Kappa Nu


Kappa Nu was an American College Fraternity that was active from 1911 to 1961 when it merged with Phi Epsilon Pi.

History

Kappa Nu was founded at the University of Rochester on November 12, 1911. The founders were Joseph Bernhardt, Abraham Levy, Joseph Lazarus, Harold Leve, Morris Lazersohn and Louis Gottlieb, all pre-medical and medical students. In 1917, five loosely connected groups held a convention in Rochester and set up Kappa Nu as a National Fraternity. By the 1918 Convention, Kappa Nu had 10 chapters.

Symbols and Ritual

The badge is a diamond shield displaying a monogram of the Greek letters ΚΝ arranged horizontally along one plane below which is a six pointed star and above which are קנ and having a jeweled consisting of 20 pearls and one amethyst at each the corners. The colors were purple and white.

Publications

As of 1920, the fraternity had a semi-annual publication called Kappa Nu.

Notable Alumni

The chapters of Kappa Nu were: