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'''Pi Deuteron Alumnae:'''
'''Grand Chapter Officers:'''
'''Outstanding Pi Deuteron Alumnae'''
Much needed improvemnts to The day of May 22nd saw many reunion luncheons before the open house were made thanks to those who supported at the Fire Sprinkler Campaign chapter. People came from all over California, as well as from Oregon and to New York! The House was beautifully decorated with help from the careful management Mothers' Club; actives gave tours of our capital improvement's budgetthe campus, and tea was served. These improvements included installation of fire-safe floorsIn the chapter room, bedrooms scrapbooks and halls early photos were painted displayed by decades. A wealth of historical photos of the classes of '02 and recarpeted, '03 and of the House Director's apartment first chapter houses was provided by Jean McLaughlin Doolittle. The banquet was expanded held at the Marriott Inn in Berkeley with about 180 attending. Guests were surprised by visits from the Cal StrawHat Band and refurbishedOshi, the silent Cal mascot, and who really got the attic storage space evening off to an enthusiastic beginning. Seating was rennovated to provide assigned by initiation classes. After the mistress of ceremonies, (Helen) Sally Walker Lyding, gave a better study space for humorous history of the girlschapter, she asked everyone to rise. We also succesfully satisfied As she called off the name of each area decade beginning with the 80's, those who had been initiated in "that decade sat down. Left standing at the conclusion were the oldest initiates, all who had been Kappas over 50 years. The Challenge to Excellence" oldest there was Elva Christie Hughes, initiated in 1910, two of whose three Pi daughters were also present that was issued by night. The collegians gave the Regional Directors early initiates a great round of Kappa to assist in smoothly operating each chapterapplause.
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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1880|05|22}}
|College= [httphttps://berkeley.edu/ University of California at Berkeley]
|Location= Berkeley, CA
|Homepage= [httphttps://chaptersberkeley.kappakappagammakappa.org/pi/ Pi Website]|Media= [httphttps://wiki.kappakappagammakkg.org/index.php?title=Category:Pi_Deuteron Media related to Pi Deuteron Chapter]
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'''2,652 785 initiates (as of June 20152018)'''
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'''Fraternity Officers:'''
Felicity Meu, Leadership Consultant 2002-2003
'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''
Jeanne Ley she said when she pledged as a freshman the house was on Channing then moved the following year to Piedmont. According to Jeanne, the house originally was a "lovely shingled and traditional Julia Morgan home", then they added the "hospital wing with that ugly grey floor, and sprayed cement over the beautiful shingles!"....evidently the remodel was not very popular. Until the remodel the girls all had meals at the I-House since there was no large kitchen or dining room. For the remodel the house was raised, the chapter room, dining room and kitchen added as the ground floor, and the entire structure moved forward on the lot to create the back courtyard. Jeanne said she remembers them doing all this from Christmas through the summer, and the girls moved back to Kappa in the fall!
== ''Highlights of the 1980s:== The Later Years'' chapter succesfully upheld its founding principles during this ten year period.The members of Kappa Kappa Gamma were extremely busy with academics, sports, internships, and jobs, while at the same time made tiume for social activities including the annual ATO picnic and father daughter dance.During this time period many intelligent, dedicated, outgoing, amazing members encouraged one another and motivated each other to work towards the Fraternity's potential. ==
Much needed improvemnts to the house were made thanks to those who supported the Fire Sprinkler Campaign and to the careful management of our capital improvement'''Highlights s budget. These improvements included installation of fire-safe floors, bedrooms and halls were painted and recarpeted, the 1970s:''House Director's apartment was expanded and refurbished, and the attic storage space was rennovated to provide a better study space for the girls. We also succesfully satisfied each area in "The Challenge to Excellence" that was issued by the Regional Directors of Kappa to assist in smoothly operating each chapter.
==Highlights Pi Deuteron - Celebrates Their Centennial==From the first notification of the upcoming birthday, to the last tearful goodbyes on May 22, 1980, Pi Deuteron Chapter at the University of California, Berkeley, actives and alumna worked to create a special celebration of Pi's first I00 years. From November 1979 when Pi Board was first informed that House Board began work immediately. Didi Moore Boring 53 was appointed chairman, and a chapter committee was co-chaired by seniors Erin Biggs and Carol McKnight. Early on it was decided to have an open house during the day (May 22 1980), and a banquet that evening. “This Chapter ln Time” was chosen as the theme for the 1980s:==day, and a logo was developed.
