Town & Country Notes Kappa Alpha Theta's Founding at DePauw

May 20, 2017

"On January 27, 1870, Kappa Alpha Theta became the first Greek-letter fraternity for women," notes Town & Country. "Theta, which was founded at Indiana Asbury (now DePauw University), additionally holds the distinction of being the first U.S. women’s fraternity to expand internationally, chartering a chapter at The University of Toronto in 1887."

Nadine Jolie Courtney writes, "Today, Kappa Alpha Theta has more than 145 chapters in the U.S. and Canada, with nearly 220,000 initiates -- including famous sisters such as Tory Burch, Sheryl Crow, Laura Bush, Melinda Gates, Dylan Lauren, and Cindy McCain."

The DePauw citation is included in a feature headlined "Which Sorority Was Actually the First?", which is available at the magazine's website and via Yahoo! News.

Source: Town & Country

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