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→‎Highlights of 2020s:

(Excerpts from chapter history reports.) Scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of the chapter, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, etc.:

'''Housing:''' This semester we moved to our brand-new section on West Campus. The sophomore pledge class is living there and they absolutely love it. They love being able to wake up and walk right to class- a much shorter commute than we are used to from the now torn down Kappa section on central campus. Watching it get torn down was very sad and we all reflected on the amazing memories we had there but we are definitely excited about the brand new, bigger and better section on the heart of Duke's campus. With our new section on West Campus, we are now neighbors with a Duke coed selective living group called "Mirecourt". There was initially some tension between the two groups but as the year went on, many Kappas and "Mirecreations" have become unlikely friends.

'''Philanthropy:'''Camp Kesem - we host an annual 5k for Camp Kesem because Kesem is an organization very close to many of our member's hearts. Especially as one of our own has recently beat cancer. We feel very connected to Kesem's cause to help children whose parents are fighting cancer.

A corner stone of this semester was GIRLS Academy, a Kappa national event held by selected chapters working with local middle school girls surrounding why it's awesome to be a girl, inspirational women, respect for one self and others, leadership and service. This event went awesome for our chapter and made real impacts on the lives of 40 girls from Stanback middle school. We have begun planning Duke campus visits as well as other activities to continue this connection and influence on each other's lives.

~~'''Philanthropy~~Founders Day: We had the most amazing Founders Day. We went to the beautiful historic "Hill House" where we hold Founders Day and Initiation every year. We gave away some monumental pins. On March 26, 1954, Kitty Harrison was initiated into the Beta Xi Chapter. Her mother was also a Kappa and when she was initiated, Founders Day didn't even exist. Kitty went on to be a tennis legend and icon. She served as the UNC women''s tennis coach for 22 years and was inducted into the USTA Hall of Fame in 2004. She coached teams to 4 Atlantic Coast Conference team titles and 8 National top 25 finishes during her tenure and was recognized as the all-time most winning coach in ACC history in terms of dual match victories at the time of her retirement. This Founders Day, Duke and UNC put aside their differences, as the Duke Delta Beta Chapter was absolutely honored to present Kitty with her 65 year pin. Our president Rebecca Ross received the Nan Schiebel Loyalty Award.

Sesquicentennial Celebration: We have been doing "Marshal Minutes" where I share some of the history and traditions of the Delta Beta before us. We are hoping to get a visit from the Minnie Stewart Van. Every year the biggest event at Duke and UNC is the UNC-Duke Basketball game. With Carolina Blue vs Duke Blue: for the day Blue and Blue takes on a whole new meaning. We really want to set up a blue and other blue themed birthday party where we get together to celebrate the blues that bring us together, rather than the blues that set us apart

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