History
On , twelve women of Marquette University founded the campus' first sorority, Kappa Beta Gamma. The founders, and first officers of this group were: Weimar was credited with design of 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.'' From thIn the sorority established its second chapter, ''Alpha'', at
Kappa Beta Gamma website
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Symbols and traditions
The official colors are deep sapphire, pearl white and old gold. TheHeadquarters
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. United States Leadership Tanya Niemi: President & CEO Katie Minaghan: Vice President & COO Allyson Simerlein: Treasurer & CFO Canada Leadership Sara-Lynn Pelegrin: President & CEO Samantha Jennings Willan: Vice President & CCO Brooke Taylor: Treasurer & CFOPhilanthropy
Kappa Beta Gamma's philanthropy is the Special Olympics. Along with the national philanthropy, each chapter chooses a local philanthropy to support.Alumnae Society
Kappa Beta Gamma has an Alumnae Society, available to any alumna member.Chapters
Chapters of Kappa Beta Gamma are as follows. Active chapters are in bold, inactive chapters are in ''italics:'' Information from Bairds's (20th), froReferences
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