Pi Kappa Sigma

Pi Kappa Sigma
ΠΚΣ
FoundedNovember 17, 1894; 129 years ago (1894-11-17)
Michigan State Normal School, (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
TypeSocial
Former AffiliationNPC
StatusMerged
Merge Date1959
SuccessorSigma Kappa
EmphasisPedagogy
ScopeNational
Colors  Turquoise and   Gold
SymbolLamp, Star, Phi, Open Book, Laurel Wreath, Scroll
FlowerForget-me-not, Jonquil
PublicationThe Laurel
Chapters51
Headquarters
United States
WebsiteSigma Kappa home page
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Pi Kappa Sigma (ΠΚΣ or Pi Kap) was a national collegiate sorority operating in the United States from November 17, 1894, until it was absorbed by Sigma Kappa in 1959. Pi Kap was the first pedagogical sorority.

  1. ^ Mrs. Ida Shaw Martin (1923). The Sorority Handbook. Ida Shaw Martin. pp. 98–99.