Nationally Founded
23 October 1897 at State Female Normal School in Farmville, Virginia.
Kappa Delta was founded by four brilliant women by the names
of Lenora Ashmore Blackinson, Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson, Sarah Turner
White, and Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrix.
Membership
Kappa Delta has approximately 166,000 sisters throughout the world today
covering almost all 50 states.
Kappa Delta National Headquarters
Kappa Delta's National Headquarters now resides at 3205 Players Lane,
Memphis, Tennessee 38125 (901) 748-1897; (800) 536-1897
Locally Founded
28 October 1972 at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Missouri.
Colors
Olive Green and Pearl White
Jewels
Diamond, Emerald, and Pearl
Mascots
Teddy Bear, Dagger, and Nautilus Shell
Flower
The national flower of Kappa Delta's is the white rose, given at all important
KD functions. It represents sisterhood and friendship.
Kappa Delta's National Holiday
All Kappa Deltas around the world celebrate the third Sunday
in September each year as our national holiday called Woman's Friendship
Day. This Holiday is a day set aside to remember the special women in
our lives, and to acknowledge and celebrate the treasures we call friends.
Kappa Delta is the only sorority that has its own holiday and you can
learn more about the holiday and get some great ideas for ways to celebrate
this holiday by checking out our national site.
Kappa Delta is a great house full of caring girls,
who make time to spend with their sisters. Once a month we have formal
dinners together. Our meals our almost always eaten together. If you arrive
during dinner time, you will hear the noices of laughter.
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