List of Beta Kappa Chi chapters explained

Beta Kappa Chi is an American collegiate honor society that recognizes academic achievements in the fields of natural science and mathematics. It was established in 1923 at Lincoln University, a historically Black university near Oxford, Pennsylvania.^[1]

Beta Kappa Chi chapters were originally assigned Greek letter names in alphabetical order.^[2] In 1950, the society abolished Greek letter names and renamed chapters by their host institutions.

In the following list of Beta Kappa Chi chapters, inactive institutions are indicated in italics.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Chapter and institution	Old chapter name	Charter date and range	Location	Status	References
Lincoln University	Alpha	January 31, 1923	Lincoln University, Pennsylvania	Active
West Virginia State University	Beta	May 8, 1926	Institute, West Virginia	Active
Howard University	Gamma	c. 1929–193x ?; 1943	Washington, D.C.	Active	^[6]
Johnson C. Smith University	Delta	193x ?–193x ?; March 11, 1943	Charlotte, North Carolina	Active
Lincoln University	Epsilon	193x ?	Jefferson City, Missouri	Active
Virginia Union University	Zeta	193x ?	Richmond, Virginia	Active
Morgan State University	Eta	before 1936	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Virginia State University	Theta	before 1936	Ettrick, Virginia	Active
Storer College	Iota	1942	Harpers Ferry, West Virginia	Inactive
Hampton University	Kappa	1943	Hampton, Virginia	Active
Wilberforce University	Lambda	194x ?	Wilberforce, Ohio	Inactive
Lane College	Mu	194x ?	Jackson, Tennessee	Active
Southern University	Nu	194x ?	Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Active
Tennessee State University	Xi	194x ?	Nashville, Tennessee	Active
Louisville Municipal College	Omicron	194x ?	Louisville, Kentucky	Inactive
North Carolina Central University	Pi	194x ?	Durham, North Carolina	Active
Philander Smith University	Rho	194x ?	Little Rock, Arkansas	Active
Tuskegee University	Sigma	194x ?	Tuskegee, Alabama	Active
Miner Teachers College	Tau	1944	Washington, D.C.	Inactive	^[7]
Livingstone College	Upsilon	1944	Salisbury, North Carolina	Active
Fort Valley State University	Phi	1944	Fort Valley, Georgia	Active
Florida A&M University		January 6, 1953	Tallahassee, Florida	Active	^[8] ^[9]
Texas College		April 7, 1953	Tyler, Texas	Active	^[10]
Savannah State University		1953	Savannah, Georgia	Active	^[11]
Alcorn State University		1963	Lorman, Mississippi	Active	^[12] ^[13]
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania		April 1975	Cheyney, Pennsylvania	Active	^[14]
Jackson State University		2013	Jackson, Mississippi	Active	^[15]
Agnes Scott College			Decatur, Georgia	Active	^[16]
Alabama A&M University			Normal, Alabama	Active
Alabama State University			Montgomery, Alabama	Active
Albany State University			Albany, Georgia	Active
Alvernia University			Reading, Pennsylvania	Active
Atlanta University Center			Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Benedict College			Columbia, South Carolina	Active
Bennett College			Greensboro, North Carolina	Active
Bethune–Cookman University			Daytona Beach, Florida	Active
Bluefield State University			Bluefield, West Virginia	Active
Central State University			Wilberforce, Ohio	Active
Clark Atlanta University			Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Coppin State University			Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Delaware State University			Dover, Delaware	Active
Dillard University			New Orleans, Louisiana	Active	^[17]
Fayetteville State University			Fayetteville, North Carolina	Active
Fisk University			Nashville, Tennessee	Active
Florida Memorial University			Miami Gardens, Florida	Active
Georgia Gwinnett College			Lawrenceville, Georgia	Active	^[18]
Grambling State University			Grambling, Louisiana	Active
Huston–Tillotson University			Austin, Texas	Active
Jacksonville State University			Jacksonville, Alabama	Active
Jarvis Christian College			Hawkins, Texas	Active
Kentucky State University			Frankfort, Kentucky	Active
Knoxville College			Knoxville, Tennessee	Active
Langston University			Langston, Oklahoma	Active
Miles College			Fairfield, Alabama	Active
Mississippi Valley State University			Mississippi Valley State, Mississippi	Active
Morehouse College			Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Norfolk State University			Norfolk, Virginia	Active
North Carolina A&T State University			Greensboro, North Carolina	Active
Paul Quinn College			Dallas, Texas	Active
Prairie View A&M University			Prairie View, Texas	Active
St. Augustine's University			Raleigh, North Carolina	Active
Shaw University			Raleigh, North Carolina	Active
South Carolina State University			Orangeburg, South Carolina	Active
Southern University at New Orleans			New Orleans, Louisiana	Active
Spelman College			Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Stillman College			Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Active
Talladega College			Talladega, Alabama	Active
Texas Southern University			Houston, Texas	Active
Tougaloo College			Tougaloo, Mississippi	Active
Trinity Washington University			Washington, D.C.	Active
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff			Pine Bluff, Arkansas	Active
University of Maryland Eastern Shore			Princess Anne, Maryland	Active
University of the District of Columbia			Washington, D.C.	Active
Wiley University			Marshall, Texas	Active
Winston-Salem State University			Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Active

