Fall 2019 Retreat Retreat was held August 21st- 22nd and was predicated with a two day Recruitment Workshop in preparation for Primary Recruitment later in the semester. On Wednesday, Committees and Cabinets gathered together to prepare for the upcoming semester and set goals. The chapter had a team building workshop to help us work together as a team, then went out to Perkins for some late night bites. On Thursday sisters had a photoshoot at McCory Gardens and had the first

Greek Week The women of Ceres had a busy Greek Week 2019 from March 18-22. The week began with Greek God and Goddess. Kayla Rounds represented Ceres, and embodied the goddess, Persephone. She gave a great speech for her talent, and did a fantastic job in the other areas of the contest, as well. The second night of Greek Week was Greek Olympics. Greek Olympics consisted of three competitions, Tug-of-War, Dodgeball, and Trasket Ball. Ceres had an unanimous win with Tug-of-War o

Winter Retreat 2019: It is hard to believe that 2019 is already here. The first week of January is always a chaotic time for everyone. After a busy holiday season, everyone is struggling to get back into old routines or pressing to start new ones. Among the frenzy of buying books and organizing schedules for this spring's classes, the women of Ceres at SDSU gathered in Brookings for our annual Spring Retreat. This year, we first met at Grace Point Wesleyan Church on the e

President's Retiring Address: The last year as President of Ceres has been the most challenging yet rewarding experience, I have ever been involved in. The members this past year have accomplished so much, and I cannot express in words how proud I am of them all. Whether it was competing at Little International, filling out VW award applications, throwing a dodgeball during Greek week, or studying for an exam, these women are committed to their studies and each other. Their h

VW Awards: In January the active chapter went to work on many applications for an array of awards. Each year the VW packets are reviewed and handed out by the Greek Honor Society, Order of Omega. They then put on the Volstorff-Walder Awards Banquet, which includes supper and the awards ceremony. This year Ceres was honored to receive runner-up in Community service and the financial management categories while placing first in Chapter Operations, New Member Education, Spirit a

Spring Retreat: The active chapter welcomed each other home the weekend before classes started, January 6th and 7th, to attend to business as well as bond as sisters. Our president, Megan Knutson, says this, "Retreat is where sister's come together in order to prepare for the semester ahead. Starting with the business leaves plenty of room for sisterhood bonding and relaxing before the busy semester ahead." There was all sorts of fun filled activities on the agenda for the we

PRESIDENT'S RETIRING ADDRESS: Ceres Women’s Fraternity had a fantastic 2017 on campus. Our members have truly pushed themselves and have worked hard to make our chapter be the best it can possibly be. I am so proud of all the accomplishments our ladies made both within Ceres and outside of the chapter with their academics and other organizations. Our chapter has achieved great things throughout the year from VW Awards, to recruitment, and even our float in the Hobo Day parade

PRESIDENTS ADDRESS: Ceres has had a fantastic year so far! Our chapter has been very active and involved both on campus and in the community over the last year. In January we had our Spring retreat which took place in Brookings. At retreat we worked on chapter and committee goals and planning, and participated in community service events at the Brookings Humane Society and the United Living Community. We also spent some sisterhood bonding time at the SplashZone Waterpark! Add

Beta Kappa Pledge Class: Jacqueline Boots Major: Freshman Theater Major Hometown: Morris, MN Fun Fact: Jaqueline has a cat named Elvis! Sophie Cole Major: Sophomore Nursing Major Hometown: Watertown, SD Fun Fact: Sophie went sky diving last summer! Hailey Haber Major: Freshman Exercise Science pre-AT with a Dance minor Hometown: Huron, SD Fun Fact: Hailey has been in Dance for 14 years! Delta Chi Social and Valentine Day Sisterhood Social: On February 5th Ceres and Delta Chi