Gamma Theta Chapter

MISSION STATEMENT 

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education.

VISION 

Leading Women Educators--Impacting Education Worldwide

PURPOSES

The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International has seven basic Purposes that govern its program of work and study:  

1. To unite women educators of the world in a genuine spiritual fellowship

2. To honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education

3. To advance the professional interest and position of women in education

4. To initiate, endorse, and support desirable legislation or other suitable endeavors in the interests of education and of women educators

5. To endow scholarships to aid outstanding women educators in pursuing graduate study and to grant fellowships to non-member women educators

6. To stimulate the personal and professional growth of members and to encourage their participation in appropriate programs of action

7. To inform the members of current economic, social, political, and educational issues so that they may participate effectively in a world society

THE GOLD KEY PIN

The gold key pin is the emblem of membership in The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International.  The gold key pin is inscribed with the Greek letters Delta Kappa Gamma, signifying key women educators.  The laurel wreath represents achievement.   The cup signifies knowledge.  The key is to be worn to official functions and meetings of the society at the local, state, and international levels.  

THE CREST

The emblem of the Society is the crest – a red shield surrounded by a laurel wreath of achievement.  The lamp of knowledge and the open book of scholarship are united by a band of three Tudor roses signifying friendship, loyalty, and helpfulness.  The torch of inspiration supports the cup of knowledge surrounded by the laurel wreath of achievement.  The colors red and gold represent courage and loyalty.

RED ROSE, CANDLE FLAME and OPEN BOOK

The Red Rose, the Candle Flame, and the Open Book are three other Society symbols.  The red rose symbolizes intellectual beauty, the candle's flame pierces ignorance and illumines progress, and the open book contains knowledge and inspiration.  These three symbols are present on the initiation table to welcome new members.