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|Name= Delta IotaBeta Psi|GreekSymbol= ΔIBΨ|Image= [[File:Delta_IotaBeta_Psi.jpg|200px]]|Founded= {{start date and years ago|19351911|1205|0624}}|College= [http://www.lsuutoronto.educa/ Louisiana State Universityof Toronto]|Location= Baton RougeToronto, Ontario, LACanada|Homepage= [http://chapters.kappakappagamma.org/deltaiotabetapsi/ Delta Iota Beta Psi Homepage]|Media= [http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Delta_Iota Beta_Psi Media related to Delta Iota Beta Psi Chapter][http://wiki.kappakappagamma.org/index.php?title=Category:Rose_McGill Media related to Rose McGill]}} '''Louisiana State University established in 1860, Baton Rouge, Louisiana'''  '''Delta Iota founded December 7, 1935 - 6 charter members''' '''Charter members:'''Virginia Marie Coyle, Charlie Holcombe, Martha Gertrude Linsday, Miriam Ivy Morris, Ruth Mather Robinson, Ruth Havard Shepard  '''3,750 initiates (as of June 2016)'''  
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'''Some of Delta Iota’s Outstanding Alumnae:'''
'''Fraternity Council Members:Founded May 24, 1911'''
Rebecca (Becky) Stone Arbour,
Vice President, 1978 - 1980; Director of Personnel, 1980 – 1982;
Fraternity Treasurer, 1982 – 1986; Director of Alumnae, 1986 – 1987;
Fraternity Treasurer, 1987 – 1988;
Mimi Bean (Prevost), Field Secretary 1955-1958;
Janet Mahaffey (Postell), Field Secretary 1964-1966;
Beth Washington, Leadership Consultant 2007-2008;
Gracie Rice, Leadership Consultant 2011-2012;
'''Beta Psi Chapter installed at Victoria College, Toronto, Ontario. Transferred to University of Toronto, May 1925'''
'''University of Toronto established in 1827, Toronto, Ontario, Canada'''
'''Fraternity Loyalty Award Recipients:'''
'''Charter members 15'''
'''1,223 initiates (as of June 2018)
'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award:'''
Jane Dole Jones, 1980, Chairman of the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions; civic leader=='''Rose McGill'''==
[[File:RoseMcGillHeadshot.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Rose McGill]]
The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870 - 1930, describes
“...a frail wisp of sunny youth,
courageous though wracked with pain,
smiling always even in the face of
discouragement, Rose fought with
determination to regain the health
that the doctors had long since
despaired of.”
'''Additional Outstanding Delta Iota Alumnae'''Said to have a carefree manner andgiven to making witty remarks, “Rosewas very pretty, with lovely coloring,and though she never looked verystrong she had an unlimited amountof energy - energy she should haveconserved.”
Lynn Latham (Chaney)A 1934 issue of ''The Key'' carried adetailed story about Rose. “The youngestof three children, Graduate Counselor 1947-1949;Rose was about 13when her mother died, followedtwo years later by her father. She wassent to boarding school and during herlast year there her brother, the onlyremaining family member she couldDorothy Ramonedadepend on, Graduate Counselor 1981-1983;died suddenly. Another detailed article about Rose appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of ''The Key.'' [http://digital.watkinsprinting.com/publication/?i=8386&p=21 Click to read.]
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---------------'''Charter Members:'''
Beatrice Maud Barry, Vera Davidson, Alexandrina Denne, Laura Denton, Lily Denton, Dora Forsythe, Grace Isabel Grange, Elsa Horning, Madeline Mary Jenner, Jessie Logie Keagey, Grace Winnifred MacLaren, Josephine McConnell, Lenora Porte, May Cecilia Shorey, Ethel Tait.
==The Early Years==
The opening words '''Some of the chapter history, as written by one of the first pledges, describe the joy felt on September 26, 1934, when from the simple, twilight pledging ceremony at the home of a local alumna, a member of Mu—Butler, there grew Delta Iota Chapter, from the original three pledges.Beta Psi’s Outstanding Members:'''
Working through 1934 and 1935'''Fraternity Officers:''' Mary Hall Deeves, and meeting around the Louisiana State University campus, including the directors’ board roomNational Registrar 1924-1930; Margo White (Secord), the pledge group grew to six. In the fall of 1935, six more pledges were added. With the help of four coTraveling Consultant 1984-organizers: one each from BN—Ohio State1985; Delta Zeta—Colorado College; Delta Beta—Duke; and Gamma Beta—New MexicoMary Legakis, these charterTraveling Consultant 1999-members-to-be felt themselves ready for Installation.2000;
On December 7, 1935, Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity officers came south for a Panhellenic Council meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi, and, at this time, they initiated the six charter members as the proud alumnae and co-organizers watched. At this same time a young woman from Jackson, Mississippi, was initiated by proxy for Delta Theta—Goucher College.
'''HousingFraternity Loyalty Award:'''
A cozy chapter room was furnished with a $500 gift from the Fraternity. Purchased for this sum were maple furniture, rugs, china and silverware. The room was in the basement of Smith Hall, a women’s dormitory. Its low ceilings, overhead pipes, cement floors and barred windows were left behind when the chapter moved to a large upstairs room in the Panhellenic Building, built in 1938.
Minutes of 1940 mention “throwing prudence to the wind” in decorating. Much to the chapter’s horror, the décor was all in Pi Beta Phi colors, (wine red and silver blue). During the following years, “shades of blue” atoned for this lapse. With the university’s surprise 1958 announcement allowing sorority houses, the chapter planned for a house. Ground was broken March 14, 1965, “in the name of the alumnae who have striven so hard through the years to make this day possible … . The actives promise to do their Kappa best to make this house an abode of beauty.”
A chapter newsletter shares these words from the groundbreaking ceremony of the current chapter house on Sorority Row in March 1965'''Fraternity Alumnae Achievement Award Recipients: “We are assembled here today to break ground for a house that will be a haven and a home for many in the years to come. As this act of beginning is performed, let us remember those who have gone before us, whose diligence and foresight have made this day possible. Let us be mindful of those who will come after us that what has begun on this day may be completed with generous spirit and love,” said the immediate past chapter President.'''
The first spade Marion Hilliard, 1950, 1 chief of dirt was turned by the President obstetrics and gynecology at Women’s College Hospital, Toronto; Ruth Davison Reid, 1954, nutritionist; lecturer; Dorothy Mulholland Taylor, 1954, journalist; author; Gabrielle Jane Sellers Kroeger, 1966, foreign service officer with United Nations Division of External Affairs; F. Marguerite Hill, 1970, physician-in-chief at Women’s College Hospital, Toronto; Thora Mcllroy Mills, 1978, founding member of Diabetic Association and the Baton Rouge Alumnae Indian-Eskimo Association who saidfor Support of Native Peoples; Jean Rowe Casselman Wadds, 1984, Canadian diplomat; held high-level government positions; Barbara Leamen McDougall, 1990, “In Canada’s Minister of Employment and Immigration, Minister Responsible for the name Status of the alumnae who have striven through the years to make this day possible.” The second spade was turned by the chapter President who saidWomen; Marion Smith Davey, 1998, “In longtime volunteer and officer for the name of Canadian National Institute for the Delta Iota active chapter and those who are yet to come pledging to do our Kappa best to make this house an abode of beauty both physically and spiritually.”Blind
Nine months later, the Kappas began moving into their new home. Twelve sorority houses were constructed along ==University Lake, representing an investment of more than $4,000,000 of private funds in university housing. It was 1956 when the Board of Supervisors authorized the president of the university to provide, in any future development of the university, land for the building of sorority houses. It was not until 1963 that the Board of Supervisors requested financial data indicating our ability and desire to build houses—and pay off the loans. Twelve sororities had their requests approved.History==
The most exciting day came University of Toronto was founded as King’s College in March 1964 when the Delta Iota President 1827 and House Board President met with is one of the Board oldest institutions of Supervisors and representatives higher education in Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the other sororities to draw for university assumed its present name in the lots on which they would build1850s upon becoming a secular institution. The House Board President saidToronto has evolved into a large and complex public institution occupying three campuses: Scarborough, “We were happy we drew lot number five—the best lot! Erindale and the historic downtown St. George campus. It was a year later that is federated with three smaller universities which are on the house was under constructionSt. The rest George campus, and is history!”affiliated with several colleges and institutes. Ten teaching hospitals in metropolitan Toronto are affiliated fully with the university.
On Dedication DayThe university is Canada’s most important research institution and has gained an international reputation for its research. It enrolls more students, March 20, 1966employs more faculty members and offers a greater range of courses than any other Canadian university. As of 2010, the dream founded enrollment on goals of “elegance, practicality and permanence” had, through great effort and generositythe downtown campus exceeded 45, become a reality000 students.
Sororities had shared The university’s insistence on the Panhellenic Building importance of research in all disciplines has made it the major center for 25 years. Camaraderie and friendly competition were well establishedgraduate education in Canada. In 1936–37many fields, Kappa helped inaugurate an annual scholarship banquet sponsored by Panhellenicit produces a majority of Canada’s doctoral candidates. Two important events are The quality and range of the Kappa–Delta Kappa Epsilon Christmas party for underprivileged childrenprograms - undergraduate, a 30graduate and professional -year-old tradition; and attract students from all parts of the Monmouth Duo, begun in 1961, and shared by Kappa and Pi Beta Phi. Every springprovince, from around the Greek chapters participate in Jambalaya Jambilee, an elaborate carnival; country and Sigma Chi annually sponsors an all-sorority field dayfrom abroad.
To support its work of teaching and research, the university has collected a library that is the largest in Canada and among the best in the world. The University of Toronto Press is the chief institution of its kind in Canada and one of the most important scholarly publishers in North America.
'''Honors The University of Toronto is home to the first men’s fraternity in Canada, Zeta Psi, whose Toronto chapter has been active since 1879. Because few other Canadian universities in the 19th century were deemed comparable to their American counterparts, most early American fraternities and Traditions'''sororities chose to open their first international chapter at Toronto.
Scholarship in Delta Iota has had highs and lows, with averages fluctuating from first to twelfth place among 16 sororities. However, the chapter has always rallied when it needs to improve. In the late 1960’s, the chapter received a campus Panhellenic Award for the greatest improvement during two consecutive terms, and the Province Award in 1969. The pledge class has been first in scholarship at least five times.
Chapter honors include the Gracious Living Award for unhoused chapters, 1960; first in scholarship for the second semester of 1972–73; and three awards for its newsletter. Delta Iota has always campaigned actively in campus elections. It is an unusual year when campus or dormitory council positions do not include a number of Delta Iotas. ==The chapter has provided the university with campus favorites, and with members in beauty courts. The chapter is also well represented in scholastic organizations, averaging two members a year in Alpha Lambda Delta, freshmen honorary, and several Phi Kappa Phis. Four members were recognized by Mortar Board in one year, and since founding, about 30 Kappas have become members. The Delta Iota bookshelves in the Kappa lounge are lined with trophies won by the chapter in such events as campus field day, homecoming decorations, songfests and skit programs.Early Years==
In sportsIf there is certain fervor in the voices of the members of Beta Psi Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at the University of Toronto when they repeat the ritual words “I will support my chapter in prosperity and peril” there is good reason. Indeed, Delta Iota swimmers have added four first-place trophies looking back it is difficult not to the house collection, see that history as a kind of continuing “Perils of Pauline”* with a new crisis arising in every episode and awards have been won for tennis periods of prosperity all too frequently interrupted by setbacks and volleyballthreats to the chapter’s continued existence.
In 1962To understand many of Beta Psi’s problems, Delta Iota won it is necessary to understand the history and structure of the Women’s Recreation Association’s second place University of Toronto itself. This first university in Ontario, then “Upper Canada,” was chartered in 1827 under the name of King’s College and with a formal affiliation with the Church of England or Anglican Church. This affiliation continued until 1857 when a new charter was issued providing for overall sports achievementa nonsectarian university under the name of the University of Toronto expanded to include all the professional and other faculties found in a modern university with the original arts and humanities core becoming University College of the University of Toronto. During 1946–47Eventually, as expansion continued, Delta Iota sponsored the newly formed Delta Rhouniversity entered into federation with a number of church affiliated universities. Trinity College (Anglican), MississippiVictoria College (Methodist from Coburg, chapterOntario) and St. Michael’s College (Roman Catholic) all moved to the University of Toronto campus. This federated structure has proved to be a great source of strength and diversity in the university, helped during rush week and attended but because the installation ceremoniespresent university is a federation rather than an amalgamation, just as Beta Omicron at Newcomb (Tulane) had assisted each college maintains considerable independence in Baton Rouge some 11 years earlierthe setting of policy.
Delta Iota has produced many loyal and tireless alumnae, but grateful acknowledgment should be made, also, to advisers from other chapters. Foremost are Although international women’s fraternities were established in the three who worked as organizers and who were advisers during University of Toronto early in the first 10 years20th century, they operated only at University College. Joan Chaffee Miller HallIn 1906, a dormitory for womengroup of undergraduates at Victoria College decided to form a local sorority, was dedicated in this adviser’s memory in 1969Xi Zeta Gamma. Her key was given to the chapter As a private and is worn by the chapter President. Other cherished possessions include the gavel presented by the four co-organizersunofficial club, and the key group flourished until in 1909 several members met a group of Kappas at a deceased member YWCA Convention. Fired with enthusiasm for the initials C.B.international fraternity movement, awarded Xi Zeta Gamma petitioned to the outstanding pledge. Two other annual awards are given in memory become a chapter of deceased membersKappa Kappa Gamma.Delta Iotas who have given special service to the Fraternity are Field Secretaries Janet Mahaffey (Postell)After an inspection by Florence Burton Roth, Michigan, 1964–65Grand President, Mrs. Roth and Amelia Bean (Prevost)members of Beta Tau, 1955–57. Lynn Latham (Chaney) was Graduate Counselor at Psi and Gamma Rho installed the University of Georgia in 1948fledgling chapter on May 24, 1911.
