List of Delta Psi Kappa chapters explained

Delta Psi Kappa was an American collegiate professional fraternity that focused on physical education and recreation.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was founded in 1916 at the Normal College of the North American Gymnastics Union, later known as the Indiana University–Purdue University.^[4] In the following chapter list, inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.^{[5] [6]}

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	– before 1963	Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	Inactive
Beta	1917–192x ?	Stetson University	DeLand, Florida	Inactive
Gamma	1918–before 1946	University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	Inactive
Delta	1918–before 1946	Posse Normal School of Gymnastics	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive	^[7]
Epsilon	1918	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Zeta	1919–192x ?	Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Inactive
Eta	1919–before 1963	Battle Creek School of Physical Education	Battle Creek, Michigan	Inactive
Theta	1919–before 1946	Montclair State College	Montclair, New Jersey	Inactive
Iota	1920–before 1946	Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon	Inactive
Kappa	1920–before 1946	American College of Physical Education	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive	^[8]
Lambda	1920–192x ?	Chicago Normal School of Physical Education	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Mu	– before 1946	University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	Inactive	^[9]
Nu	1920–192x ?	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Xi	1926– before 1963	Southern Methodist University	Dallas, Texas	Inactive
Omicron	1926– before 1963	Brenau College	Gainesville, Georgia	Inactive
Pi	1927–before 1946	North Dakota State College of Science	Wahpeton, North Dakota	Inactive
Rho		North Texas State Teachers College	Denton, Texas	Inactive	^[10]
Sigma	1928–before 1946	George Peabody College	Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive
Tau	1928	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Upsilon	1929–before 1946	University of Akron	Akron, Ohio	Inactive
Phi	1930	University of Wisconsin–La Crosse	La Crosse, Wisconsin	Inactive
Chi	1930	Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, Arizona	Inactive
Psi	1931–before 1946	Ithaca School of Physical Education	Ithaca, New York	Inactive
Omega	1932–before 1946	University of Mary Hardin–Baylor	Belton, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Alpha	1933–before 1946	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Inactive
Alpha Beta	– before 1963	Minnesota State University Moorhead	Moorhead, Minnesota	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Gamma	1939	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Inactive
Alpha Delta	1945–before 1946	Butler University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Inactive
Alpha Epsilon	1946	Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Inactive
Alpha Zeta	1946	Kansas State College of Pittsburg	Pittsburg, Kansas	Inactive
Alpha Eta	1947	West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon, West Virginia	Inactive
Alpha Theta	1947–before 1963	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Inactive
Alpha Iota	1948–before 1963	State College of Arkansas	Conway, Arkansas	Inactive
Alpha Kappa	1948	Southwest Texas State University	San Marcos, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Lambda	1948	Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, Illinois	Inactive
Alpha Mu	1948	Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Nu	1949	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Inactive
Alpha Omicron	1950	Kent State University	Kent, Ohio	Inactive
Alpha Pi	1952	Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green, Ohio	Inactive
Alpha Rho	1952–before 1963	Occidental College	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Alpha Sigma	1953	Southwest Missouri State College	Springfield, Missouri	Inactive
Alpha Tau	1953	Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Inactive
Alpha Upsilon	1954	University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Phi	1956	Slippery Rock State College	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Alpha Chi	1958	Lamar University	Beaumont, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Psi	1959	University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Inactive
Alpha Omega	1961	University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Inactive
Beta Alpha	1962	Northwest Missouri State College	Maryville, Missouri	Inactive
Beta Beta	1963	East Texas Baptist College	Marshall, Texas	Inactive
Beta Gamma	1963	Central Missouri State University	Warrensburg, Missouri	Inactive
Beta Delta	1964	Trenton State College	Ewing Township, New Jersey	Inactive
Beta Epsilon ?	– 1980	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Inactive
Beta Zeta	1965	West Texas State University	Canyon, Texas	Inactive
Beta Eta	1967	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Inactive
Beta Theta	1967	Central State University	Wilberforce, Ohio	Inactive
Beta Iota	1968	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Inactive
Beta Kappa	1968	Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	Inactive
Beta Lambda		Longwood College	Farmville, Virginia	Inactive	^[12]
Beta Mu	1968	Grambling State University	Grambling, Louisiana	Inactive
Beta Nu	1968	University of Southwestern Louisiana	Lafayette, Louisiana	Inactive
Beta Xi	1969	Eastern Illinois University	Charleston, Illinois	Inactive
Beta Omicron	1969	University of Wisconsin–River Falls	River Falls, Wisconsin	Inactive
Beta Pi	1969	Southern Connecticut State College	New Haven, Connecticut	Inactive
Beta Rho	1970	Western Liberty State College	West Liberty, West Virginia	Inactive
Beta Sigma	1971–1999	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, Texas	Inactive	^[13]
Beta Tau	1970	University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Inactive
Beta Upsilon	1970	Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Inactive
Beta Phi	1970	Georgetown College	Georgetown, Kentucky	Inactive
Beta Chi	1971	Northwestern State University	Natchitoches, Louisiana	Inactive
Beta Psi	1972	Indiana		Inactive
Beta Omega	1972	Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas	Inactive
Gamma Alpha	1973	Nicholls State University	Thibodaux, Louisiana	Inactive
Gamma Beta	1973	Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, Georgia	Inactive
Gamma Gamma	1973	Eastern Kentucky University	Richmond, Kentucky	Inactive
Gamma Delta	1973	University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Inactive
Gamma Epsilon	1975	Old Dominion University	Norfolk, Virginia	Inactive
Gamma Zeta	1975	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Inactive

Notes and References

1. Web site: Delta Psi Kappa Scrapbook collection . 2024-09-11 . Eastern Michigan University Archives.
2. Web site: Delta Psi Kappa, LU-083 . 2023-07-26 . Digital Commons at Longwood University.
3. Estelle Gilman . October 1, 1946 . Affiliated Organizations: VIII. Delta Psi Kappa . The Journal of Health and Physical Education . 17 . 8 . 482–502 . 10.1080/23267240.1946.10627356.
4. Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 463 – via Google Books.
5. Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 518-519.
6. Book: William Raimond Baird . Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities . Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated . 1991.
7. Posse Normal School of Gymnastics (formerly Posse Gymnasium) 1922-1923 Year Book. Boston, MA: 1923.
8. Web site: American College of Physical Ed . 2024-09-11 . Lost Colleges . en.
9. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?filename=5&article=1021&context=sentinel&type=additional 1924 Sentinel
10. Web site: Clements . Elise . Clements . Judy . February 9, 2015 . Beulah A. Harriss 1889-1977 . September 10, 2024 . Denton County, Texas . 5.
11. https://red.mnstate.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1393&context=western-mistic Western Mistic March 9, 1945
12. Web site: 2021-03-10 . Delta Psi Kappa, Turnverein, & the Athletic Association: . 2024-09-11 . Longwood University-Greenwood Library Archives & Special Collections . en.
13. Web site: Delta Psi Kappa . 2024-09-11 . Mary Couts Burnett Library . Texas Christian University.