Kappa Delta - University of Alabama

2 members, and a home that all Kappa Delta alumnae can be proud to call their own. Barganier Davis Sims Architects Associated has been retained to complete the construction and development of our new facility. Some of the new Chapter House highlights include: • Increased live-in capacity to 66 members • Create more personal space for members through two-person bedrooms, including living space • Provide ample study space, including areas for individual and group study on the second and third floors in addition to the basement, as well as wireless Internet access throughout the facility • Create a food service area and dining room that will accommodate the entire Chapter • Improve the community living areas throughout the house for daily use and recruitment • Provide a Chapter room that can accommodate the entire membership • New and improved courtyard • Security system, including camera surveillance • State-of-the-art technology • Two entrances: the original entrance facing First Circle and a second entrance facing Magnolia Drive In the coming weeks, you will receive additional information detailing the project, the campaign, and ways in which you can help. We will be honored to have you join our growing list of loyal supporters who are leaving their legacy and providing for future generations, as previous sisters did for all of us. Thank you for your loyalty, consideration, and support of Kappa Delta at The University of Alabama. Love in AOT, Murray Tutwiler Priester '78 Campaign Co-Chairman priesterjl@aol.com (205) 871-4930 Mary Stimpson Turner '84 Campaign Co-Chairman marystimpsonturner@gmail.com (205) 870-1938 Why did you decide to join Kappa Delta? When I came to campus in 1948, I knew some girls in the Chapter. There wasn't any doubt that I wanted to pledge Kappa Delta. What does Kappa Delta mean to you? Living in Tuscaloosa has been very special to me and I have been to the Chapter House often. I have gotten to know the girls and always enjoy seeing them. They are very special to me and have always treated me very kindly. What did you enjoy most about your time at The University of Alabama? I came to the university as a junior and met my husband the first day. He was from Tuscaloosa and I'm from Montgomery. He was a trustee of the university and he loved The University of Alabama. I have spent lots of hours there and it has always been special. I am always grateful. Tell me about your family connection to KD? I have three daughters and three granddaughters in Kappa Delta: Betsy Gary '71, Allison Pritchard '74, and Evelyn Pritchard '81; Allison Gary '96, Anne White '99, and Shelton Kitchen '01. All are active with the Chapter. It makes me very proud to have so many women in my family as KD sisters; not many people can claim that. It is a very special bond. I never told any of my children to pledge KD, but they did, and it's a wonderful thing. What motivated you to support the capital campaign? Living in Tuscaloosa, I have a lot of access to the Chapter and have served on the House Corporation for a long time and was president of the Alumni Commission. I have many good friends in Tuscaloosa who were Kappa Deltas and always enjoy the young ones who come along. I always enjoy meeting people and have lots of ties through Kappa Delta. Honorary Campaign Chairman Betty Bailey Shirley '49 Shares What Kappa Delta Means to Her Betty Shirley '49 holds her pledge classes photo. KD celebrated its 110th anniversary by inviting alumnae to help initiate the newest pledge class. Kappa Delta Announces $2.5 Million Campaign (Continued from page 1) KD

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