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Kappa Alpha Theta

2015-05-19T01:27:56Z

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{{Infobox greek
|Name=Kappa Alpha Theta
|Letters=ΚΑΘ
|Abbreviation=Theta
|Founded=[[1879]] at DePauw 
|Chap Type=Epsilon Upsilon
|Chap Founded=[[1986]]
|Motto= 
|Symbol=Kite and Twin Stars
|House=534 W. 114th
|Gov Board=[[Panhellenic Council|Panhel]]
|Contact=rof2103@columbia.edu}}

'''Kappa Alpha Theta''', Epsilon Upsilon chapter, is one of the [[:Category:Sororities|sororities]] recognized by the [[Panhellenic Council]]. The chapter currently occupies a brownstone at 534 W. 114th St.

The chapter earned a 5 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating in spring 2013 and received a Special Achievement in Community Service award for their community service actions taking place that year, which exceeded that of every other chapter in amount of funds raised and hours dedicated.

The chapter earned a 4 star [[ALPHA Standards of Excellence]] rating in spring 2012 and was awarded Outstanding Panhellenic Chapter by the [[Inter Greek Council]]. The chapter also earned achievement awards in philanthropy (presented to chapters that raise over $60 per member), community service (presented to chapters that complete over 20 service hours per member), academics (presented to chapters that have an average GPA above 3.4), and campus involvement (presented to chapters where over 60% are involved in another campus activity.)

These were all of the awards that chapters could possibly receive that year.

The chapter also earned the Chapter of the Year award in 2010.

Theta has consistently been one of the top fundraisers for Relay for Life. The Columbia chapter raised $11,898 in 2012 and $15,218 in spring 2013.

==Service & Philanthropy==

Theta’s national philanthropy, '''Court Appointed Special Advocates (or C.A.S.A.)''' is supported by every Theta chapter world-wide. C.A.S.A. is a unique organization that trains volunteers to speak on behalf of children involved in court proceedings. They provide valuable advisory information to judges and juries and very often also become trusted friends, mentors, and advisors, lending children the support they need during what can be a process filled with stress and uncertainty.

In addition to C.A.S.A., Kappa Alpha Theta chapters support '''the Theta Foundation.''' The mission of the Theta Foundation is to secure and manage resources for the education, leadership, and philanthropic programs of the Fraternity and for the scholastic, professional, and service pursuits of its members to help them reach their fullest potential and make a difference in the world. In short, it is an organization by Thetas for Thetas.

Theta’s philanthropy events, each held once per academic year, are open to the entire campus and have raised thousands of dollars for their philanthropies to date. The events are meant to foster a sense of both Greek and campus-wide community while promoting the cause of and raising money for Theta’s national philanthropy.

== Controversy==
In February 2014, Kappa Alpha Theta co-hosted an Olympics-themed mixed with the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. Several photos were posted on Facebook and later removed where Theta members dressed as stereotypes of different nationalities. According to Spec, 'Two of the photos showed students in sombreros, mustaches, and shirts with Mexican flags and slogans that read 'Down to Fiesta,' while others showed a group dressed as Germans and an individual as Ireland holding a sign that said, 'Kiss me, I’m a famined potato.'"<ref>[http://columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/02/23/facebook-photos-show-kappa-alpha-theta-members-dressed-mexicans-other-nationalities; Facebook photos show Kappa Alpha Theta members dressed like Mexicans, other nationalities]</ref> The incident received national attention, led to the release of statements from such organizations as Chicanx Caucus and the Panhellenic Association, and provoked a campus-wide conversation on cultural appropriation.


== External links ==
*[http://blogs.cuit.columbia.edu/cugreeklife/ Columbia Greek Life Website]
* [http://www.columbiatheta.com/Kappa_Alpha_Theta_-_Epsilon_Upsilon_chapter_-_Columbia_University/home.html Kappa Alpha Theta CU chapter website]
* [http://www.kappaalphatheta.org/ Theta national website]

==References==
<references/>

{{Greek}}
[[Category:Sororities]]

Chicanx Caucus

2015-04-29T03:06:24Z

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{{Infobox club
|Name=Chicanx Caucus
|Image=Caucuslogo.png
|Founded=1977
|Recognition=[[ABC]]
|Membership= Hundreds
|Executive board=2015 '''Lucia Hernandez''', Co-Chair '''Martin Pérez Colón''', Co-Chair '''Diego Delgado''', Treasurer '''María Fernanda Martínez''', Secretary '''Cora Cervantes''', Political Chair '''Sam Mateo''', Community Chair '''Kimberly Meza''', Cultural Chair '''Patricia Pou Jové''', Educational Opportunities Chair '''Erika Soto''', Media Relations Chair '''Lorenzo Orozco''', Gender & Sexuality Chair '''Alma Pérez Verdugo''', Social Chair '''America Garza''', East Coast Chicano Student Forum Representative '''Paulina Vázquez''', East Coast Chicano Student Forum Representative 

|Category=[[:Category:Cultural clubs|Cultural]], [[:Category:ABC groups|ABC Groups]]
|Website=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chicanocaucus/index.html
|Contact=[mailto:chicanocaucus.columbia@gmail.com chicanocaucus.columbia@gmail.com]}}

'''Chicanx Caucus''' (formerly Chicano Caucus) is a [[:Category:Cultural clubs|cultural club]] for Mexican and Mexican-American students (as well as allies of all backgrounds). The organization was founded in 1977 and is one of the largest and most prominent Latinx groups on campus.

