Friday Findings
Biweekly newsletter for sorority women.
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Embarrassing Story of the Week: A member of Pi Beta Phi was caught on tape right after getting her wisdom teeth out, the anesthesia had obviously not worn off yet! Click here to watch the video.
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April is "Advisor Appreciation" Month
Don't know how to thank your advisor? Here are some great ideas!
1. Send a heartfelt e-mail with personal details about how an advisor has made an impact.
2. Throw a small surprise luncheon in recognition of your advisor's service.
3. Run an online ad in your campus or community newspaper recognizing all those who advise, guide and support sorority communities, and send the advisor a link when it posts.
4. Feature National Advisor Appreciation Month on your Web site.
5. Do an interview and write up a profile on a special advisor, and submit it to your sorority magazine for possible publication.
6. Offer to provide free childcare for advisors with children for a personal night off.
7. Personally deliver a single flower to your advisor.
8. At a chapter meeting, divide into committees, and write thank you notes and notes of appreciation to your advisors.
9. Purchase a small Panhellenic gift or sorority-themed gift for your advisors.
10. Send certificates of appreciation to all chapter advisors and fraternity/sorority advisors and staff.
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Kim Woiwod named Assistant Director of Greek Affairs and Primary Sorority Advisor
The search is over! Many thanks to the members of the Search Committee and special thanks to Committee Co-Chairs Kelly Law and Ashley Joerger for their work throughout the process. Kim Woiwod has accepted an offer to join the K-State fraternity and sorority community.
Kim has significant advising experience with sororities and fraternities as a university staff member and alumnae volunteer. She has also traveled extensively for her affiliation as a Leadership Consultant, visiting more than 30 campuses! As an undergraduate member, she held distinguished leadership roles in her chapter. Kim will graduate in May from Iowa State with a Master's in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. Her broad range of experience and education make her an excellent choice for K-State!
Kim is a student-centered, values-based advisor who strongly identifies with the K-State fraternity and sorority community mission of being "dedicated to the personal and professional development of members through a wide range of activities and experiences." She also supports the community mission of a "commit[ment] to promoting life-long involvement in individual organizations as well as [the] collective community to positively impact the lives of both undergraduate and alumni members while building and maintaining a fraternity and sorority community worthy enough to serve the university and the people of Manhattan."
Kim will begin work in May. Watch for more details about her and her anticipated start date. The K-State fraternity and sorority community looks forward to working with her as it achieves its greatest successes - those which are yet to be discovered!
Please take a moment to welcome Kim by emailing her at kwoiwod@iastate.edu
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Greek Contribution Awards
Daily outstanding actions are offered by outstanding individuals. These actions and ideals create the progress which is at the heart of the K-State Fraternity and Sorority Strategic Plan and the Fraternal Relevance Accreditation and Minimum Expectations program. Annually Greek Awards are offered not just to chapters for their positive contributions to relevance, but also to the many individuals making fraternal relevance possible.
The K-State Greek Affairs office is now accepting nominations for the Contribution Awards, to be offered at the annual Greek Awards ceremony. Contributions Awards are offered to individuals for the positive contributions to their self, their chapter, the Greek community and the Manhattan community. All nominations are to be submitted on behalf of a chapter by a lead coordinator. Nominations must be submitted with the brief nominations form attached. The Greek Affairs staff encourages nomination materials to be creative in their development. Suggestions for the format of nomination include, but are certainly not limited to letter(s) of recommendation, video montages (YouTube clips), electronic presentations, PowerPoint slide shows, product examples (newsletters, articles, photos, etc.), and presentation boards.
Successful nominees should have positively contributed to fraternity/sorority members' attainment of the K-State fraternity and sorority values: accountability, diversity, balance, growth, self-actualization, contribution, integrity, knowledge, creativity, relationships, and teamship.
The following Contribution Awards will be offered and are now open for nomination:
Above and Beyond Chapter President Award
Sorority Women of the Year Award
Fraternity Man of the Year Award
Sorority New Member of the Year Award
Fraternity New Member of the Year Award
Faculty or Staff Member of the Year Award
Chapter Advisor of the Year Award
Alumni Distinguished Service Award
Alumni Lifetime Service Award
All nominations should be submitted in the Greek Affairs office no later than noon April 9, 2010. For more information on these awards, please contact Greek Affairs at (785) 532-5546.
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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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Opportunities
Join K-State HD on Monday, March 29th through Friday, April 2nd for their first-ever Wild Wellness Week!
-Laugh with us on Monday, March 29th at 7:00 pm in the Union's Forum Hall with Comedian, Tim Clue.
-Get a free massage and enjoy the meditation and relaxation room on Wednesday, March 31st from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm in Cat's Pause, (2nd floor of the Union).
-Be inspired by Kevin Saunders, renowned motivational speaker and Paralympics gold medalist, on Wednesday, March 31st at 7:00 pm in the Union Ballroom.
-See how much "money" you can grab in 60 seconds at the Money Booth to win great prizes, starting at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 1st in the Union Courtyard.
We look forward to seeing you there!
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 advisors from India, Turkey, Iran, 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! |
Chapter Announcements
Alpha Chi Omega:
We are excited for our formal date party this Saturday, The Carnation Ball! Siblings weekend is coming up, April 9th-10th. We will be bowling at the Union and watching a KSU Baseball game!
Next week, after chapter we will be hosting an Up 'til Dawn letter writing event. Preparations
are being made for our spring philanthropy, The Hope Blooms Fashion
Show, we hope all Greek Houses will consider participating!
