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Pi Kappa Lambda
Pi Kappa Lambda (ΠΚΛ) is an international honor society for music. It was established at Northwestern University in 1918. It has chartered more than 270 chapters.
Pi Kappa Lambda was established on May 17, 1918, at Northwestern University. Its founders were faculty members Carl Milton Beecher, Louis Norton Dodge, and Walter Allen Stults. The society is dedicated to the promotion of music education in institutions of higher learning. It also recognizes and encourages musicianship and academic achievement in the field of music.
Pi Kappa Lambda was chartered in Illinois in 1918. Stults was its first president, serving from 1918 to 1925. The society held its first national convention at Northwestern University on April 10, 1925. The society is governed by a Board of Regents It joined the Association of College Honor Societies in 1940.
In 2012, the society had 207 active chapters, 1,350 active members, and 70,000 total initiates.
By 2024, it has chartered over 270 in the United States, with 207 being active. Its national office is located in Saint Simons Island, Georgia.
The Greek letters Pi Kappa Lambda were chosen for the name of the society based on the initials of its first member, Peter Christian Lutkin who was the dean of the School of Music at Northwestern University. The society's motto is Piero Kala Labein or "Strive Always for the Beautiful".
Pi Kappa Lambda's insignia is a gold key shaped like a Greek lyre with the Greek letters ΠΚΛ at its base on a black enamel background. Above the letters, on either side, are a panpipe and foils, the traditional symbols for music and drama.
Pi Kappa Lambda's seal is a depiction of its key, enclosed with a circle surrounded by a row of stars with the words "Incorporated, A.D. 1918".
Pi Kappa Lambda
Pi Kappa Lambda (ΠΚΛ) is an international honor society for music. It was established at Northwestern University in 1918. It has chartered more than 270 chapters.
Pi Kappa Lambda was established on May 17, 1918, at Northwestern University. Its founders were faculty members Carl Milton Beecher, Louis Norton Dodge, and Walter Allen Stults. The society is dedicated to the promotion of music education in institutions of higher learning. It also recognizes and encourages musicianship and academic achievement in the field of music.
Pi Kappa Lambda was chartered in Illinois in 1918. Stults was its first president, serving from 1918 to 1925. The society held its first national convention at Northwestern University on April 10, 1925. The society is governed by a Board of Regents It joined the Association of College Honor Societies in 1940.
In 2012, the society had 207 active chapters, 1,350 active members, and 70,000 total initiates.
By 2024, it has chartered over 270 in the United States, with 207 being active. Its national office is located in Saint Simons Island, Georgia.
The Greek letters Pi Kappa Lambda were chosen for the name of the society based on the initials of its first member, Peter Christian Lutkin who was the dean of the School of Music at Northwestern University. The society's motto is Piero Kala Labein or "Strive Always for the Beautiful".
Pi Kappa Lambda's insignia is a gold key shaped like a Greek lyre with the Greek letters ΠΚΛ at its base on a black enamel background. Above the letters, on either side, are a panpipe and foils, the traditional symbols for music and drama.
Pi Kappa Lambda's seal is a depiction of its key, enclosed with a circle surrounded by a row of stars with the words "Incorporated, A.D. 1918".