Kappa Epsilon Psi Military Sorority, Inc. ( or KEY) is a national, non-collegiate service

sorority Fraternities and sororities are social organizations at colleges and universities in North America. Generally, membership in a fraternity or sorority is obtained as an undergraduate student, but continues thereafter for life. Some accept gradua ...

, considered a professional (military) sorority.

History

Kappa Epsilon Psi was founded on April 4, 2011, in

Pembroke Pines, Florida Pembroke Pines is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States. The city is located 22 miles (35 km) north of Miami. The population of Pembroke Pines is 171,178 as of the 2020 census. It is a suburb of and the fourth-most populous ...

, as an alternative to traditional Greek letter organizations for female service members. KEY is the second Greek-lettered

established and incorporated by

U.S. Armed Forces The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States. The armed forces consists of six service branches: the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard. The president of the United States is the ...

women.

Founders and First Initiates

The founders are Moneka Smith (Army Reserves) and Shica Hill (

Army National Guard The Army National Guard (ARNG), in conjunction with the Air National Guard, is an organized militia force and a federal military reserve force of the United States Army. They are simultaneously part of two different organizations: the Army N ...

). The first initiates (National Line Alpha) are Ciera Burts, Ariane Wyatt*, Marga Horn, Kayla Hall, Kesia Loyd-Brown, Jennifer Berry*, and Keondra Harris. (Asterisk indicates individual is no longer affiliated with the organization).

Objectives

Kappa Epsilon Psi has three objectives: Honor our past female service members - Annually each active chapter will honor a female veteran (over the age of 65). The female service member is inducted as an honorary KEY member and her legacy/military service is documented. Unite current service members - We aspire to unite female service members of all branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Membership is open to all female service members who are or have served honorably. Our goal is to have a member or active chapter on every military installation - stateside and abroad. Mentor future female leadership - Candidates with less than two years of military service are paired with a Big Sister that has more time in service & wisdom to share. Members that are retired from military service are paired with new members who wish to seek similar career paths in the civilian sector. Kappa Epsilon Psi 2014 Vets Parade NYC

Local chapters and clusters

* Honolulu, Hawaii * Hampton Roads, Virginia * Northern Virginia * Killeen, Texas * Fayetteville, North Carolina * Atlanta, Georgia * Colorado Springs * Goldsboro, North Carolina * Columbia, South Carolina * El Paso, Texas * Detroit, Michigan * Clarksville, Tennessee * Augusta, Georgia * Louisville, Kentucky * Ft. Lee, Virginia * Jacksonville, Florida * Tampa, Florida * San Antonio, Texas * Houston, Texas * Montgomery, Alabama * Crestview, Florida * Mobile, Alabama * Dallas, Texas

Affiliations

* Kappa Lambda Chi Military Fraternity Inc. - Military and Veterans Fraternity: 2013

References

External links

Kappa Epsilon Psi
{{Professional Fraternities Student organizations established in 2011 Professional military fraternities and sororities in the United States 2011 establishments in Florida Professional Fraternity Association