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community. In a place as isolated as Walla Walla, Gamma Gamma chapter hopes to help
support the success of community members in their quest for higher education.
==Highlights 2016==
The year 2016 has been an exciting one for Gamma Gamma. Most of this has been centered around the success of our major philanthropic event, Mr. Whitman. This year, Mr. Whitman broke its fundraising record and raised over $50,000. This money will be used to fund mental health care professionals at a local clinic that serves underprivileged public school children. One aspect of this event this year that was unlike the past was the role of our community outreach. We worked hard to establish a relationship with the school that the clinic serves by doing things such as chaperoning their school dances and helping sponsor their school play. Additionally, the wake of the 2016 presidential election there has been a great deal of discussion regarding the rights of women and the protection of those rights. Gamma Gamma has worked to support these conversations and translate them into action. Further, one challenge that Gamma Gamma faed this semester was regarding our role on campus. There has been ongoing debate regarding the merits of the Greek system and the women of Gamma Gamma have been and are working toward proving the substantial worth of the Panhellenic system.
This most recent semester on campus has seen some abnormalities, rendering the overall campus climate as somewhat melancholy. However, these actions have jump started an activist sentiment that has wormed its way into the hearts of many Whitman College students. Our chapter grew substantially through the recruitment process. The women of Gamma Gamma have demonstrated great success in academics, community-building, employment, and more. Gamma Gamma presents a moving slice of the Whitman College student body, somehow managing to epitomize the values of Kappa Kappa Gamma as well as the character of the greater college.
Chapter Philanthropy:
With our event, Mr. Whitman, our chapter has typically changed the receiving organization each year. As previously mentioned, this year Gamma Gamma chose to raise money for a local clinics that provides free health care for underprivileged students. The Health Center at Lincoln High School seeks to change the way we understand and treat behavioral issues in students. The funds from Mr. Whitman specifically went to fund the expansion of the mental health care side of the Health Center’s operations.
Our chapter selected this organization because of its relationship to the community. We wanted to form and improve relations with the community and saw this as an important and powerful first step. By building these relationships, Gamma Gamma is better able to help the community that we are vividly a part of.
Chapter Facility:
Our chapter meets in the designated area of the all-female residence hall on campus, Prentiss Hall.
Gamma Gamma has a particular section of the building that is for our use and regulated by college policy.
All meetings take place here and it is also home to the sophomore pledge class.
Oral History
Are there any current members, alumnae or advisers from your chapter that you recommend for the Fraternity’s oral history project? We are looking for Kappas with stories to tell – funny chapter memories, great professional achievement stories, heartwarming stories of how Kappa has helped them, etc.
The figure that most comes to mind is our chapter adviser, Jen Mallo. Jen’s stories about her Kappa days provide endless joy at our Chapter Council meetings. With her young family Jen could be a great extension of what life looks like after college while still actively participating in Kappa.
==Highlights of 2020s:==
