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| | |Founded= {{start date and years ago|2011|11|05}} | | |Founded= {{start date and years ago|2011|11|05}} |
| − | |College= [https://www.nyu.edu/ New York University] | + | |College= [http://www.nyu.edu/ New York University] |
| | |Location= New York, NY | | |Location= New York, NY |
| − | |Homepage= [https://nyu.kappa.org/ Eta Pi Website] | + | |Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/etapi/ Eta Pi Website] |
| − | |Media= [https://wiki.kkg.org/index.php?title=Category:Eta_Pi Media related to Eta Pi Chapter]}} | + | |Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Eta_Pi Media related to Eta Pi Chapter]}} |
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| | '''New York University, New York City, established 1831''' | | '''New York University, New York City, established 1831''' |
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| − | '''368 initiates (as of June 2018)''''' | + | '''151 initiates (as of June 2014)''''' |
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| | We worked to streamline emails and make good use of chapter time, began planning a Chapter Council Leadership Retreat for 2013, worked harder to delegate tasks to committee members, and helped each sister become more confident and comfortable in Chapter Council positions through connections with Advisers and the use of chapter resources. | | We worked to streamline emails and make good use of chapter time, began planning a Chapter Council Leadership Retreat for 2013, worked harder to delegate tasks to committee members, and helped each sister become more confident and comfortable in Chapter Council positions through connections with Advisers and the use of chapter resources. |
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| − | '''World/Local Events:''' Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast in October. New York University was affected by widespread power outages in the dorms and campus buildings. The Eta Pi chapter conducted and exercised our emergency protocols to ensure that each sister was safe. Members, new members, and alumnae housed fellow sisters in apartments and dorms with power. Following the storm, KKG participated in food drives collecting nonperishable goods for people affected by the hurricane, and individual members helped in efforts to clear rubble and rebuild houses. | + | '''World/Local Events:''' Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast in October. New York University was affected by widespread power outages in the dorms and campus buildings. The Eta Pi chapter conducted and exercised our emergency protocols to ensure that each sister was safe. Members, new members, and alumnae housed fellow sisters in apartments and dorms with power. Following the storm, KKG participated in food drives collecting nonperishable goods for people affected by the hurricane, and individual members helped in efforts to clear rubble and rebuild houses. |
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| | '''Recent Changes:''' In the Spring of 2012, the Eta Pi chapter welcomed and initiated 35 new members. In the fall of 2012, Eta Pi initiated 44 new members. We held elections of the 2013 Chapter Council in November of 2012. As the newest chapter, Eta Pi is still learning about all of the facets of Kappa, but we are enthusiastic about learning and growing. | | '''Recent Changes:''' In the Spring of 2012, the Eta Pi chapter welcomed and initiated 35 new members. In the fall of 2012, Eta Pi initiated 44 new members. We held elections of the 2013 Chapter Council in November of 2012. As the newest chapter, Eta Pi is still learning about all of the facets of Kappa, but we are enthusiastic about learning and growing. |
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| | ==Highlights of 2013== | | ==Highlights of 2013== |
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| − | ==Highlights of 2015==
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| − | The year 2015 was yet another successful year for the Eta Pi Chapter at NYU. We are a tight knit
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| − | sisterhood made up of women who strive to be positive role models for one another while being
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| − | loyal friends and sisters. We have 164 initiated sisters from diverse backgrounds, cultures, states
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| − | and countries. Our chapter was recognized at the 2014 Fraternity and Sorority Life awards
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| − | (February 2015) for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Outstanding Community Involvement,
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| − | and Lafayette Housing Chairman of the Year. Multiple 2015 graduates were awarded Senior Pillar
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| − | honors, as well as a Commitment to Change Award. We also sent women to Leadership Academy
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| − | and Province this year.
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| − | We host multiple sisterhood events a month either on campus or in the KKG penthouse. The
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| − | sisterhood events of 2015 ranged from an in house spa day to an ugly sweater and cookie contest at
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| − | our holiday party. As an organization, our sisterhood is strong. Our sisters who live in the house go
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| − | above and beyond to create a warm and welcoming space for all members of the chapter (some
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| − | even giving up their beds to house our wonderful leadership consultants!). Our bi-monthly chapter
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| − | programming, Femisphere, created by our Risk Chair Jen Tonti, delves into a tough to talk about
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| − | issue such as gender and sexuality or girl-on-girl bullying. This programming generates more
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| − | participation from the chapter than most other events, ultimately creating a safe space for women
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| − | to be women and talk about things that need to be discussed. Femisphere has done a fantastic job
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| − | in fostering our sisterhood in 2015, and we hope to continue it into the future.
