List of Kappa Omicron Nu chapters

Kappa Omicron Nu is an American college honor society for students in human sciences. It was established by the 1990 merger of Omicron Nu and Kappa Omicron Phi.

Chapters that were part of the predecessor society Kappa Omicron Phi have the prefix "Kappa" before their Greek letter chapter name. Chapters that were part of the predecessor society Omicron Nu have the prefix "Omicron" before their Greek letter name. The first chapter chartered by Kappa Omicron Nu was named Nu Alpha, with the following chapters being named according to the Greek alphabet.[1]

In the following list of chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Kappa Alpha December 11, 1922 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, Missouri Active [8]
Kappa Beta 1923–xxxx ? University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri Inactive
Kappa Gamma 1925–1933, 1951–xxxx? Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas Inactive
Kappa Delta 1925–xxxx ? Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Missouri Inactive
Kappa Epsilon 1926–xxxx ? Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia Inactive
Kappa Zeta 1927–1961 West Texas State University Canyon, Texas Inactive
Kappa Eta 1927–1942 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Inactive
Kappa Theta 1928–19xx ? University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Inactive
Kappa Iota 1928 Texas A&M University–Kingsville Kingsville, Texas Active
Kappa Kappa 1928–1967 College of Emporia Emporia, Kansas Inactive
Kappa Lambda 1928–1938 Oklahoma College for Women Chickasha, Oklahoma Inactive
Kappa Mu 1929–1977 Southwestern College Winfield, Kansas Inactive
Kappa Nu 1930–1945 Nebraska State Teachers College at Peru Peru, Nebraska Inactive
Kappa Xi 1930–1931 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio Inactive
Kappa Omicron 1934–1946 College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia Inactive
Kappa Pi 1936 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Active
Kappa Rho 1938–1949 Florida Southern College Lakeland, Florida Inactive
Kappa Sigma 1939–1952 Louisiana Christian University Pineville, Louisiana Inactive
Kappa Tau 1940–xxxx ? Indiana State College Indiana, Pennsylvania Inactive
Kappa Upsilon 1942–1979 Concord College Athens, West Virginia Inactive
Kappa Phi 1943–1976 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, Texas Inactive
Kappa Chi 1944 Immaculata University East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania Active
Kappa Psi 1945–xxxx ? Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Inactive [9]
Kappa Omega Unassigned
Kappa Alpha Alpha 1947–1947, 1975–xxxx ? Marywood University Scranton, Pennsylvania Inactive
Kappa Alpha Beta 1948–xxxx ? Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, Pennsylvania Inactive
Kappa Alpha Gamma 1948 Seton Hill University Greensburg, Pennsylvania Active
Kappa Alpha Deta 1949–1962 Carthage College Kenosha, Wisconsin Inactive
Kappa Alpha Epsilon 1949–1965 Mount Mary University Milwaukee, Wisconsin Inactive
Kappa Alpha Zeta 1949–1976 Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Terre Haute, Indiana Inactive
Kappa Alpha Eta 1949–1968 Mercyhurst College Erie, Pennsylvania Inactive [9]
Kappa Alpha Theta 1950–xxxx ? Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois Inactive
Kappa Alpha Iota 1951–1956 Regis College Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Kappa Alpha Kappa 1951–1985 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois Inactive [10]
Kappa Alpha Lambda 1951–xxxx ? University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Inactive
Kappa Alpha Mu 1951–xxxx ? Illinois State University Normal, Illinois Inactive
Kappa Alpha Nu 1955–xxxx ? Kent State University Kent, Ohio Inactive
Kappa Alpha Xi 1955–1981 Pepperdine University Malibu, California Inactive
Kappa Alpha Omicron November 19, 1955 – xxxx ? University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, Nebraska Inactive [11]
Kappa Alpha Pi 1956–xxxx ? Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Inactive
Kappa Alpha Rho 1961–1964 Lindenwood University St. Charles, Missouri Inactive
Kappa Alpha Sigma 1961–xxxx ? Murray State University Murray, Kentucky Inactive [12]
Kappa Alpha Tau 1961 Bradley University Peoria, Illinois Active
Kappa Alpha Upsilon 1962–1988 Longwood College Farmville, Virginia Inactive
Kappa Alpha Phi 1962 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas Active
Kappa Alpha Chi 1962–1968 Mary Washington College Fredericksburg, Virginia Inactive
Kappa Alpha Psi October 27, 1962 – c. 1989 University of Montana Missoula, Montana Inactive [13][a]
Kappa Alpha Omega Unassigned
Kappa Beta Alpha 1962 Samford University Homewood, Alabama Active
Kappa Beta Beta 1963 University of North Alabama Florence, Alabama Active
Kappa Beta Gamma 1963–1963 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington Inactive
