List of Kappa Epsilon chapters
Kappa Epsilon is an American professional women's pharmacy fraternity founded in Iowa in 1921.[ 1]
Collegiate chapters
In the following list of Kappa Epsilon collegiate chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics .[ 2] [ 3]
Chapter
Charter date and range
Institution
City
State
Status
Reference
Alpha
May 13, 1921
University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Active
[ 4] [ a]
Beta
May 13, 1921
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy
Omaha
Nebraska
Active
[ 4] [ 5]
Gamma
May 13, 1921
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa
Inactive
[ 4] [ b]
Delta
June 10, 1922
University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy
Missoula
Montana
Active
Epsilon
February 19, 1926
Ohio State University
Columbus
Ohio
Inactive
Zeta
April 21, 1926
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison
Wisconsin
Inactive
Eta
November 30, 1928
Western Reserve University
Cleveland
Ohio
Inactive
Theta
May 23, 1930
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder
Colorado
Inactive
Iota
May 29, 1930
North Dakota State University
Fargo
North Dakota
Inactive
Kappa
May 12, 1939
University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Gainesville
Florida
Active
Lambda
January 12, 1940
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Active
Mu
May 13, 1942
University of Kansas School of Pharmacy
Lawrence
Kansas
Active
Nu
November 19, 1942
Loyola University of the South
New Orleans
Louisiana
Inactive
Xi
March 21, 1943
University of Texas at Austin
Austin
Texas
Active
[ c]
Omicron
February 22, 1945
Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Inactive
Pi
April 1, 1948
Purdue University
West Lafayette
Indiana
Active
Rho
February 4, 1949
University of Cincinnati James L Winkle College of Pharmacy
Cincinnati
Ohio
Active
Sigma
October 28, 1951
University of Arizona R. K. Coit College of Pharmacy
Tucson
Arizona
Active
Tau
May 20, 1953
School of Pharmacy Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Virginia
Active
Upsilon
March 5, 1953
University of Houston
Houston
Texas
Active
Phi
January 28, 1956
Auburn University
Auburn
Alabama
Inactive
Chi
May 24, 1956
South Dakota State University
Brookings
South Dakato
Active
[ 6] [ d]
Psi
December 4, 1957
Ohio Northern University
Ada
Ohio
Active
Omega
April 12, 1958
University of Missouri-Kansas City
Kansas City
Missouri
Active
Alpha Alpha
April 10, 1959
University of Utah
Salt Lake City
Utah
Inactive
Alpha Beta
January 28, 1960
Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford
Oklahoma
Active
Alpha Gamma
May 12, 1960
University of Mississippi Pharmacy School
Oxford
Mississippi
Active
[ e]
Alpha Delta
May 20, 1960
Mercer University College of Pharmacy
Atlanta
Georgia
Active
Alpha Epsilon
October 15, 1960
University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy
Monroe
Louisiana
Active
[ 7]
Alpha Zeta
May 15, 1961
George Washington University
Washington
District of Columbia
Inactive
Alpha Eta
April 13, 1962 – 1966
University of Puerto Rico
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Inactive
Alpha Theta
April 25, 1964
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock
Arkansas
Active
[ 8]
Alpha Iota
April 24, 1965
University of Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Inactive
Alpha Kappa
April 30, 1965
University of Wyoming
Laramie
Wyoming
Inactive
Alpha Lambda
October 22, 1966
South Carolina College of Pharmacy
Columbia
South Carolina
Active
Alpha Mu
December 7, 1968
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Inactive
Alpha Nu
November 24, 1978
Xavier University
Cincinnati
Ohio
Active
Alpha Xi
February 13, 1971
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee
Florida
Active
[ 9] [ f]
Alpha Omicron
May 1980
University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis
St. Louis
Missouri
Active
Alpha Pi
1984
Howard University
Washington
District of Columbia
Active
[ 10]
Alpha Rho
August 1987
Campbell University
Buies Creek
North Carolina
Active
[ 11]
Alpha Phi
October 17, 1999
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
University of Florida
Gainesville
Florida
Active
Beta Alpha
University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Jacksonville
Florida
Active
Beta Beta
April 30, 2004
University of Florida College of Pharmacy
Orlando
Florida
Active
Beta Gamma
South University School of Pharmacy
Savannah
Georgia
Active
Beta Epsilon
2008
University of Mississippi
Oxford
Mississippi
Active
Beta Zeta
February 18, 2009
University of Findlay College of Pharmacy
Findlay
Ohio
Active
[ 12]
Beta Eta
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City
Tennessee
Active
Beta Theta
December 12, 2009
University of the Incarnate Word Feik School of Pharmacy
San Antonio
Texas
Active
[ 13]
Beta Iota
May 2010
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bradenton
Florida
Active
Beta Kappa
October 29, 2012
Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy
Clinton
South Carolina
Active
Beta Lambda
February 18, 2013
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
March 4, 2014
Wingate University School of Pharmacy
Wingate
North Carolina
Active
Beta Pi
Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Mequon
Wisconsin
Active
[ 14]
Beta Rho
May 2, 2015
Midwestern University College of Pharmacy
Glendale
Arizona
Active
[ 15]
Beta Tau
February 26, 2016
University of South Florida College of Pharmacy
Tampa
Florida
Active
[ 16]
Beta Sigma
April 5, 2016
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Suwanee
Georgia
Active
Alumni chapters
Following are the alumni chapters of Kappa Epsilon. Active chapters are indicated in bold . Inactive chapters are in italic .
Notes
^ Alpha chapter was formed from the local pharmacy club, originally called the Spatula Club and later known as Kappa Epsilon. It was also the namesake for the national fraternity.
^ Gamma chapter was formed by absorbing the local pharmacy club, the Crucible Club.
^ Xi chapter was formed by absorbing the local pharmacy organization Mortar and Pestle Club.
^ Chi chapter formed by absorbing the local Galen Society, established in February 1955.
^ Alpha Gamma chapter formed by absorbing the local group, The Pill and Tile Club.
^ Alpha Xi chapter formed by absorbing the local Alpha Chi Pharmacy Club.
^ This chapter was initially called Alpha Alumnae .
^ This chapter was initially called the Eta Alumnae .
^ This chapter was initially called Epsilon Alumnae .
References