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'''West Virginia University Knox College established in 18671837, MorgantownGalesburg, West VirginiaIllinois'''

'''Beta Upsilon founded December 22Founded March 4, 1906 2007 - 12 Charter Members31 charter members'''

'''2,362 181 initiates (as of June 20152018)'''<br> ----'''Charter Members:''' Caroline Brooke Allen, Ama Gyamfuaa Awua-Kyerematen, Jessica Rosalin Chan, Jennifer Beth Davis, Miriam Gillan, Danielle Marie Goebel, Virginia Baker Graves, Devynn Elise Hawley, Carolyn Elizabeth Hill, Jacqueline Elizabeth Johnson, Sibel Karabeyoglu, Carly Rose Kauffman, Rebeccah Jane Lanni, Jacqueline Claire Lee, Meryl Hope Leventon, Katya Colleen Manak, Kathleen Elizabeth Manly, Maureen Erin McDonnell, Nerissa Florentine Montes, Lindsey Annette Murrell, Jennifer Elizabeth Nefzger, Alexandra Kristin Nicasio, Stephanie Catherine Osthoff O'Brien, Alisha Carroll Statsinger Oscharoff, Catherine Adeline Ray, Jasmina Marie Ruano, Paloma Romero, Hadley Reese Standring, Jessica Anna Elaine Strache, Leslie Grace Stubbs, and Dana Samson Tipson.   '''Convention Awards:'''<br>2008 New Member Program Honorable Mention <br>2014 Excellence in Chapter Management

== Some of Beta Upsilon’s Eta Kappa's Outstanding Alumnae: (If you have chapter alumna who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)== '''Fraternity Officers''' <br>

'''Fraternity Additional Outstanding Eta Kappa Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:''' <br>Louise KeenerJordan Nichole Newsom Leadership Consultant 2013-2014, 1956Standards Content Director 2018-2020 <br>Molly Anne Stein Chapter Council Adviser and Advisory Board Chairman of Eta Phi Chapter, comptroller at West Virginia University and honored community and business volunteer; Dr. Elmhurst College 2013-current <br>Kathleen Mary Louise Scholl, 1988Podlipni President of Chicago Loop Alumnae Association 2014-2015, developmental pediatric neurologistProvince Director of Chapters Epsilon Central 2015-16 <br>

Our Eta Kappa founders, Catherine Ray, Meryl Leventon, Stephanie O'''Other Notable members:'''Brien, Caroline Allen, Sibel Karabeyoglu, and Jennifer Davis believed in diversity and creating options for other women interested in participating in NPC Greek life. <br>

Edna ArnoldBefore their affiliation and installation as a chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma, dean of women at West Virginia for 16 years;Harriett Frenchour founders took the letters Tau Sigma Omega, honored law professor; Lynda TrollerTSO, former UPI photographer Margaret Buchanan Colesometimes comically called Tau Sigma Omicron. As the story goes, Phthese women met at Knox College's swimming pool where Stephanie O'Brien was employed as a student lifeguard.DThis is where the historic Alpha document was written., retired associate professor This document was approved by the Dean of mathematics Student Life and president of the West Virginia University Alumni Association;Constance Bailey (McLaughlin)TSO was officially founded on Thursday, Graduate CounselorMarch 10, 1941-1942; Margaret Miller (Copeland), Graduate Counselor, 1949-1950; Margaret Copeland (Bobby), Graduate Counselor, 1949-1951;Jean Bowling (Quenon), Graduate Counselor, 1951-1952; Barbara Sayre, Graduate Counselor, 1959-1960; Nancy VanDilst (Rice), Graduate Counselor, 1964-1966; Mary Lindsay (Woofter), Graduate Counselor, 1966-1967; M2005. TSO had also increased their membership to 10 women. Membership would continue to increase as their first informal recruitment event was held in the Fall of 2005. Linda Troeller, Graduate Counselor, 1971-1973; Elizabeth (Betsy) Klebe (Diedzic), Graduate Counselor, 1980-1982

The seven members By spring of the local2006, Kappa Delta, at West Virginia University in Morgantown were pioneers. They conceived the idea of petitioning TSO had been a Greek colony for a national fraternity even though there was much opposition year and indifference to fraternities for women by the faculty.Progress was slow, but with could begin the aid process of three resident Kappas, they finally succeeded in getting a charter from Kappa Kappa Gammanational affiliation.

Beta Upsilon Chapter was installed on December 22, 1906, by Grand President Mary Griffith TSO ultimately decided to affiliate with Kappa Kappa Gamma (Canbyand not with Kappa Delta), Pennsylvania, at the residence because of a local KappaKappa Gamma's dedication to leadership, philanthropy, who and scholarship. TSO felt privileged that their ideals were similar to open her new home those of Kappa Kappa Gamma's. The Knox Student Life Committee subsequently voted to her new invite Kappa sisters. After Kappa Gamma to join the installation of the 12 charter members, the baby chapter met for the first time, using the new gavel presented by Wooster, the sponsoring chapter. Two new members were promptly initiatedGreek community at Knox.

Phi TSO affiliated with Kappa Psi Fraternity opened its house for the initiation banquet and a “house party,” as the 13 visiting Kappas stayed there. The large living hall of the Phi Psi house presented a beautiful picture. Logs gave forth a cheery blaze in the great brick fireplace wreathed in hollyKappa Gamma on October 16, 2006 and Christmas greens hung everywhere. Red candles in crystal candlesticks accented the long banquet table, and bunches of dark red carnations, the flower of became the Eta Kappa Deltas, marked each placecolony.

At the time As a colony of InstallationKappa Kappa Gamma, West Virginia had been a degree-granting institution for 30 yearsthe women formerly known as TSO, but had been open were allowed to women for only 16participate in their first formal recruitment in the winter of 2007. During those years, enrollment for women had increased from three in 1890 Kappa Kappa Gamma accepted the invitation to 230 install its 132nd active chapter at Knox College in 1906Galesburg, Illinois. Alpha Xi Delta and Chi Omega had been Eta Kappa was installed on campus the preceding springMarch 4, 2007 by President, Denise Rugani, while Epsilon Chapter (Illinois Wesleyan) acted as Eta Kappa's installing chapter and key sisters.

Knox is consistently ranked in the top 20 liberal arts colleges in America. Most notable is its appearance in Loren Pope's book, ''Housing'Colleges That Change Lives'', where 40 schools are discussed that change the lives of their students through the students’ access to their PhD professors, an administration that is supportive of the Greek community, a high percentage of students succeeding in their graduate school pursuits, and other plaudits. Princeton Review, U.S. News and World Report and many other publications applaud this fine academic institution.

In the fall of 1907Knox is a private, Beta Upsilon attempted independent college committed to find a permanent meeting placethe liberal arts as the best educational preparation for life. A dormitory room The student enrollment in 2007 was rented for $10 a month1, but proved to be too expensive245, so of which 54 percent were female. More than 20 percent of the chapter met student body is Greek with five national fraternities and chapters of Delta Delta Delta and Pi Beta Phi founded in 1889 and 1884 respectively. Kappa Kappa Gamma was honored to accept the invitation of the homes exceptional women of town girlsa local sorority to affiliate with the National Panhellenic Conference Fraternity. These new Kappas were recognized for their philanthropic efforts on campus and in Galesburg.

The Kappas lived happily there until the property After Eta Kappa was soldinstalled, although the lease had two more years chapter did not hesitate to run. There the chaperone and the girls lived under the wear their new landlord’s strict rules until they longed for a house of letters while continuing their own. During the next four years, the chapter spent $8,000 earlier philanthropic work and recruitment but were particularly excited to partake officially in rent for a house at 230 Kirk Street, worrying all the time that it might be sold out from under themKnox College's Greek Community.

After being the first On a cold March morning, members of the women’s fraternities Eta Kappa took a Polar Plunge at West Virginia to rent a houseLake Storey in Galesburg, Beta Upsilon now became the first to own oneIllinois. With a loan from minimum pledge of $75.00 for the icy dip for the Fraternity Endowment Fund, pledges from alumnae, and Illinois Special Olympics. A photo of our team's plunge made it in the chapter savings account, a $16,000 house was purchased at 247 Prospect Streetnewspaper, just a block from campus. Chapter members lived there from 1930 to 1939The Register-Mail.

In 1937Greek Week began with Sunday’s Greek Olympics with stations set up throughout campus. Monday was Trivia Night, Clara Owhich had a large turnout. Tuesday was devoted to philanthropy with a blood drive. Pierce, Ohio State, Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Executive Secretary, Philanthropy actually went on all week with donations being accepted for The Boys and Margaret Reed Baker, Akron, Kappa architect, came to Morgantown to look into Girls Club with each Greek organization earning points for the possibility amount of building a new supplies and modern home money donated. The Greeks were able to raise $125 for The Boys and Girls club as well as boxes of school supplies. On the chapter. In 1938evening of Thursday May 8th 2007, a lot the Gizmo on the campus of Knox College was purchased across packed with excited sorority and fraternity members clad in neon green shirts which read, “Greekalodeon,” the Greek Week theme. Members had gathered to watch the street from popular Greek talent show and find out the house they ownedwinners of Greek Week. The alumnae were very involved show was filled with a variety of acts including Kappa Kappa Gamma’s singers and interesteddancers playfully mocking Knox Greek organizations to much applause. Just as construction startedAs it would turn out, the man in charge of chapter skit would win the stone work met with an accidentaward for funniest performance. At the insistence Many of the Morgantown architectGreeks present were happy for such a relaxing and fun week, a local alumna promised to oversee the work especially since there were previous tensions and took a course difficulties in stone masonry in Pittsburghthe Greek community the past year surrounding local greek colonies affiliating with NPC or IFC organizations. She practically lived at the new building siteOverall, supervising every bit of the constructionKappa Kappa Gamma came in 3rd place with 122 points.

Again, The last three weekends of October 2008 were spent by having the women of Pi Beta Upsilon was first—the first sorority on Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma taking a twenty minute drive north of campus to build scare the pants off people. The two sororities tried something new for the both of them - a housejoint philanthropic venture. Members moved into We believed that since both of our organizations were founded “up the upper floors on September 15road in Monmouth", 1939and with both of our national philanthropies being geared toward literacy, while the lower floor was being finishedit would make for a great pairing. Everyone shared the excitement of getting The women joined together at the workmen out Country Corner Farm Market and Pumpkin Patch to work the decorators in corn maze by either welcoming victims with the furnishings in time to carry out plans for a formal housewarming on Founders Dayprovided scary story or by actually scaring the people inside. They proudly welcomed 300 guests to Afterwards the proceeds from the new three-story Colonial house with ticket sales were split up among the Kappa coat-of-arms beautifully displayed organizations based on a chimney above the side porchhow many hours each worked. All our proceeds went to Reading Is Fundamental.

On the evening of October 24th, 2008, the ladies of the Eta Kappa chapter brought students, parents, and other members of the Greek community together for their second annual “Win-A-Date” event. $1,856.15 was raised to support Girl Effect through BRAC programs for Safe Spaces and Small Loans for Teenage Girls in Tanzania. The chapter’s financial problems evening was the culmination of a week of fundraising through change wars between Greek organizations on campus. The two members from each of the social Greek organizations Kappa Kappa Gamma, Delta Delta Delta, Pi Beta Phi, Phi Gamma Delta, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Beta Theta Pi, Sigma Chi, Sigma Nu, and colony, ATP, as well as from the Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity and Sigma Alpha Iota Music Sorority volunteered to be hosts and hostesses for the dates. Local businesses donated dinner, movie, and bowling certificates, which were given as prizes to the winning bidders and their dates. Among the manygenerous donations made that evening was one exceptional date that sold for over $230. Eta Kappa members felt a special connection to this particular cause not only as women, but also from the personal experiences of its members. One active’s travels to Uganda inspired the first Uganda Initiative event in 2007. Another member, studied abroad in Tanzania in 2007. With this in mind, Eta Kappa chapter carried on was inspired by renting Girl Effect and finally selling was proud to support the old house, education and seeing that alumna members paid their pledgesempowerment of women internationally.

'''Traditions In May of 2009, Sigma Chi and Honors'''Kappa Kappa Gamma co-hosted an ultimate frisbee tournament to raise money for the FISH Food Pantry. Proceeds from the event were donated to the pantry that provides families in need with enough food to feed them with three nutritious meals a day.

Alumnae living in Morgantown have had a good relationship with the active Eta Kappa chapter during the years, and are very loyal. The alumnae of Kappa Kappa Gamma brought 14 Greek organizations and active chapter occasionally meet students togetheralong with 35 businesses from Galesburg on Friday, and October 16, 2009 in the early years Gizmo for the alumnae were always welcomed to special Sunday teaspurpose of raising money for Valhalla Experimental Station in Guatemala through their 3rd Annual Win-A-Date event. The Kappa mothers total amount of money raised for Valhalla was $1227.56. Previous to the actual event, the chapter fundraised through change wars again, as jars for the president of each Greek group participating was at a table in Morgantown have also been most helpfulSeymour Hall during meals. Mother’s Day is always celebrated The president’s jar with the most money earned the title of the “ultimate date” and received the biggest gift certificate received through donation from a tea local Galesburg business. Gift certificates for in-town local Galesburg businesses such as Q’s Café, Kaldi’s, etc. were auctioned off as date packages with optional Greek male and out-of-town mothersfemale hosts/hostesses.

Another early tradition that kept During the May 2010 Knox Greek Week, Eta Kappa ties unbroken was the annual breakfast Chapter had members win two very distinguished awards at the beginning Greek Banquet: Adviser of the commencement seasonYear Renee Tadie (ABC/CCA/VPS Adviser from 2007-2010) and Emerging Female Greek Leader Emily Putnam. Alumnae gathered to reminisce and exchange news, and Raise the seniors were their guests.Roof!

The chapter has always held a prominent place on On Thursday, October 28, 2010, the Business Club’s Halloween Crafts Day provided an opportunity for Knox students and children from the campus in college activities, local Boys and Girls Club to bond over Halloween-themed crafts and ranks high in scholarshipgames. Beta Upsilon is the permanent possessor of the Aaron Arkin Scholarship CupThe multidimensional club along with members from Alpha Phi Omega and Kappa Kappa Gamma hosted 30 children, which had ranging from six to be won five consecutive times before retiring itnine years old. It also twice won the Alfred Jarrett Hare CupThe afternoon began with a game of freeze tag, followed by Duck, Duck, Goose and Red Light, which replaced the Arkin CupGreen Light. Refreshments were served.

Just as Beta Upsilon developedOn Friday, November 5, so did West Virginia University2010 the women of Eta Kappa hosted its 4th Annual Win-a-Date event to fundraise for the BeLikeBrit foundation. From 12 Kappas in 1906 According to 237 in 1930the organization’s mission statement, BeLikeBrit works “to serve the chapter grew to 981 children of Haiti by establishing a safe, nurturing and sustainable orphanage in 1973an environment where they can grow, learn and thrive. ” The university had 930 students in 1906; 3money the sorority raised went towards building a new orphanage. Before the event began,554 in 1930; the Greek men and approximately 15women that went with each date package were asked to describe their ideal date,000 in 1973including the place and atmosphere. The 10-block 1930 campus had grown Each also chose a runway song that played while they were onstage, several using the opportunity to a three-way divided campus covering 610 acres in 1973show off their dance moves. There Various date packages, such as gift cards to Jimmy Johns or Cherry Street Restaurant, were approximately 3,000 faculty membersauctioned off to the highest bidder.Beta Upsilon Chapter has also contributed Members of 10 different Greek organizations volunteered their time to accompany the Fraternity during those early years with 3 Field Secretaries; winner on each date. The successful auction raised approximately $1,850 dollars and six Graduate Counselorsthe event had a large turnout.

