Kappa Delta Epsilon is a professional fraternity for students in education.[1][2] It was organized on March 25, 1933.[2] In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.[2][3][4]
| Chapter | Charter date and range | Institution or area | Location | Status | References | 
| Alpha | 1933 | Allegheny College | Meadville, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Beta | 1933 | Birmingham-Southern College | Birmingham, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma | 1933 | Cornell University | Ithaca, New York | Inactive |  | 
| Delta | 1933 | Atlanta Area Alumni | Atlanta, Georgia | Active |  | 
| Epsilon | 1933 | Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | Active | [5][6] | 
| Zeta | 1933 | Temple University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Eta | 1936 | Hamline University | St. Paul, Minnesota | Inactive |  | 
| Theta | 1938 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Iota | 1939 | Gettysburg College | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Kappa | 1940 | Mercer University | Macon, Georgia | Active |  | 
| Lambda | 1941 | Millsaps College | Jackson, Mississippi | Inactive |  | 
| Mu | 1946 | Mississippi University for Women | Columbus, Mississippi | Inactive |  | 
| Nu | 1950 | Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, Arizona | Inactive |  | 
| Xi | 1950 | Emory and Henry College | Emory, Virginia | Inactive |  | 
| Omicron | 1950 | Birmingham Southern Alumni | Birmingham, Alabama | Active |  | 
| Pi | 1950 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | Inactive |  | 
| Rho | 1950 | Belhaven College | Jackson, Mississippi | Inactive |  | 
| Sigma | 1951 | Furman University | Greenville, South Carolina | Inactive |  | 
| Tau | 1952 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Upsilon | 1952 | New York University | New York, New York | Inactive |  | 
| Phi | 1953 | Southern Connecticut State University | New Haven, Connecticut | Inactive |  | 
| Chi | 1954 | Jacksonville State University | Jacksonville, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Psi | 1954 | Point Loma College | San Diego, California | Inactive |  | 
| Omega | 1954 | Samford University | Birmingham, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Alpha | 1954 | Idaho State University | Pocatello, Idaho | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Beta | 1955 | Columbia College | Columbia, South Carolina | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Gamma | 1955 | The American University | Washington, D.C. | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Delta | 1955 | University of South Carolina Alumni | Columbia, South Carolina | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Epsilon | 1956 | University of Georgia | Athens, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Zeta | 1956 | Limestone College | Gaffney, South Carolina | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Eta | 1956 | Wittenberg University | Springfield, Ohio | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Theta | 1957 | Moravian College | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Iota | 1958 | Samford University Alumni | Birmingham, Alabama | Active | [7] | 
| Alpha Kappa | 1958 | Duquesne University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Active | [8] | 
| Alpha Lambda | 1958 | Georgia Southern College | Statesboro, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Mu | 1958 | Peabody College | Nashville, Tennessee | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Nu | 1959 | Eastern Montana College | Billings, Montana | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Xi | 1959 | Emory University | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Omicron | 1959 | Wesleyan College | Macon, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Pi | 1960 | Philadelphia Area Alumni | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Rho | 1960 | State University of New York at Albany | Albany, New York | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Sigma | 1961 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Tau | 1963 | Johnson State College | Johnson, Vermont | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Upsilon | 1965 | Louisiana College | Pineville, Louisiana | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Phi | 1965 | Macon Area Alumni | Macon, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Chi | 1966 | University of Maine | Gorham, Maine | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Psi | 1968 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | Inactive |  | 
| Alpha Omega | 1968 | Miami University | Oxford, Ohio | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Alpha | 1968 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh, New York | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Beta | 1968 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Gamma | 1968 | Loyola University | Chicago, Illinois | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Delta | 1969 | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Active |  | 
| Beta Epsilon | 1970 | California University of Pennsylvania | California, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Zeta | 1970 | Dunbarton College of Holy Cross | Washington, D.C. | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Eta | 1974 | Gorham Area Alumni | Gorham, Maine | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Theta | 1974 | New Haven Area Alumni | New Haven, Connecticut | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Iota | 1975 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham, Alabama | Active |  | 
| Beta Kappa | 1975 | Carlow University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Lambda | 1975 | Southern University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Mu | 1978 | Franciscan University of Steubenville | Steubenville, Ohio | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Nu | 1979 | Greesnburg Area Alumni | Greensburg, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Xi | 1980 | Duquesne University Alumni | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Omicron | 1982 | Mercer University, Atlanta Campus | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Pi | 1982 | Clark Atlanta University | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Rho | 1982 | Judson College | Marion, Alabama | Active |  | 
