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• The Education Assistant will then contact potential trainers depending on the needs of the chapter or association, where the trainer lives and availability. Please respond to all requests and share your availability and interest as soon as possible. Even if you are unavailable or it us too far to travel, please provide a response. Any information given is helpful. • Once the EME Trainer agrees to the suggested date, the Education Assistant will provide the trainer with the contact information…

Very excited for a new chapter! EDUCATIONAL initiatives Member Well-Being/ASTP Member Well-Being/Mental Health Human Dignity Healthy and Inclusive Chapter Experience PHILANTHROPY and service THREE-PRONG approach National philanthropy Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Local community commitment READING Is Fundamental Inspire passion for…

Most individuals with even the most rudimentary knowledge of science have probably heard of x-rays and gamma radiation. Very few however, will be able to tell you where these forms of radiation come from. The answer: Pulsars. Pulsars, or neutron stars, are physics sandboxes that provide extreme conditions for humans to experiment with which are not readily available on Earth. Due to this usefulness, the discovery and research of these phenomena should be of the utmost importance. These neutron…

beyond. Like the UD student, our members find inspiration in creating a better environment that affects positive change. Our philanthropic ideology focuses on efforts in three areas: local organizations, Reading Is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. We know inspiration often comes from personal connections. We encourage our chapters to assist local organizations that hold special meaning for them. Whether it’s supporting agencies that benefit women, organizations that work with…

Welcome Message from the Fraternity President Welcome to the first-ever Kappa Leadership Conference! With a new organizational structure comes the opportunity to provide our members with an event that combines enhanced training and leadership development at the district level. The focus will be on Kappa’s core educational values — our Pillars of Education. Throughout the conference, we will explore the concepts of sisterhood, leadership, intellectual development, well-being, community…

colors and backgrounds and we as Kappas aspire to live and lead by those tenants fully; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED Kappa Kappa Gamma establish a task force to develop a plan to diversify Kappa’s a) membership; b) leadership; c) programming in order to have the most robust organization that truly reflects our values. Motion Adopted Whereas Kappa Kappa Gamma is an organization of women with an understanding of and an allegiance to positive ethical…

• Encourage chapter participation in the activities and philanthropy events of the campus Panhellenic and Greek-letter organizations. • Be familiar with the National Panhellenic Conference Unanimous Agreements. • Support the NPC Unanimous Agreements and advise the committee in educating the chapter about them. Work with the Membership Adviser to ensure the Panhellenic Delegate fully understands and complies with all NPC guidelines and agreements. • Inform the Membership Adviser of any proposed…

50-year award and the alternate service for presenting the 50-year award are found on Pages 23 and 24. The service for the presentation of the 65- and 75-year awards is found on Page 26. All of these services are also available on the Kappa Kappa Gamma website. Although Founders Day is the traditional alumna event that showcases our ritual, remember that you will find the services for FS and RR in the Book of Ritual for Alumnae Associations on Pages 32 and 42. Each of these…

Fast Facts about Greek Life Did you know… • Nationally, just over 50 percent of students in colleges and universities go on to graduate. However, data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that members of fraternities and sororities graduate at a rate in excess of 70 percent. • In May 2014, the Gallup Poll released research showing that members of Greek-letter organizations are more likely than all other college graduates to thrive in five areas of well-being, including purpose, social,…

To join a sorority, the potential new members (PNMs) have to gain entrance into the organizations. The idea of gatekeepers is seen in sororities. This entrance revolves around the existing members give approval to the potential new members (Stuber 2011). While some sororities say that not everyone can fit into their sorority, they also claim to be diverse among themselves (Handler 1995). The process to gain entrance to a sorority is sorority recruitment, where the sororities allow new member to…