hurricane Rita was a Category 3 hurricane, and although not as strong as Katrina, Rita devastated the western coast of Louisiana. Several members were from Lake Charles and surrounding areas.

After returning to school from the second hurricane interruption, things began to settle down. On October 2, we had our new member retreat at Mockler Beverage Company. The new members had fun getting acquainted with each other and learning more about Kappa Kappa Gamma. On October 16, we held a Founders Day celebration at the house. We took out many scrapbooks for the pleasure of our guests, and we had sandwiches and sweet snacks.

On October 23, we had a Risk Management Workshop to remind all members how important the rules are and the reasons we have certain rules. Also, a Leadership Consultant arrived to help our chapter with Initiation preparation. She gave us helpful information about ritual, and she spoke with each officer to help them to do their job better. On October 24, Inspiration Week began. On October 26, our chapter participated in the annual Trick-or-Treat on the Row, an event where alumni and LSU faculty, staff, and students can bring their children to trick-or-treat at the sorority houses. Besides handing out candy, we carved pumpkins and dressed in costumes. On October 27, we held Blue and Blue, and on October 28, we held Fireside. Initiation occurred on October 29, and we were happy to have several alumnae participate. On October 30, we held a Mother/Daughter Dinner for the new members and their mothers. The Red Hot New Member and the Spirit of Kappa Awards were given.

On November 5, our Homecoming pomping decorations were judged. We spent a week pomping a scene of “Shrek” for the Homecoming theme of “Hollywood.” Many of the kids enjoyed our theme, and some of them took pictures with Donkey. We started the day with a parade and finished with a victory in Tiger Stadium. On November 14, we had three affiliates from different universities who decided that Delta Iota was right for them. We held an affiliation ceremony and greeted each girl with a bouquet to welcome her into our chapter.

On December 5, we had our last sister-only event of the year, a Christmas Party. We exchanged gifts and sang Christmas carols in front of our beautifully decorated tree. During the semester, we had exchanges with Sigma Chi, Kappa Sigma, and Phi Gamma Delta.

Our campus endured many changes over the past year. We had many renovations to the stadium and sidewalks. And we have worked with a new chancellor and a new football coach, but the biggest change has been the influx of people since Hurricane Katrina. Because Baton Rouge is the nearest big city to New Orleans, many people evacuated here. For a few months our assembly center was used as a special-needs shelter, and our agriculture coliseum was used as an animal shelter. Many members of our chapter volunteered numerous hours at the shelters. LSU accepted many new students for the semester from the University of New Orleans, Tulane University and Loyola University. Class sizes became bigger and it became harder to get around campus, and the city, but it has strengthened our campus community to endure tragedy and help so many people. We have tried to incorporate members of the Tulane chapter into our chapter events until they are able to return to New Orleans. This tragedy has made our chapter stronger and more appreciative of our family, friends and blessings.

We returned for Christmas break in January with high hopes for the New Year. On February 10, a chapter member represented us in the Kappa Sigma Mardi Gras Ball. At the same, the new members eagerly awaited March 3—our annual Formal. Each new member was presented to the chapter and family members. One new member also participated in the Miss LSU Pageant, which was a philanthropy event for the Delta Zeta Sorority.

During Greek Week, Kappa’s helped build a house for Habitat for Humanity. The first weekend of April started with a bang due to Parent’s Weekend and Kappa Klassic, Delta Iota’s philanthropy golf tournament. Kappas and their family members enjoyed a night out together, a crawfish boil with silent auction and ended the weekend with the tournament. We raised more than $50,000.
Greek awards were hosted in April and our chapter received “Most Outstanding Chapter” and “Best Philanthropy.” The month of April closed out with “Monmouth Duo,” our annual party with Pi Beta Phi, followed by our chapter retreat. In addition, the senior members enjoyed Senior Mother /Daughter Tea. May brought extra studying and finals with anticipation for summer break.

Members returned in mid-August for Recruitment. The girls celebrated their hard work during Chapter Night Out on the 18th. Bid Day and pledging were a success as usual. On September 10, the new members and their key sisters enjoyed a day at member’s camp with barbeque and Slip-n-Slides. The chapter participated in Kappa Sig Kick Off, a flag-football tournament. Lambda Chi Alpha hosted Watermelon Bust, which included a day on LSU’s Parade Grounds filled with field games. Homecoming Week was celebrated with various events to raise money. Kappa was paired with Fraternity Sigma Chi and won first place in the coveted Songfest, along with placing in the Purple and Gold Games and Coin Wars. The last weekend of September included our Fall Grub in Madisonville, La.

We welcomed 59 new initiates in October. Traveling Consultant Jessica Myers stayed at our house during Inspiration Week and helped with every aspect. Sunday following Initiation, mothers of the new members came to our house for Mother/Daughter Tea.

On October 18th, we held our first fall philanthropy on behalf of RIF (Reading Is Fundamental). We opened our house to all other Greeks for a book drive. Many enjoyed our famous Kappa Kappa-Chinos in exchange for books to be given to those less fortunate. A Founders Day banquet place on Sunday October 22 with local alumnae including two 50-year pin and one 65-year pin recipients. This day was particularly special for two active members and biological sisters because they were able to see their grandmother receive her pin. October 25 was the Greek Trick-or-Treat.

Campus news: Protests were assembled throughout football season by African-American students against the LSU flag because of its resemblance to the confederate flag. The LSU football team earned the right to play in the 2006 Sugar Bowl. Our men’s basketball team made it to the Final Four. “LSU FOREVER” marked the biggest attempt to secure private funds in the history of the university.

The first event in 2007 for our members was Formal held in early March during which all of the new initiates were presented by their fathers or a father figure in their life. New initiates wore long white dresses. Among the traditional spring activities, the chapter enjoyed Songfest. Partnered with Phi Kappa Psi, we won the Songfest competition held during LSU's Spring Testing for the incoming freshmen to get a taste of Greek life on campus.

Throughout the fall and beginning of the Spring semester each Greek organization hosts letter- writing parties to raise money for a Habitat for Humanity project. After our letter-writing parties raised $115,000 to sponsor a Habitat for Humanity House, the Greek community began its work. From March 17–23, the Kappas and other Greek organizations participated in the annula Greek Week Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build, this year building two houses. Sorority and fraternity members signed up for three-hour shifts.

Parents weekend began on April 13 with a catered dinner by Semolina's at the Kappa House. After dinner, the festivities continued at Bogie’s Bar and Grill with live entertainment. On Saturday, the Kappa House hosted a Louisiana classic crawfish boil, catered by Mudbug’s Cajun Cartering, Inc. Sunday was the 15th Annual Kappa Klassic Golf Tournament at the LSU golf course. We raised over $50,000, divided among our selected charities: the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, Dream Day (benefiting St. Jude’s), and the Katherine Kain fund for Cystic Fibrosis awareness.

Senior Week included a slideshow featuring every senior’s baby pictures and pictures from more recent times, as well as a senior party held at Reggie’s. The week ended with a mother/daughter brunch.

After a successful Recruitment, Big-Sis/Lil-Sis was held the week of September 18, beginning on Tuesday with surprise delivery of gifts until Friday, the unveiling of the big sisters on Sunday followed by a catered lunch, family style. October 7 was the Founders Day celebration at the Kappa House. We had alumna speakers and recognition for the 50+ alumnae. With a reception before and after the ceremony, younger Kappas got to meet and talk to older alumnae, hearing stories and seeing pictures from the past, realizing that not much has changed with regard to Kappa spirit.

Soon after Initiation was RIF book drive. Now, after just a few years, our fall RIF book drive has grown. We welcome everyone on campus into our house with donations of children’s books, in exchange for a Kappa Kappachino, our delicious coffee/ice cream drink.

Semi-Formal was held in October at Vintage Courts in Covington. At the spring Province meeting held in Baton Rouge in early March, Delta Iota chapter received both the Outstanding Fundraiser and Outstanding Chapter Awards from the Fraternity.

Soon after our LSU football team won the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, we returned to school, the campus buzzing with excitement. Recently LSU had converted campus to a walking campus, having baracades preventing cars from driving on campus without specialized access cards. This forced more mass transportation on our Greek bus system, as well as walking or riding bikes to class, a much-needed improvement for our campus to lessen the congestion. Many renovations were underway on old dorms and on-campus cafeterias.

One of our chapter’s challenges over the past year was that our attendance was poor for meetings and various events. Throughout 2007 we made strides to encourage more attendance. One way we raised our attendance was for the Chapter Council member whose turn it was to give a presentation at the meeting to give prizes for correct answers to a question regarding their presentation. This not only increased attendance at meetings, but also increased morale.

Another of our challenges was grades. We have been providing tutoring options to those in need and have been encouraging study hours for those having not met the required GPA. We have also been rewarding our academically successful members, giving those who are lagging behind a goal to meet and leaders to follow.

We enjoyed a number of exchanges with themes including the wilderness, the letter H and disco bowling. We honored our freshmen during our formal at de la Ronde Hall on February 23, and celebrated our founding with the Pi Beta Phi's at Monmouth Duo on March 13. We said good bye to our seniors with a senior luncheon on April 13,

We began Recruitment training August 10. We had a successful Recruitment during the week of August 17, and welcomed new members on Bid Day on August 23. Some of our fall semester exchange themes included Olympics and hometown. Baton Rouge was affected by Hurricane Gustav on September 1 and LSU was out of school from September 2–5. Once we got back from our hurricane break, we had formal pledging on September 9. We had Fall Grub on October 3 at Splash and began Inspiration Week on October 16 with our Blue and Blue Banquet, followed by Fireside and Initiation. We followed up the weekend with our Founders Day celebration on October 19.

The Delta Iota intramural soccer team faced Phi Mu in the finals and came out with a win. The sign-up lists were always full for the fraternities’ philanthropic events and the girls had a great time. The chapter participated in Lambda Chi Watermelon Bust, Sammy Dodgeball, SAE splashdown, Sigma Chi Derby Days, and more. Our chapter won both Sammy Dodgeball and SAE Splashdown. Through Kappa Klassic, the chapter raised $42,000 for the Dream Day Foundation and also went to Clinton, La., for the Dream Day celebration. We also donated $9,000 to the Kappa Foundation. We were proud that this was the most money raised for the Foundation out of all of the Kappa Kappa Gamma chapters across the continent. Another philanthropic event involved participating in Reading Is Fundamental. Books were donated to two local schools, Buchanon Elementary and Highland Elementary, and the Kappa members read to the children. The Kappa Klassic golf tournament was also memorable this year for the chapter because it was dedicated to the memory of an alumna of Delta Iota chapter who had recently passed away. Founders Day was also a special day because courtyard was redone and a presentation and dedication ceremony was held in honor of this dedicated member.

'''Campus News:'''

The all-girls freshmen dorm, Miller Hall (named after Kappa), was renovated with all new movable furniture and updated bathrooms. The study rooms were improved for a more study-friendly environment. The downstairs common area was renovated to encourage girls to use the computer lab, study and socialize with friends in the downstairs area.

The university got all new buses and made new routes for more efficient ways to get to classes. The buses have numerous routes starting from Sorority Row, Tigerland, the Garden District, and other locations. This allows students who live further away equal opportunity to use the bus system and avoid campus traffic. The buses are also more efficient because students can track the buses online. The online system allows students to see where the buses are and what there next stop will be.

The student Union is under renovation—This year the downstairs area opened to students. The new area has a large sitting area where students can eat, chat and study. The area is surrounded by a bagel shop and a McDonald’s. The new area also has pool tables that students can rent while on a break from class. Another convenience in the new area of the student union is the wide variety of ATMs available.

The LSU baseball stadium was re-done and relocated to down the street from the old Alex Box stadium. The new Alex Box stadium has extra locker room and meeting space. This location has new batting cages and other improvements. The new stadium can seat 9,200 people and has three seating levels.

Homecoming Week was as busy as ever. Our chapter was thrilled to show support of the NPHC groups by attending a step show with the NPHC group we were paired with. At the event, Kappa won the spirit competition. We also participated in songfest with the theme of “Candyshop” and all of the girls dressed in shirts that represented candy canes, and had props such as lollipops incorporated into the dance routine. Chapter members attended to show their support.

Two members of Delta Iota participated in the Miss LSU Pageant, a charity fundraiser, and other members attended to show their support.

==Highlights of 2011-2019==

==Highlights of 2011==

Over the course of the past year, the Delta Iota chapter of LSU participated in many campus and greek events. Such events included: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Splashdown, Kappa Sigma Kick-off, Delta Kappa Epsilon Pedal for the Poor, Pi Kappa Alpha's Capture the Flag,and countless others. Our chapter has also supported and aided the philanthropies of all Greeks on campus, such as Kappa Delta's Blood Drive, and Tri Delt's Delta Desserts. Kappa competed successfully in Greek athletic events. Kappa placed first in Capture the Flag, and the freshmen class placed first in KappaSigma Kick-off.

Many of our members also participated in Intramural sports on behalf of KKG. The KKG soccer team was very successful this year placing first by defeating Phi Mu in the final. The volleyball team took second after a tough loss against the Tri Delts. Besides numerous campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of philanthropy. Kappa hosted the Kappa Klassic once again and raised over $30,000 dollars for St. Jude's Children's Hospital. We also hosted the first annual Kappa Krawfish,an event aimed to raise money for RIF (Reading is Fundamental). Our members are also required to be involved in charitable work and organizations outside of campus. Some members volunteer at hospitals, work at soup kitchens, or visit the local Humane Society. This past year our actives have placed fifth amongst the sororities in overall GPA.We also hosted another successful Founder's Day at our house, in which we invited several alumnae to be recognized for their years as a Kappa. The alumnae read letters of their fond memories of Kappa. Our chapter also received awards from Greek Life such as Outstanding Chapter and the Xi Province award for Sisterhood.

'''Campus:''' Louisiana State University has persevered in their goal to become nationally recognized. LSU has the highest graduation rate of any public university in Louisiana, and US News and World Report ranked them in the top tier of national universities. It is also ranked in the top 16 of most popular universities. Despite the current economy, LSU has continued to improve its campus. The University made long term capital investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, Choppin Hall Annex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, and amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU also continued to receive awards for its academic excellence. Many faculty members have earned national awards such as LSU AgCenter Professor, Donald L. Thompson, who was given the Equine Science Award for his research.

'''Chapter:''' Overall the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and scrupulous refelction of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Regretfully, we were given a warning of probation with review in January 2012, but due to adjustments within our members and the leadership of our chapter council, we improved significantly. Proper risk management techniques were utilized and followed at every social function, and every social function proved to be a success with no gimmicks. Our chapter has truly changed for the better and the future looks very promising for our Delta Iota Chapter. As well as improving risk management, Kappa continued to be involved in many aspects of campus and community life. Our chapter initiated its first ever Kappa Krawfish, a crawfish boil which raises money for Reading is Fundamental. Members of the chapter also organized groups to read to local children at their schools. Campus involvment also augmented over the past year. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability.

Within our chapter, involvement skyrocketed as well. More and more members participated in Kappa functions and were eager to help the chapter in anyway. Our use of commitees , such as academic, helped to better chapter engagment also. The Delta Iota Chapter placed more emphasis on academics and the importance of being phenomenal students throughout the past year. Our new members placed second on the row in GPA, and Kappa continued to offer more help and study aids to its members. Overall, the past year of Delta Iota was one of improvement.

The Delta Iota Chapter has been struggling with overall GPA, sisterhood and unity. To overcome these obstacles, our Vice President of Academics implemented and continued many programs and resources for our chapter members. Members of the Academic Committee are each assigned a group of members to periodically check on their current grades. The Committee offered help to the members and made them aware of the many assets that the University offers, such as tutors. Besides help, the committee presented a type of incentive for good study habits. Each week active members entered the amount of hours they studied. At the next meeting, a study girl of the week was chosen and would receive some type of gift card to a local business. Also any girls that had unfortunately placed below our required GPA were required to study at the house for certain amounts of time. In order to promote unity and sisterhood our chapter hosted several "sisterhood events". Besides bid day, for which our 92 new members enjoyed a classy pool party, events included going to the movie theater, attending a haunted house together, participating in a yogalates class, and battling it out in a friendly game of laser tag. Over the past year, the Delta Iota chapter has grown in unity and has become a refuge and sanctuary of some sort for our members.

==Highlights of 2012==

Over the course of this past year, the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa at LSU has participated in many campus wide and greek events. Such events included: Lambda Chi Beach Bash, Kappa Sigma Kick-off, Delta Kappa Epsilon Pedal for the Poor, Pi Kappa Alpha's Capture the Flag, LSU Greekwide Songfest, Step Up or Step Aside, and many others. Kappa has also supported the philanthropies of other chapters on campus, for example Tri Delta's Desserts to benefit St. Judes, and Theta Xi's blood drive.

We also competed in many athletic events, such as intramural greek sports, both sand volleyball and soccer, and were very successful in both. Besides all of our campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of philanthropy. Kappa hosted the Kappa Klassic once again this past Spring and raised $32,000 for St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dream Day Foundation. Members of our chapter attended the dream day event, where patients get to have a fun-filled carnival day and it was a joy to see how our hard work paid off. We also put on a silent aunction and raised around $5,000 for the Kappa Foundation.

Delta Iota hosted our second annual Kappa Krawfish panhellenic event, where we had lots of crawfish and a band to raise money for our other philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. With around 300 members total as of our Fall 2012 recruitment, Delta Iota has been growing and excelling at LSU. Our members are required to be involved in other organizations and/or volunteer work. Some members volunteer at hospitals or the animal shelter, while others are involved in the Tiger Athletic Foundation or spend their time tutoring.

This past year, our actives placed 2nd on sorority row for cumulative GPA, which was a huge achievement for our chapter making it from 5th place last year. Delta Iota also won 1st place for Greek Week at LSU, which is a week dedicated to Habitat for Humanity, where every chapter raises money and then comes together to build two houses for the less fortunate in Baton Rouge. Kappa also received numerous awards from Greek Life including Honorable mention for most improved chapter, honorable mention outstanding recruitment, and honorable mention outstanding risk management. Delta Iota also received 2nd place for most money raised for the Kappa foundation from chapters with 120+ members.

Louisiana State University has reached their goal of becoming nationally recognized; It has been ranked as a top tier university on the national rank. The University has made long term investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and the most exciting, a brand new Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus with a large parking garage. Down Sorority Row, we are very busy welcoming the addition of a new chapter, Alpha Phi, to greek life in Fall 2013. They will be a part of Fall 2013 recruitment, and make the size of the pledge classes more manageable for each chapter, we are very excited about having them!

Overall, the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and involved chapter. In the past year, we were taken off warning of probation, for all of the achievements and progress that we have made. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability. Within our chapter, involvement has increased greatly. We have implemented a "Kappa Kash" system to advertise and emphasize involvement in different Kappa and campus wide events with prizes and other incentives. As a chapter, we are looking forward to the future, putting the past behind us, and making the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa a highly respected and responsible chapter, both nationally and locally.

==Highlights of 2013==

Information about the previous calendar year, scholarship, group honors/awards, Province awards, traditions, special events, philanthropic involvement, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, world/local events that you participated in or helped with – Presidential campaigns, natural disasters, etc.
The Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at LSU has participated in many campus wide and greek events. Some of these events included Lambda Chi Beach Bash, Sigma CaNU, Sigma Phi Epsilon Schoolyard Scramble, Pi Kappa Alpha’s Capture the Flag, LSU Greekwide Songfest, and Stepshow. Delta Iota also supported the philanthropies of other chapters on campus including Tri Delta’s Desserts to benefit St. Jude’s Children Hospital, and Theta Xi’s blood drive. We also put on our own blood drive with Sigma Nu.

We also competed in many athletic events, such as intramural sand volleyball and soccer, and were very successful in both. Besides all of our campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of philanthropy. Kappa hosted the Kappa Klassic once again this past Spring and raised $44,000 for St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dream Day Foundation. Members of our chapter got to see how our hard work paid off by attending the dream day event, where patients spent a fun-filled, carnival-themed day in Baton Rouge. We also put on a silent auction for the Kappa Foundation. Delta Iota hosted our third annual Kappa Krawfish panhellenic event, where we raised money for our other philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, by providing crawfish and live music.

With around 300 members total as of our Fall 2013 recruitment, Delta Iota has been growing and excelling at LSU. Our members are required to be involved in other organizations and/or volunteer work. Some members volunteer at hospitals or the animal shelter, while others are involved in the Tiger Athletic Foundation or spend their time tutoring. Delta Iota also participated in Greek Week at LSU, which is a week dedicated to Habitat for Humanity, where every chapter raises money and then comes together to build two houses for the less fortunate in Baton Rouge. Kappa also received numerous awards from Greek Life, one of which was Best House Mom. She helps coordinate our sisterhood events at the house by setting up the living room and providing food for the Chapter. One of our sisters Emma Arceneaux won homecoming queen in fall of 2013. Also, two of our members are a part of the Greek Board of Directors and another member is on Panhellenic Exec. This past year has been an exciting year for the Delta Iota chapter and we look forward to another fantastic year.

Louisiana State University has reached their goal of becoming nationally recognized; It has been ranked as a top tier university on the national rank. The University has made long term investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and the most exciting, a brand new Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus with a large parking garage. Down Sorority Row, we are very busy welcoming the addition of a new chapter, Alpha Phi, to greek life in Fall 2013. They participated in Fall 2013 recruitment and made the size of the pledge classes more manageable for all of the other sororities on campus. We are very excited about having them! Overall, the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and involved chapter. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability. Within our chapter, involvement has increased greatly. We have implemented a "Kappa Kash" system to advertise and emphasize involvement in different Kappa and campus wide events with prizes and other incentives. As a chapter, we are looking forward to the future, learning from our past, and making the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma a highly respected and responsible chapter, both nationally and locally.

==Highlights of 2014==

The Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at LSU has participated in many campus wide and Greek events. Some of these events included Lambda Chi Beach Bash, Sigma CaNU, Sigma Phi Epsilon Schoolyard Scramble, Pi Kappa Alpha’s Capture the Flag, LSU Greekwide Songfest, and Stepshow. Delta Iota also supported the philanthropies of other chapters on campus including Tri Delta’s Desserts to benefit St. Jude’s Children Hospital, and Theta Xi’s blood drive. We also put on our own blood drive with Sigma Nu.

We also competed in many athletic events, such as intramural sand volleyball and soccer, and were very successful in both. Besides all of our campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of philanthropy. Kappa hosted the Kappa Klassic this past Spring of 2014 raising around $54,000 and also had it in the Fall of 2014, and raised about $60,000 for St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dream Day Foundation. Members of our chapter got to see how our hard work paid off by attending the dream day event, where patients spent a fun-filled, carnival-themed day in Baton Rouge.

We also put on a silent auction for the Kappa Foundation in the spring of 2014 while raising $4,545 and in the fall of 2014 we raised around $4,000. Delta Iota hosted our fourth annual Kappa Krawfish panhellenic event, where we raised money for our other philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, by providing crawfish and live music.

With around 300 members total as of our Fall 2014 recruitment, Delta Iota has been growing and excelling at LSU. Our members are required to be involved in other organizations and/or volunteer work. Some members volunteer at hospitals or the animal shelter, while others are involved in the Tiger Athletic Foundation or spend their time tutoring. Delta Iota also participated in Greek Week at LSU, which is a week dedicated to Habitat for Humanity, where every chapter raises money and then comes together to build two houses for the less fortunate in Baton Rouge. One of our members Caroline Broussard was also a part of the Panhellenic Executive Board as the Vice President of Administration. Kappa won numerous awards including Outstanding Chapter for Order of Omega and our house director, Nancy Bogan, also won an award. This past year has been an exciting year for the Delta Iota chapter and we look forward to another fantastic year.

Louisiana State University has reached their goal of becoming nationally recognized; It has been ranked as a top tier university on the national rank. The University has made long term investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and the most exciting, a brand new Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus with a large parking garage. Down Sorority Row, we are very busy welcoming the addition of a new chapter, Alpha Phi, to greek life in Fall 2013. They participated in Fall 2013 recruitment and made the size of the pledge classes more manageable for all of the other sororities on campus. Alpha Phi will also be moving into their very own house in Fall 2015. We are very excited about having them on the row! Overall, the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and involved chapter. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability. Within our chapter, involvement has increased greatly. We have implemented a "Kappa Kash" system to advertise and emphasize involvement in different Kappa and campus wide events with prizes and other incentives. As a chapter, we are looking forward to the future, learning from our past, and making the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma a highly respected and responsible chapter, both nationally and locally.

Our 2013 chapter president, Maggie Stewart wears her grandmother, Patricia Crane Mason's badge. She pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma at LSU on March 3rd, 1956. Her badge is stunning, adorned with sapphires and pearls. On the back, her name is engraved along with the Delta Iota Greek symbols and 3-3-56. Her two older sisters, Elaine and Sarah Stewart both wore the pin before her. In 1957, her grandmother wore her pin when she was elected and installed as the chapter president as a mere sophomore. Maggie feels so lucky to not only share the Kappa experience and badge with her grandmother, but they also share the honor of being a Delta Iota president. Maggie’s grandmother was the very first person Maggie told when she was elected, and her grandmother could not be prouder!

==Highlights of 2015==
The Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at LSU has participated in many campus wide and Greek events. Some of these events included Lambda Chi Beach Bash, Sigma CaNU, Sigma Phi Epsilon Schoolyard Scramble, Pi Kappa Alpha’s Capture the Flag, LSU Greekwide Songfest, and Stepshow. Delta Iota also supported the philanthropies of other chapters on campus including Tri Delta’s Desserts to benefit St. Jude’s Children Hospital, and Theta Xi’s blood drive. We also put on our own blood drive with Sigma Nu.

We also competed in many athletic events, such as intramural kickball and soccer, and were very successful in both. Besides all of our campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of philanthropy. Kappa hosted Kappa Klassic this past Fall of 2015, raising around $66,000, and $70,000 for St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dream Day Foundation. Members of our chapter will get to see our hard work paid off by attending the dream day event in the spring, where patients spent a fun-filled, carnival-themed day in Baton Rouge. We also put on a silent auction for the Kappa Foundation in the Fall of 2015 while raising $14,000. Delta Iota hosted our fifth annual Kappa Krawfish Panhellenic event, where we raised $21,000 for our other philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, by providing crawfish and live music.

With around 300 members total as of our Fall 2015 recruitment, Delta Iota has been growing and excelling at LSU. Our members are required to be involved in other organizations and/or volunteer work. Some members volunteer at hospitals or the animal shelter, while others are involved in the Tiger Athletic Foundation or spend their time tutoring. Delta Iota also participated in Greek Week at LSU, which is a week dedicated to Habitat for Humanity, where every chapter raises money and then comes together to build two houses for the less fortunate in Baton Rouge. Kappa won numerous awards including Outstanding Chapter for Order of Omega and 2015 Volunteer of the Year along with one of our members, Nicole De la Fuente, was recognized as the PHC Philanthropist of the Year. This past year has been an exciting year for the Delta Iota chapter and we look forward to another fantastic year.

Louisiana State University has reached their goal of becoming nationally recognized; it has been ranked as a top tier university on the national rank. The University has made long term investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and the most exciting, a brand new Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus with a large parking garage.

Down Sorority Row, we are very busy getting ready to welcome the addition of a new chapter, Alpha Delta Pi, to Greek life in Fall 2016. They will participate in recruit during Fall 2016. We are very excited about having them on the row! Alpha Phi will also be moving into a brand new house in Fall 2016. Overall, the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and involved chapter. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability. Within our chapter, involvement has increased greatly. As a chapter, we are looking forward to the future, learning from our past, and making the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma a highly respected and responsible chapter, both nationally and locally.

Do any of your chapter officers wear historical badges? Yes

If yes, please attach a photo of the front and the back of the badge to this report.
What is inscribed on the back of the badge?

One of our members in the 2014 pledge class, Virginia Stewart wears her grandmother, Patricia Crane Mason's badge. She pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma at LSU on March 3rd, 1956. Her badge is stunning, adorned with sapphires and pearls. On the back, her name is engraved along with the Delta Iota Greek symbols and 3-3-56. Her three older sisters, Elaine, Sarah, and Maggie Stewart all wore the pin before her. In 1957, her grandmother wore her pin when she was elected and installed as the chapter president as a mere sophomore. Virginia feels so lucky to not only share the Kappa experience and badge with her grandmother, but they also share the honor of being apart of the Delta Iota Chapter Council.

==Highlights of 2020s==

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

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Housing:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards'''

Gracious Living Award for unhoused chapters, 1960

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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!

Epsilon Lambda

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Epsilon Lambda
|GreekSymbol= EΛ
|Image= [[File:Epsilon_Lambda.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1967|02|25}}
|College= [http://www.utk.edu/ University of Tennessee]
|Location= Knoxville, Tennessee
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/epsilonlambda/ Epsilon Lambda Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Epsilon_Lambda Media related to Epsilon Lambda Chapter]}}
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'''1,786 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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==Highlights of 2011==

The year 2011 began with the installment of a new chapter council, with Maggie Wallace as the new president of Epsilon Lambda. Each member of the new chapter council is committed to the improvement of the chapter. Throughout the year, Epsilon Lambda chapter participated in many campus and philanthropic events. They continue to strive for success every year. At the beginning of February, the ladies of Kappa Kappa Gamma held a continuous open bidding event and gave out bids to seven young women.

The night was very casual and allowed chapter members to engage in light conversation with the new ladies. The following month, the Leadership Consultant visited Knoxville and met with each chapter council member. Her visit was very helpful and was much appreciated by the chapter council due to her excellent suggestions. In addition, the ladies of Epsilon Lambda participated in a Reading is Fundamental event at Bearden Elementary school. This event allowed us to have a more "hands on" experience with our national philanthropy. In the spring, Epsilon Lambda initiated seven new members into the chapter on April 2nd, 2011. The following day our chapter held the annual philanthropy event "Kappalympics," in which twenty teams of sororities and fraternities participated in a series of field games to raise money for the March of Dimes organization. The event was sponsored by Red Bull, Krispy Kreme, and Firehous subs. We raised over $1,600 through the team entrance fees and the "cream a kappa" booth.

Shortly after Kappalympics, the chapter participated in Carnicus with the ladies of Delta Delta Delta. The title of the performance was "The Wizard of Knox" and was directed by Mary Carter Kniffen and Hailey Wood. The award for best actress was given to Stephanie Thrasher who played Dorothy. Soon after, the ladies of Epsilon Lambda participated in Greek week with the gentlemen of Phi Sigma Kappa. Greek week began on April 10th and chapter members participated in a habitat for humanity build, blood drive, and all other events throughout the week. Following Greek Week, Relay for life and March for Babies were both held on April 16th, 2011. Both events were a success and the ladies of Kappa Kappa Gamma enjoyed helping out their community by volunteering.

After summer break, the ladies returned to Knoxville to prepare for formal Fall Recruitment. Recruitment was very successful and we obtained a new member pledge class of 56 ladies. Soon after, the ladies of Epsilon Lambda took part in Vol Challenge, a week of volunteering run by the university. We also held our annual designer blue jeans sale called Blue Jeans for Babies for the March of Dimes foundation. On October 8th , 2011 we initiated 55 lovely women in to Epsilon Lambda. Following initiation, the new members participated in the Junior Panhellenic event called "lip sync" that all of the new pledge classes participate in. They were assigned the letter "K" and created a dance to go with all of the artists with that letter. They performed in front of a huge audience and did a fantastic job. During homecoming week, the ladies of Kappa paired up with the gentlemen of Sigma Phi Epsilon and prepared a banner and homecoming float. We were finalists in Smokey's Howl, winning third place overall. Kappa also reached out to the community by volunteering for Chef's Auction, a local event in Knoxville. In November we held our chapter elections and nominated a new chapter council for the following year.

'''Campus:''' The University of Tennessee was founded in 1794 and is based around the pride of their lasting traditions. The university has an undergraduate program with over 21,000 students and over 5,000 graduate students. It remains a flagship campus for Tennessee in undergraduate, graduate, professional programs, research, and community service. The campus has 550 acres in which 220 university buildings reside. A new branding campaign was recently launched called "Big Orange, Big Ideas" to create a new image for the university and it's students. The University of Tennessee continues to build and create leaders for the future through academics, athletics, and campus involvement. Go Vols!

'''Chapter:''' Epsilon Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity was founded on February 25, 1967 at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Kappa Kappa Gamma is proud to be a part of the Greek system and remains one of the strongest chapters. The sisters of Epsilon Lambda exemplify the ideals of leadership and the development of women. We are dedicated to each other and our sisterhood while also remaining involved in our academics, campus events, and community service. Many members are involved in other organizations on campus and even hold leadership positions in them. Epsilon Lambda strives to uphold the highest ideals of sisterhood while keeping the traditions of Kappa Kappa Gamma alive throughout our daily lives.

The main challenge that Epsilon Lambda faced in the year 2011 was honoring the suggestions sent to the chapter through the focus letter. Our academics have not been our primary focus in recent years, but this past year our chapter council did a great job of changing that. We were placed on academic probation and were told that our chapter could not hold more than two mandatory chapter events during one given week. The academic adviser communicated well with our VPAE to make sure that the grade point average of the chapter improved.

Our goal was to have grades that were above the all sorority average of panhellenic. The VPAE instituted mandatory study hours starting in the fall and the chapter logged their individual study hours for the week. In addition, she updated the test files and held more study hours to suit every chapter member's needs. The chapter continues to strive for the improvement of our grades and study habits. Another problem that Epsilon Lambda chapter wanted to improve was chapter member accountability. Chapter participation in events such as philanthropy, meetings, recruitment have been low in recent semesters. Chapter council has done a great job of improving the standards committee to hold members that miss required events responsible for their actions. Chapter morale has also improved lately due to the efforts of chapter council to reward chapter members for their good attendance at Kappa functions. Epsilon Lambda continues to work towards a more united, strong chapter for the future.

==Highlights of 2012==

Scholarship
Several programs implemented
* Test Fairy
* Academic Conference
* Study Logs/Study Files
* Smart Cookie of the Week

Greek Awards Banquet - Spring 2012
* Panhellenic's Circle of Sisterhood Award
* Volunteer Level Achievement in Greek Excellence

Kappa Convention Awards
* Honorable Mention for Finance
* Honorable Mention for Advisory Board
* Finalist for the Most Outstanding Association Award

Chapter Goals
Intellectual Development
* Academic Development by creating incentives, educating, and closely monitoring
Interpersonal Development
* Chapter Involvement by creating a reward system and boosting sisterhood events
Leadership and Skill Building
* Chapter Leadership Programming by using committees and increasing involvement
Understanding & Appreciation of Kappa
* Chapter Knowledge, and Chapter Heritage by emphasizing importance of ritual

Philanthropic Events
* March for Babies benefiting March of Dimes
* Kappalympics benefiting March of Dime
* Chef's Auction benefiting March of Dimes
* SOAR benefiting Knoxville education
* March of Dimes Golf Tournament
* Pi Beta Phi's Kisses for Soldiers
* Phi Mu Model for a Miracle
* Kappa Sigma South Seas
* ATO's OcTAUberfest
* Lambda Chi Alpha's Watermelon Bust

World/Local Events
* Hurricane Sandy - collected toiletries, clothing items, non-perishables, etc.
* Sandy Hook Shooting - members donated money and material needed to be sent through a member of Phi Mu whose hometown was Newtown, CT

Traditions
* Blue and Blue Banquet
* Parent's Weekend Dinner
* Senior Night
* More to come with the house!

The University of Tennessee is an ever evolving campus with changes being implemented both by the administration and the students. As a general body, the University is seeking acknowlegement as a Top 25 Public University, and changes are being made steadily in that direction. Some of these changes are being felt more than others. Standards for the Greek community are increasing both in academics and social consciousness.

The University wants to redevelop the Greek community as a force of social change and community support. Panhellenic works very closely with the University to champion and instill these values back into the chapters and also to unite the other Greek councils (MGC, IFC, NPHC) into one cohesive force. Kappa has a large presence on the Panhellenic council and we hope to continue the emphasis we have always had. One very obvious change on campus is that the Panhellenic sororities are in the midst of moving into the houses of Sorority Village. Kappa Kappa Gamma is seeking resident move in into the house on February 23rd, 2013. This is of great excitement for our chapter members who have long anticipated this day, and have worked very hard to get there.

Epsilon Lambda as a chapter has several core strengths and a few weaknesses, as well. One of our greatest strengths as a chapter is that we are very well united and have a way of using our unique differences to make us a complete chapter. We find things in common and make strides out of them. We are also very stringent about our ritual practices and take it very seriously. This makes our chapter more cohesive and efficient in all the things we do.

Some of our weaknesses include lack of accountability as far as participation and attendance goes. We have a hard time getting members to attend events they pay for. It is difficult to understand why this is, but it is our most difficult challenge to deal with because it affects overall chapter morale, as well. The council's officers project that the presence of the house alone will increase morale, participation, and general attendance by our members for at least the next couple of semesters. This comes at a key time for our chapter as we work to implement rewards systems and find a way to keep members involved and thriving. Our hope is that this will create a new standard in the chapter through the house that will last for years in the future. We are excited to see what changes the house brings and we will have much to share in the next Chapter History Report!

==Highlights of 2013==

Scholarship: Several programs implemented
* Test Fairy
* Academic Conferences
* Study Logs/Study Files
* No Skippy Jar
* 4.0 presentation each semester
* Academic Presentation status to chapter each semester
* Wise Owl Jar

Province Awards:
* Standards Award
* Panhellenic Involvement Award

Chapter Goals: Intellectual Development
* Academic Development by creating incentives, educating, and closely monitoring
* Kappa Brand emphasis Interpersonal Development
* Chapter Involvement by using our new reward system Leadership and Skill Building
* Leadership presentation at Leadership Day, using committees and encouraging participation by setting examples and Rewards Celebration
Understanding & Appreciation of Kappa
* Increasing Chapter knowledge, and Chapter Heritage by reiterating Importance of ritual:
* Each formal meeting we rehearse/review at least one part of our ritual with the whole chapter.

Philanthropic Events:
* Breakfast for Babies
* March for Babies benefiting March of Dimes
* Kappalympics benefiting March of Dimes
* Chef's Auction benefiting March of Dimes
* SOAR benefiting Knoxville education
* March of Dimes Golf Tournament
* Phi Sig March Madness
* Kappa Sigma South Seas
* Sig Ep's Hurricane Week
* AGR’s Water Wars
* ATO’s OctauberFest
* SAE’s Santa Alpha Eplison
* BYX’s Island Week

World/Local Events: We had a clothing drive for a sister’s friend’s house that burned down.

Overcoming Challenges: Our Philanthropy Chair had to step down due to applying to Nursing school, so we had to find a replacement, which ended up turning out very well. Our new philanthropy chair even had the brilliant idea of a new philanthropy event called Breakfast for Babies. Panhellenic wanting to release Judicial Affairs statistics about all of the Chapters, but through meetings and discussions, Pan decided to table release of the information at this time.

New Traditions:
* Sapphire Banquet
* Mother/Daughter Tea
* Breakfast For Babies

Special Events: We had the dedication/opening of our new chapter house.

Group Honors/Awards: We placed 3rd in Carnicus, an all campus event.

The University of Tennessee is an ever-changing campus. Two initiatives continue to be priorities for the University of Tennessee – new dorm construction and the focus to become a Top 25 University. A significant change, which has impacted our chapter, has been the development of Sorority Village. Sorority Village has been in the planning and development stage for the past 8-10 years; however, the actual construction of the individual sorority houses was negative impacted by the recession in 2008 and many houses were delayed in breaking ground until 2010/2011. Our chapter moved into our new house in February 2013 and it has been such a positive change. Ever since Sorority Village has opened, the whole Greek community has benefited from it. Not only do Sorority Women have a new home to live in, but it has also created a wonderful cohesive area for Panhellenic women to interact and hold social functions with each other. Our social functions vary from “Pan Pal” events that our Panhellenic Council and Pan Delegates put on, to simply getting to talk to each other while walking through the Village on the way to the bus stop. Yet another bonus to Sorority Village is that Recruitment is so much more fun and exciting for potential new members now that we no longer have to have recruitment in the Panhellenic building. Our Chapter has thoroughly enjoyed our new home here in Sorority Village and eagerly look forward to the memories our members will make while living in our new home.

Our chapter continues to emphasize Academics, Sisterhood and Participation. We support these concepts by our intense focus on Academic performance throughout the semester, creative Sisterhood events and a new Participation Celebration we implemented Fall 2013 to encourage participation in mandatory events, academic success and participation on campus and in the community.

==Highlights of 2014==

Scholarship:

Epsilon Lambda has done a wonderful job this year of continuing to emphasize the importance of chapter academic success. We are proud to announce that for Fall semester 2014, we had an average chapter GPA of 3.16, which placed us above the all-sorority average of 3.12.

Here are some programs we have implemented to encourage members to excel in academics:
- KKG Test Fairy twitter account
- Academic Conferences for members on an academic status
- Study Hour Log
- Wise Owl Jar, which allows members to be rewarded for their good grades throughout the week.
- Study Hours
- DropBox used for test files
- Rewards for Members who make above a 3.50 GPA
- All New Members must have at or above a 3.0 high school GPA

Awards:
- At the 2014 Convention, Epsilon Lambda won the Finance Award for a housed chapter.

Philanthropic Events:
- Epsilon Lambda participated in and won Beta Upsilon Chi's Island week, whose proceeds went to Tiva Water.
- Participated in Kappa Sigma's South Seas Week, whose proceeds benefitted the Fisher House Foundation.
- Participated in and won Delta Tau Delta's Battle of the Bands, whose proceeds benefitted the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
- Participated in and won Chi Omega's Flag Football Tournament, benefitting Dream Connection.
- March for Babies, benefitting March of Dimes
- Chef's Auction, benefitting March of Dimes
- March of Dimes Golf Tournament
- Reading to children at Thrive for Lonsdale Elementary, benefitting underprivileged youth in the Knoxville area
- Relay for Life (campus-wide event that Epsilon Lambda participated in)
- Habitat for Humanity (campus-wide event that Epsilon Lambda participated in)
- 1st annual Kappa Kolor Wars, benefitting March of Dimes.

We are so proud of the success of our 1st annual Kappa Kolor Wars. Below is a summary of this event:

On September 24, 2014 Epsilon Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma hosted its newest philanthropy event, Kappa Kolor Wars, benefitting March of Dimes. Kolor Wars is a paint-filled water balloon dodgeball tournament, mixing elements of the color run with dodgeball. The tournament was bracket-style with separate girl’s and boy’s brackets. Each sorority and fraternity team consisted of five players, each receiving a Kappa Kolor Wars t-shirt to participate in. The winners of each bracket received a trophy, as well as a $100 donation to their philanthropy.

A total of 19 teams participated, 9 sororities: Delta Zeta, Pi Beta Phi, Sigma Kappa, Kappa Delta, Zeta Tau Alpha, Delta Delta Delta, Chi Omega, Delta Gamma, and Alpha Chi Omega; and 10 fraternities: Delta Tau Delta, Alpha Gamma Rho, Phi Delta Gamma, Sigma Phi Epsilon, Sigma Nu, Beta Upsilon Chi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Kappa Sigma, and Phi Sigma Kappa. The ladies of Tri Delta won the girl’s bracket, and the gentleman of Sigma Chi were the champions of the boy’s.

All of the proceeds from Kappa Kolor Wars went to Kappa Kappa Gamma’s local philanthropy, March of Dimes. March of Dimes is a non-profit organization promoting the health of babies and their families, along with preventing infant mortality and premature birth. Kappa is excited to announce that a total of $3,110 was raised for the Knoxville chapter of March of Dimes! Everyone in the chapter really enjoyed participating and had a great time raising money for a great cause!

Chapter Goals:

- Academic Development:
* Maintain chapter GPA above the all-Panhellenic average
* Continue to monitor members with grades below 3.0

- Chapter Involvement
* Chapter council members should respect time of chapter members
* Continue to educate the chapter about the attendance reward program
* Emphasize and promote opportunities to the chapter to help members become more involved and gain leadership experience.

- Chapter Leadership Programming
* Chapter council should utilize committees to encourage member involvement in chapter decision making
* Increase chapter participation throughout Panhellenic and always promote Kappa ideals and values

- Chapter Knowledge and Chapter Heritage
* Continue exposing new members to ritual thoroughly and immediately after initiation
* Increase enthusiasm for ritual, and emphasize the importance of Initiation and respecting Kappa values during Inspiration Week
* Educate the members on the importance and uniqueness of our ritual.

Traditions:
- Sapphire Rewards Banquet
- Mother Daughter Tea during the Spring semester
- Annual Parents Weekend during the Fall semester
- Father-Daughter Baseball Game during the Spring semester
- Recruitment Traditions, including the Tennessee Kappa Rap and Kappa Kozy during Recruitment Retreat.

Overcoming Challenges:

For the past several years, Epsilon Lambda has been on an academic focus letter due to our chapter semester GPA falling below the all-sorority average semester GPA for multiple, consecutive semesters. We are proud to announce, that for Fall 2014, Epsilon Lambda placed 5th overall for Panhellenic GPAs. Our chapter had an overall GPA of 3.16, placing us above the all sorority average of 3.12. This is the first time we have been above the average in many semesters. Our VPAE and her committee continues to work diligently to ensure we remain above the all-sorority average again for Spring 2015.

Also, one concern that Epsilon Lambda has had for some time is overall chapter appearance at informal meetings. Many members were wearing athletic clothes, baggy t-shirts, and other non-professional attire. Chapter Council members decided that Members should look more presentable and professional, even for informal meetings, so under the leadership of President Whitney Robinson, Epsilon Lambda created a new Standing Rule that banned athletic clothes, leggings, and baggy t-shirts from informal meetings. This is to ensure that members look presentable for all guests coming into chapter meetings.

Another challenge Epsilon Lambda continues to battle is lack of participation by a large portion of our membership. Attendance at major philanthropic events has been a recent issue for Epsilon Lambda, but we are taking strides to eradicate this problem. One such stride is the implementation of the Sapphire Rewards program in Fall 2013, which keeps track of member involvement throughout the semester. At the end of the semester, members who have obtained all required points for mandatory events as well as those who have the most points, will be invited to a Sapphire Rewards Banquet, which includes dinner and some sort of tangible reward, like a new and trendy clothing item or other gift. So far, this system seems to be encouraging more attendance, but we are still working through this challenge. We are excited to see all the benefits this system brings to the chapter in the coming semesters.

The University of Tennessee is a very dynamic campus- constantly changing and working to improve. Similarly, Epsilon Lambda is an ever-evolving chapter as well. As a chapter, we work hard to overcome challenges and better our chapter in any way possible. As our university changes, we work hard to stay at the forefront of new reforms, thus promoting university standards and ideals while upholding the reputation of an influential and beneficial organization on this campus.

In 2010, the University of Tennessee announced its goal to become a Top 25 university. Since then, many strides have been taken in this direction. With increased focus on academics campus-wide, Epsilon Lambda is proud to announce our recent accomplishment of obtaining a chapter cumulative GPA above the all-sorority average. Just as the university has increased focus on academics, so have we placed more emphasis on this vital aspect of the college experience. We believe in creating a supportive environment in which Epsilon Lambda members can succeed academically. With the new programs and rewards in place, we encourage all members to contribute not only to Kappa Kappa Gamma's academic standards, but also the academic standards and goals of the University of Tennessee.

In the past year, the University of Tennessee has also increased its standards for the Greek community. As members of Kappa Kappa Gamma, we believe that we must be leaders in the Greek community, embodying university ideals at all times. We acknowledge that we are wearing our letters at all times, and we realize that our behavior inside and outside of the classroom will reflect on the reputation of our chapter. As the university looks with more scrutiny at the Greek chapters on campus, Epsilon Lambda is committed to proving to our university that Greek life is beneficial to our campus in many ways, not detrimental. To do this, we are uniting with more Panhellenic sororities and enacting reforms within the Panhellenic community. Our Panhellenic delegate is doing a wonderful job at communicating Panhellenic decisions to the chapter and at communicating Kappa values to the Panhellenic community.

In conclusion, with the changes implemented on the University of Tennessee's campus, Epsilon Lambda's goal is to remain a model organization on campus, embracing all university ideals and fostering the development of young women into successful, proud alumni of both Epsilon Lambda and the University of Tennessee.

All Epsilon Lambda meetings are held in the Chapter Room of our beautiful house located in the new Sorority Village on the University of Tennessee's campus. Once per month, a chapter meal is held at the house before a chapter meeting to foster deeper relationships between all members in all pledge classes. On February 23, 2013, Epsilon Lambda opened the doors to its first house, located in the beautiful Sorority Village on the University of Tennessee's campus, where all 13 sororities now have a house. Our house sleeps 33 girls, mostly members of the Sophomore pledge class. This house has been a wonderful opportunity for members to become closer to each other and develop relationships that they otherwise would not have without this wonderful house.

==Highlights of 2015==

on tests and assignments. We also continued to hold academic conferences and encouraged
members to log their study hours and contribute to the study files. Our chapter GPA in Spring 2015
was 3.18, which was higher than the all-women average on our university’s campus but lower than
the all-sorority average.

Chapter Goals:

Academic Development

- Work towards the all-Panhellenic GPA average and continue to monitor girls with
grades below 3.0.

Chapter Involvement

- Respect time of chapter members, continue to educate the chapter about the reward
system, and emphasize and promote opportunities within the chapter to help
members become more involved and develop leadership qualities.

Chapter Leadership Programming

- Utilize committees/motivate the middle, increase chapter participation throughout
Panhellenic and promote the Kappa “brand”, and emphasize and promote
opportunities within the chapter to encourage members to become more involved
and develop leadership qualities.

Chapter Knoweldge and Chapter Heritage

- Continue exposing new members to ritual immediately after initiation, increase the
enthusiasm and emphasize the importance of initiation during inspiration week, and
educate the members on the importance and uniqueness of our ritual by utilizing
spare meeting time and chapter events to practice ritual.

Philanthropic Events:

March for Babies benefiting March of Dimes

Kappa Kolor Wars benefiting March of Dimes

Chef's Auction benefiting March of Dimes

Major League Breakfast benefiting March of Dimes

THRIVE benefiting Knoxville education and children’s literacy

Kappa Sigma’s South Seas benefiting the Fisher House Foundation

Delta Tau Delta’s Battle of the Bands benefiting the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Lambda Chi Alpha’s Watermelon Bust benefiting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital

Sigma Chi’s Derby Days benefiting the Children’s Miracle Network

Alpha Tau Omega’s OcTAUberfest

Beta Upsilon Chi’s Island Party benefiting TIVA water

Overcoming Challenges:

In the past years, our officers and advisors have noticed that our chapter has been over programming
the members. However, this year, we worked on the challenge of being over programmed
by increasing communication among officers to facilitate more efficient planning.
With this improvement in communication, we were able to decrease needless programming in
order to foster an environment that both encourages member involvement and enables members to
remain focused on academics.

In previous years, our chapter struggled to meet quota for new member recruitment.
However, this year we overcame this challenge and easily exceeded quota thanks to an amazing
recruitment process. Our Membership Chairman, Anna Taylor, worked tirelessly to facilitate a
positive, informative, and empowering recruitment workshop in order to successfully recruit 69
new members.

Finally, we have, in the past, been faced with the challenge of losing new members. However,
this year, our new member retention rate increased due to the wonderful new member education
program directed by our New Member Chairman, Haley Hancock.

Traditions:

Sapphire Reward System

Mother Daughter Tea

Major League Breakfast

In the past year, the University of Tennessee has worked tirelessly to create a campus environment
that is inclusive of all persons regardless of cultural, racial, sexual, religious, or socioeconomic
background. The University of Tennessee seeks to gain student participation in ongoing diversity
inclusion campaigns in order to spread the message of acceptance to all corners of campus. The
University of Tennessee especially looks to members of the Greek community to be a force of
social change and community support. One of the most prominent strengths of the Epsilon
Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is that we are composed of a very unique, diverse, and
accepting body of members. Our member involvement extends far beyond the walls of our chapter
room and the Greek community. In addition to having a large presence on Panhellenic council,
Kappa Kappa Gamma has several members involved in Student Government Association (SGA),
with one of our members being the Vice President of SGA. With this heavy involvement on
campus, members of Kappa Kappa Gamma are able to serve as role models to other students and
are able to provide a strong and unifying voice regarding student opinions of social and academic
changes being implemented by campus administration.

As a chapter, Epsilon Lambda has several core strengths as well as some weaknesses on which we
strive to improve. One of our greatest strengths is the uniqueness of our members. Each member
brings something special to the table, which helps to complete the chapter. Our members work
together to unify each person’s unique qualities to foster a positive, supportive, and empowering
environment in which members can wholly express themselves as well as learn new and different
things from other members. Another strength of this chapter is the commitment to our ritual.
Thanks to a well-organized new member education program, our new members are exposed to and
encouraged to learn our ritual immediately after initiation in a manner that is both fun and
informative. All members understand and appreciate the importance and uniqueness of our ritual,
which further unifies our chapter. Despite these strengths, our chapter recognizes that there is
always room for improvement. We recognize that one of our weaknesses is lack of member
participation in Kappa-sponsored events. This year’s chapter council paid special attention to this
weakness in order to discover the root of the problem. With the help of our advisors, we decided
that lack of member participation might be due to over-programming. Therefore, we carefully
planned all chapter events this year in an attempt to boost chapter interest and maximize
participation. While we have not yet been able to determine if more careful programming has made
a difference, we hope that the next council will continue to program carefully, maintain
transparency and flexibility, and work to improve member participation in all events.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

THRIVE and March of Dimes.

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

Since Reading is Fundamental is Kappa’s national philanthropy, we chose to donate our time and
efforts to a local organization that also promotes literacy in young children. THRIVE at Lonsdale
elementary is a non-profit organization dedicated to educating inner-city children who come from
minority families or families below the poverty line. THRIVE recognizes that children have
educational, physical, and spiritual needs, and in order to break the cycle of poverty, these needs
must be met. Therefore, as members of the Epsilon Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma, we
spend one day a week reading to and tutoring the children of this after-school program in order to
promote literacy and education.

We also donate much of our time and money to March of Dimes, our local philanthropy that
supports research regarding premature births and also aids parents of premature children. Each
year we participate in March for Babies, a walk put on by March of Dimes. During this event, we
are able to interact with many of the children and parents who have benefitted from this incredible
organization. We truly enjoy the opportunity to see where our money is going and how much of an
impact is has on the people we are helping. We have several fundraisers during the year that we
organize to raise money for this organization. In the fall, we have Kappa Kolor Wars, and in the
spring, we have Breakfast for Babies or Major League Breakfast. All proceeds from these events are
donated directly to March of Dimes.

Delta Gamma

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Delta Gamma
|GreekSymbol= ΔΓ
|Image= [[File:Delta_Gamma.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1930|11|07}}
|College= [http://www.msu.edu/ Michigan State University]
|Location= East Lansing, MI
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/deltagamma/ Delta Gamma Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Delta_Gamma Media related to Delta Gamma Chapter]}}
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'''2,585 initiates (as of June 2015)

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==Highlights of 2012==

This past year, our chapter has had many successful events. For the fall semester of 2012, we were ranked second overall for the highest grades. For the year of 2012, we were also awarded the Leadership and Delevopment award at the Greek Gala. One of our proudest philanthropic moments in 2012 was our Circus event at The Boys and Girl's Club of Lansing. We donated over 100 books and put on an entire day's worth of activities and fun for the kids. It was an incredible day that made everyone proud to be a Kappa. On top of that, our fall recruitment was a huge success being that we were lucky enough to welcome 40 new members into our chapter with a 100%! Throughout the year, we were heavily involved in the community by participating in events such as the East Lansing Homecoming Parade, Polar Plunge, Relay for Life, Dance Marathon, and many other events in and around the Greek community.

As a whole, our chapter is a tightly knit group of well-rounded girls who care about the well being of Kappa. We push each other to find our strengths and help each other with our weaknesses. In the past year, the Delta Gamma chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has grown stronger and stronger. We hope to continue down this path throughout 2013 and uphold Kappa in a positive light.

==Highlights of 2013==

2013 was an awesome year for the Delta Gamma chapter! In the fall, we were excited to welcome our new house director, Cindy, and we did our best to make her feel at home and welcome! Although having a new house director was a big adjustment, we all worked together to ensure that the transition went as smoothly as possible.

Academically, we are also very proud of our accomplishments for 2013. For the spring and fall semesters of 2013 our chapter was ranked second overall for the highest grades. Furthermore, we are excited to report a successful fall recruitment and we initiated 45 girls in November! This past year was also packed with awesome philanthropy events!

In January, we held a campus-wide book drive and collected 942 books! Following the book drive, we held our annual circus event at the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing where we donated all of the books that we collected throughout January! At this event, we read some of the books, made crafts, face-painted and learned new dance moves from all of the kids! Both the kids and the Kappas had a blast and each child was able to leave with three books!

In the fall, we held a trunk show where we were able to raise $375 for Reading Is Fundamental. Furthermore, we conducted a Christmas Toy Drive led by our Panhel delegate, Maddie McMahon. We were able to collect and wrap enough gifts to sponsor four children through the Operation Good Cheer organization in Okemos, Michigan! Our toy drive was so successful that an MSU journalist interviewed Maddie and an article regarding the drive was posted online! The event we were most excited about however, was hosting the “Very Hungry Kappa-Pillar” pie-eating contest! Andi Tonis, our philanthropy chair put together this event and it was the first ever pie-eating contest on campus! We had over 90 participants and we raised more than $850 for Reading is Fundamental and the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing! We were especially excited to see an article about our event on the national Kappa website!

In addition to our philanthropy events we also were very involved in the community by participating in events such as Safe Halloween, the Polar Plunge, Dance Marathon and a campus fundraiser where we donated over $300 in school supplies! Lastly, I am excited to report that Lauren Steiner started a new tradition of hosting a “birthday party” in celebration of our 83rd year of being a chapter. We brought out tons of artifacts and scrapbooks from our history closet and everyone had a great time indulging in some of the Delta Gamma chapter’s history!

Overall, our chapter is a tight knit group of amazing and intelligent women who care about each other and the continued success of our chapter as a whole. We always support each other and we continue to push each other to reach our highest potential as indiviudals and as a chapter. Although the Delta Gamma chapter has faced some changes this past year, especially with regards to our new house director, we have successfully accomplished any goal we set and we have overcome any challenges that have arisen. If anything, the changes and challenges that we have encountered this past year have made us even closer and we have grown even stronger as a chapter. We all hope to continue down this wonderful path through 2014 and we are so excited for what is yet to come.

==Highlights of 2014==

2014 was a wonderful year for the Delta Gamma chapter! We accomplished so many goals individually and as a chapter. We are excited to announce our successful Fall 2014 rush, recruiting 45 beautiful girls to join our chapter. Academically, we are also very pleased of our accomplishments for 2014, we were ranked 3rd over all for highest grades. This past year we also exceeded our expectations with awesome philanthropy events. Each Halloween our sorority participates in a local charity event called Safe Halloween. Michigan State’s Greek Life hosts a street carnival full of Halloween activities for children to enjoy the purpose is to provide a safe alternative to trick-or-treating for the children of East Lansing’s community. Also starting in March we begin collecting children’s books to donate to the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing. Following the book drive we hold our annual carnival at the Boys and Girls Club. At this event, we read some of the books, made crafts, face-painted and learned new dance moves from all of the kids! Both the kids and the Kappas had a blast and each child was able to leave with three books! The most exciting philanthropy event is the annual “Very Hungry Kappa-Pillar” pie eating contest. The event was first introduced to our chapter by our former Philanthropy Chairman, Andi Tonis, who started the first pie eating contest on campus! In addition to our philanthropy events we were also involved in the community by participating in events such as the Polar Plunge and Dance Marathon. Lastly, this past spring our chapter hosted Founders Day, a day that recognizes when the organization was established and those who were involved. We honor our founding fathers and open the house to local alumni wanting to share their favorite memories and experiences. We brought out tons of artifacts and scrapbooks from our history closet and everyone had a great time indulging in some of the Delta Gamma chapter’s past.

Overall, our chapter is a tight knit group of amazing and intelligent women who care about each other and want to continue the success of our chapter as a whole. We always support each other and push each other to reach our highest potential as individuals and as a chapter. Although the Delta Gamma chapter has faced some changes this past year, we have successfully accomplished any goal we set and have overcome many challenges that are thrown our way. The changes and challenges we have faced have made us even closer and stronger as a chapter. We all hope to continue down this wonderful path through 2015 and are so excited for what the year will bring.

Our chapter meets in the chapter room within our house that is owned by the chapter. Each member of our chapter is required to live in the house for one year. Our house is owned by the chapter and can hold up to 45 girls in the actual house and 5 in the annex.

==Highlights of 2015==

2015 was a very successful and busy year for the Delta Gamma chapter! Our chapter has accomplished many goals individually and as a whole. We are happy to announce a successful Fall 2015 rush, recruiting 51 new beautiful ladies. Academically, we are also very pleased of our accomplishments for 2015, ranking 5th over all for highest grades. This past year has also been very successful exceeding our expectations with awesome philanthropy events. Each Halloween our sorority participates in a local charity event called Safe Halloween. Michigan State’s Greek Life hosts a street carnival full of Halloween activities for children to enjoy the purpose is to provide a safe alternative to trick-or-treating for the children of East Lansing’s community. Also starting in March we begin collecting children’s books to donate to the Boys and Girls Club of Lansing. Following the book drive we hold our annual carnival at the Boys and Girls Club. At this event, we read some of the books, made crafts, face-painted and learned new dance moves from all of the kids! Both the kids and the Kappas had a blast and each child was able to leave with three books! The most exciting philanthropy event is the annual “Very Hungry Kappa-Pillar” pie-eating contest. This event was first introduced to our chapter by our former Philanthropy Chairman, Andi Tonis, who started the first pie-eating contest on campus! In addition to our philanthropy events we were also involved in the community by participating in events such as the Polar Plunge and Relay for Life. Lastly, this past spring our chapter hosted Founders Day, a day that recognizes when the organization was established and those who were involved. We honor our founding fathers and open the house to local alumni wanting to share their favorite memories and experiences. We brought out old photos and artifacts from our chapter history closet and everyone had a great time indulging in some of the Delta Gamma chapter’s past.

Our chapter is a strong group of tight knit girls who are amazing, intelligent, caring and want to continue the success of our chapter as a whole. We always support each other and push each other to reach our highest potential as individuals and as a chapter. Although the Delta Gamma chapter has faced some changes this past year, we have successfully accomplished any goal we set and have overcome many challenges that are thrown our way. The changes and challenges we have faced have made us even closer and stronger as a chapter. We all hope to continue down this successful path through 2016 and are so excited for what the year will bring.

Epsilon Nu

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Epsilon Nu
|GreekSymbol= EN
|Image= [[File:EpsilonNu_House.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1973|10|13}}
|College= [http://www.vanderbilt.edu/ Vanderbilt University]
|Location= Nashville, TN
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/epsilonnu/ Epsilon Nu Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Epsilon_Nu Media related to Epsilon Nu Chapter]}}
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'''1,746 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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==Highlights of 2012==

Epsilon Nu began the year 2012 with a very successful recruitment by welcoming 49 new members to our chapter. The annual new member formal was held at a prestigious venue this year: Gaylord Springs Opryland. The new members all wore white and it was a fun and enjoyable evening for all! The new members wearing white distinguished their brand new status as Epsilon Nu Kappa Kappa Gammas.

Additionally, our philanthropy event, Sports-4-All, was held with the Kappa Sigma fraternity. Attendance was high and the event ran smoothly, despite the rainy weather! Sports-4-all is a field day event hosted specifically for disabled adults to keep them healthy and active and, of course, to have some fun outside with Kappas! Epsilon Nu also strives to foster and sustain a close-knit relationship with our professors here at Vanderbit University. Hilary Roberson planned a few successful professor dinners throughout the semester, in which any of the girls' could invite their favorite professor ovr to the Kappa house for dinner and good conversation. Upon our return to campus in late August, the whole chapter stood together with a big Kappa banner along the Founder's Day Walk route and welcomed the new class of 2016. In Septemeber, we affiliated one member, Madden Hodes, who transferred from Washingotn University. She was apart of the Gamma Iota chapter there and all the Epsilon Nu members here were ecstatic for Madden to join us. Madden will be joining chapter council for the 2013-2014 year, which is always very exciting!

Next, in October, we had our annual GLOW date party at Club Indulge located in Downtown Nashville. It was a great venue and everyone had a blast in their neon glowing apparel! Out chapter here at Vanderbilt asks each member to complete 15 hours of community service and attend RIF at least once a semester. Epsilon Nu members are a integral part of the Nashville community and are becoming increasingly involved every year.

During the Fall semester, members of Epsilon Nu participated in many other community service events including in the fall. Some of these included our Holiday Reading Party for TAP and Trick-or-treat with Greek and Athletes. For the Holiday Reading Party, Kappa had 20 children over from the TAP program to participate in a speed reading competition, skit competition, dancing, and cookie decorating. Kappa also held a great charity bake sale called Kappachinos in order to raise money for victims of Hurricane Sandy. Our main philanthropic event, Kappa Kappa Gala, took place on November 1, 2012 in the Student Life Center. This event raises money not only for Sports-4-All, but more importantly, for the Jessica Heron Memorial Scholarship. Gala was a huge success this year and we were able to raise $3,614.35. In December we held or annual Kite and Key formal with the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority. This event took place at Oz in West Nashville. All in all, Epsilon Nu had a fantastic year of 2012 and we are definitely looking forward to making 2013 even better!

Vanderbilt University has roughly under 7,000 undergraduates and about 6,000 graduate students. It was founded in 1873 and our 330-acre campus is located just a few miles from the center of downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The four undergraduate schools include the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Engineering, the Peabody College, and the Blair School of Music. Vanderbilt has an 8 to 1 student to faculty ratio, enabling students to make the most of their time in the classroom. There are more than 300 student organizations, 34 fraternities and sororities, in which about 42% of the undergraduate population is involved. Zeta Tau Alpha, a brand new sorority on campus, is now one year old.

Our chapter here at Vanderbilt is named Epsilon Nu. It was founded on October 19, 1973 and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority was founded in 1870 at Monmouth College. Initially, the first Epsilon Nu women were part of a local group, the Phileans Society, on Vanderbilt's campus. In 1972, they voted to affiliate with a national organization. They petitioned Kappa Kappa Gamma on July 9th of 1972, and after inspection the invitation was officially accepted. Fifteen charter members were initiated to Epsilon Nu on October 13, 1973, officially beginning the Kappa Kappa Gamma legacy at Vanderbilt University. Kappa's flower is the Iris and its colors are light blue and dark blue. Our philanthropy is Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee and our benefit is Kappa Kappa Gala. Besides being involved in Epsilon Nu's activites and events, our members are also apart of numerous organizations on campus. Some include: Alternative Spring Break, Best Buddies, Club Field Hockey and The Hustler. We also have many varsity athletes from the tennis, lacrosse, and soccer teams! The current number of members in Epsilon Nu is 186, including 137 active members and 49 new members.

==Highlights of 2014==

The past calendar year has proved as both an academic and involved year for the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Vanderbilt University. Of the 126 women that were active members (not on special status or abroad), 86 women achieved the Dean's List. Sisters achieved honors such as the Sigma Delta Pi Spanish Honors Society, Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Mu Epsilon, and Order of Omega Initiate. Beyond that recognition, awards that members received included the Israel Birthright Excel, OH Ingram Engineering Management scholarship, Panhellenic Scholarship Award, Who's Who in Vanderbilt Greek Life, 1st Place in 2014 Tennessee Engineering Conference Student Competition, and Nicols Humanitarian Fund Award.

The 2014 year kicked off with formal recruitment and then welcoming a new pledge class of new members. In the spring, we held our formal date party, while in the fall, we hosted our annual GLOW date party and cohosted Kite & Key with Kappa Alpha Theta. Throughout the year, we work to strengthen our faculty student relationship by continuing to host interactive professor luncheons and dinners. The sorority also held several special events to give back and raise money for our philanthropies: The Sports 4 All Foundation, Reading is Fundamental, and The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. The sisters of Kappa held a field day for those with disabilities through The Sports 4 All Foundation. We also participated in the RIF sponsored, Read to Me Week to encourage literacy. Capture the flag at Derby Days gave us a chance to involve ourselves in Sigma Chi's philanthropic effort. In the fall, the sophomore pledge class also performed three dances at their annual Gala to raise money for our charities. At War of the Wings, Kappa again teamed up with the brothers of Sigma Chi and hosted a wing buffet from different restaurants across Nashville.

Over the past year, our chapter has laid out and accomplished several goals. First, we aimed to have our committees meet more frequently than they have in past years, as well as to delegate specific roles within each committee to allow for more members to take on responsibility. We achieved this goal over the course of the year. Another goal was to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of our chapter meetings, which we accomplished by using a power point to keep the meetings focused and timely. We also increased the transparency and understanding of the budget using a power point presentation to the chapter. Finally, we focused on improving relations with both the Office of Greek Life and other sororities at Vanderbilt. Points may be awarded to girls for attending events and supporting other outside organizations, as a means to encourage community. We feel that we have accomplished this goal as well through joint programming, though we hope to continue improving it throughout the coming years.

One of the major changes on campus is the stride towards creating Greek life unity as well as better faculty relations, and non-Greek relations. Many officers have attended workshops to develop a more inviting and considerate environment for everybody, including those not involved in Greek life. One recent effort we implemented this year was ensuring MLK day, which falls on bid Monday, was a dry holiday where we involved ourselves with the community. In years past, bid Monday had distracted Greek life from the meaning and importance of this day to the rest of our community. Greeks attended seminars all over campus to learn more about this day and show our respect for everybody around us.

As mentioned before, one of our chapter goals was to improve relations with the Office of Greek Life and other sororities. By attending joint workshops and other sorority events, we can show our support in a fun and involved way. Our Kappa Kappa Gamma, Epsilon Nu chapter has a very strong, unique sisterhood. We are wholeheartedly dedicated to each other and want to spread those bonds. We want to encourage inclusivity, strengthening relations with everybody and not just each other. Through continued involvement, we hope to continue to move in this direction and give a good reflection of Greek life to those involved and not.

Our chapter meets weekly in the living area of the chapter house. Each year 4 sisters among the officers live in the house. It is a great opportunity to get girls more involved with the organization and nurture friendships. These girls live in our University owned house, which has a common area that all sorority members are welcome in at any time of the day. Epsilon Nu did not have a house when it was first colonized and then formally installed in October 1973. At that time, the chapter was given a single room in the basement of Branscomb Quadrangle. The chapter was able to have some fall recruitment there but the freshman recruitment remained in St. Augustine’s Chapel for several years. The chapter’s second home was what is now the Cuninggim Women’s Center on historic West Side Row. We finally were able to build and open our lovely house in 1979.

==Highlights of 2015==
Throughout the 2015 calendar year, the sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma have continued to excel academically, support philathropic events, and strengthen the relationship between Greek members and the rest of campus. Among the many scholarships that sisters won were a Full Tuition Dean's Achievement Award, National Merit Scholarship, Vanderbilt Varsity Athletics Scholarship, Moeller Company Scholarship, Panhellenic Scholarship, CEA Academic Merit Scholarship, and the Poarch Scholarship. Sisters also earned many honors and awards including the Greek New Member of the Year, Order of Omega, Top 10 Outstanding Senior, MHS Honors Thesis Candidate, Academic Excellence in International Business, SEC Academic Honor Roll, Mortar Board Honors Society admission into the Society of Collegiate Leadership and Achievement. Finally, of the active members, 122 girls made the Dean's List after the Spring semester!

In addition to these honors and awards, the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma have gotten involved with various events and clubs on the Vanderbilt campus. A few of the outside groups and events that girls supported were Dance Marathon, the Camp Kesem Vanderbilt Fall Benefit Concert, The Afterschool Program, Life to Love, Moneythink, Vanderbilt Alternative Winter Break, Students Against Modern Slavery, Relay For Life, Nashville Dolphins, New York Cares, Animal Care and Control Center, Spoon University, VSVS, Project Bridges, Society of Women Engineers Community Service, Tour Guides events, AIPAC Student Leader Dinner, Park Center South, and Manna Project International. The sisters also volunteered with our Kappa sponsored philanthropies, Reading is Fundamental, Paso a Paso, Sports 4 All, and TAP.

The Spring semester began with formal recruitment, where the sisters welcomed a new pledge class of wonderful women to the Kappa Kappa Gamma house. Soon after, the old chapter council welcomed a new team of sisters into their positions during turnover and we hosted our formal date party. The Spring wrapped up by wishing the seniors our the best as they graduated and entered a new chapter of their lives. The fall kicked off with Founders Walk as our sisters represented the chapter and cheered on the incoming Freshman class. Our chapter hosted our annual GLOW date party and as well as cohosted the annual Kite & Key date party with our fellow greek house, Kappa Alpha Theta. The newest pledge class also choreographed and performed 3 talented dances at the revamped Kappa Kappa Gamma Gala to benefit our philanthropies, RIF, Paso a Paso, and TAP.

Our sisters have been continually working to achieve our goal of strengthening relations with outside leaders and organizations. The chapter frequently hosts interactive professor luncheons and dinners in order to connect with our academic leaders and integrate them further with our chapter and Greek life as a whole. Another goal our chapter set was to connect the chapter more and focus on realizing the potential and acomplishments of the women in our chapter. In order to connect our girls professionally, our chapter council created a history of internships and jobs for the girls to use for guidance and support in their own internship and job hunts. Additionally, our chapter created a shared google document detailing the classes that girls have taken with specific professors to help girls tailor their academic path at Vanderbilt to their specific interests and ensure valuable class experiences. Finally, our chapter created a separate document to share abroad experiences and advice to aid younger girls in making the huge decision of whether or where to study abroad.

Last year, Greek organizations set the goal of improving relations between Greek life and other organizations. Panhellenic implemented a new point system with this goal in mind. All sisters are required now to attend a certain number of events in various categories. Through this system, our sisters have had the chance to be exposed to so many interesting and enlightening events with organizations all across campus. The point system encourages attendance to events, but sisters still select the specific event and organization that interests them to fulfill their point. The best way to improve relations with faculty and other organizations is through these genuine interactions and hopefully future collaborations! Each week our president sends an email out letting the house know of all the great events that will occuring on campus that week. As active and passionat women, the KKG ladies can take advantage of our power as Greek Women and support various causes on campus. Through the point system, continued awareness, and set goals, our girls continuously seek to strengthen our relationships and presence on campus and show our support for the many great events, causes, and organizations at Vanderbilt.

In light of recent diversity conversations both on the Vanderbilt campus as well as on college campuses nationally, our chapter has also set goals to strengthen and improve both the diversity amongst the girls in our house and the inclusivity felt by all members once welcomed into the house. Although our house has girls of vastly different backgrounds and experiences, our chapter continually seeks to expand its horizons and absorb dynamic girls from all corners of campus. During recruitment, we pride ourselves on giving each girl who steps through the door a genuine chance and continually seek to find "hidden gems" or stand out girls who we had never met until recruitment. Change begins through an open mind, conversation, and setting goals relating to the values that we seek in girls when shaping the pledge class that will join next Spring.

The Epsilon Nu chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Vanderbilt Universtiy has a very vibrant and loyal sisterhood. Some of the words that sisters used to describe what the house embodied were driven, authentic, supportive, sisterly, dynamic, compassionate, spunky, inspiring, motivated, and energetic. The most frequently mentioned words, and accurately defining words, were passionate and caring. Our Kappa Kappa Gamma women are bright leaders, active supporters, dedicated scholars, and wholeheartedly dedicated sisters. From the light we derive from the sisterly support and bonds found in the house, our sisters spread their warmth, levity, and energy to all ends of campus. Aligning with our chapter goals, our house wishes to continue integrating and strengthening relations with non-Greek organizations and professors, and recruit to a pledge class of genuine, inspiring, and passionate girls who will lead the generations to come.

Where does your chapter hold chapter meetings? In the chapter owned or rented facility? In a university owned facility, house, dorm, lodge or classroom?

Our chapter meets weekly in the living area of the chapter house. The house is owned by Vanderbilt University.

What is the history of your chapter’s housing? Have your members had the opportunity to live together in any way? Does your chapter have a house, lodge, apartment or suite? If yes, is it chapter owned or rented, or university owned? How many sisters can live there? Has your chapter owned or lived in more than one house during its history?

Each year officers live in the house. This integrated approach is a great opportunity to get girls more involved with the organization and nurture friendships. These girls live in our University owned house, which has a common area that all sorority members are welcome in at any time of the day. During this past calendar year, the house underwent an amazing redecoration to update and polish the look. The house is styled in a more modern way while still remaining loyal to the traditional space that we were endowed with.

Epsilon Nu did not have a house when it was first colonized, but was formally installed in October 1973. At that time, the chapter was given a single room in the basement of Branscomb Quadrangle. The chapter was able to have some fall recruitment there but the freshman recruitment remained in St. Augustine’s Chapel for several years. The chapter’s second home was what is now the Cuninggim Women’s Center on historic West Side Row. We finally were able to build and open our lovely house in 1979, where it has served as home to hundred of women who have been lucky enough to pass through its doors.

Eta Gamma

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Eta Gamma
|GreekSymbol= HΓ
|Image= [[File:Eta_Gamma.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1997|10|24}}
|College= [http://www.sandiego.edu/ University of San Diego]
|Location= San Diego, CA
|Homepage= [http://www.usdkkg.com/ Eta Gamma Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Eta_Gamma Media related to Eta Gamma Chapter]}}

'''University of San Diego, established in 1949 in San Diego, California'''

'''Eta Gamma founded September 21, 1997'''

'''806 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Eta Gamma’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Brianne Tatarian, Traveling Consultant 2001-2002;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

'''additional Outstanding Eta Gamma Alumnae:'''

Brianne McGann, Leadership Consultant 2011-2012

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The University of San Diego is an independent Catholic institution known for its commitment to teaching and the liberal arts. Students live and work in a setting of Spanish Renaissance architecture overlooking Mission Bay and the Pacific Ocean. The university serves approximately 4,000 undergraduates and more than 2,000 graduate students. Close to 90 percent of the freshman and a majority of upperclass students live on campus. The university offers 16 NCAA Division I sports as well as a variety of club and intramural level sports.

==Installation==

Two trips to the sunny coast of San Diego, Calif., have resulted in a new addition to the Kappa family. The University of San Diego (not to be confused with UC San Diego) became home to Kappa Kappa Gamma's 126th active chapter, Eta Gamma.

An outstanding group of young women became a Kappa Kappa Gamma Colony during a Colonization Recruitment held on campus September 19-21, 1997. Installation of the chapter was held November 7 -8, making these women charter members of Eta Gamma Chapter. Fifty-one colony members were initiated by Fraternity

President Cathy Thompson Carswell, Illinois Wesleyan; Chairman of Extension Juliana (J.J.) Fraser Wales, Ohio State; and the Fraternity's second delegate to the Panhellenic Conference Carol Morrison Sobek, Arizona State, also assisted with the Installation.

Alumnae from the San Diego area and members from Zeta Nu, UC San Diego; Zeta Eta, UC Irvine; Gamma Zeta, Arizona; and Epsilon Delta, Arizona State, participated in Installation activities, as well. Eta Gamma's Chapter Consultant was Anne Kieselbach, UC San Diego; Ragen Bradner, UC San Diego, served as the Coordinator of Chapter Development.

Other Panhellenic groups on campus are Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Delta, Alpha Chi Omega, and Kappa Alpha Theta.

==Highlights of the 1990s==

Eta Gamma Chapter was officially colonized on September 21, 1997 when 53 young women were informed that they were to represent this chapter as part of the Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity at the University of San Diego. These women were installed as Charter Members on November 8, 1997.
At that time, the University of San Diego had 4,000 undergraduate students and 2,000 graduate students. Approximately 23% of the study body was involved in Greek life. There were five fraternities; Phi Kappa Theta, Sigma Chi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Delta Tau Delta, and Sigma Phi Epsilon. There were four sororities; Gamma Phi Beta, Alpha Phi, Alpha Delta Pi, and the newly colonized Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Under the supervision of Anne Kieselbach, the Chapter Consultant, and Regan Bradner, the Coordinator of Chapter Development, the new pledge class took on the responsibilities of continuing the Kappa traditions.

During the first new member Recruitment in 1998 the chapter pledged 30 new members. Party themes included "Kappa Kappa Chino" coffee house, "Kappa Academy Awards," and "Kappa is Your Candle on the Water."

In 1998 Eta Gamma's President, Bridgett O'Neil was honored as the Greek Woman of the Year at USD.
Also, that year the chapter reported the highest GPA among the sororities on USD's campus.
The chapter goal in 1998 was P.P.U.R.C. - building a meaningful foundation through "Participation, Planning, Understanding, Respect, and Communication." The chapter worked toward this goal through philanthropy, social, fraternity education, sisterhood, and scholarship efforts.

Challenges facing the chapter in the 1990s included low participation and lack of communication. The chapter instituted a variety of ways to improve both of these areas including attendance awards for individual members, email distribution groups, reminders of upcoming events, and personal notes read at the end of meetings.

Eta Gamma members participated in many organizations and honorary societies on USD's campus. Through their newsletter, the Eta Gamma Gazette, they shared events and current activities that the chapter was involved with to the greater Kappa sisterhood of readers.

The chapter incorporated some successful scholarship ideas that included honoring members with high GPAs, hosting Scoops Night by grouping members in majors to assist each other with choosing classes, and treating the members to massages and relaxation sessions during Kappa Relief Days before finals.

'''Philanthropy:'''

The chapter participated in a variety of events that raised money and awareness, many of which were co-hosted with other campus fraternities or sororities. These efforts included a book drive, after-school tutoring, volunteering at a resale clothing store, building homes in Mexico, and gift giving to needy families during the holiday season.

In 1999 the chapter members logged more than 2,000 volunteer hours in philanthropic efforts.
Some of the organizations that benefited from Eta Gamma's philanthropy included St. Vincent de Paul Center, Boys and Girls Clubs, YMCA, Project Mercy, and the Children's Miracle Network.

'''Awards:'''

At the 34th Biennial Province Meeting, Eta Gamma received the Marian Williams-Mitch Pflugh Public Relations Award.

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

The chapter continued its member bonding through theme parties, sisterhood events, social exchanges with other Greek groups, retreats, campus-wide events, intramurals, Moms Weekend, and Dads Weekend. The chapter also held theme nights for each class (sophomore, junior, and senior) to honor Eta Gamma members from each school year.

Participation continued to be a challenge, and the chapter committees worked on innovative efforts to increase attendance at events. These challenges also had an effect on finances, but the chapter was able to reorganize their budget to accommodate for the deficit. Also challenging the members were standards issues. The Standards Committee, along with other committees/officers on Chapter Council strengthened communication and sisterhood through events and awareness in order to improve morale overall for the chapter.

In 2005 the chapter reported that they received the honorable USD Dean's Trophy for the sixth consecutive year.

The chapter continuously displayed archives for members to see during Recruitment and throughout the year at meetings.

Eta Gamma hosted a successful Province Meeting in San Diego in 2009.

In 2010, the USD campus welcomed a new multicultural sorority; Sigma Theta Psi.
Through Recruitment in 2010 the chapter pledged 46 new members. The chapter's many sisterhood activities, including Key Sis themed events, strengthened the relationships between actives and new members.

Scholarship remained a core value, and members were rewarded for logging study hours and maintaining a high GPA.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Strong philanthropy efforts continued through the support of AVID, Haiti earthquake relief (UNICEF), breast cancer awareness, St. Jude's Children's Hospital, MS Walk, Rady Children's Hospital, and STEP.

==Highlights of 2011-2019==

==Highlights of 2011==

In 2011, 54 new members were initiated - Eta Gamma's largest new member class to date. In 2011, the USD campus welcomed two new Greek organizations; Kappa Delta and Phi Gamma Delta.

==Highlights of 2012==

Eta Gamma Chapter has had a wonderful and successful 2012. Our spring recruitment brought us a pledge class of over 50 beautiful new members. These new girls have become an amazing asset to our chapter right from the get-go, and have continued to impress ever since. Our Bid Day consisted of an exciting bid reveal, followed by a fun filled trip to the bowling alley with froyo and dinner afterwards. The following weekend was our annual New Member retreat sleepover. New members mingled with actives and the Standards committee to learn traditional Kappa songs and chants, eat food, and bond over their new sisterhood. After that, our annual Presents date dash was held, where new members wore white and actives wore black.

Immediately after their first week in Kappa, new members began getting to know the sophomore pledge class better through "Sapphire Sis" dates. Our chapter's New Member chairman paired each new member with an older girl each week over the course of 6 weeks, so that new members could begin figuring out who they would choose as their Big sisters and who the sophomore pledge class would pick for their Little sisters. The dates were left up to the sophomore pledge class, but usually involved eating out, grabbing coffee, or even activities like bike riding or stand-up paddle boarding. In March, the big sisters give clues to their little sisters over the course of a week, leading up to a small ceremony where the Big sis reveals herself and her family to her new Little Sis.

The time immediately following Big Sis Reveal marks the beginning of Initiation. Girls strengthened the bond with their families as they went through Inspo Week, the week leading up to initiation. Each day was defined by a different color, and new members received gifts from their big sister's with different meanings on each day. This also gave active members the opportunity to explain to new member's exactly why they enjoy being a part of Kappa. On Blue Night, little sisters present handpainted keys to their big sister's, and big sister's give their little sisters pillows. This night helps girls to realize how Kappa has made a difference in the lives of other members. Following Blue Night, we have Fireside the evening prior to initiation at a YMCA in downtown San Diego. The following morning we iniated 54 beautiful new members.

In the past year our Kappa chapter held many philanthropy, social and sisterhood events. After our Presents dance, we held a "Drop It Like It's Yacht" mixer with Fiji and Lamda Chi Alpha fraternities, and our spring formal. This fall we held a mixer with Phi Kappa Theta themed as "High School Cliques", and we also held a "Kappa Klue" date dash, where girls invited guys and dressed as costumed pairs, like Barbie and Ken. We finished off the semester with our winter formal, held outdoors at the Boat House in Pacific Beach. Besides our dances, we held many sisterhood events as well as our annual Mom and Dad's weekends. We spent an entire day at Disneyland in November, and an evening shopping at Brandy Melville in Pacific Beach. We also spent a day at Balboa Park in Mission Beach, getting to bond and know each other better as sisters. Last semester we held a Bunco Night, and had prizes for people who won the Bunco games. We also had a sisterhood dinner, where large groups of girls got to know each other better at restaurants over yummy food. We also had a hypnotist come to campus and hypnotize some of our members, which led to many laughs and fond memories. Last spring also held our annual Mom's Weekend. The weekend began with cake decorating on campus, where girls and their mother's mingled with other girls from different pledge classes. The next morning, everybody met up at Torrey Pines park to go for a hike. To end the weekend, girls and their mother's went to brunch at a hotel in Pacific Beach. In the fall, we held Dad's weekend. The weekend started off with mini golf and a go karts outing, the next day featured a kayaking excursion and then the weekend ended with a beach harbor cruise.

Kappa followed through with its' commitment to philanthropy in 2012 by hosting many philanthropy events. We continued to hold our three main philanthropies: Ballers for Children, Journal Buddies, and Breastival. We held our annual Breastival in the fall. Breastival, a breast cancer themed carnival with activities such as "Nipple Ring Toss", "Milk Pong", and "Guess the Celebrity Cup Size". Throughout the semester we continued to hold our philanthropy, Journal Buddies, with underprivileged school children in the area. Each child is paired with a member of Kappa and they keep a journal throughout the semester in which they can communicate. At the end of the semester, we have a Journal Buddy Party, where the kids can meet the women that they have been writing to. We also held our Ballers for Children basketball tournament in the fall with the men of Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity. Three on three teams compete in a bracket tournament to raise money for the Children's Hospital of San Diego. We had a great turn out, and many dressed up their teams with themes.

This year, Kappa also held a new philanthropy event with the men of Phi Kappa Theta fraternity. Called Survivor, teams could register to participate in an obstacle course race at Mission Bay Park. Although it was helf on a windy day, we managed to raise over $10,000 to benefit Orange County Children's Hospitals. We also held a raffle that benefited charity with prizes like giftcards to local restuarants and shops. We also participated in Greek Week with FIJI fraternity along with Sigma Theta Psi, the multicultural sorority, where all proceeds benefitted St. Jude's Children's Hospital. We got second place in Greek Week skits overall, and were a heavy contender in Penny Wars, with a light and friendly rivalry with Alpha Phi. Our skits were to the theme and music of the 80's, 90's and today. With the participation of FIJI men, we had a great time doing our skit, with costumes and fun backgrounds.

As always, we were eager to help other fraternity's and sorority's with their own philanthropic causes. We had a team of girls compete in Alpha Chi Omega's Kick It tournament, girls who walked in Alpha Delta Pi's fashion show, and a large team of girls who competed in Alpha Phi's powderpuff football tournament. We also had our president, Kendall Gilmore, be nominated for Beta Theta Pi's Sweetheart,

With so many great accomplishments, our Kappa chapter finished off the year strong. We grew as a chapter, both physically and figuratively, and became a lot closer. We worked hard and celebrated our academic accomplishments as well as each an individual member and the assets that she brings to the chapter.

This year, USD Greek Life was joined by Kappa Delta. Our chapter was eager to support them in their colonization, by attending their socials and informationals. Another exciting change was that our chapter was asked to be the "Big Sister" chapter to Kappa at Chapman University. Sisters are already planning how to help them during their recruitment and are thrilled to have the opportunity to create an entirely new Kappa chapter.

This past year, our chapter was put under an Academic Focus Plan. However, our sisters rose to the occasion and spent countless study hours together in the library and coffee houses on campus. This plan inspired a permanent change in sisters study habits- mandatory study hours became fun in library when groups of sisters were there. We finished the year second in GPA in all sororities on campus and third overall in all of Greek Life. It was a goal of ours to improve academic excellence in 2011 that was accomplished in 2012. It has helped us to become closer and to recognize our sisters' academic strengths.

Our chapter excelled this year on campus, and was awarded University of San Diego's chapter of the Order of Omega's Dean Trophy. This trophy is given to the best chapter on campus based in five different categories: academic excellence, social justice and selfless service, leadership, sisterhood and high social standards. Award winners are evaluated on how well these values are incorporated into the everyday life of our members. With a lot of hard work, our registrar, Kalie Flansberg, compiled a profile of every single member in our chapter to show just how great we are. It was an enormous accomplishment and something to truly be proud of.

Eta Gamma was also awarded the privilege of The Gracious Living Award at Convention this year. It was another achievement to be celebrated in 2012.

==Highlights of 2014==

Eta Gamma had an amazing 2014! Our spring recruitment brought us 52 new members who were eager to get involved right from the start. The new members possess leadership skills unlike any other. Our exciting Bid Day consisted of getting to know each other over frozen yogurt, painting picture frames, and a photo booth. The following weekend, actives and new members danced the night away at our annual Presents dance, where the actives wore black dresses and the new members wore white. One week later the new members enjoyed bonding with each other, the Standards committee, and several sophomores at their new member retreat. The retreat was a sleepover at one of the active's house where our members talked, ate dinner, learned Kappa songs, and watched movies.

After their first week in Kappa, our new members had the opportunity to get to know the sophomore pledge class during "Sapphire Sis" dates. Our New Member chairman paired up an active with a new member so that the girls could get to know each other and start finding a big or little sister. They had four different Sapphire Sisters dates, in which active members treated the new girls with dinner, coffee, or just meeting up on campus. In March Kappa holds a small ceremony in which the Big Sis reveals her family to a new member. In the meantime, February also brought with it "class nights," where the sophomore, junior, and senior pledge classes each hosted an activity with the new member class to get to know them better.

Big Sis Revealing is a very special and memorable time for us Kappas. Having a Kappa "family" allows us to develop an important lifetime bond with our sisters. The week leading up to initiation is called Inspo Week. Each day, a new member's big sis gives her a gift of a certain color or importance that teaches them something about what it means to be a Kappa. On Blue Night, big and little sis' exchange pillows and decorated keys, and new members have a chance to talk about what Kappa means to the active members. It is a special moment for the new members to understand the meaning of Kappa to the active members. Fireside was held the night before initiation at the YMCA in downtown San Diego. The next morning 52 new members were initiated--a very exciting and momentous day for our entire chapter.

Kappa held and participated in many philanthropy events on and off campus. This year we put on four main events: Journal Buddies, Ballers for Children, Survivor, and a brand new Surf for the Cure Event. Journal Buddies is a program where we write letters about college to underprivileged school children and then are able to meet them at our Journal Buddies party that we host on the USD campus. We like to encourage the students to aim for college by answering any questions they have and inspiring them with our own stories. Ballers for Children is the basketball tournament that we host with Lambda Chi Alpha to raise money Reading is Fundamental. This year we were thrilled to welcome a new event, Surf for a Cure, which our chapter hosted with Beta Theta Pi down on Mission Beach. This event combined our chapter’s Breastival and Beta’s Surf as One event. A fun day with music, carnival information games, and a surf competition the money raised helped support the Shades of Pink Foundation, the Scripps Foundation, and Life Rolls On Foundation. Kappas also participated in philanthropy events with other sororities and fraternities to benefit various organizations including letter writing for St. Jude's Children's Hospital and by providing teams for Delta Tau Delta Dodgeball, Gamma Phi Beta's Almost Famous talent show, Sigma Phi Epsilon Soccer Tournament, Sigma Phi Epsilon Bowling tournament, Beta Theta Pi Surf Competition, and Sigma Pi Inner tube water polo. Kappas also showed their dedication by joining in the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer 3-Day. This year with 9 girls (the biggest team yet!) walked 60 miles from Del Mar, CA to Petco Park in Downtown San Diego. As a team they raised over $30,000 and had sisters cheering them on every mile. show including a beautiful background, great costumes and props, catchy music, an adorable theme, and fun choreography.

Apart from the philanthropy events, Eta Gamma also had many memorable social and sisterhood events this past year. Along with Presents and Winter Formal, we also had many exciting events such an exchanges with Beta Theta Pi with a fun theme of "Stepford Wives&Saving Lives" and Fiji with "80’s Flicks and Kappa Chicks" and a theme of "Welcome to the Jungle" with Phi Kappa Theta. We had many memorable sisterhood events like picnics in a park, roller skating, dinner and a hypnotist show, and a sisterhood retreat. We also try to keep up our sisterhood throughout each semester by having "family" dinners with our big and little sisters and also having surprise sisterhood meetings, where we play fun games and participate in activities to build our sisterhood. Mom's Weekend was in the spring, where we started off the weekend with moms coming to a photobooth and then painting frames together. The moms and daughters spent the morning getting active with a zumba class by the bay and had a wonderful brunch Sunday at the Hotel Del Coronado. Dad's Weekend in the fall brought us together with our dads over a competitive day of Nerf Gun Wars, a classic viewing of “The Sandlot” and brunch on a cruise around the San Diego Bay. Both weekends were filled with sisters and their parents getting to know each other. We attended Founders Day Tea on the University of California, San Diego's campus. It was a moving experience to hear from many alumni about how Kappa has changed their lives and made an impact on what they chose to do after they graduated college. Seniors also participated in Senior Programming with fun activities such as cooking classes and yoga.

With so many accomplishments, Eta Gamma ended 2014 on a very positive note. Not only did we strengthen our chapter while having fun, but we also celebrated our academic achievements. As of Spring 2015, Kappa ranked second out of all of Greek life for our overall GPA with improving from a 3.22 to a 3.46!! Our Smarty Panties, Geek of the Week and Kappa Academic Resource list helped us attain this accomplishment.

Chapter-
Our chapter is comprised of 170 kind, funny, intelligent, and talented young women. Many of us have discussed how we did not know each other until we met in Kappa, but we are so glad that we are friends now. Through the latest recruitment, we have all become so much closer. We embrace each other's differences and strive to bring out the best in one another. We support each other by engaging in weekly "fleur-de-lis" friends, where members get paired up with other members and choose an activity to bond over, and learning about and understanding the positions on Chapter Council by utilizing our committees. Finally, we value the strengths of the five other panhellenic sororities on campus, Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Delta Pi, Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, and Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta and Sigma Theta Psi USD's multicultural sorority.

Campus-
The recent changes to our campus are the addition of a new wonderful chapter to the greek life at USD. Sigma Pi has been added to the greek system in order to help create a more inclusive greek life for more students at USD. Pi Beta Phi is colonizing Spring 2015 and Kappas have helped with tabling for information and meeting alumni at Sorority Recruitment Informationals. We are overly excited to welcome these chapters and make them feel at home at USD.

Our chapter meetings are held in our campus's University Center Forum B. The UCs hold a lot of campus life including the school's main dining hall (The Student Life Pavilion-SLP), the to-go food market, Offices, the Student Leadership and Involvement Center, USD's own restaurant and soon USD's new bookstore.

At USD there is no Greek housing, however, much of our chapter lives together on and off campus. Whether it's the dorms on campus, having your RA be a Kappa sister, or living with 7 other girls down at a house on Mission Beach there is no shortage of Kappas spending mornings cooking breakfast or sharing a laugh at dinner together at the SLP.

==Highlights of 2015==

Eta Gamma had an amazing 2015! Our spring recruitment brought us over 50 new members who were eager to get involved right from the start. The new members possess leadership skills unlike any other. Our exciting Bid Day consisted of getting to know each other over frozen yogurt, painting picture frames, and a photo booth. Following in February actives and new members danced the night away at our annual Presents dance, where the actives wore black dresses and the new members wore white. One week later the new members enjoyed bonding with each other, the Standards committee, and several sophomores at their new member retreat. The retreat held on campus and consisted of ice breakers, kappa songs, and skits.

After their first week in Kappa, our new members had the opportunity to get to know the sophomore pledge class during "Sapphire Sis" dates. Our New Member chairman paired up an active with a new member so that the girls could get to know each other and start finding a big or little sister. They had four different Sapphire Sisters dates, in which active members treated the new girls with dinner, coffee, or just meeting up on campus. In March Kappa holds a small ceremony in which the Big Sis reveals her family to a new member. In the meantime, February also brought with it "class nights," where the sophomore, junior, and senior pledge classes each hosted an activity with the new member class to get to know them better.

Big Sis Revealing is a very special and memorable time for us Kappas. Having a Kappa "family" allows us to develop an important lifetime bond with our sisters. The week leading up to initiation is called Inspo Week. Each day, a new member's big sis gives her a gift of a certain color or importance that teaches them something about what it means to be a Kappa. On Blue Night, big and little sis' exchange pillows and decorated keys, and new members have a chance to talk about what Kappa means to the active members. It is a special moment for the new members to understand the meaning of Kappa to the active members. Fireside was held the night before initiation at the YMCA in downtown San Diego. The next morning 52 new members were initiated--a very exciting and momentous day for our entire chapter.

Kappa held and participated in many philanthropy events on and off campus. This year we put on four main events: Journal Buddies, Kappa’s Kampus Feud, Reading is Key at Sherman Elementary, and Strides for Survival. Journal Buddies is a program where we write letters about college to underprivileged school children and then are able to meet them at our Journal Buddies party that we host on the USD campus. We like to encourage the students to aim for college by answering any questions they have and inspiring them with our own stories. Kappa’s Kampus Feud was brought to the USD campus as a Family Feud style game show to raise money for the Reading is Key event we hosted in the fall. This year continuing with new philanthropy events, Strides for Survival was a 5k walk which brought together the students of USD and the San Diego community and we raised over $4,500. A fun day with music, walking around Mission Bay the money raised is to benefit the Shades of Pink Foundation. Kappas along took a Friday afternoon to go to Sherman Elementary in downtown San Diego to read Curious George to classrooms of first graders. Kappas also participated in philanthropy events with other sororities and fraternities to benefit various organizations including letter writing for St. Jude's Children's Hospital and by providing teams for Delta Tau Delta Dodgeball, Gamma Phi Beta's Almost Eta Gamma had an amazing 2015! Our spring recruitment brought us over 50 new members who were eager to get involved right from the start. The new members possess leadership skills unlike any other. Our exciting Bid Day consisted of getting to know each other over frozen yogurt, painting picture frames, and a photo booth. Following in February actives and new members danced the night away at our annual Presents dance, where the actives wore black dresses and the new members wore white. One week later the new members enjoyed bonding with each other, the Standards committee, and several sophomores at their new member retreat. The retreat held on campus and consisted of ice breakers, kappa songs, and skits.

After their first week in Kappa, our new members had the opportunity to get to know the sophomore pledge class during "Sapphire Sis" dates. Our New Member chairman paired up an active with a new member so that the girls could get to know each other and start finding a big or little sister. They had four different Sapphire Sisters dates, in which active members treated the new girls with dinner, coffee, or just meeting up on campus. In March Kappa holds a small ceremony in which the Big Sis reveals her family to a new member. In the meantime, February also brought with it "class nights," where the sophomore, junior, and senior pledge classes each hosted an activity with the new member class to get to know them better.

Big Sis Revealing is a very special and memorable time for us Kappas. Having a Kappa "family" allows us to develop an important lifetime bond with our sisters. The week leading up to initiation is called Inspo Week. Each day, a new member's big sis gives her a gift of a certain color or importance that teaches them something about what it means to be a Kappa. On Blue Night, big and little sis' exchange pillows and decorated keys, and new members have a chance to talk about what Kappa means to the active members. It is a special moment for the new members to understand the meaning of Kappa to the active members. Fireside was held the night before initiation at the YMCA in downtown San Diego. The next morning 52 new members were initiated--a very exciting and momentous day for our entire chapter.

Kappa held and participated in many philanthropy events on and off campus. This year we put on four main events: Journal Buddies, Kappa’s Kampus Feud, Reading is Key at Sherman Elementary, and Strides for Survival. Journal Buddies is a program where we write letters about college to underprivileged school children and then are able to meet them at our Journal Buddies party that we host on the USD campus. We like to encourage the students to aim for college by answering any questions they have and inspiring them with our own stories. Kappa’s Kampus Feud was brought to the USD campus as a Family Feud style game show to raise money for the Reading is Key event we hosted in the fall. This year continuing with new philanthropy events, Strides for Survival was a 5k walk which brought together the students of USD and the San Diego community and we raised over $4,500. A fun day with music, walking around Mission Bay the money raised is to benefit the Shades of Pink Foundation. Kappas along took a Friday afternoon to go to Sherman Elementary in downtown San Diego to read Curious George to classrooms of first graders. Kappas also participated in philanthropy events with other sororities and fraternities to benefit various organizations including letter writing for St. Jude's Children's Hospital and by providing teams for Delta Tau Delta Dodgeball, Gamma Phi Beta's Almost Famous talent show, a 5k run for the Ronald McDonald House, and Sigma Pi’s Dancing with the Greeks.

Apart from the philanthropy events, Eta Gamma also had many memorable social and sisterhood events this past year. Along with Presents and Winter Formal, we also had many exciting events such an exchanges with Phi Gamma Delta, Pi Kappa Theta, and Lambda Chi Alpha. We had many memorable sisterhood events like picnics in a park, roller skating, and a sisterhood shopping event. We also try to keep up our sisterhood throughout each semester by having "family" dinners with our big and little sisters and also having surprise sisterhood meetings, where we play fun games and participate in activities to build our sisterhood. Mom's Weekend was in the spring. The moms and daughters spent the morning getting active with a yoga class by the bay and had a wonderful brunch Sunday in Downtown San Diego. Dad's Weekend in the fall brought us together with our dads over a competitive day Go-Kart Racing, a sunny day of Kayaking in La Jolla and a morning of breakfast burritos at the driving range. Both weekends were filled with sisters and their parents getting to know each other. We attended Founders Day Tea on the University of California, San Diego's campus. It was a moving experience to hear from many alumni about how Kappa has changed their lives and made an impact on what they chose to do after they graduated college. Seniors also participated in Senior Programming with fun activities such as cooking classes and yoga.

With so many accomplishments, Eta Gamma ended spring 2015 with awards from the most improved GPA and the most improved chapter awarded by Panhellenic.

==Highlights of 2020s:==

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.:

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

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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!

Epsilon Eta

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|Name= Epsilon Eta
|GreekSymbol= EH
|Image= [[File:Epsilon_Eta.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1963|03|23}}
|College= [http://www.auburn.edu/ Auburn University]
|Location= Auburn, AL
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/epsiloneta/ Epsilon Eta Homepage]
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'''Auburn University established in 1856 in Auburn, Alabama'''

'''Founded March 23, 1963'''

'''17 charter members'''

'''2,468 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Epsilon Eta’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

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'''Additional Outstanding Epsilon Eta Alumnae:''' Deborah Wehle (Anderson), Graduate Counselor 1977-1979; Josette Baxter (Perez), Chapter Consultant 1985-1987; Lisa Kruse (Carter), Chapter Consultant 1988-1990; Jacquelyne Moore, Chapter Consultamt 1991-1992

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==The Early Years==

Inspiration in the naming of colleges and college buildings comes more often in a flash after a substantial check has been received than after a poem has been read, yet Auburn University’s name was derived from one in spite of the fact that the author never did well in school, was a problem student, a dropout and an educational drifter. This poem was Oliver Goldsmith’s Deserted Village: “Sweet Auburn! Loveliest village of the plain.”

The university’s earliest name, not inspired by poesy, was East Alabama Male College. Chartered by the Methodist Church in 1856, it opened its doors to students in 1859, only to close them again during the War Between the States, when the main building was used as a hospital for military casualties. In 1862, after the Land Grant Act was passed, the church donated the college to the state, and the first Land Grant college in the south, separate from the state university, was established as the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College. In 1892, women were admitted, inaugurating college coeducation in the South. In 1899, its name changed to the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, and in 1960 the name was changed by the legislature to Auburn University.

The university had been on the Kappa official list as a possible extension site for several years, when, on May 16, 1962, the Panhellenic of Auburn issued an invitation to the Fraternity to establish a chapter. In June, the campus was inspected by Ruth Bullock Chastang, Ohio State, then Fraternity extension chairman, and by province officials. Their report was enthusiastic, and a recommendation of colonization was presented to the Fraternity Convention in Asheville, N.C. Epsilon Eta Colony, to become Alabama’s second Kappa chapter, was underway.

A February 1963 date for Colonization was changed to September 1962 due to pressure from Kappa alumnae living in Alabama. Fast action by Frances Fatout Alexander, DePauw, ended in furnishing the newly painted dormitory suite assigned to the Kappas-to-be with furniture acquired from Delta Beta Chapter at Duke University. By September 19 when Fraternity officers and other alumnae began to arrive, the suite was ready, and on September 24, Epsilon Eta Colony was born. Installation weekend for the new Kappa chapter was March 22–24, 1963. By that time, the Duke chapter furniture had been augmented with Kappa china sent from Fraternity Headquarters and silver coffee pots, flat silver and glass serving plates from the Boyd Hearthstone, which had been closed.

The suite, with a key-shaped knocker, was the scene of Fireside and pledging services. Installation of the 17 charter members took place in the Baptist Student Center. Present were Mary Turner Whitney, Cincinnati, Fraternity President; Dorothy McCampbell Nowell, Texas, Director of Chapters; Clara O. Pierce, Ohio State, Executive Secretary; Frances Davis Evans, Ohio State, Chairman of Chapter Finance; Jean Hess Wells, Georgia, Mu Province Director of Chapters; Elizabeth Adams Harrison, Tulane, Mu Province Director of Alumnae; Frances Alexander, National Panhellenic Delegate; and Ruth Chastang.

Gamma Pi Chapter, University of Alabama, was the installing chapter, and members of Delta Upsilon Chapter, University of Georgia, made up the choir. Dr. Miriam Locke, Alabama, was the speaker at the gold-and-white banquet held in the ballroom of the university Union Building. Gifts to the new chapter included a gavel, silver punchbowl, trays and candlesticks from the Emory, Alabama, Mississippi and Georgia chapters; and the Houston, Texas, and Baton Rouge, La., alumnae. The Epsilon Eta Advisory Board presented a silver bowl to be engraved annually with the name of the active member with the highest GPA, and Advisory Board Chairman Sue Fox Hatcher, Tulane, gave a brass chalice to be used in Initiation. Florida State offered a replica of an antique badge for an award pin.

Epsilon Eta came into existence at a time when Greek organizations were under considerable pressure to do just that. Before the chapter was one year old, its members represented the group on Mortar Board, Who’s Who of American Women, Phi Kappa Phi, the University Symphony Orchestra, the Plainsman (student newspaper) staff, Angel Flight, Calendar Girls and as sweethearts of seven fraternities and dormitories. The strength and determination of these fine young women gave Epsilon Eta a firm foundation among 11 established sororities (the two youngest had already been on the campus seven years at the time of the Epsilon Eta charter). Strong sororities and keen competition put the young chapter to the test. Much support from Kappa alumnae—national, area and local—contributed greatly to the chapter’s steady growth.

In fall quarter 1969, Epsilon Eta brought its scholarship rank from a devastating 12th place (out of 13 sororities) to a joyful, exuberant first. There was the 10th anniversary reunion in 1973 when many of the 300 Epsilon Eta initiates gathered in the chapter room in Dorm II to find old friends and meet new ones. The chapter was too young to experience a generation gap. And there was the Auburn–Alabama football game in the fall of 1973 when the winner of the Epsilon Eta–Gamma Pi Runathon for Cancer was announced. Auburn was defeated by Alabama in football, but the Epsilon Etas returned home victorious, having raised $10,515 for the American Cancer Society. Together the two Kappa chapters earned $20,715—what better way to demonstrate the worth of our Fraternity.
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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==

Eta Epsilon’s chapter goal in 1985 was Information: The Key to Involvement. The chapter wanted to increase involvement in campus and chapter events by making sure that all members were fully informed about campus and chapter events and responsibilities. As a result, better participation and attendance was achieved. At the end of 1985, the chapter had 128 initiated members and 52 pledges. Overall, the chapter ranked second on campus scholastically, and the Epsilon Eta seniors were ranked first on campus academically. During this year, the chapter was proud to have a Kappa selected to be the yearbook editor and Kappas elected to be senators in the student government. Other sisters participated in the University Programs Committee, Model United Nations, International Business Club, Marching Band, Mortar Board, sports teams and many major related associations.

The chapter goal, overall size and pledge class size remained consistent in the mid-1980s. The chapter redoubled its academic efforts as by 1987 its ranking had slipped to 11th on campus (by 1988 it was back up to sixth). The chapter motto in 1987 was “Attack the Slack” which applied to all parts of chapter life. This included organizing cleaning crews for the hall and chapter room with positive results. Chapter events in 1987 included Monmouth Duo, spring and winter formals, secret Easter bunnies, a bowling party, Founders Day and a kitchen shower for the chapter.

In 1988, the chapter held an anniversary banquet for actives and alumnae to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the chapter’s founding. Also in this year, Epsilon Eta helped welcome Sigma Kappa to the Auburn campus.
Chapter activites in 1989 included a pledge formal in Montgomery, Ala., a Blue Sapphire Ball in Atlanta, Ga., a homecoming tea and a scholarship banquet. The chapter also co-hosted Professors Night Out where they babysat the children of university professors for an evening. The Kappas and the Zetas had a scholarship challenge in the winter of 1989. Whichever chapter had the highest GPA from the winter term had to host the other for an ice cream party. The Kappas were proud to be the Zetas’ honored guests! Epsilon Eta won the Active-Alumni Relations Award at the 1989 Nu Province Meeting.

'''Housing:'''
At the end of spring 1989, the chapter packed up for the move to the quad dorms at the start of the fall 1989 term while their home, Dorm K, was renovated.

'''Philanthropy:'''
The chapter held a Balloon Derby with Sigma Chi in 1985 during which more than 5,000 blue and orange ballons were released. The proceeds from the derby went towards child abuse prevention. The chapter also participated in the philanthropy events of other greek groups such as Derby Days and Anchor Splash.
Epsilon Eta hosted the Balloon Derby in 1987 with Sigma Phi Epsilon. This year, $1981 was raised for the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

The 1988 Ballon Derby benefited Child Find of America. This year, Chi Phi helped the chapter with the fundraiser, and almost 6,000 balloons were released, raising $3500.
Eta Epsilon’s 12th annual Balloon Derby was held in 1989 with Phi Gamma Delta. Eight thousand balloons were released before the Auburn-LSU football game, raising $5855 for Alabama Special Olympics.

==Highlights of the 1990s==
In 1990, the chapter goal was to have 100% percent attendance during recruitment and to take quota. The members were pleased to achieve both, and also with their 50 new pledges to go along with 120 active members. (The chapter size remained fairly consistent during the decade.) Chapter activities in early 1990s included Monmouth Duo, Greek Week, Senior Banquet, Founders Day Banquet, formals, parent picnics and a Scholarship Banquet.

Epsilon Eta members were involved in many campus groups in the ‘90s, including Catholic Student Union, Sailing Club, Marching Band, Panhellenic, Italian Club, intramurals, Mortar Board, International Business Club, Spanish Club, Glomerata (yearbook) and Campus Republicans. Also, several members were little sisters for various fraternities and sports teams. In 1997, the chapter goal was to have 90 percent of sisters involved in two groups outside of the sorority.

In 1991, the chapter goal was to be above the all-women’s average each quarter, scholastically. The stated chapter goal in 1992 was to achieve a 2.9 average/quarter, which would be increased to 3.0 when this was achieved. Evidence of the chapter’s success was noted in 1993, when the chapter was ranked fifth on campus scholastically and was above the all-women’s sorority average. The GPA goal was increased to 3.1 in 1995. By 1998, the chapter GPA goal was 3.14. (Strive for Pi)

The chapter had a very active year in campus life in 1995 with sisters participating in Miss Greek Week, Miss Fall Rush, Miss Auburn University, Greek Sing and the Auburn University Talent Show. The same year, Epsilon Eta sent 17 members to the Nu Province Meeting at Ole Miss.

In 1998, the chapter celebrated its 35th anniversity on March 23rd with a banquet. Approximately 100 alumnae attended the celebration. During the banquet, there were two Kappa speakers (an active and an adviser), and the chapter performed a rush skit.

At the end of the 1990s, more than 30 percent of Auburn’s 22,000 students were Greek, and there were 16 sororities on campus. The chapter had 150 active members, and each year the pledge class numbered approximately 50.

The end of the decade brought the adoption of the New Member Program to replace the pledge period and the introduction of the Philanthropy Round during recruitment.

'''Convention Award:'''
Epsilon Eta was awarded an Honorable Mention for Gracious Living for a housed chapter at the 1998 Convention.

'''Housing:'''
Before the beginning of the fall 1990 quarter, the chapter moved back into its newly renovated chapter room in Dorm K. The chapter worked hard to get everything unpacked before rush began.
Over Christmas break in 1994, the chapter moved into a new chapter room on campus in Dorm M. This new chapter room was remodeled in 1997.

'''Philanthropy'''
Epsilon Eta held their its Ballon Pop in 1990. Instead of releasing balloons as had been done in previous Balloon Derbies, the balloons were filled with prizes and given out at the Auburn-UGA game. The chapter, with help from Beta Theta Pi, raised $6500 for Alabama Conservancy (to protect Alabama’s dolphins). In December, pledges visited Eaves Retirement home to deliver Christmas cards and goodies to the residents. In 1991, the chapter held a carnival in conjunction with Tau Kappa Epsilon that raised $500 for the Children’s hospital in Birmingham, Ala.

During the mid-1990s, chapter members made monthly visits to Wesley Terrace, a nursing home.
In the late 1990s, the chapter adopted Children’s Services as its philanthropy. Through Children’s Services, the chapter visited Moton Day Care Center each Friday to read to children. The chapter also donated books to the day care center. Epsilon Eta also participated in Kappa’s Holiday Giving Program.

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

Technology brought a new opportunity and challenges to Epsilon Eta. Social networking was a new venue, and Auburn University embraced this media by creating an Auburn University Social Network where members only could post such items as philanthropy events but which also showed some members with pictures and other information.

In 2009, athletics included first place in swimming and diving.

For its outstanding contribution to philanthropy, Epsilon Eta was awarded the Philanthropy Award at the Xi Province Meeting.

In 2010, the Auburn Tiger football team had a historic season. Led by Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton, the Tigers were undefeated and ranked number one in the BCS ranking. Sisters arrived at the games two hours early to ensure their favorite lucky spot, yelling the entire game. Many also traveled to away games as far as Kentucky.

A favorite activity in 2010: all of the sisters came out for a great night of fun and bonding at Frog Legs, an indoors bounce house location. Everyone had tons of fun bouncing, racing and playing games all night
Athletics in 2010 included first place in tennis, bowling and softball and the Jean Dean RIF Run to Read Participation Award.

Greek Sing began before finals in December of 2010 when a member was nominated as this year’s head, bringing three prior years of Greek Sing experience along with the determination to make this year’s dance Kappa’s best ever. As try-outs started the first two weeks of school in January, she and the dancers hit the ground running. Practices commenced with girls meeting three days a week, cleaning on the dance, perfecting props and orchestrating stunts. The best part of Greek Sing, in the eyes of the dancers, was getting to know their sisters from other new member classes.

'''Convention Award:''' House Board Award

Epsilon Eta began a tradition of raising money for Reading Is Fundamental, the new national philanthropy of Kappa Kappa Gamma. A chili cookoff judged by the local fire department was held and continues to be held each year. In 2010, it featured the Ryan Kinder Band.

In addition, the chapter participated in Kappa Alpha Theta’s philanthropy, Theta Throwdown, in which each sorority competes in a short dance competition. Kappa received third place.

==Highlights of 2011==

In August 2011, the chapter council held a leadership retreat to get back into the swing of the semester. The retreat was held in the Eagle’s Nest overlooking the Auburn campus with speakers from the Auburn University Center for Leadership & Ethics. Chapter officers participated in activities such as True Colors and other leadership building exercises as well as creating a plan and goals for the upcoming semester.
Epsilon Eta welcomed 67 amazing new members on Bid Day 2011.

Proctored study hours began in the chapter room with yummy snacks.
On Dead Day in April, a Sisterhood Event was held at the Auburn University Challenge Course. First we did a team building exercise where we had to all balance on the same platform. Then we did a smaller scale version of the High Ropes Course, where we could practice maneuvering in the harnesses. We were all paired up and worked with a partner who went through the course with us to make sure we were clicked in safely - talk about trust!

Athletics in April found the softball intramural team winning the game that clinched Epsilon Eta’s spot in the playoffs. An additional honor was a first place in swimming and diving 100-meter backstroke.
Sixteen officers were able to attend Xi Province Meeting, and Epsilon Eta was honored to win the Xi Province Recruitment Award.

On April 15th, about 25 of our members helped out at Auburn University’s Relay for Life event. This was an all-night event in which different teams were formed in order to help raise money for the American Cancer Society. Our Kappa team sold some delicious snacks and drinks in order to donate money to this incredible cause. We kept up our fundraising and walked around the track at the Beard-Eaves Coliseum until we were one of the last few teams left participating. Despite the rain, we had an incredible time being with each other and helping out the American Cancer Society.

In support of our national philanthropy, Reading Is Fundamental, our chapter held our seventh-annual Kappa Chili Cook Off on April 2nd in which teams entered their pots of chili for a taste test. Auburn city firefighters were our honored judges for the day and picked the winning chili teams. In addition, there was also the Crowd Favorite Award.

On April 2nd, we held our annual Scholarship & Parents Banquet in which scholars for the semester were recognized and a video slideshow was created to commemorate the past year’s activities as well as honor our 45 graduating seniors. Girls who had a GPA over 3.5 were given GiGi’s gift certificates as a reward for their hard work and dedication to their studies. We are truly blessed to have so many girls who value their education.

== Highlights of 2012==

January 17 – 26 Continuous Open Bidding
COB consisted of two parties. The first was a scavenger hunt, and the second was a movie night in the chapter room.

February 4 Auburn University Dance Marathon
A Kappa team participated at Auburn’s first Dance Marathon benefitting Children’s Miracle Network. Kappa Came in third place.

February 14 Kisses for Kappa
Kappa held a benefit night at Chill, a local frozen yogurt café. The money raised was donated to the Red Cross.

March 23 Sapphire Ball
Sapphire Ball was held in Atlanta, at the Fabulous Fox Theater in the Egyptian Ballroom.

April 1 Initiation of Continuous Open Bidding girls

April 10 Greek Sing
Kappa participated in the Panhellenic dance competition. Our theme was “Rags to Riches”. The money raised by ticket and T-shirt sales was given to Habitat for Humanity.

April 21 Kappa Chili Cook-off and Parent’s Weekend
The spring philanthropy event was a chili competition. We raised about $5,000 for Reading is Fundamental. We had a live band as entertainment and had several guest judges, including Miss Auburn and several Auburn football players. Later that night we had a Parent’s Banquet at Greystone Mansion.

August 7 – 13 Fall Recruitment
Recruitment consisted of 2 days of Ice Water Teas, 2 Philanthropy Days, a Skit Day, Pref Day, and Bid day.

October 13 Initiation and Founder’s Day Celebration
68 girls were initiated, and then were invited to a Founder’s Day brunch with their families. Several seniors spoke, and the Kappa Pickers performed.

October 20 Run to Read
Kappa participated in the local RIF warehouse 5K, where we had girls both running in the race and volunteering.

November 30 Fall Formal
Formal was held at the Auburn Hotel.

Panhellenic Awards:
Panhellenic Scholarship Recipient – Marlena Gillis
Alpha Omicron Pi’s Lori Hart Ebert Award for Outstanding Dedication to the Collegiate Chapter – Kelsey Lott
Alpha Delta Pi’s Lyn Edward Angell Award – Kristina Passi
Kappa Alpha Theta’s Bettie Locke Award for Outstanding Panhellenic Participation – Epsilon Eta Chapter

Convention Awards: Honorable Mention for Academic Excellence

Philanthropic Involvement
Our chapter is lucky enough to have a RIF warehouse very close to campus. The entire chapter helps out every fall and spring semester. We help organize and label thousands of books during our time there. We also participate in book drives and events such as chili cook-off competitions and benefit nights at local restaurants.

Chapter Challenges and Goals
Challenges:
Reaching academic goals
Attendance at events, both Panhellenic and campus.
Morale at events

Goals:
Work to bring grades up to our chapter-wide GPA goal
Increase attendance at events

Chapter Strengths:
Recruitment involvement and morale
Strong ties to our national philanthropy
Informative New Member Programs

Campus Life
Auburn has a beautiful campus with a wonderful and friendly atmosphere. Recent changes to campus include the building of the new Student Activity Center, set to open in the spring of 2013.

Chapter:
Kappa is a wonderful group of girls who are genuine and caring. They are true a representation of the blues of sky and sea. Differences in majors range from industrial engineering to apparel merchandising to pre-med. Campus involvement ranges from Camp War Eagle councilors to college ambassadors to women on the equestrian team.

==Highlights of 2013==

Summary- Previous Calendar Year

January
•17: Continuous Open Bidding Party #1
•21: Continuous Open Bidding Party #2 COB - parties were recruitment parties to meet potential new members.
•23: Continuous Open Bidding Bid Day COB-Bid Day was a dinner to welcome the six new members.
•26: 50th Anniversary Celebration - The 50th Anniversary was a celebration of Epsilon Eta’s 50th year on campus. There was a brunch and a tour of the facilities and then a banquet that evening with over 400 kappas in attendance. Laura Young Palmer was our guest speaker.
•27: Continuous Open Bidding Formal Pinning - COB Formal Pinning was the pinning of the six new members.

February
•12 & 19: COB Key Sister Dates - New members went on scheduled dates with active members to meet their potential big sisters before the Big/ Little reveal.
•26: Big/ Little Reveal - Big Little Reveal was an event to reveal the 6 new member’s big sisters.

March
•2: Spring Formal - We dubbed this formal the “Cotton Ball” as it was held at a barn in Wilsonville, AL.
•22: Continuous Open Bidding Fireside - COB Fireside was the first day of initiation held at St. Dunstan’s followed by a dinner at four actives’ house. The new members ate, played games and reflected on their time as new members. The actives, who happened to be senior that all previously served as officers, shared their favorites experiences in Kappa over their time.
•23: Continuous Open Bidding Initiation - COB Initiation was held in our facilities with alumni followed by a brunch with the newly initiated members’ parents.
•24: Philanthropy Kolor Run - We changed our spring philanthropy this year from a Chili Cook-off to a Kolor Run. The ‘Kolor Run’ was the first color run on to be held on Auburn’s campus. It was a 5K and at each kilometer we threw colored powder at the runners. So at the end of the 5K they were covered in color. It was structures as a fun 5K attracting students and members of the community. We raised over $8,500 for RIF. It was a huge success!

April
•6: Ropes Course Sisterhood Event - We went to a local ropes course called the Auburn Adventure Course. This served as a great opportunity to bond and foster sisterhood.
•11: Greek Sing - Greek Sing is an all sorority dance competition. We competed with the theme “British Invasion.”
•20: Parent’s Banquet - The Parent’s Banquet was held in the ballroom in the Student Center. It gave the parents an opportunity to see what all Epsilon Eta did throughout the year. In addition, it honored our seniors and congratulated members with academic success.

August
•9: Pre-Recruitment - The active members and alumnae got everything ready for recruitment through training sessions and sisterhood events.
•12: Recruitment begins - There were two Ice Water Tea Days, two Philanthropy Days, Skit Day and Preference Day.
•18: Bid Day - Welcomed the New Members!
•19: Formal Pinning - Formal Pinning was the pinning of the 60 new members.
•23: New Member Retreat - The New Member Retreat was held at Chewacla State Park. The retreat included hiking and hammocking as well as icebreakers and bonding games. The new members also had a picnic dinner together.

September
•14: Parent’s Tailgate - Before the football game against Mississippi State, the parents of Kappas were invited to mingle and have a BBQ dinner.
•22: Big/ Little Reveal - The New Members were given a letter and a bag with costume pieces in it. The new members were then released to the green space to find the Big that’s costume matched theirs. Some of the most creative pairs were Ms. Frizzle and the Magic School Bus, a Where’s Waldo Book and Waldo, and Peanut Butter and Jelly.

October
•1: Miss Greek Week - Cailyn Gray was our phenomenal representative for Kappa in this pageant. Each sorority elects a representative and all the money raised benefits The Boys and Girls Club.
•4: Fall Formal - Formal was at Del’avant in LaGrange, GA.
•12: Fireside/ Kappa Kozy - The new members had sisterhood event at Robbie Hyde’s house to get to know each other before initiation. Dinner was provided and after dinner the new members played board games, watched movies, and reflected on their time as new members.
•13: Initiation - The 60 new members were initiated. We had the help of 13 alums and it went very well!
•15: Founders Day - The Founders Day event was held at the Alumni Center with actives and alums from the area. Actives put on the program, Kappa Pickers sang, and desserts were provided.
•16: Book Fair - At the book fair, we invited all members of Auburn’s Project Uplift to come have a snack, hear a story read by Miss Auburn University, and receive a book of their very own.

November
•2: Run to Read - Run to Read is a philanthropy event put on by our local RIF Warehouse, Jean Dean RIF. It consists of a 5k, 10k, and a one-mile walk. Epsilon Eta’s members serve as the main volunteer pool for the race. So, we did everything from registration, traffic, food and kids events. We also had Kappas participate as well.
•7: Coffee House - We held a Kappa Kappachino to benefit our local Philanthropy Jean Dean RIF. During this event, anyone on campus could come to the chapter room and enjoy sweet treats after paying an entrance fee to benefit RIF. We raised $1,525!
•18: Miss Fall Rush - Mary Eleanor DeRamus represented Kappa in this pageant. This pageant serves a Delta Sigma Phi’s fall philanthropy. Each sorority has a representation and a winner is crowned. They were judged based off the three main events that took place during the pageant; game day wear, the talent competition and evening wear.

'''New Member Programs'''
Our new member period was 8 weeks long. Once a week during this period, new members attended meetings with the New Member Chair to learn about all about Kappa Kappa Gamma. Each week different officers would come in and present small presentation that went along with the programs in the Kappa Handbook and other Kappa new member materials.

'''Swaps'''
Swaps are events held for the newest pledge class along with one other Greek organization’s newest pledge class. Each event has its own theme and/or activity. Some of their favorite activities this year included a pumpkin decorating contest and a paint fight.

'''Social''' - Socials are events held with all pledge classes along with at least one other Greek organization’s entire chapter. Themes change per social as well. Some of the recent themes include Olympic themed, When I Grow Up and Thrift Shop Prom.

'''Group Honors/ Awards'''
2013 AU Dance Marathon Participation Award
2013 Xi Province Award for Excellence in Recruitment
2013 Better Steger-Moulton Panhellenic Award Recipient- Kristina Passi
2013 Panehellenic’s Most Outstanding Recruitment Chair- Susie Bridges
2013 Katherine Cooper Cater Panhellenic Scholarship Award Recipient- Jordan Kirkland
2013 Kappa Kappa Foundation Scholarship Recipient- Mary Catherin Banister

'''Philanthropic Involvement'''
Each semester, we have a workday at our local RIF Warehouse. We go to sort and label books or help out with whatever they need. Once a week throughout the year, we take a group of members to read to and do activities with a local day care close to campus. We also periodically hold drives to collect books and attend book distributions.

'''Chapter Goals:'''
Chapter Budget presentation
Stern use of Focus Plan
Clean up social media
Use alumni connections made at the 50th Anniversary event
Foundation presentation for CAYA chapter
More sisterhood events
Committee plan of action
Panhellenic updates at every chapter

'''Chapter Strengths:'''
Understanding of Risk Management
Appreciation of Ritual
Involvement in Recruitment
Bid Day

'''Campus:'''
Auburn’s campus is warm and welcoming filled with tons of smiling faces. An addition to campus this year is the new Recreation and Wellness Center. It includes an indoor track, an outdoor pool, a rock climbing wall, courts, group fitness studios and more!

'''Chapter:'''
Kappa is full of lovely ladies who care about each other and love being a part of a sisterhood. While each girl has her own interests, we all love doing things together and becoming closer as sisters!

==Highlights of 2014==

January

๏ 15: Greek Sing Auditions - Began auditions for our annual Greek Sing competition.

๏ 16: Greek Sing Auditions - Completed Greek Sing Auditions.

• 25: RIF Warehouse Day - Our chapter supported RIF by volunteering at our local RIF warehouse. These days are
were our chapter goes and organizes books that will later be sent out to kids who need them.

• 26: RIF Warehouse Day - Our chapter finished the weekend off by helping out our local RIF warehouse.

• 30: Social - “Winter Olympics” was the chapter’s first fun-filled social of the year. Girls dressed up as
figure skates, skiers, and even the Olympic Rings! It was a great way to start of the new semester.

February

• 11: Social - Our chapter enjoyed a fun social that’s theme was “When I Grow Up”. Members dressed up in creative costumes that represented what they want to be when they grow up.

•Sisterhood Event - The chapter room was turned into a movie theater for the night. All pledge classes were
invited to come the chapter room and watch movies together. Movie night is a easy way for the girls to bond.

• 21:Recruitment Workshop - A workshop was held for members who were new to recruitment, and for them to learn about the ins and outs of the recruitment process.

March

• 1: Parent’s Banquet - Parent’s Banquet was at the Greystone Mansion. The Greek Life advisor came and spoke
the chapter and their parents. Some members of the chapter were presented awards to the members for their outstanding grades to promote academic excellence. The parents loved getting to meet all of their daughters’ friends and having an event planned for them.

• 18:Sisterhood Event - We just love Movie night! For this month’s sisterhood even we had another movie
tonight, since the first one was such a success.

• 22: Sapphire Ball - Our chapter hosted our Sapphire Ball on March 22, 2014. It was held at the B&A Warehouse
in Birmingham, Al. The girls look beautiful in their long dresses, and made memories to last a lifetime.

April

• 5:Relay for Life - Our Chapter supported our own sister, Beth Beyers who was fighting her own battle with
cancer, at Relay for Life. At Relay for Life we won the Most Spirited Award.

