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Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta (ΚΔ, also known as KD or Kaydee) is an American collegiate social sorority. Established in 1897, it was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), in Farmville, Virginia. Kappa Delta is one of the "Farmville Four", four now national sororities that were established at the university. It is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference.
Kappa Delta was founded on October 23, 1897 at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), in Farmville, Virginia. The founders were college students Lenora Ashmore Blackiston, Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrick, Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson, and Sara Turner White.
Blackiston first suggested forming a sorority. She went on to attend Randolph-Macon Woman's College. At 23 years of age Hendrick was the oldest founder and stayed at State Normal until 1902, longer than any of the other founders. Wilson was the chief illustrator of the school's yearbook and designed the Kappa Delta badge. White would frequently host Founders Day festivities at her home later in life.
The sorority expanded in 1902, chartering chapters at Chatham Episcopal Institute (now Chatham Hall), Hollins College, and Gunston Hall School. It joined the National Panhellenic Conference in 1912; however, three of its first four chapters were closed at the time because they were not at colleges.
In 1917, the sorority established a Student Loan Fund to help members complete college. In 1921, the sorority selected the Crippled Children's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia as its philanthropy. It created an endowment in 1923.
By 1927, the sorority had chartered 68 chapters and had initiated 6,758 members. Sixteen chapters owned houses. It also had 48 alumnae associations.
As of 2024, Kappa Delta has initiated more than 309,000 members. It is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Kappa Delta is one of the "Farmville Four", four now national sororities that were established at the university.
Kappa Delta's motto is Τὰ καλὰ διώκωμεν or "Let us strive for that which is honorable, beautiful and highest".
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Kappa Delta
Kappa Delta (ΚΔ, also known as KD or Kaydee) is an American collegiate social sorority. Established in 1897, it was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), in Farmville, Virginia. Kappa Delta is one of the "Farmville Four", four now national sororities that were established at the university. It is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference.
Kappa Delta was founded on October 23, 1897 at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), in Farmville, Virginia. The founders were college students Lenora Ashmore Blackiston, Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrick, Julia Gardiner Tyler Wilson, and Sara Turner White.
Blackiston first suggested forming a sorority. She went on to attend Randolph-Macon Woman's College. At 23 years of age Hendrick was the oldest founder and stayed at State Normal until 1902, longer than any of the other founders. Wilson was the chief illustrator of the school's yearbook and designed the Kappa Delta badge. White would frequently host Founders Day festivities at her home later in life.
The sorority expanded in 1902, chartering chapters at Chatham Episcopal Institute (now Chatham Hall), Hollins College, and Gunston Hall School. It joined the National Panhellenic Conference in 1912; however, three of its first four chapters were closed at the time because they were not at colleges.
In 1917, the sorority established a Student Loan Fund to help members complete college. In 1921, the sorority selected the Crippled Children's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia as its philanthropy. It created an endowment in 1923.
By 1927, the sorority had chartered 68 chapters and had initiated 6,758 members. Sixteen chapters owned houses. It also had 48 alumnae associations.
As of 2024, Kappa Delta has initiated more than 309,000 members. It is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee. Kappa Delta is one of the "Farmville Four", four now national sororities that were established at the university.
Kappa Delta's motto is Τὰ καλὰ διώκωμεν or "Let us strive for that which is honorable, beautiful and highest".