Kappa Epsilon Explained

Kappa Epsilon
Letters:	Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΚΕ
Crest:	Kappaepsilonlogo.png
Birthplace:	Iowa City, Iowa
Affiliation:	PFA
Former Affiliation:	PPA
Status:	Active
Type:	Professional
Emphasis:	Pharmacy
Scope:	National
Motto:	Latin: Cogito Ergo Sum (I think, therefore, I am)
Colors:	Red and White
Flower:	Red rose
Jewel:	Pearl
Chapters:	43 collegiate, 10 alumni
Address:	6510 Telecom Drive, Suite 200
City:	Indianapolis
State:	Indiana
Zip Code:	46278
Country:	United States

Kappa Epsilon (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: ΚΕ) is an American professional women's pharmacy fraternity founded in Iowa in 1921.^[1] Today, KE has 43 collegiate chapters and ten alumni chapters. Over 20,000 women and men have been initiated into ΚΕ since its founding.^[2]

History

Kappa Epsilon was established on May 13, 1921, in the Hall of Pharmacy and Chemistry at the University of Iowa.^[3] Its founders were professor Zada M. Cooper and members of women's pharmacy clubs at the University of Iowa, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Nebraska. The fraternity was founded to unite female pharmacy students in an era when women were a minority in the profession. Its name was taken from the pharmacy club at the University of Minnesota, the oldest of the three clubs.

In 1942, the fraternity published an official songbook that included original compositions such as the "Kappa Epsilon Pledging Song."^[4] The songbook was revised in the 1960s. To encourage women to become pharmacists, Kappa Epsilon published several books, including Women in Pharmacy in 1950, She Is a Pharmacist in 1958, and Pharmacy-Career for the Modern Girl in 1970.

The fraternity was incorporated in January 1960 in Minnesota.^[5] Every two years, the fraternity holds a convention where national officers are elected and collegiate and alumni members can network. At the 15th convention in April 1947, the fraternity updated its policies to allow Jews to be admitted. At its 31st convention in 1977, Kappa Epsilon voted to allow men to join as full members; this action was in response to Title IX and the loss of chapters from campuses that prohibited gender discrimination.

Symbols

The official colors of Kappa Epsilon are red and white. Its flower is the red rose and its jewel is the pearl.

Philanthropy

The Kappa Epsilon Foundation was established on May 21, 1992, to support educational programs, provide student loans, and fund research in pharmacy. The Zada Cooper Scholarship, named for the fraternity's founder, is given to five students every year by the foundation. The Nellie Wakeman Fellowship is given to a member in his/her last year of pharmacy school who wishes to pursue graduate study. For both awards, the recipient must be a fraternity member in good standing.

Kappa Epsilon's national project is the promotion of breast cancer awareness. Many ΚΕ chapters participate in the Race for the Cure or Relay For Life. KE chapters are also encouraged to promote awareness of other women's health issues such as osteoporosis. KE's recently added the Pharmacy Career Opportunity Recruitment Project (Pharm-CORP) to their National Project. Pharm-CORP works to introduce pharmacy careers to middle and high-school-aged students and encourages them to excel in math and the sciences.

Collegiate chapters

Following is a list of Kappa Epsilon collegiate chapters.^{[6] [7]} Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italic.

