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KD Connect for Alumnae - January 2012

Welcome to the KD Connect for Alumnae, the place to get all the latest news on national Kappa Delta, local alumnae chapters and Kappa Delta members who are doing great things.

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KD Hosts Training Academy

More than 1,600 Kappa Deltas will convene in Atlanta, Feb. 10-12, for the sorority’s inaugural National Collegiate Training Academy. Every collegiate chapter will send 10 executive chapter officers and an advisor to “The Academy” where each participant will follow a specific meeting track for her office. National Leadership Team members and professionals in various fields will lead attendees to identify their strengths, learn to work as a team, implement the programs and initiatives of the sorority, and successfully carry out their duties in the chapter.

“The skills our members will learn at The Academy and use in the chapter are ones that will serve them well throughout life,” said National President Beth Langford. “We are excited to be able to provide this opportunity for our collegiate leaders to be their best, for stronger members make for an even stronger Kappa Delta.”

Membership Circles Honor Kappa Delta Commitment

Each year Kappa Delta welcomes members into the Nautilus, White Rose, Emerald and Diamond Circles for 25, 50, 60 and 75 years of membership, respectively. These circles acknowledge that membership in Kappa Delta is a journey that begins in college and continues for a lifetime.

Kappa Deltas who are celebrating one of these milestone anniversaries and have current addresses on file with National Headquarters will receive a congratulatory letter and a form to complete and return to receive a complimentary printed certificate. Members also have the opportunity to purchase jewelry commemorating their specific circle membership.

For more information or to update your address, contact Kelly Pearson at alumnaeservices@kappadelta.org or 800.536.1897, Ext. 219.

Gamma Upsilons Share their KD Pride

Three Gamma Upsilon-Texas A&M/Commerce alumnae and current members of the chapter appear in a recent issue of the university’s magazine, The Pride. Sarah Sharp Allen and Emily Maxwell Herron are featured in stories looking at the “then and now” of campus life. Tracey Wolfe, who serves as secretary/treasurer for the Kappa Delta Foundation board of directors, is pictured with chapter members next to a bronze lion that she donated to the school on behalf of the KD chapter.

The photo caption in Texas A&M/Commerce magazine reads: “The Kappa Delta Sorority dedicated a bronze lion statue to the university Oct. 22 as a part of the 2011 Homecoming festivities. Located at the northeast corner of the Rayburn Student Center, the statue was made possible by the efforts of Tracey Wolfe (B.S. 1973, M.S. 1976). Photo by: Jason Flowers.”

To view the article as it appears in The Pride, click here and then flip through the digital edition to page 29.

Sarah Sharp Allen
Photo: Jason Flowers

Sarah Sharp Allen, who was a charter member and holds the chapter’s badge No. 4, provides a glimpse of campus life in the early 1960s and shares how Kappa Delta has remained an important part of her life as a member of the Newport Harbor, Calif., alumnae chapter. At Texas A&M/Commerce, Sarah was named the 1960 Woman of the Year, and in 1996, she was named Southern California’s Kappa Delta Alumna of the Year in recognition of her involvement and volunteer efforts.

Emily Maxwell Herron
Photo: Paul Bryan

The "now" KD featured in The Pride magazine is Emily Maxwell Herron, a 1999 initiate of Gamma Upsilon who served her chapter as treasurer and president. On campus, she was a member of the student government election board, Alpha Chi honor society, Greek Council and the Homecoming committee. Emily graduated from the University of Tulsa School of Law and is a member of the district attorney’s office in her hometown of Idabel, Okla.

The alumni magazine credits Kappa Delta for playing an important role in the lives of both women, saying that it was the bond of KD sisterhood that helped Sarah adjust to a new life in California. Sarah says, “Although I only had a year as a collegiate Kappa Delta, I’ve had 52 years to enjoy sisterhood and philanthropy as an alumna.”

Author Ashley Johnson tells readers, “For Emily, Greek life was more than a campus activity; it was the training ground for her future providing her with valuable leadership and public speaking skills she would one day use in the courtroom. It also gave her a love for philanthropic activities and contributed to her desire to help others in the community. The training she received in the classroom complemented the abilities she gained as a Kappa Delta by teaching her to set goals and strive hard to achieve them.”

