UMD Kappa Delta

  Philanthropy

Kappa Delta is the only national sorority to name four different philanthropic causes as their official philanthropies. Here, you will find a list of the causes we hold most dear to our hearts.

Girl Scouts of the USA

Kappa Delta is the first and only National Panhellenic sorority to adopt the Girl Scouts as a national philanthropy. Throughout the year, Kappa Deltas work with the Girl Scouts in a number of ways. There is even a special Kappa Delta badge that the Girl Scouts can receive after participating in an activity with the ladies of Kappa Delta!

Children's Hospital in Richmond, VA

Kappa Delta's support of the Children's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia dates back to 1921 with a modest pledge of $1,200 to support two beds. Today, Kappa Delta donates $25,000 annually to the hospital. Many more dollars are given by individual collegiate chapters including Maryland, for hospital projects.

American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons

The establishment of a Kappa Delta Orthopaedic Research Grant was announced in 1947 to augment our commitment to the Children's Hospital. Three $20,000 awards, administered through the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, recognize outstanding resarch in orthopaedics and enable the researchers to continue their efforts. The awards, known as the "Nobel Prizes of Orthopaedic Research", are considered to be the highest recognition of excellence in orthopaedic research. 

Prevent Child Abuse America

Since 1981, Kappa Delta has supported the child abuse prevention efforts of Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA), founded by the late Donna Stone Pesch, a Kappa Delta initiate of Lambda Chapter at Northwestern. Known nationally as Kappa Delta's 'Shamrock Event,' each year, thousands of Kappa Deltas in hundreds of communities nationwide join forces in a collective effort to raise money for national and local child abuse prevention efforts. At Cornell, our exciting and fun-filled projects have ranged from 5K Runs to Wiffleball Tournaments. Since the Shamrock Event's inception, Kappa Deltas have collected nearly $3 million and have donated $659,900 to PCAA, with approximately $2.4 million remaining in the local communities to aid agencies in the immediate area.