List of Kappa Epsilon chapters

Kappa Epsilon is an American professional women's pharmacy fraternity founded in Iowa in 1921.[1]

Collegiate chapters

In the following list of Kappa Epsilon collegiate chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.[2][3]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution City State Status Reference
Alpha May 13, 1921 University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy Minneapolis Minnesota Active [4][a]
Beta May 13, 1921 University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy Omaha Nebraska Active [4][5]
Gamma May 13, 1921 University of Iowa Iowa City Iowa Inactive [4][b]
Delta June 10, 1922 University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy Missoula Montana Active
Epsilon February 19, 1926 Ohio State University Columbus Ohio Inactive
Zeta April 21, 1926 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison Wisconsin Inactive
Eta November 30, 1928 Western Reserve University Cleveland Ohio Inactive
Theta May 23, 1930 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder Colorado Inactive
Iota May 29, 1930 North Dakota State University Fargo North Dakota Inactive
Kappa May 12, 1939 University of Florida College of Pharmacy Gainesville Florida Active
Lambda January 12, 1940 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy Chapel Hill North Carolina Active
Mu May 13, 1942 University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Lawrence Kansas Active
Nu November 19, 1942 Loyola University of the South New Orleans Louisiana Inactive
Xi March 21, 1943 University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas Active [c]
Omicron February 22, 1945 Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science Philadelphia Philadelphia Inactive
Pi April 1, 1948 Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana Active
Rho February 4, 1949 University of Cincinnati James L Winkle College of Pharmacy Cincinnati Ohio Active
Sigma October 28, 1951 University of Arizona R. K. Coit College of Pharmacy Tucson Arizona Active
Tau May 20, 1953 School of Pharmacy Medical College of Virginia Richmond Virginia Active
Upsilon March 5, 1953 University of Houston Houston Texas Active
Phi January 28, 1956 Auburn University Auburn Alabama Inactive
Chi May 24, 1956 South Dakota State University Brookings South Dakato Active [6][d]
Psi December 4, 1957 Ohio Northern University Ada Ohio Active
Omega April 12, 1958 University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City Missouri Active
Alpha Alpha April 10, 1959 University of Utah Salt Lake City Utah Inactive
Alpha Beta January 28, 1960 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford Oklahoma Active
Alpha Gamma May 12, 1960 University of Mississippi Pharmacy School Oxford Mississippi Active [e]
Alpha Delta May 20, 1960 Mercer University College of Pharmacy Atlanta Georgia Active
Alpha Epsilon October 15, 1960 University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy Monroe Louisiana Active [7]
Alpha Zeta May 15, 1961 George Washington University Washington District of Columbia Inactive
Alpha Eta April 13, 1962 – 1966 University of Puerto Rico San Juan Puerto Rico Inactive
Alpha Theta April 25, 1964 University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock Arkansas Active [8]
Alpha Iota April 24, 1965 University of Oklahoma Oklahoma City Oklahoma Inactive
Alpha Kappa April 30, 1965 University of Wyoming Laramie Wyoming Inactive
Alpha Lambda October 22, 1966 South Carolina College of Pharmacy Columbia South Carolina Active
Alpha Mu December 7, 1968 University of New Mexico Albuquerque New Mexico Inactive
Alpha Nu November 24, 1978 Xavier University Cincinnati Ohio Active
Alpha Xi February 13, 1971 Florida A&M University Tallahassee Florida Active [9][f]
Alpha Omicron May 1980 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis St. Louis Missouri Active
Alpha Pi 1984 Howard University Washington District of Columbia Active [10]
Alpha Rho August 1987 Campbell University Buies Creek North Carolina Active [11]
Alpha Phi October 17, 1999 Duquesne University Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Active
Alpha Chi Shenandoah University Winchester Virginia Active
Alpha Psi Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach Florida Active
Alpha Omega University of Florida Gainesville Florida Active
Beta Alpha University of Florida College of Pharmacy Jacksonville Florida Active
Beta Beta April 30, 2004 University of Florida College of Pharmacy Orlando Florida Active
Beta Gamma South University School of Pharmacy Savannah Georgia Active
Beta Epsilon 2008 University of Mississippi Oxford Mississippi Active
Beta Zeta February 18, 2009 University of Findlay College of Pharmacy Findlay Ohio Active [12]
Beta Eta East Tennessee State University Johnson City Tennessee Active
Beta Theta December 12, 2009 University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy San Antonio Texas Active [13]
Beta Iota May 2010 Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton Florida Active
Beta Kappa October 29, 2012 Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy Clinton South Carolina Active
Beta Lambda February 18, 2013 University of Kansas School of Pharmacy Wichita Kansas Active
Beta Mu University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville North Carolina Active
Beta Nu colony South University School of Pharmacy Columbia South Carolina Active
Beta Omicron March 4, 2014 Wingate University School of Pharmacy Wingate North Carolina Active
Beta Pi Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy Mequon Wisconsin Active [14]
Beta Rho May 2, 2015 Midwestern University College of Pharmacy Glendale Arizona Active [15]
Beta Tau February 26, 2016 University of South Florida College of Pharmacy Tampa Florida Active [16]
Beta Sigma April 5, 2016 Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Suwanee Georgia Active

Alumni chapters

Following are the alumni chapters of Kappa Epsilon. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italic.

