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**All About Kappa Delta**
Founders: Lenora Ashmore Blackiston, Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrick,
Sara Turner White,Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson
Nickname: KD's
Symbols: Katydid, nautulis shell, teddy bear, dagger
Colors: Olive green and Pearl white
Philanthropies: The National Committee for the Prevention of Child Abuse,Children's Hospital of Richmond Virginia, Girl Scouts of America, American Academy of Orthopedic Research Awards
Open Motto: Let us strive for that which is honorable, beautiful, and highest.
Flower:  White Rose
Jewels:  Emerald, Pearl and Diamond

"The Purpose of Kappa Delta"
The purpose of Kappa Delta Sorority is to promote true friendship among the college girls of our country by inculcating into their hearts and lives those principles of truth, of honor, of duty, without which there can be no true friendship.

"Our Creed"
May We, Sisters in Kappa Delta,Strive each day to seek more earnestly the honorable and beautiful things. May We each day through love of those within our circle, Learn to know and understand better those without our circle. May the diamond sheild that guards our love find us each day Truer, Wiser, More Faithful, More Loving, and More Noble.

The Object of Kappa Delta
The Object of Kappa Delta Sorority is the formation and perpetuation of good fellowship, friendship and sisterly love among its members; the encouragement of literaturen and education; the promotion of social interest; and the furtherance of charitable and benevolent purposes.

"Never underestimate the ability of a small,

dedicated group of people to change the world;

indeed it's the only thing that ever has changed the world"

-Margaret Meade

Famous Kappa Delta's

Debra Sue Maffett
Gamma Rho-Sam Houston State University, 1977
Crowned Miss America 1983
 Debbie studied Fine Arts in college. She has served as host for "P.M. Magazine" and Easter Seals and was nominated for an Emmy Award. Debbie has also appeared on such TV shows as "Days of Our Lives", "Young and the Restless", "Matlock" and has been the host for the Tournament of Roses Parade.

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
Theta-Randolph Macon, 1913
Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winning Author
 Pearl S. Buck is recognized as one of America's outstanding authors. She was raised in China which influenced her writing style and subject matter. She received the Pulitzer Prize for "The Good Earth" and was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Among her works are "The Exile", "The Fighting Angel", My Seven Worlds" and "Kinfolk".

Suzy Spafford Robie
Beta Rho-San Diego State University, 1964
Artist
 Suzy is the well-known creator of the popular "Suzy's Zoo" collection which includes items such as greeting cards and stationery products. She began her career selling sketches at Balboa Park in California and used her talents designing rush items for her collegiate chapter. Suzy has also designed the Kappa Delta Katydid mascot.

Georgia O'Keefe Stieglitz
Beta-Chatham Episcopal Institute, 1903
Artist
 Georgia O'Keefe was a pioneer of modern art and is known as one of the finest landscape painters of the age. Her abstract artwork represent the qualities of strength, vibrancy, humor and simplicity. She has received the nation's highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom, was one of the first recipients of the National Medal of the Arts and is a member of Kappa Delta's Hall of Honor.

Bonnie Dunbar
Sigma Iota-University of Washington, 1969
Astronaut
 Bonnie is a Space Shuttle astronaut and made her first flight in 1985 and was a member of the historic Mir space station mission in 1995. She was one of two women to complete a ceramic engineering program at U.W. which prepared her for a career as scientist-astronaut. Bonnie carried a Kappa Delta badge and flag with her into space and they are on permanent display at the National Headquarters Archives

