Kappa Phi Kappa


Kappa Phi Kappa is a professional fraternity for students in Education. It was organized in 1922 at Dartmouth College. It currently has one remaining active chapter, at Ohio State University.

History

Kappa Phi Kappa was founded at Dartmouth as a Men's Professional Fraternity in 1922. It was incorporated on April 25, 1922, in New Hampshire, by Riverda H. Jordan, Arthur Wright, Adam C. Gilliland, James G. Stevens, Wesley R. Jones, and Thomas J. Byrne. Unlike other fraternities, the incorporation of the national body preceded the organization of local chapters. February 28, 1922 is celebrated as Founders' Day as it was on that day that the first meeting to work out the detailed plans for the organization was held.
The Ohio State University chapter was formed from a chapter of Sigma Delta Sigma, a fraternity with similar aims with two chapters in 1928. In 1933, the Executive Board of Kappa Phi Kappa invited representatives from six institutions together to form Kappa Delta Epsilon, a Women's Professional Sorority. In 1957, it had 37 active chapters, 28 inactive, in 1963, it had 40 active chapters, 28 inactive. By 2016, Ohio State University was the only remaining active chapter.

Membership

Membership was originally limited to white male students who took courses in the Department of Education including graduate students and faculty. Provision was made for alumni and honorary membership. It admitted members belong to undergraduate Greek Letter Fraternities and did not bar members from belong to honorary or graduate organizations.
By 1968, membership had been open to all races, and the fraternity is now open to both genders.

Magazine

The general distribution magazine for Kappa Phi Kappa was the "Open Book Magazine of Kappa Phi Kappa" and was published quarterly. Additionally, the house organ "Closed Book" is circulated only among undergraduate members.

Insignia

The badge is in the form of a key displaying an open book in dull gold with the letters ΚΦΚ in black enamel in relief across the pages of the book. The colors of the fraternity are Green and white, the flower is the white carnation.

Chapters

Chapters include the following:
ChapterSchoolYear CharteredKnown dates of inactivity
AlphaDartmouth College19221937-1950
BetaLafayette College1922
GammaUniversity of Maine1923
DeltaColby College19231937-
EpsilonGettysburg College1923
ZetaAllegheny College19231937-1950
EtaWittenberg University1923
ThetaMillikin University19241936-
IotaEmory and Henry College19241950-1951
KappaBirmingham–Southern College1924
LambdaUniversity of Pennsylvania1924
MuMiddlebury College19251939-
NuSyracuse University1925
XiMiami University1925
OmicronWashington and Lee University19251936-
PiCollege of William & Mary19251936-
RhoDrake University19251936-
SigmaWake Forest University19261936-
TauUniversity of Pittsburgh1926
UpsilonUniversity of Rochester19261936-
PhiHamline University19261954
ChiTeachers College, Columbia University1927
PsiMuhlenberg College19271953-
OmegaRESERVED
Alpha AlphaTemple University1927
Alpha BetaPennsylvania State University19271950-1951
Alpha GammaUniversity of Vermont1927
Alpha DeltaCentre College19271929-
Alpha EpsilonEmory University19271954-
Alpha ZetaBoston University19281937-
Alpha EtaOhio State University1928ACTIVE
Alpha ThetaColgate University19281946-
Alpha IotaHoward University1929
Alpha KappaUniversity of Maryland19291936-
Alpha LambdaUniversity of Florida19291935-
Alpha MuMercer University1929
Alpha NuUniversity of Illinois19291935-
Alpha XiBucknell University1930
Alpha OmicronNew York University1930
Alpha PiUniversity of South Carolina1947
Alpha RhoCollege of Wooster19301932-1935,1939-
Alpha SigmaNorth Carolina State University19311935-1939
Alpha TauIllinois State University19311939-
Alpha UpsilonSouthern Illinois University Carbondale19321939-
Alpha PhiCornell University19341956-
Alpha ChiRutgers University19341946-1948, 1955-
Alpha PsiLouisiana State University1934
Alpha Omega???
Beta AlphaCoe College19371939-
Beta BetaMoravian College1937
Beta Gamma???
Beta Delta???
Beta EpsilonPeabody Institute1940
Beta ZetaPoint Loma Nazarene University1948
Beta EtaJacksonville State University1948
Beta ThetaState University of New York at Oswego19491953-
Beta IotaSouthern Methodist University19491952-
Beta KappaArizona State University1950
Beta LambdaVillanova University1950
Beta MuFurman University1951
Beta NuClemson University1951
Beta XiTexas Tech University19521954-
Beta OmicronVirginia State University19531953-
Beta PiDuquesne University1954
Beta RhoAmerican University1954
Beta SigmaIdaho State University1954
Beta TauSaint Louis University1955
Beta UpsilonUniversity of Georgia1956
Beta PhiSouthern University1956
Beta ChiGeorgia Southern University1957
Beta PsiMontana State University Billings1958
Beta Omega???
Gamma AlphaSaint Michael's College1960
Gamma BetaJohnson State College1962
Gamma GammaLouisiana College1965
Gamma DeltaBoston College1967
Gamma Epsilon???
Gamma ZetaCalifornia University of Pennsylvania1969