WE HAVE MOVED!!  Follow us on our new/updated website!

http://louisvillekdac.weebly.com/

As we begin the 2015-2016 Year the Louisville Area KDAC has changed its name to the KENTUCKIANA KAPPA DELTA ALUMNAE CHAPTER!!  After much discussion and confusion in the past as to whom this AC served we wanted to make an effort to more inclusive of all the KD Alumnae that live in the Louisville and Southern Indiana areas regardless of a sisters colligate chapter or  location in the Louisville Area. 

We hope you will consider becoming a dues paying member this year and help the AC grow!!

December Update

Happy Holidays to all our wonderful KD Sisters! Hope everyone has a wonderful and safe Holiday Season full of family and fun!

 

As we get ready to start new year the Louisville Area KD Alumnae Chapter is busy planning the winter and spring events! We would LOVE to get your input so that we can plan events that our members want to attend and in doing so hopefully increase our membership. Below you will find a link to a very quick 9 question survey to help us know what you want. We understand that you all are busy so we kept it short, sweet and to the point! Thank you so much for your help in advance!!

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/3F7MSJZ

*Upcoming Events*

January 24, 2015 at 9:30 am
Annual New Year's Brunch
The Cafe
Please RSVP to louisvillekdac@gmail.com or on our Facebook Event page
https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/louisvillekdac/events/

February 28, 2015 at 10:30 am
Panhellenic Scholarship Luncheon
Wildwood Country Club
We have TWO Alpha Xi KD's as recipients this year so lets show our support for her and get as many KD's as we can get there...get a group of your pledge sisters together and join us and support our local chapters and the scholarships that they receive.
10:30 am - Silent Auction Opens
11:30 am - Lunch/Keynote Speaker
Registration fee is $30 pre-paid by check or cash, $32 via PayPal (will send link) or $40 at the door. All money goes to the scholarship fund for the next year!!
Please wear your badge!

*2014-2015 Dues*

There is still time to pay your 2014-2015 membership dues if you have not so yet.

http://louisvilleareakdac.blogspot.com/


If you have any questions regarding any of these events or suggestions for events please feel free to contact us anytime.

Thank you all for your time and have a great holiday season!!

Louisville KDAC - Upcoming Events

There are lots of great events coming up that you will not want to miss.

Dinner and Shopping
November 20, 2014 at 6:30pm
Join us for a fun evening of dinner and shopping at the Paddock Shoppes.
We will meet at 6:30 at Martini's for a quick bite to eat and then head out to the mall for shopping.  Hope you will be able to join us and kick start your holiday season!!

Annual Holiday Party
December 11, 2014 at 7:00pm
Sarah Barker's Home (address will be sent out via E-Vite)
Join us for our favorite event of the year.  We will be enjoying some great food, drinks and company.  Please bring a $10 holiday themed gift for the gift exchange!  Take a few minutes and enjoy a relaxing, fun filled evening with sisters before the hectic holiday season starts!!

Annual New Years Brunch
January 24, 2015 at 9:30am
The Cafe
Get your year started out with a great brunch with some amazing KD's. 

More information to follow via e-mail, e-vite and facebook so be on the lookout!  We hope you will be able to join us at one of the events above to meet some new KD's and catch up with some you have not seen in a while.

Have a great Halloween!!

In our KD,

Sarah Barker
Louisville KDAC President

Sisterhood and Service

On October 13 the Louisville Area KD Alumnae Chapter prepared and served dinner at Gilda's Club!  The theme was 'Pink'tober!  So we made food to fit the theme....pink chicken alfredo pasta, pink deviled eggs, strawberry spinach salad and pink sprinkle cupcakes and cookies!!  It was a wonderful opportunity to give back to the community during our founders month!

 

Thank you to everyone who donated to the event by making a dish, donating money and working the event!!  With all your help it was a very successful evening!

 

 

 

 

Happy International Women's Friendship Month

Dear Sisters,

Happy International Women's Friendship Month!!
Ask any woman--there's something special about her friendships with other women. Our female friends know us better than anyone else. They are there to listen, to console, and to encourage. They are our loudest cheerleaders and our most compassionate confidantes. Our women friends come in a wide variety--sister, mother, neighbor, childhood playmate, college roommate. We make connections at the playground, the workplace, the gym, and over the proverbial back fence.

