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November 4-Philanthropy Event: Reading is Key at Parkdale; 5- Social Event: Tailgate with Sigma Chi;16- Philanthropy Event: Monmouth with Pi Phi; 17- Kappa and ADPi Worship Night; 18- Social Event: Dad's Day; 30- Kappa Social Event: Kappa Christmas
This semster semester we have also implemented "Key Girl of the Week" which is a way to recognize members of our chapter who have gone out of their way to support other members. A member is nominated each week and then our VPS picks the winner who gets to wear a KKG necklace for the week.
Taylor Adams, our president during 2015, won the Greek Leader of the Year award.
We received the silver award for our HHR Binder. At convention, we received awards for PR and Risk Management.
Our chapter hosted a Trunk Show this year that featured work from our members. There were jewelry items, art, flower arrangments arrangements and more that all benefited RIF. We also partnered with Pi Phi again this semester to celebrate Monmouth with a pancake dinner. Last spring, we hosted a crawfish boil with Kappa Sigma and the proceeds went to RIF.
Baylor has undertaken some beneficial changes during the last year. The biggest one is Title IX awareness across campus and especially for Panhellenic women. Baylor has provided multiple speakers and an online course to bring awareness to this issue. Although Title IX coordinators have changed, Baylor is still promoting awareness and safety for the issue. Another big issue in Panhellenic is that are need of a new chapter on campus to accommodate all the girls who go through recruitment. This year we started a Panhellenic philanthropy in order to show our support for other chapters and Baylor Panhellenic. Circle of Sisterhood, the philanthropy, has had several events throughout the semester that our chapter has attended.
We recommend Tommye Lou Davis for the Oral History Project
==Highlights of 2017==
January 6- Bid Day
January 27- Sapphire Ball
February 11- Initiation
February 16-18; 23-35- Competed in All-University sing: our act "Fountain of Youth" was performed
February 21- Academic Excellence Dinner
March 1- New Member Dance
April 6- Baylor Kappa holds the annual easter egg hunt on Baylor University's campus in honor for the faculty and staff and their children. We have an egg hunt, snacks, and pictures with an Easter Bunny.
April 2- Moms day: Pop-up shop
April 7- Take-A-Date: Oasis in Austin, TX
April 9- Legacy Tea in the Kappa room for PNM Baylor Legacies
April 11- Kappa hosted the 66th Baylor Beauty Charity Style Show, where ladies nominated campus wide competed against each other to be named baylor beauty. All ticket proceeds went to our philanthropy.
April 28- Parkdale Partner Lunch
May 14-21: Baylor Kappa goes on mission trip to Antigua, Guatemala
August 25- Recruitment Event: Late Night at the SLC: all university event for PNMs that are interested in recruitment
September 29- Semi-Formal
October 10- Founders Day including scholarship recognition of the chapters members.
October 16- Spaghetti Not So Formal with ATO; an all university event and proceeds go to our philanthropy
October 19-21- Homecoming Weekend: Kappa had members nominated for Homecoming Court. Created and showcased our 1st place float, and performed our sing act in Pigskin.
October 28- Dads Day
November 8- Kappa Karnival is an all university event benefiting Reading is Fundamental. We have raffle prizes, free dessert, bounce houses, and carnival themed booths run by fraternities.
November 10- Reading is Key event at Parkdale Elementary
December 1- Social Event: Take-A-Date to the exhibit "ICE!" at the Gaylord Texan Hotel
Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.
The nature of our chapter is very friendly, very diverse yet we are all so alike and the personality of the chapter is fun and unique but responsible.
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Chapter Philanthropy:
What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?
Our chapter raises money for Reading is Fundamental. However each week we work directly with Parkdale Elementary, a local elementary school. Each week members go into kindergarten grade classrooms and read with the students.
Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?
This year we continued our partnership with Parkdale Elementary because our existing relationship has proved very effective. Our members love going each week and it's really fun to continue working with the same teachers and occasionally seeing some of the kids you've worked with before. We wanted to make sure we continue to establish a relationship with the Waco community.
Chapter Facility:
In what kind of a facility does your chapter meet? Please attach a clear photo of where you typically hold chapter meetings – whether in a classroom, chapter house or elsewhere.
Our chapter holds meetings in the Stacy Riddle Panhellenic Forum in our own Kappa room
Oral History
Are there any current members, alumnae or advisers from your chapter that you recommend for the Fraternity’s oral history project? We are looking for Kappas with stories to tell – funny chapter memories, great professional achievement stories, heartwarming stories of how Kappa has helped them, etc.
Tommye Lou Davis