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'''Some of Lambda’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)------------------
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'''Covering 320 acres, Valpo’s campus is positioned one hour southeast of Chicago and just 15 minutes from the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan. The town of Valparaiso is considered to be the southeastern-most suburb of the Chicago metropolitan area. ==The Early Years== When the Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''Council voted to accept the petition from a local sorority at Valparaiso University, planning to establish a chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma on the campus began. In February 1998, members of the local group Phi Beta Chi were formally pledged during colonization services and planning for installation began. Frances McGovernOn April 18, 1998, AttorneyEta Delta chapter was installed. The installation was conducted by Fraternity President Cathy Thompson Carswell, Illinois Wesleyan; legislator; first female chairman Director of Public Utilities Commission Chapters Ann Stafford Truesdell, Ohio Wesleyan and Chairman of Extension Juliana (J.J.) Fraser Wales, OhioState. Other National Panhellenic Conference groups on the campus in 1998 were Kappa Delta, Delta Delta Delta, Alpha Delta Pi, Gamma Phi Beta and Chi Omega. ==Highlights of 1997-1999:== (From chapter’s History Report: Scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.) Approximately 35 percent of the undergraduate students were Greek in 1998. Eta Delta Chapter had 41 active members and 11 new members which was more than the average chapter size on campus. Throughout the 1997-1998 school year, Phi Beta Chi/Kappa Kappa Gamma had as its goal to receive the President’s Award of Excellence on campus. Phi Beta Chi had last received this award in 1992. Eta Delta was confident that it will continue to be one of the truly distinguished chapters at Valpo.
'''Additional Outstanding Lambda AlumnaeAt the beginning of fall semester, the members set the chapter goal:''' Dale Hinton (Hertel), Graduate Counselor 1944-1945; Martha Simmons (Murray), Graduate Counselor 1960-1961; Jill Hughes (Mealy)to do more activities as a chapter and to participate more in campus activities. The chapter accomplished this through intramurals, Chapter Consultant 1996-1997 participating in community service projects and being involved in Panhellenic.
==THE FOUNDING OF LAMBDA CHAPTER==In 1999, the chapter raised its GPA to 3.26 which was above the all-campus average, and the chapter had grown to 51 members.
These three womenIn 1999, Mary BEta Delta Chapter took an active role in philanthropic activities. JewettThe members volunteered at the Valparaiso Guild Bazaar, Harriet Evelyn Pardeeparticipated in the Breast Cancer Walk, continued visiting and supporting the Kappa Grandma who lived at Canterbury Place and Elizabeth Oparticipated in highway clean-up. SladeIn addition to these events, signed Lambda Chapter’s charter on June 10, 1877 and held its first meeting on January 14, 1878. Five honorary members were the chapter also participated in attendance including the wife all-Greek activity of Trick-or-Canning which collected food for needy families in the Buchtel College president. This makes Kappa Kappa Gamma the first women’s fraternity on Buchtel College’s campus and the longest continuing Greek letter organization on campusarea.
A lot has changed since that first meeting including To celebrate the landscape of campus, women’s rights, fashionsmillenium, and even the name of the college itself, but several things remain the same. Lambda Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has had over 1700 members since it chapter held a date party with Chi Omega which was its first started. These active members still aspire to be good sisters, good leaders, and good students. They work to serve campus and the community. Lambda alumni still display these qualities as well, because you can’t become a Kappa and remain unchanged. Kappa is for lifedouble-date party with another sorority.
==The Early Years (From The chapter’s History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870–1976)==Generally speakingReport: Scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, Lambda Kappas at the University overall nature of Akron live at home with their families. Many members work to assist with their college expenses; they are active in the chapter , chapter goals, challenges and on campushow they were overcome, are community-minded and maintain high scholastic standingetc.)
As individuals, The chapter members have contributed much since Lambda’s foundingcelebrated Founders Day on October 13, June 10, 18772005. The college was called Butchel at chapters displayed a set of letters from Phi Beta Chi, the time, named for John Rlocal sorority which became Eta Delta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma in 1998. ButchelAlso displayed were Phi Beta Chi composites, and Kappa was the first women’s fraternity to be placed there, Kappa Kappa Gamma composite and is memorbilia from the oldest continually active Greek letter organization on local sorority days including a bunny because it was known as the Akron campusBeta Bunnies.
Buchtel College, founded in May, 1870, designated by The chapter received six awards at the Universalist Church as its contribution to education in Ohio2005 Delta Province Meeting including house board/chapter relations, was dedicated September 20greatest improvement, 1872new member program, most improved scholarship and nine days later 217 students became involved in a simple course of study with seven faculty members. Discipline was rigid: a certificate of good behavior was required for admission; abstention from tobacco and liquor insisted upon received an honorable mention for scholarship holders; daily chapelunity, (cut to three days a week in 1912 loyalty and finally ended gracious living as compulsory in 1934), was a firm rulewell as membership.
In 1877, young JThe chapter was proud to be second academically among the women’s groups on the campus. Augustus Guthrie, a Buchtel Phi Delta Theta, told some Kappas at Indiana University about three Buchtel girlsThe chapter had the most 4. Letters were exchanged, and 0s of any sorority on June 10, Mary B. Jewett, Elizabeth U. Slade (Voris)campus fall semester, and Harriet E. Pardee (Parshall) signed Lambda’s charter.The first Kappa meeting was on January 14, 1878. Five honorary members were taken in, one the wife of new member class had the college presidenthighest GPA compared to other new member classes. Literary meetings and sponsored lectures This year there were held in members’ rooms and on the top floor of Buchtel Hall49 chapter members.
Lambda alumnae have become doctorsThis fall, lawyers, artists, authors, educatorsthe campus changed from informal recruitment to continuous open bidding. They have taught in Egypt, Okinawa, Pakistan… Patricia Rose Costello Eta Delta was a Rockette; Gretchen Bock was associate editor of Sesame Street; Antonia Blackletter Nichols became the head unfamiliar with this method of fall recruitment so several workshops were held to prepare the Red Cross volunteer program in the Far Eastactives for it. Three Lambdas have been president of the University of Akron Alumni Association: Lucy Danforth Felt (1893), Margaret Cruickshank Fleming (1944) The chapter wanted to unite off-campus and Lois Waltz Burgner (1959)on-campus members. Margaret ( Maggie ) They did that by setting up a buddy system and Lois, as well as Evelyn Church Smith and Virginia Lyon Hardwick, have been honored by creating a screen name that let all the members know what activities were going to take place during the university as outstanding week.The chapter members wanted to encourage more alumnaeto attend events by letting them know a month ahead of upcoming activities.
Since Akron rubber companies send people all over In 2006, the globe, Akron Kappas, with their husbands, are representing 50th anniversary of the former local chapter was celebrated by holding a banquet and dance that was attended by many Kappa alumnae. Alumnae and active members spoke at the banquet. A big room of the United States chapter’s dorm was reserved to display archives including old composites. The members made a quilt out of old letters that had been in almost every country of storage and displayed it on a wall. Scrapbooks from past years were on tables for the worldguests to see as well as cut-out wooden letters and Kappa memorabilia.
A happy event mentioned in early minutes told of Eta Delta started a visit in 1882 new philanthropy activity with the Midwest Center. The members went to this home which serves children who have been abused and as a result have emotional disabilities. They started a library there and began a library night. The chapter is the Wooster chapter (two years later only group that goes to the Wooster girls were refused a return visit by their rigid faculty), center and spends time with the two groups celebrated Thanksgiving together children who love being with dinner, a reception, the women. Eta Delta was featured in the center’s newsletter and, next morning a sleigh ridewas asked to come back again.
Strawberry festivals, taffy pulls, and chestnut roasts were popular pastimes. A Lambda girl was fined $2 for wearing a gentleman’s fraternity pin. Term dues to The chapter pledged four girls in the Grand Chapter were $1; personal dues, 25 cents; initiation fee, $1.25; fines for absence, tardiness, fall and disorderly conduct, 25 cents, 10 cents, and 5 cents11 in spring recruitment.The most tragic event ever associated with Lambda staff member who was the fire in charge of 1890, started at all the praeceptress’s party for birthday girls. A Mother Goose cap, made of paper and tufted with cotton, took fire from a gas light. Two girls died sorority recruitment said that night and another later; five others were badly burned. The whole college mournedEta Delta’s spring rush was the best she had ever seen by the chapter.
Lambda’s interest in The students on the Valpo campus are very close. All of the Fraternity at Large was spurred by chapters support each other’s philanthropic activities. Also, there is a good relationship between the election of Marion Bell Slade (Ransom) as grand marshal in 1884Greeks and independents. The 1886 Convention was held Eta Delta members are very involved on the campus and are the only chapter to participate in Akron, costing considerably less than $75each Greek organization’s philanthropic event. Lambda presented another honorary There is at least one chapter member, Emma White Perkins, who sang at the Convention. Mary Krenzke (Grandlin) was Grand Secretary, 1886-1888. Lambda had continuous representation participates in each organization on Councilcampus. Elmie Warner (Mallory) served four years as Grand Registrar and two as Grand President after her marriage, 1904-1906; Elizabeth Voris Lawry was Editor of The Key and then Grand Treasurer; Lydia Voris Kolbe was Grand Treasurer six years, Business Manager of The Key two years, and Grand President, 1916chapter meets in a university-1920. She was also owned chapter room which makes it inconvenient to install anything such as a fan or pictures on the first Gamma Province presidentwall. Helen Farst Walace wrote the Lambda During Valparaiso’s homecoming weekend in 2006, Eta Delta invited Kappa alumnae to its chapter report room for a few hours during the 1870-1930 History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternityday. The alumnae had a good time looking at old scrapbooks and composites while reminiscing about their college days.Turn of the Century
In 1901, after a period The chapter pledged 12 new members at the beginning of fund raising the year and rebuilding following a serious campus fire, Drseven more women during fall semester. Augustus Church became college presidentThe members continued to focus on scholarship and philanthropy. He was a man of many virtues and well acquainted with Kappas At the 2007 Delta Province Meeting, Eta Delta received six awards: his wife a Beta Beta; first place for philanthropy and two daughtershonorable mention in academic excellence, Evelyn membership, new member program, advisory board/chapter relations and Dorothyunity, initiates loyalty and gracious living. Kappa’s dedication was displayed when it received several Greek Life awards: President’s Award for Excellence, Adviser of Lambda the Year Award and Beta Beta ∆ Outstanding Philanthropy and Gamma ChiCommunity Award. After his sudden death in 1912, Parke R. Kolbe became president, and Lydia, his Lambda wife whose mother Elizabeth Slade Voris The chapter was a charter member proud of Kappa Jennifer Cole who was often a gracious hostess to named Greek Woman of the chapterYear.
