Kappa Alpha Theta (
ΚΑΘ), also known simply as
Theta, is an international
fraternity for women founded on Jan. 27, 1870 at
DePauw University, formerly Indiana Asbury. Kappa Alpha Theta was the first Greek-letter women's college fraternity. The organization currently has more than 135 chapters at colleges and universities in the
United States and
Canada with a total initiated membership of more than 250,000, and more than 195 alumnae chapters and circles worldwide. Kappa Alpha Theta is a member of the
National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).