Alpha Kappa Kappa Explained

Alpha Kappa Kappa
Letters:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΑΚΚ
Coat Of Arms:	File:The_crest_of_Alpha_Kappa_Kappa.jpg
Birthplace:	Dartmouth College
Affiliation:	Independent
Former Affiliation:	PIC
Status:	Active
Type:	Professional
Emphasis:	Medical
Scope:	International
Colors:	Dartmouth Green White
Symbol:	Twin serpents, book
Jewel:	Emerald and Pearl
Publication:	The Centaur
Chapters:	2 active, 66 chartered
Lifetime:	35,000+ (as of 1977)
Country:	United States

Alpha Kappa Kappa (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΑΚΚ) is a medical school fraternity that was founded in 1888 at Dartmouth Medical School. AKK had over sixty chapters at various medical schools throughout the United States and Canada for approximately eighty years but now operates with two independent, local chapters.^[1]

History

Alpha Kappa Kappa was established at Dartmouth Medical School on September 29, 1888. It was created for "social intercourse, mental development, scholarship and mutual assistance." The fraternity incorporated in New Hampshire by a special act of the legislature on July 25, 1889.

The fraternity expanded to be national and international, with chapters across the United States and in Canada. Its national headquarters was in Ellettsville, Indiana. It was a member of the Professional Interfraternity Conference a predecessor to the Professional Fraternity Association.

The fraternity disbanded nationally in the 1960s, with three chapters continuing as independent organizations.^[2] Alpha Theta chapter at the University of Texas Medical Branch stayed active until the mid-2000s.^[3] The Epsilon chapter at Jefferson Medical College is still active.^[4] It has a chapter house at 317 South Eleventh Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It provides affordable housing for male medical students.^[5]

Alpha Psi chapter at the University of Iowa also stayed active after the disbanding of the national fraternity. Now called the Alpha Kappa Kappa Society, it operates as a residential community with a chapter house at 339 Teeter Court in Iowa City, purchased in 1925.^[6] The chapter went co-ed in the 1990s. It has an Alumni Board that was established in 2019.^[7]

Symbolism and traditions

The Alpha Kappa Kappa badge was a gold crescent with the letters, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Α, Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Κ, and Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Κ, enameled in black. Wrapped around the crescent are twin coiled serpents facing each other. The horns of the crescent support an enameled black book bearing the letter(s) of the chapter. (In the infobox, a photographic example shows a pin from the Mu chapter at the University of Pennsylvania.) The book may be set in pearls and emeralds, which were the fraternity's jewels. The name of the school was sometimes etched onto the side of the book, which was held at a diagonal.

The colors of the fraternity were Dartmouth green and white, to honor its founding school. Its symbols were the book and the twin serpents.

Its quarterly magazine was The Centaur.

Chapter List

Following is a list of Alpha Kappa Kappa chapters in Greek letter order.^{[8] [9]} In the early days, chapters chose their letters, so in a few cases, date order does not always match Greek letter alphabetization. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are in italic.

Chapter	Chartered date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha		Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Inactive
Beta	– 1918	College of Physicians and Surgeons	San Francisco, California	Inactive
Gamma		Tufts Medical College	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Delta		Medical Department, University of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont	Inactive	^[10]
Epsilon		Jefferson Medical College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Zeta		Long Island College Hospital Medical School	Brooklyn, New York	Inactive
Eta		College of Medicine of the University of Illinois	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Theta	– June 1921	Maine Medical School, Bowdoin College	Brunswick, Maine	Inactive
Iota		Medical Department University of Syracuse	Syracuse, New York	Inactive
Kappa.		Medical Department, Marquette University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive
Lambda		Medical Department, Cornell University	New York City, New York	Inactive
Mu		Medical Department, University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Nu		Rush Medical College	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Xi		Medical Department, Northwestern University	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Omicron			Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive
Pi			Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
Rho		University of Colorado	Denver, Colorado	Inactive
Sigma		Medical Department, University of California	San Francisco, California	Inactive
Tau	– 1903	University of the South Medical School	Sewanee, Tennessee	Inactive
Upsilon		Medical Department, University of Oregon	Portland, Oregon	Inactive
Phi	–1909	Medical Department, University of Nashville	Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive
Chi		Medical Department, Vanderbilt University,	Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive
Psi		Medical Department, University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Inactive	^[11]
Omega		Medical Department, University of Tennessee	Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive
Alpha Alpha				Unassigned
Alpha Beta		Medical Department, Tulane University	New Orleans, Louisiana	Inactive
Alpha Gamma		Medical Department, University of Georgia	Augusta, Georgia	Inactive
Alpha Delta		Medical Department, McGill University	Montreal, Canada	Inactive
Alpha Epsilon		Medical Department, University of Toronto	Toronto, Canada	Inactive
Alpha Zeta		Medical Department, George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
Alpha Eta		Yale Medical School	New Haven, Connecticut	Inactive
Alpha Theta	– 200x ?	Medical Department, University of Texas	Galveston, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Iota		University of Michigan, Department of Medicine and Surgery	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive
Alpha Kappa		Medical College of Virginia	Richmond, Virginia	Inactive
Alpha Lambda	– 1908	Medical College of the State of South Carolina	Charleston, South Carolina	Inactive
Alpha Mu		St. Louis University School of Medicine	St. Louis, Missouri	Inactive
Alpha Nu		University of Louisville School of Medicine	Louisville, Kentucky	Inactive
Alpha Xi		Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine	Louisville, Kentucky	Inactive
Alpha Omicron	– 1913	University Medical College	Kansas City, Missouri	Inactive
Alpha Pi		University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Alpha Rho		Harvard Medical School	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Alpha Sigma	– June 1920	University of Southern California Medical School	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Alpha Tau		Atlanta Medical College	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
Alpha Upsilon		Johns Hopkins School of Medicine	Baltimore, Maryland,	Inactive
Alpha Phi		University of Missouri School of Medicine	Columbia, Missouri	Inactive
Alpha Chi		University of Oklahoma College of Medicine	Norman, Oklahoma	Inactive	^[12]
Alpha Psi		Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Active
Alpha Omega				Unassigned ?
Beta Alpha				Unassigned ?
Beta Gamma		University of Nebraska Medical Center	Omaha, Nebraska	Inactive
Beta Delta		University of Virginia School of Medicine	Charlottesville, Virginia	Inactive
Beta Epsilon		Boston University School of Medicine	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Beta Zeta		University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive	^[13]
Beta Eta		University of Maryland School of Medicine	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive
Beta Theta		Washington University School of Medicine	St. Louis, Missouri	Inactive
Beta Iota		UNC School of Medicine	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Inactive
Beta Kappa		Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario	London, Ontario, Canada	Inactive	^[14]
Beta Lambda		Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons	Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York	Inactive
Beta Mu		Georgetown University School of Medicine	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
Beta Nu		Duke University School of Medicine	Durham, North Carolina	Inactive	^[15]
Beta Xi		Stanford University School of Medicine	Stanford, California	Inactive
Beta Omicron		Temple University School of Medicine	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive	^[16]
Beta Pi		Louisiana State University School of Medicine	New Orleans, Louisiana	Inactive
Beta Rho		New York Medical College	Valhalla, New York	Inactive
Beta Sigma		University of Mississippi School of Medicine	Jackson, Mississippi	Inactive	^[17]
Beta Tau		University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, Washington	Inactive
Beta Upsilon		Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, Texas	Inactive	^[18]
Beta Phi		Hahnemann Medical College	East Falls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive	^[19]
Beta Chi		Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami	Miami, Florida	Inactive

