List of Theta Phi Alpha chapters

This is a List of Theta Phi Alpha chapters including both active and inactive chapters.

Collegiate Chapters

Theta Phi Alpha's Collegiate chapters^[1][2]

Chapter	University	State (city)	Date Established	Years active	Status	Notes/ref
Alpha	University of Michigan	Michigan (Ann Arbor)	August 30, 1912	1912-1948	Inactive	Withdrawn by the University in 1936;[3] Active again 1941-1942 & 1942-1943, Inactive again at the end of 1943[4] Lost house in 1943; on rolls until 1948
Beta	University of Illinois	Illinois (Urbana)	May 17, 1919	1919-1943; 1950-1952	Inactive	Originated from the Catholic Girls Club.[5][6]
Gamma	Ohio State University	Ohio (Columbus)	May 24, 1919	1919-1940; 1953-1958	Inactive	[6]
Delta	Ohio University	Ohio (Athens)	June 7, 1919	1919-1933; 1956-1971	Inactive	Originated from Girl's Newman Club. Reinstated in 1956 from the local sorority Theta Gamma Phi [6]
Epsilon	University of Cincinnati	Ohio (Cincinnati)	June 15, 1919	1919-	Active	Oldest continually active[6]
Zeta	Indiana University	Indiana (Bloomington)	May 29, 1920	1920-1931; 1949-1957; 2012-	Active	Originated from a co-ed Marquette Club. Recharterings: January 1949, January 14, 2012.[6]
Eta	Boston University	Massachusetts (Boston)	Second half of 1921(?)	1921-1971	Inactive	Originated as Sigma Phi, merged with Pi Lambda Sigma chapter in 1952 as part of national merger.[7]
Theta	University of Missouri	Missouri (Columbia)	August 29, 1921	1921-1927	Inactive	Originated in 1920 as Theta Mu[6][8]
Iota	University of Kansas	Kansas (Lawrence)	August 12, 1921	1921-1935; 1947-1955	Inactive	[6]
Kappa	University of Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)	May 4, 1922	1922-	Active	Originated as Epsilon Pi Epsilon
Lambda	Syracuse University	New York (Syracuse)	December 2, 1923	1923-1968	Inactive	[9][8]
Mu	University of Nebraska	Nebraska (Lincoln)	November 8, 1924	1924-1939; 2011-	Active	Originated as Theta Phi for the purpose of Petitioning Theta Phi Alpha; reinstated on September 23, 2011
Nu	University of Wisconsin	Wisconsin (Madison)	February 13, 1926	1926-1955	Inactive	[6]
Xi	University of Iowa	Iowa (Iowa City)	April 17, 1926	1926-1939	Inactive	Organized as the Katho Club in October 1923[10]
Omicron	University of Denver	Colorado (Denver)	November 14, 1926	1926-1951	Inactive	Organized as Beta Delta Sigma in 1922[11][8]
Pi	University of California, Los Angeles	California (Los Angeles)	November 26, 1926	1926-1954	Inactive	Organized as Rho Pi Mu in 1925
Rho	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania (University Park)	February 23, 1929	1929-1969	Inactive	Organized as Omicron Eta[12]
Sigma	University of Akron	Ohio (Akron)	February 14, 1931	1931-1987	Inactive	Organized as Chi Lambda Phi in 1928[6][8]
Tau	Marquette University	Wisconsin (Milwaukee)	December 6, 1941	1941-1969	Inactive	While a probationary chapter used name Phi Theta Alpha as was the tradition of other probationary chapters at the time.[6][8]
Upsilon	Loyola University	Illinois (Chicago)	March 7, 1943	1943-1990	Inactive	Organized as Lambda Gamma Kappa[8]
Phi	University of Detroit	Michigan (Detroit)	February 11, 1951	1951-1972	Inactive	[6][8]
Chi	Creighton University	Nebraska (Omaha)	September 13, 1952	1952-	Active	Founded as Chi Mu Kappa in 1928, became a chapter of Pi Lambda Sigma in 1948 and then Chi chapter as part of national merger.[6]
Psi	Quincy University	Illinois (Quincy)	May 19, 1954	1954-1960	Inactive	Founded as chapter of Pi Lambda Sigma in 1947 and then Psi chapter as part of national merger.[6]
