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Accession Number: 067
Historical Sketch
Kappa Kappa Iota, a national sorority for women teachers, is the oldest of its kind in
the United States. It was first organized on December 6, 1921 by a group of public school
and college teachers at Stillwater, Oklahoma. Its stated purpose is "to promote the
advancement of education by providing an effective nework for the exchange of education
and teaching practices by educators."
The Louisiana Alpha Conclave of Shreveport was organized on February 4, 1951. Eight
months later, the Beta Conclave of New Orleans was formed. By 1954, the total was brought
up to five chapters with the addition of Gamma of Houma, Delta of Monroe, and Epsilon of
Ruston. These five chapters organized Eta State, bringing Louisiana into the fold of the
national organization. There are now over 50 conclaves in the state.
Membership is by invitation only; eligible members include teachers, principals,
supervisors, deans, presidents of educational institutions, former teachers, and wives of
men who are in any of the above categories. Honorary membership may be extended to
outstanding women in the field of education. Scholarships are awarded annually, as well as
the Loretta Doerr Achievement Award, presented at Kappa Kappa Iota’s annual state
convention.
The sorority has made the virtues of "Faith, Courage, Loyalty, Honor, and
Love," their motto. They are active in community service projects such as donating to
local women's shelters, and their on-going support of the Denver based Henry Kempe
National Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect.
ETA State Past Presidents
1954-55 Lillian Polk (ALPHA, Shreveport)
1955-58 Lorretta Doerr (BETA, New Orleans)
1958-60 Laverne Barrow (DELTA, Monroe)
1960-61 Christine Hackett (ZETA, Baton Rouge)
1961-63 Hermoine Driskell (DELTA, Monroe)
1963-64 Mildred McCormick (ALPHA, Shreveport)
1964-66 Maude Buckingham (GAMMA, Lafayette)
1966-68 Anne Baker
(ALPHA
PI, Shreveport)
1968-69 Vyrtis Cox (TAU, Alexandria)
1969-71 Rosalie Chaney (PSI, Shreveport)
1971-73 Anne Norton (ALPHA, Shreveport)
1973-74 "Lovie" Voisin (BETA, New Orleans)
1974-75 Nell Carnhan (EPSILON, Ruston)
1975-76 Mary H. Muller
(NU, Ponchatoula)
1976-77 Josephine Allen (PSI, Shreveport)
1977-78 Oberia Price
(ALPHA
DELTA, Pineville)
1978-79 Trucy McCuller (ALPHA
GAMMA, Bossier City)
1979-80 Norma Bean
(ALPHA TAU, Bell Chasse)
1980-81 Margo Murphy
(ALPHA PI, Baton Rouge)
1981-82 Ramona Wigley (PSI, Shreveport)
1982-83 Jesse McKigney (NU, Springfield)
1983-84 Charlotte Goodwin (BETA
NU, Monroe)
1984-85 Ann Stewart
(ALPHA RHO, Lake Charles)
1985-86 Helen Newsom (DELTA, Monroe)
1986-87 Diane Morgan (ALPHA TAU, Bell Chasse)
1987-88 Sybil Kelly (PSI, Shreveport)
1988-89 Marie LaBauve (ALPHA BETA, Belle Rose)
1989-90 Carol Neary (ALPHA RHO, Lake Charles)
1990-91 Regina Sims (BETA
SIGMA, Merryville)
1991-92 Aileen Freasier (ALPHA TAU, Braithwaite)
1993-94 Yvonne Griffith (ALPHA EPSILON, Bogalusa)
1994-95 Beverly Smith (ALPHA
DELTA, Pineville)
1995-96 Phyllis Thomas
(IOTA, Franklinton)
1996-97 Judy Loftin (BETA
THETA, Bossier City)
1997-98 Lois Wax
(BETA, Denham
Springs)
1998-99 Charlotte Schneider (BETA TAU, New Iberia)
1999-00 Liz Palermo (ALPHA PI, Baton Rouge)
2000-01 Omega Dobard (TAU, Alexandria)
2001-02 Peggy Leight (ALPHA UPSILON, Monroe)
2002-03 Paula Miley (BETA LAMBDA, Denham Springs)
2003-04 Wanda Mosley (BETA THETA, Princeton)
2004-05 Cheryl Lafargue (TAU, Alexandria)
2005-06 Mary Lou Hughes (ALPHA, Bossier City)
2006-07 Sandra Leder (ALPHA RHO, Lake Charles
2007-08 Wanda Mosley (Beta Theta/Alpha)
State Committees
Extension of the Order
Budget and Finance
Retired Members
Public Relations
Scholarship
Loretta Doerr Award
By-laws
Honors and Recognitions
History
Special National Projects
Memorial
Policies
Good of the Order
Music
Empathy
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of 11 boxes divided into 2 series: The Presidents Series and
Scrapbooks Series. Items range from1954-2004.
Presidents Series
Includes Presidents Handbooks containing Calendar of Events, ETA Officers,
Scholarship and Award recipients, Convention Committees, and organizational forms and
applications
Annual State Convention Overviews containing KAPPA KAPPA IOTA code of
ethics, itinerary, budgets, and officer and committee reports
Presidents Letters containing newsletters, convention, executive board,
and treasury reports, and state president’s letters to conclave presidents.
