Kappa Kappa Gamma Announces Newly Elected 2026-28 Fraternity Council

(From left to right: Suzanne Dalton Kearins, Robyn Oates Brock, Kate Roessler, Elizabeth Bailey, Erin Balint Hogue, Chelsea Bellew, Sam Fetcho, and Kari Kittrell Poole)

DUBLIN, Ohio (July 8, 2026) — Kappa Kappa Gamma is pleased to announce the leaders selected to serve on Fraternity Council for the 2026–28 Biennium. Elections were held in April 2026, and the new officers were installed at the organization’s 76th Biennial Convention in Orlando, Florida, on June 27. They include:

Fraternity President

Elizabeth Bailey, Mississippi

Fraternity Vice Presidents

Chelsea Bellew, Denison

Robyn Oates Brock, Tennessee

Sandra “Sam” Laich Fetcho, Illinois Wesleyan

Suzanne Dalton Kearins, Missouri

Fraternity Treasurer

Erin Balint Hogue, North Texas

Drawing on their extensive backgrounds and wide-ranging skills, this team of devoted, elected volunteers will set the course for the Fraternity over the next biennium, strengthening the future of Kappa as they do so. Additional members of the 2026–28 Fraternity Council include:

Panhellenic Delegate

Kate Roessler, Illinois Wesleyan

Fraternity Executive Director

Kari Kittrell Poole

Kappa Kappa Gamma also thanks the following individuals for their service on Fraternity Council during the 2024–26 Biennium as they have fulfilled their terms: Nancy Campbell, Florida State; Jessica Coffield, UC Riverside; Barb Goettelman, Syracuse; and Kyle Donnelly, UC Riverside.

For more information about Kappa’s 76th Biennial Convention, read The Hoot, the official publication of General Convention.

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About Kappa Kappa Gamma and its Foundation

For 155 years, Kappa Kappa Gamma has provided a robust membership experience highlighting leadership opportunities, educational programs, and, most importantly, the unwavering support of loyal sisters to help members pursue their potential.

The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation’s mission is to invest in Kappa members by funding programs that fulfill the evolving needs of women. As a critical partner to the overall Kappa organization, the Foundation funds four impact areas crucial to Kappas: member education, scholarships, financial assistance grants, and heritage.

With 138 active chapters in the U.S. and Canada, 215 alumnae associations around the world, and more than 342,000 initiated members since its founding, Kappa Kappa Gamma invites women to dream boldly and live fully. For more information about the Fraternity, visit kappa.org.