Kappa Delta Phi

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Kappa Delta Phi (ΚΔΦ) is a college fraternity, founded on April 14, 1900 at Bridgewater State College. It has since grown to have chapters at 31 different institutions. A sister sorority, Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority, was first established in 1971 at Husson College in Bangor, Maine. The sorority has grown to 13 active chapters and 2 colonies.

1 Mission Statement
2 Purpose (National Fraternity)
3 Purpose (Sorority)
4 Chapters
5 Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Chapters
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Mission Statement

The Kappa Delta Phi Educational Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which creates the opportunity for members and friends to support the undergraduate student's needs. This foundation will build financial resources to support scholarships, speaker grants, and other educational purposes. This foundation is committed to enhancing the fraternity experience for all its active membership.

[edit] Purpose (National Fraternity)

To bring together males of good character who are studying in institutions of higher education and who manifest a keen interest in higher education; to promote the highest ideals and educational practices; to promote a spirit of good citizenship and to seek change in our institution only through duly constituted authority; to actively support the fight against discrimination on the basis of race, color, or creed; and to strengthen and preserve the bonds of brotherhood which link men together working toward a common cause.^[1]

[edit] Purpose (Sorority)

To encourage higher educational ideals in our institutions, to promote a spirit of citizenship, individual character, and fellowship, and to oppose discrimination, on the basis of race, color or creed, in order to strengthen and preserve the bonds of sisterhood. From http://www.kappadeltaphinas.org

[edit] Chapters

Chapter Name	Institution	Location	Founded
Active
Alpha	Bridgewater State College	Bridgewater, MA	April 14, 1900
Eta	University of Maine at Machias	Machias, ME	December 12, 1931
Iota	University of Southern Maine	Gorham, ME	May 7, 1938
Mu	University of Maine at Presque Isle	Presque Isle, ME	February 10, 1952
Nu	Thomas College	Waterville, ME	April 23, 1960
Xi	Lyndon State College	Lyndonville, VT	April 23, 1960
Rho	University of Maine at Fort Kent	Fort Kent, ME	April 16, 1966
Chi	Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester, NH	May 18, 1968
Alpha Gamma	State University of New York	New Paltz, NY	October 29, 1994
Alpha Delta	St. Anselm College	Manchester, NH	November 5, 1994
Alpha Epsilon	Albright College	Reading, PA	February 23, 2002
Alpha Eta	University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, MA	April 16, 2005
Dormant
Beta	Salem State College	Salem, MA	January 17, 1914
Gamma	Keene State College	Keene, NH	April 9, 1921
Delta	Boston University	Boston, MA	January 6, 1927
Epsilon	Rhode Island College	Providence, RI	November 17, 1928
Zeta	University of Maine at Farmington	Farmington, ME	May 7, 1931
Theta	Edinboro University	Edinboro, PA	May 14, 1938
Kappa	Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven, CT	March 3, 1950
Lambda	Husson College	Bangor, ME	November 15, 1952
Omicron	North Adams State College	North Adams, MA	February 11, 1961
Pi	Cape Cod Community College	West Barnstable, MA	April 16, 1966
Sigma	Plymouth State College	Plymouth, NH	December 3, 1966
Tau	Castleton State College	Castleton, VT	March 9, 1968
Upsilon	University of Lowell	Lowell, MA	March 9, 1968
Phi	University of Maine at Augusta	Augusta, ME	May 7, 1968
Psi	Framingham State College	Framingham, MA	April 20, 1969
Omega	Unity College	Unity, ME	May 15, 1971
Alpha Beta	Bryant College	Smithfield, RI	January 29, 1994
Alpha Zeta	Lasell College	Newton, MA	April 16, 2005
Colonies
Alpha Alpha	University of Maine	Orono, ME	March 1, 1972

[edit] Kappa Delta Phi National Affiliated Sorority Chapters

Chapter Name	Institution	Location
Active
Kappa Gamma	Keene State College	Keene, NH
Kappa Eta	University of Maine at Machias	Machias, ME
Kappa Iota	University of Southern Maine	Gorham, ME
Kappa Lambda	Husson College	Bangor, ME
Kappa Nu	Thomas College	Waterville, ME
Kappa Mu	University of Maine at Presque Isle	Presque Isle, ME
Kappa Xi	Lyndon State College	Lyndonville, VT
Kappa Rho	University of Maine at Fort Kent	Fort Kent, ME
Kappa Sigma	Plymouth State College	Plymouth, NH
Kappa Upsilon	University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell, MA
Kappa Chi	Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester, NH
Kappa Alpha Gamma	State University of New York	New Paltz, NY
Dormant
Kappa Epsilon	Rhode Island College	Providence, RI
Kappa Omicron	Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts	North Adams, MA
Kappa Pi	Cape Cod Community College	West Barnstable, MA
Kappa Tau	Castleton State College	Castleton, VT
Kappa Psi	Framingham State College	Framingham, MA
Colonies
Kappa Alpha Lamba	York College of Pennsylvania	York, PA
Kappa Alpha Iota	Shippensburg University	Shippensburg, PA