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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1963|03|23}}
|College= [httphttps://www.auburn.edu/ Auburn University]
|Location= Auburn, AL
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'''Auburn University established in 1856 in Auburn, Alabama'''
'''17 charter members:'''Dorothy Lee Blackard, Cheryl Ann DeVenny, Virginia Lee Durham, Lulie Radcliff Edmonson, Elizabeth Marthella Field, Carole Diane Frech, Emily Whiting Hobbie, Jane Handley Lane, Judith Annettte McLeod, Sandra Gail Norrell, Mary Kennon Petranka, Linda Elaine Shelfer, Betty Sue Shore, Rebecca Jo Slawson, Christina Starling, Susan Gail Summerlin, Shirley Rebecca Walker.
'''2,358 676 initiates (as of June 20142018)'''
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'''Additional Outstanding Epsilon Eta Alumnae:''' Deborah Wehle (Anderson), Graduate Counselor 1977-1979; Josette Baxter (Perez), Chapter Consultant 1985-1987; Lisa Kruse (Carter), Chapter Consultant 1988-1990; Jacquelyne Moore, Chapter Constultamt Consultamt 1991-1992
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While each girl has her own interests, we all love doing things together and becoming
closer as sisters.
==Highlights of 2015==
January
• 22: Social
• To start of the new school year, the chapter enjoyed a Ski Lodge Social. The
social took place with AXD and AGR, and everyone came out in their best
ski attire.
February
• 6-8: Provence
• Chapter Council officers and advisors attended Provence in Atlanta, Georgia.
There they had a fun time during the pajama party after a long day of learning
about Kappa.
• 12: Social
• To celebrate Valentine’s Day, the chapter held a social. The theme was Cupid’s
Choice, and it was held at 1716.
• 15: Warehouse Visit
• Members of the chapter spent time at our local RIF Warehouse. At Warehouse
visits, girls in the chapter arrange book and package them to be sent
off to children in need.
• 22: Warehouse Visit
• Members once again went out and supported our local RIF Warehouse.
March
• 1:Recruitment Workshop
• With the most exciting time of the year just around the corner, the chapter
began to prepare for recruitment.
• 7:Sisterhood Event
• Our chapter traveled to the Montgomery Zoo to spend the day together.
• 8: Recruitment Workshop
• Another workshop was held, to better prepare for recruitment.
• 12:Philanthropy Event
• The chapter held a Benefit Night for Reading Is Fundamental and the Kappa
Foundation, at a local restaurant. Uncle’s Maddio’s was gracious enough to
host this event.
• 15: Philanthropy Event
• The chapter hosted its third annual Kappa Kolor Run. The Kolor Run, is the
chapter’s largest philanthropy event of the year. All proceeds benefit Readings
is Fundamental and the Kappa Foundation.
• 19: Kappa Dinner
• The chapter enjoyed a delicious dinner in the chapter room. Our chapter
loves Kappa Dinners, as it allows us to spend more time with our sisters.
• 31: Convocation
• The chapter attended our Phanellenic Council’s Convocation. One of members,
Sarah Perez was presented an award. !
April
• 9: Social
• The chapter held a #tbt themed social. Members came out and wore there
favorite 90’s attire.
• 16: Kappa Dinner
• The chapter had another delicious Kappa Dinner. Members enjoyed the food
and spending time with one another.
• 19: Parent’s Banquet
• The Chapter invited the member’s parents to Auburn for a banquet. The banquet
was held at the Opelika Event Center.
• 25: Formal
• With the end of the year close, the Chapter finished it off with a formal. Formal
was held at the Webster House in Auburn, AL. !
August
• 7:Pre-Recruitment
• Members enjoyed getting to see each other after summer. We prepared for
recruitment, and go to know our LC, Jo.
• 8-13: Recruitment
• 14:Bid Day:
• Epsilon Eta welcomed 97 new members! The theme for Bid Day was Kappa
Karnival.
• 21:Formal Pinning:
• The new members received their new member pins. !
• 22: New Member Retreat
• New Members enjoyed their retreat at Lake Martin. The girls got to get to
know each other and start making memories with another.
