Kappa Delta Epsilon Explained

Kappa Delta Epsilon
Letters:Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΚΔΕ
Coat Of Arms:File:This_is_the_crest_of_Kappa_Delta_Epsilon.jpg
Affiliation:Independent
Former Affiliation:PFA
Former Affiliation2:PPA
Status:Active
Type:Professional
Emphasis:Education
Scope:National
Motto:Logos
Address:c/o Dr. J. Elizabeth Casey
Texas A&M University–Central Texas
1001 Leadership Pl
City:Killeen
State:Texas
Zip Code:76549
Country:USA
Colors: Purple and White
Chapters:16 Undergraduate, 5 Alumni
Publication:The Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΚΔΕ Current
   The Circle (until 1947)
Footnotes:[1] [2] [3]

Kappa Delta Epsilon (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΚΔΕ) is a professional fraternity for students in Education. It was organized on March 25, 1933.[1] [3]

History

On, at the invitation of the Executive Council of Kappa Phi Kappa, professional educational fraternity representatives from six institutions met in Washington, DC and formed a national honorary professional education organization for women. The movement was sponsored by the following National Officers of Kappa Phi Kappa: Dean Will Grant Chambers of Pennsylvania State College, Professor Fredrick Henke of Allegheny College, and Dr. Arthur Wright; all National Officers of Kappa Phi Kappa fraternity.[1]

The founding delegates for the new professional women's society were:

The Organization, then called a sorority, was incorporated under the laws of Georgia in August 1935.

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Chapters

Chapters include the following. Active undergraduate or alumni chapters are listed in bold, inactive chapters are listed in italics.[1]

