Pi Beta Phi and
Kappa Kappa Gamma were both founded at
Monmouth College in Illinois. Because we share the same birthplace, every year we hold an event for the ladies of KKG and PBP to bond over refreshments, conversation and... Greek Jeopardy!
The event switches between houses from year to year, and this time it was at the
Pi Phi house.
Excitement filled the Date Room as we all waited for the
Kappas to arrive. When they got here, half of the ladies were taken on tours of the house. They loved the tours and we received many comments about how big and awesome the inside is!
While tours were going on, the rest of ladies headed for our Karma's (our cook) famous M&M brownies and refreshments. It was nice just to sit and socialize with another sorority on campus.
I think we all realized that while it's nice to bond with our own members, it's also important to stay connected to the other Greek organizations on campus. We're all doing amazing things at Simpson and I feel the
Greek community could be more supportive of the other houses.
After we got caught up on the lives of our friends from a different sorority, we were ready for Jeopardy! We were split up into 6 teams by our birthday month. This continued to allow the Pi Phis and Kappas to work together to earn the most points. The categories included Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Monmouth and Movie Quotes.
We were having so much fun that the game was over way too soon. The winners were announced (my team won!) and the last half of the girls were given house tours before they sadly left for the evening.
All in all, I feel like this was a really successful Monmouth Duo. Sometimes there's a stereotype that different sororities can't get along, but we were having so much fun talking that many of us don't think we should wait a whole year before doing an event together again!
I think the super friendly atmosphere opened the door for next year's event to be even better!
Thank you Simpson College KKGs for helping us have yet another amazing Monmouth Duo!