• 6: Senior Tea - The chapter gave our seniors a tea in order to celebrate their years as a Kappa, and reflect
on their years in Kappa.

• 10: Greek Sing - Greek Sing is a Panhellenic dance competition between all of the sororities on campus.
The proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity. This years theme was Kappa Kappa Getway and was a beach like theme that the girls had a lot of fun with. We started practicing in January and it was a great way for girls in different pledge classes to get to know each other and form better bonds.

• 11:Sisterhood Event - The chapter went on an outside adventure for this April sisterhood event. Members of
our chapter enjoyed a Ropes Course. The chapter enjoyed being outside and getting fresh air, as well as getting to know more about each other.

• 21:RIF Distribution at Ridgecrest and Sisterhood Event - Epsilon Eta supported a local preschool by distributing books to them that came from our local RIF chapter. RIF Distribution is a favorite day among many girls as we get to see how excited children where to receive books from them.

๏ After some hard work at Ridgecrest, the chapter room was opened for another movie night. Members of all pledge classes came together to watch movies, and relax after volunteering earlier that day.

• 26: Kolor Run - Our chapter supported RIF by putting on a Kolor Run. Our chapter threw colorful cornstarch
onto runners who came out to support us. All of the proceeds benefited Reading is Fundamental.

August

• 7-9: Pre-recruitment - Active members and even some alumni prepared for recruitment.

• 10: Ice Water Teas Day 1 - Kappa began the first day of Auburn’s University largest recruitment, by hosting over a thousand girls.

• 11: Ice Water Teas Day 2

• 12: Philanthropy Day

• 13: Skit Day

• 14:Preference Day

• 15: Bid Day - Epsilon Eta welcome all of the new members to Kappa! The new pledge class wore smiles as they took their first pledge class picture. In total, Epsilon Eta gave out 82 bids to 82 amazing girls.

• 17: New Member Picnic and Class Tours - New Members had a picnic the day before classes where they were able to meet some of their new sisters. Also, older girls volunteer to help show the freshmen were their classes where, so they wouldn’t be lost.

• 22: New Member Formal Pinning - The new members received their new member pins at Formal Pinning.

• 23: New Member Retreat - New Members enjoyed a day at Lake Martin, and were hosted by an alumni at her house. They enjoyed their time bonding together and getting to know their new sisters. The girls had fun in the sun, as the laid out on the piers are swam in the cool waters of Lake Martin.

• 26: Big Little Speed Dating - Speed dating was held after chapter in the chapter room. This was one way for new members to meet potential bigs. Freshmen talked to a different sophomore every five minuets,
in hopes of finding a big.

September

• 2: Social - Our Chapter held a “Rave” social in which members dressed up in fun, neon color attire. It was the first social of the year, and the first social of many for new members.

• 4: Swap - The new members attended their first swap with AGR. The girls were able to meet new friends as the enjoyed the swap thats theme was messy twister.

• 11: Swap - The new members attended a paint fight swap with DTD.

• 15:Sisterhood Event - Our first sisterhood event of the new school year was a simple movie night in the chapter room. This was an easy way for the new members to meet some new faces, and for other pledge classes to meet them.

• 18: Swap - The new members attended a swap with Phi Sig and participated in a shaving cream
fight.

• 20: Fall Formal - The Fall Formal was held in Columbus, Georgia at the River Mill Convention Center. The
chapter loved the venue, and the entertainment which was the Park Band.

• 21: Big/Little Reveal - New members were given a pair of socks and then let out into the yard to find the girl with the matching pair, who would become their big. Big/Little Revel is a special moment for every girl in Kappa as they get an immediate special bond with someone that day.

• 23 : Swap - New Members attended a swap with Delta Sig and participated in a water balloon fight.

• 24: Kick Hazing to the Fleur - Kappa participated in Kick Hazing to the Fleur Day. Members signed a banner and they stated why they do not haze. As a chapter we strongly believe in loving our sisters, and do
not tolerate hazing.

• 25: Swap - The new members attended a swap with Farm House the theme was risky business.

• 27: Parent’s Tailgate - Kappa welcomed parents to the Plains by hosting a Parent’s Tailgate in front of the chapter room before the Homecoming game. The parent’s love getting to see their daughter and also enjoying an Auburn football game.

• 30: Swap - New Members attended a luau themed swap with Phi Tau. Hawaiian leis and grass skirts
were common attire at this fun filled swap.

October

• 7:Swap - New Members attended their last swap with Sigma Pi and the theme was ABC. It was fun and bittersweet as the girls would miss all the swaps they went too.

• 10: Fireside Cozy - The new members enjoyed a delicious dinner and made s’mores as they bonded before
initiation day. They were hosted by three actives at their house, before returning to the chapter hall in the Village for the night.

• 11: Initiation - The 67 new members were initiated in to Epsilon Eta. After initiation, many of the girls
were surprised by their families who came to see them on such an important day.

• 14:Founder’s Day Celebration - The chapter celebrated Founder’s Day at the Auburn Alumni Center. The chapter was entertained by the Kappa Pickers after enjoying desserts.

• 21: Miss Greek Week - Shannon Smith represented Kappa in Auburn’s Miss Greek Week Pageant. Miss Greek Week is a Panhellenic Pageant in which girls competed in interview, evening wear, and game day attire. Shannon was a wonderful representative for Kappa Kappa Gamma.

• 23: Kappa Kappacino - The chapter room was turned into a coffee house for the night. It was five dollars for all unlimited coffee and desserts. All proceeds benefited RIF and the Kappa Foundation.

• 24:Sisterhood Event - With Halloween right around the for this sisterhood event, the chapter decided to go to a hunted farm. The girls enjoyed Pope’s Haunted Farm right here in Auburn.

• 30:Social - The chapter celebrated Halloween with a social. The girls got creative with their Halloween
costumes and many of them dressed up in groups.

November

• 1: Run to Read - Run to Read was a philanthropy event, in which Kappas volunteered to either work it or run
the 5k,10k, or fun run. Some girls even dress up as RIF’s mascot, Clifford.

• 3: Project Uplift Book Fair - The chapter invited Project Uplift children to the chapter for a book fair’s theme which was “Around the World”. While the Project Uplift children were read books by members about
different countries.

• 6: Sisterhood Event - Yoga Fly, a local yoga studio, was nice enough to host the chapter at their studio. For this sisterhood event, we enjoyed a relaxing yoga class. This was a great way for the members to get fit and become closer as sisters.

December

• 2: Social - The chapter finished the year off together with a Christmas social, named Kappa Kissmas.
Each girl brought a date, and the social was held at the Hound.

New Member Programs

• Over the course of a few weeks, prior to initiation, new members attended meetings with the
New Member Chair to learn about rituals and history of Kappa.

Swaps

• Swaps are events held for the newest pledge class along with one other Greek’s organization’s
newest pledge class. Each event has its own theme and/or activity.

Socials

• Socials are events held with the entire chapter along with at least one other Greek organization’s
entire chapters. Themes change per social.

Groups Honors/Awards

• 2014 Convention Honorable Mention in Gracious Living
• 2014 Convention Honorable Mention in Recruitment
• 2014 Convention Reading Is Fundamental Award Winner

Throughout the year, we help our local RIF Warehouse, in different ways. We have
warehouse days in which we sort and label books, and days where we distributed the
books to children. As well as events such as Kappa Kappachino where we raised money
for RIF and the Kappa Foundation. Also, three to four girls a week volunteer to read at a
Ridgecrest Preschool.

Chapter Challenges and Goals

Challenges:

• Understanding Chapter Budget
• Raising the Chapter’s GPA
• Encouraging Involvement on Campus
• Enhancing Sisterhood Experience
• Understanding of Chapter History and Heritage
• Taking Ownership of Facilities
• Encouraging Panhellenic involvement

Goals:

• Raise chapter GPA
• Chapter Budget Presentation
• Encourage Attendance at Panhellenic
• Kappa Trainer on Involvement
• Social Media Presentation
• Share Facts about the Chapter
• Pledge Class Sisterhood Events
• Encourage Involvement in Chapter

Chapter Strengths:

• Involvement in Recruitment
• Philanthropy Events
• Understanding and Appreciation of Kappa Ritual
• Understanding of Risk Management Policies

Campus Life

Campus:

Auburn’s campus is warm and welcoming filled with tons of smiling faces. This year the
new Wellness Kitchen opened on campus. This all you can eat style dinning features the
best tasting and healthiest food on campus. It is just one of the many ways Auburn
continues to promote its students’ health and fitness.

Chapter:

Kappa is full of lovely ladies who care about each other and love being part of a sisterhood.
While each girl has her own interests, we all love doing things together and becoming
closer as sisters.

==Highlights of 2015==

January

• 22: Social

• To start of the new school year, the chapter enjoyed a Ski Lodge Social. The
social took place with AXD and AGR, and everyone came out in their best
ski attire.

February

• 6-8: Provence

• Chapter Council officers and advisors attended Provence in Atlanta, Georgia.
There they had a fun time during the pajama party after a long day of learning
about Kappa.

• 12: Social

• To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the chapter held a social. The theme was Cupid’s
Choice, and it was held at 1716.

• 15: Warehouse Visit

• Members of the chapter spent time at our local RIF Warehouse. At Warehouse
visits, girls in the chapter arrange book and package them to be sent
off to children in need.

• 22: Warehouse Visit

• Members once again went out and supported our local RIF Warehouse.

March

• 1:Recruitment Workshop

• With the most exciting time of the year just around the corner, the chapter
began to prepare for recruitment.

• 7:Sisterhood Event

• Our chapter traveled to the Montgomery Zoo to spend the day together.

• 8: Recruitment Workshop

• Another workshop was held, to better prepare for recruitment.

• 12:Philanthropy Event

• The chapter held a Benefit Night for Reading Is Fundamental and the Kappa
Foundation, at a local restaurant. Uncle’s Maddio’s was gracious enough to
host this event.

• 15: Philanthropy Event

• The chapter hosted its third annual Kappa Kolor Run. The Kolor Run, is the
chapter’s largest philanthropy event of the year. All proceeds benefit Readings
is Fundamental and the Kappa Foundation.

• 19: Kappa Dinner

• The chapter enjoyed a delicious dinner in the chapter room. Our chapter
loves Kappa Dinners, as it allows us to spend more time with our sisters.

• 31: Convocation

• The chapter attended our Phanellenic Council’s Convocation. One of members,
Sarah Perez was presented an award. !

April

• 9: Social

• The chapter held a #tbt themed social. Members came out and wore there
favorite 90’s attire.

• 16: Kappa Dinner

• The chapter had another delicious Kappa Dinner. Members enjoyed the food
and spending time with one another.

• 19: Parent’s Banquet

• The Chapter invited the member’s parents to Auburn for a banquet. The banquet
was held at the Opelika Event Center.

• 25: Formal

• With the end of the year close, the Chapter finished it off with a formal. Formal
was held at the Webster House in Auburn, AL. !

August

• 7:Pre-Recruitment

• Members enjoyed getting to see each other after summer. We prepared for
recruitment, and go to know our LC, Jo.

• 8-13: Recruitment

• 14:Bid Day:

• Epsilon Eta welcomed 97 new members! The theme for Bid Day was Kappa
Karnival.

• 21:Formal Pinning:

• The new members received their new member pins. !

• 22: New Member Retreat

• New Members enjoyed their retreat at Lake Martin. The girls got to get to
know each other and start making memories with another.

• 27: Freshmen/Sophomore Kappa Dinner

• Freshmen and Sophomores enjoyed pizza in the chapter room as a way to
meet potential Bigs/Littles.

September

• 8: Social

• The first social of the year was a tropical theme social.

• 15: Swap

• New members had a Space Jam themed swap with FIJI

• 17: Swap

• New members had a messy twister with AGR

• 22: Swap

• New members had a paint swap with Lamba Chi

• 23: Kappa Dinner

• All members enjoyed a delicious meal in the chapter room.

• 26: Parent’s Tailgate

• The chapter invited parents to join them for a tailgate before the Auburn vs
Mississippi State football game.

• 27: Big/Little Reveal

• After the long wait, new members got their Big sisters.

• 29: Philanthropy Event

• The chapter hosted its annual Kappa Kappacino in the chapter room. It was
five dollars for unlimited desserts, coffee, and live music. The line was out the
door for this successful fundraiser for RIF.

October

• 1: Swap

• New members had a thrift shop themed swap with KA

• 9: Fireside/Kappa Kozy

• Fireside was held at St.Dustan’s in downtown Auburn. Kappa Kozy was
hosted by a local alumni, and new members enjoyed a catered meal from
Olive Garden.

• 10:Initiation/Founder’s Day

• After all our new members were initiated, we held a celebration for Founders
Day at Auburn’s Alumni Center.

• 13:Swap

• The 2015 Pledge class had an ABC swap with PIKE.

• 22: Kappa Dinner

• All members enjoyed a delicious meal from Chiptole in the chapter room.

• 24: Philanthropy Event

• The chapter helped our local RIF Warehouse by volunteering for the Run to
Read 5k.

• 24:Formal.

• Our Fall Formal was held at the Overall Company in Opelika, AL
.
• 29:Swap

• New members had a toga themed swap with SAE.

• 29: Panhellenic Event

• Miss Panhellenic is a pageant in which one member from each sorority competes.
The chapter came out to support our representative.

November

• 5: Philanthropy Event

• The chapter hosted its annual Project Uplift Bookfair. Boys and girls who are mentored
by Project Uplift, come to the chapter to be read books and get to leave with
that’s just for them. !

• 16:Sisterhood Event

• The chapter had a sisterhood event at a local clothing store Behind the Glass.
Behind the Glass stay open after hours just for us, and also gave members a
discount.

December

• 3: Social

• Our last social was a Christmas cocktail at the Supper Club.

• 6: Dead Day Brunch

• Brunch was provided in the chapter room so that girls would be nice and energized
to study for finals.

New Member Programs

• Over the course of a few weeks, prior to initiation, new members attended meetings with the
New Member Chair to learn about rituals and history of Kappa. !

Swaps

• Swaps are events held for the Freshman pledge class along with one other Greek’s organization’s
newest pledge class. Each event has its own theme and/or activity. !

Socials

• Socials are events held with the entire chapter along with at least one other Greek organization’s
entire chapters. Themes change per social. !!!

Groups Honors/Awards

• Sarah Kelley was awarded Student Female Leader of the Year at Auburn’s Student
Involvement Awards.

• At Convocation Sarah Perez received an award.

• Kappa was named Auburn’s Dance Marthon Miracle Cup Winner’s. !

Philanthropic Involvement !

Throughout the year, we help our local RIF Warehouse, in different ways. We have
warehouse days in which we sore and label books, and days where we distributed the
books to children. As well as events such as Kappa Kappachino where we raised money
for RIF. !!

Chapter Challenges and Goals !

• Better Academics

• Chapter Image

• Campus Involvement

• Chapter Unity and Sisterhood

• Better appreciation of Kappa

Campus Life

Campus: !!

Auburn’s campus is warm and welcoming filled with tons of smiling faces. Jordan Hare,
Auburn’s football stadium, recently added the new Jumbotron. The Jumbotron is the
largest in the nation. It is an overall great addition to the Auburn game day experience
that Kappa’s enjoy here. !!!!

Chapter:

Kappa is full of lovely ladies who care about each other and love being part of a
sisterhood. While each girl has her own interests, we all love doing things together and
becoming closer as sisters.

==Highlights of 2020s:==

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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 Kappa

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|Name= Gamma Kappa
|GreekSymbol= ΓK
|Image= [[File:Gamma_Kappa.jpeg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1923|02|16}}
|College= [http://www.wm.edu/ College of William & Mary]
|Location= Williamsburg, VA
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/gammakappa/ Gamma Kappa Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Gamma_Kappa Media related to Gamma Kappa Chapter]}}

'''College of William & Mary established in 1693 in Williamsburg, Virginia'''

'''Founded February 16, 1923 - 12 Charter Members'''

'''2,230 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of the Gamma Kappa's Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Cindy Bennett Jarboe, Foundation Treasurer, 2008-2012, Fraternity Treasurer 2008-2012; J. Dale Brubeck, Graduate Counselor, 1970-1971, 1975-1976, Field Secretary, 1971-1972, Fraternity Executive Director, 1987-2000, Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Executive Director, 2000-2008; Dr. Virginia “Gini” Anding La Charitié, Editor of ''The Key,'' 1987-1988; Nancy Trbovich (Alexander, Field Secretary, 1979-1981; Barbara Elizabeth Cole (Joynes), Field Secretary, 1982-1984; Megan Warner (McCamey), Traveling Consultant, 1991-1992; Lynn Hozik (Stewart), Traveling Consultant; Kt Moynihan (Gray), Leadership Consultant, 2004-2005; Haley Smith, Leadership Consultant, 2011-2012

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

J. Dale Brubeck, 2000

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients'''

Dr. Virginia “Gini” Anding La Charitié, 1990, award-winning scholar and author with a focus on French poetry;
Elizabeth Louise Anderson, 1974, organic chemist; authority on air pollution from pesticides; government science adviser;
Phyllis Galanti, 1974, Chairman of Board of National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia;
Sally Ives Gore, 2008, human resources expert; revolutionized employee benefits at W. I. Gore & Associates;
Cynthia Casson Morton, 2010, internationally known cytogenetics expert who studies homan genes to find cures for many diseases.

'''Other Outstanding Gamma Kappa Alumnae:'''

Karen Thomas (Liske), Graduate Counselor, 1960-1962; Carol Sykes (Dickinson), Graduate Counselor, 1961-1962; Marilyn Knder (Walker) Graduate Counselor, 1964-1966; Suzanne Barnett, Graduate Counselor, 1971-1973; Mary Sue Hogan (Babb), Graduate Counselor, 1977-1979; Sara Black (Heiser), 1978-1980; Cynthia Turner, Graduate Counselor, 1980-1982

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

When Gamma Kappa Chapter was installed on February 16, 1923, the state of Virginia was in Beta Province. The General Convention at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, created Lambda Province to include Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina.

Upsilon Delta Beta, a local group formed by four William & Mary students in September of 1920 enjoyed a vigorous life of three years, aimed early for a Kappa charter, and achieved it after very little initial encouragement. Success was announced in the form of a telegram that arrived during a college basketball game, and exulting Upsilon Delta Betas sat through it to the end because they didn’t want to be conspicuous. Their last meeting was held on January 22, 1923, and their minutes read: “The meeting closed with the customary ritual and the singing of the Upsilon Delta Beta song, after which the members adjourned to eat apples and to talk of the joys of fraternity life.”

'''Traditions'''

The chapter is fortunate in its Williamsburg location. The college is surrounded by interesting 17th- and 18th-century buildings and presents varied programs. Colonial Williamsburg is said to be more an experience than a museum and it presents a variety of subjects for study: history, architecture, gardens, plant material, design, antiques and decorating. Many students work part time in the Williamsburg program, gaining invaluable experience. In October 1931, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the surrender of Cornwallis, a Sesquicentennial celebration was held in which students participated. They helped seat the honored guests, among whom were President Hoover, General Pershing, and Marshal Petain. Students also took part in the entertainment, which included a historical pageant.
Campus elections have drawn Kappas into important student government offices, and yearbook and other publication staffs. Some have sung with the choir and glee club, and many have taken part in theatrical productions. The chapter has also had its share of sponsors, beauty queens and May Court members.

In 1950, Gamma Kappa began working with patients at Eastern State Hospital for the mentally ill. Four or five girls go out for an evening, with cookies and drinks, to play games with the children and read to them. Dr. Davis Y. Paschall, William & Mary president, presented in 1964, the first-place scholarship award to Gamma Kappa. The chapter has held first place for ten semesters.

When the National Panhellenic Conference met at the Williamsburg Lodge in October 1966, the entire Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Council was invited to attend. The actives of Gamma Kappa were honored one afternoon when the whole Council came to the house for tea.

The Sesquicentennial of Phi Beta Kappa, the first Greek-letter fraternity (founded by William & Mary students in 1776), was held in Williamsburg in 1926. Up to 1974, 52 members of Gamma Kappa had been elected to Phi Beta Kappa and 73 members to Mortar Board.

==World War II Years==

During World War II, a Gamma Kappa alumna organized the Army and Navy Association, a group aiding service men’s wives. Out of this grew one of Kappa’s most important World War II projects, the service women’s centers in 14 cities throughout the United States.

'''Notable Alumnae and Campus Honors'''

Five Gamma Kappas have been graduate counselors including former Fraternity Executive Director and Executive Director of the Foundation, J. Dale Brubeck; four have been field secretari, four have served on Associate Council and two helped colonize Epsilon Gamma at the University of North Carolina.

At the time of Gamma Kappa’s founding, there were 72 on the William & Mary faculty; in 1973, there were 426. The 16 buildings of 1923 became 106; and the 854 students 5,558.

==50th Anniversary==

On February 17, 1973, nearly 100 Gamma Kappas gathered at the Kappa house to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the chapter’s Installation. Three of the five alumnae who were given 50-year pins were charter members; two had been initiated later that same year. Those honored five recalled interesting, isolated facts of chapter history, such as the year the old Debtors’ Prison in Colonial Williamsburg was used for chapter meetings; the season the dean of women’s office was in the Kappa house, the first chapter home of yellow stone with an old-fashioned porch and a zigzag roof. They must have remembered, too, the thrill of seeing Gertrude Wood (Thatcher), Swarthmore, Kappa’s Fraternity Treasurer, when she came to inspect the local Upsilon Delta Beta—the first live Kappa they had ever seen—and of passing her Kappa key from hand to hand, thinking of the future and a chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at William & Mary.
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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==

In 1973 100 Gamma Kappas gather to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Gamma Kappa's charter.
Gamma Kappa alumna Phyllis Galanti distinguished herself nationally with her Vietnam P.O.W. Cause – including a 1973 Newsweek magazine cover entitled “Free at Last!” (pictured with husband Paul upon release.) Phyllis rose to hero status after leading a national campaign of wives of POWs imprisoned in Vietnam. Husband Paul (Navy Lt. Commander and pilot) was shot down in 1966 and held for almost seven years in the infamous “Hanoi Hilton.” While incarcerated, Phyllis set in motion a national campaign to publicize the plight of POWs and became chair of the National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia. In adddition to pressure on U.S. politicians – on up to the President himself – thousands of letters were written to the North Vietnames urging humane treatment and, of course, eventual release.

Gamma Kappas served as “Big Sisters” to the members of Epsilon Sigma at the University of Virginia when that chapter was colonized in Charlottesville. In addition, in 1975 Gamma Kappa worked with Eastern State Hospital making Christmas cards and having an art show for local children.

In 1976, Gamma Kappa spread goodwill among other Greeks as they presented baked goods to fraternities on their respective Founders Days. Kappa also stole the show at Homecoming with three women serving as princesses representing the upper classes. Kappas participated in the 1976Presidential Debate on campus between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford. That year recruitment was changed from January to September.

In 1977, Gamma Kappa won the intramural Softball Championship, continued the annual Monmouth Duo dance with Pi Beta Phi, and the annual "Pumpkin Walk" to all sororities. Pledge class activities included helping out at the Kappa house. Sigma Chi started their Derby Days philanthropy that sparked campus-wide involvement. Gamma Kappa always took an interest in other Greek philanthropies and this year was no exception. In addition, Gamma Kappa changed the pledge formal to first semester in 1977. They had always participated in spring rush, but the switch to fall caused the change in the formal. The pledge class stained porch furniture and painted the cloak room in the house. Homecoming traditions were established when the chapter won the homecoming float competition in 1977 and 1979.

==Highlights of the 1980s==

A change in policy occurred in 1980 that revoked legacy status to great granddaughters. Two members of the chapter took first place in the Fraternity Education on Founders Day and another Kappa was chosen as a student liaison for the Board of Visitors.

Clue Week had been known as Peanut Week until 1982, where big sisters were revealed as a surprise. Each day was assigned a different color for inspiration, as each word had an associated meaning. This year, it was voted to combine R and W rooms during initiation ceremonies. An amendment was made to the chapter standing rules which would free the membership chairman from living in the chapter house.

On Halloween in 1982 Gamma Kappa delivered carved pumpkins to the other sororities and to President Graves. The chapter vocal group, Fit Your Fancy, performed during Rush and Mother-Daughter Tea. The philanthropy, Kappa Kakes, was revived this year, winning the chapter recognition at the Fraternity Convention with the Pauline Tomlin Award for Outstanding Philanthropic Work. The chapter also won honorable mention for its cultural activities.

Among the highlights of 1983-84 was capturing fourth place in the sorority float division during Homecoming, and having the fall Pledge Dance at the lovely Williamsburg Lodge. Gamma Kappa also sponsored the Best of Rush as a Panhellenic gesture and to show pledges and alumnae the favorite skits of each sorority. In February, Gamma Kappa hosted several Fraternity officers at the annual Celebration of Sisterhood Banquet.

In the spring of 1985 four Gamma Kappas traveled to Blacksburg to serve as big sisters to a new chapter, Zeta Mu at Virginia Tech. The Gamma Kappa chapter presented Zeta Mu with a brass key to commemorate their installation. The highlight was meeting Fraternity President, Marian Klingbeil Williams, Missouri.

Also in 1985 the House Board did a complete renovation of the chapter house with new wallpaper and paint, new furniture and new countertops in the renovated kitchen. Chapter size increased with a record pledge class of 38 young women. In fulfilling the chapter goal of “Commit Yourself,” the chapter saw improvements in scholarship and philanthropy. For philanthropy the chapter supported a foreign foster-child, participated with Theta Delta Chi fraternity in an Easter egg hunt at Eastern State Hospital and with the Sigma Chi Circle K Christmas Party. Kappas won the overall first prize at the Sigma Chi Derby Day balloon sale. The chapter newsletter, The Owlette, reported changes on the campus, such as the departure of President Graves, succeeded by President Verkuil, the opening of a new restaurant, Sakura, a popular Japanese restaurant, and the plans to renovate Ewel Hall and build a new Campus and Recreation Hall behind William & Mary Hall in 1987.

Gamma Kappa consistently had the highest GPA on campus and this year held an Easter Egg Hunt with Theta Delta at Eastern State Hospital.

'''Highlights of 1987''' included chapter involvement in the colonization and installation of Zeta Omicron at the University of Richmond, helping with rush and serving as big sisters during initiation. The chapter philanthropy event raised funds for Multiple Sclerosis and placed third in Sigma Chi's Derby Day raising money for Red Cross and Sigma Chi's Wallace Foundation. The Gamma Kappa float placed fourth in the Homecoming Parade. Eight members attended Province Meeting at the University of West Virginia and for the first time, Gamma Kappa alumnae began an annual drive for funds to help the House Board fund improvements in the chapter house.

The Gamma Kappa alumnae newsletter changes its name in 1988 to the Kolonial Kappa with the news that the chapter won “Outstanding Greek Chapter” award, selected by the Dean of Student Affairs, and at the Fraternity Convention in Boca Raton, won the Fraternity Ritual Award and Honorable Mention for Scholarship. Alumnae contributions to the House Fund continued, making it possible to remodel the upstairs bathroom and purchase new porch furniture. Actives stayed busy on campus and in the community in a variety of philanthropy activities such as Habitat for Humanity, Childfest at Magruder Elementary and the annual Easter Egg Hunt for the children of Eastern State Mental Hospital. Scholarship continued to shine, with the chapter grade point rising from 3.07 to 3.21, and the scholarship committee presenting a program linking working alumnae around the country to seniors in search of careers.

For the second year, Gamma Kappa was named “Outstanding Chapter” at William & Mary. The chapter goal was Keyed up for K(appa) K(ommittee) G(rowth) aiming to increase chapter efficiency and productivity within the committees. On Halloween the chapter carved pumpkins with each of the other sorority's letters and delivered them, singing “Pumpkin Carols,” and hosted a Kappa Kostume Party, inviting fraternities and sororities with “Kappa” in their name to bring canned goods for the Salvation Army. Four Kappas were inducted into Phi Beta Kappa

'''Housing:'''

The chapter is housed at 111 Richmond Rd. in Williamsburg. The building is owned by the College, and is operated under the same rules as the dormitories. The Gamma Kappa House Board oversees the upkeep and furnishing of the house, but the College is responsible for repairs, painting, etc.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Habitat for Humanity, Childfest at Magruder Elementary School, Eastern State Mental Hospital, Salvation Army.

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

1982 – Outstanding Philanthropic Work, 1988 Fraternity Ritual Award

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==Highlights of the 1990s==

For the third consecutive year, in 1990, Gamma Kappa was recognized on campus as the “Outstanding Chapter,” and also received the first “William and Mary Scholarship Achievement Award.” With a 3.2 GPA, it was the highest of any Greek organization. At Convention in Dallas, Gamma Kappa won honorable mention for Pledge Programming and Heritage Awards. It was especially memorable to be presented the Heritage Award by Gamma Kappa alumna, Gini Anding LaCharite, Fraternity Historian, who also won the Alumnae Achievement Award at Convention. This year's chapter goal was “RISE-Reaching Out to Someone Else” to increase our philanthropic activities and increased support of community and campus charity projects.

As war broke out in the Middle East with Operation Desert Storm in 1991, the chapter demonstrated its support by launching Operation Desert Heart. At the annual Kite and Key winter dance, both Kappas and Thetas brought Valentine letters to mail to the troops. During the dance a photo was taken of the Gamma Kappas with a large banner reading “We love our troops.” A video camera was rolling, and the sisters were able to sing and talk to the soldiers and send personal messages to friends and relatives . Copies of the video and the Valentines were mailed to the Middle East. At Lambda Province Meeting, Gamma Kappa received the newly created Efficiency Award, as well as Honorable Mention for the pledge and personnel programs, and for the Trendsetters Award. A change for Chapter Council is the addition of a new elected office, the Philanthropy Chair. A poignant moment occurred at the Senior Banquet when a charter member, initiated in 1923, presented her sister's badge to the 1991 Outstanding Athlete.

In 1995 Chapter unity was high due to the chapter goal “Plan to Participate” which encouraged each sister to take some responsibility for work performed by the chapter, no matter how small. Once again the chapter took home the trophy for Sigma Chi Derby Days, maintained an all campus high GPA, and continued the tradition of Rainforest Romp, an annual 5K run/walk to raise money to save the rainforests. An addition to weekly chapter meeting is an award called Character Key, recognizing one sister each week. At the Atlanta Convention the chapter and alumnae together won five awards: Ritual appreciation, Fraternity Appreciation, Rose McGill Foundation Award, Chapter/Alumnae Relations and Chapter Support. The Gamma Kappa Fund allowed the House Board to recarpet the front rooms and redo the kitchen with new teakwood cabinets, floor tile and wallpaper.

Recruitment in 1996 resulted in the largest pledge class ever with the total of 39 new members. Rainforest Romp was so successful, Kappas grossed $3,450 to buy acres of rainforest, and the event was so popular, they had to reorder tee-shirts. The chapter goal “Seek your Sister” had Kappas making an effort to reach out to each other, and attendance was up at sister retreats, date parties and formals. The chapter began working toward plans to host Province Meeting, delegating jobs and fundraising by selling candy and holding raffles.

The chapter goal for 1997, “Direct your Dedication,” was a great aid in the promotion of participation in Gamma Kappa and campus Greek activities. The philanthropy chair broadened the scope of activities to include raising money for UNICEF, helping the chapter to have a global understanding of the effects of famine and poverty, in addition to the successful annual philanthropy of Rainforest Romp. A new program, SEEK (Self Esteem for Every Kappa) was implemented to anonymously pass a small stuffed animal and an inspirational note to sisters facing a particularly difficult week. Also in 1997, Gamma Kappa and the Williamsburg Alumnae Association hosted Province Meeting.

A highlight of late '90s was the celebration, with many alumnae, of Gamma Kappa's 75th anniversary. The chapter also implemented new philanthropies: a “Kappasta” dinner, “Kappachino” night and Kappa Kidsfest, a field day for local children from low income areas. The chapter goal, “Reaffirm your CORE,” which stood for Commitment, Openness, Respect, Education, and coincided with the implementation of the New Member Program, which emphasized Core groups instead of big and little sisters and was one of the year's largest successes.

'''Housing:'''

The College of William and Mary owns the sorority houses on campus. The Gamma Kappa House Board sees to the upkeep. A Gamma Kappa Fund funded by alumnae donations helps to pay for new furnishings, etc. About 18 women live in the house.

'''Philanthropy:'''

UNICEF, Rainforest Romp to save the Rainforests, Clean the Bay Days event, Kappasta and Kappachino, Kappa Kidfest.

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

1990 Heritage Award, 1994 Ritual Appreciation, Fraternity Appreciation, Rose McGill Foundation Award, Chapter/Alumnae Relations and Chapter Support.

==Highlights of 2000 – 2010:==

The 2005-2006 year was a year of accomplishments and challenges. The chapter participated in many campus and chapter philanthropy events, raising money for tsunami relief, for UNICEF, Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Leadership Academy. For the first time, instead of displaying the archives during the Founders Day Banquet, the archives were displayed on the morning of initiation reminding older sisters of the chapter history and allowing the New Members to see what they were becoming a part of.. Facing a challenge following being put on a focus letter in 2004, the chapter rallied and improved in areas of risk management, standards and communications, and were taken off the focus letter in March as the result of many positive changes.

In April 2006 the chapter raised funds for breast cancer research during Kappasta, the annual all-you-can-eat pasta night and in October raised money during Kappacino for Reading is Fundamental. At Convention Gamma Kappa won awards in standards and honorable mention in recruitment, new member program, advisory board and hospitality. A representative was sent to Leadership Academy. Since so few women took part in fall formal recruitment, the new member chair, recruitment chair and treasurer worked hard to organize and fund a spring recruitment, with an excellent response and the initiation of seven new members.

Continuing to participate in Greek philanthropy events in 2007, several Kappas served on the executive board for Up 'til Dawn, and the team that raised the most money was a group of Gamma Kappas. This year the philanthropy chair and several sisters were invited to Washington to attend a banquet put on by the National Cervical Cancer Coalition for donating the money raised at Kappasta, a great way to see how our philanthropy events really help others.

Besides being active in Greek philanthropy events, Kappas are active on campus in other organizations such as Student Alumni Council, Orientation Aids, ROTC and Honor Council. Currently, in 1988, a Gamma Kappa holds the position of Inter-Sorority (Panhellenic) president. At Convention, Gamma Kappa received the award for Chapter Excellence. College President Gene R. Nichols resigns and Law School Dean W. Taylor Revely III is named interim president.

In 2009, entertainment was added to Kappaccino as two Kappas sang and played guitar for the event. At Province meeting in March, Gamma Kappa won honorable mention for the new member program and received Excellence in Standards and Overall Chapter Excellence. This year the College of William and Mary was ranked by U.S. News and World Report at 6th among all public universities. In answer to some academic challenges during the last semester in 2009, the chapter implemented new ways to encourage girls to improve their GPA and stay motivated. A study hall with small incentives was set up and also a competition for the most improved GPA rather than the highest. W. Taylor Revely III became the College's 27th president, after serving as interim president following the resignation of President Gene Nichol in 2008.

Working hard to overcome academic challenges in a college with very high academic threshold for students, Gamma Kappa instituted new modes of studying, tutoring and academic contests. At the beginning of the year 2010 the chapter ranked ninth among sororities on campus, moving up to third and earning recognition on the Dean's List and winning the award for Most Improved GPA. This year a New Member Program was implemented, increasing the New Member Period from six weeks to eight, allowing the new members to learn more about Kappa and create bonds. Bid Day was changed, and instead of receiving big/little sisters, they were revealed at the end of Clue Week.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Kappaccino and Kappasta raise funds for RIF and other causes, Reading Buddies with alumnae read to Head Start Classes in support of RIF, RIF Carnival for Head Start, support of other groups' philanthropies.

'''Chapter Convention Awards'''

2006 – Standards, 2008 – Chapter Excellence

==Highlights of 2011 –2019:==

In March, 2011, the chapter joined the Williamsburg Alumnae Association in hostessing Province Meeting. The chapter took away honors with Overall Excellence, the Standards Award and honorable mention for the New Member Program. All Kappa chapters began the switch from using Quickbooks to Billhighway to record their chapter finances, allowing members to pay dues online using credit/debit cards or by check. Treasurers no longer accept checks or credit information.

The College of William and Mary, located in Williamsburg, Va., is the second oldest college in the nation. Priding itself on being a close knit community while also being a public university, it has an enrollment of roughly 6,000 undergraduate students. Also named a Public Ivy League college, the low student-to-faculty ratio allows students to receive individual attention and provides for an exceptionally high education. Kiplinger ranked the College fourth as Best Value Among Colleges and Universities in the nation in 2011 while the U.S. News and World Report ranked it sixth among all public universities, 31st overall among the nation's best universities, and fifth nationally among best colleges for commitment to teaching. In addition to academics, students are involved in more than 350 student-interest groups, 27 Greek organizations (roughly 25 % of the student body is in a Greek organization) numerous musical performance groups and 23 intercollegiate athletic teams.

Since 2000, 21 buildings on campus and 5 at VMIS have been built or renovated. The building boom has brought to the campus a new Integrated Science Facility, a new $38 million, 113,000 square foot building for the School of Education on the site of the old Williamsburg Community Hospital, an $11 million Jimmy Laycock Football Center, and a $75 million Mason School of Business. The University Center was renamed the Sadler Center after Vice President of Student Affairs Sam Sadler who served for 44 years. Lake Matoka Amphitheater has been renovated, new Jamestown Road dorms were built and a new wing was added to the Law School, the recreation center and the center for undergraduate admissions.

In 2010, William and Mary welcomed a new mascot, a Griffin, although the nickname Tribe remains. A Griffin is a mythical creature with a lion's body and the head of an eagle. The coat of Arms of King William and Queen Mary was adorned with a lion, so the body evokes the historic founding. The Eagle's head represents our national symbol and our presidents who were educated at the College.

'''Overall nature of the chapter''':

Members of Gamma Kappa are involved in almost every facet of college life at William and Mary. Our women are known as leaders; Gamma Kappas hold many of the positions in college organizations such as Student Alumni Council, the Orientation Aide Program, Health Outreach Peer Educators, as well as the Student Assembly. Many women are Resident Assistants, tour guides and Student Ambassadors. Additionally, our women range from Business majors to Chinese majors, so finding a study buddy is never a challenge. We have several varsity athletes and numerous women participating on club and intermural teams. Our chapter is also very musical, with sisters who sing in an a capella group as well as solo concerts. Many Gamma Kappa alumnae have risen to the tops of their fields and do important work on both the national and international level.

William and Mary's placement among the nation's most elite colleges presents a very high academic threshold for its students. Gamma Kappa has overcome the challenges of staying on top academically by instituting new modes of studying, tutoring and academic contests.

'''The Chapter House Today'''

Thanks to a generous donation by a Gamma Kappa, a major renovation of the chapter house began to take shape in 2012, remodeling the baths, reconfiguring the living spaces and improving the air flow systems, to bring the 81-year-old house, built in 1930, up to date.

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

==Highlights of 2011==

Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerous activities and events on campus. Our sisters are actively involved as Tour Guides, Orientation Aides, Varsity Athletes, Group Fitness Instructors, and Admissions Office Interns. Gamma Kappa women are well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerous Greek philanthropy events. We hosted two of our own philanthropy events this year: Kappasta in the spring and Kappachino in the fall. Both were extremely successful and widely attended by the campus community.

As a chapter, we have received many honors and awards in the past year. At the William & Mary All Greek Awards, Rose Muratore, our current president, won the Outstanding Emerging Leader Award. At Convention over the summer, our chapter won Honorable Mention for Excellence in Recruitment. Gamma Kappa was recognized for being one of the top fundraising chapters in the Convention Challenge for the Kappa Foundation, and our Alumni Association received extensive recognition for their involvement.

In recognition of Sally Ives Gore, who is a Gamma Kappa alumni, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation approved our request to name one of the two scholarships awarded annually in Sally's honor. Dasha Godunova was the first Gamma Kappa to receive this scholarship. Elizabeth Matteson received the second Gamma Kappa Sapphire scholarship awarded this year.

Early this fall we hosted an Open House to honor Sally Gore, for her generous donation to renovate the Kappa House in time for 2012 Fall Recruitment. President Reveley, the president of our college, was in attendance and many alumnus attended in support of Sally's wonderful donation. We celebrated Founder's Day in October with a lovely celebration involving cake and KKG Trivia. We are eager to ring in Gamma Kappa's 90th birthday this spring!

In the fall, Gamma Kappa achieved a very successful Recruitment. Our newest pledge class is filled with many wonderful women who have integrated beautifully into the chapter. We continued with our New Member Program as it has been for the past two years, allowing an extra two weeks between Bid Day and Clue Week. This extra time has enabled new members to learn more about our chapter before Revelation at the end of Clue Week. It also allows for more bonding time between potential bigs and littles.

Gamma Kappa women actively participated in both the Obama and Romney 2012 campaigns. Our 2012 Vice President of Organization, Madelaine Spangler, received the opportunity to become the Romney Campaign Representative on our campus. She passionately supported the campaign, leading call banks and going door to door promoting Governor Romney. Madelaine even had the privilege of meeting Anne Romney herself.

Gamma Kappa hosted two formal events this year, both of which were beautifully planned, exquisite events. Our spring Senior Formal took place in early April, at the Marriot in Williamsburg. It was a delightful event, enjoyed by all, especially our graduating seniors, who are dearly missed. Our fall Pledge Formal took place in November, the weekend of Initiation, at the Crowne Plaza. There was a feeling of celebration in the air, as we welcomed our newly initiated sisters. It was a wonderful end to an amazing year for our chapter.

'''Campus:'''
The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,171 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg, the House of Burgesses, and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well established reputation as a challenging place of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as the "public ivy."

We have an eleven to one student-to-faculty ratio that allows each person to get the individual attention desired and allows us to graduate with an excellent education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors. Our campus is home to 400 campus clubs and organizations, which each see a great deal of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity."

The honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus holds 20 fraternities and 12 sororities with approximately 31% of student body involved in Greek life. Other wonderful social opportunities include a capella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theater and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the fourth highest a cappela involved school, nationwide. As a community, we are service oriented and extremely interested in giving back. This community offers alternative spring breaks that allow students to build homes with Habitat for Humanity, go to Honduras to bring medical relief to those in need, and to go to Belize to build schools, among many other optional spring break service trips. Our most recognized service group is the Alan Buzkin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, which the largest collegiate bone marrow effort in the nation. William and Mary students are active, outgoing, and happy people who are passionate about their interests, both in and outside of the classroom.

'''Chapter:'''
The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are know for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, Varsity Athletics, and various business development clubs. Some members are active members of club and intramural teams, or work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors or Personal Trainers. The sisters of Gamma Kappa take their academics very seriously as well. This spring we achieved a chapter GPA average of 3.40 and this past fall we achieved an average of 3.23. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representing Kappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends.

==Highlights of 2012==

Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerous activities and events on campus. Our sisters are actively involved as Tour Guides, Orientation Aides, Varsity Athletes, Group Fitness Instructors, and Admissions Office Interns. Gamma Kappa women are well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerous Greek philanthropy events. We hosted two of our own philanthropy events this year: Kappasta in the spring and Kappachino in the fall. Both were extremely successful and widely attended by the campus community.

As a chapter, we have received many honors and awards in the past year. At the William & Mary All Greek Awards, Rose Muratore, our current president, won the Outstanding Emerging Leader Award. At Convention over the summer, our chapter won Honorable Mention for Excellence in Recruitment. Gamma Kappa was recognized for being one of the top fundraising chapters in the Convention Challenge for the Kappa Foundation, and our Alumni Association received extensive recognition for their involvment.

In recognitiion of Sally Ives Gore, who is a Gamma Kappa alumni, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation approved our request to name one of the two scholarships awarded annually in Sally's honor. Dasha Godunova was the first Gamma Kappa to receive this scholarship. Elizabeth Matteson received the second Gamma Kappa Sapphire scholarship awarded this year.

Early this fall we hosted an Open House to honor Sally Gore, for her generous donation to renovate the Kappa House in time for 2012 Fall Recruitment. President Reveley, the president of our college, was in attendance and many alumnus attended in support of Sally's wonderful donation. We celebrated Founder's Day in October with a lovely celebration involving cake and KKG Trivia. We are eager to ring in Gamma Kappa's 90th birthday this spring!

In the fall, Gamma Kappa achieved a very successful Recruitment. Our newest pledge class is filled with many wonderful women who have integrated beautifully into the chapter. We continued with our New Member Program as it has been for the past two years, allowing an extra two weeks between Bid Day and Clue Week. This extra time has enabled new members to learn more about our chapter before Revelation at the end of Clue Week. It also allows for more bonding time between potential bigs and littles.

Gamma Kappa women actively participated in both the Obama and Romney 2012 campaigns. Our 2012 Vice President of Organization, Madelaine Spangler, received the opportunity to become the Romney Campaign Representative on our campus. She passionately supported the campaign, leading call banks and going door to door promoting Governor Romney. Madelaine even had the privilege of meeting Anne Romney herself.

Gamma Kappa hosted two formal events this year, both of which were beautifully planned, exquisite events. Our spring Senior Formal took place in early April, at the Marriot in Williamsburg. It was a delightful event, enjoyed by all, especially our graduating seniors, who are dearly missed. Our fall Pledge Formal took place in November, the weekend of Initiation, at the Crowne Plaza. There was a feeling of celebration in the air, as we welcomed our newly initiated sisters. It was a wonderful end to an amazing year for our chapter.

'''Campus:'''
The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,171 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg, the House of Burgesses, and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well established reputation as a challenging place of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as the "public ivy." We have an eleven to one student-to-faculty ratio that allows each person to get the individual attention desired and allows us to graduate with an excellenet education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors. Our campus is home to 400 campus clubs and organizations, which each see a great deal of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." The honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigeous honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus holds 20 fraternities and 12 sororities with approximately 31% of student body involved in Greek life. Other wonderful social opportunities include a capella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the fourth highest a cappela involved school, nationwide. As a community, we are service oriented and extremely interested in giving back. This community offers alternative spring breaks that allow students to build homes with Habitat for Humanity, go to Honduras to bring medical relief to those in need, and to go to Belize to build schools, among many other optional spring break service trips. Our most recognized service group is the Alan Buzkin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, which the largest collegiate bone marrow effort in the nation. William and Mary students are active, outgoing, and happy people who are passionate about their interests, both in and outside of the classroom.

'''Chapter:'''
The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are know for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, Varsity Athletics, and various business development clubs. Some members are active members of club and intramural teams, or work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors or Personal Trainers. The sisters of Gamma Kappa take their academics very seriously as well. This spring we achieved a chapter GPA average of 3.40 and this past fall we achieved an average of 3.23. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representing Kappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends.

==Highlights of 2013==

Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerous activities and events on campus. Our sisters are actively involved as Tour Guides, Orientation Aides, Varsity Athletes, Group Fitness Instructors, and Admissions Office Interns. Gamma Kappa women are well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerous Greek philanthropy events. We hosted two of our own philanthropy events this year: an inaugural Kappa Kourtside in the spring wherein all proceeds were given to the Autism Research Institute, and our traditional Kappaccino in the fall wherein all proceeds were given to Reading is Fundamental. Both were extremely successful and widely attended by the campus community. Many sisters traveled abroad to explore the exciting wonders of the world each semester, carrying the values and spirit of Kappa Kappa Gamma everywhere they went.

Our chapter received many honors and awards in the past year. At the STARS Banquet, Gamma Kappa won Outstanding Organization from the Williamsburg Community Foundation. Our chapter was recognized by the Williamsburg James-City County Community Action Agency for our work with the Head Start program. The chapter’s philanthropic efforts with the program was further honored at the March 2013 Province Meeting. Both our chapter Advisory Board and Williamsburg Alumnae Association were recognized with top honors at this Province Meeting as well. Additionally, Gamma Kappa was recognized for being one of the top fundraising chapters in the Convention Challenge for the Kappa Foundation.

In October 2001 Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation launched a campaign to raise $100,000 to establish the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarship. Each year two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships are awarded to a deserving undergraduate and/or graduate Gamma Kappa member. Since 2001, Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Gamma Kappa chapter have donated $136,000 to the scholarship fund, and twenty Gamma Kappas have received the $3,000 scholarship. In 2012 one of the two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships was renamed in honor of Sally Ives Gore, Gamma Kappa alumna, ’56. Sally was an initial supporter of the Scholarship campaign and in 2012 funded a major renovation of the Gamma Kappa house. In 2013, one of the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships was awarded to Brianna Buch. Hester Shipp Mathes is the second scholarship recipient. She is a GK grad student studying for the ministry.

In the fall, Gamma Kappa achieved a very successful Recruitment. We had a record-breaking number of girls, roughly 458, who visited the Gamma Kappa house during Open House Rounds. Our chapter implemented many changes to its formal recruitment, including a new skit, “Kappas of Oz,” which was a huge success. Our newest pledge class is filled with many wonderful women who have integrated beautifully into the chapter. We were happy on Bid Day with the unprecedented pledge class size of 39 beautiful new members! Of the 39 members, we welcomed 23 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 4 juniors, and 5 legacies We continued out three year-old New Member Program, allowing an extra two weeks between Bid Day and Clue Week. This extra time has enabled new members to learn more about our chapter before Revelation at the end of Clue Week. It also allows for more bonding time between potential Bigs and Littles.

Gamma Kappa celebrated 90 years at William and Mary last winter with a party for alumnae and active members on February 16th, at the Kappa house. In commemoration of this founding, alumnae were challenged to make $90 donations to the Gamma Kappa House Fund. Sisters responded, with over $8,000 raised! Additionally, we celebrated Kappa’s Founder’s Day with a banquet on October 8th, with a small ceremony and a lot of food.

Gamma Kappa hosted two formal events this year, one in the spring and one in the fall at the William and Mary Alumni House, both of which were beautifully planned, exquisite events. Our spring Senior Formal took place in early April. It was a delightful event, enjoyed by all, especially our graduating seniors, who are dearly missed. Our fall Pledge Formal took place in November. There was a feeling of celebration in the air, as we welcomed our newly initiated sisters. It was a wonderful end to an amazing year for our chapter.

'''Campus:'''
The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,000 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg. Among its prime attractions are the Capitol Building and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well established reputation as a challenging place of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as a "public ivy." We have an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio that allows students to get the individual attention desired to graduate with an excellent education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors.

Our campus is home to over 400 campus clubs and organizations, each of which enjoys a high level of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." This honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus houses 16 fraternities and 9 sororities with approximately 31% of student body involved in Greek life. Other wonderful social opportunities include a capella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the 4th highest a cappella involved school, nationwide.

As a community, we are service oriented and extremely interested in giving back. This community offers an array of popular alternative spring breaks that allow students to build homes with Habitat for Humanity, go to Honduras to bring medical relief to those in need, and go to Belize to build schools, among other options. Our most recognized service group is the Alan Buzkin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, which the largest collegiate bone marrow effort in the nation. William and Mary students are active, outgoing, and happy people who are passionate about their interests, both in and outside the classroom.

In 2013, the College of William and Mary continued to be honored and recognized by major media publications:

Kiplinger’s Personal Finance:
- 4th among public colleges and universities that combine “outstanding education and economic value.”

U.S. News & World Report:
-3rd in committment to undergraduate teaching, surpassed only by Dartmouth & Princeton (and thus 1st among public universities)
- 32nd among the nation’s best universities, both private and public
- 6th best public institution in the country
- 1st in efficiency
-29th in alumnae giving (up from 33rd one year ago); among the best in the country for a public university
Graduate:
-32nd ranking for School of Education, leaping 11 spots from the previous year
-33rd ranking for Marshall Wythe School of Law (up two spots)
-70th ranking for Mason School of Business
-4th ranking for U.S.Colonia History doctoral program

Washington Monthly:
- 36th among all national universities.

Forbes
-44th ranking overall, and 6th among public universities, excluding military academies

Princeton Review:
- 4th “best value” public institution in the country. This ranking was also acknowledged by Gov. Bob McDonnell and was featured on NBC’s Today show.

Business Week Best Undergraduate B-Schools ranking:
-27th overall in nation
-1st in nation for Marketing
-2nd in nation for sustainability
The “Sustainability Inspired Design” Course won the Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business from the University of South Carolina Moore School for Mason Marketing Professor Michael Luchs.

Finally: Data from the National Science Foundation reveals that W&M has the highest percentage of students who have gone on to earn doctorates of any public university in the nation.

Aside from our new rankings, the College took on many renovation and construction projects during 2013. The second oldest building at the College of William & Mary is the Brafferton, located on “Ancient Campus.” Today it houses the offices of the President and Provost, and just underwent a major renovation. Tucker Hall, located across the Wren Yard, was also renovated and modernized. One of the main campus dining halls, the Sadler Center, was renovated and expanded, adding 300 seats and increasing the available space to prepare meals (both necessary due to the growing number of students attending William and Mary). Lastly and most related to the Greek community, new Fraternity housing was built. The 187 bed complex consists of ten 17-bed fraternity houses and a community building available to all of the Greek community.

'''Chapter:'''
The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are known for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, Varsity Athletics, and various business development clubs. A Gamma Kappa sister was elected Panhellenic VP Community Service. Some members are active members of club and intramural teams, or work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors or Personal Trainers. Many sisters are also extremely involved in community service projects. Gamma Kappa elected two class presidents, for both the senior and junior classes. Several girls helped spearhead and run William and Mary’s inaugural year of Camp Kesem. Led by the passionate volunteer efforts of students at the College (and others), Camp Kesem is a free, week-long summer camp that gives kids facing a parent’s cancer critical support, while empowering these students with life and leadership skills. Finally, many are in charge of various Branch Out International Trips, such as Students for Belize Education, Kenya Sustainability Village Project, and AIDSTanzania.

The sisters of Gamma Kappa take their academics very seriously as well. We have achieved a chapter GPA average of 3.457, rising from a 9th place campus ranking to 4th in the process. Nine girls earned a perfect GPA! We had 18 girls make Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.60 or higher and had 12 girls earn scholarship pearls with a GPA of 3.85 or higher. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representing Kappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends.

==Highlights of 2014==

Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerous activities and events on campus. Our sisters are actively involved as Tour Guides, Orientation Aides, Varsity Athletes, Group Fitness Instructors, and Admissions Office Interns. Gamma Kappa women are well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerous Greek philanthropy events. We hosted two philanthropy events this year. We hosted our second Kappa Kourtside in the spring, and the chapter as a whole elected to donate the proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. In the fall we once again hosted Kappaccino as our annual fall philanthropy, wherein all proceeds were given to Reading is Fundamental. Both were extremely successful and brought both our sisterhood and the wider campus community closer together for philanthropy and fun. Many sisters traveled abroad to explore the exciting wonders of the world each semester and over the summer, carrying the values and spirit of Kappa Kappa Gamma everywhere they went. We had girls studying in Budapest, Jordan, London, and Prague, to name a few cities.

At convention this year, Gamma Kappa was one of two chapters with 12 or more groups on campus to receive the Panhellenic Award. The award acknowledged our positive relationships with other on-campus groups, particularly citing our chapters commitment to reconstructing events so that they are empowering for women.
In October 2001 Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation launched a campaign to raise $100,000 to establish the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarship. Each year two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships are awarded to a deserving undergraduate and/or graduate Gamma Kappa member. Since 2001, Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Gamma Kappa chapter have donated $136,000 to the scholarship fund, and twenty Gamma Kappas have received the $3,000 scholarship. In 2012 one of the two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships was renamed in honor of Sally Ives Gore, Gamma Kappa alumna, ’56. Sally was an initial supporter of the Scholarship campaign and in 2012 funded a major renovation of the Gamma Kappa house. In 2014, one of the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships was awarded to Sarah Nicholas, a member of the class of 2015.

In the fall, Gamma Kappa had a very successful Recruitment season. We had about 431 potential new members visit the Gamma Kappa house during Open House Rounds. Prior to the start of formal recruitment the chapter worked together to establish values that we wanted to look for in potential new members of our sisterhood. We performed our skit “Kappas of Oz,” for the second year and it was very successful once again. Our newest pledge class is filled with many wonderful women who have integrated beautifully into the chapter. We were happy on Bid Day to welcome 41 beautiful new members to Kappa! Of the 41 members, we welcomed 27 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 2 juniors. We had 4 legacies pledge our chapter this year. We continued our New Member Program for a fourth year, which allows for more time for new members to learn about our chapter, and for potential Bigs and Littles to bond before Revelation at the end of Clue Week.

This year we celebrated Kappa’s Founder’s Day with a banquet on October 7th, with a small ceremony and a lot of food.

The chapter organized several sisterhood events throughout the year where we bonded as a chapter and had the chance to interact with sisters we might not know as well. Some of these sisterhood events included nail painting at the house before formals, and “Fried Chicken Friday”, where girls could hang out and eat dinner together before a date party.

Gamma Kappa hosted two formal events this year. Our Senior Formal was in early April at the Yorktown freight shed. It was a beautiful venue on the water and everyone in attendance had an amazing time. It was a well-planned, lovely send-off for our graduating seniors who we miss greatly. Our fall Pledge Formal took place in November the weekend after initiation at the Two Rivers Country Club. We were thrilled to celebrate our new members into our sisterhood.

Campus: The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,000 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg. Among its prime attractions are the Capitol Building and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well-established reputation as a challenging place of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as a "public ivy." We have an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio that allows students to get the individual attention desired to graduate with an excellent education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors.

Our campus is home to over 400 campus clubs and organizations, each of which enjoys a high level of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." This honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus houses 16 fraternities and 9 sororities with approximately 31% of student body involved in Greek life. Other wonderful social opportunities include a capella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the 4th highest a cappella involved school, nationwide.

As a community, we are service oriented and extremely interested in giving back. This community offers an array of popular alternative spring breaks that allow students to build homes with Habitat for Humanity, go to Honduras to bring medical relief to those in need, and go to Belize to build schools, among other options. Our most recognized service group is the Alan Buzkin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, which the largest collegiate bone marrow effort in the nation. William and Mary students are active, outgoing, and happy people who are passionate about their interests, both in and outside the classroom.

Some accolades that the College of William and Mary received in 2014 by major publications:
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Ranks 5th for out-of-state and 7th for in-state for top values
U.S. News & World Report:
-#2 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, behind only Princeton University (first public school)
-#33 of National Universities
-#6 Best Public Schools
Forbes: 41st ranking overall
Princeton Review: - 8th “best value” public institution in the country
Business Week: 22nd Best Undergraduate Business School for Mason School of Business, up from 2nd in 2013
In Fall 2014 the College began a renovation project of Tyler Hall on Old Campus, which is intended to modernize the building that has not been upgraded since 1980. Additionally the College is continuing its ISC Phase 3 construction of a scientific research facility on campus. This construction began late spring of this past year and it is expected it will be completed by June 2016. Furthermore, Chandler Hall, a residential building is also being renovated and is expected to be completed by July 2015.

Chapter: The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are known for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, Tribe Ambassadors, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, Varsity Athletics, and various business development clubs. Many Gamma Kappa members stay healthy and active through club and intramural teams, including gymnastics, field hockey, soccer, equestrian, and Orchesis dance, just to name a few. Other members work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors or Personal Trainers. Several members of our chapter continue to be involved in philanthropic organizations outside of Kappa, including Camp Kesem which is in its second year at William and Mary. Camp Kesem is a free, week-long summer camp run by volunteers – many from the College – that gives kids facing a parent’s cancer critical support, while empowering these students with life and leadership skills. Finally, many others are in charge of various Branch Out International Trips, such as Students for Belize Education, Kenya Sustainability Village Project, and AIDSTanzania.

The sisters of Gamma Kappa take their academics very seriously as well. We have achieved a chapter GPA average of 3.476, ranking us 2nd out of 12 sorority chapters and overall 4th out of 30 Greek organizations. Eight girls earned a perfect 4.0. We had an incredible 44 girls make Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.60 or higher and 21 girls earn scholarship pearls with a GPA of 3.85 or higher. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representing Kappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends.

Chapter meetings are held in a designated meeting area in university-owned academic buildings or campus center. The meeting place changes each semester. Our chapter has a house that is university owned in William and Mary's sorority court. We have had the same house since sorority court was constructed. Each year 20 girls live in the house.

==Highlights of 2015==

Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerous activities and events on campus. Our sisters are actively involved as Tour Guides, Orientation Aides, Varsity Athletes, Group Fitness Instructors, and Admissions Office Interns. Gamma Kappa women are well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerous Greek philanthropy events. We hosted two philanthropy events this year. We hosted our inaugural Kappa Kapture the Flag event in the spring, the chapter voted to donate the proceeds the Wounded Warriors Project. Since there were so many worthy causes suggested before the chapter, we also donated some of the money collected from Kapture the Flag to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Both charities are very important to our sisters. In the fall we once again hosted Kappaccino as our longstanding, annual fall philanthropy, wherein all proceeds were given to Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Both events were extremely successful and brought both our sisterhood and the wider campus community closer together for philanthropy and fun. Kappa Kappa Gamma also won Sigma Chi’s Derby Days this year. We therefore received a portion of the donations they collected for our philanthropy.

Many sisters traveled abroad to explore the exciting wonders of the world each semester and over the summer, carrying the values and spirit of Kappa Kappa Gamma everywhere they went. We had girls studying in Paris, Florence, London, and Prague, just to name a few cities. In October 2001 Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation launched a campaign to raise $100,000 to establish the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarship. Each year two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships are awarded to a deserving undergraduate and/or graduate Gamma Kappa member. Since 2001, Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Gamma Kappa chapter have donated $136,000 to the scholarship fund, and twenty Gamma Kappas have received the $3,000 scholarship. In 2012 one of the two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships was renamed in honor of Sally Ives Gore, Gamma Kappa alumna, ’56. Sally was an initial supporter of the Scholarship campaign and in 2012 funded a major renovation of the Gamma Kappa house. In 2015 the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships were awarded to Laura Beaudry and Ariana Talaie, both members of the Class of 2016.

In the fall, Gamma Kappa had a very successful Recruitment season. We had around 500 potential new members visit the Gamma Kappa house during Open House Rounds. Prior to the start of formal recruitment the chapter worked together to establish values that we wanted to look for in potential new members of our sisterhood. We performed our skit “Kappas of Oz,” for the third year and it was very successful once again. Our newest pledge class is filled with many wonderful women who have integrated beautifully into the chapter. We were happy on Bid Day to welcome 41 beautiful new members to Kappa! Of the 41 members, we welcomed 24 freshmen, 13 sophomores, and 4 juniors. We had 3 legacies pledge our chapter this year. We continued our extended New Member Program for a fifth year, which allows for more time for new members to learn about our chapter, and for potential Bigs and Littles to bond before Revelation at the end of Clue Week.

This year we celebrated Kappa’s Founder’s Day with a banquet on October 19th, with a small ceremony and a lot of food. It was a slightly delayed celebration this year as Founder’s Day fell over our Fall Break this year.

The chapter organized several sisterhood events throughout the year where we bonded as a chapter and had the chance to interact with sisters we might not know as well. Some of these sisterhood events included nail painting at the house before formals, and “Fried Chicken Friday”, where girls could hang out and eat dinner together before a date party. On Valentine’s Day we had girls come eat candy, decorate cookies, and take pictures with fun Valentine’s themed props. Standards also organized for cupcakes at the house for all members during finals period.

Gamma Kappa hosted two formal events this year. Our Senior Formal was in mid-April this year. It was a beautiful venue on the water and everyone in attendance had an amazing time. It was a well-planned, lovely send-off for our graduating seniors who we miss greatly. Our fall Pledge Formal took place in November the weekend after initiation at the Alumni House, right on campus. We were thrilled to celebrate our new members into our sisterhood.

Campus: The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,000 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg. Among its prime attractions are the Capitol Building and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well-established reputation as a challenging place of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as a "public ivy." We have an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio that allows students to get the individual attention desired to graduate with an excellent education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors.

Our campus is home to over 400 campus clubs and organizations, each of which enjoys a high level of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." This honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus houses 16 fraternities and 9 sororities, with approximately 31% of student body involved in Greek life. Other wonderful social opportunities include a capella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the 4th highest a cappella involved school, nationwide.

As a community, we are service oriented and extremely interested in giving back. This community offers an array of popular alternative spring breaks that allow students to build homes with Habitat for Humanity, go to Honduras to bring medical relief to those in need, and go to Belize to build schools, among other options. Our most recognized service group is the Alan Buzkin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, which the largest collegiate bone marrow effort in the nation. William and Mary students are active, outgoing, and happy people who are passionate about their interests, both in and outside the classroom.

Some accolades that the College of William and Mary received in 2015 by major publications: Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Ranks 5th for out-of-state and 7th for in-state for top values U.S. News & World Report: #1 for the Best Undergraduate Teaching in a Public University. #33 of National Universities, #6 Best Public Schools, Forbes: 39th ranking overall, Princeton Review: 7th “best value” public institution in the country. The campus has continued to improve through renovations and construction. Work has continued throughout 2015 on the College’s renovation project of Tyler Hall on Old Campus. The plan is ito modernize the building that has not been upgraded since 1980. Additionally the College is continuing its ISC Phase 3 construction of a scientific research facility on campus. This construction began late spring of this past year and it is expected it will be completed by June 2016.

The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are known for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, Tribe Ambassadors, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, Varsity Athletics, and various business development clubs. Many Gamma Kappa members stay healthy and active through club and intramural teams, including gymnastics, field hockey, soccer, equestrian, and Orchesis dance, just to name a few. Other members work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors or Personal Trainers. Several members of our chapter continue to be involved in philanthropic organizations outside of Kappa, including Camp Kesem which is in its second year at William and Mary. Camp Kesem is a free, week-long summer camp run by volunteers – many from the College – that gives kids facing a parent’s cancer critical support, while empowering these students with life and leadership skills. Finally, many others are in charge of various Branch Out International Trips, such as Students for Belize Education, Kenya Sustainability Village Project, and AIDSTanzania.

The sisters of Gamma Kappa take their academics very seriously as well. Most recently, we achieved a chapter GPA average of 3.463 for Spring 2015, which is well above both the all-sorority and all-women averages. Academically, we are ranked 4th out of 12 sororities on campus and 5th out of 30 total Greek organizations. Two girls earned a perfect 4.0. We had an incredible 48 girls make Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.60 or higher and 10 girls earn scholarship pearls with a GPA of 3.85 or higher. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representing Kappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Reading is Fundamental (RIF), The Wounded Warriors Project, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)

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

For our spring philanthropy event each year we give members of our chapter an opportunity to talk for a few minutes about a cause that is close to their hearts that they would like the chapter to support. Then, the chapter votes to choose which organizations to support that year. In spring of 2014 we chose JDRF to support our sister who has diabetes. In spring of 2015 we donated to both the Wounded Warriors Project and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, because we have a sister whose brother currently serves in the armed forces, and another sister who’s mother had been touched by Pancreatic Cancer.

Woman Behind the Badge:

As we look ahead to the Fraternity’s Sesquicentennial celebration in 2020, please tell us the story of any historic badge being worn by a member of your chapter. Such a badge might be worn by your chapter’s president, another officer or a member who is recognized for her high scholarship. We are compiling information about the fantastic women who have brought us to this point in our history, the Women Behind the Badge.

Do any of your chapter officers wear historical badges? YesX No

If yes, please attach a photo of the front and the back of the badge to this report.

What is inscribed on the back of the badge? Marilyn L. Koch, 4-27-67

==Highlights of 2020s:==

Information 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.)

'''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!

Zeta Theta

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Zeta Theta
|GreekSymbol= ZΘ
|Image= [[File:Zeta_Theta.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1982|05|02}}
|College= [http://www.trincoll.edu/Pages/default.aspx Trinity College]
|Location= Hartford, CT
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/zetatheta/ Zeta Theta Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Zeta_Theta Media related to Zeta Theta Chapter]}}
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'''806 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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===Highlights of 2014===

MEMBERSHIP

During the spring semester we did not take any new members because we do not take a spring pledge class due to the small size of our school. In the fall we took 19 new members who completed a 10-day program that explained and exhibited Kappa goals and ideals. During this 10 day period one member hosted the entire sorority at her house for a retreat in order for the new members to not only bond with each other, but to bond with the older members as well. After the 10-day period all 19 girls were initiated. Along with the 19 sophomores who were admitted, 6 juniors were initiated as well due to their new membership program being ended early by the Kappa national organization and their inability to be initiated as a result. The new membership program in the fall reflected necessary changes developed by our risk management chairman in conjunction with our new membership chairman to offer new members a true Kappa experience.

PHILANTHROPY

Throughout the 2014 year Zeta Theta made sure to uphold the philanthropic ideals associated with Kappa Kappa Gamma by participating in many philanthropic events that benefitted both Trinity and the surrounding Hartford area. Some events in which we participated and hosted are as follows:

-Kappa Kisses Created first Annual kappa Kisses Event. We sold “Kappa Kisses” to Trinity Community from Monday, Feb 10- Wednesday, Feb 12 during lunch and dinner. Our organization did not receive any profits from the fundraiser and donated $401 to the Interval House in Hartford, CT

-Relay for Life We had 100% participation from our chapter. We raised $700 for the charity.

- Greek Week Actively involved in planning Greek Week 2014 and planned all philanthropy events/fundraising activities for the week of Greek Week.

-Latino Community Services Throughout the spring semester members of our organization volunteered in their offices to help benefit the Hartford community.

-Trinity College “Do It Day” On Saturday, September 6th we gardened at the Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe house. This is an annual campus-wide event that helps “beautify” Hartford.

-Halloween on Vernon In conjunction with ACES and Psi Upsilon we helped organize games, face painting, pumpkin carving, and trick or treating for children from the Hartford community. We offered a safe and fun environment for children in the Hartford Community to enjoy Halloween festivities.

 - Achieve Hartford Spelling Bee Each year Kappa Kappa Gamma volunteers at the school bordering campus to help put together a spelling bee for both students and parents. We help set up the event, organize the stage for the participants, and help guide parents and guests to the auditorium. After the event is over we take the leftover food to a nearby shelter in downtown Hartford.

-Thanksgiving Basket This past November we raised money to donate a basket filled with food for Thanksgiving so a family could enjoy a full thanksgiving meal.

-Pink Shabbat We raised money and made challah on November 21st to support the Hillel society.

-Sponsor a Snowman At the end of November we participated in this event by buying a gift for a young girl named Crystal for the holiday season.

-Capitol Squash This is a new philanthropy event our sorority has been participating in twice a week, along with other Greek organizations, we volunteer with this organization. It is an organization that combines a physical after school activity, squash, and tutoring for elementary school children in the Hartford area. We began this in the fall and will continue our participation through the end of the school year.

INVOLVEMENT OUTSIDE OF KAPPA

The members of Kappa Kappa Gamma are extremely diverse. We are involved in many clubs, teams, and organizations, and many have awards, accolades, and very
noteworthy accomplishments. Out of the listed accomplishments and involvements below, many members of Kappa Kappa Gamma are applicable to multiple.

Academics:

 
Faculty honors

Teachers assistants
 Psi chi psychology honors society 
Honored for Outstanding Academic Achievements

Teachers assistant for environmental science and winter ecology

Research assistant for environmental science—made presentation at the geological society of America northeast conference in 2013

Presidential fellow for environmental science

Tri beta national biological society

Community:

 
Editor/Founder of literary arts magazine (Trinity Spine)

Members of relay for life planning committee 
Founder of Club Tennis 
Feature editor and writers of the Trinity College Tripod

Trinity College Tour Guides 
Member of barnyard organization 
Mock Trial members 
Student Task Force Member 
Mentor through ConnectiKids program 
Mentor through the InterArts program 
Student Volunteer at local Hartford Elementary School

Volunteer at the Montessori School

Orientation Leader

Assistant at Writing Center

First-year mentor

Intern at a Communications Office

Athletics:

 
Tennis Team 
Field Hockey

Dance Team

Club sailing

Club Tennis

AWARDS

Greek Woman of the Year- Emily Miscencik

Philanthropy Event of the Year

CHAPTER MEETINGS AND HOUSING

Meetings
We hold weekly meetings in a classroom on campus every Wednesday night. The meetings usually last between 30 minutes to 60 minutes depending upon what needs to be covered in the meetings. We usually discuss any upcoming events that we have as a chapter and we vote on things that we want to organize and host in the future, whether they be philanthropic or with other organizations on campus.

Housing
During this past summer we moved from 32 Vernon Street Hartford, CT 06106 to 116 Allen Place Hartford, CT 06106. We were fully moved into and out of the old house in time for the new school year. We are renting our new house, as we did with our previous house. Our new house is much more up to date than our previous house and is closer to Trinity’s campus and is in a nicer location. Five sisters can live in the house and they reside on the second and third floors of the house. Their living space has a kitchen, living area, and bathroom that are separate from the meeting space that is available to all members on the first floor. The first floor offers a kitchen, bathroom, and living area as well. In addition there is a room with a bed dedicated to hosting visitors from Nationals. As a whole, our new house offers much better accommodations to those living in the house and for the chapter as a whole.

===Highlights of 2015===

MEMBERSHIP

During the spring semester we did not take any new members because we do not take a spring pledge class due to the small size of our school. In the fall we took 19 new members who completed a 10-day program that explained and exhibited Kappa goals and ideals. During this 10-day period we hosted a retreat at our chapter’s house hosted the retreat in order for the new members to not only bond with each other, but to bond with the older members as well. After the 10-day period all 19 girls were initiated. Along with the 19 sophomores who were admitted. We continued new member education following the end of the school mandated 10-day period to insure that our new members would have a full understanding of what is expected of a member of Kappa and all of the great opportunities Kappa has to offer to each new member. The new membership program in the fall reflected necessary changes developed by our risk management chairman in conjunction with our new membership chairman to offer new members a true Kappa experience.

PHILANTHROPY

Throughout the 2015-year Zeta Theta made sure to uphold the philanthropic ideals associated with Kappa Kappa Gamma by participating in many philanthropic events that benefitted both Trinity and the surrounding Hartford area. Some events in which we participated and hosted are as follows:

-Capitol Squash

 This was a new philanthropy event our chapter participated in twice a week throughout the spring semester, along with other Greek organizations. It is an organization that combines a physical after school activity, squash, and tutoring for elementary school children in the Hartford area.

-Kappa Kisses

We continued our second annual Kappa Kisses Event. We sold “Kappa Kisses” (candy grams with baggies of Hershey kisses) to Trinity Community from Monday, Feb 9- Friday February 13 during lunch and dinner. Our organization did not receive any profits from the fundraiser and donated $1025 to the Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services in Hartford, CT.

-Relay for Life

At the end of April we contributed our time and donations to the Relay for Life event Trinity held at the end of April. We had 100% participation from our chapter. We were able to raise around $700 for the charity.

- Greek Week

Actively involved in planning Greek Week 2014 and planned all philanthropy events/fundraising activities for the week of Greek Week at the end of April. We participated with all other Greek organizations on campus.

-Latino Community Services

Throughout the spring semester members of our organization volunteered in their offices to help benefit the Hartford community.

-Hartford Boys and Girls Club

Members of our organization volunteered weekly at the Boys and Girls club near our campus. This involved offering to help with afterschool activities and homework.

-Halloween on Vernon

 In conjunction with ACES and Psi Upsilon we helped organize games, face painting, pumpkin carving, and trick or treating for children from the Hartford community. We offered a safe and fun environment for children and their families in the Hartford Community to enjoy Halloween festivities.

-Pink Shabbat

 We raised money and made challah in November to support the Hillel society. We sold t-shirts to support the Hillel center and worked with members of the Hillel center to make challah for the Jewish holidays. This was a great bonding activity for the entire chapter and also allowed for many of us to interact with members of the Hillel center.

INVOLVEMENT OUTSIDE OF KAPPA

The members of Kappa Kappa Gamma are extremely diverse. We are involved in many clubs, teams, and organizations, and many have awards, accolades, and very noteworthy accomplishments. Out of the listed accomplishments and involvements below, many members of Kappa Kappa Gamma are applicable to multiple.

Academics: 
Faculty honors

Teachers assistants

Psi chi psychology honors society

 Honored for Outstanding Academic Achievements

Teachers assistant for environmental science and winter ecology

Tri beta national biological society

Community: 
Editor/Founder of literary arts magazine (Trinity Spine)

Members of Relay for Life planning committee 
Founder of Club Tennis/ Club Tennis Participators

Feature editor and writers of the Trinity College Tripod

Trinity College Tour Guides
 
Member of barnyard organization
 
Mock Trial members
 
Student Task Force Member
 
Mentor through ConnectiKids program
 
Mentor through the InterArts program
 
Student Volunteer at local Hartford Elementary School

Volunteer at the Montessori School

Orientation Leader

Assistant at Writing Center

First-year mentor

Intern at a Communications Office

Singer with the female acapella group, Trinitones

Athletics: 
Tennis Team 
Field Hockey Team

Soccer Team

Swimming and Diving Team

Equestrian Team

Dance Team

Club sailing

Club Tennis

AWARDS

Philanthropy Event of the Year- We were awarded this for our Kappa Kisses event.

CHAPTER MEETINGS AND HOUSING

Meetings

In the spring semester we held weekly meetings in a classroom on campus every Wednesday night due to a majority of our chapter being on campus at the time. In the fall we held our meetings in the living room of our Kappa house because fewer people were on campus. The meetings usually last between 30 minutes to 60 minutes depending upon what needs to be covered in the meetings. We usually discuss any upcoming events that we have as a chapter and we vote on things that we want to organize and host in the future, whether they be philanthropic or with other organizations on campus.

Housing

Two summers ago we moved from 32 Vernon Street Hartford, CT 06106 to 116 Allen Place Hartford, CT 06106. We were fully moved into our new house. We are renting our new house, as we did with our previous house. Our new house is much more up to date than our previous house and is closer to Trinity’s campus. It is in a nicer and safer location due to the fact that our school’s campus safety patrols the Allen place. Five sisters can live in the house and they reside on the second and third floors of the house. Their living space has a kitchen, living area, and bathroom that are separate from the meeting space that is available to all members on the first floor. The first floor offers a kitchen, bathroom, and living area as well. In addition, there is a room with a bed dedicated to hosting visitors from Nationals. As a whole, our new house offers much better accommodations to those living in the house and for the chapter as a whole.

Gamma Beta

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Gamma Beta
|GreekSymbol= ΓB
|Image= [[File:Gamma_Beta.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1918|04|05}}
|College= [http://www.unm.edu/ University of New Mexico]
|Location= Albuquerque, NM
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/gammabeta/ Gamma Beta Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Gamma_Beta Media related to Gamma Beta Chapter]}}

'''University of New Mexico, established in 1889 in Albuquerque, New Mexico'''

'''Gamma Beta founded April 5, 1918'''

'''2,104 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Gamma Beta’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Jan Harenberg (Stockoff), Field Secretary, 1975-1977; Dianne Delay (Handy), Field Secretary 1980-1982; Kristi Stillwell, Traveling Consultant 1992-1993; Adrienne Betzen (Weeks), Traveling Consultant 2003-2004; Shaylee Beasley, Leadership Consultant 2009-2010

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipient:'''

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

'''Additional Outstanding Gamma Beta Alumnae'''

Waneta Coester (Tuttle), Graduate Counselor 1967-1968; Kathryn Huff (Samuelson), Graduate Counselor 1980-1981;
Linda Hoffman (Barela). Chapter Consultant 1990-1992; Ann Girand (Ullman), Chapter Consultant 1990-1992;
Patricia Lewis (Erhardt-Lewis), Chapter Consultant 1996-1997; Michele Cornali, Miss New Mexico 1971; Winona Marjorie Haury, Miss Indian America 1969; Denise Simms Johnson, First Lady of New Mexico 1995-2002.

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==The Early Years==

The University of New Mexico, home of Gamma Beta Chapter, is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, a beautiful city that enjoys ever clear and bright blue skies and is bounded by mountain ranges and inert volcanoes. Below these lie fertile valleys, yielding an abundance of fruit and vegetables. Sunsets are masterpieces, and the evening skyline is unsurpassed in brilliance. Albuquerque is a blend of Spanish, Mexican and Indian traditions.

The University of New Mexico was created by an act of the Territorial Legislature in 1889 and began full term instruction in 1892, almost 10 years before New Mexico became the 47th state in January 1912.

Alpha Gamma, a local sorority, was organized in 1914. When members expressed an interest in becoming a Kappa chapter in 1917, Grand Secretary Estelle Kyle Kemp, Colorado, inspected the group and plans were made for an installation. On April 5, 1918, Grand President Lydia Voris Kolbe, Akron, and three Colorado undergraduates initiated seventeen charter members. Gamma Beta became the 51st chapter of the second national sorority at UNM. Phi Mu was the first national sorority on this campus.

For a number of years Gamma Beta rented houses or used a rented dormitory room for meetings and activities. The first chapter house, built in 1931, was an Indian pueblo-style structure, in keeping with the campus architectural style. It housed 26 Kappas and cost approximately $29,000. The mortgage-burning ceremony took place at the Founders Day Banquet in 1948.

The UNM campus grew from 20 acres in 1892 to over 500 in 1966, and the enrollment increased proportionately. Gamma Beta found it needed more space. The current chapter house at 1620 Mesa Vista Road NE was completed November 14, 1966. Civil engineering students carrying placards of protest because the Kappas, who had been their across-the-street neighbors for 30 years, were moving staged an affectionate demonstration. There were tears as Gamma Beta left their hacienda but the new $325,444 multi-level white brick house offered New Mexican spaciousness of 19,000 square feet, more than enough room for 58 members.

Since April 5, 1918, the chain reaction of Gamma Beta’s accomplishments, small and large, personal and professional, continues to be felt. Rosalie Furry Doolittle is a nationally known rosarian and gardener, a recipient of the Outstanding Rosarian Award for the Pacific Southwest district of the American Rose Society. Her book, Southwest Gardening, received a national literary award from the Council of State Garden Clubs. Lucille Lattanner Reid Brock, whose paintings are in collections in 20 states and four foreign countries, is listed in the Who’s Who of American Women 1968-69, Who’s Who in the Arts, 1972, and in 2000 Women of Achievement, Devon, England 1971-72. The accomplishments of Harvena Richter, author of The Human Shore and Virginia Wolfe: The Inward Voyage, are enumerated in Authors’ and Writers’ Who’s Who, 2000 Women of Achievement, and Who’s Who of American Women, 1964-65.

Many Gamma Beta alumnae have remained in New Mexico to give of their time, effort and monies. As nurses, dental hygienists, hospital volunteers, and members of state and local hospital boards, Gamma Betas have shown a constant interest in meeting community health needs. They have been officers and volunteers for the New Mexico Rehabilitation Center Auxiliary and have raised funds necessary to purchase all the equipment for the Center’s Cleft Palate Clinic through the Albuquerque Alumnae Association. Alumnae contributions also aided in purchasing a bus for patient transport. Gamma Betas have presented dental health puppet programs to audiences of school children and gave Christmas parties for indigent children in a daycare center. They are an ever-present helping hand in the All Faiths Receiving Home, take part in urban renewal programs, and Albuquerque’s cultural programs. The alumnae association assumed the delightful task of furnishing the Brides’ Room at the University Memorial Chapel, built in 1963 to honor the deceased of World War II, and completed the project in 1972.

In an effort to maintain high educational standards, Gamma Betas have served not only as members of the University’s Board of Regents but as instructors from kindergarten to university level. The Albuquerque Alumnae Association contributes annually to the Kappa Memorial Scholarship Fund, originally known as the Irene Fee Lighton Memorial Fund. The fund has helped many Kappas complete work toward their degrees and is interest-free while the girls are in school. Panhellenic awards for outstanding scholarship dominate Gamma Beta trophy cases.

The educational atmosphere on this campus today is definitely space age, although there are reminders of the past. Current courses of study, chosen by today’s chapter members, include nuclear medicine and communicative disorders.

The First International World Hot Air Balloon Championship took place in Albuquerque in February 1973. A yellow balloon carried New Mexico’s first licensed female commercial hot air balloon pilots, both Gamma Beta alumnae.

Looking at Albuquerque’s skyline, Kappas can reflect upon the many accomplishments of Gamma Betas since 1918. Through the example of so many members the surroundings have become better and more beautiful. Gamma Beta has helped to achieve a more lasting skyline!

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.

==Highlights of the 1970’s==

The 1970’s brought new political awareness to the University of New Mexico. Protests over the Vietnam War and the Kent State massacre led to arrests and an eventual state of emergency on campus. Students proudly watched as Mark Spitz won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany, only to be horrified at the massacre of Israeli athletes by Palestinian terrorists days later. Earth Day was celebrated for the first time and students demonstrated their concern for the environment.

Hodgin Hall, the University’s oldest building, was listed on the New Mexico Register of Cultural Properties in 1974 and the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. New facilities for the medical and law schools were constructed on North Campus while new buildings were built on Main Campus on the site of the demolished Zimmerman Field and Stadium. These included Ortega Hall, Woodward Hall, the Humanities Building and the Art Building. A new landscaping plan was undertaken, leading to the construction of the duck pond west of Zimmerman Library and the conversion of many streets to pedestrian malls in order to make the campus more pedestrian friendly.

Embroidered denim shirts and jeans, Dr. Scholl’s wooden sandals, and bell-bottom pants were the dress of the day. Pet rocks were a big hit and students flocked to theaters to see Saturday Night Fever and Star Wars.

The Kappas continued their involvement on campus, participating in various philanthropic events and numerous social events. Baby Triad, held with the Pi Beta Phis and Kappa Alpha Thetas, was a popular barn dance. The end of the fall semester brought Monmouth Duo with the Pi Phis. Formal Triad, once again held with the Pi Phis and Thetas, was held in the spring of each year. Homecoming was a major activity every year, with each fraternity and sorority decorating their house and competing for various awards. Members of Gamma Beta were often selected as members of the Homecoming Court.

The 1974 Kappa General Convention was held in Columbus, Ohio and Gamma Beta received awards for Public Relations and Pledge Training. In the spring of 1975 Gamma Beta chapter hosted the Kappa Province Meeting. Delegates from chapters in Arizona and southern California were invited to the Gamma Beta chapter house to participate in a number of workshops and seminars. It was not long after that Gamma Beta was moved into Eta Province, which included New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Utah.

'''Housing'''

A variety of factors influenced Gamma Beta’s housing situation throughout the 1970’s. The costs associated with the new chapter house required as many of the chapter members as possible to live in the house. Over several years, new live-in policies were considered and tested. Some members chose to resign their membership rather than living in the chapter house for four years. At the same time recruitment numbers remained constant, making it difficult to build up membership numbers to allow for flexibility in the housing situation.

Phone and door duty was required of all members, with everyone taking a turn on a rotating basis. Members on duty answered the house phones during the evening, using the intercom to alert others of their phone calls. Door duty required the member to answer the front door for visitors.

==Highlights of the 1980’s==

The 1980’s began with the election of Ronald Reagan and continued with the selection of Sandra Day O’Connor as the first woman Supreme Court justice. Sadly, the country watched as the Challenger space shuttle exploded just 74 seconds into its flight. Among the seven astronauts on board was a teacher, Christa McAuliffe. Personal computers were becoming more prevalent in businesses and schools.

On campus, the University continued to grow, with an ever-expanding enrollment and new facilities constructed. The University of New Mexico Hospital saw dramatic expansion while new facilities were built for the business and engineering schools. The Centennial Library was also built during this time. A Homecoming King was selected for the first time in 1980 in response to a male student running for Homecoming Queen in 1979.

Recruitment numbers remained stagnant during this time. Sadly, more Panhellenic groups left, leaving just four sororities on campus. More and more women students went to work part-time in order to pay for their tuition and Kappa dues.

'''Housing'''

Live-in policies and alcohol consumption within the house were continuing issues for the chapter and House Board. The Standards Committee worked diligently with the House Board to help solve these problems.

Chapter members continued to eat dinner together. Fraternity men who received meals as pay served chapter dinner on Monday nights. On other nights dinner was served family buffet-style. Typically, this was the opportunity members looked forward to as they re-connected with each other after a day of class and work. Lunch was served as a buffet over a period of an hour and a half as members came in from class.

Members relied on the house phones less and less because it became more prevalent for phones to be installed in the individual bedrooms. At the beginning of each semester it was a common sight to see a telephone company employee installing phones throughout the house. Often several sets of roommates would share a phone with a long cord, which could be moved from one room to another.

==Highlights of the 1990’s==

The 1990’s very quickly became the beginning of the electronic age. The World Wide Web was born in 1992, changing the way we communicated, spent our money, and did business. Amazon.com became the biggest trend in bookselling. The United States military became involved throughout the world, including Kuwait, Haiti, and Bosnia. On the domestic front, President Bill Clinton narrowly survived a trial to remove him from office.

Growth was the mainstay at the University of New Mexico during this time. An Honors College was started, the current bookstore and Dane Smith Hall were constructed, and the Research Park on South Campus was expanded. The University now had one of the largest student and faculty Hispanic and Native American populations in the country.

For the Kappas, the 90’s represented opportunities to be active both on campus and within the Greek community. Numerous chapter members held positions as ASUNM senators, Trailblazers, cheerleaders, Chaparrals, and new student orientation leaders. Several members of Gamma Beta were named as Greek Woman of the Year during this decade as were several Kappa alumnae named as Alumna of the Year.

Scholarship was seen as an ongoing challenge with the chapter striving to achieve a 3.0 average for the overall chapter. After several years of working on this goal, the chapter was able to declare success. They were recognized for their improvement in scholarship both on campus and within the Fraternity. Presidential Scholarship and UNM Scholar recipients were common among the Gamma Beta membership.

The Gamma Betas took great pride in participating in Greek Week, winning the Greek Cup many times during the 1990’s. Greek Sing was also a popular event, with the Kappas often winning the Large Group events, both on their own and paired with a men’s fraternity.

'''Philanthropy'''

Philanthropy moved up on the list of priorities for Gamma Beta during this time. The members often participated individually in philanthropic projects with more than 1600 hours of service in a year. In addition, the chapter worked together to put on a Fall Harvest Dance at a retirement community, helped out with the Albuquerque AIDS Walk, and raised funds with a pancake breakfast.

Sadly, the decade was not without great tragedy. In October 1998, a horrible car accident claimed the life of a Gamma Beta undergraduate and three other members were seriously injured. The chapter pulled together with the help of their advisers, alumnae members, Fraternity officers, and the University of New Mexico staff. An award is given annually at Founders Day in memory of the young woman who lost her life.

Towards the end of the decade, Gamma Beta implemented the Fraternity’s new six week New Member Education Program. As with anything new, the chapter had to work hard at incorporating the program. At the 1998 General Convention, Gamma Beta was the recipient of the Heritage Award and received Honorable Mentions for scholarship and standards.

'''Housing'''

One of the greatest accomplishments during this decade was the burning of the mortgage for the chapter house in 1991.

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

During a person’s lifetime, there are certain moments that define who they are, what they’ve done and where they’re going. Furthermore, if the certain moment affects more than just a handful of people, say the entire country, one will likely see an attitude shift and changes in the way things are done. Such was the case when the World Trade Center in New York City was attacked on September 11, 2001. Soon after the United States was involved in wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Recession struck around the world. In the meantime, Google became the largest name in online search engines and one of the world’s largest corporations. Social networking became an ubiquitous part of everyday life.

The UNM campus saw a major expansion of medical facilities on North Campus and the construction of the current visitor center, a new engineering center, and George Pearl Hall, the home of the architecture and planning school. In addition, a branch campus was opened in Rio Rancho.

This decade was truly outstanding for Gamma Beta. From 2002-2007 Gamma Beta won the Greek Cup five years in a row. Later in the decade they were named a five star chapter, while meeting UNM’s Greek Life requirements. The chapter began a new philanthropic effort, called Kappa Kakes, to raise funds for the United Way, Reading is Fundamental, and the Kappa Foundation. The chapter participated in a variety of campus activities, including Spring Storm and Greek Week. In November 2006, the chapter was pleased to host the University’s new president, Dr. David Schmidly, and his wife during a Monday night dinner.

Early in the decade Gamma Beta had depended on informal recruitment to help meet its membership needs. However, with the support of leadership consultants during recruitment, a strong advisory board, and increasing numbers of women going through Fall Recruitment, Gamma Beta has pledged and retained larger pledge classes.

'''Housing'''

The Gamma Beta House Corporation took on a major project in this decade by deciding to refurbish the bathrooms on all three floors simultaneously. They meticulously planned the timing of the work so that it could be completed in the summer while the members were away. New countertops and plumbing fixtures were installed along with beautiful tile work. The chapter was most pleased!

A number of changes have also been seen in the housing policies of the chapter. For many years the University would allow women who had planned to live in the dormitories and then pledged a Greek group to break their contracts with the dorms and move into the chapter house. That is no longer allowed. Fortunately, the increase in membership numbers has allowed the chapter to maintain the number living in the house. The increase in numbers has also created some difficulties with parking around the chapter house. However, the chapter and House Board continue to be creative in solving these difficulties.

==Highlights of 2011-2019==

==Highlights of 2011==

This past year was a wonderful and successful year full of many accomplishments. We were honored to be recognized as a five star chapter by the University of New Mexico's Greek Life. Our most proud accomplishment was our academic excellence. We received first in grades in the Spring and Fall semesters of 2010. Some of our many achievements include winning the Greek Cup and Sigma Chi Derby Days. In the Fall of 2010, we were over quota for recruitment which was very astonishing; it was the largest recruitment we've ever had. We got 37 beautiful new members in our house, and we couldn't be more excited. Every fall semester we put on a community service event called Kappa Kakes. During the event, Kappas helped make and sell pancakes to the campus community to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. We raised an amazing $2600 for RIF.

'''Campus:''' Our campus is really proud of the diversity we have. There are around 18,330 undergraduate students who attend The University of New Mexico (UNM). 42% are male and 58% are female. 21% of the students who attend the University of New Mexico are from out of state. There are many different races including: Caucasians, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans, African Americans and more. The University of New Mexico represents 102 different countries, which explain our diversity.

Another aspect the campus is proud of is that it has become more environmentally friendly over the past year. The Student Senate, which one of our members is actively involved in, aims toward being a more environmentally friendly campus by adding more recycle bins around campus for better accessibility, limiting paper use, using different light bulbs, and more. It is a slow process but if everyone participates in making UNM environmentally friendly, we could really make a difference.

'''Chapter:''' The chapter consists of 94 wonderful members. The chapter tries to be as involved as possible with activities and events around campus. Greek Life at The University of New Mexico is very small, making up only around five percent of the college community. However, we do our best to stand out and have a positive influence on the campus community. The University of New Mexico is a very diverse campus, and Greek Life contributes to the amazing diversity we have at our school.

'''Chapter Challenges:''' We have had three major challenges that are hard to overcome for the chapter. The first one is to improve the chapter involvement in the National Panhellenic Council. Our monthly goal has been for each member to increase their involvement with Panhellenic by going to a meeting or informational session; these include Greek Week meetings or officer meetings put on by Greek life.

Our short term goal has been to invite an alum to come and speak at a program meeting about her knowledge and experience with the National Panhellenic Council; and also inviting other houses and the Panhellenic Executive Board to participate. Thus far, there has been more effort in learning about and being involved with the National Panhellenic Council. Secondly, we still plan to improve committee involvement and meeting efficiency by each officer taking minutes during their committee meeting and emailing them to the president and their committee members Monday night.

Our short term goal has been to encourage each committee member to be actively involved by awarding a committee member of the month from each committee. This has really helped the girls get more involved and has shown to be a positive thing. Lastly, we plan to improve attendance and chapter unity having one team building activity a semester in addition to chapter retreat. To improve unity, we will plan to have themed committee meetings monthly. Girls get really excited about this and it really brings everyone together to be silly and laugh.

==Highlights of 2012==

Scholarship:

First in Grades for Fall 2012
Group Honors: Five Star Chapter Spring 2012
Traditions: Blue and Blue dinner during i-week Fall 2012
Philanthropic Involvement: Kappa Klassic golf tournament Fall 2012, RIF spring and fall 2012, Ronald Mcdonald House Spring and Fall 2012

Chapter Goals: More sisterhoods and more bonding experiences were put as important goals for the chapter to have. In addition, more efficient meetings was a new goal.
As a chapter we have had more efficient meetings, and also made meetings more fun. We used to wear black dresses and heels to formal meeting, and have changed that to business casual.

Recent changes to The University of New Mexico's campus was the addition of a new dormitory called Casas Del Rio in the Fall of 2012. This allowed students to now no longer break their dorm contracts once they had signed them. In previous years dorm contracts could be broken. This allowed only five new members to live in the Kappa house, but the house was still filled with actives. In the fall 26 new members were initiated into the gamma beta chapter. The nature of our chapter is upbeat and positive, something that we have wanted to strengthen and did.

==Highlight of 2013==

Scholarship: First in Grades for Fall 2012
Group Honors: Five Star Chapter Spring 2012
Traditions: Blue and Blue dinner during i-week Fall 2012
Philanthropic Involvement: Kappa Klassic golf tournament Fall 2012, RIF spring and fall 2012, Ronald Mcdonald House Spring and Fall 2012

Chapter Goals: More sisterhoods and more bonding experiences were put as important goals for the chapter to have. In addition, more efficient meetings was a new goal.
As a chapter we have had more efficient meetings, and also made meetings more fun. We used to wear black dresses and heels to formal meeting, and have changed that to business casual.

Recent changes to The University of New Mexico's campus was the addition of a new dormitory called Casas Del Rio in the Fall of 2012. This allowed students to now no longer break their dorm contracts once they had signed them. In previous years dorm contracts could be broken. This allowed only five new members to live in the Kappa house, but the house was still filled with actives. In the fall 26 new members were initiated into the gamma beta chapter. The nature of our chapter is upbeat and positive, something that we have wanted to strengthen and did.

==Highlight of 2014==

January

•All of the new officers attended Leadership Day

•Practices for Greek sing began, we were paired with ATO for small group and Kappa Sigma and Lambda Theta Phi for large group

•Awarded 1st in grades for Fall 2013

February

•Our chapter raised the most money for the Greek Week Philanthropy, Basket of Hope

•For Greek Week we placed 3rd in open mic and large group

•We participated in a community service project at the Zoo

•We also put on a hasher appreciation dinner to thank all of our hashers

March

•At the Greek week Banquet Gamma Beta was recognized as a 5 star chapter

•We had serenades for the Spring pledge class of fraternities on campus

•Kappa, Delilah Davila, participated in the Ms. Silva Rose pageant

•Kappa’s attended the UNM fundraiser Lobothon

April

•14 girls attended the Senior Tea for the pledge class of 2010

•Gamma Beta had a wonderful formal in Santa Fe

•Kappa’s raised over $10,000 for UNM Children’s Hospital and Alumni Foundation from the Spring golf tournament

•LC visited Gamma Beta and offered advice to all the chapter officers

•Kappa trainer, Denise Rugani, talked to the chapter about sisterhood

•1 Kappa ran for UNM’s senate, ASUNM

•Kappa had four members become Rho Gammas, including the Panhellenic president and VP of recruitment

May

•Greek Graduation

•Kappa’s worked hard to finish up finals

June/July

•President Jade Sierra represented Gamma Beta at the National conference where we won the New Member Program award and received an honorable mention for academic excellence

August

•We completed Pre-recruitment and Recruitment right before school started again for the fall

•Welcomed 34 new members

•Had 2 Kappas go on international exchanges, 1 went to Scotland and one to Jordan

•Awarded 2nd in grades for Spring 2014

September

•President Jade Sierra was voted runner up for Homecoming Queen

•Our new members participated in serenades with several fraternities

•Sarah Bartlett attended Leadership academy

•Many Kappas showed support for ALS and participated in a fundraiser walk

•Alex Hidalgo was voted Gamma Beta’s Greek Week chairman

October

•We had an awesome Big-little week

•Many Kappas attended a Founders Day banquet with alumni

•We volunteered for the Campus event Fall frenzy, where many organizations got together and helped clean up campus

•34 members got initiated into the Gamma Beta chapter

November

•Gamma Beta had a great Formal at the Hotel Andaluz

•We hosted our Philanthropy event, Kappa Kakes, at our house

•Our LC visited and helped our new Chapter Council become comfortable with their positions

•VP of Standards, Amanda Flores, put on Spirit week with fun challenges to win prizes

•Kappas showed their gratitude for their bigs during Big Appreciation Week

•We elected a new Chapter Council

December

•Installed the new officers

•Kappas helped with Hanging of the Greens around campus

•Finals week

•Amanda miller was elected for Academic Excellence on Panhellenic Committee

Recent changes on campus:
This past year on campus the dining hall, La Posada, was renovated and all freshman living in dorms were required to buy a meal plan. The Cottages were built to increase campus housing. The soccer and basketball teams did well.

Overall nature of chapter:
As a chapter we have a mutual respect for all of our sisters and share a strong bond of sisterhood. Kappas continued to be very high achieving and stayed involved on campus in other clubs and activities. We support our sisters and want the best for them and our chapter. Gamma Beta values accountability, respect, and compassion for our members.

Challenges and how they were overcome:
Some challenges we encountered as a chapter this past year involved: filling the house, social media, and paying Billhighway with credit or debit cards. The problem of filling the house was conquered through positive encouragements by House board and requiring applications for live-out to be due earlier to allow for better preparation. The challenge of monitoring social media was overcome through diligent monitoring by the PR officer of member’s personal sites. Members who continued to pay Billhighway with a credit or debit card were sent to standards.

==Highlight of 2015==

In the spring semester of 2015, we won Greek Week on campus and Gamma Beta was recognized as a five star chapter. We also raised the most money for the Greek Week Philanthropy, Basket of Hope. We participated in a community service project at the Zoo and attended the philanthropy event, Lobothon. Kappa put on the annual golf tournament Kappa Klassic and raised money for UNM Children’s Hospital and Alumni Foundation. We had Greek Graduation for our graduating senior members.

In the fall semester, Gamma Beta had pre-recruitment and recruitment in August and welcomed 37 new members. We learned valuable lessons from the LC that visited during this time. A fellow member, Makayla Mondragon, attended Leadership Academy. On October 13, we had our Founders Day banquet and on October 17, we initiated 36 members. We elected a new chapter council and new officers were installed into their positions. Our member, Hannah Glasgow, was elected Panhellenic president.

Gamma Beta’s Spring cumulative was 3.417 and the all Greek Average was 3.252. Our Fall cumulative was 3.308 and the all Greek average was 3.223.

This past year on campus, our sports teams did well; unfortunately, we lost a member of our football team to a car accident. We have a new interim dean of students, and a BeKind organization was formed on campus to promote small acts of kindness.

The overall nature of our chapter is very supportive and respectful. Our members encourage one another in academics and all aspects of life. Kappas continued to be very involved on campus and leaders in many other clubs. Our values focus on accountability, involvement, and respect for all Gamma Beta members. In the spring semester of 2015, we won Greek Week on campus and Gamma Beta was recognized as a five star chapter. We also raised the most money for the Greek Week Philanthropy, Basket of Hope.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Along with putting on several events at our house to benefit our national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, our chapter traditionally contributes to a local philanthropy called lobothon. This philanthropy involves a 12-hour non-stop dance marathon that raises money to benefit the children in the University of New Mexico Hospital.

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

Our chapter chose this organization to support because it was started by a fellow member of our Greek life community at UNM, who was himself affected by pediatric cancer. We also have several members of our chapter who work on the committee to put on the dance marathon. We felt it was very important to show Gamma Beta’s support for a local cause that is dear to the community’s heart.

Woman behind the badge:

Do any of your chapter officers wear historical badges?
Yes, our chapter president wears a historical badge.

What is inscribed on the back of the badge?
There is nothing inscribed on the back of the badge.

==Highlights of 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.)

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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!

Eta Sigma

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'''Chapman University, Orange, Calif., founded in 1861'''

'''Chapter founded April 19-20, 2013'''

'''Number of charter members: 97'''

'''260 Initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Eta Sigma’s Outstanding Members:'''

'''Fraternity Officers:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award:'''

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

'''Additional Outstanding Eta Sigma Members:'''

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==History of Chapman University==

Chapman University, one of California’s oldest private universities, is a private, non-profit university located in Orange, Calif., affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).
Founded as Hesperian College in Woodland, Calif., the school began classes on March 4, 1861. Hesperian admitted students of both sexes and all races—a radical educational concept at that time. In 1920, the assets of Hesperian College were absorbed by California Christian College, which held classes in downtown Los Angeles. In 1934, the school was renamed after the chairman of its board of trustees (and primary benefactor), Charles Clarke Chapman.

In 1965, Chapman took undergraduate education to the high seas when it began running World Campus Afloat, the program that would eventually become Semester at Sea. Known for its blend of liberal arts and professional programs, Chapman University encompasses seven schools and colleges: Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, Wilkinson College of Humanities and Social Sciences, George L. Argyros School of Business and Economics, Schmid College of Science, College of Performing Arts, School of Law and College of Educational Studies. Chapman University had 6,398 students in 2011 when it marked its 150th anniversary. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapman_University - cite_note-3

==Colonization==

In November 2011, Chapman University opened the campus for extension, and Kappa and two other groups were invited to make presentations to the campus extension committee headed by Alli Segal, Assistant Director for Student Affairs. The presentation team included Fraternity President Julie Marine Leshay, Colorado College; Fraternity Director of Programs and Education Beth Uphoff Black, Illinois Wesleyan; Colonization Chairman and Ritual Chairman Susanne Wolff Vander Heyden, Washington State; Regional Director of Alumnae Region 3 Linda Price Patton, Oklahoma State; Regional Director of Chapters Region 4 Ella Gaumer, UC Riverside; and, from Fraternity Headquarters, Social Media & Communications Specialist Claire Davis, Auburn.

Upon accepting the invitation to colonize at Chapman University May 3, 2012, Kappa Kappa Gamma joined a Panhellenic community which included Alpha Gamma Delta, Alpha Phi, Gamma Phi Beta, Delta Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Alpha Theta and Phi Sigma Sigma.

Members of the Colonization team included the following Kappas: Colonization Chairman, Susanne Vander Heyden; Regional Director of Chapters Region 7 Hannah Meehan Spector, Utah; Regional Director of Chapters Region 4 Ella Gaumer; Regional Director of Chapters Region 6 Angela Disalvo, Iowa; Province Director of Alumnae Kappa South Beth Bartle Greulich, San Jose State; Province Director of Chapters Kappa Central Deanne Palmer, Colorado; Province Director of Chapters Kappa North Lauren Nogy, UC San Diego; Province Director of Chapters Kappa South Jessica Klepper, Washington; Leadership Consultants Britt Nelson, Colorado, and Charlotte Rhodes, SMU; and Local Installation Chairman Mary Ruddick Silzel, Whitman.

Recruitment took place February 13-16, 2013. Prior to the colonization recruitment, Director of Membership Susan Pile, Miami (Ohio) and Assistant to the Director of Membership Melissa Shearer, Vanderbilt, conducted a conference call to plan for the membership selections sessions. This conversation brought everyone together to reinforce the common vision and reminded participants of the seriousness of this process.
On February 16, 2013, 106 women at Chapman University accepted bids to become charter members of Eta Sigma Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

The chapters that participated in the colonization recruitment were UC Riverside, USC (Calif.) and San Diego. The Coordinator of Chapter Development for Chapman was Kylee Garton, UCLA.
The theme for recruitment was Be Kappa Chapman.

Colonization Chairman Susanne Wolff Vander Heyden coordinated the assignments for alumnae as well as flowers and planning with the Chapman catering department. Eta Sigma Chapter Consultant Andrea Schug, Minnesota, and Leadership Consultants Brittany Nelson, Colorado, Charlotte Rhodes, SMU, and Haley Smith, William& Mary coordinated the communication with the Potential New Members during recruitment. The following Fraternity Headquarters staff members assisted: Fraternity Director of Marketing & Communications Ashley Gilbert Moyer, Purdue, Fraternity’s contact with Chapman’s College Panhellenic; Fraternity Marketing & Communications Specialist Claire Davis, Auburn, responsible for audio-visual arrangements, interview scheduling, legacy verification and the details of voting; Fraternity Membership Services Chapter Support representative Libbi Rettew, Virginia Tech, coordinated matters involving Fraternity Headquarters and formal pledging.
The recruitment events included open houses, interviews and a preference party. Following the pledging ceremony, the colonization team departed with smiles knowing they were part of history and had been part of a job well done The theme for colonization was Be Kappa Chapman.

==Installation==

Members of the Installation team included: Installation Chairman Carol George Sanders, Cal State Northridge; Fraternity President Julie Leshay; Director of Standards Sharon Pickrell Gober, Oklahoma State; Eta Sigma Chapter Consultant Andrea Schug; Regional Director of Chapters Region 7 Hannah Spector; Regional Director of Alumnae Region 7 Vikki Haag Day, Whitman; Regional Director of Chapters Region 6 Angela Disalvo; Province Director of Chapters Kappa North Carroll Gommel Mueller, Arizona; Province Director of Chapters Kappa Central Deanna Palmer; Province Director of Chapters Kappa South Jessica Klepper; Publications Copy Editor Vicki Hill Carrigan, UC Riverside; Fraternity Ritual Chairman & Chapman Colonization Chairman, Susanne Vander Heyden; Eta Sigma Coordinator of Chapter Development Kylee Garton, UCLA;. Fraternity Extension Chairman Barbara Goettelman; and Local Installation Chairman Mary Silzel.

The Fireside was held April 20, 2013, at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Orange. The service was led by Director of Standards Sharon Pickrell Gober.

Following the Fireside service, gifts from alumnae associations and chapters throughout the country were presented to the chapter. Orange County Alumnae Association (OCAA) President Jeanette Justus, Missouri, received Barbara Bradshaw Sillesen’s, DePauw, badge. She said, “It is an honor to accept from OCAA member Libby Sillesen Fuller, UC Davis, this badge that belonged to Libby’s mother, Barbara Sillesen, and present it to the Eta Sigma president tonight and pin it on her tomorrow after the installation. Barbara was widely known throughout Orange County as Foothill High School’s top counselor and a vigorous proponent of a college education. She was president of the Southern Orange County Alumnae Association as well as serving in other offices. She was actively involved in UC Irvine’s colonization and served on its house board for many years. Barbara was highly respected by all colleges and universities in the area, including Chapman, for being such an effective counselor and inspiration for students. She always knew the outstanding women graduates in Central Orange County and made sure that Kappa knew where they were headed! We can thank Barbara for helping us pledge some great Kappas. Barbara was a truly stellar Kappa and role model for Eta Sigma women. When you wear Barbara’s badge, hold high the honor of Kappa, tempering word and deed according to the influence they will have. When you wear the key, give in all things the best that you have.”

The next morning, the installation service was held at the Grand Street Center in Orange. The UC Riverside and USC (Calif.) chapters served as sponsor chapters for Chapman and took part in the service. This installation was very special for five initiates whose mothers are Kappas and shared the weekend with them.

Following the installation, a lovely luncheon was held at The Villa banquet facilities in Orange. The buffet-style luncheon was attended by 230 Kappas, parents and friends. Fraternity Extension Chairman Barb Goettelman was the luncheon speaker and master of ceremonies. Alli Segal, assistant director for student affairs at Chapman, attended and welcomed Kappa to the campus on behalf of the administration. Chapman Panhellenic President Samantha Cressey, Delta Gamma, also attended.

Orange County Alumnae Association President Jeanette Justus, Missouri, presented the President’s Badge to Eta Sigma’s first chapter president, Hayley Chandler, who was also the chapter’s first affiliated member. Hayley was initiated at the University of Arizona, transferred to Chapman, affiliated and was elected president of the chapter.

Jeanette said, “This badge belonged to Barbara Sillesen and was presented by her daughter, Libby Fuller, both members of OCAA and role models for Eta Sigma women. When I wear my badge, I think of Kappa—the True, the Beautiful and the Good. Goodness is the quality everyone has in her heart to shine through the toughest situations. It is genuine caring and sharing of the self unselfishly. Goodness makes us capable of friendship and happiness through a constant striving to live each day to its fullest. Goodness cannot hide because it is what keeps us together. It allows us a humble acceptance of our failures and those of others, and it presents itself in all acts of kindness. Goodness must be displayed wholeheartedly in order to be seen.

The model chapter meeting was held at Covenant Presbyterian Church following the installation luncheon. Fraternity President Julie Leshay preformed the opening ritual and presided until the Chapter President Hayley Chandler was installed. She presided during the remainder of the meeting and performed the closing ritual. The ritual review and meeting instructions were given by Fraternity Ritual Chairman Susanne Vander Heyden.
Previous information provided by 2010-2014 Fraternity Extension Chairman Barb Adams Goettelman, Syracuse.

==Highlights of 2013==

In the first year of the Eta Sigma chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Chapman University took
two classes, the original Charter Class and in fall, the Alpha Class. When the chapter was colonized,
the Charter Class bonded and held a Brandy Melville sisterhood, their first formal, and prepared for
their first formal recruitment!

After fall recruitment, Eta Sigma welcomed the largest pledge class on campus, and began integrating them into the sisterhood. We participated in Gamma Phi Beta’s Airbands show, FIJI’s Turkey Bowl, and Kappa Alpha Theta’s KAT walk philanthropies, as well as putting on our own philanthropic event, Kappa Klassroom, where different greek organizations on campus competed in challenges to be named the “wisest owl.” We were part of the Orange County Breast Cancer Walk, and on a smaller scale to complete 15 required community service hours, sisters
volunteered at a local elementary school and at another organization, Operation School Bell.

Since we have been a new chapter, one of the main objectives we’ve focused on is creating lists of words we would like associated with us as a whole, such as classy, genuine, and diverse. We also conducted our second full cycle of elections and elected a new chapter council! Finally, we were a part of Greek Week at Chapman, held a semi formal, and are looking forward to Spring Recruitment! !!!

Our chapter itself has been a change on campus, as we colonized in the Spring of 2013, and since
then we have focused on building our sisterhood as well as integrating ourselves into campus. Eta
Sigma is a diverse, supportive, and exciting chapter to be a part of, and since colonization has
participated in most Greek life events as well as philanthropic endeavors off campus.

In May 2013, chapter members Kira Weiner and Annaliese Baker were honored as two of the ten freshmen to receive Chapman’s Outstanding First-Year Award.

==Highlights of 2014==
Spring 2014
Membership
The Eta Sigma chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma started Spring Semester at Chapman University off with an extremely successful Spring Recruitment. After a week of informal recruitment events such as “Kappa Kappaccinos”, “S’Mores with Sisters” and “Kick Up Your Heels with Kappa” Eta Sigma welcomed in an amazing Beta Class.

Our New Membership Chairman and her committee planned “The Kappa Games” a Hunger Games themed Bid Day in celebration of the Beta Class at a nearby park. The chapter as a whole played many bonding games and enjoyed lunch together from an InAndOut food truck.

Philanthropy
The Spring Semester brought on many philanthropic opportunities for Eta Sigma. On March, 8th 2014 we hosted women from the Orange County Alumni Association for luncheon entitled “LoyalTea”, raising money to apply for Girls Academy and building our relationship with the Alumni Association. With the success of LoyalTea, Eta Sigma and OCAA have plans to host similar events in the future.

Eta Sigma was also very involved in the philanthropy events hosted by other chapters on Chapman’s campus to assist in the fundraising for their philanthropies as well as to bond with the Greek Community. These included:

● Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s “Chapman Idol” (2nd Place)

● PI Kappa Alpha’s “Chapman Olympics”

● Phi Sigma Sigma’s “Phi Set Spike”

● Delta Gamma’s “Anchor Splash”

● Delta Tau Delta’s “Delta Queen”

● Beta Theta Pi’s “March Madness”

Outside of Chapman the ladies of Eta Sigma were highly involved in philanthropic endeavors in the Orange County and Los Angeles. Each member logged 10 hours of philanthropy. Some philanthropic events included:

● “Standup for the Cure Paddle Board”

● Operation School Bell

● St. Jude

● Walk For Wishes

● Chapman’s Relay For Life

Events
Eta Sigma’s Events Chairman and her committee were busy last Spring planning exceptional events for our chapter. The first event of the semester was our Sapphire Masquerade formal. This was a night of dancing and celebrating our senior members who were graduating in just a few months. The event included a dance floor and photo booth to keep the night fun and exciting.

The second event hosted by Eta Sigma was our Date Party called Kappa Olympics. Our sisters dressed up in sports themed outfits with their dates and celebrated the night with fun games and activities.

Other events included sorority swaps with other sororities on campus as well exchanges with Chapman fraternities.

Sisterhood
Eta Sigma went into the Spring semester with goals to continue growing as a sorority as well as a sisterhood. With these goals in mind our Vice President of Standards and her committee put on a wide array of sisterhoods to foster sisterly bonding and chapter appreciation. For our all chapter retreat the chapter went to a local beach to bond and share a meal together.

To continue fostering sister bonding Eta Sigma has “Kappa Kompliments,” a private Facebook page, where sisters can anonymously send in compliments, words of encouragement, and any other positive messages that will then be submitted for the chapter to view. The Spring marked a full calendar year of Eta Sigma being on Chapman’s campus. The chapter was able to successfully become a part of the chapman Greek Community as well as
become close as sisters.

Fall 2014 Summary
Membership
Eta Sigma started Fall 2014 off with another amazing recruitment. We were able to welcome a fantastic Gamma class. Our Membership Chairman and our chapter were able to put on a flawless recruitment that brought the chapter closer as a whole and also helped start the year off with a bang!

Our New Membership Chairman and her committee hosted another exceptional Bid Day. The chapter and our new Gamma Class went to a nearby restaurant to enjoy food, a photobooth, the beautiful sunset, and of course get to know the new Gamma Class! The celebration had an “American” theme, and the chapter sported shirts saying “KKG, The American Dream”.

Philanthropy
Knowing that we would be hosting Girls Academy in Spring 2015 Eta Sigma eagerly began our philanthropic work. The first philanthropy event put on by Eta Sigma was Kappa Karnival. We welcomed other chapters in the Greek Community to take part in a carnival to fundraise for Girls Academy.

Eta Sigma also took part in other chapters’ philanthropy events such as:

● Gamma Phi Beta’s “Air Bands” (3rd Place)

● Kappa Alpha Theta’s “KatWalk” (1st Place in Sororities/3rd Place Overall”)

● Alpha Phi’s “Mr. University”

● Alpha Gamma Delta’s “So You Think You Can DiaBEAT This”

The women of Eta Sigma also individually logged 10 philanthropy hours. Sisters becameinvolved in a variety of philanthropies in the surrounding area of Chapman.

Events
Our Events Chairman and her committee were able to put on many wonderful events this past semester. One of the highlights was our Kappa Kabanna Semi Formal. This tropical themed semiformal was a blast for our sisters as well as friends.

Eta Sigma also put on many events with other fraternities and sororities. One highlight was an exchange with the Phi Delta Theta fraternity where we played laser tag.

We were also able to co-host Founders Day with University of California at Riverside. This was a great experience for initiated members, as well as a great way for our newest members to see how much Kappa Kappa Gamma means to so many women. Our events brought us all closer together in a fun and exciting environment.

Sisterhood
With such a large pledge class our chapter grew substantially this Fall. In order to keep our
chapter close and make sure everyone felt that they had found their home within Eta Sigma
our chapter hosted a variety of sisterhoods and events. These included sisterhoods such as
backyard movie nights, attending a trampoline gym, crafting with sisters, and many other
small events that foster chapter bonding. Eta Sigma sisters also took part in Greek Week. We
worked as a team to represent Kappa and support our fellow Greek Members.
One of the major sisterhoods was our chapter retreat that doubled as Big/Little Reveal. With
the whole chapter coming together to attend this one event everyone was able to see how
great it is to have such an amazing group of women as our sisters and friends.

Challenges/Goals
Eta Sigma was challenged to become closer as a sisterhood as well as to work on understanding and knowing ritual. By hosting sisterhoods and fostering chapter involvement Eta Sigma has become much closer. Our Marshall also worked on ritual review with initiated members and we were able to put on a flawless initiation ceremony.

Campus Changes/Nature of Eta Sigma
Chapman University is constantly making changes. Panhellenic and Interfraternity Council made changes to Greek Week by pairing each sorority up with a fraternity. This was great for Eta Sigma because it gave us an opportunity to meet more members of the Greek Community. More so, a new sorority will be coming to Chapman this Spring, this has been a great opportunity for Eta Sigma to reflect on what it means to be a newer sorority on campus and how we would like to present ourselves in the Greek Community. As a whole Eta Sigma is a group of women who are proud and excited to be members of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Chapter Meetings and Housing
The Eta Sigma chapter holds meetings as well as our events on Chapmans campus. The chapter does not have a house.

Women Behind The Badge
Members with Historical Badges:
Kelsey Leach has her grandmother’s pin from 1952. She was in the Gamma Alpha Chapter
at Kansas State.

Emmy Gyori also has her grandmother’s pin from when she was a Kappa at University of
Arizona.

==Highlights of 2015==

Membership:

The Eta Sigma chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma started our fall semester with an extremely successful formal recruitment. Rooted in Kappa values, our chapter took one of the largest Fall 2015 pledge classes at Chapman, exceeding quota by 4 women. Leading up to recruitment, the Eta Sigma chapter put many hours into practice and preparation which started in late spring. This included our chapter retreated called Kappa Kamp. The entire chapter headed to the Gamma Xi Chapter at UCLA to spend a night in their beautiful house. This gave our members the experience of living together, and an opportunity to leave the Chapman community to be with just our Kappa sisters. A successful recruitment, and fantastic new pledge class, was an amazing start to the semester.

Philanthropy:

The 2015 calendar year was a busy philanthropic time for Eta Sigma. Within the first week of the spring semester the chapter hosted Kappa Kloset, which sold donated clothes to raise money for Girls Academy. Not soon after the event, in April, Eta Sigma had the honor of hosting our first Girls Academy. Our sisters came together as role models, friends, and leaders to provide an inspiring weekend for 50 local middle school girls. Our fall philanthropy event was a great way for our new Delta class to experience Kappa’s philanthropy first hand. Our Kappa Karnival hosted the local Orange community offering carnival games and food. The event also had carnival games in which each of the other Greek chapters on campus could compete against each other. The event was not only a fundraising success, but also a great way to show the Greek community Kappa’s value of philanthropy. Throughout the calendar year, Eta Sigma also took part in all of the philanthropic events held on campus by the other Chapman chapters. During which, our chapter took third place in Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash, first place in Alpha Phi’s Mr. University, and first place in Phi Sigma Sigma’s Phi Set Spike.

Chapter Goals:

A major goal the Eta Sigma chapter had for the 2015 calendar year was to bring our sisterhood closer together and raise chapter moral throughout the year. This was achieved through many sisterhoods, events and exciting chapter meetings. Eta Sigma had two formal events in 2015, the spring Black Tie Affair event included an In-N-Out food truck and all guests were encouraged to wear either black or white. The chapter’s fall semi-formal was held on a boat, which cruised the Long Beach bay. The events were truly magical. In the fall, sisters were able to invite a special woman in their life to “Ladies Who Brunch.” Women brought their mothers, sisters and friends to this beautiful event which showcased the close sisterhood of Eta Sigma. Standards Committee put on a variety of sisterhoods, which included yoga, rock climbing and bowling. These sisterhoods gave the Eta Sigma members an opportunity to spend time together in a fun and casual way. With the goal of keeping chapter moral high, Chapter Council members worked to make Sunday meetings fun, concise, and organized. Making sure chapter meetings were efficient and enjoyable was a major part in increasing moral. We were able to shorten meeting times by electronically taking roll through student ID cards, keeping announcements organized and well prepared as well as having interesting speakers such as a personal stylist come to chapter. Eta Sigma has grown so much since its first year at Chapman and was awarded the Chapman Greek Award for Chapter Growth. Eta Sigma has proven to be a strong chapter that can only continue to grow.
Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.
Chapman University recently announced a shift to deferred spring recruitment. This change in recruitment will change the nature of Chapman Greek Life. With this major change in mind, Chapter Council worked to brainstorm the many ways in which spring recruitment will have an effect on our chapter in both positive, and negative ways. To best prepare for the Spring 2017 recruitment Chapter Council discussed a new budget to accommodate the shift in payments, ways in which each Chapter Council position will need to be altered, as well as a discussion of future officer transitions to make sure there is a smooth officer change during such a busy time. These discussions will continue on with the new Chapter Council to insure that Eta Sigma continues to have successful recruitments. Overall, the shift to spring recruitment will put pressure on all of Chapman University Greek Life, but Eta Sigma is working hard to be as best prepared as possible. We are confident that this shift will ultimately be positive for our chapter, community, and potential new members.

Chapter Meetings and Housing:

Where does your chapter hold chapter meetings? In the chapter owned or rented facility? In a university owned facility, house, dorm, lodge or classroom?

Eta Sigma holds meetings inside a classroom on campus.

What is the history of your chapter’s housing? Have your members had the opportunity to live together in any way? Does your chapter have a house, lodge, apartment or suite? If yes, is it chapter owned or rented, or university owned? How many sisters can live there? Has your chapter owned or lived in more than one house during its history?

Eta Sigma does not have any official housing. However, many of our sisters choose to live together in apartments, houses, and even dorms. The sisters who live together off campus provide a space for the members of Eta Sigma to get together off campus in a casual way, bringing our sisterhood closer together.

Woman Behind the Badge:

As we look ahead to the Fraternity’s Sesquicentennial celebration in 2020, please tell us the story of any historical badge being worn by a member of your chapter. Such a badge might be worn by your chapter’s president, another officer or a member who is recognized for her high scholarship. We are compiling information about the fantastic women who have brought us to this point in our history, the Women Behind the Badge.

What is inscribed on the back of the badge?

This badge is worn by Kelsey Leach, it was her grandmother’s pin from 1952 from the Gamma Alpha Chapter at Kansas State.

'''Highlights of 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.

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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 Alpha

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|Name= Delta Alpha
|GreekSymbol= ΔA
|Image= [[File:Delta_Alpha.jpeg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1930|10|03}}
|College= [http://www.psu.edu/ Pennsylvania State University]
|Location= University Park, PA
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/deltaalpha/pages/welcome.php Delta Alpha Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Delta_Alpha Media related to Delta Alpha Chapter]}}

'''Pennsylvania State University''', formerly the Farmers’ High School of Pennsylvania established in 1855. At that time, it was a village in the wilderness in the geographic center of Pennsylvania with no name.

'''Chapter founded October 3, 1930'''

'''2,120 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Delta Alpha’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (Some of Chapter’s Outstanding Alumnae: (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:

Gay Chuba Barry: 1976 – 1980, Director of Alumnae; 1980 – 1988 Fraternity Vice President; 1984 – 1988, Director of Field Representatives; Patricia Coffee Gesell: 1988 – 1990, Director of Chapters; Marjorie Gohn (Felsburg): Field Secretary, 1970-71; Anne Riley: Field Secretary, 1964-1966; Linda Pierson (Henkelman): Field Secretary, 1980-1981; Catharine Carbonetta (Mayer): Traveling Consultant, 1990-1991; Niki Rawlins (Salata): Traveling Consultant, 1998-1999; Erin Wischum: Leadership Consultant, 2004-2005; Lauren Sullivan Paitson: Executive Director, 2005-2009; Beth Ann Sharp: 2010 – 2014, Director of Programs and Education, 1973-1974, Graduate Counselor at Arizona;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

Gay Chuba Barry - 1996

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

Jane McCormick (Lewis) – 1978, Leader in higher education; served as president of National Association of Women Deans and Counselors; Ruth Johnson (Holden) – 1980, Educator; inventor, pioneer in speech and hearing programs and tools;

'''Additional Outstanding Alumnae'''

Patty Meily (Mershon): Graduate Counselor, 1948-1950;
Ella Louise Williams (Bassett): Graduate Counselor, 1951-1952;
Silvia Brown (Trumbower): Graduate Counselor, 1965-1967;
Christine Lowry (McKeag): Graduate Counselor, 1970-1972;
Beth Ann Sharp: Graduate Counselor, 1973-1974;
Deborah Smith (Fischer): Graduate Counselor, 1975-1977;
Linda Pierson (Henkelman): Graduate Counselor, 1981-1983;
Carol Bender (Mason): Chapter Consultant, 1986-1988;

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

Chartered in 1855 to provide a scientific agricultural education, the so-called Farmers High School, a misleading title, became the Agricultural College of Pennsylvania in 1862. This experimental college was designated the commonwealth’s representative in the national system of state land-grant colleges in 1863. Benefits from this innovative federal-state contract to support higher education came slowly to Penn State, but in 1871 the first women were admitted, and in 1874 the name became Pennsylvania State College. In 1930 the college celebrated its 75th anniversary at “Old Main” on the site of the building which had been the entire campus when the first students arrived in 1859. Since 1953 it has been the Pennsylvania State University.
The non-university locality is still State College, Pennsylvania, and the Kappa alumnae association is the State College Alumnae Association.

The first coeds, occupying part of an upper floor dormitory in “Old Main,” followed strictly enforced rules for “association with the opposite sex.” Separate housing began after the first state appropriation for buildings. Maintenance was granted in 1887, a milestone year, when intercollegiate and extracurricular activities were added, national affiliations for men’s clubs developed, and campus buildings were constructed. Faculty, enrollment, and curricula grew steadily, checked only by the two world wars and the Depression.

When Pennsylvania State trustees authorized the organization of women’s social groups in 1922, six girls met in a campus oak grove and founded Sychor. The plan was to petition Kappa Kappa Gamma as soon as national affiliations were permitted.

Sychor, Pennsylvania State’s second women’s local, became Delta Alpha Chapter of Kappa in 1930, the sixth women’s national sorority on campus. Sychor’s green and gold colors and its little gold acorn badge were replaced by Kappa’s light and dark blue and the key October 3, 1930, at the Wesley Foundation Hall of the State College Methodist Church.

Fraternity President Florence Tomlinson Myers (Wallace), Drake, conducted the service with Fraternity Director of Provinces Eleanor V.V. Bennett, UC Berkeley, and Kappa’s new Executive Secretary Clara O. Pierce, Ohio State, officiating for the first of many times. Province officers and University of Pittsburgh actives assisted.

The reception was given in Beta Theta Pi’s new chapter house. The next day the chapter’s first President Margaret Knoll (Oliver) conducted initiation for 28 Sychor alumnae including two founders, Elsie Kohler Moore and Ruthanna Sharpless Ely. Founders Day dinner was in the Centre Hills Country Club.

With dormitory space at a premium in the 1920s, women’s social organizations enjoyed the use of former faculty residences, but had all meals in the McAllister Hall dining commons. The three-story frame Willard Cottage became the Sychor and later the Kappa house, and was operated as dormitory. When it was moved slightly west in 1938 for the building of Pattee Library, Delta Alpha had the one and only private chapter room in the new basement. Moves to McElwain Hall in 1949 and to Cooper Hall in 1958 were to suites in the large residence hall complexes that Penn State had begun to build. Each group rents a living room, kitchenette, and storage closet unit; occupies adjacent dormitory rooms; and shares larger facilities for meetings and initiations. The old Kappa house, renamed Moffat Cottage, was torn down in 1964 to make way for the west addition of the library.

Sensing problems which might arise in an unhoused (by Kappa definition) chapter bound by the local Panhellenic policy of sophomore pledging, the Fraternity assigned a graduate co-organizer, Marion Cheyne (Felton), William and Mary, to live with the Delta Alphas during 1931-32. Marjorie Matson (Converse), Purdue, was Delta Alpha’s Graduate Counselor 1945-46.

Delta Alpha’s small group of State College alumnae served as advisers and formed an association in 1933, with Margaret Oliver again as first President. The chapter and association were hostesses for Beta Province Conventions in 1933, 1955 and 1967.

Anne Riley was Delta Alpha’s first Field Secretary, 1964-66. She was followed by Marjorie Gohn (Felsburg,) 1970-71. Ella Louise Williams (Bassett) was sent to Beta Phi, Montana, 1951-52; Silvia Brown (Swiss) was the Graduate Counselor for the Puget Sound, and Beth Sharp was Graduate Counselor at Arizona in 1973-74.

Helen Kinsloe, charter member and notable Kappa personality, has been honored by the chapter’s only memorial award for Fraternity loyalty and scholarship. It was established by Delta Alpha alumnae and State College Kappas in 1963 after her death, which deprived the Fraternity of a dynamic leader whose rapport with the chapter was enhanced by her faulty position as student adviser and teacher of bacteriology.

A Kappa memorial scholarship for graduate study abroad, in languages, was endowed in 1966 by the husband of Susanna Stover Root, a Sychor alumna. The chapter supports a university scholarship in memory of Alona Williams, who died of leukemia in 1969, her junior year.

Individual interests give a chapter its personality. Delta Alphas are recognized for scholarship, student leadership, and the arts, in publications and in athletics. Before beauty and talent queens were out of fashion, Kappas frequently wore their crowns, including that of Miss Penn State. Delta Alphas were among the charter members when Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board, Alpha Lambda Delta, Cwens and other honor societies were installed.

In 1972, Rhonda Egidio was one of the two first women elected to Lion’s Paw, a prestigious senior “men’s” honorary. A Sychor-Delta Alpha, Dr. Mary R. Freer Keeler, was an early recipient of the university’s Distinguished Alumni Award. She was Penn State’s “Women of the Year” in 1959 for academic achievement and as dean of faculty of Hood College. When the title of “Dean of Women” was abolished, Jane E. McCormick, Penn State, became head woman administrator in the university’s student affairs office. Donna Symonds Clemson, associate editor of the Penn State Alumni publications, now limits her Kappa activity to chapter advising. Another good friend to Delta Alpha was Doris M. Seward, Delta, Indiana, executive assistant to president of Pennsylvania State and professor of human development.

Consistently high rating among Penn State’s Panhellenic groups strengthened Delta Alpha for survival during the partial eclipse of the Greeks in the late 1960s, and membership quotas were maintained. By 1970 sorority chapters on the campus were in the low 20s with smaller memberships, after peaking at nearly 30 in the early 1960s.

Firmly established chapters are coping with changes in campus situations, and playing a vital role on campuses where liberalized housing creates problems. By exerting Panhellenic leadership in the 1970s, Delta Alpha hoped to become free of the unstructured disunity of the chaotic 1960s and to combine recognition of individuality with Kappa’s traditional values of honor through group organization and the loyalty of members.
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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:==
Delta Alpha, like many of our chapters, was affected by the events of the world. The campus became more involved in issues of our country and the ongoing war in Vietnam. Saigon fell, the Watergate scandal, President Nixon had left office and Gerald Ford became president, which all left their mark. Peace movements began and hippies were everywhere. The Delta Alphas answered by focusing on philanthropies hoping to attract more members. Disco fashion were sweeping the nation – bellbottoms, platform shoes, mini-skirts were in vogue and flower power influence permeated the campus

Rush (Recruitment) numbers were noticeably lower in the 1960s and continued into the 1970s. For those years the total membership was just in the 30s. It wasn’t until 1979 that it was back in fashion to be a Greek. Academic achievement was foremost on the members’ minds and the GPA average for the decade was 3.21.

Coach Joe Paterno had a decade of winning football seasons. Saturdays were always a highlight for the campus known as “Happy Valley.” The campus continued to grow not only in the number of students but in increasing the number of academic buildings.

Spring Week and Greek Week were major highlights for the Delta Alphas as well as for the campus. The Delta Alphas in conjunction with their partner fraternity always gleaned several awards each year.

January 15, 1979, the 1,000th member of Delta Alpha was initiated.

'''Philanthropy:'''

The Kappas were well-known on campus for their participation and involvement in philanthropies. They participated in the Delta Gamma Anchor Splash and THON, now one of the largest student run philanthropic events in the country as well as other Greek groups’ events. THON is short for a mara”thon” dance competition which takes place during a four-day period.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==
On campus the Paterno Library was dedicated and named in football Coach Joe Paterno’s honor not only for his major gift to the project but because of the importance he placed on academics with his teams. It almost doubled the size of the existing Patee Library.

“The Dairy” continued to be a favorite of undergraduates and returning graduates. Penn State began as the Farmer’s High School so it is only natural that the Agricultural degree were highly acclaimed. Various flavors of ice cream and cream cheese were the favorites.

Ice skating, square dances and popcorn parties were held monthy and were well attended. Tailgating occurred before each home football game and “mother/daughter” events were held often culminating in a Mother’s Day tea party.

The chapter continued to maintain a high GPA and the members participated in many campus events. Since the chapter was essentially unhoused it was difficult to plan sisterhood events on campus. The chapter strived to maintain the importance of sisterhood. Founders Day was celebrated every year with the State College alumnae and was one of the opportunities to bring together the whole chapter.

Many of the members were involved in intramural sports and student councils across the campus. March 31, 1980, Delta Alpha was recognized as the outstanding chapter on Penn State campus. This award is given by an administrative committee and was most prestigious.

'''Philanthropy:'''

For the third decade THON, the largest student-run philanthropy in the world, was not only the major focus of the entire campus but of Greeks in general. The money raised was for the Four Diamonds Fund of the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center which primarily treated children with cancer. Kappas and their partners raised on average more than $40,000 a year.

==Highlights of the 1990s:==
Delta Alpha continued to be proud of its many philanthropic efforts.The members were proud to be carrying on the traditions of the past. For example, still participating in Derby Days and winning Spring Week with the Sigma Chis as well as the participation in THON.
Kappas maintained a great relationship with other Greek organizations by continuously attending their events and getting to know other members involved in Greek life. This helped to boost Kappa’s reputation on campus and in the community.

During these years the Delta Alpha Chapter won the outstanding chapter at Penn State award multiple times. The award was based on activities in philanthropies and involvement in THON. Kappa was one of the top organizations that raised money for THON over the course of years.
Delta Alpha was excited to host the Beta Province Meeting. The chapter prided itself on its GPA for the decade and continued to express the importance of academic studies.

==Highlights of 2000-2010:==
Penn State is known for having excellent academic programs. In fall 2010 The Wall Street Journal named Penn State as the number one school where business recruiters seek to hire students. Also, the Women’s Volleyball Team won its fourth consecutive national championship.
Here at Penn State the chapter is very well respected. It has a reputation on the campus and among fellow students of having outstanding members. The chapter continues to participate in Greek Week and Spring Week – a major event on the campus each year.

The chapter focused on promoting sisterhood with special events and retreats. Campus involvement by so many members left little time for sisterhood. Founders Day continued to be a favorite event among sisters and a time when they can all be together.

Scholarship was once again a prime focus with a decade average of 3.42. The chapter also hosted a LEAD seminar with the Dickinson and Bucknell chapters.

'''Philanthropy:'''

In 2004, Delta Alpha with its partner fraternity raised $81,875 to contribute to the fight against pediatric cancer – THON. The campus in total raised $3.5 million.In 2006, $91,1798 was raised; in 2009 Delta Alpha raised an unbelievable $136,443 for THON, placing third. Also, in 2004 the chapter began its decade association with Reading Is Fundamental. The first activity was a story time and help with an elementary school.
Other RIF activities for the decade to raise money were an ice cream eating contest, “Kappa Klassic” tennis tournament; Kappa Winter Tales – children attended an event to listen to a profession story teller.

The Delta Alphas are proud of their long heritage of contributing to society and at the same time making academic success and philanthropy involvement its top priorities.

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

2000 – Scholarship Honorable Mention: Greatest Scholarship Improvement Honorable Mention
2002 – Efficiency Award, Ritual Honorable Mention, Scholarship Honorable Mention, Recruitment Honorable Mention, Advisory Board Honorable Mention,
2006 – Risk Management Honorable Mention
2008 – Panhellenic Award, Standards Honorable Mention

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

==Highlights of 2011==

The Delta Alpha Chapter now consists of 91 active members, after this past fall when we received a new fairly large pledge class of 31 new sisters! We also just welcomed a spring pledge class of 9 new girls currently going through their pledging process. Seven of our active members are currently studying abroad in Florence, Barcelona and Paris. This year, 2012, we received a new THON family! We are very excited to welcome this young girl into our THON family. THON this year was a bit different than the past due to a tragic car accident of a girl in another sorority who was traveling to someone's home for a canning weekend. A “canning” weekend means going to a fellow sister’s house and being welcomed by her family for a weekend, The family provides shelter and home-cooked meals and during the day we go into the streets and raise money for the Hershey Medical Center’s Four Diamonds Fund.

After this incident the THON committee proceeded to put regulatilons on canning weekend and require students participating to go to a workshop that talked about how to ensure our safety. You would then receive a wristband that showed you completed this workshop and were allowed to go! Kappa is paired with Delta Chi Fraternity once again for THON 2012. We had a birthday party for Ashley, one of our THON family members at Delta Chi which was a lot of fun, and a good chance for the new girls to get to know the family better. We held a philanthropy event this year with obstacle courses and pie eating contests, that Kappa actually won! In addition we held a Founder's Day brunch this fall at the Nittany Lion Inn. All of our sisters and alumni came together to reminisced on Kappa traditions and passed events. Here at Pennsylvania State University the Delta Alpha Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is very respected and we have a very classy reputation among the campus and fellow students.

'''Campus:''' This past fall a very sad scandal actually came out about. A former football staff members here at Penn State was charged with counts of child sex abuse which shocked the campus and the entire Penn State community. There was a definite gloom that hung over the campus for a week or two, but the entire school really came together to show that this one staff member's actions do not reflect the Penn State community and the students here on campus. The members of Kappa supported the victims that were apart of these awful events by attending a football game in all blue for child abuse, and attending a candle light vigil here on campus in support of the young boys affected. In response to this, former icon football coach, Joe Paterno was fired. This caused a great unroar and a lot of emotions on campus. Though, the students stuck together and supported this man who has done so much for our school. The following football game that would be the first that Joe Paterno was not present at, was sold out to capacity and the student section was louder and had more spirit than ever. As a result there has been more student leadership, and more alumni support and a call for more transparency and administration. In the end the campus has become more unified to maintain Penn State's future goals and reputation.

'''Chapter:''' Due to these events this year on campus, the Delta Alpha chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma we made an effort to represent Penn State as best as we could as a chapter to show the outside world that Penn State is not one person. We strived to raise even more money for THON, which is such an incredible cause here that our school does, and we did not want the previous events to lead us to any financial losses for this great cause that helps so many people in need. Here on campus Kappa has one of the highest held GPA's and we take great pride in our academic success. Many of our members also participate in club activities. We are a very well rounded group of young ladies.

A recent visit from a Leadership Consultant helped us identify things we can improve on in our chapter. This includes become more open and welcoming to the members of other sororities who participate in our philanthropies or come to our suite for activities. In terms of making relationships, we also need to try to reeach out to nationals to and create a better relationship with the people out there who want to help us most! We also need to do a better of job of getting in our paper work on time. We are very motivated to step up and improve these things that we need to work on. We are constantly trying to better ourselves.

==Highlights of 2012==

The Delta Alpha Chapter had a great year. The Chapter consists of 117 active members and welcomed a new pledge class of 36 girls in the fall! Several girls are currently studying abroad in places such as Paris, Barcelona, Argentina, and even Africa! This year we went on many canning trips to support and raise money for THON. Our chapter is thrilled to be working with three amazing THON families and we are so proud to say we help them with all of our hearts. Through raising money for the Hershey Medical Center's Four Diamonds Fund we have gained a full understanding of how lucky we are and how our actions and hard work can help so many people that are in need of love and care. We hosted a birthday party for one of our THON children, Ashley, at our partner, Delta Chi Fraternity's house. We also raised a lot of money to donate to our philanthropy by holding different philanthropy events throughout the year. Our chapter had very successful recruitment periods and gained so many great friendships and bonds. Many pearls were given out to reward the sisters who received GPA's of 3.8 or higher. Although Penn State has been going through a tough time in the recent years, Kappa Kappa Gamma has kept a very leveled head and worked to improve the campus. As a whole chapter we supported the football team and many campus events to show our loyalty as a sisterhood and as a Penn Stater. All year we were proud to wear our KKG letters around and spread information about why we love being a sister of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

As a chapter we have changed over the years. Bonds have grown stronger and it is apparent that each individual is making a huge effort to give Kappa Kappa Gamma a great reputation. Recently there has been a strong effort to make the new pledge class feel at home and a desire to get them very involved. Our chapter continues to work with our philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, as well as Penn State's dance marathon will all of our hearts. Kappa has one of the highest GPA's among other sororities and we have maintained that and are so proud.

Some chapter challenges included miscommunication between all members of the Delta Alpha Chapter. We have been aiming to meet and overcome these challenges by working with our advisers and talking things through in a mature and lady-like way. We have attended many meetings to help us open up and learn how to communicate properly and womenly. We are working hard to develop a strong communication with the sororities around us on campus and to nationals. One last thing we have struggled with in the past is turning in paper work on time and finishing important documents and webinars. The new CC is working so hard and coming up with many ideas to keep us on top of our tasks so we can improve!

Our campus has gone through many changes that have to do with the scandal involving the coaches on our beloved football team. Like the previous year all Penn State students kept a positive attitude and maintained their pride. Kappa made sure to attend the Blue-out game to support victims of child abuse. Other recent changes on campus have included new sorority housing being built in which the Delta Alpha chapter will be able to live in next year. Many sororities are moving into the new buildings along with us, which will help us get to know many other people. The amount of girls that decided to go through recruitment this year was very high, and the Delta Alpha chapter worked their hardest to have the most successful recruitment process as possible.

==Highlights of 2013==

-The Delta Alpha Chapter had a very fulfilling year. The Chapter now consists of 149 active members and initiated a new pledge class of 54 girls in the fall, including three legacies! Our chapter had a very successful recruitment process and integrated our new members with the enthusiasm to uphold Kappa’s traditions. This year our chapter participated in many fundraising activities to raise money for both THON and our national charity. We went on many canning trips with our partners in the Delta Chi Fraternity, sent Thonvelopes, and created many fundraising events with the local restaurants such as Five Guys and Cold Stone. This year our chapter is working with two amazing THON families, who are loving and caring. It has brought our chapter so much pride to get to know these families and we are so excited to spend the weekend with them for THON weekend. Participating in such a meaningful organization has made every girl in our chapter proud to be supporting such a cause. In academics, our chapter gave out many pearls to the girls that earned a GPA of 3.8 or higher to recognize and reward their academic achievements.

As a whole chapter we work to improve our sorority, our school and our community. All year we work to spread awareness of the great benefits of sisterhood and the bonds formed in Kappa Kappa Gamma. However, like every other organization we have faced some challenges that we have worked to overcome together as a chapter united. Some chapter challenges that we have met in the past and continue to work on is being more organized with our documents and struggling to turn in important paperwork in on time.

Our members and the new CC has been working endlessly to overcome these challenges by working with our advisers and staying on top of our tasks. Every girl takes their individual responsibility seriously in order to achieve everything our chapter is capable of. The last challenge that we have met as a sorority is being able to handle a new pledge class of fifty- four girls, the biggest pledge class we have had yet. This was a challenge for not only our sorority, but all sororities on campus as the number of girls going through recruitment has increased yearly. Integrating such a big group of girls into our chapter brought about many organizational issues within the sorority. This is a challenge that we faced with grace and our now proud to say that by working together have successfully integrated the new pledge class.

Our Penn State campus has undergone many changes this year including new housing for all sororities to move into. Our chapter moved into a new building this spring semester. This move has given us the opportunity to meet the other sororities that also moved into the building, allowing all the sororities on campus to become closer to each other, and given all Pan-Hellenic women the opportunity to get to know each other and make us closer as a whole. There have also been some changes within Pan- Hellenic itself because new sororities have been invited to join the Greek community on campus. Some new sororities will be coming on to our campus for the upcoming year, and we have also said good -bye to other sororities that have left our campus. Pledge classes are now bigger than they have ever been on Penn State campus. This increased Greek life as a whole on campus.

As a chapter we continue to change and improve. Our members are still working tirelessly to represent Kappa Kappa Gamma accurately, giving our sorority the reputation that it deserves. As a chapter we stick together and support our sisters to the fullest. The biggest change within our chapter has been the increase in pledge class size and our sisters are also working very hard to include the new pledge class that has grown significantly this year and will probably continue to grow in the upcoming years.

==Highlights of 2014==
The Delta Alpha Chapter had a very rewarding year. At the 2014 convention, the Delta Alpha chapter was awarded the Chapter/Advisory Board Relations Award, as well as Honorable Mention for Greatest Improvement! We were also fortunate enough to had been given two awards from the Greek Column Awards ceremony. There we were awarded Chapter of Excellence and Most Improved Chapter by the Penn State Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life. In addition, out chapter has flourished and took in a large, quota pledge class of 66 amazing New Members, who have all been initiated and remain dedicated to the sisterhood! For 2014 one huge goal was to attain that Chapter of Excellence status, so we are very proud to say we have accomplished that. We will continue to strive for this in 2015 and in years to come. Some other goals we have been working on and will continue to work on this year include establishing a signature philanthropy event and furthering member commitment and involvement at chapter events. These are both areas of struggle for our chapter that we have been making great strides in through strong leadership and standards. As evident by the Honorable Mention from Kappa and the award from Panhellenic, we have made great strides in 2014, but there is always room to grow.

Our Penn State campus has undergone many changes in the past year. One addition is the new south dorm located right near the sorority suites. There has also been a recent addition to the HUB-Student Center which is a great place for sororities to meet up and hold events. There have also been some changes within Panhellenic itself. New sororites have joined our campus and we have also said goodbye to others. Pledge classes are now bigger and greek life as a whole has really grown on the Penn State campus.

The Delta Alpha Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma holds chapter meetings weekly in the chapter room which is located on the ground floor of Ewing Hall. This building is owned by the Pennsylvania State University and is considered on campus dorm.

Thirty three sisters of the Delta Alpha chapter get the opportunity to live on the sorority floor each semester. During the fall, six girls are placed in supplemental housing located in overflow housing. Then in the spring they get the chance to move onto the floor when other girls move out for study abroad. Our chapter was housed in Cooper Hall since 1958, and in January of 2014 we moved to the renovated Ewing Hall. In the renovated "Greek Village," suites are now located right on the chapters' floors, while they used to be all on the first floor. This gives the hall a more house-like feel. The suite was beautifully decorated and stocked with the help of our advisers and House Board.

==Highlights of 2015==

The Delta Alpha chapter had an outstanding year. We had a very successful recruitment process and welcomed 59 New Members this fall! Our new sisters are so proud to be apart of our sisterhood, and are very enthusiastic to be a part of Kappa Kappa Gamma’s wonderful traditions.

We recently gained a new THON family and could not be more excited to be working with them! Our THON families have brought our chapter so much pride and excitement to have the opportunity to dance FTK and spend the most amazing weekend with all of them. One of the challenges that our chapter faced this year was the loss of two canning trips, where a majority of our fundraising for THON occurs. To overcome this challenge, we needed to be creative and think of alternative ways to support THON and raise funds For The Kids. Our chapter overcame this challenge together and brainstormed effective way to fundraise. Our sisters all sent out THONvelopes, donation boxes were set up around numerous hometowns, and we also are holding fundraisers at local restaurants, such as Cold Stone.

We have also been working hard towards promoting our philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. We held a philanthropy event recently at a local church with 1-4 year olds to promote our philanthropy and it was a great success! Our sisters and the local children really enjoyed the time we spent together. One of our goals for this year that we will continue to strive for is to create a signature philanthropy event. We have been making remarkable achievements in 2015, but there is always room to improve and continue to grow! We are very excited for the year to come.

Our Penn State campus always seems to be improving in one way or another. Our impressive campus offers renovated housing for each sorority, and each sorority floor has a suite as well. The suites are perfect places for our sisters to meet up and study in, or just relax together after a busy day of classes. The Delta Alpha Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has a sorority suite located in the renovated Ewing Hall in the South Residence area, which is also where we hold our weekly chapter meetings in the chapter room on the ground floor of Ewing.

Thirty three sisters of the Delta Alpha chapter are given a chance to live on the sorority floor each fall. In the spring, many of our juniors travel abroad, and this gives a numerous amount of other sisters the opportunity to move onto the floor for the spring semester. Living on the floor is a wonderful fortune that our sisters value.

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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!

Beta Chi

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Beta Chi
|GreekSymbol= BX
|Image= [[File:Beta_Chi.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1910|02|12}}
|College= [http://www.uky.edu/ University of Kentucky]
|Location= Lexington, KY
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/betachi/ Beta Chi Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Beta_Chi Media related to Beta Chi Chapter]}}

'''University of Kentucky established in 1865, Lexington, Kentucky'''

'''Founded February 12, 1910'''

'''3,238 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Charter Members:'''
Sara McEachin Carter, Mattie Virginia Cary (Mrs. Gentry McCauley), Aubyn Chinn (Mrs. James Watson), Helen Lucile Daugherty, Sarah Rossetter Marshall (Mrs. Thomas J. Wertenbaker), Mary McEachin Rodes (Mrs. C.P Leaphart), Mary Barrett Smith (Mrs. W. R. Ratliff), Alice Cary Williams.

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

'''Fraternity Council Officers:''' Mary McEachin Rodes (Leaphart), Grand Secretary 1912-1916, Grand Registrar 1916-1920; Elizabeth Kimbrough Park, Fraternity Vice-President 1940-1942; Margaret Trent (Rogers, Kopel), Field Secretary 1943; June Moore (Parrish), Field Secretary 1962-1963; ; Laurie Schmidt (Severino), Field Secretary 1982-1983; Sarah Avril, Traveling Consultant 1984-1985;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:''' Sarah Gibson Blanding, 1947, first women president of Vassar College; Anne Armstrong Thompson, 1980, novel and suspense author, former CIA employee; Ashley Judd, 2006, film and stage actress, political activist; Holly Dunn Pendleton, established Holly’s House, a victim’s advocacy center

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Chi Alumnae:'''
Mary E. Sweeny, Dean of the University of Kentucky's Department of Home Economics, former President of the National Home Economics Association, teaching nutrition and doing research work in Merrill Palmer School, Detroit, Michigan; Aubyn Chinn (Watson), Educational Director, National Dairy Council, Head of the Department of Domestic Science at the University of Kentucky; Helen Bullitt Lowry (Allison), writer of newspaper and magazine articles and of short stories; Nancy Duke Lewis, Dean of Pembroke College and Director of the National Merit Scholarship Program; Fan Ratliff, Gamma Province Vice-President 1925-1927, Gamma Province President 1927-1929; Betty Scrivner (Campbell), Graduate Counselor 1948-1949; Curtis Buehler, Mu Province President 1947-1949, General Convention Chairman 1958-1966; Elise Bohannon Maier, Mu Province Director of Chapters 1953-1955; Ridgely Park, chairman undergraduate scholarships 1964-1965; Eleanor Lee Todd Congleton, Centennial Fund State Chairman 1970; Anne Rush, 1978 Women’s State Amateur Golf Champion of Kentucky; Gretchen Nash-Gardner, Graduate Counselor 1976-1977; Cynthia Converse (Gentsch), Graduate Counselor1978-1979; Margaret Frazier (Henderson), Chapter Consultant 1985-1986; Gretchen Nash-Gardner, Graduate Counselor 1976-1977; Cynthia Converse (Gentsch), Graduate Counselor1978-1979; Margaret Frazier (Henderson), Chapter Consultant 1985-1986; Amanda Filak (Pompilio), Catherine Schroeder Graf Heritage Museum Intern 2004; Carly Dannenmueller, Catherine Schroeder Graf Heritage Museum Intern 2013.

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==The Early Years==

Kentucky, renowned in song and story, and immortalized in the pioneer history of America, is the home of Beta Chi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Right in the heart of the bluegrass country lies the city of Lexington, which houses the University of Kentucky and Beta Chi Chapter. On February 12, 1910, eight members of Chi Epsilon Chi, a local sorority of long and strong standing, became charter members of Beta Chi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Kappa was the second national women’s fraternity on the Kentucky campus, with Alpha Gamma Delta having preceded it by a few months. The installation took place at the Chapter house located on Limestone Street, just opposite Patterson Hall. Edith Stoner, the Grand President, was the installing officer. She was assisted by members of Delta Chapter, Indiana University.

In the May 1913 issue of ''The Key'' Magazine, Carolyn Barker, a Beta Chi member, wrote that the University of Kentucky opened a new department called "Household Arts." She explained in the article that the first year was entirely devoted to sewing, both hand and machine work, and to drafting patterns and fittings. The second and third years broadened out into all the other household arts. Barker noted that this new department was interesting to many women at the university during this time. Also in 1913, a Kappa tea was held at the Chapter house as a social event. The invitations were sent to the whole student body. The house was decorated with pink tulips, ferns, and was lighted with pink shaded candles.

Records show that the first few years of Beta Chi’s history were filled with problems such as housing, frequent initiations, and campus activities. The question of whether the Chapter could or could not keep the house was an ever-present and much discussed matter. The rent in 1910 was an extravagant one--$15 a month! On account of the financial difficulty, faculty pressure, or possibly a little of both, the house was relinquished the following year, and the Chapter was removed to Patterson Hall to hold meetings in a room reserved for that purpose. At this time, the Kappas moved almost annually. The trouble was neither bill collectors nor landladies, but a general feeling of dissatisfaction with the surroundings. The Chapter really preferred Limestone to any other place of residence.

==Highlights of the 1910s:==

In 1915, the Kappas were still located at Patterson Hall. Meetings were held at 3:30 on Monday afternoons. In October, the chapter rooms in the hall were prohibited by the dean, and meetings, initiations, and parties were held at the homes of various members. The Kappas considered opening a “lodge building” in connection with Alpha Gamma Delta, Kappa Delta, and Chi Omega, but the plan was abandoned for fear that difficulties would arise during rushing season. Despite the frequent moving days, the young Chapter went dauntlessly ahead with its activities. Initiations were held often in these early years in view of the fact that girls were eligible for initiation only a few weeks after pledging. Although a definite scholarship standing was not required for initiation, the Kappa initiates invariably made a good showing and were among the first on campus in scholarship. In addition to new pledges, many Chi Epsilon Chi members returned to school and took enough work to be initiated.

The first five years saw the establishment of many interesting social customs which have become traditional with Beta Chis. The minutes of 1911 record a hearty vote to present the Kappa Alpha Fraternity with a Kappa pennant on two different occasions. It was the custom to exchange pennants and shields as pledges of good fellowship. When the Kappas initiated four girls in 1915, the Kappa Alpha Fraternity sent them a congratulatory bouquet of four dozen roses. The girls responded with an “open house,” honoring the Kappa Alphas, and this event evolved into a monthly tea for all the men’s fraternities. Keys were in vogue as wedding presents. Pie knives for Kappa brides were substituted, and the custom of presenting a spoon with the Kappa coat of arms on it to the first Kappa baby was instituted.

Life within the Chapter was taken up with rushing, charity work, Kappa work, and financial regulations. The dues were gradually raised from the sum of fifty cents a month to a dollar and twenty-five cents a month. In 1912, the actives contributed fifty cents apiece for the Book of Ritual. Even before WWI, Beta Chi Chapter was doing charity and relief work. In 1916, it was customary for the girls to do a certain amount of settlement work each week. At Christmas time, they filled stockings busily to send to a mountain school. In early March, the Chapter assumed the obligation of dressing and educating a young Kentucky mountain girl of high school age. When she married, her place was filled by a French war orphan supported by the Chapter.

Beta Chi also aided during WWI. The girls knitted the usual socks and sweaters, and each member contributed something to the Belgian Relief Fund, the total being given in Kappa’s name. The girls worked in the Red Cross corps, bought Liberty Bonds, and sent a money contribution across the seas in the name of the Fraternity. To Mary E. Sweeny, leaving for the war front to do canteen work, the Chapter gave a radium-dial wrist watch as a parting gift. In 1918, instead of hosting a Women's Panhellenic banquet, the association gave $100 to the War Fund. In its place, a dance was given in the new Recreation Hall at Patterson Hall for all Greek women of the university. All the girls wore white and the "gentlemen" were designated by bands of red, white, and blue ribbon on the arm. Then there came a campaign for the women of the university to give $1,000 to the Student Friendship War Fund. Beta Chi responded, and pledge $150.

Following closely on the tragedy of the war was a terrible automobile accident in which four University of Kentucky men lost their lives. The influenza epidemic swept over the school in the same year, causing the university to close until January 6, 1919. Therefore, all activities were abandoned. During the break, however, several girls made hundreds of "flu" masks for an emergency Red Cross call and made surgical dressings. Some helped in the collecting and shipping of delicacies to sick boys in nearby camps.

==Highlights of the 1920s:==

The next five year period (1920-25) was a time of substantial reorganization of the Chapter in efforts to strengthen it. Systematic financial reconstruction made it possible to acquire a house during this period. Fan Ratliff, as Chapter President, led the Chapter in the work of reconstruction and fulfillment of national Fraternity obligations. The Chapter devised a system of pledge training, which included supervised study hall and Sunday afternoon “open houses” with the pledges acting as hostesses. Wednesday evening was established as the time for weekly meetings. Bible study groups were also formed. A pledge Honor Roll, to be read at every Founders Day banquet, was used for the first time. Establishment of the Senior Council and the Fraternity honor system assisted the pledge training. As a consequence of aid given by Virginia Rodefer-Harris, Grand Vice-President, Beta Chi scholarship standing on the campus increased. Elizabeth Kimbrough (Park), as Chapter President, efficiently accomplished the task of organizing a harmonious and successful Chapter during the first year in the house. A baby grand piano was quite an addition to the furnishings at this time, and the Sophomore class decorated the basement for a chapter room.

Beta Chi Chapter won the Scholarship Cup for the year 1919 and 1920. This cup was awarded to the woman's fraternity receiving the highest average for the scholastic year at the University of Kentucky.

The chief honor of this period came to the Chapter when Sarah Gibson Blanding, a Beta Chi alumna, was elected by the Board of Trustees as Dean of Women. “The Dean is gone, long live the Dean!” was the cry on the lips of the Beta Chis. She was only twenty-six years old, and the youngest woman in the United States to have the responsibility of such an office. She was a native to Lexington, Ky. After her high school graduation, she took a two-year course at New Haven Normal School of Gymnastics, which qualified her to become an instructor in the Department of Physical Education at Kentucky while still a freshman at the university. In her senior year of college, she was president of Beta Chi, president of the Administrative Council, captain of the varsity basketball team, and national vice-president of Mortar Board. She also served as the president of the alumnae association at Lexington.

Most of the social events of this era were Fraternity or Panhellenic affairs. The Founders Day banquet of 1921 was held in the Lafayette Hotel, which had just been completed. Fan Ratliff presided over the affair, which was cleverly planned as a musical banquet. The tradition of the Mother’s Day tea was inaugurated, and an agreeable custom of paying calls to patronesses was established. The patronesses and alumnae were honor guests at a Kappa picnic on the river banks in May of 1920. An invitation to a Province dance issued by Delta Chapter was recorded in the minutes of the same year. Rushing parties were continued as usual, except that the Fraternity abolished the house dance for rushees.It appeared that men rushing for other fraternities were spreading propaganda at the dance. The biennial formal dance was initiated at this time, and the first of a long series of these good times took place at the Phoenix Hotel. During the year 1920, the Kappas played the Chi Omegas in a basketball contest that has never been forgotten. So enthused were the fair opponents that the inter-sorority basketball tournament had to be abolished! Three new nationals established chapters on Kentucky’s campus --- Delta Delta Delta, Delta Zeta, and Zeta Tau Alpha. Beta Chi entertained each group at a tea. One interesting social event was a Pantry Party given at the house. Mothers and patronesses were invited to come and help re-stock the pantry shelves.

The Founders Day banquet on February 10, 1923, was held in the Lafayette Hotel. The predominant ideas of the program, a building fund for the future Kappa house, was a surprise to all. Among the eighty present, there were many out-of-town alumnae who showed a great deal of interest and enthusiasm. Twenty-three hundred dollars in promissory notes were received from those present. Later in the month, the Beta Chi held a bridge party at the Chapter house and a tea-dance at Patterson Hall. The decorations and favors were in keeping with George Washington's birthday.

In the spring of 1924, Beta Chi gave a big dance called the peacock affair. The whole ballroom of the Phoenix Hotel was decorated in peacock feathers, streamers, and painted peacocks. The girls' favors were peacock quill pens, while the boys were presented with small silver knives.

In the summers, members of Beta Chi often held a Kappa Camp on the Kentucky River. During the camp, they spent the night, and the entertainment included fireworks. Barge dances, stunts, swimming, canoeing, and refreshments followed.

On February 13, 1925, Beta Chi had their Founders' Day banquet at the LaFayette Hotel. They borrowed the idea of the powdered hair and candle light from the Kappa Convention. Tiny blue and blue feather fans were chose as favors and the alumnae were presented with pink roses.

Running down the list of students at the University of Kentucky from 1925 to 1930, there is a long line of Kappa names in every activity. The first fraternity woman to be elected President of W.S.G.A. on Kentucky’s campus was Beta Chi's Eugenia H. Herrington (Green). In 1927, Sarah Lynn Tucker was elected Vice-President of the Sophomore class. Cynthia Hammond Smith won the Chi Omega prize for the best Sophomore record in home economics. Three campus beauties were also chosen from the Kappa Chapter at this time. During the 1927-28 school year, Kappa Kappa Gamma made the highest scholastic record of any social fraternity on campus, and was awarded the scholarship cup. Fraternity honor came to the Chapter when Fan Ratliff was elected President of Gamma Province.

The most marked progress in chapter life was made in this period when the Kappas moved into the house at 179 East Maxwell Street. At last, the Beta Chis had a home of their own. The Lexington girls had passed the previous summer painting and decorating. It has been estimated that in more than sixty-three years since its founding, Beta Chi has owned, occupied, or met in twenty-six different sites in Lexington. The fondly remembered “little white house” on Maxwell represented one of its longest tenancies.

Frances L. Smith (Dugan) was Chapter President at this time, and under her guidance, the Chapter meetings included interesting talks, Bible readings, and individual weekly reports of activities. Members with below C-averages were required to study at the house for two afternoons a week. Another visit from Virginia Rodefer-Harris resulted in great enthusiasm over the National Convention to be held in California, at which Beta Chi was represented by Louise Palmer Jefferson. In the early part of 1927, Helen Farst-Wallace, the Province President, visited the Chapter.

==Highlights of the 1930s:==

By 1930, with Beta Chi having developed from a sturdy child to a young, energetic adult, Frank L. McVey, father of two Chapter members, was President of the University, and Sarah Blanding was Dean of Women. Beta Chi members were serving as President of the Women’s Administrative Council and as class officers. There were seventeen fraternities and ten sororities on the campus. Beta Chi boasted forty-one active members.

During the 1930s, intramural sports began on the campus to strengthen ties between sororities. A new student union building was also created. Beta Chi Chapter was host to Mu Province convention during cold and wet weather, with a robbery to add to the excitement! During the economic crisis of the 1930s, sorority expansion halted at the University of Kentucky, but Beta Chi weathered the Depression.

In true Kentucky style, it was written of Kappas in the 1934 yearbook, the Kentuckian: “Traditionally a very high class stable, always a goodly number of nifty thoroughbreds.” The next year’s entry read: “The Kappa Gams manage to pledge a beauty queen every so often…they also manage to grab a share of the military sponsors without the aid of campus politicians. They suffered very little opposition with their rushees this year, and walked off with a number of nifty thoroughbreds.”

In 1939, Beta Chi had its first College of Law graduate, Bettie Gilbert (Wiglesworth). She was also a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, and editor of the Kentucky Law Journal.

==Highlights of the 1940s:==

During World War II, Beta Chi, eager to serve on a campus where only ten percent of the student body consisted of civilian men, contributed its iron grille fence to the scrap metal drive. The Maxwell house was sold and the Delta Tau Delta house on Audubon Park was rented. During the war, men’s fraternities were vacant. Many Kappas, who were victims of gas rationing, thumbed their way in and out from the main campus. After the war, the house at 232 East Maxwell Street was bought and lived in for the next ten years.

The achievements of Beta Chi’s honored member, Sarah Blanding, who was the recipient of the Alumnae Achievement Award in 1947, are nationally known. However, perhaps only Beta Chis remember that she was honored as an undergraduate in 1922 by being unanimously elected to play Santa Claus for the annual Christmas party. Blanding Tower, as well as the low-rise Blanding I, II, III, and IV dormitories on the University of Kentucky’s campus, are named after Sarah Blanding.

==Highlights of 1950s:==

'''Housing:'''
In the 1950s, plans were developed for a chapter house, and lots were purchased. However, complications arose, and another house was bought---238 East Maxwell. By the fall of 1960, the chapter moved into the renovated mansion.

==Highlights of the 1960s:==

In the mid-1960s, The Key “visited” Beta Chi chapter at the University of Kentucky, and the word from university President John W. Oswald was, “The university is proud to have this Chapter on our campus.” He mentioned three Beta Chi alumnae who had recently been in the ranks of seven women to receive Distinguished Alumnae Centennial Awards. These three were Sarah Gibson Blanding, president emeritus of Vassar College; Nancy Duke Lewis, Dean of Pembroke College and Director of the National Merit Scholarship Program; and Mary E. Sweeny, noted home economist and former director of the American Economics Association. The Dean of Women at the time, who pronounced Beta Chi a “welcome asset,” was Doris M. Seward, a member of Delta Chapter.

The 1960s was a decade of unrest, a feeling of frustration, and wanting to do one’s own thing. No doubt because of Kappa’s fine heritage, Beta Chi made it through the 1960s and into a new decade where the pendulum seemed to be swinging back to sanity and peace once more.

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Most of the previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1930 and 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.

==Highlights of the 1970s:==

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''
Chapter/Advisory Board Relations, 1976

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of the 1990s:==

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

2002: House Board Honorable Mention, Finance Honorable Mention

2006: Gracious Living Honorable Mention, Signature Event Honorable Mention, RIF Honorable Mention, Risk Management Honorable Mention, Excellence in Chapter Honorable Mention

2010: Excellence in Chapter Management Award

==Highlights of 2011-2020==

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 2012==

Beta Chi had an extremely successful and fun year during 2012. In the spring semester, we participated in the philanthropic event called Greek Sing with the theme of ‘News’. We also competed in the sorority stomp competition, where we earned 3rd place with our Remember the Titans themed routine. Kappa showed that we aren’t afraid to get a little dirty when we won a mud-wrestling philanthropy event. We also were recognized for having the most members donate blood at our on-campus blood drive. We hosted a 5k with the help of the men of Delta Sigma Pi, and we raised significant funds to donate to Holly’s House, our local charity. Beta Chi also hosted all of our mothers at our house for a very fun tea party. At the end of the semester, Kappa had the 2nd highest Greek G.P.A. on campus.

Beta Chi was recognized at our national convention, winning the Standards award, and also winning an honorable mention in Risk Management. At the Panhellenic Banquet, we won an honorable mention in Risk Management and Treasury. We were all very excited to come back from summer break to spend Fleur-de-Lis week and Recruitment Week together. Beta Chi put on an amazing recruitment; we gained many impressive new members. During the fall semester, we decided to create a new philanthropy event. With the help of the brothers of Theta Chi, our first annual Greeks Got Talent event was a huge success. Beta Chi hosted the families of all the members during our Parent’s weekend trip to Keeneland horse track. Many girls got involed outside of Kappa by participating in the 2012 election campaigns, playing UK and intramural sports, participating in the Honors program, student government, studying abroad, and joining clubs.

One challenge that Beta Chi faced in 2012 was managing huge recruitment parties. A record-breaking number of girls decided to go through UK's Fall Recriutment, so we had to adapt our rushing processes to fit the large numbers. We were able to handle the large amounts of PNMs successfully and had high return rates throughout the week.

In 2012, the University of Kentucky basketball team won their 8th National Championship. As a chapter, we are very dedicated UK sports fans, so this was a thrilling victory. The championship win created a large influx of students to the University of Kentucky. Our campus is expanding before our eyes. Many older buildings are being renovated or completely torn down to make space for expansions. UK will continue to grow quickly, and Greek Life will also experience major growth within the next few years.

==Highlights of 2013==

The Beta Chi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma had a great year in 2013. We were involved in many philanthropic events this year. One of the first events was in February called Greek Sing. Our theme for this event was Kappapalooza, where we dressed up as different genres of music that you would hear at the music festival Lollapalooza. We also competed in a stomp competition with the theme of "Despicable Me" where our girls dressed up as minions for this routine. One of the events that anyone at the University of Kentucky can do is called DanceBlue. This is a 24-hour no sitting dance marathon that donates all of the proceeds raised to pediatric cancer research. Last year they raised over $1,000,000. This is an event that so many Kappas do and stick together throughout the entire time, while the rest of us go and cheer them on for this unbelievably great cause.

Our spring philanthropy event that we put on was Kappa Kappa Jamma. This was a concert we had with Brian Davis and David Adam Byrnes and the proceeds went to Holly's House. The fall philanthropy was Kentucky's Got Talent in which we were paired with Theta Chi. This is a talent show in which so many people and Greek organizations get involved with; the proceeds raised went to DanceBlue.

Province was hosted at the Beta Chi chapter this year. This was such a great experience with chapters from the Nu Province attending and sharing Kappa love. Beta Chi was so happy to receive the award for 2013 Outstanding Chapter for Nu Province.

One of the most important things to Beta Chi is sisterhood events. There were so many opportunities for the girls to participate in sisterhood events this year. There was an activity during Dead Week before final exams that was a nice study break for the girls, a trip to the pumpkin patch, and also a scavenger hunt around town for the girls to have bonding time with each other and the new members. One of the many exciting things Kappa did was make a "Harlem Shake" video which included our house mother; this was a blast to make and was great for everyone to be able to see.

August began with Fleur-de-Lis week and Recruitment. There was a record broken for how many girls went through formal Recruitment this year, which was extremely exciting and we were blessed with a great amount of new girls. Recruitment was very successful and brought the chapter even closer.

Race For The Cure is a 5K that we do every year for breast cancer research. This year the race was during parents' weekend so everyone's parents were encouraged to join and meet at the house before. This is a great time for us to come together and support a great cause that is often near and dear to our hearts. We also made blankets for Wrap Up America, which go to the homeless and were so much fun to make.

The year concluded with us having a Sapphire Ball with the brothers of Alpha Tau Omega. Everyone wore formal attire and had a great time. Overall, 2013 was a great year. Many changes are occurring at UK right now; with building remodeling and new dorms being built all over campus, the times are changing and improvements are happening everywhere. The chapter also only continues to improve and excel and we look forward to watching our chapter continue to grow even more in the future.

==Highlights of 2015==

This year Beta Chi has completed a lot of amazing things. First in March we competed in a Philanthropic Event on campus called Greek Sing. Our theme this year was “TSM”, otherwise known as “Total Sorority Move”. We dressed up as basic ideas that many girls in sororities love including: Starbucks, frat stars, and bid day. We also participated in Stompapalooza, a step competition. Our theme was “Jaws” where our team split up into two parts. There were sharks and lifeguards. Another event we participated in was Dance Blue. This is an event that so many Kappas do and stick together throughout the entire time, while the rest of us go and cheer them on for this unbelievably great cause.

Our spring philanthropy event was Kappa Bowl. We paired with Kappa Alpha, the Fraternity, and had a soccer tournament with a twist. We had giant, blow up balls that made running into one another a little more fun. This was a huge tournament not only with Greek chapters but also with other groups on campus that wanted to get a team together and play.

As fall quickly approached, we were preparing for a record amount of PNM’s coming in for recruitment. We had amazing return rates and got 90 amazing new members that we are extremely proud of. Recruitment was fun and exciting, as everyone in the chapter got closer.

Early in the fall semester, we paired with Triangle fraternity for an event called Greek Seize. This event was very fun! There were several different activates that each group did to help complete the event.

This year the ladies at Beta Chi grew closer to one another but also closer to the University. We joined many more clubs and activities on campus and are very involved outside of Kappa. We had amazing sisterhood events that show our unbreakable bond and fun we are able to share with each other.

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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 Xi

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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1944|02|17}}
|College= [http://www.cmu.edu/index.shtml Carnegie Mellon University]
|Location= Pittsburgh, PA
|Homepage= [http://cmu.kappa.org/ Delta Xi Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/pages/Category:Delta_Xi Media related to Delta Xi Chapter]
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'''Carnegie Mellon University established in 1900''', Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The university began as the Carnegie Technical Schools, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1900.

'''Chapter founded February 17th, 1944'''

'''1,288 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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Some of Chapter’s Outstanding Alumnae: (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

Marty Lewis Cornelius, 1952, Artist and scene/costume designer
Aleta Cornelius Malm Eastman, 1952, Award-winning artist, painter and art teacher
Mary Shaw Marohnic (Horn), 1958, Artist/illustrator; art instructor
Barbara Hall Feldon, 1970, TV and film actress and fashion model, most famous for her role as Agent 99 in the TV series Get Smart

'''Additional Outstanding Delta Xi Alumnae:'''
Mary Lou Maurhoff (Stewart), Graduate Counselor, 1954-1955; Lori Jurgovsky (Johnston), Chapter Consultant, 1995-1996;

==The Early Years (From The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870–1976)==
Andrew Carnegie, in an agreement with the city of Pittsburgh, founded Carnegie Technical Schools in 1904 on the edge of a large city park. In 1912, renamed Carnegie Institute of Technology, it included the College of Engineering and Science, the College of Fine Arts, and Margaret Morrison Carnegie College. This was “Tech” when Kappa Phi Delta, the oldest sorority in the women’s college of Margaret Morrison Carnegie, petitioned Kappa.

At this local’s founding in 1929 there was an agreement not to petition a national fraternity for ten years. At the time of the petition, Beta Pi, a sorority in the Fine Arts College, elected to join with Kappa Phi Delta, and together they became Delta Xi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. It was agreed that women from engineering and science were to be included in membership selection although not many were available.

'''Installation'''

The installation February, 1944, coincided with the 25th anniversary of Gamma Epsilon, University of Pittsburgh. Initiation was held February 18 at the Carnegie Student Union and all but one of the Fraternity officers was present as 24 charter members and 11 pledges joined to form Delta Xi Chapter. Gamma Epsilon actives and nearby alumnae and representatives of many other chapters heightened the new group’s awareness of becoming part of an international fraternity.

'''Early Meetings and Housing'''

The active chapter, with scholastic interests varying from secretarial, home economics, and social studies to science, art, music, and architecture, met for its first formal meeting, called in order by first chapter president Helen Robinson Rhodes on February 20, 1944. The place of meeting was the so-called activities room of the Carnegie Student Union, an old mansion with large rooms and spacious closets, which was to be the center of Kappa activities until the new student union “Skibo” was built in 1960. Skibo’s closets were smaller and the storing of archives and supplies became a real problem. The meeting rooms were rather like classrooms and lacked privacy.

During the early years, most Delta Xi members commuted, but after 1948 when a large apartment building was remodeled for women students there were many more residents and many Kappas became roommates or floormates. Group spirit was strong and accomplishments many during the 1950s and early 1960s.

In early spring of 1965 Delta Xi drafted an appeal, through Panhellenic, to be presented to the incoming Carnegie Tech president, that each sorority be given a floor assignment in Morewood Gardens, the women’s dorm. Permission was granted and in the summer of 1965 advisers and others interested alumnae and actives furnished the lounge area of 3D Morewood. It was a great feeling to know where to find a Kappa. Now the chapter could plan initiations and other activities more easily . . . Delta Xi had a home.

==The 1960s—a Decade of Change==

Unfortunately as the 1960s continued the interest in sorority life and traditional values held appeal for fewer women students and Delta Xi suffered as did the other national Panhellenic groups. In spite of the long-awaited “place of our own” which should have bound the chapter together, unity and cohesiveness were lacking, and after a period of disorganization a graduate counselor was assigned. Rush and other areas improved, but only temporarily.

Council issued a Warning of Probation, followed by Probation, then a probation extension. A whole college generation of Delta Xis lived with the feeling of failure in living up to Fraternity obligations.

With all the other unrest in the world and increased pressures for academic achievement there seemed just not enough benefit from fraternity membership for women on the Carnegie campus.

Another graduate counselor was sent to try to restore order from chaos. Scholarship improved, organization improved, rush was still poor. A small chapter, however, when forced to question itself, can sometimes appreciate fundamentals more than one at its height.

Fortunately for Delta Xi the pledge class of 1969–70, although limited in numbers, was strong in appreciation of friendship, scholarship, and Kappa ideals. This group reasoned successfully with Council members that if the Fraternity itself had grown from a membership of six, a small chapter need not be considered irresponsible. Some reorganization of priorities was undertaken to accommodate the chapter’s size and the Delta Xis relaxed at last in the knowledge that their dedication was as sincere as that of any other chapter.

While Delta Xi was organizing, so was the Carnegie campus. In 1967 this private college was merged with Mellon Institute, a nearby private research facility. The result was Carnegie-Mellon University and, as such, the administration sought to widen the scope of academic disciplines offered. Margaret Morrison Carnegie College first became coeducational, and then was phased out entirely to be replaced by the College of Humanities and Social Studies. The character of student applications changed, too, and now many chapter members are enrolled in the College of Engineering and Science. The Margaret Morrison Carnegie College home economics members with their cooking and sewing abilities are missed, but the engineers are great at booth design and construction for Spring Carnival!

'''Traditions'''

Spring Carnival is an event of long tradition at Carnegie Mellon. The greatest impetus comes from the Greek organizations on campus and for one weekend, the student body plays hard to balance the hard work of the academic year. Greek Sing is another exciting event on the calendar, and Homecoming in the fall allows the chapter to roll out the welcome mat for returning alumnae. At other times during the year Delta Xi displays community awareness and concern by collecting for UNICEF at Halloween and by entertaining underprivileged children at Christmas.

A consideration of Delta Xi’s first 30 years reveals a stable organization, with its original spirit not overpowered by crises and change. Ideals of friendship, loyalty, and excellence appealed to the Kappa Phi Deltas and Beta Pis who petitioned Kappa in the early 1940s. Now, as each pledge class comes along it is evident that the Fraternity holds appeal, even though academic orientation and social orders have been transformed.
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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 the Fraternity History Chairman with questions.''

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==Highlights of the 1970s==
Delta Xi also won Greek Sing in 1974

In 1975, the Delta Xi sisters won Greek Sing with the help of Phi Kappa Theta. In 1978, Kappa received an Appreciation Award from the March of Dimes for their efforts.
The years of 1975 to 1985 was a huge time of growth for Carnegie Mellon University. The academic fields of software engineering and robotics expanded greatly and CMU made strides towards becoming one of the greatest technologically advanced schools. Our chapter flourished throughout these years and recruited many wonderful women.

During the 1978-1979 School Year, the Delta Xi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma moved from their residence in Morewood to a real home in the new Greek Quad. This was a big deal for the sisters. Many were sad to leave Morewood 3D, Kappa's first home, but at the same time, many were excited to have a real house. Having this home helped the sisters to grow closer and everyone made the best of this challenge.

Throughout these years the Greek System at Carngie Mellon was growing rapidly. This resulted in the university building an assortment of houses that would be considered Greek housing. This was very exciting for all students involved in greek life and our chapter responded by moving into one of these houses. The university itself was growing a lot as well. The president of the school at the time, Richard M. Cyert, made many changes in academics and administration that helped make CMU what it is today. He created the Andrew Network and also strategized on how to push Carnegie Mellon forward technology wise.

1975-1976: First Place in Greek Sing with the brothers of Phi Kappa Theta, First Place in Womens Overall Intramurals1976-1977: Second Place in Greek Sing, Second Place in the Booth Competition for Spring Carnival, First Place in Intramural Softball and Volleyball1977-1978: First Place in Greek Sing with the brothers of Alpha Tau Omega, Second Place in Booth Overall1978-1979: First Place in Booth, First Place in the Float Competition with the brothers of Alpha Tau Omega, First Place in Greek Sing with the brothers of Beta Theta Pi, First Place in Intramural Football and Basketball, Appreciation Award from the march of Dimes 1979-1980.

==Highlights of the 1980s==

The sisters of Delta Xi were involved in many activates both in and out of the chapter. From 1980-1984, KKG enjoyed events such as Crush Party, Panhellenic events, and sister bonding. The sisters were also involved with intramural sports and the team was known as the KKG Krusaders. The sisters worked on campuswide projects such as booth and had Big Little Sister week, in which new members were welcomed into the Delta Xi chapter. Delta Xi sisters were recognized in “The Key”. During these years, the sisters of the Detla Xi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma worked together to create an effective chapter.

A challenge that the Delta Xi chapter faced was lack of communication. Chapter Council called this goal “Improve Communications through Committee Utilization” and used programs such as the Big-Little Sister Program and the Active Pledge Program to carry out this goal. Another challenge was the deactivation of members. After the threat of deactivation of several sisters, Delta Xi worked to enforce the “Behind Closed Doors” policy to isolate incidents and alleviate the stress placed on the sisters.

This time was an exciting one for Kappas. Plans for alternative housing for the five Panhellenic sororities were proposed and built. During the years of 1983-1984, the Delta Xi chapter celebrated her 40th year as a chapter. This event was celebrated with a visit from the Fraternity President herself. As the Delta Xi chapter grew, changes were made to the internal structure of the Kappa community. More sisters were choosing to study engineering. This movement was supported by as sister becoming the president of the Society of Women Engineers.

In 1980, the sisters received the Beta Province Award for most improved scholarship. Delta Xi continued its academic achievements when it earned the highest QPA of all the sororities for the second consecutive year in 1982. Kappas were always successful in campus competitions such as intramurals, Greek Sing and Booth.

Second Place in Greek Sing with the brothers of Beta Theta Pi, Second Place in Booth Sororities
*1980-1981: First Place in Greek Sing with the brothers of Phi Kappa Theta, First Place in Booth, First Place in Intramural Football and Softball, Highest QPA for Sororities, Beta Province Award for Most Improved Scholarship, Linda Kralosky was elected President and Janet Szwarc was elected Treasurer of the Society of Women Engineers, Cathy Glenn won the Carrier Corporation Award at the SWE Banquet
*1981-1982: Highest QPA for Sororities, First Place in Intramural Football, Third Place in Greek Sing, Third in Booth among Greeks
*1982-1983: Sue Ann Illig won the Scholarship Award and the Chapter Finance Award in the 54th Biennial Kappa Convention
*1983-1984: Award for Overall Improvement, Third Place in Greek Sing, First Place in Booth for Sororities, Third Place in Booth overall
*1984-1985:Honor Societies: Holle Humphries, Elizabeth Williams, M. Clair Blatt, Johanna Conte, Ingrid Goedicke, Lynetta Kopta, Cindy Baker, Heidi Riedl, Amy Pierce, Deborah Kaltwasser, Georgine Bogovich, Sue Ann Illig, Colleen Kennedy, Laurie Worthington, Joyce Teolis, Joan Lommel

==Highlights of the 1990s==

The Delta Xi’s worked hard to get their name out campus and received the 1997 Golden Key for outstanding achievement. A popular philanthropy that started in 1997 was the Kappa Kappa Gong Show to benefit Children’s Cancer Foundation.

Overall greek enrollment was down in the mid-nineties with a Panhellenic ceiling of just 45 members in the early nineties. One year after a large senior class had graduated, Kappa's numbers were significantly lower than the other houses entering fall rush that year. As a way to look larger on campus than they really were, sisters wore letter shirts every single day around campus so that it looked like there were Kappas everywhere you went. To keep from wearing the same shirts all the time, sisters washed the shirts every night at the house and traded shirts in order to extend their wardrobes. The trick worked, as Kappa's pledge class that fall was one of its largest. In the late nineties Kappa grew in size and so did the rest of the Panhellenic sororities and the chapter was 47 members by the end of the decade.

The late nineties also brought changes in terms to familiar sorority events. In 1997 Big and Little sisters became key sisters, and families became Kores, and Pledges became New Members. In 1998 Rush became Formal Membership Recruitment (and Informal Membership Recruitment) Panhellenic-wide.

Booth Highlights
* 1996 booth was "Sharp Shooters"
* 1997 Carnival theme was Television, and the booth was "Dinosaurs" ''(referencing the TV show that ran 1991-1994)''
* 1998 booth was "Peter Pan". The booth won second place
* 1999 Carnival Theme was "Children's Literature" booth was "Paddington Station"
* 2000 booth was Mayan Ruins ("Kappanitza") and the booth won second place

Greek Sing Highlights
* 1996 Kappa won first place in Greek Sing with PhiKap performing Pippen
* 1997 Kappa partnered with SigEp, a new colony at the time, to perform La Cage aux Folles
* 1998 Kappa partnered with Tri-Delt and performed Chorus Line
* 1999 Kappa performed alone to a Madonna Anthology
* 2000 Kappa performed with Delta Upsilon in Boogie Nights Musical

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

Classes were canceled on September 11, 2001, the day of the tragic terrorist attack on the United States and an outdoor candlelit vigil was held that night. This event was attended by hundreds of people, including a lot of sisters. The next day a gathering was held in the University Center to give faculty, staff and students the opportunity to discuss issues and share feelings. A blood drive was held and so many people responded that people had to be turned away at the door. A number of sisters participated in the drive by acting as volunteers or donating blood. The university's annual United Way Campaign started "The September 11th Fund" to provide members of the university community with an opportunity to contribute to disaster relief efforts. Our chapter started a canned foods and old clothes drive at the house as part of its effort to contribute to disaster relief.

The 2004 calendar year proved to be busy but fulfilling. The highlight of the spring semester was our school's annual Greek Sing competition. In collaboration with the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity we put on and energetic rendition of the Broadway production "Newsies" and had the audience on its feet. Over two months of hard work was rewarded when we won first place for the second year in a row. The spring semester was also marked by our school's Spring carnival and our creative and vibrantly colored booth modeled on "How the Grinch Stole Christmas" earned us the Chairman's Choice Award.

That same 2004 Spring Carnival we made history by becoming the first all-women's organization to participate in the annual Buggy competition, a pushcar competition.We spent months improving an old buggy we purchased from an organization that had been participating in this event for a number of years. We did remarkably well for our first year and received the Buggy Chairman's Choice Award in recognition of our achievement.

The sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the Delta Xi Chapter was in March of Spring 2004 and to mark this momentous occasion we held an anniversary banquet at a hotel in downtown Pittsburgh and a number of alumni attended.

Among the chapter’s philanthropic events for the semester was a day we spent at an old people's home which proved to be a very rewarding experience. The beginning of the fall semester was as usual marked by formal membership recruitment, a very busy and hectic time for all. Our hard work paid off and recruitment proved to be very successful. The members welcomed twenty-five new sisters into our chapter.

Soon after we started fund raising for our major philanthropy, Quarter Mile of Quarters in collaboration with the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity. We raised in excess of $5,000 for the Children's Institute of Pittsburgh. We also participated in a non- Greek philanthropy, Dance Marathon, and as part of the team that raised the most money for the second year in a row, many of our sisters stayed up all night. We also held our annual holiday dinner to which we invited underprivileged children and gave them the Christmas present they had dreamed of but never thought they would actually possess. Despite the fact that we participated in so many activities we upheld our high standards of academic excellence achieving a chapter QPA of more than 3.4 in both the spring and the fall. Our achievements as a chapter were recognized by the university and we were named the Outstanding Sorority for the year 2004.

In 2004, Carnegie Mellon University has a student body that consists of more than 8,000 graduate and undergraduate students. The university prides itself on its diversity reflected in the fact that 20% of the student body consists of international students. The university consists of seven schools and colleges - for engineering, science,business,fine arts,computer science,humanities and social sciences and public policy and management. Though the Greek population is under 15% of the student body, it is very active both on campus and in the community. The Greek population consists of 13 national fraternities, 4 national sororities and one private sorority.

The chapter has 63 members and it prides itself on being one of the most well regarded organizations on campus, and it strives to uphold this reputation. The members make a concerted effort to participate in philanthropies and other events of all the other Greek organizations as well as in non Greek events. Outside of their involvement in Kappa, the sisters are highly involved in many aspects of campus life. There are a number of varsity athletes, sexual assault advisers, resident advisers, orientation counselors and teaching assistants and as well as members of varied organizations such as the Society of Women Engineers, Alpha Phi Omega (community service) and Order of Omega (academic excellence).

There are sisters holding prominent positions on the Student Senate. The chapter members recognize the importance of scholarship and pride themselves on the fact that our chapter QPA is well above the campus all-women's average as well as the all-sorority average. For spring 2004, our chapter QPA was 3.44 and for fall 2004 its was 3.43.

In the fall, ten our sisters attained 4.0 QPAs. The members are aware of the fact that the faculty play a prominent role in helping us maintain our high academic standards and we recognize a different member of the faculty each week by naming a "Professor of the Week". The chapter hosts a professor tea and professors are invited to the house to provide an opportunity for interaction between the sisters and faculty on a more casual basis than would be possible in the classroom. We have a number of events to provide sisters an opportunity to get together for both work and relaxation. These include study hours, movie nights, sleepovers and unity dinners.

In 2004, the chapter continued two of its old goals - to have a chapter QPA of 3.35 and have an attendance of at least 80% at all mandatory events. We were successful in attaining our desired QPA. The chapter QPA for spring 2004 was 3.44 and that for the fall was 3.43. We tried to facilitate the attainment of this goal by holding weekly study hours, recognizing sisters who excelled in academics and encouraging attendance at classes by passing around a "no skippy" jar.
We were also fairly successful in achieving our second goal and attendance at most mandatory events was over 80%. We tried to encourage attendance by rewarding those with perfect attendance at our meetings.

We also introduced two new goals. The first of these was to improve alumnae relations. In order to do this we created a new position, the alumnae chairman, who is in charge of keeping alumnae up-to-date of the activities of our chapter. The second goal was to have a sisterhood sleepover once a semester to promote unity. We held a sleepover in the fall after FMR which was primarily aimed at making our new members feel integrated into the chapter. This event was very well attended.

The Delta Xi chapter has had a very memorable year. During the spring of 2007, Kappa Kappa Gamma participated in Carnegie Mellon's carnival tradition by building booth. The carnival theme was "Small Things Made Big" and KKG created a gumball machine booth. The booth was very successful and allowed the Pittsburgh community to play the games inside and participate in the fun. KKG also participated in Greek Sing. This past year, KKG paired up with AEPi and performed "Guys and Dolls". The girls had so much fun and had the chance to interact with new people. Sapphire Ball was held in May and was an excellent way to end the school year. In the fall of 2007, Mystery Date Dinner was held at Wyndham Hotel. For a philanthropy event, KKG paired up with Kappa Alpha Theta for a Kite and Key Dodgeball event to raise money for the Strong Women Strong Girls foundation. In addition, an Alumnae Reception was held. Fifty-year Kappas were presented with gifts and it was a very touching experience.

The Delta Xi chapter also did something new this past calendar year. A family reception was held and parents of the sisters were invited to the house to learn a bit more about Kappa and meet the girls that are in the same sorority as their daughter. Fall formal recruitment was particularly important for the chapter this year because about half the house graduated in the spring. Thirty seniors left and the house numbers seemed small. The membership chairman at the time did a really great job motivating the sisters and stressing the importance of FMR for the future of our house. As a result, 19 new members joined and they were all very eager to take part in Kappa activities.

The Carnegie Mellon University campus is very diverse and most of the students at the school are very involved on campus in academics as well as extracurricular activities. The school has an overall focused attitude and it is very evident that the students are driven and set goals.
Kappa Kappa Gamma has grown in several ways in 2007. Thirty seniors graduated so the number of girls in the house was cut in half. FMR was particularly important for the chapter in the fall and it was extremely successful. A great new group of girls that exemplify KKG joined and have been very active in all the activities.

There were challenges with academics and accountability this past calendar year. For academics, the chapter's overall grade point average was dropping. In order to help the situation, the VPAE initiated several activities such as a scholarship garden, enforced study hours at the house, fixed up the scholarship closet, and tried to boost the overall morale in the house. As for accountability, standards tried a few different methods to make sure that sisters attend mandatory events and stressed the importance of dedication.

In the spring semester of 2008, the Chapter Council attended the LEAD workshop at the University of Pittsburgh KKG house. They had the opportunity to meet Kappas from many other schools in the area and participate in leadership development activities. The Crush Party was held at Union Grill this year and Standards Retreat was held at the Schenley Park Ice Skating Rink. Greek Sing was a success this year. The sisters paired up with SAE and put together a show titled "Armagannie". The show was very funny and received compliments as well as a standing ovation from the audience. The chapter participated in many aspects of Carnival in the spring. The overall theme of Carnival was "Extra! Extra! Read all about it!" and KKG decided to build a booth based on a Wizard of Oz theme. The sisters were extremely proud of the booth built in the spring because it was the first two story booth we had built in quite some time. It was named "Kappa's not in Kansas Anymore" and took visitors through a journey from Munchkin Land all the way to Emerald City. During Carnival, a very successful alumni reception was also held at the house. Sapphire Ball was held at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel the weekend after Carnival. Fall 2008 also was packed with so many activities. Kappa participated in AEPi's WingAThon and won a Wii as well as some games to go along with it. FMR allowed the house to gain 21 additional members. The Standards Retreat was held at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Mystery Date was held at Mitchell's.

Kappa Kappa Gamma is one of the five Panhellenic Organizations one of eight total sororities sponsored by the University. Though Greek life at Carnegie Mellon University accounts for less than 20% of the student body, Greeks are quite active in all aspects of campus life. The Student Life Office sponsors many leadership development activities for the Greek community in addition to the numerous activities available for all students. The Greek Life Advisory Committee and "Healthy Greeks" encourage those parts of the Greek community to lead healthy lifestyles.

The sisters of the Delta Xi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma are leaders in many facets of the Carnegie Mellon community, and the chapter maintains a positive reputation on campus. Not only do our sisters participate in Greek events to support other fraternities and sororities philanthropic charities, but other campus-wide organizations as well. Delta Xi sisters are recognized around campus as varsity athletes, intramural athletes, sexual assault advisers, Resident Assistants, Orientation Counselors, and many other leadership positions.

Some of the chapter challenges include attendance at both in-house and out-of-house activities. This includes sisters not attending meetings, out-of-house activities, and various other Greek events. This challenge is still being dealt with in the spring 2009 semester, but stricter policies on attendance were enforced. Another challenge that we had last year was maintaining a high, stable average GPA. Because of study hours that were held at the house and various other academic activities, our sisters were able to achieve a high GPA for the fall 2008 semester. Another challenge that our chapter had last year was participation (within and outside of our house) and overall success of philanthropic events. Through more in-house spirit and better advertisement of our events, we were able to get more of a turn-out by the end of the year.
For the spring 2009 semester the Delta Xi chapter was busy with booth and Greek Sing. Teaming up with Phi Kappa Theta, the Delta Xi chapter placed second in Carnegie Mellon's 2008 Greek Sing competition. Performing "West Side Story" the sisters had a great time while also raising money for charity.

==Highlights of 2009==
Carnegie Mellon's annual Spring Carnival theme for this year was "Epic Adventures". Kappa Kappa Gamma built a two story booth entitled "James and the KKGiant Peach" placing first in our division. We held our annual Sapphire Ball at the Concordia, and early in the semester held Crush Party at Union Grill. For the fall 2009 semester the Delta Xi chapter completed an FMR retreat and FMR where we gained a pledge class of 32 enthusiastic sisters. Following FMR our standards committee conducted a standards retreat, which included fun role plays and a series of relay events.

Kappa Kappa Gamma is one of the five Panhellenic Organizations sponsored by Carnegie Mellon and one of eight total sororities sponsored by the University. Though Greek life at Carnegie Mellon University accounts for less than 20% of the student body, Greeks are quite active in all aspects of campus life. The Student Life Office sponsors many leadership development activities for the Greek community in addition to the numerous activities available for all students. The Greek Life Advisory Committee and "Healthy Greeks" encourage those parts of the Greek community to lead healthy lifestyles. Events such as Greek Week promote these efforts, as well as Panhellenic spirit.

The sisters of the Delta Xi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma are leaders in many facets of the Carnegie Mellon community, and the chapter maintains a positive reputation on campus. We strive to live up to our motto of Tradition of Leadership. Not only do our sisters participate in Greek events to support other fraternities' and sororities' philanthropic charities, but other campus-wide organizations as well. Delta Xi sisters are recognized around campus as varsity athletes, intramural athletes, sexual assault advisers, Resident Assistants, Orientation Counselors, and many other leadership positions. Additionally, we are a diverse chapter not only ethnically and racially, but also in thought, background, and talents.

Chapter challenges in 2009 included attendance, maintaining our bonds of sisterhood under a two events per week policy, and dealing with our sanctions. Attendance continues to be a problem from the previous year. We continue to try to combat this challenge, by holding each other accountable and maintaining a strict attendance policy. Throughout the Fall Semester of 2009 the Delta Xi chapter faced a number of challenges centered around the sanctions placed on our chapter. The biggest impact felt by Delta Xi because of these sanction has to do with our sisterly bonding. As sisters we had to focus on things such as risk management and leadership skills, and bonding was pushed aside. However, towards the end of the Fall Semester, the election of a new Chapter Council has helped to move our chapter beyond these sanctions. Our focus for the next semester is to build our bonds of sisterhood, while maintaining Kappa Kappa Gamma standard of two events per week.

Housing: In 2009, Delta Xi moved into their current house on the Greek House. With double the girls living in the house, the Kappas became more prevalent on campus and the size of the Greek Community began growing exponentially.

==Highlights of 2010==
In the spring semester of 2010, the Standards retreat was held at a bowling alley. For Greek Sing the sisters paired up with Sig Ep and performed “Fame”. The sisters had a great time learning the dance and embodying the 80’s vibe. The chapter had a successful Carnival. The overall theme of Carnival was “History with a Twist” and the KKG’s built a themed booth of “Kappa Kappa Glacier: If the Ice Age Never Ended”. The sisters were awarded second place for the Sororities Division. KKG hosted lecturer Rick Barnes who gave a presentation entitled “Drink Think: A Personal Approach to Alcohol”. Delta Xi Formal, Sapphire Ball, was held at The Renaissance Hotel.

Fall 2010 was also a successful semester for KKG. FMR gained 26 new members for the house. The 130th Founder’s Day was celebrated at the house with parents, alumni, and sisters. Mystery Date was held at Alto Lounge. Standards Retreat was held at the house and the sisters painted pottery. The Delta Xi’s hosted a lecture, “Something of Value” for the Panhellenic Sororities. Sisters competed in Greek Week by participating in lighthearted competitions against other sororities. The sisters cooked crepes during Kappa Kappa Gamma to raise money for Reading is Fundamental.

Kappa Kappa Gamma is one of the five Panhellenic Organizations. KKG is also one of eight total sororities sponsored by the University. The sorority community amounts to 15% of the student body, while Greek Life as a whole amounts to less than 20%. Greeks are very active on the Carnegie Mellon campus including raising a record of over $38,000 for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. The Greek Life organization makes suggestions to the Greek organizations to create a better and more effective community.

The sisters of the Delta Xi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma are leaders around the Carnegie Mellon campus. The sisters work to maintain a positive reputation on campus by being involved in Greek events and other Student Life organizations. The sisters of Delta Xi are known on campus as Resident Assistants, Orientation Counselors, athletes and members of clubs. Kappa has become involved in campus wide events such as Relay for Life, 1000 + (a campus wide community service event), and attend lectures hosted by other Greek organizations.

Some of the chapter challenges included being placed on probation, maintaining a GPA consistent with Kappa Kappa Gamma standards, and a philanthropy event each semester. The sisters viewed being placed on probation as a challenge to create a better chapter. The sisters have been fulfilling the probation requirements through such things as holding informative meetings, increasing volunteer hours, and creating stricter housing rules. Another challenge was maintaining a high average GPA. The sisters worked to improve their GPA through showing special attention to girls who were having trouble in school, providing academic resources providing incentives to do well in school. The sisters set goals at the beginning of the semester and worked hard throughout the semester to achieve these goals. They were supported by the efforts from the academic committee and were provided with the resources they needed to succeed. Philanthropy has been a struggle for the Delta Xi’s as well. Because of scheduling conflicts and changing circumstances, creating a consistent and successful philanthropy event has been difficult to achieve. The sisters are working to focus on philanthropy by brainstorming new ideas and working closely with the Philanthropy chair to do so.

==Highlights of 2011-2019==

==2011==
The Delta Xi chapter had a very eventful year in 2011. In the spring we performed "The Wedding Singer" with the brothers of Delta Tau Delta for Carnegie Mellon's annual Greek Sing competition. We won second place and had a wonderful time. For CMU's Spring Carnival our chapter built a booth called Kappa Kosmic Galaxy, as the carnival's theme was "When I Was Your Age…". As for philanthropy we hosted Pasta Pasta Sauca in the spring and in the fall many of us attended a variety of philanthropic activities, including Greek Service Day. Each sister completed at least ten hours of service.

Carnegie Mellon welcomed a freshman class of about 1,600 students and many girls in the freshman class decided to go through FMR. CMU is growing as a school and has one of the best academic programs in the nation. As a University they value interdisciplinary studies in the arts, humanities, sciences, and engineering. We are becoming more well known and respected as a university. This fall Bill Dietrich donated a large sum of money to CMU. The College of Humanities and Social Sciences was renamed the Mariana Brown Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences after Bill's mother. This was a very exciting time for the entire student body along with all employees, faculty, and alumni. As for the panhellenic community, there are four other sororities on campus: Delta Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Delta Delta Delta, and Alpha Chi Omega.

During IMR in the Spring the chapter recruited and initiated four girls. It had a very successful fall recruitment with a pledge class of 34 girls. Our newest pledge class includes freshman, sophomore, and junior sisters. We have a great group of girls and we have done a fantastic job of growing close and meaningful relationships.

In 2011 the chapter struggled with risk management skills so it went through a lot of programming and education about risk and Kappa in general. The sisters' understanding of the New Member Program and its Risk Management Policies have greatly improved. Areas in which the chapter could improve were philanthropy and alumna involvement. The members have many new ideas for philanthropy in 2012 and hope to succeed in all that we do.

==2012==

The Delta Xi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma had a very eventful year. In the spring we performed "The Wizard of Oz" with Sigma Alpha Epsilon for Carnegie Mellon University's annual Greek Sing competition. We had a wonderful time bonding with our sisters. For CMU's Spring Carnival , our chapter built a booth called It's A Small World based on the "As Seen on TV" theme for Carnival and was given the Chairman's Choice Award for it! As for philanthropy, we hosted Pasta Pasta Sauca in the Spring. In the fall we hosted Twister with a Twist. Many of us also participated in other philanthropic events including Greek Service Day, Relay for Life, and CMU PennPIRG for the election. Each sister completed at least five hours of service.

'''Campus:'''
Carnegie Mellon welcomed a freshman class of about 1,500 students, with an all time high of 45% girls. Many of these girls decided to go through FMR. With the addition of Alpha Phi to CMU, more girls are joining greek life. About 23% of CMU students participate in Greek Life. Our school and academic programs are constantly growing and improving. We are gaining more respect and renown as one of best schools in the country. CMU has been invovled with many exciting projects, such as a new energy instute. It has been a very exciting time for students, faculty, and alumni.

'''Chapter:'''
During FMR in the fall, our chapter had a wonderful new pledge class of 26 girls. Our newest pledge class includes freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. In addition, we initiated three Continuous Open Biding girls. Our chapter has excelled in intergrating New Members, being involved on campus and within the chapter, and strengthing our sisterhood. We hope to improve our understanding of Ritual, Chapter History, and Kappa Ideals. In addition, we hope to improve even more our sisterhood bonding and philanthropy events. We have many new ideas about improving all areas of our chapter and I hope we will continue to succeed in the new year.

==2014==

Greek Sing - "American Idiot" (2014). 1st Place for Philanthropy (raised over $13,000)and 2nd place for Doubles Category

Booth - "Wreck it Ralph" - 2nd place for Sororities

Recruitment Award (Delta Xi Chapter) for Kappa Convention 2014 - August 2014 (Sent Ciara (President), Hannah (Panhellenic Delegate), Chris (Chapter Advisor))

Got Fall Pledge Class of 2014 (25 New Sisters)

KKG Delta Xi is working hard and keeping up with academics. Because Carnegie Mellon University is a stressful university, Delta Xi has implemented study hours as well as stress-free activities for the sisters to participate in. The university has not implemented many new changes to campus. There are plans for a new gym and biomedical engineering building.

The chapter has a university owned house. We hold chapter meetings in our chapter room within the house. We can have 29 sisters live within the house. We rent the house from the University because the house is University owned. We used to rent a floor at a local University owned dorm in the early 2000s.

==Highlights of 2015==

This year the Delta Xi chapter has continued to grow both in numbers and involvement. We currently have 82 members with the initiation of the wonderful spring 2015 and fall 2015 new member classes. In the spring, our chapter held Crush Party, participated in Sigma Chi Derby Days, and held Sapphire Ball. We participated in Greek Sing with Phi Delta Theta for a performance of the Lion King, and the proceeds went to Our Clubhouse. Other philanthropy events we held were Date Auction and Pasta Pasta Sauca. Also in the spring we participated in Booth where we built a Storybook booth with a giant tree climbing through the middle, which was quite the feat.

During the summer several of us lived in the house and had fun going to sports games and bonding in the wonderful weather.

In the fall, we started the semester off with a standards retreat, Kamp Kappa, at Camp Guyasuta. We used this time to reflect and bond as a sisterhood. The following week was formal recruitment during which we gained 18 wonderful new members. These new members show a commitment to the chapter as they already hold several leadership positions and have become quite close through forming friendships and participating in Carnegie Mellon traditions such as painting the fence with the message “Drop it to the Fleur.”

In the fall we held Mystery Date at Bangkok Balcony and had tons of fun eating dinner and dancing with our mystery dates. The fall’s philanthropy efforts included participating in CMU’s 1000 plus volunteer day together, filling meal bags for Stop Hunger Now, and our Hugging is Fundamental event where we take our giant bear, Alberto, to the center of campus to give hugs in exchange for donations to Reading is Fundamental. To conclude 2015, we held a chapter-wide holiday dinner to cap off a fabulous year! Overall 2015 has been an amazing year for Delta Xi.

Greek Life is growing at Carnegie Mellon as many students are seeking a balance to their rigorous academic lives. Our chapter’s members are heavily involved on campus in over one hundred different activities from dancer’s symposium to robotics research to division three athletics. Our chapter is a diverse group of passionate women seeking degrees in every college Carnegie Mellon has to offer.

Chapter Meetings and Housing:

Where does your chapter hold chapter meetings? In the chapter owned or rented facility? In a university owned facility, house, dorm, lodge or classroom?

Our chapter holds meetings in our chapter room which is located in our house on campus, rented from the university.

What is the history of your chapter’s housing? Have your members had the opportunity to live together in any way? Does your chapter have a house, lodge, apartment or suite? If yes, is it chapter owned or rented, or university owned?

How many sisters can live there? Has your chapter owned or lived in more than one house during its history?

Our chapter’s housing is located in our house in the Greek Quad on Carnegie Mellon’s campus. The house is rented from the university and can house up to 29 Kappa sisters.

==Booths==

2015: MagiKK Γree House (2nd place and Chairman's Choice) 
2014: Wreck It Ralph (2nd place) First sorority to program a game 
2013: Snow White and the Seven Giants (3rd place) 
2012: It’s a Small World 
2011: Kappa Kosmic Galaxy 
2010: Kappa Kappa Glacier (2nd place) 
2009: James and the Giant Peach (1st place) 
2008: Wizard of Oz/Kappas in Kansas— first two story booth 
2007: Gum Ball Machine 
2006: Kappa Art Nouveau 
2005: Kappa Klaw 
2004: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (chairman’s choice) 
2003: Fantasia 
2002: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe 
2001: Kappa’s Antopia, Life’s a Picnic 
2000: Mayan Ruins/Kappanitza (2nd Place) 
1999: Paddington Station 
1998: Peter Pan (second place) 
1997: Dinosaurs 
1996: Sharp Shooters 
1995: 
1994: 
1993: Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure 
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1991: 
1990: 
1989: Barrel of Monkeys? 
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1985: 
1984: first place booth 
1983: 
1982: third place 
1981: first place 
1980: FAO Schwartz 
1979: 
1978: King Tut’s Tomb 

==Greek Sing Shows==
2015: The Lion King 
2014: American Idiot 
2013: Legally Blonde 
2012: Wizard of Oz 
2011: The Wedding Singer 
2010: Fame 
2009: West Side Story 
2008:
2007:
2006:

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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!

Zeta Omega

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|Name= Zeta Omega
|GreekSymbol= ZΩ
|Image= [[File:Zeta_Omega.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1994|01|08}}
|College= [http://uwaterloo.ca/ University of Waterloo]
|Location= Waterloo, ON
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/zetaomega/ Zeta Omega Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Zeta_Omega Media related to Zeta Omega Chapter]}}

'''University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada'''

'''Founded January 8, 1994'''

'''Charter members: 27'''

'''323 initiated members (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Zeta Omega’s Outstanding Members:'''

'''Fraternity Officers:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award:'''

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

==The Early Years==

In 1957, innovation and entrepreneurship brought University of Waterloo into being, as a group of business leaders imagined a new university built to tackle some of the world’s most daunting challenges.
It was the age of the Cold War and the space race, when a single computer filled a room. Discoveries in science, medicine and engineering were coming fast and furious. Industry leaders in Kitchener-Waterloo knew moving forward meant more than just training people in the technology of the day.

Together with J. Gerald Hagey, Waterloo’s founding president, and Rev. Cornelius Siegfried, who brought St. Jerome’s University into federation with Waterloo, Ira G. Needles helped lay the foundation for a new kind of purpose-driven education. Waterloo was built to teach people to think in new ways, constructed on a foundation of science, engineering and math.

University of Waterloo, commonly referred as Waterloo or UW, is a public research university whose main campus is located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The main campus is in Uptown Waterloo, adjacent to Waterloo Park. The university offers a wide variety of academic programs, administered by six faculties and ten faculty-based schools. The university also operates four satellite campuses and four affiliated university colleges. Waterloo is a member of the U15, a group of research-intensive universities in Canada.

The University of Waterloo was created as a non-denominational board established by Waterloo College (the present-day Wilfrid Laurier University) to obtain government grants to run expanded science programs under the name Waterloo College Associated Faculties. The university was established in response to community demand for improved education facilities, particularly in technical and scientific fields of study. The first 74 students began classes in 1957. In 1959, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario passed an act which formally split the board from Waterloo College and reestablished it as the University of Waterloo.Renowned for the success of its cooperative education programs, Waterloo now has the largest engineering school in Canada. The university enrolled approximately 240,000 students in 1994.

==Highlights of 1980s==

In 1986, there was one fraternity at Waterloo. This fraternity was Delta Omega Chi which became Theta Psi chapter of Sigma Chi in March of 1987. At that time there were no other Greek societies. A woman student who had been associated with Delta Omega Chi realized the advantages of this type of society and decided to begin one for women. She put an ad in the campus newspaper asking if there were other women on campus who would be interested in starting a sorority. She received several responses.

On November 2, 1986, the first meeting of Waterloo’s first sorority was held. This meeting was attended by Delta Omega Chi’s Thomas White who acted as an adviser during the early stages of Kappa Gamma Phi’s development. In the fall of 1988, due to his assistance in founding Kappa Gamma Phi, Mr. White became the sorority’s first honorary member. When the local chapter started, the members had hopes of someday becoming a part of an international fraternity.

Kappa Gamma Phi was the first sorority at the University of Waterloo. Its flower, appropriately, was the white iris, and its motto, Unum Ex Diversitas (Unity Through Diversity). Chapter goals included the growth and development of each member, friendship and service to others. The commitment of the membership to the organization resulted in the establishment of a flourishing alumnae association.

==Highlights of 1990s==

In 1993, Kappa Gamma Phi decided to petition some international sororities for membership. The members assembled packets with information about Waterloo, the UW campus and Kappa Gamma Phi. Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Delta Delta both responded and came to the campus to make presentations. The chapter members thought the values of KKG were similar to those of KGP and voted to become a Kappa colony.

Kappa Kappa Gamma colonized its first Canadian colony in 60 years at the University of Waterloo on August 18, 1993, when the 24 members of the local sorority, Kappa Gamma Phi were pledged. Installation of the new chapter was scheduled for January 8, 1994.

Kappas from the Waterloo and Toronto areas gathered at the campus to welcome Zeta Omega. Fireside was held in Hagey Hall, and the installation held at the Walper Terrace Hotel. Margo White, Toronto, served as the Coordinator of Chapter Development for the Fraternity’s 124th active chapter. Sandi Snyder, McGill, was Zeta Omega’s first Chapter Consultant and worked closely with the group for the 1993-1994 school year. ''The Key'', Winter 1993, page 47

The spring 1994 issue of The Key, page 31, welcomed “The 27 charter members and eight alumna initiates of Zeta Omega Chapter, Waterloo University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, January 8, 1994. Big sister chapters were Beta Psi, Toronto, and Delta Delta, McGill.” Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first National Panhellenic Conference member to establish a chapter on this campus.

The 1994 calendar year was very exciting for Zeta Omega beginning with its installation and ending with a retro ‘80s sleepover. It hosted Kappa Decadence for the other four Greek groups in the city. The members displayed their culinary expertise by cooking multiple flavors of cheesecake. The members also hosted an all-Greek food night and dating game. It held its second-annual swing-a-thon to raise money for a local charity. The swing lasted 24 hours and motion sickness was minimal. Zeta Omega held its first Founders Day ceremony which was an afternoon drop-in event.

The chapter had 14 active members, six pledges, one special active and one associate member in 1994. It was the only all-female Greek group on campus along with one all-male group, Sigma Chi. Laurier University, down the street from Waterloo, had three Greek organizations. Zeta Omega comprised .0008 percent of the university population this year, but the chapter played an active role in the respective student unions.

Greek-letter organizations were not officially recognized at Waterloo, but the chapter and Sigma Chi worked to change this. However, the university did allow the chapter to use university facilities. The chapter continued to adjust and readjust to the Kappa ways. Transition was difficult, and it had its share of problems but managed successfully to make changes. Group discussions were held where all members were encouraged to discuss openly their thoughts an any chapter subject. Resolutions were always discussed before the meetings closed.

Morale was another challenge. The chapter established a sisterhood key which was given to a deserving member. The chapter members could vote for the member to receive sisterhood recognition by placing deserving members’ names in a sisterhood box. Names were drawn from this box, and the member given a prize.

In 1994, Zeta Omega began to start its own traditions: the swing-a-thon, Kappa Decadence and the all-Greek food nights made the chapter well known within its small Greek community. The chapter held its second annual Sapphire Ball following this term’s initiation ceremony.

The chapter reported that the Fraternity and Sorority Awareness Club was up and running. There had been several meetings. What is this organization? Since sororities and fraternities were not recognized on the Waterloo campus because their membership was only open to those who had been initiated, the two Greek organizations formed this club. The club is open to anyone who wishes to come. It is through this organization that each group books the rooms and booths on campus to use for events. Without FSAC, rush would have had to rely on word-of-mouth and all chapter meetings would have been held at the houses of members because there was not a Kappa facility at the time.

One of the highlights of 1997 was the chapter’s Recruitment turn-out. Zeta Omega was extremely successful in the fall of 1997, and it pledged 10 new members. This brought the chapter size to approximately 21 members with three special actives.

Kappa Decadence was also a success and was an event that the members remember with great pride. Kappa Kappa Gamma developed a positive image on the waterloo campus and in the community with its philanthropy events that were targeted in broad areas rather than focusing on one specific charity.
On October 19, 1997, the chapter celebrated Founders Day. The celebration included Ritual, talking about the Founders and what they did for Kappa during its founding months and as alumnae. Treats were served, and the members looked through scrapbooks.

The chapter changed its time of election to the first term. November 1997 was a busy month for the chapter. It held initiation, elections and installation of officers during the month Zeta Omega’s challenge was to generate campus awareness of the chapter. After that challenge was addressed, it aimed to promote a positive image of Kappa both on campus and in the community. The members worked to meet these challenges by being involved as a group in activities on the campus and in the community. They promoted Kappa through philanthropic events such as involvement in wheelchair hockey and Habitat for Humanity.

Chapter events included Kappa Decadence and Greek mixers where other fraternities in the Waterloo region and surrounding area were invited to a social event. Both events were very successful. Zeta Omega had an excellent winter 1998 Recruitment and pledged five women. This was the first class to participate in the Fraternity’s new member program.

This year’s Kappa Decadence Cheesecake social/philanthropy was a great success with a large turnout from the local Greek groups as well as those from nearby cities. The Kappa Ball held in March was well attended by alumnae and activities and everyone had a great time. Because we had enough members to have a separate Public Relations Chairman, for the first time in a few years the chapter newsletter was produced and distributed.
During fall term 1998, eight chapter members took a trip to visit the McGill chapter in Montreal, Quebec. Everyone arrived in time to take part in some of its Recruitment, had a chance to visit with the members and also pick up the Traveling Consultant who was going to visit Zeta Omega the following week.

The University of Waterloo campus stayed mostly the same although the Engineering 1 building was renamed the Douglas Wright Engineering Building. This confused some of the students when their schedules assigned them to the DWE in the fall. A proposal to build a new Computer Science/Engineering building in one of the parking lots on campus was approved.

The chapter pledged several new members during the fall recruitments in 1997 and 1998. Previously it had approximately eight members who doubled and tripled up on chapter positions in order to get everything accomplished. After Recruitment, the chapter was bigger than ever but very young and not trained. A successful leadership training event was held and with help from Province Director of Chapters Sandi Snyder, McGill, and some dedicated alumnae the transition was much easier.

The first Kappa Twist-a-Thon was held fall term in the Student Life Centre. More than $260 was raised during a 12-hour period to help support the Children’s Wish Foundation. During winter term, the members helped in soup kitchens and some of them were involved with the local Habitat for Humanity activities. The chapter goal for 1998 was to have 80 percent attendance at all mandatory meetings and events as posted on the master calendar.

Chapter members participated in dramatic productions on and off the campus. One Zeta Omega had excellent marks and graduated in chemical engineering. Five other members were on their respective faculties dean’s lists.

During the winter of 1999, Zeta Omega helped host the Alpha Province Meeting with the local alumnae association. That fall, six new members were initiated. The chapter started a new scholarship reward program with the kore groups.

In 1999, Waterloo had approximately 22,000 total students, with 16,000 undergraduate full-time students. New president David Johnston was hired.

Zeta Omega had nine active members, three special status members and four associate members; two freshmen, five sophomores, eight juniors and one senior. Recruitment in 1999 was disappointing, and the chapter made plans to condense its Recruitment activities. The new officers weren't sure of their jobs, but key advisers helped train them.

In fall 1999, many of the actives graduated leaving a small, young chapter. Also at that time, the advisers changed, and it was difficult to keep in touch with the alumnae association. Following a very helpful visit by the Traveling Consultant, the chapter began working on better organization.

Chapter activities included Kappa Decadence which was held in February. This cheesecake social helped raise money for the foodbank. Another very successful Twist-a-Thon raised money for the Children’s Wish Foundation, held in March. The academic year ended with the Kappa Ball, a formal for actives and alumnae. The chapter goal for 1999 was to complete and hand-in reports in a more timely manner.

==Highlights of 2000s==

In November 2005, the chapter combined its archives display with the heritage workshop and also showed the items from the Museum in a Box from Fraternity Headquarters.

During winter term, four new members were initiated, and the members attended the Alpha Province Meeting in Toronto. It was nice that it was held so close so numerous members could attend. The Province Meeting was a success, and Zeta Omega took more girls to participate than the chapter that hosted it. The Province Director of Chapters visited the chapter after Province Meeting.

Summer 2005 marked the first of the chapter’s annual alumnae picnics. Although the chapter had trouble maintaining contact with its alumnae, there was a surprisingly good turnout, and the alumnae asked to have the picnic again. This summer also marked the second active-only summer. The chapter did not recruit or initiate during this term because so few members were on campus.

Fall term 2005 was a huge success. A Kappa trainer visited prior to Recruitment and helped get the chapter organized and excited. A Leadership Consultant visited for Recruitment, and she helped a lot as well. Zeta Omega pledged nine girls.

The philanthropic activities this term were the chapter’s greatest area of pride as they raised tremendous amounts of money for numerous charitable organizations and there was great participation from the campus.
The chapter attended the Greek Leadership Conference organized by one of its members. The keynote speaker was a woman who was a professional speaker and the mother of one of the chapter members. The conference was hosted by the Fraternity and Sorority Awareness Club, the group that united all the Greek organizations on campus.

During this year, the chapter increased its membership and created strong ties with the other Greek organizations on campus.

In 2005, there were approximately 20,000 students enrolled at Waterloo. The overview of the university on its Website stated that “The University of Waterloo played a key role in the City of Waterloo being named by the Intelligent Communities Forum (ICF) as one of the Top Seven Intelligent Communities of 2006 in the world.” The University of Waterloo was the only Canadian stop on philanthropist Bill Gates’ tour of six North American universities which took place in October. UW was named the number-one college in Maclean’s magazine which was an honor the university earned for many consecutive years.

One of the unique aspects of UW was the large number of students who participated in the Co-op Program. This program is designed for students to spend approximately every other term in a paid job gaining experience to prepare them for their after-university careers. This experience provided these students with good references and a solid base on which to stand upon finishing their degrees.

In addition to Kappa, UW was home to Sigma Chi, Zeta Psi and Alpha Epsilon Pi fraternities and a local sorority, Sigma Lambda Gamma, which is not affiliated with the U.S. organization by the same name. Even though each of these groups has very different goals, they all shared a common interest of increasing the unity between the Greek organizations on campus.

Although the UW didn’t recognize each Greek organization, it did recognize them as one school club, the Fraternity and Sorority Awareness Club (FSAC). The FSAC community held meetings which were attended by a delegate from each Greek organization and were open for anyone within the university community to attend. The organization planned fundraisers, discussed issues that might impact the Greek community and found ways to build a strong bond between the different organizations.

In 2005, Zeta Omega consisted of 30 members. The chapter worked to strengthen its sisterhood and promote itself on campus. Because the university didn't recognize each Greek organization, Zeta Omega struggled with advertising and promotion.

The major challenge for the chapter was keeping in touch with its alumnae. After graduating, many of the members found jobs in Toronto, a 90-minute drive from campus which made it very difficult for them to attend events. To maintain close ties with its alumnae, the chapter established an alumnae appreciation event each term which encouraged them to stay in touch with the chapter and each other. The chapter made sure there was a fun activity following initiation so that the newly initiated members would immediately get to know all the members in the chapter.

Stronger officer training was held so the new officers were thoroughly trained and prepared for the next year. The storage of chapter and ritual items was a challenge. At this time, chapter and alumnae members housed the initiation materials and archives.

At the 2009, Alpha/Rho Province Meeting, Zeta Omega was presented with the Alpha Province Award of Merit for outstanding leadership for the 2008 calendar year.

Winter term 2009 was very productive for Zeta Omega. This term, a new philanthropic endeavor began. The members learned to knit and knit squares to create blankets to donate to Blankets for Canada. At the annual Decadence dessert event, the chapter raised $536.77.

At the Sapphire Ball, a Zeta Omega was chosen to be Sigma Chi Sweetheart. At the same event, the chapter named its first Key Man and several other chapter awards: Sisterhood, Chapter Goal, Philanthropy, Academic Excellence, New Member and President’s Award. Four new members were initiated.

During the summer season, the chapter held several events to reunite sisters who had been on study term or summer break. Another alumnae picnic was held to celebrate the gorgeous weather and honor the members who graduated. Members participated in the Annual Relay for Life and raised $2,075 for the Canadian Cancer Society. The first camping trip to Sauble Beach was held during the Civic Day long weekend. In September 2009, one of Zeta Omega’s members attended the Fraternity’s Leadership Academy. This term, seven new members were initiated by the chapter.

The chapter’s annual Halloween philanthropy event was a Meal Exchange Trick-or-Eat program with other Greek groups on campus that collected a lot of non-perishable foods. This year’s Decadence event raised $547.06 to donate to the Kappa Foundation’s Rose McGill Fund and the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation.

Again this year, Waterloo ranked as one of Canada’s top universities in Maclean’s magazine. It placed first in the highest quality, most innovative, leaders of tomorrow and best overall university categories. The university continued to be known for the co-operative program that is offered. It attracted students from 141 different countries. The program was the largest post-secondary co-op education program in the world. Waterloo’s motto is concordia cum veritate which means “in harmony with truth.”

In 2009, UW was home to three sororities, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Omicron Pi and Sigma Lambda Gamma, a local sorority, and one fraternity, Sigma Chi. Since these groups were not recognized as individual organizations on campus, they all worked together under the name of the Fraternities and Sororities Awareness Club to promote awareness and recognition on campus. Three Zeta Omega members were columnists for the weekly campus newspaper, the Imprint.

During fall term, there were 25 active members of the chapter who worked to build their sisterhood bonds and create awareness about the chapter on campus. The weekly chapter meetings were held at a member’s home on Albert Street.

The biggest challenge in 2009 was the implementation of the National Panhellenic Council’s college at Waterloo. When another international fraternity, Alpha Omicron Pi, established a chapter on the campus it was important to work together to plan Recruitment. With work by the Panhellenic delegates, the advisers and chapter presidents, the first Panhellenic Recruitment went smoothly. Everyone was aware that there would still be some adjustments to the new style of Recruitment which would benefit all Greek organizations.

The 2010 year began with pledging three new members. The chapter held its first Decadence of the year which raised money to fight prostate cancer. It also held Kappa Krush with many other Greek groups in attendance.
In March of 2010, the members held the annual Mother/Daughter Tea and played board games their moms. The Sapphire Ball was also held this month. Throughout the summer, the members took part in several other activities. One was a Relay for Life held at a local high school to raise money for cancer research. Two new members were pledged during the summer, and a Sigma Chi/Kappa social was held where they roasted marshmallows and caught up. At the end of the summer, the annual alumnae picnic was held. This picnic brought together the actives, new members and chapter alumnae. Four chapter members went to the Fraternity Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. They brought back several ideas for the chapter to use.

In October 2010, nine new members were pledged. The Recruitment activities included a sisterhood event where everyone made squares for a quilt, a philanthropy event where everyone created book bags for school children and a coffee date at Williams.

At the end of October, the members held a Halloween party. The women dressed as hippies. The night included delicious snacks. Guests from the other Greek organizations at Waterloo and Laurier attended the party.
The annual Dad/Daughter Day took place in November. Everyone got to watch the Waterloo Warriors vs. McMaster hockey game. This continued to be a busy month. Decadence was held raising more than $500 for AIDS charities in the Kitchener-Waterloo region. To close the semester, the members held a Touch of Klass event at Caesars and many Sigma Chis attended. Finally as exams grew closer, the members held elections and a sisterhood send-off which included making bottlecap necklaces.

The university prides itself in constantly finishing near the top of Maclean’s annual universities ranking issue. Waterloo is also very well known for the co-op education program.

One of Zeta Omega’s greatest challenges during 2010 was not being able to hold events on campus. The chapter needed to be recognized by the university as part of the Fraternities and Sororities Awareness Club. Fortunately by the end of the year, the chapter had success in booking rooms for its formal meetings and was fortunate to have informal meetings at a member’s home on Albert Street.

==Highlights of 2011==

Zeta Omega had a roaring year in 2011. January included many successful Recruitment events including a sisterhood when the women constructed squares for a chapter quilt. Nine wonderful new members joined the chapter.

March was an especially busy month for the chapter and started with the chapter’s annual Mother/Daughter Day with tea and treats. The women played games, and the sisters introduced their mothers to the meaning of Kappa sisterhood at Waterloo. Next the chapter hosted Decadence on campus in the Student Life Centre and raised more than $600 for the Sexual Assault Centre of Quine and District.

The same weekend a new member retreat was held that further strengthened a strong bond between the eight new members. With this great kick-off to Inspiration Week, the members held an intense quiet night where tears and laughter were shared. Fireside and Initiation that weekend were the best-attended by actives and alumnae in several terms. Finally the members topped off their term with an immensely successful Sapphire Ball that was also a fabulous send-off for the chapter’s several seniors.

The chapter returned in the fall with a new membership chairman and more women came out for Recruitment than who had taken part in it before. The chapter activities included everything from kite-flying to bracelet-making for the actives and potential new members. Eleven women pledged Kappa and eight were initiated.
The annual Father/Daughter Day was hosted at the campus arena where the members and their fathers watched a varsity hockey game.

The term’s main philanthropy event was Holiday of Hearts. Many gifts were donated, raising more than $450 for the Because I am A Girl Campaign which was provided by Plan Canada on behalf of Zeta Omega. Sisterhood also brought a lot of crafts and sewing for the term with new letters and owl pillows for all members.

The visit from the Fraternity Leadership Consultant complemented the chapter’s inspiration period in the fall of 2011, and she helped the chapter host a successful Quiet Night. The chapter held an amazing Fireside and Initiation in an off-campus location where the beautiful voices of the chapter members sang loudly and often.
Nearing the end of November, getting closer to exams and the holiday season, the social chairman hosted Touch of Klass with delicious appetizers and the well dressed company of other campus Greeks. The Zeta Omegas were invited to attend Wilfred Laurier University’s Greek Gala. Several members proudly attended as delegates.
In 2011, the University of Waterloo continuously endured the largest campus construction and building boom since it was established in 1957. The university fully embraced a new marketing campaign. It also began to search for many new administrators in 2011 as many of the senior administrative staff and faculty position contracts would end in the beginning of 2012. It was hoped that the exodus of these older campus administrators in 2011 and 2012 would bring a more positive attitude to the administration regarding Greek life at Waterloo.

The chapter had many members graduate in April which left a very young chapter to return to campus in the fall of 2011. In 2011, Zeta Omega struggled slightly to complement the Recruitment process of the other Panhellenic sorority at Waterloo. The chapter consistently worked to overcome this challenge as it prepared for a more in-depth coordination in the 2012 Recruitment.

==Highlights of 2012==

Another great year has passed in the Zeta Omega Chapter and we have learned lessons, grown as a chapter, and welcomed new sisters along the way. The 2012 year got off to a great start with Alana as recruitment chair. After 4 successful recruitment events, new member chair Samantha Gilchrist began preparing the new class for their Zeta Omega careers. With inspiration week brought wonderful sisterly bonding that finished with the Alpha Lambda class becoming sisters. We were so happy to welcome Alanna, Molly, Erica, Tonima, and Melissa into the chapter! Credit must also be given to Minny, our fearless Marshall, and Sunny, our standards chairwoman. Their dedication hard work throughout inspiration week was noticed and greatly appreciated by everyone in the chapter.

The chapter held their signature social event, Sapphire Ball later that month. This year's theme was "masquerade" and was spearheaded by our events chair Lisa. Sapphire ball always presents a wonderful opportunity for alumni, special actives, associate members, and active members to come together and celebrate. Awards were presented to those deserving sisters who the chapter felt put in extra time and effort to help the chapter reach it's full potential.

The Zeta Omega chapter gave back to the community in the Winter 2012 term by holding our annual Reading is Fundamental event. Sisters went to local elementary schools and worked with young students to help them read books. Paired with a craft, it was a great day for all. We also promoted philanthropy at the Waterloo campus with our bi-annual bake sale: Decadence. This is a great event that students look forward to each term.

Two sisterhood events were also held in the Winter 2012 term. Braving the cold together, the sisters of the Zeta Omega chapter went skating at the outdoor rink in uptown Waterloo. For our second sisterhood event, everyone got together to make masks for Sapphire ball! What girls lacked in artistic skills, was certainly made up for with laughter and new memories. After the last meeting of the term, the girls said goodbye as they began studying for exams and leaving for the summer.

Although the Zeta Omega chapter is not active during the Spring term, there were a few sisters enrolled in a full course load who wanted to maintain contact. In spite of their busy schedules, they made an effort to spend time together, often having lunch, studying, or having sleepovers. In June, sisters in the Waterloo area participated in the Kitchener/Waterloo Relay for Life. As a team they were able to raise 700$ for the Canadian Cancer Society!

With the beginning of the Fall academic term, the Zeta Omega chapter was once again active. Kris, the membership chairwoman, started off the term with 4 successful recruitment events. Ulanna, new member chariwoman, helped guide Maddie, Katie, Gloria, Fallon, Alex, Theenu, Koren, and Carol through their journey to becoming sisters of the Zeta Omega chapter. Inspiration week flew by and finished with initiation held at Neera's home in Guelph, Ontario. She was a graceful host, and her home was the perfect venue.

Neera also contributed to the chapter as events chairwoman. Her efforts for Touch of Klass should be noted as she used her problem solving skills to find a venue at the last minute. The event was held at a local restaurant called Wildcraft. The hors d'oeuvres disappeared as soon as they were put on the table, and everyone mingled and had a great time. The event was well attended in spite of the horrible storm that day!

Our standards chairwoman, Natasha, held three wonderful events throughout the term. The first was a board game night and Founder's Day celebration at a local restaurant. The next was a sleepover after Fireside. The third was a Secret Santa potluck following the last meeting of the term. Though the events were wonderful, attendance could have been improved. As a chapter, we are currently working towards better attendance of events.

We held 4 philanthropy events during Fall 2012 term. Decadence, once again, was well attended. To prepare, many sisters baked together as the excitement grew for the much anticipated event. In October, the sisters of the Zeta Omega chapter, along with police officers and members of the community, volunteered to pick up litter following a rowdy Homecoming weekend. It was great to see sisters making a positive difference in the community, especially when it was on the local news later that day! Around Halloween, very few girls participated in Trick or Eat, collecting canned goods for local food banks. Our final philanthropy event of the Fall 2012 term, Food not Bombs Soup Kitchen, was also poorly attended. Although the term got off to a great start, things got a little rocky towards the end. One of our goals for the 2013 year is to improve attendance at Philanthropy events!

In Fall 2012, the University of Waterloo opened their Nano Technology building. This was a great joy for the Nanotech engineers, and students of Waterloo, as the building had been under construction for 3 years!

The nature of our chapter is ever-changing. Between new members, graduates, and co-op students, the chapter can feel completely different from one term to the next. As a result, leadership roles will sometimes fall onto the shoulders of newer members. To ease these transitions, members of the chapter are working to update the leadership binders and improve training methods. In doing this, sisters can feel more confident in their leadership roles, allowing the chapter to reach their goals without anyone feeling overwhelmed.

In the Winter 2012 term, the chapter was in good spirits. Unfortunately this changed with the Fall 2012 term. The standards committee was put to work, quietly dealing with interpersonal issues in a professional manner. Attendance was also poor at many events. To improve this, we are increasing communication within the chapter, holding monthly open forums, and creating incentives to hold sisters accountable for their actions. We all believe in Kappa, and the oath we took during initiation and are actively trying to work towards making the Zeta Omega chapter the best it can be!

==Highlights of 2013==

Another wonderful year has come and gone in the Zeta Omega Chapter and we have learned lessons, grown as a chapter, and welcomed new sisters along the way. The 2013 year got off to a different start than usual. We only had one sister graduating so we did not hold any recruitment events in order to get new sisters as we were at our cap. Instead we focused on improving our sisterhood by holding open forums in which girls could talk about frustrations with the chapter. It was mediated by alumni Courtney and Liz and we took turns talking by having a talking stick. This got frustrations out of the way so we could focus on being more sisterly.

The chapter held their signature social event, Sapphire Ball later that month. This year's theme was "Night in Paris" and was organized by our events chair Molly and Katie. Sapphire Ball always presents a great night past and present Kappas to come together and celebrate in classy attire. Awards were given to those commendable sisters who the chapter felt put in additional time and energy to help the chapter reach it's full potential. The awards were as follows:

Academic Excellence -- Winnie Sham
Chapter Goals ------------- Carmel Rahmanian
Sisterhood ------------------ Erica Schellenburg
Philanthropy --------------- Emily Moore
President Award ---------- Carol Nguyen
Allumni Award ------------ Liz Wong
Senior Award--------------- Natasha Kwiatkowski and Ulana Zadarko
New Member Award ---- Maddy Spicer

The Zeta Omega chapter gave back to the community in the Winter 2013 term by holding our annual Reading is Fundamental event. Sisters went to local elementary schools and worked with young students to help them read books. Paired with a craft, it was a great day for all. We also promoted philanthropy at the Waterloo campus with our bi-annual bake sale: Decadence. This is a great event that students look forward to each term. There were many yummy treats and goodies that students could purchase – we decided to donate our funds to Strong Start and raised 580 dollars!

Two sisterhood events were also held in the Winter 2013 term. Avoiding the cold together, the sisters of the Zeta Omega chapter made bracelets at Stephanie Jin’s house. The night was spent being crafty and chit chatting. For our second sisterhood event, everyone got together and bused to Marble Slab in Kitchener! With the weather getting warmer – everyone was craving some ice cream. We visited a sister that was working and had fun getting creative with our yummy treats. After the last meeting of the term, the girls said goodbye as they began studying for exams and leaving for the summer.

Other events held during the Winter term included a Valentine’s Day Mixer with the Sigma Chi’s where we played games and socialized while eating yummy snacks and appetizers. We also had a pajama party with the Sigma Lambda Gamma’s the local sorority on campus where we spent the night playing games like catch phrase and made awesome sweet and salty popcorn and homemade cookies.

Along came fall and Zeta Omega was back in full swing. Kelly the membership chairwoman, started off the term with 4 successful recruitment events. We had great weather and some were held outside which was a nice change! Erica, new member chairwoman, helped guide our beautiful Alpha Nu class through their journey to becoming sisters of the Zeta Omega chapter. Alpha Nu had 18 new members which grew our chapter immensely and excited everyone. Among this group included Allison, Annaijah, Bailey, Delphine, Eleni, Jessie, Joycelyn, Julena, Karen, Kayley, Kimberley, Miya, Shannon, Supriya, Taylor, Tearney, Uma, and Valerie. Inspiration week flew by and finished with initiation held at Neera's home in Guelph, Ontario. She was an incredible host, and we were very thankful for Neera and her family for letting us use their beautiful home for our special event.

Katie also contributed to the chapter as events chairwoman. Her efforts for Touch of Klass should be noted as she used her organization skills to book a great venue well in advanced. The event was held at a local restaurant called Shoeless Joes. The hors d'oeuvres disappeared as soon as they were put on the table, and everyone mingled and had a great time. We had some Christmas trivia that got everyone in the Christmas mood.

We held 3 philanthropy events during Fall 2013 term. Decadence, was well attended and was nice for the new sisters to come and help out to raise money. Sisters baked together in order to get ready for the event. We had lots of yummy cupcakes and it was nice interacting with other students on campus. Close to Halloween, a couple sisters participated in Trick or Eat, collecting canned goods for local food banks while dressed up in costumes. We want to have a better attendance for this event in 2014. Our final philanthropy event of the Fall 2013 term, helping out at a local Soup Kitchen, was also poorly attended. One of our goals for the 2014 year is to improve attendance at Philanthropy events by setting more specific goals and getting sisters to come out!

There were very few interpersonal problems between sisters in the Fall 2013 term. This gave the standards committee a break. As a chapter, we are working towards improving sisterhood and philanthropy by working together and setting more specific goals as a chapter. We are all dedicated members and want Zeta Omega to be the best tat it can be by constantly keeping. Zeta Omega has a diverse collection of sisters that compliment one another very well. A quote read that represents Zeta Omega reads – we create women out of girls, sisters out of friends, and confidants out of strangers.

In Fall 2013 University of Waterloo is very proud to offer a professor job to Chris Hadfield – the first Canadian astronaut to walk in space. He called the university “world class” and is going to be teaching starting in the fall. This is exciting for our members (past, present, and future) who are in engineering.

==Highlights of 2014==

Another wonderful year has passed in the Zeta Omega Chapter. One filled with great achievements, important lessons, chapter growth, and strengthened friendships. The 2014 year started strong with Lisa as recruitment and new member chair. With her leadership and guidance, we welcomed 9 new members into the Alpha Xi class: Angelica, Jessica, Kiki, Monica, Roze, Simran, Stacy, Sydney, and Uthi! The dedication and hardwork of Neera and Sunny, our President and Marshall, made for an extremely successful inspiration week. Neera graciously offered to host initiation at her beautiful home once again. The Alpha Xi class prepared a humourously entertaining rap for the chapter at our last meeting.

The chapter held their signature formal, the Sapphire Ball, later that month. This year's theme was "Great Gatsby" and was organized by our events chairwomen, Katie and Taylor S. The Sapphire Ball is a wonderful way for alumni and collegiate members of Zeta Omega to reunite and celebrate sisterhood in classy attire. Awards were presented to those admirable sisters who the chapter felt remarkably contributed in helping Zeta Omega reach it’s full potential. The awards were as follows:

Academic Excellence ---- Fatima Sicutad
Chapter Goals ------------ Lisa Nguyen
Sisterhood ------------------Erica Schellenberg
Philanthropy -------------- Melissa Yeung
President Award ---------- Laura Sevick
Alumni Award ------------ Beth Stamer-McAllister
Senior Award-------------- Erica Shellenberg
New Member Award ---- Taylor Smith, Simran Nanda
Outstanding Officer ----- Erica Schellenberg

Under Melissa’s lead, Zeta Omega put forth many efforts to serve the community in the Winter 2014 term. Annually we support Reading is Fundamental by encouraging sisters to visit local elementary schools and read to the younger children. We also provided them with brand new school supplies. We promoted philanthropy at the Waterloo campus with our annual bake sale, Decadence. Each term students look forward to the yummy treats that the sisters of Zeta Omega bake and provide in the Great Hall of the Student Life Centre. Our sisters also visited a local soup kitchen to serve members of the Waterloo community.

Several sisterhood events organized by Fallon and Erica were also held in the Winter 2014 term. Our sisters spent one evening braving the cold together, skating and enjoying a cup of hot chocolate. For our second sisterhood event we crafted our own Kappa swag, by putting our letters on shirts, sweaters, bags, and other casual apparel. One of our favourite unofficial sisterhood traditions is to eat icecream after meetings, even in the winter! Some other memorable moments include touring the campus observatory, attending trivia night at Bomber, and having movie and games nights.

Zeta Omega built relationships within the Greek community through other fun mixers too. Events held during the Winter term included making sugar cookies with the Delta Gammas from Laurier, watching Insidious on Valentines Day with the Sigma Chi’s, and participating in a clothing drive with the AOIIs. We also created more Greek life awareness on International Badge Day by wearing our badges with the AOIIs and posting pictures of them on social media. Study group sessions were planned regularly throughout the term, so sisters were able to study and support each other academically, while also snacking on table treats! Valerie was awarded a small prize for being the sister who attended the most study groups. In the fall, Valerie claimed the prize once again, along with our newer member Jordana!

With the beginning of Fall 2014, four successful recruitment events welcomed our biggest pledge class yet! Of our 19 new members, we had Abby, Ally, Ashley, Cassia, Diane, Emily, Hayley, Jordana, Katrina, Kavita, Marium, Nikelle, Parminder, Parnum, Sandyha, Sarah, Sophie, Taylor H, and Victoria. Lisa once again guided our lovely Alpha Omicron class through their journey to becoming sisters of the Zeta Omega chapter. They presented the chapter with handcrafted sisterhood bracelets at our last meeting. Kelly became our new president and did a wonderful job collaborating with Sunny on initiation, and with strengthening our bond with the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Katie and Taylor S helped plan the socials for Fall 2014 as well. In October we made a trip to a local corn maze with the Pi Kappa Alphas from Laurier. Everyone really got into the autumn spirit, and took adorable photos with pumpkin patches, haystacks and tractors. For Halloween, we went to see the new horror movie Annabelle with the Sigma Chis. Our end of year formal, Touch of Klass, was hosted at Shoeless Joes. We all dressed in classy Christmas attire and shared a special night of sisterhood and memories with our dates, close friends and family.

Emily and Louisa significantly improved our chapter’s philanthropy efforts in the Fall 2014 term. The duo held numerous events and introduced term long activities to the chapter, including Kappa Kares, an effort to log personal volunteer hours and compete in teams for a prize. The individual award for top hours went to Miya, logging a record total of 115 hours! The group award went to Team 7, which included Jordana, Kim, Marium, Monica, and Valerie. The chapter also participated in a Terracycle recycling initiative, aiming to collect conventionally un-recyclable items and recycle them, such as tassimo discs and stationary supplies. For Mental Health Awareness Week, sisters handed out informational material and off-campus resources. Helium balloons with encouraging words were distributed to create a positive mental space for students and reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness. Sisters also took to social media to share insightful and personal approaches to staying mentally healthy. Decadence went under way once again, raising over $500 from baked goods to put towards the United Way of Kitchener-Waterloo. Lastly, sisters wrote heartfelt letters to the Canadian Armed Forces and collected items to fill shoeboxes for the Christmas Child campaign. Our chapter hopes to carry these strong efforts into the next year.

As our Standards chair for the Fall 2014 term, Theenu planned 3 wonderful sisterhood events. Sisters gathered one evening to make small crafts for Bid Day for all of the new members. We crafted tote bags with KKG letters and symbols, and enjoyed an icecream bar supplied with lots of different toppings. Our second sisterhood was spent Go Karting at Erbsville Kartway. Even though it was really chilly outside, everyone was able to do two laps around the track! Sisters got a good workout when we finished the term by rock climbing at the Grand River Rocks.

After an amazing year, we are proud to announce that Kelly, Taylor H, and Jordana won positions on FSA for 2015. With the welcoming of so many new members and strong leaders in the past year, our chapter has really taken a positive turn. Our events have been amazingly memorable and our sisterhood and philanthropy has been stronger than ever.

Recent changes on campus:

The University of Waterloo has been named Canada’s Top University for Innovation for the 23rd consecutive year and Best Overall for 2015, according to Maclean’s magazine.

The Board of Governors has approved the construction of an $88-million Engineering 7 (E7) building this year. The seven-story building will deliver education to Waterloo’s Engineering students, and will enable the university to attract even more of the best and brightest students who will undertake research here.

The Warrior Tribe is a new FEDS club that began in June 2014. It aims to revitalize school spirit within the University of Waterloo community through lively attendance at club and sporting events. The Tribe hopes create a sense of unity through study, sports, and most of all, spirit.

In November 2014, FEDS held a referendum which resulted in 73.8% of 6,000 students voting in favour of a fall reading week. However, in contrast to other schools who have successfully implemented this, administration says that the demand of the school’s world-renowned co-op program could create complication. The senate will vote officially on the idea next year.

==Highlights of 2015==

The 2015 year has been a memorable one for the ladies of the Zeta Omega Chapter. It certainly began with hardship, but this was overcome and our sisterhood became bonded closer than ever as a result.

Zeta Omega did not recruit in the winter semester due to the size of the previous Alpha Omicron chapter, but they did still participate in the campus Greek Promotion week. That same month there was also a skating social with the Sigma Chi Fraternity, organized by events chairmen Carol, and a sisterhood event at a Waterloo Warriors basketball game, followed by appetizers at Crabby Joe’s, organized by Vice President Standards Tearney.

Unfortunately, January was also a very difficult month for Zeta Omega. January 18th marked the tragic loss of one of our incredible members. The girls came together to offer one another support during this period of hardship, which including holding a ceremony in her memory and offering transportation to the visitation.

The month of February began with a visit from Caroline, a Kappa LC, organized by Vice President of Organization Stacy. That month there was also a Healthy Hearts Sisterhood event (in which sisters went for yoga and smoothies), a Pool & Darts Social with the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, a study date with the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority (organized by Panhellenic Delegate Hayley), and a Breakfast at Tiffany’s themed brunch for Mother-Daughter Day (organized by Public Relations Chairmen Taylor H). For Valentine’s Day the girls exchanged Secret Cupid anonymous Valentine’s cards.

In March, Zeta Omega focused largely on their philanthropic efforts and sisterly relationships. The Decadence bake sale was organized, as well as a post Saint Patrick’s Day garbage clean up that chapter members received local recognition for in the news. The girls bonded over a makeup tutorial for their chapter programming organized by Education Chairman Valerie, and a much needed informal Quiet Night.

Of course, March also meant the holding of the annual Sapphire Ball, in which Zeta Omega members were able to dress in formal attire and bring dates for a dinner and dance at The Crowne Plaza. This year’s theme was Kate Spade, and the awards were as follows:

New Member Award - Ashley Power

Academic Excellence Award - Valerie Cheung

Chapter Goals - Kelly White

Sisterhood Award - Tearney Johnston-Jones

Philanthropy Award - (I believe it was Emily Moore but you may need to verify this one, Jordana rings a bell too)

Senior Member Award - Lisa Nguyen

President's Award - Stacy Law

Alumna Award - Sam Gilchrest

Outstanding Officer Award - Laura Sevick

It was a great winter semester, finished off with a leadership brunch for the girl’s of the Fall 2015 Chapter Council and a senior sendoff to Sunny, Louisa, Emily, Lisa, Kelly, Nikita, Nicolette, Laura, Carol, Molly, Melissa, Jessie, and Kimberly.

The Fall semester was a busy one, but due to the commitment and collaboration of all the sisters it was an undoubtedly fun one as well. The term kicked off with recruitment, which involved participation in recruitment workshops with the Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, hosting a booth in the Student Life Centre’s Vendors Ally and during the university’s Club’s Day, and of course the events of recruitment itself. Recruitment was organized by Membership Chairman Taylor S, who put together five days of magical reading-themed events, complete with beautiful decorations and delicious baking. Alyssa, a Kappa LC, was also present during this sometimes stressful week to give advice and strengthen the bonds of our sisterhood. Thus, we welcomed 12 new members as our Alpha Pi class: Niha, Meera, Maddie, Kristin, Mia, Ravina, Arista, Nicole, Sunny, Mackenzie, Erin, and Glenda. We were also delighted to embrace another new member – Katie –several weeks later in order to meet our quota. Prior to being joined by our impressive new pledge class, Tearney organized a Kolour Me Kappa sisterhood event involving a paint-balloon filled game of Capture the Flag.

With recruitment ending in October, Zeta Omega was able to focus on getting to know the new members and introducing them to what it means to be part of the Greek Community at the University of Waterloo. A pumpkin painting sisterhood and a corn maze social with Pi Kappa Alpha were held, and the girls also worked a mental health awareness booth in the Student Life Centre in which students wrote on a whiteboard about what keeps them mentally healthy and took pictures. This is a cause that has come to mean very much to Zeta Omega, as well as all youth of our generation, so it was truly phenomenal to see the effect the chapter had in brightening people’s day with such a simple gesture. The month finished off with Daddy / Daughter Day, which took place at a Warrior’s women’s hockey game.

November was a very exciting month due to Initiation, which was held at Taylor H’s home in Kitchener. It was preceded the night before by Fireside, held on campus, and followed by the standard alumni brunch at Angie’s Diner. Under the guidance of New Member Chairman Karen, the girls had blossomed into ideal representations of everything that Kappa Kappa Gamma stands for. November also marked the holding of Decadence (organized by Philanthropy Chairman Jordana), a tri-sorority clothing swap, a workshop from a Kappa trainer, some informative programming on sexual assault, a Murder Mystery Social with the Sigma Chi Fraternity, a Peaceful Minds sisterhood in which the girls returned for yoga and smoothies, and a casual Christmas sisterhood in which the girls decorated gingerbread cookies baked by the one and only Parnum. The year came to a celebratory ending with Touch of Klass at the Waterloo Inn and a senior send off to Theenu.

In context of the university that Zeta Omega is located at, the University of Waterloo ranked first for innovation for the twenty-fourth year in a row and first for reputation this year according to MacLean’s. It also raised 17 places in terms of word rankings. Regarding changes to the campus, the university opened a Science Teaching Complex, began construction on a new student residence, opened it’s Center of Excellence for Innovation in Aging, and expanded it’s entrepreneurship program, Velocity, to become North America’s largest startup incubator. Hopefully next year is as progressive and exciting as this one!

==Highlights of 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.)

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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!

Lambda

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|Name= Lambda
|GreekSymbol= Λ
|Image= [[File:Lambda.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1877|06|10}}
|College= [http://www.uakron.edu/ University of Akron]
|Location= Arkon, OH
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/lambda/ Lambda Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Lambda Media related to Lambda Chapter]}}

'''University of Akron founded in 1914, formerly Buchtel College founded in 1870'''

'''Lambda chapter: founded June 10, 1877'''

'''1,853 members as of (June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Lambda’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''
Marion Bell Slade (Ransom), Grand Marshal 1884-1986; Mary Krenzke (Grandlin), Grand Secretary, 1886-1888; Lydia Voris Kolbe, Grand President 1916-1918, Grand Treasurer 1908-1914; (Lydia) Elmie Warner Mallory, Grand President 1904-1906, Grand Registrar 1900-1904; Elizabeth Voris Lawry, Editor of The Key 1904-1905, Martha Simmons (Murray), Field Secretary 1961-1963; Lesley Dillon (Lage), Traveling Consultant 2001-2002

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
Frances McGovern, Attorney; legislator; first female chairman of Public Utilities Commission of Ohio

'''Additional Outstanding Lambda Alumnae:'''
Dale Hinton (Hertel), Graduate Counselor 1944-1945; Martha Simmons (Murray), Graduate Counselor 1960-1961; Jill Hughes (Mealy), Chapter Consultant 1996-1997

==THE FOUNDING OF LAMBDA CHAPTER==

The University of Akron, previously known as Buchtel College, has a long history of Greek life. Men’s fraternities have existed there for many years but in 1877, the Greek community decided that something was missing: a women’s fraternity. J. Augustine Gutherie, a Phi Delta Theta at Buchtel College, contacted Indiana University’s chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma to tell them about three Buchtel College women and the Greek community was on its way to changing for the good.

These three women, Mary B. Jewett, Harriet Evelyn Pardee, and Elizabeth O. Slade, signed Lambda Chapter’s charter on June 10, 1877 and held its first meeting on January 14, 1878. Five honorary members were in attendance including the wife of the Buchtel College president. This makes Kappa Kappa Gamma the first women’s fraternity on Buchtel College’s campus and the longest continuing Greek letter organization on campus.

A lot has changed since that first meeting including the landscape of campus, women’s rights, fashions, and even the name of the college itself, but several things remain the same. Lambda Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has had over 1700 members since it first started. These active members still aspire to be good sisters, good leaders, and good students. They work to serve campus and the community. Lambda alumni still display these qualities as well, because you can’t become a Kappa and remain unchanged. Kappa is for life.

==The Early Years (From The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870–1976)==
Generally speaking, Lambda Kappas at the University of Akron live at home with their families. Many members work to assist with their college expenses; they are active in the chapter and on campus, are community-minded and maintain high scholastic standing.

As individuals, chapter members have contributed much since Lambda’s founding, June 10, 1877. The college was called Butchel at the time, named for John R. Butchel, and Kappa was the first women’s fraternity to be placed there, and is the oldest continually active Greek letter organization on the Akron campus.

Buchtel College, founded in May, 1870, designated by the Universalist Church as its contribution to education in Ohio, was dedicated September 20, 1872, and nine days later 217 students became involved in a simple course of study with seven faculty members. Discipline was rigid: a certificate of good behavior was required for admission; abstention from tobacco and liquor insisted upon for scholarship holders; daily chapel, (cut to three days a week in 1912 and finally ended as compulsory in 1934), was a firm rule.

In 1877, young J. Augustus Guthrie, a Buchtel Phi Delta Theta, told some Kappas at Indiana University about three Buchtel girls. Letters were exchanged, and on June 10, Mary B. Jewett, Elizabeth U. Slade (Voris), and Harriet E. Pardee (Parshall) signed Lambda’s charter.
The first Kappa meeting was on January 14, 1878. Five honorary members were taken in, one the wife of the college president. Literary meetings and sponsored lectures were held in members’ rooms and on the top floor of Buchtel Hall.

The first woman editor-in-chief of The Buchtelite was Elmie Warner (Mallory). The first YWCA president was Ethel Davies (Read), and the first five Mary Queens were Kappas. The first Panhellenic president was Rachel Fleming (Hertz) and the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from the university was Evelyn Church Smith. The Lambdas were the first to wear rush outfits (1968) and by 1970 every sorority had followed their example.

Lambda alumnae have become doctors, lawyers, artists, authors, educators. They have taught in Egypt, Okinawa, Pakistan… Patricia Rose Costello was a Rockette; Gretchen Bock was associate editor of Sesame Street; Antonia Blackletter Nichols became the head of the Red Cross volunteer program in the Far East. Three Lambdas have been president of the University of Akron Alumni Association: Lucy Danforth Felt (1893), Margaret Cruickshank Fleming (1944) and Lois Waltz Burgner (1959). Margaret ( Maggie ) and Lois, as well as Evelyn Church Smith and Virginia Lyon Hardwick, have been honored by the university as outstanding alumnae.

Since Akron rubber companies send people all over the globe, Akron Kappas, with their husbands, are representing the United States in almost every country of the world.

A happy event mentioned in early minutes told of a visit in 1882 to the Wooster chapter (two years later the Wooster girls were refused a return visit by their rigid faculty), and the two groups celebrated Thanksgiving together with dinner, a reception, and, next morning a sleigh ride.

Strawberry festivals, taffy pulls, and chestnut roasts were popular pastimes. A Lambda girl was fined $2 for wearing a gentleman’s fraternity pin. Term dues to the Grand Chapter were $1; personal dues, 25 cents; initiation fee, $1.25; fines for absence, tardiness, and disorderly conduct, 25 cents, 10 cents, and 5 cents.
The most tragic event ever associated with Lambda was the fire of 1890, started at the praeceptress’s party for birthday girls. A Mother Goose cap, made of paper and tufted with cotton, took fire from a gas light. Two girls died that night and another later; five others were badly burned. The whole college mourned.

Lambda’s interest in the Fraternity at Large was spurred by the election of Marion Bell Slade (Ransom) as grand marshal in 1884. The 1886 Convention was held in Akron, costing considerably less than $75. Lambda presented another honorary member, Emma White Perkins, who sang at the Convention. Mary Krenzke (Grandlin) was Grand Secretary, 1886-1888. Lambda had continuous representation on Council. Elmie Warner (Mallory) served four years as Grand Registrar and two as Grand President after her marriage, 1904-1906; Elizabeth Voris Lawry was Editor of The Key and then Grand Treasurer; Lydia Voris Kolbe was Grand Treasurer six years, Business Manager of The Key two years, and Grand President, 1916-1920. She was also the first Gamma Province president. Helen Farst Walace wrote the Lambda chapter report for the 1870-1930 History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity.
Turn of the Century

In 1901, after a period of fund raising and rebuilding following a serious campus fire, Dr. Augustus Church became college president. He was a man of many virtues and well acquainted with Kappas: his wife a Beta Beta; and two daughters, Evelyn and Dorothy, initiates of Lambda and Beta Beta ∆ and Gamma Chi. After his sudden death in 1912, Parke R. Kolbe became president, and Lydia, his Lambda wife whose mother Elizabeth Slade Voris was a charter member was often a gracious hostess to the chapter.

Under Dr. Kolbe’s supervision the City Council of Akron accepted the land, buildings and endowment, and, with Buchtel College as a nucleus, established the University of Akron, September, 1914.

Hezzelton Simmons became president in 1933. Under him, Simmons Hall was built, and a student building, opened in 1939, was run by a student crew with a Kappa co-manager, Antonia Blackletter (Nichols). She was the first woman to ever hold such a position in the United States. President Simmons had three Kappa daughters and a Kappa daughter-in-law. He himself always presented Kappa bids to each new girl. Catherine Simmons Russell, who earned a graduate degree at Goucher College while she helped organize Delta Theta Chapter there, remembers her father’s sense of humor… She mentions an instance when she was delegated to do the Kappa laundry which conflicted with a special date. Her father, then a chemistry professor, sent her off on the date and did the laundry himself.

During the Depression many Kappas worked part time, dues were lowered, and the spring formal was cancelled. Song Fest took place for the first time in 1933.

==World War II Years==

World War II found Kappas knitting, wrapping bandages, selling savings stamps, writing letters to servicemen, and working at the USO. Veterans flooded the campus after the war ended.

