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|College= [httphttps://www.stlawu.edu/ St. Lawrence University]
|Location= Canton, NY
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'''2,227 237 initiates (as of June 2018)'''
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We choose to support these organizations because we believe that supporting future generations is important. As Reading is Fundamental is big on supporting the children, going into local schools is how we as a chapter can do our part in shaping the reading skills of young children.
==Highlights of 2018==
The Beta Beta Deuteron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma resides on 45 East Main Street in Canton, NY, home to St. Lawrence University. Our chapter is relatively small compared to other universities, however we have continued to expand in size over the past year due to an increasing amount of girls participating in greek life. To date, we have fifty-seven initiated members, with twenty-five girls living in the house. Last spring, sixteen wonderful seniors graduated, leaving room to welcome nineteen amazing new members this past Fall. Two of our new members are legacies. Nine of these new members will be moving into the house in the spring as we say goodbye to ten girls who will be spending their semesters traveling abroad in places such as: Italy, Austria, Spain, the UK, and Kenya. The Beta Beta chapter eagerly awaits our girls studying abroad this semester in the Czech Republic, France, Italy, and Denmark to return home soon. We are a very close-knit and supportive group of girls who play an active role both inside and outside of the house. While many girls hold positions in our Chapter Council, the members of Beta Beta have a strong presence in the community and on campus with other involvement in activities including sports teams, both on and off campus jobs, and leaders of clubs and organizations. Some examples include but are not limited to: St. Lawrence University Outdoor Program Guides, Senior Admissions Fellows and Tour Guides, Calling All Saints Managers, Academic Honor Council members, the Vice President of SLU Health and Fitness, Class of 2020 Student Council members, peer tutors, ODK members, Ski Team President, members of HerCampus, and Student Government Senators. Additionally, many of our member have gotten involved in global events this past calendar year. Our girls studying in Prague participated in the 100th Anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia, two members organized a group to attend the Women’s March, and one sister attended a Brexit protest whilst studying in London. We are very proud of the diversity and breadth of involvement our girls are involved in! Currently ten members of Kappa are a part of varsity sports team including soccer, field hockey, equestrian, and squash. Many of these girls hold captain positions on their teams, demonstrating their leadership abilities both on and off the field. We were involved in many sisterhood events this past year. A chapter favorite was our traditional trip to the local apple orchard. There we picked apples, ate apple cider donuts, drank fresh apple cider, and played fun games as a group. This event is something that the girls look forward to every year, as it is one of our first sisterhood events involving our new members. Our chapter loves to take advantage of the local resources and geography native to the North Country, like apple picking and hiking. This fall, many sisters led early morning hikes to regional mountains such as Arab and Azure. Our Academic Excellence chair, Emma Putre, hosted a dessert event which awarded members for their academic achievements over the course of the year. At this same event, the Beta Beta Alumnae Association also awarded scholarships to girls from the chapter who applied. It is a wonderful event to recognize the academic accomplishments and hard work of our members. During parent’s weekend this past Fall, we hosted a brunch where parents were invited to tour the house and meet other parents and families. We also hosted a Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner where we celebrated the holidays and enjoyed each other's company. The Alumnae Association also puts on a brunch at the end of the year for our seniors during their final week on campus. This fall semester we welcomed a new house mother, Brianna Young. Adjusting to a new house mother went smoothly, and we love her presence in the House. Through our sisterhoods special events and traditions, we celebrate each others achievement and success.
The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with capable and compelling young women who aim to motivate each other everyday in everything we do. We encourage one another to put their best foot forward in everything we do whether it is at our house, on campus, or within our community. As a sisterhood we overcome challenges together through our commitment and loving support for one another. Through our sisterhoods special events and traditions, we celebrate each others achievement and success. Describe recent changes on campus and describe the over nature of your chapter: This fall semester we welcomed a new house mother, Brianna Young. Adjusting to a new house mother went smoothly, and we love her presence in the House. She is a present and strong source of support for all of the girls. The Beta Beta Deuteron Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma represents a strong knit sisterhood filled with capable and compelling young women who aim to motivate each other everyday in everything we do. We encourage one another to put their best foot forward in everything we do whether it is at our house, on campus, or within our community. As a sisterhood we overcome challenges together through our commitment and loving support for one another.