Click here to go to The Pride magazine to read Sarah’s story, “Wrapped in Sisterhood,” and click on “Leading the KD Way” to read about Emily.

KD Foundation Supports Traveling Consultant Program

The Kappa Delta Foundation announced that it will support Kappa Delta's traveling consultant program with a $163,000 grant for the 2012-2013 travel year. The grant will fund increased opportunities for leadership training for Kappa Delta collegiate members across the country.

"One of the primary roles of the Kappa Delta consultants is to educate our members to be leaders in the chapter, on campus and in the larger world during college and after they graduate," said Foundation Chairman Lillian Scott Leslie. "Providing educational and leadership opportunities has always been central to the foundation's mission, and we're proud to support our members by investing in the consultant program."

Formerly known as chapter development consultants, leadership development consultants will offer thorough and consistent leadership and chapter management training to Kappa Delta collegiate members and their alumnae advisors. The additional funding from the Kappa Delta Foundation will enable the sorority to hire 11 consultants, an increase from seven in 2011-2012, to provide the necessary support and training to Kappa Delta's 143 collegiate chapters.

"We truly appreciate the foundation's support, which is allowing the consultant program to grow alongside our organization," said National President Beth Langford.

Kappa Delta's 2012-2013 leadership development consultants will be hired in February and receive two weeks of training in June at Kappa Delta National Headquarters in Memphis, Tenn.

National Panhellenic Conference Message

February is the Month of the Scholar

The National Panhellenic Conference established the Month of the Scholar to highlight the importance of scholarship and academics for all 26 member groups. Now in its 11th year, the event is held in February and is a great time for collegiate chapters, college Panhellenic associations and alumnae chapters to acknowledge the importance of learning.

Here are some suggestions of how alumnae can participate in the Month of the Scholar:

Host a book club to encourage continuing education.
Sponsor a students’ night out for members currently enrolled in graduate programs.
Support local collegians by creating midterm and/or finals goodie bags. Make the plans during the Month of the Scholar and then distribute them at the appropriate time.
Sponsor a program on building a successful career. Include opportunities for members to connect through a career-mentorship program.

However you celebrate, remember the Panhellenic Creed, “We as undergraduate members of women’s fraternities stand for good scholarship …” and “We, as fraternity women, stand for service through the development of character …”

Share Your Skills with Kappa Delta

Have you considered volunteering your time to serve as a mentor, role model or advisor? Kappa Delta is currently recruiting across the country for alumnae to serve on chapter advisory boards and house corporations.

Chapter advisors and house corporation members are alumnae who take the time to stay involved and care about the success of the chapter and the development of its individual members. They come from different backgrounds and professions, but they all share the fond memories of their college years in a Kappa Delta chapter and want to ensure the same opportunity is provided for today's collegians. The time commitment that volunteers make to Kappa Delta is up to them and depends on the role they take on with a chapter or house corporation. Each group will work individually with new volunteers on time commitment and expectations depending on each specific position.

If you are interested in serving on a CAB, please visit kappadelta.org/volunteer to complete the application. Indicate on your application the chapters you are interested in helping and return your application to cabrecruitment@kappadelta.org. If you are not located near a collegiate chapter but are interested in helping, please let us know as we may have opportunities to advise chapters remotely. Specific questions can be directed to cabrecruitment@kappadelta.org. Please note: the cabrecruitment@kappadelta.org email should only be used for CAB applications and CAB recruitment. All other CAB matters should continue to be sent to Jenn Cronin at cab@kappadelta.org.

If you are interested in serving on a house corporation, email Cindy Mize at chapterhousing@kappadelta.org.

Enjoying a chapter barbecue are Eta Tau-Florida Gulf Coast CAB members, from left, Jen Davis Moser, Kate Organ, Michelle Patrick, Pam Myers Lonas and Talia Centrone Gates.

Assisting Eta Upsilon-North Carolina State during recruitment are, from left, Mindy Sopher, Lara Nagy Badanes, Kaete Hoyt Piccirilli, Beth Kelly and Jennifer Lee.

