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'''Nature of our chapter:'''
Our members participate in a number of varsity athletic teams including the equestrian, soccer, field hockey, and tennis teams. We have members who participate both in the dance company and other dance organizations on campus. Our members are involved as student tour guides, volunteers, and members of organizations across campus. They continue to pursue academic excellence. Our involvement leads to a strong and positive presence on W&L's campus. Our presence really reflects the united and caring nature of our chapter.
==Highlights of 2015==
The Zeta Tau Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma, on Washington and Lee University campus, had
an excellent 2015 year. In March, we initiated 32 new members into the chapter. This was an
exciting moment for the chapter after all the hard work put into informal and formal rush. The
Kappa Kappa Gamma Zeta Tau Chapter was recognized as Washington and Lee’s Chapter of the
Year at the annual Lead Banquet. Our members are active leaders and participants in all aspects
of campus, both extra-curricular and service-oriented. They are Johnson Scholars, Bonner
Leaders, varsity athletes. Members of our chapter actively participate in many groups and
organizations on campus such as Fancy Dress Steering Committee, Habitat for Humanity, Relay
for Life, and Student Recruitment Committee. A member was elected Panhellenic President for
the coming year. Members have been selected as state chairs for Mock Convention. In April, three
members were selected as Peer Counselors and a member was selected as Head Peer Counselor.
A member was elected by the student body to serve on the Executive Committee, one of
Washington and Lee’s greatest honors.
In the spring we hosted the second annual Concert For
Kelsey, raising money for the Kelsey Durkin foundation. Kelsey Durkin was a member of our
chapter who passed away in a fatal car accident. The chapter has dedicated a great deal of time
and energy raising awareness on campus about the harms of drunk driving, a cause very near to
their hearts. This coming spring we will host the third annual Concert for Kelsey, continuing to
remember her legacy. This fall, a member of the new pledge class attended the Kappa Leadership
Council. She enjoyed getting to meet Kappas from all over the nation, sharing ideas, and
exchanging Kappa memories.
This fall we hosted a philanthropy event called "Tye Dye and
Blue Sky" where students were invited to come make Tye Dye shirts and eat cookies from a
favorite local restaurant. This was a successful event and we raised $2,864, a huge increase from
last year’s $750. As a chapter council, and an entire chapter, we are constantly working on
improving our image on campus through social media, attendance at events (especially other
sororities' events), and generally just playing a more positive role throughout the campus.
Our chapter has been focusing a lot in recent months on changing the overall nature of the
chapter. We have been implementing new attendance policies and incentives for members to
attend chapter meetings and other events, which have proved to be very effective. We have also
implemented a program called Professor of the Month. Each month members of our chapter
nominate their favorite professor, and the winning professor is invited to dinner at the house
where he or she is able to socialize with our chapter and get to know students he or she may not
have had in their classes. We have implemented “Polished Kappa,” a program in which each
week, a sister of Zeta Tau is recognized for an achievement or act of kindness. The “A basket” is
passed around at every chapter so that those excelling in academics can be recognized. We are
also working on improvement of our rituals. We are working up towards memorization of the
formal chapter sequence, and practice for initiation events. We have also implemented a better
new member education program, with more in depth learning about Kappa Kappa Gamma, and
our chapter as a whole.
==Highlights of 2020s:==