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− | |Name= Eta Sigma
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− | |Image= [[File:Chapman.jpg|200px]]
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− | |Founded= {{start date and years ago|2013|04|19}}
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− | |College= [https://www.chapman.edu/index.aspx/ Chapman University]
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− | |Location= Orange, CA
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− | |Homepage= [https://chapman.kappa.org/ Eta Sigma Website]
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− | |Media= [https://wiki.kkg.org/index.php?title=Category:Eta_Sigma Media related to Eta Sigma Chapter]}}
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− | ==Highlights of 2021==
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− | The Eta Sigma chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma engages in a unique philanthropy at Chapman
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− | University called Fleurish. Fleurish is an event held in the spring and the fall where our
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− | chapter partners with a local organization to raise money and awareness for a specific cause
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− | that we find meaningful to us and our community. In the spring at our Fleurish event, we
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− | partnered with the Orange County Therapeutic Arts center and fundraised over $4,300
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− | through venmo boards and selling art that members of our chapter created. On Friday May 6,
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− | we threw an event on Musco lawn with live musicians and tables with art, fun games such as
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− | cornhole and face painting. Over 500 people from the Chapman community attended the
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− | event and the executive board of the Orange County Therapeutic Arts spoke about their
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− | programs. We choose to support this organization because they provide innovative, artistic,
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− | educational and therapeutic programs that inspire and transform children, at-risk youth, and
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− | their families to fulfill their highest potential. This event was our chapter’s first in-person
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− | events coming out of quarantine, so we wanted to focus on how we could reunite while
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− | recognizing how the arts can help you come out of a crisis with something good that you’ve
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− | created.
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− | Our fleurish event in the fall supported Casa De La Familia (CDLF), whose mission is to provide
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− | victims of trauma in SoCa with support services, counseling, and awareness. We fundraised
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− | for CDLF from October 18th through October 22nd by tabling on campus, selling t-shirts and
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− | stickers, and running a penny wars competition between the Greek chapters on campus. On
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− | Friday, October 22nd we held an event on Musco Lawn with live musicians, and tables to
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− | make self care packages or do a self care activity such as painting vases. The event on musco
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− | lawn had 5 representatives from CDLF who spoke about their organization and we had
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− | around 300 members from the Chapman community attend. We chose this organization
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− | because our chapter felt it was so important to raise awareness for mental health services
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− | and felt empowered by Casa De La Familia’s mission statement to ensure the long lasting
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− | mental health success of individuals of all ages who have experienced trauma. For our
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− | fleurish event in the fall we engaged with the other Greek organizations on our campus and
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− | raised over $6,500.
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− | Our chapter is excited to support Kappa’s national philanthropy, the Kappa Kappa Gamma
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− | Foundation, and the new mental health and well being initiative next semester. During this
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− | past year, we have focused on our chapter’s philanthropy, Fleurish, but have been planning
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− | this semester on how to take action and support these organizations next semester. Our
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− | chapter discussed what organization felt most meaningful to us and we choose to support the
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− | JED foundation who works to promote emotional health and prevent suicide in teens and
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− | young adults. This foundation inspired our chapter and we are excited to raise money and
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− | awareness for them this upcoming year.
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− | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
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− | Our chapter took several initiatives this year to implement diversity, equity, and inclusion in
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− | all of our programs, events, ideals, and leadership. Our chapter elected our second DEI officer
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− | this year who educated our chapter on important information, conducted workshops focused
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− | on DEI, weekly meetings discussing meaningful topics to our community, and constantly
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− | promoted an inclusive environment within our chapter. She brought to light the celebrations
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− | of heritage month, and each week highlighted positive female role models of different
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− | ethnicities and their accomplishments. Our DEI committee members as well as the DEI Chair
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− | created a weekly DEI newsletter which includes articles written from various members about
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− | anything relevant or they feel passionate about educating the chapter about. With our fall
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− | Fleurish this year we raised awareness and supported CDLF who focuses on the underserved
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− | and underrepresented minority populations, taking care to provide culturally appropriate and
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− | relevant services. Our DEI Chair worked closely with our Membership Chair to lead our
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− | chapter in promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout our recruitment process and
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− | educated our members on how to be the most inclusive and welcoming to any potential new
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− | member, or anyone we speak to. The implementation of DEI initiatives within our chapter has
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− | led all members of Eta Sigma to become more educated about other cultures, appropriate
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− | language, and inspired the Panhellenic community at Chapman to be more passionate about
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− | diversity, equity, and inclusion. The Eta Sigma chapter is excited to create more DEI initiatives
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− | this upcoming year and continue to lead our chapter with ideals of diversity, equity, and
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− | inclusion.
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− | Operating in a Pandemic
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− | The pandemic this past year affected our chapter’s ability to be in person, but did not stop us
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− | from connecting, recruiting, bonding, and maintaining our sisterhood. During spring 2021, we
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− | held all of our chapter meetings virtually. In addition, recruitment and initiation were held
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− | over Zoom. Even though our recruitment was held virtually, our chapter put in extra efforts to
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− | make it just as exciting and special, and we were still able to welcome home 45 amazing
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− | women who we felt embodied the ideals of kappa and formed great connections during the
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− | recruitment week. Our big-little reveals, as well as initiation, were virtual ceremonies but we
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− | still found ways to make our new members feel celebrated through special letters written
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− | from the bigs, shipping the littles their letters jacket, and some Greek families met up with
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− | masks to celebrate in person. At the end of Spring 2021, our chapter was able to hold our
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− | philanthropy event, Fleurish, in person by following our university’s health and safety
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− | guidelines. At this event, everyone wore masks, socially distanced, and remained outside
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− | throughout the event. This was our chapter’s first event back in person and the excitement of
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− | everyone to be back together radiated. During Fall 2021, our chapter was able to hold our
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− | events in person again with masks and following our university’s COVID regulations.
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− | [[File:Chapman2.jpg|thumb|New Member]]
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− | [[File:Chapman3.jpg|thumb|Philantrophy]]
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− | [[File:Chapman5.jpg|thumb|DEI Newsletter]]
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− | [[File:Chapman6.jpg|thumb|Phil/Big]]
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