Chi Eta Phi

Chi Eta Phi
ΧΗΦ
Founded	October 16, 1932 (1932-10-16) Freedman's Hospital, Washington, D. C.
Type	Professional
Affiliation	Independent
Emphasis	Nursing
Scope	International
Mission statement	To elevate the plane of nursing, and to increase interest in the nursing profession.
Motto	Service for Humanity
Colors	Pea green and   Lemon Yellow
Flower	White Chrysanthemum with Ivy
Mascot	Turtle
Publication	The Glowing Lamp
Chapters	101+ (graduate) and 41 (undergraduate)
Members	8,000 lifetime
Headquarters	3029 13th Street Washington, D.C. 20009 United States
Website	Chi Eta Phi homepage

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. (ΧΗΦ) is an international, nonprofit, professional service organization for registered professional nurses and student nurses, representing many cultures and diverse ethnic backgrounds. The sorority has more than 8,000 members located throughout the United States, the District of Columbia, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Monrovia, Liberia. Sarah Killian, DNP, RN is the current national president.

History

Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc., was founded on October 16, 1932, at Freedman's Hospital in Washington D.C., now known as Howard University Hospital. The organization's foundation was based on concerns, at that time, which regarded restrictions in the employment of black nurses to segregated facilities and hospitals, and menial positions where there was little to no chance of advancement in the profession.

The charter chapter, Alpha, was founded and organized by Ailene Carrington Ewell, RN, with the assistance of eleven other black registered nurses, collectively known as "The Twelve Jewels". The Twelve Jewels were:

• Clara E. Beverly
• Lillian Mosely Boswell
• Gladys Louise Catchings
• Bessie Foster Cephas
• Henrietta Smith Chisholm
• Susan Elizabeth Freeman
• Ruth Turner Garrett
• Olivia Larkins Howard
• Mildred Wood Lucas
• Clara Belle Royster
• Katherine Chandler Turner

The sorority welcomed its first male member in 1977.

Symbols

The sorority's colors are pea green and lemon yellow. Its flower is the white chrysanthemum with ivy. Its mascot is the turtle, chosen because it is determined, persevering, a risk taker, sure-footed, and purposefully directed. Its motto is "Service for Humanity".

Programs

The organization has programs focusing on health promotion/disease prevention, leadership development, mentoring, recruitment, retention, and scholarship. These programs include national, regional, and local conferences, seminars, and workshops; consumer health education programs throughout different communities; leadership development programs/summits that focus on continuing education; recruitment and retention of nursing students; and award recognition of outstanding nurses in the profession.

The organization has relationships with many civic, professional, and educational groups including the American Nurses' Association, the National Council of Negro Women, the United Negro College Fund, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, the American Cancer Society, the National Cancer Institute, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Publications

Chi Eta Phi has several publications including:

• Chi Line, semi-annual newsletter
• The Glowing Lamp, Journal of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, annual peer-reviewed

It has also published a few books:

• Mary Eliza Mahoney, America's First Black Professional Nurse (1986) ISBN 978-0935087130
• This History of the Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.: Volume II 1968-1997 (1998)
• The Nurse in the Kitchen (2010) ISBN 978-1449065492

Chapters

The graduate and undergraduate (Beta) chapters are grouped into five regions according to geographic areas. There are over 101 graduate chapters and 41 undergraduate chapters located in 33 states, Washington, D.C., St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, and Monrovia, Liberia. Membership is by invitation and is both active and honorary.

Collegiate chapters

Following is a list of Chi Eta Phi collegiate chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Epsilon Beta		Tuskegee University	Tuskegee, Alabama	Active
Rho Beta		St. Louis Citywide	St. Louis, Missouri	Active
Tau Beta	March 30, 1957	Hampton University	Hampton, Virginia	Active
Alpha Delta Beta		Howard University	Washington, D.C.	Active
Zeta Chi Beta	May 20, 1972	Prairie View A&M University	Prairie View, Texas	Active
Lambda Chi Beta	June 23, 1972	Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Active
Lambda Chi Alpha Beta	August 25, 1973	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Active
Eta Chi Beta	April 26, 1974	Indiana University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Active
Sigma Chi Beta	April 4, 1975	North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro, North Carolina	Inactive
Kappa Beta Beta	January 28, 1984	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Phi Chi Beta	February 28, 1987	Medical College of Georgia	Augusta, Georgia	Inactive
Chi Chi Beta	March 16, 1991	Winston-Salem State University	Winston-Salem, North Carolna	Active
Gamma Alpha Beta	March 23, 1991	Coppin State College	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Theta Gamma Beta		Philadelphia Citywide	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Theta Delta Beta		Villanova University College of Nursing	Villanova, Pennsylvania	Active
Theta Phi Beta	October 23, 1993	Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Inactive
Mu Phi Beta		Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
Xi Phi Beta		Dallas Citywide	Dallas, Texas	Active
Delta Eta Beta	March 28, 1996 – May 2014	South Carolina State University	Orangeburg, South Carolina	Inactive
Eta Beta	April 15, 1995	Norfolk State University	Norfolk, Virginia	Active
Delta Phi Beta	April 23, 1995	Clemson University	Clemson, South Carolina	Inactive
Lambda Chi Beta Beta	April  28, 1995	University of Detroit Mercy	Detroit, Michigan	Active
Kappa Alpha Beta	1996	Duquesne University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Kappa Chi Beta				Inactive
Tau Chi Beta		Seton Hall University	South Orange, New Jersey	Active
Beta Chi Chi Beta		Rochester Citywide	Rochster, New York	Acitve
Delta Eta Alpha Beta	1996	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Active
Theta Chi Beta	February 21, 1998	Long Island University	Brooklyn, New York	Active
Sigma Chi Alpha Beta	1999	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Active
Phi Chi Alpha Beta	August 6, 2002	Augusta University	Augusta, Georgia	Active
Chi Phi Beta	February 23, 2003	Florida A&M University	Tallahassee, Florida	Active
Psi Phi Beta	August 2, 2003	Southern University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Active
Rho Beta	May 8, 2004	Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College	St Louis, Missouri	Active
Lambda Phi Beta	May 6, 2006	Bowie State University	Prince George's County, Maryland	Active
Kappa Chi Alpha Beta	April 7, 2012	Columbus State University	Columbus, Georgia	Active
Lambda Eta Alpha Beta	December 1, 2012	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, Texas	Active

