Nominations and Elections

Members in good standing are invited to:

• Apply for the Leadership Selection Committee.
• Recommend a member for a District Director and/or Fraternity Council position.
• Complete an application for District Director and/or Fraternity Council.
• Submit the feedback form.

The Leadership Selection Committee (formerly the Nominating Committee) is formed out of a broad representation of the membership. This committee will serve from March 2023 through August 2024. The LSC is tasked with compiling and presenting a slate of officers for Fraternity Council and 14 District Directors.

The LSC slates one candidate for each Fraternity Council and District Director position based on recommendations received from members and applications and other materials received from candidates. Throughout the biennium, the LSC educates the general membership on the nominating process and encourages member participation in the process.

The Leadership Selection Committee Chairman and Vice Chairman, both of whom are appointed by Fraternity Council, serve as nonvoting members of the committee. The voting members consist of seven alumna representatives and seven collegiate representatives — one from each of the 14 districts. The Leadership Education and Development Committee receives and reviews applications to the Leadership Selection Committee and makes recommendations to Fraternity Council, who appoints the LSC members. Per the Fraternity Standing Rules, in reviewing the applications, consideration will be given to diversity in the composition of the committee by geography, chapter and association size, campus size and type, leadership qualities, experiences, commitment, and ability to consider the best interests of the Fraternity.

We are pleased to annouce the 2022–24 Leadership Selection Committee:

Chairman: Lynne Hozik Stewart, William & Mary

Vice Chairman: Savannah Rose Alden, Northeastern

Members:

Megan Allcock, Chapman

Erica Bautista, Valparaiso

Gabrielle Camillery, Binghamton

Jennifer Beardsley Fales, Kansas State

Allison Gillespie, Miami

Missy Gordon, Kentucky

Carlyn Marsh, UC Davis

Kat Mena, Cal State Northridge

Erin Miley, Seton Hall

Camille Moffatt, Tennessee

Sheridan Pesnell, Idaho

Ariana Sahinovic, Syracuse

Elizabeth Walsh, TCU

Libby Weith, Furman

Applications are now closed. Please check back for more information on how to apply for future bienniums. 

Ideal Leadership Selection Committee members are:

• Enthusiastic about Kappa.
• Available to serve from March 2023 through August 2024.
• Willing to commit at least two hours per month.
• Able to consider the best interests of the organization.
• For the 2022-24 biennium, collegiate members (at the time of selection) who attend a university in Alpha, Beta, Delta, Eta, Theta, Mu, and Pi districts OR alumna members who live in Gamma, Kappa, Lambda, Epsilon, Zeta, Xi, and Rho districts. You do not need to be a member of an alumnae association to volunteer. Click here to view the district map.
• Up to date on their membership dues.

Voting members elect Fraternity Council officers, including a President, four Vice Presidents and a Treasurer, as well as 14 District Directors. An electronic election will occur at least eight weeks prior to Convention. Convention 2024 will be held at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix from June 27–29, 2024. Newly elected leaders are installed and assume full responsibility at the close of Convention. All elected positions are considered vacant at the end of each biennium.

Click below to view position descriptions:

• District Directors
• Fraternity Council officers

Per the Fraternity Bylaws, a member meeting all member standards and responsibilities, academic, financial and conduct, and not under any accountability outcome is a member in good standing and, therefore, eligible for any elected, appointed, or volunteer position within the Fraternity. Members looking to recommend a Kappa for nomination must also be in good standing in order to do so.

Individuals qualified for election to a District Director position or to Fraternity Council shall be alumna members who have formerly served the Fraternity within the past 10 years in any one of the following positions: 1) member of Fraternity Council; 2) Regional Director or Province Director; 3) District Director or Content Director; 4) Content Specialist; 5) chair or member of a Fraternity Standing or Special committee; 6) Fraternity Council Assistant; 7) Field Representative; 8) member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Board of Trustees; or 9) member of the Fraternity Housing Corporation Board of Directors.

A member who meets the eligibility and qualifications as outlined in the Fraternity Bylaws may submit an application for District Director and/or Fraternity Council and will be considered a nominee.

An individual may also be considered a nominee if they were recommended by a member in good standing, accept the recommendation, and submit an application for District Director and/or Fraternity Council.

The LSC nominates one candidate for each Fraternity Council and District Director position based on recommendations received from members and application materials received from candidates.

• Applications for the Leadership Selection Committee are open throughout winter 2022–23. See below for more information about the Leadership Selection Committee.

• The Leadership Education and Development (LEAD) Committee reviews applications and makes recommendations for the LSC appointments (collegiate and alumna) to the 2022–24 Fraternity Council.
• Announcement of the Leadership Selection Committee members.
• Leadership Selection Committee begins training.

• Leadership Selection Committee attends the Fraternity Leadership Institute. Education of the Fraternity on the nominating and elections process begins.

• Nominations and applications for Fraternity Council and District Directors open.
• Members may participate in the nominating process in two ways:
  • Complete the recommendation form to recommend someone you think should be considered.
  • Complete an application for District Director and/or Fraternity Council.
  • Remember: A member must be in good standing in order to participate in the nomination process.
• Once an individual is recommended:
  • Kappa Headquarters will confirm the individual’s eligibility and qualifications as outlined in the Fraternity documents.
  • If the recommended individual is eligible and qualified AND has not yet submitted an application, they will be sent an email letting them know they have been recommended. The email will ask them to complete an application if they are interested in being a nominee and considered for an elected position. The email will also give them the option to decline, thus removing them from the nominating process.
• Once an individual completes an application:
  • Kappa Headquarters will confirm the individual’s eligibility and qualifications as outlined in the Fraternity documents.
  • If the individual is eligible and qualified, then they are now a nominee and will appear on the list of nominees.
  • If an individual is not eligible or qualified, the Leadership Selection Committee Chairman will notify the individual. This individual will now be marked as unable to serve.

• The LSC publishes the list of nominees as well as a list of those unable to serve.
• The feedback form opens. This provides all members an opportunity to provide additional information on the list of nominees. The feedback form will be live for several weeks.

• The Leadership Selection Committee meets regularly via Zoom to develop the slate of candidates, considering all information that has been submitted. Interviews or video submissions may also be included in the process.

• The Leadership Selection Committee Chair notifies individuals who have been selected as candidates for a position and confirms their consent. The chair will also call individuals who are not slated.
• The report of the Leadership Selection Committee shall be prepared and communicated to eligible voters no less than 12 weeks prior to the Convention per the Fraternity Bylaws.
• Following the publication of the report, open nominations from eligible voters shall be in order for at least 10 days provided the consent of the nominee has been obtained and the member is qualified.
• The election shall be completed at least eight weeks prior to the Biennial Convention.
• The report of the election results shall be sent electronically to the membership within five business days following the close of voting and shall be published on the Kappa website.
• Leadership transitions and training begin.

• Fraternity Council and District Directors are installed at the close of the Biennial Convention.