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Lambda Kappa Sigma
Lambda Kappa Sigma
ΛらむだΚかっぱΣしぐま
Founded	October 14, 1913; 110 years ago; Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, Boston, MA
Type	Professional
Affiliation	PFA
Emphasis	Pharmacy
Scope	International
Motto	Esse Quam Videri; ("To be, rather than to seem")
Colors	Old gold and Columbia blue
Symbol	Caduceus
Flower	Yellow Chrysanthemum
Mascot	Lamb
Patron Greek divinity	Hygieia
Publication	The Blue and Gold Triangle; and LinKS
Philanthropy	Project Hope
Chapters	31 active collegiate chapters, 16 active alumni chapters
Members	24,000+ lifetime
Founder	Ethel J. Heath
Headquarters	S77 W16906 Casey Drive; Muskego, WI 53150; USA
Website	Official website

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Lambda Kappa Sigma (ΛらむだΚかっぱΣしぐま or LKS) is an international pharmacy fraternity headquartered in Muskego, Wisconsin. Founded in 1913, it was created to promote the profession of pharmacy among women and advance women within the profession. LKS is the oldest and largest professional pharmacy fraternity for women in the world.^{[citation needed]} Lambda Kappa Sigma has initiated more than 30,000 members and has 44 chartered chapters. LKS also has 36 chartered alumni groups internationally.

Overview

Lambda Kappa Sigma is dedicated to developing the intellectual, leadership, and professional skills of its members. LKS promotes professional growth and its educational programs enhance professional development in the field of pharmacy, with an emphasis placed on women's health issues. Continuing education credits are also available. LKS also has an Educational Grant Program.

History

On October 14, 1913, Ethel J. Heath and eight other female students at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy organized Lambda Kappa Society, a social club. Charter members were:

Ethel J. Heath
Annabel Carter Jones
Mary Connolly Livingston
Emma MacDonnell Cronin
Willette McKeever Cheever
Mary Durgin Loveland
Alice G. Coleman
Margaret M. Curran
Rosemond A. Guinn.^[1]

In 1915 the organization ceased being a luncheon club and was opened to all female members of the college. Sigma was added to the name, formally making it Lambda Kappa Sigma, and the official badge, motto, flower, and colors were selected. In 1919 the official coat-of-arms, designed by Cora E. Craven, was adopted.^[1]

The first national convention was held in Boston, Massachusetts in 1926, beginning a biennial convention schedule. At this convention, what would become the official prayer was presented by the Eta chapter and Delta chapter presented a song to be used as the official sorority song. Both the prayer and the song were adopted for national use in 1950.

The Silver Anniversary Convention was held in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1938. At that convention the delegates voted to join the Professional Panhellenic Association, becoming the first pharmaceutical sorority in the PPA.

On April 28, 1956, ΛらむだΚかっぱΣしぐま became international with the addition of the Alpha Lambda chapter in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on the campus of the University of British Columbia.

In 1980 an international office was established, with the addition of an executive director position in 1984.^[1]

The 1982 biennial convention was held at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the Delta Collegiate (University of Pittsburgh), Tau Collegiate (Duquesne University), and Tau Alumni chapters as hosts.^[2]

In 1964, Project Hope was adopted as the fraternity's international philanthropy.

The 1996 biennial convention was held in St. Louis, Missouri, with the Alpha Zeta Collegiate and Alumni chapters as hosts.

During the 1988 biennial convention, the members voted to delete all gender references from the fraternity's membership requirements. The fraternity was now open to both male and female members, following a twelve-year battle to legally remain a fraternity for women only.^[3]

Publications

Blue and Gold Triangle - Official publication of fraternity (established 1926)
Alumni News - Informational alumni-only mailing
LinKS - Official publication of student chapters and advisors^[4]

Chapters

Collegiate

Following are the collegiate chapters of Lambda Kappa Sigma.^[1]^[5]^[6] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italic.

