| What is CKI? |
| What is Circle K International? Circle K is a worldwide collegiate service organization dedicated to Service, Fellowship, Leadership. There are 13,000 member on 507 college campuses in 15 nations. Circle K 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 mankind's potential. Circle K History In 1936, the Kiwanis club of Pullman, Washington established a "Circle K House" at Washington State College, which was rented to young men who needed assistance to attend college. For ten years the "Circle K House" became affiliated with a Greek Letter organization, although it continued to be sposored by the Pullman Kiwanis club. Eleven years later in 1947, Circle K transitioned from a fraternity to a service-oriented organization. That year, during September, the first Circle K club similar to our present-day organization was charters at Carthage College in Cathage, Illinois. In 1949, two more clubs were organized, including one in Canada, making Circle K international. There were 147 Circle K clubs in 1955, when Circle K was officially recognized as a sposored organization of Kiwanis International. |
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