Chapter	Chartered	Institution	City	State	Status	Reference
Alpha		University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy	Minneapolis	Minnesota	Active
Beta		University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy	Omaha	Nebraska	Active	^[8]
Gamma		University of Iowa	Iowa City	Iowa	Inactive
Delta		University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy	Missoula	Montana	Active
Epsilon		Ohio State University	Columbus	Ohio	Inactive
Zeta		University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison	Wisconsin	Inactive
Eta		Western Reserve University	Cleveland	Ohio	Inactive
Theta		University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder	Colorado	Inactive
Iota		North Dakota State University	Fargo	North Dakota	Inactive
Kappa		University of Florida College of Pharmacy	Gainesville	Florida	Active
Lambda		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy	Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Active
Mu		University of Kansas School of Pharmacy	Lawrence	Kansas	Active
Nu			New Orleans	Louisiana	Inactive
Xi			Austin	Texas	Active
Omicron		Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	Inactive
Pi		Purdue University	West Lafayette	Indiana	Active
Rho		University of Cincinnati James L Winkle College of Pharmacy	Cincinnati	Ohio	Active
Sigma		University of Arizona R. K. Coit College of Pharmacy	Tucson	Arizona	Active
Tau		School of Pharmacy Medical College of Virginia	Richmond	Virginia	Active
Upsilon		University of Houston	Houston	Texas	Active
Phi		Auburn University	Auburn	Alabama	Inactive
Chi		South Dakota State University	Brookings	South Dakato	Active	^[9]
Psi		Ohio Northern University	Ada	Ohio	Active
Omega		University of Missouri-Kansas City	Kansas City	Missouri	Active
Alpha Alpha		University of Utah	Salt Lake City	Utah	Inactive
Alpha Beta		Southwestern Oklahoma State University	Weatherford	Oklahoma	Active
Alpha Gamma		University of Mississippi Pharmacy School	Oxford	Mississippi	Active
Alpha Delta		Mercer University College of Pharmacy		Georgia	Active
Alpha Epsilon		University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy	Monroe	Louisiana	Active	^[10]
Alpha Zeta		George Washington University	Washington, D.C.		Inactive
Alpha Eta	– 1966	University of Puerto Rico	San Juan	Puerto Rico	Inactive
Alpha Theta		University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences	Little Rock	Arkansas	Active	^[11]
Alpha Iota		University of Oklahoma	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Inactive
Alpha Kappa			Laramie	Wyoming	Inactive
Alpha Lambda		South Carolina College of Pharmacy	Columbia	South Carolina	Active
Alpha Mu		University of New Mexico	Albuquerque	New Mexico	Inactive
Alpha Nu			Cincinnati	Ohio	Active
Alpha Xi			Tallahassee	Florida	Active	^[12]
Alpha Omicron		University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis	St. Louis	Missouri	Active
Alpha Pi	1984	Howard University	Washington, D.C.		Active	^[13]
Alpha Rho		Campbell University	Buies Creek	North Carolina	Active	^[14]
Alpha Phi		Duquesne University	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha Chi		Shenandoah University	Winchester	Virginia	Active
Alpha Psi		Palm Beach Atlantic University	West Palm Beach	Florida	Active
Alpha Omega			Gainesville	Florida	Active
Beta Alpha		University of Florida College of Pharmacy	Jacksonville	Florida	Active
Beta Beta			Orlando	Florida	Active
Beta Gamma		South University School of Pharmacy	Savannah	Georgia	Active
Beta Epsilon	2008	University of Mississippi	Oxford	Mississippi	Active
Beta Zeta		University of Findlay College of Pharmacy	Findlay	Ohio	Active	^[15]
Beta Eta		East Tennessee State University	Johnson City	Tennessee	Active
Beta Theta		University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy	San Antonio	Texas	Active	^[16]
Beta Iota		Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	Bradenton	Florida	Active
Beta Kappa		Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy	Clinton	South Carolina	Active
Beta Lambda		University of Kansas School of Pharmacy	Wichita	Kansas	Active
Beta Mu		University of North Carolina at Asheville	Asheville	North Carolina	Active
Beta Nu colony		South University School of Pharmacy	Columbia	South Carolina	Active
Beta Omicron		Wingate University School of Pharmacy	Wingate	North Carolina	Active
Beta Pi		Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy	Mequon	Wisconsin	Active	^[17]
Beta Rho		Midwestern University College of Pharmacy	Glendale	Arizona	Active	^[18]
Beta Tau		University of South Florida College of Pharmacy	Tampa	Florida	Active	^[19]
Beta Sigma		Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine	Suwanee	Georgia	Active

Notes

Alumni chapters

Following are the alumni chapters of Kappa Epsilon. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italic.

