Being "touched by the fleur-de-lis" may sound a little cheesy
and cliché, but it really is the only way to describe what went down this
summer at Kappa Kappa Gamma’s 69
th Biennial Convention in
Jacksonville, FL. Upon arrival, the three (soon to be four) actives who made
the drive were struck by the sheer number of women, about 1,000 in total, all
there to experience the ultimate Kappa event. Of course, there were business meetings
and educational seminars which were the cake part of a lovely Kappa cupcake.
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| Wonderful Kappa cupcake |
All four of us learned so much that we hope to bring back to the chapter, and
we made some great friends. Shout-out to Lexie Furphy and the Kappas at
UC-Santa Cruz! We were also able to catch up with Leadership Consultant Gracie,
as well as make a new friend, Fraternity President Julie Leshay!
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Epsilon
Gamma actives with Fraternity President Julie Leshay
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The time spent at the Hyatt Regency was jam-packed. Mornings
were early and nights were late, but every moment was filled with all manner of
Kappa shenanigans. From the wonderful museum exhibit honoring Kappa’s past to
the Kappa Marketplace and Blue Owl Boutique where all of us bought enough Kappa
swag to last us at least a few months until we start cranking out t-shirts
again, Convention offered us all an opportunity to expand our Kappa network and
strengthen our passion for the incredible tradition that we hold so dear.
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Gamma actives posing with our 6 founders.
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Epsilon Gamma was fortunate to receive the House Board Award
for a housed chapter, as well as an Honorable Mention for the Recruitment Award
on campuses with 10-14 Panhellenic chapters. As if these awards were not
enough, two members of our House Board and one member of our Advisory Board
were also in attendance in order to further educate the wonderful alumnae who
support our chapter.
Thanks to all seven
women who represented Epsilon Gamma as well as the other EG alumnae we met
throughout the week with their wonderful stories and memories!
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Nu East Province representatives from Delta Beta (Duke
University), Zeta Psi (Wake Forest), and Epsilon Gamma (UNC)
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