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|College= [httphttps://www.butler.edu/ Butler University]
|Location= Indianapolis, IN
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'''2,856 878 initiates as of August 20172018'''
'''Fraternity Council Officers:'''
Tade Hartsuff Kuhns, First Grand President (1881-1884); Martha Murray Hoover, Grand Treasurer (1886-1888); Grace Murray, Grand Registrar (1890-1892); Elizabeth Bogert Schofield, President (1940-1944)
'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''
'''Additional Outstanding Mu Alumnae:'''
Edith Hendren Maddock, Provide President and Vice-President; Charlotte Powell Goddard, Chairman Students' Aid Fund; Amanda Lantz, Leadership Consultant 2001-2002; Emily Fetcho Barclay, Leadership Consultant 2010-2011 and Province Director of Chapters-Kappa Central 2015-2016; Libby Moyer, Leadership Consultant 2017, Katy Robinson, Leadership Consultant 2017-2019
==The Early Years (From The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity: 1870 to 1976)==
As our chapter grows and changes, so does our campus. The Butler 2020 plan is still in action, and additional building redesigns or construction have been announced. A new suite-style dorm, Irvington House, will open across the street from Kappa, in the space that Schwitzer Hall once occupied, in the Fall 2018 semester. The beginning of a new building for the Andre B. Lacy School of Business has begun, and plans for the revitalization of Gallahue Hall, which hosts classes in the natural sciences, and the Holcomb Building, which currently holds classes for the business students were recently announced. Our student population continues to increase, with approximately 4650 undergraduates and 550 graduate students in attendance. Lately, we have been gearing up for our upcoming primary recruitment, in which seven of our sisters who are recruitment counselors and two of our sisters who serve on the Panhellenic Executive Board will help the women of Butler find their new homes on Greek Row. We have also just elected our new Chapter Council and are very excited for the future of Mu. Overall, 2017 has been a wonderful year full of growth and sisterhood for our chapter.
==Highlights of 2018==
Mu chapter started 2018 with primary recruitment. We held a “Dreaming of Mu” Bid Day celebration to welcome 49 amazing new members, 2 of whom are legacies. That night we went to Sky Zone and spent time jumping around together! In February we held our big-little reveal. This year, we did a partner reveal. On the last day of the week, bigs left costumes for their littles as a way to find their bigs. The older members stood in a large circle on the front lawn, and the new members were sent out one by one to find their bigs! Some costumes included Starbucks cup sizes, Dunkin’ Doughnuts (basketball players with doughnuts), share a Coke, and Little Miss Sunshine. In February, Mu chapter also experienced their first Hockey game fundraiser. We partnered with the Butler University Hockey team for a game; a part of the entry fees went to the Kappa Foundation.
Our 49 new members transitioned to active members on March 3rd where we also hosted a few sisters from other chapters for their initiation. Many Kappa alumnae joined us to welcome our new sisters. We were extremely blessed to have a Monmouth alumna join us in the initiation of her granddaughter. Later in March, we hosted Kappachino, an event where we served coffee and hot chocolate. The $500 we raised went to Kappa Foundation. We also held a lovely Mom’s Day with desserts, conversation, a silent auction, shopping from a local boutique, and a hypnotist!
Fall semester began with a return to 821 West Hampton Drive. Six of our sisters and our chapter advisor attended the Kappa General Convention. We were lucky enough to meet sisters from all over the country and to reconnect with Mu alumni. At the award ceremony, we received the greatest improvement and best new member programming awards as well as runner-up recognition for public relations and signature philanthropy event! Over the summer, our formal and trophy room received a full makeover, revealing beautiful hardwood floors. Sisters have enjoyed hanging out and studying in these renovated spaces. In September, we hosted our annual Kappa Kickoff, a fundraising week for our local philanthropy Coburn Place. Coburn Place is a shelter for battered women and children just a few minutes from campus. We once again broke our fundraising record this year raising $14,459.97! The Kappa lawn was filled with people enjoying food, lip syncs, and a king's competition throwing it back to the 90’s. For Homecoming 2018, we were paired with freshmen dorms Resco and Ross. We were extremely excited to help welcome the new students to Butler and show them getting involved is fun. For the theme of “Superheroes,” we chose “Mermaidman and Barnacle Boy,” the superheroes in Sponge Bob Squarepants. The Kappa lawn was transformed into Bikini Bottom with a life-size pineapple home, jellyfish, and a seven-foot tall magic conch shell.
Due to changes in the rules of Spring Skits, previously known as Freshmen Skits, Kappa did not participate. Instead, PC’18 hosted their own performance in October in which they choreographed their own dance and performed it for the whole house! The girls did an amazing job and it helped them to grow even closer. To celebrate Kappa’s founding, Mu held our inaugural Founder’s Day Celebration. Active Mu’s along with alumnae from all over the country gathered in the Reilly Room for a formal dinner. We heard beautiful descriptions of our founders and what Kappa has meant to different people.
