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==Highlights of 2011-2019==
==2011==
The year 2011 proved to be successful for Gamma Rho. The chapter started off the year by pledging 19 new sisters in formal recruitment. The pledge class completed its pledge period and was initiated. Soon after recruitment, our chapter participated in SAMS (Students Against Multiple Sclerosis) and won the award for most money raised out of all of the organizations on campus who participated.
In February, Gamma Rho held its Valentine's Day fundraiser called Kappa Kisses. The sisters sold Hershey kisses and spiced up the sale by also selling "songs." Any member of the Allegheny community could purchase a song for a friend, and the sisters of Kappa would publicly serenade them. For St. Patrick's Day, Gamma Rho sold bags of Skittles, which went very well. In an effort to revitalize the Reading Is Key event, the sisters of Gamma Rho brainstormed and decided to launch a campus-wide talent show. Both Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Kappa hosted the show, raising money for Reading is Fundamental and showcasing some excellent talent in the Greek and college communities. In addition, the sisters of Gamma Rho will continue to work with Head Start, an integral part of Meadville's elementary school, and will host the Active Aging service mixer with Kappa Alpha Theta. Phi Kappa Psi and the Gamma Rho members will again team up for a sports fundraising event in the late fall. Gamma Rho hopes to continue to develop the passion and dedication to both Reading is Fundamental and the Rose McGill Fund. The upcoming semester will be especially important in advancing Kappa’s education and efforts toward philanthropy.
==2012==
The Gamma Rho chapter at Allegheny College proved to have an eventful and very much beneficial year in 2012. We started off the Spring semester by gaining seventeen wonderful new sisters. Our new members participated in SAMS (Students Against Multiple Sclerosis) by performing a dance/lip-singing competition and we raised the most money again! As Valentines Day rolled around we launched our annual Kappa Kisses were we sell candy packages and songgrams to the students and faculty of our campus, all profits were contributed to the Rose McGill Fund.
We then had our annual Saphire Ball in which everyone had an enjoyable time to keep us going through the semester. Then along came our big philanthropy event of the semester: the "Do It For the Kids" Talent Show hosted by KKG and SAE. We received many acts of all sorts that attracted a wide variety of the campus to support our two philanthropies, while enjoying a night of quality talent. When we came back for the Fall semester we gained four new sisters that made great contributions to our chapter. To kick off the semester we held our first RIF event of the semester on a Saturday where we stuffed the envelopes that were being sent out in the Pittsburgh area raising awareness and gaining support for Reading is Fundamental.
We held a Fall Formal around Halloween that allowed all of the sisters to enjoy a nice evening together. Finally, when the semester began to wind down we held an event with Alpha Chi Omega, called "Alpha Chais and Kappacinos" where we provided free coffee and donuts to our peers while studying hard for all of their finals. We established fun and unique sisterhood events each month sometimes including other sororities on campus some of which included movie nights, cupcake decorating, and philanthropy work. In addition, our Chapter Council has implemented a round robin letter describing what our chapter's plans are each month that is sent to our advisors. Our goals are focused on forming better connections with advisors and utilizing their skills to further the strength of Gamma Rho.
This year Phi Gamma Delta was brought back to Allegheny's campus where we helped in the process of nominating their founding fathers and then all headed out for "A Night With the FIJIs" to welcome them to Greek life. Our chapter has seen a very beneficial improvement in the running of chapter council and the organization of our chapter overall. We wrapped up the Fall semester having successfully elected our new chapter council and preaping for the transition. As a chapter, we set some goals to follow the bilaws more effectively and have made some changes to things that have since completely improved. With the new year ahead we see ourselves opening up new doors and pushing Gamma Rho to reach it's full potential.
==Highlights of the 2020s==