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{{Short description|American collegiate honor society}}{{Infobox Fraternity
{{Short description|American collegiate honor society}}{{Infobox Fraternity
|name = Alpha Kappa Mu
| name = Alpha Kappa Mu
|letters = {{lang|grc|ΑΚΜ}}
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΑΚΜ}}
|crest = File:The_crest_of_Alpha_Kappa_Mu.jpg
| crest = The_crest_of_Alpha_Kappa_Mu.jpg
|image_size = 160px
| image_size = 160px
|founded = {{start date and age|26 November 1937}}
| founded = {{start date and age|26 November 1937}}
|birthplace = [[Tennessee State University|Tennessee A&I State College]]
| birthplace = [[Tennessee State University|Tennessee A&I State College]]
| status = Active
|type = [[Honor society]]
| type = [[Honor society]]
|affiliation = ACHS
| affiliation = ACHS
|scope = National
| scope = National
|emphasis = General scholarship
| emphasis = General scholarship
|colors = {{color box|#4169E1}} [[Royal blue]] and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} [[White]]
| colors = {{color box|#4169E1}} [[Royal blue]] and {{color box|#FFFFFF}} [[White]]
|symbol = [[Torch#Symbolism|Torch]], [[Quill]], Open book
| symbol = [[Torch#Symbolism|Torch]], [[Quill]], Open book
|publication = ''Alpha Kappa Mu Newsletter''
| publication = ''Alpha Kappa Mu Newsletter''
|chapters = 79
| chapters = 79
|lifetime = 93,000
| lifetime = 93,000
|address = c/o Dr. Mollie B. Brown<br>Executive Secretary-Treasurer<br>Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society<br>324 Enterprise Drive
| address = c/o Dr. Mollie B. Brown<br>Executive Secretary-Treasurer<br>Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society<br>324 Enterprise Drive
|city = [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]]
|state = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| city = [[Albany, Georgia|Albany]]
| state = [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
|ZIP code = 31705
| ZIP code = 31705
|country = United States
| country = United States
|homepage = {{official website|http://www.alphakappamu.org/}}
| homepage = {{url|http://www.alphakappamu.org/}}
}}
}}
The '''Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΑΚΜ}}''') is an American [[college|collegiate]] [[honor society]] recognizing academic excellence in all areas of study.
The '''Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΑΚΜ}}''') is an American [[college|collegiate]] [[honor society]] recognizing academic excellence in all areas of study.
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==Chapters==
==Chapters==
{{Main|List of Alpha Kappa Mu chapters}}
Following is a list of Alpha Kappa Mu chapters.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2022 |title=Roster of Chapters and Advisors |url=https://www.alphakappamu.org/chapters.html |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society}}</ref><ref name=":4">Robson, John, ed. (1963). ''Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities'' (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 562-563.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2006 |title=Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society Chapters |url=http://www.achsnatl.org/SocResults.asp?Society=akm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218111514/http://www.achsnatl.org/SocResults.asp?Society=akm |archive-date=February 18, 2006 |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=Association of College Honor Societies |via=web.archive.org}}</ref> Active chapters are indicated in '''bold'''. Inactive chapters and institutions are in ''italics''.
Alpha Kappa Mu has chartered 79 chapters in colleges and universities across the United States.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 24, 2022 |title=Roster of Chapters and Advisors |url=https://www.alphakappamu.org/chapters.html |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society}}</ref><ref name=":4">Robson, John, ed. (1963). ''Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities'' (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 562-563.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=February 13, 2006 |title=Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society Chapters |url=http://www.achsnatl.org/SocResults.asp?Society=akm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060218111514/http://www.achsnatl.org/SocResults.asp?Society=akm |archive-date=February 18, 2006 |access-date=2024-05-19 |website=Association of College Honor Societies |via=web.archive.org}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Chapter
!Charter date
!Institution
!Location
!Status
!References
|-
|'''Gamma Tau'''
|1937
|[[North Carolina A&T State University]]
|[[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Epsilon'''
|1937
|[[Bennett College]]
|[[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Phi Beta Tau'''
|{{DTS|November 26, 1937}}
|[[Tennessee State University]]
