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Where did CKI come from?
CIRCLE K: THE BEGINNING
In 1936 Jay N. Emerson, a member of the Pullman Washington Kiwanis Club, presented a plan to his club proposing that the Pullman Kiwanis Club purchase a house that could be rented to young men in need of assistance to attend the local college. The plan became a reality as the Kiwanians established the "Circle K House" at Washington State College. For ten years the "Circle K House" became affiliated with a Greek letter organizationN (Kappa Iota Phi), although it continued to be sponsored by the Pullman Kiwanis Club.
Eleven years later in 1947, Donald T. Forsythe, Trustee of Kiwanis International, aided in transitioning Circle K from a fraternity to a service-oriented organization. That year, during September, the first Circle K club similar to our present day organization, was chartered at Carthage College in Carthage, Illinois. (The college moved to its present-day location of Kenosha, Wisconsin in 1962.)
CIRCLE K: TRANSITIONING FROM A FRATERNITY
For two years, the Carthage College Circle K Club existed alone. But on March 26, 1949, the University of Western Ontario became the second Circle K Club to charter. Carthage College and the University of Western Ontario were soon joined by the Louisiana Polytechnic Institute on May 13, 1949. Circle K gained momentum and grew rapidly throughout the United States; sixteen more clubs chartered in 1950.
At the end of the Kiwanis International administrative year in 1955, there were 156 Circle K clubs, with a membership of about 3,000. The first club to officially affiliate with Circle K International was Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, on November 14, 1955. By May 31, 1956, Circle K International consisted of 77 clubs throughout the United States and Canada.
July 21, 1962 the Pennsylvania District was chartered with 16 clubs. Do you know which one was the very first club in Pa?
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CKI Pledge
I pledge to uphold the objects of Circle K International, to foster compassion and goodwill towards others through service and leadership, to develop my abilities and the abilities of all people, and to dedicate myself to the realization of mankinds potential.
What is Circle K?
Service, Leadership, and Fellowship are the three main principles of CKI. As a sponsored program of Kiwanis International , Circle K International shares the focus of serving the children of the world. In support of this effort, the Circle K International service initiative is: Focusing on the Future: Children
The motto of the organization became the same as that of Kiwans International:"We Build"
Wanna know more about Circle K International?
Circle K International
Contact your LTG:
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