Pi Alpha Xi
| Pi Alpha Xi | |
|---|---|
| ΠΑΞ | |
| Founded | June 1, 1923 Cornell University |
| Type | Professional |
| Scope | National |
| Motto | Always to Excel |
| Colors | Nile Green and Cerulean Blue |
| Flower | Nile Lotus |
| Publication | Lotus Leaflet |
| Chapters | 1 active |
| Headquarters | Kutztown, Pennsylvania USA |
| Website | Pi Alpha Xi home page |
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Pi Alpha Xi (ΠΑΞ) is a national honor society for horticulture.
Symbols
The name Pi Alpha Xi comes from
- Pi – the first letter of polumathia, or scholarship;
- