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|Location= Moscow, ID
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'''University of Idaho established 1889, in Moscow, Idaho'''
'''2,059 195 initiates (as of June 20132018)'''
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'''Some of Beta Kappa’s Outstanding AlumnaeCharter Members:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories Helga Anderson, please list them with the date(s) of recognitionSigna Anderson, Frances Bailey, Marjorie Balch, Mildred Brown, Mary Louise Clambey, Vetsa Cornwall, Norma Dow, Alice Hartley, Kathryn Keane, Teresa Keane, Valborg Margrethe Kjosness, Lesetta Lubkin, Norma Virginia Martin, Edna Mellison, Mary Mellison, Anne Mullin, Helen Patten, Gertrude Mary Stephenson, Dorothea Wenz, Charlotte Works.)
'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
Mary Elizabeth Thomas Brooks, 1974, Director of the U.S. Mint; Idaho state senator; owned and operated a sheep/cattle ranch; Irene West Gaskins, 1986, Educator specializing in reading disability;(Carolyn) “Kelley” Frizelle YostHove, 1996, Pianist, recording artist; producer;Dr. Karen Stedtfeld Offen, 2012, author and scholar- one of the first authors to focus on the difference between European and American feminists.
(Information from chapter’s History Reports: Scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.)
==2102Highlights of 2012==
The year of 2012 came and went as so many memories were created and shared. Beta Kappa opened January 10th as all the women came back up for another semester at the University of Idaho. To start off the year, we cleaned up our house on the 12th to keep it looking like the beautiful white house on the hill it is. With a clean house, and such a dry start to the new year, no snow falling in December or the beginning of January, snow fell a few days after returning and we were awarded with a snowday. Everyone did something different, some made snowmen, there were snowball fights and others just enjoyed watching it from the inside with a warm cup of hot coco. The following week, on the 21st, we had a sisterhood with pizza and games inside, as snow still covered campus.
There have been a few changes on campus. Starting with greek life on campus, Delta Chi was revoked charter for two years and Phi Kappa Tau moved back into their house after not being allowed in it for several years. On campus, roads were repaved and the Admin building had some piping renovations, in which the road was torn up. The overall nature of our chapter is encouraging, not only for having high academic standards but maintaining a close sisterhood. We are also supportive; attending each other’s games, concerts, and other events. Lastly we are helpful, always giving assistant to a sister in need.
==Highlights of 2013== The year of 2013 started for Beta Kappa chapter on the 8th of January when all the the women came back to our beautiful home for a new semester of classes and sisterhood. The Chapter Council started off the year by setting goals and resolutions with our advisers to make our chapter even stronger on January 19th in Kappa's kitchen. On January 18th the chapter had a sisterhood in the TV room that was aca-awesome as we all ate candy and watched the movie Pitch Perfect together. Another sisterhood was held in honor of the Super Bowl XLVII between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. It was especially packed during the half-time show as Beyonce Knowles gave a fierce performance that blew everyone away. On February 12th the house had a date dinner for Valentine's Day, and everyone looked beautiful. On the 22nd we had our Big Chill dance before we buckled down for midterms on March 4th-8th. After that stressful week we all went on Spring Break for some much need relaxation from the effort that every Kappa put into her grades. On March 17th we all came back to our home for the last push towards the end of the semester. The University of Idaho opened up for the first Vandal Friday of the year on March 21st through the 23rd, which was the first time we met some of our future new Kappas! The second Vandal Friday was held during April 4th -6th . Kappa was 3rd in 2013's Greek Week thanks to some serious practice for the human pyramid, which is something to be proud of. We can also be proud that during the Saturday of Service held on April 13th Kappas logged over 250 hours of giving back to the city of Moscow. 2013 was also a big year for our fun run philanthropy, “Key for the Cure” held during Mom's weekend on April 20th. We had over 200 participants from all over campus and the Palouse. Later that day was Phi Delta Theta's turtle derby in which Kappa won the skit portion, received second all around, and our member Caitlyn Nichols was announced Phi Delt's “sweetheart”. On April 22nd through the 26th we celebrated our wonderful seniors with a banner over the front entrance of Kappa. On the 27th Amanda Peterson was announced Theta Chi's “dream girl” while on their cruise. April 29th through May 3rd the house was quiet while everyone prepared for their finals during Dead Week. On May 2nd we had a photo shoot sisterhood to relax a little bit, and then got back to work May 6th through the 10th for finals week. Our chapter received first in grades for the second semester in a row! May 11th was the University of Idaho's commencement ceremony for our graduates. The Kappa house then emptied out as everyone went home for the summer. On August 10th the active members moved back in and work week began as we prepared ourselves and our home for finding our new members! August 16th through 20th was the recruitment process and on bid day August 20th we finally got to meet our new freshmen! To get to know each other better and to start our bonds of sisterhood, the entire house went to a ropes course located just outside of Moscow. On August 26th the freshmen got to socialize after the stressful recruitment process during the university sanctioned “Saturday of Service”. Then we all put on our best outfits and packed our backpacks for the first day of classes on August 26th, and later that evening the freshmen officially became pledges and received their new member pins. In September, Kappa continued to be an active presence on Greek Row by winning FIJI's fun run and placing second in Sigma Chi's Derby Days. On October 3rd we surprised our freshmen by having “big little find out”. On the 13th we celebrated founder's day, and then later celebrated it again with the WSU Kappas by having candy, snacks, and house tours at their Kappa house. On October 12th we had Kappa Krush, our informal dance, and on the 20th our powder puff team worked