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==The Early Years==
The nine founders of Lambda Phi Lambda local chose as their pin an hourglass , to mark time until Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity would accept their petition. In 1932, after 13 years of hard work and high hopes , the sands of the Lambda hourglass ran out and 235 actives and alumnae became members of Delta Eta Chapter at the University of Utah. The petition had been accepted at the Colorado Springs Convention of 1932.
Installation ceremonies were conducted on November 11, 1932, by Grand President Alice Tillotson Barney, X-Minnesota, and Field Secretary Helen Snyder (Andres), Beta Pi-Washington, in the Prudential Life building on South Temple Street. Patrons, two of whom were initiated, and Kappa alumnae shared the happy occasion. The alumnae included two, one named Carrie, BE-Barnard, and one named Lillian, E-Illinois Wesleyan, who had taken the petition to the convention. A special song, known as “The Garden Gate Song,” was part of the petition and was later adopted as a Kappa song.
'''Housing'''
The Kappa Kappa Gamma house is located at 33 South Wolcott Street(1455 East) in an area North of the campus known as Federal Heights. The Lambdas had owned or rented several houses before the 1929 acquisition (for $8000) of the eight room red brick bungalow, located close to the campus and other fraternity houses. The chapter was installed there. The house was remodeled at the cost of $15,000 in 1939. In 1963, a large $53,000 addition included five new bedrooms, large kitchen, dining room, TV and card room, three bathrooms, chapter and archives room, utility room, and much more storage space.
Delta Eta is honored to own the Maude Gorham key donated by Vilate Crane Shaffer, loyal Delta Eta and past Eta province officer. Maude, Upsilon-Northwestern, was a graduate student when Kappa was petitioned, and she helped secure the charter. The most outstanding junior receives this large antique gold badge each year. In 1963, the original was lost and the chapter appropriated funds for another, exactly the same but a little bit brighter. This key is loved in a special way by Delta Etas. Maude Gorham, a Phi Beta Kappa, taught math, was president of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs, and was a member of many boards. The University of Utah was the first state university in Utah to admit women, but 100 years passed before it granted a woman an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. That woman was Maude Gorham in 1950.
In 1967, the chapter received the key and 50-year pin of long-time adviser and Founders’ Founders Day dinner speaker, named Lillian who had helped present the petition. Beginning in 1974, the senior graduated with the highest average has her name engraved on a plaque holding Lillian’s key.
A large gold wooden key marks the Kappa house, so that it is easily recognized.
The previous information was excerpted from The History of Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity, 1870-1976. The information that follows has been gleaned from available resources including Chapter History Reports, chapter meeting minutes, letters and comments from chapter members and alumnae, the Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity Archives, and The Key. Each chapter is expected to update its history record annually. Contact Fraternity Headquarters at kkghq@kkg.org with questions.
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==Highlights of the 1970s==