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2020 Eta Rho Chapter History Report When looking back at Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Eta Rho chapter’s 2020, it was filled with many ups and downs. We started the year off strong by transitioning our new chapter council at Leadership day through a variety of fun activities and planning. Members of Eta Rho EtaRho attended the San Luis Obispo annual women’s march to show solidarity for all women and continue the fight for equality. We then began meeting potential new members for coffee dates to add to our sisterhood, and on January 24 held a Hot Chocolate recruitment party. To provide some much-needed sister time, we held a breakfast burrito sisterhood at the beautiful Shell Beach. We laughed, ate, and spent quality time together to cleanse from the stressors of the quarter.On January 30th, we welcomed the Nu class to Eta Rho into this sisterhood by having an energetic and fun night at our beautiful blue and blue house on bid day. Decked out in our groovy outfits, all of the actives were so excited towel come to welcome home our new sisters. The Nupledge class danced, laughed, ate somepizza, took so many cute pictures and got to know some actives in Kappa. That next Monday, the new members were formally pledged into the sorority. During the following weeks, the new members and actives in Kappa got to experience Greek life to its max with the jam-packed weeks of activities including a dinner with the men of Sigma Pi, a Balls to the Wall sisterhood held in our very own basketball court, and participated in Alpha Gamma Rho’s rodeo philanthropy. On February 8th we showed support for our local philanthropy, the Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center, at their prom. Kappa’s spent the night dancing, playing games and volunteering for a night we will never forget. On February 9th, our lovely seniors had their senior brunch and got to bond over delicious food! We had the honor of hosting the Minnie Stewart Van later that week, and enjoyed getting to hear about and experience Kappa’s history in Virtual Reality. We then had a tasty Galentines chapter dinner to kick off the week and reflect on our love for our sisterhood. We had another valentines valentine s themed dinner on February 13th with the men of Pi Kappa Phi and delighted in heart-shaped pizzas. On February 17th, Kappa’s participated in Zeta Beta Tau’s annual Knocker ball Knockerball philanthropy and took home a win for the third year in a row! The next weekend we welcomed our families and loved ones to join us in activities
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==Highlights of 2020==
for our annual Family Weekend. We closed the eventful weekend at the beautiful Filipponi Ranch with wine tasting and gourmet Taste appetizers.As time was flying by and the Nus went on many key sis dates with actives, and the search for their big came to a close. The new members put on the fun socks given to them by their bigs, and found the matching pair where their bigs were waiting to be revealed. These ladies were gifted their bigs and welcomed into their new fams on February 27. The good times didn’t stop there. Eta Rho held our first ever Sapphire Ball on February29th at the magical Higuera Ranch and danced the night away with our sisters and friends. On March1st, we celebrated 7 years of the Eta Rho chapter with a Roller Rink birthday party. We had so much fun, it will surely be a night we will never forget. The new members and actives kicked off I-week and ate some yummy food at the chapter dinner, participated in a 2000’stheme spin class, competed in a fun game of family feud KKG style. Throughout this time, the new members got to know many members of Kappa and had a blast. On March 7th, we had the pleasure of initiating the members of the Nu class, who went to
brunch with their bigs and families after to celebrate. That evening, we had a dinner with the men of Kappa Sigma and enjoyed making new friends in the Greek Life community. We kicked off finals week with a chapter dinner on the 15th, and said our goodbyes before leaving for spring break.Over spring break, Kappa’s went into lockdown along with the rest of the country because of the COVID-19pandemic. This was an unprecedented time for all of us as classes became-virtual and we spent Spring quarter apart. We tried our best to stay connected with virtual sisterhoods such as Netflix watch parties and baking classes. Eta Rho also ensured we stayed connected by assigning pen pals. Members sent each other letters,stickers, clothing and even paintings to remind them they are loved and missed. Over the summer, our sisters showed support for George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement by raising money, educating ourselves and others, and attending protests. Going into the Fall quarter, Eta Rho looked internally at what we could do to better promote diversity and inclusion in our organization and came up with an action plan, helddiscussions, and listened to chapter and community feedback. We continued the role of a diversity, equity,and inclusion chair, and added a committee that created awareness programs for the chapter, history presentations and led discussions. When we came back to school in the fall, most of us were still online and apart, prioritizing the community’s safety. This didn’t stop us from holding virtual sisterhood events where we did music trivia, played video games, and watched movies together. In September we had Spirit week to practice for virtual recruitment, and bonded with our sisters over Zoom games and trivia. October 2ndthrough 5th, we met hundreds of potential new members during recruitment and had the pleasure to welcome the Xi Class to our chapter in a virtual Spice Girls themed bid night on October 6th. On October 11th, we celebrated Kappa Kappa Gamma’s 150thanniversary anniversary with a fun founder’s day Zoom party Zoomparty where we could learn more about Kappa’s history. To get in the Halloween spirit,we held a pumpkin painting sisterhood where we could catch up with our friends and create some spooky masterpieces. To support our local philanthropy, The Central Coast-autism Autism Spectrum Center, we did a fundraiser on Instagram and donated over 4,460 dollars!
On October 29th, we held a virtual Halloween dinner with the men of Sigma Pi and had fun playing games in breakout rooms and getting to meet new people.2020 has also been a big year politically, and Kappa’s made sure to get out there and make their voices heard by voting in the presidential election. The Xi class finally met their bigs in a surprise Tik Tok reveal over Zoom. Even though we were apart, we could feel the love and excitement of our sisters through the screen! During the second week of November, we had our inspiration period for the Xi class and held fun activities like an Among Us sisterhood and a Pop Culture trivia night. On November 14th, the Xi class became initiated members and the rest of the chapter welcomed them with open arms. We ended the quarter early at Thanksgiving, and traveled home to be with our families and loved ones. Considering all of the circumstances, Eta Rho had a great 2020 year and we look forward to seeing our sisters in person again in 2021!
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==Highlights of 2021==
Looking back at Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Eta Rho chapter 2021, it was filled with many ups and downs. For the majority of this year we were only able to see each other virtually, but this didn’t stop us from hosting events. On January 9th, we started the year off strong by transitioning our new chapter council at Leadership day through virtual bonding and planning our calendar over zoom. We then began meeting
potential new members for coffee dates to add to our sisterhood during the weekend of January 15th. On Friday, January 22nd, we held a colorful themed bid day where everyone was decked out in blue and pink kappa shirts to welcome the Omicron class. Then, on March 6th, we formally initiated the Omicron class over zoom. During the following weeks,
the new members and actives in Kappa got to go on key sister dates. Some were in person, with COVID guidelines, and some were online. That same week, all of the members of the Eta Rho chapter tuned into zoom and had a virtual exchange with the men of AEPi. On Friday, January 26th, the Omicron class had their big/ little reveal online with virtual initiation the week after on February 6th. With everything online, we still
wanted to host our reading is key events for the children of Hawthorne Elementary School. We joined one of the first grade classrooms over zoom and read to the students in breakout rooms. We donated several books to the students to take home so that they could read with their families.
Once winter quarter came to an end, our sisters headed off to spring break having some fun adventures. Some sisters went skiing, backpacking,
traveled across countries, and some stayed in San Luis Obispo. After returning from spring break, one of our sisters, Abi Clark, held an outdoor yoga class for sisterhood bonding. Once April came around, and spring quarter was in full swing, we held a virtual open house for
prospective students to come ask questions about Kappa and panhellenic. Later that week, we had a virtual exchange with the men of Sigma Pi where we played Kahoot games where the winners received prizes. To kick off the sisterhoods in May, we hosted a virtual sisterhood with the women of Kappa Alpha Theta where we did arts and crafts. We then wrapped up the spring quarter with finals, sending off our sisters who graduated, and headed off for summer. Over the summer, the sisters of the Eta Rho chapter were very
active. Some of our sisters packed their bags and flew across the world to study abroad, many landed internships and worked across the country, many spent their summer nights at home, and some stayed connected by seeing each other over the break.
