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

In keeping with the theme of our 59 th Biennial Convention, “Kappa Delta: The Great Journey”,
Kappa Delta has been on a great journey since 1897.
Kappa Delta has grown from four young women gathered in a college dormitory talking about how
they could turn their friendship into something greater – to what Kappa Delta has become today – a
force of more than 217,000 women making a positive difference in the lives of others by serving as
leaders on our campuses and in our communities, supporting our national philanthropies and
initiatives, and always, providing true friendships that help us along our personal journeys.
Amidst organizational change, economic concerns and devastating national disasters, GREAT things
continue to happen in Kappa Delta and by Kappa Deltas. Within this report you will read of
responses to those within our circle and those without through our programs, communications and
community service.
MEMBERSHIP
Kappa Delta continued to experience growth in new chapters and overall membership. As of June 1,
2011, the sorority has 142 collegiate chapters; 519 chartered alumnae associations, 256 of which are
active; and a total initiated membership of more than 217,000. The sorority pledged 5,834 women
during the 2010-2011 academic year and initiated 5,508. During 2009-2010, 5,142 women pledged
and 4,981 were initiated.
Our chapters excelled in recruitment with 95% of our chapters pledging quota during the course of
the year and an impressive 92% were at total. This is a huge improvement for the sorority in this
area. Kappa Delta has not experienced 92% of our chapters meeting total in several years.
Although there are many factors that go into a chapter meeting quota but the constant support,
leadership, and knowledge of our CMDs is one of the biggest factors. The monitoring of this area
this was made simpler by the RFM reports from NPC and the data tracking reports completed
monthly by the CMDs. The CMDs also streamlined the chapter reporting which also helped us
accomplish this goal. Recruitment focused Official Visits’ and CDC visits coordinated were also
extremely helpful. Of interest is the average chapter size of our chapters is 106.
For the purposes of these statistics, please note that while Kappa Delta has 142 chapters, 3 chapters were new
chapters/colonies. Our fourth newest chapter Eta Phi, Boston University participated in formal recruitment in
January 2011. Five of our chapters do not use a Quota/Total system. We had 139 chapters participate in some
form of recruitment.
Kappa Delta’s membership grew and was greatly enhanced by an outstanding extension effort.
During the biennium the following colonizations were completed: Eta Xi - Dartmouth College, Eta
Rho - Wilmington College, Eta Sigma - University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Eta Tau - Florida Gulf
Coast University, Eta Upsilon - North Carolina State University, Eta Phi - Boston University and
Eta Chi - Elon University.
With extension opportunities on the rise and the 2009-2010 academic year noted by NPC as a
record setting year for announcements, an extension specialist was selected and extension committee
established so that Kappa Delta is poised to be competitive in opportunities for growth. A new
extension presentation was developed and the review of written/visual materials is on-going.
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