|[[Nashville, Tennessee]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Beta Tau Upsilon'''
|1937
|[[Tuskegee University]]
|[[Tuskegee, Alabama]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Delta Sigma'''
|1937
|[[West Virginia State University]]
|[[Institute, West Virginia]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Beta Tau'''
|1938
|[[University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff]]
|[[Pine Bluff, Arkansas]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Eta Sigma Tau''
|1938
|[[Knoxville College]]
|[[Knoxville, Tennessee]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Alpha Kappa Sigma''
|1939
|[[Johnson C. Smith University]]
|[[Charlotte, North Carolina]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Zeta Rho Chi''
|1940
|[[Bluefield State University]]
|[[Bluefield, West Virginia]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Rho Beta Chi'''
|1940
|[[Fayetteville State University]]
|[[Fayetteville, North Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Kappa Delta'''
|1940
|[[Hampton University]]
|[[Hampton, Virginia]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Pi Lambda Psi'''
|1940
|[[Morgan State University]]
|[[Baltimore, Maryland]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Kappa Gamma'''
|1940
|[[North Carolina Central University]]
|[[Durham, North Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Pi Sigma Kappa'''
|1940
|[[Philander Smith University|Philander Smith College]]
|[[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Pi Mu'''
|1940
|[[Prairie View A&M University]]
|[[Prairie View, Texas]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Alpha Omicron''
|1940
|[[Shaw University]]
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Zeta Phi Rho'''
|1940
|[[Xavier University]]
|[[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Kappa Alpha'''
|1941
|[[Southern University]]
|[[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Kappa Eta''
|1941
|[[Virginia Union University]]
|[[Richmond, Virginia]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Delta Eta Sigma'''
|1942
|[[Dillard University]]
|[[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Alpha Kappa''
|1942
|[[Elizabeth City State University]]
|[[Elizabeth City, North Carolina]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Kappa Beta'''
|1944
|[[LeMoyne–Owen College]]
|[[Memphis, Tennessee]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Kappa Theta''
|1944
|[[Clark Atlanta University]]
|[[Atlanta, Georgia]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Kappa Iota'''
|1944
|[[Florida A&M University]]
|[[Tallahassee, Florida]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Kappa Kappa''
|1945
|[[Morris Brown College]]
|[[Atlanta, Georgia]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Kappa Lambda''
|1945
|[[Wilberforce University]]
|[[Wilberforce, Ohio]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Kappa Mu''
|1945
|[[Wiley College]]
|[[Marshall, Texas]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Kappa Nu'''
|1945
|[[Kentucky State University]]
|[[Frankfort, Kentucky]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Kappa Xi''
|1945–1952
|[[Huston–Tillotson University]]
|[[Austin, Texas]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Kappa Omicron''
|1947
|[[Alabama State University]]
|[[Montgomery, Alabama]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Kappa Pi''
|1947
|[[Benedict College]]
|[[Columbia, South Carolina]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Kappa Rho'''
|1947
|[[Paine College]]
|[[Augusta, Georgia]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Kappa Sigma'''
|1948
|[[Alabama A&M University]]
|[[Normal, Alabama]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Kappa Tau'''
|1948
|[[Central State University]]
|[[Wilberforce, Ohio]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Kappa Upsilon'''
|1949
|[[Alcorn State University]]
|[[Lorman, Mississippi]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Kappa Phi'''
|1949
|[[Jackson State University]]
|[[Jackson, Mississippi]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Kappa Chi''
|1949
|[[Allen University]]
|[[Columbia, South Carolina]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Kappa Omega'''
|1950
|[[Bethune–Cookman University|Bethune-Cookman University]]
|[[Daytona Beach, Florida]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Kappa Zeta''
|1950
|[[Grambling State University]]
|[[Grambling, Louisiana]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Kappa Psi''
|
|[[South Carolina State University]]
|[[Orangeburg, South Carolina]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Alpha Alpha'''
|1950
|[[St. Augustine's University (North Carolina)|St. Augustine's University]]
|[[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Alpha Beta''
|1950
|[[Texas Southern University]]
|[[Houston|Houston, Texas]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Alpha Gamma''