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| − | Scholarship remains of great importance to the women of Eta Pi. We had 32 Kappa Kappa
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| − | Geniuses (3.7+ GPA for the Spring 2015 semester), who received ‘KKGenuis’ t-shirts recognizing
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| − | their outstanding academic achievements. We also had four (!!) sisters earn perfect 4.0 GPAs this
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| − | semester, each of which received special pearl dangles for their badges. Keeping our grades so high
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| − | is no easy task, so our VP Academic Excellence works with the chapter and her committee to
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| − | reserve study rooms in the library for after every chapter, and for 24 hours a day leading up to and
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| − | during exam week.
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| − | Also in 2015, Eta Pi was honored to be selected to host a Girls Academy in 2016. We could not be
| + | Eta Pi continued its dedication to philanthropy, contributing to the NYU Dance Marathon, for which our chapter raised $6700, Relay for Life, the New York Cares Day of Service, and the Rose McGill Foundation. We held philanthropy events of our own like those benefiting Reading Is Fundamental and the Be The Match bone marrow drive. We also co-sponsored and participated in philanthropic events such as the Breast Cancer Awareness Runway Show with Zeta Tau Alpha, the Best Buddies Walk, National Hazing Prevention Week, Suicide Prevention Walk, and Greek Allies’ Safe Zone training and Pay Attention project. |
| − | more excited for this opportunity work with the Alumni Association on a cause that is so near to
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| − | our hearts while increasing our involvement in the greater NYC community.
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| − | We initiated 64 new members in the Fall of 2015 after an amazing “Kappa is the Key to Paradise”
| + | With respect to our chapter-wide goals, Eta Pi worked hard to increase ritual knowledge by holding formal chapters every week starting in the fall, and we have seen an overall increase in the chapter’s familiarity with the ritual. Additionally, at the outset of the year we wanted to increase our recognition on campus, in the Panhellenic and Inter-Greek community, and online. We have made great strides in increasing our presence in all of these arenas by participating in more events hosted by different organizations, increasing our attendance and presence in Panhellenic and Inter-Greek council meetings, and by marketing our online footprint successfully enough to gain over 1000 followers on Facebook and similarly increasing our following on other social media websites. We also wanted to work on fostering better, more streamlined communication both within Chapter Council and the entire chapter, and having the Leadership Consultant and Kappa Trainer discuss better communication practices has produced more positive, efficient communication throughout the year. |
| − | themed recruitment. The newly initiated women went through an easy and informative new
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| − | member process, which included a beautiful bid day, and a super fun big/little week all, leading up
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| − | to a spectacularly beautiful Initiation ceremony.
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| − | Greek Life at NYU will welcome Delta Gamma onto campus this spring. We have multiple
| + | Eta Pi held recruitment during the Spring and Fall semesters of 2013, initiating five new sisters in the spring and thirty-five in the fall. Our chapter elected the new 2014 Chapter Council in November of 2013. Additionally, our chapter enabled other sisters to hold leadership positions outside of Chapter Council by creating new positions to help streamline necessary chapter processes like Assistant Chairs and the “Kapparel” Chair. |
| − | members involved in the process, and are excited to spread all the PanHellenic love we can. Also
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| − | over the course of 2015, our chapter has continued its steady participation on the Inter-Greek and
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| − | Chapter Philanthropy:
| + | Eta Pi is proud to characterize ourselves as a diverse group of easygoing, approachable women who value academics, philanthropy, and sisterhood. As our chapter grows and learns more about the facets of Kappa Kappa Gamma sisterhood, we are excited to learn the ritual and traditions of our fraternity and create new ones for our own chapter to uphold and enjoy. |
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| − | Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation: (NYDM) In 2015, Eta Pi had around 40 dancers sign up
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| − | and raise money for the B+ Foundation’s Dance Marathon at NYU. Headed by Elana Rubin, our
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| − | team raised over $27,000 for the cause.
