Kappa Theta Pi

Kappa Theta Pi
ΚΘΠ
Founded	January 10, 2012 (2012-01-10) University of Michigan
Type	Professional
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Emphasis	Technology
Scope	National
Slogan	The love for technology
Colors	Blue and   Green
Mascot	Ninja
Chapters	16
Colonies	8
Members	147 active 314 lifetime
Headquarters	105 S State Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 United States

Kappa Theta Pi (ΚΘΠ, also known as KTP) is a co-ed professional fraternity specializing in the field of information technology. Kappa Theta Pi was founded on January 10, 2012, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and is the University of Michigan's first professional technology fraternity. The goals of the fraternity are to create bonds between students of Informatics, computer science, business, design, computer engineering, Information, and any others who are interested in technology, to develop networks through facilitation of professional and social growth, and to expose members to career options in the technology field.

History

In December 2011, two students, Louise Vongphrachanh and Jing Guo, founded a professional fraternity aimed towards informatics students. As many of these students were often in multiple classes together, a fraternity was organized to foster both professional and social relationships. After gaining support and conducting interviews, a group of seven Informatics students became the founding class and first executive board. These seven individuals are:

• Nisha Dwivedi
• Jacqueline Fontaine
• Jing Guo
• Brian Mansfield
• Denny Tsai
• Julie Varghese
• Louise Vongphrachanh

Vongphrachanh and Guo signed the charter and became co-presidents of the fraternity. Later, the fraternity's focus was broadened to include all students interested in information technology. Although the fraternity is aimed toward information technology, Kappa Theta Pi has made continuous efforts to connect with students regardless of their technical and academic backgrounds.

In Spring 2014, the University of Michigan School of Information formally sponsored the fraternity.

According to Kappa Theta Pi's constitution, the purpose of the fraternity can be detailed in six statements: Kappa Theta Pi works to build an active community of students with a shared interest in technology; it sponsors events and activities aimed toward intellectual, social, and professional development; it provides academic and professional resources to members; it fosters relationships among the local community, and with corporations; it provides service and philanthropy to the local community; and it works to maintain lifelong cooperation and friendship among its members.

Symbols

The Colors of the fraternity are blue (#458FFF) and green (#19FF19). The hexadecimal color values represent the technical roots of the fraternity.

Membership

Kappa Theta Pi's process for membership follows standard Greek rush and pledge guidelines. The fraternity's rush process occurs in both Fall and Winter semesters.

Governance

The executive board of the Alpha chapter of Kappa Theta Pi currently consists of the President, Vice President of External Affairs, Vice President of Internal Affairs, Vice President of Finance, Vice President of Engagement, Vice President of Membership, Vice President of Marketing, Vice President of Professional Development, and Vice President of Technical Development. Elections for each Executive Board position occurs at the beginning of every calendar year. Each active member of the fraternity is required to complete community service hours as well as attend professional development events. There are committees dedicated to fostering the growth and development of the fraternity. Each member must be part of a committee to actively contribute to the fraternity as a whole.

Chapters

The fraternity lists 23 active chapters or colonies formed since it emerged in 2012. Active chapters are noted in bold. Inactive chapters are noted in italics.

Name	Chartered	Institution	Location	Status	Notes	Reference
Alpha	January 10, 2012	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Active	Founding chapter
Beta	pre- 2016	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Gamma	pre- 2016	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Terre Haute, Indiana	Active
Delta	November 9, 2017	Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Active
Epsilon	November 8, 2017	University of Maryland	College Park, Maryland	Active
Zeta	November 7, 2019	The College of New Jersey	Ewing, New Jersey	Active
Eta	June 2020	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Active
Theta	November 7, 2020	University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Iota	March 9, 2022	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Active
Kappa	August 2, 2022	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Active
Lambda	October 27, 2022	Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Mu	April 30, 2023	University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, Texas	Active
Nu	March 20, 2023	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, Colorado	Active
Xi				Inactive
Omicron				Inactive
Pi				Inactive
Rho	April 26, 2023	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Tennessee	Active
Sigma	August 30, 2023	University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Active
Tau	April 6, 2023	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Active
Upsilon	Colony Status	Lewis University	Romeoville, Illinois	Active
Phi	Colony Status	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active
Chi	Colony Status	Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Active
Psi	Colony Status	Cameron University	Lawton, Oklahoma	Active
Omega	Colony Status	Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Alpha Alpha	Colony Status	University of Central Arkansas	Conway, Arkansas	Active
Alpha Beta	Colony Status		New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active
Alpha Gamma	Colony Status	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Active

See also

• Professional fraternities and sororities