Chapter Charter date and range City State Status References
Twin City Alumni 1924 Minneapolis and Saint Paul Minnesota Active [17][3][g]
Gamma Alumnae 1927 Iowa City Iowa Inactive [3]
Zeta Alumnae 1929 Madison Wisconsin Inactive [3]
Cleveland Alumni 1930 Cleveland Ohio Active [17][3][h]
Beta Alumnae 1932 Omaha Nebraska Inactive [3]
Nu Alumnae 1944 New Orleans Louisiana Inactive [3]
Iota Alumnae 1949 Fargo North Dakota Inactive [3]
Omincron Alumnae 1949 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Inactive [3]
Delta Alumnae 1950 Missoula Montana Inactive [3]
Columbus Alumni 1951 Columbus Ohio Active [17][3][i]
Mu Alumnae 1952 Lawrence Kansas Inactive [3]
Xi Alumnae 1952 Austin Texas Inactive [3]
Rho Alumnae 1952 Cincinnati Ohio Inadtve [3]
Chicago Alumnae 1954 Chicago Illinois Inactive [3]
Colorado Alumnae 1957 Colorado Inactive [3]
Quint City Alumnae 1961 Davenport, Rock Island, Moline, and Bettendorf Iowa and Illinois Inactive [3]
Kansas City Alumnae 1961 Kansas City Missouri Inactive [3]
Indiana Alumni 1962 Indiana Active [3][17]
District of Columnia Alumnae 1963 Washington, D.C. Inactive [3]
Louisiana Alumnae 1968 Louisiana Inactive [3]
Arkansas Alumnae 1968 Arkansas Inactive [3]
South Carolina Alumnae 1970 South Carolina Inactive [3]
Atlanta Alumnae 1970 Atlanta Georgia Inactive [3]
New Mexico Alumnae 1973 New Mexico Inactive [3]
Tar Heel Alumnae 1973 North Carolina Inactive [3]
Dallas–Ft Worth Alumni 1974–19xx ?; 1997 Dallas and Fort Worth Texas Active [3][17]
Puerto Rico Alumnae 1974 Puerto Rico Inactive [3]
Arizonza Alumnae 1975 Arizona Inactive [3]
Central Texas Alumnae 1977 Texas Inactive [3]
Houston Alumnae 1977 Houston Texas Inactive [3]
Wisconsin Alumnae 1977 Wisconsin Inactive [3]
Florida Alumni 1981 Florida Active [17]
Phoenix Alumni 1982 Phoenix Arizona Active [17]
Greater Kansas City Alumni 1997 Kansas City Missouri Active [17]
Charleston Alumni 2006 Charleston South Carolina Active [17]
Greater Pittsburgh Alumni 2006 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Active [17]
Greater Atlanta Alumni 2008 Atlanta Georgia Active [17]
Greater Triangle Alumni 2008 Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill North Carolina Active [17]
Greater Richmond Virginia Alumni 2009 Richmond Virginia Active [17]
Greensboro Alumni 2009 Greensboro North Carolina Active [17]

Notes

  1. ^ Alpha chapter was formed from the local pharmacy club, originally called the Spatula Club and later known as Kappa Epsilon. It was also the namesake for the national fraternity.
  2. ^ Gamma chapter was formed by absorbing the local pharmacy club, the Crucible Club.
  3. ^ Xi chapter was formed by absorbing the local pharmacy organization Mortar and Pestle Club.
  4. ^ Chi chapter formed by absorbing the local Galen Society, established in February 1955.
  5. ^ Alpha Gamma chapter formed by absorbing the local group, The Pill and Tile Club.
  6. ^ Alpha Xi chapter formed by absorbing the local Alpha Chi Pharmacy Club.
  7. ^ This chapter was initially called Alpha Alumnae.
  8. ^ This chapter was initially called the Eta Alumnae.
  9. ^ This chapter was initially called Epsilon Alumnae.

References

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  9. ^ "Alpha Xi's History". Kappa Epsilon Professional Pharmacy Fraternity Alpha Xi Chapter. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  10. ^ "Student Organizations | Howard University College of Pharmacy". pharmacy.howard.edu. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  11. ^ Liggett, Billy. "Kappa Epsilon Fraternity creates new scholarship". News | Campbell University. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  12. ^ "Student Organizations". www.findlay.edu. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  13. ^ "Student Organizations | Student Life | University of the Incarnate Word". pharmacy.uiw.edu. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  14. ^ "School of Pharmacy Student Organizations". Concordia University Wisconsin. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
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