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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1959|05|09}} | |Founded= {{start date and years ago|1959|05|09}} | ||
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|Location= Atlanta, GA | |Location= Atlanta, GA | ||
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Overall, this past year has been an exceptional one for the ladies of the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.We started the year off welcoming 35 incredible young women into our sorority. After an incredible semester filled sisterhood events, philanthropy events such as girls academy, and new member education chapters; these young women were officially initiated into the organization. Since welcoming our newest sisters, the women of Kappa have been leaders across campus both within Kappa and in their own endeavors. From Emily Sharp organizing an incredibly successful Girls Academy, Lauren Karr and Chelsea Leversedge representing our chapter at convention, and Ellie Dunnigan having an incredible time at Leadership Academy, our sisters have truly shown their dedication and excitement towards our organization as a whole. Outside of Kappa, these women are leaders in research with our graduated seniors having completed exemplary theses in their areas of expertise. The Epsilon Epsilon Chapter as a whole is incredibly active on Emory's campus. From starting their own organizations on campus, being leaders for Emorys community service programs, being student ambassadors and orientation leaders, and lighting up the stage in Emory Dance Company performances, these women are exceptionally talented and passionate individuals who constantly are making a difference on our campus. That being said the passion of these women is not solely limited to happenings at Emory; with an incredibly important election taking place this semester, we witnessed many women not only exercising their right to vote but also canvassing and interning with local governors and officials. | Overall, this past year has been an exceptional one for the ladies of the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.We started the year off welcoming 35 incredible young women into our sorority. After an incredible semester filled sisterhood events, philanthropy events such as girls academy, and new member education chapters; these young women were officially initiated into the organization. Since welcoming our newest sisters, the women of Kappa have been leaders across campus both within Kappa and in their own endeavors. From Emily Sharp organizing an incredibly successful Girls Academy, Lauren Karr and Chelsea Leversedge representing our chapter at convention, and Ellie Dunnigan having an incredible time at Leadership Academy, our sisters have truly shown their dedication and excitement towards our organization as a whole. Outside of Kappa, these women are leaders in research with our graduated seniors having completed exemplary theses in their areas of expertise. The Epsilon Epsilon Chapter as a whole is incredibly active on Emory's campus. From starting their own organizations on campus, being leaders for Emorys community service programs, being student ambassadors and orientation leaders, and lighting up the stage in Emory Dance Company performances, these women are exceptionally talented and passionate individuals who constantly are making a difference on our campus. That being said the passion of these women is not solely limited to happenings at Emory; with an incredibly important election taking place this semester, we witnessed many women not only exercising their right to vote but also canvassing and interning with local governors and officials. | ||
− | + | As far as chapter goals and challenges are concerned, our main goal this year was to improve communication within the chapter, particularly between Chapter Council and the rest of the organization. We did so by increasing transparency by announcing projects that were in the works during weekly chapter meetings, having open chapter council sessions, in addition to relaying more work to each of our committees in order to increase involvement and enthusiasm in chapter procedures. This year as a chapter we became much more enthusiastic about chapter events due to an increase in our prioritizing of committees. Each officer truly utilized their committee to the fullest and ensured that everyone in the chapter felt that they were needed and valued. | |
− | + | Ultimately, this year was one of great growth for the chapter and I am truly constantly in awe of these incredible women. I have incredibly high hopes for what the chapter can accomplish and cant wait to see what lies ahead for the spectacular women of the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter in the coming year. | |
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'''Philanthropy''' | '''Philanthropy''' | ||
Reading is Fundamental, Winship Cancer Institute, and Radloff Middle School (Girls Academy) | Reading is Fundamental, Winship Cancer Institute, and Radloff Middle School (Girls Academy) | ||
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==Highlights of 2019== | ==Highlights of 2019== | ||
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This past year has been very successful for the ladies of the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We started off the year by initiating 36 incredible women into our sorority. Our spring Initiation was especially meaningful this year because we hosted an alumna to be Initiated as well. | This past year has been very successful for the ladies of the Epsilon Epsilon Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We started off the year by initiating 36 incredible women into our sorority. Our spring Initiation was especially meaningful this year because we hosted an alumna to be Initiated as well. | ||
