The past years have been very exciting for Kappa Alpha Theta as we continue to strive for excellence, and see our hard work rewarded. We are very proud of our chapter and our members!
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Award for Excellence 2011
Every year all of Whitman's fraternities and sororities participate in an annual review, which includes an extensive self evaluation and interview process, and is known as the Award for Excellence. Chapters can earn the Award in each of eleven categories, but it is extremely rare for a group to be honored in all of the categories. Thetas did this was 2007. This year our chapter was recognized in the following nine categories:
Membership Recruitment
New Member Education
Finances
Chapter Management
Social Responsibility
Alumnae Relations
Panhellenic Participation
Community Service
Educational Programming
Individual Awards
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Order of Omega
Each year the Order of Omega Award recognizes sixteen members of the Greek community for their outstanding academic achievment, campus and community involvement, and significant leadership in a Greek organization. For the past two years more Thetas were honored than any other Greek group. The following six Thetas received this honor:
• Alyssa Fairbanks
• Geni Venable
• Rhya Milici
• Kelsey Kennedy
• Cara Lowry
• Jessica Matresse
Teach for America Corps
Teach for America is a national program that employs recent graduates to teach for two years in low income public schools. Delta Delta chapter member Autumn Knutson ('12) received a position to teach grades 4 through 8 in Dallas.
Pickering Undergraduate Foreign Affairs Fellowship
This prestigious national fellowship recognizes outstanding college juniors pursuing a degree in foreign affairs or politics. Winners of this fellowship are given funding for students as they prepare academically for the US Department of Foreign Service. Last year Amina Mohamed ('12) was recognized as an alternate.
Teaching Assistant Program in France
This program selects qualified college graduates to teach English in France for 7-9 months. 2011 graduate and Delta Delta chapter member Emily Jackson received a teaching position in Nantes, France.
