Delta Kappa Phi

Delta Kappa Phi
Delta Kappa Phi
ΔΚΦ
Founded	1899; 122 years ago; Thomas Jefferson University
Type	Social
Affiliation	Independent
Colors	Royal Purple; White
Chapters	1
Members	4,177 (2017) lifetime
Website	Official website

Delta Kappa Phi (ΔΚΦ) is a professional–social collegiate fraternity established in 1899, and located in the United States. As of 2017 it has one active chapter.

History[]

Delta Kappa Phi was founded as a professional textile fraternity by six students at the Philadelphia Textile Institute (later Philadelphia University and now Thomas Jefferson University) in 1899. Though its founders initially planned to seek affiliation with a national fraternity, that plan was soon shelved and the organization expanded to other schools, focusing on institutions with textile programs. Its second chapter was chartered in 1902 at the Lowell Technological Institute (now the University of Massachusetts Lowell, or UMass Lowell), and the organization gradually established chapters at New Bedford Institute of Textiles and Technology (now part of UMass Darthmouth), the Rhode Island School of Design, North Carolina State University, and Georgia Tech.^[1]

The Fraternity was incorporated in the State of Massachusetts in 1905.

By 1979 the fraternity had contracted to just its UMass Lowell and North Carolina State chapters. However, in 1998 the UMass Dartmouth chapter was reactivated, only to be subsequently shuttered again.

In 1980 Steve Call, a pledge of Delta Kappa Phi at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, died after falling ill as the result of an intense program of hazing-related calisthenics he had been required to perform.^[2]

The character of the fraternity has significantly differed from school to school. In spite of its origin as a professional textile engineering fraternity, many of its chapters had evolved to become social fraternities with some characteristics of a professional fraternity. While the existing Lowell chapter is social in nature, the now-dormant chapters at North Carolina State and Georgia Tech had been primarily oriented as professional fraternities.^[1]

Even while a social fraternity, Delta Kappa Phi's origin as a professional fraternity make it the oldest textile fraternity in America.^[3]

Purpose[]

The Fraternity's website explains:

The purpose of the fraternity is the promotion and encouragement of a fraternal relationship among its members; the furtherance of social enjoyment among its members; and the advancement of the interests of its members in acquiring a thorough education in engineering, the sciences or the liberal arts. ^[3]

Chapters[]

Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in italics.

Chapter	Chartered	School	State	Status	Charter Range
Alpha	1899	Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia Textile School)	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive (888 initiates)	1899-1969
Beta	1902	University of Massachusetts Lowell (Lowell Textile School)	Lowell, Massachusetts	Active (1,652 initiates)	1902-Present
Gamma	1917	Rhode Island School of Design	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive (10 initiates)	1917-1926?
Delta	1917	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (New Bedford Textile School)	New Bedford, Massachusetts	Inactive (1,083 initiates)	1917-1998
Kappa	1948	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Inactive (1,393 initiates)	1948-2012
Theta	1949	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive (303 initiates)	1949-1971

Notable members[]

Don Trahan (UMass Dartmouth), professional golfer^[4]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Anson, Jack (1991). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (20th Edition). Bairds Manual Foundation. p. V-74 to V-76. ISBN 0963715909.
^ Nuwer, Hank (2001). Wrongs of Passage: Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing, and Binge Drinking. Indiana University Press. p. 249. ISBN 025321498X.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b According to the Fraternity's website, accessed 6 Oct 2020.
^ "Meet Don & DJ". peakperformancegolfswing.com. Peak Performance Golf Swing. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

[bairdtwo-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Anson, Jack (1991). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (20th Edition). Bairds Manual Foundation. p. V-74 to V-76. ISBN 0963715909.

[2] Nuwer, Hank (2001). Wrongs of Passage: Fraternities, Sororities, Hazing, and Binge Drinking. Indiana University Press. p. 249. ISBN 025321498X.

[DKPhiWebsite-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b According to the Fraternity's website, accessed 6 Oct 2020.

[4] "Meet Don & DJ". peakperformancegolfswing.com. Peak Performance Golf Swing. Retrieved December 29, 2014.

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Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Delta Theta Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Omega Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Eta Gamma Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Sigma Delta Delta Psi Kappa Epsilon Eta Phi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Kappa Psi Theta Sigma Upsilon Theta Sigma Phi Iota Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Beta Pi Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Phi Kappa Nu Sigma Nu Xi Psi Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Omicron Nu Pi Lambda Theta Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Phi Delta Delta Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Pi Phi Delta Phi (now honor society) Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (now social) Phi Rho Sigma Phi Upsilon Omicron Phi Chi Chi Beta Phi Psi Omega Omega Tau Sigma Omega Upsilon Phi Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Scarab
North American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma
Active independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Zeta Omega Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Iota Alpha Psi Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Sigma Theta Delta Theta Sigma Delta Kappa Phi Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Pi Phi Sigma Gamma Chi Eta Phi
Inactive independent professional fraternities	Alpha Epsilon Iota Alpha Tau Sigma Pi Delta Nu

Delta Kappa Phi
ΔΚΦ

Founded	1899; 122 years ago (1899) Thomas Jefferson University
Type	Social
Affiliation	Independent
Colors	Royal Purple White
Chapters	1
Members	4,177 (2017) lifetime
Website	Official website