their buns off and won Beta Theta Pi's tournament.October 20th through the 26th was our Inspiration week, followed by our freshmen becoming members on the 26th! We were all so happy to welcome them into the Kappa bond, and it was so special to have so many alumnae come to help and experience it with us. We celebrated with a caramel apple sisterhood later in the afternoon. Fall started off with Dad's Weekend November 1st through 3rd, and then we had a week break to be with our family for Thanksgiving from the 25th through the 29th. When we got back the house was decorated in lights and looked beautiful thanks to our senior members. On December 6th we had our Sapphire Ball, where Kevin Racime (Information from chapter’s History Report: Scholarshipa Sigma Chi) was announced Ice Man, and had our Christmas Date Dinner on the 11th. Dead Week began on the 9th and all the Kappa women focused on their studies for finals week that started on the 16th. The hard work paid off and Kappa was again first in grades, making us first in grades for an entire year! On the 21st Kappa Kappa Gamma closed for Christmas break and everyone went home for the holidays and to celebrate the coming of the new year with their family and friends. Our chapter has really pulled it together in the last semesters after a scare when we placed 4th overall in grades. Since then our scholarship has been made a priority and we have been back on top, group honors/even without demanding that our members do study table. We count on each other to hold ourselves and our sisters accountable for our grades and for attending class. We remain the Klassy Kappas that we are known for. We received awardsin Province for our outstanding advisory board, traditionschapter relations, special eventsand excellence in standards, as well as receiving the Panhellenic Award: Chapter of the Year on Campus and the Richard D. Gibbs Chapter Excellence award. Our member Sarah Vetsmany was awarded Outstanding Sophomore of the Year in the Greek Awards and our member Sarah Jacobsen was elected Panhellenic President for the University of Idaho. We are continuing the long tradition of leadership and excellence that the Kappas before us have made possible.Describe the recent changes on your campus and describe the overall nature of your chapter. Changes on Campus: Pi Kappa Phi joined our Greek community in 2013 and moved into the old ATO house by the Student Union Building. The University of Idaho welcomed a new president and our Panhellenic Council had to step up when our Greek advisers moved to a new campus . ==Highlights of 2014== On January 14th everyone came excitedly back to the Beta Kappa chapter house just in time for the start of the new school year. After everyone was settled in and school was started we had chapter council leadership day where new goals and ideas were discussed for the upcoming year. To kick off February we started a month long photo challenge to encourage positive social media and to express how much we all love kappa #kappaphotochallenge. On the 12th we enjoyed a Valentines date dinner where everyone looked beautiful. For one of our philanthropies we made flower grams for Valentines Day and all the proceeds went towards our cook’s daughter. We also enjoyed volunteering for the Lionel Hamptons Jazz Festival here in Moscow. On February 28th we started a new tradition of going ice-skating. From March 10th- 14th we had midterms. Luckily, after the stressful week having spring break the following week was our reward. After returning from spring break we kicked off the second half of the semester with Greek Week and partnered with Sigma Chi. On March 26th we all invited our professors over for dinner to get to know them better and make new relations. On March 28th we had our first vandal Friday of the year. Greek games were the next day. The following weekend we were all so happy to have our moms in town for a fun filled weekend. Over moms weekend we had our key for the cure 5k run/walk where we raised $2200. On April 12th we participated in relay for life at the kibbie dome. We had our second vandal Friday on April 18th. To wrap up the school year on May 3rd Laurien Mavey was named Delta Tau Delta’s Tzena. The last day of school was May 16th and Kappa shut down for the summer. On August 8th we all returned to the beautiful white house on the hill. After a busy workweek and oh so fun recruitment we welcomed 28 new members into our home. After just a couple days with all of our new members in the house we started school August 25th. On September 24th we welcomed all of our dads into town for the weekend and enjoyed some good old vandal football. On October 2nd we had our family find out. The following night we had kappa krush, a t-shirt date function hosted at our home, where we had panda express delivered! To celebrate founder’s day we traveled over to Washington State University for the afternoon and spent it with the Kappa’s there. We had inspiration week October 19-25 and our 28 new members finally became members. That weekend we also won Beta Theta Pi’s powder puff competition. The new members were given their badges by putting together a fake fireside on November 13th. We had a delicious caramel apple sisterhood on the 18th of November. We had fall break from the 22-30. After we returned to school there were only three weeks left in the semester. We celebrated our sapphire ball on December 5th and Ty Prince was named our new iceman. Alpha Phi was our sister house this semester so we hosted a cookie decorating sister hood with them in our dining room on December 5th. On December 13th we had our secret Santa sisterhood. To wrap up the year we had finals the 14-19 and we all left Kappa for winter break. We welcomed a new Greek adviser to our campus who is young and beginning to implement some new ideas, such as restructuring Greek week. Additionally we welcomed an assistant Greek advisor, Megan Harre, a former Kappa. She was able to join us for aspects of our inspiration week. Because all of our pledge classes live in we are pretty cohesive. We have a very strong sisterhood, we spend a lot of time together, and mix and blend together well. We hold our meetings in our chapter house in the formal or within chapterroom. Beta Kappa is a "housed" chapter. The House Board owns the land and the house. The Chapter leases the chapter house from Pi Omega Alumnae and the member’s rent from the Chapter. The original Kappa house was built in the 1800s and was owned by a University of Idaho professor. A new addition was built onto the house in 1923 and another addition from 1954-1955. We have always had members live in the house. All the freshmen live in