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KD Helps Lead National Panhellenic Conference

Julie Landgren Johnson, KD’s delegate to the National Panhellenic Conference, has been elected to NPC’s Executive Committee as chairman of the College Panhellenics Committee. As one of the five Executive Committee members, she has a voice and vote in top leadership decisions for NPC, which provides support and guidance for its 26 member sororities and women’s fraternities.

In her new post, Julie oversees and directs all areas related to the operation of 574 college Panhellenics, new college Panhellenics as they are installed, and the release figure methodology program used in recruitment. In addition, she serves as liaison to assigned NPC standing committees and supervises the work of the five area advisor coordinators, 65 area advisors and six advisors to new college Panhellenics.

Julie has been active in NPC since she was elected KD national president in 1999 and attended all NPC meetings in that capacity. Since her election as NPC delegate in 2005, Julie has served as area advisor coordinator for the Southeast Region 2005-2007 and chairman of the Extension Committee 2007-2010. She was also a member of two Extension Task Forces 2005-2009 and served on the Big 10 Social Practice Task Force in 2008. For more information on the National Panhellenic Conference and the roles Kappa Deltas play in its leadership, please see the upcoming summer issue of The Angelos. – Judy Hare Thorne, Angelos editor

Your Support Makes a Difference

The National Panhellenic Conference announced in late May that the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act now has 223 co-sponsors in the House. The goal was to reach 218—a majority of the House – and this marks the first time sorority and fraternity groups have reached a majority in the House.

In addition, the Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act (H.R.2136) was passed by voice vote May 19 in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill authorizes funding for a Department of Education matching grant program for the purchase and installation of life/fire safety equipment in existing not-for-profit student housing, including fraternity- and sorority-owned housing.

The Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act is proposed legislation that would make a simple change in the tax code that would allow tax-deductible charitable contributions made to fraternity and sorority educational foundations to be used for infrastructure improvements and the installation of fire detection and prevention systems in local not-for-profit student housing. Kappa Delta and other national fraternities and sororities have been working together to encourage Congress to pass CHIA. Individual members can help by writing Congress in support of the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (H.R. 642/S.638). Your support will make a difference. For information on how you can send an electronic letter to Congress, go to www.kappadelta.org.

Alumnae Chapter Reorganizes in Michigan

Kappa Delta reorganized the Greater Kalamazoo, Mich., alumnae chapter on June 14. It was originally chartered on July 1, 1957, as alumnae chapter 298. If you are interested in more information about this chapter or organizing an alumnae chapter in your area, contact alumnaeservices@kappadelta.org.