Kappa Gamma Psi

Kappa Gamma Psi
Kappa Gamma Psi
ΚΓΨ
Founded	December 11, 1913; 110 years ago; New England Conservatory of Music
Type	Professional
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Defunct
Defunct Date	2008
Emphasis	Music Performance
Scope	National
Chapters	13 (all inactive)
Headquarters	; United States

Kappa Gamma Psi (ΚΓΨ) is a performing arts fraternity in the United States that was founded in 1913. Its last surviving collegiate chapter (Iota) went inactive in 2008, but the National Organization continues and is founding alumni chapters. Its membership was restricted to males, before it became coeducational in the 1970s.

History

Kappa Gamma Psi was founded by twelve faculty members at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts on December 11, 1913.

Activities

Kappa Gamma Psi's Iota chapter (Ithaca College) formerly sponsored a competition for new compositions.^[1] The widely performed band composition "The Leaves Are Falling", by the American composer Warren Benson, was commissioned by Kappa Gamma Psi in 1963.^[2] "Deux Preludes", a work for flute, clarinet, and bassoon by the Czech-born composer Karel Husa, was commissioned by the Iota chapter in 1966.^[3] Elie Siegmeister's "Sextet for Brass and Percussion" was commissioned in 1966.^[4] In 1974, the Iota chapter commissioned Alfred Reed's "Double Wind Quintet".^[5]

Chapters

Following are the chapters of Kappa Gamma Psi.^[6] Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	December 11, 1913–1968	New England Conservatory of Music	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive	^[7]^[a]
Beta	March 21, 1916 – 1919	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive	^[8]^[b]
Gamma	1923–1932; 1948–1976	Boston Conservatory of Music	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Delta	1924–1956	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Inactive	^[c]
Epsilon 1	1924–1939	Pennsylvania State University	State College, Pennsylvania	Reassigned
Zeta	1927–1932	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Inactive
Eta	1927–1939	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Inactive
Theta	1928–1938	Louisiana Polytechnic Institute	Ruston, Louisiana	Inactive
Iota	1929–2008	Ithaca College	Ithaca, New York	Inactive
Kappa	1929–1954	Chicago Musical College	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive	^[7]^[d]
Lambda	1933–1939	Cincinnati School of Music	Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive
Epsilon 2	1950–1973	Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Mu	1954–1956	DePaul University	Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive	^[7]^[e]

Notable members

Halim El-Dabh, composer (1921-2017)^[9]
Bert Remsen, actor (1925–1999)^[10]

Notable honorary members

Notes

^ There was no fraternity housing for this chapter, only a chapter room which was taken away in 1968 by the school, and the chapter went inactive.
^ All chapter members were killed in action while serving in World War I, resulting in the chapter going inactive.
^ The chapter's last confirmed existence is from an early 1950s issue of the Gray and Black.
^ The college closed in 1954 following its purchase by another institution. Kappa chapter members did not wish to move to the distant campus of the acquiring school. The old downtown location provided better playing opportunities for young musicians, so some Kappa members transferred to DePaul University and started the Mu chapter.
^ Chapter was started by former members of the Kappa chapter who transferred to DePaul University following the closure of their old school.

References

^ "Account Offline". cooppress.hostrack.net. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
^ https://www.music.umn.edu/events/ProgramPDF/10-9%20WindEnsemble.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Quintet of the Americas CD's". quintet.org. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
^ Portail d'informations Ce site est en vente! Archived 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ Jordan, D.M. (1999). Alfred Reed: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780313303333. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
^ "Kappa Gamma Psi Chapters". Kappa Gamma Psi. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2024-06-21 – via Internet Archive.
^ ^a ^b ^c Iota Chapter Archives, 1980s
^ per James Wiltshire, former National President, Kappa Gamma Psi, 1970s-1986.
^ New England Conservatory Neume Yearbook, 1952, p. 36.
^ "Bert Remsen - Biography - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

External links

Kappa Gamma Psi official site

[8] There was no fraternity housing for this chapter, only a chapter room which was taken away in 1968 by the school, and the chapter went inactive.

[10] All chapter members were killed in action while serving in World War I, resulting in the chapter going inactive.

[11] The chapter's last confirmed existence is from an early 1950s issue of the Gray and Black.

[12] The college closed in 1954 following its purchase by another institution. Kappa chapter members did not wish to move to the distant campus of the acquiring school. The old downtown location provided better playing opportunities for young musicians, so some Kappa members transferred to DePaul University and started the Mu chapter.

[13] Chapter was started by former members of the Kappa chapter who transferred to DePaul University following the closure of their old school.

[hostrack-1] "Account Offline". cooppress.hostrack.net. Archived from the original on 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

[2] ttps://www.music.umn.edu/events/ProgramPDF/10-9%20WindEnsemble.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}

[quintet-3] "Quintet of the Americas CD's". quintet.org. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

[4] Portail d'informations Ce site est en vente! Archived 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine

[google-5] Jordan, D.M. (1999). Alfred Reed: A Bio-bibliography. Greenwood Press. p. 103. ISBN 9780313303333. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

[6] "Kappa Gamma Psi Chapters". Kappa Gamma Psi. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2024-06-21 – via Internet Archive.

[:0-7] Iota Chapter Archives, 1980s

[9] r James Wiltshire, former National President, Kappa Gamma Psi, 1970s-1986.

[14] New England Conservatory Neume Yearbook, 1952, p. 36.

[imdb-15] "Bert Remsen - Biography - IMDb". imdb.com. Retrieved 2015-07-12.

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