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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1948|02|14}}
|College= [httphttps://www.uga.edu/ University of Georgia]
|Location= Athens, GA
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'''Delta Upsilon founded in February 14, 1948'''
'''23,858 314 initiates (as of June 20122018)'''
'''Charter Members:'''
Phyllis Jane Blakey, Maebelle Breen, Ethel Mahon Bryan, Dianne Marilyn Castle, Ann-Perry Conroy, Barbara Ann Cronk, Eleanor Ewing Folwell, Nancy Bayley Giblin, Kathryn Priscilla Ginn, Jean Cathlean Hess, Mary Lou Illges, Patricia Howard Long, Mary Aillene Minor, Janice Henderson Persons, Elizabeth Marion Snelling, Henrietta Parker Swain, Mary Frances Thomason.
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'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients'''
Wicke Oliver Chambers, 1982, Emmy-award-winning producer for children’s TV, children’s book author
The music industry was transformed around 1985 when bands first produced CD's. Members of the chapter were constantly listening to music from their compact disk players. Athens was a major music town with many popular venues, and these were great places to hang out with friends. It was common to see bands like REM play on a weekend night, and bands like Widespread Panic were just starting out at fraternity parties. Another change was the legal drinking age was increased in 1984 from 19 to 20 and then again to 21 the following year. This caused a national change for college campuses, and members of the chapter were affected by the change in the law.
==Highlights of the 1990s: (==Information from chapter history reports, 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.)
'''Housing'''
'''Convention Awards'''
==Highlights of 2000-2010:==
(Information from chapter history reports, 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.)
==Highlights of 2011==
Delta Upsilon had a social calendar filled with socials, date nights, formals, and
semi-formals with other sororities and fraternities in 2011. Also, on April 21st, the women hosted the annual Crawfish Boil that raised $54,000 for St.Jude's Children's Research Hospital. This is always a fun event with great food and live music in our front lawn. This year, the chapter stressed the importance of getting involved in other philanthropic organizations on campus. The women participated in UGA Hero’s date auction which raised money for children in Georgia affected by HIV and AIDS, and had a team at Sigma Chi's Derby Days week-long event. At this event, members of the chapter competed in a volleyball tournament and worked a booth at a fair for children in the Athens community. The chapter gave back to the Athens community by having the whole chapter read to the children at the Athens Boys and Girls Club and help them with their homework. A team of members participate in the annual Greek Grind competition for the third year, and provided a contender in the Miss Sorority Row Pageant. The chapter had many successful intramural sports teams to further involve the chapter on campus. Overall, the Delta Upsilon chapter worked hard to get involved in many facets of the UGA community.
==Highlights of 2012==
As a whole, we had another very successful year in terms of membership and philanthropically. In January, Emily Smith Poole (Delta Upsilon Class of 2000) joined us as the New House Advisor. We donate food and volunteer service to the Panhellenic Pantry, an anonymously run organization by Panhellenic to provide food to students and faculty members who need it. Advisor, Whitney Winburn Goodstone’s (Delta Upsilon Class of 1988) daughter Sydney taught the chapter about a Bone Marrow Drive for one of her friends in school and Kappa was very involved in being a part of the Bone Marrow Registry and spreading awareness.
We have a very strong chapter that has only been enhanced with our large recruitment class in Fall of 2012 bringing us to a grand total of 221 women in our chapter. Many of our members are involved in all types of service, leadership and scholarship opportunities around campus. Many of the Delta Upsilon women are part of the Honors Program at UGA and some are Presidential Scholars. Delta Upsilon has a reputation of serving the University well with many different activities, clubs and programs.
