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'''Founded as Beta Nu Mu ChapterApril 5, The Ohio State University1901'''

'''Founded October 124, 1888'''239 initiates (as of June 2018)

Dorothy Canfield FisherWilfreda Heald Lytle, 19481960; International author; worked tirelessly Regional director for Kappawomen's Dorothy Canfield Fisher Project activities for French Relief during WWIOffice of Civil and Defense Mobilization in Washington, D.C.Camille Perkins Lavington, 1994; International image consultant, author Barbara Lemmon Bartocci, 2002; Magazine writer; author; keynote speaker  

Anna Scott Morningstar, 1958; Public relations expert and owner of Morningstar Productions in New York City; active in women's Republican clubs ''Additional Outstanding Beta Mu Alumnae:'''

Letha Yurko==The Early Years (Excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity: 1870-Griffin, 1994; Orthopedic doctor 1976)==The frontier mining settlement of Boulder was still grazing land for wild game and hunting ground for the Arapahoe Indians when an act of the territorial legislature established the University of Colorado in 1861. It was not until 1877 that the university became a reality.

==The Early Years (Excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity: 1870-1976)1900s==

Beta Nu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma was By 1901 the first campus had grown to a half dozen buildings, including a "Cottage Number One for Women, with Boarding Table". There were four national men's fraternities and two women's fraternity founded at Ohio State University. A Columbus newspaper dated October 12local group, 1888the Althea Society, rejected by Kappa Kappa Gamma in an early petition, reported: "The organization was perfected at the residence inspired to two more years of Miss Bell Slade on Hamilton Avenue...'Nu' is the name of the chapter work to meet requirements, and the pin is a small enameled gold key inlaid with stones. The ladies believe they have good prospects for a flourishing chapter." The "Nu" finally was changed to Beta Nu so enthusiastically endorsed by vote of the 1890 Convention, to distinguish this Nu from Denver Alumnae Association that the usual inspection by Grand Council was waived- the Nu history of Franklin College, Indiana, which Beta Mu had lived briefly from 1879 to 1894begun.

Ohio State University was founded On April 5, 1901, 19 young women in long woolen skirts walked to the tiny train station on the prairie, nearly swooning with excitement as a result of the Land Grant Act train pulled in, bringing members of Congress approved by President Lincoln in 1862Sigma. It has grown from its original 311 acres and one building Kappa's grand secretary, May Whiting (Westermann), Sigma-Nebraska, was among the 20 who were to a campus of 2,555 acres with more than 123 buildingsinitiate Beta Mu's charter members.

In 1888 the university enrollment It was 225 including 30 womena glorious occasion. Men's fraternal organizations The other campus Greeks had appeared as early as 1878an afternoon reception, and there was a banquet at the Brown Palace in Denver. Initiation was at the home of Edith Delong (Jarmuth, Smith), a new member with a Pi Beta Phi mother. Chapters In 1974 a remarkable lady in Denver recalled clearly the events of other sororities were established following the installation . Nettie Schwer Freed at 93 was Beta Mu's only living charter member. She was a two-year president of the Kappa early chapter, and continued all her life to bring honor to Beta Mu. Another initiate, (Mabel) Mae Carroll (Fry), first president, was to figure long and prominently in 1903 chapter history. First meetings were held in her room at the first Panhellenic meeting cottage, or at the Delong home, but by 1905 the chapter was called by a Kappa and able to rent a Kappa, Edna Pratt (Brown)lhouse at 1221 University Avenue, which was elected presidentto be the Kappa house for nearly two decades.

Location Beta Mu's development paralleled that of the first chapter meetings is not knowncampus Panhellenic Society, but records show that founded in 1891 1903 as a member of the girls National Panhellenic Congress. For a time it was possible to pledge in September and initiate in October; then pledges were gathering in required to pass the home number of a memberhours necessary to stay in school. Finally Kappa and other national sororities set their own requirements for initiation, Sarah Elizabeth O'Kane (Raymond) at 215 West Tenth Avenuein line with those established by the campus Panhellenic.

In 1916, a small apartment 1914 Beta Mu was rented above Long's Book Store on North High Street hostess to the general convention at Estes Park and furniture donated by Columbus Kappas. During World War I male students who had not joined the service were required, as members of the ROTC Estelle Kyle (Reserve Officers Training CorpsKemp), to live in temporary barracks erected on the campuswas made grand registrar... Rather than close the Phi Gamma Delta house, the later she became grand secretary and grand vice president offered it to the Kappas. The few out-of-town members had already made arrangements and served as delegate to live in dormitories, so the house was used as a meeting place and for entertainingNational Panhellenic Congress.

The war period was one Routine and traditions were swept away by World War I. Fraternity houses became barracks and coeds volunteered daily hours of unrest on the campuswork. Many girls left school to fill positions left open by By Commencement, 1918, all able-bodied men who students had enlisted, been called to arms and others were on call the class history was delivered for nurses's training. the first time by a woman, Beta Nu and the Columbus alumnae collected clothing for chapter member Dorothy Canfield FisherMu's Dispensaire in France in addition to rolling bandages and knitting socks. The chapter pledged $500 to the YWCA. To raise the money the chapter made and sold sandwiches to the fraternities after Monday night meetings, sold flowers at football games, gave subscription dances, and performed many other small jobsKatherine Knisell (Cunningham).

==Highlights Despite curtailed activities the chapter was to play a major part in Kappa expansion in the west helping with the installation of Gamma Beta in 1918. In time, Beta Mu played a part in the 1920s==establishment of Gamma Omicron, Delta Zeta, Delta Eta, and Epsilon Beta Chapters.

After ==Highlights of the war, the Kappas and Delta Gammas leased and shared an apartment at Sixteenth Avenue and High Street. In 1920, a six-room apartment was rented at 24 Fifteenth Avenue. It was occupied by four out-of1920s-town members and a chaperone. A cook was hired and lunches served to town girls.1930s==

The Beta Nu Building Association was formed in 1921 and in September, 1922, Dreams of a house was permanent home began to take shape by 1920 when lots were purchased and plans made for the present house at 1134 University Avenue at a cost of $1221,000. Mae Fry,360 at 90 Thirteenth Avenueone time a member of the Colorado legislature, was president of the first to be owned by a women's fraternity at Ohio State. It had three bedrooms newly formed Building Committee, supervised house construction and a third-floor "dormitory." It was occupied by eight girls furnishing, and a housemothercontinued her interest in the chapter for many years.

With Others brought distinction at this time. Pattie Field was United States vice consul to the Netherlands (the second woman and the increase first from Colorado to be accepted in the number of out-of-town girls a larger house was soon needed diplomatic corps). Lucia Cassell Patton, illustrator, and Estelle Rust Dinwoodey, etcher, gained national recognition. Poet and one was purchased in 1926 at 84 Fifteenth Avenuescholar Irene McKeehan, the street which has always been known as "the gate to campusPh.D." The purchase price of $30,000 was raised with a distinguished professor of English at the help University of Colorado for over 30 years. Boulder resident Margaret Read has had a loan from the Fraternity. Ten girls long and a housemother used its one family-sized bathroom. A third floor with a chapter room eminent career as an architect and smaller rooms for initiation was considered to be very "posh," although fainting the Fraternity architect when property in Florida became Kappa's Hearthstone in the heat of initiation was standard procedure1938.

