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Zeta Kappa
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Founded	April 30, 1983 (1983-04-30) (41 years ago)
College	Bowling Green State University
Location	Bowling Green, OH
Homepage	Zeta Kappa Homepage
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946 initiates (as of June 2014)

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Highlights of 2011

The year 2011 was a very successful year for the Zeta Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We started the year out with a great turn out at our spring recruitment. We initiated three new girls who have helped make our chapter stronger through their dedication, involvement, and willingness to take leadership roles, and really step up to make our chapter even better.

In the spring we participated in the annual Dance Marathon fundraiser. Seventeen of our member were dancers, eight were moralers, and seven were bikers who helped raise money for the Children's Miracle Network. In March, we held our annual parent's weekend, which allowed all of our members' parents and closest loved ones to come and see what our chapter is all about. It is a great way for us to let our families see what our chapter is all about by displaying a slide show of our year's achievements and events.

During that weekend we also announced awards our chapter and members have received throughout the academic year. During 2011, our chapter sponsored two philanthropies. In the spring we held Fleur-de-lis Frisbee, where we raised 100 dollars for Kappa Kidney Camp. In February we did a fundraiser called Kappachinos where we raised 120 dollars, that also went to Kappa Kidney Camp. We stood on campus selling hot chocolate, coffee, and cookies. In the fall, during Panhellenic formal recruitment, we were able to recruit 15 young women who have proven to be a great addition to our chapter. Our chapter was very proud to have 20 members on Dean's list and a 3.2013 GPA in the spring and 24 on Dean's list in the fall with a 3.14 GPA. In total, our chapter completed 1,522 service hours. The Zeta Kappa Chapter has achieved a great amount of success in the year 2011, and will strive to continue the excellence in all the years to come.

Campus: Bowling Green State University is a flat campus with a lot of character. We recently added two new resident halls to campus, as well as the Stroh Center, which is a new basketball arena and the Wolfe Center, which is a fine arts building. Along with two new dining halls. Campus keeps growing each year. The campus itself is relatively small with a student body close to twenty thousand students. Bowling Green State University has a very friendly atmosphere, with a strong Greek community.

Chapter: The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with emphasis on sisterhood. We try to build sisterhood with other chapters on campus. For example, we have invited chapters over to watch movies, play games, and eat dinner with us. Our chapter house is another aspect we take pride in. The house looks like a rectangular dormitory; however it is so much more than that. It is a place for our sisters to come and feel like they are at home. We have a family room, a formal room, a computer lab, a study, and a kitchen. All of these rooms contribute to the overall feeling of a real home away from home. Our house, values, and members all contribute to who we are as a chapter and how strong our chapter has become.

One of our biggest challenges we faced in the beginning of the fall semester was respect for one another. We all worked very hard to get back on the right track and gain respect back for ourselves, each other, and Kappa as a whole. Another challenge we faced in the previous year was raising money for our philanthropies. We didn't donate as much as we had in past years and not as many members actually attended Kappa Kidney Camp. We improved this greatly by having Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese this fall, the money raised will be given to Kappa Kidney Camp for this coming summer. Also, we didn't donate any money to our second philanthropy Reading is Fundamental (RIF). We are in the process of formulating a plan to become more involved with RIF. Our cumulative GPA for the year 2011 was 3.12, we strive for 3.14. We plan to keep raising our GPA each year through hard work and dedication.

Highlights of 2012

The year 2012 was a very successful year for the Zeta Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. In the spring we participated in the annual Dance Marathon fundraiser. Four of our members were dancers, six were moralers, seven were bikers, and two were on the core committee for the event, which helped raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

In February, we held our annual parent’s weekend, which allowed all of our members’ loved ones to come and see what our chapter is all about. During that weekend we also announced awards our chapter and members have received through out the academic year. During 2012, our chapter sponsored four philanthropies. In the spring we held a special philanthropy for one of our sisters who was seriously injured in a car accident over winter break. Through Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese, where we stood in downtown Bowling Green and sold grilled cheese, tomato soup, and Kool-Aid, we raised 1,100 dollars for our sister and her family to help ease the pain of the medical bills that they were receiving.

We also held another Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese in the spring and raised 1200 dollars for Kappa Kidney Kamp. In the fall, we held a fundraiser called Kappuccino’s, where we stood on campus and sold coffee, hot chocolate, and cookies, in which we raised 375 dollars and we held another Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese where we raised 1000 dollars, both for Kappa Kidney Kamp.