==Highlights of 2013== As a whole, 2013 was another great year for the Delta Upsilon chapter. We had lots of philanthropic involvement, as far as events that we hosted and also participating in other fraternities’ and sororities’ events. Our annual Crawfish Boil that benefits St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital was once again a huge success and a fun afternoon with live music and delicious food on our front lawn, and we received an award from Nationals for most money raised for philanthropy across all Kappa Chapters. We donated a large number of children’s books to local underprivileged kids through our Books for Keeps book drive. We also started a new philanthropy event this year, which was a blood drive that we hosted with Chi Phi. It was extremely successful, and we plan to make it an annual tradition. We volunteer for and donate food to the Panhellenic Pantry, an organization that provides food to students and faculty members who need it. Kappa also won first place in the UGA Hero’s Unity Step Show with Alpha Phi Alpha. We raise money for UGA Miracle, which benefits Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, and we created a team for UGA Relay for Life’s Color Run, which benefits the American Cancer Society. Kappa had the most members sign up for the Color Run out of all the sororities, so we won a booth at the event. We participated in various other philanthropy events including Sigma Delta Tau’s Greek Grind, Delta Sig’s Miss Sorority Row, and Sigma Chi’s Derby Days. In February, we had 4 Kappas attend the Mu Province meeting in Orlando. Delta Upsilon won 2013 Province Awards for Risk Management and Gracious Living. In August, Elizabeth Bailey, Vice President of Nationals, came to our chapter and talked to us about the history of Kappa, our values, our image, and the importance of a name. Also in August, Hilary Hilgers, member of the class of 2015, was elected panhellenic senator for UGA’s panhellenic council. In November, a Kappa trainer came to our chapter and talked to us about how to implement diversity into our daily lives. One challenge we have faced is our overall chapter’s GPA, which is relatively low compared to other sororities. To overcome this challenge, we started having study hours every week, and we gave out awards during chapter to women who made 4.0’s or Dean’s List. In October we were placed on a focus letter, but we have worked hard to address the concerns mentioned in the letter. To address leadership and chapter management, each chapter council member sends the recording secretary a monthly report regarding their goals, and we also greatly increased our webinar attendance. To address member commitment, we had a Kappa trainer come talk to our chapter, and we started having more ritual reviews. The Delta Upsilon chapter is made up of 229 women from a variety of backgrounds. The majority of our chapter is out-of-state. We have women from Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Florida, Virginia, and many more states. We had 26 legacies pledge Kappa in 2013. We have a number of women in UGA’s honor program, a number of women receiving scholarships, and even several women with presidential scholarships. We have several women involved in university sports, and in 2013 Kappa had intramural soccer, basketball, and volleyball teams. Last, we have a very active social calendar with high attendance at all of our events. 2013:1st place in UGA Hero's Unity Step Show with Alpha Phi Alpha '''Convention Awards''' 2013:Risk Management, Gracious Living ==Highlights of 2014== Overall, 2014 was another successful year for the Delta Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Philanthropy continued to be a strength for our chapter, as we hosted several events of our own and participated in many other philanthropic events on campus. The annual Kappa Crawfish Boil benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital raised tremendous profits and was an evening filled with delicious food and live music on our front lawn. Furthermore, in February we held our first-ever Kappa Color Run, which we hope will become an annual tradition for our chapter. Our chapter co-hosted the Color Run with Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and together we raised over $5000, which was donated to Books for Keeps. We have continued to volunteer for and donate food to the Panhellenic Pantry, an organization that provides food to students and faculty members in need. Our chapter raised money for many organizations on campus including UGA Miracle, UGA Heroes and UGA Relay for Life. We also participated in numerous philanthropic events hosted by other Greek organizations, such as Miss Sorority Row, Sound of Milledge, and Sigma Chi’s Derby Days. One of our most exciting achievements for 2014 was winning second place in Sigma Delta Tau’s annual Greek Grind dance competition benefitting Prevent Child Abuse America. Not only was our chapter awarded money towards our philanthropy, but our Greek Grind participants were also invited to perform their routine during half time of the UGA Basketball Team’s first home game. Another exciting achievement was when member, Hilary Hilgers, was voted a Homecoming Court nominee. During spirit week, our chapter’s team participated in many Homecoming activities, and we won first place in the Street Painting Mural competition. One challenge we have faced is our overall chapter's GPA, which is relatively low compared to other sororities. In an effort to correct this, our VP of Academics has given awards at our weekly chapter meetings to members who have earned A's in their courses, as well as women who have made the Dean's List. To address leadership and chapter management, each month the Recording Secretary