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|Name= Eta
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|Name= Epsilon Delta
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|Image= [[File:Epsilon_Delta.JPG|200px]]
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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1875|02|02}}
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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1959|04|24}}
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|College= [http://www.wisc.edu/ University of Wisconsin]
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|College= [https://www.asu.edu/ Arizona State University]
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|Location= Madison, WI
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|Location= Tempe, AZ
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|Province= Epsilon North
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|Homepage= [https://asu.kappa.org/ Epsilon Delta Homepage]
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|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/eta/ Eta Homepage]
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'''Arizona State University, established in 1885 in Tempe, Arizona'''
  
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'''University of Wisconsin established in 1848, Madison, Wisconsin'''
 
  
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'''Epsilon Delta founded April 24, 1959'''
  
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'''Founded February 2, 1875 - 8 charter members'''
 
  
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'''2,210 initiates (as of June 2018).'''
  
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'''3,367 initiates (as of June 2016)'''
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'''Charter Members:'''
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Sharron Lynn Arnoldy, Laura-Donna Ashley, Sandra Lee Baker, Miriam Virginia Barton, Betsey Jane Beaugureau, Alice Catherine Bedford, Cornelia Lavinia Buck, Patricia Leona Caldwell, Roxanne Chamberlain, Nancy Lee Cooper, Linda Lou DeWitt, Lynda Sue Diedrich, Christiana Margaret Georgas, Karen Kay Greene, Ann Hoyer, Paula Diane Lux, Lynneah Maloy, Mari Lynne McAndrew, Jacquelynn Lucille O'Hern, Doris Ann Parisek, Karen Pender, Judith Ann Peterson, Janet Gwynne Phillips, Diane Mary Read, Patricia Ann Tamblyn, Jenta Lynn Taylor, Barbara Jean Tucker, Patricia Gail West.
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'''Some of Epsilon Delta’s Outstanding Alumnae:''' (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)
  
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'''Fraternity Council Members'''
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'''Charter Members:'''
 
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Agnes Allis Haskill, Carrie (Caroline A.) Hobart, Elizabeth Antoinette Meyer, Juliet Meyer, Helen Remington, Helen Dougal Street, Fannie Walbridge, Fannie West
 
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'''Fraternity Council Members:'''
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Katherine Goodyear (Grismore), Field Secretary 1982-1984;
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Carolyn Bliss, Leadership Consultant 2010-2011
  
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E. Josephine Sarles (Simpson), Grand Secretary 1882-1884; Florence C. Moseley, Grand Treasurer 1888-1890; George Challoner Tracy, Grand Treasurer 1904-1906; Grand Secretary 1906-1908;
 
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Georgia Hayden Lloyd-Jones, National Director of Provinces 1924-1926; National President 1926-1928, 1928-1930, National Panhellenic Delegate , 1930-1932; Almira Johnson McNaboe, Director of Provinces 1932-1934; Grand Vice President 1934-1936, 1936-1938, 1938-1940; Gail Guthrie (Valaskakis), Field Secretary 1962-1964; Laurie Schmidt (Severino), Field Secretary 1982-1984; Janet Meinheit, Traveling Consultant 1988-1989
 
  
  
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'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award recipients:'''
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'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
  
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Edith Clarke, 1955, First woman to earn electrical engineering degree from MIT; first woman elected fellow of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers; Nancy Olson Livingston, 1960, stage and screen actress (starred in Disney’s Pollyanna); Gena Rowlands Cassavetes, 1960, screen and television (nominated for an Oscar for her portrayal of Mabel Longhetti in A Woman Under the Influence, 1974, played Allie Calhoun in The Notebook, 2004); Gail Guthrie Valaskakis, 1972, Education pioneer; awarded numerous research grants and honors; author
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Denise Dreiseszun Resnik, 2008, Co-founded Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center
  
  
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'''Other Notable Alumnae:'''
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'''Additional Outstanding Epsilon Delta Alumnae'''
  
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Patricia Beth O’Kelley—TV actress, author and producer who has appeared on Emeril, That Was Then, The New Adventures of Old Christine and Gilmore Girls; film work includes Outside Sales and Weather Girl; Nancy Hanschman Dickerson—White House correspondent; publisher of Among Those Present, a 1976 memoir covering the Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford administrations; Marilyn Fox (Rutherford), Graduate Counselor 1950-1951;
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Martha Helm (Pendleton), Graduate Counselor 1974-1976;
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Gail Guthrie (Valaskakis), Graduate Counselor 1961-1963; Suzette Gotta (Jaskie), Chapter Consultant 1984-1987
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Katherine Goodyear (Grismore), Graduate Counselor 1981-1983
  
  
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==The Early Years  (From The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870–1976)==
  
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==The Early Years==
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On April 24, 1959 Epsilon Delta Chapter at Arizona State University became the first Kappa chapter to be installed at a Province Convention.
  
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A University of Wisconsin student, Juliet Meyer (Brown), received a letter from a Kappa Kappa Gamma member at Indiana University in the fall of 1874, inviting her to form a Chapter at Wisconsin. Juliet’s name had been selected from the university catalog, and she casually chose roommates and dormitory neighbors as Chapter mates. It happened that, of the eight girls occupying two suites of rooms in the dormitory, two were seniors and six were juniors.
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The story of the chapter really began 12-years earlier when Cleo Hedde Woodall, Cummard (Barlow), Hillsdale, a former member of the Arizona State faculty was asked by the university administration to present the possibility of colonization to Kappa Kappa Gamma.  Marjorie Miller Hoar, Arizona, Province Director of Chapters, reported findings to the Province Convention, and in 1948 the application was presented to the Extension Committee.
  
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This was the first year that women had been officially integrated at Wisconsin. There were two men’s fraternities, none for women, and faculty attitudes were reputedly hostile. For this reason, the organization of Eta was secretly performed by correspondence.  
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The committee decided not to colonize at that time but to place Arizona State on the approved list and bring it before the next biennial convention.
  
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After considerable correspondence, Juliet and her seven friends signed the constitution and oath of initiation, which had been received in cipher. The Chapter was established on February 2, 1875, by the Grand Chapter. The first pledge was Mary Hill. She was relieved when the key to the cipher arrived, and wrote “great relief was felt when the really harmless nature of the dark deed was revealed to the founders of Eta.”
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The campus was closed to further colonization in 1949 and was not reopened until 1956 when Mrs. Cummard had a request from Dean Catherine Nichols asking Kappa to reconsider. The Scottsdale alumnae voted unanimously in favor of the move, and later the Phoenix alumnae gave approval.
  
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From the beginning, regular meetings were held in the private rooms of members, and literary exercises were always a part of the program. Informal spreads, guarded with secrecy and mystery, occasionally took place in some bedroom reached through a parlor that acted as a buffer between the festive rites and inquisitive teachers and fellow students. It was not until the golden keys appeared that it began to be rumored that a secret society had been organized. Indignation was great in some quarters.
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At the 42nd Biennial Convention in 1958, it was unanimously voted to colonize at Arizona State.
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Alphonsine Clapp Howard, Nebraska, was appointed local colonization chairman.  There were months of preparation.  Members of the Arizona Chapter came by bus for the last two parties and February 15, 1959, 29 girls received pledge pins.
  
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The college year 1875-76 was a stirring one in college history. Meetings began and ended in a row. New literary societies were formed from schisms in old ones, and members of Eta were leading members of the literary societies.
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Epsilon Delta received its charter at the Fraternity Province Meeting in Tucson.  Formal installation and initiation of 28 pledges took place in the Mountain View Presbyterian Church.
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The chapter's first full year began with 21 members living together on the third floor of C Wing, Palo Verde Hall. The chapter furnished and maintained a kitchen, chapter room, and pledge room, and the university furnished the bedrooms. Here fraternity life developed, and scholarship took precedence over all.
  
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As soon as they became known as Kappas, they could do nothing without having their motives questioned. They were accused of using their influence to secure appointments and class offices for members, of forming a clique, and of being an aristocracy. The fraternities were all hated by the non-fraternity students, who formed themselves into an anti-secret society league that actually did what it was accusing the fraternities of doing.
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Mrs. Cummard presented a diamond key for the member receiving the highest grades, and Lillian Waterman Mieg, Indiana, gave a "flat" key award to be worn by the member showing the greatest scholarship improvement.
  
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In spite of adverse circumstances, Eta, strong in its seniors, flourished. But when the girls of 1876 graduated, there was little left, and dark days began for Eta. Of the university’s incoming senior class, only two were Kappas, and there was only one in the junior class. In three years, membership dwindled to four. These four were determined to pledge only girls who embodied their ideals of Kappa or die as a chapter. They found their pledges and Eta flourished. Mary Hill was secretary to the 1878 General Convention, and Eta was convention hostess in 1882.
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Two other awards have became very important to the members. A worthy undergraduate who needed financial aid was given an outright grant from the Louise Diercks Memorial Fund, named to honor an outstanding young Kappa who died in her senior year. In 1964 the active chapter presented a plaque to Alphonsine Howard in appreciation for all she had done for the chapter. Each year since then, the Howard Award has been given to the alumna the chapter feels has been most helpful.
  
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To the girls of Arizona State, Mrs. Howard was a living legend.  In addition to her part in colonization, she served on the advisory board of the chapter and as president of the house board; was adviser representative to Convention in 1960; was alumna house representative, 1960-70; Kappa Province Director of Alumnae, 1972-75; and State Reference Chairman, 1959-75. The Fraternity’s Alphonsine Clapp Howard Association Membership  Reference Award is presented at the Biennial Convention. An antique silver tray was presented to the Fraternity to represent this award.
  
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In 1965 the chapter won the Arizona State College Bowl championship, and received the Gleim-Stokes Award at Province Convention.  Between 1964 and 1966 the chapter was represented in every honorary and auxiliary; had girls on the cheerleading and pom-pom squads; captured more than 10 queen and sweetheart crowns; and members were presidents of Mortar Board, Panhellenic, and Associated Women Students; as well as being chosen Arizona Maid of Cotton and Miss Wool of Arizona.
  
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By 1883, fraternities at Wisconsin were accepted. In 1884, Dr. John Bascom, president of the university, whose daughter was a Kappa, gave Eta the use of three rooms in South Hall. These rooms were needed for other uses in the spring of 1891, but happily, a professor going on a leave of absence rented Eta his home, completely furnished. The experiment was so successful that the chapter rented another house in the fall, and with the help of alumnae, found furniture to go in it. In 1894, the girls gave up the house and rented rooms in the home of Mrs. C. N. Brown. This also proved to be too expensive, so Eta was again without a chapter house. In 1901, Eta moved to 425 North Park Street, the second Chapter house and the first women’s fraternity in Madison to build its own house.  
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Actives assisted two alumnae associations with annual fashion shows, and each year they donate time, services, and money to a philanthropic project.
  
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Mary Hill, now a faculty member, moved into the new house with the girls and became the center of the household. She labored over the card catalogue, answered questions about early members of Eta, tutored in French and English, wound the Kappa clock, and beamed at banquets. She attended 114 initiation services, “which always seemed new and beautiful to me,” and saw more than 470 young women become Kappas.
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The chapter received the Mu Advisory Board Award at the 1970 Centennial Convention.  At the final banquet, the Convention closed with the singing of the "Centennial Prayer," with lyrics and music written by Cheryl Edel (Stewart), then an Epsilon Delta pledge. The song was a real contribution to Kappa's 100th birthday by an 11-year-old-chapter.
  
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Life on North Park Street began uniquely when members were quarantined for two weeks during a smallpox scare. At first, Kappas outside the house were sorry for their imprisoned sisters, but they soon began to envy them. None of the victims will ever forget the festivities of those two weeks … the White House Dinner, the Military Hop, the mock wedding. It brought members closer together.
 
  
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In 1903, the Chapter had its first death when Rosamund Parish, a freshman, died in the Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago. A sophomore and four young alumnae died in the influenza epidemic in 1918.
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'''Centennial Prayer'''
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"I pray for the light and dark blue
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And I pray for the golden key
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And I pray that my path may be brightened
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With Fleur-de-lis.
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And if my prayer could be answered
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I would always be
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A Kappa Kappa Gamma through eternity
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A Kappa Kappa Gamma through eternity."
  
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During World War I, older male students and some of the girls left to do war work; those remaining knitted and worked for the Red Cross. Eta’s dear home was requisitioned by the government. One Eta member “felt as if she had a boy at the front” as she helped measure the rooms and estimate how many men could be quartered there. The chapter was patriotic enough to be thankful they had something Uncle Sam wanted, but heartsick at the coming sacrifice. Then Eta rejoiced as word came that sororities were not to be disturbed.
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The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.
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In 1918, and 1919, Eta Chapter contributed $584 to the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Fund for Meudon, $1,400 to the Memorial Union Fund, $300 to the national scholarship fund, and $150 to the university scholarships, a yearly pledge.
 
  
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==Highlights of the 1980s:==
  
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Eta’s Golden Jubilee was celebrated February 14, 1925, as finals fell on the actual date. It was most rewarding for actives and alumnae alike. A charter member said, “What we began so long ago in secrecy and humility has proved very well while.”
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In 1984 Epsilon Delta was ranked #1 for GPA among the sororities. The chapter participated in many campus-wide events celebrating ASU's 100th. The chapter goal in 1985 was to perfect the flow of information within the chapter. An emphasis was also placed on ritual, and efforts were made to increase member awareness about the foundation of Kappa's history.
  
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A quotation from an active of that time expresses the feeling of Eta toward the alumnae: “It is all very well to talk of Kappa and to sing of Kappa, but it is the lives of these women who have lived Kappa for 50 years that made an ineradicable impression upon those who are to follow them. In their dignity, in their grace, in their humility, we see the real Kappa.”
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In Spring of 1985 there were 115 members in the chapter.  The members participated in successful events including Greek Week, intramurals, theme parties, Watermelon Bust, Sigma Nu relays, Sigma Chi Derby Days, Pledge Presents, Kappa/Pi Phi Monmouth Duo, active/alumnae events, and Parents Weekend.  The Kappas placed fourth in Greek Sing with a team of Sigma Nu, Beta Theta Pi, and Lambda Chi Alpha. Kappas ended the Greek Week by winning the first prize participation award. The chapter also encouraged member involvement in other campus organizations and activities including honorary groups, sports, and student government. Many members received scholarship and honor awards.
  
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The University Board of Regents bought the Park Street House in 1926, and plans for a new house to be build at 601 North Henry Street were made. Eta members moved into the old Phi Gamma Delta house, across the street from where the new dream house was being constructed.
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Rush and pledgeship were also big events, and included activities such as walk-out and the Mom-Dot program.  Rush welcomed 50 new girls who joined only six holdovers.
  
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In September of 1929, the chapter and Miss Hill moved into the new home. Moving into it also was Carrie Ruden, a young woman who had been born in Norway, and came to the Kappas as a housekeeper. But she became much more than that. She listened to the girls’ problems, rejoined in their successes, and kept history alive through the years as she talked of earlier Eta members.
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Kappas ranked fourth on ASU's campus in scholarship, and their pledges ranked second. Tutoring and study tables continued to be offered to the actives throughout the semester.
  
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The 1930s were years of happy harmony. Kappas were in Phi Beta Kappa, Mortar Board and Crucible; active in Women’s Student Government Association and Union Committees; and listed as prom queens and in courts of honor. Always stressing academic achievement as a primary goal, the chapter maintained a commendable scholastic record.
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In 1986, a Fraternity membership adviser Joyce Carlson visited the chapter during rush week. The opening day theme was "Kappas on the Koast," skit day was a slumber party theme, activities day was a football theme, and preference night’s theme was blue and blue.
  
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The chapter hosted a new event in the spring.  A "Scholarship Cozy" was hosted so that older members could assist and advise younger members as they completed their course pre-registration forms.  It was a great success.
  
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Epsilon Delta had some royalty in their midst in 1987.  Cheryl Sokolosky was voted Miss Phoenix Rising, Karrin Kunasek was on ASU's Homecoming Court, and Angela Herbert was a Fiesta Bowl Princess.
  
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The Chapter Goal in 1988 was "To uphold and improve the standards of Kappa Kappa Gamma in the areas of finance, personal conduct, and scholarship."  The pledge class goal was "Through loyalty, trust and responsibility we shall strive for pledge class unity."
  
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World War II brought many changes to campus. Military personnel were again housed in dormitory and fraternity houses, and Eta chapter gave half of its social budget toward the war effort. The girls sang Kappa songs or listened to the radio while knitting articles for Kappa’s Nora Waln layette program for Norwegian babies. They also adopted two “CARE” families. Dateless dances arrived. Students conducted a scrap drive in lieu of Homecoming and the chapter donated all its trophies. The 1942 queen was called “Blue Jean Queen of Work Day.”
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Traveling Consultant Martha Timmons, Colorado, visited the chapter in 1988.  At the time, there were twelve sororities on the campus of Arizona State University, and Epsilon Delta had a pledge class of 46.
  
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During the 1940s, chapter scholarships slipped. Three pertinent bylaws were passed in 1949 and five years later, Eta was first in scholarship on the Madison campus. In the seven years after the new bylaws, Eta had more members elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi and Mortar Board than in the previous 20 years. Between 1952 and 1962 the chapter was first in scholarship among the Panhellenic groups five successive times, and other years placed second or third.
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In 1988 new programs began to increase morale, unity, and individual responsibility within the chapter. Chapter meetings ended with "Keynotes" - inspirational notes written by members to their roommates, other friends, or the whole house. Also added was "Officer of the Week," "Committee Member of the Week," and "Adviser of the Month." The chapter also began a sharing program with other Kappa chapters through communications with the Province Director of Chapters.
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Changing Times
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Also in 1988, the tradition of Kite-and-Key began.  This was an informal, themed event co-hosted with the Kappa Alpha Thetas.
  
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In 1964, the university’s Human Rights Committee issued two certificates to be signed by all university organizations. Eta at once stated that KKG’s Constitution had no discriminating policies. In 1970, Eta was able to say that the Fraternity and the university had the same requirements regulating recommendations. The chapter also established the elective position of human relations officer to bring related matters to the attention of the members.
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In 1989, the Epsilon Delta pledge class was composed of strong 42 young women.
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Epsilon Delta celebrated the "retirement" of alumna Patty Nye who served as Chapter Council Adviser for 10 years.
  
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An addition to the house in 1964 was at first thought too small, but suddenly seemed a blessing when the number of new members dropped by half, increased briefly, and then declined steadily in the 1970s. The House Board found certain expenses difficult to meet, and by 1971 Eta was seriously facing the prospect of radical change.
 
