Alpha Kappa Pi

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

Alpha Kappa Pi
ΑΚΠ
Founded	January 1, 1921; 104 years ago (January 1, 1921) New Jersey Institute of Technology
Type	Social
Former affiliation	NIC
Status	Merged
Merge date	September 6, 1946
Successor	Alpha Sigma Phi
Scope	National
Colors	Dartmouth Green and   White
Flower	Yellow Tea Rose
Publication	The Alpha
Chapters	36
Headquarters	United States

History

Alpha Kappa Pi was a social fraternity founded on Jan. 1, 1921 at the Newark College of Engineering (now New Jersey Institute of Technology), under the name Phi Delta Zeta. A committee was formed to complete a plan for nationalization, largely by absorbing local fraternity chapters. It established its Beta chapter in 1926 at Wagner College (in New York), lending the name of the Wagner local chapter to become the name of the new national, now Alpha Kappa Pi, and adding two more chapters that year. Alpha Kappa Pi would go on to form 36 chapters over the next two decades.^[1]

Alpha Kappa Pi joined the NIC in 1931.In addition to the absorption of local chapters, three of the remaining chapters of Sigma Delta Rho were added in 1936-37, as were two chapters of disintegrating Theta Nu Epsilon, in 1940.^[1] It had a total membership of 3,105 in 1940.^[2]

On September 6, 1946, Alpha Kappa Pi merged with Alpha Sigma Phi (ΑΣΦ), mostly resulting in new chapters. There were only two campuses where a local merger was effected, as both groups were active there. Some recently dormant chapters of ΑΚΠ were assigned new names within the Alpha Sigma Phi roster.^[1]

Symbols

The fratrnity's badge was a 7-pointed gold star in black enamel, decorated with the Greek letters ΑΚΠ above crossed swords.^[2] Its colors were Dartmouth green and white. Its flower was the yellow tea rose.

Alpha Kappa Pi's magazine was The Alpha ^[2]

Chapters

Following is a list of Alpha Kappa Pi chapters. Inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.^[2][1]

Chapter	Chartered date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	January 1, 1921 – September 6, 1946	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[a][b]
Beta	November 15, 1926 – September 6, 1946	Wagner College	Staten Island, New York	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[c][d]
Gamma	June 24, 1926 – September 6, 1946	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[e][f]
Delta	November 19, 1926 – September 6, 1946	Polytechnic Institute	Brooklyn, New York	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[g][h]
Epsilon	January 1, 1927 – 1928	Ellsworth College	Iowa Falls, Iowa	Inactive	[i]
Zeta	January 7, 1928 – 1935	Coe College	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Withdrew (local)	[j]
Eta	May 12, 1928 – September 6, 1946	Presbyterian College	Clinton, South Carolina	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[k][l]
Theta	June 1, 1928 – 1938	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive	[m]
Iota	May 4, 1929 – September 6, 1946	Mount Union College	Alliance, Ohio	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[n][o]
Kappa	May 4, 1929 – 1935; 1939–1940	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Inactive	[p]
Lambda	June 1, 1929 – September 6, 1946	Bethany College	Bethany, West Virginia	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[q][r]
Mu	December 14, 1929 – September 6, 1946	Marshall University	Huntington, West Virginia	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[s][t]
Nu	January 31, 1930 – September 6, 1946	Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[u][v]
Xi	May 26, 1930 – 1943	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Inactive	[w]
Omicron	June 30, 1930 – September 6, 1946	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[x][y]
Pi	January 31, 1931 – 1936	University of New Hampshire	Durham, New Hampshire	Inactive	[z]
Rho	March 28, 1931 – September 6, 1946	Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[aa][ab]
Sigma	May 29, 1930 – September 6, 1946	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign and Urbana, Illinois	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[ac][ad]
Tau	May 30, 1931 – September 6, 1946	Tufts University	Medford, Massachusetts	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[ae][af]
Upsilon	February 11, 1932 –1938	Centre College	Danville, Kentucky	Inactive	[ag]
Phi	February 3, 1932 – 1939	St. John's College	Annapolis, Maryland	Inactive	[ah]
Chi	May 18, 1932 – September 6, 1946	Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[ai][aj]
Psi	April 22, 1933 – September 6, 1946	West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon, West Virginia	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[ak][al]
Alpha Alpha	May 4, 1935 – September 6, 1946	Hartwick College	Oneonta, New York	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[am][an]
Alpha Beta	November 8, 1935 – September 6, 1946	Trine University	Angola, Indiana	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[ao][ap]
Alpha Gamma	September 11, 1936 – September 6, 1946	Franklin & Marshall College	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[aq][ar]
Alpha Delta	March 13, 1937 – September 6, 1946	University of Toledo	Toledo, Ohio	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[as][at]
Alpha Epsilon	June 12, 1937 – September 6, 1946	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[au][av]
Alpha Zeta	February 12, 1938 – September 6, 1946	Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[aw][ax]
Alpha Eta	April 20, 1940 – September 6, 1946	Milton College	Milton, Wisconsin	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[ay][az]
Alpha Theta	May 18, 1940 – September 6, 1946	Wofford College	Spartanburg, South Carolina	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[ba][bb]
Alpha Iota	May 28, 1940 – September 6, 1946	American University	Washington, D.C.	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[bc][bd]
Alpha Kappa	November 16, 1940 – September 6, 1946	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[be][bf]
Alpha Lambda	January 17, 1942 – September 6, 1946	Ohio Northern University	Ada, Ohio	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[bg][bh]
Alpha Mu	April 18, 1942 – 1943	Carthage College	Kenosha, Wisconsin	Inactive	[bi]
Alpha Nu	February 20, 1943 – September 6, 1946	University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Merged (ΑΣΦ)	[bj][bk]

