Kappa Delta Sorority- Philanthropy

Kappa Delta is involved in four philanthropies which is the most that any sorority has at Georgia Southern!

Prevent Child Abuse America; War of the Wings
Our biggest philanthropy event that is held every year is War of the Wings which supports Prevent Child Abuse America. Since 1981, Kappa Delta has been a proud supporter of Prevent Child Abuse America. Thousands of KDs in hundreds of communities nationwide host "Shamrock Events" every year to raise money for national and local child abuse prevention efforts. Delta Lambda's Shammrock event is War of the Wings. Wing restaurants from all over Statesboro donate wings. The winner of the competition wins Best Wings in the Boro and has the bragging rights for the year!

Girl Scouts of America
In 1998, Kappa Delta Sorority welcomed Girl Scouts of the USA as one of its four national philanthropies. Through this one-of-a-kind partnership, Kappa Delta members are making great things happen in the lives of countless girls across the country.

Delta Lambda adopted a local Girl Scout Troop. Memebers of Delta Lamdba attend weekly meetings, help the Scouts earn badges, and also help sell Girl Scout cookies each year.

Children's Hospital, Richmond, Virginia
Kappa Delta's support of the Children's Hospital in Richmond, Virginia dates back to 1921. The sorority became interested in the work being done in our founding state by William Tate Graham, M.D., a pioneer in the field known for treating polio victims. Dr. Graham had become renowned for his revolutionary approaches and never turned away a patient for their inability to pay.

Orthopedic Research Awards
Kappa Delta's partnership with the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) evolved out of its work with Children's Hospital in Richmond, Va. After getting to know children with crippling diseases, Kappa Deltas wanted to make a difference not only in treatment, but in prevention.

In 1947, the sorority established the Kappa Delta Research Fellowship in Orthopedy (now known as the Kappa Delta Orthopaedic Research Awards). Starting with a $1,000 contribution in 1950, Kappa Delta now presents three $20,000 awards annually to leading orthopaedic researchers, for a total of over $1.1 million since the partnership began.