  
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The health of beloved Carrie Ruden, who had gone into a nursing home, declined and it seemed to some as if Carrie and Eta would be leaving the world together. Carrie died in October 1972, but not Eta. That fall, Eta was renewed in the form of a large and talented pledge class and the renewal seemed permanent.
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A highlight at Epsilon Delta was the redecoration of the chapter room in 1985.  New wallpaper was added to brighten it up.
  
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In 1987 the couches were reupholstered, carpet replaced, and walls painted. The House Board also purchased a computer for the chapter.
  
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Two hundred alumnae, actives and new members gathered at the chapter house February 2, 1975, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Eta’s founding. Husbands of members were also invited to attend this family birthday dinner party, beautifully organized by the actives. A continuous showing of slides made from pictures in the archives and those sent by alumnae around the country, and a display of newspaper clippings and other historic photographs provided enjoyment and memories for the guests.
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In 1989, the House Board cleaned and organized the storage closet.  This allowed the officers to have a safe orderly place to keep their items. Redecoration of the pledge room took place with new carpet and a new pull-out couch.
  
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Alumna coordinators mobilized the actives and beautifully organized the house for serving 200 people supper and providing room for them to circulate and visit. A continuous show of slides made from pictures in the Eta archives and sent by alumnae and a display of some of those historic pictures and newspaper clippings provided amusement and memories for guests.
 
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Alumnae who have served Eta Chapter for many years were honored and the story was told about the building of the Kappa house. In honor of the Centennial, Eloise Ryder Pingry, Purdue, Fraternity Director of Philanthropies, presented a scholarship of $1,000 from the Fraternity to the chapter to be used during the 1975–76 school year.
 
  
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New members and actives sang current Kappa songs and alumnae sang songs from their time in school. It was an evening of reminiscing and renewed friendship—and an inspiring display of the true meaning of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
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At Kappa’s fourth Biennial Convention, held in Madison in August of 1882, Josephine Sarles (Simpson) was elected grand secretary, the first Eta member to serve on the Council. For a Caroline Mosely was elected Grand Treasurer in 1888 at the ninth Convention in Minneapolis. George Challoner Tracy, who served as Grand Secretary from 1904–06 before her marriage, was re-elected to the Council as Grand Treasurer at the 18th Biennial Convention, again hosted by Eta Chapter.
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Philanthropy activities included an aerobirun, canned food drive, all-Greek football tournament, city-wide rubber duck water race, and a volleyball tournament.
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Charities that were supported by members and the Epsilon Delta chapter included Southwest Human Development, United Way, YMCA, community hospitals, Valley Big Brothers, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Rose McGill Fund.
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In the early 80s at Province Meeting, Epsilon Delta was awarded the Philanthropy Cup Award and the Award of Excellence. At the 1985 Province Meeting Epsilon Delta received the Non-Housed Efficiency Award
  
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Georgia Hayden Lloyd-Jones was elected Grand President of Kappa in 1926 and re-elected in 1928. Almira Johnson McNaboe served on the Grand Council from 1932–40. Eta members Nancy Olson Livingston, stage and screen star, and Gena Rowlands Cassavetes, screen and television actress, were named Alumnae Achievement Award recipients at the 1960 General Convention.
 
  
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Eta has made significant contributions to the Fraternity and shares with pride the honors her members have received. In the hustle and bustle of Wisconsin’s ever-expanding campus, members of Eta Chapter find warmth and close friendship in the cordial, Georgina, grey-stone house on the corner of Langdon and North Henry Streets. 
 
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The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.
 
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The chapter was a strong sorority on the campus of in the 1990s.  Members were involved in many campus organizations, and they continued to participate in campus-wide activities including student foundation, Panhellenic, homecoming committee, dance line, Fiesta Bowl Court, and Devil Darlings.
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A new tradition was announced in the 1990s; an all-house retreat at Friendly Pines Camp in Prescott, Arizona.  This was a successful event, and continued to be a highlight among chapter members year-after-year.
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The members celebrated Epsilon Delta's 30-year anniversary during Founders Day with alumnae from the greater Phoenix areas.
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Chapter challenges included participation in Epsilon Delta activities and scholarship.  The chapter formed "social committees" of 13-14 members and a Kappa leader.  The leader would communicate regularly with the members of her social committee in order to increase the attendance of members at events.
  
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In 1987 167 women belonged to the Eta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Eta received 44 pledges in the fall. On October 15 the chapter marked its 118th founder’s day. Alumnae, actives, and pledges gathered to talk about old times and plan for new, while enjoying coffee and dessert. For philanthropy the chapter participated in a program called Head Start. For this philanthropy the chapter planned a Christmas celebration for underprivileged children. In the spring Eta won awards of merit for pledge programming, communications and fraternity education at province.
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Scholarship continued to be an important focus for the women of Epsilon Delta. Weekly study tables, scholarship cozies, and recognition at meetings for those whose GPA was 3.0 or higher proved to be good morale boosters. The chapter also continued their tradition of an scholarship awards banquet at the end of each semester.
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In 1988-89 Eta received 52 pledges during fall recruitment. The chapter celebrated Founders Day at the Tamarack Condominiums Clubhouse for a catered dinner with 81 actives and 25 alumnae in attendance. In addition to participating in Head Start, the chapter also put on a triathlon to benefit the Special Olympics.
 
  
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In 1990's Fall pledge class, there were 31 young women. They participated in activities such as a pool party, study tables, Big Sis/Little Sis Progam, weekly meetings, formals, and exchanges.
  
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Scholarship banquet held each semester to recognize those who have excelled in their studies. Those with a 3.0 are given an award as well as the most improved and highte4st cumulative GPA. Pledges are encouraged to maintain their best grades by attending study tables. In the spring, chapter members volunteers with Special Olympics races and events.
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In 1995, Epsilon Delta hosted Province Meeting. Founders Day was a special event with pledges, actives and alumnae due to the celebration of Kappa Kappa Gamma's 125th year.
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Also in 1995, Epsilon Delta ranked 2nd in GPA compared to the other 14 sororities on campus. Five Epsilon Delta members received a 4.0 grade point average.
  
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Eta pledged 38 women during recruitment in 1991.  The chapter had a member on Homecoming Court and three on Homecoming Committee. They celebrated 120th Founders Day at the house with great participation and a slide show for members and alumnae. The chapter worked on increasing participation by using a phone chain and recognition for those attending three meetings in a row.
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In 1996 Epsilon Delta participated in Spring Rush events for the first time in a few years and pledged nine new members.  
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Spring 1991: Eta hosted Epsilon Province Meeting.
 
  
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Eta received 39 pledges during recruitment 1991. The chapter continued to work on attendance issues. The chapter again participated with Head Start hosting a Christmas party for underprivileged children for its philanthropy.  
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Scholarship continued to be an area of focus, and the chapter was proud to report that nine Epsilon Delta members earned a 4.0 GPA in the Spring, 1997 semester. In the Fall of 1998, eleven members achieved a 4.0. The chapter continued its tradition of study buddies to assist members with improving scholarship efforts each semester.
  
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Eta pledged 37 women in the fall of 1994. The chapter also hosted a program called Dad’s Day were members and their fathers attended a Brewers baseball game in Milwaukee. The Head Start philanthropy did not go through this year because of miscommunications with the office. Instead, the chapter paired up with Pi Beta Phi to host a basketball tournament. Eta received 38 pledges in the fall of 1995. The basketball tournament co-sponsored with Pi Beta Phi was named Hoops for Hope.  
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In 1998 Epsilon Delta received the distinguished ASU  Leadership Development Award, an honor of being chosen from 450 organizations on campus.
  
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Eta met quota by accepting 35 women during fall 1997 recruitment. The Fraternity editor used new computer technology to recruit more alumnae to attend founder’s day celebrations. Additionally, chapter members were paired with local alumnae as pen pals and wrote them letter throughout the school year. The chapter again hosted Hoops for Hope with Pi Beta Phi.  
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One challenge faced by Epsilon Delta was the transition into the new member program, a Fraternity change that Kappa Kappa Gamma introduced in 1998. The chapter adjusted fairly quickly to the changes, and continued their success recruiting quality members.
  
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In the fall of 1999 Eta made quota, accepting 35 pledges.  The chapter again hosted Hoops for Hope with Pi Beta Phi. The event raised almost $3,000 to benefit UW Children’s cancer research fund.
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The Fraternity’s Biennial Convention was held in Scottsdale in 1998, and Epsilon Delta members were very involved in planning and hosting the event.
  
  
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==Highlights of 2000-2010==
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The kitchen was remodeled in 1990 which included new wallpaper, floor covering, paint and cabinets.  The Board also added an ice machine, and the Parents' Club donated a big screen television for the chapter room.
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Eta chapter did not commemorate September 11, 2001 by doing anything in particular to memorialize the tragedies, but the campus did recognize it in a couple of ways.  Classes were canceled on September 12, 2001 and candle lights were set up throughout Memorial Library.
 
  
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'''2004 –05:''' Eta Chapter had a very successful year. Eta has been striving to strengthen and improve since being put on a letter of concern.  Behavior at the social events has improved greatly and the chapter held a number of sisterhoods throughout the year that strengthened its sisterly bonds. In the spring, Kappa received an award for the highest new member grade point average, which led Eta to obtaining the highest sorority grade point average.
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The House Board redecorated the Chapter Room in 1998. In 1998 campus discussions began with ASU regarding the proposal of moving sorority housing out of Palo Verde Main and into the Sonora Residence Hall.  It was agreed that new housing would be built to accommodate all sororities on Apache Trail.
  
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Eta had a very successful recruitment in the fall. Thirty-two wonderful girls pledged on September 30.-Many sisterhoods: ice skating, movie theaters, pumpkin carving, etc.-new members went on a retreat to Wisconsin Dells-Trick-or-treat for alumni kids: games, cookie decorating and trick-or-treating for kids throughout the Kappa house-"Hoops for Hope"- philanthropy that raised money for children at UW Hospitals.
 
  
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Eta Chapter was still on the letter of concern, therefore measures were taken to further improve our behavior at socials.  Rules were carefully read to the new members to ensure they were aware of our policies concerning socials.  These precautions were also read again to active members to reinforce the importance of them.  The chapter's behavior improved throughout the year and no further incidences of inappropriate behavior occurred.
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'''In 2005 –2006,''' Eta Chapter has had a great year, filled with learning experiences that have strengthened the chapter.  We achieved the highest GPA in our Greek system, and set the highest GPA record in the history of the Greek system on our campus.  We have taken great pride in this honor, and have encouraged our members to keep pursuing such wonderful academic achievements. Last semester, our chapter participated in Humorology, a competition where sororities and fraternities are paired together to create a musical comedy sketch. Unfortunately we did not make the cut for next semester, however we did learn a lot from the experience, and it helped to strengthen our bonds within the Greek system. Kappa also raised money for the UW Children's Hospital in our philanthropy "Hoops for Hope," and attended many other philanthropic events.  We also had a wonderful Founders Day.  We heard wonderful storied from past members that made us grateful to have such strong sisterly bonds.
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Epsilon Delta continued to participate in the all-Greek football tournament to raise money for a variety of charities. They also decorated the floor for trick-or-treating children, went Christmas caroling, played in a volleyball tournament, and participated in a fun run. The annual Greek Sing was also a philanthropic event that raised money for Camp Sunrise, a retreat for kids with cancer.
  
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This year Eta Chapter had budget concerns, due to over spending during fall rush.  With such extravagant expenditures, the chapter has had to make adjustments in other committee's budgets. However, after dealing with the problem, our chapter is back on the right budget for the new upcoming chapter council. We have also had to deal with lack of participation in other sorority and fraternity philanthropy events.  We have encouraged our new members to participate more, and have also influenced the seniors to attend more events to promote attendance. Our goal for the upcoming year is to come up with a system of issuing house points for participation in philanthropy and sisterhood events.  Hopefully this will increase attendance and participation with in our Greek Community.     
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In 1994, members logged 300 volunteer hours with the Junior Achievement organization.
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In 1995 the members volunteered more than 300 hours for the Thunderbirds to raise $1,000,000 for local charities. Epsilon Delta was asked to present a workshop about its philanthropy program at the national COOL conference held at ASU (focusing on innovative community service oriented projects). The chapter was also able to raise more than $1,600 for the Rose McGill Fund.
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'''In the fall of 2006''', Eta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma was presented with an archive display created by last semester's registrar. The display contained an exhibit of photos of past Kappa members and interesting facts from years ago.  The archive display also contained photos from the past year, with a lot of pictures from the new member retreat.  Members found this very interesting, especially the interesting facts from Kappa's past.
 
  
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This last semester, Eta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma achieved the highest GPA out of all of the sororities and fraternities on campus, and also set the highest GPA record in the history of the Greek system.  We are very proud of our accomplishments.  Our VP- of Academic Excellence, Terra Chorney influenced us to study more by arranging Kappa spies, that brought treats to Kappa's studying at the campus libraries.  We also have become more involved in other sororities and fraternities philanthropies, and have encouraged our new members to get involved.
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In 1997, the ASU's campus underwent a restructuring of rules and regulations surrounding the philanthropic events of sororities and fraternities.  The idea was to explore time management in the chapters for hosting and attending different functions.  As a result, Epsilon Delta only hosted the Kappa Kickoff football tournament to benefit Rose McGill Fund.  Members did seek off-campus organizations to assist in fundraising and volunteer hours.
  
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This year Eta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma initiated 34 wonderful young women.  Elizabeth Gulotta guided the girls through their first busy weeks as new members, and Lindsey Crysler educated the girls about Kappa history.  The new members were taught how to prevent sexual assault and were educated about the dangers of drinking underage in a seminar hosted by the Greek Community.  The new members went on a fun retreat to a ropes course, where they strengthened their friendship bonds. In response to an over budget usage during rush week, the chapter has concentrated on managing and dispersing funds wisely.  We are now within budget for the rest of our committees.  We have also seen an increasing amount of sisterhoods, in which we strengthened our sisterhood bonds through such events as movie night, cookie decorating, going to a pool outside of Madison, and seeing a hypnotist. 
 
  
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This year Eta Chapter has had budget concerns, due to over spending during fall rush.  With such extravagant expenditures, the chapter has had to make adjustments in other committee's budgets.  However, after dealing with the problem, our chapter is back on the right budget for the new upcoming chapter council.               
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'''Province Awards:'''
  
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We have also had to deal with lack of participation in other sorority and fraternity philanthropy events.  We have encouraged our new members to participate more, and have also influenced the seniors to attend more events to promote attendance.  Our goal for the upcoming year is to come up with a system of issuing house points for participation in philanthropy and sisterhood events.  Hopefully this will increase attendance and participation with in our Greek Community.              
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In 1995 the chapter was given the Florence B. McLaughlin award for the chapter which has best contributed to its community through philanthropic projects during the 1993-1995 biennium.  They also received the Norma Dow Patton Award for thoughtfulness, courtesy, support, and interaction with alumnae, and the Debbie Wamser Russell Miller Award for the maintenance of our chapter facility and all other aspects of house board programming.  
  
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Eta Chapter has had a wonderful 2006-2007 year and strengthened the bonds between the members.  Academically, our chapter still holds the highest GPA when compared to the rest of the Greek system at Madison.  All of the women take great pride in this accomplishment and want to continue our strong emphasis on grades and success at this university.  Our dedicated cast for Humorology, a musical and witty skit performed in order to raise money for charity, has qualified for this year's show, which will take place in April.  They continue to work very hard using two to three practices each week to perfect their routine.  We are all more than excited to see the final product! Founders Day was a great success.  We had many previous members join us for dinner and games, and some shared their memories from their experiences in Kappa.  It proved to be a great way to improve the knowledge of our house, while making lifelong bonds as sisters.
 
  
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We, as an entire chapter, have made it a goal to promote Greek life on campus, while taking the time to improve Kappa's image.  We still have Kappa spies that surprise individuals at the libraries across campus with treats for their hard work and academic dedication.  Also, we offer study tables at the house as another method to keep our cumulative GPA at the top.
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'''Convention Awards:'''
  
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This fall, we initiated 38 wonderful women.  Lizzie Muench, our very hard-working new member chair planned numerous activities to help the new individuals get involved in Kappa.  All new members attended sexual assault and alcohol seminars hosted by the Greek Community to help prevent any incidents that may occur. Additionally, the new women went on a retreat to the Dells to help form important bonds that will ultimately strengthen our entire chapter.  So far, it has been a busy, but productive year.
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In 1998 the chapter received honorable mentions in the areas of Philanthropy and Finance.
  
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One challenge our chapter faced was dealing with better, more efficient ways to manage our budget.  We took more time to plan for large events, such as rush, which helped curb our spending problems from previous years.  As a chapter council, we discussed our goals for the next year and the ways we can achieve them without bringing up any other unforeseen problems.  Also, we made it a point to attend more Greek philanthropic events because our attendance in the past was somewhat lacking.  However, our chapter has focused on improving our support to other sororities and fraternities and as a result; we have improved our image on campus.
 
  
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Eta Chapter has had an exciting '''2008-2009''' year defined by numerous chapter events that have led us to strengthen our members individually as well as at large. Continuing our academic excellence and standing, Eta Chapter won the Panhellenic "Study Table" event. Our members logged the most study hours at College Library during first semester and recently received a DVD player for our consistently outstanding turnout. Eta Chapter also participated in Humorology, a musical performance competition that raises money for an all Greek philanthropy. Although Eta Chapter's cast did not make it to finals, the members did not feel defeated but rather proud of their dedication and diligence. Eta Chapter also decided to take this experience and build upon it by entering the competition for the coming year.             
 
  
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Another event that the members of Eta Chapter particularly enjoyed was Founder's Day. It was wonderful to have the current members interact with a number of Kappa Kappa Gamma alumni. The alumni joined Eta Chapter for dinner and participated in fun Kappa Kappa Gamma trivia games as well as shared personal memories. It was a fantastic way to educate the current Chapter's understanding of Kappa Kappa Gamma's history and lifelong values.
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==Highlights of 2000-2010==
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The members of Epsilon Delta continued their strong legacy at Arizona State University.   In 2004 with a campus of more than 50,000 students and 11 sororities, the Kappas maintained strong bonds among its 113 members. In 2005, the chapter had 115 members.
  
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Eta Chapter has continued to uphold our goal to promote Greek life on campus as well as uphold Kappa Kappa Gamma's standards for its members. Eta Chapter has been able to display our academic expectations through study tables and other varies academic activities that are fun as well as rewarding. Eta Chapter's philanthropy, Hoops for Hope, is a campus wide event that allows members and non-members of the University's Greek societies to help Eta Chapter raise money for the Children's Hospital as well as gather a better understanding of Greek life and Kappa Kappa Gamma.
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The chapter continued to strive in the area of scholarship. Challenges they faced included organization, resistance to change among the members, finances, and a weak standards committee. They addressed these issues by establishing due dates for dues, condensing the calendar, offering strong officer training, hosting more sisterhood events, and improving the standards committee and risk management program.  Clear standards and ongoing communication between the officers and the members was a focus for the chapter.
  
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This fall Eta Chapter initiated 36 wonderful women. Regan Grumley was our outstanding New Member Chair who did a phenomenal job in helping the new members feel comfortable with Eta Chapter and get involved with both Kappa and non-Kappa related events and opportunities on campus. All new members attended a sexual assault and alcohol seminar hosted by the Greek Community to help promote awareness and prevention. The new members attended a retreat to the Dells to help allow them to create important bonds independently. The new members have strengthened Eta Chapter and are eager to become even more engaged in this coming calendar year.
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Following the tragedy of 9-11, Kappas participated in campus-wide events honoring the slain victims. A candlelight vigil was held and money was raised through a raffle for the Red Cross.
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Epsilon Delta continued to organize their archives on an annual basis.
  
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One challenge that Eta Chapter has experienced is promoting all actives to participate as much as possible. Because Eta Chapter is a large Chapter, we are faced with the challenge of hosting events and sisterhoods that are able to include the entire Chapter. Although our sisterhoods are wonderful and successful, they have become more and more sparse. As a Chapter, we are striving to strengthen this particular issue and plan to see improvement within the next semester. Another chapter challenge that Eta Chapter is currently dealing with is the fact that we finished the year off with the fourth highest overall GPA in the Pan-Hellenic community. Although all of the members are working extremely hard, Eta Chapter would like to regain the highest GPA. Eta Chapter is currently planning new academic events that go above and beyond study tables and other current academic opportunities for our members. Eta Chapter is very proud of all of its members, especially when it comes to our academic standings, but there are still areas that need some improvement and we, as an entire Chapter, plan to address such issues and collaborate to promote and raise our overall GPA for this next semester.
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In 2006, the Epsilon Delta chapter received Panhellenic’s chapter of the week two times during the year. ASU's campus was now at a record 55,000 students, and Epsilon Delta had 120 members.
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By 2008 ASU was maintaining four campuses; ASU West, Poly Technic, East Campus, and ASU Main (in Tempe). There were five Greek Councils:  Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, Multicultural Greek Council, National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, and the National Panhellenic Conference.
  
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==Highlights of 2011-2019==
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In 2008 the chapter was preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and it paid special attention to the archives.  Many items were shared with the members throughout the year, old minutes were read, famous Kappas were talked about, and Epsilon Delta's history at ASU was shared.
 
    
 
    
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==Highlights of 2011==
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The chapter also refocused organizational efforts by improving parliamentary procedures, utilizing committee structure more efficiently, and implementing a Leadership Academy plan.
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Throughout 2011, the Eta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has focused its energies trying to build strong relationships within the Greek community at UW- Madison as well as the forming stronger sisterly bonds within our chapter.  Our dedication to academic and scholarly excellence placed us once again at the top of the Pan-Hellenic “Study Table” competition.  The Eta chapter logged the most study hours at libraries around the campus.      
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In 2009 there were 134 active members, and Epsilon Delta held one of the most successful Recruitment efforts that they have experienced in recent years. Members of Epsilon Delta continued to participate in campus-wide events related to statewide budget cuts (including reform at college campuses), and multicultural awareness.
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By 2010 ASU's campus had grown to 65,000 students, and the Greek system added a new sorority; Alpha Gamma Delta.  Kappa Delta closed on the campus.  Epsilon Delta Kappas were 150 members strong. In 2010 the members hosted their first Mothers Weekend.
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'''Housing:'''
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In 2001 the Kappas, along with all other ASU sororities, moved into new housing on Apache Trail.
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In 2004 the cluster housing of Adelphi Commons housed 30 Epsilon Delta members. In 2007, the Kappas moved to a different space in Adelphi Commons, and the cluster rooms housed 20 members.
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In 2008 the Kappas won "Cleanest Cluster Award" from ASU's housing department. Fraternity houses were being demolished on Greek Row as part of a redevelopment effort at ASU.
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Members participated in charitable fundraising events such as Derby Days, a car wash for breast cancer awareness, Valentines for the Phoenix Children's Hospital, a golf tournament, and Autism awareness.  Epsilon Delta continued to actively participate in Panhellenic and Interfraternity events to raise money for a variety of charities.
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In 2005, the chapter completed 575 hours of community service.  In 2006, Kappas raised over $7,000 for RIF (Reading is Fundamental).
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The members also gathered gifts and money to be shared with a Kappa in need during the holidays.
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In 2007 Epsilon Delta started a new philanthropy called "Kappa Karnival" which invited underprivileged children to participate in carnival activities for the day.
  
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Kappa Kappa Gamma dedicated much of the year to philanthropic events throughout the Greek system. We participated in Humorology, a musical performance competition that raises money for an all Greek Philanthropy. Kappa Kappa Gamma, paired with Kappa Sigma, won the award for “Funniest Show” and “Best Female Lead”.  Our members were completely dedicated to raising money for The Chris Farley Foundation and Camp One Heart Land.    
 
  
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The Eta Chapter invited the Kappa Alumnae from the area and their families to Trick or Treat at our sorority house this fall. Also, we had a very successful Founders Day where we were joined for dinner, trivia, and sharing stories with the alumni. It was wonderful to hear about the history and fun times of Kappa from the alumni! 
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The Eta chapter at University of Wisconsin has dedicated itself to promoting Greek life in and around the campus. Through our campus wide philanthropy Hoops for Hope, the Eta chapter has been able to not only raise money for the Children’s Hospital but also allows members and non-members of the Greek system to gather a better understanding of Greek life as well as Kappa Kappa Gamma. Additionally, the Pan-Hellenic “Study Table” competition has promoted the Greek system’s academic excellence and standing throughout the campus.
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In 2004 Epsilon Delta received the Chapter/Advisory Board relations award (honorable mention).
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In 2010 Epsilon Delta won the Standards award.
  
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This year, the Eta Chapter was challenged with trying to help older and younger girls to be closer despite their age division. All grades struggled to get to know girls from classes above and below them, so the Eta chapter, in hope to nullify this problem, had more sisterhoods. The sisterhoods, ranging from a self-defense class to movie nights to decorating holiday cookies, allowing all the active members to get to know and form stronger relationships within the chapter.
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==Highlights of 2011-2019==
  
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Additionally, the Eta chapter was faced with the challenge of how many girls could live in the sorority house for the 2010-2011 academic year. Many girls wanted to live in their junior year; they spent the year attending events, running for positions and trying to gain enough house points to be able to live in. However, this presented a problem: there wasn’t enough space for all the juniors and sophomores to stay in the house. The Eta chapter spent a lot of time working with individual members of the chapter, and calculating points, being completely fair and honest with the members. Before winter break came, the entire housing situation had been fixed and all the members had been taken care of in a very gracious manner, many Kappas came together a figured out the best situation for everyone.
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==Highlights of 2011==
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2011 was a very memorable year for Epsilon Delta. Throughout the year we participated in numerous events and philanthropies. In January for our first date party of the year, we went to a Phoenix Suns game. In February, we held our annual semi-formal dance, Kappa Krush.  
  
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Eta Chapter has had an exciting, fun-filled year of rewarding events that have helped to strengthen our bonds as sisters as well as the name of Kappa Kappa Gamma itself.  In a display of our academic focus and excellence, Eta Chapter won the Panhellenic "Study Table" event.  Our member s logged the most study hours at the University of Wisconsin's various libraries and were recognized for our hard work and dedication to academic success.                
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In March we participated in the Greek olympics at ASU and held our second annual Mother's weekend. In April, we participated in ASU Greek Week and Greek Sing, held our annual philanthropy Kappa Kick-off, and our annual fomal, Sapphire Ball. Greek week was a lot of fun because we got to pair up with Sigma Nu and Delta Tau Delta and compete in various competitions and make up a dance routine to perform at the Greek Sing competition. Kappa Kick-off was very successful, we raised money for RIF and received a lot of book donations.  
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In addition to striving to maintain our strong focus on academics, Eta Chapter also dedicated much of its time and activities to philanthropic events.  Eta Chapter once again participated in Humorology, a musical performance competition that raises money for an all Greek philanthropy. The cast made it to finals and placed second overall, in addition to winning various awards such as "Best Female Lead" and "Best Dance Break". The entire chapter was proud of the time and effort participants dedicated to support The Chris Farley Foundation and Camp One Heart Land, both wonderful philanthropies.                  
 
  
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The Eta Chapter invited Kappa Kappa Gamma alumni to attend a trick-or-treating event at the house with their families, as well as participated in Trick or Treat With The Greeks. Eta Chapter had a successful Founder's Day consisting of a beautiful dinner, trivia, and storytelling with Kappa alumni. All participants had a blast learning about Kappa's interesting past!
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Saphire Ball was a very neat event this year because our event chairman decided to require formal wear such as long gowns and suits and it was held at a very nice hotel in Phoenix. In September, we had a very successful recruitment, gaining 77 new members. During September we also cleaned up our street that we adopted. In October, we held our annual parent's weekend, our annual philanthropy Kappa Klassic benefiting the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, our annual semi-formal Kappa Presents, Founder's Day brunch and Race for the Cure. We also held two sisterhood events; we went to a haunted house and saw the movie Footloose on Big-Little reveal night. In November, we initiated 64 new members and won the More for Mankind competition put on by Seven jeans. In winning the More for Mankind competition, we were recognized nationally, Seven gave us $2,500 to give to the philanthropy of our choice, and even threw an event for us at their local store in Scottsdale. We ended the year with Holiday dinner party at the Cheesecake factory.  
  
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Eta Chapter has continued to promote the Greek Community as well as our individual sorority campus wide.  The chapter has displayed its focus on academics through study tables events as well as other various activities, such as our sisterhood dedicated to matching freshman with upper classmen with similar majors who can help them be as successful as possible in their chosen field of study.  Eta Chapter's philanthropy, Hoops for Hope, is a campus wide event available to all students that raises funds for the Children's Hospital.  Eta Chapter has been striving to increase our participation throughout our campus and community.   
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The chapter continued its strong support of sisterhood events, campus-wide events, alumnae events, and parent involvement.  Standards and risk management continue to be challenges for the chapter, and the members strive to bond through alcohol-free sisterhood events.
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Scholarship was improving, and the chapter GPA in 2011 was 3.11.  In 2011 the chapter pledged 77 new members.   
  
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This fall Eta Chapter initiated 39wonderful women.  Our New Member Chair, Meghan Macnamara, did an amazing job welcoming the new members into Eta Chapter, as well as educating them on the chapter itself and encouraging participation in both Kappa related and campus wide activities and opportunities.  All new members were required to attend a sexual assault and alcohol seminar hosted by the Greek Community to educate them and promote awareness.  The new members have further strengthened Eta Chapter and are eager to become more participated in the semesters to come.  
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ASU formed a Greek vision board to focus on the improvement of Greek life in three areas: space and place, self determination, and thriving chapters.  It is expected that Sigma Kappa sorority will colonize in 2012.
  
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Eta Chapter is continuing its efforts to strengthen our bonds as sisters by holding more numerous and significant sisterhood events and activities. One sisterhood that was extremely successful was our yoga sisterhood, where two separate groups of girls went to Kaivalya, a yoga studio on campus, and had a fun, relaxing experience.  It is difficult for our chapter to have large sisterhoods with all members because we have so many, so we are concentrating on planning events that all members can participate in together.      
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'''Campus:''' Arizona State University is one of the largest universities in the nation. On the Tempe campus where Epsilon Delta is housed, there are 65,000 students. It was announced that Sigma Kappa sorority will begin colonization at Arizona State in the Spring of 2012. ASU implemented a Greek vision board to improve Greek life that focuses on 3 key areas of Greek life; space and place, self-determination, and thriving chapters. Also, the downtown campus (located in Phoenix) at Arizona State is working on a new Greek housing complex called "First 44."
  
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Eta Chapter was unfortunately placed on Social Probation for the last half of the Fall 2010 semester. The entire chapter evaluated its performance and really strove to uphold our values as a chapter and improve our position in the Greek system, and can proudly say that we were successful and are no longer on probation. Eta Chapter came together as a whole and accomplished our goals throughout the year.
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'''Chapter:''' As a chapter, Epsilon Delta prides itself on diversity. We are one of the most diverse houses on campus. We currently have 180 active members. In the fall, we gained 77 new members after a very successful recruitment. In November, we initiated 64 new members.  
  
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==Highlights of 2012==
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In the fall of 2011, our chapter was put on probation by ASU after one of our socials got out of hand. As of right now in the beginning of the spring 2012 semester, we are still on probation but have had some terms released. As a chapter we stood together during this time and saw it as an opportunity to only improve for the better. We have implemented a new risk management plan to make sure that nothing like this will ever happen again. Also, we have been able to strengthen the bonds of our sisterhood through these times by only being allowed to have sisterhood events , alcohol-free. We were also able to turn our chapter around academically in the fall semester with the implementation of mandatory study hours, allowing us to jump from the below all-sorority average to above the all-sorority average, with a 3.11 GPA as a chapter.
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Eta Chapter has had an extremely thrilling and fun filled year. It consisted of several exciting events that have helped strengthen our bond as sisters and better the name of Kappa Kappa Gamma itself. Our members are very dedicated to their work and strive for academic success. Throughout the year, we had sisterhoods every week where members could become closer while also getting work done with each other.  
 
  
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In addition to our strong focus on academics, Eta Chapter also has dedicated much of its time and activities to philanthropic events. Once again, the chapter participated in Humorology, a musical performance competition that raises money for an all-Greek philanthropy. Humorology is one of the oldest traditions at the university and has become the largest non-profit student service organization in Wisconsin. The cast made it to the finals and placed second overall with the additional awards such as “Best Female Lead”, “Best Set”, “Best Large Group Number”, and several others. The chapter came to watch, and it was a great time for both the people involved and the audience. The entire chapter was extremely proud of the time and effort participants dedicated to support Camp One Heartland.
 
  
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In addition to Humorology, Eta Chapter also participated in Trick or Treat with the Greeks, where kids from local schools come to our campus and trick or treat to different sorority and fraternity houses on campus. We also hosted “Trick or Treat with the Alumnae Kids”, where Kappa Alum in the area bring their children to the house for candy and games. This was a great way to meet new people and for Kappa alums to reconnect and spend time together.
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==Highlights of 2012==
  
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The 2012 year included many exciting events, one large one being the Presidential campaign. The chapter was very involved with the campaign of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. All watched the debates and final election and had a lot of fun teaching each other more about the candidates and issues going around the country and world.  
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The Epsilon Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Arizona State University started off the school year with an incredible recruitment over Labor Day weekend and came out with an amazing pledge class of 2012. We all enjoyed bid day at the Lloyd’s house and shared some of our favorite Kappa traditions with our new members.  
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Our first sisterhood of the year with the new members was a “Kappa Kookie Decorating Day.” We all had the chance to decorate cookies and craft signs for the new members dorm doors with each other. The second sisterhood of the year was a night of broomball. We had pizza and attempted to play the game even though no one really knew what they were doing.
  
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Eta Chapter has continued to promote the Greek Community as well as our individual sorority campus wide.  The chapter consistently displayed its focus on academics through study tables and other various activities. Everyone shares their majors and classes so people can find others for help. Sisterhoods consisting of studying and snacking in the house are weekly where upper classmen can help freshmen with similar majors to be as successful as possible. Eta Chapter’s philanthropy, Hoops for Hope, is a campus wide event available to all students that raises funds for the Children’s Hospital. A new philanthropy we tried this past fall was Kappa Karaoke. People were invited to come and sing karaoke while we welcomed donations. It was a successful event, which not only raised money for a great cause but also brought our chapter closer together. Eta Chapter continues to strive to increase our participation throughout our campus and community.
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In mid-September it was parents weekend which we enjoyed a tailgate and the ASU v. Utah game with our sisters and parents. That weekend was also our annual golf tournament “Kappa Klassic” where we raised money for The Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC).  
  
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This past fall, Eta Chapter initiated 51 amazing women. Our New Member Chair, Ali Niemann, did an outstanding job welcoming the new members into Eta chapter. The new members have been well educated on the chapter itself and are encouraged to participate in both Kappa related and campus wide activities. All new members were required to attend a sexual assault and alcohol seminar hosted by the Greek Community to educate them and promote. The organization, called P.A.V.E., consistently benefits our chapter continuing good behavior and awareness on campus. The new members have further strengthened Eta Chapter and are enthusiastic to become even more involved every semester.
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In October we had “Kappa Presents” date party where the actives presented the new members to all of our friends and dates. That month we also celebrated Big Little reveal, a new member retreat, and of course Founder’s Day! We had a Founder’s Day brunch with some of the alumni from around the state. October was also the month of Homecoming which we participated in.  
  
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Eta Chapter has had some difficulties in the past following certain rules and regulations. However, the year of 2012 was very successful full of several events and activities that made our chapter one of the strongest on campus. Eta Chapter continues to mature and learn from its mistakes, making every year better than the last. Our bonds as sisters continue to strengthen. We cannot wait for all the new, exciting things to come.
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The month of November started off with our date party called “Barn Dance” and that weekend we also had a Bar-B-Q with the men of Alpha Sigma Phi. Then we moved into Inspiration Week. We had events planned for our soon to be active members such as: “Epsilon Delta Night,” “Campfire Night,” and “Fireside” which led into initiation. To end the month and the semester we had a holiday themed social with the men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
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To begin spring semester we all went to an ASU basketball game as a sisterhood. The following weekend was our All House Spring Retreat up north. In February we had a jungle themed social with the men of Pi Kappa Phi, which was at the Rainforest Café. Valentine’s day Weekend we participated in Panhellenic’s Dance Marathon and also had our date party “Kappa Krush.” Towards the end of the month we were given the opportunity to participate in Mother’s Weekend with our moms.
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Our biggest event of spring semester was our philanthropy for Reading is Fundamental that is “Kappa Kickoff,” a football tournament. We raised money for RIF from the teams that participated as well as many books for children and schools in need. To end the semester we were all invited to the date party “Sapphire” to honor our seniors as well as “Senior Will Night” where seniors passed down things to the chapter. During the school year of 2012 and 2013 we also participated in many philanthropies including: Kappa Sigma’s, Sigma Alpha Mu’s, Pi Kappa Phi’s, Lambda Chi Alpha’s, Delta Zeta’s, and Sigma Kappa’s.
  
 
==Highlights of 2013==
 
==Highlights of 2013==
  
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Eta Chapter has had a very fun and exciting year. It has consisted of several enjoyable events that have helped strengthen our bond as sisters and better the name of Kappa Kappa Gamma. After a relatively tough academic year, our members strived for and dedicated themselves to academic success. Throughout the year, we had sisterhoods every week, academic or philanthropic, where members could bond while also getting work done with each other.
 
  
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In addition to our strong focus on academics, Eta Chapter also has dedicated much of its time and activities to philanthropic events. Once again, the chapter participated in Humorology, a musical performance competition that raises money for an all-Greek philanthropy. Humorology is one of the oldest traditions at the university and has become the largest non-profit student service organization in Wisconsin. The cast made it to the finals and received awards for “Best Female Lead” and “Best Villain”. The chapter came to watch, and it was a great time for both the people involved and the audience. The entire chapter was extremely proud of the time and effort participants dedicated to support Camp One Heartland
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2013 was certainly a year to remember for the woman of the Epsilon Delta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Arizona State University. The year started bonding back together after winter break with an all house retreat to Camp Tonozona. In February we had social with the gentleman of Pi Kappa Phi. Our fraternity as a whole participated in Arizona State University’s first ever Dance Marathon. We then had our annual Kappa Krush, valentines day themed date party. Then Kappa held its third annual mothers weekend in March, which included a spa day and brunch! Philanthropically we had our biennial Kappa Kickoff where we raised money for RIF and held a book drive for local schools. Kappa also participated in the fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha’s Watermelon Bust philanthropy, which helped the United Food Bank of Mesa Arizona.  
  
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In addition to Humorology, Eta Chapter also participated in Trick or Treat with the Greeks, where kids from local schools come to our campus and trick or treat to different sorority and fraternity houses on campus. Last year we again hosted “Trick or Treat with the Alumnae Kids”, where Kappa Alum in the Madison area bring their children to the house for candy and games. This was a great way to meet new people and for Kappa alums to reconnect and spend time together. We also organized a new philanthropy even we titled “Grabba Grabba Doughnut” where we sold Krispy Kream doughnuts in library mall during fall midterms. It was a success and everyone enjoyed participating.
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Also in the sororities Sigma Kappa and Gamma Phi Beta’s capture the flag philanthropy for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Relay for Life was another Arizona State University event we participated in as a whole chapter, where we had a booth to raise donations. In April we won a free sisterhood from Victory Secret Pink for donating the most articles of clothing. Arizona State University also had its greek week in May where we collected over 2,000 cans for St. Mary’s food bank. The last event of the spring was our annual Sapphire Ball, a formal date party where we showcased seniors and gave our individual chapter awards. Over the summer many members traveled around the world and even visited Fraternity Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio!
  
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Eta Chapter has continued to promote the Greek Community as well as our individual sorority campus wide. The chapter consistently displayed its focus on academics through study tables and hours with other various activities such as academic sisterhoods. Everyone shares their majors and classes so women can find others in similar classes and receive tutoring or help. Sisterhoods consisting of studying and snacking in the house are weekly where upper classmen can help freshmen with similar majors to be as successful as possible. Eta Chapter’s philanthropy, Hoops for Hope, is a campus wide event available to all students that raises funds for the Children’s Hospital. Eta Chapter continues to strive to increase our participation throughout our campus and community.
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Fall came quickly as we prepared for recruitment. The chapter welcomed over 78 new members in the beginning of September! Kappa held our sisterhood for the winning the Pink competition the previous semester, which was filled with food and watching a movie together in our housing lawn. We held our annual parents weekend complete with tickets to a football game at ASU. September concluded with Kappa Klassic, a golf tournament and brunch to help our new local philanthropy, Sounds of Autism. Our first date party of the semester was Kappa Presents, where all new members wore white. We held a founders day brunch with our local Alumni association in October. The new members had a retreat to get to know each other better and learn some of the kappa values. The house participated in three fraternities philanthropy’s in the fall. Phi Gamma Delta’s philanthropy for United Services Organization, Kappa Alpha’s Angles in the Outfield, and Sigma Alpha Mu’s philanthropy for Judy Fund for Alzheimer’s Research.  
  
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This past fall, Eta Chapter initiated 59 wonderful women. Our New Member Chair, Emily Bruksch, did an outstanding job welcoming the new members into Eta chapter. The new members have been well educated on the chapter itself and are encouraged to participate in both Kappa related and campus wide activities. All new members were required to attend a sexual assault and alcohol seminar hosted by the Greek Community to educate them and promote. The organization, called P.A.V.E., consistently benefits our chapter continuing good behavior and awareness on campus. The new members have further strengthened Eta Chapter and are enthusiastic to become even more involved every semester.
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Kappa hosted a musician for Big and Little reveal. Homecoming week was celebrated with the gentleman of Alpha Sigma Phi. Initiation took place in November where we initiated 73 of our new members! The year ended with a “What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?” social with the men of Alpha Delta Phi. The year was not complete without participation in intramural sports. Kappa played soccer, softball, flag football, and even placed first overall greek team in volleyball over the past year! Challenges our chapter has had include reaching the All Sorority Average for academics and attendance. We are continuing to overcome these struggles with our PDC and incorporated new ideas for increasing both.  
  
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This past year the existing chapters at Wisconsin Madison voted to welcome a new sorority chapter to our campus. Alpha Xi Delta will be joining our campus next year and we are looking forward to expanding the Greek presence at Madison. Here at Kappa, our bonds as sisters continue to strengthen. We cannot wait for all the new, exciting things to come.
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The chapter as a whole completed well over 5,600 hours of community service throughout the year! Kappa also holds two members who were elected as Vice President of Member Development and Risk management for Arizona State University’s Panhellenic Council for 2014! Standards won an award from our PDC for best standards minutes. The year ended with a surprise gift for the chapter of sweatshirts with our letters on them! Overall an amazing year for the woman of the Epsilon Delta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Arizona State University.
  
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There are diverse changes to our campus regarding greek life. There are four campuses, an average 3.47 University GPA, over 70,000 students, and over 58 greek letter organizations. Unfortunately the amount of negative media surrounding our school and greek life has increased in the past year. This poor PR has lead to several Fraternities becoming unaffiliated with Arizona State University. Positive changes have happened with Panhellenic adding a new risk management and philanthropy policies. This allows for having a safer environment for our chapter. Through the struggles we have faced with media, academics, and attendance, Epsilon Delta still “prides itself on diversity of our chapter” (1992 registrar). The nature of our chapter is caring, supportive, acceptable to change, and most importantly we know how to have fun with our sisters. This chapter loves spending time together and knows when it is important to reconnect and focus. The end of 2013 the chapter has re-gained our momentum to continue to be the woman that we are; true, beautiful, and good.
  
 
==Highlights of 2014==
 
==Highlights of 2014==
  
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2014 was an extremely exciting and enjoyable year for the Eta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. This year consisted of many fun events that have strengthened our bond as sisters and bettered the name of Kappa Kappa Gamma itself.
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2014 was another busy and productive year for the women of the Epsilon Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. In February, we started off the semester with our annual Valentine’s Day themed date party, Kappa Krush on the 15th. At the end of March, leading into the first week of April, we participated in Arizona State Panhellenic’s Greek Week, and were paired up with the fraternities of Phi Gamma Delta, and Sigma Alpha Mu. Greek Sing had the theme of the Hunger Games, and each team was assigned a District. We were so proud to come in 2nd overall in Greek Week, and to take 3rd place in Greek Sing!
  
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Continuing to strive for academic success, our members have worked to dedicate themselves to their studies. The chapter consistently displayed its focus on academics through academic sisterhoods. Everyone shares their majors and classes, so members can seek help from fellow sisters. We even employed a tutor to come to the sorority house and assist members with their studies. Also, our members participated in “Letters at the Library,” The weekly Greek-wide event has helped to promote the Greek System’s academic excellence and standing throughout our campus.  
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The 26th of April is when Sapphire Ball fell, our classiest event of the year, at which girls can be found wearing both long prom type dresses, as well as short formal dresses as well. On April 27th, our chapter held our yearly tradition of Senior Will Night, where we got together at the restaurant Grimaldi’s, and the Seniors had speeches read by some of their dearest Kappa sisters, and then they “willed” down some of their Kappa items, ranging from tee shirts to painted canvases and letters. The last event of the school year was a sisterhood held at Macayo’s, a Mexican restaurant, where girls were able to come and eat lunch with their sisters, and everyone received a tank top.
  
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In addition to our strong focus on academics, Eta Chapter has dedicated much its time this year to philanthropic events throughout campus. Once again, the chapter participated in Humorology, a musical performance competition that raises money for an all-Greek philanthropy. Existing as one of the oldest traditions at the university, Humorology has become the largest non-profit student service organization in Wisconsin. This year the event raised over $86,000. In addition, our chapter was second runner up, and received awards for “Best Costumes” and “Best Dance Break.” The chapter came to support our cast, and it was a great time for both the people involved and the audience. The entire chapter was extremely proud of the time and effort participants dedicated to support Camp One Heartland.
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School started back in session on August 21st, and August 28th marked the beginning of formal recruitment. After the long weekend of countless hours of recruiting and voting, finally on Tuesday, September 2nd, we had Bid Day, which was America themed. We welcomed 86 New Members into our chapter. After all of the festivities at Old Main, we took our new members to the Chandler Ice Den to enjoy ice-skating and to have a chance to meet more actives, as well as get to know some of their pledge class. On September 19th, we had a social with the gentlemen of Phi Gamma Delta, which was themed “Hall of Fame”.  
  
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Eta Chapter once again participated in Trick or Treat with the Greeks, where children from local schools come to our campus and trick or treat to different sorority and fraternity houses on campus. Also, our chapter organized a new philanthropy event called “Kappa Karamel Apples,” where we sold caramel apples outside of our sorority house. The event was a great opportunity for our sisters to bond while raising money for our nationwide philanthropy- Reading is Fundamental.
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On the 27th of September, we had our first ever Golden Key Gala, instead of our traditional theme of Kappa Presents, where Actives used to wear black and New Members wore white. In October, our New Members had their retreat the weekend of the 3rd, and then later in the month on the 15th we celebrated Big/Little reveal! The first week in November was I-week, and on November 8th we initiated 77 women into our chapter. The weekend after, on the 15th of November, we had our annual Barn Dance date party, which is Western themed. It was held at the Rockin R Ranch, which looks like an old Western town!
  
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Eta Chapter continues to strive to increase our participation throughout our campus and community. This past year, two of our members were chosen to be on the Panhellenic Executive Board. Also, a large group of our members were initiated into the Greek honor society- Order of Omega. Furthermore, we are proud to have won the Best Philanthropy Award at the All Greek Awards this year, along with 3 other awards. Our chapter remains a strong presence in the Greek community.
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On the 6th of December, right before finals week, we had our final sisterhood event of the calendar year, and went to Zoolights at the Phoenix Zoo! Girls were able to walk around and see the decorations, and see the exhibits, and all who attended received a long sleeve shirt. After all of our memorable events, 2014 was definitely an amazing year for the Epsilon Delta chapter at Arizona State University.
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This past fall, Eta Chapter initiated 53 wonderful women. Our New Member Chair, Samantha Miller, did an outstanding job welcoming the new members into Eta chapter. The new members have been well educated on the chapter and are encouraged to participate in both Kappa-related and campus wide activities. All new members were required to attend a sexual assault and alcohol seminar hosted by the Greek Community to educate them and promote. The organization, called P.A.V.E., consistently benefits our chapter continuing good behavior and awareness on campus. The new members have further strengthened Eta Chapter and are enthusiastic to become even more involved every semester.
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As Greek Life has come more under fire in recent years, ASU continues to put in place precautions and rules to try to protect the Panhellenic community from potentially damaging it's reputation. Our chapter is full of a bunch of fun loving girls who are genuine and kind. This year we have been focusing more on building up our sisterhood and the relationships between the women in our chapter.
  
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2014 was overall a very fun and successful year for our chapter. We were able strengthen our philanthropic involvement, academic excellence, and overall participation in our community which made us one of the strongest chapters on campus. Eta chapter continues to learn and progress, making every year better than the last and strengthening our sisterly bonds. Eta chapter is eager to begin another exciting year and see what new, fun things are to come.  
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ASU has Adelphi Commons, which are a bunch of dorm clusters for each sorority on our campus. There is enough room for 30 girls to live in each year. In the past, we were located in a smaller cluster at Adelphi, but have since relocated to the cluster which we have resided in for multiple years now. Chapter meetings are held in a classroom on campus.
  
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Our chapter holds its chapter meetings in a chapter owned house. In 1901, Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first sorority on the UW-Madison campus to build its own house on North Park Street. In 1926, The University bought the North Park Street house, and the chapter made plans to build a new house on North Henry Street. The chapter moved into this house in September of 1929, and it has remained the house that our members reside in today. Currently, 55 sisters of Eta Chapter live in our chapter owned house. We are fortunate enough to have one of the few houses that can hold this many members. It's a great aspect of Eta chapter that majority of our members have the opportunity to live in the house. It allows us to strengthen our bonds and grow together as sisters.
 
  
 
