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KD Connect 2010

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KD Connect for Alumnae - July 2010

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.

Take Note!

Confidence Coalition: Brighten Someone's Day

Making Great Things Happen - Relay for Life

Live Great: Marsh Scott

Sending Your Daughter to College?

CDCs "Go Confidently"

All Our Triumphs - July 2010

Alumnae Today

Beach Bound? Shop the KD Boutique for Great Bags and Towels!

Traveling this Summer

Restaurant Certificates - Your Purchase Helps KD

State Days - Here's What's Ahead for Alumnae

Are you Connected to KD?

Events and Opportunities

Take Note

KD Helps Lead National Panhellenic Conference

Julie Landgren Johnson, KD’s delegate to the National Panhellenic Conference, has been elected to NPC’s Executive Committee as chairman of the College Panhellenics Committee. As one of the five Executive Committee members, she has a voice and vote in top leadership decisions for NPC, which provides support and guidance for its 26 member sororities and women’s fraternities.

In her new post, Julie oversees and directs all areas related to the operation of 574 college Panhellenics, new college Panhellenics as they are installed, and the release figure methodology program used in recruitment. In addition, she serves as liaison to assigned NPC standing committees and supervises the work of the five area advisor coordinators, 65 area advisors and six advisors to new college Panhellenics.

Julie has been active in NPC since she was elected KD national president in 1999 and attended all NPC meetings in that capacity. Since her election as NPC delegate in 2005, Julie has served as area advisor coordinator for the Southeast Region 2005-2007 and chairman of the Extension Committee 2007-2010. She was also a member of two Extension Task Forces 2005-2009 and served on the Big 10 Social Practice Task Force in 2008. For more information on the National Panhellenic Conference and the roles Kappa Deltas play in its leadership, please see the upcoming summer issue of The Angelos. – Judy Hare Thorne, Angelos editor

Your Support Makes a Difference

The National Panhellenic Conference announced in late May that the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act now has 223 co-sponsors in the House. The goal was to reach 218—a majority of the House – and this marks the first time sorority and fraternity groups have reached a majority in the House.

In addition, the Stephanie Tubbs Jones College Fire Prevention Act (H.R.2136) was passed by voice vote May 19 in the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill authorizes funding for a Department of Education matching grant program for the purchase and installation of life/fire safety equipment in existing not-for-profit student housing, including fraternity- and sorority-owned housing.

The Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act is proposed legislation that would make a simple change in the tax code that would allow tax-deductible charitable contributions made to fraternity and sorority educational foundations to be used for infrastructure improvements and the installation of fire detection and prevention systems in local not-for-profit student housing. Kappa Delta and other national fraternities and sororities have been working together to encourage Congress to pass CHIA. Individual members can help by writing Congress in support of the Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act (H.R. 642/S.638). Your support will make a difference. For information on how you can send an electronic letter to Congress, go to www.kappadelta.org.

Alumnae Chapter Reorganizes in Michigan

Kappa Delta reorganized the Greater Kalamazoo, Mich., alumnae chapter on June 14. It was originally chartered on July 1, 1957, as alumnae chapter 298. If you are interested in more information about this chapter or organizing an alumnae chapter in your area, contact alumnaeservices@kappadelta.org.

Confidence Coalition

Brighten Someone’s Day with Confidence Coalition Balloons

A bright blue sky, sunny smiles, and bright blue balloons with sunny messages were the order of the day when Alpha Iota-UCLA collegians helped pass out Confidence Coalition balloons during the Southern California State Day.

The balloons are a part of Kappa Delta’s “You Make Me Smile” campaign and may be purchased from the KD Boutique. The Confidence Coalition logo is on one side, and the other side is blank and ready for a personalized message! Fill the balloons with helium, tie with ribbons, and use a permanent marker to write positive messages on the blank side. Think of phrases that would lift your spirits, boost your confidence and make you smile!

After you have your bouquet of balloons, go out and give them away to women and girls of all ages. This can be done on campus, at a community-service event, a mall, a park or just about anywhere people are walking around. Consider giving balloons to women during National Women's Friendship Month, which is coming soon in September. For more information about the Confidence Coalition, visit www.confidencecoalition.org.

CDCs “Go Confidently”

Imagine this: You’ve just graduated from college and have boarded a plane that will take you to your first job hundreds of miles away from home. When you arrive at your new location, you will be asked to successfully lead dozens of college students through activities that will affect not only your employer but also the future of these young adults.