submitted a report to nationals that outlined each chapter council member's accomplishments of the previous month and goals for the upcoming month. Lastly, our Marshal held several intensive ritual reviews to help our chapter continue to learn and appreciate Kappa ritual. In September, Panhellenic decided to instate an Extension Exploratory Committee. The committee was created to discuss the possibility of bringing additional sororities to the University of Georgia for future recruitments. Our chapter supported and encouraged this committee, believing that additional sororities will give the growing number of women coming through recruitment more opportunities to become a part of Greek life at our university. The Delta Upsilon chapter is made up of 239 women from a variety of backgrounds. The majority of the chapter is out-of-state. We have women from Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Florida, Virginia, California and many more states. We had 19 legacies pledge Kappa in 2014. We have a number of women in UGA's honors program, a number of women receiving scholarships, and even some members with presidential scholarships. We have several members involved in UGA sports, including Lacrosse and the Majorettes. Our chapter also participates in intramural soccer, volleyball and basketball. Lastly, we have a very active social calendar with high attendance at all of our events. Below is a list of our 2014 social events: JANUARY 2014:17: Social with Sigma Chi FEBRUARY 2014:1: Formal6: Social with KA13: Social with Chi Phi20: Semi-formal with Chi O22: Kappa Color Run MARCH 2014:17: Formal chapter21-22: Spring Parents’ Weekend APRIL 2014:10: Semi-formal with Theta13: Ritual Review14: Formal Chapter24: Crawfish Boil25: Field Party27: Cutting of the 2020sIvy JUNE 2014:25-29: Convention AUGUST 2014:3: In-house girls move in13-17: Recruitment18: Bid Day25: Formal Chapter28: Social with Sigma Nu SEPTEMBER 2014:4: Social with Lambda Chi11: Social with Sig Ep19-20: Fall Parents’ Weekend25: Social with Chi Phi26: First New Member Meeting29: Formal Chapter OCTOBER 2014:2: Social with KA5: New Member Retreat17: Fireside18: Initiation23: Semi-formal NOVEMBER 2014:13: Semi-formal with Phi Mu17: Formal Chapter/Voting for New Officers DECEMBER 2014:1: Formal Chapter/Formal Transitions 4: Semi-formal Delta Upsilon holds its chapter meetings in our chapter-owned facility. Delta Upsilon's facility was the only house built at the University of Georgia that was actually intended to be a sorority house. Furthermore, it is a tradition that all Delta Upsilon members have the opportunity and are highly encouraged, to live in the sorority house during their sophomore year. There are currently 60 sisters that occupy the house. == Highlights of 2015== The Chapter of Delta Upsilon has had another great year in 2015, continuing to strengthen itself as a chapter and to improve the UGA campus at large. In February 2015, Delta Upsilon welcomed a new advisor to our chapter, Sharon Moore Jenkins. As a previous member of Delta Upsilon, we were very excited and privileged to have her as a new advisor, to serve along with the rest of our advisors. On February 6-8, 2015, three officers attended the Kappa Regional meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. President, Caroline Groover, Recording Secretary, Jordan Dick, and Philanthropy Chairman, Katerina Papadopoulos were all in attendance. Our second-annual Kappa Kolor Run 5K race was held on March 21, 2015. The event raised over $7,500 for Books for Keeps, which is a local nonprofit organization that helps underprivileged children reach books of their own. We also surpassed our goal from last year by $2,500. Active member and VP of Academic Excellence Officer, Caroline Coleman, was featured in a spotlight blog post from UGA Panhellenic, which commended her academic achievements as a Foundation Fellow, and highlighted her world travels including, Oxford, England, South Korea, Bali, India, and a medical internship in Chiang Mai, Thailand. In August 2014, our Public Relations Chairman, Paige Gaston, and her assistant, Margot Warren, spearheaded and launched our own chapter’s website (uga.kappa.com). In September, we held a candlelight ceremony for one of our members, Morgan York, who got engaged this year! It was exciting to reveal who was engaged, and hear the romantic engagement story, where her fiancé proposed to her under the Eiffel Tower. On September 17, 2015, our Corresponding Secretary, Allie Freeman, attended Kappa’s Leadership Academy in Ohio. In October, our chapter won first place at SDT’s Greek Grind charity event, benefitting Prevent Child Abuse America. Led by choreographer and Philanthropy Chairman, Katerina Papadopoulos, our first-place title earned us a $1,000 check to put towards our own philanthropy, Books for Keeps. In December, our entire chapter sent out Holiday Greeting Cards to friends, family and teachers to wish our community a happy holiday. KEY DATES: •JANUARY 2015:o5: Formal Chaptero24: Kappa Formal •FEBRUARY 2015o5: “Winter Wipeout” Semi-Formal with Chi Omegao6-8: Kappa Regional Meetingo9: Formal Chaptero20-22: Kappa Parents’ Weekend •MARCH 2015o2: Formal Chaptero17: “My Tie” Semi-Formal Date Nighto21: 2nd Annual Kappa Kolor Run •APRIL 2015o9: “Kite and Key” Semi-Formal with Kappa Alpha Thetao6: Formal Chapter o23: Kappa Crawfish Boilo26: Cutting of the Ivy Ceremony for graduating members •AUGUST 2015o2: In-house girls move into Kappao12-17: Recruitmento17: Bid Day •SEPTEMBER 2015o14: Formal Chapter •OCTOBER 2015o9-10: Kappa Parents’ Weekendo12: Formal Chaptero26: Formal Chapter •NOVEMBER 2015o2: Formal Chaptero7: Initiationo9: Formal Chapter and Chapter Council Electionso19: “Tacky Holidays” Date Night with Alpha Delta Pi •DECEMBER 2015o11: Kappa Kasino Semi-Formal Overall, 2015 was another year of progressive change for the Delta Upsilon Chapter. Both our chapter officers and our members worked incredibly hard to improve our chapter. Our younger members also show promise to continue to work to improve the chapter in years to come. Our chapter’s main strength is friendship within our chapter, as well as the loyalty we have to serve one another. We consistently excel in philanthropy, and work well together to accomplish our goals with our diverse, strong group of 267 women in our chapter. Our members come from all over the nation, including Texas, Tennessee, California, Washington D.C., Louisiana, New York, and we even have several members from Switzerland. During Recruitment, our Recruitment Chairman, Jordan Legg, worked extremely hard to ensure that our return rate was 96% during the first round. Throughout the year, our Marshal, Kate Hollett, was dedicated to thoroughly educating our members about ritual and improving our Initiation held on November 7, 2015. In January 2015, President, Caroline Groover, announced to the chapter that Panhellenic had voted to bring an 18th sorority to the University of Georgia, Delta Phi Epsilon, and would eventually be voting again to bring a 19th sorority to our campus in the following years. This change would positively affect Greek Life at UGA, allowing more girls to participate in sorority life and be exposed to more opportunities on campus. Chapter Philanthropy: What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community? Philanthropy has consistently proven to be a strong-suit for our chapter in most recent years. Historically, our chapter has fundraised and donated to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital by hosting an annual Kappa Crawfish Boil. Since St. Jude’s is Delta Delta Delta’s national philanthropy, our Philanthropy Chairman, Katerina Papadopoulos, as well as the rest of the officers, concurred to fundraise for an organization that is more aligned with Kappa’s national philanthropy called Books for Keeps. Books for Keeps is a local Athens nonprofit organization that helps underprivileged kids reach books of their own. Both Kappa’s Kolor Run on March 21, 2015 and Kappa’s Crawfish Boil on April 23, 2015, along with a $1000 check from SDT’s Greek Grind charity event, raised approximately $34,000 collectively for Books for Keeps. Throughout the year our chapter also volunteers for and donates food to the Panhellenic Pantry, an organization that provides food to students and faculty members who need it. Besides our own philanthropy, we have members involved in UGA Miracle, UGA Relay for Life and UGA HEROs philanthropic organizations. Why did your chapter choose this organization(s) to support? Books for Keeps directly aligns with the mission of Kappa’s national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, and serves the Athens community on a higher level. ==Highlights of 2016== Overall, 2016 was another successful year for the Delta Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Philanthropy continued to be a strength for our chapter, as we hosted several events of our own and participated in many other philanthropic events on campus. This year, we were able to raise nearly $50,000 for our local Athens philanthropy, Books for Keeps. Since our national philanthropy is Reading is Fundamental, Delta Upsilon thought it was fitting to chose Books for Keeps as our local philanthropy. The annual Kappa Crawfish Boil was an beautiful evening filled with delicious food and live music. Although this event is typically held on our front lawn, it was moved to the back parking lot out of respect for the 4 UGA sorority girls that were tragically killed in a car accident that week. The third annual Kappa Color Run took place in February. We have continued to volunteer for and donate food to the Panhellenic Pantry, an organization that provides food to students and faculty members in need. Our chapter raised money for many organizations on campus including UGA Miracle, UGA Heroes and UGA Relay for Life. We also participated in numerous philanthropic events hosted by other Greek organizations, such as Miss Sorority Row, Sound of Milledge, Sigma Chi’s Derby Days and Sigma Delta Tau's Greek Grind. One challenge we have continued to face is our overall chapter's GPA, which is relatively low compared to other sororities. In an effort to correct this, our VP of Academics has given awards at our weekly chapter meetings to members who have earned As in their courses, as well as women who have made the Dean's List. To address leadership and chapter management, each month the Recording Secretary submitted a report to nationals that outlined each chapter council members' accomplishments of the previous month and goals for the upcoming month. Lastly, our Marshal held several intensive ritual reviews to help our chapter continue to learn and appreciate Kappa Ritual. Changes around campus: This fall, Delta Phi Epsilon moved into a house on Milledge Avenue and participated in its first Panhellenic Recruitment week. Most recently, Panhellenic Council voted and approved the founding of a University of Georgia chapter of Alpha Phi. Their first recruitment will take place fall 2018. Recruitment rules were revised to include a two-day break in between rounds 2 & 3 and prohibit the serving of food to potential new members. Our Chapter: The Delta Upsilon chapter is made up of 260 women from a variety of backgrounds; the majority of women are from out-of-state. We pledged 12 legacies in 2016. Several of our members are involved in UGA sports, intramural sports, the UGA Honors program and many members receiving scholarships. Social events: We have a very active social calendar with high attendance at all of our events. 