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Pi Kappa Phi (ΠΚΦ), commonly known as Pi Kapp(s), is an American Greek Letter secret and social fraternity. It was founded by Andrew Alexander Kroeg Jr., Lawrence Harry Mixson, and Simon Fogarty Jr. on December 10, 1904 at the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina .
The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity has initiated over 100,000 members since it was founded in 1904. Following is a list of notable Pi Kappa Phi initiates, are many notable alumni that have been involved in politics, business, athletics, science, and entertainment.
The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity has founded a total of 232 chapters in 41 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. [1] As of May 3, 2013, there are 178 active chapters (162 chartered, plus 16 associate chapters , or colonies), and 93 alumni organizations.
The most notable of these early secret societies was called The Star and Lamp; it is known today on more than 100 campuses as Pi Kappa Phi. Founded at The College of Charleston in 1904, Pi Kappa Phi operated "sub-rosa", or under the rose of secrecy, for much of the twentieth century to hide their activities from the university's Baptist ...
Phi Sigma Beta: ΦΣΒ: June 22, 1910: Fraternity 0 Inactive [18] [b] Phi Sigma Sigma ΦΣΣ: Pi Upsilon Phi: ΠΥΦ: Fraternity National 0 Inactive [19] Sigma Alpha Rho: ΣΑΡ: November 18, 1917: West Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Fraternity International Active Sigma Theta Pi: ΣΘΠ: 1909: Sorority National 0 Inactive [20] [21] [22] [c ...
Phi Kappa Phi banner. In the late 1800s, there were only three academic honor societies, and they were all discipline-specific. Tau Beta Pi and Sigma Xi were founded in 1885 and 1886, respectively.
Pi Kappa Alpha: ΠΚΑ: Beta Theta 1917-2010, 2013– NIC 17 South Ave Sigma Pi: ΣΠ: Mu 1917– NIC 730 University Ave Pi Kappa Phi: ΠΚΦ: Psi 1921–1937, 1949–1986, 1990–2001, 2002– NIC 55 Ridgewood Rd Phi Kappa Tau: ΦΚΤ: Alpha Tau 1930–1994, 2000– NIC 106 The Knoll
Kappa Alpha Theta - ΚΑΘ-Alpha chapter, founded at DePauw in 1870, Theta is the first Greek-letter women's fraternity. Kappa Kappa Gamma - ΚΚΓ-Iota chapter, founded at DePauw in 1875. Pi Beta Phi - ΠΒΦ-Indiana Epsilon chapter, founded at DePauw in 1942. Psi Lambda Xi - ΨΛΞ-A local sorority founded in March, 2007. Alpha Kappa Alpha ...