Sigma Chapter of Sigma Kappa at the University of Kansas
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Page 2 H H H Sigma star Despite Unusual Year, Xi Chapter Is Thriving Sees Success in Grades, Recruitment, and Awards S chool is back in full swing at KU, and the women of Sigma Kappa were very excited to return to Lawrence! This year, fall formal recruitment was held in a virtual format and we were thrilled to have 48 new members join our sisterhood. These women have been a wonderful addition to our chapter and have already begun the promise program and our new member education process. Sigma Kappa is also participating in continuous open recruitment this fall and is starting to welcome new sisters into our chapter through that method as well. During the spring semester, Xi Chapter raised our overall chapter GPA by 0.26, which is an achievement that we are very proud of. We were also honored to receive three Sorority- Fraternity Life Awards. These awards require a lengthy application process, and chapters compete with organizations in all four councils at KU. We were awarded Outstanding Sorority and Fraternity Alumna, Outstanding House Director, and Outstanding Sorority and Fraternity Senior. Congratulations to Tiffany Hardin Neely '85, Joanie Calder, and Mary Kate Donegan '16 who won these awards, respectively. I also want to give a very special thank-you to our Advisory and Corporation Boards for all that they do. We appreciate them always, but especially in these new and unprecedented times. We also sincerely thank all alumnae who continue to give their time and financial support to Xi. It means so much to us and we really appreciate you. Loyally, Sarah Chafin '18 Chapter President president.skku@gmail.com Sigma Kappa roommates on Preference Day of recruitment. Bella Williams '19, Jill Propst '19, Bella Lurie '19, and Erin Liston '19 take photos at the house for a Spice Girls themed Bid Day. A Spice Girls themed virtual Bid Day was held via Zoom on August 22. Annelise Amack | Meeker, Colo. Ashlee Anderson | Lawrence, Kan. Bella Barnes | Edina, Minn. Jasmyn Bell | Kansas City, Mo. Sophia Bellon | St. Louis, Mo. Isabel Borman | Godfrey, Ill. Jenna Brewster | Olathe, Kan. Kelsie Brown | Shawnee, Kan. Paige Butterfield | St. Louis, Mo. Sarah Cook | Springfield, Mo. Ada Creighton | Longmont, Colo. Ryan Deaton | Grain Valley, Mo. Riya Dhingra | Naperville, Ill. Elle Doerr | Millstadt, Ill. Arrington Farmer | Adwardsville, Ill. Madilynne Foonberg | Denver, Colo. Kaya Frantz | Shawnee, Kan. Hattie Friesen | Scottsdale, Ariz. Chelsea Gabraith | Rochester, Minn. Taylor Gengler | Edina, Mo. Natalie George | Louisburg, Kan. Taylor Graves | Eudora, Kan. Lynn Guastello | Prairie Village, Kan. Hana Hamad | Wichita, Kan. Jersey Herold | Rose Hill, Kan. Rebecca Hertel | St. Louis, Mo. Caroline Hubbartt | Gumee, Ill. Emily Hutchison | Marion, Kan. Sophie Jones | Leawood, Kan. Catherine Ke | St. Louis, Mo. Lim Le | Salina, Kan. Emma Morgan | Deerfield, Ill. Maren Nelson | St. Louis Park, Minn. Sara Newbold | Overland Park, Kan. Meg Phelan | Bloomington, Ill. Becca Pierson | Olathe, Kan. Mia Raftery | Hawthorn Woods, Ill. Eve Renard | Highlands Ranch, Colo. Alexis Rogers | O'Fallon, Mo. Amelia Ross | Leawood, Kan. Grace Safar | Omaha, Neb. Emma Schram-Bishop | Yucaipa, Calif. Sydney Sereci | Naperville, Ill. Anna Sharples | Thornton, Colo. Grace Shaughnessy | Chesterfield, Mo. Avery Simons | Denver, Colo. Lauren Taldo | Wichita, Kan. Bailey Trent | Allen, Texas WelCome, neW memberS!