Questions? Contact Emily Chartrand at eaaron@ksu.edu.
Alpha Delta Pi:
This coming weekend, Alpha Delta Pi will be having it's
annual Softball Classic philanthropy. All the money raised goes to the
Ronald McDonald House whose mission is to provide comfort, care and "a
home-away-from home" for the families of seriously ill children
receiving treatment.
Questions? Contact Lauren Aiello at laiello@ksu.edu.Alpha Xi Delta:
Alpha Xi Delta will be hosting Mom's Weekend this weekend. Events like a silent/live
auction, impromptu skits, and a dessert party are just a few activities we
have planned. We are extremely excited to hang out with our moms!
Questions? Contact Rachel Ryan at rryan12@ksu.edu.
Chi Omega:
We are looking forward to our Mom's Weekend this weekend and are still planning our philanthropy with Delta Upsilon!
Questions? Contact Mollie Winter at mowinter@ksu.edu.
Delta Delta Delta:
This week in chapter a Facebook presentation was shared about proper Facebook etiquette, and all members were asked to clean up Spring Beak
pictures and all other pictures immediately. Our Philanthropy chair
talked about the events coming up that we are participating in
including Derby Days, Hugs for Hope, Kappa Pike Spike, Hope Blooms, and
our 3v3 Soccer Tournament. We discussed the upcoming Blood Drive and other information about Greek Week. Lastly we read a
few senior letters sent by the parents of the seniors.
Questions? Contact Lindsay Johnson at lindzy@ksu.edu.
Gamma Phi Beta:
Gamma Phi Beta has been busy preparing for our spring philanthropy,
Cut-A-Thon, which will be held on April 10th at Hair Experts. We are
also very excited for our Mom's weekend which is this Saturday and
Sunday.
Questions? Contact Taylor Smith at tsmith13@ksu.edu.Kappa Alpha Theta:
We are preparing for Sibling Rivalry coming up in the new few weeks and
are excited to participate in a series of philanthropies, such as the
Kappa Pike Spike this weekend!
Questions? Contact Suzanna Morin at smorin@ksu.edu.
Kappa Delta:
Our
Shamrock Philanthropy is this weekend! There is a benefit dinner this
evening from 4:30-7:30 pm at Kappa Delta ($7 at the door) and a 3v3
basketball tournament on Saturday morning.
Questions? Contact Danielle Worthen at dworthen@ksu.edu.
Kappa Kappa Gamma:
The girls of Kappa Kappa Gamma will be spending time with their siblings for Siblings Weekend on Saturday.
We will also be hosting our annual philanthropy event, Kappa Pike Spike.
It is a volleyball tournament benefiting the Rose McGill Foundation,
which helps Kappas in need.
Questions? Contact Whitney Hanzlicek at whanz@ksu.edu.
Pi Beta Phi:
We
had our scholarship dinner this Wednesday night where we awarded our
members for grades. We started our Champions are Readers, a literacy
program, with the Boys and Girls Club on Thursday. We will be
continuing this for the next month. Also, our house mother is in the
hospital so we have a new house mom for the rest of the semester,
Lindsay Randall. We want to thank all the houses for being so
supportive while our house mom has been recovering, everyone has been
so great and we really appreciate it!
Questions? Contact Sarah Jones at sgjones@ksu.edu. Sigma Kappa:
April is going to be
a crazy month for us! We have initiation on the 9th, formal on the
10th, Mom's weekend the 16th-18th, and a car wash on the 25th at Meadow
Lark retirement home! We also have adopted a highway that we will be
volunteering to clean up soon.
Also, we have been getting ready for Derby Days and Alpha Chi Omega's fashion show!
Questions? Contact Alicia Bailey at astarr88@ksu.edu. | |
Messages from PHC Directors
President, Ashley Joerger
The presidents coffee hour at Bluestem Bistro will be this Sunday at 4:00 pm.
Vice President, Chief Judicial Affairs, Sydney Sutherland
The next New Member Council meeting will be held at Pi Kappa Alpha on Monday, March 29th at 8:00 pm. Have a great week!
Director of Public Relations, Natalie Rauth
If your chapter is interested in implementing the Facebook policy discussed at last Monday's meeting, please e-mail me at njrauth@ksu.edu. Also, get excited for Greek Night Baseball on Tuesday, April 27th vs. Chicago State!
Director of Community & Internal Relations, Heather Houchen
Congratulations to February's Greek of the Month, Cori Komarek! Want to nominate a Greek of the Month for March? Click here. You can still sign-up for Adopt-A-School! Also, philanthropy and community service forms are due today by 5:00 pm in Greek Affairs.
Director of Interfraternal Relations, Jacquie Lewis:
- Greek Week Chairs: Meeting at Pi Kappa Alpha Monday, March 29th at 7:00 pm. Points will be awarded to Chapters who send their members, so please plan on having your representative there!
- Any ideas on people in our K-State community that are unaffiliated, unbiased, and that have a musical background that would be great Greek Idol judges? Please contact me with ideas and suggestions!
- Also, please try to locate your Chapter's flags or banners - we will be displaying them in the all-Greek photo.
Directors of Recruitment, Kiley Huff & Jennifer Pike
The next recruitment chair meeting will be on April 13th at 7:00 pm in the Union. Room location TBA.
Director of Recruitment (COB & Retention), Lauren Halsey The evaluation survey for COB Open House and a questionnaire on
retention issues is in the final planning stages. Please be looking for
this email. It should be out with in the next week! Thanks! | |
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