Chapter	Chartered	City	State	Status	References
Twin City Alumni	1924	Minneapolis and Saint Paul	Minnesota	Active	^[20]
Gamma Alumnae	1927	Iowa City	Iowa	Inactive
Zeta Alumnae	1929	Madison	Wisconsin	Inactive
Cleveland Alumni	1930	Cleveland	Ohio	Active
Beta Alumnae	1932	Omaha	Nebraska	Inactive
Nu Alumnae	1944	New Orleans	Louisiana	Inactive
Iota Alumnae	1949	Fargo	North Dakota	Inactive
Omincron Alumnae	1949	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Inactive
Delta Alumnae	1950	Missoula	Montana	Inactive
Columbus Alumni	1951	Columbus	Ohio	Active
Mu Alumnae	1952	Lawrence	Kansas	Inactive
Xi Alumnae	1952	Austin	Texas	Inactive
Rho Alumnae	1952	Cincinnati	Ohio	Inadtve
Chicago Alumnae	1954	Chicago	Illinois	Inactive
Colorado Alumnae	1957		Colorado	Inactive
Quint City Alumnae	1961	Davenport, Rock Island, Moline, and Bettendorf	Iowa and Illinois	Inactive
Kansas City Alumnae	1961	Kansas City	Missouri	Inactive
Indiana Alumni	1962		Indiana	Active
District of Columnia Alumnae	1963	Washington, D.C.		Inactive
Louisiana Alumnae	1968		Louisiana	Inactive
Arkansas Alumnae	1968		Arkansas	Inactive
South Carolina Alumnae	1970		South Carolina	Inactive
Atlanta Alumnae	1970	Atlanta	Georgia	Inactive
New Mexico Alumnae	1973		New Mexico	Inactive
Tar Heel Alumnae	1973		North Carolina	Inactive
Dallas-Ft Worth Alumni	1974–19xx ?; 1997	Dallas and Fort Worth	Texas	Active
Puerto Rico Alumnae	1974		Puerto Rico	Inactive
Arizonza Alumnae	1975		Arizona	Inactive
Central Texas Alumnae	1977		Texas	Inactive
Houston Alumnae	1977	Houston	Texas	Inactive
Wisconsin Alumnae	1977		Wisconsin	Inactive
Florida Alumni	1981		Florida	Active
Phoenix Alumni	1982	Phoenix	Arizona	Active
Greater Kansas City Alumni	1997	Kansas City	Missouri	Active
Charleston Alumni	2006	Charleston	South Carolina	Active
Greater Pittsburgh Alumni	2006	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Active
Greater Atlanta Alumni	2008	Atlanta	Georgia	Active
Greater Triangle Alumni	2008	Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Active
Greater Richmond Virginia Alumni	2009	Richmond	Virginia	Active
Greensboro Alumni	2009	Greensboro	North Carolina	Active

Notes

See also

• Professional fraternities and sororities
• Rho Chi, co-ed, pharmacy honor society

Notes and References

1. 41111877 . Zada Mary Cooper: Grand and Glorious Lady of Pharmacy . Henderson . Metta Lou . Pharmacy in History . 77–84 . American Institute of the History of Pharmacy . 40 . 2/3 . 1998 .
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3. Shehata, Diane Mulvey. “A History of the Women’s Professional Pharmacy Fraternities, 1913-1988.” Pharmacy in History 52, no. 1 (2010): 27. via JSTOR
4. Shehata, Diane Mulvey. “A History of the Women’s Professional Pharmacy Fraternities, 1913-1988.” Pharmacy in History 52, no. 1 (2010): 34-35, 38-39. via JSTOR
5. Web site: Kappa Epsilon R. K. Coit College of Pharmacy . 2023-03-10 . www.pharmacy.arizona.edu.
6. Web site: Collegiate Chapters Kappa Epsilon . 2023-03-10 . en.
7. Shehata, Diane Mulvey. “A History of the Women’s Professional Pharmacy Fraternities, 1913-1988.” Pharmacy in History 52, no. 1 (2010): 33-34. via JSTOR
8. Web site: Kappa Epsilon Pharmacy Fraternity . 2023-03-10 . www.unmc.edu . en.
9. Web site: Kappa Epsilon - Jacks Club Hub . 2023-03-10 . South Dakota State University.
10. Web site: College of Pharmacy Kappa Epsilon . 2023-03-10 . University of Louisiana at Monroe.
11. Web site: Boulden . Ben . 2017-08-18 . Pharmacy Student Organizations Win National Chapter of the Year Awards . 2023-03-10 . UAMS News . en.
12. Web site: Alpha Xi's History . 2023-03-10 . Kappa Epsilon Professional Pharmacy Fraternity Alpha Xi Chapter . en.
13. Web site: Student Organizations Howard University College of Pharmacy . 2023-03-10 . pharmacy.howard.edu.
14. Web site: Liggett . Billy . Kappa Epsilon Fraternity creates new scholarship - News Campbell University . 2023-03-10 . News Campbell University . en-US.
15. Web site: Student Organizations . 2023-03-10 . www.findlay.edu.
16. Web site: Student Organizations Student Life University of the Incarnate Word . 2023-03-10 . pharmacy.uiw.edu.
17. Web site: School of Pharmacy Student Organizations . 2023-03-10 . Concordia University Wisconsin . en.
18. Web site: You're Invited! Beta Rho Induction Kappa Epsilon . 2023-03-10 . Kappa Epsilon . en.
19. Web site: Welcome Beta Tau Chapter! Kappa Epsilon . 2023-03-10 . en.
20. Web site: Alumni Chapters Kappa Epsilon . 2023-03-10 . en.