Pi Kappa Lambda
Pi Kappa Lambda is an American honor society for undergraduate students, graduate students, and professors of music. There are currently 205 active chapters and approximately 64,500 individual members.
Pi Kappa Lambda was established on May 17, 1918 at the Northwestern University by Carl Milton Beecher, Louis Norton Dodge, and Walter Allen Stults. The first member was Peter Christian Lutkin, Dean of the School of Music at Northwestern University, and the Greek letters chosen for the name of the society were based on his initials.
Pi Kappa Lambda joined the Association of College Honor Societies in 1940. Its current national headquarters are located at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
References
- McClellan, William (1986). "Greek-letter societies". The New Grove Dictionary of American Music II. New York: Macmillan. p. 282.
- Unknown Author (1983). "Directory of Music Organizations". The Instrumentalist (Evanston, Illinois: The Instrumentalist Co.). 38, no. 2 (September 1983): 110.
- Unknown Author (1980). "Reports from member organizations". National Music Council Bulletin 39 (2): 40.
External links
- Pi Kappa Lambda official web site
- Pi Kappa Lambda Records, Northwestern University Archives, Evanston, Illinois
- Peter Christian Lutkin Papers, Northwestern University Archives, Evanston, Illinois