August 2023 VIEW IN BROWSER (Mary) The LowDown a Sigma Kappa quarterly newsletter [FROM THE ARCHIVES] "Truly, if we think deeply of the meaning of our Ritual and apply that meaning to the common everyday things of our life, our Sorority will have done a great and beautiful thing for us." -Lois Austin, Eta, Illinois Wesleyan University December 1922 Sigma Kappa Triangle DO WE HAVE YOUR INFORMATION HEADLINES CORRECT? National Panhellenic Staying in touch with you is important to Sigma Kappa, Conference Board of especially approaching our 150th anniversary! If any of the Directors service information below is not correct, log in to sigmakappa.org to opportunity update your profile or email us your updated information here. FDA approves Alzheimer's Name: drug that appears to Main Phone: modestly slow disease Preferred Mailing Address: BOOK CLUB READS Know a sister who hasn't heard from Sigma Kappa in a while? Encourage them to review their profile to ensure their contact February: "What Might information is up to date. Have Been" by Holly Miller BYLAWS COMMITTEE APPLICATION OPEN March: "Lessons in National council is looking for three alumnae and four Chemistry" by Bonnie collegians to serve on the 2023-2024 Bylaws Committee. The Garmus appointment will begin in May 2023 and end in August 2024. Join the Book Club! The majority of work will be in January/February 2024 with training and onboarding occurring in the months prior. Sigma Kappa Travel Club *Collegians who apply must be a collegiate member in good standing through April 2024 (may graduate in spring 2024). Sigma Kappa Cooking Club Additional information including qualifications and responsibilities can we found here. Applications are due HOLIDAYS March 1 - apply here! February - Black History 1874 MINUTES OF GIVING - A TRUE Month SUCCESS! February 21 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday Thank you to all who made a donation to strengthen our February 22 - Ash beloved Sigma Kappa. Six hundred twenty donors contributed Wednesday/Beginning of $99,799 during our fourth annual program. These PULSE Lent fund gifts make an immediate impact, addressing emerging March - Women's History needs of our members, supporting chapter programing and Month aiding members in crisis. If you would like to support the March 6 - International Sigma Kappa Foundation, give here. Badge Day 150 ALUMNAE INITIATES CHALLENGE March 17 - St. Patrick's Day March 22-April 21 - Sigma Kappa has set a goal to initiate 150 alumnae initiates Ramadan by national convention in summer 2024. We are challenging March 31 - Transgender every collegiate and alumnae chapter to initiate AT LEAST one Day of Visibility alumna initiate, but there is no limit to the number you can initiate. Resources on who to recruit and how to initiate can FOLLOW SIGMA be found in The Learning Center, as well as all the required KAPPA paperwork. Last fall, we had 15 alumnae initiates as a start toward our goal of 150 - now it is your turn to keep that TikTok number growing! Talk to any unaffiliated women you know Twitter about Sigma Kappa and encourage them to become part of Pinterest our sisterhood as an alumna. Email Paige Haas, director of Facebook volunteer engagement, for more information about alumnae Instagram initiates. LinkedIn VOLUNTEER VACANCIES Interested in volunteering at a national or local level? The Sorority has quite a few opportunities at every level for you to get involved! Take a look at the Volunteer Vacancies page to see what interests you. Update your volunteer interest form on the Volunteer Vacancies page to get involved. Contact Paige Haas, director of volunteer engagement, if you have any questions! The Sigma Kappa Foundation is also looking for volunteers for several different positions - click here to learn more! MAINE SEACOAST MISSION SERVICE IMMERSION TRIP Made possible by the Sigma Kappa Foundation, we are excited to announce that we are piloting a Service Immersion Program in June 2023! Sigma Kappa's oldest philanthropy, the Maine Seacoast Mission, will host 14 collegiate and alumnae participants June 11-17 for a transformational philanthropic experience focusing on serving the community through the Mission's main causes. Participants will get the chance to be immersed within the Cherryfield, Maine, community by working in the food pantry, participating in restoring and refreshing the Christmas Program's Elves' Workshop, making community trails usable again by cleaning up debris and trash, and contributing to the restoration of local homes. Participants can also expect a visit to Colby College in Waterville to explore the history of Sigma Kappa's founding, including a tour of campus to visit sites significant to Sigma Kappa, as well as exploring downtown Bar Harbor. The Sigma Kappa Foundation will cover participants' airfare, lodging, and meals while on-site. The deadline for submissions is March 12 - apply here. MEET SIGMA KAPPAS LIKE YOU Sigma Kappa's affinity groups are spaces for Sigma Kappas with similar interests and identities to gather online. Some of our newest affinity groups include Streaming Sigmas, Pets of the Mystic Bond, Sigma Kappas for Social Action, and Third Culture Sigma Kappas. For a full list of affinity groups, click here! SIGMA KAPPA FIGHTS FOR A WORLD WITHOUT ALZHEIMER'S Once again, Sigma Kappa has earned the Diamond Level National Team status with Walk to End Alzheimer's by raising more than $1.4 million. In fall 2022, 10,446 walkers registered to participate on one of Sigma Kappa's 205 collegiate and alumnae teams. Congratulations to Sigma Kappas on your fierce drive to live in a world without Alzheimer's. In addition, during the fall of 2022, collegiate chapters also raised more than $49,000 for the Sigma Kappa Foundation's Alzheimer's disease research fund, supporting clinical trials and research like the U.S. POINTER Study. SEND A FRIEND SOME DOVE LOVE Looking for a way to send a special person in your life a quick thank you or recognize a special occasion? A $5 donation to the Foundation allows you to honor a sister, friend or a non-member. Simply add their email and your personalized message when making your donation and the honoree will be sent an email recognizing their event or accolade. DOVE LOVE is great for Valentine's Day, birthdays, initiation anniversaries, graduations, baby showers, new jobs, and more. ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE It's not too late! APPLY NOW for 2023-24 Sigma Kappa Foundation scholarships - deadline is Feb. 9 at 6 p.m. EST. More than $136,000 in scholarship support was awarded last year. For more information visit our website. If you have questions, email foundationscholarships@sigmakappa.org [FAST FACTS] STAY COZY WITH SHOP AUTUMN SIGMA KAPPA SPOTLIGHT ON YOU SIGMA KAPPA TRIANGLE Do you or a member you know deserve to be Shop Sigma Kappa's winter The Autumn 2022 Sigma highlighted for your collection features everything Kappa Triangle featured a accomplishments? Fill out the you need to stay warm this recap of convention in form(s) below for your season with a Sigma Kappa Denver, including Bylaws and chance to be featured on twist from more than 80 Ritual changes, award Sigma Kappa social media different vendors. winners, and new and lasting and publications! traditions. Read it here! 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