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|Name= Beta Tau
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|Name= Beta Beta Deuteron
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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1883|10|19}}
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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1881|09|26}}
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|College= [http://www.syr.edu/ Syracuse University]
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|College= [https://www.stlawu.edu/ St. Lawrence University]
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|Location= Syracuse, NY
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|Location= Canton, NY
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|Homepage= [http://www.kkgsyracuse.com/page-0#!__page-0 Beta Tau Homepage]
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|Homepage= [https://stlawu.kappa.org/ Beta Beta Deuteron Homepage]
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'''Beta Tau Chapter, Syracuse University'''
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'''St. Lawrence University established in 1856, Canton, New York'''
  
  
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'''Syracuse University established 1870, Syracuse, New York'''
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'''Founded as Beta Beta September 26, 1881; Closed 1903 - 13 charter members'''
  
  
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'''Beta Tau founded October 19, 1883 -- 7 charter members'''
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'''139 initiates (as of 1903 closure)'''
  
  
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'''Founded as Beta Beta Deuteron on October 16, 1915 - 28 charter members'''
  
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'''2,849 initiates (as of June 2016''')
 
  
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'''2,237 initiates (as of June 2018)'''
  
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'''Charter members:'''
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'''Charter members:'''
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Ella S. Blakeslee, Harriett Amelia Blakeslee, Carrie Rouse Fisher, Ellen A. Ford, Ida E. Goldman, Ruth E. Guibault, Ida M. Steingrebe.
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Harriet C. Bugbee, Adella Jerusha Church, Nellie E. Folsom, Campbellina Wood Gaines, Alice J. Grace, Georgetta Bacheller Hale, Lucia Heaton, Annette Homer, Florence Josephine Lee, Gertrude Lottie Lee, Isabel Maxwell, Evelyn Heaton Pink, Clara Weaver.  
  
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'''Deuteron charter members:'''
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Dororthy Aldridge, Eleanor Aldrich, Ruth P. Atwood, Frances Bird, Helen G. Crisler, Adeline Drake, Madeline Gilchrist, Adelaide Jamieson, Marjorie McNish Laidlaw, Marie Lalone, Mildred Lalone, Marion Lauer, Elaine Manley, Adelaide McAllister, Caroline McAllister, Louise Osgood, Hazel Overacker, Doris Perry, Margie Potter, Marion Race, Esther Radcliffe, Alice Reynolds, Beatrice Reynolds, Louise M. Reynolds, Ida Singlehurst, Lottie Southworth, Maleska Spears, Mary Ruth Vilas. 
  
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'''Some of Beta Tau’s Outstanding Alumnae:'''
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(If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)
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'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''''
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Anne Harter, Director of Philanthropies 1964-1966, Centennial Chairman 1968-1972 ; Dorothy Obrecht (Keller), Field Secretary 1948-1950; Samantha Britney, Traveling Consultant 1993-1994
 
  
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Florence Lee Whitman, Grand Treasurer, 1881 – 1883;
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Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan), Grand President, 1890 – 1892, elected first Panhellenic President at the 1891 meeting in Boston; Janeen Gould (Frank), Field Secretary, 1976-1977; Carolyn Waszkiewicz, Traveling Consultant, 2000-2001; 
  
  
 
'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''
 
'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''
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'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
 
'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
  
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Julia (Judy) Morton Cole, 1966, Fabric and fashion designer
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Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, Principal of Girls Commercial High School of Brooklyn, the world's largest school for girls, 1950;
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Maxine Baker Davidson, 1998, singer, former president/CEO of Ogden Telephone Co., philanthropist
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Emily Eaton Hepburn, Civic and business leader, 1954;
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Robin Burns, 1992, Cosmetics CEO for Calvin Klein, Estee Lauder, Victoria Secret Beauty; Pauline Knipp Hill, 1962
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Olive Gunnison, writer/lecturer on gardening, natural science and history; maintained a natural history museum, 1956;
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Marjorie Watters Longley, public relations expert, 1990
  
  
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'''Additional Outstanding Beta Beta Alumnae'''
  
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Florence Lee Whitman, Grand Treasurer 1881-83;  Lucy Wight Allan, Grand President 1890-92; Helen Probst Abbott, Province President 1916-20;
  
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'''Additional Outstanding Beta Tau Alumnae:'''
 
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Dorothy Obrecht (Keller), Graduate Counselor 1947-1949; Mary Dailey (Metzger), Graduate Counselor 1961-1962; Ann Gibson, Graduate Counselor 1963-1965;  Jennifer E. (Eidam), Chapter Consultant 1998-1999; Maria Sansone, Youngest reporter in network TV history, later hosted Internet show The 9
 
  
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'''Additional Outstanding Beta Beta Deuteron Alumnae'''
  
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==The Early Years==
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Judy Lennon (Cashman), Graduate Counselor, 1958-1959; Janeen Gould (Frank), Graduate Counselor, 1975-1976, PDC 1997-99;  Beverly Knapp Pullis, PDA 2001-03; Carol Davis DeCatur, PDA 1993-95; ;    Judy Lennon Cashman, Graduate Counselor 1958-59, PDA 1989-91, PDC 1997;  Katherine Benton Walsh, Graduate Counselor, 1937-39; Loraine Heaton Livesey, PDA 1953-54; Sally Crowder Spencer, PDC 1991-94, RDC 1994-1998;
  
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The charter members of the second Tau chapter were initiated October 19, 1883, by Florence J. Lee, St. Lawrence, former Grand Treasurer, and members of Beta (Beta Beta) Chapter. The Alpha chapters of Alpha Phi and Gamma Phi Beta fraternities preceded Beta Tau on the Syracuse campus.
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Syracuse University, a nonsectarian institution that had 622 students and 43 faculty members in 1883, was founded by the New York State Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in cooperation with the city of Syracuse.
 
  
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In 1883, Ella Blakeslee and six close friends decided to organize themselves into a group. Professor Underwood suggested Kappa Kappa Gamma and wrote a letter to an “influential” Kappa: a charter was secured, and the second Tau was born.
 
  
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Scholarly and literary activities, campus programs and finally, around 1900, sports, occupied the members. A university medal, awarded to the senior woman who had exerted the most helpful influence on the campus, was first presented in 1922, to active Ruth Eleanor Sweet.
 
  
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In 1896, Beta Tau’s short existence was threatened by a warning from the Grand Council to be “very careful in selecting members.” A Convention discussion had declared that fine arts students were a “weakening” influence, because many took courses for certificates rather than for degrees. However, the nationally recognized John Crouse College of Fine Arts at Syracuse granted regular four-year degrees and about half of Beta Tau’s members were fine arts students.
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== The Early Years (From The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870–1976) ==
  
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“Between the hours of twelve and one on Monday, September 20, 1875, Misses Weeks, Weaver, Jones, Church, Stickles, and Bacheller met in Room 11, second floor College Hall and became the founders of the Browning Society.” Thus read the minutes of the first organized meeting of the first women’s society at St. Lawrence University. The society took its name from the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and took for its aims self-improvement and demonstration of women’s equal capacity and fitness for intellectual advancement. No men were allowed to take part in any strictly society enterprise.
  
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The society first met at members’ homes but soon felt the need for a permanent meeting place and applied for a room at a college building. When the request was not immediately granted, a small room was rented in one of the business blocks in town on March 4, 1876. It was not until 1880 that the society moved into a college building, so it was here that traditions and customs originated. Here the members formulated the earliest St. Lawrence University “honor code” embodied in a series of resolutions against cheating and started the custom of the May Breakfast, now called Strawberry Breakfast.
  
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The matter was not settled until 1900 when the Convention voted that each chapter should limit its fine arts membership to 20 percent of its total. Beta Tau was commended for its cooperation.
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In 1891, at the unsolicited invitation of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, the Browning Society became Beta Chapter of the Fraternity (given the name of the defunct Beta – St. Mary’s School, Knoxville, Illinois), and Kappa soon found that it had added to its ranks a flourishing, original, and energetic chapter, rich in ritual, insignia, and songs. Athena, the goddess of the Brownings, with her owl, became the watchful guardian of the whole Fraternity. The Fraternity call, the heraldic shield, much of the ritual, and many songs were also adopted.
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Beta Tau alumnae and their families, as well as members who wished to remember alumnae, gave the chapter gifts to be used as honors for outstanding members. Sometime shortly before 1907, the husband of a deceased, young alumna, Elizann Hunter Melvin, gave the chapter a memorial bronze table for annual recognition of Beta Tau’s outstanding senior. He also gave money, the interest from which was used to decorate, quip, and maintain the chapter rooms. The Class of 1907 presented a cup to honor the senior with the highest average in memory of Ella Wallace Wells, author of “The Kappa Symphony.” She was the daughter of Harriet Blakeslee Wallace. Mrs. Wallace had donated a set of Kappa china that she designed and had made in Syracuse. Mrs. Wallace continued in her devotion to the chapter and after her death in January 1928, was made a Keystone Kappa by Beta Tau. In 1916, Ella Blakeslee, Beta Tau’s founder, gave the chapter a scroll on which to inscribe annually the name of the chapter’s most helpful sophomore, and the Syracuse alumnae bought a cup to be awarded to the sophomore with the highest average.
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The seventh Convention of the Fraternity is of special interest. It was held in Canton, New York, during August, 1884. Beta, already known for its original songs as “the singing chapter,” was chosen to publish the first Kappa Kappa Gamma songbook.
  
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Beta was again honored at the Convention of 1890, in Bloomington, Illinois, when Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan) was elected grand President while still a senior at St. Lawrence University. At this time, Beta was renamed Beta Beta.
  
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In 1898 the Fraternity, feeling that chapters of Kappa Kappa Gamma should be confined to large colleges and universities began to put this policy into effect by voting to withdraw the Beta Beta charter. The members of the chapter objected, and, unable to convince the Grand Council of their right to continue operating under their charter, referred the matter to the courts. Much feeling resulted from the controversy, and in 1903, Beta Beta ceased to be known as an active chapter and was reorganized as Zeta Phi, a local fraternity.
  
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Early chapter meetings were in members’ homes, in rented rooms, and, from 1898–1915, in a rented house “built according to our specifications.” In 1915, a new home was found, and the chapter moved, in 1930, to 743 Comstock Avenue.
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==Highlights of the 1910s==
  
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Beta Tau’s activities were centered on the prevailing social and political happenings of the times. During World War I, the Kappa house was the university headquarters for Red Cross activities. The influenza epidemic of 1918 handicapped relief work, but Beta Tau’s dessert less dinners helped support the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Fund and the Chinese Famine Fund. In 1934, A Beta Tau party was graced by the presence of a movie star, Buddy Rogers. In 1935, the chapter sang on a national radio show. When most of the Syracuse men left to fight in World War II, Beta Tau, like most chapters, began working for the war effort. The year 1946 brought “normalcy at Syracuse—meaning change”: Classes in pre-fabricated buildings, a liberalized curfew (10:15 for underclassmen, 11:15 for upperclassmen) and the abolition of the drinking ban. “Kappas are in every phase of campus life,” quoted the record from 1946 to 1952. Good scholarship, good leadership, good cooperation with other Greek houses, and good works filled the pages of the minutes.
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The chapter continued to maintain its high standing. Members lived in their own club house, the first owned by a women’s fraternity at St. Lawrence, occupied by them from the fall of 1900, and purchased by the St. Lawrence Alumnae of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
  
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In May of 1914, Zeta Phi, wishing to enter a national organization and not wishing to give up the loyal Kappa alumnae, petitioned the Fraternity for a charter, and in April, 1915, the petition was granted by vote of the Grand Council, chapters, and alumnae associations. Installation took place the following October, creating the Beta Beta Deuteron chapter was born.
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In December of 1915 the chapter held its customary meeting with the alumnae, at which time the new active chapter was presented with the original charter of Beta. It has never been surrendered.
  