Great Connections

		AUSTIN HILL COUNTRY KDs gather during the holidays at the home of Sharon Malone Waits where they exchanged cookies and brought toys that were donated to needy children in the Austin, Texas, area.
		BALTIMORE A local seafood restaurant is the setting for Baltimore AC’s annual holiday luncheon. Members brought toys and clothes for children at Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital.
		CENTRAL IOWA Members of the Central Iowa alumnae chapter enjoy a festive holiday party and ornament exchange.
		CLEVELAND WEST On the twelfth day of December, Cleveland West alumnae gave to each other 12-item gifts. Playing on the “Twelve Days of Christmas,” AC members brought gifts that had “12 of something.” The party-goers are pictured at the home of Laura Leine where they also shared appetizers and listened to a Christmas story read by Charlene Jennings Morford.
		DAYTON Alumnae and Eta Delta-Wright State collegians attend the "Stewards of Children" training session at Care House in Dayton, Ohio. The alumnae chapter received a KiDs Grant on behalf of Care House, which will facilitate the training of Dayton area agencies and organizations.
		FORT LAUDERDALE A potluck brunch brings together Fort Lauderdale, Fla., AC members during the holidays.
		GREATER ATLANTA DAY Keeping with tradition, AC members bring teddy bears to the group’s holiday party, which was hosted by Norma Thacker Edenfield. The teddy bears were donated to Rainbow House, an emergency shelter for children who have been removed from their homes due to abandonment, neglect or abuse.
		GREATER CINCINNATI From left, Greater Cincinnati AC members Jennifer Jones, Beth Hudson Moore and Kristin Langenberg, pictured at far right, present checks totaling $1,000 to Linda Kimble, second from right, executive director of Serve City, an outreach center serving the needs of low-income and homeless people. In addition to the money to sponsor two apartments, members also donated household furnishings and other items.
		HOUSTON The Dr. Seuss book says, “It’s a great day for up,” and that’s the message sent by Houston AC members whose book donations lifted the spirits of pediatric patients at Ben Taub Hospital. Pictured with the books going up the staircase are, clockwise from left, Kathryn Kmiecik Vernau, Karen Mallek Moon, Lindsay Smith, Ginger Graham Niemann, Jennifer Bradford and Meredith McCarthy Winczewski.
		HOUSTON NORTHWEST A lively gift exchange brings smiles to the faces of Houston Northwest alumnae. AC President Kimberly Holt Burrell reports, “Gifts were opened and stolen but all in sisterly love.”
		INDIANAPOLIS EVENING A food drive sponsored by the Indianapolis Evening AC and two local Girl Scout troops results in 1,040 items that were donated to The Julian Center, a shelter for women and children affected by domestic violence. The drive was supported by Zeta Kappa-Ball State and Sigma Upsilon-Indiana.
		KNOXVILLE AC members kick off a new partnership during their annual holiday party and ornament exchange. The group collected items to donate to Wesley House, a small community center that provides an after-school learning program for elementary-school children. Hana Rothenberg, VP-public relations, says, “We look forward to working ‘hands-on’ with children at the Wesley House promoting confidence and helping to support this fabulous program.”
		LONG BEACH KDs gather at the home of Ginny Sitorius Osmera to celebrate the holidays with a gift exchange and to bring donations for Interval House and For the Child.
		MOUNTAIN BROOK Alumnae attend the Passion for Compassion dinner, an event to raise awareness and support for the University of Alabama at Birmingham Center for Palliative and Supportive Care.
		NASHVILLE Sporting their school colors, Nashville, Tenn., AC members meet for a Founders’ Day celebration hosted by Mary Kay Hinton Carter. Pictured from left are Ashley Childers, Sherry Mann Luttrell, Rachel Neiheisel Raker, Mary Kay, Josephine Beeler and Lyrad Smallwood Vass Gal.
		NEWPORT HARBOR From left, hostess Kathy Hendricks Tucker, Janice Davies Carsten, Sharon Eighmey Olsen, June Pascale Carpenter, Novell DuVardo Hendrickson and Kristen Lund Deazeley sing grace before the beginning of the Newport Harbor AC’s annual holiday brunch, which was held at Kathy’s home. The event was attended by 30 alumnae who brought unwrapped toys to give to the Women's Transitional Living Center, which supports abused women and their children.
		OKLAHOMA CITY/EDMOND A holiday party and ornament exchange hosted by AC programming coordinator Laura Lenker Murray is enjoyed by Oklahoma City/Edmond KDs.
		RALEIGH/DURHAM A merry group of alumnae and guests celebrate the holiday season at an ice-skating rink.
		RICHARDSON/PLANO AC members enjoy the annual Christmas party and ornament exchange held at the home of Mabsie Bonnick.
		SEATTLE DAYTIME A favorite activity for Seattle Daytime alumnae chapter members is participating in the Adopt-a-Family program at Childhaven, a nonprofit organization that works to prevent and stop the cycle of child abuse and neglect. After purchasing items from a family’s wish list, alumnae get together in December to wrap presents.
		TAMPA Alumnae, recent initiates and their mothers attend the Tampa, Fla., AC holiday party. Attendees brought more than $500 in cash and Wal-Mart gift cards and 52 sets of pajamas for boys and girls that were donated to Mary Lee's House, serving children who are victims of abuse and neglect. The founder of Mary Lee's House is Mary Lee Nunnally Farrior, a Tampa resident and Zeta-Alabama alumna.
		TULSA An ornament exchange helps Tulsa, Okla., AC members trim their trees for the holidays.
		TWIN CITIES Dorothy Hartle Flynn and Vernett Smith Bredow, standing from left, chat with Laurel Stiebler during the Twin Cities, Minn., AC’s holiday brunch that was held at The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis. Members brought treats to send to Sigma Psi-North Dakota State and Sigma Sigma-Iowa State collegians and passed a Christmas sock to collect donations for the Children’s Hospital Foundation in Richmond, Va. Guest speakers from the local Girl Scout council shared news of Girl Scout centennial events to be held in the area in 2012.
If you would like more information about alumnae chapters in your area, contact alumnaeservices@kappadelta.org. Send news about your alumnae chapter to kdnews@kappadelta.org.

