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	92 collegiate, 66 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. Currently, there are 100 active collegiate chapters and 66 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, Colorado, Hawaii, and Nevada.
• Southeast Province - Chapters in the Bahamas, Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
• Southwestern Province - Chapters in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.

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.

International Officers

At the 56th Grand Council Convention held in St Petersburg, Florida in August 2013, the following brothers were elected as international officers of the Fraternity:

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

List of Chapters

Kappa Psi consists of 97 collegiate and 66 graduate chapters organized into 11 regional provinces.

Active Collegiate Chapters

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
• 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 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 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 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.

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