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Activities
Participation in Activities develops us into well-rounded people.  We engage with others to develop outside interests and expose us to new and differing points of view.   By contributing in the larger world, we demonstrate that Chi Omega makes a difference in the lives of women.
The women on Western Illinois' Campus are involved in several organizations on campus, here is just a handful of those organizations:
  • Homecoming Committee
  • Rho Lambda
  • University Union Board
  • Mortar Board
  • After School Tutoring Program
  • Student Alumni Association
  • Honor Societies for their Individual Majors
  • Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Order of Omega
  • FYE Peer Mentor
  • WAVE
  • Family Weekend Committee
  • Council for Exceptional Children
  • SEA
  • And many, many more!!
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Chapter Updates
Interested in joining a Sorority? Go to: http://www.icsrecruiter.com/webservices/appMain_pan.aspx?UID=WESTIL&mode=enrollment to sign up for Recruitment!

Fall Classes Begin: August 23
Educational: August 25
All Greek Fair: August 26 from 6-8PM
Dues are due: August 27
Cookout: August 28
1st Chapter Back: August 29 at 7PM

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Contact Us
Gamma Kappa Chapter
306 Wigwam Hollow Road
Macomb, IL 61455
phone: 309-836-1020





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Friendship
Friendship is what binds us to each other and to our Fraternity.  The friendships we develop in Chi Omega give us a home across geography and generations and give us lasting support throughout our lives.

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Make-A-Wish Foundation
The Make-A-Wish Foundation is Chi Omega Fraternity's National Philanthropy. Since the start of our alliance, Chi Omegas have made a difference in many children's lives through volunteering time, talents, and dollars. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has honored Chi Omega for the incredible volunteer efforts of our members.

Chi Omega at WIU holds events every semester to raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation. We have held flag football competitions, Dodgeball Tournaments and Bowl-A-Thons. We are hoping to try a new fundraiser this semester..so be on the lookout for that!!
If everyone gives a little, we can grant a lot of wishes! You can donate a piece of a wish during the Summer of 5,000 Wishes campaign. Visit http://bit.ly/SummerWishesand Share The Power Of A Wish®.

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Our Story
It all began on April 5, 1895, at the University of Arkansas when four young women, with the help of a local dentist, established the secrets and symbolism that today bind over 260,000 women. This small band of women founded Chi Omega after realizing a need for an organization that would foster both friendship and respect for the potential and inherent value of women. Over the years, Chi Omega has provided its members with unique opportunities in leadership, scholarship, and lifelong friendship - striving to provide each Sister with a commitment to personal integrity, excellence in academic and intellectual pursuits, intergenerational participation, community service, leadership opportunities and social enrichment.

The Gamma Kappa Chapter of Chi Omega at Western Illinois University was started in 1983.

                                                                    
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Personal Development
Career and Personal Development prepares us for life’s work and makes us marketable regardless of the path we choose.  Sisters serve as mentors and coaches along the way.  Chi Omega promotes personal growth and teaches us to work earnestly at whatever we choose to do.
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Recruitment
Chi Omega is FUN! Every year, over 5,000 young women across America join the largest women’s fraternity in the world for sisterhood and lifelong friendships.
Contact us to see what's so special about our sisterhood and to find out why the best way to go through college is as a Chi Omega!

Make a decision that will last a LIFETIME! Email our recruitment director Shawna Meaker at sl-meaker@wiu.edu for information regarding the recruitment process! Go to http://www.icsrecruiter.com/webservices/appMain_pan.aspx?UID=WESTIL&mode=enrollment  to sign up for Formal Recruitment!  Start getting excited!!
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Scholarship
Sincere Learning and Creditable Scholarship means that we care about our intellectual development.  We embrace the spirit and excitement of learning throughout our lives and encourage others to better themselves.

Each semester Gamma Kappa strives to receive the best possible grades from each of its members. Chi Omega in recent years has received top honors in GPA at Western Illinois University's campus. In the last 2 out of 3 semesters, Chi Omega was number one in grades between sororities on campus. Many of our members continue to make Dean's List each semester.


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Service
Community Service means that we want to make a difference on our campuses and in our communities.  We know that giving back to others unselfishly makes the world a better place and makes us better people.   Serving and giving helps to connect us.

Each semester the ladies of Chi Omega are to complete a minimum of two hours of community service work. The ladies in Chi Omega always strive to do more than just the 2 hours asked of them; some things the women do are rake leaves for people that are unable, participate in the 6 Pack Handout that Move In Crew at WIU puts on and volunteer their time at Blood Drives or at the Humane Society.  The women in Chi Omega help out the community in anyway that they can, the women love to lend a helping hand.


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Symbols
Chi Omega’s symbols are a visual representation of our purposes and ideals.


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Symphony
The Chi Omega Symphony has reflected the purposes of Chi Omega members since its composition in 1904 by Ethel Switzer Howard on the eve of her initiation into the Xi Chapter of Chi Omega at Northwestern University.symphony1.jpg
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Updates (National)
Chi Omega Elects Governing Council

Chi Omega Fraternity has elected five outstanding volunteers to serve on...

The Eleusis Wins Awards

Congratulations! The Eleusis, Chi Omega’s national magazine, won awards...

Chi Omega Convention: Spanning Geography and Generations

Since 1900, Chi Omegas have gathered every two years for Convention. The...

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Welcome
The Gamma Kappa chapter of Chi Omega would like to wish everyone a safe trip back to WIU, and a great start to fall semester!  Thank you for visiting our site. In this site you can find our chapter's history, information about becoming a part of Chi Omega, and much more.  We hope that this website will give you a glimpse of our chapter and what it means to flourish as apart of our sisterhood, please take some time to check it out!

Sincerely,
The Ladies of Gamma Kappa