Kappa Alpha Theta (ΚΑΘ)
Founded	January 27, 1870 (1870-01-27) (age 138) DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana
Type	Social
Scope	International
Colors	Black and Gold
Symbol	Kite and Twin Stars
Flower	Black and Gold Pansy
Philanthropy	Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)
Chapters	127
Members	210,000 currently lifetime
Headquarters	8740 Founders Road Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Homepage	http://www.kappaalphatheta.org/

Kappa Alpha Theta (ΚΑΘ) is an international women's fraternity founded on January 27, 1870 at DePauw University. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana, USA is a private national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2400 students Greencastle is a city in Greencastle Township, Putnam County, Indiana, United States. Black is the Color of objects that do not emit or Reflect Light in any part of the Visible spectrum; they absorb all such frequencies of Gold, also called golden, is a Yellowish orange Color which is a representation of the color of the element The pansy or pansy violet s are a large group of plants cultivated as garden Flowers Pansies are derived from Viola tricolor and can include The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana, USA is a private national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2400 students Kappa Alpha Theta was the first Greek-letter women's fraternity. ^[1] The organization currently has 125 chapters at colleges and universities across the United States and Canada with a total initiated membership of 210,000. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Currently, it is one of the five largest sororities.

Contents 1 History 2 Facts 3 Philanthropy 4 Notable alumnae 5 References 6 See also 7 External links

History

Kappa Alpha Theta was founded in 1870 and was established to give women a support group in the then mostly male college world at what is now DePauw University. DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana, USA is a private national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2400 students It is the first women's Greek letter fraternity. Indiana Asbury, as the university was known then, officially opened its doors to women in 1867, thirty years after the college was first established. Four women, Bettie Locke (Hamilton), Alice Allen (Brant), Bettie Tipton (Lindsay) and Hannah Fitch (Shaw), sought to create an organization for women that would provide the encouragement and support that would draw women to coeducational colleges and help them attain a degree. It was with these ideals in mind that the four women founded Kappa Alpha Theta, and believed in the Fraternity's strength through its members' lasting loyalty to each other and to the Fraternity ideals.

Kappa Alpha Theta was based in part on two Fraternities with which Bettie Locke had contact; Beta Theta Pi, her father's fraternity, and Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji), her brother's fraternity. Origins of Phi Gamma Delta Historical sketch of Jefferson College In 1803 only a small percentage of Americans attended college Bettie had many friends in Fiji, and when members asked her to wear their badge as a "mascot", Bettie declined. She said she could not wear it as she did not know the secrets and purposes represented by the letters. She followed her father's suggestion to begin her own fraternity for women, and so Kappa Alpha Theta was conceived. Bettie and her friend Alice Allen together wrote a constitution, planned ceremonies, designed a badge, and sought other women on campus worthy of membership. It took these women 3 years to found Kappa Alpha Theta. These four founding members initiated themselves on January 27, 1870, becoming the first Greek-letter fraternity known among women. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

These four women proudly wore their black and gold badges to Asbury's chapel service on March 14. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. The Alpha Chapter at Asbury grew to 22 sisters. Soon Kappa Alpha Theta spread to other colleges with Bettie's establishment of the Beta Chapter at Indiana University in May of the same year. After the formation of Theta the men of Phi Gamma Delta presented Bettie with a silver cake basket engraved with their letters as a token of appreciation.

Through the years, Kappa Alpha Theta has grown to its current size of 127 college chapters, 282 alumnae groups, and more than 170,000 members. In 2005, Kappa Alpha Theta celebrated its 135th anniversary.

Some symbols of Kappa Alpha Theta are twin stars, a black and gold pansy, and the kite, which all represent the fraternity ideals of sisterhood.

