List of Alpha Kappa Psi chapters

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.

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:

  • Many Universities and Colleges with chapters have undergone name changes since charters were granted. The most current University name is used.
  • An asterisk (*) indicates that Universities and/or Colleges have merged. Duplicate entries in this list are not errors!

List of college colonies

Colonization Date School Location Designation

List of alumni chapters

Number Chapter Original Charter Date Last Charter Date Location Status
1 New York 1921 May 20, 2012[4][18] New York, New York Active
2 Atlanta 1921 May 17, 2009[19] Atlanta, Georgia Active
3 Boston 1922 Boston, Massachusetts Colony[9]
4 Pittsburgh/Golden Triangle May 10, 1922[20] May 14, 2015[21] 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][22] 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[23] 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[24] 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[25] 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[26] 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][27] 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][28] Nashville, Tennessee Active
35 Athens July 1, 1959 Athens, Georgia Inactive
36 Jacksonville/Florida First Coast August 28, 1959 May 15, 2015[29] 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[30] 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][31] 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[32] 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[33] 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[34] May 30, 2015 Louisville, Kentucky Active
83 ASEAN June 6, 2015[35] 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
  • The charters from the Michigan, Detroit, and Wayne alumni chapters were suspended in order to facilitate the installation of the combined Motor City Alumni Chapter in 1959.

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