Foundations
On February 12th, 1924, a group of young OSU scholars met at the Ohio Union to form Beta Epsilon as a local education fraternity. At their second meeting (2/25/24), Beta Epsilon voted to join Sigma Delta Sigma at the University of Illinois to form a two-chapter national fraternity. The group remained the Beta chapter of Sigma Delta Sigma before becoming the Alpha Eta chapter of Kappa Phi Kappa on April 14, 1928.
Chapter House
Started in the fall of 1925 by Sigma Delta Sigma in rented quarters, 235 W. Tenth Avenue, Columbus OH, became the official fraternity house. They continued renting in quarters until the end of the 1942-43 school year, when the chapter became inactive on account of World War II.
When the chapter was reactivated after the war. 1905 Indianola Street was purchased in 1953, where it operated as the fraternity house for nine years. When it was sold, the proceeds of the selling were used to establish the Kappa Phi Kappa fund, which provided scholarship to members.
Present Day
Kappa Phi Kappa at The Ohio State University continued its operations as usual; holding bi-weekly meetings, social events and service activities, while the roughly 60 other affiliated chapters across the country slowly dissolved. In the early 2010's, our chapter became the last remaining group in the country, and members elected not to join a larger national foundation under a new name. Today, Kappa Phi Kappa exists a local educational fraternity, or student organization, still committed to further advancing the preparation for its members into the world of teaching.
On February 12th, 1924, a group of young OSU scholars met at the Ohio Union to form Beta Epsilon as a local education fraternity. At their second meeting (2/25/24), Beta Epsilon voted to join Sigma Delta Sigma at the University of Illinois to form a two-chapter national fraternity. The group remained the Beta chapter of Sigma Delta Sigma before becoming the Alpha Eta chapter of Kappa Phi Kappa on April 14, 1928.
Chapter House
Started in the fall of 1925 by Sigma Delta Sigma in rented quarters, 235 W. Tenth Avenue, Columbus OH, became the official fraternity house. They continued renting in quarters until the end of the 1942-43 school year, when the chapter became inactive on account of World War II.
When the chapter was reactivated after the war. 1905 Indianola Street was purchased in 1953, where it operated as the fraternity house for nine years. When it was sold, the proceeds of the selling were used to establish the Kappa Phi Kappa fund, which provided scholarship to members.
Present Day
Kappa Phi Kappa at The Ohio State University continued its operations as usual; holding bi-weekly meetings, social events and service activities, while the roughly 60 other affiliated chapters across the country slowly dissolved. In the early 2010's, our chapter became the last remaining group in the country, and members elected not to join a larger national foundation under a new name. Today, Kappa Phi Kappa exists a local educational fraternity, or student organization, still committed to further advancing the preparation for its members into the world of teaching.