List of Alpha Kappa Psi chapters

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The American fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi has established over 350 "chapters" (local sections) in universities and colleges all over the United States and elsewhere, in addition to about 90 chapters of alumni in American cities and a small number of colonies. The majority of the chapters remain active. The names of the college chapters consist of either one or two Greek letters.

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Naming convention

Chapters of Alpha Kappa Psi are given names consisting of either one or two Greek letters. The names are issued in order according to the dates on which the chapters are chartered. Alpha is the name given to the founding chapter at New York University, followed by Beta at the University of Denver for the second chapter, then Gamma, and so on. Once the Greek alphabet had been exhausted by using single letters, two-letter names began to be issued, starting with Alpha Beta, then Alpha Gamma, then Alpha Delta, etc.

In the first cycle of chapter naming, no two-letter chapter name consists of identical Greek letters, and letters that came before the first letter of a chapter's name in the Greek alphabet were not used for the second letter. Thus, after Alpha Omega the next name issued was Beta Gamma to Indiana University, not Beta Alpha or Beta Beta. Likewise, after Beta Omega, the next name issued was Gamma Delta; Gamma Alpha, Gamma Beta, and Gamma Gamma were not used. Using this system, 300 names could be issued to college chapters, ending in 2005 with Psi Omega at Santa Clara University. Beginning that year, the Fraternity began to issue the unused two-letter names in reverse order. As with the first naming cycle, no two-letter chapter name consisting of identical Greek letters would be issued. Thus, the next charter issued after Psi Omega was to Omega Psi. Omega Omega was not used.

Chapters with houses

Chapter houses were at one time common in the fraternity. The need for housing and private meeting space can be traced back to Alpha chapter, where a committee chaired by George W. Myer Jr. was charged in 1905 with the task of securing a meeting-room near the School of Commerce at NYU. In the fall of that same year, the chapter began to meet in a room at 28 East 11th Street, at a weekly rental of $1. When the Class of 1906 graduated the following June, the chapter had to move. Another committee was appointed to seek a new location for the new semester, and in October 1906, the chapter approved the rental of two rooms and bath at the Benedict, 80 Washington Square East, at $31.25 a month. The chapter would remain at the new location for four years. In fall 1907, the chapter expanded to two additional rooms at the Benedict for $51.50 a month. With conditions becoming crowded at the Benedict, Alpha obtained its first official chapter house on October 24, 1910, located at 113 Waverly Place, New York, New York.

A select number of chapters still have actual houses on college campuses. These chapters include:

Chapter facts and statistics

Chapter of the Year

Chapters with more than 135 student members as of 2013 [2]

List of college chapters

Please note:

