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:| Chapter | School | Year Chartered | Known dates of inactivity |
| Alpha | Dartmouth College | 1922 | 1937-1950 |
| Beta | Lafayette College | 1922 | |
| Gamma | University of Maine | 1923 | |
| Delta | Colby College | 1923 | 1937- |
| Epsilon | Gettysburg College | 1923 | |
| Zeta | Allegheny College | 1923 | 1937-1950 |
| Eta | Wittenberg University | 1923 | |
| Theta | Millikin University | 1924 | 1936- |
| Iota | Emory and Henry College | 1924 | 1950-1951 |
| Kappa | Birmingham–Southern College | 1924 | |
| Lambda | University of Pennsylvania | 1924 | |
| Mu | Middlebury College | 1925 | 1939- |
| Nu | Syracuse University | 1925 | |
| Xi | Miami University | 1925 | |
| Omicron | Washington and Lee University | 1925 | 1936- |
| Pi | College of William & Mary | 1925 | 1936- |
| Rho | Drake University | 1925 | 1936- |
| Sigma | Wake Forest University | 1926 | 1936- |
| Tau | University of Pittsburgh | 1926 | |
| Upsilon | University of Rochester | 1926 | 1936- |
| Phi | Hamline University | 1926 | 1954 |
| Chi | Teachers College, Columbia University | 1927 | |
| Psi | Muhlenberg College | 1927 | 1953- |
| Omega | RESERVED | ||
| Alpha Alpha | Temple University | 1927 | |
| Alpha Beta | Pennsylvania State University | 1927 | 1950-1951 |
| Alpha Gamma | University of Vermont | 1927 | |
| Alpha Delta | Centre College | 1927 | 1929- |
| Alpha Epsilon | Emory University | 1927 | 1954- |
| Alpha Zeta | Boston University | 1928 | 1937- |
| Alpha Eta | Ohio State University | 1928 | ACTIVE |
| Alpha Theta | Colgate University | 1928 | 1946- |
| Alpha Iota | Howard University | 1929 | |
| Alpha Kappa | University of Maryland | 1929 | 1936- |
| Alpha Lambda | University of Florida | 1929 | 1935- |
| Alpha Mu | Mercer University | 1929 | |
| Alpha Nu | University of Illinois | 1929 | 1935- |
| Alpha Xi | Bucknell University | 1930 | |
| Alpha Omicron | New York University | 1930 | |
| Alpha Pi | University of South Carolina | 1947 | |
| Alpha Rho | College of Wooster | 1930 | 1932-1935,1939- |
| Alpha Sigma | North Carolina State University | 1931 | 1935-1939 |
| Alpha Tau | Illinois State University | 1931 | 1939- |
| Alpha Upsilon | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 1932 | 1939- |
| Alpha Phi | Cornell University | 1934 | 1956- |
| Alpha Chi | Rutgers University | 1934 | 1946-1948, 1955- |
| Alpha Psi | Louisiana State University | 1934 | |
| Alpha Omega | ??? | ||
| Beta Alpha | Coe College | 1937 | 1939- |
| Beta Beta | Moravian College | 1937 | |
| Beta Gamma | ??? | ||
| Beta Delta | ??? | ||
| Beta Epsilon | Peabody Institute | 1940 | |
| Beta Zeta | Point Loma Nazarene University | 1948 | |
| Beta Eta | Jacksonville State University | 1948 | |
| Beta Theta | State University of New York at Oswego | 1949 | 1953- |
| Beta Iota | Southern Methodist University | 1949 | 1952- |
| Beta Kappa | Arizona State University | 1950 | |
| Beta Lambda | Villanova University | 1950 | |
| Beta Mu | Furman University | 1951 | |
| Beta Nu | Clemson University | 1951 | |
| Beta Xi | Texas Tech University | 1952 | 1954- |
| Beta Omicron | Virginia State University | 1953 | 1953- |
| Beta Pi | Duquesne University | 1954 | |
| Beta Rho | American University | 1954 | |
| Beta Sigma | Idaho State University | 1954 | |
| Beta Tau | Saint Louis University | 1955 | |
| Beta Upsilon | University of Georgia | 1956 | |
| Beta Phi | Southern University | 1956 | |
| Beta Chi | Georgia Southern University | 1957 | |
| Beta Psi | Montana State University Billings | 1958 | |
| Beta Omega | ??? | ||
| Gamma Alpha | Saint Michael's College | 1960 | |
| Gamma Beta | Johnson State College | 1962 | |
| Gamma Gamma | Louisiana College | 1965 | |
| Gamma Delta | Boston College | 1967 | |
| Gamma Epsilon | ??? | ||
| Gamma Zeta | California University of Pennsylvania | 1969 |