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The Delta Sigma chapter has raised money for these events / donated hours of service to the community for the members are very dedicated to serving others. This year for our annual Kappa Con Queso, a portion of the money went to the Stillwater Medical Center Foundation to help reduce the costs of hospital bills incurred by individuals from the accident. The Delta Sigma chapter felt as if this would be a great benefit for the community or for those individuals in their time of need. Each year there are members that dedicate their self to spending numerous hours serving to the Stillwater Food Bank, Up Till Dawn, and Dance Marathon. These are just a couple of the outreach activities that the chapter makes to help serve the community. With cancer being a prevalent disease in many individuals, some of the members and their families have personally been impacted by cancer and that is why we chose to set up a team for Relay for Life.
The Delta Sigma chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma had a very successful 2016-year. To kick the year
off we participated in an all-Greek show at Oklahoma State called Varsity Revue. We were paired
with the men of Farmhouse, and the cast received 3rd place in the show overall. The women in the
fraternity participate in many different events on campus and are a part of many clubs. At
Oklahoma State there is a continuous tradition of numerous Kappas participating in Dance
Marathon and holding positions on the executive team, since it was started on campus by a Kappa
at Oklahoma State six years ago. To give back to the community by supporting our philanthropy
Reading is Fundamental, Kappas visited local elementary schools reading books to children, and
donating books. There was a total of 350 books donated to local elementary schools. During the
spring the women of Delta Sigma participated in the Oklahoma State University Relay for Life,
which supports cancer research and survivors. One other all-Greek show that Kappa participated in
was Spring Sing with the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon, and the cast won the Best Costumes Award.
Kappa Kolor Run is Delta Sigma’s new spring philanthropy event. The 5K run/walk allows for
everyone in the Stillwater community to come together for a cause. Participants get to enjoy food,
music, and lots of color. The event helps raise money and awareness for Juvenile Diabetes
Research Foundation, Reading Is Fundamental and The Kappa Foundation. Kappa plans to
continue to do this event for many years to come. After returning from summer break, our success
and hard work paid off by having such a rewarding recruitment. 56 bids were given out, and all
were accepted. Our new member program is very helpful and a great asset to the women who were
excited to call Kappa their new home. The chapter welcomed these 56 new members into our
sisterhood on October 8th. Oklahoma State's homecoming was just around the corner, which is the
largest homecoming in the nation. Kappa Kappa Gamma was paired with the men of Sigma Nu.
After several months of hard work and dedication, we had a very rewarding and successful
homecoming. All of our hard work paid off when we placed 1st in Football Frenzy and placed 3rd in
Sweepstakes. This past year the women of Delta Sigma were paired with the men of Kappa Sigma
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to compete in an all-Greek house showing called Freshman Follies where only the freshman
women and men from the chapters participate. Our philanthropy event, Kappa Con Queso was a
big success raising around $13,000 for JDRF, RIF, and the Kappa Foundation. This amount keeps
increasing every year that we do Kappa Con Queso at Oklahoma State. There were numerous
benefit nights at restaurants and donations received helped the chapter reach the $13,000 mark, and
Kappa Con Queso was the main event. In 2016, two of our sisters held a position on Panhellenic
Executive council. For 3 years in a row, Kappa has been represented on Panhellenic Council and
that is such a high honor at Oklahoma State. During this past semester there were 3 Delta Sigma
members initiated into Order of Omega and one freshman named to top 10 freshman men and
women. These are incredible honors and we are thrilled to have Delta Sigma women be apart of it.
The women of Delta Sigma paired with the men of Sigma Phi Epsilon to compete in the all-Greek
showing called Varsity Revue this upcoming year. To finish up the year, we had a Christmas event
with the men of Kappa Sigma to sponsor purchasing gifts for the local children involved with Big
Brothers and Big Sisters. The women of Delta Sigma finished the Spring semester with a 3.461
GPA, which was above the all sorority average. 2016 was such a great year for the Delta Sigma
chapter and we are looking forward to seeing what 2017 holds for our sisterhood.
The Delta Sigma chapter is one of the most highly respected chapters on campus with close
relationships with every chapter on campus. The Delta Sigma chapter is always willing to go above
and beyond for other chapters in time of need. Panhellenic paired sororities up with each other to
make “sister sororities;” Alpha Chi Omega was our sister sorority for the fall semester and then Tri
Delta was our sister sorority in the spring semester. By being sister sororities, we attended their
philanthropy events and even hosted a special defense class for both chapters.
What organization(s) has your chapter historically/traditionally raised money for, or donated hours to, in
your community? Relay for Life, Kasey Waychoff Foundation, Stillwater Medical Center Foundation,
Dance Marathon, Into the Streets, Big Event, Make Promises Happen, Up Till Dawn, Stillwater
Food Bank, Reading is Fundamental, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and the Kappa
Foundation.
The Delta Sigma chapter has raised money for these events / donated hours of service to the community for the members are very dedicated to serving others. Each year there are members that dedicate their self to spending
numerous hours serving to the Stillwater Food Bank, Up Till Dawn, and Dance Marathon. These
are just a couple of the outreach activities that the chapter makes to help serve the community.
With cancer being a prevalent disease in many individuals, some of the members and their families
have personally been impacted by cancer and that is why we chose to set up a team for Relay for
Life. This year we created another philanthropy event in the spring, Kappa Kolor Run, in order to
further raise money for Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Reading is Fundamental, and The
Kappa Foundation.
Woman Behind the Badge:
As we look ahead to the Fraternity’s Sesquicentennial celebration in 2020, please tell us the story of any
historic badge being worn by a member of your chapter. Such a badge might be worn by your chapter’s
president, another officer or a member who is recognized for her high scholarship. We are compiling
information about the fantastic women who have brought us to this point in our history, the Women
Behind the Badge.
