Awards

The Jeannette M. Collette Kindness Award is presented to the Chapter which best exemplifies acts of philanthropy performed by the local Chapter for an individual, for their college, community, an organization, and/or notable cause. The philanthropic acts must be completed between February 15th of the previous year and February 15th of the current year.

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The Susan M. Dyer Golden Scholastic Award is presented to the Sister with the highest chapter GPA (based on fall semester grades only).

The Elizabeth Jason National Philanthropy Award will be awarded to the chapter with the highest financial contribution to the National Philanthropy and will be given at convention. All donations to be considered; cash, checks, electronic funds transfers, and online pages such as walks, etc., must be submitted to the National Treasurer prior to the start of the convention general business meeting. In the event of a tie, the highest donation per sister will be used. This is the amount of the total donation divided by the amount of total active sisters.

The Angela K. Jacobs Scholarship ($1000) requires applicants to be nominated by a unanimous Chapter decision, be an active Kappa sister for at least one year when receiving the scholarship, and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher.

The Victoria E. DeMambro Leadership Award requires applicants to be nominated by a unanimous Chapter decision, be an active sister who is in good standing with their Chapter and the National Sorority, have held a Chapter executive board position for a minimum of one year, be a member of another campus or community organization at the time of submission, and have a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher. 

The Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Yellow Rose Award is presented to a Chapter President and requires applicants to be nominated by unanimous Chapter decision, be an active sister and be in good standing with their Chapter and National Sorority, and do an outstanding job leading the Chapter in accomplishing the National and Chapter goals while following National Procedure.

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The Excellence in Social Media Presence Award will be awarded to the Chapter with a prominent social media presence. This can be through a combination of Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or any social media application. The content should promote our national philanthropy, the individuality of the Chapter, the importance of sisterhood bonding, and be tasteful. The Chapter must submit all social media handles to be considered for this award.

The Certificate of Merit is the award is given to a Sister who goes above and beyond her call of duty. It is a way to show positive reinforcement within the chapter and National Sorority.

The Kappa Rose Award is given to a sister who has shown her dedication through her loyalty and effort. She has built a part of herself into the warp and woof of our beloved Sorority. Her accomplishments stand as an inspiration to the Sisterhood.

The Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Golden Opportunity Award is presented to the chapter that may have gone through a hardship with membership numbers, that may have struggled with an administration issue and rose above the challenges, that may have had a financial crisis that they climbed out of, or that may have encountered a difficult Affiliate/Sister situation that was defused of according to National Procedures.  The chapter must have maintained regular and consistent contact with their assigned Chapter Consultant and/or other National Sorority representative.

The Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Chapter Consultant of the Year Award requires the recipient to be nominated by a ¾ decision by a Chapter for whom they act as Chapter Consultant, have scheduled and completed field consultant visits for both the Fall and Spring semesters by the award application deadline, and have submitted all monthly reports and field reports to the VP of Membership in a timely fashion.

The Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Associate Board Member of the Year Award requires the recipient to be nominated by one of her colleagues on the board and demonstrate actions that go above and beyond her call of duty through her work on the board. 

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The Presidents Cup is awarded to the Chapter who best reflects the ideals of Kappa, of Delta, and of Phi in all chapter representations since the last National Convention. There is no application process to be eligible for this award as it is determined by the National Board of Directors and is considered the highest award given to a Chapter.  Requirements for consideration are that the Chapter was awarded the Outstanding Chapter Certificate, previous Spring Semester and Fall Semester Chapter GPA met a minimum 2.5, the Chapter made contributions to the National Philanthropy, the Chapter must have been in good standing throughout the entirety of the award period, and Chapter attendance at Sorority sponsored events.

The Display Award is presented to the Chapter with the most outstanding display at the convention. The award will be given to the Chapter that scores the highest total in the following categories: creativity, originality, traditionalism, sisterhood, philanthropy, and brotherhood.