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As a chapter we choose organizations where we are able to make an impact, even on a small scale. We value respect, equality, and work to build young women into strong leaders, which is why we choose to donate time and money to Alternative Violence on the Palouse and Girls Academy.
==Highlights of 20172018:== January 7, 2018, our beautiful white home on the snowy University of Idaho campus reopened after Winter Recess. Refreshed and ready for another successful semester, we began our spring term by moving into new rooms. We held Leadership Day for incoming and outgoing members of Chapter Council. Numerous advisers joined us as we discussed new ideas and visions for each position and for the council as a whole. We left the day feeling motivated and excited for the upcoming semesters. In February we had an "Alcohol Skills" training program. We had a scholarship banquet for the previous semester and awarded our girls who had made the Dean's list with tank tops. We had a social with FIGI and attended the Vandal men's basketball game and then teamed up for the dance marathon in the University Commons. We had a Valentine making sisterhood and handed out flower grams for our annual philanthropy. The money raised (nearly $1,800) went towards the Boise Burnout Fund. Part of the money went to an old adviser as her house was a victim of fire. This organization was at her side and helped her in her family's hour of need. We held a spring recruitment table in the Whitewater room of the Commons. Our last event of the month was our annual "Skate Date" at the ice rink. In March we all gathered in the dining room for a competitive "Kahoot!" sisterhood after being apart a week for Spring Break. We welcomed back our Leadership Consultant for her second visit of the year. We hosted girls for our first successful UI bound of the year. In Greek Week we partnered with Kappa Sigma and participated in banner competition and a scavenger hunt across town. At the end of the week, we had won enough events and racked up enough points to win the whole thing. At the end of the month we had a sisterhood with Kappa Delta where we made Italian sodas together and then watched the comedian Adam Grabowski perform at Pitman Center. In April we got dressed up for our annual Sapphire Call at Stubblefields. We also held our second weekend of UI bound, Mom's Weekend was fun and we held an auction with various baskets donated by our moms. The auction raised about $3,400. Afterward a brunch was held with scones and parfaits. Senior Week included yearly traditions including the graduating New Member class signing the dining room tables and getting together for one of their final sisterhoods.A Palouse Juice sisterhood was held as we went to a downtown store for a free smoothie. We studied hard during dead-week. Then on a Saturday we had numerous activities and shooting activities including a hike into Elk Creek Falls for our recruitment video. Mid May Kappa closed and we said our goodbyes for the summer. Early August Kappa reopened and work week began as we prepared for recruitment. We welcomed the new member class of 2018 home on the Administration lawn decked out in our bright and fun "Found My Girl Gang" attire. We held an all house retreat and then went to the movie "Mama Mia" and ate snacks. September we held Kappa Krush and we all went to support our Vandal football team. We had our scholarship dinner where we awarded 21 4.0s and 53 Dean's List for the previous semester. A major programming event was "Cop Talk". We also added to our families with an exciting Big Little reveal. Mary October brought a "Gender Based Violence" program.There was a sisterhood event with a Halloween movie night. Founders Day was celebrated with dark and light blue cupcakes. The New Member class and others went to Camp Sanders for our annual freshman retreat. Initiation welcomed in the 2018 class to Kappa membership. We held our first ever week long philanthropy called "Kappa Klassic", a Karaoke contest among the Greek community, sold nachos on the front doorsteps for Kappa Con Queso and finished the week with our Kappa Kickball tournament. We raised about $1,600, a portion towards the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation and $300 towards the African Literacy Initiative. Our dads were welcomed for brunch and then to a Vandal football game. In late November we all gathered for the last chapter meeting of the year. We had a joint formal with Alpha Phi. We took a quick break for a holiday themed dinner put on by our chefs, followed by our annual white elephant gift exchange. We all cuddled up in our pajamas and blankets by the Christmas tree as we watched our sisters receive exciting little gifts. By mid December, we left our beautiful white home on the hill for winter recess.
After a long winter recess, Beta Kappa members were welcomed back to the Chapter House on Monday, January 9th. The spring semester began the following Wednesday on the 11th. While everyone settled into their new semester schedules, our chapter began to acclimate to a new chapter council. We held leadership day the first Saturday back to train and welcome the new governing body of Beta Kappa. With an eager and excited chapter, we held our first Girls Academy workshop on Saturday, January 21st. The following Friday, January 27th, we held our annual Sapphire Ball, at the Best Western in Moscow. After the last chapter meeting of January, we held a gender based violence programming.
