Kappa Delta Phi (Sorority)
Kappa Delta Phi, National Affiliated Sorority, Kappa Chi Chapter is proud to be the only nationally recognized sorority at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU). Kappa Chi began as Beta Gamma Phi, the first sorority of former New Hampshire College (NHC), present day SNHU. It began as a meeting at Mrs. Dorothy Roger’s house, a teacher at NHC. During the first year Beta Gamma Phi had fifty charter members.
In May of 1972 Beta Gamma Phi became Kappa Chi when Kappa Delta Phi National Fraternity approved the idea of allowing their Chi chapter to have a sister sorority. Kappa Chi’s constitution was ratified in May of 1977 along with nine other chapters in Rutland Vermont.
The mission of Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority (NAS) is to encourage higher education ideals and practices in our institutions, to promote a spirit of good citizenship, individual character and fellowship; and to oppose discrimination on the basis of race, color, or creed, in order to strengthen and preserve the bonds of sisterhood. Today Kappa Chi chapter maintains that mission by being the most culturally diverse sorority at SNHU. Their have been over 3,000 women to become sisters of Kappa Delta Phi NAS. Kappa Delta Phi NAS has 12 chapters and 2 colonies located throughout New England, New York and Pennsylvania. A National Sorority offers its members national philanthropies, career networking, and sisterhood across the country that lasts for a lifetime.
Kappa Chi is active in the Inter-Greek Council, and has a history of earning the High House Award for members with the best overall GPA. As a sister of Kappa Chi members have the opportunity to attend two conferences during the year and one summer retreat all hosted by the Kappa Delta Phi NAS. This sorority can be seen being active throughout the campus and in the community from working with the Salvation Army to hosting a Halloween party for students.
The letters of this sorority each have an individual significance and lesson. It is the obligation of each sister of this sorority, in order to perpetuate the traditions of this sisterhood, to understand and apply these lessons in their everyday. To each sorority, the last Greek letter of its name will only be significant to that chapter. Our entire National Sorority is bound together by the first Greek letter K, “Kappa.” Each chapter and every new sisterhood in the future will have this letter as a building block and all sisters of this sorority will exemplify the highest standards as dictated by this principle.
In May of 1972 Beta Gamma Phi became Kappa Chi when Kappa Delta Phi National Fraternity approved the idea of allowing their Chi chapter to have a sister sorority. Kappa Chi’s constitution was ratified in May of 1977 along with nine other chapters in Rutland Vermont.
The mission of Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority (NAS) is to encourage higher education ideals and practices in our institutions, to promote a spirit of good citizenship, individual character and fellowship; and to oppose discrimination on the basis of race, color, or creed, in order to strengthen and preserve the bonds of sisterhood. Today Kappa Chi chapter maintains that mission by being the most culturally diverse sorority at SNHU. Their have been over 3,000 women to become sisters of Kappa Delta Phi NAS. Kappa Delta Phi NAS has 12 chapters and 2 colonies located throughout New England, New York and Pennsylvania. A National Sorority offers its members national philanthropies, career networking, and sisterhood across the country that lasts for a lifetime.
Kappa Chi is active in the Inter-Greek Council, and has a history of earning the High House Award for members with the best overall GPA. As a sister of Kappa Chi members have the opportunity to attend two conferences during the year and one summer retreat all hosted by the Kappa Delta Phi NAS. This sorority can be seen being active throughout the campus and in the community from working with the Salvation Army to hosting a Halloween party for students.
The letters of this sorority each have an individual significance and lesson. It is the obligation of each sister of this sorority, in order to perpetuate the traditions of this sisterhood, to understand and apply these lessons in their everyday. To each sorority, the last Greek letter of its name will only be significant to that chapter. Our entire National Sorority is bound together by the first Greek letter K, “Kappa.” Each chapter and every new sisterhood in the future will have this letter as a building block and all sisters of this sorority will exemplify the highest standards as dictated by this principle.