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| − | American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life: Every year, Eta Pi has a team participate at NYU’s
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| − | Relay for Life. In 2015, our team captain Kristina Rathjen (2015) worked with sisters all across the
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| − | chapter to put on fundraisers and raise a significant amount of money for the cause! We have already | |
| − | begun fundraising for Relay 2016 with events such as Kappa Kandy Grams, organized by are house
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| − | Reading is Fundamental: Our philanthropy chair, Rebecca Borjas worked with Public School 64
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| − | for both tutoring hours in the Spring and our Reading is Key event in the Fall. At Reading is Key,
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| − | we provide every child with a new book, as well as a full afternoon of literacy crafts and games that
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| − | NYU does a great job encouraging Greek organizations to participate in student-body wide
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| − | fundraising events. We participate in NYDM because it began as a Greek only fundraising event,
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| − | but expanded in 2015 to include NYU residential life. This year, we put into place a new rule
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| − | stating that all women must participate in a minimum of 5 philanthropy hours over the course of
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| − | the semester. This has not only increased presence at our Philanthropy events, but has also grown
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| − | Kappa’s presence on the NYU campus as a whole, for it encourages sisters to attend the
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| − | ==Highlights of 2016==
| + | '''Note to Chapter Registrar:''' |
| − | | + | Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues of ''The Key'' to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlights. If your chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistance. |
| − | Re-reading this page has shown me that every year seems to be a successful year for the Eta Pi Chapter of KKG at NYU, however 2016 turned out to be an incredibly special year for many reasons. We have once more proven to be a very close group of strong women who work hard to support each other in every endeavor. We have 178 initiated sisters from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures, states and countries. At the 71st Biennial Kappa Kappa Gamma Chapter Convention held in June 2016, our chapter was named the Most Outstanding Chapter of the biennium; a huge honor that brought pride to both current chapter members and alumnae. At the FSL awards this past spring, our was named the “Most Improved Chapter at NYU”. Our fifth year on campus was full of wonderful achievements on a local level as well.
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| − | Our Vice President of Standards, Sam Granger, has done a wonderful job hosting sisterhood events that are enjoyable, creative and flexible with our sisters increasingly busy schedules! Our events range from a shopping excursion at a Kate Spade store at the new Oculus World Trade Center mall to a sister speed dating event to a day sleepover at our penthouse. Every event serves to bring our sisters even closer and provide some relaxation amidst the stressful school year. As an organization, our new risk chair–Amelia Salsgiver, along with her (biological) sister Katherine–has continued the programming created by our past Risk Chair Jen Tonti, which our chapter has come to know as ‘Femisphere’. We spend allotted time during chapter discussing issues that women of today deal with. In the current political climate, Femisphere allows a space for conversation between a large group of amazing, successful, diverse women; which is truly invaluable. Under the amazing leadership of our indispensible Event’s Chair, Lauren Enes, we have had two beautiful semi-formals, a date party and an unforgettable formal at Hudson Terrace. She also continued our traditional Parent’s Weekend, which featured brunch and a New York Met’s Game for our sisters and their families.
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| − | After a very successful housing presentation by our 2015 House Chair, Annais Lopez Sanchez, and receiving first housing pick of the Greek life penthouses, Eta Pi now lives in the most sought after penthouse on NYU’s campus. We have plenty of space for events and the girls who have the privilege of living in the house are very close. Our current House Chair–Jenny DeCandia–plans Kappotlucks semi-regularly to allow girls the chance to visit our penthouse, which also happens to have an incredible view of the city.
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| − | The Eta Pi Kappas have always been known around campus for their fastidious behavior towards their academics–this year was no exception. We had 46 Kappa Kappa Geniuses (girls with a GPA above 3.7) and 7 girls with 4.0 GPA’s in the spring. This fall we had 44 Kappa Kappa Geniuses and 8 girls with 4.0 GPA’s. We even had four new initiates into NYU’s Order of Omega. | |
| − | Eta Pi had the true honor to host a Girls Academy in 2016. We as a chapter feel that it’s very important to positively influence a younger generation of women and were thus were very thrilled to have the opportunity to work with 50 middle school girls from Columbia Secondary School as well as the accomplished women of the New York Alumnae Association. Small group facilitators were selected from the chapter by application to participate in this amazing opportunity, and many other women both from Eta Pi and the NYAA were instrumental in volunteering to make the event a success--from helping with food to photographing and so much more, it was an amazing example of Kappas of all ages coming together. Eta Pi and the NYAA are excited to keep their relationship with the school and the participants going strong into the next year, showing our commitment to the girls and their families. We would like to extend a particular thank you to Jean Schmidt for providing outstanding support to the GIRLS Academy program.