Under Dr. Kolbe’s supervision Renovations were made to the City Council of Akron accepted the land, buildings chapter room including new carpeting and endowment, plans were made to install a keypad and, with Buchtel College as a nucleus, established the University of Akron, September, 1914new cabinetry.
Hezzelton Simmons became president in 1933. Under him, Simmons Hall was Valparaiso University built, and a new student building, opened union in 1939the center of campus to bring students together for dining, was run by a mail and student crew with a Kappa co-manager, Antonia Blackletter (Nichols)organization meetings. She was University President Alan Harre announced his retirement during the first woman to ever hold such a position in the United States. President Simmons had three Kappa daughters summer of 2007, and a Kappa daughter-Mark Heckler was named as his replacement effective in-lawOctober 2008. He himself always presented Kappa bids to each new girlOne of the biggest challenges the chapter faced this year was communication among its members. Catherine Simmons Russell, who earned a graduate degree at Goucher College while she helped organize Delta Theta Chapter there, remembers her father’s sense of humor… She mentions an instance when she The members realized it was delegated important to do the Kappa laundry which conflicted with a special date. Her fathertalk face-to-face rather than relying on email so much, then a chemistry professor, sent her off on the date and did the laundry himselfconfidentiality was stressed.
==World War II Years==Eta Delta continued the tradition of philanthropy by collecting small stuffed animals and won the H.U.G. challenge on campus. In addition the chapter added two new philanthropies: Kappa Goat Regatta and Kappa Kasino. During the year, the chapter donated more than $2,650 to several philanthropies such as the Midwest Center and Hilltop. With its dedication to philanthropy and sisterhood, the chapter was pleased when it received third place for its academics in the spring.
World War II found Kappas knitting, wrapping bandages, selling savings stamps, writing letters to servicemenGreek Life Awards the campus received were President’s Award of Achievement, Outstanding Public Relations Award and working at Outstanding Chapter Programming Award. These awards show the USO. Veterans flooded chapter’s commitment to the campus after the war endedand community.
Mary Giddings Keating was named dean Valparaiso University celebrated its 150th anniversary during the fall of women, responsible for counseling all women student.In 19452008, after years of rented rooms and houses, Lambda took the first step toward home ownership since 1900, when an unsuccessful attempt had been madeseveral activities were held on campus. With Margaret Zink Brewster as chairman, Kappa hosted the Lambda House Association was founded with 164 contributing charter membersDuck Pond. In 1948 the move The new student union building was made dedicated in January 2009 to 204 Spicer Street, a home which the chapter purchasedhonor outgoing President Harre.
==The 1950s==During the early 1950s, all was not well chapter faced challenges with women’s fraternitiesRecruitment. The expected increase Valparaiso had its lowest number of rushees in enrollment was mostly men10 years and decided not to conduct a fall Recruitment. An alumnae steering Eta Delta had trouble filling its council positions although the nominating committee, headed by Lambda’s Marion Barnes Zehender helped pull the chapter back to its former leveldid a good job of slating members in positions for which they were well qualified.
The actives worked hard to set up a tight budget, coordinate activities, and regulate studies. Results were good and morale rose, the common goal drawing To connect the new members into close harmony. The summer of 1957 found Lambda with membership upand seniors, finances under control, scholarship excellent. So it there was with disbelief the chapter read a letter from the Fraternity Council requesting a surrender of its charter due to inadequate women’s facilities focus on having the campus. Chapter President Ann Whiting (Baldwin) called an emergency meeting of actives and alumnae. Result: a reply stating that Fleur-de-Lis be senior members during the charter would not be voluntarily relinquishednew member period.
The Akron Beacon-Journal featured Since the situation chapter was on the front pageprobation, and the university President Norman Auburn invited the Council to come to Akronmorale was low. Accepting the invitation Its social and philanthropic events on campus were Executive Secretary Clara O. Pierce, Ohio State, Fraternity President Eleanore Goodridge Campbell, Coloradolimited, and Director a variety of Chapters Frances Fatout Alexander, DePauw. The decision: the situation had been misconstrued. The committee was impressed with the university educational events and was proud to have Lambda Chapter on the campusworkshops were held. Its delegate to To raise morale, several sisterhood events were held which helped the 1958 Convention returned chapter realize it wanted to Akron with a large silver tray inscribed: First Place—Greatest Chapter Improvement Award—Lambda.In 1959 a new award, given be proactive in the name of Jayne Pesar, a beloved member who died that spring, was offered to the Lambda member best exemplifying a Kappa womanValparaiso University’s community.
To encourage With Recruitment in 2010, the chapter moved forward using the lessons it had learned and with a class of 15 fabulous new members who invigorated the chapter. In March, the chapter held its second annual Kappa Boat Regatta in the campus pool. Several other Greek groups participated, and their creativity was amazing. There were many surprises along the way. In April, Eta Delta served as hostess for the Delta Province meeting. It was such fun to meet undergraduate and alumnae members from throughout the province. The chapter was proud to receive the Advisory Board/Chapter Relations and Standards awards. The chapter received the following awards from the university: the President’s Award of Achievement and adviser Valarie Thayer, UC San Diego, received an Advisory Board award. As the semester closed, the chapter was received a focus letter from the Fraternity Council. The members looked forward to the next semester to regain the chapter’s direction and conquer the challenges facing it. Eta Delta members returned for the next semester in high spirits, planning monthly sisterhood events and looking forward to stay philanthropy. Sisterhood events brought everyone together, and members participated in school the Akron Alumnae Association inaugurated Watermelon Mayham and Sigma Chi Derby Days. For Founders Day, we toured the campus to learn about the first Kappas through crossword puzzles, clues and walking to the chapel steps. It was wonderful to have a lot of alumnae share the day with the chapter. The second-annual Kappa Kasino philanthropy event was a huge success. Many attended, and it proved to be another great way to unite with other Greek organizations and also reach into the community to gain their involvement as well. To close the year, the chapter participated in the Kappa Foundation Holiday Sharing program. The members purchased gifts and raised money for a fellow sister.On campus, the 50th anniversary of the Memorial Scholarship FundChapel of Resurrection was celebrated, a nonew fitness center was completed in the fall and new campus apartments were finished for fall semester. The chapter worked to increase the bonds of sisterhood, get its GPA above the all-interest loan fund through sorority average and was involved in other campus activities and service projects. In 2010, the chapter initiated 19 new members and was third among the seven sororities in academics. Eta Delta placed second in the first-ever Valpo Cup in the fall and had some great sisterhood events: hayride and ice skating. The chapter raised $400 from the Boat Regatta which alumnae can remember benefited RIF. Eta Delta participated in intramurals such as water basketball, volleyball, floor hockey and soccer. At Greek Awards, the chapter received the public relations award. The chapter was sad to have 18 seniors graduate in the spring and pleased to pledge five new members for the fall class. Several Kappas went abroad to study. Eta Delta received a warning of probation letter as the year closed. It included a checklist of what the chapter has accomplished so far and looked very good. The chapter was very positive about the progress it had made during the past year. ==Highlights of 2011-2019:== From chapter’s History Report: Scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.: ==Highlights of 2011== During 2011, Eta Delta organized two successful philanthropic events: Kappa sister by temporarily easing Cardboard Boat Regatta and Mr. & Miss Greek Life Pageant. Together these two events successfully raised money for RIF. Also this year, the chapter won Homecoming, and chapter member Alex Moulchin was crowned Homecoming Queen. In academics, Eta Delta had 14 members make the Dean’s List, and two members had 4.0s. The chapter initiated 20 new members.This year, Valparaiso University hired a new Greek Life coordinator: Allison Cath, Northwestern.The chapter worked hard to meet the terms of the warning of probation from the Fraaternity. The members became familiar with the financial burdens Fraternity’s Bylaws and Standing Rules, and each member was expected to hold herself to high standards of an active studentconduct.
==The Early 1970s==1970 was Eta Delta began 2012 with a year strong formal recruitment of great change. Greek activities lost emphasis. The events at Kent Stateten women, so close who we got to home, had know at a serious effect sisterhood event on Akron students. Lambda Kappas ranged from those who mourned the loss of traditional events to those who gladly turned their attention to national and political actionbid day.The Kappa Centennial was celebrated on Founders Day, 1970 We welcomed them with 100 alumnae blue and 70 actives in attendance. Virginia Bader (McGuckin), who was named Outstanding Greek Woman of the Year blue cupcakes and the Akron recipient of Kappa’s Centennial Scholarship, was a featured guest.-----------------------------played get-to-know-The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976you games. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae Soon after, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each new chapter is expected council met for a leadership retreat to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questionsdiscuss the chapter’s goals for the upcoming year.--------------------------------
==Highlights of In February, we were visited by a Leadership Consultant, Haley Smith, who stayed for the 1970s==week and helped our chapter work on efficiency and unity. We celebrated Valentines Day together at our semi-formal Kappa Krush Dance and continued the sisterly fun at a hilariously awesome Murder Mystery Sisterhood event. March brought even more chances to bond. We had another sisterhood event to learn about etiquette, and then we spent a week preparing for initiation by having a Kappa Love night, performing new member class skits, and having a new member class sleepover in the Chapter Room.
