Kappa Psi

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Inc.
ΚΨ

Founded	May 30, 1879 Russell Military Academy in New Haven, Connecticut
Type	Professional Pharmacy
Colors	Scarlet and Cadet Gray
Flower	Red Carnation
Publication	The Mask
Chapters	106 collegiate, 74 graduate
Headquarters	2060 N Collins Boulevard Suite 128 Richardson, Texas, 75080, USA
Homepage	www.kappapsi.org

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Incorporated, (ΚΨ) is the largest professional pharmaceutical fraternity in the world. It was founded on May 30, 1879, by F. Harvey Smith on the campus of Russell Military Academy in New Haven, Connecticut. The Central Office of Kappa Psi is located in Richardson, Texas. Kappa Psi first chartered a Chapter at a College of Pharmacy in 1898 at Columbia University. At that time Kappa Psi was a medical and pharmaceutical fraternity. In 1924, the fraternity split into Kappa Psi and Theta Kappa Psi, the medical fraternity. There are 106 active collegiate chapters and 74 graduate chapters across the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas, and over 80,000 people have been initiated into the fraternity since its inception.

Nationally, Kappa Psi is divided into eleven provinces, which the majority meet biannually and is divided as follows:

Atlantic Province - Chapters in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
Great Lakes Province - Chapters in Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio.
Gulf Coast Province - Chapters in Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Mid-America Province - Chapters in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, and Missouri.
Mountain East Province - Chapters in the District of Columbia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Northeast Province - Chapters in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
Northern Plains Province - Chapters in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
Northwest Province - Chapters in Alaska, British Columbia, Canada, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
Pacific West Province - Chapters in Arizona, California, Hawaii, and Nevada.
Southeast Province - Chapters in the Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
Southwestern Province - Chapters in Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

In 1977, Kappa Psi admitted women into the fraternity, and now the vast majority of the chapters are co-ed. Those chapters that remain all-male have done so because of the strong activity of other professional fraternities and sororities on campus who attract those interested in alternative bases of membership, such as co-ed or all-female.

International officers

At the 57th Grand Council Convention held in Denver, Colorado in August 2015, the following brothers were elected as international officers of the fraternity:

Position	Name
Grand Regent	Latha Radhakrishnan
Grand Vice Regent	Robert Mancini
Grand Counselor	Christy Askew
Grand Historian	Melissa Buchanan
Grand Ritualist	Jason Milton
Graduate Member-at-Large	Michael Starvaggi
Collegiate Member-at-Large	Karen Hoang
Immediate Past Grand Regent	Eric Gupta
Executive Director	Johnny Porter

The office of Executive Director is appointed as needed by the International Executive Committee.

List of chapters

Kappa Psi consists of 106 collegiate and 74 graduate chapters organized into 11 regional provinces.

