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==Highlights of 2017==
he Zeta Zeta Chapter returned to Westminster College for the spring semester on January 16, 2017. Throughout the semester we participated in many service events including: a Westminster blood drive, a Circle of Sisterhood philanthropy week, Cupcakes for Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Sexual Assault Week, and more. We also participated in Kappa Alpha Order and Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s annual philanthropy weeks in which we took first place for both! A few weeks later, Zeta Zeta also partook in Phi Delta Theta’s annual philanthropy week. We hosted our Reading is Key event in February at the Fulton library where we read books and made crafts with children of the local community.
On March 11, we held our biannual Dad’s Weekend; we spent the day visiting with our dads and playing yard games. The end of March brought about our Kappa Kappa Gamma philanthropy week which was Disney themed where we raised $1848 for Reading is Fundamental and the Special Learning Center.
The chapter started off April with our annual Easter Egg Hunt, which we co-hosted with the men of Phi Delta Theta. Numerous children from the surrounding community came to The Westminster Hill to hunt for eggs and we had a blast. And we were proud to send a delegate to attend the Kappa Kappa Gamma Leadership Academy, where she brought back numerous ideas to share with our chapter. We ended the semester by participating in the Beta Theta Pi philanthropy week and we hosted our annual Sapphire Ball at a beautiful venue. We also joined a new local philanthropy called the Special Learning Center, an educational institution for children with developmental delays and disabilites. We have visited with the children several times since partnering with them and donated a total of $924 from our previous philanthropy events.
Zeta Zeta began the fall semester with formal recruitment. On August 25th, we welcomed 11 beautiful, bright new faces at our Vegas-themed Bid Day celebration. Our new members were pledged in and began New Member Programming which they completed before an exciting Big/Little reveal and Inspiration Week on the first of October. On October 8th, we welcomed them into our beautiful sisterhood and they now wear the golden key.
We also held our two annual fall semester formals, Kappa Krush and Winter Formal, and participated in various service events throughout the fall semester such as: Mac n Cheese with Alpha Gamma Deltas, a Special Learning Center Trunk or Treat, a Westminster Blood Drive and a Special Learning Center Parent’s Café, where we cared for the children so that the parents could have some time to themselves. Additionally, we hosted an extremely successful golf tournament in September, where we raised $7,070 for Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Ending the semester, we just handed out a bid to a wonderful woman and she is going through her New Member Programming. We are excited to be initiating our new member in the beginning of the Spring Semester, due to special request. We are extremely pleased with 2017 and we cannot wait to grow stronger together in the years to come.
Over the summer of 2016, the second floor of Weigle Hall, as well as the common lounge and our chapter lounge, were renovated extensively. We continued to update this floor with new decorations and personalized the name boxes for the new members to live on the floor for the fall of 2017. The first year we had this floor there were 11 members living there but for 2017, we have 18 members living in and this change has brought our chapter closer together as majority of our chapter are housemates. We are confident that we will only continue to grow stronger and closer due to this new change on campus.
Historically, Zeta Zeta has supported many organizations including: The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, Reading is Fundamental, Missouri School for the Deaf, the Special Learning Center and the various philanthropies of our fellow Greek organizations in Fulton. We recently chose to support the Special Learning Center (SLC) because it is a hands on experience where we can see our chapter making a difference in a nearby local community. No matter the nature of one’s day, they cannot leave SLC without a smile on their face. The children adore the days we arrive to spend time with them and form special relationships.
Additionally, we support the various organizations that other Greek organizations support in order to bring the Greek community together more so we can all make an even larger impact on the world.
Zeta Zeta holds chapter meetings in the basement lounge of Weigle Hall at Westminster. Our lounge was renovated over the summer and we have many new, donated pieces of furniture and art from Zeta Zeta alumni.
==Highlights of 2018==
