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==Highlights of 2014==
The year of 2014 was a very successful and rewarding year for the Delta Omega chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. This past spring we welcomed in three new girls and in the fall we welcomed in one of the chapters largest pledge classes with a total of 38 new members. Our chapter held two philanthropies in 2014. In the spring we held Kappacinos, and Kappa Softball in the fall, where we raised money for a local charity Stone Soup. In addition a number of our sisters participated in and supported many of the fraternities philanthropies. As a chapter we excelled in many of these, taking first place in Sigma Phi Epsilon's Queen of Hearts and also Delta Sigma Phi's powder puff. In addition we participated in Pike mud volleyball, Delta Sigma Phi dodge ball, and Sigma Chi Derby Days. The Delta Omega chapter raised over 8000 dollars for Valley Children's hospital during Sigma Chi Derby Days, setting a record for the most money raised by a single Panhellenic organization at Fresno State. In addition many sisters participated in Stone Soup holiday parties, Kid's Day, and the Susan G. Komen walk. To help unify our chapter, our Standard's committee put on several sisterhood events which included pumpkin carving, yoga nights, and tie-dying shirts. Our sisters Madison Prettyman, Kelsey Smith and Kelli Kennedy all attended the biannual national Kappa Kappa Gamma convention last year, bringing home many stories and ideas the better our chapter. Abigail Hudson and Ashley Blomquist both received parent’s club awards. Madison Reiser was awarded the Fresno State Alumni Scholarship and Jillian Bertolucci received the Bo Eriksen Spirit Award for the second time. At the Greek Awards ceremony Stevie Smelski received the Outstanding President award and Natalie Granados received Greek of Distinction. In addition to individual awards, the Delta Omega chapter received an award for Outstanding Interfraternalism and Excellence in Community Service Philanthropy. Overall our chapter had a very successful year filled with volunteering, awards, and sisterhood.
California State University, Fresno has been very concerned with the well being of the students attending throughout the last year. Fresno State has continued to enforce Risk Management and make students aware of the dangers of alcohol. In addition the campus has been informing the students of the high numbers of assault taking place in the area. They are making sure all students are aware of what is going on by requiring the completion of sexual assault orientations. In addition to the campus enforcing Risk Management, our chapter has greatly as well. Our previous Risk Management chair, Madison Prettyman, put on an event where two Police officers came out and spoke on the consequences of alcohol abuse to raise alcohol awareness. This was a very successful event, in which Madison got all panhellenic sororities to attend.
Our chapter holds chapter meetings in our Kappa Kappa Gamma house on campus. This is a facility in which we own. Before Frenso State moved to the current campus, Delta Omega had a 14- room house rented near the previous campus. In 1963 Delta Omega built their own house on Greek row, which we currently own. Our house accommodates for 40 sisters to live in.
The Myra Zahlis Losee Outstanding Delta Omega Award was created to honor an active member who demonstrates the same "outstanding" characteristics that Myra did throughout her collegiate years. The Active Chapter is responsible for nomination three women who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement, character, sisterhood, and loyalty. Of these three individuals the Advisory Board selects the recipient, in the year of 2014 this was awarded to our previous Vice President of Academic Excellence, Jeanine Fiser. In addition to wearing Myra's key for the coming year, the active that is chosen as this year's Outstanding Delta Omega receives a gift of $700 from the Losee family.
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