==Highlights of 2015==
 
==Highlights of 2015==
  
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2015 turned out to be another exciting and eventful year for the Eta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma! Once again, we focused on maintaining our academic excellence as well as our strong presence on campus.   
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2015 was another busy year full of activities for the women of Epsilon Delta. The semester started in January and we were busy planning for our upcoming Continuous Open Bid recruitment. With the hard work and effort of the entire house we extended bids to 10 outstanding women. On February 7th, we held our Mother’s Weekend brunch at Camelback Golf Club. On February 13th, we held our annual Kappa Krush date party at Blur night club in Old Town Scottsdale. That Sunday, we hosted Kappa Kickoff, our philanthropy event that benefits Reading is Fundamental. Kappa Kickoff is a flag football tournament amongst the participating fraternities, but includes other events through out the week such as t-shirt sales and book donations which helped contribute to the overall point count. In the end the gentlemen of Sigma Phi Epsilon won our flag football tournament, but the gentlemen of Delta Tau Delta were named the overall winners of our philanthropy after all points were tallied. Delta Tau Delta was awarded a trophy as the overall winners and Sigma Phi Epsilon was given a plaque naming them the Kappa Kickoff flag football champions. Both items were presented to the chapters as a way to show our gratitude for their outstanding turn out and tremendous support of out philanthropy. Initiation week for our Spring ’15 new member class began with Epsilon Delta Night on March 23rd followed by Campfire on the 25th, Fireside on the 27th, and Initiation on the morning of March 28th, including adding another Kappa legacy to our sisterhood. During the month we were also able to compete in Lambda Chi Alpha’s philanthropy, Watermelon Bust which involves tossing, smashing, and sliding through watermelons to help benefit Feeding America. April meant that it was time for Greek Week, and this year we were paired with the gentlemen of Delta Chi and Sigma Alpha Mu. Greek Week was an exciting way to become more involved in the Greek community by participating in events such as window painting, attending the activities throughout the week, and competing in the Infamous Greek Sink show, where we performed our dances and skits that aligned with the Gods and Goddesses theme for the year. As a whole, Greek life raised over $72,000 for Valley of the Sun United Way through the participation in Greek Week. In April we hosted Leadership Consultant Alex Von Springer who offered us great advice to end our school year with. In addition, we participated in Kappa Sigma’s philanthropy to benefit the Special Olympics. We competed in various events such as an egg toss, pyramid building competition, and volleyball tournament to accumulate points. In the end we came out on top and were able to leave victorious as the winners of the Kappa Sigma philanthropy. On April 18th, we held our annual Sapphire Ball Formal and honored our seniors at their final formal as an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. On April 25th our VP of Standards set up a scavenger hunt throughout campus as a final sisterhood for the school year and the winning team was awarded Starbucks gift cards. We ended the semester in May by holding an all house recruitment workshop before everyone went home for the summer where we practiced door songs, prepared strong conversation topics, and answered any questions asked by the chapter.
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In regards to scholarship, our chapter had an extremely strong year academically. At our academic banquet, many of our members were recognized for maintaining a 4.0 GPA over the course of the spring academic semester. In addition, the Panhellenic Association awarded two of our members with Panhellenic Scholarships. The Eta Chapter recipients were selected from a large number of applicants across the entire Panhellenic Association. We were so excited to see our sisters win the Outstanding Panhellenic Senior Scholarship and the Outstanding Panhellenic Member Scholarship! Our chapter has also continued to participate in “Letters at the Library.” The weekly Greek-wide event has helped to promote academic excellence and standing within the Greek Community throughout our campus.
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The beginning of the Fall ’15 semester began with 30 new sisters moving into our sorority housing in Adelphi Commons. Quickly after move in we began work week to ensure that we were recruitment ready! This year, recruitment was split into two weekends due to the increasing number of PNM’s going through recruitment each year. The first round of recruitment was held on August 29th and 30th as we saw half of the PNM’s one day and the other half the other day. The remaining rounds of recruitment were held September 5th-7th. We were honored to host Leadership Consultant Jess Morin from August 29th through September 8th, as she was a crucial part of our recruitment process. Jess was such an asset to us during the highs and lows of recruitment and helped relay messages back and forth to headquarters and ease tension in the house. On September 8th we welcomed 88 wonderful new members into our chapter and held Bid Day at the roof top pool of the Residence Inn on the north side of campus. Bid Day activities included busting a move on the dance floor with the DJ, swimming, and enjoying the Arizona weather with our new sisters. This fall semester we participated in the Greek flag football league and enjoyed cheering our sisters on to victory. We hosted our parents for Family Weekend September 25th-27th and held Kappa Klassic, our annual fall philanthropy that Sunday at Top Golf in Scottsdale. There was a brunch and golf tournament portion of our philanthropy to raise money for our local philanthropies Sounds of Autism and Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center. On October 3rd we had our fall formal Golden Key Gala which was accompanied by a sit down dinner this year. Later that month, on the 22nd, we had big/little reveal and all of our Kappa families grew! The first week of November was I-week, and we initiated our Fall ’15 New Member Class on Saturday November 7th. The next week was Homecoming and we were paired with the gentlemen of Delta Chi and Delta Tau Delta. Our members enjoyed participating in the week’s events and took home third place overall! On Friday the 20th, we held our Barn Dance date party at Rawhide. On the 22nd we participated in Sigma Alpha Mu’s Paint Splash philanthropy where are sisters were covered in paint support of Alzheimer’s research while claiming the first place spot. In December we closed out the semester by having a holiday themed social with the gentlemen of Sigma Pi at the Hard Rock Café in Downtown Phoenix! We had quite the busy year in 2015 and are ecstatic to see what 2016 has in store for us.
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The Epsilon Delta chapter is an extremely genuine and supportive group of women. Over the past year we have worked to strengthen our bonds within the Kappa ritual as well as with each other to ensure that we are living out Kappa’s ideals daily. Our chapter is striving to become one of the most involved organizations on campus by participating in as many events as we can, including Panhellenic, Greek life, and University events alike. We would like to have a large presence on campus as a group of exceptional individuals.
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Our chapter holds our chapter meetings in classrooms on campus that we reserve at the before the start of each semester. We have experimented with different locations on campus to try to find a centrally located classroom so as to accommodate as many girls in the chapter as we can to allow for easy commuting to chapter as it is a crucial part of our sisterhood.   
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Adelphi Commons is a University dormitory facility that houses all of our Panhellenic Sororities. Each sorority has a “cluster” that is set up similar to a dorm, but is more private to each house. Our cluster houses 30 girls, with most girls living in a double room and sharing a bathroom with the adjacent room. We also have a full kitchen, study room/loft, and a chapter room that is utilized as a living room. We were very excited to have our chapter room redecorated at the end the summer (thanks to our House Board) before the next group of sisters moved in for the 2015-2016 school year. Members that live in Adelphi enjoy House Dinners monthly which provides another way to connect with sisters and build our sisterhood.
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==Highlights of 2016==
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This year the Epsilon Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has been hard at work. Our spring semester began in January with an all house retreat at a local mansion to help us strengthen our bonds in Kappa before beginning our Continuous Open Bidding process the following week. On January 31st, we had the delight of hosting Lesly Stern for a Risk Management workshop. In February we held our annual Kappa Krush date party, followed by hiking and lunch for Dad’s Weekend the next week. Our Vice President of Standards organized a sisterhood at a Phoenix Suns game that included unlimited food and time spent on the court post-game with our sisters. Spring big/little reveal and initiation was held in March along with Greek Week to close out the month. April was an exciting month as we held our spring philanthropy, Kappa Kickoff, which raises money and books for RIF. This year we included “Kappa Con Queso” where we raised money through sales of Nachos and Quesadillas from a local food truck. We also raised funds through apparel sales and penny wars throughout the week, concluding in our final event of a flag football tournament between participating fraternities. Next, we participated in Lambda Chi Alpha’s annual Watermelon Bust Philanthropy, benefitting Feeding America. We closed off the semester with a couple of events honoring our seniors: Senior Will Night and our annual Sapphire Ball.
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Preparation for recruitment began in summer as our Membership Chairman, members of her committee and her adviser put in many hours to make recruitment run as smoothly as possible. This culminated in the beginning of August when work week began to help prepare the rest of the chapter for the recruitment process. Recruitment was a huge success and resulted in welcoming home 91 new members on bid day! We held a pool party bid day activity to celebrate our wonderful new members that was catered by Auntie Ann’s Pretzels and Rita’s Italian Ice. We held a Social Event with Sigma Tau Gamma where we dressed up as our favorite decade for the “Throwback Thursday” theme. Our annual Barn Dance took place on October 15th, and our final date party of the semester will be “Kappa Kappa Gatsby” on November 19th. We were thrilled to welcome the new members into our Kappa families on October 27th and are looking forward to Initiation on November 12th.
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In addition to the fun social aspects of this fall semester, we have been working very hard on revamping our fall philanthropy and working closely with both our local and national philanthropies. Our new fall philanthropy is called “Key to Kappa”, which will continue to raise money for our local philanthropy, Sounds of Autism. A member from each participating fraternity will work to raise as much as they can through fundraising, apparel sales and percentage nights at Dave and Busters and Summits Yoga. Winners will be crowned on November 17th after participating in Sounds of Autism trivia, a Kappa apparel fashion show and a talent competition. On October 28th, we will be holding a RIF event at Vector Prep and Arts School where members will volunteer reading, face painting and crafting bookmarks with the kids. We are ecstatic about what we have accomplished this semester and are looking forward to our plans for next semester. Inspiration Week took place November 7th-12th where we initiated our new members and bonded over our beautiful ritual. We closed out the semester with electing our 2017 Chapter Council and are ecstatic to see them excel in the coming year.
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The Epsilon Delta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma kicked off the new year with our first sisterhood event on January 27th, which was held in our housing facility; Adelphi. We had a pretzel truck come to supply snacks while we all watched a movie in our chapter room with our sisters! Our annual formal event, Kappa Krush, on February 10th was also a major success. Our sisters got to craft matching paper hearts for them
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and their dates to wear for the night. Shortly following Krush, we had an amazing philanthropy event with the East Valley alumnae association on the 27th. We worked with UMOM, an organization that provides shelter for homeless families and individuals in the Phoenix area. At this event our girls and the alumnae were able to read to the children staying with UMOM, to help take their mind off the stressors and struggles that are associated with being homeless.
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On March 18th, we had our Annual Phired Up workshop with KJ, who is an amazing speaker and mentor. Our girls absolutely adore her and it is always a joy to watch her speak about sororities and the way we can continually grow within our chapters. The next day our chapter participated in Lambda Chi Alpha’s Philanthropy, Watermelon Bust! On March 22nd we held our 2nd annual Kappa Con Queso event alongside our annual philanthropy, Kappa Kickoff. Both events were greatly successful! March was Jam packed with philanthropic events, as we also participated in Pi Kappa Phi’s Bikeathon from March 28th to the 30th in support of The Ability Experience. Our sisters signed up for time slots to ride stationary bikes throughout the day, and well into the night! We also bought tickets to see one of our own participate in the “Ability Queen” Pageant.
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We started the month of April off right with Mom’s Weekend! Our ladies were able to spend the weekend bonding with their moms and sisters over some lunch and bowling. The week following mom’s weekend was ASU’s greek week; where all the ASU organizations compete in events to raise money for Valley of the Sun United Way. We were paired with Sigma Tau Gamma and Sigma Pi fraternities. We participated in window paintings, a book drive, and a Greek sing competition! While we didn’t place in Greek Sing, we are proud to announce that our chapter raised the most money in raw donations; over $7,000! On April 22nd, we participated in the Kappa Sigma Splashdown Philanthropy on April 22nd that we WON for the third year in a row! That evening we had our annual Sapphire Ball; our event that honors the graduating class each year. This year's sapphire was absolutely wonderful. The evening started with a catered dinner, then allowed our guests to enjoy some time on the dance floor, and then ended the evening with senior awards to honor all of our amazing seniors. During the first week of may standards held multiple study sessions at Hayden library and Adelphi for finals before sending our sisters off for summer!
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So then summer came along! And although our Kappa sisters were not all together, Epsilon Delta did some amazing things individually. Many of our girls spent the summer abroad, either studying in Prague, backpacking through Europe or hiking glaciers in Iceland. Others, spent their summer interning all over the country. Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, CA, Aloha Medical Supply in Hawaii, the St Louis Zoo in St.
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Louis, Missouri, just to name a few. This summer we were also offered a spot in the new Greek Leadership Village that is coming in Fall of 2018 to ASU’s campus. We accepted that offer and are thrilled to move in with the other Greek organizations next fall!
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On August 7th sisters moved into Adelphi Commons; our sorority housing! Class Council also had their first meeting of the new semester that evening. During 9-11th of August we had our “polish week” to put finishing touches on the upcoming recruitment! On the 18 of August we had our Greek Block Party, where we got to meet tons of new PNMs and represent Kappa! The 25, 26, 27 of August marked our first week of
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recruitment. During the first week of September we finished off our second week of recruitment. Tuesday September 5th was our bid day where we welcomed 80 new amazing new members into our chapter! The reveal was at Adelphi Commons, and our bid day celebration was held at a private pool; where we went swimming, ate dinner and bonded with our new sisters! September 21st we held our first social with the members of Sigma Pi Fraternity, where we dressed in our best thrift shop outfits and spent the night skating and eating pizza with our sisters and friends.
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On September 30th we participated in Chi Phi’s Philanthropy which was a capture the flag tournament! On October 11th we had a fundraiser at Chipotle for our Golden Key Gala Supporting Ryan’s house; a local organization that provides respite care to children with life-altering disabilities. That same night we had our big little “speed dating” event; where active members got to know a bunch of new members in leu of our
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big little pairing week! That Friday, October 13, Parent’s weekend commenced! We kicked off the weekend with our brand new fundraising event; the Golden Key Gala, supporting our brand new Charity, Ryan’s house. The event was a huge success and we are happy to announce that we raised over $5,900 for Ryan House that evening. This night was made even more special because sisters were able to share the chapters’ activities and our love for Ryan’s house with our families. Family weekend continued on the 14 & 15th and sisters continued to bond with their families!
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The next week was a ton of fun as we began the process of matching big and littles. Reveal was held on the 19th at Old Maine; a beautiful historical building on ASU’s campus. After the reveal and many, many pictures later, members went off to celebrate their new fams with pizza, ice cream, and the like! On the 21st we celebrated our Founders Day with the Phoenix Alumnae association, the East Valley, and the Scottsdale Alumnae associations with a lovely brunch. We also got to witness alumnae receiving their 50, 60, and 70 year pins! On the week of the 23rd, homecoming began! It was a week jam packed with events like window painting, dodgeball, a lantern walk, and a parade- all benefitting Valley of The Sun United Way. We were paired with Kappa Alpha Order and Kappa Sigma. We all had so much fun participating and showing our Sun Devil spirit for the homecoming football game that Saturday. On Friday the 27th we also had our “Reading is Key” event, where sisters volunteered to read to Students at Vector Prep School!
  
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Members of our chapter participated in many fun sisterhood events. These events strengthened our sisterly bonds with one another. We rented out a local movie theatre, which made for a fun movie viewing experience. In addition, we made a trip to a Wisconsin State Park- Devil’s Lake. Hiking and taking in the beautiful scenery with our sisters was an amazing experience. These were just some of the many sisterhoods that we had throughout the year. The memories we made during these events have made a lasting impact on us.  
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On October 29th a pumpkin carving sisterhood event was held in our Chapter room! Afterwards we decorated our entire housing facility with Kappa Pumpkins. We started off November with attending, “Pansgiving”; a thanksgiving meal provided by Panhellenic for all sororities, in the Adelphi Common Area, on the 1st. On Friday, November 3rd, Kappa’s Class of 2017 was able to reconnect with their awesome rho gams at the Rho gam Pajama Jam event! The following weekend we participated in Kappa Alpha’s philanthropy in support of Nikki Beaudoin; a greek woman who lost her life in the battle with cancer.
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Monday, November 6th, marked the beginning of the inspirational period and Initiation week for the new members! On the 8th a campfire was held at an active member’s home where the entire chapter was welcomed to s’mores, hot chocolate, and stories from seniors about their amazing time in Kappa. As always, the evening was a major success! On the morning of Friday the 10th, our fireside service was held. The
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Our chapter house underwent some exciting new renovations this summer! We redecorated our chapter room in the house and got beautiful new furniture. It was a great surprise to all of our members, when we returned from summer vacation.
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following morning was initiation, where we initiated 80 outstanding members into our chapter! On November 14, our chapter attended an informative talk with Dr. Lori Bednarchik about sexual consent assault on college campuses. On the 15th we rented out a movie theatre to see a special screening of Bad Moms' Christmas for a sisterhood! Everyone got free popcorn and drinks, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
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This past fall, Eta Chapter initiated 61 wonderful women! The chapter executed an amazing recruitment this year, and we were extremely to welcome all of these amazing ladies into our sisterhood! Our New Member Chair did an outstanding job welcoming the new members into Eta chapter. The new members have been well educated on the chapter and are encouraged to participate in both Kappa-related and campus wide activities. All new members were required to attend a sexual assault and alcohol seminar hosted by the Greek Community to educate them and promote. The organization, called P.A.V.E., consistently benefits our chapter continuing good behavior and awareness on campus. We are all so excited to see what the new members will contribute to our chapter!  
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On our last Chapter of 2017, we held elections for our 2018 Class Council, and then went off for Thanksgiving break! Upon return, the sisters who lived in Greek housing held their own late thanksgiving meal! Everyone helped cook and then sat down to watch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show together. Then, preparation for finals began. Before heading off for winter break, a Finals breakfast was held at Adelphi on
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Monday, December 4th to wish all of our sisters good luck and to enjoy one last meal together.
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The Epsilon Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma started off the year of 2018 strong with a Chapter Council Retreat on January 7th. During this retreat, members of council created a business plan to focus the direction of the chapter. The plan included various tactics for improving academics, strengthening Greek relationships, and increasing involvement. We then had the pleasure of meeting with the national fraternity president of Kappa, Beth Black, at our cluster in Adelphi Commons on January 11th. We discussed our new business plan as well as our exciting semester ahead. We had a great visit and absolutely loved having her! Our first sisterhood of the year was held in Adelphi on January 30th, where girls got together to exchange Kappa tee shirts and eat pizza.
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On February 3rd, the chapter attended the Behind Happy faces seminar held on campus. It was a very eye opening and informative seminar on mental health awareness. On Sunday, February 11th, Kappa’s seniors got their very own sisterhood; attending a pure barre work out class together! Later that night we had a joint potluck with the women of Kappa Delta, which was a major success. The following week we participated in Sigma Tau Gamma’s philanthropy, benefitting the Special Olympics. On February 24th, we had our annual Dad’s weekend. Girls and their dads spent the morning eating donuts and coffee, and then attended a Diamondback’s game together! The next week our Panhellenic Delegate began rehearsals for Greek sing in the upcoming Greek Week Competition, benefiting Valley of The Sun United way.
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After a relaxing spring break, March was jam packed with recruitment workshops and more Greek sing rehearsals. We also participated in two philanthropies this month; Lambda Chi Alpha’s watermelon bust, benefitting Feeding America, And Pi Kappa Phi’s Bikeathon, benefitting the Ability Experience. March 19th Marked the first event for our own Philanthropy, Kappa Kick off! We had an ice cream social in the Adelphi Common room, where people could purchase an ice cream sundae with all the fixings. We also had our Kappa Con Queso event later that week, with five dollar all-you-can-eat nachos! Both events had great turnout and were a lot of fun. We concluded the week with our main event, Kappa Kick off, on Saturday March 24th.  It was a flag football tournament at Meyer Park. We had an absolute blast this week, all while raising $6,300 for RIF!
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We had yet another successful sisterhood during the second week of April. It was held at a sister’s home, where girls got together to swim, enjoy lunch, and simply relax for the busy week ahead. The following Monday, April 9th, was the first day of Greek Week! This massive “Netflix” themed Greek wide competition involved window painting, athletic events, public speakers, and our Greek Sing Event. We were paired with Theta Xi, Acacia, and Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternities. We placed third in Greek Sing and SECOND overall! We raised nearly seventy thousand dollars as a Greek community for Valley of The Sun United Way, and had a fun time doing so!
  
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Overall, Eta Chapter succeeded in making 2015 an outstanding year. From our philanthropic events to our sisterhoods, there were a plethora of amazing memories made this year. Our chapter continues to improve itself in every single aspect of our sorority. We are looking forward to see what is in store for us in 2016, as every year seems to be better than the last!  
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We continued the month of April with more events! On Saturday the 14th we paired up with Kendra Scott in Chandler Fashion Square Mall, where twenty percent of sales for that day went to our philanthropy. During the week of the 16th we held Big/Little Appreciation. Bigs and Littles exchanged gifts, wrote thoughtful letters, and made sure to spend quality time together. We even had an Instagram contest for the “best big/lil duo”! It was a great week where everyone in the chapter felt the love of fellow sisters. The following Saturday, we held our last and best major event of the semester- Sapphire! The formal was held at The Duce in downtown Phoenix. The evening involved a sit-down dinner, dancing, and Senior Awards! We wrapped up the last week of classes on a positive note with its success. On April 29th we had our Senior Will Brunch. We ate a tasty meal, and heard seniors reminisce and give heart felt speeches. It was a bittersweet moment, and a great last send off! Then came finals week, and off we went for summer.
  
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August of 2018 was one for the books as we moved into our Brand-New housing facility, the Greek Leadership Village. It includes a four story, 40 bed house with a gym, large common area and kitchen, and custom furnishings. It is gorgeous, and we were so excited to begin the year here! Not long after getting settled, our Polish Week for recruitment preparation began. Starting from the 11th to the 15th, girls met up at the GLV to brush up and practice recruiting in our new space. We also snuck a few sisterhood activities in between, like pajama day and twin day. The first day of classes began on August 16th. The following evening was the Greek Block Party in the GLV. It felt great meeting PNMs and representing Kappa! We had our first formal chapter meeting on August 20th.  Later that week PNM’s toured the inside of our houses in preparation for recruitment.
  
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Official recruitment began on August 25th. This first week was held in various rooms on campus. However, the second week all sororities moved into their houses for the remainder of recruitment. It was SO exciting showing PNM’s who we are and what we represent; and what better way to do that than in our new home! Bid day was September 4th, in the GLV. We welcomed 84 amazing new members into our chapter. Our Bid Day Event was held at an incredibly generous Alumni’s house in Scottsdale, where we had food, music, and a fortune teller! On September 6th we held our first ever movie night sisterhood event with PC 18 at the GLV. The following week we had a lovely visit from the Phoenix Alumni Association! We chatted, ate snacks, and gave them a tour of the space. Parent’s Weekend Commenced on September 28th. During this time Kappa families got together for Our annual Golden Key Gala, in support of our local Philanthropy- Ryan House. The next day we had a joint BBQ with Chi Phi, our neighbors in the GLV. Parents came and enjoyed grilled burgers and dogs before the big game!
  
