List of Pi Kappa Lambda chapters

Pi Kappa Lambda is an international honor society for music that was established at Northwestern University in 1918.[1][2] It has chartered more than 270 chapters. Following is a list of its chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.[1][3][4][5]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Alpha 1918 Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Active
Beta 1920 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Active
Gamma 1921–1994 Knox College Galesburg, Illinois Inactive
Delta 1921 University of the Pacific Stockton, California Active
Epsilon 1923 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio Active
Zeta 1923–2007 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois Inactive
Eta 1923 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Active
Theta 1926 Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio Active
Iota 1927 New England Conservatory of Music Boston, Massachusetts Active
Kappa 1927 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Active
Lambda 1927 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Active
Mu 1928 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa Active
Nu 1929–1970 Grinnell College Grinnell, Iowa Inactive
XI 1935 Rollins College Winter Park, Florida Active
Omicron 1936 DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana Active
Pi 1936–1994 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive
Rho 1938 Converse University Spartanburg, South Carolina Active
Sigma 1938 University of Redlands Redlands, California Active
Tau 1940 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Active
Upsilon 1941 College of Wooster Wooster, Ohio Active
Phi 1943 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Active [6]
Chi 1945–c. 2024 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Inactive
Psi 1948–2007 University of Montevallo Montevallo, Alabama Inactive
Omega 1948–1998 University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Inactive
Alpha Alpha 1948 University of North Texas Denton, Texas Active
Alpha Beta 1948–2001 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Inactive
Alpha Gamma 1948 Cornell College Mount Vernon, Iowa Active
Alpha Delta 1948–2001 Howard University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Alpha Epsilon 1948–c. 2024 Rhodes College Memphis, Tennessee Inactive
Alpha Zeta 1949–2009 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Inactive
Alpha Eta 1950 Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas Active
Alpha Theta 1951 Lawrence University Appleton, Wisconsin Active
Alpha Iota 1955 Ball State University Muncie, Indiana Active
Alpha Kappa 1955 Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Active
Alpha Lambda 1955–2008 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Inactive
Alpha Mu 1956 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri Active
Alpha Nu 1956 Ithaca College Ithaca, New York Active
Alpha Xi 1957–2006 Willamette University Salem, Oregon Inactive
Alpha Omicron 1957 Millikin University Decatur, Illinois Active
Alpha Pi 1957 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Active
Alpha Rho 1957 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Active
Alpha Sigma 1958–2001 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive
Alpha Tau 1958–c. 2024 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado Inactive
Alpha Upsilon 1960 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Active
Alpha Phi 1960 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Active
Alpha Chi 1961–1973 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Inactive
Alpha Psi 1962–2008 University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Inactive
Alpha Omega 1963 University of Montana Missoula, Montana Active
Beta Alpha 1963–2008 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Inactive
Beta Beta 1963 University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Active
Beta Gamma 1963 Stetson University DeLand, Florida Active
Beta Delta 1964 St. Olaf College Northfield, Minnesota Active
Beta Epsilon 964 University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho Active
Beta Zeta 1964 East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Active
Beta Eta 1964–1986 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Inactive
Beta Theta 1964–1999 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Inactive
Beta Iota 1964 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active
Beta Kappa 1965–2004 Walla Walla College College Place, Washington Inactive
Beta Lambda 1965 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Active
Beta Mu 1965–2007 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois Inactive
Beta Nu 1965–1994 University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma Inactive
Beta Xi 1965–1998 Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Ohio Inactive
Beta Omicron 1966 University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Active
Beta Pi 1966–1999, 2013 Eastman School of Music Rochester, New York Active [7]
Beta Rho 1968 Catholic University of America Washington, D.C. Active
Beta Sigma 1968 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Active
Beta Tau 1968 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Active
Beta Upsilon 1968 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas Active
Beta Phi 1969 Ohio University Athens, Ohio Active
Beta Chi 1969–1999 Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Inactive
Beta Psi 1969 University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Active
Beta Omega 1969 California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California Active
