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Beta Nu looks forward now to its 100th anniversary with pride in the past and the knowledge that college lifestyles may change, but all that has made Kappa great will remain steadfast.
==Highlights of 1980’s==
Moving into the 1980’s, Beta Nu chapter members were becoming more career oriented and often were responsible financially for their college and Kappa expenses. More interest was found in graduate programs as well as an increased participation in sports. Beta Nu was certainly competitive and consistently ranked in the top groups on the Ohio State campus. Rush programs were strong, with particular attention paid to legacies.
Beta Nu could often be found participating in philanthropic projects throughout the Ohio State Greek system. These included Pi Kappa Alpha’s and Alpha Phi’s Grand Prix race, the road rally conducted by Kappa Sigma and Kappa Alpha Theta, and a softball tournament for Tau Kappa Epsilon. At the 1985 Gamma Province Meeting, a province philanthropy project was adopted: “Kidney Kamp.” This was a Kappa first and one supported by Beta Nu with great enthusiasm.
The 1980’s were not without their challenges for Beta Nu. Early in the decade, Beta Nu found they were not competitive academically and quickly implemented programming to remedy the situation. Study hours were instituted and an academic competition with Phi Kappa Psi helped to bring Beta Nu’s academics back to an appropriate level. Later in the decade, a Greek member died after falling off the roof of a Greek house. Consequently, rules regarding behavior and alcohol for the Greek organizations were amended. The Greek community as a whole lost many members and rush numbers declined significantly. However Beta Nu was able to maintain its strong position on the campus.
==Highlights of the 1990’s==
The 1990’s found Beta Nu participating in both philanthropic and Greek social events. The Kappa Golf Classic was held each year in the decade, raising funds for the National Kidney Foundation. In addition, Beta Nu worked with Delta Chi Fraternity on their Skip-a-Meal program, where fraternities and sororities pair up for dinner. The money that would have been used for the sorority’s meal is donated to a favorite charity. Greek Week and Derby Days were favorite events for the chapter as well. The chapter reported excellent campus public relations because of their participation is so many campus activities.
The Beta Nu chapter house was updated in 1990 when the Mother’s Club reupholstered the furniture in the living room and TV room. Just a few years later the Beta Nu chapter hosted the Alpha Chi Omega chapter for nearly a full quarter when the Alpha Chi chapter house burned down….a true display of Panhellenic sisterhood. Finally in 1996 the Beta Nu chapter house was completely redecorated and a study room was added in the basement, complete with two new computers. The renovations were completed as a result of a bequest made by Mary Moyer.
The decade saw continued dwindling recruitment numbers and academic issues for Beta Nu. A Letter of Concern was sent to Beta Nu to remind them of Kappa’s standards of maintaining strong chapter membership numbers and good grades. Their hard work was rewarded when the chapter was named number one on campus in grades in 1999.
==Highlights of the 2000’s==
The 2000’s found the Ohio State University to be one of the largest colleges in the United States, with approximately 39,000 students at the beginning of the decade and quickly moving to 60,000 by 2010. Likewise, Beta Nu saw its numbers rise as well. More than 6% of the students were members of Greek groups.
Beta Nu continued with its philanthropic pursuits with the Kappa Golf Classic, a very successful event. The chapter also incorporated two events close to their hearts. One involved collecting pop tabs to support a young boy being treated for a rare brain tumor at St. Jude’s in Memphis, TN. The chapter also formed a team to raise funds to support research to find cures for leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. This was done to honor a chapter member dealing with lymphoma. $4800 was raised. For their successful ongoing efforts, the chapter received awards from both the Fraternity and the Ohio State University.
The chapter continually challenged itself, acknowledging those areas where they did well and working hard to deal with issues that created difficulties. Beta Nu consistently remained above the All-Greek average until towards the end of the decade. At that time the chapter realized they needed to give their coursework some additional attention. In addition they worked hard on alumnae relations, ritual and history education, and communication within the chapter.
==Highlights of 2012==