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OF KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA WINTER 1970 Philanthropy: The sy10hol of friendship "A child's kiss Set on thy sighing lips shall make thee glad; A poor man served by thee shall make thee rich; A sick man helped by thee shall make thee strong; Thou shalt be served thyself by every sense Of service which thou renderest." In these lines from "A Drama of Exile" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, a significant portion of the myriad of benefits experienced by those involved in philanthropic work is poetically expressed. The personal satisfaction derived from helping those less fortunate is undeniable. Yet, there is more to consider when one asks herself why she participates. A philanthropy is a program of mutual enlightenment between the volunteer and the receiver. By exposing others to facets of the environment not readily available to them, one becomes aware and appreciative of different lifestyles. Understanding the tragedies of other peoples' lives makes a Kappa a more sympathetic and a broader person, thus furthering Kappa's ideals. For those who feel a personal responsibility to service, a philanthropy offers the opportunity to assist directly a person in need. The widespread demand for social change among many students is reflected in increased philanthropic activity. There are many ways one may serve in her community. The choice of a philanthropy is com pletely arbitrary. One could paint or join an environmental group or participate in varied projects which go beyond the university environment. Idealistically, everybody should experience motives for active community work. Yet, despite chapter involvement, many girls have chosen to focus on traditional educa tional channels for their academic experience. Others simply do not enjoy such work. Personality differences must be considered in deciding whether to become involved in a philanthropy and with whom to become involved. With Kappa's heritage, philanthropic work is something one believes to be worth while. By sharing joys and sorrows together, the friendship felt in a chapter becomes a more real, viable force. A philanthropy thus strengthens Kappa as the symbol of friendship. r-;:(. ,4~ President r T-British Columbia OF KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA The first college women's magazine. Published continuously since 1882 Fraternity Headquarters 530 East Town Street, Columbus, Ohio 43216 VOLUME 87 NUMBER 4 WINTER 1970 Send all editorial material and correspondence to the 2 Scholarship in the second century EDITOR 4 Meet the Centennial Scholars Mrs. James R. Ritter 1801 Parkade Boul evard Columbia, Missouri 65201 6 Philanthropy is . Send all business items to the 8 We seek to serve DUSINESS MANAGEII 9 Fellowships Fraternity H eadquart ers 530 East Town Street Columbus, Ohio 43216. 13 Foreign study-Foreign student scholarships 15 Graduate counselors Send changes of address, six wet>ks prior to month of publication, to 17 Rehabilitation scholarships FIIATERNITY 20 Undergraduate scholarships IIEADQUAIITEII S 530 East Town Street Co lu mbus, Ohio 43216. 21 Rose McGill Fund 23 New Kappa officers named (Duplicate copies can not be sent to replace those undelivered tbrou~;b failure to 27 New addition finished at Beta Phi Chapter send atlvancc notice.) 29 Group gifts total25% of Centennial Fund Deadline dates ore August 1, September 25, Nov,·rub cr 15, February 1 fo r •Fall, 34 Final tally on Fund Drive shows many areas exceed Winter, Spring, and Summer issues respectively. goals Printed in U.S.A. 37 Individual gifts push Fund over TnE KEY is published four tim es a yea r (in Fall, 40 Kappas abroad Winter, Spring, and Summer), by George Banta Company, Inc., offi c ial printer 41 Career corner to Kappa Kappa Gamma Frat ernity, Curtis Jleed Plaza, Mroas ha, Wisconsin 54952. 44 In memoriam Price $1.50 single copy. 45 Alumnre news S econd c la ss postage paid at Columbus , Ohio and at 51 Campus highlights additional mailing o ffi ces, Copyright, Kappa Kappa 77 Directo1y Gamma Fraternit y 1971. CovEn: Although THE KEY usually salutes membership in Mortar Board and similar campus honoraries in its Spring issue, the editors feel that six members of ~!ort a r Board from one chapter deserve special notice in this issue which recognizes high scholarship. The six Mortar Board members from .:. P-Mississippi, in clude the presid ent and the vice-president. Left to right they are Lauren Anders, Walterine Permenter, Louise Hendrick (president ), Cecil Gautier (vice-president ), Angelita Delgadillo, and Vikki Ransom. Scholarship in the second century Kappa chapters swing into the seventies with creative scholarship programs H ave you ever wondered what makes The lack of pressure on us and the general Kappa chapters win awards? Every two years feeling of mutual