Grapevine, Texas, June 22, 2025 – For the first time in over decade, Kappa Delta presented its highest honor, the Hall of Honor, to two very special sisters at the White Rose Banquet at Kappa Delta’s 66th Biennial National Convention in Grapevine, Texas.  Established in 1975, the Hall of Honor recognizes members who have achieved distinction for personal devotion and continued service to Kappa Delta Sorority. Only 25 Kappa Deltas have received this distinction. The two recipients named in 2025 are: 

Julie Landgren Johnson, Sigma Psi-North Dakota State 

Julie joined KD at Sigma Psi Chapter at North Dakota State University. After college, she began volunteering on the Sigma Psi Chapter Advisory Board and later, on the Omega Chi-Cornell CAB.   

She went on to serve Kappa Delta in numerous national roles: collegiate province president; national director of member education, rush development and membership; and Kappa Delta Foundation director.   

Julie was elected to National Council in 1993 as national vice president-membership and served in that role until 1999 when she was elected national president. She led KD as national president until 2005 and then served as National Panhellenic Conference delegate for nearly two decades from 2005 to 2023.   

Julie received Kappa Delta’s Order of the Diamond award in 2015 for her contributions to the women’s fraternal movement and Order of the Emerald in 2019 for her dedicated service to KD. Julie is also a member of the KD Foundation’s Dorothea Cavin Society and proudly served as capital campaign chairman to raise funds for the new Sigma Psi chapter house that opened in 2022.    

Julie has given so much to Kappa Delta, but she hasn’t reserved her talents for KD only. She’s been a vital part of the National Panhellenic Conference leadership since 2005, serving in various positions, including NPC area advisor, Southeast area advisor coordinator and release figures management specialist. She was the NPC Executive Committee Panhellenics chairman from 2010 to 2015, during which time there was unprecedented growth and retention for sororities.   

When the fraternity and sorority industry suffered contraction due to declining enrollment and the pandemic, Julie co-authored NPC legislation to optimize membership growth with an approach that could be tailored for every community. In short, over the last 20 years, Julie has been at the center of innovation of how our industry recruits members.   

In 2023, NPC honored Julie with its Distinguished Service Award for her commitment and dedication to the Panhellenic community. And in 2024, the Association of Fraternity and Sorority Advisors gave Julie its prestigious Jack L. Anson Award, which applauds outstanding service beyond one’s own organization. Many NPC groups have recognized Julie for her service to the industry.    

“If it’s possible for a name to be synonymous with Kappa Delta love and leadership, that name is Julie Landgren Johnson,“ said Kappa Delta National President Susan Stockton. “Julie, thank you for your legacy of leadership. You inspire us to smile big and love our communities bigger.” 

Beth Martin Langford, Kappa Alpha-Florida State 

Beth joined KD at Kappa Alpha Chapter at Florida State University. She was chapter secretary and president, and after college, she was on Kappa Alpha’s CAB.   

Beth went on to serve the national organization as collegiate province president and regional chapter director II. In 2001, Beth was elected to the National Council as national vice president-collegians. In 2005, she was elected national vice president before serving as Kappa Delta’s national president from 2009 to 2015. She received Kappa Delta’s Order of the Emerald in 2015 for her dedicated service to KD. 

Beth has also extended her leadership to the Kappa Delta Foundation, serving as a foundation director from 2009 to 2017 and foundation board chair from 2017 to 2023. She is also part of the foundation’s Founders Society and Dorothea Cavin Society. In 2023, Beth led the foundation’s Imagine Her Future campaign, the capital campaign that raised more than $4.6 million to support scholarships. Not only was she the campaign steering committee chair, Beth and her husband, Lawton, kickstarted the campaign with a landmark gift that inspired her sisters to step up alongside her.    

Beth’s legacy extends far beyond Kappa Delta as well. She is a passionate Florida State fan, and her support of her alma mater runs deep. Together with her husband, Beth founded the Beth and Lawton Langford Endowment for the Arts, providing support for vibrant arts programming, performances, events and classes. For over 40 years, they’ve supported academic and athletic programming, and in 2022, FSU inducted them into the Athletics Hall of Fame with the prestigious Moore-Stone Award.   

Last year, the interfraternal community honored Beth for her leadership and philanthropy. The Foundation for Fraternal Excellence recognized her with the Outstanding Volunteer Award, its highest honor for a volunteer leader of any national sorority or fraternity foundation.   

“If not for Beth, we would be without her beautiful example of generosity,” said National President Susan Stockton. “One of the four Kappa Delta values is selfless service, and you have been a true example of this. Thank you for showing us what generosity looks like in action.” 

Kappa Delta is proud to present Julie and Beth with the Hall of Honor and to celebrate their servant leadership and lifelong commitment to Kappa Delta.  

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Kappa Delta Sorority, headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee, is a national organization for women with more than 317,000 members, 167 active collegiate chapters and 155 active alumnae chapters nationwide. Kappa Delta makes a difference across the country through its philanthropic work, including the prevention of child abuse in partnership with Prevent Child Abuse America and confidence-building programming with Girl Scouts of the USA. For more information, visit www.kappadelta.org.