2016 events included: '''January 2016'''Sigma Chi social; Semiformal with Chi O '''February 2016'''Lambda Chi social; Formal; Sigma Nu social; Color Run '''March 2016'''AEPi Social; Parents' weekend; Semiformal; Philanthropy event with Chi Phi '''April 2016'''Semiformal with Theta; Senior dinner; Crawfish boil; Field party '''August 2016'''Senior Braves date night '''September 2016'''Lambda Chi social; Semi formal with Phi Mu; Parents' weekend '''October 2016'''Initiation; Semiformal with Theta '''November 2016'''Semiformal '''December 2016'''Semiformal ==Highlights of 2017== This past year Delta Upsilon engaged in many events and activities on and off campus. The chapter hosted its two main philanthropic events, the Kappa Color Run and the Kappa Crawfish boil. All of the proceeds from these two events were given to Books for Keeps, which is a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing books to underprivileged children. Delta Upsilon also participated in SDT's Greek Grind, which raised more than $95,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America. Additionally, many chapter members volunteered as tutors for local children, helping them in many different subjects like reading and math. Kappa knows that sometimes life will throw you into situations out of your control, putting your ability to afford an education in jeopardy. This is why the Kappa Kappa Gamma Organization offers its members scholarships to help them out in times of need. Delta Upsilon believes that education is one of the most important tools in life, which is why the chapter partners with Reading Is Fundamental to encourage everyone to further their education. This past year DY continued to push and encourage its members academically, earning many of them awards in academic excellence. Delta Upsilon hosted and attended many fun social events, continuing to build its relationships with other sororities and fraternities. The chapter's formal was a major success this year with great music and food that everyone could enjoy. Overall, it was an amazing year in all aspects. Changes included the addition of the Business Learning Community to campus, which has benefitted many of the chapter's members, and at this point, 2/3 of the chapter's members are out-of-state, which is very unique for UGA's campus. [[File:Delta_Upsilon_2017.png|400px]] '''Philanthropy''' Delta Upsilon continued to raise money for Books for Keeps, which is a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing books to underprivileged children. The chapter raises money through two different events, the Kappa Color Run in the Fall and the Kappa Crawfish Boil in the Spring. Delta Upsilon was able to raise enough money so that each child receives multiple books that s/he can read over the summer, helping to improve their education. The chapter is so proud of how much was raised for such a generous cause. Also DY is proud to call Reading is Fundamental its national philanthropic partner. Its mission is to encourage and motivate young children to read more in order to further their education. Kappas believe that reading is very important because when a child does not have to books, it makes achieving grade-level literacy very difficult, causing them to fall behind in school. This is why we are proud to partner with Books For Keeps. [[File:DY_Chapter_Room.png|400px]]
'''Sesquicentennial'''
==Highlights of 2021==
This past year our chapter attended a virtual convention, a handful of our chapter council attended including our President, DEI chair and other members. They came back with great new knowledge and ideas for the chapter. We did our cutting of the ivy ceremonies for our seniors in May and other ritual events in the fall including new member pinning, inspiration period, initiation and others. In the spring we did our annual crawfish boil and next week is our Biscuits for Books fundraiser. The profits of these events go to the Fraternity's philanthropy for mental health and our local philanthropy, Books for Keeps. Our chapter goals for the year have mostly been focused around continuing to keep a strong sisterhood while using safe protocols due to the pandemic.
'''Philanthropy'''
Our local organization that we support is called Biscuits for Books. They help underprivileged children stay up to date with their reading levels. They donate their time, books and other resources to help young students develop and maintain their reading skills. We support them because we truly believe that they do great work and we have always supported reading development through Kappa‘s Reading Is Fundamental mission.
Our Kappa Krawfish Boil and Biscuits for Books fundraisers are fully in support of our philanthropy charities. We have split our funds this part year with a percentage to our local charity but a large amount of our profits going towards the Fraternity's mental health mission.
'''Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion'''
'''Operating in a Pandemic'''
Last semester especially we did almost everything virtually. I lived in our house last year and even living in a community style living we were as a chapter always very Covid conscious. Last semester we did mostly virtual chapter, even some virtual chapters this semester. We never require in person events if individuals are uncomfortable. We followed national and University of Georgia specific guidelines during our recruitment period with inclusion of smaller groups, masks and other protocols. For our initiation I conducted multiple ceremonies so that all participants could socially distance.
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'''Note to Chapter Registrar:'''
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