What’s it going to take to accomplish your goals? Experience? Yes, you have it. Your resume lists an impressive array of chapter, campus and community leadership positions. Support? Yes, you have plenty of that, too. You are a Kappa Delta. Enough said. You can quiet the butterflies in your stomach. You can take a deep breath and smile. You know what it’s going to take to do well, and you have it: Confidence!

The scenario above is reality for Kappa Delta’s 2010-2011 chapter development consultants who will represent KD on college campuses nationwide where they will help with chapter extension, operations, recruitment and leadership development.

For more information about the 2010-2011 CDCs and how they plan to “go confidently” to KD chapters across the nation, see the upcoming summer issue of The Angelos.

Kappa Delta’s 2010-2011 chapter development consultants are, from left, Emily Escobosa, Alpha Lambda-Oregon; Abbey Hall, Zeta Omega-Memphis; Meg Smith, Delta Delta-Troy; Lacey Belote, Gamma Delta-East Tennessee; Mackenzie Weeks, Kappa Alpha-Florida State; Sam Shipman, Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech; and Kirstin Barry, Epsilon Rho-Rochester.

Sending Your Daughter To College?

Here’s What You Need to Know about Sorority Recruitment

If you’re the mother of a young woman bound for her first year of college, chances are you’re experiencing a temporary respite – a break between the whirlwind of prom, senior banquets, academic programs and high school graduation and the impending rush of shopping and packing for school, moving your child on campus and getting her ready for the start of a new academic year and essentially a new life! Now is the perfect time to talk with her about Greek life and to gather all the materials needed for sorority recruitment.

It is important, if your daughter plans to go through recruitment on a campus where Kappa Delta has a chapter, for you to complete a reference form and a legacy introduction form and send these, along with her photograph and any additional information she chooses to include, to the chapter well in advance of recruitment. These forms and chapter addresses may be found at www.kappadelta.org or in the spring 2010 issue of The Angelos, which also includes approximate dates for recruitment and chapter information. Your daughter’s school will be able to provide specific times and other details regarding recruitment.

As a legacy, your daughter will be given serious consideration by the KD chapter, but it may turn out that she and KD are not the best fit. While Kappa Deltas tend to think our sorority is the best, the truth is sororities are more similar than they are different. We share many things in common with our Panhellenic sisters, including a commitment to helping others and forming lifelong friendships.

To help you and your daughter be prepared, here’s the nitty-gritty on legacies:
• It’s a fact that some chapters have more legacies participating in recruitment than they have spaces to fill.
• Chapter members are educated in the importance of legacies and their responsibilities to the legacies and their KD relatives.
• A Legacy Committee of trained alumnae acts as a resource for chapters and national volunteers who make legacy decisions.
• Chapters are expected to make their legacy decisions early in the recruitment process. The purpose of this policy is to provide the potential new member with greater options, if the Kappa Delta chapter is certain it will not issue her a bid to join. If she is invited back to Kappa Delta during recruitment, then other sororities will most likely assume that she will pledge KD and will release her in favor of someone who they believe is more likely to join their sorority.
• When a legacy is released, the chapter must get permission from a designated national volunteer who has been fully trained in legacy issues and will follow the proper protocol, including obtaining information from the chapter and its advisors.

The National Panhellenic Conference offers several websites to help young women and their parents in making important decisions regarding Greek life. The Sorority Life targets young women ages 16-18 with information about the options they will have in college, and its sister site, SororityIQ, offers an online quiz and interactive tools. For moms – and even dads – NPC offers information and blogs by real parents at www.sororityparents.com.

Live Great

Meet Acclaimed Artist Marsh Scott

By Valerie Goettsch, Newport Harbor Alumnae Chapter president

A photo collage of Marsh Scott’s award-winning work also includes a picture of the artist, top left, who is an initiate of Beta Theta-Penn State and a 20-year member of the Newport Harbor alumnae chapter.

Newport Harbor alumnae chapter member Marsh Scott recently received the coveted Artist of the Year award from the Laguna Beach Alliance during the fourth annual Art Star Awards, a red-carpet gala that was held in Laguna Beach, Calif., where Marsh lives and has her art studio.

