History
Colonization
During the New Member period the chapter was mentored by two Kappa Leadership Consultants: Catie Ross and Meghan Agras. They were involved in the initial marketing of the Kappa Chapter that would be forming and later conducted Kappa Conversations to get to know the potential new members. The women who were interested had their questions answered during these conversations. At the end of this period there was a Bid Day to invite them to membership.
On March 11, 2018 the initial class of women pledged their name in interest to the Colony of Kappa Kappa Gamma known as Eta Omega. Pat Murphy Coulter, Ritual and History Specialist, conducted the Formal Pledging Ceremony. About 20 women from the Cornell Chapter traveled to assist with the Formal Pledging.
Installation
On April 20, 2018 the women of Binghamton began their membership journey with the Fireside Ceremony held at the Terra Cotta at 8pm. The ceremony was led by Fraternity Vice President Nancy Eyermann Foland. A light desert and time to visit followed the ceremony.
On April 21, 2018 at the Binghamton Club the chapter was installed by Beth Uphoff Black, Fraternity President. Assisting with the installation was Denise Rugani and Nancy Eyermann Foland. One Hundred and Twenty One women were initiated into the Eta Omega Chapter.
Sisters from Syracuse University, Colgate University and Marist University traveled up to 3 hours to participate in the installation and to welcome the new sisters into the Eta Omega Chapter.
The founding members of the chapter are: Heather Abraham, Claire Alston, Nida Anwar, Amulya Aramalla, Autumn Baker, Hannah Bander, Kaitlyn Bartholomew, Alaina Belrose, Daniela Benzaquen, Lindsay Blank, Alison Bowers, Julia Bradley, Anna Braz, Jamie Carroll, Jaycee Cartolano, Katherine Changtroraleke, Angelique Chatpar, Naomi Chen, Amanda Choy, Mia Cohen, Cathrena Collins, Eleanore Colton, Tyler Conzone, Kayla Cooper, Lauren Cruz, Emily Danielson, Isabel DeLuca, Lauren Duffy, Lynn Edwards, Madison Einhorn, Alexis Fassenfeld, Jessica Ferrar, Josephine Galeotafiore, Taylor Geen, Brianna Genova, Emily Gerbavsits, Ewa Gerlak, Olivia Graffeo, Mikayla Guida, Grace Hahn, Nicole Hecker, Zoe Heiderstadt, Lucy Hoffman, Nusrat Hossain, Yanah Hossain, Emily Howe, Julianne Hynes, Hope Jackman Pryor, Jamie Jacobson, Tisnue Jean-Baptiste, Erin Jedd, Erin Kagel, Mehr Kaur, Grace Kent, Gail Kheyman, Isha Kumar, Natalie Laino, Emily Lakic, Lauren Lester, Sylvana Levine, Lianna Liu, Marisa Madonna, Alanna Mahon, Meneka Makhijani, Jillian Marchese-Schmitt, Kate Maretsky, Kylie Mawn, Kelsey McCarthy, Olivia McColgan, Sophia Mele, Samantha Mizrahi, Dominique Morales, Jane Mundadan, Kaleigh Murphy, Moira Murphy, Angelika Narewski, Amanda Nelson, Christina Nonnenmacher, Samantha Palladino, Amanda Patenaude, Sarah Pender, Lyndsey Petrofsky, Victoria Pirrera, Ashra Piterman, Arianna Ramdass, Abigail Rinere, Leisa Rockelein, Alejandra Rodas, Linda Sabbagh, Alejandra Salinas, Shelby Schaefer, Samantha Scocozza, Danielle Sconzo, Justyna Seager-Parulski, Jordana Simon, Katie Smith, Emily Sobel, Gina Spigonardo, Begona Spina, Sara Stanziani, Stephany Starzyk, Mia Stewart, Jessica Storozum, Lisa Strumpf, Whitney Tam, Kayla Tarolli, Eileen Taveras, Anna Timmins, Sarah Tkatsenko, Hilal Uyanik, Kennedy VanBrunt, Leslie Velasco, Paola Velazquez, Elizabeth Voroshylo, Mia Weeks, Liana Weitzman, Meghan Whitehead, Sarah Wierzbicki, Dora Ylli, Ella Zalewski, Sarah Zolty.