The first college sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta, was formed at DePauw University on January 27, 1870. Bettie Hamilton, Alice Brant, Bettie Lindsay and Hannah Shaw established an organization for women that would "provide the encouragement and support" in the predominately male Indiana Asbury University (later renamed DePauw). Kappa Alpha Theta had 22 sisters its first year.
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