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Our campus has adopted a tier system in which sororities and fraternities have to uphold certain rules in order to uphold expectations of receiving under the all-women’s average of citations. We as a chapter are currently on tier two and have given strict guidelines for how our members must proceed so that we go back down to tier one and then after a year hopefully be off the tier. We have told our members that they cannot go to bars at which the age is 21, they are not to use an ID that say they are older than their actual age, and they are to be out of the bars that allow people over the age of 19 at ten p.m. We as a chapter have also added numerous sisterhoods such as making tie blankets for the hospital and making valentine’s day cards for the nursing homes. We feel that we are providing alternatives on weekends that keep members away from the downtown area. We also have a full chapter 24 hour retreat coming up that we hope inspires our members to uphold all the standards of this women’s fraternity. We hope that they learn the value of sisterhood and the true meaning of being a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sisterhood and the life-long benefits that are available if a member so chooses to grasp them.
==Highlights of 2014==
At the beginning of the fall semester we were confronted with a challenge by being placed on probation from headquarters. Although it was difficult news to face, we have come together and are improving our chapter for the better. During this past year, we have had many achievements. First, as a chapter we have gone an entire year without getting any citations for underage drinking. We could not have done this without the VP of standards and their committee’s strict reinforcement of the laws and rules of Kappa. Our VPAE has also put in a huge effort in helping our chapter’s grades to improve. With informing the chapter of academic resources available on campus and also keeping the implication of weekly mandatory study hours. As an incentive and reward for good grades, members are encouraged to send pictures on recent A’s they have received during the week on tests and papers. At meeting each week a couple names are drawn of those members that sent in A’s, and they would receive a gift card. Rewards are also given out to people who get a 3.0 or higher, and for getting onto the Dean’s List.
As a chapter we are very proud of how successful our philanthropies have been. In the spring, we held Kappa Kones for the second year. This year we went to two different locations, one near the public library downtown Iowa City, and another in front of Hy-Vee, to raise money. We handed out ice cream to the public and face painted kids’ faces for donations to Reading Is Fundamental (RIF). In the fall, we held Kappa karaoke for the fraternities on campus for the second year as well. The guys formed groups to perform karaoke and competed against each other and raised money for the Iowa City Crisis Center. This has been a very fun philanthropy that everyone enjoys. Along with philanthropies, we have also done monthly sisterhoods to bring us closer together. These have included such actives as, a sushi social, big/little reveal, making Valentines cards for elders in nursing homes, making Christmas cards for a little girl on her last Christmas, doing a suicide awareness walk in honor of one of our recent graduates mother, and many more.
Along with being involved in Kappa, many members are a part of other organizations on campus.
Some include; being in additional fraternities such as Rho Lambda, Alpha Kappa Psi, and Sigma Alpha Lambda. Others participate in programs like Best Buddies, PAWS, Make a Wish Iowa foundation, University of Iowa Special Olympics student organization, and many other academic clubs and organizations. We also had a huge Kappa representation from each grade at Dance Marathon this year. Apart from these organizations, we have some members on clubs and athletic teams. These include the dance team, cheer team, track team, and club water polo.
As a whole, the chapter of Beta Zeta is a passionate, enthusiastic, and supportive group of girls. We are not just an organization, we are all sisters and friends. We are always there for each other through tough times and celebrating the good times. Each year we are fortunate enough to get amazing new members that have the same passion and ideals that our chapter shares. This year our recruitment chair organized another very successful year of recruitment which we pledged fifty new members including an exchange student from Australia for fall semester.
We hold our chapter meetings in our kitchen of our house since we have too many members to fit in our original chapter room. All of our members have the opportunity to live in the house if they choose to. We currently have 54 girls living in the house.
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