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DEI In Our Chapters

​ALPHA CHI OMEGA

Chapter DEI Initiatives:​

  • DEI educational workshops

  • Educational posts on our social media

  • DEI discussions with our chapter

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VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Ava Turner, turne220@miamioh.edu

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Mental Health Chair(s): Stella Varon, varonsd@miamioh.edu

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ALPHA DELTA PI

​Chapter DEI Initiatives:

  • Body Positivity Speaker, Flower Bouquet Making, Movie Nights, Monthly Wellness Newsletters, Wellness Events during Finals, DEI Committee

  • Values and Implicit Bias training before recruitment

  • DEI education and workshops throughout the year to educate our members about current events and history.

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Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Beth Sopp, soppeb@miamioh.edu

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Director of Health and Wellness: Ava McKinney, mckinna8@miamioh.edu

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ALPHA OMICRON PI

Chapter DEI Initiatives: â€‹

  • Educational presentations at all chapter meetings

  • Workshops and events hosted by the Director of DEI to give hands-on learning opportunities for members

  • Incorporate DEI and mental wellness education in all aspects of the chapter i.e. sisterhood, recruitment, philanthropy, health and wellness

  • Collaborate with other organizations to learn more about them

  • Feel good Friday prompts for the @alphalove.n.mind

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Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Madeline Lepard, lepardme@miamioh.edu

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Health and Wellness Coordinator: Olivia Pastore, pastorok@miamioh.edu

ALPHA PHI

​Chapter DEI Initiatives:​

  • Alpha Phi strives to create an inclusive, welcoming environment that focuses on the mental health and well-being of our sisters through community building, education, and awareness. In Alpha Phi we celebrate each members unique identity and culture while understanding our differences are what are what makes us an amazing sisterhood. Through DEI education initiatives such as our Feeling Phi committee which focuses on spreading mental health awareness and our partnership with Women’s shelters in the greater Oxford Community, we aim to inspire our sisters to be activists and amplify the voices of marginalized communities. We are so excited to be introducing this fall DEI dinner parties which will focus on one culture/region/country where we can come together to connect over delicious cultural foods, speak about current world affairs and engage in meaningful conversations. Finally, we are proud to be one of the first chapters on campus to have our VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion sit on our Executive Board rather than hold a Director position.

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VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Margie Conrath, conratmh@miamioh.edu

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Director of Mental Health and Wellness: Anna Solace, solaceaw@miamioh.edu

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ALPHA XI DELTA

Chapter DEI Initiatives:​

  • Xi Mentality blog and Instagram to promote mental health care

  • Participation in Values Based Recruitment System

  • Inspire programming for personal growth

  • Monthly DEI presentations to educate members on important topics affecting our world today

  • Frequent guest speakers on topics of mental health, DEI, Title IX, and any other relevant topics

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Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Maria Garcia, garcia43@miamioh.edu

 

Xi Mentality Chair: Lauren Biegel, biegellk@miamioh.edu

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CHI OMEGA

Chapter DEI Initiatives:​

  • DEI education provided through monthly newsletters written by members of the DEI committee & our Director of DEI

  • Chi O Closet: Donation closet ran by our Director of DEI & committee to promote reusing clothing items and donating to give back to the chapter and our sisters

  • Values Based Recruitment training/workshops throughout the semester(s) before recruitment

  • Cross-programming across Greek Life/DEI events with other chapters

  • Various alumnae interactions for DEI and Mental Health education across the semester(s)

  • Semesterly forum discussions about DEI-related topics (body image, socioeconomic status, sexual/gender identity and expression, etc.) voted on by chapter members

  • Our Mental Health Chair sends monthly emails reminding sisters to take care of themselves and providing resources to foster each member's mental health

  • Mental Health Toolkit: A guide provided by our Mental Health Chair and Committee that provides resources, education, and support to our sisters to refer to at any time

  • https://miamichiodei.weebly.com/

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Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Olivia Gallo, galloo@miamioh.edu

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Mental Health Chair: Sophie Demos, demossr2@miamioh.edu

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DELTA DELTA DELTA

​Chapter DEI Initiatives:​

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair: Maya Fridman, fridmama@miamioh.edu

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Mental Health Chair: Isabella Hughes, hughesig@miamioh.edu

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DELTA GAMMA

Chapter DEI Initiatives:

  • DEI educational workshops throughout the year to educate our members about current events and history

  • Monthly DEI-related newsletter

  • Weekly chapter discussions related to DEI Values

  • Implicit Bias training before recruitment

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Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Kennedy Hammer, hammerkg@miamioh.edu

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Director of Health and Wellness: Isabella Speranza, sperania@miamioh.edu​​​​

DELTA ZETA

Chapter DEI Initiatives: ​

  • DEI education and workshops throughout the year to educate our members about current events and history.

  • Monthly DEI-related newsletter

  • Weekly chapter discussions related to DEI

  • Values and Implicit Bias training before recruitment

  • DEI Committee

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair (serves on the Executive Board): Jasmine Clark, clarkjg3@miamioh.edu​

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Director of Mental Health and Wellness: Marissa Marquardt, marquam2@miamioh.edu​

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GAMMA PHI BETA

Chapter DEI Initiatives:​

  • Further Mental Health Education in our chapter with workshops and presentations.

  • We work with social media to increase mental health awareness and education across our platforms.

