List of Alpha Kappa Psi chapters

The American fraternity Alpha Kappa Psi has established over 350 "chapters" (local sections) in universities and colleges all over the United States and elsewhere, in addition to about 90 chapters of alumni in American cities and a small number of colonies. The majority of the chapters remain active. The names of the college chapters consist of either one or two Greek letters.

Naming convention

Chapters of Alpha Kappa Psi are given names consisting of either one or two Greek letters. The names are issued in order according to the dates on which the chapters are chartered. Alpha is the name given to the founding chapter at New York University, followed by Beta at the University of Denver for the second chapter, then Gamma, and so on. Once the Greek alphabet had been exhausted by using single letters, two-letter names began to be issued, starting with Alpha Beta, then Alpha Gamma, then Alpha Delta, etc.

In the first cycle of chapter naming, no two-letter chapter name consists of identical Greek letters, and letters that came before the first letter of a chapter's name in the Greek alphabet were not used for the second letter. Thus, after Alpha Omega the next name issued was Beta Gamma to Indiana University, not Beta Alpha or Beta Beta. Likewise, after Beta Omega, the next name issued was Gamma Delta; Gamma Alpha, Gamma Beta, and Gamma Gamma were not used. Using this system, 300 names could be issued to college chapters, ending in 2005 with Psi Omega at Santa Clara University. Beginning that year, the Fraternity began to issue the unused two-letter names in reverse order. As with the first naming cycle, no two-letter chapter name consisting of identical Greek letters would be issued. Thus, the next charter issued after Psi Omega was to Omega Psi. Omega Omega was not used.

Chapters with houses

Chapter houses were at one time common in the fraternity. The need for housing and private meeting space can be traced back to Alpha Chapter, where a committee chaired by George W. Myer, Jr. was charged in 1905 with the task of securing a meeting-room near the School of Commerce at NYU. In the fall of that same year, the chapter began to meet in a room at 28 East 11th Street, at a weekly rental of $1. When the Class of 1906 graduated the following June, the chapter had to move. Another committee was appointed to seek a new location for the new semester, and in October 1906, the chapter approved the rental of two rooms and bath at the Benedict, 80 Washington Square East, at $31.25 a month. The chapter would remain at the new location for four years. In fall 1907, the chapter expanded to two additional rooms at the Benedict for $51.50 a month. With conditions becoming crowded at the Benedict, Alpha obtained its first official chapter house on October 24, 1910, located at 113 Waverly Place, New York, New York.

A select number of chapters still have actual houses on college campuses. These chapters include:

Chapter facts and statistics

Chapter of the Year

Chapters with more than 135 student members as of 2013[2]

List of college chapters

Please note:

