Kappa Delta Epsilon
# Kappa Delta Epsilon

Kappa Delta Epsilon (ΚΔΕ) is a professional fraternity for students in Education. It was organized on March 25, 1933.

## History

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.

The founding delegates for the new professional women's society were:

* Mrs. Mina French Mosher, Allegheny College
* Dr. Eoline Wallace Moore, Birmingham–Southern College
* Mrs. Olive Miller Ellis, Cornell University
* Miss Dorothy Orr, and Mrs. Claudius Layton Taylor, Emory University
* Miss Mary D. Webb, Illinois State University
* Mrs. Sylvia Levitt Ostrow, and Mrs. W. W. Cottman, Temple University

The Organization, then called a sorority, was incorporated under the laws of Georgia in August 1935.

### Magazine

* 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.
* 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

Chapters include the following. Active undergraduate or alumni chapters are listed in bold, inactive chapters are listed in italics.

| 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 |
