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Alpha Kappa | University at Buffalo
Welcome to the Alpha Kappa chapter of delta sigma pi
Welcome to the official website of the Alpha Kappa Chapter of Delta Sigma Pi. Please feel free to browse the website and learn about our prestigious organization here at the University at Buffalo. Delta Sigma Pi is a Co-ed professional business fraternity that brings students of similar interests to one place.
In our fraternity, students foster a life long brotherhood and help each other in achieving the foremost level of commercial standards. We are Binghamton’s oldest and largest Professional Fraternity, with the greatest number of alumni. With 2,195 alumni now in the workforce… we’ve got connections!
2,195
Alumni
97
Current Brothers
2,292
Total Initiates
Purpose of Delta sigma pi
"Delta Sigma Pi is a professional fraternity organized to foster the study of business in universities; to encourage scholarship, social activity and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice; to promote closer affiliation between the commercial world and students of commerce, and to further a higher standard of commercial ethics and culture and the civic and commercial welfare of the community."
Get to Know Us
The Alpha Kappa Chapter was legally incorporated on December 14, 1952. Originally known as Delta Gamma Nu, the chapter later nationalized with Delta Sigma Pi, marking a significant milestone in its history. Over the years, Alpha Kappa has made notable contributions to the Fraternity and beyond.
In 1975, Delta Sigma Pi began admitting women into its Brotherhood, and on December 4, 1976, Marilyn W. Shower became the first female initiated into the Alpha Kappa Chapter. The chapter also has strong ties to popular culture, as Brother Francis H. Striker (AK79) is credited with creating The Lone Ranger. Additionally, two Alpha Kappa brothers have held the Fraternity’s highest elected office: Brother Franklin Albert Tobber (AK121) in 1961 and Brother Richard John Parnitzke (AK568) in 1983. Recognizing the chapter’s contributions to the community, the City of Buffalo officially declared November 7, 2000, as Alpha Kappa Chapter/Delta Sigma Pi Day, thanks to the efforts of Brother Ray Matthew (AK1394).