Louise Keener, who was comptroller at West Virginia, was the second woman to be made a member ==Highlights of Vandalia, an outstanding honor in West Virginia. She received the Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award for the field of business in 1956.2011==

Among other notable Beta Upsilons, one alumna served as dean of women at the University for 16 years; another was 2011 began with a UPI photographer covering the Olympic sailing events in Kielsuccessful formal recruitment. On January 23rd, Germany2011 we welcomed 11 new members. In addition to new members, one we welcomed a professor of law at Miami University and anothernew advisor after Renee Tadie, a graduate of the law schoolour outgoing advisor, received the Order of the Coifretired in 2010. Another early alumna was associate professor of Mathematics at Pat Kane began as the University and has the distinction of being the first woman to serve Standards Advisor in 2010, then our House Board Treasurer as well as president of the West Virginia University Alumni Associationour Event/Risk Advisor in 2011.

Beta Upsilon members are still being chosen When we returned for membership in honor societiesSpring Term, elected we had an informal recruitment. This gave us the opportunity to Phi Beta have four new members join our chapter. The pledging ceremony was held on April 10th, 2011. During that time, the new Chapter Council was installed. Their installation was quite special because this year marks the first time Eta Kappaheld the event, Kappa Kabin. Kappa Kabin is a weekend of bonding and being honored in dancing, swimming, speech pathology, audiology training for both the outgoing and morethe incoming Chapter Council. Many go on to post-graduate degrees.---------------------------------The previous information event was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976held at Stephanie Bailey’s cabin in Peoria. The information that follows Stephanie Bailey has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reportsour Finance Advisor & House Board Member since 2008, chapter meeting minutesour VPO advisor, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnaebegan her role as CCA/ABC this year. Amanda Crow, who was the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity ArchivesVice President of Organization at the time, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questionsheld the event.--------------------------------

==Highlights of the 1980s2012==

The highlight of 1985 was being the first sorority on campus to fill quota, which was raised to 41 this year. Since the number of girls rushing did not increase, it promoted more competition between the sororities. The main challenge during the year was to improve public relations, which we did with exchange dinners between the sororities, a We began 2012 by welcoming committee for a eight new Greek members into Eta Kappa chapter on campus to promote InterGreek unity. Our philanthropy this year was with Pi Kappa Alpha, to support Cerebral Palsya successful formal recruitment. Several members were inducted into Mortar BoardIn February, Phi Beta Kappa, Rho Lambda and other honor groups. One member was elected to we held our annual Reading is Key event at the Board of GovernorsGalesburg Public Library. In 1988 Beta Upsilon came out on top during rush with March, we celebrated the number one quota fifth anniversary of 64 bringing membership to its highest ever with 160 members. At Province Meeting the our chapter won scholarship and membership awards, and on campus, placed second in scholarship achievement, philanthropy and Greek Week which helped it was amazing to benefit the Morgantown Big Brothers/Big Sisters. A new philanthropy program was begun, The Kappa Kids's Club. Kappas visit the Children's Hospital at Ruby Memorial as volunteers and see just how far we haveve come in October held such a Halloween party for the young patients thereshort amount of time.

Beta Upsilon won first place After Spring Break, we welcomed back three of our sisters who had been studying abroad in the Mountaineer Week competition during the 1989-90 school year Spain and continued it's held informal recruitment, welcoming three additional sisters into our chapter. That month, we also elected our new Chapter Council, a group of strong and capable women who were installed in April. The incoming and outgoing members of Chapter Council participated in a weekend of bonding and training at our annual Kappa Kid's Club Kabin at the ChildrenStephanie Bailey's Hospital. Campuscabin (Finance Adviser & House Board Member 2008-current, VPO Adviser 2010-wide11, new identification cards have been distributed to fraternity and sorority members to use when attending Greek eventsCCA/ABC 2011-current). A new alcohol policy has been implemented campus-wide for Amanda Crow, Vice President of Organization held the fraternities, a challenge first Kappa Kabin in getting used to the new policy2011.

==Highlights of 2013==In 1990 Beta Upsilon started a new philanthropy of its own: See-Saw Athon. After making a creative see-sawFebruary, all campus fraternities participated we celebrated Academic Excellence month for the first time by see-sawing for 12 hours to raise money for collecting study tips and sharing them with the American Cancer Societycampus, promoting our academic achievements through social media, Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation and a Scholarship Fund started engaging in memory of a sister killed “Letters in a car accident that year. The new alcohol policy was implemented and successfully followed. The Greek ID cards were discontinued and orange stickers with the word “Greek” are placed on student ID cardsLibrary” competition. Changes on campus include By the colonizing end of Winter Term, our House Chairman and her committee finished an ongoing renovation of Zeta Tau Alpha our basement, and Sigma Eta Kappa celebrated a fun new wall color, waterproof floors, and the closing of Delta Delta Deltafurniture. In compliance with the Just before Spring Break, we initiated eight lovely new alcohol policymembers, a new non-alcoholic barbecue was held with Sigma Chisome of whom were elected onto Chapter Council just the next day.

The fall of 1991 Beta Upsilon Spring Term was voted Most Outstanding Sorority on campus, and bittersweet time for the second consecutive year captured the highest Grade Point Average Award among all fraternity/sorority organizations. The chapter welcomed Fraternity representatives who attended initiation of the new pledges in February. In addition us as Eta Kappa prepared to other philanthropies, members knitted blue toboggans (caps) for cancer patients at Ruby Memorial Hospital. The chapter fulfilled its goal say goodbye to have 75% attendance at Kappa functions18 graduating seniors, through coordination who comprised nearly half of various communication effortsour chapter. At Province Meeting in Chapel Hill, N.C., Despite the chapter won first place awards for Social Awareness and Financemajor loss, and Honorable Mention in Membershipthis dynamic group of women made sure to leave Eta Kappa thriving. This year, the first Sapphire Ball One way they did so was held by teaching us to honor the pledge class. In 1994 Beta Upsilon received honorable mention at the Fraternity Convention for its pledge membership live Kappa’s ritual daily in a new ritual appreciation program. Members regularly attend BADD (Brothers against drunk driving) as alcohol policies are strictly followed withing the fraternities.

In 1995the spring, a new philanthropy, Homerun Derby, was an outstanding achievement, taking place on we won the annual Greek Week competition as well as several other chapter awards at the softball fieldannual Knox College Greek Banquet. A new sisterhood activity, movie night, Afterwards we conveniently celebrated at our formal which was instituted held at the chapter house, helping new and older members become better acquainted. The goal Soangetaha Country Club this year was to increase involvement, spirit, moral to 90%. Continuing our winning streak, several members attended Province Meeting and to have 90% of brought home the chapter above a 2.5 grade point averageChapter Scholarship Award, as well as six honorable mentions.

In the Fall of 1997 we were voted Most Outstanding Sorority Eta Kappa focused on campus and captured the highest Grade Point Average Award among all sororities a new philanthropic organization during this time, selling friendship bracelets for the second consecutive yearVitamin Angels, which brings essential nutrition to at-risk populations. In 1998 the chapter received honorable mention at Convention for its Race Against Violence philanthropy and for its Alumnae/Active relationships However in continuing with philanthropic traditions, plus Most Efficient this year’s annual Reading is Key event had an “outer space” theme and Outstanding House Board award. In the fall the chapter hosted a successful Parent's Date Party to orient our pledges' parents with Kappa. The chapter continues to use was held at the newly implemented Rush policies focusing on communication rather than skits and decorationsDiscovery Depot in Galesburg.

