Kappa Theta Pi (, 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 November 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, Julia Varghese, and 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 2013, 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.Kappa Theta Pi Constitution
Symbols The Colors of the fraternity are blue (#458FFB) and green (#19FF11). The hexadecimal color values represent the technical roots of the fraternity.These are the correct hex codes, per its Constitution, available through Maize Pages at UMich.edu, accessed 19 Apr 2021.
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 In the following list, active chapters are noted in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusAlphaUniversity of MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganActiveBetapre- 2016University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActiveGammapre- 2016Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, IndianaActiveDeltaSyracuse University School of Information StudiesSyracuse, New YorkActiveEpsilonUniversity of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MarylandActiveZetaThe College of New JerseyEwing, New JerseyActiveEtaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North CarolinaActiveThetaUniversity of ChicagoChicago, IllinoisActiveIotaUniversity of Texas at AustinAustin, TexasActiveKappaNorthwestern UniversityEvanston, IllinoisActiveLambdaBoston UniversityBoston, MassachusettsActiveMuUniversity of Texas at DallasRichardson, TexasActiveNuUniversity of Colorado BoulderBoulder, ColoradoActiveXiUnassignedOmicronUnassignedPiUnassignedRhoVanderbilt UniversityNashville, TennesseeActiveSigmaUniversity of MiamiCoral Gables, FloridaActiveTauUniversity of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaActiveUpsilonLewis UniversityRomeoville, IllinoisColonyPhiUniversity of GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaActiveChiNova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, FloridaActivePsiCameron UniversityLawton, OklahomaActiveOmegaNortheastern UniversityBoston, MassachusettsActiveAlpha AlphaUniversity of Central ArkansasConway, ArkansasActiveAlpha BetaRutgers University–New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New JerseyActiveAlpha GammaVirginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaActiveAlpha DeltaOhio State UniversityColumbus, OhioActiveAlpha EpsilonCornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkActiveAlpha ZetaUniversity of VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaActiveAlpha EtaIndiana University BloomingtonBloomington, IndianaActiveAlpha ThetaUniversity of South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaActiveAlpha IotaUniversity of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonActiveAlpha KappaPurdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaActive
See also
Professional fraternities and sororities
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