11/28 Meeting

Hello ladies!

Yesterday we took a vote on fleeces and have decided that they will be dark grey unisex Columbia fleeces with white kappa phi letters and Texas A&M University printed on the shoulder, with teal bars. Our president has gone to order those today so they are on their way! They will be approximately $30.

Be thinking about if you would like to meet other chapters of Kappa Phi at the annual Alpha Kora conference in Oklahoma. The road trip will be April 13-15. 

Service hours are due at our last meeting, which is this Monday on December 5! Print the form off of Wiggio and get it signed by an executive officer. Remember you need 10 hours, and it's $5 for every hour you do not complete. Opportunity details are being handled on the Kappa Phi facebook page. 

Semi-formal is December 7 from 6-9 at the Village cafe in historic downtown Bryan! This is a fun and unique venue with delicious food, so slip on a cocktail dress and come hang out one last time with your sisters! It is $15 a person, or $25 for a couple, and bring an extra five dollars if you want to participate in salsa lessons and dancing afterward! 

Last but not least, Kappa Phi is holding a profit share from 5-8 pm this Friday at the Chik-fil-a at the Post Oak mall. Tell all your friends to come and say they're with KP! 

Everyone enjoy their week, the end is in sight!!

11/14/11 Meeting

An early Happy Thanksgiving from Kappa Phi! On behalf of the holiday, there will be no meeting next week! Instead, we celebrated this week with a fun little potluck meal. 

Brief meeting notes are reminders that Smores and Sweaters Party is this Friday at the District Clubhouse! More details and a sign up sheet will be posted online by our social chairs soon. Don't forget this Saturday morning is our Kappa Phi tailgate! We'll be meeting in Spence Park at 9:30 to enjoy a picnic-style breakfast together before the Kansas game. 

The last Kappa Phi meeting will be December 5, so that is when you should bring your service hours in. Remember, 10 hours are mandatory, and you must print out the form online and have it signed by someone who saw you doing the hours. Howdy Farm is a great way to pick up last minute hours, so talk to Anne, Katie or Stephanie about when you can head out and get them done!

Everyone be safe on this rainy day!

11/7/11 Meeting, Happy November!

Kappa Phi is so excited to welcome all of our brand new actives!

Retreat was a huge success this weekend, with lots of memories made and bonding going on! Big thanks to the Vines family for letting us stay in their beautiful home and for providing a very special backdrop to our retreat. We had such a great turn out and God blessed us with a fun and beautiful time together.

At yesterday's meeting everyone finally received their merchandise! Everything except for the long-sleeved tees (which we should have next meeting) came in, and everything looks great! Make sure you pay up to Christy so you can get your order ASAP!

The rest of our autumn events are on their way! Dates to put on your calendar are: S'mores & Sweater Party at the District apartment complex clubhouse on November 18, Semiformal on December 7 (a dead day so join us for a study break!), and our annual Thanksgiving Potluck next Monday. For the Potluck just show up the meeting as usual, but bring a festive dish or tasty drink to celebrate the upcoming holidays!

Another important date is the Kappa Phi tailgate, which will be on November 19 for the Kansas game. Because the game was moved to 11:00 am, the tailgate will begin at 9:00. Join us for a picnic of juice, coffee and breakfast tacos! Bring a couple dollars to buy some tacos from us and get hyped for a Fightin' Texas Aggie football game. If you'd like to sit with some KP chicas, give Becca your sports pass this week so she can pull for you!

Everyone also needs to remember to pay their Retreat drivers gas money! By now they have been able to figure out what the trip there and back cost, so ask them how much they need!

Everyone have a focused and joyful week!

Halloween Meeting! Retreat Information!

Hello Kappa Phis and baby Kappa Phis!

This past Monday we spent time paying up merchandise, Halloween shirt, and retreat fees and discussing Retreat, which is this coming weekend! Thanks to everyone who showed up for the Decades Dance, it was a lot of fun and we raised over 500 cans of food!

Retreat is always such a special time for Kappa Phi. There's a lot of fun and bonding that goes on in just one night, and pledges finally become actives. We have a lot of fun planned for this fall's! It will be held at the Vines' family lake house near Lake Conroe (about an hour's drive.)