Kappa Beta Delta 1963–xxxx ? Shepherd University Shepherdstown, West Virginia Inactive
Kappa Beta Epsilon 1963 Prairie View A&M University Prairie View, Texas Active
Kappa Beta Zeta 1964–1984 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, Michigan Inactive
Kappa Beta Eta 1964 Virginia State University Petersburg, Virginia Active
Kappa Beta Theta 1965 Lamar University Beaumont, Texas Active
Kappa Beta Iota 1964–1972 St. Joseph's College Emmitsburg, Maryland Inactive
Kappa Beta Kappa 1965 Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Active
Kappa Beta Lambda 1967–xxxx ? Grambling State University Grambling, Louisiana Inactive
Kappa Beta Mu 1968 Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tennessee Active
Kappa Beta Nu 1968–xxxx ? Northeast Missouri State University Kirksville, Missouri Inactive
Kappa Beta Xi 1968 Carson–Newman University Jefferson City, Tennessee Active
Kappa Beta Omicron 1968–xxxx ? Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky Inactive
Kappa Beta Pi 1968–1972 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee Inactive
Kappa Beta Rho 1969–xxxx ? East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee Inactive
Kappa Beta Sigma 1970 Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee Active
Kappa Beta Tau 1971–xxxx ? West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon, West Virginia Inactive
Kappa Beta Upsilon 1971–1986 Georgetown College Georgetown, Kentucky Inactive
Kappa Beta Phi 1972 Mississippi State University Starkville, Mississippi Active
Kappa Beta Chi 1972–xxxx ? McNeese State University Lake Charles, Louisiana Inactive
Kappa Beta Psi 1972–1984 Lincoln University Jefferson City, Missouri Inactive
Kappa Beta Omega Unassigned
Kappa Gamma Alpha 1972 Alcorn State University Lorman, Mississippi Active
Kappa Gamma Beta 1972–1977 Barry University Miami Shores, Florida Inactive
Kappa Gamma Gamma 1973-1987 Whittier College Whittier, California Inactive
Kappa Gamma Delta 1973 Delta State University Cleveland, Mississippi Active
Kappa Gamma Epsilon 1973 North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina Active
Kappa Gamma Zeta 1973–xxxx ? Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan Inactive
Kappa Gamma Eta 1973 University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi Active
Kappa Gamma Theta 1973 Baylor University Waco, Texas Active
Kappa Gamma Iota 1973–xxxx ? Albright College Reading, Pennsylvania Inactive
Kappa Gamma Kappa 1974–xxxx ? University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Inactive
Kappa Gamma Lambda 1974–xxxx ? Adrian College Adrian, Michigan Inactive
Kappa Gamma Mu 1974–1983 Brooklyn College New York City, New York Inactive
Kappa Gamma Nu 1974–xxxx ? University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, Louisiana Inactive
Kappa Gamma Xi 1974–xxxx ? University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio Inactive
Kappa Gamma Omicron 1975–1980 Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan Inactive
Kappa Gamma Pi 1975–xxxx ? University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana Inactive
Kappa Gamma Rho 1975 Alabama A&M University Normal, Alabama Active
Kappa Gamma Sigma 1975 South Carolina State University Orangeburg, South Carolina Active
Kappa Gamma Tau 1976–xxxx ? Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana Inactive
Kappa Gamma Upsilon 1976 Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina Active
Kappa Gamma Phi 1976 Northwestern State University Natchitoches, Louisiana Active
Kappa Gamma Chi 1976–xxxx ? Bethel College, McPherson College, and Sterling College North Newton, McPherson, and Sterling, Kansas Inactive
Kappa Gamma Psi 1976–xxxx ? University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee Inactive
Kappa Gamma Omega Unassigned
Kappa Delta Alpha 1976–xxxx ? University of Minnesota Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Inactive
Kappa Delta Beta 1976–xxxx ? Hood College Frederick, Maryland Inactive
Kappa Delta Gamma 1977 University of Akron Akron, Ohio Active
Kappa Delta Delta 1977–xxxx ? Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana Inactive
Kappa Delta Epsilon 1977–xxxx ? Tuskegee University Tuskegee, Alabama Inactive
Kappa Delta Zeta 1978 St. Catherine University Saint Paul, Minnesota Active
Kappa Delta Eta 1978–xxxx ? Rosary College River Forest, Illinois Inactive [9]
Kappa Delta Theta 1978–1984 Mount St. Mary's College Los Angeles, California Inactive
Kappa Delta Iota 1978–xxxx ? Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas Inactive
Kappa Delta Kappa 1978–xxxx ? Glassboro State College Glassboro, New Jersey Inactive
Kappa Delta Lambda 1979–xxxx ? Cheyney State College Cheyney, Pennsylvania Inactive
Kappa Delta Mu 1978 North Carolina A&T University Greensboro, North Carolina Active
Kappa Delta Nu 1980–xxxx ? Hampton University Hampton, Virginia Inactive