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Our semester was filled with several sisterhood events such as going out to eat in various restaurants across Atlanta, making pottery, and adopting succulents. We have also donated to many charitable causes such as the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Refugee Revive, and Snack in a Backpack. The women of our chapter have also been leaders across campus within Kappa and in their other endeavors. Our chapter's Vice President of Academic Excellence, Sarah Samaranayake, created a LinkedIn group to connect current chapter members with chapter alumnae. Katherine Pitts, a member of our newest member class, developed her leadership skills and knowledge of chapter history at the Kappa Leadership Conference. Two of our members, Livia Severino and Alexa Miller, also lead cycling classes every week in our campus gymnasium. Two of our members, Jessica Schwenke and Maureen Schick, are student-athletes on the volleyball team and won the 2019 Volleyball UAA Championship. Another one of our chapter members, Hannah Lansberry, is an All-American track star. Many of our sisters were also orientation leaders, dancers in the AHANA dance company, and advocates for Greeks Go Green and Safe Greeks. In addition to being campus leaders, the sisters of our chapter are scholars. Our chapter also had the highest GPA of the spring and fall semester out of all on campus Greek organizations. Two of our newest members, Kimia Tabatabaei and Olivia Milloway, are Robert Woodruff Emory Scholars, totaling our chapter's count of Emory Scholars to seven, the highest of any campus Greek organization. Our Marshal, Penny McElwee, was 1 out of 18 college students from across the United States selected for the Beinecke Scholarship, which awards $34,000 towards graduate school. She and our Vice President Standards, Lauren Karr, were also awarded scholarships from the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation towards their collegiate expenses. Sarah Samaranayake was accepted to Emory's 3-2 cancer biology masters program, and Madeleine Jones and Nadia Paylor were accepted into nursing school. Jaylan Jacobs was accepted into the Rollins School of Public Health. Samantha Jaloza and Penny were also inducted into the United States' most prestigious and oldest honor society, Phi Beta Kappa. I am constantly inspired by our chapter women's ability to give so much of their time to our community while maintaining the highest degree of academic excellence. | Our semester was filled with several sisterhood events such as going out to eat in various restaurants across Atlanta, making pottery, and adopting succulents. We have also donated to many charitable causes such as the Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Refugee Revive, and Snack in a Backpack. The women of our chapter have also been leaders across campus within Kappa and in their other endeavors. Our chapter's Vice President of Academic Excellence, Sarah Samaranayake, created a LinkedIn group to connect current chapter members with chapter alumnae. Katherine Pitts, a member of our newest member class, developed her leadership skills and knowledge of chapter history at the Kappa Leadership Conference. Two of our members, Livia Severino and Alexa Miller, also lead cycling classes every week in our campus gymnasium. Two of our members, Jessica Schwenke and Maureen Schick, are student-athletes on the volleyball team and won the 2019 Volleyball UAA Championship. Another one of our chapter members, Hannah Lansberry, is an All-American track star. Many of our sisters were also orientation leaders, dancers in the AHANA dance company, and advocates for Greeks Go Green and Safe Greeks. In addition to being campus leaders, the sisters of our chapter are scholars. Our chapter also had the highest GPA of the spring and fall semester out of all on campus Greek organizations. Two of our newest members, Kimia Tabatabaei and Olivia Milloway, are Robert Woodruff Emory Scholars, totaling our chapter's count of Emory Scholars to seven, the highest of any campus Greek organization. Our Marshal, Penny McElwee, was 1 out of 18 college students from across the United States selected for the Beinecke Scholarship, which awards $34,000 towards graduate school. She and our Vice President Standards, Lauren Karr, were also awarded scholarships from the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation towards their collegiate expenses. Sarah Samaranayake was accepted to Emory's 3-2 cancer biology masters program, and Madeleine Jones and Nadia Paylor were accepted into nursing school. Jaylan Jacobs was accepted into the Rollins School of Public Health. Samantha Jaloza and Penny were also inducted into the United States' most prestigious and oldest honor society, Phi Beta Kappa. I am constantly inspired by our chapter women's ability to give so much of their time to our community while maintaining the highest degree of academic excellence. | ||
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In all, this was a fantastic year of sisterhood and growth for our chapter. The future is truly bright for the women of Epsilon Epsilon chapter. The chapter's overall nature is warm, genuine, and fun. Our chapter members are always willing to help each other through anything and can be seen having fun together either off campus or studying together on our campus's new student center. | In all, this was a fantastic year of sisterhood and growth for our chapter. The future is truly bright for the women of Epsilon Epsilon chapter. The chapter's overall nature is warm, genuine, and fun. Our chapter members are always willing to help each other through anything and can be seen having fun together either off campus or studying together on our campus's new student center. | ||
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We chose these organizations due to their demonstrated need in our local community. | We chose these organizations due to their demonstrated need in our local community. | ||
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− | '' | + | To celebrate Founders Day, our chapter council's education chair, Nadia Paylor, hosted a beautiful brunch in the Business School's atrium. Tens of alumna women joined our chapter for a morning of treats and celebration. We were delighted to see alumna women pinned for up to 50 years of membership in Kappa Kappa Gamma. We also read speeches celebrating the contribution of the women who founded our sorority. |
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