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Kappa Gamma Case Study

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Kappa Kappa Gamma is an organization of women, which seeks for every member throughout her life bonds of friendship, mutual support, opportunities for self-growth, respect for intellectual development and an understanding of and an allegiance to positive ethical principles. The Monmouth gavel was made out of original walnut stair railing that was salvaged from Old Main before the building burned in 1905. Old Main, located on the Monmouth campus, is where chapel services were held when the Founders announced themselves on October 13, 1870. Mrs. Thomas H. McMichael, the wife of Monmouth College’s president, presented one gavel to Kappa Kappa Gamma and one to her own fraternity, Pi Beta Phi. Our gavel was used to open Kappa Kappa Gamma Conventions …show more content…

In the lore of precious stones, sapphire blue embodies heavenly spirits of light and wisdom. Jewel The fleur-de-lis, or iris, was also selected in 1890. Chosen for its stateliness, dignity and grace, it also combines the Fraternity’s colors in one flower. Flower Margaret Brown Moore, Wooster, designed the Fraternity Coat-of-Arms with the help of an authority on heraldry. It combines symbols of Minerva and her owl with three fleurs-de-lis. The badge is placed in the center, also known as the honor point, and the crest is the sigma within the delta at the top. It was adopted by Grand Council in 1911. Coat-of-Arms Minerva—Athena to the Greeks—is the goddess of wisdom and was chosen as our patron goddess. The owl, known as the bird of wisdom, was chosen as our corresponding mascot. “If we are indeed the brightest and the best, as [Mary] Louise [Lou] Bennett Boyd said, then together, we must recommit to the values that have built our foundation—values that are …show more content…

The six Founders march into chapel with little golden keys in their hair. 1876 First convention is held in Greencastle, Indiana. 1881 First Grand President, Tade Hartsuff Kuhns, Butler, is elected to oversee a new Grand Council. This makes Kappa the first women’s fraternity to adopt a governing council structure. 1882 The Golden Key, now The Key, is the first women’s fraternity magazine to be published.

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