Member Attends UIFI Conference

Summer is here but Mu Chapter members are still as busy as can be. Keep checking the blog all summer long to learn about some of the exciting activities members are participating in.  

May 30-June 4th Amanda Klohmann (07') had the opportunity to travel to Indiana University to attend the Undergraduate Interfraternity Institute (UIFI) and represent our chapter of Delta Gamma. UIFI offers participants the opportunity to explore, define, and enhance their leadership skills, personal awareness, commitment to their fraternity or sorority, and grow to expect values based action from themselves and those they lead all while meeting with leaders from several other fraternities and sororities. Throughout the 5 day camp, students create personal plans to bring back to their chapters in hopes of improving the way members view their involvement and commitment to living ritual in everyday life.  Amanda is excited to be able to share what she learned with all the other chapter members once she returns to school this fall and plans to host a workshop for the chapter in order to allow them to participate in some of the great activities and discussions she was part of while at UIFI.  Also, while at UIFI Amanda had the opportunity to meet Delta Gamma's from across the country.  The group of girls were able to participate in a ritual together, exchange fun skit and song ideas, visit the IU Delta Gamma house and also share their similar experiences of sisterhood.  The girls all even planned to see each other at convention next year.  A big thanks to Delta Gamma nationals who allowed Amanda and the other members of Delta Gamma from across the country to be able to participate in the conference with a Leveraging Leaders Scholarship!

Sisterhood Events and Senior Farewell

The end of the year is drawing near which means Mu Chapter is squeezing in some last minute activities.  

Senior Sendoff

Tonight is the last chapter meeting of the semester for the women of Delta Gamma which means the house will be sending a group of amazing seniors off into the real world. In order to do so in the proper fashion house mom, Chris, planned a special formal dinner for the graduates.  At chapter seniors will also have a chance to do "senior wills" in which they will away different Delta Gamma memorabilia and other symbolic items to members of younger pledge classes.  It is a great way for seniors to clear out their closets and carry on some pledge family traditions.

Sisterhood with Theta

This semester the women of Kappa Alpha Theta are our Mizzou Greek Life sister sorority.  To celebrate, the members of both chapters participated in a social last Wednesday. The chapters met for some BBQ, socializing, and sand volleyball at Mizzou's Stankowski Field.  Mu Chapter members loved having a chance to get to relax with their friends in Theta and having a chance to get to know some new friends as well.

End of the Year Bowling 

On Sunday, members from all pledge classes of Mu Chapter met at the bowling alley for an end of the year sisterhood activity.  While the chapter bowled, the Chapter Management Team utilized the free afternoon to plan the calendar for next semester.  After bowling, Mu Chapter donated money to the Red, White and Blue BBQ hosted by the men of Delta Tau Delta and Alpha Gamma Sigma and spent time socializing and eating some great food.  The BBQ benefited the Honor Flight to help local Columbia Veterans travel to Washington D.C. to visit their war memorials.  After the BBQ members then returned to the Delta Gamma chapter house to participate in group discussions about the goals for the chapter and improvements that it can make for next semester.

Greek Honors Night

Last Wednesday Mizzou Greek Life held an honors ceremony for chapters from all four Greek conferences on campus (IFC, PHA, NPHC, MGC) and Danielle Hohmeier (05) and me, Amanda Klohmann (07), had the honor to attend and represent the chapter. For each award that was given out, one female chapter and one male chapter won. To win the awards chapters turned in applications detailing all of the activities they had done throughout the year and then each application was judged by a committee. Mu Chapter Delta Gamma was one of the most highly awarded chapters on the evening. Here is a quick run down on what we won and what we earned honorable mention for. 

- Awareness Raiser 

- Fundraising Through Friendship  

- Leadership Within  

- Columbia Cup Honorable Mention (for service to the community) 

- Directors Cup (for programming... second year in a row we won) 

- PHA Excellence Cup Honorable Mention 

- Presidents Cup Honorable Mention (for leadership within Greek Life and on campus)

Bark in the Park

Delta Gamma's Bark in the Park took place Saturday April 18. Ashton Peck (08) organized the event to help raise money for the Central Missouri Humane Society. There was a silent auction, music, games, food, and contests open to all pets from 11am to 3pm and Clear 99 radio station and Smokin' Chick's BBQ both set up booths at the event. Mu chapter members worked in shifts to walk dogs brought from the human society and work at tables. Though the weather wasn't perfect, the event was still a success and the chapter was proud to do their part to help raise money and awareness to prevent animal cruelty and suffering in our local community.

For more information click here: http://www.geocities.com/dgbarkinthepark/

Spring Formal

On Saturday night Mu Chapter hosted its annual Spring Formal. Director of Special Events, Brittany Bloom (07) organized the event. The formal was held at the Country Club of Columbia and included drinks, food, and dancing. The event is the last DG only party of the year for the seniors and was a fun way for all members of the house to get together at a large party one last time. A special thanks to our advisers Jori and Jill for helping with formal check-in all night, we couldn't have done it without you!
Members of the 2007 pledge class do the DG salute before heading to formal.

Greek Week Update

Greek Week is finally over and Mu chapter had a great time working with the men of Sigma Chi and Sigma Nu. Here are some highlights from the past week!

Flag Football

The DG flag football team put a great effort forth on Friday night. The team won its first-round game against the women of Tri-Sigma and the men of Pi Kappa Phi with a last minute play by our partners in Sigma Chi and Sigma Nu. In the next game Mu chapters Greek Week pairing lost but still represented the house well.

Blood Drive

Congrats and thanks for all the help we had from alum and friends. Mu chapter met the required quota for the blood drive and the drive had an amazing turnout in general. Mu chapter once again helped Mizzou do its part in saving lives.

Fling: Skit and Dance

Look at this link from the Maneater!

http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2009/4/17/greek-week-performs-devilishly-funny-shows/images/

WATCH the skit...
Click HERE for part 1
Click HERE for part 2

Fling was a complete success. All week long we have

been getting compliments on how well our skit and dance came together and were preformed on Wednesday. This year's Fling theme was "Evil or Misunderstood" and our skit explained how the villain in Shrek, Lord Farquad, came to be so mean (an short). Skit directors Kelly Nelson (07) and Jessica Hughes (07) put a lot of time into directing and writing the skit and had a lot of help from members of the house, most notably Shayla Kellison (06) and Emma Gutelius (06), with costumes and props.

This year we won two fling superlatives:

- Best Use of Prop (for the wonderful rope worn

as a hair piece by Emily Donoho (o7) who played the character of Repunzel)

- Best Supporting Female Actress (for the Gingerbread man played by Hillary Overfelt (05))

Above Allison Dolan (07) a statue in fling poses with a Sigma Chi who played the Big Bad Wolf .
Below Hillary Overfelt (07) in action as the Gingerbread Man and fling dancers and skitters pose before prelims on Wednesday.

Relay For Life

The 4th annual Relay For Life at Mizzou took place April 9th and 10th from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am. Relay For Life is a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society that benefits cancer research, prevention, education, and patient services. The idea is to fundraise throughout the year and come together for one giant night of fundraising, celebration and fun. This year, Mu chapter DGs decided to put a team together and participate. Becky Schmiedeskamp (07) organized the participating members of the house. Throughout the night, girls and their mothers decided to take a few hours out of their Mom's Weekend festivities and they stopped by to walk some laps around Stankowski Field and support the cause.