the house while sophomores, juniors, and seniors have the option to apply to live out of the house. Currently we have 73 members living in the house but it ranges from year to year, usually fluctuating between 68 and 75 members. The chapter members rent the house. ==Highlights of 2015== On January 13th the beautiful Beta Kappa Chapter House opened back up for everyone to return for spring 2015 semester. After taking the day to settle in classes started the very next day on January 14th. After getting used to the new routine of the semester we had leadership day on January 24th where new goals and ideas were discussed and created for the year. On the 11th of February we enjoyed a Valentines date dinner where everyone got have a tasty meal with someone special. Also for Valentines day we made flower grams to be delivered on the 14th of February all proceeds went to Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse. February 15th-22nd Hanna Johnson, the leadership consultant, came to visit again. The previous fall semester we had received first in grades, we held our scholarship banquet on February 23th and Ellison Schultz was chosen to wear the scholarship key for the following year. We had our second annual big chill/skate date on February 27th. We volunteered for the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival here in Moscow on February 28th. From March 9th-13th we had midterms. Luckily after a week of tests we were rewarded with spring recess the following week from March 16th-20th. To kick off the second half of the semester we returned and had Greek week and partnered with Phi Delta Theta and Lambda Chi Alpha. On March 26th-27th we had our first Vandal Friday where Seniors in high school came to visit the university and enroll in classes. The following weekend we hosted the second Vandal Friday on April 2nd-3rd. On April 4th we had a recruitment workshop to refresh ourselves and better prepare for recruitment in the fall. On April 11th we had Saturday of Service where we helped out in the Moscow community. On April 16th we had our second annual Junior Hoopla where the juniors little’s made paddles for them. We were so excited to have our moms in town from April 17th- 19th. On April 26th Patti Perry, overall nature a member of house board received her 50th pin. On April 28th Katelin Bartles was named Sigma Chi’s Sweetheart. On April 27th-May 1st we gave recognition to our seniors by having senior week. We had an ice cream sisterhood with Kappa Delta on May 3rd. Dead week was May 4th-8th. On May 8th we had Symposium with Tri-Delta and Delta Gamma where we ate pizza at our house and Delta Gamma’s and had popsicles and played lawn games at Tri-Delta. Finals were May 11th- May 15th. The house closed for the summer on May 15th and Spring Commencement Ceremony was May 16th. Everyone returned to the beautiful white house on the hill on August 7th. After a couple of day of getting settled in we were excited for recruitment and began workweek on August 9th. Recruitment was August 14th-17th. While it was a fun, exciting, and stressful four days we successfully welcomed 27 new members into our home on bid night August 17th. On August 19th we enjoyed our all house retreat at Silverwood theme park where we got some thrills from the rides and sun in the water park. Classes then began on August 24th and that evening the new members had their formal pledging ceremony. On September 24th we had our Scholarship banquet to honor those who did well in the spring semester. We had big/little find out on September 24th. We welcomed our dads to campus for the weekend on September 25th-27th for some good old Vandal football. We had Inspiration Week October 4th-10th and our 26 new members became members. We had a small founders day celebration in our dining room where we did a small ritual and enjoyed some cupcakes on October 13th. We had midterms October 12th- 16th. We had Kappa Krush on October 16th where we brought our dates over to have panda express and take some fun photos. Homecoming week was October 19th-24th. We had a fun sister hood on October 23rd where we went to the Haunted Palouse and went through 2 haunted houses and a haunted hayride which were frightening and fun. We had an etiquette dinner during formal dinner with the campus nutritionist on October 26th. The leadership consultant, Carly Wooldridge, came to visit November 1st-6th and gave us great ideas. On November 2nd Andrea Bennett was pinned by Phi Delta Theta Chris Steinmetz, how wonderful to see true love. On November 4th we had a sisterhood and watched Magic Mike XXL and enjoyed tasty snack. We had an appreciation for our cook Katie, as it was her last day cooking on November 6th. We had a puppy philanthropy on November 7th where several of us went and volunteered at the humane society with Sigma Chi. Monmouth Duo was a blast with Pi Beta Phi on November 7th. Make a Difference Day was on November 14th where we went and helped local communities with projects. On November 15th Nicole Noble was elected to Panhellenic as the Secretary. Fall Recess was from November 23rd-27th. We had a card making sisterhood with Gamma Phi Beta on December 2nd where we made cards for the local Gritman Medical Center to give to their patients for the holiday season. Dead week was from December 7th-11th. During this week we had a Christmas date dinner on the 9th where we got to show off our beautifully decorated home and have a nice meal we also had a Secret Santa Sisterhood to show appreciation for each other on the 10th. Finals week Began on December 14th. Some recent changes to our campus were that we welcomed a new dean of students, Blaine Eckles and new assistant Greek advisor, Leyalle Harris. We also currently don’t have a Greek advisor. Chapter Philanthropy: What organization(s) has your chapterhistorically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?We have traditionally raised money or donated time to Alternatives to Violence on the Palouse, Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival, Make a Difference Day, The Children’s Center, and Saturday of Service. Why did your chapter goalschoose this organization(s) to support?We chose these organization because they have demonstrated need and we are more than willing to help them out. ==Highlights of 2016== After enjoying our Winter Recess with family and friends back home for the holidays, we returned to Kappa on January 12th, 2016. Excitement was in the air as everyone rushed around to hear stories from the holiday season and prepared for the upcoming semester. Spring semester began on January 13th. Shortly after classes began, we held our Leadership Day on January 23rd