==Highlights Close to 75 per cent of Beta Mu's membership at this time was from Denver, the rest mainly from Colorado towns, providing a strong base in rush. Nearly every rush plan had been tried during Beta Mu's first 25 years and by the 1930s it had become a complicated system of summer parties and formal calls preceding the fall week of teas and dinners. Expensive decorations, costumes, and entertainment were required, and 1940s==rivalry was bitter.

In 1936,"...with the mortgage reduced and the income increased," to quote from the January, 1937, ''Banta's Greek Exchange'', the work of remodeling this former family home into a sorority house was accomplished. Once again, Kappa was first with Increasing membership called for a "real" sorority house. An addition provided housing for 15 girls, larger bathroom facilities, a housemother's suite with bathin 1939, a large living recreation room, larger kitchen which brought new informality to the Colonial structure. The Building Committee was now incorporated as the Beta Mu Building and dining facilities, a basement chapter roomAlumnae Association, and, included dedicated Boulder alumnae (association chartered in tune with the times, a parking lot in the rear1937) among House Board officers.

The World War II years brought dramatic changes of scene to the Ohio State campusIn 1939 Dr. Robert L. Class ranks were drastically disrupted as men elected to enter various branches of Stearns became the armed forces or were drafted into the serviceUniversity's sixth president and brought inspired leadership for 13 years. Joe CollegeHis Beta Mu family included wife (Amy Pitkin Stearns) and four daughters (Judith Stearns Caughey, Amy Stearns Goodell, with his broad-brimmedMarion Stearns White, flat top "pork pie" hat and "zoot suit" (featuring pegged trousers, long jacket with padded shouldersBarbara Stearns Wooten) . Dr. Stearns was replaced by a man in uniformkeynote speaker at the 1940 Sun Valley Convention, as the university geared to specialized training programs for the Army and Beta Mu enjoyed one of its finest hours by winning the NavyStandards Cup.

During World War II years Beta Nus who chose Mu instigated the equipping of all sorority houses as Red Cross relief stations, and limited social functions to continue their college careers filled their extra-curricular hours with letter-writing to friends buy war bonds. House decorations and sweethearts Homecoming floats discarded in favor of patriotic decorations for the student union. To provide for the service, knitting items in drab green which were requested by new Colorado University Navy schools an accelerated program was inaugurated. Students returned the government, tending Victory Gardens which sprang up in unlikely places in end of October with a civilian attempt to replace rationed weekend for rush and hard-to-get food products. Several Kappas participated on the War Entertainment Board, an organization second day of collegians who wrote classes for pledge day. Beta Mu sent gift boxes overseas and produced, sang and dance to Fitzsimmons Army Hospital in a variety show that entertained ASTP (Army Specialized Training Program), Navy V-12Denver, and Lockbourne Airbase trainees. Others were active SWAVes (a branch of during the Student War Bond Board), which sold campus drive for supplies for war stamps-torn Europeans, registered blood donors, sponsored classes for nurses first aid and first aidassembled the largest contribution.

College women wore knee-length skirts and "sloppy Joe" sweatersIn 1946 Nettie Schwer Freed, many after long service as a county superintendent of which had been spirited away from the closets schools, was, at 65, elected Colorado State superintendent of absent service-bound brothers and boyfriendspublic instruction. not only did coeds borrow She served until the men's clothing, they also took over as officers age of organizations that traditionally had been headed by men70 when she received a special citation from the governor. The 1944 ''Makio'' (yearbook) asked "Will they (the women) be willing to turn things back to the men when they return?"

Ohio State's wartime classes kept up their morale by contributing to a fund for During the 1940s Dorothy Martin, Ph.D., began a Victory Belldistinguished career, which would hang in a tower becoming professor and chairman of the stadium Psychology Department. In 1962 she received the Robert L. Stearns medal for superior teaching and be rung in celebration of future football victories at exceptional service to the Big Ten schooluniversity.

Kappa actives and alumnae also volunteered Enrollment had soared at USO (United Service Organization) canteens and the Kappa Service Women's Center in end of the Chittenden Hotelwar and Beta Mu membership changed to 49 per cent out-of-state girls. Numbers forced a simpler rush- ice water teas replaced elaborate entertaining. Panhellenic urged affiliation and chapters grew top-heavy with pledges. Increased officer and adviser vigilance were called for. A special upperclassman retreat for evaluation began then and became a tradition. It was one a difficult period but the chapter learned the art of 14 assimilation.  During this time the Fraternity-sponsored centers sprinkled across the countryCouncil acquired two more Beta Mus. Nola Dysle Havens was chairman Eleanore Goodrich Campbell served as director of the Columbus suite, which provided a lounge area for servicewomen to rest Alumnae 1948-52; and relax as they passed through Ohio's capital citydirector of membership 1952-56. Kappa projects supported the Nora Waln Fund for bombedJosephine Yantis Eberspacher was Fraternity vice president 1952-out families in England, and Columbus women spent countless hours creating baby clothes for layettes which were sent to Norway through the fund54.

