List of Kappa Phi chapters

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Kappa Phi, also called the Kappa Phi Club, is an American national Christian student society.[1]

Collegiate chapters[edit]

Following is a list of Kappa Phi collegiate chapters.[2][3][4] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are in italic.

Chapter Charter date and range University Location Status References
Alpha 1916 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Inactive [5][6]
Beta 1917 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Inactive [5][6][7]
Gamma December 13, 1917 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Inactive [5][6][7][8]
Delta 1919 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive [6][7]
Epsilon 1919 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Inactive [6][7]
Zeta 1920 University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Inactive [6][7]
Eta 1920 University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Inactive [6][7]
Theta 1920 Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Stillwater, Oklahoma Inactive [6][7]
Iota 1921 Kansas State Agricultural College Manhattan, Kansas Inactive [6][7]
Kappa 1921 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Inactive [6][7]
Lambda 1922 Miami University Oxford, Ohio Active [7]
Mu 1923 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Inactive [9][10]
Nu 1923 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Inactive [9]
Xi 1924 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive [9]
Omicron 1927 Smith College Northampton, Massachusetts Inactive [11]
Pi 1927 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Inactive [9][11]
Rho 1927 University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota Inactive [9][11]
Sigma 1927 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Inactive [9][11]
Tau 1928 University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho Inactive [9]
Upsilon Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa) Cedar Falls, Iowa Inactive [12][13]
Phi 1928 Ohio University Athens, Ohio Active [9][14]
Chi 1932 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington Inactive [9][15]
Psi 1933 Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas Inactive [9][16]
Omega 1934 San Jose State College San Jose, California Inactive [9]
Alpha Alpha 1935 Goucher College Towson, Maryland Inactive [9][17]
Alpha Beta 1937 Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana Inactive [9]
Alpha Gamma May 21, 1938 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio Inactive [9]
Alpha Delta 1942 University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Inactive [18]
Alpha Epsilon 1942 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois Inactive [18]
Alpha Zeta 1943 Mansfield University Mansfield, Pennsylvania Inactive [18][19]
Alpha Eta 1943–19xx ?; April 24, 1993 Northeastern State University Tahlequah, Oklahoma Active [18][20]
Alpha Theta 1945 Kansas State Teachers College Emporia, Kansas Inactive [18]
Alpha Iota 1948 Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas Inactive [18][21]
Alpha Kappa 1948 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Inactive [18][22]
Alpha Lambda 1948 Kent State University Kent, Ohio Active [18]
Alpha Mu 1952 College of Emporia Emporia, Kansas Inactive [18]
Alpha Nu 1952 Bennett College Greensboro, North Carolina Inactive [18]
Alpha Xi 1952 Baldwin Wallace College Berea, Ohio Inactive [23][18]
Alpha Omicron 1954 Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas Inactive [18]
Alpha Pi 1954 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Inactive [18][24][25]
Alpha Rho 1957 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Inactive [18]
Alpha Sigma 1959 West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, West Virginia Inactive [18]
Alpha Tau 1959 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan Inactive [18]
Alpha Upsilon 1963 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Active [26][18]
Alpha Phi 1964 American University Washington, D.C. Inactive [18]
Alpha Chi 1968 University of Akron Akron, Ohio Inactive [27]
Alpha Psi 1969 Mount Union College Alliance, Ohio Inactive [27]
Alpha Omega 1971 Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio Active [27]
Beta Alpha 1983 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Inactive [27]
Beta Beta 1988 West Liberty University West Liberty, West Virginia Inactive [28][27]
Beta Gamma 1989 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio Inactive [27]
Beta Delta 1993 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma Active [29]
Beta Epsilon 1993 Bloomsburg University Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Inactive [29]
Beta Zeta 1995 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, Oklahoma Inactive [29]
Beta Eta 1997 PennWest Edinboro Edinboro, Pennsylvania Inactive [29]
Beta Theta 1999 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active [29]
Beta Iota 2002 Bradley University Peoria, Illinois Active [29]
Beta Kappa April 21, 2012 Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, Florida Inactive [29]
Beta Lambda 2014 Northwestern State University Natchitoches, Louisiana Active [29]
Beta Mu 2016 Cincinnati Christian University Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive [29][a]
Beta Nu 2016 Fresno Pacific University Fresno, California Inactive [29]
Beta Xi Rogers State University Claremore, Oklahoma Active
  1. ^ College closed in 2019.

Alumnae chapters[edit]

Following is a list of Kappa Phi alumnae chapters.[3][30] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italic.

