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Our chapter meets in the chapter room of the Kappa Kappa Gamma house.
==Highlights of 2019==
The new 2019 Epsilon Rho Chapter Council attended their Officers' Retreat at the Kappa house upon returning from winter break, brainstorming new and innovative ideas to present to the chapter. The officers established their goals for the year and created a calendar of activities. The first meeting of the new year was held the last Monday of January.
The month of February began with our Kappa semi-formal, with the theme "My Tie," in which a Kappa sister sets you up on a blind date and you wear the date's tie to the party, revealing the secret match. On Valentine's Day the following week, the Standards Committee hosted a sisterhood event, celebrating our House Mother, Mama Hurley's, birthday with treats and music. Other February events included a Candle Pass for a recently engaged member, as well as the Academic Banquet, highlighting the many academic achievements of our members.
The first weekend of March was Dad's Weekend! We had our annual Kappa Kookout on Friday at the Kappa house, and enjoyed barbecue with our dads. We also raised $11,368 for our philanthropies: Reading is Fundamental, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, and Books in a Blanket. The following two days consisted of a crawfish boil, golf tournament, and skeet shoot, all fun ways for dads and daughters to spend time together. We rounded out the month by participating in A&M's The Big Event with BYX, a Christian men's organization. We split up into teams and spent the day helping out the community in various capacities, such as planting gardens, painting fences, and more.
At the beginning of April, Big and Little Sisters exchanges wooden plaques and keys decorated with each other's names. We also hosted Parent's Weekend with an Mexican food event called "Kappa Con Queso." We also held our first of many Recruitment workshops- a great way for the Recruitment Committee to introduce the newest pledge class to the process and what it entails. Later in the month, we had a visit by a Leadership Consultant, who helped us reflect on what we excel at as a chapter, as well as what we could improve on. On April 27th, we held a retirement party for our beloved Mama Hurley and shared videos and pictures with her as keepsakes. Finally, we had a great time at Kappa Formal on April 30th, getting dressed up and dancing with our dates and sisters! As the semester drew to a close, the Academic Committee held "Kappa Libraries", proving the Kappa house as a quiet place to study for finals- complete with study snacks. With finals complete, all Kappas were free to enjoy their summers to the fullest!
Work Week started in mid-August, a great way for everyone to reconnect and prepare for the incoming pledge class, as well as meet our new House Mother, Mama Rose. Recruitment began August 18th, culminating in Bid Day on August 24th. We welcomed our 74 new members with open arms, snow cones, and fajitas, with our theme House of Blues! PC 18 received their new member pins on August 26th during formal pledging. We were excited at the end of the month to pull football tickets with Squadron 17 for the Texas State game!
We had a Karaoke Date Party at the beginning of September, dressing head to toe in denim. The Marshal committee hosted a Ritual Review for PC 18 so that they could understand the ins and outs of Initiation to make it special for their Littles. We also had Big/Little Reveal on September 25th, dressing up in costumes and spending time with our Kappa families. Our philanthropy Chairman and her committee did a fantastic job implementing a new philanthropic event, Kappa Karnival. We had carnival games, cotton candy, dunk tanks, music, and more, raising $21,764 for our much deserving philanthropies.
October 14th marked the beginning of Inspiration Week, with the return of the new member pin at our chapter meeting. On Wednesday, the Kappa house hosted an ice cream social for all members to partake in sundaes and for Bigs to give their Littles Initiation baskets full of Kappa items. A Leadership Consultant was also present throughout the week to meet with officers, give advice, and visit College Station points of interest, such as the Bush Library with chapter members. We held Fireside on Friday, with Halloween movies and fajitas afterwards, and Initiation the following morning. We had a very successful Initiation, with the chapter voting to try a Combined Service. Immediately following Initiation, we held a Founders Day Luncheon to celebrate Kappa's heritage with current members and alumnae alike. We ended October with Owloween, a Halloween date party with the Chi Omegas.
The weekend of Friday, November 8th was Mom's Weekend! We painted holiday canvases with our moms and had brunch. That same weekend, Kappas participated in Songfest with Squadron 17, a philanthropy event put on by Chi Omega to raise money for the philanthropies of all organizations involved. With the theme "Ocean's 8", we put on several choreographed dance routines for attendees in Rudder Auditorium. Later in the month, we had our annual Ranch Date Party, a country western themed party with Tri Delta. We put on our boots and two-stepped with our dates while listening to live country music. The new officers were installed November 18th, and the incoming and outgoing Chapter Councils held a transition meeting with our advisors on the 24th. In between the two, we had a "Date Dash" to celebrate the holidays! Finally, we had our Angel Tree Dash, a fun event where we all go out and buy items for children in need for the holidays.
2019 was truly a fantastic year for Kappa with many fun and fulfilling events. Throughout the year we held book drives, profit shares, and Reading is Key events where we went to local elementary schools to read and do crafts with the children. Through this, we were able to bond with our sisters and help the Bryan-College Station community, as well as our national Kappa community.