Kappa Psi

Kappa Psi
Kappa Psi
ΚΨ
Founded	May 30, 1879; Russell Military Academy in New Haven, Connecticut
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA
Emphasis	Pharmacy
Scope	National (formerly International)
Colors	Scarlet and Cadet gray
Flower	Red Carnation
Publication	The Mask
Chapters	110 collegiate, 75 graduate
Headquarters	2060 N Collins Boulevard Suite 128; Richardson, TX 75080; USA
Website	Kappa Psi homepage

Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity, Incorporated (ΚΨ) is the largest professional pharmaceutical fraternity in the world with more than 6,000 student members and more than 87,000 alumni members.[1] It was founded in 1879 at Russell Military Academy in New Haven, Connecticut as the Society of Kappa Psi.

History

The Society of Kappa Psi was founded on May 30, 1879, at the Russell Military Academy in New Haven, Connecticut as an academic society for college preparatory schools. The society's founder was Franklin Harvey Smith. An additional chapter was formed at the Cheshire Military Academy in Cheshire, Connecticut in 1879. While these two early units failed, another chapter formed at Hillhouse Academy of New Haven, Connecticut in 1894.[2] Hillhouse too, died as a chapter on 30 June 1895.[3]

However, the founders of these chapters, many having graduated and entered college, sought a collegiate level re-establishment of the order. Representatives, now alumni without an active chapter from these three early prep school chapters formed a grand chapter called Alpha chapter on December 10, 1895, deeming it an essential step for rebuilding the fraternity and for expansion nationally. These men, reforming the organization as Kappa Psi Fraternity chartered its first collegiate chapter, Delta, at the University of Maryland in the fall of 1898 when former members of the Hillhouse chapter entered that school in the study of medicine. Others, who had opted for the study of pharmacy, formed a Gamma chapter at the College of Pharmacy at Columbia University in that same year. A third group of advancing students formed the Beta chapter at the University College of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia, in 1900.[2]

By 1902 the young organization had formed six chapters and already held four conventions. In 1903 the Society incorporated as a national fraternity, operating jointly as both a medical and pharmaceutical fraternity.[2] On November 17, 1917, the fraternity merged with Delta Omicron Alpha fraternity.[4] It merged with Phi Delta on January 26, 1918.[4]

By mutual agreement, in 1924, the fraternity split into Kappa Psi, which retained its pharmacy component, and Theta Kappa Psi, which became strictly a medical fraternity.[5] Theta Kappa Psi later struggled; it would go on to merge with Phi Beta Pi in 1961, but this union was again dissolved in 1992. A single chapter carries on the Theta Kappa Psi name today.

Kappa Psi Fraternity would later incorporate under the name of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity.[2] In 1977, Kappa Psi first welcomed women into the fraternity.[3]

Today there are 110 active collegiate chapters and 75 graduate chapters across the United States, Canada, and the Bahamas, and over 80,000 people have been initiated into the fraternity since its inception.[2] The Central Office of Kappa Psi is located in Richardson, Texas.[3]

Provinces

Nationally, Kappa Psi is divided into provinces, which the majority meet biannually. Historically, the provinces had geographic names that have changed over the years. The provinces were reorganized and renamed numbers in June 2011.[6] Following are the current provinces:

Province	Established	Original name	Chapters in	References
Province I	March 6, 1914	North Atlantic Province	Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont	[6][lower-alpha 1]
Province II	June 3, 1917	Middle Atlantic Province	Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia	[6][lower-alpha 2]
Province III	June 3, 1917	Middle Atlantic Province	Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and Washington, D.C.	[6][lower-alpha 3]
Province IV	March 5, 1917	South Atlantic Province	Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and the Bahamas	[6][lower-alpha 4]
Province V	January 19, 1918	Delta Omicron Alpha Province	Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Western New York, Ohio, and Wisconsin	[6][lower-alpha 5]
Province VII	March 5, 1917	South Atlantic Province	Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas	[6][lower-alpha 6]
Province VIII	February 1, 1938	Provinces X and XI	Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota	[6][lower-alpha 7]
Province IX	November 27, 1920	Pacific Province	Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah	[6][lower-alpha 8]
Province X	February 6, 1929	Northwest Province	Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming	[6][lower-alpha 9]

Includes most of the former Northeast Province.
Includes most of the former Northeast Province.
Includes part of the former Mountain East Province and the Southeast Province.
Includes part of the former Southeast Province.
Incorporates the former Great Lakes Province and the Middle America Province.
Incorporates part of what was previously the Gulf Coast Province and Southwest Province.
Includes the former Northern Plains Province.
Incorporates part of what used to be the Southwest Province and the Pacific West Province.
Includes part of the former Northwest Province.

Chapters

As of October 8, 2022, Kappa Psi consists of 111 collegiate and 75 graduate chapters organized into 11 regional provinces.

Grand Council Convention

Kappa Psi holds its international convention biennially. The 61st Grand Council Convention will be held at the Cleveland Renaissance Hotel July 24-28, 2024.

