List of Pi Kappa Phi Chapters

List Of Pi Kappa Phi Chapters

The Pi Kappa Phi fraternity has founded 223 chapters in 38 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. As of January 2013, there are 132 active chapters, 21 colonies, and 93 alumni groups. Soon after its inception at The College of Charleston in 1904, the fraternity began spreading to other campuses, granting charters to student groups at Presbyterian College (1907), Berkeley (1909), and Furman University (1909). The Berkeley group was the first long-distance chapter and helped to establish Pi Kappa Phi as a national fraternity. By 1909, the fraternity had grown to four active chapters.

The next two decades saw the addition of 36 new chapters in the Midwest, South, and West Coast regions. By 1930, Pi Kappa Phi had established a national presence, however the growth of the fraternity was slowed during the 1930s and 1940s by the Great Depression and World War II. During the 1950s and 1960s, the fraternity began to grow more rapidly, establishing chapters across the South, strengthening its position as a southern fraternity. The fraternity experienced unprecedented growth from 1970 to 1999, founding over 100 new chapters and establishing a more prevalent West Coast presence while further strengthening its position in the South.

As part of The Second Century Vision campaign, the national fraternity's efforts are focused on increasing the number of active chapters. This expansion process consists of two main components: the acquisition of new chapters on previously unchartered campuses and the rechartering of inactive chapters. As of January 2013, nine of the 12 colonies are on campuses that have once hosted active collegiate chapters. To manage this task, the fraternity has an appointed Director of Expansion who oversees the expansion process on a national level.