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Sigma Kappa

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Sigma Kappa (ΣΚ) is a sorority founded in 1874 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. [1]

24 relations: Alzheimer's disease, Boston University, Colby College, Columbidae, Dartmouth College, Elizabeth Gorham Hoag, Frances Elliott Mann Hall, Fraternities and sororities, Gerontology, Heart (symbol), Ida Fuller, Lavender (color), Louise Helen Coburn, Maroon, Mary Caffrey Low, National Panhellenic Conference, National Register of Historic Places, Pearl, Seattle, Sigma Delta, Tuberculosis, Viola (plant), Waterville, Maine, 501(c) organization.

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD), also referred to simply as Alzheimer's, is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and worsens over time.

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Boston University

Boston University (commonly referred to as BU) is a private, non-profit, research university in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Colby College

Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine.

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Columbidae

Pigeons and doves constitute the animal family Columbidae and the order Columbiformes, which includes about 42 genera and 310 species.

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Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College is a private Ivy League research university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States.

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Elizabeth Gorham Hoag

Elizabeth Gorham Hoag (1857-June 8, 1875) was one of the five founding members of Sigma Kappa sorority.

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Frances Elliott Mann Hall

Frances Mann Hall (died February 6, 1935) was one of the five founders of Sigma Kappa sorority.

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Fraternities and sororities

Fraternities and sororities, or Greek letter organizations (GLOs) (collectively referred to as "Greek life") are social organizations at colleges and universities.

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Gerontology

Gerontology is the study of the social, cultural, psychological, cognitive, and biological aspects of ageing.

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Heart (symbol)

The heart shape is an ideograph used to express the idea of the "heart" in its metaphorical or symbolic sense as the center of emotion, including affection and love, especially romantic love.

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Ida Fuller

Ida Mabel Fuller Pierce (November 26, 1854—September 26, 1930) was one of the five founding members of Sigma Kappa sorority in the American university system.

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Lavender (color)

Lavender is a light purple.

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Louise Helen Coburn

Louise Helen Coburn (September 1, 1856—February 7, 1949) was one of the five founders of Sigma Kappa sorority, a pioneer for women's education at Colby College, where she served as the first female trustee, and an accomplished scientist and writer known for writing the two volumes of "Skowhegan on the Kennebec." She was the niece of Abner Coburn, Governor of the state of Maine from 1863 to 1864, and the daughter of Stephen Coburn, a prominent Maine politician.

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Maroon

Maroon is a dark brownish red color that takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut.

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Mary Caffrey Low

Mary Caffrey Low Carver (March 22, 1850 - March 4, 1926) was an American librarian and educator.

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National Panhellenic Conference

The National Panhellenic Conference (NPC) is an umbrella organization for 26 (inter)national women's sororities.

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National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance.

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Pearl

A pearl is a hard glistening object produced within the soft tissue (specifically the mantle) of a living shelled mollusk or another animal, such as a conulariid.

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Seattle

Seattle is a seaport city on the west coast of the United States.

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Sigma Delta

Sigma Delta (ΣΔ) is a collegiate sorority at Dartmouth College.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).

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Viola (plant)

Viola (and) is a genus of flowering plants in the violet family Violaceae.

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Waterville, Maine

Waterville is a city in Kennebec County of the U.S. state of Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River.

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501(c) organization

A 501(c) organization is a nonprofit organization in the federal law of the United States according to and is one of 29 types of nonprofit organizations exempt from some federal income taxes.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigma_Kappa

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