Alpha Kappa Pi (ΑΚΠ) was a 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 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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[1]
^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.
^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.
^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.
^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).
^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.