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===Highlights of 2014===
MEMBERSHIP
During the spring semester we did not take any new members because we do not take a spring pledge class due to the small size of our school. In the fall we took 19 new members who completed a 10-day program that explained and exhibited Kappa goals and ideals. During this 10 day period one member hosted the entire sorority at her house for a retreat in order for the new members to not only bond with each other, but to bond with the older members as well. After the 10-day period all 19 girls were initiated. Along with the 19 sophomores who were admitted, 6 juniors were initiated as well due to their new membership program being ended early by the Kappa national organization and their inability to be initiated as a result. The new membership program in the fall reflected necessary changes developed by our risk management chairman in conjunction with our new membership chairman to offer new members a true Kappa experience.
PHILANTHROPY
Throughout the 2014 year Zeta Theta made sure to uphold the philanthropic ideals associated with Kappa Kappa Gamma by participating in many philanthropic events that benefitted both Trinity and the surrounding Hartford area. Some events in which we participated and hosted are as follows:
-Kappa Kisses Created first Annual kappa Kisses Event. We sold “Kappa Kisses” to Trinity Community from Monday, Feb 10- Wednesday, Feb 12 during lunch and dinner. Our organization did not receive any profits from the fundraiser and donated $401 to the Interval House in Hartford, CT
-Relay for Life We had 100% participation from our chapter. We raised $700 for the charity.
- Greek Week Actively involved in planning Greek Week 2014 and planned all philanthropy events/fundraising activities for the week of Greek Week.
-Latino Community Services Throughout the spring semester members of our organization volunteered in their offices to help benefit the Hartford community.
-Trinity College “Do It Day”
On Saturday, September 6th we gardened at the Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe house. This is an annual campus-wide event that helps “beautify” Hartford.
-Halloween on Vernon
In conjunction with ACES and Psi Upsilon we helped organize games, face painting, pumpkin carving, and trick or treating for children from the Hartford community. We offered a safe and fun environment for children in the Hartford Community to enjoy Halloween festivities.
- Achieve Hartford Spelling Bee
Each year Kappa Kappa Gamma volunteers at the school bordering campus to help put together a spelling bee for both students and parents. We help set up the event, organize the stage for the participants, and help guide parents and guests to the auditorium. After the event is over we take the leftover food to a nearby shelter in downtown Hartford.
-Thanksgiving Basket
This past November we raised money to donate a basket filled with food for Thanksgiving so a family could enjoy a full thanksgiving meal.
-Pink Shabbat
We raised money and made challah on November 21st to support the Hillel society.
-Sponsor a Snowman
At the end of November we participated in this event by buying a gift for a young girl named Crystal for the holiday season.
-Capitol Squash
This is a new philanthropy event our sorority has been participating in twice a week, along with other Greek organizations, we volunteer with this organization. It is an organization that combines a physical after school activity, squash, and tutoring for elementary school children in the Hartford area. We began this in the fall and will continue our participation through the end of the school year.
INVOLVEMENT OUTSIDE OF KAPPA
The members of Kappa Kappa Gamma are extremely diverse. We are involved in many clubs, teams, and organizations, and many have awards, accolades, and very
noteworthy accomplishments. Out of the listed accomplishments and involvements below, many members of Kappa Kappa Gamma are applicable to multiple.
Academics:
Faculty honors
Teachers assistants
Psi chi psychology honors society
Honored for Outstanding Academic Achievements
Teachers assistant for environmental science and winter ecology
Research assistant for environmental science—made presentation at the geological society of America northeast conference in 2013
Presidential fellow for environmental science
Tri beta national biological society
Community:
Editor/Founder of literary arts magazine (Trinity Spine)
Members of relay for life planning committee
Founder of Club Tennis
Feature editor and writers of the Trinity College Tripod
Trinity College Tour Guides
Member of barnyard organization
Mock Trial members
Student Task Force Member
Mentor through ConnectiKids program
Mentor through the InterArts program
Student Volunteer at local Hartford Elementary School
Volunteer at the Montessori School
Orientation Leader
Assistant at Writing Center
First-year mentor
Intern at a Communications Office
Athletics:
Tennis Team
Field Hockey
Dance Team
Club sailing
Club Tennis
AWARDS
Greek Woman of the Year- Emily Miscencik
Philanthropy Event of the Year
CHAPTER MEETINGS AND HOUSING
Meetings
We hold weekly meetings in a classroom on campus every Wednesday night. The meetings usually last between 30 minutes to 60 minutes depending upon what needs to be covered in the meetings. We usually discuss any upcoming events that we have as a chapter and we vote on things that we want to organize and host in the future, whether they be philanthropic or with other organizations on campus.
Housing
During this past summer we moved from 32 Vernon Street Hartford, CT 06106 to 116 Allen Place Hartford, CT 06106. We were fully moved into and out of the old house in time for the new school year. We are renting our new house, as we did with our previous house. Our new house is much more up to date than our previous house and is closer to Trinity’s campus and is in a nicer location. Five sisters can live in the house and they reside on the second and third floors of the house. Their living space has a kitchen, living area, and bathroom that are separate from the meeting space that is available to all members on the first floor. The first floor offers a kitchen, bathroom, and living area as well. In addition there is a room with a bed dedicated to hosting visitors from Nationals. As a whole, our new house offers much better accommodations to those living in the house and for the chapter as a whole.