 Epsilon Kappa Theta ( " EKT , " " Theta " ) at Dartmouth College was founded in January 1982 as the Epsilon Kappa colony of the Kappa Alpha Theta national sorority . Epsilon Kappa was the 100th colony of the sorority . The sorority initially met in a wide variety of locations , including the basement of the college president 's house . In 1984 , the sorority moved into Brewster Hall , a College @-@ owned house that had previously been used as an International House and later as temporary housing for the Alpha Chi Omega sorority . In 1992 , the sisters of the Epsilon Kappa chapter of Kappa Alpha Theta found the strict national rules and the primarily Christian religious readings and rituals of the organization to be antithetical to the spirit of feminism and inclusivity that the chapter desired . The national organization was unhappy with the colony 's decision to disobey their rules and their failure to follow the sorority 's rituals . On May 4 , 1992 , the Dartmouth chapter notified the Kappa Alpha Theta national organization of its unanimous vote to disaffiliate and become a local sorority . The national organization revoked the charter of Epsilon Kappa . The Dartmouth women chose the new name Epsilon Kappa Theta . The current Epsilon Kappa Theta residence is a Victorian house over 100 years old . 