The close of the decade found Beta Upsilon continuing In attempting to have the highest GPA on campus. The biggest challenge was participation, bond with members balancing studies each other and sorority eventsour sisters from Monmouth, but instituting Sister of the Week awards we joined Alpha Deuteron Chapter at Monmouth College for participating in activities helped turn a negative into a positive. tea party at the chapter is also the only sorority on campus who participates in all of the sororities' philanthropies. It raised $1Minnie Stewart House for an event fondly titled,600 in its 5K race which went to the Rape and Domestic Violence Center, the Children's Network and to the Melissa Blum Scholarship FundLoyal-Tea.

When we returned to Knox in the fall, we were pleasantly surprised that one of our advisers, Pat Kane (Standards Adviser 2010-current, House Board Treasurer 2011-present, Event/Risk Adviser 2011-14), gave our chapter house a complete makeover during the summer. We could not be more thankful for our new furniture, shelving, remodeled bathrooms, and countless decorations. Although Fall was an adjustment period for Eta Kappa due to the large change in our chapter size, our sisters bonded on a deeply personal level and found a new appreciation for the changing chapter. We began the school year with informal recruitment, during which our Membership Chair implemented a completely new system by creating bump and rotation groups. Our new system also incorporated the values of our ritual into the recruitment process. We recruited and initiated three lovely new members. In October, we were lucky enough to join Alpha Deuteron chapter at Monmouth for Founders Day. We visited two of our founders'''Housinggraves and shared a luncheon. For our annual Win-a-Date philanthropy event, we chose to donate our proceeds to an organization called Watts of Love, which brings solar powered lights to people around the world with no electricity. We were lucky to have the organization’s founder, Nancy Economou, at our event to speak about her incredible experiences with Watts of Love, and we ultimately raised over $2000 for the organization. Fall Term was big for Eta Kappa’s public relations:''' Owns their chapter Eta Kappa now has its own Twitter and Instagram accounts, and our Kore Groups are now utilizing our Facebook page and group to attend and support “Kappas on Kampus” events and clean the housetogether. At the end of term, we prepared for formal recruitment.

Participates in all other sorority philanthropies on campus. Rape and Domestic Violence Center, Children's Network, Homerun Derby, Salvation Army Clothing Drive, Ronald McDonald House, Rose McGill Fund, Mountainview Rehabilitation Hospital, visiting sick children as part ==Highlights of “Kappa Kids Club,” knitting blue hats for cancer patients at Ruby Memorial Hospital.2014==

During the month of March, Knox College's National Panhellenic Council (NPC aka Panhell) hosted its first annual Wellness Week, which included participating in a clothing swap with Knox College''Chapter Convention Awards:'''s other NPC sororities, Delta Delta Delta; Phi Beta Phi; and Alpha Sigma Alpha. Just before spring break, we initiated our 8 NMs, some of whom were elected onto chapter council the following day during elections, proving that our chapter nurtures leaders.

Most Efficient Our incoming 2014-15 chapter council started spring term off by participating in a weekend filled with bonding and Outstanding House Boardtraining at the Kappa Kabin. Kappa Kabin is a cabin that adviser, 1998Stephanie Bailey owns in Peoria and lends to our chapter to use for Leadership Day. The first Kappa Kabin was in 2011. That following weekend, we held a continuous open bidding (COB aka informal recruitment) event themed “Spring into Kappa." We welcomed 3 additional sisters to our chapter. Alpha Deuteron Chapter of Monmouth College again invited us to attend their Love & Loyal-Tea event around the beginning of spring term.

==Highlights Towards the end of 2000-2010:==spring term, we initiated our 3 new members, and said goodbye to 9 strong graduating seniors.

The chapter excelled Returning to Knox in September, Eta Kappa focused on building sisterhood and friendship. During Homecoming at Knox College in philanthropiesOctober, we held our annual open house for alumnae to revisit the only sorority house and old times. After Homecoming, we hosted a fundraiser, Save-A-Heart (a play on campus participating in all sororitiesthe former, Win-A-Date, Eta Kappa' philanthropiess annual date auction themed fundraiser). Proceeds benefited the American Heart Association. It placed first Also during this time, Knox’s National Panhellenic Council hosted its 2nd annual Wellness Week (although technically the week long was held a second time in the Delta Gamma Anchor Splash, first year 2014). This time we participated in yoga and indulging on desserts with our NPC sisters. Also in October and also in Phi Sigma Phantasiagood ole' Greek spirit, second place we participated in Sigma Chi's Chi’s Derby Days and third place in the TKE Feuda dessert pot-luck with Delta Delta Delta. The memorable activities of Derby Days included pumpkin carving and a talent show. It also claimed the highest GPA on campusProceeds from Derby Days benefited local non profit, Safe Harbor Family Crisis Center.

For the 23rd consecutive year Beta Upsilon held the title of best grades on campus in 2007. The chapter participated in spring informal Recruitment In 2014, Knox College, for the first time in five 20 years, opened the doors of Alumni Hall to faculty and staff since its closing. At Province Meeting the chapter won Best Overall chapterWomen's Volleyball, Risk ManagementWomen's Basketball, Scholarship and Best Advisory Board awards. It started Men's Basketball would similarly bring the experience of a new philanthropy called First Book and joined Kappa Alpha to hold first time in a Christmas Party for the Boys and Girls Club. This year the campus began restoring and remodeling older buildingslong time by defeating rival, enrollment on campus is grew and a new University president was installedMonmouth College. Go Prairie Fire!

==Highlights of 2011 –2019:2015==

Highlights (scholarshipDuring the year of 2015, honors/awardsEta Kappa has grown in areas that were once weak and continued a tradition ofleadership. In January, special eventswe held formal Panhellenic Recruitment. Thanks to the due diligence of ourMembership Chair and her committee, philanthropy we met quota and service projectsalso were given a quota addition. We wereimmediately able to hold a COB event in an attempt to reach total. We welcomed 9 new members to EtaKappa as our Winter Formal class, the largest new member class we have had in recent history.During February, etcEta Kappa joined Nationals to hold Academic Excellence Month. Different familiescompeted against each other throughout the month to see which family could accrue the most study hoursin order to win a prize. The competition was fun but it’s rewarding to see the bonds built from studyingtogether! We also raised funds for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation through our annual event, KappaKrush, which we table to have students and faculty send cans of Krush Soda to friends during the weekleading up to Valentine’s Day. Our annual Semi-Formal dance was also held in February at Cherry StreetGrill with the theme of “Every Kiss begins with Kappa”, it was a fun and safe event for all the Kappa’s andtheir dates.):

==Highlights In March, we ended the term in full force with the initiation of 2012==our new members, our annual Reading isThrough Key event at the year of 20112-2013 Breana Marquand and Lakyn Hose were awarded the Kappa Kappa Gamma undergraduate scholarship award from the foundation. If you would like the full list of each scholarship awarded Discovery Depot, which is hold as a way to all chapter womensupport Reading is Fundamental, please contact me. Kappa Kappa Gamma Beta Upsilon and electionsfor chapter won the WVU spirit stick for being very school spirited and involved on campuscouncil.

