On January 26, 1870, Bettie Locke and three other founding women held the first official meeting of Kappa Alpha Theta at Indiana Asbury College (now known as DePaw University). The college had opened its doors to women only three years prior, and these women were still making a name for themselves through perseverance, academic excellence, leadership, and commitment to service. Bettie Locke was originally asked to wear the badge of a male Greek Letter Fraternity. She believed she was being granted membership, but eventually found she was only welcome to support the group. Bettie declined, and formed her own group: Kappa Alpha Theta, the first Greek Letter Fraternity known among women.

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In 1959, Kappa Alpha Theta was brought to Arizona State University. Our chapter, Delta Epsilon, has grown to be one of the largest chapters on ASU campus.We strive to embody our core values of intellectual curiosity, commitment to service, personal excellence, and leadership. We focus on sisterhood events that strengthen friendships; we hold study parties to improve our academic excellence. Every day, we uphold the standards that Bettie Locke provided for us, and we are proud to do so.