Fraternity
Kappa Delta Epsilon Founded March 25, 1933; 91 years ago (1933-03-25 ) Washington, DC Type Professional Affiliation Independent Former Affiliation PFA Status Active Emphasis Education Scope National Motto Logos Colors Purple and WhitePublication The ΚΔΕ Current The Circle (until 1947)Chapters 16 Undergraduate, 5 Alumni Headquarters c/o Dr. J. Elizabeth CaseyTexas A&M University–Central Texas 1001 Leadership Pl Killeen , TX 76549 USA Website Official website [1] [2] [3]
Kappa Delta Epsilon (ΚΔΕ ) is a professional fraternity for students in Education . It was organized on March 25, 1933.[1] [3]
On March 25, 1933 , 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.
1935 - The first issue of the magazine of the sorority, THE CIRCLE OF KAPPA DELTA EPSILON , was edited by the National Secretary Miss Mary D. Webb.[1] 1936 - A policy of having THE CIRCLE published by the various chapters on a rotating basis was begun. Cornell Chapter initiated the policy. 1947 - At the National Convention at Gettysburg, THE CIRCLE was replaced by THE KAPPA DELTA EPSILON CURRENT Chapters include the following. Active undergraduate or alumni chapters are listed in bold , inactive chapters are listed in italics .[1]
Chapter School City Year Chartered Status Alpha Allegheny College Meadville, Pennsylvania 1933 Inactive Beta Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, Alabama 1933 Inactive Gamma Cornell University Ithaca, New York 1933 Inactive Delta Atlanta Area Alumni Atlanta, Georgia 1933 Active Epsilon Illinois State University Normal, Illinois 1933 Active Zeta Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1933 Inactive Eta Hamline University St. Paul, Minnesota 1936 Inactive Theta Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania 1938 Inactive Iota Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania 1939 Inactive Kappa Mercer University Macon, Georgia 1940 Active Lambda Millsaps College Jackson, Mississippi 1941 Inactive Mu Mississippi University for Women Columbus, Mississippi 1946 Inactive Nu Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona 1950 Inactive Xi Emory and Henry College Emory, Virginia 1950 Inactive Omicron Birmingham Southern Alumni Birmingham, Alabama 1950 Active Pi University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 1950 Inactive Rho Belhaven College Jackson, Mississippi 1950 Inactive Sigma Furman University Greenville, South Carolina 1951 Inactive Tau University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1952 Inactive Upsilon New York University New York, New York 1952 Inactive Phi Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut 1953 Inactive Chi Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, Alabama 1954 Inactive Psi Point Loma College San Diego, California 1954 Inactive Omega Samford University Birmingham, Alabama 1954 Inactive Alpha Alpha Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho 1954 Inactive Alpha Beta Columbia College Columbia, South Carolina 1955 Inactive Alpha Gamma The American University Washington, DC 1955 Inactive Alpha Delta University of South Carolina Alumni Columbia, South Carolina 1955 Inactive Alpha Epsilon University of Georgia Athens, Georgia 1956 Inactive Alpha Zeta Limestone College Gaffney, South Carolina 1956 Inactive Alpha Eta Wittenberg University Springfield, Ohio 1956 Inactive Alpha Theta Moravian College Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 1957 Inactive Alpha Iota Samford University Alumni Birmingham, Alabama 1958 Active Alpha Kappa Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1958 Active Alpha Lambda Georgia Southern College Statesboro, Georgia 1958 Inactive Alpha Mu Peabody College Nashville, Tennessee 1958 Inactive Alpha Nu Eastern Montana College Billings, Montana 1959 Inactive Alpha Xi Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 1959 Inactive Alpha Omicron Wesleyan College Macon, Georgia 1959 Inactive Alpha Pi Philadelphia Area Alumni Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1960 Inactive Alpha Rho State University of New York at Albany Albany, New York 1960 Inactive Alpha Sigma University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1961 Inactive Alpha Tau Johnson State College Johnson, Vermont 1963 Inactive Alpha Upsilon Louisiana College Pineville, Louisiana 1965 Inactive Alpha Phi Macon Area Alumni Macon, Georgia 1965 Inactive Alpha Chi University of Maine Gorham, Maine 1966 Inactive Alpha Psi Boston College Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 1968 Inactive Alpha Omega Miami University