Kappa Pi Society
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Item Kappa Pi Pledges(Kalamazoo College, 1956) Fischer, DavidTwo first year students, Sue Lewis and Sue Setzekorn, wear paper hats as part of the pledge process to the Kappa Pi society. The photo was originally published in the 1957 Boiling Pot yearbook (p. 55).Item The History of the Women's Literary Societies of Kalamazoo College(1951-01) McCarthy, DorothyItem Kalamazoo College Kappa Pi Society, 1914(Kalamazoo College, 1914) UnknownThe members of Kalamazoo College's Kappa Pi literary society, 1914. The women's literary society was founded in 1906 as a spin-off from the existing society for women, the Eurodelphians, because of increased enrollment. The society was known for its fundraising efforts, including cookbook sales to raise money for a piano. The last names of the women pictured are written on the back of the photograph, which has been trimmed so that some names are lost. The photographer is not identified.Item Kalamazoo College Greek Weekend(Kalamazoo College, 2009-08-28T21:53:00Z) UnknownKalamazoo College students getting ready for a chariot race during "Greek Weekend." The event, held by the College's societies (Sherwoods, Philolexians and the Century Forum for men; Eurodelphians, Kappa Pi and Alpha Sigma for women) involved Greek-style athletic contests on the campus quadrangle. It took place in late summer for a few years in the 1960s. The photographer and students pictured are not identified.Item Kalamazoo College Kappa Pi Pageant, 1926(Kalamazoo College, 1926-05) UnknownKalamazoo College's Kappa Pi society pageant, May 15 or 16, 1926. In place of the Vaudeville show that the Kappas usually offered each year, a more serious production (referred to in the College newspaper as a dream masque) entitled "Womanhood" was offered in April, 1926. It was written by Ethel Knox '15, a former member of Kappa Pi. The St. Cecelia Quintet of Grand Rapids (Mich.) provided the music, and costumes were designed by Elizabeth McTaggart. At the center is Ruth DeBow as "Womanhood." The other women pictured and the photographer are not identified.