  • Many Universities and Colleges with chapters have undergone name changes since charters were granted. The most current University name is used.
  • An asterisk (*) indicates that Universities and/or Colleges have merged. Duplicate entries in this list are not errors!
Number Chapter Installation Date College or University Location Status Notes
1. Alpha October 5, 1904 New York University New York, New York Active Re-chartered December 8, 2002
2. Beta March 10, 1910 University of Denver Denver, Colorado Active Re-chartered March 8, 2003
3. Gamma November 4, 1911 Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois Active Re-chartered February 2, 2002
4. Delta October 29, 1912 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active Closed in 1964. Re-chartered April 4, 1982.
5. Epsilon April 16, 1913 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois Active
6. Zeta May 7, 1914 University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska Active Re-chartered January 12, 1998.
7. Eta May 24, 1914 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Active
8. Theta May 30, 1914 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Active Closed in 1933. Re-chartered April 26, 1979. Re-chartered May 15, 1999.
9. Iota March 6, 1915 University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Active Re-chartered April 13, 1947.
10. Kappa May 3, 1915 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Active
11. Lambda June 1, 1915 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Closed Closed in 1933.
12. Mu June 6, 1915 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Closed Closed in 2021
13. Nu April 29, 1916 Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Active Re-chartered October 1, 1938. Closed in 1964. Re-chartered October 27, 2007
14. Xi May 1, 1916 Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts Closed Closed in 1918.
15. Omicron April 21, 1917 University of Montana Missoula, Montana Closed
16. Pi November 27, 1917 Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia Active
17. Rho June 12, 1919 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Active
18. Sigma October 21, 1919[3] Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado Closed Closed in 1966.
19. Tau April 10, 1920 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Closed Re-chartered May 2, 1998.
20. Upsilon April 10, 1920 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Active
21. Phi May 1, 1920 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Active Re-chartered October 31, 1987
22. Chi May 22, 1920 Columbia University New York, New York Active Re-chartered March 24, 2012
23. Psi May 29, 1920 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Active
24. Omega January 22, 1921 College of William and Mary Williamsburg, Virginia Active Closed in 1936. Re-Chartered April 27, 1996
25. Alpha Beta March 8, 1921 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Active Re-chartered April 27, 1956. Re-chartered April 3, 1999
26. Alpha Gamma June 3, 1921 University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Active
27. Alpha Delta May 13, 1922 Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia Closed Closed in 1929.
28. Alpha Epsilon March 18, 1922 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Active
29. Alpha Zeta May 3, 1922 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Active
30. Alpha Eta May 20, 1922 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Active
31. Alpha Theta November 18, 1922 Utah State University Logan, Utah Closed
32. Alpha Iota November 17, 1922 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Active Re-chartered April 16, 2016
33. Alpha Kappa May 11, 1923 University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho Closed
34. Alpha Lambda May 16, 1923 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Active Re-chartered March 31, 2001
35. Alpha Mu May 17, 1923 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Active
36. Alpha Nu May 7, 1923 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Closed Re-chartered February 6, 1982. Closed in 2022.
37. Alpha Xi May 25, 1923 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Active Re-chartered April 25, 1948.
38. Alpha Omicron May 26, 1923 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active Re-chartered 2011
39. Alpha Pi November 12, 1923 Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas Active Closed in 1962. Re-chartered.
40. Alpha Rho April 1, 1924 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Active Re-chartered in 1997
41. Alpha Sigma May 19, 1924 Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Closed
42. Alpha Tau February 18, 1925 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina Closed Re-chartered November 7, 1948.
43. Alpha Upsilon January 5, 1926 University of California Los Angeles, California Active Re-chartered March 13, 1999.
44. Alpha Phi January 22, 1926 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Active
45. Alpha Chi January 25, 1926 Emory University Atlanta, Georgia Active Closed in 1963. Re-chartered April 26, 2006.
46. Alpha Psi March 11, 1926 Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin Closed
47. Alpha Omega May 10, 1926 Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Active
48. Beta Gamma April 5, 1927 Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana Active
49. Beta Delta January 14, 1928 Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Closed Closed in 1952.
50. Beta Epsilon June 3, 1928 University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Active Closed in 1934. Re-Chartered November 10, 2012[4]
51. Beta Zeta November 10, 1928 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Active