• 27: Freshmen/Sophomore Kappa Dinner
• Freshmen and Sophomores enjoyed pizza in the chapter room as a way to
meet potential Bigs/Littles.
September
• 8: Social
• The first social of the year was a tropical theme social.
• 15: Swap
• New members had a Space Jam themed swap with FIJI
• 17: Swap
• New members had a messy twister with AGR
• 22: Swap
• New members had a paint swap with Lamba Chi
• 23: Kappa Dinner
• All members enjoyed a delicious meal in the chapter room.
• 26: Parent’s Tailgate
• The chapter invited parents to join them for a tailgate before the Auburn vs
Mississippi State football game.
• 27: Big/Little Reveal
• After the long wait, new members got their Big sisters.
• 29: Philanthropy Event
• The chapter hosted its annual Kappa Kappacino in the chapter room. It was
five dollars for unlimited desserts, coffee, and live music. The line was out the
door for this successful fundraiser for RIF.
October
• 1: Swap
• New members had a thrift shop themed swap with KA
• 9: Fireside/Kappa Kozy
• Fireside was held at St.Dustan’s in downtown Auburn. Kappa Kozy was
hosted by a local alumni, and new members enjoyed a catered meal from
Olive Garden.
• 10:Initiation/Founder’s Day
• After all our new members were initiated, we held a celebration for Founders
Day at Auburn’s Alumni Center.
• 13:Swap
• The 2015 Pledge class had an ABC swap with PIKE.
• 22: Kappa Dinner
• All members enjoyed a delicious meal from Chiptole in the chapter room.
• 24: Philanthropy Event
• The chapter helped our local RIF Warehouse by volunteering for the Run to
Read 5k.
• 24:Formal.
• Our Fall Formal was held at the Overall Company in Opelika, AL
.
• 29:Swap
• New members had a toga themed swap with SAE.
• 29: Panhellenic Event
• Miss Panhellenic is a pageant in which one member from each sorority competes.
The chapter came out to support our representative.
November
• 5: Philanthropy Event
• The chapter hosted its annual Project Uplift Bookfair. Boys and girls who are mentored
by Project Uplift, come to the chapter to be read books and get to leave with
that’s just for them. !
• 16:Sisterhood Event
• The chapter had a sisterhood event at a local clothing store Behind the Glass.
Behind the Glass stay open after hours just for us, and also gave members a
discount.
December
• 3: Social
• Our last social was a Christmas cocktail at the Supper Club.
• 6: Dead Day Brunch
• Brunch was provided in the chapter room so that girls would be nice and energized
to study for finals.
New Member Programs
• Over the course of a few weeks, prior to initiation, new members attended meetings with the
New Member Chair to learn about rituals and history of Kappa. !
Swaps
• Swaps are events held for the Freshman pledge class along with one other Greek’s organization’s
newest pledge class. Each event has its own theme and/or activity. !
Socials
• Socials are events held with the entire chapter along with at least one other Greek organization’s
entire chapters. Themes change per social. !!!
Groups Honors/Awards
• Sarah Kelley was awarded Student Female Leader of the Year at Auburn’s Student
Involvement Awards.
• At Convocation Sarah Perez received an award.
• Kappa was named Auburn’s Dance Marthon Miracle Cup Winner’s. !
Philanthropic Involvement !
Throughout the year, we help our local RIF Warehouse, in different ways. We have
warehouse days in which we sore and label books, and days where we distributed the
books to children. As well as events such as Kappa Kappachino where we raised money
for RIF. !!
Chapter Challenges and Goals !
• Better Academics
• Chapter Image
• Campus Involvement
• Chapter Unity and Sisterhood
• Better appreciation of Kappa
Campus Life
Campus: !!
Auburn’s campus is warm and welcoming filled with tons of smiling faces. Jordan Hare,
Auburn’s football stadium, recently added the new Jumbotron. The Jumbotron is the
largest in the nation. It is an overall great addition to the Auburn game day experience
that Kappa’s enjoy here. !!!!
Chapter:
Kappa is full of lovely ladies who care about each other and love being part of a
sisterhood. While each girl has her own interests, we all love doing things together and
becoming closer as sisters.
