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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1992|04|11}}
|College= [httphttps://www.princeton.edu/main/ Princeton University]
|Location= Princeton, NJ
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'''832 880 initiates (as of June 20162018)'''
from Womanspace. Zeta Phi faced low recruitment numbers, but worked to overcome this
challenge by placing a revitalized emphasis on sisterhood events, boosting morale and improving
member retention. On December 11, 2016 Zeta Phi held a philanthropy event to stuff bears to
donate to Toys for Tots for the holidays. In the future our goals are to increase membership, to
continue to promote sisterhood by making our chapter a strong emotional and academic support
Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.
As a result of increasingly open campus dialogues, the University has made several important
changes this fall. On campus, some of the eating clubs have begun to have student read consent
pledges upon admittance to parties as part of an effort to address the problem of sexual assault
on college campuses. The University has moved to adopt gender inclusive housing options
beginning next spring. The University has also bent to popular demand and announced that final
exams will be held before winter break rather than in January in the near future.
In the words of our members, Zeta Phi chapter is warm, welcoming, open, smart, caring, laidKappa's national philanthropy.backlaidback, diverse, inclusive, and generally a fabulous group of young women. The enthusiasm ==Highlights of 2017== One of our chapter goals for this year was to establish a strong pledge class of 2017 as part of ourcontinuous goal of building a stronger tradition of sisterhood and creating a more involvedchapte. To accomplish this, we dedicated a lot of energy and organization to Recruitment,Continuous Open Bidding, and the New Member process. We made all new members feelyear welcome by hosting study sessions and other activities where they could get to know each otherand the old members. We also elected Pledge Class Captains to continue the bonding within apledge class. All of the 2017 new members are active chapter members as of the writing of thisreport.Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter.Campus is exciting talking a lot about sexual misconduct, especially in light of national allegationsagainst high-profile figures like Harvey Weinstein, Matt Lauer, and there seemes more. At Princeton, severalgraduate students have spoken out about harassment in their departments. According to thethird annual "We Speak" survey, which was distributed to all students in the spring of 2017 tolearn more about their knowledge and experiences of sexual misconduct at Princeton and theirawareness of the University’s policies, procedures, and resources, 1 in 5 undergraduate studentsexperienced sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence orstalking during the 2016-2017 academic year.In other news, University President Chris Eisgruber announced that a seventh residential collegewould be built in the next 10 years as part of his initiative to expand Princeton's opportunities tomore students, especially students from underrepresented backgrounds. A bigger student bodywould most likely increase the amount of women going through recruitment and diversify ourmembership.Zeta Phi has seen a renewed sense surge in sisterhood in the past year. With our 42 new members, we surpassedour expectations and welcomed an amazing and enthusiastic group of new sisters. Our memberscharacterize our chapter as chill, supportive, artsy, funny, kind, involved, accommodating,respectful and considerate.Our members believe that our chapter cares a lot about supporting each other in achieving ourgoals, focusing on developing our academic, professional, and extracurricular interests. Theyappreciate how their Kappa sisters are always willing to take time to support each another atperformances and competitions of all kinds. Members also believe that our chapter really valuesphilanthropy, from Kappa-related events/fundraisers to volunteering on our own time. SamoneBlair '18, Sonia Hashim '18, and Kristy Yeung '18 are Community Service Representatives fortheir eating clubs on campus.CR-08 Page 2 of 3 17.11.AOur members see the purpose of our chapter as fostering a safe and spirit among welcoming space for womenof all backgrounds on campus, and standing for positivity and inclusivity under the banner ofsorority tradition. They view our chapteras an unconditional support system that encourages andsupports sisters in their diverse pursuits on and off campus, and alleviates some of the hardshipsthat can arise at a demanding environment like Princeton's.Zeta Phi sisters have achieved considerable recognition for their skills and accomplishments. KatGiordano '18 is the President of the Princeton University Wildcats, Samone Blair '18 is the MusicDirector and Claire Jones '18 is the Performance Chair. Meredith Hooper '20 is the Secretary ofGlee Club and Rosamond van Wingerden '20 is the Alumni Liason. Samone Blair '18 is thePresident of the Princeton University Chapel Choir. Shriya Sekhsaria '18 won first place at IvyLeague Championships for archery. Maia Chamberlain '20 finished third place in NCAAs forfencing. Kat Giordano '18 won the Princeton Silver Choice Award at Princeton Research Day2017. Ashlyn Lackey '18 and Shriya Sekhsaria '18 entered their third year as TigerChallengeFellows. Claire Jones '18 is the Editor in Chief of the Princeton Historical Review.Chapter Philanthropy:What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, inyour community?In Spring of 2017, we did a Reading is Fudamental (RIF) event with the Princeton YMCA and wealso volunteered with them afterwards.In Fall of 2017, we donated money to HomeWorks, an organization working to provide Trentongirls with housing and academic enrichment.Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?We chose to support the Princeton YMCA because they were a wholelocal organization who workedwith children. We chose to donate to HomeWorks because they are focused on young womenand the organization is founded and run by a Princeton student. This semester we alsovolunteered with the Princeton Disability Awareness organization because a fellow Kappa,Mayya Velitskaya '18, is president of the group.
The enthusiasm this year is exciting and there seems to be a renewed sense of purpose and spirit among the chapter as a whole.
'''Chapter Philanthropy:'''
Reading is fundamental is Kappa's national philanthropy.
We hold held meetings in lecture halls. This year, we moved our meeting to the campus art museum'sMcCormick Hall to make the chapter feel more comfortable and homey:Because we do not have a house, we have a storage unit.
==Highlights of 2020s==