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As one of our goals for the 2013 calendar year was to be more involved around campus, the sisters of the Epsilon Zeta chapter certainly achieved this goal. Multiple sisters are involved in the Student Government Association at FSU, as well as the National Society of Leadership Success, FSU’s School Newspaper The Odyssey, Seminole’s Futures Ambassadors, a Union Productions volunteer, membership in the Freshman Leadership Institute, as well as Hall Ambassadors for Dormitories, and many clubs relating to our sister’s selected majors. These membership positions around campus have helped Kappa to establish ourselves as leaders who are helping to evolve our university into one of the best universities in the nation.
Many of our sisters have reported the nature of our chapter as being a loving, dedicated, and diverse group of women. A large amount responded by elaborating on the sisterly love that we show one another. Our chapter was described the most by our sisters as being supportive, determined, classy, and sisterly. These four adjectives portrays the kind of relationships we build with not only our sisters, but our Panhellenic sisters, the entire Greek community, and the local and national communities our chapter touches as well.
==Highlights of 2014==
The sisters of the Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma were involved in an extraordinary amount of events, organizations and honors through our campus and community. The following is a list of just a select few of these incredible achievements and involvement.
Honors and Awards:
•Vanessa Domingo’s-light the night marketing director, member of Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, President's List
•Hayley Granger was awarded one of the four scholarships of $2,000 to attend UIFI (Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute) from the FSU Panhellenic Association
•Janay Holloway-FSU competitive cheer team
•Lydia Mansfield-served on the 5 Women Student Union executive board as the campus-wide Women's History Month Director, interns as a GIS Analyst with Tallahassee-Leon County's joint GIS department, nominated and selected as a Seminole Torchbearer
•Ashley Cook-Light the Night Executive Board 2014, Clutch Magazine editor-in-chief
•Jennifer Wallace- Executive Position in Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society; President of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society; accepted into the Transfer Leadership Institute Program; Graduated from the Transfer Leadership Institute
•Crystal Quirino-Bright Futures Academic Scholarship
•Lucy Smith-Phi eta sigma honor society, young entrepreneurship society, national colligate scholars, deans list
•Kasey Braden-Relay for Life of FSU Fundraising Chair, The Vitality Party (political party on campus) Director of Panhellenic Relations
•Catie Richardson - 2014 recruitment counselor; honors delegate for FSU honors college
•Megan Simmons-Bright Futures Scholarship; Deans List fall 2014
•Alex Jones - Planned the two service events for FSU Homecoming: Karaoke for a Cure and Renegade Recess
•Jessica Jermer-Dean's List, Seminole Scholars, Slated Senator Candidate, Honors College Acceptance
•Madison Lizek - S-Stem Scholarship
•Emily Holmes-FSU Spring Break Study Abroad Scholarship
•Kelsey Lather-Accepted into the Rho Lambda Honor Society, became Doulos Co-Leader for Greek ministry, Studied abroad in London
•Jenna Elliott-Dean's list Fall 2014, Emerging Leaders program, Part of the Edison Pageant of Light in Fort Myers FL
•Niki Little-Member of Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society
•Sara Demetree-Dean's List 2014, Honor Roll, Advanced Acting and Audition Award
Our sisters are dedicated to being involved throughout our campus and community in every way possible. We have sisters involved in honor societies, competitive teams, and many other organizations on campus. Many of our sisters have also been awarded scholarships through Florida Bright Futures, which awards them for academic excellence through providing financial stability and support for tuition. Many of our sisters have also been awarded with Honor Roll, Deans List, and even President’s List! Epsilon Zeta sisters are committed to academic excellence and campus involvement and show this everyday through their extraordinary actions.
Philanthropic Involvement:
•Epsilon Zeta Chapter 1st place overall in FSU Relay for Life 2014
•Chapter involvement in Light the Night 2014
•Making Strides Against Breast Cancer
•Participated in the Aids Walk
•Pike's Christmas for the Kids
•Kappa Kombat
•Chi O Kisses for the Troops
•Journey Foundation Food/Clothing Drive
•Habitat for humanity
•Best buddies
•Sister Nicole Grant volunteered through Pura Vida Missions in San Ramon, Costa Rica
•Running for Ryan 5K
•Sister Katie Gettys went on two mission trips to Guatemala in May and December where she helped build a house, a wall around the church, and played with the kids
•Sister Catie Richardson worked in a clinic and taught English in Honduras
•Salvation Army volunteering
•The Buddy Walk for Downs Syndrome
• “Reading is Fundamental” Philanthropy- Owl Read With You Book Signing, Reading with students at Gretchen Everheart school
•Kappa “Krawfish Broil”
These are only amongst the few philanthropic involvements that our chapter has been involved in for the 2014 calendar year. Whether it’s at Gretchen Everhart reading, forming relationships, and sharing our love for learning with the students; or supporting our Greek brothers and sisters through philanthropic events hosted by our numerous organizations on campus, the Epsilon Zeta chapter at Florida State University has devoted their time to making our campus, our community, and our world a better place through philanthropic work. Our sisters are also huge supporters of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation through financial gifts to help fund scholarships, confidential aid, education, training, and support of our two museums.
Our chapter also led a successful recruitment in which we recruited 88 new members, and initiated 87 of those new members. This allowed us to not have to participate in spring recruitment for the first time in a very long time because we had met quota! We love all of our sisters and were so excited to welcome in 88 new members who love the Epsilon Zeta Chapter just as much!
One of our goals for the 2014 calendar year was to be more even more involved than the previous year around campus. The sisters of the Epsilon Zeta chapter worked hard to achieve this and definitely went above and beyond all expectations! Sisters are involved in the Student Government Association at FSU, as well as the National Society of Leadership Success, FSU’s School Newspaper The Odyssey, Seminole’s Futures Ambassadors, a Union Productions volunteer, membership in the Freshman Leadership Institute, as well as Hall Ambassadors for Dormitories, and many clubs relating to our sister’s selected majors. These membership positions around campus have helped Kappa to establish ourselves as leaders who are helping to evolve our university into one of the best universities in the nation.
Many of our sisters have reported the nature of our chapter as being a loving, dedicated, and diverse group of women. A large amount responded by elaborating on the sisterly love that we show one another. Our chapter was described the most by our sisters as being supportive, determined, classy, and sisterly. These four adjectives portrays the kind of relationships we build with not only our sisters, but our Panhellenic sisters, the entire Greek community, and the local and national communities our chapter touches as well.