Graduate chapters

Following are the graduate chapters of Chi Eta Phi. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Location	Status	References
Alpha	October 16, 1932	Washington, D.C.	Active
Delta	1937		Active
Epsilon	May 3, 1939	Tuskegee, Alabama	Active
Eta	November 19, 1939	Norfolk, Virginia	Active
Gamma	April 26, 1946	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Zeta	April 29, 1946	Richmond, Virginia	Active
Theta		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Iota	May 22, 1948	Charlotte, North Carolina	Active
Kappa	May 1, 1949	Pittsbugh, Pennsylvania	Active
Lambda	September 5, 1951	Asheville, North Carolina	Active
Mu			Inactive
Nu	December 5, 1952	Miami, Florida	Active
Xi	June 5, 1953	Birmingham, Alabma	Active
Omicron	September 26, 1954	New York City, New York	Active
Pi	April 30, 1955	Durham, North Carolina	Active
Rho	March 30,1956	St Louis, Missouri	Active
Sigma	October 11, 1958	Jacksonville, Florida	Actve
Tau	March 30, 1957	Hampton, Virginia	Active
Upsilon (see Xi Phi)	1959	Dallas, Texas	Reestablished
Phi	May 30, 1959	Tampa, Floria	Inactive
Chi			Inactive
Psi			Inactive
Omega	May 13, 1961	Suffolk, Virginia	Active
Alpha Chi	May 27, 1961	Nashville, Tennessee	Active
Gamma Chi	July 21, 1962	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Delta Chi	October 13, 1962	Macon, Georgia	Inactive
Beta Chi	April 26, 1963	Memphis, Tennessee	Inactive
Epsion Chi			Inactive
Zeta Chi	November 29, 1963	Houston, Texas	Active
Eta Chi	April 24,1965	Indianapolis, Indiana	Active
Theta Chi	May 22, 1965	Queens, New York	Active
Iota Chi		Bronx, New York	Active
Kappa Chi	October 30, 1965	Columbus, Georgia	Active
Lambda Chi	November 13,1965	Detroit, Michigan	Active
Mu Chi	May 7, 1966	Los Angeles, California	Active
Nu Chi	May 28,1966	Cleveland, Ohio	Active
Xi Chi			Inactive
Omicron Chi	April 19, 1969	Charleston, South Carolina	Active
Pi Chi		Mount Bayou, Mississippi	Inactive
Rho Chi			Inactive
Sigma Chi	November 20, 1971	Greensboro, North Carolina	Active
Tau Chi	May 27, 1972	Somerset, New Jersey	Active
Upsilon Chi	September 6, 1975	Knoxville, Tennessee	Active
Rho Kappa	May 29, 1971	New Orleans, Louisiana	Active
Phi Chi	May 21, 1977	Augusta, Georgia	Active
Chi Chi	September 23, 1978	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Active
Psi Chi	May 12, 1979	Salisbury, North Carolina	Active
Omega Chi	May 26, 1979	Brooklyn, New York	Active
Alpha Eta	May 24,1980	Chicago, Illinois	Active
Gamma Eta	March 13,1982	Columbus, Ohio	Active
Delta Eta	June 19, 1982	Columbia, South Carolina	Active
Epsilon Eta			Inactive
Zeta Eta	October 8,1983	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Active
Eta Eta	April 14, 1984	Petersburg, Virginia	Active
Theta Eta	December 8, 1984	San Antonio, Texas	Active
Iota Eta	1985	Colorado	Active
Kappa Eta	September 27, 1986	Nassau and Suffolk Counties, New York	Active
Lambda Eta	October 11, 1986	Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas	Active
Mu Eta	October 10, 1987	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	Active
Nu Eta	March 18, 1989	West Palm Beach, Florida	Inactive
Xi Eta	October 14, 1989	Orangeburg, South Carolina	Inactive
Omicron Eta		Tampa, Florida	Inactive
Pi Eta			Inactive
Rho Eta	December 2, 1989	Selma, Alabama	Active
Sigma Eta	March 24, 1990	Montgomery, Alabama	Active
Tau Eta	September 29, 1990	Wilmington, Delaware	Active
Upsilon Eta	January 26, 1991	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Active
