Kappa Delta hosts philanthropy events, creates community charity efforts

The Kappa Delta sorority’s motto, “Go confidently,” is inspired by philanthropy and service.  

From April 2-6, the sorority is hosting charity events to raise money for their cause as part of Shamrock Week.  

Riley Croll, president of Kappa Delta, has been involved for almost four years and plays a large role in organizing and initiating their service projects. 

“As president, I oversee our company counselors,” Croll said. “I also manage everyone in our chapter and talk with them — help them manage their way through college.”  

Croll had a vision for the week since her days on the sorority council and is seeing her project come to life. 

“In Kappa Delta, we work with a lot of Girl Scouts,” Croll said. “I grew up in the Girl Scouts and I like that we work with a lot of kids with troubled homes.” 

The sorority works closely with Prevent Child Abuse America and the families the organization works with.  

According to Croll, 20% of the funds collected during the event will go directly to PCAA, and the other 80% will go to The Family Place to help local families.  

Mati Bartchi (left) and Jaelen Grove (right) throw up Kappa Delta letters for Shamrock Week 2024.

“They focus a lot on child abuse or domestic violence for those kids, and we give them money for them to do whatever they need,” Croll said.  

Philanthropy is a big part of the USU KD chapter, and its members are passionate about the work they do. 

Olivia Frye is the current vice president of the sorority. She has been heavily involved since her first year at USU.  

“I think it’s really awesome that we are so involved with PCAA and the kids — getting them out of those households and helping them get back to being confident in themselves,” Frye said. “We are able to help the less fortunate.”  

According to Frye, the service she provides and being a part of the sorority as a whole is important.  

“You always have your sisters to fall back on,” Frye said. “It’s always fun to have friends to hang out with and just a good group to surround yourself with.”  

Aspen Batie, a member of the sorority, joined this fall as a first-year student. Batie is helping organize the event. 

“I had always wanted to join Greek life, and so I decided to go through recruitment and just meet the girls,” Batie said. 

Though she joined to become more involved socially, she is now immersed in the philanthropy that comes with it. 

“It’s something really important to us as a chapter, and it’s one of the reasons I chose KD,” Batie said. “For the events we’re hoping to raise money to be able to give some more.”  

The event lasts a week, starting on April 2 at the KD house, where they are hosting a dinner and silent auction.  

On Wednesday from 5-10 p.m., Raising Cane’s is donating 15% of any order to PCAA and The Family Place. 

On April 4, they are hosting a dodgeball tournament at the ARC.   

On April 6, the sorority is hosting “Shamrock and Roll” to close the week.  

In addition to these philanthropy events, Chugz is donating a quarter for those who order specific drinks the entire week. 

For Croll and the other members, their motto is what fuels their charity work. 

“Kappa Delta’s biggest motto is to ‘go confidently’ and to build confidence in others — that’s our biggest goal,” Croll said. “The foundation of our confidence comes with building confidence in children. They’re going to be a lot more successful in their life; they’re going to put themselves in better situations when they get older.” 

According to Croll, many of the funds go towards working with children to go confidently. 

“A lot of our money goes to defending this organization, which helps those kids shape themselves to having a better future,” Croll said. “That’s what I feel is most important for what we do.”