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Alpha Kappa Kappa
ΑΚΚ
FoundedSeptember 29, 1888; 136 years ago (1888-09-29)
Dartmouth College
TypeProfessional
AffiliationIndependent
Former AffiliationPIC
StatusActive
EmphasisMedical
ScopeInternational
Member badge
Colors  Dartmouth Green
  White
SymbolTwin serpents, book
JewelEmerald and Pearl
PublicationThe Centaur
Chapters2 active, 66 chartered
Members35,000+ (as of 1977)[1] lifetime
Headquarters
United States

Alpha Kappa Kappa (ΑΚΚ) is a medical school fraternity that was founded in 1888 at Dartmouth Medical School. AKK had over sixty chapters at various medical schools throughout the United States and Canada for approximately eighty years but now operates with two independent, local chapters.[2]

History

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Alpha Kappa Kappa was established at Dartmouth Medical School on September 29, 1888.[3] It was created for "social intercourse, mental development, scholarship and mutual assistance."[3] The fraternity incorporated in New Hampshire by a special act of the legislature on July 25, 1889.[3]

The fraternity expanded to be national and international, with chapters across the United States and in Canada.[3] Its national headquarters was in Ellettsville, Indiana. It was a member of the Professional Interfraternity Conference a predecessor to the Professional Fraternity Association.

The fraternity disbanded nationally in the 1960s, with three chapters continuing as independent organizations.[1] Alpha Theta chapter at the University of Texas Medical Branch stayed active until the mid-2000s.[4] The Epsilon chapter at Jefferson Medical College is still active.[5] It has a chapter house at 317 South Eleventh Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5] It provides affordable housing for male medical students.[6]

Alpha Psi chapter at the University of Iowa also stayed active after the disbanding of the national fraternity. Now called the Alpha Kappa Kappa Society, it operates as a residential community with a chapter house at 339 Teeter Court in Iowa City, purchased in 1925.[7] The chapter went co-ed in the 1990s.[7] It has an Alumni Board that was established in 2019.[8]

Symbolism and traditions

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Pin of St. Louis University

The Alpha Kappa Kappa badge was a gold crescent with the letters, Α, Κ, and Κ, enameled in black. Wrapped around the crescent are twin coiled serpents facing each other. The horns of the crescent support an enameled black book bearing the letter(s) of the chapter. (In the infobox, a photographic example shows a pin from the Mu chapter at the University of Pennsylvania.) The book may be set in pearls and emeralds, which were the fraternity's jewels. The name of the school was sometimes etched onto the side of the book, which was held at a diagonal.

The colors of the fraternity were Dartmouth green and white, to honor its founding school. Its symbols were the book and the twin serpents.

Its quarterly magazine was The Centaur.

Chapter List

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Following is a list of Alpha Kappa Kappa chapters in Greek letter order.[1][9][10] In the early days, chapters chose their letters, so in a few cases, date order does not always match Greek letter alphabetization.[10][9] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are in italic.