More growing pains By Spring, 1956, the chapter was back on top, winning both the campus and Denver area Panhellenic Scholarship Cups, with the highest average ever attained by an organized group at Colorado University. At the 1956 Convention, Beta Mu was runner-up for pledge training, and two years later won the top award. The 1956 Convention brought about the purchase chapter its finest honor: Eleanore Goodridge Campbell was named Fraternity president. By now the chapter was providing room and board for its first foreign student, from Norway. Since then others from Sweden, Hungary, Austria, Finland, Germany, Greece, and the Netherlands have made Beta Mu their home for a year. With two rented annexes space was needed again, and by the sale of debentures to alumnae, another additon was made possible. Once again the house board was commended. The dedicated Boulder advisers, the two alumnae groups, and the Mothers' Club have together met every need of the chapter. Alumnae are kept abreast of active news by the news sheet, the ''Beta Mews''.  ==Beta Mu Honors== Beta Mu is versatile, represented always in class honoraries, campus productions and publications, and class and university offices. Four have been president of an old the Associated Women Students, four have been name outstanding senior woman. Prizes fill the trophy case, with grand prize for Homecoming house decorations three successive times. With 14 queens and attendants in one year, Kappa's yearbook page was titled "Home of Royalty." Beta Mu won the first Fraternity Appreciation Award at 55 Fifteenth Avenue the 1960 Convention. Another winner that year was Wilfreda Heald Lytle who received an Alumnae Achievement Award for her work in civil defense. Earlier she had been name outstanding woman of Delaware and had been a member of the state legislature. By now four Beta Mus had been graduate counselors: Elizabeth Irvin (Farris), Marjorie Cross (Bird), Elizabeth Nelson (Hutchinson), and Colleen Jacobsen (Voshall). Three had been field secretaries: Marjorie Cross (Bird), Ruth Wierman (Hamilton), and Judith Ann McCleary (Jones). Marj Bird has given outstanding service as scholarship chairman and worked as assistant to be used the director of chapters for an annex until money advisers. Anna Mitchelle Hiett Pflugh is Fraternity chairman of the chapter public relations program, chairman of chapter newsletters, and active chapter editor of The Key. In the face of ever crowded conditions a final house addition was made in 1962 which included 19 double bedrooms. Eighty-two members could now be raised provided for. ==Highlights of the 1960s== The changing climate of the 1960s was by now apparent and such factors as the war in Vietnam, the new student life style, and the end of restrictions on university housing combined to build create the chapter's greatest challenge. Within five years a decrease in chapter membership had created a house maintenance problem.  Since 1960 the Kappa Denver Alumnae Association has given an annual $500 graduate fellowship in honor of "Dream HouseGoodie" on Campbell. Recently the association has donated $1,000 to the new sitephilanthropy program for undergraduate scholarships, in honor of Marion Smith Bishop, a Beta Mu with a long-time record of devoted service. In 1968 Phyllis Brinton Pryor was elected vice president. She became Kappa's delegate to National Panhellenic Conference in 1971. A goal She was the first recipient of the Denver Area's Panhellenic Woman of $30the Year Award for community and fraternity service. Nan Kretschmer Boyer served during that period as Kappa's extension chairman, was nominating chairman 1974,000 and is currently Fraternity Ritualist.  Recent years have brought recognition to such Denver-based Beta Mus as Jean Knight Bain who completed 12 years in the Colorado House of Representatives. She was set succeeded in office in 1972 by Carol Packard Tempest, another Beta Mu. At Homecoming that year Besse Low Ireland, 50 year member, and her husband, Clarence L. Ireland, received an Alumnae Recognition Award for loyalty and service - the only couple ever to receive this honor. Their daughter, Betty Ireland Naugle, had earlier received the same award for her years on the Board of Trustees of Colorado State colleges. Another daughter, Edith Ireland Morris, is also a Beta Mu. Despite the financial problems of a large house, the immediate future is bright. Renewed interest and fast increasing membership may signal a swing back to fraternity and the obvious advantages of congenial group living. A new unity and spirit pervades the chapter, and once again actives and alumnae association share common goals of excellence. ==Highlights of the 1980’s==The 1980”s found Beta Mu active on campus as well as enjoying each other’s company. The “preppy’ look was in, with corduroy pants, espadrilles and Izod shirts with the collars up. Saturday Night Live was popular on television as well as General Hospital. Landline phones were still in use and members who did not have phone service in their room would have to use the pay phone. The Beta Mu sun deck was often in use during warmer times of the struggle beganyear. Through rummage sale In the early part of the decade, bake salesthe chapter faced some academic difficulties. With help from the Fraternity, bridge the chapter was able to re-focus and bingo partiesmove forward. Additionally, redemption several chapter members dealt with anorexia and bulimia issues. In the latter part of state sales tax stampsthe decade, Beta Mu and the entire Colorado University campus struggled with the compilation effects of alcohol abuse. When a young woman died after attending a party hosted by Beta Nu DirectoryMu and Kappa Alpha Theta, the Fraternity felt it necessary to place Beta Mu on probation for not properly following risk management guidelines.  Greek life continued to thrive at CU throughout the 80’s with the Greek groups participating in Songfest and each other’s philanthropies. The campus was active politically, with many other projects Kappas making their voices heard on a variety of issues. The city of Boulder offered much to the students at CU, such as hiking at Chautauqua, skiing or snowboarding, and the Polar Bear plunge at Boulder Reservoir.  ==Highlights of the 1990’s==The 1990’s saw Beta Mu continue to do an outstanding job with recruitment. In 1992 the goal chapter was reached170 members strong, with members from 30 different states. The new member classes hosted their annual Chili con Kappa events and the chapter held their very successful Kick for Craig soccer tournaments for the benefit of Craig Rehabilitation Hospital. Other philanthropic events included their annual Easter Egg Hunt, the Chinook Clubhouse Frisbee Tournament and the Race for the Cure. A loan number of Beta Mu members were able to attend the Something of Value program, hosted by the Greek community at CU. This program helped participants clarify their personal values and the values of the organizations to which they belonged. The chapter also was responsible for helping the Greek community to understand the risk management necessary to have a safe social event. Throughout the decade the chapter held numerous sisterhood events, including a Kappa Career Workshop, house appreciation dinner, and a chapter retreat at the YMCA Snow Mountain Lodge. These events served to remind the members how important it is to care for each other and enjoy each other’s company.  ==Highlights of the 2000’s==This decade saw significant changes in recruitment for the Colorado University campus. In 2005 the Panhellenic system moved recruitment from Hazel Zeller Nesbitt gave fall to the spring. Unfortunately this resulted in fewer women participating in recruitment and negative publicity surrounding the Greek community. While Beta Mu continued to recruit successfully, they did feel the pressure of filling the large chapter house. At one point, a portion of the chapter house was closed off. In 2008 the decision was made to transition back to a boost fall recruitment period. Large new member classes once again became the norm. In an effort to reach out to the projectBoulder community, Beta Mu worked with the Boulder Alumnae Association to hold a KKG Haunted House. The interest chapter opened its chapter house to the community with trick or treating, face painting, arts and crafts and games. Over $2000 was donated raised for Reading is Fundamental and Boulder Reads. In 2005 the chapter held a Cajun Dinner where the funds raised were given to a Hurricane Katrina relief fund. In addition the chapter laterhosted three Kappas from Tulane University for a semester following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Philanthropy remained a strength for Beta Mu throughout the decade. Beta Mu was honored to have the highest GPA among the Greek women’s groups several times throughout the decade. The chapter also hosted Professor Desserts, inviting favorite professors to the chapter house . However, towards the end of the decade, the chapter ‘s academic standing dropped, there were attendance issues and the chapter was having difficulty keeping its senior members engaged with the chapter’s activities. The chapter responded by setting new goals and putting new systems in place to counter these difficulties. ==Highlights of 2011==This past February, Colorado State hosted the Eta Province meeting in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado. It was such a fun experience to attend all of the leadership workshops while meeting our sisters from New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado College. Beta Mu was honored to accept the award for Achievement in Standards, and was very proud of our supportive Boulder Alumnae Association who took home many fantastic awards as well. All the actives that we were able to attend were a blast; proving that sisterhood knows no boundaries, even between states! It was also especially exciting, because we announced that Beta Mu would be hosting the Eta Province in Boulder, CO in 2013. It was started also a year of great accomplishment within the Greek Community!  We hosted a Kappa Kappuccino event in 1950 the spring, where we sold cappuccinos to students and ready raised approximately $3,500 in which we donated to the Creekside Elementary RIF program. And in the Fall, we hosted Kappa Koral, where we sold burgers and fries and raised about the same amount and donated half of the profit to Adult Congenital Heart Association and part to a private charity for occupancy a girl with cancer. Beta Mu took first place in CU’s Campus-wide Dance Marathon, a philanthropic event for Children’s Hospital, by raising the most money for the second year in a row. We also had an amazing recruitment this past fall and initiated 64 new wonderful members to our chapter. Our new members really got to bond together through a sisterhood sleepover where they got surprised with a trip to the rollerskating rink. The theme of homecoming this year was decades, and we were selected to work with the years of 1952 our childhood, the 90's. Our chapter had a blast getting to work together with Sigma Pi, creating props and preparing awesome costumes for our homecoming parade. We also raised the bar by winning Homecoming for the second year in a row- here’s hoping for a three-peat next year!  '''Campus:'''' University of Colorado at Boulder has always been a beautiful place to live and get an education. Throughout the past years, including this recent year, the Greek community has gained a more present place on campus through bigger requirements, and a large presence of philanthropy throughout the school. This past year, CU Boulder topped the rankings for party schools in America; this “achievement” has really put things into perspective for the Panhellenic community, and has prompted a cost focus on the safety of $225our sorority women. Our campus’ “party atmosphere” has definitely had its complications for the Greek Community, however it will be through the leadership shown by student groups such as CU student government and the Panhellenic sororities that we will combat any negativity associated with our University and its students. Beta Mu specifically hopes to up its risk management education,000and worked closely with the Boulder Police Department to make social events as safe as possible for our members. We even recently had two Boulder police officers come and talk to our girls about safety, including furnishing and landscapingdrug and alcohol abuse. We hope to continue to better our school through the presence of the Greek Community.  '''Chapter:''' Beta Mu is definitely a unique chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma; we pride ourselves on our eclectic pledge classes and many individual personalities that give us the character we have grown to love so much. For one thing, the majority of our Chapter Council Officers consist of Sophomore members. It has been our goal to diversify our officer team by electing upper classmen, as well as reelecting members who have held previous offices. The 2011 Chapter Council consisted of a freshman and two senior members, and this recently elected team will boast two freshman members as well as two seniors mixed in with the rest of the sophomore council. Slowly but surely we hope to encourage older, more seasoned actives to continue to contribute to the leadership that runs this chapter. This will increase upper classmen participation, bonding between pledge classes, and hopefully give chapter council some valuable experience to use to better the chapter as a whole. Also, as a chapter we have managed to be among the top three ranked sororities on our campus for our GPA. This makes us proud, as we have made many measures to boost our GPA including, "Geek of the Week", study tables after our weekly meetings, and new revisions to our study room in the house . We are excited for a great year with a great group of girls, and hope to grow together and help portray the values we hold in Kappa Kappa Gamma to the community.  Our Chapter, just like others, had to overcome challenges and continue to improve upon our chapter as a whole. One of our main challenges of the year was being put on a focus letter. For various reasons our chapter was put on a focus letter, which I believe that if anything was actually very helpful to Beta Mu. It made us realize how important and special our organization is and helped us get the extra encouragement to make our chapter even better. Other smaller issues that remained in our chapter were attendance to greek events including philanthropies, panhellenic meetings, and even our own meetings. To try to help avoid bad attendance, we have made all of the girls at 84 Fifteenth Avenue the beginning of this year sign a form in which states all of our chapter rules including events they must attend. We hope that having the girls see in writing all the rules they must abide by will help them remember to remain a loyal kappa sister. One other issue we have struggled with this past year was sold organization of our formals and date parties. We have brainstormed and come upon new and improved ways to Zeta Tau Alpha for $57make all of our events run more smoothly. Our chapter council plans onbeing more involved with the process of getting the girls and their dates signed in and onto the busses,000and we also plan on hosting our spring date dash in a venue without a bar. We hope that all we have improved upon will help the upcoming year be our best yet!   ==Highlights of 2012== This past year has been one filled with growth and accomplishment in the Beta Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The year started off with a Skate City date dash where all of the girls paired up and skated the night away filled with fun music and their sisters. Our formal also went with ease. It was held at the CU stadium overlooking our great football field. The theme was informal but formal; this gave a fun twist to everyone’s outfit where everyone was dresses in their best with one item that was informal. This made all the girls outfits fun when they walk in the house with a stellar dress while rocking there Nike running shoes.