52. Beta Eta December 7, 1929 Duke University Durham, North Carolina Closed Closed in 1966. Re-chartered January 13, 2007. Closed in October 2012.[5]
53. Beta Theta May 20, 1930 University of Detroit Mercy* Detroit, Michigan Closed Merged with Eta Zeta
54. Beta Iota April 11, 1931 University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo, New York Active Re-chartered 2005
55. Beta Kappa April 18, 1931 University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada Closed Closed in 1947.
56. Beta Lambda November 19, 1932 Washington State University Pullman, Washington Active Re-chartered April 11, 1999
57. Beta Mu May 6, 1933 The George Washington University Washington, District of Columbia Active Re-chartered January 27, 2008
58. Beta Nu May 16, 1936 University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Active
59. Beta Xi February 18, 1939 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Closed[6] Closed until at least until 2019
60. Beta Omicron May 18, 1941 Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Active Rechartered April 9, 2016
61. Beta Pi May 9, 1941 University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Active
62. Beta Rho April 4, 1943 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Active
63. Beta Sigma January 29, 1947 St. John's University Jamaica, New York Active
64. Beta Tau May 1, 1948 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Closed Re-chartered April 23, 2005
65. Beta Upsilon September 25, 1948 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Active Closed in 1955. Re-chartered April 21, 2007
66. Beta Phi May 1, 1949 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa Active
67. Beta Chi May 1, 1949 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Active Closed in 1961. Re-chartered 1997.
68. Beta Psi May 28, 1949 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Active
69. Beta Omega December 10, 1949 Samford University Birmingham, Alabama Closed
70. Gamma Delta May 13, 1950 Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, North Carolina Active Re-chartered November 20, 2003
71. Gamma Epsilon May 13, 1950 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Active
72. Gamma Zeta December 3, 1950 University of Colorado Boulder, Colorado Active
73. Gamma Eta January 13, 1951 University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio Active
74. Gamma Theta April 15, 1951 Bradley University Peoria, Illinois Closed
75. Gamma Iota March 16, 1952 Loyola University Chicago, Illinois Active
76. Gamma Kappa September 28, 1952 University of Portland Portland, Oregon Active
77. Gamma Lambda November 1, 1952 California State University, Fresno Fresno, California Active
78. Gamma Mu December 6, 1952 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Active
79. Gamma Nu June 7, 1953 Babson College Wellesley Park, Massachusetts Active Re-chartered March 5, 2016
80. Gamma Xi October 18, 1953 Lewis and Clark College Portland, Oregon Closed
81. Gamma Omicron November 15, 1953 Norwich University Northfield, Vermont Closed
82. Gamma Pi January 17, 1954 Seton Hall University South Orange, New Jersey Active
83. Gamma Rho March 6, 1954 Rockhurst University Kansas City, Missouri Closed Closed in 1955.
84. Gamma Sigma April 20, 1954 Regis College Denver, Colorado Closed
85. Gamma Tau May 23, 1954 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Active
86. Gamma Upsilon January 24, 1954 Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas Closed Closed August 2016[7]
87. Gamma Phi October 31, 1954 University of Tulsa Tulsa, Oklahoma Closed
88. Gamma Chi February 13, 1955 Miami University Oxford, Ohio Active
89. Gamma Psi May 1, 1955 Niagara University Lewiston, New York Closed
90. Gamma Omega April 16, 1955 Seattle University Seattle, Washington Active
91. Delta Epsilon May 22, 1955 California State University Los Angeles, California Closed
92. Delta Zeta May 15, 1955 University of Richmond Richmond, Virginia Active Re-chartered April 3, 2010
93. Delta Eta May 22, 1955 Boston College Boston, Massachusetts Closed
94. Delta Theta June 5, 1955 Carroll College Waukesha, Wisconsin Closed
95. Delta Iota February 19, 1956 Waynesburg College Waynesburg, Pennsylvania Closed
96. Delta Kappa February 12, 1956 Lipscomb University Nashville, Tennessee Active
97. Delta Lambda May 5, 1956 Mississippi State University Starkville, Mississippi Closed
98. Delta Mu May 20, 1956 John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio Active Re-chartered 2011
99. Delta Nu May 5, 1956 University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio Active Re-chartered 2011
100. Delta Xi May 13, 1956 Hamline University St. Paul, Minnesota Closed
101. Delta Omicron June 10, 1956 California State University Long Beach, California Active Re-chartered May 11, 2012
102. Delta Pi February 3, 1957 Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska Active
103. Delta Rho March 10, 1957 University of Saint Thomas St. Paul, Minnesota Closed
104. Delta Sigma April 7, 1957 Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri Active
105. Delta Tau June 15, 1957 Canisius College Buffalo, New York Active
106. Delta Upsilon May 19, 1957 Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho Active
107. Delta Phi December 8, 1957 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
108. Delta Chi February 8, 1958 Clarkson University Potsdam, New York Active
109. Delta Psi April 13, 1958 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois Active Re-chartered April 10, 2010
110. Delta Omega May 11, 1958 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active
111. Epsilon Zeta July 13, 1958 University of Detroit Mercy* Detroit, Michigan Closed
112. Epsilon Eta October 16, 1958 Baylor University Waco, Texas Active
113. Epsilon Theta January 31, 1959 Birmingham-Southern College Birmingham, Alabama Closed
