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Cynthia Casson Morton, 2010, internationally known cytogenetics expert who studies homan genes to find cures for many diseases.
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'''2,141 325 initiates (as of June 20132018)'''
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'''Some of the Gamma Kappa's Outstanding AlumnaeCharter Members:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories Elizabeth Thomas Bland, Katrine van Vliet deWitt, Anna Bell Dennis, Edna Moomaw Gibbons, Frances Louise Gibbons, Caroline Greer Hill, Betty Sue Jessup, Mary Elizabeth Kent, Anita Rucker, Dorothy Louise Terrill, Mildred Vaiden, please list them with the date(s) of recognitionDorothy Lamb Zirkle.)
Phyllis Galanti, 1974, Chairman of Board of National League of Families of American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia;
Sally Ives Gore, 2008, human resources expert; revolutionized employee benefits at W. I. Gore & Associates;
In 2010, William and Mary welcomed a new mascot, a Griffin, although the nickname Tribe remains. A Griffin is a mythical creature with a lion's body and the head of an eagle. The coat of Arms of King William and Queen Mary was adorned with a lion, so the body evokes the historic founding. The Eagle's head represents our national symbol and our presidents who were educated at the College.
'''Overall nature of the chapter''':
==Highlights of 2011-2019:==
==Highlights of 2011==
Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerous activities and events on campus. Our sisters are actively involved as Tour Guides, Orientation Aides, Varsity Athletes, Group Fitness Instructors, and Admissions Office Interns. Gamma Kappa women are well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerous Greek philanthropy events. We hosted two of our own philanthropy events this year: Kappasta in the spring and Kappachino in the fall. Both were extremely successful and widely attended by the campus community.
The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are know for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, Varsity Athletics, and various business development clubs. Some members are active members of club and intramural teams, or work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors or Personal Trainers. The sisters of Gamma Kappa take their academics very seriously as well. This spring we achieved a chapter GPA average of 3.40 and this past fall we achieved an average of 3.23. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representing Kappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends.
==Highlights of 2020s2012== Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerous activities and events on campus. Our sisters are actively involved as Tour Guides, Orientation Aides, Varsity Athletes, Group Fitness Instructors, and Admissions Office Interns. Gamma Kappa women are well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerous Greek philanthropy events. We hosted two of our own philanthropy events this year: Kappasta in the spring and Kappachino in the fall. Both were extremely successful and widely attended by the campus community. As a chapter, we have received many honors and awards in the past year. At the William & Mary All Greek Awards, Rose Muratore, our current president, won the Outstanding Emerging Leader Award. At Convention over the summer, our chapter won Honorable Mention for Excellence in Recruitment. Gamma Kappa was recognized for being one of the top fundraising chapters in the Convention Challenge for the Kappa Foundation, and our Alumni Association received extensive recognition for their involvment. In recognitiion of Sally Ives Gore, who is a Gamma Kappa alumni, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation approved our request to name one of the two scholarships awarded annually in Sally's honor. Dasha Godunova was the first Gamma Kappa to receive this scholarship. Elizabeth Matteson received the second Gamma Kappa Sapphire scholarship awarded this year. Early this fall we hosted an Open House to honor Sally Gore, for her generous donation to renovate the Kappa House in time for 2012 Fall Recruitment. President Reveley, the president of our college, was in attendance and many alumnus attended in support of Sally's wonderful donation. We celebrated Founder's Day in October with a lovely celebration involving cake and KKG Trivia. We are eager to ring in Gamma Kappa's 90th birthday this spring! In the fall, Gamma Kappa achieved a very successful Recruitment. Our newest pledge class is filled with many wonderful women who have integrated beautifully into the chapter. We continued with our New Member Program as it has been for the past two years, allowing an extra two weeks between Bid Day and Clue Week. This extra time has enabled new members to learn more about our chapter before Revelation at the end of Clue Week. It also allows for more bonding time between potential bigs and littles. Gamma Kappa women actively participated in both the Obama and Romney 2012 campaigns. Our 2012 Vice President of Organization, Madelaine Spangler, received the opportunity to become the Romney Campaign Representative on our campus. She passionately supported the campaign, leading call banks and going door to door promoting Governor Romney. Madelaine even had the privilege of meeting Anne Romney herself. Gamma Kappa hosted two formal events this year, both of which were beautifully planned, exquisite events. Our spring Senior Formal took place in early April, at the Marriot in Williamsburg. It was a delightful event, enjoyed by all, especially our graduating seniors, who are dearly missed. Our fall Pledge Formal took place in November, the weekend of Initiation, at the Crowne Plaza. There was a feeling of celebration in the air, as we welcomed our newly initiated sisters. It was a wonderful end to an amazing year for our chapter. '''Campus:'''The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,171 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg, the House of Burgesses, and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well established reputation as a challenging place of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as the "public ivy." We have an eleven to one student-to-faculty ratio that allows each person to get the individual attention desired and allows us to graduate with an excellenet education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors. Our campus is home to 400 campus clubs and organizations, which each see a great deal of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." The honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigeous honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus holds 20 fraternities and 12 sororities with approximately 31% of student body involved in Greek life. Other wonderful social opportunities include a capella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the fourth highest a cappela involved school, nationwide. As a community, we are service oriented and extremely interested in giving back. This community offers alternative spring breaks that allow students to build homes with Habitat for Humanity, go to Honduras to bring medical relief to those in need, and to go to Belize to build schools, among many other optional spring break service trips. Our most recognized service group is the Alan Buzkin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, which the largest collegiate bone marrow effort in the nation. William and Mary students are active, outgoing, and happy people who are passionate about their interests, both in and outside of the classroom. '''Chapter:''' The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are know for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, Varsity Athletics, and various business development clubs. Some members are active members of club and intramural teams, or work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors or Personal Trainers. The sisters of Gamma Kappa take their academics very seriously as well. This spring we achieved a chapter GPA average of 3.40 and this past fall we achieved an average of 3.23. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representing Kappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends. ==Highlights of 2013== Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerous activities and events on campus. Our sisters are actively involved as Tour Guides, Orientation Aides, Varsity Athletes, Group Fitness Instructors, and Admissions Office Interns. Gamma Kappa women are well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerous Greek philanthropy events. We hosted two of our own philanthropy events this year: an inaugural Kappa Kourtside in the spring wherein all proceeds were given to the Autism Research Institute, and our traditional Kappaccino in the fall wherein all proceeds were given to Reading is Fundamental. Both were extremely successful and widely attended by the campus community. Many sisters traveled abroad to explore the exciting wonders of the world each semester, carrying the values and spirit of Kappa Kappa Gamma everywhere they went. Our chapter received many honors and awards in the past year. At the STARS Banquet, Gamma Kappa won Outstanding Organization from the Williamsburg Community Foundation. Our chapter was recognized by the Williamsburg James-City County Community Action Agency for our work with the Head Start program. The chapter’s philanthropic efforts with the program was further honored at the March 2013 Province Meeting. Both our chapter Advisory Board and Williamsburg Alumnae Association were recognized with top honors at this Province Meeting as well. Additionally, Gamma Kappa was recognized for being one of the top fundraising chapters in the Convention Challenge for the Kappa Foundation. In October 2001 Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation launched a campaign to raise $100,000 to establish the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarship. Each year two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships are awarded to a deserving undergraduate and/or graduate Gamma Kappa member. Since 2001, Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Gamma Kappa chapter have donated $136,000 to the scholarship fund, and twenty Gamma Kappas have received the $3,000 scholarship. In 2012 one of the two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships was renamed in honor of Sally Ives Gore, Gamma Kappa alumna, ’56. Sally was an initial supporter of the Scholarship campaign and in 2012 funded a major renovation of the Gamma Kappa house. In 2013, one of the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships was awarded to Brianna Buch. Hester Shipp Mathes is the second scholarship recipient. She is a GK grad student studying for the ministry. In the fall, Gamma Kappa achieved a very successful Recruitment. We had a record-breaking number of girls, roughly 458, who visited the Gamma Kappa house during Open House Rounds. Our chapter implemented many changes to its formal recruitment, including a new skit, “Kappas of Oz,” which was a huge success. Our newest pledge class is filled with many wonderful women who have integrated beautifully into the chapter. We were happy on Bid Day with the unprecedented pledge class size of 39 beautiful new members! Of the 39 members, we welcomed 23 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 4 juniors, and 5 legacies We continued out three year-old New Member Program, allowing an extra two weeks between Bid Day and Clue Week. This extra time has enabled new members to learn more about our chapter before Revelation at the end of Clue Week. It also allows for more bonding time between potential Bigs and Littles. Gamma Kappa celebrated 90 years at William and Mary last winter with a party for alumnae and active members on February 16th, at the Kappa house. In commemoration of this founding, alumnae were challenged to make $90 donations to the Gamma Kappa House Fund. Sisters responded, with over $8,000 raised! Additionally, we celebrated Kappa’s Founder’s Day with a banquet on October 8th, with a small ceremony and a lot of food. Gamma Kappa hosted two formal events this year, one in the spring and one in the fall at the William and Mary Alumni House, both of which were beautifully planned, exquisite events. Our spring Senior Formal took place in early April. It was a delightful event, enjoyed by all, especially our graduating seniors, who are dearly missed. Our fall Pledge Formal took place in November. There was a feeling of celebration in the air, as we welcomed our newly initiated sisters. It was a wonderful end to an amazing year for our chapter. '''Campus:'''The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,000 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg. Among its prime attractions are the Capitol Building and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well established reputation as a challenging place of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as a "public ivy." We have an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio that allows students to get the individual attention desired to graduate with an excellent education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors. Our campus is home to over 400 campus clubs and organizations, each of which enjoys a high level of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." This honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus houses 16 fraternities and 9 sororities with approximately 31% of student body involved in Greek life. Other wonderful social opportunities include a capella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the 4th highest a cappella involved school, nationwide. As a community, we are service oriented and extremely interested in giving back. This community offers an array of popular alternative spring breaks that allow students to build homes with Habitat for Humanity, go to Honduras to bring medical relief to those in need, and go to Belize to build schools, among other options. Our most recognized service group is the Alan Buzkin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, which the largest collegiate bone marrow effort in the nation. William and Mary students are active, outgoing, and happy people who are passionate about their interests, both in and outside the classroom. In 2013, the College of William and Mary continued to be honored and recognized by major media publications: Kiplinger’s Personal Finance:- 4th among public colleges and universities that combine “outstanding education and economic value.” U.S. News & World Report: -3rd in committment to undergraduate teaching, surpassed only by Dartmouth & Princeton (and thus 1st among public universities)- 32nd among the nation’s best universities, both private and public- 6th best public institution in the country - 1st in efficiency-29th in alumnae giving (up from 33rd one year ago); among the best in the country for a public universityGraduate:-32nd ranking for School of Education, leaping 11 spots from the previous year-33rd ranking for Marshall Wythe School of Law (up two spots)-70th ranking for Mason School of Business-4th ranking for U.S.Colonia History doctoral program Washington Monthly:- 36th among all national universities. Forbes-44th ranking overall, and 6th among public universities, excluding military academies Princeton Review:- 4th “best value” public institution in the country. This ranking was also acknowledged by Gov. Bob McDonnell and was featured on NBC’s Today show. Business Week Best Undergraduate B-Schools ranking:-27th overall in nation-1st in nation for Marketing-2nd in nation for sustainabilityThe “Sustainability Inspired Design” Course won the Page Prize for Sustainability Issues in Business from the University of South Carolina Moore School for Mason Marketing Professor Michael Luchs. Finally: Data from the National Science Foundation reveals that W&M has the highest percentage of students who have gone on to earn doctorates of any public university in the nation. Aside from our new rankings, the College took on many renovation and construction projects during 2013. The second oldest building at the College of William & Mary is the Brafferton, located on “Ancient Campus.” Today it houses the offices of the President and Provost, and just underwent a major renovation. Tucker Hall, located across the Wren Yard, was also renovated and modernized. One of the main campus dining halls, the Sadler Center, was renovated and expanded, adding 300 seats and increasing the available space to prepare meals (both necessary due to the growing number of students attending William and Mary). Lastly and most related to the Greek community, new Fraternity housing was built. The 187 bed complex consists of ten 17-bed fraternity houses and a community building available to all of the Greek community. '''Chapter:''' The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are known for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, Varsity Athletics, and various business development clubs. A Gamma Kappa sister was elected Panhellenic VP Community Service. Some members are active members of club and intramural teams, or work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors or Personal Trainers. Many sisters are also extremely involved in community service projects. Gamma Kappa elected two class presidents, for both the senior and junior classes. Several girls helped spearhead and run William and Mary’s inaugural year of Camp Kesem. Led by the passionate volunteer efforts of students at the College (and others), Camp Kesem is a free, week-long summer camp that gives kids facing a parent’s cancer critical support, while empowering these students with life and leadership skills. Finally, many are in charge of various Branch Out International Trips, such as Students for Belize Education, Kenya Sustainability Village Project, and AIDSTanzania. The sisters of Gamma Kappa take their academics very seriously as well. We have achieved a chapter GPA average of 3.457, rising from a 9th place campus ranking to 4th in the process. Nine girls earned a perfect GPA! We had 18 girls make Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.60 or higher and had 12 girls earn scholarship pearls with a GPA of 3.85 or higher. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representing Kappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends. ==Highlights of 2014== Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerous activities and events on campus. Our sisters are actively involved as Tour Guides, Orientation Aides, Varsity Athletes, Group Fitness Instructors, and Admissions Office Interns. Gamma Kappa women are well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerous Greek philanthropy events. We hosted two philanthropy events this year. We hosted our second Kappa Kourtside in the spring, and the chapter as a whole elected to donate the proceeds to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. In the fall we once again hosted Kappaccino as our annual fall philanthropy, wherein all proceeds were given to Reading is Fundamental. Both were extremely successful and brought both our sisterhood and the wider campus community closer together for philanthropy and fun. Many sisters traveled abroad to explore the exciting wonders of the world each semester and over the summer, carrying the values and spirit of Kappa Kappa Gamma everywhere they went. We had girls studying in Budapest, Jordan, London, and Prague, to name a few cities. At convention this year, Gamma Kappa was one of two chapters with 12 or more groups on campus to receive the Panhellenic Award. The award acknowledged our positive relationships with other on-campus groups, particularly citing our chapters commitment to reconstructing events so that they are empowering for women.In October 2001 Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation launched a campaign to raise $100,000 to establish the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarship. Each year two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships are awarded to a deserving undergraduate and/or graduate Gamma Kappa member. Since 2001, Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Gamma Kappa chapter have donated $136,000 to the scholarship fund, and twenty Gamma Kappas have received the $3,000 scholarship. In 2012 one of the two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships was renamed in honor of Sally Ives Gore, Gamma Kappa alumna, ’56. Sally was an initial supporter of the Scholarship campaign and in 2012 funded a major renovation of the Gamma Kappa house. In 2014, one of the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships was awarded to Sarah Nicholas, a member of the class of 2015. In the fall, Gamma Kappa had a very successful Recruitment season. We had about 431 potential new members visit the Gamma Kappa house during Open House Rounds. Prior to the start of formal recruitment the chapter worked together to establish values that we wanted to look for in potential new members of our sisterhood. We performed our skit “Kappas of Oz,” for the second year and it was very successful once again. Our newest pledge class is filled with many wonderful women who have integrated beautifully into the chapter. We were happy on Bid Day to welcome 41 beautiful new members to Kappa! Of the 41 members, we welcomed 27 freshmen, 12 sophomores, 2 juniors. We had 4 legacies pledge our chapter this year. We continued our New Member Program for a fourth year, which allows for more time for new members to learn about our chapter, and for potential Bigs and Littles to bond before Revelation at the end of Clue Week. This year we celebrated Kappa’s Founder’s Day with a banquet on October 7th, with a small ceremony and a lot of food. The chapter organized several sisterhood events throughout the year where we bonded as a chapter and had the chance to interact with sisters we might not know as well. Some of these sisterhood events included nail painting at the house before formals, and “Fried Chicken Friday”, where girls could hang out and eat dinner together before a date party. Gamma Kappa hosted two formal events this year. Our Senior Formal was in early April at the Yorktown freight shed. It was a beautiful venue on the water and everyone in attendance had an amazing time. It was a well-planned, lovely send-off for our graduating seniors who we miss greatly. Our fall Pledge Formal took place in November the weekend after initiation at the Two Rivers Country Club. We were thrilled to celebrate our new members into our sisterhood. Campus: The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,000 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg. Among its prime attractions are the Capitol Building and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well-established reputation as a challenging place of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as a "public ivy." We have an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio that allows students to get the individual attention desired to graduate with an excellent education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors. Our campus is home to over 400 campus clubs and organizations, each of which enjoys a high level of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." This honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus houses 16 fraternities and 9 sororities with approximately 31% of student body involved in Greek life. Other wonderful social opportunities include a capella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the 4th highest a cappella involved school, nationwide. As a community, we are service oriented and extremely interested in giving back. This community offers an array of popular alternative spring breaks that allow students to build homes with Habitat for Humanity, go to Honduras to bring medical relief to those in need, and go to Belize to build schools, among other options. Our most recognized service group is the Alan Buzkin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, which the largest collegiate bone marrow effort in the nation. William and Mary students are active, outgoing, and happy people who are passionate about their interests, both in and outside the classroom. Some accolades that the College of William and Mary received in 2014 by major publications:Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Ranks 5th for out-of-state and 7th for in-state for top valuesU.S. News & World Report:-#2 in Best Undergraduate Teaching, behind only Princeton University (first public school)-#33 of National Universities-#6 Best Public Schools Forbes: 41st ranking overallPrinceton Review: - 8th “best value” public institution in the countryBusiness Week: 22nd Best Undergraduate Business School for Mason School of Business, up from 2nd in 2013 In Fall 2014 the College began a renovation project of Tyler Hall on Old Campus, which is intended to modernize the building that has not been upgraded since 1980. Additionally the College is continuing its ISC Phase 3 construction of a scientific research facility on campus. This construction began late spring of this past year and it is expected it will be completed by June 2016. Furthermore, Chandler Hall, a residential building is also being renovated and is expected to be completed by July 2015. Chapter: The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are known for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, Tribe Ambassadors, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, Varsity Athletics, and various business development clubs. Many Gamma Kappa members stay healthy and active through club and intramural teams, including gymnastics, field hockey, soccer, equestrian, and Orchesis dance, just to name a few. Other members work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors or Personal Trainers. Several members of our chapter continue to be involved in philanthropic organizations outside of Kappa, including Camp Kesem which is in its second year at William and Mary. Camp Kesem is a free, week-long summer camp run by volunteers – many from the College – that gives kids facing a parent’s cancer critical support, while empowering these students with life and leadership skills. Finally, many others are in charge of various Branch Out International Trips, such as Students for Belize Education, Kenya Sustainability Village Project, and AIDSTanzania. The sisters of Gamma Kappa take their academics very seriously as well. We have achieved a chapter GPA average of 3.476, ranking us 2nd out of 12 sorority chapters and overall 4th out of 30 Greek organizations. Eight girls earned a perfect 4.0. We had an incredible 44 girls make Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.60 or higher and 21 girls earn scholarship pearls with a GPA of 3.85 or higher. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representing Kappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends. Chapter meetings are held in a designated meeting area in university-owned academic buildings or campus center. The meeting place changes each semester. Our chapter has a house that is university owned in William and Mary's sorority court. We have had the same house since sorority court was constructed. Each year 20 girls live in the house. ==Highlights of 2015== Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerous activities and events on campus. Our sisters are actively involved as Tour Guides, Orientation Aides, Varsity Athletes, Group Fitness Instructors, and Admissions Office Interns. Gamma Kappa women are well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerous Greek philanthropy events. We hosted two philanthropy events this year. We hosted our inaugural Kappa Kapture the Flag event in the spring, the chapter voted to donate the proceeds the Wounded Warriors Project. Since there were so many worthy causes suggested before the chapter, we also donated some of the money collected from Kapture the Flag to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. Both charities are very important to our sisters. In the fall we once again hosted Kappaccino as our longstanding, annual fall philanthropy, wherein all proceeds were given to Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Both events were extremely successful and brought both our sisterhood and the wider campus community closer together for philanthropy and fun. Kappa Kappa Gamma also won Sigma Chi’s Derby Days this year. We therefore received a portion of the donations they collected for our philanthropy. Many sisters traveled abroad to explore the exciting wonders of the world each semester and over the summer, carrying the values and spirit of Kappa Kappa Gamma everywhere they went. We had girls studying in Paris, Florence, London, and Prague, just to name a few cities. In October 2001 Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation launched a campaign to raise $100,000 to establish the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarship. Each year two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships are awarded to a deserving undergraduate and/or graduate Gamma Kappa member. Since 2001, Gamma Kappa alumnae and the Gamma Kappa chapter have donated $136,000 to the scholarship fund, and twenty Gamma Kappas have received the $3,000 scholarship. In 2012 one of the two Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships was renamed in honor of Sally Ives Gore, Gamma Kappa alumna, ’56. Sally was an initial supporter of the Scholarship campaign and in 2012 funded a major renovation of the Gamma Kappa house. In 2015 the Gamma Kappa Sapphire Scholarships were awarded to Laura Beaudry and Ariana Talaie, both members of the Class of 2016. In the fall, Gamma Kappa had a very successful Recruitment season. We had around 500 potential new members visit the Gamma Kappa house during Open House Rounds. Prior to the start of formal recruitment the chapter worked together to establish values that we wanted to look for in potential new members of our sisterhood. We performed our skit “Kappas of Oz,” for the third year and it was very successful once again. Our newest pledge class is filled with many wonderful women who have integrated beautifully into the chapter. We were happy on Bid Day to welcome 41 beautiful new members to Kappa! Of the 41 members, we welcomed 24 freshmen, 13 sophomores, and 4 juniors. We had 3 legacies pledge our chapter this year. We continued our extended New Member Program for a fifth year, which allows for more time for new members to learn about our chapter, and for potential Bigs and Littles to bond before Revelation at the end of Clue Week. This year we celebrated Kappa’s Founder’s Day with a banquet on October 19th, with a small ceremony and a lot of food. It was a slightly delayed celebration this year as Founder’s Day fell over our Fall Break this year. The chapter organized several sisterhood events throughout the year where we bonded as a chapter and had the chance to interact with sisters we might not know as well. Some of these sisterhood events included nail painting at the house before formals, and “Fried Chicken Friday”, where girls could hang out and eat dinner together before a date party. On Valentine’s Day we had girls come eat candy, decorate cookies, and take pictures with fun Valentine’s themed props. Standards also organized for cupcakes at the house for all members during finals period. Gamma Kappa hosted two formal events this year. Our Senior Formal was in mid-April this year. It was a beautiful venue on the water and everyone in attendance had an amazing time. It was a well-planned, lovely send-off for our graduating seniors who we miss greatly. Our fall Pledge Formal took place in November the weekend after initiation at the Alumni House, right on campus. We were thrilled to celebrate our new members into our sisterhood. Campus: The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,000 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg. Among its prime attractions are the Capitol Building and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well-established reputation as a challenging place of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as a "public ivy." We have an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio that allows students to get the individual attention desired to graduate with an excellent education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors. Our campus is home to over 400 campus clubs and organizations, each of which enjoys a high level of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." This honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus houses 16 fraternities and 9 sororities, with approximately 31% of student body involved in Greek life. Other wonderful social opportunities include a capella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the 4th highest a cappella involved school, nationwide. As a community, we are service oriented and extremely interested in giving back. This community offers an array of popular alternative spring breaks that allow students to build homes with Habitat for Humanity, go to Honduras to bring medical relief to those in need, and go to Belize to build schools, among other options. Our most recognized service group is the Alan Buzkin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, which the largest collegiate bone marrow effort in the nation. William and Mary students are active, outgoing, and happy people who are passionate about their interests, both in and outside the classroom. Some accolades that the College of William and Mary received in 2015 by major publications: Kiplinger’s Personal Finance: Ranks 5th for out-of-state and 7th for in-state for top values U.S. News & World Report: #1 for the Best Undergraduate Teaching in a Public University. #33 of National Universities, #6 Best Public Schools, Forbes: 39th ranking overall, Princeton Review: 7th “best value” public institution in the country. The campus has continued to improve through renovations and construction. Work has continued throughout 2015 on the College’s renovation project of Tyler Hall on Old Campus. The plan is ito modernize the building that has not been upgraded since 1980. Additionally the College is continuing its ISC Phase 3 construction of a scientific research facility on campus. This construction began late spring of this past year and it is expected it will be completed by June 2016. The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are known for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, Tribe Ambassadors, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, Varsity Athletics, and various business development clubs. Many Gamma Kappa members stay healthy and active through club and intramural teams, including gymnastics, field hockey, soccer, equestrian, and Orchesis dance, just to name a few. Other members work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors or Personal Trainers. Several members of our chapter continue to be involved in philanthropic organizations outside of Kappa, including Camp Kesem which is in its second year at William and Mary. Camp Kesem is a free, week-long summer camp run by volunteers – many from the College – that gives kids facing a parent’s cancer critical support, while empowering these students with life and leadership skills. Finally, many others are in charge of various Branch Out International Trips, such as Students for Belize Education, Kenya Sustainability Village Project, and AIDSTanzania. The sisters of Gamma Kappa take their academics very seriously as well. Most recently, we achieved a chapter GPA average of 3.463 for Spring 2015, which is well above both the all-sorority and all-women averages. Academically, we are ranked 4th out of 12 sororities on campus and 5th out of 30 total Greek organizations. Two girls earned a perfect 4.0. We had an incredible 48 girls make Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.60 or higher and 10 girls earn scholarship pearls with a GPA of 3.85 or higher. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representing Kappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends. Chapter Philanthropy: What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community? Reading is Fundamental (RIF), The Wounded Warriors Project, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support? For our spring philanthropy event each year we give members of our chapter an opportunity to talk for a few minutes about a cause that is close to their hearts that they would like the chapter to support. Then, the chapter votes to choose which organizations to support that year. In spring of 2014 we chose JDRF to support our sister who has diabetes. In spring of 2015 we donated to both the Wounded Warriors Project and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, because we have a sister whose brother currently serves in the armed forces, and another sister who’s mother had been touched by Pancreatic Cancer. Woman Behind the Badge: As we look ahead to the Fraternity’s Sesquicentennial celebration in 2020, please tell us the story of any historic badge being worn by a member of your chapter. Such a badge might be worn by your chapter’s president, another officer or a member who is recognized for her high scholarship. We are compiling information about the fantastic women who have brought us to this point in our history, the Women Behind the Badge. Do any of your chapter officers wear historical badges? YesX No If yes, please attach a photo of the front and the back of the badge to this report. What is inscribed on the back of the badge? Marilyn L. Koch, 4-27-67 ==Highlight 2016== Gamma Kappa had another wonderful year of love, loyalty, and sisterhood. We continue to participate in numerousactivities and events on campus making us well represented in various community service opportunities, as well as at numerousGreek philanthropy events. We hosted two philanthropy events this year - Kappature the Flag, for the second year in the spring,as well as our longstanding, annual fall philanthropy, Kappaccino. Both events were extremely successful and brought both oursisterhood and the wider campus community closer together