Category Archives: Kappa Kappa Gamma

Knox College – the Early History of Its Women’s Fraternity System

The birthplace of the women’s fraternity system is only a few miles west of Galesburg. Pi Beta Phi was founded on April 28, 1867 in the southwest second floor bedroom of the home of “Major “ Jacob Holt at 402 … Continue reading

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Doctors Who Wore Badges: Fraternity Women in Medicine 1867-1902

In 1870, there were 525 female doctors in the United States (Newcomer, 1959).   Among the fraternity women who became physicians were founders of two NPC groups, Rachel Jane “Jennie” Nicol, a founder of Pi Beta Phi, and Eleanor Dorcas Pond … Continue reading

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Happy Founders’ Day Kappa Kappa Gamma!

Kappa Kappa Gamma’s headquarters at 530 East Town Street in Columbus, Ohio, the Snowden-Gray House, is likely the most unique of any NPC group (update – this is no longer Kappa’s HQ). Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded at Monmouth College … Continue reading

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Katharine L. Sharp, Library Science Pioneer and Kappa Kappa Gamma Grand President

Katharine Lucinda Sharp was a pioneer in the field of library science. In the University of Illinois Library, there is a bronze tablet of her done by Lorado Taft, whose best known work at the University is the iconic Alma … Continue reading

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Destination Monmouth, Illinois, Home of the Monmouth Duo!

Monmouth, Illinois, is a very special place. The Monmouth Duo, Pi Beta Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma, were founded there in 1867 and 1870, respectively. If you visit Monmouth, you will be able to get a glimpse of what life was … Continue reading

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The Second NPC Meeting – September 19, 1903

The second National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) meeting took place on September 19, 1903 with two additional groups, Chi Omega and Alpha Chi Omega, joining the original seven – Pi Beta Phi, Kappa Alpha Theta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Alpha Phi, Delta Gamma, … Continue reading

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The University of Nebraska Women’s Fraternity System through 1902

After autumn 1882, 12 female students at the University of Nebraska formed a club they called T. T. T., an acronym for the “The Tempest Tossed.”  The club disbanded at the end of the school year and two of the … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday Anna Botsford Comstock, Mother of Nature Education and a Kappa Alpha Theta

  Anna Botsford was born on September 1, 1854 in a small upstate New York town. Cornell University had just started admitting women when she enrolled as a student. She joined a group of 36 women who were outnumbered 13:1 by the … Continue reading

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Congratulations NPC Olympians and Best of Luck to NPC Paralympians

Congratulations to the National Panhellenic Conference women who brought home medals from the London Olympics: Gold medal Kristin Armstrong Savola, U.S. Cycling, Kappa Kappa Gamma, University of Idaho Rachel Buehler, U.S. Soccer, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Stanford University Erin Cafaro, U.S. … Continue reading

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Women’s Fraternities at Stanford University from 1885-1902

  On November 14, 1885, a special act of the California Legislature granted a charter to Stanford University and a gift of 80,000 acres of land in Palo Alto, California. The university formally opened on October 1, 1891. It was … Continue reading

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