Mary Giddings Keating was named dean of women, responsible for counseling all women student.
In 1945, after years of rented rooms and houses, Lambda took the first step toward home ownership since 1900, when an unsuccessful attempt had been made. With Margaret Zink Brewster as chairman, the Lambda House Association was founded with 164 contributing charter members. In 1948 the move was made to 204 Spicer Street, a home which the chapter purchased.

==The 1950s==
During the early 1950s, all was not well with women’s fraternities. The expected increase in enrollment was mostly men. An alumnae steering committee, headed by Lambda’s Marion Barnes Zehender helped pull the chapter back to its former level.

The actives worked hard to set up a tight budget, coordinate activities, and regulate studies. Results were good and morale rose, the common goal drawing the members into close harmony. The summer of 1957 found Lambda with membership up, finances under control, scholarship excellent. So it was with disbelief the chapter read a letter from the Fraternity Council requesting a surrender of its charter due to inadequate women’s facilities on the campus. Chapter President Ann Whiting (Baldwin) called an emergency meeting of actives and alumnae. Result: a reply stating that the charter would not be voluntarily relinquished.

The Akron Beacon-Journal featured the situation on the front page, and the university President Norman Auburn invited the Council to come to Akron. Accepting the invitation were Executive Secretary Clara O. Pierce, Ohio State, Fraternity President Eleanore Goodridge Campbell, Colorado, and Director of Chapters Frances Fatout Alexander, DePauw. The decision: the situation had been misconstrued. The committee was impressed with the university and was proud to have Lambda Chapter on the campus. Its delegate to the 1958 Convention returned to Akron with a large silver tray inscribed: First Place—Greatest Chapter Improvement Award—Lambda.
In 1959 a new award, given in the name of Jayne Pesar, a beloved member who died that spring, was offered to the Lambda member best exemplifying a Kappa woman.

To encourage members to stay in school the Akron Alumnae Association inaugurated the Memorial Scholarship Fund, a no-interest loan fund through which alumnae can remember a Kappa sister by temporarily easing the financial burdens of an active student.

==The 1960s==
Once again, in 1966, the Kappas found themselves in the path of an expanding university, and the Lambda House Association, led by Carol Aspell Messmore, bought three parcels of property, containing four houses. Two were then rented, one was razed, and one renovated to house 12 university students. Plans for a future chapter house for 40 members were drawn up, and a fund drive launched with hopes of building in 1971.
By 1968 the university no longer needed the housing, so the Kappa Annex came into being. The house on Spicer Street was sold to the university and the annex became the Kappa House. It was realized that Lambda would never need a structure to house all members and plans for a lodge-type house were made. The realization of this dream came true in 1975 when a new lodge was dedicated.

==The Early 1970s==
1970 was a year of great change. Greek activities lost emphasis. The events at Kent State, so close to home, had a serious effect on Akron students. Lambda Kappas ranged from those who mourned the loss of traditional events to those who gladly turned their attention to national and political action.
The Kappa Centennial was celebrated on Founders Day, 1970 with 100 alumnae and 70 actives in attendance. Virginia Bader (McGuckin), who was named Outstanding Greek Woman of the Year and the Akron recipient of Kappa’s Centennial Scholarship, was a featured guest.
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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==

Trends on campus and within the chapter included the importance of performing arts and speaking up about issues on campus. Many influential speakers visited the University of Akron to inform students about current issues, a variety of bands performed on campus, and many theatre productions were held. Fashion trends included the Farah Fawcett hairstyle, leather jackets, short dresses, wedge shoes, different prints and patterns, and big accents on clothing.

The Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma faced very few difficulties during these years. The chapter was doing very well and was successful in many aspects. They had the highest GPA on campus for several years in a row, had successful rush weeks where they pledged more than 20 women during the fall Recruitments, and they were very involved on campus and in Greek life.

The biggest challenge that the Kappas faced was maintaining such a high reputation on campus. They were able to deal with this challenge by continually recruiting outstanding women, hosting and attending many events with other Greek groups, and participating in activities throughout the campus and in the community. Kappa Kappa Gamma had a very positive reputation and was a highly respected sorority on the University of Akron’s campus.

Through the passing years, some important events occurred that influenced the chapter, like the opening and dedication of the new chapter house in October of 1975. This was very significant to the chapter and even to the surrounding community, and the mayor of Akron declared that October 26th of that year was Kappa Kappa Gamma Day. Also, members of the chapter attended Kappa’s 51st biennial convention held at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, Calif. in the summer of 1976. The women of Lambda chapter were very excited that they got to participate in and attend that event.

During the weekend of June 10, 1977, they celebrated Lambda chapter’s 100th anniversary with many of their alumni and national Kappa Kappa Gamma officers at a dinner and a big ceremony (see below). On this day, the women displayed a quilt that they’d made showing their Kappa memories. Finally, in 1979, they hosted Gamma Province Meeting in Akron.

At this time the President of the University of Akron was Dominic J. Guzzetta and the school was the third largest university in Ohio. The university opened music, speech, and theater arts building in 1975, in 1976 the building was renamed Guzzetta Hall in honor of the president and his wife.

A national energy crisis was occurred at this time and the city of Akron was experiencing a decline in their once flourishing rubber industry. To deal with these problems, the university conserved energy by turning off lights and closing its game room for a period of time. Another issue on campus, included the lack of available parking spots.

Centennial Celebration June 10–12, 1977: 200 gathered in Akron to celebrate Lambda’s 100 years. The weekend began with tours of Akron attractions for out-of-town guests. Saturday, was reunion day with many classes having noon gatherings. One loyal alumna flew from Denver to Akron for the luncheon and returned home again that evening. Others came from as far as California, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Florida, Chicago and Pennsylvania.

The highlight of the weekend was the Centennial Banquet held at the Firestone Country Club. Connie O’Dell Nolte, Akron, Akron Alumnae Association President, served as toastmistress. A check for $1,000 was presented to Dr. Dominic Guzzetta, university president, by Sally Moore Nitschke, Ohio State, Director of Membership, on behalf of the Fraternity for Centennial Scholarships.

Graduating seniors were inducted into the alumnae association by Dru Cox Zuverink, Kentucky, Gamma Province Director of Alumnae. Juliana (J.J.) Fraser Wales, Ohio State, Gamma Province Director of Chapters, presented 50-year awards to four Lambda alumnae and one Beta Beta Deuteron alumna.
An audio-visual presentation of 100 years of Lambda Chapter entitled Bustles to Blue Jeans was enjoyed, highlighted by a style show presented by the active members wearing gowns which had been worn by former Fraternity Presidents.

Everyone was delighted to receive two elegant favors, a blue-and-blue needlepoint key tag made by various members and a blue enamel-on-copper fleur-de-lis pin made by area alumnae.

A new tradition began when a new President’s badge was presented to the incoming association President. This badge will be passed on to each newly elected association president and she will wear it during her term of office. At this banquet, the new association officers were installed.

During this Centennial year, Lambda Chapter was proud to earn the university scholarship cup two out of three quarters, and first place in Song Fest with Sigma Pi and Theta Chi fraternities, and, for the second year, a Lambda member was named Outstanding Greek Woman. This special weekend culminated with an open house at the Kappa Lodge, a memorial service and campus tours conducted by actives members.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

Lambda chapter members worked together to make improvements to many areas of the chapter in 1987. Ritual and initiation procedures were improved, committees were reconstructed to work more efficiently at the suggestion from the Traveling Consultant, finances were kept in order and the chapter improved academically to rank second on campus. Fall rush brought 17 new pledges to the chapter. On the Akron campus, seven sororities were involved in the Panhellenic Council.

This upward trend in the chapter carried forward until the end of the decade. At the 1989 Gamma Province Meeting, Lambda received the award for the most improved pledge program. The chapter pledged 23 new members that fall in a successful rush, to add to the five new members from the spring 1989 rush. The chairman of the Panhellenic council fundraiser in 1989 was a Kappa, as was the president of the Panhellenic Council. Additionally, Lambda had the second highest GPA on campus among NPC chapters.

Lambda chapter was also recognized by the campus in 1989 by winning Desiderata, which is an award for the overall best sorority on campus based on service hours. It also won the Panhellenic Spirit Award.
Housing: The Kappa Lodge was redecorated in 1987 with new carpeting, furniture and wallpaper. The formal room of the Lodge was completely redecorated in 1989 with new paint, reupholstered furniture, new curtains, the carpet was cleaned and letters were added to the outside of the annex.

Philanthropy: Increasing involvement in philanthropy was a chapter focus in 1987 and the chapter history report indicates that philanthropic fundraising that year increased by 50% from the previous year. The 1989 chapter history reports shares that Lambda donated the most service hours of any sorority on campus that year, more than 700 hours, and raised the most money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Philantropy events included the sale of Kiss-o-grams (Hershey Kisses) for American Diabetes Association, visiting Manor Care Nursing home for a Halloween party and participation in the Great Strides Walk-a-Thon for Cystic Fibrosis.

==Highlights of the 1990s==

The Lambda Kappas were a diverse group with sisters involved in many different groups and activities on campus, such as Panhellenic, Order of Omega, varsity athletics, cheerleading, Mortar Board, University Dance and Theatre and Student Government. A Kappa was the 1990 Akron Homecoming Queen! Kappas were also active in the Akron community through their strong philanthropic program.

In 1991, Lambda Kappas won Greek Week for the fifth year in a row, and the Alpha Gam Lip Jam for the second consecutive year. The chapter maintained the second place academic ranking. At the 1991 Gamma Province Meeting, Lambda received the Overall Programming Award, and at Akron’s Greek Recognition Dinner the same year, the chapter received the Outstanding Pledge Program award. There were six new pledges in the spring on 1991, and 24 in the fall. New initiatives begun by the chapter that year included Gamma Girls, a part of the Standards Committee dedicated to raising chapter spirit and morale, and a Key Scholar program to recognize members receiving an A or B on a test, paper, speech or quiz.

Fall Rush and COB in 1995 brought 14 new members to the chapter. In October, Lambda chapter celebrated the Fraternity’s 125th anniversary at a dinner with the Akron Alumnae Association.

A Lambda chapter goal in 1996 was to increase participation in Panhellenic events. The chapter focused on this and in the process won second place in Greek Week and won the participation award at Open Gym with the Greeks that year. The chapter had 45 members in 1996, and there were six sororities on campus. The GPA requirement for rush was raised that year to 2.75 for rushees who attended college, and to 3.0 for rushees coming from high school.

In the spring on 1997, 11 members of the chapter were able to attend GammaProvince Meeting and the chapter received honorable mentions for Ritual and Advisory Board Support, and awards for Finance and Philanthropy. In August 1997, the chapter celebrated 120 years on the Akron campus. At that time, the University had five sororites and 14 fraternities on campus, and the Kappa chapter had 34 members. However, the chapter history report for 1997 states that the total number of students going through rush on the campus had been steadily declining during the past semesters. Eight new members were added during fall rush in 1997.

Two challenges faced by the chapter at the end of the decade were the adoption of the Fraternity’s new New Member Program, and the death of a sister, Sarah Strain. The latter pulled the members together emotionally and made them realize how much they valued one another.

In the spring of 1998, the chapter ranked first on campus academically! Quota for the Fall 1998 rush was nine, and Lambda chapter pledged 12 new members. The chapter closed 1999 with 32 total members, and many awards from the 1999 Gamma Province Meeting, Most Improved Chapter and New Member Award, and from the University, Continuous Recruitment Award, Most Improved GPA, Scholastic Achievement award, Highest NM GPA award, Alumnae Relations award and Adviser of the Year.

Throughout the decade, the chapter successfully worked to raise money for Project 2000, which was an effort to raise $10,000 for a scholarship fund in the Kappa Foundation by the year 2000. The final amount raised by the chapter was more than $13,000.

'''Housing:'''
In July 1990, new rose colored carpeting was installed in the formal room of the Kappa Lodge. With the help of the men of Delta Tau Delta, the chapter also worked on the landscaping around the house and annex during that summer.

The 1998 chapter newsletter reported that the chapter meeting room had been totally re-decorated with new carpet, wallpaper and mini-blinds. Exterior painting of the lodge was done in 1999, and the walls and ceiling of the formal living room were also painted. At the end of the decade, a sizeable donation from the Hudson Alumnae Association was earmarked for the replacement of the furnace in the annex.

'''Philanthropy:'''
In the spring of 1990, Lambda chatper participated in the 15-mile Super Cities Walk for Multiple Sclerosis. In the fall, the chapter participated in two service projects, The Brush-Up on Akron Campaign in which the members fixed up houses for lower income senior citizens which the chapter did again in 1991. The chapter returned to the Manor Care Nursing Home for another Halloween party with the residents and their grandchildren.

For Halloween 1991, the chapter helped run Spooking At The Top of The Town, an AIDS benefit, and in November baked cookies for La Sertoma, a group that fed the less fortunate at Thanksgiving and Christmas.

The chapter philanthropy in 1995 was Kappa Kidney Kamp and it raised money with two Swing-A-Thons. The October philanthropy event in 1995 was Boo-at-the-Zoo at the Akron Zoo. The Swing-A-Thons and volunteering at Boo-at-the-Zoo continued until the end of the decade. Five active members of the Lambda chapter were able to visit Kappa Kidney Kamp in the summer of 1998 to see the benefits of their fundraising efforts.

The chapter raised money for Kappa Kidney Kamp by selling chocolate covered pretzels and big Hershey’s Kisses in a Valentine’s philanthropy event in 1998.

Chapter Convention Awards:
Honorable Mention for the Panhellenic Award, Convention 1990
Honorable Mention for Finance, Ritual and Fraternity Education, Convention 1996
Honorable Mention for Finance (Unhoused), Honorable Mention for Fraternity Appreciation, and the award for Greatest Scholastic Improvement (9 or fewer Panhellenic Groups), Convention 1998

==Highlights of 2000-2010==
In 2005, Lambda chapter consisted of 42 members, with 12 new members added in the spring, and 13 in the fall. This was the first time in many years that the chapter met its recruitment quota. This was due in part to a recruitment blitz assisted by Kappas from Fraternity Headquarters.

On March 4, 2005, the university’s Annual Greek Recognition dinner was held and the chapter received the academic achievement award, the Most Panhellenic award, the bronze level excellence award, and the Desiderata award. Lambda was also recognized for having 50% of the chapter on the Dean's List and as the Panhellenic Council’s sports champs. A number of chapter members attended Gamma Province Meeting at John Carroll University, where Lambda received awards for best sisterhood, best philanthropy, most service hours, and the Best of the Best award.

In the fall of 2005, Emma Weaver attended Leadership Academy and brought back great enthusiasm for Kappa, and the chapter held Founders Day with the Akron Alumnae Association on October 16.
Lambda Chapter had a very successful 2007. It recruited 12 members during spring COBs with themes such as Get the Scoop on Kappa, Kappa Kappuccino, and Pajama Jam. They also affiliated Kirsten Buccigrossi from the Eta Eta chapter at the University of Central Florida. After formal recruitment in the fall, 18 new members were initiated.

Chapter activities and social events this year included: a scrap booking social with Alpha Delta Pi, a social with Alpha Gamma Delta and FIJI, Sapphire Ball, Parent’s Luncheon, Songfest, Greek Week, Founders Day, AGD’s Lip Jam, and a Pinstripes and Pearls Date Party.

At the 2007 University Greek Leadership Awards, Lambda received the New Member Academic Excellence Award, the bronze level for the Praestantia Award, and Selena Meyers received an alumna recognition award. At Gamma Province Meeting, the chapter received the award for Most Improved Chapter.

Chapter membership was 62 in 2008, thanks to successful spring and fall recruitments. Lambda chapter participated in and hosted many activities on campus this year and in 2009, including Up Till Dawn, Song Fest, Spaghetti Dinner, Relay for Life, Freshman Move In, Lip Jam, Ice Cream Social, Mocktails, Greek Week, Make a Difference Day, sending girls to Kappa Kidney Kamp, and Kappa Karaoke. The Lambda chapter was especially proud to have the highest grades of all the sororities on campus for both spring and fall semesters in 2008.
In 2009, Lambda chapter took five new members during informal recruitment and reached total. The chapter was honored to host the Gamma Province Meeting in 2009 at the University’s Quaker Square on April 3rd and 4th, and once again received several awards at the University’s spring Greek Life Awards.

Fall semester began with a very successful formal recruitment. On Bid Day, the chapter had lunch outside the Kappa Lodge and attended a home football game at the university’s new stadium. The chapter welcomed 16 wonderful women and exceeded chapter total. In the fall, the chapter was excited to participate in Homecoming events and a member of the chapter was crowned Homecoming Queen. Once again in 2009, Lambda has the highest GPA on campus for the spring and fall semesters.

'''Housing:'''
The Kappa Lodge on the Akron campus was redecorated in 2008 and 2009 with new paint and furniture. A new roof was installed in 2008.

'''Philanthropy:'''
The chapter held its annual Balloon Pop on Oct. 22, 2005 at the Homecoming game. That same year, the members rang the bell for the Salvation Army at Dave's Market prior to the holidays. In 2007, the Balloon Pop raised more than $700 for Kappa Kidney Kamp. In 2008, Lambda members donated more than 1600 service hours through their philanthropic efforts.

The chapter held a signature RIF event at a local elementary school in 2009. That summer, 16 members were able to visit Kappa Kidney Kamp in southern Ohio, and the chapter hosted Balloon Pop again that fall.

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

==Highlights of 2011==

Lambda Chapter started the year welcoming seven new members into the chapter. With these new girls as well as all returning actives, the chapter had a successful and busy semester. On February 25, the chapter held a movie night sisterhood which allowed the girls to bond more closely. The chapter was visited by the leadership consulant in the spring semester and received suggestions for improvement and further growth. They were given another opportunity to learn and improve when several girls attended Province. This was held April 8-10 in Cincinnati, Ohio and offered a review of ritual and fraternity standards.

The chapter hosted its annual Spaghetti Dinner April 13 raising $1,100 for Kappa Kidney Camp and collecting books for Reading is Fundamental. The women of Lambda Chapter celebrated the end of the semester by enjoying their Sapphire Ball in April. It was held at Prime at Anthe's. They finished the spring strong by earning second place overall at The University of Akron's Greek Life Awards. Lambda Chapter received an award for most service hours and a member of Lambda Chapter earned Greek Woman of the Year. Along with being active within the chapter, the women were very involved with other Greek organizations, events, and philanthropies. Several members participated in intermural volleyball forming two teams. They attended Greek Night at the basketball game in the James A. Rhodes Arena, hosted a Panhellenic Sisterhood for the other Greek women at the University, and held socials with FIJI, Phi Delta Theta, and Theta Chi.

Apart from the hard work they put into their own philanthropies, the women supported other chapters' philanthropies as well. They participated in Lambda Chi's bathtub pull, Delta Gamma's spaghetti dinner, and FIJI's dodgeball tournament. The women also supported Nuance, an acapella men's chorus on campus and were named their number one fans for the third semester in a row. Continuing their philanthropic support they wrote letters for Up 'til Dawn to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, jumped into freezing water to raise money at the Polar Bear Plunge, and enjoyed participating in Relay for Life with a Beauty and the Beast themed table. The entire Greek community at the University of Akron joined together to raise money in an event called Songfest. Each chapter practiced and performed songs and dances to match the theme which was Broadway. The women enjoyed participating in this event and look forward to it every spring. The community raised just under $5,000. All the sororities kicked off fall recruitment with an ice cream social at which possible future members came to learn about Greek Life.

Also unifying the community was the All-Greek tailgate. Lambda chapter enjoyed supporting sports teams at the university including the nationally ranked soccer team as well as the football team. After a successful fall recruitment, Lambda chapter initiated 23 new members. They welcomed them with a fantastic Bid Day featuring lots of blue and blue and a carnival theme.

The majority of the chapter attended Founder's Day and returned with a hightened sense that Kappa is for life. Several members attended the homecoming dance at the university and enjoyed other homecoming festivities. Chapter Retreat was held at Munroe Falls Park and included a pot luck lunch and Olympic games as well as Big/Little Reveal which was done with puzzle pieces. The new members planned Mocktails, an event hosted at the university to creatively promote alcohol awareness.

The women of Lambda Chapter created a non-alcoholic drink called "Slime Time Live" to fit the Nickolodeon theme. Both actives and new members participated in Greek Week, an annual event at the university where sororities and fraternities compete in fun contests and games. While it is a competition, it also brings a sense of unity within the Greek community. Not only did the women of the chapter hold socials with other sororities and fraternities on campus, they also got the opportunity to have a social with the Kappa Kappa Gammas from John Carroll.

The group carved and painted pumpkins for other Universiy of Akron sororities and fraternities. Lambda chapter worked hard to build community with other chapters but also built community within their own chapter. A few members of the chapter hosted a taco dinner at their home for the women of Lambda chapter. This became a new chapter tradition titled "Taco Wednesday." This helped bring the women together as sisters. The women of Lambda Chapter completed over 1,400 service hours during the fall semester. Several members danced in Alpha Gamma Delta's Lip Jam contest which raised money for Alpha Gamma Delta's philanthropy. Lambda chapter finished the year with a Christmas party featuring a gift exchange as well as Senior Night. One member graduated in December and another joined the Navy. Overall, the women of Lambda chapter are very pleased with 2011.

'''Campus:''' The University of Akron is home to over 29,000 students from 46 states and 80 different countries. It offers over 300 degree programs and educates both undergraduate and graduate students. The current president is Dr. Luis M. Proenza. The university has over 80 buildings but also abundant green space. The University is able to offer a lot of students financial aid making college possible for many learners. 78% of students at the university are receiving some sort of financial assistance. There are many student resources on campus including the counseling center, the career center, and the recreation center. During the summer of 2011, the university's main library, Bierce, renovated its first floor modernizing it and making it an ideal place for learning and studying.

'''Chapter:''' Lambda chapter is proud to be a diverse group. At just over sixty members, the women of the chapter have various interests and majors. Interests include dance, animals, crafts, fitness, pageants, and sky diving. Majors vary greatly and the women of Lambda chapter are studying engineering, public relations, psychology, dietetics, fashion merchandising, exercise science, accounting, education and more. Several members are in the Honors College. Members are involved in several other organizations outside of Kappa Kappa Gamma. These include Campus Focus, other service fraternities, Greek honoraries, dance companies, and Emerging Leaders. Many members also work jobs on and off campus.

Welcoming such a large class of new members made it challenging to know everyone and form a sense of unity and sisterhood. The women of the chapter met this challenge and overcame it in many creative ways. Receiving Bigs helped the new members feel more a part of the chapter and feel more comfortable. Lambda chapter also planned retreats and sisterhoods to increase bonding time. "Taco Wednesday" was the most creative solution to this, as members could spend time together in the middle of the week and enjoy dinner together. Academic performance was also a challenge in the fall semester but the women are working hard to overcome this. The chapter is taking this challenge very seriously. They are holding study hours as well as starting a healthy academic competition and forming study groups.

==Highlights of 2012==
Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma had a very successful and exciting 2012. Soon after returning from winter break, they began informal spring recruitment with various themed nights including Spa Night, Taco Wednesday and Kappa Kamp Out. After various events such as fortune cookie big-little reveal, 5 new members were initiated on March 24, 2012. Over the course of the semester Kappa showed Greek-unity through involvement with PHC sisterhoods such as a Zumba night, and attending other sororities’ philanthropy events.

Chapter unity was reinforced through sisterhood events including ethnic food night and game night and through participation in intramural volleyball and basketball. In March they attended the Greek Life Awards where they received awards including the Edna A. Gainer Service Award, and the silver Praestantia Award. Several officers attended webinars hosted by Headquarters, and many members of Lambda chapter visited the Kappa Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio and met with the OSU Kappa Chapter.

In April, Kappas participated in Songfest, that was Billboards Hits themed, performing songs that included, “9 to 5,” “I Will Survive,” and “Girlfriend.” April also included an annual Parents’ Lunch at the Kappa Lodge, and participation in Relay for Life, in which Kappa raised a significant amount of money for the American Cancer Society. The annual Spaghetti Dinner was also held in April, in which a record amount of money was raised for one of Kappa’s philanthropies, Kappa Kidney Camp. The semester ended with formal at The University of Akron’s Martin Center. During the summer many actives traveled to Southern Ohio, for Kappa Day with the campers at Kidney Camp. Two members also traveled to Jacksonville, Florida for Kappa Convention where Lambda Chapter was recognized with The Heritage Award.

Fall semester began with a very successful formal recruitment in which we recruited 18 phenomenal young women, including two legacies. They were welcomed at Bid Day which was Island themed and included things such as volleyball in the front yard and decorating of their new member binders. After the new member education program, 17 women were initiated on November 10, 2012. In October, Kappa participated in one of their yearly philanthropy events, Balloon Pop, in which they raised $750.00. Chapter retreat was held at a local park, where the chapter participated in several games, lots of eating and had big-little reveal.

Founders Day was celebrated at Portage Country Club, and the women, got to see a Kappa alum receive her 65 year pin. Dad’s Day was another event in October, in which members and their dads went to the Akron Zips football game and enjoyed various pre-game festivities together. Also in October, Kappa participated in all Greek Week events, and an active member was crowned Homecoming Queen. Throughout the semester, Kappas participated in various Akron events such as Make A Difference Day, Up ‘til Dawn, Mocktails, Freshman Move in and had several social events with fraternities. The women enjoyed a date party at a pumpkin patch and ended the semester with semi-formal at Infocision Stadium. Overall 2012 was a very successful year for Kappa.

Several challenges Lambda chapter has decided to work on for 2013 are making sure new members always feel welcome, increasing the overall chapter GPA and encouraging sisterhood more within our chapter. Over the course of this past year Kappa’s involvement within the Greek community at Akron truly grew.

'''Campus:'''
The University of Akron is located in downtown Akron, with an undergraduate population of nearly 30,000. They currently offer over 350 academic degress for both undergraduate and graduate students. Over the course of the past year, a new residence hall, South Hall was built, as well as various features on campus available to all students such as a new restaurant in Quaker Square, and the Coleman Commons.

'''Chapter:'''
Lambda chapter currently has 64 active members of various majors and cultural backgrounds making the chapter very diverse. Majors of women include Psychology, Dance, Education, Engineering, Dietetics, Nursing, and many more. Members are involved in several activities around the Akron community and completed countless numbers of volunteer hours. The women of Lambda Chapter look forward to an exciting and fun-filled 2013.

==Highlights of 2013==
Lambda Chapter started off 2013 by recruiting four lovely ladies through several recruitment events such as Kappa Kampout and the favorite Kappa PJ Party, where they watched the movie Pitch Perfect. Six members were initiated, one of whom was visiting from Denison University. Overall, the spring semester was quite busy, especially when it came to philanthropy events. Lambda chapter hosted a Zumbathon and the annual Spaghetti Dinner, which the proceeds went towards our philanthropies. The ladies also volunteered at various events, such as WITAN and Relay for Life. Lambda supported Camp Quality by participating in Songfest, which is a Greek wide fundraiser and competition at the University of Akron. Socials were also held with three fraternities on campus, which were Phi Kappa Psi, Alpha Sigma Phi, and Phi Delta Theta. A Tiffany themed Mom’s Day tea was also held at the Lodge for Mother’s Day. Lambda chapter won several awards at the Greek Life Awards, including the Silver Praestantia. Several members also traveled to the Province Convention in Columbus where they attended workshops and also won awards. At the end of the semester, Lambda chapter held their Masquerade formal at Guy’s Party Center. In the summer, members attended Kappa Kidney Camp to spend time with the campers.

The fall semester for Lambda chapter began with formally recruiting nineteen women. The Bid Day theme was Toy Story, and t-shirts were made that had the phrase, “You Have a Friend in KKG.” A chapter retreat was held to help the new members connect with the actives. The ladies were split up into four teams based upon the houses from Harry Potter, and they competed against each other in mini games. In the end, the Slytherin House won the cup. A separate new member retreat was also held so that the Fall 2013 pledge class could bond with one another. The first week of October brought Greek Week, which had a Hunger Games theme. The homecoming dance was held this week, and the Lambda chapter president was named Homecoming Queen. Balloon Pop was also held during the same weekend, and the chapter raised over $700 for Kappa Kidney Camp. The new members created a drink for the University of Akron’s event Mocktails, which promotes alcohol awareness. It was decade themed, and Lambda had the decade of the 1920s and named their drink Gatsby’s Green Light. Founder’s Day was held on October 13th at the Portage Country Club, where the ladies of Lambda chapter, active and alumna, came together for a great lunch. This event helped to deepen their appreciation of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Lambda had three socials with the fraternities Tau Kappa Epsilon, Theta Chi, and Kappa Sigma. They also participated in other Greek chapter’s philanthropy events, such as Phi Delta Theta’s Soberfest, Sigma Nu’s KanJam, and Alpha Gamma Delta’s Lip Jam. Many members also participated in various volunteering opportunities, one of which was the University of Akron’s Make a Difference Day. A Kappa trainer also came to the lodge to put the ladies through a couple activities to teach them about how to effectively communicate with each other. Overall, 2013 was a great year for the women of Lambda chapter.

'''Campus:'''
The University of Akron is located in the metropolitan area of Akron, Ohio. The campus’s student population of over 27,000 is a very diverse group who hail from over 46 American states and from over 80 countries around the world. The university has more than 300 programs for undergraduates and graduates, and with over 250 student organizations, it keeps its’ students busy. The campus boasts over 80 buildings, including a recreation center (The Rec) and the Goodyear Science and Polymer Building. The University of Akron’s president, Dr. Luis M. Proenza, announced his retirement was set to take place at the end of the academic year. At the end of 2013, it was announced that The University of Akron had the best lifetime return of investment of any public Northeastern Ohio university, and that students also have the lowest amount of student debt in the state.

'''Chapter:'''
One of Lambda Chapter’s best qualities includes its diversity of its members. With over 60 members, there is a wide variety of majors being achieved. Examples of these majors are: engineering, education, business, communications, geology, dance, psychology, and nursing. Many members are also apart of more campus organizations, such as ZPN, Greek Honoraries, SHRM, and Campus Focus. Some members are also apart of the Honors College. In addition to their academics and extra-curricular activities, numerous members have jobs either on or off campus, and have also achieved internships.

==Highlights of 2015==

2015 began as our chapter participated in the first annual Warm Up with the Greeks that kick started spring recruitment. After hosting many recruitment evens including a pajama party and a piñata party Lambda chapter welcomed four new members. At the end of January we celebrated our new members by having our first spring bid day that was candy themed.

February was an exciting month for Lambda chapter as we participated in events such as IFC’s Next Top Pizza, Delta Gamma’s Spaghetti Dinner and a Social with Phi Delta Theta. Six of our members also had the opportunity to go to Pittsburgh to attend the Kappa Regional Meeting.

In March Lambda attended the Greek Leadership Awards where we won the Sportsmanship award and the Public Relations award. April proved to be a busy month as kicked off Initiation week with Spread where our House Chairmen made us a taco dinner. On that Saturday we were able to initiate all four new members and wrap up the day by participating in the University’s Relay for Life. The next day Lambda participated in Songfest where our theme was “Tween Radio Station.” We may not have won any awards but we had a lot of fun singing and dancing on the EJ Thomas stage.

April was also filled with many philanthropy events. We hosted Kapparonie and Cheese at the lodge where we sold mac and cheese to the community to raise money for Kappa Kidney Camp. We also hosted Kolor a Kappa where we sold food and people could throw water balloons filled with colored water at us. This event was super successful and we were able to raise a lot of money for Girls Academy. The Spring Semester wrapped up with Formal which was called “A night at the movies”.

Over the summer our lodge underwent renovation as we got a brand new kitchen. The Fall semester began with formal recruitment. To kick start recruitment Lambda volunteered for Freshmen Move In throughout the week where we had the opportunity to help new students move into their dorms. We also participated in the Glow Party and the Ice Cream Social put on by the Fraternity and Sorority Life Office. After a fun week of formal recruitment Lambda Chapter was able to welcome 22 new members with a Katy Perry themed bid day complete with Left Shark.

September proved to be an even more exciting month as Lambda was paired with Kappa Sigma and Phi Kappa Tau for a superhero themed Greek Week. October was as busy as ever as we had our annual Chapter Retreat where we played Disney themed games and ate food while bonding over our sisterhood. We were also able to have some fun at our Margaretville themed date party where we danced and at lots of good food, despite the rain.

In November we initiated 20 of our New Members as well as having socials with Phi Kappa Psi and Phi Sigma Kappa. The standards committee also hosted an overnight sisterhood to help us bond and grow as a chapter. Overall 2015 was a very good year for Lambda chapter as we were able to contribute to all of our philanthropies and build our sisterhood.

This year showed big changes for The University of Akron. As we gained a new president, many changes were made. We became The University of Akron “Ohio’s Polytechnic University” and many buildings, including the School of Education building began construction with help from the LeBron James Foundation. In 2015 Akron’s Panhellenic Council officially opened for expansion and by next fall we hope to welcome another chapter on campus. 2015 was the year of social media as everyone was tweeting, Instagraming and Facebooking. Frozen was a fan favorite and as always skinny jeans and printed dresses could be seen all over campus.

Chapter Meetings and Housing:

Where does your chapter hold chapter meetings? In the chapter owned or rented facility? In a university owned facility, house, dorm, lodge or classroom?

Lambda chapter holds our chapter meeting at our lodge where we have a specific meeting room.

What is the history of your chapter’s housing? Have your members had the opportunity to live together in any way? Does your chapter have a house, lodge, apartment or suite? If yes, is it chapter owned or rented, or university owned? How many sisters can live there? Has your chapter owned or lived in more than one house during its history?

Lambda chapter gained a lodge in 1975 after buying land from the University. Although over the years Lambda chapter has had many annex house which housed chapter members, the lodge does not house girls. Lambda chapter is fortunate enough to own our own house, and this past year our House Board did some major renovations by redoing our kitchen and updating our cubby room where personal items can be kept. This renovation has been significantly helpful when we host events and when preparing food for recruitment.

Highlights of 2020s: (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.)

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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!

Eta Theta

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|College= [http://www.harvard.edu/ Harvard University]
|Location= Cambridge, MA
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'''Eta Theta, Harvard University'''
'''Harvard University, established 1636, Cambridge, Mass.'''

'''Founded November 15, 2003'''

'''38 charter members'''

'''538 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Eta Theta’s Outstanding Members:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

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==Harvard University History:==

Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. It was named after the College’s first benefactor, the young minister John Harvard of Charlestown, who upon his death in 1638 left his library and half his estate to the institution. A statue of John Harvard stands today in front of University Hall in Harvard Yard and is perhaps the University’s best known landmark. Eight Harvard alumni signed the Declaration of Independence.

The University has grown from nine students with a single master to an enrollment of more than 20,000 degree candidates including undergraduate, graduate and professional students. As of 2012, there are more than 360,000 living alumni in the U.S. and more than 190 other countries. Harvard University has 12 degree-granting schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.
As of 2012, eight U.S. presidents have received Harvard degrees: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford Hayes, Theodore Roosevelt,; Franklin Delano Roosevelt, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

==The Early Years==

In 2003, Kappa Kappa Gamma proudly announced the colonization of its soon-to-be 131st chapter to be installed at Harvard University. The colonization process began in October of that year with the recruitment of charter members and culminated with formal installation in November. Kappa complemented two existing women’s fraternities on campus: Kappa Alpha Theta and Delta Gamma.

“Kappa was chosen because of its strong national reputation and resources. It also has a large number of successful chapters nationwide and that was a factor in our decision as well,” said Thayer S. Christodoulo, Kappa Alpha Theta member and president of Harvard’s Panhellenic Council. Information from The Key, Summer 2003, page 6

On November 15, 2003, 38 Harvard University women were initiated as members of Eta Theta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The chapter was guided by Janice (Jan) Franklin Larson, Akron, Coordinator of Chapter Development, and Felicity Meu, UC Berkeley, Traveling Consultant. Information from The Key, Winter 2003, page 2

==Highlights of 2003-2010:==

(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.)

In 2005, the chapter’s archives display included a scrapbook of its events with pictures of bid day, initiation and other sisterhood activities such as a trip to pick apples. There was a scrapbook-unveiling party to celebrate the completion, and the book was put on display during a chapter meeting. This book preserves the fun and bonding that the chapter experienced during the past year.

The chapter became truly united without any divisions between pledge classes this year. The members participated in many date events together, as well as several low-key functions. Eta Theta matured as a cohesive chapter thanks in large part to dedicated efforts to plan and execute events and to include all members of the chapter. A Professors Tea made it possible for Kappas to meet professors and to learn about their sisters’ accomplishments and fields of study.

The Philanthropy Committee had an outstanding year. It started a new mentoring program with a Cambridge school and mobilized a significant effort to participate in Relay for Life. The chapter became a force on campus.

At Harvard, the chapters do not have houses, so the meetings were held in the same all-male social club every week. Most of its functions were held at local restaurants and spaces while low-key functions were frequently held in each other’s suites.

Eta Theta was composed of intelligent, talented women, including athletes, artists, writers and scientists. It was a diverse group, but everyone had a great time when they got together. Diversity and individuality, as well as classiness, define the chapter.

As a relatively new chapter, the members had to funnel significant efforts into publicizing the chapter in order to show it as a group that potential new members would want to join. The chapter had to establish itself. In a large part, they succeeded in accomplishing this successfully during 2005.
During the weeks following recruitment in 2008, several sisterhood events were held. These helped the new members bond with the older members, further enhancing chapter unity. The initiation was truly a special event as the chapter welcomed one of its largest pledge classes. The social events included Sapphire Ball, Kite and Key and an Army Krush Party. On the philanthropy side, many of the women participated in the big spring event, Relay for Life, to combat cancer.

With a strong returning Chapter Council, the chapter was ready to take on new challenges, forcing it to grow exponentially.

The members grew closer through sisterhood events and several date events: Match Made in Heaven on Halloween and Rock ‘N Bowl (bowling). The musical and philanthropy events included helping to pack cans for a canned food drive.

Fall 2008 marked the fifth anniversary of Eta Theta’s founding. The members took time to reflect on the progress that had been made in those five years and everything that has been accomplished.
Harvard does not officially recognize campus sororities. However, it is hoped that such events as Professors Tea will help to legitimize Eta Theta’s status on campus.

'''During 2008-2009''', two of the biggest challenges were the continued problem of housing (or lack thereof) as well as the deficiency in philanthropy hours. Chapter members looked ahead and contemplated realistic steps the chapter could take to better itself. The goals the chapter members set included to further legitimize its status on the Harvard campus, establish a House Board with the hopes of acquiring a house in the near future, increasing committee involvement, multiplying philanthropy involvement and increasing the members’ awareness of the Kappa Foundation.

The lack of housing placed a burden on the chapter as the meeting places, with the exception of chapter meeting, have been scattered around the campus. The members hoped by establishing a House Board and putting all the pieces in place, they could acquire a house.

In February 2009, Eta Theta welcomed 40 new members into the chapter. These women proved themselves to be exemplary members and integrated extremely well into the chapter. The annual Sapphire Ball was held at The Estate in Boston, the seniors were honored with a classy senior dinner and during the summer the women stayed in touch with a letter-forwarding chain organized by the Corresponding Secretary.

After settling back into school for the fall 2009 semester, the members traveled to Nantucket for Columbus Day weekend for a relaxing and well-deserved getaway at one of the member’s homes. That weekend continues to be one of the favorite and most-talked-about Kappa memories for many of the members.

The campus moves at a fast pace, and its atmosphere at times can be overwhelming and stressful. This is why the members always need their Kappa sisters. Harvard doesn’t formally recognize the Greek organizations on campus, and Harvard meeting space can’t be reserved for any activity related to Greek life. The chapter rented meeting space from one of the all-male social clubs for its weekly chapter meetings and other sisterhood events. Relations between the administration and the Greek community showed some improvement, but the Greek organizations still weren’t recognized.

The members of Eta Theta in 2009 were extremely poised, composed, competent, motivated and friendly women who sought bonds with other like-minded women. The chapter experienced tremendous growth since its founding, and this year there were 83 active members.

Eta Theta Chapter faced significant challenges in finding a place to call its own. Each semester, the chapter signed a contract with one of Harvard’s all-male social clubs to rent space for weekly chapter meetings. Despite persistence on the part of the House Chairman and President, the progress toward obtaining property for the chapter moved slowly. The members showed remarkable professionalism and poise while dealing with the housing matter and made the best of a difficult situation.

During 2009, Eta Theta had difficulty with philanthropy. Even though many philanthropy events were planned, circumstances often seemed to intervene at the last minute that forced the chapter to cancel several of the events.

==2010==

Eta Theta Chapter members assisted the Fraternity to colonize a new chapter at neighboring Northeastern University in 2010.

Social events this year included the Sapphire Ball, a Back-to-School crush event, Kappa Kosmic Bowling and the first Kappa Kappa Glamour Masquerade Ball. Philanthropy activities included the chapter’s continuing commitment to RIF, organizing a blood drive Give Blood for Your Mother, participating in Relay for Life, organizing a river clean-up day and participating in UNICEF trick-or-treating to raise money. The chapter again held its Professors Tea and was involved in the campus Women’s Week to legitimize the reputation of the chapter as well as all of the members’ involvement in other campus activities.

Challenges faced by Eta Theta in 2010 were acquiring a space of its own on campus and learning to account for the diverse activities of all of its members. The House Board moved forward to find space and hoped to sign a contract for specific space. It was hoped that the efforts of the House Board would be rewarded and the chapter members were eager to discover how the space would positively influence the chapter.
The second challenge related to the chapter’s growing pains as the chapter grew in size and so many of the members were involved in so many other activities. Members were encouraged to become involved in chapters committees and attend and participate in chapter and philanthropic activities.

It was hoped that, by addressing these challenges, Eta Theta would only become stronger and more unified.

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

(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.)

==Highlights of 2011==

The Leadership Consultant visited the chapter during Recruitment 2011 and gave the chapter suggestions to help it strengthen itself. During the first month of the year, the chapter was busy holding various events: a Fleur-de-Lis dinner, Valentines for Vets, a philanthropy study break and the Sapphire Ball winter formal.
A brunch was held during Harvard’s Junior Parents’ Weekend which allowed all chapter juniors to bring their parents to get to know one another and show the great family which Eta Theta represents.
Between many study breaks, including a Women’s Week self-defense event, a scrapbooking activity and a night out at the local Mexican restaurant Border Café, the new members became more integrated into the chapter.
Initiation was held after spring break at the home of a Kappa alumna near Cambridge. The Kappa Garden Party, Professors Tea, Blue and Blue Dinner to honor the seniors and the final philanthropic activities Relay for Life and the Give Blood for Your Mother blood drive brought the semester to an end. The fall semester began with sisterhood events including Big-Little lunches, Kappa Kayaking on the Charles, a yoga session, apple picking and quilt making.

The chapter celebrated Founders Day at Northeastern University with wonderful Kappa alumnae and other undergraduate Kappas from the area.

Philanthropic activities included Tough Mudders, Queen for a Day and Be Bold Be Bald. Social events included Kappa Kosmic Bowling, a Krush Event and the fall formal Kappa Kappa Glamour.

The renowned Harvard vs. Yale football game was held at Yale in 2011. The Kappa chapter at Yale invited Eta Theta members to spend the night with them. This was a wonderful bonding experience for both of the chapters.
Most of the year was spent securing a space for the chapter in Harvard Square. This was one of its greatest challenges to overcome. It was great to finally have a convenient place to gather that the chapter can call its home. Many sisterhood activities took place in this space which drew the members closer to each other and made them more passionate about being Kappas.

Kappa’s visibility on campus was raised by regular gear days when the members proudly wore their letters while doing activities such as eating together in the dining hall or working out together at the university gym.

The chapter’s greatest challenge continued to be getting Harvard to officially recognize sororities and fraternities on campus. Harvard revoked the official status of recognizing fraternities in 1984 because of “gender-discriminatory recruitment policies of the social organizations.” Since the other Harvard Greek organizations also struggle with this challenge, each organization hoped to legitimize the reputation of men’s and women’s fraternities on the campus. The chapter knew it must help Harvard to understand that being part of an organization surrounded by sisters or brothers one can depend on and trust is an integral part of self-development during the years of one’s undergraduate education and beyond.

==Highlights of 2012==

At convention the summer of 2012 the Eta Theta Chapter received an award for our chapter's financial improvements. The chapter has worked diligently under the leadership of our treasurer to maintain records and keep our finances in order.

In regard to philanthropy, Eta Theta participated in a variety of events in the spring and fall. This spring began with our participation in Queen for a Day, where Kappas visit a local hospital to bring joy to seriously ill children through a make-over, manicures and tiara. Eta Theta also participated in Tough Mudder, Relay for Life, and Give Blood for Your Mother Blood Drive with the Red Cross in the Spring. In the fall the chapter participated in cleaning up the Charles and partnered with Unicef to trick or treat for change to support the work Unicef is doing.

Eta Theta also was very active in regard to scholarship this year. In the spring several senior program events were held that were highly attended such as Etiquette Tea, study breaks and a screening of Gordie and discussion about college alcohol consumption. The final spring event was Professors Tea where members invite their professors to participate in tea and showcase the academic accomplishments of the chapter. In the spring the chapter continued to attend study breaks, and held a "Check your Boobies" event on identifying breast cancer.

The chapter also participated in several social events this year. In the spring the chapter held an ice skating event at Frong Pond, Blue and Blue dinner, Big Little activities, and Sapphire Ball. In the fall the chapter had weekly lunches in the space for members to hang out with their sisters. We also had a Holiday Dinner and Kappa Glamour.

The Greek community at Harvard has continued to grow this year. We welcomed a class of 60 new members in the spring. With the addition of our new class, our space has continued to be a gathering place for all members of the chapter. From baking to crafting to movie nights, the space has provided a location to continue to bond with our new members. In addition to the informal events, our chapter also held a variety of events to welcome our new class.

This fall the chapter celebrated its tenth year on campus and hosted a chapter birthday party at the space. As a continued presence on campus, Kappas continue to create a strong community as well as share the talents and skills they learn in Kappa and apply them to the numerous other organizations our members participate in. At the spring professors tea we totaled the number of organizations our members participate in, and the list totaled over 300. We view that as the best sign, to know our members are both committed to their Kappa community as well as their campus community.

Due to the expanded interest in Greek life at Harvard we will be welcoming a new sorority on to the campus in the spring. They will begin recruitment after formal recruitment is completed in the spring.

==Highlights of 2013==

Overall 2013 represented a great year for the Eta Theta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Harvard University. Our chapter was active in organizing wonderful philanthropy, academic, and social events over the course of the year. We started this year by participating in recruitment and welcoming a diverse group of 66 new members. We purchased new member pins this year and were able to begin their journey as sisters in Kappa Kappa Gamma with the pledge ceremony. Throughout the new member period, our co-chairs guided the new members to learn about all areas of Kappa, paired them with their big sister, and shared the magic of Kappa.

Additionally, the Eta Theta Chapter sent a delegation of 7 active members and two advisors to the Annual Alpha-Rho Province Meeting on April 5th-7th dates. These members were thrilled to meet Kappas from a wide variety of chapters and learn new skills to bring back to the chapter from the various workshops. The chapter received the award for the Most Improved from our Province Director of Chapters.

In regard to our philanthropic activities, our chapter was very involved in a variety of projects and events. Annually our chapter participates in Tough Mudder, Relay for Life, and Give Blood for Your Mother sponsored by the Red Cross. This fall we planned a brand new event for our philanthropy Reading is Fundamental by inviting author Eileen Christelow of the children’s books “Five Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed.” We were able to invite her to read to children from the community and donate 250 books for local children as well. Overall, the event was quite successful and is something we hope to continue each fall.

Academically our chapter continues to thrive. We encouraged both academic achievement as well as time to relax and maintain health through study breaks bi-weekly and providing resources to study groups. Additionally we recognized the achievements of our seniors who completed their thesis and the overall academic accomplishments of our members at our annual professors tea. This event allows members to grow a relationship with one of their faculty members by inviting them to have refreshments as well as showing our faculty the multitude of academic accomplishments of our members. We also had many helpful events for our seniors to prepare them for next year including an Ann Taylor event on professional dress, and personal finance workshop.

We also were able to have fun with our sisters through a variety of events. We hosted two formal events this year Sapphire and Glamour, which were a smashing success. Additionally we hosted Kosmic Bowling and our Kappa Krush date events that our members thoroughly enjoyed. We also spent time with our sisters apple picking at Honey Pot Hills, Blue and Blue and Holiday dinners and many more.

As you may know, this past Spring the Boston Marathon Bombing occurred. As a chapter in Cambridge, a suburb of Boston, we were impacted by the event as well. From the day of the marathon emails were sent over the list about chapter members who were running and where they were, and making sure that everyone was safe. We also received mail and love from other Kappa chapters which was greatly appreciated.

This year was an important one for Greek life at Harvard as we welcomed a new sorority onto campus. Due to the continued increased interest in Greek Life, an Alpha Phi chapter participated in its first recruitment last year. This addition shows the strength of the Greek community on campus and continued interest among students. Unfortunately Greek life still continues to be unrecognized by the University at large.

Our chapter has continued to grow this year as we welcomed a new class of 66 new members this January after recruitment. After participating in various new member activities and informational presentations about our chapter activities and fraternity history they became members this spring. Our space continues to serve as a hub of everything Kappa on campus. Whether it is movie nights, Valentine’s breakfast or study time, the space serves as a comfortable space for all our members. Additionally, our members continue to be extremely active on campus in a wide variety of extracurricular activities as well as maintaining excellent academic success.

==Highlights of 2014==

Over the course of 2014, the Eta Theta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma experienced a lot of pain, joy, and growth. Our hearts broke to hear of the loss of one of our sisters, Haley Rue, who passed away in July while traveling in Germany. Haley was from Tacoma, Washington, and passed away at 19. She was a rising sophomore. She was so loved by her sisters for her sparkling personality and love of life. She loved traveling, writing, photography, and was very athletic. Her kindness and loyalty will forever be remembered by her sisters.

In February we welcomed thirty-seven new members as our "Xi" class. Initiation week was held March 31st to April 4th, with Fireside and Iniation held on April 4th and 5th.

We welcomed Caroline Washnock, a leadership consultant, from October 12th to October 17th. After spending the week with us, she praised our chapter's leadership, involvement on campus, and supportive nature, and encouraged us to work on improved attendence at chapter meetings and increased programming. Since this meeting, both of the aforementioned have increased.

We were pleased to maintain our chapter GPA above 3.5. We implemented Sunday Quiet Hours in the space for designated quiet time to reinforce our emphasis on academic excellence as a chapter. We continued to encourage forming Kappa study groups in the space, and would provide snacks for study groups hard at work before exams. As an additional resource, our Academic Excellence Chair, Anna, hosted Kappa Koffee occassionally to be available to discuss classes and provide academic assistance and access to Harvard resources when possible.

Kappa had a fantastic year philanthropically, partnering with some new organizations and improving our relationship with existing philanthropies. During our Reading is Fundamental event, we were pleased to welcome local Cambridge area school children to the Atrium for a book signing and donated over 200 books to elementary school following the event. In April 24, were able to coordinate some fun programming and crafts to promote reading, as well as pass out books from Recruitment for children at a local YMCA. We also partnered with a new philanthropy: Headbands of Hope. For each of the 50 headbands sold at the event, a headband was given to a terminally ill pediatric cancer patient. On September 11th, members of our chapter worked to create a beautiful memorial outside of Annenburg that was very appreciated by the entire student body. We set up a Kappa Boutique at which members donated clothes and other goods to be "bought" by other members, all proceeds going to the Salvation Army.

We were pleased to host our annual Spring and Fall formals, Sapphire Ball and Kappa Kappa Glamour, at Seaport, Boston and Hyatt Regency, respectively. We also held Kappa Krush at Fire and Ice. In March, we repped our adopted Boston pride at a Red Sox game at Fenway Stadium. In the Fall, we went apple picking and again went bowling. We ended the year with an amazing catered Thai dinner to celebrate Thanksgiving, and finally held our annual Christmas dinner in the Atrium. We were proud to welcome a largely new council in December, and see Marcy Laub move from Philanthropy chair to take on the role of President.

The panhellenic council was pleased to welcome a new sorority last year, Alpha Phi, and February marked the first official recruitment in which all four sororities, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Delta Gamma, and Alpha Phi, participated. A record number of 272 prospective new members.

Chapter meetings are held on Monday nights in a rented facility on campus. It is owned by a men's social organization on campus. Our chapter has leased our space on Church Street in Cambridge over the past few years. The location is very central in the square and a nice escape for our members from the hustle of Harvard Square. It is conveniently close to the Yard which is especially nice for our new members who spend a lot of time in the space for new member meetings and can spend time there getting to know the rest of the chapter. The lease on this space will be up next year, at which time the membership will consider moving to a larger space that is large enough to accommodate the whole chapter for chapter meetings. We do not house members in our space, and our membership lives in on campus housing throughout their four years here, as is standard at Harvard.

==Highlights of 2015==

Over the course of 2015, the Eta Theta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma underwent transition, hardship, patience, and growth. In February, we welcomed a record fifty new members as our “Omicron” class. Initiation week was held from March 23rd to March 28th with Fireside and Initiation on March 27th and 28th, respectively.
We welcomed two leadership consultants, Caroline Washnock and Jessica Morin, over the course of this year in March and November, respectively. After spending the week with our chapter, both leadership consultants praised our chapter’s leadership, involvement on campus, and supportive nature, and encouraged us to increase programming and improve our chapter attendance. Since meeting with both leadership consultants, our chapter has worked to improve in these areas.

Our chapter continues to excel academically and we were pleased to maintain our chapter GPA above 3.5. Our Academic Excellence Chair, Halle, hosted Kappa Koffees and study breaks throughout the year to encourage our continued academic prowess.

Our sisters excelled in all areas this semester. Some won Ivy League titles, others performed in acapella concerts, musicals, and comedy shows, and a few became members of the esteemed Phi Beta Kappa Society.
Kappa had a lot of success with philanthropy this year. Our sisters participated in the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Walk for Change, a walk for which our sisters alone raised over $2000. Additionally, as we have for the past few years, our chapter organized its own Kappa team to participate in Harvard’s annual Relay For Life. This year we raised just under $1500 to this amazing organization.

We hosted our annual Spring and Fall formals, Sapphire Ball and Kappa Kappa Glamour, at Garage Boston and Guilt Nightclub, respectively. These events were very successful, both in terms of attendance and fun! In the spring, we enjoyed a Red Sox game at Fenway park and in the fall, we went apple picking and had our annual Kappa Kosmic Bowling event. To end the year off, we celebrated Thanksgiving with some delicious Thai food at chapter, followed by our annual Christmas dinner celebration in the Atrium. We excitedly welcomed a new council in December, and look forward to seeing Jordan DeGraaf move from New Member Co-Chair to take on the role of President.

Most recently, our campus has been focusing much attention on changes in social spaces, along with issues concerning mental health and sexual assault. Our chapter has proactively initiated our own conversations and workshops regarding these issues at chapter meetings and beyond to ensure that our sisters feel comfortable and supported through any hardship.

Chapter Meetings and Housing:

Where does your chapter hold chapter meetings?
In the chapter owned or rented facility? In a university owned facility, house, dorm, lodge or classroom? We hold our chapter meetings on Monday nights in a rented facility on campus, which is owned by a men's social organization.

What is the history of your chapter’s housing? Have your members had the opportunity to live together in any way? Does your chapter have a house, lodge, apartment or suite? If yes, is it chapter owned or rented, or university owned? How many sisters can live there? Has your chapter owned or lived in more than one house during its history?

A few years ago, the Eta Theta Chapter leased its very first space on Church Street in Harvard Square. This space has been central to sisterhood events, study sessions, new member training, and council meetings for the past few years, and is conveniently located in very close proximity to Harvard Yard and our many academic buildings, which encourages new members and older sisters alike to convene at the space. Our current space includes a kitchen, a living area with a TV and couches, and a larger room for meetings, although our space cannot provide for entire chapter meetings. We do not house members in our space and our membership lives on campus housing throughout our four years, as is standard at Harvard.

The lease on this space is up in September, so many of our sisters and advisers have been researching new facilities to accommodate our chapter. We are especially considering spaces that would accommodate the entire chapter for chapter meetings and other chapter-wide events. At this point, we have not found a facility that suits our needs, but we are hopeful that we will get a new space by the Fall.

==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.)

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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!

Zeta Kappa

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|Name= Zeta Kappa
|GreekSymbol= ZK
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|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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'''994 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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==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.

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'''

'''2,362 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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Some of Beta Upsilon’s Outstanding Alumnae: (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''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.

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

We chose to support the Norma Mae Huggins Research Endowment Fund because we wanted to have a local philanthropy as well as our national philanthropy. Nearly everyone will be affected by cancer (either themselves, family, or friends) at some point in their lives. Because of this, most people will be able to relate to the Norma Mae Huggins Research Endowment Fund’s purpose.

==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!

Beta Zeta

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|College= [http://www.uiowa.edu/ University of Iowa], formerly State University of Iowa
|Location= Iowa City, Iowa
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/betazeta/ Beta Zeta Homepage]
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'''Beta Zeta Chapter, University of Iowa'''

'''University of Iowa, established in 1847 in Iowa City, Iowa'''

'''Beta Zeta founded May 2, 1882'''

'''2,848 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Beta Zeta’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Annabel Collins Coe, Grand Treasurer 1894-1900 
Jane Figge (Duncan), Field Secretary 1983-1985 

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

Beatrice Blackmar Gould, 1951, Author and Editor of Ladies Home Journal

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Zeta Alumnae:'''

Amy Markin (Hubert), Traveling Consultant 1996-1997 
Jennifer Dustin (Deets), Chapter Consultant 1990-1991 
Heather Siegel (Hickman), Chapter Consultant 1998-2000 
Meggie Centers, Leadership Consultant 2011-2012 
Jenna Wiesner (Cicciarelli), Province Director of Chapters Epsilon South 2011-14 and Assistant to Director of Standards 2014-16 
Kaylin Goldstein, President of Chicago Loop Group Alumnae Association 2013-14 

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

The State University of Iowa, as it was then known, was in its 35th year when, in the spring of 1882, 11 young women petitioned for and received a charter from Kappa Kappa Gamma. The new chapter was given the name Zeta for the closed chapter at Rockford Seminary, and the prefix Beta was added in 1890 to indicate that the Iowa City group was the second chapter to be called Zeta.
It was the second sorority to appear on campus. The first was a chapter of I. C. Sorosis, which later became Pi Beta Phi.

Chancellor Ross, head of the law school and father of two Kappas, formally introduced the chapter at a large party in his home on March 2, 1883. It was called “the event of the season” and reflected great credit on the Kappa girls.”

Gertrude Wheaton (Reamer), the only Kappa graduating in 1883, ended a successful year for the new chapter by being chosen a Commencement speaker. Those so honored “delighted their friends and relatives at the graduation exercises by their elegant endeavors, showing off the knowledge and general culture acquired at college.”

In 1884, the chapter followed the initiative of a number of men’s fraternities and rented a furnished room in one of the downtown office buildings. Soon “Kappa Parlor,” as the meeting place was called, became too expensive to maintain. The Beta Zetas solved the problem by sharing a room with Phi Delta Theta. The Phi Delts lighted the fire and put the rooms in order for Kappa meetings, and received in exchange the use of the furniture and $15 annually toward the rent. This arrangement continued for about 10 years.

During the next decade, 1887–1897, university enrollment increased from 571 to 1,334 and membership in fraternities and sororities also grew. The Kappas attempted to form a Panhellenic organization with Delta Gamma and Pi Beta Phi in 1888.

Beta Zeta morale was boosted when at the 1894 General Convention, Annabel Collins (Coe) was elected Grand Treasurer, an office she held until 1900.

A Phi Beta Kappa chapter was established at Iowa in 1896 and four Beta Zetas were elected to membership.

'''Housing and the Turn of the Century'''

During the 1898–1899 school year chapter houses appeared on campus. The Kappa “house” consisted of the second floor of a boarding house, a separate table in the dining room, and another room downstairs used as a chapter room. It was not until 1909 that the chapter rented an old house. It held all but five members, who lived a block away at the Kappa Annex.
In 1904, a fourth sorority, Delta Delta Delta, arrived at Iowa, and the four groups enjoyed many social exchanges. In 1910, other groups appeared and, after World War I, with a large increase in enrollment, sororities increased to 17 chapters that continued in 1975.

A custom was initiated during the 1913–1914 school year when town alumnae were urged to attend at least one meeting a month. The first Monday each month, the President, Treasurer and one other member met with an Advisory Board of the alumnae. That same year, by incorporating itself, the chapter took the first step toward launching a campaign to finance a new chapter house.
The university adopted the policy in 1914 that freshman women, with the exception of sisters of sorority members, could not be pledged before they had sophomore standing. So in the fall of 1914, sororities at Iowa prepared for an entire year of rushing without pledging. In 1915, the rule was changed to allow pledging at the end of the first semester.

Marjorie Coast (McLain), in a Beta Zeta history, describes the chapter’s World War I activities: “Convention has been postponed … and the money … is to be given to the Kappa Relief Committee. Following the good example, we gave up the Founders Day banquet and bought a Liberty Bond instead … Wednesday nights were spent in the Red Cross Shop making surgical dressings. Most of the girls have won crosses. We have adopted a French orphan of our own who addresses her letters to ‘Monsieur Kappa Kappa Gamma’ and we also have a share in the support of one adopted by Eta Province.”

In the summer of 1925, after moving a number of times, the chapter built a house on the corner of Washington and Lucas Streets, not far from campus. Eight of the original 16 double rooms were later converted to triples, raising the house capacity to 40 members.

'''The 1930s'''

By the 1930s, many of the university’s present-day activities and honor organizations had appeared. Kappas were active in all: Mortar Board, Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta, honorary professional fraternities, Orientation Council, Union Board, Highlanders, Seals and more.

Old traditions were continued. Anita Hopkins Mercer wrote in 1930, “The University Homecoming in the fall and Founders Day Banquet in May are the chief occasions for gathering back the ‘old’ girls, and in connection with the latter comes one of Beta Zeta’s cherished customs … a Powder and Patch Banquet. The first mention … comes in 1902 when more than 40 active and alumna Kappas sat at the banquet table, making a very pretty sight, for the girls wore their hair powdered and had their cheeks rouged."

Despite the many social and academic activities, scholarship wasn’t neglected. Beta Zeta, as hostess chapter to the 1937 Province Convention (Meeting), could brag that it had won the scholarship cup for that year and expected to win it (and did) again in 1938. Jannes Savery (Westerfield), who had the only women’s role on the NBC program recognizing the 91st anniversary of the State of Iowa, was typical of the outstanding girls then in Beta Zeta Chapter.

'''The 1940s'''

Came the 1940s and Kappas were still campus leaders with girls like Barbara Kent (Greenleaf) who was Honorary Cadet Colonel, president of Mortar Board, chairman of Orientation Council, and secretary of the Union Board.

With Pearl Harbor, Iowa became a war school with an accelerated academic program. The chapter was active in the Double V Program of hospital and Red Cross, University Women’s Association and YWCA. There were few men on campus, but social life was not neglected. There were open-house events for pre-flight cadets, meteorologists and faculty members.

Scholarship was high. In the 1944–1945 school year, Beta Zeta received the scholarship cup for the highest grade point average, a 3.002, ever made by a sorority at Iowa. After three consecutive wins, this cup became a permanent possession.

'''The 1950s'''

The first Greek Week Banquet was given in 1950–1951, and on the basis of scholarship, fraternity and campus leadership and personality, Helen Hays (Lodwick) was selected the first “Most Outstanding Greek Woman of the Year.”

Four years of first-place scholarship brought another cup to the trophy case.
In 1956, Iowa went to the Rose Bowl game, and the strains of “California Here I Come” floated through the Kappa house as many Kappas, spectators, rooters and Highlanders packed to head for the West Coast.

Many Kappa beauty queens graced the campus during those years. The 1958–1959 year began with two Kappas as runners-up for Miss Perfect Profile. Homecoming weekend, Kappas reigned as Dolphin Queen and Miss SUI (State University of Iowa). During Greek Week, an attendant and the Interfraternity Pledge Queen were Kappas. Then a former Interfraternity Queen became an attendant to the Honorary Cadet Colonel. These young women, plus many fraternity sweethearts, helped earn the Beta Zetas a reputation for both beauty and brains.

'''The 1960s'''

Homecoming, 1967, brought numerous awards to the chapter with a member crowned Dolphin Queen. Kappa and Sigma Pi earned the trophy for beautiful float-building.

There were additional honors in 1968 when Beta Zeta was named first scholastically, and Pat Henderson became “Most Outstanding Greek Woman of the Year.” That spring, the chapter began what it hoped would become a tradition—a chapter retreat—“Spring Thing,” at the city park, with a picnic, games and a serious discussion on chapter unity.

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.

==Highlights of the 1970s==

The 1970s brought changes to college campuses across the country as the nation’s political awareness grew. And while Iowa students became more active politically, they also began showing a resurgence of interest in the Greek system.

Kappas had lacked campus involvement, so they set a goal to become more involved in the community and on campus and to raise more money for philanthropies. The chapter reached all three of its goals and set a standard that would exist for decades.

By the mid-1970s, Kappas had a highly visible presence on the Iowa campus, with a Beta Zeta chairing the all-campus blood drive in 1975, hosting the Province Meeting in 1977 and participating in other Greek campus philanthropies. In 1978, the Kappas were very involved in organizing the university’s first major rodeo, including visiting local elementary schools with rodeo promoters and giving assembly shows. During the rodeo, they sold programs, gifts, handled tickets, and served as ushers.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

Beta Zeta’s focus on philanthropy and campus involvement continued into the 1980s, and chapter involvement was a priority, both in house and on campus. The Kappas consistently won the Anchor Splash, a Delta Gamma swim meet philanthropy event. In addition, Kappas were involved in Greek Week, Follies, the Special Olympics in Cedar Rapids, and they created their own signature philanthropy event, Kappa Day at the Races. The annual October event started with a pre-party on Friday before the Saturday races. Fraternities would compete against each other in an airband contest, and sororities started with a pizza-eating contest, which later changed to a less caloric event. On race day, along with their Kappa coaches, each Greek group would participate in various track and field events, including an 880-yard race, a 440-yard relay, a three-legged race and a tug-of-war as the grand finale. Tee shirts were sold throughout the year, with more than 650 sold in both 1986 and 1987, contributing to the event’s success. Beta Zeta’s Day at the Races increased its profits by 300% from 1985 to 1986, with receipts of $1,800, which were combined with other philanthropy monies and donated to Iowa City Geriatrics.

The chapter also increased its focus on scholarship during the decade. At the beginning of 1983, Kappa was ninth in grades among 15 Panhellenic groups. With a strong push toward improvement, in the first semester of 1984 Kappa moved up to fifth place among 15, and by the second semester, into second place. In 1985, eight chapter members had a 4.0 GPA.

Certainly one of Beta Zeta’s proudest moments of the decade was when Ann Carlson was awarded Greek Woman of the Year in 1983, a tremendous honor for the recipient and the chapter.

==Highlights of the 1990s==

The 1990s began with a very special opportunity for Beta Zeta. The chapter was among four asked to help in the reinstallation of Omicron Deuteron Chapter in nearby Indianola, Iowa in early February, exactly 100 years to the day since Omicron’s charter was surrendered to the Fraternity in 1890. Beta Zetas joined Kappas from Chi Chapter at Minnesota, Gamma Theta Chapter at Drake and Delta Omicron Chapter at Iowa State in serving as Big Sisters to the Omicron Deuteron Kappas.

Beta Zeta kept its focus on philanthropy and participation in campus and Kappa activities. To keep their goal top of mind, the chapter adopted a motto: KAPPAS – Karing About Pride, Participation And Sisterhood.

By the mid-1990s, the chapter’s focus on scholarship was rewarded with consistently high rankings. In 1994, Kappa was second among all sororities and reported in its chapter newsletter, “…missing first place ranking to a small sorority of ten women. We are proud that we finally beat Delta Delta Delta!” By 1996, Kappa was ranked first in the fall semester and tied for first in the spring.

Campus policy began to change toward Greek functions, and Kappa responded by adding a risk management position to the chapter in 1996. Beta Zeta implemented the Kappa Saferide program, which allowed members to be anywhere on campus and have a designated driver available to take them home. This dedication came out of a violation of university alcohol policies, which resulted in probation for the chapter. The Beta Zeta newsletter in 1996 said, “But out of this adversity came strength in that Kappas, alums, actives and pledges came together to comfort their sisters and to offer assistance in our time of need. Our unity was striking at this time of crisis, and we’re happy to say that we believe we learned a big lesson and also learned to trust and turn to our sisters in our times of need.” The chapter had no further violations, and the sanctions placed upon Beta Zeta as a result of the probation were lifted.

In 1998, Beta Zeta’s commitment to the Iowa campus Greek system was rewarded with the Panhellenic Award at Convention.

An outside event rocked the University of Iowa in 1993. During the Great Midwest Floods of that year, the University of Iowa was hit by a 100-year flood. The campus straddles the Iowa River, and the event left deep emotional and financial scars on the Iowa City campus. Restoration cost the university more than $6 million, and the school developed a more significant flood emergency response plan that would prevent a repeat of the 1993 flood. What university officials didn’t know was that a much more devastating 500-year flood would hit the school fifteen years later.

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

The 500-year flood that hit the Iowa River in 2008 was the worst financial disaster to ever strike the University of Iowa. It was preceded by a wet and prolonged winter, followed by a moist spring that left the ground saturated and flood control reservoirs brimming. The first six months of 2008 were the wettest ever on record for Iowa. In early June, university staff and more than 2500 students and community volunteers worked for days in an attempt to hold back the rapidly rising water, using more than 1.8 million sandbags. On June 13, flood waters breached temporary levees and began flooding thousands of feet of underground utility tunnels and the basements and first floors of campus buildings. The university estimated its total damage and recovery costs from the 2,008 flood at more than $743 million.

The chapter continued its commitment to campus and community events, encouraging members to complete two hours of community service each semester and participate in two Kappa philanthropy events. Kappas were particularly helpful to their Panhellenic neighbor, Alpha Chi Omega, in recovering from the destruction of their chapter facility by a tornado in 2006.

Beta Zeta turned attention to its archives in the 2000s, setting up displays that chronicled the chapter’s history. Members were able to read old chapter minutes and awards and see past bid day photos, composites, newspaper articles and scrapbooks from the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The chronological index of initiated members was available, and active members were able to find the dates of initiation for family members and friends. It helped develop a deeper appreciation of the chapter’s history.

Beta Zeta’s efforts received Convention award recognition throughout the decade, with honorable mentions in Technology, Panhellenic and Greatest Scholarship Improvement and awards for Chapter/Advisory Board Relations in 2000 and Most Improved Academic Excellence in 2008.

==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==

The year of 2011 was quite eventful for Beta Zeta. We had a lot of successes through our philanthropy work and our involvement in Greek Week and Homecoming. To start off the year, we participated in Informal Recruitment. We continued the spring with our semi-formal, Kappa Krush, in February, Ladies weekend, Providence Convention, and Formal in April. Around campus, we participated in Greek Week in which our members provided needed leadership with our pairing with a fraternity.

After summer break, we started up with Fall Formal Recruitment for the 2011-2012 school year. We added a new edition to our work week, by adding themes to each day to keep everyone from getting burnt out during the week. We had a very successful recruitment which was aided by our new use of clickers in the voting process. Through a fun bid day and getting to know our new members, the moral of the chapter was very high. We hosted our fall philanthropy, Kappa Kickoff, which was a week long including fun events for fraternities that were involved. These activities included a badminton tournament, trivia, dance-off, a fashion show, and a pizza party for the winners of Kappa Kick-off. This event raised $2,000 for our Room To Read, our philanthropy. Through an eventful season for Hawkeye Football, we finished it with Homecoming week which we were heavily involved in as well. Our members participated in Fiji Dodgeball, and succeeded in winning the tournament. We ended the semester with Barndance and studying diligently for finals. All in all, a very eventful year for kappa on our social calendar and mostly with our philanthropy.

'''Campus:'''

Around Iowa City, things have settled down since the change in age for bars downtown. The police have been cracking down on underage teens in the bar after 10 which has hurt not only the schools reputation, but the Greeks reputation as well. Thankfully, our members have found alternative ways to spend their nights and have been above the influence when it comes to the downtown night scene.

'''Chapter:'''

Throughout Beta Zeta, the unity of our chapter has grown substantially. This unity not only comes from the hardship of finding alternatives to going downtown, but also the chapter struggle to get our grades up. We have been successful in keeping the moral in the chapter high, which is much needed with the Greek life here at UIowa. Starting out the year with an amazing philanthropy got Beta Zeta’s name out positively which has improved our relationships with other Fraternities. The chapter as a whole is continuing to improve Greek life in a positive manner around the campus.

Unfortunately, the past year for Beta Zeta has been a struggle with the University and Kappa National Headquarter. We were placed on two focus letters; one for grades and another for tickets for members unfortunate to get caught underage downtown. In the spring, we had an all-time high ticket count, but thankfully that number went down substantially in the fall. Through this difficulties, we came together as a chapter and worked to get ourselves on the right track. Our chapter GPA went up a couple points to the all womens average, which was a goal for fall, 2011. We are still working to get our GPA higher and continue to help each other with study hours and having members come to the house for a more quiet place to study. Because of the increase in tickets in the spring, we have incorporated more sisterhoods, non-alcoholic events with fraternities, and educational programs that show our members that there are positive alternatives to going downtown. The fraternity is getting back up on it’s feet and are ready to make some big changes on campus for years to come!

==Highlights of 2012==
This year in the Beta Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma, many accomplishments have been achieved. The Beta Zeta Chapter raised money and awareness for the Children's Miracle Network through the "Kappa Kickoff" event held in the fall. This was an extremely successful event with a terrific turnout from the Greek community at the University of Iowa. The Beta Zeta Chapter also held many successful social events including Semi Formal and Formal. Formal was held at the Marriot and this turned out to be a favorite location among the chapter. Throughout last year, the Chapter placed special emphasis on improving our academic standards. This led to a stricter recruitment process in August, however, Recruitment was still once again a wonderful success, as we were able to welcome forty-five classy new women into our Beta Zeta Chapter at the University of Iowa.

Recent changes on the University of Iowa campus include a new dorm being built on the west side of campus. This new dorm is being built while trying to remain energy efficient. This is being done through various specific plans including the installment of "green" electrical outlets that shut off power when not in use. Hopefully some future Beta Zeta Kappa Kappa Gamma women can reside here, as the dorm plans to open in fall 2015 and will house approximately five hundred students.

Recent changes specifically in the house of Kappa Kappa Gamma on campus include the hiring of a new chef, William. There has been nothing but rave reviews regarding this new addition to the home, as William is truly a very talented chef. The overall nature of the Beta Zeta Chapter remains extremely positive. All the women of the Chapter clearly have Kappa Kappa Gamma's best interest at heart and everyone is committed to helping this Chapter become the best Chapter it can be. Right now the main focus of the Chapter is to improve the grades. There have been many new systems regarding stricter study hours, put into place so that this goal will be achieved. All of the women in the Chapter understand the importance of this and support the new systems.

==Highlights of 2013==

The year was marked by a challenge for our chapter as it was the beginning of Kappa being on a FOCUS letter for our academic standing. Our VPAE implemented a new system with study hours that counted as points for members that wanted to live in the house. Depending on the person’s grade point average they were assigned a set number of study hours, the members on period of concern were to have extra study hours with the VPAE. There was also a system for earning gift cards for every A received on a big exam or paper to reward all people’s hard work. Not only that but people who were on Dean’s List as well as people who improved their GPA by .4 were awarded kappa jerseys.

Our other challenge was that fall semester our chapter was placed on tier one as a chapter which meant that we were only allowed one event and we would have to have a lot more educational and sisterhoods. The tier system is through the University of Iowa so it is not based on the chapter abiding by the national all women’s average which our chapter was well below. We set a goal for our chapter to not get sanctions by marking our calendars with more non-alcoholic events with both fraternities and other sororities. We had a fiesta sisterhood where one of our member’s family cooked the chapter authentic Mexican food, a sushi sisterhood and a new member retreat where they all slept at the house and bonded while watching movies, eating good food, and learning about what it really means to be a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We had a non-alcoholic event with Sigma Phi Epsilon, our partners in Kappa Kones, to make posters that we could post throughout campus. As far as educational go, we held several for the entire Greek system, and had three in house educational which covered topics from tanning to aging. We also had sanctions from recruitment so we as a chapter had to present a PowerPoint at a formal meeting that hit all the key points and the rules that must be followed during recruitment.

While we had our challenges we also found a lot of success in our philanthropies, awards for both group and inter chapter relationships. We had a lot of exciting development with our philanthropies and with our biggest success yet, Kappa Karaoke for which we raised money for the Joy Recovery Project. It is a fund that goes to the family of Ellie Cizek, who was a Kappa at Kansas. She was in a ski accident which lead to traumatic brain injury. We rented out Sam’s Pizza at which there was a karaoke set up and we asked all the fraternities to take on singing in groups or as solo artists. We selected judges and awarded the winners with a trophy. Our other successful philanthropy was Kappa Kones in which we raised money for Reading is Fundamental, our national philanthropy. It was held when the weather was warm so we were outside in the pedestrian mall where we offered free ice cream and asked only for donations. We also had face painting for the kids and we had members going around downtown to promote our philanthropy while it was going on. It was during the bike races so the turnout was spectacular. In regards to honors and awards, It is with pleasure that I say we had so many members involved in other clubs that really showed their talents. Dance Marathon, Rho Lambda honors sorority, Sigma Alpha Lambda, and Medicus were just some of the clubs that members were a part of. Some even help positions in office. Finally, our chapter became a lot closer as a whole through our various sisterhoods and the new member retreat.

Our campus has adopted a tier system in which sororities and fraternities have to uphold certain rules in order to uphold expectations of receiving under the all-women’s average of citations. We as a chapter are currently on tier two and have given strict guidelines for how our members must proceed so that we go back down to tier one and then after a year hopefully be off the tier. We have told our members that they cannot go to bars at which the age is 21, they are not to use an ID that say they are older than their actual age, and they are to be out of the bars that allow people over the age of 19 at ten p.m. We as a chapter have also added numerous sisterhoods such as making tie blankets for the hospital and making valentine’s day cards for the nursing homes. We feel that we are providing alternatives on weekends that keep members away from the downtown area. We also have a full chapter 24 hour retreat coming up that we hope inspires our members to uphold all the standards of this women’s fraternity. We hope that they learn the value of sisterhood and the true meaning of being a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sisterhood and the life-long benefits that are available if a member so chooses to grasp them.

==Highlights of 2014==

At the beginning of the fall semester we were confronted with a challenge by being placed on probation from headquarters. Although it was difficult news to face, we have come together and are improving our chapter for the better. During this past year, we have had many achievements. First, as a chapter we have gone an entire year without getting any citations for underage drinking. We could not have done this without the VP of standards and their committee’s strict reinforcement of the laws and rules of Kappa. Our VPAE has also put in a huge effort in helping our chapter’s grades to improve. With informing the chapter of academic resources available on campus and also keeping the implication of weekly mandatory study hours. As an incentive and reward for good grades, members are encouraged to send pictures on recent A’s they have received during the week on tests and papers. At meeting each week a couple names are drawn of those members that sent in A’s, and they would receive a gift card. Rewards are also given out to people who get a 3.0 or higher, and for getting onto the Dean’s List.

As a chapter we are very proud of how successful our philanthropies have been. In the spring, we held Kappa Kones for the second year. This year we went to two different locations, one near the public library downtown Iowa City, and another in front of Hy-Vee, to raise money. We handed out ice cream to the public and face painted kids’ faces for donations to Reading Is Fundamental (RIF). In the fall, we held Kappa karaoke for the fraternities on campus for the second year as well. The guys formed groups to perform karaoke and competed against each other and raised money for the Iowa City Crisis Center. This has been a very fun philanthropy that everyone enjoys. Along with philanthropies, we have also done monthly sisterhoods to bring us closer together. These have included such actives as, a sushi social, big/little reveal, making Valentines cards for elders in nursing homes, making Christmas cards for a little girl on her last Christmas, doing a suicide awareness walk in honor of one of our recent graduates mother, and many more.

Along with being involved in Kappa, many members are a part of other organizations on campus.
Some include; being in additional fraternities such as Rho Lambda, Alpha Kappa Psi, and Sigma Alpha Lambda. Others participate in programs like Best Buddies, PAWS, Make a Wish Iowa foundation, University of Iowa Special Olympics student organization, and many other academic clubs and organizations. We also had a huge Kappa representation from each grade at Dance Marathon this year. Apart from these organizations, we have some members on clubs and athletic teams. These include the dance team, cheer team, track team, and club water polo.

As a whole, the chapter of Beta Zeta is a passionate, enthusiastic, and supportive group of girls. We are not just an organization, we are all sisters and friends. We are always there for each other through tough times and celebrating the good times. Each year we are fortunate enough to get amazing new members that have the same passion and ideals that our chapter shares. This year our recruitment chair organized another very successful year of recruitment which we pledged fifty new members including an exchange student from Australia for fall semester.

We hold our chapter meetings in our kitchen of our house since we have too many members to fit in our original chapter room. All of our members have the opportunity to live in the house if they choose to. We currently have 54 girls living in the house.

==Highlights of 2015==

This past year for Beta Zeta was full of challenges and accomplishments that have helped our chapter grow immensely. Last year we were placed on probation by headquarters and worked so hard to improve our chapter. In the beginning of the semester Beta Zeta got taken off probation and moved down to warning of probation. We are making many strides in becoming a more well rounded chapter and holding members a lot more accountable for their actions. Since our grades have improved a lot our VPAE held a scholarship banquet this fall semester to honor the girls who reached their gpa goals, made deans list, and who received 4.0’s. To keep continuing on this track every member set a new gpa goal that they hoped to reach for this semester. Beta Zeta has also been holding many sisterhoods that all the members have really enjoyed this past year. Our chapter rented out a movie theater where we all watched the movie Train Wreck. It was a lot of fun and such a good study break. For the holidays we had a Christmas cozy, members had on Christmas sweaters, set up the Christmas tree, ate some holiday deserts which helped us all get into the holiday spirit. We also had a Mexican sister hood where one of our member’s parents came a cooked us Mexican food. Beta Zeta was very excited to welcome fifty-eight new members to our chapter this year. Every member worked so hard during recruitment to get women that would really help improve our chapter.

This year, our chapter was very proud of how successful our philanthropies were. In the spring we held Kappa Kick off, where guys formed their own teams and members were assigned teams to coach. The money we earned was donated to Reading is Fundamental (RIF). In the fall we held Kappa karaoke for the fraternities who wanted to sing and help us raise money. The guys got to pick a song they wanted to perform and were judged by a few members who picked a winner. The money we raised in the fall was donated to the Ellie Burn’s foundation. One of our members is close to the Burn’s family so our chapter was more than thrilled to help them out.

Many of our members are involved in different organizations on campus other then Kappa. Some are apart of different fraternities such as Rho Lambda, Alpha Kappa Psi, and Sigma Alpha Lambda. Many of our members participate in Best Buddies, PAWS, Make a Wish Iowa foundation, University of Iowa Special Olympics, and many other clubs. A lot of our members in Kappa love to participate in Dance Marathon, which is an amazing experience many of our members continue to do every year. We also have members on athletic clubs and teams like, cheer team, track team, and water polo.

Beta Zeta Chapter changes people for the better. You form sisterhoods that will last a lifetime. Every member is hard working, kind, and a driven group of women that work to make our chapter better every day. Each year our bond grows more and more and we get the opportunity to create new bonds with new members that join. We support each other no matter what challenges life gives us and never take each other for granted.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Reading is Fundamental, Ellie Burns Foundation

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

One of our members has close ties to the Burns family, so we chose this foundation to support our chapter member and the family.

==Highlights of 2020s:==

(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.)

'''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!

Beta Theta

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|GreekSymbol= BΘ
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|College= [http://www.ou.edu/web.html University of Oklahoma]
|Location= Norman, OK
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'''University of Oklahoma, established 1890'''

'''Chapter founded in 1914'''

'''3,996 initiates (as of June 2015)'''
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'''Some of Beta Theta’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''
Helen Smart Brenholts, Director of Chapters 1943-1944, Field Secretary 1941-1944; Helen Cornish Hutchinson, Fraternity Vice President 1950-1952, Director of Alumnae 1952-1956; Jane Young Barrett, Director of Chapters 1998-2000, Director of Standards 1994-1998;
Heloise Smartt (Brenholts), Field Secretary 1941-1944; Ruth Tyler, Field Secretary 1953-1956; Virginia Merritt (Autry), Field Secretary 1960-1962; Deidra Ballard, Field Secretary 1973-1975; Linda Dickey (Hilsabeck), 1974-1976; Field Secretary; Patti Gilliard (Smith), Field Secretary 1975-1977; Linda Schmidt, Field Secretary 1978-1979 Allyson Coffey, Traveling Consultant 1984-1985; Crystal Marcum (Bacon), Leadership Consultant 2006-2007

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
Helen Robson Walton, 1990, Philanthropist, volunteer, served on a governor’s commission on literacy among other areas; Becky Powell Casey, 2000, CEO for Harold’s Stores, Inc. (men’s and ladies apparel)

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Theta Alumnae:'''
Martha Rowsey (Anthis), Graduate Counselor 1950-1052; Lynette Mehl (Hilliard), Graduate Counselor 1965-1966; Caren Cook, Graduate Counselor 1976-1978; Patti Gilliard (Smith), Graduate Counselor 1976-1978; Lisa Schmidt, Graduate Counselor 1979-1980; Crystal Marcum (Bacon), Graduate Counselor 2006-2007

==The Early Years (From The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870–1976)==
In 1912 six girls at the University of Oklahoma formed a local organization, Sigma Tau Omega, with the idea of petitioning Kappa Kappa Gamma. Other campus groups had petitioned unsuccessfully, but these girls had a quiet determination, and by the spring of 1913 were ready to reveal their plans. With the help of three faculty wives who had resigned as patronesses of other sororities, five leather-bound petitions were compiled; a Kappa national officer, Mary Rodes Leaphart, inspected the chapter; and at the 1914 Convention in Estes Park, Colorado, Beta Theta was installed. Beta Mu was the installing chapter.

The new chapter, having first rented the home of a professor on leave of absence, moved into a larger house in 1915. During the World War 1 years members of the chapter did Red Cross hospital work; worked at the Food Administration whose headquarters were at the university; and sent gifts and money to the Kappa project in France.

In 1918, the chapter won the Panhellenic Scholarship Cup for the third consecutive year. Shortly after that the Kappa furnace blew up and other Greek groups invited the Kappas to meals until the house was restored.
A few years later, after a four-year rental of the old Sigma Nu house, a new Kappa house was built at 519 Boulevard. From 1923 to 1939 that was Beta Theta’s address.

In the fall of 1926 the chapter was cited for a rush violation, but the penalties imposed by the campus Panhellenic were declared unjust by the national Panhellenic, and reduced to a single restriction – that the Kappas should not be permitted to attend any Fraternity affairs for one year.

There was much controversy about cigarette smoking in 1928 and Beta Theta went into action with the first university approved smoking room. Other houses followed quickly.

The Hoover-Smith presidential race brought excitement to the Kappa Kitchen and Herbert Hoover, who had been a KKB, was officially invited by the Kappa Kitchen Boys to become an honorary Beta Theta KKB.The chapter was host to a smashingly successful state convention in the spring of 1929, its purpose to arouse alumnae support.
A large pledge class of 37 in the fall of 1929 meant remodeling the third floor of the house, lovingly called thereafter “Seventh Heaven.”

Many girls could not return to school during the Depression, but Beta Theta continued to pledge in the high 20s. Some traditions begun in the 1920s have lasted. Faculty tea became faculty dessert in 1970. Kappas won campus stunt night time and again. The first two Engineer Queens were Kappas and there have been many winners since. Homecomings, Moms Day and Dads Day began in the 1920s.

In 1932 a new kind of rush, the party system, was adopted and the Kappa Monte Carlo Party was the best of all. In 1932 the dean ordered no more walkouts. (In the early 1970s the Greeks were having their own walkouts with Panhellenic approval and guidelines.) Walkouts are similar to class sneaks…a bus is rented and a cabin in the country or at a lake is the destination for a weekend of fraternity lore, group closeness, and song composition, both serious and foolish.

The social life of 1934 had the added attraction of an evening with the university president, his wife, and his mother, and two evenings with the dean of women. For the first year the chapter dance was held outside the chapter house.

The chapter newsletter, A Peek in Beta Theta’s Keyhole, was started in 1935, and was first a fortnightly, now an annual publication. Blind Dates for pledges were started in 1935, a custom which has varied from actual dates nightly for several consecutive nights to several 30-minute mixers in an evening. Blind Dates live on!
The excitement of 1936 was placing third in a radio sorority singing contest. Another highlight of the year was planning a new chapter house. Kappa architect Margaret Read, Colorado, helped local architects, and in 1939 the Kappas moved into a new house. Although there would be an addition and occasional redecorating, this was to remain the chapter house for years to come.

The talk of the entire campus in the spring of 1939 was the fact that singer Jeannette McDonald had stayed in the Kappa house when she came to Norman for a concert.

With the 1940s came World War II. There was a naval base in Norman and Kappa philanthropic activities were centered there. It was a time of entertainment at the Naval hospital, of blind dates with cadets, open houses, and present-filled Christmas stockings. Knitting for the Red Cross was part of the war effort.

Frontier Week highlighted the 1945-1946 school year. Everyone wore blue jeans to class. Second semester started with a bang…a dance…and the boys were back on campus!

Beta Theta was proud in 1947 when it helped install Delta Sigma Chapter at Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State University). The scholarship point system was inaugurated and members without a certain number of points could not vote. A scholarship fund was started and each girl donated $1 for a student in financial need. Beta Theta won the Panhellenic Scholarship Cup seven times between 1947 and 1953.

A change in chapter organization took place in 1948, when the standards chairman became the vice-president. This was also a big football year at the university. A listening party, that is a party held in an especially decorated basement of “rec” room to listen to an out-of-town game, was a happy event. In 1948 the Oklahoma Sooners smashed North Carolina in the Sugar Bowl as many Kappa listeners cheered the Big Red team.

By 1950 the university carnival had become the Sooner Scandals. Competing acts satirized university life, and Kappa Doll House took first place. Being first was not news…there is a long-standing tradition of leadership in the chapter. In 1951 one girl stands out: Nadine Nortan (Holloway) was elected president of the Senior Class – an honor for her and for Kappa.

In 1952 Beta Theta received the Standards Cup at Convention and in 1955 the silver service of the highest average at Kappa’s State Day. Kappas won second place at the Sooner Scandals in 1956, and seven intramural trophies in 1958-1959. That year several bedrooms, an enlarged dining room, and a remodeled kitchen helped care for a growing number of Beta Thetas.

In the 1960s Homecoming was full of excitement. Not only were there queens, there were extravagant house decorations. One was a huge, revolving, musical birthday cake. When a Daily Oklahoman photographer asked to have the cake’s motor turned off so he could snap a picture, he was surprised to see it stop on its own, a move inspired by the 20 Sigma Alpha Epsilon pledges and 10 Kappa actives inside the cake!

Three annual dances of the 1960s were the Barbeque, the Christmas Formal, and the Monmouth Duo with the Pi Beta Phis. This started in 1960 as the annual spring party. The annual philanthropy became a Christmas party for mission children which was given with Delta Upsilon. There was much social activity among the Greeks: the Chi Omega pizza party (which became an annual Owl-o-ween celebration) and dinner exchanges. Greek Week was exciting, with exchanges, Greek Games, and awards banquet.

In 1963 lending a hand to neighbors became a social affair. Early that fall the ΣΑΕ house next door burned nearly to the ground and the Kappas did the neighborly thing and invited the guys-next-door to lunch. Kappas made lovely houseboys!

The campus turned in the 1960s to philanthropic involvement through Campus Chest. The chapter was cited several times for the best booth, and in 1964 the pledges’ marriage cave within a mountain took the honors.
Having fun while helping others is one matter; there was also fun for fun’s sake. Fraternities developed contests for the afternoons of big spring parties and all sororities took part. Egg hunts (raw eggs); tricycle relays, pie-eating, tugs of war, pillow fights over mud pits, and later, beer-drinking contests were just a few. Nearly all involved slime and grime for the contestants. Kappas often won a muddy prize. It was all in fun!

Cars on the campus were growing in number and there was a parking problem, so in 1962 a parking lot was finished behind the house. After a “lot warming” members of Beta Theta Pi decided to share this wonderful facility. Finally the problem was remedied with a fence, a guard, and a few towed-away cars. The Kappa lot was called the meanest and most exclusive on campus!

In 1960 a record-breaking class of 53 was pledged. These were days of Panhellenic concern over scholarship and girls were required to stay in their rooms studying, with no talking, no music, no television, for nearly every hour they were not in class. Such campusing lasted for one week before finals.

A landmark year was 1964-1965, Beta Theta’s 50th Anniversary. There was a splendid banquet with all the remaining founders as guests of honor. The program telling of the chapter’s founding stirred pride in everyone there.

It was quite a year. One dark, stormy night there was a two-hour power failure and word came by special messenger that the chapter had won the Kappa Sigma trophy for “Sorority of the Year.” Everyone gathered for a spirit session with songs and cheering despite the storm.

A young Kappa made history in 1965 for the University of Oklahoma, as well as for her chapter. Vicki Gotcher was elected the second woman Student Senate president in the country. She was the first woman president at Oklahoma.

And so, the 1960s rolled along, the chapter continued in campus leadership; social events crowded study time; scholarship awards were won, with more Kappas in Mortar Board and honoraries than any other group. One year the presidents of three major honoraries were all Beta Thetas.

The Centennial Year of the Fraternity was entered into with pride as Beta Theta alumnae, old and young, joined actives for a banquet and heritage program. Those new to Kappa were awakened to the knowledge that they stood on the threshold of a second century with the challenge of making the second one hundred years as outstanding as the first.
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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==
(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.)

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of the 1980s:==
(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.:)

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of the 1990s:==
(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.:

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of 2000-2010==
(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.:

'''Housing:''' Beta Theta has an average of 274 members and an average in the high 60s of new members. The highest number of new members was 80 in the fall of 2004. The house slept 94-96 so filling the house seemed to be no problem.

'''Philanthropy:''' The chapter raised more tha $135,000 in the 2000s. Each year they had a golf tournament, Kappa Klassic, and a spaghetti dinner at the chapter house. They donated the funds raised to the JD McCarty Center in Norman and to the Rose McGill Fund.

'''Convention Awards:''' Through the 2000s the chapter has received honorable mention in the following: Technology, Standards, Risk Management; Recruitment, Panhellenic, Public Relations, New Member Program, Excellence in Chapter Management, Gracious Living, House Board, Chapter/ AB, Most Outstanding Chapter

==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 2012==

Scholarship
Spring 2012 GPA - 3.372 - Rank - 4th Place
Fall 2012 Member GPA - 3.4 - Rank - 1st Place
Fall 2012 New Member GPA - 3.313 - Rank - 3rd Place

'''Kappa Tutors'''
The Beta Theta chapter provides members with a Kappa-to-Kappa tutoring system in which members who tutor other members are paid per hour by Kappa. This tutoring system has shown to be a successful way for Kappa’s to grow academically and build relationships with fellow Kappas within their academic field.

'''Adopt-a-Prof'''
In spring of 2012, Kappa was happy to be matched with Juanita Vargas, prominent leader and professor from the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education. Many of our members have enjoyed meeting with her and welcoming her and her family into our home.

In the fall of 2012, we spent time with our Adopt-A-Prof, Amy Davenport. Amy oversees and directs our campus wide workout facility. Our chapter has enjoyed getting to know her and her family. As a chapter, we send care packages, flowers, have dinners with her to form a special bond.

'''Smart Cookie'''
Every week at chapter, our Vice President of Academic Excellence announces a “Smart Cookie” award to be given out to a Kappa who has received an “A” on a test or paper that week. Members can enter the drawing by placing their name or work in a folder. The member who is drawn receives a homemade baked treat. This unique way of positive reinforcement encourages members to succeed academically.

'''Period of Support'''
This is a new program that Kappa established to support members after the member has earned a semester of concerning grades. These members are paired with a academically strong member on the academic excellence committee. This mentor encourages the member to use campus and Kappa learning resources. These members on Period of Support also meet regularly with the Vice President of Academic Excellence for encouragement and advice.

'''Owl Groups'''
Our Vice President of Academic Excellence took up a chapter wide survey, identifying everyone’s major and minors. She then compiled them in a master list and passed them out to the chapter members. This gave the younger women in the house the opportunity to ask older members questions about their majors and use them as mentors and for study assistance.

'''Group Honors/Awards - University of Oklahoma'''
Homecoming Queen 2012 - Maggie Cannon
Campus Activities Council Sooner Scandals - 1st Place
Campus Activities Council University Sing - 2nd Place
Best Supporting Actress
Campus Activities Council Homecoming - 3rd Place Overall
Banner Competition - 1st Place
Float Competition - 2nd Place
Panhellenic Standards of Excellence Awards
Academic Achievement
Commitment to Founding Values
• Leadership and Membership Development
• Risk Management and Social Responsibilities
• Recruitment and Education of New Member
• Develop & Foster Relationships with Stakeholders
• PanHellenic Outstanding Alumni Award - Jane Barrett
• PanHellenic House of the Year for International Greek Exchange 2012

'''2012 Kappa Convention Awards'''
New Member Program Award Winner
Honorable Mentions:Advisory Board Award; House Board Award; Chapter/Advisory Board Relations Award; Technology Award; Philanthropy Award; Philanthropy Signature Event Award; PanHellenic Award; Recruitment Award; Public Relations Award; Excellence in Chapter Management Award
Traditions
'''Senior Red Room'''
The seniors have the opportunity to go through Red Room ritual as a second time in their last semester as an active Kappa.

Senior Bump Line
The last chapter meeting of the year, all active members, except seniors, recreate the recruitment ‘Bump Line’ in Kappa Hall. The seniors then enter and we ‘bump’ them in for their last chapter.

Special Events
• Soonerthon Miracle Child - Lucy
Each year, Kappa gets paired with a Miracle Child from OU Children’s Hospital. This year we were gladly paired with an eight year old girl, Lucy. We threw her a birthday party with presents, cakes and ended the night with a sleepover.

Owl-O-Ween
For Halloween this year, we invited alumnae and their children to join us in trick-or-treating throughout the house. We also provided crafts, food and drinks.

Dad’s Day
For Dad’s Day, Kappa held a lunch the afternoon before a home football game complete with pictures and a raffle.

Mom’s Day
For Mom’s Day, Kappa hosted a brunch at our Kappa Hall and put on an incredible fashion show.

Relay for Life
One of the members of Beta Theta’s mom passed away from cancer in early 2012. In honor of her mom, Kappa put a team together honoring her name and participated in Relay for Life at The University of Oklahoma.

Soonerthon
Soonerthon is OU’s Dance Marathon which raises money for OU Children’s Hospital. Kappa put together a very large team and participated in the 12 hour event.

Big Event
Big Event is a campus wide community day of service where groups are designated to areas of service around the Norman/OKC metro. Kappa formed two teams that went to two different locations.

University Sing
Beta Theta was paired with Sigma Phi Epsilon to the theme “Picture Perfect” for U-Sing 2012. The chapter had to choose a picture from an old year book and build a performance around it.

Sooner Scandals
To the theme, “Be Careful What You Wish For,” Kappa put together an incredible show alongside Delta Tau Delta about a boy who wished to be apart of the circus and later finds out, it was not what he expected. Kappa took first place in Scandals 2012!

Homecoming
“Let the Games Begin” was the Homecoming theme for 2012. Each group chose a board game of their choice to build and create homecoming around. Beta Theta was paired with Sigma Alpha Epsilon to the theme ‘Jumanji’.

Kite and Key
Paired with Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa had a formal evening with a live band at the Farmers Market in downtown Oklahoma City.

Glo Kappa
Kappa’s dance the night away in all neon gear at Norman’s Red Room

Monmonth
Kappa’s and Pi Phi’s enjoyed a formal evening at Oklahoma City’s Remington Park.

KKG Where Will You Be
Kappa’s dressed as who they wanted to be in ten years. Everyone made their costumes unique and all their own.

Philanthropic Involvement
RIF Book Drop
Beta Theta hosts an annual book drive in the fall semester. Our members generously donate books for every grade level and both genders to give to several Title I schools in the Norman Public School District. In years past, we were able to give to a book to every child. This year in particular,we collected over 2,500 from both chapter members and other organizations on campus to give to several different elementary schools. One elementary school was a low income rural school just outside of the Norman. This school had been hit by a tornado so our books help rebuild their school library.

Kappa Kupcakes
"Kappa Kupcakes," a public philanthropy event that takes place every spring semester in April. At this event, local businesses collectively donate thousands of cupcakes for attendees, a local DJ plays music on the front lawn, the chapter house is decorated, chapter members dress up (some actually dress up as cupcakes) or wear our Kappa Kupcakes t-shirt, and PanHellenic chapters participate in a cupcake cook off. Funds raised go to Center for Children and Families Inc.

Goodwill
At the end of each semester, we take up donations to give to Goodwill. It is something so simple that our house loves to participate in.

Local Fire Department
When Beta Theta has excess unopened food from a catered special event, we donate it to our local fire department for the men on duty.

'''Chapter Goals''' For the year 2012, our chapter goals were to:
Increase academic accountability
To achieve this goal, we put a huge emphasis on academics on a weekly basis. At the beginning of the fall semester, we had each member and new member write down their GPA goal. We combined them all and came up with a chapter goal. Throughout the semester, we had encouragement to help us reach our goals.

Increase campus involvement and leadership
Beta Theta successfully had continuous involvement in over 70 different student organizations on campus. Campus Actives Council (CAC) hosts the campuses main events throughout the year such as Homecoming, Dance Marathon and ten other campus wide activates. Kappa has representation in all twelve executive committees.

Educate members of general etiquette
To better inform our members on general etiquette, we invited Kate Stanton, Executive Director of Student Affairs, to speak about the importance of maintaining social etiquette. She was engaging, funny and members learned a lot from her presentation.

Invite honored Beta Theta alumnae to speak at chapter
Chapters advisors came to introduce themselves at weekly chapter meetings. We hope to expand beyond advisers this year to alumnae that are prominent leaders in the state.

Increase attendance on campus events
As a chapter, we provided more incentives to get involved. The New Member Educator also invited organization liaisons to the new member meetings to better inform them on organizations on campus. We also added calendars on the back of chapter announcements.

Improve visibility on PanHellenic leadership
This past year, Beta Theta strived to have at least two people apply for every open PanHellenic position. We also had several members as Rho Gamma’s during formal recruitment.

Host a multicultural event
Beta Theta hosted three different multicultural events including a pumpkin carving night with a multicultural group on campus.

Publicize philanthropic causes
Beta Theta has gone to great lengths to insure quality PR. We updated our website, set up a twitter and instagram account and utilized social media. We also continue to make t-shirts for events as well as banners to hang outside our house. This past year we have also personally gone to other chapters on campus to share events.

Increase Chapter knowledge and understanding of ritual
After convention, we knew we needed to come back and improve our rituals. We held ritual reviews weekly for members to make sure everything was in place for initiation. When the time rolled around, Beta Theta was fully prepared to do everything by the book. Our chapter is extremely proud of the accomplishments and changes we have made this past year with our rituals.

Give a detailed budget presentation each semester
Nicole Upshaw, our chapter treasurer for 2012, put together a PowerPoint slideshow both semesters to better explain where each dollar of our dues was going and why.

Increase chapter unity through fun activities
As a chapter, we attended a Oklahoma City Thunder NBA basketball game. We also had a movie night on the front lawn of the Kappa house where we rented a giant TV screen and laid out lounged on blankets and had popcorn.

Foster an environment of accountability and increase morale in Standards Standards Committee did a great job of making sure all situations were dealt with equally and fair to all members. The Vice President of Standards made presentations throughout both semesters to make sure all members understood the standards guidelines.To increase morale, the Standards committee has several fun activities for the chapter including ‘mocktinis’ the chapter before spring break along with a standards presentation.

'''Challenges and How They Were Overcome'''

PanHellenic ‘No Frills’ policy
The University of Oklahoma’s PanHellenic system has recently decided to adopt a ‘No Frills’ policy in accordance with National PanHellenic guidelines. In the Spring of 2012 this policy was put up to a vote of the chapters on campus. Kappa fully supported PanHellenic throughout this process but the policy did not pass by one vote. Although the policy did not pass, Beta Theta still decided to change recruitment by having a day focused on community service. Out of the PanHellenic system, Kappa was the only chapter to start moving in this direction. The policy was passed in the fall 2012 after recruitment.

PanHellenic Community Service Hours
PanHellenic has recently changed the minimum community service hours per member to 10 hours a semester. Kappa has adapted and encouraged our members to abide by the changes.

Emergency Plan
Over the summer of 2012, a member of another sorority on campus died tragically while attending summer classes. Campus policies were strengthened and alcohol consumption was taken more seriously. The sorority involved was not aware of the rules and policies following an emergency situation. In reflection of this incident, Kappa informed its members of what to do should a crisis affect our chapter.

'''World/Local Events'''
OKies for Africa
A member of Kappa, planned and organized a concert in Kappa Hall,where we raised money and sold shirts to assist an orphanage in Africa.

Opportunity Boxes
Beta Theta paired with Delta Tau Delta to organize and put together opportunity boxes for children in Haiti. Kappa ending up sending over 100 boxes full of children’s toys.

Presidential Campaigns
Several members of our chapter were campaign callers during the presidential election. They were prepared to answer questions about the campaign as well as take donations.

Watch Party
The University of Oklahoma Student Government Association hosted watch parties for each presidential debate, at which Kappa’s were in attendance.

Natural Disasters
Fires swept through areas of Oklahoma, taking homes, businesses and caused countless other damages. Beta Theta took supplies such as food and water to rescue workers.

==Highlights of 2014==

Scholarship

•Spring 2014 GPA - 3.333

•Fall 2014 Member GPA - 3.361

Rank – 2nd Place

•Kappa Tutors:
The Beta Theta chapter provides members with a Kappa-to-Kappa tutoring system in which members who tutor other members are paid per hour by Kappa. This tutoring system has shown to be a successful way for Kappa’s to grow academically and build relationships with fellow Kappas within their academic field.

•Adopt-a-Prof:
In the fall of 2014, we spent time with our Adopt-A-Prof, Amy Davenport. Amy oversees and directs our campus wide workout facility. Our chapter has enjoyed getting to know her and her family. As a chapter, we send care packages, flowers, have dinners with her to form a special bond.

•Smart Cookie:
Every week at chapter, our Vice President of Academic Excellence announces a “Smart Cookie” award to be given out to a Kappa who has received an “A” on a test or paper that week. Members can enter the drawing by placing their name or work in a folder. The member who is drawn receives a homemade baked treat. This unique way of positive reinforcement encourages members to succeed academically.

•Period of Support:
Kappa established this program to support members after the member has earned a semester of concerning grades. These members are paired with a academically strong member on the academic excellence committee. This mentor encourages the member to use campus and Kappa learning resources. These members on Period of Support also meet regularly with the Vice President of Academic Excellence for encouragement and advice.

•Owl Groups:
Our Vice President of Academic Excellence took up a chapter wide survey, identifying everyone’s major and minors. She then compiled them in a master list and passed them out to the chapter members. This gave the younger women in the house the opportunity to ask older members questions about their majors and use them as mentors and for study assistance.

Group Honors/Awards

University of Oklahoma

•Homecoming Queen 2014 – Sarah Campbell

•President’s Trophy Award

•Campus Activities Council University Sing

•Soonerthon Miracle Network Award

•Campus Activities Council Homecoming

•Pep Rally Competition- 1st Place

Special Events

•Soonerthon Miracle Child – Lucy
Each year, Kappa gets paired with a Miracle Child from OU Children’s Hospital. This year we were gladly paired with an eight year old girl, Lucy, whom we have been paired with in the past. The Kappas have developed a great relationship with her and her family and are happy to be able to support her again this year. This past semester we went to Andy Alligator’s with the Soonerthon group and then continued the fun back at the Kappa house! We had presents for Lucy and a yummy ice cream bar. We played for hours, painted each other’s faces, and shared a lot of laughs. We ended the night with a sleepover.

•Owl-O-Ween:
For Halloween this year, we invited alumnae and their children to join us in trick-or-treating throughout the house. We also provided crafts, food and drinks.

•Dad’s Day:
For Dad’s Day, Kappa held a lunch the afternoon before a home football game complete with pictures and a raffle.

•Mom’s Day:
For Mom’s Day, Kappa hosted a brunch at our Kappa Hall and put on an incredible fashion show.

•Relay for Life:
One of the members of Beta Theta’s mom passed away from cancer in early 2012. In honor of her mom, Kappa put a team together honoring her name and participated in Relay for Life at The University of Oklahoma for the past three years .

•Soonerthon:
Soonerthon is OU’s Dance Marathon which raises money for OU Children’s Hospital. Kappa put together a very large team and participated in the 12 hour event. Sarah Campbell, a junior kappa, was the chairman for the event and ended up raising $318,711.14 to donate to the OU Children’s Hospital.

•Big Event:
Big Event is a campus wide community day of service where groups are designated to areas of service around the Norman/OKC metro. Kappa formed two teams that went to two different locations.

•University Sing:
Beta Theta was paired with Delta Tau Delta for U-Sing 2014. The chapter
had to choose a picture from an old year book and build a performance around it.

•Homecoming:
“Bound as One” was the Homecoming theme for 2014. Each group chose a story book of their choice to build and create homecoming around. Beta Theta was paired with Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Kappa Psi, and Lambda Phi Epsilon to the theme ‘Water for Elephants.

•Kappa Kappa Galaxy:
Kappa’s have fun dressing up as aliens, robots, and other futuristic costumes with a kappa twist in downtown Oklahoma City.

•Centennial:
Last year, the Beta Theta Chapter celebrated their 100th anniversary! The entire chapter had a luncheon, fun activities, and a dinner party for all of Beta Theta’s past and present members to enjoy for the weekend. The Centennial Ball took place at the Embassy Suites located in Norman.

• Monmonth:
Kappa’s and Pi Phi’s enjoyed a formal evening at Oklahoma City’s Remington Park.

Philanthropic Involvement

•RIF Book Drive:
Beta Theta hosts an annual book drive in the fall semester. Our members generously donate books for every grade level and both genders to give to several Title I schools in the Norman Public School District. This year we had the opportunity to donate to our local philanthropy, CCFI, also. They used the books in their Holiday Wishes gift drive. This year we collected over 2,000 books from both chapter members and other organizations on campus to give to several different elementary schools. We are now participating in a volunteer and mentoring program with one of the schools that received donations from us. The book drive was extremely successful this year and we are happy to spread the love for reading to children all around Norman.

•Kappa Kupcakes:
"Kappa Kupcakes” is our public philanthropy event that takes place every spring semester. Last year we had it in April and this year it will be held on March 4th. At this event, the Norman and OU community have the chance to come to Kappa and eat cupcakes to support our local philanthropy, the Center for Children and Families, Inc. Attendees enjoy cupcakes and a cake-decorating contest, along with a photo booth and lovely outdoor seating. Last year we presented a check for $4,800 to CCFI. This year we aim to make above and beyond last year’s total. This event is not only full of yummy treats, but it benefits a great cause and provides wonderful community interaction.

•Goodwill
At the end of each semester, we take up donations to give to Goodwill. It is something so simple that our house loves to participate in.

•Local Fire Department
When Beta Theta has excess unopened food from a catered special event, we donate it to our local fire department for the men on duty.

Chapter Goals

For the year 2014, our chapter goals were to:

Green Quadrant:

•Improve Chapter Council's understanding of chapter budget

•Prepare chapter budget and present to chapter

•The treasurer will hold office hours once a week

•Familiarize members with Panhellenic and encourage greater participation

•Provide incentives for attending weekly Panhellenic meetings

•Continue to nominate at least two individuals for Panhellenic office

•Increase member involvement with chapter events

•Utilize Chapter Council to individually encourage the chapter to support members who have planned events

•Improve attendance at campus events

•Have campus applications readily available in the house to encourage member involvement

•Post weekly campus events calendars around the house to remind members of opportunities

•Implement “Kappa on Kampus” to reward a member each month who has shown great involvement

Blue Quadrant:

•Increase chapter knowledge of History and Ritual

•Implement short ritual reminder of the week/kappa fact at each chapter meeting

•Enhance level of committee involvement

•Restructure committee chapters with a greater emphasis on the importance of committees

•VP - Organization will have a meeting with each committee head to discuss leadership strategy and plans

Yellow Quadrant:

•Motivate and encourage members in their academic endeavors

•Continue to update and organize the chapter’s test files

•Implement incentives program and recognition for individuals with a high GPA, not strictly those who receive a 4.0, like a weekly “smart cookie” award

•Reinstall academic excellence as a priority in recruitment

Red Quadrant:

•Further accountability of Standards and increase morale

•Pursue consistent and fair consequences for Standards violations

•Educate chapter on the Standards process and consequences

•Morale will plan and host sisterhood events to increase morale and bond within the chapter

•Improve chapter image within the community

•Promote positive PR through social media outlets, local newspapers, and community

•Promote positive PR throughout campus by hosting a social media awareness event

Challenges and How They Were Overcome

•PanHellenic ‘No Frills’ policy:
The University of Oklahoma’s PanHellenic system has recently decided to adopt a ‘No Frills’ policy in accordance with National PanHellenic guidelines. In the Spring of 2012 this policy was put up to a vote of the chapters on campus. Kappa fully supported PanHellenic throughout this process but the policy did not pass by one vote. Although the policy did not pass, Beta Theta still decided to change recruitment by having a day focused on community service. Out of the OU PanHellenic system, Kappa was the only chapter to start moving in this direction. The policy was passed in the fall 2012 after recruitment. Beta Theta has continued improved over the two years and has expanded from a day focused on individual community service to the chapter's heart for philanthropy.

•PanHellenic Community Service Hours:
PanHellenic has recently changed the minimum community service hours per member to 10 hours a semester. Kappa requires 15 hours of community service per semester, per member. We offer endless opportunities for our members to serve the community.

•Emergency Plan:
Over the summer of 2014, a member of another sorority on campus died tragically while attending summer classes. Campus policies were strengthened and alcohol consumption was taken more seriously. The sorority involved was not aware of the rules and policies following an emergency situation. In reflection of this incident, Kappa informed its members of what to do should a crisis affect our chapter.

World/Local Events
•OKies for Africa:
A member of Kappa, planned and organized a concert in Kappa Hall, where we raised money and sold shirts to assist an orphanage in Africa.

•Opportunity Boxes:
Beta Theta paired with Delta Tau Delta to organize and put together opportunity boxes for children in Haiti. Kappa ending up sending over 100 boxes full of children’s toys.

•Guatemala Mission Trip:
Three members of Beta Theta raised money to go on a mission trip to Totonicapan, Guatemala. They worked with Habitats for Humanity and built two homes for those in need.

==Highlights of 2015==

Scholarship

• Spring 2015 GPA - 3.396

• Fall 2015 Member GPA - 3.361

Rank – 2nd Place

• Kappa Tutors

The Beta Theta chapter provides members with a Kappa-to-Kappa tutoring system in which members who tutor other members are paid per hour by Kappa. This tutoring system has shown to be a successful way for Kappa’s to grow academically and build relationships with fellow Kappas within their academic field.

• Adopt-a-Prof

In the fall of 2015, we spent time with our Adopt-A-Prof, Amy Davenport. Amy oversees and directs our campus wide workout facility. Our chapter has enjoyed getting to know her and her family. As a chapter, we send care packages, flowers, have dinners with her to form a special bond.

• Smart Cookie

Every week at chapter, our Vice President of Academic Excellence announces a “Smart Cookie” award to be given out to a Kappa who has received an “A” on a test or paper that week. Members can enter the drawing by placing their name or work in a folder. The member who is drawn receives a homemade baked treat. This unique way of positive reinforcement encourages members to succeed academically.

• Period of Support

Kappa established this program to support members after the member has earned a semester of concerning grades. These members are paired with a academically strong member on the academic excellence committee. This mentor encourages the member to use campus and Kappa learning resources. These members on Period of Support also meet regularly with the Vice President of Academic Excellence for encouragement and advice.

• Owl Groups

Our Vice President of Academic Excellence took up a chapter wide survey, identifying everyone’s major and minors. She then compiled them in a master list and passed them out to the chapter members. This gave the younger women in the house the opportunity to ask older members questions about their majors and use them as mentors and for study assistance.

Group Honors/Awards

University of Oklahoma

• President’s Trophy Award

• Campus Activities Council University Sing

• Soonerthon Miracle Network Award

• Campus Activities Council Homecoming

Special Events

• Soonerthon Miracle Child – Lucy

Each year, Kappa gets paired with a Miracle Child from OU Children’s Hospital. This year we were gladly paired with an eight year old girl, Lucy, whom we have been paired with in the past. The Kappas have developed a great relationship with her and her family and are happy to be able to support her again this year. This past semester we went to Andy Alligator’s with the Soonerthon group and then continued the fun back at the Kappa house! We had presents for Lucy and a yummy ice cream bar. We played for hours, painted each other’s faces, and shared a lot of laughs. We ended the night with a sleepover.

• Owl-O-Ween

For Halloween this year, we invited alumnae and their children to join us in trick-or-treating throughout the house. We also provided crafts, food and drinks.

• Dad’s Day

For Dad’s Day, Kappa held a lunch the afternoon before a home football game complete with pictures and a raffle.

• Mom’s Day

For Mom’s Day, Kappa hosted a brunch at our Kappa Hall and put on an incredible fashion show.

• Relay for Life

One of the members of Beta Theta’s mom passed away from cancer in early 2012. In honor of her mom, Kappa put a team together honoring her name and participated in Relay for Life at The University of Oklahoma for the past three years .

• Soonerthon

Soonerthon is OU’s Dance Marathon which raises money for OU Children’s Hospital. Kappa put together a very large team and participated in the 12 hour event.

• Big Event

Big Event is a campus wide community day of service where groups are designated to areas of service around the Norman/OKC metro. Kappa formed two teams that went to two different locations.

• University Sing

Beta Theta was paired with Beta Theta Pi for U-Sing 2015. The theme was "The Show Must Go On" and the chapter chose the Amazing Spiderman and built a performance around it.

• Homecoming

“Historical Moments from the 60s” was the Homecoming theme for 2015. Each group chose a historical moment from the 60s of their choice to build and create homecoming around. Beta Theta was paired with Phi Kappa Psi and Alpha Phi to the theme Moon Landing.

• Blue & Blue

Kappa’s have fun dressing up in all things blue and had a good time at Andy Alligators.

• Kappa Holiday Hoopla

Kappa's all dressed up as different holidays and had a fun evening in downtown Oklahoma City.

• Monmonth

Kappa’s and Pi Phi’s enjoyed a formal evening at Oklahoma City’s Remington Park. The event was formal with a Casino Royale theme; each girl brought a date and there was dancing, catered hors d’oeuvres, and various poker games to play.

• Sundaes with Steve

At one of our chapter events we hosted Steve Ashmore for Sundaes with Steve. The reason why he held the event is to understand a little bit more about Steve. He also spoke about how to better prepare ourselves in college in regards to social events. We got to discuss a little more with him about how to make wise decisions in college and in life after college. After the event was over we had Roxy’s Ice Cream come to serve ice cream sundaes to our chapter members and guests.

• Military Heroes Card-Making

This is our first year to partner with the Kappa Sigma fraternity for a philanthropic event! We are hosting a Military Heroes Card Making event in order to honor those who have served and still continue to serve our country. Each attendee will make five cards for the military heroes. Kappa Kappa Gamma is very excited to host this group service project at our home. We will be making new friends, while also honoring those who most deserve it before Veterans Day.

• Founder's Day

For our Founder’s Day we celebrate the beginning of Kappa Kappa Gamma with a ritual service every year. This year, we decided to spruce it up by asking alumnae to come and speak about their Kappa Days. We had Mollie Blackburn Andrews, class of ’85, come and speak about her experience in Kappa. She talked about how things are different and how they are the same. There were stories about recruitment then and now, and how the specific Kappa house has changed over the years. But then finished explaining that the one constant was the sisterhood in Kappa. She spoke of how her membership in Kappa has been there for life and how her friends and relationships in Kappa have been some of the sweetest in life. It was a very special time to celebrate the beginning of Kappa with a reflections and education from one of our wonderful alumna.

Philanthropic Involvement

• RIF Book Drive

Beta Theta hosts an annual book drive in the fall semester. Our members generously donate books for every grade level and both genders to give to several Title I schools in the Norman Public School District. This year we had the opportunity to donate to our local philanthropy, CCFI, also. They used the books in their Holiday Wishes gift drive. This year we collected over 2,000 books from both chapter members and other organizations on campus to give to several different elementary schools. We are now participating in a volunteer and mentoring program with one of the schools that received donations from us. The book drive was extremely successful this year and we are happy to spread the love for reading to children all around Norman.

• Kappa Kupcakes

"Kappa Kupcakes” is our public philanthropy event that takes place every spring semester. Last year we had it in April and this year it will be held on March 4th. At this event, the Norman and OU community have the chance to come to Kappa and eat cupcakes to support our local philanthropy, the Center for Children and Families, Inc. Attendees enjoy cupcakes and a cake-decorating contest, along with a photo booth and lovely outdoor seating. Last year we presented a check for $4,800 to CCFI. This year we aim to make above and beyond last year’s total. This event is not only full of yummy treats, but it benefits a great cause and provides wonderful community interaction.

• CCFI Diaper drive

Beta Theta hosts an annual diaper drive in the fall semester. Our members generously donate diapers of all sizes so that families without the means to cover the costs of diapers can obtain them for free. This year, we were also able to donate 5,700 diapers to our local philanthropy, the Center for Children and Families, Inc. They used the diapers to distribute to the community from their Diaper Pantry that they house inside of CCFI. This year we had an outstanding turnout donation wise, which was a great way to start the year! The diaper drive was a great community service event to introduce the freshman to CCFI and just a little taste of what they offer. We are grateful for the opportunity to support CCFI in any way. It was very neat for our members to be able to visit CCFi to personally drop off the diapers once the drive was over.

• Goodwill

At the end of each semester, we take up donations to give to Goodwill. It is something so simple that our house loves to participate in.

• Local Fire Department

When Beta Theta has excess unopened food from a catered special event, we donate it to our local fire department for the men on duty.

Chapter Goals

For the year 2015, our chapter goals were to:

Green Quadrant:

•Improve Chapter Council's understanding of chapter budget

•Prepare chapter budget and present to chapter

•The treasurer will hold office hours once a week

•Familiarize members with Panhellenic and encourage greater participation

•Provide incentives for attending weekly Panhellenic meetings

•Continue to nominate at least two individuals for Panhellenic office

•Increase member involvement with chapter events

•Utilize Chapter Council to individually encourage the chapter to support members who have planned events

•Improve attendance at campus events

•Have campus applications readily available in the house to encourage member involvement

•Post weekly campus events calendars around the house to remind members of opportunities

•Implement “Kappa on Kampus” to reward a member each month who has shown great involvement

Blue Quadrant:

•Increase chapter knowledge of History and Ritual

•Implement short ritual reminder of the week/kappa fact at each chapter meeting

•Enhance level of committee involvement

•Restructure committee chapters with a greater emphasis on the importance of committees

•VP - Organization will have a meeting with each committee head to discuss leadership strategy and plans

Yellow Quadrant:

•Motivate and encourage members in their academic endeavors

•Continue to update and organize the chapter’s test files

•Implement incentives program and recognition for individuals with a high GPA, not strictly those who receive a 4.0, like a weekly “smart cookie” award

•Reinstall academic excellence as a priority in recruitment

Red Quadrant:

•Further accountability of Standards and increase morale

•Pursue consistent and fair consequences for Standards violations

•Educate chapter on the Standards process and consequences

•Morale will plan and host sisterhood events to increase morale and bond within the chapter

•Improve chapter image within the community

•Promote positive PR through social media outlets, local newspapers, and community

•Promote positive PR throughout campus by hosting a social media awareness event

Challenges and How They Were Overcome

• PanHellenic ‘No Frills’ policy

The University of Oklahoma’s PanHellenic system has recently decided to adopt a ‘No Frills’ policy in accordance with National PanHellenic guidelines. In the Spring of 2012 this policy was put up to a vote of the chapters on campus. Kappa fully supported PanHellenic throughout this process but the policy did not pass by one vote. Although the policy did not pass, Beta Theta still decided to change recruitment by having a day focused on community service. Out of the OU PanHellenic system, Kappa was the only chapter to start moving in this direction. The policy was passed in the fall 2012 after recruitment. Beta Theta has continued to improve over the past three years and has expanded from a day focused on individual community service to the chapter's heart for philanthropy.

• PanHellenic Community Service Hours

PanHellenic has recently changed the minimum community service hours per member to 10 hours a semester. Kappa requires 15 hours of community service per semester, per member. We offer endless opportunities for our members to serve the community.

• Emergency Plan

Over the summer of 2014, a member of another sorority on campus died tragically while attending summer classes. Campus policies were strengthened and alcohol consumption was taken more seriously. The sorority involved was not aware of the rules and policies following an emergency situation. In reflection of this incident, Kappa informed its members of what to do should a crisis affect our chapter.

World/Local Events

• OKies for Africa

A member of Kappa, planned and organized a concert in Kappa Hall, where we raised money and sold shirts to assist an orphanage in Africa.

• Opportunity Boxes

Beta Theta paired with Delta Tau Delta to organize and put together opportunity boxes for children in Haiti. Kappa ending up sending over 100 boxes full of children’s toys.

• Guatemala Mission Trip

Three members of Beta Theta raised money to go on a mission trip to Totonicapan, Guatemala. They worked with Habitats for Humanity and built two homes for those in need.

==Highlights of 2020s:==
(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.)

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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!

Beta Delta

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Beta Mu

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|College= [http://www.colorado.edu/ University of Colorado]
|Location= Boulder, CO
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'''4,018 initiates (as of June 2015)

==Highlights of 2011==
This past February, Colorado State hosted the Eta Province meeting in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado. It was such a fun experience to attend all of the leadership workshops while meeting our sisters from New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado College. Beta Mu was honored to accept the award for Achievement in Standards, and was very proud of our supportive Boulder Alumnae Association who took home many fantastic awards as well. All the actives that we were able to attend were a blast; proving that sisterhood knows no boundaries, even between states! It was also especially exciting, because we announced that Beta Mu would be hosting the Eta Province in Boulder, CO in 2013. It was also a year of great accomplishment within the Greek Community!

We hosted a Kappa Kappuccino event in the spring, where we sold cappuccinos to students and raised approximately $3,500 in which we donated to the Creekside Elementary RIF program. And in the Fall, we hosted Kappa Koral, where we sold burgers and fries and raised about the same amount and donated half of the profit to Adult Congenital Heart Association and part to a private charity for a girl with cancer. Beta Mu took first place in CU’s Campus-wide Dance Marathon, a philanthropic event for Children’s Hospital, by raising the most money for the second year in a row. We also had an amazing recruitment this past fall and initiated 64 new wonderful members to our chapter. Our new members really got to bond together through a sisterhood sleepover where they got surprised with a trip to the rollerskating rink. The theme of homecoming this year was decades, and we were selected to work with the years of our childhood, the 90's. Our chapter had a blast getting to work together with Sigma Pi, creating props and preparing awesome costumes for our homecoming parade. We also raised the bar by winning Homecoming for the second year in a row- here’s hoping for a three-peat next year!

'''Campus:'''' University of Colorado at Boulder has always been a beautiful place to live and get an education. Throughout the past years, including this recent year, the Greek community has gained a more present place on campus through bigger requirements, and a large presence of philanthropy throughout the school. This past year, CU Boulder topped the rankings for party schools in America; this “achievement” has really put things into perspective for the Panhellenic community, and has prompted a focus on the safety of our sorority women. Our campus’ “party atmosphere” has definitely had its complications for the Greek Community, however it will be through the leadership shown by student groups such as CU student government and the Panhellenic sororities that we will combat any negativity associated with our University and its students. Beta Mu specifically hopes to up its risk management education, and worked closely with the Boulder Police Department to make social events as safe as possible for our members. We even recently had two Boulder police officers come and talk to our girls about safety, and drug and alcohol abuse. We hope to continue to better our school through the presence of the Greek Community.

'''Chapter:''' Beta Mu is definitely a unique chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma; we pride ourselves on our eclectic pledge classes and many individual personalities that give us the character we have grown to love so much. For one thing, the majority of our Chapter Council Officers consist of Sophomore members. It has been our goal to diversify our officer team by electing upper classmen, as well as reelecting members who have held previous offices. The 2011 Chapter Council consisted of a freshman and two senior members, and this recently elected team will boast two freshman members as well as two seniors mixed in with the rest of the sophomore council. Slowly but surely we hope to encourage older, more seasoned actives to continue to contribute to the leadership that runs this chapter. This will increase upper classmen participation, bonding between pledge classes, and hopefully give chapter council some valuable experience to use to better the chapter as a whole. Also, as a chapter we have managed to be among the top three ranked sororities on our campus for our GPA. This makes us proud, as we have made many measures to boost our GPA including, "Geek of the Week", study tables after our weekly meetings, and new revisions to our study room in the house. We are excited for a great year with a great group of girls, and hope to grow together and help portray the values we hold in Kappa Kappa Gamma to the community.

Our Chapter, just like others, had to overcome challenges and continue to improve upon our chapter as a whole. One of our main challenges of the year was being put on a focus letter. For various reasons our chapter was put on a focus letter, which I believe that if anything was actually very helpful to Beta Mu. It made us realize how important and special our organization is and helped us get the extra encouragement to make our chapter even better. Other smaller issues that remained in our chapter were attendance to greek events including philanthropies, panhellenic meetings, and even our own meetings. To try to help avoid bad attendance, we have made all of the girls at the beginning of this year sign a form in which states all of our chapter rules including events they must attend. We hope that having the girls see in writing all the rules they must abide by will help them remember to remain a loyal kappa sister. One other issue we have struggled with this past year was organization of our formals and date parties. We have brainstormed and come upon new and improved ways to make all of our events run more smoothly. Our chapter council plans onbeing more involved with the process of getting the girls and their dates signed in and onto the busses, and we also plan on hosting our spring date dash in a venue without a bar. We hope that all we have improved upon will help the upcoming year be our best yet!

==Highlights of 2012==

This past year has been one filled with growth and accomplishment in the Beta Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The year started off with a Skate City date dash where all of the girls paired up and skated the night away filled with fun music and their sisters. Our formal also went with ease. It was held at the CU stadium overlooking our great football field. The theme was informal but formal; this gave a fun twist to everyone’s outfit where everyone was dresses in their best with one item that was informal. This made all the girls outfits fun when they walk in the house with a stellar dress while rocking there Nike running shoes.

Later in the spring we put on our philanthropy Kappa Italia. The philanthropy had pizza and entertainment for guests at the Kappa house, and raised money for KKG’s nationwide philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. As the semester went on we had a mixer with Sigma Alpha Epsilon where we enjoyed a my-tie dinner where each girl pick a random tie that matched up with the guy that they would sit with at dinner. Then we had a spa day sisterhood at the house where manicures, massages, and facials were given. Finally, Greek week rolled around where we were paired up with Sigma Phi Epsilon.