Gamma Alpha 1970 Carson–Newman University Jefferson City, Tennessee Active
Gamma Beta 1970 Furman University Greenville, South Carolina Active
Gamma Gamma 1970 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Active
Gamma Delta 1970–1998 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Inactive
Gamma Epsilon 1970 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas Active
Gamma Zeta 1970–2003 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Inactive
Gamma Eta 1970 Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina Active
Gamma Theta 1971 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Active
Gamma Iota 1970–2008 University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Inactive
Gamma Kappa 1971 California State University, Northridge Northridge, Los Angeles, California Active
Gamma Lambda 1972 Northern State University Aberdeen, South Dakota Active
Gamma Mu 1973 Meredith College Raleigh, North Carolina Active
Gamma Nu 1973 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active
Gamma Xi 1973 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Active
Gamma Omicron 1974 Samford University Birmingham, Alabama Active
Gamma Pi 1974 Spelman College Atlanta, Georgia Active
Gamma Rho 1974 Miami University Oxford, Ohio Active
Gamma Sigma 1974 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Active
Gamma Tau 1974 Baylor University Waco, Texas Active
Gamma Upsilon 1974 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois Active
Gamma Phi 1974 University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin Active
Gamma Chi 1974 Hofstra University Hempstead, New York Active
Gamma Psi 1975 Boston Conservatory at Berklee Boston, Massachusetts Active
Gamma Omega 1975 Anderson University Anderson, Indiana Active
Delta Alpha 1975–2001 Queens College, City University of New York Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York Inactive
Delta Beta 1976 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville, Illinois Active
Delta Gamma 1976 Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky Active
Delta Delta 1976 University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, Louisiana Active
Delta Epsilon 1976 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Active
Delta Zeta 1976 Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Delta Eta 1977–2003 Westminster Choir College Princeton, New Jersey Inactive
Delta Theta 1977 University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin Active
Delta Iota 1977 Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas Active
Delta Kappa 1977 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, Texas Active
Delta Lambda 1977 Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Active
Delta Mu 1977 Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana Active
Delta Nu 1977–2001 Eastern New Mexico University Portales, New Mexico Inactive
Delta Xi 1977 California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California Active
Delta Omicron 1977 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio Active
Delta Pi 1978 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Active
Delta Rho 1978 Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey Active
Delta Sigma 1978 West Chester University West Chester, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Tau 1978 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio Active
Delta Upsilon 1979 University of Evansville Evansville, Indiana Active
Delta Phi 1979–1991, c. 2024 Washington State University Pullman, Washington Active
Delta Chi 1980–2012 Kent State University Kent, Ohio Inactive
Delta Psi 1980 Immaculata University Immaculata, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Omega 1980 State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, New York Active
Epsilon Alpha 1981–May 2024 Birmingham–Southern College Birmingham, Alabama Inactive [a]
Epsilon Beta April 25, 1981 Shorter University Rome, Georgia Active [8]
Epsilon Gamma 1981 University of Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut Active
Epsilon Delta 1981 Ouachita Baptist University Arkadelphia, Arkansas Active
Epsilon Epsilon 1981 Augustana College Rock Island, Illinois Active
Epsilon Zeta 1982–1998 Alabama State University Montgomery, Alabama Inactive
Epsilon Eta 1982 Belmont University Nashville, Tennessee Active
Epsilon Theta 1982–1990 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Inactive
Epsilon Iota 1982 Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Active
Epsilon Kappa 1982–2001 Andrews University Berrien Springs, Michigan Inactive
Epsilon Lambda 1983 Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Active
Epsilon Mu 1983 Albion College Albion, Michigan Active
Epsilon Nu 1983–2003 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Inactive
Epsilon Xi 1983 California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California Active
Epsilon Omicron 1983 Peabody Institute Baltimore, Maryland Active
Epsilon Pi 1984 Hardin–Simmons University Abilene, Texas Active
Epsilon Rho 1984 Jacksonville University Jacksonville, Florida Active
Epsilon Sigma 1984 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Active
Epsilon Tau 1984 Texas State University San Marcos, Texas Active
Epsilon Upsilon 1984–2009 University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Honolulu, Hawaii Inactive
Epsilon Phi 1984–2003 New York University New York City, New York Inactive
Epsilon Chi 1985–2003, 2024 Illinois State University Normal, Illinois Active [9]
Epsilon Psi 1985 Evangel University Springfield, Missouri Active
Epsilon Omega 1985 Luther College Decorah, Iowa Active
Zeta Alpha 1986 University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas Active
