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|Location= Santa Clara, CA
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'''504 547 initiates (as of June 20172018)'''
After a long summer, Fall Quarter began with a multitude of recruitment practices leading up to a heavily
anticipated Fall Recruitment! Chapter Morale was high after a fun week filled with bonding activities in preparation for recruitment. We were so excited to welcome our LC, Whitney, into our house. From park adventures, movie time and talking about our Kappa experiences, we loved getting to know Whitney. We had such a fun week and hope Whitney comes back for a visit with Eta Nu soon! Sisterhood day of recruitment was a themed day and our chapter wore lavender and white outfits. The backyard was decorated in lavender, white, and grey decorations. We had 325 PNMs come to Kappa that day. The next day was Philanthropy Day, and we were allowed to invite back 198 PNMs. The second day we wore different shades of blue dresses and made Dr. Seuss decorations for the backyard. Our assistant philanthropy chairman and a fellow junior gave a presentation to the PNMs about the different philanthropies we help. The next night was Preference Night and we had 98 girls come back to our house. The actives wore navy dresses and the theme was "A Golden Opportunity" so there were plenty of gold and glittery decorations in the backyard. We read surprise letters to the actives and made a toast to Kappa--it was a really lovely night. Our hard work and passion throughout Recruitment proved to payoff when we received a fantastic Iota class of 52 members! We were beyond thrilled to welcome such an involved, gracious and cheerful pledge class into our family. We all celebrated with a fun-filled night of Bid-Day bowling. Our Bid Day Theme was “Kappily Ever After.” Everyone wore our adorable Recruitment/Bid Day Shirts and all sorts of girly tutu’s and tiaras. The New Member program began shortly after and continued throughout the fall quarter. Soon after Bid Day, Eta Nu gathered to celebrate our Founder’s Day. We celebrated at our house with brunch, bonding, and Kappa trivia bingo! Soon after, our sisters gathered with Sigma Chi and had our fourth annual Powderpuff Football Game. The week was filled with fun activities such as our team draft, Thanksgiving Dinner, and intense practices all leading up to the big game Saturday. The day was filled with enthusiasm and fun for all, but the best part was that throughout this process we wereable raise money and donate to RIF and the Julian Street Inn, a homeless shelter. Later that week, our New Member Chairman held our annual New Member Retreat. The girls engaged in group-bonding exercises where the Iota class was grouped off and asked to brainstorm what Kappa means to them and then shared their answers with their class. They also made an adorable introductory video that was sent to all of the girls studying abroad so that they can start to learn the names of all the new Kappa’s! All in all, the retreat served as a bonding opportunity between the Iota class members and was a very successful event. The quarter continued with our Fall Semi Dance- Fall Ball. The girls loved the venue, food, and dancing. Semi dances are always a fun night for the ladies of Eta Nu. This took us to Thanksgiving break and followed with our last week before Christmas break. As always, the last week of Fall Quarter is also Big Little Week! Most Bigs spent their breaks excitedly crafting away for the new members of their Kappa families. This week is filled with presents,surprises, sweat, laughs, tears, and many late nights for the big sisters. The week was great and all the families welcomed their new addition to the clan with an array of silly outfits and surprises. We are glad everyone was able to participate and share in one of the best nights of the year! We are very proud of the successful year Eta Nu had and cannot wait to see what will come in 2016!
Most of the changes that Eta Nu has encountered in the past year have been due to adjusting to the new
The women of Eta Nu can best be described as caring, genuine, academic, personable, and involved individuals. We emphasize the importance of bettering ourselves individually and as a chapter through our community involvement, chapter education, and sisterhood bonding. Our chapter never fails to take care of one another and look out for the best interest of each member. We value and support the differences between each other. It is important for us to hold true to our sisterhood and care that we have for each and every member. Eta Nu is a group of strong women that strive to support each other in order to reach our full potential.
'''Chapter Philanthropy: What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, inyour community? Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?'''
