Beta Kappa


Beta Kappa was a Social Fraternity founded at Hamline University in 1901 and which merged with Theta Chi in 1942.

Development

Beta Kappa was formed at Hamline University on October 15, 1901 where it continued as a local fraternity for twenty-one years. In 1922, Beta chapter at the University of Washington was formed, and in quick succession it established over 40 chapters with a total membership of over 5,000.
Founders honored by the fraternity are
The fraternity magazine was "The Journal of Beta Kappa"
The Fraternity's colors were Purple and Gold. Its flower was the Red Templar Rose. The badge was in the shape of a diamond in black enamel, longer from top to bottom, with 24 pearls on its perimeter. It held a small, white circular disk in the center, on this a coiled serpent above a lamp and below were two crossed swords. On the sides of the disk were the Greek letters Β and Κ. The fraternity had been a member of the NIC.

Merger

During the height of WWII the fraternity merged with Theta Chi, with the exception of its Georgia Tech chapter, which became the Beta Kappa chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha that same year. The mother chapter at Hamline University was granted the chapter name, Beta Kappa chapter to honor its rank as a former Alpha chapter.

Chapter List

The chapters of Beta Kappa were: