Changes
→Highlights of 2015
Kappas take Furman’s opportunities to travel to further their educational experience. In the spring we had a sister in Copenhagen Denmark, one in Edinburgh, and another in China. Also in the spring for a little less than a semester six Kappas traveled to Africa for an immersion course in the study of poverty. This fall we had two sisters in Australia, two in Japan, and two in the British Isles. Back on campus, Eta Alpha was diligently working on improving our academic success with study hall ideas and studying incentives from our Academic Excellence chair. A visit from our LC Katherine Latta, Kappa Trainer Marcia Shearer and Kate Steiner in November gave us encouragement and motivation for the next semester and our incoming officers. They supported our strengths and had suggestions for our weaknesses. We collaborated on ideas about sisterhood and making chapter meetings more fun, as well as time management and public relations on campus. As a chapter Eta Alpha is an aspiring group of women who are individually talented and represent Kappa values as a whole.
This year Eta Alpha has experienced a structural makeover, or face lift, if you will. Sisterhood within the chapter ahs been a focus as well as improving public relations and our academic excellence. Informal preparations for recruitment in January have been tip-top, setting strong groundwork for 2016 and our new members.
Chapter Philanthropy:
Towards the end of 2014 Duncan Chapel Elementary approached Eta Alpha looking for volunteers to help tutor their underprivileged students after school who required extra attention. In 2015 Kappas helped tutor each week on Wednesday and Thursday.
We were excited about the opportunity and flattered by the invitation to personal make a difference. Duncan Chapel being just around the corner is near to our hearts and allows Eta Alpha to give back to the community we are so close to. It feels appropriate for Kappas to be helping kids with homework as we promote RIF and kids learning to read.
'''Highlights of 2020s''' (Information from chapter history reports, scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.)