Omega	Saint Louis University	Missouri (St. Louis)	April 17, 1955	1955-1971	Inactive	Organized as Omega Club on October 26, 1954[6]
Alpha Alpha	The Catholic University of America	Washington, D.C.	February 26, 1956	1956-1970	Inactive	Organized as Triamond Club in 1954[6]
Alpha Beta	Loyola University	Louisiana(New Orleans)	November 28, 1959	1959-(1974-1977)	Active	Lost recognition from 1974-1977
Alpha Gamma	DePaul University	Illinois (Chicago)	April 30, 1960	1860-1994	Inactive	Probationary chapter name: Theta Pi. Through most of chapter history, rushees put in bids on sorority rather than normal opposite.
Alpha Delta	St. Norbert College	Wisconsin (De Pere)	May 1, 1960	1960-1970; 2012-	Active	Local Sorority became probationary chapter:"Phi Theta Alpha" returned to local sorority in 1970. Reinstated May 18, 2012[6]
Alpha Epsilon	St. John's University	New York (Jamaica)	November 25, 1960	1960-	Active	Founded as Omega Rho local sorority, first national sorority on campus.[9]
Alpha Zeta	Franciscan University of Steubenville	Ohio (Steubenville)	May 23, 1963	1963-1973; 1980-2015	Inactive	Founded in 1957 as Kappa Psi Mu sister organization to Alpha Phi Delta on campus. Suspended February 5, 2015[6][13]
Alpha Eta	Thomas More College	Kentucky (Crestview Hills)	June 26, 1968	1968-1974;2008-	Active	Reinstated February 9, 2008[6]
Alpha Theta	University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point	Wisconsin (Stevens Point)	October 26, 1968	1968-1973	Inactive	Founded as Psi Delta Psi in 1959[6]
Alpha Iota	Purdue University Calumet	Indiana (Hammond)	April 26, 1970	1970-2001	Inactive	Founded as Pi Delta Phi in 1968[6]
Alpha Kappa	Saint Peter's University	New Jersey (Jersey City)	(1970)	N/A	Inactive Colony/ Never Installed	In 1968, local Theta Mu petitioned for membership and became a probationary chapter, but reconsidered. Alpha Lambda had already been installed by this time.
Alpha Lambda	Gannon University	Pennsylvania (Erie)	March 21, 1971	1971-1971	Inactive	Founded as Chi Delphia in 1969
Alpha Mu	Northern Kentucky University	Kentucky (Highland Heights)	February 3, 1973	1974-	Active
Alpha Nu	Kettering University	Michigan (Flint)	November 10, 1973	1974-2002	Inactive	Chapter consists of two sections, reflecting the split of the student body.
Alpha Xi	Cleveland State University	Ohio (Cleveland)	January 6, 1979	1979-	Active
Alpha Omicron	Xavier University	Ohio (Cincinnati)	October 15, 1983	1983-1992	Inactive	[6]
Alpha Pi	Wayne State College	Nebraska (Wayne)	February 2, 1985	1985-	Active
Alpha Rho	Robert Morris University	Pennsylvania (Moon Township)	February 9, 1985	1985-?	Inactive	Founded as Local Gamma Gamma Gamma in 1964 chapter. Went inactive between 1991 and 1998[6][14][8]
Alpha Sigma	California University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (California)	November 16, 1985	1985-2004	Inactive	Local Gamma Psi in 1983 from closed Alpha Xi Delta chapter.[9]
Alpha Tau	Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University	Florida (Daytona Beach)	January 11, 1986	1986-	Active
Alpha Upsilon	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (Indiana)	March 1, 1986	1986-	Active
Alpha Phi	Saint Mary's University	Minnesota (Winona)	March 15, 1986	1986-?	Inactive	Went inactive between 1991 and 1998[6][8]
Alpha Chi	Monmouth University	New Jersey (West Long Branch)	May 10, 1986	1986-2009	Inactive	Founded as little sister organization to Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter in 1977. Placed on probation by Theta Phi Alpha in 2007[6]
