Founding Date:
Kappa Kappa Gamma was founded on October 13, 1870. 

Founding Place:
Monmouth College in Monmouth, Illinois.

Founders of KKG:

• Mary Louise Bennet  
• Hanna Jeanette Boyd  
• Mary Louisa Stevenson  
• Mary Moore Stewart  
• Susan Burly Walker  
• Anna Elizabeth Willits

National Philanthropy:

• Reading Is Fundamental, or RIF
• The Kappa Kappa Gamma Foundation
• Rose McGill Fund, so that no Kappa is ever in need.  

KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA  SYMBOLS    

Colors: 
Dark Blue of the sea and light Blue of the sky

Badge:
The golden key was selected by the Founders as the badge of Kappa Kappa Gamma. 

Flower:    
The fleur-de-lis was chosen as the Fraternity flower in 1890 because of its general dignity, stateliness and grace, and because it combines the two blues of the Fraternity in one flower. 

Jewel:    
 The sapphire is recognized as symbol of truth, sincerity and constancy. It is also the gem of autumn, the time of the birth of Kappa Kappa Gamma. In the lore of precious stones, the sapphire's blue hue is believed to embody the heavenly spirits of light and wisdom. The sapphire has been the Fraternity jewel since 1890. 

Owl:
The owl is the bird of  wisdom as well as the bird of Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom. The owl was first used as a Kappa symbol in 1881.

Coat of Arms:
The Fraternity Coat-of-Arms combines the well known symbols of Kappa Kappa Gamma - the key, the Greek letters, the new member pin, the fleur-de-lis, the owl and the two blues.

Famous Kappas:  

• Mary Tyler Moore
• Ashley Judd
• Candace Bergen
• Kate Spade