Zeta Beta 1986 Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Active
Zeta Gamma 1986–2012 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Inactive
Zeta Delta 1987–c. 2024 Hope College Holland, Michigan Inactive
Zeta Epsilon 1987 Marywood University Scranton, Pennsylvania Active
Zeta Zeta 1987 Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, Missouri Active
Zeta Eta 1987–1999 DePaul University Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Zeta Theta 1988 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Zeta Iota 1988 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Active
Zeta Kappa 1988–2003 Arkansas State University State University, Arkansas Inactive
Zeta Lambda 1988 Capital University Bexley, Ohio Active
Zeta Mu 1988 State University of New York at Potsdam Potsdam, New York Active
Zeta Nu 1988 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Active
Zeta Xi 1988 Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tennessee Active
Zeta Omicron 1988 Houghton University Houghton, New York Active
Zeta Pi 1989 Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma Active
Zeta Rho 1989 Delta State University Cleveland, Mississippi Active
Zeta Sigma 1989 University of Maine Orono, Maine Active
Zeta Tau 1989 University of Houston Houston, Texas Active
Zeta Upsilon 1989 University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island Active
Zeta Phi 1989–2007 University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Inactive
Zeta Chi 1990 Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, Minnesota Active
Zeta Psi 1989–2003 University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Inactive
Zeta Omega 1990–2003 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Inactive
Eta Alpha 1990 West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas Active
Eta Beta 1990–2007 Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey Inactive
Eta Gamma 1990 Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active
Eta Delta 1990 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana Active
Eta Epsilon 1991–2001 Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia Inactive
Eta Zeta 1991 University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Active
Eta Eta 1991 Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Eta Theta 1991 San Diego State University San Diego, California Active
Eta Iota 1992 Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee Active
Eta Kappa 1992–c. 2024 Columbus State University Columbus, Georgia Inactive
Eta Lambda 1992 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Active
Eta Mu 1992 Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, Missouri Active
Eta Nu 1992 University of Mississippi University, Mississippi Active
Eta Xi 1992–2023 Central Washington University Ellensburg, Washington Inactive
Eta Omicron 1993 Winthrop University Rock Hill, South Carolina Active
Eta Pi 1993 Trinity University San Antonio, Texas Active
Eta Rho 1993 Hartwick College Oneonta, New York Active
Eta Sigma 1994 Truman State University Kirksville, Missouri Active
Eta Tau 1994 Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas Active
Eta Upsilon 1994 Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia Active
Eta Phi 1994–2010 Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights, Kentucky Inactive
Eta Chi 1994 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Active
Eta Psi 1994 University of Denver Denver, Colorado Active
Eta Omega 1995–2010 South Carolina State University Orangeburg, South Carolina Inactive
Theta Alpha 1995 East Tennessee State University Johnson City, Tennessee Active
Theta Beta 1995 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee Active
Theta Gamma 1995 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas Active
Theta Delta 1995 University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Active
Theta Epsilon 1995–2004 Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Inactive
Theta Zeta 1995 Pacific Union College Angwin, California Active
Theta Eta 1996 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Active
Theta Theta 1996 University of North Alabama Florence, Alabama Active
Theta Iota 1996 Union University Jackson, Tennessee Active
Theta Kappa 1997 Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Active
Theta Lambda 1997 Nazareth University Rochester, New York Active
Theta Mu 1997 Radford University Radford, Virginia Active
Theta Nu 1997 Adams State University Alamosa, Colorado Active
Theta Xi 1997 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Theta Omicron 1997 University of Mount Union Alliance, Ohio Active
Theta Pi 1997–c. 2024 Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas Inactive
Theta Rho 1998–2010 Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester, New York Inactive
Theta Sigma 1998 Cameron University Lawton, Oklahoma Active
Theta Tau 1998 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia Active
Theta Upsilon 1999 University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota Active
Theta Phi 1999 Coe College Cedar Rapids, Iowa Active
Theta Chi 2000 University of Akron Akron, Ohio Active
Theta Psi 2000–c. 2024 Angelo State University San Angelo, Texas Inactive
Theta Omega 2000–2010 University of Massachusetts Lowell Lowell, Massachusetts Inactive
Iota Alpha 2000 University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, Arkansas Active
Iota Beta 2000–2004 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Inactive
Iota Gamma 2000 State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New York Active
Iota Delta 2000–2007 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Missouri Inactive