The chapter succesfully upheld its founding principles during this ten year period. The members challenge was to reach as many as possible of Kappa Kappa Gamma were extremely busy with academics, sports, internshipsPi's over 1, 000 initiates and jobsto offer them a way to become a part of the celebration if they wanted to. First notification was through the chapter newsletter The Pi Piper; official announcements went out in March asking alumnae to reserve the day. Many who could not attend the festivities, while at contributed to the same time made tiume for social activities including University through the annual ATO picnic Emma Moffett McLaughlin Scholarship Fund in honor of a Pi Kappa who had been an outstanding leader in community and father daughter danceUniversity affairs. During this time period many intelligentAdditionally, dedicated, outgoing, amazing members encouraged one another a gold charm depicting the logo was offered; each sold for $50 and motivated each other proceeds went to work towards the Fraternity's potentialChapter House Fund.
Representing the Fraternity, Marjorie Cross Bird, BM-Colorado, then director of field representatives, presented a $1,000 scholarship to the University of California in honor of Pi Deuteron Chapter. A special scholarship committee under (Alice Marian) Midge Oliver Zischke had earlier determined the two winners on the basis of need, high scholarship, and chapter community contribution: Amie Mosher, a Kappa, and Monica Whitlock, a Tri Delta. The banquet speaker was Joseph A. Moore, Jr., then vice-chairman (now chairman) of the Board Regents of the University of California, and father of Centennial Chairman, (Marilyn) Didi Moore Boring. The evening came to a close as we heard of the collegiate activities from chapter president Stacy Black, and were treated to a performance by singers Marilyn Hoffman and Ann Forbush. All joined in the singing of Kappa songs, led by the actives and the closing ceremony.
Pi is indeed fortunate to have the spirited, dedicated group of alumnae and actives presently involved in the chapter. The Centennial offered an opportunity to enlarge the group of friends, refresh some perhaps dimming memories, and to participate again in creating a new memory, one which will last until the next big occasion, the 150th, in 2030. Will you be here?
==Highlights of the 1990s:==
Reading is Fundamental is the motivation behind a majority of our events. Kappa Karaoke is an event dedicated to raising money for this cause, and it is our largest philanthropy event of the year. The wide scope of the philanthropy allows us to run book drives, donate our time, and fundraise, all for a concise cause. Furthermore, we enjoy having a hands-on support approach to improve childhood literacy by traveling to a local elementary school to read to children every week. Being able to see the difference we are making in children’s academic success is a special and valuable opportunity. For these reason we continue to partner with Emerson Elementary.
==Highlights of 20202016:== 2016 has been a year of growth and expansion for the Pi Deuteron chapter. Our new members, as they do each year, added diversity in experiences, backgrounds and personality to our chapter. Many traditions in our chapter, such as presenting the Jill Costello and Linda Morrison awards to exceptional members, were continued. In addition, we continued our participation in our annual philanthropic activities as well as our campus involvement. Overall, our chapter council this year worked toward bridging Pi Deuteron’s history and tradition, as well as working toward inspiring chapter participation and enthusiasm in chapter events. A main goal for this years’ chapter council was to increase chapter awareness of Pi Deuteron history and ritual. Both the Marshal and Registrar worked together to engage members in our history. At each Monday night, we made it a goal to share a scrapbook with the chapter, as well as give a brief comment about the time period each scrap book was created in. The goal was to share chapter history as well as bridge the past and present, showing that Kappa ideals, goals and values have been sustained and consistent throughout history. In addition to the scrapbooks, our Marshal led us in engaging ritual review, making sure to define the significance and origin of our traditions. Another goal of our chapter was to increase chapter participation and excitement in our activities and history. Chapter council decided to create “Kappa Kash” as a way to increase involvement in our chapter. Involvement in philanthropic activities as well as answering trivia questions could lead to Kappa Kash. At the end of the academic year we will put all the Kappa Kash earned in a raffle, and those who have the most Kappa Kash will be most likely to win prizes. So far this has increased involvement in chapter activities such as Girl’s Academy and other philanthropic events. In addition, chapter council worked towards making standards more transparent and approachable, holding mock standards meetings during meeting and emphasizing clear communication between members and the standards committee. To continue sisterhood bonding our activities chair scheduled chapter outings. Finally, we decided we wanted to work as a chapter council to lead by example and be effective and efficient. To do this, we worked on communicating everything we were working on during Chapter Council meetings, we encouraged the house to be more involved and worked hard to help one another whenever we could. Our chapter continued our varied member’s involvements through campus led groups and events. These include clubs like ONE for social justice, Active for Alzheimer’s, Order of Omega, and Berkeley Consulting. Our involvement extends through the athletic department with members on the dance, cheer, crew, sand volleyball, and other sports teams. Additionally, our chapter wide GPA average continues to rise each semester, showing our dedication to academics. With