Kappa Delta Xi 1980 Morgan State University Baltimore, Maryland Active
Kappa Delta Omicron 1981 Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina Active
Kappa Delta Pi 1982 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, Louisiana Active
Kappa Delta Rho 1982 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, Illinois Active
Kappa Delta Sigma 1984–xxxx ? Ashland University Ashland, Ohio Inactive
Kappa Delta Tau 1985–xxxx ? Heritage Christian University Florence, Alabama Inactive
Kappa Delta Upsilon 1985 University of Maryland Eastern Shore Princess Anne, Maryland Active
Kappa Delta Phi 1987–xxxx ? University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada Inactive
Kappa Delta Chi 1990–xxxx ? Andrews University Berrien Springs, Michigan Inactive
Kappa Delta Psi 1990 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Pine Bluff, Arkansas Active
Kappa Delta Omega Unassigned
Kappa Epsilon Alpha 1990–xxxx ? Abilene Christian University Abilene, Texas Inactive
Omicron Alpha April 23, 1912–xxxx ? Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Inactive [8]
Omicron Beta 1913–1932 New York State College for Teachers Albany, New York Inactive
Omicron Gamma 1913 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active
Omicron Delta 1913–xxxx ? Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Inactive
Omicron Epsilon 1914–xxxx ? University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois Inactive
Omicron Zeta 1914–xxxx ? University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Inactive
Omicron Eta 1915–xxxx ? University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Inactive
Omicron Theta 1915 Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Active
Omicron Iota 1915–xxxx ? University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Inactive
Omicron Kappa 1919 Washington State University Pullman, Washington Active
Omicron Lambda 1919–xxxx ? Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Inactive
Omicron Mu 1919 Cornell University Ithaca, New York Active
Omicron Nu 1921–xxxx ? Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Inactive
Omicron Xi 1920–xxxx ? Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Stillwater, Oklahoma Inactive
Omicron Omicron 1922–xxxx ? University of Washington Seattle, Washington Inactive
Omicron Pi 1922 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Active
Omicron Rho April 1923–c. 1995 University of Minnesota Saint Paul, Minnesota Inactive [14]
Omicron Sigma 1922–xxxx ? Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Inactive
Omicron Tau 1924 Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania Active
Omicron Upsilon March 29, 1924 – xxxx ? University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Inactive [15]
Omicron Phi 1925–xxxx ? University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont Inactive
Omicron Chi 1925–xxxx ? University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Inactive
Omicron Psi 1926–xxxx ? University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Inactive
Omicron Omega 1928–xxxx ? Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Inactive
Omicron Alpha Alpha 1930–xxxx ? University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Inactive
Omicron Alpha Beta 1931 University of Maine Orono, Maine Active
Omicron Alpha Gamma 1931 University of Montevallo Montevallo, Alabama Active
Omicron Alpha Delta 1933 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Active
Omicron Alpha Epsilon 1935–xxxx ? University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Inactive
Omicron Alpha Zeta 1937–xxxx ? University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Inactive
Omicron Alpha Eta 1938–xxxx ? Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive
Omicron Alpha Theta 1939–xxxx ? University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive
Omicron Alpha Iota 1941 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active
Omicron Alpha Kappa 1942 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Active
Omicron Alpha Lambda 1944–xxxx ? University of California, Davis Davis, California Inactive
Omicron Alpha Mu 1951–xxxx ? University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island Inactive
Omicron Alpha Nu 1951 Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active
Omicron Alpha Xi 1952–xxxx ? Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive
Omicron Alpha Omicron 1952–xxxx ? West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Inactive
Omicron Alpha Pi 1952–xxxx ? University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts Inactive
Omicron Alpha Rho 1959–xxxx ? New York University New York City, New York Inactive [b]
Omicron Alpha Rho-Hunter 1959 Hunter College New York City, New York Active [b]
Omicron Alpha Sigma 1961–xxxx ? University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Inactive
Omicron Alpha Tau 1961–xxxx ? Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Inactive
