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'''Pi Deuteron Chapter, University of California at Berkeley'''
Founded May 22'''University of California at Berkeley established in 1868, 1880; Closed Spring 1885Berkeley, California'''
Reinstated as Pi Deuteron on August 5, 1897
University of California at Berkeley established in 1868, Berkeley, California'''5 charter membersFounded May 22, 1880; Closed Spring 1885'''
'''1,586 initiates (as of June 2012)'''
'''Pi Deuteron Alumnae:'''
'''Grand Chapter Officers:'''
'''Outstanding Pi Deuteron Alumnae'''
'''Historical excerpts:'''
'''Representing the Fraternity, Marjorie Cross Bird, BM-Colorado, then director of field representatives, presented a $1,000 scholarship to the University of California in honor of Pi Deuteron Chapter. A special scholarship committee under (Alice Marian) Midge Oliver Zischke had earlier determined the two winners on the basis of need, high scholarship, and chapter community contribution: Amie Mosher, a Kappa, and Monica Whitlock, a Tri Delta. The banquet speaker was Joseph A. Moore, Jr., then vice-chairman (now chairman) of the Board Regents of the University of California, and father of Centennial Chairman, (Marilyn) Didi Moore Boring. The evening came to a close as we heard of the collegiate activities from chapter president Stacy Black, and were treated to a performance by singers Marilyn Hoffman and Ann Forbush. All joined in the singing of Kappa songs, led by the actives and the closing ceremony. Pi is indeed fortunate to have the spirited, dedicated group of alumnae and actives presently involved in the chapter. The Centennial offered an opportunity to enlarge the group of friends, refresh some perhaps dimming memories, and to participate again in creating a new memory, one which will last until the next big occasion, the 150th, in 2030. Will you be here? ==Highlights of the 1980s1990s:'''==
'''Highlights of the 1990s:'''
'''1990-91:'''
'''==A New Millennium''' '''-- Highlights of 2000-2010:'''==
'''Housing:'''==Highlights of 2017==
Kappa chose Reading is Fundamental as a key part of our philanthropic work because it is a part of our national organization and allows us to see the immediate impact our service has on students in the community. Further, Jog for Jill is our Chapter's own charity that we chose to create and support because it is in honor of Jill Costello who was a Kappa and rower here at UC Berkeley who unfortunately passed away from lung cancer. As a way to honor her, the Pi Deuteron chapter and her roommate in Kappa chose to create the Jill Costello foundation, which donates money to the Bonnie J. Addario lung cancer foundation for lung cancer research to have her legacy live on. ==Highlights of 2018:==
This year Pi Deuteron was lucky enough to win the Academic Excellence Award at convention. At Jog for Jill, this year we raised over $17,000 for the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation. We also created the Jill Costello Award that gives 5% of the proceeds to the Cal Greek community member who most embodies Jill’s spirit by standing up to face adversity and inspiring others in the process and this was awarded to Bryanna Kaufmann a member of Delta Delta Delta. Each year, PHC gives each chapter scholarship money to give to a new member and this year we gave it to Erin Atkinson because she has brought a fun radiance to this house as well as done a fantastic job showing what it means to be a kappa. On January 20th in San Francisco, many of our members walked in the Women's March to support women's rights. At Kappa Karaoke this year we raised $2,018 for Reading is Fundamental, after transaction fees $1,965 will be donated!
Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first sorority founded at UC Berkeley - dating all the way back to 1880. Designed by Julia Morgan, '''Describe the first licensed female architect in California, our chapter house was originally built for Chancellor Gayley before being renovated for its current use. Our home includes 126 actives in total whose interests extend to include such activities as PAD (a pre-law fraternity recent changes on campus), Berkeley Consulting (a prestigious consulting firm on campus), International non-profit work with the organization Invisible Children, and Cal athletics (Crew, Water Polo, and Lacrosse) along with everything in between. The diversity and dedication of our women are what make Kappa Kappa Gamma describe the incredible house that it ischapter’s overall nature. Our chapter's mission statement incorporates the ideas of friendship, support, respect and understanding - traditions that have thrived for over the past century during our existence here at Cal, and which will continue to flourish with every new member that joins our fraternity.''
