AKK is a residential community located just 1 mile from the University of Iowa's Carver College of Medicine. We provide both long and short-term housing for up to 24 medical/health sciences students. Every year, we welcome new residents who share in our vision of respect, community, and fun.
MEDICAL FRATERNITY
ALPHA KAPPA KAPPA
Respect
Since most of AKK's residents are medical students with weekly exams or crazy hours at the hospital, we encourage respect for people's need for quiet and privacy.
Even though our house consists of multiple cultures and religions we all respect each other and care for each other.
This house is all about our residents and we function together as a big family.
COMMUNITY
FUN
At the heart of our community is, well, our stomach. We celebrate each resident's birthday with cake, and have informal potlucks, dinners, and celebrations to mark any occasion we can come up with.
Twice a year, we host parties for our classmates, usually followed in short order by an epic, biannual AKK cleaning day.
Residents from different classes and programs frequently get together for gatherings both in the house and around Iowa City.
Things we do for fun: Volleyball, Nerf Wars, Water balloon fights, Kayaking, Picnics, BBQs, Costume parties, Zombie tag, Board games, Potlucks, and much more.
HISTORY
Alpha Kappa Kappa in Iowa City was part of a national fraternity organization. Our chapter dates back to the 1920s when the new hospital complex on the west side of the river was being constructed. Prior to 1925, AKK occupied other rented houses before purchasing this lot on Teeters Court. Two additional lots were later purchased to provide the house with a yard and parking lot. The national AKK fraternity became defunct in the 1960s and AKK at the University of Iowa has been an independent fraternity since.
In the 1990s the house welcomed their first female residents. Today, there is a good mix of both male and female residents, medical and other health students, both traditional and non-traditional. We are now considered an inactive fraternity, in that we do not carry out classic fraternity traditions, but we still maintain the values of professionalism and community.
AMENITIES
Milk
Cereal
Coffee
Washer
Dryer
Internet
Lawn &
Back Porch
Water
Electricity
Grill
Furnished
Bedroom
Library
Parking lot
Gym
All for
$400
*Actual room
HOUSING OPTION
Short-term housing includes: International Students, interviewees, or medical students on rotation.
Summer housing includes: Health Professional Students seeking
housing from May-July.
Long-term housing includes: Year long students for both fall and spring semester.