Oxford, Ohio 1968 Inactive Beta Alpha State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New York 1968 Inactive Beta Beta Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia 1968 Inactive Beta Gamma Loyola University Chicago, Illinois 1968 Inactive Beta Delta Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1969 Active Beta Epsilon California University of Pennsylvania California, Pennsylvania 1970 Inactive Beta Zeta Dunbarton College of Holy Cross Washington, DC 1970 Inactive Beta Eta Gorham Area Alumni Gorham, Maine 1974 Inactive Beta Theta New Haven Area Alumni New Haven, Connecticut 1974 Inactive Beta Iota University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, Alabama 1975 Active Beta Kappa Carlow University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1975 Inactive Beta Lambda Southern University Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1975 Inactive Beta Mu Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, Ohio 1978 Inactive Beta Nu Greesnburg Area Alumni Greensburg, Pennsylvania 1979 Inactive Beta Xi Duquesne University Alumni Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1980 Inactive Beta Omicron Mercer University (Atlanta Campus) Atlanta, Georgia 1982 Inactive Beta Pi Clark Atlanta University Atlanta, Georgia 1982 Inactive Beta Rho Judson College Marion, Alabama 1982 Active Beta Sigma University of Alabama Alumni Tuscaloosa, Alabama 1982 Inactive Beta Tau Universidad Regiomontana Monterrey, Mexico 1982 Inactive Beta Upsilon University of Mobile Mobile, Alabama 1982 Inactive Beta Phi Washington DC Area Alumni Washington, DC 1983 Inactive Beta Chi Louisiana State University Alumni Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1985 Inactive Beta Psi Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia 1986 Active Beta Omega University of Alabama at Birmingham Alumni Birmingham, Alabama 1986 Active Gamma Alpha Alice Lloyd College Pippa Passes, Kentucky 1988 Inactive Gamma Beta Jacksonville State University Alumni Jacksonville, Alabama 1988 Inactive Gamma Gamma Caldwell University Caldwell, New Jersey 1990 Active Gamma Delta University of Nevada at Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada 1990 Inactive Gamma Epsilon Fort Valley State College Fort Valley, Georgia 1990 Inactive Gamma Zeta Centenary University Hackettstown, New Jersey 1991 Active Gamma Eta Mississippi Gulf Coast Area Alumni Pascagoula, Mississippi 1991 Inactive Gamma Theta Huntingdon College Montgomery, Alabama 1992 Inactive Gamma Iota Clarksville Area Alumni Huntsville, Alabama 1992 Inactive Gamma Kappa Huntsville Area Alumni Huntsville, Alabama 1992 Inactive Gamma Lambda Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, Florida 1992 Active Gamma Mu Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan 1993 Inactive Gamma Nu Alabama A & M University Normal, Alabama 1993 Inactive Gamma Xi University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas 1993 Inactive Gamma Omicron Washington and Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania 1994 Active Gamma Pi Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan 1994 Inactive Gamma Rho Fort Valley State University Fort Valley, Georgia 1994 Inactive Gamma Sigma Thomasville Georgia Area Alumni Thomasville, Georgia 1996 Inactive Gamma Tau Jackson Area Alumni Jackson, Mississippi 1996 Inactive Gamma Upsilon La Roche University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1997 Active Gamma Phi Rhodes College Memphis, Tennessee 1998 Inactive Gamma Chi Converse College Spartanburg, South Carolina 1998 Inactive Gamma Psi Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, Texas 1998 Inactive Gamma Omega Sierra Nevada College Incline Village, Nevada 1998 Inactive Delta Alpha Augusta University Augusta, Georgia 1999 Inactive Delta Beta Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 2000 Active Delta Gamma Charlotte Area Alumni Charlotte, North Carolina 2003 Active Delta Delta Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia 2003 Inactive Delta Epsilon University of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana 2006 Inactive Delta Zeta Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers, Florida 2009 Active Delta Eta University of the Pacific Stockton, California 2010 Active Delta Theta Cincinnati Area Alumni Cincinnati, Ohio 2016 Inactive Delta Iota Texas A&M International University Laredo, Texas 2017 Active Delta Theta Talladega College Talladega, Alabama 2017 Active Delta Lambda Texas A&M University–Central Texas Killeen, Texas 2021 Active