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'''Some of Delta Chapter’s Outstanding AlumnaeFraternity Officers:'''Anna Lucile Moosmiller, Grand Registrar, 1892-1894; Virginia Rodefer (Mrs. Charles A. Harris), Vice President of Delta Province 1917-1919 and 1923-1925, National Vice-President 1924-1928; Lila Brunett Louden, Vice President of Delta Province 1919-1921, President of Delta Province 1921-1923; Edith Hendren Maddock, President of Delta Province 1923-1927; M. Marie Mount, Vice President of Beta Province 1925-1927; Irene Neal Railsback, Vice President of Alpha Province 1927-1929, President of Alpha Province 1929-1933; Ella Brewer Clark, Vice President of Delta Province 1935-1939; Marilyn McDonald Erickson, Gamma Province Director of Alumnae 1955-1957; Helen Hanson Barrett, Delta Province Director of Chapters 1957-1959; Marie Kingdon VandeBunte, Graduate Counselor 1960-1961; Sarah Matthews Kelso, Delta Province Director of Chapters 1965-1969; Barbara Terry Henderson, Gamma Province Director of Alumnae 1967-1971; Jane Tourner Curry, Theta Province Director of Alumnae 1967-1969, Theta Province Director of Chapters 1969-1973; Nancy Currier Bartel, Delta Province Director of Alumnae 1971-1973; Patricia Haddock Biber, Traveling Counselor 1973-1974; Paula Barclay, Field Secretary 1977-1978; Alice Wallace White, Delta Province Director of Alumnae 1981-1983; Jennifer Young, Field Secretary 1982-1983; Gayle Shaw, Graduate Counselor 1983-1984; Marilyn Bosse Whiteside, Theta Province Director of Chapters 1983-1987; Marty Hay Streibig, Lambda Province Director of Alumnae 1983-1985; Valerie Nelson Renner, Omicron Province Director of Chapters 1989-1990, Regional Director of Chapters 1990-1994, Rose McGill Chairman 1994-1997, Foundation Board of Trustees 1997-2008.

Nellie Showers-Teter, 1888, first woman to be a member of the Board of Trustees of Indiana University, recipient of Indiana University’s Distinguished Alumni Award; Mary Grey Brewer, 1895, reformer, politicia, director of the Anti-Saloon League of New York; Cornelia Vos Christenson, 1921, author; Florence Woods Deems, 1935, Miss Indiana 1933; Catherine Lanham Miller, 1936, author; Margaret Hillis, 1941, conductor and head of the choral department of Northwestern University, honorary graduate of Indiana University; Judy Roberts Morris, member of the United States Olympic Swim Team in 1952; Susan Brannan, 1960, selected as the chairman of the National Student Alumni Council Convention in 1981; Lesley Bush (Hickcox), 1966, member of the United States Olympic Swim Team in 1964 and 1968; Cathy Reiman, first female president of the Student Athletic Board; Lindley Peterson, Big Ten record-holder in the 50 and 100-yard backstroke and 400 medley relay, qualified for the AIAW Nationals for four years; Barbara Stock, 1975, co-host on the television “Midmorning’ program.

