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Fall 2016 KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA PA GE 22 The House Autism Built Award-winning photojournalist Carolyn Van Houten chronicles one family’s life with autism spectrum disorder. LOOKING BACK Knock-knock. Who’s there? Accordion. Accordion who? Accordion to Kappapedia, this photo was snapped of members of Delta kappa archives kappa Theta Chapter, Goucher, about a year before it closed in 1943 as a result of a decline in 1942 Greek life during World War II. FALL 2016 on Page 36 “After a lifetime of concussions, I’d love for someone else to make good use of my brain when I no longer need it.” —Katherine Sloan Snedaker FOUNDER OF PINK CONCUSSIONS Fall 2016, Volume 133, No. 2 FEATURES IN EVERY ISSUE 2 Feedback Head First 3 Letter from the Editor By Kristen LeFevre In sports where 4 The Mix female and male Summer camp is the 26 athletes are covered antidote to an all-too- by the same rules and wear modern childhood. the same equipment, women are more likely to sustain Molly Beauregard’s concussions than men. So avant-garde college course why aren’t women’s brain in consciousness, creativity injuries getting their share and identity has students of the spotlight? wait-listed to enroll. From the Archives: The House State of the Art: Tade Kuhn’s Autism Built larger-than-life portrait By catherine roe BucK mace Award-winning 38 Through the Keyhole 33photojournalist How Kirstin Maldonado’s Carolyn Van Houten dream of being a Disney chronicles one family’s princess led to the life with severe autism founding of Grammy- spectrum disorder. winning a cappella group Pentatonix. 41 Make a Note 42 In Brief 44 Key Achievements 47 In Memoriam from top: the voorhes; carolyn van van carolyn from top: the voorhes; houten; © ralph arvesen 48 Remix GET INVOLVED WWW.KAPPA.ORG | 1 Feedback Volume 133, No. 2 Fall 2016 The Key is the first college women’s fraternity magazine, published continuously since 1882. Editor Kristin Johnson Sangid, Georgia Southern Associate Editor Kristen Desmond LeFevre, Indiana Contributing Editors Melisse Campbell, Mississippi Lucy First Gerlach, DePauw Leanne Aurich Matullo, Pittsburgh SommerAnn McCullough, Denison Jodi Noding, Florida Kait Smith Lanthier, Marist Editorial Board Chairman Judy Stewart Ducate, Texas Tech Fraternity Vice President Elizabeth Bailey, Mississippi Executive Director Kari Kittrell Director of Marketing and Communications Lynch Syndrome Awareness Ashley Gilbert Moyer, Purdue Marketing Assistant Lauren Every, Ohio State On May 29, 2015, I was diagnosed with endometrial cancer. While this Design Em Dash doesn’t seem like it would be related to colorectal cancer, for female carriers Printed by The Watkins Printing Company, of certain genetic mutations, it most definitely is. Columbus, Ohio The Key (ISSN 1063-4665) is published My family has had early Shocked magazine publication, BAToday, by the Kappa Kappa Gamma Frater- nity and Foundation, 530 E. Town St., onset (under age 50) colorec- I was shocked to see the cover for Bayside Academy in Daphne, Columbus, OH 43215. Printed in the tal cancer in four generations. of the Spring 2016 issue of The Alabama. I am wowed by your United States of America, copyright Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity 2014. We know that at least one Key. It’s wrong for so many recent publication of The Key! Subscription price is $3. branch of the family carries reasons, even though it’s likely The layout and design is mod- POSTMASTER: Send address changes to one of the mutations for Lynch a staged photo and no one was ern and clean, the articles are The Key Syndrome (Hereditary Non- actually in danger (I hope!) I’m contemporary and relevant. I P.O. Box 38 Polyposis Colorectal Cancer.) very surprised it passed the especially liked the article “The Columbus, OH 43216-0038 My doctors suggested I start review process without raising Highest Honor.” Kappa Kappa Gamma colonoscopies at age 40. What I any red flags. My husband and 6 —Debbie Gehlen Headquarters P.O. Box 38, Columbus, OH 43216-0038 didn’t discover until my cancer year-old son were also shocked Denniston, Alabama Phone: 866-554-1870 (866-KKG-1870) diagnosis, is that in women to see such an unsafe use of a who carry the Lynch/HNPCC treadmill. My son knows not to With a Cuppa Email Kappa: [email protected] Email The Key: [email protected] mutation, the risk of atypical play on or around them, ever! On I have been receiving The endometrial cancer is high. a positive note, I love the redesign Key for years...but only recently To change your address or stop