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The
Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
Number of Members:
151,741
Countries:
14
Chapters:
3,100
Founded: May
11, 1929, in Austin, Texas, to promote gender equity, to work for school
legislation and to provide financial help for women preparing to teach.
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 or other suitable endeavors
in the interest of education and of women educators
- To endow scholarships
to aid outstanding women educators in pursuing graduate study and to
grant fellowship 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
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