At conventionEarly April was a time for our officer transitions. Our annual event, Kappa Kabin, was held as a way tounite the new Chapter Council and create goals for the upcoming year. The Chapter Council for 2015-2016hopes to increase communication and cohesion within the council in order to grow to new heights withineach position. Following the Earthquake in Nepal, we partnered with the Pi Beta Upsilon chapter Phi and held a “Pi’s andKappacino” event in order to give funds to the Nepali Earthquake Relief Fund. This event was awarded very close toour heart due to the fact the one of our sister’s is from Nepal and there is a very large Nepali population onour campus. We were even able to raise $640! Our new philanthropy chair and her committee also created aLittle Free Library for local children with the idea of “take what you need, leave what you want”.Throughout the Most Improved Academic Excellence awardterm, we participated in various events that we have a tradition of being a part of such asGreek Week, Alpha Phi Omega’s Walk-a-Thon, and Tri Delta’s Kickball event for St Jude.

We had quite also hosted a few special events throughout Leadership Consultant in the year. We hosted a Chapter Founder's day, Senior Luncheon, Sapphire Ball, Spring Formal, and Parent's Weekend. We had a lot of philanthropic involvement this year. Every year we host Kappa Klassic for all the fraternities on campus were very excited to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. We also participate in every fraternity philanthropy on campus welcome Whitney back to remain very active in Greek life. We participated in Relay for Life, Dance Marathon for Children's Miracle Network, Alzheimer's Walk, and Greek Clean-up. our chapter!

Last The school yearwas finished off with our Formal, our chapter's goal which was to get back to held at the foundation about what Kappa really means to us Burg Bar and Grill and try to better the chapter by following the bylaws. One of the major challenges we noticed was with our policies and procedures were out of date. To overcome these challenges and we chose to reach out for help from chapter alumniannual Senior Sendoff event. We also kept a strong chapter council to help lead couldn’t be more proud of the chapter. When Hurricane Sandy came and wiped out a lot 10 Eta Kappa seniors who graduated inJune of cities and towns, we decided to help anyway we could. We donated toiletries, clothes, and other necessities to relief organizations in the New Jersey, New York area.2015!

==Highlights Over the summer, our Public Relations chairman worked tirelessly to update our website and worked withour Membership chair to design a great shirt for our Fall Informal Recruitment Bid Day. We also wear theseshirts to Pumphandle, an event our school holds each year prior to the beginning of 2014==classes starting whereall students, faculty, and staff meet on the lawn to shake hands.

Fall term saw lots of success for Eta Kappa. We had quite a few special events over the past year. In the spring we enjoyed held our annual Spring Formal most successful Fall Informal Recruitment and hosted Senior Send Off for our welcomed 4 new members graduating. We hosted Founders Day where sixteen alumnae came, which we thoroughly enjoyed. They shared their favorite memories and told us what Kappa means to themour chapter. In the fall, we participated in Formal Recruitment in mid-September. We also hosted a parent date party where we had a raffle to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. We are very involved in philanthropic work on campus. We host several events Our New Member Chairman held an amazing Bid Night event of our owncookie decorating, such as our annual Bowling for Booksgames, in which fraternities attending the Volleyball Game on campus participate to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. We also remain active in Greek life on campus and participate in every fraternity philanthropy. We also participated in Relay for Life, Dance Marathon, and Greek Clean Up. We recently worked with a local homeless shelter, where one of the Bartlett House. We had the opportunity to serve there by cleaning the facilities, tutoring and New Members wasplaying with children, filing paperwork, sorting clothes, and donating necessities. We are currently in the process of starting a Big Sis program ending it with the Bartlett House, which we are very excited about. It has been years since our chapter has had a newsletter, but our new Public Relations chair published movie night at the first Kappa Klippings for January-February 2015. We hope to continue this throughout the years to comehouse. Our registrar is creating a scrapbook for the school year, Vice President of Standards and we would like for this to become StandardsCommittee organized a tradition. We received a warning special Secret Standards event in lieu of probation, which was definitely a wake up call for our chaptermeeting. We are striving to get back This Secret Standardsevent was our annual trip to the ideals that Kappa was founded on, and we have seen tremendous progress. Pumpkin Patch! We are working together to enforce risk management procedurespicked out pumpkins, improve chapter managementsipped apple cider, and increase sisterhood. We have already seen enjoyed a huge improvementhayride, and we can't wait to see what this next year bringsended the trip riding on their mini cow train- an Eta Kappa favorite.

Our chapter prides itself on having also championed a new major philanthropic event called the reputation of being "Kappa Klassy." We are Kolor Run! OurPhilanthropy chairman worked tirelessly to create a service-oriented sorority, and we have maintained great relationships with all of Greek life on campus. We have a strong sisterhood fun event that is only increasing. Many chapters, including ours, are on a warning of probation. We are working together was accessible to change our chapter for the better, and other chapters on entire campus are as well. In mid-November, all Greek organizations on campus Wewere placed on a moratorium. This was spurred by the death of a fraternity new member in a fraternity related event. This fraternity had already lost its charter previous able to the death of the studentraise $470 dollars for OLE Nepal, but the University saw this as an opportunity organization working to rebuild Greek life on campus. During this time, sororities and fraternities were not allowed create access to engage education in social eventsNepal following the major earthquake there earlier this year. The only events allowed required approval by Student Activities at least 48 hours in advance. These We were mostly weekly chapter meetings and philanthropic events. Although also selected to for the Rose McGillHoliday program for the circumstances were unfortunate, this provided first time ! We raised money to buy Christmas gifts for our chapter to increase sisterhood become more involved a Kappa in philanthropic projects. We took this as an opportunity to improve need andwrapped the chapter gifts together as our Brunch Buddies event, a whole. We fulfilled the 2/3 requirement for a sisterhood new event our chapter implemented this year thatconsists of our members having brunch and performing a philanthropic event to be lifted from moratorium on Feb. 4service.

==Highlights At the end of 2015==One member from Beta Upsilon received an undergraduate scholarship from the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundationterm, and many we were able to initiate 3 of our members have scholarships through various other sources4 New Members after a successful InspirationPeriod. If you would like a full list Eta Kappa holds the tradition of each scholarship awarded having meaningful events during the inspiration period. Theremaining member was unable to initiate at that time due to the Women’s Soccer team making it to theConference final which occurred during our initiation. We are happy to all chapter womensay, however, please let me know.that Elmhurst Collegewas gracious in hosting our New Member and two of our active sisters and she was initiated!

We had numerous special events throughout Knox College was recently able to hire a new Greek Life Advisor, Eleanor Kahn. Eta Kappa was happy towelcome her to our campus, she has been very accessible and a great resource for our chapter. Our chapterhas also been very active within the past yearGreek community. In Currently, we are the spring we had most represented organizationin Order of Omega, a National Greek Honor Society in which two of our annual spring formalsisters, seniors MackenzieAnderson and we also hosted Cassidy Jones, hold the annual executive positions of President and Secretary, respectively. EtaKappa prides itself on being very well represented on Panhellenic Council as well. Senior Send OffEmily Powers isthe President of Panhellenic Council, honoring our graduating membersa high honor. In October we hosted Founder’s Day. We also hosted a Parent Date Partythe Spring, where the proceeds benefited the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fundour chapter received an All Greek Awardfor best Academic Program.

We are very involved in philanthropic work on campusEta Kappa has held itself to a higher standard than perhaps ever before. We are involved with Greek Life on campusAs a whole, our chapter has beenrefreshed and we participate in every fraternity philanthropyuplifted this year. We have even had It is the opportunity opinion of our chapter that officer transitions in April brought new life to our chapter as these officers began to participate work together in other sorority philanthropies as wellways that harnessed our potential. We also host our own philanthropiesOurmembers have been showing willingness to bring Kappa to new heights, such as Bowling explained through the many newendeavors throughout the year. It if for Books (spring philanthropy) this reason that we feel we have most triumphed in overcomingapathy and Hoops for Huggins (fall philanthropy). In the spring we volunteered quite a bit at the Bartlett Houseeagerly embraced new opportunities, which is a homeless shelter in our community. We have also continued has allowed us to truly live up to donate food the shelter this semesterKappa KappaGamma’s ideals.

