2,350
edits
Changes
→Highlights of 1980's
At Delta Province Meeting we won the Achievement Award for Superior Chapter Programming and Chapter Advisory/House Board Relations.
Renovations began to add and addition so that 90 women can live in the House. We should be in the house by Fall 1991
After looking over artifacts and being in contact from alumni of the years 1980-1984, I have found that many things within the Gamma Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma have both changed significantly and, surprisingly, stayed the same. Throughout these years, Mrs. Kaiser was the house mom. Formal dinners were held every Monday night, in which a blessing would be sung before sitting down. Some of the girls’ favorite memories of the food of Kappa Kappa Gamma were the "monster cookies" and the cinnamon butter offered during breakfast every morning. For Recruitment, Kappa always went "all-out" in decorations for the last days. Kappa decorated the entrance to the house as a big windmill, in which the potential new members would play mini golf inside of the Kappa house with the members to get to know each other. Also, during recruitment, the favorite snack offered of all of the members was the dirt pudding. Throughout the years from 1980-1984, the ladies of Kappa participated eagerly in Football events, U Sing, and Grand Prix. Kappa was commonly paired with the men of Sigma Chi fraternity for these events. The ladies and men used to hang out before the events, wearing matching shirts, and then attend the event, sitting together to show their support. For U Sing, the paired women and men would make up dances, practice them for months, and compete to win against other houses. During this time, using songs from the Beach Boys with a preppy theme was very popular. MTV, or the music television station, was a new channel and the girls from Gamma Delta would sit in front of the tv for hours at night watching the newest videos, usually from various artists such as the GoGos, Men at Work, and Michael Jackson. Also, many girls were huge fans of the soap opera, General Hospital. During this time, computers were not invented yet, so the room that is currently a computer/desk room was used for sewing machines and used by women who needed to finish some of their sewing. Also, whenever the girls would use the restrooms, they yelled "Flushing!" otherwise the person in the shower would be scalded by the water! Also, near the end of 1984 and the beginning of 1985, house expansion details were beginning to become more realistic and a plan was beginning to be made for the Gamma Delta chapter.
At one point, there was a new member who was involved in the practicing of Rastafarian beliefs, or "cult-like" beliefs. After many encounters with Standards and with the New Member chairman, the house decided it was best to ask the new member to leave and declare her inactive. The decision to ask this new member to leave was not easy because she was a legacy who was able to offer the house lump monetary donations. After many private meetings and a house vote, the decision was much easier. Other challenges include those which we still face today, such as trying to get members to pay dues on time.
In 1984, the Purdue Football team, under the instruction of Leon Burtnett finished 7-5 and played in the Peach Bowl. The defeated Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Michigan. This was the only time that Purdue had won against all three of these teams in one season. The Kappas participated in this event by attending various football games and showing support by wearing matching shirts. Also, throughout this time period, technology was beginning to become more common. Although the women still had sewing machines instead of a computer room, they began watching tv and listening to music on CDs.
==Highlights of 1990's==