to train our new Chapter Council. At the end of January on the 29th we had our annual Sapphire Ball. Everyone was dressed to the nines and along with their handsome dates, we all danced the night away. February rolled around and we had an all house clean on the 9th to prepare our beautiful home for the Valentine’s Day Date Dinner, which we held on the 10th. The following day, February 11th, we delivered all 1,150 flower grams to the students who ordered them for our Flower Gram philanthropy. We had spent the past few days assembling the flower grams as a sisterhood and ended up raising $1,915.90 for the Girls Academy. This was such a successful philanthropy and we always have a blast preparing for it. On the 17th we had a programming focusing on body positivity. February 26th is Beta Kappa’s founder’s day. This founder’s day was especially special to us, as it marked 100 years on the University of Idaho’s campus. This is such a significant achievement and we all couldn’t have been more proud to call each other Kappa sisters. March 14th -18th was our Spring Break where we took a week off of school to recoup and returned rosy cheeked and ready to continue the semester on March 20th. On the 31st we had an all house clean to prepare our home for Beta Kappa’s Centennial Celebration, which was held April 1st – 3rd. We had over 500 alum come to celebrate with us. This was an exciting, event filled weekend full of stories, laughter, and love. It was special to bond over Kappa Kappa Gamma with members of many pledge classes. On April 9th we had many of our sisters participate in Saturday of Service. On the 14th we had an all house clean to tidy up before Mom’s Weekend, which was April 15th – 17th. On the 16th we had our annual Fun Run, where we collected money and books for Reading is Fundamental. This is always such a fun event to participate in with our mothers. Following the Fun Run, challenges we had a brunch back at kappa. On the 23rd we had our Advising/House Board Appreciation Celebration. This is a time where we get to show our advising and house board how much we appreciate all of the hard work they do for us. April 25th – 29th was Senior Week. This is a week we take to show our seniors love and appreciation before they graduate. April was a busy, but fun month for Beta Kappa. On may 1st we held our Spring Recruitment Workshop. This workshop helped to prepare us for fall formal recruitment. May 2nd – 6th marked Dead Week, a time we took to prepare for our finals. After a week of preparation, we had Tri-Ad on Friday the 6th with Delta Gamma and Delta Delta Delta. We had a barbeque all together, which was a nice time to get to know more members from these chapters. Finals week was the 9th – 13th, with the 13th being our last day of class, and for many of us, our last day in Moscow until August. We all said our goodbyes and wished everyone a summer filled with fun and adventure. We were all reunited on August 5th, where we moved back into Kappa and prepared for work week and recruitment. Work week began the 6th and went until the 10th. During this time we practiced for formal recruitment, bonded with each other, and had a great time being back together after a long summer. Fall formal recruitment went from the 11th – 14th. August 14th was not only preference day, but also bid night where we got to welcome all 29 of our new members home. The following day, on the 15th, we had our bid day celebration. This day was filled with food and pictures galore. On the 17th we had our all house retreat at You-Pick, where we all picked beautiful bouquets of flowers, took many pictures, and had fun bonding as a house. The first day of classes began on August 22nd, a day in which we also had our Formal Pledging Ceremony. On the 30th we had our composite pictures taken. August was an exciting time for our members and we were overcomeready to take on the rest of the semester. On September 12th we had our scholarship banquet. We acknowledge members who have shown great academic achievement in the previous semester and get to celebrate everyone successes together over dinner. We held a programming to educate our members on the Kappa Foundation on the 19th. We had Big/Little Reveal on September 22nd. This day is always filled with such joy and happiness. September was a more relaxed month, which was much needed after a hectic August. October 1st was the University of Idaho’s Homecoming football game. We all dressed up in our game day gear and headed to the Kibbie Dome to root on our Vandals. Our new members, along with the New Member Educator and chaperones, etcheaded to Camp Sanders on October 7th for their New Member Retreat.They had an awesome time bonding, playing games, and getting to know and appreciate each other better. Midterms week was October 10th – 14th. On the following Saturday, the 15th, we had Kappa Krush. For this event we brought a date to Kappa for lunch and then headed over to the football game to cheer on our team. October 17th- 22nd was Inspiration Week, with the 22nd marking initiation followed by a banquet. This week is such a special time that we all love and cherish. On the 24th we had our Election Programming. October was a month full of sisterhood and ritual. On November 3rd, we had our brand new philanthropy, “Nacho Average Kappa Philanthropy”. We set up tables, banners, and decorations in the front of our house and sold nachos from 8pm until midnight. This was such a fun event and the entire house helped out. It was a huge success and we can’t wait to continue it in the years to come. Fall recess was the 21st – 25th and we returned to Kappa with our bellies full from Thanksgiving dinner on the 27th. On November 28th we had election night and our new Chapter Council was elected. We are so excited to see this new team of leaders continue betting this organization. December 2nd – 4th was Dad’s weekend. We had brunch with our dads on the 3rd and enjoyed getting to show them around Moscow. During the evening of the 4th, we had a white elephant gift exchange sisterhood, where we all gathered together in our Christmas pajamas and exchanged gifts. Dead week was the 5th – 9th, which we spent studying for our finals. To give us a break from the studying, we had our Christmas Date Dinner on the 7th, where we got to enjoy yummy food with our friends and dates. Finals week was the 12th – 16th, marking the end of our 2016 school year and the beginning of Winter Recess. 