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Kappa Alpha Order (ΚΑ), commonly known as Kappa Alpha, KA, or simply The Order, is a social fraternity and a fraternal order founded in 1865 at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. As of December 2015, the Kappa Alpha Order lists 133 active chapters, five provisional chapters, and 52 suspended chapters. [ 2 ]
Together with eight other women, Burke founded Alpha Kappa Alpha on January 15, 1908. Burke suggested Alpha Kappa Alpha to be the name of the sorority. [6] Burke also named the organization's motto, since she took classes relating to Greek and symbolism. [6] Her suggestions of the sorority's colors: salmon pink and apple green, were adopted. [7]
The Alpha chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta was founded at Indiana Asbury University, now DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, on January 27, 1870.The university began admitting women in 1867 after 30 years of a male-only student body.
Alpha Kappa Alpha members can join the organization either as an undergraduate student or become a part of a graduate chapter if they’ve already earned a bachelor’s or an advanced degree from ...
Alpha Kappa Alpha has a membership of more than 300,000 women internationally, with 90,000 active members of diverse backgrounds and professions. [2] Graduate members constitute the largest percentage of membership. [88] Alpha Kappa Alpha has more than 1000 chapters, located in the United States, the Caribbean, Canada, and South Africa. [89]
Kappa Alpha Theta 1999–2001: Marian Williams: Kappa Kappa Gamma 2001–2003: Sally Grant: Alpha Phi 2003–2005: Martha Brown: Delta Gamma 2005–2007: Elizabeth Quick: Gamma Phi Beta 2007–2009: Julie Burkhard: Alpha Chi Omega 2009–2011: Eve Riley: Delta Delta Delta 2011–2013: Jane Sutton: Alpha Xi Delta 2013–2015: Jean Mrasek: Chi ...
Mary Ritter Beard (Alpha, DePauw) – noted historian, campaigner for women's suffrage [1] Molly Corbett Broad (Chi, Syracuse ) – president of the University of North Carolina , 1997–2006 [ 1 ] Matilda Moldenhauer Brooks (Alpha Omega, Pittsburgh ) – research scientist who discovered methylene blue [ 1 ]
Kappa Alpha Order is a social fraternity and a fraternal order founded in 1865 at Washington and Lee University. [1] Chapter names were often reused in the early decades of the fraternity, and the final successor group normally goes by the shortened name, for example Mu chapter at Tulsa is the fourth to carry that name. [1]