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 |Location= Manhattan, Kansas
 |Homepage= [https://kstate.kappa.org/ Gamma Alpha Homepage]
-|Media= [https://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Gamma_Alpha Media related to Gamma Alpha Chapter]}}
+|Media= [https://wiki.kkg.org/index.php?title=Category:Gamma_Alpha Media related to Gamma Alpha Chapter]}}
 '''Gamma Alpha, Kansas State University (formerly Kansas State Agricultural College), established in 1863, Manhattan, Kansas'''

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 |Image= [[File:Gamma_Alpha.jpg|200px]]
 |Founded= {{start date and years ago|1916|09|23}}
-|College= [http://www.k-state.edu/ Kansas State University], formerly Kansas State Agricultural College
+|College= [https://www.k-state.edu/ Kansas State University], formerly Kansas State Agricultural College
 |Location= Manhattan, Kansas
-|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/gammaalpha/ Gamma Alpha Homepage]
+|Homepage= [https://kstate.kappa.org/ Gamma Alpha Homepage]
-|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Gamma_Alpha Media related to Gamma Alpha Chapter]}}
+|Media= [https://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Gamma_Alpha Media related to Gamma Alpha Chapter]}}
 '''Gamma Alpha, Kansas State University (formerly Kansas State Agricultural College), established in 1863, Manhattan, Kansas'''

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	We are so thankful for the moments this year brought, the ability to slow down and appreciate the time we have, and the people who helped support our chapter to thrive in such a difficult time. We are so excited for another year of memories at 517 Fairchild Terrace.		We are so thankful for the moments this year brought, the ability to slow down and appreciate the time we have, and the people who helped support our chapter to thrive in such a difficult time. We are so excited for another year of memories at 517 Fairchild Terrace.
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		+	Gamma Alpha supports Reading is Fundamental for our philanthropy. We believe in strengthening and empowering the youth to pursure their education and learn a love of reading. Our chapter stands by the belief that you have to learn to read in order to read to learn. We love working with young students while they pursure their education and being there beside the next generation of our society. RIF is a wonderful and powerful organization that gives us so many opportunities to do just that and give back to the community. We are so grateful for the education we all have received and are continuing to receive and love giving back to the next generation of leaders and life long learners.
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		+	This year, Gamma Alpha was very active and aware of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. We encouraged respectful and open conversations about DEI. Chapter Council decided to implement a new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion position in the 2021 calendar year when we could have more discussion about what this position would look like and what we would expect of it.
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		+	Due to Covid-19 guidelines and the safety of the women living in the Kappa house, our Founder’s Day and 150th anniversary celebration were held over zoom. It was encouraged for women to come to the Kappa house and have cookies and cider and conversations, if one felt comfortable, about Kappa’s history and legacy that was left for us from alumni. A fun “What Kappa Founder Are You” quiz was created to dwell and learn just a little bit about the founding Kappa’s and their personalities. It was a fun way to learn about their lives and how we are all still so connected and alike even 150 years apart.

