Get the (Mary) LowDown from Sigma Kappa! OCTOBER 2021 VIEW IN BROWSER The LowDown a Sigma Kappa quarterly newsletter [FROM THE ARCHIVES] "We tread our paths so easily, Now worn quite smooth by other feet, We scarce will deign to look upon The rougher paths, which may ours meet. So we forget that our smooth way Was once as rough and hard as these; That many traveled painfully, That we might travel on in lease." - Grace Foster, Alpha, Colby College From the Autumn 1921 Sigma Kappa Triangle, celebrating 50 years of women's admission to Colby College LOST SISTERS INITIATIVE EXTRAS College Freedom of Did you know that out of almost 158,000 living members, Association Act Could nearly 50 percent are missing at least one piece of integral Endanger Social Club contact information in our database? Some of these sisters Sanctions may be "lost" to Sigma Kappa and not even realize it. Because of the prohibitive monetary and staff cost of Network of Sorority updating our database, we've partnered with Publishing Sisters Mobilizes for Concepts, Inc. (PCI) to take on the daunting task of helping Sen. Kamala Harris us locate these missing sisters. Please call the number on End All Hazing Act your PCI postcard or email at your earliest convenience to Introduced to ensure your most up-to-date information is included in our member directory. Your information will be kept confidential and will not be shared outside of our Eradicate Hazing on membership. College Campuses Sigma Kappa Named to 2019-2020 NPC FURTHERING OUR COMMITMENT TO INCLUSION Student Advisory Committee Over the next year, we will continue to invest in our commitment to diversity and inclusion, most especially with our diversity and inclusion work group. The nine incredible BOOK CLUB Sigma Kappa women who make up this work group come READS from a variety of backgrounds, identify with multiple communities and bring unique expertise to the table. They July: "The High Tide are enabled to have open dialog and research, identifying Club" by Mary Kay opportunities within Sigma Kappa where we can be more Andrews inclusive. This will be a standing work group for Sigma August: "The Joy Kappa going forward. Luck Club" by Amy Tan A SPACE FOR MENTAL HEALTH Join the Club The Sigma Kappa National Housing Corporation (NHC) RECENT is dedicated to furthering the organization's commitment to PODCASTS mental health. In addition to the NHC's generous donation that allowed Sigma Kappa to keep providing Talkspace The Alzheimer's digital therapy to collegiate members, they have also Disease Landscape designated $95,000 to create safe spaces in chapter Today with Dr. properties. These safe spaces will be private, sound- Rebecca Edelmayer resistant areas for members to utilize Talkspace services, have personal conversations, or just take time out to Life LowDown of recharge. Having spaces like these in chapter facilities National Vice will empower our collegiate women to take charge of their President for Finance mental health. Jennifer Rainey, Alpha Gamma Leading Tomorrow's NEW HEIGHTS OF SCHOLARSHIP Leaders with AFA President Wendi Rice Your donations make a difference! The Shared Hearts. New Kinney, Theta Iota Heights. Capital Campaign's scholarship goal was to increase the number of scholarships with at least a $1,000 annual value. We are proud to share that the scholarship STAY average has increased to $1,433. The Foundation awarded CONNECTED 73 sisters scholarships totaling $107,455 for the 2019-2020 academic year. Learn more about these outstanding scholarship recipients here! NATIONAL COUNCIL UPDATE National Vice President for Collegiate Chapters (NVPCC) Malana Salyer, Alpha Theta, University of Louisville, has resigned from national council effective June 30 to devote more time to her family. In the interim, national council has appointed current National Vice President for Extension (NVPE) Meaghan Miller Thul, Theta Eta, University of Nevada Las Vegas, to serve as the NVPCC effective July 1. She will serve in this capacity until a new NVPCC is elected by the membership at Sigma Kappa's national convention in June 2020. [FAST FACTS] HEY NOW, YOU'RE NATIONAL COUNCIL SIGMA KAPPA AN ALL STAR! RECOMMENDATIONS NOW FOUNDATION Have you or a Sigma OPEN TRUSTEE Kappa you know Every member of Sigma NOMINATIONS accomplished something Kappa is welcome Sigma Kappa Foundation big or small, personal or trustee nominations and to recommend deserving professional? We want sisters for national council. applications will be to hear about it! 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