Kiamichi Country Chapter was organized on October 10, 1974, in Antlers, Oklahoma. Mrs. Robert J. Edwards was the organizing Chapter Regent and there were thirteen charter members present. The name Kiamichi Country was chosen as representative of this area in southwestern Oklahoma through which the Kiamichi River flows. The river empties into the Red River in Choctaw County. The name Kiamichi is derived from both the French and Indian languages meaning "Red Water."