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Political Activity as a Sister
Name: Cynthia Esparza-Trigueros
Position: VP of Collegiate Affairs, [email protected]
Chapter, School: Alpha Eta, University of Nevada - Reno
What advice would you give to a new member: Embrace the experience. The process is very purposeful and it goes by really fast. The feeling you'll have after initiation is amazing!
Being in Kappa Delta Chi taught me: The importance of connectivity among women. Being part of our sisterhood is rewarding and has taught me much. The most important for me is having strong women in my life who equally challenge and support me. Having sisters with commonalities and parallel lived experiences has been invaluable. Whether it's been graduate school advise, wedding planning ideas or interviewing tips, I've always relied on sisters.
Alicia Bustillos
Sisters
As summer comes to a close, I hope that you had an opportunity to take a well-deserved break and create long-lasting memories.
I am proud to be beginning a second term as National President during a time of historical growth and transformation for Kappa Delta Chi. So far this year we have celebrated our 30th Anniversary. We had an amazing National Leadership Conference which included two wonderful service events, the Emerald Gala, and wonderful times bonding with our Founders and sisters from across the nation. We celebrated our incredible sisterhood, recognized chapters, and individuals with well-deserved awards. We honored our past, celebrated our present and embraced our future by passing more than 100 proposals that will launch the Sorority into the next century.
Conference further solidified the pride I have for our sisterhood. The theme of Convention was ‘Be Extraordinary,’ and we had the opportunity to connect with sisters from across the country who demonstrate their extraordinary abilities every day. These inspiring women have and will accomplish much in their lives, chapters and communities.
Our path ahead is bright, and your incoming national leadership team is dedicated to carrying the torch
of those that came before us and ensuring we continue to go strong for the next generation of our sisterhood. We will lead an organization that values and exhibits a culture of communication, transparency, inclusiveness, and relevance. And we will build on the momentum of growth that makes Kappa Delta Chi the premier Latina founded community service organization. We will make decisions with the best interest of you, our valued sisters, always top of mind.
Our sisterhood is about developing leaders and empowering one another. Whether you are early in your collegiate journey or are graduating this fall, I encourage you to take advantage of all the opportunities on and around campus to stay focused, work hard, help one another achieve your academic goals. If you are beginning a new career or sharing your hard earned experiences with others, I encourage you to find ways to continue to grow as a leader in your community and mentor others in doing the same.
I wish you well on your classes, your new career, your new home or family, your recruitment, your programming and events, and all that the coming months have in store. Have a great Fall semester!
In sisterhood,
I have a little cousin that is now attending my Alma Mater, NMSU (Go Aggies!) and watching her go through her own fresh start of setting goals for starting the new year, warms my heart and reminds me of my undergrad years. There were great times, which I remember fondly, and there were not so great times (those memories make me cringe. Like crying in my truck after leaving the library because I was so overwhelmed.) But at the end of the day I was able to keep going and push through to the ultimate goal, graduation.
With everything, there are amazing times and rough times. I think we can all take a step back and look at how to get through all of those times to look at the end goals we've set for ourselves, and see not only how we can accomplish them but how we can even surpass them.
KDChi has not only provided us with the tools for this but also the knowledge. It's scary out there when you feel like you're all alone and no one knows what you're going through, but your sisters do. And that is an amazing feelings.
This edition of The Emerald shows off that ultimate goal. We get to celebrate the sisters that have recently graduated and show off a bit. It's a huge accomplishment and you should all be yelling from the top of your lungs, that you did it! And you know your sisters will be yelling right along with you!
We also get to show off how sisters are supporting one another, and of course the community.
But as always, we want to see more! More of the support, more of the service, more of what makes KDChi, KDChi. So please tag @KDChi in all your social media posts, email us and share with us what makes the future KDChi.
In sisterhood,
Alicia Bustillos
Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, Inc.
www.kappadeltachi.org
"Leading with Integrity, United through Service"
Spring 2004 - Iota Chapter
Alumna-At-Large
Sisters,
Welcome to the Fall semester! Fall brings up memories of a new year, new classes (Homecoming!) and of course pumpkin everything...or is that just me?!
But in all seriousness fall is almost like it own new years celebration. A time to set new goals, make some resolutions and just have a fresh start.
letter from the
VP of Public Affairs