Fraternity
Kappa Delta Epsilon (ΚΔΕ) is a professional fraternity for students in Education. It was organized on March 25, 1933.[1][3]
History
On March 25, 1933, at the invitation of the Executive Council of Kappa Phi Kappa, professional educational fraternity representatives from six institutions met in Washington, DC and formed a national honorary professional education organization for women. The movement was sponsored by the following National Officers of Kappa Phi Kappa: Dean Will Grant Chambers of Pennsylvania State College, Professor Fredrick Henke of Allegheny College, and Dr. Arthur Wright; all National Officers of Kappa Phi Kappa fraternity.[1]
The founding delegates for the new professional women's society were:
The Organization, then called a sorority, was incorporated under the laws of Georgia in August 1935.
Magazine
- 1935 - The first issue of the magazine of the sorority, THE CIRCLE OF KAPPA DELTA EPSILON, was edited by the National Secretary Miss Mary D. Webb.[1]
- 1936 - A policy of having THE CIRCLE published by the various chapters on a rotating basis was begun. Cornell Chapter initiated the policy.
- 1947 - At the National Convention at Gettysburg, THE CIRCLE was replaced by THE KAPPA DELTA EPSILON CURRENT
Chapters
Chapters include the following. Active undergraduate or alumni chapters are listed in bold, inactive chapters are listed in italics.[1]
Chapter
|
School
|
City
|
Year Chartered
|
Status
|
Alpha |
Allegheny College |
Meadville, Pennsylvania |
1933 |
Inactive
|
Beta |
Birmingham-Southern College |
Birmingham, Alabama |
1933 |
Inactive
|
Gamma |
Cornell University |
Ithaca, New York |
1933 |
Inactive
|
Delta |
Atlanta Area Alumni |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1933 |
Active
|
Epsilon |
Illinois State University |
Normal, Illinois |
1933 |
Active
|
Zeta |
Temple University |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1933 |
Inactive
|
Eta |
Hamline University |
St. Paul, Minnesota |
1936 |
Inactive
|
Theta |
Bucknell University |
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
1938 |
Inactive
|
Iota |
Gettysburg College |
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania |
1939 |
Inactive
|
Kappa |
Mercer University |
Macon, Georgia |
1940 |
Active
|
Lambda |
Millsaps College |
Jackson, Mississippi |
1941 |
Inactive
|
Mu |
Mississippi University for Women |
Columbus, Mississippi |
1946 |
Inactive
|
Nu |
Northern Arizona University |
Flagstaff, Arizona |
1950 |
Inactive
|
Xi |
Emory and Henry College |
Emory, Virginia |
1950 |
Inactive
|
Omicron |
Birmingham Southern Alumni |
Birmingham, Alabama |
1950 |
Active
|
Pi |
University of South Carolina |
Columbia, South Carolina |
1950 |
Inactive
|
Rho |
Belhaven College |
Jackson, Mississippi |
1950 |
Inactive
|
Sigma |
Furman University |
Greenville, South Carolina |
1951 |
Inactive
|
Tau |
University of Pennsylvania |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1952 |
Inactive
|
Upsilon |
New York University |
New York, New York |
1952 |
Inactive
|
Phi |
Southern Connecticut State University |
New Haven, Connecticut |
1953 |
Inactive
|
Chi |
Jacksonville State University |
Jacksonville, Alabama |
1954 |
Inactive
|
Psi |
Point Loma College |
San Diego, California |
1954 |
Inactive
|
Omega |
Samford University |
Birmingham, Alabama |
1954 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Alpha |
Idaho State University |
Pocatello, Idaho |
1954 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Beta |
Columbia College |
Columbia, South Carolina |
1955 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Gamma |
The American University |
Washington, DC |
1955 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Delta |
University of South Carolina Alumni |
Columbia, South Carolina |
1955 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Epsilon |
University of Georgia |
Athens, Georgia |
1956 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Zeta |
Limestone College |
Gaffney, South Carolina |
1956 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Eta |
Wittenberg University |
Springfield, Ohio |
1956 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Theta |
Moravian College |
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
1957 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Iota |
Samford University Alumni |
Birmingham, Alabama |
1958 |
Active
|
Alpha Kappa |
Duquesne University |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
1958 |
Active
|
Alpha Lambda |
Georgia Southern College |
Statesboro, Georgia |
1958 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Mu |
Peabody College |
Nashville, Tennessee |
1958 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Nu |
Eastern Montana College |
Billings, Montana |
1959 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Xi |
Emory University |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1959 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Omicron |
Wesleyan College |
Macon, Georgia |
1959 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Pi |
Philadelphia Area Alumni |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
1960 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Rho |
State University of New York at Albany |
Albany, New York |
1960 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Sigma |
University of Alabama |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
1961 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Tau |
Johnson State College |
Johnson, Vermont |
1963 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Upsilon |
Louisiana College |
Pineville, Louisiana |
1965 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Phi |
Macon Area Alumni |
Macon, Georgia |
1965 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Chi |
University of Maine |
Gorham, Maine |
1966 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Psi |
Boston College |
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
