Kappa Delta’s 66th Biennial National Convention concluded with one of our favorite traditions: the awards ceremony! During this special event, national leaders recognized excellence across our sisterhood—honoring the achievements of alumnae and collegiate chapters in academics, community service, operations and more. We also celebrated the incredible impact of our chapter advisory boards and house corporations, whose dedication helps shape the KD experience every day. 

INDIVIDUAL MEMBER AWARDS

Check out each news release to learn more about the alumnae and collegians honored with KD’s prestigious member recognition and awards.  

• Order of the Emerald
• Order of the Pearl
• Corre Anding Stegall Collegiate Leadership Award
• Elite Professionals Under 40 Award
• Outstanding Panhellenic Leadership Award
• Kappa Delta Foundation Scholarship

TOP COLLEGIATE CHAPTER AWARDS

MERIT AWARD

 Groups 1-7:    

• Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech 
• Alpha Delta-Rhodes 
• Beta Upsilon-Susquehanna 
• Eta Iota-Pace 
• Eta Nu-Sacred Heart 
• Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette 
• Eta Omega –Kennesaw State 

Groups 8+:    

• Alpha Epsilon -Tennessee/Knoxville 
• Alpha Mu-Mississippi 
• Alpha Xi-Louisville 
• Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi 
• Beta Tau-Vanderbilt 
• Beta Chi-North Carolina/Chapel Hill 
• Beta Pi-Florida 
• Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky 
• Delta Omega-Mississippi State 
• Epsilon-Louisiana State 
• Kappa Alpha-Florida State 
• Nu-Oklahoma State 
• Sigma Lambda-Auburn 
• Xi-Pittsburgh 
• Zeta-Alabama/Tuscaloosa 

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Groups 1-7:    

• Delta Phi–Georgia Southwestern State 
• Epsilon Lambda–Alabama/Huntsville 
• Iota–Centre  
• Mu–Millsaps 
• Theta Tau–Bentley 
• Zeta Omega–Memphis 
• Zeta Psi–Valparaiso  

Groups 8+:    

• Alpha Pi–William & Mary 
• Beta Zeta–South Carolina  
• Epsilon Tau–Clemson 
• Eta Kappa–Northeastern 
• Eta Psi–North Carolina/Charlotte  
• Eta Upsilon–North Carolina State 
• Pi–Nebraska 
• Zeta Mu-Towson 
• Zeta Omicron–Wake Forest 

RECOGNITION AWARD

 Groups 1-7:    

• Alpha Sigma – New Hampshire 
• Beta Kappa-Tennessee/Chattanooga 
• Beta Lambda-Georgetown 
• Eta Lambda–Franklin & Marshall  
• Gamma Beta-North Texas 
• Gamma Epsilon–Florida Southern 
• Gamma Delta–East Tennessee State 
• Gamma Gamma-High Point 
• Theta Lambda–Marquette 
• Theta Pi–Alabama/Birmingham  
• Zeta Xi-Rollins 

Groups 8+   

• Beta Alpha-Virginia  
• Epsilon Omicron–Central Florida  
• Eta Alpha–Texas A&M/College Station 
• Eta Mu – Georgia College & State 
• Sigma Phi–Georgia  
• Sigma Tau–Washington State  
• Theta Alpha–Quinnipiac 

TOP ALUMNAE CHAPTER AWARDS

AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

• Central Pennsylvania Alumnae Chapter 
• City of Chicago Alumnae Chapter 
• Cleveland West, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter 
• Columbus Alumnae Chapter 
• Dayton, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter 
• Greater Atlanta Day Alumnae Chapter 
• Greater Cincinnati Alumnae Chapter 
• Greater Oklahoma City Alumnae Chapter 
• Houston Alumnae Chapter 
• Indianapolis Evening Alumnae Chapter 
• Low Country, South Carolina, Alumnae Chapter 
• Milwaukee Alumnae Chapter 
• Mountain Brook, Alabama, Alumnae Chapter 
• Richardson/Plano, Texas, Alumnae Chapter 
• Utah Alumnae Chapter 

ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

• Brevard County, Florida, Alumnae Chapter 
• Greenville, South Carolina, Alumnae Chapter 
• Jacksonville, Florida, Alumnae Chapter 
• Memphis, Tennessee, Alumnae Chapter 
• Newport Harbor, California, Alumnae Chapter 
• Phoenix/Valley of the Sun Alumnae Chapter 
• Seattle Alumnae Chapter 
• St. Louis Alumnae Chapter 
• Tucson, Arizona, Alumnae Chapter 
• Tulsa, Oklahoma, Alumnae Chapter 
• Twin Cities, Minnesota, Alumnae Chapter 
• Western Kentucky Area Alumnae Chapter 

