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|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1948|02|14}}
|College= [httphttps://www.uga.edu/ University of Georgia]
|Location= Athens, GA
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'''Delta Upsilon founded in February 14, 1948'''
'''3,082 314 initiates (as of June 20152018)'''
'''Charter Members:'''
Phyllis Jane Blakey, Maebelle Breen, Ethel Mahon Bryan, Dianne Marilyn Castle, Ann-Perry Conroy, Barbara Ann Cronk, Eleanor Ewing Folwell, Nancy Bayley Giblin, Kathryn Priscilla Ginn, Jean Cathlean Hess, Mary Lou Illges, Patricia Howard Long, Mary Aillene Minor, Janice Henderson Persons, Elizabeth Marion Snelling, Henrietta Parker Swain, Mary Frances Thomason.
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The Delta Upsilon chapter is made up of 229 women from a variety of backgrounds. The majority of our chapter is out-of-state. We have women from Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Florida, Virginia, and many more states. We had 26 legacies pledge Kappa in 2013. We have a number of women in UGA’s honor program, a number of women receiving scholarships, and even several women with presidential scholarships. We have several women involved in university sports, and in 2013 Kappa had intramural soccer, basketball, and volleyball teams. Last, we have a very active social calendar with high attendance at all of our events.
2013:
1st place in UGA Hero's Unity Step Show with Alpha Phi Alpha
'''Convention Awards'''
2013:
Risk Management, Gracious Living
==Highlights of 2014==
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 2020sback 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 2017==
This past year Delta Upsilon engaged in many events and activities on and off campus. The chapter hosted its two main philanthropic events, the Kappa Color Run and the Kappa Crawfish boil. All of the proceeds from these two events were given to Books for Keeps, which is a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing books to underprivileged children. Delta Upsilon also participated in SDT's Greek Grind, which raised more than $95,000 for Prevent Child Abuse America. Additionally, many chapter members volunteered as tutors for local children, helping them in many different subjects like reading and math. Kappa knows that sometimes life will throw you into situations out of your control, putting your ability to afford an education in jeopardy. This is why the Kappa Kappa Gamma Organization offers its members scholarships to help them out in times of need. Delta Upsilon believes that education is one of the most important tools in life, which is why the chapter partners with Reading Is Fundamental to encourage everyone to further their education. This past year DY continued to push and encourage its members academically, earning many of them awards in academic excellence. Delta Upsilon hosted and attended many fun social events, continuing to build its relationships with other sororities and fraternities. The chapter's formal was a major success this year with great music and food that everyone could enjoy. Overall, it was an amazing year in all aspects. Changes included the addition of the Business Learning Community to campus, which has benefitted many of the chapter's members, and at this point, 2/3 of the chapter's members are out-of-state, which is very unique for UGA's campus.
[[File:Delta_Upsilon_2017.png|400px]]
'''Philanthropy'''
Delta Upsilon continued to raise money for Books for Keeps, which is a local non-profit organization dedicated to providing books to underprivileged children. The chapter raises money through two different events, the Kappa Color Run in the Fall and the Kappa Crawfish Boil in the Spring. Delta Upsilon was able to raise enough money so that each child receives multiple books that s/he can read over the summer, helping to improve their education. The chapter is so proud of how much was raised for such a generous cause. Also DY is proud to call Reading is Fundamental its national philanthropic partner. Its mission is to encourage and motivate young children to read more in order to further their education. Kappas believe that reading is very important because when a child does not have to books, it makes achieving grade-level literacy very difficult, causing them to fall behind in school. This is why we are proud to partner with Books For Keeps.
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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 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]]
One large and visible change on campus is the development of Terry's Business Learning Center. The project is finishing its last phase with two new buildings in the center of campus, right across from Bolton Dining Hall. The overalll nature of the chapter is friendly, outgoing, and kind-hearted. We all have so much fun doing sorority activities and being all together. Anyone can see our chapter's loving personally just by observing a chapter meeting. While we love having fun together, we also take issues and situations very seriously. Therefore, if there are any problems, every member is eager to contribute and help make the chapter the best it can be.
'''Philanthropy'''
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.
[[File:Delta Upsilon Holiday Greetings 2019.jpeg|thumb|Delta Upsilon Holiday Greetings 2019]]
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.
