DKG Mission
"The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education."
The society was envisioned by Dr. Annie Webb Blanton as a medium through which women leaders in education might gain recognition.
Founded: May 11, 1929
Chartered: August 19, 1929
Vision: "Leading women educators impacting education worldwide."
Purposes:
- To unite women educators of the world in a genuine spiritual fellowship.
- To honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education.
- To advance the professional interest and position of women in education.
- To initiate, endorse, and support desirable legislation in the interests of education and women educators.
- To endow scholarships to aid outstanding women educators in pursuing graduate study and to grant fellowships to women educators from other countries.
- To stimulate the personal and professional growth of members and to encourage their participation in appropriate programs of action.
- To inform the members of current economic, social, political, and educational issues so that they may participate effectively in a world society.
Colors: Crimson and Gold
Flower: Red Rose