List of Zeta Psi chapters

Each chapter in Zeta Psi has a unique name composed of one or two Greek letters. A colony petitioning Zeta Psi to become a chapter chooses a name for their chapter upon receiving their charter. From this point on, the name is fixed. Even if the chapter goes inactive—in that it has no undergraduate members—the name will be taken up by any group that re-establishes a chapter at the university campus.

The name can be based on many different factors. For instance, it is common for new chapters to take on an element from an existent chapter that has helped them form. Theta Xi in Toronto adopted the Xi from their neighbor chapter in Michigan, and in turn every chapter in Ontario has a "Theta" as part of their name from their relationship to the Toronto chapter. Other times, a name is related to other factors like the Roman Catholic Villanova University chapter being named Alpha Omega due to the Christian significance.

A one or two letter name can only be re-used if the chapter possessing the name is pronounced "deceased." This has not happened since 1892.

Active chapters

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha Epsilon 1909 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, IL, US Active
Alpha Mu 1938 Dalhousie University Halifax, NS, CA Active Inactive: 1940-1947, 1988-1997, 2007-2012 [1]
Alpha Theta 2001 University of Waterloo & Wilfrid Laurier University Waterloo, ON, CA Active Inactive: 2010-2015
Alpha Pi 1975 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA, US Active [2]
Alpha Psi 1883 McGill University Montreal, QC, CA Active Inactive: 1971-1977
Beta 1868 University of Virginia Charlottesville, VA, US Active Inactive: 2011-2013


Alpha Beta 1899 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, MN, US Active Inactive: 2001-2015 [3]


Beta Delta 2015 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ, US Active
Beta Tau 1977 Tulane University New Orleans, LA, US Active
Gamma Epsilon 2009 Georgetown University Washington, DC, US Active
Delta Chi 1969 American University Washington, DC, US Active Inactive: 1972-2010
Zeta Tau 2015 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, US Active
Eta 1889 Yale University New Haven, CT, US Active
Theta Eta 2009 Brock University St. Catharines, ON, CA Active
Theta Xi 1879 University of Toronto Toronto, ON, CA Active First Greek letter fraternity in Canada.
Theta Omicron 2012 Trinity College Dublin Dublin, IE Active Not recognized by university.
Theta Phi 1947 University of Western Ontario London, ON, CA Active
Theta Psi 2010 Queen's University Kingston, ON, CA Active Not recognized by university.
Iota Alpha 1979 University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX, US Active Inactive: 2005-2008
Iota Delta 1981 University of California at Davis Davis, CA, US Active Inactive: 1998-2014
Iota Nu 2013 University of Nevada, Reno Rendo, NV, US Active
Iota Omicron 2008 University of Oxford Oxford, ENG, UK Active Not recognized by university. First Greek letter fraternity in the UK.
Kappa 1855 Tufts University Medford, MA, US Active
Kappa Phi 1984 The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York City, NY, US Active
Mu Theta 1930 University of Alberta Edmonton, AB, CA Active
Mu Pi 2007 Binghamton University Binghamton, NY, US Active
Nu 1884 Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH, US Active
Nu Delta 2000 Marist College Poughkeepsie, NY, US Active
Xi 1858 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, US Active
Omicron 1958 Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE, US Active
Omicron Epsilon 1850 Princeton University Princeton, NJ, US Active Inactive: 1883-1982
Pi 1865 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY, US Active Inactive: 1894-1950
Pi Epsilon 1921 University of Manitoba Winnipeg, MB, CA Active
Pi Kappa 1969 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, PA, US Active Inactive: 1999-2008
Pi Sigma 1960 Pennsylvania State University State College, PA, US Active
Pi Tau 1976 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA, US Active
Rho Alpha 1979 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA, US Active
Sigma 1850 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA, US Active
Sigma Beta 2015 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA, US Active
Sigma Epsilon 1926 University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC, CA Active Inactive: 1993-2012
Sigma Gamma 2007 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC, US Active Not recognized by university.


Tau Theta 2005 University of Ontario Institute of Technology Oshawa, ON, CA Active
Tau Gamma 1968 Purdue University West Lafayette, IN, US Active
Upsilon 1858 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC, US Active
Phi 1847 New York University New York City, NY, US Active
Phi Epsilon 1976 University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland College Park, MD, US Active
Phi Lambda 1920 University of Washington Seattle, WA, US Active
Chi Gamma 1967 University of Calgary Calgary, AB, CA Active Inactive: 2007-2013
Psi 1868 Cornell University Ithaca, NY, US Active
Psi Epsilon 1853 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH, US Active Inactive: 1865-1870, 1874-1919 [4]
Omega Alpha 1864 University of Chicago Chicago, IL, US Active

