Notre Dame of Maryland University Kappa Gamma Pi records
Scope and Contents
This collection, dated 1927 - circa 1999, consists of by-laws, reports, background material, handbooks, reports, election materials, news clippings, a certificate, brochures, and newsletters.
Dates
- Creation: 1927 - circa 1999
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Notre Dame of Maryland University Kappa Gamma Pi records are the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.
Biographical / Historical
Kappa Gamma Pi (KGP) is a national Catholic college graduate honor society. It was founded on June 23, 1926, in Louisville, KY, by the Conference of Catholic Colleges for Women of the National Catholic Education Association. Notre Dame became an affiliate of KGP in 1927 and remains one to the present.
Originally intended for lay women graduates of Catholic colleges, the society extended membership in 1967 to members of religious orders and to those of various faith commitments, and in 1981 to eligible male graduates. Today, according to the university's website, seniors in the top ten percent of the graduating class may be nominated to KGP by faculty.
KGP’s stated purpose is to “strive for a high standard of personal Christian excellence, service, and scholarship among members; to encourage individual and group initiative and participation in local and national church and secular affairs; and to awaken a spirit of Christian leadership among the undergraduates of Kappa-affiliated colleges and universities.”
Extent
.877 Cubic Feet (1 legal document box, 1 half size legal document box, and 1 oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Kappa Gamma Pi (KGP) is a national Catholic college graduate honor society founded in 1926. Notre Dame became an affiliate of KGP in 1927. This collection, dated 1927 - circa 1999, consists of by-laws, reports, background material, handbooks, reports, election materials, news clippings, a certificate, brochures, and newsletters.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials in this collection were transferred to the Archives by various university offices and individuals affiliated with the university.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2019 by Gabriella Fattibene.
Subject
- Notre Dame of Maryland University. Kappa Gamma Pi (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Notre Dame of Maryland University Kappa Gamma Pi records
- Author
- Gabriella Fattibene, Jack Ray, Bria Langston
- Date
- 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Notre Dame of Maryland University Archives Repository