Other notable alumnae include Dr. Rowena Spencer, a clinical association professor of surgery at Tulane. Dr. Fay Murray Norton is a psychologist, adjunct professor at Mershon Center, Ohio State University and consultant for Battelle Memorial Institute, Columbus. Kathryn Hall Proby is former editor and publisher of the Village Post and author The situation of Audubon in Florida. Sue Wilbert Turner is a member of the National Steering Committee of the Trustees Committee of the American Association of Museums, Beta Sigma Phi Woman of the Year, 1970 Mad Hatters Distinguished Lady of 1974 (both awards for outstanding community service, Baton Rouge). Margaret Taylor Lane, LL.B and M.S. Psi Chapter in library science, is recorder of documents for the state of Louisiana. Charlie Holcombe Pitcher, LL.B. those early years was third assistant district attorney in charge of family court division, 1961–72, in Baton Rougeenviable. Elizabeth Claire deGravelles Cloninger, founder of As the Acadiana Opera Society and Vermillion River Theatrical Company starred in many musical productions in Lafayetteonly women’s fraternity at Victoria College, Indiana. Mary Sue Berry Hauck it had roles in Broadway musicals and recorded children’s and educational music in New York. She had been the recipient no need of a Kappa FellowshipPanhellenic, 1955–56. Frances Holcombe was director of the West Baton Rouge Parish Welfare Department, 1957–68no formal rushing, no rushing rules and the State Welfare Department, Quality Control Division 1968–73, in Baton Rougeno competition. Linwood Gisclard (Findley) The only restriction on its membership policies was Maid an informal arrangement with the dean of Cotton in 1944, and 14 years later became Mrs. America.---------------------------------The previous information was excerpted from The History women who adopted the principle of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976sophomore pledging. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, Beta Psi did not have a chapter meeting minuteshouse, letters and comments from chapter meetings were held in the homes of members and alumnae, who lived in 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 questionscity.--------------------------------
==Highlights This halcyon period was short-lived. Anti-fraternity feeling, which began smoldering on the campus in 1913, flared up during the term 1914-15, and it appeared that the senate of Victoria College would legislate the 1970s== In 1979, Kappa Kappa Gamma participated in LSU’s annual Muscular Dystrophy Football Marathongroup out of existence. At Only through the Province Meetingintervention of alumnae who worked tirelessly to influence husbands, Delta Iota won an award fathers and friends on the senate was it possible for the best active–alumna relationsBeta Psi to continue.
Canada was already heavily involved in the Great War, and members directed all their energies to combining academic excellence with a heavy commitment to “war work.” In the chaos of world conflict, fraternity took on a new meaning and so, in 1916, the chapter decided it should establish its first independent home, one room in a picturesque old house close to the Victoria campus.
In 1925, chapter membership had passed the 100 mark with 70 enthusiastic alumnae offering their support from the four corners of the globe and 30 actives continuing to attract outstanding new members. It was an appropriate time for a memorable event—the first General Convention of Kappa to be held in Canada. The location was Bigwin Inn in Ontario’s Lake of Bays resort area, and Beta Psis were overjoyed to welcome their sisters from the United States.
==Highlights A more somber event with far-reaching effects grew out of the 1980s==illness of a much-loved young chapter member, Rose McGill. Rose joined Beta Psi in her freshman year in 1920. As she was an orphan, she was forced to withdraw after her first year because of financial difficulties. Nevertheless, her fraternity ties remained strong, and it was a blow to the entire chapter when she suffered an attack of pleurisy, which quickly developed into tuberculosis. In the early years of Rose’s illness, chapter members and their families attempted to supply the personal and financial support she so desperately needed. Although their love and attention continued until her death in 1927, it was only through the prompt action of the Fraternity in establishing the Rose McGill Fund that adequate money was available. Small wonder that even years later, support of the Rose McGill Fund has a very high priority with all Beta Psi members. It is a matter of pride for Toronto alumnae that they have led consistently in the magazine sales which support the Rose McGill Fund.This private tragedy coincided with a new threat to the chapter. During 1925, another local sorority was established at Victoria, and all the anti-fraternity feeling of 1915 revived. By the end of the year, it became apparent that a victory would split the college and result in damage to Victoria that could not easily be repaired. An unselfish but extremely difficult decision was made. Beta Psi decided to withdraw from Victoria College where, from a modest base in the apartment of four of its members it would attempt to rush in competition with six strongly entrenched international groups. This abrupt upheaval was made particularly difficult because all but four of the actives remained Victoria College students with little opportunity to know, much less attract, potential members in University College.
Several members attended By 1927, the Theta Province Meeting chapter was strong enough to rent an apartment of its own, and by 1928 was ranked the highest in San Antonio scholarship among the nine women’s fraternities at University College. In addition, Beta Psis found time to work at the University Settlement House, to work as volunteers in March where they were honored a local hospital and to accept on behalf of mount successful fundraising projects for both the chapter Endowment Fund and the Richardson Alumnae Award for Outstanding AchievementWomen’s Building Fund of University College.Highlights of the 1930s
Delta Iota celebrated its 50th anniversary during October 11–13and was honored by The 1930s might be described as Beta Psi’s nomadic period. In the presence space of three Fraternity officers: Marian Williamsa decade, Theta—Missouri, Fraternity President; Jean Wells, Delta Upsilon, Georgia; and Becky Arbour, Delta Iota—LSU, Fraternity Treasurerthe chapter occupied five separate off-campus apartments. Attendance surpassed all expectations This was an inevitable consequence of the steering committee—so many people registered fact that plans for a Friday evening cocktail party fraternities had to be moved from a private home to never been recognized at the Baton Rouge Country Club with more than 500 in attendance! A 15university, so that on-member steering committee led by the House Board Presdient worked for a full year planning the weekend. More than 75 alumnae served on local committees. A Saturday morning reception at the Kappa House campus housing was not available and an evening banquet , at that period, neither the LSU Union chapter nor its members were also attended by 500. On Saturday afternoon, alumnae met for “decade parties” at neaby homes of alumnae able to gather with sisters who pledged in the same decade. Continental breakfast was served at the Kappa House on Sunday where there was talk of the 75th anniversary to be held in 2015! A Memorial Scholarship Fund was established in honor of the 50th anniversary for Delta Iota Chapterafford permanent quarters.
At this timeFar from recalling those Depression days as hard times, LSU had around 30members of the 1930s remember their various homes with a good deal of affection. With budgets stretched to the breaking point, “gourmet” dinners,000 students featuring sausages and Delta Iota had 115 actives, 42 new initiates mashed potatoes or macaroni and 17 new members awaiting Initiation. During fall Recruitmentcheese, 65 new members were pledgedgreeted with enthusiasm. The chapter ranked 3rd out of 14 sororities in GPA. Five members A flourishing mothers club earned everyone’s gratitude for the help it provided when each temporary home had a GPA of 4.0 and 17 made the Dean’s Listto be furnished.
A The grimness of the economic climate was certainly not reflected in chapter goal life where creativity was increased participation in campus activitiessubstituted for cash. Social events included formal rushing parties, progressive dinners and scrip dances after football games. A new participation system encouraged members The chapter used the scrip dances to commit raise money for its philanthropies. When engagements were announced and fiancés were expected to attending at least one major activity per semesterhonor the Beta Psi custom of presenting the chapter with five pounds of chocolates (then about $2.50), which resulted in increased attendance and enthusiasmit was often the chapter member who slipped her hard-pressed future husband the necessary cash.
The chapter participates in In 1936, another General Convention brought the Muscular Dystrophy Marathonstart of World War II, Homecoming, Sigma Chi Derby Day and campus life was soon a far cry from the Jambalaya Jamboree at which innocent good times of the chapter thirties. Both men and its partner, Sigma Nu, received women left their university to enlist. All intercollegiate sports were suspended. Men remaining on the Governor’s Sweepstakes Trophy. Chapter members also spend time campus spent their leisure hours drilling with children of the Louisiana State School Canadian Officers’ Training Corps, and female students were required to complete 100 hours a year of the Deafvoluntary service as nurses or food service aides, Red Cross volunteers or day nursery assistants. Numerous Many members belonged to various honor societies of Beta Psi continued at college while their fiancés and clubs and were leaders in student governmenthusbands left for overseas. The chapter began serving as rooms resounded to the scratch of pens on overseas mail forms and the click of knitting needles creating not only much-needed comforts for Canadian servicemen, but also producing the first of a hostess chapter veritable mountain of baby clothes for Nora Waln’s and the Southeastern Panhellenic Confernce held in the springFraternity’s magnificent efforts on behalf of European children.**
On April 4Since all expenses of the chapter were borne by actives, 1987, several Delta Iotas left financial disaster was always just around the corner. Ingenious cost-cutting measures were undertaken. These included not only subletting the chapter apartment for an exciting weekend at Texas A&M in College Station, Texas, for Theta Province Meeting. A mock initiation was held at the Kappa House there summer but doing most of the maintenance and those repair work for which workmen, now in attendance said it was very special to perform the ritual with actives armed forces, and alumnae money were unavailable. The shortage of domestic help was overcome by ordering daily boxed lunches from all over Theta Province. Delta Iota received local department stores for the Most Improved Scholarship Award, a lovely silver bowlsum of 25 cents.
During the summer, a new House Director Fraternity life was hired and everyone loves her! She is overseeing a new electronic lock system for not made easier by the house with a key card. On the third floor, dean of women at the chapter room University College who was divided into a TV lounge and militantly anti-fraternity. In these days when in loco parentis sounds like an extra bedroom. On August 24archaic Victorian disease, 1987, Delta Iota welcomed 62 new membersit is hard to remember that, including 15 legacies. On October 7even though fraternities were not recognized, Founders Day it was celebrated with area alumnae at possible for an unsympathetic dean to forbid female undergraduates the Faculty Club on campus. During October 22–24right to live in their fraternity houses and, in addition, actives and alumnae joined forces to man exercise a booth at great deal of control over the Junior League’s Christmas Bazaartiming, raising $1,000 for charityform and content of rushing.
Traditional events were enjoyed by the chapter, including Monmouth Duo with Pi Beta Phi and the end-of-school crawfish boil. Chapter members continue to be leaders on campus, including a junior varsity cheerleader, and LSU Golden Girl, and a member of the women’s basketball team.At the Theta Province Meeting, Delta Iota took home the Most Improved Chapter Award and was the co-recipient of the Communication Award. A new philanthropy project, The Kappa Kookbook, raised $1,000 for Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Rose McGill Confidential Aid Fund for Kappas. The chapter goal for the school year was Unity Is Key with an emphasis on increasing participation in chapter and campus activities. Members were active in many campus activities, sports and clubs including ski team, Alpha Lambda Delta, Gamma Beta Phi, Mu Sigma Rho, Alpha Epsilon Delta, Phi Eta Sigma, student government, Mortar Board, Omicron Delta Kappa, Scotch Guard, Golden Girls dance team and more. Delta Iota’s chapter President was named Outstanding Sorority President ==Highlights of 1988, and another active served as the student body president.1940s==
Delta Iota welcomed 67 new members (including 14 legacies) making it As is often the largest Kappa chapter. Of case in difficult times, the 14 legacies, 8 warmth and support of fraternity life were sisters important to college women of current chapter members. Members enjoyed Homecoming activities the 1940s, and contributed to the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation through Greek Week fundraising effortsfraternity system flourished. Prior to By the Homecoming football gamespring of 1943, Kappa new members received when a house became vacant on the Most Spirited Award at the Tiger Pep Rally and were broadcast live on KLSU performing university’s unofficial fraternity row, it was finally possible for Beta Psi to acquire a chanthome of its own. One active participated in Kappa Kappa Gamma House Corporation was formed and, by means of donations, the Miss LSU Pageant selling of shares and received a much-appreciated loan from the Spirit of LSU AwardFraternity, 134 St. George Street became Kappa’s address. The chapter increased During the chapter GPA from 2.669 summer of 1943, members acquired a virtually lifelong aversion to 2painting, wallpapering and rubbish removal.759By fall, 12 alumnae and other boarders, exceeding the all-women’s average on campus. Improved GPA was first house mother and a continuing goalwildly enthusiastic active chapter were settled and ready for bigger and better things.
House renovations included new paint upstairs and By the addition end of a bedroom and president’s office the decade, campus life was again in the chapter room areafull swing. The dining room was painted and new shuttersuniversity had successfully managed an expansion from about 10,000 to more than 28, molding and light fixtures were installed. Landscaping was spruced up and next on the list was recovering for 000 students to accommodate those returning from the formal living roomservices.
Spring philanthropy events included Easter baskets filled with candy for a children’s home and a brick campaign supporting construction ==Highlights of the Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans. The Kappa Cookbook orders continue to raise money for the Rose McGill Fund of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. 1950s==
In the 1950s, Canadian Kappas enjoyed almost an embarrassment of riches with two General Conventions—1950 at Murray Bay, Quebec, and 1954 at Jasper Park Lodge in Alberta’s beautiful Rockies.
In the relative calm of this period, scholarship, always a major concern of Beta Psi became a positive passion. Study charts were kept and conscientiously filled in. Informal tutoring of lagging sisters was encouraged, and the scholastic achievements of members were reflected in a gratifying number of college, university, national and international awards. Chapter officers were required to maintain a better-than-average standing to retain their positions. During the year, two full meetings were devoted to scholarship and four more to cultural enrichment. In 1956, a theatre night raised money for three scholarships at University College and two in physical and occupational therapy. Throughout the decade, Beta Psi retained its standing at or near the top in scholarship standing.
==Highlights However, members were not one-sided drones. They also increased their participation in college organizations and university athletics and awards for achievement were a continuing source of the 1990s==pride.
