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| December was devoted to finals and getting ready for the holidays. Eta Nu earned the top GPA amongst sororities for the second quarter in a row, and 20 of our sisters earned a 4.0. Our sisters finished up the quarter and left campus for winter break. We spent a month celebrating the holidays and preparing for the initiation of our newest pledge class. | | December was devoted to finals and getting ready for the holidays. Eta Nu earned the top GPA amongst sororities for the second quarter in a row, and 20 of our sisters earned a 4.0. Our sisters finished up the quarter and left campus for winter break. We spent a month celebrating the holidays and preparing for the initiation of our newest pledge class. |
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− | ==Highlights of 2021==
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− | Eta Nu began the year of 2021 with the virtual Initiation of the Xi class. Due to the COVID-19
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− | pandemic, the chapter continued to meet virtually for council, chapter, and all other
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− | meetings. Nonetheless,I-week was an exciting time for the New Members to get to know
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− | each other and to spend time with their Kappa families, although it was through a computer
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− | screen. Chapter elections took place after Initiation. Outgoing and incoming council officers
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− | worked together through transitions to prepare incoming officers for the year to come.
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− | In February, we excitedly installed our new chapter officers. We also had our first
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− | philanthropy event, Kappa Krush, in which we sold roses to the student body to be delivered
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− | to a person of their choice. We delivered them all on Valentine’s Day to support a cause of our
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− | choice. We also finalized our spring quarter budget, gave out goodie bags to our members,
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− | and our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion chair and Education chair gave an informative
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− | presentation about Black History Month. We closed out the month with our annual New
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− | Initiate Presents, where bigs were able to read sentimental letters to their newly-initiated
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− | littles.
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− | March marked the end of the winter quarter, so many of our sisters spent long hours
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− | studying for finals. The studying paid off, however, as we had 42 members achieve 4.0 GPA’s
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− | this quarter, more than we have ever had! We also had 2 merit scholar recipients. Dr. Seuss
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− | day kicked off this month. Several members helped to make recorded versions of Dr. Seuss
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− | books to be shared with children in the area. Our last four New Members who were not able
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− | to attend Initiation in January attended another chapter’s Initiation, marking the
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− | completion of the initiation of the Xi class!
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− | After returning from spring break, we kicked off the month of April by taking photos for our
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− | annual chapter composite. Wellness Week followed, which was a week filled with
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− | presentations and mental health and wellness resources. We also started a Book Club
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− | surrounding the topic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We ended the month with an
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− | energetic Cyclebar class that was open to the entire chapter!
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− | The month of May was filled with many fun events that brought our chapter together. The
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− | month began with a chapter-wide ice cream social event at our chapter house. Our second
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− | philanthropy event, Krispy Kreme with KKG followed soon thereafter, which benefited Free
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− | to Thrive. We also held a sisterhood event with a food truck at the Kappa house.It was much
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− | needed to enjoy some great food and get together with sisters after midterms. Lastly, a
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− | yearbook signing for our graduating seniors was held in the backyard of the Kappa house.
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− | June was a quieter month for our chapter as our members hit the books to study for their last
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− | finals week of the academic year. Luckily, the chapter was then free to have a relaxing
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− | summer break!
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− | July and August were filled with sisters visiting their families back home, working, and
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− | holding internships. As September drew near, excitement built as our members were eager
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− | to get back to school to reunite.
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− | Our chapter came back together in late September, and began straight away with
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− | recruitment practice. Our Marshal also held a comprehensive Ritual Review to reintroduce
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− | the chapter to in-person formal chapter proceedings. We ended the month with our annual
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− | Kappa Gala date event in the Kappa house backyard.It was very refreshing for our chapter to
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− | get back to regularly scheduled social events.
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− | October began with long-awaited in-person recruitment. Our chapter spent the first week of
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− | October practicing songs and recruitment protocols leading up to the action-packed
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− | weekend. We welcomed 46 New Members to join Eta Nu chapter. The Courage to Commit
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− | Summit gave our chapter a place to openly discuss the importance of diversity, equity, and
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− | inclusion. Following recruitment, our chapter enjoyed a Frankie’s Bikinis sale in the Kappa
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− | backyard, benefiting the JED Foundation. We also held COB recruitment this month, which
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− | welcomed 6 New Members to our chapter, bringing the total New Member count to 52.
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− | Lastly, we held our next philanthropy event this month, Kappa Chi, in which we partnered
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− | with the fraternity of Sigma Chi in a carnival style event to raise money for the JED
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− | Foundation.
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− | Our fall semi-formal took place in November, which gave our members a fun place to
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− | socialize after a long year and a half of quarantine. Our Xi class began Owl Pal dates with the
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− | New Members in order to form friendships and potentially find a little sister to add to their
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− | families. Big Little Reveal soon followed, in which each New Member was warmly welcomed
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− | into a Kappa family with decorative baskets and goodies. Thanksgiving break allowed for rest
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− | and decompression after a difficult quarter at Santa Clara.
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− | December brought a month-long holiday break for our members to relax and regroup for the
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− | new quarter and the initiation of our new pledge class.
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− | Eta Nu Chapter supports Free to Thrive, an organization that “empowers survivors of human
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− | trafficking to be free from exploitation and to thrive by providing them with holistic and
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− | trauma-informed, legal and support services in collaboration with our service partners, and
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− | by increasing access to justice for all survivors.” Our chapter chose to support Free to Thrive to
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− | help improve survivors’ access to legal help and justice.
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− | Throughout every philanthropy event, our chapter supported each cause by publicizing and
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− | raising awareness about the fundraiser and cause. Members also helped to plan philanthropy
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− | events.In total, we raised over $7,000 for 5 different organizations.
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− | A major way our DEI officer emphasized diversity, equity, and inclusion was through the
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− | formation of a Kappa Book Club, which focused on literature predominantly surrounding
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− | these issues. Additionally, early in the year, our DEI officer and Education officer made a
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− | presentation about Black History Month for the entire chapter. Lastly, our Courage to
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− | Commit summit was presented by a guest speaker who provided a space for open discussion
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− | about diversity, equity, and inclusion.
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− | Until this new academic year, almost all of our chapter meetings and events were held
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− | virtually. Towards the end of the last academic school year, we had a few socially distant and
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− | outdoor social events, adhering to guidelines provided. Luckily,recruitment was able to
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− | happen in person with everyone wearing masks, which went well as everyone was vaccinated.
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− | Unfortunately, due to unprecedented circumstances on our university’s campus lately, we are
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− | opting to have Initiation online due to the stress everyone is under because of extenuating
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− | circumstances. Although we did need to do most of this year through a computer screen, we
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− | remained thorough in our planned schedule and made sure our New Members felt welcomed
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− | as well.
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