1. GREEK LIFE:
KAPPA DELTA
SORORITY
CULTURE
Sarah Crockett
Megan Higginbotham
Lauren Howard

2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE
 Greek Life at Virginia Tech
 Kappa Delta Sorority Overview
 Kappa Delta Sorority Culture
 Analysis of Relevant Issues
 Student Learning and Involvement

3. PRESENTATION LEARNING
OUTCOMES
 Following this presentation students will be able
to:
 List the different Greek councils within Virginia Tech
Fraternity and Sorority Life
 Identify the relationship of Kappa Delta’s mission
statement with that of the Office of Fraternity and
Sorority Life and the Division of Student Affairs
 Articulate aspects of Kappa Delta Culture
 Identify how membership in Kappa Delta affects
student learning and involvement

4. INTRODUCTION
Methods
Definitions

5. METHODS
 Personal Interviews
 Active Kappa Deltas
 Inactive Kappa Deltas
 Kappa Delta Alumni
 Other active sorority members
 Other fraternity members
 Non-Greek students and staff members
 Greek life staff members
 Web Research

6. CULTURE
For the purposes of this presentation,
CULTURE is defined as:
 Social glue based on shared values and
beliefs
 We will be looking at the culture of Kappa Delta
Sorority through the lens of Pan-Hellenic Council and
Greek Life within the Virginia Tech community.

7. GREEK LIFE
“..coming into school…I was really
lost…there was so much to do and
so many different things to choose
from. I just felt like I didn’t
have that solid group of friends
like I did in high school. “ -Jen

8. GREEK LIFE AT VIRGINIA TECH
 Office of Fraternity & Sorority Life
 Panhellenic Council (PHC)
 Interfraternity Council (IFC)
 National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)
 United Council for Fraternities and Sororities
(UCFS)

9. PANHELLENIC COUNCIL AT
VIRGINIA TECH
 Governing body of the
12 sororities at
Virginia Tech
 Made up of 13 officers
and one delegate from
each chapter

10. GREEK STUDENT POPULATION
AT VIRGINIA TECH
 Total Undergraduate Female Population = 9,623
 Spring 2010 Sorority Population = 1,853
 19 % of the female population
Source: Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life

11. CHOOSING GREEK LIFE
 First-time Involvement
 Opened doors to other involvement

12. CHOOSING GREEK LIFE
Ja ym e

13. KAPPA DELTA
Overview
Culture

14. KAPPA DELTAS AT VIRGINIA TECH
 Video of Chant

15. KAPPA DELTA MISSION STATEMENT
 Kappa Delta is a national organization
of women committed to a two-fold
purpose:
 to provide a secure, stabilizing
environment for personal growth to its
collegiate members
 to provide a lifelong association of
friendship and enrichment to its alumnae
members.
 Offersthe opportunity to learn
leadership and interpersonal skills.
 Encourages academic achievement.

16. KAPPA DELTA FAST FACTS
 Founded in 1897 in Farmville, Virginia
 Colors: Olive green and pearl white
 Jewels: Diamond, emerald, and pearl
 Flower: White rose
 Symbols: Woodstock (local), Teddy Bear, Dagger,
Nautilus Shell
 Philanthropies: Girl Scouts of the USA, Prevent
Child Abuse America, Children’s
Hospital
 Motto: “Let Us Strive for That Which is
Honorable, Beautiful, and Highest”

17. KAPPA DELTA STATISTICS
 148 Sisters on campus
 Academics:
 GPA New Member Initiation Requirement: 2.6
 GPA Active Membership Requirement: 2.6
 Spring 2010 Average: 3.375
 2ND Highest Panhellenic Chapter
 Expenses:
 New Member, First Semester Dues: $560
 Fall Semester Dues: $400
 Spring Semester Dues: $400
Source: Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life

18. KAPPA DELTA FROM AN OUTSIDER
Re han

19. WHY DO WOMEN CHOOSE KAPPA
DELTA?
Jen

20. KAPPA DELTA CULTURE
“I feel like we’re very
respectable, put-together, polite
women and I really pride myself
on being a part of that.” -Jen

21. WHAT IS KAPPA DELTA IN ONE
WORD?

22. WHAT IS KAPPA DELTA IN ONE
WORD?
 Video of Allie
A l l ie

23. KAPPA DELTA HOUSE CULTURE
Juniors
30-40 chosen
House activities

24. KAPPA DELTA HOUSE CULTURE
Ja ym e

25. AFTER GRADUATION
 Networking through Virginia Tech
 Networking with nationwide chapters
 Friendships
 Leadership Opportunities
 Resume Builder

26. AFTER GRADUATION
Ja ym e

27. ANALYSIS OF
RELEVANT ISSUES

28. AREAS OF CONFLICT
 Access
 Financial Commitment
 Recruitment Year
 House Involvement
 Years in Sorority
 Academics
 GPA Requirement

29. DIVERSITY WITHIN SORORITY LIFE
 PHC and NPHC Divide
 LGBTQ Involvement in Greek Life
“PHC may not be for every
woman, but it can be for any
woman”
- Adam Cantley, Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life

30. STUDENT LEARNING
& INVOLVEMENT

31. STUDENT LEARNING
 Personal Incentives
 Academic Scholarships
 PHC Awards

32. STUDENT INVOLVEMENT
 Philanthropies
 Greek leadership
 Other leadership

33. QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?

34. SOURCES
 Virginia Tech Office of Fraternity and Sorority
Life
 Special thanks for personal interviews to:
 Jayme Shepard, Jen Davis, Jessica Johns, Greer
Kelley, Adam Cantley, Rehan Dahwood, Allie
Sanders, Amanda Tompkins, Meredith London,
Hannah Wilson, Amanda Rogers, and Anne Curtis
Saunders