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Added 2017 Highlights
As a chapter we choose organizations where we are able to make an impact, even on a small scale. We value respect, equality, and work to build young women into strong leaders, which is why we choose to donate time and money to Alternative Violence on the Palouse and Girls Academy.
==Highlights of 2020s2017:==
After a long winter recess, Beta Kappa members were welcomed back to the Chapter House on Monday, January 9th. The spring semester began the following Wednesday on the 11th. While everyone settled into their new semester schedules, our chapter began to acclimate to a new chapter council. We held leadership day the first Saturday back to train and welcome the governing body of Beta Kappa. With an eager and excited chapter, we held our first Girls Academy workshop on Saturday, January 21st. The following Friday, January 27th, we held our annual Sapphire Ball, at the Best Western in Moscow. After the last chapter meeting of January, we held a gender based violence programming.
By the time March came around, it was the middle of spring semester. Everyone was hard at work studying for their midterm exams from March 6th - 10th. Following a rigorous week of exams, we had a very deserved spring break from the 13th - 18th. After returning to Kappa on March 19th refreshed and ready to take on the next half of the semester, we held an all house clean to prepare for the prospective students coming to Moscow. UIdaho Bound was held March 24th and 25th. Then, the week of March 27th - April 2nd we celebrated our amazing and unique Greek community during University of Idaho’s Greek Week.
The second and last weekend of UIdaho Bound was held over March 31st and April 1st, where we hosted and gave tours to more prospective students. Our mom's came up to visit as the mom’s weekend was the 21st - 23rd of April. We had our annual silent auction and ate brunch with our mom’s and showed them around Moscow. Senior week was the 24th - 28th of April, where we celebrated our senior members and their legacies. On April 26th, at the 2017 Greek Awards, we were recognized for Outstanding Chapter Collaboration, Community Service, Public Relations and Alumnae Relations. Also, we won the Richard D Gibbs award which is the highest honor any chapter can receive that recognizes scholarship, leadership, community involvement, membership, campus participation, new member education, alumna relations, international relations, and university relations. In addition to chapter awards, we had a 4th year member of Beta Kappa, Emma Daugharty, receive Greek Woman of the Year! With summer approaching, dead week was May 1st - 5th to prepare for finals week on May 8th-12th. After exams, girls said their goodbyes as Kappa closed for the summer on May 12th.
Kappa opened at noon on Friday, August 4th so girls could get settled in before work week. Work Week was August 5th - 10th to prepare for formal recruitment on August 11th - 14th. On August 14th, Bid Day, we welcomed home 24 fantastic women as new members of PC '''Philanthropy:'''17. On August 16th, we had our all house retreat at U-Pick, where girls picked beautiful bouquets to take home. Later that day, ladies got all dressed up for our sisterhood formal at a local restaurant and brewery, Hunga Dunga. Not only was August 21st the first day of the fall semester, there was also a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event that took place, as we were able to watch an eclipse. To conclude and exciting and eventful month, we took composite pictures on Thursday, August 31st.
On Friday, September 8th, Kristin Armstrong, a Beta Kappa Alumna, stopped by our Chapter house for lunch. Then, the following Saturday, we had our first date function, Kappa Krush. The next week we celebrated our academic achievements at the scholarship banquet on Monday, September 18th. Later that week we held a "cop talk" programming where members were welcomed to ask questions about their rights and proper police procedures. On September 22nd, composite picture retakes/make ups were held. At the end of September, we had a cute and fun sisterhood where we potted our own little succulents. On September 28th, the much anticipated Big/Little reveal was held and our families grew with the addition of PC ‘17. The next weekend, our new members went to Camp Sanders for their new member retreat.
University of Idaho homecoming football game was October 7th and we were able to celebrate Vandal football with the many Alumnae that came to visit. Friday, October 13th we commemorated our founders with pictures, posters and stories. We set up the dinning room with baloons, signs and a poster containing a picture and biography of each of our founders. Founders day is a great way to remind ourselves of the values that built Kappa. The next week, October 9th – 13th, was midterms week. The following week, the week of October 16th - 21st, we had both Inspiration week and a visit from our LC. We were so excited to initiate 23 new members on Saturday, October 21st. On the 26th, we participated in a Greek wide trick-or-treat for kids in the Moscow community. Then, we welcomed our dad’s to Moscow on the weekend of October 27th - 29th for dad's weekend, where we ate brunch and watched football with our fathers.
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