About New Mexico State Organization (Theta State)
History
Twelve women met in 1929 on the campus of the University of Texas in Austin with noble aspirations to build an organization to promote women in education and bring recognition and respect to their profession. The result of their planning was the founding of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International. These founders created a list of five purposes which were intended to guide the organization. This number later grew to seven. These seven purposes are as relevant today as they were in 1929.
symbols
membership
Membership in the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International
shall be by induction. Members inducted into the Society become
members of chapters, state organizations, and the International Society.
Recommendations for invitation to membership are submitted by members on the official Recommendation for Membership form. An individual is not a member until she has paid her dues. A broad cross section of educational interests should be represented in the membership of each chapter.
Diversification of expertise, from preschool through university in both public and private schools, expands the perceptions of members. An active member shall be a woman who is employed as a professional educator or has been retired from an educational position.
shall be by induction. Members inducted into the Society become
members of chapters, state organizations, and the International Society.
Recommendations for invitation to membership are submitted by members on the official Recommendation for Membership form. An individual is not a member until she has paid her dues. A broad cross section of educational interests should be represented in the membership of each chapter.
Diversification of expertise, from preschool through university in both public and private schools, expands the perceptions of members. An active member shall be a woman who is employed as a professional educator or has been retired from an educational position.