Kappa Gamma Psi

Kappa Gamma Psi (ΚΓΨ) is a performing arts fraternity in the United States that was founded in 1913. Its last surviving collegiate chapter (Iota) went inactive in 2008, but the National Organization continues and is founding alumni chapters. Its membership was restricted to males, before it became coeducational in the 1970s.

History
Kappa Gamma Psi was founded by twelve faculty members at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts on December 11, 1913.

Activities
Kappa Gamma Psi's Iota chapter (Ithaca College) formerly sponsored a competition for new compositions. The widely performed band composition "The Leaves Are Falling", by the American composer Warren Benson, was commissioned by Kappa Gamma Psi in 1963. "Deux Preludes", a work for flute, clarinet, and bassoon by the Czech-born composer Karel Husa, was commissioned by the Iota chapter in 1966. Elie Siegmeister's "Sextet for Brass and Percussion" was commissioned in 1966. In 1974, the Iota chapter commissioned Alfred Reed's "Double Wind Quintet".

Chapters
Following are the chapters of Kappa Gamma Psi. Active chapters noted in bold, inactive chapters noted in italics.

Notable members

 * Halim El-Dabh, composer (1921-2017)
 * Bert Remsen, actor (1925–1999)

Notable honorary members

 * Harold Bauer
 * Pablo Casals
 * Philip Greeley Clapp
 * Frank Battisti
 * George Eastman
 * Duke Ellington
 * Ossip Gabrilowitsch
 * Philip Hale
 * Louis Hasselmans
 * Hans Kindler
 * Fritz Kreisler
 * Erich Leinsdorf
 * Ignace Paderewski
 * Jesús María Sanromá
 * Elie Siegmeister
 * Lawrence Tibbett
 * Bruno Walter