HISTORY
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity History
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity was founded at Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois. Six young women were indeed pioneers when they dared to march into the most public part of the Monmouth College campus, its chapel, on October 13, 1870, wearing their golden keys in their hair.The six young founders of Kappa Kappa Gamma were among the first women to avail themselves of the privilege of Greek-letter societies, that is, to organize into a congenial social group for the cultivation of friendships and intellectual stimulation.
The six collegians who started the Kappa journey were: Hannah Jeannette Boyd, Mary Moore Stewart (Nelson, Field), Anna Elizabeth Willits (Pattee), Mary Louise Bennett (Boyd), Martha Louisa Stevenson (Miller), Susan Burley Walker (Vincent).This historic event is remembered every year on Founders Day, October 13, a day on which the founders are honored. Founders Day is also a time for Kappa members of all generations to come together in sisterhood and friendship.
Eta Alpha Chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity History
In early 1992, invitations went out to all of the National Panhellenic Conference Sorority Headquarters asking them if they had interest in making chapter expansion presentations at Furman University. In the spring of 1993, ten groups were selected to present at the university, with Kappa Kappa Gamma being one of those groups. Seven groups were selected and charted in 1994. The Furman Social Club for Women called the Kappas then became the Eta Alpha chapter of the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity.
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