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==Highlights of the 1920s==
  
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In 1954, Beta Tau received the Gracious Living Award and won honorable mention for the same award in 1958. Beta Tau won honorable mention for overall chapter improvement at the 1962 Convention; this was the year Peggy Beeson (Heinisch), Ohio Wesleyan, was the chapter’s Graduate Counselor. The Advisory Board provided by the Syracuse Alumnae Association also won a first place that year.
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At the 1920 Convention of the Fraternity, Beta Beta Deuteron presented a petition asking special permission to initiate members who had joined the chapter, whatever its name between the years 1898 and 1915. It was an unprecedented request but it was impressive. The strong appeal of the chapter was supported by the Grand Council and by letters from Charlotte Barrell Ware, Boston; Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, St. Lawrence; and Jean Nelson Penfield, DePauw, all former Grand Presidents. A stirring speech by Tade Hartsuff Kuhns, Butler, first Grand President, brought about a favorable vote of the Convention, and dispensation was granted. In October, 1920, 26 Zeta Phis were initiated as Kappas and from time to time after that other Zeta Phis were also initiated as members of  Kappa Kappa Gamma.
  
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Outstanding alumnae include Ida Gibson Gibbons, an associate editor of Mademoiselle, who also worked for Nettie Rosenstein; Mabel Potter Daggett, author; Anna Harbottle Whittic, political economist; and Caroline Romer, botanist.
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With the increase of student activities came a decidedly feminist feeling on the St. Lawrence campus. Largely responsible were four Kappas – Emily Eaton Hepburn, 1886; Lucia Heaton, 1879; Florence Lee Whitman, 1882; and Grace Lynd, 1893 – the only women trustees of the university. A director of women’s athletics was hired in 1926 and since then, all sports and play-days have been open to women.
  
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Anne Harter served the Fraternity as Director of Philanthropies, 1964–1966. She was then appointed chairman of the Centennial Committee, which formulated and directed the events of a memorable celebration of Kappa’s first 100 years. Attainment of the half-million-dollar goal for the Centennial Fund, which provided grants for undergraduate and graduate work in rehabilitation, was the crowning achievement of the year.
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During the next years St. Lawrence entered upon a period of expansion. New buildings were begun, the campus was landscaped. The Campbellina Pendleton Gaines Out-Door Theatre was erected by Owen D. Young, 1894, in honor of the chapter’s beloved alumna who had been interested in dramatics.
  
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Beta Tau faced a new challenge in the late 1960s and the early 1970s when students rebelled against the traditional “system.” Beta Tau and other groups struggled to prove to the campus that individuals could preserve independence while still functioning as chapter members. Ritual and tradition became secondary as Kappas involved themselves in draft counseling and other Vietnam war-related activities. Sororities had to measure their housing rules against new campus standards of dormitory autonomy, unlimited visitation and co-educational dormitories. Six sororities and ten fraternities on campus closed during this period.
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Extensive remodeling of the house, including front porch removal and extension of the wings, was begun in 1941. Final renovations were completed in 1967, which left the house as it is today.
  
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With the end of the war, students lost their overt concern for ideologies and reverted to the rock and roll of the 1950s, in dress, music and actions. The Greek system gained strength as social activities, philanthropic projects and the values of association with an identifiable group came back into vogue.
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'''Philanthropy'''
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The giving of Thanksgiving baskets to needy families started in 1949 and is still continued.
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In 1963 Alpha Province Convention saw Beta Beta Δ as host chapter, and the spirit of the original, energetic chapter prevails today.
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The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.
 
The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.
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The chapter during the 1970s into 1980s was shown in the many photographs and recorded memories were found in scrapbooks in the house library. The photos were filled with wonderful women who were all very proud and elated to be a part of a sisterhood. Greek life on the Syracuse campus at the time was small, but everyone involved was very passionate about it.       
 
  
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One challenge the chapter seemed to face during the late 70's was membership. Young women on the Syracuse University campus were not as excited about joining the Greek Life. In 1975, the pledge class consisted of only ten girls. But as years went on, joining a sorority became more popular and less taboo. Whether there were only ten members in a pledge class or thirty, all the women involved in Kappa at this time were proud and did all they could to increase membership. 
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Many of the significant events that Kappas participated in during these years still exist, and Kappas are equally as involved. These events include the Homecoming Parade, Parent's Weekend, Founders Day Tea, and Greek Weekend. The late 70's and early 80's were a much different time, so certain events during Greek Weekend were definitely different. However, the general theme of raising awareness about the great experience of being involved in the Greek community at Syracuse still rings true. As for events specific to Kappa, the Scholarship Dinner, Founders Day Celebration, and Parent's Weekend continue as important occasions celebrated in the same way they were then. In 1980, Founders Day and Parent's Weekend were celebrated together, so parents of actives were able to come to the celebration and meet alumni who returned for it. Fall and spring formals were popular during this time, as were Crush parties. The sisters bonded during Inspiration Week, a week that was a monumental bonding experience for the chapter members. Another tradition that lives on is the Pillow-Paddle exchange (although now wooden keys are exchanged as opposed to paddles between Mother and Daughter what later was called Big and Little. 
 
  
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In 1987, the chapter participated in the Festival of Nations, a significant campus fund-raiser.
  
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On March 17, 1988, 20 sisters were excited and proud to join the installation of a new chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Colgate University. The proud traditions of the Strawberry Breakfast and the Alumnae Dessert were continued. The Kappa and Pi Beta Phi pledges participated in the first annual St. Lawrence Monmouth Day. The girls pitched in and cleaned up the two square doing things from yard work to painting benches.
  
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==Highlights of the 1990s==
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During the 1991-1992 school year, pledges participated in a clean-up day along with other Greek groups. The clean-up was appreciated by the elderly of Canton, NY, whose yards were cleaned.
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The Strawberry Breakfast was a big success with the St. Lawrence University faculty. The chapter participated in a Little Brothers and Sisters of Canton Christmas party with SAE and held an Easter egg hunt for the children of Canton.
  
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In 1987, The Kappas and the Thetas continued their tradition of Kite and Key which not only brought the two chapters closer together, but also raised a great deal of money for FACT, a local cancer support group. The chapter also did an Easter Basket delivery for Upstate Medical Center where sisters distributed final bags to students whose families donated money to the Rose McGill fund.
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Education of the chapter about alcohol was a big part of the fall semester in 1994. The chapter created poster about alcohol abuse that were placed in downtown Canton windows. During the Christmas holidays, the chapter invited the children in Canton to come to the house to decorate cookies and trim trees with the members.
  
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In 1989, the chapter participated in Crop Walk and joined with Phi Kappa Psis to raise money to fight hunger. The chapter also had a pumpkin decorating party with some underprivileged children in Syracuse and hosted a Thanksgiving luncheon for geriatric patients at St. Joseph’s hospital.
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Strawberry Breakfast, an annual event held at the chapter house where each member invites a faculty member for breakfast was a success and coincided this year with the Kappa Parents’ Weekend.The Great Grades program was a huge success, motivating the chapter to improve their academics throughout the year. Many of the chapter members also participated in a safe rides program through the university to encourage campus safety.  
  
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One highlight during the 1997-1998 school year was the scholarship dinner held with alumnae where sisters were recognized for achieving high levels of academic standards. The chapter exceeded its GPA goal of 2.9 with a GPA of 3.05!
  
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The No Skippy Jar program was implemented during the year. Each member who attended all of her classes during any given week would put her name in the jar. Then at the end of each chapter meeting a name was drawn and the winner was given a small prize. The jar was always full of names each week.
  
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Homecoming Week Champions (1980; with Alpha Tau Omega);
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The chapter participated in lots of events during the 1999-2000 year including the annual canned food drive when the Kappas gathered more food than any other Greek group on campus. The chapter also sold carnations for Valentine’s Day to raise money for Planned Parenthood. They also held a Valentine’s Day tea which included members of the campus community from all over the world who read poetry in their native languages and shared food from their native countries.
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Syracuse University Dance Marathon for Muscular Dystrophy 2nd Place (1980; with Psi Upsilon);
 
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Tie for 2nd place for the honored Hilton Cup (1980);
 
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In 1988, the chapter pledged 45 girls so it was important to build chapter unity. This was accomplished by increasing the sister/pledge functions, improved chapter meetings, passing the gavel, Kappa consideration key and roommate appreciation day.
 
  
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The chapter goal for the year was Unity and the chapter motto was Kappa Family. The chapter pledged a record 60 new members this year. The chapter teamed up with ATO for Homecoming and won first place for the second year in a row. In addition, the Kappa’s came in first at the SAE annual Paddy Murphy event which landed the chapter a new TV.
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In the fall of 1990, chapter members arrived back in the fall to find a new addition to house. The kitchen was doubled in size, very spacious and up-to-date including a large walk-in refrigerator, lots of sink space and a stove with an extremely advanced fire prevention system.
  
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The chapter held a clothing drive in 1990 and the clothes were given to a nearby church which distributed them to children in need in the area. The chapter held a Thanksgiving dinner for the elderly. Each sister brought home a resident from the nursing home to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at the chapter house.  In 1999, the chapter held a breast cancer dinner which attracted more than 75 people and raised more than $300. Survivors spoke of their experiences and specialists discussed the disease.
  
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During 1997-1998, the chapter caroled at nursing homes during the holidays and raised money for underprivileged schools in the area. The sisters also walked for hunger, AIDS and breast cancer charities during the year and participated in the Canton Winterfest by supervising community youth during the festival.
  
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In 1990, the chapter joined forces with ATO to sell daffodils to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The chapter also participated in Dance Marathon with SAE to help raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
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==A New Millennium -- Highlights of 2000-2010==
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In 2006–2007, the chapter Vice President of Academics continued with the semi-annual Scholarship Dessert which honored faculty members on campus who have made a difference in the chapter members’ academic lives.
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In 1994 the chapter again participated in Daffodil Days with ATO to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The chapter sold more than 3,670 bouquets of daffodils for the project which raised a lot of money. The chapter also took part in a cookie baking event for the Dorothy Day house, a local philanthropy that houses battered women and children.  
 
 
   
 
   
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Chapter Convention Awards:  In 1994, Beta Tau received Honorable Mention awards in both Scholarship and Pledge Education categories.  The chapter was also one of the few to completely fulfill the Challenge to Excellence. 
 
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A chapter goal during 1990 was to create more involvement in chapter activities, especially in philanthropy events. Awards were given for attendance at philanthropy events. Workshops on standards and ethics also raised the awareness of the importance of philanthropy.
 
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The chapter partnered with Phi Gamma Delta to participate in Dance Marathon in 1992. Some Beta Tau sisters danced for 30 straight hours.  The chapter attained #1 status on campus in scholarship with the highest average G.P.A. of all the sororities on campus. The motto for the year was “Kappa Kappa Commitment” and the chapter developed a special unity committee to help reach the goal of a stronger focus on unity and commitment. The Iris Garden was established outside the house and was dedicated to sister’s relatives who had passed away.
 
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At the university’s 1995 Greek Awards Banquet, Beta Tau received an award for Outstanding Chapter newsletter and an award for Outstanding Pledge Education Program. The chapter motto for the year was Kreating Kappa Greatness. The responsibility for attaining this goal was the responsibility of each Beta Tau sister and all of the members working together to achieve that greatness. 
 
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The biggest success in 1996 was Kappa’s victory in the annual Powder Puff tournament, an event that is hosted by Sigma Pi Epsilon and the money raised benefited AIDS causes. The annual goal was Kick Kappa into Gear. Achieving this motto was helped by the implementation of a successful phone chain and Kappas who volunteered their time to important philanthropy events. 
 
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The chapter took first placed in the 1997 Homecoming skit event, being paired with Psi Upsilon.  A chapter consultant came to stay with the chapter during the year. She did a great job of raising spirits, promoting attendance and raising ritual awareness amount the members. Chapter goal was Create Kappa Knowledge.
 
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In 1998, the chapter had a number of sister events during the year which helped strengthen the bonds holding the chapter together, and the chapter participated in a number of philanthropy events. During the year, several members were inducted into honors fraternities and eight women made the Dean’s List. The chapter paired up with Sigma Chi for Homecoming events winning the Yell-Like Hell contest and finished second in Powder-puff football.
 