Snowbirds are Invited to Warm up to Kappa Delta

Do you spend winter months enjoying a warmer climate? Connecting with Kappa Deltas near your vacation home can extend the enjoyment of your sorority membership. To register your alternative address with Kappa Delta and find an alumnae chapter near your second locale, email alumnaeservices@kappadelta.org, call 800.536.1897 or go to www.kappadelta.org/alumnaechapterdirectory.

Calling all KD Cooks

The Indianapolis Evening alumnae chapter is calling all KD cooks to claim bragging rights for the best recipes in the sorority. The Indy group is hosting a recipe competition and compiling a hardcover cookbook that will serve as a fundraiser for Shamrock. Twenty percent of the proceeds will go to Prevent Child Abuse America, with 80 percent benefiting The Julian Center, a shelter for women and children who are victims of domestic abuse.

Submitted recipes will be prepared and judged by the organization Cooking for Families. A professional photographer will take photos of the winning entries in each category, and those photos will be the dividers for each category in the cookbook. The top recipe out of all eight categories will be the front cover of the cookbook.

This competition is open to any Kappa Delta, and members may submit as many recipes as they wish in any or all of the categories. Click here to download the recipe submission form or contact Beth Herick Huston, AC president, at kdomegazi1087@gmail.com or 317.605.0144. Members are asked to send their recipe forms and photos of themselves by Jan. 31 to Beth at the email address above or 4828 Birmingham Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46235.

KDs may also contact Beth regarding advertising space and/or pre-ordering cookbooks at $10 each.

Great Memories

Early Members Get Down to Business

By Shirley Gee, Kappa delta Archives Coordinator

The first convention of what was then known as Kappa Delta Fraternity was held Dec. 29 and 30, 1903, at the Jefferson Hotel, Richmond, Va. There were five members present, and as many or more important decisions to be made. During this meeting, they adopted the official seal, an open equilateral triangle of gold superimposed upon a dagger with straight lines connecting the center of the base of the triangle with the center of each side, forming the Greek letters Kappa Delta.

The group also decided that if Kappa Delta were to be a national organization, then it should publish a quarterly magazine. Advertisements and subscriptions would take care of most of the expense of the publication. Each college chapter was accessed $15 annually to be paid to the “Grand Chapter.”

