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This week

USA Today reported on the wave of fraternity and sexual violence protests that occurred on college campuses across the country this semester. The reporter noted social media helps drive protests as students can easily communicate and quickly organize. The reporter also detailed the conflicting research on fraternity men and sexual assault. Jud Horras of the North American Interfraternity Conference (NIC) is featured in the article and calls on students to hold fraternities accountable publicly—rather than anonymously on social media—and to understand there is no need to demonstrate against fraternities that report sexual assault and take action.

Last week

In an opinion piece in The Los Angeles Times, columnist Jean Guerrero details negative experiences she had at fraternities as a student at the University of Southern California (USC). Guerrero goes on to criticize USC’s response to sexual assaults in September and argues that fraternity culture promotes the mass mistreatment of young women. In a Letter to the Editor in The Los Angeles Times, the NIC argues that with the decline of males enrolling in universities, fraternities often have near-record enrollments and are beneficial to students and campus communities.

Headquarters Holiday Closing

The Fraternity, Theta Foundation, and Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) offices will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 24 through Friday, Nov. 26 in recognition of the (U.S.) Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Help Make #GivingTuesday 2021 a Success!

#GivingTuesday is one week away, and we are excited for another amazing year! On Tuesday, Nov. 30, Thetas and friends of Theta internationally will celebrate the difference our sisterhood makes through support of Theta Foundation. Every gift made on #GivingTuesday will benefit the Theta Forever Fund. These unrestricted gifts allow Theta Foundation to ensure the Theta experience continues for years to come.

Your social media support is important to the success of our #GivingTuesday campaign. As we gear up for our 2021 effort, we have provided insight below into how you can help ensure our social media efforts are successful. Theta is one of many organizations asking for charitable donations next Tuesday, and it is crucial that we can count on you to help us share the message.

• Spread the word on your personal social media channels on #GivingTuesday. You can simply share the content posted by Kappa Alpha Theta throughout the day or make it personal. Share a photo of your favorite Theta memory with a few words about why you are grateful for Theta and encourage others to support Theta on #GivingTuesday. 
• Include www.givetotheta.org in your posts and tag Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity so we can re-share on our channels.
• React, share, and comment on our Instagram and Facebook content. Any engagement helps more followers see the content! 

Thank you for all you do for Theta and for helping us make #GivingTuesday 2021 a huge success. If you have any questions about supporting #GivingTuesday on social media, please contact Strategic Communications Manager Kiera Matel.

The Bulletin

The November issue of The Bulletin has been emailed to all college and alumnae chapter officers and advisors and posted in Theta Portal > Chapter Portal > HQDocs > The Bulletin. Workforce members always have access to The Bulletin via Igloo > Files > The Bulletin. The Update is Theta’s main communication source for the workforce, and The Bulletin is Theta’s main communication source for college chapter officers and advisors and alumnae chapter officers.

Workforce Updates

The alumnae committee would like to welcome Marybeth Lilly, Zeta Tau/Delaware, as alumnae district director (ADD) in Alumnae District III. Kendy Cusick-Rindone, ADD in Alumnae District VIII, and Jennah Jones, ADD in Alumnae District XV, have been reappointed for another term.

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