Kappa Beta Gamma
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Kappa Beta Gamma (ΚΒΓ) is a sorority founded at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1917.
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Founded | January 22, 1917 Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI |
Type | Social |
Affiliation | Independent |
Scope | International |
Motto | Character, Culture, Courage |
Colors | Deep Sapphire, Pearl White and Old Gold |
Symbol | Five-pointed Star |
Flower | Forget-me-not |
Jewel | Blue Sapphire and White Pearl |
Mascot | Jermain the Lion |
Publication | Kappa Star |
Philanthropy | Special Olympics |
Chapters | 26 active, 23 inactive |
Colonies | 2 |
Headquarters | 540 Pearl Cove Court Atlanta, GA 30350 USA |
Website | www.kappabetagamma.org |
History[]
In 1916, twelve women of Marquette University founded the campus' first sorority on January 22, 1917, Kappa Beta Gamma. The first officers and founders of this group were:
- Teresa Jermain, President
- Myra Thewalt, Vice-President
- Jeannie Lee, Secretary
- Mary Weimar, Treasurer
- Mary Kitzke
- Eva Johnson
- Patricia Hagerty
- Mary White
- Myrtle Maas
- Lorraine Kress
- Vivienne Leichtman
- Felicia Knafzynska
Weimar also designed the sorority pin.
The immediate aim of the Sorority expressed at its founding was: To Unite the Members in the bond of Sisterhood; to Develop Friendships among the Members During their College Days; to Improve the Members Morally, Socially and Intellectually; and to Foster the Support of College/University, Alma Mater and of God and Country. This was later revised as:
The Sisters of Kappa Beta Gamma International Sorority are an organization dedicated to improving its members morally, socially, and intellectually. As friends, we are committed to bettering our schools and communities by offering leadership opportunities during and beyond our college days. [1]
In 1947 the sorority established its second chapter, Alpha, at Saint Louis University; St. Louis, Missouri. The chapter at Marquette University then became known as Beta chapter.[2] The first chapters were established at Catholic institutions, with the Sorority later expanding to other institutions.
In 2011 Kappa Beta Gamma installed its first chapter in Canada, the Upsilon chapter at the University of Victoria in Victoria, British Columbia.[3]
This sorority is not a member of the NPC, though chapters will regularly participate with campus panhellenic associations.[4]
Symbols and traditions[]
The official colors are deep sapphire, pearl white and old gold. The five pointed star is the symbol, while the official flower is the forget-me-not. ΚΒΓ has 2 official jewels, the blue sapphire and white pearl. The Sorority has designated a mascot, Jermain the Lion (Jermain being the last name of the first Grand Mistress, or president).[5]
Founder Mary Weimar designed the sorority badge, a wreath of six pearls and six sapphires encircling Kappa Beta Gamma’s Greek Letters. She also designed the membership pin, a blue shield with a gold stripe running diagonally across it.[4]
Kappa Beta Gamma marks three annual days of remembrance, listed in the order they were established:
- January 22 - Founders Day
- May 14 - National Founders Day
- April 2 - International Founders Day
The open motto of the organization is Character, Culture, Courage.
The initiation ceremony is called Krossover.
The annual convention of the Sorority is called its Konvention, held on a rotating basis at locations in the US and Canada during the first weekend of August. An additional celebration, an International Formal Star Ball is held every fifth year to mark significant milestones.[1]
Kappa Beta Gamma's quarterly publication is the Kappa Star.[5]
Headquarters[]
At its establishment in 1947, the first National Officers were chosen, all from the Beta chapter and were elected to a two-year term.
The Sorority is governed through its international conventions. Presiding over these annual events, and responsible for the organizations' affairs in the interim between conventions, two separate, but cooperative Boards of Directors, one for the US and one for Canada, are elected to their positions indefinitely by the membership of Kappa Beta Gamma. There are no term limits of minimum term of service for these Board positions. The Board of Directors is primarily responsible for hiring and management of the International President, supporting the International Board and handling legal and business matters on behalf of the membership.
ΚΒΓ's International Headquarters are located in Georgia.
