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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1942|12|12}}
|College= [httphttps://www.umass.edu/ University of Massachusetts]
|Location= Amherst, MA
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'''University of Massachusetts established 1863, Amherst, Massachusetts'''
'''1,645 851 initiates (as of 2011June 2018)'''
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'''Charter Members:''' Mary Elizabeth Bartlett, Jean Ellen Brown, Jean Burleigh Carlisle, Beatrice Emma Carnall, Florence Mary Daub, Norma May Deacon, Mary Francis Fitzgerald, Margaret Robert Gale, Norma Florence Gibson, Blanche Anne Gutfinski, Mary Evelyn Holton, Claire Dorothy Horton, Elizabeth Marie Huban, June Marie Kenney, Lucille Bridge Lawrence, Avis Mary Ryan, Priscilla Scott, Doris Jeanette Sheldon, May Marle Thayer, Martha Abbott Treml
'''Some of Delta Nu’s Outstanding Alumnae:'''
'''Fraternity Council Members:''' Wilma Winberg Johnson, Province Director of Philanthropies 1986 Alumnae 1979-1981, 1982-19901983, Director of Alumnae 1982Philanthropies 1986 -19861990, Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation Board of Trustees 1994-1996; , Graduate Counselor 1945-1947 ; E-Alice O'Connor Gorman, Province Director of Alumnae 1983-1985
'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients:'''
Connie Benjamin Clery, 1992, Co-founder of Security on Campus, safety legislation activist;
'''Additional Outstanding Delta Nu Alumnae'''
Wilma Winberg (Johnson), Graduate Counselor 1945-1947;
Janice Persson (Williams), Graduate Counselor 1972-1973;
Monica Young (McKenney), Graduate Counselor 1974-1975;
Heather Hartman (Howard), Chapter Consultant 1989-1990;
Kristen White (Pease), Chapter Consultant 1996-1997;
Jill Heggie, Gymnast;
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Before a sorority system existed on the campus of Massachusetts State College, Delta Phi Gamma, open to all women of the college, served as a social organization. In the fall of 1931, this Greek letter society was divided into three closed groups, one of which was Alpha chapter of Sigma Beta Chi, founded February, 1932. In the fall of 1933, nineteen members moved into a house at 314 Lincoln Avenue. It was rented and was run on a cooperative plan.
Increasing political awareness and political and economic liberty of women continued to grow through the 1970s decade. Opposition to the Vietnam War, nuclear weapons, hostility to the authority of government and big business were popular. Advocacy of world peace and the environmental movement increased dramatically.
==Highlights of the 1980s:==
Delta Nu was one of nine sororities at the University of Massachusetts. In 1988 Phi Mu sorority closed due to a small membership. There were 12 men’s fraternities but one was forced to close for breaking social probation.
The1990s were often considered the true dawn of the Information Age. Info-age digital technologies became widely used by the general public. Highlights include: Gulf War with Iraq began in 1991, the same year as the Soviet Union’s dissolution ended; funeral procession of Diana, Princess of Wales, was mourned worldwide; bombings of the World Trade Center and the Oklahoma City Federal Building led to awareness of domestic and international terrorism as a real threat; Columbine High School massacre occurred; President Bill Clinton was a dominant political figure and scarred by the Lewinsky scandal; youth culture embraced environmental issues; record numbers of women were elected to high office in the US. ’92 became known as the “Year of the Woman.”
Globalization continued to influence the world. A prime contributor was the growth of the Internet. Wireless Internet became prominent and email became the standard form of communicating. Highlights included: George W. Bush being elected President; 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centers led the U.S. War on Terrorism at home and abroad; U.S. was once again involved in a war in Iraq and limited engagement began in Afghanistan; Mexican Drug War saw armed conflict between rival drug cartels which eventually would dominate the wholesale illicit drug market in the U.S.;. Virginia Tech Massacre became the deadliest shooting on a school campus; climate change and global warming became household words, and population growth skyrocketed. In 2008 Barack Obama became the first African American elected the U.S. President.