1. Originated as Phi Delta Zeta (local) in 1921.
2. Became the Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
3. Originated as Alpha Kappa Pi (local) in 1923, whose name was adopted by the new national fraternity.
4. Became the Alpha Sigma chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
5. Originated as Phi Nu (local) in 1923.
6. Became the Alpha Tau chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
7. Originated as Phi Psi (local) in 1922.
8. Became the Alpha Upsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
9. Now a community college, Ellsworth College had been a four-year institution while hosting a chapter of Alpha Kappa Pi. This chapter originated as either Chi Pi Theta (local) or as Chi Tau Gamma Theta in 18xx (?). The Baird's Archive shows two conflicting predecessor groups.
10. Originated as Lambda Tau Delta (local) in 1920. After withdrawal from Alpha Kappa Pi, this chapter merged into older local fraternity Delta Phi Epsilon, a group which had originated in 1901. On January 16, 1954 the combined local fraternity would become the restored Beta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Nu.
11. Originated as Phi Delta Tau (local) in 1927.
12. Became the Alpha Psi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
13. Chapter originated as Sigma Theta (local) in 1928.
14. Originated as Zeta Xi Lambda (local) in 1923.
15. Became the Beta Alpha chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
16. Originated as the Alpha Club (local) in 1929. Alpha Sigma Phi named this as its Beta Beta chapter, even though it had been dormant for a few years at the time of the national merger.
17. Originated as Alpha Pi Alpha (local) in 1925.
18. Became the Beta Gamma chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
19. Originated as Sigma Psi (local) in 1922.
20. Became the Beta Delta chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
21. Originated as a group from Howard Hall (local) in 1927.
22. Became the Beta Epsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
23. Originated as the Alpha Club (local) in 1929. Alpha Sigma Phi named this as its Beta Zeta chapter, even though it the chapter was dormant at the time of the national merger.
24. Originated as Delta Sigma Chi (local) in 1920.
25. Merged with the Upsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
26. Originated as Delta Pi Epsilon (local) in 1921.
27. Originated as Phi Lambda Sigma (local) in 1926.
28. Became the Beta Theta chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
29. Originated as Kappa Zeta Rho (local) in 1926.
30. Merged with the Eta chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
31. Originated as Delta Phi Sigma (local) in 1906.
32. Became the Beta Iota chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
33. Originated as Delta Phi Upsilon (local) in 1929.
34. Originated as Sigma Tau Omicron (local) in 1928.
35. Originated as Lambda Tau (local) in 1927.
36. Became the Beta Mu chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
37. Originated as Chi Alpha Tau (local) in 1923.
38. Became the Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
39. Originated as Alpha Sigma Chi (local) in 1932.
40. Became the Beta Xi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
41. Originated as Phi Lambda Tau (local) in 1924.
42. Became the Beta Omicron chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
43. Formed by absorption of the Eta chapter of Sigma Delta Rho in 1936, which had chartered with that fraternity in 1929. Earlier, that chapter had formed as the Torch Club (local) in 1927. While a chapter of Sigma Delta Rho it accepted the members of another F&M local called Alpha Pi.
44. Became the Beta Pi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
45. Formed by absorption of the Gamma chapter of Sigma Delta Rho in 1936, which had chartered with that fraternity in 1924. This chapter had originated as Zeta Omicron (local) in 1921.
46. Became the Beta Rho chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
47. Formed by absorption of the Epsilon chapter of Sigma Delta Rho in 1936, which had chartered with that fraternity in 1926. A year earlier, in 1925, this chapter had its origination as Kappa Alpha Chi (local).
48. Became the Beta Sigma chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
49. Originated as Psi Delta (local) in 1934.
50. Became the Beta Tau chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
51. Originated as the Epsilon Society (local) in 1939.
52. Became the Beta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
53. Originated as Alpha Beta Gamma (local) in 1939.
54. Became the Beta Phi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
55. Originated as Phi Epsilon Alpha (local) in 1937.
56. Became the Beta Chi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
57. Originated as a chapter of Theta Nu Epsilon in 1928.
58. Became the Beta Psi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
59. Originated as a chapter of Theta Nu Epsilon in 1923.
60. Became the Gamma Alpha chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
61. Originated as Alpha Kappa Pi (local), thus with the same name as the national it would join in 1942. It had originated as the local Alpha Kappa Pi in 1921.
62. Originated as Phi Kappa Lambda (local) in 1941.
63. Became the Gamma Gamma chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.

See also

• List of social fraternities