Our chapter along with Panhellenic has decided to become more active regarding sexual assault on our campus. In order to limit sexual assault, our Risk Manager has been giving the fraternities Consent Talks before our exchanges with them, to ensure the safety of our members. In addition, we have had whole chapter discussions about how we can inform more people about the seriousness of consent and what we can do to prevent sexual assault. In order to do this, we have implemented the "Event Team" who at each event, their job is to look out for their sisters and make sure their sisters are safe, although every member of this chapter also watches out for their sisters.
Awards:'''Chapter Philanthropy'''
•In 2005, at Pi Province Convention, Kappa was awarded '''What organization does the Risk Management Award and received honorable mentions for Chapter Efficiency, Scholarship Award, and Recruitment.chapter support?'''
•In 2008 Our chapter supports Reading is Fundamental by going to the local elementary school twice a week to read with children. Further, Jog for Jill is our Chapter's own charity that we chose to create and support. Jog for Jill is a 5k run around the UC Berkeley campus and this year after, we were honored nationally had a lunch at the house with a Standard’s awardlive music. In addition, we support the other houses in Greek Life by attending their philanthrophy events.
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'''12 deuteron charter membersReinstated as Pi Deuteron on August 5, 1897'''
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'''5 charter members:'''
Ella Florence Bailey, Belle Davis, Frances Mary Davis, Annie Caroline Edmonds, Anna Sevier Long, Nathaniel Northtrup Ridge
'''12 deuteron charter members:'''
Mary Elizabeth Bell, Edith Putnam Dart, Grace Esther Dibble, Elizabeth Florence Gray, Ella Aileen Guppy, Edith Valerie Henrici, Florence Elizabeth Mason, Ethelynd Harriet McClymonds, Alice Stuart Rising, Ruth Lawrence Rising, Gertrude May Scott, Blanche Roberta Terrill
'''2,785 initiates (as of June 2018)'''
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'''Fraternity Officers:'''
Felicity Meu, Leadership Consultant 2002-2003
'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''
'''Alumna Achievement Award Recipients:'''
Emma Moffat McLaughlin, 1951; Officer and director of numerous organizations, boards and campaigns
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, 1947; National tennis champion; founder/donor of Wightman Cup Trophy
Helen Wills Roarke, 1960; Tennis star; author
Ruth Leach Amonette, 1949; First female vice president of IBM Corp.
Maureen Orth, 2006; Broadcast journalist, author
'''Additional Outstanding Pi Deuteron Alumnae'''
Maureen Orth
Journalist, Vanity Fair correspondent (1993–present)
Helen Wills Roarke
Professional tennis player, won the French Championships four times, the U.S. Championships seven times, and Wimbledon eight times
Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
Professional tennis player, won the U.S. Championships in 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1919
'''Historical excerpts:'''
Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first sorority founded at UC Berkeley - dating all the way back to 1880. Designed by Julia Morgan, the first licensed female architect in California, our chapter house was originally built for Chancellor Gayley before being renovated for its current use. Our home includes 126 actives in total whose interests extend to include such activities as PAD (a pre-law fraternity on campus), Berkeley Consulting (a prestigious consulting firm on campus), International non-profit work with the organization Invisible Children, and Cal athletics (Crew, Water Polo, and Lacrosse) along with everything in between. The diversity and dedication of our women are what make Kappa Kappa Gamma the incredible house that it is. Our chapter's mission statement incorporates the ideas of friendship, support, respect and understanding - traditions that have thrived for over the past century during our existence here at Cal, and which will continue to flourish with every new member that joins our fraternity.
== The Early Years ==
Pi Deuteron was installing chapter for Epsilon Omicron Chapter at the University of California at Davis in February, 1975.
