Iota Alpha Kappa () was an American collegiate fraternity.

History

Iota Alpha Kappa was founded at

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in 1858. Roughly 20 chapters were developed, including at

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, Columbia College and Norwich University. Membership was not restricted to college students. In 1874, the fraternity was dissolved at a convention held in

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. Following dissolution, the

chapter founded the

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fraternity and became its first chapter. Following the collapse of

, that chapter joined Phi Gamma Delta, restoring that fraternity's ''Alpha chapter''. The main archive URL i
The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage

Chapters

Known chapters include the following. Those active at the time of national dissolution noted in bold, chapters that were inactive at the time of national dissolution are noted in ''italics''.

References

{{Reflist Student organizations established in 1858 1874 disestablishments Student societies in the United States Defunct fraternities and sororities 1858 establishments in New York (state)