Kappa Delta alumnae chapters were applauded Tuesday afternoon for their accomplishments. But before we congratulated Kappa Delta chapters, we thought about what each of us – as individuals - had accomplished this year. *If you have reunited with an old friend – give yourself a hand. *If you have made a new friend – give yourself a hand. *If you have helped someone carry a heavy load – give yourself a hand. *If you have opened a door to a new opportunity – give yourself a hand. Kappa Delta’s are winners whether they walked out of the banquet hall with an award or not because of the GREAT things they do each and every day.

On Tuesday, June 30, at the “Give Yourself a Hand” luncheon, Kappa Delta honored those alumnae chapters that have excelled in all areas of operations. They accepted the challenge of becoming the best.

Alumnae Chapter Awards
Marjorie Rowles Stakes Award – Nashville, TN

Alumnae Chapter Excellence Awards
Chicago Northwest Suburban IL
Detroit Tri-County, MI
Greater Atlanta Day, GA
Long Beach, CA
Mid Cities, TX
Mountain Brook, AL
Nashville, TN
Newport Harbor, CA
Richardson/Plano, TX
San Diego, CA
St. Louis, MO
Tallahassee, FL
Twin Cities, MN
Washington, D.C.

Alumnae Chapter Achievement Awards
Anchorage, AK
Baltimore, MD
Champaign/Urbana, IL
Charlotte, NC
Cleveland West, OH Coachella Valley, CA
Dayton, OH
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Greater Cincinnati, OH
Jacksonville, FL
Los Angeles Beach Cities, CA
Louisville, KY
Orange County, CA
Peoria, IL

Alumnae Chapter Recognition Awards
Albuquerque/Santa Fe, NM
Bloomington, IL
Clarksville, TN
Florence/Palmetto, SC
Greater Marietta, GA
Greater Napierville, IL
Gwinnett County, GA
Memphis, TN
Northeast Texas
Raleigh/Durham, NC

AA Membership-Building Award
Honorable Mention: Greater Atlanta Day, GA; Mountain Brook, AL; and Richardson/Plano, TX. And the winner is: Nashville, TN.

Kellstrom Award for Programming Excellence:
Honorable Mention: Chicago Northwest Suburban, IL; Cleveland West, Ohio; San Diego, CA; Washington, D.C.  And the winner is: Dayton, Ohio

Outstanding New AA - Greater Marietta, GA Alumnae Chapter

Chapter Support-In-Town
Honorable Mention: Detroit Tri-County, MI for Gamma Omicron-Wayne State University; Seattle, WA Daytime for Sigma Iota--University of Washington; and Tallahassee, FL for Kappa Alpha-Florida State University. And the winner is: Louisville, KY for Alpha Xi --University of Louisville and Delta Tau, Morehead State University.

Chapter Support-out-of-town:
Honorable Mention: Dayton, Ohio for Eta Delta, Wright State University, Omega Xi, University of Cincinnati, Alpha Nu, Wittenberg University, and Gamma Nu, Miami University. Greater Atlanta Day for Epsilon Gamma, North Georgia College and University, and Eta Mu, Georgia State College and University. Twin Cities for Sigma Psi, North Dakota State University, and Sigma Sigma, Iowa State University. And the winner is: Mountain Brook for Zeta--University of Alabama, Alpha Upsilon--Birmingham-Southern College, and Sigma Lambda--Auburn University.

Community Visibility Award:
Honorable Mention: Anchorage, Alaska; Mountain Brook, AL; Richardson/Plano, TX; and Twin Cities, MN. And the winner is: Nashville, TN.

The Vaughn Philanthropy Award recognized the AA with 40 or more
Honorable Mention: Nashville, TN and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. And the winner is: Richardson/Plano, TX.
The Lanier Philanthropy award recognizes the AA with less than 40 members
Honorable Mention: Raleigh/Durham, NC; Dayton, Ohio; and Anchorage, Alaska. And the winner is: Chicago Northwest Suburban, IL.

AA Shamrock Joint Event - Orange County/Long Beach/Newport Harbor, CA
Shamrock Award for AAs with over 40 members
Honorable Mention: Ft. Lauderdale, FL; Richardson/Plano, TX; Newport Harbor, CA; and Tallahassee, FL. And the winner is: Nashville, TN.
Shamrock Award for AAs under 40 members
Honorable Mention: Mid Cities, TX; Memphis, TN; and Greater Cincinnati, Ohio. And the winner is: Chicago Northwest Suburban , IL.

Girl Scout Award
Honorable Mention: Anchorage, Alaska; Jacksonville, FL; Northeast Texas; and St. Louis, MO. And the winner is: Nashville, TN.

Magazine--Highest total Dollar Amount
Honorable Mention: Greater Atlanta Day, GA; Nashville, TN; Newport Harbor, CA; and Richardson/Plano, TX. And the winner is: Washington, D.C.

Magazine--Highest Per Capita Award
Honorable Mention: Washington, D.C.; Chicago Northwest Suburban, IL; Newport Harbor, CA; and Greater Atlanta Day, GA. And the winner is: Long Beach, CA.

Website Award
Honorable mention: Greater Atlanta Day, GA; Louisville, KY; Nashville, TN; Raleigh/Durham, NC; and Tallahassee, FL. And the winner is: Richardson/Plano, TX.

Angelos Award
Honorable Mention: Nashville, TN; and Twin Cities, MN. And the winner is: Richardson/Plano, TX.

Congratulations!