Kappa Nu


Kappa Nu was an American college fraternity that was active from 1911 to 1961 when it merged with Phi Epsilon Pi.

History

Kappa Nu was founded at the University of Rochester on November 12, 1911. The founders were:
All six were pre-medical or medical students. Their intention was to create a local-only fraternity for Jewish students.
In 1917, five loosely connected groups held a convention in Rochester and set up Kappa Nu as a National Fraternity. By the 1918 convention, Kappa Nu had ten chapters. It continued to add chapters through 1931. Its executive offices were in Rochester, New York.
On October 14, 1961, Kappa Nu's thirteen active chapters voted to merge with Phi Epsilon Pi fraternity. Of these, three chapters declined to participate in the merger at campuses where Phi Epsilon Pi already existed. In 1970, Zeta Beta Tau absorbed Phi Epsilon Pi.

Symbols

The badge is a diamond shield displaying a monogram of the Greek letters ΚΝ arranged horizontally along one plane below which is a six-pointed star and above which are קנ, standing for קשר נעורים or Kesher Neurim. The jeweled base of the pin is surrounded by twenty pearls with an amethyst set at each of the corners. Its colors were purple and white.
As of 1920, the fraternity had a semi-annual publication called Kappa Nu. It also published a magazine, The Reporter, three times a year.

Chapters

Kappa Nu established 27 chapters.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusLocation
Alpha – University of RochesterRochester, New YorkInactive
Beta–1935; 1947 – New York UniversityNew York City, New YorkMerged ΦΕΠ
Gamma–Columbia UniversityNew York City, New YorkInactive
Delta–Union CollegeSchenectady, New YorkInactive
Epsilon–Boston UniversityBoston, MassachusettsInactive
Zeta – University at BuffaloBuffalo, New YorkMerged ΦΕΠ
Eta–Harvard UniversityCambridge, MassachusettsInactive
Theta–New York State College for TeachersAlbany, New YorkInactive
Iota – Union CollegeSchenectady, New YorkMerged ΦΕΠ
Kappa – Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New YorkWithdrew
ΖΒΤ
Lambda–Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OhioInactive
Mu–University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganInactive
Nu – University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaWithdew ΠΛΦ
Xi–1932; 1948 – University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaWithdrew
ΖΒΤ
Omicron–1934University of ChicagoChicago, IllinoisInactive
Pi – University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AlabamaMerged ΦΕΠ
Rho–University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioInactive
Sigma–Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LouisianaInactive
Tau – University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CaliforniaMerged ΦΕΠ
Upsilon–University of ArkansasFayetteville, ArkansasInactive
Phi – Alfred UniversityAlfred, New YorkMerged ΦΕΠ
Chi–Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaInactive
Psi–University of TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeInactive
Omega–19xx ?New York University, Washington SquareGreenwich Village, New York City, New YorkInactive
Alpha Beta – Cornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkWithdrew ΦΣΕ
Alpha GammaUnassigned
Alpha Delta – University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaMerged ΦΕΠ
Alpha EpsilonInactive
Alpha Zeta195x ? – City University of New YorkNew York City, New YorkMerged ΦΕΠ
Alpha Omega – Wayne State UniversityDetroit, MichiganMerged ΦΕΠ

Notable members