for philanthropy and fun. Many sisters traveled abroad to explorethe exciting wonders of the world each semester and over the summer, carrying the values and spirit of Kappa Kappa Gammaeverywhere they went. The Gamma Kappa chapter has worked towards our goal of becoming more present in the Panhelleniccommunity this year. A sister was elected to be the Panhellenic Philanthropy chair, a handful of sisters were selected forpanhellenic committees, and seven sisters served as Recruitment Counselors. At convention we were awarded with HonorableMentions for our Philanthropy and New Member Program. Within the W&M community we were also awarded withOutstanding Service and Outstanding Chapter Adviser. Campus: The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,000 undergraduates. We are located inthe city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg. Among its primeattractions are the Capitol Building and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well-established reputation as a challengingplace of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as a "public ivy." We have an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio thatallows students to get the individual attention desired to graduate with an excellent education and deep understanding of thesubject matter within our majors. Some accolades that the College of William and Mary received in 2015 by major publications: Kiplinger’s PersonalFinance: Ranks 7th for out-of-state and 10th for in-state for top values. U.S. News & World Report:#32 of National Universitiesand #6 Best Public School. W&M is also ranked 2nd for Highest Graduation Rate and Highest Study Abroad Participation ofpublic schools. The campus has continued to improve through renovations and construction. Work on the renovation of TylerHall and construction of the science center’s 3rd phase continued through and was completed in 2016. In a long term plan tomodernize the campus Millington Hall and smaller houses “the lodges” were removed to make room for the fourth phase of thescience center, an arts quad, and an integrated wellness center. Our campus is home to over 400 campus clubs and organizations, each of which enjoys a high level of participation.The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a"fraternity." This honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremelyprestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus houses 16 fraternities and 10 sororities, with approximately 30.68% of student body involved in Greek life. Other wonderfulsocial opportunities include a capella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and AlmaMater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus forstudents to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the 4th highest a cappella involved school, nationwide.The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters areknown for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. We had sisters studying in Paris, Florence,London, and Prague, just to name a few cities. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, TribeAmbassadors, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, and various businessdevelopment clubs. Sisters are also involved in various cultural groups, ROTC, Student Assembly, the college’s Muscarelle ArtMuseum, and The Undergraduate Honor Council. Various sisters are on Varsity athletic teams such as golf, soccer lacrosse,volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, and track. Many Gamma Kappa members stay healthy and active through club and intramuralteams, including sailing, field hockey, soccer, equestrian, and three campus dance groups, just to name a few. Other memberswork for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors, Personal Trainers, and Rock Wall Instructors. Severalmembers of our chapter continue to be involved in philanthropic organizations outside of Kappa, including Buddy Art - a weeklyart group for differentially abled children and adults and Camp Kesem - a free, week-long summer camp to support childrenwhose parents have or have had cancer. Finally, many others are in charge of various local and international Branch Out trips,such as Students for Belize Education, Kenya Sustainability Village Project, and AIDSTanzania. Gamma Kappas take pride in themeaningful involvements of other sisters and support each other’s organizations in any way possible. In the fall, Gamma Kappa had a very successful Recruitment season. We had around 500 potential new members visitthe Gamma Kappa house during Open House Rounds. Prior to the start of formal recruitment the chapter worked together toestablish values that we wanted to look for in potential new members of our sisterhood. This year Skit Night was replaced withSisterhood Day where we discussed values most important to our chapter: sociability, involvement, love and loyalty. On a Disneythemed Bid Day, we were happy to welcome 37 beautiful new members to Kappa! Of the 37 members, we welcomed 17freshmen, 16 sophomores, and 4 juniors. We had 6 legacies pledge our chapter this year. Our newest pledge class is filled withmany wonderful women who have integrated beautifully into the chapter. We continued our extended New Member Program fora sixth year, which allows for more time for new members to learn about our chapter, and for potential Bigs and Littles to bondbefore Revelation at the end of Clue Week. This year we celebrated Kappa’s Founder’s Day with a banquet on October 17th, with a small ceremony and a lot offood. It was a slightly delayed celebration this year as Founder’s Day fell over our Fall Break this year. Our Education Chairmanpresented on the history of Kappa Kappa Gamma and our Registrar presented on Gamma Kappa history.The chapter organized several sisterhood events throughout the year where we bonded as a chapter and had the chanceto interact with sisters we might not know as well. Some of these sisterhood events included nail painting at the house beforeformals, and “Fried Chicken Friday”, where girls could hang out and eat dinner together before a date party. On Valentine’s Daywe had girls come eat candy, decorate cookies, and take pictures with fun Valentine’s themed props. Standards also organized forcupcakes at the house for all members during both finals periods. Gamma Kappa hosted two formal events this year. Our Senior Formal was in early-April and at a beautiful venue onthe York river. It was a well-planned, lovely send-off for our graduating seniors. Our fall Pledge Formal took place in Novemberthe weekend after initiation at the Alumni House, right on campus. We were thrilled to celebrate initiating our new members intoour sisterhood. As a community, we are service oriented and extremely interested in giving back. This community offers an array ofpopular alternative spring breaks that allow students to build homes with Habitat for Humanity, go to Honduras to bring medicalrelief to those in need, and go to Belize to build schools, among other options. Our most recognized service group is the AlanBuzkin Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, which the largest collegiate bone marrow effort in the nation. William and Mary studentsare active, outgoing, and happy people who are passionate about their interests, both in and outside the classroom.Yearly, we support Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation through our fallphilanthropy event, Kappaccino. Kappaccino was a great success this year with over 400 tickets sold! ¾ of the chapter bakedtreats for the event and helped distribute them throughout the house during the event. Overall we went through almost thirtygallons of cider, coffee, and hot chocolate. In addition to Kappaccino, we also organize a RIF Carnival, HeadStart childcareservices, and book buddies. In recent years we have also supported The Wounded Warriors Project, Pancreatic Cancer ActionNetwork, and Junior Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) through our spring philanthropy event.Each year our spring philanthropy event, Kappature the Flag, is held to support a different organization. Uponreturning from winter break we ask sisters to think about sharing organizations to potentially benefit. At chapter, sisters have theopportunity to talk for a few minutes about a cause that is close to their hearts. Then, the chapter votes to choose whichorganizations to support that year. This spring we chose to support Avalon, a local women and children’s shelter that aidessurvivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking. Avalon is an amazing organization that manystudents, including sisters, work closely with. They not only provide shelter, but also work to end the cycle of abuse throughprevention, education, and support services. Avalon serves some 600 people in the local area each year.This past Spring Gamma Kappa was asked to host an event for Fear2Freedom. Fear2Freedom is a nonprofit group,founded by Kappa alumna Rosemary Trible in 2011. The group works with colleges and universities to assemble sexual assaultsurvivor aftercare kits that are then distributed to hospitals and community organizations. In the last five years F2F has providedover 13,000 kits. The Gamma Kappa chapter is proud to be involved in this organization and has been asked to host anotherevent this coming spring. Once again, the sisters of Gamma Kappa have taken their academics very seriously. This year we achieved a chapterGPA average of 3.473 for Spring 2016, which is well above both the all-sorority and all-women averages. Not only was this ahigher GPA for Gamma Kappa than the last, but academically