In the fall, during Panhellenic formal recruitment, we were able to recruit 25 young women who have proven to be a great addition to our chapter. Our chapter was very proud to have 13 members on dean’s list and an overall GPA of 3.18 in the spring. In the fall our chapter had 13 members on dean’s list and an overall GPA of 3.15. In total, our chapter completed 2100 service hours. The Zeta Kappa Chapter has achieved a great amount of success in the year 2012, and will strive to continue the excellence in all the years to come.

Bowling Green State University is a flat campus with a lot of character. The campus itself is relatively small, with a student body close to twenty thousand students. The university has recently announced that it will begin construction on a new greek housing community in the summer of 2014. This will be a huge, but welcomed, change for our chapter and other chapters on campus. Right now, the university is planning on making all of the greek houses the same, as they are not at this time. We believe that this will help with making recruitment fairer and build the greek community as a whole.

The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with emphasis on sisterhood. We try to build sisterhood with other chapters on campus. For example, we have invited chapters over to watch movies, play games, and eat dinner with us. Our chapter house is another aspect that we take pride in. The house looks like a rectangular dormitory; however it is so much more than that. It is a place for our sisters to come and feel like they are at home. We have a family room, a formal room, a computer lab, a study, and a kitchen. All of these rooms contribute to the overall feeling of a real home away from home. Our house, values, and members all contribute to who we are as a chapter and how strong the chapter has become.

Highlights of 2013

The year of 2013 was very successful for the Zeta Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma!

Philanthropy Events From a philanthropic perspective, we participated in the annual spring Dance Marathon fundraiser. Dance Marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in the state of Ohio. We had four members who were dancers and stayed on their feet for the entire 32 hours! We also had 19 bikers who biked 180 miles from Cincinnati to Bowling Green to helped raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

Zeta Kappa Kappa sponsored four different philanthropies to benefit Reading is Fundamental and Kappa Kidney Camp. First in the spring we held Kappacinos, where we stood on campus and sold hot chocolate, coffee, and cookies during President’s Day. In total, we raised around 175 dollars. Later in the semester, we held Kappa Klassic, a golf scramble held at Bowling Green’s golf course and sponsored by Kick Wedge, to raise money and awareness for Reading is Fundamental. We had about 50 participants and raised close to $1,300 for Reading is Fundamental. During the fall, we hosted a fundraiser called Kool of with Kappa, where we stood on campus and sold popsicles on a hot day and raised 168 dollars. Also, we held our annual Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese in downtown Bowling Green where we sold grilled cheese, tomato soup, and Kappa Kool-Aid and were able to raise $1,200 dollars. The money we raised for both of our philanthropies fall semester benefited Kappa Kidney Kamp. In total, our chapter also completed 774 service hours.

Honors and Awards

To our surprise, we secretly had a two sisters who represented BGSU in spirit during 2013. Kimmy Zacarro was a member of the Sic Sic spirit team and Lauren Phillips was Frieda the Falcon. They were revealed at separate sporting events during February and are both past presidents of Zeta Kappa. We are very proud of them! In February we held our annual parent’s weekend at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green. This event allows our loved ones to come and see what our chapter is all about. During this weekend we enjoy dinner with our families, share a slideshow of events that we have done throughout the year and award members for sisterhood and academic excellence. This is a great time for us as members of Kappa Kappa Gamma to show our parents all the great things we are accomplishing as a chapter.

Recruitment and Academic Excellence During fall formal recruitment, we were able to recruit and initiate 22 women who have proven to be great addition to our chapter. Our chapter is very proud to have 18 women on the dean’s list in the spring and an overall GPA of 3.26. In the fall our chapter had 20 women on the dean’s list and an overall GPA of 3.26. It was a very exciting year for chapter academically. The Zeta kappa chapter has achieved a tremendous amount of success in the year of 2013, and will strive to continue excellence in all years to come.

Renovations on campus at BGSU – including a New Greek Village! Bowling Green State University is constantly looking for new ways to update and improve the campus. As a whole, they are renovating many buildings to make it feel more homely for its students. With a student body of about twenty thousand students, the university has taken big steps within the past year to improve the campus. They started renovation in the summer of 2013 on the student recreation center and it is expected to take about a year to complete; a new recreation center is very exciting. Lastly, there are also renovations coming to Bowen-Thompson Student Union starting in May 2014. Renovations include new food concepts in Falcons Nest, renovation in Bowling Greenery and Black Swamp Pub as well as other public spaces in the Union, and relocation of the computer lab and TV lounge. These changes will significantly improve food service and operations in the BGSU dining options and the atmosphere over all.

