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Delta Upsilon holds its chapter meetings in our chapter-owned facility. Delta Upsilon's facility was the only house built at the University of Georgia that was actually intended to be a sorority house. Furthermore, it is a tradition that all Delta Upsilon members have the opportunity and are highly encouraged, to live in the sorority house during their sophomore year. There are currently 60 sisters that occupy the house.
==Highlights of 2015==
The Chapter of Delta Upsilon has had another great year in 2015, continuing to strengthen itself as a chapter and to improve the UGA campus at large. In February 2015, Delta Upsilon welcomed a new advisor to our chapter, Sharon Moore Jenkins. As a previous member of Delta Upsilon, we were very excited and privileged to have her as a new advisor, to serve along with the rest of our advisors. On February 6-8, 2015, three officers attended the Kappa Regional meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. President, Caroline Groover, Recording Secretary, Jordan Dick, and Philanthropy Chairman, Katerina Papadopoulos were all in attendance.
Our second-annual Kappa Kolor Run 5K race was held on March 21, 2015. The event raised over $7,500 for Books for Keeps, which is a local nonprofit organization that helps underprivileged children reach books of their own. We also surpassed our goal from last year by $2,500. Active member and VP of Academic Excellence Officer, Caroline Coleman, was featured in a spotlight blog post from UGA Panhellenic, which commended her academic achievements as a Foundation Fellow, and highlighted her world travels including, Oxford, England, South Korea, Bali, India, and a medical internship in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
In August 2014, our Public Relations Chairman, Paige Gaston, and her assistant, Margot Warren, spearheaded and launched our own chapter’s website (uga.kappa.com). In September, we held a candlelight ceremony for one of our members, Morgan York, who got engaged this year! It was exciting to reveal who was engaged, and hear the romantic engagement story, where her fiancé proposed to her under the Eiffel Tower. On September 17, 2015, our Corresponding Secretary, Allie Freeman, attended Kappa’s Leadership Academy in Ohio. In October, our chapter won first place at SDT’s Greek Grind charity event, benefitting Prevent Child Abuse America. Led by choreographer and Philanthropy Chairman, Katerina Papadopoulos, our first-place title earned us a $1,000 check to put towards our own philanthropy, Books for Keeps. In December, our entire chapter sent out Holiday Greeting Cards to friends, family and teachers to wish our community a happy holiday.
KEY DATES:
•JANUARY 2015:
o5: Formal Chapter
o24: Kappa Formal
•FEBRUARY 2015
o5: “Winter Wipeout” Semi-Formal with Chi Omega
o6-8: Kappa Regional Meeting
o9: Formal Chapter
o20-22: Kappa Parents’ Weekend
•MARCH 2015
o2: Formal Chapter
o17: “My Tie” Semi-Formal Date Night
o21: 2nd Annual Kappa Kolor Run
•APRIL 2015
o9: “Kite and Key” Semi-Formal with Kappa Alpha Theta
o6: Formal Chapter
o23: Kappa Crawfish Boil
o26: Cutting of the Ivy Ceremony for graduating members
•AUGUST 2015
o2: In-house girls move into Kappa
o12-17: Recruitment
o17: Bid Day
•SEPTEMBER 2015
o14: Formal Chapter
•OCTOBER 2015
o9-10: Kappa Parents’ Weekend
o12: Formal Chapter
o26: Formal Chapter
•NOVEMBER 2015
o2: Formal Chapter
o7: Initiation
o9: Formal Chapter and Chapter Council Elections
o19: “Tacky Holidays” Date Night with Alpha Delta Pi
•DECEMBER 2015
o11: Kappa Kasino Semi-Formal
Overall, 2015 was another year of progressive change for the Delta Upsilon Chapter. Both our chapter officers and our members worked incredibly hard to improve our chapter. Our younger members also show promise to continue to work to improve the chapter in years to come. Our chapter’s main strength is friendship within our chapter, as well as the loyalty we have to serve one another. We consistently excel in philanthropy, and work well together to accomplish our goals with our diverse, strong group of 267 women in our chapter. Our members come from all over the nation, including Texas, Tennessee, California, Washington D.C., Louisiana, New York, and we even have several members from Switzerland. During Recruitment, our Recruitment Chairman, Jordan Legg, worked extremely hard to ensure that our return rate was 96% during the first round. Throughout the year, our Marshal, Kate Hollett, was dedicated to thoroughly educating our members about ritual and improving our Initiation held on November 7, 2015. In January 2015, President, Caroline Groover, announced to the chapter that Panhellenic had voted to bring an 18th sorority to the University of Georgia, Delta Phi Epsilon, and would eventually be voting again to bring a 19th sorority to our campus in the following years. This change would positively affect Greek Life at UGA, allowing more girls to participate in sorority life and be exposed to more opportunities on campus.
Chapter Philanthropy:
What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?
Philanthropy has consistently proven to be a strong-suit for our chapter in most recent years. Historically, our chapter has fundraised and donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital by hosting an annual Kappa Crawfish Boil. Since St. Jude’s is Delta Delta Delta’s national philanthropy, our Philanthropy Chairman, Katerina Papadopoulos, as well as the rest of the officers, concurred to fundraise for an organization that is more aligned with Kappa’s national philanthropy called Books for Keeps. Books for Keeps is a local Athens nonprofit organization that helps underprivileged kids reach books of their own. Both Kappa’s Kolor Run on March 21, 2015 and Kappa’s Crawfish Boil on April 23, 2015, along with a $1000 check from SDT’s Greek Grind charity event, raised approximately $34,000 collectively for Books for Keeps. Throughout the year our chapter also volunteers for and donates food to the Panhellenic Pantry, an organization that provides food to students and faculty members who need it. Besides our own philanthropy, we have members involved in UGA Miracle, UGA Relay for Life and UGA HEROs philanthropic organizations.
Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support?
Books for Keeps directly aligns with the mission of Kappa’s national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, and serves the Athens community on a higher level.
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