Theta Kappa Nu
Name Institution City Chartered L.C.A Designation
Alabama Alpha Howard College Birmingham Founder Theta-Alpha
Florida Alpha Rollins College Winter Park Founder Theta-Gamma
Florida Beta University of Florida Gainesville Founder Theta-Epsilon
Indiana Alpha Hanover College Hanover Founder Theta-Zeta
Iowa Alpha Iowa Wesleyan College Mount Pleasant Founder Theta-Iota
Iowa Beta Simpson College Indianola Founder Theta-Lambda
Kansas Alpha Baker University Baldwin City Founder Theta-Beta
Missouri Alpha Drury College Springfield Founder Theta-Sigma
North Carolina Alpha North Carolina State College Raleigh Founder Theta-Phi
Oklahoma Alpha Oklahoma City College Oklahoma City Founder Theta-Delta
Pennsylvania Alpha Gettysburg College Gettysburg Founder Theta-Pi
Missouri Beta Westminster College Fulton 1924 Theta-Omicron
Alabama Beta Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham 1924 Theta-Mu
North Carolina Beta Wake Forest College Wake Forest 1924 Theta-Tau
Mississippi Alpha Millsaps College Jackson 1924 Theta-Eta
Massachusetts Alpha Clark University Worcester 1925 Theta-Theta
New York Alpha Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Brooklyn 1925 Theta-Upsilon
Pennsylvania Beta Thiel College Greenville 1925 Theta-Xi
Illinois Alpha Eureka College Eureka 1925 Theta-Chi
Indiana Beta DePauw University Greencastle 1925 Theta-Omega
Chapters
The following chapter list is taken from VIR QUISQUE VIR EST ( 1936/37 ) , the pledge manual of Theta Kappa Nu . It is augmented with the chapter designation assigned by Lambda Chi Alpha at the time of the union in 1939 . Where chapters of both fraternities had been chartered at a single institution , the Lambda Chi Alpha chapter designation was retained by the merged chapter and the Theta Kappa Nu designation was reserved in honor of the former chapter . Added to the 1937 list is the Mississippi State chapter , chartered at the last Grand Chapter one day before the merger with Lambda Chi Alpha took effect .
Theta Kappa Nu (ΘΚΝ) Fraternity was founded on June 9, 1924 when delegates from eleven local fraternities in nine different states united to form the new fraternity. The meeting took place in Springfield, Missouri. Theta Kappa Nu became the fastest growing fraternity ever, chartering forty chapters with almost 2,500 initiates by the close of 1926. Most of Theta Kappa Nus chapters had been previously established at small, private colleges as local fraternities. The fraternity placed great emphasis on academics, offering graduate scholarships throughout its history, even during dire financial crises. The Great Depression hit small colleges, and thus Theta Kappa Nu, very hard. Expansion nearly ceased and chapters began closing in the early 1930s. By the end of the decade fraternity leaders realized that a merger with another fraternity was needed to continue. Throughout its lifetime, leaders of Theta Kappa Nu had established numerous friendships with those of Lambda Chi Alpha, which had preferred chapters at larger institutions. Initial informal talks quickly led to a formal merger committee. In 1939, Lambda Chi Alpha merged with the Theta Kappa Nu Fraternity in what was regarded as the largest fraternity merger. The ceremony was held at the Howard College, now Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama, chapter of Theta Kappa Nu, where the documents were signed.