History of Delta Kappa GammaThe Delta Kappa Gamma Society International was founded May 11, 1929, at the Faculty Women’s Club at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas.
Alpha Chapter of Alpha State Organization placed a plaque where the Women's Club once stood on campus. Dr. Annie Webb Blanton, member of the faculty of the University of Texas and a former state superintendent of public instruction in Texas, conceived the idea of an organization for women educators. Eleven women educators from Texas, representing various professional positions in education, were initiated by Dr. Blanton. Alpha Chapter was installed on June 3, 1929. These 12 Founders were Dr. Annie Webb Blanton, Austin, Texas; Miss Mamie Sue Bastian, Houston, Texas; Miss Ruby Cole, San Antonio, Texas; Miss Mabel Grizzard, Waxahachie, Texas; Dr. Anna Hiss, Austin, Texas; Miss Ray King, Fort Worth, Texas; Miss Sue King, Fort Worth, Texas; Dr. Helen Koch, Austin, Texas; Mrs. Ruby Terrill Lomax, Austin, Texas; Dr. Cora M. Martin, Austin, Texas; Mrs. Lalla M. Odom, Austin, Texas; and Miss Lela Lee Williams, Dallas, Texas. (All are deceased.) The Founders believed that there was need for an organization in which women educators—rural and urban teachers; preschool, elementary, high school, college, and university teachers; librarians; school administrators; supervisors—might be united for efforts toward better professional preparation, recognition of women’s work in the teaching profession, and scholarships for those needing aid in improving their professional preparation. Source: The Delta Kappa Gamma International Website Would you like to know more?Annie Webb Blanton wrote, "The best feature of Delta Kappa Gamma is the new friendships which it brings. I value yours."
See it in her own handwriting at the Delta Kappa Gamma Digital Archives at the Texas Woman's University. You will also find more details about the Society's Origins. A very interesting article! Click here to visit the DKG Digital Archives now. If you'd like to read more about Annie Webb Blanton, visit the Texas State Historical Association website. *Annie Webb Blanton's Photo Source: DKG Digital Archives
Source of Quote: Hollingsworth, L. (2007, Fall). Face our challenges and celebrate the "can do" spirit of DKG. Zeta Data, 73(3), p1. |
Be progressive. Keep up with the moving world while not discarding what in the Old has value. But don't cling to the old when its worth has passed. Don't be a person so set in your views that nothing can change you.*
-Annie Webb Blanton |