114. Epsilon Iota March 15, 1959 West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas Closed
115. Epsilon Kappa April 18, 1959 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois Closed
116. Epsilon Lambda April 26, 1959 Old Dominion University Norfolk, Virginia Closed Closed until at least July 2015[8]
117. Epsilon Mu May 17, 1959 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas Closed
118. Epsilon Nu May 24, 1959 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington Closed
119. Epsilon Xi May 27, 1959 Gustavus Adolphus College St. Peter, Minnesota Closed
120. Epsilon Omicron April 24, 1960 Arkansas State University Jonesboro, Arkansas Closed
121. Epsilon Pi May 21, 1960 University of Alaska Fairbanks, Alaska Closed
122. Epsilon Rho March 18, 1961 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active Re-chartered April 26, 1998
123. Epsilon Sigma February 9, 1962 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta, Georgia Active
124. Epsilon Tau February 15, 1962 Jacksonville University Jacksonville, Florida Closed 2013
125. Epsilon Upsilon February 13, 1962 Carson-Newman College Jefferson City, Tennessee Closed
126. Epsilon Phi June 6, 1962 University of Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas Closed
127. Epsilon Chi February 24, 1963 Upsala College East Orange, New Jersey Closed University closed
128. Epsilon Psi March 3, 1963 Fordham University* New York, New York Closed Merged with Eta Sigma
129. Epsilon Omega May 12, 1963 Portland State University Portland, Oregon Closed Re-chartered March 19, 2011
130. Zeta Eta May 12, 1963 Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, Washington Closed
131. Zeta Theta May 23, 1963 St. Mary's College Winona, Minnesota Closed
132. Zeta Iota May 9, 1964 Saint Francis College Brooklyn, New York Closed
133. Zeta Kappa May 2, 1964 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Closed
134. Zeta Lambda May 10, 1964 University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Active
135. Zeta Mu June 7, 1964 Bloomfield College Bloomfield, New Jersey Closed
136. Zeta Nu May 24, 1964 Saint Francis University Loretto, Pennsylvania Closed
137. Zeta Xi October 25, 1964 Central Michigan University Mt. Pleasant, Michigan Active
138. Zeta Omicron March 20, 1965 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Missouri Closed
139. Zeta Pi March 21, 1965 Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas Active
140. Zeta Rho May 16, 1965 Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia Active
141. Zeta Sigma May 23, 1965 Millikin University Decatur, Illinois Closed
142. Zeta Tau May 30, 1965 Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, Kentucky Active Re-chartered March 20, 1999
143. Zeta Upsilon May 23, 1965 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tennessee Active
144. Zeta Phi May 22, 1965 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee Active
145. Zeta Chi May 29, 1965 University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, Tennessee Active
146. Zeta Psi May 28, 1965 Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, Tennessee Active
147. Zeta Omega June 14, 1965 St. John's University Jamaica, New York Closed Later combined with Beta Sigma
148. Eta Theta May 21, 1966 Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Active
149. Eta Iota February 20, 1966 Murray State University Murray, Kentucky Active
150. Eta Kappa February 19, 1966 Hardin-Simmons University Abilene, Texas Closed
151. Eta Lambda April 30, 1966 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Closed March 2015
152. Eta Mu May 1, 1966 Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas Closed
153. Eta Nu April 24, 1966 University of Michigan Dearborn, Michigan Active Re-chartered on April 12, 2014[9]
154. Eta Xi May 22, 1966 Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio Closed
155. Eta Omicron November 5, 1966 East Carolina University Greenville, North Carolina Active
156. Eta Pi October 20, 1966 Adrian College Adrian, Michigan Closed
157. Eta Rho November 13, 1966 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, Illinois Active Re-chartered April 21, 2007
158. Eta Sigma November 4, 1966 Fordham University* New York, New York Closed
159. Eta Tau February 12, 1967 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana Active Re-chartered May 1, 2010
160. Eta Upsilon May 6, 1967 University of Montevallo Montevallo, Alabama Closed
161. Eta Phi May 21, 1967 Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington Active
162. Eta Chi December 9, 1967 Northern Michigan University Marquette, Michigan Closed
163. Eta Psi January 13, 1968 Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Closed Re-chartered June 8, 2008; Suspended until at least 2023
164. Eta Omega February 11, 1968 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Active
165. Theta Iota March 23, 1968 Gannon University Erie, Pennsylvania Active
166. Theta Kappa April 17, 1968 Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan Closed Charter Revoked Fall 2013
167. Theta Lambda May 25, 1968 Western New England College Springfield, Massachusetts Closed
168. Theta Mu May 19, 1968 Stetson University DeLand, Florida Active
169. Theta Nu January 25, 1969 University of South Alabama Mobile, Alabama Active Re-chartered Dec. 2, 2001; Re-chartered April 13, 2019
170. Theta Xi April 13, 1969 Trine University, formerly Tri-State University Angola, Indiana Closed
171. Theta Omicron March 30, 1969 Boise State University Boise, Idaho Active
172. Theta Pi May 3, 1969 Southern Benedictine College Cullman, Alabama Closed University closed
173. Theta Rho May 10, 1969 University of Texas-Pan American Edinburg, Texas Closed
