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Our chapter house is owned by the university. Around 30 sisters can live in the house.
==Highlights of 2015==
Just before the start of the 2015 school year, the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma had a successful workweek and recruitment week. On our bid day, August 21st, we were happy to add 72 new members to our Chapter, including 20 legacies. Our Chapter’s recruitment process went extremely well this year.
On September 3rd and 4th, all of the new members attended the annual New Member Retreat. They traveled by bus to an Alumnae's beautiful lake house on Lake Worth. There, they enjoyed pizza, snacks, sweets, and participated in various bonding activities. The upperclassmen who served on the New Member Committee attended the retreat to share with the new members how Kappa has enhanced their college experience while at TCU. It was a great experience for the new members, and they were able to bond with the girls they will call sisters for the rest of their lives.
The weekend of September 13th marked the start of our Kappa Kappa Gamma Parent's Weekend. The day started out with a home football game in our new stadium. TCU played Minnesota and it was fun to see so much TCU and Kappa spirit in the stands. That evening, Kappa Kappa Gamma and Phi Delta Theta hosted a night full of great food, music, and dancing at Coopers Barbeque in the Fort Worth Stock Yards.
During the week of October 2nd, we had our Big/Little reveal. The Key Sisters secretly delivered gifts to their little sisters’ dorms throughout the week before the reveal occurred on October 2nd. On that Thursday, all of the new members were told to be at the Kappa house wearing a certain costume that was delivered in their basket sometime during the week. They anxiously waited outside, as their Big sisters got ready inside. The little sisters ran inside to find their family dressed in matching costume they were given, and the entire family bowled the night away.
The next significant event was our Founder's Day on October 17th. Chapter members and the Forth Worth Alumnae Association gathered to celebrate at RiverCrest Country Club in Fort Worth. Our President, Jackie Smith, shared all of Epsilon Alpha's accomplishments over the past year and thanked them for their continual support.
The TCU Homecoming parade was during the middle of October and our Chapter members created a float with the men of Phi Gamma Delta for the parade. Our float received a lot of positive feedback and the girls enjoyed participating in the parade around the TCU campus.
Our Chapter then hosted a mixer called "Owloween" with the ladies of Chi Omega on October 19th. Both the Chi Omegas and the Kappas really enjoy this annual event, and are already looking forward to next year.
Epsilon Alpha's Inspiration Week was from November 1st to November 7th. Each night of the week there was an event for the new members to bond with the active members. On senior night, all of the seniors shared their most memorable Kappa memories and shared any advice they had for the new members as they begin their college experience. There were also opportunities for the entire chapter to bond such as a pizza dinner at the Kappa House. On that Friday night, November 6th, we had our Fireside service at the Kappa House followed by a dinner with the Key Sister families. The week was concluded with the Initiation ceremony at the Kappa house on November 7th followed by a brunch at Colonial Country Club. The brunch was a celebration with family and friends recognizing and welcoming our new Kappa Sisters.
The fall semester, our Chapter was also very active in many philanthropy and greek opportunities around campus and Fort Worth. Some of the many greek philanthropy events we participated in includes Pi Kapp Push and Theta 5K. During Pi Kapp Push, the pledge class of 2015 were taught a song by members of the sophomore class, and performed it in front of the Pi Kapp judges at the competition between the Sororities.
Epsilon Alpha’s philanthropy project last semester included a mentorship program at George C. Clarke Elementary School in Fort Worth. Chapter members took time out of their day to go read to the children of this Elementary school. They read to children anywhere from 5 years old to 10 years old and assisted with homework during their afterschool program. The children of George C. Clarke Elementary School have repeatedly reported how successful this event is and how much they are looking forward to the Kappas reading to them in the near future. We are looking forward to having our third Kappa Kolor Run in April to raise money for George C. Clarke Elementary School.
Our Chapter has received many wonderful awards this semester! We received 23 4.0’s last semester. 4 Kappas, Diana Schwene, Colleen McKee, Dee Stolzenthaler, and Kaitlyn Cosenza, were selected to be part of the TCU Rangers team. Samantha Armstrong started the Interprofessional Student Health Organization club, and Haylee Vieregg and Grace Dominique started the club “Nourish” to raise awareness about hunger. We have 2 Kappas, Rachel Fikse and Taylor Holstrom, in the Neeley Fellows Program.
Epsilon Alpha work hard last semester to focus on Academics. We were able to improve to 5th in rankings on TCU campus, and our overall Chapter GPA is now above the all sorority average. We look forward to working hard next semester to continue improving.
This is the fourth football season TCU was a part of the Big Twelve NCAA Division Conference, and we ended the season ranked #11 in the CFP rankings. A new basketball arena opened in the fall semester and the library underwent renovations.
What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?
George C. Clarke Elementary
Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?
The school is very underprivileged and the volunteer hours and money that we donate to George C. Clarke align with the values of Reading is Fundamental.