Mission,+Vision,+Purposes+of+DKG+and+History+of+Beta+Nu

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= = Our Charter Members: These ladies agreed to obey all provisions of the Delta Kappa Gamma Constitution on January 21, 1967 at Lakeside Country Club.

Louise A. Barnes Mildred F. Bentley

Nell Dean Blackwell

Dorothy J. Breazeale*

Louise A. Carmack

Patricia T. Cunningham*

Lillie B. Hamilton

Gloria N. Howard

Jane H. Hubbard

Mildred H. Hunt

Ruth G. Jones

Helen W. Richardson

Margaret Starr Sanders

Elizabeth M. Seigle

Sara Elizabeth Summerhill*

Elois Smith Tucker

* still active in Beta Nu These women were joining a fine organization started in the late 1920's in Texas by key women educators.

Delta Kappa Gamma International Mission Statement -
 * The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International promotes professional and personal growth of women educators and excellence in education. **

** VISION STATEMENT --Leading women educators impacting education worldwide **

** Seven purposes: **

** 1. To unite women educators of the world in a genuine spiritual fellowship ** ** 2. To honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education. ** ** 3. To advance the professional interest and position of women in education ** ** 4. To initiate, endorse and support desirable legislation or other suitable endeavors in the interests of education and of women educators. ** ** 5. To endow scholarships to aid outstanding women educators in pursuing graduate study and ** ** to grant fellowships to non-member women educators. ** ** 6. To stimulate the personal and professional growth of members and to encourage their ** ** participation in appropriate programs of action ** ** 7. To inform the members of current economic, social, political and educational issues so ** ** that they may participate effectively in a world society **

//Here is a pdf file with the register of Beta Nu Chapter from its inception until fall of 2012.//