study guide! Flashcards
(25 cards)
Founding Date
October 23, 1897
Founding School/Alpha Chapter
State Female Normal School, now Longwood University in Farmville, VA
KD has 4 founding members:
Lenora Ashmore Blackiston, Sara Turner White, Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson, Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrick
KD’s 6 national council members
National President: Beth Martin Langford
National Vice President: Betty Brown Mulkey
National Vice President-Membership: Allison Jakes Argersinger
National Vice President-Collegians: Alane Hall
National Vice President- Alumnae: Tricia Ruma Spence
National Vice President-Finance: Jodi Scheurenbrand
KD’s 1 NPC Delegate
National Panhellenic Conference Delegate: Julie Landgren Johnson
KD’s 1 Executive Director
Pamela Nix Elms
KD National Headquarters
3205 Players Lane, Memphis, TN 38125
KD flower
white rose
KD jewels
emeralds, diamonds, pearls
KD colors
olive green and pearl white
KD symbols
nautilus shell, dagger, diamond shape
KD mascot
teddy bear
chapter excellence has 5 areas of concentration:
Leadership, academic excellence, membership, philanthropy, social success
Ways you can be a leader in our chapter or on campus:
chapter offices, appointed offices, SET leaders, serving on a committee, panhellenic offices, student government, variety or club athletics, student organizations
KD membership is for a ____
lifetime
ways that KD communicates with collegians and alumnae:
The angels, websites (kappdelta.org), KD connect, KD Leader, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr, Pinterest
Ways you can stay active in KD after graduation
join an alumnae chapter, organize an alumnae chapter, serve on CAB (chapter advisory board) or house corp, update your email and mailing address with national KD, read the Angelos (our national magazine, published 4 times/year), visit KD websites, write letters of recommendation for PNMs, plan reunion with pledge class, support the Kappa Delta Foundation, Work at KD National Headquarters, Serve on National Leadership Team
Hazing facts (4)
Any new member who allows herself to be hazed will be subject to the deferral of her initiation, any member who hazes will be subject to national probation, any chapter which knowingly allows hazing to occur as part of the new member education program will be subject to national probation, If the situation warrants, stronger disciplinary action may be imposed at the discretion of National Council
local chapter info (what chapter, when installed, what national division)
We are the Zeta Omicron Chapter of Kappa Delta at WFU. Our chapter was installed November 14th, 1993. Our chapter is a member of national division 8.
Benefits the Kappa Delta Foundation provides to collegians
leadership conferences, scholarships, internships at the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and the orthopedic research internships
KD national programs and initiatives are all linked to ____
CONFIDENCE
3 branches of KD’s confidence platform
encouraging confidence in chapter members, celebrating confidence in women, encouraging confidence on campus and in communities
2 international holidays that KD created to celebrate women and girls
International Women’s Friendship Month (Sept), International Girl’s Day (November 14th)
2 National KD philanthropies that we support
Prevent Child Abuse America (linked with Shamrock), Girl Scouts of the USA
