Kappa Kappa Gamma

By Guest Blogger Carol H. Rasco, President and CEO of Reading Is Fundamental “The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.”  – Dr. Seuss, I Can Read with My Eyes Shut For me, reading might be more accurately described as a need like [...]

  5. It’s exclusively for dues-paying members* of Kappa Kappa Gamma! 4. It’s a great way to expand your knowledge about a particular subject. 3. It connects us with our national philanthropic partner, Reading Is Fundamental! 2. It’ supports Kappa Kappa Gamma’s mission by promoting learning and creating a community. And the number one reason [...]

Tell us a moment in time when you felt proud to be a Kappa, had a great time being a Kappa or were fearful or uncomfortable hearing a Kappa story. Tell us about the Kappa moment you won’t ever forget. Tell us about the time you were amazed at what Kappas did to help others [...]

By Julie Martin Mangis, Gamma Chi There is something about quilts. They embody tradition, a simple way of life and a lasting testament to creativity. When the Northern Virginia Alumnae Association created a needlework interest group in the mid-1970s, it was a matter of bringing Kappas together to create projects for fun and to benefit [...]

Kappas who attended Biennial Convention came home inspired and eager to implement the new ideas that they have gathered while interacting with other members. Following is a firsthand account of the Fort Lauderdale Alumnae Association’s “Heels and Deals” event, which was spearheaded by their President, Caitlin McTiernan, after she returned home from Phoenix last summer. [...]

This past summer, Gamma Xi Chapter received an invitation to participate in a sorority T-shirt design contest sponsored by Bloomingdales and Sanctuary Clothing. Members of the chapter worked together for weeks to design a shirt for the contest. Amazingly, six months later, their design is available for purchase through Bloomingdales! Each of the six groups [...]

French vanilla creamer, reddish brown and not-so-specific beige. These are the new colors of the entrance on the front of Fraternity Headquarters and The Heritage Museum – at least that’s what I call them. They have brand names like metallic gold, latte and saddle brown and the doors have a stain called deep mahogany. To [...]

Members of the Tulsa, Oklahoma Alumnae Association helped celebrate the birthday of Dr. Seuss on March 2 with the Pre-K classes at Kerr Elementary School. The alumnae helped the children pick out their free books distributed by Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), read to the children, helped make bookmarks and provided snacks.  The students at Kerr [...]

Earlier this month on March 7, the women of Delta Pi Chapter, University of Tulsa, hosted its first annual “Kappaccino” brunch to benefit the Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation. The brunch was all-you-can eat and featured generous donations from Quik Trip and Panera Bread. Kappaccino represented the chapter’s goal of refocusing its philanthropy to follow “Philanthropy [...]

Campus Community Gathers Help for Haiti Jan. 29, 2010 BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Activities are being organized on Illinois Wesleyan’s campus to raise funds for earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. Information will be updated as plans are finalized: Tuesday, Feb. 2 9-10:30 p.m. Hansen Student Center (300 Beecher St., Bloomington) Kappa Kappa Gamma and Theta Chi [...]