Alpha Psi	University of Dayton	Ohio (Dayton)	January 17, 1987	1987-	Active
Alpha Omega	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	Wisconsin (Platteville)	May 1, 1987	1987-?;2014-	Active	Founded as Delta Gamma Phi in 1966. Went inactive after 1991. Reinstated February 15, 2014[15][8]
Beta Alpha	Stony Brook University	New York (Stony Brook)	September 13, 1987	1987-	Active	[6]
Beta Beta	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey (Trenton)	February 27, 1988	1988-	Active	[6]
Beta Gamma	Fairleigh Dickinson University	New Jersey (Madison)	February 28, 1988	1988-	Active	[6]
Beta Delta	Muskingum University	Ohio (New Concord)	December 3, 1988	1988-	Active	[9]
Beta Epsilon	Southeastern Louisiana University	Louisiana (Hammond)	February 3, 1990	1990-	Active	Founded as Sigma Theta Rho in 1986
Beta Zeta	New York Institute of Technology	New York (Central Islip)	March 31, 1990	1990-?	Inactive	[6]
Beta Eta	Bryant University	Rhode Island (Smithfield)	May 12, 1990	1990-?	Inactive	Founded as Sigma Lambda Theta, forced to go National by administration.[6]
Beta Theta	St. Francis University	Pennsylvania (Loretto)	May 5, 1990	1990-2004;2010-	Active	Group founded by combination of Psi Lambda Psi and little sister group of Phi Kappa Theta. Closed for Hazing. Reinstated April 2010.[6]
Beta Iota	Fairleigh Dickinson University	New Jersey (Teaneck)	August 4, 1990	1990-?	Inactive	Founded as Alpha Tau Theta[6]
Beta Kappa	Clarion University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (Clarion)	November 17, 1990	1990-?	Inactive	Founded as Lambda Zeta Tau in 1988[9]
Beta Lambda	University of Michigan–Flint	Michigan (Flint)	April 13, 1991	1991-?;2009-	Active	Reinstated May 1, 2009.[6]
Beta Mu	Bridgewater State University	Massachusetts (Bridgewater)	May 5, 1991	1991-?	Inactive	Founded as Delta Psi Rho in 1987[6]
Beta Nu	Florida Atlantic University	Florida (Boca Raton)	November 23, 1991	1991-	Active	Founded as Nu Gamma Phi[9]
Beta Xi	William Paterson University	New Jersey (Wayne)	April 11, 1992	1992-	Active	Originated from local Sigma Sigma and Nu Theta Chi[6]
Beta Omicron	SUNY Brockport	New York (Brockport)	May 3, 1992	1992-?	Inactive	[6]
Beta Pi	SUNY Albany	New York (Albany)	December 1992	1992-?	Inactive
Beta Rho	Goldey–Beacom College	Delaware (Wilmington)	February 1993	1993-2008(?)	Inactive	[16]
Beta Sigma	Ramapo College	New Jersey (Mahwah)	February 20, 1993	1993-	Active	Founded as Kappa Gamma[6]
Beta Tau	Johnson & Wales University	Rhode Island (Providence)	March 27, 1993	1993-?	Inactive	Founded as Kappa Sigma Tau[6]
Beta Upsilon	Saint Leo University	Florida (St. Leo)	April 17, 1993	1993-1995; 2005-	Active	Founded as Psi Theta Epsilon local in 1975. Chapter disaffiliated by returning charter to nationals in 1995 and returned to local status. Charter Reinstated April 9, 2005[6]
Beta Phi	Millersville University	Pennsylvania (Millersville)	May 8, 1993	1993-?	Inactive	Founded as Alpha Lambda Sigma[6]
Beta Chi	Missouri Valley College	Missouri (Marshall)	May 15, 1993	1993-	Active	Founded as Chi Zeta in 1990[6]
Beta Psi	Merrimack College	Massachusetts (Andover)	May 18, 1993	1993-	Active
Beta Omega	Kean University	New Jersey (Union)	April 23, 1994	1994-	Active	Delta Sigma Pi, Alpha Theta Pi, and Zeta Delta Pi came together to become Pi Pi Pi in 1992 which then colonized Theta Phi Alpha.[6]