==Highlights of 2016==
Over the 2016 year we have done a few different things with our philanthropy events. Instead of a 5K color run in the Spring we did a Kappa Karnival with different games and bouncy house for families in the Auburn/Opelika area to enjoy. We also hosted two events in the Fall.
We held a Kappa Con Queso, which is where we offered cheese dips and catering from Moe's Southwestern Grill for people to enjoy. In addition to the Kappa Con Queso we still hosted the Kappa Kappacino later on in the Fall. One of our new members was granted her wish from Magic Moments. Our chapter also received an award for Top Sorority Fundraiser from Auburn university Dance Marathon. At convention Epsilon Eta was given the Adelphe society award for our donations to the foundation.
We redid the chapter room. It is now a grey color with new furniture and decorations. Auburn's campus is adding onto the library.
We continue to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. A portion of our proceeds go to the national philanthropy, but we also work directly with the RIF chapter in Opelika, AL. We also have a lot of girls in our chapter that donate a lot of their time towards Auburn University Dance Marathon.
We chose RIF because it is Kappa's national philanthropy, and Opelika has a local chapter.
==Highlights of 2017==
This year the Epsilon Eta chapter was involved in a RIF distribution day, shop nights, had our Kappa Con Queso event, our Kappaccino, and several benefit nights. As a chapter we received the Bettie Locke Award for Outstanding Panhellenic Participation. This award seeks to recognize a collegiate chapter that exemplifies the true spirit of belonging to the National Panhellenic Council, “upholding the traditions, fine standards, and values long held by Auburn women.” We also raised money and donated to relief for the flooding in Houston, to support our sisters who were affected by the flood. Our chapter also had trouble filling our sorority hall, we overcame it by having the freshmen sign the housing contract the night of bid night. Our chapter donates money to Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa foundation. We have been chosen to host a Girls' Academy, so money is also being raised for that event.
In 2017, Auburn added a new nursing school building to the campus and added the Mell building to the Library. Einstein's Bagels was added in the Haley Center, and RBD Café was added into the library. We continue to hold our chapter meetings in our chapter room on campus.
==Highlights of 2018==
In the spring, we had two socials and Sapphire Ball, Parent’s Formal and Kappa Kookout. Epsilon Eta also participated in Greek Sing, hosted by Auburn Panhellenic and we had the KKG is FTK team that participated in Auburn University Dance Marathon. At Convention, Epsilon Eta received the Finance Award, as well as Honorable Mentions in Excellence in Chapter Management, Standards and Recruitment. In the fall, our chapter participated in Panhellenic Recruitment, and we had a new member retreat for our new pledge class. We had four socials and we hosted Girls’ Academy, as well as Kappa Kappuccino to benefit our philanthropy. We had Big-Little reveal and initiated the new pledge class after having Fireside. We also hosted Parents’ Weekend. Carleigh Cleveland was selected as the new Director of Recruitment Operations of Recruitment Executive Board and Lauren Urban was selected as the new Director of Junior Panhellenic on Panhellenic Cabinet. Lauren Urban was also chosen by Auburn Panhellenic as this year’s Outstanding Panhellenic Delegate.
==Highlights of 2019==
In the Spring, we participated in Continous Open Bidding, and 5 New Members joined our chapter. They were initiated several weeks later, following their New Member period. We had our "KKG is FTK" team participate in Auburn University Dance Marathon. We also had a few socials, semi-formal, and Parent's Formal. Epsilon Eta put on our Spring philanthropy event, "Mac and Keys", and we participated in Greek Sing, hosted by Auburn Panhellenic, which benefits Habitat for Humanity. In the Fall, Epsilon Eta participated in Panhellenic Recruitment and welcomed 82 Potential New Members into our chapter, who attended the New Member Retreat. 81 of which were initiated in late September. Epsilon Eta also had several socials in the Fall, as well as Parent's Formal and semi-formal. We also had our Fall philanthropy event, Kappa Kappaccino.
Epsilon Eta loved hosting Girls Academy in 2018, and we have been so excited to raise money to host it again in 2020. The chapter truly rallies around this cause and does everything they can, as a whole, to support Girls Academy.