== ''The Kappa House'' ... ==
Pi was granted a charter in 1880 and closed by 1885.
Pi Deuteron was re-installed in 1897 and they had a three story house on Fulton Street that housed four members, owned by Mrs. Rising, the mother of members Alice Rising and Ruth Rising.
In the January 1898 issue of The Key, the corresponding wrote in her chapter letter “our chapter house is well established.
In 1912 a move was made to 2725 Channing Way, Pi’s own house at last.
In 1929, the chapter house was remodeled and refurnished downstairs.
In 1949, the former home of Professor Galey on Piedmont Avenue became the chapter house. It was renovated and a two-story wing added.
Jeanne Ley she said when she pledged as a freshman the house was on Channing then moved the following year to Piedmont. According to Jeanne, the house originally was a "lovely shingled and traditional Julia Morgan home", then they added the "hospital wing with that ugly grey floor, and sprayed cement over the beautiful shingles!"....evidently the remodel was not very popular. Until the remodel the girls all had meals at the I-House since there was no large kitchen or dining room. For the remodel the house was raised, the chapter room, dining room and kitchen added as the ground floor, and the entire structure moved forward on the lot to create the back courtyard. Jeanne said she remembers them doing all this from Christmas through the summer, and the girls moved back to Kappa in the fall!
==Highlights of the 1980s:==
The chapter succesfully upheld its founding principles during this ten year period. The members of Kappa Kappa Gamma were extremely busy with academics, sports, internships, and jobs, while at the same time made tiume for social activities including the annual ATO picnic and father daughter dance. During this time period many intelligent, dedicated, outgoing, amazing members encouraged one another and motivated each other to work towards the Fraternity's potential.
Much needed improvemnts to the house were made thanks to those who supported the Fire Sprinkler Campaign and to the careful management of our capital improvement's budget. These improvements included installation of fire-safe floors, bedrooms and halls were painted and recarpeted, the House Director's apartment was expanded and refurbished, and the attic storage space was rennovated to provide a better study space for the girls. We also succesfully satisfied each area in "The Challenge to Excellence" that was issued by the Regional Directors of Kappa to assist in smoothly operating each chapter.
==Pi Deuteron - Celebrates Their Centennial==
From the first notification of the upcoming birthday, to the last tearful goodbyes on May 22, 1980, Pi Deuteron Chapter at the University of California, Berkeley, actives and alumna worked to create a special celebration of Pi's first I00 years.
From November 1979 when Pi Board was first informed that House Board began work immediately. Didi Moore Boring 53 was appointed chairman, and a chapter committee was co-chaired by seniors Erin Biggs and Carol McKnight. Early on it was decided to have an open house during the day (May 22 1980), and a banquet that evening. “This Chapter ln Time” was chosen as the theme for the day, and a logo was developed.
The challenge was to reach as many as possible of Pi's over 1,000 initiates and to offer them a way to become a part of the celebration if they wanted to. First notification was through the chapter newsletter The Pi Piper; official announcements went out in March asking alumnae to reserve the day. Many who could not attend the festivities, contributed to the University through the Emma Moffett McLaughlin Scholarship Fund in honor of a Pi Kappa who had been an outstanding leader in community and University affairs. Additionally, a gold charm depicting the logo was offered; each sold for $50 and proceeds went to the Chapter House Fund.
The day of May 22nd saw many reunion luncheons before the open house at the chapter. People came from all over California, as well as from Oregon and New York! The House was beautifully decorated with help from the Mothers'Club; actives gave tours of the campus, and tea was served. In the chapter room, scrapbooks and early photos were displayed by decades. A wealth of historical photos of the classes of '02 and 'Highlights 03 and of the 1970s:''first chapter houses was provided by Jean McLaughlin Doolittle. The banquet was held at the Marriott Inn in Berkeley with about 180 attending. Guests were surprised by visits from the Cal StrawHat Band and Oshi, the silent Cal mascot, who really got the evening off to an enthusiastic beginning. Seating was assigned by initiation classes. After the mistress of ceremonies, (Helen) Sally Walker Lyding, gave a humorous history of the chapter, she asked everyone to rise. As she called off the name of each decade beginning with the 80's, those who had been initiated in that decade sat down. Left standing at the conclusion were the oldest initiates, all who had been Kappas over 50 years. The oldest there was Elva Christie Hughes, initiated in 1910, two of whose three Pi daughters were also present that night. The collegians gave the early initiates a great round of applause.