|1950
|[[Lincoln University (Missouri)|Lincoln University]]
|[[Jefferson City, Missouri]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Kappa Epsilon'''
|1950
|[[Winston-Salem State University]]
|[[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Alpha Delta''
|1951
|[[Texas College]]
|[[Tyler, Texas]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Alpha Zeta''
|1951
|[[Bishop College|''Bishop College'']]
|[[Marshall, Texas]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Alpha Eta''
|1951
|[[Virginia State University]]
|[[Ettrick, Virginia]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Alpha Theta'''
|1951
|[[Claflin University]]
|[[Orangeburg, South Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Iota'''
|1952
|[[Albany State University]]
|[[Albany, Georgia]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Mu'''
|1952
|[[Fort Valley State University]]
|[[Fort Valley, Georgia]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Alpha Nu'''
|1952
|[[Savannah State University]]
|[[Savannah, Georgia]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Alpha Xi''
|1953
|[[Jarvis Christian College]]
|[[Hawkins, Texas]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Alpha Pi''
|1954
|[[Saint Paul's College (Virginia)|''Saint Paul's College'']]
|[[Lawrenceville, Virginia]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Alpha Rho'''
|1954
|[[Tougaloo College]]
|[[Tougaloo, Mississippi]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Alpha Tau''
|1954
|[[Barber–Scotia College]]
|[[Concord, North Carolina]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Alpha Phi''
|1954
|[[Florida Memorial University]]
|[[Miami Gardens, Florida]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Alpha Lambda''
|1955
|[[University of Maryland Eastern Shore]]
|[[Princess Anne, Maryland]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Alpha Sigma''
|1956
|[[Miles College]]
|[[Birmingham, Alabama]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Alpha Upsilon'''
|1956
|[[Stillman College]]
|[[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Alpha Chi''
|1957
|[[Langston University]]
|[[Langston, Oklahoma]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Alpha Psi'''
|1962
|[[Livingstone College]]
|[[Salisbury, North Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Alpha Omega''
|1962
|[[Lane College]]
|[[Jackson, Tennessee]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Mu Alpha'''
|1963
|[[Delaware State University]]
|[[Dover, Delaware]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Mu Beta'''
|1963
|[[Coppin State University]]
|[[Baltimore, Maryland]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Mu Gamma''
|1965
|[[Bowie State University]]
|[[Bowie, Maryland]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Mu Delta''
|1969
|[[Mississippi Valley State University]]
|[[Itta Bena, Mississippi]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Mu Epsilon'''
|1969
|[[Voorhees University]]
|[[Denmark, South Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|'''Mu Epsilon''' ? <!--Appears to be a typo. Duplicate name? ''Mu Epsilon'' is in at Voorhees in South Carolina.-->
|
|[[Grand View University]]
|[[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Mu Zeta''
|1970
|[[Norfolk State University]]
|[[Norfolk, Virginia]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Mu Eta''
|1973
|[[Cheyney University of Pennsylvania]]
|[[Cheyney, Pennsylvania]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Mu Theta'''
|1975
|[[Rust College]]
|[[Holly Springs, Mississippi]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Mu Iota''
|1975
|[[Paul Quinn College]]
|[[Dallas, Texas]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Mu Lambda'''
|
|[[Morris College]]
|[[Sumter, South Carolina]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Mu Kappa''
|1976
|[[University of Southern Mississippi]]
|[[Hattiesburg, Mississippi]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Mu Mu''
|
|[[Kent State University]]
|[[Kent, Ohio]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Mu Nu'''
|
|[[Cleveland State University]]
|[[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Mu Xi''
|
|[[Ohio State University]]
|[[Columbus, Ohio]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Mu Omicron'''
|
|[[Western Michigan University]]
|[[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
|Active
|
|-
|''Mu Pi''
|
|[[Virginia Tech]]
|[[Blacksburg, Virginia]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Mu Rho''
|
|[[Youngstown State University]]
|[[Youngstown, Ohio]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Mu Sigma''
|
|[[Texas A&M University–Central Texas]]
|[[Killeen, Texas]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|''Mu Tau''
|
|[[Concordia College Alabama|''Concordia College Alabama'']]
|[[Selma, Alabama]]
|Inactive
|
|-
|'''Mu Phi'''
|
|[[Edward Waters University]]
|[[Jacksonville, Florida]]
|Active
|
|}

