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The Delta Zeta chapter is a close group of girls who are working hard to improve in all areas of work and to be as efficient as possible. The chapter is growing and becoming a well-known name on campus through our philanthropy and academic excellence.
==Highlights of 2014==
2014 was a successful year for Delta Zeta in all fronts.
Academically, the women of Delta Zeta have excelled once more. At Convention over the summer, Delta Zeta took home the Academic Excellence Award, as well as honorable mention in the Finance, Recruitment, and Ritual categories. On campus, the chapter achieved the highest GPA of the three sororities at Colorado College.
Around campus and around Colorado Springs, the women of Delta Zeta have made an impact through active participation and leadership throughout the surrounding communities. Sisters have taken on roles as leaders in the Colorado College community through their extracurricular activities, their jobs, and as mentors and tutors for their peers and for the children of the Colorado Springs community. Some activities include: canvassing for candidates for the 2014 midterm elections, certification to instruct for the R.A.D Self Defense course, and all types of internships from hospitals around the country to the catwalks of Denver.
In the fall of 2014, the Delta Zeta chapter held a new philanthropy event: The Hungry, Hungry Kappapillar. This new event was a pie eating contest outside of the college’s campus center, accompanied by a $1 book sale and a bake sale with goods made by members. Contestants from all walks of CC life, from athletes to Campus Safety officers participated to raise money for Reading is Fundamental.
The chapter has been working towards forming stronger bonds with the Colorado Springs Alumnae Association, as well as with the chapter advisers. Additionally, Delta Zeta and the Greek community at Colorado College have been working at promoting a stronger Panhellenic community and presence between the three sororities and the greater community on campus.
Overall, both the individuals of Delta Zeta and the chapter at large have maintained an ever-growing and positive presence on the Colorado College campus and in the Colorado Springs community in 2014.
During the fall of 2014, Colorado College made a controversial move to close down the weekly on-campus community kitchen for a variety of reasons. Otherwise, the Colorado College campus did not see much major change in 2014.
Throughout 2014, the women of Delta Zeta are fortunate to have had a wealth of opportunities to grow closer both within and without the chapter lodge. Monthly sisterhood events, “study parties,” and Monday meetings have all allowed members to form connections in the house; meanwhile, shared classes, extra-curriculars, and much more have strengthened those initial connections and promoted stronger bonds between the chapter as a whole. Monthly education nights have allowed the members of our chapter to grow individually and as a group, with events such as an etiquette dinner, a talk on staying healthy in the sick season, a talk on financial planning, and a presentation from Campus Safety on self-defense and assault prevention.
In 2014, the women of Delta have been characterized by strong scholarship, strong leadership from both Chapter Council and members, and an ever-growing sisterhood and network of support throughout the chapter.
We hold meetings in our on-campus lodge, which is on land owned by the school. However, as part of the dues each active pays, each active member since the 1970s holds a share of the house.
Our chapter's lodge is not residential and, aside from visiting Kappas, does not house anybody. However, many sisters throughout the years have lived together in both on-campus and off-campus housing. Additionally, many sisters have lived or currently live in the same buildings as other sisters, thus fostering a strong bond between members despite not living together.
Our lodge is chapter owned, on university owned land. The lodge was built in 1932, initially located on the west side of the Colorado Campus, and underwent major renovations in 1934. In 1996, under the first female college president, the house was moved to east campus along with the rest of the Greek housing, where it stands today. The lodge itself is the same, though it has undergone renovations, remodeling, and relocation throughout its years as a place for the women of Delta Zeta to convene.
==Highlights of the 2020s==