Working in encaustics, oils, metal, stone and photography, the Beta Theta from Penn State creates both abstractions and narrative artworks. Marsh has shown her work at the Laguna Beach Festival of Arts for several years and has exhibited since 1999 at the Sawdust Art Festival where she serves as board member and president. In 2008, she won a public art competition for two 35-foot sculptures that she designed and were later installed in the Metrolink Station in Orange, Calif. Marsh's recent shows include the curated invitational show “Encaustics Encounter 225°” at the Turchin Center for the Visual Arts at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. Her work is currently represented at Studio Arts Gallery in Laguna Beach and on the Artful Home website.

Q: The Art Star Awards celebrate the "best and the brightest" in several categories. What does this award mean to you?
A: The nomination and award were completely unexpected. I had great competition. It was the last award of the evening and quite a wonderful surprise. I’m not sure what I said when I won, but everyone said it was fine. It was a great reception, dinner and awards ceremony. My family was there, as well as many friends and many more from the arts community with whom I have worked. I was given a wonderful bronze statue by Louis Longi. I hope that this award will lead to exciting new opportunities.

Q: How did you get your start as an artist?
A: I began working in multiple mediums while earning my bachelor’s degree at Penn State in art education. My specialization in ceramics, fiber and jewelry sparked my love of surface, texture and process. Earning my master’s degree in art at Cal State Long Beach gave me additional research in ethnic crafts and their patterns and textures. I also took architecture classes at the University of California at Irvine, where I got my start in ordered spatial and 2D design organization.

Q: What types of art projects have you designed recently?
A: Over the last year, I've been involved with projects and series artworks ranging from public art in a pedestrian tunnel to a new series of stainless jewelry. A commissioned project for Mercy Medical Center Merced installed in February 2010 includes 29 layered and textured paintings inspired by ethnic crafts and textiles. Each of seven floors has a different ethnic focus.

Another commission for 30 varied artworks for the new Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Downey, Calif., includes “History Flight," an abstracted map of the area with history references in mixed media, 15 photography montages of fruit and vegetable details and “colorfield” paintings combined with archive photographs of the area, among other artworks. I also installed a metal sculpture for St. Marks Hospital in Salt Lake City, designed corporate awards for Experian, and created photograph montages for McKechnie Aerospace in Irvine, Calif. I am currently working on a public art sculpture commission I won for Oklahoma State University.

Q: What was your most challenging project?
A: I designed “Orange in Motion” for the Metrolink Station in Orange, which was installed August 2009. It combines colorful paint, two layers of metal and local history for the walls of the pedestrian tunnel under the tracks.

Q: As an artist, what are your favorite mediums?
A: My favorite mediums, right now, are stainless steel, oils, encaustic and photography. One of the most interesting I am exploring is encaustic painting and its use in sculpture. Encaustic painting involves using heated beeswax and damar resin to which I add colored pigments. Then I apply the liquid/paste to a surface such as a wood panel. I also use the encaustic medium for mixed media sculptures using handmade and rice papers, wood and found objects.

Q: You’ve been involved with Kappa Delta as an alumna member for many years. With your busy schedule, why and how have you stayed involved?
A: Participating in the Newport Harbor alumnae chapter has enabled me to give back to my community and stay in touch with my Kappa Delta friends. Over the years I have served as philanthropic chairman, had Girl Scouts over to my studio for projects, and participated in the Girl Scout Career Day at Concordia University. I've donated many pieces of original art as well as reproductions to support our Shamrock Silent Auction and some of our auctions at meetings. When alumna Heather Herbert Binetti, Epsilon Upsilon-Cal Poly/Pomona, was in Iraq, I sent over a box of art for soldiers to use in their rooms. Four of the pieces were placed in JAG Headquarters in Bagdad. My art also was used for the 2006 Kappa Delta Christmas Seal design.

Q: What is your favorite KD memory as a collegian and your favorite memory as an alumna?
A: While at Penn State, I joined the Beta Theta chapter of Kappa Delta where I served as chapter rush chairman and Panhellenic social chairman. One of my favorite memories as a collegian was the revolving bridge games we had sitting on the dorm room floors. Another favorite was writing and planning the skits for “Greek Week.” I am also now enjoying reconnecting with KDs from college on Facebook. As an alumna, I most enjoy the continuity of knowing a great group of bright, caring women with all their different interests, families, travels and careers.

To view Marsh’s artwork, go to marshscott.com, and to read her blog, go to marshscott.wordpress.com.