==See also==
==See also==


Latest revision as of 16:49, 23 October 2024

Alpha Kappa Mu
ΑΚΜ
Founded26 November 1937; 87 years ago (26 November 1937)
Tennessee A&I State College
TypeHonor society
AffiliationACHS
StatusActive
EmphasisGeneral scholarship
ScopeNational
Colors  Royal blue and   White
SymbolTorch, Quill, Open book
PublicationAlpha Kappa Mu Newsletter
Chapters79
Members93,000 lifetime
Headquartersc/o Dr. Mollie B. Brown
Executive Secretary-Treasurer
Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society
324 Enterprise Drive
Albany, Georgia 31705
United States
Websitewww.alphakappamu.org

The Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor Society (ΑΚΜ) is an American collegiate honor society recognizing academic excellence in all areas of study.

History

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Alpha Kappa Mu was founded on November 26, 1937 at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College in Nashville, Tennessee. [1] Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society grew out of an idea conceived by George W. Gore then dean of Tennessee A&I State College.[2] In November 1937, Gore invited representatives from five colleges that already had local scholastic honor societies on their campuses to meet at the college.[2] The 'Federation of Honor Societies formed as an outgrowth of this meeting on November 26, 1937.[2]

The local organizations that merged to form the Federation of Honor Societies were Alpha Epsilon at Bennett College, Alpha Delta Sigma at West Virginia State College, Beta Tau Upsilon at Tuskegee Institute, Gamma Tau at Negro Agricultural and Technical College of North Carolina, and Phi Beta Tau at Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College.[3] The first chairman of the Federation was James C. Evans of West Virginia State College and Gore was the executive secretary/treasurer.[2]

The original goal of the Federation of Honor Societies was to promote and reward academic excellence among African-American students. Due to its roots, most added chapters were located at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, though some later additions are at predominantly white colleges.[4]

Its first annual convention was held at Tennessee A&I State College in 1937.[5] At its third annual convention at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal College in December 1939, its names was changed to Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society and a constitution was approved.[2]

Alpha Kappa Mu was admitted to the Association of College Honor Societies in 1952.[1] Gore retired from being the executive secretary/treasurer in 1974 after 25 years in that office, becoming an emeritus member of the society's executive committee.[2] Alpha Kappa Mu was incorporated in the State of South Carolina on September 7, 1977.[2] Starting in 1999, its convention became biennial.[1][6][5]

The society has admitted approximately 93,000 members[1] at 79 chapters. Most chapters are found in the South and Midwest, and the majority are at public colleges and universities.[7] Its national headquarters is in Albany, Georgia.[2]

Symbols

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The official colors of Alpha Kappa Mu are Royal Blue and white.[6] The society's symbols are the torch, the quill, and the open book. Its publication is Alpha Kappa Mu Newsletter.[1]

Its stole consists of a white honor cord that wraps behind the neck and down both sides of the front and is joined across the chest with a blue satin v-shaped panel embroidered in gold and black with the society's key.[8]

Membership

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Potential members are in the top ten percent of their class and are juniors or seniors with a GPA of 3.3 with a minimum of thirty hours.[1] Graduate students with a GPA of 3.7 with a minimum of fifteen hours are also eligible for membership.[1] Although originally linked to historically Black colleges and universities, today acceptance of new members is race-blind.[4]

Chapters

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Main article: List of Alpha Kappa Mu chapters

Alpha Kappa Mu has chartered 79 chapters in colleges and universities across the United States.[9][3][10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society". Association of College Honor Societies. Archived from the original on 2006-02-18. Retrieved 2024-05-19 – via web.archive.org.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "The History of Alpha Kappa Mu". Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society History. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  3. ^ a b Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 562-563.
  4. ^ a b Noted in the Alpha Kappa Mu Constitution, accessed 19 Sept 2021.
  5. ^ a b "History - Convention Sites, Themes and Major Officials". Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  6. ^ a b "About AKM - Questions and Answers". Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  7. ^ Buffa, Brendan (2016-11-21). "RSO Spotlight - Alpha Kappa Mu". Western Herald. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  8. ^ "Alpha Kappa Mu". Honorgrads. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  9. ^ "Roster of Chapters and Advisors". Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society. September 24, 2022. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
  10. ^ "Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society Chapters". Association of College Honor Societies. February 13, 2006. Archived from the original on February 18, 2006. Retrieved 2024-05-19 – via web.archive.org.
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