==Highlights of 2020==
We began last semester with our annual Kappa Crawfish Boil which is our spring philanthropy event. We had it over Parents Weekend and raised a ton of money for Books for Keeps. In March, we all left for Spring Break, but UGA announced a two-week extension of spring break halfway through the week. Eventually, classes were moved online for the remainder of the semester. In-house girls were unable to move out of the house until late April. Adjustment to online classes was difficult, but we still managed to find ways to connect with our chapter. Unfortunately, we had to cancel Cutting of the Ivy, our traditional farewell ceremony for our seniors. In the fall, we had virtual recruitment run by our incredible Recruitment Chairman, Lily Waggoner, and her assistant, Emma Simonton. They lead the chapter through virtual work week and through the confusion and complications of online recruitment. We got such an unbelievable new member class this fall! The New Member Chairman, Ella McGregor, and her assistant, Lily Nichols, put on a spectacular, COVID friendly bid day and made sure all of the new members felt welcomed. The theme was “Dropping Jaws!” Our banners got stolen by some boys from outside of the house that night and Ella tracked them down and got them back! Throughout the fall we tried to find ways to make the new members fell included and connected to the chapter despite all of the restrictions. The sophomores took all of the freshmen on big-little dates and many of the upperclassmen hosted small bachelor watch parties in their houses and included people from every new member class. Virtual Initiation went well and we tried our best to preserve all of our traditions. We still collected and handed out sleep notes to the girls even though they were unable to spend the night at Kappa before Initiation. Over 30 alumni attended virtual Initiation and many came to Athens to surprise their girls in person. A few weeks later, we had a socially distanced version of Big-Little at the Athens Classic Center where all of the girls wore funny hats. Other sisterhood events we had throughout the semester were Little Ice Cream Dude on the Kappa lawn, Sydney Parrish hosted an outdoor yoga class with smoothies, and we had a pure barre Zoom class as a chapter. Overall, despite the pandemic and all of the restrictions and stress it caused this semester, Delta Upsilon chapter had a very successful and happy year!
[[File:Delta Upsilon 2020.jpg|thumb|Delta Upsilon 2020]]
'''Philanthropy'''
Last year, we raised over $25,300 for Books for Keeps. Books for Keeps has given 650,000 books to students, teachers, and fellow nonprofits in Georgia in the past decade. In 2020, the organization built and launched an online ordering process for students in 20 elementary schools that allowed students to select and receive books - a process that helped deliver 68,000 books direct to children's doorsteps. Every dollar raised helps put books into the hands of area students and teachers, and helps provide tools to families to make reading part of their child's success strategy.
'''Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion'''
We elected a DEI officer, Sophia DiMarco. This was our first semester with a DEI committee, so most work that was done was planning things for this upcoming semester and coordinating with other sorority DEI chairs. They worked together to get sources/speaker and activity recommendations.
'''Sesquicentennial'''
==Highlights of 2021==
This past year our chapter attended a virtual convention, a handful of our chapter council attended including our President, DEI chair and other members. They came back with great new knowledge and ideas for the chapter. We did our cutting of the ivy ceremonies for our seniors in May and other ritual events in the fall including new member pinning, inspiration period, initiation and others. In the spring we did our annual crawfish boil and next week is our Biscuits for Books fundraiser. The profits of these events go to the Fraternity's philanthropy for mental health and our local philanthropy, Books for Keeps. Our chapter goals for the year have mostly been focused around continuing to keep a strong sisterhood while using safe protocols due to the pandemic.
'''Philanthropy'''
Our local organization that we support is called Biscuits for Books. They help underprivileged children stay up to date with their reading levels. They donate their time, books and other resources to help young students develop and maintain their reading skills. We support them because we truly believe that they do great work and we have always supported reading development through Kappa‘s Reading Is Fundamental mission.
Our Kappa Krawfish Boil and Biscuits for Books fundraisers are fully in support of our philanthropy charities. We have split our funds this part year with a percentage to our local charity but a large amount of our profits going towards the Fraternity's mental health mission.
'''Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion'''
During our previous election cycle (the one that I was elected in) we added a DEI chairman. Her name is Sophia and she has done a great job. As a chapter we have brought DEI speakers into chapters, done modules to learn more about being inclusive. We also did training during recruitment to acknowledge any questions about how our chapter feels about DEI. I feel that in only a short year we have done a lot to be more inclusive even though this is a topic we believe everyone can always work on improving.
'''Convention AwardsOperating in a Pandemic'''2013:Risk Management, Gracious Living
Last semester especially we did almost everything virtually. I lived in our house last year and even living in a community style living we were as a chapter always very Covid conscious. Last semester we did mostly virtual chapter, even some virtual chapters this semester. We never require in person events if individuals are uncomfortable. We followed national and University of Georgia specific guidelines during our recruitment period with inclusion of smaller groups, masks and other protocols. For our initiation I conducted multiple ceremonies so that all participants could socially distance.
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