More information about this topic from this month's
Angelos:
"When a new member is initiated into Kappa Delta, she receives from the sorority a plain badge, which is hers to wear for a lifetime (as long as she does not resign or have her membership terminated), but the final ownership remains with the sorority. The badge of a deceased member may be buried with her, given to another Kappa Delta in her family, returned to her collegiate chapter to be used as a commemorative badge, or returned to National Headquarters" (20).
The cover story is about the history of our beautiful badge!