Kappa Beta Pi was founded at Chicago-Kent College of Law in Chicago, Illinois on December 15, 1908.

[1] It was the first legal sorority and sought to encourage professional standards for women law students and lawyers.

[3] This was later followed by chapters in London, England; West Germany; Shanghai, China; Puerto Rico; and several locations in Canada.

At the May 1976 convention in Columbus, Ohio, all references restricting its membership to women were removed from its official documents.

[3] The last known address for the association was either in Silver Spring, Maryland (per Baird's Manual) or in Omaha, Nebraska (Guidestar).

[6] The sorority's badge was a monogram with the Κ jeweled and superimposed over the letters Β and Π, which are embellished with scroll work.