When members returned Social service was also emphasized and through a variety of fundraising activities, including a mammoth bazaar opened by alumna Maryon Moody Pearson, Beta Psi, wife of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, and volunteer work through which the chapter gave substantial support to the Kappa House after summer breakInterfraternity Cerebral Palsy Clinic.Social activities flourished, they discovered beautifully reupholstered furniture and new carpetthere were frequent exchange parties with men’s fraternities, paint and curtains. The chapter formals and House Board also celebrated the burning end-of the -year house mortgage this year—while reflecting on parties. In 1957, the words spoken in 1965 at chapter won the groundbreaking ceremony! snow sculpture contest during Winter Carnival.
Recruitment resulted in 45 new members from across In spite of this record of achievement, certain disquieting trends were beginning to be felt. Although the United States. The new member retreat included Beta Psi alumnae were honored at the new member officer electionAlpha Province Convention in 1955, fireside chatactive chapter records show a declining performance in administration. Reports were often late, movies and games. In Octoberparliamentary procedure grew sloppy, they traveled so that by the late fifties a determined effort was required to bring the New Member Chairman’s home chapter back to its former efficiency.More alarming was a small but steady annual decrease in the country number of women electing to go through rushing. Both Panhellenic and Beta Psi itself made a determined effort to eliminate some of the rushing abuses, which were providing ammunition for a cookanti-out and bonfirefraternity feeling, but the decline in membership in women’s fraternities continued. New members were surprised by the baby pictures sent Finally, in by their parents spite of considerable opposition from official quarters, it was decided to extend rushing beyond University College, and they enjoyed an activity where they were asked relief was felt when no issue was made of the expansion. In spite of, or perhaps partly because of this extended community, numbers continued to create a commercial supporting KKGdecline.
During Greek WeekAlthough women’s fraternities had once supplied a high percentage of college and university leaders, Delta Iota was victorious in the pool tournament and other games. An open house for parents and guests was held on Homecoming and a Delta Iota member was presented with by the Spirit end of LSU Award at the pregame ceremony for the second time. During the Founders Day celebration with the Baton Rouge Alumnae Associationfifties, 50-year pins students in general and scholarship even some Beta Psis were presented. The chapter formal traditionally held perceiving fraternity life as interfering with participation in the spring included the presentation of new members. Each one received an iris and was presented by her father. The formal was held after a reception for family members at the housewider university community.
At this timeThese small but disquieting clouds on the fraternity horizon seemed to diminish in the early sixties. Although official recognition was still withheld, LSU had approximately 35,000 students. Delta Iota members continue professors accepted invitations to be very involved on campusdinner and discussion. The chapter was involved in intramural athletics, making and other fraternities gave substantial support to the semi-final in football newly formed Varsity (Alumni) Fund and winning the volleyball tournament. The chapter’s hard work other university fundraising activities, and emphasis on academics resulted in it appeared that fraternities had finally been accepted as a ranking valid part of third place among sororities for highest GPAthe university life.
During ==Highlights of the Theta Province Meeting, Delta Iota received the Campus Involvement Award in part due to the chapter’s efforts in presenting Kappa Kappa Gamma’s KEEP SAFE program to the entire campus. Also during Province Meeting, which the chapter co-hosted with the Houston Alumnae Association, Delta Iota took home the award for the best overall chapter in Theta Province.The new members worked diligently with the actives during Homecoming Week, Thanksgiving and Christmas food drives, LSU Rodeo and MD Week. The new members also organized a weekly reading program for an elementary school, sang Christmas carols and played Bingo at a nursing home and continued a recycling program at the house.1960s==
Something new The year 1961 was particularly happy since Beta Psi celebrated its golden anniversary by welcoming a most successful Alpha Province Convention to Toronto in 1991 was Delta Iota’s firstSeptember. This happy year proved to be the calm before the storm. By the mid-ever Kappa Classic Golf Tournament sixties, the University of Toronto had become a strong link in what one harassed official described as “a radical chain stretching from Berkeley to raise money Chicago to Toronto to Columbia to Harvard.” Student agitation for Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Rose McGill Fund and a few local charities. With greater participation from in university alumni and parentsgovernment, the chapter raised $3student peace movement,000 a drive for charityrelevance in courses and radical social action resulted in a sharp drop in interest in fraternities, and the suspicion of elitism created a wave of anti-fraternity agitation.
Another chapter community service effort took place after a Delta Iota alumna The year 1967 was diagnosed one of celebration for all Canadians as the country marked the centennial of its Confederation, but with chronic myleogenous leukemiathis celebration came a much more vocal and emotional commitment to nationalism. A French table, for which the where only known cure is French was spoken, was a bone marrow transplantfeature of chapter dinners. The chapterTraditional skits and songs were played down in rushing, with help from alumnae and Panhellenic representativesnational and cultural themes of a more serious nature took their place. Unfortunately, organized this overdue coming of age for Canadians was accompanied by a Bone Marrow Compatibility Testing Drive at the housebacklash of student feeling against what was perceived as American imperialism operating in Canadian cultural and economic life, and international fraternities fell into further disrepute.
Forty new membersTo add to Beta Psi’s problems, chapter retreat at the Kappa’s permanent home of a local alumna complete with swimming and a luncheon prepared by alumnaenumber of other fraternity houses were expropriated for university expansion. The chapter enjoyed Homecoming Week and Taste Fraternity row became a thing of the Tiger paired with Sigma Chipast, which involved cooking food for nearly 1,000 people who bought tickets and came new houses had to be purchased at a much greater distance from the show center of campus. With strong alumnae support, Beta Psi was able to sample food from each groupbuy a fine old house on Madison Avenue, and both actives and alumnae took considerable pride in the renovations planned by a local architect and Beta Psi alumna.
At the end of SeptemberOf course, the Big Sis–Lil’ Sis program news was held at the house followed by a pizza partynot all bad. The annual Founders Day Banquet was enjoyed by actives Those who did elect to join fraternities found welcome friendship and alumnae. Chapter members participated strength in many a university community service activities including that was suffering acutely from depersonalization, which seems to be an inevitable part of the Big Buddy Adopt-modern multiversity. In addition, a-School programnew spirit of community responsibility resulted in an upsurge of philanthropic activity centering on such community services as St.New members were initiated in January Christopher House, a multinational settlement house, and the chapter celebrated work with a crawfish boil afterwardunderprivileged children. Formal included An annual alumnae project was the traditional presentation Christmas decoration of new initiates wearing white dresses. In April, the chapter received the first-ever Sisterhood Award from LSU. Members continued to be active on campus from the Miss LSU Pageant to student government. One member served as the LSU cheerleading captain and another was Panhellenic Vice PresidentThistletown Hospital for emotionally disturbed children.
Approximately 40,000 students attend LSU and Kappa is the largest sorority on campus. One member is the vice president ==Highlights of the student government and members are involved in practically every campus organization and honor society. Increasing our scholarship ranking and participation on campus are continuing goals.1970s==
Recruitment went wellFor Beta Psi, and after Bid Dayas for all chapters, the chapter 1970 was a special time of celebration—Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Centennial celebration! Beta Psis enjoyed a swimming party and barbeque formal banquet at a member’s home. Later the Granite Club in the semester the chapter was paired with Delta Kappa Epsilon for Homecoming Week and Taste of the TigerToronto. In OctoberThe ballroom overflowed, big and little everyone, from beloved founding sisters enjoyed getting to know each other better and actives and alumnae celebrated Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity’s 125th anniversary and Delta Iota’s 60thgreenest pledges, renewed the bonds that had become so precious. The chapter’s fourth annual Kappa Klassic golf tournament was a success once again and benefited Although the virulence of the KKG Rose McGill Fund and opposition decreased, membership decline continued to plague Toronto fraternities in the Baton Rouge Crisis Intervention Centerearly 1970s. Delta Iota participated Beta Psi reached its lowest ebb in Sigma Chi Derby Days and annual blood drive as well as many other campus activities and service projectsthe rushing season of 1973. Many chapter members Common sense dictated that the trend to apartment living for students, which made it difficult to finance the dean’s list house, a failure to attract new members in sufficient numbers for a healthy chapter and served in leadership roles a hostile attitude on campusshould mark the end of Beta Psi Chapter at the University of Toronto. Fortunately, common sense did not prevail.
During spring RecruitmentThe alumnae group remained strong and supportive, three new members were pledgedand the small active membership proved once again that quality can surmount difficulties even though quantity declined. In FebruaryAlumnae agreed to increase their financial support of the house, the chapter held house board made heroic and successful efforts to fill rooms with paying boarders and enthusiasm and hard work were substituted for numbers in the annual Spring Grub with Pi Beta Phi1974 rush season. In Greek Week, Kappas were teamed with FIJI and Kappa Zeta, placing secondIt was heartening to report that the pledge class of 1974 was more than four times the size of the class of 1973.
Fall Recruitment was held This is only one step in what promises to be a difficult uphill climb. The chapter’s future is brighter but far from secure. If enthusiasm, determination and mutual affection between actives and alumnae are the prerequisites for a resurgence of fraternity strength, then it is fair to hope that Beta Psi has come through another period of peril, and that prosperity lies ahead.--------------------------------------------------*The Perils of Pauline (1914), Pathe’s silent film episodic serial, is considered the most famous suspense serial in cinema history.**The Nora Waln Fund for Refugee Children began in 1940, at the beginning suggestion of The Key Editor Helen Bower, Michigan, when she learned that well-known author and Kappa Nora Waln, Swarthmore, would not be permitted to leave war-torn England to speak at Kappa’s 1940 General Convention.Helen proposed that the school year money budgeted to bring Nora to America be used instead of before as the start of schoola fund, which was not well received to be distributed by Nora to children and others in England who had been bombed out of their homes. Donations poured in as the sororitiesproject became a Fraternity-wide cause. StillAfter the war, 45 new members were welcomed into Delta Iota from all across Nora learned while on an assignment for the UAtlantic Monthly that many Norwegian babies had only newspapers for swaddling clothes, and immediately promised that Kappa Kappa Gamma would create and send 5,000 layettes.S ---------------------------------The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. Bid Day was celebrated at the Baton Rouge Country Club with dinner The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter member and a dip in alumnae, the pool. Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Keep Safe program was presented on campus Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to all interested studentsupdate its history record annually. Fall Grub was held in September and Parents Weekend in NovemberContact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.
Chapter members participated in On Campus Service Day by helping to clean up the campus. At the last meeting ==Highlights of the year1990s:==In 1990, officers were elected and the annual Christmas party was held.LSU decided to become chapter hosted a dry campus after the drinking age was changed to 21, although this did not apply to football gamesMonmouth Duo event with Pi Beta Phi. Recruitment It was changed back very proud to have Sabrina Mitchel recognized by the previous scheduleuniversity as its outstanding graduate.
Shortly after officer installationThe initiation banquet was held at the Park Plaza Hotel, Delta Iota and the Sapphire Ball was held Inspiration Week and Initiation for 46 new membersat the Toronto Women’s Club. Spring Recruitment began that same dayThe actives held a retreat at a fraternity house where the chapter goal was set, and two new members were extended invitations to membershipKappa Konsideration. In mid-Februarythe fall, the annual Monmouth Grub Greek Week was held with Pi , and Beta Phi. Then Greek Week, Sigma Chi Derby Days Psi raised money for the Heart and Sig Ep’s softball tournament kept members busyStroke Foundation. Delta Iota came in second place in the softball tournamentEight new women pledged Kappa. The school year ended with the traditional Formal Presentation at Boudreaux’s with new initiates escorted by their fathers pledges created a Kappa flag as the New Member Chairman spoke about their activities and interests. The remainder of the evening was class project, held a semi-formal at GlenwoodTrish Rorison’s home and enjoyed a pledge breakfast.
The alumnae and active members got together for the annual spring philanthropy event was changed from Kappa Klassic to Kappa Kookout for KidsTaste of Christmas party, which consisted of a jambalaya dinner and local band for entertainment. The the active chapter raised $9,000 for Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Rose McGill Fund through the Kappa Foundation members held its Christmas dinner and the Dream Day Foundation benefiting St. Jude’sKris Kringle gift exchange.
During In 1991, Beta Psi celebrated the Spring Recruitment philanthropy round, members and rushees decorated IV bag hangers for hospitalized childrenMonmouth Duo with Pi Beta Phi with an evening dessert night. The chapter also donated $100 to the local Shriners philanthropygraduate banquet was held at Mr. Delta Iota participated in the campus all-Greek Carnival for Kids with different games at each sorority house for local childrenGreenjeans. Other spring events included Adopt-A-SchoolAt this banquet, the KKG Keep Safe programfollowing awards were presented: outstanding graduate, president’s award, outstanding pledge, contribution pin, scholarship pin, scholarship cup and a Christmas toy collectionthe K.B. Dignan award.
The spring semester ended chapter was busy with numerous activities including the annual initiation banquet which was held at the Park Plaza Hotel, Sapphire Ball held at the Hilton International Hotel, its first Kappa Krush and the active retreat where the chapter placing second among sororities for highest GPA—a great source of pride for Delta Iota! goal, Kappa Kommitment, was set.
Fall semester began with Recruitment, which resulted in 62 new membersThree women pledged Kappa during fall rush. August 18 The pledge semi-formal was Bid Day followed by a swim party held at an alumna’s home. In SeptemberKellie Broderick’s house, the chapter teamed with Sigma Nu to “pomp” 3-D tigers for yard decorations in tune with the Homecoming theme of “The Year of the Tiger.” Fall Grub took place at Richoux’s. Parents enjoyed visiting the house for Parents Weekend and a jambalaya dinner. Many stayed for the football game the next day. Swing, the semi-formal, pledge breakfast was held at Bourdreaux’s. The semester ended with the officer election.Challenges the chapter faced during the year included adjusting Kappas-only event was a group outing to the six-week new member program Kore groups instead of “Big and Little Sis” pairingssee Les Misérables.