Chapter Chartered date and range Institution Location Status References
Alpha September 29, 1888 Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire Inactive [3]
Beta May 19, 1899 – 1918 College of Physicians and Surgeons San Francisco, California Inactive [a]
Gamma December 12, 1893 Tufts Medical College Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Delta May 2, 1894 Medical Department, University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont Inactive [11][b]
Epsilon January 6, 1900 Jefferson Medical College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active [5]
Zeta March 21, 1896 Long Island College Hospital Medical School Brooklyn, New York Inactive
Eta December 7, 1899 College of Medicine of the University of Illinois Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Theta June 1, 1897 – June 1921 Maine Medical School, Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine Inactive [c]
Iota December 11, 1899 Medical Department University of Syracuse Syracuse, New York Inactive
Kappa. November 15, 1900 Medical Department, Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin Inactive
Lambda March 7, 1901 Medical Department, Cornell University New York City, New York Inactive
Mu March 30, 1901 Medical Department, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive
Nu April 27, 1901 Rush Medical College Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Xi May 29, 1901 Medical Department, Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Omicron October 28, 1901 Miami Medical College Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive [d]
Pi October 2, 1902 Ohio Medical University Columbus, Ohio Inactive [e]
Rho January 6, 1903 University of Colorado Denver, Colorado Inactive
Sigma December 6, 1899 Medical Department, University of California San Francisco, California Inactive
Tau July 15, 1903 – 1903 University of the South Medical School Sewanee, Tennessee Inactive [f]
Upsilon March 21, 1903 Medical Department, University of Oregon Portland, Oregon Inactive
Phi March 24, 1903 –1909 Medical Department, University of Nashville Nashville, Tennessee Inactive [g]
Chi March 24, 1903 Medical Department, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee Inactive
Psi February 25, 1898 Medical Department, University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive [12][h]
Omega March 24, 1903 Medical Department, University of Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Inactive
Alpha Alpha Unassigned
Alpha Beta November 24, 1903 Medical Department, Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana Inactive
Alpha Gamma January 25, 1904 Medical Department, University of Georgia Augusta, Georgia Inactive
Alpha Delta November 24, 1904 Medical Department, McGill University Montreal, Canada Inactive
Alpha Epsilon April 6, 1905 Medical Department, University of Toronto Toronto, Canada Inactive
Alpha Zeta April 27, 1905 Medical Department, George Washington University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Alpha Eta January 31, 1906 Yale Medical School New Haven, Connecticut Inactive
Alpha Theta April 20, 1906 – 200x ? Medical Department, University of Texas Galveston, Texas Inactive
Alpha Iota June 4, 1906 University of Michigan, Department of Medicine and Surgery Ann Arbor, Michigan Inactive
Alpha Kappa November 12, 1906 Medical College of Virginia Richmond, Virginia Inactive
Alpha Lambda January 4, 1908 – 1908 Medical College of the State of South Carolina Charleston, South Carolina Inactive [i]
Alpha Mu March 27, 1909 St. Louis University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Inactive
Alpha Nu June 5, 1909 University of Louisville School of Medicine Louisville, Kentucky Inactive
Alpha Xi November 16, 1909 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Louisville, Kentucky Inactive
Alpha Omicron April 15, 1911 – 1913 University Medical College Kansas City, Missouri Inactive [j]
Alpha Pi April 28, 1911 University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive
Alpha Rho May 27, 1912 Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Alpha Sigma April 15, 1913 – June 1920 University of Southern California Medical School Los Angeles, California Inactive [k]
Alpha Tau April 24, 1914 Atlanta Medical College Atlanta, Georgia Inactive
Alpha Upsilon March 2, 1917 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, Inactive
Alpha Phi March 21, 1917 University of Missouri School of Medicine Columbia, Missouri Inactive
Alpha Chi October 1, 1920 University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Norman, Oklahoma Inactive [13][l]
Alpha Psi 1921 Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Active
Alpha Omega Unassigned ?
Beta Alpha Unassigned ?
Beta Gamma 1921 University of Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, Nebraska Inactive
Beta Delta January 20, 1922 University of Virginia School of Medicine Charlottesville, Virginia Inactive
Beta Epsilon 1922 Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Beta Zeta June 10, 1922 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Madison, Wisconsin Inactive [14][m]
Beta Eta 1923 University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland Inactive
Beta Theta 1923 Washington University School of Medicine St. Louis, Missouri Inactive
Beta Iota 1923 UNC School of Medicine Chapel Hill, North Carolina Inactive
Beta Kappa April 15, 1924 Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada Inactive [15]
Beta Lambda 1925 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York Inactive
Beta Mu 1928 Georgetown University School of Medicine Washington, D.C. Inactive
Beta Nu October 24, 1931 Duke University School of Medicine Durham, North Carolina Inactive [16]
Beta Xi 1932 Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford, California Inactive
Beta Omicron May 7, 1932 Temple University School of Medicine Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive [3]
Beta Pi 1934 Louisiana State University School of Medicine New Orleans, Louisiana Inactive
Beta Rho 1937 New York Medical College Valhalla, New York Inactive
Beta Sigma May 17, 1947 University of Mississippi School of Medicine Jackson, Mississippi Inactive [17]
Beta Tau 1947 University of Washington School of Medicine Seattle, Washington Inactive
Beta Upsilon January 17, 1948 Baylor College of Medicine Houston, Texas Inactive [18]
Beta Phi May 15, 1948 Hahnemann Medical College East Falls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive [19][n]
Beta Chi 1953 Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miami, Florida Inactive
  1. ^ Chapter went dormant when the college closed in 1918.
  2. ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Delta Sigma (local).
  3. ^ Chapter went defunct when The medical school closed in June 1921.
  4. ^ Miami Medical College consolidated with and adopted the name of the Medical Department of the University of Cincinnati.
  5. ^ The Ohio Medical University became the Starling-Ohio Medical University in 1907.
  6. ^ Chapter went defunct when Sewanee's Medical School was discontinued in 1903
  7. ^ Chapter went defunct when the medical school closed in 1903.
  8. ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Rho Society (local). After the dissolution of the national fraternity, this chapter was closed. Its real estate assets were sold and a foundation was established, forming a perpetual fund to award scholarships through the Minnesota Medical Foundation.
  9. ^ Chapter was withdrawn because of South Carolina law.
  10. ^ Chapter went defunct when the school closed in 1913.
  11. ^ Chapter went dormant when the medical school closed.
  12. ^ Chapter formed from Beta Alpha (local), established as Les Bones Pares in the fall of 1919. It petetiioned to join Alpha Kappa Kappa on May 5, 1920.
  13. ^ Chapter formed from Gamma Tau Beta, a local medical organization, when the University of Wisconsin started its four-year medical college.
  14. ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Sigma (local).