Trends on campus and within After initiating our newest Kappas, we got to know the chapter included men of Phi Kappa Psi at a unity event where we danced the importance of performing arts night away. In April, we focused on our philanthropic involvement. We hosted a very successful Mr. and speaking up about issues on campusMrs. Many influential speakers visited the University of Akron Greek Life Pageant to inform students about current issuesraise money for Reading is Fundamental, a variety of bands performed on campusstayed up all night at the University’s Relay for Life, and many theatre productions were heldparticipated in Phi Psi 500. Fashion trends included We celebrated the Farah Fawcett hairstyleMonmouth Duo by having a unity event with Pi Beta Phi, leather jackets, short dresses, wedge shoes, different prints and patterns, and big accents on clothingwhere we highlighted our shared tradition of academic excellence by coming together to study.
The Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma faced very few difficulties during these years. The chapter was doing very well and was successful To strengthen our sisterhood, we had movie nights in many aspects. They had the highest GPA Chapter Room every other week, and we took our sisterhood on campus the road by traveling to the Indiana Dunes for several years a picnic with a view. To honor the women who raised us, we invited our mothers to a Mom’s Day brunch. Greek Week was also in a rowApril, had successful rush weeks where they pledged more than 20 women during so we partnered up with the fall Recruitmentsmen of Sigma Phi Epsilon to participate in trivia contests, relay races, and they were very involved on campus other friendly competitions. Sigma Phi Epsilon also joined with us to participate in a cookout and in Greek lifebag-o tournament.
The biggest challenge that At the end of the Kappas faced was maintaining such month, we dined and danced in style at a high reputation on campusformal Sapphire Ball. They were able The following morning, we paid tribute to deal with this challenge our seniors at our Senior Banquet, where we enjoyed light refreshments as Kappa families gave speeches and parting gifts to the bigs and grandbigs that they’d miss! In may, we wrapped up our semester by continually recruiting outstanding womenbump, hosting and attending many events with other Greek groupsset, and participating spiking our way to third place in activities throughout the campus Sigma Pi’s volleyball tournament, and in the community. Kappa Kappa Gamma had gathering together as a very positive reputation and was a highly respected sorority on sisterhood to watch the University of Akron’s campusKentucky Derby.
Through Over the passing years, some important events occurred that influenced the chaptersummer, like we had the opening and dedication of the new chapter house in October of 1975. This was very significant opportunity to the chapter and even send five women to the surrounding communitynational convention in Jacksonville, and Florida, where we met Kappas from around the mayor of Akron declared that October 26th of that year was Kappa Kappa Gamma Day. Alsoworld, members of the chapter attended Kappa’s 51st biennial convention held at the Hotel del Coronado in San Diegolearned about our fraternity, Calif. in the summer of 1976. The women of Lambda chapter were very excited that they got to participate in and attend that eventreceived an honorable mention award for our Exemplary House Board.
During When we reunited in August, we got to know the weekend freshmen by volunteering at Move In Day, Dunes Day and at the Welcome Back Block Party, where we also met Valparaiso’s new Assistant Dean of June 10Students for Greek Life, Carolyn Whittier. With her help, 1977we recruited a large fall pledge class, they adding eight new women to our sisterhood in September. We celebrated Lambda chapter’s 100th anniversary Bid Day with many a sisterhood event full of their alumni food and games. Soon after, we invited our fathers to cook out and national Kappa Kappa Gamma officers play outdoor games with us at a dinner Dad’s Day event. We also supported Sigma Chi’s philanthropy by competing in Derby Days and a big ceremony (see below)participated in Valparaiso’s Day of Caring. On this day Near the end of the month, we spent the women displayed day together at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. We also received a quilt that they’d made showing their Kappa memories. Finally, in 1979letter placing us on an academic focus plan, they hosted Gamma Province Meeting to assist us in Akronimproving our grades.
At this time the President The beginning of October was also the University beginning of Akron was Dominic JHomecoming Week. Guzzetta We participated in the week’s activities and were proud of our sister who earned second place in the school was the third largest university in Ohiorace to becoming Homecoming Queen. The university opened musicsame week, speechwe stood by two of our women who strutted their stuff in Tri Delta’s Fat-Talk-Free fashion show. We came together to decorate paddles at a sisterhood event. Eta Delta hosted our most successful Boat Regatta fundraiser yet, and theater arts building in 1975we also celebrated Founders Day with our alumni over brunch and a presentation about our history. This month, we had another visit from a leadership consultant, in 1976 the building was renamed Guzzetta Hall in honor of the president and his wifeRebecca Shaw.
A national energy crisis was occurred After fall break, we helped Lambda Chi Alpha raise money at this their Pumpkin Palooza, before donning our best plaid and overalls for a Kappa barn dance. We also spent time and with the city men of Akron was experiencing Phi Sigma Kappa at a decline in their once flourishing rubber industryunity event cook out. In November, we initiated our fall pledge class and elected our new chapter council. To deal We finished out the month with these problemsa Christmas themed dance. In December, the university conserved energy by turning off lights and closing its game Christmas holidays were on our minds. We had a Christmas party in our chapter room , where each sister made her own ornament for a period of time. Another issue on campusour brand new Christmas tree, ate Christmas cookies, included the lack of available parking spotsand put together Christmas cards to send to Eta Delta’s alumni.
Centennial Celebration June 10–12We stayed in the Christmas spirit with a unity event with Phi Delta Theta, 1977: 200 gathered in Akron where we decorated cookies to take to celebrate Lambda’s 100 yearsHilltop preschool. The weekend began with tours of Akron attractions for out- In the spirit of-town guests. Saturdayholiday giving, was reunion day with many classes having noon gatherings. One loyal alumna flew from Denver we purchased gifts as a chapter to send to Akron for a sister in need through the luncheon and returned home again that eveningKappa Kappa Gamma Foundation’s Holiday Sharing Program. Others came from as far as California Keeping our academic focus plan in mind, Marylandwe studied hard for finals, Washingtonand raised our overall GPA back above the all sorority average, D.C., Florida, Chicago and Pennsylvaniaending our year with much to be proud of.
The highlight of In the weekend was past year, Greek Life on Valparaiso University’s campus has seen significant growth and undergone many positive changes. In the Centennial Banquet held at the Firestone Country Club. Connie O’Dell Noltefall of 2012, Akronwe welcomed Carolyn Whittier as our new Assistant Dean of Students for Greek Life, Akron Alumnae Association President, served as toastmistressand she implemented many changes to Greek Life on our campus. A check She began to host monthly roundtable meetings for $1the officers of all of the fraternities and sororities to meet and discuss issues pertaining to their position together. For example,000 was presented the Risk Management and Event Chairmen from all of the organizations meet to Drdiscuss social events on campus and within Greek Life. Dominic Guzzetta In addition to these meetings, university presidentwhich keep us all informed, by Sally Moore Nitschke, Ohio State, Director she has formed committees to update all of Membershipour campus documents for Greek Life, on behalf of the Fraternity for Centennial Scholarshipssuch as how Greek Judicial Board will operate.
Graduating seniors In addition to these organizational changes, Greek Life hosted Valparaiso’s first ever Dance Marathon to support Riley’s Children’s Hospital. It was fun, great for Greek Life’s image on campus, and we raised over $10,000! Overall, it was a success, and we will continue to host this event together in the future. This year also saw changes in the way our campus hosts formal sorority recruitment. Many changes were inducted into made, including replacing a skit night with a sisterhood night and having more open houses in the fall to raise interest sooner. These changes and Ms. Whittier’s guidance helped all of the Panhellenic sororities have their largest recruitment in several years. One other change on our campus this year is that the President of our University has begun to plan for the fraternities and sororities to get their own houses on a new greek row. This is in the University’s ten year plan for the alumnae association by Dru Cox Zuverinkcampus. Eta Delta has certainly seen some changes in the past year. We have worked hard to address some organizational and risk management issues, Kentuckyand I believe we’ve done a good job. Our chapter is now running more efficiently and participating in dances and other social events more safely. While those aspects of our chapter have improved this past year, Gamma Province Director we have struggled with our sisterhood and making an impression on the larger campus community. We are turning now to focus on growing closer together again and stepping up our participation on campus to improve our image. ==Highlights of Alumnae2014== Eta Delta received an honorable mention for New Member Programming at the 2014 Convention. Juliana (JWe won the Ausensen Award for Excellence in Campus Involvement and an award for Excellence in Public Relations at the annual Valpo Greek Awards ceremony.JWe had teams participate in Dance Marathon and Relay for Life.) Fraser WalesEta Delta was the 2014 Women's Division Runner-up in Songfest, Ohio Statewhich is an annual sing and dance competition between campus Greek Life. Our Spring Gpa was 3.295 and our Fall GPA was 3.201. Our representative for Homecoming, Gamma Province Director of ChaptersAmanda Moulchin, presented 50won homecoming queen. We became SAAFE certified for the years 2013-2014 by having 80% of our chapter participate in SAAFE certified workshops throughout the year awards . Eta Delta signed the One Valpo pledge, which is a pledge saying that we will "celebrate diversity and raise awareness to four Lambda alumnae and one Beta Beta Deuteron alumnathe peaceful outcomes of inclusion". Our Panhellenic community adopted Circle of Sisterhood as our philanthropy. An audio-visual presentation We also had members participate in VU Day of 100 years Caring, which is a university wide day of Lambda Chapter entitled Bustles to Blue Jeans philanthropic events throughout the community. We held our first Reading is Key event with Hilltop children and partnered with Sigma Phi Epsilon. Hilltop is a local daycare center for underprivileged families in the community. We read with the children and did a craft with them and, since the event was enjoyedaround Christmas time, Sigma Phi Epsilon gave each child a present. Eta Delta also had two new philanthropy events in 2014. In March, we held Kappa Karnival, highlighted by a style show presented by community wide carnival event. In October we held our Kapture the active members wearing gowns Flag event, which had been worn by former Fraternity Presidentswas a capture the flag tournament. Everyone was delighted Eta Delta is relatively small compared to receive two elegant favors, chapters at other schools. We pride ourselves in having a blue-diverse group of women who are active on campus and-blue needlepoint key tag made by various off whether that is through sports teams, clubs, jobs, volunteer groups, etc. In January of 2014, Eta Delta received its largest pledge class ever of 22, making us the largest sorority on campus. During fall recruitment, we had eight more members and join. Beacon Hall, a blue enamel-new dorm on-copper fleur-de-lis pin made by area alumnaecampus, was opened. A new tradition The sorority housing proposal process began when a new President’s badge and Pike was presented approved to come on campus. In previous years we have held chapter in our chapter room, which is located in the incoming association Presidentall sorority dorm. This badge will be passed on However, because of our large chapter size, this spring we moved to each newly elected association president the Brown and Gold room in the Harre Union and she will wear it during her term of office. At this banquet, in the new association officers were installedfall we moved to Niels 234.