New on campus this year The secret sister program was a technology fee to fund computer system upgradespart of the fun during 1991. Another change It was where each active was Bid Night “Lock-In” for all new sorority and fraternity members complete with assigned another sister to whom she would anonymously give a gift during a band gift exchange and a hypnotist for entertainmentsend positive messages during the year. George Bush visited In December, the campus in the fall to dedicate the new American War Memorialannual Taste of Christmas alumnae and active Christmas party was held.
For The 1994 year was satisfying and exciting for all the members of the spring philanthropychapter. The members were proud to record perfect attendance for the last term, and during Greek Week the chapter brought back won the Kappa Klassic golf volleyball tournament at . Due to the LSU Golf Course hard work and raised $15,000 for dedication by the KKG Rose McGill Fund for needy Kappas and the St. Jude’s Dream Day Foundation for children. Chapter chapter members also participated , fall rush succeeded in increasing the Leukemia Walk and Alzheimer’s Walk as well as Adopt-A-School and Coats for Kidschapter numbers by more than 100 percent.
A highlight of 1999 was Since the pledging of 72 new members chapter hadn’t fulfilled its requirements in Augustthe past, and the initiation chapter received a Letter of every one of them in October—100 percent initiation! At LSU, Concern from the Kappas are commonly known as Fraternity Council. This motivated the Red Hot Mamas, a nickname six actives to work hard to show that originated when Mr. McIlhenney they were capable of leading the Tabasco company sent chapter in an initiation package addressed efficient manner. These members were happy to discover that most of the “Red Hot Mamas” to his two Kappa daughters. The name stuck. For yearschallenges had been met, Delta Iota has given an award known as and the Red Hot Mama during Initiation time. The chapter votes on the girl who has shown the most enthusiasm and leadership and she is given a key pin with red stones to wear beneath her Kappa badgeLetter of Concern was removed.
Other highlights of 1999 included a new chancellor, Mark EmmertThis year was very eventful. In July, and the partnership between LSU and the Blood Center to allow students to give blood on campuschapter sponsored a philanthropy car wash event. Kappas participated in blood donationAt Christmas time, especially during Homecoming Week. Delta Iota was proud to rise to first place in GPA among all Greek chapters. The the chapter also focused on incorporating upperclassmen into Kore groups through chapter unity events. Chapter participation was increased through the use of held its annual alumnae event where everyone had a “Focus Event lot of fun. In October, the Week through which Chapter Council would select an event that would be the focus of the chapter for that week to encourage participation Kappa Krush formal was held, and enthusiasmeveryone had a great time. The year concluded with the annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on campusEveryone will always remember these events.
The Delta Iota Mothers Club continues to actively support During formal rush in 1995, the chapter with two main programs each year—the Senior Mother–Daughter Luncheon and study treats. During had the Mother–Daughter Luncheon, seniors are presented with a gift from pleasure of getting to know the Mothers ClubFraternity Director of Membership who visited. During final examsIn November, the members were surprised to learn that the chapter is supplied with study snacks at had won the houseFounders Circle Award. The Mothers Club also gives We were excited and proud that the chapter had moved from being on a gift Fraternity Letter of Concern to receiving this great award in such a short time. It was a big accomplishment! Another significant source of pride for the chapter at was the end of fact that the school year—most recently, new computers for the housechapter’s GPA increased from 2.4 to 2.74.
The challenge for the chapter in 1995 was to increase its membership. The chapter pulled together, and under the guidance and supervision of the membership chairmen rush went smoothly. All of the actives knew their jobs and places in the rush process. Two new members were pledged and initiated. To meet its goal of increasing chapter membership, the members decided to hold informal rush throughout the year.
In November, the members participated in the Lambda Chi Alpha food drive. Beta Psi donated a total of 3,691 pounds of non-perishable food – 3,000 pounds more than the second-place group. Considering the number of Beta Psi members compared to the membership of the other six chapters, this was a great accomplishment.
In December, the chapter held a clothing and toy drive and donated the items to the Salvation Army. The Alpha Gamma Delta, Kappa Alpha and Sigma Nu chapters helped Beta Psi with this drive.
==A New Millennium - Highlights The 1997 year can be summarized in one word: membership. Beta Psi was a small chapter of 12 members which was its greatest concern. Therefore the members were extremely happy to welcome 10 new members during informal Rush in the spring, bringing the chapter total to 22 members. The fall of 1997 began with a successful fall rush. The chapter again grew from 22 to 31 members as it pledged nine women who embodied the ideals of 2000 the Fraternity. The chapter was proud that it improved its GPA from 2.5 to 2.8 this year. The chapter was sorry to say good- 2010== bye to nine graduating seniors.
On September 11, 2001, after the terrorist attacks, the house mom hung the flag at half-mast outside of the house. The chapter made a banner that said “God bless America” and hung it from goal in 1997 was sisterhood. All the front porch. LSU chapter committees coordinated sisterhood events which were held once a memorial ceremony for the victims month. Some of September 11 on September 14these included big/little sister bowling night, 2001. The Chancellor made a speech about the tragedies and the ceremony ended with a flag ceremony, potluck dinner and a prayer for all of the lives lostclothes swap. Several members of Kappa Kappa Gamma attended These activities brought the ceremony. Later that day, chapter members from all of the sororities on the campus lined sorority row with lit candles. Each sorority said prayers and sang songs until dark. Since 2001, each year, LSU has been having ceremonies to remember the tragedy. After a long and exciting holiday, we began the spring semester on January 20, 2004. The first event for all members to reunite was the ritual review for the entire chapter. We spent time reviewing songs and other important informationcloser together.
The next exciting event standards committee took place at our formal, the Sapphire Ball, on February 14th, where all of the new initiates were presented. Each girl wore an active an active role in creating and promoting a white formal dress and was escorted positive atmosphere by their father. For our first sister-only event of the semesterpresenting SEEK workshops, we decided to be creative fun games at dinner and invite a kickboxing instructor to come to the Kappa house and teach chapter retreat which was a class. The trainer came from one of the local fitness center here good tool in Baton Rouge called Goudeau’s. It was held on February 17th, fostering sisterhood and we used the chapter room so that we would have plenty of space to spread outcohesiveness. We had fun exercising and spending time with friends. At the end of February, we celebrated our annual Monmouth Duo with Pi Beta Phi. On March 7th we teamed up with Kappa Alpha Theta for the annual Kite & Key. This is an event where we clean up around the university lakes and then end with a pizza partyEveryone enjoyed themselves during these activities.
On March 12-14, Greek Affairs held Another concern the chapter addressed in 1997 was efficiency. The corresponding secretary developed a Weekend useful way of Dialogue, a weekend experience where reminding the sororities and fraternities could discuss important topics like drinkingofficers when reports were due, responsibility and risk managementor if they were overdue. Each sorority met with She reminded everyone of reports using a National representative from their headquarters and had a major discussion about what risk management is and how we needed to change and improve our policiescookie system. Each year Kappa participates time a report turned in Greek Week along with all to her, the officer received a box of the other Sororities and Fraternities on campuscookies. This year it was held from March 15th – 19th and included a food drive, blood drive, a game night, and finally Songfest. For Songfest we were paired with Theta Xi and Pike and received third place in the dance/skit, which was themed “Hitchin-a-Ride." Songs included extremely helpful in overcoming the dance were Magic Carpet Ride by Steppin Wolf and Billy Ocean’s “Get out of my dreams and into my carchallenge.”
Our next sister-only event Kappa Krush was on March 22 very successful this year. The sisters and was creative as well. We invited their guests had a local square dancing group wonderful time mingling, writing messages to come to the house each other and give us square dancing lessons. We used the chapter room again to allow a lot of space for dancing. On March 26, we participated in a spring testing party for girls who were contemplating on going through rush in the fall. Each sorority had a party with their own theme. Ours It was a tea and it was very nice with a good turnout. At popular event for the end of the monthchapter, on March 27and everyone looked great, we went to the Kappa Alumnae Easter Egg hunt. There we played with the alumnae’s children and even had one of our actives dress up in an Easter bunny costume. The children could have their picture taken with the bunny if they wanted and we gave them a copy of the picture afterwardsas usual.
Our Beta Psi held its annual chapter retreat was held on April 18 at a local park where we boiled crawfish winter clothing and played several games, including kickball. We held our annual senior night on April 27. We said goodbye toy drive in December with the items donated to all of the seniors, watched a slideshow for them, and listened to funny storieswomen’s shelter in Toronto. On May 1, several members of our chapter traveled to Clinton, LA to present Another philanthropic event was the $40,000 check that we had raised chapter’s Christmas dinner with the 2003 Kappa Klassic alumnae. The event raised approximately $300 which was donated to the St. Jude's Dream Day Foundation. Although it rained and all of the activities were moved inside, everyone had a great time with the kids and each otherToronto SickKids Hospital.
During The initiation banquet was held at the spring semester we also participated and made donations to several fraternity philanthropiesUniversity of Toronto Women’s Club. One example This was the Sigma Phi Epsilon softball tournament in which we gave a donation. We also participated in Sigma Chi’s Derby Days, which was week of fun events. We also took first place in great opportunity for the Pike “Spike It” volleyball tournament. The last event of initiates and the semester was Spring Grub, which was a bus trip alumnae to Lafayette, LAget better acquainted with each other. It was held on May 15The evening included speeches, which was the last day of school for the spring semester at LSUpledge song presentations by both active and alumnae members and an exquisite dinner.
The fall semester started with recruitment workshop and Formal RecruitmentIn 1997 the chapter members were actively involved in campus life. One member served on the student Governing Council at Victoria College. It One of the initiates was a great two weeks, involved in numerous campus theater productions. She is studying theater and we were lucky hopes to have extra help from two fraternity visitorsbe a successful actress one day. Beta Psi sisters supported the university’s annual clothing drive, Beth Black raising material goods and KT Moynihan. They gave us great ideas and tips for recruitment, money which helped us add 80 new members it donated to our a homeless shelter. The chapter. At members also participated in the Panhellenic Row Boat Races and won first meeting of the year, the new members had their formal pledging where they received their new member pinsprize. The new members attended $1,000 prize money was donated to a retreat on September 10, put together by women’s shelter in the greater metropolitan Toronto area in the new member educator and her committeename of Beta Psi. It was held at our chapter council advisor's home. The new Once of the graduating members ate underwent a catered meal, made craft projects, and got selection process hoping to know each other betterjoin the Peel Police Force during the summer. The next week 1999 year was Key Sis revealingone of turn-around for Beta Psi. On September 17Although it isn’t a large chapter, all of the new members gathered at worked efficiently together. One of its philanthropic events in the house to find out who their Key Sis spring wasselling daffodils on behalf of the cancer society. Not only did the chapter raise money for this important cause, and enjoy a pizza partybut it also strengthened the members’ communication skills.
Our next functionDuring the summer, Grub, was held on September 24th and was a bus trip. It was held in New Orleans at the Southport Music Hall. We had a really great band, and it was lots of fun. We selected one member from our chapter, Beth Washington, members worked hard to represent our clean up the chapter at the Kappa Leadership Academy from October 1-3. She brought back fun stories and good ideas from other chapters and also from Fraternity Headquarters. We kicked off Inspiration Week on October 11house, and cleared out the new members were initiated on October 16back yard to make it a pleasant little area. After Initiation, all of Cleaning the new initiates interior and their mothers attended outside gave the house a brunch at fresh look. Working together made the Kappa house to celebrate their initiation and to present various awardsjobs go quickly.
This year Founder’s Day was held at Many of the Kappa house on October 17thchapter’s seniors graduated in May. It was Once again, the members had to work hard to recruit new members. The chapter maintained a very nice event where alumnae high academic standard, and active the new members enjoyed coffee, tea, and a large assortment of dessertswere very dedicated. Several alumnae received their 50 and 65 The chapter’s challenge this year pins and was to see their excitement improve participation at its events. The chapter met this challenge in various ways and love for Kappa was participation improved immensely as a neat experienceresult, strengthening the chapter.
Homecoming week In addition to the daffodil philanthropy event, the Taste of the Holidays event when parents came to meet the members and see the house was held from October 18-22lots of fun. The theme for Homecoming Everyone brought goodies, and it was “We’ve got Game” and as a play on that themenice chance to meet everyone’s family. In addition, Kappa chose the members took part in small chapter events such as movie and pizza night where everyone could get together at the house and have a hunting theme. We were paired with Pi Kappa Phisleepover, and they helped us decorate another way our yard with props, including several that moved. We also received an award for creativity of the homecoming parade float that we put togethersisterhood was strengthened.
On October 27, we participated in the Pan-Hellenic Halloween carnival, where LSU faculty and alumni, as well as Kappa alumnae could bring their children for trick-or-treating down the row. To make the event more fun, some members dressed up in costumes. On the same night, we also had a pumpkin carving party inside where we carved pumpkins that were to be put on the front porch as decorations. On October 29, several girls traveled to the Myrtle's Plantation, a haunted house in St. Francisville, LA.