An alumnae association We were awarded second in field games and on our banner leaving us in seventh place overall.This was first given public mention March 16, 1901the end of spring 2012. By 1930, about 75 percent of As the fall semester rolled around the girls got together for workweek and after all the 150 alumnae living hard work they put in Columbus were active membersthey enjoyed a day at Water World together before the semester began. In September we had an amazing fall recruitment adding 71 lovely ladies to our house. We can thank our new member chair and event chair for making that possible. Mary Blakiston Guild, first initiate of Beta Nu Chapter, was We then also had the organizer honor of having the group lowest drop rate on our campus and served as its first president initiated 66 ladies into Kappa Kappa Gamma. The girls in 1901 and again in 1922Kappa made it very easy for the new members to feel comfortable by having fun bonding sisterhoods. Upon her death her badge The first one we did was given to a mural panting where we had women from a local arts center come by and teach all the chapter girls how to be worn paint a masterpiece. Then we held a new member retreat at Jump Street in Denver fallowed by the presidenta sleep over. The last sister hood we did was a bachelorette themed sisterhood where we took goofy pictures in bridesmaid dresses and painted fun wine glasses.

The presence of In the fall our first fun filled outing with our sisters was a date dash to the restaurant Barco, where the Fraternity Headquarters theme was girls in pearls and guys in Columbus is important to Beta Nu Chapterties. Then came homecoming, where we were partnered with Kappa Sigma. The spirit Homecomings theme was the Olympics and loyalty of we were to represent the rowing and sailing section. It was a good homecoming for us coming out with third place over all. Next, we had a mixer with Kappa Sigma where the theme was typical sorority girl/frat guy. They joined us in a wonderful spaghetti dinner that everyone enjoyed. We also had a mixer with Pi Kappa Phi where the chapter is fostered by visits to Headquarters theme was "vamos a la playa"; we served chips and members are happy salsa while doing a fun speed dating exercise that allowed us to be hostesses to visiting officers and Headquarters staffmake a lot of friends in Pi Kappa Phi house. We also involved ourselves in some philanthropy activities. Beta Nus spent many hours helping sort The first was for Race for the Cure where several of us went and dry out valuable papers participated in the race or walk giving our donation to the cause and cleaning up then we staying after to help put on the 1965 fire which partially destroyed the Headquarters buildingsurvivor ceremony.

Beta Nu has been hostess to a number of Fraternity The next thing we did was put on our annual children’s Halloween house where kids and province conventions there family’s came and meetings. The second Beta Province Convention met in Columbus with Beta Nu as hostess May 26enjoyed trick-or-28treating, 1897. Business meetings were fun games and crafts in the home holiday spirit. All of Dorothy Canfield (Fisher)our proceeds went towards, whose father was president of Reading is Fundamental. We also participated in our schools Dance Marathon where proceeds went to Children’s Hospital, we spent the universityday with a young boy and his family and many others raising money to support other families like them. Fraternity conventions Lastly, we have been scheduled in Columbus in 1900,1968volunteered our time to Creek Side, which is a school that we go and help kids with their reading and 1974give them books that we were able to donate.