San Francisco Bay area earthquake 1990 … chapter house not damaged but it was “mayhem in the chapter house with 60 girls screaming, things falling off shelves,” said the Philanthropy Chairman at the time. “There were minor bruises but no injuries. No one realized how serious it was until we later saw it on TV.”
'''Philanthropy:'''
During the summer of 2009, one of our Kappa sisters was diagnosed with Lung Cancer. With the guidance of Jill, our chapter helped to organize the first annual "Jog for Jill" took place in Berkeley, CA during the spring of 2010. The event drew hundreds of people from various sororities, fraternities, and athletic teams from the campus.
Jill also was the inspiration for the "Just like Jill" campaign through the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation. Shortly after graduating, Jill passed away, but her legacy still lives on. The chapter continues to be involved in Bonnie J. Addario events, as well as "Jog for Jill." In fact, two of our Kappa sisters are members of the Jill's Legacy Board through the Bonnie J. Addario Foundation.
==Highlights of 2011-2012:==
(scholarship, group honors/awards, special events, philanthropy and service projects, etc.):
Our chapter won multiple awards at Pi Province this past year. We raised over 2,000 dollars for our national philanthropy Reading is Fundamental and continued to work with Emerson Elementary school kids on their reading skills once a week. A lot of our members also participated in other philanthropy events throughout the greek system including DG's basketball tournament, Pi Phi's arrowbands competition, and Sigma Chi'Honoring Kappa’s Origins''' s Derby Days. Some highlights of the year included Jog for Jill, Monmouth, Kappa Karoake, and initiation of 40 new members.
This past school year our chapter heavily focused on academics and in doing so we raised our overall GPA from a 3.32 to a 3.39. We acconplished this by requiring all members to log in 3 study hours per week.
'''Events on campus:'''
In 2011 UC Berkeley students participated in the "Occupy Cal" movement in order to protest the privatization of UC Berkeley. Even though this was supposed to be a peaceful protest, several students were arrested upon failing to comply with the university'''Highlights s policy on "no emcampment." There were several rallies and walkouts that occurred in response to this throughout the fall semester of 2011-2019:''' (scholarship, group honors/awards, special events, philanthropy and service projects, etc.):
==Highlights of 2013== Our Spring recipient of the Linda Morrison Award, Morgan Fabian recently passed on the honor to the new Fall recipient of the Linda Morrison Award, Madeline Storch. Two more sisters Charlie Reed, and Emily Swarts were also the recipients of the Tali James Scholarship. Additionally, Hannah Hess received the honorable Jill Costello award. Our chapter goals have been aimed towards creating a more effective system of governing the chapter. Some of these obstacles, such as missed deadlines, were minor and have been solved through the use of reminder posters every month of the activities, while major obstacles are being solved through new implementations. For example, we are encouraging more participation for Reading is Fundamental by having a Google doc sign up for those who can attend. By means of philanthropy we had great attendance at Jog for Jill. The chapter had t-shirts and KKG ribbons made to show our support. Many of the attendees were our newest class of members from our successful recruitment. The Pi Deuteron Chapter was extremely proud and excited to welcome 31 beautiful girls into our fraternity. We also had a very successful year with our event Kappa Karaoke where we raised $5,000 for Reading is Fundamental. With regards to our PanHellenic Involvement, Kappa was involved in a House Decorating Competition for “Big Game Week” and placed. Our reward was to have our letters projected onto the Campanile for a whole night! The Pi Deuteron Chapter also participated in Pi Provence this past year. Multiple members of the chapter spent the day learning about other Kappa chapters and recognizing outstanding awards for these chapters. The Pi Chapter was also recognized and received the AB Award at Provence. Lastly our chapter has been focusing on our scholarship and academic success. Most noticeably we have Study Tables every Wednesday night in the Chapter Room in order to provide a safe, quiet environment conducive to studying. In Spring 2013, the Pi Deuteron Chapter maintained a 3.40 G.P.A compared to the PHC average of 3.37 and the All Greek Average of 3.27. The most recent change on campus is the “Breathe” Initiative. The campus has officially become tobacco free environment. Construction on Lower Sproul has been occurring for the past semester. Due to the construction site, the student store has been relocated across the street on Bancroft in the meantime. As I mentioned previously, the nature of our chapter’s recent changes has been towards a more efficient and productive way of running the chapter as a whole. We have created solutions for the areas in which our chapter survey showed weaker links and we look forward