Gamma Alpha	Penn State Erie, The Behrend College	Pennsylvania (Erie)	December 3, 1994	1994-	Active	Founded as Behrend Sorority Interest Group
Gamma Beta	Marian University	Wisconsin (Fond du Lac)	April 26, 1997	1997-	Active	Founded as Sigma Omega Sigma[6]
Gamma Gamma	Kutztown University	Pennsylvania (Kutztown)	May 2, 1998	1998-	Active	Founded as Omicron Omicron Omicron in 1990-91[6]
Gamma Delta	Rowan University	New Jersey (Glassboro)	December 4, 2002	2002-	Active	Founded as Alpha Delta Epsilon[9]
Gamma Epsilon	Shawnee State University	Ohio (Portsmouth)	May 11, 2003	2003-	Active	Founded as Beta chapter of Delta Sigma Tau in 1994[6]
Gamma Zeta	Texas A&M University–Kingsville	Texas (Kingsville)	June 14, 2003	2003-	Active	Founded as Zeta Phi Omega (approx) 1991[6]
Gamma Eta	Pratt Institute	New York (Brooklyn)	November 15, 2003	2003-	Active	[6]
Gamma Theta	Shippensburg University	Pennsylvania (Shippensburg)	May 6, 2005	2005-2012	Inactive	Closure announced March 26, 2012[17][18]
Gamma Iota	Davis & Elkins College	West Virginia (Elkins)	November 12, 2005	2005-2011	Inactive	Closure October 26, 2011[6][19]
Gamma Kappa	Wright State University	Ohio (Dayton)	January 20, 2006	2006-	Active	[6]
Gamma Lambda	Suffolk University	Massachusetts (Boston)	April 29, 2006	2006-	Active	Group originally formed as "Suffolk Sorority"
Gamma Mu	Clarkson University	New York (Potsdam)	May 20, 2006	2006-	Active	Originally Chi Delta Sigma[6]
Gamma Nu	Rockhurst University	Missouri (Kansas City)	November 10, 2007	2007-	Active	[6]
Gamma Xi	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Virginia (Wise)	March 29, 2008	2008-	Active	[6]
Gamma Omicron	Utica College	New York Utica	April 12, 2008	2008-	Active	[6]
Gamma Pi	St. John's University	New York (Staten Island)	March 28, 2009	2009-	Active	Formed as "Girls' Interest Group"[6]
Gamma Rho	Sacred Heart University	Connecticut (Fairfield)	April 4, 2009	2009-	Active	[6]
Gamma Sigma	York College of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania (York)	May 2, 2009	2009-2015	Inactive	Founded approx 1989 as Omega Chi. Suspended for Hazing March 20, 2015[20][21]
Gamma Tau	Clayton State University	Georgia (Marrow)	July 25, 2009	2009-2013	Inactive	Suspended January 27, 2013[6][22][23]
Gamma Upsilon	Wesley College	Delaware (Dover)	January 15, 2011	2011-2013	Inactive	Suspended May 2013[22]
Gamma Phi	Indiana University South Bend	Indiana (South Bend)	December 3, 2011	2011-	Active	[9]
Gamma Chi	Stevens Institute of Technology	New Jersey (Hoboken)	April 15, 2012	2012-	Active	Founded from the local sorority Omicron Pi [6][24]
Gamma Psi	Philadelphia University	Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)	November 4, 2012	2012-	Active	[6]
Gamma Omega	Trine University	Indiana (Angola)	December 15, 2012	2012-	Active	[6]
Delta Alpha	State University of New York at Plattsburgh	New York (Plattsburgh)	May 4, 2013	2013-	Active	[22]
Delta Beta	St. Joseph's College	New York (Patchogue)	May 18, 2013	2013-	Active	[22][25]
Delta Gamma	Lynn University	Florida (Boca Raton)	November 16, 2013	2013-	Active	[22]
Delta Delta	Ashland University	Ohio (Ashland)	January 18, 2014	2014-	Active	[15]
Delta Epsilon	Rhode Island College	Rhode Island (Providence)	May 3, 2014	2014-	Active	[15]
Delta Zeta	St. Cloud State University	Minnesota (St. Cloud)	June 14, 2014	2014-	Active	[15]
Delta Eta	Salem State University	Massachusetts (Salem)	February 13, 2016	2016-	Active	[26]
Delta Theta	Hartwick College	New York (Oneonta)	September 10, 2016	2016-	Active