Chapter	Chartered/Range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	October 14, 1913	Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Beta	April 11, 1918	Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences	Albany, New York	Active
Gamma	February 27, 1918	University of Illinois College of Pharmac	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Delta	April 18, 1918	University of Pittsburgh School of Pharmacy	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Epsilon	May 2, 1929 – 19xx ?; 1987–xxxx ?	University of Maryland School of Pharmacy	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive	^[7]
Zeta	May 1919	University of California School of Pharmacy	San Francisco, California	Inactive
Eta	February 9, 1920	Philadelphia College of Pharmacy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Theta	February 10, 1920	Creighton University School of Pharmacy	Omaha, Nebraska	Inactive
Iota	April 9, 1920	University of Oklahoma College of Pharmacy	Norman, Oklahoma	Inactive
Kappa	November 16, 1920	University of Kansas College of Pharmacy	Lawrence, Kansas	Inactive
Lambda	April 4, 1921	University of Southern California School of Pharmacy	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Mu	January 12, 1922	Washington State University College of Pharmacy	Spokane, Washington	Inactive
Nu	April 24, 1925	Drake University College of Pharmacy	Des Moines, Iowa	Active
Xi	June 27, 1927	University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy	Kingston, Rhode Island	Active
Omicron	April 4, 1930	Wayne State University College of Pharmacy	Detroit, Michigan	Active
Pi	May 9, 1930	Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active
Rho	May 16, 1930	Oregon State University College of Pharmacy	Corvallis, Oregon	Inactive
Sigma	March 11, 1931	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive
Tau	March 18, 1932	Duquesne University School of Pharmacy	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Upsilon	May 30, 1936	Idaho State University College of Pharmacy	Pocatello, Idaho	Inactive
Phi	June 5, 1938	Butler University College of Pharmacy	Indianapolis, Indiana	Active
Chi	April 20, 1941	University of Washington School of Pharmacy	Seattle, Washington	Inactve
Psi	September 28, 1947	Detroit Institute of Technology	Detroit, Michigan	Inactive
Omega	April 24, 1948	Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy	Charleston, South Carolina	Inactive
Alpha Alpha	April 16, 1948	Temple University School of Pharmacy	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha Beta	September 16, 1949	University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy	Storrs, Connecticut	Active
Alpha Gamma	January 4, 1950	Samford University School of Pharmacy	Homewood, Alabama	Inactive
Alpha Delta	November 18, 1950	University of Michigan College of Pharmacy	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive
Alpha Epsilon	May 18, 1951	University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy	Knoxville, Tennessee	Inactive
Alpha Zeta	May 13, 1951	St. Louis College of Pharmacy	St. Louis, Missouri	Active
Alpha Eta	June 6, 1951 – 19xx?; 1987	Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy Long Island University	Brooklyn, New York	Active	^[8]
Alpha Theta	March 23, 1952	University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy	Buffalo, New York	Active
Alpha Iota	May 17, 1953	Ferris State University College of Pharmacy	Big Rapids, Michigan	Active
Alpha Kappa	May 22, 1954	University of Georgia College of Pharmacy	Athens, Georgia	Active
Alpha Lambda	April 28, 1956	University of British Columbia Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences	British Columbia, Canada	Active
Alpha Mu	May 6, 1956	University of Toledo College of Pharmacy	Toledo, Ohio	Active
Alpha Nu	December 6, 1958	University of Kentucky, College of Pharmacy	Lexington, Kentucky	Active
Alpha Xi	September 26, 1959	University of the Pacific, School of Pharmacy	Stockton, California	Inactve
Alpha Omicron	March 13, 1960	West Virginia University School of Pharmacy	Morgantown, West Virginia	Active
Alpha Pi	May 6, 1961	St. John's University College of Pharmacy	New York City, New York	Active
Alpha Rho	May 2, 1963	Northeastern University College of Pharmacy	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Alpha Sigma	February 21, 1970	Texas Southern University School of Pharmacy	Houston, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Tau	September 22, 1987	University of Toronto Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Inactive
Alpha Upsilon	1988	Kobe Women’s College of Pharmacy (now Kobe Pharmaceutical University)	Nishi-Ku, Kobe, Japan	Inactive	^[9]^[8]
Alpha Phi	1998	Wilkes University School of Pharmacy	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Active	^[10]
Alpha Chi		Northeast Ohio Medical University College of Pharmacy	Rootstown, Ohio	Active
Alpha Psi	April 27, 2013	University of New England, College of Pharmacy	Biddeford, Maine	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Omega	September 13, 2014	Sullivan University College of Pharmacy	Louisville, Kentucky	Active	^[12]
Beta Alpha		D'Youville University School of Pharmacy	Buffalo, New York	Active
Beta Beta	February 21, 2015	Western New England University College of Pharmacy	Springfield, Massachusetts	Active	^[13]
Beta Gamma		University of Charleston School of Pharmacy	Charleston, West Virginia	Active
Beta Delta		Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	Edwardsville, Illinois	Active

Alumni

Following are the alumni chapters of Lambda Kappa Sigma in order of charter date.^[14]^[6] Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italic.

