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'''Changes to Chapter:'''
During the summer of 2013, our house board renovated our basement pit with new paint, lighting, couches and picture frames, making the space much more comfortable and useable compared to previous semesters. They also improved the organization and cleanliness of the kitchen. During the winter break of 2013, the house board made plans to organize our main storage room, making storage more accessible and useful to officers, chairmen and members.
==Highlights of 2014==
January: We had informal recruitment throughout this month and gave bids to three girls.
February: On Feb. 6th, we participated in a Monmouth Duo event with the Iowa Beta chapter of Pi Beta Phi. We had our annual Mother-Daughter day on the 8th. On Feb. 23rd we hosted the Zeta North LEAD conference.
March: On March 1st, we had eight girls participate in the Polar Plunge and raised $625 dollars for Special Olympics Iowa. Simpson Panhell celebrated National Badge Day on the 3rd. We initiated three women over the 21st-22nd weekend.
April: The chapter participated in Campus day on April 2nd. During the week of March 31st- April 4th, we sold “Kappa Kupcakes” and raised $164.60 for the KKG Foundation. We had spring formal on the 5th. From the 7th-11th we celebrated Greek Week.
June: Sarah Beadle represented our chapter at Kappa Convention in Texas from the 24th-29th.
September: We had two girls study abroad in Ireland and Adelaide, Australia. We participated in formal recruitment, the 5th-7th, and recruited fourteen new girls reaching quota plus one. Madi Wilson represented our chapter at Leadership Academy from the 11th-14th. We had our fall car wash on the 27th, and raised $594 for Reading is Fundamental.
October: Our annual Father-Daughter Day was the 4th. We participated in Homecoming week (13th-18th), we placed 2nd in the Homecoming Yell Like Hell stomp competition and came in 4th overall. We hosted Kappasta the 21st and raised $615 for the Iowa Foster and Adoptive Parenting Association.
November: We initiated fourteen women the weekend of the 7th-9th. We participated in Adoption Day at the Polk County Courthouse in Des Moines on the 15th.
December: Multiple girls signed up to “Ring the Bell” on the 4th to raise money for the Salvation Army.
Chapter Achievements and Awards: We won the grade cup, meaning we had the highest Greek average GPA, in both the fall and spring semesters. In the fall semester we won with a 3.555, and in the spring semester we won with a 3.56. Our chapter received many Honorable Mentions for awards presented at Convention, including: Recruitment award (4 or less Panhellenic groups), Most Improved Academic Excellence (4 or less Panhellenic groups), New Member Program Award (Chapters with less than 75 members), Greatest Improvement Award (All Chapters). Our chapter also won the Panhellenic Excellence Award (4 or less Panhellenic groups) at Convention.
Group and Individual Achievements and Awards: Emily Magers and Sammie Moenning represented our chapter’s seniors in Homecoming court. We had three girls, Rachel Hoffman, Madi Wilson, and Karli Wittorf, inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society. In addition, Karli Wittorf was elected President of Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society. Emily Magers, Lauren Mulder, and Natasha Shehade got elected President, Vice President, and Treasurer of Tri Beta National Honor Society, respectively. For the spring semester, five girls received a 4.0 and were on the President’s List, and nineteen girls received a GPA of a 3.75 or higher and were on the Dean’s List. For the fall semester, twelve girls were on the President’s List and eighteen girls were on the Dean’s List. Bree Gaster, Lauren Doocy, and Bri McCloskey were Academic All Conference Athletes. In addition, Bri McCloskey was the Simpson Cross Country MVP and Most Improved Runner, and was voted November’s Athlete of the Month.
Changes to Campus: In January, the new Steven Johnson Fitness Center opened and houses a new fitness center/equipment, on campus fitness classes, new classrooms, as well as other amenities. In November, Simpson’s new pedestrian plaza was completed and made it much easier and safer for the students of Simpson to walk across campus.
Changes to Chapter: In the fall, our house board graciously purchased new furniture for our formal living room and a lounge area on the second floor.
We hold meetings at our Chapter's house which is owned by Simpson College. Our chapter has a house that is owned by Simpson College and 35 girls can live in. This is the only house that our chapter has lived in.
==Highlights of 2020s:==