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This year Epsilon Lambda continued to grow with the addition of over 60 new ladies who shared our values and have helped us reach our chapter's goals. We were able to meet these goals with the help of our hardworking, dedicated members. We won the award of Chapter of the Year from Panhellenic at the University of Tennessee and Whitney Padgett, the previous president, won President of the Year. We also completed the SOFEE requirements this year. While we were not able to stay above the All-Sorority average in the Spring, Cait Berosh, our VPAE, worked hard to motivate all of our members to do the best they can in classes. The University of Tennessee always seems to be changing and setting new rules and standards for its students to meet. Epsilon Lamda aims to follow our university standards to become proud and successful women of Kappa Kappa Gamma and the the University of Tennessee. One of the biggest issues we saw this year on campus was still having to do with diversity. Epsilon Lambda knows that we have all unique but wonderful members as a part of our chapter and we welcome them all and the diversity that comes our way.
[[File:Epsilon Lambda chapter room.jpg|thumb|Epsilon Lambda's chapter room]]
We also participated in many philanthropic events including Kappa Kolor Wars, Breakfast for Babies, March for Babies at the Knoxville Zoo, and the Chef's Auction supporting the March of Dimes. We also volunteered at THRIVE Lonsdale Elementary School, Relay for Life, and For the Kids.We received the Miss Congeniality award at Panhellenic's Lip Sync competition again this year. Epsilon Lambda worked hard to be involved and make a difference this year on and off campus and with our own members but also members of the community. We have put in a lot of hard work this year and it has paid off by getting to see all the lives we have impacted and helped.
We also participated in many philanthropic events including Kappa Kolor Wars, Breakfast for Babies, March for Babies at the Knoxville Zoo, and the Chef's Auction supporting the March of Dimes. We also volunteered at THRIVE Lonsdale Elementary School, Relay for Life, and For the Kids.We received the Miss Congeniality award at Panhellenic's Lip Sync competition again this year. Epsilon Lambda worked hard to be involved and make a difference this year on and off campus and with our own members but also members of the community. We have put in a lot of hard work this year and it has paid off by getting to see all the lives we have impacted and helped.
We chose to support THRIVE Lonsdale because of Kappa's national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. THRIVE at Lonsdale Elementary school provides us with the opportunity to go and help children with their homework and give them someone they can read to. This year we are still able to continue going twice a week to help the students. We also donate time and money to the March of Dimes, our local philanthropy, that supports research with premature birth, birth defects and infant mortality. We volunteer at fundrasiers fundraisers that they have hear in Knoxville and have formed a very close relationship with the Ambassador Family. All the money we are able to raise from our fall philanthropy, Kappa Kolor Wars, and our spring philanthropy, Breakfast for Babies, were donated to the March of Dimes. [[File:Epsilon Lambda chapter room.jpg|thumb|Epsilon Lambda's chapter room]]
All Epsilon Lambda meetings are held in the Chapter Room of our beautiful house.
