Philanthropy
Every November, Sigma Kappa chapters celebrate what?
What Founders’ Day?
The youngest Sigma Kappa founder who died at the age of 18.
Who is Elizabeth Gorham Hoag?
Sigma Kappa’s badge is this shape.
What is the triangle?
Sigma Kappa’s open motto.
What is “One Heart, One Way?”
This ritual ceremony reveals the Sorority meaning to new members and confers lifelong membership.
What is Initiation?
Fundraising events hosted by the chapter to raise money for Alzheimer’s disease research and other worthy causes.
What is the Ultra-Violet Campaign?
This founder was the first woman to attend Colby College.
Who is Mary Caffrey Low Carver?
Sigma Kappa’s flower.
What is the wild purple violet?
These are the standards a chapter is expected to meet to reach its potential and excel.
What are the Standards of Excellence?
Sigma Kappa’s magazine.
What is the Sigma Kappa Triangle?
Adopting a ‘grandparent’, volunteering at nursing homes and sponsoring senior citizens clubs are some ways Sigma Kappa sisters support this philanthropy.
What is gerontology research?
This founder helped found the Xi Chapter at the University of Kansas
Who is Ida Fuller Pierce?
This is our national jewel.
What is the pearl?
Personal growth, service, friendship and loyalty.
Personal growth, service, friendship and loyalty. A: What are the values of Sigma Kappa?
This is the opening pledge/promise for new member meetings
What is, “I pledge myself to support the ideals and standards of Sigma Kappa, to strive for the development of fine character, intellectual and social culture, and to service my Sorority and my college loyally and well. And to each sister, I pledge my devotion, cooperation and loyalty”?
This is the week preceding or following Founders’ Day when both collegiate and alumnae chapters participate in philanthropic endeavors.
What is the Week of Giving?
This Sigma Kappa founder wrote much of the Initiation service.
Who is Louise Helen Coburn?
Sigma Kappa’s colors.
What are maroon and lavender?
This is a document that contains the local chapter’s rules and regulations. It is revised and voted on every year.
What is the Code of Conduct?
This is the closing pledge/promise for new members
What is, “For these I shall strive each day: an alert mind, a sense of loyalty, a spirit of service and a happy heart”?
Adopted in 1992, this national service project should include the elderly to benefit the environment.
What is Inherit the Earth?
She was the first Sigma Kappa founder to marry.
Who is Francis Mann Hall?
Sigma Kappa’s official symbols.
What are the heart and the dove?
Sigma Kappa prohibits any practice that demeans an individual by mental, emotional or physical abuse under this policy
What is the anti-hazing policy?
Name the letters of the Greek alphabet.
What are: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta, Eta, Theta, Iota, Kappa, Lambda, Mu, Nu, Xi, Omicron, Pi, Rho, Sigma, Tau, Upsilon, Phi, Chi, Psi, Omega?