Philanthropy is a very important aspect of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We participate in many of the philanthropies on campus and take part in many different community service projects throughout the year. Our local philanthropy is the March of Dimes and we also do work with our national philanthropy, RIF, Reading is Fundamental.


Local Philanthropy: March of Dimes

The March of Dimes is a non-profit organization whose mission it is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. To raise money and awareness about the March of Dimes, our chapter holds Kappa-Lympics, a field day event. In 2005 we were recognized by the March of Dimes with the National Collegiate Award for having raised the most money by a single collegiate organization in the country. We also host a designer jean sale to raise more money for March of Dimes. Walk America, which is the national fundraising event for March of Dimes, is held every spring on UT’s campus, and Kappas have always have a great time participating in this event.


National Philanthropy: RIF

RIF is Kappa Kappa Gamma’s national philanthropy. Reading is Fundamental works to literate the nation by helping young people discover the joy of reading. We promote our national philanthropy by traveling to local schools a few times a week and reading to children.


Philanthropy Event: Kappa-Lympics

Kappa-Lympics is a day of fun field games, a cookout, and an opportunity to raise money for a great cause while having fun and competing against your fellow greeks. Every sorority and fraternity can enter teams to participate, and each team with be coached by two Kappas. But, there is only one sorority and one fraternity that take home the gold in Kappa-Lympics each year. The event takes place on Fuji Island in the springtime, and all the proceeds of the event go to our Philanthropy, March of Dimes. This event has been such a huge success that Kappa Gamma Nationals awarded “Best Philanthropy Event” to our Epsilon Lambda chapter.


More Participation

Kappas not only participate in events to raise money and awareness for our local and national philanthropies, we also participate in other sororities’ and fraternities’ events. We participate in Pi Kappa Alpha’s Pike’s Peak, Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, Sigma Nu’s Fowl Fest, and even won Lambda Chi’s Watermelon Bust this year. We also participate in Kappa Delta’s War of the Wings, Delta Gamma’s Anchor Splash, Phi Mu’s Chili for Children, and many more.
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