Inactive chapters

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Iota 1870 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA, US Inactive,
2017		 Temporarily Inactive [5]
Alpha 1879 Columbia University New York City, NY, US Inactive,
2009		 Inactive: 1937-1980
Alpha Nu 1991 Claremont Colleges Claremont, CA, US Inactive,
2007
Alpha Omega 1984 Villanova University Radnor Township, PA, US Inactive,
1999
Beta Sigma 2007 University of Georgia Athens, GA, US Inactive,
2008
Gamma 1875 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY, US Inactive,
2007		 Inactive: 1888-1905 [6]
Delta 1848 Rutgers University New Brunswick, NJ, US Inactive,
2014		 Inactive: 2009-2011
Delta Alpha 1990 University of Colorado Boulder, CO, US Inactive,
1996
Delta Kappa 2001 University of New Brunswick Fredericton, NB, CA Inactive,
2004
Epsilon 1852 Brown University Providence, RI, US Inactive,
1986
Zeta 1848 Williams College Williamstown, MA, US Inactive,
1991
Theta Tau 1994 University of Vermont Burlington, VT, US Inactive,
2002
Lambda 1867 Bowdoin College Brunswick, ME, US Inactive,
1991
Lambda Psi 1910 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, WI, US Inactive Inactive: 1933-1997
Mu 1892 Stanford University Stanford, CA, US Inactive,
1998
Mu Alpha 1999 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX, US Inactive,
2003
Omicron Sigma 1962 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR, US Inactive,
1971
Rho 1956 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT, US Inactive,
1987
Rho Epsilon 1852 Harvard University Cambridge, MA, US Inactive,
1998
Sigma Zeta 1924 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA, US Inactive,
2009		 Inactive: 1995-2000
Sigma Omicron 2011 University of St. Andrews Saint Andrews, SCO, UK Inactive,
2014
Sigma Phi 1970 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL, US Inactive,
2016
Tau 1857 Lafayette College Easton, PA, US Inactive,
2016
Tau Alpha 1992 Texas A&M University College Station, TX, US Inactive,
1998
Tau Delta 1973 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA, US Inactive,
2002
Theta 1960 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT, US Inactive,
2012
Upsilon Mu 1975 University of Massachusetts Amherst, MA, US Inactive,
2009
Chi 1850 Colby College Waterville, ME, US Inactive,
1989
Psi Zeta 1979 Ohio State University Columbus, OH, US Inactive,
1984
Psi Kappa 1996 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, US Inactive,
1998
Omega 1947 Northwestern University Evanston, IL, US Inactive,
1993
Nu Sigma 2003 Seton Hall University South Orange, NJ, US Inactive,
2016

Deceased chapters

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha 1852 Dickinson College Carlisle, PA, US Deceased,
1856
Beta 1858 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, US Deceased,
1861		 [7]
Gamma 1861 Georgia Military Institute Marietta, GA, US Deceased,
1861		 Died with the institute's demise following the Civil War. [8]
Gamma 1874 United States Naval Academy Annapolis, MD, US Deceased,
1874		 Due to "government restrictions against fraternities". [9]
Eta 1861 Pennsylvania College (now: Gettysburg College) Gettysburg, PA, US Deceased,
1872		 Unfavorable conditions following the Battle of Gettysburg. [8]
Theta 1856 Union College Schenectady, NY, US Deceased,
1871		 "Due to loss of men during" the Civil War. [8]
Mu 1879 Columbia University New York, NY, US Deceased,
1881		 [10]
Omicron 1850 Princeton University Princeton, NJ, US Deceased,
1882		 [11]
Pi 1858 Amherst College Amherst, MA, US Deceased,
1859		 Charter "moved" to Rensselaer after Civil War. [8]
Rho 1852 Harvard University Cambridge, MA, US Deceased,
1892		 [11]
Psi 1853 Dartmouth College Hanover, NH, US Deceased,
1873		 [11]
Omega 1864 University of Chicago (now: Old University of Chicago) Chicago, IL, US Deceased,
1887		 Died along with the Old University of Chicago in 1887. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. August 2000. p. 28.
  2. ↑ "Zeta Psi Virginia Tech Webpage". Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Zeta Psi Chapters. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. 2017.
  4. ↑ Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America Pledge Manual. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. 2006. p. 22.
  5. ↑ This chapter had been noted as the first fraternity chapter to form West of the Mississippi. Cited in the historical study "The Lost Boys of Zeta Psi" by Laurie Wilkie.Wilkie, Laurie (April 2010). The Lost Boys of Zeta Psi. Berkeley and Los Angeles, California: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520260603.
  6. ↑ Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. August 2000. p. 27.
  7. ↑ Biographical Catalogue of the Xi Chapter of the Zeta Psi Fraternity. New York, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. June 1897. p. 7.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. August 2000. p. 32.
  9. ↑ Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. August 2000. p. 33.
  10. ↑ Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America: Double Diamond Jubilee. Paducah, KY, USA: Turner Publishing Company. 1997. p. 15.
  11. 1 2 3 Semicentennial Biographical Catalogue of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America. New York, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. December 1899. p. 161.

References

  • "Zeta Psi - About - Chapters". Zeta Psi. 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
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