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Zeta Eta Chapter was colonized the weekend of October 16–18, 1981, with 47 outstanding, bright and articulate young women. “The rush team was sensational, the alumnae support was unmatched, the helping actives were terrific, and the quality of women in rush was all the Fraternity hoped for and more!” wrote Marian Klingbeil Williams, Missouri, Director of Chapters.
On April 3, 1982 –a “typical” sunny California morning –Southern California Kappa gathered for the installation of Kappa’s 109th active chapter, Zeta Eta. A school of its time, a school of the area, Irvine is flourishing where there were only bare hills before 1961. Now bursting with 12,000 students, it is well-known for its fine science, dance and drama programs and the seriousness of the student body. The architecture of the school, designed to fit into the Irvine hills, is California enhanced by the lush landscaping everywhere. UCI is a beautiful campus located in the unique master-planned community of Irvine and is just minutes from the gleaming coastal cities of Newport Beach, Corona del Mar, Laguna Beach and the charming little beach community of Balboa Island where many of the students reside.
Many members joined as sophomores, juniors, or even seniors. They participated in a campuswide celebration called Wayzgoose. The philanthropic focus was on an eating orders awareness program. Anorexia nervosa seemed to have reached a peak in the late 70s and early 80s and has been described as “the disorder of the 80s.” College campuses instituted counseling or support systems for people suffering from eating disorders, and the chapter members
==Highlights of the 1990s==
In 1997, sixty-percent of chapter members attended the installation of the Eta Gamma Chapter at the University of San Diego. 1998 saw a new Diamonds and Sapphires event which was a combined Parent’s Day, Pledge Presents, and Scholarship awards banquet. This was also the beginning of the Sionara Seniors event which included a party, a senior will and ritual. In 1998, chapter members made a commitment to work hard to improve their chapter by making a “blue print” to guide them in rebuilding and strengthening the chapter. Throughout the 90s, the chapter held Founders Day with UC Riverside.
The chapter members participated in many Panhellenic events including Greek Week, and Songfest. An annual Diamonds and Sapphires Scholarship banquet honored members with outstanding academic achievement. During Sapphire Week each February, members held a campus-wide barbeque called Kappa Kantina, a fraternity appreciation dessert, and a the annual formal dance, Sapphire Ball.
The chapter was able to add new members in every quarter of 2011. Traditional events included a campus-wide Kappa Kantina with carne asada, the Diamonds and Sapphires luncheon to celebrate academic achievements and sisterhood with members’ parents, and Songfest. According to alumna Corien Woudenberg, Zeta Eta in its early years was very similar to the chapter in 2012.
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