Facts

• Theta is an international organization with college and alumnae chapters throughout the United States and Canada.
• The Fraternity is a not-for-profit Indiana corporation, with Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• The Fraternity's philanthropic arm, the Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation, supports the Fraternity's educational programs and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Theta's international philanthropy.
• The Foundation annually awards more than $300,000 in graduate and undergraduate scholarships to members and has awarded over $6,000,000 since the program's inception.
• The first women admitted to Phi Beta Kappa were Thetas.
• The first women's fraternity to establish a chapter in Canada was Kappa Alpha Theta.
• The first woman elected to the U. S. Senate in her own right was a Theta.

Philanthropy

The Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation, founded in 1960, is the philanthropic arm of the organization. The Foundation annually awards more than $400,000 in graduate and undergraduate scholarships to its members. Theta is among the top of the Greek community in supplying scholarship awards to collegiate members. The foundation also supports the Fraternity's educational programs as well as the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Theta's international philanthropy, adopted in 1989. Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA is a national association in the United States that supports and promotes court-appointed advocates for abused or neglected children CASA advocates are community volunteers who serve as the voice for abused and neglected children in court. Their purpose is to ensure all legal actions made are in the child's best interest. To date, the foundation has donated over $770,000 to CASA.

Notable alumnae

Academics

• Mary Ritter Beard (Alpha, Depauw) - noted historian, Campaigner for Women's Suffrage. Mary Ritter Beard ( August 5, 1876 in Indianapolis Indiana – August 14, 1958) was an influential American Historian ^[2]
• Dian Fossey (Gamma Xi, San Jose State) - zoologist, first female Primatologist, wrote 'Gorillas in the Mist'. Dian Fossey ( January 16, 1932, San Francisco, California &ndash December 26, 1985, Virunga Mountains, ^[2]
• Margaret Floy Washburn (Iota, Cornell) - the 1st woman to receive a Ph. Margaret Floy Washburn ( July 25, 1871 &ndash1939 leading American Psychologist in the early 20th century was best known for her experimental D. in Psychology. ^[2]

Arts and entertainment

• Ann-Margret (Tau, Northwestern) - actress, (State Fair, Viva Las Vegas, Grumpy Old Men). Ann-Margret (born April 28 1941 is a Swedish -born American actress singer State Fair is a 1962 film directed by José Ferrer. The film is a Remake of the 1933 film of the same name. Also see theme song Viva Las Vegas (song. Viva Las Vegas ( 1964) is an American romantic musical Grumpy Old Men is a 1993 Warner Bros Romantic comedy film starring Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Ann-Margret ^[2]
• Sarah Clarke (Beta, Indiana) - actress, (24). Sarah Clarke (born February 16 1972) is an American Actress, best known for her role as Nina Myers on the Fox Network 's 24 is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning American action Drama Television series. ^[2]
• Joan Ganz Cooney (Beta Delta, Arizona) - founder of the Children's Television Workshop and creator of Sesame Street. Joan Ganz Cooney (born November 30, 1929 in Phoenix Arizona) is an American businesswoman and television producer Sesame Workshop, formerly known as the Children's Television Workshop (or CTW) is a non-profit organization behind the production of several educational children's Sesame Street is an American educational Children's television series and a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard combining ^[2]
• Sheryl Crow (Alpha Mu, Missouri) - Grammy Award winning singer. Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ^[2]
• Agnes de Mille (Beta Xi, UCLA) - Broadway choreographer. Agnes George de Mille ( September 18, 1905 &ndash October 7, 1993) was an American Dancer and Choreographer Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" ^[2]
• Amy Grant (Alpha Eta, Vanderbilt) - singer, Grammy Award winner. Amy Lee Grant (born November 25 1960 in Augusta, Georgia) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for her Contemporary Christian The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ^[2]
• Jennifer Jones (Tau, Northwestern) - Academy Award-winning American actress. Jennifer Jones may refer to Jennifer Jones (actor (born 1919 eponym of Jennifer Robin Jones is an Academy Award-winning American actress "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works ^[2]
• Rue McClanahan (Gamma Tau, Tulsa) - actress, (The Golden Girls). Rue McClanahan (born Eddi Rue McClanahan; February 21, 1934) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actress, known for The Golden Girls is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, ^[2]
• Julie Moran (Gamma Delta, UGA) - former host of Entertainment Tonight; first female host of ABC's Wild World of Sports; current host of Insiders List on the Fine Living channel. Julie Moran (born Julie Bryan on January 10, 1962 in Thomasville, Georgia) America's Junior ^[2]
• Mary Kay Place (Gamma Tau, Tulsa) - actress, (Being John Malkovich, The Rainmaker). Mary Kay Place (born September 23 1947) is an American Actress, Singer, director and Screen writer. Being John Malkovich is a 1999 Film written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. For the novel this film is based on see The Rainmaker (John Grisham. ^[2]
• Marlo Thomas (Omicron, USC) - actress and spokeswoman for St. Margaret Julia “Marlo” Thomas (born November 21, 1937) is an American actress, who first achieved fame on the TV series That Jude's Children's Hospital. ^[2]
• Jenna von Oÿ (Omicron, USC) - actress. Jenna Von Oÿ (born May 2, 1977) is an American actress and Country singer best known as Stevie van Lowe on the UPN ^[2]
• Maurine Dallas Watkins (Gamma, Butler) - playwright, (Chicago (1926)). Maurine Dallas Watkins ( July 27, 1896 - August 10, 1969) was an American Journalist and Playwright. Chicago is a Kander and Ebb musical set in prohibition era Chicago. ^[2]
• Ashley Zais (Zeta Eta, Wofford College, SC) - Miss South Carolina USA 2007. Ashley Derham Zais (born March 12 1987 in Fort Lewis Washington) is a beauty queen from Newberry South Carolina who competed in the Miss USA pageant ^[3]