Notes and References

1. Williams, Joseph L. "Betta Kappa Chi Honorary Scientific Society." Bios vol. 15, no. 3 (October 1944): 137–39. via JSTOR.
2. Web site: Societies – Freddye T. Davy Honors College . 2024-09-08 . Hampton University . en-US.
3. Williams Joseph L. "Beta Kappa Chi: A Challenge Not To Be Ignored." Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 37, no. 1 (January 1945): 26. via PubMed Central.
4. Web site: June 7, 2011 . Beta Kappa Chi Honor Society Chapters, ACHS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414194017/http://www.achsnatl.org/SocResults.asp?Society=bkc . 2012-04-14 . 2024-09-08 . Association of College Honor Societies . web.archive.org.
5. Web site: Our Chapters . 2024-09-08 . Beta Kappa Chi.
6. "Chapter News". Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society News-Letter. 1 (1): 3. May 1943 – via University of Massachusetts Amherst Library.
7. Web site: Batesel . Paul . Miner Teachers College . 2024-09-08 . Lost Colleges . en.
8. News: 1953-02-02 . FAMCEE Gets Beta Kappa Chi . 2024-09-08 . The Orlando Sentinel . 21 . Newspapers.com.
9. News: 1953-01-06 . Beta Kappa Chi Chapter Formed . 2024-09-08 . The Tuskegee Herald . 1 . Newspapers.com.
10. News: 1953-05-15 . Establish Texas College Chapter of Beta Kappa Chi, Scientific Society . 2024-09-08 . The Call . Kansas City, Missouri . 2 . Newspapers.com.
11. News: 1953-04-21 . Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society . 2024-09-08 . The Macon News . 17 . Newspapers.com.
12. News: 1963-04-15 . National Science Group To Have Alcorn Chapter . 2024-09-08 . Clarion-Ledger . Jackson, Mississippi · . 2 . Newspapers.com.
13. News: 1963-04-20 . National Scientific Society to be Established at Alcorn College . 2024-09-08 . The Mississippi Enterprise . Jackson, Mississippi . 1 . Newspapers.com.
14. Web site: Honorary Societies . 2024-09-08 . Cheyney University of Pennsylvania . en-US.
15. Web site: 2015-03-10 . Beta Kappa Chi and NIS to hold national meeting at JSU starting Wednesday . 2024-09-08 . JSU Newsroom . Jackson State University . en-US.
16. Web site: Academic Organizations . 2024-09-08 . Agnes Scott College website . en.
17. Web site: Honors Society . 2024-09-08 . Dillard University . en-US.
18. Web site: 2022-12-08 . Honor Societies . 2024-09-08 . Georgia Gwinnett College . en-us.