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This year we filmed a video to celebrate Founders Day and posted it on Beta Chi’s facebook page for all alumnae and members to watch. In this video, chapter members shared why Beta Chi is special to them.
==Highlights of 2021==
This year in Beta Chi looked a bit different from the usual, but our sisterhood was stronger than ever! We started our year with a snowy beginning of the new semester! Our sisters celebrated being back on campus with socially distanced snowman building, virtual movie nights, and lots of cheering on UK basketball! We also celebrated our Spring COB new members with a Bid Day at a roller rink! We were all so excited to watch our chapter grow. One of our favorite sisterhood events this semester was an outdoor tailgate for the UK vs. Florida basketball game, complete with a banner and Chick-fil-A. As we came up on Midterms, our sisters spent lots of time studying together. Our VP of Academics organized an open tab at a local coffee shop, so everyone could get a pick-me-up before their exams. Soon after, we celebrated I-Week with an outdoor Drive-In movie set up behind our house! It was such a great way to focus on what makes Beta Chi so special. Our other favorite sisterhood was a Malibu Jacks (indoor amusement park) night! We loved playing laser tag and mini golf, driving go karts, and riding all the rides. Our final event for the 2020-2021 school year was our Sapphire Ball! Everyone looked so beautiful in their dresses and our Chapter Council made sure the event was not only fun, but safe.
After a long summer break, we were all so excited to be back from an in-person recruitment! We spent Spirit Week preparing to welcome every PNM, while also strengthening our sisterhood. We had fun theme days such as “We’re So Golden” (wear all gold) and “KKzzzzz”(PJ day). When the time came to recruit our new member class, our chapter was nothing but smiles. After Preference round, we were “bubbling to meet our bids” as we welcomed them home with a bubble themed Bid Day! Shortly after, we had our first date function. “Kappa Kasino Night” was a success, complete with card tables and all the glitz of Las Vegas! That same weekend, we welcomed our sisters' families into our house for a Family Weekend tailgate before our Cats scored another victory against UT Chattanooga The most exciting event this semester, by far, was a visit from Beta Chi alumna Ashley Judd! Her words inspired our members and showed us what it means to be a strong and powerful female leader. To bring in fall, we picked apples and painted pumpkins together! Complete with a cold brew coffee bar, this event was the perfect way to celebrate yet another Cats win! After weeks of meeting Key Sisters, our new members were beyond thrilled to meet their Bigs! Our “It’s Your Heart of Gold I Love the Best” Big Little Reveal was an evening of smiles. Our next date function, “Sweet Home Kappa Gamma” was just as fun as the first. Our sisters pulled their hats and boots, and square danced the night away! Finally, we are so close to initiating the current new members. Our Marshal and her committee have worked so hard for the upcoming Initiation. Just like last semester, we will be starting off I-Week with a Drive-In Movie!
'''Philanthropy'''
In the spirit of Kappa’s Mental Health and Wellness philanthropy initiative, the Beta Chi chapter supports and JED Foundation and the Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families. As a chapter, we value hands on service and with our local organization, we are able to lift the spirits of families who are grieving the loss of a loved one. Many of our members are taking the time to be trained with this organization in order to better serve them and our community. We are currently planning “Kappa Cruise or Sink”, a cardboard boat race, in order to raise money. At this event, all the sororities and fraternities on our campus will be able to build a boat out of cardboard and race them in order to win money for their philanthropy. We are so excited to raise money for the Kentucky Center for Grieving Children and Families and donating to the philanthropy of the winner!
'''Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion'''
This year, we added a DEI coordinator to our chapter’s leadership. They were able to give presentations before recruitment to stress the importance of inclusivity as well as presentations before things like Halloween to make sure everyone was aware of our standards as Kappa women. We also had a programming meeting by our DEI chair and another by a mental health advocate on our campus that taught our chapter more about inclusivity in mental health aspects and in our actions. Our recruitment presentation also acted as a sort of workshop to ensure everyone understood what was being shared and could use those skills in recruitment. This election cycle, we decided to add the DEI position onto our Chapter Council as an official officer so that they can be more involved and have a bigger voice in our leadership. Our DEI chair this past year has helped us to host our sisterhood and social events in ways and with themes that are both fun and inclusive. By adding DEI as an officer this election cycle, we are hoping to move forward and continue our progress to becoming an even more welcoming, open minded and loving chapter in the future.
'''Operating in a Pandemic'''
This year we started with a group of COB girls who were recruited and initiated online, similar to the members who joined in the fall of 2020. Our primary recruitment this fall was luckily held in person for all rounds with proper precautions like masks and hand sanitizer. We also were able to initiate our new members in person this fall. Our chapter meetings in the spring were all online and moved back to in-person this fall as well. In the spring most events were held virtually or in a shift system so all attendees were not there at the same time. We also followed the protocols of each venue and the panhellenic guidelines. We also had some virtual events in the spring and a virtual option for events in the spring and fall.
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