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This first semester was a huge period of growth for us as a chapter as we established ourselves within the chapter and in leadership roles. Through the highs and lows we really started to mature with our sisters and enjoy some laughs along the way. We cannot wait to see what 2020 holds as a newly established chapter, and look forward to our future dear Kappa days.
==Highlights of 2020==
"Chapter Summary
January: Formal pledging and Bid Day for COB members 1/26/2020, Sisterhood for karaoke, PHC Best Dance Crew – participated, RIF reading event at Hamel Elementary school; February: Turning tragedy into progress, Kappa Kisses, Speed Dating sisterhood, RIF reading event at Hamel Elementary school; March: Book drive donations for Reading is Fundamental on 3/2/2020, Big Little reveal for COB members on 3/1/2020, Transitioned to online events and paper chapter related to COVID-19 restrictions; April: Virtual initiation 4/26/2020 for 10 new members, Virtual Netflix Party sisterhood; May: Meals for Meds fundraiser on 5/5/2020, Finals week May 4-8th; August: Virtual work week and recruitment, Virtual and socially distant/masked BID day celebration(theme Dream A While on 8/31/2020); September: Virtual programming chapter 9/20/2020 about body positivity, RIF fundraiser on 9/6/2020; October: Big Little reveal for fall 2020 members on 10/18/2020, Virtual 5K fundraiser for RIF occurred 10/10/2020, Virtual founders day celebration 10/11/2020 for Theta Alpha, and the national celebration was held 10/13/2020, Virtual initiation with the Iota and Alpha chapters with 18 new members on 10/24/2020, Virtual sisterhood using Netflix Party occurred during I-Week; November: Virtual Officer elections occurred for the 2021 calendar year, Virtual Behind Happy Faces HQ programming for the Theta Alpha Chapter. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions were put in place for our university in March. This caused the Theta Alpha chapter to finish the school year in the Spring semester of 2020 with virtual chapter. Since then, the Theta Alpha chapter learned how to provide all important Kappa experiences virtually, including chapter (both formal and informal), new member experience meetings, virtual work week and recruitment, virtual initiation, and in January of 2021 we will have virtual officer installations.
Our chapter supports Reading Is Fundamental, Kelsie’s Hope, and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. The chapter supports these organizations because they give back to those that are truly in need and we want to help provide a positive future for those organizations through funding.
The Theta Alpha chapter provided programming related to body positivity, as well as Behind Happy Faces training provided by headquarters. Theta Alpha also provided its members with anti-racism programming. Throughout the months, the Theta Alpha chapter has provided its members with ways to be inclusive on social media, including tagging sisters in inspirational Instagram stories. "
The Theta Alpha chapter had it’s own virtual celebration the Sunday before the 150th celebration (10/11/2020) where we played a virtual Kappa Kappa Gamma History jeopardy game. The members were also able to take the online quiz of Which Founding Member Are You and were able to learn more about the founding members. Chapter members were also encouraged to attend the national celebration virtually on October 13th.
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==Highlights of 2021==
JANUARY
• 1/18 Officer Installations
• 1/24 Completed our officer transitions during Leadership Day
• Virtual Book Fundraiser for Hamel Elementary School
FEBRUARY
• First week of February: had a letter writing campaign for a local senior living facility
• Second week of February: had a letter writing campaign for St. Jude Children’s Hospital
• Third week of February: had a letter writing campaign for Support Our Troops
• Informal Recruitment
• 2/19 Composites
MARCH
• 3/7 New Member Pinning
• Study Hour Competition
APRIL
• 4/9 Meditation Sisterhood
• 4/12-4/17 SIUE Greek Week
• 4/15 Drive-in Fundraiser for Kellsie’s Hope
• 4/19 Kappa Headquarters Programming
• 4/23-4/24 Initiation
MAY
• Finals Week
AUGUST
• 8/16-8/19 Work Week
• 8/18 Voted on new local philanthropy: Ready Readers
• 8/19 Participated in SIUE’s Greek Patio Party
• 8/26-8/29 Formal Recruitment
• 8/29 Bid Day
SEPTEMBER
• 9/6 - Formal Pledging
• 9/6 - Voted on Mental Health Philanthropy: NAMI
• 9/9 - Panhellenic Painting Sisterhood Event
• 9/20-9/25 SIUE Homecoming
OCTOBER
• 10/1 Golf Mixer with Kappa Sig
• 10/4-10/8 Annual Mental Health Week
• 10/9 Big/Little Reveal
• 10/10 Parent’s Day
• 10/12 Sisterhood Event
• 10/13 Founders Day
• 10/15-10/16 Initiation
• 10/23 Halloween Mixer with Delta Chi
• 10/27-10/28 Halloween Bake Sale
NOVEMBER
• 11/1 SIUE Panhellenic Programming
• 11/5 Semi Formal
• 11/7 Officer Elections
• 11/14 Kappa Headquarters Programming
• 11/18 Kappa Philanthropy Event: Greeks Gone Geek
DECEMBER
• Finals Week
SIUE is going through lots of transitions with COVID. In the Spring of 2021, all of campus (and subsequently Theta Alpha chapter) was completely online. Fall of 2021, Siue has been in more of a hybrid situation, with some events and classes being in person and some being online. Kappa has tried to have in-person events where we can, like chapter, but some things we do host online for everyone’s convenience.
This chapter supports NAMI, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, and Ready Readers. The chapter supports these organizations because they give back to those that are truly in need and we want to help provide a positive future for those organizations through funding.
This year we had a lot of concerns about an in-person Founders Day so we kept our plan from last year and hosted an online celebration. We did the “which Kappa founder are you” quiz and then did a Kappa trivia competition.