174. Theta Sigma April 19, 1969 Texas State University San Marcos, Texas Closed
175. Theta Tau November 23, 1969 Western Carolina University Cullowhee, North Carolina Closed Closed in Aug 2014
176. Theta Upsilon April 4, 1970 Point Park College Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Closed
177. Theta Phi May 3, 1970 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana Active
178. Theta Chi May 16, 1970 University of West Georgia Carrollton, Georgia Closed
179. Theta Psi December 5, 1970 University of Memphis Memphis, Tennessee Closed Re-chartered May 15, 2010
180. Theta Omega December 5, 1970 Pfeiffer University Misenheimer, North Carolina Closed
181. Iota Kappa February 14, 1971 American International College Springfield, Massachusetts Closed
182. Iota Lambda April 3, 1971 Benedictine College Atchison, Kansas Closed
183. Iota Mu July 24, 1971 University of the Pacific Stockton, California Closed
184. Iota Nu December 19, 1971 West Liberty State College West Liberty, West Virginia Closed
185. Iota Xi May 6, 1972 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Active
186. Iota Omicron June 30, 1972 California State University San Bernardino, California Closed Re-chartered 2011
187. Iota Pi May 27, 1972 Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia Active
188. Iota Rho November 18, 1973 Montclair State University Montclair, New Jersey Closed
189. Iota Sigma December 11, 1976 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, Texas Active
190. Iota Tau February 11, 1978 University of San Diego San Diego, California Closed
191. Iota Upsilon April 29, 1978 Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Active
192. Iota Phi April 30, 1978 Winthrop University Rock Hill, South Carolina Active
193. Iota Chi May 6, 1978 Henderson State University Arkadelphia, Arkansas Active Re-chartered April 13, 2013[10]
194. Iota Psi May 7, 1978 Francis Marion University Florence, South Carolina Closed
195. Iota Omega May 13, 1978 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona Active Re-chartered March 29, 2014[11]
196. Kappa Lambda October 15, 1978 Northwood University Midland, Michigan Suspended
197. Kappa Mu April 21, 1979 Kean University Union, New Jersey Closed
198. Kappa Nu April 28, 1979 Lander College Greenwood, South Carolina Closed
199. Kappa Xi May 12, 1979 Central Washington University Ellensburg, Washington Active
200. Kappa Omicron May 19, 1979 Bellevue College Bellevue, Nebraska Closed
201. Kappa Pi August 4, 1979 Incarnate Word College San Antonio, Texas Closed
202. Kappa Rho February 2, 1980 University of Texas at Brownsville Brownsville, Texas Closed
203. Kappa Sigma April 19, 1980 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania Closed
204. Kappa Tau April 26, 1980 Lamar University Beaumont, Texas Active
205. Kappa Upsilon April 23, 1980 South Carolina State University Orangeburg, South Carolina Active
206. Kappa Phi June 28, 1980 Alabama State University Montgomery, Alabama Suspended
207. Kappa Chi April 25, 1981 Appalachian State University Boone, North Carolina Closed
208. Kappa Psi May 30, 1981 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington Closed
209. Kappa Omega April 3, 1982 University of South Carolina Aiken, South Carolina Closed
210. Lambda Mu May 1, 1982 Texas Lutheran University Seguin, Texas Active
211. Lambda Nu Sep 25, 1982 American University Washington, District of Columbia Active
212. Lambda Xi October 22, 1982 George Fox Evangelical Seminary Portland, Oregon Closed
213. Lambda Omicron March 19, 1983 North Carolina State University Raleigh, North Carolina Active
214. Lambda Pi April 8, 1983 Southwestern University Georgetown, Texas Closed
215. Lambda Rho April 23, 1983 Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Active
216. Lambda Sigma April 28, 1983 University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas Closed
217. Lambda Tau October 8, 1983 Phillips University Enid, Oklahoma Closed
218. Lambda Upsilon March 24, 1984 Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana Active
219. Lambda Phi April 7, 1984 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, Oklahoma Closed
220. Lambda Chi April 28, 1984 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Closed
221. Lambda Psi May 26, 1984 Menlo College Atherton, California Closed
222. Lambda Omega March 23, 1985 Adams State College Alamosa, Colorado Closed
223. Mu Nu May 4, 1985 Oakland University Rochester, Michigan Closed Closed in August 2016[7]
224. Mu Xi April 20, 1985 Virginia State University Petersburg, Virginia Closed
225. Mu Omicron April 27, 1985 Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana Active
226. Mu Pi May 4, 1985 Elon University Elon, North Carolina Active
227. Mu Rho December 8, 1985 University of Texas at Dallas Dallas, Texas Active Re-chartered May 2010
228 Mu Sigma November 16, 1986 San Diego State University San Diego, CA Active
229. Mu Tau December 6, 1986 Webster University St. Louis, Missouri Closed
230. Mu Upsilon April 25, 1987 California State University Bakersfield, California Closed
231. Mu Phi April 25, 1987 California State University Northridge, California Closed
232. Mu Chi May 26, 1987 Dominican College Orangeburg, New York Closed
233. Mu Psi January 28, 1989 Hofstra University Hempstead, New York Active
234. Mu Omega May 6, 1989 Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active
235. Nu Xi May 14, 1989 University of California, San Diego San Diego, California Active
236. Nu Omicron November 18, 1989 Houston Baptist University Houston, Texas Closed
237. Nu Pi January 27, 1990 Trinity University San Antonio, Texas Active
238. Nu Rho April 22, 1990 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Closed
239. Nu Sigma December 8, 1990 Davenport College Grand Rapids, Michigan Closed
240. Nu Tau January 26, 1991 Roanoke College Salem, Virginia Closed
241. Nu Upsilon February 9, 1991 Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York Closed
242. Nu Phi March 17, 1991 University of Pittsburgh Johnstown, Pennsylvania Active
243. Nu Chi April 20, 1991 University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Active
244. Nu Psi November 9, 1991 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Active
245. Nu Omega January 25, 1992 Wesleyan College Macon, Georgia Closed
246. Xi Omicron March 28, 1992 University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Closed
247. Xi Pi April 25, 1992 Lock Haven University Lock Haven, Pennsylvania Closed
248. Xi Rho May 2, 1992 Ohio University Athens, Ohio Active
249. Xi Sigma June 27, 1992 Florida International University Miami, Florida Active
250. Xi Tau April 8, 1995 Shippensburg University Shippensburg, Pennsylvania Active
251. Xi Upsilon May 6, 1995 Centenary College Hackettstown, New Jersey Closed
252. Xi Phi May 6, 1995 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Active
253. Xi Chi May 4, 1996 University of La Verne La Verne, California Active
254. Xi Ps i April 6, 1997 Illinois State University Normal, Illinois Active Re-chartered April 10, 2010
255. Xi Omega April 12, 1997 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Active
256. Omicron Pi April 13, 1997 Azusa Pacific University Azusa, California Closed
257. Omicron Rho May 10, 1997 Fairleigh Dickinson University Teaneck, New Jersey Closed
258. Omicron Sigma November 15, 1997 Radford University Radford, Virginia Active
259. Omicron Tau May 25, 1998 Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Active
260. Omicron Upsilon November 8, 1998 Cornell University Ithaca, New York Active
261. Omicron Phi November 21, 1998 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Closed
262. Omicron Chi December 5, 1998 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, Ohio Active
263. Omicron Psi December 6, 1998 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Active
264. Omicron Omega February 6, 1999 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Active
265. Pi Rho February 4, 1999 California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo, California Active
266. Pi Sigma April 24, 1999 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Active Re-chartered May 8, 2011
267. Pi Tau April 25, 1999 Stanford University Stanford, California Active
268. Pi Upsilon May 8, 1999 California State University San Marcos, California Active
269. Pi Phi November 11, 1999 Penn State University State College, Pennsylvania Closed
270. Pi Chi November 5, 1999 Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana Active Re-chartered January 31, 2004
271. Pi Psi December 11, 1999 University of California-Irvine Irvine, California Active Re-chartered February 8, 2014 (akpsi.org shows Feb 8, The Diary 2014, No. 1 shows Feb 18)
272. Pi Omega February 5, 2000 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active
273. Rho Sigma October 7, 2000[12] College of Charleston Charleston, South Carolina Closed Closed in August 2016[7]
274. Rho Tau October 29, 2000 University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi Active
275. Rho Upsilon November 18, 2000 Missouri Western State College St. Joseph, Missouri Active
276. Rho Phi January 6, 2001 University of California Riverside, California Active
277. Rho Chi April 21, 2001 Chapman University Orange, California Active
278. Rho Psi April 21, 2001 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Active
279. Rho Omega April 22, 2001 Campbell University Buies Creek, North Carolina Closed
280. Sigma Tau April 28, 2001 Pace University New York, New York Closed
281. Sigma Upsilon May 5, 2001 University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology* Manchester, England, United Kingdom Merged Merged with University of Manchester
282. Sigma Upsilon Phi May 5, 2001 University of Manchester* Manchester, England, United Kingdom Active Merged with MMU & UMIST (previously Sigma Phi chapter)
283. Sigma Chi May 5, 2001 Manchester Metropolitan University* Manchester, England, United Kingdom Merged Merged with University of Manchester
284. Sigma Psi May 12, 2001 Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Active
285. Sigma Omega March 23, 2002 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida Active
286. Tau Upsilon March 23, 2002 Truman State University Kirksville, Missouri Active
287. Tau Phi April 13, 2002 Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut Closed
288. Tau Chi April 13, 2002 DePaul University Chicago, Illinois Active
289. Tau Psi April 20, 2002 University of Houston Houston, Texas Active
290. Tau Omega April 20, 2002 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Active
291. Upsilon Phi April 20, 2002 Montana State University Bozeman, Montana Closed
292. Upsilon Chi November 9, 2002 Ball State University Muncie, Indiana Active
293. Upsilon Psi November 24, 2002 University of California, Davis Davis, California Active
294. Upsilon Omega December 8, 2002 Arizona State University West Phoenix, Arizona Closed
295. Phi Chi January 25, 2003 McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada Closed
296. Phi Psi March 8, 2003 North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota Closed
297. Phi Omega April 27, 2003 Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington Active
298. Chi Psi November 16, 2003 Tennessee State University Nashville, Tennessee Active
299. Chi Omega November 23, 2003 University of North Texas Denton, Texas Active
300. Psi Omega January 8, 2005 Santa Clara University Santa Clara, California Active
301. Omega Psi January 15, 2005 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