The first Gamma Province Convention To end the fall semester before break we had a holiday sisterhood where we took place in 1923 at a holiday postcard to send out to family, friends, and other Kappas around the Maple Grove Hotel near Chillicothe with Beta Nu as hostessnation. We also had reindeer, a phsycic, and prizes for all of the girls to enjoy. Beta Nu Overall, the 2012 year was hostess one to the province again in 1933be remembered, and with a new group of Chapter Council members, this time at home. The convention was held during spring vacation so that Beta Mu hopes use the Beta Theta Pi house could be borrowed new leadership to provide additional space for meetings and continue to house be a presence among the delegatesGreek Community as well as on campus.

Christine Conaway, one-time dean This past year on our campus at the University of women at Ohio State, once said "....(Kappa) Colorado Boulder the Greek life has always maintained high standards in scholarship, personal conduct, really tried to connect and participation in work along with the campus affairs. Their house Over all on the campus the Greek life continues to grow. One of the things I have really enjoyed watching is a friendly one where hospitality how the other students on the campus support the Greek life by attending the philanthropies that was all put on. Another thing that I have really liked about our campus is always found..how much the school involves us."

High standards At the beginning of the fall semester we had one of the athletic directors come and talk to us about how important it is to have us in scholarship have always been stressedthe crowd cheering on our teams. Study buddies, files This is one of old tests, and a quiet chapter room are available. In 1943, Beta Nu the times I was awarded a handsome silver coffee urn for top scholarship for three consecutive yearsable to really see that the university cares about our involvement. In 1964 Also, in the fall semester one of the chapter took first place girls that is in three out of Kappa and on the possible six scholarship awards at university’s student government board tried to get a bill passed that would enable the annual Panhellenic Scholarship BanquetGreek system to have equal opportunities to rent cost centers on our campus. In 1967, Beta Nu gained permanent possession of a scholarship trophy The bill was dismissed but has been addressed and will hopefully be passes in 1970, was leader in scholarship among the women's fraternities at Ohio Statefuture. In 1973 the chapter was again at As the top winning university grows so has the Panhellenic active chapter award and the pledge class awardBeta Mu Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma.

High standards We have begun to make improvements in personal conduct were recognized bringing our chapter together as a whole by supporting each other and doing activities that allow us all to bond. We are also on the rise of improving our chapter GPA through the hard work of our education chair getting the girls excited in 1966 when Beta Nu received studying and by rewording them for all the Gracious Living Awardprogress they make. Good habits Overall Kappa has made leaps and manners are stressed through informal skits bounds in the year of 2012 and discussions, frequent house meetings, telephone hostesses, house rules and quiet hourswill be continuing at this rate in the year of 2013.

Columbus alumnae adopted Huckleberry House The 2013-year was absolutely spectacular for the Beta Mu chapter! We have grown tremendously as a philanthropy chapter and have experienced some great things throughout the year. The Beta Mu chapter would like to point out some of the things our chapter and school have done this year. The Beta Mu chapter received the Emerging Leader award, Campus Involvement award and most outstanding senior. We also received Province awards that were academic excellence, standards and public relations. We are very excited to have received these awards this year. We started out our fall semester of 2013 with a great workweek. We were very productive and focused. All the girls were excited and we had an amazing recruitment in 1972September. Huckleberry In October, we held out annual Halloween House , which is a home near where we invite kids of all ages to the campus for runaway teenagershouse to participate in games, which endeavors to provide resources face painting and alternatives reading. We ask for donations of books that we distribute to youths before they get deeply into troubleelementary schools throughout Boulder. It offers emergency housing This year was a great success and individual had so much fun doing it. Homecoming theme this year was Colorado and family counseling on a voluntary basiswe decided to do the Buffs vs. the Broncos.

Clare O. Pierce stands at It was so much being able to support the buffs and the top broncos together, which make up two very important aspects of Beta Nu's list of outstanding membersColorado! Our chapter had so much fun working with Sigma Alpha Epsilon, making floats for the parade and coming up with a skit/dance routine. She served as executive secretary from January 1We held our fall philanthropy, 1929Chili Con Kappa, until January 1in November. We sold tickets for all you can eat Mexican food at the house and we raised $5, 1969940. The Gracious Living Award is given It was such a great turn out! We initiated 71 new members in her honor at Fraternity conventions December and we could not have received a memorial fellowship for graduate study has been established in her namebetter group of girls. A significant event of Headed into the 1954 Convention was New Year, we, as a chapter, decided on a few goals for the ceremony marking her 25th year in office. The ceremony was conducted by Beta NusOur main focus will be raising our overall GPA. We have asked the girls to set 2-3 goals for themselves and hold themselves accountable. We have already seen improvement thus far. We ended 2013 with a holiday sisterhood and said our goodbye’s to juniors studying abroad and wished the best of luck to the seniors graduating early!

Katharine Wade Pennell was executive secretary-treasuer from 1969 The University of Colorado Boulder has always been an amazing campus. It provides its students with not only a great place to 1970 live, but also an amazing education. The Greek community is gaining more respect on campus through bigger recruitment and executive secretary from 107- until her retirement in 1972a large presence of philanthropy through the school. Betty Sanor Cameron With Greek life growing as much as it is executive secretary at , the Panhellenic community as made an effort to focus on the safety of its members. Beta Mu specifically hopes to up its risk management education and work closely with Boulder Police Department to keep our chapter as safe as possible. We recently received a new police liaison that we are very thrilled to work with. We hope to better our school through the presence of the present timeGreek Community.

Many members of Beta Nu have been province officers. Many have held positions of leadership within the FraternityColorado experienced dramatic floods in late September. Sally Moore Nitschke served as chairman of pledge training; Boulder was hit particularly hard but the first editor of Speak Up; is a past director of field representatives; community came together and is currently on the fast track to a member of Council as director of membershipgreat recovery. Betsy Molsberry Prior is director of alumnae. Ruth Bollock Chastang has served as chairman of the Hearthstone Many houses were flooded and some of Fraternity extensionour parks, director of personnelrivers, and national Panhellenic delegate for roads were destroyed. Luckily, our chapter house was not affected from the Fraternityflood. She is currently Fraternity research chairmanWe felt very lucky so our chapter planned something called the boulder Greek-Wide flood relief that was a huge success. The Columbus City Panhellenic presented Greek community all came together and raised any money we could and donated it back to the Fraternity Woman community. The University was very supportive of the Year Award those who’s houses were flooded and worked with those students to her help them manage school and getting through such a difficult time. CU Boulder’s campus was not hit as hard as most other areas were but there were a few small incidents that were fixed promptly so school could get back in 1971session after missing only one day.

