Who Are The Kappa Delta's?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Feb. 20, 2008

KAPPA DELTA SORORITY

WHO ARE THE KAPPA DELTA’S?

LOGAN, Utah—Kappa Delta was founded in 1897 in Farmville, Va. Since Kappa Delta has grown with over 200,000 members throughout the world and 130 active collegiate chapters including the Beta Delta chapter of Kappa Delta at Utah State University that colonized in 1937.

The purpose of Kappa Delta Sorority is to promote true friendship among the college girls of our country by inculcating into their hearts and lives those principles of truth, of honor, of duty, without which there can be no true friendship.

The Beta Delta chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority is run by President Jessica Leystra who said “Kappa Delta is a great organization where girls can come to find true friendship as well as opportunities to discover themselves and better themselves through leadership, service, involvement and the connection made within the sisterhood.”

The object of Kappa Delta Sorority is the formation and perpetuation of good fellowship, friendship and sisterly love among its members; the encouragement of literature and education; the promotion of social interest; and the furtherance of charitable and benevolent purposes.

In 1999, Kappa Delta created National Women’s Friendship Day that is celebrated by women across the country, and to impact college campuses across the country, Kappa Delta was instrumental in developing Stand Up! Stand Out! Why Settle For Fitting In When You Were Meant to Stand Out?, an innovative program that helps college women stand up against peer pressure and stand out as role models among their peers. Stand Up! Stand Out! proved so important, 24 other sororities signed on, and the programs will be presented to collegiate women nationwide.

Kappa Delta is making great things happen through its four national philanthropies, the most philanthropies of any NPC group. In addition to Children’s Hospital in Richmond, Va., and the Orthopaedic Research Awards, Kappa Delta supports the prevention of child abuse and Girl Scouts of the USA. Since adopting Prevent Child Abuse America in 1981, Kappa Deltas have raised more than $8 million for child-abuse prevention efforts. The Beta Delta Chapter raised $ 3,000 alone last semester through their “ShamROCK” the cause benefit concert. Since entering into a partnership with Girl Scouts in 1988, Kappa Deltas have made a difference in the lives of hundreds of thousands of girls.

In 2005, Kappa Delta partnered with Dove, the global beauty brand, to support the Dove Campaign for Real Beauty. Through this national campaign, Kappa Delta members have the opportunity to challenge our culture’s definition of beauty and promote self-esteem among women and girls.

Kappa Delta members give back to their community through their leadership as well. Beta Delta chapter members are involved in panhellenic leadership positions, ASUSU leadership positions and comities, positions in clubs within their majors, heath education leadership positions, recreation leadership positions, religious leadership positions and many more.

Kappa Delta is more that just a club it is an organization of girls who give back to the community, raise money for philanthropy, are leaders within their schools and communities and exhibit the standard of class and honor that all Kappa Delta members uphold.

For more information contact:
Ariel Wade
Vice President Standards
Beta Delta chapter of Kappa Delta Sorority
Phone: 435-512-7658
email: ariel-leigh@hotmail.com
http://www.kappadelta.org

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