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|College= [httphttps://www.babson.edu/Pages/default.aspx Babson College]
|Location= Babson Park, MA
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== Colonization Establishment of Zeta Alpha ==
Established at Babson College in 1980, the Zeta Alpha Chapter pride themselves on their leadership skills, academic focus, philanthropic spirit, and sisterly bonds.
More than half the chapter is not only involved in another organization on campus, but is also an established leader in that organization (ie. President). Zeta Alpha encourages its chapter to be well rounded, multifaceted, and a strong part of the Babson community. Some examples of organizations the chapter is involved in are Babson's Dance Ensemble, AMAN (South Asian student Association), Babson Investment Banking Association, Babson Exchange Ambassadors, Peer Mentors, Foundations of Management and Entrepreneurship Mentors, Babson College Admissions Panel, Women's Varsity Volleyball, Women's Varsity Swimming, Babson Cheerleading, Babson Co-ed Volleyball Club, Luxury Fashion Association, Japan International Circle, Hillel, Student Government Association, Babson Asian Pacific Student Association, as well as the prestigious Weissman, Presidential, and Women's Leadership Scholarship Programs.
==Highlights of the 1980's ==
Unidos Por Puerto Rico: We choose to support Unidos Por Puerto Rico because it allows us to provide support to the communities of our very own sisters.
==Highlights of 2018==
On March 7th, we initiated 17 new members into the Zeta Alpha Chapter
Throughout the year 2018, the Zeta Alpha Chapter has participated in multiple charitable events organized by our philanthropy chair, Isabella Azizian. During the spring semester of 2018, our chapter held the “Kappa Good Luck Succulents” during the week of Feb 16. We repotted and packed up the succulents to sell them schoolwide. Over 2 days we sold out and made $665.50, which went to Reading is Fundamental. Isabella also worked with the Needham Public Library to host a PJ themed reading event at the library. A handful of kids showed up and we had members of our Chapter there reading to them. We also decorated and made bookmarks with the kids, where they could take them home. In the Fall semester of 2018, we held another library event on November 7th in light of the success of the one in the Spring. During Babson’s family weekend, SPC ‘18 hosted a family brunch and had family members visiting bring books for our “Kappa RIF Book Drive”. They also made signs about RIF so that parents could understand more about what Reading is Fundamental is all about. We also had an event on Oct. 24, during Kappa Spirit Week, where we had a RIF booth at our student center and a bookmark making station to spread awareness for our philanthropy. Students from Babson were able to decorate and make bookmarks which we later donated to the Boys and Girls Club. In addition to the different events we’ve held, we also collaborated with Sigma Phi Epsilon in our “Cards with SigEp” event where we decorated and wrote cards for US soldiers. Our last philanthropy event was another collaboration with school wide organizations and Greek Life called “Soles4Souls”. During the week of November 9, we had girls bring in shoes to donate to help global micro-enterprises alleviate poverty.
In the fall semester of 2018, VPO Mikhaila Marchan and Diversity and Inclusion Chair Hailey Serna introduced Zeta Alpha Chapter’s first Kappa Spirit Week. With daily themes and activities that go along with it, the purpose was to allow the sisters within our Chapter reflect on their time in Kappa and rekindle bonds that we have made with one another. The week was extremely successful and definitely helped the members of the Zeta Alpha Chapter remember the reason why they joined Kappa and boosted the Chapter’s involvement with events.
Along with the successful events our chapter has held, our VPAE, Meg Carmody, held the Scholarship Banquet during the Spring and Fall semesters. This banquet allows the chapter to recognize and honor the hard work and academic achievements of our sisters in the chapter with an iris for a GPA of 3.3 or higher, and a pearl to be attached to our badges for a GPA of 3.5 or higher