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There has been multiple philanthropic efforts we contribute to as well for other reasons. Whenever Beta Upsilon notices a need for community service, we show no hesitation to jump into the community and help out.
==Highlights of 2018==
Over the past year, Beta Upsilon has had many successes and accomplishments. We began the Spring semester with recruitment. WVU has a deferred recruitment policy, so our formal recruitment occurs in the spring semester every year. We welcomed an amazing pledge class and initiated them in April after completing their new member period. We had successful philanthropies including Hoops for Huggins, in which we raised money for the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund. We held Bumps for Books, which was a volleyball tournament benefiting our National Philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. We also experimented with a new event in which we welcomed a traveling boutique into our Chapter House, with proceeds benefiting Reading is Fundamental. We had amazing sisterhood events including bowling, movie watching, and Sundae stations after chapter meetings. We held a Behind Happy Faces educational session which discussed the importance of mental health with our members and allowed us to open up and be understanding with one another. We had our Founder's Day celebration at our chapter house, where we were given the opportunity to bond and chat with our sisters of all ages. We held events such as our Kappa Krush date party and Spring Formal in the spring, which were both successful. We sent off our seniors with an amazing Senior Sendoff event, as well as all of the fun activities included in senior week. In the Fall, we held several date parties and Fall Formal which allowed our members to relax and socialize with their sisters. In the spring semester, WVU Greek Life established a moratorium which suspended activities until chapters could complete a Reaching the Summits program. Each chapter was required to have a membership review. Beta Upsilon passed the Reaching the Summits program with flying colors. Our chapter was awarded for highest GPA, which is an amazing accomplishment, since we take pride in our academic achievements. This year has been successful for Beta Upsilon and we are very proud of our accomplishments.
Recent changes on campus include several fratnernities disassociating from WVU's Greek Life to form their own Independent Interfraternity Council. This has posed some challenges for Beta Upsilon as we now have a smaller number of organizations participating in our philanthropies. The Beta Upsilon chapter has historically supported our national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. The illiteracy rate in West Virginia is high, so we find it important to continue to raise money through efforts to decrease this. We additionally raise money for the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund which supports clinical research that focuses on diseases common among residents of our state. We chose this organization because it is in honor of the mother of our school's head men's basketball coach.
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