Most vehicles will leave College Station around 4:00, but there is a late car leaving at 7:00 pm if you cannot leave until then. We will return from retreat at around noon Saturday, but there is an early car leaving at about 7:00 Saturday morning as well. Retreat is less than 24 hours long, so everyone should be able to come. Remember that this is a mandatory event, so message an executive officer immediately if you don't think you will be able to come. If you have not signed up for a car to ride in, go to the Kappa Phi Club facebook page and comment on the sign up sheet. Here are the riding assignments so far:

Chelsea

1. Erika Fickessen

2. Kellie James

3. Brittany Wolters

4. Hailey Austin

Meredith

1. Kristin Bonner

2. Amanda Dick

3. Tara Givens

4. Michelle Hurliman

5. Patricia Ward

Kirstie

1. Katherine Nesbitt

2. Kristen Ambriz

3. Hannah Green

4. Tiff Schnieder

Valerie

1. Erin Boren

2. Emily Ruby

3. Elizabeth Noriega

4. Lorena Vargas

Lauren

1. Caroline Cooke

2. Katie Bryan

3. Maegan Hester

Andi

1. Briana Stiefer

2. Payton Wacha

3. Gracie

4. Jade

Katie W.

1. Bailey Witten

2. Morgan Hilsher

3. Lesley Janak

4. Claudia

Becca

1. Mariah

2. Rachael Jaggers

3. Amanda Agee

Stephanie Roberts

1. Hannah Allen

2. Alex Pendley

3. Jillian

4.

Amber (late car- 5:30pm)

1. Jordan

2. Meghan

3.

4.

Christy (late car- 7:00pm)

1. Becca

2. Anna

3.

4.

Kate Maynard

1. Melissa 

2. Victoria

3.

Mystery Driver #2

1.

2.

3.

4.

Mystery Driver #3

1.

2.

3.

4.

If you are a confident driver and would like to volunteer, contact Anne and discuss that possibility! (gas money for the driver will be worked out amongst your car)

Don't forget to pay your $10 retreat fee to Christy, this pays for food and activities of the weekend! Bring sleepover stuff and your Bible, and coordinate a car snack with your car so that y'all have a snack and drink to munch on!

This weekend is going to be so much fun, ladies! You will get to know sisters you are not close with yet, and will make so many fun memories!  

Be a Barnabas!

Hello lovely ladies!


This is just a reminder that this past meeting was a Bible study by our lovely chaplain about Paul's conversion in Acts 9. This week you are challenged to be an encourager! Reach out to your sisters and offer them some prayer or praise to brighten their day! Be the person who lifts spirits and brings a smile. 

10/10 Meeting

Good afternoon KPs!

Bring your money (approximately $11) next week so you can pick up your adorable new Decades Dance Party t-shirt. They are super cute, t-shirt chair Shannon did a great job! Help make the date party a blast by coming in costume! Start shopping at Goodwill, Plato's Closet or Halloween stores now for a costume of a character, icon or style from a decade. Don't forget that the party is also a canned food drive, and every 5 cans gets you a service hour.

If you still don't have a program book, contact vice president Becca, and she can get one to you. We also have a silver necklace that was found earlier this semester, so if you lost one, let us know and we can reunite you with it!

Plan ahead, Aggie Replant is Saturday, October 22nd!! Plant a tree with Kappa Phi! It's only one hour of work worth 2 hours of service with your favorite sisters!

The committees met and brainstormed last week. If you haven't joined one and want to get more involved, contact Lizzi and she'll get you signed up!

Everyone enjoy the rest of their weeks, BTHO Baylor & midterms!

Pictures of last year's Halloween Party, "Halloween Hullaballoo," which was held as a mixer with Christian frat KYX.

10/3 Meeting

Happy Friday Kappa Phi!

So, this week we are still collecting stalker card info (name, number, t-shirt size, birthday) so post that on Wiggio or send it to Lizzi's email if you haven't already! 

Look on the facebook group to check out where actives are going to church! Feel free to contact any of them if you need a ride or want to tag along.

The tailgate has been changed from the Baylor game weekend due to the game time being moved up to 11:00 am. Instead the tailgate will be November 19th for the game against Kansas State!

