The History of SKO

Sigma Kappa Omega began when Kara McIntyre and Katie McCormick decided that the national service sorority they were members of wasn’t the type of sisterhood they had been searching for. Kara and Katie began working on the idea for Sigma Kappa Omega in Fall of 2001. After a lot of hard work, Kara McIntyre and Katie McCormick became the founders of Sigma Kappa Omega. On November 12, 2001, the sorority’s constitution became finalized, and was approved by the Office of Student Affairs. This is the date Sigma Kappa Omega was founded on the Stephen F. Austin campus.

The sorority’s purpose is to unite its members in a bond of sincere friendship for the development of character and the promotion of social and intellectual culture. We strive for higher standards of achievement scholastically, socially and spiritually. The sorority makes a constructive contribution to the community by encouraging the rights and obligations of good citizens and the support of worthwhile civic, social, and philanthropic projects. 

The sorority has seen many changes and new faces since it was founded, but the members of Sigma Kappa Omega still strive to uphold the vision of its founders. Since the first rush in Spring 2002, Sigma Kappa Omega has continued to welcome new members that have proven sincerity to the sisterhood.