==Highlights of 2011==
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has seen some changes so far in this decade. From the beautification of the Southwest part of campus to making resident halls and classrooms more eco-friendly, the university is seeing improvements. The town of Amherst has been working to clean up the town by allowing stricter police enforcement to maintain public safety. Following the loss of the New England Patriots at Superbowl XLVI, the police reacted to the riots on the UMass Campus. This riot made national news, as students were arrested for gathering in large groups and taunting police officials. Meanwhile, the women of Delta Nu were welcoming the Leadership Consultant sent from National.
'''Housing:'''
For the 2011-2012 academic year, Delta Nu became the largest chapter on campus as well as the largest in Delta Nu history with 84 members. The sisters residing at 32 Nutting Ave have grown in the fields of recruitment, scholarship and athletics. More importantly, the sisters are the closest they have been compared to recent years. Delta Nu took on its biggest pledge class of 24 women in the fall of 2011, making them above quota set by Panhel. Highlights of the new member period included Bid Day, Initation, and Good Morning Sister.The chapter also had a great Senior Week with senior dinners and senior spotlights.
'''Philanthropy:'''
In Spring of 2012, Delta Nu raised over $2,000 at the Annual Pink Party! Pink Party raises money to support Susan G. Komen for the Cure to Breast Cancer. Every year the sisters host a Barbeque and raffle off great prizes like Red Sox tickets and gift cards to Amherst's local eateries. At this years fundraiser, the sisters also hosted a Trunk Show, with parts of the proceeds going to the philanthropy. And on this day, we wear pink.
'''Convention Awards:'''
Honorable mention for Signature Philanthropy Event
==Highlights of 2014==
The Delta Nu chapter has had a very busy and exciting calendar year. We were awarded Best Philanthropy by the PanHellenic council. Throughout the year we took part in many different events and had good philanthropic involvement. We took part in Relay for Life, which is close to our hearts due to the fact that our housemother, Myrtle Wright, is a three-time cancer survivor. We also participated in Autism speaks and our favorite event of the year, Greek Week, in April of 2015. Also during the spring we held our annual Pink Party philanthropy at our house in support of the Susan G. Komen foundation.
Leadership Consultant Joe paid us a visit in the spring, which went very successfully and then again in fall, Leadership Consultant Malerie came to spend some time with us and spread her knowledge of kappa. We also had a trainer in the spring come to teach us more about committees and involvement. In fall we had our annual Reading is Fundamental philanthropy with Big Brother Big Sister at our Dr. Seuss Party. Another exciting thing that occurred was that one of the Fall 2013 sisters, Marisa Mazzoni, attended Leadership Academy in Ohio. Some things our chapter worked on trying to improve was senior involvement and attendance at events and house meeting. Another goal we set for ourselves was to try to create a more unified chapter council so we could work with each other better and reach our full potential.
The Delta Nu chapter holds our chapter meetings in our chapter room located in the basement of our house. The chapter is an owned house just off of campus. The university does not own it, it is owned by the Springfield Housing Association.
Delta Nu’s housing has been around on our campus for quite some time. Our first chapter house was located on 314 Lincoln Avenue and sisters lived there from 1946 until 1964. In 1964 our chapter moved to 32 Nutting Avenue, which is currently still the house we occupy today. It is a house located just off campus and is owned by the Springfield housing association. The housing capacity for the year was set at 52 but fluctuates to fit the amount of active sisters year to year.
==Highlights of 2017==
'''Philanthropy:'''
2017 was a great year for philanthropy within our chapter. We had five major events: Kappa Kisses
for Reading is Fundamental, Pink Party for Susan G. Komen, Pie a Frat Guy for our dance marathon for
Children’s Miracle Network, our Halloween party with Big Brothers Big Sisters for Reading is
Fundamental, and Kappa Kappachinos for hurricane relief.
In addition to the new philanthropy events added to our chapter, we have been able to utilize
committee work within each position in 2017 more than ever before. This has increased involvement and
excitement for the events and has allowed women without positions to get involved and demonstrate
leadership.
'''Housing:'''
We got some exciting house updates, such as new furniture and an addition to our chapter room.
Our chapter goals included: Increasing senior involvement, new philanthropy ideas including events
for the Kappa Foundation, and holding more educational events.
Our challenges included: Senior attendance and communication between CC and advisors.
