Our Crowdfunding Groups
Kappa Epsilon was founded by Zada M. Cooper in 1921 to unite and empower women in the profession of pharmacy. KE strives to develop leaders within the profession and community, and to provide its members with professional and philanthropic services. The Alpha Lambda chapter of Kappa Epsilon at the University of South Carolina was founded in 1966 and currently has 78 active collegiate members, which includes our newest pledge class consisting of 15 students.
As an organization dedicated to serving the community and bringing awareness to our national philanthropies, we’ve hosted several service events throughout the past semester. KE members had the opportunity to help facilitate the Ovarian Cancer Coalition’s annual butterfly release to bring awareness to ovarian cancer. We also held a letter writing event through Girls Love Mail, where we wrote letters of encouragement to patients recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Over the month of November, KE organized a college wide food drive to provide all the sides needed for a holiday meal to our custodial staff. The food drive generated participation from students, faculty, and staff and we were able to provide bags filled to the top for all 15 custodial staff.
November Food Drive
Butterfly Release with Ovarian Caner Coalition
2023 Fundraising Focus:
This year KE will have their 54th National Convention in Pittsburgh, PA on July 26-29. The Alpha Lambda chapter is required to send two delegates to represent our chapter at the national business meetings that will take place at convention. Part of this requirement includes paying for the two delegate’s registration fees. Since this is the first national convention in person since 2019, we would like to give more of our members the opportunity to attend their first KE convention by providing partial scholarships to go towards their registration fees. Contributions towards these fees would allow our KE members to experience the magic of convention and fall even more in love with our fraternity.
Along with registration fees, we are looking for help to provide our members with a few items throughout the year. When student pharmacists decide to go through the recruitment and initiation process to join KE, we gift them their very own KE pin to proudly display on the lapel of their white coat. We also provide each graduation class with a graduation cord to commemorate their time in KE.
Big or small, we greatly appreciate all donations to our organization and we thank you for your continued dedication to Kappa Epsilon.
Contribute to the registration of a student to attended the National Convention
Sponsor one student delegate to attended the National Convention
Sponsor both required student delegates to attend the National Convention
