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==Highlights of 2011-2019==
==Highlights of 2011== Over the course of the past year, the Delta Iota chapter of LSU participated in many campus and greek events. Such events included: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Splashdown, Kappa Sigma Kick-off, Delta Kappa Epsilon Pedal for the Poor, Pi Kappa Alpha's Capture the Flag,and countless others. Our chapter has also supported and aided the philanthropies of all Greeks on campus, such as Kappa Delta's Blood Drive, and Tri Delt's Delta Desserts. Kappa competed successfully in Greek athletic events. Kappa placed first in Capture the Flag, and the freshmen class placed first in KappaSigma Kick-off. Many of our members also participated in Intramural sports on behalf of KKG. The KKG soccer team was very successful this year placing first by defeating Phi Mu in the final. The volleyball team took second after a tough loss against the Tri Delts. Besides numerous campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of philanthropy. Kappa hosted the Kappa Klassic once again and raised over $30,000 dollars for St. Jude's Children's Hospital. We also hosted the first annual Kappa Krawfish,an event aimed to raise money for RIF (Reading is Fundamental). Our members are also required to be involved in charitable work and organizations outside of campus. Some members volunteer at hospitals, work at soup kitchens, or visit the local Humane Society. This past year our actives have placed fifth amongst the sororities in overall GPA.We also hosted another successful Founder's Day at our house, in which we invited several alumnae to be recognized for their years as a Kappa. The alumnae read letters of their fond memories of Kappa. Our chapter also received awards from Greek Life such as Outstanding Chapter and the Xi Province award for Sisterhood. '''Campus:''' Louisiana State University has persevered in their goal to become nationally recognized. LSU has the highest graduation rate of any public university in Louisiana, and US News and World Report ranked them in the top tier of national universities. It is also ranked in the top 16 of most popular universities. Despite the current economy, LSU has continued to improve its campus. The University made long term capital investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, Choppin Hall Annex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, and amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU also continued to receive awards for its academic excellence. Many faculty members have earned national awards such as LSU AgCenter Professor, Donald L. Thompson, who was given the Equine Science Award for his research. '''Chapter:''' Overall the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and scrupulous refelction of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Regretfully, we were given a warning of probation with review in January 2012, but due to adjustments within our members and the leadership of our chapter council, we improved significantly. Proper risk management techniques were utilized and followed at every social function, and every social function proved to be a success with no gimmicks. Our chapter has truly changed for the better and the future looks very promising for our Delta Iota Chapter. As well as improving risk management, Kappa continued to be involved in many aspects of campus and community life. Our chapter initiated its first ever Kappa Krawfish, a crawfish boil which raises money for Reading is Fundamental. Members of the chapter also organized groups to read to local children at their schools. Campus involvment also augmented over the past year. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability. Within our chapter, involvement skyrocketed as well. More and more members participated in Kappa functions and were eager to help the chapter in anyway. Our use of commitees , such as academic, helped to better chapter engagment also. The Delta Iota Chapter placed more emphasis on academics and the importance of being phenomenal students throughout the past year. Our new members placed second on the row in GPA, and Kappa continued to offer more help and study aids to its members. Overall, the past year of Delta Iota was one of improvement. The Delta Iota Chapter has been struggling with overall GPA, sisterhood and unity. To overcome these obstacles, our Vice President of Academics implemented and continued many programs and resources for our chapter members. Members of the Academic Committee are each assigned a group of members to periodically check on their current grades. The Committee offered help to the members and made them aware of the many assets that the University offers, such as tutors. Besides help, the committee presented a type of incentive for good study habits. Each week active members entered the amount of hours they studied. At the next meeting, a study girl of the week was chosen and would receive some type of gift card to a local business. Also any girls that had unfortunately placed below our required GPA were required to study at the house for certain amounts of time. In order to promote unity and sisterhood our chapter hosted several "sisterhood events". Besides bid day, for which our 92 new members enjoyed a classy pool party, events included going to the movie theater, attending a haunted house together, participating in a yogalates class, and battling it out in a friendly game of laser tag. Over the past year, the Delta Iota chapter has grown in unity and has become a refuge and sanctuary of some sort for our members. ==Highlights of 2012==
Over the course of this past year, the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa at LSU has participated in many campus wide and greek events. Such events included: Lambda Chi Beach Bash, Kappa Sigma Kick-off, Delta Kappa Epsilon Pedal for the Poor, Pi Kappa Alpha's Capture the Flag, LSU Greekwide Songfest, Step Up or Step Aside, and many others. Kappa has also supported the philanthropies of other chapters on campus, for example Tri Delta's Desserts to benefit St. Judes, and Theta Xi's blood drive.
