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[[File:Jean_Hess_WellsIn the infancy of Kappa Kappa Gamma, Fraternity affairs were handled with extraordinary capability by a succession of Fraternity Presidents and Councils composed of Kappas in their early twenties, many of whom were still in school. Today, Presidents and their Councils are alumnae who serve as trustees for 141 chapters and more than 250 alumnae associations, with a membership of more than 287,000. The Fraternity Council members' responsibilities include ensuring support, guidance and leadership training for undergraduate and alumnae; providing programming for women supporting women; supervising the financial affairs of the Fraternity; overseeing the operation of Fraternity Headquarters; and most importantly, maintaining the standards and values expressed in the purposes on which the Fraternity was founded.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Jean Hess Wells ''History 2000, President 1976]]Kappa Kappa Gamma Through the Years''

== '''Jean Hess Wells ΔΥ 1870 - Georgia1880'''==(1928 – 1996)<table><tr><td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Grand Chapter Presidents|Image= [[File:GrandSeal.jpg|100px|link=Grand_Chapter_Presidents|Grand Chapter Presidents]]|Date= 1870-1880}}</td>

The Delta Upsilon charter member (rushed, pledged and initiated by future President Fran Alexander) learned while still a collegian to prepare for installation of new chapters and for initiations, having been chosen for that assignment by Clara O== '''1881 - 1900''' ==<table><tr><td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Tade Hartsuff Kuhns|Image= [[File:TadeHartsuffKuhns. Pierce. She was to go on to participate in more than 15 chapter installations, many of them before becoming Fraternity President (1976jpeg|100px|link=Tade_Hartsuff_Kuhns|Tade Hartsuff Kuhns]]|Date= 1881-1980).1884}}</td>

Jean had married shortly after graduation but returned to her chapter for rush and to become Pledge Advisor. She also served as President of the Atlanta Alumnae Association. When Jean and her physician husband, Robert, moved to Memphis, Jean commuted to Oxford, Miss., to serve as chapter adviser at “Ole Miss.” At the same time, she was President of the Memphis (Tenn.) Alumnae Association<td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Charlotte Barrell Ware|Image= [[File:CharlotteBarrellWare.jpg|90px|link=Charlotte_Barrell_Ware|Charlotte Barrell Ware]]|Date= 1884-1888}}</td>

Upon her return to Georgia, Jean got involved as advisor to the first colony and then the chapter at Emory, and, during these early years of service to the Fraternity, she became a mother to a son and daughter<td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Kate Bird Cross|Image= [[File:KateBirdCross. She spent five years as Mu Province Director of Chapters (1962jpg|100px|link=Kate_Bird_Cross|Kate Bird Cross]]|Date= 1888-1967) and then became an assistant to Presidents Alexander and Barbeck (1967-1970). Among Jean’s duties as an assistant was the supervision of Fraternity standards as they related to chapters. She became Vice President in 1970, Director of Chapters two years later and held that position until her election as President in 1976. 1890}}</td>

As a stately President, Jean presided over Kappa’s largest period of growth since the Fraternity’s founding<td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Lucy Wight Allan|Image = [[File: more than 13,000 women pledged Kappa, the numer of chapters reached 107 and alumna groups grew to 392Lucy Wight Allan. Alumnae formed fleurjpg|100px|link=Lucy_Wight_Allan|Lucy Wight Allan]]|Date= 1890-de-lis committees to provide special services in times of need; the Fraternity group insurance program was offered; the career program, CHOICES, was developed; the Loyalty Fund was initiated; and The Heritage Museum was established.1892}}</td>

After her presidency, Jean became the first Chairman of the Museum Board of Trustees and continued to serve on The Heritage Museum Board for a decade (1980-1990) </tr></table><table><tr><td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Emily Bright Burnham|Image = [[File:Emily_Bright_Burnham. She was both Fraternity Ritualist and a member of the Panhellenic Affairs Committee as Kappa’s second alternate to the National Panhellenic Conference until her death (1980jpg|100px|link=Emily_Bright_Burnham|Emily Bright Burnham]]|Date= 1892-1996). 1894}}</td>

Her interest in The Heritage Museum resulted from her long-standing involvement with the Board of Trustees for the High Museum of Art in Atlanta (one of her many civic interests) and her love of antiques. It was Jean who envisioned Headquarters as a beautifully restored, historic mansion that would serve as both an efficient business facility and as the archives for collection, restoration and preservation of Kappa history. Her interest in the Fraternity history continued while serving as advisor to the Minnie Stewart Foundation<td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Katharine Lucinda Sharp|Image = [[File:Katharine_Lucinda_Sharp.jpg|100px|link=Katharine_Lucinda_Sharp|Katharine Lucinda Sharp]]Jean had worked with Mary Turner Whitney in reprinting the Book of Ritual after the Convention of 1972, piquing her interest in and study of Greek philosophy. Jean developed a slide show that illustrated the connection between Fifth Century B.C. Greece and the philosophy of Kappa’s ritual.|Date= 1894-1896}}</td>