Epsilon Eta hosted Founders Day at the Alumni Hall in Auburn, where many alumnae joined us to celebrate our sisterhood and to kick off Kappa's year long sesquicentennial celebration!.
The graduate business building and Brown-Kopel engineering building were finished this year - just in time for finals!!
==Highlights of 2020s:==
----This year has been very different for everyone and we made the most of it. Our recruitment was completely virtual, as well as our new member pinning and initiation. We stayed hopeful, but sadly after March we did not have any big in person events. We had some sisterhood events which we were able to do virtually or socially distanced, which was still fun. Recruitment was definitely a challenge, but everyone stepped up and helped each other in the confusing time. Our recruitment team was amazing and it made for a successful recruitment season! Our new member pinning and initiation were virtual, but still successful. We obtained an honorable mention for the Gracious Living Award (unhoused), the Panhellenic Award (12 or more Panhellenic groups), and the second highest award, Excellence in Chapter Management (Chapters with 180 or more members). In the Spring we were 11th in grades for Panhellenic groups. Our chapter has worked hard this year especially to keep members involved and sisterly. It is hard to feel the bond when you cannot see each other much, but we have been able to keep that goal this semester of being there for each other. We still managed to have some fundraisers for our philanthropies via Instagram and through benefit nights at different places around Auburn. We chose the Reading is Fundamental, Girls Academy and KKG Foundation as out philantrophies. We chose RIF because we believe literacy is vital and important and all children should have access to reading materials and teachers to help them. We support Girls Academy because supporting young girls is so important. Middle School girls are so impressionable and this can lead to insecurities and feeling alone. We work to empower young women because this can give them a new confidence they have never had before. Girls are the future and we work to uplift them. We also support the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation because they are there to support our sisters. We have girls in the chapter who have received help from the Kappa Foundation in times of need and they are truly there to help. We have an EAGLES program at Auburn for students with disabilities and this year they had young women go through Recruitment. We designed a team of girls who are already involved with this program to help them feel comfortable during Recruitment. We designed a coordinator position in hopes one of the young women would join Kappa, however, they did not and we could not utilize it. We also participated in Black Lives Matter and our Director of Public Relations made the decision not to post on Instagram, as to not take away from the nationwide movement. We had a very special Founders Day this year, although it was virtual, we were still able to hear amazing stories from our alumnae. They shared memories about their sisters and the experiences they had during their time as active members in Kappa, which even brought some of our members to tears. It was really special to hear the bond that remains so strong over the years. We have pictures on our Instagram and we encourage all of our members to follow them as well. Our Instagram is @auburnkkg.
'''Note ==Highlights of 2021==In the midst of a global pandemic, the Epsilon Eta chapter has done nothing short of blossom asboth a chapter and a sisterhood. In a time where we all needed a little extra support and love, wecould always count on our members to show up and do just that. Outlined below is thebreakdown of all the happenings of our chapter over the past year. From fun sisterhood events(virtual and in person), to philanthropy events, to socials, competitions, sports teams, tocampaigns we have made the most of our time with each other.Over the past year we have not only been able to Chapter Registrar:'''host fun events, but also receive honors as achapter for our accomplishments. In the spring, our Primary Recruitment Director, Mary CollinsPlease refer made it to your be a top five candidate for the Miss Auburn Campaign. The chapter archives including came together insupport of her campaign all week and we were so proud to honor her. In the spring we were alsonamed the top fundraising sorority in the canned food drive led by our philanthropy director,Mattie Whitney. Also in the spring our chapter meeting minutes president, Megan Hagmaier was awarded the Dr.Lori Hart Panhellenic Convocation award. Come September another member, Charlotte Jannachwas named the Auburn Panhellenic Scholar of the Month and back issues another member, Sophie Alanizwas named the Woman of the Month. Along with all of these