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150th Anniversary KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA Welcome Inside: 150 Kappas Who Dared 02 Trailblazing 52 Optimism These barrier-breakers An unmatched ability waved a banner that said: to see and achieve greatness Change is on the horizon. defined these women. 20 Truth 66 Respect Truth-tellers challenged Through service to others, Hitler, fought censorship, these women showed how to made a presidential run see the good in everyone. and won a Pulitzer prize. Knowledge TH 82 150 Connection From chocolate to breaking 36 kappa codes, these Kappas turned Whether making Disney dreams knowledge into action. archives ANNIVERSARY come true or funding Facebook, ISSUE Kappas created connection. 150TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE Editor’s Letter Volume 137, No. 1 Fall 2020 The Key is the first college women’s fraternity magazine, A Continued Usefulness published continuously since 1882. Editor Kristin Johnson Sangid, Georgia Southern Associate Editor and Prosperity Kristen Desmond LeFevre, Indiana Contributing Editors Melisse Campbell, Mississippi Stacy Warren Flannery, Drake — Katie Mills Giorgio, Drake Jodi Noding, Florida Kait Smith Lanthier, Marist 150 years and women that defined an era Laura Vinci, Kansas Editorial Board Chairman Judy Stewart Ducate, Texas Tech Executive Director pon the long-awaited publication of kappa’s Kari Kittrell Poole Director of Marketing and Communications 1930 history, the last two living Founders wished Ashley Gilbert Moyer, Purdue Copy Editor for Kappa a “continued usefulness and prosperity.” Cailin Cooney, Central Florida Design In the strange world that has been 2020, my own Em Dash Printed by wish is no different. Lane Press The Key (ISSN 1063-4665) is published by the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity The 1930 History of Kappa 150 Kappas who dared to dream It’s been our aim to connect and Foundation, 6640 Riverside Drive, Kappa Gamma wasn’t pub- boldy and live fully. From six members since 1882 when Tade Suite 200, Dublin, Ohio 43017. Printed U in the United States of America, copy- lished until 1932. Likewise, this college students who founded Hartsuff Kuhns, Butler, and right Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Sesquicentennial issue of The Kappa in 1870 to members who Minnetta Taylor, DePauw, 2016. Subscription price is $3. Key met a delay. continue to innovate and advo- suggested a magazine and POSTMASTER: Send address changes to This issue should have been cate, this issue is an homage to Minnetta became its first editor. The Key 6640 Riverside Drive, Suite 200 in Kappa hands in June for the those who inspire us. As a modern editorial board, we Dublin, Ohio, 43017 kickoff of our 150th anniversary, As we echo our Founders’ wondered how we’d measure up Kappa Kappa Gamma beginning with Convention in hope for a continued usefulness to these powerhouse predeces- Headquarters Boca Raton, Florida. But in light and prosperity, my hope is this: sors. We didn’t want to rehash 6640 Riverside Drive, Suite 200 Dublin, Ohio 43017 of COVID-19, the Fraternity that you will be inspired by the history, so we decided to do pivoted to a virtual business Kappas on these pages. That you what we do best: Tell our mem- Phone: 866-554-1870 (866-KKG-1870) meeting hosted on the tech- will see yourself in their courage bers’ stories. Email Kappa: [email protected] nology platforms Zoom and and their kindness. That you This issue is not a mission Email The Key: [email protected] Whova. It was disappointing not will continue your own engage- accomplie. We know our mem- To change your address or stop receiving The Key, email kkghq@ to gather in person to distribute ment with Kappa, or rekindle bers have stories to tell. So, kappa.org or call the number above. our Sesquicentennial issue, but the bond you may have lost. consider this a starting point, an Please include full name. we made the safer choice to hold And that you will pay your $25 opportunity to start a conversa- a virtual election of officers. On dues—through your local alum- tion about who you’d like to see a bright note, the virtual event nae association or at kappa.org/ in the pages of your magazine. facebook.com/kappakappagamma made attendance more feasible dues—and/or make a donation Tell us which stories you loved facebook.com/thekeymagazine twitter.com/kappakappagamma and held the promise of making to the Foundation. Creating, (and why). And tell us what linkedin.com Keyword: Kappa Kappa Gamma future Conventions more acces- printing, and mailing The Key you’d like to see in future issues. www.kappa.org sible. Lemonade from lemons, does not come without consid- Here’s to usefulness, prosperity as they say. erable