Kappa Kappa Gamma - Colorado State University

Epsilon Beta Chapter 2 EB House Board and Advisory Board members at convention: Pam Wolf '81, Cindy Short, University of Florida, Epsilon Phi '79, Merrole Steinway, Kansas State, Gamma Alpha '75, and Sue Kelly '73. House Board 2014-15 President Pam Maloney Wolf '81 pamwolf7@gmail.com (303) 537-5052 Vice President Jan Wood Mitchell '65 Secretary Michelle Myers Hogarth, Kansas State, Gamma Alpha '85 Treasurer Angela DeSautell '00 Chapter President Becky Lewis '11 Chapter Treasurer Sky Beeler '12 House Chairman Cayla Cappello '13 Members Katie Edmiston '96 Kelly Shofield Mortellite, Cincinnati, Beta Rho Deuteron '02 Merrole Pence Steinway, Kansas State, Gamma Alpha '75 Anna Blackford Zier, Colorado College, Delta Zeta '70 Kappas Pay It Forward Chapter House Furniture Helps Youth Mission Trip to Jamaica W hen House Board replaced the bedroom furniture in June, we faced a dilemma about what to do with the old beds, desks, dressers, and chairs. The pieces were still in fairly good shape, and we had too large of a load for most charities to pick up. The issue of transporting all of the furniture to the ground floor also presented a problem. Anna Zier, Colorado College, Delta Zeta '70, House Board member and Treasurer Advisor, came up with a win-win solution. A Fort Collins church, Christ Center Community Church, needed donations to fund their youth group's mission trip. They came and carried out all the furniture and sold it at the church. Everything sold except three desks, which they donated to a single mom with three daughters. She was in tears over their kindness, and by extension, Kappa Kappa Gamma's. The sale led to a successful fund drive for Christ Center Community Church and aided their youth group in their mission trip to Jamaica. Kappa philanthropy sometimes works in mysterious ways! Always Be a Kappa Lorna Walters '59 Encourages Alumnae to Reach Out to Sisters E ven though Lorna Walters '59 had recommendations and bids to other sororities on campus, she felt most at home with Kappa Kappa Gamma. "Belonging to Kappa was a pretty neat thing," Lorna said. "The members were a group of accomplished young women who had a variety of interests and a good scholastic record. It was a fairly new sorority at the time, and well thought of on campus, so it was special to be a part of that. Besides, it was fun!" Lorna earned a B.S. in consumer economics and enjoyed a 30-year career with the Social Security Administration. She worked for 23 years as a manager and the last nine years she served as the district manager of the Social Security Field Offices in Washington, D.C., retiring in 2010. Over the years, Lorna has stayed in touch with sisters from her time in the chapter, including Joan Cline McCrary '58 and Kay Kirchmar Stafford '59, and has attended reunions at the chapter house. Looking back at her time at Epsilon Beta, Lorna says she wishes she had kept a journal. "I loved all my Kappa experiences and the people I knew but with time those memories are overcome with others and are not as clear." Lorna's husband, David, was an officer in the Army, and they spent a lot of time traveling overseas after graduating from Colorado State University. "During all the years we were sent on overseas assignments and traveled with the military I wrote letters. Some were returned to me years later and what a pleasure to read the details as I wrote them at the time. It would be worth a lot to me now to be able to recollect those things that impressed me so at the time." Lorna has advice for alumnae that have fallen out of touch with their Kappa sisters, "Don't stay that way. Members of a pledge class have a special bond. If it is not possible to reconnect, consider joining an alumnae group where you are. Kappas will welcome you no matter where you pledged and you might be surprised how rewarding being in a KKG alumnae group can be. I have met great Kappas in many different places over the years and we had an immediate bond," Lorna said. Predominantly, Lorna feels it is important to "always be a Kappa." For many years after leaving college, a person is caught up in a job, family, and in just making your way, but when the time is right, join or find a Kappa group," she said. Lorna has been married to her college sweetheart, David, for 53 years. The couple has two sons and one grandchild. She enjoys reading and belongs to a Kappa daytime book club. Since retirement, Lorna has returned to her hobby of cooking and is collecting family recipes along with stories and photos of the contributors; "Kind of a stew of food and family history," she said. She also serves as scholarship chairman for her local Rotary Club. You can contact Lorna at lornaw37@gmail.com.

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