Politics

• Karen Koning AbuZayd (Alpha, Depauw) - Deputy Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Administration. Karen Koning AbuZayd has been a Commissioners-General for United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East since June 28, 2005 The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security ^[2]
• Nancy Kassebaum Baker (Kappa, Kansas) - former United States Senator. Nancy Landon Kassebaum Baker (born July 29, 1932) represented the State of Kansas in the United States Senate from 1978 to 1997 The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives ^[2]
• Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (Alpha, Depauw) - influential abolitionist and suffragist. Anna Elizabeth Dickinson ( October 28, 1842 – October 22, 1932) was an American orator and lecturer Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies Suffrage (from the Latin suffragium, meaning "voting tablet" and figuratively "right to vote" probably from suffrago "hough" and originally ^[2]
• Mary Fallin (Beta Zeta, Oklahoma State) - 1st woman to be elected Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma; U. Mary Fallin (born December 9, 1954) is a Congresswoman from the U S. House of Representatives. ^[2]
• Tillie K. Fowler (Delta Zeta, Emory) - United States Representative from Florida. Tillie Kidd Fowler ( December 23, 1942 &ndash March 2, 2005) was an American politician who served in the United States ^[2]
• Barbara Hackman Franklin (Beta Phi, Penn State) - 29th U. Barbara Hackman Franklin (born March 19, 1940) was the 29th United States Secretary of Commerce and was the highest-ranking woman in the Administration S. Secretary of Commerce; CEO of Barbara Franklin Enterprises. ^[2]
• Nancy Hanks (Beta Rho, Duke) - 1st woman to serve as the Chairman of the United States National Endowment for the Arts. Nancy Hanks was the second chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. ^[2]
• Claire McCaskill (Alpha Mu, Missouri) - U. Claire Conner McCaskill (born July 24, 1953) is an American Democratic politician currently the junior United States Senator from S. Congress as Senator from Missouri. ^[2]

