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In NovemberJanuary 2015 the Delta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma welcomed 50 new members. The following week, we had various sisterhood events at the house such as painting paddles, cookie decorating, and formal dinners. These events helped the new members bond as a pledge class and become more incorporated with the existing members.  February The first week of February was a very important event for the new members, the new member retreat. It was held at the house of one of the new members in Bloomington, Hannah Walker. The new members bonded as a pledge class and this proved to be an important weekend for them. The following week, each new member had a new member conference with the president or VP of standards. Each new member got to express her concerns and share what the Delta chapter has done to make each of us feel important. The following weekend, we had our annual Kappa Kapture formal. It was an exciting time for the new members, as it was their first formal. The weekend of the 20th was our Mom’s Weekend! Our mom’s came for the whole weekend and we had dinner, an auction, and many other fun activities for the moms and daughters.  March In early March, we initiated our 50 new members. It was an incredible and memorable experience for all of those involved. We had a brunch the following Sunday. Towards the end of March, we participated in the annual qualifications for the Little 500 race! We had 4 girls participate, and qualified for the race! April In late April, the Little 500 race took place and we all had an amazing time cheering on our bike team and dedicated sisters.  May In early May, we had a senior barbecue and said farewell to our wonderful seniors who graduated. We are very proud of all they have accomplished and look forward to seeing what they accomplish in the future!  June-August Our summer months were spent missing each other and traveling to visit each other. We were constantly texting or calling each other and catching up on our experiences. At the end of August our sisters moved back in to the house and welcomed the new pledge class into the house for their first time. The weekend after move in, we held our Fall Retreat and introduced the girls who had been abroad the previous semester. Our advisors went over their duties and our duties within the Delta Chapter.  September Beginning in September, classes were in full swing and our members were busy with classes. At the end of September, we held our annual Scholarship Dinner and some of our sisters received scholarships in recognition for their hard work and accomplishments. We also held our annual Kappasta event in which we raised over $10,000 for Reading is Fundamental, the American Cancer Society, and the I'm For Ash fund. October In October, we had our annual barn dance date party! The girls had an amazing time and are already looking forward to the next one. The following weekend, we held our annual Alumni Brunch, and many Alumnae came and our members had a wonderful time hearing stories of their experiences. Over Halloween weekend, most every one of our chapter new members and dedicated older members participated in the annual Indiana University Dance Marathon (IUDM)! . This is a 36 hour dance marathon (with no sitting, no or sleeping) that helps raise money for the Riley Children’s Hospital for Children in Indianapolis, IN. As a housechapter, we raised over $30,000, and the grand total of the marathon was $3, 206880,340025.22 all for the kids at Riley! Kappa is has always been extremely involved in the dance marathon IUDM and many of the our girls have joined committees. AlsoThe Delta Chapter received an award, The Miracle Maker Award, in recognition of the dancer group who has shown the most outstanding passion and dedication to the kids at Riley Hospital and IUDM in all of their efforts this year. This was the first year the award was granted and the Delta Chapter is extremely proud and thankful for this award.  November The first weekend in November was our annual dad’s Annual Dad’s weekend. We took our dads to a tailgate and football game . We had a brunch on Sunday and we all had an amazing time and loved being able appreciated the time we had to bond with our dads and the time we had to spend time with them! December The first weekend in December we had our annual Winter Formal. It went very well, and all of the girls had an amazing time. After that began the preparation for finals and Winter Break.