Kappa Beta Pi

Kappa Beta Pi Legal Association International
Kappa Beta Pi Legal Association International
	ΚΒΠ
Founded	Autumn 1908; Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Type	Professional
Scope	International; United States; Canada; United Kingdom; France; China
Colors	Turquoise blue and Old gold
Flower	Yellow Tea Rose
Publication	Kappa Beta Pi Quarterly (former)
Headquarters	Silver Spring, Maryland; United States
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Kappa Beta Pi (ΚΒΠ) is a Legal Association which was formerly a professional law sorority in the United States.

History

Kappa Beta Pi was founded at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Chicago, Illinois in Autumn of 1908, founders were:[3]

Mrs. Alice Craig Edgerton
Mary A. Sellers
Claire L. Gleason
Phyllis M. Kelley
Nettie Rothblum
Charlotte Doolittle
Mrs. Alice A. Prince
Anna Knabjohann
Sue M. Brown
Mrs. Katherine S. Clark.

The sorority was incorporated in Illinois on December 15, 1908. This date is celebrated by chapters as Founders' Day.

At the 1973 convention, the name was changed to Kappa Beta Pi Legal Association International. At the May 1976 convention in Columbus Ohio, all references believed to indicate a restriction of membership to women were removed.

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References

William Raimond Baird (1968). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. pp. 545–546.
William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. pp. 535–537.
Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. 1991. pp. V–79–81.

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[Baird1968-1] William Raimond Baird (1968). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. pp. 545–546.

[Baird1977-2] William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. pp. 535–537.

[Baird1991-3] Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. Baird's Manual Foundation, Incorporated. 1991. pp. V–79–81.

Professional fraternities and sororities organizations and members
Currently active members of the Professional Fraternity Association	Alpha Zeta Alpha Kappa Psi Alpha Rho Chi Alpha Phi Omega Alpha Chi Sigma Alpha Omega Epsilon Delta Epsilon Mu Delta Theta Phi Delta Kappa Alpha Delta Omicron Delta Sigma Pi Delta Sigma Chi Epsilon Nu Tau Theta Tau Kappa Epsilon Kappa Epsilon Psi Kappa Eta Kappa Kappa Kappa Psi Kappa Lambda Chi Kappa Psi Lambda Kappa Sigma Mu Beta Phi Mu Phi Epsilon Pi Sigma Epsilon Rho Pi Phi Sigma Alpha Sigma Alpha Iota Tau Beta Sigma Phi Alpha Delta Phi Beta Phi Gamma Nu Phi Delta Epsilon Phi Delta Chi Phi Sigma Pi Phi Chi Theta
Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Delta Theta Alpha Delta Sigma Alpha Kappa Kappa Alpha Sigma Alpha Alpha Tau Delta Alpha Omega Beta Alpha Psi Gamma Eta Gamma Gamma Iota Sigma Delta Epsilon Iota Delta Sigma Delta Delta Psi Kappa Epsilon Eta Phi Zeta Phi Eta Theta Kappa Psi Theta Sigma Upsilon Theta Sigma Phi Iota Sigma Pi Kappa Alpha Pi Kappa Beta Pi Kappa Delta Epsilon Kappa Phi Kappa Nu Sigma Nu Xi Psi Phi Omicron Delta Kappa Omicron Nu Pi Lambda Theta Sigma Delta Chi Sigma Nu Phi Sigma Sigma Sigma Sigma Phi Delta (now social) Phi Beta Gamma Phi Beta Pi Phi Delta Delta Phi Delta Gamma Phi Delta Kappa Phi Delta Pi Phi Delta Phi (now honor society) Phi Epsilon Kappa Phi Lambda Kappa Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia (now social) Phi Rho Sigma Phi Upsilon Omicron Phi Chi Chi Beta Phi Psi Omega Omega Tau Sigma Omega Upsilon Phi Pershing Rifles Scabbard and Blade Scarab
North American Interfraternity Conference	Alpha Gamma Rho Alpha Gamma Sigma
Independent professional fraternities	Alpha Gamma Kappa Alpha Eta Rho Alpha Psi Alpha Zeta Omega Chi Eta Phi Delta Theta Sigma Gamma Epsilon Tau Delta Phi Epsilon Kappa Gamma Psi Kappa Pi Phi Sigma Gamma