Friday Findings
Biweekly newsletter for sorority women.
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Congratulations to the K-State Black Student Union!
The Kansas State University Black Student Union was named the Most Outstanding Council in the Big XII Saturday evening at the University of Texas-Austin. This is an unprecedented fourth time in five years that BSU has won this award. In addition, K-State BSU members were named the Most Outstanding Senior - Deborah Muhwezi; the Most Outstanding Freshman - Marcus Bragg; and Big XII Council Chair - Brandon Hall. Universities were in attendance from the East Coast, the West Coast, and all over the Midwest. Please mark you calendars for Friday, April 9, for the Seventh
Diversity Summit with activities scheduled between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. A separate announcement with more details will follow!
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Social Media Presentation
A new concept regarding Facebook etiquette was presented on Monday at the Panhellenic Council Meeting. The concept involves an anonymous member of your chapter creating a Facebook account and befriending all chapter members. From there, "Polly Pi Phi" or "Karie Kappa Delta" would monitor chapter members Facebooks randomly, making sure the pages were appropriate. If inappropriate pictures were found, "Polly" or "Karie" would send a message to the member asking them to take the pictures down within a few days. A different chapter member would be responsible for using the anonymous Facebook account each month, therefore no one would know who the messages were from. This solution would hopefully eliminate animosity between chapter members and improve the Greek community's image here at K-State! If your chapter is interested in implementing this policy, please contact Natalie Rauth at njrauth@ksu.edu.
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Student Governing Association
General Election Results!
Congratulations to Danny Unruh, Alpha Tau Omega, and Annie Oliver, Pi Beta Phi, on their election to Student Body President and Vice President. Congratulations also to the HUGE number of Greek members who were elected to various other positions in the Student Governing Association Elections this year! Did you know that members of the Greek community hold over 65% of leadership positions on campus here at K-State? Way to go Greeks!
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Assistant Director of Greek Affairs Candidates
Thank you to all of you who were able to attend the interviews and presentations of the sorority adviser candidates this week! Your input was greatly appreciated. We should know in the next week who our adviser will be, so look out for that announcement!
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Opportunities
K-State's All University Open House is Saturday April 24th in the K-State Union. All fraternities and sororities are invited to participate in the Student Life Exhibits! Chapters requesting space must agree to staff a table the entire duration of 9:00 am-3:00 pm that Saturday.
You may request a 3x3 table or share one half of a 6x8 table. You must request a table by Wednesday, March 10th. Greek Affairs, IFC and PHC are not involved in the reservation process - if you are interested, please contact ohslife@ksu.edu.
Dr. David Lisak will be presenting a "Preventing Violence" webinar Monday, March 8th from 1:00 to 3:00 pm in Forum Hall.
The 2nd Annual Partnership between Greek Week and the Kansas State University Blood Drive will be April 5th through 9th. This is a great way for members of the Greek Community to help others in need through the service of donating blood or volunteering at the blood drives. By your single blood donation, you can help save the lives of up to 3 separate hospital patients. You will also earn 1 point for your house towards Greek Week through your participation in the Blood Drive. If you are interested in either volunteering or donating, please visit our website, www.redcrossblood.org, or call us at 1-800-RED-CROSS.
On Friday, April 16, five advisers from India, Turkey, Iran (via Washington DC), Thailand, and Ecuador will be visiting K-State. They all work at U.S. embassies or the like advising interested students about study opportunities in the U.S. They will be visiting Kansas for a week. You're invited to a panel discussion at the International Student Center from 3:30-5:00 pm on Friday, April 16th to hear about the educational systems in these countries. Please share this information with anyone you think might be interested!
Encourage your members to apply for Powercat Financial Counseling's new Student Advisory Board to help guide and promote the development of K-State's new financial information center. Applications are available in the Office of Student Activities & Services in the Union and will be due March 12th at 5:00 pm. Applications can also be accessed here.
