List of Beta Kappa Chi chapters

Beta Kappa Chi is an American collegiate honor society that recognizes academic achievements in the fields of natural science and mathematics. It was established in 1923 at Lincoln University, a historically Black university near Oxford, Pennsylvania.Williams, Joseph L. "Betta Kappa Chi Honorary Scientific Society." Bios vol. 15, no. 3 (October 1944): 137–39. .

Beta Kappa Chi chapters were originally assigned Greek letter names in alphabetical order. In 1950, the society abolished Greek letter names and renamed chapters by their host institutions.

In the following list of Beta Kappa Chi chapters, inactive institutions are indicated in italics.Williams Joseph L. "Beta Kappa Chi: A Challenge Not To Be Ignored." Journal of the National Medical Association, vol. 37, no. 1 (January 1945): 26. via PubMed Central.History of Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society - 1923-1984 by Leroy D. Johnson

Chapter and institutionOld chapter nameCharter date and rangeLocationStatusLincoln UniversityAlphaLincoln University, PennsylvaniaActiveWest Virginia State UniversityBetaInstitute, West VirginiaActiveHoward UniversityGamma–193x ?; 1943 Washington, D.C.Active"Chapter News". Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Society News-Letter. 1 (1): 3. May 1943 – via University of Massachusetts Amherst Library.Johnson C. Smith UniversityDelta193x ?–193x ?; March 11, 1943Charlotte, North CarolinaActiveLincoln UniversityEpsilon193x ?Jefferson City, MissouriActiveVirginia Union UniversityZeta193x ?Richmond, VirginiaActiveMorgan State UniversityEtabefore 1936Baltimore, MarylandActiveVirginia State UniversityThetabefore 1936Ettrick, VirginiaActiveStorer CollegeIota1942Harpers Ferry, West VirginiaInactiveHampton UniversityKappa1943Hampton, VirginiaActiveWilberforce UniversityLambda194x (between 1943 and 1945)Wilberforce, OhioInactiveLane CollegeMu194x (between 1943 and 1945)Jackson, TennesseeActiveSouthern UniversityNu194x (between 1943 and 1945)Scotlandville, Baton Rouge, LouisianaActiveTennessee State UniversityXiNashville, TennesseeActiveTennessee State University milestonesLouisville Municipal CollegeOmicron194x (between 1943 and 1945)Louisville, KentuckyInactiveNorth Carolina Central UniversityPiDurham, North CarolinaActiveThe Maroon and Gray 1944Philander Smith UniversityRhoLittle Rock, ArkansasActivePhilander Smith 2025 Student HandbookTuskegee UniversitySigma194x (between 1943 and 1945)Tuskegee, AlabamaActiveMiner Teachers CollegeTau1944Washington, D.C.InactiveLivingstone CollegeUpsilon1944Salisbury, North CarolinaActiveFort Valley State UniversityPhi1944Fort Valley, GeorgiaActiveLeMoyne CollegeChi194x (1944 or 1945)Memphis, Tennessee?Fisk UniversityPsi194x (1944 or 1945)Nashville, TennesseeActiveKentucky State UniversityOmega194x (1944 or 1945)Frankfort, KentuckyActiveNorth Carolina A&T State UniversityAlpha Alpha194x (in range 1946–1950)Greensboro, North CarolinaActiveAtlanta University CenterAlpha Beta194x (in range 1946–1950)Atlanta, GeorgiaActivePrairie View A&M UniversityAlpha Gamma194x (in range 1946–1950)Prairie View, TexasActiveBluefield State UniversityAlpha Delta194x (in range 1946–1950)Bluefield, West VirginiaActiveAlabama State UniversityAlpha Epsilon194x (in range 1946–1950)Montgomery, AlabamaActiveBennett CollegeAlpha Zeta194x (in range 1946–1950)Greensboro, North CarolinaActiveSouth Carolina State UniversityAlpha Eta194x (in range 1946–1950)Orangeburg, South CarolinaActiveBenedict CollegeAlpha Theta194x (in range 1946–1950)Columbia, South CarolinaActiveCentral State UniversityAlpha Iota194x (in range 1946–1950)Wilberforce, OhioActiveDuquesne UniversityAlpha Kappa194x (in range 1946–1950)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania?Bethune–Cookman University195x (in range 1950–1953)Daytona Beach, FloridaActiveShaw University195x (in range 1950–1953)Raleigh, North CarolinaActiveTexas Southern University195x (in range 1950–1953)Houston, TexasActiveArkansas State University195x (in range 1950–1953)Jonesboro, Arkansas?Bishop College195x (in range 1950–1953)Dallas, Texas?Texas CollegeTyler, TexasActiveSavannah State University1953Savannah, GeorgiaActiveFlorida A&M UniversityTallahassee, FloridaActiveDillard University195x (in range 1953–1958)New Orleans, LouisianaActiveTalladega College195x (in range 1953–1958)Talladega, AlabamaActiveGrambling State University195x (in range 1953–1958)Grambling, LouisianaActiveKnoxville College195x (in range 1953–1958)Knoxville, TennesseeActiveTougaloo College195x (in range 1953–1958)Tougaloo, MississippiActiveHuston–Tillotson University1962Austin, TexasActiveNorfolk State University1962Norfolk, VirginiaActiveFayetteville State University1963Fayetteville, North CarolinaActiveDelaware State University1963Dover, DelawareActiveAlcorn State University1963Lorman, MississippiActiveAlabama A&M University1964Normal, AlabamaActiveLangston University1967Langston, OklahomaActiveBarber–Scotia College1968Concord, North Carolina?Jackson State College 1969Jackson, Mississippi (?)?University of Maryland Eastern Shore1970Princess Anne, MarylandActiveCheyney University of PennsylvaniaCheyney, PennsylvaniaActiveAlvernia University2005Reading, PennsylvaniaActiveJackson State University2013Jackson, MississippiActiveAgnes Scott CollegeDecatur, GeorgiaActiveAlbany State UniversityAlbany, GeorgiaActiveClark Atlanta UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaActiveCoppin State UniversityBaltimore, MarylandActiveFlorida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, FloridaActiveGeorgia Gwinnett CollegeLawrenceville, GeorgiaActiveJacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AlabamaActiveJarvis Christian CollegeHawkins, TexasActiveMiles CollegeFairfield, AlabamaActiveMississippi Valley State UniversityMississippi Valley State, MississippiActiveMorehouse CollegeAtlanta, GeorgiaActivePaul Quinn CollegeDallas, TexasActiveSt. Augustine's UniversityRaleigh, North CarolinaActiveSouthern University at New OrleansNew Orleans, LouisianaActiveSpelman CollegeAtlanta, GeorgiaActiveStillman CollegeTuscaloosa, AlabamaActiveTrinity Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.ActiveUniversity of Arkansas at Pine BluffPine Bluff, ArkansasActiveUniversity of the District of ColumbiaWashington, D.C.ActiveWiley UniversityMarshall, TexasActiveWinston-Salem State UniversityWinston-Salem, North CarolinaActive

Graduate chapters were chartered at one point, Alpha Chi graduate chapter was in Chicago.

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