Events

December 5, 2020

The pandemic did not stop the UMass Lowell community from our annual St Jude Up Til Dawn event! This year's event was held virtually to raise money for St Jude Children's Research Hospital. St Jude is a pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children's diseases such as leukemia and other cancers. The hospital costs about US$2.8million a day to run, but the patients are not charged for their care due to donations covering the family's bills.

October 24, 2020

The Kappa Upsilon Chapter participated in a virtual Out of the Darkness Walk for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Out of the Darkness Walks are in order to raise awareness for suicide prevention and support people to open up about their own struggle or loss in order to change our culture's approach to mental health.

June 20, 2020

Over the summer we participated in another overnight virtual experience held by AFSP. We participate in many events with American Foundation for Suicide Prevention as it is currently the national philanthropy of all the Kappa Delta Phi NAS chapters for the 2020-2021 year!

February 28, 2020

Some of our sisters volunteered at the local Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell. The mission of the Boys and Girls Club is to inspire and enable young people, especially those who are in need, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens of the community.

December 8, 2019

Kappa Upsilon Chapter, along with many other student organizations on campus, stayed Up Til Dawn again this year and surpassed our goal of $60,000 raised for St Jude Children's Research Hospital! Many of our sisters also served on the St Jude Executive Board that organized this amazing event.

November 9, 2019

Our sisters and affiliates volunteered again for the Uncork the Cure gala in Boston to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The event overall raised around $70,000!

October 22, 2019

Some of our sisters volunteered at the Step Out Walk to Stop Diabetes! This event was to raise awareness and fund raise for the American Diabetes Association.

June 9, 2019

Some of our sister's volunteered for the Living in Freedom Together (LIFT) fundraising dinner raising money and awareness for Jana's Place. Jana's Place is an innovative recovery home for women exiting prostitution with co-occurring substance abuse or mental health disorders. The home is scheduled to open summer of 2019!

April 11, 2019

Kappa Upsilon, along with the rest of the Greek Organizations on campus, participated in the annual Take Back the Night Walk. We marched in support of survivors of sexual assault and violence and supporters of prevention. We Will Unite to Take Back the Night!

December 9, 2018

UMass Lowell students worked together for St Jude Children's Research Hospital Up Til Dawn all fall semester to raise over 56,000 dollars for the children, surpassing the amount we raised last year! The Kappa Upsilon chapter was awarded Top Fundraising Greek Organization and we couldn't be more proud.

November 10, 2018

Some of our sisters and affiliates volunteered at the Uncork the Cure gala in Boston to raise money for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation! This philanthropy is very special to us because one of our alumni sisters passed away from Cystic Fibrosis back in 2012. We volunteer every year in her memory.

April 29, 2018

We participated in the Chris Sullivan Memorial 5K Run/Walk in honor of Captain Chris Sullivan, a UMass Lowell graduate and Sigma Phi Omicron brother who lost his life on patrol in Baghdad in 2005. Sigma Phi Omicron organized this event and proceeds went to the Pershing Fund for UML Veterans and the NEADS organization.

April 21, 2018

Our sisters often volunteer at the local Lowell Wish Project! Lowell Wish collects furniture, household goods, and clothes to donate to families in need.

March 4, 2018

Kappa Upsilons sisters donated Build-A-Bears to Project Smile! Project Smile is a non-profit organization which donates stuffed animals, coloring books/crayons, small toys and children's reading books to police and fire departments for police officers, fire fighters and paramedics to give to children involved in traumatic situations.

September 20, 2017

We hosted a RAINN Day event in order to raise awareness of sexual assault and violence. RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network) is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN's mission is to carry out programs to prevent sexual assault, help survivors, and make sure perpetrators are brought to justice.