awards we have many sisters inleadership roles on campus from student recruiters to executive board of The Key Big Event toHonors College leadership to Head Pi Chi and Eagles Director to fill in housing ambassadors and manymore. Finally, as a chapter we earned two incentive awards for having the most vaccinatedmembers of any gaps in organization on campus. We are proud of all that our sisters have been able toaccomplish this year and are hopeful for the above historical highlightsfuture leaders they all are becoming. If your Monthly SummariesJanuary:● Early January - COB began● January 19th - In person COB event● January 20th - Virtual Formal Chapter● January 23rd - Leadership Program for incoming Full Board● January 24th - Miss Auburn Campaign photos● January 27th - Virtual Program Chapter with Alan Alexander, a beloved Sorority memberEmory Alexander’s dad, attended chapter archives are not completeto discuss with girls on how to properlymanage finances and taxes● Miss Auburn Campaign for Mary Collins; Included everyone signing up for shifts forconcourse hours, please research your university librarybillboard painting, taking pictures and wearing the t-shirts aroundcampus newspaper ● Kappa Pickers Acapella Group has grown and yearbook archives has become a regular part of chapterCHAPTER HISTORY REPORT● The Philanthropy Committee started a book drive for newsworthy information about your 400 students at LoachapokaElementary School along with fundraising. With this included $1,300 fundraised● Photoshoots took place for the Graduates and Full Board● DEI/Leadership Program took place for the Incoming full BoardFebruary:● February 10th - First In Person Chapter took place● February 14th - Valentines Sisterhood Painting Event● February 17th - Benefit night at Mama Goldberg’s● February 23rd - Virtual Sisterhood event; Trivia night● February 24th - Learned new ritual songs at chapter with the help of our Kappa PickersAcapella group● February 25th - Hall Ice Cream Event● February 28th - Recruitment workshop● February 28th - Senior Movie Night● Additionally, $2000 was fundraised for philanthropy and 400 bookmarks decorated foreach book donated throughout the month● Filled up the Kappa hall for next semester● Attended Panhellenic ConvocationMarch:● March 5th - Took books to the elementary school and talked with the principal/librarians● March 14th - Recruitment workshop● March 16th and 18th - Spa sisterhood event in the Chapter room in shifts (to mitigatecovid)● March 17th - Taco Mama GPA dinner, Taco Mama benefit night and had COB big/littlereveal● March 22nd Senior dinner at Amsterdam Cafe● March 23rd - Attended Panhellenic Convocation● March 25th - Kappa Dinner Catering Olive Garden in Chapter room● March 25th - Initiation for COB girls● March 26th - Sapphire Ball in shifts(to mitigate covid)● March 29th - Freshman date party● March 30th - Sophomore date party● March 31st - Informal chapter and had a mental health guest speaker to attendApril:CHAPTER HISTORY REPORT● April 6th - Crossfit/ purvelo sisterhood workout and Junior date party● April 7th - Senior date party● April 8th - Philanthropy fundraising event called Mac and Keys to raise money for thephilanthropy in shifts(to mitigate covid.)● April 10th - In Person Recruitment Workshop with the pizza and pjs new member retreatin the chapter room● April 13th - Greek Sing Competition - “Kappa Kappa Game of Life”● April 14th - Chipotle benefit night● April 18th - Senior tea● April 25th - Finals brunch in chapterroom● April 29th - Coffee event for finals at well read each girl got “Coffee on Kappa”● April 18th-23rd - “Senior Pixies” which entailed each day a different girl bring eachsenior a designated gift(flowers, balloons, candy, poems etc. Please double check your work )May:● PC 17 graduates!!June:N/AJuly:● July 1st - Sent in recruitment outfits● July 27-30th - Moved into the hall and began in person preparation for accuracyRecruitmentAugust:● August 1st-7th - Pre recruitment● August 5th - Bowling sisterhood event at Good Times● August 6th-7th - Watched ice water tea videos● August 9th-10th - Philanthropy Round of Recruitment● August 11-12th - Sisterhood Round of Recruitment● August 13th - Preference Round of Recruitment● August 14th - Bid day● August 28th - Rave social with Tri Delta, Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha ThetaSeptember:September 1st - Program chapter● September 2nd and 9th - New member Green Dot Training● September 7th took composites and held a purovelo sisterhood event● September 8th held chapter and and continued composites● September 4th filled up block seating● September 10th - Parents formal at Red Clay Brewery in Opelika● September 11th - Parents tailgate after the game catering Jim n Nix bbq● September 15th - Chapter supporting SA month so all members wore denim. Contact Also had“speed dating” on the hall for big little● September 19th - Senior