Ultimately, it has been a very successful year for Epsilon Pi. Not only did we win many awards, but we were very involved with other philanthropies and fundraisers. Our philanthropies main goal is to encourage kids to learn, read, and pursue a higher education. We do that by emphasizing the importance of reading and going to college, for these kids to understand that education is very important.
==Highlights of 2020s:==
From chapter’s History Report: ScholarshipStarting out our Winter Quarter of 2020, on January 5th our newly elected chapter council had their first chapter council meeting as well as the following day, group honors/awardsJanuary 6th, traditionswe had our first formal meeting of the quarter where new officers got formally transitioned into their positions. On January 11th, we scheduled and attended our first leadership day where we invited advisors, special eventsoutgoing cc, changes as well as incoming cc to create a smooth transition for new positions. On January 26th our newest pledge class had their new member retreat where they got to rock climb on campus or within chapterthe ropes course at UCR. On January 31st we were so fortunate to celebrate our 150th anniversary of the organization by being visited by the Minnie Stewart van! On February 6th we held a social with a Panhellenic organization, Alpha Chi Omega. On February 26th, we held our annual Reading is Key event at Madison Elementary where it was Alice in Wonderland themed and we read and did crafts with the 1st grade classes. On March 1st we held our Semi-formal event where we danced the night away with all of our sisters. On March 2nd, we participated in a joint philanthropy event with Sigma Pi Epsilon at a local elementary school reading to kids. On March 6th we held our Winter Sisterhood event at Hangar Trampoline Park. During the week of March18-22nd, overall nature we began our finals week while transitioning to a complete remote learning environment. Although many of us assumed we would be coming back after spring break, we ended up coming to terms that we would be having both our Spring and Fall Quarters completely online. On April 1st we held our first virtual meeting through zoom. On April 14th we began to review and evaluate the chapterbest and worst case for the budget with the treasurer. On April 26th we began to reevaluate and get on the same page for tackling the actions on our action plan. On April 29th we supported Denim Day virtually through our platforms. On May 27th we decided on the budget proposal and to put all of our members on a payment plan due to pandemic circumstances. On June 16th we raised and donated $2, chapter goals700O to act able. On September 26th we began recruitment workshops every day until to 30th. On October 8th through the 11th we held formal recruitment through zoom. Although this process did look a bit different than usual years, challenges everything ran very smoothly as we conducted conversations and voting on zoom and how they were overcomein break out rooms. On October 11th, we welcomed our newest pledge class, etcBeta Iota to the chapter as the bid day theme was Kappa and Co. We held our New member pinning ceremony on October 12th. On October 13th we all joined the zoom call with our chapter first to go over some history fun facts as well as conduct our founders day ceremony then joined the zoom call with our sisters across the nation to help celebrate our 150th milestone! On October 12-16th our lovely leadership consultant Cait Berosh held a virtual meeting with a majority of our chapter council members. On October 18th we held a virtual committee night.:
'''Philanthropy:'''On October 22nd we held a virtual COB night where we welcome a few more members to our new member class. On October 25th we were visited by a facilitator from HQ for a Aspiring to a higher type of Sisterhood Workshop. On October 29th we held a Spooky fall quarter sisterhood where we all carved pumpkins together. On November 4th, we held a sisterhood where we made fun PowerPoint on random topics. On November 13th we held big little reveal where a majority of new members got their bigs. On November 16th-20th we began Inspiration week where we did various writing prompts to reflect on our values as well as had big little night on November 18th. On November 18th the rest of the new members who were COBs got their bigs as well. On November 20th, our new members were officially initiated into our chapter. On November 16th we were presented with the slate from the nominating committee. On November 23rd, we held chapter elections where we elected prospective new officers. On December 4th we held a virtual baking sisterhood with a Panhellenic organization Gamma Phi Beta. On December 7th, we held our last meeting of 2020 and the quarter and after finals we will begin winter break.
We support our local Elementary School Madison Elementary which is in an under served community.We chose this school, to only because we’ve worked with them many years prior, but also because a alumna from Epsilon Pi Chapter hasworked as a teacher there in the past and explained how our chapter could positively impact the students
We appointed a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion chairman and she aided in all the programming that was being planned as well as sent out little reminders throughout the quarter on how to be inclusive and how to be more conscious through the group me.
'''Chapter Convention Awards:''' ----------------------- '''Note to Chapter Registrar:''' Please refer to your We appointed a sesquicentennial chairman who would kept us updated on new and fun stuff from HQ as well as would share various chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes history PowerPoints and back issues of The Key we were so lucky to fill in any gaps in have been visited by the above historical highlights. If your Minnie Steward Van to celebrate such an amazing milestone! During Founders Day we joined on zoom together as a chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistance. Your efforts will ensure a complete did our Founders Day ceremony and accurate history then join the zoom call with all of your chapter for future generations our sisters nationwide to enjoy!share this special moment in history.
