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==Highlights OF 2016==
Epsilon Omega Chapter started off Fall 2015 as we welcomed 36 new Kappas into our
fraternity. This was the second time we ever had Spring recruitment in the Spring instead of the fall
and we were so excited about having such a large class!
We started the year with philanthropy in mind when we held our annual Kappa Kisses fundraiser.
We made Valentine’s Day cards, attached chocolate kisses to them, and students were able to send
notes to friends. We raised a lot money for Domestic Violence Services in the area. Our Kappas also
assisted in serving a Pancake Breakfast for the local Children’s Center. It was extremely rewarding
and we have continued our relationship with the coordinator there. We also sent Kappas to the
Winter Carnival at North Dickinson Elementary School. The volunteers ran games, sold
refreshments, and overall had an amazing, energetic afternoon! Other highlights of the spring
semester include the college’s Relay for Life. Many of our sisters have witnessed the horrifying
effects of cancer, so we all walked that night in letters to support them and everyone else who has
battled cancer.
We began the new academic year volunteering for the annual 5K, Run for Steph. This is an event
on campus that is very close to our hearts and helps to bring us closer together. We hosted Lip
Sync in October. We raised over 3000 dollars and the money and books were donated to our
national philanthropy Reading is Fundamental. Our sisters continue to volunteer for Homework
Club, which is an after school program at two local elementary schools. This is an incredibly
rewarding and memorable experience for them, and many girls continue their volunteer work there
all throughout their time at Dickinson. We also did an event this fall we called Kappacinos. We sat
outside on our academic quad and handed out free coffee to all the faculty and staff that walked by.
We had a sign out explaining our philanthropy and asked for donations if anyone felt generous and
wanted to donate. Overall, it was very fun and a great success.
We continued polished sister awards this semester. Sisters can nominate other Kappas who have
been working hard and have been in good spirits, as well as have been put together. The “polished
sisters” receive a bottle of Essie nail polish as a prize. This has been a fun way to recognize those
who have represented Kappa well. We also have “Standards Standouts” that the standards
committee nominates to reward in front of the chapter. This could be anyone who has been an
exemplary student, and an exemplary Kappa. They get a little goodie bag with all fun Kappa gifts.
We also have “Officer of the Month.” This is something similar where we acknowledge a girl on
our chapter council who is doing her job successfully. It is nice to be recognized in your chapter
and feel rewarded for the job you are doing.
This calendar year, our chapter has faced a few challenges but has worked tirelessly to overcome
them and improve. In response to our focus letter, we have continued to implement Round Robins
for the Chapter Council. In response to our chapter’s mediocre GPA, Maddie Vance ’19, our Vice President of Academic Excellence, has initiated changes within the chapter to encourage our sisters to improve their academics. We are implementing a period of concern for 2016, sisters with ‘U’s on their roll call grades are required to meet with the VPAE and President, etc. She also has started a “smartie panties” reward system where members nominate other sisters for their good grades. Maddie picks a few girls to recognize throughout our chapter and gives them little rewards for their hard work. We just recently had a Kappa trainer come in and work with our leaving and coming in chapter council. It was a very productive and meaningful way for our chapter’s leaders to come together and work with each other to figure out how to better our sorority as a whole for next semester. We spoke about ways to positively run recruitment and ensure we give bids to the best possible group of girls next semester.
Our campus has continued to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of Greek life on campus. We have worked with the other Greek organizations on campus to support each other and the college, showing all that Kappa and Greek life in general add to campus life. The Blue Ribbon Project was started to evaluate Greek life from a third party perspective. This is a great way for us to voice our opinions of Greek life. In order to unify the sororities on campus with administration and faculty, we held a Teacher Appreciation night. We are motivated to continue working with the college to improve the impression of Greek life on campus!
The nature of the Epsilon Omega chapter in general is one of extreme pride, sisterhood, and optimism. We are looking forward to continuing to make a difference on campus and in the community. All the members of Epsilon Omega know that we are an organization that is only as strong as our weakest link. Everyday we strive to be the best fraternity of women as possible and will continue to work together in order to achieve all of our goals!
We have a new President as of this past fall so it has been our chapter and all of Panhel's goal to make a good impression and have him support Greek life. It is very important to us to ensure that our administration sees all the good we do for our school as a whole. Since Dickinson College is relatively small, we have a smaller chapter in size comparison to many other chapters nationwide. This allows us to be not only know every individial member's name, but also formulate relationships with our sisters beyond our weekly chapter meetings. We all see eachother every day, multiple times a day, on campus and because of this, our chapter is a strong cohesive unit.
Chapter Philanthropy
We support our national philanthropies, Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Organization. We also support the Domestic Violence Services of Cumberland County and Perry County.
Our chapter has a devotion to literacy and education. We also love children and try to involve them in our philanthropy efforts whenever we can.
Kappa continues to have a house where 17 members live. However due to the large size of our chapter we meet in a large classroom in one of our academic buildings known as "Denny."
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