All Our Triumphs

Proudly displaying the Standards of Excellence trophy they received during the University of California/Los Angeles’ Greek Gala are members of Alpha Iota, which was named the school’s most outstanding chapter. The KDs received the highest scores in three out of four categories: external relations, chapter management and policy compliance.
Delta Gammas took home top honors during the Greek banquet at Western Kentucky University, including the Outstanding Advisor Award presented to Marian Edmunds. Pictured from left, Sara Puckett received the Charlie Pride Spirit Award, and Lindsey Houchin was named the 2010 Greek Woman of the Year. Lindsey is a former chapter president, a Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate Leadership Award recipient, president of Order of Omega and a WKU Spirit Master. Sara is the Spirit Master co-chairman and a member of the Panhellenic executive council. In addition, Kappa Delta won the overall first place award for Greek Week and was recognized during the banquet for new-member education, outstanding scholarship and campus involvement and leadership.
In full regalia at the University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law ceremony are new graduates, back row, from left, Chelsea Castiglioni, Alpha Delta-Rhodes; Rebecca Wooldridge, Epsilon Omega-Kentucky; Melissa McHendrix, Alpha Xi-Louisville; front row, Molly Mattingly, Zeta Omicron-Wake Forest; and Ashley Gillenwater Eade, Sigma Upsilon-Indiana.
Charlotte Bucher, Chi-Denver, has released her first book, “Cecil Learns to Smile,” a story of how a chartreuse tree frog’s smile changes his life and shows its young readers that to overcome a problem, one does not hide from it. Char penned and illustrated the book in watercolors, which brought together her lifelong interests in writing and art. Char’s love for writing was sparked at age 16 when she wrote a weekly column for her hometown newspaper and served as editor of her high school newspaper. She earned a business degree with an emphasis in advertising and certification in botanical illustration and decorative art, which she taught for 28 years. “Cecil Learns to Smile” is available online through Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, and OutskirtPress.com, which offers a trade discount in quantities of 10 or more. To check out more books by KD authors, visit www.kappadelta.org and click on the spring 2010 issue.
Eight-year-old Sydney is proud of her mom, Erin Kelly Merydith, who earned her doctorate degree in the American Psychological Association Combined Program in Counseling and School Psychology from the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. The Xi-Pittsburgh alumna serves on the Epsilon Rho-Rochester chapter advisory board.
Eta Mu-Georgia College and State University chapter advisory board members, from left, Jodi Sappe, Libby Lindahl and Jennifer Brookins accept the Bobcat Award from the Department of Campus Life for “excellence in advising.”
From left, Shaheen Khan, Alpha Xi-Louisville, and Jessica Hancock, Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky, celebrate their graduation from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. The two KDs met during the first days of dental school and quickly became study buddies and then best friends.
Stacie Shurtz Garlieb, Beta Psi-Arizona State, is the president of Successful Impressions, a company that assists collegians and working professionals with career-search processes and skills. In partnership with University of Phoenix, Stacie also is the creator and presenter of the Career Workshop Series on resume building, interview preparation, interview skills, transition in the workforce and “re-careering.” She has been interviewed on television and radio news programs and has been a featured seminar speaker at the Arizona Women’s Expo and the national American Marketing Association Conference.

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Making Great Things Happen

Kappa Deltas Walk to Fight Cancer

From colorful banners set against bright skies to the soft glow of candles at dusk; from the burst of cheers at the dunking booth to the quiet reflection of individual walkers, the American Cancer Society Relay For Life is a myriad of events and emotions. It also is the world’s largest movement to help fight cancer, joined by Kappa Deltas from across the country who participate in events in their communities and on their college campuses.

Delta Psi chapter members proudly display their KD letters at the Relay For Life event held at the University of West Georgia.

Relay for Life began in 1985 with one man’s idea and initiative. Dr. Gordy Klatt, a colorectal surgeon from Tacoma, Wash., wanted to raise funds for the American Cancer Society and show support for his patients. With more than 300 of his friends and family cheering him on and providing donations, Dr. Klatt logged 83 miles around a track during a 24-hour period. His single effort raised $27,000 and jumpstarted the first Relay event in 1986. Today, more than 3.5 million people in the U.S. and 20 foreign countries participate in their communities’ annual events, making great things happen in ways that are immeasurable.

The benefits of participating in Relay are many. In addition to raising money for cancer research, Relay unites communities in a common effort and provides support for those whose lives have been touched by cancer. The American Cancer Society describes it this way: “Relay For Life represents the hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported, and that one day cancer will be eliminated.”