RECOGNITION AWARD

• Central Pennsylvania Alumnae Chapter 
• Cypress, Texas, Alumnae Chapter 
• Fort Worth, Texas, Alumnae Chapter 
• Greater Naperville, Illinois, Alumnae Chapter 
• Knoxville, Tennessee, Alumnae Chapter 
• New Orleans Alumnae Chapter 
• Northwest Arkansas Alumnae Chapter 
• Northwest Indiana Alumnae Chapter 
• Orlando, Florida, Alumnae Chapter 
• Peoria, Illinois, Alumnae Chapter 
• Tallahassee, Florida, Alumnae Chapter 
• Troy, Alabama, Alumnae Chapter 
• Union Springs, Alabama, Alumnae Chapter 

CHAPTER ADVISORY BOARD AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Groups 1-7:    

• Delta Iota–Murray State 
• Eta Omega–Kennesaw State 
• Gamma Kappa–Louisiana/Lafayette 
• Zeta Rho–San Diego 
• Zeta Zeta–Cal State/San Bernardino 

Groups 8+   

• Alpha Epsilon–Tennessee/Knoxville 
• Alpha Kappa–Oregon State 
• Epsilon Tau-Clemson 
• Eta Alpha–Texas A&M/College Station 
• Sigma Iota–Washington 
• Sigma Tau-Washington State 
• Xi–Pittsburgh 
• Zeta Alpha–Texas Tech 
• Gamma Beta–North Texas 

HOUSING AWARDS

HOUSE CORPORATION AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

• Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech 
• Alpha Epsilon-Tennessee / Knoxville 
• Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky 
• Epsilon Iota-Missouri 
• Epsilon Alpha-Missouri S&T 
• Kappa Alpha-Florida State 
• Pi-Nebraska 
• Sigma Iota-Washington 
• Sigma Kappa-Ohio State 
• Sigma Omicron-Illinois 
• Sigma Phi-Georgia 
• Sigma Tau-Washington State 
• Sigma Upsilon-Indiana 
• Theta Zeta-Lehigh 
• Zeta Gamma–Arkansas/Fayetteville 

UNIVERSITY HOUSING AWARD

• Beta Psi-Arizona State 

BEVERLY AXEL SYWASSINK MOST IMPROVED HOUSE CORPORATION AWARD

• Sigma Gamma-Kansas State 

ALUMNAE CHAPTER AWARDS

ALUMNAE CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP-BUILDING AWARD

• Indianapolis Evening 

MARTHA COPENING KELLSTROM AWARD FOR PROGRAMMING EXCELLENCE

• Memphis, Tennessee, Alumnae Chapter 

OUTSTANDING NEW ALUMNAE CHAPTER

• Northshore, Louisiana, Alumnae Chapter 

ALUMNAE CHAPTER SUPPORT AWARD

• In-Town: Utah Alumnae Chapter 
• Out-of-Town: Houston Alumnae Chapter 
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CHAPTER EDUCATION AWARDS

BUILDING CONFIDENCE AWARD

• Groups 1-7: Epsilon Lambda–Alabama/Huntsville  
• Groups 8+: Zeta–Alabama/Tuscaloosa 

GENEVIEVE FORBES MORSE NEW-MEMBER EDUCATION AWARD

• Groups 1-7: Epsilon Lambda–Alabama/Huntsville 
• Groups 8+: Eta Alpha-Texas A&M/College Station 

EXCELLENCE IN MEMBER EDUCATION PROGRAMMING AWARD

• Groups 1-7: Epsilon Rho-Rochester 
• Groups 8+: Sigma Zeta-Michigan 

ACADEMIC AWARDS

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE PROGRAMMING AWARD

• Groups 1-7: Mu-Millsaps 
• Groups 8+: Eta Chi-Elon 

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

• Alpha Chi–Louisiana Tech 
• Alpha Delta-Rhodes 
• Alpha Iota–California/Los Angeles 
• Alpha Omicron-Queens/Charlotte 
• Alpha Rho–Maryland  
• Alpha Theta-Vermont 
• Alpha Xi-Louisville 
• Beta Alpha-Virginia 
• Beta Chi–North Carolina/Chapel Hill 
• Beta Pi-Florida 
• Beta Sigma–Southern Mississippi 
• Beta Tau-Vanderbilt  
• Beta Upsilon–Susquehanna  
• Epsilon Tau-Clemson 
• Eta Chi-Elon 
• Eta Epsilon–South/Sewanee 
• Eta Kappa -Northeastern 
• Eta Lamda–Franklin & Marshall 
• Eta Rho-Wilmington 
• Eta Theta-Villanova 
• Eta Xi-Dartmouth 
• Gamma Chi–Lenior-Rhyne 
• Gamma Epsilon–Florida Southern 
• Gamma Nu-Miami 
• Nu–Oklahoma State 
• Sigma Epsilon–Texas/Austin 
• Sigma Iota-Washington 
• Sigma Omicron-Illinois 
• Sigma Phi-Georgia 
• Sigma Pi-Albion 
• Sigma Zeta-Michigan 
• Theta Alpha-Quinnipiac 
• Theta Mu-Richmond 
• Theta Tau–Bentley  
• Theta Upsilon-Loyola/Chicago 
• Zeta–Alabama/Tuscaloosa 
• Zeta Iota–Saint Louis 
• Zeta Omicron–Wake Forest 
• Zeta Pi-Furman 
• Zeta Psi–Valparaiso 

