'''1,845 912 initiates (as of June 20172018)'''
Psi Deuteron has had many successes this year, and we are eager to see the changes that 2016 brings to our chapter.
==Highlights of 2020s:2017==2017 was a great year for the Psi Deuteron Chapter. This year we focused on making improvements in several areas including sisterhood and academics. We also continued to thrive in our annual philanthropy events.
From chapter’s History Report: Scholarship, group honors/awards, traditions, special This year to further promote sisterhood we held severl informal eventsthroughout the year. We had movie nights, changes on campus or within chapter, overall nature of dinners together and had our new members spend more time at the chapter, chapter goals, challenges house. We also had several opportunities for our sisters to study together. We had times for academic bigs and littles to study together and coffee and how they were overcome, etcbagel tabs at libraries.:
==Highlights of 2019==
'''Housing:''' This past calendar year our chapter made a commitment to further understand the rituals and history of Kappa Kappa Gamma. We have increased the amount of activities that support this commitment, such as song practices, while also upholding the traditions of the sorority. We have also continued traditions important within our chapter specifically, such as philanthropic involvements.
We were not only engaged within our chapter, but also among the greater Cornell community. Our chapter also enjoys being involved in the local Ithaca community as well.
While our campus culture is always changing, our chapter always strives to maintain the same values of Kappa Kappa Gamma. No matter what is happening on campus, our chapter is reliable in its kindness, maturity, and strength. While we all have diverse interests and backgrounds, at our core, our chapter all holds similar values and morals.
'''Philanthropy:'''The two main philanthropic organizations that our chapter supports is the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation and Reading is Fundamental. Our chapter chose these organizations because, like other Kappa chapters, we are encouraged to donate to them. Since the values of these organizations strongly align with the values of our chapter, we have continued to be inspired to volunteer with other organizations, including but not limited to the Caroline Elementary school in our local community.
During our last Founder’s Day, our school was on break. While we could not all be together, we emphasized the importance of Kappa’s history and the day through messages to the chapter, and in person once we were all together.
==Highlights of 2020s:==
'''Chapter Convention Awards'''==Highlights of 2020:==
Our chapter was able to conduct major events, such as initiation and recruitment, before COVID-19. Nevertheless, the pandemic impacted our chapter’s experience tremendously. Without being able to meet in person, chapters looked a lot different. Women in our chapter took to planning events virtually (we will be conducting virtual recruitment early next semester). While we were virtual, Psi Deuteron was still able to conduct some of our typical events. For instance, we held virtual fundraisers on social media for our philanthropy. Most importantly, the women of our chapter were still connected, even though we were physically separated.
--------------The two main philanthropic organizations that our chapter supports is the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation and Reading is Fundamental. Our chapter chose these organizations because, like other Kappa chapters, we are encouraged to donate to them. Since the values of these organizations strongly align with the values of our chapter, we have continued to be inspired to volunteer with other organizations, including but not limited to the Caroline Elementary school in our local community.
'''Note In response to Chapter Registrar:''' Please refer the events of summer 2020, our chapter examined our diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. While we took small-scale measures to your address issues of equity, such as posting on social media, our chapter archives including wanted to implement more long term, meaningful changes. Through formal and informal conversations, our chapter meeting minutes and back issues emphasized the importance of ''The Key'' being an inclusive chapter. We even brought the wider Cornell community into our conversations to see what we could do better. While these conversations were difficult to fill in any gaps have, they serve as a small step in the above historical highlightsright direction. If your chapter archives are not completeWe will continue to have these discussions, please research your university libraryand in the coming years, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracythey will mobilize into more direct action. Contact Our chapter Advisory or House Board is looking forward to trainings and other events that will make us more conscientious members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistanceour community.
Your efforts will ensure a complete and accurate history While we were apart because of COVID-19, we were still able to reflect on the importance of your Kappa’s 150th anniversary. These past few years, the Psi Deuteron chapter for future generations has taken the initiative to truly value our traditions. On this anniversary, we all took the time to reflect on the significance of this day and what Kappa means to enjoy!us.
