Kappa Pi Kappa
| Kappa Pi Kappa | |
|---|---|
| ΚΠΚ | |
 | |
| Founded | July 13, 1842 Dartmouth College |
| Type | Social |
| Affiliation | Independent |
| Status | Active |
| Scope | Local |
| Motto | Tui Filii Dartmuthensi Tuoque Honori Fidelis |
| Colors | Dartmouth Green |
| Chapters | 1 |
| Nickname | Pi Kap |
| Headquarters | 1 Webster Avenue Hanover, New Hampshire 03755 United States |
| Website | kappapikappa |
Kappa Pi Kappa (ΚΠΚ), also known as Pi Kap[1] and formerly known as Kappa Kappa Kappa (colloquially as Tri-Kap) and briefly as Kappa Chi Kappa, is a local men's fraternity at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. The fraternity was founded in 1842 and is the second-oldest fraternity at Dartmouth College.[2]
History
[edit]Kappa Kappa Kappa was founded on July 13, 1842 by Harrison Carroll Hobart and two of his closest companions, Stephen Gordon Nash, and John Dudley Philbrick, all Class of 1842.[3][4] The society was based on the principles of democracy, loyalty to Dartmouth, and equality of opportunity. Originally a literary and debate society, Pi Kap officially became a social society in 1905 and has remained so ever since, making it the oldest extant local fraternity in the country.[4][5]
Due to the similarity of the society's Greek initials with the Latin/English initials of the unaffiliated Ku Klux Klan, Kappa Kappa Kappa changed its name to Kappa Chi Kappa (ΚΧΚ) for a period from April 1992 to October 1995, at which point the name changed back to Kappa Kappa Kappa.[6][7]
Following a period of consensus-building among the brotherhood's alumni, on May 18, 2022, Kappa Kappa Kappa again changed its name, this time to Kappa Pi Kappa (ΚΠΚ).[8]
Symbols
[edit]Kappa Pi Kappa's motto is Tui Filii Dartmuthensi Tuoque Honori Fidelis. Its color is Darmouth Green. Its nickname is Pi Kap.
Chapter house
[edit]The fraternity was the first student society at Dartmouth with its own meeting place, a building called The Hall, which was originally where the Hopkins Center for the Arts is today. Opened on July 28, 1860, the Hall served as Tri-Kap's home until the society moved into the Parker House in 1894.[9] Parker House was where the modern-day Silsby Hall is. In 1923, the society moved into 1 Webster Avenue in Hanover, where it resides to this day.[4][10]
Notable members
[edit]Graduating class in parentheses
- Walter Sydney Adams, (1898) American Astronomer, Director Mount Wilson Observatory[11][12]: 175
- Alex M. Azar (1988), Secretary of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services[13]
- Henry Moore Baker (1864), U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire[14]
- Henry M. Baker (1863), member of the New Hampshire House, New Hampshire Senate, and the United States House of Representatives[15][12]: 147
- John Barrett (1889), diplomat and first director general of the Bureau of American Republics (predecessor to Organization of American States)[16][12]: 169
- Charles Henry Bell (1844), U.S. Senator and Governor of New Hampshire[17][12]: 136
- Lewis Boss (1870), astronomer and irector of Dudley Observatory[18][19][12]: 153
- Nelson P. Brown (1899), judge Massachusetts Superior Court[20][12]: 176
- Henry Eben Burnham (1865), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire[15][12]: 149
- Sherman Everett Burroughs (1894), U.S. Congressman from New Hampshire[15][12]: 172
- Walter Tenney Carleton (1891), founding director of NEC Corporation[12]: 138
- Charles Carroll Colby (1847), President of the King's Privy Council for Canada (1889-1891)[12]: 138
- Channing H. Cox (1901), Governor of Massachusetts[20][12]: 178
- Louis Cox (1896), justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court[15][12]: 174
- John Franklin Crowell (1883), president of (1887-1894) Trinity College (predecessor Duke University)[21][12]: 164
- Irving Webster Drew (1870), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire[15][12]: 153
- Edwin G. Eastman (1874), first Attorney General of New Hampshire[15][12]: 157
- Samuel D. Felker (1882), Governor of New Hampshire[22][12]: 164
- Michael Fisch (1983), Chair of Board of Trustees Princeton Theological Seminary and founder of American Securities[23]
- John M. Gile (1887), member Executive Council of New Hampshire 1911-1913[15][20][24][12]: 167
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch (1843) U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts[12]: 142
- Winfield Scott Hammond (1884), Governor of Minnesota[25][12]: 165
- Frank A. Haskell (1854), Colonel 36th Wisconsin Volunteers, author of famous first-hand account of the Battle of Gettysburg[26][12]: 142
- Harrison Carroll Hobart (1842), Democratic politician, Union Army officer during the American Civil War, founder Kappa Kappa Kappa[27][12]: 135
- Homer Hulbert (1884), missionary, journalist, linguist, and Korean independence activist.[15][12]: 165
- Nick Lowery (1978), National Football League player and three-time Pro Bowl kicker[28]
- Andrew Marshall, football player and Assistant Attorney General of Massachusetts[15][12]: 178
- Samuel Walker McCall (1874), Governor of Massachusetts[15][20][12]: 157
- Stephen Gordon Nash, namesake and funder of Gordon-Nash Library, founder Kappa Kappa Kappa[27][12]: 135
- James E. Odlin (1881), member Massachusetts House of Representatives[15][12]: 163
- Paul Donnelly Paganucci (1953), professor at the Tuck School[29]
- John Henry Patterson (1867), industrialist and founder of National Cash Register, now NCR Corporation[12]: 151
- John Dudley Philbrick (1842), superintendent of Boston Public Schools, founder Kappa Kappa Kappa[17][12]: 135 [27]