Alumnae Chapters

The Alumnae Chapters of Theta Phi Alpha^[27]

Chapter	State	Status
Akron Area	Ohio	Association
Appalachian	Virginia/Tennessee	Association
Atlanta Area	Georgia	Association
Boston Area	Massachusetts	Association
Central Florida Area	Florida	Association
Chicago Area	Illinois	Association
Colorado	Colorado	Club
Delaware	Delaware	Association
Flint Area	Michigan	Association
Greater Cincinnati	Ohio	Association
Greater Cleveland	Ohio	Association
Greater Dayton	Ohio	Association
Greater Louisville	Kentucky	Club
Greater Omaha Area	Nebraska	Association
Greater St. Louis Area	Missouri	Club
Greater Tampa Area	Florida	Association
Kansas City Area	Missouri	Association
Lincoln Area	Nebraska	Association
Madison Area	Wisconsin	Association
Nation's Capital Area	Washington D.C	Association
New Orleans Area	Louisiana	Association
New York City	New York	Association
Northeastern Nebraska	Nebraska	Association
Northern and Central New York	New York	Association
Northern Indiana/ Illinois	Illinois/Indiana	Association
Northern Kentucky	Kentucky	Association
Northern New Jersey	New Jersey	Association
Northshore Louisiana Area	Louisiana	Association
Ohio River Valley	Ohio	Association
Pennsylvania Laurel Highlands	Pennsylvania	Association
Philadelphia Area	Pennsylvania	Association
Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Association
South Bend Area	Indiana	Association
South Florida	Florida	Association
South Texas	Texas	Association
Southern California	California	Association
Southern Connecticut	Connecticut	Association
Western Michigan	Michigan	Club

External links

• The sorority's web page of its list of chapters and their websites
• The sorority's web page of its list of Associations and Clubs and their websites

References

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2. Rubican, Karen. The Centennial History of Theta Phi Alpha 1912-2012. Archived from the original on July 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-07-26.
3. University of Michigan (1935). The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the Academic Year ... UM Libraries. pp. 65–. UOM:39015071523313.
4. University of Michigan (1943). The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the Academic Year 1942-1943. UM Libraries. pp. 46–. UOM:39015005300150.
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7. Compass June 1921 V1 N1 Eta is *not* present
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10. Daily Iowan April 17, 1926
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12. Lavie (Penn State Yearbook) Present in 1969, but not in 1970 yearbooks
13. AZeta close to chapters member
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17. "Theta Phi Alpha News". Archived from the original on July 28, 2012.
18. Theta Phi Alpha Announces the Closing of Gamma Theta Chapter
19. Theta Phi Alpha Fraternity Announces Chapter Closing -Gamma Iota Chapter at Davis & Elkins, in Elkins, WV
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