November held new events for Mu. We held a new philanthropy event, Grilled Cheese with KKGs, in which we served grilled cheese and tomato soup. We raised $350 for the Kappa Foundation! On November 30th, we held a sisterhood event, an Escape Room. Members were split into random teams and challenged to escape from rooms with different themes in under an hour. The event, while at times stressful (we wanted to rescue the Mona Lisa, stop a train bomb, and rescue a kidnapping victim) was a great experience that brought girls across pledge classes together.
Mu chapter has grown and changed over the past year, just like Butler. The University’s 2020 plan is still in progress, and a new building has opened. Irvington House welcomed its first tenants in August, right across the street from Kappa. Mu has been preparing for primary recruitment, during which time 8 of our sisters will be recruitment counselors and one will serve as Vice President of Conduct on the Panhellenic Executive Board to help Butler women find their forever homes on Greek Row. Our newly elected Chapter Council is excited to help Mu grow even more. 2018 has been a great year of growth and sisterhood, and we can’t wait to see what 2019 holds!
==Highlights of 2019==
The 2018-2019 academic year kept the women of Kappa Kappa Gamma very busy and excited. This year, the women of Kappa planned their annual “Kappa Kickoff” event to raise money for Coburn Place, moved back into the sorority house that was remodeled, and won multiple awards during the Greek Excellence Awards! Kappa Kickoff is a week-long philanthropy event where the women raise money for Coburn place through various events. They had a chipotle giveback, found many companies and families to sponsor their event, and hosted a kickball tournament for all of the sororities and fraternities to participate in. This past year, they raised over $15,000 for our local philanthropy, the Coburn Place, which is an organization that provides housing options and support services for women and children that have suffered from domestic violence. Also, to help raise money for Coburn Place we hosted Kappacino and Fall Festival.
While the members were away for the summer, the Kappa Kappa Gamma house was renovated. We hosted a joint philanthropy event with Alpha Chi Omega raising money to split to each of our chapter's philanthropies. The Greek Excellence Awards that we won this past year include Philanthropy and Service and Campus Leadership and Involvement. Along with our own chapter philanthropy events, we participated in other chapter's events including Sigma Chi's Derby Days, Delta Tau Delta Trike, and Delta Gamma Anchorsplash. We are so proud of what our sisters have accomplished and cannot wait to see what this chapter does in the years to come!
Our campus received a new panhel director this year. Our chapter has always had a good relationship with the panhel director and we will continue that with the new one. One of our active members is the president of Panhel
Coburn Place - empower victims of interpersonal abuse - including domestic violence - to live as survivors
As a strong, all women organization we stand together to help raise awareness, advocate & fundraise for a nearby program who provides housing for survivors of interpersonal abuse. We feel the responsibility to give back to a program that does so much for the Indianapolis community.
Our chapter hosted a dessert celebration with alumni for Founders Day. We played a slideshow during the dinner of Mu Chapter photos from the 1800s to today to reflect the 150 years. We had multiple guest speakers including past MU Kappas.
Our chapter hosted the Kappa van that went around to a ton of college campuses. This was a great opportunity for all of us to see how far Kappa Kappa Gamma has come and to realize how important our chapter is. To celebrate Kappa's 150th anniversary our chapter is participating in 150 random acts of kindness between now and next October.
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==Highlights of 2020==
Chapter Summary
Summarize the previous calendar year, scholarships, group honors/awards, Convention
awards, traditions, special events, philanthropic involvement, chapter goals, and how your
chapter operations changed because of COVID-19 (e.g., how did it affect recruitment,
initiation, etc. Were events/activities held virtually?). This year, Kappa Kappa Gamma Mu
Chapter has won honorable mentions in Chapter/Advisory Board Relations and Recruitment
and were the overall winner of the Standards Award. Additionally, we raised our house GPA
from a 3.5 to a 3.6 from Fall 2019 to Spring 2020, and have increased our members with a 4.0
from 17 to 28. In terms of chapter events and traditions, we were fortunate to conduct
recruitment, bid day, and initiation in-person. In doing so, we recruited 45 wonderful girls to
join our sisterhood in January, and initiated them in March with the help of our wonderful
Kappa alumnae. Our largest philanthropy event, Kappa Kickoff, occurred virtually this fall and
raised over $10,000 for The Coburn Place. Our sisterhood events included movie nights,
Galentine’s Day, workout classes, etc. Lastly, since the impact of COVID-19 on our globe, our
chapter events and operations have been fully virtual including chapters, philanthropy
events, programming, workshops, etc. Overall, we are very impressed by the way in which
our members have handled the virtual transition, and are excited to welcome our new pledge
class in January 2021.
