April 12, 1913; 110 years ago (1913-04-12) Normal College of the American Gymnastics Union (now Indiana University School of Education) in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Phi Epsilon Kappa (ΦΕΚ) is a national professional fraternity for persons engaged in or pursuing careers in the fields of physical education, health, recreation, dance, human performance, exercise science, sports medicine and sports management.[1]
Phi Epsilon Kappa extended membership to women beginning in 1975.[4]
Since its founding, Phi Epsilon Kappa has installed over one hundred collegiate chapters and twenty-three alumni chapters.[5]
Phi Epsilon Kappa joined the Professional Interfraternity Conference in 1928,[6] remaining a member of the PIC through at least 1968.[7] However, Baird's Manual of 1991 lists them as an independent professional fraternity.
Objectives and Traditions
The national fraternity notes seven objectives:
To be organized and operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes as a non-profit organization dedicated to advancement of those educational interest areas of Physical Education, Health, Recreation, Dance, Human Performance, Exercise Science, Sports Medicine, and Sports Management.
To foster scientific research.
To facilitate the exchange of information and experience gained in the various countries of the world including programs, methods, techniques, materials, training and research.
To provide a medium through which the membership can contribute to the advancement of the profession.
To publish periodicals to be distributed to members and to the general public for the purpose of disseminating information about the corporation, the membership, and the profession.
To make awards for outstanding work.
To foster a spirit of loyalty and fraternity and bonds of fellowship and mutual assistance.[5]
The principal publication of the Fraternity is The Physical Educator, a professional journal published four times annually and originally published in 1940.[8]
The Fraternity's esoteric manual is Black and Gold, published three times annually.[7]
Chapters
Early chapter list through Beta Delta chapter installed in 1961 is from Baird's Manual, 1968 edition.[9] Later chapters identified from national website that shows active chapters along with recently inactive chapters, but does not provide a comprehensive listing of all inactive chapters. Unverified chapter names that fit within the alphabetical progression of names are listed with a "?" waiting for confirmation that those names were actually used.
Former and formerly active members of the Professional Fraternity Association or its predecessors: Professional Panhellenic Association or Professional Interfraternity Conference
