Kappa Alpha Society
The Kappa Alpha Society (ΚΑ) is the oldest college fraternity in the United States. It was formed at Union College in Schenectady, New York on November 26, 1825 by a group of college students. Kappa Alpha was the first to combine aspects of secret Greek-letter societies, literary societies and formalized student social groups and is thus considered the first modern fraternity. Kappa Alpha is also the oldest collegiate secret society still in existence.
This organization is not to be confused with the Kappa Alpha Order, a completely separate (and much larger) fraternity that operates primarily at schools in Southern and border states.
Chapters
- University of Toronto
- Lehigh University
- McGill University
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Western Ontario
- University of Alberta
- Hobart College
Chapters at Williams College, the University of Virginia, Cornell University, Princeton University, Union College, University of Calgary and Wesleyan University are dormant.
Notable members
- Lewis H. Morgan, Union College, 1840. "Father of American Anthropology"
- Augustus Schell, Union College, 1830. Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, 1872–1876).
- Albert_J._Myer, "Father of Army Signal Corps" and founder of the U.S. Weather Bureau
- James Collip, University of Western Ontario]], 1893. Discoverer of cortisone and co-discoverer of insulin
- William Lyon Mackenzie King, University of Toronto, 1893. Prime Minister of Canada, 1921-1926, 1926-1930, and 1939-1945
- James Phinney Baxter III. Winner of the 1947 Pulitzer Prize for History
- Kurt Varnedoe, Wiliams College, 1968. Chief Curator of painting and sculpture, Museum of Modern Art (New York City).
- Thomas Wellington, University of Pennsylvania, 1913. Industrialist and raptor,(New York City).
- Nathaniel Berry, University of Pennsylvania, 2004. President, Penn Whaling, LLC (Washington D.C.).
- Fitz Hugh Ludlow, Union College, author and explorer
- Alan Bernstein, Union College, Knight of Aloicious
External link
- Kappa Alpha, a history
Categories: Student fraternities