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However, this past fall there was a tragedy in the Greek community. This loss affected many and rippled throughout our campus. In response, President Thrasher put a hold on Greek life. It is in this time that we are to reflect on our actions and the consequences that follow them. It is up to the Greek community to create a change in the ways of FSU greek life. As a community, we are coming together to not only support one another but to figure out a way to improve Greek life.
==Highlights of 2018==
In the past year the women of Epsilon Zeta have seen much success. As a chapter, we have accomplished our longstanding goal of having the highest GPA in the Panhellenic community. So, it’s not surprising that our sisters have been invited to join the many prestigious honor societies here at FSU, most notably the Order of Omega Greek Honor Society and Garnet and Gold Key, our historic leadership honor society. Our sisters not only demonstrate excellence at Florida State in academics, but are involved in several organizations campus wide. We love that are sisters are passionate about causes outside of Kappa, and their leadership in these organizations are something we are immensely proud of. There are Kappa’s serving on almost every executive board on campus, and several of these women have made their mark as president in organizations such as Women in Business and Best Buddies. Internally our chapter council has been working with the Greek community to set expectations for our new normal. This follows the events that took place last year in which fraternity member Andrew Coffey passed away due to hazing here on our Campus. At the moment, the Greek community is evolving, and the Panhellenic leadership has done a great job of promoting this change. Kappa is so excited to see one of our sisters sitting on the Panhellenic Executive board beginning in January, and we know she will do amazing things for our entire community. The women of our chapter have begun to reconsider the way in which we do things, and so many changes have already been made, particularly in regard to our newest Pledge Class. In August of this year we welcomed home these amazing women, and for the first time celebrated with a Blue and Blue Themed Bid Day. PC’ 18 was greeted with the true spirit of Kappa which set them up for a great New Member experience. After struggling to get our New Members initiated due to the arrival of hurricane Michael, we are happy to finally call these women our sisters. What better way to celebrate than laying out on our new sundeck!
In the spring semester, our sisters hosted our annual Kappa Con Queso event benefiting Reading is Fundamental. We love getting the chance to enjoy some Nacho’s with our Florida State community especially when it benefits our philanthropy. Just recently we headed out to the local paintball field to host Kappa Kombat, our tournament style paintball competition. Between the two of these events, Epsilon Zeta has raised over 10,000 dollars for our philanthropy. Not only are we passionate about Kappa’s internal philanthropic efforts, but our sisters work hard all year to support campus wide philanthropies including Light the Night, Relay for Life, and Dance Marathon. Last year at Dance Marathon, Florida State raised over 2 million dollars. Kappa has always prided itself on our involvement with DM and 2018 was no different. With 23 members reaching comma club, Epsilon Zeta placed third overall in our fundraising efforts and had our sister recognized as Delegate of the Year. More recently Kappa just participated in this year’s Light the Night, which raises money to fund research for blood cancer cures. Our chapter women raised more than 10,000 dollars, the most out of all organizations in our category, and hit sponsor status. The Epsilon Zeta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma continues to grow in all that we do, and looks forward to the year to come.