Isabel Hatton Simmons was editor ==Highlights of ''The Key'' for many years, a position held now by Diane Miller Selby. Juliana Fraser Wales, a past field secretary, is chairman of Fraternity education for chapter programs. Jill Eversole was a field secretary, 1974-75. Jane Emig Ford has planned and supervised convention photography for many yers.2014==

Ann Scott Morningstar, Achievement Award winner This year has been an amazing year for the Beta Mu Chapter. We started off the year of 2014 with a brand new chapter council. They had some goals in 1958mind of what they wanted to achieve and they new exactly how to accomplish them. They wanted to begin a new relationship with the Boulder Police Department. We wanted them to be advocates for us and for the Greek community to be able to work with the police rather than see them as someone they could not trust. It worked tremendously. During this past year, not one member of the Beta Mu Chapter was the first national scholarship chairman victim of a crime. In March we had our spring philanthropy, Sweet Home Kappa Gamma. We had a bull riding machine, a petting zoo, and chairman of public relations for many yearsone dollar you could "pie a Kappa". It was very successful. It attracted people from all over the Boulder community from college students to families. The money we raised went to the Cancer Research Institute. We raised over $2000. Next thing we knew, Greek Week was upon us where we were very successful. We raised $13,000, won songfest, and won the overall Greek Week. It was so exciting to see all the hard work payoff. Our girls worked so hard and we had so much dedication from our partners, Theta Xi and Alpha Gamma Omega. When our fall term began we had an amazing recruitment and gained 80 beautiful new members. Our fall philanthropy, Kappa Italia was very popular amongst the Greek community. Catherine Schroeder Graf We raised $5000 for Reading is a past chairman of Fraternity publications Fundamental. In November, the new Chapter Council was selected and the entire chapter is editor very excited to see what the next year will bring. At the end of 2014 were University of the 1975-76 Colorado''History of s Panhellenic awards. Kappa Kappa Gamma''won the risk management award as well as Chapter of the Year. It was an amazing year for the Beta Mu Chapter and are looking forward to another successful year.

Among The most recent changes made on our campus is the many Beta Nus who have held Fraternity posts in attempt to improve the relationship between the Boulder Police and the students of the University of Colorado. In past are Mignon Talbot, who was grand registrar, 1894-1900years, there has been very little animosity between students and Lucy Allen Smart, who the police. Officer Andrew Kirshbaum was editor the first to make the step in improving the relationship. He chose to work with the Beta Mu Chapter of The Key, 1900-1904Kappa Kappa Gamma to show that police are there to keep students safe not to get them in trouble. He wanted to show that police wanted to be advocates for students rather than work against them. It has so far been very successful. Trust is starting to build between students and the police.

Chapter traditions are held dear: initiation We hold our chapter meetings in our chapter room. Our chapter room is in the basement of our house. It is not required for our members to live in, however we stress how amazing of an experience it can be to live with your sisters. We have a banquet house that can house 85 girls at noon; a formal dance every year, "Thank God it's Friday" parties, the annual Kappa-Kappa Alpha Theta party, after-the-game open houses, entertainment of campus officials and alumnaeone time. The pinning ceremony Our house is a favorite Ohio State traditionchapter owned. Pinning serenades by Greek letter groups are held at night, usually after an exciting "candle-passing" The house we live in which has been the girl announces her pinning or engagement. During the ceremony fraternity men arrive house we have lived in since Kappa Kappa Gamma came to sing and exchange songs with the girls who stand on the porch holding lighted candlesUniversity of Colorado.

==Highlights of 2015==This has been a very eventful year for the Beta Nu celebrated its first 50 years in October, 1938Mu chapter. The festivities began on Friday We started of the year with winning a concert soccer tournament hosted by Beta NuPi Kappa fraternity. It was great to be able to get together with the rest of the Greek community to raise money for Pi Kappa's soprano Margaret Speaks (Pearl), and a reception at the chapter housephilanthropy. There were luncheons for 10-year groups and Our philanthropy chair organized a banquet on Saturday. Three group of sisters from our chapter to participate in the founders returned for the celebration: Alice Moodie Hartwell, Alla Berta Rickey Cless, Polar Plunge. It was an amazing and Carrie Pocock Wardvery cold experience.

The chapter's 75th anniversary was celebrated on an Ohio State football weekend in 1963Our standards chair also helped make this semester great with all of the sisterhoods she planned. We went to J Crew and had a shopping event, we went to the pumpkin patch, a yoga sisterhood at Lululemon, beginning we wrote letters to soldiers, we went ice skating, and we had a movie night with a banquet on Friday night lot of snacks and ending with an open house at the Beta Nu house after the Homecoming game on Saturdaywatched Pitch Perfect 2. Eleanor Penniman Boardman was banquet toastmistress at both All of the 50th and 75th anniversariespledge classes got to know each other, they were great bonding experiences.

Our registrar organized a History Night in April to celebrate the history of Beta Nu looks forward now to its 100th anniversary with pride Mu as well as the history of Kappa Kappa Gamma as a whole. We placed 3rd in Songfest and 2nd overall in Greek Week, which was very successful because we won in 2014. On top of Greek Week, our event chair planned very successful formals as well as mixers and date dashes. Some of the past mixers we had were Pi Kapp game night, Theta Xi Wild Wild West, and 80's Winter Olympics with Sigma Nu. One of our very fun date dashes was Oktoberfest where we celebrated the knowledge that college lifestyles may change, but all that has made Kappa great will remain steadfastGerman holiday with our sisters and our dates.

==Highlights of 1980’s==Moving into Over the 1980’s, Beta Nu summer our chapter members were becoming more career oriented and often were responsible financially council met for a few days for their college a retreat in Empire, Colorado at our risk chair's cabin. We had a great time canoeing, swimming, hiking, cooking, and Kappa expensesbonding. More interest was found in graduate programs as well as After a few days together we all felt a lot more close than we did before the retreat. Our advisor did an increased participation amazing job of organizing activities for us. We had a very successful recruitment where we had the largest class of legacies in sportsBeta Mu history. Our President also started a new activity for Beta Nu was certainly competitive Mu's to stay active and consistently ranked in the top groups on the Ohio State campushealthy. Rush programs were strong, with particular attention paid Our President is a very athletic individual and wanted our chapter to legaciesbecome more active so she started the Presidential Fitness Challenge.

The 1980’s were not without their challenges This has been a successful year for Beta NuMu. Early in We started off the year with a new chapter council. They brought new ideas to the decadechapter and had goals surrounding keeping members safe and informed. This summer at convention, Beta Nu found they were not competitive academically Mu won honorable mention awards for Standards and quickly implemented programming to remedy the situationRecruitment. Study hours were instituted We had most of our chapter council attend who all brought back fun and an academic competition with Phi Kappa Psi helped different ideas to bring help better Beta Nu’s academics back to an appropriate levelMu. Later in In the decadefall we recruited 100 new member to our chapter, a Greek member died after falling off 98 of who were initiated in November. We had professor tea towards the roof end of a Greek house. Consequently, rules regarding behavior and alcohol for the Greek organizations were amended. The Greek community as a whole lost many members and rush numbers declined significantly. However Beta Nu was able semester where students invited their professors to maintain its strong position on the campushouse to get to know our teachers better.

