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==Highlights of 2011-2019==
==2011==
During this year, the Chapter Council struggled with unity and leadership. In the face of a rough academic end to 2010, the chapter struggled with reactive programming and the advancement of scholarship. The New Member program was improved to involve a much more comprehensive scholarship program to ensure academic excellence by the New Members. The first semester of 2011 Chapter Council and the VPAE were able to increase the chapter’s overall GPA. The Chapter Council faced the challenge of communication but was able to finally communicate and express/work through our CC problems.
Men’s Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun and Women’s Basketball Coach Geno Auriemma were both hired by UConn in the 1970s. Their records since then have been outstanding.
The men’s basketball team won NCAA National Championships in 1999, 2004 and 2011. The women’s basketball team won seven NCAA Championships and in 2009-2010 recorded a perfect record, 39-0. Basketball and U Conn go hand-in-hand. In addition to all of the chapter’s traditional philanthropic activities, it held its annual Breast Cancer Walk which netted $6,568, an all time high for the Susan G. Komen Foundation for breast cancer research. ==2012== The Delta Mu chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma started off the year promising. In February, Kappa participated in one of the top ten dance marathons in the country, HuskyTHON, to benefit Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Kappa was one of the top ten fundraising teams and raised $15,642!
For the first time, Delta Mu was acknowledged at the June 2012 convention! We were awarded with 100% participation in the Kappa Foundation Challenge, Philanthropic Efforts and honorable mention for Chapter Advisor Board relations.
During the third week of August, 30 Kappas moved into our Greek Village abode that we share with Kappa Sigma for the 8th year. Sisters happily moved into the house early to help our past membership chairman, Nicolette Stanise with recruitment festivities. As Recruitment began in September 2012, Kappa received 0 infractions and on September 6th we gave bids to 45 exceptional young ladies. On the morning of October 27th Delta Mu initiated and welcomed 42 new sisters! On September 2nd Kappa held our annual event, "Kappa Walks for the Kure". Not only did we raise $4,000 for "Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test" but we also hosted a family BBQ. Our previous Registrar, Samantha Faragalli displayed Delta Mu's archives such as our recruitment scrapbooks, paddles, pictures and composite for families to admire. On October 7th Kappa, Sigma Chi and Zeta Psi joined together for homecoming and won 1st place banner , 2nd place lipsync and 1st place in overall Greek! This title was truly deserved and showed how well the women in our chapter can cooperate and succeed! Our previous Vice President of Standards, Christine Parla organized a pumpkin decorating sisterhood event where we celebrated Founders Day with a ceremony and cake! On October 13th Kappa gathered at the Homecoming football game where we held an alumnae event to honor and thank Kappa's graduates. In 2012 Delta Mu increased by over 5 points in OFSL'Philanthropy:''s accreditation program by receiving a 97.7% and being deemed a gold chapter. We are looking forward to the upcoming weeks where we will receive the results from the awards given by OFSL for 2012. Delta Mu's average GPA for Fall and Spring 2012 semesters ranked higher than overall UCONN undergraduate, overall UCONN women, overall sorority and overall Greek Life! As November came to a close, it became time to begin the process of electing a new Chapter Council to lead and guide the Delta Mu Chapter. This is always a bittersweet time for the chapter because we are eager to welcome emerging leaders but we are saddened to see the old council disemble. We began the process by electing our most trustworthy sisters to the nomination committee. The committee revealed the new slate in chapter where it was unanimously voted on and approved by the sisters of Delta Mu. The new chapter council was excited to receive such an outstanding honor and thankful that the transition process began in the Fall rather than the Spring. This ensured a smooth and efficient change. The women in Delta Mu are resilient and united. Through campus involvement and daily actions, each of our members has made Kappa something to be overwhelmingly proud of. We are growing more and more each day, both as individuals and as a unit. Our campus is home to 22,301 undergraduates. The University of Connecticut is growing in many ways and has just admitted their highest achieving freshman class. A new sorority, Gamma Phi Beta was just added to our campus in the fall of 2012 becoming the 8th sorority to enter UCONN. The 123 members of Delta Mu are a great asset to the Storrs campus. The overall nature of our chapter is close knit and lovable. Every sister shares a special relationship with one another. No matter what problem we may have to face, we conquer it together.