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Our Eta Kappa founders, Catherine Ray, Meryl Leventon, Stephanie O'Brien, Caroline Allen, Sibel Karabeyoglu, and Jennifer Davis believed in diversity and creating options for other women interested in participating in NPC Greek life. <br>
Before their affiliation and installation as chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma, our founders took the letters Tau Sigma Omega, TSO, sometimes comically called Tau Sigma Omicron. As the story goes, these women met at Knox College's swimming pool where Stephanie O'Brien was employed as a student lifeguard. This is where the historic Alpha document was written. This document was approved by the Dean of Student Life and TSO was officially founded on '''Thursday, March 10, 2005'''. TSO had also increased their membership to 10 women. Membership would continue to increase as their first informal recruitment event was held in the Fall of 2005.
Their first chapter council meeting consisted of Catherine Ray (President), Stephanie O'Brien, Meryl Leventon, Kathleen Manly (Philanthropy Chair), Jennifer Davis, Nerissa Montes, Sibel Karabeyoglu, and Caroline Allen.
TSO ultimately decided to affiliate with Kappa Kappa Gamma(and not with Kappa Delta) because of Kappa Kappa Gamma's dedication to leadership, philanthropy, and scholarship. TSO felt that their ideals were similar to those of Kappa Kappa Gamma's.
TSO affiliated with Kappa Kappa Gamma on '''October 16, 2006 ''' and became the Eta Kappa colony.
As a colony of Kappa Kappa Gamma, the women formerly known as TSO, were allowed to participate in their first formal recruitment in the winter of 2007.
Eta Kappa was installed as a chapter on '''March 4, 2007 ''' by the national President, Denise Rugani, while Illinois Wesleyan (Epsilon Chapter) acted as Eta Kappa's mentors and key sisters. Fall 2008, Eta Kappa got their house! <br>Began a tradition in spring 2008 of holding a scholarship banquet to recognize professors and build positive Kappa-faculty relationships <br>Formal Recruitment 2009, the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma were the only sorority to reach quota (Went over!) <br>Co-hosted Province in February 2009 with Monmouth College (Alpha chapter), and received a Membership Award at the banquet <br> Greek Week Champions 2007, 2012, 2013 <br>Started Win-A-Date (previously called Date Auction) fundraiser in 2007 to help schools in Uganda. It raised $1,500 that year, and has been geared towards a different philnathropy every year since. 2013 raised $2,056! <br>In the 2007-2008 year, Eta Kappa made an appearance in every issue of The Key <br>We are Region 5, which includes many schools in Illinois, Michigan, and Iowa <br>We are the Epsilon South province, which includes Monmouth (Alpha) and Illinois Wesleyan (Epsilon) <br>
-Greek Week Champions 2007, 2012, 2013 ...
-In the 2007-2008 year, Eta Kappa made an appearance in every issue of ''The Key''.
-Eta Kappa began their annual fundraiser, Win-A-Date in 2007. It was called the Uganda Initiative because all donations monetary and school supplies were going to be donated to schools in need in Uganda. The women raised $1,500 that year. The Win-A-Date fundraiser raises towards a different philanthropy dear to our members' hearts every year since.
-Fall 2008 Eta Kappa got their house!
-Spring 2008 Eta Kappa began a tradition of holding a scholarship banquet to recognize professors and build positive Kappa-faculty relationships.
-Winter, Formal Recruitment 2009: The women of Kappa Kappa Gamma were the only NPC sorority to not only reach quota but to surpass it.
-February 2009 Eta Kappa co-hosted the Biennial Province Meeting with Alpha Deuteron Chapter (Monmouth College)and were honored with a Membership Award at the banquet.
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