This past fall Beta Mu started an initiative with Chi Psi to stop sexual assault. The Walk Her Home Campaign was launched with a pledge signing on campus to eradicate sexual assault on CU Boulder's campus.  Over the last year the presidential election played a huge role on campus. Many students protested and spoke out about their beliefs changing the atmosphere on campus. Beta Mu encouraged girls to stand up for what they supported in a peaceful and productive manner. This was viewed positively by the school and rest of the students.  Our philanthropy chair put together two amazing philanthropies this year. Our fall philanthropy was A Very Hungry Kappapillar where we had breakfast for dinner at our chapter house. Proceeds went to Reading is Fundamental and there was a great turn out. In the spring we held Kappa Kickball, a kickball tournament between all the sororities and fraternities on campus. It was a huge success and had high participation from the Greek community. The proceeds went to the Samantha Remington Angel Heart Foundation.  The Samantha Remington Angel Heart Foundation is an organization that is very close to our heart at Beta Mu. This organization helps families afford organ transplants, something that could get very expensive for many people. It was started by one of our sisters and her family and we were very excited to be able to support her family.  ==Highlights of the 1990’s2017== 2017 brought new changes to the University of Colorado. The 1990’s found Beta Nu participating University has set a goal of bringing in the largest freshman class in CU history; consequently the university has started several building projects in both philanthropic order to increase its capacity for students. New student learning facilities and Greek social dormitories are under construction to handle this boost in size. Social events included our formal at Riverside in the snow and an ice skating sisterhood in Louisville. Valentine's Day brought a semi-formal event at Absinthe on Pearl Street. The Kappa Golf Classic Spring Formal was held each at the Denver Aquarium in April. In September we had Dad's Weekend. We went to the football game with our dads and had a special Father Daughter Dance on the patio of the Kappa house. Soon after we concluded our fall recruitment, where we welcomed 101 new members, our chapter operations were suspended. In October the Fraternity placed the chapter on probation for one year . While chapter operations are again moving forward, we are working hard to instill a new culture and attitude in our chapter.  ==Highlights of 2018== 2018 started with an officer retreat in Leadville, CO, with the new Chapter Council establishing goals within the framework of the guidelines of the decadechapter's probation. A new member retreat was also held so the new members could become better acquainted.A special program, raising funds Start with the Why, was held for the National Kidney Foundationchapter to help us better understand the purposes of our organization. The chapter also reviewed its risk management procedures. The Fall 2017 pledge class was initiated in February 2018. Then a COB recruitment was held where the chapter pledged twenty two more members. Their initiation was held after spring break. In the fall of 2018 117 new members were pledged and they were initiated in November with more alumnae coming out to help than ever before. The social events were amazing, including a spring formal at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and a winter formal at Red Rocks. We participated in Greek Week and the annual Theta KATWalk. A Galentine sisterhood and an alumnae tea rounded out the calendar. CU recently elected a new student government comprised of mainly Greek members. In addition, the Panhellenic has invited Phi Mu to join the Panhellenic community. Philanthropically, Beta Nu worked with Delta Chi Fraternity Mu supports Reading is Fundamental in the fall term and then votes on a different philanthropy for the spring. In the spring of 2018, the chapter held a Kappa Koncert, raising $10,000 on behalf of the Denver Children's Hospital Oncology Department.  ==Highlights of 2019== The newly installed chapter council had their first formal chapter and formal. Our winter formal was Met Gala themed, and was held at Red Rocks park and amphitheater. When the new chapter council returned from winter break, they went to Estes Park for their Skipweekend retreat. Then, we formed new committees and had our first committee meetings. Ritual Reviews were held for both PC '18 and PC'17. We held a Valentines for Veterans sisterhood, where actives made Valentines to be sent to veterans in the Boulder community. We had Mom's Weekend, which had yoga classes, trunk shows, and a brunch. In April we held our spring philanthropy, Kappa Koncert, which had Win and Woo performing, and supported the National Heart Association. Our spring formal was held at the Denver Aquarium and its theme was "Under the Sea." We held a goat yoga sisterhood, where members got to go to a ranch and do yoga with baby goats sponsored by Rocky Mountain Goat Yoga. We held a senior send-aoff where we celebrated our seniors before finals week.  In August, new live-Meal programins moved in, and we completed work week, where fraternities we bonded a ton as a chapter. We welcomed our new members in early September at our "Kappa Love" themed bid day. On October 19, we initiated 114 new members. Shortly following, we held our "Halloween House" philanthropy, opening the Kappa house to families in the Boulder community to make crafts, play games, and sororities pair up for dinnertrick-or-treat through the halls. The money that would have been used This event was unique from past years because we reserved the first hour of the event for the sorority’s meal is donated autistic families, making sure to create a favorite charitylow-sensory environment for them. Greek Week We held Dad's weekend and Derby Days were favorite events had an awesome BBQ for girls and their families. We elected a new chapter council and helped them transition during our November Date Dash at the chapter Fox theater. We ended our semester with a great formal at Temple Nightclub in Denver, and with a few super fun finals week sisterhoods! Last spring, CU held student government elections where a number of Kappa actives were elected, as wellas other members of the Greek community. The This summer, we held a mock recruitment with the recently founded CU Phi Mu chapter. It was a great opportunity to help support the first new chapter reported excellent at CU since 1951. Additionally, a lot of active members are involved in Greek Sustainability on campus public relations because , where they do walkthroughs of the houses to ensure we are making conscious environmental decisions as a chapter, and to encourage healthy living habits. Lastly, we had two members of our chapter recognized by the University of Colorado Boulder Panhellenic Association. Hayley Reynolds was awarded Panhellenic Senior of the Year and Natasha Badger was awarded Panhellenic Woman of the Year, a monumental achievement. Beta Mu supports the Boulder Reads branch of their participation Reading is Fundamental (RIF) in the fall semester and our spring philanthropy is voted on by the chapter, so many campus activitiesit varies each year. Our chapter prides itself on our ability to have members voice their philanthropic passions for our spring philanthropy. We chose Boulder Reads because it connects to Kappa's national philanthropy as well as our own Boulder community.

The Beta Nu chapter house was updated in 1990 when the Mother’s Club reupholstered the furniture in the living room and TV room. Just a few years later the Beta Nu chapter hosted the Alpha Chi Omega chapter for Mu celebrated Founders Day with nearly a full quarter when dozen alumnae, performing the Alpha Chi chapter house burned down…Founders Day ceremony.a true display of Panhellenic sisterhood. Finally in 1996 the Beta Nu chapter house The ceremony was completely redecorated and a study room was added in the basement, complete with two new computers. The renovations were completed as a result of followed by a bequest brunch made by Mary Moyerour Chef Tony. We plan to continue our ritual reviews to emphasize Kappa's history, values, and accomplishments and celebrate our Sesquicentennial anniversary.

