Kappa Kappa Gamma

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KKΓ - Kappa Kappa Gamma

HE - Eta Epsilon Chapter

General Interest Sorority

Nickname: Kappa

Umbrella Organization: National Panhellenic Council

Date Founded: 1870

Founded At: Monmouth College

Colors: Light Blue and Dark Blue

Symbols: Fleur de lis, Key, Owl

Number of Chapters: 136

Number of Alumnae Associations: 300

Number of Initiated Members: 230,000

Philanthropy: Reading is Fundamental

Chapter Founded: 1999

Chapter GPA: 3.36

Chapter Website: www.jhu.edu/~kappa

Number of Initiated Members in Chapter: 80


Contents

[edit] The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Inc.

Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, so named because the term sorority was not coined until after her creation, was founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Minnie Stewart, Anna Willits, Susan Walker, Jennie Boyd, Lou Bennett and Lou Stevensen declared the founding of their Fraternity on October 13th, 1870, by marching into the chapel at Monmouth College wearing golden keys in their hair.

Kappa Kappa Gamma was one of the first Greek Letter Organizations for women to be founded. Today Kappa Kappa Gamma is recognized nationally as one of the oldest and largest Greek-letter organizations in the country and currently has 134 chapters and over 300 alumni associations across the United States and Canada, with a total membership of more than 220,000 women.

[edit] Eta Epsilon Chapter at Johns Hopkins University

Eta Epsilon chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded on October 23rd, 1999. Formal Recruitment takes place in late January and early February. The chapter holds a number of events to get to know the freshmen women throughout the fall semester.

Eta Epsilon chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma is active in the Johns Hopkins University Panhellenic Council. The chapter's average GPA is higher than the University average GPA, the all-Greek average GPA and the average GPAs for both men and women.

The chapter was awarded the Panhellenic award at the Fraternity National Convention 2008.

[edit] Fraternity Symbols

The colors of Kappa Kappa Gamma are light blue and dark blue. The Fraternity jewel is the sapphire, and her flower is the fleur de lis. The owl, representative of Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom, is a symbol of the Fraternity as well. The Fraternity badge is the golden key, and is worn only by initiated sisters. New members wear the new member pin, the greek letter Sigma inscribed within the letter Delta.

[edit] Philanthropy

The National Philanthropy of Kappa Kappa Gamma is Reading Is Fundamental, which promotes literacy in children. Chapters are also encouraged to support local charities and the Rose McGill Foundation.

[edit] Notable Sisters

Entertainment

  • Ashley Judd - actress
  • Gena Rowlands Cassvetes - movie and television actress; recently played the elderly Allie Calhoun in The Notebook (2004)
  • Sophia Bush - actress; One Tree Hill
  • Charlotte York - fictional character; Sex and the City
  • Lo Bosworth - socialite and reality television star; Laguna Beach and The Hills
  • Casey Reinhardt - actress and television personality; Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
  • Cami Edwards - actress and television personality; Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County
  • Jamie Chung - reality television personality; The Real World: San Diego
  • Amaya Brecher - reality television personality; The Real World: Hawaii
  • Barbara Feldon - actress; Get Smart
  • Jo Ann Pflug - actress; M*A*S*H
  • Julie Berman - actress; General Hospital
  • Jean Bartel - Miss America, 1943
  • Gretchen Carlson - Miss America, 1989
  • Kate Jackson - star of the television series Charlie's Angels
  • Jann Carl - Entertainment Tonight news anchor
  • Jane Pauley - The Today Show former news anchor
  • Nancy O'Dell - co-anchor; Access Hollywood
  • Laurie Hickson-Smith - TLC's Trading Spaces interior designer

Business

  • Kate Spade - internationally renowned fashion desinger, most famous for her handbags
  • Robin Burns - Victoria's Secret former CEO; Estee Lauder Companies' North American and Donna Karan Cosmetics former president and CEO; Calvin Klein Cosmetics former president; Bloomingdales head of Cosmetics division head

Science

  • Mareta West - first woman astrogeologist; determined the site for the first lunar landing
  • Jane Dole James - Chairman of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions

Government

  • Lucy Webb Hayes - first lady; wife of President Rutherford B. Hayes
  • Jane Swift - the first female governer of Massachusetts and the youngest governer in 2001
  • Julia Ward Howe - author of The Battle Hymn of the Republic
  • Kirsten Gillibrand - elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2006

Sports

  • Patty Berg - champion golfer, 1946 United States Open Golf Tournament
  • Hollis Stacy - champion golfer, 1978 United States Women's Open Golf Tounrament
  • Betty Robinson Schwartz - Olympic gold medal winner 1928, track and field
  • Donna DeVerona - two-time gold medalist in Olympic swimming; first woman sportscaster on network television; co-founder of the Women's Sports Foundation
  • Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Helen Wills Roarke and Doris Hart - all winners of the United States Women's Open Champion Tennis (1911, 1924, 1954)

[edit] Also See

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