The Convention of 1913 voted that each member serving on the National Council should have a special piece of jewelry to signify her work. In 1916, it was decided that each National Council member qualified to wear a specially designed ring. Upon the death of a council member the ring is to be buried with the deceased or returned to the sorority.

Pearls, diamonds and emeralds were the jewels adopted by the 1917 Convention in Birmingham, Ala. Of course, these gems were chosen based on the colors olive green and white that were designated by the founders. Early members also selected the white rose, which stands for purity and innocence, as the sorority’s official flower.

The first Chapter Officers’ Handbook was prepared by Sarah Blue in 1921, and the Kappa Delta Pledge Manual, now known as the Norman Shield, was first compiled in 1935 by Pauline Reynolds.

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Be a Part of The Angelos

Do you say, “I was a Kappa Delta” or “I am a Kappa Delta”? If you are an alumna who believes in the value of Kappa Delta beyond college and have experienced the benefits of KD sisterhood, please share your story with Angelos Editor Sherry Anderson. Send an email to kdeditor@kappadelta.org with a brief message explaining why you are proud to say, “I am a Kappa Delta.”

Are you networking with other Kappa Deltas? The Angelos staff would like to hear from recent college grads about how they are faring in the current economic climate and members who use the Kappa Delta network to help themselves or others find work opportunities. Contact kdeditor@kappadelta.org by March 1.

	Connect to Kappa Delta! The communications department has an email address for members to submit news about themselves and their sisters. When you send your news to kdnews@kappadelta.org, it goes automatically to The Angelos, the online KD Connect, KD websites and Facebook pages. Let us hear from you today! Kappa Delta has five pages on Facebook. You can keep up with Kappa Delta by becoming a fan of Kappa Delta Sorority (National Headquarters), the Kappa Delta Boutique, the Kappa Delta Foundation, International Women's Friendship Month and the Confidence Coalition. To become a fan, you must join Facebook. Join us on Facebook! Do you twitter? 1) If you haven’t set-up a Twitter account, visit www.twitter.com and create your account. (choose your username, create a password, choose a profile picture, choose your account settings) 2) After you create your account, follow us on Twitter! 3) Encourage all KDs to join Twitter and to follow KappaDeltaHQ. For many who are looking for strictly professional networking, www.linkedin.com is the site of choice. Connect with us on LinkedIn! Back to Top

Connect to Kappa Delta!

The communications department has an email address for members to submit news about themselves and their sisters. When you send your news to kdnews@kappadelta.org, it goes automatically to The Angelos, the online KD Connect, KD websites and Facebook pages. Let us hear from you today!

Kappa Delta has five pages on Facebook. You can keep up with Kappa Delta by becoming a fan of Kappa Delta Sorority (National Headquarters), the Kappa Delta Boutique, the Kappa Delta Foundation, International Women's Friendship Month and the Confidence Coalition. To become a fan, you must join Facebook. Join us on Facebook!

Do you twitter?

1) If you haven’t set-up a Twitter account, visit www.twitter.com and create your account. (choose your username, create a password, choose a profile picture, choose your account settings)

2) After you create your account, follow us on Twitter!

3) Encourage all KDs to join Twitter and to follow KappaDeltaHQ.

For many who are looking for strictly professional networking, www.linkedin.com is the site of choice. Connect with us on LinkedIn!

KD Connect

KD Connect for Alumnae - January 2012

Welcome to the KD Connect for Alumnae, the place to get all the latest news on national Kappa Delta, local alumnae chapters and Kappa Delta members who are doing great things.

KD Hosts Training Academy

Membership Circles Honor Kappa Delta Commitment

Gamma Upsilons Share their KD Pride

AUSTIN HILL COUNTRY

BALTIMORE

CENTRAL IOWA

CLEVELAND WEST

DAYTON

FORT LAUDERDALE

GREATER ATLANTA DAY

GREATER CINCINNATI

HOUSTON

HOUSTON NORTHWEST

INDIANAPOLIS EVENING

KNOXVILLE

LONG BEACH

MOUNTAIN BROOK

NASHVILLE

NEWPORT HARBOR

OKLAHOMA CITY/EDMOND

RALEIGH/DURHAM

RICHARDSON/PLANO

SEATTLE DAYTIME

TAMPA

TULSA

TWIN CITIES