2016 was an amazing year for the Beta Kappa Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma and we cannot wait to see what 2017 has in store for us. The University of Idaho's campus is undergoing some construction changes. New buildings are being built and new additions are being added to old buildings to continue advancing our campus to support growth and intellectual development. The ladies of Beta Kappa look forward to choosing a local organization each year such as Alternative Violence on the Palouse or Girls Academy, to donate the money we raise from our successful annual flower gram fundraiser. In addition, we enjoy reading to a local Children’s Center on campus each spring and donating the books to the youth, which we receive from our annual Mom’s Day Fun Run benefiting RIF. As individuals, a chapter, and partnering with other chapters on campus we show our enthusiastic philanthropic attitudes by volunteering at Make a Difference Day, SYNC, Saturday of Service, the local Humane Society, and Jazz Festival, as well as opportunities for individuals. As a chapter we choose organizations where we are able to make an impact, even on a small scale. We value respect, equality, and work to build young women into strong leaders, which is why we choose to donate time and money to Alternative Violence on the Palouse and Girls Academy. ==Highlights of 2018:== January 7, 2018, our beautiful white home on the snowy University of Idaho campus reopened after Winter Recess. Refreshed and ready for another successful semester, we began our spring term by moving into new rooms. We held Leadership Day for incoming and outgoing members of Chapter Council. Numerous advisers joined us as we discussed new ideas and visions for each position and for the council as a whole. We left the day feeling motivated and excited for the upcoming semesters. In February we had an "Alcohol Skills" training program. We had a scholarship banquet for the previous semester and awarded our girls who had made the Dean's list with tank tops. We had a social with FIGI and attended the Vandal men's basketball game and then teamed up for the dance marathon in the University Commons. We had a Valentine making sisterhood and handed out flower grams for our annual philanthropy. The money raised (nearly $1,800)went towards the Boise Burnout Fund. Part of the money went to an old adviser as her house was a victim of fire. This organization was at her side and helped her in her family's hour of need. We held a spring recruitment table in the Whitewater room of the Commons. Our last event of the month was our annual "Skate Date" at the ice rink.
In March we all gathered in the dining room for a competitive "Kahoot!" sisterhood after being apart a week for Spring Break. We welcomed back our Leadership Consultant for her second visit of the year. We hosted girls for our first successful UI bound of the year. In Greek Week we partnered with Kappa Sigma and participated in banner competition and a scavenger hunt across town. At the end of the week, we had won enough events and racked up enough points to win the whole thing. At the end of the month we had a sisterhood with Kappa Delta where we made Italian sodas together and then watched the comedian Adam Grabowski perform at Pitman Center.
In April we got dressed up for our annual Sapphire Call at Stubblefields. We also held our second weekend of UI bound, Mom's Weekend was fun and we held an auction with various baskets donated by our moms. The auction raised about $3,400. Afterward a brunch was held with scones and parfaits. Senior Week included yearly traditions including the graduating New Member class signing the dining room tables and getting together for one of their final sisterhoods.A Palouse Juice sisterhood was held as we went to a downtown store for a free smoothie. We studied hard during dead-week. Then on a Saturday we had numerous activities and shooting activities including a hike into Elk Creek Falls for our recruitment video. Mid May Kappa closed and we said our goodbyes for the summer. Early August Kappa reopened and work week began as we prepared for recruitment. We welcomed the new member class of 2018 home on the Administration lawn decked out in our bright and fun "Found My Girl Gang" attire. We held an all house retreat and then went to the movie "Mama Mia" and ate snacks. September we held Kappa Krush and we all went to support our Vandal football team. We had our scholarship dinner where we awarded 21 4.0s and 53 Dean's List for the previous semester. A major programming event was "Cop Talk". We also added to our families with an exciting Big Little reveal. Mary October brought a "Gender Based Violence" program.There was a sisterhood event with a Halloween movie night. Founders Day was celebrated with dark and light blue cupcakes. The New Member class and others went to Camp Sanders for our annual freshman retreat. Initiation welcomed in the 2018 class to Kappa membership. We held our first ever week long philanthropy called "Kappa Klassic", a Karaoke contest among the Greek community, sold nachos on the front doorsteps for Kappa Con Queso and finished the week with our Kappa Kickball tournament. We raised about $1,600, a portion towards the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation and $300 towards the African Literacy Initiative. Our dads were welcomed for brunch and then to a Vandal football game. In late November we all gathered for the last chapter meeting of the year. We had a joint formal with Alpha Phi. We took a quick break for a holiday themed dinner put on by our chefs, followed by our annual white elephant gift exchange. We all cuddled up in our pajamas and blankets by the Christmas tree as we watched our sisters receive exciting little gifts. By mid December, we left our beautiful white home on the hill for winter recess. After a long winter recess, Beta Kappa members were welcomed back to the Chapter House on Monday, January 9th. The spring semester began the following Wednesday on the 11th. While everyone settled into their new semester schedules, our chapter began to acclimate to a new chapter council. We held leadership day the first Saturday back to train and welcome the new governing body of Beta Kappa. With an eager and excited chapter, we held our first Girls Academy workshop on Saturday, January 21st. The following Friday, January 27th, we held our annual Sapphire Ball, at the Best Western in Moscow. After the last chapter meeting of January, we held a gender based violence programming. To start February off right, we had our Flowergram sisterhood on the 12th, when we ate ice cream and put the flowers and notes together. Then, we delivered our lovely Flowergrams on Valentine’s day. Later that month, February 26th, we had a movie sisterhood at the local movie theater. By the time March came around, it was the middle of spring semester. Everyone was hard at work studying for their midterm exams from March 6th - 10th. Following a rigorous week of exams, we had a very deserved spring break from the 13th - 18th. After returning to Kappa on March 19th refreshed and ready to take on the next half of the semester, we held an all house clean to prepare for the prospective students coming to Moscow. UIdaho Bound was held March 24th and 25th. Then, the week of March 27th - April 2nd we celebrated our amazing and unique Greek community during University of Idaho’s Greek Week. The second and last weekend of UIdaho Bound was held over March 31st and April 1st, when we hosted and gave tours to more prospective students. Our mom'Housings came up to visit as the mom’s weekend was the 21st - 23rd of April. We had our annual silent auction and ate brunch with our mom’s and showed them around Moscow. Senior week was the 24th - 28th of April, when we celebrated our senior members and their legacies. On April 26th, at the 2017 Greek Awards, we were recognized for Outstanding Chapter Collaboration, Community Service, Public Relations and Alumnae Relations. Also, we won the Richard D Gibbs award which is the highest honor any chapter can receive that recognizes scholarship, leadership, community involvement, membership, campus participation, new member education, alumna relations, international relations, and university relations. In addition to chapter awards, we had a 4th year member of Beta Kappa, Emma Daugharty, receive Greek Woman of the Year! With summer approaching, dead week was May 1st - 5th to prepare for finals week on May 8th-12th. After exams, girls said their goodbyes as Kappa closed for the summer on May 12th. Kappa opened at noon on Friday, August 4th so girls could get settled in before work week. Work Week was August 5th - 10th to prepare for formal recruitment on August 11th - 14th. On August 14th, Bid Day, we welcomed home 24 fantastic women as new members of PC '17. On August 16th, we had our all house retreat at U-Pick, where girls picked beautiful bouquets to take home. Later that day, ladies got all dressed up for our sisterhood formal at a local restaurant and brewery, Hunga Dunga. Not only was August 21st the first day of the fall semester, there was also a once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event that took place, as we were able to watch an eclipse. To conclude and exciting and eventful month, we took composite pictures on Thursday, August 31st. On Friday, September 8th, Kristin Armstrong, a Beta Kappa Alumna, stopped by our Chapter house for lunch. Then, the following Saturday, we had our first date function, Kappa Krush. The next week we celebrated our academic achievements at the scholarship banquet on Monday, September 18th. Later that week we held a "cop talk" programming when members were welcomed to ask questions about their rights and proper police procedures. On September 22nd, composite picture retakes/make ups were held. At the end of September, we had a cute and fun sisterhood when we potted our own little succulents. On September 28th, the much anticipated Big/Little reveal was held and our families grew with the addition of PC ‘17. The next weekend, our new members went to Camp Sanders for their new member retreat. University of Idaho homecoming football game was October 7th and we were able to celebrate Vandal football with the many Alumnae that came to visit. Friday, October 13th we commemorated our founders with pictures, posters and stories. We set up the dinning room with baloons, signs and a poster containing a picture and biography of each of our founders. Founders day is a great way to remind ourselves of the values that built Kappa. The next week, October 9th – 13th, was midterms week. The following week, the week of October 16th - 21st, we had both Inspiration week and a visit from our Leadership Consultant. We were so excited to initiate 23 new members on Saturday, October 21st. On the 26th, we participated in a Greek wide trick-or-treat for kids in the Moscow community. Then, we welcomed our dad’s to Moscow on the weekend of October 27th - 29th for dad's weekend. This weekend we showed our dad's the chapter house and ate brunch with them in our dinning room. After filling up on eggs and bacon, we headed over to the Kibbie Dome to watch the vandal football team play the Lousisianna-Monroe Warhawks with our fathers. On Friday, November 3rd, we had our “Kappa Con Queso” philanthropy, when we sold nachos to support Reading Is Fundamental. Then, the next day we held our first annual "Kick it with Kappa" kickball tournament philanthropy. A week later on November 11th, we had a formal with Delta Gamma at Stubblefields in Pullman. The next Friday, November 17th, Kappa closed as everyone went home for fall break to celebrate Thanksgiving with their families. Then after the break on Sunday, November 26th, we welcomed members back to the Chapter House. ==Highlights of 2019== On January 7, 2019 we welcomed back our members. Then on January 9 our Spring Semester classes began. January 12th was Leadership Day for our outgoing and incoming officers. Then the new officers were installed during Formal Chapter on January 14. We had a ball at our Sapphire Ball on January 25. As January came to a close, Hannah K planned our scholarship banquet on February 11. On February 12 Delaney T. planned our Flowergram Philanthropy to raise money for the Lemhi County Animal Shelter. Kappa National provided a program called "Behind Happy Faces" on February 24. We celebrated Beta Kappa Founders Day on February 26 with cupcakes and taking fun pictures with each other. February came and went and we studied hard the week of March 4 for our midterms. March 5th we had our Skate Date at the Palouse Ice Rink. We had spring break from March 11-15. March 22 and 23 were a busy few days with our UIdaho Bound weekend. March 25 through the 30th we hosted Leadership Consultant, Claire. We had another UIdaho Bound weekend on March 29 and 30. We started off April with our Mom's Weekend Brunch and Basket Auction on the 6th. On April 15th we had a "Sex Pops and Blow Pops" presentation. On April 17th we teamed up with Pi Beta Phi for a Spelling Bee Philanthropy. We had a fun-filled Greek Week, April 22-26. On the 28th we had a fun carnival themed SYRD. Dead week was April 29 through May 3 and we started studying hard for Finals week, which was May 6-10. Kappa closed for the summer on May 11. August 9th was move in day and the first day of work week to prepare for Recruitment. Along with Recruitment starting, we also hosted our Leadership Consultant, Hannah Cho. We welcomed our new members on August 19th with a Blue and Blue Bid Day. Our