During this Centennial year, Lambda Chapter was proud to earn Our chapter lives together on a floor of a sorority dorm owned by the university scholarship cup two out of three quarters. Typically, all sophomores and first place juniors live in Song Fest with Sigma Pi and Theta Chi fraternities, this facility and, we can provide housing for the second yearup to 36 members. In 2014, a Lambda member was named Outstanding Greek Woman. This special weekend culminated with an open house at we received news that the Kappa Lodgeuniversity would be building new sorority housing, a memorial service and campus tours conducted expected to be completed by actives membersthe end of 2015.
==Highlights of Our president's badge is from 1998, when we were founded. On the 1980s:== back is inscripted "PRES 4/18/98"
Lambda chapter ==Highlights of 2015:==In January, Eta Delta took part in Formal Recruitment and welcomed 18 new members worked together to make improvements to many areas of the chapter with a 50s themed bid day. In February we participated in 1987Valparaiso University's Dance Marathon event. Ritual and initiation procedures were improvedWe also held Kappa Manicure, committees were reconstructed to work more efficiently at a new mini philanthropy event where we painted nails. Members also attended Meet the suggestion from Pike's Night this month, a semiformal event welcoming the Traveling Consultant, finances were kept in order and members of the newly chartered Phi Kappa Alpha chapter improved academically to rank second on campus. Fall rush brought 17 new pledges to the chapter. On the Akron campus, seven sororities were involved in the Panhellenic Council.
This upward trend in Over Spring Break, three members attended the chapter carried forward until the end of the decadefirst annual all greek service trip to Tennessee. At the 1989 Gamma Province MeetingIn March, Lambda received the award for the most improved pledge programwe held our second annual Kappa Karnival fundraising event. The chapter pledged 23 new In April, Eta Delta had four members that fall participated in St. Baldricks by shaving their heads. We had a successful rush, to add sisterhood event where we painted tiles to decorate the five new members from the spring 1989 rushhouse and a unity event with Pi Beta Phi where we tie dyed shirts. The chairman of the Panhellenic council fundraiser We won 2nd place in 1989 was Songfest with a Kappa, as was the president of the Panhellenic Council. Additionally, Lambda had the second highest GPA on campus among NPC chaptersBeattles themed dance.
Lambda chapter At the Valparaiso University Greek Awards Kappa Kappa Gamma was also recognized by the campus as a 2013-2014 SAAFE and Empowering Organizations and won The Ausensen Award for Excellence in Campus Involvement 2013-2014, Excellence in 1989 by winning DesiderataPublic Relations 2013-2014, which is an award and Received Honorable mention for the overall best sorority on campus based on service hours. It also won the Panhellenic Spirit New Member Program Award.Housing: The Kappa Lodge was redecorated in 1987 with new carpeting, furniture In May 2015 we had our Sapphire Ball Formal dance and wallpaperfifteen seniors graduated from our chapter this month. The formal room of Construction began over the summer for the Lodge was completely redecorated in 1989 with new paint, reupholstered furniture, new curtains, the carpet was cleaned Sorority campus housing and letters were added are planned to be completed by the outside end of the annex2015-2016 academic year.
Philanthropy: Increasing involvement In August, Eta Delta had a field day event with members from Sigma Chi, Pi Kappa Alpha, Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition, and Latinos in Valparaiso for Excellence where we participated in philanthropy various activities. Relay for Life was a chapter focus held in 1987 October and the chapter history report indicates that philanthropic Kappa team was the top fundraising that year increased by 50% from the previous yearteam, raising $1,508. The 1989 chapter history reports shares Later that Lambda donated month, sixteen members participated in the most service hours annual VU Day of any sorority on campus that yearCaring event where they went to a local nature preserve to do restoration work. That same day, more than 700 hours, and raised the most money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Philantropy events included the sale of Kiss-owe had a sisterhood event where we made 15 tie-grams (Hershey Kisses) blankets for American Diabetes AssociationProject Lynas, visiting Manor Care Nursing home for a Halloween party and participation an organization that sends donated blankets to children in the Great Strides Walk-a-Thon for Cystic Fibrosishospitals.
==Highlights The biggest changes to campus this year would include the construction of the 1990s== new sorority housing and the addition of two new chapters on campus- Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Lambda Gamma
The Lambda Kappas were a diverse group with sisters involved in many different groups and activities on campus, such as Panhellenic, Order of Omega, varsity athletics, cheerleading, Mortar Board, University Dance and Theatre and Student Government. A Kappa was the 1990 Akron Homecoming Queen! Kappas were also active in the Akron community through their strong philanthropic program.
In 1991, Lambda Kappas won Greek Week for the fifth year in a row, and the Alpha Gam Lip Jam for the second consecutive year. The chapter maintained the second place academic ranking. At the 1991 Gamma Province Meeting, Lambda received the Overall Programming Award, and at Akron’s Greek Recognition Dinner the same year, the chapter received the Outstanding Pledge Program award. There were six new pledges in the spring on 1991, and 24 in the fall. New initiatives begun by the chapter that year included Gamma Girls, a part ==Highlights of the Standards Committee dedicated to raising chapter spirit and morale, and a Key Scholar program to recognize members receiving an A or B on a test, paper, speech or quiz.2016==
Fall Rush and COB in 1995 brought 14 new members to the chapter. In October, Lambda chapter celebrated the Fraternity’s 125th anniversary at a dinner with the Akron Alumnae Association.
A Lambda chapter goal In January, Eta Delta took part in 1996 was to increase participation Formal Recruitment and in Panhellenic eventsFebruary we welcomed 23 new members. The chapter focused on this and in the process won second place in Greek Week and won the participation award at Open Gym with We had an "Up" (the Greeks that yearmovie) themed bid day. The Our chapter also had 45 members in 1996, the pleasure of meeting Jim O'Heir (an actor from Parks and there were six sororities on campus. The GPA requirement for rush was raised that year to 2.75 for rushees who attended college, and to 3.0 for rushees coming from high schoolRecreation) during one of our chapter meetings.
Two challenges faced by the chapter at the end of the decade were the adoption of the Fraternity’s new New Member ProgramMarch, and the death we held our third annual Kappa Karnival fundraising event. Five of our sisters traveled to Washington D.C. over spring break to volunteer. We had a unity event with Pi Beta Phi where we hosted a sister, Sarah Strainfashion show. The latter pulled the members together emotionally Eta Delta also participated in Song Fest and made them realize how much they valued one anotherour theme was Disney villains.
In At the spring of 1998, the chapter ranked first on campus academically! Quota Valparaiso University Greek Awards Kappa Kappa Gamma was recognized for the Fall 1998 rush was nine, best recruitment award and Lambda chapter pledged 12 new one of our memberswon sorority woman of the year award. In May 2016 we had our Sapphire Ball Formal dance. The chapter closed 1999 We had a unity event with 32 total members, and many awards from Phi Sigma Kappa where we watched movies in our pajamas. At the 1999 Gamma Province Meeting, Most Improved Chapter and New Member Award, and from end of the University, Continuous Recruitment Award, Most Improved GPA, Scholastic Achievement award, Highest NM GPA award, Alumnae Relations award and Adviser semester we moved out of Scheele hall for the Yearlast time and packed up our chapter room to move into our new Kappa house.
Throughout Construction for the new sorority houses continued over the decade, summer. At Convention we earned Honorable Mention in the chapter successfully worked to raise money for Project 2000areas of Finance, which was an effort to raise $10Philanthropy,000 for a scholarship fund in and House Board. We also received the Kappa Foundation by the year 2000. The final amount raised by the chapter was more than $13,000Kappa Gamma National Panhellenic Award.
