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• 11/16/18 – Gamma Phi Beta’s G-Live at B-Live
==Highlights of 2019==
• Chapter Council meetings at 5pm on Sundays
• Chapter meetings at 7pm on Sundays
• Standards meetings at 7pm on Mondays
• House Board meetings once a month
• 1/14/19 — first day of class
• 1/27/19 — membership chairman assistants and new member chairman assistants announced. Departments announced.
• 2/17/19 — new member recruitment workshop
• 2/18/19 — Epsilon Kappa’s Founders Day
• 3/10/19 - 3/17/19 — Spring Break
• 3/24/29 — new member recruitment workshop
• 4/14/19 — chapter wide recruitment workshop
• 4/28/19 — makeup recruitment workshop
• 4/28/19 — nom com committee chairman selected
• 4/29/19 — last day of classes
• 4/30/19 — reading day
• 5/1/19 - 5/8/19 — final exams
• 5/10/19 — status applications due
• 5/10/19 and 5/11/19 — Spring Commencement
• 8/5/19 — Kappa House opens for move in
• 8/8/19 - 8/14/19 — recruitment workshops
• 8/15/19 and 8/16/19 — round 1 of formal recruitment
• 8/17/19 and 8/18/19 — round 2 of formal recruitment
• 8/19/19 and 8/20/19 — round 3 of formal recruitment
• 8/21/19 — new student convocation
• 8/22/19 — first day of class
• 8/24/19 — preference round of formal recruitment
• 8/25/19 — bid day
• 8/27/19 — new member pinning ceremony
• 8/28/19 — makeup new member pinning ceremony
• 9/3/19 - 10/1/19 — new member meetings held every Tuesday at 7pm
• 9/4/19 - 9/25/19 — makeup new member meetings held every Wednesday at 7pm
• 9/8/19 — Initiation review
• 9/9/19 — Initiation review
• 9/11/19 — Initiation review
• 9/12/19 — Initiation review
• 9/15/19 — departments announced, Initiation review
• 9/16/19 — Initiation review
• 9/17/19 — Initiation review
• 9/18/19 — Initiation review
• 9/22/19 — Initiation review
• 9/23/19 — Initiation review
• 9/24/19 — Initiation review
• 9/25/19 — Initiation review
• 9/27/19 - 9/29/19 — Parents weekend
• 10/2/19 — big/little reveal
• 10/2/19 - 10/5/19 — Inspiration week
• 10/4/19 — Initiation
• 10/5/19 — Initiation
• 10/6/19 — Founders day/Initiation brunch
• 10/10/19 - 10/11/19 — fall break
• 10/14/19 — new member ritual review, nom com is elected
• 10/27/19 — personal preference form due
• 10/29/19 — individual slate form due
• 11/10/19 — slate presented
• 11/11/19 - 11/15/19 — big appreciation week
• 11/17/19 — chapter elections, leadership day for new officers
• 11/24/19 — installation of new officers
• 11/27/19 - 12/1/19 — thanksgiving break
• 12/3/19 — status applications due
• 12/6/19 — last day of classes
• 12/7/19 — reading day
• 12/8/19 - 12/16/19 — final exams
'''Academics'''
• In the Spring of 2019, our chapter’s grade point average was a 3.56 and we were ranked 3rd out of the Panhellenic community. There were 67 4.0s.
• Gifts were awarded to each member to achieve a 4.0 for the semester.
• Every week a member of the Chapter who has excelled in her exams is eligible for “Geek of the Week” and receives a gift card.
• Members of the chapter who did well in certain areas had the opportunity to tutor other members who may need extra help.
• We also have a Chegg account to help members access outside material.
'''Honors and Awards'''
• Our chapter won Greek Week this past spring.
• At formal every year, 4 awards are given out to members. There are 3 new member awards — the “owl”, the “key”, and the “fleur de lis awards”. There is also the “woman of the year award,” which goes to a member who has been outstanding consistently.
'''Programs'''
• Leadership Academy was attended by Emily Saatoff
• Convention was attended by Rachyl Jones, Erin Flanagan, Kerry Callaghan, Kiley Shafer, and Marisa Laycock.
'''Traditions'''
• Every chapter, one member receives the “Lady Minerva” book where she stands up before the chapter and reads a letter to another member who has impacted her life in a positive way. That book is then passed on to that member.
• Each week, a “Supportive Sister” is nominated and selected.
• Traditionally, a new member sleepover before initiation is held where new members and seniors get the chance to bond. This year, the event was held after FS and the new members went home.
• Seniors are awarded superlatives on sashes to wear at their last formal in the spring.
• At the end of the year, senior wills are read where seniors get the chance to look back on their time in Kappa and share funny stories.
'''Special Events'''
• 1/27/19 — Girls Academy Programming
• 2/13/19 — Sisterhood trampoline event
• 2/28/19 — Mardi Gras function
• 3/23/19 — Sisterhood event to Charleston
• 3/27/19 — Sweet Tea with KKG
• 3/29/19 - 3/31/19 — Mom’s Weekend
o This included events at Studio Cellar for painting and a Shopping event Saturday
• 4/1/19 - 4/5/19 — Greek Week
o Kappa was paired with Phi Kappa Tau and Theta Delta Chi
o Main events were a social media competition to help with sexual assault awareness, a blood drive, a Night at Strom, a PSA creation competition, MGC Cultural Food Fest, and Greek Sing.
