Chapter History

You have to know where you’ve been to know where you are going. Kappa holds a special place in its heart for Fraternity history, but every chapter of our organization has unique beginnings of its own. Each plays a part in shaping us today. Read more about our chapters’ histories in Kappa's digital archives.

All across the United States and Canada, there are over 140 Kappa chapters with more than 250,000 active members. We, here at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, are proud to be the Eta Rho chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma! Eta Rho was established at Cal Poly around eleven years ago on March 2, 2013. The history and tradition of Kappa Kappa Gamma runs deep in our chapter and guides us as we continue to grow and carry on the legacy of our sisters before us.

In the past eleven years since our founding, Eta Rho has welcomed 21 pledge classes and over 4,000 women into our chapter which we are continuing to grow!  Currently, we have around 210 active members in our chapter and we are so excited to welcome new members home to Kappa this fall after formal recruitment! (If you are interested in going through formal recruitment at Cal Poly, click here!)

We are so excited to see what the future holds for our sisterhood as we continue to grow and leave a positive impact on our campus and the community.