'''Housing:'''In July 1990August, our new rose colored carpeting house was installed in finally finished. Eta Delta had an America themed dance party with the formal room brothers of the Sigma Pi. Relay for Life was held in October and Kappa Lodgeparticipated by walking and giving out temporary tattoos. With the help In September some of our members participated in Pi Kappa's Alpha's firemen's challenge and we prepared for fall recruitment. Kappa won homecoming week for the men of Delta Tau Delta, the chapter also worked on the landscaping around the house and annex during that summersecond time in a row.
The 1998 chapter newsletter reported that the chapter meeting room had been totally re-decorated with new carpetIn October, we held our fall dance, wallpaper and mini-blindswhich was themed famous couples. Exterior painting of We held our first ever Fall Festival with the lodge was done in 1999, and the walls and ceiling brothers of the formal living room were also paintedPhi Kappa Psi. We initiated three new members. At We joined them at the end of the decade, Boys and Girls Club where we held a sizeable donation from the Hudson Alumnae Association was earmarked for the replacement variety of different booths that the furnace in the annexchildren could play. We also held our first sorority interest event called Kamp Kappa.
'''Philanthropy:'''In the spring of 1990November, Lambda chatper participated in the 15-mile Super Cities Walk for Multiple Sclerosis. In the fall, the chapter participated in two service projects, The Brush-Up on Akron Campaign in which the members fixed up houses for lower income senior citizens which the chapter did again in 1991had a Dad's Day event where we hung out with our dads at a football game. The chapter returned to the Manor Care Nursing Home for another Halloween party with the residents We also had our annual Thanksmas dinner and their grandchildrengift exchange.
For Halloween 1991, The biggest change was the chapter helped run Spooking At The Top addition of the new sorority houses on campus. 6 houses were built for the 5 sororities on campus and one unaffiliated house. The Town, an AIDS benefit, and in November baked cookies for La Sertoma, a group that fed houses are beautiful. They are built so they all connect through the less fortunate at Thanksgiving basements and Christmaseach sorority member has access to her house by using her campus ID card.
The We hold our chapter philanthropy meetings in 1995 was Kappa Kidney Kamp and it raised money with two Swing-A-Thonsthe chapter room of our new house starting the beginning of the fall semester. The October philanthropy event in 1995 was Boo-at-the-Zoo at the Akron Zoouniversity owns our house. There are a variety of different room styles. The Swing-A-Thons president has a room to herself and volunteering at Boo-at-the-Zoo continued until the end there are two floors of the decaderooms that have triples, doubles, and quads. Five active members of the Lambda chapter were 25 sisters are able to visit Kappa Kidney Kamp live in the summer of 1998 to see the benefits of their fundraising effortshouse. This is our very first year in our new house and we are very excited.
Chapter Convention Awards:Honorable Mention for the Panhellenic AwardIn January, Convention 1990Honorable Mention for FinanceEta Delta took part in Formal Recruitment, Ritual and Fraternity Educationcapped off with a country themed bid day, Convention 1996Honorable Mention for Finance (Unhoused), Honorable Mention for Fraternity Appreciation, and the award for Greatest Scholastic Improvement (9 or fewer Panhellenic Groups), Convention 1998Sweet Home Kappa Kappa Gamma.
==Highlights of 2000-2010== In 2005March, Lambda chapter consisted of 42 memberswe held our fourth annual Kappa Karnival fundraising event. We raised $607, with 12 new which was split between the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation and Reading is Fundamental (RIF). Eta Delta had 25 members added participate in the springSong Fest, and 13 in the fall. This was the first time in many years that the chapter met its recruitment quota. This our theme was due in part to a recruitment blitz assisted by Kappas from Fraternity Headquarters90s throwbacks.
On March 4In April, 2005, the university’s Annual Greek Recognition dinner was held and the chapter received the academic achievement award, the Most Panhellenic award, the bronze level excellence award, and the Desiderata award. Lambda was also recognized we participated in Dance Marathon for having 50% of the chapter on the Dean's List and as the Panhellenic Council’s sports champsChildren’s Miracle Network Hospitals. A number of chapter members attended Gamma Province Meeting In May, we had our Sapphire Ball Formal dance at John Carroll University, where Lambda received awards for best sisterhood, best philanthropy, most service hours, and the Best of the Best awardCasa del Roma.
Chapter activities and social events this year included: a scrap booking social with Alpha Delta PiIn October, a social with Alpha Gamma we initiated five new members. We had our first sisterhood retreat at Camp Butternut Springs. Many Eta Delta and FIJI, Sapphire Ball, Parent’s Luncheon, Songfest, Greek Week, Founders Day, AGD’s Lip Jammembers participated in Relay for Life for the American Cancer Society. In November, and we had a Pinstripes and Pearls Date PartyGreat Gatsby semi formal at Casa del Roma.
At In December, had our annual Thanksmas dinner featuring an ugly sweater contest and a Secret Sister gift exchange. We also made cards for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Having moved in during the 2007 University Greek Leadership Awardsfall of 2016, Lambda received Eta Delta marked the New Member Academic Excellence Awardfirst full year of having its own university-owned house in 2017. The facility can house 25 members in a variety of triple, the bronze level for the Praestantia Awarddouble, and Selena Meyers received an alumna recognition award. At Gamma Province Meetingquad rooms, while the president or Vice President of Standards has the luxury of her own room. The house can comfortably accommodate weekly chapter received meetings with seating for all members. We can also now perform the award for Most Improved Chapterinitiation ceremony within the chapter facility.
Chapter membership was 62 in 2008, thanks Eta Delta’s historical badge is its President’s badge which dates back to successful spring and fall recruitments. Lambda the chartering of the chapter participated in and hosted many activities on campus this year and in 2009, including Up Till Dawn, Song Fest, Spaghetti Dinner, Relay for Life, Freshman Move In, Lip Jam, Ice Cream Social, Mocktails, 1998. Eta Delta received 2 Greek Week, Make a Difference Day, sending girls to Kappa Kidney Kamp, and Kappa Karaoke. The Lambda chapter was especially proud to have Awards from the highest grades of all the sororities on campus for both spring Panhellenic/InterFraternity Council: “Excellence in New Member Education” and fall semesters in 2008“Most Improved Chapter. In 2009” Our recruitment counselor, Leah Birhanu, Lambda chapter took five new members during informal recruitment and reached totalreceived the “Sam Salvador Living Your Values Award. The chapter ” This award was honored to host the Gamma Province Meeting created in 2009 at the University’s Quaker Square on April 3rd and 4th, and once again honor of a Chi Omega who passed away this year. Rin Seibert received several awards at “Sorority Advisor of the University’s spring Greek Life AwardsYear”.
Fall semester began with a very successful formal recruitment. On Bid Day, the chapter had lunch outside the Kappa Lodge and attended a home football game at the university’s new stadium. The chapter welcomed 16 wonderful women and exceeded chapter total. In the fall, the chapter was excited to participate in Homecoming events and a member ==Highlights of the chapter was crowned Homecoming Queen. Once again in 2009, Lambda has the highest GPA on campus for the spring and fall semesters.2018==
'''Housing:''' The Kappa Lodge on We hit a homerun starting the Akron campus was redecorated in 2008 and 2009 year with new paint and furniture. A new roof was installed our baseball themed Bid Day “A League of Our Own” in 2008January.
'''Philanthropy:'''The chapter held its annual Balloon Pop on Oct. 22In February, 2005 at the Homecoming gamewe performed in Lambda Chi Alpha’s Air Guitar Competition and won a check for RIF. That same year, We had Kappa Krush on the members rang the bell for the Salvation Army 10th at Dave's Market prior to Casa del Roma. We had a Galentine’s Sisterhood event on the holidays18th. In 2007, We had four sisters participate in the Balloon Pop raised more than $700 for Kappa Kidney KampPolar Plunge. In 2008, Lambda We initiated 22 new members donated more than 1600 service hours through their philanthropic effortson the 23rd.
The chapter held In March, we has sisters attend various spring break trips including a Greek Life trip to Denham Springs, Louisiana, a signature RIF event at medical trip to Costa Rica and Nicaragua with the Nursing Program, and a local elementary school in 2009mission trip with St. That summerTeresa’s Student Center to Des Moines, 16 members were able to visit Kappa Kidney Kamp Iowa. We also had a sisterhood event in southern Ohio, the union where we played Twister and the chapter hosted Balloon Pop again that fallate pizza.
==Highlights of 2011-2019:== In April, we had many sisters participate in Dance Marathon. We held a Reading is Key Event at Parkview Elementary where we read “A New Leaf” and made tree crafts. We had a sisterhood event where we painted and potted plants. We had many sisters participate in Songfest; the theme was summer.
==Highlights of 2011==In September, we had a barbecue at the house after a football game as a sisterhood event. We held a sisterhood retreat at Camp Tannadoonah where made birthday cards for the kids at the Midwest Center and participated in many bonding activities. For Homecoming, we had a table at the Street Fair and held an alumnae event where members shared their favorite memories. We had two teams participate in the Pike’s Firemen challenge, and we won for the second year in a row. We held our first combined service event with St. Teresa’s Catholic Student Center. We raised money at the Strack and Van Til’s for Hobart Humane Society. We also had all our members participate in cleaning up the highway US Route 2.
Lambda Chapter started the year welcoming seven new members into the chapter. With these new girls as well as all returning activesIn October, the chapter we had a successful and busy semestersisterhood event, “Kappa is to Dye For,” where we tie dyed clothes. We had our semi formal at County Line Orchard. On February 25, the chapter We held a movie night sisterhood which allowed the girls to bond more closelyunity event with Lambda Chi Alpha and Phi Delta Theta. The chapter was visited by the leadership consulant We had sisters participate in the spring semester Iron Phive 5k for ALS and received suggestions Kicking it for improvement and further growth. They were given another opportunity to learn and improve when several girls attended Province. This was held April 8-10 in Cincinnati, Ohio and offered a review of ritual and fraternity standardsKD.