• 4/5/19 — Master's function
• 4/7/19 — Senior Tea
• 4/19/19 — Formal
• 4/26/19 — Tour of Cola sisterhood event
• 5/1/19 — Exam goody bags at house
• 5/2/19 — Insomnia and Ice cream bar at house
• 5/3/19 — Tropical smoothie tab and HIIT class with Molly Jones
• 5/4/19 — Krispy Kreme donuts and coffee at house
• 5/6/19 — Cool beans tab
• 9/10/19 — Barefoot T-shirt design sisterhood event
• 9/20/19 — Kappa Kowboy’s function
• 9/27/19 — Parents Cocktail
o During parents weekend, families were invited to get together to enjoy a night of conversation
• 10/3/19 — movie night with insomnia sisterhood event
• 10/16/19 — State fair sisterhood event
• 10/25/19 — Backwoods function
• 10/26/10 - 11/1/19 — Homecoming week
o Kappa was partnered with Beta Theta Pi
o Events that week included a 5k run, comic book carnival, dodgeball tournament, movie night, float displays, Carolina’s got talent, trivia competition, and spurs and struts dance competition.
• 11/13/19 — Kappa Kappucino
• 12/8/19 — Bubble soccer sisterhood event
'''Philanthropy'''
• 2/9/19 — Girls Academy
• 2/22/19 — Literacy is Key event
• 3/4/19 — Southern Belly Percent night
• 4/2/19 — Moe’s Percent night
• 4/8/19 - 4/11/19 — Rally For RIF week
o Included selling baked goods, a percent night, sign painting at the house, and “Kake a Kappa” as ways to raise money for RIF.
• 4/12/19 — 2 Literacy is Key events held
• 4/13/19 — Spring Philanthropy Event: Kappa Karwash
• 4/15/19 — Groucho’s Percent night
• 4/16/19 — Vestique Percent night
• 4/22/19 — Panera Percent night
• 4/25/19 — Groucho’s Percent night
• 10/18/19 — Fall Philanthropy Event: Kappa Disko
• 10/28/19 — Burger Tavern 77 Percent night
• 11/25/19 — MOD Pizza Percent night
• 12/2/19 — Chipotle Percent night
'''Chapter Goals'''
• Chapter Council Approachability
o One of the goals set was to improve the approachability of Chapter Council so that members felt more comfortable asking any questions they had, as well as feeling like their voices were being heard.
• Greater focus on Philanthropy
o This year we wanted to emphasize the importance of philanthropy to our chapter. This was done by adding awareness to when Literacy is Key events were happening, adding a week filled with ways we can raise money for RIF leading up to our Spring Philanthropy event, and using social media to raise awareness of when events benefiting our philanthropy were happening.
• Promoting Sisterhood
o The chapter as a whole wanted to encourage a strong sisterhood amongst members. This was done by having monthly sisterhood events such as trips to Charleston, activities like bubble soccer and trampoline parks, and t-shirt design classes. All events were paid for through the chapter, so members could sign up to spend time with each other at events already set up.
'''Community Events'''
Events that Kappa members took part in throughout the year in the Panhellenic and USC Community:
• 2/14/19 — CPA Galentines Movie Night
• 2/17/19 — IFC Flag Football tournament
• 2/23/19 — Pi Beta Phi: Dodge the Arrow Dodgeball tournament
• 2/26/19 — Alpha Chi Omega: Alpha Male pageant
• 3/2/19 — Dance Marathon
• 3/18/19 - 3/22/19 — Kappa Delta’s: Shamrock Week
o Included events such as hosting a concert, handing out donuts and buttons, and roller skating.
• 3/26/19 — Alpha Gamma Delta: Strike out Hunger bowling night
• 3/29/19 — Chi Omega: War of Wings
• 3/29/19 — Gamma Phi Beta: Moonball tournament
• 4/5/19 — Relay for Life
• 4/11/19 — Tri Delta: 15K in 1 Day
• 4/12/19 — Alpha Xi Delta: Light it up Blue 5K
• 4/14/19 — Delta Zeta: Bark-B-Q
• 4/23/19 — Pi Chi Roll Call
• 4/27/19 — Alpha Delta Pi: Lion Challenge
• 9/22/19 — Delta Zeta: Turtle Trot 5K
• 9/23/19 - 9/27/19 — National Hazing Prevention Week
• 9/23/19 - 9/27/19 — Kappa Delta’s Shamrock Week
• 9/27/19 — Alpha Xi Delta: Blue and Gold Gala
• 10/2/19 — Alpha Chi Omega: Paint Wars
• 10/16/19 — Gamma Phi Beta: G-Live
• 10/21/19 — Zeta Tau Alpha: Big Man on Campus
• 10/23/19 — Phi Mu: Bonnamu
• 10/29/19 — Trick or Treat with the Greeks
• 11/6/19 — Chi Omega: Cook Off
• 11/17/19 — CofS Spelling Bee
==Highlights of the 2020s:==
