ABOUT THE GREEK NEWSLETTER . . .

The concept of the Greek Newsletter is to provide an avenue for information, updates, accolades and events that will highlight the eight Greek groups, the Greek national honor society, and governing council at Ripon College. Each issue will

include upcoming events, articles and opinion pieces by Ripon College Greeks, and the support system that surround them.

The ultimate hope of this newsletter is that the reader(s) will find him/herself more aware of Ripon College Greek Life, its

service to the community, and events present not only on the Ripon College campus, but in the community as well.

WINTER 2013 EDITION

INSIDE THIS ISSUE :

GREEK COUNCIL 1

ALPHA CHI OMEGA 2

ALPHA DELTA PI 3

KAPPA DELTA

SIGMA CHI

THETA CHI

PHI DELTA THETA

4

5

6

7

Phi Kappa Pi

Theta Sigma Tau

Upcoming events

Order of Omega

8

9

10

10

GREEK NEWSLETTER

By: Amy Lindsey

This past October, Greek

Council raised a total of

$120 for the United Way

with their dunk tank! At

the beginning of

November, Greek

Council conducted its

first ever Greek Panel.

The panel gave

independents-specifically

freshmen-the chance to

ask questions and hear

about all things Greek-

from dues, to social life,

to positions within the

chapter and leadership

opportunities. But as the

year has been winding

down, the Greeks

decided to throw a Greek

Ball! On November

20th, Greek council

threw their first annual

Greek Ball with a

Roaring 20s theme. The

turnout was very

successful and was

overall a great time for

Greeks. However, with

the semester coming to a

close, Greek Council is

preparing for their big

event-Greek Week-

which is to take place

next semester. The

planning is currently in

the works but be sure to

expect great things from

them! Lastly, the new

Greek Life Booklets that

highlight all aspects of

Greek Life are in! Stop

by Student Activities to

get yours!

GREEK COUNCIL

ALPHA CHI OMEGA

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ALPHA DELTA P I

KAPPA DELTA

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Kappa Delta had a successful fall semester, with a packed calendar of sisterhood events, a photo shoot, study sessions with sisters, meals together, impromptu movie nights, ritual and house and house meetings, a visit from National Kappa Delta, and just hanging out on floor. We grew a great deal together, laughing and learning about ourselves and each other, and look forward to formal re-cruitment in January when we can share our sisterhood with others!

Kappa Delta installed their new council on Dec. 8. Congratulations to the following officers: Presi-dent Bristole Ryff, VP-Member Education Amy Lindsey, VP-Membership Alison Leaver, VP-Operations Melissa Velpel, VP-Community Service Katie Anne Peterson, VP-Public Relations Adrienne Strohmayer, VP-Standards Lorette Beechy, Secretary Brooke Olson, Treasurer Jordan Braband, and Panhellenic Representative Gillian Grocke.

Thank you to the outgoing officers for all of their handwork during the 2012-2013 term. Special recognition goes to President Amanda Mueller, VP-Member Education Alicia Barnes, VP-Membership Carlie Kloehn, VP-Operations Morgan Burns, VP-Community Service Kaylie Longley, VP-Public Relations Bristole Ryff, VP-Standards Cassie Bilotto, Secretary Katrina O'Neill, Treasurer Jordan Braband, and Panhellenic Representative Alyssa Mann.

Meet the Gamma Tau girls of Fall 2013, our newest additions to the sisterhood!

(Pictured, from left to right, is Andrea, Gillian, Sam, and Rachel.)

Gamma Tau is so proud to have these four wonderful young wom-en in our chapter and can't wait to see them grow!

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SIGMA CHI

THETA CHI

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The Delta Omega chapter of Theta Chi Fraternity tries to live by our motto “an assisting hand”. Every year we do our annual philanthropy event, Frisbee Golf, in the fall. At the event this year we exceeded our goal of $2,000 thanks to donations and the contributions of many, par-

ticularly the students on campus. As a group we try to set goals to enhance not only ourselves but others. Next fall we will once again be having Frisbee Golf as a fundraiser but are also think-ing of implementing a new philanthro-py event called Save Second Base. It would be a softball tournament during October to help raise breast cancer awareness on campus. We initiated six new members this fall and are looking

forward to next semester and all it has to bring.

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PHI DELTA THETA

PHI KAPPA P I

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THETA SIGMA TAU

Winter break to get ready

for a great spring semester

December 20– January 19

Greek Life formal

recruitment, January 21-25

Bid Day January 25

Greek Week April 7-12

Have a question/comment/

concern about Greek Life at

Ripon? Email

greeklife@ripon.edu with all

inquiries!

300 W. Seward St. Ripon, WI 54971

Greek life is housed in the The Office of Student Activities and Orientation Phone: 920-748-8112 http://www.ripon.edu/campuslife/greek/ Editor of newsletter: Kyonna Withers Assistant Director of Student Activities E-mail: withersk@ripon.edu

students. We

participated in the

Ripon “Rally around

wellness” fair at the

Zumba and yoga

stations and are

planning a boys and

girls club event in the

spring. We look

forward to continuing

our expansion across

campus and out

philanthropic efforts.

On November 21, we

happily inducted 8

new members into the

chapter and 2

honorary members

(pictured right) which

brings our total to 32

members since our

inception last year. As

the only academic-

based honor society

specifically for Greek

students, we look to

communicate the

importance of

academics and

philanthropy to all

ORDER OF OMEGA !

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please feel free to submit relevant and appropriate articles, stories, events, and more to Kyonna Withers for publication consideration.

Disclaimer: The opinions and views expressed in this newsletter do not necessarily reflect those of the Office of Student Activities and Orientation or the Ripon College community.