  • Host events around campus during "She Is" week to bring awareness and build self-esteem.

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Belonging, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Chair: Eavan Carney, carneyer@miamioh.edu

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Mental Health Chair: Beth Bourjaily, bourjaej@miamioh.edu

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KAPPA ALPHA THETA

​Chapter DEI Initiatives: ​

  • Bring in guest speakers to the chapter to help increase education and awareness on topics concerning DEI.

  • Grow DEI engagement by planning events that celebrate different cultures and identities to help foster a more inclusive environment between all member classes.

  • To provide support to all of my sisters by connecting them with any resources they are in need of

  • Use a weekly newsletter to help the chapter become more vulnerable with each other, while including personal elements that make members feel seen and validated.

  • Reach out to girls that appear to be struggling regarding not only mental health, but tragic events, trouble in school, etc. Meeting with them, and devising a plan to best support them.

  • Members have the option to participate in our mental health blog. Sisters can share personal experiences and advice to bring the chapter together and create strong connections with one another.

  • Have events and hold opportunities for our chapter to not only share our support for the mental health community with others, but within our own chapter hosting events that bring people together.

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Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Audrey Longmeyer, longmeam@miamioh.edu​

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Mental Health Director: Ellie Freeman, freemae4@gmail.com

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KAPPA DELTA

Chapter DEI Initiatives: ​​

  • Identity exploration: Our biggest focus in KD is identity exploration. We are huge on building confidence, and by exploring our own identities, we are able to learn more about ourselves and our peers. We explore identities like race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, family life, religion, gender, etc. In the future, we hope to implement more identity exploration workshops.

  • ​Celebrating diversity: Another initiative of ours is celebrating diversity. We want to educate our members about diverse holidays, events, and cultures so that they can learn more about those around them. It is essential to us that we are supporting our sisters of all varying backgrounds.

  • Prioritizing Health: In KD we put a great emphasis on mental health. We achieve and practice this through suicide awareness ribbon pass outs, mental health check-ins, chapter presentations and workshops, as well as providing members with mental health resources. 

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VP Inclusion: Kendall Rivera, riverakm@miamioh.edu

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Director of Health and Wellness: Grace Adkins, adkinsg3@miamioh.edu​​

KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA

Chapter DEI Initiatives:

  • Setting up DEI sisterhood events to encourage more conversations around DEI topics within the chapter.

  • Incorporating mini DEI workshops and presentations into our chapters to expand the chapter's knowledge on important topics impacting our community and the world around us.

  • Utilizing our social media to educate members and highlight our values to a larger population.

 

Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Davie Avis, avisdl@miamioh.edu

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Co-Presidents of Kappa Kares: Nora Gilger, gilgernk@miamioh.edu and Avery Seez, seezaa@miamioh.edu​​

PHI MU

Chapter DEI Initiatives:​

  • DEI educational workshops

  • Educational posts on our social media

  • DEI discussions with our chapter

  • Completed trainings in sexual assault awareness

  • Mental health educational workshops

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chairwoman: Victoria Eachus, eachusvb@miamioh.edu

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Mental Health Chairwoman: Vivian Conran, conranvc@miamioh.edu

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PHI SIGMA SIGMA

Chapter DEI Initiatives:​

  • Make Mom's Weekend and Dad's Weekend more inclusive to those who do not have maternal/paternal figures by changing the language and merchandise around the celebrations. 

  • Promote body inclusivity! We partnered with Hillel for a workshop on Diet Culture and also created infographics around the suite to promote body inclusivity.

  • Start using a whiteboard in chapter suite to showcase a variety of DEI topics and events.

  • Sending out monthly newsletters to inform the chapter of current and relevant DEI topics.

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DEI Chair: Neviya Reed, reednm@miamioh.edu

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Mental Health and Wellness Chair: Cindy Hopkins, hopkinc7@miamioh.edu

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PI BETA PHI

Chapter DEI Initiatives:​

  • Pi Beta Phi’s Commitment to DEI: “As true friends, we honor the uniqueness of each sister. We empower one another through meaningful relationships grounded in empathy. We promise an inclusive sisterhood, where every member feels welcome, is supported, and knows they belong. As the first fraternity for women, we own our role and responsibility in the fraternal movement. We recognize our power and privilege as college-educated women, to work for an equitable society. We commit to develop the servant leaders our diverse world needs.”  

  • DEI | Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women 

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Knowledge-building Resources | Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women 

  • As we establish our chapter at Miami University, campus specific initiatives will be implemented.

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Vice President Inclusion: Annie Zahoran, zahoraam@miamioh.edu

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Director Community Inclusion: Sophie Masi, masisr@miamioh.edu

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Vice President Risk Management: Leah Sherman, shermalm@miamioh.edu

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ZETA TAU ALPHA

Legacy Policy: Removed/does not have a policy.

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Recommendation Policy: Recommendation letters are not required but are still accepted.

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Leadership:  DEI chair is on executive council & DEI committee 

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Other Initiatives:​

  • Incorporating DEI into sisterhood events

  • Hoping to plan a philanthropy event in the fall with an NPHC sorority and Multicultural council chapters

  • Expanding our definition of DEI to apply to disability rights

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Diversity and Inclusion Chair: Kendall Oslowski, oslowskn@miamioh.edu

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Mental Health Advocacy Chair: Addy Dimling, dimlinaj@miamioh.edu

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