About the Kappa Pi Kappa Society:

The Kappa Pi Kappa Society (Pi-Kap) was founded at Dartmouth College on July 13, 1842 as Kappa Kappa Kappa (Tri-Kap), a literary and debate society dedicated to the principles of democracy, equality of opportunity, and loyalty to Dartmouth. The Society became a social fraternity in 1905 and remains the second oldest active fraternity at Dartmouth and the oldest active local fraternity in the United States.

The Kappa Pi Kappa Society’s commitment to its founding ideals continues to the present, reflected in the brotherhood’s diversity of backgrounds, the charitable and social contributions to Dartmouth College, and the lifelong dedication of its alumni.

Message from the Chairman of the Board, Greg Smith ’85

My memories from my years at Dartmouth College are intertwined between academics and the classroom, time on the Campus, football games, time with friends, study abroad in Europe, and throughout it all my membership in Kappa Pi Kappa Society. I never saw myself as the type who would be drawn to a fraternity, but what I learned through my four years as an undergraduate was that the House was my source of social support, friendship, and an opportunity to truly get to know someone. Due to the wide diversity in the fraternity, in cultural backgrounds, upbringings, and schools of thought, being a member of Kappa Pi Kappa Society also afforded me the opportunity to exchange ideas and debate with a wide diversity of opinions amongst people that I called friends. I hold this as a very special strength in my intellectual and social development and it has served me well throughout my years. After joining the fraternity, the next term on campus I lived in the house and continued to live there throughout my time at Dartmouth College as a student. This gave me a wonderful sense of home in the fraternity and strengthened my ability to be a productive member of the greater Dartmouth community.

For me, the founding principles of our society; loyalty, democracy and equality, were not abstract higher concepts or words on a plaque.

Loyalty: to each other as friends in the fraternity and to the College, being there for each other in good times and in bad, with genuine support and fidelity.

Democracy: no single voice stronger than another, allowing for the exchange of ideas and a diversity of opinions, to work together and grow together.

Equality: treating each member of the fraternity as valued and respected, with each brother having a voice.

What I learned during my time at Dartmouth College intellectually and academically was from the school, much of what I learned about being an enlightened man and being a good friend, I learned from Kappa Pi Kappa Society.

Gregory Smith ‘85, MD