Kappa Kappa Gamma is a collegiate women's fraternity

Fraternities and sororities

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, founded at Monmouth College

Monmouth College

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, in Monmouth, Illinois

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, USA. Although the groundwork of the organization was developed as early as 1869, the 1876 Convention voted that October 13, 1870 should be recognized at the official Founders Day, because no earlier charter date could be determined. This makes Kappa Kappa Gamma one of the oldest women's Greek-letter societies in existence today.

Kappa has a total membership of more than 240,000 women, with 138 collegiate chapters in the United States and Canada and 307 alumnae associations worldwide.

Kappa Kappa Gamma is a women's fraternity, because it was founded before the term 'sorority' came into use.