Founders Day 2020

It’s a journey we’re still on today. Only 150 years of Kappa history has been written. The story of Kappa is still young. As we reflect on where we began, what we have done with all that was given to us – most important is how we, together, intend to build a bridge to Kappa’s next 150 years of empowering women.

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Porch Stories

By Mary Jane Crist, Arizona, Former Foundation TrusteeFor many years, a group of Kappa sisters met at the Colorado cabin of Robin Whitfield Brown, Texas Tech, and the Michigan cottage of Jane Tourner Curry, Indiana. Oh, the…

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Humble Beginnings

You know the story: Kappa was founded in 1870 in Monmouth, Illinois, when for the first time, six women proudly wore little golden keys, the badges of their new fraternity for women. Since you…

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Bold Beginnings

“On a little wooden bridge spanning a small stream that flows through the northeastern corner of the campus, two college girls one day held a schoolgirls’ conversation out of which grew the Kappa Kappa…

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Meet our Founders

The Beginning of Something Big Kappa’s Founders believed women had vast worth. They sparked a movement that has guided generations of women, enabling them to forge their own paths. Today, we honor our Founders’…

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Joining Kappa is unlike joining any other group or club. Our members dream boldly and live fully as they carve their own paths in the world around them. In Kappa, you’ll find a lifelong network of loyal women who can’t wait to meet you!

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