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.
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.
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 of the Year
Chapters with more than 135 student members as of 2013 [2]
Please note:
| Colonization Date | School | Location | Designation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Chapter | Original Charter Date | Last Charter Date | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 1921 | May 20, 2012 [4] [17] | New York, New York | Active |
| 2 | Atlanta | 1921 | May 17, 2009 [18] | Atlanta, Georgia | Active |
| 3 | Boston | 1922 | Boston, Massachusetts | Colony [9] | |
| 4 | Pittsburgh/Golden Triangle | May 10, 1922 [19] | May 14, 2015 [20] | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Active |
| 5 | Los Angeles Alumni Chapter | 1922 | November 29, 2021 | Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura, Orange County | Active |
| 6 | Chicago | May 17, 1924 | Summer 2007 | Chicago, Illinois | Inactive |
| 7 | Denver/Mile High | September 16, 1924 | March 2, 2013 [10] [21] | Denver, Colorado | Active |
| 8 | Twin Cities | June 21, 1925 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Active | |
| 9 | Salt Lake City | February 26, 1926 | Salt Lake City, Utah | Inactive | |
| 10 | Milwaukee/City of Festivals | March 31, 1928 | November 3, 2006 [22] | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Active |
| 11 | Cincinnati | March 9, 1929 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Inactive | |
| 12 | Michigan | April 20, 1929 | Detroit, Michigan | Suspended* | |
| 13 | Kansas City/City of Fountains/Kansas City Metro | June 14, 1929 | June 1, 2006 [23] | Kansas City, Missouri | Active |
| 14 | Columbia | May 20, 1932 | Columbia, New York | Inactive | |
| 15 | Detroit | April 26, 1936 | Detroit, Michigan | Suspended* | |
| 16 | Seattle | May 19, 1937 | April 21, 2010 [24] | Seattle, Washington | Active |
| 17 | Washington/Capital Area | January 16, 1942 | December 10, 2005 | Washington, D.C. | Active |
| 18 | Wayne | December 13, 1946 | Detroit, Michigan | Suspended* | |
| 19 | Miami | May 2, 1948 | Miami, Florida | Inactive | |
| 20 | Buffalo-Niagara | May 15, 1948 | Buffalo, New York | Inactive | |
| 21 | St. John's | June 5, 1948 | Long Island, New York | Closed | |
| 22 | Dallas/Ft. Worth | October 6, 1949 | June 7, 2015 [25] | Dallas, Texas | Active |
| 23 | Lincoln | February 24, 1950 | Lincoln, Nebraska | Inactive | |
| 24 | Birmingham | March 11, 1950 | Birmingham, Alabama | Inactive | |
| 25 | Toledo/Glass City | January 12, 1952 | Toledo, Ohio | Inactive | |
| 26 | Omaha | October 2, 1952 | Omaha, Nebraska | Closed | |
| 27 | Portland/Greater Portland | July 18, 1953 | January 26, 2013 [10] [26] | Portland, Oregon | Active |
| 28 | Tallahassee | July 30, 1953 | Tallahassee, Florida | Inactive | |
| 29 | Northern California | April 11, 1955 | San Francisco, California | Inactive | |
| 30 | Peoria | May 27, 1956 | Peoria, Illinois | Inactive | |
| 31 | Northern New Jersey | September 22, 1957 | Newark, New Jersey | Inactive | |
| 32 | Charlotte | April 19, 1958 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Inactive | |
| 33 | Motor City | April 16, 1959 | Detroit, Michigan | Active | |
| 34 | Nashville/Music City | May 29, 1959 | May 18, 2013 [10] [27] | Nashville, Tennessee | Active |
| 35 | Athens | July 1, 1959 | Athens, Georgia | Inactive | |
| 36 | Jacksonville/Florida First Coast | August 28, 1959 | May 15, 2015 [28] | Jacksonville, Florida | Active |
| 37 | Long Beach | February 3, 1961 | Long Beach, California | Inactive | |
| 38 | Tampa/Tampa Bay/Greater Tampa Bay | August 10, 1962 | Tampa, Florida | Active | |
| 39 | St. Petersburg | August 10, 1962 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Inactive | |
| 40 | Cleveland | November 9, 1963 | Cleveland, Ohio | Inactive | |
| 41 | Tacoma | January 18, 1964 | Tacoma, Washington | Inactive | |
| 42 | Dayton | November 7, 1964 | Dayton, Ohio | Inactive | |
