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

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

13. KAPPA DELTA
Overview
Culture

14. KAPPA DELTAS AT VIRGINIA TECH

15. KAPPA DELTA MISSION STATEMENT
 KappaDelta 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.
 Offers the 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

19. WHY DO WOMEN CHOOSE KAPPA DELTA?

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?

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

24. KAPPA DELTA HOUSE CULTURE

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

26. AFTER GRADUATION

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
 “The Invisible Tapestry: Culture in American Collges
and Universities,” by George D Kuh and Elizabeth
J. Whitt
 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