THANK YOU

Lambda Kappa Sigma Xi Chapter would like to thank all ofthe families that continuously show their support for theirstudents.OursistersarewhatmakeLKSastrong,smart,andwelcoming community, butwewould not be herewithoutyourhelp.

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This year, Lambda Kappa Sigma Xi Chapter and Kappa Psi Beta Epsilon Chapter at the University of Rhode

Island hosted a Family Brunch during Alumni and FamilyWeekend onOctober 21st, 2017.We brought this

eventbackfrom2015,whenitwasfirstorganized,inordertointroduceourfraternitiestothefamiliesofour

younger members and interested/potential new members. This

event was coordinated by our Social Media Committee (Chairs-

BriannaMiller andKrysia Lesniak) in collaborationwithKappaPsi’s

chair. We had a total of 120 members and their families in

attendance on Saturday morning. During brunch, there was

merchandise available for purchase and six raffle baskets available

for participants to try their luck; all donated by LKS Xi Chapter, KY

BetaEpsilonChapter, local restaurants, and the supportive families

ofourmembers.

Following brunch, we gave short presentations about our respective

organizations and how we operate within the College of Pharmacy.

President Paige Kennedy gave a short presentation about LKS’s

international mission, influence, and philanthropy, Project HOPE. The

presentationdovefurther intotheanatomyofXiChapter’sexecutiveand

committeeboards,theeventsputonthroughouttheyear,andwhatgoals

ourchapterspecificallystrivestowards.

All in all, our Family Brunch was a successful event and we are very

thankful to all of the families that came to show their support for their

students. It was a great chance to explain to our

familieswhat kindof organization their students are

involved in and the opportunities, experiences, and

professional development LKS can provide for our

sisters.

WehadoursistersvolunteertoassistduringtheFamilyBrunch.LianNgaopraseut(left,CommunityServiceCo-Chair,President-Elect)andKyraO’Connell(right,FundraisingCo-Chair)arepicturedabovesellingmerchandise!Picturedbelow,wehaveourLKSRaffleBasketfilledtothebrimwithT-shirts,waterbottles,andmore!