to improving the chapter as much as we can. ==Highlights of 2014== The year 2014 was full of events that allowed our chapter to grow individually, in the community, and philanthropically. At National Convention, we received an Honorary mention for Recruitment and for the Gracious Living Award. We had high attendance in our yearly fundraiser Jog for Jill. This event supports the Bonnie J. Andario Lung Foundation. It is an annual tradition that allows us to support our sister, Jill Costello, and show support for our community by raising money and participating in a 5k run across our campus. We also put on Kappa Karaoke, a singing event that attracts performers like the Berkeley Men's Octet and raises money for Reading is Fundamental. We also put on a joint BBQ with Sigma Chi, again with the goal of raising money for Reading is Fundamental. Along with these events, we visited Emerson Elementary School twice a week to read to a first grade class. Furthermore, we held a very successful book drive to donate new reading materials to this elementary school. Inside our chapter, we had four goals to strengthen our development. They include developing professional and academic skills, encouraging personal responsibility to the chapter, utilizing committee meetings more effectively, and understanding our chapter's role in the larger community. Overall, understanding our chapter'Philanthropys need for improvement and recognizing our accomplishments has made the year productive and eventful. Our campus is currently undergoing renovations on Lower Sproul Plaza, the central part of our university. Our new bookstore and student centers are expected to be completed in Fall 2015. Along with this, our Panhellenic Council has been emphasizing the education of members about issues concerning the Greek System as a whole. These include safety, health, assault, and alcohol consumption awareness. The overall nature of our chapter reflects the diversity and involvement of each member of the house. We have members on the Cal Dance and Cheer teams, Panhellenic council, student athletes, members of the honors fraternity Honor of Omega, participants in the internship program Cal in the Capital, officers in service organizations such as Global Brigades, and more. The variety of activities we are involved in allow our chapter to foster relationships internally and among our campus. We hold our meetings in our chapter owned house near the UC Berkeley campus. The house that our chapter owns today provides room and board for approximately 69 members each semester. Prior to our current house on 2328 Piedmont Avenue, we owned one other house. ==Highlights of 2015== The year 2015 has been an exciting addition to the Pi Deuteron chapter. From the events we participated in to the new members we received, our chapter continues to flourish. Many traditions in our chapter, like presenting the Jill Costello Award and Linda Morrison Award to exceptional members, were continued along with our annual philanthropic endeavors and campus involvements. Our chapter council worked toward accomplishing goals and improving the chapter as a whole. This past year we have been working on five goals as a chapter council. Our first focus was to make standards more welcoming and have more of a positive presence. To do this, we made the standards room a more welcoming environment, we had standards do a programming to go over procedure, and they worked to be more transparent throughout the semester. The next obstacle we wanted to tackle was the lack of emphasis on ritual in the house. We had monthly ritual reviews, started meetings with an inspirational quote or a piece of Kappa history, and held special ritual reviews for the newest initiated pledge class. Our third goal was to make pre-recruitment work week more effective and enjoyable. We decided to hold two pre-recruitment meetings during the Spring to learn the recruitment songs, we created MVPs of the day and gave out prizes to those who were positive and working hard during work week and we decided not to move on to another song or dance until we knew the one we were previously working on. Next, we wanted to work on getting the house more involved on campus. We started spotlighting a member of the house each week for their accomplishments and involvement, we listed the philanthropies other houses were hosting a month in advance and created a list of what different clubs girls in the house are involved in. Finally, we decided we wanted to work as a chapter council to lead by example and be effective and efficient. To do this, we worked on communicating everything we were working on during Chapter Council meetings, we encouraged the house to be more involved and worked hard to help one another whenever we could. Finally, our chapter continued our varied member’s involvements through campus led groups and events. These include clubs like ONE for social justice, Active for Alzheimer’s, Order of Omega, and Berkeley Consulting. Our involvement extends through the athletic department with members on the dance, cheer, crew, sand volleyball, and other sports teams. Additionally, our chapter wide GPA average continues to rise each