Changes
→Highlights of 2014
We hold meetings at our Chapter's house which is owned by Simpson College. Our chapter has a house that is owned by Simpson College and 35 girls can live in. This is the only house that our chapter has lived in.
==Highlights of 2015==
January: We had move-in on January 11th and classes began on the 13th. Four of our members began their semester abroad in Germany and Thailand.
February: In February we had an all sisterhood exchange on the fifth. On Saturday, February 7, we had Love and Loyal Tea. This event was for our Omicron Deuteron alumni to come back and talk with the current members and tour the house! February 10 was our chapter’s birthday! Valentine’s Day, February 14, we had kappa kisses. February 19 we had a sisterhood activity and on February 21 we hosted mother/daughter day at the house.
March: The 3rd was International Badge Day. Also, March 3rd through the 5th, our chapter had Kappa Kappaccino for a philanthropy event and we raised $59.45. March 22nd to March 27th was Greek Week and our Leadership Consultant, Hana, visited our chapter. On March 23rd we had a scrapbook event and on March 24th was sisterhood event. On the 26th, we had Spring Open House. On the 31st, there was a recruitment workshop for new members.
April: On April 2nd, there was a chapter retreat. There was a senior program on the 3rd. The chapter participated in campus day and before the service event, some girls from the chapter went to Irving Elementary to read books to children. On April 11th, the chapter had a philanthropy event at Second Chance Dog Rescue and our spring formal was that evening. On the 29th of April, we welcomed home our sister Allyson Zarr from her semester abroad experience in Germany.
May: During May of 2015, many girls from Kappa Kappa Gamma took May term courses or traveled home for the summer; some girls even went out of the country! First-year Allie Karpurk, and seniors Lauren Doocy and Kolby Warren were enrolled in the course “Exploring Washington D.C.” They spent eight days traveling our nation’s capital. First-year Megan Myers and sophomore Rachel Farner traveled to Colorado to do service work. Junior Alexa Cashatt and sophomore Madi Wilson traveled together on the “Discovering the British Isles trip. Whereas sophomores Maddie Young and Erin Boggess did service work in Merida, while Hannah Freisen and Erin Wendover went on the Madrigal May term trip. May 2nd, 10 of our Kappa seniors graduated from Simpson College. On May 11th, we welcomed home our sisters Hallen Phung and Bree Gaster from their semester abroad trip to Thailand and on May 23rd, we welcomed home our sister Erin Wendover from her semester abroad in Germany.
August: On the 23rd our members moved back into the house early for Work Week. Work Week consisted of cleaning the house, preparing the house, and our members for recruitment. On the 29th, our members helped welcome the first year students to campus by moving them into their dormitories.
September: Our sister Karli Wittorf studied abroad in London. We participated in formal recruitment, the 11th-13th, and recruited seventeen new members reaching quota plus one. Erica Heidler represented our chapter at Leadership Academy from the 17th-20th. We had our fall car wash (Kappa Karwash on the 26th, and raised $437 for Reading is Fundamental.
October: We participated in Homecoming week (4th-10th). During homecoming weekend we had an Alumni Tailgate and open house. We placed 2nd in the Homecoming Yell Like Hell stomp competition and placed 1st in Street Painting. We hosted Kappasta on the 13th and raised $338 to buy books for Reading is Fundamental. Our annual Father-Daughter Day was the 17th. We also had a Leadership Consultant visit, named Carly Wooldridge.
November: Throughout the month of November Lambda Chi Alpha, Kappa Theta Psi, and Sigma Alpha Epsilon came to our house and performed a serenade for our chapter. November 6th was professor appreciation day. Our Inspiration Week was Monday 9th – 13th. On Monday the 9th we had a formal meeting to start the week, Wednesday the 11th we had a sisterhood activity, and Friday the 13th we had Blue and Blue dinner with initiation the following morning on Saturday the 14th, where we initiated 15 new members. Also, Monday 9-12th girls registered for spring day classes. On Monday the 16th we had slating to elect new officers for the coming year.
December: In December we had a Christmas exchange with Kappa Theta Psi at 7pm. On December 6th we had our Triplet meeting with the new officers, advisers, and old officers in order to train the new officer, this was held at 3pm in the Pioneer Conference room. The last day of classes was the 11th of December and finals began the following week. Our semester ended on December 17th.
Chapter Achievements and Awards: We won the grade cup, meaning our chapter had the highest Greek average GPA, in the spring semester we won with a 3.662 GPA. Also, during Greek Week in the spring of 2015 our Chapter won the award of Outstanding Chapter Operations and our advisor Kaela Phillips received the Outstanding Advisor award.
Group and Individual Achievements and Awards: Sarah Beadle represented our chapter’s seniors in Homecoming court, Student Body Vice President, and was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, the national leadership fraternity. Megan Myers was inducted into Alpha Lambda Delta honor society as the President in the spring of 2015. Megan Myers, Lindsey VandeKieft, and Rachel Farner were founding members of the new Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization on Campus. Our sister Aimee Loats founded the Love Your Melon society on Simpson College’s campus. Bri McCloskey received the IIAC Academic All-Conference Award for the spring and fall semesters of 2015. During Greek Week in the spring semester Erin Boggess received the Emerging Female Leader of the Year award. Hallen Phung created an Agape fundraiser in Thailand for an elementary school. Morgan Moline received a varsity letter in track spring of 2015 and a varsity letter in cross country fall of 2015. We also had four sisters represent Kappa on Panhellenic Council; Alexa Cashatt was Panhell President, Sarah Beadle was the Vice President of Internal Affairs, Mary Galanis was Vice President of Marketing, and Steph Lash was Vice President of Programming. For the spring semester, twenty-three of our members received the honor of being members of either the Dean’s or President’s List. In order to be on the Dean’s List you must have a 3.7 GPA or above, and in order to be on the President’s List you must have a cumulative GPA of 4.0 for the semester.
Changes to Campus: In the spring the new sorority Sigma Lamba Gamma became a colony on Simpson College’s campus. In the summer Simpson College decided to hire a new Veteran recruiter in order to bring more Veteran’s to campus.
Changes to Chapter: In the fall, our house board graciously purchased new dining room tables and chairs for our dining room on the first floor. We hold meetings at our Chapter's house which is owned by Simpson College. Our chapter has a house that is owned by Simpson College and 35 girls can live in. This is the only house that our chapter has lived in.
Chapter Philanthropy:
What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?
Omicron Deuteron at Simpson College has been donating our time and raising money towards Reading is Fundamental. A few of our Philanthropy events are a Car Wash, pen pals with the local elementary school, Adoption Day in Des Moines, Second Hand Dog Shelter outside of Indianola, Polar Plunge for special Olympics, and various other organizations.
Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?
Our chapter chose these organizations by either voting on where the entire chapter wanted to spend our time or the Philanthropy chair decided our locations. Also, a few of these projects we have been partnering with for many years.
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