The chapter hosted its annual Spaghetti Dinner April 13 raising $1In November,100 for Kappa Kidney Camp and collecting books for Reading is Fundamental. The women of Lambda Chapter celebrated the end of the semester by enjoying their Sapphire Ball in April. It was held at Prime at Anthe's. They finished the spring strong by earning second place overall at The University of Akron's Greek Life Awards. Lambda Chapter received an award for most we had a service hours and a member of Lambda Chapter earned Greek Woman of the Year. Along with being active within the chapter, the women were very involved with other Greek organizations, events, and philanthropies. Several members participated in intermural volleyball forming two teams. They attended Greek Night event at the basketball game in the James ACafe Manna. Rhodes Arena, hosted We also had a Panhellenic Sisterhood philanthropy event for the other Greek women at the University, and held socials with FIJI, Phi Delta Theta, Girls Academy called Kappa Kakes where we made and Theta Chisold pancakes.
Apart from the hard work they put into their own philanthropiesIn December, the women supported other chapters' philanthropies as wellwe had Thanksmas. They participated in Lambda Chi's bathtub pull, Delta Gamma's spaghetti dinner, and FIJI's dodgeball tournamentWe shot our recruitment video. The women also supported Nuance, an acapella men's chorus on campus and were named their number one fans for the third semester in a row. Continuing their philanthropic support they wrote letters for Up 'til Dawn to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, jumped into freezing water to raise money at the Polar Bear Plunge, and enjoyed participating in Relay for Life with We had a Beauty and the Beast themed table. The entire Greek community at the University of Akron joined together to raise money in an karaoke unity event called Songfest. Each chapter practiced and performed songs and dances to match the theme which was Broadway. The women enjoyed participating in this event and look forward to it every spring. The community raised just under $5,000. All the sororities kicked off fall recruitment with an ice cream social at which possible future members came to learn about Greek LifePhi Sigma Kappa.
Also unifying the community was the All-Greek tailgate. Lambda chapter enjoyed supporting sports teams at the university including the nationally ranked soccer team as well as the football team. After Panhellenic Council passed a successful fall recruitment, Lambda chapter initiated 23 new members. They welcomed them with 2019 extension for a fantastic Bid Day featuring lots of blue and blue and a carnival themesixth sorority.
The women of Lambda Chapter created a non-alcoholic drink called "Slime Time Live" to fit the Nickolodeon theme. Both actives and new members participated in Greek Week, an annual event at the university where sororities and fraternities compete in fun contests and games. While it is a competition, it also brings a sense of unity within the Greek community. Not only did the women of the chapter hold socials with other sororities and fraternities on campus, they also got the opportunity to have a social with the Kappa Kappa Gammas from John Carroll.
The group carved and painted pumpkins for other Universiy ==Highlights of Akron sororities and fraternities. Lambda chapter worked hard to build community with other chapters but also built community within their own chapter. A few members of the chapter hosted a taco dinner at their home for the women of Lambda chapter. This became a new chapter tradition titled "Taco Wednesday." This helped bring the women together as sisters. The women of Lambda Chapter completed over 1,400 service hours during the fall semester. Several members danced in Alpha Gamma Delta's Lip Jam contest which raised money for Alpha Gamma Delta's philanthropy. Lambda chapter finished the year with a Christmas party featuring a gift exchange as well as Senior Night. One member graduated in December and another joined the Navy. Overall, the women of Lambda chapter are very pleased with 2011. 2019==
'''Campus:''' The University of Akron is home to over 29In January, Eta Delta welcomed 28 new members during our Ice Cream themed bid day. We also held a unity event with Lambda Chi Alpha and created cards for children in the hospital. In February,000 students Eta Delta put on Kappa Karnival for Girls Academy. There were various carnival games and karaoke teams from 46 states other fraternities and 80 different countriessororities. It offers over 300 degree programs Five of our officers attended KLC in Dallas, Texas. Our new members found out their bigs that weekend as well! On February 23, all 28 new members were initiated into Kappa Kappa Gamma! The following day, the new members attended their first formal chapter as initiated members. In March, we held two unity events with Pi Kappa Alpha and educates both undergraduate Phi Kappa Psi. In April, we held a charter day celebration for Eta Delta! In May, we had our Kappily Ever After formal in the Porter County Expo Center. We celebrated our seniors’ successes with a senior banquet, and graduate students16 sisters graduated. The current president is DrIn August, we helped freshman move into their dorms and participated in various Welcome Week activities such as the Fraternity and Sorority Life Meet and Greet. Luis MIn September, we had a sisterhood retreat at the Indiana Dunes and helped clean up the beach. ProenzaSisters also went to Valparaiso’s Popcorn Festival. The university has over 80 buildings but We also abundant green spaceparticipated in Greek Week and PIKE’s Fireman’s Challenge. We welcomed Alpha Gamma Delta’s new members at their bid day celebration. The University is able to offer a lot of students financial aid making college possible We learned chants with the Alpha Gam LCs. We attended Pi Beta Phi’s Mr. Pi Phi philanthropy event for many learnersRead. Lead. 78% Achieve. Sister’s participated in Valparaiso’s Day of students at Caring and Gamma Phi Beta’s Moonball that benefited their philanthropy, Girls on the university are receiving some sort of financial assistanceRun. Homecoming brought alumni back to Eta Delta for Kappa Love. There are many student resources on campus including We also had a booth in the counseling centerCrusader Street Fair. In October, we hosted another Kappa Karnival for Girl’s Academy and raised over $3,000!Eta Delta also met potential new members’ during open house. We hosted a celebration for Founder’s Day with alumni. We invited Alpha Gamma Delta over for a movie night to welcome our new neighbors. We participated in various philanthropy events such as Kappa Delta’s Shamrock Soccer and Sigma Phi Epsilon’s Sig Ep Splash. We also had a Halloween Party with our sisters, the career centerand we mummified a sister with toilet paper and made caramel apples. Sigma Phi Epsilon also went bowling with us! We hosted a fall interest event for potential new members with a hot chocolate bar and cookies. We donated books to Hilltop Neighborhood House and volunteered. In November, we had a sister participate in St. Baldrick’s hosted by Lambda Chi Alpha. We also hosted a Dad’s Day where sisters and their dads carved pumpkins. Our spring of 2019 class had a retreat. Our entire chapter went through RR for the recreation centerfirst time in four years. We participated in Sigma Chi’s Derby Days and Phi Kappa Psi’s Phi Psi 500. During the summer of 2011We hosted our first joint semi-formal with Lambda Chi Alpha, and the university's main library, Biercetheme was 70s. Our new officers were elected and had a leadership day to begin to transition them. In December, renovated its first floor modernizing it we hosted Thanksmas and making it did a secret sister gift giving. We also adopted an ideal place for learning and studyingAngel Tree Child. Our new officers were installed on December 7.
'''Chapter:''' Lambda chapter is proud to be a diverse group. At just over sixty members, the women of the chapter have various interests and majors. Interests include dance, animals, crafts, fitness, pageants, and sky diving. Majors vary greatly and the women of Lambda chapter are studying engineering, public relations, psychology, dietetics, fashion merchandising, exercise science, accounting, education and more. Several members are in the Honors College. Members are involved in several other organizations outside of Kappa Kappa Gamma. These include Campus Focus, other service fraternities, Greek honoraries, dance companies, and Emerging Leaders. Many members also work jobs on and off campus.
Welcoming such a large class of new members made it challenging to know everyone and form a sense of unity and sisterhood. The women of the chapter met this challenge and overcame it in many creative ways. Receiving Bigs helped the new members feel more a part of the chapter and feel more comfortable. Lambda chapter also planned retreats and sisterhoods to increase bonding time. "Taco Wednesday" was the most creative solution to this, as members could spend time together in the middle of the week and enjoy dinner together. Academic performance was also a challenge in the fall semester but the women are working hard to overcome this. The chapter is taking this challenge very seriously. They are holding study hours as well as starting a healthy academic competition and forming study groups.
In April, Kappas participated in Songfest, that was Billboards Hits themed, performing songs that included, “9 to 5,” “I Will Survive,” and “Girlfriend.” April also included an annual Parents’ Lunch at the Kappa Lodge, and participation in Relay for Life, in which Kappa raised a significant amount of money for the American Cancer Society. The annual Spaghetti Dinner was also held in April, in which a record amount of money was raised for one of Kappa’s philanthropies, Kappa Kidney Camp. The semester ended with formal at The University of Akron’s Martin Center. During the summer many actives traveled to Southern Ohio, for Kappa Day with the campers at Kidney Camp. Two members also traveled to Jacksonville, Florida for Kappa Convention where Lambda Chapter was recognized with The Heritage Award.
Fall semester began with a very successful formal recruitment in which we recruited 18 phenomenal young women, including two legacies. They were welcomed at Bid Day which was Island themed and included things such as volleyball in Chapter PhilanthropyWhat organization does the front yard and decorating of their new member binders. After the new member education program, 17 women were initiated on November 10, 2012. In Octoberchapter support? Reading is Fundamental, Kappa participated in one of their yearly philanthropy events, Balloon Pop, in which they raised $750.00. Chapter retreat was held at a local park, where the chapter participated in several gamesKappa Gamma Foundation, lots of eating and had big-little reveal. Girls Academy
Founders Day was celebrated at Portage Country Club, and We support all three philanthropies throughout different efforts during the women, got to see a Kappa alum receive her 65 year pin. Dad’s Day was another event in October, in which members and their dads went to We support the Akron Zips football game and enjoyed various pre-game festivities together. Also in October, Kappa participated Kappa Gamma Foundation because it helps our sisters we are in all Greek Week events, and an active member was crowned Homecoming Queenneed of financial supports affected by natural diseasters or situations like COVID-19. Throughout the semester, Kappas participated in various Akron events such as Make A Difference Day, Up ‘til Dawn, Mocktails, Freshman Move in and had several social events We support Reading is Fundamental because it provides kids with fraternitiesaccess to books. The women enjoyed We support Girls Academy because middle school is a date party at a pumpkin patch rough time for kids, especially girls, and ended the semester with semi-formal at Infocision Stadium. Overall 2012 was a very successful year we want to provide mentorship for Kappathem.