              KAPPA DELTA CHAPTERS
Alpha, Longwood College          Alpha Alpha, Michigan State
Alpha Chi, Louisiana Tech        Alpha Delta, Rhodes College
Alpha Epsilon, U of Tennessee    Alpha Iota, U. California.Los Angeles
Alpha Kappa, Oregon State        Alpha Lambda, U. of Oregon
Alpha Mu, U. of Mississippi      Alpha Nu, Whittenberg University
Alpha Omicron, Queens College    Alpha Phi, Westminster College
Alpha Pi, College of William and Mary    Alpha Psi, Drury College
Alpha Rho, E. of Maryland        Alpha Sigma, U. of New Hampshire
Alpha Upsilon, Birmingham-Southern College
Alpha Xi, U. of Louisville       Beta Alpha, U. of Virginia
Beta Chi, U. of North Carolina   Beta Delta, Utah State
Beta Epsilon, U. of Tulsa        Beta Gamma, Mormouth College
Beta Lambda, Georgetown College  Beta Mu, Bowling Green State
Beta Nu, U. of Toledo            Beta Phi, West Virginia U.
Beta Pi, U. of Florida           Beta Rho, San Diego State
Beta Sigma, U. of Southern Mississippi
Beta Tau, Vanderbilt U.          Beta Theta, Penn State
Beta Upsilon, Susquehanna U.     Beta Zeta, U. of South Carolina
Delta Chi, LaGrange College      Delta Delta, Troy State U.
Delta Eta U. of South Florida    Delta Gamma, Western Kentucky U.
Delta Lambda, Georgia Southern U.    Demta Mu, Newberry College
Delta Omega, Mississippi State U.    Delta Omicron, Eastern Kentucky U.
Delta Phi, Georgia Southwestern College    Delta Pi, Middle Tennessee State U.
Delta Psi, West Georgia College      Delta Sigma, U. of South Alabama
Delta Tau, Morehead State U.         Delta Upsilon, Tennessee Tech U.
Delta Zeta, Northeast Louisiana U.   Epsilon, Louisiana State U.
Epsilon Alpha, U. of Missouri-Rolla
Epsilon Chi, Baylor U.               Epsilon Delta, Austin Peay State U.
Epsilon Epsilon, Appalachain State U.
Epsilon Gamma, North Georgia College
Epsilon Iota, U. of Missouri-Columbia
Epsilon Lambda, U. of Alabama-Huntsville
Epsilon Omega, U. of Kentucky        Epsilon Omicron, U, of Central Florida
Epsilon Pi, Virginia Tech            Epsilon Psi, Francis Marion U,
Epsilon Rho, U. of Rochester         Epsilon Sigma, Wofford College
Epsilon Tau, Clemson U.              Epsilon Upsilon, Cal. State Polytechnic U.
Gamma Chi, Lenoir-Rhyne College      Gamma Delta, East Tennessee State U.
Gamma Epsilon, Florida Southern College    Gamma Gamma, High Point U.
Gamma Iota, San Jose State U.      Gamma Kappa, U. of Southwestern Louisiana
Gamma Mu, Valdosta State College   Gamma Nu, Miami U,
Gamma Omega, Slippery Rock U,      Gamma Omicron, Wayne State U.
Gamma Psi, Delta State U.          Gamma Rho, Sam Houston State U.
Gamma Upsilon, East Texas State U.   Gamma Xi, Kentucky Weleyan College
Kappa Alpha, Florida State, U.     Lambda, Northwestern U.
Mu, Millsaps College               Nu, Oklahoma State U.
Omega Chi, Cornell University      Omega Xi, U. of Cincinnati
Omicron, Illinois Wesleyan U.      Phi Epsilon, Colorado State U.
Pi, University of Nebraska         Sigma Epsilon, U. of Texas
Sigma Iota, U. of Wahington        Sigma Kappa, Ohio State U.
Sigma Lambda, Auburn U.            Sigma Omicron, U. of Illinois
Sigma Phi, U. of Georgia           Sigma Pi, Albion College
Sigma Psi, North Dakota State U.   Sigma Sigma, Iowa State U.
Sigma Tau, Washington State U.     Sigma Upsilon, Indiana U.
Sigma Xi, Bethany College          Xi, U. of Pittsburgh
Zeta, U. of Alabama                Zeta Alpha, Texas Tech U.
Zeta Beta, Union U.                Zeta Epsilon, U. of Kansas
Zeta Eta, Loyola Marymount U.      Zeta Gamma, U. of Arkansas
Zeta Iota, St. Louis U.            Zeta Kappa, Ball State U.
Zeta Lambda, U. of Deleware        Zeta Mu, Towson State U.
Zeta Nu, Lynchburg College         Zeta Omicron, Wake Forest U.
Zeta Pi, Furman U.                 Zeta Theta, Trenton State College
Zeta Xi, Rollins College           Zeta Zeta, California State U.
Zeta Sigma, College of Charleston