Awards

The Jeannette M. Collette Kindness Award

2025 Recipient: Kappa Alpha Nu Chapter

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.

The Susan M. Dyer Golden Scholastic Award

2025 Recipient: Syamimi Anuar, Kappa Alpha Xi Chapter

The Susan M. Dyer Golden Scholastic Award ($500) is presented to the Sister with the highest chapter GPA (based on fall semester grades only).

The Elizabeth Jason National Philanthropy Award

2025 Recipient: Kappa Alpha Nu Chapter

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.

Angela K Jacobs Scholarship

2025 Recipient: Lexis Boles, Kappa Sigma Chapter

The Angela K. Jacobs Scholarship ($1500) 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.

Victoria E DeMambro Leadership Award

2025 Recipient: Madison Phillips, Kappa Lambda Chapter

The Victoria E. DeMambro Leadership Award ($500) 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

2025 Recipient: Valerie Galfano, Kappa Alpha Gamma Chapter

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.

The Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Excellence in Social Media Award

2025 Recipient: Kappa Alpha Iota Chapter

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.

Certificate of Merit

2025 Recipients:

Julia Vattes, Kappa Chi Chapter
Olivia DeKing, Kappa Alpha Xi Chapter
Emma Spire, Kappa Upsilon Chapter
Corie McNamara, Kappa Sigma Chapter
Ellie Adams, Kappa Sigma Chapter

The Certificate of Merit is the award 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.

Kappa Rose

2025 Recipient: Marysa Mitrano

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 Golden Opportunity Award

2025 Recipient: Kappa Lambda Chapter

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 according to National Procedures. The chapter must have maintained regular and consistent contact with their assigned Chapter Consultant and/or other National Sorority representative.

Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Chapter Consultant of the Year Award

2025 Recipient: Nicole Hallahan for Kappa Alpha Iota

The Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Chapter Consultant of the Year Award requires the recipient to be nominated by a three-fourths 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.

Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Associate Board Member of the Year Award

2025 Recipient: Julia Schuck

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.

The President’s Cup

2025 Recipient: Kappa Sigma Chapter

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