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150 years
Founders Day 2020
It’s a journey we’re still on today. Only 150 years of Kappa history has been written. The story of Kappa is still young. As we reflect on where we began, what we have done with all that was given to us - most important is how we, together, intend to build a bridge to Kappa’s next 150 years of empowering women.
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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.
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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.
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