Kappa Delta is an organization and a UIUC home that will always hold a special place for me.  I graduated from the University of Illinois in the spring of 2014 but still consider my college friends some of my closest.  Although going through recruitment and bid day were overwhelming, I can honestly say that joining Kappa Delta was the best choice I made all through college.  I was not only able to make the big UIUC campus smaller, but I was able to do so many other things.

Through KD, I eventually became the March of Dimes Organization President. At the time I joined, a senior in KD was the president and encouraged me to join… three years later I was doing the same for incoming girls.  I was also able to meet and become best friends with some of the greatest girls I have ever known.  When you join a sorority, it’s not always the “become instant best friends” experience that you think it should be.  In fact, it wasn’t until the end of my second semester in the house that I met one of my best friends who happened to be in a class with me. We decided to start studying together…  soon enough we were going to dinner before chapter together, going out together, and then eventually living together.

A year after joining Kappa Delta, I lived in the house.  This experience is an irreplaceable and indescribable one.  I mean think about it… you are living with 50+ girls! It was a crazy year but one I would absolutely never take back.  I also went on a Spring Break trip with 10 of my KD classmates. On that Spring Break trip I met my boyfriend and the love of my life.  If it wouldn’t have been for the friends that encouraged me or the confidence I gained when joining KD, who knows… I may never have met John.

As you can see, joining Kappa Delta didn’t just mean gaining a bunch of friends… it meant much, much more and will have a lifelong affect on me as it will many of these new members.  Congratulations to the pledge class of 2019! I am so excited to see where your journey in Kappa Delta takes you!

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