Priscilla Tillner, Kappa Delta’s information technology manager, has been involved with Relay For Life since 2000, and this year she served as co-chairman for the Collierville, Tenn., event and chairman of her team of walkers. For several months in advance of the event, she recruited teams, visited with local businesses to encourage participation with teams and donations, and helped run the team captains’ meetings. With her own team, she recruited members, brainstormed fundraising ideas, motivated team members, and kept track of the monies raised.

Relay for Life is a 24-hour event, emphasizing that cancer never sleeps, but as co-chairman, Priscilla was on-site by 9 a.m., nine hours before starting time. Her day was full, meeting with the fire and police departments, checking with the teams who came in early to set up their campsites, and generally ensuring that the event would run smoothly. “It was a long, long day, but for such a good cause that I didn't really think about being so tired and hot.” Priscilla signed up for her first Relay because a friend was on the committee and asked for help. She has continued to stay involved, she says, “because so many people, including close friends and family members, have been affected by this horrible disease, and I want to do whatever I can to raise awareness and funds.” Priscilla walked in honor of her aunt, who is fighting breast cancer, and in memory of her step-niece who died last year at age 11 from cancer.

A tradition at every Relay event is the luminaria ceremony during which participants walk a lap in silence and almost-darkness around the track rimmed with luminaries. Each sack bears the name of a person touched by cancer. Relay events also include the survivor’s lap that welcomes all cancer survivors onto the track to celebrate their lives and the strides made against cancer. It sets the tone for the evening: motivating, purposeful and above all, joyous.

Relay events are as diverse as the communities in which they are held. Priscilla’s event included a little something for everyone: a boxcar race, kickball, bunco, cooking demonstrations, a mock beauty pageant with men dressed as women, a digital scavenger hunt and a peaceful sunrise service.

At Colorado State University where Phi Epsilon chapter participated, Relay was a giant birthday party complete with festive balloons, banners and birthday cake – and the serious goal of helping people see more birthdays. KD’s team captain, Betsey Haight, says, “Everyone knows someone who has been touched by cancer. Many of the girls in our sorority, including myself, have parents or grandparents who have battled cancer.” Betsey walked in memory of her mother who passed away from ovarian cancer when Betsey was a sophomore in high school. She is happy to report that at the end of the event, Kappa Delta went home with the award for raising the most money - $4,195!

Kappa Delta’s team at Arizona State University also raised the most funds of any group – more than $17,000 out of the total $115,000 raised during the Relay event that was held at ASU’s Sun Angel stadium. Participating in her third Relay, Beta Psi’s team captain, Amanda Gornet, raised $4,000, the highest individual amount among her team. Money aside, having a Kappa Delta on her team made Priscilla’s Relay experience even better. She and Terri Dowdle Buynar, Delta Kappa-Arkansas State, have been teammates for years. Priscilla says, “Terri is my support system for Relay, helping me with whatever I need, helping with our team while I do the committee stuff, and being the best friend a person could want. I was so glad to get to have her there all night because she kept me going - and we got the opportunity to talk lots and lots!” – Sherry Egan Anderson, KD Connect editor

		Maggie Siegel, a cancer patient and 3-year-old daughter of chapter advisor Leslie Siegel, provides Beta Psi-Arizona State KDs with a special incentive to participate in Relay For Life.

		Cancer survivors walk a victory lap during Relay For Life at Arizona State University.
		Beta Psi chapter members keep up the KD spirit during the 24-hour Relay For Life at Arizona State University.
		Participating in Relay For Life at Colorado State University are Phi Epsilon members, from left, Nichole Jones, Emily Fenton Avila, Jamie Perkins and Betsey Haight.
		Delta Psi Taylor Southerland works at KD’s face-painting booth to help raise funds during Relay For Life at the University of West Georgia.
		From left, Kelsey Mitchell and Breanna Ingle, Delta Psi-West Georgia, are on the receiving end of the pie-throwing booth, which raised money for Relay For Life