As for special events, we held our first ever Kappa Kappachinos event for the Kappa Foundation
for sisters affected by Hurricane Maria.
'''Highlights of 2011-2019Campus changes:''' (Information from chapter history reportsRecent changes on campus include an increasing emphasis on academic achievement. Each year, scholarshipitbecomes more and more difficult to be admitted to UMass Amherst as a prospective student. The averageaccepted SAT scores and high school GPA requirements are currently higher than they have ever been.This has created a more competitive and more serious atmosphere surrounding schoolwork and academicexcellence on the UMass Amherst campus.There is always construction going on around campus in an ongoing effort to improve our facilities.For example, group honors/awards, traditions, special events, changes an old building on campus or within called South College was renovated and is now a beautifullocation with classrooms and open study space accessible to all students. UMass Amherst also upheld itstitle of #1 Campus Dining in America from the Princeton Review.As for our chapter, overall nature Delta Nu is full of the chapterdedicated, empowered, smart and strong women. So manyof us have found our best friends through this chapter goals. It’s wonderful to see such strong bonds formbetween the members of Delta Nu, challenges and how they were overcome, etcwe hope to continue establishing lifelong friendships with oursisters.)
'''Events:'''
We consistently do our Halloween event for RIF with the local Big Brothers, Big Sisters. We have
pumpkin painting, face painting, games, crafts, food, a haunted house, and lots of books for the kids to
choose from. It is a success every year and we continue to look for ways to improve the event.
In addition to Reading is Fundamental, the Delta Nu chapter is involved with the Susan G. Komen
organization. We hosted our annual Pink Party where we raised about $1600 for the fight against breast
cancer.
==Highlights of 2018==
'''Philanthropy:'''
With a new year came a new local philanthropy. As a chapter, we decided to switch our local philanthropy from Susan G. Komen to the Ellie Fund. The Ellie Fund is based out of Needham, MA (where many current and former sisters grew up) and is a non-profit that fights breast cancer and provides free services to ease the effects on cancer patients and families. We held a spring BBQ to raise money for the Ellie Fund.
In April, we participated in the annual UDance Marathon to raise money for Baystate Children's Hospital, of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. UMass raised over $212,000 for the hospital. Delta Nu is proud to have contributed to this amazing event.
'''In Memoriam:'''
Delta Nu's were left heartbroken this year, as former house mom Myrtle Wright passed away on September 22nd, 2018. She held a special place in the hearts of many. We held a memorial service at our house during Homecoming Weekend, where many current and former sisters came together to honor and remember Myrt. We also planted a tree in her honor. She will be missed.
==Highlights of 2019==
'''Philanthropy:'''
The year 2019 was filled with many amazing philanthropy events, some of which were new. In February the Delta Nu's made Valentine's Day cards for the veterans as well as sold Kappa Kisses (bags of Hershey kisses) for Reading is Fundamental. In March, we partnered with Theta Chi to raise money for FTK at their annual benefit concert by selling KKGrilled cheese. For Greek week, we were partnered with TKE in which we hosted "pie a Frat guy" to raise money for FTK. At the end of Greek week, sisters participated in Dance Marathon. To finish out the spring semester, we hosted a new event called Kappa Kones, which was an ice cream sundae bar raising money for the Ellie Fund. In October, we had a "Think Pink" week in which we sold pink bracelets raising money and awareness for breast cancer and the Ellie Fund. Also in the month of October, a handful of sisters went to the Amherst Elementary School to read to the children. Finally, in November we hosted our annual Kappa Kappuccinos at the house raising money for KKG Foundation Hurricane Relief.
'''Housing:'''In the summer of 2019, all the third-floor bedrooms were repainted a light grey color as well as some of the second--------------floor bedrooms. The rest are expected to be painted in the summer of 2020. The formal living room was also repainted a light blue color and new lamps and wall art were added for a more modern look. Starting in the fall of 2019, we hired our new chef's Eileen and Tina as a part of the company Gill's Grilling who we love very much!
'''Note to Chapter RegistrarCampus Changes:''' Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues In the spring of 2019, the campus opened up the new Isenberg building, also known as "The Key to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlightsHub". If your chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, The campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistancecenter is also under construction right now.