Information about Sigma Kappa and officers of the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter
Information about Sigma Kappa and the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter
Atlanta Alumnae Chapter Officers and Merger Information
We're proud to announce that the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter and the North Metro Atlanta Alumnae Chapter have merged!
Strength in numbers and variety in programming are just two of the advantages of the newly merged group. The Atlanta Alumnae Board has recently held a meeting and created a diverse calendar of events and programs. Special Interest Groups (SIGs) for the alumnae chapter are: Sigmas in the City (for adventuresome city dwellers); Blooming Violets (for alumnae out of schools 5 years or less), Lunch Bunch (lunch time gatherings) and SouthSide SIG (for members south of I-20). We hope you enjoy our efforts. As always, all Atlanta Alumnae events are fun AND optional. Whether you are a 2005-2006 member of one of the two alumnae chapters, new to alumnae life, or new to the Atlanta-area, we hope to see you at an event in the near future!
Election Results:
President – Meredith Moseley (Epsilon Epsilon)
Vice President of Membership – Ruth Baskette (Gamma Lambda)
Vice President of Programming – Julia Adams (Epsilon Alpha)
Vice President of Finance – Gayle Collier (Gamma Chi)
Vice President of Fundraising – Lynda Summers (Delta Beta)
Vice President of Community Service – Louise Drane (Gamma Zeta)
Vice President of Administration – Sonal Gor (Theta)
Panhellenic Delegate
First – Kathleen Mara (Gamma Rho)
Alternate – Barbara Lee (Epsilon Epsilon)
Collegiate Liaisons
Epsilon Epsilon – Kandy Crump (Epsilon Epsilon)
Kappa Lambda – Anna Humnicky (Gamma Eta)
Publications Chair – Anna Humnicky (Gamma Eta)
PR Chair – TBA
Technology Chair – Amber Manganelli (Kappa Zeta)
SIG Coordinators
Blooming Violets – Amber Raley (Kappa Lambda)
Sigmas in the City – Kelly O'Neil (Beta Tau)
Lunch Bunch – Ruth Baskette (Gamma Lambda)
Southside SIG – Carole Jensen-Linton (Alpha Kappa)
History of Sigma Kappa Nationally
Sigma Kappa Sorority is a social organization of collegiate and alumnae women committed to promoting the ideals of life-long friendship, intellectual and spiritual fulfillment and service for the greater good.
Colby College in Waterville, Maine was the first college in New England to admit women on an equal basis with men students. The first woman student was admitted in 1871, and for two years Mary Caffrey Low was the only woman student at Colby College. In 1873, four more young women from Maine, Elizabeth Gorham Hoag, Ida Fuller, Frances Mann and Louise Helen Coburn were admitted to Colby and the five young women found themselves together frequently. During the school year of 1873-74, the five young women decided to form a literary and social society. They were told by the college administration that they needed to present a constitution and bylaws with a petition requesting permission to form Sigma Kappa Sorority. They began work during that year with an eager glow of enthusiasm. Their purpose at the outset was that the sorority should become what it is now, a national organization of college women. On November 9, 1874, the five young women received a letter from the faculty approving their petition. Thus, this
date has since been considered our Founder's Day.
The symbols and insignia of Sigma Kappa are outward signs of the special member of Sigma Kappa you are obligated to uphold her high standards and ideals, remembering that Sigma Kappas all over the country are bound by the same tenets.
- Colors:
Louise Helen Coburn's early reminiscences give us her memory of white as the color favored in the early days of Sigma Kappa. She said that lavender and maroon, as our colors, occur in the minutes of June 1891. They were being used then and apparently had been approved earlier.
- Flower:
Violets were loved by all Sigma Kappas from the beginning. The delicate flowers grew wild along the banks of the Messalonskee River where the founders sat and dreamed of Sigma Kappa. In June 1892, the violet was adopted as our national flower. The flower was thought to belong to the days of promise as is Sigma Kappa.
- Symbols:
The dove was accepted as an official symbol of Sigma Kappa at the 1984 convention and the heart was adopted at the 1988 convention. Both symbols signify the love felt by members across the country.
- Jewel:
The pearl is the official jewel of Sigma Kappa. It is recognized as a symbol of purity and gracious character. The pearl has been the sorority jewel since 1920.
- Triangle Badge:
On March 7, 1894, the triangle badge was chosen with "unjeweled maroon enamel, if possible." Jeweled badges were approved at the 1915 convention when the pearl was adopted as our national jewel. Unjeweled badges have a scroll edge.
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