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| |Image= [[File:Epsilon_Rho.jpg|200px]] | | |Image= [[File:Epsilon_Rho.jpg|200px]] |
| |Founded= {{start date and years ago|1976|02|28}} | | |Founded= {{start date and years ago|1976|02|28}} |
− | |College= [https://www.tamu.edu/ Texas A&M University] | + | |College= [http://www.tamu.edu/ Texas A&M University] |
| |Location= College Station, TX | | |Location= College Station, TX |
− | |Homepage= [https://tamu.kappa.org/ Epsilon Rho Homepage] | + | |Homepage= [http://www.aggiekappa.com/ Epsilon Rho Homepage] |
− | |Media= [https://wiki.kkg.org/index.php?title=Category:Epsilon_Rho Media related to Epsilon_Rho Chapter]}} | + | |Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Epsilon_Rho Media related to Epsilon_Rho Chapter]}} |
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| put together a Greek Assembly to educate everyone. | | put together a Greek Assembly to educate everyone. |
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− | We celebrated our anniversary by holding a zoom meeting for all members, advisors,and parents who wanted to join. We presented a PowerPoint representing Kappa over the years with a special video honoring our chapter. We also started a Kappa Fit Club which encouraged our members to walk or run 150 miles as a chapter which was a fun way for us to be active and celebrate Kappa.
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− | ==Highlights of 2021==
| + | We celebrated our anniversary by holding a zoom meeting for all members, advisors,and parents who wanted to join. We presented a PowerPoint representing Kappa over the years with a special video honoring our chapter. We also started a Kappa Fit Club which encouraged our members to walk or run 150 miles as a chapter which was a fun way for us to |
− | | + | be active and celebrate Kappa. |
− | The Epsilon Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma had an amazing year, despite all of the
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− | adjustments we had to make due to the pandemic. In the spring semester, we were able to
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− | have Kappa kolaches and a book drive for the panhellenic community at A&M where we
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− | were able to remain physically distant and have a drive through breakfast! We also had an
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− | amazing recruitment, although it was partially virtual. Our New Member chair planned a fun
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− | and safe bid day, which was so much fun because it has been so long since the chapter has
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− | been all together due to Covid. We were also able to have in person fireside and initiation,
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− | which was very special. We were able to connect with our Epsilon Rho alumni, and spend
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− | time as a chapter learning about Kappa’s history. We had two different combined services,
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− | and celebration of founder’s day at the Kappa house following initiation. It was very
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− | rewarding to pass down the rituals to the new member class, and teach our active members
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− | some new information as well. This semester, our events chairman has been working so hard
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− | to plan date parties, and we have had so much fun being able to spend time together in this
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− | way. We were able to host Flatland Cavalry at our date party Kappa cavalry, and we have also
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− | had Owloween with Chi Omega, and House of Blues with Tri Delta. Coming up this next
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− | week, we will also be having our Jingle Bell formal! This has been such a fun and exciting
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− | year for our chapter of Kappa, and we are looking forward to the Spring semester!
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− | Chapter Philanthropy
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− | Our chapter supports the local philanthropy Books and a Blanket in the Brazos valley area. It
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− | is an amazing organization that promotes child literacy in areas of College Station and Bryan
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− | that may not have access to books and educational tools. We donated books to this
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− | organization from our many book drives, and have spent time reading to children in our area.
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− | This past semester, we have now switched our local philanthropy to support the National
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− | Alliance on Mental Illness, which has been very rewarding as well.
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− | We supported Kappa’s national philanthropy by hosting many philanthropy events to raise
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− | funds for Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma foundation. Some of these
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− | events included Kappa Kookout in the Fall where we raised $35,000, and Kappa Kolaches in
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− | the Spring. Although it was a difficult year navigating the pandemic, our philanthropy chairs
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− | still put on amazing events!
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− | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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− | This year we had a new addition to our chapter council, which was our diversity, equity, and
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− | inclusion (DEI) chair! She did a great job at finding beneficial and informative trainings for us
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− | all to watch, and we gained a lot as individuals and as a whole chapter because of these
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− | workshops.
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− | Operating in a Pandemic
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− | We have taken many precautions during the pandemic to keep our members safe including
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− | requiring masks in large gatherings, proper sanitization, socially distanced events, and covid
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− | testing for all. We were required to wear masks during the in person rounds of recruitment,
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− | and this helped us have a safe and fun bid day. We are excited to be back in business this year,
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− | and hope to continue to do our part and remain safe and healthy!
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