DEI In Our Chapters
ALPHA CHI OMEGA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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DEI educational workshops
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Educational posts on our social media
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DEI discussions with our chapter
VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Katie O'brien, obrie141@miamioh.edu
Mental Health Chair(s): Addi Keitlen, keitlear@miamioh.edu and Essa Britt, brittes@miamioh.edu
ALPHA DELTA PI
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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Body Positivity Speaker, Flower Bouquet Making, Movie Nights, Monthly Wellness Newsletters, Wellness Events during Finals, DEI Committee
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Values and Implicit Bias training before recruitment
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DEI education and workshops throughout the year to educate our members about current events and history.
Director of Inclusion: Chelsea Campbell, campb336@miamioh.edu
Wellness Specialist: Allie Klein, kleinam4@miamioh.edu
ALPHA OMICRON PI
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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Workshops and events hosted by the Director of DEI to give hands-on learning opportunities for members
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Incorporate DEI and mental wellness education in all aspects of the chapter i.e. sisterhood, recruitment, philanthropy, health and wellness
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Collaborate with other organizations to learn more about them
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Instagram Page dedicated to member wellbeing @alphalove.n.mind
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Lily Rueckhaus, rueckhlm@miamioh.edu
Health and Well-Being Coordinator: Chloe Mech, mechcm@miamioh.edu
ALPHA PHI
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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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 member's unique identity and culture while understanding that our differences 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 excited to reintroduce DEI dinner parties, which will focus on a single culture, region, or country, allowing us to come together to connect over delicious cultural foods, discuss 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.
VP of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Daisy Leno, lenode@miamioh.edu
Director of Mental Health and Wellness: Katelyn Cox, coxkr4@miamioh.edu
ALPHA XI DELTA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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Xi Mentality blog and Instagram to promote mental health care
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Participation in Values Based Recruitment System
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Inspire programming for personal growth
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Monthly DEI presentations to educate members on important topics affecting our world today
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Frequent guest speakers on topics of mental health, DEI, Title IX, and any other relevant topics
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: TBD in the Fall Semester
Xi Mentality Director: Sofia Rashty, rashtysh@miamioh.edu
CHI OMEGA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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DIB education provided through monthly newsletters written by members of the DIB committee & our Director of DIB
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Chi O Closet: Donation closet ran by our Director of DIB & committee to promote reusing clothing items and donating to give back to the chapter and our sisters
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Values Based Recruitment training/workshops throughout the semester(s) before recruitment
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Cross-programming across Greek Life/DIB events with other chapters
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Various alumnae interactions for DIB and Mental Health education across the semester(s)
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Semesterly forum discussions about DIB-related topics (body image, socioeconomic status, sexual/gender identity and expression, etc.) voted on by chapter members
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Our Mental Health Chair sends monthly emails reminding sisters to take care of themselves and providing resources to foster each member's mental health
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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
Director of Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DIB): Anna Maki, makiag@miamioh.edu
Mental Health Chair: Amanda McGreal, mcgreaaj@miamioh.edu
DELTA DELTA DELTA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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In addition to the national Tri Delta DEI resources linked, we hope to incorporate more chapter-based initiatives throughout the year. For mental health, we are looking to introduce workshops focused on education and awareness, including suicide prevention and recognizing signs of distress. We also plan to weave mental health support into sisterhood events to help reduce stigma around asking for help. On the DEI side, we are exploring additional programming ideas and conversations and will continue to collaborate with our members to ensure these initiatives are meaningful and inclusive.
DEIB Chair: Ella Weinhauer, weinhaek@miamioh.edu
Mental Health Chair: Mia Dressell, dressemm@miamoh.edu
DELTA GAMMA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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DEI educational workshops throughout the year to educate our members about current events and history
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Monthly DEI-related newsletter
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Weekly chapter discussions related to DEI Values
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Implicit Bias training before recruitment
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Grace McKee
Director of Health and Wellness: Grace Allen, allengk4@miamioh.edu
DELTA ZETA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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DEI education and workshops throughout the year to educate our members about current events and history.
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Monthly DEI-related newsletter
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Weekly chapter discussions related to DEI
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Values and Implicit Bias training before recruitment
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DEI Committee
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chair (serves on the Executive Board): Genna Sarris, sarrisgc@miamioh.edu
Director of Mental Health and Wellness: Avery Rion, rionaj@miamioh.edu
GAMMA PHI BETA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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At Gamma Phi Beta, we believe in creating a sisterhood where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued. Through our BEDI efforts, we are committed to building an inclusive and welcoming safe space for all of our members. Additionally, our REAL Wellness initiatives aim to help reduce stigma and encourage members to prioritize self-care and seek help when needed.
VP of Belonging, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Ally Gitler, gitleraa@miamioh.edu
REAL Wellness Chair: Maya Abusharif, abusham2@miamioh.edu and Hannah Leon, leonhj@miamioh.edu
KAPPA ALPHA THETA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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DEI movie nights to celebrate the designated month we are in
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Celebrate mental wellness for a week with various activities with our sisters like workout classes, canvas painting, and guest speakers
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First mental health committee founded on Miami's campus
Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Isabella Compres, compreil@miamioh.edu
Mental Health Director: Abigail Gioia, acgioia@miamioh.edu
KAPPA DELTA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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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.
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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.
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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.
VP Inclusion: Amelia Zobler, zoblerag@miamioh.edu
Director of Health and Wellness: Tate Gormely, gormletr@miamioh.edu
KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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Setting up DEI sisterhood events to encourage more conversations around DEI topics within the chapter.
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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.
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Utilizing our social media to educate members and highlight our values to a larger population.
Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: Madelyn Sadowski, sadowsmp@miamioh.edu
Co-Presidents of Kappa Kares: Sydney Flegm, legmsm@miamioh.edu and Meghan Smith, smith849@miamioh.edu
PHI MU
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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Guest speakers to the chapter to help increase education and awareness on topics concerning DEI and mental health.
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DEI engagement through events that celebrate different cultures and identities to help foster a more inclusive environment between all member classes.
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Use a weekly newsletter for DEI and social media for mental health
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Strong sisterhood connections
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DEI resources pages
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Constant feedback and growth
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Chairwoman: Regan Yamasaki, yamasarg@miamioh.edu
Mental Health Chairwoman: Ava Ward, wardac3@miamioh.edu
PHI SIGMA SIGMA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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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.
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Sending out monthly newsletters to inform the chapter of current and relevant DEI topics.
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Letting the chapter be up to date on current changes on campus
DEI Chair: Erin Dickens, dickenee@miamioh.edu
Mental Health and Wellness Chair: Jessie Rothman, rothmajc@miamioh.edu
PI BETA PHI
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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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.”
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Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Knowledge-building Resources | Pi Beta Phi Fraternity For Women
Vice President of Inclusion: Sarah Daniel, daniel86@miamioh.edu
Director of Community Inclusion: Annie Zahoran, zahoraam@miamioh.edu
ZETA TAU ALPHA
Chapter DEI and Wellness Initiatives:
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Incorporating DEI into sisterhood events
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Hoping to plan a philanthropy event in the fall with an NPHC sorority and Multicultural council chapters
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Expanding our definition of DEI to apply to disability rights
VP of Inclusion and Belonging: Abby McClellan, mcclel11@miamioh.edu
Mental Health Advocacy Chair: Paige Hiles, hilespr@miamioh.edu