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We were excited about the opportunity and flattered by the invitation to personal make a difference. Duncan Chapel being just around the corner is near to our hearts and allows Eta Alpha to give back to the community we are so close to. It feels appropriate for Kappas to be helping kids with homework as we promote RIF and kids learning to read.
==Highlights of 2016==
The year 2016 has been a fun year full of sisterhood and new developments for our chapter. In January we welcomed 30 new sisters to their “Kappily Ever After” on bid day. They were initiated on February 27th. Our chapter once again took the opportunity to pass out some love on Valentine's Day with Hershey’s kisses, more fondly known as “Kappa kisses.” We received our chapter grade report from 2015 and we were proud to learn we made the all sorority average. We held our annual Reading is Key event and our sisters gathered together to read books with elementary school students, and continue to send sisters to Duncan Chapel to read with kids every week. Our philanthropy chair also introduced a new fundraising event, Kappa Kornhole, for the spring with teams from other sororities and fraternities for a kornhole competition. In addition, we donated 60 books to Reading is Fundamental through Book Bunnies. Our Event chairmen put together a great event for our Hawaiian themed Kappa Krush.
Our Academic Excellence chairman has been working hard this year and initiated a new event called “Sweet Tea with KKG.” During this event we invite a few professors to join our sisters for tea and refreshments to give professors and sisters a chance to get to know each other and make connections. Towards the end of the semester a wonderful sister of ours was considered for an LC position. We wrapped up the spring semester with a beautiful Masquerade semi formal before finals. Kappa Kappaccino was again a successful and appreciated event during finals.
Fall semester was full of new and exciting events! Our Vice President of Standards worked hard to put together our chapter’s first Mother Daughter event. A huge success, we got to welcome our mothers onto campus for some quality time and crafts. Two of our sisters became Pi Chis to support potential new members going through recruitment. Due to changes in the recruitment set up we are substituting our usual skits with a sisterhood video. Two of our wonderful sisters put together a two-day photo shoot filled with cute poses, props, and lots of laughter to produce a great video that showcases our beautiful and loving sisters. Our chapter website has also received a full makeover thanks to one of our talented sisters. Our first function of the semester took place at the local baseball field, perfect for our “Draft a Date” theme. We also started a partnership with the Furman basketball team! Through this partnership we attend their games, host a book drive during half time for certain games, and members of the team join us on our Duncan Chapel visits each week to read with and tutor students.
Kappa Cook Off was a success once again in raising money for Reading is Fundamental. Founders Day this year included a new history presentation that contained lots of information about our Fraternity's beginnings and the lives of our founders. Kappa rocked homecoming this year with our partner fraternity Phi Kappa Phi. We built a float dedicated to “Hey Arnold” for our Nickelodeon homecoming theme. We were delighted to win first place in the annual horseplay skits and third place in homecoming overall. This October our chapter hosted “Trunk or Treat” for children with autism. Our philanthropy chair organized sisters to bring their cars and decorate the trunks full of candy. All the sisters stationed with their cars were dressed up for the event. We also provided games and a face painting station. The children and our sisters had a wonderful time and we are so grateful for the experience. An alumna of ours got in touch with the founder of Kappa Keys and was moved to bring the group back. Originally a bible study our sister has re-introduced Kappa Keys as a place to be in a community of faiths and support for each other. During December we took part in the Berea Christmas Project and sisters donated money to buy Christmas presents for a fourteen-year-old girl. We wrapped up the fall semester with a Blue on Blue Tie Semi Formal event and headed straight on into finals.
Outside of Kappa we had many sisters involved in Relay for Life and the Red Cross Blood Drive. Our sisters often call on the chapter to support them in the work they do outside of Kappa such as the Cinderella Project and Harvest for Hope. The Cinderella Project collects dresses for young girls who cannot afford one for their prom. On November 18th several sisters went to work at Harvest Hope food bank.
This year Kappa has striven to commit to sisterhood and participation. We have worked on making chapter meetings more fun and informative by starting history blurbs and study tips along with our usual supportive sister award and snaps to acknowledge those who have been a blessing throughout the week. This year we were also delighted to receive the Kappa Heritage award. This year Eta Alpha has continued to work on sisterhood and communal participation. Academic excellence has also been a focus with more study halls and a presentation on helpful study techniques. Due to changes in the recruitment process, our sisters have worked hard to prepare a meaningful and fun experience for our new members. Overall we are continuing to strive to support each other and our community. We are excited to see what the next year brings!
'''Highlights of 2020s''' (Information from chapter history reports, 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.)