	==Highlights of 2021==		==Highlights of 2021==

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 ==Highlights of 2020==
-This past calendar year was full of many new memories and many new experiences for our sweet Gamma Alpha chapter. Our chapter is known for our heavy involvement on campus. We have many women who are involved in campus organizations ranging from K-State Student Foundation, Cats Cupboard, K-State Proud, Student Government Association, and the K-State band and Classy Cats (dance team). One of our won Gamma Alpha women was voted to be the 2021 K-State female Student Ambassador!
+This past calendar year was full of many new memories and many new experiences for our sweet Gamma Alpha chapter. Our chapter is known for our heavy involvement on campus. We have many women who are involved in campus organizations ranging from K-State Student Foundation, Cats Cupboard, K-State Proud, Student Government Association, and the K-State band and Classy Cats (dance team). One of our won Gamma Alpha women was voted to be the 2021 K-State female Student Ambassador! [[File:Marissa Lux - 2021 K-State Female Student Ambassador.jpeg|thumb|Marissa Lux - 2021 K-State Female Student Ambassador]]
 Our women are also involved in volunteering around Manhattan and even amidst COVID our women found a way. These volunteer opportunities have ranged from Big Brothers Big Sisters, nursing homes, and local food pantries. We were able to hold 1 philanthropy event over Instagram. We raised money with CrowdChange boards for Reading is Fundamental (RIF). We raised $638 for RIF, collected 80 books with our book drive to give to Manhattan schools, $200 were donated to KKG Foundation, and despite the pandemic, our Gamma Alpha women donated 289 hours of community service projects in 2020.
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 The ladies of Gamma Alpha are also Kappa geniuses. Our spring 2020 semester all chapter GPA was 3.7, ranked above the all sorority average for K-State. This put us in 5th out of 13 of the sororities that are on K-State’s campus for grades.
-Recruitment looked very different this year, but our girls are resilient and can adapt and prosper through anything which was shown in our retention rates and outcome of recruitment. With COVID, our recruitment ended up being completely virtual, along with Bid Day as well. We pledged 39 wonderful women into our chapter this year, staying close to last year’s numbers despite the pandemic. We are so grateful we were able to hold initiation in person this year. We initiated 38 strong and wonderful women into the Gamma Alpha chapter.
+Recruitment looked very different this year, but our girls are resilient and can adapt and prosper through anything which was shown in our retention rates and outcome of recruitment. [[File:PC 17 during 2020 recruitment!.jpeg|thumb|PC 17 during 2020 recruitment!]] With COVID, our recruitment ended up being completely virtual, along with Bid Day as well. We pledged 39 wonderful women into our chapter this year, staying close to last year’s numbers despite the pandemic. We are so grateful we were able to hold initiation in person this year. We initiated 38 strong and wonderful women into the Gamma Alpha chapter. [[File:Bid Day 2020!.jpeg|thumb|Bid Day 2020!]]
 Unfortunately, K-State’s Homecoming also was put all online, but Kappa’s presence and involvement did not dip at all. We received second place in homecoming this year with our partner AGR! We are so proud of this achievement especially during the pandemic.
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 One goal our chapter had was to strengthen the sisterhood we were already building. We were very lucky and able to have our Mom’s Weekend and our “Kappa Kappa Galactica” date party before the pandemic hit. These were both hits with so much dancing and fun with our sisters.
-After school went all online, our chapter got very creative in different activities we could participate in to strengthen sisterhood. We were able to hold our semi-formal in late November with only Kappa’s and it was a wonderful night of laughs, dancing and sisterhood. There were many online activities with lots of conversations and even a zoom call celebrating our 2020 spring graduates and showering them with memories and love we had for them. This year could not have been as fun and wonderful as it was without our house mom, Mom Jules, and house cook, Liz. These two women put the ladies of Gamma Alpha first and went above and beyond to make this year the best it could be. We are forever grateful for them. There were so many Bachelor watch parties, movie nights, dance parties, and side porch hammock hangouts that were so special and intimate this year with our sisters.
+After school went all online, our chapter got very creative in different activities we could participate in to strengthen sisterhood. We were able to hold our semi-formal in late November with only Kappa’s and it was a wonderful night of laughs, dancing and sisterhood. [[File:2020 Semi-Formal at the Kappa House!.jpeg|thumb|2020 Semi-Formal at the Kappa House!]] There were many online activities with lots of conversations and even a zoom call celebrating our 2020 spring graduates and showering them with memories and love we had for them. This year could not have been as fun and wonderful as it was without our house mom, Mom Jules, and house cook, Liz. These two women put the ladies of Gamma Alpha first and went above and beyond to make this year the best it could be. We are forever grateful for them. There were so many Bachelor watch parties, movie nights, dance parties, and side porch hammock hangouts that were so special and intimate this year with our sisters. [[File:Hammocking on Kappa's side porch on a beautiful spring day!.jpeg|thumb|Hammocking on Kappa's side porch on a beautiful spring day!]]
 We are so thankful for the moments this year brought, the ability to slow down and appreciate the time we have, and the people who helped support our chapter to thrive in such a difficult time. We are so excited for another year of memories at 517 Fairchild Terrace.

