The Alpha Gamma Chapter, which originally included Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Watauga, and Wilkes counties, was chartered on April 11, 1953. Miss Kate Parks Kitchin, Eta State President, was in charge of the chartering. 

On September 24, 1966, the chapter was divided with Avery and Watauga remaining as Alpha Gamma chapter, and Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes counties becoming the Beta Eta Chapter. 

Alpha Gamma Charter Members*:  Miss Helen Burch (T), Dr. Elizabeth Casale (T), Mrs. Grace M. Councill, Mrs. Ennis R. Davis, Mrs. Dessa Mae Edmisten, Dr. Mary Eliason (T), Mrs. Cora Eller, Mrs. Laura Hall, Mrs. Allie A. Hodgin, Mrs. Eloise C. Melton (T), Miss Catherine J. Smith, Miss Agnes Stokes, Mrs. Annie Laurie Whitener, Mrs. Myrtle B. Wilson. 

(T) Transferred from another chapter; *All Alpha Gamma Charter Members are deceased

In 1953, the Alpha Gamma Chapter of NCDKG became the seventeenth chapter in North Carolina. Fourteen women educators met at the Daniel Boone Hotel in Boone on April 11, 1953, to receive the chapter's charter from Kate Parks Kitchin, Eta State President. Out of these fourteen women, nine were from Avery and Watauga counties; five were transfers from other chapters. The first president of the Alpha Gamma Chapter was Eloise Melton, a transfer member. 

A few years later women from three other counties (Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes) joined the chapter. In 1966, when membership reached 65, the state recommended expansion. Avery and Watauga remained as Alpha Gamma Chapter, while Alleghany, Ashe, and Wilkes formed Beta Eta Chapter. 

During the 1950s and 1960s, meetings were held on Saturdays at the Daniel Boone Hotel, and members came wearing hats and gloves, the proper attire for a luncheon meeting. During those early years, the chapter entertained Delta Kappa Gamma sisters attending summer school at Appalachian State Teachers College. There were dress-up teas in the homes of Mrs. W.H. Plemmons and Mrs. D.J. Whitener. As many as thirty guests from North Carolina and five or six other states attended those teas. 

When the Daniel Boone Hotel was closed, the meetings moved to the Worthwhile Women's Clubhouse, where the members enjoyed many delicious dinners. From there the meetings moved to the Holiday Inn, and then to a variety of other meeting places. 

In 1962, a grant-in-aid program was established for senior women in the chapter area who were preparing for the teaching profession at Appalachian State Teachers College. 

In addition to the scholarship program, early group projects included sending donations to the national American Indian Project; joint meetings with our sister society, Alpha Delta Kappa's Alpha Beta Chapter; serving as hostess for the 1984 ASU International Travel and Study Seminar; the Literacy Project and Literacy Walk initiated by Judith Carlson; and various sales and auctions to raise scholarship money. Currently, the chapter raises scholarship monies through volunteering at events such as the Blue Ridge Relay and Wooly Worm Festival, supports the community through contributions to the Hospitality House and OASIS, and continues to work with children through opportunities such as the Summer Literacy Program. 

Our membership includes a diverse representation of public and private school teachers, librarians, university professors, and school administrators. The chapter has come a long way since its establishment. We are grateful for the work of those women as we continue to follow the rituals and traditions of Delta Kappa Gamma International, Inc. - and for the opportunities of leadership, fellowship, and friendships we enjoy today.