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On Wednesday, October 3rd, we held a movie night with Acacia Fraternity in our GLV cluster. People enjoyed a ton of snacks, games, and the movie, Shrek. The following day we attended a social with the gentlemen of Sigma Nu. The theme was Rock N’ Roll, and we had an absolute blast! After a short fall break, we jumped into a Philanthropy event for the Members of Delta Sigma Phi. On the 13th of October we celebrated Founders day with the Phoenix, East Valley, and Scottsdale Alumnae associations. A lovely brunch was held where girls got to mingle with alumni. We were also able to witness some women receive their 50, 60, and 70 year pins! Our next Event was our Barn Dance Social, held on October 20th. We had an amazing venue with food, a DJ, and a flip book photobooth! The event was a success. The following Monday we participated in yet another Philanthropy event; Delta Tau Delta’s Deltworld, in support of JDRF. On October 27th Our new members had a PC retreat where girls ate dinner, played games, and had a sleep over at the GLV. Soon after that homecoming week started! We were paired with Chi Phi and Theta Xi. We participated in a teddy bear drive, blood donations, percentage nights, a lantern walk, and more! The theme was Carnival, and we also had a great time making signs, banners, and a themed float for the parade.
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As always, Eta Chapter held philanthropic involvement at a high importance this year. In the Spring, our chapter had our annual philanthropy, “Hoops for Hope.” The event has been a longstanding tradition within our chapter for many years. The event was a 3-on-3-basketball tournament benefiting the UW Children’s Hospital. The philanthropy continues to be an amazing opportunity to raise money for the local hospital. It is also amazing to see members of many different chapters throughout Greek Life come together to support a common cause, and have fun doing it! In the Fall, our chapter organized a new and exciting philanthropy called, “Grabba Grabba Pizza.” Members of Eta Chapter sold pizza outside our house on a Friday night. All of the proceeds from the event benefited our national philanthropy- Reading is Fundamental. The philanthropy was executed seamlessly, and has been one of our most successful philanthropy events to date! In addition to our two philanthropy events, our chapter organized a philanthropy sisterhood this year. A large group of our members spent the afternoon volunteering at a local food pantry. It was a great opportunity to spend time with one another, take a break from schoolwork, and contribute our time towards helping those less fortunate than us in our community. We look forward to organizing more philanthropy sisterhoods in the future!
 
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For the 66th consecutive year, the chapter participated in Humorology, a musical performance competition that raises money for an all-Greek philanthropy. Existing as one of the oldest traditions at the university, Humorology has become the largest non-profit student service organization in Wisconsin. This year the event raised over $116,000 for the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County making the organization the largest student donor to the Boys and Girls Club in the nation! The chapter came to support our cast, and it was a great time for both the people involved and the audience.
 
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Our chapter continues to support organizations within our community- such as the UW Children’s Hospital and the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County. Our philanthropies are a great opportunity to give back to the community and help those in need around us. It is always gratifying to actually get to see the effects of our service in the community.
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November 5th marked the beginning of the inspirational period and initiation week for the new members. We also participated in Phi Gamma Delta’s Philanthropy during this week, which we won! On the 7th a campfire was held at an active member’s home; where the entire chapter was welcomed to s’mores, hot chocolate, and stories from seniors about their amazing time in Kappa! As always, the evening was a major success. On the morning of Friday the 9th, our fireside service was held. The following morning was initiation, where we initiated 74 outstanding members into our chapter! The next week we participated in yet another philanthropy event. Pi kappa Phi’s war of the Roses flag football tournament was held on Saturday, November 17th, where we came in second place! We held our last Sisterhood of the semester on November 27th at AMC theatre on Mill, where we rented out a theatre to watch Bridesmaids. We all wore matching Pj’s and had a great time. The next week finals commenced and marked the end of the semester. That wraps up Epsilon Delta’s 2018!
  
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Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues of ''The Key'' to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlights. If your chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistance.
  
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Epsilon Delta
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FoundedApril 24, 1959 (1959-04-24) (66 years ago)
CollegeArizona State University
LocationTempe, AZ
HomepageEpsilon Delta Homepage
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Arizona State University, established in 1885 in Tempe, Arizona


Epsilon Delta founded April 24, 1959


2,210 initiates (as of June 2018).

Charter Members: Sharron Lynn Arnoldy, Laura-Donna Ashley, Sandra Lee Baker, Miriam Virginia Barton, Betsey Jane Beaugureau, Alice Catherine Bedford, Cornelia Lavinia Buck, Patricia Leona Caldwell, Roxanne Chamberlain, Nancy Lee Cooper, Linda Lou DeWitt, Lynda Sue Diedrich, Christiana Margaret Georgas, Karen Kay Greene, Ann Hoyer, Paula Diane Lux, Lynneah Maloy, Mari Lynne McAndrew, Jacquelynn Lucille O'Hern, Doris Ann Parisek, Karen Pender, Judith Ann Peterson, Janet Gwynne Phillips, Diane Mary Read, Patricia Ann Tamblyn, Jenta Lynn Taylor, Barbara Jean Tucker, Patricia Gail West.

Some of Epsilon Delta’s Outstanding Alumnae: (If you have chapter alumnae who have received recognition in any of these three categories, please list them with the date(s) of recognition.)

Fraternity Council Members

Katherine Goodyear (Grismore), Field Secretary 1982-1984; Carolyn Bliss, Leadership Consultant 2010-2011


Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:


Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:

Denise Dreiseszun Resnik, 2008, Co-founded Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center


Additional Outstanding Epsilon Delta Alumnae

Martha Helm (Pendleton), Graduate Counselor 1974-1976; Katherine Goodyear (Grismore), Graduate Counselor 1981-1983


The Early Years (From The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma 1870–1976)[edit]

On April 24, 1959 Epsilon Delta Chapter at Arizona State University became the first Kappa chapter to be installed at a Province Convention.

The story of the chapter really began 12-years earlier when Cleo Hedde Woodall, Cummard (Barlow), Hillsdale, a former member of the Arizona State faculty was asked by the university administration to present the possibility of colonization to Kappa Kappa Gamma. Marjorie Miller Hoar, Arizona, Province Director of Chapters, reported findings to the Province Convention, and in 1948 the application was presented to the Extension Committee.

The committee decided not to colonize at that time but to place Arizona State on the approved list and bring it before the next biennial convention.

The campus was closed to further colonization in 1949 and was not reopened until 1956 when Mrs. Cummard had a request from Dean Catherine Nichols asking Kappa to reconsider. The Scottsdale alumnae voted unanimously in favor of the move, and later the Phoenix alumnae gave approval.

At the 42nd Biennial Convention in 1958, it was unanimously voted to colonize at Arizona State. Alphonsine Clapp Howard, Nebraska, was appointed local colonization chairman. There were months of preparation. Members of the Arizona Chapter came by bus for the last two parties and February 15, 1959, 29 girls received pledge pins.

Epsilon Delta received its charter at the Fraternity Province Meeting in Tucson. Formal installation and initiation of 28 pledges took place in the Mountain View Presbyterian Church. The chapter's first full year began with 21 members living together on the third floor of C Wing, Palo Verde Hall. The chapter furnished and maintained a kitchen, chapter room, and pledge room, and the university furnished the bedrooms. Here fraternity life developed, and scholarship took precedence over all.

Mrs. Cummard presented a diamond key for the member receiving the highest grades, and Lillian Waterman Mieg, Indiana, gave a "flat" key award to be worn by the member showing the greatest scholarship improvement.

Two other awards have became very important to the members. A worthy undergraduate who needed financial aid was given an outright grant from the Louise Diercks Memorial Fund, named to honor an outstanding young Kappa who died in her senior year. In 1964 the active chapter presented a plaque to Alphonsine Howard in appreciation for all she had done for the chapter. Each year since then, the Howard Award has been given to the alumna the chapter feels has been most helpful.

To the girls of Arizona State, Mrs. Howard was a living legend. In addition to her part in colonization, she served on the advisory board of the chapter and as president of the house board; was adviser representative to Convention in 1960; was alumna house representative, 1960-70; Kappa Province Director of Alumnae, 1972-75; and State Reference Chairman, 1959-75. The Fraternity’s Alphonsine Clapp Howard Association Membership Reference Award is presented at the Biennial Convention. An antique silver tray was presented to the Fraternity to represent this award.

In 1965 the chapter won the Arizona State College Bowl championship, and received the Gleim-Stokes Award at Province Convention. Between 1964 and 1966 the chapter was represented in every honorary and auxiliary; had girls on the cheerleading and pom-pom squads; captured more than 10 queen and sweetheart crowns; and members were presidents of Mortar Board, Panhellenic, and Associated Women Students; as well as being chosen Arizona Maid of Cotton and Miss Wool of Arizona.

Actives assisted two alumnae associations with annual fashion shows, and each year they donate time, services, and money to a philanthropic project.

The chapter received the Mu Advisory Board Award at the 1970 Centennial Convention. At the final banquet, the Convention closed with the singing of the "Centennial Prayer," with lyrics and music written by Cheryl Edel (Stewart), then an Epsilon Delta pledge. The song was a real contribution to Kappa's 100th birthday by an 11-year-old-chapter.


Centennial Prayer

"I pray for the light and dark blue And I pray for the golden key And I pray that my path may be brightened With Fleur-de-lis. And if my prayer could be answered I would always be A Kappa Kappa Gamma through eternity A Kappa Kappa Gamma through eternity."

The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.


Highlights of the 1980s:[edit]

In 1984 Epsilon Delta was ranked #1 for GPA among the sororities. The chapter participated in many campus-wide events celebrating ASU's 100th. The chapter goal in 1985 was to perfect the flow of information within the chapter. An emphasis was also placed on ritual, and efforts were made to increase member awareness about the foundation of Kappa's history.

In Spring of 1985 there were 115 members in the chapter. The members participated in successful events including Greek Week, intramurals, theme parties, Watermelon Bust, Sigma Nu relays, Sigma Chi Derby Days, Pledge Presents, Kappa/Pi Phi Monmouth Duo, active/alumnae events, and Parents Weekend. The Kappas placed fourth in Greek Sing with a team of Sigma Nu, Beta Theta Pi, and Lambda Chi Alpha. Kappas ended the Greek Week by winning the first prize participation award. The chapter also encouraged member involvement in other campus organizations and activities including honorary groups, sports, and student government. Many members received scholarship and honor awards.

Rush and pledgeship were also big events, and included activities such as walk-out and the Mom-Dot program. Rush welcomed 50 new girls who joined only six holdovers.

Kappas ranked fourth on ASU's campus in scholarship, and their pledges ranked second. Tutoring and study tables continued to be offered to the actives throughout the semester.

In 1986, a Fraternity membership adviser Joyce Carlson visited the chapter during rush week. The opening day theme was "Kappas on the Koast," skit day was a slumber party theme, activities day was a football theme, and preference night’s theme was blue and blue.

The chapter hosted a new event in the spring. A "Scholarship Cozy" was hosted so that older members could assist and advise younger members as they completed their course pre-registration forms. It was a great success.

Epsilon Delta had some royalty in their midst in 1987. Cheryl Sokolosky was voted Miss Phoenix Rising, Karrin Kunasek was on ASU's Homecoming Court, and Angela Herbert was a Fiesta Bowl Princess.

The Chapter Goal in 1988 was "To uphold and improve the standards of Kappa Kappa Gamma in the areas of finance, personal conduct, and scholarship." The pledge class goal was "Through loyalty, trust and responsibility we shall strive for pledge class unity."

Traveling Consultant Martha Timmons, Colorado, visited the chapter in 1988. At the time, there were twelve sororities on the campus of Arizona State University, and Epsilon Delta had a pledge class of 46.

In 1988 new programs began to increase morale, unity, and individual responsibility within the chapter. Chapter meetings ended with "Keynotes" - inspirational notes written by members to their roommates, other friends, or the whole house. Also added was "Officer of the Week," "Committee Member of the Week," and "Adviser of the Month." The chapter also began a sharing program with other Kappa chapters through communications with the Province Director of Chapters. Also in 1988, the tradition of Kite-and-Key began. This was an informal, themed event co-hosted with the Kappa Alpha Thetas.

In 1989, the Epsilon Delta pledge class was composed of strong 42 young women. Epsilon Delta celebrated the "retirement" of alumna Patty Nye who served as Chapter Council Adviser for 10 years.


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A highlight at Epsilon Delta was the redecoration of the chapter room in 1985. New wallpaper was added to brighten it up.

In 1987 the couches were reupholstered, carpet replaced, and walls painted. The House Board also purchased a computer for the chapter.

In 1989, the House Board cleaned and organized the storage closet. This allowed the officers to have a safe orderly place to keep their items. Redecoration of the pledge room took place with new carpet and a new pull-out couch.


Philanthropy:

Philanthropy activities included an aerobirun, canned food drive, all-Greek football tournament, city-wide rubber duck water race, and a volleyball tournament. Charities that were supported by members and the Epsilon Delta chapter included Southwest Human Development, United Way, YMCA, community hospitals, Valley Big Brothers, Make-A-Wish Foundation, and the Rose McGill Fund.

Province Awards: In the early 80s at Province Meeting, Epsilon Delta was awarded the Philanthropy Cup Award and the Award of Excellence. At the 1985 Province Meeting Epsilon Delta received the Non-Housed Efficiency Award


Highlights of the 1990s[edit]

The chapter was a strong sorority on the campus of in the 1990s. Members were involved in many campus organizations, and they continued to participate in campus-wide activities including student foundation, Panhellenic, homecoming committee, dance line, Fiesta Bowl Court, and Devil Darlings.

A new tradition was announced in the 1990s; an all-house retreat at Friendly Pines Camp in Prescott, Arizona. This was a successful event, and continued to be a highlight among chapter members year-after-year.

The members celebrated Epsilon Delta's 30-year anniversary during Founders Day with alumnae from the greater Phoenix areas.

Chapter challenges included participation in Epsilon Delta activities and scholarship. The chapter formed "social committees" of 13-14 members and a Kappa leader. The leader would communicate regularly with the members of her social committee in order to increase the attendance of members at events.

Scholarship continued to be an important focus for the women of Epsilon Delta. Weekly study tables, scholarship cozies, and recognition at meetings for those whose GPA was 3.0 or higher proved to be good morale boosters. The chapter also continued their tradition of an scholarship awards banquet at the end of each semester.

In 1990's Fall pledge class, there were 31 young women. They participated in activities such as a pool party, study tables, Big Sis/Little Sis Progam, weekly meetings, formals, and exchanges.

In 1995, Epsilon Delta hosted Province Meeting. Founders Day was a special event with pledges, actives and alumnae due to the celebration of Kappa Kappa Gamma's 125th year. Also in 1995, Epsilon Delta ranked 2nd in GPA compared to the other 14 sororities on campus. Five Epsilon Delta members received a 4.0 grade point average.

In 1996 Epsilon Delta participated in Spring Rush events for the first time in a few years and pledged nine new members.

Scholarship continued to be an area of focus, and the chapter was proud to report that nine Epsilon Delta members earned a 4.0 GPA in the Spring, 1997 semester. In the Fall of 1998, eleven members achieved a 4.0. The chapter continued its tradition of study buddies to assist members with improving scholarship efforts each semester.

In 1998 Epsilon Delta received the distinguished ASU Leadership Development Award, an honor of being chosen from 450 organizations on campus.

One challenge faced by Epsilon Delta was the transition into the new member program, a Fraternity change that Kappa Kappa Gamma introduced in 1998. The chapter adjusted fairly quickly to the changes, and continued their success recruiting quality members.

The Fraternity’s Biennial Convention was held in Scottsdale in 1998, and Epsilon Delta members were very involved in planning and hosting the event.


Housing:

The kitchen was remodeled in 1990 which included new wallpaper, floor covering, paint and cabinets. The Board also added an ice machine, and the Parents' Club donated a big screen television for the chapter room.

The House Board redecorated the Chapter Room in 1998. In 1998 campus discussions began with ASU regarding the proposal of moving sorority housing out of Palo Verde Main and into the Sonora Residence Hall. It was agreed that new housing would be built to accommodate all sororities on Apache Trail.


Philanthropy:

Epsilon Delta continued to participate in the all-Greek football tournament to raise money for a variety of charities. They also decorated the floor for trick-or-treating children, went Christmas caroling, played in a volleyball tournament, and participated in a fun run. The annual Greek Sing was also a philanthropic event that raised money for Camp Sunrise, a retreat for kids with cancer.

In 1994, members logged 300 volunteer hours with the Junior Achievement organization. In 1995 the members volunteered more than 300 hours for the Thunderbirds to raise $1,000,000 for local charities. Epsilon Delta was asked to present a workshop about its philanthropy program at the national COOL conference held at ASU (focusing on innovative community service oriented projects). The chapter was also able to raise more than $1,600 for the Rose McGill Fund.

In 1997, the ASU's campus underwent a restructuring of rules and regulations surrounding the philanthropic events of sororities and fraternities. The idea was to explore time management in the chapters for hosting and attending different functions. As a result, Epsilon Delta only hosted the Kappa Kickoff football tournament to benefit Rose McGill Fund. Members did seek off-campus organizations to assist in fundraising and volunteer hours.


Province Awards:

In 1995 the chapter was given the Florence B. McLaughlin award for the chapter which has best contributed to its community through philanthropic projects during the 1993-1995 biennium. They also received the Norma Dow Patton Award for thoughtfulness, courtesy, support, and interaction with alumnae, and the Debbie Wamser Russell Miller Award for the maintenance of our chapter facility and all other aspects of house board programming.


Convention Awards:

In 1998 the chapter received honorable mentions in the areas of Philanthropy and Finance.


Highlights of 2000-2010[edit]

The members of Epsilon Delta continued their strong legacy at Arizona State University. In 2004 with a campus of more than 50,000 students and 11 sororities, the Kappas maintained strong bonds among its 113 members. In 2005, the chapter had 115 members.

The chapter continued to strive in the area of scholarship. Challenges they faced included organization, resistance to change among the members, finances, and a weak standards committee. They addressed these issues by establishing due dates for dues, condensing the calendar, offering strong officer training, hosting more sisterhood events, and improving the standards committee and risk management program. Clear standards and ongoing communication between the officers and the members was a focus for the chapter.

Following the tragedy of 9-11, Kappas participated in campus-wide events honoring the slain victims. A candlelight vigil was held and money was raised through a raffle for the Red Cross. Epsilon Delta continued to organize their archives on an annual basis.

In 2006, the Epsilon Delta chapter received Panhellenic’s chapter of the week two times during the year. ASU's campus was now at a record 55,000 students, and Epsilon Delta had 120 members. By 2008 ASU was maintaining four campuses; ASU West, Poly Technic, East Campus, and ASU Main (in Tempe). There were five Greek Councils: Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, Multicultural Greek Council, National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations, and the National Panhellenic Conference.

In 2008 the chapter was preparing to celebrate its 50th anniversary, and it paid special attention to the archives. Many items were shared with the members throughout the year, old minutes were read, famous Kappas were talked about, and Epsilon Delta's history at ASU was shared.

The chapter also refocused organizational efforts by improving parliamentary procedures, utilizing committee structure more efficiently, and implementing a Leadership Academy plan.

