# Alpha Kappa Pi

Alpha Kappa Pi (ΑΚΠ) was an American collegiate social fraternity founded in 1921 at the Newark College of Engineering. In 1946, it merged with Alpha Sigma Phi.

## History

Alpha Kappa Pi was a social fraternity founded on Jan. 1, 1921 at the Newark College of Engineering (now New Jersey Institute of Technology), under the name Phi Delta Zeta. A committee was formed to complete a plan for nationalization, largely by absorbing local fraternity chapters. It established its Beta chapter in 1926 at Wagner College (in New York), lending the name of the Wagner local chapter to become the name of the new national, now Alpha Kappa Pi, and adding two more chapters that year. Alpha Kappa Pi would go on to form 36 chapters over the next two decades.
Alpha Kappa Pi joined the NIC in 1931.In addition to the absorption of local chapters, three of the remaining chapters of Sigma Delta Rho were added in 1936-37, as were two chapters of disintegrating Theta Nu Epsilon, in 1940. It had a total membership of 3,105 in 1940.
On September 6, 1946, Alpha Kappa Pi merged with Alpha Sigma Phi (ΑΣΦ), mostly resulting in new chapters. There were only two campuses where a local merger was effected, as both groups were active there. Some recently dormant chapters of ΑΚΠ were assigned new names within the Alpha Sigma Phi roster.

## Symbols

The fratrnitys badge was a 7-pointed gold star in black enamel, decorated with the Greek letters ΑΚΠ above crossed swords. Its colors were Dartmouth green and white. Its flower was the yellow tea rose.
Alpha Kappa Pi's magazine was The Alpha

## Chapters

Following is a list of Alpha Kappa Pi chapters. Inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.
| Chapter | Chartered date and range | Institution | Location | Status |
| Alpha | January 1, 1921 – September 6, 1946 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, New Jersey | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Beta | November 15, 1926 – September 6, 1946 | Wagner College | Staten Island, New York | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Gamma | June 24, 1926 – September 6, 1946 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, New Jersey | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Delta | November 19, 1926 – September 6, 1946 | Polytechnic Institute | Brooklyn, New York | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Epsilon | January 1, 1927 – 1928 | Ellsworth College | Iowa Falls, Iowa | Inactive |
| Zeta | January 7, 1928 – 1935 | Coe College | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Withdrew (local) |
| Eta | May 12, 1928 – September 6, 1946 | Presbyterian College | Clinton, South Carolina | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Theta | June 1, 1928 – 1938 | Columbia University | New York City, New York | Inactive |
| Iota | May 4, 1929 – September 6, 1946 | Mount Union College | Alliance, Ohio | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Kappa | May 4, 1929 – 1935; 1939–1940 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Inactive |
| Lambda | June 1, 1929 – September 6, 1946 | Bethany College | Bethany, West Virginia | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Mu | December 14, 1929 – September 6, 1946 | Marshall University | Huntington, West Virginia | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Nu | January 31, 1930 – September 6, 1946 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Xi | May 26, 1930 – 1943 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, North Carolina | Inactive |
| Omicron | June 30, 1930 – September 6, 1946 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Pi | January 31, 1931 – 1936 | University of New Hampshire | Durham, New Hampshire | Inactive |
| Rho | March 28, 1931 – September 6, 1946 | Rutgers University | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Sigma | May 29, 1930 – September 6, 1946 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign and Urbana, Illinois | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Tau | May 30, 1931 – September 6, 1946 | Tufts University | Medford, Massachusetts | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Upsilon | February 11, 1932 –1938 | Centre College | Danville, Kentucky | Inactive |
| Phi | February 3, 1932 – 1939 | St. John's College | Annapolis, Maryland | Inactive |
| Chi | May 18, 1932 – September 6, 1946 | Wake Forest University | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Psi | April 22, 1933 – September 6, 1946 | West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Alpha | May 4, 1935 – September 6, 1946 | Hartwick College | Oneonta, New York | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Beta | November 8, 1935 – September 6, 1946 | Trine University | Angola, Indiana | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Gamma | September 11, 1936 – September 6, 1946 | Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Delta | March 13, 1937 – September 6, 1946 | University of Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Epsilon | June 12, 1937 – September 6, 1946 | University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, Ohio | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Zeta | February 12, 1938 – September 6, 1946 | Wayne State University | Detroit, Michigan | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Eta | April 20, 1940 – September 6, 1946 | Milton College | Milton, Wisconsin | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Theta | May 18, 1940 – September 6, 1946 | Wofford College | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Iota | May 28, 1940 – September 6, 1946 | American University | Washington, D.C. | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Kappa | November 16, 1940 – September 6, 1946 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, New York | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Lambda | January 17, 1942 – September 6, 1946 | Ohio Northern University | Ada, Ohio | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
| Alpha Mu | April 18, 1942 – 1943 | Carthage College | Kenosha, Wisconsin | Inactive |
| Alpha Nu | February 20, 1943 – September 6, 1946 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut | Merged (ΑΣΦ) |
* ↑ Originated as Phi Delta Zeta (local) in 1921.
* ↑ Became the Alpha Rho chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Alpha Kappa Pi (local) in 1923, whose name was adopted by the new national fraternity.
* ↑ Became the Alpha Sigma chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Phi Nu (local) in 1923.
* ↑ Became the Alpha Tau chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Phi Psi (local) in 1922.
* ↑ Became the Alpha Upsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Now a community college, Ellsworth College had been a four-year institution while hosting a chapter of Alpha Kappa Pi. This chapter originated as either Chi Pi Theta (local) or as Chi Tau Gamma Theta in 18xx (?). The Baird's Archive shows two conflicting predecessor groups.
* ↑ Originated as Lambda Tau Delta (local) in 1920. After withdrawal from Alpha Kappa Pi, this chapter merged into older local fraternity Delta Phi Epsilon, a group which had originated in 1901. On January 16, 1954 the combined local fraternity would become the restored Beta Epsilon chapter of Sigma Nu.
* ↑ Originated as Phi Delta Tau (local) in 1927.
* ↑ Became the Alpha Psi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Theta (local) in 1928.
* ↑ Originated as Zeta Xi Lambda (local) in 1923.
* ↑ Became the Beta Alpha chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as the Alpha Club (local) in 1929. Alpha Sigma Phi named this as its Beta Beta chapter, even though it had been dormant for a few years at the time of the national merger.
* ↑ Originated as Alpha Pi Alpha (local) in 1925.
* ↑ Became the Beta Gamma chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Sigma Psi (local) in 1922.
* ↑ Became the Beta Delta chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as a group from Howard Hall (local) in 1927.
* ↑ Became the Beta Epsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as the Alpha Club (local) in 1929. Alpha Sigma Phi named this as its Beta Zeta chapter, even though it the chapter was dormant at the time of the national merger.
* ↑ Originated as Delta Sigma Chi (local) in 1920.
* ↑ Merged with the Upsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Delta Pi Epsilon (local) in 1921.
* ↑ Originated as Phi Lambda Sigma (local) in 1926.
* ↑ Became the Beta Theta chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Kappa Zeta Rho (local) in 1926.
* ↑ Merged with the Eta chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Delta Phi Sigma (local) in 1906.
* ↑ Became the Beta Iota chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Delta Phi Upsilon (local) in 1929.
* ↑ Originated as Sigma Tau Omicron (local) in 1928.
* ↑ Originated as Lambda Tau (local) in 1927.
* ↑ Became the Beta Mu chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Chi Alpha Tau (local) in 1923.
* ↑ Became the Beta Nu chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Alpha Sigma Chi (local) in 1932.
* ↑ Became the Beta Xi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Phi Lambda Tau (local) in 1924.
* ↑ Became the Beta Omicron chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Formed by absorption of the Eta chapter of Sigma Delta Rho in 1936, which had chartered with that fraternity in 1929. Earlier, that chapter had formed as the Torch Club (local) in 1927. While a chapter of Sigma Delta Rho it accepted the members of another F&M local called Alpha Pi.
* ↑ Became the Beta Pi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Formed by absorption of the Gamma chapter of Sigma Delta Rho in 1936, which had chartered with that fraternity in 1924. This chapter had originated as Zeta Omicron (local) in 1921.
* ↑ Became the Beta Rho chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Formed by absorption of the Epsilon chapter of Sigma Delta Rho in 1936, which had chartered with that fraternity in 1926. A year earlier, in 1925, this chapter had its origination as Kappa Alpha Chi (local).
* ↑ Became the Beta Sigma chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Psi Delta (local) in 1934.
* ↑ Became the Beta Tau chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as the Epsilon Society (local) in 1939.
* ↑ Became the Beta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Alpha Beta Gamma (local) in 1939.
* ↑ Became the Beta Phi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Phi Epsilon Alpha (local) in 1937.
* ↑ Became the Beta Chi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as a chapter of Theta Nu Epsilon in 1928.
* ↑ Became the Beta Psi chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as a chapter of Theta Nu Epsilon in 1923.
* ↑ Became the Gamma Alpha chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.
* ↑ Originated as Alpha Kappa Pi (local), thus with the same name as the national it would join in 1942. It had originated as the local Alpha Kappa Pi in 1921.
* ↑ Originated as Phi Kappa Lambda (local) in 1941.
* ↑ Became the Gamma Gamma chapter of Alpha Sigma Phi with the national merger of the two fraternities.