ranked us 3rd out of 12 sororities on campus and 5th out of 30total Greek organizations. Six girls earned a perfect 4.0. We had an incredible 50 girls make Dean’s List with a GPA of 3.60 orhigher and 12 girls earn scholarship pearls with a GPA of 3.85 or higher. We wear our letters every Monday, proudly representingKappa Kappa Gamma as a sorority of leaders, scholars, and good friends. ==Highlights of 2017== The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,000 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg. Among its prime attractions are the Capitol Building and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well-established reputation as a challenging place of study, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as a "public ivy." We have an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio that allows students to get the individual attention desired to graduate with an excellent education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors. The College of William & Mary again received outstanding accolades by the U.S. News & World Report 2017 ranking it sixth among public universities in the nation. Overall, William & Mary ranks 32nd. Additionally, the U.S. News & World Report ranked William & Mary as the top public university for alumni giving back. In December 2016, Kiplinger ranked William & Mary 4th as a top value college for instate students and 6th for out of state students. Work on the renovation of Tyler Hall and construction of the science center’s 3rd phase continued through and was completed in 2016. In a long term plan to modernize the campus Millington Hall and smaller houses “the lodges” were removed to make room for the fourth phase of the science center, an arts quad, and an integrated wellness center. Our campus is home to over 400 campus clubs and organizations, each of which enjoys a high level of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." This honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus houses 16 fraternities and 10 sororities, with approximately 30.68% of student body involved in Greek life. Other social opportunities include a cappella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the 4th highest a cappella involved school, nationwide. The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are known for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. We had sisters studying in Spain, South Korea, London, Russia, Argentina, just to name a few countries. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, Tribe Ambassadors, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, and various business development clubs. Sisters are also involved in different cultural groups, ROTC, Student Assembly, the college’s Muscarelle Art Museum, and The Undergraduate Honor Council. Various sisters are on Varsity athletic teams such as golf, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, cheerleading and track. Many Gamma Kappa members stay healthy and active through club and intramural teams, including sailing, field hockey, soccer, equestrian, and three campus dance groups, just to name a few. Other members work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors, Personal Trainers, and Rock Wall Instructors. Several members of our chapter continue to be involved in philanthropic organizations outside of Kappa, including Buddy Art - a weekly art group for differentially abled children and adults and Camp Kesem - a free, week-long summer camp to support children whose parents have or have had cancer. Finally, many others are in charge of various local and international Branch Out trips, such as Students for Belize Education, Kenya Sustainability Village Project, and AIDSTanzania. Gamma Kappas take pride in the meaningful involvements of other sisters and support each other’s organizations in any way possible. We had another successful season of recruitment. We had nearly 300 women visit our house during open house rounds. Our returns for both sisterhood and preference night rounds were at record highs (increased by over 10% from previous years), our returns for philanthropy and open house rounds were at 100%. As part of our values-based recruitment, the sisters of Gamma Kappa settled on the three following values that we would search for in newest members: compassion, drive, and confidence. On our mermaid themed bid day we welcomed 30 new members, including 7 legacies, 19 freshmen, 9 sophomores, 1 junior and 1 senior. Over the course of the 2017 year, our education committee has worked especially hard to organize various programs and events. We’ve honored our seniors by hosting a celebration banquet during formal meeting and through our “Senior Spotlight” presentations, where five seniors presented to the chapter on a topic of their choice, usually their majors or past internship experiences. The committee has also had different speakers talk to the chapter including Gamma Kappa alum Cindy Jarboe (who gave sisters great tips about success) and Roxie Patton, who is the Associate Director of the Center for Student Diversity at William and Mary. We have also had several sisters who are trained in gender and sexual violence conduct a presentation and workshop targeted toward women in the greek community. Gamma Kappa remains committed to service and has again had great success with Kappature the Flag and Kappaccino. Kappature the flag is our signature philanthropy event where we host a capture the flag tournament for the William & Mary community. People sign up in teams of 6-10 and a Kappa sister acts as their coach. We also hosted a raffle to bring in additional funds. Over 200 people attended the event and we sold around 150 raffle tickets. The event was held on April 9, 2017. This year we raised $2,249.20 for the American Diabetes Association. Kappaccino, where we turn our house into a coffee house with live music, hot drinks, and baked goods, raised money this year for our local chapter of Head Start Community Action Agency, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, and the Sapphire Scholarship. For Reading is Fundamental, we partner with our local Head Start chapter and help them run 2 booths during their annual carnival. Local alumni help out at the book distribution booth, and sisters run a backpack decorating station at the event so that the children have their own bag in which they can take home their brand new book. It is held on April 21 at the Head Start Community Action Agency near us, and about 13 sisters participate and 150 children are served. Additionally, every other Friday a group of sisters does “Book Buddies” at Head Start, where we get to spend about a half hour reading with preschoolers. There are also 2 more Head Start locations in our area, and local alumni do Book Buddies at those two locations twice a month during the school year as well. For the past four years, Gamma Kappa has been involved in with an organization called Fear 2 Freedom, which was spearheaded by another Kappa sister, Rosemary Trible. We hosted an event where members of the campus community came together to make care packages for survivors of sexual assault. The packages were delivered to local hospitals, so that survivors would receive comforting items after being admitted to the hospital. Additionally, this year we have started doing monthly cooking shifts with an on-campus soup kitchen, which delivers nutritious meals to families in need across Williamsburg. Sisters have really enjoyed that new opportunity to participate in philanthropy in our community. Finally, this year at one of our fall date parties, we conducted a toy drive for children at a local hospital. We donated around 500$ worth of toys to the Inova FairfaxChildren’s Hospital. In the spring of 2017, we had 11 sisters with 4.0 grade point averages and 60 on dean’s list. ==Highlights of 2018== The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,000 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg. Among its prime attractions are the Capitol Building and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well-established reputation as a challenging institution, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as a "public ivy." We have an 11:1 student-to-faculty ratio that allows students to get the individual attention desired to graduate with an excellent education and deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors. President Reveley retired and on July 1, 2018 President Katherine A. Rowe became William & Mary's 28th president, and the first woman president of the College. She was previously provost and dean of faculty at Smith College in Massachusetts. She did an incredible job during her first year here, and many of our sisters got the privilege of meeting her this year! In 2018 William & Mary also celebrated 100 years of women and many of the halls that were named after some of our esteemed women alumni received new signs,that includes the first names of the women they were named after. In 2018 William & Mary also celebrated 50 years of African American students in residence. The College of William and Mary again received outstanding accolades by the U.S. News & World Report 2018 ranking it tenth among public universities in the nation. Overall, William & Mary ranks 38th. Additionally, the U.S. News & World Report ranked William & Mary 5th in best undergraduate teaching and Princeton Review ranked William & Mary 1st in happiest students. We continue to have the highest percentage of students that study abroad at any public school in the nation. Construction began on Phi Beta Kappa Hall, and the new Tyler Mcleod Integrated Wellness Center was completed and opened. Chic-fil-A came to campus, and the Landrum Hall renovation was completed and the dorm was reopened. Next year, it will be a freshman dorm and Jefferson Hall will become an upperclassmen dorm. Work began on the Alumni House, which meant that our sisters were unable to have fall formal there like we had in past years. Our campus is home to over 400 campus clubs and organizations, each of which enjoys a high level of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." This honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Greek life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus houses 16 fraternities and 10 sororities, with approximately 30.68% of student body involved in Greek life. Other social opportunities include a cappella groups, club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends. In fact, William and Mary is listed as the 4th highest a cappella involved school, nationwide. The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are known for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. We had sisters studying in Spain, France, Amsterdam, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland and more. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in the Student Alumni Council, Tribe Ambassadors, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, and various business development clubs. Sisters are also involved in different cultural groups, Student Assembly, the college’s Muscarelle Art Museum, and The Undergraduate Honor Council. Various sisters are on Varsity athletic teams such as golf, soccer, lacrosse, volleyball, swimming, gymnastics, cheerleading and track. Many Gamma Kappa members stay healthy and active through club and intramural teams, including sailing, field hockey, soccer, equestrian, and three campus dance groups, just to name a few. Other members work for the campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors, Personal Trainers, and Rock Wall Instructors. Several members of our chapter continue to be involved in philanthropic organizations outside of Kappa, including Best Buddies - an organization that pairs members with differently abled children and adults and Camp Kesem - a free, week-long summer camp to support children whose parents have or have had cancer. Finally, many others are in charge of various local and international Branch Out trips, such as Students for Belize Education, Kenya Sustainability Village Project, and AIDSTanzania. Gamma Kappas take pride in the meaningful involvements of other sisters and support each other’s organizations in any way possible. We had another successful season of recruitment. We had nearly 430 women visit our house during open house rounds. Our returns for both sisterhood and preference night rounds were exceptionally high as were our returns for philanthropy and open house rounds. As part of our values-based recruitment, the sisters of Gamma Kappa settled on the three following values that we would search for in newest members: authentic, respectful and empowered. On our Space Jam themed bid day we welcomed 34 new members, including 3 legacies, 23 freshmen, 7 sophomores, 4 junior and 0 seniors.Over the course of the 2018 year, our education committee has worked especially hard to organize various programs and events. We’ve honored our seniors by hosting a celebration banquet during formal meeting and through our “Senior Spotlight” presentations, where five seniors presented to the chapter on a topic of their choice, usually their majors or past internship experiences. We have also had several sisters who are trained in gender and sexual violence conduct a presentation and workshop targeted toward women in the greek community. Gamma Kappa remains committed to service and has again had great success with Kamp Kappa, and Kappaccino. This year, we switched our spring philanthropy event from Kappature the flag to Kamp Kappa. At Kamp Kappa we had food, music, and different camp games like cornhole, a water balloon toss and tug-of-war. The event was held on April 6, 2018. This year we raised $2523, a very high amount for us, for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Association which sisters voted for and decided upon. Kappaccino, where we turn our house into a coffee house with live music, hot drinks, and baked goods, raised $2545 this year for our local chapter of Head Start Community Action Agency, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, and the Sapphire Scholarship. For Reading is Fundamental, we partner with our local Head Start chapter and help them run 2 booths during their annual carnival. Local alumni help out at the book distribution booth, and sisters run a backpack decorating station at the event so that the children have their own bag in which they can take home their brand new book. It is held on April 21 at the Head Start Community Action Agency near us, and about 13 sisters participate and 150 children are served. Additionally, every other Friday a group of sisters does “Book Buddies” at Head Start, where we get to spend about a half hour reading with preschoolers. There are also 2 more Head Start locations in our area, and local alumni do Book Buddies at those two locations twice a month during the school year as well. In the spring of 2018, we had 5 sisters with 4.0 grade point averages and 48 on dean’s list. The chapter GPA was 3.397 while the all sorority average was 3.433. ==Highlights of 2019== The College of William and Mary is a tight-knit community of about 6,000 undergraduates. We are located in the city of Williamsburg, which is a small, but picturesque little village that is home to Colonial Williamsburg. Among its prime attractions are the Capitol Building and the historic Governor's Palace. Because of our well-established reputation as a challenging institution, with rigorous academic expectations, we are known as a "public ivy." We have a 12.1 student to faculty ration that allows students to get the individual attention desired to graduate with an excellent education and a deep understanding of the subject matter within our majors. It is President Katherine A. Rowe's second year as the first female president of the College, and she continues to do an incredible job. William and Mary adopted a new vision and mission statement this year after many hours and careful consideration. The College of William and Mary again received outstanding accolades bt the U.S. News & World Report ranking it 12th among public universities in the nation. Overall William and Mary ranks 40th. Additionally, the U.S. News & World Report ranked William and Mary 5th in best undergraduate teaching and Princeton Review ranked William and Mary 6th in happiest students. We continue to have the highest percentage of students that study abroad at any public school in the nation. Construction continues on Phi Beta Kappa Hall. The Daily Grind was bought by Aromas, and a new innovation center opened where Crust used to be. Lemon became a freshman dorm and Jefferson Hall returned to being an upperclassmen dorm. Work continues on the Al;muni House, which meant that our sisters were unable to have all formal there like we had in past years. One Tribe Place was also under renovation this year. Commons and Sadler continue to get better. Our campus is home to over 470 campus clubs and organizations, each of which enjoys a high level of participation. The College of William and Mary is known for being the first college ever to have an organization that referred to itself as a "fraternity." This honor fraternity, Phi Beta Kappa, was founded here in 1776. Acceptance to this fraternity is an extremely prestigious honor and privilege. Since 1776, Fraternity and Sorority life has been a great way to get involved and meet new people. Our campus houses 15 IFC fraternities, 10 Panhellenic sororities, and 6 NPHC fraternities and sororities with approximately 30.68% of student body involved in fraternity and sorority life. Other social opportunities include club sports, intramural sports teams, theatre and performance groups, and Alma Mater Productions (AMP), which is responsible for bringing comedy acts, singers, speakers, and new movies to campus for students to enjoy on the weekends, in addition to a cappella groups. Williams and Mary is listed as the 4th highest a cappella involved school nationwide. The women of Gamma Kappa are involved in nearly every aspect of college life at William and Mary. Our sisters are known for their widespread range of activities and dedication to their interests. We had sisters studying in Spain, Italy, the Czech Republic, England, Ireland, and more. Gamma Kappa sisters are heavily involved in Tribe Ambassadors, the Bone Marrow Drive, the Tour Guide program, the Orientation Aide program, and various business development clubs. Sisters are also involved in different cultural groups, Student Assembly, the college's Muscarelle Art Museum, and Undergraduate Conduct Council. Various sisters are on Varsity athletic teams such as golf, lacrosse, and swimming. Many Gamma Kappas stay healthy and active through club and intramural teams including field hockey, ultimate frisbee, soccer, rowing, tennis, equestrian, and three campus dance groups, just to name a few. Other members work for the Campus Recreation Center as Group Fitness Instructors and swim instructors. Several members continue to be involved in philanthropic organizations outside of Kappa, including Best Buddies which was founded by a Gamma Kappa, an organization that pairs members with differently abled children and