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| − | We found our lovely new theta class during a Kate Spade fall formal recruitment this year led by Maria Guadagno. Our theme appeared to be an overall hit amongst the PNM’s as we recruited and initiated forty-five new sisters at a beautiful and well run initiation ceremony headed by Beatrice Masih. We plan to initiate another three thetas this spring.
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| − | Greek Life at NYU continues to build as a stronger and larger presence on campus. To assist in our own chapter’s involvement, our panhel chair, Zoe Rucker put a requirement into our bi-laws requiring each sister to attend at least one panhel meeting or event, which has proven to be a very positive change for our chapter! At the annual panhel election night this year we had over forty members in attendance!
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| − | In 2016, Eta Pi had around 33 dancers sign up and raise money for the B+ Foundation Dance Marathon at NYU known as NYDM. Our team raised over $30,000 for the cause which broke our own personal fundraising goal and our record from last year. We also won the spirit points competition after doing an excellent job with our canning events and having great attendance at other organization’s events. All in all, we were very proud of our team’s efforts.
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| − | Every year, Eta Pi has a team participate at NYU’s Relay for Life an event that benefits the American Cancer Society. In 2016, our team was comprised of around thirty chapter members and we raised 1000 dollars! We have already begun fundraising for Relay 2017 with events such as the sale of Kappa Kandy Grams. An event that both supports Relay and spreads holiday cheer!
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| − | We held our annual Reading Is Key event this year at the Cornerstone Community Center and had the pleasure of working with 19 first graders and 17 kindergartners at an after school program. They had a great time and each child went home with a new book!
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| − | The Presidential badge was given by the New York Alunmae Association at the chapter's installment. The badge was passed down to Jen Morrisette, then Rebecca Calvo, then Madeline Jerge and it currently resides with the 2016 Eta Pi President, Annalise Bissa. The badge is inscribed with “ΗΠ”, “NYU” and “11/8/11.”
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| − | The year 2017 has been another exceptional year for the Eta Pi Chapter at NYU. Our sisterhood
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| − | continues to be comprised of ambitious and hardworking women who are always there for each
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| − | At the 20162017 Fraternity and Sorority Life awards this past spring, our chapter was given the award for Outstanding Community Involvement. We sent sisters to the Kappa Leadership Conference in the spring and Leadership Academy in the fall. Our sixth year on campus has
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| − | proved to be our best one yet and we can’t wait to see what the future holds for our chapter. Our chapter has a strong sense of community and sisterhood, strengthened by the various sisterhood events held by our Vice President of Standards, Katherine Salsgiver, and our Events
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| − | Chairman, Monica Spafford. Events ranging from a Spa Day to a Picnic at Smorgasburg to a PopupShop Event had sisters enjoying spending time together while exploring NYC. We hosted an unforgettable Formal, Date Party and Family Weekend Brunch in the spring and a wonderful
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| − | Semi Formal this fall, organized by Monica. Once again we received first housing pick of the Greek life penthouses. Our House Chairmen, Jenny DeCandia and Hannah Nelson, provided a warm and welcoming space for sisterhood events and Kappotlucks.
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| − | Eta Pi’s members have once again shown their dedication toward academia. We had 42 Kappa Kappa Geniuses (girls with a GPA above 3.7) and 11 girls with 4.0 GPA’s in the spring along with sisters initiated to Order of Omega. In order to help our sisters though their academic
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| − | pursuits our Vice President of Academic Excellence, Angella Jiang, reserves study rooms at the campus library after chapter and 24 hours a day during exam weeks. She also organized our annual Keyed in Networking Brunch which allowed our sisters to network with alumnae and further excel in their fields.
