KCDG History
Greater Kansas City Delta Gamma Alumnae History
Our chapter began as an Association in 1912 with Hattie Haw Wright as President. The group was granted a Charter as an Alumnae Chapter on January 8, 1921 with Marjorie Looney (Ferguson) as the first President. In September of 1952, the Kansas City Delta Gamma Alumnae Chapter, The Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri and the Kansas City Association for the Blind established the Kansas City Nursery School for the Blind, now the Children’s Center for the Visually Impaired (CCVI). We continue to support the school as well as several other organizations that serve the blind and visually impaired.
The funds for our philanthropy projects have been raised through many types of activities including selling Braille Christmas cards for 15 years, a House and Party Tour for 8 years, a Plant Sale for 17 years, the Art of the Eye II exhibit in September of 2002 and our Tables that Bloom luncheon.
Currently, there are about 1400 Delta Gammas living in the Kansas City area with 360 active dues paying members and a total of about 700 who participate in some manner. We have regular general membership meetings as well as many different types of active interest groups. A newsletter is mailed three times per year and a monthly email is sent to inform members of upcoming events and chapter news. We are proud to be the hometown of former National President Elizabeth (Betty or Pebble) Beach Norris, BK ‘43 (1925-2003). Our chapter has been selected as the Alumnae chapter of the year or the runner up a number of times and we continue to strive to meet our Delta Gamma ideals.