Kappa Pi
| Kappa Pi | |
|---|---|
| ΚΠ | |
| Founded | 1911 University of Kentucky, (Lexington, Kentucky) |
| Type | Professional |
| Emphasis | Art |
| Scope | International |
| Object | "The purpose of this Fraternity will be to form bodies of representative students who will, by their influence and artistic interests, uphold the highest ideals of a liberal education; to provide a means whereby students with artistic commitment meet for the purpose of informal study and communication; to raise the standards of productive artistic work among the students in the colleges and universities; to furnish the highest reward for conscientious effort in furthering the best interest of art in the broadest sense of the term, by election to membership in the Fraternity, based upon such meritorious work." |
| Motto | "Art Colors Life and Enriches Living" |
| Colors | Purple and Gold |
| Flower | Purple Iris |
| Publication | The Sketchbook and "SketchPad" |
| Headquarters |
307 South Fifth Avenue Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 |
| Homepage | www |
Kappa Pi (ΚΠ) International Art Honor Society was founded 1911 at the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky it is an International Collegiate Art Honorary Fraternity. It is open to any student who has talent for or supports visual art. Kappa Pi has 360 collegiate chapters across the United States and Internationally.
Membership in Kappa Pi is divided into six classes: Active, Alumni, Sponsor, Faculty, Associate, Honorary, Patron and Life. Active or members are students who are currently matriculating at a college, university or art school. Active members transfer to Alumni membership after they graduate. Associate, Patron, Faculty, Sponsor and Honorary membership can be bestowed under guidelines established by the . Life Membership is Bestowed to member who makes a donation to the Kappa Pi International Scholarship Endowment.
The fraternity has local and international levels of governance. The most fundamental local unit is the collegiate chapter chartered at a college or university. An Executive Council, elected by an International Assembly at each International Conference, governs the international organization.
Kappa Pi has six identifying symbols, including a membership pin; the colors purple and gold; a coat of arms; an honor cord; and an official flower, the Purple Iris.
Kappa Pi was founded in 1911 as an art club by students of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky with the purpose of uniting artists who care about art in its role in life. This fraternity bonds conscientious artists together to form a unit which is influential in the art department as well as the community. Its founding members are W.C. Halbert, O. P. Gerhard, H. C. Williams, William Baughn, F. C. Mueller. By 1914 the art club had grown into a full functioning fraternity with a roll of six active members, ten pledges, one faculty member and one member urbe (now Associate) In 1915 according to The Kentuckian Yearbook the fraternity adopted as its publication The Quill and Inkhorn, as its flower the Pansy, and as its colors lavender and old gold. In the following year the roster of the Alpha chapter grew to 13 active members and the first honorary member of Dr. Alexander St Clair Mackenzie and H.C. Norwood. Included with the chapter roll was the first appearance of the National Chapter Roll listing four active chapters and two inactive chapters.
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