On the weekend of January 27-30 The Gamma Kappa Chapter ventured to Kansas City to attend the Western Plains Divisional Conference. The weekend was a great time for us to learn new ideas and gain valuable experience to further improve our chapter. The twenty members that went met with over 300 Delts from numerous chapters in our Division.
Delts from the Western Plains Division listening to a Speaker.
Over the weekend we were entertained with multiple guest speakers and breakout sessions on various topics relating to Greek Life and leadership building. After the conference each Admin and Exec member came back with new techniques to implement and better Gamma Kappa.
Gamma Kappa Delts with our Mizzou Banner and Awards at the Conclusion of the Conference
Austin Ratzki, Bret Steffens, Scott Bates, and Ross Gage work on a Leadership Exercise during a breakout session
Most importantly, the Gamma Kappa Chapter stood out during the awards ceremony and was presented with several prestigious awards and recognitions. These included being recognized for academics being above all male and fraternity average, 90% innitiation rate, and being Most Improved chapter in our Division. Additionally, Current Chapter President, Patrick Wolff, and the current Mizzou IFC President, Mike Zeiter, gave speeches to the Alumni and Undergraduates at the event. Mike was also recognized with the Interfraternity Council Award at the conference.
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This was Delts' second year participating, so we knew the competition could get a little intense. Although we were confident with out chili-cooking skills (we did have a native Texan on the team), we thought a little help from our Greek Week partners couldn't hurt. The DGs surely came in handy when several taste testers complimented us on how delicious our chili was.
The event started at around noon on Saturday, the 19th, and continued until 8:00. Hundreds of groups and organizations came out to the Columbia Holiday Inn to compete.
After we cooked the chili, members of the Columbia Community, Mizzou, and other Delts and DGs came out to see what we cooked up. At the end of the day, some of the Delts were lucky enough to attend DG's date party, Pinafore, at a local bowling alley. It was a great way to celebrate our accomplishment for the Columbia Boys and Girls Club. 