Our big news is that a new Greek Village is on the horizon at BGSU! Years of site planning and assessment means that this is the last year for Zeta Kappa to be in its current on-campus house. We believe that this change will benefit all chapters and build unity in our Greek community. For example, no chapter will have an advantage over another due to their house during recruitment. Demolition of all Greek houses will occur in the summer of 2014 and the completed Greek Village of Townhouses is expected for Fall 2016. In honor of the last year in our current house, we held an extra special Homecoming Celebration with a strong showing of our Zeta Kappa alums. Sisterhood

The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with emphasis on sisterhood. As a chapter we value sisterhood and continue to strengthen ours each year, not only within our chapter, but with other sororities on campus. In the past year we have invited chapters over to eat dinner, play games, and watch movies in order to get to know the women better and what they represent. Our chapter house is another aspect that we take pride in, it looks like a normal dormitory; however it is so much more than that. It is a place where we can bond as sisters and be a place that is a home away from home. We have a family room, formal room, a computer lab, a study and a kitchen. All of these spaces contribute to the overall feeling of being right at home. Our values, members, and house all add to who we are as a chapter and our strong bond that we hold as sisters.

Highlights of 2014

Philanthropy Events

From the philanthropic perspective, we participated in the annual spring Dance Marathon fundraiser. Dance Marathon is the largest student-run philanthropy in the state of Ohio. We had nine members who were dancers and stayed on their feet for 32 hours! We also had 6 bikers who biked 180 miles from Cincinnati to Bowling Green to help raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network.

Zeta Kappa sponsored four different philanthropies to benefit Reading is Fundamental and Kappa Kidney Camp. First, on February 17th we held Kappacinos, where we stood on campus and sold hot chocolate, coffee and cookies. Later in the semester, we held Kappa Klassic, a golf scramble held at Bowling Green’s golf course, to raise money and awareness for reading is fundamental on April 13th. We raised approximately $1300. During the fall on September 23th we hosted a fundraiser called Kappa Kupcakes, where we stood on the Education building steps and sold cupcakes to the Bowling Green community, we raised $474.50 for Kappa Kidney Camp. Later in the fall, on October 25th we held our annual Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese in downtown Bowing Green where we sold grilled cheese, tomato soup and Kappa Kool-Aid and raised $1,180.90. In total, our chapter also completed 502.5 service hours.

Honors and Awards

In February of 2014, we secretly had two sisters who represented BGSU spirit. Kimmy Zaccharo had been a member of Sic Sic for the four years that she was at BGSU. Lauren Phillips was revealed as Frieda Falcon. Both of these ladies were revealed at sporting events and are both past presidents of Zeta Kappa. We are very proud of them!

February 15th we held our annual parent’s weekend at Stone Ridge Golf Club in Bowling Green. This event allowed our loved ones to come and see what our chapter is all about. During this weekend we enjoy dinner with our families, share a slideshow of what we have done throughout the year and award members for sisterhood and academic excellence. This is a great even for the member and their families to let them know what the Zeta Kappa is accomplishing as a chapter.

On March 23rd we were awarded the Academic Excellence Award from the Greek Community and standards of excellence, which was revealed to us on Greek weekend. The Zeta Kappa chapter has won both the indoor and outdoor intermural flag football championships within the past year.

Recruitment and Academic Excellence

During spring open recruitment, we were able to recruit and initiate 3 women. The 23 other initiates joined these women during fall formal recruitment. These women have proven to be a great addition to our chapter. We are very proud to have 33 members on the dean’s list and a 3.31 GPA in the spring. In the fall our chapter had 31 women on the dean’s list and an overall GPA of 3.35. Our chapter has the second highest GPA out of the sororities on campus, showing Kappas hard work. This has proven to be a very successful year academically and we strive for excellence in the years to come.