Our registrar made a scrapbook for the 2014-2015 school yearAs mentioned above, and she presented it to the chapter Knox College hired Eleanor Kahn. She serves as Campus Life Staff in August. Our PR chair many roles, oneof which is continuing to make the monthly newsletterGreek Life Advisor, which members are enjoying. In August, we were told a position that ceased to exist for a year at our Warning of Probation would be extended. We have already seen so much progress in the chapter. We have placed emphasis on improving risk management procedures, chapter management, and increasing sisterhood. We recently won several awards at the Panhellenic Banquet. These awards included Maintenance of Fine Standards, Excellence in Risk Management, Order of Omega Award for Academic Excellence, Excellence in New Member Education and Retention, Greek Woman of the Year (President Ellen Walburn), and Outstanding Alumna of the Year (Whitney Hatcher). We also just had initiation this month, and we welcomed 45 new sisters into Kappaschool.

We have always raised money Traditionally we fund raise for our national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamentaland hold a major RIF event each Winter, which weupheld this year. Last spring we hosted Bowling We also fund raise for Booksthe Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation each Winter with our KappaKrush fundraiser, where fraternities on campus brought books to donate and their entry fee was donated to Reading which is Fundamentalalso described above. In October This Fall we hosted our first annual Hoops for Huggins. The money was donated were also chosen to participate in the Norma Mae Huggins Research Endowment FunRoseMcGill Holiday Program, which funds cancer research in West Virginia. we enjoyed so much!