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	We are so thankful for the moments this year brought, the ability to slow down and appreciate the time we have, and the people who helped support our chapter to thrive in such a difficult time. We are so excited for another year of memories at 517 Fairchild Terrace.		We are so thankful for the moments this year brought, the ability to slow down and appreciate the time we have, and the people who helped support our chapter to thrive in such a difficult time. We are so excited for another year of memories at 517 Fairchild Terrace.
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		+	==Highlights of 2021==

	==Highlights of 2020s:==		==Highlights of 2020s:==

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	==Highlights of 2020==		==Highlights of 2020==
		+
		+	This past calendar year was full of many new memories and many new experiences for our sweet Gamma Alpha chapter. Our chapter is known for our heavy involvement on campus. We have many women who are involved in campus organizations ranging from K-State Student Foundation, Cats Cupboard, K-State Proud, Student Government Association, and the K-State band and Classy Cats (dance team). One of our won Gamma Alpha women was voted to be the 2021 K-State female Student Ambassador!
		+
		+	Our women are also involved in volunteering around Manhattan and even amidst COVID our women found a way. These volunteer opportunities have ranged from Big Brothers Big Sisters, nursing homes, and local food pantries. We were able to hold 1 philanthropy event over Instagram. We raised money with CrowdChange boards for Reading is Fundamental (RIF). We raised $638 for RIF, collected 80 books with our book drive to give to Manhattan schools, $200 were donated to KKG Foundation, and despite the pandemic, our Gamma Alpha women donated 289 hours of community service projects in 2020.
		+
		+	The ladies of Gamma Alpha are also Kappa geniuses. Our spring 2020 semester all chapter GPA was 3.7, ranked above the all sorority average for K-State. This put us in 5th out of 13 of the sororities that are on K-State’s campus for grades.
		+
		+	Recruitment looked very different this year, but our girls are resilient and can adapt and prosper through anything which was shown in our retention rates and outcome of recruitment. With COVID, our recruitment ended up being completely virtual, along with Bid Day as well. We pledged 39 wonderful women into our chapter this year, staying close to last year’s numbers despite the pandemic. We are so grateful we were able to hold initiation in person this year. We initiated 38 strong and wonderful women into the Gamma Alpha chapter.
		+
		+	Unfortunately, K-State’s Homecoming also was put all online, but Kappa’s presence and involvement did not dip at all. We received second place in homecoming this year with our partner AGR! We are so proud of this achievement especially during the pandemic.
		+
		+	One goal our chapter had was to strengthen the sisterhood we were already building. We were very lucky and able to have our Mom’s Weekend and our “Kappa Kappa Galactica” date party before the pandemic hit. These were both hits with so much dancing and fun with our sisters.
		+
		+	After school went all online, our chapter got very creative in different activities we could participate in to strengthen sisterhood. We were able to hold our semi-formal in late November with only Kappa’s and it was a wonderful night of laughs, dancing and sisterhood. There were many online activities with lots of conversations and even a zoom call celebrating our 2020 spring graduates and showering them with memories and love we had for them. This year could not have been as fun and wonderful as it was without our house mom, Mom Jules, and house cook, Liz. These two women put the ladies of Gamma Alpha first and went above and beyond to make this year the best it could be. We are forever grateful for them. There were so many Bachelor watch parties, movie nights, dance parties, and side porch hammock hangouts that were so special and intimate this year with our sisters.
		+
		+	We are so thankful for the moments this year brought, the ability to slow down and appreciate the time we have, and the people who helped support our chapter to thrive in such a difficult time. We are so excited for another year of memories at 517 Fairchild Terrace.

