page_title: Kappa Alpha Theta
section_title: Membership
hierarchical_section_title: Kappa Alpha Theta / Membership
caption_attribution_description: English: Kappa Alpha Theta sorority women in front of an entrance to a building, ca. 1880-1919 Photograph of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority women. In the foreground and in the middle,twenty one young women can be seen sitting and standing on a porch in front of an entrance to a building (sorority house, perhaps). They wear old-fashioned dresses which were popular in the end of 19th and the beginning of 20th centuries. Some of them wear tin buckets as hats, some of them hold buckets in their hands, some of them hold plates with food and glasses with drinks. Filename: uaic-sor-1880-1919-002~1; uaic-sor-1880-1919-002~2 Subject (file heading): Sororities - Before 1920 Part of collection: University of Southern California History Collection Type: images Part of subcollection: University Archives Image Collection Repository name: USC Libraries Special Collections Access conditions: Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343. Geographic subject (city or populated place): Los Angeles Coverage date: circa 1880/1919 Repository address: Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject (country): USA Subject (naf): Kappa Alpha Theta Rights: University of Southern California University Archives Repository email: specol@usc.edu Contributing entity: University of Southern California Date created: circa 1880/1919 Publisher (of the digital version): University of Southern California. Libraries Format (aat): photographs; photographic prints Geographic subject (state): California Legacy record ID: uaic-m380 Geographic subject: educational facilities: University of Southern California Original filename: uaic-sor-1880-1919-002 Geographic subject (county): Los Angeles Format (aacr2): 1 photograph&#160;: photoprint, b&amp;w, 24 x 20 cm. Subject (lcsh): University of Southern California -- Students; Greek letter societies; Women
context_page_description: Kappa Alpha Theta, also known simply as Theta, is an international Greek-letter fraternity for women founded on January 27, 1870, at DePauw University, formerly Indiana Asbury.
  Kappa Alpha Theta was the first Greek-letter fraternity for women and was founded by four female students. The first women admitted to Phi Beta Kappa were Thetas. The organization currently has 147 chapters at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In fact, the organization was the first women's fraternity to establish a chapter in Canada. Theta's total living initiated membership, as of 2020, was more than 250,000. There are more than 200 alumnae chapters and circles worldwide. Theta's colors are black and gold and the symbol is the kite. The official flower is the gold and black pansy. Across all college campuses, Theta's are known for being leaders in all fields of endeavors, this includes academics, athletics and within the greater community.
  Kappa Alpha Theta is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference, an umbrella organization that encompasses 26 social sororities found throughout North America. The organization's own headquarters are located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
caption: Omicron chapter members at USC circa 1890s
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