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The first weekend in December we had our annual Winter Formal. It went very well, and all of the girls had an amazing time. After that began the preparation for finals and Winter Break.
==Highlights of 2016==
In January of 2016, we welcome 57 new members to Delta Kappa! It was so rewarding seeing all of their happy faces on Bid Night. The hard work we put into recruitment paid off and we couldn't be happier to welcome them home! In February, we had our annual Mom's Weekend and it was so much fun for everyone! We loved having the moms in town, and they loved being able to relive their college years! We had canvas painting and yoga and a banquet with a silent auction to raise money for our bike team! In March, our Bike Team traveled to California to practice with their bike coach and travel around California. They worked extremely hard and it paid off!
April brought Little 500, where our bike team competed and we came in 14th out of over 30 teams! The GAAP awards were also held this April and the Delta Chapter won the Intellectual Development Excellence Award. May brought about finals and graduation, and we said goodbye to our beloved seniors. We miss them so much and hope they are living it up in the real world! We also said hello to summer this month! In August of 2016, all 106 of us moved back into the house! We visited the Seniors living out and started to get back into the swing of school! In September, we held our annual philanthropy event, Kappasta, and raised over $13,000 for our philanthropies, Reading Is Fundamental, American Cancer Society, and the I’m For Ash Campaign in honor of Ashley Crouse, a Delta Kappa who passed away in 2005.
October brought Halloween, and we participated in a Greek event called Safe Halloween, where we passed out candy to the local Bloomington families. It was so much fun seeing all of the kids in their costumes! October also brought our Scholarship Dinner, where many of our members were awarded with scholarships for their academic excellence! In November, Indiana University Dance Marathon was held, and every single one of our New Members participated, along with many others who are on committees. November also brought our annual Dad's Weekend and it couldn’t have been more fun! Perfect weather, a football game, and some grilling out was all we needed to make the weekend perfect! December began and so did our recruitment workshops! We wanted to be fully prepared for recruitment the following month. The semester ended on a great note, and we were all happy for the break.
There are many changes happening on campus! Multiple new buildings are being created, and many are being converted into dorms! We welcome the change and look forward to seeing them completed! The overall nature of the Delta Chapter is great after recruitment. We always realize how much closer recruitment brings us every year. We create such stronger bonds with each other and they really carry out throughout the entire semester. PC '16 especially enjoyed getting to know PC '14 better and they created friendships that will last a lifetime.
The Delta Chapter donates to three main philanthropies, Reading Is Fundamental, I’m For Ash Campaign, and The American Cancer Society. We also volunteer at the local elementary school, Rogers Elementary School, helping kids learn to read and write. We chose to support Rogers Elementary School because it is so rewarding to see our work play out over a semester. Looking back at where the kids started and how much they have improved is unlike anything else.
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