	==Highlights of 2020s:==		==Highlights of 2020s:==

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 ==Highlights of 2019==
-Our chapter supports Reading is Fundamental through local support.  We chose this organization because we wanted to support this organization that we enjoy being apart of each year. We always love working with young children learning how to read and seeing our donations of books in the elementary in Manhattan being put to good use. We also wanted to give our semester donation to nationals with the money collected for our philanthropy in the fall.
+This past calendar year was full of new memories and accomplishments for our lovely little Gamma Alpha chapter. For the 2018-2019 school year, our chapter was awarded the title "Sorority of the Year" out of the 13 sororities we have on K-State's campus. Panhellenic awarded our chapter with this title because of our heavy involvment on K-State's campus, high academic standing, and strong retention rates during recruitment. Our chapter has often placed in the top percent for panhellenic academics on our campus, but this past spring semester, Gamma Alpha placed first. We love our chapter and take pride in these accomplishments, however, many of us believe there is always room for improvement.
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 '''Additional Outstanding Gamma Alpha Alumnae:'''
- Arma Jo Smith (Northup), Graduate Counselor 1945-1946; Gay Linvill, Graduate Counselor 1976-1978; Donna Towers (Hemingway), Graduate Counselor 1979-1981
+Arma Jo Smith (Northup), Graduate Counselor 1945-1946; Gay Linvill, Graduate Counselor 1976-1978; Donna Towers (Hemingway), Graduate Counselor 1979-1981
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 Our chapter supports Reading is Fundamental through local support.  We chose this organization because we wanted to support this organization that we enjoy being apart of each year. We always love working with young children learning how to read and seeing our donations of books in the elementary in Manhattan being put to good use. We also wanted to give our semester donation to nationals with the money collected for our philanthropy in the fall.
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 ==Highlights of 2020s:==

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 ==Highlights of 2018==
 Our chapter has accomplished many different things over this past year. In the spring semester, we achieved our goal of going from fifth in grades back to placing second in grades with a GPA of 3.560. Continuing our streak of achievement in Lambda Chi Alpha's philanthropy, Watermelon Bust, in the fall, we tied for first place. During homecoming week, our chapter took 4th place in Pant the Chant and 2nd in Paint the Ville. Our partners for Homecoming were Sigma Phi Epsilon and Acacia. We created a float to support the overall theme of Little Apple, Big Entertainment. Our float resembled "Coachella" to go along with our theme of Beyonce. We all had an incredible time supporting our chapter, with the help of our new members, we were very excited for the week.
-At convention, our chapter received the Recruitment award and Honorable Mention in Chapter Management. Date parties, a semi-formal and a formal were held that brought our chapter together for nights filled with dancing, good music and a way to build friendships and sisterhood. In the spring, we had a date party with a theme of "Kappa Time Machine", where people dressed like different people or groups of people of the past, present or future. Our formal was "Monmouth Formal" with Pi Beta Phi, which was held at Flint Hills Discovery Center. In the fall, we had "Blues and Bowling " at the Kansas State Bowling Alley, decked out in jean outfits and following in November, we had our semi-formal with a theme of "Maskeyrade" at the Wareham in Manhattan. Along with date parties, we had a few sisterhood events that continued to build these sisterhood bonds. Our chapter had a Valentine's event, a Halloween party and a Christmas party. We also had two big philanthropy events that included a Trunk or Treat at the Manhattan Public Library and Kappa KDntinental, that we hosted with Kappa Delta with a breakfast bar. Our members enjoy spending time watching movies in the informal, hanging out on the side porch of our house and making cookie bake or Sonic runs. Our support system at the house consists of our house mom, Jules, and our cook Liz. They continually pour out their love and genuine care for all of us by listening to us and giving us advice. Our chapter is so thankful for the both of them.
+[[File:GA football game.png|thumb|Gamma Alphas support KSU football]]
-Kansas State University has continued to grow as a campus and school over many years. There are new organizations and resources popping up for students to utilize. The Union has been renovated and we gained a few new restaurants and food options to choose from. Our biggest loss on campus was a fire that broke out at Hale Library, a primary study spot for all of our students. Fortunately, our campus has opened up a few buildings and provided resources to make up for the loss of our library. Our chapter, specifically, remains to be held in high regard on campus, still being referred to as the "Kappa Kappa Grandmas". We take pride in our influential members on campus, involvement in the community, our strong relationships with alumni and the heritage that still continues throughout the walls of our home.
+Kansas State University has continued to grow as a campus and school over many years. There are new organizations and resources popping up for students to utilize. The Union has been renovated and we gained a few new restaurants and food options to choose from. Our biggest loss on campus was a fire that broke out at Hale Library, a primary study spot for all of our students. Fortunately, our campus has opened up a few buildings and provided resources to make up for the loss of our library. Our chapter, specifically, remains to be held in high regard on campus, still being referred to as the "Kappa Kappa Grandmas". We take pride in our influential members on campus, involvement in the community, our strong relationships with alumni and the heritage that still continues throughout the walls of our home.  [[File:GA in front of house.png|thumb|Together in front of the house]]
-Our chapter supports Reading is Fundamental through local support.  We chose this organization because we wanted to support this organization that we enjoy being apart of each year. We always love working with young children learning how to read and seeing our donations of books in the elementary in Manhattan being put to good use. We also wanted to give our semester donation to nationals with the money collected for our philanthropy in the fall.
+==Highlights of 2019==
 ==Highlights of 2019==

