Founders of Delta Kappa Gamma
May 11, 1929
The large two-story, red brick house with its Victorian cupolas was listed in the University of Austin's telephone directory as the University Faculty Women's Club. Great oaks shaded the veranda where Dr. Blanton greeted her Austin friends and those who had come by train to help her found Kappa Gamma Delta, later to be renamed The Delta Kappa Gamma Society.
The founding group of twelve women educators represented a cross-section of the teaching profession. There was a grade school teacher, a dean of women, three high school teachers, three elementary school principals, and four college professors—Dr. Blanton was a professor of rural education at the University of Texas. In addition to Dr. Blanton, five of the members were from Austin: Anna Hiss, Helen Koch, Lalla M. Odom, Cora M. Martin and Ruby Terrill (Lomax). Already looking ahead to the formation of other chapters across Texas, Dr. Blanton had invited to membership six women educators from cities outside of Austin: Mamie Bastian from Houston, Ruby Cole from San Antonio, Lela Lee Williams from Dallas, Mabel Grizzard from Waxahachie and Ray and Sue King from Fort Worth.
The large two-story, red brick house with its Victorian cupolas was listed in the University of Austin's telephone directory as the University Faculty Women's Club. Great oaks shaded the veranda where Dr. Blanton greeted her Austin friends and those who had come by train to help her found Kappa Gamma Delta, later to be renamed The Delta Kappa Gamma Society.
The founding group of twelve women educators represented a cross-section of the teaching profession. There was a grade school teacher, a dean of women, three high school teachers, three elementary school principals, and four college professors—Dr. Blanton was a professor of rural education at the University of Texas. In addition to Dr. Blanton, five of the members were from Austin: Anna Hiss, Helen Koch, Lalla M. Odom, Cora M. Martin and Ruby Terrill (Lomax). Already looking ahead to the formation of other chapters across Texas, Dr. Blanton had invited to membership six women educators from cities outside of Austin: Mamie Bastian from Houston, Ruby Cole from San Antonio, Lela Lee Williams from Dallas, Mabel Grizzard from Waxahachie and Ray and Sue King from Fort Worth.