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The chapter attained #1 in G.P.A. on the campus for 1999 mostly attributed to outstanding academic achievements and hard work in school. The chapter along with the members of Sigma Delta Tau had children from the Vincent House come over for a Halloween Party. The Vincent House is an after-school program for disadvantaged kids. Everyone face painted, played games and trick-retreated in the Kappa house. 
 
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The chapter worked closely with the House Board to accomplish an entire revamp of the washrooms and bathrooms as well as adding new lighting in the back hallway, new draperies and a fresh paint job in the Red Room. 
 
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In 2007. the chapter participated in Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Wiffles and Waffles Philanthropy event, a wiffleball tournament in which the chapter made it to the championship game. 
 
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By late spring 2008, Beta Tau was busy supporting fellow chapters on campus and participating in numerous philanthropy events such as Delta Gamma's Anchor Splash and Alpha Epsilon Pi’s Wiffles n' Waffles tournament. The girls also participated in various community events, including the Take Back the Night walk to raise awareness of sexual violence. The chapter co-sponsored NOLApalooza-- an event to raise awareness and money for the devastating effects on New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina.
 
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The chapter sold “Kappa Kisses for Your Crush” in February 2006 to raise money for the Rose McGill Fund. In March, the chapter made cards for local veterans and in April, participated in a local walk/run to raise money for Alzheimer’s. The chapter also participated in a number of walks during the year that raised and donated money to local organizations
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In 2010, the Beta Tau held two successful philanthropy events called Kappa Kickball and Kappa Karwash.
 
  
  
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==Highlights of 2011-2019:==
  
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At the 2010 convention, the Beta Tau received the most improved chapter award.
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==2012==
  
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During Homecoming 2005, the chapter marched in the annual Homecoming parade and won most spirited! On Halloween, the chapter participated in a campus event called Greek or Treat that included face-painting local community children while the older children went through the Delta haunted house.
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In December we hosted our annual Scholarship Dessert where we invite our professors to attend,  five members were chosen to receive scholarship awards for their academic excellence, each girl was awarded five hundred dollars for their great achievements. Throughout the year there has been great involvement in philanthropic events, including setting up tables at "Phantom in the Park" in the fall as well as "Peter Rabbit in the park" in the Spring, which involved cookie decorating for the children in our community. Members also took place in the women’s resource center's "Run for Congo women" in the spring. We also helped with the "Kick it for Krissy" event setting up a booth there as well, all donations go to  Krissy’s family, a local five year old who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. As a whole KKG helped the owner of Fairview Cemetery to do his Spring-cleaning, and had the annual "Reading is Key" at the Canton Library, which included reading to children as well as doing arts and crafts.  
  
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The chapter decided to encourage members to become better Kappas by giving awards at chapter meeting each week including Geek of the Week for great academic achievement and Amazing Actives for members who put in extra time and effort into the chapter for that particular week. 
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Over the past year, St. Lawrence University has revised the sorority and fraternity recruitment policies. Our chapter benefited from this change during fall rush. Our chapter currently has fifty-five active members and we are currently planning spring recruitment. As St. Lawrence has recently been increasing the size of incoming freshmen class this will also be beneficial to us as we know the chapter will continue to maintain its size or even grow even larger in the future.
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In 2007, a Founders Day tea, which fell on Syracuse University’s homecoming week-end, drew many alumnae including a 94 year-old Beta Tau who was one of the first members to live in the house on Comstock Avenue.
 
  
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A Chapter Improvement Plan was started in 2009 with Kappa Kindergarten. It was a day long sisterhood event to educate the chapter about the ins and outs of Kappa Kappa Gamma and Beta Tau. Chapter Council officers prepared "courses" that were relevant to their positions that they in turn taught to the chapter, focusing on Standards, Ritual, History, and the “big picture” of Kappa, teaching actives about alumnae opportunities and the Kappa Foundation.
 
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In addition to a strong year of philanthropy and service, this was also a huge year for Beta Tau, as we celebrated our 125th Anniversary on October 19th.  The chapter planned a large celebration for this occasion, sending out invitations to alumnae, family, and Syracuse University officials. The celebration brought many people together, bridging generational gaps and bringing old friends together. With the house decorated in blue and blue, sisters and alumnae bonded over old pictures and scrapbooks, sharing stories over fleur-de-lis cupcakes.
 
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Tragedy struck Beta Tau in November when the beloved house mother passed away suddenly in a car accident during Thanksgiving break. Fortunately, the Syracuse community came together and the chapter received an outpouring of support from the Greek community and the campus during the difficult time. Susie was a fair and gracious housemother and will always be remembered fondly.
 
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The chapter put a lot of effort into improving the chapter unity, values, pride and goals during 2010.  The chapter created a new officer position called Sisterhood Chair. This sister acts under the Standards Committee and strives to improve sisterhood amongst members. The chapter also made ritual a larger part of  the chapter with weekly ritual trivia, songs and workshops.
 
  
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==Highlights of 2015==
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'''Convention Awards'''
 
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In addition to receiving the most improved chapter at the 2010 Convention, the Beta Tau Chapter also received the Golf Cut Accreditation Award from Syracuse University. During the year, the chapter celebrated their 80th birthday.
 
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==Highlights of 2011-2019==
 
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(From chapter’s History Report: Scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.)
 
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==2011==
 
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Founded in 1870, Syracuse University is a beautiful school in Upstate New York with a strong tradition of excellence. Students focus on academics, while being spirited and enthusiastic about the campus, cheering on the Syracuse Orange athletics, and boasting a top ranked basketball team, and a championship-winning men’s lacrosse team. Beta Tau goes well with the campus, as the members are motivated and passionate young women, proud of academics, the University, our sisterhood, and one another. SU is dedicated to engagement and interaction with the community, and our chapter fits in with that view, as we work to be involved and committed both on our campus and in the community. With a committed Community Service Chairman, Beta Tau works hard to engage in and cultivate social responsibility, giving time and effort to improving the community, helping others, and doing good in the world—through both service activities and philanthropic donations. With a continued commitment to volunteering, academics, philanthropy, and sisterhood, Beta Tau is proud of its involvement with the University. Our Professors ‘Tea is always a favorite of the actives, as it gives the members a chance to interact with SU faculty outside of the classroom. Additionally, Kappas are involved with numerous clubs and teams on campus, as the members all enjoy being involved with all that Syracuse University has to offer.
 
  
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Through our Chapter Improvement Plan, the members are working to improve many areas including officer training and transition by having each officer write a welcome letter to her successor. This has already proven helpful with those officers who will be going abroad, as their successors now have a personal letter with advice and ideas to help them succeed.
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The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is located on 45 East Main Street in Canton , NY . Although our chapter is smaller in comparison to other Kappa chapters, we currently have 51 initiated members, 35 of whom live in the house, filling the entire house, which is the largest private house in the St. Lawrence county. We are a very close and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, Kappa Kappa Gamma has a strong presence in the community with involvement in other activities including sports teams, on campus and off campus jobs and leaders of clubs and organizations. We currently have seven girls involved in athletic teams including squash, basketball, riding and alpine ski team. We have three girls involved in the St. Lawrence Panhellenic Council and others who hold leadership positions in Thelomathesian Society, our school government.  
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Beta Tau is working to make its Standards program the best it can be in order to foster spirit and morale while maintaining and educating the chapter on Fraternity standards and policies.  
 
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Additionally, a continuing challenge for our chapter is instilling understanding and passion for the ritual. The first step forward was electing a strong Marshal who set goals that were a reflection of the chapter improvement plan. Starting at Kappa Kindergarten, she educated the chapter on the basics of ritual including general procedure, song, and various acts the members do as a chapter during ritual. She then held three other ritual review workshops, and after holding fall Initiation, our improvements showed. She also made necessary adjustments to some of the transitions during ritual to minimize the talking and keep the chapter focused. Every week at chapter meeting she reads a passage from the ritual book to familiarize our chapter with the beauty and importance of the ritual which has definitely brought the ritual to life for many of our members.
 
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Another challenge to the chapter was attendance. It was determined that girls did not feel involved enough in the chapter to engage themselves. Thus, everyone has worked hard to instill leadership and communication in the chapter. Instead of relying on Chapter Council to conduct and manage everything, the members have made goals to rely more on the committees, involving each sister, with 10 minute committee meetings at the end of each chapter meeting. At the first of the year, each sister signed up to be on a committee headed by a sister on Chapter Council. In turn, each leader made a commitment to delegate her responsibilities. This has created a more unified and involved chapter. A weekly agenda was set and sent out before every chapter meeting highlighting the important information and dates going to be covered in the next meeting. Attendance still remains to be a challenge as a chapter, but the members are working hard to make sure everyone feels involved, and wants to be an important part of Beta Tau.  
 
  
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==Highlights of 2012==
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As a sorority, we love to stay involved in the community and help give back in anyway possible. This past fall we participated in numerous philanthropic events as a group. During Make-a-Difference-Day, we went out in small groups to houses around the community and helped them with yard work or tasks that needed to be accomplished. St. Lawrence also puts on Shawna’s Walk for Wishes, which is a fundraising event/walk for a young girl in the community struggling with a metabolic disease. All of the sisters attended the event and walked around the track with other participants in order to raise money for Shawna. Kappa Kappa Gamma also had a table at the event where people could come to talk, eat candy or get their nails painted by one of the girls. Additionally, small groups volunteered weekly at the local soup kitchen where we helped prepare meals for homeless people in the community. Going to the soup kitchen involved working with other town members in cooking, cleaning and serving to those less fortunate. Some sisters were also involved in volunteer clubs such as SLU Buddies and Reading Buddies. These programs involve St. Lawrence students pairing up with younger kids at the local schools and attending their after school programs essentially as a reading tutor and/or someone to just talk with and get to know. At the end of the semester, the school events put together a Study-a-Thon prior to exams week. The sisters took turns attending to help facilitate the event along with other sororities and fraternities. Collectively, the girls thoroughly enjoy participating in philanthropic events at our school and in surrounding areas. As a sisterhood, we want to be there for each other as well as our community and feel that through our involvement, we positively impact others.
  
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In February 2012 Beta Tau invited 52 girls to join our New Member Program at the completion of recruitment. In March 2012 we celebrated the initiation of all 52 girls who were given bids. At the end of the year Beta Tau was awarded Silver Cup recognition at the 2012 Syracuse University Greek Awards. We also won Sigma Alpha Epsilon's Paddy Murphy philanthropy competition, among other philanthropic titles. Over the summer nine Beta Tau chapter council members were lucky enough to attend the 69th Convention in Jacksonville, FL. In the fall semester of 2012 Beta Tau members were very involved in various philanthropies on campus as well as hosting our own, Kappa Karwash at the chapter house. Early in the fall chapter council hosted an educational program entitled Kappa Kindergarten at a chapter meeting. At the end of the semester Beta Tau members participated in many holiday sharing programs, like the Rose McGill program and local community programs. In November we set up a morning bake sale to raise funds for the relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy devastated parts of the North East.  
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At the end of every semester, our academic excellence chairman puts on an award ceremony for academic achievements. At the ceremony, girls are acknowledged for their academic achievements and scholarships are given by the Beta Beta Alumnae Association to those who applied and were chosen by a alumnae committee. Kappa Kappa Gamma is tight-knit sisterhood and through our special events and traditions, we celebrate one another’s achievements and successes.  
  
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The campus underwent many changes in the fall semester of 2012. The Syracuse University social policy changed dramatically, affecting the rules, safety, budgeting, and judicial consequences of the greek life culture. Chapters are under strict policy codes and judiciary standings are posted onto the Syracuse FASA website. Beta Tau members engaged in some push back but council members were able to reestablish a budget and provide educational programming to help members understand and adhere to the new policies.
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The house puts on other special events throughout the year including our holiday dinner around Christmas time and our senior dinner, which is put on for our graduating sisters at the end of every year. The Alumnae Association also sponsors a special brunch for the seniors during Senior Week. Additionally, we hold a parents weekend brunch where parents are invited to get a tour of the house and meet other families.  
  
