Alpha Kappa Pi (fraternity)

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Alpha Kappa Pi
ΑΚΠ
FoundedJanuary 1, 1921; 100 years ago (January 1, 1921)
New Jersey Institute of Technology
TypeSocial
AffiliationNIC (former)
ScopeNational
Colors  Dartmouth Green and   White
PublicationThe Alpha
Chapters36
Websitealphasig.org

Alpha Kappa Pi (ΑΚΠ) was a collegiate social fraternity founded in 1921 at the Newark College of Engineering. In 1946 it merged with Alpha Sigma Phi.

History[]

Alpha Kappa Pi was a Social Fraternity founded on Jan. 1, 1921 at Newark College of Engineering (now New Jersey Institute of Technology). It established its Beta chapter in 1926 at Wagner College (in New York), going on to form 36 chapters.

On September 6, 1946, Alpha Kappa Pi merged with Alpha Sigma Phi (ΑΣΦ).

Symbols[]

Colors: Dartmouth green (i.e., dark green) and white

Flower: Yellow tea rose

Magazine: The Alpha [1]

Badge: 7-pointed gold star with black enamel; on the enamel, crossed swords and the Greek letters.[1]

Total membership as of 1940: 3,105.[1]

Chapters[]

Chapters as of the 1940 edition of Baird's with current school names :[1]

ΑΚΠ Greek Name University ΑΚΠ Chartering Date ΑΣΦ Greek name Notes
Alpha New Jersey Institute of Technology January 1, 1921 Alpha Rho
Beta Wagner College November 15, 1926 Alpha Sigma
Gamma Stevens Institute of Technology June 24, 1926 Alpha Tau
Delta Polytechnic Institute November 19, 1926 Alpha Upsilon
Epsilon Ellsworth College January 1, 1927 Alpha Phi
Zeta Coe College January 7, 1928 Alpha Chi
Eta Presbyterian College May 12, 1928 Alpha Psi
Theta Columbia University June 1, 1928 Merged with ΑΣΦ Lambda
Iota Mount Union College May 4, 1929 Beta Alpha
Kappa Massachusetts Institute of Technology May 4, 1929 Beta Beta
Lambda Bethany College June 1, 1929 Beta Gamma
Mu Marshall University December 14, 1929 Beta Delta
Nu Lehigh University January 31, 1930 Beta Epsilon
Xi North Carolina State University May 26, 1930 Beta Zeta
Omicron Pennsylvania State University June 30, 1930 Merged with ΑΣΦ Upsilon
Pi University of New Hampshire January 31, 1931 Beta Eta
Rho Rutgers University March 28, 1931 Beta Theta
Sigma University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign May 29, 1930 and May 30, 1930 Merged with ΑΣΦ Eta
Tau Tufts University May 30, 1931 Beta Iota
Upsilon Centre College (KY) February 11, 1932 Beta Kappa
Phi St. John's College (MD) February 3, 1932 Beta Lambda
Chi Wake Forest University May 18, 1932 Beta Mu
Psi West Virginia Wesleyan College April 22, 1933 Beta Nu
Alpha Alpha Hartwick College May 4, 1935 Beta Xi
Alpha Beta Trine University November 8, 1935[2] Beta Omicron
Alpha Gamma Franklin & Marshall College September 11, 1936 Beta Pi
Alpha Delta University of Toledo March 13, 1937 Beta Rho
Alpha Epsilon University of Cincinnati June 12, 1937 Beta Sigma
Alpha Zeta Wayne State University February 12, 1938 Beta Tau
Alpha Eta Milton College April 20, 1940 Beta Upsilon
Alpha Theta Wofford College May 18, 1940 Beta Phi
Alpha Iota American University May 28, 1940 Beta Chi
Alpha Kappa Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute November 16, 1940 Beta Psi
Alpha Lambda Ohio Northern University January 17, 1942 Gamma Alpha
Alpha Mu Carthage College April 18, 1942 Gamma Beta
Alpha Nu University of Connecticut February 20, 1943 Gamma Gamma

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d William Raimond Baird (1940). Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Publishing Company. p. 71.
  2. ^ The Trine chapter had originally formed in 1925 as Phi Lambda Tau, a local fraternity.

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