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Kappa Kappa Gamma
(ΚΚΓ)
Image:Kappa crest.gif
Founded October 13, 1870 (1870-10-13) (age 137)
Monmouth College, (Monmouth, Illinois)
Type Social
Scope International
Colors dark blue and light blue
Symbol Key, Fleur-de-Lis, Owl
Flower Fleur-de-Lis
Jewel Sapphire
Publication The Key
Philanthropy Reading Is Fundamental
Chapters 134
Members 220,000+ currently
lifetime
Headquarters 530 East Town Street P. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Monmouth College is a four-year Coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth Illinois, United States. Monmouth is the county seat of Warren County in the US state of Illinois. Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by A key is a device which is used to open a lock. A typical key consist of two parts the blade, which slides into the Keyway of the lock and distinguishes Reading is Fundamental is a Literacy Organization based in the United States, with affiliated programs in the United Kingdom and Argentina O. Box 38
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Homepage http://www.kappakappagamma.org/

Kappa Kappa Gamma (ΚΚΓ) is a college women's fraternity, founded on October 13, 1870 at Monmouth College, Illinois. 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 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Monmouth College is a four-year Coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth Illinois, United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union.

Kappa Kappa Gamma is one of the largest fraternities for women in America. Currently, there are chapters in both the United States and Canada. 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 The most recent chapter brought the total number of Kappa Kappa Gamma chapters at higher learning institutions to 134. There are also 300+ alumnae associations around the world. Since its founding in 1870, more than 220,000 members have been initiated into Kappa Kappa Gamma. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

Kappa Kappa Gamma is a women's fraternity, because it was founded before the term 'sorority' came into use. Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal However, because it admits only women, it is usually referred to as a sorority. Kappa Kappa Gamma is also referred to as "KKG" and "Kappa. "

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History

Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded October 13, 1870, at Monmouth College, Illinois. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Monmouth College is a four-year Coeducational private liberal arts college located in Monmouth Illinois, United States. The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The founding members of Kappa Kappa Gamma were Hannah Jeannette Boyd, Mary Moore Stewart (Nelson, Field), Anna Elizabeth Willits (Pattee), Mary Louise Bennett (Boyd), Martha Louisa Stevenson (Miller), Susan Burley Walker (Vincent). As collegiate at Monmouth College, they were determined to form a Greek letter organization for women. Founders Minnie Stewart, Jeannette Boyd, and Louise Bennett first met around 1869-1870 in the Amateurs des Belles Lettres Hall, a literary society of which the women were active members when they first decided to form a new society. [1] They determined that nothing short of a Greek letter fraternity, equal to men’s fraternities, would satisfy them. Since chapel exercises were required for all students, the founding members announced the formation of the new group by wearing golden keys in their hair to the Chapel service on October, 13, 1870; hanging back so that they would have to sit in front after the other students were seated.

Symbols

The membership badge is represented by the Golden Key.

The key was adopted as the sorority's symbol at its founding. The original keys were larger than the modern key. The current badge is a one-inch gold key, sometimes jeweled. On the front of the key are the Greek letters ΚΚΓ (on the stem) and ΑΩΟ (on the ward). The badge is worn strictly as an emblem of membership and only by initiated members.

New member pin
New member pin

New Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma wear a different badge, a Sigma within a Delta enameled on silver in the two colors of the Fraternity, dark blue and light blue. The new member pin is only worn during the new member period, after which it is returned to the chapter.

The owl is the official mascot of Kappa Kappa Gamma. The Owls are an order of birds of prey. Most are Solitary, and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e As the official flower, the Iris, or fleur-de-lis combines the fraternity's colors of dark blue and light blue. The fleur-de-lys (or fleur-de-lis, plural fleurs-de-lis ˌfləː(rdəˈliː (ˌfləː(rdəˈlɪs in Quebec) translated from French as "lily

The fraternity jewel is the sapphire. Sapphire (antique greek hyacinthos refers to gem varieties of the mineral Corundum, an Aluminium oxide (Al2O3 when it is a color other than The colors of the Fraternity are light blue and dark blue, which have been described as those shades which in light and dark tones reproduce the “soft velvety blue approaching the cornflower in shade,” which is also a description of the sapphire, the Fraternity jewel. The sapphire is recognized as a symbol of truth, sincerity and constancy. The fraternity Coat-of-Arms combines all the elements of Kappa Kappa Gamma: the key, the Greek letters, the new-member pin, the fleur-de-lis, the owl and the two blues.

