Kappa Delta - University of Alabama

Zeta Chapter of Kappa Delta House Corporation P.O. Box 1880 Tuscaloosa, AL 35403-1880 Address Service Requested ATTENTION: This newsletter is for alumnae and parents. If your daughter is still attending The University of Alabama, she will receive a copy at the Chapter House. If she has graduated, please send us her address to update our records. Thank you. The Katydid Mark Your Calendar Annual House Corporation Board Meeting Tuesday, May 8 at 11 a.m. Kappa Delta House All alumnae are welcomed to attend! Recruitment August 11-19 Bid Day Sunday, August 19 Initiation for the Pledge Class of '18 Sunday, September 30 Game day meals at the Chapter House for the following games: September 22 Texas A&M October 13 Missouri (Homecoming) November 10 Mississippi State November 24 Auburn CHAPTER ETERNAL Emma Ross St. John '41 entered Chapter Eternal on June 11, 2017. For the last five years of her life, Emma lived and was cared for at the Murray House, near her birthplace and childhood home. She is survived by her daughters, Amy and Frances; four grandchildren: Mary, James, Thomas, and Margaret; and her great-grandson, Robert. Mary Fitts Bennett '48 entered Chapter Eternal on January 10, 2018. Mary completed her undergraduate degree at Alabama before earning a master's in child development. She was a teacher in Tuscaloosa County, and a member of Christ Episcopal Church and several clubs and organizations, including The Kettledrum, Mardi Gras Club, National Society of the Colonial Dames of America, and Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society. Mary also served as a docent at the Westervelt Warner Museum of American Art. Ann Moore Manderson '89 entered Chapter Eternal on September 11, 2017, as a lifelong Tuscaloosa resident. Ann loved her family, fancied dogs, and always enjoyed visiting with the children in her neighborhood. She leaves behind her husband of 49 years, Wilbur; her children, Mary and Buddy; and grandchildren Charlie and Tinsley. She will be remembered as an amazing, supportive mother with gracious Southern hospitality and a kind spirit. ALUMNAE NEWS Roberta Richardson Du Teil '40 moved to Bartonsville, Texas, in 1993 to be closer to her children after living in Hawaii for 44 years. She served in the Navy during World War II and celebrated her 96th birthday in January. Roberta has four children, 10 grandchildren, and 12 great- grandchildren. E-mail: tutuduteil@gmail.com Sallie Wood Millsap '47 has lunch every Friday with Mary Cobb Hester '50, Ann Harris Coleman '52, and Mary Lib Holman Cole '72. Marilyn O'Gwynn Chambliss '54 is the proud grandmother of three Kappa Deltas. Her eldest granddaughter and namesake, Marilyn, is a Kappa Delta alumna from The University of Alabama-South. Her second granddaughter, Caroline, is a KD at Ole Miss and her youngest, Carolyn, is a member of Zeta Chapter in the pledge class of '17. Libby Tate Hall '68 serves on the CAB for the newly installed Theta Rho Chapter of Kappa Delta at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. E-mail: lhall929@cox.net Shelley Morrissette Kyle '78 is the creative director and owner of Kyle Fine Stationery in Tuscaloosa, Ala. They sell a carefully curated collection of wedding and social invitations, custom designs, social stationary, and lifestyle gifts. Shelley would love to catch up with sisters visiting in the area. E-mail: shelley@ kylefinestationery.com Courtney Williams Murrah '84 is a residential realtor in Memphis, Tenn., where she lives with her husband, John. The couple's daughter, Caroline, is an actress in New York City, and their son, Will, graduates from high school in May. E-mail: cwmurrah@yahoo.com Monica Kalifeh Kurth '96 is celebrating that her oldest son, Cooper, beat cancer. After three and a half years of chemotherapy, he is 11 years old and officially cancer free. E-mail: monicakurth1@yahoo.com Mary Lane Lewis Falkner '03 welcomed her first child, William James, in March of 2018. E-mail: marylanefalkner@gmail.com Madolyn Price Kirby '08 was selected to be the campaign manager for Walt Maddox's 2018 governorship. She lives in Tuscaloosa, Ala. E-mail: madolyn1@gmail.com ALUMNAE UPDATE

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