Day-to-day management of the Sorority is vested in four staff positions: the International President, a Vice-President of Compliance-Canada, a Vice President of Compliance-USA, and a Vice President of Membership Development.[1]
United States Leadership [1]
Tanya Niemi: President & CEO
Katie Minaghan: Vice President & COO
Allyson Simerlein: Treasurer & CFO
Canada Leadership[1]
Sara-Lynn Pelegrin: President & CEO
Samantha Jennings: Vice President & COO
Brooke Taylor: Treasurer & CFO
Philanthropy[]
Kappa Beta Gamma's philanthropy is the Special Olympics. Along with the national philanthropy, each chapter chooses a local philanthropy to support.[1]
Alumnae Society[]
Kappa Beta Gamma has an Alumnae Society, available to any alumna member.[6]
Chapters[]
Active chapters[]
Chapters of Kappa Beta Gamma are as follows. Active chapters are in bold, inactive chapters are in italics: [7]
Name | Chartered | Institution | Location | Status | Notes | Reference |
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Delta | June 1948 | University of Detroit Mercy | Detroit, Michigan | Active | Oldest active chapter | [2][8] |
Theta | 1963 | St. Norbert College | De Pere, Wisconsin | Active | Formerly Kappa Beta Phi (local)[9] | [2] |
Rho | June 18, 2009 | Caldwell University | Caldwell, New Jersey | Active | Formerly Delta Nu Sigma (local)[9] | |
Sigma | December 4, 2010 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Active | Formerly Pi Beta Phi's North Carolina Gamma chapter [9] | [10] |
Chi | January 15, 2011 | Brandeis University | Waltham, Massachusetts | Active | [11] | |
Phi | January 22, 2011 | Penn State Harrisburg | Middletown, Pennsylvania | Active | [12] | |
Upsilon | April 2, 2011 | University of Victoria | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Active | Oldest Canadian chapter | [3] |
Omega | Reserved as a memorial for those sisters and alumnae who have passed. | |||||
Alpha Gamma | November 24, 2012 | Simon Fraser University | Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada | Active | [13] | |
Alpha Delta | October 26, 2013 | St. Joseph's College | Patchogue, New York | Active | Formerly Lambda Psi Iota (local)[9] | |
Alpha Epsilon | December 7, 2013 | Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, Michigan | Active | ||
Alpha Zeta | December 6, 2014 | University of Louisiana at Monroe | Monroe, Louisiana | Active | ||
Alpha Eta | May 3, 2015 | Central Methodist University | Fayette, Missouri | Active | ||
Alpha Theta | July 31, 2015 | Thompson Rivers University | Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada | Active | ||
Alpha Iota | April 16, 2016 | University of Lethbridge | Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada | Active | Formerly Kappa Pi Chi (local)[9] | |
Alpha Lambda | April 9, 2016 | Shippensburg University | Shippensburg, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
Alpha Mu | December 3, 2016 | University of Wisconsin–Green Bay | Green Bay, Wisconsin | Active | ||
Alpha Nu | May 6, 2017 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | Active | ||
Alpha Xi | April 8, 2017 | University of British Columbia | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada | Active | ||
Alpha Omicron | April 29, 2017 | University of Ottawa and Area | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Active | Formerly Zeta Theta Epsilon (local)[9] | |
Alpha Pi | April 29, 2017 | Ryerson University and Area | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Active | ||
Alpha Sigma | April 21, 2018 | Tennessee Wesleyan University | Athens, Tennessee | Active | Formerly Alpha Xi Gamma (local)[9] | |
Alpha Tau | 2018 | University of Ontario Institute of Technology | Oshawa, Ontario, Canada | Active | ||
Alpha Upsilon | May 5, 2018 | Southeast Missouri State University | Cape Girardeau, Missouri | Active | ||
Alpha Chi | May 12, 2018 | St. John’s University | Staten Island, New York | Active | ||
Alpha Omega | ||||||
Beta Alpha | May 4, 2019 | Middle Georgia State University | Cochran, Georgia | Active | ||
Beta Beta | August 25, 2019 | SUNY Oneonta | Oneonta, New York | Active | ||
Beta Delta | January 23, 2021 | University of Guelph | Guelph, Ontario, Canada | Active | ||
Beta Epsilon | March 27, 2021 | University of Waterloo | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | Active | ||
Beta Zeta | May 15, 2021 | Mount Royal University | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | Active | ||