While originally called Chicano Caucus, in December 2014 members voted to replace the "o" with an "x" to reflect inclusion of all gender identities.

==Activities==
Chicanx Caucus' two main events are Cinco de Mayo and Quinceañer@. Both events seek to both celebrate and rethink Mexican-American identity and traditions on campus.

Caucus also partners with Masa, a Bronx-based education and advocacy organization primarily working with Mexican-Americans; Caucus members usually participate by tutoring.

==Controversies==
In [[2006]], Chicanx Caucus came under spotlight when several of its members [[Minuteman stage-rush|rushed the stage]] at a Minutemen presentation, though the members stated that their actions were not connected with the group.

In [[2014]], Caucus released a statement condemning [[Theta]] for dressing up as Mexicans at a Beer Olympics party; the next day, [[Bwog]] posted photos of Chicanx Caucus members with stereotypically photo cutouts at a [[Glass House Rocks]] event <ref>http://bwog.com/2014/02/24/chicano-caucus-at-glass-house-rocks/</ref>.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chicanocaucus/ Chicanx Caucus' website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ChicanoCaucus/ Chicanx Caucus' Facebook]
* [https://instagram.com/chicanxcaucus/ Chicanx Caucus' Instagram]
* [https://twitter.com/ChicanoCaucus Chicanx Caucus' Twitter]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cultural clubs]]
[[Category:ABC groups]]

User:Blindflea

2015-04-29T02:56:58Z

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I am a CC 2017 student working on a Bachelor's in History.

I am interested in expanding Wikicu's content on cultural groups, as the current offerings are lacking and diminish these groups' actual importance on campus.

Turath

2015-04-28T19:15:55Z

Blindflea:

Turath is a nonpartisan undergraduate student association that serves to promote Arab culture at Columbia University.<ref>http://www.columbiaturath.org/</ref> It was founded in 1993.<ref>http://columbiaspectator.com/2008/04/22/turath-organizes-weeklong-cultural-celebration-complete-hookah</ref>

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiaturath.org/ Turath's Website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/columbiaturath Turath's Facebook]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cultural clubs]]
[[Category:ABC groups]]

Turath

2015-04-28T19:14:32Z

Blindflea:

Turath is a nonpartisan undergraduate student association that serves to promote Arab culture at Columbia University<ref>http://www.columbiaturath.org/</ref>. It was founded in 1993 <ref>http://columbiaspectator.com/2008/04/22/turath-organizes-weeklong-cultural-celebration-complete-hookah</ref>.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiaturath.org/ Turath's Website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/columbiaturath Turath's Facebook]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cultural clubs]]
[[Category:ABC groups]]

Acción Boricua

2015-04-28T19:11:16Z

Blindflea:

'''Acción Boricua''' was the Puerto Rican cultural group at Columbia and was a recognized student group under the [[Activities Board at Columbia]]. It was founded to foster awareness, promotion, and education of Puerto Rican culture, history, and current situations while simultaneously providing a support group for Latino/a issues at Columbia University in general and to collaborate with other non-Latino/a groups inside and outside the Columbia gates. The group took its name from the native [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ta%C3%ADno Taino] word for the island of Puerto Rico, ''Boriken''.

The group became inactive and was derecognized by ABC sometime in the middle of the first decade of the 2000s.

==External Links==
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/accion/ Acción Boricua website]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/accion/images/constitution.pdf Constitution]

[[Category:ABC groups]]
[[Category:Cultural clubs]]

Turath

2015-04-28T19:09:19Z

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Turath is a nonpartisan undergraduate student association that serves to promote Arab culture at Columbia University<ref>http://www.columbiaturath.org/</ref>.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiaturath.org/ Turath's Website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/columbiaturath Turath's Facebook]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cultural clubs]]
[[Category:ABC groups]]

Turath

2015-04-28T19:08:50Z

Blindflea: /* External links */

Turath is a nonpartisan undergraduate student association that serves to promote Arab culture at Columbia University<ref>http://www.columbiaturath.org/</ref>.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiaturath.org/ Turath' website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/columbiaturath Turath's Facebook]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cultural clubs]]
[[Category:ABC groups]]

Turath

2015-04-28T19:06:51Z

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Turath is a nonpartisan undergraduate student association that serves to promote Arab culture at Columbia University<ref>http://www.columbiaturath.org/</ref>.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiaturath.org/ Turath' website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/columbiaturath Turath's Facebook}

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cultural clubs]]
[[Category:ABC groups]]

Turath

2015-04-28T18:39:56Z

Blindflea:

Turath is a nonpartisan undergraduate student association that serves to promote Arab culture at Columbia University<ref>http://www.columbiaturath.org/</ref>.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiaturath.org/ Turath' website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/columbiaturath Turath's Facebook}

==References==
<references/>

Grupo Quisqueyano

2015-04-28T18:32:15Z

Blindflea:

'''Grupo Quisqueyano''', often referred to as '''GQ''', is the Dominican cultural organization on campus. Founded in 1995, the group is recognized under the [[Activities Board at Columbia]] and seeks to raise awareness of Dominican and Dominican-American issues while celebrating Dominican culture. It is one of the most prominent Latinx organizations on campus.

The group takes its name from the native [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taino Taino] word for the island of Hispanola.

==External Links==
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/gq/ Grupo Quisqueyano's Website]
*[https://www.facebook.com/GrupoQuisqueyano Grupo Quisqueyano's Facebook]

[[Category:Cultural clubs]]
[[Category:ABC groups]]

Turath

2015-04-28T18:27:47Z

Blindflea:

Turath is a nonpartisan undergraduate student association that serves to promote Arab culture at Columbia University<ref>http://www.columbiaturath.org/</ref>.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbiaturath.org/ Turath' website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/columbiaturath Turath's Facebook}

==References==
<references/>

Turath

2015-04-28T18:19:21Z

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Turath is a nonpartisan undergraduate student association that serves to promote Arab culture at Columbia University.

Chicanx Caucus

2015-04-28T18:11:14Z

Blindflea:

{{Infobox club
|Name=Chicanx Caucus
|Image=Caucuslogo.png
|Founded=1977
|Recognition=[[ABC]]
|Membership= Hundreds
|Executive board=2015 '''Lucia Hernandez''', Co-Chair '''Martin Pérez Colón''', Co-Chair '''Diego Delgado''' Treasurer '''María Fernanda Martínez''', Secretary '''Cora Cervantes''', Political Chair '''Sam Mateo''', Community Chair '''Kimberly Meza''', Cultural Chair '''Patricia Pou Jové''', Educational Opportunities Chair '''Erika Soto''', Media Relations Chair '''Lorenzo Orozco''', Gender & Sexuality Chair '''Alma Pérez Verdugo''', Social Chair '''America Garza''', East Coast Chicano Student Forum Representative '''Paulina Vázquez''', East Coast Chicano Student Forum Representative 

|Category=[[:Category:Cultural clubs|Cultural]], [[:Category:ABC groups|ABC Groups]]
|Website=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chicanocaucus/index.html
|Contact=[mailto:chicanocaucus.columbia@gmail.com chicanocaucus.columbia@gmail.com]}}

'''Chicanx Caucus''' (formerly Chicano Caucus) is a [[:Category:Cultural clubs|cultural club]] for Mexican and Mexican-American students (as well as allies of all backgrounds). The organization was founded in 1977 and is one of the largest and most prominent Latinx groups on campus.

While originally called Chicano Caucus, in December 2014 members voted to replace the "o" with an "x" to reflect inclusion of all gender identities.

==Activities==
Chicanx Caucus' two main events are Cinco de Mayo and Quinceañer@. Both events seek to both celebrate and rethink Mexican-American identity and traditions on campus.

Caucus also partners with Masa, a Bronx-based education and advocacy organization primarily working with Mexican-Americans; Caucus members usually participate by tutoring.

==Controversies==
In [[2006]], Chicanx Caucus came under spotlight when several of its members [[Minuteman stage-rush|rushed the stage]] at a Minutemen presentation, though the members stated that their actions were not connected with the group.

In [[2014]], Caucus released a statement condemning [[Theta]] for dressing up as Mexicans at a Beer Olympics party; the next day, [[Bwog]] posted photos of Chicanx Caucus members with stereotypically photo cutouts at a [[Glass House Rocks]] event <ref>http://bwog.com/2014/02/24/chicano-caucus-at-glass-house-rocks/</ref>.

== External links ==
* [http://www.columbia.edu/cu/chicanocaucus/ Chicanx Caucus' website]
* [https://www.facebook.com/ChicanoCaucus/ Chicanx Caucus' Facebook]
* [https://instagram.com/chicanxcaucus/ Chicanx Caucus' Instagram]
* [https://twitter.com/ChicanoCaucus Chicanx Caucus' Twitter]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Cultural clubs]]
[[Category:ABC groups]]