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This prioritization of the closeness of the community has definitely carried over to the sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Both the lounge and the basement are always full of girls doing homework, watching TV, or just hanging out. As a chapter, trust, honesty, and confidence shine through each and every sister. We are constantly striving to make ourselves and each other better, and putting our sisters first comes naturally to everyone. We are a close knit group of individuals, who will maintain these close relationships even after we leave Lafayette.
==Highlights of 2014==
As we entered the 2014 fall semester the Zeta Beta chapter proudly welcomed 21 new Kappa sisters along with a sister that transferred from the Gamma Chi chapter at George Washington University. Due to construction on the Delta Kappa Epsilon house taking place on March Field the Bid Day tradition that is known by many as the “running of the bulls,” in which the new members run and jump into the arms of their new sisters was moved to the quad.
Throughout spring and fall semester of 2014 and spring 2015 we have had many Zeta Beta members all around the world on both interim and semester long trips. Although the chapter entered 2015 with a strong GPA, the Vice President of Academic Excellence has many plans to motivate our sisters to maintain and improve their GPAs, such as the “A folder” that gets passed around at weekly chapter meetings and study hours that we host with other sororities on campus. The Zeta Beta chapter was also proud to be a part of Lafayette College’s first ever Accreditation Program.
Our chapter also embraced our philanthropic duties for the year and organized and co-sponsored a variety of extremely successful events both on and off campus. A group of our sisters volunteer twice a week at a day care center in Easton, PA). At the day care we not only help children, ages 2-10 on their homework and play different games with them, but we also act as role models for these young children. As a chapter we also co-sponsored an event with fraternity, Zeta Psi and raised a total of $700 for St. Baldricks day. In addition we co-sponsored sorority, Tri Deltas “D-Hop,” their annual late night breakfast event in which hundreds of pancakes are made and served to students and faculty, and all the proceeds are donated to St. Judes Hospital.
Kappa Kappa Gamma’s annual Marina Day in which all members of the Lafayette community, Greek and non-Greek, joined Kappa in celebrating the life of their beloved sister Marina Petersen. At the event there are many activities that range from wing eating contests to hair wraps. The chapter raised a striking $4500 that went to the Study Abroad Scholarship in honor of Marina. We look forward to continuing the tradition this year and hope to raise even more than last year. As a chapter we also participated and supported other philanthropic events that other chapters on campus were holding such as Pi Phi’s Dance Marathon fundraiser, Alpha Phi’s heart healthy dinner and Delta Gamma’s Anchor Dash.
Lafayette College has been expanding and are proud to be holding classes in the two new academic buildings that opened for the first time for Spring 2015. The Oechsle Center for Global Education houses International Affairs, Area Studies and the department of Anthropology and Sociology. This building was designed with long term sustainability in mind and features regionally sources and environmentally friendly materials. The new Film and Media and Theater program building is located in redeveloped former commercial/industrial properties along the Bushkill Creek. This building still remains unnamed but two options so far are either ‘Mohegan’ or ‘Sand Box.’ The Lafayette Community looks forward to finding out what the building will be named.
The emphasis on community and closeness that Lafayette generates is most definitely carried over into our chapter. The sisters that make up Kappa Kappa Gamma here at the Zeta Beta chapter represent friendship, honesty and trust. The bonds made in this chapter are life long. We support each and everyone of our sisters and celebrate each others accomplishment while encouraging each other to be the best sister, friend and students that we can possibly be.
==Highlights of 2020s:==