Kappa Alpha Theta at James Madison University

kappa alpha theta was founded in 1870 as the first greek-letter fraternity for women. we value our history and take pride in our four founders, bettie locke hamilton, bettie tipton lindsay, alice allen bryan, and hannah fitz shaw, who were truly visionary. they created this sisterhood during a time when women were not readily accepted at colleges or in male dominated organizations. on january 27, 1870 the first official meeting of kappa alpha theta was held at indiana asbury college (now depauw university). they took upon the tasks of designing a badge, developing a constitution and bylaws, and identifying potential new members. today there are over 125 chapters spread across the united states and canada of kappa alpha theta. the eta rho chapter at james madison university was founded in the fall of 2007. over the past few years, the eta rho chapter has continued to grow and establish ourselves in many positive ways. we have taken full pledge classes of women during formal recruitment