It has been over a year since Sigma Kappa began intentionally incorporating diversity and inclusion throughout all aspects of our organization. Remaining open-hearted complements our purpose to provide women lifelong opportunities for support in their social, intellectual and spiritual development. The Sorority values individuality and diversity and stresses the importance of treating each other with care, respect and tolerance.

We have positioned Sigma Kappa to adapt and respond to a rapidly changing world and remain current with the trends and challenges we face. We are aware that diversity of all types benefits both our individual members and our organization as a whole. Sigma Kappa will continue to invest in our commitment to diversity and inclusion by enabling open dialogue, researching and identifying opportunities where we can be more inclusive and achieve relevance beyond the norms.

The Live with Heart Facilitator Team is going virtual!

For the 2020-2021 school year, our chapters can request the support of a Live with Heart Facilitator (LWHF) in a way that works with how their chapter is functioning. Sigma Kappa is excited to continue to offer this support virtually and in an updated format. To learn more, keep reading!

Click here to request the support of a Live with Heart Facilitator for your chapter! Requests will be filled on a first come first serve basis so get your request in early! 

Who are the LWHFs?

Sigma Kappa’s Live with Heart Facilitator Team is a group of skilled alumnae members with expertise in engaging facilitation and communication with college-aged learners. These energetic and dynamic women are trained to facilitate programs and interactive activities for our collegiate chapters in an effort to provide vibrant education and development opportunities for our members.

Each facilitator volunteers her time, energy and wisdom to promote Sigma Kappa’s values and purpose by facilitating personal and chapter growth experiences for collegiate chapters at least once per term.

Potential Facilitation Topics

• Career Readiness (resume tips, personal branding, managing money, etc.)
• Diversity and inclusion (Identity and Inclusion Series, similarities/differences, religious identity, etc.)
• Healthy relationships (sexual assault awareness, domestic violence awareness, etc.)
• Member safety and sSupportive sisterhoods (friendship and sisterhood, accountability, etc.)
• Mental health wellness (positive body image, stress, eating disorder awareness, depression, self-care, etc.)
• Personal development (StrengthsFinder, personal brandsempowerment, goal-setting, etc.)

Collegiate Chapter Benefits

Members of the Live with Heart Facilitator Team are trained to facilitate programs that are challenging to be peer led. Often, having a person with whom the chapter members are not as familiar lead them through more challenging topics allows for deeper and more meaningful conversation and learning. It is imperative that our sisters have the opportunity to engage with strong, confident women who can help to empower our members to be the best version of themselves!

There are numerous reasons your chapter might request the support of the Live with Heart Facilitator Team.

• Difficult conversations: There is much going on in society and in the lives of our members that call for difficult conversations. A Live with Heart Facilitator can come in and guide the chapter through these in a supportive and non-judgmental way.
• Sisterhood programs/retreat: A Live with Heart Facilitator is a great option for an outside facilitator to infuse some guided interactive activities into a sisterhood programs or retreat.
• Breath of fresh air: Sometimes a new face and new voice is just refreshing. The Live with Heart Facilitator team can be that for your chapter!

Cost to Chapter

Because our LWHFs will be supporting chapters virtually, there is absolutely no cost to the chapter. If the chapter does not have a video conferencing platform to use, national headquarters will work with them to ensure this can be worked out. Want more information about bringing a Live with Heart facilitator to your chapter? Check out this Frequently Asked Questions document.

Questions? Email facilitators@sigmakappa.org

Sigma Kappa understands everyone needs someone to talk to at times, and for women who are on-the-go, it can sometimes be hard to find time to get help. Because we are dedicated to the wellness of our members, Sigma Kappa has partnered with Talkspace to provide personal, convenient and confidential online counseling at a discounted rate to our alumnae members by providing a voucher code to use for online counseling. For more information about Talkspace, visit www.talkspace.com

To access the exclusive code for Talkspace, please complete the form below and the voucher code will immediately be emailed to you. By submitting this form you are affirming you are a member of Sigma Kappa.

Sigma Kappa understands everyone needs someone to talk to at times, but for on-the-go college students with various academic and extracurricular responsibilities, it can sometimes be hard to find time to get help. Because we are dedicated to the wellness of our members, Sigma Kappa has partnered with Talkspace to provide personal, convenient and confidential online counseling to our collegiate members.

Talkspace is perfect for the college lifestyle because it is counseling for how students live today. According to the NAMI, 1 in 5 college students cope with a mental health issue at a given time. Because the average mental health counselor to student ratio on college campuses is 1 counselor to every 1,737 students, access to Talkspace will provide Sigma Kappa’s undergraduate members counseling whenever they need without having to make an appointment or tell anyone. The platform is designed to allow someone to text, audio or video message a counselor when it is convenient for them. For more information about Talkspace, visit www.talkspace.com.

RESULTS FROM OUR FIRST YEAR:

• 91% of our collegiate chapters have at least one member who has used Talkspace.
• Over 700 collegiate members have signed up for this service, and over 300 of those collegiate members signed up during the first few weeks Talkspace was available to them.
• In December, we launched a code for alumnae members providing them access to Talkspace services at a discounted rate. This code is also available to collegiate members who want to continue their use of Talkspace after their two free months have been used.
• Our members who have used Talkspace have reported feeling more comfortable dealing with anxiety and depression, roommate issues and balancing commitments and responsibilities.
• Eight out of ten members would recommend using Talkspace to their friends.
• The NHC has allocated funds for member corporations to install private spaces in chapter houses so that members feel safe and secure when conducting Talkspace sessions. Check with your local corporation board president for more information.

Frequently Asked Questions