Jean’s travels and chapter visitations revealed variation in how ritual and initiation were performed, so she began presenting model initiations at Convention to illustrate proper procedures and pronunciations. Those fortunate to attend came away with a true understanding of its significance, beauty and meaning. A Ritual Award is given at Convention in honor and memory of Jean<td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Bertha Richmond Chevalier|Image = [[File:Bertha_Richmond_Chevalier.jpg|100px|link=Bertha_Richmond_Chevalier|Bertha Richmond Chevalier]]|Date= 1896-1900}}</td>

== '''1900 - 1910''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Eliza Jean Nelson Penfield|Image = [[File:Eliza_Jean_Nelson_Penfield.jpg|100px|link=Eliza_Jean_Nelson_Penfield|Eliza Jean Nelson Penfield]]|Date= 1900-1902}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= May Cynthia Whiting Westermann|Image = [[File:May_Whiting_Westermann.jpg|100px|link=May_Cynthia_Whiting_Westermann|May Cynthia Whiting Westermann]]|Date= 1902-1904}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= (Lydia) Elmie Warner Mallory|Image = [[File:Lydia_Warner.jpg|100px|link=(Lydia)_Elmie_Warner_Mallory|(Lydia) Elmie Warner Mallory]]|Date= 1904-1906}}</td>    </tr></table> <table><tr><td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Mary Griffith Canby|Image = [[File:Mary_Griffith_Canby.jpg|100px|link=Mary_Griffith_Canby|Mary Griffith Canby]]|Date= 1906-1908}}</td><td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Edith Stoner Robinson|Image = [[File:Edith_Stoner_Robinson.jpg|100px|link=Edith_Stoner_Robinson|Edith Stoner Robinson]]|Date= 1908-1910}}</td>  </tr></table> == '''1910 - 1920''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Florence Burton Roth|Image = [[File:Florence_Burton_Roth.jpg|100px|link=Florence_Burton_Roth|Florence Burton Roth]]|Date= 1910-1912}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Eva Powell|Image = [[File:Eva_Powell.jpg|100px|link=Eva_Powell|Eva Powell]]|Date= 1912-1916}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Lydia Voris Kolbe|Image = [[File:Lydia_Voris_Kolbe.jpg|100px|link=Lydia_Voris_Kolbe|Lydia Voris Kolbe]]|Date= 1916-1920}}</td> </tr></table> == '''1920 - 1930''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Sarah Harris Rowe|Image = [[File:Sarah_Harris_Rowe.jpg|100px|link=Sarah_Harris_Rowe|Sarah Harris Rowe]]|Date= 1920-1922}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= May Cynthia Whiting Westermann|Image = [[File:May_Whiting_Westermann.jpg|100px|link=May_Cynthia_Whiting_Westermann|May Cynthia Whiting Westermann]]|Date= 1922-1926}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Georgia Hayden Lloyd-Jones|Image = [[httpFile:Georgia_Hayden_Lloyd-Jones.jpg|100px|link=Georgia_Hayden_Lloyd-Jones|Georgia Hayden Lloyd-Jones]]|Date= 1926-1930}}</td>  </wikitr></table> == '''1930 - 1940''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Florence Tomlinson Meyers Wallace|Image = [[File:Florence_Tomlinson_Meyers_Wallace.kappakappagammajpg|100px|link=Florence_Tomlinson_Meyers_Wallace|Florence Tomlinson Meyers Wallace]]|Date= 1930}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Alice Tillotson Barney|Image = [[File:Alice_Tillotson_Barney.orgjpg|100px|link=Alice_Tillotson_Barney|Alice Tillotson Barney]]|Date= 1930-1933}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Eleanor V.V. Bennet|Image = [[File:Eleanor_Bennet.jpg|100px|link=Eleanor_V.V._Bennet|Eleanor V.V. Bennet]]|Date= 1933-1935}}</td>   </pagestr></Categorytable> <table><tr><td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Helen Snyder Andres Steiner|Image = [[File:Helen_Steiner.jpg|100px|link=Helen_Snyder_Andres_Steiner|Helen Snyder Andres Steiner]]|Date= 1935-1936}}</td><td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Rheva Ott Shryock|Image = [[File:Rheva_Ott_Shryock.jpg|100px|link=Rheva_Ott_Shryock|Rheva Ott Shryock]]|Date= 1936-1940}}</td>  </tr></table> == '''1940 - 1950''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Elizabeth Bogert Schofield|Image = [[File:Elizabeth_Bogert_Schofield.jpg|100px|link=Elizabeth_Bogert_Schofield|Elizabeth