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==Highlights of 2018==
This past year Delta Upsilon has participated in several events and activities. For one, we made a goal for at least one member of the sorority to attend every other sororities' philanthropy events, which we have accomplished. In addition, we have required every member participate in our two philanthropy events, Kappa Kasino and Kappa Crawfish Boil; both have been a huge success in raising money for Books for Keeps. One special event we had this year was participating in raising money for an event called "Jam of for Cam." We hosted a trunk show in honor of a fellow UGA student, who passed away from cancer, named Cameron Fearon. A percentage of the proceeds from the trunk show went to various organizations that helped Cameron and other kids suffering from his specific disease. It was a great way for Kappa to get involved with other fraternities and sororities and participate in a great cause.
[[File:UGA Bid Day 2018.jpg|thumb|UGA Bid Day 2018]]
UGA Kappa Kappa Gamma supports Books for Keeps, a local non-profit that provides books to underprivileged children to read over the summer and prevent the "summer slide." We chose this organization because Kappas believe reading is extremely important to achieve grade-level literacy and help children continue to learn and excel. We specifically chose Books for Keeps because we are able to see a direct impact from our philanthropy efforts. It is a great way to give back to the community.
==Highlights of 2019==
Our chapter members were highly involved in philanthropy this year both through Kappa and other on campus organizations. During spring parents' weekend, the entire chapter participated in our annual crawfish boil to raise money for our philanthropy, Books for Keeps. Our fall philanthropy event was reimagined this year. Instead of a casino night, our philanthropy chair, Alexis Seward, and her assistants organized a drive through where students and Athens residents could purchase tickets ahead of time and pick up warm Mama's Boy biscuits, an Athens favorite. Outside of Kappa, Teagan Sullivan acted as the Kappa Team Captain and as a member of the Greek Leadership Committee within UGA Miracle, UGA Panhellenic's official philanthropy. She organized a Kappa team to compete in the Miracle flag football tournament and the Kappa team was the winner of the Miracle Chili Cookout this semester. Additionally, 30 girls on the Kappa team competed in Sigma Delta Tau's Greek Grind which is a dance competition that raises money for Prevent Child Abuse America.
This year brought many fun, new sisterhood events to our chapter that not only brought the chapter closer together but also connected us with members of other sororities. During work week, we had recruitment practice with Delta Phi Epsilon. Led by Sara McGhee, we have begun having sisterhood events at Purvelo Cycling. Most recently, we had a spin class with Alpha Gam. The new member class participated in the most sisterhood events to encourage the newest new member class to bond. The new members had a bowling night with some of chapter council and had a Mellow Mushroom party with their bigs the week after Big Little night. Another sisterhood event we had to encourage the upper classmen to reach out to the younger new member classes was our planner and organization party at the house this fall. Members of every new member class attended and learned organization tips to start out the school year. Additionally, we divided everyone up according to major and had upperclassmen available to answer major-specific questions for the new new member class. Another sisterhood event that we enjoyed this year was our Chick-fil-A and K9 lunch where puppies from a local animal shelter came to play on the front lawn.
In the larger Athens and UGA community, our members dedicated themselves to a wide range of clubs, jobs, and organizations. Billie Boswell and Carolina Pinckney were elected to executive positions in the Women in Business club through the Terry College of Business. Kate Keller was admitted into two medical fraternities, Phi Delta Epsilon and Alpha Epsilon Delta, and Mary Kate Tumelty joined Phi Sigma Epsilon, a distinguished marketing fraternity. Ella McGregor and Grace Carbonari were recently chosen to be members of the highly selective Student Alumni Council. This year, Kappa had eight gamma chis during recruitment and many more women applied to be gamma chis this year in hopes to continue this trend. Katie Ryan served as Vice President of Finance and Correspondence on this year's Panhellenic Council. Lily Nichol began a Bible study for freshmen in any sorority and helped to organize a massive worship night attended by well over 500 UGA women. Additionally, several sophomore members began a running group and ran in the Atlanta half marathon in the spring and the Ath-Half this fall. These are just a few examples of how members of the Delta Upsilon chapter strived to increase their campus and community involvement and pursue their passions.
Many women in our chapter pushed new boundaries and worked to expand their world view beyond our local community. Several of our members studied abroad in places like Oxford, The London School of Economics, Cortona, and the UNO program in Innsbruck. Additionally, Annie Lynd began to work for Turning Point USA, a conservative organization that helps students register to vote. Anne Clayton Cole was flown to New York city to interview for the Bank of America summer internship.
For ritual this year, we performed Cutting of the Ivy in the spring as we said goodbye to the senior new member class. We performed ritual review after every chapter in the fall to prepare for Initiation. The Sunday before Initiation, we held a two-hour ritual review. The entire chapter except for the new members attended. We reviewed Kappa ritual songs, went through all the ceremonies, and reviewed chapter history. Initiation this year was attended by over 20 alumnae. It went smoothly and we initiated 76 new members. We were lucky that Founders Day fell on the same weekend as our Initiation, so there was already a heavy focus on tradition and ritual in the week leading up to Founders Day. During the chapter following Founders Day and Initiation, Katie Carr, the PR Chair, gave a more in depth presentation on our chapter history and traditions so that the newly initiated members could begin to learn about Kappa's history. Then she, along with Whitney Wallace who is the Education chair, ordered Willy's catering to celebrate Founders Day with a chapter dinner after chapter.
The largest change on campus which has impacted our chapter has been the new employees in the Greek Life Office. This fall, several employees, including the Director of Greek Life and Panhellenic, were forced to resign. Our chapter has not felt any immediate effects, however the event was a shocking event to everyone at Greek life at the University.
The chapter's overall nature is one of enthusiasm and joy for life. Our members are seizing every opportunity presented to them and finding ways to pursue their passions on campus, in the Athens community, and beyond.
'''Philanthropy'''
Kappa Kappa Gamma’s national philanthropy is Reading is Fundamental, emphasizing the importance of reading at an early age in order to develop a passion for reading that will stick with you throughout life. Our Delta Upsilon chapter has taken a local interest in our national philanthropy by partnering with Athen’s very own Books for Keeps non-profit organization. Books for Keeps gives children, who otherwise would not be able to afford it, the opportunity to take home 12 brand new books over the summer. These books are tailored to each grade level to not only help avoid the summer slide but also improve their active reading levels. By pairing with a local organization, our chapter is able to see the impact of our hands on involvement within our very own community.
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