Theta Headquarters Holiday Hours

Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, Theta Foundation, and Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) staff will have limited availability Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, through Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in recognition of the holiday season. Headquarters staff should include their individual availability in their out-of-office email messages. 

Theta Foundation’s 2024 Scholarship Application

Theta Foundation's annual scholarship application will be available tomorrow, Wednesday, Jan. 3…

Theta Headquarters Holiday Hours

Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, Theta Foundation, and Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) staff will have limited availability Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, through Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, in recognition of the holiday season. Headquarters staff should include their individual availability in their out-of-office email messages. The next edition of The Update will be on Jan. 2, 2024.

ThetaConnect

ThetaConnect, our members-only app, is growing: ThetaConnect has surpassed…

Theta Headquarters Closing

Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity, Theta Foundation, and Fraternity Housing Corporation (FHC) offices will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 22 through Friday, Nov. 24 in recognition of the (U.S.) Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Workforce Update

Please join College Committee Chair Mandy Lee Womack in welcoming back Olivia Fryml Epps, Delta Phi/Clemson, as college district director (CDD) in College District IV.

ThetaConnect Promotor Program

ThetaConnect is looking for passionate…

Workforce Update

Please join College Chapter Budget Committee Chair Tracy Cosgrove in welcoming a new budget district director (BDD) to the committee. Liz Harrington Reep, Epsilon Zeta/Mississippi, is now serving as BDD in College District XII.
 

ThetaConnect

During Mentoring Week (Oct. 23–27), ThetaConnect had

• 87 new users,
• 1,760 total page views (20% more than the previous week), and
• More than 100 page views on the Mentoring tab.

Seven chapters have surpassed 200 ThetaConnect users!

Workforce Opportunity

Madison Cannon McGregor, college district director (CDD) in College District II, is stepping down from her role. CDD Brittany Ela will be taking over as Madison's successor, leaving a vacancy in College District IV. If you are interested in the CDD role or know of someone who would be a good fit, please submit or encourage them to submit the Workforce Volunteer Interest Indicator, found under Forms on Theta Portal’s home page. Questions about the role and responsibilities…

Industry Update Provided by NPC

Many young women have discovered that they can use sorority recruitment to catapult themselves to TikTok fame. Insider investigates how the phenomenon of “RushTok” has spiraled. A simple “Outfit of the Day” can result in millions of followers and potential brand deals. 

Theta Foundation Q2 Chapter & Individual Grants Application Deadline

Theta Foundation offers the opportunity to individual Thetas as well as college and alumnae chapters to apply for grant…

Workforce Updates

Please join Risk Prevention Chair Natalie Padron in welcoming two new risk prevention specialists to the committee. 

• Anisha Amin, Zeta Upsilon/UT Dallas: College District IX 
• Paige Robinson, Eta Phi/Belmont: College District VIII

Two current risk prevention specialists have new districts. 

• Lauren Dannemiller Bergh, Alpha Tau/Cincinnati: College District I (moving from College District IX)
• Berkley Fierro, Rho/Nebraska: College District XII (moving from College…

Industry Update Provided by NPC

Week of August 29

Saying private organizations can interpret their own rules—including how to define “woman”—a Wyoming federal judge dismissed a lawsuit six women brought challenging their sorority’s induction of a transgender member on Friday, according to Cowboy State Daily and Casper Star Tribune. 

U.S. District Court Judge Alan B. Johnson threw out a case against University of Wyoming's Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority and transgender member Artemis Langford,…

Industry Update Provided by NPC

Week of August 22

USA Today published a collection of articles relating to sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama. Two articles were more informative, breaking down frequently used sorority words like “pref” and “bid day,” and outlined the recruitment process and its popularity on social media. The third article revisits Kylan Darnell, a University of Alabama sorority member who went viral last year for documenting her recruitment journey. Kylan has…