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During the last part of 2014 the new chapter council and members have rededicated themselves to upholding the values of the University and Nationals and it continues to be a work in progress.
==Highlights of 2015==
This previous calendar year in the Gamma Chi Chapter has been extremely productive and eventful. We have carried our goals from semester to semester, referring back to them in everything we do from sisterhood event planning to attending weekly Chapter meetings. Our members have been focused on pursuing the Kappa values in every aspect of our campus life. The Spring semester of 2015 was a time dedicated to defining our goals, and establishing how we were going to achieve them. Some big events of this semester included a chapter wide Sisterhood Event in March where we had a Leadership Consultant and Kappa Trainer work with us on establishing what values we are most proud of, and what we want to work on in the future. Within Chapter Council we made the decision to add the position of Chapter House Chairman so we could have a person dedicated to planning our event spaces and be in charge of the Storage Unit that holds all of our historic memorabilia. We had a large number of our members abroad this semester, and we were so proud of them as they both physically and symbolically wore their Kappa letters abroad.
We started off the school year with a values based recruitment, initiating 55 members on the formal initiation date of November 21st. We were so proud to welcome these new members into our chapter, as the values-based recruitment allowed us to bring in new members that exemplified all the values we were looking for, including academic dedication, campus involvement, and girls with genuine, sisterly attributes. We have been getting to know these new members through Sisterhood Events, such as our Zumba Event in October, where we had a chance to get to know the new members while also getting some exercise and spending time with our old friends. We also had a Sisterhood Event in November that was a Holiday-themed Bowling party, where we could take a break from finals preparations to spend time bonding with our fellow sisters.
The close bond we have been fostering really became evident when we gathered outside Whole Foods to host our Kappa Kappacinos fundraiser. A group of sisters spent the day selling baked goods to locals in order to raise money for our philanthropy Reading is Fundamental. After selling countless brownies, cookies, and coffee, we were able to raise 260 dollars. In addition to our own philanthropy, we have played an active role in the philanthropies of others such as Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, as well as Delta Tau Delta’s Taugate.
We have had many campus representatives from organizations on campus make presentations to us on topics that are very relevant within Greek Life across the country. We had a Sexual Assault and Prevention Workshop as well as a workshop on Alcohol Safety. These workshops were very important to us as we learned how to take care of ourselves on campus, and learn how to best help our fellow sisters. Outside of Kappa related business we have been so proud of our sisters for achieving their goals this year, from amazing internships within Washington DC to our senior’s acceptance into Grad programs. Some of these include acceptance into Sciences Po. Masters program, involvement in GW Globe Med, an internship at the Peace Corp., running a marathon, and involvement as the president of GWU Best Buddies.
Our Chapter Council has been extremely dedicated this year, making a change from our usual one-hour council meeting, to a more comprehensive two-hour weekly meeting where we were given the opportunity to cover more topics and make sure all chapter council members understand their weekly tasks and can help one another with the completion of these. Chapter Council worked extremely hard on their Action Plans over the semester, and made sure they achieved all their goals. We were so happy to elect a new Chapter Council in November, and we feel as if this new Council will make an extremely successful transition. To help ensure that the new sisters of Chapter Council were adequately prepared for their new positions, we held a two-hour Leadership Day where the Outgoing Chapter Council trained the new Chapter Council. During these two hours, new Chapter Council members met with the outgoing officer of their position, as well as their advisor. Both the outgoing officer and advisor served as a mentor for the incoming officer as they showed her how to navigate the Kappa website, as well as where to locate any resources she could need throughout the duration of her time on Chapter Council.
The Gamma Chi chapter looks forward to upholding the values of Kappa Kappa Gamma and will continue to move in a positive direction meeting our goals as a chapter.
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