1968 |
Inactive
|
Alpha Omega |
Miami University |
Oxford, Ohio |
1968 |
Inactive
|
Beta Alpha |
State University of New York at Plattsburgh |
Plattsburgh, New York |
1968 |
Inactive
|
Beta Beta |
Georgia State University |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1968 |
Inactive
|
Beta Gamma |
Loyola University |
Chicago, Illinois |
1968 |
Inactive
|
Beta Delta |
Louisiana State University |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
1969 |
Active
|
Beta Epsilon |
California University of Pennsylvania |
California, Pennsylvania |
1970 |
Inactive
|
Beta Zeta |
Dunbarton College of Holy Cross |
Washington, DC |
1970 |
Inactive
|
Beta Eta |
Gorham Area Alumni |
Gorham, Maine |
1974 |
Inactive
|
Beta Theta |
New Haven Area Alumni |
New Haven, Connecticut |
1974 |
Inactive
|
Beta Iota |
University of Alabama at Birmingham |
Birmingham, Alabama |
1975 |
Active
|
Beta Kappa |
Carlow University |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
1975 |
Inactive
|
Beta Lambda |
Southern University |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
1975 |
Inactive
|
Beta Mu |
Franciscan University of Steubenville |
Steubenville, Ohio |
1978 |
Inactive
|
Beta Nu |
Greesnburg Area Alumni |
Greensburg, Pennsylvania |
1979 |
Inactive
|
Beta Xi |
Duquesne University Alumni |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
1980 |
Inactive
|
Beta Omicron |
Mercer University (Atlanta Campus) |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1982 |
Inactive
|
Beta Pi |
Clark Atlanta University |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1982 |
Inactive
|
Beta Rho |
Judson College |
Marion, Alabama |
1982 |
Active
|
Beta Sigma |
University of Alabama Alumni |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
1982 |
Inactive
|
Beta Tau |
Universidad Regiomontana |
Monterrey, Mexico |
1982 |
Inactive
|
Beta Upsilon |
University of Mobile |
Mobile, Alabama |
1982 |
Inactive
|
Beta Phi |
Washington DC Area Alumni |
Washington, DC |
1983 |
Inactive
|
Beta Chi |
Louisiana State University Alumni |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
1985 |
Inactive
|
Beta Psi |
Spelman College |
Atlanta, Georgia |
1986 |
Active
|
Beta Omega |
University of Alabama at Birmingham Alumni |
Birmingham, Alabama |
1986 |
Active
|
Gamma Alpha |
Alice Lloyd College |
Pippa Passes, Kentucky |
1988 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Beta |
Jacksonville State University Alumni |
Jacksonville, Alabama |
1988 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Gamma |
Caldwell University |
Caldwell, New Jersey |
1990 |
Active
|
Gamma Delta |
University of Nevada at Las Vegas |
Las Vegas, Nevada |
1990 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Epsilon |
Fort Valley State College |
Fort Valley, Georgia |
1990 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Zeta |
Centenary University |
Hackettstown, New Jersey |
1991 |
Active
|
Gamma Eta |
Mississippi Gulf Coast Area Alumni |
Pascagoula, Mississippi |
1991 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Theta |
Huntingdon College |
Montgomery, Alabama |
1992 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Iota |
Clarksville Area Alumni |
Huntsville, Alabama |
1992 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Kappa |
Huntsville Area Alumni |
Huntsville, Alabama |
1992 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Lambda |
Palm Beach Atlantic University |
West Palm Beach, Florida |
1992 |
Active
|
Gamma Mu |
Central Michigan University |
Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
1993 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Nu |
Alabama A & M University |
Normal, Alabama |
1993 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Xi |
University of the Incarnate Word |
San Antonio, Texas |
1993 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Omicron |
Washington and Jefferson College |
Washington, Pennsylvania |
1994 |
Active
|
Gamma Pi |
Hillsdale College |
Hillsdale, Michigan |
1994 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Rho |
Fort Valley State University |
Fort Valley, Georgia |
1994 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Sigma |
Thomasville Georgia Area Alumni |
Thomasville, Georgia |
1996 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Tau |
Jackson Area Alumni |
Jackson, Mississippi |
1996 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Upsilon |
La Roche University |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
1997 |
Active
|
Gamma Phi |
Rhodes College |
Memphis, Tennessee |
1998 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Chi |
Converse College |
Spartanburg, South Carolina |
1998 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Psi |
Our Lady of the Lake University |
San Antonio, Texas |
1998 |
Inactive
|
Gamma Omega |
Sierra Nevada College |
Incline Village, Nevada |
1998 |
Inactive
|
Delta Alpha |
Augusta University |
Augusta, Georgia |
1999 |
Inactive
|
Delta Beta |
Chestnut Hill College |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
2000 |
Active
|
Delta Gamma |
Charlotte Area Alumni |
Charlotte, North Carolina |
2003 |
Active
|
Delta Delta |
Norfolk State University |
Norfolk, Virginia |
2003 |
Inactive
|
Delta Epsilon |
University of New Orleans |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
2006 |
Inactive
|
Delta Zeta |
Florida SouthWestern State College |
Fort Myers, Florida |
2009 |
Active
|
Delta Eta |
University of the Pacific |
Stockton, California |
2010 |
Active
|
Delta Theta |
Cincinnati Area Alumni |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
2016 |
Inactive
|
Delta Iota
|
Texas A&M International University
|
Laredo, Texas
|
2017
|
Active
|
Delta Theta
|
Talladega College
|
Talladega, Alabama
|
2017
|
Active
|
Delta Lambda
|
Texas A&M University–Central Texas
|
Killeen, Texas
|
2021
|
Active
|
References
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