adults and Camp Kesey, a free, weeklong summer camp to support children whose parents have or have had cancer. Gamma Kappas are also active participants with Griffin School Partnerships, Merrimack Mentors, Tribethon and Building Tomorrow. Gamma Kappas take pride in the meaningful involvements of other sisters and support each others organizations in any way possible. We had another successful season of recruitment. We had nearly 420 women visit our house during the open house rounds. Our returns for open house, philanthropy day and sisterhood night were all exceptionally high with over a 95% return rate. Our return for preference night was also very high at 78%. On our Spice Girls themed bid day we welcomed 30 new members, including 2 legacies, 18 freshmen, 11 sophomores, and 1 junior. We initiated our new sisters on November 16th in the Wren Hall. Over the course of 2019, our education committee has worked hard to organize various programs and events. We've honored our seniors by hosting a celebration banquet and through our "Senior Spotlight" presentations, where seniors presented to the chapter on a topic of their choice, ranging from their majors or past internship experiences, to wine tasting and more. We have also had several sisters who are trained in gender and sexual violence conduct a presentation and workshop targeted toward women in the greek community. We also hosted Fear to Freedom, an event where we made over 1200 care packages for sexual assault victims and President Rowe attended as well. Gamma Kappa remains committed to service and has again had great success with Kamp Kappa, and Cappuccino. This year in the Spring was the 2nd ever Kamp Kappa. We had food, music, and different camp games like corn hole, a water balloon toss and tug-of-war. This year we raised $2,333 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation which sisters voted for and decided upon. Cappuccino, where we turn our house into a coffee house with live music, hot drinks, and baked goods, raised $2,956 this year for Reading is Fundamental, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, and the Sapphire Scholarship. Every other Friday a group of sisters does "Book Buddies" now at James River Elementary School, where we get to spend an hour reading with elementary schoolers. In the Spring of 2019, we had 5 sisters with 4.0 grade point averages and 48 on the dean's list. The chapter GPA was 3.49, which was a significant increase from the previous Fall of 3.397. During the course of the year and the summer, sisters interned at a variety of places, including Capitol Hill, NASA, different labs, consulting agencies and so much more. ==Highlights of 2020== =Chapter Summary= The 2020 school year began with a date party that was themed "Black & White" where sisters and their dates dressed in black and/or white attire. This event was held at the College Delly and it was unknown at the time that this would be the only event that would be held by the chapter for the entire 2020 calendar year. The COVID-19 pandemic altered everything in the world, but more closely on our campus and within our chapter. William & Mary students went home for spring break completely unaware of the fact that they would not be returning to campus anytime soon but only to pick up their belongings and head home for the summer. Students finished out the school year through online classes at home and separated from their friends at school. Kappa Kappa Gamma held its first ever virtual initiation in Spring 2020 where we initiated one of our members during a ceremony shared with several other chapters. Chapter meetings, Chapter Council meetings, and pretty much any other contact regarding chapter operations were switched to online and held through Zoom. Since our normal Spring Semester philanthropy event was unable to be held in person, an online fundraiser was arranged by our philanthropy chair. The fundraiser raised $4,175 for the Center for Disaster COVID-19 Response Fund. When students returned to campus for the Fall 2020 hybrid semester, the college implemented a rule that only allowed for a maximum of 10 students to be gathered at a time, in addition to abiding by the state mandated social distancing rules. Masks were required to be worn at all times while on campus and COVID-19 tests were mandatory for students to take every few weeks to ensure the number of cases was maintained. The Fall 2020 semester was definitely bizarre and uncanny, but many students were glad to be back in Williamsburg despite the circumstances. We went through a virtual recruitment and they were initiated over Zoom on Saturday, November 7th. The philanthropy that Gamma Kappa chose to support for the Fall semester is the Equal Justice Initiative, an organization that works to end mass incarceration and racial inequality. The chapter raised $6,001.25 through virtual fundraising. Another initiative that the chapter, as well as other sororities on campus, initiated to fight racial inequality was the implementation of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair. This new position was established to educate the chapter on racial injustices and ensure that within Gamma Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma diversity is both a top priority and actively promoted in order to certify the inclusion among all members and those seeking to join the chapter. With the increase awareness for the Black Lives Matter movement across our nation, both Williamsburg and the sisters of the Gamma Kappas chapter have taken action to address the issues we face as a nation. Every Saturday there is a peaceful protest held on Confusion Corner where many students and Gamma Kappa gather, socially distanced, to have their voices heard on social justice issues affecting the black community. On October 12th, Kappa Kappa Gamma's Founders Day was celebrated over a Zoom meeting where the Sesquicentennial was also celebrated. Several advisors were present and many facts about the history of Gamma Kappa were shared as well as information regarding our national organization. On November 3rd, the 2020 presidential election occurred where it took several days to acquire the results due to the delay of the mail-in ballots that were at a record high which offered another obstacle due to the ongoing global pandemic. Joe Biden defeated the incumbent, Donald Trump, and was declared the 46t president elect. The semester of Spring 2021 is looking like it is going to be very similar to the Fall seamster due to the pandemic, but we are optimistic that a vaccine will become available soon and the health of our nation and globe will be restored. We miss being able to gather as a whole, but understand the necessary precautions in place to ensure our health and safety. =Chapter History Report= When students returned on campus for the Fall 2020 hybrid semester, the college implemented a rule that only allowed for a maximum of 10 students to be gathered at a time, in addition to abiding by the state mandated social distancing rules. Masks were required to be worn at all times while on campus and COVID-19 tests were mandatory for students to take every few weeks to ensure the number of cases was maintained. Another initiative that the chapter, as well as other sororities campus, initiated to fight racial inequality was the implementation of a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair. This new position was established to educate the chapter on racial injustices and ensure that within the Gamma Kappa chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma diversity is both a top priority and actively promoted in order to certify the inclusion among all members and those seeking to join the chapter. On November 3rd, the 2020 presidential election occurred where it took several days to acquire the results due to the delay of the mail-in ballots that were at a record high which offered another obstacle due to the ongoing global pandemic. Joe Biden defeated in incumbent, Donald Trump, ad was declared the 46ty presidential elect. The COVID-19 pandemic altered everything in the world, but more closely on our campus and within our chapter. Williams & Mary students went home for spring break completely unaware of the fact that they would not be returning to campus anytime soon but only to pick up their belongings and head home for the summer. Students finished out the school year through online classes at home and separated from their friends at school. Kappa Kappa Gamma held the first ever virtual initiation in Spring 2020 where we initiated one of our members during a ceremony shared with other chapters. Chapter meetings, Chapter Council meetings, and pretty much any other contact regarding chapter operations were switched to online and held through Zoom. =Chapter Philanthropy= Since our normal Spring Semester philanthropy event was unable to be held in person, an online fundraiser was arranged by our philanthropy chair. The fundraiser raised raised $4,175 for the Center for Disaster COVID-19 Response Fund. The philanthropy that Gamma Kappa chose to support for the Fall semester is the Equal Justice Initiative, an organization that works to end mass incarceration and racial inequality. The chapter raised $6,00125 through virtual fundraising. =Sesquicentennial Celebration= On October 12th, Kappa Kappa Gamma's Founders Day was celebrated over a Zoom meeting where the Sesquicentennial was also celebrated. Several advisors were present and many facts about the history of Gamma Kappa were shared as well as information regarding our national organization. ==Highlights of 2021==