We were awarded second in field games and on our banner leaving us in seventh place overall.This was the end of spring 2012. As the fall semester rolled around the girls got together for workweek and after all the hard work they put in they enjoyed a day at Water World together before the semester began. In September we had an amazing fall recruitment adding 71 lovely ladies to our house. We can thank our new member chair and event chair for making that possible. We then also had the honor of having the lowest drop rate on our campus and initiated 66 ladies into Kappa Kappa Gamma. The girls in Kappa made it very easy for the new members to feel comfortable by having fun bonding sisterhoods. The first one we did was a mural panting where we had women from a local arts center come by and teach all the girls how to paint a masterpiece. Then we held a new member retreat at Jump Street in Denver fallowed by a sleep over. The last sister hood we did was a bachelorette themed sisterhood where we took goofy pictures in bridesmaid dresses and painted fun wine glasses.

In the fall our first fun filled outing with our sisters was a date dash to the restaurant Barco, where the theme was girls in pearls and guys in ties. Then came homecoming, where we were partnered with Kappa Sigma. The Homecomings theme was the Olympics and we were to represent the rowing and sailing section. It was a good homecoming for us coming out with third place over all. Next, we had a mixer with Kappa Sigma where the theme was typical sorority girl/frat guy. They joined us in a wonderful spaghetti dinner that everyone enjoyed. We also had a mixer with Pi Kappa Phi where the theme was "vamos a la playa"; we served chips and salsa while doing a fun speed dating exercise that allowed us to make a lot of friends in Pi Kappa Phi house. We also involved ourselves in some philanthropy activities. The first was for Race for the Cure where several of us went and participated in the race or walk giving our donation to the cause and then we staying after to help put on the survivor ceremony.

The next thing we did was put on our annual children’s Halloween house where kids and there family’s came and enjoyed trick-or-treating, fun games and crafts in the holiday spirit. All of our proceeds went towards, Reading is Fundamental. We also participated in our schools Dance Marathon where proceeds went to Children’s Hospital, we spent the day with a young boy and his family and many others raising money to support other families like them. Lastly, we have volunteered our time to Creek Side, which is a school that we go and help kids with their reading and give them books that we were able to donate.

To end the fall semester before break we had a holiday sisterhood where we took a holiday postcard to send out to family, friends, and other Kappas around the nation. We also had reindeer, a phsycic, and prizes for all of the girls to enjoy. Overall, the 2012 year was one to be remembered, and with a new group of Chapter Council members, Beta Mu hopes use the new leadership to continue to be a presence among the Greek Community as well as on campus.

This past year on our campus at the University of Colorado Boulder the Greek life has really tried to connect and work along with the campus. Over all on the campus the Greek life continues to grow. One of the things I have really enjoyed watching is how the other students on the campus support the Greek life by attending the philanthropies that was all put on. Another thing that I have really liked about our campus is how much the school involves us.

At the beginning of the fall semester we had one of the athletic directors come and talk to us about how important it is to have us in the crowd cheering on our teams. This is one of the times I was able to really see that the university cares about our involvement. Also, in the fall semester one of the girls that is in Kappa and on the university’s student government board tried to get a bill passed that would enable the Greek system to have equal opportunities to rent cost centers on our campus. The bill was dismissed but has been addressed and will hopefully be passes in the future. As the university grows so has the Beta Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

We have begun to make improvements in bringing our chapter together as a whole by supporting each other and doing activities that allow us all to bond. We are also on the rise of improving our chapter GPA through the hard work of our education chair getting the girls excited in studying and by rewording them for all the progress they make. Overall Kappa has made leaps and bounds in the year of 2012 and will be continuing at this rate in the year of 2013.

==Highlights of 2013==

The 2013-year was absolutely spectacular for the Beta Mu chapter! We have grown tremendously as a chapter and have experienced some great things throughout the year. The Beta Mu chapter would like to point out some of the things our chapter and school have done this year. The Beta Mu chapter received the Emerging Leader award, Campus Involvement award and most outstanding senior. We also received Province awards that were academic excellence, standards and public relations. We are very excited to have received these awards this year. We started out our fall semester of 2013 with a great workweek. We were very productive and focused. All the girls were excited and we had an amazing recruitment in September. In October, we held out annual Halloween House, which is where we invite kids of all ages to the house to participate in games, face painting and reading. We ask for donations of books that we distribute to elementary schools throughout Boulder. This year was a great success and had so much fun doing it. Homecoming theme this year was Colorado and we decided to do the Buffs vs. the Broncos.

It was so much being able to support the buffs and the broncos together, which make up two very important aspects of Colorado! Our chapter had so much fun working with Sigma Alpha Epsilon, making floats for the parade and coming up with a skit/dance routine. We held our fall philanthropy, Chili Con Kappa, in November. We sold tickets for all you can eat Mexican food at the house and we raised $5,940. It was such a great turn out! We initiated 71 new members in December and we could not have received a better group of girls. Headed into the New Year, we, as a chapter, decided on a few goals for the year. Our main focus will be raising our overall GPA. We have asked the girls to set 2-3 goals for themselves and hold themselves accountable. We have already seen improvement thus far. We ended 2013 with a holiday sisterhood and said our goodbye’s to juniors studying abroad and wished the best of luck to the seniors graduating early!

The University of Colorado Boulder has always been an amazing campus. It provides its students with not only a great place to live, but also an amazing education. The Greek community is gaining more respect on campus through bigger recruitment and a large presence of philanthropy through the school. With Greek life growing as much as it is, the Panhellenic community as made an effort to focus on the safety of its members. Beta Mu specifically hopes to up its risk management education and work closely with Boulder Police Department to keep our chapter as safe as possible. We recently received a new police liaison that we are very thrilled to work with. We hope to better our school through the presence of the Greek Community.

Colorado experienced dramatic floods in late September. Boulder was hit particularly hard but the community came together and is on the fast track to a great recovery. Many houses were flooded and some of our parks, rivers, and roads were destroyed. Luckily, our chapter house was not affected from the flood. We felt very lucky so our chapter planned something called the boulder Greek-Wide flood relief that was a huge success. The Greek community all came together and raised any money we could and donated it back to the community. The University was very supportive of those who’s houses were flooded and worked with those students to help them manage school and getting through such a difficult time. CU Boulder’s campus was not hit as hard as most other areas were but there were a few small incidents that were fixed promptly so school could get back in session after missing only one day.

==Highlights of 2014==

This year has been an amazing year for the Beta Mu Chapter. We started off the year of 2014 with a brand new chapter council. They had some goals in mind of what they wanted to achieve and they new exactly how to accomplish them. They wanted to begin a new relationship with the Boulder Police Department. We wanted them to be advocates for us and for the Greek community to be able to work with the police rather than see them as someone they could not trust. It worked tremendously. During this past year, not one member of the Beta Mu Chapter was the victim of a crime. In March we had our spring philanthropy, Sweet Home Kappa Gamma. We had a bull riding machine, a petting zoo, and for one dollar you could "pie a Kappa". It was very successful. It attracted people from all over the Boulder community from college students to families. The money we raised went to the Cancer Research Institute. We raised over $2000. Next thing we knew, Greek Week was upon us where we were very successful. We raised $13,000, won songfest, and won the overall Greek Week. It was so exciting to see all the hard work payoff. Our girls worked so hard and we had so much dedication from our partners, Theta Xi and Alpha Gamma Omega. When our fall term began we had an amazing recruitment and gained 80 beautiful new members. Our fall philanthropy, Kappa Italia was very popular amongst the Greek community. We raised $5000 for Reading is Fundamental. In November, the new Chapter Council was selected and the entire chapter is very excited to see what the next year will bring. At the end of 2014 were University of Colorado's Panhellenic awards. Kappa Kappa Gamma won the risk management award as well as Chapter of the Year. It was an amazing year for the Beta Mu Chapter and are looking forward to another successful year.

The most recent changes made on our campus is the attempt to improve the relationship between the Boulder Police and the students of the University of Colorado. In past years, there has been very little animosity between students and the police. Officer Andrew Kirshbaum was the first to make the step in improving the relationship. He chose to work with the Beta Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma to show that police are there to keep students safe not to get them in trouble. He wanted to show that police wanted to be advocates for students rather than work against them. It has so far been very successful. Trust is starting to build between students and the police.

We hold our chapter meetings in our chapter room. Our chapter room is in the basement of our house. It is not required for our members to live in, however we stress how amazing of an experience it can be to live with your sisters. We have a house that can house 85 girls at one time. Our house is chapter owned. The house we live in has been the house we have lived in since Kappa Kappa Gamma came to the University of Colorado.

==Highlights of 2015==
This has been a very eventful year for the Beta Mu chapter. We started of the year with winning a soccer tournament hosted by Pi Kappa fraternity. It was great to be able to get together with the rest of the Greek community to raise money for Pi Kappa's philanthropy. Our philanthropy chair organized a group of sisters from our chapter to participate in the Polar Plunge. It was an amazing and very cold experience.

Our philanthropy chair also successfully organized three major Kappa philanthropic events. In April we had Sweet Home Kappa Gamma where we raised money for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation. We chose this organization to give the money we raised, because a sister of our chapter's mother passed away from this disease a few years ago. It was really great to give to such an amazing organization that could benefit all the women of Kappa. In October we had an event to raise money for elementary schools in our community, Halloween House. In November, Kappa Kappucino was our last philanthropy event that raised money for Reading is Fundamental.

Our standards chair also helped make this semester great with all of the sisterhoods she planned. We went to J Crew and had a shopping event, we went to the pumpkin patch, a yoga sisterhood at Lululemon, we wrote letters to soldiers, we went ice skating, and we had a movie night with a lot of snacks and watched Pitch Perfect 2. All of the pledge classes got to know each other, they were great bonding experiences.

Our registrar organized a History Night in April to celebrate the history of Beta Mu as well as the history of Kappa Kappa Gamma as a whole. We placed 3rd in Songfest and 2nd overall in Greek Week, which was very successful because we won in 2014. On top of Greek Week, our event chair planned very successful formals as well as mixers and date dashes. Some of the mixers we had were Pi Kapp game night, Theta Xi Wild Wild West, and 80's Winter Olympics with Sigma Nu. One of our very fun date dashes was Oktoberfest where we celebrated the German holiday with our sisters and our dates.

Over the summer our chapter council met for a few days for a retreat in Empire, Colorado at our risk chair's cabin. We had a great time canoeing, swimming, hiking, cooking, and bonding. After a few days together we all felt a lot more close than we did before the retreat. Our advisor did an amazing job of organizing activities for us. We had a very successful recruitment where we had the largest class of legacies in Beta Mu history. Our President also started a new activity for Beta Mu's to stay active and healthy. Our President is a very athletic individual and wanted our chapter to become more active so she started the Presidential Fitness Challenge.

Epsilon Beta

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|Name= Epsilon Beta
|GreekSymbol= EB
|Image= [[File:Epsilon_Beta.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1956|03|10}}
|College= [http://www.colostate.edu/ Colorado State University]
|Location= Fort Collins, CO
|Homepage= [http://csuphc.colostate.edu/kappa-kappa-gamma Epsilon Beta Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Epsilon_Beta Media related to Epsilon Beta Chapter]}}
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'''Colorado State University (formerly Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College), established in 1870 in Fort Collins, Colorado'''

'''Epsilon Beta founded March 10, 1956'''

'''1,957 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Outstanding Epsilon Beta Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Kristi Challman, Traveling Consultant 1992-1993;
Emilie Blake, Traveling Leadership Consultant 2013-2014

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

'''Additional Outstanding Epsilon Beta Alumnae:'''

Elizabeth Aillson (MacLauchlin), Graduate Counselor 1950-1061;
Heidi Avery, Chapter Consultant 1997-1998;
Megan M Reinhard, Chapter Consultant 1998-1999

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==The Early Years==

Colorado State University, the state’s oldest educational institution, was founded at the foot of the Rockies in 1870. It is still a Land Grant institution and is governed by the State Board of Agriculture, but is no longer known as the “Aggies.”

Colorado State is located in Fort Collins, which has grown from a small college town of 25,000 in the 1960’s to an expanding metropolis of nearly 60,000 in the early 1970’s. The size of the university has also more than doubled. The current enrollment is 18,411. Colorado State’s colleges include Agricultural Sciences, Business, Engineering, Forestry and Natural Resources, Home Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. The College of Veterinary Medicine is considered one of the nation’s best.

Epsilon Beta Chapter was colonized in the fall of 1955. Due to a lessening of interest in sorority and fraternity membership since the 1960’s, several Greek chapters at Colorado State closed, but enthusiasm is still strong for Epsilon Beta. Outstanding girls are pledged, and there is capacity housing for 60 members.

Helen Cornish Hutchinson, Oklahoma, Director of Alumnae in 1955; Eleanore Goodridge Campbell, Colorado, Director of Membership; and Edith Culver Cross, Colorado, a Fort Collins alumna, gave this chapter its start. The Beta Mu Chapter at Colorado University conducted the program that resulted in a first pledge class of 17. The Colorado chapter was also present when Epsilon Beta was installed March 10, 1956 by Fraternity President, Edith Reese Crabtree, Wooster; Clara O. Pierce, Ohio State, Executive Secretary; Ruth Armstrong Harris, California, Director of Philanthropies; and Eleanore Goodridge Campbell, Colorado.

'''Housing'''

Epsilon Beta’s first home was of white stucco, had a red tile roof, wrought iron porch furniture and French provincial and early American style interior furnishings. A fashionable boutique was later housed there. As Colorado State’s enrollment increased, the Panhellenic quota changed, and the chapter needed more space. In September 1960, a move was made to the present home, west of the campus with a beautiful view of the foothills and distant Long’s Peak. The three-story light brick French provincial structure with a blue front door was originally decorated by Grace S. Anderson Agee, Oklahoma, an interior decorator. It was refurbished in 1973, with help from the Fort Collins Alumnae Club (now Association) and the Denver Mother’s Club.

From the time of colonization, the Fort Collins Alumnae Club, organized in 1956, has been of invaluable service to the chapter. Communication lines have always been open between alumnae and actives. Joint activities have included a Christmas party and Easter egg hunt at the Kappa house for children of alumnae, and Monday night dinners honoring one or more alumnae who remain for the fireside and meeting. Alumnae provided cherry cheesecakes for Fireside, and during finals would furnish snacks to brighten the tedious week. Alumnae also sponsored an annual chapter scholarship and were instrumental in organizing Epsilon Beta’s House Corporation in February 1973.

'''Honors and Traditions'''

Awards and recognition have come to both alumnae and actives. Epsilon Beta’s Advisory Board won an honorable mention at the 1960 Convention. The chapter received the award for the best active-alumnae relationship at the Province Meeting in Salt Lake City in 1973.

The Fort Collins Alumnae Club won one of the Rheva Ott Shryock, Pennsylvania gavels at the 1974 Convention for outstanding service to a chapter.

Throughout its history, Epsilon Beta has participated in philanthropies, which include Christmas parties for area orphanages; blood donation drives; caroling for area nursing homes; fundraising for the March of Dimes; cancer research; and the Walk for Mankind. The chapter sponsored a program of intercommunication between the United States and Vietnam via letters and tape exchanges with Fighter Squadron 191 in 1967. Epsilon Beta’s “Kappa Pickers” took part in three USO tours to Japan, Korea, and the Philippines, and two tours to Vietnam in 1970-71.

The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Goanna 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.

==Highlights of the 1980s==

Colorado State entered the 1980s rated as a Class I research university by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Education, with a new Veterinary Teaching Hospital and several “firsts” in areas ranging from climatology to solar energy. A revolutionary arthroscopic surgery for horses was developed in the veterinary school and CSU’s equine sciences major was the first to be offered in the nation. In 1988 Colorado State received its largest research award to date: a three-year $25 million grant to conduct research on and provide graduate education and technical assistance for Egyptian water problems. The next year the university opened its first student recreation center and a new Molecular and Radiological Biosciences Building.

The Epsilon Beta House Board was active throughout the decade, often undertaking a new project each year. During this time the TV room was redecorated and a new fleur-de-lis inlay was installed in the front entrance of the house. The bathrooms were also redone with new tile and ventilation system, lighting, and plumbing improvements.

Epsilon Beta continued its philanthropic efforts with their Balloon Derby, a popular fundraiser for the Partners of Larimer County and Kappa’s Rose McGill Fund.

The chapter received the Efficiency Award at both the 1987 and 1989 Province Meetings. The Ft. Collins Alumnae Association was recognized for their assistance to the chapter in 1987 and the Epsilon Beta House Board was rewarded for their outstanding efforts in 1989.

Epsilon Beta continued to recruit new members well throughout the decade, pledging strong numbers each year. However, towards the end of the decade, the chapter began to experience disappointing scholarship, both within the active chapter and its new member classes.

==Highlights of the 1990s==

The 1990s not only brought research and scholarly recognition to Colorado State, but also a renewed emphasis on undergraduate teaching and outreach. An emphasis was placed on the physical infrastructure of the campus, with approximately $70 million spent to revamp campus buildings and landscaping. Additionally, the university increased the number of minority students on campus and set records in raising funds from private and public sources.

Sadly, on the evening of July 28, 1997, a flash flood ripped through Ft. Collins and the Colorado State campus without warning. The normally ankle-deep Spring Creek became a roaring river of mud and debris. The CSU campus suffered millions of dollars in damages to buildings and property. Morgan Library and the Lory Student Center were among the hardest hit, losing books, computers, and furnishings. Fortunately, there were no serious injuries or deaths on campus.

This decade saw the Epsilon Beta House Board continue its fine tradition of updating and redecorating as necessary. In 1990 the living room of the chapter house was updated with the addition of a baby grand piano, china cabinet and new chairs. The kitchen was redecorated in 1994 and the formal dining room got a facelift in 1995. Thankfully, the chapter house suffered minimum damage from the flood in 1997. Four new computers, all with internet access, were added in 1998.

Epsilon Beta held a variety of philanthropic events during this decade, beginning with a golf tournament in the early 1990s. They also held a 5K fun run with the men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon for the benefit of the Larimer County Partners. A bowl-a-thon was held in 1997 to help out Project Self-Sufficiency. By 1998 the chapter was holding its Chile Con Kappa competition to help a number of different agencies in the Ft. Collins area. Many of the chapter members also worked in the local Adopt-a-School program.

The Greek system confronted a number of issues during this time. In 1990 a new Greek alcohol policy was adopted to help lessen underage drinking. Later in the decade, new recruitment schedules were tried in an effort to increase Greek membership. “No frills” recruitment was implemented to allow for more in-depth conversation with potential new members.

Epsilon Beta continued to deal with their scholarship issues, trying a variety of programs to bring scholarship to the forefront of chapter life. By the end of the decade, the chapter was well above the all-women’s average.

At the 1995 Province Meeting, Epsilon Beta was recognized for its recruitment program and improvement in scholarship.

'''Convention Awards:'''

At the Fraternity’s 1998 General Convention, the chapter received an award for Outstanding Chapter and Advisory Board Relations and an honorable mention for membership.

==Highlights of the 2000-2010==

By the turn of the century, Colorado State had 22,000 undergraduate students, with six percent of the student population holding membership in the Greek system. Six women’s groups were on campus.

Early in the decade, Epsilon Beta began to experience difficulty in filling their chapter house to capacity. In some cases senior members resigned their memberships because they no longer wanted to live in the chapter house. The chapter also had a large number of members study abroad.

By the middle of the decade, the chapter was experiencing difficulties with chapter traditions that were detrimental to the purposes of the Fraternity and alcohol related. It became increasingly difficult to retain members who were loyal to the ideals and standards of the Fraternity. With strong direction from local alumnae, the chapter’s Coordinator of Chapter Development and the Fraternity Council, Epsilon Beta worked hard to return to the Fraternity's ideals and standards.

Epsilon Beta continued to host its Chile Con Kappa philanthropic event throughout this decade, raising more funds each year. The chapter used these funds to support Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Foundation.

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

==Highlights of 2013==

In Fall 2013 Epsilon Beta received the Panhellenic Council Award for exemplary faculty involvement.
Spring 2013 Top GPA out of all 9 Panhellenic sororities on campus, which was a 3.24.
Fall 2013 the number two GPA, which was a 3.23.; Province Award: Spring 2013 Excellence in Standards for Eta Province.

'''Philanthropy:'''
In the Fall of 2013 we did our Chili Con Kappa philanthropy. After the floods in Colorado we decided to give our money to Flood Relief. A junior in our house, Nicolette Stetson, lost her grandfather in the flood and our money went to her family as well. We raised 3,291 dollars.
In the Spring of 2013 we did our Kappa Klassic philanthropy. One third of the money raised went to a local Family Center called La Familia.

In Fall 2013 we did the football tailgate called Kappa Kickoff. A senior, Morgan Dorsey, has a teenage cousin who needed an Angel Flight to receive a liver transplant, which she could not afford. Our money went to helping her pay for her flight.

Spring 2013 Kappa Kisses money went to the Wounded Warriors foundation.
Many women participated in Relay for Life in Spring 2013, which is a marathon that goes all night to symbolize that “Cancer Never Sleeps.” Many women also participated in Dance Marathon, which was an all day event where we danced with kids from the Children’s Hospital. Spring 2013 we had a sisterhood with Pi Beta Phi where we raised money to give books to Elementary Schools.

'''Scholarship:'''
Kat Jaeger received the Iris Kappa Scholarship.

'''Panhellenic Involvement''' - Madeleine Sheahan was elected Panhellenic President in Fall 2013; Courtney Gaskins was elected Panhellenic Vice President of Scholarship in Fall 2013

Emphasis on chapter council officers using their committees.
Extreme emphasis on being way more positive not only in our chapter but making Greek Life a more positive thing on our campus as a whole.
Become a more unified chapter and a more unified Greek community
With the negative stereotypes of Greeks on our campus Chapter Council is making strides in changing our image and images of other chapters.
More bonding with other chapters and putting ourselves out there to the Colorado State Community.
Stronger sisterhood and ritual.

==Highlights of 2014==

Awards:
Spring 2014 Top GPA out of all 9 Panhellenic sororities on campus, which was a 3.12.
Fall 2014 we were third GPA, out of all 9 Panhellenic sororities on campus, which was a 3.092.

Philanthropy:
Many women participated in Relay for Life in Spring 2014. We raised over $1,000 to give to the foundation.
Spring 2014 Kappa Klassic raised $3,800 for the Arapahoe High School Memorial Foundation Honoring Claire Davis, Reading Is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. There were about 80 participants in the tournament.

Summer of 2014, 7 girls went to Uganda and volunteered for Peace for Children Africa. The trip lasted 3 weeks in which they did extensive work to help children and their communities.

Spring 2014 Kappa Kisses raised $250 for Operation Gratitude

Fall 2014 Chili Con Kappa $2,800 money went to RIF and Kappa foundation.

Many women also participated in Dance Marathon, which was an all day event where we danced with kids from the Children’s Hospital.

Panhellenic Involvement
Giovanna Knudsen was elected Vice President of Community Service and Philanthropy in Fall of 2014
Jordan Paulus was elected Vice President of Scholarship in Fall of 2014

Chapter Meetings and Housing
We hold our chapter meeting at our campus student center because we can’t fit all the girls in the house. Each Monday after dinner we will all carpool to the student center in which we have a room reserved for us.
Our chapter house is owned. The house can hold about 60 girls in it. We try to give every girl the opportunity to live in because we believe it is a great experience.

Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter:
Extreme emphasis on being way more positive not only in our chapter but making Greek Life a more positive thing on our campus as a whole.

With the negative stereotypes of Greeks on our campus Chapter Council is making strides in changing our image and images of other chapters.

More bonding with other chapters and putting ourselves out there to the Colorado State Community.
Stronger sisterhood and ritual.

Becoming unified with the Greek community on campus

Involving the whole chapter and giving everyone a voice.

==Highlights of 2015==

Awards:

Through CSU Fraternity and Sorority Life we won Excellence in External Relations. Two of our members won individual awards: Haley Cameron won Excellence in Community Service and Philanthropy and Madeleine Sheehan won Chapter Woman of the Year!

Philanthropy:

In the Spring 2015 semester, we were able to raise $3,635 from Kappa Klassic and we paired with Kappa Alpha Theta for a Keys & Kites Breakfast. The proceeds from this event went to Reading Is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation.

In the Fall 2015 semester we raised $1,483 during Chili Con Kappa which was donated to the Fort Collins Rescue Mission and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. At Chili Con Kappa we also had over 100 people sign up for the Bone Marrow Registry.

Other philanthropic events we participated in:

About 15 women participate in both Relay for Life and Dance Marathon in which we had a Kapppa Kappa Gamma team donation for both events.

About 100 women from our chapter participated in 4 hours of community service through CSUnity.

We also made over 40 diaper kits for United Way of Larimer County during Work Week community service.

Panhellenic Involvement

Giovanna Knudsen was elected Vice President of Community Service and Philanthropy in Spring 2015 and Jordan Paulus was elected Vice President of Scholarship in in Spring 2015.

Chapter Meetings and Housing

Our chapter house is owned. The house can hold about 55 girls in it. We try to give every girl the opportunity to live in because we believe it is a great experience. We recently got our basement redone and it looks amazing! We have an awesome new study room that gives girls a place to study in a clean quite area. We also have a new movie theater room that girls love to have movie nights in and relax after a day at school.

Meetings are held at ours student center. We rent out a room every Monday so we can have organized meetings. Each girl will carpool over there after dinner at the house.

==Highlights of the 2020s:==

(scholarship, group honors/awards, special events, philanthropy and service projects, 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!

Eta Phi

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'''Elmhurst College founded 1871'''

'''Chapter Founded: November 23, 2013'''

'''Charter members initiated: 43'''

'''97 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Eta Phi’s Outstanding Alumnae:'''

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

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==History of the College==
In 1871, Thomas Bryan, a leading Chicago businessman, gave a substantial parcel of land 16 miles west of the city to a reform-minded group of Protestants, the German Evangelical Synod of North America. The land was intended for a school to prepare young men for the seminary.

The Elmhurst Proseminary opened that year with 14 students and an inspektor, the Reverend Carl Kranz. The original students studied music, mathematics, science, history, geography, religion, German and English—all disciplines that remain in the curriculum today. They also studied Latin and Greek. For decades, all courses, including English, were taught in German.

In 1924, the school formally assumed the name Elmhurst College (it had been called that colloquially for years) and began offering the bachelor of arts degree. The first leader of the new four-year college was a 1912 alumnus, H. Richard Niebuhr, who would become one of the premier theologians of the 20th century. Niebuhr served as Elmhurst’s president from 1924 to 1927.

Niebuhr envisioned Elmhurst as an ever-widening circle, opened the school to students from beyond the German Evangelical Synod and worked to build an intellectual community where young people might develop an effective individuality. In the years after Niebuhr’s brief but transformational presidency, Elmhurst’s ever-widening circle came to include women, adult students, graduate students and persons with an astonishing variety of passions, backgrounds and beliefs.

In the 1990s, the College began a sustained period of purposeful investment in institutional quality. It added faculty, expanded enrollment, raised admission standards and enhanced the campus. Its academic reputation grew substantially. From every sector of society, Elmhurst students are eager to engage avidly in learning—in the classroom and in the laboratory, in the city and around the world.

The Elmhurst College Strategic Plan 2009-2014 calls for the faculty and administration to build an institution of genuine distinction among the small colleges in the Chicago area and beyond. To meet this goal, the College must continue to grow convincingly in quality, impact and prestige. In short, it must achieve a higher level of service to students and society.

In the words of the strategic plan, Elmhurst intends to become “nationally known for the Elmhurst Experience, a contemporary framing of liberal learning.” The hallmarks of the Elmhurst Experience—student self-formation and early professional preparation—are designed to prepare its students to become truly educated men and women, ready for life in a complex and competitive world.

The Elmhurst campus is a 48-acre arboretum, boasting nearly 800 trees and shrubs. The City of Elmhurst is a quiet suburb ranked first in a Chicago magazine survey of the best places to live. Downtown Chicago is a 30-minute train ride away.

Students come to Elmhurst from many states and countries, and from nearly every religious, racial and ethnic background. As of 2013, the student body comprises about 2,800 traditional full-time undergraduate students, 325 adults pursuing an undergraduate degree and 285 graduate students.

==Presentation:==
On May 6, 2013, Kappa Kappa Gamma made a presentation at Elmhurst College. Members of Kappa’s presentation team were: Fraternity President Julie Marine Leshay, Colorado College; Director of Chapters Collett Beers Rangitsch, Wyoming; Director of Programs & Education Beth Uphoff Black, Illinois Wesleyan; Fraternity Extension Chairman Barb Adams Goettelman, Syracuse; Leadership Consultant Jessie Pereira, Santa Clara; Extension Coordinator Lisa Lunney Thomson, Bowling Green; Membership Services Chapter Support Libbi Rettew, Virginia Tech; and Executive Director Kari Kittrell. At the time of expansion, the campus Panhellenic consisted of Alpha Phi, Phi Mu and Sigma Kappa.

==Colonization:==
The chapter was colonized by Recruitment. Colonization Chairman was Suzanne Brown Mahoney, Kansas State. Two Kappa chapters participated in the colonization activities: Loyola and Valparaiso. The Chapter Consultant appointed to assist Eta Phi was Jessie Pereira, and the Coordinator of Chapter Development appointed was Ann Moenius, Nebraska. Additional members of the colonization team included Barb Goettelman; Leadership Consultants Cara Cook, Arizona State, and Iliana Garcia, New Mexico; Beth Black; Janet Meinheit, Wisconsin; and Loyola Membership Advisor Tracey Bien, Drake.

The first tabling event at the Elmhurst College Activity Fair was on August 29, 2013. Since the Fraternity’s name was not on the participants list, Greek Life Director Elizabeth Doyle quickly found us an open spot to set up our table. It was sunny and hot, but the Kappa team didn’t melt! It was obvious that our outstanding Chapter Consultant, Jessie Pereira, had made many strong connections on campus. Everyone was very welcoming, and the offers to assist were numerous.

We were limited to no more than five table workers. Jessie Pereira, Suzanne Mahoney and two additional alumnae staffed it. Eta Phi Installation Chairman and Elmhurst resident Alexandria Shanklin, Emory, stopped by to meet us and helped, too. The table was provided by Elmhurst College and the “Be Kappa” tablecloth covered the table. Tabling materials and a large vertical banner had been sent from Headquarters to use. It was too windy for the vertical banner, and we needed to consider how to make the tabling pieces work in the wind.
The Kappas focused primarily on encouraging women to participate in Recruitment and told them that Kappa was going to be the newest sorority on campus. The potential new members were given Jessie Pereira’s business card which included the Be Kappa Facebook page address. Several women approached the table on their own, and we did our part to engage those who were a little more hesitant.

Overall, this was a great start to Kappa’s colonization at Elmhurst College. The event ran smoothly, we had all the necessary materials, a great team helped and there was interaction with a lot of potential new members.

Recruiting alumnae volunteers to assist with establishing the chapter began in early August and continued for more than five weeks. It was made possible by the assistance provided by the local Province Directors of Alumnae: Epsilon South Province Director of Alumnae Beverly Hayes, Miami, and Epsilon North Province Director of Alumnae Nancy Greenstein Worsley, Illinois.

It was determined that it would be beneficial for members of the interview team to participate in a conference call to have a refresher course about the Membership Selection process. This call was facilitated by Director of Membership Susan Pile, Miami (Ohio), and Assistant to the Director of Membership Melissa Shearer, Vanderbilt.

Before colonization began, wooden letters KKG were created to use during Recruitment, and we found a calligrapher to create the Bid Day cards who volunteered to make the centerpieces for the Preference dessert party. Floral arrangements for the interview registration table and the iris stems for the Formal Pledging Service were ordered. It was determined that we needed a basket with children’s books for the philanthropy display table.

Since the Valparaiso undergraduate members came to assist with the round one parties, snack bags were assembled by the Hinsdale Alumnae Association members for them to have on the bus ride home. Snack bags were also assembled for the young alumnae team assisting that evening as well as snack bags for the Loyola undergraduate members who came to assist with Formal Pledging and Bid Day.

Lisa Thomson flew in from Headquarters to assist. She, Jessie Pereira and Suzanne Mahoney put the finishing touches on the party space. The Valparaiso undergraduate members arrived, were briefed and given shirts which had been purchased for the future Elmhurst College GIRLS Academy. The alumnae team members were given the same briefing and shirts. There were approximately seven Valparaiso women and approximately 20 alumnae assisting the first evening. Approximately 95 potential new members attended the parties. It was an exciting night, and everyone felt hopeful and enthused for the kick-off of the Kappa colonization events the next week. During the weekend, Leadership Consultants Cara Cook, Arizona State, and Iliana Garcia, New Mexico, arrived to help.
From September 23 to 25, Kappa conducted information sessions at tables in the student center. These sessions made it possible for Jessie Pereira and the Leadership Consultants to tell the potential new members about the process for Kappa’s Recruitment during the week and allow time for them to ask questions.

Recruitment began on September 26th. The women from the Loyola Chapter, Beth Black and a team of alumnae helped with the party. Several parties were scheduled throughout the day and additional women from Loyola came to help with an evening party as did Janet Meinheit, Wisconsin.

Interviews began on September 27th. The college booked a room for us across from the common area of the student center. In their off-time, alumnae put together the snack bags for the Loyola women for Sunday, and these alumnae assisted Loyola chapter volunteers with crafting projects. Following the morning interview session, campus catering brought in lunch and the alumnae team ate while the membership selection meeting was conducted. This meeting was facilitated by the Field Representatives and Suzanne Mahoney. The Loyola membership adviser, conducted the final selection meeting, and by 8:30 p.m. the team had compiled a list of women to invite to the final party.

Bid day arrived on September 29th. The Loyola women and a team of six local Hinsdale alumnae joined the colonization team for this exciting day. The party was very successful: 54 bids were extended and all attendees accepted them. These women were escorted to another room for the Formal Pledging Service. Beth Black conducted the service.

Following the service, everyone went back to the original party room where the new members received their bid day bags and Kappa T-shirts. The colonizing class took photos and had fun together while a reception was hosted by the Fraternity for the campus Greek leaders and administration. The 54 new members then came to the reception after which they stayed for a pizza and salad dinner. There they all had an informational session about Kappa and participated in ice-breaker activities. This was an incredible experience and made memories for a lifetime.

==Installation:==
The Eta Phi Installation team included Chairman Alexandria Shanklin, Emory; Jessie Pereira; Ann Moenius; Fraternity President Julie Leshay; Director of Alumnae Lori Gilmore Miltenberger, Butler; Fraternity Ritual Chairman Susanne Wolff Vander Heyden, Washington State; Barb Goettelman; Regional Director of Alumnae Jennifer Beardsley Fales, Kansas State; Beverly Hayes; Nancy Worsley; Epsilon Central Province Director of Chapters Alexandria Campion Young, South Carolina; and Headquarters staff members Lisa Thomson and Libbi Rettew.
Fireside was held November 22, and the Installation Service was conducted November 23 at the Westin O’Hare. Eta Lambda Chapter at Loyola served as the sponsoring chapter.

A beautiful installation brunch was held at the Westin O’Hare. Barb Goettelman served as toastmistress. Elmhurst College Dean of Students Eileen G. Sullivan, Ph.D., welcomed Kappa to the campus and spoke about how the Fraternity fits into the Elmhurst College Greek system. Also attending the luncheon were Elmhurst College Associate Dean of Students Ian Crone, Associate Dean of Students Desiree Novak, Assistant Director of Greek Life Elizabeth Doyle and Panhellenic President Carly Pizzitola.

Hinsdale Alumnae Association Co-president Susan Nelson Nibeck, Washington University (St. Louis), presented Chapter President Stephanie Young a beautiful new President’s badge inlaid with pearls.
The model chapter meeting followed at the Westin O’Hare with Fraternity President Julie Leshay presiding. Following her installation as Eta Phi’s President, Stephanie Young presided and closed the meeting.
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Dr. Sullivan’s Installation Brunch Address:
“Good afternoon. On behalf of President Alan Ray and the Elmhurst College administration, I’d like to say welcome and thank you to so many people who have gathered today to celebrate our students and what they have established together, the Eta Phi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. But before doing so, I wanted to mention something about a dream. Bear with me…. It actually wasn’t my dream, it was someone else’s dream; nonetheless, it seemed relevant to share today.

“It seems to be a common phenomenon when you work in student affairs to ‘take your work home with you,’ so it’s not unusual for me to hear the following from someone on my staff when I arrive to the office each day: ‘I had this dream.’ Last week, those were the words of Desiree Novak, Associate Dean of Students. Given I, along with my staff, are often having dreams about work-related happenings, this wasn’t unusual, but...I also wasn’t sure where this was going. I started to think about everything that had gone on on-campus the week preceding Desiree’s dream.

“I should tell you all that at Elmhurst College, the material for our dreams is quite impressive. Over the course of the last two weeks, we had a country music concert featuring a former American Idol, which, incidentally, was disrupted by tornadic activity. We also had a gubernatorial candidate on campus, a First Amendment Free Speech Day which included faculty and students reading banned literature in the Founders Lounge of the student center, a lecture about the legacy of a beloved Chicago film critic, a meeting of the Better Men’s Initiative, a King of Hearts program (to be clear, the Better Men’s initiative and the King of Hearts program were two separate events) and a handful of ‘happenings’ that I read about through a series of incident reports I received, courtesy of our Campus Security Department.

“So when I say I’m not sure where the ‘I had a dream’ comment would lead us, I really meant it. I mean, this year alone I’ve dreamed of being pulled over a 15-foot wall, being part of a flash mob under a circus tent and climbing a telephone pole only to jump off a platform and zip-line through a forest. (Wait a minute…those weren’t dreams.)

“But alas, Desiree did have a dream, and it was a happy one. I asked her ‘what was the dream about?’ She responded by saying ‘We were initiated into Kappa.’ ‘Really?’ I asked. ‘Yes,’ she responded. Confused, I asked her ‘So even though you are a Sigma Kappa, and I am a Delta Zeta, they initiated us?’ She nodded and gave an affirmative ‘Yep.’ Still a bit puzzled, I pressed ‘And they didn’t have a problem with the fact that you and I are members of two other National Panhellenic Conference groups?’ Equally confused, but very happy she shrugged and said, ‘I guess not.’ She couldn’t recall who all was there, but she did note ‘they were all so nice.’ And I couldn’t help but think no greater truism exists. You, the national volunteers and alumnae, have all been so nice to our students, now, your sisters. Thank you so much for your kindness and for your leadership.

“I’d first like to thank the national volunteers for Kappa, those who have been involved in this process from extension presentations in April and May, to Installation of the chapter today, some seven months later. I’d especially like to thank Julie Leshay, President, and Barb Goettelman, Extension Chairman. These women, along with other national volunteers, headquarters staff and alumnae have made today possible, and the College thanks you for your commitment to Kappa and our students at Elmhurst College.

“I’d be remiss not to mention members of our staff who also have worked to make this day possible. Certainly, Desiree Novak, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Success and Retention. Desiree’s support of Greek life at Elmhurst runs deep and her commitment to the Greek experience is grounded in her own membership in Sigma Kappa and her previous work for her national organization. Prior to hiring our current director of Greek life a few years ago, Desiree assisted the College in our most recent extension effort when we colonized and later chartered Phi Mu. I’d also like to thank Ian Crone, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Activities. Ian is our overall champion of student involvement, mentors countless students in and out of the Greek community and is always up for new and exciting adventures on campus. Let’s give Ian and all the men who are here today some recognition: the fathers, brothers, friends and others representing the male contingent are outnumbered at today’s lunch, but their presence is much appreciated. Thank you for being here to support your Kappas.

“Most importantly, I want to thank Elizabeth Doyle, our Director of Greek Life. Talk about nice – when she accepted her position at Elmhurst College a few years ago, she was so excited that when Ian asked her ‘what do you prefer to be called, Liz or Elizabeth?’ she responded ‘either is fine.’ Ian started calling her Liz, and we all followed suit. It wasn’t until a year later that we learned that no one in her entire world calls her Liz. Others at Elmhurst have ‘course corrected,’ but I can’t break the habit: she is still Liz to me.
“Recognizing that fraternity and sorority members at Elmhurst are retained at a rate of ten percent above the campus average, Liz set out to grow our community. And she has – by 39 percent over a three-year period. The leadership opportunities she has developed for and the mentoring she provides to our students is nothing short of amazing, and we are so grateful that she is here. If there was a commission on undergraduates recruited into the field of student affairs (our Panhellenic President Carly is one such example), Liz would have a beach house by now. Really. She brings a joy to her work and it is noticed by students, faculty and staff. To the volunteers and the headquarters staff of Kappa, you have an excellent campus partner in Elizabeth Doyle.

“And of course, to Jessie Pereira, our wonderful Chapter Consultant who I first met when Kappa presented to the campus community in May. Having started my career in student affairs as a campus Greek advisor, over the years I have met with many a chapter consultant and because of that, I think I understand how frustrating it can be to have to answer the question posed by those outside of the higher education community: ‘So…what is it that you do?’ The question is usually followed up with a response like ‘And that takes all day?’ I understand that it is definitely difficult to describe what chapter consultants of fraternities and sororities do without coming across as a cruise director. But make no mistake, their work is no cruise. Jessie worked diligently to build interest in Kappa in the early fall, and over the course of the past two months, she has nurtured and guided the colony, so that it could become what it is today, the Eta Phi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

“I recall visiting with Jessie in early September and giving her names of great women she should talk to. To each person, she was able to tell the story of Kappa, and encourage her to take the journey she did as a founding member of the Santa Clara chapter. We at the College are so grateful, Jessie, that you will be here guiding the chapter members as they build their membership this spring and embark on all the wonderful experiences that will make up their journey of establishing a strong chapter at Elmhurst. So to Jessie, Julie, Barb and all of the Kappas who are here today, thank you. You’ve done a great thing in establishing a Kappa chapter at Elmhurst. The College administration believes that Kappa is a perfect addition to our Greek community and looks forward to the contributions the chapter will make to the College.
“And to the 42 amazing women of the Eta Phi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma…congratulations! Today we celebrate you, the start of what will be an incredibly enhanced undergraduate experience, and a lifetime of memories you will make with your sisters.

“While it is obvious that you have been influenced by your Greek experience thus far, we all know that who you have become is due in large part to the positive influence and personal impact of your parents, brothers, sisters, other family members, friends and supporters. Many of these individuals are here with us today. Let’s give them a much deserved round of applause.

“But Kappas, any way you look at it, today you emulate your founders. While there were only six of them and they came together in 1870 when the word ‘sorority’ did not yet exist, you are like them today. And, while you are connected to Kappas of all ages in collegiate and alumnae chapters across the country and beyond, you are not bound to specific chapter traditions. As a new group, you get to establish your own. While you will share in common with other undergraduates a focus on children − through Reading is Fundamental and GIRLS Academy, you will experience the excitement of developing your own traditions and your own commitments to things like friendship, leadership, service and community involvement.

“For some of you, you come from a family where others are Greek-affiliated…parents, sisters, brothers. And even for some of you, your Greek connections within your family are more specific. You have cousins, aunts, mothers or even grandmothers who are Kappas. For you, this is a special bond to be shared within your family. And of course, for some of you, you are the first in your family to join a Greek-letter organization. No matter your individual context, you, as likeminded women with similar values and interests, have made a decision to come together and start something new at Elmhurt, just like your founders did at Monmouth College in 1870.

“Earlier this morning, you took part in something special, something shared only by Kappas: your ritual. Looking back on my initiation into Delta Zeta in 1984, I admit it was a bit of a blur. I was 18 and pretty overwhelmed. Having an older sister who was initiated into Delta Zeta four years before I was, I asked her all kinds of questions after I had been through the ceremony. But, each year after that, when we initiated new members into our chapter, I made an effort to try to pay close attention and internalize the experience.
“I can’t say that I was completely successful in that effort, but I tried. I ask you to try, too. When we internalize our own ritual, we are building upon the great foundation our parents and others have laid for us − to live out our values in our daily lives, through our interactions with others. My hope for all of you is that at some point in your life, your ritual takes on very personal significance for you. I hope it becomes one of the principle components of your decision-making process, and it serves as a guidepost for how you lead your life.

“As an educator, I understand that fraternities and sororities were founded on sound educational and humanistic values, with the ultimate goal of developing in their members an appreciation for values and a commitment to making the world a better place in which to live. As initiated members of Kappa, you have taken vows that undeniably tie you to these purposes. And in doing so, you and the 140 other collegiate chapters of Kappa Kappa Gamma have said this is who we are. This is what we value.

“This past week, I was in the grocery store doing some shopping when I noticed an elderly couple standing in the meat section. The man picked up a package of beef tongue. A young woman walking by noticed, and asked what it was. ‘It’s beef tongue,’ the man replied. ‘You eat it.’ The young woman looked confused and pressed him, asking ‘You eat something that comes from the mouth?’ ‘Certainly,’ he said. ‘It’s good for you.’ Puzzled by this, the young woman continued to press the older man, ‘I can’t believe you eat something that comes from the mouth.’ She then turned, walked over to the dairy section, picked up a gallon of milk and left.

“Often, we who are involved in sororities and fraternities are judged by those outside of our membership. However, like the man in the store, we know the positive effects of our choices, regardless of what others will say. As Kappas, you know the difference you can make on campus and in your own communities. The purposes and values to which you took an oath and the way of life they develop in you are admirable values by which to live your life. Do more than remember your ritual. Use the values imbedded in it to help guide the many decisions you will make as members, as college students and as people.

“Like Kappa, Elmhurst College is also about certain things: the core values of academic excellence, stewardship, community and faith meaning and values, guide our work as an institution and form the foundation for our learning community. It seems to me that these values are reflected in the purposes of Kappa Kappa Gamma, set forth over 140 years ago on a campus not far from here, by a group of six courageous women who set out to make the world a bit better.

“As members of Kappa Kappa Gamma, at a college rich in values, you have been given a wonderful opportunity to enhance your life experience through sorority membership. It is my hope that you will embrace this experience by maximizing your membership and leadership opportunities and living your collegiate life at Elmhurst College to the fullest.

“Congratulations, and happy initiation!”

==Highlights of 2013==

This year the Eta Phi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma was chartered at Elmhurst College. We have 42 active members and 1 alumna.

We kicked off our colonization process on September 26, 2013 and hosted our first Bid Day on September 30, 2013.

We were welcomed into the Elmhurst College Community during our Homecoming festivities on October 5, 2013 by students, faculty and representatives from every other Greek organization on campus.

On November 2, 2013 we partook in a Sisterhood Retreat and started forming ties through various team building activities.

November 17, 2013 elections were held and 19 women took up officer positions within our chapter.

November 22, 2013 was our Fireside followed by installation on November 23, 2013.

Since installation we have begun meeting regularly as a council and chapter every Sunday. We are in the process of establishing by-laws and standard for the chapter to uphold. We are also communicating with other Greek Organizations on campus in hopes of having a collaborative function in the near future.

Our goals include getting more involved in the Elmhurst College Community as well as being more active within the chapter as well. We are also partaking in informal recruitment that will be taking place March 2-8, 2014.
Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.
Our chapter is very eager to become a well-known name in the community. All of the girls are starting to get out of their comfort zones and truly put forth effort to know everyone in the chapter. We are extremely supportive of one another and love spending time together.

==Highlights of 2014==

Scholarship: We had six members initiated into the Fraternal Values Society: Taylor Soss, Geena Jacobson, Katie Evensen, Sam Musick, Tiffany Lutka and Katelyn Ditzler. We had five of our members iniated into the Order of Omega: Katelyn Ditzler, Geena Jacobson, Stephanie Young, Katie Evensen and Sam Musick. We also had two members initiated into Gamma Sigma Alpha: Diana Santana and Katelyn Ditzler.

Conferences: Over the summer we had a number of our members attend a variety of conferences. Gina Skiris and Geena Jacobson attended AFLV LeaderShape in June and Stephanie Young and Katelyn Ditzler attened UIFI. Katie Evensen also attended UIFI and served as an intern for AFLV Central.

At Elmhurst's Greek Awards, Angela Tucker was awarded most outstanding new member out of all greek chapters campuswide. Tiffany Lutka was also elected to be on the Executive Board of the Panhellenic Council.

We celebrated our first Birthday on November 23rd with all of our newly initiated members. We had a very successful first formal recruitment adding 26 new members to the chapter, and making the all sorority average.

We also had our first Philanthropy event, Get Fit With Kappa in April of 2014 where every participant donated a book. We also had our first Semi Formal in May of 2014 and our first formal in December of 2014.

Other philanthropy events have included: a Potbelly's fundraiser in November of 2014 and a Reading is Key Event in November of 2014 as well.

Some traditions that we created have included the Sisterhood support bra given out at every chapter meeting, and the smartie panties to be drawn from a pool of girls that logged study hours the previous week. We also have monthly sisterhood dinners.

Our chapter is also very involved in supporting other chapter's of Greek Life on campus. In March of 2014 we participated in Dodgeball hosted by Lambda Chi Alpha and Phi Mu by having two Kappa teams, as well as participating in Lambda Chi's Watermelon Bust in September. We also supported Sigma Kappa when one of their sisters passed away from Leukemia by participating in a fundraiser. Many of our members participated in Alpha Sigma Phi's annual powder puff game playing on both the red and gray teams, as well as taking pictures with Santa in support of Alpha Tao Omega. Also, one of our members was a participant in Phi Mu Alpha's Philanthropy event called Queen of Diamonds and ended up placing first. Many of our members also went in support of her. Other than that, we have been and continue to be involved in Relay for Life among many other organizations on campus. We also continue to be supportive within the Panhellenic community and the Greek Community in any way that we can.

I do not think much has changed in terms of our campus, however our chapter has changed drastically. Over the course of one year we have transformed into a much more competent and independent chapter than when we started off. Our Executive Board has become much more independent and cohesive than when we started off. Although we are still getting the hang of things as far as planning events and having regular attendance, we have a strong group of girls who are really enthusiastic about our capabilities through Kappa and our future looking ahead. We had a really great group of girls that were just initiated who are all very strong leaders not just in Kappa but throughout the campus as well. We have overcome many obstacles and challenges as a brand new chapter on campus, but we are as involved as we can be and continue to learn and grow with each passing week.

We hold chapter meetings every Sunday from 6:30-7:30 in a classroom inside of Old Main, one of the Academic Buildings on campus. Council meetings are held in the same place at 5:30. The city of Elmhurst does not allow Greek Housing, however many of our members live together as roommates in dorms or apartments.

==Highlights of 2015==
In the Spring of 2015, We had the very first panhellenic Girls Academy in the history off KKG. We
also had a few Reading is Key events, the most recent being in October of 2015. We had a
successful Spring 2015 recruitment, and an even more successful Fall 2015 recruitment where we
met our quota.

Although we are only two years old, Kappa Kappa Gamma is now the second largest sorority of the
five at Elmhurst College. We are larger now, but our sisterhood only grows, and we use committees
far more than we did in the past. We also now use paper agendas for each chapter meeting.

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|College= [http://www.iwu.edu/ Illinois Wesleyan University]
|Location= Bloomington, IL
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'''Illinois Wesleyan University, established in 1850, Bloomington, Illinois'''

'''Founded on November 25, 1873,''' by Kate Ross, the first woman admitted to
Illinois Wesleyan University, Millie R. Clarke, Kate B. Ross

'''1,877 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Lida Kline (Tuthill), Grand Marshal 1881 - 1882; Helen Pollock (Reed), Grand Marshal 1888 - 1890;Virginia Sinclair, Grand Treasurer 1902 – 1904, First Officer for Alumnae 1904; Beth Uphoff Black, Vice President 2010 – 2012, Director of Chapters 2008 – 2010, Director of Alumnae 2006 - 2008; Sandra Laich Fetcho, Bylaws Chairman 2010-2012, Director of Standards 2006 – 2010; Cathy Thompson Carswell, Fraternity President 1996 – 2000, Vice President 1994 -1996, Foundation Board of Trustees 1994 – 2000, Director of Chapters 1992 - 1994; Director of Personnel 1990 – 1992; Kristen Hranicka, Leadership Consultant, 2010 - 2011, Chapter Consultant, 2011 - 2012;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

'''Additional Outstanding Epsilon Alumnae'''

Julia A. Ames, initiated 1879, international journalist and founding member of the Illinois Woman"s Press Association; Judy Berry Duffek, Epsilon Province Directors of Alumnae 1983 – 1985, 1985 – 1987
Catherine Bernotas Gelhaar, Epsilon Province Director of Chapters 1981 – 1983, 1983 - 1985; Epsilon Province Director of Alumnae 1977- 1979, 1979 – 1981, 1981 – 1983; Jean Holdridge (Reeves), Graduate Counselor 1942-1943; Joan Copenhaver (Cox) Graduate Counselor 1955-1956; Carol Krueger (Culver), Graduate Counselor 1958-1959; Rebecca McLaughlin (Neigher), Graduate Counselor 1967-1968; Pamela Martin (Thiel), Graduate Counselor 1971-1973; Carlisle Judd (Hamilton), Graduate Counselor 1972-1972; Kristen Hranicka, Leadership Consultant 2011 - 2012

'''Notable Honored Epsilon Alumnae:'''

1974: Mary Carol Eeten Frieburg – Historical Society of Arlington Heights, Illinois, President
1998: Cathy Thompson Carswell – Illinois Wesleyan University, Trustee
2008: Marianne Wolf-Astrauskas – Illinois Woman’s Press Association “Communicator of Achievement” 2009: Lana Weiss Brown – Illinois Woman’s Press Association “Communicator of Achievement”

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

Epsilon Chapter at Illinois Wesleyan University holds the oldest written charter (dated 1873) continuously in existence. Although Delta Chapter was established before Epsilon, the charter was not received by Delta until February of 1875.

Illinois Wesleyan University, in the center of wealthy agricultural McLean County, was established in 1850 and admitted women in 1870. In 1873, there were 925 male students and 36 female students, and a faculty of nine. In 1970, there were 925 men, 884 women and a faculty of 170. Franklin Avenue, a mile long, connects Illinois Wesleyan with Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. This is a unique fact and has probably had great significance in the histories of the two universities.

The first female student at Illinois Wesleyan was Kate Ross. Admitted to the university as a sophomore, she was one of the three charter members of Epsilon Chapter, and served as its first Treasurer. Kate earned the honor of presenting the class oration at IWU’s 1874 commencement. “Neither today, nor ever, can we forget to be grateful that four years ago the Wesleyan University invited to equal privileges sons and daughters. The darkness of the past has rolled away,” she declared. “Liberty is dawning.”

Epsilon came about because in the summer of 1873, Millie Clark became interested in Kappa through a cousin at Monmouth College. Alpha then pledged Millie, but instead of going to Monmouth in the fall, she went to Wesleyan, and once there, she, Kate Ross, and Kate Graves (Walter) petitioned Kappa. The petition was granted November 25, a meeting was held, and Millie was elected chapter President. Kate Graves was elected Secretary and Kate Ross was elected treasurer.

At the second meeting, three new members were initiated: Mary Helen Kuhl, Aggie Morrison, and Nettie Learned. A committee was appointed to draw up bylaws, arrange for framing the charter, and buy a secretary’s book. There was some discussion about the badge as Epsilon wanted a half-size key, but the chapter soon learned that the badge must be official and ordered from an official firm.

The new keys were worn first at a “social” in the spring of 1875, a party given by Professor Crow, whose wife, Lizzie Kanaga Crow, became an honorary member. The new badges created quite a stir at the party and some amusing young men came wearing huge imitation door keys sewn to their lapels.

Chapter meetings were literary, and debates were so popular that they were included in the chapter programs until the 1920s. The debates, orations, and declamations of those early meetings were taken seriously, and had little of the humorous nature which crept in with the passage of years. Early Epsilon members won state and interstate honors. During the first two years of the chapter's life, no mention is made of social events, but in 1875, Epsilon decided to give a public literary entertainment. This "exhibition", as it was called, was given with the help of Phi Gamma Delta, and consisted of a literary program including Greek and German recitations, essays, and an oration.

Chapter minutes, kept carefully from November 25, 1873, broke off February 10, 1881, and did not reappear until December 2, a mystery that has never been explained. It was a time of reconstruction and at the December 2 meeting, a copy of the new constitution was requested by mail. Until its arrival, the chapter adopted the colors pink and heliotrope!

In 1876, the chapter taxed each member one dollar and sent Belle Sterling (Scott) to the Fraternity Convention. That same year, Kappa Alpha Theta had been established at Wesleyan and a Panhellenic banquet was held. In 1878, after having been the hostess chapter for the Kappa General Convention, Epsilon was designated Grand Chapter and found itself filled with the spirit of expansion. In 1899, the whole chapter went to install Beta Lambda at the University of Illinois. Thirty-six years later, the thrill was repeated when Alpha was reinstated at Monmouth, and Epsilon, installing chapter, moved in en masse for this inspiring occasion.

Julia A. Ames was initiated at Epsilon on November 19, 1879. After leaving the Wesleyan campus she would go on to attend the Chicago School of Oratory. Soon after, she became a world traveling journalist active in the temperance and equal suffrage causes. Ames would also become a founding member of the Illinois Woman's Press Association, the oldest organization of professional women writers, in May, 1885.

When Epsilon entertained the Fraternity Convention again in 1890, there were signs of increasing chapter sophistication: a reception area, a tea, a formal dance, a dinner. The formerly simple Initiations, too, had changed. One member hand-printed and decorated a parchment book, which was used yearly and cherished by alumnae. The holding of mock initiations was abandoned in 1912 and Courtesy Week substituted.

Chapter meeting places were a problem for many years. Early meetings were held in Henrietta Hall, an old dormitory, followed by a small room in Old Main, classrooms, and members’ homes. In 1889, the college granted use of a room near the Chapel entrance, on the third floor of the main building. The room was higher than it was long, crowded, not beautiful, but it was Epsilon’s home for 36 years. Everyone stopped by, going to or coming from chapel.

By 1927, the ban on houses for women’s fraternities had been lifted and the home of former Congressman Frank H. Funk was rented. The next year, the Funks returned from Washington and the chapter was on the move. The House Board was considering building when an elegant house came up for sale. A corporation was formed, the house was purchased, and many dollars were spent in redecorating. And 1401 North Main Street was ready in the fall of 1935 to be the chapter home for 35 years. Many loyal alumnae devoted themselves to the new house.

Due to a fire in 1943, Epsilon offered the use of its recreation room and for several months classes were held there. The girls helped replace university alumni records lost in the fire, and helped the Home Economics Department move into new quarters.

==The Mid-1900s==

During the 1950s, it was obvious that more room was needed. A new house was decided on, a lot was purchased, and persona letters were sent to all alumnae. The university agreed to help with the financing, and Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Headquarters came forward with great help, and the work began. Ground was broken in the fall of 1964, and impressive ceremonies were held.
In September of 1965, the chapter moved into its new home at 105 East Graham Street, a block from the campus a Georgian style house of brick with iron grille work in a fleur-de-lis motif. The chapter proudly entertained the Province Convention there in 1967. The library is a memorial to Esther Hart Hawks, initiated in 1892, who had made the other house possible through her work and financial help. The library is also a trophy room. A committee contributed albums containing photos of nearly all alumnae from 1873 to the 1970s and beyond. The house accommodated 45 members. The active Epsilon members of the 1970s ranked high in scholarship and leadership. A singing group “The Blues” was becoming well known in the area.

Celebration of the chapter centennial was held at the Illinois Wesleyan Memorial Student Center on October 20, 1973. Charlotte Fitz Henry Robling, first woman to receive a Nieman Fellowship at Harvard, was master of ceremonies. Fraternity Vice President Marjorie Matson Converse, GD-Purdue, was the speaker. At the close of her talk, she presented the university with a $1,000 scholarship in honor of Epsilon Chapter.

A history would not be complete without remembering Nettie Greenlee Benjamin, initiated in 1884, the Annual Community Award recipient in 1934, instrumental in starting the Home Bureau known to women everywhere. She is best remembered by Epsilon members for the “Benjamin Picnic,” held for almost all of 32 years at her country home at Commencement time. It was the longest-lived, the oldest and dearest of Epsilon traditions.

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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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==Introduction to and Highlights of the 1970s:==

College can be many things, an intellectual arena, a place where enduring friendships occur, and an experience of life lessons learned. On the Illinois Wesleyan campus, coeds had strict hours and were required to wear skirts to class and at extracurricular events until the end of the 60s decade. Members of the 1969 class were the last required to wear "Freshman Beanies" until the homecoming game. If the football team won, the beanies came off; if the team lost, the beanies were worn until Thanksgiving recess. Kappas, along with the other sorority women on campus would attach Greek letters to their hats as a way of identifying the house they were from. It would be liberating for those women who by 1970 would feel the popularity of a movement swaying across the campus quad as well as the nation for the recognition of the dignity of women.

Ti-Grace Atkinson spoke to 500 people in the Main Lounge on the campus of IWU on a September evening in 1970. The former head of the National Organization for Women dealt with the issue of sexism in American society; in its law enforcement, religious institutions, educational establishments, and in the mind-sets of the vast majority of its citizens.
Actress, Helen Hayes was IWU's most famous guest critic and lecturer that same year during the Fine Arts Festival, describing the campus production of "The Tempest" as "enchanting" and "delightful."

On a Saturday night in the Bloomington campus fieldhouse, literally layers of audience including Epsilon Kappas were awed by the harmony and instrumentality of a rock group as they played. From Chicago radio, WLS's "lovable Super Jock" Larry Lujack initiated a "pick up the survey on the floor with Chris Stevens' pic and you win yourself a Bobby Sherman Christmas Album contest."
Campus Carol drew representative squads of singers including the Kappas who had perfected their routines and observers from each housing unit to a stage set up in the Main Lounge of Memorial Hall.

Basketball reigned supreme as the Titans took the NAIA District 20 title that year. According to the hotel-motel bureau in Kansas City, 800 people from Bloomington, Illinois registered rooms for the NAIA National Tournament. The Titans had been favored to win this contest, but in the end, the title would not be theirs to bring home. Adlai E. Stevenson III, Democrat, and junior Senator from Illinois, addressed the audience at senior commencement.

In 1970 Epsilon members were popular and polished leaders on campus. Their individual leadership roles included: Chairwoman of the Religious Lectureship Series, Junior Class Vice President, Senior Class Secretary, Homecoming Court, Student Senator, IWU Cheerleading Squad, Sophomore Vice President, and Phi Kappa Phi.

Lana Weiss Brown, a talented member of the chapter was a professional ventriloquist. Word was out around campus about her talent and professional magician James Whitehurst, who chaired the Religious Department at the time and was her professor in Oriental and Occidental Religions asked her if she’d cover for him on shows in Bloomington he couldn’t make due to scheduling conflicts. Lana agreed and from then on the two appeared at the State Farm Insurance Christmas Party for employees, at the Bloomington Country Club and the Beich Candy Company. Back at the chapter house, the Kappas insisted that Lana perform at Rush, for alumnae dinners and Panhellenic performances. She used her puppet at philanthropic parties sponsored by the actives for local children.

Rush was held the week before school started in the fall. The third floor of the chapter house was unfinished (except for two rooms) and that is where initiation and rush voting was traditionally held. During the 1970s the university sororities had a cap of fifty on the number of members per house. Epsilon chapter was at capacity.

Each new member was assigned an upperclassman to be her Pledge Mom. The identity of a new member’s pledge mother remained secret until the revealing ceremony shortly before initiation. Once revealed this woman acted as a mentor and guide for the new member in the chapter.
During the 1970 Homecoming Week Epsilon Kappas were paired with the Alpha Iota Chapter of Sigma Chi fraternity. Their combined efforts earned their float first place in the campus parade.
Etiquette and presentation were important factors in the daily life of a Kappa. They were expected to be present for all meals served in the dining room. They ate at tables set with tablecloths and Kappa Kappa Gamma encrusted dinnerware, and were served five afternoons a week by houseboys, usually hired from fraternities on campus who needed a campus job. The notion that this male kitchen crew would be completely invisible to the women in the house and only there to serve them was not true. Though there wasn’t a written rule about the houseboys dating residents in the house, it was usually not done. Houseboys became good friends to the women in the chapter house often acting as coaches for fraternity inspired games such as Sigma Chi Derby Week and Phi Gamma Delta’s FIJI Island Week.

Smoking was allowed but there were rules as to the proper way to hold, light and smoke a cigarette. The chapter pledges were assigned phone duty during specific times in the afternoon and evening. During those assignments, the pledges on duty were responsible for taking messages and notifying members in the house if they received a phone call or had a visitor on the main floor of the house. Security was also an issue. Fraternities would often come to the chapter house to serenade the actives.

During the decade, it was common practice for new pledges to organize and take a pledge class "walk-out." Walk-outs were a time when as a group the new members creatively “decorated” the front lawn and porch before leaving to visit another chapter house of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Love was always in the air at the chapter house. Candle light rituals were a tradition held in the front foyer on the first floor of the house as an opportunity to announce the news whenever a woman would accept a young man’s lavaliere or pin, became engaged, or was married. Members gathered in a circle and sang the pinning song as a lit candle would be passed from woman to woman once for accepting a lavaliere, twice around the circle for being pinned, a third time for becoming engaged and a fourth time for getting married until it reached the lucky lady and she would blow it out.

Alums were always present at the chapter house, more as mentors and guides.
With the growth of chapter membership, one attempt to solve the housing challenge resulted in “townies” being allowed to live at home. This arrangement accommodated more members while staying within the house quota and capacity set by fire code.
In 1971, seven Kappas started a singing/instrumental group called Blue. The group, dressed in blue and blue pantsuits with matching scarves was formed to compete in the Greek Week talent show which the group won. Two of the women played guitar and worked up enough songs for the group to perform at programs on campus. The Alumni office got the group additional gigs at alumni gatherings in the community including a political convention, IWU's Mother’s Day program and business groups Christmas parties.

Presser Hall reopened with renovations to Westbrook Auditorium after a fire in May ruined the interior. An active member’s monthly house expenses (membership, room and board) totaled $135.75 during the 1972 school year. Sororities on campus traditionally led the school in scholastic achievement. The Panhellenic GPA for the first semester of the 1971-72 school year was 3.064. The all-women’s average was 3.052 and the all-school average was 2.912. IWU sorority and fraternity parties were as much a part of the social fabric of Wesleyan’s campus in the 1970s as were classes, studying, and attending sporting events. On October 12, the pledge informal, There’s Nobody Else Like You was held.

The campus of IWU grew with the completion of the Alice Millar Center for the Fine Art and the addition of the Media Center in the fall of 1973.

Epsilon chapter's centennial celebrated in the fall of 1973 included an open house at the chapter house. Three actives wore period dresses lent by a Kappa alum including a beautiful historical wedding gown from the 1800's thought to have been worn about the time Epsilon chapter was founded.

The Dug Out and the Grill in the Memorial Student Center were a center for social exchange. The Sweetheart and Sweethunk contests were held there in February, 1973. The one penny/one vote contest brought in over $90 for the orphans of Bloomington-Normal. It was the venue for Student Senate debates—though usually poorly attended even with free Pepsi for those who appeared. The following March, more than 100 students would crowd into the Dugout on a Monday night to demonstrate their disapproval with the faculty vote to reduce the drop period for a class from ten to two weeks. It would become the students place to hang out, drink coffee from ceramic cups on saucers and watch, discuss, vote, and flirt through four years of campus life.

Epsilon was an outstanding chapter with each member contributing leadership and excellence in a wide variety of activities and honors some of which included serving as President of the Junior Class; President of Junior Panhellenic Council; Homecoming Court, Alpha Lambda Delta; Alpha Mu Gamma; Alpha Tau Delta; Beta Beta Beta; Delta Omicron; a senior chapter member was honored for scholarship and participation in campus activities with the 1973 Outstanding Senior Award at the IWU Senior Dinner.

Debra Fansher was selected as the National Guernsey Princess at the American Guernsey Cattle Club’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida. As the Illinois Guernsey Queen, she represented Illinois along with other State Queens from across the country during the National Pageant held in conjunction with the convention. A National Queen and two Princesses were crowned during the festivities.

As part of the IFC-Panhellenic Council Greek Week activities in the spring of 1973, a member of Epsilon was elected Ideal Greek Woman. The election was announced at an All-Greek banquet following day-long voting by members of the campus fraternities. During the annual spring Sigma Chi Derby Week the Sigs chose a member of Epsilon as their Derby Darling.
All Illinois Wesleyan University social fraternities and sororities supported the Franklin Square Association for the purpose of “conserving our unique neighborhood” by selling tickets to a Saga catered bar-b-que chicken picnic held in Franklin Park. The group raised more than $460 for the association.

In April of 1973, the campus Senate would demand the university abolish all women’s hours by the fall of 1974. The motion noted that Student personnel Council and All-University Judiciary Committee had recommended an across-the-board discontinuation of women’s hours the previous May.
Good relations existed between Kappas and all of the campus fraternities. Kappas wore many fraternity crowns and were selected the Sweetheart of Sigma Chi at the Alpha Iota chapter’s Sweetheart Formal on April 7, 1973 and another was selected Dream Girl of the Beta Rho chapter of Theta Chi at their Dream Girl Formal on May 4, 1973.

Miss Gwendolyn Brooks, poet laureate of Illinois and the 1950 Pulitzer Prize winner delivered the address at Illinois Wesleyan University’s 114th Commencement on May 20.
During the weekend of July 20 - 22, 1973, 15 to 20 actives gathered at the chapter house to paint their bedrooms for the upcoming school semester. Local alums purchased the supplies. The girls had a great time working together, tackling the job and sprucing up the house in time for fall rush.

Change was in the air not only across the country but on the campus of IWU as the 1974-75 school year began with the appointment of a new Director of the Career Planning Office, three department chairmen and 14 new faculty members. The last steps in the Quad’s re-landscaping were put into place through a $100,000 campus project crystallized through the planning of alumnus Nelva Weber Sammataro, a well-known landscape architect and columnist with the New York Times. She graciously came to help with the planning for many summers. She and her husband would stay at the president's home while visiting campus, taking notes and sending her plans back each year. The university followed her suggestions and the campus reaped the benefits.

An article in the September 29, 1974 issue of campus newspaper, The Argus warned college students that graduates were discovering it no longer paid for them to go to college. Most of them “aren’t likely to get into graduate schools or find jobs” as reported by Esquire Magazine. The American Bar Association reported there were only “16,000 jobs for the 29,000 lawyers admitted to the bar last year.” Teachers were worse off, reported the article sighting “117,000 positions available to the 231,000 certified elementary and secondary-school teachers looking for work.”

Illinois Wesleyan’s five social sororities pledged 55 new members following formal fall rush activities with 15 selecting the Epsilon chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Actor and former student of IWU, McLean Stevenson made a surprise visit to campus during break from filming episodes of M*A*S*H. Students were invited to come and speak with Mrs. Nancy Stevenson, wife of U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson at a luncheon on campus.

Women’s flag football returned to IWU and the fierce Epsilon team won the campus title.
The chapter paired with Sigma Chi took home second place honors during the Campus Carols Competition.

The Women’s Consciousness Group adopted by the co-operative effort of the Panhellenic Council and women’s dorms presented “Me, Myself, and I: Women in the Wesleyan World.” The event was billed as “a program for everyone about today’s women.” The program dealt with the issues of being a housewife and being feminine without sacrificing outside interests. It also featured a presentation of careers open to female graduates regardless of their major fields.
The chapter celebrated its Fleur-de-Lis Formal on February 16, 1974.

In the spring of 1974, sixty-degree weather and a national outbreak of “streaking” provoked an outburst of clothes-shedding at full speed through the public areas of campus. The incidents attracted the largest nighttime crowd since the Westbrook Auditorium burned in 1970.
In 1974, chapter member activities and honors included Beta Beta Beta; Alpha Mu Gamma (foreign language honorary); Homecoming Committee; Homecoming Court; Green Medallion; Panhellenic Council and Student Senate.

Student Senator and member of the chapter house attended a leadership conference at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. The conference covered a variety of leadership skill exercises, workshops and presentations with topics covering campus communications, and concerns of women and minorities.

During fall rush in 1975, the chapter renewed its tradition to “maintain excellence and total awareness in today’s changing world.” The rush brochure included this chapter favorite, “You’ll find as a Kappa you’ll always recall the laughter, the friendships, the memories and all, the blues that we cherish, the owl so wise – these are the symbols that we will hold dear all our lives.”The chapter house held the fall pledge informal Harvest on November 1, 1975.

In February, 1975 Illinois Wesleyan University celebrated its 125th anniversary. At the Founders Day celebration, guest speaker Dr. F. Thomas Trotter of Nashville, Tennessee, General Secretary of the Board of Higher Education and Minister of the United Methodist Church received an honorary doctorate of humane letters during the ceremonies. His lecture was entitled: “The Church College: Community, Culture, Competence.” After the Convocation everyone was invited to the cornerstone ceremonies for the new art and music buildings.

Basketball was king on the campus of IWU in the mid-70s. No Wesleyan University basketball team received as much pre-season attention as that of the 1975-76 squad. The Titans would go on to capture the CCIW title with a record of 15 wins and one loss. They ended the season with Jack Sikma leading the team on a trip to Kansas City where they closed the year with 23 wins and 7 losses. Sikma would go to be named to the all-tournament second team for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics basketball tournament.

In 1975, Epsilon member Debra Fansher was crowned Miss Hoffman Estates in what was the official preliminary for the Miss America title. The Theta Chi’s initiated twenty-two young women as Little Sisters of the Crossed Swords of Beta Rho Chapter on December 3. Included in the little sisters were two members from the Epsilon chapter.

The first sweetheart of Epsilon Gamma of the Sigma Pi fraternity was a member of the Kappa house. She was also given a solemn promise her name would be kept alive since she saved their chapter house and its members from a fire by warning them of the disaster. The Acacia fraternity selected an active from the chapter to be their 1975 Sweetheart. Exchanges between campus fraternities and sororities were major social activities in 1975. Epsilon members pulled on their rain gear to participate in the campus' Greek Week Philanthropy Car Wash.

Individual member continued to excellence on campus. Their honors and activities included Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Tau Delta; Wesleyana yearbook; Panhellenic Co-Chairwoman; Homecoming Court, Homecoming Committee and the featured twirler with the IWU Marching Titan Band.

In the spring the chapter celebrated the playful Shooie Baby Informal on May 3, 1975.
On February 28, 1976 Epsilon Chapter was proud to honor 13 alumnae with golden fleur-de-lis 50 year pins on the occasion of the Initiation Brunch for eight new actives.

Actives were represented on campus committees including Homecoming and Mother’s Day, Intramural Flag Football; Campus Carol; Homecoming Court; an Epsilon active held the position of Panhellenic Co-Rush Chairman and another served as Junior Panhellenic President. The chapter participated in the popular Sigma Chi Derby Days and won first place in the week’s activities to take home the Derby Jug Trophy.

In the spring of 1976, a member of the chapter was selected the Ideal Greek Woman of IWU by the campus fraternities during the annual Greek Week Activities. Jean Cooper was the recipient of the 1976 undergraduate award in Analytical Chemistry, sponsored by the Division of Analytical Chemistry of the American Chemical Society.

The Bloomington-Normal Alumnae Panhellenic scholarship was awarded to an active to further her studies in religion and philosophy. Chapter members were honored in Alpha Lambda Delta; Alpha Mu Gamma (foreign language honorary). Greek life was not just about pledges and parties in the mid-70s. Philanthropy played an important role on the campus of IWU. Blood drives, car washes, marathons and fund-raising efforts were part of each semester with Kappas lending their leadership to organize, recruit and participate.

In April, 1976 the Acacia Fraternity and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority organized the first annual 24-hour “Dance for Those Who Can’t” Muscular Dystrophy Dance-A-thon held in the Dug Out of the Memorial Center. Through the cooperation and support of all Greek houses and dorms on campus the marathon chaired by a member of Acacia and Kappa Kappa Gamma, raised more than $6,450 for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

Dr. Robert Eckley, President of Illinois Wesleyan University, and Mayor Bittner of Bloomington, both issued proclamations naming the week as Acacia-Kappa Kappa Gamma Dance for Dystrophy Week.
Get Down Tonight was a popular disco song by K.C. and the Sunshine Band and the theme of the spring pledge informal held on May 7, 1976.

Seventeen women became tremendous pledges in the fall of 1977. Two members of the 1977 pledge class went on to serve together on Fraternity Council. Sandra (Sam) Laich Fetcho and Beth Uphoff Black became the only pledge sisters to be elected to Fraternity Council at the same time. Epsilon was well represented in honoraries and campus activities in 1977. Members belonged to Alpha Tau Delta (national nursing fraternity), Dean’s List, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Mu Gamma (foreign language), Tri-Beta (biology) and the Mother’s Day committee. During Greek Week, a member was elected the 1977 Ideal Greek Woman of IWU.

The 24th Biennial Epsilon Province meeting of Kappa Kappa Gamma was held, the theme was The Significance of You; thirteen alumnae were honored with golden fleur-de-lis 50 year pins on the occasion of the Initiation Brunch.

The chapter was awarded the Illinois Wesleyan University All-Greek Philanthropic Award based on their sponsorship of the Muscular Dystrophy Dance Marathon raising $10,000 for the cause.
Major trends from the past continued into the new year. In 1978, the chapter experienced issues with members keeping up with their assigned house duties and keeping the kitchen clean. The house mom at the time even threatened to close the kitchen at night. The chapter planned many social events such as formals, cook-outs with fraternities, sorority dinners, dance marathons, and volleyball games. Philanthropy events continued with the women participating in skate-a-thons, volunteering at PATH Crisis Center, lending their hands at events for the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation, and babysitting for faculty. The chapter worked to engage its new pledges and had overnights at the house, planned skits, and pledge-mom/daughter dinners. Study hours were enforced to increase the house GPA and study areas were created in the house to accomodate the renewed push to better study habits. Etiquette and manners remained a priority with the chapter inviting guest speakers to the house for advice on how to be properly managed.
Individual member honors included Kappa Delta Pi (education honorary); Pi Kappa Lambda (music honorary); Alpha Tau Delta (nursing honorary); and Alpha Lambda Delta.

In 1979, the chapter decided on a new philanthropy cause and select National Hunger Crisis Day.
Fifteen new active members were initiated into the chapter. The theme of the Preferential Dinner was A Hawaiian Luau; the fall pledge informal dance theme was Kappa Kapers. Members participated in IWU Homecoming festivities and were paired with the Acacia Fraternity earning first place for the campus skit competition and second place for the float competition.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

Kappa Kollegiate was the theme of the 1980 fall pledge informal. Paired with Sigma Pi fraternity for the IWU Homecoming festivities, the chapter took first place in the float competition, the pledges won the 3-legged race, took third place in the campus skit competition, the chariot team placed second resulting in an overall win for the 1980 IWU Homecoming trophy.
Pledge numbers continue to increase on the Wesleyan campus. Local Epsilon alumnae took on the challenge of a major housing renovation project adding four new bedrooms and a bathroom on the unfinished portion of the third floor of the chapter house.
The annual chapter philanthropy event was a canned food drive for Sunnyside Community Center.

Following implementation of an alcohol policy that made IWU a "dry campus," 51 students are brought before the Dean of Students, charged with alcohol violations. Thirteen were found not guilty, and two of the remaining 38 were repeat offenders and sent home for a week to "talk with their parents."

Chapter activities included the 1981 fall pledge informal Kappa Kareers; the spring informal theme was Trap-A-Kappa. During Homecoming festivities, members were paired with the Sigma Chi fraternity and won the overall Homecoming trophy for the second year in a row.
New carpeting was installed in the basement; the chapter welcomed a new House Mother, Betty Rippy.

The motto, Kappability to Responsibility was adopted for the school year with the intent to remind members to respect the chapter, their sisters, and themselves.
In 1982, eleven actives were initiated; spring informal rush brought the chapter the addition of five remarkable new pledges; the spring informal dance theme was Let's Get Physical; and the chapter members bonded during Kappa Kampout weekend.

During the annual Kappa Kappa Gamma Convention in 1982, Epsilon earned the Gracious Living (Housed) Award.The 1983 fall informal dance theme was Ski Kappa; the chapter welcomed sixteen new active members and eight spring pledges. The Evelyn Chapel was constructed in 1984 and is the center of campus religious activity and the location of offices of the University Chaplain.
The chapter's goal was Ritual Appreciation. The chapter was excited to welcome twenty one new active members. An Epsilon active was crowed Illinois Wesleyan University Homecoming Queen.
Two philanthropy projects were held by the members. Kappas sold male co-ed calendars and raised $195 for Sunnyside Nursing Home and collected tabs off of pop cans for money donated to needy kidney patients.

The Evelyn Chapel won the 1985 Interior Architecture Award from the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The chapter held a senior night filled with laughter, bonding and simply enjoying being girls at a spirited pizza party held at Chuck-E-Cheese’s pizzeria.
Two Epsilon members were co-winners of the "Most Outstanding Senior Woman Athlete" at Illinois Wesleyan University. The chapter is notably proud of their accomplishment.

The chapter was proud to have held the Epsilon Province meeting in April 1987. Members were excited to share the chapter’s rich heritage with other chapters within the province. The population growth of the university, as well as the chapter membership expanded at a rapid pace. During the summer a major remodeling project took place at the chapter house with the addition of bedrooms to the unfinished side of the third floor to accommodate the growth in membership. A new phone system was also installed.

When the private home directly south of the chapter house went on the market, the local alum board purchased the property, cleared the lot and expanded the existing parking area for the Kappas.

The house social calendar was very busy with the spring formal and informal. Fall rush was exciting with the addition of 21 diverse pledges who made the chapter shine even brighter. The semester was full with fraternity exchanges and the annual pledge informal titled Kappa Khoas with couples dressed in the clothing styles of different eras. The chapter pulled together participating in annual Greek Week events such as volleyball and tug-a-war. The Homecoming theme Graffiti sparked the women to work on their 50s inspired float. The chapter participated in fall intramurals and won first place in the softball tournament. Men’s basketball ruled campus as the Illinois Wesleyan basketball team ranked in the top 5 in Division III of the NCAA this season.
The women were proud to achieve their chapter challenge raising the house GPA and achieving second rank scholastically among the campus sororities. 13 women made the Dean’s List. A new chapter goal called for more understanding and respect for fraternity rituals.

A new philanthropy tradition was instituted with great success. A volleyball tournament involving all campus fraternities and sororities from IWU and neighboring Illinois State participated raising $300.

Individual honors and activities included the lead in the theatrical performance “Wings;” Egas honorary; study aboard in London, England; Panhellenic President; co-Homecoming Chair; 3 women were initiated into Phi Gamma Nu, business honorary; girls volleyball team; performance in “Peer Gynt;” Green Medallion; Tri Beta biology honorary; Alpha Lambda Delta, freshman honorary; Alpha Tau Delta, nursing honorary and two actives served as Co-Chairwomen of the campus Mom’s Day activities.

Illinois Wesleyan University was ranked number one among small comprehensive colleges in the Midwest Region by U.S. News and World Report in 1989. Dr. Minor Meyers, Jr. was inaugurated as the new president of the university.

Epsilon Kappas returned to campus during July for a rush workshop. The hard work of the house co-rush chairs motivated the entire membership with great results as fall rush brought the chapter 20 energetic new pledges, two of which were Epsilon Kappa legacies. Founders Day was celebrated with a beautiful service held in the Evelyn Chapel.

Homecoming 1989 was themed Wild, Wild Wesleyan and the chapter paired with the Beta Rho chapter of Theta Chi took first place honors in the float and talent competitions. Traditions included the fall Pledge informal Around the World, the spring Kappa Kountry Klub informal, annual Fleur-de-Lis formal, and annual Life’s a Beach informal. The chapter won both Phi Kappa Psi’s Phi Psi 500 and Sigma Chi’s Derby Days. Exchanges continued to be a major activity for the chapter with campus fraternities, including the Rags to Riches event with the Alpha Chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon.

An annual Halloween Party was coordinated by the chapter PR chairman. Many children of Kappa alumni and university faculty stopped by for trick-or-treating.
Chapter individual honors included Delta Omicron, the music fraternity at Illinois Wesleyan, semester study programs abroad in Sheffield, England and Japan, election to the Office of Student President at Illinois Wesleyan and the appointment to the position of Student Union Commissioner of the Illinois Wesleyan Student Senate.

The chapter worked to increase the overall house grade point average, achieving a number two ranking among the sororities on campus With the motto for the year, “3.0, Go Kappas, Go!” the scholarship committee coordinated specialized programs such as “Smart Cookies” providing a Kappa with cookies for A’s on an assignment, test, or paper.

During the summer the house underwent dramatic improvements with the redecorating of the living room, guest room, and basement T.V. room. The annual Spina Bifida Volleyball Tournament was a major success, organized with participants from both Illinois State University students and Illinois Wesleyan University.

==Highlights of the 1990s:==

For the second year Illinois Wesleyan University was ranked number one among small comprehensive colleges in the Midwest Region in 1990 by U.S. News and World Report. This ranking boosted the university applications and enrollments. The chapter started the decade on a positive note holding annual gatherings beginning with the March informal Kamp Kappa, the Fleur-de-Lis formal in April, and the Life’s a Beach informal in May. A very special themed senior dinner was held as a murder mystery on April 22. Annual Mother’s Day, Dad’s Day and the annual Halloween Party events were held with much success at the chapter house. The pledge informal was a 50’s inspired Leave it to Kappa party.

The new pledge class began a new tradition of “Active of the Week” voted on by the pledge class each week. The chapter philanthropy motto, “Giving money and time, Kappas will shine” aspired members to volunteer for five hundred hours and raise five hundred dollars.

Twenty members of the chapter made the Dean’s List in the fall semester of 1990. Other outstanding individual honors and activities included: three actives on the Illinois Wesleyan University Jazz Choir and Limited Edition; campus musical, “Anything Goes;” eight members participated in Green Medallion (tutoring society); three members were inducted into Beta Beta Beta, (science fraternity); Alpha Lambda Delta (women’s honorary); American Marketing Association; three women were inducted into the Accounting Society; Alpha Tau Delta, (nursing fraternity); Alpha Mu Gamma, (language fraternity); Pi Sigma Alpha for Poly-science; Alpha Mu Alpha, (business marketing); Ambassador Club; Student Senate; Peer Advisers; softball and tennis teams; and five members of the chapter were on the IWU cheerleading squad.

Local alums made housing improvements by redecorating the formal living room; purchasing a new television, video recorder, sofa and new laundry room equipment for the chapter. The chapter participated in the annual Volleyball Tournament and Easter philanthropy projects.

Students were excited to learn for the third year Illinois Wesleyan University was ranked number one among small comprehensive colleges in the Midwest Region by U.S. News and World Report.
1991 was full of Epsilon traditions including the informal “Shot in the Dark,” the “Fleur-de-Lis” formal, the annual summer weekend of workshops during “Kamp Kappa.” The new rush theme “Yankee Doodle Kappa” brought 22 new pledges to the chapter. “Kappas under Lock and Key,” was the themed pledge informal.

During Homecoming 1991, the chapter was paired with the Sigma Chi’s taking first place in the talent show and the Titan Games. Epsilon hosted its first Registrar’s Tea/Leadership Luncheon attended by women from all of the campus sororities. December brought the annual Christmas Dinner.

“Kappas on Campus – Perfect 10” emphasized organizing campus events focused on activities for Founder’s Day, scholarly speakers and the campus film festival.

Epsilon Kappas recognized the challenge of educating pledges about the fraternity without doing anything that might be considered hazing. The chapter worked to initiate better Officer Training workshops emphasizing leadership within the Fraternity. Six chapter officers were sent to the Regional Leadership Conference “Own the Edge.”

Chapter members were accomplished campus leaders active as Greek Peer Counselors; Vice President of Professional Education; Accounting Society; Varsity Softball Team; Varsity Basketball; Volleyball Team; Dance Show; Career Peer Advisors; Student Education Association; IWU Ambassador Club; IWU Cheerleading squad; IWU Mother’s Day Committee; Student Orientation Leaders; Homecoming Committee; Alpha Lambda Delta (women’s honorary fraternity) Alpha Lambda Delta Historian; Editor of the Yearbook; Delta Omicron (music honorary fraternity); Students Senators; Orchestra, Drama Club; Jazz Band; Students in Design; Student Advisors to Faculty Department; Tri-Beta (biology honorary society); Phi Gamma Nu (business fraternity), Rush Counselors; Green Medallion Society (student tutors); Alpha Tau Delta (nursing honorary fraternity); Psi Chi (political science honorary); leader of campus-wide Date Rape Program; Volunteer Income tax Assistant.

Epsilon alums redecorated the chapter Dining Room. Epsilon’s social and house chairpersons contributed to the purchase of new Christmas lights to decorate the chapter house.
Email arrived on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University in 1994. Each faculty member and student is given his or her own account.

Epsilon chapter began February of 1994 with the initiation of 13 ambitious pledges.
The chapter focused on reaching a 75% improvement in student grade points unless a member had already achieved the Dean’s List. With great success, 24 members made the Dean’s List. Other honors and activities included: Dance team; Swim team; Softball team; Sigma Alpha Iota; Pi Sigma Alpha; Beta, Beta, Beta; Psi Chi; U Choir; Vocalist Jazz Ensemble; Workshop Director; Limited Edition; Theater Productions “Most Happy Fella,” “Front,” and “Dancing at Lughnasas;” Student Senate Parliamentarian; Delta-Omicron; Illinois College Republicans; Accounting Society; State Choir; Collegiate Choir; Football and Basketball Cheerleading squads; Egas; Purdue Research Conference Paper; Senior Class President.

In the fall of 1994, housemom, Betty Rippey was welcomed back along with the addition of new cook Sue Byler. 5 pledges were initiated as the house began preparing for Rush. A fun informal called Kappas, Krooks, and Gangsters was organized by the pledges. The chapter won the Homecoming Titan games. Epsilon Kappas teamed with the Acacias for a 1994 Dance Marathon as a service project for the Jennifer Lockmiller Memorial.

The Key of Kindness and the sponsoring of a Caring and Sharing person continued this year. The pledge project of redecorating the phone tags was accomplished. The volleyball tournament and intramurals were activities that brought the house together to improve sisterhood.

In 1995, U.S. News and World Report ranked Illinois Wesleyan a top liberal arts school in the country. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams made it to their NCAA tournament, with the men making it to the eighth round. The campus played host to Magician Tom Boz, Tony-award winner John Randolph, the Indigo Girls, and commencement speaker Metropolitan Opera soprano, Dawn Upshaw, an Illinois Wesleyan University alumnus. Gracious Living was the goal of the chapter this year.

The chapter began 1995 with the initiation of 15 dedicated pledges. Philanthropic causes continued to play a major role in chapter life as the women co-hosted the annual Dance Marathon with the Acacia fraternity and continued the long tradition of the Volleyball Tournament for the Spina Bifida Association with great success. Kappa participation was high in several all-Greek philanthropic events including the Alpha chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon’s Haunted House and the Sigma Chi football tournament.

The chapter won an award from the Salvation Army of McLean County for its participation in the Red Kettle bell-ringer campaign. In May the chapter said “Goodbye” to 18 endearing seniors.

The chapter house received a major makeover during the summer with the installation of a new telephone system with voice mail for each women, Michelle Duffy came on board as the new cook, game table and chairs, carpeting, furniture and a fresh coat of paint.
Fall rush saw the production of a new rush skit, East Graham Story, which helped the chapter achieve its quota for new pledges.

The chapter teamed with the women of Sigma Kappa for an all-female exchange.
The women of Epsilon continued their reign of continuous wins in the Homecoming Titan games for the sack race. Kappas Just Wanna Have Fun was the 80s themed pledge informal held at the McLean Count Fairgrounds.

19 women made the Dean’s List and the variety of individual honors and activities included: Student Alumni Council; Student Senate; Alpha Lambda Delta; Alpha Tau Delta; Kappa Delta Pi; Phi Gamma Nu; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Sigma Theta Tau; Accounting Society; 5 women were members of the IWU cheerleading squad; Faculty Choreographed Dance Concert; IWU Ambassadors Club; IWU Dance Team; IWU School of Music Opera, 3 members were cast in the campus theatrical productions; Student Life Editor of the Wesleyana yearbook; a finalist at the National Association of Teachers of Singing regional competition; University Choir; Collegiate Choir; and members of Limited Edition, the vocal jazz ensemble; Soccer team; and the Cross Country and Track teams.
Kappas spent semesters that year studying in England, Chicago, Vienna, Washington DC and New York.

In 1996, Illinois Wesleyan retained its ranking as one of the top liberal arts schools in the country by U.S. News and World Report. The university continued to be a leader in the areas of nursing, business and the fine arts. Epsilon was represented well with 30 members studying in these majors. The men’s basketball team placed third in Division III. Campus hosted film Director Spike Lee, Olympic skater Bonnie Blair, Japanese inventor Yoshiro Nakamats, Jamaican Prime Minister Michael Manley, Congressman Tom Ewing, the Bo Deans, the Drovers and acclaimed American poet and autobiographer, Maya Angelou.

After installing a $1.5-million fiber optics system to enable faculty, staff, and students to communicate with each other by computer, Illinois Wesleyan University launched its own Web site. That same year, interest in computers took a scholarly edge when the Illinois Wesleyan Information Network on Knowledge (IWINK) formed to develop teaching and research opportunities in artificial intelligence.

The chapter began 1996 with the initiation of 17 pledges and the election of the new 1996-97 Chapter Council. Kappa Crush was the informal in March and the Sapphire Ball was held at Jumer’s Chateau with major success. The chapter hosted a Panhellenic Officer Tea in the spring to get acquainted with new officers from all of the other sororities on campus. May brought the departure of 14 seniors.

With fall rush, a new skit, Kappas Chorus Line, was produced with much success. Eighteen new energetic pledges joined the chapter.Homecoming saw the members participate in the Titan Games, wining the Flipper Fin race.

In November the pledges hosted Wild, Wild Kappas, a Cowboys and Indians themed informal.
1996 brought back several traditional events as well as new activities. In philanthropy, Epsilon continued to co-host the Dance Marathon with the Acacia fraternity; the long tradition of the Volleyball Tournament for the Spina Bifida Association continued; a new philanthropy Baby Fold was held with great success at a children’s home and the women helped to decorate Christmas Trees during the holidays. In preparation for Province in the coming year new landscaping and house improvements were made. A new cook was hired by the house.

Epsilon alum Cathy Thompson Carswell is elected and installed as the 38th President of Kappa Kappa Gamma. During her administration she would stress “standards and values that make our Fraternity a timeless organization.”

In 1997, the Chapter challenges focused on scholarship. A study buddy system was implemented with positive results improving the chapter GPA. Among the individual honors and campus activities received by members of the chapter were: Dean’s List, Accounting Society, Ambassador Club, Basketball, Softball and Tennis teams, Titan Band, Spanish Club, Sigma Alpha Iota, College Republicans, Habitat for Humanity, Psi Chi, Dance Team, Eco Club, Tri-Beta, Student Alumni Council, Alpha Lambda Delta, Big Sibs, 2nd Vice President College Republicans, Argus newspaper, U Choir, and the Wesleyana yearbook.

In March, the men’s basketball team won the NCAA Division III national championship in Salem, Va., defeating Nebraska Wesleyan, 89-86, while All-American forward Bryan Crabtree ’97 earned NCAA Division III “Player of the Year” honors. The Titans, led by Dennie Bridges ’61, finished their season with a 29-2 record, which was a school record for wins in a season. Improvements were made to the chapter house with the addition of a top of the line fire alarm system and new carpeting was installed in the lower level television room.

The chapter held a volleyball tournament for Spina Bifida with great success including participants from Illinois State, Bradley University and Illinois Wesleyan University. In October 1997, the Greek Affairs Task Force - consisting of faculty, staff, students, and alumni - explored the substantial role that Greek organizations served on campus and recommended how that role might be more positively enhanced. It was one of several institutional reviews of programs affecting IWU’s quality of life.

The School of Art was named in honor of Epsilon alum, Joyce "Jay" Eichhorn Ames '49, when her husband decided to surprise her on Valentine's Day 1998 with an endowment gift to the University.

Illinois Wesleyan launched its annual Fall Festival, designed to ease new students’ transition into college life and familiarize them with the campus community and its values.

The chapter goal in 1998 was to strive for excellence in all quantifiable areas. Fourteen of the chapter’s members made the Dean’s List. Chapter members were on the Wesleyana yearbook staff; Student Senate; Greek Judicial Board; the Ambassador Club; were Math TA’s; selected for Psi Chi; Alpha Lambda Delta; Kappa Pi; Omicron Delta Epsilon; Pi Sigma Alpha; Alpha Kappa Delta; Phi Kappa Phi; Student Alumni Club; College Representatives; English Honors; Gamma peer counselor; Student Education Association; Economics Society; Egas; Park Place Economist; Girls Varsity Soccer and Girls Varsity Basketball teams; campus theater productions; Habitat for Humanity; Spanish Club; Teens Encounter Christ; Student CDC and the American Marketing Association.

More than 250 students, including members of Epsilon chapter, participated in National Volunteer Weekend by pitching in at various local organizations. In the 1990s, Habitat for Humanity had become an especially popular public-service project for students.

As the millennium approached, fraternities and sororities returned to the values and ideals of their founders. Greek terms long-used by the Greek system were changed: “Rush” became “Recruitment,” “Pledges” are “New Members,” and “Rushees” became “Potential New Members.”
Epsilon Chapter began 1999 with a Dance Through the Decades in February. The annual Sapphire Ball was held in April at the Mark Twain Hotel in Peoria. Seven graduates said “Goodbye” in May.

In the spring, Epsilon was awarded the Jo Eberspacher Award for the Overall Improved Chapter.
Summer went by quickly and with the start of the school year Membership Recruitment began the week on August 23. There were a total of five parties held, with Epsilon’s Kappa Kappachino theme recurring for the third year. It would also be the first year a philanthropy party replaced Entertainment Night of rush week. The theme, Kappas Karing for Kids, was chosen and the women decorated paper bags filling them with stickers, pencils, erasers, crayons, rulers, and other school supplies for underprivileged children in the Peoria area. Preference Party was held on Saturday night with the theme of Precious Moments. To close the week, the girls continued their excitement at the beautiful lakefront home of an Epsilon alum for a picnic and pictures. New members met their Kore groups and began with the New Member Program. Membership recruitment, true to Kappa’s history, was an incredible success. The additions made to the house were diverse and amazing.

The chapter’s 21 New Members were initiated in November. Two major social events, the School Days informal and Kappa Millennium closed out the successful year. Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine ranked Illinois Wesleyan University the 12th best private school value in America. With the title, the university played host to Gloria Steinman, Dr. Drew and the Cherry Poppin Daddies Band.

Epsilon Kappas were very active in philanthropic events in 1999. In the spring, Kappas stuffed plastic Easter eggs with candy for Baby Fold as a sisterhood activity and set up luminaries for the Red Cross Light the Night event. They also helped put together a new project along with other sororities at Illinois Wesleyan called Camp Diversity – a day camp for local Girl Scouts, sponsored by the Arthritis Foundation, to promote awareness of disabilities. They participated in Make-A-Difference-Day, promoting the Jingle Bell Run for the Arthritis Foundation. The women also donated to various philanthropies such as Multiple Sclerosis and the Rose Magill Foundation.

In December, the chapter helped to set up the Festival of Trees for the City of Bloomington.

Illinois Wesleyan University's first Winter Carnival on the quad was held on Saturday, January 16. Carnival attractions included music, snow sculptures and snow painting, snow volleyball and snow Frisbee and pinatas. Complimentary hot chocolate, s'mores, hot dogs and hamburgers were served.

Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Drnovsek helped Illinois Wesleyan University mark the beginning of the 1999-2000 school year at the President's Convocation on Monday, September, 27 in Westbrook Auditorium. Drnovsek discussed "The Future of the Balkans," which had been
the site of several 20th century wars, the most recent one being the war over ethnic cleansing in Kosovo.

The original Steak N' Shake, the popular late-night student and Kappa hangout formerly located on Main Street, was closed while a new location was opened simultaneously further from campus on Raab Road July 26, 1999.

The chapter was continuously striving to meet and exceed all expectations. The weekly Smart Cookie tradition still continued. Members who receive an A on a project, exam, paper, or other large assignments were allowed to pick their favorite candy and were recognized before the entire house at Monday night Spread.

Twenty-eight members of the chapter made the Dean’s List in 1999. Other campus activities and honors the women participated with included Habitat for Humanity; Human Bio TA; Greek Week Coordinators; IWU Dance Team; Student Choreographed Dance Concert; Chemistry Club; Panhellenic Council; Human Nutrition TA; College Republicans; Chapel Choir; Faculty Dance Concert; American Marketing Association; Pi Sigma Alpha; Chamber Singers; Accounting Society, Intramural Sports; Urban Studies Program; Big Sibs and Vice President of the Freshman Class.

==Highlights of 2000-2010:==

A special Homecoming kicked off a celebration of Illinois Wesleyan’s Sesquicentennial in 2000. Grand parties and campus visits from esteemed guests were part of the yearlong festivities.
Due to the generosity of Epsilon alum Joyce Eichhorn Ames, ’49 and her husband B. Charles Ames, after a two-year construction period, the Ames Library opened in January 2002. The $25.7 million facility was seen as a significant symbol of Illinois Wesleyan's achievements and aspirations. With five levels and 103,000-square feet of space, the building is grand and imposing on the outside but warm, spacious and inviting within. The library was designed by Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott of Boston.

That same year, the Hansen Student Center opened, originally built in 1922 as the Memorial Gymnasium, it was renovated into a center for student life. Richard Wilson became the 18th president of Illinois Wesleyan University in 2004. During his first year his leadership style built a collaborative agenda by listening to what people were saying. His work with the other senior staff, faculty, and students began developing a strategic plan for Illinois Wesleyan, strengthening the University’s financial position, and conducting the largest fund-raising campaign in the school’s history. Through his efforts there is increased attention to assessments of student learning in academic programs, expansion of efforts related to community engagement and globalization, growth in domestic and international student diversity, and increased commitment to sustainability, including construction of the first LEED certified building on the Wesleyan campus.

During the previous calendar year the chapter had a great new addition with a new house director. She did an exceptional job taking the position and the house transitioned well to the change. Together the chapter turned their focus on the involvement of all members in decisions concerning Epsilon Chapter and concentrated on the decisions concerning individual committees reflecting the collaboration of all the committee members opinions.

The chapter house experienced a flood in the basement level ruining the television room and carpet. With the help of house maintenance, the women were able to keep the results of the accident from interfering with their daily routines and activities and soon the room was restored.

The members of Epsilon chapter were very active throughout the year adding a significant source of pride to their philanthropy work. Four members completed a three day walk for breast cancer cure. With the help of these members, the chapter was able to raise a substantial amount of money toward the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. The chapter held its 2nd annual Mr. Titan competition in the fall of 2004 to raise money toward philanthropy. Each member of the house volunteered at least 6 hours helping others. In an effort to strengthen faculty relations, the chapter members continued to host babysitting nights for the children of faculty members.

Panhellenic Council invited a speaker to evaluate Greek life on campus. All sororities and fraternities were able to comment on how each house was perceived by others. Suggestions directed at the chapter were taken, and in light of those comments members worked to make improvements.

The university built an addition to the student Coffee Shop, offering healthy options. The Titan Basketball team was once again the talk of campus, with an outstanding reputation and pre-season ranking.

One major challenge the Kappa house faced was the re-implementing of the period of concern. It had not been used for a few years and it was re-introduced to the chapter in the spring of 2004. The period of concern was fully implemented and worked very effectively. Standards committee also was renovated and made effective once again. It was a difficult process. The members were proud of the large strives made in overcoming the challenge. In addition, the chapter accomplished one of its goals from the previous year to change the by-laws to accommodate its growing size.

In remembrance of 9/11 the university held campus-wide quad informational activities with places to volunteer and donate money. Members of the chapter were recognized for scholastic honors in the Epsilon Province for Kappas with 4.0 GPA.

Chapter member Stephanie Reynolds was elected President Mid-American Greek Council Association. The purpose of the MGCA is to stimulate the growth and development of Greek Councils by promoting leadership and educational experiences for student leaders at college and universities within a 19-state region.

The chapter used the 2005 fall Recruitment period as an opportunity to set up a Kappa Kappa Gamma display with many photographs, some from the early 1900s, which gave the house a sense of the history behind the organization. The display also featured awards received in the past along with old and beautiful pins and lavalieres from deceased members.

In April, 2005 “The Taste” fundraiser was held as a philanthropy. This wonderful event consisted of months of hard work soliciting local vendors to donate food to the cause. The members received great support from the community and Illinois Wesleyan University. Everyone in the chapter participated producing a great group effort. The weather cooperated, drawing large groups of students and faculty to purchase a variety of snacks. The chapter raised over $1000.
Homecoming has always been very competitive throughout the Greek system and a large amount of respect comes with winning activities during the week of festivities. During Homecoming 2005, Kappa Kappa Gamma took home the title for “Lip Sync” champions. The contest was a great public relations activity for the chapter with positive house participation.

The Kappas hosted a Holiday Hunt (scavenger hunt) in December to gather canned goods and clothes to donate to those in need during the holiday season. Members from the chapter also went to local nursing homes to sing. During their performances, the carolers of Epsilon saw and felt the response of those living in the homes and were reminded of the true meaning behind the holidays making these activities the most endearing of the year. In 2005, Illinois Wesleyan hired a new greek adviser, Danielle Kuglin to oversee the Greek community on campus.

Following the death of the co-captain of the football team beginning of 2005 school year, President Wilson proposed a new alcohol task force focused on student athletes health.
Mary, the chapter cook resigned in January leaving us to search for a new cook. Luckily, a search produced "Mama Cheryl" to replace Mary. As "Mama Cheryl" learned her way around the kitchen, the members also learned to adjust to her. In the end, everyone was happy with the new changes.

Megan Ripple was the new adviser for recrutiment chairs and the president. The chapter was excited to invite the University President, the Dean of Students, and the new Greek Adviser to dinner. The chapter was the first sorority on campus to expend an invitation to the Greek Adviser to their house. The house basement was redecorated, due to the previous year’s flood. A new television was purchased for the basement recreation room. In addition, one of the chapter bathrooms was repainted.

The main chapter challenge was to get off of a focus letter. Work had been made to reach this goal by enforcing all of the chapter rules in all areas, especially at formal and informal dances. Alumnus involvement proved to be a challenge.

In addition to alumnae involvement, there was difficulty with chapter involvement for house sponsored activities. Chapter council worked to ensure each member had specific committee work and that each member had more input on ownership of Kappa Kappa Gamma activities. In February, the chapter planned a sisterhood activity to a local Baskin Robbins. The majority of members expressed their excitement about the event.

The chapter used the 2006 fall Recruitment period as an opportunity to set up a historical display of Epsilon to be viewed by current members of the house as well as potential new members. There were many photographs, some from a century ago, which instilled members with a sense of history and commitment to Kappa Kappa Gamma. The exhibition included many past chapter awards, as well as Kappa Kappa Gamma jewelry, including pins and lavalieres.

During the previous calendar year the chapter had many great achievements. Philanthropy is one area in which the chapter takes great pride. In April 2006, "The Taste" was hosted and raised over $400 for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. A mini 'Taste of Chicago', community vendors gave food donations to help the cause. Many members of the faculty and student body came to support the philanthropy and have a great time.

The first annual Pink Party for the members of the chapter and their mothers was held. A silent auction along with donations totaled $2,400. This was an amazing accomplishment and all of the proceeds went to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Fall Recruitment included initiating 25 outstanding new members. The chapter was very excited to get to know these young women and teach them the traditions of Kappa.

During the spring semester of 2006, Kappa Kappa Gamma had the highest GPA of all the sorority houses on campus. This was a great honor for the chapter striving to do its best academically. Members of the chapter were recognized for scholastic honors in the Epsilon Province for Kappas with 4.0 GPA.

The most exciting event of the year had been an addition of a new chapter to Kappa Kappa Gamma at Knox College. The girls at Knox College chose Kappa Kappa Gamma and Epsilon chapter in particular to assist them in the pledging and initiating process. Members were very excited and proud to be chosen out of all the other Kappa chapters in the area. Epsilon members are 'key sisters' with the women at Knox and attended their formal pledging ceremony in the fall of 2006. Epsilon continues to advise and communicate with these new sisters. In 2006, Illinois Wesleyan’s web site begins webcasting events reaching out to a larger campus audience. The IWU basketball team came through with an amazing victory taking third place in the 2006 Division III Championships.

In the fall of 2006, a new house director, Karen Hamilton was hired. The chapter was very excited to meet her and spend time getting to know her. Karen became an amazing asset to the chapter house. In the summer of 2006, new white windows were installed on the chapter house making a spectacular improvement. The members also installed new light fixtures in their personal rooms.

One major accomplished challenge was getting off the focus letter. This was achieved during the fall semester of 2006. The entire membership focused, making it a major commitment to improve the chapter to the best that it could be. Major advances were directed at chapter dances and the members were very proud to have overcome this challenge. Another challenge the chapter faced concerned the responsibilities of committees and delegating tasks to members. The chapter conducted leadership programs to help committee heads feel more comfortable asking for help when needed.

In 2007, the Ames Library at Illinois Wesleyan University was awarded $5,000 in a grant from the Consortium of Academic & Research Libraries (CARLI) that enabled the purchase of resources for the study of agricultural sustainability.

Three women of Epsilon were members of the 2007 IWU water polo team. Practicing and traveling together allowed them to become closer friends.

Five members of the chapter were honored as Kappas with 4.0 GPA.

With the rules of Recruitment being transformed in 2008, members were unable to display archives during this time. However, the members proudly displayed objects from the archives year round in various locations of the chapter house. In the television room a display of editions of The Key magazine had been arranged along with various Greek awards the chapter had won over the years at Illinois Wesleyan. A display of historic photographs of girls from more than a century ago along with well-worn lavalieres and precious pins was placed on exhibit to represent the importance of the history behind the jewelry of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

A boost in morale and significant chapter pride was achieved as each girl in the house studied and worked hard to attain an increased GPA for the entire house. Members of the chapter were recognized for scholastic honors in the Epsilon Province for Kappas with 4.0 GPA.
The chapter took pride in receiving the Philanthropy Award during Greek Week 2008 for outstanding efforts to raise awareness and funds to better the world and the environment. Another award received was the Scholarship Award for our outstanding scholastic grades and achievements.

The girls were so excited to learn one of their own won the “Greek Woman of the Year” award. And were proud to learn another sister had been selected for the “Greek Rising Star,” an award that goes out to one new member out of the entire Greek Community who demonstrates great leadership skills. The chapter continued the new program, "So You're Greek, Now What?” The program proved beneficial for the new members of the Greek system to help them transition between high school to college and sorority life. The program also helped build strong relationships between girls from all sororities on campus.

In August, an IWU Panhellenic Tea was held at the Drake Hotel in Chicago. The Epsilon Chapter had the largest representation of sisters than all other sororities from the IWU campus for both alumnae and active attendees. This was a great opportunity to reconnect with sisters, catch up, share stories, meet active members, and find out about upcoming alumnae activities with Epsilon Chapter. Members of Epsilon chapter were initiated into the Order of Omega, the Greek Leadership and Academic Honor Society, including a sister who was elected to the position of Vice President.

The girls were also very proud of another sister who was chosen out of hundreds of applicants to be a part of the prestigious Excavations at Amheida program which combined classroom seminars, field trips and work on a functioning archaeological dig site. Nestled in the Dakhleh Oasis in western Egypt, the site draws professionals from around the world. While many students bundled up to ring in the New Year, this Epsilon junior was on a plane headed to touch down in Egypt, taking her to excavations of the ancient world where she would study abroad for the spring semester.

While in Egypt, the Kappa would learn about, visit, and excavate some of the most prestigious and well-known ancient sites in Egypt, including tombs, pyramids, the Valley of the Kings, and more. She was the only student of the program of 10 to not be from an Ivy League or an East Coast University. The chapter was extremely excited for this sister and anxious to hear more feedback as her trip progressed.

During homecoming week, the house won many awards to be proud of. The chapter took home the "Homecoming Decorating Award" for the second year in a row with outstanding foyer decorations with the theme of "Go Green." Kappas won first place in the Lip Sync contest during homecoming week, a competition among all Greek fraternities and sororities on campus that portrayed and demonstrated the importance and awareness of saving the environment. The girls rocked the stage, dancing and singing the need to go green with a lip sync and hip hop dance performance, which was held in the Student Hansen Center in front of many supporting peers.

Seven Epsilon alums organized a dessert reception and antique badge presentation at the chapter house on October 4 in recognition of the chapter’s 135th year of sisterhood. More than 50 alumnae joined the actives for the afternoon filled with songs and stories of the chapter’s history.

A lost key belonging to an Epsilon Kappa of the class of 1943 had been rescued with the help of the Golden Key Association, also known as “Keepers of the Key” and presented during the festivities to the chapter president for safeguarding. Many of the sisters volunteered at the Lobster Boil fundraiser which was an enjoyable experience. The chapter once again participated in the Relay for Life in the spring in support of cancer victims and survivors.

The IWU Women’s Soccer team earned Conference Champions and went to the NCAA tournament; The IWU Baseball team achieved Conference Champions; the IWU Women's Indoor and Outdoor Track earned Conference Champions and the 2008 Division III National Championship; the IWU Women's Basketball team ranked first in the nation and went to the NCAA tournament.

New improvements were made to keep the house in excellent condition. Beautiful new furniture had been purchased by an alumnus during the past year and additional furniture was added during this school year as well. Brand new, elegant carpeting was installed this year, continuing to maintain the chapter house in the best condition possible.

The greatest chapter challenge of the year grew from modifications of the Recruitment process for the second year in a row. Going from two weekends of Recruitment to one, the girls were focused making many adjustments in the way Recruitment was handled. Instead of a week to get to know those going through the process, the members were limited to three days. They also had to follow the new "No Frills" rule which inhibited them from using any decorations, themes, or displays to influence the decision factor of the potential new members. The chapter successfully overcame this challenge and maintained an amazing and successful Recruitment process.

Theft was the second major challenge within the chapter house. In order to prevent additional incidents, a 24 hour lock was placed on the house and lock boxes were put in the house mom's apartment for girls to keep important items.

Alcohol and visitation policies were also major challenges for the chapter. The house board was involved with the decision to allow consumption of alcohol in the house during certain hours. Visitation allowing men to the second floor living area was also voted on. Housing was also an issue during this time period. There was not enough room in the house for all the girls and an expansion of the third floor was completed providing additional bedrooms.

Joyce "Jay" Eichhorn Ames '49, Epsilon chapter alum and her husband, B. Charles "Chuck" Ames '50 (Theta Chi) made history in 2009 with a $25 million gift for the Wesleyan Fund and faculty endowments. The gift is the largest in the history of the University. The couple became honorary co-chairs of the $125-million Transforming Lives: The Campaign for Illinois Wesleyan University.

The 20th anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Gospel Festival was held on the campus of Illinois Wesleyan University on January 18. Founded by the late Corine Sims and her husband, the Rev. James E. Sims, the festival found a home at Illinois Wesleyan, and attracted gospel choirs from all over the state. The University was seen as a fitting place for the festival, as it was the place that Dr. King graced twice.

In 2009, the members of Epsilon worked very hard to strengthen the chapter working to become a more cohesive unit. The girls started by working towards an increased house GPA. The Scholarship Chair decided to set up study hours for girls who did not make the Dean’s List the previous semester. This proved to be a strong motivator with 37 girls achieving the Dean's List. The overall GPA for the fall semester was 3.27, an improvement from spring 2009.
The chapter also took a significant amount of pride for the awards won in the past year.

During the annual Greek Week awards ceremony the chapter received awards for its Risk Management program, Public Relations, and Best Overall Chapter. The members considered this a huge recognition and were incredibly proud of the house for receiving such high honors.
At the Province Meeting, Epsilon won an award for its Standards program. This was another major accomplishment for the chapter as the women felt this award expressed how much they had achieved by following rules and learning from mistakes.

Another area of focus this year was Philanthropy. The girls wanted more involvement within the community to raise awareness and funds to better the world and the environment in which they live. Together, the girls volunteered at over forty different organizations and events. A main volunteer opportunity for the women was the Lobster Boil fundraising dinner with proceeds going to the Illinois Heart and Lung Foundation. Twenty girls participated in this event and helped raise money for a great cause. Pie a Kappa was a new philanthropy event started on the campus quad during finals week. A table was set up, and for a price students could pie the girls in the face. They raised $250 from the event and felt it was a great way to get involved on campus and offer students a fun way to relieve some stress from finals. Many girls also participated in Relay for Life to help support cancer victims and survivors.

The chapter was proud to have a sister elected the President of the Greek honor society Order of Omega. Another sister was a freshman soccer player on the Illinois Wesleyan Soccer team and was one of four soccer players chosen to be on the all-Central Region team picked by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. A major accomplishment for a freshman, the chapter was extremely proud of her. Four other girls from the house were also on the soccer team and helped the team make it to the second round of the 2009 NCAA Division III Tournament. Another sister, a member of the women's basketball team helped the team finish 17- 0 for the season.

The IWU Women's Track and Field took First Place in the CCIW Outdoor Track Title. The IWU Women's Golf won First Place earning the CCIW Golf Title. The IWU Girls Soccer were conference Champions and went to the NCAA tournament. Illinois Wesleyan University was ranked the fourth top school for softball.

New improvements had been made to help keep the house in the best possible condition. Plumbing and pipe issues were improved and new carpet was installed on the third floor. The foyer was redecorated with fleur-de-lis and golden key decorations. A new cook joined the house staff and worked with the girls to help make their meals healthier.

The main challenge of the year was working to get off a Focus Letter and improve Risk Management program. Issues arose at one of the chapter dances and the girls had worked extremely hard to better handle risky situations. A mandatory risk management seminar was held in the fall for all the girls. They brainstormed ways to stay safe and avoid situations that could cause potential harm. Those ideas were implemented and great progress had been achieved to get off the Focus Letter. Every member of Chapter Council recognized this as a major goal of membership and all worked towards realizing new ways to better the chapter. Significant changes were made to the organization that proved to be difficult for everyone, but the girls realized the liabilities at stake and what had to be done in order to improve.

Illinois Wesleyan University remained among the nation's best values in private higher education, ranked No. 32 among Kiplinger's Personal Finance 100 Best Values in Private Colleges for 2010-11.

The chapter had many outstanding achievements in 2010. Members welcomed a new house mother, Alison West, at the beginning of the year. She did a tremendous job overtaking this position and members transitioned well to the change. A new cook, Chef Corry from College Chefs was also added to the house. The chapter had an excellent recruitment in the fall. The initiation of 25 new members took place on October 29th. The chapter experienced a successful Kappa Trainer visit and Leadership Consultant visit, and also had success in officer transitions.

In the fall of 2010, Epsilon hosted Taste of Kappa and Pi-a-Kappa. Pi-a-Kappa was cohosted with a fraternity on campus and the proceeds were split. An active member of the chapter organized the Illinois Heart and Lung Foundation's annual Lobster Boil, and had sisters volunteer at the event.

Chapter dances consisted of the Senior Informal at Reality Bites with the theme Reality TV Stars, the Senior Formal at Eastland Suites with the theme Sapphire Ball, the New Member Informal at The Loft at Central Station with the theme Miss AmeriKappa, and the Fall Formal at The Chateau (no theme). All of the planning went smoothly and the dances were a great opportunity for sisterly bonding.

Campus changes and achievements included IWU with four Top 10 NCAA Finishes: Men's Basketball (Elite 8), Women's Indoor Track (4th), Baseball (1st), Women's Outdoor Track (1st) and eight Conference Champions: Football, Women's Golf, Women's Indoor Track, Women's Basketball, Softball, Baseball, Men's Golf, Women's Outdoor Track. The chapter worked very hard to get off of a focus letter. Members worked to improve chapter morale and their personal concern about the chapter.

The Epsilon chapter welcomed a new House Director. Renovations were made to the second floor including improvements to the main bathroom and the addition of a much needed kitchenette. The guest room bathroom was also given a makeover. Along with the addition of a new chef, for the first time in the history of Epsilon, House Girls took the place of House Boys for kitchen duties and meals.

In the spring, the chapter held a Girl Scout event with a sorority on campus and helped local Girl Scout troops earn two badges, with the chapter purchasing the badges for the girls. Epsilon participated in Illinois State University's Alpha Tau Omega Sweetheart challenge and won 2nd place. They also hosted a Teeter-Totter Marathon.

The chapter hosted both Mom's Day and Dad's Day. This year they invited their dads to watch a Titan baseball game with them followed by a plate of hot wings at Mugsy's after the game. For Mom's Day, the girls encouraged each mother to bring a favorite appetizer, dip, or dessert for everyone to sample and to provide the recipe for that dish. All the recipes were compiled to create a Kappa Cookbook.

In 2010, the chapter won the IWU Fraternity and Sorority Life Award for “Calling Home for Haiti” event. The chapter was proud of the high level of diversity within the house. The girls participated in a wide variety of campus activities which included: Accounting Society; Advocate BroMenn Medical Center Volunteer; Alpha Kappa Psi; Alpha Lambda Delta; Alpha Phi Omega; Alternative Spring Break; Ambassador Club; Amnesty International; Beta Beta Beta; Best Buddies ;Boys and Girls Club; Chemistry Club; Cohesion Dance Company; Delta Phi Alpha; DRL; Engaging Diversity; Environmentally Friendly Green Research Team; Fraternity and Sorority Programming Board; Gamma Sigma Alpha; German Club; Global Medical Brigades; Grade School Academic Program; Habitat for Humanity; Hillel Jewish Student Association; Homes for Hope; Humane Society; Intramural Basketball; Intramural Volleyball; IWU Alcohol Task Force; IWU Autism Social Group; IWU Cheerleading; IWU Dance Team; IWU Equestrian Team; IWU Law Society; Mortar Board; National Society of Leadership and Success; Nursing Student Affairs Committee; Order of Omega; Phi Beta Alpha; Pi Sigma Alpha; Psi Chi; Sociology Club; Springfield Road Runners Club; Student Choreographed Dance Concert; Student Education Association; Student Nurse Association; Student Senate; Student Sierra Coalition; Titan Orientation Leader; Women's Golf; Women's Soccer; Women's Swimming and Diving; Women's Tennis Team; Women's Track and Field and Vegetarian, Vegan, Victorious.

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

==Highlights of 2011==

Illinois Wesleyan University was named the 57th best value among private liberal arts colleges in a Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Best Values in its Private Colleges listing in 2011. Kiplinger’s names the top-100 private liberal arts colleges based on a combination of factors intended to measure academic quality and affordability. In addition to being ranked No. 57 nationally, Illinois Wesleyan is considered the No. 2 best value among the five Illinois liberal arts colleges that were part of the top-100 national list.

Construction began in May on a more than 2,400-square-foot glass rotunda and lobby for the entrance of the Joyce Eichhorn Ames School of Art Building, designed by CSO Architects and consultant R. Paul Bradley. The new construction was made possible by a gift from B. Charles "Chuck" Ames '50 and Joyce "Jay" Eichhorn Ames '49. "There is so much creativity and beauty in the work of those in the School of Art, and we wanted the exterior of the building to reflect that," said Jay, who was an art major and a member of the Epsilon chapter at Illinois Wesleyan. The building, which is part of the Alice Millar Center for the Arts, houses classrooms and studios for painting, printmaking, photography, ceramics, graphics and other art activities. Renovations to the School of Art through the Ames' gift also include much of the first floor outside the Merwin and Wakeley art galleries.

Epsilon Chapter partnered with members of Kappa Delta to sponsor a 2011 Girl Scout event. Chapter members helped more than 120 girls Girl Scouts from the Bloomington-Normal community earn their friendship and healthy relationship badges. The event included different stations where the Girl Scouts played games, wrote friendship letters and created “compliment” bracelets.

The chapter had many great achievements. They welcomed a new house mother, Vicki Shultz, at the beginning of the year. Ms. Shultz did an excellent job taking over this position and the women transitioned well to the change. A new cook, Scott, was also introduced to the house, which came to the chapter from college chefs. Renovations were made to the first floor TV room as well as the dining area.

The chapter experienced a good recruitment in the fall and a successful annual philanthropy event: Taste of Kappa. The women also organized Pi a Kappa in the fall which was equally as successful.

In the fall semester, the chapter held the highest GPA of the sororities at Illinois Wesleyan University.

The initiation of 26 new members took place.

The chapter took the title of intramural flag football champions.

The women experienced a successful Kappa Trainer visit and Leadership Consultant visit, and had success in officer transitions.

The chapter dances consisted of: Spring informal: at Firehouse - "Kappa Kocktails"- Senior informal; Spring formal- at Eastland Suites "Sapphire Ball" - Senior formal; Fall informal- at Bloomington Country Club - "Acuna-ma-Kappa" - New member informal; Fall semi-formal- at The Chateau.

In 2011, Epsilon Chapter won the Most Improved and Sisterhood/Standards at Province meeting.

==Highlights of 2012==

Epsilon kept the standards high. For the spring semester of 2012, our chapter had the highest GPA of any fraternity at Illinois Wesleyan. The women continued to balance their academics with social events. Both the Informal “You Komplete Me” and the formal Sapphire Ball were successes. Over the summer, Epsilon received honorable mentions for both recruitment and chapter and advisory board relations at the Kappa Kappa Gamma Convention. Also during the 2012 summer, one of the living rooms, The Blue Room, was beautifully renovated with new carpeting and lovely furniture for a more modern appeal. With the start of the fall semester, Epsilon had a busy and successful recruitment, welcoming home 22 New Members. Kappa also held its messy annual Pi-A-Kappa philanthropy event. During the Fall Semester, the chapter also had fun at the New Member Informal “Kappas in Pajamas” and at their Semi-formal as well.

2012 contributed outstanding athletic performances on campus. A highlight of the year included the Women's Basketball team being crowned national champions, while the Men's Basketball team made it to the Final Four of the NCAA national tournament. Women's and Men's Golf, softball, baseball, Women's Indoor Track and Field and Outdoor Track and Field, and Women's Swimming and Diving also made NCAA Tournament appearances during 2012.

The construction of the new classroom building, which began in 2012, is making great progress with hopes of being complete by the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.

In 2013, Epsilon Chapter won the Chapter Advisory Board Relations and Chapter History and Ritual awards at Province Meeting.

==Highlights of 2013==
This previous year of 2013, Epsilon Chapter had many achievements. In the spring of 2013, Epsilon Chapter received the Chapter Advisory Board/Chapter Relations and the Chapter History and Ritual awards at province. There was an informal dance with the theme “True Life: I’m a Kappa” and the Sapphire Ball at the end of the spring semester. We had a philanthropy event that was a manners and etiquette class at the Kappa house with a group of Girl Scouts.There was a ceremony for the Glenn and Rozanne Parker Kemp Commencement Plaza which will serve as a backdrop for commencement ceremonies. Mrs. Kemp was a former Kappa who made donations for the building of the commencement plaza.

Homecoming Weekend, October 11-13, 2013 held special meaning for Epsilon as actives and alumna as they came together in celebration of the chapter's 140th anniversary. Two special events included honors to Epsilon women.

On Friday evening a ribbon cutting and dedication took place for two new apartment buildings housing 96 students in a campus community called the Gates at Wesleyan. The west building, Fricke Hall was named in honor of alumni Robert R. Fricke '60 and his wife, Sharon E. Fricke '60, an Epsilon sister whose generous support ensured the project.

Alice Fairchild Heath '52 was honored with the university's Loyalty Award on Saturday afternoon during the Alumni Awards Luncheon. Alice has a long family history in the Bloomington Community including 13 female relatives who were members of Epsilon Chapter. A resident of Rockford, IL, Alice has also served as president of the Rockford KKG Alumni Chapter.

During the fall of 2013 there was an informal dance themed “Kappartittaville” and there was also a semi-formal dance. We had Kappa Klassic, which was a new philanthropy event, and we continued to have Pie-a-Kappa. In both the spring semester and fall semester, we continued to write letters with our pen pals. There was a Paint the Campus Pink night that we had in order to raise breast cancer awareness. We also celebrated the 140th year anniversary of our Chapter. The Epsilon chapter welcomed 14 new members and initiation took place on November 2nd.

State Farm Hall was opened in the fall of 2013, being the home for the departments of Business Administration and Economics. Illinois Wesleyan celebrated their homecoming on October 11 through October 13 with the theme “A Class Act”. Illinois Wesleyan also renovated the Dugout, which is where students can go eat or grab a snack. The newly renovated Dugout which opened in the fall of 2013, provided students with healthier options to eat. There were other improvements such as Wi-Fi added all over campus, a bike rental program, and a single stream recycling.

==Highlights of 2014==

During 2014, Epsilon chapter had many achievements. Once again, our chapter received the honor of having the highest GPA within all of Greek life and of all student organizations on campus. At convention, we received the national risk management award. We had a spring informal dance in February with the theme "Kappa Kappa G things" and a formal dance, Sapphire Ball, in March. In the fall, we had another informal dance, with the theme "Come on Barbie let's go party." We also had our annual semiformal dance in early October. Further, a few philanthropy events took place throughout the semester. The first event was Reading is Key in February. In March, we hosted a "Kappa Kappucino" night at our chapter house during finals. Our annual "Pie-A-Kappa" event took place in early September. "Kappa Klassic" was also held later in September. Finally, throughout the year, girls in our chapter wrote pen pal letters back and forth with children at a local elementary school. In the fall, we welcomed 26 new members into our chapter after formal recruitment.

Over the summer of 2014, a few renovations were made to our chapter house. The third floor bathroom was updated, along with new paint and wallpaper in our foyer and the first floor bathroom. Also, three rooms on the third floor received new, white furniture. Also during the summer months, a travelling statue exhibit was installed on the quad and around campus. In December, our university president announced his retirement for the spring of 2015. In the fall, renovations for our athletic building, the Shirk Center, began. Construction will conclude in the fall of 2015. Homecoming week took place during mid-October, with the theme "Off the Charts."

We hold informal chapter meetings at our privately owned house in the living room which we call the "blue room." Formal chapter meetings are held in our chapter room. Our current chapter house was built in the 1960s. The house holds 46 girls. There are three floors in the house, and girls can live in single, double, or triple rooms. Before the current chapter house was built, our members lived in another house on campus, called Adams Hall, which still stands today.

==Highlights of 2015==

During 2015, Epsilon chapter had many achievements and made a great deal of memories. Once again, our chapter received the honor of having the highest GPA within all of Greek Life and of all student organizations on campus. In March, we held our annual Mom’s Day event, which included brunch at our chapter house. Our annual Dad’s Day was held in October, which included a tailgate event at the Illinois Wesleyan football stadium.

Further, we had three dances this year. In the spring, we had an award show themed informal. Each pledge class dressed up as nominations from a different award show category, such as the Grammy’s, Academy Awards, etc. Our annual formal dance, called Sapphire Ball, was held in March. This fall we had another informal dance with the theme “Kappa Kappa Gatsby.”

Additionally, we hosted a few philanthropy events this year. In April, we held our annual “Reading is Key” event at a local daycare. Our annual “Pie A Kappa” event was held in September, followed by “Kappa Klassic” in October. In November, we partnered with a fraternity on campus to host a “Turkey Trot.” Also, throughout the year, girls in our chapter exchanged pen pal letters with children at a local elementary school. We held two PR events on campus this year: A lemonade stand in April and a hot apple cider stand in October. Finally, in early November, we initiated 22 new members into our chapter following formal recruitment.

In late 2015, Illinois Wesleyan University elected and installed a new president. Further, a fountain called “Aspiration” was introduced to campus. The fountain resides on the new “mini quad” which has been upgraded with landscaping and sidewalks to suit its name. In addition, renovations to our athletic building, the Shirk Center, continued throughout the year. There were a few changes made within our chapter house as well. We received a new television, along with a new chef.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Susan G. Komen

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

Our chapter chose Susan G. Komen as our local philanthropy because it is an organization to which all women can relate. Breast cancer is a disease that primarily affects women, and many girls in our chapter know women who have been personally affected by it, making it a very meaningful and inspirational experience to support this organization.

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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!

