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Serving With ‘Charity
and Kindness’
Tri Kappa Inc. Has Benefited Indiana Community Since 1901
BY LISA HORNUNG | PHOTOS BY CHRISTIAN WATSON
=TAMMY PERSINGER, now a retired teacher
and real estate agent, kept hearing women at work
talking about Tri Kappa. “What is that?” she asked.
“How can people get involved?”
One day, Persinger received an invitation in
the mail to go to a meeting where she could learn
more about this mysterious organization. She’s
been a member for eight years now and loves it.
Tri Kappa is a philanthropic sorority for women
in Indiana, with 247 chapters all over the state. It’s
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not like a traditional sorority in which you join as a
college student, but you do have to pledge and be
initiated, similar to other women’s groups. “You
approach someone who is already a member and
get information about it,” Persinger said. “We really
look for people that have that giving spirit.”
Persinger is a member of the Floyd County
chapter of Kappa, Kappa, Kappa Inc., along with
Kerry Nicolas, a real estate agent who has been a
member for 25 years.
“I like it because we’re giving back to the
community, and it’s strictly philanthropic,” Nicolas
said. “So, all we do is have fundraisers to give back.”
Tri Kappa was founded by some young college
women in Indianapolis in 1901. They decided
their organization’s purpose would be “charity
and kindness,” which the organization still follows
today. When the ladies dispersed to their homes
after college, they formed chapters, which helped
the organization spread throughout the state.