Chi Kappa Rho, Inc. is a national organization for professional women whose work involves the delivery of leisure, recreation, parks, or community services.

 A network of chapters serves administrators, supervisors, educators, therapists and armed forces professional in defined geographic areas throughout the country. Local chapters provide an effective framework for members to share their ideas, broaden their skills and to influence the profession in a unified manner.

Chi Kappa Rho, Inc. was founded in 1935 by Helen I. Pontius, a recreation professional in Los Angeles, California. The name was derived from three Greek letters X, K, and P symbolizing character, knowledge, and recreation. The symbols on the organization’s pin are the scale for justice and service, the lamp for enlightenment, and wings for athletics. The stone in the center of the organizational pin is an amethyst and represents sincerity.