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Featured Chapter: Alpha
Alpha Chapter
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University of Minnesota Twin-Cities, MN
Founded - May 1st 1989
The Alpha Chapter is the founding Chapter of Alpha Sigma Kappa, having the longest lineage and history. As a part of the Panhellenic Council on a Big Ten campus, they participate in all of the campus Greek Life events like Homecoming and Machy Days. They also attend or volunteer at lots of other Greek chapters’ philanthropy events. Currently their Chapter has 31 Members with 9 Candidates.
From their President, Amy DeBoer:
“Our Chapter really values making everyone feel like they have a place at the U, whether that be in Greek life or not, we try to find everyone that comes to us somewhere that they can feel like they belong. I have seen the Chapter go through so many changes in policy that make it such an inclusive and diverse place for Sisters.
We have re-done our bylaws to make them more inclusive to people with varying socio-economic backgrounds, ethnicities, even gender identities with the change from she/her pronouns to they/them pronouns.
A few years ago we started doing a cub of the week on our social media, where we highlight one of our newest Members or Candidates and talk about them! We also started having lionesses of the week or Sister spotlights each week too, which are the same thing but for older Members. I love these because it gives the Sister a little extra boost for the week and makes everyone feel better about themselves and their sisterhood.
As the founding Chapter we kind of started all of the traditions that every other Chapter knows about, so all of them! My favorite Alpha tradition is Initiation dinner. It’s one of the few times that almost all of our Chapter is in the same place at once and we can all talk and eat yummy food. Speaking of Initiation, we will be having our Initiation on November 8th, it’s always the best event of the year. We all go out to dinner and obsess over bread together and eat some form of Italian food!
One of my favorite memories is when we did a social event with a fraternity and we went to an apple orchard. The thing about this orchard is that there were free range animals EVERYWHERE. Peacocks, chickens, goats, a cat, some cows and teacup pigs, it was the best day ever. We also all got collectively lost in a corn maze for about an hour.”
Exec Members:
Amy DeBoer - President
Sophia Meister - Vice President of Protocol
Alejandra Barnes - Vice President of Recruitment and Operations
Irma Frlj - Vice President of Administration
Emma Schildgen - Vice President of Finance
Kalli Schaefer - Vice President of External Relations