An Eta Kappa tradition is to choose an organization to fundraise for each year that is near and dear to asister’s heart. In the past, we’ve supported sisters who suffered from Crohn’s Disease, a sister who has hadongoing battles with Heart Disease, an orphanage that a sister worked at personally in Botswana, and more.We chose raised funds for the Nepali Earthquake Relief Fund this year on two separate occasions, due to howclose the cause was to one of our sisters and the Nepalese community at Knox College. We paired in a newevent with Pi Beta Phi, Pie’s and Kappacino’s, in the spring. We also created another new major fundraisingevent, the Kappa Kolor Run, as a way to support replace an older, outdated event our chapter had held in the past.We raised over $1000 in the year 2015 for the Norma Mae Huggins Research Endowment Nepali Earthquake Relief Fund and were even able to meetthe Director of the organization. ==Highlights of 2016==  For the year 2016, Eta Kappa has evolved and grown, and continued a tradition of leadership. In January, we held formal Panhellenic Recruitment. Thanks to the dedication of our Membership Chair and her committee, we met quota. We were also able to add another new member through COB immediately following bid day. We welcomed 9 new members to Eta Kappa as our Winter Formal class, the same size for a new member class that we had in 2015. During Recruitment, we had our LC Ariel there to help us out. She was very helpful as we worked to make sure all chapter members understood the procedures for voting during Recruitment. During February, Eta Kappa joined the fraternity to hold Academic Excellence Month. Every member competed to earn points by sending pictures of themselves studying to their academic liaisons. A lot of members became very involved with it and it was great PR for Kappa on campus. The spirit of competition was fun, but it’s rewarding to see the growth in study habits that our VPAE was able to foster. We also raised funds for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation through our annual event, Kappa Krush, where we table to have students and faculty send cans of Krush Soda to friends during the week leading up to Valentine’s Day. We raised over $100 for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Our annual Semi-Formal dance was also held in February at Iron Spike; it was a fun and safe event for all the Kappa’s and their dates.  In March, we ended the term in full force with the initiation of our new members, our annual Reading is Key event at the Galesburg Public Library, which is our way of supporting Reading is Fundamental, and elections for chapter council right before the end of our Winter Term. Early April was a time for our officer transitions. Our annual event, Kappa Kabin, was held as a way to unite the new Chapter Council and create goals for the upcoming year. The Chapter Council for 2016-2017 hopes to increase communication and cohesion within the council in order to grow to new heights within each position. Accountability has become a main priority for the Eta Kappa Chapter Council. Throughout the term, we participated in various events that we have a tradition of being a part of such as Greek Week, Alpha Phi Omega’s Walk-a-Thon, and Tri Delta’s Kickball event for St Jude's. We also held an informal recruitment event, and we were able to get 4 new members, which brought us to total. We held our initiation at the end of our Spring Term to bring our chapter to 40 members right before our senior class graduated. The school year was finished off with our Formal, which was held at the event hall 156 Main and with our annual Senior Sendoff event. Over the summer, our VP Standards represented us at Convention in San Diego, CA. She brought back many ideas that other chapters have used to improve accountability as well as some good ideas for sisterhood events, Coming back for the fall, we did not hold an informal recruitment event because we wanted were above total. This was the first time in recent memory that Eta Kappa has been the biggest sorority at Knox. Since we did not have new members, our focus has been on improving chapter support and bonding as a whole group so we can successfully welcome new members in January. Our diversity chairman has put together many events to help us foster a better understanding of each other. Our chapter also championed a major philanthropic event for the second time called the Kappa Kolor Run! Our Philanthropy chairman worked tirelessly to create a fun event that was accessible to our entire campus. We were able to raise $430 dollars for the Alzheimer’s Association. We selected this philanthropy because two of our members have a local grandmother who is dealing with Alzheimer’s and we always choose a philanthropy that is near and dear to our members. We are there for each other to lift one another up and make the world a better place. We wrapped up our fall term with some membership workshops and the selection of day chairs for recruitment so that we can go all out when we return to campus in January for Formal Recruitment. Our chapter has also been very active within the Greek community. Currently, we are the most represented organization in Order of Omega, a National Greek Honor Society in which one of our sisters, Allie Whitehill, is the Vice President.. Eta Kappa prides itself on being very well represented on Panhellenic Council as well . Junior Maggie Brick is the Vice President of Panhellenic Council and served as the interim President in the Spring of 2016. Six of our national sisters were a part of the Women’s Soccer team that went to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history. We were all so proud to cheer them all on in their historic run to an undefeated conference season. This year, another sorority transitioned to a house this year. Now that Alpha Sigma Alpha has a house, every sorority on campus does. We hope this will help us boost interest in formal recruitment and allow all of the chapters to grow simultaneously. The Greek community has been working hard to come together as a whole and make itself a presence on campus that is seen in a positive light. As a whole, the Greek community has help more philanthropyevents than ever before. Our chapter has evolved as always, but our focus on academics has been rapidly improving. We had the highest sorority GPA for both Winter and Spring of 2016 and we are very proud of that. The academic excellence committee has been working hard and it has paid off. We have also been working on lifting each other up as women. In a world that sometimes pits women against each other, it is important to us that we as a chapter lift each other up and support one another. Many of our members were deeply saddened by the election results, but it has given us a new drive to stand up for womankind. Traditionally we fund raise for Reading is Fundamental and hold a major RIF event each Winter, which we upheld this year. We also fund raise for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation each winter with our Kappa Krush fundraiser, which is also described above. We also support St. Jude’s through Tri Delta kickball tournaments and the DHOP event, as well as Pi Phi’s Literacy Organization through Pie a Pi Phi.  ==Highlights of 2017==  Eta Kappa began the calendar year with Formal Recruitment, where we were happy to receive seven new members as our sisters, one of whom is a Kappa legacy. Our recruitment theme was The Wizard of Oz, which included the tagline “There’s No Place Like Home.” Our Bid Night theme was “Under the Sea,” subtitled “Darling It’s Better Wearing Our Letters.” Big-Little Reveal was done via matching socks between the pairs and was done before formal pledging on January 22nd. Our formal class was initiated on March 4th, with our chapter adviser and three alumnae in attendance. As it happened, initiation was the same day as our chapter’s 10th anniversary. As part of the celebration, Fraternity President Beth Black surprised us with balloons and cake during a visit at chapter on March 5th. Our academic performance winter term was phenomenal. We boasted an average 3.33 GPA among our members, which was 0.1 points above the all-women average and 0.2 points above the all-sorority average. Six of our members had 4.0s. Our winter semi-formal took place at 156 East in Galesburg, Illinois and had a 1920’s Kappa Kappa Gatsby theme. We were also proud to install a member from Alpha chapter into our own chapter during the winter. Spring term was especially busy for Eta Kappa, as we hosted “Wild for Kappa” informal recruitment events to start the term, and we welcomed four new members. Bid Night was “Under the Sea with KKG” and Big-Little Reveal was done by the pairs finding someone with a matching item, such as big holding cookies and their little holding milk, or a lock and key, etc. Formal pledging for the spring new member class took place on April 19th and they were initiated on May 20th. One alumna was in attendance. As part of our transition into a new Chapter Council, one of our sisters hosted an overnight Kappa Kabin on April 29th to allow the new CC to bond with each other and discuss goals for our chapter and ourselves. Our annual Reading is Key event took place at the Galesburg Public Library on May 20th, where we distributed children’s books to the Galesburg community and hosted craft tables for the kids. Our Academic Excellence banquet took place on May 17th. Professors that had significant positive impact on academics for our members were invited, where we celebrated them as well as the achievements of individuals in our chapter. 2 members were initiated into our campus’ chapter of Order of Omega. Nearly everyone Formal was at the Watson Legacy Center in Galesburg, Illinois Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to our nine graduating seniors with a Senior Send-Off, which featured letters written for and by seniors, and their graduation stoles were presented to them at this time.  Fall term has been incredibly busy for many individual members, as Eta Kappa is made up of a large number of fall athletes, who participate in soccer, volleyball, tennis, and cross country at Knox College. We are especially proud of our members on the soccer team, who made it to the NCAA Division III Regionals Tournament for the second year in a row! We were fortunate enough to invite two new members to our chapter this term through a continuous open bid process, and while they formally pledged on October 8th, they will join our new member class of winter 2018 for initiation due to conflicts between athletic schedules as well as complications planning initiation through another chapter, who was holding their initiation while finals were taking place at Knox. Eta Kappa attended a workshop for sororities hosted by the campus Greek Life adviser and Title IX Coordinator to discuss sexual assault and how we can effectively intervene when we see incidents where someone might be endangered or vulnerable. Two members were initiated into our campus’ chapter of Order of Omega, bringing our total number of Kappas in Order of Omega up to six. We were proud to host our annual Kappa Kolor Run on October 8th with Alpha chapter, which benefitted the Rose McGill Aid Foundation. We look forward to what the next year will bring to Eta Kappa and the Fraternity." Reading is Key: a community outreach event that seeks to distribute as many books as possible to children in Galesburg in order promote lifelong learning and literacy in accordance with the goals of Reading is Fundamental. Our philanthropies include, Kappa Kolor Run: an annual 5K in the fall, proceeds of which benefit a particular charity or service each year as decided by the chapter. For example, Kolor Run 2017 benefitted hurricane relief through the Rose McGill Aid Foundation due to the devastation of Texas, Florida, and Puerto Rico. Kolor Run 2016 benefitted the Alzheimer’s Foundation because two sisters had recently lost a family member to Alzheimer’s. Kappa Krush: sales of Orange Krush soda benefit the Rose McGill Aid Foundation annually. Brunch Buddies: recurring event every academic term where chapter members make something to benefit other organizations. Past examples include writing letters to our representatives or crafting cards for veterans. Pis and Kappacinos: a collaborative philanthropy event with the Beta-Delta chapter of Pi Beta Phi. Occurs occasionally when our schedules work together. In the past, this event has benefitted Nepal’s Earthquake Relief because at the time we had a sister that was Nepali. A charity that we benefit for this event is typically chosen with the Pi Phis.  Eta Kappa meets in our non-residential house for chapter at 320 W. Brooks Street, Galesburg, IL 61401. Pictured below is where we hold chapter, though it does double as a living room where members study and socialize. ==Highlights of 2018== For the year 2018, Eta Kappa has evolved and grown--continuing a tradition of leadership and starting a new tradition of inclusivity. In January, we held Primary Panhellenic Recruitment. Thanks to the hard work of our Membership Chair and her committee, we met quota. We welcomed 10 new members to Eta Kappa as our Winter Formal class, with the addition of two from the fall term COBs. Our overall theme for recruitment was “Key to Paradise” and recruitment was held over three nights rather than the usual four nights. The new members were welcomed into the house for Bid Night under the theme “How Sweet it is to be affected a Kappa.” In total, the four sororities saw an increase in potential new members which is exciting for the growth of our chapter. The new class officially pledged on January 28th with our chapter specialist and one alumna present.February was busy, starting with Academic Excellence. Eta Kappa joined the fraternity to hold Academic Excellence Month and every member in Eta Kappa competed to earn points by cancer (either sending pictures of themselvesstudying to their academic liaisons. A lot of members became very involved with AE and it was great PR for Kappa on campus. The hashtags #kkggenius and #kkgscholar could be seen all over Knox via Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. On February 5th, our Big-Little Reveal was held. To match bigs and littles, we put a curtain between pairs of socks and when the curtain dropped, each member found her match. Also during February, familywe raised funds for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation through our annual event, or Kappa Krush. Students and faculty sent cans of Crush Soda to friendsduring the week leading up to Valentine’s Day. We raised over $100 for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Semi-Formal dance was also held in February at Galesburg Civic Arts Center with the theme “A Night at the Musuem.”March came and we initiated our Winter and Fall term pledge classes on the 3rd. We then held elections for Chapter Council before the end of winter term. The weekend after spring break, Eta Kappa was fortunate enough to host “Behind Happy Faces,” a program that brings awareness to mental health issues. In early April, Eta Kappa held a leadership weekend with the help of our district specialist. The weekend consisted of old and new CC sharing ideas on how to improve our leadership within our Chapter. It was made a priority at this leadership weekend to communicate as often as possible with each other and our respective specialists.Reading is Fundamental was held on May 3rd at Steele Elementary School. This year, our philanthropy chairman coordinated with the school to have us read with the students during their usual library time. The event was a success! Kids were delighted when they found out they would be able to take a book--donated by Kappa--and a bookmark home. Formal took place on May 17th at the Prairie Players Civic Theatre with thetheme "A Night in Old Hollywood." May 26th we said goodbye to our lovely 10 seniors with our Senior Send-off Brunch.Over the summer, our President and Event Chairman represented us at the Convention in Denver, CO. They brought back many ideas that other chapters have used to improve efficiency and accountability within the chapter. Fall term is always a hectic time for Eta Kappa as our sisters are involved in many different organizations on campus. We had sisters on the women’s soccer team and volleyball team, student teaching and participating in Rep Term. We unfortunately were unable to get new members during fall term and instead focused on strengthening our sisterhood and fostering an appreciation for ritual. On November 3rd our major philanthropic event Kappa Kolor Run was held. This was our most successful philanthropic event to this date as we raised over a thousand dollars. Our philanthropy chairman worked tirelessly to put on this event and incorporated a silent auction, which was made possible by local businesses in Galesburg. She also changed the route of the color run to make it more of a community event than a Knox event. All proceeds were donated to the multiple sclerosis foundation. Each year Eta Kappa donates to a cause that hits close to home--this year we picked this foundation because our philanthropy chairman’s best friend was recently diagnosed with MS.We wrapped up our fall term by hosting an LC and attending a sexual assault workshop. Elections were again held for the new Exec Board, as Eta Kappa is moving towards the new pilot structure. Transitions will not happen until mid February. Our chapter has also been very active within the Greek community. Currently, we are represented in Order of Omega, a National Greek Honor Society in which one of our sisters, Megan Koluch, is the President. Eta Kappa prides itself on being very well represented on Panhellenic Council as well. Sophomore Danny Cerna Nunez served as Vice President of Diversity for the Panhellenic Council during the Spring and Fall terms, and senior Danielle Ellis is taking over the position for the Winter Term of 2019. Six of our sisters were a part of the Women’s Soccer team that went to the NCAA Tournament for the third consecutive year.As a chapter that prides ourselves on academics, we were happy to see our term GPA at its best in the fall with an average GPA of 3.34. Seven sisters made Dean’s List and three of those sisters had 4.0s. Our average term GPA was 0.16 points better than the all-Greek average. Due to our growing chapter, Eta Kappa is looking for a new place to hold chapters to accommodate our needs. At the moment, chapter is held at our non-residential house (pictured below) at some point 320 W. Brooks Street, Galesburg, IL 61401 at 5:00 P.M. on Sundays. ==Highlights of 2018== For the year 2018, Eta Kappa has evolved and grown--continuing a tradition of leadership and starting a new tradition of inclusivity. In January, we held Primary Panhellenic Recruitment. Thanks to the hard work of our Membership Chair and her committee, we met quota. We welcomed 10 new members to Eta Kappa as our Winter Formal class, with the addition of two from the fall term COBs. Our overall theme for recruitment was “Key to Paradise” and recruitment was held over three nights rather than the usual four nights. The new members were welcomed into the house for Bid Night under the theme “How Sweet it is to be a Kappa.” In total, the four sororities saw an increase in potential new members which is exciting for the growth of our chapter. The new class officially pledged on January 28th with our chapter specialist and one alumna present.  February was busy, starting with Academic Excellence. Eta Kappa joined the fraternity to hold Academic Excellence Month and every member in Eta Kappa competed to earn points by sending pictures of themselves studying to their livesacademic liaisons. Because A lot of members became very involved with AE and it was great PR for Kappa on campus. The hashtags #kkggenius and #kkgscholar could be seen all over Knox via Snapchat, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook. On February 5th, our Big-Little Reveal was held. To match bigs and littles, we put a curtain between pairs of socks and when the curtain dropped, each member found her match. Also during February, we raised funds for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation through our annual event, Kappa Krush. Students and faculty sent cans of Crush Soda to friends during the week leading up to Valentine’s Day. We raised over $100 for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Semi-Formal dance was also held in February at Galesburg Civic Arts Center with the theme “A Night at the Musuem.” March came and we initiated our Winter and Fall term pledge classes on the 3rd. We then held elections for Chapter Council before the end of winter term. The weekend after spring break, Eta Kappa was fortunate enough to host “Behind Happy Faces,” a program that brings awareness to mental health issues. In early April, Eta Kappa held a leadership weekend with the help of our district specialist. The weekend consisted of old and new CC sharing ideas on how to improve our leadership within our Chapter. It was made a priority at thisleadership weekend to communicate as often as possible with each other and our respective specialists. Reading is Fundamental was held on May 3rd at Steele Elementary School. This year, most people will our philanthropy chairman coordinated with the school to have us read with the students during their usual library time. The event was a success! Kids were delighted when they found out they would be able to relate take a book--donated by Kappa--and a bookmark home. Formal took place on May 17th at the Prairie Players Civic Theatre with the theme "A Night in Old Hollywood." May 26th we said goodbye to our lovely 10 seniors with our Senior Send-off Brunch.  [[File:[[File:Example.jpg]]]]==Highlights of 2019== In January we held Formal Recruitment with the theme based on the Disney Pixar movie “Up” and were very excited to gain 10 new members. The theme of Bid Night was “Beyoncé” and was full of laughter and chatting and getting to know our soon-to-be-sisters.  February kicked off our Academic Excellence month during which members are encouraged to promote our value of academics by getting together with sisters to study and share photos while doing so with the hashtags “#kkgenius” and “#kkgscholar.” Our new members found out who their Big sisters would be at our Big-Little Reveal on February 2nd. We held our Semi-Formal dance on February 9th at the Visions Venue in Galesburg. Also in February, we diverged from the old Kappa Krush fundraiser and started selling Kappa Kards to raise money for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. We handmade the Norma Mae Huggins Research Endowment Fund’s purposeKards with witty Valentine’s Day sayings and even some with “Galentine’s Day” and other nontraditional Valentine’s Day cards for Knox students to give to their friends and loved ones. In March we held our first Diversity Dialogue which is very important to our chapter in order to ensure that Kappa is a safe place where everyone should feel welcome and included no matter who they are. We discussed difficult questions about race and socioeconomic status as well as ways for sisters with significant privilege to use that privilege to advocate for others who weren’t born with that same advantage. Greek Week, a week promoting collaboration and support across all fraternities and sororities on Knox’s campus, took place April 28th-May 4th. At the Greek Week Banquet, Eta Kappa was presented with the awards for Best Philanthropy, Best New Member, and Sorority Member of the Year. On May 11th we had our Formal dance which had the theme of “Light Up the Night.” On May 17th, we had the Reading is Fundamental event at Steele Elementary in which the students made bookmarks, received books and other school supplies, and read aloud their own short stories that they had written for class. On May 18th, we said goodbye to our lovely seniors through our Senior Send-off Brunch. On May 19th, we conducted a Hygiene Drive in which we had a table outside of Hy-Vee and collected cash and product donations. We raised over $200 in cash and filled two laundry baskets full of hygiene products such as soap, hair products, shaving products, deodorant, menstrual products, and dental products.  On September 12-15th, one of our sisters attended the Leadership Conference in Ohio and brought back lots of insight from what other chapters do and how we can make Eta Kappa more efficient in some ways. Starting in August we had many athletes arrive on campus early to begin their seasons. We are very proud of all of our sisters who are involved in extracurriculars such as the dance group TERP, Honor Board, Study Abroad (we have one sister who was in Germany for fall term), and research projects.

