GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
Year DKG Society was founded
What is 1929? (May 11 - so it's 93 years old today!)
University Faculty Women's Club at University of Texas
In which building at the University of Texas was DKG founded?
Major crises in year DKG was founded
What were the stock market crash and Great Depression?
Played key role in DKG Constitution, initiation ritual, Organization's song
Who was Dr. Cora M. Martin?
Sisters and one died one year after founding of DKG
Who were Ray and Sue King? (It was Sue who died.)
Original Founder of DKG
Who was Dr. Annie Webb Blanton?
Most recent country to establish chapters
What is Japan? (It was added in 2012.)
President of U.S. when DKG was founded
Who was Herbert Hoover?
Organized and served as president of the Houston Teachers Association and formed the Houston Principals Association
Who was Mamie Sue Bastian?
First woman to be elected to public office in Texas
Who was Dr. Annie Webb Blanton?
City in which DKG was founded
What is Austin, TX?
Meaning of Greek letters for Delta, Kappa, and Gamma
What is teachers, key, and women?
19th Amendment passed in 1920 gave this right
What was the right for women to vote?
Founded League of Women Voters chapter at the University of Texas
Who was Dr. Anna Hiss?
Instrumental in establishment of a professional degree and training in P.E.
Who was Dr. Anna Hiss?
Promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education
What is the DKG Mission Statement?
Kappa Gamma Delta
What is the original name for the Society? (The name was already used by an aeronautics society.)
This gained independence from Italy
What is The Vatican?
Helped to overturn a School Board ruling that prevented married women from teaching
Who was Lalla M. Odom?
Read for pleasure and to select materials for the school library during vacations
Who was Sue King?
Present number of countries with chapters
What is 17?
1946-1947
In what year was Xi Chapter founded?
Two people assumed to be responsible for Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago three months prior to founding of DKG
Who were Al Capone and Bugs Moran?
Led movement that resulted in higher teacher pay
Who was Lela Lee Williams?
Worked to create public library in San Antonio
Who was Ruby Cole?