The organization in our community that Eta Nu supports is the Lymelight Foundation. This
==Highlights of 2018==
Eta Nu started off the year in January with the initiation of the Lambda class. I-week was filled with fun bonding time as we reunited with our sisters who returned from studying abroad, played mini golf at a sisterhood event, and spent time with our Kappa families. Chapter elections were held right after initiation, and the previous and incoming chapter councils worked together on transitions. The chapter composite photos were taken in our house’s backyard in front of our beautiful wall of red flowers.
February continued with the installation of the new chapter council, as well as two separate philanthropy events. On Valentine’s day our chapter participated in a new event called Kappa Krush by selling and delivering roses to students across campus as a way to raise money for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Later in the month, some of our sisters participated in Dr. Seuss day to celebrate Reading is Fundamental by heading over to the local middle school to read to students. We also celebrated our new initiates during new initiate presents, and opened up our house to our parents during Santa Clara’s parents’ weekend.
March brought the end of winter quarter, so our sisters spent a lot of time cramming in the library. The AE committee provided moral support through events like Pie for Pi and study snacks in the library. Sapphire ball closed out the quarter, giving all of our sisters a chance to spend time together and have fun before finals.
We returned from spring break in April, ready to finish out the school year. The month was pretty calm, as our sisters adjusted to their new class schedules.
May was a packed month for us as school started to come to a close. Our social calendar was packed as we had our final semi-formal of the year and our wedding to the brothers of Tau Kappa Epsilon. Our sisters also began practicing for recruitment and got ready to say goodbye to our seniors. We ended the month by attending the Panhellenic Greek Awards, where Eta Nu won the Best Overall Chapter award.
June brought the last weeks of the year, but gave us just enough time for Kappa Karnival. The money raised at Karnival was donated to Lymelight Foundation, an organization founded by an alumnae of Eta Nu. All of our sisters’ studying paid off, as Eta Nu had the top GPA amongst the sororities at Santa Clara for spring quarter, and 22 of our sisters earned a 4.0 GPA.
June, July, and August were filled with travel, internships, and planning for recruitment. Our President and Vice President of Standards attended the Kappa Kappa Gamma convention, where Eta Nu won the Academic Excellence award. The summer ended with our sisters eager to return to school and reunite.
September began with all of our sisters returning to Santa Clara for work week, to get ready for recruitment. We spent time eating pizza at the beach in Capitola, learned Kappa songs, and practiced our conversations. Our sisters were well prepped for recruitment at the end of the month, and we had a great time meeting all of the PNMs. At the end of recruitment, we celebrated our 45 new members with a Kamp Kappa themed bid day complete with dancing, ice cream sundaes, and a grilled cheese food truck.
October was spent getting to know our new members, and spending time with our sisters. We celebrated Founder’s Day in our backyard by making keychains, talking to Alumnae, and eating brunch. The Mu class began their new member experience and began going on owl pal dates with the Lambda class. We went on a hike in the Santa Cruz mountains for a sisterhood event, and had fun playing flag football at our joint philanthropy event with the brothers of Sigma Chi.
November was filled with bonding as the Mu class had their new member retreat, and our sisters got ready for big little reveal. The Lambda class spent big little week decorating doors and dropping off baskets and treats. The month ended with Fall Ball, our first formal of the year. All of our sisters had a great time together before we left for thanksgiving break.
December was devoted to finals and getting ready for the holidays. Eta Nu earned the top GPA amongst sororities for the second quarter in a row, and 20 of our sisters earned a 4.0. Our sisters finished up the quarter and left campus for winter break. We spent a month celebrating the holidays and preparing for the initiation of our newest pledge class.
==Highlights of 2021==
Eta Nu began the year of 2021 with the virtual Initiation of the Xi class. Due to the COVID-19
pandemic, the chapter continued to meet virtually for council, chapter, and all other
meetings. Nonetheless,I-week was an exciting time for the New Members to get to know
each other and to spend time with their Kappa families, although it was through a computer
screen. Chapter elections took place after Initiation. Outgoing and incoming council officers
worked together through transitions to prepare incoming officers for the year to come.
