[Rain Man]

OK, here is another batch of defunct fraternities (there will be one more after this one, then on to the sororities).

Here we go.

Kappa Alpha
- Primary cause of decease: Revealing fraternity secrets, creating dissention among the ranks.
- Founded 1812 at University of North Carolina by 4 members of Phi Beta Kappa
- Had 21 chapters
- 1 chapter joined Delta Kappa Epsilon
- 1 chapter joined Chi Phi
- 1 chapter reorganized as Phi Mu Omicron in 1858 (see separate listing on Phi Mu Omicron)
- 1 chapter (UNC) dissolved; most of the members joined Chi Psi in 1855. It was revived as KA in 1859 and died in 1866 due to a 2nd exposure of the secrets.

Kappa Nu
- Premary cause of decease: Merger with Phi Epsilon Pi
- Founded 11/12/11 at University of Rochester
- Had 26 chapters, lost 9 due to WWI and the Great Depression
- Merged with Phi Epsilon Pi (see that listing) 10/14/61

Kappa Phi Lambda
- Primary cause of decease: Weak organization
- Founded 8/3/1862 at Jefferson College
- Had 9 chapters, 4 died out
- 1 chapter joined Psi Upsilon
- 1 chapter joined Delta Tau Delta
- 1 chapter joined Sigma Chi
- 1 chapter joined Beta Theta Pi
- 1 chapter joined Sigma Nu

Kappa Sigma Kappa
- Primary cause of decease (original): Small college enrollments and schools with anti-fraternity faculty
- Primary cause of decease (revival): Merger with Theta Xi
- Founded 9/28/1867 at Virginia Military Institute
- Last 3 chapters of original version merged with an unknown org in 1886.
- Was revived in 1935 at University of Virginia
- Merged with Theta Xi 2/22/62 (21 chapters)

Mu Pi Lambda
- Primary cause of decease: Weak organization
- Founded 1895 at Washington & Lee University
- Had 5 chapters
- Was disbanded in 1904
- One chapter: 1/2 the brotherhood joined Kappa Sigma, the other 1/2 joined Phi Delta Theta
- 1 chapter joined Kappa Sigma
- 1 chapter joined Theta Delta Chi
- 2 chapters disbanded

Omega Pi Alpha
- Primary cause of decease: Weak organization
- Founded 1/1/1901 at College of the City of New York
- Had 5 chapters, all but one died out by 1907
- Alpha Chapter reverted back to a local org under the name of Nayati which existed for a while after that.

Omicron Alpha Tau
- Primary cause of decease: Weak organization
- Founded spring 1912 at Cornell University
- Had 20 chapters
- Was dissolved in 1934

Phi Beta Delta
- Primary cause of decease: Merger with Phi Lambda Pi
- Founded 4/4/12 at Columbia University
- Had 34 chapters
- Merged with Pi Lambda Phi 10/1/40

Phi Delpta Kappa
- Primary cause of decease: Various unknown reasons
- Founded at Washington & Jefferson College in 1874 by former Iota Alpha Kappa members.
- Had 5 chapters, all but Alpha Chapter died out by 1880
- The Alpha Chapter of PDK joined FIJI which revived the Alpha Chapter of that org.

Phi Epsilon Pi
- Primary cause of decease: Merger with Zeta Beta Tau
- Founded 11/23/04 at College of the City of New York
- Had 66 chapters, 17 of which were as a result of the Kappa Nu merger.
- Merged with Zeta Beta Tau in March 1970

*Will put the rest in a separate post*