About Us

 

List of Officers

Officer List for Fall 10- Spring 11

President- Courtney Gentry

Vice-President- Audrey Stephens

Secretary- Julia Risen

Treasurer- Stevie Shehan

Social Chair- Sarah Wimsatt

Pledge Chair/Educator- Audrey Stephens

Philanthropy- Audrey Stephens

Greek Week Chairs- Lia Foto

Scholarship- Jennifer McKellar

 

The Western Kentucky University Chapter of Ceres Women's Fraternity was founded on November 23, 1996.

Like FarmHouse we are an open fraternity and have no secret motto or secret ceremonies.

  Motto "Commitment to Build"

Ritual Motto "Ceres Builds"
 
    C–Commitment             B–Belief
    E–Excellence                U–Unity
         R–Reverence                I — Integrity
               E–Education                 L–Leadership
               S–Service                     D–Dedication
                                                    S –Sacrifice
 

The Object

 
The object of our Fraternity is to build the whole person, to effect bonds of sisterhood, and to unify Ceres as a comprehensive entity.  Ceres is committed to building qualities of leadership, to building meaningful fellowship, and to building a desire for scholastic achievement.  Our commitment to Ceres is predicated on the values and ideals descriptive of a rural environment and offers lifelong sisterhood to women with an appreciation of agriculture.  Membership in Ceres may at times require the sacrifice of time, pleasures, and comforts.
 

The Five Attributes of CERES

Commitment-Represented by the "C" on the pledge pin. The first attribute our pledges are taught, is commitment. We stress commitment to CERES and our sisters.

Agriculture-Represented by the wheat stalks on the pledge pin. CERES is an agriculturally based fraternity. This is evident in our name, CERES, the roman goddess of agriculture. Even though CERES is agriculturally based, members do not need to be majoring in an agricultural field.

Leadership-Represented by the Pearls on the active pin.Leadership is certainly an attribute we could not live without. Members of CERES learn to be an inspiration as well as effective leaders.

Fellowship-Represented by the sterling silver rose on the active pin- Along with stressing commitment to our sisters, we also stress sisterhood. Sisterhood is life long, not just until you graduate from college.

Scholarship-Represented by the scroll on our active pin- It is our desire for a higher education that brought us to college, and eventually brought us together. We strive to obtain the highest GPA among Greeks every semester

 

 Colors – Violet and Gold

Gemstones – Amethyst and Pearl

Flower – Sterling Silver Rose