Zeta Pi

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|Name= Zeta Pi
|GreekSymbol= ZΠ
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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1987|11|14}}
|College= [http://www.collegeofidaho.edu/ College of Idaho]
|Location= Caldwell, ID
|Homepage= http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/zetapi/pages/welcome.php
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'''College of Idaho founded in Caldwell, Idaho 1891'''

'''Zeta Pi founded November 14, 1987 -- 15 Charter Members'''

'''235 Initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some Outstanding Zeta Pi Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

'''Additional Outstaning Zeta Pi Alumnae'''

Holly Hihath (Weymouth), Chapter Consultant, 2002-2002;
Jennifer Voshell (Jordan), Chapter Consultant, 2002-2003

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==The Early Years==

The college was conceived in 1884 when the Presbyterian Church's Wood River Presbytery, meeting in Shoshone, formed a commission to examine the possibility of establishing a Presbyterian college somewhere in the Idaho Territory. The commission found support for such a venture and in 1890 the Presbytery accepted an offer from a group of Caldwell citizens, led by William Judson Boone, to locate the institution in that community.

The college was founded in 1891 by Dr. Rev. William Judson Boone with the support of the Wood River Presbytery. It first opened its doors to students on October 7, 1891. Nineteen students showed up at the College of Idaho for the first classes in 1891. The first classes were held downtown in the Caldwell Presbyterian Church and a year later the college moved into its own downtown building. The campus moved to its present site on the east side of town in 1910 when Henry and Carrie Blatchley donated 20 acres of land. Sterry Hall, a classroom and administration building, and Finney Hall, the first residence hall, were built that year. Voorhees Hall, the second of what would become a total of five residence halls, opened two years later.

In 1893, it was incorporated under the laws of the State of Idaho and placed in the hands of a self-perpetuating board of trustees. Dr. Boone served as president of the college for 45 years until his death in 1936.

C of I has a more than century-old tradition of educating some of Idaho's most accomplished graduates, including six Rhodes Scholars, three Marshall Scholars and another ten Truman and Goldwater scholars. The College is home to three of the past five Idaho Professors of the Year, including 2010 winner Dr. Rochelle Johnson, demonstrating its professors' commitment to helping each student succeed.

Located in Caldwell, the C of I students are 30 minutes from downtown Boise and have easy access to world-class opportunities for skiing, whitewater rafting, hiking, fishing, mountain biking and other outdoor activities.

The College of Idaho is a private liberal arts college with an enrollment of 1,010 students in 2011 located in Caldwell, Idaho. From November 1991 until October 2007 it was known as Albertson College of Idaho

In 1991, the college changed its name to Albertson College of Idaho to honor alumnus and long-time donor Joe Albertson and his wife, Kathryn. The Albertsons, who founded one of the country's largest supermarket chains, Albertson's Inc., were generous benefactors of the college.
On October 10, 2007, college president Bob Hoover announced that the name would revert to The College of Idaho, with the mutual agreement of the J.A. and Kathryn Albertson Foundation, to promote acceptance and gain financial backing from alumni who were unhappy about the original name change. This coincided with a ten million dollar donation by the Foundation for the community College of Western Idaho.

The College of Idaho, dedicated to preparing students better than any other small college in the West, is the state’s oldest private college. The school’s students enjoy small class sizes, a close-knit community, a competitive NAIA athletics program, outstanding visual and performing arts activities and a beautiful residential campus.

==Highlights of the 1980s==

In the spring of 1987, 19 women pledged themselves to Zeta Pi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. This chapter was installed on November 14, 1987, as the Fraternity’s 142nd chapter, located at the College of Idaho. Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first National Panhellenic organization to colonize at the College of Idaho.

Founded in 1891, the college continues as a private liberal arts institution with a distinguished faculty and approximately 1,000 students at the time of the installation. Fraternity president Marian Klingbeil Williams, Missouri, presided over the weekend activities and was assisted by Juliana Fraser Wales, Ohio State, director of chapters and Mary Wells Rathbone, Colorado, chairman of the installation committee.

'''Installation'''

The installation weekend festivities began on Thursday evening with a dessert party for the chapter, advisers and visiting Fraternity officers. After the Fireside Service on Friday evening, the Iota Province Officers, Mary Shuford Johnson, Washington, and Betty Carol Gest, Ohio Wesleyan, hosted a shower of gifts. Saturday events included the initiation of the chapter members, the chapter installation, a pledging service for the colony pledges, a model chapter meeting and a campus reception for parents, college faculty and administration officials, students and friends. Members from Beta Kappa Chapter at the University of Idaho served as Big Sisters during the festivities and Initiation ceremony.

At the banquet Saturday evening, Dr. Robert L. Hendren, Jr., brought greeting from the College, Marian Williams was the featured speaker and Nancy Malone Symms, Texas, and Marjorie Matson Converse, Purdue, chairman of extension, served as toastmistresses. Kay Smith Larson, Washington, director of personnel, read greetings from Fraternity officers and other Kappa chapters.

Jane Fields Strohecker, Idaho, was coordinator of chapter development for Zeta Pi and Caroline Gates, Virginia Tech, chapter consultant. Piper Danielle Price was the first president of the new chapter.

Charter members of Zeta Pi were: Samantha Brakefield, Andrea Bruce, Melony Ann Caswell, Karen Lynn Geist, Margaret Kathleen Hage, Susan Renee Hayes, Denise Inda, Noel Larsen, Machell Hinkle Levitch, Deborah Louie, Laurie Ann Newcomb, Annette Beaubien Nowling, Darcy Jane Shaw, Shawna Swanson, Kristen Wallace.

==Highlights of the 1990s==

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.:

'''Housing:'''

''''''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

There are currently approximately 1,000 students in attendance at Albertson College of Idaho, a small four-year college which offers 26 majors and 37 minors and is in the process of expanding its majors to fit the student body. The Zeta Pi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is one of three national sororities on campus, and there is one local sorority. All of the national sororities on campus participate in Panehellenic recruitment in the fall. Though the chapter is unhoused, it is able to meet in classrooms or other on-campus facilities.

In 2005, the chapter held an annual Daffodil Days with proceeds going toward the American Cancer Society, an Easter Egg hunt helping out the children of the Valley Crisis Center, the Giving Tree with gifts going to the Salvation Army, and also helping out a local retirement community with winter essentials. In addition, members also made flower pens and journals for the children's ward of St. Lukes Regional Medical Center. Chapter events such as the Heart Sister Dinner, the Founder's Day Brunch, and gift exchanges were highlights of the decade as were inter-Greek functions such as a turkey dinner with the Sigma Chi chapter, Greek Week events hosted by all the Greek Council, a kick ball game with the Gamma Phi's and also a get together with the local Sigma Epsilon Chapter. Recruitment proved productive for Zeta Pi, as the chapter sought to increase its membership. Zeta Pi sent delegates and members to the Biennial Conventions during the decade and also to Leadership Academy.

2006 was a busy year for Zeta Pi as the chapter participated in several philanthropic activities throughout the year, including some new ones. In February, members organized the Kappa Kasino which raised 200 dollars for the Valley Crisis Center. A RIF-benefit volleyball tournament was held in which participants donated books as an entry fee, netting a donation of 60 books to RIF. The annual Heart Sister Dinner was held at a fondue restaurant called the Mona Lisa. Members joined in coloring Easter eggs with the Kappa Alpha Thetas and both groups journeyed to the Valley Crisis Center, where they held an Easter egg hunt for the children there. Energies were focused on the Sigma Chi Derby Days, where the chapter achieved a very close second place award, despite being a significantly smaller house than others on campus.

During the 2006 academic year, Zeta Pi participated in Greek Week with all the other sororities and fraternities on campus. Seven of the chapter’s fourteen members attended Convention in Salt Lake City – 50% of the membership! In the fall a book drive for RIF involved the whole school, collecting 165 books for donation to Americorps. The entire chapter attended the annual Founders Day brunch with the Boise Alumnae Association and held its annual turkey dinner with the Sigma Chis in Blatchley Parlor.

The 2007 Academic year was filled with many exciting events for Zeta Pi chapter. Members successfully sponsored the annual Kappa Kasino event to benefit its local philanthropy, the Valley Crisis Center and its special Heart Sister Dinner, an opportunity to bond and spend some quality, stress free time together. Province Meeting was in March and nearly every one from the chapter was able to attend. It was a memorable event, with members meeting sisters from several other chapters in the area and learning about their traditions. Also in March, the chapter assisted with the second annual Mercy Community Sale Gala on March 23rd.

Tradition continued as Zeta Pis decorated Easter eggs along with the two other national sororities at The College of Idaho, Gamma Phi Beta and Kappa Alpha Theta. The Easter eggs were donated for the annual Easter egg hunt at the Valley Crisis Center. The much anticipated Derby Days, hosted by the Sigma Chi Fraternity, finally occurred in April. In this weeklong competition, all the campus sororities participate in several events, and one sorority gets the coveted title of Derby Days champion. At the end of the week, Kappa Kappa Gamma came out as the victors

In May 2nd, the annual scholarship banquet was held, with certificates presented to members who met the Academic Excellence criteria The final major event of the year was a “giving tree” to benefit the Salvation Army that was set up in the student union building. Nearly all of the gift tags were taken (about 75) and all things considered, it was one of the most successful events of the year.

In 2008, the chapter again held its annual philanthropy event "Kappa Casino" to benefit RIF, raising over $300…triple the amount from the previous year. The chapter put its heart and soul into the Derby Day competition sponsored by the Sigma Chis and placed 2nd in Lip Sync and found the Golden Derby in the Olympics event for first time ever.

During the Leadership Consultant’s visit in early October, the chapter learned it had the highest GPA of all Greek organizations (except for the Order of Omega) on campus. During Inspiration Week, members attended the college play "Lapis Blue and Blood Red" to support a Zeta Pi sister playing one of the major roles.

Zeta Pi continued its annual Turkey Day Dinner with Sigma Chi during 2009 as well as its other successful campus activities and fundraisers. The chapter focused efforts on building membership through formal recruitment and Continuous Open Bidding processes.

In 2010, Zeta Pi enjoyed a most successful formal recruitment process and doubled its 2009 chapter membership. By spring, the chapter had tripled its size and restructured its officer responsibilities for greater efficiency and effectiveness. The Chapter President, Samantha Sink, was also selected to serve on the Fraternity Nominating Committee in March and shared her learning experiences with the chapter. She then attended Convention, which sparked a newfound motivation to further the chapter's development and growth. Zeta Pi received several Honorable Mention certificates at Convention, reflecting its commitment to excellence and improvement.

In the Spring of 2010, the Kash for Keys program was created, a program which allows for members and new members to work for local alumnae, doing odd-jobs (i.e. yardwork, babysitting, housesitting), to earn money to purchase badges and pay for dues. The program is still functioning and has not only helped our members financially, it also has strengthened our alumnae relations.

During the year, Zeta Pi re-established a former tradition of hosting a professors’ dinner, to which all members invite at least one professor to help with public relations and to promote Kappa’s image on campus. It was a great success and was coupled with a Founder's Day Dessert Reception which included all Greek organizations on campus. The chapter shared its history and the history of Kappa Kappa Gamma with the other sororities and fraternities and received considerable recognition and support through this event. The chapter also sponsored the KIND Campaign’s visit to Albertson, during which students watched the KIND Documentary and donated money to the cause.

The Fraternity has played a role in Zeta Pi’s growth, having provided a Leadership Consultant in both Spring and Fall 2010 and a Chapter Coordinator of Development in Fall 2010. The leaders of this chapter are now much more well-prepared for the offices they have and understand their role within the chapter as a whole. The chapter conducts an annual retreat for leadership development, calendar planning and sisterhood. A member attends Leadership Academy annually and returns to assume a leadership role in the chapter, using the skills and training gained to benefit Zeta Pi.

'''Philanthropy:'''

For more than ten years, Zeta Pi has supported the Valley Crisis Center, a shelter for abused women. The chapter colors and fills plastic Easter eggs that are donated to the center for its annual egg hunt which the chapter carries out. In addition, the chapter sponsors campus-wide fund raising events such as Kappa Kasino to raise funds for the shelter. Zeta Pi also sponsors a “Giving Tree” annually for the students of Albertson College to donate gifts to the children served by the Valley Crisis Center.

Reading is Fundamental is a major recipient of Zeta Pi’s philanthropic efforts, including book drives, fund raising and hand-crafted book marks made by the members, which are donated to RIF projects.

'''Housing:'''

Zeta Pi is an unhoused chapter which meets in campus classrooms and other facilities.

'''Chapter Convention Awards'''

06/29/2000
Heritage Honorable Mention

06/29/2000
Scholarship Honorable Mention

06/29/2002
Chapter/Advisory Board Relations Honorable Mention

06/29/2002
Finance Award

06/29/2006
Chapter Advisory Board Relations Honorable Mention

06/29/2006
Greatest Scholarship Improvement Award

06/29/2008
Most Improved Academic Excellence Award

06/29/2008
Panhellenic Honorable Mention

06/29/2008
Philanthropy Signature Honorable Mention

==Highlights from 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.:

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==Highlights of 2011==

In January, Zeta Pi hosted its Kappa Casino event to raise money for Reading is Fundamental, the Kappa Kappa Gamma national philanthropy. Despite early local reservations and advertising on campus, the turn-out to Kappa Casino was lower than anticipated due to a last-minute schedule change on behalf of another campus event. Kappa Casino was able to raise $350 to send to RIF for the 2011 year. This same month,

Zeta Pi conducted a successful COB season, resulting in the initiation of 6 new members that raised the total number of chapter members from 12 to 18. The following month, the sisters of Zeta Pi celebrated their sisterhood and friendship at their annual Heart Sister Dinner, which took place at the Mona Lisa restaurant where the sisters greatly enjoyed spending time together while eating delicious fondue. In March, a contingent of the Zeta Pi chapter attended the Province meeting hosted in Pullman, Washington, at Washington State University.

While attending Province, the women of Zeta Pi gratefully took advantage of the hospitality of the Beta Kappa chapter at the University of Idaho by staying at their beautiful chapter house. While attending Province meetings and dinners, the Zeta Pi women found kindred spirits in the Beta Phi chapter at the University of Montana, who indicated that they too suffered the same issues that come with small chapters and low membership. April witnessed the occurrence of Greek Week on the College of Idaho campus, which is a week-long celebration and promotion of Greek life. Zeta Pi sponsored a pie-walk that proved successful in establishing good relations with other Greek organizations and the campus at large. I

Immediately following, the NPC sororities on campus competed in the annual Derby Days competition sponsored by the local chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Despite losing the overall competition, the women of Zeta Pi continue to celebrate their victories in the lip sync and sorority Olympics competitions.

In May, our chapter was recognized at the Greek Awards. We received "Greek Organization of the Year: 2011," "Outstanding Service Event 2011" for the Giving Tree, and our former president, Samantha Sink received a well deserved "Greek Woman of the Year 2011." The end of May witnessed the graduation of three senior Zeta Pi women, Lani Boykin, Keeley LeGore and Samantha Sink, who all proudly sported Kappa Kappa Gamma stoles over their graduation gowns. All available members of Zeta Pi were spontaneously reconvened in late July, where the beautiful and suspenseful candle-light ceremony revealed that Keeley LeGore was recently engaged. The final week of August witnessed the annual Zeta Pi chapter work week, renamed Sisterly Love Week, that allowed the women of the chapter to prepare for the upcoming formal recruitment in mid-September. During Sisterly Love Week, the chapter practiced recruitment skills, reviewed ritual materials, and strengthened the bonds of friendship and sisterhood that proved extremely necessary and beneficial.

Shealene Zitny attended Leadership Academy in mid- September, where Beta Phi extended an invitation to Zeta Pi for their annual Sapphire Ball, which the women of Zeta Pi gratefully accepted and anticipated for the next several months. During the week of formal recruitment, in the presence of a greatly appreciated and much-beloved leadership consultant, Gracie Rice, met with all chapter officers and provided guidance and advice regarding issues that frequently arose within the chapter. At Rice's suggestion, the chapter was reconstructed into super-committees, which allowed the chapter to better utilize all of its members and to redistribute the ever-accumulating tasks that were becoming too much for those individuals holding multiple offices. At the end of September, Zeta Pi celebrated the removal of the focus letter that had been invoked in 2009.

The College of Idaho NPC sororities experienced their greatest turn-out for formal recruitment ever, during which time approximately 90 women expressed an interest in participating in Greek life. This is largely attributed to the Panhellenic Council changes to formal recruitment, which allowed Greek women to advertise Panhellenically prior to the actual recruitment date. Zeta Pi chapter attained 16 new members, which is the largest contingent of new members ever attained by the College of Idaho Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter.

Due largely to vociferous protests on behalf of the NPC sororities on campus, the local Greek Council decided to hold its annual Greek Week celebrations the week after formal recruitment. Although this put more pressure on the sororities as the prepared for recruitment, the KKG pie-walk once again proved successful and enjoyable. October saw the continuation of the New Member Program, which proved successful in preparing new members for sorority life and initiation. A portion of the chapter traveled to the much-anticipated Sapphire Ball at the University of Montana, where they stayed overnight at the Beta Phi chapter house and later reported that the experience was so good that Zeta Pi hoped to reciprocate with a similar invitation when the opportunity arises.

Simultaneously, a small group of women from Zeta Pi attended the Founder's Day ceremony with the Boise Valley Alumnae Association, where Zeta Pi created new bonds with the alumnae and enjoyed a classy luncheon while experiencing the generational ties that Kappa offers. The final chapter of the month resulted in a surge of creativity during the Halloween-themed chapter. The Fraternity's Founders day was celebrated with a small ceremony, which, while very special to the Kappa women, saw only a mild turnout by the rest of the Greek community. The Zeta Pi Founders day was celebrated with a small ceremony, which was also attended by a small portion of the Greek community. November proved to be a crucial month for the women of Zeta Pi.

The middle of the month witnessed the initiation of 14 new members, after losing one during the new member program and one electing to remain on New Member status until financial problems regarding tuition could be worked out. This pledge class was the largest ever initiated by Zeta Pi chapter, and almost doubled the number of active members, raising the chapter member count from 18 to 31. Initiation went very well, and Zeta Pi enjoyed exceptional alumnae turnout and participation. Due to changes in the structure of the academic terms, Zeta Pi also set up its annual Giving Tree, sponsored through the Salvation Army, in November and December. The first Monday of December also witnessed the women of Zeta Pi chapter supporting the local Salvation Army by sorting cans at the food bank. Another unscheduled meeting and candle-light ceremony revealed that Zeta Pi sister Amanda Stearns was recently engaged. The chapter greatly looks forward to two weddings in the impending future. Finally, before the holiday break, the new Nominating Committee met for the first time and determined a preliminary slate of officer nominations for the upcoming year.

'''The College of Idaho Campus:'''
One significant change on campus pertains to the alteration of the housing policy for students, requiring students to live on campus until their junior year. The PEAK program recently instituted in 2010 and, requires 3 minors plus one major with the intention of emphasizing the diversity of education that Liberal Arts colleges offer. The Kappa Kappa Gamma delegate, Breanne Young, who has been involved in the Panhellenic Council since her freshman year, was Panhellenic president as a senior. Our campus has also witnessed an increased interest in Greek life, especially regarding sorority involvement. This renewed interest is largely due to changes in Panhellenic policies that now allow all NPC sororities to sport their letters before formal recruitment, along with increased cooperation between the NPC sororities and an overall movement towards being Panhellenically minded. The College of Idaho currently has three NPC sororities, representing the Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity, and the Gamma Phi Beta and Kappa Alpha Theta sororities. One local sorority exists on campus, Sigma Epsilon. The mens' national fraternities on campus include chapters from Sigma Chi, Kappa Sigma and Delta Tau Delta.

'''The Chapter:'''
The Zeta Pi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at the College of Idaho continues to be a diverse, loving and ever-growing group of strong and intelligent young women. According to a recent chapter survey, the chapter considers itself well versed in the meaning of sisterhood, and seeks to increase these friendships through more bonding activities. A new sisterhood event, Kappa Craft Night, occurs weekly on campus with the intention of increasing sisterhood in a fun and creative environment. The initiation of the largest pledge class ever not only almost doubled the size of the chapter, but brought in many younger members that provide a strong base for future growth and management of the chapter itself. The new and returning members are very dedicated to the fraternity, and exhibit loyalty and friendship to one another within the chapter through good times and challenges.

'''Chapter Challenges:'''
Zeta Pi Chapter faced several challenges in the past year, and not only met these challenges head-on, but overcame these obstacles to its success. Nominating Committee didn't function appropriately last year, largely due to dissention within the committee itself. Directly resulting from this lack of focus, the Nominating Committee did not conduct thorough evaluations regarding the qualifications and suitability of the individuals slated for particular offices, directly resulting in a lack of risk management/registrar position due to dismissal for a time, followed by a vote of no-confidence in replacing the position. The chapter overcame this issue temporarily by electing seniors, one per position, into the offices of Risk Management Chairman and Registrar. With the beginning of the new school year in September, a new senior was elected to fulfill the duties of both offices, which were built back up to their proper standing for the remainder of the year. One officer resigned from the fraternity over the prior summer vacation, while two officers were removed from office in September due to inability to fulfill grade requirements. The resulting vacancies of the positions of Panhellenic Voting Delegate (distinct from the executive member serving as Panhellenic President), Philanthropy Chairman, and Vice President-Organization, were immediately filled according to standard election procedures, and have functioned well thus far. Some officers ended up holding several positions on Chapter Council, directly resulting in the establishment of a super-committee system to alleviate the stress of overburdened officers.

==Highlights of 2012==

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

2012 was a landmark year for the Zeta Pi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The Chapter received recognition at the 2012 convention, receiving the Recruitment Award, Chapter Management Honorable Mention and Panhellenic Honorable Mention for Zeta Pi's size category. 2012 marked Zeta Pi Chapter's 25th year on the College of Idaho campus. Zeta Pi celebrated this important landmark with an anniversary celebration for the campus community, which saw attendance from several other Greek organizations, as well as a few recent alumnae. In addition to celebrating Zeta Pi's 25th, members of the chapter were also busy with preparations to host the Spring 2013 Province Convention, for which they organized special fundraisers, like a hot wings eating contest, "Too Hot to Handle." The chapter continued the KKG tradition of philanthropy with the annual Kappa Casino and Salvation Army Giving Tree, which provided books for two third grade classrooms at a local elementary and 125 gifts for local children, respectively.

6/22/2012
Recruitment Award
Chapter Management Honorable Mention
Panhellenic Honorable Mention

In the spring of 2012, the College of Idaho reinstated the football program in an effort to increase the student population. The first season the college will play begins in the fall of 2014. The college also instated a three year residency policy in an effort to keep tuition costs at a minimum and to promote greater campus community involvement.

The Chapter worked to absorb the extraordinary growth from Fall of 2011, even while still growing through Spring recruitment and then a successful Fall 2012 recruitment, which added eight new members. The huge increase in chapter membership allowed overburden officers to be relieved with a new crop of officers starting in January 2012. Offices that were combined the previous year were able to be separated, and officers were better able to direct their actions into specific areas. The chapter continues to grow and become a more vibrant component of the C of I community as its members become more and more diversified and gain leadership positions within the school.

While the chapter was able to relieve the loads of overburden officers thanks to the increase in chapter members from the pledge class of fall 2011, this resulted in a Chapter Council makeup of almost entirely new officers, many of whom were still relatively new to Kappa. But under the strong leadership of the president, herself a junior, chapter officers were able to assimilate to their new positions of responsibility. Despite losing a few officers, including philanthropy and VPAE, over the course of the summer vacation, new officers were elected at the start of the fall semester, and were able to hit the ground running.

Zeta Pi Chapter has also faced the challenge of preparing to host the Iota Province meeting for spring of 2013. Given that Zeta Pi does not own a fraternity house, the usual preparations have required some alterations. The chapter formed a special Province committee to help plan the activities that will take place during the March Province meeting. These have included finding ways of incorporating some of Idaho's quirks into the convention through desserts--ice cream potatoes--and also in connecting Province with a local charity, Hope's Door, a shelter for battered women and children. Province attendees will have the opportunity to donate their hotel provided toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, etc.) in care packages to women and children who have sought shelter at Hope's Door, and may be without basic amenities.
Province also posed a significant financial burden to the chapter, whose budgets have been increasingly tight. But when active members of Zeta Pi attended the annual Founder's Day Brunch with the Boise Valley Alumnae Association, alumnae were offered the opportunity to donate to Zeta Pi in an effort to help send as many active Zeta Pi members to Province as possible. The Boise Valley Alumnae were extremely generous, and greatly helped reduce the financial burden on Zeta Pi.

==Highlights of 2013==

2013 started off with Zeta Pi’s traditional philanthropy, Kappa Casino. The event is hosted to raise money for RIF, the Kappa Kappa Gamma national philanthropy. The turn-out to Kappa Casino was good. Kappa Casino was able to raise $1300 to send to RIF for the 2013 year. All proceeds went to RIF and to support local reading programs & libraries at Lincoln and Van Buren Elementary Schools in Caldwell, Idaho. The following month, the sisters of Zeta Pi celebrated their sisterhood and friendship at their annual Heart Sister Dinner, which took place on the campus of the College of Idaho at Blatchley, where the sisters greatly enjoyed spending time together while eating delicious chocolate fondue.

In March, Zeta Pi chapter hosted the Iota Province meeting Meridian, Idaho, at the Marriot Hotel. The chapter’s hard work showed as the Zeta Pi women happily exposed great hospitality to the different chapters from the University of Idaho, University of Washington, University of British Columbia, Whitman Washignton State and University of Montana, as they stayed at the hotel. While attending Province meetings and dinners, the Zeta Pi women were able to bond with the visiting chapters and were happy to learn of their reasons and experiences when joining Kappa Kappa Gamma.

The women were able to connect with one another through activities of trading and exchanging bid day shirts as well as preparing care bags for a local charity, Hope’s Door, a shelter for battered women and children. Province attendees had the opportunity to donate their hotel provided toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, etc.) in care packages to women and children who have sought shelter at Hope's Door, and may be without basic amenities. Of the many awards that were given out, Zeta Pi received the team player award. Towards the end of the month, available members of Zeta Pi went to Van Buren Elementary for a reading outreach event in all 2nd grade classrooms.

The following April, the annual Greek Week on the College of Idaho campus occurred, which is a week-long celebration and promotion of Greek life. Zeta Pi sponsored a pie-walk that proved successful in establishing good relations with other Greek organizations and the campus at large. Immediately following, the NPC sororities on campus competed in the annual Derby Days competition sponsored by the local chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity. The end of May witnessed the graduation of six senior Zeta Pi women, Rachel Campbell, Timeka Dillard, Jenette Noe, Renée Howells, Shealene Zitny, Rebecca Stritzke and Olivia Poland, who all proudly sported Kappa Kappa Gamma stoles over their graduation gowns. In early June, the available members of Zeta Pi were gathered for the wedding of, Amanda Stearns, an early graduated senior. The Last week of August into

September, Zeta Pi had its annual work days, also known as Sisterly Love Week, that allowed the women of the chapter to prepare for the upcoming formal recruitment in mid-September. During Sisterly Love Week, the chapter practiced recruitment skill, reviewed ritual materials, and strengthened the bonds of friendship and sisterhood that proves extremely necessary and beneficial. At the end of September, Zeta Pi celebrated the attainment of the 12 new members, which was a larger collection of new members attained from last year by the College of Idaho Kappa Kappa Gamma.

October saw the continuation of the New Member Program, which proved successful in preparing new members for sorority life and initiation. During the middle of the month, Zeta Pi also went to Lincoln Elementary for a reading outreach event in all 2nd grade classrooms. The Final chapter of the month resulted in a surge of creativity during the Halloween-themed chapter.

November proved to be a crucial month for the women of Zeta Pi they held a Saphire Ball for the members and their invited guests. The initiation of the 12 new members took place in the middle of the month. This pledge class was larger than last year’s class in Zeta Pi. This new addition of members brought out numbers from 22-44. Initiation went very well and Zeta Pi enjoyed exceptional alumnae turnout and participation. In the last few days of the month, members of Zeta Pi volunteered at the annual Festival of Trees, sponsored by St. Alphonsus. During the month of December, Zeta Pi set up its annual Giving Tree, sponsored through the Salvation Army. Finally, before the holiday break, the Nominating Committee met up and determined a preliminary slate of officer nominations for the upcoming year.

One significant change on campus pertains to the installment of the new Football team and student increase on campus. With the Football team, there has been conflicts in Greek life events in which Kappa Kappa Gamma and the other fraternities and sororities had to move up their events and locations during recruitment week.
The Zeta Pi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at the College of Idaho continues to be diverse, loving and ever-growing group of strong and intelligent young women. According to recent surveys, many of the sisters seek to increase friendships through more bonding activities. A new sisterhood event, dates with sisters, occurs monthly in which each sister randomly draws a name of another and has until the end of the month to set up a time and day where both can go and spend time together. The intention of this is to create a stronger bond with the old and new members in a fun and creative environment. The new and returning members are very dedicated to the fraternity and show a promising future for the Zeta Pi fraternity.

==Highlights of 2014==

The College of Idaho’s Zeta Pi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma started the 2015 spring semester off in January with our largest philanthropy event Kappa Casino, at which we raised over $1400 to buy books for our reading is fundamental philanthropy. In the fall semester of 2014 we had seven wonderful ladies that made the dean’s list, Victoria Agee, Ali Dang, Annie Fiala, Macey Horch, Megan Mizuta, Mindi Price, and Dannen Wright, our president.

In March we held our first social: a brunch with the ladies of Kappa Alpha Theta. Also in March we held our first ever Sapphire Ball, it was a very successful event, with almost every active member in attendance. In April we had Dylan Hunter represent our chapter at Mr. CASAnova, a philanthropy event held by KAO. Also on April 14 our girls participated in the Sigma Chi Brothers philanthropy event by performing a rock and roll themed lip sync and dance. Also in April, our small Greek community awarded Zeta Pi chapter with Outstanding Campus Leadership and Outstanding New Member Development. They also named our president Dannen Wright Greek woman of the year.

In May of 2014, we were sad to be losing 9 seniors, Chelsea Bagby, Alicia Latta, Jenny Wolf, Mindi Price, Katrine Franks, and Victoria Agee, Victoria Schol, and Skylar Barasantti, We also lost 2 actives that transferred to different universities. When we returned to school in September we held recruitment. On Bid day 2014 we gave bids to 10 beautiful girls with an Alice in wonderland theme. We later gave out 1 more bid through C.O.B. and got a legacy, Hailey Chambers. Our Leadership Consultant visited us during recruitment, and we appreciated that.

In October we celebrated founder’s day and had a significant amount of girls go to the Boise Valley Alumnae Association brunch. In November we initiated all 11 girls. We also held our annual Thanksgiving social with the Brothers of Sigma Chi. In December of 2014 we did our annual philanthropy event of setting up a giving tree for children in need. We had 150 tags on the tree, and our community provided 125 gifts to the local Salvation Army. Overall we had a very successful year, and we can only expect a better one for 2015.

We hold our chapter and chapter council every Sunday on campus in a classroom.

Our chapter has never been housed, and currently none of the sisters live together in numbers larger than 2

==Highlights of 2015==

2015 was an excellent year for Zeta Pi, and we are happy to say that our chapter is thriving. We spent last Spring working on sisterhood with a Kappa trainer at a membership retreat workshop, and were ready to begin fall semester with a fresh outlook and hope for a large new member class. We offered bids to 8 wonderful new members, and were lucky to extend 2 additional bids through Continuous Open Bidding, bringing us to a fall new member class of ten women. We happily initiated 9 in early December and plan to initiate again in February for our last new member, who was unable to initiate in December due to a swim team conflict.

We recently donated over 125 gifts to the local Salvation Army from our Kappa Giving Tree that we hold in the student union building on campus, and we are preparing for our large annual philanthropy event, Kappa Kasino, on the 27th of January, where we hope to raise even more than last year for Reading is Fundamental. This is the first year that our sisters have been encouraged to log individual service hours per semester, and we are happy to report that our chapter’s combined total is at over 150 hours.

Zeta Pi has also been endeavoring to participate in other Greek and student organizations philanthropy activities, and supported the Greek Council Buddy Run in downtown Boise with several sisters volunteering, and participated in a campus rake-up, where Kappa Sisters made up 80% of all Greek members in attendance. Last semester, we also won $200 for first place in a lip-sync competition, where ten of our sisters danced to an old-school ‘Hip Hop’ theme, and we are using that money to build a small neighborhood library in an underprivileged part of Caldwell.

We have two sisters currently serving in our campus Student Senate (Morgan Clifford and Melanie Miller) and our newly elected President Kira Hughes is also a member of the college’s Program Council, which organizes fun events for the student body. We have been working hard on increasing genuine sisterhood within our chapter, especially during our recent initiation, by holding several informal sisterhoods per month and improving the organization of chapter meetings so that we can make time to enjoy each other during the week.

We also had several awesome socials this year, including a trivia night and white elephant gift exchange with the brothers of Delta Tau Delta, a Halloween night with the brothers of Kappa Sigma, and our annual Thanksgiving social with the brothers of Sigma Chi. We have socials planned with all three other sororities on campus for the upcoming months, as well.

There have been a few notable changes to our college community this year, including the transition of a new president, and College of Idaho’s first female president, Charlotte Borst. Many classes are now integrating online software platforms for homework and classwork, and the football team’s second year back on campus proved quite successful.

Chapter Philanthropy:

Our chapter supports the Reading Is Key organization in our local community and actively aims to apply and recognize the value of reading to the future of children and adults alike. Every year we volunteer at local elementary schools to read and craft with the students and leave them with a book to take home and start a personal library.

==Highlights of 2020s:==

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.:

'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter 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!

Beta Pi

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|College= [http://www.washington.edu/ University of Washington]
|Location= Seattle, WA
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'''1861 University of Washington established in Seattle, Washington'''

''' Beta Pi founded February 4, 1905, by eight members of the local sorority Alpha Kappa Gamma.'''

'''2,883 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Beta Pi’s outstanding alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Catherine Burnside Piper served as Grand Secretary (1920-22);
F. Marie Leghorn, Registrar (1922-24);
Emily Peirce Sheafe, Editor of The Key (1926-30);
Helen Snyder Andres (Steiner), Fraternity Grand President (1935-1936);
Lora Harvey George, Director of Chapter Organization (1944-46);
Claire Drew Walker, Director of Alumnae (1956-58);
Kay Smith Larson, Fraternity President (1988-1992)

Mary Shuford (Johnson), Field Secretary (1965-1967);
Stacy Underwood (Bjarnason), Traveling Consultant (1991-1992);
Laura Cothurst (Kisielius), Traveling Consultant (1994-1995);
Theresa Daluria, Traveling Consultant (1998-1999);
Becky Kinney (Miltenberger), Traveling Consultant (2003-2004);
Jessica Myers, Leadership Consultant (2006-2009);

'''Loyalty Award recipient:'''

Helen Snyder Andres Steiner, 1980

'''Alumnae Achievement Award recipients:'''

Claire Drew Forbes (Walker), 1956, National “Advertising Woman of the Year;” started Santa Barbara, California’s first advertising agency;
Mary Lucas Richardson, 1958, Chief of the Division of Rheumatic Fever, Bureau of Maternal and Child Health for the Pennsylvania Department of Health;
Aryness Joy Wickens, 1958, Deputy assistant secretary for employment and manpower in the U.S. Department of Labor; adviser to U.S. delegates to International Labor Conference;
Patricia Lang Harris, 1982, First woman elected president of the World Congress of Rehabilitation International; Mary Maxwell Gates, 1986, Gates served 18 years (1975–1993) on the University of Washington board of regents. She was the first female president of King County’s United Way, the first woman to chair the national United Way’s executive committee where she served most notably with IBM's CEO, John Opel, and the first woman on the First Interstate Bank of Washington's board of directors.

'''Additional Outstanding Beta Pi Alumnae:'''

Jane Seastrom (Lytle) Ph.D., Graduate Consultant 1966-1968;
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==The Early Years (from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870-1976)==

The wife of the president of the pioneer university of the northwest, the University of Washington, gathered around her a small group of girls from the student body and began to instill in them the ideals of a national fraternity. She was Helen H. Wadsworth Graves, Boston, and, of course, the aims which she was trying to make these girls understand were Kappa aims and ideals.

The University of that day was a crude, raw, small institution. Sororities at that time were unknown. The girls whom Mrs. Graves selected as seeming to her best suited as material for Kappa formed a local sorority, Alpha Kappa Gamma.

In due course of time, two other UW organizations petitioned national sororities for charters, Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta. The Thetas took the petitioning of their group with sufficient seriousness and sent a delegate to investigate. This group was doomed to disappointment. The delegate, before she left, however, allowed it to become known that if the Alpha Kappa Gammas, who were then striving vainly for some recognition from Kappa Kappa Gamma, would join them, a Theta charter would be granted. But the girls whose eyes were full of keys could not see a kite. They clung to their original hope, undaunted that the nearest Kappa chapters, those in California, were the ones most bitterly opposed to their becoming Kappas.
The group of would-be Thetas eventually petitioned Gamma Phi Beta, and a chapter was established in 1903. In the same year, Delta Gamma decided to award a charter to its petitioning group, who seeing the difficulties of the would-be Kappas, offered them a chance to become Delta Gammas before the installing officer arrived.

At last, on February 4, 1905, the Alpha Kappa Gammas saw success crown their efforts and their dreams realized. They were admitted to the Kappa sisterhood. In that year, the 44th year in the age of the university, the university had 811 students enrolled, 250 (12 percent) of whom were women.

To attempt to divorce the history of Beta Pi from that of the university from that time forward is impossible. The growth of the chapter so wholly depended upon the amazing growth of the little outpost of culture which was almost lost among its 352 acres of tangled underbrush and giant firs. The campus had already moved from its original location in downtown Seattle to its current location. At that time, the University of Washington was entirely housed in three buildings, linked together by a footpath through the woods.

It was not until 1909, when the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, a world's fair built on the south end of the UW campus publicizing the development of the Pacific Northwest, took place that the university began to step into its own as a state university. The primary physical legacy of the exposition shaped the University of Washington campus. Rainier Vista and Drumheller Fountain, the focus of the exposition, are today a central axis of the university's overall plan.

Most of the exposition's buildings were designed as temporary structures, intended to last only for the duration of the fair. Some were more permanent and survived for a time, but were subsequently demolished as the university grew. Today, after extensive renovation and restoration, Architecture Hall and Cunningham Hall are campus buildings which remind us of when the world came to Seattle for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.

In the fall of 1912, the problems of a large chapter confronted the amazed members of Beta Pi because before then their chapter had averaged between 20 and 25 girls. But when the rushing season was half finished, they discovered that they wanted an appallingly large freshman class. Consternation reigned. Even with the strictest of “enee-menee-minee-moes” they wanted 16 girls. A special dispensation from the Fraternity was hastily wired for. It arrived, just in time, and for many years after, Beta Pi overflowed the usual chapter limit.

The first UW nickname was changed from Sun Dodgers to Huskies in 1922. It was recommended by a committee of students, coaches, faculty, alumni and businessmen. Washington’s first appearance in the Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, Calif., was January 1, 1924. The game with Navy ended in a tie.

At the 1930 General Convention funding, for a full-time Traveling Secretary was approved. Helen Snyder (Andres, Steiner), a Beta Pi who had been a Graduate Counselor in 1929, received the first appointment. During her three years as Field Secretary, she helped Clara O. Pierce, Ohio State, write the first Pledge Handbook and Instructions for Pledge Training. After serving as Director of Standards, Mrs. Andres became Grand President of the Fraternity for 1935-1936. She continued to serve the Fraternity as Panhellenic Delegate, Director of Chapters and chairman of many committees the rest of her life.

Kappa activities were drastically affected by the start of World War II in 1941. The Christmas party and serenading were cut short by rumors of approaching enemy planes and an impending blackout. Bedlam reigned while the older girls tried to hang blackout curtains. The war threat made the remaining 10 days of Fall Quarter a nightmare.

The Kappas were the recipients of their share of fraternity pranks. A long-standing tradition began in 1916 by the Fijis who climbed onto the roof of the chapter house where they painted “ICE.” After that Beta Pi was known as the “ice house.”

Kappa’s tradition of leadership and scholarship continued in 1937 when the chapter ranked first scholastically for the second consecutive year. Kappas held campus offices and numerous members were pledged to honorees including Mortar Board, Totem Club, Matrix Table and W-Key and drama, art, educational and political science honorees.

An open house for parents and students held on pledge night, nicknamed “Stock Show,” began in the 1940s. The pledges dressed in long dresses stood in a receiving line in the living room and refreshments were served to the guests in the dining room. After the house closed and the pledges were in bed on the sleeping porches, the fraternities came to serenade.
For the Kappas, the 1950s were years of strong academic and extra-curricular participation. It was often written by Beta Pi Recording Secretaries, “There is hardly a committee or activity that doesn’t have a Kappa on it.”

Beta Pi began its Golden Jubilee year, 50-year anniversary, in November 1954 with a tea attended by 300 alumnae, actives, mother’s club members, friends and Fraternity president Edith Reese Crabtree, Wooster.

Another eventful date was January 20, 1955, when three generations of Kappas, more than 300 strong, honored their oldest and their 24 newest members at a gala initiation banquet at the Seattle Tennis Club. Forty girls had been initiated the first year of Beta Pi and 14 of these members in addition to four of the charter members were present at the banquet.
Attending was Director of Membership Eleanore Goodridge Campbell, Colorado, who spoke on My Fraternity –What Should It Expect From Me?

Fundraising by a Beta Pi alumnae committee raised enough money to endow the Golden Jubilee Scholarship in the University’s Financial Aid office. This endowment continues today.
In sports, the Kappas were active, participating in volleyball, badminton, basketball, tennis and swimming. In 1957, the chapter received Panhellenic’s Sportsmanship and Participation Trophy for its effort.

The chapter also received various honors in the academic area: Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board and honoraries for German, education, sociology and speech; highest scholastic average of sorority pledge class (1958-59). The Scholarship Trophy was awarded for three consecutive years and then permanently (1957-60). High credit was given to members in the areas of music and journalism.
Social life was well coordinated. A fall pledge dance began social activities. A traditional roller-skating party followed at Christmastime. The formal winter ball was always a highlight. Occasionally a dance and picnic were held during the spring quarter and the year always ended with the senior breakfast.

The Kappas were the recipients of their share of fraternity pranks. A long-standing tradition, which began in 1916 when some Fijis climbed onto the roof of the chapter house where they painted “ICE,” continued. The Fijis let mice loose in the house on a pledge night in the 1940s, and, in 1950 on pledge night, they floured the house. This event resulted in press headlines and large cleaning bills sent to that fraternity, of course. In 1951 was a panty raid. Kappa was the only sorority to have a tape recording of the housemother “defending” the house. To the chuckles of the girls, this recording was broadcast locally and nationally.

Good relations existed between Kappas and the fraternities, as shown by the large number of Sigma Chi Sweethearts, Pi Kappa Alpha Dream Girls and Phi Sigma Kappa Moonlight Girls. The scholastic activities of Beta Pi were matched, if not surpassed by its social life.

The 1960s were years marked by many changes at the University of Washington, and Beta Pi Chapter was caught up in the spirit of change. Dress codes were liberalized or eliminated when blue jeans became the uniform of the age. Curfews, too, were liberalized. In fact, with parental consent, it was a girl’s own responsibility to determine what time she arrived home at night. Girls could obtain “21” keys after their first quarter in school. As independence was becoming one of the major goals of students, the change in the rules of the chapter reflected this. There were some changes in house rules such as abolishing study table, campus hours and bed hours for freshmen.

Tradition, however, still remained an important force, uniting the sisters of the chapter. Holidays especially showed this to be true. Halloweens were celebrated by annual parties with the chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta. Every Thanksgiving, Beta Pi joined with the members of Chi Psi fraternity to sponsor a turkey dinner for a group of under-privileged children in the Seattle area.

The 1960 Rose Bowl saw Washington’s first victory over the Big Ten when the Huskies beat Wisconsin, 44-8. The estimated 25,000 people who traveled south from the State of Washington to watch the game in Pasadena was by far the biggest exodus from outside California in the history of the game. Beta Pi collegiates and alumnae were there for this victory.

Though the 1960s seemed to show a “generation gap,” the alumnae and mothers of Beta Pi continued to be welcome advisers and confidants to a group of girls, who, although more independently minded, remained united by Kappa’s ideals and values.

'''Housing'''

It was in 1912 that the Kappas laid their first plans for a new home. The most conservative of seniors admitted that not another person could be crowded into the swarming hives on the third floor, and the chapter moved to a new but temporary house as soon as rushing was over.
However, when college opened in 1913, the Kappas had moved into their own home. In 1919, they signed the ownership papers for this lovely, white Colonial house. It was paid for by the time it was outgrown.

The board of directors of the Beta Pi Association announced in 1925 that when it had accumulated $10,000 in cash, definite plans for a new house could be made. All of the various branches of Beta Pi—the long-suffering house board, actives, alumnae, mothers and fathers clubs—having duly struggled and saved, brought about the realization of Beta Pi’s fond hopes. The house that had been the pride of 1913 was uprooted from its corner lot and deposited a few blocks away, while a beautiful brick building of the Norman-English type rose in its place. This chapter house has been remodeled through the years and still houses Beta Pi chapter members at 4504 18th Avenue NE.
Some new ideas were introduced in the early 1930s to improve the chapter. The Mothers Club and the house girls redecorated the Town Girls’ Room. Attractive furnishings were provided by the Beta Pi House Board. Another change was brought about when it was decided to have the freshmen live in the house for three days during their first quarter. The purpose of this experiment was to build unity.

The chapter was particularly popular in the 1950s. The smallest pledge class was 24 (1954), while the largest numbered 32 (1950 and 1957). At that time, the out-of-town girls lived in the chapter house and the “townies” lived at home. All members ate lunch at the house during the week and dinner on Monday night after chapter meeting.

Pledges living in the house in the 1950s were expected to attend study table in the dining room Sunday through Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and be in bed by 11 p.m. If a pledge didn’t want to go to study table, she had to be in bed.

In the 1960’s, with the main house full, Kappa decided that it needed to expand. It approached the owner of the property right next door to the main house to see if he was willing to sell. Ideally, Kappa hoped to connect his building to the main house and use it as a new wing. The owner was not willing to sell at that time but he did give Kappa an option to be the first people to purchase the property upon his death. As a Plan B, Kappa purchased the property on the other side of the next-door property and converted the existing house into an annex for the main house, capable of housing approximately 15 members. This property’s address is 4514 18th Avenue
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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 1970s brought increased involvement in politics, community projects and extra-curricular activities. A dozen members participated in STAY/Neighborhood House Tutors, and one girl was in an educational project, the Renton Intern Program. One chapter member was a Republican Convention delegate, and seven studied abroad in university programs.

Congress enacted Title IX in 1972. This amendment to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 states that “no person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal assistance.” This amendment was designed to bring about gender equity in athletics. Many Kappas have been active members of various Husky sports since Title IX was adopted.

During the 1970s, a general trend of the Beta Pis was their involvement in numerous community and Greek events. They were very active in several philanthropies, participated in countless social events, sorority events and fraternity exchanges. Members of the chapter were crowned queens of different fraternities including Alpha Sigma Epsilon Rose Queen in 1977 and 1978 and Lambda Chi Crescent Queen in 1978. Homecoming was a major activity each year. At that time, the entire Greek community decorated their respective houses, and some members competed for the Homecoming Court.

Some new programs introduced in the 1970s included the popular Kappa Aunt Project, through which the Mothers’ Club and eastside alumnae provided the freshmen with “foster aunts.”
To help meet the costs of living in the house, chapter members could work in the kitchen. During the fall quarter of 1971, the senior live-out policy came into effect, allowing seniors the opportunity to move out for a quarter.

The chapter members were assigned phone duty during specific times in the afternoon and evening. During their assigned times, the member on duty was responsible for taking messages and notifying the women in the house if they received a phone call. The intercom was used at that time to let the women know if they had a phone call or a visitor on the main floor.
The Kappas ate their meals in a family-style buffet, and they had special steak dinners several times a month. Smoking was allowed in the dining room. Etiquette and presentation was also very important to Beta Pi women. The chapter hosted a Nordstrom fashion coordinator and cosmetics team who spoke about the importance of personal presentation. Some of these clothing styles that they spoke about included skinny jeans (preferably by Guess), Keds sneakers, over-sized sweaters, leotard aerobic wear, Ray Bans, bobbed hair, leather bomber jackets, Levi’s and clogs.
The number of girls participating in rush increased in 1972. Panhellenic started an uphill trend striving for more positive publicity and showing its relevant place in society.

In 1975, Karla Graue was crowned Miss Seafair for the annual festival held in Seattle during August. The festival includes different events and activities such as a Blue Angels Air Show, hydroplane boat racing, a milk-carton derby and a torchlight parade. Along with her title of Miss Seafair, Karla received a scholarship for her leadership qualities and academic ambitions.
In March 1977, Beta Pi hosted more than 50 Kappas from the other chapters in the province for the 27th Biennial Iota Province Meeting. During the weekend, the delegates and members of Beta Pi participated in a number of workshops and seminars during which challenges, successes and the progress of chapters in the province were discussed. The Province Meeting also hosted distinguished guest speakers such as Mary Maxwell Gates, Beta Pi 1950. Beta Pi was recognized for achieving the highest scholarship in the province during the 1975-1977 biennium.

In 1978, the women of Beta Pi took a road trip down to Pasadena to see the Husky football team defeat the University of Michigan, 27-20, in the Rose Bowl. This was a very memorable event for the Kappas, the entire university and the greater Seattle community, as it was the Huskies first trip to the Rose Bowl since 1964. The Husky football success did not end there. They continued what fans considered “the Purple Reign” for several years, participating in many other bowl games. Many students wore “Purple Reign” sweatshirts every day.

The chapter was excited when the Seattle Sonics won the NBA Championship in 1979 and the release of Saturday Night Fever in 1977

'''Housing'''

As membership of Beta Pi chapter increased, it was a challenge to find enough space to house the growing numbers of women pledging the chapter. One attempt to solve this issue was allowing the “townies” to sleep a certain number of nights each week in the house and the rest of the week live at home. This allowed membership to stay consistent and allowed the chapter to house more members while still staying within the house capacity as set by the fire code.

Sadly, that solution did not completely fix the problem, so in 1975 the house board purchased the single-family home two doors from the Kappa house on 18th Avenue NE, and the first Kappa Annex was created. The annex allowed more women to join the Fraternity and live consistently on Kappa property. As a bonus, it offered more freedom of choice for housing options for the older chapter members.

==Highlights of the 1980s==

Challenges faced by the women of Beta Pi in the early ‘80s were alcohol at fraternity exchanges and women sleeping overnight at fraternities. If a member committed either of these offenses, she was sent to the Standards Committee. In an attempt to change the drinking/party culture at the University and to be an example for the rest of the Greek System, the chapter held the first “dry” exchange in the Greek System to promote socializing without alcohol involvement. These “dry” exchanges have continued and are very popular among the current Greek System chapters.
Significant events going on in Washington and in the country that affected the chapter along with the University and surrounding community were the eruption of Mount St. Helens in May 1980, Ronald Reagan’s presidency and his surviving an assassination attempt in 1981 to name a few. All were important milestones of this decade for the chapter.

A tradition which began in the early 1980s and has continued is the fraternity men gathering campaign signs the day after city or national elections and dumping them on the front lawn of the Kappa house. Who started this tradition is unknown.

Members did not have personal computers, although most had IBM electric typewriters. They completed all of their assignments by typewriter or wrote them out by hand.

At this time there was a major recession in the United States. It caused a lot of anxiety for the graduating members because of the uncertainty in the job market and economy. There was no Microsoft, Starbucks or Amazon and Boeing was hard hit, so the options for new and recent graduates were limited. This, combined with the struggle for women to have equality in the workplace, had a big effect on the chapter members trying to graduate and find jobs.
One member having trouble with a math class went to her university counselor for help. The counselor advised her to switch to communications and wondered why she, a female student, was even considering graduating with a math degree. It is hard to believe that this sort of discrimination was so pervasive.

UW yell leader Robb Weller came up with the idea for The Wave on October 31, 1981, at a football game at Husky Stadium. It immediately caught on and has continued as a staple in sports stadiums worldwide.

Members of the pledge classes of 1983 and 1984 remember popular music of Steve Winwood, Sinead O’Connor, Tracy Chapman and Madonna. They also remember frequent visits to the Northlake Tavern and Pizza House and China First for lunch or late-night snacks.

In February, 1985, the chapter celebrated Beta Pi’s 80th Anniversary with a brunch, open house and a gala dinner dance at the Westin Hotel. There was a strong participation by actives and alumnae. Added to the excitement of this anniversary the new furniture for the living room and the study arrived. There was definitely an added feeling of pride in the house.
The chapter size increased in the fall, 44 new initiates and three affiliates were added to the chapter.

Each member set a goal of raising her individual G.P.A.5 per quarter. The chapter’s G.P.A. ranked sixth among the 19 sororities.

The University administration worked hard to develop a new system in an effort to curb the alcohol consumption in the Greek System. The chapter focused on keeping high school students from attending the open parties.

A new house director was hired spring quarter. She was Sunny Hagstrom, a native of Seattle who retired in 1983 from a position at Mercer Island High School she’d held for 20 years.
In 1985, Honey Castro was named Miss Moses Lake. She went on to win Miss Washington and was third runner-up for Miss America. In addition, she also was the recipient of the Dr. David B. Allman Medical Scholarship for her talent and intelligence in the field of medicine.

The chapter had a strong participation at Song Fest, a competition organized by Alpha Delta Phi fraternity. The members spent hours practicing songs and getting matching outfits together. In addition, Laurie Liebel won Sweetheart of Sigma Chi and Kris Rumpf won Lambda Chi Crescent Queen.
Beta Pi’s 1985 rush was a huge success with almost 100 percent returns for every party and the pledge class. The chapter welcomed 42 pledges and it was strengthened because of the closeness and enthusiasm of these women. With 140 members, Beta Pi was the largest chapter of the 19 sororities on campus in 1987.

The chapter’s challenge in 1987 was to improve chapter participation in Greek and campus events and activities. One of the main themes was to motivate the members and it worked well. One of the goals was to have at least 85 percent participation in each event.

Activities this year included a Father/Daughter Weekend, Mother/Daughter Weekend, a tea in honor of the new initiates, a Christmas Tea where Mothers and daughters exchanged little gifts and cards and the Paint the Town Red pledge dance in the fall.

Several activity-centered exchanges were held in 1987. It was a great way to getting more appas involved and a change of pace from previous years. A ski exchange was held with Alpha Delta Phi at Ski Acres. The men chartered two buses and off we went.

Greek Weekend was winter quarter and eight high school girls stayed with the chapter. One of these girls pledged Kappa in September 1987.

Father/Daughter weekend was fall quarter. The Fathers enjoyed the USC football game and a dinner dance at the Sheraton on Saturday. Sunday began with a Fathers/Kappas football game.
Chapter members were involved in many activities: the women’s basketball team, one of the Outstanding College Students of America, Delta Chi Calendar, Alpha Sig Rose Queen.

The biggest challenge for the chapter in 1988 was to improve morale through action and respect. This attitude was felt and seen in the chapter. Participation at events and chapter attendance improved. Respecting quiet hours also improved.

The year started really great by fulfilling the chapter goal of “action now.” The women worked to provide pride and participation as well as good campus PR. The chapter was proud of the girls who participated in the Pike football tournament because Beta Pi was the winner.

With 120 members the chapter had one of the largest memberships of any sorority at the UW even though eight members resigned. At the beginning of the year 33 girls pledged Kappa.

In addition to the activities enjoyed in 1987, this year the chapter held a Mother/Daughter weekend. Due to snow, it had to be rescheduled to a later date. It was lots of fun with a Mother/Father auction Saturday night and a brunch Sunday morning.

Chapter members participated in the ASUW Student Assembly, basketball, lacrosse, tennis and crew and Brenna Pierce served as Panhellenic Rush Chairman.

Five actives attended Convention in Boca Raton, Fla. where Beta Pi Kay Smith Larson was elected Fraternity president. They came back with many ideas for the chapter. Their experiences and enthusiasm helped raise the chapter morale. Songs and the South Pacific party for rush were changed.

Even though the upper deck on the north side of Husky Stadium collapsed during its construction in February 1987, the stadium was completed by fall. The Huskies beat Stanford in the newly expanded stadium.

The chapter challenge in 1989 was to improve participation in Kappa and non-Kappa activities. One of the goals was to improve participation in exchanges and chapter to at least 80 percent. This goal motivated the members to participate in Kappa and UW events to promote good PR with the entire campus and community. It also motivated the chapter to promote pride in the chapter.
The chapter pledged 27 girls bringing the chapter total to 110 members.

Traditional chapter activities continued: Father/Daughter weekend, Mother/Daughter weekend, pledge Christmas party, pledge dance, formal kite/key dance and spring dance.
Chapter members were active on campus in lacrosse, basketball, tennis, tapped for Mortar Board. Kappas were members of the Sigma Chi court and Delta Chi calendar girls.

'''Convention Awards:'''

At the 1984 Convention, Beta Pi received an Honorable Mention Award for Panhellenic and the Chapter Publications Award.

At the 1986 Convention, Beta Pi was the winner of the Personnel Award and runner-up for the Efficiency Award Housed Chapters.

'''Housing:'''

The redecorating project to return to the blue and blue continued in 1986, new carpeting in the dining room, up the stairs and down the halls was completed. A new blue Oriental area rug was added to the entry.

An efficient new telephone system was installed. New grates on the basement and first-floor windows and additional lighting on the exterior of both the main house and the annex were installed.

The owner of the home next to the chapter house passed away and Beta Pi purchased the property in February of 1988. Finally after hoping to purchase Gus’s house for more than 40 years, the single-family home between the Kappa house and the original annex, 4508 18th Avenue NE, belonged to the Beta Pi Corporation.

At that time, the Kappa membership numbered 160 members. The main house and annex were full and the seniors had to live out since there was no capacity to house them.

The corporation had enough funds to avoid selling the original annex at 4514 18th Avenue NE to finance the purchase.

'''Philanthropy:'''

This year the philanthropy changed to support for Camp Goodtimes. This is a camp for kids suffering from cancer. Beta Pi raised money to send children to camp and many chapter members were counselors at the camp during the summer.

The philanthropic project in 1985 were a Halloween Party for the children at the Seattle Day Nursery. In 1987 the philanthropy project was to sell Entertainment ’88 books and the pledges worked at a haunted house.

==Highlights of the 1990s==

The chapter goal in 1990 promoted respect and pride toward Beta Pi through positively supporting one another in the chapter and non-chapter events. This was achieved through increasing the philanthropy hours and focused on areas within the chapter that needed improvement. The chapter goal promoted improving Beta Pi through observance of rules, respect for others, their property, Ritual and ourselves.

After pledging 36 great women, the chapter total grew to 120 members. Chapter members were involved in various campus activities: Panhellenic Treasurer, lacrosse and basketball.
Six members attended Convention in Dallas. They had a great time and brought back ideas for improving initiation and recruitment.

Stacy Underwood was selected to serve as a Traveling Consultant for 1991-1992.

Rush parties were revitalized. The chapter had the best returns ever and 35 women pledged. These pledges participated in Sigma Chi Derby Days and Kappa took first place. The chapter had 116 members.

Founders Day with the local alumnae was held on a cruise boat, The Spirit of Puget Sound, which sailed on Elliott Bay. It was the chapter’s honor to have Beta Pi and Fraternity President Kay Smith Larson and the Fraternity Director of Alumnae Vera Lewis Marine, Colorado College, attend the luncheon.

The chapter worked on answering the phones courtesly and taking accurate messages. Quiet hours were enforced out of respect for the members.

The chapter held the traditional Father/daughter weekend and Mother/daughter outing to La Conner for a day of shopping. The Christmas Party and four dances were held.

The University of Washington opened campuses in Tacoma and Bothell in 1990. The Husky football team went undefeated and won the 1991 national championship.

The chapter goal in 1996 was, “to raise Beta Pi’s participation from 50 percent to 70 percent attending all activities and events.” Members attending events received awards which recognized the members for getting involved. These awards greatly improved the morale of the chapter members.

Beta Pi had 95 members this year. The chapter house was completely full and many seniors lived out and in the annex. 31 new members were pledged in the fall.

The UW expected 4,400 freshmen in the fall of 1997, breaking the record of 4,373 set in 1965. Signs of the "baby boom echo" began to impact the campus.

The chapter goal in 1998 was to strive for excellence in all measurable areas including attendance, G.P.A. and turning reports in on time. Academically the chapter’s G.P.A. was fourth out of the 15 sororities.

The chapter pledged 30 New Members. This meant that the house was filled to capacity. Although the chapter is one of the larger ones on the campus, like every other sorority it was decided to participate in informal rush.

In 1999, the chapter received a focus letter from the Fraternity Council. The letter was extremely helpful in terms of organization. The letter told the officers exactly what their jobs entailed and when their reports were due.

Chapter members were on the Panhellenic Executive Board, Husky Hostesses, representatives on ASUW committees, Student Activities Office, the Daily the campus newspaper, Husky Marching Band, varsity soccer, track, cross country and the water ski team. Several chapter members participated in the UW Alumni Association’s Dawg Dash, Jingle Bell Run and Race for the cure.

As the 21st Century approached, the Fraternity replaced some terms: “rush” became “Recruitment,” “pledges” are “New Members,” “recommendations” are “references” and “rushees” are “Potential New Members.”

Recruitment 1999 was a success for Beta Pi, 28 women were pledged making quota with one quota addition.

The chapter’s favorite day during Recruitment Week used the barn theme which was highlighted by the Kappa Pickers. During the traditional preference party the seniors sang The Toast, a song written in 1950 by chapter member Sharon Callison.
In March 1999, 12 officers attended the Iota Province Meeting hosted by Epsilon Iota at the University of Puget Sound. The chapter was extremely proud to be recognized for meeting the Challenge to Excellence.

There were 91 members in the chapter. The UW Greek system had 16 sororities. The chapter ranked within the top five sororities and above the all-sorority average for all three quarters of 1999.
The MAP process helped determine the chapter’s three main goals: “To fulfill the terms outlined in the Letter of Concern by increasing chapter morale, participation and involvement by having at least 80 percent of the chapter attend chapter meetings and Key Events; by ranking in the top three sororities for academic achievement; increasing member financial responsibility by having 90 percent of all house bills paid by the first day of each quarter.

Chapter morale improved drastically as each member was challenged to uphold the ideals of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The chapter attendance goal was met by having an average 85 percent attendance at chapter and Key Events. The financial status was also much improved. The finance committee began sending out the house bill much earlier which allowed more time for members and their parents to discuss family financial matters. The Treasurer made great strides in establishing payment plans.
Chapter members participated in activities such as swimming, water polo team, lacrosse; Husky Hostesses; President of Panhellenic and wrote for the Daily writer.
Convention Award:

Beta Pi received the Housed Chapter Finance Award at the 1990 Dallas Convention.

The Challenge to Excellence Award was received at the 2000 Convention in Palm Desert, Calif.

'''Housing:'''

During the summer of 1991, actives, alumnae and parents spent two weekends painting the inside of the house. Improvements were also made to the bathrooms, pledge sleeping porch and the living room furniture.

The corporation board spent long hours redecorating the lounge and living room in the main house and the missing “K” on the front door was replaced. New carpet was installed in the living room and den and newly upholstered chairs added. The lounge was completely redone with new carpet and furniture.

The house was completely full and the seniors had to be asked to live out even though many wished to live in the house.

In the annex, some rooms were painted, carpet throughout the house and a track lighting system were installed. Four new parking spaces were created behind the annex.

In 1995, the house corporation determined that it didn’t have the membership necessary to support three properties and it needed to sell one - either 4514 or 4508. The preference was to sell 4514 and use the money to remodel 4508 as well as pay down the mortgage on that property. There were several reasons for this decision: 1) 4508 is right next door to the main house and it was hoped to eventually attach the two residences. 2) 4508 is 1000 square feet larger than 4514 and could hold more occupants. 3) The architectural style of 4508 is much more distinctive than 4514.

All the bedrooms and the living room were repainted. New carpet was installed in the living room and new wooden bunk beds were added to all the sleeping porches.

Spring quarter 1997, 30 to 40 actives gathered in front of the house in their work clothes. A few Sigma Chi members joined them and everyone dug and planted. The trees and bushes came down and plants and flowers were planted. The new annex got a new lawn.

Once Gus’s house was purchased in 1987, it was rented to various groups of individuals during the next 10 years while the corporation raised the money to remodel it. The City of Seattle approved a request to change the zoning for this house from single-family housing to a congregate residence

The Corporation Board then sold the original annex at 4514 18th Avenue NE.
After many months of renovation, the annex opened its doors. The new annex housed most of the junior class and a few seniors. The Parent’s Club surprised the chapter with a new big screen television for the annex.

The Corporation Board had the main house tuckpointed. All the bricks were power washed and the mortar between them was replaced. A new bathroom on the second floor, twice the size of the previous bathroom, was added. This was a great selling point for potential new members during house tours. A cloudy blue carpet was installed in the living room. It looks great with the dark wood on the first floor.

This year new furniture for the living room and lounge was purchased. The annex received new carpet.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Volunteering to work with children of various ages was another way the chapter enjoyed getting involved in the surrounding community and organizations. The Kappas helped the Ronald McDonald House by taking children who had cancer ice skating. The chapter supported the Wallingford Boys and Girls Club by participating in their “Teen Late Nights.” This meant spending time with teenagers and participating in activities such as basketball, watching movies and playing games.
During this decade the chapter’s first annual Extreme Games was held. This was a week-long competition among fraternity members. The men competed in activities such as ultimate Frisbee and rock climbing. T-shirts and raffle tickets were also sold. Income from these activities was given to Childhaven, the chapter’s main philanthropy.

Chapter members volunteered at Children’s Hospital; Committee Organizing Rape Education; University Church of Christ; AIDS care; UW sports medicine clinic and PONCHO. Many members volunteered at the UW Medical Center, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and elementary schools in the Seattle Public Schools.

The Extreme Games competition raised more than $2,400 for Childhaven, an organization which supports battered women and their children ages one-month to five-years and have been abused, neglected or impacted by a parent’s substance abuse.

During Greek Week the chapter raised money for the John Stanford Endowment Fund. It also supported other fraternity philanthropies, Sigma Chi Derby Days and Lambda Chi Alpha’s Watermelon bust benefiting Northwest Harvest.

A Father/daughter golf tournament which benefited The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center was held. The chapter members participated in the Greek system’s clean-up around the University area.
The members made valentines for children who were in the hospital. The girls boxed food to take to a battered women clinic in Seattle

The chapter was involved in the March of Dines Hunger Awareness program. It had a dime drive and donated 858 meals to people in need. The chapter also raised money for Camp Goodtimes by sponsoring a car wash, wrote letters to servicemen stationed in Saudi Arabia and donated 200 books to a children’s book drive. Beta Pis picked up aluminum cans and litter on campus and around the Greek system. They recycled the most cans of all UW chapters.

The chapter won an award for the most donations from a chapter to the Giving Tree, a donation center which received new items for children in need. The chapter also contributed a number of Christmas stockings to servicemen aboard a ship who would not be able to be at home with their families during the holidays.

Spring quarter the chapter sold tickets for a Sonics game to earn money to send children to Camp Goodtimes.

==Highlights of the 2000-2010==

In October, 2005, Beta Pi celebrated its Centennial. More than 300 Kappas attended a special luncheon at Benaroya Hall in downtown Seattle. Several classes held reunions, the annual Doris Bronson Morril, Mary Maxwell Gates and Fleur-de-Lis awards were presented to deserving alumnae and a video celebrating 100 Years of Beta Pi was shown. Fraternity Director of Alumnae Carol George Sanders, Cal State Northridge attended.

At chapter dinner, Carol presented a $1,000 check from the Fraternity to UW president Mark Emmert to commemorate Beta Pi’s 100 years on the campus. This money went into the UW’s general scholarship fund.

Beta Pi continued its tradition of success in Recruitment by pledging 33 dedicated, intelligent and beautiful women. The pledge class included seven legacies.

The chapter excelled academically this year. Its G.P.A. placed was second among the UW sororities in the fall of 2005 and winter 2006. The chapter finished the year in a tie for first place with a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.41.

Beta Pi welcomed a Kappa from Tulane who left her campus in the wake of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast. She lived in the chapter house fall quarter and attended classes at the UW. In January, she returned to school in New Orleans to continue the year at Tulane.

As part of the 2008 archives display, the chapter watched the video from the Centennial celebration, 100 Years of Beta Pi. This was really meaningful for the freshmen because they had the opportunity to see how Kappa had affected the lives of so many women for so many years.
After watching the video, art materials and stacks of photos were set out on tables. The women at each table created a page for the Kappa scrapbook. It allowed all the women to come together, use their creativity to celebrate Kappa and reminded the members of all the fun times they had shared during the past year. By the end of the evening, three new scrapbooks had been created.

A highlight from 2008 was the wonderful time Beta Pi had during Greek Weekend. Greek This is a Panhellenic-sponsored event, and its main purpose is to get high school seniors interested in Greek life at the UW. Beta Pi hosted approximately 25 girls for two days. It was fun to set up activites such as walking around the local neighborhood for coffee and giving campus tours to introduce the girls to the UW. It gave all the members a great opportunity to get to know the girls who might pledge Kappa.

With Panhellenic’s approval, a mock Recruitment was held. It was very helpful in familiarizing the girls with the Recruitment. Recruitment can be overwhelming to girls who are not familiar with it. Greek Weekend helps to ease their anxiety because they get to know some girls already in the chapter. Greek Weekend was an exceedingly helpful tool in not only promoting interest in the Greek system at the UW in high school seniors but also in preparing the sophomores for the upcoming formal Recruitment.

Founders Day 2008 was very special. Alumnae were honored by giving them their fifty, sixty-five- or seventy-five year pins. It was very emotional as these women were brought to tears by the fact that they were still friends with women from their pledge class. It even caused some of the active members to tear up as the older women received their pins and awards. It turned out to be especially beneficial for the New Members because they learned about Kappa Kappa Gamma history and experienced how far Kappa can reach.

This was an amazing year for Beta Pi. The chapter was successful in all areas of chapter life. From philanthropy participation to social activities, Beta Pi had a year to remember.

The University of Washington is truly one of the best universities in the country. With the number-one Nursing School in the country, as well as an amazing medical school, law school and business school. The UW is located in the heart of Seattle and has a great core group of sports fans of all ages as well as intellectuals. The average G.P.A. of students accepted at the UW was 3.7.

In 2008, the Seattle campus had more than 26,000 undergraduate students, and students could study or learn just about anything their heart desired. The study abroad program provided options to travel to many countries which gave students a chance to learn about the cultures of others. With such a big campus, the University is lucky to have 16 sororities and 30 fraternities, which helped give the large campus a smaller feeling.

Even though the football team did not do as well as everyone had hoped for in 2008, it had an extremely promising future. New head coach Steve Sarkisian developed a positive and optimistic attitude in the team and fans.

Beta Pi had more than 100 active members, and constantly had girls studying abroad. While it was fun to have all the girls in the house, Beta Pi recognizes what an amazing experience it is for our women to study abroad, therefore it was highly encouraged. Several women in the house were involved in intramural sports, and three members of Beta Pi were on the UW women's soccer team.

Starting the 2009 school year included welcoming new UW interim president, Phyllis Wise. The previous president, Mark Emmert, resigned to become the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) president. What a great fall sports season to be a part of the NCAA.

One of the great accomplishments of Beta Pi was maintaining a G.P.A. of 3.35 for spring quarter 2009. Thanks to our Vice President of Academic Excellence, the members have continued to constantly promote scholarship in the chapter and they were encouraged to maintain high grades each quarter.
Parents’ weekend was held. It included a great father-daughter barbeque and baseball game, and a mother-daughter tea hosted by the Parents Club at the Seattle Golf Club.

Fall 2009 began with another outstanding Recruitment. The pledge class consisted of 31 New Members including one junior and one sophomore. Everyone really came together, and Recruitment ran smoothly with no infractions or major problems. Bid Week followed and was filled with many fun events such as trips to Green Lake, barbeques and campfires, an all-house bowling party and an ice cream social. The members were very proud of our New Member class.

After 2009 Recruitment came Founders Day which was a very special event. It was held at the Seattle Yacht Club and the entire Kappa council and new pledge class attended.

In November 2009, Beta Pi welcomed an ambitious new council and the Leadership Consultant visited the chapter. It was a very pleasant week and provided the chapter with excellent feedback and ideas for improvement.

The ladies of Beta Pi had opportunities to attend some exciting social events during the year. These events included the annual Sapphire Ball, a Mariners game grab-a-date and a two-of-a-kind dance. Some Kappas were lucky enough to travel abroad to several countries.

The UW continued to be rated one of the top 100 universities in the country. It attracts a very diverse group of students including many international students. It had many opportunities to offer both academically and in terms of life experiences. The UW offers a wide range of programs and electives taught by intelligent and inspiring professors. It is a great place to learn and prepare for life after college.

In addition to classes, the UW offers endless options for involvement in different students clubs and organizations as well as intramural sports teams. The UW Seattle campus currently has approximately 28,000 undergraduate students. In 2010, the university has 16 sororities and 30 fraternities.

Beta Pi is was a strong chapter with many amazing young women. It had more than 100 active members each with outstanding qualities. The chapter members excelled in many areas including leadership and philanthropy and did their best to uphold the ideals of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

In 2010 chapter received the Panhellenic Association’s Excellence in Social Award and the Katie Treichel Award. Many of the women in the chapter elected to study abroad. These experiences only help to add to the diversity of the chapter.

The chapter had four members on the UW women's soccer team, one member of the UW cheerleading team and two members in the ROTC program. Several of the members were enrolled in the Honors College.

Although the chapter had many successes in 2010, it was lucky not to encounter any major issues; however it did run into a few challenges.

Unfortunately, with good news often comes bad news, and the chapter did face some challenges in 2010. Only reaching the All-Sorority Average, the chapter ranked ninth out of 17 chapters in the Sorority Academic Rankings for winter quarter with an all-house average of 3.36. The chapter was, however, still above the UW average and the UW Greek average. It was definitely a disappointment to the members because they knew they were capable of much stronger academic achievements and the G.P.A. did not reflect the hard-earned reputation of being a chapter focused on academics.

As a result, the Vice President of Academic Excellence put a lot of effort into creative ideas to encourage each member to raise her grades. With a Dress Like Your Major-themed dinner, Starbucks gift cards for most improved and highest G.P.A. awards and individual meetings to brainstorm ways in which the chapter could help anyone struggling, all contributed to the spring success. After spring quarter, the chapter went from ninth to third, with an all-chapter average of 3.43 - an illustration of what hard work and strong sisterhood can accomplish.

Another challenge faced in 2010 was the loss of several great members. Many of our seniors resigned because they didn’t want to pay the live-out fees. It was sad to see them go, but chapter members continued to keep in regular contact with them.

2010 was definitely a year for the books for the women of Beta Pi. Beginning in January, the chapter hosted its Regional Director of Chapters and Coordinator of Chapter Support for a long weekend. They were really fabulous, and it was a great chance for the members to get to know women who have continued to uphold Kappa Kappa Gamma traditions and values. Numerous coffee dates, lunch dates, gym visits and other fun, quintessential Seattle activities were scheduled for them with actives, giving the members the opportunity to learn more about and get involved with the Fraternity.

Unfortunately, following their visit, the tragic 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit Haiti, killing more than 250,000 people and injuring many. The chapter and a majority of the Greek community raised money to donate to support relief efforts through the Red Cross in Haiti.

Throughout the final winter months, January and February, in Seattle, Hunter boots and “puffy” Northface jackets were the rage. Other trends that started 2010 and continued on campus, especially in the chapter, include Ugg boots, Lululemon apparel, leggings, boots, scarves of all types, Nike apparel and the occasional crop tops paired with a bandage skirt when attending social functions at fraternities.

The warmer trends were shown in full stride, when several of our women carpooled up to Vancouver and Whistler, Canada, for the Winter Olympic Games in February 2010. Team USA did very well and won a multitude of medals. It was very exciting for those who were there and o for the nation as a whole.

Spring quarter 2010 was action-packed for the chapter. It kicked off with the UW’s men’s basketball team making it to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament. Although they eventually lost to West Virginia, many women in the chapter appreciate and follow the university’s athletics, which made this showing in the tournament very thrilling.

The highlight of the fantastic spring quarter was placing third in the Panhellenic academic rankings, with a house average of 3.43. It is always an exceptional quarter when everyone performs so well in class. The All-Sorority Average was a 3.36, and the junior class helped immensely to raise the all-house average, finishing with a 3.52 as its pledge class average. This achievement did not only boost the house morale, but also helped during Greek Weekend and in fall 2010 Recruitment.

In September, the chapter upheld its outstanding reputation of being a strong chapter by recruiting a phenomenal new freshman class of 32. Immediately, they all formed bonds with women in their pledge class and intermixed with the older girls. It was such a delight to have them in the chapter. The pledges were fabulous and brought a fun spirit into the chapter.

The Husky women’s soccer team made it all the way to the Elite Eight for only the second time in school history. After a few rough football seasons, UW quarterback Jake Locker, who stayed for his senior year instead of entering the NFL draft early, led the team to the Holiday Bowl in San Diego, Calif. and the Huskies beat Nebraska. It was unbelievable after the rocky season they’d had, but an amazing achievement for the entire university. Several Beta Pi’s attended the game together, and made it into a pledge class vacation. The Holiday Bowl win helped ring in the New Year for the chapter!

Unfortunately, the country was dealing with some very difficult issues. The job market was extremely limited, it was fighting two wars, one in Afghanistan and another in Iraq, the economy was in crisis and there was a very significant and transformative election in the fall of 2010. In addition, the university had to deal with major budget reductions because of the state legislature’s cuts and the recession.

Of all the universities in the nation, the University of Washington was ranked 41st and has consistently been ranked in the top 50 for the last couple of years. Continuing to improve its staff, research, resources and campus atmosphere, the University of Washington strives to be the best for its students. The Foster School of Business opened its new building on campus, PACCAR Hall. At least 25 of the actives were enrolled in the business school, making PACCAR a very popular study spot and a prime location for class. A major bonus about having classes in PACCAR is that it has a Starbucks in the building.

The UW athletic department and administration announced plans for a Husky Stadium renovation. Construction will begin immediately after the 2011 football season. For one year, the home games will be played at the Seahawks’ Century Link Field downtown, in order to rebuild the stadium from the ground up. Once completed, the successful football program with Coach Steve “Sark” Sarkisian will have a brand- new, state-of-the-art-stadium.

After a very successful Recruitment, with a Willy-Wonka-themed Bid Day, Beta Pi gained a fabulous class of new members. These women brought a lot of energy to the chapter, especially during our Inspiration Week. At the end of Inspiration Week, on November 13th, 32 new Kappa Kappa Gammas were initiated.

Every new pledge class struggles with adjusting to college and transitioning into its new home, but the upperclassmen worked hard to make that transition as smooth as possible for the New Members. In 2010, the freshmen’s favorite New Member event was their sleepover with the sophomores at one of the sophomore’s homes, where they played games, had dinner and watched a movie. These events provided special bonding time immediately after the freshmen were welcomed into the house and also became memorable moments for the upperclassmen.

Historically, the majority of Beta Pi’s members have been Washington residents with most coming from nearby cities and towns. However, during the last few years, the chapter welcomed many more women from other areas including California, Oregon and Chicago. It has been awesome way to diversify the chapter and also makes for some great Kappa vacations.

A notable event that occurred in our chapter in 2010 was welcoming back about ten members who had been abroad all fall. They told incredible stories about their adventures. Many of the stories influenced other members of the chapter to take advantage of the many highly respected programs through the UW and partnering organizations.

Junior Meredith Stager was selected Vice President of Public Relations on the Panhellenic Council. The chapter had not had a member serve on this council in a very long time so it was exciting that the chapter would now be represented in a leadership role of the UW Greek System. It was hoped that that her new position would encourage other chapter members to become more involved in Panhellenic in the years to come.

A challenge faced this year was maintaining high morale and Kappa spirit in the annex. The annex house director didn’t fill the role of what the annex needed as a house director. The strong sisterhood and morale in the main house was really lacking in the annex in large part because of the annex house director. A new house director for the annex was hired and she did wonderful job getting to know all of the women living in the annex. She had a much stronger presence and created a more cohesive feeling among the 25 members who live in the annex.

All these activities plus more were accomplished by many young, enthusiastic and outgoing women. Kappa’s contributions to the University of Washington and to the community are worthy of praise and have been remembered through the years.
Convention Award:

Convention 2006 proved to be a wonderful affirmation of Beta Pi’s successes and tradition of excellence.

The chapter received the 2004-2006 Recruitment Award for a chapter on a campus with 15 or more sororities, honorable mention for the Heritage Award, honorable mention for the Greatest Improvement in Scholarship Award and honorable mention for the Panhellenic Award.

The chapter also received recognition at the Foundation banquet for donating $2,500 to the Kappa Foundation.

'''Housing:'''

The House Corporation focused on maintaining the annex and main house rather than decorating. The biggest project was painting the exterior of the Annex.

An outside security system was installed. The security lighting was expanded outside and the wiring to support this system was updated.

An ongoing project was to plan to update the chapter house for the second 100 years of Beta Pi members.

During the summer of 2007, several major repairs and improvements were made to the chapter house. First and most critically, the boiler, which was nearly as old as the house, was replaced. It had been on its last legs for quite a while, so the replacement ensures that there will be hot water and heat for a long time to come. In addition, the radiators in each bedroom was updated with new heat control valves. The result is that members will be able to actually control the heat in their rooms, which will come in handy during the cold winter months.

The third floor sleeping porch and 'library' bedroom have received new carpet that was much needed. A new sliding glass door will also be installed, leading up to the sun porch on the roof.

The major renovation was the remodeling of the basement and chapter room. This project entailed new paint, carpet, and flooring, along with all new lighting and ceiling fans. The new design features an art room which could be used for projects and poster making and most importantly, all new freshman study spaces. Each desk includes built-in upper and lower cabinet storage as well as personal lighting.

These come at a crucial time, considering that for the past couple of years there have not been enough study spaces for the new member class. The beautiful basement remodel adds a lot to the house overall, and will make chapter meetings and late night studying more comfortable for everyone. The chapter appreciated the wonderful house board and all of the many contractors and other people who made this possible. The updates were much appreciated and everyone looked forward to seeing how the house would continue to improve in the coming years.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Beta Pi maintained involvement in the community by continuing to help the children in the Ronald McDonald House. The chapter raised $6,000 from its third annual Klassic Golf Tournament to donate to the Ronald McDonald House. This year’s tournament was held at the Echo Falls Golf and Country Club. More than 100 players participated.

In 2007, members of Beta Pi hosted the first annual Kappa Fling Ultimate Frisbee Tournament. The event took place at Denny Field on the UW campus from Monday, April 23, through Thursday, April 26. Through registration fees, sponsorships and tee shirt and Frisbee sales, Beta Pi raised $4,000 for our local charity, Ronald McDonald House.

Following the final championship game, all participants were invited back to the Kappa House for a barbecue to celebrate a week of fun, hard work, and philanthropy. The winners of the tournament, the men of Pi Kappa Alpha, received a trophy and recognition at the barbecue as well The second place Phi Tau team members were so grateful for the sincerity and support of their Kappa coaches that at the end of the tournament they gave each of them a bouquet of flowers.

In the past, the chapter hosted the Kappa Klassic Golf Tournament, which has been great, but this year the members wanted to try something different that focused more on involving the University of Washington's campus community. Ultimate Frisbee is an extremely popular sport, and the chapter was thrilled to have fifteen teams participating that consisted of fraternity men as well as other UW students. Not only did the participants have a great time, but all of the undergraduate members had an outstanding time coaching and cheering on all of the teams!

Because of the low cost of the tournament, Beta Pi was also able to make a $1,000 donation to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation with the remaining portion of the philanthropy budget.
The money raised from t-shirt sales and participation fees was donated to Ronald McDonald House, where the children could benefit directly from the chapter’s efforts. The members participated in many fraternity-sponsored events and won our brother fraternity's philanthropy, Derby Days, which supports the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Beta Pi continues to cultivate social responsibility by giving time, talent and treasure to serve the greater good. The chapter looks forward to the future of Kappa Fling, and hopes that it remains a Beta Pi tradition for many years to come!

During 2008, active members of Beta Pi reached out to the community. Visiting Ronald McDonald House was one of the most rewarding aspects of our philanthropy. A trip to the Ronald McDonald House was scheduled once a quarter where members participated in fun activities with the children. In 2008, the chapter went a few days before Halloween and decorated Halloween cookies with the kids. It was amazing to see how much such an activity can affect the children.

The winter and spring quarters proved to be very social for the girls of Beta Pi who participated in more philanthropic events, including an all-night volleyball tournament, a soccer tournament and a basketball tournament. It was great to see the members participating and helping others in the Greek community. Many grab-a-dates and exchanges gave the Beta Pi’s the chance to interact with friends and others both inside and outside of the Greek Community.
During fall quarter 2010, the annual book drive for Reading is Fundamental began. More than 100 books were collected.

Spring quarter 2010, the chapter’s annual philanthropy event was held, Kappa Fling. It was a weeklong ultimate Frisbee tournament for both fraternities and sororities. Not only did everyone have a lot of fun, the event also raised a whopping $3,300 for the Ronald McDonald House, the chapter’s local philanthropy. In the spirit of philanthropy, the members also participated in Lambda Chi’s philanthropy event, Watermelon Bust, in support of The Jamie Moyer Foundation.

Monthly visits to the Ronald McDonald House were part of the chapter’s philanthropy calendar. During the visits, they often engaged the children who stayed at the house in activities such as decorating cookies, making bookmarks and various board or card games. The chapter does a great job of keeping philanthropic participation a top priority. The more everyone gives back, the higher the morale in the chapter.

School started in October, rather late, but with the start of school came Sigma Chi Derby Days which raised money for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Theta Chi Stampede Week, supporting The Kyle Charvat Foundation. Everyone looks forward to both events all year, and always give a strong performance. It is a great chance for the whole chapter to rally behind something together and really bond.

==Highlights 2011-2019:==

(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.)

==Highlights of 2011==

2011 was an exciting year for the active members of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We hosted our first ever intersorority philanthropy, titled UFC, the Ultimate Fraternity Competition. This was held in March with the women of Gamma Phi Beta. UFC consisted of an Ultimate Frisbee competition which supported our local philanthropy, the Ronald McDonald House. Beta Pi has been working on promoting panhellenic relations within the chapter, and partnering with Gamma Phi Beta was a huge step in fostering new intersorority relationships. Later in Spring Quarter, we took the championship title of Lambda Chi’s Watermelon Bust philanthropy week, our neighboring fraternity. However, our most important accomplishment was coming out of Spring quarter second in grades! We set a high standard for ourselves and will really stand out during Formal Fall Recruitment.

As members returned from summer in September, we were eager to recruit a new class of wonderful Kappas. Recruitment resulted in a class of 37 young women, our biggest pledge class in history! 25 of our new members are from the state of Washington, 11 from California and 2 from Oregon. Bid Day, themed “Red, White, and True Blue” was as exciting as ever! The new members are an amazing addition to our chapter. This year marks the 150th class to enter the University of Washington, so it is a great year to be a freshman. As school began, our first fraternity philanthropy we chose to participate in was Sigma Chi Derby Days, which we ended up winning! It was a great bonding experience for the freshmen and the rest of the chapter showered them with immense support. Husky football games proved to be a standout social event as always, the Huskies finished with a 7-5 record, and participation in the Valero Alamo Bowl!

Autumn of 2011 was a beautiful time for Seattle, as the leaves were bursting with color for months. Fall Quarter marked the start of our intense fundraising effots to benefit GIRLS Academy. Beta Pi was selected to host the 3rd ever Kappa GIRLS Academy, and our chapter is anxious and excited! The program focuses on mentoring middle school-aged girls to learn the benefits of staying in school and the qualities of leadership. Our actives raised over $600 in babysitting and another $600 in a bake sale with all proceeds dedicated to the GIRLS Academy retreat occuring March 3rd and 4th As we transitioned into Winter, Beta Pi welcomed a transfer student from the Gamma Mu chapter of Oregon State University. Lindsey Anderson has been a joy to have at Beta Pi and we have loved hearing about the similiarities and differences between the chapters. More in local news; Yogurtland, a popular frozen yogurt shop, opened up on University Way! This is one of the year's trendiest hotspots. Kappas are often seen walking down to get their froyo fix! Northface jackets, lululemon pants and Ugg boots continued to be a typical outfit for busy UW students, Kappas included. We also love knee length boots paired with leggies and a long sweater. Scarves, bags, bangles, and jewelry are often exchanged throughout the chapter, Beta Pi is full of fashionistas! We can expect new trends, new activities and more accomplishments for the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma in 2012!

'''Campus:''' The University of Washington continues to be growing in popularity amongst the nation. This year was the first time that one-third of all accepted students were from out-of-state, making the University more difficult to get in to for in-state students. The University's competitiveness is on the rise and we can only expect it to continue in the coming years. Husky Stadium has begun its renovation and will be completed by the 2013 season. Construction disrupts the ambiance of Montlake and the Arboretum, two beautiful areas surrounding our campus. Students are looking forward to a new stadium where Husky pride is sure to surge. In the mean time, we will have football games at the Century Link Field in downtown Seattle where the Seahawks currently play.

'''Chapter:''' Beta Pi actives are constantly wanting to get involved. Whether it is with the University, the chapter specifically or our community at large, the young women are eager to participate. A couple notable Kappas are: sophomore Jillian Cellich sits on ASUW working as a senator, she hopes to run on an all Greek ticket for ASUW next year. Freshman Kate Sibley was just selected to sit on Panhellenic Standards Board. Sophomore Haley Erickson was recently elected as our chapters first Fundraising Chair, Haley sits on council and is working to set precedent and draft a formal leadership guide for the position in the future. Numerous members have internships and jobs working in retail, accounting, microbiology labs, nannying, marketing, and finance.

One difficult challenge of the year was accommodating for a pledge class of 37 women. University of Washington’s Greek Community is growing in popularity, and in size. Chapter’s quotas are raising yearly. There is a committee currently working on the idea of expansion at the University and the possibility of opening our Greek doors to another chapter. Our previous president, Maggie Pool, and Advisory Board Chair, Lauren Lukjanowicz, sit on that committee. All of that said, our 37 new members are assimilating wonderingly into our Kappa community. Another challenge we’ve been dealing with is fostering original, creative social events. As seniors have experienced some of the same events year after year, we are trying new things! To kick off the school year we had our traditional Mariners grab-a-date, followed by a newly themed Fall Dance, Kappa Gam Space Gam! Both events were well attended and appreciated by our members. The event chairman, Megan Mayer, is working hard to plan creative intersorority and fraternity exchanges at the chapter house. Just last month we made canvas art by gluing crayons to canvas and melting them with hairdryers, an art project we discovered on a newly popular website called Pinterest! No matter what challenges present themselves, the Beta Pi actives are always ready to take them on to better our chapter in any way we can!

==Highlights of 2012==

'''Philanthropy'''
2012 was a big year for Philanthropy at Beta Pi. The chapter chose to apply to host Girl’s Academy in 2011 and was selected by the Fraternity as one of two chapters to participate in the program in February of 2012. The program is comprised of small and large group activities and discussions, which are geared toward inspiring and instilling leadership qualities in young girls who may not otherwise have role models to do so. Washington Middle School, where the event took place, had such receptive and excited participants; every Kappa who was involved in Girl’s Academy was appreciative of and enthusiastic about the opportunity. With such a positive response, the chapter decided to apply for a second year of hosting Girl’s Academy, which we were again chosen for, and will host in February 2013.

We also continued our second year of “Ultimate Fraternity Competition” with Gamma Phi Beta. The week-long competition is a fun way to get fraternities involved with our fundraising efforts; the money raised is split between the two sorority philanthropy’s, our portion going to The Ronald McDonald House. It is a really great way to increase positive inter-sorority relations, as we are the only joint sorority philanthropy on campus.

As always, we continue in our efforts to give to the National Fraternity philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, and again collected books to donate to the organization.

'''Chapter Council'''
We added two new Council positions this last year, a Fundraising Chair and an Exchange Chair. Both were successful positions, and we decided to continue both for the current Council.

'''Biennial Convention:'''
Beta Pi was lucky enough to send 5 active members to Convention in Jacksonville this year: Ali Smith, Bryn Smith, Bryn Wensley, Haley Erikson, and Kaylie Gray accompanied Chapter Council Advisor, Molly Boyajian to Convention and accepted the Technology Award for Beta Pi.

'''Greek Awards'''
We were also honored by our own Greek Community at the Greek Awards banquet with the Excellence in Academic Programming Award.

'''Panhellenic Involvement'''
Two Kappa sisters were elected to Panhellenic Council this year, a very exciting thing as it has been a few years since we have had Kappa’s represent Panhellenic. Kate Sibley, a sophomore, is Vice President of Service and Philanthropy, and junior Jillian Celich is Vice President of Risk Management.

'''Alumnae Relations'''
Alumnae relations have been as great in 2012, as we always strive to keep them high. We started the year off with our first ever Career Fair in which professional women from the Seattle Alumna Association came to help us edit our resumes, talk about career options, and offer mock interview sessions. It was helpful and exciting to see so many successful and professional women who started their careers in the same place we are today. In late October, we also held a ‘Trick or Treat’ afternoon for local alumnae with young children to go from room to room to collect candy from dressed-up actives. We were able to couple this event with a Halloween Bake Sale, for which proceeds went to Girls Academy.

'''Recruitment'''
This year Beta Pi had a more challenging recruitment, but we finished strong with a new member class of 33 incredible women! We initiated 32 in the fall, and will be initiating another this February. Our Chapter is getting really excited and working hard with our advisers to ensure that we have yet another successful recruitment this fall!

'''Current Events'''
2012 Election this year, there was a lot of talk about the upcoming elections and people were excited about watching the debates and overall process of election, since this was most actives’ first time voting in a Presidential Election. We had a sisterhood in our first-floor lounge for one of the final debates, girls gathered downstairs to eat snacks, watch, and discuss details of the debate.

'''Changes'''
Husky Games this year took place at Qwest field in downtown Seattle, as our home stadium is now under construction, but will be reopening next year upon the first game of the season. The Huskies also made it to the Maaco Bowl this year in Las Vegas where we took on Boise State, but came up short. Next year for sure—GO DAWGS!

The University of Washington has been taking on more and more students in the last few years, although places to live are not increasing at a comparable rate. Therefore, we have had more Potential New Member’s come through Recruitment than in years previous. In apprehension of another year of large pledge classes, many rising Juniors found places to live outside the chapter house for the 2012-2013 school year. Traditionally, Beta Pi has never had more than a few special circumstance juniors live out, so it has been a new challenge for our chapter. The junior class and house as a whole has handled it extremely well, keeping morale and participation high this year. We have also instituted a meal plan this year, in an effort to keep live outs at the chapter house and in contact with those who live in. It has worked out greatly and all parties have been grateful for the option to eat lunches at Kappa.

One of the biggest issues on campus this year has been the idea of differential tuition. Many students, especially the student government, ASUW, are opposed to the idea and will travel to Olympia in early 2013 to fight the legislation.

“From its humble beginnings as a frontier university, the UW, now three campuses strong, has risen to take its place as one of the 20 best universities on the planet. Unquestionably, we are the global gateway envisioned by its founders…” Michael K. Young, new University of Washington president, 2011.

==Highlights of 2013==

'''Philanthropy'''
2013 was a very year exciting for Philanthropy at Beta Pi. The chapter hosted GIRLS academy for the second time in February 2012 and then reapplied to be eagerly hosting again for the third time in February of 2014. GIRLS academy stands for Girls Inspiring Respect Leadership and Service. The program is comprised of small and large group activities and discussions, which are geared toward inspiring and instilling leadership qualities and positive body image in young girls. It is a great chance for women in our chapter to be role models and leaders in our community. The event takes place at Washington Middle School, and every year the participants are so excited and receptive to the program, making it easy for Kappas to be appreciative and enthusiastic about the opportunity to volunteer with GIRLS academy.

To raise money for GIRLS academy, Beta Pi hosted their first annual Kappa Kappa Kickball tournament. The tournament was a 3‐day event made up of a double elimination kickball tournament, hot dog eating contest and serenade competition. To advertise the tournament a Facebook event was created and invitations were went to fraternity men in the UW Greek community along with physical letters. 12 fraternities participated in the event donating a $100 entry fee each. Overall, $1200 was donated to support GIRLS Academy programming. We also raised money through holiday bake sales, which was a great way to get Beta Pi involved in the Greek community and utilize our public relations/fundraising teams to get our philanthropy more publicized.

As always, we continue in our efforts to give to the National Fraternity philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, and have a book drive to donate books to the organization. We also have a chapter competition between members in different rooms to see which room could donate the most books. It runs through the month of February and is a great way to get roommates involved in philanthropy. We additionally have bi-quarterly visits to the Ronald McDonald house. We have fun arts and crafts projects with the kids, which is a great way to get involved with our community and connect with local families.

'''Province'''
Beta Pi was lucky enough to send 8 active members to Province this year. At Province, Beta Pi was honored to win best active-adviser relations award and most improved chapter.

'''Greek Awards'''
We were honored by our Greek Community at the Greek Awards banquet for being finalists for the Excellence in Academic Programming Award.

'''Panhellenic Involvement'''
Two Kappa sisters have served on Panhellenic Council this past year. Kate Sibley, a sophomore, is Vice President of Service and Philanthropy, and junior Jillian Celich is Vice President of Risk Management. We also have a junior panhellenic representative who goes to weekly meetings. They are very involved with Panhellenic and keep up Beta Pi relations with Panhellenic throughout the year.

'''Alumnae Relations'''
Alumnae relations have been great this year. We had another successful Career Fair in which professional women from the Seattle Alumna Association came to help us edit our resumes, talk about career options, and offer mock interview sessions. It was helpful and exciting to see so many successful and professional women who started their careers in the same place we are today. In late October, we also held a ‘Trick or Treat’ afternoon for local alumnae with young children to go from room to room to collect candy from dressed-up actives. Our alumnae also helped throughout the year with recruitment and did a mock House Tours’ event with the chapter. We also won best active-adviser award at Province.

'''Recruitment'''
Recruitment was a huge success this year. Throughout the year, our chapter executed various workshops to enhance our Recruitment skills. These workshops began in winter quarter in order to prepare for Greek Preview and continued throughout the spring. The workshops were focused on values based recruiting and identifying values in Potential New Members. In the weeks preceding Recruitment, Beta Pi also practiced Open House Round and House Tours Round of Recruitment with other sororities in the Greek community. This gave our chapter valuable insight into how we could improve our Recruitment skills. The success of these events was made evident by our chapter not receiving a single violation or infraction during all of recruitment.

'''Academics'''
Beta Pi has improved greatly this past year in grades. In the Spring of 2013, Beta Pi was ranked 14th out of all the sororities in the Greek community, with a 3.30 GPA. Academics were a huge challenge for our chapter and major changes were made. A sophomore/freshman study buddy group was created, where each week they had an academic related assignment to complete. We increased academic morale with our scholarship dinners, pledge class GPA/test file competition, Geek of the Week jar, and Kappa Kompliments Facebook page. All of these activities are aimed at recognizing members of the chapter for their academic endeavors and accomplishments. The success of these programs was very apparent when Beta Pi tied for 1st in grades in fall of 2014 with a GPA of 3.48. The improvement is academic excellence was amazing and has created a lot of momentum for the rest of the year to do well in grades.

'''Current Events'''
In October of 2013, the government shutdown for over two weeks. During this time flu vaccinations were put on hold with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unable to support its seasonal influenza program. Beta Pi however had already invited Walgreens to come to our chapter during the shutdown and give out flu shots. We opened up their services to the whole community and helped numerous people get vaccinated and stay healthy during the flu season.

One of the biggest issues on campus is the prospect of differential tuition which would change tuition rates for different majors. Although differential tuition could increase educational funding and overall program expansion, it would also place a huge burden on students who are already faced with inflated tuition bills and loans. In March of 2013, University of Washington students were joined by campus union representatives and members of the community in s statewide coordinated day of action in opposition to differential tuition. They marched in Olympia to promote House Bill 1043, which is legislation that limits public universities ability to set differential tuition. If differential tuition became a reality, it would not only affect every member of our chapter but also Potential New Members. The cost of college is a huge issue for most incoming freshman and increasing tuition rates could make the University of Washington less desirable and have a detrimental effect on the whole Greek Community.

Another big change that happened in the Greek Community was the changes made on Recruitment. There was a “no frills” policy created which stated that chapters had to focus more on engaging in conversations with Potential New Members rather than impressing them with their looks, decorations, or any other superficial aspect of Recruitment. The goal is to make the Recruitment process a more genuine experience that is based off of the morals and philanthropic endeavors of the chapter. This affected Philanthropy day for many chapters and also changed a lot of the rules on door chants.

The campus has also started a Husky Nightwalk to be hosted on February 12 in conjunction with UWPD and Seattle PD to clean up the Greek Community. Beta Pi will attend the event and help clean up the streets, identify deficiencies in lighting, and help better the safety of our community overall.

==Highlights of 2014==

-In February 2014 , Beta Pi and the Seattle Alumni Association hosted Girls Academy for the 3rd time at Washington Middle School.

- Also in February, at the University of Washington Greek Awards, Beta Pi won awards for Chapter Management, Outstanding New Member Programming, Excellence in Academic Programming, and the Katie Treichel Spirit Award for a stellar 2013 Recruitment.

- Also related to awards, in June at Kappa Kappa Gamma Convention in Houston, Texas, Beta Pi won the award for Philanthropy and received Honorable Mention for the House Board Award, Heritage Award (in honor of the Lake Washington Alumni Association), the award for Gracious Living, Alumni Philanthropy, and Chapter Management. The Seattle Alumni Association was awarded the Membership Reference Award and the Lake Washington Alumni Association also won the Lifelong Education Award. Beta Pi sent four representatives and our delegate, Kristin Hummel (2014 Marshal) had the honor of introducing former Kappa Kappa Gamma President Julie.

- Scholarship was a great high point for Beta Pi in 2014. In the Fall we tied for first in academics, with a overall GPA of _3.39__ and quarterly GPA of _3.47___. Winter we were ranked 5th and Spring ranked 8th . We hope to continue to succeed in our academics in 2015.

- First Reading is Fundamental event at Lowell Middle School in May and we donated over 500 books in honor of Reading is Fundamental.

- In April Beta Pi hosted its second annual Kappa Kickball tournament on campus. We chose to rename the tournament "Kristy's Kickball" in honor of a PC 07 Beta Pi Alum, Kristy LeMond, who passed away from sarcoma in 2012. 17 fraternities participated in the daily kickball tournaments, as well as a hot dog eating competition and serenade sing-off, which helped us raise over $2,000 which went directly to the Kristy LeMond Scholarship, created by The Seattle Alumni Association who started the fund to give out three $2,000 scholarships to Beta Pi actives during their time at UW.

- In May 2014, Beta Pi was very busy from having Parents Weekend (including a rainy Seattle Sounders game and a brunch at the Seattle Golf club) the first weekend of the month to hosting a terrific Greek Preview day to potential PNM's (and their parents for a parents house tour round) on May 10. The following week we celebrated PC '10 for their Senior Week, which we capped off with "Kore Day" on May 11, a day to celebrate our "kore families" with an all-house picnic at Golden Gardens beach in Seattle.

- September was a busy month for Beta Pi, filled with a fun "work week" to kick off an excellent week of Recruitment that culminated in a Bid Day theme of "We Go Together" (a nod to the carnival scene in the movie "Grease") and welcoming 39 new members to Beta Pi. The following week of welcome for our New Members included fun bonding activities with each pledge class, including a New Member-Senior brunch, a fun New Member/Sophomore sleepover at a nearby active's house, and all-house activities as well, such as celebrating PC 14's first "Dawg Saurday" football game by walking down to the game all together, and going to Skate King for a 90's-themed roller skating sisterhood.

-Socially Beta Pi was very busy in 2014: We had a "Keys on Main" formal grab-a-date at a local dueling piano bar, a spring formal at Aquabar in downtown Seattle (complete with face painting and a photo booth), and two fall events: an informal grab-a-date to a Mariner's game in September and an informal "Two of a kind" dance at a nearby Seattle venue in November.

- In October we celebrated Founders Day with a lovely brunch hosted by the Lake Washington Alumni Association at the University Women's Club in downtown Seattle. In addition to the highest academic achievers of spring quarter, each of our 39 new members were able to attend, mingle with the alums, and sing Kappa songs. Additionally in October we hosted local alumni and their children for the annual Alum trick or treat. Actives dressed up in fun Halloween costumes and gave out candy to the alums and their young children as the kids went from room to room. Additionally the children decorated mini pumpkins and listened to some Halloween tunes. Additionally, thanks to our vast local alumni network, Beta Pi worked with the alums to start a "Coffee with a Kappa" mentorship/meet and greet program in which actives were paired up with local alums to ask about career advice, post-graduate plans, and get to know one another in an informal setting. It has become an invaluable resource for both undergrads and graduating seniors and is a tradition we hope to continue in 2015!

- In addition to officially welcoming in our 39 New Members to Beta Pi and membership in Kappa Kappa Gamma on November 8, we also affiliated a member formerly of University of Colorado: Boulder on November 3. Inspiration Week for the New Members was a very fun-filled week of sisterhoods, Kore family bonding time, and reflection for all members of Beta Pi, as we decorated the house for each day of the week (Sincerity, Growth, Love, Friendship, and Loyalty), and gave each new member cards to welcome them to Kappa Kappa Gamma officially.

- Beta Pi had two Leadership Consultant visits in 2014: Emilie Blake in the spring and Hana Johnson in the fall. Both were excellent visits and excellent opportunities for our Chapter to learn more about how we can continue to progress in our success as a Chapter and as sisters. Hana visited in October and was able to attend our joint Advisory Board/House Board Appreciation event on October 5. In addition to the AB/HB joint meeting, the Chapter Council Officers chose to write cards to their advisors and members of house board and give them flowers as signs of our appreciation for all of their hard work and help throughout 2014. Light dessert was served and it was a great opportunity to spend more time with the alums.

-Mariners GAD: The Beta Pi Chapter planned a fun grab-a-date during September 2014 to go watch a Mariners game. We were all able to sit with each other and enjoy a fun night of baseball while wearing our brand new baseball tees. Overall it was a very successful event and we hope to continue with it the next fall as well.

-The Beta Pi chapter held its annual trick or treating for alumni and their children. We decorated the house and put on costumes to host a very fun trick or treating event. We all bought candy and had each child visit the rooms in the main house to receive some candy for Halloween.

-In the spring of 2014 the Beta Pi chapter held its annual parents weekend. Each pledge class held its own get-together on Friday night to kick of the fun weekend. Saturday we all took our dads and/or moms to the Sounders Game to enjoy an exciting game of soccer. The next day was the mothers' day which included a brunch and a senior recognition ceremony.

-Every quarter the Beta Pi chapter schedules scholarship dinner to recognize the hard work and dedication that the chapter members put into their school work. The dinner includes a small ceremony in which the VP of Academics gives shout outs and treats to deans' list members and then more gifts to members with the highest top grades. Some highs of this year include being top ten in academic standing and remaining above the all sorority average.

-A couple times a quarter during the year of 2014, Kappa Kappa Gamma members have the privilege to visit and volunteer at the Ronald McDonald House just near the university. For a couple of hours, volunteers get to hang out and play fun games with the children.

-Risk Night - Alcohol, Check your Boobies, SARVA, UWPD: The Beta Pi Chapter hosted several risk nights which were very insightful and interactive. We all were able to learn more details about breast cancer, alcohol abuse, violence abuse, and UW safety. All the information provided by the guests was extremely useful and relevant especially while at college.

-New Chef with a blog: This fall we hired a new chef and he is wonderful. He started a blog called http://kkgkitchen.blogspot.com which shows the meals for the week and also includes announcements. Sometimes he will explain how he made a certain meal and also will answer our requests. He is a great asset to the kitchen staff and we are very grateful for his delicious food.

-Several chapter members joined a group in early 2014 called the INN. The INN is a weekly service of celebration and a worship service for anyone seeking Christian beliefs. Several Kappas have weekly meetings at the house or they will go to a church close to the UW.

-IMA basketball champs: In the Fall of 2014, chapter members created a intramural basketball team that included members from all pledge classes. This was a great way for all of them to interact more and get a good work out. They dominated the division they were in and eventually won the championship shirt. They received free t-shirts for their win and their picture is placed on the wall at the IMA gym.

-The UW recently increased its tuition in 2014.

-The 2014 recruitment had a high number of women and therefore each chapter was able to receive a higher number in their new pledge classes. Kappa Kappa Gamma received a big PC 14 which includes 39 members. We are very fortunate for all of them and glad we had the room to fit them all in the main house.

-Kappa Kappa Gamma has been recognized for its high retention especially for our PC 11s. They have remained the same number since freshmen year and we are so thrilled.

-Security updates- 2014 brought a lot of security scares especially in the Greek community. Several fraternities and sororities were broken into. The Beta Pi Chapter decided to inform each member of these concerns and remind them to walk with people at night. We also updated our security systems and even hired a security guard for several nights to ensure our safety.

-Chapter is held at the Kappa Kappa Gamma on the university campus. The chapter is an owned facility. Our chapter housing includes one main house and one annex (next to the main house). The main house holds 70 and the annex holds 24.

==Highlights of 2015==

• In February 2015, Kappa Kappa Gamma hosted its four year annual Icehouse Dance at a local venue in downtown Seattle. The week of Icehouse consisted of events such as serenading the fraternities with a Kappa rap.

• Risk Night – Alcohol Awareness, Check Your Boobies, SARVA, UWPD: The Beta Pi chapter hosted several risk nights which were very insightful and interactive. We were all able to learn more details about breast cancer, alcohol abuse, violence abuse, and UW safety. All the information provided by the guests were extremely useful and relevant especially while in college.

• New Chef with a blog: We have a new kitchen staff and chef that uses a blog to show the meals of the week and in addition includes announcements

• Several chapter members joined a group called the INN. The INN is weekly service celebration and a worship service for anyone seeking Christian beliefs. Several Kappas host weekly meetings at the chapter house or they will attend a church close to the UW

• September was a busy month for Beta Pi, filled with a fun “work week” to kick off an excellent week of Recruitment that culminated in a Bid Day Theme of “The Journey” which included a Washington and its well-known accolades. We welcomed 40 new members to Beta Pi. The following week of welcome for our New Members included fun bonding activities with each pledge class, including a New Member-Senior day, a fun New Member/Sophomore sleepover at a nearby active’s house, and all-house activities as well, such as celebrating PC 15’s first “Dawg Saturday” football game by walking down to the game all together

• Socially Beta Pi was very busy, with two Grab-a-Dates in Fall such as the Mariners game and one at a local bar near the University that was themed “mai tai”

• In October we celebrated Founders Day with a lovely brunch hosted by the Lake Washington Alumni Association at the University Women’s Club in downtown Seattle. In addition to the highest academic achievers of spring quarter, each of our new members were able to attend, mingle with alums, and sing Kappa songs. Additionally in October we hosted local alumni and their children for the annual Alum trick or treat. Actives dressed up in fun Halloween costumes and gave out candy to the alums and their young children as the kids went from room to room.

• On top of our successful Recruitment, we were able to extend our list of new members through continuous open bidding. This was the first time the chapter has participated in COB and we welcomed three new women into the chapter. Their official initiation will take place in January.

• In the spring of 2015 the Beta Pi Chapter held its annual parents weekend. Each pledge class held its own get-together on Friday night to kick of the fun weekend. Saturday we all took our dads and/or moms to the Husky Baseball Game to enjoy an exciting game of baseball. The next day was the mothers’ day which included a brunch and a senior recognition ceremony.

• Every quarter the Beta Pi Chapter schedules scholarship dinner to recognize the hard work and dedication that the chapter members put into their school work. The dinner includes a small ceremony in which the VP of academics gives shoutouts and treats to deans’ list members and then more gifts to members with the highest top grades. Some highs of this year including being top ten in academic standing and remaining above the all sorority average

• A couple times a quarter during the year of 2015, Kappa Kappa Gamma members had the privilege to visit and volunteer at the Ronald Mcdonald House just near the university. For a couple of hours, volunteers get to hang out and play fun games with the children

• The Beta Pi Chapter gained a new and wonderful house mother. Shelley has taken over her mother’s position as the all house house-mom. We are very excited for her and knew that the transition would be very easy. So far, she has been doing a great job keeping all the women and the house organized.

• In November, our lovely member, Casey Richard, was elected as Panhellenic VP of Recruitment Management. This will be great with continuing a close relationship with the UW Panhellenic and she will be a great liaison between the chapter, Panhellenic, and new members coming through recruitment.

• In the Fall of 2015, the Beta Pi Chapter contracted with a new composite company called Vantine. They were very easy to work with and affordable for our new composite picture.

• Francis Paoli, a member in PC 14, won Sigma Chi Sweetheart in Spring of 2015. This is a philanthropy week put on by the Sigma Chi Fraternity and winners are selected through a series of events.

• In the Fall of 2015, The Beta Pi Chapter completed a new system of promoting more participation in Kappa events, community events, volunteering and Panhellenic events. Points are award by submitting photo proof of involvement and each member is expected to submit at least six throughout the quarter. Involvement ties into standings for rooms for the next quarter.

• The Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter won Sigma Chi’s philanthropy week in the Fall of 2015. All proceeds go to Make-a-Wish and Kappas were able to raise the most money compared to the other sororities participating in the philanthropy week.

• Kappa Kappa Gamma downloaded a new application for phones called GIN. It will send text message reminders to all members for instance, there is a new study hour feature that will be used when telling all members when study hours will be taking place

• During Initiation week in early November, the LC Whitney Robinson visited the Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter. It was an excellent visit and a great opportunity for our Chapter to learn more about how we can continue to progress in our success as a Chapter and as sisters.

• Over the Summer of 2015, the chapter has was remodeled. The formal on the main floor was completely remodeled, hardwood floor was put in, new couches, tables, and chairs. In addition, the lounge room on the second floor and the lounge room in the annex received new furniture and tables.

Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.

• The UW increased its tuition in 2015

• The 2015 recruitment had a high number of women and therefore each chapter was able to receive a higher number in their new pledge classes. Kappa Kappa Gamma received a big PC 15 which includes 40 members. We are very fortunate for all of them and glad we had the room to fit them all in the main chapter house

• Security updates- 2015 brought a lot of security scares especially in the Greek community. Several fraternities and sororities were broken into. The Beta Pi Chapter decided to inform each member of these concerns and remind them to be careful especially at night. We also updated our security systems to ensure our safety.

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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!

Eta Kappa

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|Name= Eta Kappa
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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|2007|03|04}}
|College= [http://www.knox.edu/ Knox College]
|Location= Galesburg, IL
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'''Knox College established in 1837, Galesburg, Illinois'''

'''Founded March 4, 2007 - 31 charter members'''

''' 143 initiates (as of June 2015)''' 
''' 29 actives (as of June 2015)''' 
''' 98 alumnae (as of June 2015)''' 

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'''Charter Members:''' Caroline Brooke Allen, Ama Gyamfuaa Awua-Kyerematen, Jessica Rosalin Chan, Jennifer Beth Davis, Miriam Gillan, Danielle Marie Goebel, Virginia Baker Graves, Devynn Elise Hawley, Carolyn Elizabeth Hill, Jacqueline Elizabeth Johnson, Sibel Karabeyoglu, Carly Rose Kauffman, Rebeccah Jane Lanni, Jacqueline Claire Lee, Meryl Hope Leventon, Katya Colleen Manak, Kathleen Elizabeth Manly, Maureen Erin McDonnell, Nerissa Florentine Montes, Lindsey Annette Murrell, Jennifer Elizabeth Nefzger, Alexandra Kristin Nicasio, Stephanie Catherine Osthoff O'Brien, Alisha Carroll Statsinger Oscharoff, Catherine Adeline Ray, Jasmina Marie Ruano, Paloma Romero, Hadley Reese Standring, Jessica Anna Elaine Strache, Leslie Grace Stubbs, and Dana Samson Tipson.

'''Current Eta Kappa Chapter Officers:''' 
President Keegan Dohm 
Vice President of Standards Annie Ford 
Vice President of Academic Excellence Mackenzie Anderson 
Vice President of Organization Courtney Hopps 
Registrar/Marshal Lauren Langham 
Recording/Corresponding Secretary Dominique Scott 
Treasurer Annelise Hablutzel 
New Member Chairman Maggie Brick 
Education Chairman Jamie Blue 
Public Relations Chairman Andrea Santoyo 
Philanthropy Chairman Jeri Roosenbloom 
Event/Risk Chairman Mickella Duffy-Webb 
Membership Chairman Madi Pierro 
House Chairman Liz Clay 
Panhellenic Exec Emily Powers 
Panhellenic Delegate Jac Milligan 

'''Convention Awards:''' 
2008 New Member Program Honorable Mention 
2014 Excellence in Chapter Management

== Some of Eta Kappa's Outstanding Alumnae==
'''Fraternity Officers''' 

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients''' 

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients''' 

'''Additional Outstanding Eta Kappa Alumnae''' 
Jordan Nichole Newsom Leadership Consultant 2013-2014 
Molly Anne Stein Chapter Council Adviser and Advisory Board Chairman of Eta Phi Chapter, Elmhurst College 2013-current 
Kathleen Mary Podlipni President of Chicago Loop Alumnae Association 2014-2015, Province Director of Chapters Epsilon Central 2015-16 

== Historical Highlights==
'''October 16, 2006''' TSO shed its letters and began their journey to becoming Eta Kappa Chapter. 
'''March 4, 2007''' Eta Kappa was installed. 
'''Spring 2007''' Eta Kappa, in their 1st ever Greek Week, came in 3rd place. 
In the 2007-2008 year, Eta Kappa made an appearance in every issue of ''The Key''. 
'''Fall 2007''' Eta Kappa began their annual fundraiser Win-A-Date. It was called the Uganda Initiative because all donations, monetary and school supplies, were going to be donated to schools in need in Uganda as suggested by Virginia Graves and Emily Putnam. The women raised $1,500 that year. The Win-A-Date fundraiser raises money towards a different philanthropy that is dear to our members' hearts every year since. 
'''Spring 2008''' Eta Kappa held a scholarship banquet to recognize professors and build positive Kappa-faculty relationships. 
'''Fall 2008''' Eta Kappa got their house! 
'''Fall 2008''' Win-A-Date proceeds of $1856.15 went to Girl Effect BRAC programs for Safe Spaces and Small Loans for Teenage Girls in Tanzania as suggested by Kathleen Podlipni, who fell in love with Girl Effect and Emily Jensen, who studied abroad in Tanzania. This is the year that "Win-A-Date" was trademarked by Kathleen and the Win-A-Date committee, Chloe Bohm (Philanthropy Chairman at the time) and Hadley Standring. 
'''February 2009''' Eta Kappa co-hosted the Biennial Province Meeting with Alpha Deuteron Chapter (Monmouth College) and were honored with a Membership Award at the banquet. 
'''Spring 2012''' Eta Kappa won its 1st Greek Week. 
'''Fall 2012''' Eta Kappa achieved its highest GPA average thus far and had the highest Greek GPA overall. 
'''Spring 2013''' Eta Kappa won its 2nd Greek Week. 
'''Fall 2013''' Win-A-Date proceeds of over $2,000 went to Watts of Love as suggested by Jenna Butler. This was the largest amount fundraised by this event thus far. Founder of Watts of Love, Nancy Economou attended the event and provided an amazing presentation of her experience and work. 

==The Story of Our Founding==
Eta Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma was originally founded because before Kappa Kappa Gamma came on Knox College's campus, there were only two NPC sororities (Pi Beta Phi and Delta Delta Delta) available for membership. Knox College was also home to these NPC sororities, Delta Zeta (1915-1964), Alpha Xi Delta (1929-1973) and Phi Mu (1912-1989), but they all became dormant or inactive and essentially Knox College was a two NPC sorority school for 18 years!

Our Eta Kappa founders, Catherine Ray, Meryl Leventon, Stephanie O'Brien, Caroline Allen, Sibel Karabeyoglu, and Jennifer Davis believed in diversity and creating options for other women interested in participating in NPC Greek life. 

Before their affiliation and installation as a chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma, our founders took the letters Tau Sigma Omega, TSO, sometimes comically called Tau Sigma Omicron. As the story goes, these women met at Knox College's swimming pool where Stephanie O'Brien was employed as a student lifeguard. This is where the historic Alpha document was written. This document was approved by the Dean of Student Life and TSO was officially founded on Thursday, March 10, 2005. TSO had also increased their membership to 10 women. Membership would continue to increase as their first informal recruitment event was held in the Fall of 2005.

Their first chapter council meeting consisted of Catherine Ray (President), Stephanie O'Brien (Vice-President), Meryl Leventon (Treasurer), Kathleen Manly (Philanthropy Chair), Jennifer Davis (Social Chair), Nerissa Montes (Recruitment Chair), Sibel Karabeyoglu (Secretary), and Caroline Allen (Treasurer).

Other TSO members who became Eta Kappa Chapter members include Miriam Gillan (Pledge Educator), Emily Jensen (who has probably served the longest New Member period in KKG history from October 2006 until October 2007), Jacqueline Lee (who would become Eta Kappa's first President), Katya Manak, Maureen McDonnell (who would become Eta Kappa's second President), Alisha Oscharoff (Academic Chair), Jasmina Ruano (who designed the Eta Kappa flag), Dana Tipson, Hadley Standring and Jessica Strache.

Their first philanthropy event was their participation in Galesburg's Polar Plunge event and fundraiser for Special Olympics, a tradition that Eta Kappa chapter carried on until 2009.

TSO was not allowed to participate in formal recruitment in the winter of 2006, but they continued to grow regardless.

By spring of 2006, TSO had been a Greek colony for a year and could begin the process of national affiliation.

TSO ultimately decided to affiliate with Kappa Kappa Gamma (and not with Kappa Delta) because of Kappa Kappa Gamma's dedication to leadership, philanthropy, and scholarship. TSO felt that their ideals were similar to those of Kappa Kappa Gamma's. The Knox Student Life Committee subsequently voted to invite Kappa Kappa Gamma to join the Greek community at Knox.

TSO affiliated with Kappa Kappa Gamma on October 16, 2006 and became the Eta Kappa colony.

As a colony of Kappa Kappa Gamma, the women formerly known as TSO, were allowed to participate in their first formal recruitment in the winter of 2007.

Kappa Kappa Gamma accepted the invitation to install its 132nd active chapter at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. Eta Kappa was installed on March 4, 2007 by President, Denise Rugani, while Epsilon Chapter (Illinois Wesleyan) acted as Eta Kappa's installing chapter and key sisters.

==Eta Kappa Chapter & Knox College==
Eta Kappa Chapter at Knox College is located only 13 miles from Monmouth College and the Stewart House Museum, the home of founder, Minnie Stewart. The college was founded by social reformers who opposed slavery and believed in the potential of all to learn, grow, and contribute to the greater good of the community. Knox was one of the first colleges to admit African Americans and women and remains one of America's historically significant liberal arts colleges and is the only remaining site of the Lincoln-Douglas debates in 1858. The City of Galesburg, approximately 50 miles east of the Mississippi River, is a unique town in that it was a planned city whose purpose was fostering religious education. Knox College was the main reason for its existence. (From an official letter, November, 2006)

Knox is consistently ranked in the top 20 liberal arts colleges in America. Most notable is its appearance in Loren Pope's book, ''Colleges That Change Lives'', where 40 schools are discussed that change the lives of their students through the students’ access to their PhD professors, an administration that is supportive of the Greek community, a high percentage of students succeeding in their graduate school pursuits, and other plaudits. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report and many other publications applaud this fine academic institution.

Knox is a private, independent college committed to the liberal arts as the best educational preparation for life. The student enrollment in 2007 was 1,245, of which 54 percent were female. More than 20 percent of the student body is Greek with five national fraternities and chapters of Delta Delta Delta and Pi Beta Phi founded in 1889 and 1884 respectively.

Kappa Kappa Gamma was honored to accept the invitation of the exceptional women of a local sorority to affiliate with the National Panhellenic Conference Fraternity. These new Kappas were recognized for their philanthropic efforts on campus and in Galesburg.

==Highlights of 2007 - 2010==

After Eta Kappa was installed, the chapter did not hesitate to wear their new letters while continuing their earlier philanthropic work and recruitment but were particularly excited to partake officially in Knox College's Greek Community.

On a cold March morning, members of Eta Kappa took a Polar Plunge at Lake Storey in Galesburg, Illinois. With a minimum pledge of $75.00 for the icy dip for the Illinois Special Olympics. A photo of our team's plunge made it in the newspaper, The Register-Mail.

Greek Week began with Sunday’s Greek Olympics with stations set up throughout campus. Monday was Trivia Night, which had a large turnout. Tuesday was devoted to philanthropy with a blood drive. Philanthropy actually went on all week with donations being accepted for The Boys and Girls Club with each Greek organization earning points for the amount of supplies and money donated. The Greeks were able to raise $125 for The Boys and Girls club as well as boxes of school supplies. On the evening of Thursday May 8th 2007, the Gizmo on the campus of Knox College was packed with excited sorority and fraternity members clad in neon green shirts which read, “Greekalodeon,” the Greek Week theme. Members had gathered to watch the popular Greek talent show and find out the winners of Greek Week. The show was filled with a variety of acts including Kappa Kappa Gamma’s singers and dancers playfully mocking Knox Greek organizations to much applause. As it would turn out, the chapter skit would win the award for funniest performance. Many of the Greeks present were happy for such a relaxing and fun week, especially since there were previous tensions and difficulties in the Greek community the past year surrounding local greek colonies affiliating with NPC or IFC organizations. Overall, Kappa Kappa Gamma came in 3rd place with 122 points.

The last three weekends of October 2008 were spent by having the women of Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma taking a twenty minute drive north of campus to scare the pants off people. The two sororities tried something new for the both of them - a joint philanthropic venture. We believed that since both of our organizations were founded “up the road in Monmouth", and with both of our national philanthropies being geared toward literacy, it would make for a great pairing. The women joined together at the Country Corner Farm Market and Pumpkin Patch to work the corn maze by either welcoming victims with the provided scary story or by actually scaring the people inside. Afterwards the proceeds from the ticket sales were split up among the organizations based on how many hours each worked. All our proceeds went to Reading Is Fundamental.

On the evening of October 24th, 2008, the ladies of the Eta Kappa chapter brought students, parents, and other members of the Greek community together for their second annual “Win-A-Date” event. $1,856.15 was raised to support Girl Effect through BRAC programs for Safe Spaces and Small Loans for Teenage Girls in Tanzania. The evening was the culmination of a week of fundraising through change wars between Greek organizations on campus. The two members from each of the social Greek organizations Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Phi Gamma Delta, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, and colony, ATP, as well as from the Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity and Sigma Alpha Iota Music Sorority volunteered to be hosts and hostesses for the dates. Local businesses donated dinner, movie, and bowling certificates, which were given as prizes to the winning bidders and their dates. Among the many generous donations made that evening was one exceptional date that sold for over $230. Eta Kappa members felt a special connection to this particular cause not only as women, but also from the personal experiences of its members. One active’s travels to Uganda inspired the first Uganda Initiative event in 2007. Another member, studied abroad in Tanzania in 2007. With this in mind, Eta Kappa chapter was inspired by Girl Effect and was proud to support the education and empowerment of women internationally.

As a chapter, we also emphasized the support and encouragement of our members in their leadership roles and involvement in other campus activities. These included AAINA, American Chemical Society, Alpha Phi Omega, Asian Student Association, Best Buddies, Business Club, Campus Progress, Carl Sandburg Literacy Coalition, College Art Association, Costume Shop, Cottage Hospital,Cross Country, Dance Squad, Film Production Club, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Golf, Habitat for Humanity, Harambee, Hillel Club, Intramural Sports, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Invisible Children, Jazz Combo, Junior Great Books, Knox Ambassadors, Knox Bloggers, Knox College Choir, Knox College Sign Language Club, Knox County Jail Literacy Project, Knox County Regional G.S., Knox Galesburg Symphony, Knox Sandburg Community Concert Band, Knox String Ensemble, Making Things Craft Club, Mortar Board, Odyssey Mentoring, Office of Admissions, Order of Omega, Prairie Players, Pre-Health Club, Pre-Vet Club, Reading Buddies, Rotaract Club, Rugby, SASS, SHAG, Soccer, Spanish Club, Student Athletic Advisory Council, Student Athletic Training, Student Senate, Studio Theatre, Tennis, Terpsichore, Track and Field, Union Board (Flunk Day planning!), Women’s Chorale, Water Polo, WVKC and Yoga Club.

In May of 2009, Sigma Chi and Kappa Kappa Gamma co-hosted an ultimate frisbee tournament to raise money for the FISH Food Pantry. Proceeds from the event were donated to the pantry that provides families in need with enough food to feed them with three nutritious meals a day.

Eta Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma brought 14 Greek organizations and students together along with 35 businesses from Galesburg on Friday, October 16, 2009 in the Gizmo for the purpose of raising money for Valhalla Experimental Station in Guatemala through their 3rd Annual Win-A-Date event. The total amount of money raised for Valhalla was $1227.56. Previous to the actual event, the chapter fundraised through change wars again, as jars for the president of each Greek group participating was at a table in Seymour Hall during meals. The president’s jar with the most money earned the title of the “ultimate date” and received the biggest gift certificate received through donation from a local Galesburg business. Gift certificates for local Galesburg businesses such as Q’s Café, Kaldi’s, etc. were auctioned off as date packages with optional Greek male and female hosts/hostesses.

During the May 2010 Knox Greek Week, Eta Kappa Chapter had members win two very distinguished awards at the Greek Banquet: Adviser of the Year Renee Tadie (ABC/CCA/VPS Adviser from 2007-2010) and Emerging Female Greek Leader Emily Putnam. Raise the Roof!

On Thursday, October 28, 2010, the Business Club’s Halloween Crafts Day provided an opportunity for Knox students and children from the local Boys and Girls Club to bond over Halloween-themed crafts and games. The multidimensional club along with members from Alpha Phi Omega and Kappa Kappa Gamma hosted 30 children, ranging from six to nine years old. The afternoon began with a game of freeze tag, followed by Duck, Duck, Goose and Red Light, Green Light. Refreshments were served.

On Friday, November 5, 2010 the women of Eta Kappa hosted its 4th Annual Win-a-Date event to fundraise for the BeLikeBrit foundation. According to the organization’s mission statement, BeLikeBrit works “to serve the children of Haiti by establishing a safe, nurturing and sustainable orphanage in an environment where they can grow, learn and thrive.” The money the sorority raised went towards building a new orphanage. Before the event began, the Greek men and women that went with each date package were asked to describe their ideal date, including the place and atmosphere. Each also chose a runway song that played while they were onstage, several using the opportunity to show off their dance moves. Various date packages, such as gift cards to Jimmy Johns or Cherry Street Restaurant, were auctioned off to the highest bidder. Members of 10 different Greek organizations volunteered their time to accompany the winner on each date. The successful auction raised approximately $1,850 dollars and the event had a large turnout.

==Highlights of 2011==

2011 began with a successful formal recruitment. On January 23rd, 2011 we welcomed 11 new members. In addition to new members, we welcomed a new advisor after Renee Tadie, our outgoing advisor, retired in 2010. Pat Kane began as the Standards Advisor in 2010, then our House Board Treasurer as well as our Event/Risk Advisor in 2011.

