Alpha Kappa Pi (fraternity)
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.
| Alpha Kappa Pi Fraternity | |
|---|---|
| ΑΚΠ | |
| Founded | January 1, 1921 New Jersey Institute of Technology |
| Type | Social |
| Scope | National |
| Colors | Dartmouth Green and White |
| Publication | The Alpha |
| Chapters | 36 |
| Website | alphasig.org |
History
Alpha Kappa Pi (ΑΚΠ) 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
- William Raimond Baird (1940). Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Publishing Company. p. 71.
- The Trine chapter had originally formed in 1925 as Phi Lambda Tau, a local fraternity.