Golden Key Alumnae Association
The Keepers of the Key
We are Kappa alumnae and collegiate members, tied together through the internet, who are dedicated to redeeming and preserving Kappa Kappa Gamma badges and historic memorabilia. Our hope is to keep the keys in the hands of sisters and the Fraternity.
This crusade to rescue these items is an individual effort among an evergrowing band of sisters who are dedicated to assuring our badges remain symols of membership in our great Fraternity rather than simply pieces of jewelry or collectors' items. Our group includes current and former Fraternity officers, chapter advisors, alumnae, and collegiate members. We are Kappas from different chapters, backgrounds, lifestyles, and age groups, but we all share a passion for keeping badges and other "Kapparobilia" in the Kappa Family. A recent article in the Key highlights some facinating stories of the Keys.
Since the popularity of eBay Kappa badges, like many other NPC and IFC membership badges, have become highly collectable. We work to ensure Kappa badges stay in the Kappa family, not in the hands of non Kappa collectors or others who do not have the deep respect and appreciation Kappas have for our golden key.
We have rescued several historically significant pieces which are on display at Headquarters and at the Heritage Museum. Some of the badges we rescue have been lost or stolen. Some were gone for 40 years, and the members thought they would never see them again. The joy and happiness they express at being reunited with their Kappa key truly exemplifies the ties that bind us together as sisters of Kappa Kappa Gamma.
Often we pass badges along to other sisters who remburs us the purchase price, usually replacing a lost or stolen badge with one of the same style or vintage. Some of us have our own collection of badges from our chapter or of various styles and eras. We rescue badges because we value the deeper meaning behind our golden key.
Badges Available for Adoption
| Name | Date | Chapter | School | Style | Price | Additional Description |
| CJQ Cheryl Querry McNab | 1-23-81 | Delta Alpha | Pennsylvania State | Sapphire & Pearl | $164.49 | |
| Eleanor McCall Weedon | 3-8-41 | Gamma Xi | UC Los Angeles | Pearl | $190.00 | Sparkly and shiny- supberb condition |
| Ida Ann Stevens (Sullivan) | 3-11-1944 | Beta Upsilon | West Virginia | Pearl | $167.00 | Tawny gold, slender style |
| Jane Kohler Coleman | 4-22-1950 | Delta Phi | Bucknell | Pearl | $162.00 | 10k, almost rose-gold look |
| Jane Michelberry | 10-3-35 | Beta Lambda | Illinois | Pearl | $169.00 | |
| Janis E Preston (Newsome) | 10-16-69 | Delta Chi | San Jose State | Pearl | $172.50 | Tawny gold with shiny gold letters |
| Katherine Rice | 3-18-30 | Beta Tau | Syracuse | Pearl | $200.50 | 10k |
| KLE Karen Earle | 3-22-80 | Beta Rho | Cincinnati | Sapphire & Pearl | $186.33 | 10k |
| Marion Hume (VanDusen) | 1/21/1928 | Chi | Minnesota | Pearl | $300.00 | |
| Marjorie Mae Sutfin | 5-18-1946 | Beta Delta | Michigan | Pearl | $170.00 | Missing one pearl on ward |
| Martha Jones Sunrud | 3-13-1971 | Gamma Nu | Arkansas | Pearl | $149.00 | |
| Mary Lane Gullette | 3-14-53 | Gamma Theta | Drake | Pearl | $195.00 | Shiny gold |
| MFF Martha Fay Ferrell (McGhee) | 12-15-45 | Delta Xi | Carnegie Mellon | Plain Gold | $175.00 | Delta Xi guard. Replacement badge - not original to 1945. Shiny gold. |
| Patricia Loder (Ayer) | 3-17-51 | Sigma | Nebraska | Pearl | $167.50 | |
| Susan Yardley Willets | 3-7-1906 | Beta Iota | Swarthmore | Pearl | $497.00 | 14k |
| Virginia Nelson | 4-16-32 | Beta Mu | Colorado | Pearl | $191.50 | Tawny gold with raised letters |
If you are interested in adopting one of the badges listed here or want to register your own badge as lost, please contact Lily Dias (Keepers of the Key Chair).