Kappa Kappa Gamma

Kappa Kappa Gamma
ΚΚΓ
FoundedOctober 13, 1870; 154 years ago (1870-10-13)
Monmouth College
TypeSocial
AffiliationNPC
StatusActive
ScopeNorth America
Motto"Dream Boldly. Live Fully"
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Colors  Dark Blue   Light Blue
SymbolKey
FlowerFleur-de-Lis
JewelSapphire
MascotOwl
PublicationThe Key
PhilanthropyMental Health Awareness
Chapters140
Members260,000 lifetime
Headquarters6640 Riverside Drive
Suite 200

Dublin, Ohio 43017
United States
Websitekappa.org

Kappa Kappa Gamma (ΚΚΓ), also known simply as Kappa or KKG, is a collegiate sorority founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois, United States.

It has a membership of more than 260,000 women, with 140 collegiate chapters in the United States and Canada and 307 alumni associations worldwide.[1][2]

It is sometimes referred to by its original designation, a women's fraternity, as it was founded before the term "sorority" was coined.[3] It is a founding member of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC), an umbrella organization that includes 26 American sororities.[4] As of 2024, it has nearly 260,000 members and 140 collegiate chatpers.[3]

  1. ^ "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities – Student Life and Culture Archives – U of I Library". www.library.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-30.
  2. ^ "Kappa Kappa Gamma Founders Day 2010". Archived from the original on 2011-07-12.
  3. ^ a b "Kappa Kappa Gamma - Fraternity and Sorority Life". fraternityandsororitylife.utah.edu. Retrieved 2025-01-08.
  4. ^ Zamkov, Penny (2019-05-28). "The History of the National Panhellenic Conference". MyChapterRoom. Retrieved 2023-03-29.

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