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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.
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