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==Highlights of 2013==
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The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong sense of loyalty, passion and dedication to our sisterhood, our community and one another. We strive to empower and motivate each another to be the best sisters and community members we can be. Our Chapter represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with unique and powerful women who strive to put their best foot forward in everyway possible. As a sisterhood, we overcome challenges both personal and worldwide through our strong loving support and care for one another.
  
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130 years later and Beta Tau is stronger than ever! The women who call themselves Kappas at Beta Tau are strong, independent, and driven women. No adjective could describe our house in it’s entirety simply because individuality is what we pride ourselves on. Beta Tau is a home to women from not only all around the country but all around the world. With varying interests, styles, and aspirations for life, no two women are alike but they all have one thing in common; their love for Beta Tau. When you walk into 743 Comstock Avenue, you are not only walking into a gorgeous house but walking into our home; a home that is kept warm and stocked with love with the help of Beta Tau alum Sue Weber and our house chef Patty. From Kick it with Kappa to Kappa Car Wash,  Recruitment, scholarship dinner, founders day, and weekly sisterhood events, this was the year for Beta Tau and we enjoyed every second of it! As we like to say here at Beta Tau, “What is precious is permanent, and what is permanent is Kappa”
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Although there has been a decline in the number of girls interested in Greek life on campus, it has not negatively impacted our chapter. We received 13 new members in the fall and have more girls interested in spring rush. Our chapter is continuing to grow with new girls who are dedicated and committed to joining our sisterhood.
  
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The 2013 spring semester may have been coming to a close, but Beta Tau was not ready to close it’s philanthropic efforts! Kappa Kick Ball, a Beta Tau tradition at Syracuse, took to South Campus once again for a day of fun and kickball! Syracuse weather was on our side and preparations had been made all semester to ensure the day be a success! Kappa Kick Ball was the first Beta Tau philanthropy the newest members got to experience from an internal perspective and they loved every second of it.
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==Highlights of 2016==
  
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The Summer of 2013 seemed to many like an eternity as Beta Tau members were ready to get home to 743 Comstock Avenue and be reunited once again! The 2013/2014 semester went off with a hitch as Chapter meetings were full of excitement and summer story telling while preparations were in motion for our annual Kappa Car Wash!
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The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is located on 45 East Main Street in Canton, NY. We currently have 56 initiated members, 30 of whom live in the house, filling the entire house, which is the largest private house in the St. Lawrence county.  This past fall we initiated a group of 17 amazing new sisters into Kappa Kappa Gamma. We are a very close and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, Kappa Kappa Gamma has a strong presence in the community with involvement in other activities including sports teams, on campus and off campus jobs and leaders of clubs and organizations. We currently have eleven girls involved in athletic teams including squash, basketball, riding, soccer, field hockey and alpine ski team. Many of these sisters hold captain positions on their teams, demonstrating their leadership skills on and off the field. We also have members involved in our student government- the Thelomathesian Society, as well as the St. Lawrence Panhellenic Council.
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This year, Beta Tau agreed that we wanted to do things bigger and better; the only way that Kappa’s know how to do it!
 
  
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With President Molly Birman and Philanthropy Chair at the head, Beta Tau was able to partner up with local ice cream shop Gannon’s for the 2013 Car Wash! Kappa Car Wash, as always,was a fun filled day! Although the weather did not cooperate to the fullest of it’s abilities, rain or shine Kappa’s were holding signs and washing away on Comstock Avenue hoping to raise as much as possible! All members participated, sophomores, junior’s and seniors alike! From dancing on the porch to screaming from the lawn to scrubbing cars in the back parking lot, it was not only a day dedicated to our philanthropy but a day dedicated to sisterhood!  Charging only $5 a car, Beta Tau washed over 100 cars and was able to raise over $500 in total for Reading is Fundamental.
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As an organization, we enjoy being involved in various organizations inside and outside of our school. We enjoy reaching out to the community to show our love and support for the town of Canton. This past year we participated in numerous philanthropic events. We participated in Shauna’s Walk for Wishes, an annual fundraising event put on for a young girl in the St. Lawrence community who has been battling with a metabolic disease her whole life. Kappa Kappa Gamma loves to show our support for Shauna and her family by hosting a table at the event as well as taking turns walking around the track. Some sisters were also involved in various volunteer groups around campus such as St. Lawrence Reading Buddies. This gives the girls another way to make an impact in the community by volunteering at local elementary schools. One of the most successful fundraising events we had this past year was our new event, Kappasta. This was an event that we created as a way to raise more money for our charity, Reading is Fundamental. We cooked and hosted a pasta dinner at our house and invited students, faculty and community members. People were encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time; otherwise, we sold tickets at the door for $5, all you can eat pasta. This event was incredibly successful and we will continue to make it an annual event.  
  
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2014’s lucky number must be 54 because RUSH brought 54 fabulous new members home to Beta Tau!
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Throughout the year, we also had a food donation box at our house where we continued to donate to various food drives throughout the town of Canton during the holiday seasons. At the end of the semester, our sorority attended the Study-a-thon event hosted at our student center during finals week. The sisters took turns volunteering at the event with other fraternities and sororities to ensure the event was running smoothly and students felt relaxed about their upcoming final exams. The sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma thoroughly enjoy participating in philanthropic events at our University and throughout the town of Canton. As a sisterhood, we strive to be a support system for each other and our community.  
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Preparation for formal recruitment started immediately upon return to school in September. Beta Tau was not only prepared to recruit Syracuse’s best but as a house, became closer than ever during the preparation process. Meetings and practices were time consuming but efficient and in the end worth every second because
 
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PC’14 could not be more amazing!  737 girls registered for formal spring recruitment this year and although registration was lower than 2013, Beta Tau was beyond prepared and it paid off.  
 
  
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First round of recruitment brought back a 100% return rate and second round, Kappa Kandyland, brought back a 99% return rate. The house was ecstatic at the results and motivated to continue the success. The second weekend began with house tours and Pref round and the success continued all the way to Syracuse’s first ever, BID NIGHT! Monday, January 27th, was the most anxious filled day of the year as actives and prospective new members alike anxiously awaited their bids! In the end, the wait was well worth it for the 54 women that have joined our family could not be more perfect.  
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This year, we hosted a variety of events as a sisterhood. One of the most impactful events was a self-defense programing night put on by our education chairman. It allowed Kappa to make a great impact in the St. Lawrence community by partnering with a local self-defense certified trainer from Canton, NY, Master Frank Palumbo. Additionally, our academic excellence chairman hosted an award ceremony to acknowledge sisters academic achievements over the course of the semester. The Beta Beta Alumnae Association also awarded multiple scholarships to selected girls who applied.  
  
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One of the traditions that defines student life here at Syracuse University is the basketball games that make our winters a bit more enjoyable. Syracuse took on Duke for the very first time since their change to the ACC and it was a game to be remembered! The Syracuse Orange won in overtime and the Carrier Dome broke an attendance record of 35,446 people! This event creates a great opportunity for the entire house to bond as new members and actives are all in attendance! It was so special for Kappa.  
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The house hosts other special events throughout the year including a brunch for our families on parents weekend. We invite all families and friends to visit our house and have brunch with us as a way to get to know our sisters and their families better. We also host a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner to celebrate the holidays as a close-knit sisterhood. The Alumnae Association also sponsors a brunch for the graduating seniors during their final week on campus.  
  
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Kappas are pretty and Kappas are classy but most importantly Kappas are smart and we at Beta Tau are no exception. Our GPA was not where we would have liked it at the start of the year, so Chapter Council and the entire house worked in unison during the Fall 2013 semester to not only increase our individual GPAs but increase it as an entire house. Through extra study hours, tutoring sessions we were able to help members who struggled with classes.  
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The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with powerful and unique woman who strive to empower and motivate each other everyday. We encourage one another to put their best foot forward in everyway possible whether it is in our house, at our University, or in our community. As a sisterhood, we overcome challenges together through our dedication and loving support for one another.  
  
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Our internship portal grew enormously, with Kappas working for Vince Camuto, Victoria Secret, Pepsi, the Miss USA Pageant and Vantine just to name a few. These internship connections gave everyone the opportunity for fabulous internships this summer and applications have been sent out! We as Beta Taus saw our problem and changed it. We are proud to say that each and every member of our chapter helped to raise our house GPA and women who never thought they would be invited to a scholarship dinner are receiving their invites within the next month! Go Beta Tau!
 
  
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==Highlights of 2017==
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The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is small compared to some other schools, we have 50 initiated members and 28 of these members live in our beautiful home. The house itself is the largest house in St. Lawrence county. Last spring, we said goodbye to 21 seniors and welcomed 16 amazing new members this fall. We are a very close and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, the members of Beta Beta have a strong presence in the community and on campus with other involvement in activities including sports teams, both on and off campus jobs, and leaders of clubs and organizations. We currently have nine members of Kappa on varsity sports team including soccer, field hockey, equestrian, and squash. Many of these girls hold captain positions on their teams, demonstrating their leadership abilities both on and off the field. We also currently have six members studying abroad in various places including Prague, London, and New Zealand.
  
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==Highlights of 2015==
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We were involved in many sisterhood events this past year. One of the most memorable events was when we went apple picking as a chapter. We went to a local farm where we picked apples, ate apple cider donuts, went through a maze, and played fun games. The entire chapter loved this event, mostly because it also helped out a local business at the same time. Our Academic Excellence chair hosted a dessert event which awarded members for their academic achievements over the course of the year. At this same event, the Beta Beta Alumnae Association also awarded multiple scholarships to girls from the chapter who applied. During parent’s weekend this past fall, we hosted a brunch where parents were invited to tour the house and meet other parents and families. We also hosted a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner where we celebrated the holidays and enjoyed each others company. The Alumnae Association also puts on a brunch at the end of the year for our seniors during their final week on campus. Through our sisterhoods special events and traditions, we celebrate each others achievement and success. The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with capable and compelling young women who aim to motivate each other everyday in everything we do. We encourage one another to put their best foot forward in everything we do whether it is at our house, on campus, or within our community. As a sisterhood we overcome challenges together through our commitment and loving support for one another.
  
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Our Chapter, Our Home
 
  
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While 2015 presented its fair share of challenges for the Beta Tau chapter, our Kappas proved yet
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This past year there was a slight decline in the amount of girls who rushed for fall. However, even with this decline in numbers, it did not negatively affect our chapter. We welcomed 16 wonderful new members and could not be any happier. We also have girls interested in joining Beta Beta this upcoming spring! We are excited our chapter is continuing to grow with girls who are devoted and committed to joining our sisterhood.  
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again that we are a community of driven, united women with unmatched perseverance and pride.
 
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For the 132nd year, our active members at 743 Comstock Ave have reinforced Kappa’s legacy of
 
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being motivated, bold, fun women that inspire and encourage others around them. Our women
 
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have made 743 Comstock their homes away from home, working together to create an
 
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unmatched environment with the help of our house mom, Sue, and our amazing chef, Patty. As a
 
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chapter we have grown and flourished by not only opening our doors, but our lives to one
 
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another in the past year. The fact that it is so difficult to sum up our chapter’s women in a just
 
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few words says more about our defining qualities than anything. At Beta Tau, we are everything
 
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from athletes to beauty queens, future politicians to fashion bloggers, and world travelers to
 
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artists. We are the model in front of the camera, as well as the photographer behind. Our chapter
 
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contains a flurry of unique women, all with different passions, goals and opinions. While we
 
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differ in many ways, the one thing we all share is a confidence within our uniqueness and a smile
 
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alongside our ambition. To Beta Tau, this the precious Kappa legacy, and as we often say, “What
 
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Wanna’ Play Ball?
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The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with capable and compelling young women who aim to motivate each other everyday in everything we do. We encourage one another to shine in everything we do whether it is at our house, on campus, or within our community. As a sisterhood we overcome challenges together through our commitment and loving support for one another.
  
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Getting busy Kappas together right before finals week is no easy feat, but Kick it with Kappa is
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the perfect gathering to ensure that nobody will miss out! This annual kickball tournament is a
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fan favorite philanthropy for Beta Tau ladies, and year after year more and more fun is had.
 
