preserving our heritage
preserving our heritage
We’re committed to funding the preservation of Kappa’s heritage to teach from our history. Whether you are interested in chapter-specific history or our organization’s beginnings, there is much to reflect on and experience.
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The Enduring Light of Rose McGill
The Enduring Light of Rose McGill On a chilly Halloween in 1899, a baby girl was born outside Toronto. Her name was Rose — and her story would quietly ignite a century of compassion…
Porch Stories
By Mary Jane Crist, Arizona, Former Foundation TrusteeFor many years, a group of Kappa sisters met at the Colorado cabin of Robin Whitfield Brown, Texas Tech, and the Michigan cottage of Jane Tourner Curry, Indiana. Oh, the…
Humble Beginnings
You know the story: Kappa was founded in 1870 in Monmouth, Illinois, when for the first time, six women proudly wore little golden keys, the badges of their new fraternity for women. Since you…
DIVE INTO KAPPA HISTORY
historically speaking
Kappa Archivist and Museum Director Kylie Towers Smith, Simpson and Stewart House Director Mary Osborne, Monmouth, and former Fraternity President Kay Larson, Washington, share more about women’s history and Kappa history in this historical podcast.
