 Kappa Delta ( " KD " ) , a national sorority , colonized the Eta Xi chapter on the Dartmouth campus in 2009 . The Dartmouth Panhellenic Council approved the sorority on May 25 , 2009 . The Council considered the large pledge classes at other sororities on campus in deciding to authorize another sorority . The sorority recruited its first members in the summer of 2009 , and Kappa Delta held its first formal rush during the fall 2009 academic term , offering membership bids to 37 women . Kappa Delta 's new 23 @-@ bedroom house at 1 Occom Ridge was built over the 2013 – 2014 school year and was completed in the fall of 2014 . It contains a formal room , gourmet kitchen , a library , and two bedrooms on the first floor , in addition to 21 more single bedrooms located on the second and third floors . K ∆ has one of the strongest sisterhoods on Dartmouth College campus , and the sisterhood is involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors , including working with the Girl Scouts of United States of America , Prevent Child Abuse America , The New Hampshire Children 's Trust , and the Confidence Coalition . Each term , ΚΔ also participates in a " You Make Me Smile " campaign where sisters write encouraging messages on balloons and hand them out across campus to raise spirits before finals week . Along with weekly sisterhood meetings and events , like movie and spa nights , sisters attend formal and semi @-@ formal dances , barbecues , and sisterhood retreats . 
