box 3-4, box 1-2, box 12-14, box 9-11, box 5, oversize Scrapbook 1
Series 1:
Scrapbooks
1948-1996
Scope and Content
The series contains scrapbooks compiled by Zeta Kappa members, depicting sorority members, events, and alumnae. Materials
in the scrapbooks include photographs, invitations, notes and memorabilia. Also included in the series are Pepperdine College
yearbooks from 1940 and 1941 previously owned by Zeta Kappa sisters.
box 1
1951 - 1984
Scope and Content
The box contains the following scrapbooks: 1951-1952; 1966-1967; 1979-1980; 1981-1983; 1982-1983; 1982-1984.
box 2
1982 - 1989
Scope and Content
The box contains the following scrapbooks: 1982,1983, 1991; 1983, 1987, 1989; 1985-1986; 1987-1989.
box 3
1988 - 1992
Scope and Content
The box contains the following scrapbooks: 1988~50th Anniversary; 1989-1990; 1990-1991; 1991-1992; 1991-1992 (2).
box 4
1992 - 1996
Scope and Content
The box contains the following scrapbooks: 1992-1993; 1993 2nd Semester; 1995 Pledges; 1996 Pledges.
box 5
Holidays, Weddings & Yearbooks
Scope and Content
The box contains the following scrapbooks: ZK Holidays & Weddings; Weddings. Also included are Pepperdine Yearbooks from
1940 and 1941.
box 9-14, oversize Scrapbook 1
box 6, folder 1-8
Series 2:
Alumnae Association
1965-1992
Scope and Content
The series contains materials related to the Zeta Kappa Alumnae Association. Materials include chronological files of the
Association's activities consisting of correspondence, invitations, programs, photographs, and newsletters; a letter from
Helen Pepperdine about the Association's cookbook from 1979; an audio recording and photographs from the funeral of a Zeta
Kappa alumni; a compiled history of Zeta Kappa and the Alumnae Association; copies of the Association's newsletter; and an
oral history transcript of Zeta Kappa alumni Barbara Long Booth describing her years at Pepperdine College from 1945 to 1950.
box 6, folder 1-2
Alumnae Association Chronological Files
1965-1976
box 6, folder 3
Letter from Helen Pepperdine regarding Zeta Kappa Alumnae Association Cookbook
1979
box 6, folder 4
Zeta Alumna Abbie [Blume?] Funeral
1991
box 6, folder 5-6
Alumnae Association History Binder
1992
box 6, folder 7
Alumnae Association Newsletters
1979; 1993
box 6, folder 8
Pepperdine College, 1945 to 1950, as remembered by Zeta Kappa alumna Barbara Long Booth
box 6, folder 9-22
Series 3:
Sorority Records
1938-1996
Scope and Content
The series contains materials related to the Zeta Kappa sorority throughout its existence at Pepperdine University, including
chronological member lists with photographs; as well as invitations, articles and event programs included with later annual
files; an article on Zeta Kappa's 50th anniversary; loose scrapbook pages containing photographs and captions; an event invitation
for Colonization Weekend in 1996; a pledge book containing a list of demerits earned during the pledging period; and a copy
of the Zeta Kappa Initiation Song with a short history of its usage.
box 6, folder 9-17
Sorority Member Lists and Accomplishments
1938-1993
box 6, folder 18
Zeta Kappa 50th Anniversary Article
1988
box 6, folder 20
Colonization Weekend Invitation
1996
box 6, folder 22
Zeta Kappa Initiation Song and History
box 6, folder 23-25, box 7
Series 4:
Photographs and Slides
Scope and Content
The series contains various photographs and slides, including photographs of the Los Angeles Pepperdine College campus taken
by a sorority sister in 1938 and 1939, and photographs of Initiation Night activities and pledging rituals taken in 1948.
Also included in the series are a large number of negatives and two carousels of slides documenting Zeta Kappa activities
and members.
box 6, folder 23
Photographs taken by Zio Kem member Del Kilborn Kuring of Pepperdine College Campus and Students
1938-1939
box 8, box 7, folder 1-5, box 6, folder 26
Series 5:
Memorabilia
Scope and Content
The series contains memorabilia related to Zeta Kappa, as well as Pepperdine University in general. Materials include a package
of cigars similar to those pictured in photographs of initiation activities, a Zio Kem patch, metal Zeta Kappa letters used
in the 1940s, a pledge sweater from 1946, and Zeta Kappa branded items including napkins, a candleholder, mugs, a cup, a water
bottle, banners, and a picture frame. Also included are Pepperdine buttons and tassels from various years.
box 6, folder 26
Cigars like those used during Initiations
box 7, folder 2-3
Zeta Kappa Metal Letters
1940s
box 7
Zeta Kappa Pledge Sweater
1946
box 8
Zeta Kappa Mug, Cup, and Water Bottle
oversize Plaque 1
Group Photo Plaque
1992-1993
