Kappa Delta Epsilon () is a professional fraternity for students in

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. It was organized on March 25, 1933.

History

On , at the invitation of the Executive Council of

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, 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. The founding delegates for the new professional women's society were: *Mrs. Mina French Mosher, Allegheny College *Dr. Eoline Wallace Moore,

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*Mrs. Olive Miller Ellis,

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*Miss Dorothy Orr, and Mrs. Claudius Layton Taylor,

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*Miss Mary D. Webb, Illinois State University *Mrs. Sylvia Levitt Ostrow, and Mrs. W. W. Cottman,

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The Organization, then called a 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. * 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. Active undergraduate or alumni chapters are listed in bold, inactive chapters are listed in ''italics''.

References

External links

* {{Authority control Student organizations established in 1933 Student societies in the United States Professional fraternities and sororities in the United States Former members of Professional Fraternity Association 1933 establishments in Washington, D.C.