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	==Highlights of 2018==		==Highlights of 2018==
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		+	Our chapter has accomplished many different things over this past year. In the spring semester, we achieved our goal of going from fifth in grades back to placing second in grades with a GPA of 3.560. Continuing our streak of achievement in Lambda Chi Alpha's philanthropy, Watermelon Bust, in the fall, we tied for first place. During homecoming week, our chapter took 4th place in Pant the Chant and 2nd in Paint the Ville. Our partners for Homecoming were Sigma Phi Epsilon and Acacia. We created a float to support the overall theme of Little Apple, Big Entertainment. Our float resembled "Coachella" to go along with our theme of Beyonce. We all had an incredible time supporting our chapter, with the help of our new members, we were very excited for the week.
		+
		+	At convention, our chapter received the Recruitment award and Honorable Mention in Chapter Management. Date parties, a semi-formal and a formal were held that brought our chapter together for nights filled with dancing, good music and a way to build friendships and sisterhood. In the spring, we had a date party with a theme of "Kappa Time Machine", where people dressed like different people or groups of people of the past, present or future. Our formal was "Monmouth Formal" with Pi Beta Phi, which was held at Flint Hills Discovery Center. In the fall, we had "Blues and Bowling " at the Kansas State Bowling Alley, decked out in jean outfits and following in November, we had our semi-formal with a theme of "Maskeyrade" at the Wareham in Manhattan. Along with date parties, we had a few sisterhood events that continued to build these sisterhood bonds. Our chapter had a Valentine's event, a Halloween party and a Christmas party. We also had two big philanthropy events that included a Trunk or Treat at the Manhattan Public Library and Kappa KDntinental, that we hosted with Kappa Delta with a breakfast bar. Our members enjoy spending time watching movies in the informal, hanging out on the side porch of our house and making cookie bake or Sonic runs. Our support system at the house consists of our house mom, Jules, and our cook Liz. They continually pour out their love and genuine care for all of us by listening to us and giving us advice. Our chapter is so thankful for the both of them.
		+
		+	Kansas State University has continued to grow as a campus and school over many years. There are new organizations and resources popping up for students to utilize. The Union has been renovated and we gained a few new restaurants and food options to choose from. Our biggest loss on campus was a fire that broke out at Hale Library, a primary study spot for all of our students. Fortunately, our campus has opened up a few buildings and provided resources to make up for the loss of our library. Our chapter, specifically, remains to be held in high regard on campus, still being referred to as the "Kappa Kappa Grandmas". We take pride in our influential members on campus, involvement in the community, our strong relationships with alumni and the heritage that still continues throughout the walls of our home.
		+
		+	Our chapter supports Reading is Fundamental through local support. We chose this organization because we wanted to support this organization that we enjoy being apart of each year. We always love working with young children learning how to read and seeing our donations of books in the elementary in Manhattan being put to good use. We also wanted to give our semester donation to nationals with the money collected for our philanthropy in the fall.
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		+	==Highlights of 2019==

	==Highlights of 2020s:==		==Highlights of 2020s:==