National Website: https://kappadelta.org
Founded: October 23rd 1897 at State Femal Normal School (Now Longwood University)
Founders:
Lenora Ashmore Blackiston,
Mary Sommerville Sparks Hendrick,
Julia Tyler Gardiner Wilson
Sara Turner White
Local Founding Date: August 9th 1919
Motto: “Let us strive for that which is honorable, beautiful and highest“
Philanthropy: Girl Scouts of the USA, Prevent Child Abuse America, Kappa Delta Shamrock (Local)
Colors: Olive Green and Pearl White
Flower: White Rose
Jewel: Diamond, Emerald, Pearl
Symbol: Dagger, Nautilus Shell
Mascot: Katydid, Teddy Bear
Noted Kappa Deltas:
Brooke Anderson Sigma Phi (University of Georgia) Journalist and anchor for Showbiz Tonight
Patricia Wood Barnes Delta Delta (Troy University) Founder of Sister Schubert’s Rolls
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Gamma Kappa (University of Louisiana – Lafayette) First female elected Governor of Louisiana
Madison Brown Beta Delta (Utah State University) Member of family on TLC’s Sister Wives
Pearl S. Buck Theta (Randolph Macon College) Nobel Prize Winner, Pulitzer Prize Winner
Jean Carpenter Carnahan Epsilon Alpha (Missouri University of Science and Technology) U.S. Senator Missouri 2000–2002
Susie Castillo Alpha Iota (University of California, Los Angeles) Miss USA 2003
Liz Cochran Alpha Upsilon (Birmingham Southern College) Miss Alabama 2009
Ruth Johnson Colvin Lambda (Northwestern University) Founder of Literacy Volunteers of America, now called ProLiteracy Worldwide
Emily Elizabeth Douglas Gamma Nu (Miami University of Ohio) Founder and executive director of Grandma’s Gifts
Ellen Albertini Dow Omega Chi (Cornell)Actress (The Wedding Singer, Wedding Crashers)
Bonnie Dunbar Sigma Iota (University of Washington) NASA astronaut
Taylor DuPriest Delta Lambda (Georgia Southern University)TV personality (Kid Nation)
Lauren Elaine Sigma Epsilon (University of Texas)Celebrity fashion designer, actress, and TV personality
Christine O’ Grady Gregoire Sigma Iota (University of Washington) Governor of Washington
Claudia J. Kennedy Alpha Delta (Rhodes College)First female three-star general in the Army (now retired)
Ali Landry Gamma Kappa (University of Louisiana – Lafayette)Actress; Miss USA 1996; one of People magazine’s 1998 “50 Most Beautiful People”; Frito-Lay spokesperson “Doritos Girl”
Lane Lindell Sigma Phi (University of Georgia) Model; Miss United States World 2008
Loren McDaniel Zeta Gamma (University of Arkansas) Miss Arkansas 2015
Patricia Polito MillerSigma Upsilon (Indiana University) Co-Owner/President of Vera Bradley Designs
Cara Mund Theta Gamma (Brown University)]Miss North Dakota 2017 and Miss America 2018
Wendi Nix Epsilon Sigma (Wofford College) ESPN commentator
Joan Lowery Nixon Theta Sigma, (University of Southern California) Author
Georgia O’Keeffe Beta (Chatham Episcopal) Artist, Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient
Shelley Regner Epsilon (Louisiana State University)Actress (Pitch Perfect movie series)
Hannah Roberts Beta Sigma (University of Southern Mississippi)Miss Mississippi 2015, 1st runner-up to Miss America 2016
Margaret Holland Sargent Alpha Iota (University of California, Los Angeles) Portrait Artist, including Tennessee Williams, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and Margaret Thatcher
Suzy Spafford Beta Rho (San Diego State University) Creator of the Suzy’s Zoo greeting cards
Donna J. Stone Lambda (Northwestern University) Founder of Prevent Child Abuse America
Rachael Todd Epsilon Omicron (University of Central Florida) Miss Florida 2009
Leigh Anne Tuohy Alpha Mu (University of Mississippi) Interior designer; legal guardian of Michael Oher, as featured in the 2009 film The Blind Side; author
Sarah Jane Waddell Eta Theta (Villanova University) Miss Trinidad & Tobago World 2014
Mari WilenskyBeta Pi (University of Florida) Miss Florida 2005, Miss America 2006 Top Ten Finalist
Debbie Maffett Wilson Gamma Rho (Sam Houston State) 1983 Miss America
Caitlin Upton Epsilon Epsilon (Appalachian State University) Miss Teen South Carolina 2007
Trischa Zorn Pi (University of Nebraska) Paralympian
Jennifer Lee Alpha Sigma (University of New Hampshire)Writer and director of the 2013 Disney animated feature Frozen