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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1976|10|23}}
|College= [httphttps://www.virginia.edu/ University of Virginia]
|Location= Charlottesville, VA
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'''University of Virginia, founded in 1825 in Charlottesville, Virginia'''
==Highlights of 2020s:2019==UVA has remained the same throughout the past year. Our chapter is in a period of change because our house is about to be renovated. During this period, our third year girls will be living at a different location on Madison Rd. instead of Rugby Rd. The girls of Epsilon Sigma are very optimistic about this change because they are so excited about the new house.
Kappa members volunteered for organizations such as Pancakes for Parkinsons, the BIG Event at UVA, Greens to Grounds,Alternative SpringBreak at UVA, worked at a local church soup kitchen, and gave TED talks this year.
Founders Day: On November 20 for Founders Day, our chapter invited past and present sisters to the Kappa House at UVA for brunch. In the middle of the brunch, we invited everyone upstairs where we held a short ceremony. The celebration lasted around three hours.
==Highlights of 2020==58 Kappa girls received a 4.0 this semester, and we ranked second out of 15 sororities in GPA. One member became an app launch coordinator for Flaire, another ran a half marathon, and another received the Quentin Alcorn memorial merit scholarship. Kappa members volunteered for organizations such as Pancakes for Parkinson's, the BIG Event at UVA, Greens to Grounds, Alternative Spring Break at UVA, worked at a local church soup kitchen, and gave TED talks this year. Our chapter was affected by COVID-19 in many ways, but most notably we had to conduct a virtual initiation for our members who could not attend initiation, and for our new COBs this fall. New members also did not get to have a "Big Sis" week with their big sisters in the spring which includes socializing and getting to know older members. Finally, we plan to hold our winter recruitment online. Our chapters also in a period of change because our house is being completely renovated. Our third-year girls have been living at a different location on Madison Rd instead of Rugby Rd. ''Convention AwardsPhilanthropy:'Our chapter supports Reading is Fundamental. As fortunate students , our chapter feels that we should give books back to the community because they are tools that allowed us to get to where we are at the University of Virginia. Our book drive and fundraisers "Breakfast for Books" and "Kappasta" are events that we are allowed to host be because of our upbringing centered on education. We are so lucky to be learning at UVA and hope that our contributions to RIF can aid the larger effort to promote education among underprivileged children. "Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion" - We added a DEI officer last year. This year, she created an antiracism website resource for sisters and a statement in the wake of George Floyd'' s death. She has also been working to make recruitment more fair and has collaborated with the broader ISC community at UVA. Finally, one of her most recent pursuits has been creating a financial aid package for prospective members so they do not have to refrain from joining Kappa for financial reasons. "Sesquicentennial Celebration" - We held a virtual ceremony.
==Highlights of 2021==
Our chapter held all of our events virtually due to COVID-19. Chapter meetings, recruitment, and Initiation were all held over zoom. Bid day was in person with small groups and masks.