Phi Eta	May 18, 1991	Ocala, Florida	Active
Chi Eta			Inactive
Psi Eta	June 8, 1991	Long Beach, California	Active
Omega Eta	December 14, 1991	Port Charlotte, Florida	Inactive
Alpha Phi	1992	Stockton, California	Active
Gamma Phi	1992	Lawnside, New Jersey	Active
Delta Phi	May 13, 1993	Greenville, South Carolna	Inactive
Epsilon Phi			Inactive
Zeta Phi	June 5, 1993	Lexington, Kentucky	Active
Eta Phi	October 9, 1993	Mobile, Alabama	Active
Theta Phi	October 23, 1993	Auburn, Alabama	Active
Iota Phi		Portsmouth, Virginia	Active
Kappa Phi	January 22, 1994	Florence, Alabama	Active
Lambda Phi	March 19, 1994	Prince George's County, Maryland	Active
Mu Phi	February 25, 1995	Stone Mountain, Georgia	Active
Nu Phi	April 15,1995	Waukegan, Illinois	Active
Xi Phi (see Upsilon)	May 6, 1995	Dallas, Texas	Active
Omicron Phi			Inactive
Pi Phi			Inactive
Rho Phi	March 14, 1998	Raleigh, North Carolina	Active
Sigma Phi	September 12, 1998	Waco and McLennan County, Texas	Active
Tau Phi			Inactive
Upsilon Phi	September 25, 1999	Florence and Darlington, South Carolina	Active
Phi Phi	December 9, 2000	Sumter, South Carolina	Active
Chi Phi	June 30, 2001	Tallahassee, Florida	Active
Psi Phi	August 2, 2002	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Active
Omega Phi			Inactive
Alpha Chi Chi	November 20,2004	Florissant, Missouri	Active
Beta Chi Chi		Rochester, New York	Active
Gamma Chi Chi	November 3, 2007	Nacogdoches, Texas	Active
Delta Chi Chi	February 23, 2008	Jacksonville, Florida	Active
Epsilon Chi Chi			Inactive
Zeta Chi Chi	May 28, 2011	Savannah, Georgia	Active
Eta Chi Chi			Inactive
Theta Chi Chi	May 30, 2015	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Active
Iota Chi Chi	June 27,2015	Flint, Michigan	Active
Kappa Chi Chi	2015	Honolulu, Hawaii	Active
Lambda Chi Chi	August 22, 2015	Oakland, California	Active
Mu Chi Chi	September 10, 2015	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	Active
Nu Chi Chi			Inactive
Xi Chi Chi	November 14, 2015	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Active
Omicron Chi Chi			Inactive
Pi Chi Chi	Feburary 20, 2016		Active
Rho Chi Chi	March 19, 2016	Columbia, Maryland	Active
Sigma Chi Chi	February 2, 2016	Bryant, Arkansas	Active
Tau Chi Chi	May 14, 2016	Zachary and Clinton, Louisiana	Active
Upsilon Chi Chi			Inactive
Phi Chi Chi	June 18, 2016	Vicksburg, Mississippi	Active
Chi Chi Chi	July 16, 2016	Memphis, Tennessee	Active
Psi Chi Chi	August 6, 2016	Chattanooga, Tennessee	Active
Omega Chi Chi	August 27, 2016	Macon, Georgia	Active
Alpha Eta Eta	September 24,2016	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Active
Beta Eta Eta	November 19, 2016	Mendenhall, Mississippi	Active
Gamma Eta Eta	May 20, 2017	Clinton, North Carolina	Active
Delta Eta Eta	June 3, 2017	Cincinnati, Ohio	Active
Epsilon Eta Eta	September 9, 2017	Kansas City, Kansas	Active
Zeta Eta Eta	September 16, 2017	Orangeburg, South Carolina	Active
Eta Eta Eta	2019	Las Vegas, Nevada	Active
Theta Eta Eta		Bucks County, Pennsylvania	Active

Notable members

• Margaret E. Bailey, United States Army Nurse Corps colonel.
• Gladys L. Catchings (Alpha, 1932), nurse, hospital administrator, and nurse educator
• Mary Starke Harper (1996), nurse who worked in bedside nursing, nurse research and health policy
• Estelle Massey Osborne (Omicron, honorary), nurse and educator
• Lula Warlick, nurse, educator, and nursing administrator