For more than 90 years, Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Inc. has played an important role in the profession of pharmacy by supporting both personal and professional development of student pharmacists. Through continuing education, providing networking opportunities, promoting pharmacy as a career choice and participating in National Projects, including Breast Cancer Awareness, Kappa Epsilon has reached millions of individuals, both men and women around the nation, in heightening their knowledge of a woman’s role in the profession.

 

             Internationally, Kappa Epsilon sponsored events at the Pan American Congress of Pharmacy and Biochemistry and International Congress of Sciences Meeting in 1957 and 1971, respectively. Both which united the largest gathering of women pharmacists representing nations from around the word. Again traveling to Washington D.C., like the two events prior, Kappa Epsilon supported the 1987 International Symposium on Women in Pharmacy, which initiated the movement for a series of international forums. Later, Kappa Epsilon supported the 1987 International Symposium on Women in Pharmacy, which initiated the movement for a series of international forums. Since the 1980s, Kappa Epsilon has promoted women’s health issues, supported projects that addressed common trouble areas for women, such as PMS, osteoporosis, contraception and breast cancer, and has significantly furthered pharmaceutical education and research.

 

                  For the next generation of pharmacist, KE developed the Pharm-CORP Program to encourage high school students to attain an advanced education and provide an overview of the benefits of pursuing a career in pharmacy. Over the years, the Kappa Epsilon Fraternity and Foundation has promoted the scholastic and professional achievement among its members through continuing education and research projects; honoring their achievements through many awards, scholarships and fellowships. The Fraternity and Foundation also values having a fraternal presence at national conventions including the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) Annual Meeting. To date, more than 25,000 Members have been initiated in the Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, 50 Collegiate Chapters have been chartered and 21 Alumni Chapters have been established. Kappa Epsilon celebrates 43 Collegiate Chapters and 10 Alumni Chapters that are still active in their universities, colleges and communities.