Active collegiate chapters

Chapter	School
Epsilon:	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Theta:	Medical College of Virginia
Iota:	Medical University of South Carolina
Mu:	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Nu:	University of Connecticut
Xi:	The Ohio State University
Pi:	Purdue University
Rho:	University of Kansas
Sigma:	University of Maryland Baltimore
Upsilon:	University of Kentucky
Chi:	University of Illinois-Chicago
Psi:	University of Tennessee
Beta Gamma:	University of California-San Francisco
Beta Epsilon:	University of Rhode Island
Beta Eta:	West Virginia University
Beta Kappa:	University of Pittsburgh
Beta Lambda:	University of Toledo
Beta Nu:	Creighton University
Beta Xi:	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Beta Omicron:	University of Washington
Beta Pi:	Washington State University
Beta Rho:	University of Mississippi
Beta Sigma:	North Dakota State University
Beta Upsilon:	Butler University
Beta Phi:	University of Cincinnati
Beta Chi:	Drake University
Beta Psi:	University of Wisconsin–Madison
Beta Omega:	Temple University
Gamma Delta:	Ohio Northern University
Gamma Epsilon:	University of Nebraska Medical Center
Gamma Zeta:	Samford University
Gamma Eta:	University of Montana
Gamma Theta:	University of Missouri-Kansas City
Gamma Kappa:	South Dakota State University
Gamma Lambda:	Northeastern University
Gamma Nu:	University of the Pacific
Gamma Xi:	University of South Carolina
Gamma Omicron:	University of Oklahoma
Gamma Pi:	St. Louis College of Pharmacy
Gamma Rho:	University of New Mexico
Gamma Sigma:	University of Florida
Gamma Upsilon:	University of Arizona
Gamma Phi:	University of Georgia
Gamma Chi:	Ferris State University
Gamma Psi:	Mercer University
Gamma Omega:	University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Delta Beta:	Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Delta Gamma:	Auburn University
Delta Delta:	University of Houston
Delta Epsilon:	Duquesne University
Delta Zeta:	University of Iowa
Delta Eta:	Xavier University of Louisiana
Delta Theta:	Texas Southern University
Delta Iota:	Florida A&M University
Delta Kappa:	Howard University
Delta Lambda:	Campbell University
Delta Mu:	University of British Columbia
Delta Nu:	Midwestern University-Chicago
Delta Xi:	Shenandoah University
Delta Omicron:	Wilkes University
Delta Pi:	Texas Tech University
Delta Rho:	Nova Southeastern University
Delta Sigma:	Midwestern University-Glendale
Delta Tau:	University of Southern Nevada
Delta Upsilon:	Palm Beach Atlantic University
Delta Phi:	University of California-San Diego
Delta Chi:	University of New England College of Pharmacy
Delta Psi:	University of Minnesota-Duluth
Delta Omega:	South University
Epsilon Beta:	University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy
Epsilon Gamma:	Western University of Health Sciences
Epsilon Delta:	Appalachian College of Pharmacy
Epsilon Epsilon:	Texas A&M Health Science Center Rangel College of Pharmacy
Epsilon Zeta:	East Tennessee State University
Epsilon Eta:	LECOM-Bradenton School of Pharmacy
Epsilon Theta:	Sullivan University College of Pharmacy
Epsilon Iota:	California Northstate University College of Pharmacy
Epsilon Kappa:	Belmont University College of Pharmacy
Epsilon Lambda:	Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy
Epsilon Mu:	University of Florida-Orlando
Epsilon Nu:	University of Maryland-Eastern Shore
Epsilon Xi:	Pacific University - Oregon
Epsilon Omicron:	D'Youville College
Epsilon Pi:	Idaho State University College of Pharmacy
Epsilon Rho:	University of Illinois-Chicago College of Pharmacy-Rockford
Epsilon Sigma:	University of Florida-St. Petersburg
Epsilon Tau:	Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center-Abilene
Epsilon Upsilon:	Roosevelt University
Epsilon Phi:	South University-South Carolina
Epsilon Chi:	University of Utah College of Pharmacy
Epsilon Psi:	University of Hawaii at Hilo
Epsilon Omega:	Rosalind Franklin University
Zeta Beta:	Husson University
Zeta Gamma:	University of Florida-Jacksonville
Zeta Delta:	University of South Florida
Zeta Epsilon:	Northeast Ohio Medical University
Zeta Zeta:	Touro College of Pharmacy
Zeta Eta:	Regis University School of Pharmacy
Mu Omicron Pi:	Wayne State University

Active graduate chapters

Ada Graduate
Albany Graduate
Appalachia Graduate
Athens Graduate
Atlanta Graduate
Arizona Graduate
Auburn Graduate
Birmingham Graduate
Boston Graduate
Buffalo Graduate
Buies Creek Graduate
Central Michigan Graduate
Central New York Graduate
Charleston Graduate
Cincinnati Graduate
Columbus Graduate
Connecticut Graduate
Dallas Graduate
Detroit Graduate
District of Columbia Graduate
Georgia Graduate
Harrisburg Graduate
Houston Graduate
Idaho Graduate
Illinois Graduate
Indiana Graduate
Iowa Graduate
Kentucky Graduate
Los Angeles Graduate
Louisiana Graduate
Maine Graduate
Maryland Graduate
Middle Tennessee Graduate
Minnesota Graduate
Montana Graduate
Nebraska Graduate
New Jersey Graduate
New Mexico Graduate
New York Graduate
North Carolina Graduate
North Dakota Graduate
North Florida Graduate
Orlando Graduate
Pacific Graduate
Philadelphia Graduate
Pittsburgh Graduate
Pocono Graduate
Pomona Graduate
Portland Graduate
Providence Graduate
Ringgold Graduate
Saint Louis Graduate
San Diego Graduate
San Francisco Graduate
Savannah Graduate
Seattle Graduate
South Alabama Graduate
South Carolina Graduate
South Dakota Graduate
Southeast Florida-Bahamas Graduate
Southeastern Massachusetts Graduate
Southwestern Graduate
Tampa Graduate
Tennessee Graduate
Texas Graduate
Toledo Graduate
Virginia Graduate
West Virginia Graduate
Wisconsin Graduate

Dormant collegiate chapters

These are dormant chapters at schools of pharmacy, and the school is still active.

