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→Highlights of 2021
● August 28th - Rave social with Tri Delta, Delta Gamma and Kappa Alpha Theta
September:
September 1st - Program chapter
● September 2nd and 9th - New member Green Dot Training
● September 7th took composites and held a purovelo sisterhood event
● September 8th held chapter and and continued composites
● September 4th filled up block seating
● September 10th - Parents formal at Red Clay Brewery in Opelika
● September 11th - Parents tailgate after the game catering Jim n Nix bbq
● September 15th - Chapter supporting SA month so all members wore denim. Also had
“speed dating” on the hall for big little
● September 19th - Senior photoshoot
● September 20th - Sisterhood movie night event
● September 29th - Formal chapter
October:
● October 11th - October 16th Inspiration Period
● October 11th Kappa Dinner - Full Chapter Event
● October 12th - Sisterhood Event Tie Dye in front of Chapter room
● October 13th - Founders Day Ceremony at Auburn Alumni Center with Taco Mama
dinner catered
● October 14th - Return of the Pin Ceremony
● October 15th - Fireside Ceremony (in person) held at Auburn United Methodist Church
and Kappa Kozy for the incoming members in the chapter room
● October 16th - In person Initiation Ceremony
● October 19th - Frutta Bowls Philanthropy Benefit Night and Bachelorette premier
sisterhood event
● October 20th - Halloween themed chapter
● October 23rd - Semi Formal hosted at Parker Hill
● October 27th - held Kappa Kappachino
● October 29th - Pumpkin Picking Sisterhood Event
November:
● November 3rd - Educational Member Meeting
● November 10th - Program Chapter
● November 11th - Tacky Prom Social With Tri Delta
● November 15th - Taco Mama Benefit Night
● November 17th - Formal Chapter and Elections for new Full Board and Executive Board
● November 18th - Candle Making Event
● November 30th - Holiday Social
CHAPTER HISTORY REPORT
Chapter Philanthropy
This year we have also been able to work heavily to build our philanthropy. With many benefit
nights at local restaurants, our annual Kappachino, and Mac n keys we were able to raise a total
of $8,912 to be dispersed to our various philanthropies we support. Locally we have supported
an organization called Baby Steps that empowers pregnant and parenting students
facing an unplanned pregnancy at Auburn University to have their education and their babies by
providing housing, support and community. Our partnership allowed us to support 3 mothers
throughout the year and then buy all the gifts on their Christmas list. Our chapter went above and
beyond and was even more successful than previous years. As Kappa Kappa Gamma transitioned
to new philanthropy’s we had the opportunity to vote as a chapter which new philanthropy we
were going to support. We voted and chose to add Active Minds since we have connections to
the Auburn Chapter of Active Minds and would have many ways to help right here in our
community.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
This year the Epsilon Eta chapter made many strides towards becoming an even more inclusive
chapter and sorority. This started with appointing a DEI coordinator who would be in charge of
educating the chapter, coordinating programs for the chapter, and being a resource for any
questions or concerns in regards to DEI. In the spring, she showed a TED talk during chapter
about being the ally we need for positive developments in DEI and led a discussion following the
presentation. In the fall, during pre recruitment she also showed a presentation and led a small
group discussion surrounding this topic in order to keep open minds as we moved into
recruitment. We also held several program chapters with various speakers to broaden our
chapters' awareness. Also during interviews for leadership positions, the nominating committee
asked a question regarding DEI in each one. We want our future leadership to be not only leaders
and examples for our chapter but also leaders in pursuing better understanding and ownership
over diversity, equity, and inclusion. In the new full board, there will now be a director position
in charge of DEI support in our chapter.
Operating in a Pandemic
In a year of the unexpected, we had to learn how to best operate as a chapter in a global
pandemic. The best way we did this is through accurate communication and transparency to all
chapter members through it all. As shown previously, we held many virtual sisterhood events
including trivia night and virtual baking. To best support the chapter, the dues were also broken
down into installments for everyone. Our executive board also got to attend the annual leadership
conference virtually. Once deemed safe we began to hold events in person while following all
guidelines and regulations of Kappa as well as the university. Our risk director was very
conscious of all of these rules and worked to educate the chapter on all the safety precautions
necessary. We were able to hold events in shifts while capacity was still down and then as
regulations shifted, more events this fall could be safely held with larger groups. In the midst of
CHAPTER HISTORY REPORT
all of this, we were able to move up in our GPA ranking which is a huge success for the chapter
as a whole. This fall recruitment was held partially virtual and was completed successfully with a
large new incoming pledge class. We also held other ceremonies virtually including the new
member pinning. Overall, we found ways to make this year special even in a pandemic.