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We did not have a specific Founders Day ceremony or 150th Anniversary celebration due to COVID restrictions. "
==Highlighs of 2021==
January:
Classes resumed on the 25th of January. Executive Board meetings were held every Monday at 5:30pm, and the Standards Committee met every Tuesday at 6:30pm on Zoom. A formal meeting was held on the 31st on Zoom,
February:
Zoom Leadership Day/Officer Transitioning took place on February 7th. Kappa Cocoa was held on the 11th. An informal meeting was held on the 14th, and two MLK workshops were held on the 18th. Two ritual reviews and a formal chapter were held on the 21st. A Sisterhood where sisters could play Among Us and another MLK Workshop was held on Zoom on the 25th. A Senior Education program and programming night were held on the 28th.
March:
Recruitment Workshops were held on the 5th and 6th of March at the house. A department night was held on Zoom on the 7th. A DEI Book Club was held on the 11th. Composites were taken on the 12th, and two recruitment workshops were held on the 12th and 13th. A formal meeting was held on the 14th. All the Hoot, a DEI event, was held on Zoom on the 16th, and a sisterhood was held on the 18th. A formal meeting was held on the 21st, and another DEI bookclub was held on Zoom on the 25th. Two more recruitment workshops were held on the 26th and 27th. A key DEI event and alumni education program were held on the 28th.
April:
Greek Week took place on the 5th, 6th and 7th, and the Greek Week banquet took place on the 9th. Our chapter won the Academic Excellence award at this banquet. A Reading is Fundamental event was held on the 10th. A formal meeting was on the 11th. DEI book club took place on the 15th and 29th. A sisterhood was held on the 16th at the house with a virtual option. Stewart Hour tours for upcoming recruitment primaries took place on the 17th with a virtual option. Department night took place on the 18th, and All the Hoot took place on the 20th. The virtual Senior Banquet, the New Active Retreat, and another session of the Stewart House Tours for primaries took place on the 23rd. Zoom Formal, and a Bid Day for new active members with a virtual option were held on the 24th. The in-person Senior Banquet and an informal meeting was held on the 25th. The last session of Stewart House tours took place on the 30th.
May:
Senior Tea and a formal meeting was held on the 2nd of May, and the last executive board meeting of the semester was held on the 3rd.
August:
Sorority Move-In was August 17th. Work Week for Recruitment was the 18th-23rd. Our chapter had a table at the Involvement Fair on the 23rd. House Tours were on the 24th. The first night of recruitment was the 25th at the Kappa House. The second night of recruitment was the 26th in the Morgan Room. The third night of recruitment was the 27th at the Stewart House. Bid Day was held on the 28th. Pledging of new members and a formal meeting was held at the Kappa House on the 29th. The executive board began meeting at 5:30pm every Monday on the 30th.
September:
Senior Orientation, the first New Member meeting, and an informal meeting were held on September 5th. The Standards Committee began meeting every Tuesday at 6:30pm on the 7th. A sisterhood at the Kappa House was held on the 8th. Expectations of Membership, a new member meeting, and department night were held on the 12th. A new member meeting and a programming night were held on the 19th. Another sisterhood was held on the 23rd at the Kappa House. A luncheon where member’s family members could eat at the Kappa House was held on the 25th. A Kappa Koffee Social Brunch with the Illinois State Kappa Chapter at the Stewart House, a new member meeting, and a formal meeting were held on the 26th. Every member of Greek life attended Title IX training on the 29th, and the New Member Retreat was held on the 30th at the Kappa House.
October:
A new member meeting and the Courage to Commit program were held on the 3rd of October. A sisterhood was held on the 6th, and a pumpkin carving exchange with the Phi Delts was held on the 8th. A new member meeting, the Founder’s Day event, and formal meeting in Dahl Chapel were held on the 10th. Our Health Drive week began on the 18th, and an Officer Interest meeting was held on the 20th. A Halloween Sisterhood at the Kappa House was held on the 21st, and some members of the chapter attended the Order of Omega ceremony on the 23rd. The Return of the Pledge Pin ceremony and formal meeting at the Kappa House were held on the 24th, and Inspiration Period began on the 25th. Ritual Review was held on the 26th, 27th, and 28th. Bloom into Kappa was held on the 27th, and Fireside was held on the 29th. Initiation took place at the Kappa House on the 30th. A senior education program and formal chapter were held on the 31st.
November:
Leadership Applications were due on the 2nd of November, and the Nomination Committee began training. Groovy, 70s semi-formal was held on the 5th. Interviews for executive board positions were held on the 6th and 7th. A Sex-positive program and an informal chapter were held on the 7th. A Kappa Kisses philanthropy event for Active Minds and slate discussion were held on the 9th. Trio-Days events with Pi Phi and Alpha Xi were held on the 10th, 11th, and 12th. The Slate was created and calls were made on the 10th, and the slate was present electronically on the 11th. A cypher-reading sisterhood was also held on the 11th. A movie watching exchange with Alpha Xi was held on the 12th. Elections were held during a formal meeting on the 14th, and joint executive board meetings were held on the 15th and 22nd. A Clothing Drive began on the 29th.
We support WIAR and the Jamison Community Center. Being involved locally is a great way to connect and support our community.
We supported Active Minds by raising money through candy grams, while also supporting mental health through thoughtful messages. For the Kappa Foundation, we are working with a local coffee shop at the end of the semester and raising money through coffee sales.
Spring 2021, our chapter installed a DEI officer under the VP of Member Development. This DEI director has held office hours for any member in the chapter to come and talk about any issues or DEI related topics. This officer held bi-weekly DEI events, such as a book club for the book, “Untamed”, and “All the Hoot” where members could all meet to discuss relevant topics. In order to prepare for recruitment, the DEI director had a presentation about current issues and ways to be more inclusive while recruiting new members. The DEI director met with every new member during their weekly meetings to introduce Kappa’s values and expectations of equality and inclusivity. The social media of our chapter has been very sensitive to current issues in the media, and our VP of External Affairs posts regularly about all of our members.
In the Spring semester of 2020, most events were held virtually on Zoom. If an event could be held safely in person, a virtual option was provided for those who were uncomfortable attending. In terms of Recruitment, the numbers as a whole were much lower than typical years. Policies were always changing as well. Our chapter worked hard to properly wear masks while indoors and to have events outside as much as possible. Wearing masks during date parties made it harder to socialize comfortably. Despite the challenges, our chapter had a successful formal recruitment. Initiation was relatively normal, but the ceremonies were shortened. Again, all members were required to wear mask inside. All new members have successfully been initiated and are now active members.
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