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Our chapter house is owned by the university. Around 30 sisters can live in the house.
==Highlights of 2017==
The Epsilon Alpha Chapter had a very productive year the past spring and fall. During the month of
January we started our first chapter and chapter council with our new chapter council members. February
24th and 25th, we held our annual Mom’s weekend, using the new Neiman Marcus in Fort Worth as the
location for our mother-daughter brunch and shopping event. We held three different events during the
month of May, having Kappa Kamo on the 3rd, GLOW with Phi Delta Theta on the 23rd, and our
Formal combined with Delta Delta Delta on the 31st. During April we held our first ever BBQ for Books
fundraiser on the 5th as well as Dad’s weekend on the 7th and 8th. Our Cutting of The Ivy tradition took
place on the 19th with an all seniors dinner following up. On April 22nd, our President as well as four
other officers attended the Kappa Kappa Gamma Convention. Starting back in August the Epsilon Alpha
chapter started Work Week and Formal Recruitment, recruiting 58 new members, 25 of which are legacies.
This was also the first recruitment held in our new Greek house. During the month of September we held
our second formal of the calendar year combined with Pi Phi on the 29th, as well as our first Donor Open
House on the 23rd for our donors to see the new house and decorations they have donated. During
October Epsilon Alpha held founders day on the 10th, as well as first initiation in the new house on the
7th. We participated in the Greek-wide sorority swap and our second open house on the 21st. Kappa
Kappa Gamma got the chance to walk in the homecoming parade alongside our own Kappa float. On
October 2nd Epsilon Alpha received a very special award called the Betsy Clement Award in honor of the
late Betsy Clement who was a TCU Kappa. This award was voted on and given to a freshman who
displayed friendship and loyalty. November 27th, Kappa received another very special award called the
Kirschbaum Clement Award. This award was voted on to give to an active senior who displayed service to
their community over their four years as a Kappa Kappa Gamma. Also on the 27th, Epsilon Alpha held
the last Formal chapter of the year as well as voted on new chapter council and held the installation of the
new members. Our chapter has run very smoothly this past calendar year and has improved our bus
loading score as well as our overall communication with the TCU Police Department to keep all of our
members safe during events.
Chapter Philanthropy:
Kappa Kappa Gamma works with Reading is Fundamental. The Epsilon Alpha chapter works with the
children of the George C. Clarke school, helping children of a lower-economic status to learn to read and
help with homework. We also conveniently have the KinderFrogs school located on the TCU Campus.
The chapter works heavily with the school, volunteering to read to children with down syndrome. Last
spring on April 5th, Kappa Kappa Gamma hosted our first annual BBQ for Books fundraiser. During this
event, we held a book drive and sold barbecue to raise money and supplies for the George C. Clarke
school. The chapter raised over $7,000 for the school through the BBQ for Books event.
Oral History
One of our most passionate and active members of the Epsilon Alpha chapter is Chandler Williams. She
was acting Vice President of Organization over the 2017 calendar year and overall embodies the attitude
of a Kappa. She is very passionate about bringing all of our members together by planning different
sisterhood activities and in general being a positive presence in the house and on campus. Our former
philanthropy chair and now President, Ragan Rogers is also a positive representation of how our chapter
runs. She is very passionate about our philanthropy and has made amazing changes to our philanthropy
events to bring in more money for George C. Clarke than previous years.