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== Highlights of 2017 ==
2017 was a year of tremendous growth and productivity for the Zeta Psi chapter at Wake Forest University. Zeta Psi’s dedicated Chapter Council provided strong leadership and support for members as it took great strides to improve the chapter.
Zeta Psi was very successful in its various philanthropy efforts throughout the spring and fall semesters. In April, we hosted our annual Kappa Kaddies golf tournament and were able to raise $6,536 for Brenners Children’s Hospital in Winston Salem. In the spring we also raised $400 for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation through our yearly Kappa Kisses philanthropy event. Following the devastating aftermath of hurricanes Harvey and Irma in the fall, Zeta Psi’s philanthropy chairman organized a fundraiser to support victims of the hurricanes, which raised over $300. In October, the chapter also hosted its first annual Kappa Kickball event to raise $520 for RIF. We are looking forward to continuing to grow this event in the coming years. In addition, the chapter also donated a number of books to local elementary schools on behalf of RIF.
Our chapter also made a huge impact on Wake Forest’s Panhellenic community this year. Zeta Psi had members holding the majority of positions on the Panhellenic Executive Board, with one member serving as Vice President of Finance, one serving as Vice President of Civic Engagement, and one serving as Assistant Vice President of Membership. One of Panhellenic’s largest philanthropy events, the annual Breast Cancer Fashion Show, was co-chaired by two Kappas, in addition to having 4 Kappa committee heads and 18 Kappa volunteers on various event committees. In total, the event raised $4,100 for Susan G. Komen, nearly $1,000 more than previous years. We are looking forward to holding the majority of Panhellenic positions again in 2018, with 3 Kappas having been elected to the incoming Executive Board.
This year our education chair introduced new education programming and a number of exciting events, all of which were well received by members of the chapter. Zeta Psi significantly increased Senior Programming efforts by adding events for seniors such as a pizza making workshop at Mission Pizza, and a dinner at local favorite Village Juice, where seniors heard from the owner on her experience as a female entrepreneur. The event chairman also organized a senior gift, which included a cookbook with recipes from every senior’s mother. These new programs showed a major improvement in keeping seniors involved in and passionate about Kappa throughout the course of their last year at Wake. Zeta Psi also hosted its first joint Founder’s Day celebration with the local Alumni Association to celebrate Kappa’s history in October.
Zeta Psi has spent the last year significantly improving its social media efforts through the work of the Public Relations Chairman and her committee. We now have a strongly established presence on Instagram, Facebook, Tumblr, and VSCO, and continue to increase the amount of content posted on each page. We have significantly increased our number of followers on all of the aforementioned platforms. In addition, our website has been continuously upgraded throughout the year.
Other positive changes for our chapter included updating our Bylaws and Standing Rules to create a better attendance policy for the chapter. In addition, our New Member Chairman hosted the chapter’s first annual new member retreat with food and games to act as an icebreaker for new members. Our Marshal has worked hard to reach our chapter’s strategic goal of improving Zeta Psi’s knowledge of ritual by increasing the number of ritual reviews for the entire chapter, and the most recent member class in particular. She has also worked with the University to find a larger location on campus for our February initiation in order to make initiation run more smoothly. Our Reference and Membership Chairmen have also worked with the chapter to prepare for recruitment in the spring by implementing a number of recruitment workshops in the fall semester.
Our chapter meets each Monday at 7:30 PM in Pugh Auditorium, located in Benson University Center. Chapter Council meets each Sunday at 4 PM in the chapter lounge, located in Dogwood Residence Hall. Sophomore members are able to live in designated Kappa suites in Dogwood above the chapter lounge. Our chapter is enjoying our recently renovated lounge, which is a convenient meeting place for members and fun environment to relax with friends or to study with other members of the fraternity.
In conclusion, Zeta Psi is proud of the improvements our chapter has made this year. We are looking forward to continuing this progress in 2018.
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