cost. Nor does running an and another bold 150 years. In this special double issue, international Fraternity. Your six bold words—Trailblazing, commitment to Kappa—in word Truth, Connection, Optimism, and in deed—helps to drive the Respect and Knowledge—define future of our sisterhood. —Kristin Sangid, Editor GET INVOLVED WWW.KAPPA.ORG | 1 Trailblazing Illustration by BIJOU KARMAN INITIATED 1999 DYNAMIC DUCHESS An actress whose professional career started in 2002 on soap opera “General Hospital,” Rachel “Meghan” Markle, Northwestern, landed her breakout role as Rachel Zane on the television drama “Suits.” But in 2018, she became a worldwide sensation as the Duchess of Sussex—a title conferred upon her by Great Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II when Meghan married Prince Harry, the monarch’s grandson. Their union made Meghan the first American—and the first woman of color—to marry into Great Britain’s royal family. An outspoken feminist, Meghan has used her role to advocate for gender equality and social justice. “Women don’t need to find their voice,” she told guests of The Royal Foundation in 2019. “They need to feel empowered to use it and people need to be encouraged to listen.” As a guest editor for the September 2019 issue of British Vogue, Meghan highlighted the works of women whom she described as “forces for change.” “For this issue, I imagined, why would we swim in the shallow end of the pool when we could go to the deep end?” Meghan wrote in her editor’s letter. “A metaphor for life, as well as for this issue. Let’s be braver. Let’s go a bit deeper.” —KRISTEN DESMOND LEFEVRE, Indiana 2 | TRAILBLAZING | 150TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE GET INVOLVED WWW.KAPPA.ORG | 3 Alice and INITIATED 1976 Pete Dye RISK TAKER Virginia “Ginni” Rometty Northwestern Ginni Rometty— IBM’s first female CEO (2012–20)—says that women who aim to suc- INITIATED 1945 ceed to the highest lev- els—regardless of their business sector—need to “accept risk, aim big and Queen of the Greens never let anyone else tell Alice O’Neal Dye was the driving force behind some of the most iconic golf courses you what’s possible.” It’s a lesson Ginni learned early in her career. When By Ann Graham Schnaedter, Missouri a manager wanted to pro- mote her, she hesitated because she thought she nown as the championships. She won two needed more time to be “first lady of golf United States Golf Association ready. Even though she architecture,” senior championships, two didn’t feel prepared, she Alice O’Neal Canadian senior championships, returned to work the next Dye, Rollins, and a gold medal in golf at the day and accepted the job. Kand her husband, Paul “Pete” Senior Olympics. She led a “I learned that growth Dye, designed and built some victorious 1970 Curtis Cup team and comfort never coex- of the world’s most famous and served as captain of the ist,” Ginni says. “It’s the golf courses—including TPC 1992 World Cup team. same for people, coun- Sawgrass, Whistling Straits, At Rollins College, Alice was tries and companies. Ask PGA West, Crooked Stick Golf a pre-med student and captain yourself when you learn Club, and the Ocean Course at of the women’s golf team. She the most? I guarantee Kiawah Island. also played on the men’s squad, it’s when you felt at risk.” Alice began playing golf at age where she met Pete. “I drew —KRISTEN DESMOND 11 and was a formidable compet- amoebas in class and they even- LEFEVRE, Indiana itor throughout her life, winning tually became designs for golf 11 Indianapolis titles, 11 state greens,” she once joked. They titles (nine in Indiana and three married in 1950, the beginning in Florida), and 50 amateur of a partnership that spawned OUR HISTORY < 1853 Monmouth < 1857 Monmouth’s College opens as first literary and a co-educational debate society for institution of women—Amateurs higher education. des Belles Lettres (A.B.L.)—is founded. 4 | TRAILBLAZING | 150TH ANNIVERSARY ISSUE nearly 130 important golf from the audience, “You know, courses across North America. this is the second time she’s Alice is credited for designing done this!” one of golf’s most iconic holes— Serving as the first female the island green par-3, 17th director of the PGA of America hole, at TPC Sawgrass Stadium in 1999 was less of a struggle. “It Course. As crews were bulldoz- was a wonderful experience,” ing around a green and taking Alice said later in life. “When sand to use elsewhere, Pete they asked me to serve, I didn’t realized he was left with a huge think about being the first pit with no place for a green to woman, but of course, I was. I go. Stumped, Pete went to Alice felt, at the time, that it didn’t with his dilemma. “Well, you’ve occur to the PGA about how taken all the sand out,” she said.