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Chapter Announcements
Alpha Chi Omega:
We are excited for Mom's Weekend that starts today! And we are working on our new philanthropy, "Hope Blooms".
Questions? Contact Emily Chartrand at eaaron@ksu.edu.
Alpha Delta Pi:
We had a blast with our siblings and best friends this past weekend. Also, we are getting excited for our upcoming softball tournament!
Questions? Contact Lauren Aiello at laiello@ksu.edu.
Alpha Xi Delta:
We
had a roller skating function with Pike on Thursday. We have a date
party tonight and the theme is Fan Fare, where you dress up as a
fanatic of something! We also have an Educational Leadership Consultant visiting this week, and we are all very excited to host her!
Questions? Contact Rachel Ryan at rryan12@ksu.edu.
Chi Omega:
Last night we had a function with Sigma Nu where we played kickball at City Park. It was tons of fun!
Questions? Contact Mollie Winter at mowinter@ksu.edu.
Delta Delta Delta:
This week our chapter discussed decorating ideas with our house corporation for our mini-renovation. Also, we will be implementing the Facebook policy discussed at Monday's meeting. Members will be fined and/or lose points if they do not abide by the policy.
Questions? Contact Lindsay Johnson at lindzy@ksu.edu.
Gamma Phi Beta:
We are getting ready to turn in our grade reports next week!
Questions? Contact Taylor Smith at tsmith13@ksu.edu
Kappa Alpha Theta:
This
week we solicited for our 1st annual philanthropy, Cocoa for CASA,
where 10% of hot cocoa proceeds from Bluestem Bistro in Aggieville will
go directly to CASA!
Questions? Contact Suzanna Morin at smorin@ksu.edu.
Kappa Delta:
We
will be registering teams and selling dinner tickets and t-shirts for
our Shamrock Shootout philanthropy in the Union this week. Stop by to
donate to our philanthropy that benefits Prevent Child Abuse America
and the Manhattan Women's Crisis Center.
Questions? Contact Danielle Worthen at dworthen@ksu.edu.
Pi Beta Phi:
One of our members, Annie
Oliver, was successful in her campaign for Student Body Vice President,
so we have been celebrating with her! Also, we have a sisterhood event
this Sunday where we are going to eat dinner together and watch the
Academy Awards.
Questions? Contact Sarah Jones at sgjones@ksu.edu.
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Messages from PHC Directors
President, Ashley Joerger
Thank you to everyone who attended the sorority adviser presentations! Also, don't forget chapter bills are due March 15th.
Vice President, Chief Judicial Affairs, Sydney Sutherland
Don't forget the New Member Council meeting this Monday, March 8th at Pi Kappa Alpha at 8:00 pm. Also, if you would like a risk management presentation at your chapter please contact Kevin Ahrens at kahrens@ksu.edu.
Director of Risk Management, Rebeka Scott
Please encourage your members to stay safe this weekend. Celebrating Fake Patty's Day can be fun, but it can also be dangerous. Historically, Manhattan has seen high instances of theft and drunk driving on Fake Patty's Day. Keep your sisters safe!
Director of Public Relations, Natalie Rauth
If your chapter is interested in implement the Facebook policy discussed at Monday's meeting, please e-mail me!
Director of Community & Internal Relations, Heather Houchen
Adopt-A-School sign-ups are online! Follow the link and choose your time. Greek of the Month applications are due in Greek Affairs no later than 5:00 pm today.
Director of Interfraternal Relations, Jacquie Lewis
Thanks to all of you who participanted in the Sisterhood Exchange! I will be sending out a survey soon to get your feedback. Greek
Week pairing bidding will take place in chapter next Wednesday, March
10th, and chapter presidents will receive the list of fraternity
pairings in which to bid upon by Monday evening. Get excited!
Directors of Recruitment, Kiley Huff & Jennifer Pike
Congratulations
to the women who were selected for Rho Gamma, we look forward to
working with you! We are currently working on dates and deadlines for
recruitment meetings and materials. We will update you as soon as
possible!
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