From a leisurely Saturday afternoon over coffee to precious moments stolen for a late night phone call, our relationships with other women can sustain us and give life depth. We need to remember the important roles our women friends play in our lives.

In 1999, Kappa Delta Sorority created National Women's Friendship Day to do just that. And in 2009, alongside Kappa Delta’s creation of the Confidence Coalition, the celebration was expanded to the entire month of September. Now known as International Women's Friendship Month, the celebration offers all women the opportunity to remember their cherished friends.

Mark your calendars and join us in celebrating women's friendship in September! For more information on the month, please visit the Confidence Coalition website http://www.confidencecoalition.org/.

We are going to celebrate Women's Friendship Month in September, and go to Uptown Art. If you have not been there before, it is a painting class with a twist! The below link will show you the picture that we are going to paint, it is called Poppies. Also, wine bottles are half price for the night. This is ...a very fun activity and a very fun way to tap in to your creative side. Please RSVP to the Facebook invite, so I can let them know how many of us are going to attend so we can get our seats together.

Follow the below link to reserve and pay for your spot today!!!

https://sites.cimplebox.com/events/registration.aspx?g=1&s=4278&c=2443&eid=67058&r=0.7689896

Hope to see you soon!!

In our KD,

Sarah Barker
Louisville KDAC President

2014-2015 KDAC Board

Congrats to the 2014-2015 Louisville KDAC Board!

Sarah Barker – President

Elizabeth Bland– VP Membership

Tiffany Flanagan – Programming/Social

Hala Ziady – Panhellenic

Lindsey Zanetti – Secretray

Hope Hodges – Public Relations

Teresa Crum – Treasurer

Chapter Liaison - OPEN

Community Service -  OPEN

 

If you are interested in getting involved in the Louisville KDAC please contact Sarah Barker at sarah@stengelhill.com.

 

The Board will be meeting soon to plan the upcoming years events!!  Be on the lookout for more information soon!!  It is going to be a great year to be a KD Alumnae!!!

 

 

January 2014 Update

Dear KD Sisters,

Sorry for the long gap in posting and information.  Hopefully we will get better at updating the blog more frequently. 

UPCOMING EVENTS

 

Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 10:00am

Annual New Year's Brunch

The Café

712 Brent Street

Louisville, KY  40207

 

Saturday, February 1, 2014 at 10:30 am

Louisville City Panhellenic Luncheon

Wildwood Country Club

5000 Bardstown Rd.

Louisville, KY  40291

We have a KD recipient for a scholarship this year so lets show our support for her and get as many KD's as we can get there...get a group together and join us and support the Panhellenic Scholarship.

10:30 am - Silent Auction Opens
11:30 am - Lunch/Keynote Speaker
Registration fee is $30 pre-paid by check or cash, $32 via PayPal (will send link) and $40 at the door. All money goes to the scholarship fun for the following year!!
Please wear your badge!

 

 

DUES AND MEMBERSHIP



Louisville KDAC year runs from April 1st through March 31st.  We would like to thank those who have paid their 2012-2014 dues....we currently only have 6 paying members.  Dues are only $25 for the ENTIRE year.  If you have not paid your dues yet please click the link on the right side of the page to do so and please send the following information to Sarah Barker at sarahbarker222@gmail.com

Full Name (Married and Maiden)
Address
Phone
E-Mail
Initiated Chapter
Initiation Year


Please be sure to forward to all your KD friends and help us meet our Membership Goal for the year.  Membership Dues help us pay our National Fees to National Kappa Delta as well as help provide support and programing to the University of Louisville Chapter.  Your support means so much to us as well as the chapter members.

 

MEMBER SHOUT OUTS

We would like to give shout outs to our sisters for birthdays, weddings, births, new jobs or anything that is an exciting milestone in your life....if you or know a sister who deserves a shout out please send it to Sarah Barker at sarahbarker222@gmail.com.

Again sorry for the long break in our postings.

In Our KD,

Sarah Barker
sarahbarker222@gmail.com

Kappa Delta July 2013 Update

The Louisville KDAC had a very busy and exciting Spring!  Below are some of the highlights!!

