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We have chosen to form a relationships with the Alice Bemis Taylor Elementary School because the faculty and students at the school are enthusiastic about our partnership and share a commitment to providing an enriched and diverse learning experience for their students. Our tutoring program this semester has been very successful, and the chapter hopes to develop a stronger relationship with the school going forward.
==Highlights of 2016==
2016 was a very successful year for the Delta Zeta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Colorado College.
At Convention, held in San Diego over summer, Delta Zeta took home the Panhellenic Award and was runner-up for the Standards award.
We had a very successful Fall Recruitment, followed by COB, resulting in a total of 11 new members hailing from all classes; all 11 new members were initiated in November.
Delta Zeta members continue to excel both in and out of the classroom. Many of our members have received scholarships from the Kappa Foundation, as well as from the college and outside sources. Our sisters are leaders all across campus, acting as mentors and working towards the betterment of the school as a whole. A handful of actives are Resident Advisors, responsible for assisting and supervising students living on campus. Many DZ members have served as New Student Orientation leaders, as well as FYE Mentors, who serve as mentors to freshman students during their first year at CC. Some our of sisters serve as writing and math tutors, while others help tutor in various language departments. Lots of our senior sisters have been accepted into graduate, medical, and dental schools nationwide. Several active members are on CC sports teams, while others are involved in the arts. A great number of sisters have been in various performances this year, including the spring musical and Dance Workshop, which is a student-run dance show in which CC students both perform and direct various pieces.
Delta Zeta’s annual philanthropy event, Hungry Hungry Kappapiller was very successful. With a pie eating contest, a bake sale, and a book drive, the Delta Zeta chapter raised approximately $500, which was split between the Kappa Foundation and Reading is Fundamental. Our chapter has also continued our positive relationship with Alice Bemis Taylor Elementary School, where sisters tutor elementary school students in both math and reading comprehension.
Despite the continued renovation of the Tutt Library, the women of Delta Zeta have remained devoted to their studies. The college has made available many alternative study-spaces on campus, which sisters are effectively utilizing. The college has also continued dialogue and educational programs surrounding the issues of race, sex, gender, identity, diversity, and inclusivity.
Not only are our members involved within the panhellenic and general college community as a whole, but in the wider Colorado Springs community as well. The women of Delta Zeta have been described as strong, compassionate, and dedicated, with a commitment to the betterment of the Delta Zeta chapter, and the fraternity as a whole.
Traditionally, the Delta Zeta chapter has supported RIF and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, as well as being involved in the tutoring of young children within the Colorado Springs community. For the second year in a row, we partnered with Alice Bemis Taylor Elementary School; twice a week, Delta Zeta members donate their time to helping teach young students math and English.
We support Taylor Elementary by donating our time there because the school faculty and staff are excited to have a strong relationship with us, and because of our shared commitment to providing a dynamic and worthwhile education to young students. We hope to continue this partnership moving forward.
The Delta Zeta chapter holds meetings in lodge that is located on campus and owned by Colorado College. However, a portion of each actives dues goes towards the house, so that each active holds a share of the house, a policy that had been in place since the early 1970s. While our house is not residential, it does have the capacity to house visiting sisters. Even though DZ members do not live in the house, our sisters form strong bonds, and many live together, both on and off campus.
==Highlights of the 2020s==