Winter, 11/29/2015

Announcements

In This Issue

The  Maine  Seacoast  Holiday  Drive  will  be  on  December  4th  at  6pm.  If  you’d  like  to  help  wrap  presents  or  are  interested  in  donating  gifts,  please  contact  Brenna  Boehm  at:    bboehm@mines.edu  

Order  of  the  Triangle  will  be  held  on  Sunday  December  6th  at  7pm.  Come  help  us  celebrate  our  two  wonderful  sisters  going  through  the  ceremony.        

Elections  results  for  both  executive  and  planning  council  positions.    

See  how,  with  the  help  of  an  alumna,  a  collegiate  member  was  able  to  remain  active  in  extracurricular  activities  while  still  remaining  close  with  her  sisters.        

A  “Senior  Spotlight”  on  one  of  seniors  who  is  going    through  Order  of  the  Triangle  in  December.      

The  celebration  of  a  75th  Sigma  Kappa  anniversary!    

Finishing Strong!

Season’s greetings from the ladies of Zeta Pi! It is

hard to believe that another semester is almost over.

And what a semester it has been! We are very excited

to share our chapter’s latest news.

Thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter,

and I hope you enjoy this final edition of the Alumnae

Newsletter for the year of 2015! Have a very happy

holidays!

Sigma’s Love and Mine,

Deanna Mitchell

On November 8, 2015 elections for the 2016 officers were held. The results are listed below. We are very excited to see how our chapter will continue to grow with these wonderful new leaders! Executive Council President: Kacey Bennett Executive VP: Jessica Deters VP of Programming: Haley Fedor VP NME: Hannah Jewess VP Membership: Kara Peak VP Alumnae Relations: Madison Northrup VP Scholarship: Megan Hansen VP Finance: Tiffany Kalin VP Philanthropic Services: Amber Hill VP Communications: Julia Creamer Panhellenic Delegate: Aly Noble Planning Council COR: Lydia Ress Triangle Correspondent: Katie Fischer Ritual Chair: Ruthie Cooney Social Chair: Rachelle Gabrielson PR Chair: Jul Ferguson Formal Chair: Hayley Armstrong Sisterhood Chair: Lindsey Hart Historian: Hannah Deahl IM Sports Chair: Kristen Brandecker

Election Results

“Leaders  become  great,  not  because  of  

their  power,  but  their  ability  to  

empower  others.”  

Cheering for Sisterhood Written by: Libby Booton

    When I first joined the Mines Cheerleading team, I was told

there were too many conflicts between Greek Life and Cheer events, so none of the new members on Cheer should attend recruitment. However, the next year, a Sigma Kappa and Mines alumna, Kinzie Beavers, became one of the Mines Cheerleading coaches. Kinzie made all of the team members feel comfortable participating in both Greek Life and Cheerleading. I finally joined Sigma Kappa in the fall of my junior year and I immediately felt the sisterhood with Kinzie as she was bringing her old pens and t-shirts to practice to welcome me to Sigma Kappa. The current team consists of 16 members. Half of the team is involved in Greek Life, three of which are active members of Sigma Kappa!

 

As a new member of Sigma Kappa

four short years ago, I wasn't quite

sure just exactly what I had gotten

myself into. All I knew was that in

order to survive college life at

Mines, I would need a support

group and sorority life seemed to fit

the bill. I never imagined it would

be that and so much more.

I kept hearing a certain phrase

throughout my first year of

membership, "not four years, but for

life." At first I scoffed at the

repetitive use of such a pun, but then

I realized I was witnessing this

lifetime membership firsthand.

My grandmother attended the

University of Rhode Island

beginning in the fall of 1940 where

she, and many other fine women,

decided to join a small sorority on

campus, Sigma Kappa. She lived in

her Sigma Kappa house for all of

her collegiate life and loves to

reminisce of sunbathing on the roof

and playing basketball in the yard

with her sisters. Following college,

my grandmother served in the army,

found the love of her life, started a

family, and became the best

grandmother a girl could ask for, all

while remaining a loyal alumnae

member of Sigma Kappa.

This year, she, along with every

member of Sigma Kappa, celebrates

her 75th year of membership. She

truly exemplifies what it means to

be a sister in Sigma Kappa, and she

proves to me everyday that even a

silly pun can hold deep meaning and

faith in my life.

My grandmother has taught me

many valuable lessons throughout

my life but the greatest of these is

love. Love for your family, your

friends, and (one special to just the

two of us) love for your Sigma

Kappa sisters. I can't wait to begin

my lifetime of sisterhood and share

my memories (and puns) with future

Sigma K's.

75 Years in the Making Written by: Morgan Lindsey  

Senior Spotlight

After graduation, I will be working in downtown Denver as an android software engineering for POSSIBLE Mobile.

I plan to continue going on adventures in the mountains and staying close to Sigma Kappa sisters. Since I will be living in Golden, I hope to be able to attend Zeta Pi events as often as I can.

As of right now, I plan on traveling around as much as possible while I am young and have some time.

LISK,

Krista Horn