Event Project: 15 Photos

Rush week begins at The University of Mississippi and the sorority of Kappa Kappa Gamma prepares for a long week ahead of them. Kappa Kappa Gamma currently has three hundred and sixty one active members and look forward to welcoming one hundred more this coming Sunday.

The doors of Kappa Kappa Gamma will welcome new members to their home this coming Sunday on October 16, a tradition they have been carrying on since 1947.

Kappa Kappa Gamma leads members down their staricarse for their Philanthropy Round, the second day of Rush Week. A storybook theme was consistent with decorations throughout the house giving potential new members an idea about their ‘Reading is Fundamental’ local philanthropy.

Many hours of prepartion are put into the making of this event by setting up tables, chairs, decorations and refreshments to create for a storybook environment to introduce Kappa Kappa Gamma’s philanthropy to potential new members.

Artificial leaves, tree trunks and candles are set and decorated throughout the house of Kappa Kappa Gamma for their Philanthropy Round.

Flower arrangements made my Oxford Floral are the centerpiece of Kappa Kappa Gamma’s table decorations for their Philanthropy Round, the second day of Rush Week.

Maison Newkirk, Kappa Kappa Gammas Philanthropy Rush Chairman sets up the projector screen in the house’s dining room, which is being turned into a storybook environment. “Kappa’s philanthropy is what initially convinced me to go Kappa when I rushed two years ago. Our philanthropies ‘Feed the Hunger’ and ‘Reading is Fundamental’ weigh on my heart and I’m happy I got to be the one to make this all happen,” Newkirk said.

Refreshments are set on tables for the potential new members of Kappa Kappa Gamma to enjoy while learning more about the philanthropy of the sorority. Blue Rasberry lemonade fills the teacups, hinting to new members that blue is the chapters sorority color.

Kappa Kappa Gamma supports the ‘Feed the Hunger’ national philanthropy. Every year Kappa promotes the Pack-a-thon, a campus wide event where people come together and pack boxes of food for children and families around the world who are less fortunate. Twice a year members of Kappa travel over seas to places like Haiti, Bangledesh and Africa delivering these boxes of food personally.

Seniors of Kappa Kappa Gamma await potential new members by clapping and singing and reminisce on their days going through rush and as a KKG member.

Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Recruitment Team members Taylor Schism, Ivey King, Ann O’Neal Pevahouse and Faith Riccardi wear blue, Kappa Kappa Gammas national sorority color, and smile with excitement that hard work has paid off and Rush Week is finally here.

Recruitment team member Emma Andrews and her mother smile as they await potential new members for Philanthropy Round. Andrews’ mother, Ann Andrews, is a Kappa at The University of Mississippi as well. “Being alongside my daughter through this process in the exact same sorority house I was in is such a thrilling and emotional experience. I am so proud of all these ladies have accomplished,” Andrews said.

Kappa Kappa Gamma’s ‘Reading is Fundamental’ local philanthropy allows for members of KKG to donate books to children around the Oxford community. Members also dedicate time every week to reading to children at Oxford Elementary and donate proceeds from fundraisers like ‘BBQ for Books’ and ‘Kappa Con Queso’ every year. Kappa decorated throughout their house with large storybooks representing this philanthropy.

The Rib Cage of Oxford Restaurant caters pork, beans, coleslaw and potatoes to the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority house members after a long day of rush.

Active members of Kappa Kappa Gamma relax after a long day of rush by enjoying conversation and Bar-B-Que from local restaurant The Rib Cage of Oxford. “It has been a long day but Philanthropy always reminds me what our purpose as a sorority is. It’s to come together and give back for a greater cause, and even if we’re all a little sleep deprived, it truly is worth it,” said Mason Newkirk, Philanthropy Chair of Kappa Kappa Gamma.