Alumnae Today

ATLANTA NIGHT – KD get-togethers are never trivial, even when trivia is the name of the game. Atlanta Night alumnae chapter members put their heads together to participate in trivia night at Tin Lizzy’s Cantina in Buckhead, Ga.
BALTIMORE – Celebrating their chapter’s 65th anniversary are members of the Baltimore, Md., alumnae chapter. The group, which met for dinner at the Candlelight Inn, included some charter members who founded the chapter in 1945.
BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL – Members of the Bloomington-Normal, Ill., alumnae chapter welcome Omicron-Illinois Wesleyan graduating seniors into alumnae sisterhood during an event held at the Omicron chapter house.
DAYTON – Dayton, Ohio, alumnae chapter members congratulate Alpha Nu-Wittenberg collegian Courtnay Dollinger, center, who received a scholarship during the Dayton Alumnae Panhellenic Association’s annual scholarship luncheon. From left are Sara Lommatzsch, Linda Petersen, Courtnay, Marcia Booher and Donna Boensch. The Dayton contingency filled two tables; they came to show their support for KD member and outgoing Alumnae Panhellenic President Joan Jambor. KD Sara Lommatzsch, a former president of the Panhellenic group, presented Joan with a nautilus necklace in appreciation of her efforts during the past year.
GREATER ATLANTA DAY – Members of the Greater Atlanta Day alumnae chapter serve as docents during the 2010 Decorators Show House benefiting the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
HOUSTON – Getting into the spirit of Houston alumnae chapter’s 80th anniversary celebration are Judy Lupo, left, and Susan Pain. The theme for the day was “When Kappa Delta Was Young,” and members donned Edwardian hats and lace in honor of the occasion.
MOUNTAIN BROOK – Mary Rooney, left, and Romona Shannon, right, present the 2010 Virginia Blythe Key Award from the Mountain Brook, Ala., alumnae chapter to Mountain Brook High School senior Janey Bloom in recognition of her outstanding involvement in her school and community.
NORTHWEST FLORIDA –Hostesses for the new Northwest Florida alumnae chapter’s first event are, from left, Jan Evett, Rebecca Daffin, Kristin Dobbs, Anna Catherine Hull, Jane Trantham, Erica Atkinson and Drew Grigg.
ST. LOUIS – From left, Molly Roetggers, Maria Finnegan, Kelly Pontius, Molly McDaniel, Jessica Bello and Beth Whitaker, new graduates from Zeta Iota-Saint Louis, are inducted into the St. Louis alumnae chapter.
TWIN CITIES – Barbara Ostlund Burch, president of the Twin Cities, Minn., alumnae chapter, presents the organization’s 2010 Outstanding Member Award to Jane Larson Reiman. Both members are initiates of Sigma Beta chapter at the University of Minnesota.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Summer fun for Washington, D.C., alumnae chapter members, from left, Elise Barnes, Susan Spina, Kim Lauer and Jen Segrist, includes an evening at the Rosslyn Outdoor Movie Festival.

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Traveling This Summer? Don't Forget to Rock Your Letters!

The KD Connect welcomes photos of members showing their KD pride while enjoying vacations and other summertime fun. Please send your favorite photo (one per member, please) by August 15 to kdnews@kappadelta.org. Put “summer fun” in the subject line and in the body of the e-mail include the location of the photo, activity and, for group photos of six or fewer people, the names of all pictured (identified from left to right), their chapters and schools. Acceptable photos will be included in the September KD Connect.

State Days - Coming this Month

Ohio State Day, “Summer in the City,” will be held July 23 - 24, in Columbus, Ohio. Weekend plans include Friday night pizza party at Cambria Suites Hotel; Saturday luncheon at Little Bear Golf Club, Lewis Center, Ohio; $35 per person. Guest speaker is Margaret Holt Duncan, former national vice president-membership. For more information contact Debbie Browne Conway at 614.389.3192 or dconway6@att.net.

Georgia/South Carolina State Day will be held in Atlanta on July 30 and 31 at the Druid Hills Golf Club. The featured guest speakers will be Patricia Barnes, better known as “Sister Schubert,” and National President Beth Langford. On Friday night, “mini” reunions are planned for the chapters. This is going to be an exciting evening of renewed friendships, sharing memories and meeting new sisters. Saturday will be a day filled with Kappa Delta traditions as you celebrate the KD heritage and plan for the future. In the afternoon, “Girl Power” sessions will be offered. These will provide the collegians and alumnae an opportunity to share with each other in areas of interests for their chapters. For more information, contact Pat Tooke at patooke@bellsouth.net.

Set for September

Arkansas State Day, hosted by the Northwest Arkansas alumnae chapter, will be held in conjunction with the Alabama-Arkansas football game on Saturday, Sept. 25, in Fayetteville. NWARKD received a $500 grant for the first KD State Day in Arkansas, and details are being planned for this event. For more information, contact Kristi Callaway at callaway3@sbcglobal.net.