 

Louisville KDAC turns 100!!!

The Louisville Kappa Delta Alumnae Chapter was one of the first 10 Alumnae Chapter's charted by National Kappa Delta and has remained active since January 1, 1912.  The first group of women would meet the first Wednesday of the month at the Kappa Delta Apartment on the University of Louisville's Campus and would have dinner followed by a short program.  They were the first Alumnae Association to create and send out a 'news sheet' to active members....it's amazing how far we have come!!

 

100th Anniversary Celebration - April 2013

 As Alumnae our involvement is proof to the collegians that sorority is for a lifetime....college days are but just the first steps! Beyond them lies a lifelong loyalty and friendship! Being part of our national sisterhood generates a great pride in each of us! The Louisville AC has always been a great source of pride, not only to the national organization, but also in the Louisville Community and the Commonwealth of Kentucky. As we begin a new year we hope that we will continue to grow our membership, contribute more to the community and the local chapter!

 

100th Anniversary Celebration - April 2013

  

2013-2014 Louisville KDAC Board

President - Elizabeth Fuell Bland

Secretary - OPEN

Treasurer - Teresa Johnson Crum

Public Relations - Sarah Hughes Barker

Membership Chair - Jenna Steltenphol

Community Service - Lindsey Peyton Zanetti

Program/Event/Social - Tiffany Tackett Flanagan

Panhellenic Delegate - Hala Ziady

Collegiate Relations - Sarah Hughes Barker

 

2013-2014 Louisville AC  Membership

 

Show your support for the Alumnae Chapter and National Kappa Delta by becoming a dues paying member.  Annual dues are only $25 a year can be paid conveniently online using the PayPal link to the right or by mailing them in.  We rely on dues payments to provide programming for our community service events, support the local chapter and our dues to National KD.  Our Alumnae Chapter year runs from April 1 through March 31.  Becoming a dues paying member does not obligate you to attend any events, although we love to see all our active members at events!!

 

Alpha Xi's Shamrock-N-Run 2013

 

 

 

 

 

85/100 Anniversary Celebration

 

 

You are cordially invited to the

Alpha Xi Chapter 85th Anniversary
and
Louisville Area Alumnae Chapter
100th Anniversary Celebration
These are such amazing milestones that we hope you are able to join us for a luncheon honoring over 185 years of sisterhood!!!

Saturday, April 13, 2012 at 11:30am
 
Marriott Louisville East
1903 Embassy Square Blvd
Louisville, KY 40299

 

Cost is $35 per person.  please make your check out to Kappa Delta and mail to the following address:

613 West Main Street

Louisville, KY  40202
 RSVP by Sunday, April 7th to Sarah Barker at sarah@stengelhill.com or 502.418.0742

 

Hope to see you there to celebrate this AMAZING milestone!!

Upcoming KDAC Events

Hope you will be able to join us for some of the upcoming events.  Be on the look out for E-vites and more information on Facebook.

Thursday February 21 at 6:30pm
Artist in You - Westport Village at the Corner of Herr Lane and Westport Rd.
Ladies' Night at "Artist in You." Come join us for a fun night of painting your own pottery. You can create anything you desire, from plates to cups. They have over 300 pieces, with the average cost between 20 to 25 bucks.
What a fun way to spend a Thursday night! Have fun chatting up your sisters while being creative! Also, we can bring in our own food and drinks, including wine!
 
Sunday March 3 at 1pm
Community Park - Alpha Xi
New Member Brunch with the Ladies of Alpha Xi.  Meet the new members and share your stories of your KD experiences with them!!

Sunday, March 24 at 9:00am
Shamrock-N-Run - Iroquois Park (Mayor's Mile)
Kappa Delta Chapter at the University of Louisville will host its 7^th Annual Shamrock Event – Shamrock-N-Run –to raise money for the prevention of child abuse through the Kentucky Chapter of Prevent Child Abuse and Prevent Child Abuse America. 
You can help make a difference in the lives of children by being a sponsor for the Shamrock Event.  Sponsorships come in many different forms, including monetary donations, auction items, water or sports drinks for water stops and post race food.  We hope you will consider making a donation or participate in our Shamrock Event in some way.