- Nitya Pibulsonggram (1962), Foreign Minister of Thailand and former Thai Ambassador to the United States[30]
- Ambrose A. Ranney (1844), U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts[12]: 136
- Peter Robinson (1979), White House speechwriter for President Ronald Reagan[31]
- David Rosenbaum (1963), New York Times journalist[32]
- Bob Smith (1902), co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous[12]: 179
- Douglas Walgren (1963), U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania[33]
- Myron E. Witham (1904), football player, coach of football and baseball, and mathematics professor[15][12]: 181
- Thomas W. D. Worthen (1872), Dartmouth professor and member New Hampshire Public Service Commission[15][12]: 156
Honorary alumni
[edit]- Hugh M. Alcorn State's attorney in Hartford County, Connecticut[12]: 133
- Joseph M. Bell New Hampshire and Massachusetts lawyer, abolitionist, and politician[12]: 133
- Lewis Cass, Governor of Michigan, U.S. Senator, and presidential nominee[17][12]: 133
- Robert N. Chamberlain, Speaker of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and as an Associate Justice and later as the second Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court[12]: 133
- Rufus Choate (1819), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts[17][12]: 133
- Daniel Clark (1834), U.S. Senator from New Hampshire[17][12]: 133
- Sidney Fay American historian specializing in World War I.[12]: 133
- Benjamin Franklin Flanders (1842), Governor of Louisiana[12]: 135
- Charles Brickett Haddock, New Hampshire educator, author, politician and civil servant. Founding advisor Kappa Kappa Kappa[17][12]: 133
- George Perkins Marsh, American diplomat and philologist[17][12]: 134
- Ira Perley, Chief justice of the New Hampshire Superior Court of Judicature 1855–1859 and 1864–1869[12]: 134
- Daniel Webster (1801), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, U.S. Congressman, U.S.Ambassador to France, and U.S. Secretary of State[17][12]: 134
- Levi Woodbury (1809), Governor of New Hampshire, U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and U.S. Supreme Court justice[17][12]: 134
See also
[edit]- Campus of Dartmouth College
- Dartmouth College fraternities and sororities
- List of social fraternities
References
[edit]- ^ "When the Bubble Pops". The Dartmouth. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ "Greek Chapters". 9 August 2016.
- ^ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 15 May 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
- ^ a b c "Kappa Kappa Kappa Fraternity. (Dartmouth College) | Dartmouth Library Archives & Manuscripts".
- ^ Baird, William Raimond, ed. (1905). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (6th ed.). New York: The Alcolm Company. p. 518.
- ^ Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth - Appendix A
- ^ Loback, Erin (October 24, 1995). "Kappa Chi votes to rename itself". The Dartmouth. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity changes name to Kappa Pi Kappa, The Dartmouth (5/19/22)
- ^ "Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth. VI. View [index.html] for frames version". www.dartmo.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ "Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth. VII. View [index.html] for frames version". www.dartmo.com. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
- ^ <July 1956 Dartmouth Magazine Deaths
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as "K.K.K. : history of the society and general catalog / compiled by James P. Richardson". HathiTrust. 2024-07-21. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- ^ Orthopedics this week - Trump Nominates Drug Executive Azar as HHS Head
- ^ November, 1912 - Class of 1863
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m February 1912 Dartmouth Alumni Magazine Kappa Kappa Anniversary
- ^ Richardson, J.P. (1942). K.K.K.: History of the Society and General Catalog. Kappa Kappa Kappa. p. 169. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Baird, W.R. (1879). American college fraternities: a descriptive analysis of the society system in the colleges of the United State, with a detailed account of each fraternity. J.B. Lippincott & Company. p. 137. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "The Aegis 1868". Internet Archive. 2016-10-23. p. 5. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ "Dartmouth alumni magazine November 1912-August 1913". Internet Archive. 2016-10-23. p. 100. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ a b c d May 1921 Dartmouth Alumni Magazine KAPPA KAPPA KAPPA CELEBRATES 75th ANNIVERSARY
- ^ November 1931 Dartmouth Magazine Deaths
- ^ Fifield, J.C. (1919). The American Bar. J.C. Fifield Company. p. 570. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
- ^ Pillar Summer 1991
- ^ "Former Councilors". State of New Hampshire Executive Council. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
- ^ February 1916 Dartmouth Alumni Magazine Class of 1884
- ^ Haskell, Franklin Aretas, 1828-1864
- ^ a b c Kappa Pi Kappa fraternity. Dartmouth College | Dartmouth Libraries Archives & Manuscripts
- ^ Fall 2006 Pillar
- ^ Dartmouth Alumni Magazine March 1972 Associate Dean at Tuck
- ^ Wilbraham & Monson Academy
- ^ August 2010 Newsletter for Class of 1998
- ^ May-June 2006 Dartmouth Magazine Deaths
- ^ August 2011 Newsletter class of 1962
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Kappa Pi Kappa on Blogger
- Kappa Kappa Kappa – Dartmouth Office of Residential Life
- Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth
