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 85 collegiate, 61 graduate
Headquarters Richardson, Texas, 75080, USA
Homepage www.kappapsi.org

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Incorporated, (ΚΨ) is both the oldest and 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. Currently, there are 82 active collegiate chapters and 59 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 nine provinces, which meet annually and is divided as follows:

In 1976, Kappa Psi admitted females 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.

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List of Chapters

Kappa Psi consists of 85 collegiate and 61 graduate chapters organized into 9 regional provinces.

Active Collegiate Chapters

Active Graduate Chapters

Dormant Collegiate Chapters

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

Discontinued Collegiate Pharmacy Chapters

These are formerly active chapters at schools of pharmacy, and the pharmacy school no longer exists.

Grand Council Convention

Kappa Psi holds its national convention biennially. The 2007 Convention site was Boston, Massachusetts. The host chapters were Mu and Boston Graduate. Mu also celebrated its 100th anniversary. Other convention sites include San Diego, Myrtle Beach, Orlando, Williamsburg, Kalispell, MT, Detroit, New Orleans, Kansas City, Philadelphia (in 1976), Scottsdale, AZ (100th Anniversary), Jackson Hole, WY, Fort Lauderdale, Marco Island, FL, South Padre Island, TX, and North Falmouth, MA. Until 2007, the largest attendance was the 48th Convention (1997) in Myrtle Beach (440 registrants). The 53rd GCC in Boston broke the record with 441 in attendance. Myrtle Beach was also the host city in 1983.

The 54th Grand Council Convention was held August 4-9, 2009 in Clearwater, Florida. The host hotel was the Clearwater Beach Hilton. The convention chairman was E. Ben Welch, Grand Vice Regent. Over 460 brothers, spouses, children and guests attended.

The 55th Grand Council Convention was held August 2-6, 2011 in San Francisco, California. The host hotel was The Parc 55 San Francisco and the Convention Chairman was Grand Vice Regent Kali Weaver. Over 550 brothers, spouses, children and guests attended, making this the largest convention in Kappa Psi history.

International Officers

At the 54th Grand Council Convention held in Clearwater Beach, Florida in August 2009, the following brothers were elected as international officers of the Fraternity:

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

Professional Fraternity Association
Alpha Zeta • Alpha Kappa Psi • Alpha Rho Chi • Alpha Tau Delta • Alpha Phi Omega • Alpha Chi Sigma • Alpha Omega • Alpha Omega Epsilon • Beta Iota Omicron • Gamma Iota Sigma • Delta Epsilon Iota • Delta Theta Phi • Delta Omicron • Delta Sigma Pi • Zeta Phi Eta • Theta Tau • Kappa Delta Epsilon • Kappa Epsilon • Kappa Kappa Psi • Kappa Psi • Lambda Kappa Sigma • Mu Phi Epsilon • Pi Sigma Epsilon • Rho Pi Phi • Sigma Alpha • Sigma Alpha Iota • Sigma Phi Delta • Tau Beta Sigma • Phi Alpha Delta • Phi Beta • Phi Delta Epsilon • Phi Delta Phi • Phi Delta Chi • Phi Rho Sigma • Phi Sigma Pi • Phi Chi Theta • Omega Tau Sigma
North-American Interfraternity Conference
Independent professional fraternities