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 an allegiance to positive ethical principles.
All About Kappa
Kappa’s golden key, fleur-de-lis and coat-of-arms represent friendship rooted in a tradition of high standards.
These standards are as important today as they were in 1870 when Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded by six young women at Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois. Since that time, Kappa has grown to 131 collegiate chapters and nearly 300 alumnae associations worldwide.
Kappa promotes, through its standards, a broad college experience. Scholarship or intellectual development is our first priority, and the impressive achievements of our members attest to this. In Kappa, scholarship programs provide an atmosphere for academic accomplishment emphasizing that each member attain her personal academic best.
Cultural growth is important as well. Kappa Kappa Gamma encourages members to seek opportunities for self-growth in a variety of interests in the chapter, campus, and in the community. Kappa Kappa Gamma also provides leadership opportunities in a mutually supportive environment.
Kappa members believe that philanthropy or mutual helpfulness is of significant importance. Awareness of the needs of others is raised by participating in campus philanthropy events, by quiet moments of companionship with nursing home residents or raising dollars for the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation.
Kappa is proud of its programs of consequence, its high standards and adherence to ethical principles, and of its countless members whose accomplishments have provided a better life for others.
Kappa Kappa Gamma at its core is friendship, leadership and scholarship...an opportunity and experience for a lifetime.
Notable Kappas
Patty Berg (X, Minnesota, 1939) - Golf Champion
Jane Blalock (Delta Epsilon, Rollins, 1965) - Golf Champion
Sophia Bush (Delta Tau, USC) - Actress
Gretchen Carlson (Beta Eta Deuteron, Stanford, 1985) - Miss America
1989
Barbara Feldon (Delta Chi, Carnegie-Mellon, 1953) - Actress
Dorothy Canfield Fisher (Beta Nu, Ohio State, 1986) - Author and
Philanthropist
Jane Froman (Theta, Missouri, 1927) - Singer, Actress
Mariska Hargitay (Gamma X, UCLA, 1987) - Actress (Law & Order)
Doris Hart (Delta Kappa, Miami, 1947) - Professional Tennis Player
Kate Jackson (Delta Pi, Mississippi, 1967) - Actress (Charlie’s Angels)
Ashley Judd (Beta X, Kentucky, 1987) - Actress
Michelle Lombardo (Delta Mu, UConn, 2001) - Model
Betty Robinson Schwartz (Y, Northwestern, 1931) - Olympic Gold
Medalist (Track and Field)
Katherine Brosnahan Spade (Omega, Kansas, 1982) - Fashion Designer
(Kate Spade)
About Kappa
Name: Kappa Kappa Gamma
Founded: October 13, 1870
Monmouth College
Monmouth, Illinois
Colors: Dark Blue & Light Blue
Badge: Golden Key
Jewel: Sapphire
Flower: Fleur-de-lis
Animal: Owl
Little Known Fact: Kappa is actually a women’s fraternity, as the word sorority was not coined until after our founding
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