CAMPUS RELATIONS AWARDS

MINNIE MAE PRESCOTT GRACIOUS LIVING AWARD

• Delta Omega-Mississippi State 

OUTSTANDING PANHELLENIC LEADERSHIP AWARD

• Weatherly Spence, Alpha Delta–Rhodes 
• Anne Badger, Beta Chi–North Carolina/Chapel Hill 
• Riley Karker, Beta Upsilon-Susquehanna 
• Torri Walker Epsilon Lambda–Alabama/Huntsville 
• Casey Brannigan, Theta Nu–Purdue 

GLADYS PUGH REDD PANHELLENIC AWARD

• Groups 1-5: Sigma Psi-North Dakota State 
• Groups 6-10: Eta Psi–North Carolina/Charlotte 
• Groups 11+: Zeta Gamma–Arkansas/Fayetteville 

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING AWARDS

JUDY HARE THORNE ANGELOS AWARD

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Gamma Kappa-Louisiana/Lafayette 
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Epsilon-Louisiana State 
• Alumnae Chapter Indianapolis Evening Alumnae Chapter   

PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING AWARD

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Delta Phi-Georgia Southwestern State 
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Zeta Gamma-Arkansas/Fayetteville 
• Alumnae: Greenville, South Carolina, Alumnae Chapter 

COLLEGIATE CHAPTER COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS

COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Epsilon Lambda-Alabama/Huntsville 
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Alpha Xi-Louisville 

GIRL SCOUT SUPPORT AWARD

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Alpha Delta-Rhodes 
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Zeta Gamma-Arkansas/Fayetteville 

JOINT SHAMROCK EVENT AWARD

• Greater Atlanta Day Alumnae Chapter & Eta Omega-Kennesaw State

PATRICIA BEECHAM NIEMAN SHAMROCK EVENT AWARD

• Collegiate Groups 1-7: Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech 
• Collegiate Groups 8+: Zeta-Alabama/Tuscaloosa 

ALUMNAE CHAPTER COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARDS

ELIZABETH WINSTON LANIER PHILANTHROPY AWARD

• Cleveland West, Ohio, Alumnae Chapter   

ANN DONER VAUGHN PHILANTHROPY AWARD

• Low Country, South Carolina, Alumnae Chapter  

GIRL SCOUT SUPPORT AWARD

• Houston Alumnae Chapter  

PATRICIA BEECHAM NIEMAN SHAMROCK EVENT AWARD

• Alumnae <40 Members: Newport Harbor, California, Alumnae Chapter   
• Alumnae 40+ Members: Greater Atlanta Day Alumnae Chapter  

SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS

DIAMOND AWARD

• Delta Gamma-Western Kentucky 

 WHITE ROSE AWARD

• Epsilon Epsilon-Appalachian State 

NEW CHAPTER EXCELLENCE AWARD

• Epsilon Gamma-North Georgia 

FINANCIAL AWARDS

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD

• 1-7 Groups: Theta Tau-Bentley  
• 8+ Groups: Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi 

MEMBER FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AWARD

• Beta Chi-North Carolina/Chapel Hill 
• Beta Lambda-Georgetown 
• Beta Sigma-Southern Mississippi 
• Beta Tau-Vanderbilt 
• Beta Upsilon-Susquehanna 
• Epsilon Tau-Clemson 
• Eta Lambda-Franklin & Marshall 
• Eta Rho-Wilmington 
• Eta Theta-Villanova 
• Gamma Epsilon-Florida Southern 
• Mu-Millsaps 
• Theta Gamma-Brown 
• Theta Zeta-Lehigh 
• Zeta-Alabama/Tuscaloosa 
• Zeta Mu-Townson 
• Zeta Nu-Lynchburg 
• Zeta Omicron-Wake Forest 

COLLEGIATE MEMBERSHIP AWARDS

OVERALL MEMBERSHIP EXCELLENCE AWARD

• 1-7 Groups: Alpha Chi-Louisiana Tech 
• 8+ Groups: Beta Pi-Florida 

SISTERHOOD AWARD

• 1-7 Groups: Theta Eta-Old Dominion 
• 8+ Groups: Eta Alpha-Texas A&M/College Station 

RETENTION AWARD

1-7 Groups:   

• Theta Tau-Bentley  
• Iota-Centre  

8+ Groups:   

• Delta Omega-Mississippi State 
• Epsilon Tau–Clemson 

RECRUITMENT EXCELLENCE AWARD

• 1-7 Groups: Delta Lambda-Georgia Southern 
• 8+ Groups: Alpha Mu-Mississippi 

MOST IMPROVED RECRUITMENT AWARD

• 1-7 Groups: Eta Eta-Northern Kentucky 
• 8+ Groups: Sigma Lambda-Auburn 

CONTINUOUS OPEN BIDDING AWARD

• 1-7 Groups: Delta Iota-Murray State 
• 8+ Groups: Beta Rho-San Diego State