In 2009 there were 134 active members, and Epsilon Delta held one of the most successful Recruitment efforts that they have experienced in recent years. Members of Epsilon Delta continued to participate in campus-wide events related to statewide budget cuts (including reform at college campuses), and multicultural awareness.

By 2010 ASU's campus had grown to 65,000 students, and the Greek system added a new sorority; Alpha Gamma Delta. Kappa Delta closed on the campus. Epsilon Delta Kappas were 150 members strong. In 2010 the members hosted their first Mothers Weekend.


Housing:

In 2001 the Kappas, along with all other ASU sororities, moved into new housing on Apache Trail. In 2004 the cluster housing of Adelphi Commons housed 30 Epsilon Delta members. In 2007, the Kappas moved to a different space in Adelphi Commons, and the cluster rooms housed 20 members.

In 2008 the Kappas won "Cleanest Cluster Award" from ASU's housing department. Fraternity houses were being demolished on Greek Row as part of a redevelopment effort at ASU.


Philanthropy:

Members participated in charitable fundraising events such as Derby Days, a car wash for breast cancer awareness, Valentines for the Phoenix Children's Hospital, a golf tournament, and Autism awareness. Epsilon Delta continued to actively participate in Panhellenic and Interfraternity events to raise money for a variety of charities.

In 2005, the chapter completed 575 hours of community service. In 2006, Kappas raised over $7,000 for RIF (Reading is Fundamental).

The members also gathered gifts and money to be shared with a Kappa in need during the holidays. In 2007 Epsilon Delta started a new philanthropy called "Kappa Karnival" which invited underprivileged children to participate in carnival activities for the day.


Convention Awards:

In 2004 Epsilon Delta received the Chapter/Advisory Board relations award (honorable mention). In 2010 Epsilon Delta won the Standards award.

Highlights of 2011-2019[edit]

Highlights of 2011[edit]

2011 was a very memorable year for Epsilon Delta. Throughout the year we participated in numerous events and philanthropies. In January for our first date party of the year, we went to a Phoenix Suns game. In February, we held our annual semi-formal dance, Kappa Krush.

In March we participated in the Greek olympics at ASU and held our second annual Mother's weekend. In April, we participated in ASU Greek Week and Greek Sing, held our annual philanthropy Kappa Kick-off, and our annual fomal, Sapphire Ball. Greek week was a lot of fun because we got to pair up with Sigma Nu and Delta Tau Delta and compete in various competitions and make up a dance routine to perform at the Greek Sing competition. Kappa Kick-off was very successful, we raised money for RIF and received a lot of book donations.

Saphire Ball was a very neat event this year because our event chairman decided to require formal wear such as long gowns and suits and it was held at a very nice hotel in Phoenix. In September, we had a very successful recruitment, gaining 77 new members. During September we also cleaned up our street that we adopted. In October, we held our annual parent's weekend, our annual philanthropy Kappa Klassic benefiting the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center, our annual semi-formal Kappa Presents, Founder's Day brunch and Race for the Cure. We also held two sisterhood events; we went to a haunted house and saw the movie Footloose on Big-Little reveal night. In November, we initiated 64 new members and won the More for Mankind competition put on by Seven jeans. In winning the More for Mankind competition, we were recognized nationally, Seven gave us $2,500 to give to the philanthropy of our choice, and even threw an event for us at their local store in Scottsdale. We ended the year with Holiday dinner party at the Cheesecake factory.

The chapter continued its strong support of sisterhood events, campus-wide events, alumnae events, and parent involvement. Standards and risk management continue to be challenges for the chapter, and the members strive to bond through alcohol-free sisterhood events. Scholarship was improving, and the chapter GPA in 2011 was 3.11. In 2011 the chapter pledged 77 new members.

ASU formed a Greek vision board to focus on the improvement of Greek life in three areas: space and place, self determination, and thriving chapters. It is expected that Sigma Kappa sorority will colonize in 2012.

Campus: Arizona State University is one of the largest universities in the nation. On the Tempe campus where Epsilon Delta is housed, there are 65,000 students. It was announced that Sigma Kappa sorority will begin colonization at Arizona State in the Spring of 2012. ASU implemented a Greek vision board to improve Greek life that focuses on 3 key areas of Greek life; space and place, self-determination, and thriving chapters. Also, the downtown campus (located in Phoenix) at Arizona State is working on a new Greek housing complex called "First 44."

Chapter: As a chapter, Epsilon Delta prides itself on diversity. We are one of the most diverse houses on campus. We currently have 180 active members. In the fall, we gained 77 new members after a very successful recruitment. In November, we initiated 64 new members.

In the fall of 2011, our chapter was put on probation by ASU after one of our socials got out of hand. As of right now in the beginning of the spring 2012 semester, we are still on probation but have had some terms released. As a chapter we stood together during this time and saw it as an opportunity to only improve for the better. We have implemented a new risk management plan to make sure that nothing like this will ever happen again. Also, we have been able to strengthen the bonds of our sisterhood through these times by only being allowed to have sisterhood events , alcohol-free. We were also able to turn our chapter around academically in the fall semester with the implementation of mandatory study hours, allowing us to jump from the below all-sorority average to above the all-sorority average, with a 3.11 GPA as a chapter.


Highlights of 2012[edit]

The Epsilon Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Arizona State University started off the school year with an incredible recruitment over Labor Day weekend and came out with an amazing pledge class of 2012. We all enjoyed bid day at the Lloyd’s house and shared some of our favorite Kappa traditions with our new members. Our first sisterhood of the year with the new members was a “Kappa Kookie Decorating Day.” We all had the chance to decorate cookies and craft signs for the new members dorm doors with each other. The second sisterhood of the year was a night of broomball. We had pizza and attempted to play the game even though no one really knew what they were doing.

In mid-September it was parents weekend which we enjoyed a tailgate and the ASU v. Utah game with our sisters and parents. That weekend was also our annual golf tournament “Kappa Klassic” where we raised money for The Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center (SARRC).

In October we had “Kappa Presents” date party where the actives presented the new members to all of our friends and dates. That month we also celebrated Big Little reveal, a new member retreat, and of course Founder’s Day! We had a Founder’s Day brunch with some of the alumni from around the state. October was also the month of Homecoming which we participated in.

The month of November started off with our date party called “Barn Dance” and that weekend we also had a Bar-B-Q with the men of Alpha Sigma Phi. Then we moved into Inspiration Week. We had events planned for our soon to be active members such as: “Epsilon Delta Night,” “Campfire Night,” and “Fireside” which led into initiation. To end the month and the semester we had a holiday themed social with the men of Sigma Alpha Epsilon.

To begin spring semester we all went to an ASU basketball game as a sisterhood. The following weekend was our All House Spring Retreat up north. In February we had a jungle themed social with the men of Pi Kappa Phi, which was at the Rainforest Café. Valentine’s day Weekend we participated in Panhellenic’s Dance Marathon and also had our date party “Kappa Krush.” Towards the end of the month we were given the opportunity to participate in Mother’s Weekend with our moms.

Our biggest event of spring semester was our philanthropy for Reading is Fundamental that is “Kappa Kickoff,” a football tournament. We raised money for RIF from the teams that participated as well as many books for children and schools in need. To end the semester we were all invited to the date party “Sapphire” to honor our seniors as well as “Senior Will Night” where seniors passed down things to the chapter. During the school year of 2012 and 2013 we also participated in many philanthropies including: Kappa Sigma’s, Sigma Alpha Mu’s, Pi Kappa Phi’s, Lambda Chi Alpha’s, Delta Zeta’s, and Sigma Kappa’s.

Highlights of 2013[edit]

2013 was certainly a year to remember for the woman of the Epsilon Delta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Arizona State University. The year started bonding back together after winter break with an all house retreat to Camp Tonozona. In February we had social with the gentleman of Pi Kappa Phi. Our fraternity as a whole participated in Arizona State University’s first ever Dance Marathon. We then had our annual Kappa Krush, valentines day themed date party. Then Kappa held its third annual mothers weekend in March, which included a spa day and brunch! Philanthropically we had our biennial Kappa Kickoff where we raised money for RIF and held a book drive for local schools. Kappa also participated in the fraternity Lambda Chi Alpha’s Watermelon Bust philanthropy, which helped the United Food Bank of Mesa Arizona.

Also in the sororities Sigma Kappa and Gamma Phi Beta’s capture the flag philanthropy for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Relay for Life was another Arizona State University event we participated in as a whole chapter, where we had a booth to raise donations. In April we won a free sisterhood from Victory Secret Pink for donating the most articles of clothing. Arizona State University also had its greek week in May where we collected over 2,000 cans for St. Mary’s food bank. The last event of the spring was our annual Sapphire Ball, a formal date party where we showcased seniors and gave our individual chapter awards. Over the summer many members traveled around the world and even visited Fraternity Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio!

Fall came quickly as we prepared for recruitment. The chapter welcomed over 78 new members in the beginning of September! Kappa held our sisterhood for the winning the Pink competition the previous semester, which was filled with food and watching a movie together in our housing lawn. We held our annual parents weekend complete with tickets to a football game at ASU. September concluded with Kappa Klassic, a golf tournament and brunch to help our new local philanthropy, Sounds of Autism. Our first date party of the semester was Kappa Presents, where all new members wore white. We held a founders day brunch with our local Alumni association in October. The new members had a retreat to get to know each other better and learn some of the kappa values. The house participated in three fraternities philanthropy’s in the fall. Phi Gamma Delta’s philanthropy for United Services Organization, Kappa Alpha’s Angles in the Outfield, and Sigma Alpha Mu’s philanthropy for Judy Fund for Alzheimer’s Research.

Kappa hosted a musician for Big and Little reveal. Homecoming week was celebrated with the gentleman of Alpha Sigma Phi. Initiation took place in November where we initiated 73 of our new members! The year ended with a “What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?” social with the men of Alpha Delta Phi. The year was not complete without participation in intramural sports. Kappa played soccer, softball, flag football, and even placed first overall greek team in volleyball over the past year! Challenges our chapter has had include reaching the All Sorority Average for academics and attendance. We are continuing to overcome these struggles with our PDC and incorporated new ideas for increasing both.

The chapter as a whole completed well over 5,600 hours of community service throughout the year! Kappa also holds two members who were elected as Vice President of Member Development and Risk management for Arizona State University’s Panhellenic Council for 2014! Standards won an award from our PDC for best standards minutes. The year ended with a surprise gift for the chapter of sweatshirts with our letters on them! Overall an amazing year for the woman of the Epsilon Delta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Arizona State University.

There are diverse changes to our campus regarding greek life. There are four campuses, an average 3.47 University GPA, over 70,000 students, and over 58 greek letter organizations. Unfortunately the amount of negative media surrounding our school and greek life has increased in the past year. This poor PR has lead to several Fraternities becoming unaffiliated with Arizona State University. Positive changes have happened with Panhellenic adding a new risk management and philanthropy policies. This allows for having a safer environment for our chapter. Through the struggles we have faced with media, academics, and attendance, Epsilon Delta still “prides itself on diversity of our chapter” (1992 registrar). The nature of our chapter is caring, supportive, acceptable to change, and most importantly we know how to have fun with our sisters. This chapter loves spending time together and knows when it is important to reconnect and focus. The end of 2013 the chapter has re-gained our momentum to continue to be the woman that we are; true, beautiful, and good.

Highlights of 2014[edit]

2014 was another busy and productive year for the women of the Epsilon Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. In February, we started off the semester with our annual Valentine’s Day themed date party, Kappa Krush on the 15th. At the end of March, leading into the first week of April, we participated in Arizona State Panhellenic’s Greek Week, and were paired up with the fraternities of Phi Gamma Delta, and Sigma Alpha Mu. Greek Sing had the theme of the Hunger Games, and each team was assigned a District. We were so proud to come in 2nd overall in Greek Week, and to take 3rd place in Greek Sing!

The 26th of April is when Sapphire Ball fell, our classiest event of the year, at which girls can be found wearing both long prom type dresses, as well as short formal dresses as well. On April 27th, our chapter held our yearly tradition of Senior Will Night, where we got together at the restaurant Grimaldi’s, and the Seniors had speeches read by some of their dearest Kappa sisters, and then they “willed” down some of their Kappa items, ranging from tee shirts to painted canvases and letters. The last event of the school year was a sisterhood held at Macayo’s, a Mexican restaurant, where girls were able to come and eat lunch with their sisters, and everyone received a tank top.

School started back in session on August 21st, and August 28th marked the beginning of formal recruitment. After the long weekend of countless hours of recruiting and voting, finally on Tuesday, September 2nd, we had Bid Day, which was America themed. We welcomed 86 New Members into our chapter. After all of the festivities at Old Main, we took our new members to the Chandler Ice Den to enjoy ice-skating and to have a chance to meet more actives, as well as get to know some of their pledge class. On September 19th, we had a social with the gentlemen of Phi Gamma Delta, which was themed “Hall of Fame”.

On the 27th of September, we had our first ever Golden Key Gala, instead of our traditional theme of Kappa Presents, where Actives used to wear black and New Members wore white. In October, our New Members had their retreat the weekend of the 3rd, and then later in the month on the 15th we celebrated Big/Little reveal! The first week in November was I-week, and on November 8th we initiated 77 women into our chapter. The weekend after, on the 15th of November, we had our annual Barn Dance date party, which is Western themed. It was held at the Rockin R Ranch, which looks like an old Western town!

On the 6th of December, right before finals week, we had our final sisterhood event of the calendar year, and went to Zoolights at the Phoenix Zoo! Girls were able to walk around and see the decorations, and see the exhibits, and all who attended received a long sleeve shirt. After all of our memorable events, 2014 was definitely an amazing year for the Epsilon Delta chapter at Arizona State University.

As Greek Life has come more under fire in recent years, ASU continues to put in place precautions and rules to try to protect the Panhellenic community from potentially damaging it's reputation. Our chapter is full of a bunch of fun loving girls who are genuine and kind. This year we have been focusing more on building up our sisterhood and the relationships between the women in our chapter.

ASU has Adelphi Commons, which are a bunch of dorm clusters for each sorority on our campus. There is enough room for 30 girls to live in each year. In the past, we were located in a smaller cluster at Adelphi, but have since relocated to the cluster which we have resided in for multiple years now. Chapter meetings are held in a classroom on campus.


Highlights of 2015[edit]

2015 was another busy year full of activities for the women of Epsilon Delta. The semester started in January and we were busy planning for our upcoming Continuous Open Bid recruitment. With the hard work and effort of the entire house we extended bids to 10 outstanding women. On February 7th, we held our Mother’s Weekend brunch at Camelback Golf Club. On February 13th, we held our annual Kappa Krush date party at Blur night club in Old Town Scottsdale. That Sunday, we hosted Kappa Kickoff, our philanthropy event that benefits Reading is Fundamental. Kappa Kickoff is a flag football tournament amongst the participating fraternities, but includes other events through out the week such as t-shirt sales and book donations which helped contribute to the overall point count. In the end the gentlemen of Sigma Phi Epsilon won our flag football tournament, but the gentlemen of Delta Tau Delta were named the overall winners of our philanthropy after all points were tallied. Delta Tau Delta was awarded a trophy as the overall winners and Sigma Phi Epsilon was given a plaque naming them the Kappa Kickoff flag football champions. Both items were presented to the chapters as a way to show our gratitude for their outstanding turn out and tremendous support of out philanthropy. Initiation week for our Spring ’15 new member class began with Epsilon Delta Night on March 23rd followed by Campfire on the 25th, Fireside on the 27th, and Initiation on the morning of March 28th, including adding another Kappa legacy to our sisterhood. During the month we were also able to compete in Lambda Chi Alpha’s philanthropy, Watermelon Bust which involves tossing, smashing, and sliding through watermelons to help benefit Feeding America. April meant that it was time for Greek Week, and this year we were paired with the gentlemen of Delta Chi and Sigma Alpha Mu. Greek Week was an exciting way to become more involved in the Greek community by participating in events such as window painting, attending the activities throughout the week, and competing in the Infamous Greek Sink show, where we performed our dances and skits that aligned with the Gods and Goddesses theme for the year. As a whole, Greek life raised over $72,000 for Valley of the Sun United Way through the participation in Greek Week. In April we hosted Leadership Consultant Alex Von Springer who offered us great advice to end our school year with. In addition, we participated in Kappa Sigma’s philanthropy to benefit the Special Olympics. We competed in various events such as an egg toss, pyramid building competition, and volleyball tournament to accumulate points. In the end we came out on top and were able to leave victorious as the winners of the Kappa Sigma philanthropy. On April 18th, we held our annual Sapphire Ball Formal and honored our seniors at their final formal as an active member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. On April 25th our VP of Standards set up a scavenger hunt throughout campus as a final sisterhood for the school year and the winning team was awarded Starbucks gift cards. We ended the semester in May by holding an all house recruitment workshop before everyone went home for the summer where we practiced door songs, prepared strong conversation topics, and answered any questions asked by the chapter.


The beginning of the Fall ’15 semester began with 30 new sisters moving into our sorority housing in Adelphi Commons. Quickly after move in we began work week to ensure that we were recruitment ready! This year, recruitment was split into two weekends due to the increasing number of PNM’s going through recruitment each year. The first round of recruitment was held on August 29th and 30th as we saw half of the PNM’s one day and the other half the other day. The remaining rounds of recruitment were held September 5th-7th. We were honored to host Leadership Consultant Jess Morin from August 29th through September 8th, as she was a crucial part of our recruitment process. Jess was such an asset to us during the highs and lows of recruitment and helped relay messages back and forth to headquarters and ease tension in the house. On September 8th we welcomed 88 wonderful new members into our chapter and held Bid Day at the roof top pool of the Residence Inn on the north side of campus. Bid Day activities included busting a move on the dance floor with the DJ, swimming, and enjoying the Arizona weather with our new sisters. This fall semester we participated in the Greek flag football league and enjoyed cheering our sisters on to victory. We hosted our parents for Family Weekend September 25th-27th and held Kappa Klassic, our annual fall philanthropy that Sunday at Top Golf in Scottsdale. There was a brunch and golf tournament portion of our philanthropy to raise money for our local philanthropies Sounds of Autism and Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center. On October 3rd we had our fall formal Golden Key Gala which was accompanied by a sit down dinner this year. Later that month, on the 22nd, we had big/little reveal and all of our Kappa families grew! The first week of November was I-week, and we initiated our Fall ’15 New Member Class on Saturday November 7th. The next week was Homecoming and we were paired with the gentlemen of Delta Chi and Delta Tau Delta. Our members enjoyed participating in the week’s events and took home third place overall! On Friday the 20th, we held our Barn Dance date party at Rawhide. On the 22nd we participated in Sigma Alpha Mu’s Paint Splash philanthropy where are sisters were covered in paint support of Alzheimer’s research while claiming the first place spot. In December we closed out the semester by having a holiday themed social with the gentlemen of Sigma Pi at the Hard Rock Café in Downtown Phoenix! We had quite the busy year in 2015 and are ecstatic to see what 2016 has in store for us.

