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Philanthropy efforts included Toast for Technology, Tucson Clean and Beautiful, cooking meals at the Ronald McDonald House, and working at a community food bank. As a chapter, Gamma Zeta hosts a 3 on 3 basketball tournament at the University of Arizona, Hoops for Hope.
==Highlights of 2012==
Throughout the year of 2012, the Gamma Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma participated in a variety of events, both social and also philanthropic, representing our chapter on campus. Classes resumed on Wednesday, January 11th, but our house re-opened several days before, Sunday, January 8th, to allow the girls time to unpack and get settled before beginning classes again.
The first part of the election process for the new Chapter Council began on November 19th, and voting occurred the week of Thanksgiving break. The new members of Chapter Council were installed on November 26th, and began training with the old Chapter Council on December 3rd. To celebrate the holidays, Kappa hosted the Kappa Kozy event on December 4th, in which the girls participated in a gingerbread house decorating competition, was well as other holiday games. As the end of the semester came to a close, the girls really buckled down for their upcoming finals; the last day of finals being December 13th. Overall, the year of 2012 for the Gamma Zeta chapter was an outstanding and successful year. The values and ideals of Kappa Kappa Gamma were upheld and the meaning of sisterhood was expressed throughout the various activities throughout the year.
==Highlights of 2013==
Throughout the year of 2013, the Gamma Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma participated in a variety of events, both social and also philanthropic, representing our chapter on campus. Members were excited to be back together as a complete chapter after a long winter vacation. During the first few weeks back, the new members attended many rookie recruitment meetings with the recruitment chair, Lila Shtull, in order to prepare for fall recruitment.
Ritual Review meetings also took place with our Marshall, Jill Smith, to become informed of initiation and chapter rituals. Throughout the year, many philanthropy projects were held weekly, such as Adopt a Street and Ronald McDonald House volunteering in order to give back to the community and give our members frequent opportunities to serve. On the 8th of February, we held a Valentine’s Day Sisterhood event and on the 13th we had a cookie-decorating event. On February 15th we had our formal date dash, which was a great success. Later in the month we had Dad’s weekend, February 22th-24th, in which the ladies were able to spend time with each other and their dads. On February 27th, we attended a presentation on nutrition, and on March 5th we had a sisterhood event called “How to be Healthy” to help our members maintain a healthy lifestyle. Study hours were implemented during the semester to ensure that the girls were keeping their grades up. Study hours occurred every Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday for 3 hours. Our all house GPA average for the spring semester of 2013 was 3.134
On March 19th we had a roller blading sisterhood event to welcome all our sisters back after a wonderful spring break. On March 20-23rd we participated in the gentlemen of Sigma Chi’s philanthropy Derby Days. From March 28-30th we helped that gentlemen of Pi Kappa Alpha with their philanthropy the Pike Firefighter Challenge. Starting on April 1st we had senior week all while maintaining regular recruitment practices and ritual reviews. We had Spring Fling with the men of Sigma Chi from April 8th-13th. It was a week filled with festivities, fun, and games. On April 14th we had a cookie-decoration event with Alumni, which was a great experience for our girls to bond with Kappa Kappa Gamma alumna. We also held events with other sororities like academic programming with Chi Omega in order to spread Panhellenic love. Throughout the semester we had a few other date dashes. We held our annual philanthropy event, Hoops for Hope, on April 28th headed by the philanthropy chair, Brooke Beard. Brooke ran a very smooth, successful, and organized event. $15,000 was raised and the money was donated towards Generosity Water. After Hoops for Hope was complete, girls took their finals and then moved out and back home with their families for a nice summer vacation. The girls returned to the Kappa Kappa Gamma house on August 11th, for Work Week and Formal Recruitment.
Bid Day took place on August 25th, where the ladies of Kappa Kappa Gamma welcomed 96 new members. The president was Danielle Dozer and the recruitment chair was Lila Shtull. The new member chair, Allie Finnegan, did a fantastic job informing the new members of the history of the Gamma Zeta chapter. Key Sis week began near the end of August and continued through the middle of September. These weeks were when the new girls were paired up with the older active members in order to get to know them and feel more welcome in the chapter, as well as to potentially find their big/little. On September 13th the new members had a sleepover at Kappa to help them bond as a pledge class. The ladies participated in Pi Kappa Alpha's Firefighter Challenge philanthropy again for the 2013-2014 school year. We also participated in Alpha Epsilon Pi’s philanthropy Hollywood Nights. This was a great way for the new members to get involved, as well as the older members. We had our first date dash of the semester at the end of September.
This was the first date dash for the new members and ending up being a very successful and safe night. Big/Little week occurred shortly after. The big sisters left anonymous clues and treats for the little sisters each day of the week, leading up to the exciting reveal. We then had Inspiration Week beginning October 6th, where the new members were introduced to the rituals and values of Kappa Kappa Gamma through a variety of sisterhood events. Each day the girls were encouraged to wear certain colors that highlighted a few of the main aspects of Kappa Kappa Gamma (Blue for Beauty, Red for Integrity, Yellow for Friendship, and Green for Loyalty). This week was also filled with a variety of sisterhood events that gave the girls another opportunity to bond with one another. The new members were then initiated on October 12th and 95 of the 96 new members were initiated so we displayed a great retention rate.
The Founder’s Day Tea was hosted later that morning. The education chair, Hayley Shwartz, ran the event which was a great day involving the participation of many alumni. Following this, we had Parent’s Weekend, as well as Pledge Presents. The new members were given the opportunity to show their parents the Kappa Kappa Gamma house and to also introduce them to the lovely ladies of the chapter. Homecoming Week began on November 4th, with the men of Pi Kappa Alpha.
On Thursday, November 8th we had a date dash with those gentlemen. The first part of the election process for the new Chapter Council began on November 24th, and voting occurred on Monday, December 2nd at chapter. The new members of Chapter Council were installed on December 9th, and began training with the old Chapter Council throughout the month of December.
To celebrate the holidays, Kappa hosted the Kappa Kozy event on December 8th, in which the girls participated in a gingerbread house decorating competition, was well as other holiday games. As the end of the semester came to a close, the girls really buckled down for their upcoming finals; the last day of finals being December 18th. Our fall semester all house GPA was a 3.185 which was above the all sorority average and we moved up to fourth place for highest GPA for all Panhellenic chapters. Overall, the year of 2013 for the Gamma Zeta chapter was an outstanding and successful year. The values and ideals of Kappa Kappa Gamma were upheld and the meaning of sisterhood was expressed throughout the various activities throughout the year.
Over this past year, construction has continued to take place to the trolley system that will run around campus and travel downtown, as well as to University Boulevard. This system travels along the street located in front of the Kappa house. It is now being tested for use and will be usable in the near future. Also, a new couch was added to the house and the courtyard in the middle of our apartments was renovated. The kitchen was also updated. Our wifi system was improved so that our members can have better internet connection all over the house. As always, the University of Arizona is a beautiful and sunny campus with wonderful scenery. Most days of the year, the weather is warm and inviting, encouraging students to spend time outside. Kappa Kappa Gamma is located directly behind the Student Union, making it extremely accessible to members. Due to its location and large size, the house is easily noticed for all to see. The Gamma Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is one of the largest chapters on the campus of the University of Arizona. 95 women were initiated into our chapter this past year.
Each and everyone of the girls within our chapter have been striving for success, both academically and socially. While actively getting to know all of their new sisters, girls were keeping up with their academics. This chapter is composed of classy women that represent the ideal of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
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