Thursday, March 28 at 6:30pm
Annual Meeting - All KDAC Members (location TDB)
Please join us for our Annual Meeting and help us elect the next KDAC Board.  If you are interested in running or helping to plan future events please think about attending.  This is a great way to get involved and give back!!!

Saturday, April 13 time TBD
Louisville Alumnae Chapter's 100th Anniversary / Alpha Xi Chapter's 85th Anniversary Celebration
Join us in celebrating 100 years of the Louisville Area KD Alumnae Chapter and 85 years of the Alpha Xi Chapter at the University of Louisville!  We will honor those women who have been members for 25, 50, 60 and 75 year as well as the collegians who will be graduating this year!  It will be a wonderful celebration of our KD sisterhood!!!  Hope you can join us!!

Saturday, May 18 at 11:00am
Women's Tea at Sisters Tea Parlor
Join us in a wonderful morning celebrating the women in your life! 

Happy New Year!!!

Thank you to all the wonderful women who have joined us recently at some of our past events!!  If you were not able to make it out please keep an eye out for some really amazing events that are in the works for this spring!!

 

Holiday Party

This was out annual event which is always a blast!  Great women, wonderful food and fun gifts!!

 

 

 

Annual New Years Brunch

We switch locations at the last minute due to the unexpected closing of Lynn's Paradise Cafe but we still had an amazing group and we collected some wonderful items for Dress of Success!!

 

Upcoming Events

Below are some of our upcoming events.  Be on the look out for E-Vites and Facebook Events!  We may have some pop up Happy Hour Events so keep you eye out!!  Hope to see you all at an event soon and if you have any questions please feel free to contact us at louisvillekdac@gmail.com :)

NOVEMBER
Princess Diana Exhibit at the Frazier History Museum
Saturday, November, 17 – 10:00am
Tickets are $21.50 and can be purchased at the door or in advance online at http://www.showclix.com/event/233367 or by phone at 1-888-71-TICKETS (1-888-71-842-5387) 

DECEMBER

Annual KD Holiday Party and Gift Exchange
Thursday, December 13 – 6:30pm
Kim Flood Ryan Home

JANUARY 

New Year’s Brunch at Lynn’s Paradise Café
Saturday, January 18, 2013
We will be collecting like new purses & shoes for “Dress for Success”
 
FEBRUARY
Panhellenic Scholarship Luncheon
Saturday, February 9, 2012
Wildwood Country Club 

Happy Founders Day!!

Dear KD Sisters,

I wanted to take a minute to send you all a quick note to say HAPPY FOUNDERS DAY!! This year marks the 115th anniversary of Kappa Delta Sorority!!

“Founders’ Day is an anniversary beloved by all who form a part of the circle of Kappa Delta. It is on this special day that we all look backward in remembrance, recalling the joys brought into our lives through our friendships with sisters in Kappa Delta and the sense of purpose our sorority has added to our days.

While October 23^rdof each year is designated “Founders Day” in commemoration of that day in 1897, in reality, we sisters pay homage to our founding every day of our lives. The principles of honor, truth and beauty are a part of our daily living. Kappa Delta is indeed a way of life based upon the teachings and idealism of our founders.

Because Kappa Delta was founded on truth and love and Christian beliefs, it has influenced our thoughts and actions from the day of pledging. Kappa Delta has come to be a part of our feeling as well as our thoughts– her truth known not only by our minds, but forever lodged within our hearts. The high ideals of sisterly love for one another and love of those without our circle make Kappa Delta a sorority based upon a powerful unity.

Our concern for others is demonstrated through gifts presented by national Kappa Delta to Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and Prevent Child Abuse America in commemoration of our founding. These gifts are made possible through the caring and generosity of sisters throughout our nation, and it is but a small, small part of the service to others by our sisters in Kappa Delta.

On this October day, as we celebrate the founding of our sorority, may we regard Kappa Deltas everywhere with respect, love and affection, combined with humility and an honest desire to be to all a sister in spirit and in truth.”

I hope you will take a minute and call a KD sister to reconnect; attend our Founders' Day event tomorrow, decide to join our Louisville Area Alumnae Chapter, or give KD a present and donate to the Foundation.

Thank you for your sisterhood!!

"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” Henry David Thoreau

Ever Loyal!

Sarah Barker

Louisville KDAC President

http://louisvilleareakdac.blogspot.com/

https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/louisvillekdac/

Enjoy some pictures from some events over the past few years!!  Thank you all and hope to see you at another event soon!!!!

 

 

Louisville KDAC Gives Back

The Louisville KDAA had a great time at Gilda's Club. What a wonderful way to give back to our community by preparing and serving dinner to local cancer survivors, patients, and their families.

 

 

 

 

Upcoming Social Events

Join the Louisville Area KDAC for some really fun upcoming events.

AUGUST

Happy Hour 8/23 5:30
       St Charles Exchange Downtown
    
SEPTEMBER - International Women's Friendship Month

Ladies Afternoon 9/22 11:00am
       Diana Exhibit at the Frazier Museum and Lunch at Butterfly Garden Cafe
       We will be collecting pre-loved purses and handbags to donate to Dress for Success.

OCTOBER - Founder's Day Month

Volunteering Day 10/2 at 5:30pm
        We will be cooking dinner for Gilda's Club followed by a social after at the Silver Dollar.

Wine Tasting 10/24 at 6pm
         Celebrate and toast the founders of KD.


Be on the look out for e-vites and facebook events....be sure to have your sisters friend us on Facebook so they can stay in the loop of all the fun and exciting things we have coming up!!  Hope to see you at an event soon!!!

2012-2013 Louisville KDAC Board

Congratulations to the Louisville Area KD Alumnae Chapters 2012-2013 Executive Board.

2012-2013 Louisville KDAC Board 

President - Still Open            

PR - Tiffany Flanagan                                                     
Membership - Elizabeth Fuell
Panhellenic Delegate - Hala Ziady
Community Service - Still Open                                 
Program/Social - Kristie Brown
Collegiate Relations - Jenna Steltenpohl
Secretary - Still Open                                  
Treasure - Teresa Crum
Member at Large - Janal Hughes


If you are interested in getting involved or joining the Louisville KDAC please contact Elizabeth Fuell or our Facebook Page.

Thank you!!  In AOT!!

2012-2013 KDAC Year and Membership Drive

Dear KD Sisters,

Well here we are starting another year....the 2012-2013 KDAC Year is upon us and the new board has lots of energy, ideas and dedication to making the Louisville Area Kappa Delta Alumnae Chapter the best it can be but they need your help.  Whether you are from Louisville or a transplant we want to invite you to join the Louisville KDAC - meet KD's from all across the country, learn more about the Louisville, volunteer and donate to Community and so much more!!  The Louisville KDAC was established in January of 1912 and is celebrating it's 100th year so lets make this the biggest best year EVER!!

A few wonderful reason to get involved!!

Meet new people! Whether you're new to town, or you're just looking to expand your group of friends, what better way to meet people that you already have something in common with? Learn more about Louisville! We'll do different events around the city to help you get better acquainted with the different neighborhoods, restaurants and other great secrets about our city!Give back to the community! We recognize that there are many causes that our members feel strongly about. We will have volunteer opportunities throughout the year to allow our members an outlet to be philanthropic! Please contact us with your ideas!!Stay involved in Kappa Delta! An alumnae chapter is a great way to keep your ties to KD strong! Were you a Shamrock chair, a SET leader, or a recruitment chair? Or do you just want to socialize with other sisters - without the mandatory chapter meetings? An alumnae chapter is a great place to do that! If you're interested in serving Kappa Delta on our executive board, we'd love to have you and your ideas!

Interested in joining the Louisville Area KD Alumnae Chapter? Complete the membership from on the right of the page and pay dues by clicking on the Dues link...Membership Dues are ONLY $25 per year!!!

Please feel free to contact us for more information or with questions or if you have ideas on how we can better reach out to local KD's (louisvillekdac@gmail.com)!!  We hope to see you all soon!!

Congrats to the 2012 KD Seniors!!

Congratulations to the KD Seniors from the University of Louisville!!  Best of luck to these ladies in all their future endeavors!!

