About Kappa

"Kappa Kappa Gamma at its core is friendship, leadership and scholarship... an opportunity and experience for a lifetime."

Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded in 1870 by six young women, Mary Moore Stewart, Anna Elizabeth Willits, Susan Burley Walker, Hanna Jeanette Boyd, Mary Louise Bennett and Marta Louisa Stevenson at Monmouth College, Monmouth, Illinois. Since then, Kappa membership has grown to a total of more than 200,000 women with 131 collegiate chapters between the United States and Canada. Kappa Kappa Gamma is one of the oldest womens fraternities and continues to promote a broad college experience for young women across North America.

Kappa scholarship programs create an environment for academic excellence which emphasizes that each member reaches her highest academic goals. Along with promoting scholarship, Kappa Kappa Gamma is an association which encourages self-growth in a mutually supportive environment. These young women are able to take advantage of leadership abilities in the chapter, on campus and in the community.

A key value to the Kappa foundation is the belief in philanthropy and promoting awareness of the needs of others. Members of Kappa Kappa Gamma give back to not only the fraternity and their fellow sisters, but also to their local communities.

Kappa Symbols

Key
Fleur-de-lis
Owl

The symbols of Kappa Kappa Gamma are the golden key, the fleur-de-lis, and the owl. These along with the colors of light and dark blue, are the visible signs of the fraternity which unite its members in a closer bond of sisterhood and friendship.

Kappa Firsts

Famous Kappas

Notably, over the past 100 years, Kappa has had a tradition of outstanding women who have continued on to achieve the highest of careers in many different fields such as the Arts, Athletics, Business and Journalism, Entertainment, Government, Philanthropy, Science and Education. These are just a few of the thousands of outstanding Kappa women.