Omicron Alpha Upsilon 1963 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Active
Omicron Alpha Phi 1963–xxxx ? Howard University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Omicron Alpha Chi 1969–xxxx ? Radford University Radford, Virginia Inactive
Omicron Alpha Psi 1969 California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California Active
Omicron Alpha Omega 1972–xxxx ? University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Inactive
Omicron Beta Alpha 1973 Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey Active [16]
Omicron Beta Beta 1976 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana Active
Omicron Beta Gamma 1976 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Active
Omicron Beta Delta 1977-19xx Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Inactive
Omicron Beta Epsilon 1979 California State University, Northridge Los Angeles, California Active
Omicron Beta Zeta 1985–xxxx ? Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Inactive
Omicron Beta Eta 1987–xxxx ? University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus San Juan, Puerto Rico Inactive
Omicron Beta Theta 1989 Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey Active
Nu Alpha Berea College Berea, Kentucky Active
Nu Beta Inactive
Nu Gamma 199x ?–xxxx ? Norfolk State University Norfolk, Virginia Inactive
Nu Delta Harding University Searcy, Arkansas Active
Nu Epsilon Madonna University Livonia, Michigan Inactive
Nu Zeta Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington Active
Nu Eta Tarleton State University Stephenville, Texas Inactive
Nu Theta Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Inactive
Nu Iota East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Inactive
Nu Kappa Penn State Altoona Logan Township, Pennsylvania Active
Nu Lambda Purdue University Calumet Hammond, Indiana Inactive [9]
Nu Mu Washington State University Vancouver Vancouver, Washington Active
Nu Nu Southern Utah University Cedar City, Utah Active
Nu Xi Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio Inactive
Nu Omicron Pennsylvania Western University, California California, Pennsylvania Inactive
Nu Pi California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California Active
Nu Rho Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Nu Sigma DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana Inactive
Nu Tau Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Inactive
Nu Upsilon California State University, San Marcos San Marcos, California Active
Nu Phi University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut Active
Nu Chi University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas Active
Nu Psi Liberty University Lynchburg, Virginia Active
Nu Omega Life University Marietta, Georgia Active
Nu Alpha Alpha University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, Texas Inactive
Nu Alpha Beta Delaware State University Dover, Delaware Inactive
Nu Alpha Gamma Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville, Georgia Active
Nu Alpha Delta California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California Inactive
Nu Alpha Epsilon Georgian Court University Lakewood Township, New Jersey Active
Nu Alpha Zeta Elon University Elon, North Carolina Active
Nu Alpha Eta Stevenson University Baltimore County, Maryland Active
Nu Alpha Theta New Mexico State University Las Cruces, New Mexico Inactive
Nu Alpha Iota Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, Missouri Active
Nu Alpha Kappa Molloy University Rockville Centre, New York Active
Nu Alpha Lambda Blue Mountain Christian University Blue Mountain, Mississippi Active
Nu Alpha Mu Inactive
Nu Alpha Nu State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New York Active
Nu Alpha Xi University of Alabama in Huntsville Huntsville, Alabama Active
Nu Alpha Omicron University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Active
Nu Alpha Pi Logan University Chesterfield, Missouri Active
Nu Alpha Rho Virtual Chapter Michigan Active
Nu Alpha Sigma Penn State Scranton Dunmore, Pennsylvania Active
Nu Alpha Tau Holy Family University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Nu Alpha Upsilon Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York Active
Nu Alpha Phi University of New England Portland and Biddeford, Maine Active
National Chapter Active
National Alumni Chapter Active
Berry College Mount Berry, Georgia Inactive
University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Inactive

Notes

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  1. ^ Chapter closed when the university dissolved its Department of Home Economics.
  2. ^ a b Alpha Rho originally operated as a Chapter-at-Large that included Teachers College (Columbia), N.Y.U., and Hunter College. It was later split into two chapters.

References

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