Notable members

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991). Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-69–70. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  2. ^ "The History of Alpha Kappa Kappa". JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association. 120 (11): 870. 1942. doi:10.1001/jama.1942.02830460068027.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Skull 1958 Philadelphia: Temple University School of Medicine, 1958. p. 221. via Temple University Libraraies.
  4. ^ "Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity Alpha Theta Chapter". 2016-03-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  5. ^ a b c "Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity -- Epsilon Chapter". Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity -- Epsilon Chapter. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  6. ^ "History". Alpha Kappa Kappa Medical Fraternity -- Epsilon Chapter. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  7. ^ a b "University of Iowa | AKK Medical Fraternity | Iowa City". AKK Medical Society. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  8. ^ "Meet Us". AKK Medical Society. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  9. ^ a b Heintz, Edward Louis, ed. (1909). Catalogue of Alpha Kappa Kappa. Chicago: Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity – via Google Books.
  10. ^ a b "Chapter Role and Address". The Centaur. 27 (4): unnumbered front pages. May 1922 – via Hathi Trust.
  11. ^ "Medical Societies Amalgamate: The Alpha Delta Sigma Unites with the Alpha Kappa Kappa". The Burlington Free Press. Burlington, Vermont. 1893-04-22. p. 5. Retrieved 2023-07-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ The University of Minnesota's Medical Bulletin, Spring 1984, profiles this fund on p.3. Accessed 16 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Historical". The Centaur. 24 (1): 19–20. November 1920 – via Hathi Trust.
  14. ^ "New National Medical Frat Installed Here: Gamma Tau Beta Becomes Alpha Kappa Kappa Fraternity". The Daily Cardninal. University of Wisconsin, Madison. October 3, 1922. p. 1. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
  15. ^ Occidentalia. Vol. 14. London, Ontario: University of Western Ontario. 1940. p. 135 – via Internet Archive.
  16. ^ "Alpha Kappa Kappa fraternity, group photograph". MedSpace, Duke University. 1936. hdl:2193/NZ805Z797. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  17. ^ Ole Miss. Oxford, Mississippi: University of Mississippi. 1948. p. 316 – via Internet Archive.
  18. ^ The Round-Up. Waco, Texas: Baylor University. 1950. pp. 310–311 – via Internet Archive.
  19. ^ The Medic. Philadelphia: Hahnemann Medical College and Hospital. 1951. p. 161 – via Internet Archive.
  20. ^ Burnquist, Joseph Alfred Arner (1924). Minnesota and Its People. p. 556.
  21. ^ Nelson, Clark W. (September 1993). "Dr. Edward Starr Judd, Mayo Partner and Master Surgeon". Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 68 (9): 834. doi:10.1016/s0025-6196(12)60689-2. PMID 8371600.
  22. ^ Wangensteen, O. H. (1974). "Editorial: Dr. E. Starr Judd and the Mayo enterprise". Minnesota Medicine. 57 (3): 219–220. PMID 4592405.
  23. ^ "Service set for Edward Judd, Jr., M.D." Rochester Post Bulletin. 1996-09-10. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  24. ^ Minnesota and its People, vol.III, p.143, via Google Books, accessed 16 May 2020.
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