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Sororities, fraternities and countless other clubs and organizations across the Syracuse University
 
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campus register kickball teams and battle for the title of Kick it With Kappa winner. The event tshirts
 
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are highly anticipated every year by all, and this year was no exception. PR chair Liz Lille
 
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back. Clever, Liz!
 
  
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Friendly competition is the name of the game at Kappa Kickball! Teams had more fun than ever
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As a chapter, Beta Beta always supports and raises money for Reading is Fundamental every year. During the spring, we have a traditional event called “Kappasta.” At this event we charge $5 for an all you can eat pasta buffet. All the proceeded of this event go towards Reading is Fundamental. Additionally, we always look to our Canton community to see how we can help each semester. Traditionally, we support the children in Canton. This past spring, we participated in Peter Rabbit in the Park as a fun way to support local children and our community. We played fun games with the children and had a face painting table. At the end of the semester our chapter participated in a Study-A-Thon hosted by the school. We took different turns volunteering with other sororities and fraternities to make sure the event was running smoothly.  In the fall, we spend time decorating cookies at an event that the community puts on for local families. Also, this year we donated various cans of food to a local church to help families through the holiday season. Beta Beta has also spent a day in a local school for our Reading is Key project.  This fall the chapter has also taken part in a color run to raise awareness to sexual violence as well as volunteering at the Special Olympics for local Canton community members. We really enjoy helping out our community and participating in philanthropic events. These events not only bring our chapter closer together, but also allow us to become a support system for our community.  
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this past year on a perfect April day at South Campus’s Skytop Field. We always seem to luck
 
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Our outmost goal for this event was to raise money for Reading is Fundamental, and we did just
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that! Along with Sunday’s kickball game, we added events throughout the week prior to extend
 
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participation and diversify our events for Kick it With Kappa. This was a great success and we
 
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were able to add a spelling bee, Kappa Karaoke and a Facebook cover photo contest.
 
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Coaches and players from all different houses were given the opportunity to bond and become
 
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closer through Kappa kickball, all while raising funds and awareness for Reading is
 
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Let’s Make a Splash!
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==Highlights of 2018==
  
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Kappa Kar Wash could not come fast enough for our women this 2015. It being our first, big
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The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma resides on 45 East Main Street in Canton, NY, home to St. Lawrence University. Our chapter is relatively small compared to other universities, however we have continued to expand in size over the past year due to an increasing amount of girls participating in greek life. To date, we have fifty-seven initiated members, with twenty-five girls living in the house. Last spring, sixteen wonderful seniors graduated, leaving room to welcome nineteen amazing new members this past Fall. Two of our new members are legacies. Nine of these new members will be moving into the house in the spring as we say goodbye to ten girls who will be spending their semesters traveling abroad in places such as: Italy, Austria, Spain, the UK, and Kenya. The Beta Beta chapter eagerly awaits our girls studying abroad this semester in the Czech Republic, France, Italy, and Denmark to return home soon. We are a very close-knit and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, the members of Beta Beta have a strong presence in the community and on campus with other involvement in activities including sports teams, both on and off campus jobs, and leaders of clubs and organizations. Some examples include but are not limited to: St. Lawrence University Outdoor Program Guides, Senior Admissions Fellows and Tour Guides, Calling All Saints Managers, Academic Honor Council members, the Vice President of SLU Health and Fitness, Class of 2020 Student Council members, peer tutors, ODK members, Ski Team President, members of HerCampus, and Student Government Senators. Additionally, many of our member have gotten involved in global events this past calendar year. Our girls studying in Prague participated in the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, two members organized a group to attend the Women’s March, and one sister attended a Brexit protest whilst studying in London. We are very proud of the diversity and breadth of involvement our girls are involved in! Currently ten members of Kappa are a part of varsity sports team including soccer, field hockey, equestrian, and squash. Many of these girls hold captain positions on their teams, demonstrating their leadership abilities both on and off the field. We were involved in many sisterhood events this past year. A chapter favorite was our traditional trip to the local apple orchard. There we picked apples, ate apple cider donuts, drank fresh apple cider, and played fun games as a group. This event is something that the girls look forward to every year, as it is one of our first sisterhood events involving our new members. Our chapter loves to take advantage of the local resources and geography native to the North Country, like apple picking and hiking. This fall, many sisters led early morning hikes to regional mountains such as Arab and Azure. Our Academic Excellence chair, Emma Putre, hosted a dessert event which awarded members for their academic achievements over the course of the year. At this same event, the Beta Beta Alumnae Association also awarded scholarships to girls from the chapter who applied. It is a wonderful event to recognize the academic accomplishments and hard work of our members. During parent’s weekend this past Fall, we hosted a brunch where parents were invited to tour the house and meet other parents and families. We also hosted a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner where we celebrated the holidays and enjoyed each other's company. The Alumnae Association also puts on a brunch at the end of the year for our seniors during their final week on campus. This fall semester we welcomed a new house mother, Brianna Young. Adjusting to a new house mother went smoothly, and we love her presence in the House. Through our sisterhoods special events and traditions, we celebrate each others achievement and success.  
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philanthropy event of the semester, the sisters were eager to get involved and make a splash.
 
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Sophomores, juniors and seniors alike grabbed a sponge and got to work raising as much money
 
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as we could for Reading is Fundamental this year. The morning began on a high note with the
 
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distribution of amazing, bubble-clad Kappa Kar Wash tank tops created by our lovely PR chair,
 
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Liz Lillie. Needless to say, they were a hit and our sisters continued to show their Kappa pride by
 
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sporting them around campus in the weeks to follow.
 
  
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From cars, to RVs, to even dogs and the occasional person, our sisters worked until the very last
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The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with capable and compelling young women who aim to motivate each other everyday in everything we do. We encourage one another to put their best foot forward in everything we do whether it is at our house, on campus, or within our community. As a sisterhood we overcome challenges together through our commitment and loving support for one another. Through our sisterhoods special events and traditions, we celebrate each others achievement and success. Describe recent changes on campus and describe the over nature of your chapter: This fall semester we welcomed a new house mother, Brianna Young. Adjusting to a new house mother went smoothly, and we love her presence in the House. She is a present and strong source of support for all of the girls. The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with capable and compelling young women who aim to motivate each other everyday in everything we do. We encourage one another to put their best foot forward in everything we do whether it is at our house, on campus, or within our community. As a sisterhood we overcome challenges together through our commitment and loving support for one another.  
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minute attempting to raise as much as they could for the cause. Our Greek community outpoured
 
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with support, along with other organizations and peers on campus.
 
  
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Our President, Jessica Brosofsky, worked with our philanthropy chair, Lexi Aruk, in order to
 
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motivate and organize the chapter during the event. Such strong leadership led us to raising over
 
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$700 for RIF, an accomplishment far surpassing previous years. After such a fun afternoon in the
 
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sun, this achievement truly was the icing on the cake for our chapter.
 
  
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Philanthropy
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Chapter Philanthropy: As a chapter, Beta Beta always supports and raises money for Reading is Fundamental every year. During the spring, we have a traditional event called “Kappasta.” At this event we charge $5 for an all you can eat pasta buffet. All the proceeded of this event go towards Reading is Fundamental. This past semester, the Beta Beta chapter collected children books from home and donated them to the Church School in downtown Canton. We have become more involved with the Church School and participate in a number of their programs, which is important to us considering they do not receive as much funding as the public schools in the area. As far as on-campus philanthropy goes, we spearheaded the Giving Tree Book Drive. This organization sponsors a child in needs Christmas present. We really enjoy helping out our community and participating in philanthropic events. These events not only bring our chapter closer together, but also allow us to become a support system for our community.
  
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In 2015, Kappas proved that involvement is essential within our support of various
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==Highlights of 2019==
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philanthropies on campus. Involvement hasn’t always been a main focus in our Beta Tau history,
 
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so we saw this 2015 as an opportunity to truly step up and show not only the Syracuse campus,
 
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but to show ourselves what it means to be a conscious, caring Kappa.
 
  
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We were proud to start the year off with a bang by winning Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s Paddy
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January – we held a book drive, with all books and proceeds going to the Canton Public Library because they lost over 400 children’s books in a flood.
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Murphy Week. Kappa showed unmatched fervor for the cause as we applied our driven,
 
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confident nature to a greater cause. We continued our involvement by placing a close second at
 
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Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, with the hopes of finally taking the crown in the year to follow. Win or
 
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lose, our sisters kept the overall purpose of charity in mind by providing massive audiences and
 
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donations to these causes. We are proud to say that we are moving in the right direction in terms
 
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of philanthropy involvement.
 
  
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We were also excited to participate with Kappa Alpha Theta for our Kite and Key philanthropy
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February – our officers attended the Kappa Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. They attended a series of workshops focused on building leadership skills like conflict-resolution, trust building, and problem solving.
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event. The Greek community joined our chapter in viewing a football game together on a large
 
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outdoor screen while enjoying tasty hamburgers and hotdogs. We were so proud to continue
 
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raising money for RIF and loved getting the opportunity to partner with another sorority on
 
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campus for a greater cause. Beta Tau saw this as a proud moment of camaraderie across the
 
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Greek community and can’t wait to do it again.
 
  
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Welcome Home!
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March – celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a leadership building activity that our officers brought back from the Kappa Leadership Conference.
  
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This year, Beta Tau was lucky enough to welcome a larger-than-normal pledge class of 70 new
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April – participated in Peter Rabbit in the Park, a local event hosted for the youth in canton. The chapter helped with egg hunt and face painting with local canton children. We held our annual KAPPASTA event on April 19, with all proceeds going to Reading is Fundamental.
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members. Preparation for formal recruitment began immediately upon re-arrival to SU, and it’s
 
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safe to say every second of practice paid off.
 
  
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Not only did we come out on top as far as our new members, but countless recruitment practices
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September – we welcomed our 17 new women on Bid Day.
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and ritual reviews brought our house closer than previous years. Embracing tradition and
 
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working together to ensure success during recruitment was a success in itself.
 
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With over 1,000 girls registered for formal Spring recruitment, we were nervous for the size of
 
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the parties and length of the days, but we were able to sift out the best of the best, and we even
 
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learned so much about the intelligent women who ended up elsewhere, strengthening our
 
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relationships with those outside of our house and teaching them exactly what we’re all about.
 
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Go Greek, Kappa Kandyland, house tours and preference rounds were all executed flawlessly
 
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and displayed our love and compassion for Beta Tau. From creating the recruitment video to
 
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spending countless hours setting up our colorful Kandyland decorations, new friendships were
 
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formed amongst members and we were all about to bond over something we had in common:
 
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wanting the best for our house to keep up an impressive legacy. As we are now around the corner
 
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from Recruitment 2016, we aim to keep these values strong and mimic last years success once
 
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again.
 
  
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Feeling a Little Blue (& Blue)
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October – helped with face painting and cookie decorating with the local children of canton at the Annual Phantom in the Park festival.
  
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2015 presented unexpected challenges for our chapter upon the arrival of our new member class.
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December – Attended the Special Olympics that was hosted by our school. Helped facilitate events all day. Held a scholarship dinner, where we gave roses to all Kappas with over a 3.0 last semester to honor their hard work. Victoria O’heir, Katherine Hargrave, Alison Clarke, Elizabeth Heikkenin, and Sally Roberts all received scholarships.
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To the chapter’s dismay, Beta Tau was accused of hazing allegations that lead to a daunting
 
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investigation. Unfortunately, we were placed on probation in February of 2015 with additional
 
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steps being taken to remove a handful of officers from their positions. With a black smudge on
 
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our reputation and the removal of trusted leaders, our women were tested more than ever before.
 
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While the original sadness regarding the unfortunate incident was unavoidable, our chapter was
 
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quick to get back on our feet and make the best of the situation. We accepted our previous
 
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imperfections and vowed to move forward and learn from past mistakes. We completely revised
 
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our new member process and urged the chapter to exemplify true Kappa values by participating
 
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in philanthropies and getting involved on campus. While the experience was harrowing, Beta Tau
 
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came out more unified than ever with fresh goals and revitalized outlook on what it means to be
 
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Kappa. The unity, love and strength that this challenge brought out of our chapter prove why
 
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each and every member belong at 743. While we know no such mistakes will be made in the
 
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future, Beta Tau is grateful for the revitalization of Kappa values and stronger sense of unity that
 
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this turmoil invoked.
 
