The Omega chapter of Sigma Kappa was founded on the Florida State
University campus in 1920. At the time, Florida State was called the
Florida State College for Women. Men weren't admitted into the university
for many years. At first Omega didn't have a house. They held meetings and
social gatherings in a small house just off campus. Finally, in 1929,
their house was built. It has been home to thousands of Omegas ever since.
Sigma Kappa Sorority
was founded in 1874
by five women at Colby College in
Waterville, Maine. Colby College was the first college in New England that
admitted women along with men students. These five women were the first to
be admitted. Although they were admitted to the college, the women still
faced being looked down upon by professors and men students. They
eventually joined together to form a support group and home away from
home. Today that group has expanded and blossomed into Sigma Kappa
Sorority.