semester, showing our dedication to academics. With such a rich and all-encompassing group of members, our chapter never has a lack of philanthropic, academic or extracurricular commitments. The construction of the Lower Sproul area has been completed and now houses the Student Union Complex, a lively, 24/7 student center. Students are now able to engage in social and academic activities in a vibrant and safe area at all hours of the day. In regards to our chapter, our PanHellenic Council continues to highlight the importance of educating members on relevant and important issues concerning all aspects of the Greek System, such as safety, health, assault, and alcohol/drug consumption awareness. The nature of our chapter reflects the dynamic and dedicated involvement of our members both in the Greek System and on campus. Our chapter includes members from the Cal Dance and Cheer teams, other athletics such as rowing, lacrosse and soccer, members of the honors fraternity Honor of Omega, participants in the internship program Cal in the Capital, and much more. The chapter’s participation in a myriad of activities allows us to cultivate strong relationships both within and outside the Greek System. What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community? Our chapter continues to participate in diverse philanthropic, academic and worldly endeavors. This year our chapter was able to raise $2,000 for our philanthropy via Kappa Karaoke, as well as participate in external philanthropy events such as a football tournament, diamond cup, AOPi spike out and many more. In addition to these external philanthropy events, members also participated in Jog For Jill in memory of Jill Costello. We had members researching and studying abroad in countries such as Kenya and India. In addition, we had members participating in Cal’s Zero Waste Initiative, spreading awareness on measures to decrease both personal and chapter waste. Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support? Reading is Fundamental is the motivation behind a majority of our events. Kappa Karaoke is an event dedicated to raising money for this cause, and it is our largest philanthropy event of the year. The wide scope of the philanthropy allows us to run book drives, donate our time, and fundraise, all for a concise cause. Furthermore, we enjoy having a hands-on support approach to improve childhood literacy by traveling to a local elementary school to read to children every week. Being able to see the difference we are making in children’s academic success is a special and valuable opportunity. For these reason we continue to partner with Emerson Elementary. ==Highlights of 2016:'''== 2016 has been a year of growth and expansion for the Pi Deuteron chapter. Our new members, as they do each year, added diversity in experiences, backgrounds and personality to our chapter. Many traditions in our chapter, such as presenting the Jill Costello and Linda Morrison awards to exceptional members, were continued. In addition, we continued our participation in our annual philanthropic activities as well as our campus involvement. Overall, our chapter council this year worked toward bridging Pi Deuteron’s history and tradition, as well as working toward inspiring chapter participation and enthusiasm in chapter events. A main goal for this years’ chapter council was to increase chapter awareness of Pi Deuteron history and ritual. Both the Marshal and Registrar worked together to engage members in our history. At each Monday night, we made it a goal to share a scrapbook with the chapter, as well as give a brief comment about the time period each scrap book was created in. The goal was to share chapter history as well as bridge the past and present, showing that Kappa ideals, goals and values have been sustained and consistent throughout history. In addition to the scrapbooks, our Marshal led us in engaging ritual review, making sure to define the significance and origin of our traditions. Another goal of our chapter was to increase chapter participation and excitement in our activities and history. Chapter council decided to create “Kappa Kash” as a way to increase involvement in our chapter. Involvement in philanthropic activities as well as answering trivia questions could lead to Kappa Kash. At the end of the academic year we will put all the Kappa Kash earned in a raffle, and those who have the most Kappa Kash will be most likely to win prizes. So far this has increased involvement in chapter activities such as Girl’s Academy and other philanthropic events. In addition, chapter council worked towards making standards more transparent and approachable, holding mock standards meetings during meeting and emphasizing clear communication between members and the standards committee. To continue sisterhood bonding our activities chair scheduled chapter outings. Finally, we decided we wanted to work as a chapter council to lead by example and be effective and efficient. To do this, we worked on communicating everything we were working on during Chapter Council meetings, we encouraged the house to be more involved and worked hard to help one another whenever we could.
