Kappa Kappa Gamma

Hi, I’m Susu Bhaduri, and I am so incredibly proud to be able to call myself the President of
Kappa Kappa Gamma’s Epsilon Psi chapter here at UCSB!

If you are considering joining UCSB’s Panhellenic community, joining Kappa during the fall of
my freshman year has been the single greatest decision I have made in my college journey. My
experience in this chapter has given me everything I hoped for and more, which is why I chose to
join our Leadership Team first as Vice President of Membership, and now as Chapter President.
Coming to college, I didn’t think Greek life was for me. But as a nervous freshman, I was
worried about fitting in at a huge school completely different from my hometown. I decided to
go through recruitment because I thought it would help me meet a few people–which it certainly
did–but now, I cannot picture my life without Kappa and the Panhellenic community. Kappa
helped me find comfort here at UCSB in ways that I never imagined. Walking into the Kappa
house, you are guaranteed to be met with a smile and a friend. In an often intimidating school of
tens of thousands of people, seeing a Kappa around campus feels like a sense of home.

Kappa is unique because every year our chapter is able to vote on what mental health
organization we want to support as our philanthropic cause. This year we have chosen Mental
Health America and have been so lucky to fundraise for them throughout the year. Epsilon Psi is
even more unique as we have been able to take on an additional philanthropy–the Ovarian
Cancer Circle. The Ovarian Cancer Circle was founded by Paulinda Babbini, whose daughter
Robin was a Kappa at our chapter and sadly passed of ovarian cancer in 2006. Every year since,
Kappas at UCSB have been raising money to support research to find the cure for ovarian cancer
in honor of Robin. Every year, we host our annual Kappa Kapture the Flag tournament as well as
a week full of philanthropic events. This year, our philanthropy week raised a record-breaking
$20,000!

As I reflect on my 3 years at UCSB thus far, I think about all the opportunities, education, and
people that I have been brought because of this chapter. Not only have I been able to attend
educational conferences and leadership development opportunities and been able to create
alumni connections that will last beyond my college years, I've most importantly found my best
friends. With each new member class that joins, I have met more and more of my closest friends,
creating memories that undoubtedly supersede any professional connections that come with this
position. Going into my fourth and final year of membership, I now live in a beautiful oceanside
home with seven other Kappas as my roommates–perhaps the biggest reward of all.

Kappa is more than just a sorority, it’s truly a sisterhood that surpasses your four years of
college. Every friend I have made through Kappa is someone I am proud to call a sister and I
already know that Kappa Kappa Gamma has provided me with a lifetime of friendship,

inspiration, and sisterhood. Representing this wonderful, successful chapter is a dream and a
privilege that I do not take lightly.

My advice to anybody debating whether or not to go through Panhellenic recruitment is to just
do it. You will meet lifelong friends, gain invaluable support, and maybe find your home away
from home. I hope to meet you during primary recruitment this fall where you can see firsthand
how Kappa could touch your heart and change your life, just as it did mine.

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Loyally,
Susu Bhaduri
President
Epsilon Psi
president.kappasb@gmail.com