The Epsilon Delta chapter is an extremely genuine and supportive group of women. Over the past year we have worked to strengthen our bonds within the Kappa ritual as well as with each other to ensure that we are living out Kappa’s ideals daily. Our chapter is striving to become one of the most involved organizations on campus by participating in as many events as we can, including Panhellenic, Greek life, and University events alike. We would like to have a large presence on campus as a group of exceptional individuals.

Our chapter holds our chapter meetings in classrooms on campus that we reserve at the before the start of each semester. We have experimented with different locations on campus to try to find a centrally located classroom so as to accommodate as many girls in the chapter as we can to allow for easy commuting to chapter as it is a crucial part of our sisterhood.

Adelphi Commons is a University dormitory facility that houses all of our Panhellenic Sororities. Each sorority has a “cluster” that is set up similar to a dorm, but is more private to each house. Our cluster houses 30 girls, with most girls living in a double room and sharing a bathroom with the adjacent room. We also have a full kitchen, study room/loft, and a chapter room that is utilized as a living room. We were very excited to have our chapter room redecorated at the end the summer (thanks to our House Board) before the next group of sisters moved in for the 2015-2016 school year. Members that live in Adelphi enjoy House Dinners monthly which provides another way to connect with sisters and build our sisterhood.

Highlights of 2016[edit]

This year the Epsilon Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma has been hard at work. Our spring semester began in January with an all house retreat at a local mansion to help us strengthen our bonds in Kappa before beginning our Continuous Open Bidding process the following week. On January 31st, we had the delight of hosting Lesly Stern for a Risk Management workshop. In February we held our annual Kappa Krush date party, followed by hiking and lunch for Dad’s Weekend the next week. Our Vice President of Standards organized a sisterhood at a Phoenix Suns game that included unlimited food and time spent on the court post-game with our sisters. Spring big/little reveal and initiation was held in March along with Greek Week to close out the month. April was an exciting month as we held our spring philanthropy, Kappa Kickoff, which raises money and books for RIF. This year we included “Kappa Con Queso” where we raised money through sales of Nachos and Quesadillas from a local food truck. We also raised funds through apparel sales and penny wars throughout the week, concluding in our final event of a flag football tournament between participating fraternities. Next, we participated in Lambda Chi Alpha’s annual Watermelon Bust Philanthropy, benefitting Feeding America. We closed off the semester with a couple of events honoring our seniors: Senior Will Night and our annual Sapphire Ball.

Preparation for recruitment began in summer as our Membership Chairman, members of her committee and her adviser put in many hours to make recruitment run as smoothly as possible. This culminated in the beginning of August when work week began to help prepare the rest of the chapter for the recruitment process. Recruitment was a huge success and resulted in welcoming home 91 new members on bid day! We held a pool party bid day activity to celebrate our wonderful new members that was catered by Auntie Ann’s Pretzels and Rita’s Italian Ice. We held a Social Event with Sigma Tau Gamma where we dressed up as our favorite decade for the “Throwback Thursday” theme. Our annual Barn Dance took place on October 15th, and our final date party of the semester will be “Kappa Kappa Gatsby” on November 19th. We were thrilled to welcome the new members into our Kappa families on October 27th and are looking forward to Initiation on November 12th.

In addition to the fun social aspects of this fall semester, we have been working very hard on revamping our fall philanthropy and working closely with both our local and national philanthropies. Our new fall philanthropy is called “Key to Kappa”, which will continue to raise money for our local philanthropy, Sounds of Autism. A member from each participating fraternity will work to raise as much as they can through fundraising, apparel sales and percentage nights at Dave and Busters and Summits Yoga. Winners will be crowned on November 17th after participating in Sounds of Autism trivia, a Kappa apparel fashion show and a talent competition. On October 28th, we will be holding a RIF event at Vector Prep and Arts School where members will volunteer reading, face painting and crafting bookmarks with the kids. We are ecstatic about what we have accomplished this semester and are looking forward to our plans for next semester. Inspiration Week took place November 7th-12th where we initiated our new members and bonded over our beautiful ritual. We closed out the semester with electing our 2017 Chapter Council and are ecstatic to see them excel in the coming year.

Highlights of 2017[edit]

The Epsilon Delta Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma kicked off the new year with our first sisterhood event on January 27th, which was held in our housing facility; Adelphi. We had a pretzel truck come to supply snacks while we all watched a movie in our chapter room with our sisters! Our annual formal event, Kappa Krush, on February 10th was also a major success. Our sisters got to craft matching paper hearts for them and their dates to wear for the night. Shortly following Krush, we had an amazing philanthropy event with the East Valley alumnae association on the 27th. We worked with UMOM, an organization that provides shelter for homeless families and individuals in the Phoenix area. At this event our girls and the alumnae were able to read to the children staying with UMOM, to help take their mind off the stressors and struggles that are associated with being homeless.

On March 18th, we had our Annual Phired Up workshop with KJ, who is an amazing speaker and mentor. Our girls absolutely adore her and it is always a joy to watch her speak about sororities and the way we can continually grow within our chapters. The next day our chapter participated in Lambda Chi Alpha’s Philanthropy, Watermelon Bust! On March 22nd we held our 2nd annual Kappa Con Queso event alongside our annual philanthropy, Kappa Kickoff. Both events were greatly successful! March was Jam packed with philanthropic events, as we also participated in Pi Kappa Phi’s Bikeathon from March 28th to the 30th in support of The Ability Experience. Our sisters signed up for time slots to ride stationary bikes throughout the day, and well into the night! We also bought tickets to see one of our own participate in the “Ability Queen” Pageant.

We started the month of April off right with Mom’s Weekend! Our ladies were able to spend the weekend bonding with their moms and sisters over some lunch and bowling. The week following mom’s weekend was ASU’s greek week; where all the ASU organizations compete in events to raise money for Valley of the Sun United Way. We were paired with Sigma Tau Gamma and Sigma Pi fraternities. We participated in window paintings, a book drive, and a Greek sing competition! While we didn’t place in Greek Sing, we are proud to announce that our chapter raised the most money in raw donations; over $7,000! On April 22nd, we participated in the Kappa Sigma Splashdown Philanthropy on April 22nd that we WON for the third year in a row! That evening we had our annual Sapphire Ball; our event that honors the graduating class each year. This year's sapphire was absolutely wonderful. The evening started with a catered dinner, then allowed our guests to enjoy some time on the dance floor, and then ended the evening with senior awards to honor all of our amazing seniors. During the first week of may standards held multiple study sessions at Hayden library and Adelphi for finals before sending our sisters off for summer!

So then summer came along! And although our Kappa sisters were not all together, Epsilon Delta did some amazing things individually. Many of our girls spent the summer abroad, either studying in Prague, backpacking through Europe or hiking glaciers in Iceland. Others, spent their summer interning all over the country. Paramount Pictures in Hollywood, CA, Aloha Medical Supply in Hawaii, the St Louis Zoo in St. Louis, Missouri, just to name a few. This summer we were also offered a spot in the new Greek Leadership Village that is coming in Fall of 2018 to ASU’s campus. We accepted that offer and are thrilled to move in with the other Greek organizations next fall!

On August 7th sisters moved into Adelphi Commons; our sorority housing! Class Council also had their first meeting of the new semester that evening. During 9-11th of August we had our “polish week” to put finishing touches on the upcoming recruitment! On the 18 of August we had our Greek Block Party, where we got to meet tons of new PNMs and represent Kappa! The 25, 26, 27 of August marked our first week of recruitment. During the first week of September we finished off our second week of recruitment. Tuesday September 5th was our bid day where we welcomed 80 new amazing new members into our chapter! The reveal was at Adelphi Commons, and our bid day celebration was held at a private pool; where we went swimming, ate dinner and bonded with our new sisters! September 21st we held our first social with the members of Sigma Pi Fraternity, where we dressed in our best thrift shop outfits and spent the night skating and eating pizza with our sisters and friends.

On September 30th we participated in Chi Phi’s Philanthropy which was a capture the flag tournament! On October 11th we had a fundraiser at Chipotle for our Golden Key Gala Supporting Ryan’s house; a local organization that provides respite care to children with life-altering disabilities. That same night we had our big little “speed dating” event; where active members got to know a bunch of new members in leu of our big little pairing week! That Friday, October 13, Parent’s weekend commenced! We kicked off the weekend with our brand new fundraising event; the Golden Key Gala, supporting our brand new Charity, Ryan’s house. The event was a huge success and we are happy to announce that we raised over $5,900 for Ryan House that evening. This night was made even more special because sisters were able to share the chapters’ activities and our love for Ryan’s house with our families. Family weekend continued on the 14 & 15th and sisters continued to bond with their families!

The next week was a ton of fun as we began the process of matching big and littles. Reveal was held on the 19th at Old Maine; a beautiful historical building on ASU’s campus. After the reveal and many, many pictures later, members went off to celebrate their new fams with pizza, ice cream, and the like! On the 21st we celebrated our Founders Day with the Phoenix Alumnae association, the East Valley, and the Scottsdale Alumnae associations with a lovely brunch. We also got to witness alumnae receiving their 50, 60, and 70 year pins! On the week of the 23rd, homecoming began! It was a week jam packed with events like window painting, dodgeball, a lantern walk, and a parade- all benefitting Valley of The Sun United Way. We were paired with Kappa Alpha Order and Kappa Sigma. We all had so much fun participating and showing our Sun Devil spirit for the homecoming football game that Saturday. On Friday the 27th we also had our “Reading is Key” event, where sisters volunteered to read to Students at Vector Prep School!

On October 29th a pumpkin carving sisterhood event was held in our Chapter room! Afterwards we decorated our entire housing facility with Kappa Pumpkins. We started off November with attending, “Pansgiving”; a thanksgiving meal provided by Panhellenic for all sororities, in the Adelphi Common Area, on the 1st. On Friday, November 3rd, Kappa’s Class of 2017 was able to reconnect with their awesome rho gams at the Rho gam Pajama Jam event! The following weekend we participated in Kappa Alpha’s philanthropy in support of Nikki Beaudoin; a greek woman who lost her life in the battle with cancer.

Monday, November 6th, marked the beginning of the inspirational period and Initiation week for the new members! On the 8th a campfire was held at an active member’s home where the entire chapter was welcomed to s’mores, hot chocolate, and stories from seniors about their amazing time in Kappa. As always, the evening was a major success! On the morning of Friday the 10th, our fireside service was held. The following morning was initiation, where we initiated 80 outstanding members into our chapter! On November 14, our chapter attended an informative talk with Dr. Lori Bednarchik about sexual consent assault on college campuses. On the 15th we rented out a movie theatre to see a special screening of Bad Moms' Christmas for a sisterhood! Everyone got free popcorn and drinks, and thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

On our last Chapter of 2017, we held elections for our 2018 Class Council, and then went off for Thanksgiving break! Upon return, the sisters who lived in Greek housing held their own late thanksgiving meal! Everyone helped cook and then sat down to watch the Victoria’s Secret Fashion show together. Then, preparation for finals began. Before heading off for winter break, a Finals breakfast was held at Adelphi on Monday, December 4th to wish all of our sisters good luck and to enjoy one last meal together.

Highlights of 2018[edit]

The Epsilon Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma started off the year of 2018 strong with a Chapter Council Retreat on January 7th. During this retreat, members of council created a business plan to focus the direction of the chapter. The plan included various tactics for improving academics, strengthening Greek relationships, and increasing involvement. We then had the pleasure of meeting with the national fraternity president of Kappa, Beth Black, at our cluster in Adelphi Commons on January 11th. We discussed our new business plan as well as our exciting semester ahead. We had a great visit and absolutely loved having her! Our first sisterhood of the year was held in Adelphi on January 30th, where girls got together to exchange Kappa tee shirts and eat pizza.

On February 3rd, the chapter attended the Behind Happy faces seminar held on campus. It was a very eye opening and informative seminar on mental health awareness. On Sunday, February 11th, Kappa’s seniors got their very own sisterhood; attending a pure barre work out class together! Later that night we had a joint potluck with the women of Kappa Delta, which was a major success. The following week we participated in Sigma Tau Gamma’s philanthropy, benefitting the Special Olympics. On February 24th, we had our annual Dad’s weekend. Girls and their dads spent the morning eating donuts and coffee, and then attended a Diamondback’s game together! The next week our Panhellenic Delegate began rehearsals for Greek sing in the upcoming Greek Week Competition, benefiting Valley of The Sun United way.

After a relaxing spring break, March was jam packed with recruitment workshops and more Greek sing rehearsals. We also participated in two philanthropies this month; Lambda Chi Alpha’s watermelon bust, benefitting Feeding America, And Pi Kappa Phi’s Bikeathon, benefitting the Ability Experience. March 19th Marked the first event for our own Philanthropy, Kappa Kick off! We had an ice cream social in the Adelphi Common room, where people could purchase an ice cream sundae with all the fixings. We also had our Kappa Con Queso event later that week, with five dollar all-you-can-eat nachos! Both events had great turnout and were a lot of fun. We concluded the week with our main event, Kappa Kick off, on Saturday March 24th. It was a flag football tournament at Meyer Park. We had an absolute blast this week, all while raising $6,300 for RIF!

We had yet another successful sisterhood during the second week of April. It was held at a sister’s home, where girls got together to swim, enjoy lunch, and simply relax for the busy week ahead. The following Monday, April 9th, was the first day of Greek Week! This massive “Netflix” themed Greek wide competition involved window painting, athletic events, public speakers, and our Greek Sing Event. We were paired with Theta Xi, Acacia, and Alpha Kappa Lambda fraternities. We placed third in Greek Sing and SECOND overall! We raised nearly seventy thousand dollars as a Greek community for Valley of The Sun United Way, and had a fun time doing so!

We continued the month of April with more events! On Saturday the 14th we paired up with Kendra Scott in Chandler Fashion Square Mall, where twenty percent of sales for that day went to our philanthropy. During the week of the 16th we held Big/Little Appreciation. Bigs and Littles exchanged gifts, wrote thoughtful letters, and made sure to spend quality time together. We even had an Instagram contest for the “best big/lil duo”! It was a great week where everyone in the chapter felt the love of fellow sisters. The following Saturday, we held our last and best major event of the semester- Sapphire! The formal was held at The Duce in downtown Phoenix. The evening involved a sit-down dinner, dancing, and Senior Awards! We wrapped up the last week of classes on a positive note with its success. On April 29th we had our Senior Will Brunch. We ate a tasty meal, and heard seniors reminisce and give heart felt speeches. It was a bittersweet moment, and a great last send off! Then came finals week, and off we went for summer.

August of 2018 was one for the books as we moved into our Brand-New housing facility, the Greek Leadership Village. It includes a four story, 40 bed house with a gym, large common area and kitchen, and custom furnishings. It is gorgeous, and we were so excited to begin the year here! Not long after getting settled, our Polish Week for recruitment preparation began. Starting from the 11th to the 15th, girls met up at the GLV to brush up and practice recruiting in our new space. We also snuck a few sisterhood activities in between, like pajama day and twin day. The first day of classes began on August 16th. The following evening was the Greek Block Party in the GLV. It felt great meeting PNMs and representing Kappa! We had our first formal chapter meeting on August 20th. Later that week PNM’s toured the inside of our houses in preparation for recruitment.

Official recruitment began on August 25th. This first week was held in various rooms on campus. However, the second week all sororities moved into their houses for the remainder of recruitment. It was SO exciting showing PNM’s who we are and what we represent; and what better way to do that than in our new home! Bid day was September 4th, in the GLV. We welcomed 84 amazing new members into our chapter. Our Bid Day Event was held at an incredibly generous Alumni’s house in Scottsdale, where we had food, music, and a fortune teller! On September 6th we held our first ever movie night sisterhood event with PC 18 at the GLV. The following week we had a lovely visit from the Phoenix Alumni Association! We chatted, ate snacks, and gave them a tour of the space. Parent’s Weekend Commenced on September 28th. During this time Kappa families got together for Our annual Golden Key Gala, in support of our local Philanthropy- Ryan House. The next day we had a joint BBQ with Chi Phi, our neighbors in the GLV. Parents came and enjoyed grilled burgers and dogs before the big game!

On Wednesday, October 3rd, we held a movie night with Acacia Fraternity in our GLV cluster. People enjoyed a ton of snacks, games, and the movie, Shrek. The following day we attended a social with the gentlemen of Sigma Nu. The theme was Rock N’ Roll, and we had an absolute blast! After a short fall break, we jumped into a Philanthropy event for the Members of Delta Sigma Phi. On the 13th of October we celebrated Founders day with the Phoenix, East Valley, and Scottsdale Alumnae associations. A lovely brunch was held where girls got to mingle with alumni. We were also able to witness some women receive their 50, 60, and 70 year pins! Our next Event was our Barn Dance Social, held on October 20th. We had an amazing venue with food, a DJ, and a flip book photobooth! The event was a success. The following Monday we participated in yet another Philanthropy event; Delta Tau Delta’s Deltworld, in support of JDRF. On October 27th Our new members had a PC retreat where girls ate dinner, played games, and had a sleep over at the GLV. Soon after that homecoming week started! We were paired with Chi Phi and Theta Xi. We participated in a teddy bear drive, blood donations, percentage nights, a lantern walk, and more! The theme was Carnival, and we also had a great time making signs, banners, and a themed float for the parade.

November 5th marked the beginning of the inspirational period and initiation week for the new members. We also participated in Phi Gamma Delta’s Philanthropy during this week, which we won! On the 7th a campfire was held at an active member’s home; where the entire chapter was welcomed to s’mores, hot chocolate, and stories from seniors about their amazing time in Kappa! As always, the evening was a major success. On the morning of Friday the 9th, our fireside service was held. The following morning was initiation, where we initiated 74 outstanding members into our chapter! The next week we participated in yet another philanthropy event. Pi kappa Phi’s war of the Roses flag football tournament was held on Saturday, November 17th, where we came in second place! We held our last Sisterhood of the semester on November 27th at AMC theatre on Mill, where we rented out a theatre to watch Bridesmaids. We all wore matching Pj’s and had a great time. The next week finals commenced and marked the end of the semester. That wraps up Epsilon Delta’s 2018!


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