'''Chapter Convention Awards==Highlights of the 1990s:'''==

The Delta Chapter donates to three main philanthropies, Reading Is Fundamental, I’m For Ash Campaign, and The American Cancer Society. We also volunteer at the local elementary school, Rogers Elementary School, helping kids learn to read and write. We chose to support Rogers Elementary School because it is so rewarding to see our work play out over a semester. Looking back at where the kids started and how much they have improved is unlike anything else.  ==Highlights of 2017== This year, we welcomed a new pledge class of 62 members. Our chapter provides support, friendships, opportunities for involvement, and learning experiences for all of its members. To encourage this type of environment, we weekly recognize a few people as True Blues if they excel in upholding these Delta chapter standards. One of our goals and challenges this year was to increase our average GPA. Kappa provided support for its members by encouraging a positive outlook on academics through means such as little rewards for academic achievements. At the Scholarship Banquet, people were recognized for outstanding GPAs and on a more regular basis, people could be recognized for their academic work by being highlighted as a Kappa Kappa Genius. Another one of our goals was to raise more money than the previous year for our philanthropy, Kappasta. With dedication and determination, we achieved this goal as a chapter. Another aspiration of ours was to raise money for Indiana University Dance Marathon (IUDM). We accomplished this by being one of the top fundraising Greek organizations on campus.  We participated in Safe Halloween again this year, an event in which we participated with other chapters in the Greek community to pass candy out to children. In September, we held our annual philanthropy, Kappasta, where we raised money for the Indiana University Dance Marathon, American Cancer Society, Reading is Fundamental (our national philanthropy), and new this year, Christopher Reeves Foundation. Out of all the suggestions from members who connected with particular organizations, our chapter voted to add this foundation. This year, again, we had many members participate in Indiana Dance Marathon, raising money to support the Riley's Children Hospital. We also continued our Reading for Rogers program in which Kappa members volunteered for time slots to read to children who attend the local Rogers Elementary School. This is a way to incorporate Reading is Fundamental on a more personal level in our community.  Our Chapter chose to donate the money raised from our philanthropy to four causes. Reading is Fundamental, Kappa's national philanthropy and something we all hold very important in our chapter. IUDM, a sacred tradition locally and on our campus. American Cancer Society, which we have donated to for the past few years and is something very important to many of our members. New this year, the Christopher Reeves Foundation was suggested to us by one of our new members as they helped her dad in recovery from a spinal cord injury, preventing his paralysis. We had our chapter vote on which new organization we would donate to this year, so that members felt connected and included in what the money they worked hard to raise supported. ==Highlights of 2018== In January, we welcomed 53 new amazing members. Over the past year, we've had many extraordinary events at our chapter. In February, we had our annual Mom's Weekend. It was so much fun for everyone, especially our new members who got to experience this for the first time. In September, we had Kappasta which had a great turnout and made the chapter get closer. We raised numerous amounts of donations for IUDM, Reading is Fundamental (our national philanthophy), Camp Kessem, and The Lupus Foundation. We chose Camp Kessem and The Lupus Foundation since two of our new members were directly impacted by these foundations in the past.  In October, we participated in Safe Halloween again, which consists of chapters in the Greek Community passing candy out to children. In November, we participated in IUDM and were nominated top fundraising sorority at IU. This was an incredible honor as we all worked so hard to get as many donations as possible. We also continued our Reading for Rogers program which new members were especially excited about as most of them signed up right away. Along with Reading for Rogers, we continued to encourage the growth of our average GPA, and we recognized outstanding GPA's at our Scholarship Banquet and at Formal Dinners.  ==Highlights of 2020==Chapter SummarySummarize the previous calendar year, scholarships, group honors/awards, Convention awards, traditions, special events, philanthropic involvement, chapter goals, and how your chapter operations changed because of COVID-19 (e.g., how did it affect recruitment, initiation, etc. Were events/activities held virtually?). Fortunately our initiation occurred the weekend before we went on spring break and shortly after got sent home for the semester, so it was done as usual. During the Academic Year Kappa Kappa Gamma - Delta Chapter improved its GPA as well as rank among all Panhellenic Sororities at Indiana University. Additionally, one of our sisters was awarded with a Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation scholarship for her leadership and involvement within Kappa Kappa Gamma. Additionally, we awarded the Frances Murphy Award to one of our outstanding Junior who is very active in society and our chapter. The Dobbins scholarship was awarded to a dedicated senior who showed contribution to our chapter and GPA Excellence. The Jerilyn Jones Kennedy award to a new member who was active in their major and our chapter! Due to the pandemic, recruitment is completely different than it ever has been before. Normally, the four rounds are in person with a total of around 1700 girls signed up. This year it has been moved completely online with only about 950 girls signed up. “Bumping” is now jumping in and out of zoom breakout rooms instead of tapping a sister on the shoulder. Bid day is also online. Though this year is completely different, the excitement of welcoming a new pledge class is still the same.   Chapter PhilanthropyWhat organization does the chapter support? Reading is Fundamental  Why did the chapter choose this organization? We are dedicated to raising money to help children who are struggling with their curriculum and we are so grateful to be able to do this!  Diversity, Equity, and InclusionHow did your chapter include diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in your programming this year? (e.g., adding a DEI officer, philanthropy events, social media awareness campaign, chapter training, etc.). This year was not an easy one to say the least, but our goal as a chapter was to promote encouragement, positivity, and guidance for every single one of our members. In regards to the Covid pandemic we were put in a position that we all had to be sent home from school. However, through our social media accounts we made sure to post about the bright sides the pandemic proposed to our lives and to find the little things that makes life that much more special. Also, we acknowledged a previous member of ours who started a business in relation to the black matters movement. We firmly posted about the importance of including all individuals and specific programs that were available to get involved in and make a difference. This method was very successful and I believe was an impactful stance to our sorority and others. Overall, this year we took initiative to mark all aspects of diversity, inclusion, environmental complications, and others that our sorority valued as members of Kappa Kappa Gamma.  Sesquicentennial CelebrationHow did your chapter celebrate Kappa's 150th anniversary? Share what you have done this year. For Kappas 150th anniversary this year we decided to have a presentation on the history of our sisterhood. This included what it meant to be a kappa, public figures that are a kappa sister, and how it all started back at Monmouth College. In our COVID world, we did this all over zoom with my screen shared. We also played a Kahoot at the end so that it was more interactive like it would have been in person  PhotographsAre there any interesting photos from this year to share? e.g., screen shots of virtual meetings, pictures of chapter events that followed all public health guidelines (mask wearing, physical distancing, etc), pictures of masks, drive-thru bid days, etc.  [[File:Delta 1.png|thumb|zoom meeting Delta chapter 2020]][[File:Delta 2.jpeg|thumb|Delta 2020 face masks]]