Our next function was our semi==Highlights of 2000-formal party, which we call Swing. It was held on November 12 in 2010:==Since Beta Psi is a neighboring town of St. Francisville at a plantation homeCanadian chapter, Hemingbough. The slating committee presented the slate on November 15tragedy of September 11, and elections were held on November 222001, at our last meeting of the year. Our last event of the semester was the Kappa Christmas party which was held on November 29th. Each Kappa who chose to participate was required to bring had a small gift, and we played "Dirty Santa". During the semester, we also participated in several fraternity philanthropies including Lambda Chi Alpha’s watermelon bust and Kappa Sigma’s “Kickoff” football tournament. The new year opened with lots of excitement. Our LSU football team was invited to the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, and won the BCS National Championship. Not long after their victory, construction began different impact on the stadium. LSU plans to renovate the West side of the stadium to make it identical to the east side. Many other construction projects occurred during the year such as adding new sidewalks and more handicap accessible ramps. The president, George W. Bush, spoke at the spring Graduation of 2004 on May 21. LSU also continues to pursue the National Flagship Agendathan its American counterparts. In December, Sean O’Keefe, former administrator of NASA, became the seventh chancellor of the university, Emotion and football coach, Nick Saban, left the head coaching position of the LSU Tigers sympathy for the head coaching position of lost lives came from people around the Miami Dolphins Our chapter placed a high importance on becoming more involved and recognized in the LSU community. We were involved in all kinds of different events, world and similarly from we tried to participate at our utmost ability in everything that would help LSU and other people or organizationsCanadians. We really tried to concentrate on our Letter of Concern. We strived to build a stronger and more connected chapter, not only with our current members, but also with our alumniCanada, and the organization as a whole. We feel like we have made tremendous improvements as a chapterAmerica, and only look forward to the vast challenges ahead. One of the goals set forth for the Delta Iota chapter this past year was to become more educated in risk management, chapter history, and ritual. Because some risk management procedures and rules were not being followed properly, we thought it was important to review the risk management rules and the consequences that would follow should a rule be broken or even worse an accident occur. The chapter is now more aware and careful about risk management policies. For example, to try to ensure that all members are riding the buses to and from social events, we are stamping their hands when they get on the bus, and if they do not have a stamp, they cannot get into the event. We also are trying to compile a 21 country which stands for peace and older list so that the use of fake identification cards will be invalidfreedom.
By becoming more educated with The 9/11 attacks occurred right before the history and ritual of Kappa Kappa Gamma, we remembered why we joined the fraternity, and what it really means to be part of such an organization. We tried to plan more sister-only non-alcoholic events throughout the year, such as kickboxing, square dancing and a trip to the Myrtles Plantation, a haunted house. These events helped to unite the entire chapter. We also tried to become more held its Recruitment in touch with our alumnae2001. Besides our Easter egg hunt with the alumnae The members really didn’t know how it should go about everything because some people were highly emotional and their kids, we held "card nights" monthly at others seemed unaffected by the house, where the alumnae and the members could play card games togetherevent.
Chapter Council has also tried to get everyone more excited The chapter placed a bouquet of flowers by the chapter’s front entrance with a framed message: “Our thoughts and involved about upcoming events. Although we prayers are still trying to improve attendancewith the sisters of Kappa, we have had an increase friends and families of those affected by the recent tragedies in participationthe United States. However, we would like to get the whole chapter more involved in all kinds of eventsLet us stand united.”
We returned on January 18In November 2004, 2005, for spring semester and held our first formal meeting on January 24. Later that week, we participated in the Kappa Sigma Mardi Gras Pageant and Ball. For chapter registrar arranged a display of historical material from the talent show portion, our representative played water glasses like Sandra Bullock in chapter’s archives including the movie “Miss Congeniality.” For our sister-only eventcipher, we had a Valentine’s Day Chocoholic Party at the house on February 14scrapbooks, Bylaws and we ate chocolate covered strawberries Standing Rules, Book of Ritual and drank Kappa Kappachinossong booklets. During This was the weekend of Febraury18–20, six members of our chapter traveled new members’ first introduction to Opelika, Alabama, for our Province Meeting. Our the chapter received two awards: Outstanding Philanthropy and Most Improved ChapterFraternity history, and the Baton Rouge Alumna Association received an Outstanding Chapter Support awardactives came together to teach and explain the different elements of the archive and their purpose within the Fraternity.
On March 5, we participated in Songfest where sororities and fraternities are paired and perform a song and dance. We were paired This year began with Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Alpha Mu, and Tau Kappa Epsilonthe annual initiation banquet at the University of Toronto Women’s Club. Our theme This evening was “We’re in the Money,” and the routine included songs titled “She works hard for the Moneyfull of good food,” “I wanna be Rich,” “If I were a Rich girl,” friends and “Can’t Buy Me Loveconversation.” Two members of our chapter also sang It was a duet and placed first in the solo/duet competition. Later that same day, we held our annual Sapphire Ball. Our new initiates were presented by their fathers, and then were served dinner at Lyceum Dean in downtown Baton Rouge. After dinner, the rest of the chapter arrived great chance for the fun. On the next day, all the new members gathered in to meet the chapter room for alumnae and share a ritual wonderful and Recruitment workshop. On March 13, the entire chapter reviewed ritual and Recruitment. On March 14, we had a special visitor at our formal meeting. In preparation for our annual inspirational Kappa Klassic golf tournament, a young girl named Halley came to tell our chapter about St. Jude’s Children's Hospital where she had stayed for an extended period while being treated for cancer. We were all touched by her storyexperience.
On April 1 and 2In the fall, our parents came for our annual Parents Weekendthe chapter held several philanthropic events. On April 1, we enjoyed fajitas, It organized a band food drive for Caribbean hurricane victims and a silent auction at Serrano’s Salsa Coadded the local food bank as one of the agencies to receive the food. On April 2In October, we invited our parents a group of members went to the house Daily Bread Food Bank to volunteer for a crawfish boil and scholarship banquetday. We awarded several members who had outstanding grade point averages. As alwaysIn December, our Parents Weekend ended with our golf tournament Kappa Klassic, which was held at Beta Psi sponsored an underprivileged family and helped them during the LSU golf courseChristmas season. We raised approximately $50,000 and we donated approximately $45,000 to St. Jude’s Dream Day Foundation and about $5,000 to Reading Is Fundamental. Many local citizens and companies sponsored our golf tournament, along with Each member was responsible for purchasing one item for someone in the approximately 200 participantsfamily such as socks or toys.
This year for Greek Week, the Greek Affairs staff decided we would dedicate the whole week to Habitat for Humanity. Each sorority and fraternity would have three four-hour slots that 30–40 people would participate Recruitment in. Members of the sorority were bused to the building site, and at the end of the week, our Greek community had built a house for 2004 incorporated a community member. One of our members was the president of our campus Habitat for Humanity club, breast cancer charity by making and she put countless hours into the partnership between Greek community and Habitat for Humanity. On April 12, we paired with Pi Beat Phi for our annual Monmouth Duo Crush Partyselling faux pearl bracelets. On April 17, we had our The chapter retreat. Our theme was “Minerva’s Birthday Party” because 2005 was Delta Iota’s 70th anniversary. We had boiled crawfish and birthday cake, and we enjoyed playing kickball and Hula-hoopingproud to raise more than $500 for cancer research.
On The social events were as fabulous as ever this year. In April 22, we had our Spring Grub and the theme was “Game On.” On April 23, several members of our chapter woke up early to play in celebrated the Sig Ep Softball Tournament. Our team placed first Sapphire Ball at Marlowe Lounge in the tournament and later went on to win the sorority intramural championship. Sandie, Toronto for a Kappa Trainer, visited our chapter all the way from Canada on April 24. She gave us insight on leadership fun night of dinner and teamworkdancing. On April 25In November, we attended Greek Awards and our chapter was recognized as having the outstanding fundraiser actives and was chosen as one of 11 new members enjoyed the outstanding chapters evening at LSUBeba Lounge in the heart of Little Italy downtown. Many members of This event was our chapter were also recognized for being part of Rho Alpha semi-formal and Order a celebration of Omega, Greek honor societiesthe successful Recruitment.
On May 2, we celebrated Senior NightIn October, Beta Psi was proud to send one active and we recognized all of the wonderful members who were graduating. On May 5, we teamed up with Delta Delta Delta for a festive Cinco-de-Mayo party at one alumna to the Delta Delta Delta houseFraternity’s Leadership Academy in Indianapolis. On May 7, several members took The active made a bus presentation to Clinton, La., for St. Jude’s Dream Day. We had lots of fun presenting the check chapter about her experiences and playing with the kidsopportunities she had at the academy that weekend. During the semester, we had exchanges with several fraternities including Kappa Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Lambda Chi Alpha before it became time This information proved to study be helpful for final examsthe whole chapter.
One of the biggest challenges that our chapter was facing Beta Psi’s lovely house at the beginning of the year was that we were still on Letter of Concern32 Madison Avenue went through a major beautification process in 2004. The house received several much-needed renovations, such as new Chapter Council tried very hard to improve carpeting, fixing the chapter morale and standards. We tried to create a chapter that was more informed about risk management and ritual. We held basement leak, fully updating the members more accountable for their actions, fire system and we had a risk management workshop in order to promote an overall cleaning of the knowledge of procedures house and rules. We also spent more time as a chapter reviewing and understanding the ritualarchives. We had several ritual workshops, and we became more educated with The members were very proud of the meaning behind hard work they put into improving the ritual. During chapter house and appreciated the summer, we chose a new House Director alumnae sponsors who has made our house a home away from homeit possible. The fall semester began with This year, the chapter started a Recruitment workshop on August 6. We worked hard all week, and Recruitment began on August 14new initiative, 2005Kappa Kore Groups. Also on August 14, we These were surprised with a letter from Headquarters removing us from our Letter small groups made up of Concern—an accomplishment we were all proud actives and one new member. The goal of! Bid Day the groups was held on August 20, 2005to introduce the new initiates to Kappa history, traditions and we accepted 65 new members. After a night of swimming ritual as well as promote Kappa awareness and dancing, we prepared for the start of schoolsisterhood.
On August 22, school began, but sadly on August 29, Hurricane Katrina made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. Many members were stranded at The main focus for the chapter housein 2004 was sisterhood, unable and new aspects of sisterhood were introduced to leave because of bad weather. Many members of our the chapter were also from New Orleans and surrounding areas. Our entire chapter The Support Award was strongly affected decided upon by the tragedy whole and presented to the member who showed exemplary sisterhood or helpfulness. The Owl of Hurricane Katrinathe Week Award was presented at Monday meetings. After watching the aftermathIn November, we returned to school still in shock on September 6, 2005two chapter members who did not regularly spend time together were paired up. We held Key Sis on September 9Additionally, earlier than usual because we thought it would be easier this was an exemplary year for new members if they had an older girl to talk to from the beginning of their college experienceweekly Monday night dinners. On September 12, we held formal pledging Working together to prepare and on September 16, we participated in Kappa Sigma Kickoff, serve a delicious dinner to hungry Kappas proved to be a flag football tournamentgreat time for Kappas to bond, build friendships and that night we held our Fall Grub at Nitetown in Lafayette, Lashare experiences. On September 24, another hurricane made landfall on These many sisterhood events increased the Louisiana coast near Lake Charles, Lamembers’ Kappa spirit. Hurricane Rita It was decided that sisterhood would continue to be a Category 3 hurricane, and although not point of focus for the chapter as strong as Katrina, Rita devastated the western coast of Louisiana. Several members were from Lake Charles and surrounding areasit continued to grow.
After returning to school from the second hurricane interruption, things This year began to settle down. On October 2, we had our new member retreat at Mockler Beverage Company. The new members had fun getting acquainted with each other and learning more about Kappa Kappa Gamma. On October 16, we the 2005 initiation banquet which was held a Founders Day celebration at the houseUniversity of Toronto’s Women’s Club. We took out many scrapbooks Actives and alumnae Kappas of all ages gathered for the pleasure of our guests, and we had sandwiches and sweet snacksa lovely evening together.
On October 23Recruitment was very successful, we had a Risk Management Workshop to remind all members how important the rules are and the reasons we have certain rules. Also, a Leadership Consultant arrived to help our chapter with Initiation preparation. She gave us helpful information received great reviews about ritualits excellent theme night, and she spoke with each officer to help them to do their job betterAladdin/Arabian Nights. On October 24, Inspiration Week began. On October 26, our chapter participated in the annual Trick-or-Treat on the Row, an It was that event where alumni and LSU faculty, staff, and students can bring their children to trick-or-treat at as well as the sorority houses. Besides handing out candy, we carved pumpkins chapter’s welcoming and dressed in costumes. On October 27friendly attitudes, we held Blue and Blue, and on October 28, we held Fireside. Initiation occurred on October 29, and we were happy to have several alumnae participate. On October 30, we held a Mother/Daughter Dinner for that made Beta Psi one of the new members and their mothers. The Red Hot New Member and the Spirit of Kappa Awards were givenmost eye-catching fraternities.
On November 5, our Homecoming pomping decorations were judged. We spent a week pomping a scene of “Shrek” Beta Psi was always known for the Homecoming theme of “Hollywoodits philanthropic efforts.” Many of the kids enjoyed our themeThe members gave to charities every chance they could, and some of them took pictures with Donkeythis year was no exception. Several wonderful events were organized. We started In January, the members had an amazing event at which the day with participants could pay a parade small fee and finished with a victory in Tiger Stadiumtie-dye their white shirts. On November 14, we A great time was had three affiliates from different universities who decided that Delta Iota was right for them. We held an affiliation ceremony and greeted each girl with a bouquet to welcome her into our chapterby all.
On December 5In September, we had our last sister-only event of the yearchapter’s annual bake sale was held. All proceeds were sent to a fund for cancer research.In December, each member bought a Christmas Partygift which was sent to children living overseas who normally received very little or nothing at all during the holidays. We exchanged gifts and sang Christmas carols in front of our beautifully decorated treeAlso this month the chapter held a clothing drive to support the Ingles Rehabilitation Center. During The chapter’s philanthropic year also included a successful trip to the semester, we had exchanges with Sigma Chi, Kappa Sigma, and Phi Gamma Deltalocal food bank.
Our campus endured many changes over the past year. We had many renovations to the stadium and sidewalks. And we have worked with a new chancellor and a new football coachIn April 2005, but the biggest change has been the influx of people since Hurricane Katrina. Because Baton Rouge is several members attend the nearest big city to New Orleans, many people evacuated hereAlpha Province Meeting. For a few months our assembly center A lovely dinner was used as a special-needs shelterheld, and our agriculture coliseum was used as an animal shelter. Many members of our chapter volunteered numerous hours at the shelters. LSU accepted many new students for the semester from the University of New Orleans, Tulane University Beta Psis were excited and Loyola University. Class sizes became bigger and it became harder proud to get around campus, and receive the award for the city, but it has strengthened our campus community to endure tragedy and help so many people. We have tried to incorporate members of best website in the Tulane chapter into our chapter events until they are able to return to New Orleans. This tragedy has made our chapter stronger and more appreciative of our family, friends and blessingsprovince.