Chapter Philanthropy
What organization does the chapter support? The Coburn Place
Why did the chapter choose this organization? The Coburn Place is a local Indianapolis shelter
dedicated to helping and improving the lives of men, women and families who have been
affected by domestic violence. As of 2018, The Coburn Place has helped 247 adults and 289
children resulting in 45 survicors successfully exiting the program to live in permanent
housing. Furthermore during COVID-19 pandemic, the number of intimate partner violence
cases were on the rise. We at Kappa, are proud to support such a wonderful and giving
organization who have made such a large impact on our community.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
How did your chapter include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in your
programming this year? (e.g., adding a DEI officer, philanthropy events, social media
awareness campaign, chapter training, etc.). This year, we have elected a Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion Chair to lead a committee in an effort to educate the chapter and improve our
chapter’s relationships and practices regarding being a diverse, equal, and inclusive house.
Additionally, we had our school’s DEI organization come in to conduct a workshop during
initiation.
Sesquicentennial Celebration
How did your chapter celebrate Kappa's 150th anniversary? Share what you have done this
year. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, we celebrated Founder’s Day virtually by conducting a
ritual workshop with the new members, sending out Kappa facts, attending the virtual
national celebration, as well as socially-distanced celebrating at the house with our sisters.
Photographs
Are there any interesting photos from this year to share? e.g., screen shots of virtual
meetings, pictures of chapter events that followed all public health guidelines (mask wearing,
physical distancing, etc), pictures of masks, drive-thru bid days, etc.
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==Highlights of 2021==
Chapter Summary
Summarize the previous calendar year, scholarships, group honors/awards, Convention awards, traditions, special events, philanthropic involvement, chapter goals. Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has had a very successful year despite Covid-19 implications. In the winter of 2021, we successfully recruited a member class of 43 incredible women during the formal recruitment process. Then, during the following spring term we offered bids to another 11 women through the continuous open bidding process. This was the first time in several years we have partaken in continuous open bidding, though despite this we have had great success implementing them into the chapter. All of the 54 women were initiated through a fully virtual ceremony on Saturday, March 13th. Our chapter did hold several in person events for inspiration period leading up to initiation, given that they followed all Covid-19 regulatory guidelines. Our largest Philanthropy event of the year, Kappa Kickoff, was very successful as we were allowed to begin holding events in person to the public. In total we raised $6200 for our local philanthropy, Coburn Place. Our sisterhood events this past year have consisted of both in person and virtual events in order to accommodate for Covid-19 restrictions. Some of our favorites have been the Kappa Taskenger hunt, Mu Movie Mornings, and pumpkin painting among other things. Due to lessened Covid-19 restrictions this fall, we have also been able to reimplement events like a Founder’s Day Dinner celebration and a Scholarship Dinner to celebrate all our 4.0 women. In fact, this semester we were extremely proud to have 24 women achieve a 4.0 and 34 other women have above a 3.75, despite the difficulty caused by Covid-19. Recently, Mu chapter has been making increased DEI efforts, with discussions and presentations. Moving forward, DEI is one of our top priorities. We are quite proud of our successful year and its many accomplishments and are looking forward to another successful recruitment season this January!
Chapter Philanthropy
What local organization does the chapter support and why? Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is proud to support our local philanthropy, Coburn Place. The Coburn Place is a local Indianapolis shelter dedicated to helping and improving the lives of men, women and families who have been affected by domestic violence. The Covid-19 pandemic has led to an increased number of intimate partner violence cases. We at Kappa, are proud to support such a wonderful and giving organization that has made such a large impact on our community.
How did the chapter support Kappa’s philanthropy? Mu Chapter’s biggest philanthropy event of the year, Kappa Kickoff, is put on fully for the benefit of Coburn Place. All of the funds raised go directly to Coburn Place which we are very proud of. Due to Covid-19, we have not been able to interact directly with the children of Coburn Place, though as more people are vaccinated we look forward to going back to help with holiday celebrations and fairs! Furthermore, our chapter has selected a new mental health and well being initiative to support alongside Coburn Place and The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, which is the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA). We look forward to continuing this partnership and supporting such an important cause.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
How did your chapter include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in your programming this year? (e.g., adding a DEI officer, philanthropy events, social media awareness campaign, chapter training, etc.). This year we added our first DEI officer, plus have had several programming talks in order to help educate the chapter on the importance of DEI. By teaching our members how and why DEI is important, we hope to make Kappa a more inclusive and safer environment for people of all identities. These programs included ones run by the women within our chapter, educational programs run by outside sources, and discussions led by mediators.
Operating in a Pandemic
How did your chapter operations change due to COVID-19 (e.g., how did it affect recruitment, initiation, etc. Were events/activities held virtually?). Share what you have done this year. As mentioned before, Covid-19 has had some serious implications on our chapter operations. We started the year with a fully virtual recruitment process as well as a fully virtual initiation ceremony. Despite this, they seemed to be quite successful, and we had relatively positive feedback from both. Beyond these larger ceremonies, day to day operations within the chapter have changed quite a bit. Our chapter follows university mask and vaccine guidelines, meaning vaccines were required for all members unless special circumstances and masks are required at all times indoors other than while eating. In order to create a more ‘normal’ experience for our new members we have worked to hold more events outdoors so they can be unmasked.
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