Several challenges Lambda chapter has decided to work on for 2013 are making sure new members always feel welcome, increasing the overall chapter GPA and encouraging sisterhood more within our chapter. Over the course of this past year Kappa’s involvement within the Greek community at Akron truly grew.
'''Campus:'''The University of Akron is located How did your chapter include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in downtown Akronyour programming this year? (e.g., adding a DEI officer, with an undergraduate population of nearly 30philanthropy events, social media awareness campaign, chapter training,000etc.). They currently offer over 350 academic degress for both undergraduate We created a diversity, equity, and graduate studentsinclusion chairwoman to transition with the incoming council. Over the course She will have a committee that represents each class of women in our chapter and the past yeareducation chair. She will facilitate conversation and hold educational programs about diversity, equity, a new residence halland inclusion. We are participating in our Fraternity and Sorority Community’s conversation regarding diversity, South Hall was builtequity, and inclusion as well as various features on campus available to all students such as . One sister is a new restaurant in Quaker Square, part of the #OneValpo committee that is under IFC and the Coleman CommonsPanhellenic.
'''Note to Chapter Registrar:'''Operating in a Pandemic Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues At the beginning of The Key to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlights. If your year, we stayed virtual with chapter archives are not complete, please research your university libraryinitiation, recruitment, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracyevenunit events. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board membersSlowly, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director we were able to meet again in person with masks and a limited numberof Chapters sisters in a space. Sign ups for assistancedifferent time slots were available so every sister could stilltake part in sisterhood events, just at different times. Your efforts will ensure a complete We are now meeting in person againand holding in person initiation and accurate history of your chapter semi formals for future generations to enjoy!the first time in over a year.
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'''Eta Delta, Valparaiso University''''''Valparaiso University of Akron founded in 19141859 in Valparaiso, formerly Buchtel College founded in 1870Indiana'''
'''Lambda chapter: founded June 10Founded April 18, 18771998'''
'''Some of Eta Delta’s Outstanding Members:'''
'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''Marion Bell Slade (Ransom), Grand Marshal 1884-1986; Mary Krenzke (Grandlin), Grand Secretary, 1886-1888; Lydia Voris Kolbe, Grand President 1916-1918, Grand Treasurer 1908-1914; (Lydia) Elmie Warner Mallory, Grand President 1904-1906, Grand Registrar 1900-1904; Elizabeth Voris Lawry, Editor of The Key 1904-1905, Martha Simmons (Murray), Field Secretary 1961-1963; Lesley Dillon (Lage), Traveling Consultant 2001-2002
'''Fraternity Loyalty Award:'''
'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
'''Additional Outstanding Eta Delta Alumnae:'''
Lisa Thomas (Mathews), Chapter Consultant 2004-2005
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==History of University==
Valparaiso University, known colloquially as Valpo, is located in Valparaiso, Ind. The university is a coeducational, four-year, private Lutheran institution founded in 1859 which had five colleges (arts and sciences, business administration, engineering, nursing and honors) when the Fraternity installed Eta Delta Chapter on the campus. It is the largest independent Lutheran university in the United States and is home to the second-largest collegiate chapel in the world, The Chapel of the Resurrection.
In its more than 150-year history, Valparaiso University has passed through three distinct phases. Founded by Methodists in 1859 as an institution pioneering coeducation, the Valparaiso Male and Female College was forced by the reverses of the Civil War to close its doors in 1871.
It was revived in 1873 by an enterprising educator, Henry Baker Brown, as the Northern Indiana Normal School, renamed Valparaiso College in 1900 and rechartered in 1906 as Valparaiso University. During the next 20 years, it established business and law schools and won national recognition as a low-cost, no-frills institution of higher learning. Many alumni of this period achieved distinction in their fields as governors, legislators, scientists, business leaders and other professionals.
Despite its decades of success, the university again experienced financial hardship as the United States entered World War I. The Lutheran University Association, a group of clergy and church laity who saw a bright future for the university, purchased it in 1925, ushering in the modern era of Valparaiso’s history. Distinguished by its Lutheran heritage of scholarship, freedom and faith, Valparaiso University continues to fulfill the dreams of these modern founders.
Valparaiso has established itself as a premier Midwestern university that combines a thorough grounding in the liberal arts with solid professional training. In the 1940s, the university, spurred by student action, established a school of engineering and adopted a student-administered honor system. The Christ College honors program and a school of nursing further enriched the university’s offerings.
In 1956, Valparaiso’s chapel-auditorium was destroyed by fire. In 1959, it was replaced by the majestic Chapel of the Resurrection, a fitting symbol of the university’s commitment to its Lutheran ideals—and of the thriving community’s renewed growth.
Eta Delta Chapter was guided by Chapter Consultant Heather Siegel, Iowa, as the chapter began transiting from a local sorority to a chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She was not only a consultant, but also a friend to the chapter members.
The chapter members and members of Phi Delta Theta partnered in trick-or-treating at the pediatric ward of Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso. The Kappas and Theta Chi held a yard sale in October. Members were encouraged to bring clothing, household items and anthing else that could be included in the sale. The proceeds from the event supported the Breast Cancer Society of Valparaiso. Additional activities were Adopt-A-Grandma, Adopt-A-Highway, Drop Walk for Hunger and traditional green events.
The University of Akron, previously known as Buchtel College, has a long history of Greek life. Men’s fraternities have existed there for many years but in 1877, greatest challenge the Greek community decided that something chapter faced was missing: a women’s fraternityapathy. J. Augustine GutherieThis was overcome by encouraging the members to be involved, a Phi Delta Theta at Buchtel College, contacted Indiana University’s chapter scheduling fun events and giving out prizes and awards for participation including Kappa of Kappa Kappa Gamma the Week to tell them about three Buchtel College women and the Greek community member who was on its way to changing for the goodmost involved.
==Highlights of 2000-2010:==
The first woman editormembers enjoyed a hayride date party, homecoming week and an exciting Hollywood semi-formal dance inNovember. Kappa’s campus-chief wide philanthropy, Battle of The Buchtelite the Sexes, was Elmie Warner (Mallory)successful this year. The first YWCA president was Ethel Davies (Read)Throughout the semester, and the first five Mary Queens were Kappas. The first Panhellenic president was Rachel Fleming (Hertz) and the first woman to receive an honorary doctorate from the university was Evelyn Church Smith. The Lambdas were members worked on changes in the first to wear rush outfits (1968) chapter room and by 1970 every sorority had followed their exampleadded a new dining room table.
During 2008, Eta Delta celebrated its 10th anniversary. Kappa alumnae were invited to come to the chapter room where desserts were served while everyone reminisced as they looked back on the growth of the Depression many Kappas worked part timechapter. Chapter scrapbooks, dues awards, and pictures were lowered, on display. The undergraduates and alumnae enjoyed putting Kappa stickers and bookmarks into books which were donated to Reading is Fundamental (RIF). It was special for the spring formal was cancelledactive members to listen to alumnae stories. Song Fest took place for This display brought a lot of memories to the alumnae as well as the first time in 1933undergraduates and reminded everyone of her continuing sisterhood.
The chapter room had been under construction and everyone was pleased to see the outcome. With the new entertainment system, cable and welcoming atmosphere, the chapter room had become a place where members could get together outside of scheduled meetings.
==The 1960sHighlights of 2012==Once again, in 1966, the Kappas found themselves in the path of an expanding university, and the Lambda House Association, led by Carol Aspell Messmore, bought three parcels of property, containing four houses. Two were then rented, one was razed, and one renovated to house 12 university students. Plans for a future chapter house for 40 members were drawn up, and a fund drive launched with hopes of building in 1971.By 1968 the university no longer needed the housing, so the Kappa Annex came into being. The house on Spicer Street was sold to the university and the annex became the Kappa House. It was realized that Lambda would never need a structure to house all members and plans for a lodge-type house were made. The realization of this dream came true in 1975 when a new lodge was dedicated.
In November, we had the first annual Kappa Cooks for Books, a waffle breakfast, where we raised $115 for Reading is Fundamental. We also had a Dad's day event where we learned to ballroom dance and later we initiated a new member class of two. We ended the year with our annual Thanksmas sisterhood event and a "Crazy Holiday" themed dance.
In February Kappas won the spring on 1997, 11 members of the chapter were able to attend GammaProvince Meeting and the chapter received honorable mentions for Ritual and Advisory Board Support, and awards Phi Kappa Psi Chili Cook-off for Finance and Philanthropy. In August 1997, the chapter celebrated 120 years on the Akron campus. At that second time, the University had five sororites in a row and 14 fraternities on campus, and the we held our Kappa chapter had 34 members. However, the chapter history report for 1997 states that the total number of students going through rush on the campus had been steadily declining during the past semesters. Eight new members were added during fall rush in 1997Krush dance.
The only historical badge we have in our chapter raised money for Kappa Kidney Kamp by selling chocolate covered pretzels and big Hershey’s Kisses in a Valentine’s philanthropy event is our president’s badge which we have had since we came to campus in 1998.
