Kappa Delta Epsilon
Kappa Delta Epsilon (ΚΔΕ) is a professional fraternity for students in Education. It was organized on March 25, 1933.[1][3]
Kappa Delta Epsilon | |
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ΚΔΕ | |
Founded | March 25, 1933 Washington, DC |
Type | Professional |
Scope | National |
Motto | Logos |
Colors | Purple and White |
Publication | The Current |
Chapters | 27 Undergraduate, 8 Alumni |
Headquarters | USA |
Website | Kappa Delta Epsilon Website |
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History
On March 25, 1933, at the invitation of the Executive Council of Kappa Phi Kappa, professional educational fraternity, representatives from six institutions met in Washington, DC and formed a national honorary professional education organization for women. The movement was sponsored by the following National Officers of Kappa Phi Kappa: Dean Will Grant Chambers of Pennsylvania State College, Professor Fredrick Henke of Allegheny College, and Dr. Arthur Wright; all National Officers of Kappa Phi Kappa fraternity.[1]
The founding delegates were:
- Mrs. Mina French Mosher, Allegheny College
- Dr. Eoline Wallace Moore, Birmingham–Southern College
- Mrs. Olive Miller Ellis, Cornell University
- Miss Dorothy Orr, and Mrs. Claudius Layton Taylor, Emory University
- Miss Mary D. Webb, Illinois State University
- Mrs. Sylvia Levitt Ostrow, and Mrs. W. W. Cottman, Temple University
The Organization, then called sorority, was incorporated under the laws of Georgia in August 1935.
Magazine
- 1935 - The first issue of the magazine of the sorority, THE CIRCLE OF KAPPA DELTA EPSILON, was edited by the National Secretary Miss Mary D. Webb.[1]
- 1936 - A policy of having THE CIRCLE published by the various chapters on a rotating basis was begun. Cornell Chapter initiated the policy.
- 1947 - At the National Convention at Gettysburg, THE CIRCLE was replaced by THE KAPPA DELTA EPSILON CURRENT
Chapters
Chapters include the following.[1]
References
- Kappa Delta Epsilon Handbook (PDF). March 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. pp. 737-.
- Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. 1991. pp. V–21–22.