news


Top Stories: Our Story

hero

Bold Beginnings

1/6/2020 - Monmouth - Alpha Deuteron -

“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 Gamma Fraternity.” That’s how Thomas H. McMichael, president of Monmouth College from 1903–36, described Kappa’s earliest days. It was the late 1860s and that now-famous conversation between Mary Louise “Lou” Bennett and Hannah Jennette “Jennie” Boyd was more than a passing fancy. It was the start of something big.

Read More
hero

Honoring our History and Envisioning our Future

10/13/2019

Since its founding in 1870, Kappa Kappa Gamma has inspired women to dream boldly and live fully. From October 13, 2019, until October 13, 2020, Kappa Kappa Gamma will mark 150 years with a global celebration for all Kappas. Join us as we honor and explore our history, celebrate who we are today, and envision and embrace our future.

Read More


The Key is the official publication of Kappa Kappa Gamma. It includes news, updates, and stories about our members, chapters and the Kappa Kappa Gamma sisterhood as a whole.

Read the current issue