Kappa Delta
Colors: Olive Green and Pearl White
Symbol: Dagger, Nautilus Shell
Animal: Teddy Bear, Katydid
Flower: White Rose
Date founded: October 23, 1897
First chapter: State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), Farmville,
Virginia
Philanthropy: Kappa Delta has four national philanthropies: Girl Scouts of the USA, Prevent
Child Abuse America, the Children's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia, and the
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Awards. Every Kappa Delta chapter
across the country hosts an annual fundraising event, called Shamrock, which
raises money for Prevent Child Abuse America and local child protection
agencies. All chapters hold events for local Girl Scout troops every semester,
as well. Additionally, our chapter hosts a Halloween Carnival each October with
Pi Beta Phi for underpriveleged children in the Austin area.
Famous alumnae: Georgia O'Keeffe, renowned artist; Ali Landry, actress, Miss USA 1996; Donna Stone, founder of Prevent Child Abuse America; Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, Nobel Prize winning author; Claudia Kennedy, U.S. Army's first female three-star general; Patricia Polito Miller, co-founder of Vera Bradley Designs
Local Chapter website: www.txkappadelta.com