302. Omega Chi March 12, 2005 University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada Active
303. Omega Phi March 23, 2005 San José State University San Jose, California Active
304. Omega Upsilon April 9, 2005 Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina Closed
305. Omega Tau April 30, 2005 University of Alabama Birmingham, Alabama Active
306. Omega Sigma May 7, 2005 University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Whitewater, Wisconsin Closed
307. Omega Rho May 22, 2005 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, Florida Active
308. Omega Pi November 19, 2005 University of Maine Orono, Maine Closed
309. Omega Omicron December 3, 2005 Eastern Kentucky University Richmond, Kentucky Closed
310. Omega Xi January 14, 2006 Florida A&M University Tallahassee, Florida Active
311. Omega Nu February 18, 2006 Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee Active
312. Omega Mu April 23, 2006 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee Closed
313. Omega Lambda April 30, 2006 Georgetown University Washington, District of Columbia Active
314. Omega Kappa May 6, 2006 Towson University Towson, Maryland Active
315. Omega Iota May 7, 2006 Delaware State University Dover, Delaware Closed
316. Omega Theta January 27, 2007 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Active
317. Omega Eta April 15, 2007 Furman University Greenville, South Carolina Closed
318. Omega Zeta November 3, 2007 Binghamton University Vestal, New York Active
319. Omega Epsilon April 19, 2008 Pepperdine University Malibu, California Active
320. Omega Delta January 24, 2009 University of New Hampshire Durham, New Hampshire Active
321. Omega Gamma January 31, 2009 University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia Active
322. Omega Beta February 21, 2009 Western Washington University Bellingham, Washington Active
323. Omega Alpha March 14, 2009 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Active
324. Psi Chi April 19, 2009 Jacksonville State University Jacksonville, Alabama Active
325. Psi Phi April 25, 2009 University of Nevada-Reno Reno, Nevada Active
326. Psi Upsilon May 10, 2009 University of California, Merced Merced, California Active
327. Psi Tau November 7, 2009 Howard University Washington, D.C. Active
328. Psi Sigma February 20, 2010 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC Active
329. Psi Rho March 27, 2010 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Active
330. Psi Pi April 10, 2010 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY Active
331. Psi Omicron May 1, 2010 State University of New York Geneseo Geneseo, NY Active
332. Psi Xi May 2, 2010 Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI Active
333. Psi Nu March 11, 2011 Baruch College New York, NY Active
334. Psi Mu April 9, 2011 University of Rochester Rochester, NY Active
335. Psi Lambda May 7, 2011[13] Bentley University Waltham, MA Active
336. Psi Kappa May 14, 2011[13] San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA Active
337. Psi Iota December 3, 2011 Monmouth University West Long Branch, NJ Closed
338. Psi Theta February 11, 2012 Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR Closed
339. Psi Eta April 7, 2012 Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Closed
340. Psi Zeta April 21, 2012 Coastal Carolina University Conway, South Carolina Active
341. Psi Epsilon April 21, 2012 Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles, California Active
342. Psi Delta April 29, 2012 Shenandoah University Winchester, Virginia Active
343. Psi Gamma April 29, 2012 West Virginia State University Institute, West Virginia Closed
344. Psi Beta April 6, 2013 University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida Closed Closed in August 2016[7]
345. Psi Alpha March 23, 2013 Ferris State University Big Rapids, Michigan Closed Closed in August 2016[7]
346. Chi Phi May 18, 2013 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Hong Kong, China Active
347. Chi Upsilon December 7, 2013 Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, New Jersey Active
348. Chi Tau March 30, 2014 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Active
349. Chi Sigma April 5, 2014[9] Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Active
350. Chi Rho April 13, 2014[9] High Point University High Point, North Carolina Active
351. Chi Pi April 26, 2014[9] Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Active
352. Chi Omicron April 26, 2014[9] William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne, New Jersey Active
353. Chi Xi May 3, 2014[9] The College of New Jersey Ewing, New Jersey Active
354. Chi Nu May 3, 2014[9] University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Active
355. Chi Mu April 18, 2015 Sacred Heart University Fairfield, Connecticut Active
356. Chi Lambda April 25, 2015 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Pennsylvania Active
357. Chi Kappa December 5, 2015 California State University-Monterey Bay Seaside, California Active
358. Chi Iota December 3, 2016 Loyola University Maryland Baltimore, Maryland Active[14]
359. Chi Theta March 18, 2017 Simon Fraser University Burnaby, British Columbia Active[15]
360. Chi Eta March 25, 2017 Queen Mary University London, England Active
361. Chi Zeta April 8, 2017 New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, New Jersey Active
362. Chi Epsilon May 6, 2017 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California Active
363. Chi Delta October 28, 2017 Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active[16]
364. Chi Gamma June 2, 2018 University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California Active
365. Chi Beta March 2, 2019 California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California Active