We returned for Christmas break in January with high hopes The social events for the New Yearyear couldn’t have had better attendance. On February 10At each event, the Kappas were ready and willing to welcome friends and have a wonderful time. The chapter member represented us held its annual Sapphire Ball in April at the wonderful Plaza Flamingo where everyone had a great time eating and dancing the Kappa Sigma Mardi Gras Ballnight away. At During the sameevening, the new members eagerly awaited March 3—our annual Formal. Each new member was awards were presented to some of the chapter and family members. One such as the best new member also participated in award. In November, the Miss LSU Pageant, which semi-formal Kappa Crush was held at a philanthropy event for the Delta Zeta Sororitylarge, beautiful venue: Up Lounge.
During Greek Week, Kappa’s helped build a The chapter house for Habitat for Humanityat 32 Madison Avenue underwent some much-needed renovations. The first weekend A group of April started with a bang due to Parent’s Weekend and Kappa Klassic, Delta Iota’s philanthropy golf tournament. Kappas and their family members enjoyed a night out worked together, a crawfish boil with silent auction and ended to redecorate the weekend with the tournament. We raised more than $50,000. Greek awards were hosted in April and our chapter received “Most Outstanding Chapter” house and “Best Philanthropy.” The month of April closed out with “Monmouth Duo,” our annual party with Pi Beta Phi, followed by our chapter retreat. In addition, the senior members enjoyed Senior Mother /Daughter Tea. May brought extra studying and finals with anticipation for summer break. Members returned in mid-August for Recruitment. The girls celebrated their hard work during Chapter Night Out on the 18th. Bid Day and pledging were a success as usual. On September 10, the arrival of new members and their key sisters enjoyed a day at member’s camp with barbeque and Slip-n-Slides. The chapter participated in Kappa Sig Kick Off, a flag-football tournament. Lambda Chi Alpha hosted Watermelon Bustsofas, which included a day on LSU’s Parade Grounds filled with field games. Homecoming Week was celebrated with various events to raise money. Kappa was paired with Fraternity Sigma Chi and won first place in made the coveted Songfest, along with placing in the Purple house look better and Gold Games and Coin Wars. The last weekend of September included our Fall Grub in Madisonville, Lamore attractive than ever before.
We welcomed 59 new initiates One of the Fraternity’s Traveling Consultants visited the chapter in OctoberJanuary. Her visit was great, and she complimented many of the chapter members on their hospitality skills and welcoming ways. Traveling Consultant Jessica Myers stayed She pointed out some of the chapter’s challenges such as attendance at our house during Inspiration Week meetings and events, and helped cooperation with every aspectone another. Sunday following Initiation, mothers She suggested great ways to improve many of the areas of the new members came chapter and observed that if everyone worked together as true friends more could be accomplished. In her letter back to our the chapter, she wrote that Beta Psi has a great reputation within the community as individuals and a group. We lead with kindness and integrity.Throughout the chapter house for Mother/Daughter Tea, there were numerous archive displays that were constantly being added to or improved in 2008. These displays contained many pictures of former members of Beta Psi, awards won, Fraternity facts and information.
On October 18thThis year was quite successful for the chapter. Although experiencing ups and downs, we held our first fall philanthropy on behalf the chapter truly prospered. It received the Panhellenic award for the highest GPA of RIF (Reading Is Fundamental)all the Toronto chapters. We opened our house to all other Greeks for This was a book drive. Many enjoyed our famous Kappa Kappa-Chinos in exchange for books to be given to those less fortunate. A Founders Day banquet place on Sunday October 22 with local alumnae including two 50-year pin real accomplishment, and one 65-year pin recipientsreceiving this award became an annual occurrence. This day award was particularly special for two active members an example of the chapter’s academic values and biological sisters because they were able to see their grandmother receive her pin. October 25 was separated it from the other chapters on the Greek Trick-or-Treatcampus.
Campus news: Protests were assembled throughout football season by AfricanThe chapter held its first chicken wing-American students against the LSU flag because of its resemblance to the confederate flag. The LSU football team earned the right to play in eating philanthropy event which was a huge success and demonstrated the 2006 Sugar Bowl. Our men’s basketball team made it members’ creativity and ability to the Final Four. “LSU FOREVER” marked the biggest attempt to secure private funds in the history of the universitybe original.
The first event in 2007 for our Beta Psi had a strong formal Recruitment and pledged many new members was Formal held in early March during which all of the new initiates were presented by their fathers or a father figure in their life. New initiates wore long white dresses. Among the traditional spring activities, to build the chapter enjoyed Songfestand add to its group of strong members. Partnered with Phi Kappa Psi, we won the Songfest competition held during LSU's Spring Testing This year’s academics and philanthropy emphasis was applauded and remembered for the incoming freshmen to get a taste its high degree of Greek life on campusoriginality.
Throughout the fall and beginning of the Spring semester each Greek organization hosts letter- writing parties to raise money for a Habitat for Humanity project. After our letter-writing parties raised $115,000 to sponsor a Habitat for Humanity House, the Greek community began its work. From March 17–23The Toronto campus is very academic, the Kappas highly populated and other Greek organizations participated in the annula Greek Week Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build, this year building two houses. Sorority and fraternity members signed up for three-hour shifts. Parents weekend began on April 13 with a catered dinner by Semolina's at the Kappa House. After dinner, the festivities continued at Bogie’s Bar and Grill with live entertainment. On Saturday, the Kappa House hosted a Louisiana classic crawfish boil, catered by Mudbug’s Cajun Cartering, Inc. Sunday was the 15th Annual Kappa Klassic Golf Tournament at the LSU golf course. We raised over $50,000, divided among our selected charities: the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, Dream Day (benefiting St. Jude’s), and the Katherine Kain fund for Cystic Fibrosis awareness. Senior Week included a slideshow featuring every senior’s baby pictures and pictures from more recent times, as well as a senior party held at Reggie’sdowntown core of Toronto. The week ended with a mother/daughter brunch. After a successful Recruitment, Big-Sis/Lil-Sis chapter in 2008 was held the week of September 18, beginning on Tuesday with surprise delivery composed of gifts until Friday, the unveiling of the big sisters on Sunday followed by a catered lunch, family style. October 7 was the Founders Day celebration at the Kappa House. We had alumna speakers academic and recognition for the 50+ alumnaeresponsible women. With a reception before and after the ceremonyHowever, younger Kappas got to meet and talk it was smaller in numbers compared to older alumnae, hearing stories and seeing pictures from the past, realizing that not much has changed with regard to Kappa spirit. Soon after Initiation was RIF book drive. Now, after just a few years, our fall RIF book drive has grown. We welcome everyone other sororities on campus into our house with donations of children’s books, in exchange for a Kappa Kappachino, our delicious coffee/ice cream drink. Semi-Formal was held in October at Vintage Courts in Covington. At the spring Province meeting held in Baton Rouge in early March, Delta Iota chapter received both the Outstanding Fundraiser and Outstanding Chapter Awards from the Fraternity.
Soon after our LSU football team won Though accomplishing a lot during the Sugar Bowl in New Orleansyear, we returned to schoolthe chapter faced several challenges, the campus buzzing with excitementbiggest being informal Recruitment which was not very successful. Recently LSU had converted campus to a walking campusTherefore, having baracades preventing cars from driving on campus without specialized access cardsBeta Psi was smaller in numbers. This forced Better organization and more mass transportation on our Greek bus system, as well as walking or riding bikes time and effort were going to class, a much-needed improvement for our campus be put into Recruitment to lessen increase the congestion. Many renovations were underway on old dorms and on-campus cafeteriaschapter membership in 2009.
One of our chapter’s challenges over the past year was that our attendance was poor for meetings and various events. Throughout 2007 we made strides to encourage more attendance. One way we raised our attendance was for the Chapter Council member whose turn it was to give a presentation at the meeting to give prizes for correct answers to a question regarding their presentation. This not only increased attendance at meetings, but also increased morale.
Another of our challenges was grades. We have been providing tutoring options to those in need and have been encouraging study hours for those having not met the required GPA. We have also been rewarding our academically successful members, giving those who are lagging behind a goal to meet and leaders to follow.
We enjoyed a number of exchanges with themes including the wilderness, the letter H and disco bowling. We honored our freshmen during our formal at de la Ronde Hall on February 23, and celebrated our founding with the Pi Beta Phi's at Monmouth Duo on March 13. We said good bye to our seniors with a senior luncheon on April 13,
We began Recruitment training August 10. We had a successful Recruitment during the week ==Highlights of August 17, and welcomed new members on Bid Day on August 23. Some of our fall semester exchange themes included Olympics and hometown. Baton Rouge was affected by Hurricane Gustav on September 1 and LSU was out of school from September 2–5. Once we got back from our hurricane break, we had formal pledging on September 9. We had Fall Grub on October 3 at Splash and began Inspiration Week on October 16 with our Blue and Blue Banquet, followed by Fireside and Initiation. We followed up the weekend with our Founders Day celebration on October 19. The Delta Iota intramural soccer team faced Phi Mu in the finals and came out with a win. The sign2011-up lists were always full for the fraternities’ philanthropic events and the girls had a great time. The chapter participated in Lambda Chi Watermelon Bust, Sammy Dodgeball, SAE splashdown, Sigma Chi Derby Days, and more. Our chapter won both Sammy Dodgeball and SAE Splashdown. Through Kappa Klassic, the chapter raised $42,000 for the Dream Day Foundation and also went to Clinton, La., for the Dream Day celebration. We also donated $9,000 to the Kappa Foundation. We were proud that this was the most money raised for the Foundation out of all of the Kappa Kappa Gamma chapters across the continent. Another philanthropic event involved participating in Reading Is Fundamental. Books were donated to two local schools, Buchanon Elementary and Highland Elementary, and the Kappa members read to the children. The Kappa Klassic golf tournament was also memorable this year for the chapter because it was dedicated to the memory of an alumna of Delta Iota chapter who had recently passed away. Founders Day was also a special day because courtyard was redone and a presentation and dedication ceremony was held in honor of this dedicated member.2019:==
'''Campus News:''' The all-girls freshmen dorm, Miller Hall (named after Kappa), was renovated with all new movable furniture and updated bathrooms. The study rooms were improved for a more study-friendly environment. The downstairs common area was renovated to encourage girls to use the computer lab, study and socialize with friends in the downstairs area.==Highlights of 2014==
The university got all new buses It is amazing the amount of effort that goes into running a chapter each year, and made new routes for more efficient ways how so much can happen in eight months! Our chapter experienced some growing pains, as we expanded from a chapter of 9 to get to classes23. This year our chapter won Most Improved Chapter in the Panhellenic Sorority Awards. The buses This was a big award for our chapter for the past two years because we have numerous routes starting from Sorority Rowimproved so much; in our retention, Tigerlandour spirit, the Garden Districtour community involvement, and other locationsour academic achievement in particular. Our president Vanja organized a Sexual Health Workshop for all fraternities and sororities on campus; it was well attended and very informative! This allows students who live further away equal opportunity year was the first year we began to use have Monday Night dinners each month, which was the highlight of formal meeting night and ensured that everyone was on time (what can I say, Kappa's love food!). We hosted a Halloween party for the bus system children of the Toronto St. Felix Centre and avoid campus trafficvisited them during their after school program to play games, paint faces, and have fun. The buses are We also more efficient because students can track partnered with the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity to host a Christmas party for the same children from the buses onlineSt. The online system allows students to see Felix Centre, where the buses are we decorated gingerbread houses and what there next stop will played games. It was nice to bereminded how to play like a youngster! Overall, most of our work was directed internally, as we wanted to build our chapter in a way that facilitates personal and chapter growth, individuality, community service, and sisterhood.
The student Union There have been no large changes on our campus this year. We are trying to mix more with other sororities on campus because it is under renovation—This year the downstairs area opened so meaningful to studentshave friends in other houses. The new area has Our chapter is a large sitting area where students can eatmix of different women from different backgrounds, countries, chat and studycultures. The area is surrounded by a bagel shop and We feel we are the easygoing sorority on campus, putting a McDonald’sreal effort into true friendships. The new area also It has pool tables that students can rent while on a break been an experience to meet other Kappa chapters from the states; they feel so different from classour own. Another convenience in I think it is our uniqueness that lends us the ability to try new area of the student union is the wide variety of ATMs availablethings and learn from each others' experiences.
The LSU baseball stadium was reWe have a chapter-done and relocated owned house, that holds 10 women. In 1965 we moved to our current location because our university kindly offered us $45,000 to down the street from the old Alex Box stadium. The new Alex Box stadium has extra locker room and meeting spacevacate so they could build our present-day library. This location has new batting cages We bought our house in 1945 and other improvementshave been here ever since. The new stadium can seat 9If you would like more information on this transaction,200 people and has three seating levelsI have preserved the letters pertaining to this transaction with the university.
Homecoming Week was as busy as ever. Our chapter was thrilled to show support of the NPHC groups by attending a step show with the NPHC group we were paired with. At the event, Kappa won the spirit competition. We also participated in songfest with the theme of “Candyshop” and all of the girls dressed in shirts that represented candy canes, and had props such as lollipops incorporated into the dance routine. Chapter members attended to show their support.