Iota Epsilon 2001 Lee University Cleveland, Tennessee Active
Iota Zeta 2001–c. 2024 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas Inactive
Iota Eta 2001 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Active
Iota Theta 2002 The College of New Jersey Ewing Township, New Jersey Active
Iota Iota 2002–2012, c. 2023 Berry College Mount Berry, Georgia Active
Iota Kappa 2003 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Active
Iota Lambda 2003 Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia Active
Iota Mu 2004 Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia Active
Iota Nu 2004 Concordia University Nebraska Seward, Nebraska Active
Iota Xi 2005 Lamar University Beaumont, Texas Active
Iota Omicron 2005 Pepperdine University Malibu, California Active
Iota Pi 2005 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia Active
Iota Rho 2005 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan Active
Iota Sigma 2005 Campbellsville University Campbellsville, Kentucky Active
Iota Tau 2005 University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, Oklahoma Active
Iota Upsilon 2006–2011 Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Indiana Inactive
Iota Phi 2006 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Active
Iota Chi 2007–c. 2024 Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, Alabama Inactive
Iota Psi 2007 Salem College Winston-Salem, North Carolina Active
Iota Omega 2007 Morehouse College Atlanta, Georgia Active
Kappa Alpha 2008–c. 2024 University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama Inactive
Kappa Beta 2008 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina Active
Kappa Gamma 2008 Brevard College Brevard, North Carolina Active
Kappa Delta 2010 Colorado Christian University Lakewood, Colorado Active
Kappa Epsilon 2009 Pennsylvania Western University, Edinboro Edinboro, Pennsylvania Active
Kappa Zeta 2009 Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia Active
Kappa Eta 2009 North Greenville University Tigerville, South Carolina Active
Kappa Theta 2011 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, Colorado Active
Kappa Iota 2011 Claflin University Orangeburg, South Carolina Active
Kappa Kappa 2012 St. Norbert College De Pere, Wisconsin Active
Kappa Lambda 2012 Glenville State University Glenville, West Virginia Active
Kappa Mu 2012 Olivet Nazarene University Bourbonnais, Illinois Active
Kappa Nu 2013 Molloy University Rockville Centre, New York Active [10]
Kappa Xi 2013 Nelson University Waxahachie, Texas Active [b]
Kappa Omicron 2013 Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas Active
Kappa Pi 2014 Keene State College Keene, New Hampshire Active
Kappa Rho 2014 Charleston Southern University North Charleston, South Carolina Active
Kappa Sigma 2014 Concordia College Moorhead, Minnesota Active
Kappa Tau 2015 Palm Beach Atlantic University West Palm Beach, Florida Active
Kappa Upsilon 2016 Gardner–Webb University Boiling Springs, North Carolina Active
Kappa Phi 2016 Westmont College Montecito, California Active
Kappa Chi 2016 Florida Southern College Lakeland, Florida Active
Kappa Psi 2017 North Carolina Central University Durham, North Carolina Active
Kappa Omega 2017 Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, Tennessee Active
Lambda Alpha 2017 Dallas Baptist University Dallas, Texas Active
Lambda Beta 2018 University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, Texas Active
Lambda Gamma 2019 Bethune–Cookman University Daytona Beach, Florida Active
Lambda Delta 2019 Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee Active
Lambda Epsilon 2021 Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania Active
Lambda Zeta 2022 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana Active
Lambda Eta 2023 Chowan University Murfreesboro, North Carolina Active
Lambda Theta 2023 Alcorn State University Lorman, Mississippi

Notes

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  1. ^ The chapter went inactive when the college closed May 2024.
  2. ^ Chapter was established at Southwestern Assemblies of God University, which became Nelson University in 2024.

References

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  1. ^ a b Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-79–81. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  2. ^ "Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society - Music". Association of College Honor Societies. January 9, 2012. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  3. ^ "Pi Kappa Lambda Honor Society Chapters". Association of College Honor Societies. July 9, 2011. Archived from the original on April 14, 2012. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  4. ^ "Current Chapters". Society of Pi Kappa Lambda. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. ^ Handbook of the Society of Pi Kappa Lambda 2023-2024 (14th ed.). St. Simons Island, Georgia: Society of Pi Kappa Lambda. January 2023. pp. 20–29. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  6. ^ "College of Music | Honor Societies". Florida State University. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  7. ^ "Pi Kappa Lambda". Eastman School of Music. February 6, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  8. ^ "Pi Kappa Lambda". Shorter University. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  9. ^ Illinois State University School of Music (April 30, 2024). "Induction Ceremony: Pi Kappa Lambda and Epsilon Chi Chapter, April 30, 2024". School of Music Programs.
  10. ^ "Pi Kappa Lambda". Molloy University. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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