Sisterhood

The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with much emphasis on sisterhood and friendship. As a chapter we value sisterhood and continue to strengthen ours each year, not only with our chapter, but other sororities on campus and in the panhellenic community. In the past year we have invited chapters over to our house to eat dinner, play games and watch movies in order to get to know the women and see what they represent. Even though for the second half of this year we have not had the house we have bonded with many of the sororities in the temporary dorm. Kappa Kappa Gamma shares the floor with Alpha Xi Delta and Pi Beta Phi and the girls make the best out of this living experience.

This year the Zeta Kappa chapter has taken some trips and done certain activities to strengthen our sisterhood. For the first time on November 2 we took a charter bus down to Columbus, Ohio where our headquarters is located. We received a tour of headquarters and much information about Kappas rich history. During the time that we were in Columbus we also took a trip to Ohio State and toured their house! It was a nice experience to be able to meet with a larger chapter and see their sisterhood. Later that month we took a sisterhood photo-shoot and have done several sisterhood retreats throughout the year to help us grow and learn more about each other.

Renovations on campus at BGSU

Bowling Green State University is a flat campus with a lot of character. As a whole they are constantly looking for new ways to update and improve the campus. They have taken tremendous steps within the year of 2014 to better the campus of about 20,000 students. On Sunday August 24th of this year the Student Recreational Center had their opening debut after one year of construction. The new student recreational center includes designated areas for functional training/fitness to accommodate a wide range of exercises.

Starting in the fall of 2014 the Zeta Kappa women have been faced with the challenge of not having an on campus house. However, there have been many traditions within the walls of Conklin that have including sisterhood bonding and homecoming with the alumna. The Greek Housing Project that has been kicked off in 2010 for the 1,500 fraternities and sorority members at BGSU is expected to be complete in the fall of 2016 and our chapter could not be more excited.

BGSU is also planning to make renovations within McDonald residence hall, the student union and a new criminal justice building.

Since Zeta Kappa does not currently have a house on campus we hold chapter meetings in a university owned facility. The facility changes from time to time depending on which building and rooms are available.

We are currently renovating the Bowling Green campus and there is not a house. However, the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma live in a dorm with eighteen of our sisters. The floor is shared with Alpha Xi Delta and Pi Beta Phi. The dorm is University owned and this is the first time in our chapters history that we are under these living requirements.

One of our members, Haley Gilbert our chapters philanthrophy chairman, wears a historic badge. "HKS 2009" to stand for Hannah Kathleen Stone, is inscribed on the back of her badge, and this is her story: I still remember getting that call from my sister 6 years ago, of her screaming, “I found my home, I found my home”. Everyone in my family was so confused because this was our first true encounter of Greek life. My sister went on and on about how she met women that shared the same interests as her, penguins, crafts and Jimmy Johns. She also went on to say that when she walked into her “new home” she couldn’t help but feel comfortable and loved. This new home was Kappa Kappa Gamma. From that moment on, as a freshman in high school, I knew that I wanted to go Greek."

"Going into BGSU, I knew about 3 people total and was 3 hours away from home. I signed up for recruitment right away, eager to find my new home but also completely fearful of not being able to find the right fit. As I walked into each room in the Union to meet each chapter, I discovered what I wanted in a chapter. I wanted women that would encourage me to grow as a person. I also wanted women that would have endless laughs with me, eat pizza with and have heart to hearts with at 2 am. As I walked into Kappa, I was instantly greeted with a smile. It was the end of the first day of recruitment and frankly, I was exhausted and done with small talk. I soon realized that the few women I did talk to, made me feel energized and welcome. They made me laugh and we talked about family. I knew from that moment I would be a Kappa Kappa Gamma. Each round after that I met other ladies in Kappa, who shared the same dreams, goals, and laughs with me. I sat during preference party just like you, hoping the women around the room would like me just as much as I liked them. Then on Bid day aka the best day, I opened the card to find out I finally was a Kappa Kappa Gamma. I cried, hugging my rho gamma that ended up being a Kappa. I called my sister anxiously to tell her the big news. Thinking back on bid day, I had no idea how Kappa would change me and I am still continuously finding out how Kappa is changing the women I am. This experience, that I am currently going through has made me change from being a shy, insecure girl who would never speak in front of a group of people to a confident women who takes on challenges with her sisters support. I found sisterhood, which is an indescribable feeling. Everyone in and out of college will tell you that you’ll meet your “lifelong friends”. I haven’t just met my lifelong friends; I have met my lifelong sisters, bridesmaids, and confidants. I hope each of you sitting in these chairs find your new home and sisters just like I did."