Beta Eta | April 17, 2021 | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Active |
Inactive chapters[]
Name | Chartered | Institution | Location | Status | Notes | Reference |
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Alpha | May 14, 1947 | Saint Louis University | St. Louis, Missouri | Dormant, 1977 | Second chapter formed. Formerly Delta Epsilon Phi (local)[9] |
[2][14] |
Beta | January 22, 1917 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Dormant, 1970 | Founding chapter | [2] |
Gamma | Spring, 1948 | Creighton University | Omaha, Nebraska | Dormant, 1953 | Formerly Kappa Zeta Kappa (local)[9] | [2] |
Epsilon | Spring, 1954 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | Dormant, 2007 | [2][15] | |
Zeta | 1961 | Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | Dormant, 1966 | [2] | |
Eta | 1961 | Catholic University of America | Washington, D.C. | Dormant, 1983 | [2] | |
Iota | 1968 | St. John's University | Jamaica, Queens, New York | Dormant, after 1991? | Formerly Iota Sigma Phi (local)[9] | [2] |
Kappa | August 2, 1997 | Marian University | Fond du Lac, Wisconsin | Dormant, March 17, 2017 | ||
Lambda | July 13, 2002 | Northern Michigan University | Marquette, Michigan | Dormant, 2017 | ||
Mu | July 12, 2002 | University of Findlay | Findlay, Ohio | Dormant, 2005 | ||
Nu | 2003 | Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Dormant, 2007 | [16] | |
Psi | April 28, 2011 | Georgia Gwinnett College | Lawrenceville, Georgia | Dormant, February 20, 2017 | ||
Xi | October 27, 2007 | Frostburg State University | Frostburg, Maryland | Dormant, 2013 | Formerly Gamma Sigma Chi (local)[9] | |
Omicron | 2009 | Shippensburg University | Shippensburg, Pennsylvania | Dormant, 2015, revived 2016 | Formerly Theta Kappa (local)[9] | |
Pi | February 8, 2009 | Keene State College | Keene, New Hampshire | Dormant, 2015 | Formerly Tau Phi Xi (local)[9] | |
Tau | November 20, 2010 | University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minnesota | Dormant, 2016 | ||
Alpha Alpha | July 9, 2011 | Trine University | Angola, Indiana | Dormant, 2016 | ||
Alpha Beta | November 12, 2011 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut | Dormant, 2019 | ||
Alpha Kappa | August 27, 2016 | SUNY, Stony Brook | New York City, New York | Dormant, 2020 | ||
Alpha Rho | March 24, 2018 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Dormant, 2020 | ||
Alpha Phi | 2018 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Dormant, 2019 ? | ||
Alpha Psi | 2018 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, Texas | Dormant, 2019 ? | ||
Beta Gamma | 2019 | University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa | Honolulu, Hawaii | Dormant, 2020 ? |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f From the Kappa Beta Gamma website, accessed 4 Nov 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. IV-88. ISBN 978-0963715906.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kappa Beta Gamma". Kappa Beta Gamma. Archived from the original on 2013-03-11. Retrieved 2018-06-18.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Noted in the ΚΒΓ Expansion Manual, 2018 edition, accessed 5 Nov 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Noted on the Quick Facts page of the sorority's website, accessed 4 Nov 2020.
- ^ Noted on the sorority's website, on the Alumnae Society page, accessed 4 Nov 2020.
- ^ Information from Bairds's (20th), from Kappa Beta Gamma US chapters webpage and Kappa Beta Gamma Canadian chapters webpage, accessed 4 Nov 2020.
- ^ Delta chapter website
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 15 May 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
- ^ Sigma chapter website
- ^ "Chi chapter". Kappa Beta Gamma Brandeis. Retrieved 2015-12-08.
- ^ Phi chapter website
- ^ Alpha Gamma chapter website Archived 2013-09-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Withdrew to become Kappa Beta Phi (local), then became the Eta Nu chapter of Alpha Delta Pi in 1989.
- ^ Withdrew to become Eta Lambda chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma in 2007.
- ^ Withdrew to become Eta Lambda chapter of Kappa Delta in 2008.
External links[]
- Student organizations established in 1917
- 1917 establishments in Wisconsin
- Fraternities and sororities in the United States
- Fraternities and sororities in Canada