Chapter	Chartered/Range	Location	Status	References
Beta Alumni	1923	Albany, New York	Inactve	^[15]^[a]
Zeta Alumni	1923	San Francisco, California	Inactive	^[15]^[a]
Alpha Alumni	1928	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Gamma Alumni	1928–19xx ?; 1992–xxxx ?	Chicago, Illinois	Inactve	^[16]
Lambda Alumni	1928	Los Angeles, California	Acitve
Eta Alumni	1930	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Xi Alumni	1930	Lincoln, Rhode Island	Active
Sigma Alumni	1940	New York, New York	Inactive
Omicron Alumni	1942–xxxx ?; 2014	Detroit, Michigan	Active	^[17]
Rho Alumni	1943	Portland, Oregon	Inactive
Phi Alumni	1947	Indianapolis, Indiana	Active
Chi Alumni	1949	Shoreline, Washington	Active
Delta Alumni	1949	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactve
Epsilon Alumni	1951	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Tau Alumni	1952	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha Beta Alumni	1954–xxxx ?; 2009	Storrs, Connecticut	Active	^[18]
Alpha Eta Alumni	1956	Brooklyn, New York	Inactive
Alpha Theta Alumni	1960	Buffalo, New York	Inactive
Stray Lamb/Alumni at Large	1960		Inactive ?	^[19]^[b]
Alpha Gamma Alumni	1962	Birmingham, Alabama	Inactive
Alpha Lambda Alumni	1963	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Inactive
Alpha Alpha Alumni	1970	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Alpha Xi Alumni	1970	Roseville, California	Active
Alpha Sigma Alumni	1971	Houston, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Pi Alumni	1972–19xx ?; 2003	Jamaica, New York	Active	^[20]
Alpha Zeta Alumni	1972	St. Louis, Missouri	Active
Phoenix Metro Alumni	November 1973	Phoenix, Arizona	Inactive	^[9]
Pi Alumni	1974	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Inactive
Alpha Omicron Alumni	1975	Morgantown, West Virginia	Inactive
Nu Alumni	1977	Des Moines, Iowa	Inactive
Alpha Nu Alumni	1979	Lexington, Kentucky	Active
Alpha Iota Alumni	1981	Big Rapids, Michigan	Active
Alpha Kappa Alumni	1983	Mableton, Georgia	Active
Alpha Tau Alumni	1987	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Inactive
Omega Alumni	1992	Charleston, South Carolina	Inactive	^[16]
Alpha Upsilon Alumni	1992	Nishi-Ku, Kobe, Japan	Inactive	^[16]
Portland Metro Alumni	1998	Portland, Oregon	Inactive	^[10]
Alpha Rho Alumni	19xx ?–xxxx ?, 2003	Schnecksville, Pennsylvania	Active	^[20]
Alpha Phi Alumni		Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Active

Notes

^ ^a ^b The first two alumni chapters were founded as Alpha Alpha and Beta Beta. However, this nominclature was discontinued in 1926, with alumni chapter names matching that of their related collegiate chapter.
^ The fraternity called an alumna who was not affiliated with a specific chapter a Stray Lamb. At the 1986 convention, the By-Laws were amended to change the name to Alumni-at-Large.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991). Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-25–27. ISBN 978-0963715906.
^ Chapter, Tau. "The History of Lambda Kappa Sigma". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
^ "Member Manual : 2010 Interim Edition" (PDF). Lks.org. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ Rhodes, Jennifer. "LKS". Lks.org. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
^ Rogala, Erin. "Collegiate Chapters". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
^ ^a ^b Shehata, Diane Mulvey. “A History of the Women’s Professional Pharmacy Fraternities, 1913-1988.” Pharmacy in History 52, no. 1 (2010): 31–32. Via JSTOR, accessed March 17, 2023.
^ "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 11. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 10. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 13. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ Rogala, Erin. "Chapter Spotlight: Alpha Psi". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
^ Rogala, Erin. "Chapter Spotlight: Alpha Omega". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
^ "Student Organizations | College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences". www1.wne.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
^ Rogala, Erin. "Alumni Chapters". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
^ ^a ^b "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 12. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ Rogala, Erin. "Chapter Spotlight: Omicron Alumni". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
^ Rogala, Erin. "Chapter Spotlight: Alpha Beta Alumni". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
^ "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 5 and 9. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 15. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[Alpha_Alpha-16] The first two alumni chapters were founded as Alpha Alpha and Beta Beta. However, this nominclature was discontinued in 1926, with alumni chapter names matching that of their related collegiate chapter.

[21] The fraternity called an alumna who was not affiliated with a specific chapter a Stray Lamb. At the 1986 convention, the By-Laws were amended to change the name to Alumni-at-Large.

[Baird's-1] Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991). Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. V-25–27. ISBN 978-0963715906.

[2] Chapter, Tau. "The History of Lambda Kappa Sigma". Archived from the original on 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2007-05-03.

[3] "Member Manual : 2010 Interim Edition" (PDF). Lks.org. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[Rhodes-4] Rhodes, Jennifer. "LKS". Lks.org. Retrieved 2007-05-03.

[5] Rogala, Erin. "Collegiate Chapters". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

[:5-6] Shehata, Diane Mulvey. “A History of the Women’s Professional Pharmacy Fraternities, 1913-1988.” Pharmacy in History 52, no. 1 (2010): 31–32. Via JSTOR, accessed March 17, 2023.

[7] "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 11. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[:0-8] "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 10. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[:1-9] "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 7. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[:2-10] "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 13. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[11] Rogala, Erin. "Chapter Spotlight: Alpha Psi". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

[12] Rogala, Erin. "Chapter Spotlight: Alpha Omega". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

[13] "Student Organizations | College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences". www1.wne.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

[14] Rogala, Erin. "Alumni Chapters". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

[:3-15] "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 3. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[:4-17] "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 12. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[18] Rogala, Erin. "Chapter Spotlight: Omicron Alumni". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

[19] Rogala, Erin. "Chapter Spotlight: Alpha Beta Alumni". Lambda Kappa Sigma. Retrieved 2023-03-17.

[20] "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 5 and 9. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

[:6-22] "A Chronological History of Lambda Kappa Sigma Pharmacy Fraternity" (PDF). Lambda Kappa Sigma. August 2014. p. 15. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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