Our chapter continued our varied member’s involvements through campus led groups and events. These include clubs like ONE for social justice, Active for Alzheimer’s, Order of Omega, and Berkeley Consulting. Our involvement extends through the athletic department with members on the dance, cheer, crew, sand volleyball, and other sports teams. Additionally, our chapter wide GPA average continues to rise each semester, showing our dedication to academics. With such a rich and all-encompassing group of members, our chapter never has a lack of philanthropic, academic or extracurricular commitments.
The January 1 through December 15 period was a very exciting time for the Pi Deuteron chapter at UC Berkeley because our chapter re-established the Jog for Jill charity 5k run in honor of our sister Jill Costello who sadly passed away from lung cancer. Our external philanthropy leader, Ava Mandelbaum put on an exceptional 5k run around the hills of Berkeley and brought together the whole Greek community as well as people from the Bay Area to raise money for the Bonnie J. Addario foundation, which is the leading charity to fight lung cancer.
In total, the chapter raised roughly $10,000 dollars for the foundation and brought about more information and awareness regarding lung cancer. Along with this, one of our chapter'''Convention Awards:''' s goals was to get more involved in the Greek community here on campus and one way we started to pursue this goal was to create sign up lists on Facebook having the girls sign up for specific slots to join in on fraternity charity events such as Derby Days where each sorority creates a team to complete a series of Olympic challenges as a way to raise money for the charity of their choice. One of our other sisters, Ruth McGee and Abbie Drobnick led their club in the Solar Decathlon to build a solar-powered house and were able to rank in the top 10, which was a huge achievement!
Since the spring of 2017, UC Berkeley's campus has been politically charged and has needed more safety precautions during scheduled protests. This change has caused the chapter to reflect on how we can learn from these situations on campus and create a more open and active space.
'''Chapter Philanthropy:'''
One of the key charities of our chapter is Reading is Fundamental. Our Chapter for the past year and half has created reading days on Tuesdays and Thursdays where a group of Kappas will go to a local elementary school and read books to students. The ability to see how influential these experiences can have on each student is near and dear to our hearts. Further, the Jog for Jill 5k that we put on April 30, 2017 was a huge success with Kappa raising roughly $10,000 dollars in Jill's name for the Bonnie Addario Lung Cancer foundation for lung cancer research.
'''Why did the chapter choose this organization?'''
Pi Deuteron chose Reading is Fundamental because not only is it one of the national organizations, it allows us to see the immediate impact our service has on students in the community. Jog for Jill is in honor of Jill Costello who was a Kappa and rower here at UC Berkeley who unfortunately passed away from lung cancer. As a way to honor her, the Pi Deuteron chapter and her roommate in Kappa chose to create the Jill Costello foundation, which donates money to the Bonnie J. Addario lung cancer foundation for lung cancer research to have her legacy live on.
'''Highlights of 2020:Chapter Facility'''
'''Where does the chapter meet?'''
The Chapter meets in a room in our house that we call the "Chapter Room."
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