| Beta Sigma | 1982 | University of Alabama Alumni | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Tau | 1982 | Universidad Regiomontana | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Upsilon | 1982 | University of Mobile | Mobile, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Phi | 1983 | Washington D.C. Area Alumni | Washington, D.C. | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Chi | 1985 | Louisiana State University Alumni | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Inactive |  | 
| Beta Psi | 1986 | Spelman College | Atlanta, Georgia | Active |  | 
| Beta Omega | 1986 | University of Alabama at Birmingham Alumni | Birmingham, Alabama | Active |  | 
| Gamma Alpha | 1988 | Alice Lloyd College | Pippa Passes, Kentucky | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Beta | 1988 | Jacksonville State University Alumni | Jacksonville, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Gamma | 1990 | Caldwell University | Caldwell, New Jersey | Active |  | 
| Gamma Delta | 1990 | University of Nevada at Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Epsilon | 1990 | Fort Valley State College | Fort Valley, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Zeta | 1991 | Centenary University | Hackettstown, New Jersey | Active |  | 
| Gamma Eta | 1991 | Mississippi Gulf Coast Area Alumni | Pascagoula, Mississippi | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Theta | 1992 | Huntingdon College | Montgomery, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Iota | 1992 | Clarksville Area Alumni | Huntsville, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Kappa | 1992 | Huntsville Area Alumni | Huntsville, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Lambda | 1992 | Palm Beach Atlantic University | West Palm Beach, Florida | Active |  | 
| Gamma Mu | 1993 | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Nu | 1993 | Alabama A & M University | Normal, Alabama | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Xi | 1993 | University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, Texas | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Omicron | 1994 | Washington and Jefferson College | Washington, Pennsylvania | Active |  | 
| Gamma Pi | 1994 | Hillsdale College | Hillsdale, Michigan | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Rho | 1994 | Fort Valley State University | Fort Valley, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Sigma | 1996 | Thomasville Georgia Area Alumni | Thomasville, Georgia | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Tau | 1996 | Jackson Area Alumni | Jackson, Mississippi | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Upsilon | 1997 | La Roche University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Active |  | 
| Gamma Phi | 1998 | Rhodes College | Memphis, Tennessee | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Chi | 1998 | Converse College | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Inactive |  | 
| Gamma Psi | 1998 | Our Lady of the Lake University | San Antonio, Texas | Inactive | [9] | 
| Gamma Omega | 1998 | Sierra Nevada College | Incline Village, Nevada | Inactive |  | 
| Delta Alpha | 1999 | Augusta University | Augusta, Georgia | Inactive | [10] | 
| Delta Beta | 2000 | Chestnut Hill College | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active | [11] | 
| Delta Gamma | 2003 | Charlotte Area Alumni | Charlotte, North Carolina | Active |  | 
| Delta Delta | 2003 | Norfolk State University | Norfolk, Virginia | Inactive |  | 
| Delta Epsilon | 2006 | University of New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | Inactive | [12] | 
| Delta Zeta | 2009 | Florida SouthWestern State College | Fort Myers, Florida | Active | [13] | 
| Delta Eta | 2010 | University of the Pacific | Stockton, California | Active |  | 
| Delta Theta | 2016 | Cincinnati Area Alumni | Cincinnati, Ohio | Inactive |  | 
| Delta Iota | 2017 | Texas A&M International University | Laredo, Texas | Active | [14] | 
| Delta Theta | 2017 | Talladega College | Talladega, Alabama | Active | [15] | 
| Delta Lambda | 2021 | Texas A&M University–Central Texas | Killeen, Texas | Active | [7] | 
References
- ^ Kappa Delta Epsilon Handbook (PDF). March 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c Anson, Jack L. and Marchesani Jr. Robert F., eds. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 20th edition. Indianapolis: Baird's Manual Foundation, 1991. pp. V.21-V.22. ISBN 0-9637159-0-9
- ^ Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 522.
- ^ "List of Local Chapters". Kappa Delta Epsilon. Archived from the original on February 14, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "About KDE". Kappa Delta Epsilon: Epsilon Chapter. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "Kappa Delta Epsilon". Illinois State University. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ a b "National Officers". Kappa Delta Epsilon. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "Kappa Delta Epsilon | Campus Link". Duquesne University. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "Honor Societies". Our Lady of the Lake University. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "Student Organizations". Augusta University. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "Academic Honor Societies". Chestnut Hill College. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "Honors Organizations". The University of New Orleans. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ Student Handbook 2024-2025 (PDF). Fort Myers, Florida: Florida SouthWestern State College. 2024. p. 36. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ "We Teach Texas Student Spotlight: Alan Villarreal". Texas A&M International University. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
- ^ The Talladegan: 2023-2024 Talladega College Catalog (PDF). Talladega, Alabama: Talladega College. 2023. Retrieved April 9, 2025.