Kappa Alpha Theta - Gamma Pi
- Dues: N/A
- Style of living: 2-5 person rooms, cold airs
- Maximum capacity: 61
- Internet: Available in all living areas
- Cable: In main areas
- Other Information:
-A bed available in every room
-Guest bedroom for female visitor
-Cooks and waiters serve lunch M-F and dinner M-Th
-Parking spaces available to members
- Freshmen: Can live in house if space is available
2239 Knapp
Ames, IA 50014
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, Kappa Alpha Theta exists to nurture each member throughout her college and alumnae experience and to offer a lifelong opportunity for social, intellectual and moral growth as she meets the higher and broader demands of mature life. The intellectual ambition of the Fraternity shall be the attainment of highest scholarship. The social aim of the Fraternity shall be to exercise the widest influence for good. The moral aim of the Fraternity shall be the standard of love. In 1837, the Methodist Church established Indiana Asbury (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Indiana. Indiana Asbury officially opened its doors to women in 1867, but not without great uproar from the male students. The first women students at Indiana Asbury were looking for ways to make friends and find support and encouragement for their academic pursuits. They were reviled by their teachers, taunted by their classmates, and ignored by their girlhood friends who did the "right" thing and attended conservatories for girls. It took these brave pioneers three years to found Kappa Alpha Theta, the first Greek-letter Fraternity for women. To be sure, there were societies for women before 1867, and some of these had secret rituals with badges, passwords, mottoes, and other symbols. But in 1870, Theta became the first women's Greek-letter fraternity because its primary founder, Bettie Locke, wanted full membership in a male fraternity. When the men asked her to wear their fraternity badge as a "mascot," she responded, "If you won't initiate me into your fraternity, I'll start my own." Thus, Kappa Alpha Theta was established on January 27, 1870. In 2005, Kappa Alpha Theta celebrated its 135th anniversary.
| Nickname | Theta |
|---|---|
| Philanthropy | Kappa Alpha Theta's international philanthropy is Court Appointed Special Advocates or CASA. CASA volunteers are a trained community of citizens who are appointed by a judge to speak up for abused and neglected children in court. CASA volunteers research the child's background details to help the court make a sound decision about the child's future. The CASA program consists of 930 local programs and 46 state organizations. In 2002, 70,130 CASA volunteers served an estimated 279,160 children. CASA programs can help a displaced child find the security needed to grow and reach full potential. It's been shown that: * Children who have been assigned CASA volunteers tend to spend less time in court and less time in foster care than those who do not have CASA representation. * CASA advocated children have better chances of finding permanent homes. * CASA cases are more likely to be reviewed on a regular basis by the court. |
| Colors | Black & Gold |
| Symbols | Kite & Pansies |
| Chapter Founded | 1948 |
| Chapter Website | http://s1.webstarts.com/isuKappaAlphaThe...index.html |
| Chapter Phone | 515-292-4872 |
| National Founded | January 27, 1870 |
| National Website | http://www.kappaalphatheta.org/ |
| National Phone | 317-876-1870 |
