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For our 150th Anniversary, we held events over zoom. As a chapter we held speeches over zoom. At least someone from every initiated pledge class spoke about what Kappa means to them. The speeches were so thoughtful and well-spoken. We also had a little trivia battle over zoom and Kahoot, testing member’s Kappa Knowledge. We also had a “This or That” social media post, which members could post to let everyone know their favorite parts of Kappa. Under normal circumstances, we would have been able to have more of a celebration, complete with a banner and snacks.
== Highlights of 2021 ==
Spring 2021 was a completely virtual semester for our chapter. Chapter, standards, and new
member meetings were all held via Zoom to comply with local COVID-19 guidelines.
Luckily, guidelines eased for Fall 2021, and we were all able to meet again in person, while
offering a virtual option for those who needed it.
In February, we participated in Formal Recruitment. The virtual recruitment process included
reading through applications, a philanthropy day that mimicked in-person recruitment, and a
ritual day where members shared the meaning of Kappa to potential new members. We
welcomed 56 members into our Delta new member class that weekend. They were initiated in
a virtual ceremony in April 2020. Informal recruitment in Fall 2021 allowed our members to
meet potential new members, face to face, in masked events that our Panhellenic Council
approved. We took a class of 22 new members, and our Epsilon class was initiated at our first
in person initiation in two and a half years in November 2021.
March was National Reading Month so in support of Reading is Fundamental our members
participated in dare boards on social media! We raised $1588 for RIF! In April, we held
Kappa Kappa Jamma, a virtual concert where members of the chapter could participate in
person or on Zoom. We had a DJ stream the music and we raised over $3,000 for Leukemia
and Lymphoma Society. Members of KKG and Sigma Chi donated non-perishable items and
toiletries to be collected and donated to the Binghamton University Food Pantry. Items
donated will benefit students facing food insecurity. The food drive was held for the first few
weeks in November and the items were donated on Nov 22, 2021 so that students could
obtain items needed before the start of the holiday season.
Our risk programming in Spring 2021 was Stop The Bleed, hosted by our university’s student
run ambulance agency.
The academics committee and the VPAE hosted a de-stress even before Spring 2021 finals
called “Kamp Kappa!” Members created beaded bracelets and jewelry, colored, and made
crafts with lanyard. Members got to take home eye masks and pre-packaged s’mores to use at
home. For Fall 2020 Kappa had a 3.60 over GPA. 12 sisters earned 4.0s. For spring 2021
Kappa had a 3.59 cumulative GPA and 24 sisters earned 4.0s. Over both of these semesters
Kappa ranked 4/7 for academics in the Panhellenic Council and greatly increased the number
of members earning 4.0s!
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society is our local philanthropy and has been since the founding of
our chapter in 2019. This philanthropy is most important to our chapter as one of our sisters
was diagnosed with lymphoma shortly after founding the chapter. She had to take time off
from school for treatment and has been in remission since February 2019. She returned to her
studies and graduated in May 2020. Supporting LLS every year is a reminder that our
sisterhood goes above and beyond, that we are always here for each other, and are forever
bonded. This year, Kappa Kappa Jamma, a live virtual concert to raise money for the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, was held on April 28, 2021. Sisters were able to attend a
live viewing session in the union and tickets were sold for a zoom viewing. Eta Omega raised
$3,008 and donated it to LLS!
On October 20, 2022, our chapter hosted Fraternity Feud, a family feud type spinoff event
involving 6 Interfraternity Council organizations to raise money for the National Alliance on
Mental Illness (NAMI). Organizations competing included Zeta Beta Tau, Tau Alpha Upsilon,
Sigma Chi, Delta Sigma Phi, Zeta Psi, and Phi Psi. Organizations that sponsored the event
included Theta Tau, Phi Alpha Delta, Alpha Epsilon Pi, Zeta Beta Tau, Sigma Chi, and Delta
Sigma Phi. We raised $2,789 for NAMI through sponsorships, donations, and raffles.
2021 was the second year that the Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion officer was a position on Eta Omega’s Chapter Council. This position
was made a permanent member of the Standards Committee and holds a DEI related
programming each semester. Spring 2021’s programming was about white feminism and Fall
2021’s programming was about harm reduction and drug safety. Our chapter also attended
inclusivity recruitment trainings ahead of the next Formal Recruitment.
In Spring 2021, most of our chapter activities remained fully virtual. Chapter
meetings, programming, and Formal Recruitment were all held on Zoom. During Big Little
Week, the Bigs dropped off baskets to our New Member Chairman who coordinated a
contactless drop off so Littles could still receive baskets from their Bigs.