Irma Kocer

Leslie Conner

Erika Knop

Kaelyn Gault

Melonie Coghill

Robin Chrisman

Elena Herbstreit

Morgan Forrester

Robin Clark

Rachel McClellan

Justine Bates

Gloria George

Jamie Tardiff

Mackenzie Flynn

April Gibson

Megan Payne

Savannah Pittman

April Reinle

Meghan Rouse

Puja Sangoi

Amanda Weiss



Love in our KD,

The Louisville Area Alumnae Chapter

Louisville Area Excutive Board

Dear KD Sisters,

As the 2011-2012 year comes to an end it is a little bittersweet for me. I have taken on a Board position with the Junior League of Louisville and will no longer be able to serve as the Alumnae President. It has been an honor to lead you as President of this group for the past 3 years. It has been an amazing 3 year journey, as we have grown from a group of about 20 dues paying members to almost 50 last year....our highest membership in years...and over 185 sisters on our Facebook. I am so thankful for all of your work and support of our AC and hope that this will be a great opportunity for some younger members to step up and help lead our Chapter forward. The KDAC Board is a great way to get involved and give back to the Alumnae side of KD. Below is a list of positions (** - indicates a current member is not returning).  There should be 3-4 business meetings a year and the amount of time the rest of the position takes depends on how much you want to put in. 

**President (or Co-Presidents)

• Serve as contact for the AC to national Kappa Delta, on the Kappa Delta Website and to alumnae in the community. (If co-presidents, designate which one will assume this responsibility.)
• Meet with the new board to plan events for the year dates, places, and programs.
• Make sure all officers understand their duties. Encourage them to talk with their predecessors and to record the activities pertaining to their offices during the year.
• Conduct regular board and membership meetings.
• Report on time to the NVP-A and complete other reports as requested by National Headquarters and other national officers.

VP Membership

• Plan the membership recruitment campaign.
• Organize the membership committee in contacting potential and inactive members.
•  Follow up after events with calls or notes to first time attendees.
•  Compile a directory of members to be given to every member of the AC.

 **Secretary

• Take minutes at board meetings and member events and keep a record of attendance.
• Send get-well, condolence, and congratulatory messages to members.

**Treasurer

• With the board, establish a budget at the beginning of the fiscal year.
• Pay bills and collect dues.
• Send service fee to Headquarters by April 1 ($5 per dues-paying member).

**VP Public Relations

• Work with the program/event chair and philanthropy chair to develop and implement effective publicity tactics for your alumnae chapter activities.
• Work with the membership chair to develop ways to promote the AC among local alumnae.
• Publish the AC newsletter, or recruit someone to serve as newsletter editor. Decide whether you will mail a printed newsletter, provide an electronic newsletter via e-mail or both. Send copies of the newsletter to HQ and ACOS/ACMS.
• Use the Kappa Delta Website and KD Connect to advertise AC events.
• Send information to The Angelos as requested by the editor at KDnews@kappadelta.org.
• Report as requested to National Kappa Delta.

 **Philanthropy Chair

• Work with the program/event chair to plan a Shamrock Event or create events that incorporate working with Girl Scouts.
• Serve as the liaison between these organizations and the AC.
• Work with the public relations chair to develop a plan to publicize philanthropy events.
• Encourage individual members and the AC to make donations to the Kappa Delta Foundation by publicizing work of the foundation.

 **Program/Social Chair

• Survey members to determine the type of programs/events they would like.
• Plan a variety of programs/events for the year that appeal to members of all ages.
• Make reservations at restaurants and other venues.

**Collegiate Relations Chair

• Maintain close and frequent contact with local collegiate chapters through their alumnae relations chairs and CABs to determine ways in which the AC can best support the chapter.
• Coordinate alumnae support for chapter-sponsored joint events.
• Plan joint events with the chapters.
• Make arrangements for Senior Induction

 Alumnae Panhellenic Delegate

• Represent the AC on the local alumnae Panhellenic board.
•  Report Panhellenic news and activities to the AC membership.

**Member at Large

• Keep up to date on events and happenings within the AC.
• Wish to serve in a greater leadership role in the future.

If you have any questions or need any additional information please contact me at sarah@stengelhill.com.  If you are interested in any positions please also let me know as soon as possible.  We will have a meeting/pass it on in late April or May to transition the new board members.

Thank you all so much.

In our KD,

Sarah Barker
Louisville KDAC President