photoshoot● September 20th - Sisterhood movie night event● September 29th - Formal chapter Advisory or House October:● October 11th - October 16th Inspiration Period● October 11th Kappa Dinner - Full Chapter Event● October 12th - Sisterhood Event Tie Dye in front of Chapter room● October 13th - Founders Day Ceremony at Auburn Alumni Center with Taco Mamadinner catered● October 14th - Return of the Pin Ceremony● October 15th - Fireside Ceremony (in person) held at Auburn United Methodist Churchand Kappa Kozy for the incoming members in the chapter room● October 16th - In person Initiation Ceremony● October 19th - Frutta Bowls Philanthropy Benefit Night and Bachelorette premiersisterhood event● October 20th - Halloween themed chapter● October 23rd - Semi Formal hosted at Parker Hill● October 27th - held Kappa Kappachino● October 29th - Pumpkin Picking Sisterhood EventNovember:● November 3rd - Educational Member Meeting● November 10th - Program Chapter● November 11th - Tacky Prom Social With Tri Delta● November 15th - Taco Mama Benefit Night● November 17th - Formal Chapter and Elections for new Full Board and Executive Board members● November 18th - Candle Making Event● November 30th - Holiday SocialCHAPTER HISTORY REPORTChapter PhilanthropyThis year we have also been able to work heavily to build our philanthropy. With many benefitnights at local restaurants, our annual Kappachino, and Mac n keys we were able to raise a totalof $8,912 to be dispersed to our various philanthropies we support. Locally we have supportedan organization called Baby Steps that empowers pregnant and parenting studentsfacing an unplanned pregnancy at Auburn University to have their education and their babies byproviding housing, support and community. Our partnership allowed us to support 3 mothersthroughout the year and then buy all the gifts on their Christmas list. Our chapter went above andbeyond and was even more successful than previous years. As Kappa Kappa Gamma transitionedto new philanthropy’s we had the opportunity to vote as a chapter which new philanthropy wewere going to support. We voted and chose to add Active Minds since we have connections tothe Auburn Chapter of Active Minds and would have many ways to help right here in ourcommunity.Diversity Equity and InclusionThis year the Epsilon Eta chapter made many strides towards becoming an even more inclusivechapter and sorority. This started with appointing a DEI coordinator who would be in charge ofeducating the chapter, local Alumnae Association memberscoordinating programs for the chapter, and being a resource for anyquestions or your Province Director of Chapters concerns in regards to DEI. In the spring, she showed a TED talk during chapterabout being the ally we need for positive developments in DEI and led a discussion following thepresentation. In the fall, during pre recruitment she also showed a presentation and led a smallgroup discussion surrounding this topic in order to keep open minds as we moved intorecruitment. We also held several program chapters with various speakers to broaden ourchapters' awareness. Also during interviews for leadership positions, the nominating committeeasked a question regarding DEI in each one. We want our future leadership to be not only leadersand examples for assistanceour chapter but also leaders in pursuing better understanding and ownershipover diversity, equity, and inclusion. Your efforts In the new full board, there will ensure now be a director positionin charge of DEI support in our chapter.Operating in a PandemicIn a year of the unexpected, we had to learn how to best operate as a complete chapter in a globalpandemic. The best way we did this is through accurate communication and transparency to allchapter members through it all. As shown previously, we held many virtual sisterhood eventsincluding trivia night and virtual baking. To best support the chapter, the dues were also brokendown into installments for everyone. Our executive board also got to attend the annual leadershipconference virtually. Once deemed safe we began to hold events in person while following allguidelines and accurate history regulations of Kappa as well as the university. Our risk director was veryconscious of all of your these rules and worked to educate the chapter on all the safety precautionsnecessary. We were able to hold events in shifts while capacity was still down and then asregulations shifted, more events this fall could be safely held with larger groups. In the midst ofCHAPTER HISTORY REPORTall of this, we were able to move up in our GPA ranking which is a huge success for future generations the chapteras a whole. This fall recruitment was held partially virtual and was completed successfully with alarge new incoming pledge class. We also held other ceremonies virtually including the newmember pinning. 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