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448:List of Kappa Beta Pi chapters
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239:Kappa Beta Pi was founded at
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473:Whipple, Jona (2013-08-01).
432:The Kappa Beta Pi Quarterly.
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373:Symbols and traditions
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1228:Phi Upsilon Omicron
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381:Kappa Beta Pi badge
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1263:Scabbard and Blade
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1253:Omega Upsilon Phi
1207:Phi Epsilon Kappa
1160:Sigma Sigma Sigma
1065:Delta Sigma Delta
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1020:Alpha Delta Sigma
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976:Phi Delta Epsilon
896:Kappa Epsilon Psi
861:Delta Kappa Alpha
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736:Order of the Coif
720:Sigma Delta Kappa
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268:Claire L. Gleason
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1212:Phi Lambda Kappa
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1085:Theta Kappa Psi
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1167:(now social)
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106:Defunct Date
71:Professional
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1397:Chi Eta Phi
1176:Phi Beta Pi
1125:Nu Sigma Nu
1040:Alpha Omega
946:Sigma Alpha
926:Mu Beta Phi
756:(paralegal)
321:Puerto Rico
167:Publication
113: 2015
1463:Categories
1322:Alpha Iota
1140:Omicron Nu
1130:Xi Psi Phi
941:Rho Pi Phi
816:Alpha Zeta
586:2024-05-24
547:" (1928).
453:References
55:1908-12-15
1327:Alpha Psi
1243:Psi Omega
916:Kappa Psi
886:Theta Tau
686:(pre-law)
367:Guidestar
362:Guidestar
231:in 1908.
1367:Kappa Pi
966:Phi Beta
442:Chapters
425:Tea Rose
225:sorority
196:Maryland
177:Chapters
161:Tea Rose
150:Old gold
119:Emphasis
1387:Phi Psi
1233:Phi Chi
502:May 23,
235:History
159:Yellow
101:Defunct
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