ChapterSchoolCityYear CharteredStatus
AlphaAllegheny CollegeMeadville, Pennsylvania1933Inactive
BetaBirmingham-Southern CollegeBirmingham, Alabama1933Inactive
GammaCornell UniversityIthaca, New York1933Inactive
DeltaAtlanta Area AlumniAtlanta, Georgia1933Active
EpsilonIllinois State UniversityNormal, Illinois1933Active
ZetaTemple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1933Inactive
EtaHamline UniversitySt. Paul, Minnesota1936Inactive
ThetaBucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania1938Inactive
IotaGettysburg CollegeGettysburg, Pennsylvania1939Inactive
KappaMercer UniversityMacon, Georgia1940Active
LambdaMillsaps CollegeJackson, Mississippi1941Inactive
MuMississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi1946Inactive
NuNorthern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona1950Inactive
XiEmory and Henry CollegeEmory, Virginia1950Inactive
OmicronBirmingham Southern AlumniBirmingham, Alabama1950Active
PiUniversity of South CarolinaColumbia, South Carolina1950Inactive
RhoBelhaven CollegeJackson, Mississippi1950Inactive
SigmaFurman UniversityGreenville, South Carolina1951Inactive
TauUniversity of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1952Inactive
UpsilonNew York UniversityNew York, New York1952Inactive
PhiSouthern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut1953Inactive
ChiJacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, Alabama1954Inactive
PsiPoint Loma CollegeSan Diego, California1954Inactive
OmegaSamford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama1954Inactive
Alpha AlphaIdaho State UniversityPocatello, Idaho1954Inactive
Alpha BetaColumbia CollegeColumbia, South Carolina1955Inactive
Alpha GammaThe American UniversityWashington, DC1955Inactive
Alpha DeltaUniversity of South Carolina AlumniColumbia, South Carolina1955Inactive
Alpha EpsilonUniversity of Georgia Athens, Georgia1956Inactive
Alpha ZetaLimestone CollegeGaffney, South Carolina1956Inactive
Alpha EtaWittenberg UniversitySpringfield, Ohio1956Inactive
Alpha ThetaMoravian CollegeBethlehem, Pennsylvania1957Inactive
Alpha IotaSamford University AlumniBirmingham, Alabama1958Active
Alpha KappaDuquesne UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1958Active
Alpha LambdaGeorgia Southern CollegeStatesboro, Georgia1958Inactive
Alpha MuPeabody CollegeNashville, Tennessee 1958Inactive
Alpha NuEastern Montana CollegeBillings, Montana1959Inactive
Alpha XiEmory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia1959Inactive
Alpha OmicronWesleyan CollegeMacon, Georgia1959Inactive
Alpha PiPhiladelphia Area AlumniPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania1960Inactive
Alpha RhoState University of New York at AlbanyAlbany, New York1960Inactive
Alpha SigmaUniversity of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama1961Inactive
Alpha TauJohnson State CollegeJohnson, Vermont1963Inactive
Alpha UpsilonLouisiana CollegePineville, Louisiana1965Inactive
Alpha PhiMacon Area AlumniMacon, Georgia1965Inactive
Alpha ChiUniversity of MaineGorham, Maine1966Inactive
Alpha PsiBoston CollegeChestnut Hill, Massachusetts1968Inactive
Alpha OmegaMiami UniversityOxford, Ohio1968Inactive
Beta AlphaState University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh, New York 1968Inactive
Beta BetaGeorgia State UniversityAtlanta, Georgia1968Inactive
Beta GammaLoyola UniversityChicago, Illinois1968Inactive
Beta DeltaLouisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana1969Active
Beta EpsilonCalifornia University of PennsylvaniaCalifornia, Pennsylvania1970Inactive
Beta ZetaDunbarton College of Holy CrossWashington, DC1970Inactive
Beta EtaGorham Area AlumniGorham, Maine1974Inactive
Beta ThetaNew Haven Area AlumniNew Haven, Connecticut1974Inactive
Beta IotaUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, Alabama1975Active
Beta KappaCarlow UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1975Inactive
Beta LambdaSouthern UniversityBaton Rouge, Louisiana1975Inactive
Beta MuFranciscan University of SteubenvilleSteubenville, Ohio1978Inactive
Beta NuGreesnburg Area AlumniGreensburg, Pennsylvania1979Inactive
Beta XiDuquesne University AlumniPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1980Inactive
Beta OmicronMercer University (Atlanta Campus)Atlanta, Georgia1982Inactive
Beta PiClark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, Georgia1982Inactive
Beta RhoJudson CollegeMarion, Alabama1982Active
Beta SigmaUniversity of Alabama AlumniTuscaloosa, Alabama1982Inactive
Beta TauUniversidad RegiomontanaMonterrey, Mexico1982Inactive
Beta UpsilonUniversity of MobileMobile, Alabama1982Inactive
Beta PhiWashington DC Area AlumniWashington, DC1983Inactive
Beta ChiLouisiana State University AlumniBaton Rouge, Louisiana1985Inactive
Beta PsiSpelman CollegeAtlanta, Georgia1986Active
Beta OmegaUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham AlumniBirmingham, Alabama 1986Active
Gamma AlphaAlice Lloyd CollegePippa Passes, Kentucky1988Inactive
Gamma BetaJacksonville State University AlumniJacksonville, Alabama1988Inactive
Gamma GammaCaldwell UniversityCaldwell, New Jersey1990Active
Gamma DeltaUniversity of Nevada at Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada1990Inactive
Gamma EpsilonFort Valley State CollegeFort Valley, Georgia1990Inactive
Gamma ZetaCentenary UniversityHackettstown, New Jersey1991Active
Gamma EtaMississippi Gulf Coast Area AlumniPascagoula, Mississippi1991Inactive
Gamma ThetaHuntingdon CollegeMontgomery, Alabama1992Inactive
Gamma IotaClarksville Area AlumniHuntsville, Alabama1992Inactive
Gamma KappaHuntsville Area AlumniHuntsville, Alabama1992Inactive
Gamma LambdaPalm Beach Atlantic UniversityWest Palm Beach, Florida1992Active
Gamma MuCentral Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, Michigan1993Inactive
Gamma NuAlabama A & M UniversityNormal, Alabama1993Inactive
Gamma XiUniversity of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas1993Inactive
Gamma OmicronWashington and Jefferson CollegeWashington, Pennsylvania1994Active
Gamma PiHillsdale CollegeHillsdale, Michigan1994Inactive
Gamma RhoFort Valley State UniversityFort Valley, Georgia1994Inactive
Gamma SigmaThomasville Georgia Area AlumniThomasville, Georgia1996Inactive
Gamma TauJackson Area AlumniJackson, Mississippi1996Inactive
Gamma UpsilonLa Roche UniversityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1997Active
Gamma PhiRhodes CollegeMemphis, Tennessee1998Inactive
Gamma ChiConverse CollegeSpartanburg, South Carolina1998Inactive
Gamma PsiOur Lady of the Lake UniversitySan Antonio, Texas1998Inactive
Gamma OmegaSierra Nevada CollegeIncline Village, Nevada1998Inactive
Delta AlphaAugusta UniversityAugusta, Georgia1999Inactive
Delta BetaChestnut Hill CollegePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2000Active
Delta GammaCharlotte Area AlumniCharlotte, North Carolina2003Active
Delta DeltaNorfolk State UniversityNorfolk, Virginia2003Inactive
Delta EpsilonUniversity of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana2006Inactive
Delta ZetaFlorida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers, Florida2009Active
Delta EtaUniversity of the PacificStockton, California2010Active
Delta ThetaCincinnati Area AlumniCincinnati, Ohio2016Inactive
Delta IotaTexas A&M International UniversityLaredo, Texas2017Active
Delta ThetaTalladega CollegeTalladega, Alabama2017Active
Delta LambdaTexas A&M University–Central TexasKilleen, Texas2021Active

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kappa Delta Epsilon Handbook. March 2016. March 29, 2016.
  2. Book: William Raimond Baird. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. 1977. G. Banta Company. 737–.
  3. Book: Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. 1991. Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. V–21–22.