Theta Kappa Omega

Theta Kappa Omega
ΘΚΩ
Founded1872; 152 years ago (1872)
California Military Academy
TypeSocial
AffiliationIndependent
StatusDefunct
Defunct Datec. 2000
EmphasisHigh school
ScopeNational
Colors  Black and   Old gold
SymbolGryphon
FlowerWhite rose
PublicationTeke Echoes
Chapters44+
NicknameTKO, Teke
Headquarters
United States

Theta Kappa Omega (ΘΚΩ), also known by its nicknames TKO or "Teke", was a social Secondary Fraternities for high school–aged men founded in 1872 at California Military Academy in Mayfield, California. The fraternity established local chapters in towns and cities across the United States. The chapters were run by a chapter president, known as the Grand Master, and other elected officers. The national fraternity was governed by an elected body of alumni known as the Grand Council. National conventions were held annually. Most chapters were defunct by the end of the 1960s.