receiving The Key, email kkghq@kkg. Women in families with a his- of The Key and its content. I have found it interesting org or call the number above. Please tory of colorectal cancer need always read the articles and learn enough to sit down with a cup include full name. to let their doctors know of something new and important. of coffee and read it cover to any irregular vaginal bleeding, Kudos to the team! cover. I love the format and the especially if they are under age —Suzanne Gepson content, and the stories of my facebook.com/kappakappagamma facebook.com/TheKeyMagazine 50. If you have concerns about Hagen, Colorado College fellow KKG alumnae make me twitter.com/kappakappagamma genetic cancers, talk to your proud to be among them. Keep linkedin.com Keyword: Kappa Kappa Gamma doctor and get a referral to a Wowed up the great work! www.kappa.org/blog genetic counselor. Thank you I was initiated into Kappa — Jennifer McGuire, for supporting women’s health in 1969 at the University of Bucknell and bringing up a sometimes Alabama and have worked in thinkstock uncomfortable topic. education for 40 years. For the —Kristen Dillon last 10 years I have been the Lummis, Colorado College journalism advisor of a 2 | FALL 2016 Editor’s Letter Delete, Delete, Delete — use this key as needed owl-icon “The owl, the key, y husband said in a casual way, “You can be the fleur-de-lis,” is a tune Kappas know sensitive.” There wasn’t any “tone” to his too well. It’s the innocent statement. Maybe that’s why it landed perfect caption for all things Kappa like a thud to me. As soon as he uttered the words on social media, especially when I tried not to let it be. I’m a lawyer and we are not paired with Kappa- known for being noticeably sensitive, are we? Nah. esque emojis, M which already But I appreciated (a little too First is acknowledging delete key, sometimes words include a golden much) the irony in how those responsibilty when criticism is can continue to sting. I was very words prove themselves due, but also knowing when and saddened that one of Kappa’s key and a gold true. Who doesn’t want to how to not let it be a negative 2016 Olympians was subjected fleur-de-lis. Thanks retort, “No, I’m not!” Instead, I factor. It requires openness to to online bullying. I am thankful to a Unicode chose the equally bad response: accept criticism and usually it’s that I have never had to deal Consortium “Really?” Next came his easier from someone you trust, with bullying on a personal kind-intentioned clarification, even though it might sting. Then level, but I have seen it, albeit update, an owl “Sometimes you can be sensi- there is not dwelling on it. The rarely, among some of the emoji is coming tive.” “Sometimes?” I squeaked. best approach I’ve found is to women I advise. It’s often in soon! The owl is Ugh, now I was really trying to turn it into a positive, so instead the form of luring someone to reign in the emotions. I couldn’t of trying to be less sensitive, I’m comment back. In that situa- our official mascot be angry, nor weepy, because working on perceiving criticism tion, it’s like I used to tell my and symbolizes it would reinforce what I was as an opportunity for personal daughter when she was small wisdom. This new trying to resist. And as members growth to be open and receptive. and incessantly teased by her icon will complete of the opposite sex are wont to That advice sounds peaches twin brother: Don’t take the do, he kept digging. (Argh, he’s and roses or unicorns and bait. Easier said than done. In the Kappa emoji not getting my verbal cues that rainbows until the actual words fact, my husband just asked me trifecta. How will this isn’t going well). Next came land in the form of a rude or to turn down the TV and instead you show it off? a fairly on-point example from undeserved comment delivered I turned it off. Sensitive, much? that day of me being sensitive. by an internet troll. In that case, This endeavor might take It was true. And I couldn’t even all bets are off and I follow what some work. say that was a long time ago. I learned from a celebrity who It’s no coincidence that happens to be a Kappa: “Delete. around this time of begrudg- Delete. Delete.” I actually ingly accepting my sometimes repeat the words in her chipper sensitive nature, I have also intonation. It works, I promise. —Kristin Sangid, Editor found myself sharing advice to The delete key may be the best others about how I handle crit- invention of the digital world, or icism. In fact, sometimes I feel at least a way to cope with it.

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