Contact Stephanie Roberts if you are for sure going to the Halloween Decade Dance and if you are bringing a date or friend!

This week we collected orders for KP merchandise. Tanks, sunglasses, hats....we have some exciting stuff coming our way!

Support inactive Kappa Phi Ashley Tolles by visiting her business Bows for Bill. Her hair bows are adorable, and all proceeds go to help pay her dad's medical bills. 

Kappa Phi active Summer Anderson has started creating decals and cute Aggie products, so stop by her facebook page to check out her photos and see if you want a Kappa Phi bumper sticker made!

Last but not least, don't forget to bring money next Monday for Halloween party shirts! They're purple, long-sleeved t-shirts and super cute!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Some of the amazing binders our pledges have been making!

 

9/26/11 Meeting

Hello Kappa Phi beauties!

This week's meeting started out with some interesting facts about our members. We will continue the game next week!

Some reminders! Join Kappa Phi on facebook, join the Wiggio group, email (not text or facebook) me if you are going to be absent at eberry1614@neo.tamu.edu! Excused absences are not mere studying, but rather sick days, SIs, test reviews, tests, classes, work, etc. Attendance has been pretty darn good...great job ladies!

We collected everyone's email, tshirt size, birthday and phone number, so if you missed the meeting, go ahead and email that information to Meredith. It's for a handy dandy "stalker" card you'll get with everyone's numbers that you can keep in your wallet for rides, questions, and other needs, and we need y'all's tshirt sizes for all the great shirts coming up!

The halloween party is close at hand! Think about what decade style you'll dress up as; the party is on October 28 at 7:00 at the Conference Center. Find a date or grab a friend,  it's going to be so much fun!

We took a poll to see if y'all were interested in some KP merchandise! We discussed sweatpants, tanks, sunglasses and hats.

The Kappa Phi annual tailgate will be at the Baylor game this year. Let Valerie know if you have any good equipment to contribute and make sure to plan to stop by for some tasty food and sisterhood spirit!

Sadly, the Cupcakes and Cartwheels event is cancelled this Friday, so don't worry about attending that. Instead we will see you Monday at the next meeting.

Everyone have a happy weekend!

First Kappa Phi Meeting of the Year!

Hello Kappa Phis & precious pledges!

This is Lizzi, your secretary. I will be posting overviews of what happens at Monday meetings every week so everyone can stay updated!

First meeting was quite productive! Everyone got comfortable with each other through a name game, and the new pledges were exposed to Kappa Phi opening ceremonies.

~Everyone who missed should grab a commitment form next meeting (goes over compliance with Kappa Phi behavior), and also pay dues. It's $85 for actives, and $100 for pledges.

~If anyone cannot come to meetings (ever) or knows they're going to miss one, email me at eberry1614@neo.tamu.edu so I can excuse you! Only 3 unexcused absences are allowed.

~If you haven't already, sign up for wiggio! It's the website we use to reach all of you with events and reminders. Go to wiggio.com and look for the Join a Group link. Our group is Kappa Phi and the password is kppanda. It might take a couple tries! Use an email you check often.


~Bible studies start this week! Remember that it is required to attend one every week, and that this is the thing that will bring you closest to your Kappa Phi sisters!

~President Anne announced a service opportunity that will take place October 1 from 8-12. It takes place at the Farmer's Market....remember you need at least 10 service hours this semester so it's always a good idea to make a head start!

~Kappa Phi voted on the theme for our Halloween Party, and Decades Dance Party was selected! Visit thrift stores or dig through your closet for a fun costume!

~Everyone signed up for committees (social, service, fundraising). If you haven't go ahead and sign up, there are still spots open in service and fundraising!

Pledge Coordinator Meredith discussed possible pledge meeting times. I'm sure she'll announce the consensus soon! Chaplain Chelsea offered us some words of wisdom for our week and reminded us to be compassionate.

One last note, if any of you pledges are wondering how you'll know what's going on all semester, next week you will receive your program book! This not only holds all the Kappa Phi information, but includes a calendar for the year. Eventually you'll make cute binders together to keep them in!

Well ladies, that's the summary of our busy meeting! Everyone have a wonderful week and weekend!

Love, Lizzi

New Sisters!

