Kappa Alpha Theta (ΚΑΘ), also known simply as Theta, is an international fraternity for women founded on Jan. 27, 1870 at DePauw University, formerly Indiana Asbury. Kappa Alpha Theta was the first Greek-letter women's college fraternity. The organization currently has more than 135 chapters at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada with a total initiated membership of more than 250,000, and more than 195 alumnae chapters and circles worldwide. Kappa Alpha Theta is a member of the National Panhellenic Conference (NPC).