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Gamma Xi had a very eventful year! The first event of 2020 was Officer Leadership Training which took place on Sunday, January 5th. The next day, at Monday night's meeting, all the new officers were installed. Our new officers were: Lizzy-Labeeuw Anderson (President), Sydney Brown (VP-Standards), Mary Dover (VP-Academic Excellence), Allison Herbst (VP-Organization), Anna Melnyk (Secretary), Tamar Ervin (Treasurer), Regan Finch (Marshal), Jade Sebti (Education Chairman), Skyler Seamons (Event Chairman), Madison Moneymaker (Risk Management Chairman), Maeneka Grewal (Membership Chairman), Katrina Simons (New Member Chairman), Julia Fry (Panhellenic Delegate), Kendall Bottrell (Philanthropy Chairman), and Lauren Haight (Public Relations Chairman). Maya Jones was the House Chairman for the 2019-2020 school year and Gabby Martin is currently the House Chairman for the 2020-2021 school year.
Later in January, we hosted students from 122nd Elementary School for “A Day in the Life”. To celebrate Kappa’s Sesquicentennial (150 years), the Minnie Stuart Van stopped at 744 Hilgard on February 6th. We had a great day learning about Kappa’s history and meeting alumni! Everyone was very excited to explore the van, which was filled with Kappa artifacts and history. Live-ins, non-Live-ins, Advisors, and Kappa alumni all stopped by to explore the van, celebrate 150 years of Kappa, and share Kappa memories. In addition to the Minnie Stuart Van, our chapter continued to celebrate 150 years of Kappa throughout the year. At Monday night meetings, members learned about Kappa’s history! Additionally, we highlighted Kappa’s 150-year celebration on our Instagram page. Throughout the year, members shared their favorite Kappa memory, favorite part of Kappa, why they are thankful for Kappa, etc., on Kappa’s Instagram story. Lastly, we celebrated Kappa’s Sesquicentennial during Formal Recruitment. We connected with Gamma Xi alumni and collected photos/videos from their time in Kappa. Our Preference round video displayed the lifetime friendship Kappa provides through alumni’s photos, videos, and group testimonials. Later, during the Winter quarter, we COB’ed eight great girls who joined PC’19. Before the pandemic, we had a fun quarter filled with social events and sisterhoods! However, due to the spread of COVID-19, Gamma Xi members had to transition to online school for the Spring and Fall quarter.
Academics is something very important to the members of Gamma Xi. We had many study parties before midterms and finals during the winter quarter. Even though classes were moved online during the Winter quarter, we were able to remain dedicated to our academics. During the Spring, 44 members achieved a 4.0 GPA, we had no members on POC, and we achieved the highest chapter GPA in Gamma Xi history! Additionally, KKG had an average GPA of 3.878, which was recognized for being above the Panhellenic average. Gamma Xi was also recognized at the Convention. Gamma Xi won two awards at Convention: “Chapter/Advisory Board Relations Award - Honorable Mention” and “Finance Award - Honorable Mention (Housed Chapter).”
The house closed for the Spring quarter. However, it reopened for the Fall quarter. The house remains open at half-capacity with live-ins following strict COVID guidelines/safety precautions. Room 18 in the house is designated as the quarantine room, should any live-in have to quarantine. Thankfully, no members of Kappa have had COVID while living in the house. For the safety of Caroline Carolyn (house mom) and all members living in the house, non-live-ins may not enter the house.
At the end of September, Gamma Xi members participated in “Kappa Kamp” via Zoom to prepare for Recruitment. Formal Recruitment was also held via Zoom due to the pandemic. Although it was our first virtual Recruitment, it went very smoothly, and members were still able to portray their love for Kappa to PNMs. At the end of Formal Recruitment, we got a full pledge class of 50 amazing members. Of the 50 members in PC’20, eight are legacies, and four are Gamma Xi legacies! To celebrate the new PC, a virtual Bid Night was held the same day as the preference round. All the existing members dressed up in blue and welcomed the new pledge class. It was a fun night full of celebration, bonding, and virtual games! Only a week later, Gamma Xi decided to do COB since there were many amazing girls. Although there were over 20 girls interested in joining KKG, Gamma Xi decided to COB two girls who we felt were a great fit for the chapter.