SIGMA KAPPA FOUNDATION
695 PRO MED LANE NO 300, CARMEL, IN 46032 www.sigmakappa.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: TO CREATE AND FUND LEADERSHIP, SCHOLARSHIP AND PHILANTHROPIC INITIATIVES THAT REFLECT THE VALUES AND SPIRIT OF SIGMA KAPPA SORORITY

ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCHSIGMA KAPPA HAS BEEN DEVOTED TO THE STUDY OF AGING AND THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY FOR MORE THAN 50 YEARS. ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IS A GROWING EPIDEMIC WITH SOMEONE IN THE UNITED STATES DEVELOPING IT EVERY 66 SECONDS AND IS THE NATION'S SIXTH-LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH. THIS IS WHY SIGMA KAPPA IS COMMITTED TO PUTTING AN END TO ALZHEIMER'S BY CREATING A MAJOR FUNDING STREAM TO THE NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH TO FIND A CURE. SINCE ITS INCEPTION, THE SIGMA KAPPA FOUNDATION HAS AWARDED NEARLY $10 MILLION IN GRANTS AND FUNDING FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PREVENTION, RESEARCH AND TREATMENT EFFORTS WHILE CONTINUING TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THIS DEBILITATING DISEASE THROUGH WORK WITH SENIOR CITIZENS AND CARE FOR THE ELDERLY.A $1,000,000 PLEDGE WAS MADE FOR THE U.S. POINTER STUDY (WITH $200,000 OF THAT PLEDGE BEING PAID IN FYE 20). THIS STUDY IS A TWO YEAR CLINICAL TRIAL TO EVALUATE WHETHER LIFESTYLE INTERVENTIONS THAT SIMULTANEOUSLY TARGET MANY RISK FACTORS PROTECT COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN OLDER ADULTS WHO ARE AT AN INCREASED RISK.

EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMMINGTHROUGH ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOMPASS THE INDIVIDUAL CHAPTER, THE FRATERNITY/SORORITY COMMUNITY, THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY, AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL. THE SIGMA KAPPA FOUNDATION PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE PERSONAL AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TOTALING NEARLY $2 MILLION SINCE 1989. GRANTS ARE MADE PURSUANT TO APPROPRIATE GRANT DOCUMENTATION. NO GRANTS OR ALLOCATIONS ARE/OR INCLUDE FOREIGN GRANTS.SIGMA KAPPA EDUCATIONAL GRANTSTHE GRANT FOR THE LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT PROGRAM IS USED TO CONDUCT THE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING OF CHAPTER MEMBERS AND THE TRAINING OF INDIVIDUALS TO DO SUCH COUNSELING. GROUP DEVELOPMENT INCLUDES WORKSHOPS AND LECTURES ON LEADERSHIP AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING, ACHIEVEMENT OF HIGH SCHOLASTIC ATTAINMENT, CITIZENSHIP, CAREER DEVELOPMENT, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND ADVANCED LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR SELECTED INDIVIDUALS. INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING INCLUDES ONE-ON-ONE SESSIONS WITH SELECTED UNDERGRADUATE CHAPTER MEMBERS OF THE SORORITY REGARDING LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AND SCHOLARSHIP AND STUDY TECHNIQUES, AND IN ADDITION EACH CONSULTANT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ADVISE ANY CHAPTER MEMBER SEEKING INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING REGARDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND PROBLEMS.SUCCESSES OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDE: - FOCUSED CHAPTER PROGRAM - AT TIMES, THIS IS THE CHAPTER'S ONLY HOPE OF REMAINING AN OPEN AND ACTIVE CHAPTER. CHAPTERS ON THIS PROGRAM ARE IN DIRE NEED OF ASSISTANCE TO PREVENT CHAPTER CLOSURE. A LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT VISITS THE CHAPTER MONTHLY AND PROVIDES CONTINUED LONG DISTANCE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE THAT THE CHAPTER AND ALUMNAE VOLUNTEERS WOULD NOT GET OTHERWISE. -GOOD TO GREAT PROGRAM - THIS NEW PROGRAM, CREATED IN 2013, PROVIDES SUPPORT TO CHAPTERS WHO ARE FUNCTIONING WELL ON THEIR CAMPUS AND IN SIGMA KAPPA. THE LEADERSHIP CONSULTANTS WHO WORK WITH THESE CHAPTERS CHALLENGE THEM TO IMPROVE IN ALL AREAS OF COLLEGIATE MANAGEMENT AND RECRUITMENT. THE GOAL IS TO TAKE A CHAPTER WHO RANGES FROM AVERAGE TO A LITTLE ABOVE AVERAGE TO TOP-TIER IN SIGMA KAPPA AND ON THEIR CAMPUS. - NEW CHAPTER PROGRAM - THE ORGANIZATION BASES A LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT WITH EACH COLONY/NEW CHAPTER FOR UP TO THEIR FIRST THREE YEARS OF EXISTENCE. THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE NEW CHAPTERS THE GUIDANCE NEEDED TO BECOME A SUCCESSFUL, ESTABLISHED CHAPTER WITHIN SIGMA KAPPA AND ON THEIR CAMPUS. THE LEADERSHIP CONSULTANT WORKS VERY CLOSELY WITH EACH MEMBER OF THE NEW CHAPTER TO FOSTER A STRONG CONNECTION TO THE ORGANIZATION AND ITS VALUES, LEADING THEM TO A LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO SIGMA KAPPA. A GRANT WAS GIVEN TO THE SORORITY TO CONDUCT EDUCATIONAL AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS AT THE SORORITY'S REGIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCES (RLCS). SUCH ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THE CONDUCT OF GENERAL AND TRACK BREAKOUT SESSIONS IN THE AREAS OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, BYSTANDER BEHAVIOR, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, CHAPTER MOTIVATION AND OTHER CHAPTER EDUCATION RELATED TOPICS FOR CHAPTER MEMBERS AND ADVISORS. THIS EXPERIENCE AIMS TO PROVIDE: - PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGIATE LEADERS AND ADVISORS - LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR ALL WOMEN - LIFE SKILL DEVELOPMENTAS A RESULT OF THE RLCS, MORE THAN THREE TIMES THE WOMEN RECEIVE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING THAN UNDER THE FORMER STRUCTURE. THE PARTICIPANTS REPORT FEELING MORE COMFORTABLE ADDRESSING COMPLEX ISSUES WITHIN THEIR CHAPTER AND AMONG THEIR MEMBERS AFTER ATTENDING THE RLC. THE PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE IMPROVED ANNUALLY BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM PARTICIPANTS.AN ADDITIONAL GRANT WAS GIVEN TO SUPPORT THE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OF HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS THROUGH THE VOLUNTEER SUMMIT. THE VOLUNTEER SUMMIT IS A PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE FOR NATIONAL VOLUNTEERS, ADVISORY BOARD SUPERVISORS, AND RECRUITMENT SUPERVISORS OF THE ORGANIZATION. THE VOLUNTEER SUMMIT PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES TO HELP DEVELOP SKILLS THAT ASSIST ATTENDEES BOTH PROFESSIONALLY AND AS A VOLUNTEER. EXPERIENCED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS WHO HAVE STRONGLY DOCUMENTED LARGE-GROUP FACILITATION EXPERIENCE AND ARE CONSIDERED EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS FACILITATED GENERAL SESSIONS. THESE KEYNOTE GENERAL SESSIONS FOCUSED ON A VARIETY OF AREAS INCLUDING CLIFTONSTRENGTHS, TRENDS IN HIGHER EDUCATION, AND DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION. THE NATIONAL HOUSING CORPORATION (NHC) RECEIVED A GRANT TO SUPPORT ITS VOLUNTEER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM OFFERED IN JUNE 2019. VOLUNTEER ALUMNAE MEMBERS FOCUSED ON LOCAL HOUSING NEEDS GATHER TO LEARN AND GROW PROFESSIONALLY AND PERSONALLY. THE HOUSING CONFERENCE PROVIDES ATTENDEES THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR STRENGTHS, ATTEND GENERAL SESSIONS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, RECOGNITION EVENTS, MEALS, SPEAKERS, AND FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITIES. ADDITIONALLY, HOUSE DIRECTORS, PAID EMPLOYEES OF LOCAL HOUSING CORPORATIONS, ARE TRAINED DURING THE TWO DAY INSTITUTE DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR THEIR ROLE. THE NHC HAS INCORPORATED GALLUP'S STRENGTHS ASSESSMENT AND STRENGTHS-BASED PROGRAMMING FOR VOLUNTEERS BY CERTIFIED TRAINERS. GRANTS WERE ALSO GIVEN TO INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING AND INITIATIVES.

SCHOLARSHIPSEIGHTY-THREE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO OUTSTANDING MEMBERS WHO EXEMPLIFY SIGMA KAPPA'S VALUES OF INTEGRITY, LEADERSHIP, ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, AND OUR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE AND SISTERHOOD.SCHOLARSHIPS ARE PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION TO ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT THE SCHOLASTIC DEVELOPMENT OF OUR COLLEGIATE AND ALUMNAE SISTERS. THESE WORTHY OPPORTUNITIES COULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT SUPPORT FROM SIGMA KAPPA SISTERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND FRIENDS, AND OTHER DONORS. IN THE PAST YEAR, SIGMA KAPPA FOUNDATION ADDED TEN NEW SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MEMBERS.

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