What is Kappa Alpha Theta?

Kappa Alpha Theta is primarily a college fraternity organization composed of undergraduate members affiliated with college chapters at accredited colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

Kappa Alpha Theta is also a member of the National Panhellenic Conference.

Fraternity Purpose

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.

Fraternity Ideals

Our founders purpose was to create an organization that would provide encouragement and support for women to pursue an education at co-educational colleges and help them in the attainment of a degree.

The word Fraternity is derived from the Latin word "fraternitas," describing a feeling of love between two brothers. The abstract interpretation means deep friendship between two people, male or female. There is no such word as "sororitas." The word Sorority, from the Latin "soror" meaning sisters, was adopted in 1882. This was 12 years after the founding of Kappa Alpha Theta. Theta, therefore, remains a fraternity for women-- the first one.

Theta Facts

• The first women admitted to Phi Beta Kappa were Thetas.
• The first women's fraternity to establish a chapter in Canada was Kappa Alpha Theta.
• The first woman elected to the U.S. Senate in her own right was a Theta.

Famous Alums

Famous Thetas include Amy Grant, Ann Margaret, Julie Moran, and Sheryl Crow.

Notable University of Oklahoma Theta Omicron Chapter alums include Cathy Keating (former First Lady of Oklahoma) and Amy Duncan (Miss Oklahoma 1996).