Sports

• Pauline Betz (Gamma Gamma, Rollins) - American female tennis player. Grand Slam record French Championships Singles finalist 1946 Women's Doubles finalist 1946 Mixed Doubles champion ^[4]
• JoAnne Carner (Delta Epsilon, Arizona State) - American professional golfer. Amateur career The Great Gundy (as she was known before she married Don Carner remained an amateur until she was 30 ^[2]
• Helen Jacobs (Omega, UC Berkeley) - American female tennis player. Helen Hull Jacobs ( August 6, 1908 &ndash June 2, 1997) was an American female tennis player who won ten Grand Slam titles ^[2]
• Melissa Stark (Delta Chi, Virginia) - newsreporter, Monday Night Football. Melissa Stark (born November 11, 1973 in Baltimore Maryland) is an American television personality with NBC, which she joined in Monday Night Football ( MNF) is a Live television broadcast of the National Football League. ^[2]
• Kerri Strug (Beta Xi, UCLA) - Olympic gymnast. Kerri Allyson Strug (born November 19 1977 is an American gymnast from Tucson Arizona. ^[2]

Miscellaneous

• Barbara Pierce Bush (Epsilon Tau, Yale University) - daughter of President George W. For the wife of George HW Bush see Barbara Bush. Barbara Pierce Bush (born November 25, 1981) is the elder of the fraternal Bush. ^[5]
• Jenna Bush (Alpha Theta, University of Texas) - daughter of President George W. Jenna Welch Hager, Née Bush, (born November 25, 1981 in Dallas Texas) the daughter of U Bush. ^[5][6]
• Laura Bush (Beta Sigma, Southern Methodist) - wife of President George W. Laura Lane Welch Bush (born November 4 1946 is the wife of the forty-third and current President of the United States, George W Bush. ^[2]
• Lynne Cheney (Beta Omega, Colorado College) - wife of Vice President Dick Cheney. Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney (born August 14, 1941) is the current Second Lady of the United States, the wife of United States Vice President ^[2]
• Melinda Gates (Beta Rho, Duke) - wife of Bill Gates; Co-founder of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Melinda French Gates (born Melinda Ann French on August 15, 1964) is the co-founder and co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (B&MGF is the largest transparently operated Private foundation in the world founded by Bill and Melinda ^[2]
• Cindy Hensley McCain (Omicron, USC) - wife of 2008 presidential candidate John McCain. ^[7]
• Julia Morgan (Omega, UC Berkeley) - architect. Julia Morgan ( January 20, 1872 – February 2, 1957) was an American Architect. ^[2]

Media

• Mary Margaret McBride (Alpha Mu, Missouri) - widely followed radio commentator, journalist, author (1935-1955). Mary Margaret McBride ( November 16, 1899 - April 7, 1976) was an American radio interview host and writer ^[2]
• Kate Millett (Upsilon, Minnesota) - American feminist and author. Kate Millett (born Katherine Murray Millet on September 14, 1934 in St Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate An author is defined both as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created ^[2]
• Judith Miller (Alpha Gamma, Ohio State) - American journalist. Judith Miller (born January 2, 1948) is an American journalist A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends ^[2]
• Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Psi, Wisconsin) - author, (The Yearling). Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings ( August 8, 1896 – December 14, 1953) was an American author who lived in rural Florida and The Yearling is a 1938 novel written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings. ^[2]
• Kate Snow (Iota, Cornell) - anchor for Good Morning America. Kate Snow (born June 10, 1969) is a co-anchor of Good Morning America Weekend Edition on ABC. Good Morning America ( GMA) is a morning news show that is broadcast on the ABC television network debuting on November ^[2]

References

See also

• Epsilon Kappa Theta, former Epsilon Kappa chapter at Dartmouth College. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Dartmouth College is host to many Greek organizations and a significant percentage of the Undergraduate student body is active in Greek life Dartmouth College ( is a private, Coeducational University located in Hanover, New Hampshire, U

External links

• Kappa Alpha Theta Headquarters

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