List of college colonies

Colonization DateSchoolLocationDesignation

List of alumni chapters

NumberChapterOriginal Charter DateLast Charter DateLocationStatus
1New York1921May 20, 2012 [4] [17] New York, New York Active
2Atlanta1921May 17, 2009 [18] Atlanta, Georgia Active
3Boston1922 Boston, Massachusetts Colony [9]
4Pittsburgh/Golden TriangleMay 10, 1922 [19] May 14, 2015 [20] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
5Los Angeles Alumni Chapter1922November 29, 2021Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura, Orange CountyActive
6ChicagoMay 17, 1924Summer 2007 Chicago, Illinois Inactive
7Denver/Mile HighSeptember 16, 1924March 2, 2013 [10] [21] Denver, Colorado Active
8Twin CitiesJune 21, 1925 Minneapolis, Minnesota Active
9Salt Lake CityFebruary 26, 1926 Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
10Milwaukee/City of FestivalsMarch 31, 1928November 3, 2006 [22] Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
11CincinnatiMarch 9, 1929 Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive
12MichiganApril 20, 1929 Detroit, Michigan Suspended*
13Kansas City/City of Fountains/Kansas City MetroJune 14, 1929June 1, 2006 [23] Kansas City, Missouri Active
14ColumbiaMay 20, 1932 Columbia, New York Inactive
15DetroitApril 26, 1936 Detroit, Michigan Suspended*
16SeattleMay 19, 1937April 21, 2010 [24] Seattle, Washington Active
17Washington/Capital AreaJanuary 16, 1942December 10, 2005 Washington, D.C. Active
18WayneDecember 13, 1946 Detroit, Michigan Suspended*
19MiamiMay 2, 1948 Miami, Florida Inactive
20Buffalo-NiagaraMay 15, 1948 Buffalo, New York Inactive
21St. John'sJune 5, 1948 Long Island, New York Closed
22Dallas/Ft. WorthOctober 6, 1949June 7, 2015 [25] Dallas, Texas Active
23LincolnFebruary 24, 1950 Lincoln, Nebraska Inactive
24BirminghamMarch 11, 1950 Birmingham, Alabama Inactive
25Toledo/Glass CityJanuary 12, 1952 Toledo, Ohio Inactive
26OmahaOctober 2, 1952 Omaha, Nebraska Closed
27Portland/Greater PortlandJuly 18, 1953January 26, 2013 [10] [26] Portland, Oregon Active
28TallahasseeJuly 30, 1953 Tallahassee, Florida Inactive
29Northern CaliforniaApril 11, 1955 San Francisco, California Inactive
30PeoriaMay 27, 1956 Peoria, Illinois Inactive
31Northern New JerseySeptember 22, 1957 Newark, New Jersey Inactive
32CharlotteApril 19, 1958 Charlotte, North Carolina Inactive
33Motor CityApril 16, 1959 Detroit, Michigan Active
34Nashville/Music CityMay 29, 1959May 18, 2013 [10] [27] Nashville, Tennessee Active
35AthensJuly 1, 1959 Athens, Georgia Inactive
36Jacksonville/Florida First CoastAugust 28, 1959May 15, 2015 [28] Jacksonville, Florida Active
37Long BeachFebruary 3, 1961 Long Beach, California Inactive
38Tampa/Tampa Bay/Greater Tampa BayAugust 10, 1962 Tampa, Florida Active
39St. PetersburgAugust 10, 1962 St. Petersburg, Florida Inactive
40ClevelandNovember 9, 1963 Cleveland, Ohio Inactive
41TacomaJanuary 18, 1964 Tacoma, Washington Inactive
42DaytonNovember 7, 1964 Dayton, Ohio Inactive
43Central FloridaSeptember 12, 19641991 Orlando, Florida Active
44Ft. LauderdaleJanuary 30, 1965 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Inactive
45PensacolaDecember 28, 1965 Pensacola, Florida Inactive
46Air CapitolApril 1, 1966 Wichita, Kansas Inactive
47TucsonNovember 5, 1966 Tucson, Arizona Inactive
48GatewayDecember 4, 1966 St. Louis, Missouri Inactive
49Little RockMarch 3, 1967 Little Rock, Arkansas Inactive
50Hampton RoadsApril 8, 1967January 14, 2012 [29] Norfolk, Virginia Active
51HoosierMay 9, 1967 Indianapolis, Indiana Inactive
52Des MoinesMay 4, 1968 Des Moines, Iowa Inactive
53TulsaMay 2, 1969 Tulsa, Oklahoma Inactive
54MemphisDecember 5, 1970June 28, 2014 Memphis, Tennessee [9] [11] Active
55Phoenix1972 Phoenix, Arizona Inactive
56Garden State1975February 20, 2021 [4] [30] North Arlington, New Jersey Active
57Texas Gulf Coast1975 Houston, Texas Inactive
58Tri-State1977 Springfield, Massachusetts Inactive
59Hawkeye State1980 Iowa City, Iowa Inactive
60Treasure ValleyMarch 29, 1980 [31] Boise, Idaho Inactive
61San Diego1981 San Diego, California Active
62St. Louis Metro1981 St. Louis, Missouri Active
63Greater Piedmont1984 Charlotte, North Carolina Inactive
64Orange County1984March 21, 2014 Orange County, California Active
65Central Ohio1985 Columbus, Ohio Colony [11]
66Bay Area1988February 20, 2007 [32] San Francisco, California Active
67Ohio Valley1993 Cincinnati, Ohio Active
68Alamo City1994 San Antonio, Texas Inactive
69Florida Gold CoastJune 11, 1994 Miami, Florida Active
70Queen City1996 Charlotte, North Carolina Active
71Tennessee Valley1996 Murfreesboro, Tennessee Inactive
72Upper CumberlandClosed Cookeville, Tennessee Inactive
73Spindletop1996 Beaumont, Texas Inactive
74Greater PhiladelphiaSeptember 12, 2009September 12, 2009 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Closed
75HoustonOctober 9, 2010October 9, 2010 Houston, Texas Active
76Triangle AreaAugust 11, 2011August 11, 2011 Raleigh, North Carolina Active
77South CarolinaJanuary 14, 2012January 14, 2012 Columbia, South Carolina Active
78Baltimore MetroDecember 15, 2012December 15, 2012 Baltimore, Maryland Active
79Crescent CityAugust 7, 2013August 7, 2013 New Orleans, Louisiana Active
80Greater GatorMay 31, 2014May 31, 2014 Gainesville, Florida & worldwideActive
81LondonMarch 28, 2015March 28, 2015 London, England Active
82BluegrassMay 30, 2015 [33] May 30, 2015 Louisville, Kentucky Active
83ASEANJune 6, 2015 [34] June 6, 2015 ASEAN regionActive
84Paradise CoastSeptember 25, 2015September 25, 2015 Naples, Florida/Ft. Myers, Florida Active
85Central Washington University Alumni ChapterOctober 10, 2015October 10, 2015 Ellensburg, Washington and worldwideActive
86Hong KongDecember 5, 2015December 5, 2015 Hong Kong, China Active
87Las VegasAugust 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada Active
88PanamaNovember 2017November 2017 Panama City, Panama Closed
89Central CaliforniaDecember 2, 2017December 2, 2017 Fresno, California Active
NA.Florida Treasure CoastNA West Palm Beach, Florida Colony [9] [11]
NA.Gem StateNA Pocatello, Idaho Colony

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