Phi Epsilon Kappa

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.
History.
Phi Epsilon Kappa was founded on April 12, 1913 at the Normal College of the American Gymnastics Union in Indianapolis, Indiana. In 1920, the second charter, "Beta", was granted to the American College of Physical Education (Chicago, Illinois), whose charter was later moved to DePaul University when that institution assimilated American College.
Phi Epsilon Kappa extended membership to women beginning in 1975.
Since its founding, Phi Epsilon Kappa has installed over one hundred collegiate chapters and twenty-three alumni chapters.
Phi Epsilon Kappa joined the Professional Interfraternity Conference in 1928, remaining a member of the PIC through at least 1968. However, Baird's Manual of 1991 lists them as an independent professional fraternity.
Objectives and Traditions.
The national fraternity notes seven objectives:
The principal publication of the Fraternity is "The Physical Educator," a professional journal published four times annually and originally published in 1940.
The Fraternity's esoteric manual is "Black and Gold," published three times annually.
Chapters.
Early chapter list through "Beta Delta chapter" installed in 1961 is from Baird's Manual, 1968 edition. 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.
2001, May 7 Epsilon Lambda - Towson University (MD) Leta Number 1230