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The emphasis on community and closeness that Lafayette generates is most definitely carried over into our chapter. The sisters that make up Kappa Kappa Gamma here at the Zeta Beta chapter represent friendship, honesty and trust. The bonds made in this chapter are life long. We support each and everyone of our sisters and celebrate each others accomplishment while encouraging each other to be the best sister, friend and students that we can possibly be.
==Highlights of 2015==
This fall semester of 2015, the Zeta Beta chapter proudly welcomed 26 new Kappa sisters. For this semester, the Bid Day tradition that is known by many as the “running of the bulls,” in which the new members run and jump into the arms of their new sisters was held on the quad for the second time.
Throughout the spring and summer of 2015 we have had many Zeta Beta members all around the world on both interim and semester long trips. Even though, the chapter entered 2015 with a strong GPA, the Vice President of Academic Excellence made plans to motivate our sisters to maintain and improve their GPAs, such as the “A folder” that gets passed around at weekly chapter meetings and study hours that we host with other sororities on campus. During this semester, these plans were put in to place, and during new membership period new members met with our Vice President of Academic Excellence to discuss academic goals. Sisters were able to gain the support they needed to get through the semester.
The Zeta Beta chapter took part in the Lafayette College Accreditation Program again this semester, where we presented how the chapter has improved in many areas. Our chapter received Silver Standing Status, on a bronze, silver, and gold level. The Lafayette College Fraternity & Sorority Life Chapter Accreditation Program is designed as a mechanism to measure each chapter’s health and performance through key categories: Intellectual Development, Leadership Development, Community Development, Chapter Development, and Living-Learning Community Development. To improve the Intellectual Development of our chapter our total chapter average GPA was a 3.48 in the spring 2015 semester, which was 0.01 higher than the all upper class, non-affiliated women’s average. We were ranked third for highest GPA out of the six sororities on campus as well as third out of the nine Greek organizations on campus, and hope to rank even higher this semester. In regards to Leadership Development this semester we hosted a Leadership Consultant during the Recruitment Week. She met with each member of Chapter Council individually and reviewed goals and responsibilities for each position. She also greatly advised us during the Recruitment process (in terms of voting and making sure we did not go over time during each party). She reported back with strengths and focus areas to work on. Our strengths were sisterhood, academics, and philanthropy. She encourages us to work on transitions in leadership, utilizing our resources, and maintaining the cleanliness of our house. For Community Development, members participated in Make A Difference Day with the Landis Center on Saturday, October 24th. Members went to the Children's Edible Garden in Easton and put the garden to bed for the winter, added compost and mulch to the garden, etc. We also participated in Safe Harbor where members helped to finish painting the men's dormitory and prepare the grounds for winter. In regards to Chapter Development, members attended the Kaleidoscope “Cultural Appropriation” Talk on October 29th. It was discussion based around themes/costumes that are seen as racist or culturally inappropriate. Lastly, for Living-Learning Community Development our chapter House Board met and discussed what we want as our long-term goals for our house, and our past and current new president are in the process of updating our Bylaws and Standing Rules regarding the housing policies. Chapters use the Accreditation Program as a roadmap for success that guides them towards achieving a high level of viability. The program is a useful tool in establishing a vision for our, priorities for the academic year, and to track performance in each of the five standards categories.
In Kappa, we encourage our members to be a part of something outside of Greek life. We value other leadership roles and learning experiences on campus, and believe that the more involved you can be, the more experience you can gain as a person. On campus Kappa members have involved themselves in numerous activities, many of which include leadership roles. Involvement includes Division I athletes, Athletes C.A.R.E., Student Government, Tour Guide, Standup Lafayette: A Social Justice Blog, Humans of Lafayette, Investment Club, Marquis Scholars, Writing Associates, Lafayette Activities Forum (L.A.F.), Club Field Hockey, Club Lacrosse, Landis Volunteer, Dance Team, and Dance Company. Leadership roles include: Orientation Leaders, Treasurer of Lafayette Student Government, Co-President of Standup, Chair of Novelty for L.A.F, Music Committee Chair for L.A.F., President of Club Field Hockey, Vice President of Dance Team, Public Relations chair for Dance Company, and more.
The emphasis on community and closeness that Lafayette generates is most definitely carried over into our chapter. The sisters that make up Kappa Kappa Gamma here at the Zeta Beta chapter represent friendship, honesty and trust. The bonds made in this chapter are life long. We support each and every one of our sisters and celebrate each other’s accomplishments while encouraging each other to be the best sister, friend and students that we can possibly be.
What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community? Study Abroad Scholarship, RIF
Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?
Our chapter also embraced our philanthropic duties for the year and organized and co-sponsored a variety of extremely successful events both on and off campus. Kappa Kappa Gamma’s annual Marina Day in which all members of the Lafayette community, Greek and non-Greek, joined Kappa in celebrating the life of their beloved sister Marina Petersen. At the event there are many activities that range from wing eating contests to hair wraps. The chapter raised a striking $4500 that went to the Study Abroad Scholarship in honor of Marina. We look forward to continuing the tradition in the spring and hope to raise even more than last semester. As a chapter we also participated and supported other philanthropic events that other chapters and organizations on campus were holding such as Pi Phi’s Dance Marathon fundraiser, a book and school supplies drive for Good Will in Bethlehem for RIF, Close Loop Fashion Show, Landis Holiday Helpers, Standup’s Fall Ball, and the L.A.F. Rivalry Week Flag Football Powderpuff Game. In efforts for our chapter to be able to do RIF next semester, almost ever member of the chapter got fingerprinted to be able to volunteer with children in the state of Pennsylvania. Many of our members received Safe-Zone training, but as spaces were limited, and training will continue in the spring.
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