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| − | This Fall, Eta Pi welcomed our wonderful new Iota class during formal recruitment led by our
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| − | Membership Chairman, Ximena Tellez. Our recruitment theme, Start the Spark with Kappa
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| − | Kappa Gamma, celebrated female empowerment! The new member process began with an outer
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| − | space themed bid day, showing our newest members that Kappa’s Out Of This World. The new
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| − | member period continued with an exciting big/little week and weekly new member meetings all
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| − | planned and led by our New Member Chairman, Acacia Dougan. Acacia prepared the Iotas to
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| − | become active members and helped them acclimate to life in the chapter. We initiated our
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| − | fiftyone new members in early November at a beautiful and meaningful ceremony organized by
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| − | chapter Marshal, Morrisa Cohen. This year’s Initiation Ceremony was made even more special
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| − | by our incredible alumnae involvement, including attendance by four Kappa moms and a
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| − | As always, Eta Pi has continued to participate within the NYU Greek Community assisted by our
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| − | Panhellenic Delegate, Kate Goodman. Going above and beyond, Kate led our chapter through a
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| − | successful Alice in Wonderland themed Greek Week, planned events with other chapters, and
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| − | updated the chapter bylaws to allow sisters to fulfil their semesterly Panhel requirement by
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| − | attending one Panhel GA meeting or by attending two events put on by other chapters. This
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| − | change has allowed our sisters to support other organizations’ events, spreading even more
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| − | Panhel love! Additionally, we had many sisters serve in leadership positions within the
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| − | Panhellenic community, including members who served as Recruitment Guides for Fall Formal
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| − | Recruitment and two sisters, the maximum number possible, on the 2017 Panhellenic Executive
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| − | Board. Representing KKG beautifully, Morrisa Cohen served as Vice President of Judicial
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| − | 2017 was filled with social and philanthropy events cosponsored
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| − | with other organizations including sandwich making for the Bowery Mission, game nights, and a Greekwide
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| − | Assassins Game! Maria Free, our Philanthropy Chairman, held our annual Reading Is Key event at PS64,
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| − | making crafts and helping the kids write their own short stories. Our largest philanthropy effort
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| − | of the year has been starting the Eta Pi Scholarship Fund. Thanks to the House Board,
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| − | Headquarters, and the NYC Kappa network, we are more than halfway to our fundraising goal!
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| − | In 2017, Eta Pi had over 30 dancers, 20 volunteers and 2 executive board members participate in
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| − | the 5th annual New York Dance Marathon to raise money for the Andrew McDonough B+
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| − | Foundation. Led by our NYDM Team Captain, Paris Reise, we hosted chapter fundraisers, sent
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| − | emails, and participated in fundraising challenges to raise $38,000, contributing to the record breaking grand total of over $603,000 for the fight against childhood cancer! Throughout the
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| − | year we were also able to spend time with our B+ Hero, Aubrey, thanks to the coordination of
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| − | our B+ Hero Liaison, Niyousha Ahmadi. We went bowling, played in the park, painted,
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| − | celebrated her 9th birthday in our penthouse, and even had sisters go to her house in Brooklyn
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| − | multiple times a week to tutor her. Our sisters have spent countless hours in 2017 fighting
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| − | childhood cancer through planning, fundraising, and spending time with Aubrey; we are so
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| − | A highlight of 2017 was our annual Founders Day Celebration, co-hosted with the New York Alumnae Association. With over 180 sisters, both active and alumnae, we celebrated our six incredible founders, 147 years of Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Eta Pi’s fifth birthday! We had the
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| − | honor of having Fraternity President, Beth Black, as our keynote speaker for the event, which
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| − | proved to be truly inspiring. It is definitely an event our chapter will remember for years to come!
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| − | The Presidential badge was given by the New York Alumnae Association at the chapter's
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| − | installment. The badge was passed down to Jen Morrisette, then Ivana Rodrigues, then Rebecca
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| − | Calvo, then Madeline Jerge, then Annalise Bissa, and it currently resides with the 2017 Eta Pi
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| − | President, Maria Guadagno. The badge is inscribed with “ΗΠ”, “NYU” and “11/8/11.”
