The Adventures of Jimmyflathead
The Internet postings of Bruce Ivins.
Also in Slate, Farhad Majoo examines alternative theories about the anthrax case.
The documents released by the Justice Department on Aug. 6 contain no direct proof that Army microbiologist Bruce Ivins, who killed himself last week, was the anthrax killer. But they contain ample evidence that Ivins was a ubiquitous presence on the Web, frequently posting bizarre or angry comments under such aliases as "jimmyflathead," "kingbadger7," and "goldenphoenix111." Herewith, a first pass at compiling them.
Kappa Kappa Gamma. Ivins had a bizarre obsession with this sorority (or, rather, "women's fraternity"), and investigators deem significant the presence of a Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter near 10 Nassau St. in Princeton, N.J., where the anthrax letters were allegedly mailed. One manifestation of this obsession was that Ivins spent a great deal of time battling with Wikipedia and other Web sites over what they wrote about Kappa Kappa Gamma:
It's a common misconception that "Kappa Kappa Gamma" stands for "Key
to the Kingdom of God." Actually, it stands for "Kalon K'Agathon
Gnothi," which is Greek for "Know the Beautiful and the Good." KKG is
big on the virtues of Plato: "THe Good, The True, and The Beautiful."
The organization is one of the oldest women's fraternities in the
country, founded in 1870 at Monmouth College. Famous alumnae include
Ashley Judd, Jane Pauley and Kate Jackson.
—Jimmy Flathead
I have reinstated
Historical Miscellaneous Facts—In the late 1800s, the Kappa Call, Ai Korai Athenes! (The Maidens of Athena!), was introduced. It is still practiced in some chapters today.
If you remove it again, I will request you to be blocked. Furthermore, I suggest that you sign in with a name. If my additions to this page continue to be removed, then I will begin to add things such as the hazing incident at DePauw, the Kappa chapter being kicked off the University of Maryland campus for drugs, the fact that a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army was a Kappa. I hope that I have made myself clear.—jf
It is correct to assume that other fraternal organizations have "Other Facts" that they would rather people not know. For example, Symbionese Liberation Army member and confessed murderer Emily Harris was a Chi Omega. Charles "Tex" Watson, mass murderer and member of the Charles Manson "Family," was a Pi Kappa Alpha. Many organizations have been cited for hazing violations. If people want to add such information to other Wiki pages, please do so. If these pages are intended to be honest and provide a look at a bit of the negative (as well as a lot of the positive) information about organizations, then good for honesty. If they're meant solely to be commercials or advertisements, then that should be made clear, so that individuals reading the pages will know that what they read has been carefully crafted to present the organization in a totally favorable light.—jf
You have removed true and verifiable information from the Kappa Kappa Gamma page. Please do not remove content from Wikipedia. It is considered vandalism. If you would like to experiment, use the sandbox. Thank you.jimmyflathead
Timothy Noah is a former Slate staffer. His book about income inequality, "The Great Divergence," will be published by Bloomsbury in 2012.


