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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
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, NS, CA
Active
Inactive, 1988-1997
[ 1]
Alpha Theta
2001
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON, CA
Active
Alpha Pi
1975
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Blacksburg, VA, US
Active
Alpha Psi
1883
McGill University
Montreal, QC, CA
Active
Inactive, 1971-1977
Beta Tau
1977
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA, US
Active
Gamma Epsilon
2009
Georgetown University
Washington, DC, US
Active
Delta
1848
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ, US
Active
Inactive, 2009-2011
Delta Chi
1969
American University
Washington, DC, US
Active
Inactive 1972-2010
Eta
1889
Yale University
New Haven, CT, US
Active
Theta
1960
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT, US
Active
Theta Eta
2009
Brock University
St. Catharines, ON, CA
Active
Theta Xi
1879
University of Toronto
Toronto, ON, CA
Active
Iota
1870
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, US
Active
Notes= Inactive, (Operating outside of university's IFC constraints)
Iota Alpha
1979
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX, US
Active
Inactive 2005-2008
Iota Omicron
2008
University of Oxford
Oxford, ENG, UK
Active
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
Lambda Psi
1910
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, WI, US
Active
Inactive 1933-1997
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 Sigma
2003
Seton Hall University
South Orange, NJ, 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 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 university recognized
Sigma Phi
1970
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL, US
Active
Tau
1857
Lafayette College
Easton, PA, USA
Active
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
Psi
1868
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, US
Active
Theta Phi
1947
University of Western Ontario
London, ON, CA
Active
Psi Epsilon
1853
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH, US
Active
Inactive 1865-1870 1874-1919
[ 2]
Chapter Name=Omega Alpha
Founded=1864
School=University of Chicago
Location=Chicago, IL, US
Status=Active
Notes=Inactive 1888-2013}}
Inactive chapters
Name
Chartered
Institution
Location
Status
Notes
Reference
Alpha
1879
Columbia University
New York City, NY, US
Inactive, 2009
Inactive, 1937-1980
Alpha Beta
1899
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN, US
Inactive, 2007
Alpha Nu
1991
Claremont Colleges
Claremont, CA, US
Inactive, 2007
Alpha Omega
1984
Villanova University
Radnor Township, PA, US
Inactive, 1999
Beta
1868
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA, US
Inactive, 2011
Beta Sigma
2007
University of Georgia
Athens, GA, US
Inactive, 2008
Gamma
1875
Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY, US
Inactive, 2007
Inactive 1888-1905
[ 3]
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
Iota Delta
1981
University of California at Davis
Davis, CA, US
Inactive, 1998
Lambda
1867
Bowdoin College
Brunswick, ME, US
Inactive, 1991
Mu
1892
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, US
Inactive, 1998
Mu Alpha
1999
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX, US
Inactive, 2003
Nu Delta
2000
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, NY, US
Inactive, 2007
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
Tau Alpha
1992
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX, US
Inactive, 1998
Tau Delta
1973
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, PA, US
Inactive, 2002
Upsilon Mu
1975
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA, US
Inactive, 2009
Chi
1850
Colby College
Waterville, ME, US
Inactive, 1989
Chi Gamma
1967
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB, CA
Inactive, 2007
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
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
[ 4]
Gamma
1861
Georgia Military Institute
Marietta, GA, US
Deceased, 1861
Died with the institute's demise following the Civil War
[ 5]
Gamma
1874
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD, US
Deceased, 1874
Due to "government restrictions against fraternities"
[ 6]
Eta
1861
Pennsylvania College (now: Gettysburg College )
Gettysburg, PA, US
Deceased, 1872
Unfavorable conditions following the Battle of Gettysburg
[ 5]
Theta
1856
Union College
Schenectady, NY, US
Deceased, 1871
"Due to loss of men during" the Civil War
[ 5]
Mu
1879
Columbia University
New York, NY, US
Deceased, 1881
[ 7]
Omicron
1850
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ, US
Deceased, 1882
[ 8]
Pi
1858
Amherst College
Amherst, MA, US
Deceased, 1859
Charter "moved" to Rensselaer after Civil War
[ 5]
Rho
1852
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA, US
Deceased, 1892
[ 8]
Psi
1853
Dartmouth College
Hanover, NH, US
Deceased, 1873
[ 8]
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
[ 5]
Notes
^ Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America . Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi . August 2000. p. 28.
^ Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America Pledge Manual . Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi . 2006. p. 22.
^ Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America . Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi . August 2000. p. 27.
^ Biographical Catalogue of the Xi Chapter of the Zeta Psi Fraternity . New York, NY, USA: Zeta Psi . June 1897. p. 7.
^ a b c d e Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America . Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi . August 2000. p. 32.
^ Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America . Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi . August 2000. p. 33.
^ Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America: Double Diamond Jubilee . Paducah, KY, USA: Turner Publishing Company . 1997. p. 15.
^ a b c Semicentennial Biographical Catalogue of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America . New York, NY, USA: Zeta Psi . December 1899. p. 161. Cite error: The named reference "SEMCENBICAT" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page ).
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