==Highlights We kicked off the month of October with Informal Recruitment on the 3rd through the 5th during which we gained 1 new member. We then, through COB, gained another new member and are very happy to have 2 new members who are already contributing so much to Eta Kappa. Also in October, we hosted an incredible Leadership Consultant, Emma Schlenker, who, among other things, helped us get ready to select a new executive board through our newly assembled Nominating Committee. Also in October, at a Chapter meeting near Dia de los Muertos, one sister prepared a highly interesting and informative presentation about the holiday and the 2020s:==history of its celebration to share with all of our members.

(To be filled out On November 2nd, we hosted a Homecoming open house for our Alumnae who returned to campus for Homecoming Weekend. We mingled and listened to their stories of their time in Kappa while at Knox. On November 9th, we held the Kappa Kolor Run through which we raised over $600 for the Hirshberg Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research. Two of our sisters have been deeply impacted by the chapter Registrar)Highlights (scholarshippancreatic cancer in their loved ones so this cause was very close to home for our Chapter. Later this month, we had a Diversity event in which sisters took turns sharing about themselves, honors/awardsat whatever level they were comfortable with, special eventsusing a cord that they rolled up as they spoke in order to give everyone the same amount of time to talk. Lastly, philanthropy we installed our new officers at the last Formal Chapter meeting of the term and we are all very excited to take our positions and service projects, etcrun with them going into 2020.):