Mission statement

Kappa Kappa Gamma is an organization of women which seeks for every member throughout her life bonds of friendship, mutual support, opportunities for self growth, respect for intellectual development, and an understanding of and allegiance to positive ethical principles. (The mission statement was drafted and adopted by the 1984-1986 Fraternity Council. )

Preamble

We, believing a closer union in the bonds of friendship to be for our mutual benefit, appreciating the advantages to be derived from a secret fraternity, and feeling that in union there is strength, hereby form ourselves into an association for the development of nobler qualities of the mind and finer feelings of the heart, and for mutual helpfulness in the attainment of individual and social excellence. (The Preamble remains much as it was written in 1892. )

Hazing

Hazing is prohibited by Kappa Kappa Gamma. Hazing is defined as any activity or action taken with or without consent of the individual involved that produces mental, emotional, or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule. Any activity that is demeaning, embarrassing, or mentally or physically injurious to an individual or group is considered hazing and is not permitted. Though hazing is prohibited, it has occurred within the Kappa Kappa Gamma community.

In 1997 the television show 20/20 featured an expose on hazing in the sorority system[2] that included a hazing by three members of Kappa Kappa Gamma at DePauw University, as well as an incident of hazing at Delta Sigma Theta and a local sorority Lambda Delta Sigma at Concordia College. DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana, USA is a private national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2400 students Delta Sigma Theta ( ΔΣΘ) Sorority is a Non-profit Greek letter organization of college educated women who perform public service placing emphasis on the Concordia is the name of other universities and colleges (and seminaries) International University Concordia Audentes, Estonia The three members of Kappa Kappa Gamma, on November 6, 1997, were accused of branding 3 pledges[3] with cigarettes in a family ritual after a night of heavy drinking. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar After being burned the pledges were encouraged to streak across campus and to grovel for cigarettes at a fraternity house. [4] The result was severe enough to send one of the pledges to the hospital with minor burn injuries. [5]

The discovery of the incident caused investigations by the sorority and campus to be launched. The members who were involved with the ritual were not charged by the state of Indiana with criminal recklessness under the hazing statute, as had been reported. The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union [4] They did however face a possible trial for alcohol possession but due to difficulty proving who provided the alcohol the members were given community service instead. [4] DePauw's reaction to the hazing for the chapter was to put the chapter on social probation until Fall 1999 and cut it's pledge class in half for two years. The thirteen members who had been either been involved with the ritual or had known about it were given one-semester suspensions and social probation for their participation, and were voted by their chapter to retain membership within the chapter. [4]

Kappa Timeline

Notable Kappas

For a full list of notable Kappa Kappa Gamma alumnae please visit here. [1]
Notable members are listed by name, and chapter.

Entertainment

Lo Bosworth- actress from Laguna Beach and The Hills

Government

Literature

Science

Sports

Media

Miscellaneous

Fictional

See also

References

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  3. ^ DePauw sorority faces hazing allegations. The Michigan Daily (November 12, 1997). Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Retrieved on 2006-11-03. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina.
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  6. ^ a b About Us. USC Kappa Kappa Gamma. Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul
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  8. ^ Robinson, Ben (April 5, 2007), From Rebel to Wrestling, The DM Online, <http://media.www.thedmonline.com/media/storage/paper876/news/2007/04/05/ArtsEntertainment/From-Rebel.To.Wrestling-2825452.shtml>. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Retrieved on 24 January 2008 
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  10. ^ Jenn, Tanaka (December 18, 2005). Events 218 BC - Second Punic War: Battle of the Trebia - Hannibal 's Carthaginian forces defeat those of the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The “characters” from“Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County”. Coast Magazine. Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul
  11. ^ Olin, Dirk (2007). "Climbing the Hill". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Nov. /Dec. , 2007. p. 47.
  12. ^ Cain, Paul (2007). "Ann Bannon. " Leading the parade: Conversations with America's most influential lesbians and gay men. Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 155–163. ISBN 0810859130
  13. ^ Kappa Kappa Gamma Alumnae Achievement Award. Kappa Kappa Gamma. Retrieved on 2007-10-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks.
  14. ^ Glenn, Rhonda (February 11, 2005), Patty 'Dynamite' Berg Leaves Mark On Golf And Life, United States Golf Association, <http://www.usga.org/news/2005/february/berg.html>. Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 27 January 2008 
  15. ^ Beta Eta History. Kappa Kappa Gamma - Beta Eta. Retrieved on 2007-10-09. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks.

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