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Philanthropies
Symbols and Insignia
History
Founders
Values and Ethics
100
Every November, Sigma Kappa chapters pack gift boxes of needed items to help support this philanthropy.
What is the Maine Sea Coast Mission?
100
Sigma Kappa’s badge is this shape.
What is the triangle?
100
Founders’ Day
What is November 9, 1874?
100
The youngest Sigma Kappa founder who died at the age of 18.
Who is Elizabeth Gorham Hoag?
100
Sigma Kappa’s open motto.
What is "One Heart, One Way"?
200
Fundraising events to raise money for Alzheimer’s disease research and other worthy causes.
What is the Ultra-Violet Campaign?
200
Sigma Kappa’s flower.
What is the wild purple violet?
200
This is the college where Sigma Kappa was founded.
What is Colby College?
200
This founder was the first woman to attend Colby College.
Who is Mary Low Carver?
200
These are the standards a chapter is expected to meet to reach its potential and excel.
What are the Standards of Excellence?
300
Adopting a "grandparent," volunteering at nursing homes and sponsoring senior citizens clubs are some ways Sigma Kappas supports this philanthropy.
What is gerontology?
300
This is our national jewel.
What is the pearl?
300
Sigma Kappa was founded in this city and state.
What is Waterville, Maine?
300
This founder helped found the Xi chapter at the University of Kansas.
Who is Ida May Fuller Pierce?
300
Personal growth, service, friendship, and loyalty.
What are the values of Sigma Kappa?
400
This is the week preceding or following Founders’ Day when both collegiate and alumnae chapters participate in a philanthropic endeavor.
What is the Week of Giving?
400
Sigma Kappa’s colors.
What are maroon and lavender?
400
Held every two years, collegians and alumnae meet with national officers to discuss the formal business of Sigma Kappa Sorority.
What is national convention?
400
This Sigma Kappa founder wrote much of the Initiation service.
Who is Louise Helen Coburn?
400
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?
500
Adopted in 1992, this national service project should include the elderly to benefit the environment.
What is Inherit the Earth?
500
Sigma Kappa’s official symbols.
What is the dove and the heart?
500
Held every two years alternating with national convention, collegiate officers meet with national officers to further develop their leadership skills.
What is College Officer Training Schools (COTS)?
500
She was the first Sigma Kappa founder to marry.
Who is Francis Mann Hall?
500
Sigma Kappa prohibits any practice that demeans an individual by mental, emotional, or physical abuse under this policy.
What is the anti-hazing policy?