Chapter	School	Location
Eta	Philadelphia College of Pharmacy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Tau	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California
Omega	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey	Newark, New Jersey
Beta Delta	Albany College of Pharmacy	Albany, New York
Beta Zeta	Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon
Gamma Gamma	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas
Gamma Iota	State University of New York at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York
Gamma Mu	University of Louisiana at Monroe	Monroe, Louisiana

Discontinued collegiate pharmacy chapters

These chapters at schools of pharmacy where the pharmacy school no longer exists.

Chapter	School	Location
Gamma	Columbia University College of Pharmacy	New York, New York
Beta Beta	Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio
Beta Theta	Tulane University	New Orleans, Louisiana
Beta Iota	North Pacific College of Oregon	Portland, Oregon
Beta Mu	Valparaiso University	Valparaiso, Indiana
Gamma Tau	George Washington University	Washington, D.C.

Grand Council Convention

Kappa Psi holds its national convention biennially. The record for the most attendants was the 55th Grand Council Convention held August 2-6, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The host hotel was The Parc55 San Francisco and the Convention Chairman was Grand Vice Regent Kali Weaver. Over 560 brothers, spouses, children and guests attended.

The 56th Grand Council Convention took place from July 30 to Aug 3, 2013 at the Tradewinds Island Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida.

Below is a list of the Grand Council Conventions (along with the year, location, and number of attendees) dating back to the first Grand Council Convention in 1900 in New York City.

Grand Council Convention	Year	Location	Attendance
57th	2015	Denver, Colorado	N/A
56th	2013	St. Pete's Beach, Florida	N/A
55th	2011	San Francisco, California	560
54th	2009	Clearwater Beach, Florida	460
53rd	2007	Boston, Massachusetts	441
52nd	2005	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	353
51st	2003	San Diego, California	401
50th	2001	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	342
49th	1999	Kalispell, Montana	300
48th	1997	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	440
47th	1995	North Falmouth, Massachusetts	336
46th	1993	Marco Island, Florida	301
45th	1991	Jackson Hole, Wyoming	197
44th	1989	Williamsburg, Virginia	175
43rd	1987	Orlando, Florida	213
42nd	1985	South Padre Island, Texas	195
41st	1983	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	191
40th	1981	Detroit Michigan	125
39th	1979	Scottsdale, Arizona	188
38th	1976	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	240
37th	1974	Kansas City, Missouri	135
36th	1972	New Orleans, Louisiana	105
35th	1969	Buffalo, New York	214
34th	1967	Kansas City, Missouri	204
33rd	1965	San Francisco, California	189
32nd	1963	Atlanta, Georgia	176
31st	1961	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	250
30th	1959	Cincinnati, Ohio	158
29th	1957	Saint Louis, Missouri	181
28th	1955	Chicago, Illinois	195
27th	1953	Washington, D.C.	311
26th	1951	Detroit, Michigan	232
25th	1949	Richmond, Virginia	135
24th	1947	Chicago, Illinois	88
21st	1941	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	83
17th	1928	Portland, Maine	90
16th	1924	Portland, Oregon/Saint Louis, Missouri/New York, New York	108
15th	1920	Portland, Oregon/Louisville, Kentucky/New York, New York	203
14th	1916	Atlanta, Georgia	104
13th	1913	Chicago, Illinois	119
12th	1910	Birmingham, Alabama	109
11th	1908	Charleston, South Carolina	16
10th	1907	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	16
9th	1906	Baltimore, Maryland	13
8th	1905	New York, New York	10
7th	1904	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6th	1903	Washington, D.C.
5th	1902	Richmond, Virginia
4th	1902	Baltimore, Maryland
3rd	1901	Baltimore, Maryland
2nd	1900	Baltimore, Maryland
1st	1900	New York, New York

The 22nd and 23rd Grand Council Conventions were postponed due to WWII.
The 1932 (18th), 1936 (19th), and 1940 (20th) Grand Council Conventions were cancelled.
The 15th and 16th Grand Council Conventions were held in three separate regional locations with the same business discussed at each.

Professional fraternities and sororities organizations and members

Currently Active members of the Professional Fraternity Association	Alpha Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Omega Epsilon Delta Epsilon Mu Delta Theta Phi Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Epsilon Nu Tau Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Phi Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon Rho Pi Phi Sigma Alpha Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Delta Phi Beta Phi Gamma Nu Phi Delta Epsilon Phi Delta Chi Phi Sigma Pi Phi Chi Theta Omega Tau Sigma Pershing Rifles

Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association	Alpha Omega Kappa Kappa Psi Alpha Tau Delta Gamma Iota Sigma Zeta Phi Eta Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Eta Kappa Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Chi Phi Delta Phi Psi Omega

North-American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho

Independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Zeta Omega Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi

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