Chapter Greek name Charter date

and range

Location Status References
Alpha Kansas Inactive
Ames Gamma Ames, Iowa Active
Minneapolis Delta Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive
Lincoln Zeta Lincoln, Nebraska Active
Pittsburgh Xi Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Sigma Berkeley, California Inactive
Chi Tacoma, Washington Inactive
Akron Akron, Ohio Active
Athens Athens, Ohio Active
Central Oklahoma Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Active
Central Pennsylvania State College, Harrisburg, Hershey, Pennsylvania Active
Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Active
Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Active
Columbus Columbus, Ohio Active
District of Columbia Washington, D.C. Inactive
Florida South Florida Active
Illinois Peoria, Illinois Active
Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Kalamazoo Kalamazoo, Michigan Active
Mansfield Mansfield, Pennsylvania Active
Miami Valley Dayton, Ohio Active
Mt. Pleasant Mount Pleasant, Michigan Active
Northeast Oklahoma Tulsa, Oklahoma Active
Northern Ohio Valley Southeast Ohio and Southwest Pennsylvania, and West Virginia Active
Northwest Ohio Bowling Green, Ohio Active
Texas Houston, Texas Active
Wichita Wichita, Kansas Active

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shedd, Clarence Prouty (1938). The Church Follows Its Students. Yale University Press. p. 126 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Active Chapters". The Kappa Phi Club. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Chapter Locations". Kappa Phi. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  4. ^ Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (May 2, 2022) "Kappa Phi" Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed July 29, 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "History « Kappa Phi Club". 2014-05-25. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Three Aims of Kappa Phi". The Christian Student. 23 (4): 160. November 1922 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Sanders, Kathy Guy; Goodenow, Mary Seiler. "Kappa Phi Beginnings and Rose's College Days, University of Kansas 1918-1923" (PDF). Kappa Phi | History. pp. 16–17. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  8. ^ "New Kappa Phi Club". University Daily Kansan. Lawrence, Kansas. 1917-12-19. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Goodenow, Mary Seiler; Sanders, Kathy Guy. "Kappa Phi's Twenty-Five and Rose's College Days, Bowling Green State University 1938-1941" (PDF). Kappa Phi | History. p. 10. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  10. ^ Lucas, Elizabeth (October 1926). "Kappa Phi Council, Seattle, Washington". Women's Home Missions. 43 (10). Cincinnati, Ohio: 14 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ a b c d "Panhellinic Pages". The Trident of Delta Delta Delta. 37 (1): 65–66. November 1927 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ "The Work as Reported by the Workers." Christian Education 14, no. 3 (1930): 196. via JSTOR, accessed July 29, 2023.
  13. ^ The Alumnus. Vol. 31, n1, January 1947. Iowa State Teachers College. January 1947. p. 11.
  14. ^ "Kappa Phi Club (Ohio University)". Athens First United Methodist Church -. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  15. ^ Tamanawas (PDF). Tacoma, Washington: Associated Student Body of the University of Puget Sound. 1967. p. 203. JSTOR community.34492551 – via JSTOR.
  16. ^ "Obituary for Fleming Imogene Gick". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. 2009-01-12. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ Donnybrook Fair. Townson, Maryland: Goucher College, 1949. via JSTOR, accessed July 29, 2023.
  18. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Sanders, Kathy Guy; Goodenow, Mary Seiler. "Kappa Phi is Fifty and Rose's College Days, The Ohio State University1961-1965" (PDF). Kappa Phi. p. 27. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  19. ^ "Named Delegte to California". Pottsville Republican. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. 1961-06-14. p. 15. Retrieved 2023-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. ^ "Home". Kappa Phi Alpha Eta Chapter Northeastern State University. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  21. ^ Sou'wester. Georgetown, Texas: Southwestern University, Georgetown, 1962, p. 99. via JSTOR, accessed July 29, 2023.
  22. ^ "About". Kappa Phi at Penn State. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  23. ^ "Pledged to Chapter". The Post-Star. Glens Falls, New York. 1963-11-25. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. ^ Brown and Gold. Kalamazoo: ScholarWorks at Western Michigan University, 1958, p. 122. via JSTOR, accessed July 29, 2023
  25. ^ "Miss Joyce Herrick Attends Conference". The Ludington Daily News. Ludington, Michigan. 1958-06-27. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-07-29 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. ^ "Christian sorority wins national award". The Oklahoma Conference of the United Methodist Church. November 1, 2013. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  27. ^ a b c d e f Sanders, Kathy Guy; Goodenow, Mary Seller. "Kappa Phi is Seventy-Five and Rose's College Days, Oklahoma City University 1987-1991" (PDF). Kappa Phi. p. 26. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  28. ^ Blakemore, Haley (2022-03-20). "Kappa Phi seeks to add more sisters to Christian based sorority". The Trumpet. West Liberty University. Retrieved 2023-07-29.
  29. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Goodenow, Mary Seiler; Sanders, Kathy Guy. "Kappa Phi is One Hundred and Rose's College Days, Palm Beach Atlantic University 2011-2015". Deta Phi. p. 33. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  30. ^ "Alumnae Chapters". The Kappa Phi Club. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.

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