WILS - Alpha Chapter

WILS - Alpha Chapter Chi Kappa Rho Alpha Chapter~ Women in Leisure Services serves the women in the Greater Los Angeles Area.“The Professional Connection for Women”

Chi Kappa Rho was created from the mind of one woman with a great idea. She believed that women engaged professionally in the various fields of recreation could come together to promote unity of purpose, high standards of achievement, and a better understanding and appreciation of related endeavors for the attainment of professional goals. Such a group could also provide an opportunity to foster f

riendship and sociability, stimulate mutual helpfulness and loyalty, and provide professional services. The name Chi Kappa Rho come from the Greek letter X, K and P, which stand for character, knowledge and recreation. The symbols on the Chi Kappa Rho seal are the scale for justice and service, the lamp for enlightenment, and the wings for athletics. In 1935 the woman, HELEN I. PONTIUS, shared her idea with several women at a Los Angeles Playgrounds Department Recreation Directors meeting. In 1936, Alpha, the first Los Angeles chapter, was chartered, and Chi Kappa Rho became a reality. The organization grew slowly within California between 1935 and 1967. The first National Board was established in 1964, and in 1975, the organization became a California non-profit corporation. In 1991, the membership voted to officially change the name of the organization from Chi Kappa Rho to Women in Leisure Services, Chi Kappa Rho, Inc. Today, Women in Leisure Services, Chi Kappa Rho, Inc. is a national organization for professional women involved in the delivery of leisure and community services in public, private, non-profit and commercial settings. A network of chapters serves administrators, supervisors, educators, therapists, and allied
professionals in geographical areas across the nation. Each chapter provides an effective framework for women from a variety of professional, leisure and community service fields to share ideas, broaden interests, sharpen skills, and influence the profession with the authority of a unified group. The network of local chapters forms the base from which stems the National Board of Directors. Each chapter (California Alpha, Delta, Gamma and Minnesota Zeta) selects a delegate to represent them on the National Board. In addition to one board delegate from each chapter, the National Board consists of five
officers, elected from across the nation who has had previous chapter board experience. Constant input from each woman in our profession is needed and desired. It is up to each chapter to reach out to professional women in their area to form a local base from which to offer strength to our network and to help formulate the direction and growth of our national organization.

03/09/2023
Day two of our National Board meeting. Can’t wait to see what the years ahead hold. WILS - Alpha Chapter
10/26/2022

Day two of our National Board meeting. Can’t wait to see what the years ahead hold. WILS - Alpha Chapter

Some pictures from todays event
10/15/2022

Some pictures from todays event

Today we installed the new 2022-2023 Alpha Board and celebrated bosses day today at the Wilson Harding Golf Course. Exci...
10/15/2022

Today we installed the new 2022-2023 Alpha Board and celebrated bosses day today at the Wilson Harding Golf Course. Excited for what’s to come!!!

10/15/2022

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Patricia Delaney, a long time member of Chi Kappa Rho, recently passed away. She was an Emeritus Professor of Recreati...
10/10/2021

Patricia Delaney, a long time member of Chi Kappa Rho, recently passed away. She was an Emeritus Professor of Recreation at Cal State Los Angeles from 1962-1994. She was a Board Member for the L.A. City Recreation and Parks, Board of Commissioners. She joined Chi Kappa Rho in 1956. She will be deeply missed.

Alpha Chapter General Meeting and Instillation 2021 💜 our first in person event was a success! Thank you to all the amaz...
10/02/2021

Alpha Chapter General Meeting and Instillation 2021 💜 our first in person event was a success! Thank you to all the amazing women who attended. More pictures to come!

Check out a snippet of our Summer Newsletter! Upcoming events, previous events, membership, and easy getaways!
07/07/2021

Check out a snippet of our Summer Newsletter! Upcoming events, previous events, membership, and easy getaways!

Check out latest episode! Below is the episode description:Women in Leisure Services (WILS) was started in 1935 as Chi ...
05/07/2021

Check out latest episode! Below is the episode description:
Women in Leisure Services (WILS) was started in 1935 as Chi Kappa Rho, a sorority for women in the field of parks and recreation by Helen I. Pontius.
She believed that women engaged professionally in the various fields of recreation could come together to promote unity of purpose, high standards of achievement, and a better understanding and appreciation of related endeavors for the attainment of professional goals. Such a group could also provide an opportunity to foster friendship and sociability, stimulate mutual helpfulness and loyalty, and provide professional services.
In this episode; Marissa sits down with three distinguished WILS members: Sonya Young-Jimenez from The City of Los Angeles Parks and Recreation, Ashley Wysocki from the City of Huntington Beach, and Dorothy Meyer who is a lifetime WILS member.
This episode is a reminder of how far women have come in the field of recreation over the last 86 years. These powerful female leaders give us the history of the organization and why it was so important for bringing up women in the field of parks and recreation. This organization has been developing a blueprint for the next 15 years, to continue pushing women in the field or parks and recreation forward.

Time for a snippet of our quarterly newsletter! Time is flying by, hope you all have been getting closer to your goals, ...
04/06/2021

Time for a snippet of our quarterly newsletter! Time is flying by, hope you all have been getting closer to your goals, de-cluttering, and enjoying some yummy grace boards! Keep an eye out for our reservation links to our upcoming events! Also, our membership is really easy if you have any questions or need guidance on how to become a member DM us.

Last night Cheryl Flores referred one of the final four Women’s NCAA games. She was with RAP for 10 years and has an imp...
03/31/2021

Last night Cheryl Flores referred one of the final four Women’s NCAA games. She was with RAP for 10 years and has an impressive career involving Women’s NCAA, NBA development league, WNBA, and has been a member of FIBA/USA basketball!

Here is a little recap of our “Living Lightly” XKP talk series! Thank you .ace_onthego and Yvonne for such a great pr...
03/19/2021

Here is a little recap of our “Living Lightly” XKP talk series! Thank you .ace_onthego and Yvonne for such a great presentation! Thank you to all the strong amazing women that attended last night! Use this weekend to declutter and work on that chi 💜

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