Gamma of Kappa Alpha Theta

Monday, September 26, 2011

Theta Grill-Off for CASA!

Last week was a very busy time at the Theta house! It was Grill-Off week and we had a lot of events planned to help us raise money for our philanthropy, CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). On Tuesday, Scout's Treat Truck parked in our driveway and sold cupcakes! A percentage of the proceeds from the treats was given back to CASA! Wednesday was BRICS give-back day! A percentage of the purchases made at BRICS (Broad Ripple Ice Cream Shop) was donated to CASA. The rest of the week was spent preparing for the big event: Grill-Off! On Saturday afternoon, we set up the yard and our wonderful chef, Ryan, began grilling tons of burgers and hot dogs. We had corn hole, hillbilly golf, and an egg toss on the Switzer lawn. It was parents weekend as well, so they got to join in on the fun and see how hard we work to raise money for our philanthropy. Wednesday was BRICS give-back day! A percentage of the purchases made at BRICS (Broad Ripple Ice Cream Shop) was donated to CASA. The rest of the week was spent preparing for the big event: Grill-Off! On Saturday afternoon, we set up the yard and our wonderful chef, Ryan, began grilling tons of burgers and hot dogs. We had corn hole, hillbilly golf, and an egg toss on the Switzer lawn. It was parents weekend as well, so they got to join in on the fun and see how hard we work to raise money for our philanthropy. At 5:30, the annual fraternity lip-sync competition and Mr. CASAnova competition began. We had a blast watching the creative routines and costumes that the boys put together! Congratulations to Delta Tau Delta, Lambda Chi Alpha, and Sigma Chi for placing in the lip-sync competition! On Sunday morning we ended our Grill-Off weekend with a wonderful brunch with our parents! We had a great time raising money for CASA last week and are anxious to hear the final donation numbers! Theta Loves CASA!

Junior Jacqueline Cromleigh and Katherine Filchak kiting Scout's Treat Truck!

Sophomores Alison Boyd, Paige Laughlin, and Mary Kate Kronzer enjoying their Scouts cupcakes!

We love Scout's Treat Truck!

Theta Grill-Off 2011!

Theta legacies, Anne Shelton and Natasha Nelson with their moms at Grill-Off!

Juniors Jacqueline Cromleigh and Elyse Morgan, and Jacqueline's dad at Grill-Off!

A giant kite for our house mom, Momma J!

Lip-Syncs Champions and their coaches! Go Delt!

A big thank you to everyone who helped make Grill-Off 2011 a huge success!

Saturday, September 3, 2011

Thetas Abroad: Bienvenido a España!

This semester, we have four Thetas studying abroad in Spain! Juniors, Courtney Hooker, Katy Hagan, Jackie Marsh, and Sarah Martin will spend their Fall semester studying in the city of Alcala and traveling to many beautiful cities in Spain.

Last Wednesday, the girls left Indy and flew to Washington D.C. where they boarded their seven hour flight for Spain! When they finally arrived, the jet-lagged group waited patiently for their professors to arrive so that they could go meet their host families in Alcala.

So far, they have toured the city of Alcala and the school where they will be studying this semester, and have traveled to Spain's capital, Madrid. We miss all four of you and cannot wait to hear about all of your adventures when we see you in the Winter!

Jackie, Sarah, Katy, and Courtney (front row, from left to right)

at the airport with the rest of their study abroad group

A fun night in Alcala, Spain!

Kappa Alpha Thetas and Kappa Kappa Gammas in Madrid!

Theta Love!

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Welcome Week and a new school year

   Last weekend was busy for all of the Thetas as we moved back into the Gamma house. After a long, quiet summer, the house exploded on Saturday with happy girls reuniting with familiar faces and bonding with new roommates.
   On Tuesday, we geared up for Block Party! Block Party is held on the Butler Mall and is an opportunity for the new freshman class to sign up for clubs on campus and learn more about Greek Life and Formal Recruitment. We headed for the Mall, excited to mingle and talk to new freshman and answer any questions they may have about Theta and Greek Life in general. Unfortunately, after only 30 minutes, it started pouring and Block Party was cancelled. We are looking forward to a second chance at Block Party this Friday from 4-6 PM.
   This morning was the first day of classes here at Butler, and after a long relaxing summer, we are preparing for another great semester at Theta. As the new school year begins, we have some very exciting news: It was recently announced that, once again, the women of Kappa Alpha Theta achieved the highest GPA of all of the Greek organizations on Butler's campus!

We are so proud of everyone for working so hard to achieve our goal! Lots and lots of Theta Love! Good luck with classes girls!

Sophomores, Molly Manus, Cameron Sage,

Baleigh Deitrich, and Erica Grabinski at Block Party

Sophomores, Erica Grabinski, Kelsey O'Shaughnessy,

Courtney Dubay and Camryn Walton heading to their first class!

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Congratulations to all of our graduated seniors!

We will miss all of you! Good luck in all that you do!

Be sure to come back and visit!

Faith, Hope and Love, but the greatest of these is Love.

Friday, May 13, 2011

Theta ends another successful year

Summer is finally here, all of the Thetas have moved out of the Gamma house, and another semester is behind us. Here's a quick recap of all of the exciting things that happened at Theta this semester:

Theta kicked off the semester by welcoming 41 wonderful new sisters on bid day!

After taking tons of pictures outside on rowdy row, the new girls and their Bid Day Buddies went back to the house and made hand-painted kites and twin stars!