Sisterhood Ask any member of Sigma Kappa & she will say that the most important part of being in a sorority is sisterhood. The Theta Beta chapter’s greatest strength is our sisterhood, something that is never taken lightly. It’s apparent to anyone on campus since you can always find a group of Sigmas laughing & having fun. Sisterhood isn’t something that’s easy to come by; it takes trust, commitment, and the willingness to accept people for who they are. The chapter has sisterhood retreats & various activities during informal meetings that help all our members get to know each other. The most important time for the sisters to learn what sisterhood really means is during their pledge period. Pledging is a six week period where, after Recruitment, new members go through the Promise Program, a National pledge program that all Sigma Kappas go through. The program teaches new members the history of Sigma Kappa, about the National organization, but most importantly allows them the chance to get to know their new sisters. More information can be found on the Promise Program at this link. Service The Theta Beta chapter participates in several philanthropies, including the Main Sea Coast Missionary Society, Gerontology, Alzheimer’s research, Inherit the Earth, and the Kelly Salamone Foundation. Activities include: Collecting canned food & clothing for the Main Sea Coast Missionary Society. Participating in the annual Memory Walk for Alzheimer’s research. Singing Christmas songs at local nursing homes. Beach clean-ups. Selling lolli-pops for Alzheimer’s research. Potting violets for the elderly. Hosting car wash fundraisers. Holding an annual candlelight vigil for Kelly Salamone. Scholarship All active sisters of Sigma Kappa must maintain a 2.5 GPA. Theta Beta is very proud to have a consistently high overall GPA of over 3.0. Sigma Kappa recognizes that women are in college to learn, first and foremost. The Theta Beta chapter offers a scholarship program to help teach members how to study properly, pairs up sisters to study together, and rewards those sisters that achieve high test scores and high GPAs. A Scholarship Banquet is also held at the end of the year to recognize those sisters that showed exceptional academic achievement. Social What would a sorority be if it wasn’t for all the social activities that we participate in? The Theta Beta chapter has exchanges with the various fraternities on campus, participates in Greek Week & Homecoming activities, hosts our annual Winter Formal, & generally goes to most ULV sporting & social activities. Sigma Kappa’s can also be found playing an active role as members of CAB, Leadership Scholars, Orientation Week Leaders, Spotlight Weekend Leaders, American Marketing Association, Collegiate Panhellenic Association, ULV Society of Accountants, Order of Omega, Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, Latino Student Forum, Alpha Chi Honor Society, Dance team, RA’s, RHA’s, and ARC. Other sisters are giving it their all on ULV women’s athletic teams such as soccer, volleyball, swimming & diving, and track & field. In addition to taking active roles at ULV our sisters take an active role in our community, like Sandy Fernandez, Miss La Verne 2006.