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| − | Each year, the Eta Pi Chapter of KKG at NYU consistently adds wonderful, strong women to its ever-growing network of initiated sisters and alumni, and 2018 turned out to be an incredibly special year for many reasons. We have once more proven to be a very close group of strong women who work hard to support each other in every endeavor. We have 149 initiated sisters from a wide variety of backgrounds, cultures, states and countries. At the 149th Kappa Kappa Gamma Chapter Convention held in June 2018, our chapter received an honorable mention for academic achievement. At the FSL awards this past spring, our chapter received the “Chapter of the Year” award, a huge honor that filled our sisters with pride at how far we have come together. Our former president, Maria Guadagno, also received the “President of the Year” award, further demonstrating how positive leadership does not go unnoticed and is highly valued! Our seventh year on campus was full of wonderful achievements on a local level as well.
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| − | Our House Chair, Sami Robbins, has done a wonderful job hosting sisterhood events that are enjoyable, creative and flexible with our sisters increasingly busy schedules! She gave a stellar presentation and received the first housing pick of the Greek life houses, where Eta Pi has the best view at NYU! We have a large living space that can accommodate our growing chapter’s events and recruitment processes, and the ladies that have the privilege of living there are extremely close! A consistent highlight are the monthly brunches held in the Penthouse at Lafayette Street, where a chef comes in to cook on the first Saturday morning of each month.
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| − | Our chapter had stellar academic achievement in the spring semester, with 24 women receiving the honor of being a KKGenius (a GPA of 3.7 or higher). 9 women finished out the semester with a perfect 4.0! One of our sisters, Olivia O’Hare, was even asked to join the prestigious Omega Nu Lambda chapter of Greek Honor Society: The Order of Omega! We could not be prouder of the outstanding achievements of our sisters both inside and outside the classroom.
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| − | Every event serves to bring our sisters even closer and provide some relaxation amidst the stressful school year. Headed by Shreya Jois, our events team did an outstanding job organizing two date parties, semi-formal, and formal for all of our sisters! Ending the school year at Hudson Terrace was a fun way to bond with all of our sisters, and the leadership by the events team was crucial in developing sisterly bonds.
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| − | Our Founder’s Day was a huge success thanks to the efforts of our Education Chair, Andrea Castillo at the Lord & Taylor rooftop! We had over 120 guests in attendance, and the alumni and active members were so excited by the location and overall experience of the celebration of Kappa.
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| − | We found our lovely new kappa class during fall formal recruitment this year led by Kenzie Mullin, with the theme of “Greetings from Kappa” and the tagline: life takes you unexpected places, while kappa welcomes you home. Our theme appeared to be an overall hit amongst the PNM’s as we recruited and initiated fifty-two new sisters at a beautiful and well-run initiation ceremony headed by Perry Byrne. We also have one new member to initiate in the spring of 2019! Prachi Deshpande, our new member chair, did an excellent job organizing our Bid Day event and educating our new members on everything about Kappa in order to better prepare them for initiation and becoming an active member.
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| − | Greek Life at NYU continues to build as a stronger and larger presence on campus. Our Panhel Delegate, Frankie Shapiro, has done an excellent job in organizing events with other chapters of Greek life, and our leadership overall has steadily improved on campus! We had 3 Kappas serve on the board of Panhel: Lydia Mitchell, the VP of Finance, Lexi Taylor, the VP of Recruitment Counsellors, and Claudia Yuan, who was the President this calendar year! We could not be more proud of the leadership displayed by these young women.
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| − | In order to fundraise for our philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, our philanthropy chair, Olivia Clancy, organized a game night at the house, and a hot cocoa sale (which was a huge hit). In the spring, we also hosted a book drive to raise awareness about RIF. Our final Philanthropy event of the year was our reading is Key Event on December 12th at Public School 64, where we read to and crafted with children from kindergarten to third grade.
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| − | In 2018, Eta Pi had around 70 dancers sign up and raise money for the B+ Foundation Dance Marathon at NYU known as NYDM. Our team raised over $40,000 for the cause which broke our own personal fundraising goal and our record from last year. We loved dancing for our spirited B+ Hero Aubrey, and we are so excited that she continues to remain in remission! Our sisters love interacting with Aubrey at different events, and we even held a birthday party for her at the house this year.
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| − | The presidential badge was given by the New York Alumnae Association at the chapter’s installment. The badge was passed down to Jen Morrisette, Ivana Rodrigues, Rebecca Calvo, Maddie Jerge, Annalise Bissa, then Maria Guadagno, and now resides with Acacia Dougan, who will pass it to Paris Reise for her 2019 term. The badge is inscribed with “HΠ” “NYU” and “11/05/11”.
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