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Our Chapter
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Kappa
Alpha Theta
Gamma Nu Chapter
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Fargo, ND 58102 |
What
is Theta?
Kappa
Alpha Theta is a Greek-letter fraternity for women; in fact,
it was the very first such group. We have more than 120 chapters
at colleges and universities across the US and Canada, and
our total initiated members number more than 170,000.
When Theta was founded in 1870, the very idea of higher education
for women was a novelty. Since then, Thetas have excelled
as students and have gone on to achieve prominence in every
professional field - from medicine to literature to politics.
Discover some of Kappa Alpha Theta's famous Thetas and their
accomplishments.
Kappa
Alpha Theta offers a nurturing environment on both large and
small campuses. Theta provides growth and leadership opportunities
for young women and promotes academic excellence.
The Kappa Alpha Theta Foundation supports Theta's education
programs, as well as our philanthropy. The Foundation's scholarship
endowment program is one of the largest in the Greek community.
Since our founding, Kappa Alpha Theta has had a reputation
of being on the cutting edge in the Greek world. We're excited
to be part of the information highway, and we're glad you
chose to visit us! Go ahead, and look around!
Fraternity
Purpose
The intellectual ambition of the Fraternity shall be the attainment
of highest scholarship. The social aim of the Fraternity shall
be to exercise the widest influence for good. The moral aim
of the Fraternity shall be the standard of love.
Mission
Statement
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, Kappa Alpha Theta exists to
nurture each member throughout her college and alumnae experience
and to offer a lifelong opportunity for social, intellectual
and moral growth as she meets the higher and broader demands
of mature life.
Headquarters
Kappa Alpha Theta International Headquarters is staffed by
approximately 25 women and men who manage administrative aspects
of the Fraternity and Foundation. Headquarters is located
at 8740 Founders Road, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 USA.
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Our
Founding
In
1837, the Methodist Church established Indiana Asbury (now
DePauw University) in Greencastle, Indiana.
Indiana Asbury officially opened its doors to women in 1867,
but not without great uproar from the male students. The first
women students at Indiana Asbury were looking for ways to
make friends and find support and encouragement for their
academic pursuits. They were reviled by their teachers, taunted
by their classmates, and ignored by their girlhood friends
who did the "right" thing and attended conservatories
for girls. It took these brave pioneers three years to found
Kappa Alpha Theta, the first Greek-letter Fraternity for women.
To be sure, there were societies for women before 1867, and
some of these had secret rituals with badges, passwords, mottoes,
and other symbols. But in 1870, Theta became the first women's
Greek-letter fraternity because its primary founder, Bettie
Locke, wanted full membership in a male fraternity. When the
men asked her to wear their fraternity badge as a "mascot,"
she responded, "If you won't initiate me into your fraternity,
I'll start my own." Thus, Kappa Alpha Theta was established
on January 27, 1870.
In 2005, Kappa Alpha Theta celebrated its
135th anniversary.
Fun
Facts
* Theta is an international organization with college and
alumnae chapters throughout the United States and Canada.
* The Fraternity is a not-for-profit Indiana corporation,
with Headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.
* The Fraternity's philanthropic arm, the Kappa Alpha Theta
Foundation, supports the Fraternity's educational programs
and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), Theta's international
philanthropy.
* The Foundation annually awards more than $300,000 in graduate
and undergraduate scholarships to members.
* The first women admitted to Phi Beta Kappa were Thetas.
* The first women's fraternity to establish a chapter in Canada
was Kappa Alpha Theta.
* The first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in her own right
was a Theta.
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