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==Highlights of 2021==
The Epsilon Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma had an amazing year, despite all of the
adjustments we had to make due to the pandemic. In the spring semester, we were able to
have Kappa kolaches and a book drive for the panhellenic community at A&M where we
were able to remain physically distant and have a drive through breakfast! We also had an
amazing recruitment, although it was partially virtual. Our New Member chair planned a fun
and safe bid day, which was so much fun because it has been so long since the chapter has
been all together due to Covid. We were also able to have in person fireside and initiation,
which was very special. We were able to connect with our Epsilon Rho alumni, and spend
time as a chapter learning about Kappa’s history. We had two different combined services,
and celebration of founder’s day at the Kappa house following initiation. It was very
rewarding to pass down the rituals to the new member class, and teach our active members
some new information as well. This semester, our events chairman has been working so hard
to plan date parties, and we have had so much fun being able to spend time together in this
way. We were able to host Flatland Cavalry at our date party Kappa cavalry, and we have also
had Owloween with Chi Omega, and House of Blues with Tri Delta. Coming up this next
week, we will also be having our Jingle Bell formal! This has been such a fun and exciting
year for our chapter of Kappa, and we are looking forward to the Spring semester!
Chapter Philanthropy
Our chapter supports the local philanthropy Books and a Blanket in the Brazos valley area. It
is an amazing organization that promotes child literacy in areas of College Station and Bryan
that may not have access to books and educational tools. We donated books to this
organization from our many book drives, and have spent time reading to children in our area.
This past semester, we have now switched our local philanthropy to support the National
Alliance on Mental Illness, which has been very rewarding as well.
We supported Kappa’s national philanthropy by hosting many philanthropy events to raise
funds for Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma foundation. Some of these
events included Kappa Kookout in the Fall where we raised $35,000, and Kappa Kolaches in
the Spring. Although it was a difficult year navigating the pandemic, our philanthropy chairs
still put on amazing events!
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
This year we had a new addition to our chapter council, which was our diversity, equity, and
inclusion (DEI) chair! She did a great job at finding beneficial and informative trainings for us
all to watch, and we gained a lot as individuals and as a whole chapter because of these
workshops.
Operating in a Pandemic
We have taken many precautions during the pandemic to keep our members safe including
requiring masks in large gatherings, proper sanitization, socially distanced events, and covid
testing for all. We were required to wear masks during the in person rounds of recruitment,
and this helped us have a safe and fun bid day. We are excited to be back in business this year,
and hope to continue to do our part and remain safe and healthy!
We celebrated our anniversary by holding a zoom meeting for all members, advisors,and parents who wanted to join. We presented a PowerPoint representing Kappa over the years with a special video honoring our chapter. We also started a Kappa Fit Club which encouraged our members to walk or run 150 miles as a chapter which was a fun way for us to
be active and celebrate Kappa.