Epislon Epic
Kappa Kappa Gamma
Epislon Chapter
A Message From the President Greetings Alumnae!
Summer is almost here which means that the school year is almost over! Epsilon Chapter has had a very exciting and successful year and we are excited to share our accomplishments with you! Our House Board always does an amazing job of keeping the Kappa House updated and beautiful. This fall they re-decorated our TV room and dining room, creating more modern and aesthetically pleasing common spaces for us to enjoy! This summer, we hope to have the Cathy Carswell Room, also known as the Blue Room, updated as well! Our goal is to have our house in the best condition for this coming February, when Epsilon Chapter will have the honor to host Province. Epsilon also had many updates within our Kappa Staff this year. We welcomed a new house mom, chef, and housekeeper into our family! Each of them contributes so much in order to make Epsilon Chapter the best it can be. We are so thankful to have such wonderful people working for us—the Kappa house is a wonderful place to live! After a very successful recruitment in the fall, we added 25 new members to our active roster! It is always so exciting to share our values and traditions with a new group of young women. Our passion for Kappa spread quickly to the new members! We have two new members who joined Chapter Council after winter break, as well as many other new members who took on small office positions and leadership roles within our chapter. I love being able to work with members from every pledge class. Having a diverse Chapter Council allows for us to truly maximize our possibilities. We look forward to having another successful recruitment next fall—it will be here before we know it! Epsilon organized many philanthropy events this year—including Kickball for the Kure, to raise money for Susan G. Komen, our local philanthropy, and Pizza on the Quad, to raise money for Reading is Fundamental. We also co-sponsored St. Baldrick’s Day at Illinois Wesleyan in which over $10,000 was raised to support children battling cancer. Five of our members, including myself, donated eight or more inches of our hair for the cause. We are all so proud to have been involved in such a tremendous event. This year more than ever, I have realized how much Kappa truly means to me. As President, I learned very quickly how many people are vested in our organization and are dedicated to our success. Our advisory board, house board, wonderful new Province Director of Chapters, Jenna Cicciarelli and our alumnae give so much thought and time to Epsilon Chapter. Kappa is so much more than just Epsilon Chapter, and I feel so lucky to be apart of it. Without the consistent support from all of you, we would cease to exist. Thank you so much for all that you do. All of Epsilon chapter is beyond grateful. Loyally, Emily Steele 2011-2012 Epsilon Epic Natalya Grabavoy Page 1