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Delta Kappa started 1994 with In the Fall of 1992, Hurricane Andrew, a Category 5 hurricane, decimated south Florida. The start of the school year was delayed as a 26 new membersresult. The women chapter pulled together and participated in multiple philanthropies to help hurricane victims. Big/Lil Sister Day was held off campus at the beautiful home of Mady Sanchez. Kappa continued to be strong on campus. Members were involved in Iron Arrow, Student Government, Homecoming Executive Committee, Greek Week taking first place overall. They also took first place in the Zeta Beta Tau volleyball tournament Committee, academic and leadership honor societies, Presidents 100, Cheerleading, Resident Assistants, Orientation Assistants, peer counseling programs and the Lambda Chi Alpha volleyball tournamentintramural sports, to mention a few.
Fall 1995 Delta Kappa started 1994 with another successful rush resulting in 37 a 26 new members. These pledges participated and won first place in Pledges on Parade. A Delta Kappa was Homecoming Executive Committee Chairperson and was tapped into the Iron ArrowSociety, the oldest living tradition and highest honor attainable at the University of Miami. This is the first Delta Kappa to be inducted into the society, since Elizabeth Rodriguez was tapped in 1987. The chapter won second women participated in Greek Week taking first place overall . They also took first place in Homecomingthe Zeta Beta Tau volleyball tournament and the Lambda Chi Alpha volleyball tournament. During Homecoming Actives met at the women joined renovated Kappa suite on Thursday nights to help with Hurricanes Help the Hometown effort on campus which helped victims of Hurricane Andrewwatch Friends and Seinfeld.
Kappa continued to be strong Fall 1995 started with another successful rush resulting in 37 new members. These pledges participated and won first place in Pledges on campusParade. Members were involved The chapter won second place overall in Iron Arrow, Homecoming. During Homecoming the oldest living tradition and highest honor attainable at women joined to help with Hurricanes Help the University Hometown effort on campus which helped victims of Miami, Student Government, Homecoming Executive Committee, Greek Week Committee, academic and leadership honor societies, Presidents 100, Cheerleading, Resident Assistants, Orientation Assistants, peer counseling programs and intramural sports, to mention a fewHurricane Andrew.
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The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.
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Activities this year included a pledge retreat and a well attended Fun Day which benefited children with disabilities in the area. During Greek Week the chapter won the philanthropy award and raised the most money for Cerebral Palsy. Another Kappa Krush was a hit and the annual Christmas Party was well attended.
Thirty-eight pledges started1991off started 1991 off right. Next came Greek Week where the chapter donated the most blood, took first place in the Greek Sing, midday events, lip sync, spirit and finished in second place overall.
In March a large Delta Kappa delegation attended Mu Province Meeting at Clemson. The chapter won two awards. April included several great mixers and an awesome Sapphire Ball. At the 1991 Greek Leadership Awards the chapter won eight out of nine awards.
Fall rush Rush 1991 was a great success with a pledge class of 53 , who won Pledges on Parade. The chapter enjoyed a visit from Province Director of Chapters Shelley Melvin, West Virginia. In November Homecoming was Homecoming, held in which November and the chapter won first place in Organized Cheer and second place overall. Chapter members traveled to the University of Florida and Florida State University to enjoy some football. The month ended with a mixer. December brought the annual Christmas party, which was put on by the pledges for the chapter and alumnae. December ended with the Alpha Sigma Phi Beach day and Bar-B-Q that helped all relax and get ready for finals.
The chapter has 110 members, who increased sisterhood and respect for each other through more fun activities getting to know each other better. The women also had more beach days and had dinner together on Fridays.
During the summer the chapter suite was redecorated. There were also many changes on the campus. New trees were planted to replace those destroyed during Hurricane Andrew. New sidewalks were constructed with brick. The recreation center was demolished and a new state of the art student wellness center Wellness Center was built.
During this year the chapter decided to have unity with an emphasis on sisterhood as its goal. The focus was to become closer in order to better the chapter , as well as its members. This goal was met through various activities such as going ice skating, trips to the beach, to a club on campus to watch Beverly Hills 90210 on Wednesday and on Fridays for the club’s promotional night. This has strengthened the chapter and brought the members closer together.
The chapter continued to work on academic excellence. This year Panhellenic study hours were installed to help all pledges and members maintain a good GPA. Those with a GPA below 2.3 were required to attend study hours to improve grades.
Delta Kappa started 1995 with a new member class of 26 amazing women. Shortly after Rush the chapter held Kappa Krush at the Chilli Pepper in South Beach and the annual Sapphire Ball at the beautiful Biltmore Hotel in Coral Gables which brought a memorable time and fun for everyone. The chapter participated in Greek Week and placed second in cheer, third in Greek Sing, first in blood drive, third in Olympic Day and third overall. Actives met at the Kappa suite on Thursday nights to watch Friends and Seinfeld. The end of spring semester brought graduation and a tearful goodbye to members who have meant a lot to the chapter.
Fall brought the chapter 23 wonderful new members. Then came Homecoming, where the chapter was paired with Alpha Sigma Phi and earned a third place trophy overall. Delta Kappa members were active in almost every aspect of college life. They were a visible chapter; they participated in Greek Week, Homecoming, Pledges on Parade and the various sorority and fraternity activities. From Student Government and clubs to intramural sports, varsity sports, master tutor program, peer counseling programs and leadership in honor societies; members were very active on campus.
