Delta Kappa Gamma
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| Delta Kappa Gamma | |
|---|---|
| ΔΚΓ | |
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| Founded | May 11, 1929 University of Texas at Austin |
| Type | Professional, non-collegiate |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Active |
| Emphasis | Women Educators |
| Scope | International |
| Motto | Leading Women Educators |
| Member badge |  |
| Colors | Red and Green |
| Symbol | Rose |
| Flower | Red Rose |
| Publication | Bulletin Journal DKG News |
| Chapters | 500 ? |
| Headquarters | 416 West 12th Street Austin, Texas 78701 United States |
| Website | www |
Delta Kappa Gamma (ΔΚΓ) is an international professional society for women educators. It was established in 1929 at the University of Texas at Austin.
History
[edit]The society was founded on May 11, 1929, at the Faculty Women’s Club at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas. The idea was conceived by Annie Webb Blanton, member of the faculty of the University of Texas and a former Texas state superintendent of public instruction.
Eleven women educators from Texas were initiated as its charter members:[1]
- Mamie Sue Bastian, Houston, Texas
- Ruby Cole, San Antonio, Texas
- Mabel Grizzard, Waxahachie, Texas
- Anna Hiss, Austin, Texas
- Ray King, Fort Worth, Texas
- Sue King, Fort Worth, Texas
- Helen Koch, Austin, Texas
- Ruby Terrill Lomax, Austin, Texas
- Cora M. Martin, Austin, Texas
- Lalla M. Odom, Austin, Texas
- Lela Lee Williams, Dallas, Texas
Symbols
[edit]The Delta Kappa Gamma's motto is "Leading Women Educators". Its colors are red and green.[2] Its symbol and flower is the red rose. The red rose logo was developed in a recent rebranding effort.
Governance
[edit]The society is structured in three levels: local chapters, state, and international organizations. Its Constitution and Standing Rules govern activities at all levels. Member countries as of October 2020[update] are the United States, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Mexico, Finland, Guatemala, Iceland, The Netherlands, Puerto Rico, Great Britain, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Germany, Estonia, Panama, and Japan.[3]
Notable members
[edit]- C. Louise Boehringer, superintendent of schools in Yuma County, Arizona[4]
- Cordelia Camp, educator and author
- Annie Moore Cherry, professor, author, and playwright
- Sue Ramsey Johnston Ferguson, North Carolina Senate
- Nellie Shaw Harnar, Northern Paiute historian and educator
- Anna Hiss, professor, instrumental in improving the field of physical education by professionalizing the field,
- Barbara Howard, Canadian sprinter[5]
- Ruby Terrill Lomax, folklorist and dean of Women at University of Texas at Austin
- Effie Anderson Smith, impressionist desert landscape artist
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "History". www.dkg.org. Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ Usage of various graphical properties is explained on the Society's "Use of Society Graphics PDF", accessed 12 December 2021.
- ^ "About Us". www.dkg.org. Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Binheim, Max; Elvin, Charles A. (1928). Women of the West: A Series of Biographical Sketches of Living Eminent Women in the Eleven Western States of the United States of America. Los Angeles: Publishers Press. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Verenca, Tereza (May 13, 2017). "Remembering Barbara Howard: 'They loved her'". Burnaby Now. Archived from the original on 2021-04-11. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