  
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Kappativities!
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==Highlights of 2020==
  
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This 2015, our women presented a variety of accomplishments and activities outside of the
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Covid-19 had a significant impact on the chapter’s operations this year.  
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Greek community. Alumni Allie Curtis won the title of Miss Rhode Island and graced us with a
 
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visit for our Fall Formal event. While her beauty and eloquence were striking, it was her friendly
 
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smile and warm introductions that truly proved her a Beta Tau Kappa at heart. Our President,
 
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Jessica Brosofsky followed in Allie’s footsteps by winning the title of Miss Onondaga County
 
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2015 and Miss Erie Canal for the upcoming 2016 year. Our women also participated in the
 
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famed Syracuse Dance Team, Syracuse’s rowing team, and various other activities on campus
 
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like Ottothon and the candlelight vigil for France. Our very own Zoe Malliaros also impressively
 
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landed an internship with Diane von Furtsenberg!
 
  
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Beta Tau was also proud to have had an official partnership with Be Wise in the Fall! Led by
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All of recruitment was virtual and we all agreed it was harder for us to get to know the girls during rush events than in past years when rush has been in person. Our bid day was on September 19, and it was held virtually on zoom, where we all congratulated our new members for joining our Kappa family. For inspiration period, we held a virtual chapter wide trivia night. This was a great way for our chapter to bond and get to know the new girls better.
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junior Eva Narun, sisters gave out promotional, Be Wise materials that promoted alcohol
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Our initiation was on October 16, held on Zoom, where we initiated six new members.
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awareness and smart drinking habits. Beta Tau was excited and proud to be involved with such a
 
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important program on campus. Our chapter council and other sisters also participated in the
 
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Enough is Enough training program. Our leaders learned about important tools, resources, and
 
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prevention methods regarding sexual assault on campus. The experience was extremely valuable
 
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and I was touched to see our women overwhelmingly participatory in the training. Our council
 
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feels prepared to share the valuable information we learned with the rest of the chapter, and feel
 
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confident in our ability to act as a resource to the rest of the chapter.
 
  
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This 2015, Beta Tau has been more actively involved and passionate than ever before. We are
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We had a Founders day ceremony earlier that same day. We had a virtual celebration and for people living in the house, we had our dinner catered by a local restaurant. We displayed a powerpoint with the history of Kappa Kappa Gamma. For those in the house, we did a kappa house jeopardy, which was tons of fun! 
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proud to prove that Kappas truly are hardworking, passionate individuals in every aspect of our
 
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lives.
 
  
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==Highlights of 2020s:==
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For philanthropy, we did a fundraiser for Black Lives Matter and the George Floyd Fund. These both occurred over the summer. We also recently did a food drive for the Canton Food Pantry for the upcoming holiday season. We also did a book drive for Reading is Fundamental pre-covid (January), and donated the books to the local school. 
  
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Information from chapter’s History Report: (Scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.)
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The Vice President of Academic Excellence cancelled our spring semester scholarship dessert ceremony due to covid. We are having a virtual ceremony this semester, on December 4, 2020.  There were no scholarships given in the spring semester, and scholarships are not decided yet in this current semester.  
  
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Because of Covid, all of our chapter’s events have been virtual.  Although this isn’t as great as having our events in person, it’s worked as a nice alternative for all of us to “be together” and stay connected. We decreased our dues by $275 due to covid and put everyone on four installments to pay dues, but some sisters had a hard time remembering when to pay dues.
  
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'''Housing:'''
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When we elected our new chapter council at the end of the year, it was really great to see some of our newest members show interest and get voted into positions, such as Mimi Macintyre as Recruitment Chair, and Sam Conzelman as Treasurer.
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==Highlights of 2021==
  
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'''Chapter Convention Awards:'''
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Our chapter has had a transformative year as we’ve followed our action plan to becoming a more unified and fulfilled chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
  
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[[File:Beta Beta Chapter 2021.jpg|thumb|Beta Beta Chapter 2021]]
  
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We have all been partaking in serving our community in a multitude of ways such as philanthropic events and helping at local businesses. Our goals as a chapter include more communication with the national organization of Kappa, unifying our chapter leaders through open communication and teamwork, and to build a strong relationship with our university, St. Lawrence University.
  
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Our chapter supports the National Eating Disorders Association because we believe that restrictive eating and other forms of disordered eating are extremely prevalent within a college environment, especially among women, and so we would like to draw attention and help to prevent eating disorders within our community.
  
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This year, we participated in conversations concerning cultural appropriation during Halloween and attended a workshop where we identified and worked to prevent cultural appropriations in costumes. We are working to have a bias training workshop in the coming months and will continue conversations within our chapter concerning diversity, equity, and inclusions.  
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Note to Chapter Registrar:
 
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Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues of ''The Key'' to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlights. If your chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistance.  
 
  
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Your efforts will ensure a complete and accurate history of your chapter for future generations to enjoy!
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In the spring of 2021, we had recruitment and initiation online which was a different experience than any of us have had before. This semester, we were fortunate to have an in-person recruitment and initiation with the use of masks. We are fortunate that most of our members live in the house together, so can meet in person, but we took precautions when there were outside members visiting.

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Beta Beta Deuteron
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FoundedSeptember 26, 1881 (1881-09-26) (144 years ago)
CollegeSt. Lawrence University
LocationCanton, NY
HomepageBeta Beta Deuteron Homepage
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St. Lawrence University established in 1856, Canton, New York


Founded as Beta Beta September 26, 1881; Closed 1903 - 13 charter members


139 initiates (as of 1903 closure)


Founded as Beta Beta Deuteron on October 16, 1915 - 28 charter members


2,237 initiates (as of June 2018)

Charter members: Harriet C. Bugbee, Adella Jerusha Church, Nellie E. Folsom, Campbellina Wood Gaines, Alice J. Grace, Georgetta Bacheller Hale, Lucia Heaton, Annette Homer, Florence Josephine Lee, Gertrude Lottie Lee, Isabel Maxwell, Evelyn Heaton Pink, Clara Weaver.

Deuteron charter members: Dororthy Aldridge, Eleanor Aldrich, Ruth P. Atwood, Frances Bird, Helen G. Crisler, Adeline Drake, Madeline Gilchrist, Adelaide Jamieson, Marjorie McNish Laidlaw, Marie Lalone, Mildred Lalone, Marion Lauer, Elaine Manley, Adelaide McAllister, Caroline McAllister, Louise Osgood, Hazel Overacker, Doris Perry, Margie Potter, Marion Race, Esther Radcliffe, Alice Reynolds, Beatrice Reynolds, Louise M. Reynolds, Ida Singlehurst, Lottie Southworth, Maleska Spears, Mary Ruth Vilas.

Fraternity Council Officers:

Florence Lee Whitman, Grand Treasurer, 1881 – 1883; Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan), Grand President, 1890 – 1892, elected first Panhellenic President at the 1891 meeting in Boston; Janeen Gould (Frank), Field Secretary, 1976-1977; Carolyn Waszkiewicz, Traveling Consultant, 2000-2001;


Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:


Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:

Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, Principal of Girls Commercial High School of Brooklyn, the world's largest school for girls, 1950; Emily Eaton Hepburn, Civic and business leader, 1954; Olive Gunnison, writer/lecturer on gardening, natural science and history; maintained a natural history museum, 1956; Marjorie Watters Longley, public relations expert, 1990


Additional Outstanding Beta Beta Alumnae

Florence Lee Whitman, Grand Treasurer 1881-83; Lucy Wight Allan, Grand President 1890-92; Helen Probst Abbott, Province President 1916-20;


Additional Outstanding Beta Beta Deuteron Alumnae

Judy Lennon (Cashman), Graduate Counselor, 1958-1959; Janeen Gould (Frank), Graduate Counselor, 1975-1976, PDC 1997-99; Beverly Knapp Pullis, PDA 2001-03; Carol Davis DeCatur, PDA 1993-95; ; Judy Lennon Cashman, Graduate Counselor 1958-59, PDA 1989-91, PDC 1997; Katherine Benton Walsh, Graduate Counselor, 1937-39; Loraine Heaton Livesey, PDA 1953-54; Sally Crowder Spencer, PDC 1991-94, RDC 1994-1998;


The Early Years (From The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870–1976)[edit]

“Between the hours of twelve and one on Monday, September 20, 1875, Misses Weeks, Weaver, Jones, Church, Stickles, and Bacheller met in Room 11, second floor College Hall and became the founders of the Browning Society.” Thus read the minutes of the first organized meeting of the first women’s society at St. Lawrence University. The society took its name from the poet, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and took for its aims self-improvement and demonstration of women’s equal capacity and fitness for intellectual advancement. No men were allowed to take part in any strictly society enterprise.

The society first met at members’ homes but soon felt the need for a permanent meeting place and applied for a room at a college building. When the request was not immediately granted, a small room was rented in one of the business blocks in town on March 4, 1876. It was not until 1880 that the society moved into a college building, so it was here that traditions and customs originated. Here the members formulated the earliest St. Lawrence University “honor code” embodied in a series of resolutions against cheating and started the custom of the May Breakfast, now called Strawberry Breakfast.

In 1891, at the unsolicited invitation of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, the Browning Society became Beta Chapter of the Fraternity (given the name of the defunct Beta – St. Mary’s School, Knoxville, Illinois), and Kappa soon found that it had added to its ranks a flourishing, original, and energetic chapter, rich in ritual, insignia, and songs. Athena, the goddess of the Brownings, with her owl, became the watchful guardian of the whole Fraternity. The Fraternity call, the heraldic shield, much of the ritual, and many songs were also adopted. The seventh Convention of the Fraternity is of special interest. It was held in Canton, New York, during August, 1884. Beta, already known for its original songs as “the singing chapter,” was chosen to publish the first Kappa Kappa Gamma songbook.

Beta was again honored at the Convention of 1890, in Bloomington, Illinois, when Lucy Evelyn Wight (Allan) was elected grand President while still a senior at St. Lawrence University. At this time, Beta was renamed Beta Beta.

In 1898 the Fraternity, feeling that chapters of Kappa Kappa Gamma should be confined to large colleges and universities began to put this policy into effect by voting to withdraw the Beta Beta charter. The members of the chapter objected, and, unable to convince the Grand Council of their right to continue operating under their charter, referred the matter to the courts. Much feeling resulted from the controversy, and in 1903, Beta Beta ceased to be known as an active chapter and was reorganized as Zeta Phi, a local fraternity.

Highlights of the 1910s[edit]

The chapter continued to maintain its high standing. Members lived in their own club house, the first owned by a women’s fraternity at St. Lawrence, occupied by them from the fall of 1900, and purchased by the St. Lawrence Alumnae of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

In May of 1914, Zeta Phi, wishing to enter a national organization and not wishing to give up the loyal Kappa alumnae, petitioned the Fraternity for a charter, and in April, 1915, the petition was granted by vote of the Grand Council, chapters, and alumnae associations. Installation took place the following October, creating the Beta Beta Deuteron chapter was born. In December of 1915 the chapter held its customary meeting with the alumnae, at which time the new active chapter was presented with the original charter of Beta. It has never been surrendered.

Highlights of the 1920s[edit]

At the 1920 Convention of the Fraternity, Beta Beta Deuteron presented a petition asking special permission to initiate members who had joined the chapter, whatever its name between the years 1898 and 1915. It was an unprecedented request but it was impressive. The strong appeal of the chapter was supported by the Grand Council and by letters from Charlotte Barrell Ware, Boston; Lucy Evelyn Wight Allan, St. Lawrence; and Jean Nelson Penfield, DePauw, all former Grand Presidents. A stirring speech by Tade Hartsuff Kuhns, Butler, first Grand President, brought about a favorable vote of the Convention, and dispensation was granted. In October, 1920, 26 Zeta Phis were initiated as Kappas and from time to time after that other Zeta Phis were also initiated as members of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

With the increase of student activities came a decidedly feminist feeling on the St. Lawrence campus. Largely responsible were four Kappas – Emily Eaton Hepburn, 1886; Lucia Heaton, 1879; Florence Lee Whitman, 1882; and Grace Lynd, 1893 – the only women trustees of the university. A director of women’s athletics was hired in 1926 and since then, all sports and play-days have been open to women.