When we returned for Spring Term, we had an informal recruitment. This gave us the opportunity to have four new members join our chapter. The pledging ceremony was held on April 10th, 2011. During that time, the new Chapter Council was installed. Their installation was quite special because this year marks the first time Eta Kappa held the event, Kappa Kabin. Kappa Kabin is a weekend of bonding and training for both the outgoing and the incoming Chapter Council. The event was held at Stephanie Bailey’s cabin in Peoria. Stephanie Bailey has been our Finance Advisor & House Board Member since 2008, our VPO advisor, and began her role as CCA/ABC this year. Amanda Crow, who was the Vice President of Organization at the time, held the event.

When Eta Kappa returned for the new school year that September, they were excited to begin a new term of fresh opportunities. Unfortunately there was not an informal recruitment held during Fall Term. We did make the most of this term, however. Eta Kappa participated in Sigma Chi’s annual philanthropy event, Derby Days, and won the weeklong competition! Eta Kappa held their 5th annual Win-a-Date fundraiser, which allowed Eta Kappa to raise funds for the Joyful Heart Foundation. They also worked with Phi Gamma Delta to have a Light the Night event. During Fall term, there were many Kappas who studied abroad and traveled to the U.K., Argentina, and Spain.

==Highlights of 2012==

We began 2012 by welcoming eight new members into Eta Kappa chapter with a successful formal recruitment. In February, we held our annual Reading is Key event at the Galesburg Public Library. In March, we celebrated the fifth anniversary of our chapter, and it was amazing to see just how far we haveve come in such a short amount of time.

After Spring Break, we welcomed back three of our sisters who had been studying abroad in Spain and held informal recruitment, welcoming three additional sisters into our chapter. That month, we also elected our new Chapter Council, a group of strong and capable women who were installed in April. The incoming and outgoing members of Chapter Council participated in a weekend of bonding and training at our annual Kappa Kabin at Stephanie Bailey's cabin (Finance Adviser & House Board Member 2008-current, VPO Adviser 2010-11, CCA/ABC 2011-current). Amanda Crow, Vice President of Organization held the first Kappa Kabin in 2011.

In the spring, we participated in our campus's annual Greek Week, in which we won 1st place against the 11 participating Greek-letter organizations. Also in the spring of 2012, Teresa Amott, was installed as the 19th president of Knox College. It was an inspiration to our chapter and women across campus to see our 1st female president.

Fall 2012 brought out the best in Eta Kappa. When we returned to campus in the fall of 2012, we began work on our annual Win-A-Date fundraiser. Through cooperation with other Greek-letter organizations on campus, we were able to raise almost $2,000 to benefit the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America. Eta Kappa also won Sigma Chi's annual Derby Days, a friendly competition between all of the sororities on campus. Fall contineud its streak of good things as it provided our chapter with the prestige of having earned the highest GPA average that we have ever achieved as a chapter and additionally earning us the title of having the highest GPA out of all the Greek organizations for the term.

Unfortunately in the fall, Knox's Panhellenic Council voted to lower quota, so we were unable to hold informal recruitment. Since then, quota has been raised and we are excited to hold informal recruitment again in fall 2013.

==Highlights of 2013==
In February, we celebrated Academic Excellence month for the first time by collecting study tips and sharing them with the campus, promoting our academic achievements through social media, and engaging in a “Letters in the Library” competition. By the end of Winter Term, our House Chairman and her committee finished an ongoing renovation of our basement, and Eta Kappa celebrated a fun new wall color, waterproof floors, and furniture. Just before Spring Break, we initiated eight lovely new members, some of whom were elected onto Chapter Council just the next day.

Spring Term was bittersweet time for us as Eta Kappa prepared to say goodbye to 18 graduating seniors, who comprised nearly half of our chapter. Despite the major loss, this dynamic group of women made sure to leave Eta Kappa thriving. One way they did so was by teaching us to live Kappa’s ritual daily in a new ritual appreciation program.

In the spring, we won the annual Greek Week competition as well as several other chapter awards at the annual Knox College Greek Banquet. Afterwards we conveniently celebrated at our formal which was held at the Soangetaha Country Club this year. Continuing our winning streak, several members attended Province Meeting and brought home the Chapter Scholarship Award, as well as six honorable mentions.

Eta Kappa focused on a new philanthropic organization during this time, selling friendship bracelets for Vitamin Angels, which brings essential nutrition to at-risk populations. However in continuing with philanthropic traditions, this year’s annual Reading is Key event had an “outer space” theme and was held at the Discovery Depot in Galesburg.

In attempting to bond with each other and our sisters from Monmouth, we joined Alpha Deuteron Chapter at Monmouth College for a tea party at the Minnie Stewart House for an event fondly titled, Loyal-Tea.

During the spring, we also renewed the lease on our house, but never imagined what was in store for us. First, we learned Knox College graciously offered to help the Greek community by allowing us to pay our rent through community service hours, which we have already been completing through our philanthropic endeavors. In other financial news, the Treasurer of Eta Kappa took great initiative this term to create a budget for the upcoming year that would be conducive to our small chapter size, and she educated the chapter on exactly where our money goes.

When we returned to Knox in the fall, we were pleasantly surprised that one of our advisers, Pat Kane (Standards Adviser 2010-current, House Board Treasurer 2011-present, Event/Risk Adviser 2011-14), gave our chapter house a complete makeover during the summer. We could not be more thankful for our new furniture, shelving, remodeled bathrooms, and countless decorations. Although Fall was an adjustment period for Eta Kappa due to the large change in our chapter size, our sisters bonded on a deeply personal level and found a new appreciation for the changing chapter. We began the school year with informal recruitment, during which our Membership Chair implemented a completely new system by creating bump and rotation groups. Our new system also incorporated the values of our ritual into the recruitment process. We recruited and initiated three lovely new members. In October, we were lucky enough to join Alpha Deuteron chapter at Monmouth for Founders Day. We visited two of our founders' graves and shared a luncheon. For our annual Win-a-Date philanthropy event, we chose to donate our proceeds to an organization called Watts of Love, which brings solar powered lights to people around the world with no electricity. We were lucky to have the organization’s founder, Nancy Economou, at our event to speak about her incredible experiences with Watts of Love, and we ultimately raised over $2000 for the organization. Fall Term was big for Eta Kappa’s public relations: Eta Kappa now has its own Twitter and Instagram accounts, and our Kore Groups are now utilizing our Facebook page and group to attend and support “Kappas on Kampus” events and clean the house together. At the end of term, we prepared for formal recruitment.

2013 was an exciting time for Knox as well as Eta Kappa, as the college finished raising the $11.7 million needed to restore Alumni Hall, one of the oldest buildings on campus. We are excited for our younger sisters to utilize the technology and resources in this building in the future. Other exciting events for the college included bringing comedian Ed Helms to campus as our commencement speaker, witnessing a Knox graduate be named an adviser to President Obama, and welcoming President Obama himself to the campus in July, an event some of our sisters volunteered at. We feel lucky to be on a campus with so many inspiring visitors, as well as graduates who inspire us to be successful in our futures as graduates of Knox College as well.

The women of Eta Kappa continue to represent a wide variety of extracurricular activities, areas of study, philanthropic interests, athletics, and cultural backgrounds. We take great pride in supporting each other’s differences by attending shows, games, and academic presentations of our sisters. We consider ourselves to be a close-knit chapter, and hope that Eta Kappa continues on its current route of success for years to come.

==Highlights of 2014==

We began winter term like every winter term by welcoming NMs into our sisterhood after a long and grueling yet rewarding formal recruitment. This year it was appropriately themed, “Winter Wonderland.” Diverging from tradition, Bid Day/Night was on a Sunday instead of a Saturday due to the Polar Vortex. We revamped Bid Day/Night and the NM process by establishing a buddy system to welcome NMs. In February 2014, Eta Kappa hosted its annual semi-formal (at Cherry Street) and their annual Reading is Key event (theme: “Reading is Wild").

During the month of March, Knox College's National Panhellenic Council (NPC aka Panhell) hosted its first annual Wellness Week, which included participating in a clothing swap with Knox College's other NPC sororities, Delta Delta Delta; Phi Beta Phi; and Alpha Sigma Alpha. Just before spring break, we initiated our 8 NMs, some of whom were elected onto chapter council the following day during elections, proving that our chapter nurtures leaders.

Our incoming 2014-15 chapter council started spring term off by participating in a weekend filled with bonding and training at the Kappa Kabin. Kappa Kabin is a cabin that adviser, Stephanie Bailey owns in Peoria and lends to our chapter to use for Leadership Day. The first Kappa Kabin was in 2011. That following weekend, we held a continuous open bidding (COB aka informal recruitment) event themed “Spring into Kappa." We welcomed 3 additional sisters to our chapter. Alpha Deuteron Chapter of Monmouth College again invited us to attend their Love & Loyal-Tea event around the beginning of spring term.

At the end of April, Knox College's annual Greek Week was held. The theme this year was “Greek TV". Also at the end of April, Standards surprised the rest of the chapter with a secret sisterhood event at Lake Storey. We grilled hamburgers, played games, and in the lake.

In May, Eta Kappa hosted its annual formal at Cherry Street Bar and Restaurant and its annual Academic Excellence Banquet in the Common Room of Old Main.

Towards the end of spring term, we initiated our 3 new members, and said goodbye to 9 strong graduating seniors.

Returning to Knox in September, Eta Kappa focused on building sisterhood and friendship. During Homecoming at Knox College in October, we held our annual open house for alumnae to revisit the house and old times. After Homecoming, we hosted a fundraiser, Save-A-Heart (a play on the former, Win-A-Date, Eta Kappa's annual date auction themed fundraiser). Proceeds benefited the American Heart Association. Also during this time, Knox’s National Panhellenic Council hosted its 2nd annual Wellness Week (although technically the week long was held a second time in the year 2014). This time we participated in yoga and indulging on desserts with our NPC sisters. Also in October and also in good ole' Greek spirit, we participated in Sigma Chi’s Derby Days and in a dessert pot-luck with Delta Delta Delta. The memorable activities of Derby Days included pumpkin carving and a talent show. Proceeds from Derby Days benefited local non profit, Safe Harbor Family Crisis Center.

In 2014, Knox College, for the first time in 20 years, opened the doors of Alumni Hall to faculty and staff since its closing. Women's Volleyball, Women's Basketball, and Men's Basketball would similarly bring the experience of a first time in a long time by defeating rival, Monmouth College. Go Prairie Fire!

FYI: Eta Kappa Chapter hosts chapter meetings in the Kappa House located at 320 West Brooks Street during late afternoons on Sundays. The house is owned by Knox College and does not provide lodging or classroom space. The Kappa House is open daily from 8:00 AM to 11:00 PM for the members of Eta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma to use as a space for doing homework, cooking snacks or meals (baking treats for sisters!), and meetings/events.

In terms of housing the members of Eta Kappa Chapter, members often exercise the option of living together in dormitory spaces across campus and in apartments/houses off campus. These living quarters are in no way affiliated officially to Eta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

==Highlights of 2015==

During the year of 2015, Eta Kappa has grown in areas that were once weak and continued a tradition of
leadership. In January, we held formal Panhellenic Recruitment. Thanks to the due diligence of our
Membership Chair and her committee, we met quota and also were given a quota addition. We were
immediately able to hold a COB event in an attempt to reach total. We welcomed 9 new members to Eta
Kappa as our Winter Formal class, the largest new member class we have had in recent history.
During February, Eta Kappa joined Nationals to hold Academic Excellence Month. Different families
competed against each other throughout the month to see which family could accrue the most study hours
in order to win a prize. The competition was fun but it’s rewarding to see the bonds built from studying
together! We also raised funds for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation through our annual event, Kappa
Krush, which we table to have students and faculty send cans of Krush Soda to friends during the week
leading up to Valentine’s Day. Our annual Semi-Formal dance was also held in February at Cherry Street
Grill with the theme of “Every Kiss begins with Kappa”, it was a fun and safe event for all the Kappa’s and
their dates.

In March, we ended the term in full force with the initiation of our new members, our annual Reading is
Key event at the Discovery Depot, which is hold as a way to support Reading is Fundamental, and elections
for chapter council.

Early April was a time for our officer transitions. Our annual event, Kappa Kabin, was held as a way to
unite the new Chapter Council and create goals for the upcoming year. The Chapter Council for 2015-2016
hopes to increase communication and cohesion within the council in order to grow to new heights within
each position. Following the Earthquake in Nepal, we partnered with the Pi Beta Phi and held a “Pi’s and
Kappacino” event in order to give funds to the Nepali Earthquake Relief Fund. This event was very close to
our heart due to the fact the one of our sister’s is from Nepal and there is a very large Nepali population on
our campus. We were even able to raise $640! Our new philanthropy chair and her committee also created a
Little Free Library for local children with the idea of “take what you need, leave what you want”.
Throughout the term, we participated in various events that we have a tradition of being a part of such as
Greek Week, Alpha Phi Omega’s Walk-a-Thon, and Tri Delta’s Kickball event for St Jude.

We also hosted a Leadership Consultant in the Spring, we were very excited to welcome Whitney back to
our chapter!

The school year was finished off with our Formal, which was held at the Burg Bar and Grill and with our
annual Senior Sendoff event. We couldn’t be more proud of the 10 Eta Kappa seniors who graduated in
June of 2015!

Over the summer, our Public Relations chairman worked tirelessly to update our website and worked with
our Membership chair to design a great shirt for our Fall Informal Recruitment Bid Day. We also wear these
shirts to Pumphandle, an event our school holds each year prior to the beginning of classes starting where
all students, faculty, and staff meet on the lawn to shake hands.

Fall term saw lots of success for Eta Kappa. We held our most successful Fall Informal Recruitment and
welcomed 4 new members to our chapter. Our New Member Chairman held an amazing Bid Night event of
cookie decorating, games, attending the Volleyball Game on campus where one of the New Members was
playing, and ending it with a movie night at the house. Our Vice President of Standards and Standards
Committee organized a special Secret Standards event in lieu of a chapter meeting. This Secret Standards
event was our annual trip to the Pumpkin Patch! We picked out pumpkins, sipped apple cider, enjoyed a
hayride, and ended the trip riding on their mini cow train- an Eta Kappa favorite.

Our chapter also championed a new major philanthropic event called the Kappa Kolor Run! Our
Philanthropy chairman worked tirelessly to create a fun event that was accessible to our entire campus. We
were able to raise $470 dollars for OLE Nepal, an organization working to create access to education in
Nepal following the major earthquake there earlier this year. We were also selected to for the Rose McGill
Holiday program for the first time! We raised money to buy Christmas gifts for a Kappa in need and
wrapped the gifts together as our Brunch Buddies event, a new event our chapter implemented this year that
consists of our members having brunch and performing a philanthropic service.

Some other new additions to our chapter was using GINsystem to log study hours in study spaces
throughout campus as well as an attendance competition to encourage members to take active control of
their membership!

At the end of the term, we were able to initiate 3 of our 4 New Members after a successful Inspiration
Period. Eta Kappa holds the tradition of having meaningful events during the inspiration period. The
remaining member was unable to initiate at that time due to the Women’s Soccer team making it to the
Conference final which occurred during our initiation. We are happy to say, however, that Elmhurst College
was gracious in hosting our New Member and two of our active sisters and she was initiated!

Knox College was recently able to hire a new Greek Life Advisor, Eleanor Kahn. Eta Kappa was happy to
welcome her to our campus, she has been very accessible and a great resource for our chapter. Our chapter
has also been very active within the Greek community. Currently, we are the most represented organization
in Order of Omega, a National Greek Honor Society in which two of our sisters, seniors Mackenzie
Anderson and Cassidy Jones, hold the executive positions of President and Secretary, respectively. Eta
Kappa prides itself on being very well represented on Panhellenic Council as well. Senior Emily Powers is
the President of Panhellenic Council, a high honor. In the Spring, our chapter received an All Greek Award
for best Academic Program.

Eta Kappa has held itself to a higher standard than perhaps ever before. As a whole, our chapter has been
refreshed and uplifted this year. It is the opinion of our chapter that officer transitions in April brought new life to our chapter as these officers began to work together in ways that harnessed our potential. Our
members have been showing willingness to bring Kappa to new heights, as explained through the many new
endeavors throughout the year. It if for this reason that we feel we have most triumphed in overcoming
apathy and eagerly embraced new opportunities, which has allowed us to truly live up to Kappa Kappa
Gamma’s ideals.

As mentioned above, Knox College hired Eleanor Kahn. She serves as Campus Life Staff in many roles, one
of which is the Greek Life Advisor, a position that ceased to exist for a year at our school.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Traditionally we fund raise for Reading is Fundamental and hold a major RIF event each Winter, which we
upheld this year. We also fund raise for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation each Winter with our Kappa
Krush fundraiser, which is also described above. This Fall we were also chosen to participate in the Rose
McGill Holiday Program, which we enjoyed so much!

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

An Eta Kappa tradition is to choose an organization to fundraise for each year that is near and dear to a
sister’s heart. In the past, we’ve supported sisters who suffered from Crohn’s Disease, a sister who has had
ongoing battles with Heart Disease, an orphanage that a sister worked at personally in Botswana, and more.
We raised funds for the Nepali Earthquake Relief Fund this year on two separate occasions, due to how
close the cause was to one of our sisters and the Nepalese community at Knox College. We paired in a new
event with Pi Beta Phi, Pie’s and Kappacino’s, in the spring. We also created another new major fundraising
event, the Kappa Kolor Run, as a way to replace an older, outdated event our chapter had held in the past.
We raised over $1000 in the year 2015 for the Nepali Earthquake Relief Fund and were even able to meet
the Director of the organization.
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(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.)

'''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!

Beta Psi

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|Name= Beta Psi
|GreekSymbol= BΨ
|Image= [[File:Beta_Psi.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1911|05|24}}
|College= [http://www.utoronto.ca/ University of Toronto]
|Location= Toronto, Ontario, Canada
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/betapsi/ Beta Psi Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Beta_Psi Media related to Beta Psi Chapter][http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Rose_McGill Media related to Rose McGill]}}
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'''University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada'''

'''Founded May 24, 1911'''

'''Beta Psi Chapter installed at Victoria College, Toronto, Ontario. Transferred to University of Toronto, May 1925'''

'''University of Toronto established in 1827, Toronto, Ontario, Canada'''

'''Charter members 15'''

'''1,202 initiates (as of June 2015)

=='''Rose McGill'''==

[[File:RoseMcGillHeadshot.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rose McGill]]
The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870 - 1930, describes
“...a frail wisp of sunny youth,
courageous though wracked with pain,
smiling always even in the face of
discouragement, Rose fought with
determination to regain the health
that the doctors had long since
despaired of.”

Said to have a carefree manner and
given to making witty remarks, “Rose
was very pretty, with lovely coloring,
and though she never looked very
strong she had an unlimited amount
of energy - energy she should have
conserved.”

A 1934 issue of ''The Key'' carried a
detailed story about Rose. “The youngest
of three children, Rose was about 13
when her mother died, followed
two years later by her father. She was
sent to boarding school and during her
last year there her brother, the only
remaining family member she could
depend on, died suddenly. Another detailed article about Rose appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of ''The Key.'' [http://digital.watkinsprinting.com/publication/?i=8386&p=21 Click to read.]

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'''Some of Beta Psi’s Outstanding Members:'''

'''Fraternity Officers:''' Mary Hall Deeves, National Registrar 1924-1930; Margo White (Secord), Traveling Consultant 1984-1985; Mary Legakis, Traveling Consultant 1999-2000;

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award:'''

'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
Marion Hilliard, 1950, 1 chief of obstetrics and gynecology at Women’s College Hospital, Toronto; Ruth Davison Reid, 1954, nutritionist; lecturer; Dorothy Mulholland Taylor, 1954, journalist; author; Gabrielle Jane Sellers Kroeger, 1966, foreign service officer with United Nations Division of External Affairs; F. Marguerite Hill, 1970, physician-in-chief at Women’s College Hospital, Toronto; Thora Mcllroy Mills, 1978, founding member of Diabetic Association and the Indian-Eskimo Association for Support of Native Peoples; Jean Rowe Casselman Wadds, 1984, Canadian diplomat; held high-level government positions; Barbara Leamen McDougall, 1990, Canada’s Minister of Employment and Immigration, Minister Responsible for the Status of Women; Marion Smith Davey, 1998, longtime volunteer and officer for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind

==University History==

The University of Toronto was founded as King’s College in 1827 and is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed its present name in the 1850s upon becoming a secular institution. Toronto has evolved into a large and complex public institution occupying three campuses: Scarborough, Erindale and the historic downtown St. George campus. It is federated with three smaller universities which are on the St. George campus, and is affiliated with several colleges and institutes. Ten teaching hospitals in metropolitan Toronto are affiliated fully with the university.

The university is Canada’s most important research institution and has gained an international reputation for its research. It enrolls more students, employs more faculty members and offers a greater range of courses than any other Canadian university. As of 2010, the enrollment on the downtown campus exceeded 45,000 students.

The university’s insistence on the importance of research in all disciplines has made it the major center for graduate education in Canada. In many fields, it produces a majority of Canada’s doctoral candidates. The quality and range of the programs - undergraduate, graduate and professional - attract students from all parts of the province, from around the country and from abroad.

To support its work of teaching and research, the university has collected a library that is the largest in Canada and among the best in the world. The University of Toronto Press is the chief institution of its kind in Canada and one of the most important scholarly publishers in North America.

The University of Toronto is home to the first men’s fraternity in Canada, Zeta Psi, whose Toronto chapter has been active since 1879. Because few other Canadian universities in the 19th century were deemed comparable to their American counterparts, most early American fraternities and sororities chose to open their first international chapter at Toronto.

==The Early Years==

If there is certain fervor in the voices of the members of Beta Psi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Toronto when they repeat the ritual words “I will support my chapter in prosperity and peril” there is good reason. Indeed, looking back it is difficult not to see that history as a kind of continuing “Perils of Pauline”* with a new crisis arising in every episode and periods of prosperity all too frequently interrupted by setbacks and threats to the chapter’s continued existence.

To understand many of Beta Psi’s problems, it is necessary to understand the history and structure of the University of Toronto itself. This first university in Ontario, then “Upper Canada,” was chartered in 1827 under the name of King’s College and with a formal affiliation with the Church of England or Anglican Church. This affiliation continued until 1857 when a new charter was issued providing for a nonsectarian university under the name of the University of Toronto expanded to include all the professional and other faculties found in a modern university with the original arts and humanities core becoming University College of the University of Toronto. Eventually, as expansion continued, the university entered into federation with a number of church affiliated universities. Trinity College (Anglican), Victoria College (Methodist from Coburg, Ontario) and St. Michael’s College (Roman Catholic) all moved to the University of Toronto campus. This federated structure has proved to be a great source of strength and diversity in the university, but because the present university is a federation rather than an amalgamation, each college maintains considerable independence in the setting of policy.

Although international women’s fraternities were established in the University of Toronto early in the 20th century, they operated only at University College. In 1906, a group of undergraduates at Victoria College decided to form a local sorority, Xi Zeta Gamma. As a private and unofficial club, the group flourished until in 1909 several members met a group of Kappas at a YWCA Convention. Fired with enthusiasm for the international fraternity movement, Xi Zeta Gamma petitioned to become a chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. After an inspection by Florence Burton Roth, Michigan, Grand President, Mrs. Roth and members of Beta Tau, Psi and Gamma Rho installed the fledgling chapter on May 24, 1911.

The situation of Beta Psi Chapter in those early years was enviable. As the only women’s fraternity at Victoria College, it had no need of Panhellenic, no formal rushing, no rushing rules and no competition. The only restriction on its membership policies was an informal arrangement with the dean of women who adopted the principle of sophomore pledging. Beta Psi did not have a chapter house, and meetings were held in the homes of members and alumnae who lived in the city.

This halcyon period was short-lived. Anti-fraternity feeling, which began smoldering on the campus in 1913, flared up during the term 1914-15, and it appeared that the senate of Victoria College would legislate the group out of existence. Only through the intervention of alumnae who worked tirelessly to influence husbands, fathers and friends on the senate was it possible for Beta Psi to continue.

Canada was already heavily involved in the Great War, and members directed all their energies to combining academic excellence with a heavy commitment to “war work.” In the chaos of world conflict, fraternity took on a new meaning and so, in 1916, the chapter decided it should establish its first independent home, one room in a picturesque old house close to the Victoria campus.

In 1925, chapter membership had passed the 100 mark with 70 enthusiastic alumnae offering their support from the four corners of the globe and 30 actives continuing to attract outstanding new members. It was an appropriate time for a memorable event—the first General Convention of Kappa to be held in Canada. The location was Bigwin Inn in Ontario’s Lake of Bays resort area, and Beta Psis were overjoyed to welcome their sisters from the United States.

A more somber event with far-reaching effects grew out of the illness of a much-loved young chapter member, Rose McGill. Rose joined Beta Psi in her freshman year in 1920. As she was an orphan, she was forced to withdraw after her first year because of financial difficulties. Nevertheless, her fraternity ties remained strong, and it was a blow to the entire chapter when she suffered an attack of pleurisy, which quickly developed into tuberculosis. In the early years of Rose’s illness, chapter members and their families attempted to supply the personal and financial support she so desperately needed. Although their love and attention continued until her death in 1927, it was only through the prompt action of the Fraternity in establishing the Rose McGill Fund that adequate money was available. Small wonder that even years later, support of the Rose McGill Fund has a very high priority with all Beta Psi members. It is a matter of pride for Toronto alumnae that they have led consistently in the magazine sales which support the Rose McGill Fund.
This private tragedy coincided with a new threat to the chapter. During 1925, another local sorority was established at Victoria, and all the anti-fraternity feeling of 1915 revived. By the end of the year, it became apparent that a victory would split the college and result in damage to Victoria that could not easily be repaired. An unselfish but extremely difficult decision was made. Beta Psi decided to withdraw from Victoria College where, from a modest base in the apartment of four of its members it would attempt to rush in competition with six strongly entrenched international groups. This abrupt upheaval was made particularly difficult because all but four of the actives remained Victoria College students with little opportunity to know, much less attract, potential members in University College.

By 1927, the chapter was strong enough to rent an apartment of its own, and by 1928 was ranked the highest in scholarship among the nine women’s fraternities at University College. In addition, Beta Psis found time to work at the University Settlement House, to work as volunteers in a local hospital and to mount successful fundraising projects for both the Endowment Fund and the Women’s Building Fund of University College.
Highlights of the 1930s

The 1930s might be described as Beta Psi’s nomadic period. In the space of a decade, the chapter occupied five separate off-campus apartments. This was an inevitable consequence of the fact that fraternities had never been recognized at the university, so that on-campus housing was not available and, at that period, neither the chapter nor its members were able to afford permanent quarters.

Far from recalling those Depression days as hard times, members of the 1930s remember their various homes with a good deal of affection. With budgets stretched to the breaking point, “gourmet” dinners, featuring sausages and mashed potatoes or macaroni and cheese, were greeted with enthusiasm. A flourishing mothers club earned everyone’s gratitude for the help it provided when each temporary home had to be furnished.

The grimness of the economic climate was certainly not reflected in chapter life where creativity was substituted for cash. Social events included formal rushing parties, progressive dinners and scrip dances after football games. The chapter used the scrip dances to raise money for its philanthropies. When engagements were announced and fiancés were expected to honor the Beta Psi custom of presenting the chapter with five pounds of chocolates (then about $2.50), it was often the chapter member who slipped her hard-pressed future husband the necessary cash.

In 1936, another General Convention brought the start of World War II, and campus life was soon a far cry from the innocent good times of the thirties. Both men and women left their university to enlist. All intercollegiate sports were suspended. Men remaining on the campus spent their leisure hours drilling with the Canadian Officers’ Training Corps, and female students were required to complete 100 hours a year of voluntary service as nurses or food service aides, Red Cross volunteers or day nursery assistants. Many members of Beta Psi continued at college while their fiancés and husbands left for overseas. The chapter rooms resounded to the scratch of pens on overseas mail forms and the click of knitting needles creating not only much-needed comforts for Canadian servicemen, but also producing the first of a veritable mountain of baby clothes for Nora Waln’s and the Fraternity’s magnificent efforts on behalf of European children.**

Since all expenses of the chapter were borne by actives, financial disaster was always just around the corner. Ingenious cost-cutting measures were undertaken. These included not only subletting the chapter apartment for the summer but doing most of the maintenance and repair work for which workmen, now in the armed forces, and money were unavailable. The shortage of domestic help was overcome by ordering daily boxed lunches from local department stores for the sum of 25 cents.

Fraternity life was not made easier by the dean of women at the University College who was militantly anti-fraternity. In these days when in loco parentis sounds like an archaic Victorian disease, it is hard to remember that, even though fraternities were not recognized, it was possible for an unsympathetic dean to forbid female undergraduates the right to live in their fraternity houses and, in addition, to exercise a great deal of control over the timing, form and content of rushing.

==Highlights of the 1940s==

As is often the case in difficult times, the warmth and support of fraternity life were important to college women of the 1940s, and the fraternity system flourished. By the spring of 1943, when a house became vacant on the university’s unofficial fraternity row, it was finally possible for Beta Psi to acquire a home of its own. Kappa Kappa Gamma House Corporation was formed and, by means of donations, the selling of shares and a much-appreciated loan from the Fraternity, 134 St. George Street became Kappa’s address. During the summer of 1943, members acquired a virtually lifelong aversion to painting, wallpapering and rubbish removal. By fall, 12 alumnae and other boarders, the first house mother and a wildly enthusiastic active chapter were settled and ready for bigger and better things.

By the end of the decade, campus life was again in full swing. The university had successfully managed an expansion from about 10,000 to more than 28,000 students to accommodate those returning from the services.

==Highlights of the 1950s==

In the 1950s, Canadian Kappas enjoyed almost an embarrassment of riches with two General Conventions—1950 at Murray Bay, Quebec, and 1954 at Jasper Park Lodge in Alberta’s beautiful Rockies.

In the relative calm of this period, scholarship, always a major concern of Beta Psi became a positive passion. Study charts were kept and conscientiously filled in. Informal tutoring of lagging sisters was encouraged, and the scholastic achievements of members were reflected in a gratifying number of college, university, national and international awards. Chapter officers were required to maintain a better-than-average standing to retain their positions. During the year, two full meetings were devoted to scholarship and four more to cultural enrichment. In 1956, a theatre night raised money for three scholarships at University College and two in physical and occupational therapy. Throughout the decade, Beta Psi retained its standing at or near the top in scholarship standing.

However, members were not one-sided drones. They also increased their participation in college organizations and university athletics and awards for achievement were a continuing source of pride.

Social service was also emphasized and through a variety of fundraising activities, including a mammoth bazaar opened by alumna Maryon Moody Pearson, Beta Psi, wife of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, and volunteer work through which the chapter gave substantial support to the Interfraternity Cerebral Palsy Clinic.
Social activities flourished, and there were frequent exchange parties with men’s fraternities, chapter formals and end-of-year house parties. In 1957, the chapter won the snow sculpture contest during Winter Carnival.

In spite of this record of achievement, certain disquieting trends were beginning to be felt. Although the Beta Psi alumnae were honored at the Alpha Province Convention in 1955, active chapter records show a declining performance in administration. Reports were often late, parliamentary procedure grew sloppy, so that by the late fifties a determined effort was required to bring the chapter back to its former efficiency.
More alarming was a small but steady annual decrease in the number of women electing to go through rushing. Both Panhellenic and Beta Psi itself made a determined effort to eliminate some of the rushing abuses, which were providing ammunition for anti-fraternity feeling, but the decline in membership in women’s fraternities continued. Finally, in spite of considerable opposition from official quarters, it was decided to extend rushing beyond University College, and relief was felt when no issue was made of the expansion. In spite of, or perhaps partly because of this extended community, numbers continued to decline.

Although women’s fraternities had once supplied a high percentage of college and university leaders, by the end of the fifties, students in general and even some Beta Psis were perceiving fraternity life as interfering with participation in the wider university community.

These small but disquieting clouds on the fraternity horizon seemed to diminish in the early sixties. Although official recognition was still withheld, professors accepted invitations to dinner and discussion. The chapter and other fraternities gave substantial support to the newly formed Varsity (Alumni) Fund and other university fundraising activities, and it appeared that fraternities had finally been accepted as a valid part of the university life.

==Highlights of the 1960s==

The year 1961 was particularly happy since Beta Psi celebrated its golden anniversary by welcoming a most successful Alpha Province Convention to Toronto in September. This happy year proved to be the calm before the storm. By the mid-sixties, the University of Toronto had become a strong link in what one harassed official described as “a radical chain stretching from Berkeley to Chicago to Toronto to Columbia to Harvard.” Student agitation for greater participation in university government, the student peace movement, a drive for relevance in courses and radical social action resulted in a sharp drop in interest in fraternities, and the suspicion of elitism created a wave of anti-fraternity agitation.

The year 1967 was one of celebration for all Canadians as the country marked the centennial of its Confederation, but with this celebration came a much more vocal and emotional commitment to nationalism. A French table, where only French was spoken, was a feature of chapter dinners. Traditional skits and songs were played down in rushing, and national and cultural themes of a more serious nature took their place. Unfortunately, this overdue coming of age for Canadians was accompanied by a backlash of student feeling against what was perceived as American imperialism operating in Canadian cultural and economic life, and international fraternities fell into further disrepute.

To add to Beta Psi’s problems, Kappa’s permanent home and a number of other fraternity houses were expropriated for university expansion. Fraternity row became a thing of the past, and new houses had to be purchased at a much greater distance from the center of campus. With strong alumnae support, Beta Psi was able to buy a fine old house on Madison Avenue, and both actives and alumnae took considerable pride in the renovations planned by a local architect and Beta Psi alumna.

Of course, the news was not all bad. Those who did elect to join fraternities found welcome friendship and strength in a university community that was suffering acutely from depersonalization, which seems to be an inevitable part of the modern multiversity. In addition, a new spirit of community responsibility resulted in an upsurge of philanthropic activity centering on such community services as St. Christopher House, a multinational settlement house, and work with underprivileged children. An annual alumnae project was the Christmas decoration of the Thistletown Hospital for emotionally disturbed children.

==Highlights of the 1970s==

For Beta Psi, as for all chapters, 1970 was a special time of celebration—Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Centennial celebration! Beta Psis enjoyed a formal banquet at the Granite Club in Toronto. The ballroom overflowed, and everyone, from beloved founding sisters to greenest pledges, renewed the bonds that had become so precious.
Although the virulence of the opposition decreased, membership decline continued to plague Toronto fraternities in the early 1970s. Beta Psi reached its lowest ebb in the rushing season of 1973. Common sense dictated that the trend to apartment living for students, which made it difficult to finance the house, a failure to attract new members in sufficient numbers for a healthy chapter and a hostile attitude on campus should mark the end of Beta Psi Chapter at the University of Toronto. Fortunately, common sense did not prevail.

The alumnae group remained strong and supportive, and the small active membership proved once again that quality can surmount difficulties even though quantity declined. Alumnae agreed to increase their financial support of the house, the house board made heroic and successful efforts to fill rooms with paying boarders and enthusiasm and hard work were substituted for numbers in the 1974 rush season. It was heartening to report that the pledge class of 1974 was more than four times the size of the class of 1973.

This is only one step in what promises to be a difficult uphill climb. The chapter’s future is brighter but far from secure. If enthusiasm, determination and mutual affection between actives and alumnae are the prerequisites for a resurgence of fraternity strength, then it is fair to hope that Beta Psi has come through another period of peril, and that prosperity lies ahead.
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*The Perils of Pauline (1914), Pathe’s silent film episodic serial, is considered the most famous suspense serial in cinema history.
**The Nora Waln Fund for Refugee Children began in 1940, at the suggestion of The Key Editor Helen Bower, Michigan, when she learned that well-known author and Kappa Nora Waln, Swarthmore, would not be permitted to leave war-torn England to speak at Kappa’s 1940 General Convention.
Helen proposed that the money budgeted to bring Nora to America be used instead as the start of a fund, to be distributed by Nora to children and others in England who had been bombed out of their homes. Donations poured in as the project became a Fraternity-wide cause. After the war, Nora learned while on an assignment for the Atlantic Monthly that many Norwegian babies had only newspapers for swaddling clothes, and immediately promised that Kappa Kappa Gamma would create and send 5,000 layettes.
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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 member 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.

==Highlights of 1990s:==
In 1990, the chapter hosted a Monmouth Duo event with Pi Beta Phi. It was very proud to have Sabrina Mitchel recognized by the university as its outstanding graduate.

The initiation banquet was held at the Park Plaza Hotel, and the Sapphire Ball was held at the Toronto Women’s Club. The actives held a retreat at a fraternity house where the chapter goal was set, Kappa Konsideration.
In the fall, Greek Week was held, and Beta Psi raised money for the Heart and Stroke Foundation. Eight new women pledged Kappa. The pledges created a Kappa flag as their class project, held a semi-formal at Trish Rorison’s home and enjoyed a pledge breakfast.

The alumnae and active members got together for the annual Taste of Christmas party, and the active chapter members held its Christmas dinner and Kris Kringle gift exchange.

In 1991, Beta Psi celebrated the Monmouth Duo with Pi Beta Phi with an evening dessert night. The graduate banquet was held at Mr. Greenjeans. At this banquet, the following awards were presented: outstanding graduate, president’s award, outstanding pledge, contribution pin, scholarship pin, scholarship cup and the K.B. Dignan award.

The chapter was busy with numerous activities including the annual initiation banquet which was held at the Park Plaza Hotel, Sapphire Ball held at the Hilton International Hotel, its first Kappa Krush and the active retreat where the chapter goal, Kappa Kommitment, was set.

Three women pledged Kappa during fall rush. The pledge semi-formal was held at Kellie Broderick’s house, and a pledge breakfast was held. The Kappas-only event was a group outing to see Les Misérables.

The secret sister program was part of the fun during 1991. It was where each active was assigned another sister to whom she would anonymously give a gift during a gift exchange and send positive messages during the year. In December, the annual Taste of Christmas alumnae and active Christmas party was held.

The 1994 year was satisfying and exciting for all the members of the chapter. The members were proud to record perfect attendance for the last term, and during Greek Week the chapter won the volleyball tournament. Due to the hard work and dedication by the chapter members, fall rush succeeded in increasing the chapter numbers by more than 100 percent.

Since the chapter hadn’t fulfilled its requirements in the past, the chapter received a Letter of Concern from the Fraternity Council. This motivated the six actives to work hard to show that they were capable of leading the chapter in an efficient manner. These members were happy to discover that most of the challenges had been met, and the Letter of Concern was removed.

This year was very eventful. In July, the chapter sponsored a philanthropy car wash event. At Christmas time, the chapter held its annual alumnae event where everyone had a lot of fun. In October, the Kappa Krush formal was held, and everyone had a great time. Everyone will always remember these events.

During formal rush in 1995, the chapter had the pleasure of getting to know the Fraternity Director of Membership who visited. In November, the members were surprised to learn that the chapter had won the Founders Circle Award. We were excited and proud that the chapter had moved from being on a Fraternity Letter of Concern to receiving this great award in such a short time. It was a big accomplishment! Another significant source of pride for the chapter was the fact that the chapter’s GPA increased from 2.4 to 2.74.

The challenge for the chapter in 1995 was to increase its membership. The chapter pulled together, and under the guidance and supervision of the membership chairmen rush went smoothly. All of the actives knew their jobs and places in the rush process. Two new members were pledged and initiated. To meet its goal of increasing chapter membership, the members decided to hold informal rush throughout the year.

In November, the members participated in the Lambda Chi Alpha food drive. Beta Psi donated a total of 3,691 pounds of non-perishable food – 3,000 pounds more than the second-place group. Considering the number of Beta Psi members compared to the membership of the other six chapters, this was a great accomplishment.
In December, the chapter held a clothing and toy drive and donated the items to the Salvation Army. The Alpha Gamma Delta, Kappa Alpha and Sigma Nu chapters helped Beta Psi with this drive.

The 1997 year can be summarized in one word: membership. Beta Psi was a small chapter of 12 members which was its greatest concern. Therefore the members were extremely happy to welcome 10 new members during informal Rush in the spring, bringing the chapter total to 22 members. The fall of 1997 began with a successful fall rush. The chapter again grew from 22 to 31 members as it pledged nine women who embodied the ideals of the Fraternity. The chapter was proud that it improved its GPA from 2.5 to 2.8 this year. The chapter was sorry to say good-bye to nine graduating seniors.

The chapter goal in 1997 was sisterhood. All the chapter committees coordinated sisterhood events which were held once a month. Some of these included big/little sister bowling night, a potluck dinner and a clothes swap. These activities brought the chapter members closer together.

The standards committee took an active an active role in creating and promoting a positive atmosphere by presenting SEEK workshops, fun games at dinner and a chapter retreat which was a good tool in fostering sisterhood and cohesiveness. Everyone enjoyed themselves during these activities.

Another concern the chapter addressed in 1997 was efficiency. The corresponding secretary developed a useful way of reminding the officers when reports were due, or if they were overdue. She reminded everyone of reports using a cookie system. Each time a report turned in to her, the officer received a box of cookies. This was extremely helpful in overcoming the challenge.

Kappa Krush was very successful this year. The sisters and their guests had a wonderful time mingling, writing messages to each other and dancing. It was a very popular event for the chapter, and everyone looked great, as usual.

Beta Psi held its annual winter clothing and toy drive in December with the items donated to a women’s shelter in Toronto. Another philanthropic event was the chapter’s Christmas dinner with the alumnae. The event raised approximately $300 which was donated to the Toronto SickKids Hospital.

The initiation banquet was held at the University of Toronto Women’s Club. This was a great opportunity for the initiates and the alumnae to get better acquainted with each other. The evening included speeches, pledge song presentations by both active and alumnae members and an exquisite dinner.

In 1997 the chapter members were actively involved in campus life. One member served on the student Governing Council at Victoria College. One of the initiates was involved in numerous campus theater productions. She is studying theater and hopes to be a successful actress one day. Beta Psi sisters supported the university’s annual clothing drive, raising material goods and money which it donated to a homeless shelter. The chapter members also participated in the Panhellenic Row Boat Races and won first prize. The $1,000 prize money was donated to a women’s shelter in the greater metropolitan Toronto area in the name of Beta Psi. Once of the graduating members underwent a selection process hoping to join the Peel Police Force during the summer.
The 1999 year was one of turn-around for Beta Psi. Although it isn’t a large chapter, the members worked efficiently together. One of its philanthropic events in the spring was selling daffodils on behalf of the cancer society. Not only did the chapter raise money for this important cause, but it also strengthened the members’ communication skills.

During the summer, the members worked hard to clean up the chapter house, and cleared out the back yard to make it a pleasant little area. Cleaning the interior and outside gave the house a fresh look. Working together made the jobs go quickly.

Many of the chapter’s seniors graduated in May. Once again, the members had to work hard to recruit new members. The chapter maintained a high academic standard, and the new members were very dedicated.
The chapter’s challenge this year was to improve participation at its events. The chapter met this challenge in various ways and participation improved immensely as a result, strengthening the chapter.

In addition to the daffodil philanthropy event, the Taste of the Holidays event when parents came to meet the members and see the house was lots of fun. Everyone brought goodies, and it was a nice chance to meet everyone’s family. In addition, the members took part in small chapter events such as movie and pizza night where everyone could get together at the house and have a sleepover, another way our sisterhood was strengthened.

==Highlights of 2000-2010:==
Since Beta Psi is a Canadian chapter, the tragedy of September 11, 2001, had a different impact on it than its American counterparts. Emotion and sympathy for the lost lives came from people around the world and similarly from we Canadians. Canada, like America, is a country which stands for peace and freedom.

The 9/11 attacks occurred right before the chapter held its Recruitment in 2001. The members really didn’t know how it should go about everything because some people were highly emotional and others seemed unaffected by the event.

The chapter placed a bouquet of flowers by the chapter’s front entrance with a framed message: “Our thoughts and prayers are with the sisters of Kappa, friends and families of those affected by the recent tragedies in the United States. Let us stand united.”

In November 2004, the chapter registrar arranged a display of historical material from the chapter’s archives including the cipher, scrapbooks, Bylaws and Standing Rules, Book of Ritual and song booklets. This was the new members’ first introduction to the chapter and Fraternity history, and the actives came together to teach and explain the different elements of the archive and their purpose within the Fraternity.

This year began with the annual initiation banquet at the University of Toronto Women’s Club. This evening was full of good food, friends and conversation. It was a great chance for all the new members to meet the alumnae and share a wonderful and inspirational Kappa experience.

In the fall, the chapter held several philanthropic events. It organized a food drive for Caribbean hurricane victims and added the local food bank as one of the agencies to receive the food. In October, a group of members went to the Daily Bread Food Bank to volunteer for a day. In December, Beta Psi sponsored an underprivileged family and helped them during the Christmas season. Each member was responsible for purchasing one item for someone in the family such as socks or toys.

Recruitment in 2004 incorporated a breast cancer charity by making and selling faux pearl bracelets. The chapter was proud to raise more than $500 for cancer research.

The social events were as fabulous as ever this year. In April, the members celebrated the Sapphire Ball at Marlowe Lounge in Toronto for a fun night of dinner and dancing. In November, the actives and 11 new members enjoyed the evening at Beba Lounge in the heart of Little Italy downtown. This event was our semi-formal and a celebration of the successful Recruitment.

In October, Beta Psi was proud to send one active and one alumna to the Fraternity’s Leadership Academy in Indianapolis. The active made a presentation to the chapter about her experiences and the opportunities she had at the academy that weekend. This information proved to be helpful for the whole chapter.

Beta Psi’s lovely house at 32 Madison Avenue went through a major beautification process in 2004. The house received several much-needed renovations, such as new carpeting, fixing the basement leak, fully updating the fire system and an overall cleaning of the house and the archives. The members were very proud of the hard work they put into improving the chapter house and appreciated the alumnae sponsors who made it possible.
This year, the chapter started a new initiative, Kappa Kore Groups. These were small groups made up of actives and one new member. The goal of the groups was to introduce the new initiates to Kappa history, traditions and ritual as well as promote Kappa awareness and sisterhood.

The main focus for the chapter in 2004 was sisterhood, and new aspects of sisterhood were introduced to the chapter. The Support Award was decided upon by the whole and presented to the member who showed exemplary sisterhood or helpfulness. The Owl of the Week Award was presented at Monday meetings. In November, two chapter members who did not regularly spend time together were paired up. Additionally, this was an exemplary year for the weekly Monday night dinners. Working together to prepare and serve a delicious dinner to hungry Kappas proved to be a great time for Kappas to bond, build friendships and share experiences. These many sisterhood events increased the members’ Kappa spirit. It was decided that sisterhood would continue to be a point of focus for the chapter as it continued to grow.

This year began with the 2005 initiation banquet which was held at the University of Toronto’s Women’s Club. Actives and alumnae Kappas of all ages gathered for a lovely evening together.

Recruitment was very successful, and the chapter received great reviews about its excellent theme night, Aladdin/Arabian Nights. It was that event, as well as the chapter’s welcoming and friendly attitudes, that made Beta Psi one of the most eye-catching fraternities.

Beta Psi was always known for its philanthropic efforts. The members gave to charities every chance they could, and this year was no exception. Several wonderful events were organized. In January, the members had an amazing event at which the participants could pay a small fee and tie-dye their white shirts. A great time was had by all.

In September, the chapter’s annual bake sale was held. All proceeds were sent to a fund for cancer research.
In December, each member bought a Christmas gift which was sent to children living overseas who normally received very little or nothing at all during the holidays. Also this month the chapter held a clothing drive to support the Ingles Rehabilitation Center. The chapter’s philanthropic year also included a successful trip to the local food bank.

In April 2005, several members attend the Alpha Province Meeting. A lovely dinner was held, and the Beta Psis were excited and proud to receive the award for the best website in the province.

The social events for the year couldn’t have had better attendance. At each event, the Kappas were ready and willing to welcome friends and have a wonderful time. The chapter held its annual Sapphire Ball in April at the wonderful Plaza Flamingo where everyone had a great time eating and dancing the night away. During the evening, awards were presented to some of the members such as the best new member award. In November, the semi-formal Kappa Crush was held at a large, beautiful venue: Up Lounge.

The chapter house at 32 Madison Avenue underwent some much-needed renovations. A group of members worked together to redecorate the house and, with the arrival of new sofas, made the house look better and more attractive than ever before.

One of the Fraternity’s Traveling Consultants visited the chapter in January. Her visit was great, and she complimented many of the chapter members on their hospitality skills and welcoming ways. She pointed out some of the chapter’s challenges such as attendance at meetings and events, and cooperation with one another. She suggested great ways to improve many of the areas of the chapter and observed that if everyone worked together as true friends more could be accomplished. In her letter back to the chapter, she wrote that Beta Psi has a great reputation within the community as individuals and a group. We lead with kindness and integrity.
Throughout the chapter house, there were numerous archive displays that were constantly being added to or improved in 2008. These displays contained many pictures of former members of Beta Psi, awards won, Fraternity facts and information.

This year was quite successful for the chapter. Although experiencing ups and downs, the chapter truly prospered. It received the Panhellenic award for the highest GPA of all the Toronto chapters. This was a real accomplishment, and receiving this award became an annual occurrence. This award was an example of the chapter’s academic values and separated it from the other chapters on the campus.

The chapter held its first chicken wing-eating philanthropy event which was a huge success and demonstrated the members’ creativity and ability to be original.

Beta Psi had a strong formal Recruitment and pledged many new members to build the chapter and add to its group of strong members. This year’s academics and philanthropy emphasis was applauded and remembered for its high degree of originality.

The Toronto campus is very academic, highly populated and in the downtown core of Toronto. The chapter in 2008 was composed of academic and responsible women. However, it was smaller in numbers compared to the other sororities on campus.

Though accomplishing a lot during the year, the chapter faced several challenges, the biggest being informal Recruitment which was not very successful. Therefore, Beta Psi was smaller in numbers. Better organization and more time and effort were going to be put into Recruitment to increase the chapter membership in 2009.

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

==Highlights of 2014==

It is amazing the amount of effort that goes into running a chapter each year, and how so much can happen in eight months! Our chapter experienced some growing pains, as we expanded from a chapter of 9 to 23. This year our chapter won Most Improved Chapter in the Panhellenic Sorority Awards. This was a big award for our chapter for the past two years because we have improved so much; in our retention, our spirit, our community involvement, and our academic achievement in particular. Our president Vanja organized a Sexual Health Workshop for all fraternities and sororities on campus; it was well attended and very informative! This year was the first year we began to have Monday Night dinners each month, which was the highlight of formal meeting night and ensured that everyone was on time (what can I say, Kappa's love food!). We hosted a Halloween party for the children of the Toronto St. Felix Centre and visited them during their after school program to play games, paint faces, and have fun. We also partnered with the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity to host a Christmas party for the same children from the St. Felix Centre, where we decorated gingerbread houses and played games. It was nice to be reminded how to play like a youngster! Overall, most of our work was directed internally, as we wanted to build our chapter in a way that facilitates personal and chapter growth, individuality, community service, and sisterhood.

There have been no large changes on our campus this year. We are trying to mix more with other sororities on campus because it is so meaningful to have friends in other houses. Our chapter is a mix of different women from different backgrounds, countries, and cultures. We feel we are the easygoing sorority on campus, putting a real effort into true friendships. It has been an experience to meet other Kappa chapters from the states; they feel so different from our own. I think it is our uniqueness that lends us the ability to try new things and learn from each others' experiences.

We have a chapter- owned house, that holds 10 women. In 1965 we moved to our current location because our university kindly offered us $45,000 to vacate so they could build our present-day library. We bought our house in 1945 and have been here ever since. If you would like more information on this transaction, I have preserved the letters pertaining to this transaction with the university.

==Highlights of 2015==

Information about the previous calendar year, scholarship, group honors/awards, Province awards, traditions, special events, philanthropic involvement, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, world/local events that you participated in or helped with – Presidential campaigns, natural disasters, etc.
In January, we had an amazing sisterhood retreat to one of our sister’s farm houses in the beautiful Ontario countryside. We had a successful philanthropy event, Kappanda (Kappa Canada) in March where we raised almost $1000. We won three awards at the Panhellenic awards night in March - Most Improved, Alumna Appreciation, and Outstanding President awards. In September we had a successful recruitment in which we recruited 14 amazing sisters who have already shown their dedication to Beta Psi and Kappa. We had another great fall philanthropy event - Kappa Kantina - in November and raised $1300. We used the money for our annual holiday party with children from the St. Felix Centre in December. Beta Psi’s Initiation in November was the best it has been in years and we are so excited to welcome our new actives into sisterhood! Over the year we had an outstanding increase in GPA and now have the second highest GPA of all the sororities on campus. Over the summer we lost a few officers, but girls graciously stepped up to take their places in September and overall our officers had a very productive year. We couldn’t be more proud of our now-full chapter!

No recent changes on campus that I can think of. Our chapter prides itself on our close friendships and genuine sisterhood. While we have a relaxed and flexible attitude, we do not let this get in the way of performing our sisterly duties to the best of our abilities.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

We most often raise money for the St. Felix Centre in downtown Toronto, a local organization with an after-school program for children. At the end of each fall semester, we host a holiday party with the children and use the money we raise to buy gifts for the children. This past spring semester, we donated to an organization on campus that one of our sisters is a part of that builds bridges in third world areas.

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

Our chapter has supported the St. Felix Centre for the past few years and hopes to continue our relationship with the Centre for years to come. Beta Psi believes it is important to actively support our local community rather than blindly donate money, and spending time with the children of the St. Felix Centre is a great way to do so.

==Highlights of 2020s:==

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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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'''Kappa Chapter, Hillsdale College'''

'''Founded June 9, 1881'''

'''Hillsdale College established 1844, Hillsdale, Michigan'''

'''2,166 members as of (June 2015)'''
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==Highlights of 2011==

In January of 2011, Kappa Chapter picked up 18 New Members. In March, Kappa chapter was awarded Hillsdale College's Scholarship Cup with an average 3.34 house GPA. During the spring of 2011, Kappa chapter reached out to a local high school to volunteer at their library. Kappa's spent a few hours a week at the high school, re-stocking shelves and helping students check out books. In the fall of 2011, Kappa held their annual Katch Me if You Kan 5K to support RIF; we donated books and money to the national philanthropy.

'''Campus:''' One of the fraternities on campus ran into some trouble with the administration and many of their active members were forced to deactivate. The rest of the Greek houses pulled together to support them throughout this difficult time, and it is happening currently to another fraternity on campus. The negative attitude towards Greek life has not improved due to these dramatic situations, but the remaining fraternities and sororities are helping to improve the image by acting positively on campus and in life.

'''Chapter:''' Kappa Chapter has been working to improve chapter unity. We try to attend our sisters' non-Kappa events to support them on campus. We have been focusing a lot on our new members, ensuring that their new member period is a time full of Kappa love and what it means to be a Kappa.

Early on in 2011, Kappa Chapter had a Leadership Consultant visit who suggested that maybe we were getting involved in too many things and holding too many mandatory events for the chapter. We then cut back a bit on some events and tried not to spread ourselves too thin; Chapter Council also froze the calendar for several months in an attempt to prevent the addition of more events.

==Highlights of 2012==
Information about the previous calendar year, scholarship, group honors/awards, Convention awards, traditions, special events, philanthropic involvement, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, world/local events that you participated in or helped with – Presidential campaigns, natural disasters, etc.

During the Spring Semester 2012, Kappa Chapter picked up 21 new members. It was awarded the scholarship cup for receiving the highest overall GPA among the three sororities on campus. In February, Kappa Chapter hosted its annual Kappa Bowl to celebrate the Superbowl (New England Patriots vs. New York Giants) with the rest of campus. Kappa Chapter placed third in Hillsdale College’s annual Greek Week against the other two sororities on campus. The chapter was involved in many philanthropic events including the Kappa Kupcake wars to raise money for children’s books, a book drive, and reading with kids at local elementary schools on a weekly basis. At the end of the year, Kappa Chapter hosted a new recruitment event called the Kappa Kafe. For this event, potential new members dressed in sundresses, enjoyed a nice afternoon of coffee/tea, and mingled with active Kappas. Kappa Chapter sent 5 actives and one advisor to Convention where we received an honorable mention for the Gracious Living Award and won an award for 100% participation in the Convention Challenge.

During the Fall Semester 2012, Kappa Chapter picked up 13 new members. We restructured our traditional 5K philanthropy race into an event called the Kappa Swamp Stomp. This was a 3K race which included several different obstacle courses including a mud pit and water slide. The event raised money for Domestic Harmony of Hillsdale County, which provides help for victims of domestic violence. Kappa Chapter members were also actively involved in other philanthropic activities throughout the community such as the Reading Café and Best Buddies bowling program. We hosted our traditional annual Boys Ice Cream Social Public Relations event. During this semester a new Chapter Council was elected for the 2013 calendar year.

Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.
During the Fall Semester 2012, Kappa Chapter began making changes due to Formal Recruitment (January 2013) being shortened from four to three days. Kappa Kappa Gamma worked well with the Panhellenic Council to brainstorm new ideas regarding recruitment. Also during this semester, Kappa Chapter struggled with Panhellenic infractions regarding potential new members. Due to the high number of infractions among the three houses, the policy on infractions is in the process of being changed by the on-campus Panhellenic Council.

The overall nature of Kappa Chapter during the 2012 calendar year was very positive. There was much growth especially in the areas of Philanthropy and Public Relations with innovative events and more chapter participation. Kappa Chapter also grew in size by picking up large and very strong classes of women. Kappa Chapter became more diverse which, among other things, was due to adding a good number of athletes to our chapter. Although the chapter struggled with Panhellenic infractions and relations with the other houses, there was growth in understanding of the membership process and camaraderie with the other sororities.

==Highlights of 2013==

Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma experienced a wonderful year in 2013.

In the Spring of 2013, Kappa Chapter picked up new members. To celebrate the Superbowl, Kappa Chapter hosted its annual Kappa Bowl Party (Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks) with the rest of campus. During the Valentines Session of 2013, the chapter made inspirational bookmarks for children in the Hillsdale community schools. The chapter was also sponsored an event called Kappa Kupcake wars to raise money for children's books.

In the Fall semester, Kappa Chapter picked up 12 new members. It was awarded the scholarship cup for receiving the highest overall GPA among the three sororities on campus. The Chapter also was awarded a philanthropic award called Derby Days Cup from the Sigma Chi Alpha Kappa Fraternity on campus. In October, the women of Kappa Chapter were grieved to part with Sally (Altman) Giauque a devoted member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity. The beloved late adviser had been apart of the Kappa Chapter since 1950s. A memorial service was held in her honor with over 200 alumni, active Hillsdale Kappas, friends and family. College President Larry Arnn and his wife, and members of Hillsdale’s faculty also attended to say their goodbyes to the beloved woman. In efforts to end hunger in the Hillsdale community, the chapter hosted a 3k called Stomping Out Hunger which included several different obstacle courses including mud pits and water slides. We hosted our traditional annual Boys Ice Cream Social Public Relations event. Kappa Chapter had a Christmas Cookie Decorating with professors and their children to bring in the Holiday cheer. During this semester a new Chapter Council was elected for the 2014 calendar year.

Throughout both semesters, Kappa Chapter was successful in giving a helping hand in the Hillsdale community through different philanthropic events. The chapter was involved with Reading in Fundamental, and regularly volunteered at Will Carleton Academy to read to students. During both semester, the women of the chapter helped Delta Sigma Phi of Hillsdale College with a Red Cross Blood Drive. Kappa Chapter members were also actively involved in other philanthropic activities throughout the community such as the Reading Café and Best Buddies bowling program.

With the closing of 2013, Kappa Chapter experienced a positive year. There was much growth in the areas of Philanthropy and Public Relations with innovative events and more chapter participation. The beautiful chapter continued to grow by picking up large classes of wonderful women. Kappa Chapter also grew in diversity by adding a good number of athletes to our chapter. Overall 2013 was a blessed year in the Kappa Chapter of Hillsdale College.

In the Spring of 2013, Hillsdale was blessed with the opening of the Margot V. Biermann Center. This facility provides indoor track and tennis with state of the art equipment. Kappa Chapter has many varsity track and tennis players who have benefited from the facility. Hillsdale College also kicked off a campaign titled, “The Rebirth of Liberty and Learning,” with an aim to raise $470 million over the next five years. The women of Kappa Chapter volunteered during two-day gala.

==Highlights of 2014==

2014 was an exciting year at the Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Hillsdale College. 2014 saw the women of Kappa Chapter grow closer in sisterhood, excel in academics, and continue to be women of great character as role models on campus.

In January of 2014 Kappa Chapter worked diligently during formal recruitment to welcome home 19 new sisters. Out of the 19 women who gave their name and interest to Kappa Chapter in the spring semester, there were 8 legacies 7 of whom were legacies from Kappa Chapter. With the addition of 19 new sisters the spring of 2014 saw Kappa Chapter at one of its largest membership totals in the past few years with 103 sisters! January also saw Kappa Chapter saying “see you later!” to five of its sisters who participated in the Washington-Hillsdale Internship Program. These five women spent their semesters working at various internships and studying in our nation’s capital. The President also hosted a retreat for Chapter Council where the officers discussed their duties, goals, and ideas for the year. The retreat was very successful in bonding the chapter officers and helping them in understanding what each office does and why all are important.

February 2014 filled the house of blue with lots of love. The first week of February treated the new members to a special surprise with big-little reveal. The following week the new members and our event chairman hosted the semi-annual date party. Spring 2014’s theme was “Kappa Kappa Pow” and everyone dressed as their favorite superhero. Following date party, the next morning our Vice-President of Standards hosted a Valentine's Day sisterhood. At the sisterhood the women of Kappa Chapter played charades, ate heart shaped pancakes, and decorated valentines for each other and to give to members of the local community. The Event Chairman also hosted “Kappa Bowl” where Kappa opens its doors to the students of Hillsdale to eat pizza and watch the Superbowl. Its a great time for everyone and a lot of fun!

March 2014 saw the initiation of the new member class of spring 2014. Inspiration week was a wonderful time at Kappa Chapter as it reinforced and strengthened the bonds of love and friendship between sisters. Following initiation, a brunch, hosted by our Public Relations Chairman, was held to celebrate our new members. For many new members families from near and far came to celebrate with the chapter. In March Kappa Chapter also hosted its spring philanthropy event, Kappa Kupcake Wars. A baking competition that is open to all of campus to compete in and judge. All proceeds from Kupcake Wars go towards one of the fall philanthropy events, Reading Is Key.

In April 2014 Kappa Chapter began to say a fond farewell to the senior class of 2014. In April the senior class participates in convocation, as the begin their last few weeks on campus. The house also celebrated senior week. Which is a special week dedicated to celebrating the senior class’ time in Kappa and all of the wonderful things they brought the the house. The Membership Chairman hosted a recruitment event called Kappa Kasino where members and potential-new members played faux-Texas hold ‘em. The Vice-President of Standards also hosted a spa themed sisterhood.

May 2014 ended the spring semester with finals and graduation. Sisters said goodbye for the summer and went on to do many exciting things over their summer vacations.

In June of 2014 seven members of Kappa Chapter had the unique experience to attend the national convention in Houston Texas. Of the seven members six were officers and one a member at large. The six officers in attendance were: President, Vice-President of Standards, Registrar, Public Relations Chairman, House Chairman, and Recording Secretary. In addition a member of Kappa Chapters advisory board and a member of Kappa Chapter’s house board were also present. At the general convention Kappa Chapter was awarded the Heritage Award. As Kappa Chapter takes its history very seriously it was a great honor to receive the award and recognition for all of the hard work done by the chapter. In addition to the Heritage Award, Kappa Chapter received 11 honorable mentions and awards for the chapters philanthropic efforts and donations to foundation. All of the women who attended convention found it to be very worthwhile and exciting. All of the officers in attendance returned to Kappa Chapter with new ideas for improvement and full of Kappa love. On June 9, 2014 Kappa Chapter celebrated it 133rd birthday!

Summer 2014 Some sisters traveled to France, Spain, and Germany for their respective language study abroad trips. Other sisters went to work for members of congress, think tanks, and leading news outlets in Washington D.C. Still others moved to the Big Apple to work in the fashion world. Every sister at Kappa Chapter had a unique and exciting summer be it at home with family and friends, traveling with a sports team, or landing a major internship.

In August 2014, saw the end of summer and the return of sisters to campus. There had been several major improvements made to the Kappa Chapter House over summer, including new upholstery in the sitting and living rooms.

In September 2014, the Membership Chairman hosted a recruitment event called “18(70) Holers” were members and potential new-members played mini-golf on the front lawn of the house and enjoyed an afternoon together. The hard work of the Membership Chairman paid off as Kappa Chapter welcomed 7 new sisters home during informal recruitment.

October 2014 was a big month for Kappa Chapter! We were fortunate enough to have a leadership consultant join us for the majority of the month's activities. The fall 2014 new member class along with the Event Chairman hosted the semi-annual date party. The theme for the fall date party was “Kappas Gone Wild”, everyone dressed as their favorite animal. Big-Little reveal also happened in October, it was a very special time in the house of blue. Homecoming week also fell in October! Kappa Chapter welcomed back many sisters from years past. Also a senior member of Kappa Chapter was selected as the 2014 homecoming queen. Fall convocation saw Kappa Chapter win the scholarship cup for having the highest average GPA of all the sororities on campus.
The chapter celebrated founders day by hosting an all house formal dinner. Members of Kappa Chapter wore paper keys in their hair, had a lovely dinner with Earl Grey tea and shortbread for dessert, and admired a Chapter archive display. It was a wonderful evening filled with presentations from our seniors about the fraternity founders as well as some fraternity and chapter history from the Registrar and Fraternity Education Chairman. In addition to celebrating founders day, Kappa Chapter took this opportunity to thank its advisors who were also present to celebrate our grand and glorious fraternity! Also in October the Philanthropy Chairman organized our Reading Is Key event where sisters participated in buddy reading with students at a local elementary school. Using the funds from Kupcake Wars the previous spring the women of Kappa Chapter were able to gift each child a book to take home that day.

November 2014 saw the initiation of the new member class of fall 2014. Inspiration week was, again, a wonderful time at Kappa Chapter. Following initiation our Public Relations Chairman hosted a brunch which was held to celebrate our new members. For many new members families from near and far came to celebrate with the chapter. Our Philanthropy Chairman organized our primary philanthropy event, Swamp Stomp. Swamp Stomp is a 5k mud-run open to all members of the Hillsdale community. This year was particularly special as Kappa Chapter teamed up with Hillsdale Academy (the k-12 school affiliated with the college) and their National Honor Society Students to combine Kappa’s Swamp Stomp with their Turkey Trot for our most successful 5k event yet! Our Public Relation’s Chairman also hosted Dad’s Weekend where members of Kappa Chapter were able to share Kappa with their fathers.

December 2014, was very exciting as Kappa Chapter’s registrar hosted history day. History day was made extra special this year with the arrival of the fraternity education displays from headquarters. Because the members of Kappa Chapter are not present for the chapter’s birthday in June, the registrar decided to make history day extra fun by throwing the chapter a half-birthday party. The women of the chapter ate cake while they enjoyed the history exhibits, watched movies on the Stewart House and Headquarters, and explored the virtual timeline from Foundation. History day was the last major event of the semester and was a great break for all members of the chapter during finals week.
2014 ended with the induction of the new chapter council. 2014 was a busy but rewarding year for Kappa Chapter.

Hillsdale continues to increase its admissions requirements, making scholarship ever more a priority of Kappa Women. Because all of the incoming class at Hillsdale is academically excellent it makes the scholarship cup increasingly competitive. The chapter is very close knit, every woman is respected as she contributes something unique to chapter culture. Our officers continued to grow this year, benefiting tremendously from the convention experience, by bringing new and exciting ideas to the chapter.

Kappa Chapter holds its meetings in our house which we have owned since the late 1880s. The Kappa Chapter house was given to Kappa Chapter by Hillsdale College in the late 1880s. At that time there were two women's fraternities on campus, KKG and Pi Beta Phi, because Kappa was the original greek house on campus, we were given first choice of the two homes. The stately white house with blue shutters on the corner of Hillsdale and College streets has been home to the chapter ever since. After an addition to the house in the 1980s, the Kappa Chapter house holds 30 sisters and 40 sisters enjoy eating their meals there. Prior to the college purchasing the house, Kappa Chapter met in the home of college President Mauck and then in East Hall. The big white house on the corner was purchased by the college and adored by Kappas ever since.

==Highlights of 2015==
2015 was a wonderful year at Kappa Chapter at Hillsdale College. 2015 saw the women of Kappa Chapter grow in deeper sisterhood, achieve high academics, and continue to be women of admired character as role models on campus.

In January of 2015, Kappa Chapter was focused on recruitment and welcoming home 15 new sisters. One of our photos from recruitment featuring sisters and the front of our beautiful home was featured on Headquarters’ website. At the end of January, two of our members competed in an on-campus cooking competition called “Chopped”, which was live-streamed on YouTube. Many alumni enjoyed watching from afar! Big-Little reveal caused much excitement in February 2015. Soon after, our new members and event chairman hosted our semi-annual date party. Spring 2015’s theme was “Kappa Kappa Galaxy”.

At the end of February, our philanthropy chair hosted “Kappa Kupcake Wars” in the Grewcock Student Union, and it was a huge hit! Many students participated and came to vote. Our public relations chair invited professor’s students to our home for an Easter egg hunt with cookie decorating. Local girl scouts attended and got to meet our lovely sisters. In April, our 15 new members became initiated members during a week of reflection, tradition, ritual, and sisterhood bonding.

Eight sisters and two advisors traveled in April to our Province Meetings in Schaumburg, IL. They enjoyed getting to meet chapter council members from other chapters, sharing ideas, and seeing how Kappa Chapter was excelling in every field! Soon after their return, around six alumni came to Hillsdale College to celebrate their 50-65 year reunions. The registrar held a small open house for them with scones and tea. The alumni went on house tours to see our 1980 house additions, found their composites, and told stories to actives. As they departed, they were given irises and an acknowledgement card. They told us that our house looked and operated in the same way it had since they had graduated!

At the end of April, our membership chairman hosted an event entitled, “Play Ball with a Kappa” and many attended. Formal Recruitment followed shortly after and was “Kate Spade” themed. It was held in Ohio at a country club. We said farewell to our large senior class during senior week with formal dinners and dedications. There were 36 graduates.

On June 9, 2015 Kappa Chapter celebrated its 134th birthday! During the summer, the registrar challenged members to see how many alumni they could contact in their area. Many received letters from alumni and had correspondence. The letters and stories were shared the Fall semester during meetings.

Upon arrival back at school, Fall recruitment began. Due to new Panhellenic Council’s regulations, we were only allowed to pick up 3 new members. We were successful. Fall Informal Recruitment has now been removed permanently from Hillsdale College, much to the chagrin of our chapter. We were fortunate to have a very influential leadership consultant assist us for one week in October. The fall 2015 new member class and the event chairman hosted our semi-annual date party, themed “Netflix and Kappa Chix”. The chapter celebrated founder’s day with an advisor’s tour of the local cemetery, placing irises on the graves of founders and past advisors, and a beautiful dinner and dedication for our advisors. Chapter archives were also on display the whole week for actives to view.

In the first week of October, our chapter and event chairman, who is also head of “Students Against Cancer”, participated in the “Relay for Life”. Our house won Derby Days for the fifth year in a row, raising over $5,000 for the Sigma Chi’s philanthropy, “Wounded Warriors”. Homecoming week was a blast – watching sisters participate in Mock Rock dances and participating in the parade.

At the end of November, we initiated our 3 newest actives, and there was a coating of beautiful snow to ring in the celebration the next morning! In the first week of December, our event chairman hosted our Informal at the Searle Center on campus right after the building’s opening. The Informal theme was “Kappas at the Plaza”. Christmas decorations and horse drawn carriages were seen that night. Finally, the sisters studied hard for finals and our philanthropy chair hosted our final event of the year – “Kappa Chill Out” on Reading Day. Kappas sat in the union selling cookies, popcorn, and coffee to raise money for Reading is Fundamental and collect books for local organizations.

2015 ended with the induction of the new chapter council. It was another successful and memorable year at 221 Hillsdale Street! We look forward to more memories in 2016.

Panhellenic Council changed rules regarding freshman, and our college’s informal recruitment has been changed. Our Chapter is devoted to high academic success, adherence to tradition and ritual, involvement in the community, and growing friendship among our sisterhood.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

We have visited the elderly at Drew’s Place, helped with a food pantry, King’s Cupboard. We corresponded with students in the local Hillsdale Community School District. We raised money for Capa, a child-abuse prevention awareness center in Hillsdale. We also donated funds to the local hospice centers. There were books and funds raised for Reading is Fundamental, as well.

Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?
We believe in helping those in our community, and these organizations were chosen by active members. Our members had personal connections to these organizations and had volunteered their own time outside of Kappa.

Beta Phi

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Beta Phi
|GreekSymbol= BΦ
|Image= [[File:Beta_Phi.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1909|03|20}}
|College= [http://www.umt.edu/ University of Montana], formerly State University of Montana; Montana State University
|Location= Missoula, MT
|Homepage= [https://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/betaphi/ Beta Phi Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Beta_Phi Media related to Beta Phi Chapter]}}

'''University of Montana (formerly University of Montana; State University of Montana; Montana State University) established in 1893, Missoula, Montana
'''

'''Beta Phi founded March 20, 1909 with 17 charter members'''

'''1,923 initiates (as of June 2015''')

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'''Some of Beta Phi’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''
Hulda Miller Fields, Fraternity Director of Membership, 1942-1946; Marlys Nelson (Barrett), Field Secretary 1962-1964; Marian Schroeder Graham, Director of Membership, 1966-1970, Director of Personnel 1970-1972, Director of Chapters, 1971-1972, Fraternity President 1972-1976; Lila Isbell, Field Secretary, 1987-1988, Fraternity Executive Director, 2001-2005

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

'''Additional outstanding alumnae:'''

Dana Clader (Kleckner), Chapter Consultant 1998-1999; Shawna Gary (Kientz), Chapter Consultant 2000-2001

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

The University of Montana was chartered February 17, 1893, by an act of the third legislative assembly. Later legislation changed the name to the State University of Montana, and then to Montana State University. On July 1, 1965, it again became the University of Montana.
Montana, then the third largest state geographically, had a population of 376,053, and the city of Missoula, 5,000. In the mid-1970s, Missoula had 10 times as many residents.

Classes began in 1895 in a rented school house. By 1899, four buildings were completed on 40 acres of donated land at the base of 2,000-foot Mount Sentinel and adjacent to the narrow mountain pass called “Hellgate” by the British, “Port-d-Enfor” by the French Canadians, and “Im-i-sul-etiku” (from which the name Missoula is derived) by the Swalish Indians. A faculty of 27 gathered to teach a student body of 178.

Kappa Kappa Gamma established Beta Phi chapter on March 20, 1909, indicating great confidence in a school so young and in a group affiliation so remote. From 21 petitioning groups, Beta Phi was the single charter granted in almost four years.

Delta Sigma, organized February 24, 1904, the first women’s group on the campus, began when Fay Murray (Gillie), re-enrolled at Montana from Butler, sat with her friend Roxanne Howell (Derge) on the turnstile of a fence to tell about her life at Butler. “Roxy” exclaimed, “Oh, Fay, let us start a sorority here!” Thula Toole (Weisel), Maude Evans, Ted Welch, and Jessie Hailsbach were invited to join the local venture.

Women’s Hall provided a six-room suite, and Delta Sigma began its life by petitioning Kappa Kappa Gamma. Ruth Worden, Boston, daughter of a founder of Missoula, gave encouragement, as did Jane Evans (Gaylord), Stanford, sister of Maude. Other Kappa friends assured endorsement. The university president wrote to the Grand Secretary saying that the chapter was strong in everything that gives strength. Mary Griffith Canby, Pennsylvania, having moved from Philadelphia to Oregon, made the inspection. On January 22, 1909, she notified the local group that it was to become Beta Phi, with Installation set for March 20. The Missoulian announced the happy event. Mrs. Canby brought with her Kappa badges of Montana nugget gold for the 17 charter members, golden keys for girls of the “Treasure State.”

'''Housing and Chapter Traditions'''

In 1914, seven members moved into a rented residence. Up to 1924, 10 subsequent moves were made. When the Building Corporation was organized December 1920, the first steps were taken to purchase a chapter house. This dwelling, 434 East Beckwith Avenue, was too small, and it was sold in 1928. After another period of renting, the home at 1005 Gerald Avenue was purchased from the Toole family. It was a Depression year, only nine actives returned to school in the fall, but 29 were pledged to ensure a continuing chapter.

For 22 years, Beta Phi was guided by Mrs. Frank P. Keith, whose three daughters and two granddaughters are on the Beta Phi roll. She was saluted on her retirement as the house mother with the longest tenure on Kappa records.

A number of remodelings and additions took place through 1969 with a house holding more than 40. One-third more footage was added at 10 times the cost of the original edifice. This spacious, gracious house was built by pioneer John B. Toole, father of Thula Toole Weisel; grandfather of Thula Virginia Weisel Johnson, author of distinction and past House Board President; and great-grandfather of Thula (Tex) Johnson.

The Montana Alumnae Association, chartered in 1906, has held regular (usually monthly) meetings ever since, providing advisers and officers of the building corporation. Several other alumnae associations are also active in Montana, and keep in close touch with Beta Phi and the Missoula alumnae.

Beta Phi has enjoyed a strong association with the community and the state. Daughters of pioneers, of early faculty members, and of five governors have become Kappas. There is a sense of interdependence and affection. The 201-acre campus of the mid-1970s had a nine-hole golf course, baseball diamond, track and football field, magnificent student center and a $3 million library, besides 56 buildings including space for 2,500 students and nearly 400 apartments for married students.

Kappa-related names are found all over the campus. Brantly Hall, named for the grandmother of Lois Hazelbaker Townsend; Elrod Hall, names for the father of Mary Elrod Ferguson, a charter member and former dean of women; Miller Hall, named for the father of Patsy Ann Miller Jewell; Jesse Hall, named for the husband of Lucille Leyda Jesse, Nebraska, and father of Margaret Jesse Fanning; and the science complex named in honor of a former president of the university, father of Lucie Clapp Hagens and Margaret Clapp Smurr.

No history of Beta Phi would be complete without the mention of the 50-year contribution of Mary Rodes Leaphart, Kentucky, whose husband was dean of the Montana School of Law for 34 years. She served as alumnae association President, chapter adviser and warm and loving counselor to many generations of Beta Phis. Her two daughters are Beta Phi alumnae.

Beta Phi was hostess to the General Convention of 1922, and co-hostess with Idaho at Sun Valley in 1940, 1948, and 1964, and with Wyoming in 1934. Several Iota Province Conventions have been held in Missoula: 1925, 1939 and 1959, during the observance of the chapter’s golden anniversary, and 1975.

The active-alumna project, the Missoula Opportunity School for mentally retarded children helped to provide space, volunteer teachers and special needs of the program. Much time and money has been donated to this appealing project, inspired by Adelle Beaman Forbis, Physical therapist, in 1948-49.

'''Honors'''

Throughout the life of the chapter, its members have contributed to a splendid record of scholarship, leadership and service to campus and Fraternity. Through two World Wars and the troubles of the past, Kappas have met the challenges and the needs, maintained standards, and supported programs, including the support of a foreign student in 1951-52.

Beta Phi members have received many campus honors and awards including honorable mention for the Charlotte Barrell Ware Standards Cup (1940); the Clara O. Pierce Gracious Living Award (1962); runner-up for chapter newsletter, (The Key, 1961). The Missoula alumnae received the Almira McNaboe Award (1960). Hulda Miller Fields was Fraternity Director of Membership and Marian Schroeder Graham was Director of Membership, Director of Personnel, Director of Chapters, and Fraternity President. Marlys Jo Nelson Barrett was a Field Secretary; Florence Horsky Wertz served on the Fraternity Finance Committee; and Judith Latta served on the Rehabilitation Fellowship Committee.

Among outstanding Beta Phis are writers Grace Barnett, Olive Barnett Rice and Thula Virginia Weisel Johnson; and Brenda Farrell Wilson, business professor and dean.
During the early 1970s, the climate on the University of Montana campus was not propitious for women’s social groups. Adequate dormitory space and the university sanction of apartment living off campus meant empty rooms in sorority houses. However, Beta Phi has been a leader in women’s Greek groups and on campus, and the situation seemed to be improving.

In May 1974, Beta Phi held a senior-honors-initiates dinner. “Almost a hundred members of Beta Phi were present, and dear Mary Leaphart gave a little talk, saying in her lovely Kentucky accent, ‘Sisters, I have been a Kappa for 63 years, and from girls in their long gowns to you wearing pretty little ruffles for skirts, have known so many dear and true. If you all love Kappa and keep to her ideals, your lives will be enriched as mine has, and you will be strengthened for any task.'

“The 17 initiates were greeted and the seniors bid adieu, the officers were installed, and the seniors inducted into the alumnae association. It was really a concentrated evening. The reaction of the girls was marvelous and the evening gave promise of a real return to the old values.” (From a letter by Hulda Miller Fields)
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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 -- Campus and chapter trends:==

On the University of Montana campus, student life was exponentially more outspoken during this period of time than ever before. Protest broke out frequently, often times ASUM Senators participated in these protest. The aftermath of the 60’s was felt very strongly on the campus. The general mood of the campus was quite chaotic. Many students enrolled in college solely to avoid the draft. Even though the Vietnam War ended in 1975 the effects rolled over well beyond the war.

On campus, approximately 6 sororities and 9 fraternities existed. Overall, the Greek system struggled because of the mood on campus. All of the social activism caused backlash against many organizations. Sororities and fraternities were one of many groups not favored by the general attitude of the student body. This attitude held by the majority of the undergrads did not garner the support of the community. There was much disconnect between students and citizens of Missoula.

The main challenges the chapter faced were limited communication amongst other Greek organizations and a negative reputation. The sorority system was much more independent between different houses, so little communication took place. By bolstering the Panhellenic Council’s structure, camaraderie between the entire system increased. The united Greek system was able to work more effectively. As mentioned earlier, the social activism cast a negative reputation of the chapter. The general public saw it as simply a social organization. The addition of required philanthropy hours and the public relations chair greatly improved Kappa’s image. After these changes, Beta Phi was no longer limited to a social sisterhood. The chapter also contributed to the well-being of the community. The PR chairman was able to influence reputation as well by overlooking how the Fraternity’s name is portrayed in the media.

Many significant events were taking place nationally during this era. The community and campus were affected by these national events; for example, the oil embargo caused the United States to be more conservative with resources and money. Reduced spending did not help chapter retention or Recruitment. With less support from the student body, the members found ways to reach out and get involved with the student body. The annual Aber Day Kegger fundraiser helped the Greek system to connect with the rest of the university students The Beta Phi chapter was very involved in this tradition by assisting Sigma Chi raise money at the event each year. The “hippie” vibe of the campus tended to clash with the structured routine of Kappa.

Beta Phi chapter earned awards based on scholarly merit. There were multiple girls in the chapter who maintained a 4.0 GPA. Academic awards were regularly given to members. Many victories were achieved during Derby Days as well. The ladies of Beta Phi were often a part of Mortar Board. These women kept their mind set on achieving good grades at all times.

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

1978 Woodman Award, Best Relations with Advisory Board, Second Place

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

The 1980’s ushered in a renewed interest in Greek Life and Beta Phi was home to women from Montana, across the country and Canada. The chapter emphasized strong academic programming. It utilized study buddies, recognized members for an “A” on a test or paper, and classes competed for the highest grade-point each term. This programming helped the chapter earn top honors on campus. Beta Phi was recognized at Iota Province Meeting and the 1988 Convention for the Most Improved Scholarship Award.

Member retention was a focus area for the chapter. Formal and informal rush parties kept members social skills honed throughout the year. Filling the house was of utmost importance so the chapter participated in formal rush and Continuous Open Bidding throughout the year.
Social events had themes ranging from the 60’s to beach parties. The annual pledge class functions were creative and fun for all when chapter members could dress in Black and White, go on a Russian adventure complete with sleigh rides and BBQ or let out their inner-Nerd. Formal functions included the Kite-and-Key Formal with Kappa Alpha Theta and The Sapphire Ball.

Kappa Beach was a favorite hangout in the spring with the occasional water balloon battle with Sigma Nu. The chapter participated in Sigma Chi Derby Days, Sigma Nu Gopher Days, Sigma Alpha Epsilon Olympics and Greek Week. Members perfected lip-sync routines, created unique posters and participated in numerous athletic competitions with other UM sororities.

Homecoming brought float competitions and alumni returning to 1005 Gerald Avenue. The annual Parent’s Brunch was the finale to an exciting weekend of events. The chapter celebrated its Diamond Jubilee in 1984 with a festive dinner and diamond shaped cake enjoyed by pledges, actives and alumnae.

Beta Phi’s had a busy campus profile with members serving on ASUM Senate, UM Advocates, Mortar Board, SPURS, Grizzly Women’s Basketball, Tennis and Track, UM Cheerleading and Dance Team, UM Band, Choir, Drama and MontPIRG.

'''Housing:'''

In 1983 the chapter house was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. This was due to efforts of the dedicated Missoula alumni who formed The John R. Toole Preservation Society as a non-profit organization to maintain the house and grounds and reduce the financial burden for chapter members. Fundraising efforts by the group helped to pay for extensive exterior and interior repairs to the nearly century old chapter house. The first floor was completely redecorated with carpeting, wallpaper, floor restoration and reupholstered furniture. The second floor bedrooms received fresh paint, bunk beds were added to the sleeping porch and the library was redecorated as well. The Beta Phi House Board worked hand-in-hand with the John R. Toole Society to redecorate and furnish the house in manner befitting the grace of the building and the functionality needed by 30-young women on a daily basis.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Beta Phi was active in philanthropy by supporting the fundraising efforts of other UM Greek group’s philanthropic activities to participating in many hands-on activities ranging from clothing collection for a local women’s shelter to the March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon. The chapter also participated in rehabilitative therapy for Matt Bittany, a UM student with cerebral palsy and son of a Kappa.

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

1984 History/Heritage Commendation
1988 Finance Excellence, Housed Chapters-Honorable Mention

==Highlights of the 1990s==

As the last decade of the century rolled into Missoula, Beta Phi hopped on board with a determination to build chapter participation, increase chapter scholarship and maintain a positive community and campus image. Members emphasized communication and recognition to build unity and encourage members to give their best back to Kappa. The “Century Club” was established to challenge sisters to attend 100 classes in a row.

Alumnae support from the Advisory Board and House Board provided stability and help through several difficult situations. Alumnae and active members celebrated Beta Phi’s 90th birthday with a dinner and “historical” skit about the chapter through the years. Another joyful celebration took place during Homecoming on the front lawn when the mortgage was burned.

Beta Phi partnered with fraternities on several successful Homecoming floats winning top honors in the Greek Division. Founders Day, Senior Banquet, Scholarship Dinners, House Board and House Boy Appreciation Dinners were traditional events for the chapter to gather and celebrate various aspects of chapter life.

Campus participation highlighted the interests of members serving as UM Advocates, on the Honors Student Association, University Symphonic Wind Orchestra, UM Flute, Peer Advisers, UM Cross Country Track, Mortar Board, Order of Omega and SPURS.

Leadership development was a key element of chapter life. Members participated in Lead to Succeed a national leadership skills development program developed by Kappa Kappa Gamma and Alpha Tau Omega, chapter retreats featured team building opportunities such as a low ropes course. Many officers attended Iota Province Meetings and Convention to share ideas and bring back new ways to improve chapter life. Tiffany Finley, Colorado, served as a Chapter Consultant to Beta Phi helping the chapter to develop its identity and build on strong qualities of chapter life. The Fraternity selected two Beta Phi’s, Dana Clader and Shawna Gary, to serve as Chapter Consultants.

Beta Phi has a long standing belief in Panhellenic and held the Presidency and other offices several times throughout the decade. Greek Woman of the Year honors were bestowed on Shannon Frantzick and Dana Pickrell. In addition the chapter received Awards for Improved Scholarship, Campus Involvement and Most Improved Sorority from Panhellenic.

The chapter was recognized at Iota Province Meetings with awards in the areas of Outstanding Alumnae Participation, Improved Scholarship and Overall G.P.A. It was a thrill and tremendous honor for the chapter to receive the Greatest Improvement Award at the 1998 Convention.

'''Housing:'''

The House Board aided by the John R. Toole Preservation Society performed miracles with limited funds to maximize upkeep on the nearly century old chapter house. Projects included: painting on the second floor, new window treatments in the House Director suite, new carpeting on the back stairs, planning for a sprinkler system, wall-to-wall carpet in the dining room, replacing siding and painting the exterior of the building, preventative maintenance on the roof, painting the back stairwell and chapter room, updated wiring and a new computer for the chapter Treasurer.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Philanthropy projects changed throughout the 1990’s based on campus and community needs and interests of the chapter. For several years members helped the Big Brothers and Sisters with fundraising by participating in the Bowl-a-Thon, they also raised funds for Wiggle for the Y and Missoula Children’s Theatre. Members volunteered for the cleanup of the Clarkfork and Bitteroot riverbanks and collected over 500 pounds of trash. Camp-Make-A Dream, a camp for children with cancer, was a long-term commitment of love from the chapter whether fundraising or volunteering for the camp itself. The chapter was recognized for their service as morning playground supervisors at Roosevelt Elementary School. Kappas were a part of “Rid Missoula of Graffiti” clean-up and spent several years decorating a tree at the Southgate Mall Festival of Trees.

'''Convention Awards:'''

1998 Greatest Improvement

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

Beta Phi had much to celebrate in this decade from Panhellenic and Iota Province awards to the Centennial Gala for the chapter. The chapter worked diligently on their academic standing and public relations image. Use of creative programming in scholarship resulted in top rankings on campus. Study tables and an honor roll posted for everyone to see helped to focus members on the importance of academics.

Member retention was a constant buzzword in the chapter. Flucuating campus Recruitment numbers and only four National Panhellenic sororities on campus made Formal Recruitment a challenge. New member classes reflected the diversity of the chapter and added to the strong base of sisterhood within Beta Phi.

Panhellenic sisterhood took on new meaning when the Kappa Alpha Theta chapter house was damaged during Christmas break and the chapter had to move-out while repairs were completed. Beta Phi graciously opened their house and the two chapters lived together learning how to share everything from shower and laundry time to observing privacy for chapter meetings. The experience brought the two chapters closer together and exemplified the spirit of Panhellenic cooperation.

For years leading up to 2009, Beta Phi alumnae began planning a Centennial Gala for alumnae and the undergraduate chapter. Homecoming 2009 was set on the calendar for the celebration and several committees planned the weekend of events culminating in a dinner at the Red Lion Inn. More than 250 members and guests gathered to celebrate 100 years of memories and Kappa friendships. Special Fraternity guest, Suzanne Van der Hayden, Washington State, Director of Alumnae gave the Keynote address and helped to pin the women receiving their 50-, 65- and 75-year pins. Former Fraternity Executive Director, Lila Isbell, Montana, served as Toastmistress and the program featured special music by The Kappa Keys, recognition of each class in attendance, a history of the John R. Toole house and presentation of Outstanding Alumnae to Marlys Barrett.

'''Housing:'''

Refurbishing the foyer floor and painting projects along with replacing 57-year old boilers.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Chapter members helped with riverbed cleanup along the Clarkfork and Bitteroot rivers and volunteered for projects with Big Brothers and Sisters. In addition, the members partner with a local Boy Scout troop to clean Grizzly Stadium following football games. The Foresters’ Ball is a long-standing tradition at the U of M and Beta Phi hosted a booth performing “marriages” the last the night of the event. Money raised was contributed to Camp Make-a-Dream.

'''Convention Awards:'''

2000 Standards Honorable Mention;
2002 Greatest Scholarship Improvement Award;
2006 Academic Excellence Honorable Mention;
2008 Greatest Improvement Honorable Mention; Ritual Honorable Mention; Academic Excellence Honorable Mention; Recruitment Honorable Mention

==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==

The Beta Phi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has enjoyed a rich history endowed with all that you would expect: Joy, struggle, hysterical laughter and above all the founding of bonds so strong that they far surpasses the term friendship and evolves into sisterhood. Despite how cliché this phrase has become, the Kappa’s of UM do indeed “hold the key to klass”. During Greek Week held in the autumn semester, Kappa teamed with Sigma Nu and Kappa Sigma took first place overall obliterating the other teams with victories in events such as Capture the Flag on Greek Row, a god and goddess competition (Where one of our members was deemed the champion) as well as a float competition. The float built by Kappa and the two other fraternities was clearly the best, a judgment made with absolute objectivity. A gigantic bear head that was furry and absolutely adorable par oozed the streets of downtown Missoula, greeted by mouths that gaped so widely that small animals contemplated taking refuge there. It was indeed a proud day for Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Another proud endeavor for us Kappa’s at UM would be our academic achievement during the autumn semester. Kappa had been struggling academically prior to last semester. However, we emerged with the highest GPA average of all the sororities and second highest average in the entire Greek system. It was a major accomplishment and improvement. Also, the chapter has done great work on behalf of philanthropic causes. Kappa has raised thousands of dollars for Camp Make a Wish as well as aided in “Diva Days” which supported finding the cure for breast cancer. Also, another source of pride for Kappa occurred when Jessica Mounts was named Outstanding New Member and Alyissa Canady was named Greek Woman of Year. It was quite a prosperous couple of semesters.

The University Of Montana has dealt with a great deal of change this year. Most prevalent, accusations of sexual assault have served as a constant thought in the back of everyone’s mind. The school has been increasing awareness as well as initiating new security measures. The whole ordeal has most definitely changed the carelessness with which students treat their outings and social gatherings. Trends such as long boarding and floating the river have also become popular activities. Independent music has become very popular; nobody having heard of any of the bands anyone else is listening to. Trends change with time and the University of Montana is no exception.

Recent changes that Kappa has undergone, includes a large bundle of new members from recruitment in the fall of 2011. The new dynamic of the new member’s is a wondrous thing. The diversity is simply astounding, a diversity that penetrates straight to the heart. Think of a rainbow, but not one that follows the traditional six layer structure, one that shows the obscure colors no one has ever heard of, such as arsenic, chartreuse or a romantic candy apple sunrise. Also a somewhat unusual obsession has overtaken the fraternity. Cats. Oddly enough, cat paraphernalia is abundant. Honestly, it is quite strange however it is a unifying element bonding the sisters closer that before. Security has also been increased ensuring that only members of this fraternity can enter the house.

A challenge that the chapter has dealt with was the academic focus plan that we were put on for our prior performance academically speaking, was less than wonderful. Each member was required to complete a certain amount of study hours each week depending on prior academic performance although never less than five. The program was greeted with a great deal of eye rolling and sighing but eventually the chapter’s GPA was raised to above a 3.0. It was really a fantastic outcome. Another event that the chapter was put through would be a break in and theft of many prized possessions. Trophies, plaques, composites and food were taken. This was an ordeal that was hard to overcome, for many of the girls felt their safety was not a guarantee. The items were thankfully returned however anger was abundant. In response to the theft and trespassing, the door locks have been changed, and codes have been renewed. For a while, in house life was dealt with more cautiously and eventually we have reached a level of security that comforts each and every member.

==Highlights of 2012==

2012 was a full year of philanthropy for the Beta Phi chapter. A few of the activities participated in are mentioned as follows:

- 30 Kappa women volunteered at the Missoula Children's First Museum Halloween Bash and provided activities and entertainment for 800 children.
- The women of Kappa assisted with the annual Run Wild Missoula Diva Dash by forming their own running team and helping with set up. This event was held at the Community Medical Center and raised awareness for breast cancer.
- $1400 was raised at the 2012 Forester's Ball Marriage Booth to contribute funds for Camp Mak-A-Dream, which is Beta Phi's local philanthropy.
- KKG volunteered at multiple tables during the International Cultural Festival on campus to celebrate diversity at the University of Montana
- 10 Kappas assisted the new fraternity on campus, Pi Kappa Phi, with their Bike-a-thon by biking in hour increments and donating the money received to Push America

As a whole, the Beta Phi chapter received awards that recognized different aspects of the chapter's activities and processes:

- 2011-12 Outstanding Alumni Relations and Chapter Development

- Most Improved Academic Excellence Award, 2010-2012

- The University of Montana Panhellenic Award for Chapter Involvement for 2012

- Honorable Mention for Standards - at Convention, 2012

- Greek Advisor of the Year 2012 was awarded to Marcy Hossle, who was a Beta Phi herself, and is actively involved in the Missoula Alumna Chapter.

The University of Montana is a thriving place--constantly, there are new opportunities made available to students. This year, there were a few new additions on campus:

The men of Pi Kappa Phi created a chapter at the UM this year, and the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma were obliged to help them in their recruiting endeavors and establishing their philanthropy by assisting with their annual Bike-a-thon.

The University of Montana is constantly striving to instill a global mindset in its students and encouraging them to reach for perfection in any endeavor they pursue. The newly founded Global Leadership Initiative was created to reflect these mantras. The program is meant to facilitate student teamwork and the motivation to solve global issues, and has a strong following of students.

The women of the Beta Phi chapter mirror the campus attitude in their desire to cultivate and learn in their areas of interest. They wish for their chapter to grow along with the University and to continue to promote KKG as a group of dedicated and hardworking women with outstanding moral character.

==Highlights of 2013==

Formal recruitment for the Beta Phi chapter for 2013 was very successful and had a total of 35 New Members who were initiated on November 9, 2013. Many members of our chapter received the LAS award in scholarship and also the Bright Future Award for incoming freshman students. During the Spring and Fall semester of 2013, 5 of our members received a 4.0 GPA, one of them being a freshman. Unfortunately, we did not receive any Province awards for the 2013 year.

One of our traditions in this chapter is to do a “Snap Cup” at the end of every meeting. This allows us to say something positive about one another or the entire chapter about anything that was good for that week. Special events that we held during 2013 included Sapphire Ball, which was held at the Carousel, Forester’s Ball and Kappa Krush.

The Beta Phi chapter takes pride in our philanthropic involvement around the community and has proudly demonstrated our commitment and perseverance in helping others. We took the initiative to start early and made great communication with many organizations. Within the Spring semester alone for 2013, our chapter has generated 874 hours of community service and volunteered in events such as Forester’s Ball and the Missoula Public Library. During the Fall semester, we increased our total hours from the previous semester which resulted of 913 hours of community service. This included volunteering in events such as Diva Days, Halloween Bash, Up til Dawn, and Dress for Success which were a huge hit for the community and our chapter. Our main goal as a chapter was to remove ourselves from the Academic Focus Plan and we, as a chapter, set our GPA chapter goal to a 3.0. We also made it a goal to have higher philanthropic hours for our Fall semester than the previous Spring semester.

The Beta Phi chapter had the challenge of being on the Academic Focus Plan, and having the chapter cumulative GPA average below the all - sorority average for consecutive 3 terms. We have implemented a required 7 study hours a week for each individual member and relied on encouragement and support for one another. We also used positivity and rewards such as the “Skippy Jar” for those who did not skip class that week. Unfortunately though, we are still on the Academic Focus Letter, but we are striving hard and looking positively to overcome this problem for the 2014 year.

Some recent changes to the University of Montana has included the belief of the word “Thrive” around the campus. It is designed to be the main point and focus of the university to go above and beyond one’s potential from its students, faculty and the community. The university has also cut class sections due to budget cuts. The overall nature of our chapter has been positive in reinforcing our sisterhood. Our challenges has brought us closer as a chapter and are continuing to rise together. Whether if we are at events or just having dinner, there is a presence of having a common ground of being all together. We believe that we can make a positive
impact in overcoming whatever comes our way and wish to promote Kappa Kappa Gamma as
outstanding individuals who strive to go beyond our greater potential

==Highlights of 2014==
Formal recruitment for the Beta Phi chapter for 2014 was very successful and had a total of 27 New Members who were initiated on October 25, 2014. Many members of our chapter received the LAS award in scholarship and also the Bright Future Award for incoming freshman students. During the Fall semester of 2014, our chapter GPA was 2.937. Unfortunately, we did not receive any Province awards for the 2013 year.
One of our traditions in this chapter is to do a “Snap Cup” at the end of every meeting. This allows us to say something positive about one another or the entire chapter about anything that was good for that week. Special events that we held during 2014 included Sapphire Ball, which was held at a downtown hotel, Forester’s Ball and Kappa Krush.

The Beta Phi chapter takes pride in our philanthropic involvement around the community and has proudly demonstrated our commitment and perseverance in helping others. We took the initiative to start early and made great communication with many organizations. Our chapter has volunteered in events such as Forester’s Ball, the Missoula Public Library, and gathering cans of food for the food bank while we compete with Montana State’s PanHellenic for the most weight of food generated by donation from the public. Our main goal as a chapter was to remove ourselves from the Academic Focus Plan and we, as a chapter, set our GPA chapter goal to a 3.0. The Beta Phi chapter had the challenge of being on the Academic Focus Plan, and having the chapter cumulative GPA average below the all - sorority average for consecutive 4 terms. We have implemented a required 7 study hours a week for each individual member and relied on encouragement and support for one another. We also used positivity and rewards such as the “Skippy Jar” for those who did not skip class that week. Unfortunately though, we are still on the Academic Focus Letter, but we are striving hard and looking positively to overcome this problem for the 2015 year.

Some recent changes to our sorority house was during the summer, we redesigned our living room to resemble the time period of when our house was first built in 1902. The living room now has the original wooden floors renovated from having carpet on top of it as well as having time period specific furniture, paintings, and color scheme all done to represent the 1900s while keeping a modern touch. The overall nature of our chapter has been positive in reinforcing our sisterhood. Our challenges such as having to fill up a vacant presidential office during the fall semester have brought us closer as a chapter and are continuing to rise together. Whether if we are at events or just having dinner, there is a presence of having a common ground of being all together and supporting one another. We believe that we can make a positive impact in overcoming whatever comes our way and wish to promote Kappa Kappa Gamma as outstanding individuals who strive to go beyond our greater potential.

Women Behind the Badge:
Our Vice President of Organization Marissa Barone, currently has a historical badge that belonged to Myrtle Buls who was a Beta Phi member from 1946. Although she passed away in 2010, she enjoyed many outdoor activities, singing and traveling. She was quoted as saying “Anything worth doing is worth doing well.” Marissa was given the badge in May 2014.

==Highlights of 2015==

During the year of 2015, the University of Montana has added a new fraternity to

campus, Alpha Sigma Phi. The University now has 4 sororities and 8 fraternities. Within

our own Kappa Kappa Gamma Beta Phi chapter, we are blessed to have our new

house mom, Leann, who was our old house board treasurer. We also are pleased to

reward Alicia B. the Beta Phi scholarship back in April.

Our chapter has also increased in size since the past couple of years. We initiated a

total of 7 women in the spring and 21 women in the fall. Spring recruitment was very

successful because we had over 20 women show up for our “Mexican night” and over

15 show up for the mystery dinner the next week when we normally have only about a

maximum of 4 women. We then extended 13 bids to those women and ended up with 8

new members. Our formal fall recruitment was a “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” theme, and at

the end of the week, we extended 29 bids to women and pledged 26 women that

following Monday.

Philanthropy activities that our chapter has accumulated over the fall semester of

2014 and spring semester of 2015, we totaled over 2,100 hours for all 51 women.

Special thanks to Jessica L, Hannah G, Krista B, Bronte B. who all volunteered over

100 hours of service. Our chapter always helps out at the annual Forester’s Ball, where

this spring, we made about $230, and we donated half of it to the Kappa foundation and

the other half to our fraternity brother, Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s fundraiser. Their

fundraiser was that one of their brother’s girlfriends suddenly had a stroke and needed

money to help pay for the medical bills, so our chapter decided to help out with their

cause. Our main Reading Is Key event was held in the spring were we collected over

420 books from all the fraternities and sororities on campus. Our Senior Philanthropy

event also that spring was an alcohol awareness water pong tournament that all Greek

members or non-members could participate, and the seniors raised over $250 dollars

and then also donated the full amount to SAE’s fundraiser.

Some of the goals that our chapter council developed include: be more

philanthropic, develop better communication, and be Kappa Klassy. With the goal of

being more philanthropic as our probably the main focus, our chapter believed that we

should continue to improve on being more involved with the other sororities and

fraternities on our campus. One of the reasons why we decided on this goal was

because our chapter happens to be one of the smaller chapters on our campus, and we

haven’t been as representative for the other chapter’s philanthropies or fundraisers as

much in the past couple of years. Our chapter also believed that if we improved our

attendance of these fundraisers at other chapters, it would help us improve our

communication and being classy. We always have more opportunities to improve and

achieve our goals, and we aren’t going to stop trying to achieve them. In order to help

us achieve our goals, LC Alyssa came over a couple of weeks during the fall semester

where she helped us with our work week for recruitment and recruitment at that time as

well as nominations for our next year’s chapter council.

We as a chapter also believed that these goals would help us in the challenges that

our chapter faced over the year. Our advisors and alumna also came in to help us

during our time of need in order to better build up our public relations over the entire

Greek system facing an “alcohol restriction” and other public report cases that

happened. Overall, I believe that our chapter and the University of Montana Greek

system is improving and these challenges will continue to help us improve our image,

goals, and values for all to see.

Even though we have had a couple of challenges this year, some of the many

traditions we have done for years still continued. Our Founder’s Day on October 13th

was our 106th anniversary of our chapter on the University of Montana campus. Other

traditions include the weekly “Snap Cup” that we will read at the end of our meetings.

Also during our meetings, we have the “No Skip Skippy Jar,” the “Hey, Hey, I Got an A,”

“Kappa Kreep,” and the Supportive Sister Bra. The no skip skippy jar is where everyone

puts in their names if they attended all of their classes and win a prize. The got an A is

for rewarding everyone who obtained an A in any of their classes that week. The Kappa

Kreep is the newer one where if you spotted a sister studying, you could snapchat them

“secretly” and watch a slide show the VP of Academic Excellence would create from

that week. The supportive sister bra is just a bra that when it is given to you, you write

your name and date on it just to show who has been supportive in our chapter. Outside

of the weekly meetings, our chapter has an entire week dedicated to Bigs’ and Littles’

where the bigs’ will make crafts and write clues to give to the littles’ for them to guess.

At the end of the week, the bigs’ will then present themselves in unique and clever ways

to their littles’ and everyone gets excited. This year we had a ball of yarn start on the

first floor and the littles’ had to grab their string and follow it to their bigs’ as well as

having the littles’ collect articles of clothing scattered around the house to then meet

their bigs’ located outside on the lawn wearing the same clothing items. One of the older

traditions that our chapter does is on Friday night of Initiation, all of the actives will dress

in black and walk out onto the lawn with candles to form the shape of a key while

singing “Dream Awhile” for our new members to view from the President’s balcony. This

might be one of the most treasured traditions that Beta Phi has.

We have been blessed with our chapter house still being the original house that was

bought in 1931. Currently we have about 35 women living in the house out of a possible

37 women including our house mom. Several remodels have been introduced since the

original, but more recently we have remodeled the first floor and our basement. The first

floor has been remodeled over the past couple of years to represent the original house

back in the 1910’s to 1930’s because our house is honored with being placed on the

national register of historic places in Montana. Because of this, we are required to keep

our house “time period specific” with all the same colors and furniture, while still being a

place that many women will continue to live in. Our basement was remodeled from the

old “Pit” to the new “lounge area” by replacing the floor, repainting the walls and ceiling,

adding newer furniture, a popcorn machine, and all the exercise equipment that we

could ever think of or use. We still have chapter meetings in our house and continue to

grow and remodel the house while remembering that it is a historical house.

==Highlights of 2020s:==

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.:

'''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!

Epsilon Epsilon

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Epsilon Epsilon
|GreekSymbol= EE
|Image= [[File:Epsilon_Epsilon.jpeg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1959|05|09}}
|College= [http://www.emory.edu/home/index.html Emory University]
|Location= Atlanta, GA
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/epsilonepsilon/ Epsilon Epsilon Homepage]
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'''Emory University established in 1836'''

'''Epsilon Epsilon founded in 1959'''

'''2,009 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Epsilon Epsilon’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Sarah Skinner, Traveling Consultant 1992-1993;
Angie McNeight, Leadership Consultant 2008-2009

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

Dr. Laurie Lee Humphries, 1986, Psychiatrist, eating disorders specialist;
Dr. Lucy Davidson, 1988, Epidemiologist for Center for Disease Control;

'''Additional Outstanding Epsilon Epsilon Alumnae:'''

Carolyn Christian (Bottoms, Graduate Counselor 1962-1963;
Jane Morrow (Knowles), Graduate Counselor 1968-1969;
Nell Simpson, Graduate Counselor 1970-1972;
Christine Nelson, Chapter Consultant 1989-1990;
Allison Kowalski (David), Chapter Consultant 1996-1997;
Elise Hammonds (Blalock), Chapter Consultant 2005-2006;

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==The Early Years==
The formation of a Kappa chapter at Emory University was long a hope of many Georgia alumnae. Led by Jean Hess Wells, Georgia, the feasibility of a chapter at this Atlanta institution was investigated even before Emory allowed social clubs.

Organization was permitted in 1954. Two Kappas from Gamma Pi Chapter in Alabama, Agelyn Sanders (Chandler) and Mary Constance Schmid (Cobb) transferred to Emory and formed the Fleur-de-lis Club. Fifteen girls were pledged in 1955, which was the reason for rejoicing among local Kappas who had sponsored the club from the beginning. It was easy to see that Kappa was a focal point for the club, since the badge was a golden fleur-de-lis and the pledge pin was an owl. The pledge book was the Kappa pledge book with the cover removed! The board of trustees of the university voted permanent charters to the social clubs in 1957 and gave permission for the clubs to petition membership in national sororities in 1958. Fleur-de-lis became Epsilon Epsilon May 9, 1959. Epsilon Epsilon, Emory, took second place for euphony only to Gamma Gamma of Walla Walla). All past members of Fleur-de-lis were extended the privilege of initiation, and it was a grand occasion when 43 new Kappas received their keys at the ceremony in the Biltmore Hotel.\

The new sororities met in an old home called Panhellenic House. Each group had a closet for possessions. Chapter meetings were held in the Alumnae Memorial Building; and rush parties, in the Church School Building. Later, Panhellenic House was moved to the old home of the president, which is the present site of the new law building.

The history of the chapter is closely tied with the desire for a permanent home. The university finally decided on lodges and the ground was broken on the site of the original Panhellenic House in January, 1972. The lodges were ready for occupancy by April, 1973. They were dedicated on December 7, 1973. The lovely three floor townhouse was a dream come true.

During the years of growth at Emory, the Kappa actives had reached in all directions to become involved in campus life. Extra-curricular activities such as Panhellenic, student and dormitory governments, choral and dramatic productions, team sports and Greek functions found Kappas taking part. Epsilon Epsilon was also a leader academically. The chapter was honored at the 1975 Convention with the scholarship award for small campuses. The chapter average was 3.4. Each year this chapter’s members were honored with scholarships, fellowships, and graduate appointments. Many traveled abroad for study. There are doctors, lawyers, accountants, and “chiefs” among Epsilon Epsilon alumnae.

The chapter enjoyed a number of public service projects. The one closest to the girl’s hearts was their involvement with a 15 year old Thai girl. Krishna Puntachek, who had been their adopted orphan since 1969. Each year, money was sent for her education and welfare.

Cohesion is often a problem with a chapter without a house and an even greater problem at a university which makes great academic demands, as does Emory. To circumvent this, the girls went on retreats or “house parties” as they are known at Emory. They traveled to various parts of the state to plan rush parties or just relax and become closer to one another. The tradition has continued even now in their lodge. Epsilon Epsilon has grown in strength and size since its founding days to become a leader on the Emory campus.
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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:==

Sororities on campus finally received spaces to call their own when the university provided lodges for Greek women. In 1975, the lodges were still new and our chapter was finding new ways to utilize all the new space that they no longer had to share. The archives and ritual items were finally able to be stored in one safe place creating a better organized system and making Kappa more efficient in planning its rituals and traditions. A large window looking into the lodge was decorated with paintings for each major event, displaying colorful artistic talent but also advertising fun activities that Kappas were planning.

With sororities at Emory having been established for approximately 20 years by this time, Epsilon Epsilon showed many signs of security as an organization. More sisterhood events were made possible with the creation of sorority lodges on campus that were built in 1975, helping to create stronger bonds between sisters. A recurring event during this time was an outdoor pool party off-campus to cool off and celebrate the warm Georgia weather. Campus trends during this decade were fairly typical of many similar colleges and universities.

Looking at chapter scrapbooks from this era, fifties-themed mixers and social functions were a popular trend at Epsilon Epsilon. Formal written invitations were popular to and from other Greek chapters on campus inviting them to participate in social functions and campus-wide events. Also, there were innumerable newspaper articles from The Emory Wheel featuring Kappas winning awards and serving the community as leaders. It is clear that Kappas were regarded with respect.

Greek life generally on Emory's campus was facing slight decline in Recruitment numbers during this decade. Women especially were trying to prove themselves to be serious students on equal playing fields with the men in more than just numbers but in academic abilities as well. To combat this misconception among some students, those in Epsilon Epsilon continued to make themselves known on campus as community leaders and participators. Maintaining the best grades in the Greek community, holding leadership positions in countless activities, and always planning classy affairs helped to convey the seriousness and maturity of these young women.

In 1979, Robert and George Woodruff donated $105 million to Emory, the largest single gift ever to an educational institution. This meant big structural changes for the campus. Large-scale construction was scheduled and ground was broken quickly. With this large influx of money to the university, all students and Emory organizations benefited in at least one way. They were quickly able to enjoy the new and improved amenities, meeting places, and national prestige that came with the gift. The advancements that were made possible by this gift quickly launched Emory as a more national university and a top collegiate competitor against other prestigious schools in the nation. By creating and improving facilities in virtually every academic area, it greatly helped to establish Emory as the prestigious research institution. Kappas here, along with many other students on campus, immediately took advantage of these new opportunities to establish themselves as intelligent and forward-thinking women.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

Another milestone for the campus came in the following year. In 1980, the number of women enrolled in Emory College equalled the number of men for the first time. With more women enrolling in the college, the number of female participants in student groups, including sororities, greatly increased over this time period. Sororities, like Kappa, were great places for smart young women to congregate on campus and align themselves with likeminded individuals for support. Sororities had been nationally less valued in previous decades, as women struggled nationwide for more respect and greater equality with men. Epsilon Epsilon worked tirelessly to improve their image on campus as a mature, professional, and worthwhile organization and asset to campus.

From 1985-1995 Epsilon Epsilon seemed to thrive at Emory. Greek Life, especially sororities, seemed to take off on campus. The scrapbooks consisted of many pictures from all kinds of events--from themed mixers with fraternities, philanthropic fundraisers, crush parties in Lullwater, and volunteering at Atlanta Arts Festival, Kappa's were involved on campus and within the realm of Emory Greek Life. The sisterhood seemed strong as ever during this decade. The pledge class size was not very big, so I got the impression that everyone was very close. There were summer lake house parties and semi-formal/formal black tie events where everyone looked genuinely happy and glad to be spending time together.

Throughout these years, Emory was focusing on expanding and becoming a full-functioning, well-recognized university. In 1985, the Howard R. Dobb's University Center (also known as the DUC) was built, and this provided a central hub on campus. The administration was very optimistic about Emory's growth and created a set of quantified goals that were going to be met by the year 2000. Some of these included tripling the gift support, doubling the federal research money, increasing the graduate programs, medical school and law school to top ten, and increasing the number of PhD’s awarded every year. Many of these goals were met well before the year 2000, and major growth was seen in the realm of medicine, research and public health. Emory opened its Rollin's School of Public Health (1991), performed the first heart transplant at Emory Transplant Center (1985), and surpassed the $100 million dollar federal funding for research milestone (1993). Emory also expanded in other ways, by building the Michael C. Carlos Hall Museum of Art (1985) and starting its Varsity Basketball program (1986).

Kappa's were taking full advantage of these benefits by pursuing more scientific-related fields of study and they enjoyed the prosperity by experiencing better faculty and a more cohesive campus environment.

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Epsilon Epsilon greeted 2004 with 55 amazing new women in the freshman class. Recruitment was a very exciting and successful time. A new philanthropy theme, Princess for a Day, was used for the second round and proved to be a big hit. The new new member program was such a great success instilling a firm knowledge of what Kappa is truly about, while incorporating the new member class into the rest of the chapter very smoothly. This new understanding opened a new love of Kappa that could only blossom from there. The energy of the new member class combined with the experience of the upper-class sisters to really jump-start Recruitment 2005.

The chapter finished spring semester ranked fifth on the row, with a grade point average of 3.458. The education and catalog committees worked together to bring in alumnae who spoke about their current lives and how Kappa affected them so that it still holds a place in their hearts.

The Founders Day 2004 Celebration was held in Winship Ballroom, where chapter history, sisterhood and alumnae relations were strengthened while enjoying food, a slide show, and a Kappa poem. Multiple alumnae received landmark pins, and one whom attended joyfully reflected on her experience, touching all who heard her story. As a Chapter the members were challenged to reach new depths in our friendships and strengthen the bonds of our sisterhood. This was very successful and even evolved into the formation of some new traditions like the spring Potluck Picnic in Lullwater Park.

Emory University is a very academically challenging university. It strives to give all is students a diverse education and requires everyone to expand their horizons through many of the liberal arts classes required, and strengthen their analytical skills with some intense but rewarding science classes. Emory strives to produce successful leaders in almost every career field. Seeking a diverse student body of motivated and exceptional men and women, its reputation is as respected as many Ivy League schools.

Epsilon Epsilon started 2005 by pledging 52 wonderful new members, the largest pledge class on the row. Philanthropy night focused on the national Reading is Fundamental theme, where the women made bookmarks shaped as magic wands. Skit night was a compilation of songs and dances to popular Madonna and Britney Spears songs, which both the sisters and potential new members enjoyed. Overall, recruitment 2005 was a huge success. The chapter welcomed the new members with a new member retreat, which gave them the opportunity to cement their bonds of sisterhood before the Fireside sleepover and Initiation.

At spring formal, the chapter presented the seniors with the senior scrapbook, organized for the first time by the Catalog Committee. Each senior had a page from a fellow senior, a page from her little, and her own page that she made for the whole chapter.

In the spring members celebrated Mother Daughter weekend, and in the fall celebrated Father Daughter weekend. The chapter had two other very exciting events in the fall of 2005. The first was Founders Day which was held at the Kappa lodge. The current sisters and alumnae joined together to watch a slideshow, enjoy food and conversation, and celebrate when several alumnae received pins recognizing their years of Kappa membership. The other successful event was a sisterhood retreat. The Kappa sisters got together on a Friday night for pizza and rollerskating. Epsilon Epsilon was delighted to finish with the highest average G.P.A. of all the sororities at Emory. Each semester and even during the summer, several Kappas had the opportunity to study abroad together. This was a incredible experience that they were able to share with the entire chapter upon their return.

In many ways, the Epsilon Epsilon chapter at Emory University reflects the diversity of the student body. Sisters come from many different ethnic background orginating from throughout the country and different parts of the world. The chapter is full of capable and captivating young women who are involved in everything around campus. Epsilon Epsilon is one of the few sororities known for welcoming and respecting every Potential New Member who walks through its door, while getting to know the real person without prejudice or reservation. The chapter is respected and sometimes even envied for upholding a consistently exceptional reputation academically, morally, and socially. In this positive environment the women have created an atmosphere of unbreakable friendships and sisterhood. Each year the chapter gets stronger with the addition of each new member class.

In January 2006, the chapter pledged 37 new members, a decrease from the previous year because a new sorority had been added to the campus Greek community. After the new members joined, the total number of members was 121. Kappa moved into a brand new house that was part of Emory's sorority row and completed in August of 2006.

The chapter won the following Greek Awards this year: Dean's Cup, which is the highest Greek honor at Emory; Highest G.P.A. on the row with a whopping 3.5; Oustanding Philanthropy Project with our second annual Greekstock event, as well as Oustanding New Member Program and Oustanding Scholarship Program. Kappa Nicole Vasilaros, president of the Intersorority Council, won Sorority Woman of the Year at the Greek Awards, and sophomore Nicole Josko won the Greek All-Star Award. The chapter survey showed strengths in many areas including social functions and sisterhood. Kappa was champions of Emory's Greek Week, in which the sororities compete against each other and so do the fraternities. Most importantly, Epsilon Epsilon was the recipient of the Most Outstanding Chapter award at the 2006 Kappa Kappa Gamma Convention!

The women had to say goodbye to Elizabeth Bailey who would no longer be the Mu province director of chapters. She was elected Regional Director of Chapters for Region 2 at the Convention in June.

During 2007, the Epsilon Epsilon chapter continued to work hard and strived for excellence in all activities. Recruitment started off the year in January and the chapter welcomed 39 wonderful new members. The pledge class of 2007 was initiated in early March, the first initiation ceremony held in the new house. Leadership Consultant Libby Weith visited the chapter in February, and after her visit the chapter received a special letter from Fraternity President Denise Rugani.

After Libby's trip to Atlanta, she accompanied the chapter President Angie McNeight and Vice President of Standards Courtney Wiener to the Epsilon Phi chapter at the University of Florida in Gainesville for the Mu Province Meeting. There, Epsilon Epsilon was honored with five awards, including the Dottie Harvey Award for High Chapter Standards.

In the spring the chapter held a Mother/Daughter Weekend in March, the "Sapphire Ball" in April and a multitude of social events including the very first My Tie Date Party. At the end of the spring semester the chapter was honored at Emory's Greek Life Awards for Outstanding Alumnae Relations, Outstanding Campus Involvement, Outstanding Risk Management Project, Outstanding New Member Program, Outstanding Promotion of Sorority Spirit and the prestigious Dean’s Cup for Fraternal Excellence. This was the third year in a row that Epsilon Epsilon won the Dean's Cup.

In the fall, the chapter worked with Emory's Alpha Tao Omega fraternity for the first annual "Grill Out" to raise more than $1,200 for the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta. The chapter also won Best Float in Emory's Homecoming parade, and enjoyed a fun-filled semi-formal at The View in midtown. On October 14, the women celebrated Kappa Kappa Gamma's 137th anniversary with a beautiful Founders Day celebration. Five Kappa alumnae living in the Atlanta area received their 50-year pins. Atlanta alumnae also participated in an Alumnae Networking Night where the sisters received tips about how to spice up their resumes and interviews. The chapter was also named highest G.P.A. on the row during the spring 2007 term with a cumulative GPA of 3.615. While there was no way to encompass everything that the chapter accomplished, it was clear from this brief summary that Epsilon Epsilon had a successful, fun and eventful year!

Emory was ranked the 17th best college in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. The campus is located only 15 minutes from downtown Atlanta and has nine academic divisions. The school was founded in 1836 and its 12,000 students were led by President James W. Wagner. Each year, approximately 400 freshmen girls go through formal sorority Recruitment in January.

Among the challenges that the chapter faced this year was one of the biggest was revamping the major philanthropy project. The Grill Out took the place of the chapter’s traditional karaoke contest, and it was by working through a committee that consisted of both members of Kappa and ATO the chapters were able to create a new philanthropy event.

Another challenge for Epsilon Epsilon included how to improve chapter attendance at various events. The members worked to address this by creating a new kore star board in which the kores received stars if all of their members attended a sisterhood event, philanthropy project, sports game or work party at the house. This encouraged both sisterhood and attendance. All in all, Chapter Council and the chapter worked to increase communication and worked together to improve things that had been done in the past.

This year began with Recruitment and the chapter welcomed 39 wonderful new members. The pledge class of 2008 was initiated in early March. Leadership Consultant Kelly Kohler visited in April and met with Chapter Council officers, the Advisory Board, and the Chapter Council Advisor. She also came to a Chapter Council meeting and went over the strengths and weaknesses of the chapter and held a presentation for all members at chapter. Kelly was also able to attend Emory Greek Awards.

In the spring, the chapter had a Mother/Daughter weekend in March, the "Sapphire Ball" in April at the Academy of Medicine, and various social events including a date party at an Atlanta Braves game, a My Tie date party, a country club crush party, and a "rep your state" mixer.

At the end of the spring semester, the chapter was honored at Emory's Greek Life Awards for Outstanding Risk management, Outstanding Chapter Advisor for Allison Barclay, and Outstanding Alumnae Relations. In June, several Epsilon Epsilon members attended the Kappa Convention held in Phoenix, Arizona. There, Epsilon Epsilon was honored with three awards including Ritual, Honorable Mention for Academic Excellence, and Honorable Mention in Chapter Management (120 or more).

In the fall, the chapter worked with Emory's Alpha Tao Omega fraternity for the second annual Grill Out to raise money for the Boys and Girls Club of Metro Atlanta. The chapter won third place on the row in Emory's Homecoming parade and were recognized with a $200 prize. The women enjoyed a fun semi-formal at The Defoor Centre on November 1st. On October 18, we celebrated Kappa Kappa Gamma's 138th anniversary with a lovely Founders day celebration. The chapter honored eleven Kappa alumnae living in the Atlanta area, and seven of these alumnae received their 50-yearpins.

Denise Rugani, the Fraternity president, and Elizabeth Bailey, Director of Membership, joined us for a special brunch planned by Chapter Council and held at the Epsilon Epsilon house before the event. Atlanta alumnae also participated in an Alumnae Networking Night where sisters received resume and interview tips and mingled with alumnae with various professional backgrounds. The chapter was named highest G.P.A. on the row during the spring 2008 term with a cumulative GPA of 3.64 and again in the fall 2008 term with a cumulative GPA of 3.63. The Epsilon Epsilon Chapter had a year full of accomplishments, fun, and success!

Among the challenges that the chapter encountered this year, was preventing overscheduling. One way the chapter worked to address this was by creating and freezing calendars in advance and carefully spacing mandatory and elective events. The chapter also kept a continually updated calendar in the email system for the whole chapter to access and plan accordingly.

Another challenge the chapter faced was increasing attendance at philanthropy events. In order to increase participation, members expanded on the idea from last year of having pledge class star boards in which the member receives a star if they attend a philanthropy project. The goal of the star boards is that each member receive four stars by the end of the semester signifying that she has participated in a sisterhood event, philanthropy project, academic event, and helped at a work party at the house. The star boards helped to build sisterhood and attendance. The chapter worked to improve philanthropy participation by offering a wide variety of projects and encouraging members to get involved in a cause they were passionate about. As a whole, the chapter and Chapter Council worked to build on the improvements of the past and to improve communication and participation.

Epsilon Epsilon celebrated its 50th Anniversary on May 8th, 2009. The celebration was held in conjunction with the Founders Day ceremonies in October. Fraternity President, Denise Rugani was in attendance.

Epsilon Epsilon also volunteered in various positions during the Mu Province Meeting. Sisters helped out in so many aspects, from giving directions at the airport to dry cleaning robes. Once again, the chapter received the highest G.P.A. among Greek organizations on campus. At Greek Awards, the chapter came away with the award for the Best ISC Representative.

Emory is undergoing construction all over campus. The University is continuing in its efforts to become more sustainable and make the campus ‘green.’ The Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life made some leadership changes, but the transitions went incredibly smooth for the chapter.

This chapter had some slips in morale during the calendar year after losing some great seniors and having some poorly attended social functions. Members made up for this by planning some fantastic sisterhood functions and pairing them with PR to show our Kappa spirit to the entire University. The chapter held a Halloween party at the lodge and carved pumpkins for every fraternity and sorority on the row and also held cooking classes in the lodge kitchen, just to name a few of its successful activities.

In the year 2010, Epsilon Epsilon achieved a variety of milestones while having a ton of fun along the way. As always, individual members are an impressive group of women. Kappas were elected Panhellenic officers, student government officers, club leaders, varsity athletes, and members of multiple honor societies. Emory Kappas continued these achievements within the chapter. At Emory's Greek Awards in April the chapter won several of these awards, including Outstanding Campus Involvement and Oustanding Alumni Relations.

Other milestones were achieved at the Fraternity’s 2010 Convention. The chapter earned Honorable Mentions for its New Member Program, Academic Excellence, and Advisory Board. The Most Outstanding Chapter Heritage Award was won by the chapter. Epsilon Epsilon was recognized during Greek awards in the spring for having the highest average G.P.A. among all the sororities at Emory.

The year started with a successful Recruitment in January when the chapter pledged more than 30 amazing new pledges. After initiation, the annual Mother-Daughter Weekend took place in late March. Several pledge class events, including meals at restaurants in Atlanta, a yoga class, and school tours were planned to give the sisters and their mothers an opportunity to mingle and learn more about Kappa.

A few sisterhood events, including two cooking lessons from the sisters (featuring New Orleans and French cusine), a laser tag sisterhood retreat, and pumpkin carving for other Greek organizations on the row helped solidify relationships among the chapter members. Other than fun social events, formals, and sisterhood retreats, the chapter made sure to log plenty of academic programming to provide advice to the women in the chapter and to give useful information and resources. There were two series of study hours per semester, a majors mixer when older pledge classes gave academic support and advice to younger pledge classes, and a career night where organized advice on job/grad school interviews, networking, and post-graduation plans. With such a diverse chapter, a variety of information and advice was provided for many different kinds of situations.

October was a busy month for Epsilon Epsilon. It started with a new, re-vamped version of the annual philanthropy event with Alpha Tau Omega, Chill and Grill. It raised an unprecedented amount of money for the respective charities, Reading is Fundamental and the Boys and Girls Club, by executing a three-day, highly publicized raffle in addition to taking donations for grilled foods. A few weeks later, Kappa won 2nd place in the 2010 Emory Homecoming Parade Float Contest with a creative Coca-Cola themed float.

October came to a close with a great 51st Founders Day celebration where former Fraternity president Denise Rugani returned for a visit and to help us celebrate. With the calendar year rapidly coming to a close, Kappas danced the night away at a classy semi-formal at an impressive venue in the city in November. The short time left at Emory in December was filled with more study hours and group snack sessions in the library to prepare for finals with sisters. The women were so excited to see what was in store for the upcoming year and the newest pledge class it would bring!

Emory University continued to be a rapidly changing campus. Construction to build bigger and better buildings took place throughout the campus at any given time to accommodate the growing needs of the student body which is generally passionate, intelligent, and driven, just like the women in the chapter. The university does a great job accommodating student needs and concerns. More events, particularly lecture series and philanthropy events took place. The Dalai Lama, to name one, made his second lecture series in October 2010, raising Emory's visibility and national prominence. Relay for Life, Dance Marathon, and countless other philanthropy events continued to grow in size and awareness which required year-round planning and a larger staff of students to run them.

Epsilon Epsilon continued to be widely recognized on the Emory campus for its excellence in academics, service, and perhaps most of all, leadership and involvement. Sisters were found participating in almost every aspect of campus: Tour Guides, honor societies members, Relay for Life, varsity and club sports, Resident Advisors and Sophomore Advisors, Orientation Leaders, Inter-Sorority Council members, the Mortar Board, Emory Read, Hillel, Emory Dance Company, Mock Trial, literary magazine writers and editors, and countless others. Kappa letters were seen all over campus. The sisters were very proud to wear their letters. "Hollylujah It's Wednesday" events invited sisters to wear their letters and meet during a few hour span at lunchtime at one of the dining locations on campus to eat and spend time together. It was a great way to catch up with sisters during the week outside of chapter and also great public relations for the chapter on campus.

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

==Highlights of 2011==

The year 2011 was an exciting and eventful for the Epsilon Epsilon. The chapter successfully initiated more than 30 new members and continued to have a strong presence on campus. Sisters were part of ISC (Inner Sorority Council), student government, varsity and club athletic programs, religious organizations, and multiple honor societies. Emory Kappa's got together on a weekly basis, Gossip Girl watching parties, Wednesday Letter Lunches outside the cafeteria, and chapter all helped to build sisterhood bonding.