Bogert Schofield]]|Date= 1940-1944}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Ruth Kadel Seacrest|Image = [[File:Ruth_Kadel_seacrest.jpg|100px|link=Ruth_Kadel_Seacrest|Ruth Kadel Seacrest]]|Date= 1944-1948}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Helena Flinn Ege|Image = [[File:Helena_Flinn_Ege.jpg|100px|link=Helena_Flinn_Ege|Helena Flinn Ege]]|Date= 1948-1952}}</td>  </tr></table> == '''1950 - 1960''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Edith Reese Crabtree|Image = [[File:Edith_Reese_Crabtree.jpg|100px|link=Edith_Reese_Crabtree|Edith Reese Crabtree]]|Date= 1952-1956}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Eleanore Goodridge Campbell|Image = [[File:Eleanore_Goodridge_Campbell.jpg|100px|link=Eleanore_Goodridge_Campbell|Eleanore Goodridge Campbell]]|Date= 1956-1960}}</td>  </tr></table> == '''1960 - 1970''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Mary Turner Whitney|Image = [[File:Mary_Turner_Whitney.jpg|100px|link=Mary_Turner_Whitney|Mary Turner Whitney]]|Date= 1960-1964}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Frances Fatout Alexander|Image = [[File:Frances_Fatout_Alexander.jpg|100px|link=Frances_Fatout_Alexander|Frances Fatout Alexander]]|Date= 1964-1968}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Louise Little Barbeck|Image = [[File:Louise_Little_Barbeck.jpg|100px|link=Louise_Little_Barbeck|Louise Little Barbeck]]|Date= 1968-1972}}</td>  </tr></table> == '''1970 - 1980''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Marian Schroeder Graham|Image = [[File:Marian_Schroeder_Graham.jpg|100px|link=Marian_Schroeder_Graham|Marian Schroeder Graham]]|Date= 1972-1976}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Jean Hess Wells|Image = [[File:Jean_Hess_Wells.jpg|100px|link=Jean_Hess_Wells Media related to |Jean Hess Wells]]|Date= 1976-1980}}</td>  </tr></table> == '''1980 - 1990''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Sally Moore Nitschke|Image = [[File:Sally_Moore_Nitschke.jpg|100px|link=Sally_Moore_Nitschke|Sally Moore Nitschke]]|Date= 1980-1984}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Marian Klingbeil Williams|Image = [[File:Marian_Klingbeil_Williams.jpg|100px|link=Marian_Klingbeil_Williams|Marian Klingbeil Williams]]|Date= 1984-1988}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Kay Smith Larson|Image = [[File:Kay_Smith_Larson.jpg|100px|link=Kay_Smith_Larson|Kay Smith Larson]]|Date= 1988-1992}}</td>  </tr></table> == '''1990 - 2000''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Juliana (J.J.) Fraser Wales|Image = [[File:Juliana_Fraser_Wales.jpg|100px|link=Juliana_Fraser_Wales|Juliana Fraser Wales]]|Date= 1992-1996}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Cathy Thompson Carswell|Image = [[File:Cathy_Thompson_Carswell.jpg|100px|link=Cathy_Thompson_Carswell|Cathy Thompson Carswell]]|Date= 1996-2000}}</td>  </tr></table> == '''2000 - 2010''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Ann Stafford Truesdell|Image = [[File:Truesdell.jpg|100px|link=Ann_Stafford_Truesdell|Ann Stafford Truesdell]]|Date= 2000-2004}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Priscilla Murphy Gerde|Image = [[File:Priscilla_Murphy_Gerde.jpg|100px|link=Priscilla_Murphy_Gerde|Priscilla Murphy Gerde]]|Date= 2004-2006}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Denise Marie Rugani|Image = [[File:Denise_Marie_Rugani.jpg|100px|link=Denise_Marie_Rugani|Denise Marie Rugani]]|Date= 2006-2010}}</td>  </tr></table> == '''2010 - 2022''' ==<table><tr> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Julie Marine Leshay|Image = [[File:Julie_Marine_Leshay.jpg|100px|link=Julie_Marine_Leshay|Julie Marine Leshay]]|Date= 2010-2014}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Beth Uphoff Black|Image = [[File:Beth_Black.jpg|100px|link=Beth_Uphoff_Black|Beth Uphoff Black]]|Date= 2014 - 2018}}</td> <td>{{Infobox Historically Speaking|Name= Gail Simpson Owen|Image = [[File:Gail_Owen_President.jpg|100px|link=Gail_Simpson_Owen|Gail Simpson Owen]]|Date= 2018 - 2022}}</td> </tr></table>