During the next years St. Lawrence entered upon a period of expansion. New buildings were begun, the campus was landscaped. The Campbellina Pendleton Gaines Out-Door Theatre was erected by Owen D. Young, 1894, in honor of the chapter’s beloved alumna who had been interested in dramatics.

Housing Extensive remodeling of the house, including front porch removal and extension of the wings, was begun in 1941. Final renovations were completed in 1967, which left the house as it is today.

Philanthropy The giving of Thanksgiving baskets to needy families started in 1949 and is still continued. In 1963 Alpha Province Convention saw Beta Beta Δ as host chapter, and the spirit of the original, energetic chapter prevails today.

The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.

Highlights of the 1980s:[edit]

Philanthropy: In 1987, the chapter participated in the Festival of Nations, a significant campus fund-raiser.

On March 17, 1988, 20 sisters were excited and proud to join the installation of a new chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Colgate University. The proud traditions of the Strawberry Breakfast and the Alumnae Dessert were continued. The Kappa and Pi Beta Phi pledges participated in the first annual St. Lawrence Monmouth Day. The girls pitched in and cleaned up the two square doing things from yard work to painting benches.


Highlights of the 1990s[edit]

During the 1991-1992 school year, pledges participated in a clean-up day along with other Greek groups. The clean-up was appreciated by the elderly of Canton, NY, whose yards were cleaned. The Strawberry Breakfast was a big success with the St. Lawrence University faculty. The chapter participated in a Little Brothers and Sisters of Canton Christmas party with SAE and held an Easter egg hunt for the children of Canton.

Education of the chapter about alcohol was a big part of the fall semester in 1994. The chapter created poster about alcohol abuse that were placed in downtown Canton windows. During the Christmas holidays, the chapter invited the children in Canton to come to the house to decorate cookies and trim trees with the members.

Strawberry Breakfast, an annual event held at the chapter house where each member invites a faculty member for breakfast was a success and coincided this year with the Kappa Parents’ Weekend.The Great Grades program was a huge success, motivating the chapter to improve their academics throughout the year. Many of the chapter members also participated in a safe rides program through the university to encourage campus safety.

One highlight during the 1997-1998 school year was the scholarship dinner held with alumnae where sisters were recognized for achieving high levels of academic standards. The chapter exceeded its GPA goal of 2.9 with a GPA of 3.05!

The No Skippy Jar program was implemented during the year. Each member who attended all of her classes during any given week would put her name in the jar. Then at the end of each chapter meeting a name was drawn and the winner was given a small prize. The jar was always full of names each week.

The chapter participated in lots of events during the 1999-2000 year including the annual canned food drive when the Kappas gathered more food than any other Greek group on campus. The chapter also sold carnations for Valentine’s Day to raise money for Planned Parenthood. They also held a Valentine’s Day tea which included members of the campus community from all over the world who read poetry in their native languages and shared food from their native countries.

Housing: In the fall of 1990, chapter members arrived back in the fall to find a new addition to house. The kitchen was doubled in size, very spacious and up-to-date including a large walk-in refrigerator, lots of sink space and a stove with an extremely advanced fire prevention system.

Philanthropy: The chapter held a clothing drive in 1990 and the clothes were given to a nearby church which distributed them to children in need in the area. The chapter held a Thanksgiving dinner for the elderly. Each sister brought home a resident from the nursing home to enjoy Thanksgiving dinner at the chapter house. In 1999, the chapter held a breast cancer dinner which attracted more than 75 people and raised more than $300. Survivors spoke of their experiences and specialists discussed the disease.

During 1997-1998, the chapter caroled at nursing homes during the holidays and raised money for underprivileged schools in the area. The sisters also walked for hunger, AIDS and breast cancer charities during the year and participated in the Canton Winterfest by supervising community youth during the festival.


A New Millennium -- Highlights of 2000-2010[edit]

In 2006–2007, the chapter Vice President of Academics continued with the semi-annual Scholarship Dessert which honored faculty members on campus who have made a difference in the chapter members’ academic lives.

Housing:

Philanthropy: The chapter sold “Kappa Kisses for Your Crush” in February 2006 to raise money for the Rose McGill Fund. In March, the chapter made cards for local veterans and in April, participated in a local walk/run to raise money for Alzheimer’s. The chapter also participated in a number of walks during the year that raised and donated money to local organizations


Highlights of 2011-2019:[edit]

2012[edit]

In December we hosted our annual Scholarship Dessert where we invite our professors to attend, five members were chosen to receive scholarship awards for their academic excellence, each girl was awarded five hundred dollars for their great achievements. Throughout the year there has been great involvement in philanthropic events, including setting up tables at "Phantom in the Park" in the fall as well as "Peter Rabbit in the park" in the Spring, which involved cookie decorating for the children in our community. Members also took place in the women’s resource center's "Run for Congo women" in the spring. We also helped with the "Kick it for Krissy" event setting up a booth there as well, all donations go to Krissy’s family, a local five year old who was recently diagnosed with Leukemia. As a whole KKG helped the owner of Fairview Cemetery to do his Spring-cleaning, and had the annual "Reading is Key" at the Canton Library, which included reading to children as well as doing arts and crafts.

Over the past year, St. Lawrence University has revised the sorority and fraternity recruitment policies. Our chapter benefited from this change during fall rush. Our chapter currently has fifty-five active members and we are currently planning spring recruitment. As St. Lawrence has recently been increasing the size of incoming freshmen class this will also be beneficial to us as we know the chapter will continue to maintain its size or even grow even larger in the future.


Highlights of 2015[edit]

The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is located on 45 East Main Street in Canton , NY . Although our chapter is smaller in comparison to other Kappa chapters, we currently have 51 initiated members, 35 of whom live in the house, filling the entire house, which is the largest private house in the St. Lawrence county. We are a very close and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, Kappa Kappa Gamma has a strong presence in the community with involvement in other activities including sports teams, on campus and off campus jobs and leaders of clubs and organizations. We currently have seven girls involved in athletic teams including squash, basketball, riding and alpine ski team. We have three girls involved in the St. Lawrence Panhellenic Council and others who hold leadership positions in Thelomathesian Society, our school government.

As a sorority, we love to stay involved in the community and help give back in anyway possible. This past fall we participated in numerous philanthropic events as a group. During Make-a-Difference-Day, we went out in small groups to houses around the community and helped them with yard work or tasks that needed to be accomplished. St. Lawrence also puts on Shawna’s Walk for Wishes, which is a fundraising event/walk for a young girl in the community struggling with a metabolic disease. All of the sisters attended the event and walked around the track with other participants in order to raise money for Shawna. Kappa Kappa Gamma also had a table at the event where people could come to talk, eat candy or get their nails painted by one of the girls. Additionally, small groups volunteered weekly at the local soup kitchen where we helped prepare meals for homeless people in the community. Going to the soup kitchen involved working with other town members in cooking, cleaning and serving to those less fortunate. Some sisters were also involved in volunteer clubs such as SLU Buddies and Reading Buddies. These programs involve St. Lawrence students pairing up with younger kids at the local schools and attending their after school programs essentially as a reading tutor and/or someone to just talk with and get to know. At the end of the semester, the school events put together a Study-a-Thon prior to exams week. The sisters took turns attending to help facilitate the event along with other sororities and fraternities. Collectively, the girls thoroughly enjoy participating in philanthropic events at our school and in surrounding areas. As a sisterhood, we want to be there for each other as well as our community and feel that through our involvement, we positively impact others.

At the end of every semester, our academic excellence chairman puts on an award ceremony for academic achievements. At the ceremony, girls are acknowledged for their academic achievements and scholarships are given by the Beta Beta Alumnae Association to those who applied and were chosen by a alumnae committee. Kappa Kappa Gamma is tight-knit sisterhood and through our special events and traditions, we celebrate one another’s achievements and successes.

The house puts on other special events throughout the year including our holiday dinner around Christmas time and our senior dinner, which is put on for our graduating sisters at the end of every year. The Alumnae Association also sponsors a special brunch for the seniors during Senior Week. Additionally, we hold a parents weekend brunch where parents are invited to get a tour of the house and meet other families.

The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong sense of loyalty, passion and dedication to our sisterhood, our community and one another. We strive to empower and motivate each another to be the best sisters and community members we can be. Our Chapter represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with unique and powerful women who strive to put their best foot forward in everyway possible. As a sisterhood, we overcome challenges both personal and worldwide through our strong loving support and care for one another.

Although there has been a decline in the number of girls interested in Greek life on campus, it has not negatively impacted our chapter. We received 13 new members in the fall and have more girls interested in spring rush. Our chapter is continuing to grow with new girls who are dedicated and committed to joining our sisterhood.

Highlights of 2016[edit]

The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is located on 45 East Main Street in Canton, NY. We currently have 56 initiated members, 30 of whom live in the house, filling the entire house, which is the largest private house in the St. Lawrence county. This past fall we initiated a group of 17 amazing new sisters into Kappa Kappa Gamma. We are a very close and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, Kappa Kappa Gamma has a strong presence in the community with involvement in other activities including sports teams, on campus and off campus jobs and leaders of clubs and organizations. We currently have eleven girls involved in athletic teams including squash, basketball, riding, soccer, field hockey and alpine ski team. Many of these sisters hold captain positions on their teams, demonstrating their leadership skills on and off the field. We also have members involved in our student government- the Thelomathesian Society, as well as the St. Lawrence Panhellenic Council.

As an organization, we enjoy being involved in various organizations inside and outside of our school. We enjoy reaching out to the community to show our love and support for the town of Canton. This past year we participated in numerous philanthropic events. We participated in Shauna’s Walk for Wishes, an annual fundraising event put on for a young girl in the St. Lawrence community who has been battling with a metabolic disease her whole life. Kappa Kappa Gamma loves to show our support for Shauna and her family by hosting a table at the event as well as taking turns walking around the track. Some sisters were also involved in various volunteer groups around campus such as St. Lawrence Reading Buddies. This gives the girls another way to make an impact in the community by volunteering at local elementary schools. One of the most successful fundraising events we had this past year was our new event, Kappasta. This was an event that we created as a way to raise more money for our charity, Reading is Fundamental. We cooked and hosted a pasta dinner at our house and invited students, faculty and community members. People were encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of time; otherwise, we sold tickets at the door for $5, all you can eat pasta. This event was incredibly successful and we will continue to make it an annual event.

Throughout the year, we also had a food donation box at our house where we continued to donate to various food drives throughout the town of Canton during the holiday seasons. At the end of the semester, our sorority attended the Study-a-thon event hosted at our student center during finals week. The sisters took turns volunteering at the event with other fraternities and sororities to ensure the event was running smoothly and students felt relaxed about their upcoming final exams. The sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma thoroughly enjoy participating in philanthropic events at our University and throughout the town of Canton. As a sisterhood, we strive to be a support system for each other and our community.

This year, we hosted a variety of events as a sisterhood. One of the most impactful events was a self-defense programing night put on by our education chairman. It allowed Kappa to make a great impact in the St. Lawrence community by partnering with a local self-defense certified trainer from Canton, NY, Master Frank Palumbo. Additionally, our academic excellence chairman hosted an award ceremony to acknowledge sisters academic achievements over the course of the semester. The Beta Beta Alumnae Association also awarded multiple scholarships to selected girls who applied.

The house hosts other special events throughout the year including a brunch for our families on parents weekend. We invite all families and friends to visit our house and have brunch with us as a way to get to know our sisters and their families better. We also host a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner to celebrate the holidays as a close-knit sisterhood. The Alumnae Association also sponsors a brunch for the graduating seniors during their final week on campus.