Today was the Degree of the Pine, which means that rush has ended and pledging has begun! Kappa Phi is so excited to welcome 44 future sisters! 

Here's a look back on Rush Fall 2011. We will see all your pretty faces at 6:00 on Monday for the first meeting of the semester!

You're Invited

Hey ladies! Thanks to everyone who made it out to Rush Bible Study tonight! Our final rush event before the pledge ceremony will be held on Wednesday at 7:00 and is called Rose Tea. It is indeed a tea party, so wear your Sunday best and head out to our pledge coordinator, Meredith's, adorable house. This event let's the officers know that you are planning to join Kappa Phi.

The address is 1102 Berkeley (also spelled Beckeley) College Station. Directions: Coming from Texas (left coming from the west, a right coming from the east) turn on Dominik and follow that road a ways until you turn left on Berkeley. Follow the road to almost the very end, and her house will be the second to the last on the left. We hope to see everyone there!

Fall Rush is under way!

We've got the cute t-shirts & events planned, which can only mean that rush is finally here! Both informational meetings had absolutely wonderful turnouts. Next up is the ice cream social tomorrow evening at the Aggie Station Clubhouse (north on Wellborn past Northgate) where everyone can mingle in a relaxed & fun environment while enjoying some cold treats!

Here are some pictures of the adorable informationals provided by Chaplain Chelsea & active Lorena!

 Close-up of our trifold!

 Pledge coordinator Meredith worked hard to make everything pretty & perfect. 

 Yummy sugar cookies for the potential pledges!

Learn more about rushing Kappa Phi at kappaphi.tamu.edu!

FALL 2011 RUSH

Welcome back from summer, ladies! Rush is right around the corner, a busy and exciting time! Here is the fall line-up of events:

Kappa Phi Informationals: Monday (Sept. 5) & Tuesday (Sept. 6) in Rudder 707 from 5:30-6:30

This is just a chance to learn more about Kappa Phi outside of MSC Open House!

Ice Cream Social: Thursday (Sept. 8) at the Aggie Station Clubhouse at 7:00

Join the ladies of KP for some sweet bonding time! Get to know us in a casual setting!

Little Black Dress Party: Saturday (Sept. 10) at Callaway Villas Clubhouse at 7:00

Pull out your LBD and invite a date or just a friend! 

Rush Bible Study: Monday (Sept. 12) in Read 167 at 6:00

Learn about the true meaning of Kappa Phi in this time of study and sisterhood!

Rose Tea: Wednesday (Sept. 14) at our pledge coordinator's house (1102 Berkley) at 7:00

Enjoy conversation and finger sandwiches in your Sunday best at this tea party!

Degree of the Pine: Sunday (Sept. 18) at the Wesley Foundation at 2:00 (Mandatory!)

Pledge Kappa Phi and meet your future sisters at this ceremony!

Remember, Kappa Phi is non-selective and non-denominational, so everyone is welcome to join our sisterhood!

All About Kappa Phi

For members wanting to review some Kappa Phi trivia, or for girls interested in pledging, here is some basic Kappa Phi information! 


-Kappa Phi was founded 1916 at the University of Kansas by Mrs. Gordon B. Thompson. There are now 24 chapters across the nation.

-The Kappa Phi Club at Texas A&M University is the Beta Theta chapter and was founded in April of 1999. 

-The four pillars of Kappa Phi are worship, study, sisterhood, and service. 

-The motto is "others," and the slogan "I'd love to."

-The symbols are the pine tree, lighted candle, and pink rose. 

-The colors are the blue of the sky, green of the pine, and pure white. Local colors are teal and purple.

-There are three degrees of membership: Degree of the Pine, Degree of the Light, and Degree of the Rose. 

-Kappa Phi is an organization for Christian sisterhood, but we accept anyone!

There are also many fun traditions we participate in here at Kappa Phi, but to learn about those, you have to check us out yourself!

Welcome!

Welcome to the brand new Kappa Phi Club blog! The year of 2011-2012 will be the first year the Texas A&M chapter will have an official blog that will post everything from meeting minutes and chaplain notes to pictures of KP social events! This is another medium for potential pledges to learn more about our organization, and for current members to stay in the loop. So, check back here periodically to see what has been posted!