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The final event for the new members to get to know each other before initiation was at New Member Retreat on November 2nd. They went to Wheels Fun Park for a night of rollerblading. Finally, the chapter was overjoyed to initiate them on November 4th and have them officially become sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We followed this with another sisterhood event on November 7th at SkyZone, where sisters had fun jumping around and being silly with each other. Next was our annual Semi-Formal on November 11th at R&R Grill on Franklin Street, a fun night of Kappas looking sharp with their dates. Our final fundraising event of the fall was a benefit night at Purple Bowl on November 16th that raised money for Reading is Fundamental. That same night, we had a mixer with Alpha Epsilon Pi at Might as Well. The event was themed "Jarty in the USA" where everyone dressed in denim and red, white, and blue. On November 19th, a group of sisters went to NC State to cheer on an athlete at the Special Olympics tournament. We ended the fall semester with a new event, a Karaoke Cocktail at The Strowd on December 1st. Our sisters and their dates spent the night singing and dancing while dressed up in their favorite tacky holiday attire.
==Highlights of 2018==
2018 was a year full of service and success for the Epsilon Gamma chapter.
We began 2018 with a snowstorm that led to some sisterly bonding and memories of sledding and snowball fights in the front lawn. Shortly after it thawed, we held our first date function on January 26th with a “Dynamic Duos” theme at a commonly-used venue called Country Fried Duck. Sisters came with dates dressed as their favorite pairs from pop culture. This kicked off a wonderful semester of events. Chapter Council then made goals concerning transparency and sisterhood that they kept to throughout the year in order to better the chapter.
Epsilon Gamma participated in Spring informal recruitment. Spring recruitment activities included an ice cream bar, a basketball game watch party.
February kicked off with a social event with Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity at Pantana Bobs. It took place on February 1st and had a “Holiday” theme where everyone dressed as their favorite holiday. There were some creative options like National Ice Cream Day, Mother’s Day or even Spaghetti Appreciation Day. During this week, women interested in spring recruitment were also able to attend meals and speak with sisters about life in Kappa.
We had a wonderfully successful recruitment. The chapter voted and we extended bids to 15 new members that we felt held Kappa’s values and would better our sisterhood. We had a bid day dinner and celebration on February 9th. The new members were pinned that weekend on February 11th and officially welcomed into the chapter.
On February 15th, we had a social function at Might As Well with Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity with an “M is for Mixer” theme where everyone had to dress as something that started with their first name.
We had such wonderful sisterhood events this year, but the first one really started us off right. Our standards committee organized a pottery night where everyone could decorate a cup, plate or mug with their own designs. It was held at the house in our dining room and was a great way to relax during the time of midterms.
Kappa also explored many service opportunities this year beginning with One Act training that teaches how to be an active bystander when facing situations of sexual harassment, assault or relationship violence.
Our sisters then got to enjoy one of our favorite date functions, Heartbreakers, on February 24th. It was an 80s rock n’ roll theme and everyone had a lot of fun with their costumes. The events continued with a social with Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity at The Library with a “Hippies vs. Hipsters” theme.
It was followed by one of our favorite philanthropy events: Read Across America Day. We partnered with Pi Beta Phi Sorority to celebrate Dr. Suess and literacy issues facing the United States. We also raised awareness for our national philanthropy Reading is Fundamental. We made signs and got students to make bookmarks to give to local children.
On March 7th, our spring class received their big sisters in a reveal night and everyone was so excited to join the families that would guide them through their Kappa days. Initiation was held on March 24th and we were so glad to have our new members become our sisters.
We held our largest Philanthropy event, It’s On Us, to raise awareness about sexual assault and misconduct on college campuses. The money raised went to benefit the Orange Country Rape Crisis Center. Our formal was held later that month at The Carolina Inn and our chapter said goodbye to beloved seniors as they entered Alumni status.
We did not have a quiet summer, for at convention our chapter was awarded a Standards Awards for our excellence in sisterhood and standards operations.
Fall began with a very successful recruitment where we celebrated 52 new members in a “New Year’s Eve” themed Bid Day. We had a DJ and the porch was covered in glitter as we all sang songs from Mamma Mia.
Our community was then struck by two hurricanes and many sisters had to evacuate. In order to support our Wilmington sisters and the community at large, we began a campus-wide collection drive of canned food, bedding, and other materials for We Wilm Rebuild.
We had our first date function on September 18th at Country Fried Duck where the theme was” Formal Clothes and What are Those?” Everyone wore funny shoes.
We also held our philanthropy event supporting earlier.org, our chapter’s philanthropy that goes towards breast cancer research and was started by a Kappa alum, in the form of a cookout. Our amazing Chef Jo prepared barbeque and his famous mac and cheese. We held a parent’s cocktail and had a wonderful time introducing our parents to our sisters and friends.
Our sisterhood retreat was one of the highlights of the fall. We went to Camp Weaver where we toasted marshmallows, did bonding activities and shared our favorite Kappa memories. We even got all the camp staff to sing with us at lunch. We initiated new members on October 27th.
The next week we had a Halloween social with Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity at Goodfellows. We held a homecoming tailgate with Bojangles where the “ladies from 80s” came to our house and reunited with their sisters. Semi-Formal was held on November 10th at The Carolina Inn. Our semester ended with new officers being elected on November 18th.Two of our sisters were even elected to Panhellenic Council in the offices of Internal Affairs and Communications.
Recent changes on campus included the tearing down of a confederate monument on campus and a strike involving teaching assistants. Protests went on all semester and many sisters engaged in healthy dialogues about both issues. The chapter overall has had wonderful growth. We have bonded around our sisterhood even more especially with the tragedy inflicted on some of our members by the hurricanes. In troubling times, we have truly cnetered around what makes Kappa special and strong. We also have made a commitment to our academics with group study sessions and booking study rooms in order to make sure Kappa is making a mark in the classroom.
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