Two members of Delta Iota participated in the Miss LSU Pageant, a charity fundraiser, and other members attended to show their support.   ==Highlights of 2011-2019==  ==Highlights of 2011== Over the course of the past year, the Delta Iota chapter of LSU participated in many campus and greek events. Such events included: Sigma Alpha Epsilon Splashdown, Kappa Sigma Kick-off, Delta Kappa Epsilon Pedal for the Poor, Pi Kappa Alpha's Capture the Flag,and countless others. Our chapter has also supported and aided the philanthropies of all Greeks on campus, such as Kappa Delta's Blood Drive, and Tri Delt's Delta Desserts. Kappa competed successfully in Greek athletic events. Kappa placed first in Capture the Flag, and the freshmen class placed first in KappaSigma Kick-off.  Many of our members also participated in Intramural sports on behalf of KKG. The KKG soccer team was very successful this year placing first by defeating Phi Mu in the final. The volleyball team took second after a tough loss against the Tri Delts. Besides numerous campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of philanthropy. Kappa hosted the Kappa Klassic once again and raised over $30,000 dollars for St. Jude's Children's Hospital. We also hosted the first annual Kappa Krawfish,an event aimed to raise money for RIF (Reading is Fundamental). Our members are also required to be involved in charitable work and organizations outside of campus. Some members volunteer at hospitals, work at soup kitchens, or visit the local Humane Society. This past year our actives have placed fifth amongst the sororities in overall GPA.We also hosted another successful Founder's Day at our house, in which we invited several alumnae to be recognized for their years as a Kappa. The alumnae read letters of their fond memories of Kappa. Our chapter also received awards from Greek Life such as Outstanding Chapter and the Xi Province award for Sisterhood.  '''Campus:''' Louisiana State University has persevered in their goal to become nationally recognized. LSU has the highest graduation rate of any public university in Louisiana, and US News and World Report ranked them in the top tier of national universities. It is also ranked in the top 16 of most popular universities. Despite the current economy, LSU has continued to improve its campus. The University made long term capital investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, Choppin Hall Annex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, and amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. LSU also continued to receive awards for its academic excellence. Many faculty members have earned national awards such as LSU AgCenter Professor, Donald L. Thompson, who was given the Equine Science Award for his research.  '''Chapter:''' Overall the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and scrupulous refelction of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Regretfully, we were given a warning of probation with review in January 2012, but due to adjustments within our members and the leadership of our chapter council, we improved significantly. Proper risk management techniques were utilized and followed at every social function, and every social function proved to be a success with no gimmicks. Our chapter has truly changed for the better and the future looks very promising for our Delta Iota Chapter. As well as improving risk management, Kappa continued to be involved in many aspects of campus and community life. Our chapter initiated its first ever Kappa Krawfish, a crawfish boil which raises money for Reading is Fundamental. Members of the chapter also organized groups to read to local children at their schools. Campus involvment also augmented over the past year. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability.  Within our chapter, involvement skyrocketed as well. More and more members participated in Kappa functions and were eager to help the chapter in anyway. Our use of commitees , such as academic, helped to better chapter engagment also. The Delta Iota Chapter placed more emphasis on academics and the importance of being phenomenal students throughout the past year. Our new members placed second on the row in GPA, and Kappa continued to offer more help and study aids to its members. Overall, the past year of Delta Iota was one of improvement.  The Delta Iota Chapter has been struggling with overall GPA, sisterhood and unity. To overcome these obstacles, our Vice President of Academics implemented and continued many programs and resources for our chapter members. Members of the Academic Committee are each assigned a group of members to periodically check on their current grades. The Committee offered help to the members and made them aware of the many assets that the University offers, such as tutors. Besides help, the committee presented a type of incentive for good study habits. Each week active members entered the amount of hours they studied. At the next meeting, a study girl of the week was chosen and would receive some type of gift card to a local business. Also any girls that had unfortunately placed below our required GPA were required to study at the house for certain amounts of time. In order to promote unity and sisterhood our chapter hosted several "sisterhood events". Besides bid day, for which our 92 new members enjoyed a classy pool party, events included going to the movie theater, attending a haunted house together, participating in a yogalates class, and battling it out in a friendly game of laser tag. Over the past year, the Delta Iota chapter has grown in unity and has become a refuge and sanctuary of some sort for our members.   ==Highlights of 2012== Over the course of this past year, the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa at LSU has participated in many campus wide and greek events. Such events included: Lambda Chi Beach Bash, Kappa Sigma Kick-off, Delta Kappa Epsilon Pedal for the Poor, Pi Kappa Alpha's Capture the Flag, LSU Greekwide Songfest, Step Up or Step Aside, and many others. Kappa has also supported the philanthropies of other chapters on campus, for example Tri Delta's Desserts to benefit St. Judes, and Theta Xi's blood drive.  We also competed in many athletic events, such as intramural greek sports, both sand volleyball and soccer, and were very successful in both. Besides all of our campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of philanthropy. Kappa hosted the Kappa Klassic once again this past Spring and raised $32,000 for St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dream Day Foundation. Members of our chapter attended the dream day event, where patients get to have a fun-filled carnival day and it was a joy to see how our hard work paid off. We also put on a silent aunction and raised around $5,000 for the Kappa Foundation.  Delta Iota hosted our second annual Kappa Krawfish panhellenic event, where we had lots of crawfish and a band to raise money for our other philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental. With around 300 members total as of our Fall 2012 recruitment, Delta Iota has been growing and excelling at LSU. Our members are required to be involved in other organizations and/or volunteer work. Some members volunteer at hospitals or the animal shelter, while others are involved in the Tiger Athletic Foundation or spend their time tutoring.  This past year, our actives placed 2nd on sorority row for cumulative GPA, which was a huge achievement for our chapter making it from 5th place last year. Delta Iota also won 1st place for Greek Week at LSU, which is a week dedicated to Habitat for Humanity, where every chapter raises money and then comes together to build two houses for the less fortunate in Baton Rouge. Kappa also received numerous awards from Greek Life including Honorable mention for most improved chapter, honorable mention outstanding recruitment, and honorable mention outstanding risk management. Delta Iota also received 2nd place for most money raised for the Kappa foundation from chapters with 120+ members.  Louisiana State University has reached their goal of becoming nationally recognized; It has been ranked as a top tier university on the national rank. The University has made long term investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and the most exciting, a brand new Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus with a large parking garage. Down Sorority Row, we are very busy welcoming the addition of a new chapter, Alpha Phi, to greek life in Fall 2013. They will be a part of Fall 2013 recruitment, and make the size of the pledge classes more manageable for each chapter, we are very excited about having them!  Overall, the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and involved chapter. In the past year, we were taken off warning of probation, for all of the achievements and progress that we have made. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability. Within our chapter, involvement has increased greatly. We have implemented a "Kappa Kash" system to advertise and emphasize involvement in different Kappa and campus wide events with prizes and other incentives. As a chapter, we are looking forward to the future, putting the past behind us, and making the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa a highly respected and responsible chapter, both nationally and locally.  ==Highlights of 20132015==
Information about the previous calendar year, scholarship, group honors/awards, Province awards, traditions, special events, philanthropic involvement, chapter goals, challenges and how they were overcome, world/local events that you participated in or helped with – Presidential campaigns, natural disasters, etc.
The Delta Iota chapter In January, we had an amazing sisterhood retreat to one of Kappa Kappa Gamma at LSU has participated our sister’s farm houses in many campus wide and greek eventsthe beautiful Ontario countryside. Some of these events included Lambda Chi Beach Bash, Sigma CaNU, Sigma Phi Epsilon Schoolyard ScrambleWe had a successful philanthropy event, Pi Kappanda (Kappa Alpha’s Capture Canada) in March where we raised almost $1000. We won three awards at the FlagPanhellenic awards night in March - Most Improved, LSU Greekwide SongfestAlumna Appreciation, and StepshowOutstanding President awards. Delta Iota also supported the philanthropies of other chapters on campus including Tri Delta’s Desserts In September we had a successful recruitment in which we recruited 14 amazing sisters who have already shown their dedication to benefit St. Jude’s Children Hospital, Beta Psi and Theta Xi’s blood driveKappa. We also put on our own blood drive with Sigma Nu.  We also competed in many athletic events, such as intramural sand volleyball and soccer, and were very successful in both. Besides all of our campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of had another great fall philanthropy. event - Kappa hosted the Kappa Klassic once again this past Spring Kantina - in November and raised $44,000 for St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dream Day Foundation. Members of our chapter got to see how our hard work paid off by attending the dream day event, where patients spent a fun-filled, carnival-themed day in Baton Rouge1300. We also put on a silent auction for used the Kappa Foundation. Delta Iota hosted our third annual Kappa Krawfish panhellenic event, where we raised money for our other philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, by providing crawfish and live musicannual holiday party with children from the St. Felix Centre in December.  With around 300 members total as of our Fall 2013 recruitment, Delta Iota Beta Psi’s Initiation in November was the best it has been growing in years and excelling at LSU. Our members we are required so excited to be involved welcome our new actives into sisterhood! Over the year we had an outstanding increase in other organizations GPA and/or volunteer work. Some members volunteer at hospitals or now have the animal shelter, while others are involved in second highest GPA of all the Tiger Athletic Foundation or spend their time tutoringsororities on campus. Delta Iota also participated in Greek Week at LSU, which is Over the summer we lost a week dedicated to Habitat for Humanityfew officers, where every chapter raises money and then comes together but girls graciously stepped up to build two houses for the less fortunate take their places in Baton Rouge. Kappa also received numerous awards from Greek Life, one of which was Best House Mom. She helps coordinate September and overall our sisterhood events at the house by setting up the living room and providing food for the Chapterofficers had a very productive year. One We couldn’t be more proud of our sisters Emma Arceneaux won homecoming queen in fall now-full chapter!     No recent changes on campus that I can think of 2013. Also, two of Our chapter prides itself on our members are a part of the Greek Board of Directors close friendships and another member is on Panhellenic Execgenuine sisterhood. This past year has been an exciting year for the Delta Iota chapter While we have a relaxed and flexible attitude, we look forward do not let this get in the way of performing our sisterly duties to another fantastic yearthe best of our abilities.      
Louisiana State University has reached their goal of becoming nationally recognized; It has been ranked as a top tier university on the national rank. The University has made long term investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and the most exciting, a brand new Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus with a large parking garage. Down Sorority Row, we are very busy welcoming the addition of a new chapter, Alpha Phi, to greek life in Fall 2013. They participated in Fall 2013 recruitment and made the size of the pledge classes more manageable for all of the other sororities on campus. We are very excited about having them! Overall, the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and involved chapter. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events and represented Kappa to the best of their ability. Within our chapter, involvement has increased greatly. We have implemented a "Kappa Kash" system to advertise and emphasize involvement in different Kappa and campus wide events with prizes and other incentives. As a chapter, we are looking forward to the future, learning from our past, and making the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma a highly respected and responsible chapter, both nationally and locally.Philanthropy:
==Highlights What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in your community?     We most often raise money for the St. Felix Centre in downtown Toronto, a local organization with an after-school program for children. At the end of 2014==each fall semester, we host a holiday party with the children and use the money we raise to buy gifts for the children. This past spring semester, we donated to an organization on campus that one of our sisters is a part of that builds bridges in third world areas.
The Delta Iota Why did your chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at LSU has participated in many campus wide and Greek events. Some of these events included Lambda Chi Beach Bash, Sigma CaNU, Sigma Phi Epsilon Schoolyard Scramble, Pi Kappa Alpha’s Capture the Flag, LSU Greekwide Songfest, and Stepshow. Delta Iota also supported the philanthropies of other chapters on campus including Tri Delta’s Desserts choose this organization(s) to benefit St. Jude’s Children Hospital, and Theta Xi’s blood drive. We also put on our own blood drive with Sigma Nu. support?
We also competed in many athletic events, such as intramural sand volleyball and soccer, and were very successful in both. Besides all of our campus involvements, the Delta Iota Our chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing supported the importance of philanthropySt. Kappa hosted Felix Centre for the Kappa Klassic this past Spring of 2014 raising around $54,000 few years and also had it in hopes to continue our relationship with the Fall of 2014, and raised about $60,000 Centre for Styears to come. Jude's Children's Hospital Dream Day Foundation. Members of our chapter got Beta Psi believes it is important to see how actively support our hard work paid off by attending local community rather than blindly donate money, and spending time with the dream day event, where patients spent children of the St. Felix Centre is a fun-filled, carnival-themed day in Baton Rougegreat way to do so.      
We also put on a silent auction for the Kappa Foundation in the spring ==Highlights of 2014 while raising $4,545 and in the fall of 2014 we raised around $4,000. Delta Iota hosted our fourth annual Kappa Krawfish panhellenic event, where we raised money for our other philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, by providing crawfish and live music. 2016:==
With around 300 members total as of our Fall 2014 recruitment, Delta Iota has been growing and excelling at LSU. Our members are required to be involved in other organizations and/or volunteer work. Some members volunteer at hospitals or the animal shelter, while others are involved in the Tiger Athletic Foundation or spend their time tutoring. Delta Iota also participated in Greek Week at LSU, which is a week dedicated to Habitat for Humanity, where every chapter raises money and then comes together to build two houses for the less fortunate in Baton Rouge. One of our members Caroline Broussard was also a part of the Panhellenic Executive Board as the Vice President of Administration. Kappa won numerous awards including Outstanding Chapter for Order of Omega and our house director, Nancy Bogan, also won an award. This past year has been an exciting year for the Delta Iota chapter and we look forward to another fantastic year. ------------------
Louisiana State University has reached their goal of becoming nationally recognized; It This has been ranked as a top tier university on the national rank. The University has made long term investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complexanother amazing year at Beta Psi! In January, a new band hall, construction our joint chapter council and betterment of new and existing dormsofficer transitions went smoothly, amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and the most exciting, a brand all officers adapted to their new Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus with a large parking garage. Down Sorority Row, we are positions very busy welcoming the addition of a new chapter, Alpha Phi, to greek life in Fall 2013quickly. They participated in Fall 2013 recruitment and made At the size end of the pledge classes more manageable for all of the other sororities month we went on campus. Alpha Phi will also be moving into their very own our annual sisterhood retreat to our sisters’ farm house in Fall 2015the country side. We are very excited about having them on the row! OverallIn February, we hosted our second annual Canadian themed philanthropy, the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible and involved chapterKappanada. Our members took part in many Panhellenic events Philanthropy Chairman, Jessica Maitland, introduced online donations which enabled our families and represented Kappa friends from far away to the best of their abilityalso contribute. Within our chapterWe raised just over $2000 for The Red Door Shelter, involvement has increased greatlyan emergency shelter that offers aid for individuals in danger. We have implemented donated specifically to their children’s program that offers a "Kappa Kash" system to advertise and emphasize involvement in different Kappa and campus wide events with prizes and other incentivescomforting environment where they can feel safe. As a chapterIn March, we are looking forward to attended the futurePanhellenic Awards Ceremony where we were presented with 3 awards; Most Improved Chapter, Most Outstanding COB, and Most Outstanding President. Also, learning from our past, Education Chairman and making Chapter Registrar organized a trivia night to improve the Delta Iota chapter chapter’s understanding and knowledge of Kappa Kappa Gamma a highly respected and responsible chapterhistory. On May 24th of this year, both nationally and locally.Beta Psi celebrated its 105th anniversary!
