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Books for Keeps directly aligns with the mission of Kappa’s national philanthropy, Reading is Fundamental, and serves the Athens community on a higher level.
==Highlights of 2016==
Overall, 2016 was another successful year for the Delta Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma. Philanthropy continued to be a strength for our chapter, as we hosted several events of our own and participated in many other philanthropic events on campus. This year, we were able to raise nearly $50,000 for our local Athens philanthropy, Books for Keeps. Since our national philanthropy is Reading is Fundamental, Delta Upsilon thought it was fitting to chose Books for Keeps as our local philanthropy.
The annual Kappa Crawfish Boil was an beautiful evening filled with delicious food and live music. Although this event is typically held on our front lawn, it was moved to the back parking lot out of respect for the 4 UGA sorority girls that were tragically killed in a car accident that week. The third annual Kappa Color Run took place in February. We have continued to volunteer for and donate food to the Panhellenic Pantry, an organization that provides food to students and faculty members in need. Our chapter raised money for many organizations on campus including UGA Miracle, UGA Heroes and UGA Relay for Life. We also participated in numerous philanthropic events hosted by other Greek organizations, such as Miss Sorority Row, Sound of Milledge, Sigma Chi’s Derby Days and Sigma Delta Tau's Greek Grind.
One challenge we have continued to face is our overall chapter's GPA, which is relatively low compared to other sororities. In an effort to correct this, our VP of Academics has given awards at our weekly chapter meetings to members who have earned As in their courses, as well as women who have made the Dean's List. To address leadership and chapter management, each month the Recording Secretary submitted a report to nationals that outlined each chapter council members' accomplishments of the previous month and goals for the upcoming month. Lastly, our Marshal held several intensive ritual reviews to help our chapter continue to learn and appreciate Kappa Ritual.
Changes around campus:
This fall, Delta Phi Epsilon moved into a house on Milledge Avenue and participated in its first Panhellenic Recruitment week. Most recently, Panhellenic Council voted and approved the founding of a University of Georgia chapter of Alpha Phi. Their first recruitment will take place fall 2018. Recruitment rules were revised to include a two-day break in between rounds 2 & 3 and prohibit the serving of food to potential new members.
Our Chapter:
The Delta Upsilon chapter is made up of 260 women from a variety of backgrounds; the majority of women are from out-of-state. We pledged 12 legacies in 2016. Several of our members are involved in UGA sports, intramural sports, the UGA Honors program and many members receiving scholarships.
Social events:
We have a very active social calendar with high attendance at all of our events. 2016 events included:
'''January 2016'''
Sigma Chi social; Semiformal with Chi O
'''February 2016'''
Lambda Chi social; Formal; Sigma Nu social; Color Run
'''March 2016'''
AEPi Social; Parents' weekend; Semiformal; Philanthropy event with Chi Phi
'''April 2016'''
Semiformal with Theta; Senior dinner; Crawfish boil; Field party
'''August 2016'''
Senior Braves date night
'''September 2016'''
Lambda Chi social; Semi formal with Phi Mu; Parents' weekend
'''October 2016'''
Initiation; Semiformal with Theta
'''November 2016'''
Semiformal
'''December 2016'''
Semiformal
==Highlights of the 2020s:==
