Mission Statement
Yesterday, today, and tomorrow, Kappa Alpha Theta exists to nurture each member throughout her college and alumnae experience and to offer a lifelong opportunity for social, intellectual and moral growth as she meets the higher and broader demands of mature life.


Fraternity Purpose
The intellectual ambition of the Fraternity shall be the attainment of highest scholarship. The social aim of the Fraternity shall be to exercise the widest influence for good. The moral aim of the Fraternity shall be the standard of love.

National History
In 1837, the Methodist Church established Indiana Asbury (now DePauw University) in Greencastle, Indiana. Indiana Asbury officially opened its doors to women in 1867, but not without great uproar from the male students. The first women students at Indiana Asbury were looking for ways to make friends and find support and encouragement for their academic pursuits. They were reviled by their teachers, taunted by their classmates, and ignored by their girlhood friends who did the "right" thing and attended conservatories for girls. It took these brave pioneers three years to found Kappa Alpha Theta, the first Greek-letter Fraternity for women.

To be sure, there were societies for women before 1867, and some of these had secret rituals with badges, passwords, mottoes, and other symbols. But in 1870, Theta became the first women's Greek-letter fraternity because its primary founder, Bettie Locke, wanted full membership in a male fraternity. When the men asked her to wear their fraternity badge as a "mascot," she responded, "If you won't initiate me into your fraternity, I'll start my own." Thus, Kappa Alpha Theta was established on January 27, 1870. In 2005, Kappa Alpha Theta celebrated its 135th anniversary.

 Our Symbols

Our Chapter History

The Eta Theta Chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta was founded at the University of Central Florida in October of 2000. Lead by Educational Leadership Consultants, the chapter was composed of only new members. The first initiation was on November 18th and was coordinated around the UF/FSU football game so that alumnae could attend. On November 19th, the chapter received its charter. It has since expanded its membership to over 140 sisters and been recognized for receiving their first convention award at the 2006 Grand Convention and reaching number one in grades among all panhellenic sororities for three semesters!  At the 2008 Grand Convention, the chapter was awarded their first Golden Kite Chapter award.  Most recently, Theta was selected for housing on Greek Park beginning in the fall semester of 2009.