first day of Fall Semester was August 26. With the Fall Semester in full swing, we had our Kappa Krush Date Dash before a football game on September 7th. September 12th through the 15th was our Kappa Klassic Philanthropy. We raised money for RIF. We had events all week, like Kappa Karaoke, Chips and Cheese with the KKGs, and Kappa Kickball. On September 26th, we had our Big Sister Little Sister reveal. We started October with our Inspiration Week on the 7th. We had our Initiation Ceremony and Banquet on the 12th. Homecoming and Mid-terms fell on the week of the 13th. On October 28th we had a LGBT+ program after our chapter meeting. On November 9th we co-hosted our Anchor and Key Formal with the Delta Gammas at Stubblefields. We had Parent's Weekend the 15th-17th. Kappa closed November 25th-29th for Fall Break. We welcomed our members back on December 1st. December 2nd-December 6th was our December Duo Philanthropy that we teamed up with Fiji for. We will be doing a Gingerbread House competition between chapters along with Pancake and Hot Cocoa sales and a musical light show. December 9th-13th is Dead Week and we are studying hard for finals week. On December 10th we have a Cookie Decorating Sisterhood with our Sister Chapters, Kappa Alpha Theta and Lambda Theta Alpha. Finals Week follows Dead Week December 16th-20th. Kappa will close for Winter Break on December 20th. On campus, ground was broken to start building our ICCU Basketball Arena. At our facility, several rooms were renovated and hardwood floors were put in on the second floor. Our front door was painted blue as well. For Founders Day, our chapter set out posters of each founder and a small biography of each one. There were also blue and blue cupcakes provided. We all celebrated by learning more about the founders. For the Sesquicentennial, we are creating an alumnae outreach spreadsheet in hopes that alumnae''will come to the house and celebrate with us. There are ideas of having a dessert bar and drinks available. We want to be able to have an open house for the alumnae in hopes of getting to know them better.'''' ==Highlights of 2020== In the 2020 calendar year, Beta Kappa stuck together and embraced the difficult and unpredictable times. This year we got to experience the Minnie Stewart Van just weeks before our chapter house and University closed. We also were able to volunteer at the annual Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival with high school students who came to perform. After spring break, the chapter house closed due to COVID-19 and we moved all chapter council meetings as well as chapter meetings to Zoom. We were able to do virtual sisterhoods that had great turnouts! During the midst of all of the first semester chaos, Beta Kappa received the Richard D. Gibb Chapter Excellence Award. As we got ready for second semester, we hoped that we would be able to participate in in-person recruitment; however the global pandemic pushed us to do everything virtually. We had a virtual work week, doing everything in Zoom and practicing to make sure we were prepared for any Zoom malfunctions. We then did a 4 day long virtual recruitment and were able to recruit 24 amazing women. Shortly after we did a hybrid version of Formal Pledging to accommodate for the ladies who were quarantining due to positive COVID test results. We were able to successfully pull off an all virtual Inspiration Week and an all-in-one virtual Initiation. We concluded our semester still using the Zoom platform in hopes of doing our part to limit the spread of the virus. Beta Kappa chose to support four philanthropies this year:Reading is Fundamental, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, Girls Academy and a local non-profit. We chose Reading is Fundamental because Kappa women are passionate about children's literacy and making a difference in the lives of youth. We recently were able to donate children's books to a non-profit schooling organization out of Nampa, Idaho and got to see first hand how much of a difference that made. We also chose the Kappa Foundation because we know that the money we donate will be distributed to Kappa women. This may be in the form of a scholarship or in the form of a disaster fund. As a chapter, we were fortunate enough to be able to participate in Girls Academy! We are so excited about this opportunity and look forward to when we will be able to safely empower these young women. We chose to participate in this because these women are our future leaders and they should know they are capable of achieving greatness! For our Flowergrams sisterhood, we donated to a local organization. We change this every year and vote as a chapter where we would like to see these funds to. This is really special to us because we can see first hand how our donations can impact an organization so greatly. This year we added a Diversity and Inclusion officer. They help promote different events going on on campus and make sure that Kappa remains a safe space for everyone. Our philanthropy chair also did an incredible job at incorporating multicultural fraternity and sorority philanthropies into our goals and objectives of the semester. We want to make sure we support our fellow UI students that are in chapters unaffiliated with Greek Life. Unfortunately, we had a difficult time celebrating the Fraternity's Sesquicentennial due to the Coronavirus outbreak. However, we did have an EME trainer in Fall 2020 who spoke to us about the history and ritual of the Fraternity. We also got to experience the Minnie Stewart van. For Beta Kappa' s 104th anniversary we were able to break out some of the archives and embrace the history of the women that walked as proud members before us. ==Highlights of 2021==
After a long winter break, caused by COVID-19 precautions at the University of Idaho, members moved back into the chapter house Jan. 10, 2021. The move-in process provided members an opportunity to decorate their new rooms and learn where their classes would be held. Spring classes started Jan. 13, with several professors continuing to offer HyFlex classes, continuing social distancing when required. Students at UI continued to be screened for COVID-19 at the Student Recreation Center. Although rates began to lower on campus and less members were needing to be quarantined. The arrival of members in January was short lived, as many of them chose to have snowy adventures for the three day weekend granted by Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 18, 2021. The first month of the year concluded with a presentation on the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, a part of the fleur-de-lis of our philanthropy.