The decade saw continued dwindling recruitment numbers and academic issues for Beta Nu. A Letter ==Highlights of Concern was sent to Beta Nu to remind them of Kappa’s standards of maintaining strong chapter membership numbers and good grades. Their hard work was rewarded when the chapter was named number one on campus in grades in 1999.2020==

==Highlights At this year's Greek Awards ceremony, several Kappas were honored. Tatum Amarell won the award for Panhellenic Senior of the 2000’s==The 2000’s found Year, Molly Little received the Ohio State University to be one Outstanding Scholar award, Lyndan Wall won Panhellenic Woman of the largest colleges Year (the second year in the United Statesa row that a Beta Mu has won this award!), with approximately 39,000 students at and Hannah Pogue won Exec Member of the beginning of Year. Our chapter goals shifted significantly as the decade pandemic took over to be geared more towards inclusivity and quickly moving to 60,000 by 2010. Likewise, Beta Nu saw its numbers rise diversity as well. More than 6% of the students were as putting greater importance on implementing ideas from chapter members of Greek groups.

Beta Nu continued with its philanthropic pursuits with In the Kappa Golf Classicfall, we put on a very successful eventvirtual work week and recruitment where we extended bids to 115 women. The We held virtual chapter also incorporated two events close meetings on Sunday nights as well as intermittent ritual reviews throughout the semester leading up to their heartsour fall initiation. One involved collecting pop tabs to support a young boy being treated for a rare brain tumor at St. Jude’s in MemphisOn October 24, TN. The we initiated 113 wonderful women from the 2020 pledge class! Following our chapter also formed a team 's initiation, we were included in Gamma Beta's (University of New Mexico) initiation ceremony to raise funds initiate the two women who were not able to support research make it to find cures for leukemiaour original ceremony. Finally, in November, lymphoma and myeloma. This was done we transitioned to honor a new chapter member dealing with lymphoma. $4800 was raised. For their successful ongoing effortscouncil, who are eager for the chapter received awards from both next year! Despite the Fraternity difficulties that this year presented, Beta Mu has had a wonderful year and has adapted well to virtual events and the Ohio State Universityrituals while keeping members engaged and interested.

The chapter continually challenged itself, acknowledging those areas where they did well Beta Mu supported two philanthropies in 2020: Reading is Fundamental (RIF) and working hard Brought to Reality (BTR). We chose RIF to deal support with issues that created difficulties. Beta Nu consistently remained above our fall philanthropy not only because it is the All-Greek average until towards the end nationally supported philanthropy of KKG, but we also think there is a need for greater literacy resources for kids in the decadeBoulder community and all over Colorado. At that time the chapter realized they needed We chose BTR to support with our spring philanthropy because it is a locally founded organization whose primary mission is to give their coursework some additional attentionsupport teens' mental health and prevent teen suicide. In addition they worked hard on alumnae relations, ritual and history education, and communication within the chapterThis is an organization that resonated deeply with many of our members.

==Highlights To include DEI initiatives in our programming this year we held an online crowdchange fundraiser to benefit the Bail Project and Communities Against Police Brutality. We sent those who donated $20 or more a free art print. We held a virtual diversity and inclusion programming during our work week prior to recruitment which included information on microaggressions, privilege, and how to support and advocate for people of 2012==color. Throughout the year we have maintained a steady social media presence regarding our support of creating an inclusive and equal chapter. Our member, Emma Bramer, created a club focused on Greek life improving and enhancing diversity and inclusion.

In the past calendar yearTo celebrate Kappa's 150th anniversary, we held a virtual "birthday party" for Kappa where members did trivia about the Beta Nu chapter history of Kappa and its founders and other games. Additionally, Kappa Gamma has grown history was included in many different respects. For instance, we have become a more unified chapter, developed a stronger Chapter Council, ritual reviews throughout the year and the sesquicentennial was mentioned and have grown our presence on campushighlighted.

During Beta Mu has had a great year and transition from a year of online events to in-person events. Early this Presidential electionspring we held several virtual sisterhoods, a socially distant philanthropy (with masks too). We also were able to hold a senior recognition event in-person which was so exciting! We held an in-person recruitment and provided a virtual option as well. Recruitment went extremely well, and we are so excited to have PC 21 in our sisterhood. We had women volunteering several teams of Kappa’s participate in other Greek houses philanthropy events and won in the volleyball tournament for Kappa Sigma. We held Initiation at the pollsend of October and had a wonderful Inspiration period filled with a study night, rallies, etccraft night and a night at the movie theater. Quite We had a few women great Dad’s weekend in November and had a tailgate BBQ. Then we had our fall philanthropy, Kappa Concert. Lastly, we just finished voting on the slate and are so excited to swear them in next chapter actually worked directly with campaigns for different parties.

'''Changes''' We supported the Colorado ProfessionalFirefighter Association as our philanthropy because one of our sisters was extremely affected by a CaliforniaThe Ohio State University is a constantly changing and growing campuswildfire. This past yearElla Berglund, two well-known dormsour RISK chair, Park and Stradley Hall, were conjoined and reopened as one, single dorm. Steeb and Smith Halls are currently undergoing similar construction lost her home during her junior year of high school due to join the two buildings togetherSonoma County wildfires in California. A new dorm on 10th Avenue was also opened In order to house primarily first year students.support this organization, we held a Kappa Carnival with games, food, and donations!

The South Oval is still under construction pending completion This fall we supported Kappa’s philanthropy by hosting Kappa Concert. We had a DJ who attended the University of a project Colorado Boulder perform and we held the concert in which geothermal wells will be installed.our parkinglot! We raised about $6,000 and had so much fun supporting our philanthropy!

The OSU Medical Center was renamed In the first year of implementing a DEI chair at beta mu our chapter created and executed more Diversity training than ever before, more conversations about equity than in honor years past and has overall created a more inclusive kappa community. Over the past year Abby developed ideas ranging from education theme of Les Wexnerthe month where resources would be sent out each month to promote awareness and learning round a certain educational topic. Moreover, during our fall semester, she brought in a former Beta Mu to talk at chapter about how to fit DEI in at Kappa which really resonated with the chapter. Besides those initiatives strides have been made to create an open environment where people have felt comfortable approaching our DEI chair about changes to make.

It is hard to summarize a sisterhood or Because our school requires vaccinations, we had a dynamic like that little bit of our chapteran easier time with COVID-19 this semester than we did last semester. A collection of vastly unique Our recruitment was held in person with masks, and different individuals, we somehow fit perfectly held virtual party options as a wholewell. For Initiation we held three ceremonies to split up the pledge class into smaller groups and have less full capacity. We have athletes, including members on the Ohio State soccer team, equestrian team, synchronized swimming teams, etcmade sure to take precautions of wearing masks when people were uncomfortable or feeling sick. We have musicians, fashion designers, political activists, and humanitariansalso held virtual chapters when members felt sick.

The easiest way to describe the overall nature ==Highlights of the Beta Nu chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is to say that we are a group of extremely diverse women who compliment eachother in the best of ways. Throughout my time as a Kappa in undergrad, I have been pushed, encouraged, and supported by my sisters in Kappa Kappa Gamma in ways I could have never imagined. They have forced me to become a more well rounded person and to appreciate our individual differences. Beta Nu creates women out of girls, sisters out of friends, and confidants out of strangers.2022==