Changes
→Highlights of 2011-2020
From chapter’s History Report: 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.:
==2011==
'''Summary:'''
2011 was an exciting year for Kappa Kappa Gamma. Under the guidance of a great president, Lauren Wolkhamer, Delta chapter at Indiana University enjoyed a full year of accomplishments and fun. In January we welcomed 33 great girls into our pledge class. One of our most exciting events of this last year was by far the Little 500 race. The team consisted of two seniors, a junior, and one sophomore. The team placed 7th among 32 teams. Delta chapter exceeded academically with eleven 4.0s on our Spring 2011 grade report.
Upon resuming school this fall, many events occurred. We had dad’s weekend in early September. We had an auction and appetizer event and attended an IU football game. We also had our annual philanthropy, Kappa Klassic Golf Event, where we raised over $1,000 for Reading is Fundamental. We celebrated a great Founders’ Day with alumni. We had an outstanding turnout for Indiana University Dance Marathon. Delta Chapter was the leading sorority fundraiser, raising over $70,000 for Riley’s Children’s Hospital. We are so proud of the commitment our members have made to IUDM.
Delta chapter has come a long way this past year due to great leadership and our close bond with each other. We plan to continue on the tradition with a strong new pledge class in the next year. We made many improvements with recruitment this spring. We had the highest return rate of the past ten years of 92% for second round invite. We purchased clickers to increase efficiency in selections for recruitment, which proved to be a huge asset to the recruitment process.
This year another sorority was added to Indiana University’s campus. Theta Phi Alpha, a chapter that had previously been on campus, was brought back. Unlike Indiana University’s other 19 sororities, Theta Phi Alpha does not have a house. Recruitment was very competitive this year.
An undergraduate junior, Lauren Spierer, has been missing since this summer. The event has received national attention from the media and Indiana University supports the Spierer family constantly. The Greek community is very involved with this initiative as well.
'''Chapter:'''
The Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at Indiana University is a big name on campus. We are well-known for our diverse and fun group of intelligent and talented women. Our members are involved in many activities, including IU athletics, honor societies, philanthropies, and numerous campus clubs. Members are involved in activities both within our house as well as on campus.
'''Chapter Challenges:'''
Our biggest areas for improvement last year were ritual and philanthropy. Ritual was a focal point for our chapter, especially Initiation ritual. We are continuing to strengthen ritual by reviewing a piece of ritual at each chapter. We have made a lot of progress and look forward to Initiation this month. We also worked on our philanthropy, Kappa Klassic, in an attempt to raise more money for Reading is Fundamental. Unfortunately our philanthropy is not as profitable as we would like due to circumstances including students not knowing how to play golf, as well as the poor condition of Indiana University’s golf course. We haves started brainstorming of new ideas for this upcoming fall philanthropy event in order to challenge our chapter to raise as much money as we can for Reading is Fundamental.
==2012==
