Emerson, Ruby Carver

Story of the Founding of Sigma Kappa Sorority Report, 1957

This handwritten report by Ruby Carver Emerson, Alpha, Colby College, details the founding of Sigma Kappa.

Mary Low Carver and Ruby Carver Emerson At Colby College Photograph, c. 1924

Ruby Carver Emerson (left) and her mother, Founder Mary Low Carver, Alpha Chapter, Colby College, sit together on the lawn at the old campus of Colby College in Waterville, Maine. The photograph was likely taken during the Sigma Kappa Pa...

Address by Ruby Carver Emerson to Boston Alumnae Chapter Speech 2, November 9, 1957

This speech by Ruby Carver Emerson, Alpha, Colby College, discusses the early history of Sigma Kappa during Founders' Day to the Boston Alumnae Chapter. Included as a final page is a letter from Emerson to Maude Hawkes, Delta, Boston Uni...

Mary Low Carver and Ruby Carver Emerson Photograph, Summer 1923

Founder Mary Low Carver, Alpha, Colby College, poses with her daughter, Ruby Carver Emerson, Alpha, Colby College, outdoors.

Forty-Ninth International Convention Initiation Banquet Program, September 1, 1936

This program for the initiation banquet held during the 1936 national convention includes the banquet menu and the list of speakers.

Sigma Kappa Bulletin, No. 5, Summer 1916

This issue of the Sigma Kappa Bulletin includes a list of sorority leaders, information on the National Panhellenic Congress, an outline of the sorority's extension plans, and updates regarding the Sigma Kappa Triangle.

Address by Miss Louise Coburn Speech Handwritten 2, February 17, 1875

This speech was given by Louise H. Coburn, Alpha, Colby College, to candidates just before their initiation ceremony at the first initiation of Sigma Kappa. This copy is handwritten.

Sigma Kappa Sorority Centennial Convention Birthday Dinner Program, June 21, 1974

This program, for a dinner in honor of the past national presidents, includes a list and photographs of the past national presidents, the dinner menu and list of speakers.

Louise Coburn Address to Candidate at Initiation Typed Copy, February 17, 1875

Founder Louise H. Coburn,Alpha, Colby College,gave this address to the candidates just before their initiation in the first Sigma Kappa initiation ceremony. The original handwritten copy of this speech is also available.

Sigma Kappa Twenty-Seventh Annual Initiation Program, October 24, 1902

This program for the Alpha Chapter, Colby College, 27th annual initiation banquet includes the banquet menu, a list of the toasts given and a list of the initiates.