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The six founders met at the home of Anna Willits to lay the groundwork for the formation of the first Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma ws founded on October 13, 1870 at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. On that day six women marched in the chapel wearing keys in their hair with the letters KKG pronouncing themselves as a new women's fraternity. The first chapter, Monmouth, is named the Alpha Chapter,
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In 1881 Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first women's fratrenity to publish a quarterly magazine, The Key.
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The symbol, the owl, is adopted in 1881. The owl is the bird of wisdom as well as the bird of Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom.
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In 1891, Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first to call a meeting of all the other women’s fraternities – thus the pre-cursor to the National Panhellenic Conference.
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The pin is worn by new members during the new member period. It is surrendered when you are initiated. It was adopted in 1914.
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In 1942, Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first women’s fraternity to set up Service Women’s Centers during World War II.
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In 1952, Kappa Kappa Gamma was the first to purchase a Headquarters building, and base their operations permanently in Columbus, OH.
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In 1965, Kappa Kappa Gamma became the first fraternity to share a house with another fraternity, Kappa Alpha Theta.
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Kappa began working with Reading is Fundamental. RIF has distributed 300 million books to more than 25 million children nationwide and provides programs and services at more than 19,000 sites throughout the United States and its territories.
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In 1980, The Heritage Museum was established, and Kappa Kappa Gamma became the first fraternity to own a Museum.
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In 1989, The Minnie Stewart Foundation purchased the Stewart Family Home, which was then merged into the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation in 2000.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma launched Pathways – Kappa’s Continuous Education Experience, leading men's and women's fraternities into new frontiers of education and training.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma released The Voyage of Discovery, a virtual tour through women's history.
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The Leadership Academy began offering undergraduate and alumna members intensive leadership development at an outdoor weekend retreat. Programming for the Leadership Academy has been developed in partnership with The Tompeters! Company and Bradford Woods, an outdoor education facility in Indiana.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma launched the Kappa Learning Institute, an interactive online portal which provides free e-courses to active members and alumnae.
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Kappa Kappa Gamma updates its tagline. The new tagline is "Aspire to Be."