==Highlights of 2017==
On February 25th, we welcomed 22 new members into the sisterhood. This brought the chapter's active member total up to 82. We held our Kappa Krush dance at Casa del Roma.
In August, to kick off the fall of 2005school year, Emma Weaver attended Leadership Academy and brought back great enthusiasm for Kappa, and the chapter held Founders Day with the Akron Alumnae Association on October 16. Lambda Chapter Eta Delta had a very successful 2007. It recruited 12 members during spring COBs Hawaiian themed dance party with themes such as Get the Scoop on brothers of Phi KappaPsi. In September, six of our members won the Pi Kappa KappuccinoAlpha Fireman's Challenge, and Pajama Jam. They also affiliated Kirsten Buccigrossi from the Eta Eta chapter at the University of Central Florida. After formal we prepared for fall recruitment in the fall, 18 new members were initiated.
In May, we had a red carpet themed formal at Casa del Roma. We held a dodgeball tournament for our philanthropy event and raised money for RIF and the Kappa Foundation. We held a senior banquet celebrating our graduates and wishing them all well in the real world. We also won the Intramurals for the year!
Along with our president’s badge, we have two new historical badges. The majority of Susanna Eibel Young award is given to the chapter attended Founder's Day and returned girl with a hightened sense that Kappa is for life. Several members attended the homecoming dance highest cumulative GPA at the university end of her junior year. Susanna Eibel Young and enjoyed other homecoming festivitiesher mother were instrumental in the founding of Kappa on our campus. Chapter Retreat We have the VPS badge that is passed down from VPS to VPS. It belonged to Debra Harstad, who was held at Munroe Falls Park and included a pot luck lunch part of the graduating class of 2012 and Olympic games served as well as Big/Little Reveal which was done with puzzle pieces. The new members planned Mocktails, an event hosted at the university to creatively promote alcohol awarenessVPS during her time in Kappa.
==Highlights of 20122020==Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma had a very successful and exciting 2012. Soon after returning from winter break, they began informal spring recruitment with various themed nights including Spa Night, Taco Wednesday and Kappa Kamp Out. After various events such as fortune cookie big-little reveal, 5 new members were initiated on March 24, 2012. Over the course of the semester Kappa showed Greek-unity through involvement with PHC sisterhoods such as a Zumba night, and attending other sororities’ philanthropy events.
Chapter unity was reinforced through SummaryIn January, Eta Delta welcomed 18 new members during our Going for the Gold bid day. In Feburary, we hosted Kappa Krush. We initiatied all 18 women into Eta Delta. We hosted a movie night in the chapter room. We ice skated for a sisterhood events including ethnic food night and game night and through participation event. One sister participated in Phi Sigma Kappa’s Polar Plunge event. We also created cards for children in intramural volleyball and basketballhostpials with Lamdba Chi Alpha. In March they , pre-COVID, we had a one member attend the Fraternity and Sorority Life service trip. Pre-COVID, four sisters attended a service trip in Costa Rica. Pre-COVID, four sisters attended Arch Madness in St. Louis for the Greek Life Awards Semi-Finals. In April, sisters participated in Valparaiso University’s first virtual Dance Marathon, and we celebrated our 22nd anniversity of Eta Delta. We participated in virtual Songfest, a campus tradition where they received awards including student organizations come up with dances that follow a specific theme. During the Edna ACOVID-19 lockdown, council met to work together and plan a virtual Kappa expreince. Gainer Service AwardIn May, we made a video for our graduating seniors and gifted them blankets. Two sisters received scholarships. Our member, Annika Brown, won the silver Praestantia Sam Salvador Living Your Values Awardat our Fratenity and Sorority Life Awards. We won Excellence in Chapter Development and Values in Action Awards. Several officers In June, our Chapter President attended webinars virtual convention. During June and July, our members volunteered at FOCUS to welcome first year students, and one of our sisters was an Orientation Assistant. In August, we placed for New Member Education and Advisory Board at Kappa Convention. We had honorable mentions for Public Relations, Panhellenic, and Standards at Kappa Convention. We came back to campus in early August and helped first year students move in. Sisters participated in Mini-Dance Marathon. We also meet potential new members at the Fraternity and Sorority Life Meet and Greet. We particiapted in virtual fall recruitment and welcomed 9 new members into our chapter. In September, we participated in Alpha Gamma Delta, Sigma Phi Epsilon, and Pi Beta Phi’s philanthropy events. Sisters participated in Dance Marathon’s FT5K, a 5K that benefits Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. We also won intramurals in Kickball. Our event chair hosted by Headquartersa movie night for sisters, and many we watched Mulan. Sisters met potential new members of at Fraternity and Sorority Life’s Fall Day. We played intramural co-ed volleyball with Lambda chapter visited Chi Alpha. Our Spring 2020 new member class had a fall photoshoot. In October, we initiated 9 new members and hosted an all virtual initiation. Inspiration Period was held online as well where we hosted Kappa Love, game night, and senior night. We hosted Kappa Kahoot, our virtual philathropy event, that benefited Reading is Fundamental. We participated in Kappa Delta’s Shamrock philanthropy event and Lamdba Chi Alpha’s Spike Tournament and 5K that supported the RAINN Foundation. We had a fall sisterhood event where sisters painted canvas’ and pumpkins. We hosted a virtual fall interest event, Going Mad For Kappa Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio where sisters and potential new members played MadLibs. Our president, Chelsea VanAken, won the Susanne Eibel Young award from the East Lake/Porter County Alumni Association. This award is given to the junior with the highest cumulative GPA and met comes with a special pin, monetary award, and certificate. Sisters participated in Fraternity and Sorority Life’s Monster Dash and safely hosted a Halloween party in the OSU Kappa Chapterchapter room. In November, we installed all our 2021 council members.
How did your chapter celebrate Kappa'''Chapter:''' Lambda chapter currently has 64 active members of various majors s 150th anniversary? Share what you have done this year. Our education chair created a Kappa Kahoot that had fun facts about Kappa Kappa Gamma. This included information about our founders and cultural backgrounds making the chapter very diverseother history. Majors of women include Psychology, Dance, Education, Engineering, Dietetics, Nursing, Alumni attended via Zoom and many moretalked about their experience in Kappa. Members are involved in several activities around They spoke about the Akron community friendships it brought them, life lessons, and completed countless numbers of volunteer hours. The women of Lambda Chapter look forward to an exciting and fun-filled 2013opportunities Kappa has brought them.
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==Highlights of 2020s: (From chapter’s History Report: Scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.)2021==
In January of 2021 the incoming council met via zoom to discuss our plans for the
chapter. We welcomed 18 new members along with our recruitment counselors and officers to
our chapter with a Dream Awhile with Kappa bid day before our formal pledging.
In February we had our much awaited big little reveal.
In March, we were able to virtual initiate our new sisters after a fun filled I-week. We
had an online Tea Time with Kappa interest event for potential new members. Together we
had a powerpoint sisterhood event and a unity event with PIKE where we shared our
powerpoints. Not only that but we had a fashion unity event with Chi O.
In April, we had many sisters participate in Dance Marathon and we were the highest
fundraising organization! We were able to get together in person for a succulent pot painting
sisterhood event. We participated in wiffleball and volleyball intramurals which was almost
as exciting as our first online Girls Academy event that happened this month. We also had a
little charter day celebration at the house. Our chapter won FSL week and we won the pillar
of excellence along with other awards!
In May sisters participated in Songfest with a Pitch Perfect theme which had us first
place in sororities. We also had a Coffees and Donuts sisterhood event to celebrate the end of
finals. At the end of this month we had a senior banquet to celebrate our lovely seniors who
were graduating.
In July we had sisters help with FOCUS freshman orientation.
In August sisters participated in freshman move in and other welcome week events
such as Fraternity and Sorority Life Meet and Greet.
In September we had a Blue and Blue theme bid day to welcome four new members
to Kappa. Sisters took part in all the homecoming activities around campus and even
continued with flag football and volleyball intramurals. We also got a new chapter advisor.
In October we had our homecoming alumni event at the house to show them what our
chapter looks like now. We held a Pumpkins and Positivity interest event for potential new
members. After formal pledging, we initiated our four new members into our chapter after
another fun and in person I-week. We celebrated Founders Day with brunch, games, and
sisterhood. For the first time in over a year, we were able to hold a Black and White Ball
Semi! Intramural basketball was also going on at this time. Instead of chapter on Halloween,
we had a sisterhood event with cookies, caramel apples, and raffles!
In November we had a tailgating unity event with Kappa Delta to get ready for the
football game.We honored Dr. Bob at the FSL faculty and staff award ceremony. We were
granted enough money for a new chapter room. Two of our sisters were inducted into Order
of Omega. We also had our Kappa Kickball philanthropy event which was a huge success!
We did great in our basketball intramurals this month. Family day was hosted at the house for
our sisters and their families to get together and make Christmas ornaments.
In December we had our Thanksmas and lastly, our new officers were installed after
our leadership day.
Chapter PhilanthropyWhat local organization does the chapter support and why?Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, Girls Academy, and Active Minds Mental Health.We support all three philanthropies throughout the year. We support the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundationbecause it helps our sisters around the world who are in need of financial aid due to natural disasters orbecause COVID------------------------------19. We support Active Minds because mental health is something important everyonedeals with, especially on a college campus. We support Girls Academy because middle school can bedifficult for girls, and we want to help them with their confidence.How did the chapter support Kappa’s philanthropy?We sold shirts and held our first annual Kappa Kickball!Diversity, Equity, and InclusionWe have a diversity, equity, and inclusion chairman who would often have presentations sheshared in order to educate us and hold those conversations.