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This year the Zeta Kappa chapter has taken some trips and done certain activities to strengthen our sisterhood. Kappa Kappa Gamma took a trip down to Wood County Historical Center for a holiday photo-shoot. We have had two sisterhood workshops that have brought out the strengths in our relationships. We plan to implement many more sisterhoods to help us grow and learn more about each other in 2016.
==Highlights of 2016==
Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma
Summary
The year of 2016 was successful and exciting year for Kappa Kappa Gamma. We participated in many philanthropy events to raise money for our local and national philanthropies, and we participated in other Greek organizations events to help them raise money. Our chapter has grown so much within the past year throughout scholarship, group honors and awards, and we’ve gone above and beyond by achieving many of our set goals.
Chapter Philanthropy Events
Zeta Kappa has held several philanthropy events throughout the year of 2016. From a philanthropic perspective, however our chapter participated in the annual spring fundraiser, Dance Marathon. Dance Marathon is a nationwide movement involving college and high school students at more than 450 schools – all raising money for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. We had a considerable amount of members who danced and stayed on their feet for the whole 24 hours during this event! Zeta Kappa is also very passionate about Bikes for Tykes as we had many bikers who biked 180 miles from Cincinnati back to Bowling Green to help raise money for Children’s Miracle Network, or FTK!
Zeta Kappa sponsored four different philanthropy events benefiting our national philanthropies Reading is Fundamental, and the Kappa Foundation and our local philanthropy, Kappa Kidney Kamp. First, on February 15th we held Kappacinos, where we stood on the steps of the Education Building and sold hot chocolate, coffee and cookies, and we were able to raise $250. Moving on to fall semester, on October 5th, we held Kappa Kupcakes, where we sold cupcakes on campus to the BGSU community and raised $400. Finally, on November 5th we held our annual Kappa Kappa Grilled Cheese in downtown Bowling Green where we sold grilled cheese, tomato soup and Kappa Kool-Aid and raised $1,300.
Honors and Awards
On February 7th, we held our annual parent’s weekend at Stone Ridge Golf Club. The event allowed our parents to come and see what Zeta Kappa and Kappa Kappa Gamma in general is all about. During this weekend we had dinner with our families, shared a presentation on what our year was about and awarded members for sisterhood and academic excellence and we were able to raise $1,350 during parent’s weekend. Zeta Kappa also continues take intramurals very seriously and continues to dominate on the fields!
Recruitment and Academic Excellence
During fall formal recruitment, we initiated 28 beautiful and classy women. These women have proven to be a fantastic addition to our chapter. We are also very proud to have 38 women on the dean’s list, an overall chapter GPA of 3.3986 and 16 girls achieving 4.0’s. Our chapter has the one of the highest GPA out of all sororities on campus proving to be a very successful year academically and we will strive to continue our great work.
Renovations on Campus at BGSU
Bowling Green State University is a flat campus with a lot of character. As a whole they are constantly looking for new ways to update and improve the campus. They have taken tremendous steps within the year of 2016 to better the campus of about 20,000 students. As you many know this year has brought us our brand new, amazing Greek community. We have been so lucky and so fortunate to have such a beautiful house of our own and have been able to furnish and make it perfect for us. The Greek village has provided a variety of ways for the everyone in Greek life to become closer as one whole community that we will forever be grateful for. We were so honored to be able to hold the first ever chapter in our new home.
Along with the new Greek Village added to campus here at BGSU this year, there were also many other renovations added to campus. We added a new and improved career center to our student union, and a brand new and improved BGSU bookstore that has been renovated and consolidated to the first floor of the student union. There has also been an academic building revitalization including South Hall. South Hall is now the new home for the School of Media and Communications.
Major projects for the next several years include the demolition of the Harshman Quadrangle Residence Hall, the Administration Building, West Hall, and Family and Consumer Sciences.
Sisterhood
The Zeta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is a very strong chapter with much emphasis on sisterhood and friendship. As a chapter we value sisterhood and continue to strengthen ours each year, not only with our chapter, but other sororities on campus and in the Panhellenic community. In the past year we have invited chapters over to our house to eat dinner, play games and watch movies in order to get to know the women and see what they represent. This year, since we have been so fortunate to have our new home, we were able to have a sisterhood with our neighbors and Monmouth Duo, Pi Beta Phi. We had shirts made with our letters and we all got together to Tie-Dye them and have some bonding time.
Zeta Kappa also held a Christmas holiday sisterhood. We all got together in Christmas sweaters, and made delicious homemade hot chocolate and spent quality time with each other. We also started a tradition of making scrapbooks for each pledge class that will get passed on throughout the years for the future Zeta Kappa’s to enjoy! This year the Zeta Kappa chapter has taken some trips and done certain activities to strengthen our sisterhood. We plan to implement many more sisterhoods to help us grow and learn more about each other in 2017.
