Kappa Delta (ΚΔ, also known as KD or Kaydee) was the first sorority founded at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), in Farmville, Virginia.

[5] Kappa Delta was founded by four college students at the State Female Normal School (now Longwood University), in Farmville, Virginia.

[6][5] Kappa Delta Sorority's official philanthropies are the Girl Scouts of the USA and Prevent Child Abuse America.

Collegiate and alumnae chapters host confidence-building programs, educational events, campus tours and other activities with Girl Scouts in their communities.

To date, Kappa Delta has donated more than $23 million to prevent child abuse in the U.S.[8] The official symbols of ΚΔ are the nautilus shell and the dagger, while the mascots are the teddy bear and the katydid.

[2][9] The badge worn by Kappa Delta sisters consists of a white gold or yellow diamond shaped with a dagger symbol along with the Greek letters K, Δ, and AOT.

[3] Kappa Delta's coat of arms (often called the crest) is a white Norman shield, surmounted by a lamp of ancient design, against a background of ornamental scroll.