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Initiation week was finally upon us! We kicked off I-week with the Senior/New Member spa night and continued the week with our popular In-N-Out takeover and going to the drive-in theatre theater at Sunset Drive-In where we watched Thor and Guardians of the Galaxy from the comfort of our cars! The week ended with Fireside and afterwards the New Members went to the Kappa house for a sleepover. This year, we decided to also have an active sleepover in order for the actives to also bond during this special week of the quarter. It was a great time and have now decided to make it into a tradition. On Saturday November 11, the Iota class was initiated and they could not be more excited. Girls went to brunch after initiation with their Kappa families to celebrate being an active member of Kappa! With initiation behind us, the quarter is coming to an end.

'''Note to ==Highlights of 2020== 2020 Eta Rho Chapter Registrar:'''Please refer History Report When looking back at Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Eta Rho chapter’s 2020, it was filled with many ups and downs. We started the year off strong by transitioning our new chapter council at Leadership day through a variety of fun activities and planning. Members of Eta Rho attended the San Luis Obispo annual women’s march to your chapter archives including chapter show solidarity for all women and continue the fight for equality. We then began meeting minutes potential new members for coffee dates to add to our sisterhood, and on January 24 held a Hot Chocolate recruitment party. To provide some much-needed sister time, we held a breakfast burrito sisterhood at the beautiful Shell Beach. We laughed, ate, and spent quality time together to cleanse from the stressors of the quarter.On January 30th, we welcomed the Nu class to Eta Rho into this sisterhood by having an energetic and back issues fun night at our beautiful blue and blue house on bid day. Decked out in our groovy outfits, all of the actives were so excited towel come home our new sisters. The Key Nupledge class danced, laughed, ate somepizza, took so many cute pictures and got to fill know some actives in any gaps Kappa. That next Monday, the new members were formally pledged into the sorority. During the following weeks, the new members and actives in Kappa got to experience Greek life to its max with the jam-packed weeks of activities including a dinner with the men of Sigma Pi, a Balls to the above historical highlightsWall sisterhood held in our very own basketball court, and participated in Alpha Gamma Rho’s rodeo philanthropy. If your chapter archives are not completeOn February 8th we showed support for our local philanthropy, the Central Coast Autism Spectrum Center, please research your university libraryat their prom. Kappa’s spent the night dancing, campus newspaper playing games and yearbook archives volunteering for newsworthy information a night we will never forget. On February 9th, our lovely seniors had their senior brunch and got to bond over delicious food! We had the honor of hosting the Minnie Stewart Van later that week, and enjoyed getting to hear about your and experience Kappa’s history in Virtual Reality. We then had a tasty Galentines chapterdinner to kick off the week and reflect on our love for our sisterhood. We had another valentines themed dinner on February 13th with the men of Pi Kappa Phi and delighted in heart-shaped pizzas. On February 17th, Kappa’s participated in Zeta Beta Tau’s annual Knocker ball philanthropy and took home a win for the third year in a row! The next weekend we welcomed our families and loved ones to join us in activitiesfor our annual Family Weekend. We closed the eventful weekend at the beautiful Filipponi Ranch with wine tasting and gourmet Taste appetizers. Please double check your work As time was flying by and the Nus went on many key sis dates with actives, and the search for accuracytheir big came to a close. The new members put on the fun socks given to them by their bigs, and found the matching pair where their bigs were waiting to be revealed. These ladies were gifted their bigs and welcomed into their new fams on February 27. The good times didn’t stop there. Eta Rho held our first ever Sapphire Ball on February29th at the magical Higuera Ranch and danced the night away with our sisters and friends. Contact On March1st, we celebrated 7 years of the Eta Rho chapter Advisory or House Board with a Roller Rink birthday party. We had so much fun, it will surely be a night we will never forget. The new membersand actives kicked off I-week and ate some yummy food at the chapter dinner, participated in a 2000’stheme spin class, competed in a fun game of family feud KKG style. Throughout this time, local Alumnae Association the new members got to know many members of Kappa and had a blast. On March 7th, we had the pleasure of initiating the membersof the Nu class, who went tobrunch with their bigs and families after to celebrate. That evening, we had a dinner with the men of Kappa Sigma and enjoyed making new friends in the Greek Life community. We kicked off finals week with a chapter dinner on the 15th, and said our goodbyes before leaving for spring break.Over spring break, or your Province Director Kappa’s went into lockdown along with the rest of the country because of the COVID-19pandemic. This was an unprecedented time for all of Chapters us as classes became-virtual and we spent Spring quarter apart. We tried our best to stay connected with virtual sisterhoods such as Netflix watch parties and baking classes. Eta Rho also ensured we stayed connected by assigning pen pals. Members sent each other letters,stickers, clothing and even paintings to remind them they are loved and missed. Over the summer, our sisters showed support for assistanceGeorge Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement by raising money, educating ourselves and others, and attending protests. Going into the Fall quarter, Eta Rho looked internally at what we could do to better promote diversity and inclusion in our organization and came up with an action plan, helddiscussions, and listened to chapter and community feedback. Your efforts will ensure We continued the role of a complete diversity, equity,and inclusion chair, and accurate added a committee that created awareness programs for the chapter, history presentations and led discussions. When we came back to school in the fall, most of us were still online and apart, prioritizing the community’s safety. This didn’t stop us from holding virtual sisterhood events where we did music trivia, played video games, and watched movies together. In September we had Spirit week to practice for virtual recruitment, and bonded with our sisters over Zoom games and trivia. October 2ndthrough 5th, we met hundreds of your potential new members during recruitment and had the pleasure to welcome the Xi Class to our chapter in a virtual Spice Girls themed bid night on October 6th. On October 11th, we celebrated Kappa Kappa Gamma’s 150thanniversary with a fun founder’s day Zoom party where we could learn more about Kappa’s history. To get in the Halloween spirit,we held a pumpkin painting sisterhood where we could catch up with our friends and create some spooky masterpieces. To support our local philanthropy, The Central Coast-autism Spectrum Center, we did a fundraiser on Instagram and donated over 4,460 dollars!On October 29th, we held a virtual Halloween dinner with the men of Sigma Pi and had fun playing games in breakout rooms and getting to meet new people.2020 has also been a big year politically, and Kappa’s made sure to get out there and make their voices heard by voting in the presidential election. The Xi class finally met their bigs in a surprise Tik Tok reveal over Zoom. Even though we were apart, we could feel the love and excitement of our sisters through the screen! During the second week of November, we had our inspiration period for future generations the Xi class and held fun activities like an Among Us sisterhood and a Pop Culture trivia night. On November 14th, the Xi class became initiated members and the rest of the chapter welcomed them with open arms. We ended the quarter early at Thanksgiving, and traveled home to be with our families and loved ones. Considering all of the circumstances, Eta Rho had a great 2020 year and we look forward to enjoyseeing our sisters in person again in 2021!