▁furn iture ▁to ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁extend ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁beyond ▁Col by . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁life , ▁Low ▁lived ▁with ▁her ▁daughter ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁delight ed ▁Boston ▁S igma ▁K app as ▁with ▁her ▁wit . ▁She ▁offered ▁to asts ▁at ▁the ▁joint ▁D elta / Om ic ron ▁chapter ▁init iation ▁ban qu ets . ▁Mary ▁was ▁hearing - im pa ired , ▁but ▁she ▁read ▁lips ▁so ▁well ▁that ▁few ▁recognized ▁her ▁de af ness . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 2 6 , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Today , ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁presents ▁the ▁Mary ▁C aff rey ▁Low ▁Award ▁to ▁the ▁most ▁out standing ▁al um na e ▁chapter ▁in ▁a ▁college ▁community . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁Col by ▁College ▁has ▁hon ored ▁her ▁achiev ements ▁by ▁naming ▁a ▁residence ▁hall , ▁the ▁Mary ▁Low ▁Res idence ▁Hall , ▁after ▁their ▁first ▁female ▁gradu ate . ▁The ▁hall ▁features ▁the ▁Mary ▁Low ▁C off ee house , ▁a ▁coffee ▁shop ▁that ▁hosts ▁poetry ▁read ings ▁and ▁open ▁mic ▁night s ▁and ▁serves ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁hang out ▁for ▁the ▁student ▁population ▁at ▁Col by . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁Sor or ity ▁official ▁site ▁ ▁Category : American ▁non - f iction ▁writers ▁Category : 1 8 5 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 6 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople