National Projects

1st National Project

Kappa Epsilon adopted Breast Cancer Awareness as a national project in memory of Linda Rodgers, who developed breast cancer during her term as Grand Council President from 1981-84. Later that year, Linda died of breast cancer. This dynamic woman, whose motto was “Do it till they tell you, you can't,” influenced many people during her lifetime.

Each year since, KE Members have helped raise awareness through professional projects and service activities. Projects have included participating in Breast Cancer Awareness walks and runs, fundraising through raffles and community activities, donate goodie baskets to breast cancer survivors and participate in health fairs and awareness programs.

2nd National Project

During the 2015 Kappa Epsilon Convention, the delegates voted to remove Pharmacy Career Opportunity Recruitment Project (Pharm-CORP) as the secondary National Project because it did not align with our primary National Project. The delegates also voted to expand the focus of our National Project by adding Ovarian Cancer Awareness as a part of the primary National Project.

Ovarian Cancer Awareness was selected because it is not as universal as Breast Cancer Awareness. Ovarian Cancer ranks 5th in cancers among women, but it accounts for more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. Also increasing awareness is important because there is no screening for this cancer and it is predominately diagnosed in stage III or later.