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Pi Kap was the first student society at Dartmouth with its own meeting place, a building called The Hall, which was originally where the [[Hopkins Center for the Arts]] is today. Opened on July 28, 1860, the Hall served as Tri-Kap's home until the society moved into the Parker House in 1894.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth. VI. View [index.html] for frames version |url=https://www.dartmo.com/halls/hallscontent6.html |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=www.dartmo.com}}</ref> Parker House was where the modern-day Silsby Hall is. In 1923, the society moved into 1 Webster Avenue, where it resides to this day.<ref name=corp863/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth. VII. View [index.html] for frames version |url=https://www.dartmo.com/halls/hallscontent7.html |access-date=2022-05-31 |website=www.dartmo.com}}</ref>
 
OverDue to the years,similarity of the Tri-Kapsociety's nameGreek remainedinitials problematic, due to name-only similarity towith the [[KuLatin/English Kluxinitials Klan]],of an unaffiliated racist organization that uses similar, but English letters. Thus, in April 1992, Kappa Kappa Kappa changed its name to Kappa Chi Kappa ('''{{lang|grc|ΚΧΚ}}'''). Onfor a period from April 1992 to October 23, 1995, theat groupwhich changedpoint theirthe name changed back to Kappa Kappa Kappa.<ref>[https://www.dartmo.com/halls/hallsappendix.html Halls, Tombs and Houses: Student Society Architecture at Dartmouth - Appendix A]</ref><ref>[https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/1995/10/kappa-chi-votes-to-rename-itself Kappa Chi votes to rename itself]</ref>
 
The issue persisted, and afterFollowing a period of consensus-building among the brotherhood's alumni, on May 18, 2022, Kappa Kappa Kappa again changed its name, this time to Kappa Pi Kappa ('''{{lang|grc|ΚΠΚ}}''').<ref>[https://www.thedartmouth.com/article/2022/05/kappa-kappa-kappa-fraternity-changes-name-to-kappa-pi-kappa Kappa Kappa Kappa fraternity changes name to Kappa Pi Kappa, The Dartmouth (5/19/22)]</ref>
 
==Notable members==