▁was ▁also ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁invited ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ▁academic ▁honor ▁society . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁only ▁women ▁en rolled ▁in ▁the ▁college , ▁the ▁five ▁of ▁them ▁found ▁themselves ▁together ▁frequently . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 3 - 7 4 , ▁the ▁five ▁young ▁women ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁literary ▁and ▁social ▁society . ▁They ▁were ▁instruct ed ▁by ▁the ▁college ▁administration ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁present ▁a ▁constitution ▁and ▁byla ws ▁with ▁a ▁pet ition ▁request ing ▁permission ▁to ▁form ▁S igma ▁K appa ▁Sor or ity . ▁They ▁began ▁work ▁during ▁that ▁year ▁and ▁on ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 7 4 , ▁the ▁five ▁young ▁women ▁received ▁a ▁letter ▁from ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁appro ving ▁their ▁pet ition . ▁They ▁sought ▁for ▁and ▁received ▁permission ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁sor or ity ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁for ▁the ▁organization ▁to ▁become ▁national . ▁ ▁Ac com pl ish ments ▁at ▁Col by ▁College ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁Low ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁Col by ▁College , ▁at ▁ 2 5 ▁years ▁of ▁age . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁v aled ict or ian ▁of ▁her ▁class . ▁She ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁in ▁America ▁to ▁receive ▁a ▁full - f led ged ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁degree . ▁In ▁those ▁days , ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁custom ary ▁for ▁women ▁to ▁give ▁public ▁speech es , ▁especially ▁at ▁solemn ▁occasions ▁such ▁as