Below is a list of the Grand Council Conventions (along with the year, location, and number of attendees) dating back to the first Grand Council Convention in 1900 in New York City.

Grand Council Convention	Year	Location	Attendance
61st	2024	Cleveland, Ohio
60th	2022	Phoenix, Arizona	498
59th	2019	Washington, District of Columbia	596
58th	2017	Naples, Florida	637
57th	2015	Denver, Colorado	620
56th	2013	St. Pete's Beach, Florida	667
55th	2011	San Francisco, California	560
54th	2009	Clearwater Beach, Florida	460
53rd	2007	Boston, Massachusetts	441
52nd	2005	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	353
51st	2003	San Diego, California	401
50th	2001	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	342
49th	1999	Kalispell, Montana	300
48th	1997	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	440
47th	1995	North Falmouth, Massachusetts	336
46th	1993	Marco Island, Florida	301
45th	1991	Jackson Hole, Wyoming	197
44th	1989	Williamsburg, Virginia	175
43rd	1987	Orlando, Florida	213
42nd	1985	South Padre Island, Texas	195
41st	1983	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina	191
40th	1981	Detroit, Michigan	125
39th	1979	Scottsdale, Arizona	188
38th	1976	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	240
37th	1974	Kansas City, Missouri	135
36th	1972	New Orleans, Louisiana	105
35th	1969	Buffalo, New York	214
34th	1967	Kansas City, Missouri	204
33rd	1965	San Francisco, California	189
32nd	1963	Atlanta, Georgia	176
31st	1961	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	250
30th	1959	Cincinnati, Ohio	158
29th	1957	Saint Louis, Missouri	181
28th	1955	Chicago, Illinois	195
27th	1953	Washington, D.C.	311
26th	1951	Detroit, Michigan	232
25th	1949	Richmond, Virginia	135
24th	1947	Chicago, Illinois	88
21st	1941	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	83
17th	1928	Portland, Maine	90
16th	1924	Portland, Oregon/Saint Louis, Missouri/New York, New York	108
15th	1920	Portland, Oregon/Louisville, Kentucky/New York, New York	203
14th	1916	Atlanta, Georgia	104
13th	1913	Chicago, Illinois	119
12th	1910	Birmingham, Alabama	109
11th	1908	Charleston, South Carolina	16
10th	1907	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	16
9th	1906	Baltimore, Maryland	13
8th	1905	New York, New York	10
7th	1904	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6th	1903	Washington, D.C.
5th	1902	Richmond, Virginia
4th	1902	Baltimore, Maryland
3rd	1901	Baltimore, Maryland
2nd	1900	Baltimore, Maryland
1st	1900	New York, New York

The 22nd and 23rd Grand Council Conventions were postponed due to WWII.
The 1932 (18th), 1936 (19th), and 1940 (20th) Grand Council Conventions were cancelled.
The 15th and 16th Grand Council Conventions were held in three separate regional locations with the same business discussed at each.
The 60th Grand Council Convention was delayed 1 year due (from 2021 to 2022) due to the global coronavirus pandemic.

References

"High honors for two Drake pharmacy fraternities". Drake University. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-24–25. ISBN 978-0-9637159-0-6.
According to the history of Kappa Psi Society, from its website, accessed 27 Aug 2020.
Baird, William Raimond; Taylor, James Taylor, eds. (1923). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities; a Descriptive Analysis of the Fraternity System in the Colleges of the United States, with a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity (10th ed.). New York: James T. Brown, editor and publisher. pp. 515 – via Hathi Trust.
Garner, Dewey (1993). The History of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity.
"Our History". Kappa Psi. Retrieved 2023-04-06.

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[7] Includes most of the former Northeast Province.

[8] Includes most of the former Northeast Province.

[9] Includes part of the former Mountain East Province and the Southeast Province.

[10] Includes part of the former Southeast Province.

[11] Incorporates the former Great Lakes Province and the Middle America Province.

[12] Incorporates part of what was previously the Gulf Coast Province and Southwest Province.

[13] Includes the former Northern Plains Province.

[14] Incorporates part of what used to be the Southwest Province and the Pacific West Province.

[15] Includes part of the former Northwest Province.

[1] "High honors for two Drake pharmacy fraternities". Drake University. Retrieved 11 July 2019.

[Baird's-2] Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-24–25. ISBN 978-0-9637159-0-6.

[History-3] According to the history of Kappa Psi Society, from its website, accessed 27 Aug 2020.

[:0-4] Baird, William Raimond; Taylor, James Taylor, eds. (1923). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities; a Descriptive Analysis of the Fraternity System in the Colleges of the United States, with a Detailed Account of Each Fraternity (10th ed.). New York: James T. Brown, editor and publisher. pp. 515 – via Hathi Trust.

[5] Garner, Dewey (1993). The History of Kappa Psi Pharmaceutical Fraternity.

[:1-6] "Our History". Kappa Psi. Retrieved 2023-04-06.

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