| 43 | Central Florida | September 12, 1964 | 1991 | Orlando, Florida | Active |
| 44 | Ft. Lauderdale | January 30, 1965 | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida | Inactive | |
| 45 | Pensacola | December 28, 1965 | Pensacola, Florida | Inactive | |
| 46 | Air Capitol | April 1, 1966 | Wichita, Kansas | Inactive | |
| 47 | Tucson | November 5, 1966 | Tucson, Arizona | Inactive | |
| 48 | Gateway | December 4, 1966 | St. Louis, Missouri | Inactive | |
| 49 | Little Rock | March 3, 1967 | Little Rock, Arkansas | Inactive | |
| 50 | Hampton Roads | April 8, 1967 | January 14, 2012 [29] | Norfolk, Virginia | Active |
| 51 | Hoosier | May 9, 1967 | Indianapolis, Indiana | Inactive | |
| 52 | Des Moines | May 4, 1968 | Des Moines, Iowa | Inactive | |
| 53 | Tulsa | May 2, 1969 | Tulsa, Oklahoma | Inactive | |
| 54 | Memphis | December 5, 1970 | June 28, 2014 | Memphis, Tennessee [9] [11] | Active |
| 55 | Phoenix | 1972 | Phoenix, Arizona | Inactive | |
| 56 | Garden State | 1975 | February 20, 2021 [4] [30] | North Arlington, New Jersey | Active |
| 57 | Texas Gulf Coast | 1975 | Houston, Texas | Inactive | |
| 58 | Tri-State | 1977 | Springfield, Massachusetts | Inactive | |
| 59 | Hawkeye State | 1980 | Iowa City, Iowa | Inactive | |
| 60 | Treasure Valley | March 29, 1980 [31] | Boise, Idaho | Inactive | |
| 61 | San Diego | 1981 | San Diego, California | Active | |
| 62 | St. Louis Metro | 1981 | St. Louis, Missouri | Active | |
| 63 | Greater Piedmont | 1984 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Inactive | |
| 64 | Orange County | 1984 | March 21, 2014 | Orange County, California | Active |
| 65 | Central Ohio | 1985 | Columbus, Ohio | Colony [11] | |
| 66 | Bay Area | 1988 | February 20, 2007 [32] | San Francisco, California | Active |
| 67 | Ohio Valley | 1993 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Active | |
| 68 | Alamo City | 1994 | San Antonio, Texas | Inactive | |
| 69 | Florida Gold Coast | June 11, 1994 | Miami, Florida | Active | |
| 70 | Queen City | 1996 | Charlotte, North Carolina | Active | |
| 71 | Tennessee Valley | 1996 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | Inactive | |
| 72 | Upper Cumberland | Closed | Cookeville, Tennessee | Inactive | |
| 73 | Spindletop | 1996 | Beaumont, Texas | Inactive | |
| 74 | Greater Philadelphia | September 12, 2009 | September 12, 2009 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Closed |
| 75 | Houston | October 9, 2010 | October 9, 2010 | Houston, Texas | Active |
| 76 | Triangle Area | August 11, 2011 | August 11, 2011 | Raleigh, North Carolina | Active |
| 77 | South Carolina | January 14, 2012 | January 14, 2012 | Columbia, South Carolina | Active |
| 78 | Baltimore Metro | December 15, 2012 | December 15, 2012 | Baltimore, Maryland | Active |
| 79 | Crescent City | August 7, 2013 | August 7, 2013 | New Orleans, Louisiana | Active |
| 80 | Greater Gator | May 31, 2014 | May 31, 2014 | Gainesville, Florida & worldwide | Active |
| 81 | London | March 28, 2015 | March 28, 2015 | London, England | Active |
| 82 | Bluegrass | May 30, 2015 [33] | May 30, 2015 | Louisville, Kentucky | Active |
| 83 | ASEAN | June 6, 2015 [34] | June 6, 2015 | ASEAN region | Active |
| 84 | Paradise Coast | September 25, 2015 | September 25, 2015 | Naples, Florida/Ft. Myers, Florida | Active |
| 85 | Central Washington University Alumni Chapter | October 10, 2015 | October 10, 2015 | Ellensburg, Washington and worldwide | Active |
| 86 | Hong Kong | December 5, 2015 | December 5, 2015 | Hong Kong, China | Active |
| 87 | Las Vegas | August 2, 2017 | August 2, 2017 | Las Vegas, Nevada | Active |
| 88 | Panama | November 2017 | November 2017 | Panama City, Panama | Closed |
| 89 | Central California | December 2, 2017 | December 2, 2017 | Fresno, California | Active |
| NA. | Florida Treasure Coast | NA | West Palm Beach, Florida | Colony [9] [11] | |
| NA. | Gem State | NA | Pocatello, Idaho | Colony | |