such a rich and all-encompassing group of members, our chapter never has a lack of philanthropic, academic or extracurricular commitments. ==Highlights of 2017== The January 1 through December 15 period was a very exciting time for the Pi Deuteron chapter at UC Berkeley because our chapter re-established the Jog for Jill charity 5k run in honor of our sister Jill Costello who sadly passed away from lung cancer. Our external philanthropy leader, Ava Mandelbaum put on an exceptional 5k run around the hills of Berkeley and brought together the whole Greek community as well as people from the Bay Area to raise money for the Bonnie J. Addario foundation, which is the leading charity to fight lung cancer. In total, the chapter raised roughly $10,000 dollars for the foundation and brought about more information and awareness regarding lung cancer. Along with this, one of our chapter's goals was to get more involved in the Greek community here on campus and one way we started to pursue this goal was to create sign up lists on Facebook having the girls sign up for specific slots to join in on fraternity charity events such as Derby Days where each sorority creates a team to complete a series of Olympic challenges as a way to raise money for the charity of their choice. One of our other sisters, Ruth McGee and Abbie Drobnick led their club in the Solar Decathlon to build a solar-powered house and were able to rank in the top 10, which was a huge achievement! Since the spring of 2017, UC Berkeley's campus has been politically charged and has needed more safety precautions during scheduled protests. This change has caused the chapter to reflect on how we can learn from these situations on campus and create a more open and active space. '''Chapter Philanthropy:'''One of the key charities of our chapter is Reading is Fundamental. Our Chapter for the past year and half has created reading days on Tuesdays and Thursdays where a group of Kappas will go to a local elementary school and read books to students. The ability to see how influential these experiences can have on each student is near and dear to our hearts. Further, the Jog for Jill 5k that we put on April 30, 2017 was a huge success with Kappa raising roughly $10,000 dollars in Jill's name for the Bonnie Addario Lung Cancer foundation for lung cancer research. Kappa chose Reading is Fundamental as a key part of our philanthropic work because it is a part of our national organization and allows us to see the immediate impact our service has on students in the community. Further, Jog for Jill is our Chapter's own charity that we chose to create and support because it is in honor of Jill Costello who was a Kappa and rower here at UC Berkeley who unfortunately passed away from lung cancer. As a way to honor her, the Pi Deuteron chapter and her roommate in Kappa chose to create the Jill Costello foundation, which donates money to the Bonnie J. Addario lung cancer foundation for lung cancer research to have her legacy live on. ==Highlights of 2018:== This year Pi Deuteron was lucky enough to win the Academic Excellence Award at convention. At Jog for Jill, this year we raised over $17,000 for the Bonnie J. Addario Lung Cancer Foundation. We also created the Jill Costello Award that gives 5% of the proceeds to the Cal Greek community member who most embodies Jill’s spirit by standing up to face adversity and inspiring others in the process and this was awarded to Bryanna Kaufmann a member of Delta Delta Delta. Each year, PHC gives each chapter scholarship money to give to a new member and this year we gave it to Erin Atkinson because she has brought a fun radiance to this house as well as done a fantastic job showing what it means to be a kappa. On January 20th in San Francisco, many of our members walked in the Women's March to support women's rights. At Kappa Karaoke this year we raised $2,018 for Reading is Fundamental, after transaction fees $1,965 will be donated! '''Describe the recent changes on campus and describe the chapter’s overall nature.''' Our chapter along with Panhellenic has decided to become more active regarding sexual assault on our campus. In order to limit sexual assault, our Risk Manager has been giving the fraternities Consent Talks before our exchanges with them, to ensure the safety of our members. In addition, we have had whole chapter discussions about how we can inform more people about the seriousness of consent and what we can do to prevent sexual assault. In order to do this, we have implemented the "Event Team" who at each event, their job is to look out for their sisters and make sure their sisters are safe, although every member of this chapter also watches out for their sisters. '''Chapter Philanthropy''' '''What organization does the chapter support?''' Our chapter supports Reading is Fundamental by going to the local elementary school twice a week to read with children. Further, Jog for Jill is our Chapter's own charity that we chose to create and support. Jog for Jill is a 5k run around the UC Berkeley campus and this year after, we had a lunch at the house with live music. In addition, we support the other houses in Greek Life by attending their philanthrophy events. '''Why did the chapter choose this organization?''' Pi Deuteron chose Reading is Fundamental because not only is it one of the national organizations, it allows us to see the immediate impact our service has on students in the community. Jog for Jill is in honor of Jill Costello who was a Kappa and rower here at UC Berkeley who unfortunately passed away from lung cancer. As a way to honor her, the Pi Deuteron chapter and her roommate in Kappa chose to create the Jill Costello foundation, which donates money to the Bonnie J. Addario lung cancer foundation for lung cancer research to have her legacy live on. '''Chapter Facility'''
'''Where does the chapter meet?'''
The Chapter meets in a room in our house that we call the "Chapter Room."
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