Also includes membership directories, map of conclaves, bylaws, financial
and scholarship papers, lists of retired members, and news articles relating to state
functions.
A wooden file box that belonged to Lillian Polk, founder of the Alpha
Conclave and cofounder of Louisiana ETA.
Scrapbooks Series
Eta Scrapbooks for various conclaves throughout the state covering various
years. The scrapbooks in this series contain convention materials and photographs, newspaper
clippings, lists of officers, and histories of the conclaves.
Container List
Series: President’s Handbooks, etc.
Box 1
FF 1 Presidents Handbook, 1985-1986
FF 2 1986-1987
FF 3 1989-1990
FF 4 1990-1991
FF 5 1992-1993
FF 6 1993-1994
FF 7 1994-1995
FF 8 1995-1996
FF 9 1996-1997
FF 10 1998-1999
FF 11 1999-2000
FF 12 2000-2001
FF 13 2001-2002
Box 1 A
File Folder FF 1 President's Handbook,
2002-2003
FF 2 2003-2004
FF 3 Annual State Convention, 1958
FF 4 1959 decorations
FF 5 Eta Conclave, 1960-1961, 1961-1962,
1963-1964, 1965-1966,
1967-1968, 1968-1969,
Eta State Yearbook 1968-69
FF 6 2004-2005 President’s Handbook
FF 7 2005-2006 President's Handbook,
includes various newsletters and correspondence issued
through the year
FF 8 2006-2007 President’s Handbook
FF 9 2007-2008 President’s Handbook
Box 2
FF 1 Annual State Convention, 1985
FF 2 1986
FF 3 1987
FF 4 1988
FF 5 1989
FF 6 1990
FF 7 1991
FF 8 1993-1994
FF 9 1994-1995
FF 10 1997
FF 11 1998-1999
FF 12 2000-2001
FF 13 2002
FF 14 2003
FF 15 2004
FF 16 2005
FF 17 2006
FF 18 2007
FF 19 2008
Box 3
FF 1 List of Louisiana Charter Members Still Alive, 1990
FF 2 Retirement Lists
FF 3 Honors and Recognitions
FF 4 Necrology Services
FF 5 Membership Directories, various years; Map of Conclaves,
History of Eta State, 1954-2003;
List of officers 1955-1969;
FF 6 Bylaws 1968, 1973-75, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1993, 2001
FF 7 Ritual of Kappa Kappa Iota, 1949, 1954
Information pamphlets, 1950, 1953-1955
Pamphlets on official jewelry and insignia
FF 8 Miscellaneous News Articles
FF 9 Eta State Bylaws 1957, 1983
FF 10 Financial Papers
FF 11 Scholarship Papers
FF 12 The Communicator 1996-97 (A newsletter written by
past state
president, Ramona Wigley)
FF 13 Kappa Kappa Iota Newsletters - various issues
FF 14 Information on New Iberia chapter, XI Conclave, 1959-62
Envelope of Index Cards
Box 4
File box having belonged to Lillian Polk, founder of Alpha Conclave and co- founder of
Louisiana ETA
(see index cards in box 8)
Box 5
FF 1 Programs (includes banquet programs)
FF 2 Tribute to Loretta Doerr
FF 3 Postcards and Photographs
FF 4 Kappa Kappa Iota Constitution, 1954, 1963; History of Delta Conclave,
1961
FF 5 Hermione Driskell, Eta State President 1961-63, correspondence and
news articles
FF 6 Miscellaneous reports and documents, various dates
FF 7 Minutes of Beta Eta Conclave, 1986-1997
FF 8 2002 Policies and Procedures
Box 6
FF 1 Presidents Letters, 1987-1988
FF 2 1988-1989
FF 3 1989-1990
FF 4 1990-1991
FF 5 1991-1992
FF 6 1992-1993
FF 7 1993-1994
FF 8 1994-1995
FF 9 1995-1996
FF 10 1996-1997
FF 11 1997-1998
FF 12 1998-1999
Box 7
FF 1 1999-2000
FF 2 2000-2001
FF 3 2001-2002
FF 4 2002-2003
FF 5 2003-2004
Series: Scrapbooks
Box 1 Scrapbook - 1954-59 Gamma Conclave, Houma
Box 2 Scrapbook - 1960-73 Gamma Conclave, Houma
(Box 1 and Box 2 contain one scrapbook that was divided
into two boxes.)
Box 3 Scrapbooks - 1964-65 and 1965-66 Alpha
Conclave, Shreveport
Box 4 Scrapbooks - 1979-80 and 1984-85 Gamma
Conclave, Houma
Box 5 Scrapbook - 1983 Gamma Conclave, Houma -
Scrapbook of the State Convention
Box 6 Scrapbook - Eta State 1982-83 (2
scrapbooks)
Box 7 Scrapbooks - Eta State
1989-90, Alpha Conclave 1974-75, 1986-87, 1989-90
Box 8 Scrapbooks
1954-61 Delta Conclave
1957-68 Scrapbook compiled by Hermione Driskell
1961-62 Eta State Convention
1962-63 National and State Conventions
Part of a 1970-71 scrapbook
1996-97 Beta Eta Conclave Photo Album
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