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Sesquicentennial Celebration: We placed heavy emphasis on the importance of Founders Day, as well as Kappa traditions. During each formal chapter meeting, history nugget was read aloud to inform members of the incredible history our sorority has. Many ritual reviews were planned to continue to educate members of our amazing and scared ritual. The newly elected 2020 Chapter Council is already working hard to plan fun and educational events and meetings geared toward Kappa's 150 anniversary.
'''==Highlights of the 2020s:==''' 2020 has been quite an eventful year for Gamma Chi. In January, we were able to hold recruitment in person and recruit 33 amazing girls! We were able to celebrate Bid-Day at the national mall with our new sisters. In February, we had our first Kappa event, a Mardi-gras themed social event called Krewe de Kappa. We then participated in our first Sisterhood event of the year: A Rumble Boxing class! Soon after was Big Little week. After a week of spoiling our new members, we held our reveal by the Washington Monument. On the 28th, we were fortunate enough to be able to visit the Boys and Girls club, which is an organization that we hold close to our hearts. As March started, so did our inspiration period. Before our new members were initiated, we held our annual get together where new members and a handful of officers were able to hang out, enjoy pizza and cookies and get to know each other better. We successful initiated 29 girls on March 7th. A few days later, we held our first Sisterhood event with our now-initiated sisters! Following this Sisterhood event, GW notified us all that we would be doing online school due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This changed our chapter operations significantly. Despite not being able to see each other in person, we continued to hold chapter via Zoom. As we could no longer visit the Boys and Girls club in person, we participated in an online fundraiser that Go Puff held for the Boys and Girls club in April. In order to keep our sisters connected, we wanted to continue with our Sisterhood events, and we were able to host a virtual yoga class. Although we didn't get the opportunity to say goodbye to them in person, we hosted a Senior Sendoff virtually on April 26th. On May 6th, Gamma Chi made history when we conducted our first ever virtual initiation. The four remaining girls who were unable to attend initiation in March were able to be initiated in a one-of-a-kind virtual ceremony. Throughout May, we were presented with the opportunity to donate resources to the Boys and Girls club as they were opening a daycare for the children of essential workers. Following many protests over the summer after the passing of George Floyd, Gamma Chi held a "listening Session" via Zoom in which we discussed diversity and inclusion within our chapter and beyond. We were fortunate enough to have our facilitator, Marla Williams, join us. As the Fall 2020 semester came around, we learned that we would not be resuming in-person learning and that all campus activities would continue to be suspended. As the Boys and Girls club was still seeking permission to operate, and we weren't allowed to meet in person, we were unable to hold our annual Kappa kickball for philanthropy week. Though out October, we continued to place importance on staying in touch with our sisters, as we held Kappa Ketchups, in which we would have a video chat in small groups to catch up and see how everyone was doing. 2020 was a very important year for Kappa Kappa Gamma, as we celebrated our 150th Founders Day! We held a formal chapter and performed the Virtual Founders Day Ceremony. We were lucky enough to be joined by our advisors, and we held a virtual recognition of the members of our advisory board as well. We made sure to end October off strong with another virtual Sisterhood event. This time, we were joined by Kacy O'Brien, who helped us all relax and unwind ahead of mid terms with a mediation workshop. On November 8th, we were able to hold virtual elections for our brilliant new Chapter Council.! We are so proud of the new leaders of our chapter. A couple days after elections, we were able to volunteer at the Boys and Girls club virtually which was such a nice experience, despite the distance. Despite not being able to connect with the children at the Boys and Girls club, we held a Thanksgiving fundraiser for them virtually! Although we faced many limitations to our operations this past year, Gamma Chi has continued to remain an engaged and active community. =Chapter Philanthropy= The Boys and Girls Club offers after-school programs for young people. We chose this organization because of its emphasis on children's learning and advancement which goes hand in hand with the values and mission of Kappa's main philanthropy: Reading is Fundamental. The Boys and Girls Club has continued with their efforts despite the COVID-19 pandemic. With the continuation of fundraisers for necessary school supplies as well as the provision of spaces for children to take their remote classes, the Boys and Girls Club has created a safe and productive work environment that these children might not have otherwise had. =Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion= Our chapter included diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in our programming by creating a "diversity and inclusion chair" position. All of the chapters a GW Panhellenic have a diversity and inclusion chair, which make up the Diversity and Inclusion Leadership (DIL) Board. These women meet on a weekly basis to discuss plans of action to promote diversity within the Panhellenic community as well as within their specific chapters. Gamma Chi has hosted a number of diversity workshops throughout the year which have been lead by either the diversity and inclusion chair or other speakers. In July, we held a virtual "Listening Session" with Marla Williams' help, in which we discussed the topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion within our chapter and within our world. Over this past semester, our diversity and inclusion chair created informative presentations for our chapter which were followed with interactive activities such as Cahoots in order to gauge our chapter's knowledge. =Sesquicentennial Celebration= Gamma Chi was able to celebrate Kappa's 150th anniversary by holding a virtual Founders Day ceremony. We were joined by our advisory board, who conducted a recognition ceremony for. Following this virtual celebration, our chapter tuned in to the Facebook event by Headquarters.