Notable members

• Edward Starr Judd Jr. (Alpha Rho) – surgeon and Mayo Clinic founder and partner^{[20] [21] [22] [23]}
• Charles H. Mayo (Psi) – physician and Mayo Clinic founder^[24]

See also

• Professional fraternities and sororities

Notes and References

1. The History of Alpha Kappa Kappa . 10.1001/jama.1942.02830460068027 . JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association . 1942 . 120 . 11 . 870 .
2. Book: Baird's Manual of American Fraternities . Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. . 1991 . 978-0963715906 . Anson . Jack L. . 20th . Indianapolis, IN . V-69–70 . en . Marchenasi . Robert F. .
3. Web site: 2016-03-03 . Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity Alpha Theta Chapter . 2023-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225414/http://akk.150m.com/index.htm . 2016-03-03 .
4. Web site: Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity -- Epsilon Chapter . 2023-07-10 . Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity -- Epsilon Chapter . en.
5. Web site: History . 2023-07-10 . Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity -- Epsilon Chapter . en.
6. Web site: University of Iowa AKK Medical Fraternity Iowa City . 2023-07-10 . AKK Medical Society . en.
7. Web site: Meet Us . 2023-07-10 . AKK Medical Society . en.
8. Book: Catalogue of Alpha Kappa Kappa . Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity . 1909 . Heintz . Edward Louis . Chicago . en . Google Books.
9. May 1922 . Chapter Role and Address . The Centaur . 27 . 4 . unnumbered front pages . Hathi Trust.
10. News: 1893-04-22 . Medical Societies Amalgamate: The Alpha Delta Sigma Unites with the Alpha Kappa Kappa . 5 . The Burlington Free Press . Burlington, Vermont . 2023-07-10 . Newspapers.com.
11. https://conservancy.umn.edu/bitstream/handle/11299/170456/MedicalBulletin_Spring_1984.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y The University of Minnesota's Medical Bulletin, Spring 1984
12. November 1920 . Historical . The Centaur . 24 . 1 . 19–20 . Hathi Trust.
13. News: October 3, 1922 . New National Medical Frat Installed Here: Gamma Tau Beta Becomes Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity . 1 . The Daily Cardninal . University of Wisconsin, Madison . July 10, 2023.
14. Book: Occidentalia . 1940 . University of Western Ontario . 14 . London, Ontario . 135 . Internet Archive.
15. Web site: 1936 . Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternity, group photograph . 2023-07-10 . MedSpace, Duke University. 2193/NZ805Z797 .
16. https://digital.library.temple.edu/digital/api/collection/p245801coll12/id/48090 Skull 1958
17. Book: Ole Miss . University of Mississippi . 1948 . Oxford, Mississippi . 316 . Internet Archive.
18. Book: The Round-Up . Baylor University . 1950 . Waco, Texas . 310–311 . Internet Archive.
19. Book: The Medic . 1951 . Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital . Philadelphia . 161 . Internet Archive.
20. Book: Minnesota and Its People . 556 . Burnquist . Joseph Alfred Arner . 1924 .
21. Nelson . Clark W. . September 1993 . Dr. Edward Starr Judd, Mayo Partner and Master Surgeon . Mayo Clinic Proceedings . 68 . 9 . 834 . 10.1016/s0025-6196(12)60689-2 . 8371600 .
22. 4592405 . 1974 . Wangensteen . O. H. . Editorial: Dr. E. Starr Judd and the Mayo enterprise . Minnesota Medicine . 57 . 3 . 219–220 .
23. Web site: 1996-09-10 . Service set for Edward Judd, Jr., M.D. . 2023-07-10 . Rochester Post Bulletin . en.
24. https://books.google.com/books?id=3mFZ6SafnwUC&pg=PA143 Minnesota and its People, vol.III, p.143