As Cal Poly SLO opened up to allowing in person classes, we also were allowed to do modified in-person recruitment. So, we kicked off returning to school through spirit week which was a week filled with sisterhood, breakfast burritos, dressing up, painting banners, and preparing for formal recruitment. The first day of spirit week was pajama themed where we all dressed in our comfiest sleepwear and enjoyed breakfast burritos. The second day’s theme was “Lots of Love for Kappa'' where we dressed in our cutest pinks and reds to show how much we love Eta Rho. The third day’s theme was 60s/ Woodstocks where we
celebrated our recruitment practice by going to Woodstock’s pizza that night. The fourth and final day of spirit week included a beach day theme where we practiced in our favorite tropical shirts and flip flops.
We ended the entire spirit week by going to Cal Poly’s weekly farmer’s market to shop for local produce, hang out with our
sisters, and enjoy walking around the historic downtown SLO.
Going into the Fall quarter, Eta Rho looked internally at what we could do to better promote diversity and inclusion in our organization and came up with an action plan, officer goals, and listened to chapter and community feedback. We continued the role of a diversity, equity, and
inclusion chair, held council office hours, and held history presentations with interactive discussions. When we came back to school in the fall, we started off returning to in-person classes by wearing our new PR shirts, representing kappa, and seeing our sisters on campus. After the first few weeks of school, on October 9th, 10th, 16th and 17th, we met hundreds of potential new members during hybrid recruitment and had the pleasure to welcome the Pi Class to our chapter with a Brittany Spears themed bid night on October
18th. On November 7th, we celebrated Kappa Kappa Gamma’s 151th anniversary with a fun founder’s day party at the Venetian room of Madonna Inn, where we could learn more about Kappa’s history. Here, we awarded two of our sisters with scholarships for their dedication to academic achievements and assistance with the Houseboard. Later in the quarter, to support our
local philanthropy, The Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center, we held our annual Kappa Karnival and raised $6,200! In addition
to raising money for the CCASC, we had 13 raffle prize winners and members
of the Center come out to play carnival games with our sisters. On October 28th, we held an exchange with the
men of Alpha Epsilon Pi and had fun eating pizza and getting to meet new people. In addition to this jam-packed month, we hosted a pop up shop at the Kappa house where our friends from 75 Degrees and Fuzzy came to sell their clothes with a portion of the proceeds being donated to the CCASC. The next night, we held our annual Kappa Krush semi formal where we danced the night away at Dairy Creek Golf Course on our dynamic duo costumes to celebrate Halloween weekend. The following week, the Pi class finally met their bigs in a
surprise reveal at the house after their new member meeting. After being apart for so long and having a virtual reveal last year, this in person reveal was a treat! During the second week of November, we had our inspiration period for the Pi class and held fun activities like a rootbeer float night and breakfast burritos at the beach. We held fireside at our house the night of November 12th and were joined by the ritual specialist, Emily Barclay for the initiation ceremonies for the weekend. The next morning, November 13th, the Pi class became initiated members and the rest of the chapter welcomed them with open arms. We ended the quarter early at Thanksgiving with a sisterhood Thanksgiving dinner at the kappa house. Then we travelled home to be with our families and loved ones
and came back for finals week. The last week of school before finals week, we hosted a week-long sisterhood event that was full of self care challenges. Day one began with challenging our members to get outside! This included members going on walks or hikes, doing some outdoor yoga, or even just sitting outside and soaking up some sun. Day two focused on treating ourselves! Members went out and grabbed some of their favorite treats that they definitely deserved! Day three was a mid-week check in. We encouraged our members to take some time for themselves, journal, do a face mask, or even just going to bed a little bit earlier to get some much needed rest during week 10. Day four was sister
day! We all repped our KKG attire and hung out with our sisters doing so many different fun
activities. Finally on day five, we all met up on netflix watch party to enjoy a Christmas movie and relax before finals week began. It was such a special time being able to self reflect, relax, and enjoy some quality time with our sisters as the year comes to an end! Eta Rho had a great 2021 year and we look forward to seeing our sisters again in 2022!
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