Our 2013 chapter president, Maggie Stewart wears her grandmother, Patricia Crane Mason's badge. She pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma at LSU on March 3rd, 1956. Her badge is stunning, adorned with sapphires and pearls. On the back, her name is engraved along with the Delta Iota Greek symbols and 3-3-56. Her two older sisters, Elaine and Sarah Stewart both wore the pin before her. In 1957, her grandmother wore her pin when she The house was elected and installed as empty in the chapter president summer as a mere sophomore. Maggie feels so lucky our House Board worked hard to not only share the Kappa experience and badge with her grandmothercomplete several renovations, but they also share the honor of being including a Delta Iota president. Maggie’s grandmother was new window seat in the very first person Maggie told when she was elected, chapter room and her grandmother could not be prouder!  ==Highlights of 2015==The Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma at LSU has participated cabinets in many campus wide and Greek eventsthe dining room. Some Active members of these events included Lambda Chi Beach BashBeta Psi moved in in August, Sigma CaNU, Sigma Phi Epsilon Schoolyard Scramble, Pi Kappa Alpha’s Capture filling the Flag, LSU Greekwide Songfesthouse once again. In September we recruited 15 wonderful new members into our chapter, and Stepshowsurpassing Panhellenic quota. Delta Iota Beta Psi also supported won the philanthropies of other chapters on campus including Tri Delta’s Desserts to benefit St. Jude’s Children HospitalGreek Week trophy this year, and Theta Xi’s blood drive. We also put on another great achievement for our own blood drive with Sigma Nuchapter.
We also competed in many athletic events, such as intramural kickball and soccerFurthermore, and were very successful in both. Besides all of October we held our campus involvements, the Delta Iota chapter has continued its tradition on emphasizing the importance of first philanthropy. Kappa hosted Kappa Klassic this past Fall of 2015the academic year, raising around Kappa Karnival. We raised over $663000 for the St Felix Centre, a local community centre that provides a safe,000welcoming, and $70,000 inclusive environment for St. Jude's Children's Hospital Dream Day Foundation. Members of our chapter will get to see our hard work paid off by attending the dream day event children in the spring, where patients spent a fun-filled, carnival-themed day in Baton Rougecommunity. We also put on donated a silent auction for portion of the Kappa Foundation in proceeds directly to the Fall of 2015 while raising $14organization,000. Delta Iota hosted and used the remaining donations to host our fifth annual Kappa Krawfish Panhellenic eventChristmas party for the children of the St Felix Centre. We bought them presents, where we raised $21decorated gingerbread houses,000 for our other philanthropy, Reading and invited Santa Clause to distribute the gifts. This is Fundamental, by providing crawfish a chapter favourite event and live musicit is a great way to contribute in our community.
With around 300 members total as of our Fall 2015 recruitmentFinally, Delta Iota has been growing and excelling at LSU. Our members are required a huge congratulations to be involved in other organizations and/or volunteer work. Some members volunteer at hospitals or the animal shelterour marshal, while others are involved in the Tiger Athletic Foundation or spend their time tutoring. Delta Iota also participated in Greek Week at LSUKristen Sevick, which is a week dedicated to Habitat for Humanity, where every chapter raises money and then comes together to build two houses for organizing the less fortunate in Baton Rouge. Kappa won numerous awards including Outstanding Chapter for Order of Omega and 2015 Volunteer of the Year along with one initiation of our 15 new members, Nicole De la Fuente, in November. It was recognized as the PHC Philanthropist of the Year. This past year best initiation Beta Psi has been an exciting year for the Delta Iota chapter organized in years and we look forward are so excited to another fantastic yearofficially welcome them into our sisterhood.
Louisiana State University has reached their goal of becoming nationally recognized; it has been ranked as a top tier university on the national rank. The University has made long term investments in enhancement including expansion to the Business Education Complex, a new band hall, construction and betterment of new and existing dorms, amplification of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, and the most exciting, a brand new Barnes and Noble bookstore on campus with a large parking garage. [[User:History|History]] ([[User talk:History|talk]])
Down Sorority Row, we are very busy getting ready to welcome the addition ==Highlights of a new chapter, Alpha Delta Pi, to Greek life 2017==Beta Psi had an exciting year in Fall 2016. They will participate 2017! Officer transitions in recruit during Fall 2016January went smoothly with officers adapting to their roles well. We are very excited about having them on the row! Alpha Phi will also be moving into a brand new house in Fall 2016In January, we held our sisterhood retreat at our former President Hunter Sleeth's farm. OverallIn February, we held our annual Kappanada philanthropy for the Delta Iota Chapter has developed into a more responsible charities Beautiful World and involved chapterKappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Our We raised money through our event and online donations from friends and family members took part in many . In March, Beta Psi won 4 Panhellenic awards, Panhellenic events Spirit, Most Outstanding Chapter, Most Improved Chapter, and represented Kappa to Outstanding Recruitment. In April, we held a exciting Sapphire Formal, organized by our Event Chair Lauren Goncalves at the best end of the term where the women and their abilitydates had dinner and danced at Lisbon by Night. Within With the beginning of school again we held a successful formal recruitment and COB, who were initiated on November 18th, 2017 thanks to the hard work of our Marshall Nicolette Zukowski and the whole chapter, involvement has increased greatly. As a chapterIn October, we are looking forward to held our first philanthropy of the future2017-2018 academic year. It was called Kappas in Wonderland, learning from our pastwith an Alice in Wonderland theme and supported a University of Toronto-based group called Silence is Violence, which works to support sexual assault survivors and making advocate for better policies. We also donated half of our proceeds to the Delta Iota chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma a highly respected Foundation. We concluded the year with elections and responsible chapterofficer transitions, both nationally and locallyreadying Kappa for 2018.
Do any Beta Psi is a lively chapter and the 2017 Pledge Class added more energy and excitement to the chapter, especially as many will take on Chapter Council positions in 2018. The University opened the law school's new library which has become a favorite study spot of your many women in the chapter officers wear historical badges? Yes.
If yesWe continued to volunteer with the organization, Out in the Cold, please attach which provides shelter and warm meals for those without a photo of place live during the front winter months in Toronto. We also held our annual Reading is Key event in December, where we host a Christmas Party for children from a local community centre.We supported both organizations because they help empower women. Beautiful World helps girls in developing countries be able to afford to go to school (from elementary to post-secondary) by providing supplies, transportation and the back other types of the badge to this reportassistance.What Silence is Violence is inscribed on the back of the badge? a survivor-driven that advocates for better policies, provides educational workshops and helps surivivors by providing resouces.
One of Beta Psi continues to meet in our members in the 2014 pledge class, Virginia Stewart wears her grandmother, Patricia Crane Mason's badge. She pledged Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter house at LSU on March 3rd, 195632 Madison Avenue. Her badge is stunning, adorned with sapphires and pearls. On During the back, her name is engraved along with summer it underwent some aesthetic renovations including a new cushion for the Delta Iota Greek symbols window seat and 3-3-56. Her three older sisters, Elaine, Sarah, and Maggie Stewart all wore a reorganization of the pin before her. In 1957, her grandmother wore her pin when she was elected basement to include two beds and installed as the chapter president as make it a mere sophomore. Virginia feels so lucky to not only share the Kappa experience and badge with her grandmother, but they also share the honor of being apart of the Delta Iota Chapter Councilmore functional study space.
==Highlights of 2020s2018==
(scholarship, honors/awards, special events, philanthropy and service projects, etc.):
It was another great year for the Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Beta Psi Chapter! Officertransitions in January went smoothly and the first Chapter Council meeting was a goodstart for Kappa in 2018. Our new member retreat at the end of January, held at 32 MadisonAve for the newly initiated members, made for some additional sisterhood bonding time.Kappanada (Kappa Canada), our annual philanthropy took place in February. After lots ofhard work on the part of the chapter and the Philanthropy Chairman; we raised money forthe charities: Beautiful World and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. In addition, ourchapter won a few Panhellenic awards such as 'Best New Member Programming', amember won 'Philanthropy:Best Panhellenic Officer'and multiple women won awards for'Outstanding GPA'. In April, after a touching Senior Send-Off, we attended our SapphireFormal at the restaurant Lisbon by Night where we announced prizes, ate lots of food anddanced with our dates. After the well-deserved summer break, our chapter regrouped inSeptember to take part in a beautiful and well-organized recruitment and COB,orchestrated by Shyanne Cole-Denault. In October, the new members got to experiencetheir first Kappa Philanthropy called Kappa Koachella (named after Coachella; the floweryCalifornian music festival). Half of the proceeds went to the Children’s Aid Foundationand the other half to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. November was a busy monthfor Kappa; Marshal Jessica Meszaros went above and beyond to organize an InspirationPeriod and Initiation that was conducted by the book and with grace. Later in the monththe Chapter headed out for a weekend to our Sisterhood retreat in Richmond Hill thanksto Nadian Shaban that welcomed us into her home. The year was concluded with Chapterelections and our annual Reading is Key Christmas party, where we host children andtheir families from a nearby school, to end off a great year!
This year the University of Toronto decided to revoke the Panhellenic Council's ULife
recognition. However, efforts are being made on the part of Panhel and the seven
sororities to try to restore these ties. For Beta Psi, 2018 has been a year of growth. Not
only has the chapter gotten closer but many members have put extra time and effort into
having more sisterhood events, volunteering opportunities, and much more.
This year the Chapter has supported Out in the Cold, which provides shelter and warm
meals for those without a place to live during the winter months in Toronto. In December,
our women host a Christmas party for children at a nearby school, this is the annual event
for Reading is Key. Furthermore, our philanthropies have allowed us to donate to the Kappa
Kappa Gamma Foundation, Beautiful World and Children’s Aid Canada.
'''Housing:''' ==Highlights of 2019==
Beta Psi Chapter had a great 2019! We had successful officer transitions and soon after conducted Winter Continuous Open Bidding for the first time in five years, welcoming four new lovely members into our chapter. In January, we conducted our fifth annual Canadian-themed philanthropy, Kappanada, which was extremely successful in attendance and enthusiasm! We later had a registered nurse come to our house to talk to and inform us about women's reproductive health. Senior send off consisted of a lovely chapter dinner to recognize the seniors and all of their achievements. Additionally, a number of our wonderful members were awarded Alpha Awards, being recognized for a 3.5+ GPA. We also had a study date with one of our sorority neighbours, Alpha Gamma Delta, and in April, we hosted our Sapphire formal social event. Senior Send off noted a close to our semester at our last meeting until September.
[[File:Beta Psi chapter 2019.jpg|thumb|Beta Psi chapter 2019]]
'''Chapter Convention Awards'''In September, we had a successful Fall formal recruitment where we recruited an amazing new pledge class. Bigs and littles took part in activities to then be paired together. In October we had our sisterhood retreat at our home, at 32 Madison Ave., and then at the "Rec Room", a fun arcade located in downtown Toronto. In October we then had our second philanthropy, Scream Kweens, an exciting Halloween themed event with fabulous attendance and donations.
Gracious Living Award Our annual Founders Day brunch was hosted on October 20th which had a great turn out and where an abundace of Kappa Kappa Gamma alumni were awarded for unhoused chapters, 1960their contributions and involvement over the years!
In November we conducted initiation, and in December we underwent our election process, passing on roles to a group of extremely motivated girls who will continue the legacy of Beta Psi!
Kappa Kappa Gamma and other sororities on the University of Toronto Campus are still not recognized, and have had a continuous challenge with the city trying to licence us as a rooming house. Despite these challenges, our Chapter has had great growth within the past year. We have bonded and embraced our sisterhood through events and strive to always provide support and care to one another.
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'''Note to Chapter Registrar:'''
Please refer to your chapter archives including chapter meeting minutes and back issues of ''The Key'' to fill in any gaps in the above historical highlights. If your chapter archives are not complete, please research your university library, campus newspaper and yearbook archives for newsworthy information about your chapter. Please double check your work for accuracy. Contact chapter Advisory or House Board members, local Alumnae Association members, or your Province Director of Chapters for assistance.
Your efforts will ensure a complete and accurate history At our first philanthropy of the year, Kappanada, all of our collected proceeds were donated to the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation, Canada. The donations of your our following philanthropy, Scream Kweens, were given to the Canada Cancer Society. For our first philanthropy event, Kappanada, our chapter wanted to support the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation in its efforts to support women in scholarships. As for future generations our Scream Kweens philanthropy, we donated to the Canada Cancer Society, as mulitple of our members and families in our community were directly affected by it around the time and we wanted to work together to enjoy!support them.
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