biennial report of beth martin langford kappa delta sorority national ...

Address the growing demand of out-of-house living requests, not meeting the obligation of
membership to live in the chapter house until full occupancy, and addressing the demands of
parental involvement and legal counsel brought by the parents on behalf of their daughter.
Complete the final editing of the House Director Manual and the Chapter Housing and House
Corporation Manual for the publication of these manuals incorporating the new structure and
terminology.
Continue to evaluate loan documentation and re-draft when necessary.
Following statistics are as of April 1, 2011:
Outstanding loan amount principal balance is $7,791,620 less ($3,401,163 for bad debt allowance)
for a net loan balance of $4,390,457
Outstanding active chapter deferred interest amount is $69,215
Active chapters’ principal balance is $7,345,235
Dormant chapters principal balance is $446,385
Dormant chapters deferred interest is $531,471
Amount of loans guaranteed is: $7,046,609.68.
Loan Delinquencies: Alpha Xi
The Kappa Delta Foundation Educational and Technology Fund was established to meet the
fundraising challenges house corporations have for new or renovated chapter housing. The tax
deductible contributions are made to the Kappa Delta Foundation and on account in the name of
the house corporation. IRS guidelines for these charitable purposes are to be used for:
• Study, library, instructional and computer areas in chapter houses which are either separate
or adjacent to living/social areas.
• Wiring a chapter house to enable members to hook up computers to a mainframe system of
a university.
• Individual computers, computer desks and computer chairs available for member use at a
chapter house.
Communications and Special Initiatives
Chapter Public Relations
The most popular Confidence Coalition project for collegiate chapters is the “You Make Me Smile”
Campaign. At least 60-70% of our chapters have participated. Many chapters do a good job of
promoting Shamrock events and International Women’s Friendship Month. We are currently
researching a new way to receive photos that makes it easier to collect and organize. This may
include using a photo website such as shutterfly or flickr.
We have seen significant increases in the number of followers to Kappa Delta and the Confidence
Coalition’s facebook and twitter pages. These communication platforms have been used to network
and create conversation between the national organization and its members/supporters instead of
simply being used as a place to announce information. Also, with more than 6,300 followers, Kappa
Delta has more twitter followers than any other NPC group.
Kappa Delta currently has nine facebook pages, including one for the boutique, Foundation,
Confidence Coalition, International Women’s Friendships Month, International Girls Day, etc. The
14