Chapter Philanthropy: As a chapter, Beta Beta always supports and raises money for Reading is Fundamental every year. During the spring, we have a traditional event called “Kappasta.” At this event we charge $5 for an all you can eat pasta buffet. All the proceeded of this event go towards Reading is Fundamental. This past semester, the Beta Beta chapter collected children books from home and donated them to the Church School in downtown Canton. We have become more involved with the Church School and participate in a number of their programs, which is important to us considering they do not receive as much funding as the public schools in the area. As far as on-campus philanthropy goes, we spearheaded the Giving Tree Book Drive. This organization sponsors a child in needs Christmas present. We really enjoy helping out our community and participating in philanthropic events. These events not only bring our chapter closer together, but also allow us to become a support system for our community. ==Highlights of 2019== January – we held a book drive, with all books and proceeds going to the Canton Public Library because they lost over 400 children’s books in a flood. February – our officers attended the Kappa Leadership Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. They attended a series of workshops focused on building leadership skills like conflict-resolution, trust building, and problem solving. March – celebrated International Women’s Day on March 8 with a leadership building activity that our officers brought back from the Kappa Leadership Conference. April – participated in Peter Rabbit in the Park, a local event hosted for the youth in canton. The chapter helped with egg hunt and face painting with local canton children. We held our annual KAPPASTA event on April 19, with all proceeds going to Reading is Fundamental. September – we welcomed our 17 new women on Bid Day. October – helped with face painting and cookie decorating with the local children of canton at the Annual Phantom in the Park festival. December – Attended the Special Olympics that was hosted by our school. Helped facilitate events all day. Held a scholarship dinner, where we gave roses to all Kappas with over a 3.0 last semester to honor their hard work. Victoria O’heir, Katherine Hargrave, Alison Clarke, Elizabeth Heikkenin, and Sally Roberts all received scholarships. ==Highlights of 2020== Covid-19 had a significant impact on the chapter’s operations this year. All of recruitment was virtual and we all agreed it was harder for us to get to know the girls during rush events than in past years when rush has been in person. Our bid day was on September 19, and it was held virtually on zoom, where we all congratulated our new members for joining our Kappa family. For inspiration period, we held a virtual chapter wide trivia night. This was a great way for our chapter to bond and get to know the new girls better.Our initiation was on October 16, held on Zoom, where we initiated six new members. We had a Founders day ceremony earlier that same day. We had a virtual celebration and for people living in the house, we had our dinner catered by a local restaurant. We displayed a powerpoint with the history of Kappa Kappa Gamma. For those in the house, we did a kappa house jeopardy, which was tons of fun! For philanthropy, we did a fundraiser for Black Lives Matter and the George Floyd Fund. These both occurred over the summer. We also recently did a food drive for the Canton Food Pantry for the upcoming holiday season. We also did a book drive for Reading is Fundamental pre-covid (January), and donated the books to the local school. The Vice President of Academic Excellence cancelled our spring semester scholarship dessert ceremony due to covid. We are having a virtual ceremony this semester, on December 4, 2020. There were no scholarships given in the spring semester, and scholarships are not decided yet in this current semester. Because of Covid, all of our chapter’s events have been virtual. Although this isn’t as great as having our events in person, it’s worked as a nice alternative for all of us to “be together” and stay connected. We decreased our dues by $275 due to covid and put everyone on four installments to pay dues, but some sisters had a hard time remembering when to pay dues. When we elected our new chapter council at the end of the year, it was really great to see some of our newest members show interest and get voted into positions, such as Mimi Macintyre as Recruitment Chair, and Sam Conzelman as Treasurer. ==Highlights of 2021== Our chapter has had a transformative year as we’ve followed our action plan to becoming a more unified and fulfilled chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. [[File:Beta Beta Chapter 2021.jpg|thumb|Beta Beta Chapter 2021]] We have all been partaking in serving our community in a multitude of ways such as philanthropic events and helping at local businesses. Our goals as a chapter include more communication with the national organization of Kappa, unifying our chapter leaders through open communication and teamwork, and to build a strong relationship with our university, St. Lawrence University. Our chapter supports the National Eating Disorders Association because we believe that restrictive eating and other forms of disordered eating are extremely prevalent within a college environment, especially among women, and so we would like to draw attention and help to prevent eating disorders within our community. This year, we participated in conversations concerning cultural appropriation during Halloween and attended a workshop where we identified and worked to prevent cultural appropriations in costumes. We are working to have a bias training workshop in the coming months and will continue conversations within our chapter concerning diversity, equity, and inclusions. In the spring of 2021, we had recruitment and initiation online which was a different experience than any of us have had before. This semester, we were fortunate to have an in------------person recruitment and initiation with the use of masks. We are fortunate that most of our members live in the house together, so can meet in person, but we took precautions when there were outside members visiting.