List of college colonies
Colonization Date School Location Designation

List of alumni chapters
Number Chapter Original Charter Date Last Charter Date Location Status
1. New York 1921 May 20, 2012[4][17] New York, New York Active
2. Atlanta 1921 May 17, 2009[18] Atlanta, Georgia Active
3. Boston 1922 Boston, Massachusetts Colony[9]
4. Pittsburgh/Golden Triangle May 10, 1922[19] May 14, 2015[20] Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
5. Los Angeles Alumni Chapter 1922 November 29, 2021 Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Ventura, Orange County Active
6. Chicago May 17, 1924 Summer 2007 Chicago, Illinois Inactive
7. Denver/Mile High September 16, 1924 March 2, 2013[10][21] Denver, Colorado Active
8. Twin Cities June 21, 1925 Minneapolis, Minnesota Active
9. Salt Lake City February 26, 1926 Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
10. Milwaukee/City of Festivals March 31, 1928 November 3, 2006[22] Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
11. Cincinnati March 9, 1929 Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive
12. Michigan April 20, 1929 Detroit, Michigan Suspended*
13. Kansas City/City of Fountains/Kansas City Metro June 14, 1929 June 1, 2006[23] Kansas City, Missouri Active
14. Columbia May 20, 1932 Columbia, New York Inactive
15. Detroit April 26, 1936 Detroit, Michigan Suspended*
16. Seattle May 19, 1937 April 21, 2010[24] Seattle, Washington Active
17. Washington/Capital Area January 16, 1942 December 10, 2005 Washington, D.C. Active
18. Wayne December 13, 1946 Detroit, Michigan Suspended*
19. Miami May 2, 1948 Miami, Florida Inactive
20. Buffalo-Niagara May 15, 1948 Buffalo, New York Inactive
21. St. John's June 5, 1948 Long Island, New York Closed
22. Dallas/Ft. Worth October 6, 1949 June 7, 2015[25] Dallas, Texas Active
23. Lincoln February 24, 1950 Lincoln, Nebraska Inactive
24. Birmingham March 11, 1950 Birmingham, Alabama Inactive
25. Toledo/Glass City January 12, 1952 Toledo, Ohio Inactive
26. Omaha October 2, 1952 Omaha, Nebraska Closed
27. Portland/Greater Portland July 18, 1953 January 26, 2013[10][26] Portland, Oregon Active
28. Tallahassee July 30, 1953 Tallahassee, Florida Inactive
29. Northern California April 11, 1955 San Francisco, California Inactive
30. Peoria May 27, 1956 Peoria, Illinois Inactive
31. Northern New Jersey September 22, 1957 Newark, New Jersey Inactive
32. Charlotte April 19, 1958 Charlotte, North Carolina Inactive
33. Motor City April 16, 1959 Detroit, Michigan Active
34. Nashville/Music City May 29, 1959 May 18, 2013[10][27] Nashville, Tennessee Active
35. Athens July 1, 1959 Athens, Georgia Inactive
36. Jacksonville/Florida First Coast August 28, 1959 May 15, 2015[28] Jacksonville, Florida Active
37. Long Beach February 3, 1961 Long Beach, California Inactive
38. Tampa/Tampa Bay/Greater Tampa Bay August 10, 1962 Tampa, Florida Active
39. St. Petersburg August 10, 1962 St. Petersburg, Florida Inactive
40. Cleveland November 9, 1963 Cleveland, Ohio Inactive
41. Tacoma January 18, 1964 Tacoma, Washington Inactive
42. Dayton November 7, 1964 Dayton, Ohio Inactive
43. Central Florida September 12, 1964 1991 Orlando, Florida Active
44. Ft. Lauderdale January 30, 1965 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida Inactive
45. Pensacola December 28, 1965 Pensacola, Florida Inactive
46. Air Capitol April 1, 1966 Wichita, Kansas Inactive
47. Tucson November 5, 1966 Tucson, Arizona Inactive
48. Gateway December 4, 1966 St. Louis, Missouri Inactive
49. Little Rock March 3, 1967 Little Rock, Arkansas Inactive
50. Hampton Roads April 8, 1967 January 14, 2012[29] Norfolk, Virginia Active
51. Hoosier May 9, 1967 Indianapolis, Indiana Inactive
52. Des Moines May 4, 1968 Des Moines, Iowa Inactive
53. Tulsa May 2, 1969 Tulsa, Oklahoma Inactive
54. Memphis December 5, 1970 June 28, 2014 Memphis, Tennessee[9][11] Active
55. Phoenix 1972 Phoenix, Arizona Inactive
56. Garden State 1975 February 20, 2021[4][30] North Arlington, New Jersey Active
57. Texas Gulf Coast 1975 Houston, Texas Inactive
58. Tri-State 1977 Springfield, Massachusetts Inactive
59. Hawkeye State 1980 Iowa City, Iowa Inactive
60. Treasure Valley March 29, 1980[31] Boise, Idaho Inactive
61. San Diego 1981 San Diego, California Active
62. St. Louis Metro 1981 St. Louis, Missouri Active
63. Greater Piedmont 1984 Charlotte, North Carolina Inactive
64. Orange County 1984 March 21, 2014 Orange County, California Active
65. Central Ohio 1985 Columbus, Ohio Colony[11]
66. Bay Area 1988 February 20, 2007[32] San Francisco, California Active
67. Ohio Valley 1993 Cincinnati, Ohio Active
68. Alamo City 1994 San Antonio, Texas Inactive
69. Florida Gold Coast June 11, 1994 Miami, Florida Active
70. Queen City 1996 Charlotte, North Carolina Active
71. Tennessee Valley 1996 Murfreesboro, Tennessee Inactive
72. Upper Cumberland Closed Cookeville, Tennessee Inactive
73. Spindletop 1996 Beaumont, Texas Inactive
74. Greater Philadelphia September 12, 2009 September 12, 2009 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Closed
75. Houston October 9, 2010 October 9, 2010 Houston, Texas Active
76. Triangle Area August 11, 2011 August 11, 2011 Raleigh, North Carolina Active
77. South Carolina January 14, 2012 January 14, 2012 Columbia, South Carolina Active
78. Baltimore Metro December 15, 2012 December 15, 2012 Baltimore, Maryland Active
79. Crescent City August 7, 2013 August 7, 2013 New Orleans, Louisiana Active
80. Greater Gator May 31, 2014 May 31, 2014 Gainesville, Florida & worldwide Active
81. London March 28, 2015 March 28, 2015 London, England Active
82. Bluegrass May 30, 2015[33] May 30, 2015 Louisville, Kentucky Active
83. ASEAN June 6, 2015[34] June 6, 2015 ASEAN region Active
84. Paradise Coast September 25, 2015 September 25, 2015 Naples, Florida/Ft. Myers, Florida Active
85. Central Washington University Alumni Chapter October 10, 2015 October 10, 2015 Ellensburg, Washington and worldwide Active
86. Hong Kong December 5, 2015 December 5, 2015 Hong Kong, China Active
87. Las Vegas August 2, 2017 August 2, 2017 Las Vegas, Nevada Active
88. Panama November 2017 November 2017 Panama City, Panama Closed
89. Central California December 2, 2017 December 2, 2017 Fresno, California Active
NA. Florida Treasure Coast NA West Palm Beach, Florida Colony[9][11]
NA. Gem State NA Pocatello, Idaho Colony
  • The charters from the Michigan, Detroit, and Wayne alumni chapters were suspended in order to facilitate the installation of the combined Motor City Alumni Chapter in 1959.

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