Louisiana State University has reached their goal of becoming nationally recognized; It has been ranked as a top tier university on the national rank. The University has made long term investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and the most exciting, a brand new Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus with a large parking garage. Down Sorority Row, we are very busy welcoming the addition of a new chapter, Alpha Phi, to greek life in Fall 2013. They will be a part of Fall 2013 recruitment, and make the size of the pledge classes more manageable for each chapter, we are very excited about having them!
Overall, the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and involved chapter. In the past year, we were taken off warning of probation, for all of the achievements and progress that we have made. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability. Within our chapter, involvement has increased greatly. We have implemented a "Kappa Kash" system to advertise and emphasize involvement in different Kappa and campus wide events with prizes and other incentives. As a chapter, we are looking forward to the future, putting the past behind us, and making the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa a highly respected and responsible chapter, both nationally and locally. ==Highlights of 2013== Information about the previous calendar year, scholarship, group honors/awards, Province awards, traditions, special events, philanthropic involvement, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, world/local events that you participated in or helped with – Presidential campaigns, natural disasters, etc.The Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at LSU has participated in many campus wide and greek events. Some of these events included Lambda Chi Beach Bash, Sigma CaNU, Sigma Phi Epsilon Schoolyard Scramble, Pi Kappa Alpha’s Capture the Flag, LSU Greekwide Songfest, and Stepshow. Delta Iota also supported the philanthropies of other chapters on campus including Tri Delta’s Desserts to benefit St. Jude’s Children Hospital, and Theta Xi’s blood drive. We also put on our own blood drive with Sigma Nu. We also competed in many athletic events, such as intramural sand volleyball and soccer, and were very successful in both. Besides all of our campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of philanthropy. Kappa hosted the Kappa Klassic once again this past Spring and raised $44,000 for St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dream Day Foundation. Members of our chapter got to see how our hard work paid off by attending the dream day event, where patients spent a fun-filled, carnival-themed day in Baton Rouge. We also put on a silent auction for the Kappa Foundation. Delta Iota hosted our third annual Kappa Krawfish panhellenic event, where we raised money for our other philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, by providing crawfish and live music. With around 300 members total as of our Fall 2013 recruitment, Delta Iota has been growing and excelling at LSU. Our members are required to be involved in other organizations and/or volunteer work. Some members volunteer at hospitals or the animal shelter, while others are involved in the Tiger Athletic Foundation or spend their time tutoring. Delta Iota also participated in Greek Week at LSU, which is a week dedicated to Habitat for Humanity, where every chapter raises money and then comes together to build two houses for the less fortunate in Baton Rouge. Kappa also received numerous awards from Greek Life, one of which was Best House Mom. She helps coordinate our sisterhood events at the house by setting up the living room and providing food for the Chapter. One of our sisters Emma Arceneaux won homecoming queen in fall of 2013. Also, two of our members are a part of the Greek Board of Directors and another member is on Panhellenic Exec. This past year has been an exciting year for the Delta Iota chapter and we look forward to another fantastic year.
Louisiana State University has reached their goal of becoming nationally recognized; It has been ranked as a top tier university on the national rank. The University has made long term investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and the most exciting, a brand new Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus with a large parking garage. Down Sorority Row, we are very busy welcoming the addition of a new chapter, Alpha Phi, to greek life in Fall 2013. They participated in Fall 2013 recruitment and made the size of the pledge classes more manageable for all of the other sororities on campus. We are very excited about having them! Overall, the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and involved chapter. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability. Within our chapter, involvement has increased greatly. We have implemented a "Kappa Kash" system to advertise and emphasize involvement in different Kappa and campus wide events with prizes and other incentives. As a chapter, we are looking forward to the future, learning from our past, and making the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma a highly respected and responsible chapter, both nationally and locally.
==Highlights of 2020s==