The chapter also had bigger events, like Mother Daughter weekend every March. In October, the women ventured to Six Flags as a chapter to enjoy the theme park together. Philanthropy had always been an important part of the chapter, and 2011 was no different. From volunteering for the Charles Harris 10K run or cooking dinners at the Hope Lodge the women found ways to give back to the Atlanta Community. The chapter also presented a Chill and Grill week-long fundraiser with ATO during lunches and dinners in the middle of campus that culminated in a huge raffle with some really great prizes, like free bagels for a year.

Socially, Epsilon Epsilon stayed strong with approximately two social events a month, from the Glow Kappa neon-themed date party in Bulkhead to a blind-date setup date party called My Tie; the women liked to have fun and danced the night away with their sisters. The chapter took second place in Emory's homecoming parade with great planning and artistic design by the Public Relations chairman. This homecoming was extra special because one of the Kappa alumnae, who had a daughter who was an active member in the chapter, returned with her friends to celebrate. It was nice to show her mother around the lodges and hear stories about how Epsilon Epsilon has grown and changed throughout the years.

The 52nd Founders Day consisted of an intimate ceremony and gathering in the lodge. It was great to meet alumnae and hear their Kappa memories. Finally, the chapter did very well in Emory's Greek Awards; winning Most Outstanding President, Outstanding Scholarship, Excellent Standard and Judicial Procedures, and took second place for Dean's Cup. At Mu Province Meeting, Epsilon Epsilon received the Outstanding Scholarship Award, as the chapter continued to maintain a high G.P.A. and continue to be very academically oriented.

The chapter has grown immensely during the past year. Chapter council collaborated well and was able to agree on many topics that might have caused problems in the past. The women made a conscious effort to make sure that all chapter members knew they had a voice in what was going on and encouraged non-CC members to join in the weekly meetings. Epsilon Epsilon continues to be such a diverse group of women and the fact that many are involved in other Emory clubs and organizations only adds to Kappa. Members are part of Resident life, Emory Dance Company, Hillel, Mock Trial, The Emory Wheel, Peer Advisors, Orientation Leaders, Pre-Med and Pre-Business clubs, and many more. There was diversity but there was also a common bond between all of the members that brought everyone together as a chapter and to appreciate the different interests in ways that were beneficial to the chapter community and the Emory/Atlanta community as well.

==Highlights of 2012==

This year was exciting and eventful for the Epsilon Epsilon chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We initiated 40 new members and continue to have a strong presence on campus, in the classroom, and in the greater Atlanta community. Our sisters are part of Intersorority Council, Student Government, Varsity and Club athletics, religious organizations, and various honor societies. They hold positions in the Office of Admissions, the Study Abroad Office, and other places that allow them to give back to the Emory community. Emory Kappa's get together frequently, showing off their KKG pride by eating together at "letter lunches" on Wednesdays and assembling on Tuesday nights for chapter. They also enjoy larger events such as a trip to Sky Zone trampoline park on Bid Day, Mother-Daughter weekend in March, formal at the Biltmore in April, and visiting Midevil Times in November. All of these events included good food, good company, and plenty of time for celebrating our sisterhood.

Philanthropy has always been an important part of our chapter and this year was no exception. Sisters volunteered for the Charles Harris 10K run, a local run that raises money for Leukemia research, while other sisters contributed by participated in the run itself. We have continued to stay active with our local philanthropy, The Hope Lodge, a temporary housing center provided by the American Cancer Society for patients receiving treatment far from home. Sisters cooked dinners at The Hope Lodge and played games with the residents on Thursday evenings. We also co-sponsored the annual Chill 'n Grill fundraiser in October with Alpha Tau Omega, which raises money for Reading is Fundamental and The Boys and Girls Club, which is ATO's philanthropy.

Epsilon Epsilon had an impressive showing at Emory's Greek Awards winning Greek Woman of the Year, Adviser of the Year, Most Outstanding Philanthropy, Most Outstanding Campus Involvement, Most Outstanding Scholarship Program. Most impressively, Kappa took home the Dean's Cup for Excellence. At Convention in July, Epsilon Epsilon was represented by our President and VP of Recruitment, who brought home the Sally More Nitschke Lifelong Education Award.

Founder's Day was special this year, as we had the honor of welcoming KKG National's Vice President Elizabeth Bailey and 28 other alumnae to a very nice ceremony planned by our VP of Education. All attendees enjoyed the celebration, which included words from Elizabeth Baily, Epsilon Epsilon's President, and the co-presidents of the Atlanta Alumnae Association.

2012 was an exciting year for the broader world, but was certainly not without its challenges. Internationally, we enjoyed the Summer Olympic Games hosted by London in July. In October, "superstorm" Sandy ravaged the Northeast, causing thousands of dollars in damage and leaving many without electricity for days, or worse, destroying their homes. All told, the storm took close to 200 lives. In November, President Barack Obama was re-elected, defeating GOP candidate Mitt Romney. On December 14, 20 children and 6 adults were killed in a tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary sending the nation into a long period of mourning. December 22nd came and went, despite prediction by the Mayas that the world would end December 21, 2012.

Emory University is going through an expansion phase as it redesigns the freshman quad, leading to lots of construction around campus. Most notably, however, was the announcement that the University would be closing its programs in Educational Studies, Visual Arts and Journalism that had the student body up in arms. The University seeks to enhance its curriculum and resources in research and the sciences. Kappa at Emory continues to grow in a variety of ways. Sisters are involved in all areas of campus life, are well-liked by peers and well-respected by professors. Things continue to look promising for more development of Epsilon Epsilon as we begin Spring 2013 Recruitment.

==Highlights of 2013==

This year was exciting and eventful for the Epsilon Epsilon chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We initiated 58 new members, a jump from 40 from the previous year, and continue to have a strong presence on campus, in the classroom, and in the greater Atlanta community. Our sisters are part of Intersorority Council, Student Government, Varsity and Club athletics, religious organizations, and various honor societies. They hold positions in the Office of Admissions, the Study Abroad Office, and other places that allow them to give back to the Emory community. Emory Kappa's get together frequently, showing off their KKG pride by eating together at "letter lunches" on Wednesdays and assembling on Tuesday nights for chapter. They also enjoy larger events such as a trip to Sips n Strokes painting class on Bid Day, Mother-Daughter weekend in March, formal at the Omni in April, Father-Daughter weekend in the fall, and visiting Six Flags in November. All of these events included good food, good company, and plenty of time for celebrating our sisterhood.

Philanthropy has always been an important part of our chapter and this year was no exception. Sisters volunteered for the Charles Harris 10K run, a local run that raises money for Leukemia research, while other sisters contributed by participated in the run itself. We have continued to stay active with our local philanthropy, The Hope Lodge, a temporary housing center provided by the American Cancer Society for patients receiving treatment far from home. Sisters cooked dinners at The Hope Lodge and played games with the residents on Thursday evenings. We also co-sponsored the annual Chill 'n Grill fundraiser in October with Alpha Tau Omega, which raises money for Reading is Fundamental and The Boys and Girls Club, which is ATO's philanthropy.

Epsilon Epsilon had an impressive showing at Emory's Greek Awards winning Greek Woman of the Year, Advisor of the Year, Most Outstanding Philanthropy, Most Outstanding Campus Involvement, Most Outstanding Scholarship Program. Most impressively, Kappa took home the Dean's Cup for Excellence for the second year in a row.

Founder's Day was special this year, as we had the honor of welcoming KKG National's Vice President Elizabeth Bailey and 28 other alumnae to a very nice ceremony planned by our VP of Education. All attendees enjoyed the celebration, which included words from Elizabeth Baily, Epsilon Epsilon's President, and the co-presidents of the Atlanta Alumnae Association.

2013 was an exciting year for the broader world, but was certainly not without its challenges. 2013 was a year that mended stock markets in the US, but also brought upon a typhoon that killed thousands of people, a bombing at the Boston marathon, and a huge controversy about the NSA brought on by Edward Snowden. 2013 also saw the shutdown of the American Government for 16 days, as well as huge ruling for gay-rights activists when the Supreme Court struck down DOMA in June, 2013.

Emory University is going through an expansion phase as it redesigns the freshman quad, leading to lots of construction around campus. Most notably, however, was the announcement that the University would be closing its programs in Educational Studies, Visual Arts and Journalism that had the student body up in arms. The University seeks to enhance its curriculum and resources in research and the sciences. Kappa at Emory continues to grow in a variety of ways. Sisters are involved in all areas of campus life, are well-liked by peers and well-respected by professors. Things continue to look promising for more development of Epsilon Epsilon as we begin Spring 2014 Recruitment.

==Highlights of 2014==

2014 was another banner year for the Epsilon Epsilon chapter. We started off the year with another excellent recruitment with the initiation of 56 new sisters. Kappa continued our history of involvement in the Emory community. Our sisters participate in Student Government Association, Student Programing Council, and Emory Panhellenic Council, to name a few. With the growing size of our chapter, our VPS had to get creative with planning sisterhood events to accommodate our large chapter. One of our sisterhood events included renting out nearly an entire bowling alley for an 80s themed bowling and karaoke night. We came together as a chapter to win Emory's Greek Week competition through participating in a number of events including volunteering around Atlanta, showing off our smarts at trivia night, and playing powderpuff football.

EE was recognized by Nationals when we were awarded the National Academic Excellence Award. Spring of 2014 our chapter had the highest GPA of all the sororities at Emory. At Emory's own Greek Awards, we won the Dean's Cup for the third year in a row. Our President from 2013, Taylor Kennedy, had the distinct honor of accepting the Chapter President of the Year award for her excellent leadership in 2013. Our chapter also received an Honorable Mention for Excellence in Standards.

We celebrated Founders Day with a lovely event where current members mingled with Kappa alumni. Certain Kappas received pins for being a part of Kappa for 25, 50, and even 60 years. Some of the pin recipients and other Kappa alumni shared stories from their time as active Kappas and how being a member of our fine organization continued to shape and improve their lives.

This year we also continued to support our local philanthropy, the American Cancer Society Winn Dixie Hope lodge. Sisters volunteer once a month to cook a meal for the residents and then stay to dine and socialize with them. We also raised $775 for the Hope Lodge through a new philanthropy called Kappa Kappa Game-On which was a tug of war tournament. We hope to make this tournament an annual spring philanthropy event. In addition to our local philanthropy, we raised nearly $700 for PAWS, a local animal shelter, and $900 for RIF. Our sisters also engaged in their own charitable works by donating clothes to a local Atlanta shelter, participating in a number of charity runs, and volunteering around Atlanta through Volunteer Emory.

2014 was also a year that allowed our sister to engage in the many social and political issues occurring in the United States and abroad. Some of our sisters worked on political campaigns in Georgia's Gubernatorial and Congressional elections, including helping students register to vote and even driving them to polls on election day. During the social unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, some of our members participated in a student-organized campus "Die-in" and engaged in meaningful discussion about this and other social issues facing our generation. The increased tensions between Israel and Palestine this past fall was a divisive topic amongst Emory students and our even our own sisters who organized and attended events concerning the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Even thought our large chapter did not always have the same opinions concerning these events, we were still able to participate in important intellectual conversations within our chapter and the greater Emory community.

2014 shaped up to be a historically good and bad year at the same time. On the bright side, the US had its highest job growth rate since 1999, many states increased their minimum wages, and numerous states struck down their bans on gay marriage. Unfortunately 2014 was also the year when Ebola decimated West Africa, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared, and Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls. While we do not doubt that 2015 will bring just and many triumphs and trials as this past year, we are confident that our chapter full of engaged, socially conscious, and diverse sisters will face them all with the strength and grace indicative of a Kappa.

Emory began 2014 frozen during a two week snow event that was christened "Snowpocalypse." EE's members enjoyed their snow days sledding, sipping hot cocoa, and binge-watching Netflix with their sisters. In Fall of 2014, Emory completed Raoul Hall which helped house the nearly 1400 new students that make up the Class of 2018. Emory, in coordination with the neighboring Centers for Disease Control, also had the distinct honor of caring for and ultimately curing four healthcare workers who contracted Ebola while caring for the sick at home and abroad.

Our ever-expanding chapter continues to be a positive force within the Emory community. Our sisters are involved in all facets of campus life including serving as Resident Advisors in freshmen dorms, heading programs for Volunteer Emory, and tutoring through Emory's EPASS system.

In 2013 we began holding our chapter meetings in an university owned auditorium located on campus. Our chapter of nearly 150 girls simply could not fit in our old chapter room which is located on the bottom floor of our lodge.

The Sorority Village, where our chapter lodge currently resides, was built in 2006 to provide greek housing for members of our campus's seven sororities. Pre-2006, four officers lived in small apartments located near the Emory University Hospital. These apartments were torn down to make way for a new hospital wing. Those former apartments and our current lodge is owned by the University and is classified as "University Housing." Emory's sorority housing system is different from most other schools because each sorority does not get their own individual house. All of the sororities live in lodges located in the Sorority Village on our Greek Row. These lodges are connected town houses and can house up to 24 sisters.

==Highlights of 2015==

2015 has been a very busy, yet very successful year for the Epsilon Epsilon chapter. In January, we participated in Emory University’s formal recruitment process and welcomed 56 new members into our sisterhood. After the appropriate new member period, the women were formally welcomed into the chapter in April.

This year, Epsilon Epsilon hosted multiple philanthropic fundraisers. In February, we hosted Kappa Kisses, which was a week-long sale and delivery of roses and Hershey’s kisses, which benefitted the Kappa Foundation. We also hosted Kappa Kappa Game-On, which was a field day sports tournament that raised money towards hosting GIRLS Academy. For our final spring event, we donated over 400 articles of clothing to a local women’s shelter. In the fall, Epsilon Epsilon hosted our annual grilling-out event, Chill ‘N’ Grill, with two campus fraternities. The money we raised went towards Reading is Fundamental. Lastly, Epsilon Epsilon hosted a book drive in November and donated the books to a local school.

In 2015, Epsilon Epsilon continued to excel academically. We maintained a chapter-average GPA of 3.549.
Epsilon Epsilon also continued our tradition of hosting a Mother-Daughter weekend during our spring semester, and a Father-Daughter weekend in the fall, which are organized by our PR Chair. Both of these events are kicked off with a welcome reception on Friday evening, then group activities during the day on Saturday, and a send-off brunch on Sunday. In addition, we continued our weekly tradition of letter-lunch Wednesdays, where sisters are encouraged to wear their letters and gather for a fun mid-week lunch on campus.
One of our chapter goals for the year was to increase sisterhood opportunities, and I think our VP of Standards did a great job of tackling this job. Some of the larger sisterhood events of the year include: decade-themed bowling, laser tag on Emory’s quad, and ice-skating.

Our social-formal chair did a wonderful job planning two outstanding formal events. One in the spring, and another in the fall.

Another chapter goal for the year was to increase overall participation in chapter-wide events. We started to meet this goal by first changing the day of chapter meetings from Tuesday to Sunday, which greatly improved attendance. As a whole, we saw better attendance in many different aspects of involvement.

In Spring of 2016, Emory University will welcome Pi Beta Phi as a new colonizing chapter, which should help make the pledge classes smaller in the future. We hope that smaller pledge classes will foster unity and cohesiveness among the members. As a whole, the Epsilon Epsilon chapter is very driven in all aspects of our academic pursuits. We strive to maintain the highest standards for academics, as is demonstrated by our consistently high GPA average. Our members are also involved in many campus organizations. We have Varsity and club athletes, student government leaders, and Emory Scholars. Epsilon Epsilon is also proud to have members that are involved in Feminists in Action, Sexual Assault Peer Advocates, and Volunteer Emory. Overall, we strive to maintain a strong, positive presence on our campus. While our sisters come from diverse backgrounds, they all represent the strong values of Kappa Kappa Gamma, which really helps unify our chapter.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Our chapter has historically supported the Hope Lodge, which is operated by the American Cancer Society. The Hope Lodge provides free housing for patients receiving cancer treatment and their caregivers. We often cook meals for the residents of the Hope Lodge as part of our local outreach. We also took on the task of supporting GIRLS Academy this year.

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

Our chapter chose to support this organization because we felt that the values of this organization aligned closely with those of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We also recognized the need the Hope Lodge had in terms of volunteerism and fundraising, and felt that we could truly make a positive impact in the organization.

==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!

Zeta Rho

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'''Zeta Rho, Colgate'''

Founded March 19, 1988

Colgate established in 1817

80 charter members

1380 initiates (as of June 2015)

'''Some of Zeta Rho’s Outstanding Members:''' (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Officers:'''

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award:'''

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

'''Convention Awards:'''

6/30/00 Panhellenic Honorable Mention

6/30/02 Recruitment Honorable Mention

6/30/08 Recruitment Honorable Mention

==History and Colonization==

'''Colgate University (from the Summer 1988 issue of The Key)'''

Colgate, a liberal arts and sciences university, was founded in 1817 in Hamilton, NY, and became coeducational in 1970. The campus is set upon 1,400 acres which rise from the village to a forested hill. At the time Zeta Rho was founded, enrollment was approximately 2,600 students, 60% of whom were Greek.

'''Colonization and Installation'''

Eighty women were pledged to Zeta Rho colony at Colgate University, Hamilton, NY, on November 15, 1987. These women were members of the local Delta Sigma Upsilon, formed on the campus in 1980. The chapter consultant was Lisa Higham, Missouri, and the coordinator for chapter development was Mary Clarke, Colorado College. Kappa’s 117th chapter was installed the weekend of March 18-19, 1988. Marin Laidlow LeFevre, Syracuse, was the local installation chairman. Active members serving as big sisters came from Cornell, St. Lawrence, Syracuse, McGill, Penn State and Lafayette.

==Highlights of the 1990's==

The Zeta Rho chapter goal in '''1990''' was unity, including 75% participation or more at all Kappa functions. Another challenge facing the chapter this year was the report from the Colgate Board of Trustees’ Special Committee on Residential Life, which forced the Greek-letter system to review their attitudes towards Greek Life and value to Colgate. Among other things, the Committee proposed that going forward, rush would take place only during a rushee’s sophomore year, and that the pledging period would be eliminated completely.
Despite confusion about future rush and pledge period rules, the chapter still went forward with planning for formal rush in March 1991. During 1990, 38 sisters were initiated in the spring, and another 3 sisters were initiated in November 1990 (athlete hold overs from spring 1990 initiation).

Zeta Rho was proud that 6 of 14 members of the Colgate Panhellenic Council in 1990 were Kappas!
The chapter was still unhoused, but looking for options with space large enough for chapter meetings and rush events.

Over 100 people attending Zeta Rho’s pizza party with Big Brother/Big Sister in October 1990. The next month, the chapter helped with a local Habitat for Humanity project.

Zeta Rho was well represented in campus sports with members on the Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Tennis, Squash and Crew teams. Additionally, the Kappa team won the intramural flag football championship!
Rush was successfully held in the spring and (for the first time) the fall semesters in 1994. The fall rush was the first sophomore rush at Colgate, a result of the Special Committee on Residential Life report from earlier in the decade.

The chapter continued to support Big Brother/Big sister in '''1994''' with a Thanksgiving Day Party for children from the local community. Other philanthropy events this year included painting a Welcome Center in Hamilton, participating in a Rock-a-thon for charity, and helping Special Olympics.

Zeta Rho hosted the Alpha Province meeting in Schenectady, NY, in spring '''1995''', where they won an award for Overall Achievement. Also, that spring, the chapter was recognized by Colgate for having the highest campus GPA for 5 consecutive semesters and having the highest sorority GPA.

The chapter was still working to improve unity in 1995, which they felt was a challenge in part because they were unhoused. To address this, dinners and other activities were organized to initiate friendships between new members and sisters who were overseas during rush. Also, sisters participated in intramural sports together.

Other challenges facing the chapter included the university initiative that, within 1-2 years, only 250 Colgate students would live off campus. As the majority of Zeta Rho sisters lived off campus, and because the chapter was unhoused, the hunt was on for a campus home for the chapter. Additionally, as many as half of the sisters in the chapter were studying abroad each semester, making chapter unity, recruitment and slating difficult.

The chapter initiated 38 members in '''1996''', making quota. As in previous years, Zeta Rho continued to be involved in campus athletics year round. Kappa was represented on the 1996 Colgate Crew, Soccer, Tennis, Field Hockey, Swimming and Cross Country teams.

In the spring of 1996, the chapter organized a “Shut-Up-A-Thon” to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation. For one day Kappas “shut up” to make the wishes of terminally ill children come true. In the fall, the chapter held its first Spaghetti Dinner for Charity, and continued its tradition of participating in Sidekicks Thanksgiving Day, the Turkey Drive, and Christmas gift boxes for families in the local community of Hamilton. Year round, the chapter donates to the Hamilton Food Cupboard.

Fifty sisters received the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence in the spring of 1996, along with many other honors, awards and society inductions.

This year Zeta Rho again honored one sister with the Marian LeFevre Key, which is presented each year in honor of the chapter’s long time, and tirelessly devoted, advisor. And at the 1996 Convention, the chapter received an Honorable Mention for Membership.

==Highlights of the 2000's==

This is the sixteenth year that the Zeta Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has been at Colgate('''2004'''). In the tradition of fraternity, Kappa sisters at Colgate have contributed to the intellectual excellence of the university, while also continuing to hold a strong positive presence in all areas of the college and the surrounding community of Hamilton, NY.

This year, philanthropy was the Chapter Goal on which all sisters voted to concentrate. Our new members played a pivotal role in putting together a charity banquet that supported the Roswell Park Cancer Research Center in Buffalo, NY, and learned the Kappa values of helping others and working together. Each sister in the entire chapter was assigned to a Kore Group to serve different philanthropies in order to increase overall participation as well as frequency of activities. We also adopted reading at the bookstore to support our national philanthropy of Reading is Fundamental. Last spring, the Zeta Rho chapter co-sponsored a spaghetti dinner with Kappa Alpha Theta in which we raised money for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research. Every Friday afternoon, a group of Kappas meet with elderly women at Madison Lane Nursing Community. In the warm fall months, we held a charity car wash with Beta Theta Pi to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. One of members helped to organize a holiday house lighting contest that we ultimately won in partnership again with the fraternity Beta Theta Pi, and were able to pledge five-hundred dollars to donate to a charity of our choice. We participated in the Cabin Fever Festival with children in the community by sponsoring a snow sculpture contest. We were part of the American Heart Association Run/Walk, raising over $1000 for the cause. In conjunction with the Run/Walk, we did the Pennies for Patients fundraiser and collected spare change from campus residence halls. We were a component of the Saturday Morning Bookstore Program in which we read stories and interact with children in the community. At the Colgate Konosioni auction, Kappa offered babysitting services to help raise funds for the event. We sold Mothers' Day cards to support Community Action, which helps impoverished people in Upstate New York to financially and emotionally reorganize their lives. Kappa participated and showed support of a united Greek system and the Panhellenic spirit at the Panhellenic Megamixer in both the spring and fall.

We put together a scholarship dinner for a Kappa Kappa Gamma members who had made Dean’s List the preceding fall in which all of the participating girls chose to invite a professor to attend .The senior brunch was held at the Colgate Inn, where Juniors and Sophomores came together to recognize and celebrate the Seniors' contributions and successes as members of our chapter. A slideshow was shown and a song that younger sister made up was song was sung.

This year, we were awarded the Greek Letter Chapter Awards for: Outstanding Chapter Officer, Outstanding Risk Management, and Outstanding Participation in Up Til’ Dawn.

One of the main challenges that our chapter faced this year was to improve the way in which all Greek organizations were perceived on campus and throughout the community at large. To help with this, we have endeavored to increase our own philanthropy projects in addition to working alongside other community groups in a joint effort. By making our positive presence known on campus and in the town of Hamilton, we hope that others will be able to recognize what it truly means to be a Kappa.

Another challenge that we faced was fitting Kappa’s original six week New Member program into Colgate’s four week requirement, yet both older sisters and the new members agree that our new format worked efficiently and enjoyably. We had some difficulty getting more participation in philanthropic events, and to help this we made it mandatory for girls to go to at least 3 events during the Spring Semester and assigned Kore groups in the Fall Semester. We also needed to do away with old terminology that we have become accustomed to, such as “mother, daughter” and adopt the “Key Sis” phrase and “family” groups. We had always kept our Mom/Key Sis a secret until the last week, but since a Key Sis is needed as a mentor to new members during the New Member Period, we checked with headquarters about when the last day was that we could reveal the Key Sisters. They told that us as long as it was before the NM pinning, that it would acceptable, so we were able to keep the Key Sis revelation like tradition and also do the pinning in time so the Key Sis could serve as a mentor for the remainder of the period.

A final notable challenge was that NPC regulations forced us to cut more girls during the beginning rounds of recruitment, which was quite new for us. All members, however, stayed extra-long hours in order to meticulously decide which young women we asked to come back.

'''2005''' is the seventeenth year that Zeta Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has been at Coglate. In the tradition of the fraternity, one of our chapter goals was to improve our sisters' commitment to academics. We sought to improve our overall GPA as a fraternity. We were extremely succesful, and jumped from lowest cumulative GPA out of the four campus sororities to the highest this past semester.

We also voted on philanthropy as another area to concentrate on as a chapter. Our sisters participated in a plethora of different community service activities over the past year. This year we have dedicated our efforts to a new philanthropy project called Kappa Birthday Klub, brought to our sorority by a sister who participated in a similar project at her high school. We used the fall semester of 2005 to fundraise, and then in each month of the 2006 calender year, Kappa will sponser a birthday party for local foster children of Madison County. In order to fundraise we set-up collection cans in downtown Hamilton, we held a clothing re-sale, and bake sales. We raised a total of $1,700 and look forward to being able to help foster children celebrate their birthdays. This project is very exciting, as it provides an immediate way for our sorority to connect with the surrounding community in a meaningful way.

Each Friday afternoon Kappas visited elderly women at Madison Lane, a retirement community in Hamilton. Activities with the residents included sharing family pictures, arts and crafts, movies and bingo. Also, the Friday before both Valentine’s and Easter, we made cards to give to University Hospital Pediatrics in Syracuse and Memorial Hospital of Hamilton, respectively. Our chapter donated a gourmet dinner for ten people to the campus Konosioni Auction. In the spring, we held a charity car wash with Beta Theta Pi to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. Kappas also donated 130 hours to help with the Tsunami Relief at the Colgate Cares Tsunami Relief Benefit. Our chapter helped to set-up, serve, and clean up at the end of the event. On April 6th, 2005 Zeta Rho co-sponsored a spaghetti dinner with Kappa Alpha Theta to raise money for the Susan G. Komen foundation. We donated $1,000 from the dinner. We also participated in Pennies for Patients. Kappas walked door-to-door asking Colgate students to donate their spare change. In addition to 82 hours donated by Kappas for the American Heart Association Run/Walk, we collected $720 for the cause. We wrote and sent a package of lettters to a Kappa soldier in Iraq. We also sold candy grams for Valentines Day entitled Kappa Kisses. As a chapter, we donated 50 hours and raised $460 for Roswell Park Cancer Institute of Buffalo. Also to raise money for the Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Kappa junior Katie Powell organized the Roswell Park Cancer Benefit, which featured Kappa junior Kaylan Orkis as the keynote speaker. Through this banquet, we raised $1,000 for the institute.

The two main goals we set for our chapter were to improve academics and strengthen ritual. One way we worked to improve academics was to start a list of majors and minors to use as a tool for peer mentoring within the chapter. For example, a sophomore art history major could easily find an older sister to help with her coursework if this type of list was available. The VP-of Academic Excellence will also be organizing frequent study breaks with food to encourage sisters to complete their work at the library. As a chapter, we greatly improved our academics and jumped from the lowest cumulative GPA of the four campus sororities to the highest this past semester. Members of Zeta Rho also cited ritual as an area that could use improvement. Though we still need to continue work in this area, the Marshall plans to hold more formal chapters as a way to practice songs, responses etc., as well as practice sessions at the end of weekly chapter to get everyone as whole more familiar with Kappa songs and traditions.

Zeta Rho chapter accomplished many things in '''2006'''. Philanthropy events were especially important to us this year, as we tried many new activities as well as already established events. Many of our events and fund raising are to benefit one of our fairly new ventures, the Kappa Birthday Klub. We raised money for a semester, and then in the spring threw a birthday party every month for the local foster children of Madison County. This is a favorite event among the sisters of Zeta Rho as it is enjoyed by everyone. We feel that we get more out of the experience as well as give back more to our community when we are personally involved with using the money we raised as opposed to sending off a check, which we also do through various other fundraising ventures. To raise the money for Kappa Birthday Klub, we arranged several events. One of those is a clothing re-sale, where the sisters bring in slightly used clothes and then sell them to the Colgate community. Those left over are donated to the Salvation Army. We also had several bake sales, as well as a sale of Kappa Kisses (Valentine's Day candy grams). We raised almost $2000 for Kappa Birthday Klub, and the birthday parties were a huge success.

Every Friday several Kappas go to a nursing home nearby called Madison Lane and spend time with the residents. Activities include sharing family pictures, arts and crafts, watching movies, and bingo. In April of 2006, Zeta Rho sponsored a dinner with Kappa Alpha Theta sorority to raise money for the Susan G. Komen foundation, and we donated over $1,000 from the dinner. That spring we also held a car wash with Beta Theta Pi fraternity to benefit Reading is Fundamental, which was extremely successful.

We wanted to work on several things in 2006, including more communication and partnership between the sororities on the Colgate campus. As there are only four, it was not an insurmountable task, but nonetheless one that required effort. We sponsored a dinner with Kappa Alpha Theta for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Foundation, and we had many events that involved sisters from all sororities. We also made sure to emphasize to our new members the importance of inter-sorority communication and support.

We also wanted to continue strengthening our use and understanding of ritual this year. We held formal chapters more often so as to make sure all of the sisters were well versed in Kappa songs and tradition.
Zeta Rho had many accomplishments in 2008. One of our main goals was to continue to increase our partnership with the other fraternities and sororities. Last spring, the Greek chapters joined together in a campus wide event called "Greek Week". The participants included the chapters of: Beta Theta Pi, Delta Delta Delta, Delta Upsilon, Gamma Phi Beta, Phi Delta Theta, Phi Kappa Tau, Sigma Chi, and Theta Chi. The week long festivity brought together the chapters to gain support and awareness for Greek Life. We joined together with a few fraternities to sponsor barbecues and powderpuff football games to continue awareness on campus and in the community. This past fall, the chapters came together again under the guidance of Panhellenic to sponsor a kid’s carnival. The event was opened to professor’s children to come and enjoy refreshments along with great games run by the Greek fraternities and sororities.

Our newer event, the Kappa Birthday Klub, was once again a success. We raised money by the annual Kappa clothing sale. Members are eager to bring in new or slightly used clothing that they do not wear anymore to be sold to the student body to fundraise for the birthday klub. The Kappa Kisses valentine candy sale was a success again. Bags of candy were sold in the coop around the holiday. About $400 was raised and helped purchase the supplies needed for the Kappa Birthday Klub. We continued our involvement with Madison Home Lanes, the local retirement center. Each week, different members would volunteer their time to go visit the residents. Our chapter also participated in a sorority softball game competing with Delta Delta Delta and Gamma Phi Beta to fundraise for Panhellenic.

This past fall was a very exciting time for our chapter. The new member class brought our Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter 56 new sisters. This large number required much planning during our new member period to ensure the transition into our chapter was both a positive and smooth one for all. Extra time was spent organizing activities that would allow the upperclassmen to bond with the new members. The new members showed a large amount of enthusiasm and were eager to get involved. Extra effort was made to make sure that each sister who wanted to could have a position, be part of a committee, or lead an event.

In '''2009''', Colgate University continues to be a small campus of 2800 students in the quaint town of Hamilton of upstate New York. It has a fairly homogenous student body which has been voted to be one of the fittest in the nation. Princeton Review has voted this small campus on a hill the prettiest in the United States. Greek life makes up a significant portion of the Colgate community, with 33% of the total student body participating in it; and 45% of sophomores, juniors, and seniors taking part.

Our chapter is filled with a plethora of different girls who are very involved on campus. Some are members of Division 1 Varsity Sports, others are part of acapella groups on campus, while still others are part of the COVE, the Center for Outreach, Volunteerism, and Education. Kappa's at Colgate excel in academics while still finding time for volunteer work and social opportunities.

Our biggest challenge this year was getting acquainted with our newly purchased house, located at the edge of campus. The financial decisions that came with this purchase were a hurdle that the chapter overcame successfully. Room selection, carpools, and a meal plan are all things that have been worked out with the addition of the Kappa Kappa Gamma house on the Colgate campus. Another challenge that Zeta Rho faced this year was New Member Recruitment because of shifting dynamics on campus. With one less sorority participating in recruitment in the fall, Kappa had to account for this when considering the girls who rushed. They were definitely successful, with 100% of the girls asked back to the house returning every night of rush.

==Highlights of 2012==
The 2012 calendar year was an exciting and successful time for the Zeta Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Colgate University. In the Spring, Zeta Rho participated and hosted a variety of philanthropic events, including the annual Birthday Club Party, a birthday party held for all local Hamilton area foster children. Around Valentine’s Day, we bonded during a sisterhood event of cookie decorating, and continued our philanthropic efforts with our annual fundraiser of Kappa Kisses, in which we delivered valentines of Hershey's kisses and raised money for our Birthday Club Party. In collaboration with local retailer Steph Boutique, we facilitated a shopping event for chapter members in which proceeds went to children’s literacy foundation, Reading is Fundamental. Our annual recruitment open house in the Spring proved to be a success, as the Fall was marked by the initiation of 65 bright new members, followed by a new chapter tradition of celebratory brunch at the Colgate Inn. Zeta Rho thrived in the Fall with these new members, co-hosting the successful Colleges Against Cancer Concert event with the Iota chapter of Theta Chi.

Individual Kappa members’ involvement on campus continued to be impressive, represented by Varsity Field Hockey players and four Konosioni Honor Society members, peer-selected for outstanding leadership and service to the community. Beyond this, Zeta Rho member Charlotte Myers was the head of the Colgate Activities Board, and Dana Paolucci and Kelly Curtis directed the successful and entertaining Fall Cabaret, a student-run musical performance. Finally, a proud and exciting moment in the past year for Zeta Rho occurred in the Fall with the elections of Kappa members Amara Wilson as Panhellenic President, and Tira Hastings as Vice President of Panhellenic Recruitment! We are looking forward to the continued growth and strength of Zeta Rho in the 2013 calendar year!

2012 marked a significant change on campus, specifically in relation to Greek life. The 1991 All-Bid Rule was abolished this last fall right before we began recruitment. This rule previously required that all women eligible and interested in Greek Life who fully participated in Recruitment must be extended a bid from one of the chapters on campus. Due to the rule being gone, we were able to more carefully match girls that would be the perfect fit for our sorority, and our pledge class was smaller than in previous years. No girls that participated in recruitment were randomly placed in any organizations as had been done before with the 1991 All-Bid Rule. Beyond this, Colgate welcomed new Dean of the Faculty, Douglas Hicks, and Dean of the College, Suzy Nelson, in the past year.

==Highlights of 2013==

The 2013 calendar year was an exciting time for the Zeta Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Colgate University. We won Most Improved Chapter at the Alpha/Rho Province Meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. We also were able to present Lucia Blackmore of the Gamma Omega chapter with her 75-year membership pin.
Zeta Rho really worked on encouraging sisters to explore academic pursuits in many ways. Throughout the year, ten of our sisters were in the prestigious peer-selected Konosioni Senior Honor Society.

To promote academics, we offered weekly prizes for sisters who preformed exceptionally well on academic tasks. Academic presentations were also held to highlight different places on campus that provide academic assistance, such as the Writing Center, and the Career Services Center. A book club was also started, which we are very excited about, and will meet starting in 2014. Zeta Rho also held the bi-annual Professors Tea, where each sister invites her favorite professors to our house for baked goods in order to interact with professors in a non-classroom setting. Zeta Rho also maintained leadership positions within the Colgate Panhellenic Council, continuing the Kappa tradition of leadership.

Special educational programming events included a self-defense seminar to show us defensive tactics in case we ever find ourselves in a bad situation. We also had an LGBTQ Safe Zone Training session to create a supportive atmosphere for LGBTQ students by facilitating open discussions concerning gender and sexuality. Training for Intervention Procedure (TIPS training) was also held, which gives sisters the necessary training and confidence needed to recognize potential alcohol-related issues, and how to successfully intervene to prevent tragedies. Zeta Rho celebrated Founder’s Day on October 13th with dinner and Fraternity History trivia. Our chapter also kept with tradition and held a Graduation Brunch for all Zeta Rho sisters and their families during Graduation weekend. We celebrated our 25th Anniversary by combining the event with our Senior-Send-Off BBQ to celebrate our 25th year on campus while also presenting gifts to seniors.

Zeta Rho was extremely active with philanthropic involvement in the past calendar year. We held an annual Valentine’s Day card-making event for children at St. Judes Children’s Hospital, and ended up raising $1,600. We also sold Kappa Kisses again to benefit our annual Kappa Birthday Club. The Kappa Birthday Club is a party for foster children in the Hamilton area, and 15 children and their families were able to attend in 2013. Another event held to benefit the Hamilton Community was bringing DJ Jesse Marco to campus to raise money for the Hamilton Food Cupboard; we raised over $1,500.

Zeta Rho also kept with the tradition of supporting various groups promoting reading. A fundraiser at a local boutique donated a portion of profits to Reading is Fundamental (RIF). Two book drives were held through the Building Bridges foundation and also through Head Start, which provided books to over 50 underprivileged students in the Hamilton Community. For the Greek Life Day of Service, Zeta Rho volunteered at the local public library.

Other events included teaming up with two fraternities and the club, Colleges Against Cancer to hold a “Kick Cancer” kickball tournament. We also co-sponsored two events: a bone marrow drive on campus, and a PTSD awareness week with Semper Fi organization. In support of the Colgate Sustainability Arbor Day Initiative, we helped to plant trees on the Colgate Ski Hill. A 5K run was held to raise money for a cure for Alopecia Areata. Overall, the 2013 calendar year was extremely eventful for Zeta Rho, and we are so excited for 2014, and all that we hope to accomplish!

In the 2013 calendar year, Zeta Rho members have remained extremely involved all over campus. We have sisters who are Senators in the Student Government Association, play on varsity and club sports teams, and serve as Presidents or Vice Presidents for many clubs on campus whether the focus is philanthropy, leadership, performing arts, or recreation. Recruitment numbers continue to rise, and we are all hoping that the campus will be open to expansion very soon!

==Highlights of 2014==

The 2014 calendar year was a rewarding year for the Zeta Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Colgate University. In February we sold annual Kappa kisses to raise money for the Birthday Klub event, a party for children in Madison County who are either in foster care or are underprivileged. In March, Kappa Co-sponsored Relay for Life to raise money and awareness for the American Cancer Society. Kappa also sponsored a 5K for Alopecia. We held a fundraiser at Steph boutique for Reading is Fundamental, a nonprofit focused on improving literacy among children all over the country. In April, Kappa hosted the Kappa Birthday Klub. In April, Kappa also hosted the Professor’s Tea, which brought professors of all disciplines to the house. This event allowed Kappas to converse with their professors while enjoying some food and tea. Zeta Rho won second place of all Kappa Kappa Gamma national chapters for commitment to study hours, which we were very proud of. Additionally, at the Colgate Greek Life Awards Kappa won Chapter of the Year.

Fall recruitment kicked off the new academic year. Zeta Rho welcomed 66 well-rounded, intelligent and involved new members to its chapter. A great deal of hard work, patience and commitment to success caused this process to run smoothly and efficiently. Sisters worked together tirelessly to hand pick the girls who would be the best fit for Zeta Rho.

Zeta Rho’s fall and winter were packed with philanthropic events. In September we co-sponsored the Make a Wish 5K with Beta Theta Pi to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. We raised $4,980 for the cause. In late October, Zeta Rho donated a copy of the book Bunny Cakes to every student in two local Head Start classrooms in honor of Read for the Record. The Kappa Kickball tournament for Breast Cancer Awareness took place on November 7th and was a great success, despite the snow! This tournament to “Kick Cancer” has historically received great support from the Zeta Rho chapter. The Rose McGill holiday sharing event took place in December, which got many involved. Zeta Rho also began optional but suggested “Safe Zone” training programs to inform Kappas about what to do in difficult and questionable situations involving drugs and alcohol. This program consisted of two sessions to choose from.

Dedication to academics is incredibly important to Zeta Rho. To offer incentives for good grades and support and appreciation for hard work, we continued the tradition of publicly recognizing individuals during chapter by calling their names and presenting them with a small gift. We also made sure that members were kept up to date with the academic opportunities on campus to assist students, especially because a few Kappas are tutors among various disciplines and some even work in the Writing Center and Career Services Center. The book club was kicked off during this year as well. All in all it remains that Zeta Rho continues to excel in academia.

Zeta Rho has recently experienced many new changes in leadership of the university as well as changes in chapter leadership. Colgate University’s 16th president has just announced that he will not seek renewal of his contract at the end of the year. Zeta Rho also said goodbye to Fouad Saleet as the Director of Fraternity and Sorority Affairs. Additionally, Zeta Rho has added three new advisors for the risk, house, and VPAE positions.

==Highlights of 2015==
The 2015 calendar year was a memorable one for the Zeta Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Colgate University. We held Kappa Kisses in February to raise money for Birthday Klub, where we throw a party for underprivileged children and children in foster care in Madison County. In the spring, we sponsored a 5K for Alopecia in order to raise money for a cause that is deeply important to Zeta Rho, since one of our sisters was diagnosed with alopecia her freshman year at Colgate. We also hosted Professor’s Tea, which brought all of our favorite faculty members to the house. Lastly, our President, Vice President of the Organization, and our Recruitment Chairman all attended the Province Meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. They had the opportunity to connect with Kappas from many other universities, as well as dedicated alumnae. Upon graduation, we learned that our former chapter President, Katharine Latta, was selected as a Leadership Consultant. We are
so proud of her!

Fall recruitment brought in 65 intelligent, caring, and involved new women to our chapter. A great deal of organization, patience, and commitment allowed recruitment to be successful. We owe it all to our one recruitment chair, who took on the responsibility that was previously delegated among four women. We also very much enjoyed a visit from our LC, Hailey, who ensured that the four days ran smoothly. All the sister of Zeta Rho had smiles on their faces throughout recruitment and we loved showing our sisterhood to potential new members. After bid day, events such as apple picking allowed the new and old sisters to really get to know each other.

Zeta Rho’s fall has been packed. We kicked off our first ever September semi-formal called Kappa Keys to take advantage of the beautiful summer weather. We had Professor’s Tea again and enjoyed hanging with our professors outside of the classroom setting. We celebrated Founder’s Day in October, and were reminded of the strong women who founded our incredible organization. We also hosted our Advisory Board for a weekend and a Kappa Trainer to learn more about Risk Management.

In terms of Philanthropy, we are proud to announce that we received the award for the best philanthropic collaboration for our fundraising efforts for the Make a Wish foundation. We collaborated with Beta Theta Pi, and are honored and excited to have received this award given by Colgate University. In October we held the annual Kappa Kickball event to raise money for Colleges Against Cancer. We also partnered with local clothing store Steph and local restaurant N13 to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. Since the holiday season is just around the corner, we just sent a holiday package to a Kappa alumnae in need through the Rose McGill Holiday Program. Lastly, Delta Delta Delta held a gala to raise money for lymphoma, as a sister of the chapter was recently diagnosed. Zeta Rho as well as other chapters on campus chose to help with the event and are excited by the Greek community coming together for a member of its own.

This has been a packed year for our chapter and we are looking forward to see what 2016 has in store!

2015 has been eventful for Colgate. The administration has been very much in a period of transition, with our former President Jeff Herbst stepping down. For the academic year, an interim president has been leading the administration. Zeta Rho is very much looking forward to the presidency of Brian Casey, who will move to Hamilton and begin his presidency in July. Mr. Casey comes from DePauw University and a few members of our chapter have had the opportunity to meet him. We believe he will be an incredibly positive presence on campus. Part of the reason we are looking forward to Mr. Casey’s arrival is due to the tension on campus between Greek Organizations and the administration. It feels as though the current Colgate administration does not value Greek Life as part of the Colgate community. However, Mr. Casey is a strong proponent of Greek Life on campus and we are hoping that our Zeta Rho will be more embraced during Mr. Casey’s presidency.

Recently, the sexual climate on campus has been the focus of discussion. In November, students expressed their frustration with the administration’s lack of transparency regarding the discussion of sexual violence on campus. Student outrage was a result of the administration’s release of data that indicated an alarming number of cases of sexual violence taking place on campus. Students responded to this alarming data by organizing a protest and a forum in which personal stories were shared. Also, a mission statement with a list of grievances was sent to the administration. We are proud to say that sisters of Zeta Rho were not only at the protest and forum, but were actively sharing their stories and opinions. Although this issue is one that has plagued our campus, the sisters of Zeta Rho have been instrumental in increasing awareness and showing solidarity.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Zeta Rho has traditionally been very involved with Reading is Fundamental, the Rose McGill Holiday Sharing Program, the American Cancer Society, and the Alopecia Areata Foundation.

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

We chose to support Reading is Fundamental because it is the Fraternity’s selected philanthropy. We believe the cause is a worthwhile one, as it helps promote literacy for underprivileged children. The women of Zeta Rho are fortunate enough to receive a world-class education, and believe it is important to promote education among children. Rose McGill is also a Fraternity selected philanthropy, and we have chosen to support this cause because it directly impacts Kappa alumnae in need. The American Cancer Society has been important to our chapter, as cancer has touched the lives of many of our sisters. Lastly, the Alopecia Areata Foundation is close to our hearts. One of our sisters has this condition and she has been incredible about raising awareness. We are impressed with her strength and feel that this cause is special to Zeta Rho.

Zeta Alpha

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Zeta Alpha
|GreekSymbol= ZA
|Image= [[File:Zeta_Alpha.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1980|02|16}}
|College= [http://www.babson.edu/Pages/default.aspx Babson College]
|Location= Babson Park, MA
|Homepage= [http://babson.kappa.org/ Zeta Alpha Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Zeta_Alpha Media related to Zeta Alpha Chapter]}}
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'''568 members as of June 2015'''

== Involvement at Babson College ==

Established at Babson College in 1980, the Zeta Alpha Chapter pride themselves on their leadership skills, academic focus, philanthropic spirit, and sisterly bonds.

More than half the chapter is not only involved in another organization on campus, but is also an established leader in that organization (ie. President). Zeta Alpha encourages its chapter to be well rounded, multifaceted, and a strong part of the Babson community. Some examples of organizations the chapter is involved in are Babson's Dance Ensemble, AMAN (South Asian student Association), Babson Investment Banking Association, Babson Exchange Ambassadors, Peer Mentors, Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship Mentors, Babson College Admissions Panel, Women's Varsity Swimming, Babson Cheerleading, Babson Co-ed Volleyball Club, Luxury Fashion Association, Japan International Circle, Hillel, Student Government Association, Babson Asian Pacific Student Association, as well as the prestigious Weissman, Presidential, and Women's Leadership Scholarship Programs.

==Highlights of 2011==

One of the biggest accomplishments of the Chapter was to win the Chapter Of The Year for the third consecutive year. Other awards achieved by ZA included Excellence in Risk Management (2010-2011), Excellence in Academics (2010-2011) , and Three Stars of Excellence (2010-2011). In terms of community service, there were many opportunities offered in the Chapter. The traditional semiannual Nat-Yo-Average Nacho Bar and annual Kappa Fashion show were successfully executed. In March, Kappas helped Best Buddies to Setup for their event. In addition, throughout the year, "Kappa Klean Up" was held almost every Sunday. The Chapter was present in many of Babson's Panhellenic Council events, including the Crush Party (which has been going on for three years now) and Professor Ice Cream (Spring) and Cider (Fall). In terms of Academics, the Semi-Annual Professors Tea was successfully held this year. On October 5th, sixteen new members were initiated as sisters. It has definitely been a successful year for Zeta Alpha.

'''Campus:''' Throughout the year, there were no major changes on campus. The programs and classes were consistent with previous year, and for the 15th year, Babson was ranked number 1 in Entrepreneurship. One of the biggest changes that definitely affected the Chapter was a decision made by Panhell. In the Fall, it was established that every sorority on campus had to have a total amount of 60 members.

'''Chapter:''' Since Zeta Alpha had a total of 53 active sisters, it was decided in the Fall that during Spring 2012, a COB event would occur so that seven more girls would be given bids in order to meet Panhellenic requirements.

Two of the major challenges encountered in the Chapter were unity within Zeta Alpha and accountability (attendance). In order to improve unity, one of the biggest focuses was to reform the tower lounge so that it would be more inviting for hanging out. In addition, there were movie nights and homework sessions created. A meal with a different sister(s) every week was also encouraged. As for accountability, the Standards Committee made sure to express consequences if needed in order to imply seriousness. There were also awards distributed by the Secretary at the end of the year to girls with perfect attendance.

==Highlights of 2012==
In fall 2012, Zeta Alpha chapter received the most new members of any of the Greek organizations on Babson campus, with a total of 30 girls. Our chapter also had several philanthropic successes. One of our greatest acheivements was the Annual Kappa Fashion Show. This philanthropy event raised over $1,000 for Dress for Success, which raises money for women who cannot afford business clothes.

Zeta Alpha also participated in a Founders' Day celebration at Harvard University on October 13th, which allowed us to celebrate Kappa history, learn more about its tradition, connect with nearby chapters, and meet alumni.

Our chapter also received an award from Babson College in Spring 2012 for our weekly "Kappa Kleanups," where sisters clean up our campus on Sunday mornings. Moreover, our chapter actively participates in Panhellenic events on campus, such as "Jail & Bail," which raised money for Rosie's Place, a local homeless shelter for women. Finally, we held our semi-annual Professors' Tea, where sisters could interact with professors outside of the classroom. These philanthropy events, campus involvements, and acheivement awards have made for a successful year for Zeta Alpha.

Throughout the year, there were few major changes on campus. The programs and classes were generally consistent with previous years, and for the 15th year, Babson College was ranked number 1 in Entrepreneurship. One of the biggest changes that affected the Chapter was a decision made by Panhellenic Council. In the Fall, it was established that every sorority on campus must have a total of 69 members. This meant that the Fall Recruitment process was more intensive, and required that a larger number of bids than usual be given out to potential new members. The effect on our Chapter was that Kappa received 30 total new members.

==Highlights of 2013==
At the start of 2013, Zeta Alpha hosted Kappasta, a 24-hour pasta bar event to benefit the Kappa Foundation. We also visited a regional early education site for a RIF event in which we read to children, provided them with many books, face painted, and had dessert cups. This afternoon spent at the Baldwin School proved to be very rewarding and fun for all of our sisters. As a chapter we participated in Greek Week, and we finished second in the overall contest. Our chapter was also awarded the Outstanding Greek Service Award at the Babson College all Greek forum following Greek Week.

Following Greek Week, we held a philanthropic event with the men of Delta Tau Delta known as “Delt Derby,” where turtles raced and barbecue food was provided. This new event was something our chapter was very proud of, especially since we were able to cooperate with another fraternity on campus. A few weeks later, our spring semester came to a close. Upon return in the fall this year, we hosted Kappa Kupcakes, to benefit the First Descents charity; we had a cupcake bar as well as several other desserts and coffee/tea. Our fall semester all of our sisters were very committed to academics and sisterhood, and we were able to strengthen our bonds in these avenues. We also prepared for spring recruitment 2014, in which we received 24 wonderful new members.

Recent changes on our campus include our campus having access to a hired Greek Leadership consultant; this has proved to very beneficial to our New Member chairman, as she has access to another advisor on campus. We also just finished a very successful recruitment this past week, in which we received 24 new members, all of which we are very thrilled to have received.

==Highlights of 2014==

Over the course of 2014, the Zeta Alpha chapter participated in many philanthropy events. In the spring semester, we had our usual RIF event where we go to a local area where the children do not have as many opportunities and spend time reading with them, face painting, and doing other activities. Seeing each other so involved and happy to give back was inspiring for all of our sisters. We also held a Kappa Con Queso event, where we serve nachos for 24 hours straight outside of our tower on campus. All of the proceeds, which amounted to over $900, were donated to RIF. Greek Week happened shortly after, and we united as a chapter to win first place. We were very proud of this accomplishment and it was a great way to show off how dedicated all of our sisters are to each other. One of our sisters won the Mrs. Greek Week competition, which was another big accomplishment for our chapter. We won Best Big/Little pair, as well as various other awards. In the fall, we started off our semester with the annual Kappa Fashion Show, which was a great success. We were sponsored by E.A. Davis and the Babson book store and had a great turnout, as well as an impressive amount of sister involvement. We had a large variety of items in our silent auction, from Kappa Alumni donated items to unique and beautiful artwork. After this event, the Zeta Alpha chapter turned its focus to a new event titled Kabob Con Queso. We took this philanthropy opportunity to partner with the business fraternity on campus, Delta Sigma Pi. It was a spin off of our Kappa Con Queso event and turned out to be one of our most successful events. With all of the amazingly successful events we participated in or ran over the course of 2014, we were excited to gain new members to help make these events even better in 2015. We added 21 outstanding new members this spring and we are sure they will do impressive things for our chapter in all of its endeavors.

The chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Babson College is extremely diverse given our small numbers. Babson is a strictly business college with only 2,000 students, and over 30% being international which is displayed in our membership involvement: usually around 70 women, including new members, involved with over 20 organizations. In terms of recent changes with Greek Life, a new Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life was hired and she has been very passionate about Greek life at Babson. She has done a lot to help our chapter and all of the other chapters adjust to the newer conditions Babson put in place for Greek life.

Chapter meetings are held in classrooms or conference rooms on campus. They are not chapter owned; we book an available room each week to hold chapter in. Our campus' Greek life is different in the fact that there are no sorority or fraternity houses allowed. Our chapter does however have a five floor "tower" of on campus housing that contains fifteen singles and a kitchen/common room. It is located next, and connected, to the sororities and fraternities that are also allowed housing on campus. The tower is university owned and has been the only location of Zeta Alpha's housing.

==Highlights of 2015==

Zeta Alpha started the new year by celebrating our 35th anniversary on campus this past February! Throughout the calendar year we had many more accomplishments, particularly with philanthropy. In addition to our usual visits to Cradles to Crayons in Boston and weekly Kappa Klean Up, we were also able to donate 130 books and 80 bookmarks during our book drive. We kicked-off Spring semester with 21 new members and have maintained all said memberships since. During the new member program, we started a new tradition called Fleur de Lis Friends, where each week a new member and upperclassman get together and spend some one-on-one time getting to know each other. We also had a particularly special programming chapter in the Spring, where Babson and Zeta Alpha alumnae, Jackie Real, came in to speak about incorporating our school’s passion for entrepreneurship with her love for fashion and creating a unique business from that for women on-the-go. This Fall semester, we continued with a recent academic initiative where each week Kappa reserves a study space just for us in the library for 2 hours to encourage members not only to study but to help each other keep focus on the importance and fun of academics. Another tradition we decided to bring back is GLADs, which take place at the end of chapter: each member gets a little piece of paper to write down something they’re glad about that day or week in relation to the chapter. In keeping with our aim for success, Zeta Alpha raised the highest amount in chapter history from our annual Fall Fashion Show where we were sponsored by a variety of local boutiques and all proceeds went to Dress for Success and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. We held another Kappa Con Queso event in the Fall where members served nachos and refreshments throughout the night for 12 hours outside of our on-campus housing. All of the proceeds, which were also the highest amount ever earned from this event, were donated to RIF.

The chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Babson College is extremely diverse given our small numbers. Babson is a strictly business college with only 2,000 students, and over 30% being international which is displayed in our membership involvement: usually around 70 women, including new members, involved with over 20 organizations. In terms of recent changes with Greek Life, a new Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life is in the process of being hired. This past Fall, all of the sororities held Continuous Open Bidding where Zeta Alpha was able to welcome 1 new member.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Dress for Success and RIF through the Baldwin School in Brighton, MA

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

Dress for Success has been one of Zeta Alpha’s favorite organizations to help out especially given our school’s demand for professional business demands including attire. The organization aims to help women in need searching for jobs to be appropriately dressed and supported for professional settings.
In the Spring, the chapter donated the books/bookmarks to the Baldwin School, which is purposed towards helping students in underprivileged areas, and came in for reading-groups for an hour of the children’s school day.

Gamma Mu

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Gamma Mu
|GreekSymbol= ΓM
|Image= [[File:Gamma_Mu.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1924|06|07}}
|College= [http://oregonstate.edu/ Oregon State University]
|Location= Corvallis, OR
|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/gammamu/pages/welcome.php Gamma Mu Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Gamma_Mu Media related to Gamma Mu Chapter]}}

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'''Oregon State University (formerly Oregon State Agricultural College) established in 1868 in
Corvallis, Oregon'''

'''Gamma Mu founded June 7, 1924'''

'''2,366 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some of Gamma Mu’s Outstanding Alumnae:'''

'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''

Susan McGinty Riches, Director of Alumnae 1998-2000

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''

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

Gladys Miller, 1956, Author, consultant, educator and editor in home building and interior design;

Zelma Reed Long, 1996, Winemaking expert, CEO of Simi Winery;

Dr. Carrie Case Worcester, 1996, Director of neonatal intensive care at Children’s Hospital, Orange County, Calif.;

Lou Seibert Pappas, 1998,
Mary Carlin Yates, 2002, U.S. Ambassador to Republic of Burundi;
Ruth Shellhorn Kueser, 2006, Architect, urban planning expert (First received the award in 1960)

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

At the end of World War I when servicemen returned to Oregon State University, Corvallis, in the heart of Willamette Valley, there was a major housing problem.

Small groups of men and women were encouraged to organize. One such group of coeds, living in Waldo Hall, carefully studied Baird’s Manual and Banta’s Greek Exchange. They decided to work toward the goal of becoming a Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter, regardless of the time and effort required. They pledged themselves to accept no other affiliation if Kappa did not accept them.
It was in 1917 that this group took the name Gamma Iota. Gamma for the Gamma of the Fraternity and Iota for Iota Province, the province in which Oregon State was located.

Lorna Collamore Jessup, who gave the fledgling group her wisdom, enthusiasm, and help, found a house for them to rent at 530 NW 11th Street. They floored the attic, which was then filled with two rows of cots to be a dormitory for 20 girls.

Gamma Iota members were especially active in debate, music, and dancing. From the beginning, emphasis was on scholarship and character. On Homecoming Weekend in 1921, when the big football game between Oregon Agricultural College and the University of Washington was played, the group hosted visiting Kappas and alumnae. The house was in perfect order, the girls gracious and poised, and the guests impressed. They wondered how this small group in a modest house could carry out an extensive program of after-game courtesies, dinner, overnight guests and breakfast without flurry or confusion. The answer was that the members of Gamma Iota were making every effort to show the visitors how hard they were working toward their goal of receiving a Kappa charter.

The petition was presented to the Fraternity in March of 1924 and, in June of that same year, word came that Gamma Iota would become Gamma Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma! F. Marie Leghorn, Washington, was the installing officer and Oregon, the installing chapter. Twenty-seven charter members were initiated.

In 1922, the College Committee on Student Housing approved plans for Gamma Iota to purchase a $24,459 house, using $1,000 the girls saved as a down payment. It took courage to sign on the dotted line. The group moved from the 11th Street house in 1923 to 242 NW 10th Street. This house was in use at the time the charter was acquired and remained the Kappa house until 1935 when the “Castle” was purchased. Often renovated, it is still the house today.

This particular house was financed entirely by the fraternity of Tau Delta and was ready for occupancy by fall term of 1928. The house was truly a castle to the men, and virtue they emphasized in their petition to the national fraternity Chi Phi in 1929. Designed by the Portland architectural firm of Thomas and Mercer, and constructed by Portland contractors Hanson and Hammond, it is one of the largest and most impressive Greek living group houses in the college neighborhood. It was constructed at a cost of $45,000 and accommodated 40 men.

In March of 1931, Tau Delta became the Epsilon Delta Chapter of Chi Phi fraternity, but the group only lived in this house through the 1934–35 school year. The following year, the house was turned over to Kappa Kappa Gamma.

The Kappa Kastle is one of the finest examples of the Tudor style for fraternity houses in Corvallis. It has changed very little since it was first built; the most noticeable changes are in the mature landscape that surrounds the house. The house maintains very high integrity and is a prominent landmark in architecture in the immediate neighborhood. Its association with the prominent architectural firm and Thomas and Mercer adds to its significance.

In the chapter’s selection of Mrs. George Leekley as House Director in the fall of 1938, the House Board demonstrated remarkable insight for she stayed for 14 rewarding years. Her name became synonymous with good taste and graciousness. Her warmth and competence seemed to personify Kappa ideals to everyone who entered the Kappa Castle. Her hallmark of perfection showed in the lovely teas and the “touch-of-home trimmings” for holiday dinners. She was always compassionate and knew the perfect time for a treat of hot cocoa,. With the help of finance advisers Fern McCroskey Price, Peggy Mulligan Blackledge and Mrs. Leekley’s wise management, the mortgage was ceremoniously burned on March 23, 1944.

War risk insurance was discussed during the early months of World War II, and desserts replaced dinners during Membership Recruitment. Elaine Kollins Sewell (Jones) and a Gamma Phi Beta friend co-edited a newsletter for all Oregon State servicemen.

The Kappas won second place in the 1947 homecoming contest with the theme “Reunion After Tokyo,” which treated all the years to follow as post-war years.

The Kappas were the first chapter at Oregon State to install a dishwasher when the outdated kitchen was remodeled in 1950. The dining room’s capacity was increased to 90, and Mrs. Leekley’s suite was improved.

A “appreciation” reception was given for Mrs. Leekley in 1953. A check was presented to her, and a fund for small emergency loans to individuals was set aside and named for her.

The years 1940–1958 have been called Gamma Mu’s Golden Age. During those years, the chapter scholastically ranked first, seven times; second, five times; and third, four times. High grades were emphasized at banquets each term with presentation of awards and a cup honoring Blanche Hinman Smith, Syracuse, longtime Scholarship Adviser.

Carrie Case (Dully), Zelma Reed (Long) and Nancy Austin (McCoy) were scholastically the top three women in the 1965 graduating class. All three were Mortar Board; Zelma was chapter President; Nancy was president of AWS; and Carrie was the only coed ever to win both the coveted Chi Omega and Drusilla Shepard awards. To recognize this trio, the alumnae tapped them for “Hoo’s Hoo” and presented them with scrolls, sterling silver owl charms, and owl glasses. These members sound exceptional, yet the whole chapter was of similar caliber, sharing honors such as Mortar Board, Girls of Achievement, student leaders, scholars, fraternity sweethearts and Homecoming attendants.

Busy Kappas always find time for fun … whether at a Friday afternoon exchange or a solemn initiation ceremony. Black paint, applied to the big engine at Avery Park, good food, and helping hands turned a service project into a date dinner. The chapter maintained a “Rush Closet” … a small room where members could leave outdated clothes. Before a house dance with a “Fifties” theme, eager girls rummaged through it, asking with a laugh, “Did they really wear these?”

One time a love letter was found from one of the long-gone Kappas to her swain. The contents of the closet were a longtime source of delight and were used to dress up for a rushing skit, a scholarship dinner, or even a special date.
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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 chapter celebrated its golden anniversary on October 5, 1974, with a luncheon and program. Nine of the original 27 members appeared for a picture, and two others arrived too late. More than 900 Gamma Mus of the 1,100 initiated members were still living then. Mary Lou McKay Green was chairman and Heloise Lee Stewart was toastmistress. Charter members sat at the head table. Gladys Miller spoke of Gamma Iota’s origin and presented the original petition to the chapter for its archives. Jessie McDonald Acklen, first chapter President, read from the Gamma Mu history, revealing the emotion of the day Gamma Mu was chartered. Fashions from 1924 to 1974 were modeled with Eleanor Francis Fouch as commentator. Special honor awards were presented to Peggy Mulligan Blackledge, Fern McCroskey Price, Mary Kollins Reed, and Irene Hazlett Saling for their long service to the chapter.

==Highlights of the 1980s:==

Gamma Mu was very involved on campus and in the Greek system, holding many offices and winning many awards.

A new tradition was started in the late 1980s of developing a chapter goal and motto for each year. Gamma Mu also changed their initiation G.P.A. requirement from a 2.0 to a 2.25 to strengthen their emphasis on scholarship. The chapter also worked to achieve more unity within the house, to be more active on campus, and to improve their relationships within the Greek system. In the fall of 1988, Gamma Mu organized an alcohol awareness workshop for the Greek system. One member won the Miss OSU pageant, and another won Greek Woman of the Year.

Several members of the chapter enjoyed attending the 1987 Pi Province Meeting hosted by Pi chapter at the University of California – Berkeley. A highlight was a ritual workshop presented by Fraternity Ritualist Jean Hess Wells, Georgia, and the Candlelight Banquet. Gamma Mu received the Outstanding Chapter Program award for the second consecutive time. At the 1989 Pi Province Meeting, Gamma Mu received an Award of Merit for Outstanding Achievement in Communications.

An unusual program for the Greek system in 1988 was the “Swap-a-Sis” where girls from each sorority would go live in a different house for a week. The chapter also saved one weekend each term for a house retreat to focus on being good sisters and improving unity.

'''Housing:'''

In 1983, the chapter welcomed a new House Director. Gamma Mu was busy fundraising to pay for a new roof that was put on the “Kappa Kastle” chapter house in 1987. Rooms were repainted and the TV room furniture was repaired and recovered. The House Board successfully encouraged contributions to the chapter by holding a drawing for gifts in three categories. Alumnae were able to use the chapter house for class reunions during the summers.

'''Philanthropy:'''

Gamma Mu hosted a Balloon Derby as a fundraising event for the Oregon Lung Association. They also competed in the Sigma Chi Derby Days, and earned money for the United Way. Another project was to carve Halloween pumpkins for a local retirement center. Money was raised for the Y-Round Table children and Christmas gifts were given to them. Following the earthquake in San Francisco, the chapter sent money to Kappas in that area that needed help. In the spring of 1989, Gamma Mu participated in a community-wide service project of building a children’s park by providing meals for workers during their breaks.

'''Convention Awards:'''

==Highlights of the 1990s==

Gamma Mu chapter continued to be active in campus and community activities and events during this period. They had members in honoraries Panhellenic executive council, ASOSU student government, MUPC student event planning council, Rush Counselors, and volunteer work for local schools and children’s organizations. They also improved the chapter’s GPA, and worked to meet the requirements for the Challenge to Excellence.

At the 1991 Pi Province Meeting held in Eugene, Gamma Mu received the Outstanding Chapter Award. The chapter continued to participate in the Greek system’s Swap-a-Sis program where sororities exchange several members for a week. The chapter members were very involved in campus activities ranging from student government to sports. Other traditional chapter events were the Dad’s Weekend during winter term, and Mom’s Weekend in the spring that included a fashion show.

Scholarship became a focus to increase the chapter’s G.P.A. The chapter received the Greek system’s Sorority of the Year award in both 1996 and 1999. Gamma Mu hosted the Pi Province Meeting in 1999.

'''Housing:'''

The Gamma Mu chapter room was redecorated with new carpeting, wallpaper, paint, tables and lamps, and new upholstery. The second floor study rooms were also repainted, and a second sleeping porch was added. Alumnae class reunions held in the Kappa Kastle continued to be popular.

'''Philanthropy:'''

A Balloon Derby philanthropy continued in this decade as a means to raise money. The annual Kappa Kristmas party continued to benefit a local children’s organization. In 1999, the chapter held a Kappa Klassic golf tournament as a fundraiser. The tradition of Halloween pumpkin carving with the Boy’s and Girl’s Club continued. For another philanthropy project, the chapter invited three local retirement centers to the chapter house to share Thanksgiving dinner.
Convention Awards:

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

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'''Housing:'''

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''

2002 – Recruitment Honorable Mention
Philanthropy Honorable Mention
Greatest Scholarship Improvement Honorable Mention
2004 – Chapter/Advisory Board Relations Award
2006 – Standards Honorable Mention
Panhellenic Honorable Mention
Greatest Improvement Honorable Mention
2008 – Sally Moore Nitschke Lifelong Education Honorable Mention
Recruitment Award

==Highlights of 2011-2019:==

(Information 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 2012==
The past year for the Gamma Mu chapter of Kappa Gamma has been a busy one as usual. It is nice that a majority of our girls are involved in Kappas but also in a lot of other organizations in the community. It helps bring a lot of diversity and knowledge into the house.In winter 2012, we welcomed a new chapter council and that had a lot of goals. Hilary Drake and Maddie Kaufman made up or President and vice president of standards. Some of the goals that our chapter excelled in was incorporating carpooling to chapter meetings for the new members, enforcing our 5 hour per term community service requirement and changing our communication throughout the house to a blackboard page.

One thing Gamma Mu continues to work on is achieving first in grades. While our overall GPA is higher than the all greek average, we are striving to achieve an overall GPA of 3.02. We are determined to make it happen and all the girls are motivated. Our VPAE has done a great job of creating study tables at the library for an allotted amount of time so girls in our chapter can get studying done in a productive environment. This past year we participated in a numerous philanthropies. Our chapters favorite philanthropy, Kappa Delta’s Mock rock, which occurred in March. While we did not place first in the competition, our house raised the most money for CARDV which is also the local organization we support as well. One fun sisterhood event we did on April 21st was an MS walk that our house participated in. It was meaningful for everyone because a girl in our chapter is dealing with that particular condition and I know it meant a lot to her to have us all support and walk for her. We also did a community service project last spring with Sigma Pi in which we did a park clean at Avery Park in corvallis. There were people who painted park benches, picked up trash and got rid of weeds on the walking path.We had philanthropies in spring and fall 2012.

Our spring term philanthropy, Kick it with Kappa, was brand new to our sorority. Even though it was our first year of the philanthropy it went very well. It consisted of a soccer tournament between sororities and fraternities on campus on Saturday as well as a 5K run on Sunday. We raised quite a bit of money for Center against rape and domestic violence (CARDV). In the fall, we held our Reading is Fundamental philanthropy and that was a success as well. We had a book drive as well as read children in our community. We rewarded the highest placing fraternities with an ice cream social, thanksgiving dinner, or christmas themed meal. This past fall term we also paired up with the corvallis Phi Gamma Delta chapter and helped walk dogs at the local humane society on Sundays. Every year Gamma Mu participates in the all-university sing competition between fraternities and sororities on campus which happens during Mom’s Weekend. We were paired with Theta Chi and received the theme of Beauty and the Beast. Each house worked extensively for months long working on their performances and working through the audition process. Although there were some bumps in the road, our chapter ended up coming in first place! Our house always takes participation in sing very seriously. The last time we had won first place was in spring 2010, in 2011 we got second and in 2012 received first again. A lot of the girls were happy to have the trophy back in its rightful home! During fall term we voted for our 2013 partners and we voted to do it with Phi Kappa Psi who are our neighbors which will be very convenient.

Recruitment this year was also a success for Gamma Mu. For formal recruitment in the fall a lot of changes were made as far as the process of recruitment. They included a philanthropy day which is something that I know a lot of the girls enjoyed very much. Our PDC Amanda Ruffo also was with our chapter for the recruitment process and the girls in the house got to form a close relationship with her. Overall, we received 46 new members and initiated 44 of them! We were so excited to welcome a group of women who embraced Kappa and everything it stood for as well as a group determined to help our grow and thrive.

Our chapter is still located at 14th and Van Buren making it very close to campus which is convenient for a lot of the girls in our house! The overall nature of our chapter is positive motivated. A lot of the girls in our chapter are working hard to not only make Kappas better but also the community that we live in better. Having a lot of motivated girls in the house also pushes other girls to get involved which is never a bad thing! One of the major things that happened on our campus in 2012 was that Oregon State University became a smoke free campus on September 1st.

Another big thing that happened in September was that a new University student success center opened on campus which serves OSU students with study rooms, tutoring as well as many other academic advantages. Oregon State also passed a bill in March of 2012 that is going to allow them to build a new residence hall that will open as early as 2014.

==Highlights of 2013==

The past year was a very exciting one for the Gamma Mu chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We have been expanding, growing, and becoming more involved with the community. Last Fall of 2012, one of our members became the Judicial chair for Panhellenic council. This was a huge success and really set off a great year for our chapter. In Winter 2013, we welcomed Kamelyn Bovinette and Alyssa Rollins as our President and Vice President of Standards. With the start of our new chapter council, we came up with a very effective list of goals to help bring our chapter together and work better as a whole. We want to increase our member involvement, encourage each other, and become more academically driven. For the past few terms our chapter has been below the all sorority average. Gamma Mu wants to raise our overall GPA from a 2.93 to a 3.1. With the help of our VPAE, we have set up quiet hours for studying in the house and have reserved rooms in the library for midterms and finals. As a chapter we are determined to raise our GPA and all the girls are motivated.

Over this past year we participated in many philanthropies as well as community service projects. Kappa Delta’s Mock Rock was once again our chapters’ favorite, and this past year we won third place! Since their philanthropy supports CARDV, which is the local organization we raise money for as well, all the girls love to get very involved. Last winter and spring term, we teamed up with another fraternity, FIJI, and walked dogs at the local humane society. This was a great community service project because it benefited the animals and the girls! Along with the dog walking, we volunteered with Habitat for Humanity several times. The girls got to paint a few houses and help build the front patio. We also got to support Kappa at the University of Oregon in their philanthropy last winter.
Our spring term philanthropy was Kick It With Kappa, and it was a huge success. We had a two-day soccer tournament between sororities and fraternities, as well as daily check-ins and activities. Our Kappa sisters from the University of Oregon came up to participate in the tournament and they tied for first place! We raised about $3,000 for Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV).

Every year Gamma Mu participates in the all-university sing competition during Mom’s Weekend. We chose to work with Phi Kappa Psi for the years show and got to perform songs from the band Styx. Phi Psi had only participated in Sing once before, but the coaches and members worked very hard over the long months. For the past three years Kappa has placed in the top two, and this past year was no different with a second place win! Our house always takes the competition very seriously and it shows in the final performance. This year we decided to partner with Lambda Chi Alpha, who we have previously won first place with. We have high hopes for this year’s performance and hope to bring the trophy back home!

Recruitment this year was also a success for Gamma Mu. Overall we received 48 girls and got to initiate 43 of them! We were thrilled to welcome a group of young women who were eager to learn what being a Kappa means and help us in our goals for involvement and growth.

Our chapter is still only two blocks from campus, which is convenient for a lot of the girls in our house! Oregon State just started their Freshman Experience campaign, which requires all freshmen to live on campus. Having the Chapter house so close to campus makes it easy for all the New Members in the dorms to come over. In light of this new change, OSU has started building a new dorm on campus, which hopes to open in 2015. They also have continued work on the new Business building and the Student Success Center which both plan on opening later in 2014. Our chapter is a very positive place, and having very motivated members keeps the house involved with Greek life and the community. We hope to keep the momentum of last year going within our new pledge class and the house as a whole.

==Highlights of 2014==

The year of 2014 was an exciting and busy year for the Gamma Mu chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Our chapter takes pride in being involved with the other chapters at Oregon State as well as the community. Last fall, two of our members were selected as the president and vice president for Panhellenic council. These girls represent our chapter wonderfully, along with Kappa Kappa Gamma as an organization. Our new chapter council worked together to make chapter goals and how they would go about accomplishing them. Member involvement and encouragement, academics, and committee use are a few examples of the goals they set. We started off the year with the GPA of 2.99, which is below the all sorority average, and ended the year with an improved chapter GPA of 3.12, which is above the all sorority average and ranked us fourth in the panhellenic rankings. Our VPAE did a fantastic job going above and beyond by meeting with girls, setting up study tables during midterm and finals weeks, and establishing quiet hours in the dining room to give the girls a quieter place to study in the house. As a chapter, we are determined to continue improving our study habits and GPA.
Our participation in other chapter’s philanthropies and community service continues to be a priority at Gamma Mu. Mock Rock, a huge philanthropy of Kappa Delta’s, has always been a chapter favorite and gets the girls excited to raise money for such a great cause. This year, we won the philanthropy with our outstanding participation and fundraising.

We had two philanthropies this past year. During winter term, our philanthropy was a hot wing-eating contest called Too Hot To Handle, which we hosted in our chapter’s parking lot. Despite the cold temperatures, we had a great turnout and time, and raised $2500 for Reading is Fundamental. For spring term, we did Kick It With Kappa, a soccer tournament between sororities and fraternities, as well as daily check-ins and activities. The sunny day and good spirits made it a great day to be a Kappa and raise another $2500 for our chosen charity, the Center of Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV).

Every year, Gamma Mu participates in an all-university competition called Sing. Sing is held during Oregon State’s designated Mom’s Weekend, and is similar to a Broadway production where coed groups, usually sororities and fraternities, team up and sing three songs all while dancing and stunting to routines. Sing is taken very seriously here at Gamma Mu, with a tremendous amount of hard work, time, and effort put into five months of practicing. Last year, that hard work paid off with a win for both us and Lambda Chi Alpha, the fraternity our house paired up with. We hope to continue this tradition of winning Sing with our freshmen pledge class and many more to come!

Gamma Mu had a successful year of formal recruitment last fall. We received 49 girls and initiated 44 of them. Recruitment is always so exciting because another wonderful group of girls joins our chapter with the same values and morals that we all share.

Oregon State University has been rapidly evolving to fit the high demand of becoming an even more prestigious university and adjusting to the increasingly higher number of students that enroll in the university each year. Our campus has been expanding, and also renovating old buildings on campus to keep up with the demand for classrooms, study rooms, etc. In the fall of 2014, Austin Hall had its grand opening in its own brand new, spectacular building on campus for all of the business students. The construction on Austin Hall seemed to last forever, but the final product of the building was a beautifully modern student oriented building with classrooms, study rooms, cafes, and much more. Located right behind Austin is an enormous building made only for classrooms, with a unique lecture hall that is completely circular, seating 600 students. It is said to be the only fully circular lecture hall in the United States. The addition of a new dorm was also completed this fall to help with the increasing number of students living on campus for their first year as part of the First Year Experience the university projected the fall of 2013. A student experience center is currently in its final chapter of construction on campus as well, which will host the beavers news, student leadership associations, and many other organizations and clubs, all with the goals of creating a more broadened and well rounded student body here at Oregon State.

Gamma Mu is fortunate enough to have a house owned by house board a couple of blocks off of campus where we hold our chapter meetings. Gamma Mu has owned and lived in the chapter house since 1935, marking our 80th year in the house. The house was bought and owned from Chi Phi during World War I when many of their members were drafted for the war. The capacity of the house gives 60 girls the opportunity to live in each year, and is conveniently located two blocks off of campus, allowing for short walks to class. It is usually during a member’s sophomore or junior year when they live in the house.

==Highlights of 2015==

The year of 2015 has been successful for the Gamma Mu chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. One of our most exciting achievements has been our rise in grade point averages, which went from 3.12 in 2014 to 3.21 this year. Not only were we awarded most improved within the Panhellenic council, we are currently ranked in second place overall for sororities. Our VPAE has put much time and effort into our goal of increasing grades, such as meeting with girls to discuss academics and study plans, organizing quiet study hours for finals week, and overall doing a fantastic job of bringing energy and motivation to academics, inspiring girls to do well in school.

In May we held our philanthropy, Too Hot to Handle, to support our national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. This philanthropy consists of a hot wing-eating contest among other fraternities and sororities on campus, and we received great participation. We held the event in front of Reser Stadium to accommodate more people than in previous years, which provided for a great turnout. Fall term was particularly exciting for our chapter because we hosted Kappa Klassic, a golf tournament that we haven’t had at Oregon State for several years. This brought a new and exciting element for both our members and the participants, and we successfully raised money for our local philanthropy, the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV).
The first philanthropy we participated in during the 2015-2016 school year was Sigma Nu’s lip sync competition, and we won the entire event, kicking off fall term to with an exciting start. Mock Rock, Kappa Delta’s philanthropy, has been a chapter favorite for numerous years, and something we also put a lot of value in because they support CARDV as well. We are extremely proud to hold second place in the competition, given how competitive it is among all houses. We also received second place in Anchor Splash, Delta Gamma’s philanthropy.

One of our main goals this year was to increase participation both in other philanthropies and in the community, and we have been making tremendous strides. Our philanthropy chair has created teams throughout the house, and each team will go to different philanthropy events both to participate and support, which has also helped to motivate members on other teams to do the same. She has done an exceptional job of motivating our members to get involved in the community by continuously informing us about new service opportunities.
Every year Gamma Mu participates in Oregon State’s all-university competition, Sing. This competition consists of fraternities and sororities pairing to create teams, in which they will learn a dance/sing routine to perform during Mom’s Weekend. We have a history of taking this competition extremely seriously, and we have received either first or second place for the previous five years. This year, with the help of Sigma Phi Epsilon, we brought home the first place trophy once again and are hopeful for 2016.
We had the pleasure of welcoming our LC into our home for three weeks during recruitment, and she was wonderful to have with us. She gave us insight to the recruitment process as well as chapter organization in general, and also shared a lot of her knowledge about Kappa Kappa Gamma as a whole. We received 44 new members this year, and were able to initiate 41 of them. This group of women is such a great fit for our chapter, and we are proud to have them carry on our values.

Oregon State University is continuously improving in many aspects, both physically and academically. The grand opening of the Student Experience Center was held spring term. The center is designed to foster diversity and cultural engagement, student leadership, and experiential learning. The Learning Innovation Center was a new addition to campus starting fall term, and this holds classrooms and study areas for all subjects.

The house of Gamma Mu is still located two blocks from campus, which is close and convenient for both members living in and for our newly initiated members who are currently living in their dorms.

Chapter Philanthropy:

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

Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence and Reading is Fundamental

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

We believe that continuous learning is important for everyone, and reading is a large aspect of that. Everyone should have access to books, which is why we take so much pride supporting Reading is Fundamental. We also take the safety of women everywhere extremely seriously, and believe that the Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence does a great job of supporting women who have been hurt and need help.

==Highlights of 2020s:==

(Information 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.)

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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 Chi

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|Name= Gamma Chi
|GreekSymbol= ΓX
|Image= [[File:Gamma_Chi.jpeg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1929|06|07}}
|College= [http://www.gwu.edu/ George Washington University]
|Location= Washington, DC
|Homepage= [http://www.gwkkg.com/ Gamma Chi Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Gamma_Chi Media related to Gamma Chi Chapter]}}

'''George Washington University established in 1821, Washington, D.C.'''

'''Gamma Chi founded June 7, 1929 -- 12 Charter Members'''

'''1,675 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

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'''Some Outstanding Gamma Chi Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

'''Fraternity Council Members:'''

Julie Martin Mangis - Director of Alumnae, 1996–98; member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Board of Trustees and Museums Chairman since 2004; Beverly Alexander (Tuller), Field Secretary 1958-1961; Hannah Eskridge (Mirmiran), Field Secretary 1999-2000

'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients'''

Pauline Tomlin Beall, 1978, Long time adviser at Gamma Chi, helped fund the renovations of the formal dining room in The Heritage Museum in Columbus, Ohio.
2010: Julie Martin Mangis—former executive director of Ballston Virginia Square Partnership; freelance writer and fundraising consultant for George Washington University and the Arlington Arts Center; active civic leader; served as adviser to Gamma Chi Chapter from 1967–90; former President of the Northern Virginia Alumnae Association; Province Director of Alumnae, 1990–94; Regional Director of Alumnae, 1994–96; Ritual Chairman, 1998–2002;

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

Mary Freeman Kelly, 1966, Olympic swimmer; University of Pennsylvania’s women’s swimming coach; served on national boards of directors;
Commander Mary Thomson Sproul, 1982, Scientist; researcher; creator of one of the earliest U.S. blood blanks; earned Navy Commendation Medal;
Edith Petersilia Mayo, 1996, Curator/supervisor of the Smithsonian Institution’s Division of Political History; author; speaker;
Doris Buffett, 2012, Philanthropist, author, dedicated her life and fortune to helping people in trouble through no fault of their own to get back on their feet.

'''Additional Outstanding Gamma Chi Alumnae:'''

Elaine Smith (Woolman), Graduate Counselor 1947-1948;
Beverly Alexander (Tuller), Graduate Counselor 1957-1958;
Mary Owen (Winkler), Graduate Counselor 1958-1959;;
Deanna Thielen (Dopslaf), Chapter Consultant 1990-1991;

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==The Early Years==

Gamma Chi at The George Washington University and Gamma Psi at the University of Maryland have the distinction of being the only two Kappa Kappa Gamma chapters to be installed at the same time, June 7, 1929; and in the same place, the College Park house of the Maryland local, Sigma Delta. They were known as “The Heavenly Twins.”

The George Washington University, chartered as The Columbian College of the District of Columbia in 1821 by Congress, was a Baptist college for its first 75 years. In 1873, the name was changed to Columbian University. In 1904, by Act of Congress, it was removed from denominational control, placed under a self-perpetuation board of trustees, and called The George Washington University. It is the only university in the United States whose charter is signed by a U.S. President (James Monroe). President Monroe attended the first Commencement, along with several cabinet members and the Marquis de Lafayette.

The university plays an unusual role in the city’s educational system since, from early years, its night classes have given daytime employees opportunities for professional advancement. Because of the university’s location, national and international events are significant to its students who are offered the greatest resource material available in the U.S. It is not surprising that many students work in this matrix of governmental institutions while attending school.

The campus is in Washington, D.C. The university does not have rolling hills and playing fields, but academic buildings amid town houses. Women’s groups usually have suites of rooms in university buildings. Gamma Chi has had four, starting with the one rented in 1922 by Gamma Beta Pi, the local sorority that later became a Kappa chapter. During the 1960s, the groups were moved to “Sorority Hall” on F Street.

On March 6, 1920, six girls, feeling that four women’s fraternities on campus did not adequately provide for the increasing number of female students, established a local organization called the Coalition Club and immediately wrote Kappa Kappa Gamma asking to be put on record as a petitioning group. Within a few months, the name was changed to Gamma Beta Pi, in order to conform with Panhellenic rules.

Real interest was not shown until the 1923 formation of the Kappa Washington, D.C., Alumnae Association, and the first formal request to petition was presented to the Extension Committee in 1926. At that time the group was neither discouraged nor given permission to petition, and it was only after the 1928 General Convention that Gamma Beta Pi was to be allowed to petition formally. In April 1929, it was learned that the local would become a new Kappa chapter. The winter of uncertainty was over and ended in a night of celebration with congratulations from the university president, other fraternal groups and the student body.

One week before Installation, the chapter’s Vice President, a young public school teacher, died from drowning, but her name is on the charter as a founding member. In her honor, her mother presented the new chapter with a hand-illuminated and lettered Book of Ritual, a highly prized possession, always used for chapter ceremonies.

On June 7 and 8, 1929, the two new chapters were installed. Beta Iota, Swarthmore, sponsored Gamma Chi, actives from Beta Alpha—Pennsylvania, and Gamma Kappa—William and Mary, took part, and the Washington alumnae assisted. More than 200 attended the banquet at the historic Willard Hotel and heard the address by the Fraternity President, Georgia Hayden Lloyd-Jones, Eta—Wisconsin.

During its nine years as a local, Gamma Beta Pi had successfully rushed against the national groups on campus, developing inwardly and gaining strength. The group was outstanding in athletics, publications, dramatics and the scholarship cup was almost a fixture in the Gamma Beta Pi rooms.

'''Firsts'''

The chapter has recorded many “firsts” over the years. It claimed the first female president of a graduating class, first recipient of a Ph.D. in psychology, and the first female editor of the student paper, the Hatchet. The first year there were female cheerleaders, three were Kappas. (In 1957 five out of nine cheerleaders were Gamma Chis.) In the early 1970s, a Kappa became the first Panhellenic woman to serve on the university board of trustees. Since the chartering of Phi Beta Kappa and Mortar Board at George Washington University, scarcely a year has gone by without at least one Kappa being elected. The earlier organizations, Sphinx and Hour Glass, honored many members of Gamma Beta Pi and Kappa.

The Washington, D.C.–Suburban Maryland Alumnae Association and the Northern Virginia Alumna Association are keenly interested in the Capital Kappas’ activities, and supply Advisory and House Board members. Joint meetings, especially on Founders Day, gifts, food for Rush (now Recruitment), supportive activities, even financial help, have made the word “alumna” synonymous with “friend” in Gamma Chi vocabulary. Advisory Board relationships have always been strong, and generally warm and close.

==The 1960s==

As the 1960s opened, the university had a strong Greek system. As late as the fall of 1967 it was a privilege, an honor, and fun to be a Greek at George Washington. It remained a privilege and honor to be a Kappa, but as national and international events threw Washington into turmoil, it became less and less enjoyable. The seeds of protest and change had been germinated. A U.S. President, a presidential candidate, and a civil rights leader had been assassinated. Washington led the nation in the rise of delinquency and the use of narcotics. The “group” approach and the Establishment were challenged. The Civil Rights Movement exploded into violence when Martin Luther King, Jr., was slain in the spring of 1968. The Peace Movement against U.S. military intervention into Southeast Asia became another revolution of protest. Confrontation took place in the streets, in organizations and on campuses.

How did all this affect Greek life at The George Washington University? On January 5, 1968, the student newspaper began to interview sorority women to determine their views on “chapter discrimination and related policies.” In April, the practice of holding Rush prior to the start of school was vetoed by the administration as interfering with university orientation. (It was believed by many that the university simply did not want to appear to be favoring Greek activities.)

By late spring, the Black Students Union called for a Human Relations Act to guarantee that “no group or organization, recognized by the university, discriminate on the grounds of race, religion or national origin through its policies or in fact.” By the fall of 1968, one-third of the Greek organizations (one-half of the women’s organizations) had left campus, either because they could not comply or because they felt the atmosphere was stifling. Gamma Chi’s chapter President provided a bridge of understanding and negotiation and maintained a note of conciliation and civility in an extremely hostile and frenetic atmosphere.

==The Early 1970s==

In the winter of 1970, a Panhellenic meeting was called so that the seven remaining groups could determine a course: to stay, or to recommend general withdrawal. The then Gamma Chi President was the next to last speaker. The entire tenor had been, “It’s no use … we don’t have fun or even like each other … what are we here for? … Greeks are no longer wanted on campus.” But with a few careful words, she brought the entire meeting to a re-appraisal. She declared, in part, “Something must be wrong with Kappa. We love our pledges, we love each other and our alums. We are staying. When you have left, we shall be here. We’ll welcome you back, and we’ll be the oldest and only continuous chapter on campus.” Six of the seven decided to remain. By the fall, however, only three groups were left: Kappa, Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta.

Throughout this trying period there was inestimable support from the Fraternity, as well as the chapter’s Advisory Board. The next several years were hard, but Gamma Chi weathered the storm. Rush numbers dropped from 300 to around 30. Chapter size dwindled from 45 to as low as eight. Gamma Chi’s. Chapter Council was the chapter; Gamma Chi’s committee operations were the chapter meetings. Each member doubled or tripled her officer duties.
And today Gamma Chi remains a chapter mighty in spirit.
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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==

In 1985 and 1986 the Panhellenic Association is reactivated following the installations of Alpha Epsilon Phi and Sigma Delta Tau, joining Phi Sigma Sigma and Delta Theta. Kappa Kappa Gamma, as the oldest chapter on campus, is responsible for forming Panhellenic.

For our second Panhellenic Formal Recruitment in the Fall of '87, a Kappa music video was produced which resulted in thirteen new pledges, bringing the total membership to 41. Not too long ago there were only four sisters. With Kappa at the helm of Panhellenic for the past two years, there has been greater participation in sorority life. Another highlight was the visit of Fraternity President, Marion Klingbeil Williams, Missouri, the first time a national president visited GWU.

Points of pride include doubling our membership with spring and fall pledge classes in 1988 and 1989, winning awards for Ritual, Finance and Chapter/Adviser relations at the Biennial Convention in Boca Raton, Fla. Greek life continues to increase, with the addition of two new sororities. The success of our Heart sister program led to a stronger Big/Little sister program. For philanthropies, Gamma Chi raised money for the homeless, supported Cystic Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy and the D.C. Big Brother/Sister program.

In 1989Gamma Chi hosted Lambda Province Meeting where we won the scholarship award. At Founders Day we commemorated the 60th anniversary of our installation with speakers representing four decades of Gamma Chi. Chapter membership has grown from 55 to 71 women, and we have had to schedule chapter meetings in the student center, because we had outgrown our Kappa suites. The biggest challenge was the enforcement of the newly instituted alcohol policies.

At the 1990 Convention in Dallas, Gamma Chi won the award for philanthropy. Our active year included an all night sports event to raise money for a local homeless crisis center, dancing for 30 hours to raise money for Muscular Dystrophy and Jerry's Kids, winning Sigma Chi Derby Day by turning the Sigma Chi house into a bluegrass band club with square dancing. Money raised went to Help Me Up, a horse to benefit handicapped children. The pledge philanthropy project was a trip to a shelter for battered women and children, performing skits and reading stories. Also, we keep a Kappa Korner, a room at the D.C. General Hospital which we stock with books and toys for the patients.

==Highlights of the 1990s==

The Office of Campus Life awarded Gamma Chi an “Outstanding Chapter Award of 1991” over all Greek organizations on campus. The Washington, D.C. Alumnae Association honored us with a scholarship award for the highest GPA, at 3.1. And at Province Meeting at the University of North Carolina, Gamma Chi received awards for pledge, membership and social graciousness. For philanthropies we sponsored an owl at the National Zoo, collected grocery receipts raising $7,507 to buy computers for schools, support “Kappa Korner,” a reading room at D.C. General Hospital, funded by a car wash with Pi Kappa Alpha, sponsored a walk to benefit AIDS and held a successful blood drive with Sigma Alpha Epsilon, breaking our record from the previous year.

Although the Greek system on campus suffered setbacks due to the charter revocation of Kappa Sigma and the loss of residence for Sigma Phi Epsilon, other Greek organizations worked hard to solidify the position of Greek life. A Kappa played an important role as president of the Panhellenic Association. Gamma Chi had the highest GPA on campus, plus the pledge class with the highest GPA. A host of new activities were held, including barbecues with fraternities and two chapter retreats. At Convention in Phoenix an amendment to the ByLaws changed the name of the Personnel Committee to the Standards Committee, although the purpose stays the same. This year the chapter president was elected Homecoming Queen and the chapter came in second overall. Once again Kappa placed first in Sigma Chi Derby Days.

Our president from '94-'95 won the Greek Woman of the Year Award. And at Province Meeting in Roanoke, the chapter won awards for philanthropy and Advisory Board. Gamma Chi has members on the boards of Order of Omega, the Panhellenic Association and the Dean's Advisory Council. A fashion show raised funds for Breast Cancer Research and Greek Life on campus increased dramatically with the approach of the university's 175th anniversary. New social events included a toga party, a picnic in Great Falls, a moonlight cruise on the “Spirit of Washington,” and a Tie mixer with Kappa Sigma, where each sister had to find her date by figuring out who's tie she was wearing.

In 1996 the campus celebrated the 175th anniversary of the university. Greek Life continues to increase, with a new sorority coming onto campus, Alpha Delta Pi. During the 175th Homecoming weekend Gamma Chi won first place for our banner and first place for our parade performance. Our chapter has several members in Order of Omega, Golden Key Honor Society, in The Student Association, Panhellenic Council and the Dean's Advisory Council. The financial committee and the Standards committee did an excellent job of motivating sisters to meet financial obligations and participate in events, with the invention of the “Vermonster,” a huge Ben and Jerry's ice-cream sundae. Every sister paying their dues earned their spoon and was invited to enjoy the ice-cream and company of her fellow sisters.

At Province Meeting in 1977 Gamma Chi won won the pledge award for our endeavors as a pilot chapter in the new member program, and the Advisory Board won for best Advisory Board. The chapter participated in many philanthropies including the Washington, D.C. AIDS walk, Clean Up Foggy Bottom to make our community a cleaner, safer place, the annual Greek Fashion Show and our second annual “movie night” to raise money for Breast Cancer research. Several workshops focused on rituals, fraternity education and on rape conducted by the DC Rape Crisis Center.

Gamma Chi received the highest award in April, 1998, the Dean's Award for Superlative Chapter Achievement. In the spring semester we had the highest GPA of all sororities and fraternities. We were also the one of the first chapters to begin using the new “Chapter Finance System” and the House Corporation purchased a new computer for the chapter which came with the new Fraternity program installed. In the spring of 1998, the Standards Committee gave out its first Perfect Attendance Award, completing a goal of increasing participation.

We began planning for Province Meeting to be held in the Spring of 1999 which Gamma Chi will host. Twenty one sisters earned a place on the Dean's List with a 3.5 GPA or better. The chapter as a whole achieved a 3.14 GPA, the highest of the 24 sororities. In the fall of 1999, with a large pledge class of 25, a challenge to unify the New Members started a number of one-on-one events such as “Sister of the Week.” Each week a New Member would meet with one sister for dinner or just to talk and get to know each other.

Besides hosting seven other Kappa chapters at Province Meeting in the spring 0f 1999, the Fraternity asked Gamma Chi to participate in the recruitment and initiation of a new chapter at John's Hopkins University in Baltimore. Sisters also participated in such philanthropy events as doing yard work and planting flowers at Sasha's House, a home for patients battling the AIDS virus, and displaying tee shirts made by women who have been victims of domestic violence.

==Highlights of 2000-2010==

Early in the decade the university built Townhouse Row and we were thrilled to have a home at last. In the fall of 2005, we welcomed 28 new members, hosted Founders Day with a display of historical documents and photographs of our chapter's rich legacy. Our new philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, has been a great addition this year, as we made bookmarks for local schools. Our Kappa Kickball raises funds for our RIF events. Upon the building of townhouse row three years ago, Kappa was awarded the F house, one of the coveted positions on campus. With eight sororities and twelve fraternities on campus, now Gamma Chi had to prove their right to keep their home, banding together and participating in every Greek function on campus, strengthening our unity as a chapter. Our officers created a fantastic presentation highlighting our chapter strengths and goals and the university offered us another year in the house.

Late in the fall of 2006 we held an academic dinner to help guide younger sisters in making their new schedules for 2007 and address any concerns they had about the new academic calendar. Our Kappa Kickball tournament helps fund our Reading is Fundamental philanthropy. Sister events this year included family dinners, pumpkin carving, Thanksgiving dinner, a St. Patrick's Day party, an Oscar party, making Valentines and socials. In the spring of 2007 sisters distributed books to D.C. Schools. We spent much of 2007 planning a nation-wide event involving sisters across the country and RIF. Gamma Chi will pilot this event in the beginning of February, 2008.
We celebrated Founders Day Oct. 16, 2007 and for this year we focused on improving our rituals, with a Kappa ritual trainer perfecting our initiation and formal meeting ceremonies. Coming back from winter break, Kappa Kappa Gamma began the busy year of 2008, which included everything from formals and sweetheart competitions to philanthropy events and Spring Jam.

Spring Jam was one of the highlights of spring semester. We were paired with Alpha Tau Omega, Sigma Pi, and Sigma Nu. We had a lot of fun with the dance and band competitions. Although we didn’t place very high in the competitions, we enjoyed the environment of Spring Jam altogether!
The weekend of Spring Jam, we also held our Philanthropy called Breakfast at Kappa, a tradition in the forming, and it was a fantastic way to recap a week full of exciting events. The day was very successful, and we had great community and alumnae turn out.

Homecoming was an exciting start to fall semester. We were paired with Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon Pi, and Delta Kappa Epsilon. We won the lip-sync competition and plan on making it a tradition. During sweetheart week we also held our fall Philanthropy event, which was called Kappa Kappa Jamma. We invited everyone we knew over to our chapter house for Buffalo Wild Wings and karaoke. All of the men who were running for our sweetheart got up on stage to sing karaoke with their Fraternity brothers. The philanthropy was a huge success, and our living room was packed.

Fall semester also included the Leadership Academy, attended by one of our members on behalf of our chapter. Who was proud to share the things she learned from other Kappa Chapters.
We were paired with Gamma Phi Beta for our sisterhood event in the spring. We decorated cookies and made holiday cards for the soldiers. We also gave each other house tours of our chapter houses.

After recruitment in 2009 was completed, our chapter expanded significantly. We gained 51 new girls and celebrated by telling stories about ourselves and bonding with our fellow sisters with weekly dinners and study time. GW has an urban, eclectic feel. We have an impressive career development program that helps students attain internships and participate in federal work-study programs. Our chapter values all that GW has to offer. Gamma Chi boasts an impressive yearly GPA. As active members in Greek Life, we try to contribute positively by participating in Greek Week, being kind to others and continuing our support of other chapters’ projects like Pike’s Fireman Challenge and Sigma Chi’s Derby Days. We are dedicated to our philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental and we raise money during our Kappa Kickball event to support RIF. Gamma Chi is also committed to Reading is Key as our signature event where we read to elementary school children and promote Children’s Literacy.

==Highlights 2011–2019:==

==Highlights of 2011==

In 2011, our chapter was put on social and disciplinary probation and has lost our house due to hazing allegations. While Gamma Chi is not defined by bricks and morter, we value the time we have spent in our townhouse. Members from every pledge class visit the house when they need the support of their sisters, and our town house is a place where sisters can bond and be their true selves. Chapter Council has met every Sunday before our chapter meetings to discuss how we are going to keep morale high and encourage the sisters to keep their heads up through this tough time. In placing as one of the Gold Chapters on campus in Spring 2009, we are confident that our chapter will shine even without our townhouse. Furthermore, Chapter Council agrees that there needs to be more transparency between chapter members, chapter council, Headquarters and the University. Communication and trust is one of the most effective ways that our Chapter can prove how kind and thoughtful we are.

==Highlights of 2012==

This previous calendar year was absolutely great for Gamma Chi! On the note of scholarship, a junior in Gamma Chi, Erica Tafuro, was already accepted in GW Medical School and is the current President of GW Med Life! We've had many campus reps from companies make presentations at our chapter meetings in the hopes of improving the academics of our chapter as a whole. We are a chapter of leaders both within KKG and the greater GW and DC communities. Our leaders are always looking to gain insight on how to be better at what they do for our chapter.

Last summer, three of our members including our past President, Sarah Potter, attended the biennial national Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity convention in Jacksonville, Florida.They were able to work on leadership skills and learn new ways to promote sisterhood bonding. Outside of Kappa related business, many of our members are involved in other extra-curricular activities. To name a few of these affiliations: GW Panhellenic Association, City Hall Residence Council, GW for Obama, Colonial Army, SAAC Council, and Class Council.

To ensure that all incoming leaders have solid roots in their positions, of past VPO held a great transition workshop to have the incoming officers meet the girls in their position. They were able to receive great advice from the outgoing officers! As a chapter, we have tried to make our presence on campus as positive as possible. We have had great success at philanthropic events in the past few semesters. In our own event, Kappa Kickball, we raised over 12,000 dollars for RIF! KKG Gamma Chi won Phi Kappa Psi's Philanthropy last spring, were Greek Week winners ( along with Phi Psi and KA)this past fall, and won Sigma Chi's Derby days philanthropy week! Our chapter was super involved in all of the philanthropic events and showed both ourselves and GW that we are an amazing group of girls. Our chapter has also participated in events such as "GW Students Against Sexual Assault 90& campaign" and GWU Invisible Children for Kony 2012.

We also had chapter members, Ivanka Farrel and Tessa Bay working on the Obama campaign this past semester which was very exciting! Gamma Chi had a fun and successful formal this past December which gave all the girls a chance to blow off some steam before finals! Gamma Chi also had many sisterhood events this year such as Ice Skating in Georgetown, trips to the White House, and many barbeques with other greek organizations.

Greek life on GW's campus has been much more active and involved these past few semesters. As a whole Greek community, each indivdual chapter is striving to promote the perception of Greek organizations to the greater public. The relations between the different councils (IFC, MGC, and Panhel) are growing and growing each day! As a chapter, Gamma Chi strives to show GW and the Greek community that we are a united front of woman. We are strong, talented, and ambitious young women who work hard to succeed in all of our endeavors. There has been a very large boost in morale these past few semesters as all the members have the same yearning to raise the standards of Gamma Chi and the Greek community as a whole. We are extremely focused on reaching our goals as a chapter.

==Highlights of 2013==

This past semester Gamma Chi was very involved in The George Washington University community. The chapter hosted a screening of the movie “Miss Representation” and made it an open event for all of the GW community to attend. One of the goals for the chapter this semester was to make sunday chapter a really special meeting. For example, at one chapter, KKG members were served Ben and Jerry's ice cream. The semester has been busy and productive for Gamma Chi, which will continue into the fall semester.

==Highlights of 2014==

2014 with the George Washington Gamma Chi Chapter was very eventful. The school year began on August 25th with the first day of classes. We started off the year with recruitment preparations beginning the end of August, followed by formal recruitment starting on Friday September 12th and ending the following Monday. We added close to fifty new members to our chapter. This time was very successful and fun for us and we were excited to welcome this new pledge class into our sorority. Bid day took place on Tuesday September 16th when the new pledge class was “Krowned Kappa” on the National Mall.

During Bid Week a series of unsanctioned media postings were made by a fraternity member, which resulted in an investigation of our conduct as a sorority by the George Washington University. These allegations were brought to Nationals attention. We began to reassess our goals and values as we sought to realign ourselves with the core principles of Kappa.

In the meantime, formal pledging took place Friday September 19th and we were excited to welcome our new pledge class. We had a sisterhood event on Saturday September 20th where we all did Zumba together and bonded with our new members.

On October 10th PC ’14 had a bonding retreat where they got to know each other while doing crafts. On Sunday October 12th we had the Founder’s Day Brunch and the LC began her visit on Sunday ending the following Friday. We had Big/Little Week beginning on Monday October 20th and finished with Big/Little reveal on Saturday October 25th.

Soon after on Saturday November 1th Kappa Kickball took place. Fraternities came together with fraternities and organizations to form teams lead by Kappa members. We raised a significant amount for the organization Reading Is Fundamental. On Sunday at chapter on November 2nd the nominating committee presented the slated officers for the New Chapter Council and at Chapter Council on Wednesday November 12th we had a joint chapter council with old officers and the new voted Chapter Council.

On Friday November 14th we had Fireside and the new member overnight followed by formal initiation on Saturday November 15th. It was a very special day for us all and we even had a special surprise from some Kappa Moms who came in to initiate their daughters. An Academic Excellence Banquet took place on November 23rd. The year ended with final exams beginning on December 10th and ending with winter break starting December 19th.

During the last part of 2014 the new chapter council and members have rededicated themselves to upholding the values of the University and Nationals and it continues to be a work in progress.

==Highlights of 2015==
This previous calendar year in the Gamma Chi Chapter has been extremely productive and eventful. We have carried our goals from semester to semester, referring back to them in everything we do from sisterhood event planning to attending weekly Chapter meetings. Our members have been focused on pursuing the Kappa values in every aspect of our campus life. The Spring semester of 2015 was a time dedicated to defining our goals, and establishing how we were going to achieve them. Some big events of this semester included a chapter wide Sisterhood Event in March where we had a Leadership Consultant and Kappa Trainer work with us on establishing what values we are most proud of, and what we want to work on in the future. Within Chapter Council we made the decision to add the position of Chapter House Chairman so we could have a person dedicated to planning our event spaces and be in charge of the Storage Unit that holds all of our historic memorabilia. We had a large number of our members abroad this semester, and we were so proud of them as they both physically and symbolically wore their Kappa letters abroad.

We started off the school year with a values based recruitment, initiating 55 members on the formal initiation date of November 21st. We were so proud to welcome these new members into our chapter, as the values-based recruitment allowed us to bring in new members that exemplified all the values we were looking for, including academic dedication, campus involvement, and girls with genuine, sisterly attributes. We have been getting to know these new members through Sisterhood Events, such as our Zumba Event in October, where we had a chance to get to know the new members while also getting some exercise and spending time with our old friends. We also had a Sisterhood Event in November that was a Holiday-themed Bowling party, where we could take a break from finals preparations to spend time bonding with our fellow sisters.

The close bond we have been fostering really became evident when we gathered outside Whole Foods to host our Kappa Kappacinos fundraiser. A group of sisters spent the day selling baked goods to locals in order to raise money for our philanthropy Reading is Fundamental. After selling countless brownies, cookies, and coffee, we were able to raise 260 dollars. In addition to our own philanthropy, we have played an active role in the philanthropies of others such as Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, as well as Delta Tau Delta’s Taugate.

We have had many campus representatives from organizations on campus make presentations to us on topics that are very relevant within Greek Life across the country. We had a Sexual Assault and Prevention Workshop as well as a workshop on Alcohol Safety. These workshops were very important to us as we learned how to take care of ourselves on campus, and learn how to best help our fellow sisters. Outside of Kappa related business we have been so proud of our sisters for achieving their goals this year, from amazing internships within Washington DC to our senior’s acceptance into Grad programs. Some of these include acceptance into Sciences Po. Masters program, involvement in GW Globe Med, an internship at the Peace Corp., running a marathon, and involvement as the president of GWU Best Buddies.

Our Chapter Council has been extremely dedicated this year, making a change from our usual one-hour council meeting, to a more comprehensive two-hour weekly meeting where we were given the opportunity to cover more topics and make sure all chapter council members understand their weekly tasks and can help one another with the completion of these. Chapter Council worked extremely hard on their Action Plans over the semester, and made sure they achieved all their goals. We were so happy to elect a new Chapter Council in November, and we feel as if this new Council will make an extremely successful transition. To help ensure that the new sisters of Chapter Council were adequately prepared for their new positions, we held a two-hour Leadership Day where the Outgoing Chapter Council trained the new Chapter Council. During these two hours, new Chapter Council members met with the outgoing officer of their position, as well as their advisor. Both the outgoing officer and advisor served as a mentor for the incoming officer as they showed her how to navigate the Kappa website, as well as where to locate any resources she could need throughout the duration of her time on Chapter Council.

The Gamma Chi chapter looks forward to upholding the values of Kappa Kappa Gamma and will continue to move in a positive direction meeting our goals as a chapter.

==Highlights of the 2020s:==

Information 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.)

'''Philanthropy:'''

'''Housing:'''

'''Chapter 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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|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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'''2,344 initiates (as of June 2015)'''

== '''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 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.

Zeta Chi

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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Zeta Chi
|GreekSymbol= ZX
|Image= [[File:Zeta_Chi.jpg|200px]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1993|11|20}}
|College= [http://www.marist.edu/ Marist College]
|Location= Poughkeepsie, NY
|Homepage= [http://clubs.marist.edu/kkgamma/ Zeta Chi Homepage]
|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Zeta_Chi Media related to Zeta Chi Chapter]}}
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'''Marist College, established in 1929 in Poughkeepsie, NY.'''

'''Zeta Chi founded November 20, 1993'''

'''473 initiates (as of January 2015)'''

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==Zeta Chi on Social Media==

The Zeta Chi chapter is very active on several forms of social media. We regularly post photos, upcoming events, fundraisers, and birthdays on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Zeta Chi also has a blog that sisters contribute posts to each several times each month. Topics that have been covered on the blog include study abroad experiences, big/little week, i-week, philanthropy events, and more.
In addition to these social media handles, our chapter also appeared in Poughkeepsie Journal last semester for the RIF event we held at an after school program.

[https://twitter.com/ZetaChiKKG Twitter]
[https://www.facebook.com/zetachikkg Facebook]
[http://instagram.com/kkgmarist Instagram]
[http://maristkkg.tumblr.com/ Tumblr]

To visit our blog please visit KKGmaristcollege on the Wordpress website.

== About Marist College ==

Marist College is a private liberal arts college on the east bank of the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie, New York. The site was established in 1905 by the Marist Brothers, and the college was chartered in 1929. Approximately 4,500 undergraduate students attend the Poughkeepsie campus. In the 2013 issue of U.S. News and World Report's "America's best colleges", Marist was ranked 8th in the category Regional Universities (North). For the tenth year in a row, The Princeton Review named Marist as one of the nations best schools in its publication "The Best 373 Colleges".

==Highlights of 2011==

Host of Alpha/Rho Province Meeting, NYU Installation, recognized for our new member program, Sisterhood and Morale Award, RIF event at a local children's center, top 10 fundraising teams for Relay for Life, second place in greek week, first successful off campus initiation event, exceptional growth in the chapter.

'''Campus:''' New Hancock Center for technology built on campus, as well as the underpass which connects the east and west sides of campus. Greek life is expanding rapidly, this past fall during informal recruitment, we gained 14 new members, which is a higher number than we have ever had for informal recruitment. Chapter: The chapter has grown phenomenally. We have 80 members now, where last year at this time we had around 45. Because of this, the chapter is very young. Most of our members are sophomores (more than half) and therefore most of those in leadership positions are very young - which has been great for our chapter!

The chapter struggles with the growth, but along with the growth, the chapter struggles with losing so many seniors in the coming year. We are overcoming these challenges by learning to accept the growth and understanding that growth is not a bad thing. We work hard to maintain the "small chapter feel" that we are all so used to.

== Highlights of 2012==

This previous year, the Zeta Chi chapter was very involved in philanthropy. Events we participated in included RIF events, Relay for Life, Marist Hunger Walk, The KKG Foundation, and The National Eating Disorders Association. This past spring Marist College's greek community also held their annual Greek Week olympic-style games, in which Kappa Kappa Gamma placed first out of four sororities. Individually, one of our members Robyn Crabtree made the 19th annual World Maccabiah Games and will be playing water polo for team USA.

Active member Amber also gave birth to healthy baby girl on December 19th! Unfortunately, the chapter also came together that same month after the Sandy Hook shooting, as two of our members were from the town and personally connected to many involved. Though a difficult time, the Zeta Chi chapter is a group of very supportive girls and has been helping the members to cope.

Marist College has been undergoing many changes on campus with the renovations to the Lowell Thomas Communications Center last spring and now the beginning of a major addition to the Student Center. Marist's student population is growing rapidly with each passing year, and so is the Zeta Chi chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. This past week we were proud to welcome 26 new members! The Zeta Chi chapter is a group of amazing girls who have all been very involved in making improvements to our chapter in areas including academics, philanthropy, and campus involvement.

==Highlights of 2013==

In the past year the Zeta Chi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has become an even closer group of girls through scholarship, leadership, and philanthropy. At the Province Meeting in 2013, Zeta Chi was honored with the Sisterhood and Morale Award. Two members of the Chapter, Lauren Garner and Deanna Clark, also received the Undergraduate Kappa Scholarship for 2013. We continued our tradition of attending the Marist Singers and Marist Dance Ensemble shows in order to support our sisters, while we also had fun at other sisterhood events such as ice skating, having a picnic at the Vanderbilt mansion, taking a self defense class, and having a Kappa Kindergarten day where we distressed with coloring and other fun, nostalgic activities. Philanthropy events that Zeta Chi had the opportunity to take part in included visiting a nursing home within Poughkeepsie, taking the Polar Plunge for the Special Olympics, having a Bake Sale for Relay for Life, running a RIF event at Clinton Elementary School reading to children, creating a reading carnival for Bridges to Hope tutoring program, hosting a Bake Sale for Breast Cancer Awareness, and donating Christmas gifts to children through participating with Marist’s Giving Tree program.

One of the challenges that the Zeta Chi Chapter had to overcome was the large group of new members in the Spring of 2013. The Chapter had never taken in so many new girls at once and it was difficult to get used to the larger pledge class size. The Chapter overcame this challenge by trying even harder to get to know one another, meeting with owl pals, bonding the pledge class of 25, and attending sophomore, junior, and senior events to get to know the girls in each grade even better. Activities put on by Standards in our Core Groups, like Jeopardy focusing on Kappa facts and history, brought the Chapter and the new girls even closer together.

The recent changes on the Marist College campus the construction of the new Marist academic music building. The construction included the addition of the following departments, offices, and committees: academic affairs, faculty affairs, student affairs, information technology, the Student Government Association, dining services, alumni, and the Board of Trustees.

The planning process for this project was guided by a keen awareness of and commitment to sustainable practices as evidenced by the inclusion in the project of features such as a vegetative roof and rain garden for storm water control and energy efficient lighting, windows, curtain wall, and appliances. The new academic building also includes: three classrooms, a band rehearsal hall, a choral rehearsal and recital hall, nine practice rooms, a string ensemble room, a music library, a piano lab, a computer lab, a conference room, and four faculty offices. There was also the addition of a new and improved dining hall where there are large wooden trusses that support the cathedral ceiling and plenty of seating to fit hundreds of more students compared to the previous cafeteria.

The overall nature of the Zeta Chi Chapter is welcoming. We strive to welcome in girls that have dedication to academics and scholarship, leadership potential, and characteristics of a loving and caring friend that will make a memorable lifelong sister. Going from 14 Chapter Council Positions to 16, represents our passion to be a leader within the Chapter that can positively affect and bring together each and every sister. We love to have fun, involving ourselves within Chapter activities, and create memories that will last a lifetime.

==Highlights of Spring 2014==

This semester, Spring 2014, our recruitment was "Kappa and the City!" We to highlighedt all of the great resources that Kappa has to offer internationally. Of course, we demonstrated to the PNMs the bonds of sisterhood and the strength of our sorority. Over the past year standards has created kore groups, passed around the hoots jar, supportive sister and celebrated sisters are announced each week, as well as weekly standards meetings to check in with the sisters. So far this semester we hosted a Kappa Kappaccinos sale in order to raise money for the Special Olympics and the Polar Plunge that we took apart in February.

The Spring 2014 semester was filled with events to welcome the new pledge class, the Alpha Pi’s, and to unite our growing chapter of 111 women! Sisterhood events of the semester included supporting our sisters apart of the dance ensemble at the MCDE Dance show, we had some delicious chocolate fondue, relaxed before finals week with a yoga class and participated in an Off-Campus Safety Seminar. An especially exciting time, for our new members was the superhero-themed Greek Week! After a week filled with eating competitions, an adorable talent show, and a few sporting and field events, Zeta Chi was victorious and came in first place for sororities! This was a great time for new members to bond and show some Kappa spirit. Zeta Chi sent off our seniors with best wishes and few tears down by the river with a picnic.

The chapter was extremely active when it came to philanthropy and community service. Zeta Chi made teams for both Relay for Life and Autism Speaks Color Run. At Relay for Life Kappa raised $4,795 for the American Cancer Society and was the second highest fundraising team! Other events included participating in the Polar Plunge and selling Kappa Kappacchinos to support the Special Olympics, a bingo brunch at a local nursing home, and a Poughkeepsie cleanup with Marist’s fellow Greek organizations. For our spring RIF event, our philanthropy chair, Amera Labib, used her creativity and organized our first annual Kappa Kickball Tournament. Teams donated one book per team member, which was then donated to our reading carnival. The reading carnival, at a local elementary school’s after school program featured face painting, coloring, and each child went home with several books, a bookmark of their own creation and a smile on their face.

==Highlights of Summer 2014==

Zeta Chi's president Lauren Garner and advisor, Kait Smith attended the Kappa Kappa Gamma National Convention in Houston, Texas. Zeta Chi was very excited to receive honorable mentions in Panhellenic and Public Relations.

==Highlights of Fall 2014==

As the Fall Semester of 2014 progressed at Marist College, the Zeta Chi chapter continued to be as busy as ever. One challenge that our chapter had to overcome this semester was not holding recruitment and taking a new member class. However, the Zeta Chi chapter planned many events to keep the sisters involved and engaged! In September the Zeta Chi Chapter visited The Hudson Valley Animal Rescue Sanctuary (HVARS), which is a charity organization that specializes in rescuing and rehabilitating domestic wildlife as well as farm animals. The members of Zeta Chi helped with everyday activities such as cleaning, feeding, and playing with animals such as dogs, cats, and horses. Zeta Chi was also very active on the Marist Campus, having set up a booth at both the activity fairs and the parents weekend carnival.

Also in the month of September, Zeta Chi participated in their first sisterhood event, which was a private shopping trip to Francesca’s Boutique at the Poughkeepsie Galleria Mall. The girls found many cute owl, key, and fleur-de-lis items. During National Hazing Prevention Week, the Zeta Chi chapter along side other clubs at Marist College participated in a walk to raise awareness. All club members drew their hands on a large sign saying “These Hands Do Not Haze,” which is now hung up in the Champagnat (dormitory) breezeway.

In the month of October, the Zeta Chi Chapter participated in a philanthropy unity event with the other Greek organizations on campus called Habitat for Humanity Hut Awareness. This involved each Greek organization building a hut with cardboard. At the end, the cardboard that was collected by the Greek organizations was then recycled by the Habitat for Humanity club. Zeta Chi continued their tradition of having a Founder's Day event with alumni on October 13th, 2014. The education chair and registrar chapter council member planned the event on the Marist College campus in the Student Center. Members and alumni sat with their big/little family members and each family made a scrapbook page to be included in the end of semester scrapbook. Kappa also planned a sisterhood event for apple picking and pumpkin picking. The girls of Zeta Chi drank apple cider, picked apples, and took cute fall pictures with some pumpkins.

In the month of November, the girls of Zeta Chi were very busy. The next philanthropy event that Zeta Chi participated in was their annual Time to Be Thankful event. The girls of Zeta Chi visited the Pines Nursing Home in Poughkeepsie. They played games with the patients there and painted their nails. Kappa participated in another sisterhood event, Boxing, taught by Ron Lipton. There were two sessions of girls learning self defense and it was a great work out for all of those who participated. Another sisterhood event the girls participated in was going to Bounce, which is a indoor trampoline park. Also in the month of November, Leadership Consultant, Jo, came to visit. Many girls met with her and showed her the Marist College campus and the Poughkeepsie area. Zeta Chi participated in their semi-annual philanthropy event, Reading is Fundamental. This year, Zeta Chi held a Newlywed Game event between bigs and littles from all Greek organizations at Marist. We were able to raise $260 for Reading in Fundamental. The following weekend, Zeta Chi visited a local Poughkeepsie Youth Mission Outreach program and held a carnival for the children to participate in that included face painting, basketball, crafts, educational games and of course reading! Both events were very successful. On November 20th, Zeta Chi celebrated its 21st birthday. The girls of Zeta Chi walked around campus in their letters showing their love for their chapter, posted on social media and took pictures with a fun photo frame.

The first weekend of December, Zeta Chi held their annual Sapphire Ball at the Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls. Each sister received a fun Kappa supperlative and enjoyed dancing the night away. Approaching finals week, we co-hosted a study break with Kappa Lambda Psi which included offering free coffee, hot chocolate and snacks to students in the library foyer. The weekend before finals, Zeta Chi held a holiday party which included a secret santa gift exchange and the first ever Kappa kash auction. Throughout the semester members earned "cash" for attending events and assisting chapter council members. They could then "bid" on various kappa goodies. The year was finished off with the election of a new Chapter Council.

Zeta Chi holds their weekly chapter meetings in a Marist College classroom in Donnelly Hall. Zeta Chi does not have housing for its members.

==Highlights of 2015==
Spring 2015

Zeta Chi started the spring semester off with a bang! In February we held recruitment and our theme was Garden/Lilly for the first and third night. This year Panhellenic decided to show greek unity by having each sorority select a decade to theme their second night of recruitment. We were excited to represent the 1920s. Simultaneously we were also pleased to have Jo, our Leadership Consultant return to Marist to assist us with recruitment and improving our chapter. Though we did have to change the dates of recruitment and a couple weekly meetings due to the tremendous amount of snow we received, we were happy to welcome 20 new members into our sisterhood. We held a new member celebration in the student center which included taking pictures with huge Kappa Balloons and socializing. To get to know the new members better, we held a sophomore event at which the sophomores and new members decorated cookies and played just dance. We also enjoyed ice skating at the Hudson Valley Civic Center as one of our sisterhood events. As for Philanthropy we raised $100 for the American Heart Association at our bake sale. Three of our sister, Kelly, Colleen and Emily also jumped in the river at the Polar Plunge in Fishkill. This semester the Standards committee started choosing a Kappa Klassy Value of the Week. This value is chosen from a list of qualities that we compiled as a chapter that every kappa should uphold.

We started March off with a sisterhood event which was a private shopping trip at Francesca's in the Poughkeepsie Galleria. We also continued to hold events to welcome and integrate our new members into the chapter. These included a Junior ice cream sundae social with the new members, new member picture day (take pictures of new members around campus wearing letters) and big/little week. This year for big little reveal the bigs left socks in their littles room on the last day of big little week. Then at reveal the bigs wore matching socks and lined up with blankets covering them. The littles stood in front of the person with matching socks and the bigs let down their blankets to reveal themselves. At the end of March we were excited to officially welcome them into our sisterhood at initiation.

In April we partnered up with Hoopla, a local frozen yogurt place, to donate some of every purchase one afternoon to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Christina our President, Meghan our VPO and Katie our head of Standards donated this money when they attended the Province meeting in Hartford, Connecticut. We had a lot of sisterhood events this month. The first was a tye dye event where everyone got the chance to tye dye a shirt. The sisters of Zeta Chi also attended the semi annual dance ensemble show, Serendipity which a large number of our chapter performed in. As the weather started to warm up, we went on a morning hike at Ferncliff Forest. The trail had a huge observation tower that we nervously climbed to the top of to the amazing views of the Hudson Valley. Our Philanthropy events this month included making crafts and playing sports at the Children's Home of Poughkeepsie as well as participating in Relay for Life. At Greek Week, we fought hard at the field games, eating contests, and trivia and placed third for our efforts.

In May Zeta Chi participated in their semi-annual philanthropy event, Reading is Fundamental. We held a Kappa Kickball event to raise money for RIF. Following the game we headed over to the Children's home of Poughkeepsie where we did crafts, distributed books, did face painting and plaid basketball with the kids. We were sad to bid our seniors farewell at our senior sendoffs. We shared memories, took pictures and celebrated all that our seniors have contributed to Zeta Chi over lunch. We certainly ended the year on a high note receiving the first ever Marist Greek Excellence Award.

Fall 2015

Zeta Chi started off the new semester much smaller than last year, we had about 30 seniors graduate and we had 13 of our sister studying abroad all over the world. We did not hold fall recruitment, this was a challenge for us because the sixe of our chapter seemed so small this semester but we grew closer as whole because of it. We held our first philanthropy event of the semester the day of move in which was to help at the Children’s Home or Poughkeepsie’s 5k race and hand our water bottles to the runners. Even through all of the chaos of move in we were able to have some of our sisters represent Kappa at the race.

We held our first sisterhood event in September at the Vanderbilt Mansion in Hyde Park, NY. We had a lovely picnic on the grass and gardens outside the historic mansion. It was a great way to catch up with sisters from the summer break and start the semester off strong. Shortly after that Marist held their activities fair and we represented Kappa to potential new members for the spring semester. Also in September we held a video shoot for our recruitment video that we will play during recruitment in the upcoming Spring. At Marist we are located right on the Hudson River, so we filmed down by the riverfront on a beautiful Sunday morning. Our footage will show the potential new members everything Kappa is about. We also participated in Marist’s Campus wide hazing awareness week. Greek council held an Instagram contest with the theme these hand don’t haze. The person with the most creative post and most likes won a gift card to a local restaurant. One of our fellow Kappa’s Kacey O’Brien won the prize.

October rolled around soon and it was busy month for our chapter. We started the month off with another sisterhood event called “Paint Your Sisters.” This event was create to bnd our sisterhood together even close than it was before. All the girls who participated wore white t-shirts and sat in a circle. One girl would stand inside an they would touch a sister who inspires them most (etc.) with their painted hand. They went around a few times so every sister had handprints all over them, showing that they are loved by every single one of their sisters. We plan to make this annual event for our sisterhood. Shortly after that we had about ten of our members represent Kappa at taping of the Meredith Vieira Show in NYC, an alum from Marist reached out to Kappa to see if any girls wanted to see a taping of the show, we had a small number of girls go only because it was held during the week as classes were going on. It was great for Kappa to show support at the show.

We held our Founder Day celebration two days before Founders Day to ensure that, as many of our sisters could be present at the event. Our education chairman. Meghan Gleason and our registrar, Cara Guerin planned the event. We ordered shirts for the vent, made some adorable Kappa themed desserts and host a raffle with great prizes for our sisters. Also to show some history of the chapter we traced our chapters big and little trees as far back as we could and put the trees on display at our event. All of the sisters loved the idea and are excited to see most of those trees grow in the springtime.

Our second sisterhood event of the month was apple and pumpkin picking at a local farm. The girls of Zeta Chi drank apple cider, picked apples, and took cute fall pictures with some pumpkins.

We held our first Philanthropy event in October; we hosted a baked sale to benefit breast cancer awareness and partners with another sorority on campus Kappa Lambda Psi. Together we raised over $400 donated to breast cancer research. On October 22nd and 23rd we held our annual RIF Fundraiser. On the 22nd we hosted a pasta dinner and all the proceeds from the dinner were donated to RIF and on the 23rd Zeta Chi went to the Family and Children Center of Poughkeepsie and held a reading carnival for the kids in the after school program there. All of the girls enjoyed reading and doing crafts with the kids, we could tell that it brightened up their day because they brightened up ours. Our last sisterhood event of the semester was a paint party. Zeta Chi met up and recreated a picture of a sunflower on our canvases. It was a great fun and creative event to have and everyone walked home with a new piece of artwork to decorate their dorm with.

To start off November we had our first philanthropy of the month. Caitlyn Flynn, Philanthropy chair organized a workshop with a company called Bright Pink, they help educate women about their bodies and raise awareness for breast cancer and other women’s cancers. We also hosted a blood drive and partnered with another fraternity on campus, Zeta Psi for it. Many sisters donated and helped make sure all the people who donated had a good recovery. We had a few sisterhood event this month. One event that was not hosted by Kappa but many sisters take part in was the Marist College Dance Ensemble, one member of Kappa, Samantha Soprano is the president of the dance ensemble and she put on a great show with the talents of dancers from the entire school. Many other Kappas’ who are not in the Dance Ensemble went to the show to show their support. Another one of our sisterhood events we had in November was a mani pedi spa night. It was a great night to watch movies, paint our nails and hang with our sisters. As a senior sisterhood event we held a zumba class for all the seniors to participate in, it was a fun and healthy way for the seniors to get some of their last moments with their sisters.

Once we came back from Thanksgiving break, the end of the semester didn’t seem too far away but we had plenty events planned before the end. We hosted a hot chocolate sale on campus to raise money for a gift to buy for the giving tree here at Marist. One of our last sisterhood events as yoga and it was a great way to distress right before finals started. On the December 7th, we held our annual Sapphire Ball at Villa Borghese in Wappingers Falls. Each sister received a fun Kappa superlative and enjoyed dancing the night away. All of the sisters looked beautiful for the event. To end the semester we held our Kappa Kash Raffle and Holiday party. Kappa Kash is a point system we have and every event a sister attends they will get points and those points get transferred into raffle tickets that they can use at the party to get Kappa themed gifts. Almost all the sisters walked away with a gift and we did secret Santa between the sisterhood. Everyone had a great time exchanging gifts and hanging out right before finals. The year was finished off with the election of a new Chapter Council.

On campus Marist is just completing their new science building, which will be the home to the new science gradate programs and home to the biology department. Marist also began construction for a new dorming facility, which will house juniors and seniors. The hall will have four single dorms to a suite and also have a gym and new dining hall in the building too. The president of Marist College also announced his retirement at the end of the spring semester for this year in 2016. He has done a great job building up Marist College to what it is now and Kappa is sad to see him leave.

Our chapter is becoming relatively small due to the large amount of seniors gradating and the burden of not having fall recruitment due to our school’s policies. But we have prevailed and have become so close as a whole. We always support one another and try to attend other club events to support sisters who are in those clubs. Our chapter does not have a house but we always have fun meeting at other places on campus or other sisters suites on campus.

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

We typically raise money for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation and Reading is Fundamental.

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

Our chapter chose these organizations because we would like to focus heavily on two organizations versus more so that we can give more to each because if we spread ourselves too thin its difficult to give a lot to each organization. These two organizations represent Kappa Kappa Gamma to the highest and we appreciate everything they do, which is why we donate to them.