February flew by with the Flower gram’s sisterhood on Feb. 11, kicking off the first big event of the month. The sisterhood had Kappa’s writing messages and attached them to flowers for secret admirers. Members distributed purchased grams to sororities, fraternities and multicultural Greek organizations across campus. Leftovers were sold at the Teaching and Learning Center on campus. The money raised from Flower grams was donated to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. An additional three day weekend on Feb. 15 for President’s day, gave everyone an opportunity to recharge after a busy week of philanthropy and school. Feb. 22, seniors received a programming that was set-up by the education committee. Beta Kappa Founders Day was celebrated later that week on Feb. 26, with a display of scrapbooks from the Beta Kappa archives, along with blue and blue cupcakes. The newsletter was published the following day, Feb. 27. The newsletter commemorated the past year of accomplishments for the chapter and showcased the fall pledge class. By the end of February, Beta Kappa pledged a spring snap for the first time in several decades.
As May began, the excitement of graduation for the seniors and stress of finals for active members ensued. The last chapter council of the year was held May 2. Dead week was May 2-7 followed by finals concluding the school year May 10-14. Senior members marked the end of their undergraduate career May 15 as they celebrated their spring commencement. It was the first UI graduation that was in-person in over a year. Graduates wore masks and were socially distanced during the commencement.
Accomplishments for the Beta Kappa chapter in the spring semester was receiving the Richard D. Gibb award for chapter excellence on UI’s campus and being first in grades among all Greek chapters at UI. The chapter showed its resilience after a difficult year, posed by COVID-19.
August quickly approached as the summer had flown by compared to the summer 2020, when students were sent home from March to August. Members moved into the chapter house Aug. 8, kicking off work week. Members adjusted to in-person recruitment practices after the previous fall recruitment was exclusively online. During Work Week, the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion chair gave a presentation on inclusive conversation and how to be respectful of all potential new members going through the recruitment process. The DEI chair position was formerly an appointed position to the chapter, but became an official Chapter Council position over the summer. The advisory board chairman was present for the entirety of work week and recruitment. The first day of recruitment was Conversation day, Aug. 13. Members and PNM’s wore masks throughout the whole week. The second day, usually Philanthropy Day, was changed to Community Day. Members represented their Vandal gear to show their spirit toward the school. The following day, Sisterhood day, members enjoyed longer conversations with the PNM’s and discussed the finances and GPA goals of the house. The last day of recruitment, Preference night, was a special evening for all of the members, especially the seniors. As they sang Dream a While for the last time in the recruitment process, PNM’s recognized how special the sisterhood is for its members. Aug. 17 was Bid Day! The Beta Kappa chapter ran home to 805 Elm with 21 new members. The theme, Kappa is Good, was inspired by Life is Good. The lawn was filled with tents, hammocks and water guns to further the outdoor theme.
After a weekend of bonding and getting to know the new members, the first day of classes quickly approached on Aug. 23. The first chapter of the year was the same day. It was the first chapter in over a year that was hosted in-person. Members gathered together in the formal room to hear announcements for the beginning of the year. Later in the evening, new members were formally pledged and presented with the Sigma within the Delta badge to wear during their new member process.
Sept. 26- Oct. 2 was the annual Kappa Klassic. The week consisted of a banner competition, selling nachos and a dodgeball tournament to raise money for Kappa HQ’s new philanthropy, Mental Health Awareness. The philanthropy was successful and raised over $2,000 for the cause. October was only the beginning of what was the busiest month of the year. Oct. 4-9 was UI homecoming with events such as window painting, most vandalized fans, canned food distribution and house decorating. Many Kappa alumnae came to Moscow for the highly-anticipated fall weekend. PC '16, who had their senior year cut short due to COVID-19 lockdowns, were able to gather Saturday, Oct. 9, to receive closure on their Kappa days with special senior traditions.
The Kappa spirit continued the following with Fall Inspiration Week, Oct. 11-16. Each day members celebrated the sisterhood through traditions and ritual. Oct. 16, initiation day was a joy-filled occasion with new members becoming active members. Beta Kappa traditions were honored after the brunch. PC’20 was also able to honor the memory of their late pledge sister, Kate Roe.
November hosted elections for the chapter. Nov. 29, the new CC was formed after the six week election process. The same night the chapter history report was voted on by the chapter and approved.
Dec. 6-10 will be UI dead week followed by finals Dec. 13-17. After finals winter break will begin with members returning to their families before the new year.
==Highlights of 2022==
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