Located in Lake County, Indiana, Sigma Chapter currently has 74 active members and four reserve members. Chartered in 1944, we strive to follow the purposes of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society International as well as to offer fellowship to our sisters. As women educators, we are proud to be a part of the largest international organization of its kind.

The Purposes of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International are:

     To unite women educators of the world in a genuine spiritual fellowship;

     To honor women who have given or who evidence a potential for distinctive service in any field of education;

     To advance the professional interest and position of women in education;

     To encourage the individual members of the Society to support desirable educational legislation and initiate legislation in the interests of women educators;

     To endow scholarships to aid members in pursuing graduate study ad to grant fellowships to women educators from other countries;

     To stimulate the personal and professional growth of members and to encourage their participation in appreciation in appropriate programs of action;

     To inform the membership of current economic, social, political and education issues to the end they may participate effectively in the world society.

Visit the international website at www.deltakappagamma.net to learn about our worldwide chapters and our ongoing work in education all over the world and follow the link to Alpha Epsilon's website.

Check our officers page for contact information for our local chapter. Membership is by invitation, but you may want to contact an officer to visit our chapter.

Delta Kappa Gamma offers assistance to its women members in the form of scholarship for continuing education or financial disaster aide. Financial support is also available for special classroom projects.

If you are a chapter member, we hope you'll visit our web site often for announcements and chapter happenings. Your comments and suggestions for this web site will be appreciated as we attempt to launch our chapter into the future.

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