2,350
edits
Changes
→Highlights of 2016
This fall, we made it through another successful recruitment. We added 41 smart, beautiful women to our sisterhood. This pledge class learned all about Kappa and was able to be initiated in early November.
This past year has been very memorable. I am so lucky to be able to call all 148 of these women my sisters and I’m excited to see what all we can accomplish next year!
==Highlights of 2017==
The Gamma Delta chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma had a wonderful year in 2017. Our chapter has grown and strengthened our sisterhood bond. This year we had 18 outstanding women on our chapter council leading and implementing new, creative ideas to our chapter. We started off 2017 with exciting sisterhood activities such as ice skating and canvas painting. Our goals for academic achievement were implemented with study tables and other things. We had an amazing year for philanthropy. Not only did we increase the number of philanthropy events we held, our chapter was very involved in other Greek life philanthropies.
Recruitment kicked of the 2017 fall semester, and we added 40 new incredible members! As the years go by, Purdue's Panhellenic society and Greek life has continued to grow. Due to this, we have been increasing the number of women in each pledge class! In 2017, our chapter also received the Fire Safety award and the Panhellenic President of the Year award for our previous chapter President at our Purdue Greek Gala.
In 2017, Purdue was undergoing many projects such as the construction of many academic buildings and the State Street Project. Due to this, there was a lot of construction and closed roads. Concluding the year, almost all of the projects were finished, and the roads were open again. These changes ultimately made our campus more beautiful! Our chapter has held our strength and continued to push through life upholding the Kappa ways. We are very proud of the chapter we are today.
This year, we donated funds to Reading is Fundamental and the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. Our philanthropy events consisted of a 5K Kolor Run on Purdue's campus and our annual Wing Night hosted at our chapter house. All money raised from these events went to United Way of Greater Lafayette. United Way hosts a Kindergarten Camp where members of our chapter volunteered and raised enough money to buy 3-4 books and school supplies for 300 children.
We also volunteered at local elementary schools by reading to students through their Read to Succeed program. Our chapter also donated holiday treat bags and books to these elementary schools throughout the year. We focused on reaching out to our local community--volunteering our time and funds to programs in our area. Our chapter finds this very important because we can grow and maintain relationships with the children and programs throughout the years.