In February, we excitedly installed our new chapter officers. We also had our first
philanthropy event, Kappa Krush, in which we sold roses to the student body to be delivered
to a person of their choice. We delivered them all on Valentine’s Day to support a cause of our
choice. We also finalized our spring quarter budget, gave out goodie bags to our members,
and our Diversity, Equity & Inclusion chair and Education chair gave an informative
presentation about Black History Month. We closed out the month with our annual New
Initiate Presents, where bigs were able to read sentimental letters to their newly-initiated
littles.
March marked the end of the winter quarter, so many of our sisters spent long hours
studying for finals. The studying paid off, however, as we had 42 members achieve 4.0 GPA’s
this quarter, more than we have ever had! We also had 2 merit scholar recipients. Dr. Seuss
day kicked off this month. Several members helped to make recorded versions of Dr. Seuss
books to be shared with children in the area. Our last four New Members who were not able
to attend Initiation in January attended another chapter’s Initiation, marking the
completion of the initiation of the Xi class!
After returning from spring break, we kicked off the month of April by taking photos for our
annual chapter composite. Wellness Week followed, which was a week filled with
presentations and mental health and wellness resources. We also started a Book Club
surrounding the topic of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We ended the month with an
energetic Cyclebar class that was open to the entire chapter!
The month of May was filled with many fun events that brought our chapter together. The
month began with a chapter-wide ice cream social event at our chapter house. Our second
philanthropy event, Krispy Kreme with KKG followed soon thereafter, which benefited Free
to Thrive. We also held a sisterhood event with a food truck at the Kappa house.It was much
needed to enjoy some great food and get together with sisters after midterms. Lastly, a
yearbook signing for our graduating seniors was held in the backyard of the Kappa house.
June was a quieter month for our chapter as our members hit the books to study for their last
finals week of the academic year. Luckily, the chapter was then free to have a relaxing
summer break!
July and August were filled with sisters visiting their families back home, working, and
holding internships. As September drew near, excitement built as our members were eager
to get back to school to reunite.
Our chapter came back together in late September, and began straight away with
recruitment practice. Our Marshal also held a comprehensive Ritual Review to reintroduce
the chapter to in-person formal chapter proceedings. We ended the month with our annual
Kappa Gala date event in the Kappa house backyard.It was very refreshing for our chapter to
get back to regularly scheduled social events.
October began with long-awaited in-person recruitment. Our chapter spent the first week of
October practicing songs and recruitment protocols leading up to the action-packed
weekend. We welcomed 46 New Members to join Eta Nu chapter. The Courage to Commit
Summit gave our chapter a place to openly discuss the importance of diversity, equity, and
inclusion. Following recruitment, our chapter enjoyed a Frankie’s Bikinis sale in the Kappa
backyard, benefiting the JED Foundation. We also held COB recruitment this month, which
welcomed 6 New Members to our chapter, bringing the total New Member count to 52.
Lastly, we held our next philanthropy event this month, Kappa Chi, in which we partnered
with the fraternity of Sigma Chi in a carnival style event to raise money for the JED
Foundation.
Our fall semi-formal took place in November, which gave our members a fun place to
socialize after a long year and a half of quarantine. Our Xi class began Owl Pal dates with the
New Members in order to form friendships and potentially find a little sister to add to their
families. Big Little Reveal soon followed, in which each New Member was warmly welcomed
into a Kappa family with decorative baskets and goodies. Thanksgiving break allowed for rest
and decompression after a difficult quarter at Santa Clara.
December brought a month-long holiday break for our members to relax and regroup for the
new quarter and the initiation of our new pledge class.
Eta Nu Chapter supports Free to Thrive, an organization that “empowers survivors of human
trafficking to be free from exploitation and to thrive by providing them with holistic and
trauma-informed, legal and support services in collaboration with our service partners, and
by increasing access to justice for all survivors.” Our chapter chose to support Free to Thrive to
help improve survivors’ access to legal help and justice.
Throughout every philanthropy event, our chapter supported each cause by publicizing and
raising awareness about the fundraiser and cause. Members also helped to plan philanthropy
events.In total, we raised over $7,000 for 5 different organizations.