The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with powerful and unique woman who strive to empower and motivate each other everyday. We encourage one another to put their best foot forward in everyway possible whether it is in our house, at our University, or in our community. As a sisterhood, we overcome challenges together through our dedication and loving support for one another.


Highlights of 2017[edit]

The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is small compared to some other schools, we have 50 initiated members and 28 of these members live in our beautiful home. The house itself is the largest house in St. Lawrence county. Last spring, we said goodbye to 21 seniors and welcomed 16 amazing new members this fall. We are a very close and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, the members of Beta Beta have a strong presence in the community and on campus with other involvement in activities including sports teams, both on and off campus jobs, and leaders of clubs and organizations. We currently have nine members of Kappa on varsity sports team including soccer, field hockey, equestrian, and squash. Many of these girls hold captain positions on their teams, demonstrating their leadership abilities both on and off the field. We also currently have six members studying abroad in various places including Prague, London, and New Zealand.

We were involved in many sisterhood events this past year. One of the most memorable events was when we went apple picking as a chapter. We went to a local farm where we picked apples, ate apple cider donuts, went through a maze, and played fun games. The entire chapter loved this event, mostly because it also helped out a local business at the same time. Our Academic Excellence chair hosted a dessert event which awarded members for their academic achievements over the course of the year. At this same event, the Beta Beta Alumnae Association also awarded multiple scholarships to girls from the chapter who applied. During parent’s weekend this past fall, we hosted a brunch where parents were invited to tour the house and meet other parents and families. We also hosted a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner where we celebrated the holidays and enjoyed each others company. The Alumnae Association also puts on a brunch at the end of the year for our seniors during their final week on campus. Through our sisterhoods special events and traditions, we celebrate each others achievement and success. The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with capable and compelling young women who aim to motivate each other everyday in everything we do. We encourage one another to put their best foot forward in everything we do whether it is at our house, on campus, or within our community. As a sisterhood we overcome challenges together through our commitment and loving support for one another.


This past year there was a slight decline in the amount of girls who rushed for fall. However, even with this decline in numbers, it did not negatively affect our chapter. We welcomed 16 wonderful new members and could not be any happier. We also have girls interested in joining Beta Beta this upcoming spring! We are excited our chapter is continuing to grow with girls who are devoted and committed to joining our sisterhood.

The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with capable and compelling young women who aim to motivate each other everyday in everything we do. We encourage one another to shine in everything we do whether it is at our house, on campus, or within our community. As a sisterhood we overcome challenges together through our commitment and loving support for one another.

Chapter Philanthropy:

As a chapter, Beta Beta always supports and raises money for Reading is Fundamental every year. During the spring, we have a traditional event called “Kappasta.” At this event we charge $5 for an all you can eat pasta buffet. All the proceeded of this event go towards Reading is Fundamental. Additionally, we always look to our Canton community to see how we can help each semester. Traditionally, we support the children in Canton. This past spring, we participated in Peter Rabbit in the Park as a fun way to support local children and our community. We played fun games with the children and had a face painting table. At the end of the semester our chapter participated in a Study-A-Thon hosted by the school. We took different turns volunteering with other sororities and fraternities to make sure the event was running smoothly. In the fall, we spend time decorating cookies at an event that the community puts on for local families. Also, this year we donated various cans of food to a local church to help families through the holiday season. Beta Beta has also spent a day in a local school for our Reading is Key project. This fall the chapter has also taken part in a color run to raise awareness to sexual violence as well as volunteering at the Special Olympics for local Canton community members. We really enjoy helping out our community and participating in philanthropic events. These events not only bring our chapter closer together, but also allow us to become a support system for our community.

We choose to support these organizations because we believe that supporting future generations is important. As Reading is Fundamental is big on supporting the children, going into local schools is how we as a chapter can do our part in shaping the reading skills of young children.

Highlights of 2018[edit]

The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma resides on 45 East Main Street in Canton, NY, home to St. Lawrence University. Our chapter is relatively small compared to other universities, however we have continued to expand in size over the past year due to an increasing amount of girls participating in greek life. To date, we have fifty-seven initiated members, with twenty-five girls living in the house. Last spring, sixteen wonderful seniors graduated, leaving room to welcome nineteen amazing new members this past Fall. Two of our new members are legacies. Nine of these new members will be moving into the house in the spring as we say goodbye to ten girls who will be spending their semesters traveling abroad in places such as: Italy, Austria, Spain, the UK, and Kenya. The Beta Beta chapter eagerly awaits our girls studying abroad this semester in the Czech Republic, France, Italy, and Denmark to return home soon. We are a very close-knit and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, the members of Beta Beta have a strong presence in the community and on campus with other involvement in activities including sports teams, both on and off campus jobs, and leaders of clubs and organizations. Some examples include but are not limited to: St. Lawrence University Outdoor Program Guides, Senior Admissions Fellows and Tour Guides, Calling All Saints Managers, Academic Honor Council members, the Vice President of SLU Health and Fitness, Class of 2020 Student Council members, peer tutors, ODK members, Ski Team President, members of HerCampus, and Student Government Senators. Additionally, many of our member have gotten involved in global events this past calendar year. Our girls studying in Prague participated in the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, two members organized a group to attend the Women’s March, and one sister attended a Brexit protest whilst studying in London. We are very proud of the diversity and breadth of involvement our girls are involved in! Currently ten members of Kappa are a part of varsity sports team including soccer, field hockey, equestrian, and squash. Many of these girls hold captain positions on their teams, demonstrating their leadership abilities both on and off the field. We were involved in many sisterhood events this past year. A chapter favorite was our traditional trip to the local apple orchard. There we picked apples, ate apple cider donuts, drank fresh apple cider, and played fun games as a group. This event is something that the girls look forward to every year, as it is one of our first sisterhood events involving our new members. Our chapter loves to take advantage of the local resources and geography native to the North Country, like apple picking and hiking. This fall, many sisters led early morning hikes to regional mountains such as Arab and Azure. Our Academic Excellence chair, Emma Putre, hosted a dessert event which awarded members for their academic achievements over the course of the year. At this same event, the Beta Beta Alumnae Association also awarded scholarships to girls from the chapter who applied. It is a wonderful event to recognize the academic accomplishments and hard work of our members. During parent’s weekend this past Fall, we hosted a brunch where parents were invited to tour the house and meet other parents and families. We also hosted a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner where we celebrated the holidays and enjoyed each other's company. The Alumnae Association also puts on a brunch at the end of the year for our seniors during their final week on campus. This fall semester we welcomed a new house mother, Brianna Young. Adjusting to a new house mother went smoothly, and we love her presence in the House. Through our sisterhoods special events and traditions, we celebrate each others achievement and success.

The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with capable and compelling young women who aim to motivate each other everyday in everything we do. We encourage one another to put their best foot forward in everything we do whether it is at our house, on campus, or within our community. As a sisterhood we overcome challenges together through our commitment and loving support for one another. Through our sisterhoods special events and traditions, we celebrate each others achievement and success. Describe recent changes on campus and describe the over nature of your chapter: This fall semester we welcomed a new house mother, Brianna Young. Adjusting to a new house mother went smoothly, and we love her presence in the House. She is a present and strong source of support for all of the girls. The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with capable and compelling young women who aim to motivate each other everyday in everything we do. We encourage one another to put their best foot forward in everything we do whether it is at our house, on campus, or within our community. As a sisterhood we overcome challenges together through our commitment and loving support for one another.


Chapter Philanthropy: As a chapter, Beta Beta always supports and raises money for Reading is Fundamental every year. During the spring, we have a traditional event called “Kappasta.” At this event we charge $5 for an all you can eat pasta buffet. All the proceeded of this event go towards Reading is Fundamental. This past semester, the Beta Beta chapter collected children books from home and donated them to the Church School in downtown Canton. We have become more involved with the Church School and participate in a number of their programs, which is important to us considering they do not receive as much funding as the public schools in the area. As far as on-campus philanthropy goes, we spearheaded the Giving Tree Book Drive. This organization sponsors a child in needs Christmas present. We really enjoy helping out our community and participating in philanthropic events. These events not only bring our chapter closer together, but also allow us to become a support system for our community.

Highlights of 2019[edit]

January – we held a book drive, with all books and proceeds going to the Canton Public Library because they lost over 400 children’s books in a flood.

February – our officers attended the Kappa Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. They attended a series of workshops focused on building leadership skills like conflict-resolution, trust building, and problem solving.

March – celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a leadership building activity that our officers brought back from the Kappa Leadership Conference.

April – participated in Peter Rabbit in the Park, a local event hosted for the youth in canton. The chapter helped with egg hunt and face painting with local canton children. We held our annual KAPPASTA event on April 19, with all proceeds going to Reading is Fundamental.

September – we welcomed our 17 new women on Bid Day.

October – helped with face painting and cookie decorating with the local children of canton at the Annual Phantom in the Park festival.

December – Attended the Special Olympics that was hosted by our school. Helped facilitate events all day. Held a scholarship dinner, where we gave roses to all Kappas with over a 3.0 last semester to honor their hard work. Victoria O’heir, Katherine Hargrave, Alison Clarke, Elizabeth Heikkenin, and Sally Roberts all received scholarships.

Highlights of 2020[edit]

Covid-19 had a significant impact on the chapter’s operations this year.

All of recruitment was virtual and we all agreed it was harder for us to get to know the girls during rush events than in past years when rush has been in person. Our bid day was on September 19, and it was held virtually on zoom, where we all congratulated our new members for joining our Kappa family. For inspiration period, we held a virtual chapter wide trivia night. This was a great way for our chapter to bond and get to know the new girls better. Our initiation was on October 16, held on Zoom, where we initiated six new members.

We had a Founders day ceremony earlier that same day. We had a virtual celebration and for people living in the house, we had our dinner catered by a local restaurant. We displayed a powerpoint with the history of Kappa Kappa Gamma. For those in the house, we did a kappa house jeopardy, which was tons of fun!

For philanthropy, we did a fundraiser for Black Lives Matter and the George Floyd Fund. These both occurred over the summer. We also recently did a food drive for the Canton Food Pantry for the upcoming holiday season. We also did a book drive for Reading is Fundamental pre-covid (January), and donated the books to the local school.

The Vice President of Academic Excellence cancelled our spring semester scholarship dessert ceremony due to covid. We are having a virtual ceremony this semester, on December 4, 2020. There were no scholarships given in the spring semester, and scholarships are not decided yet in this current semester.

Because of Covid, all of our chapter’s events have been virtual. Although this isn’t as great as having our events in person, it’s worked as a nice alternative for all of us to “be together” and stay connected. We decreased our dues by $275 due to covid and put everyone on four installments to pay dues, but some sisters had a hard time remembering when to pay dues.

When we elected our new chapter council at the end of the year, it was really great to see some of our newest members show interest and get voted into positions, such as Mimi Macintyre as Recruitment Chair, and Sam Conzelman as Treasurer.

Highlights of 2021[edit]

Our chapter has had a transformative year as we’ve followed our action plan to becoming a more unified and fulfilled chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

Beta Beta Chapter 2021

We have all been partaking in serving our community in a multitude of ways such as philanthropic events and helping at local businesses. Our goals as a chapter include more communication with the national organization of Kappa, unifying our chapter leaders through open communication and teamwork, and to build a strong relationship with our university, St. Lawrence University.

Our chapter supports the National Eating Disorders Association because we believe that restrictive eating and other forms of disordered eating are extremely prevalent within a college environment, especially among women, and so we would like to draw attention and help to prevent eating disorders within our community.

This year, we participated in conversations concerning cultural appropriation during Halloween and attended a workshop where we identified and worked to prevent cultural appropriations in costumes. We are working to have a bias training workshop in the coming months and will continue conversations within our chapter concerning diversity, equity, and inclusions.

In the spring of 2021, we had recruitment and initiation online which was a different experience than any of us have had before. This semester, we were fortunate to have an in-person recruitment and initiation with the use of masks. We are fortunate that most of our members live in the house together, so can meet in person, but we took precautions when there were outside members visiting.
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