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The overall nature of the chapter is supportive, loyal, academically driven and diverse.
==Highlights of 2014==
Scholarship: VP Academic Excellence was able to announce Gamma Gamma received the highest all-sorority grade point average for Spring 2014 (3.545) which was slightly higher than the all-sorority GPA (3.4569)
Group honors/awards: Whitman College Academic Excellence for a Sorority.
Province awards: Philanthropy Signature Event Award: Chapters with Fewer than 130 Members
Traditions: We held our annual philanthropy event, Mr. Whitman, on October 31, 2014 this year. The theme was "Ghostbusters." Founders Day was celebrated on November 8th, 2014 at GAC, Four Kappa Saturdays were held at our local Walla Walla Library where Kappas crafted with local children from the immediate community. Pumpkin carving took place on October 23, 2014 and not only served as a sisterhood event but doubled as our annual Big/Little Reveal. Our annual holiday dinner took place at a senior Kappa's off-campus house where we had one of many candle passes. Every Sunday near the conclusion of chapter we have one to two "senior spotlights" where seniors tell stories about each other as a way for younger members of our chapter to get to know about older members. Every Sunday we also have study hours reserved for Kappas only at Penrose Library from 1-4 p.m. At the end of the semester our VPAE randomly selects two ladies whom frequently visited study hours to receive a gift card.
Special Events: Our event chairman held the 2014 spring Sapphire Ball (our Kappa formal event) on April 26th, 2014 and again for the 2014 fall semester on October 18th, 2014. Our annual Senior Soiree was held at Angela's house on May 8th, 2014 as current actives, advisors and our local alumnae transitioned the graduating actives into alumni. Each Kore Family bought the senior(s) in their family gifts, wrote letters and purchased flowers.
Philanthropic involvement: On October 3rd, Gamma Gamma joined the Delta Delta chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta at the local nursing home, Odd Fellows, to put on a carnival themed day of interaction and friendship. Kappa helped set up and clean up. The 2014 Mr. Whitman brought in $20,000 for the Children Home's Society, a local organization in Walla Walla.
Chapter goals: Encouraging attendance at study hours, sisterhood events, chapter etc.
Challenges: Our chapter experienced troubles relating to our formal fall recruitment shirts which featured dream-catchers. We also had an issue with lack of confidentiality which led to a campus-wide awareness of potential "cultural appropriation" of the design. Right before the pumpkin carving sisterhood event/big and little reveal one of the bigs decided she was inept to handle the responsibilities.
How challenges were overcome: Our Membership Chairs met with CC and our advisors as well as Director of Student Activities on campus and the Native American club to work out how to incorporate dream catchers and Washington state history into Kappa's recruitment. Chapter Council brought in the alleged girls who breached confidentiality into Standards. For big/little reveal, a sophomore agreed to take on another little in lieu of the original big.
World/local events our chapter participated in: Volunteered on early Saturday mornings working booths for Walla Walla Children Home's Society Fun Runs in town. CHS was the Mr. Whitman charity this year. Whitman College has an annual Power and Privilege symposium where a couple Kappas presented in presentations such as: "Greek Power."
Whitman College recently hired a new President for fall 2015. Her name is Dr. Kathleen Murray and she recently served as Provost, Dean of the Faculty, Music Professor and former acting President of Macalester College. This past fall recruitment period of 2014 saw the highest number of women participating in recruitment (150 compared to 135) and highest percentage of women in a sorority on campus (45%.) Women's lacrosse also became a varsity sport on campus. Our current President George Bridges installed a program named "Think About It" an in-depth awareness look about sexual harassment on college campuses that Gamma Gamma chapter will soon be participating in.
Gamma Gamma strives to be supportive, caring, involved on campus and in the community, quirky, united, fun, sparkly-sapphires, passionate but most importantly realizing individuals come from diverse backgrounds and using each member's individual strengths to better Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Gamma Gamma holds chapter meetings in our chapter room in Kappa section of Prentiss Hall, a first and second-year all women dormitory on campus. Our facility is rented from Whitman College. Gamma Gamma has been using Prentiss residence hall to house active sophomores. Typically about 25 sisters can live there. The chapter rents from the college. Kappa has been housed there as far back as our archives go.
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