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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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'''2,748 785 initiates (as of June 20172018)'''
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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's budget. These improvements included installation of fire-safe floors, bedrooms and halls were painted and recarpeted, the 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.
==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.
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 2020:2017==
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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