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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. [ 3] [ 4] [ 2] In the following chapter list, inactive chapters and institutions are in italics .[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
Chapter
Charter date and range
Institution
Location
Status
References
Alpha
October 23, 1916 – before 1963
Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana
Inactive
[ a]
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
[ b]
Theta
1919–before 1946
Montclair State College
Montclair, New Jersey
Inactive
[ c]
Iota
1920–before 1946
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
Inactive
Kappa
1920–before 1946
American College of Physical Education
Chicago, Illinois
Inactive
[ 8] [ d]
Lambda
1920–192x ?
Chicago Normal School of Physical Education
Chicago, Illinois
Inactive
Mu
June 7, 1920 – 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
March 31, 1928
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
[ e]
Chi
1930
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
Inactive
[ f]
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
October 23, 1938 – before 1963
Minnesota State University Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota
Inactive
[ 11] [ g]
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
[ h]
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
[ i]
Alpha Upsilon
1954
University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas
Inactive
[ j]
Alpha Phi
1956
Slippery Rock State College
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Alpha Chi
1958
Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas
Inactive
[ k]
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 ?
June 29, 1963 – 1980
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Inactive
[ 1]
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
March 1968
Longwood College
Farmville, Virginia
Inactive
[ 12] [ 2] [ l]
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
^ Chapter formed from a local sorority at the Normal College of the North American Gymnastics Union, later part of Indiana University–Purdue University.
^ Chapter was established at the Normal School of Physical Education, later called the Battle Creek School of Physical Education. The School of Physical Education was open until 1938 as part of the larger university.
^ Chapter was formed at Panzer College of Physical Education and Hygiene, later called Montclair State College.
^ The school merged into DePaul University in 1946.
^ Chapter formed at La Crosse State Teachers College, now University of Wisconsin–La Crosse.
^ Chapter formed at the Arizona State Teachers College at Flagstaff, now called
Northern Arizona University.
^ Chapter formed at Moorhead State Teachers College, now Minnesota State University Moorhead.
^ Chapter was formed at Northern Illinois State Teachers College, now Northern Illinois University.
^ Chapter formed at Central Michigan Normal School, now Central Michigan University.
^ Chapter was formed at the Texas Western College of the University of Texas, now the University of Texas at El Paso.
^ Chapter formed at Lamar State College of Technology, now Lamar University.
^ Chapter formed from Turnverein, a local honorary physical education fraternity established in 1967.
^ a b "Delta Psi Kappa Scrapbook collection" . Eastern Michigan University Archives . Retrieved 2024-09-11 .
^ a b c "Delta Psi Kappa, LU-083" . Digital Commons at Longwood University . Retrieved 2023-07-26 .
^ a b c Estelle Gilman (October 1, 1946). "Affiliated Organizations: VIII. Delta Psi Kappa" . The Journal of Health and Physical Education . 17 (8): 482– 502. doi :10.1080/23267240.1946.10627356 .
^ a b 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.
^ 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.
^ William Raimond Baird (1991). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities . Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated.
^ Posse Normal School of Gymnastics (formerly Posse Gymnasium) 1922-1923 Year Book. Boston, MA: 1923.
^ "American College of Physical Ed" . Lost Colleges . Retrieved 2024-09-11 .
^ 1924 Sentinel
^ Clements, Elise; Clements, Judy (February 9, 2015). "Beulah A. Harriss 1889-1977" (PDF) . Denton County, Texas . p. 5. Retrieved September 10, 2024 .
^ Western Mistic March 9, 1945
^ "Delta Psi Kappa, Turnverein, & the Athletic Association:" . Longwood University-Greenwood Library Archives & Special Collections . 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2024-09-11 .
^ "Delta Psi Kappa" . Mary Couts Burnett Library . Texas Christian University. Retrieved 2024-09-11 .