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Highlights of 2018
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==Highlights of 2016:==
 
 
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Finally, a huge congratulations to our marshal, Kristen Sevick, for organizing the initiation of our 15 new members in November. It was the best initiation Beta Psi has organized in years and we are so excited to officially welcome them into our sisterhood.
 
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==Highlights of 2017==
Beta Psi had an exciting year in 2017! Officer transitions in January went smoothly with officers adapting to their roles well. In January, we held our sisterhood retreat at our former President Hunter Sleeth's farm. In February, we held our annual Kappanada philanthropy for the charities Beautiful World and Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. We raised money through our event and online donations from friends and family members. In March, Beta Psi won 4 Panhellenic awards, Panhellenic Spirit, Most Outstanding Chapter, Most Improved Chapter, and Outstanding Recruitment. In April, we held a exciting Sapphire Formal, organized by our Event Chair Lauren Goncalves at the end of the term where the women and their dates had dinner and danced at Lisbon by Night. With the beginning of school again we held a successful formal recruitment and COB, who were initiated on November 18th, 2017 thanks to the hard work of our Marshall Nicolette Zukowski and the whole chapter. In October, we held our first philanthropy of the 2017-2018 academic year. It was called Kappas in Wonderland, with an Alice in Wonderland theme and supported a University of Toronto-based group called Silence is Violence, which works to support sexual assault survivors and advocate for better policies. We also donated half of our proceeds to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. We concluded the year with elections and officer transitions, readying Kappa for 2018.
 
Beta Psi is a lively chapter and the 2017 Pledge Class added more energy and excitement to the chapter, especially as many will take on Chapter Council positions in 2018. The University opened the law school's new library which has become a favorite study spot of many women in the chapter.
 
We continued to volunteer with the organization, Out in the Cold, which provides shelter and warm meals for those without a place live during the winter months in Toronto. We also held our annual Reading is Key event in December, where we host a Christmas Party for children from a local community centre.
We supported both organizations because they help empower women. Beautiful World helps girls in developing countries be able to afford to go to school (from elementary to post-secondary) by providing supplies, transportation and other types of assistance. Silence is Violence is a survivor-driven that advocates for better policies, provides educational workshops and helps surivivors by providing resouces.
 
Beta Psi continues to meet in our chapter house at 32 Madison Avenue. During the summer it underwent some aesthetic renovations including a new cushion for the window seat and a reorganization of the basement to include two beds and make it a more functional study space.
 
==Highlights of 2018==
 
 
It was another great year for the Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Beta Psi Chapter! Officer
transitions in January went smoothly and the first Chapter Council meeting was a good
start for Kappa in 2018. Our new member retreat at the end of January, held at 32 Madison
Ave for the newly initiated members, made for some additional sisterhood bonding time.
Kappanada (Kappa Canada), our annual philanthropy took place in February. After lots of
hard work on the part of the chapter and the Philanthropy Chairman; we raised money for
the charities: Beautiful World and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. In addition, our
chapter won a few Panhellenic awards such as 'Best New Member Programming', a
member won 'Best Panhellenic Officer' and multiple women won awards for
'Outstanding GPA'. In April, after a touching Senior Send-Off, we attended our Sapphire
Formal at the restaurant Lisbon by Night where we announced prizes, ate lots of food and
danced with our dates. After the well-deserved summer break, our chapter regrouped in
September to take part in a beautiful and well-organized recruitment and COB,
orchestrated by Shyanne Cole-Denault. In October, the new members got to experience
their first Kappa Philanthropy called Kappa Koachella (named after Coachella; the flowery
Californian music festival). Half of the proceeds went to the Children’s Aid Foundation
and the other half to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. November was a busy month
for Kappa; Marshal Jessica Meszaros went above and beyond to organize an Inspiration
Period and Initiation that was conducted by the book and with grace. Later in the month
the Chapter headed out for a weekend to our Sisterhood retreat in Richmond Hill thanks
to Nadian Shaban that welcomed us into her home. The year was concluded with Chapter
elections and our annual Reading is Key Christmas party, where we host children and
their families from a nearby school, to end off a great year!
 
This year the University of Toronto decided to revoke the Panhellenic Council's ULife
recognition. However, efforts are being made on the part of Panhel and the seven
sororities to try to restore these ties. For Beta Psi, 2018 has been a year of growth. Not
only has the chapter gotten closer but many members have put extra time and effort into
having more sisterhood events, volunteering opportunities, and much more.
 
This year the Chapter has supported Out in the Cold, which provides shelter and warm
meals for those without a place to live during the winter months in Toronto. In December,
our women host a Christmas party for children at a nearby school, this is the annual event
for Reading is Key. Furthermore, our philanthropies have allowed us to donate to the Kappa
Kappa Gamma Foundation, Beautiful World and Children’s Aid Canada.
 
==Highlights of 2019==
 
Beta Psi Chapter had a great 2019! We had successful officer transitions and soon after conducted Winter Continuous Open Bidding for the first time in five years, welcoming four new lovely members into our chapter. In January, we conducted our fifth annual Canadian-themed philanthropy, Kappanada, which was extremely successful in attendance and enthusiasm! We later had a registered nurse come to our house to talk to and inform us about women's reproductive health. Senior send off consisted of a lovely chapter dinner to recognize the seniors and all of their achievements. Additionally, a number of our wonderful members were awarded Alpha Awards, being recognized for a 3.5+ GPA. We also had a study date with one of our sorority neighbours, Alpha Gamma Delta, and in April, we hosted our Sapphire formal social event. Senior Send off noted a close to our semester at our last meeting until September.
 
[[File:Beta Psi chapter 2019.jpg|thumb|Beta Psi chapter 2019]]
 
In September, we had a successful Fall formal recruitment where we recruited an amazing new pledge class. Bigs and littles took part in activities to then be paired together. In October we had our sisterhood retreat at our home, at 32 Madison Ave., and then at the "Rec Room", a fun arcade located in downtown Toronto. In October we then had our second philanthropy, Scream Kweens, an exciting Halloween themed event with fabulous attendance and donations.
 
Our annual Founders Day brunch was hosted on October 20th which had a great turn out and where an abundace of Kappa Kappa Gamma alumni were awarded for their contributions and involvement over the years!
 
In November we conducted initiation, and in December we underwent our election process, passing on roles to a group of extremely motivated girls who will continue the legacy of Beta Psi!
 
Kappa Kappa Gamma and other sororities on the University of Toronto Campus are still not recognized, and have had a continuous challenge with the city trying to licence us as a rooming house. Despite these challenges, our Chapter has had great growth within the past year. We have bonded and embraced our sisterhood through events and strive to always provide support and care to one another.
 
 
At our first philanthropy of the year, Kappanada, all of our collected proceeds were donated to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, Canada. The donations of our following philanthropy, Scream Kweens, were given to the Canada Cancer Society. For our first philanthropy event, Kappanada, our chapter wanted to support the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation in its efforts to support women in scholarships. As for our Scream Kweens philanthropy, we donated to the Canada Cancer Society, as mulitple of our members and families in our community were directly affected by it around the time and we wanted to work together to support them.

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