cooperation and encourage during biennial conventions, awards for high ment may have been an important factor in achievement are given to deserving chapters. our improved grades. Jane Adcock, E K-South Scholarship continues to be emphasized in Carolina. Kappa Kappa Gamma, and those chapters winning awards at the Centennial Conven 2. Do you use an unstruc tion share their programs and successes tured or structured scholarship through these responses given by their progra1n, and how has it worked scholarship chairmen. for your chapter? We use a structured program with quiet I. What has been the key to hours from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Students success in your chapter's schol below a 2.0 have a required study hall each arship progrant? night. The program has worked well for our We try to stress scholarship during rush by chapter. Suzanne Bethard, t:. !-Louisiana pledging girls with scholarship potential. State. Scholarship holds a place of importance early Our scholarship program is more unstruc in the pledge's relationship with Kappa. tured and is geared toward helpful encour Donna Bingham, .6. IT-Tulsa. agement. All of our members have a whole We select pledges with care. Pledges . are some attitude toward studying and grades. required to attend 12 hours of study tables Jane Adcock, E K-South Carolina. per week. Ann Kaufmann, r Z-Ari.zona. We have an unstructured program. It was Scholarship is an individual and personal once structured, but has gradually become matter, but everyone, especially pledges, are more informal as Berkeley students have be made aware that there are Kappas who would come increasingly independent. There is no be glad to help them,. if they ask for help. need to have required study hall for almost Jtdie Roever, r a -Denison. everyone is responsible and wants to stay in Each time we have a chapter meeting, the school. Ann Kuchins, fi!L California. members are reminded about quiet hours, the We definitely use a structured program. We chapter's grade average, and rank among seem to like it much better when we have other sororities. Therefore, each member is definite policies to follow. Then we have a very conscious about her grades and the chap base from which to change the rules when ter's scholarship as a whole. Suzanne Bethard, necessary and everyone knows what is ex t:. !-Louisiana State. pected of her regarding scholastic regulations. I believe the key to our success has been a Jean Brassey, B K- Idaho. program which is presented as an overall Beta Omega has a loosely structured schol guideline, and then individual help is given. arship program. We have quiet hours from We have had a long tradition of high scholar 7 :00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Sunday through ship and the girls see.n to realize it. Jean Thursday. We give recognition to those who Brassey, B K-ldaho. have achieved a 3.0 or better, but we never 2 discriminate against those who do not do so Sister. Jean Brassey, B K-ldaho. well. Pam Mayall, B n-Oregon. We decided last year that study halls were I beleive that an unstructured program not working, so we did away with them com takes the pressure off those who are really pletely. We all knew what we were expected struggling. Many girls feel it is better to em to do and each girl was given the responsi phasize academics and deemphasize compe bility to work out her own plan. A scholarship tition for grades. Julie Roever, r n-Denison. tree with branches labeled for various grade Basically, our program is unstructured. We points showed each member where she stood try to instill a sense of personal and chapter in the chapter as her name was hung on her pride in learning and in scholastic achieve branch. Jane Adcock, E K-South Carolina. ment, yet in the final analysis, each girl knows Our faculty-student dinner at the house is that it is her individual concern. Pati Miles, successful. Many times there is no student ().A-Penn State ~ teacher relationship because the classes are so 3. How do you respect the large. Often a student will invite a teacher to rights of each individual mem dinner, but otherwise never would have at ber while promoting a unified tempted to talk to him. Ann Kuchins, rrt. chapter scholarship program? California. Our best innovation is allowing the girls to We realize that each girl has her own po be individuals in their study habits as well as tential and we ask that she put forth an hon everything else. As long as they feel free to est effort. Arm Kaufmann, r Z-Arizona. come to me with any problem, then we main We tell the girls when they first move into tain an open relationship and problems can the house that studying is their own individ be solved. Donna Bingham, (). IT-Tulsa. ual responsibility and that they will have to If a girl's term average falls below a 2.5, the account to no one but themselves.