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{{Infobox Fraternity
|Name= Gamma
|GreekSymbol= Γ
|Image= [[Insert Image]]
|Founded= {{start date and years ago|1873|01|01}}
|College= Smithson College
|Location= Logansport, IN
|Homepage= http://kappakappagamma.org
Actual founding date in 1873 unknown, January 1st used as placeholder
'''Gamma Chapter, Smithson College'''
Minnie Kendall could remember the names of only two of the four or five members of Gamma: '''Kate Beckwith (Lee)''' and '''Ella Rittenhouse (Kilgour)'''. Mrs. Kilgour agreed many years later that the approximate founding date was 1873, adding, “ … the chapter never grew very much.” She was, she said, “ … very proud to say I am a Kappa as it had become an influential college society. … '''Mary A. Livermore''' introduced herself to me years ago, going down the Hudson River, when she saw my little key.”
'''Alice Pillsbury (Shelley, Reesor),''' Alpha—''Monmouth'', whose letters have such documentary importance, wrote to '''Ida Woodburn (McMillan),''' Delta—''Indiana'', on July 13, 1875, “We did get somewhat out of patience with the Logansport girls for not taking in more members, but on hearing their reasons, we don’t blame them. If they took the girls they wanted and left out the ones they did not want, it would be sure to raise a ‘fuss.’ Think it will be better next year.” It was not; opposition to secret societies became strong and no new members were added after the spring of 1874.
The name Gamma was also given to the present Beta Gamma, University of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, at a time when new chapters were given the names of dead chapters. Later, that policy was changed.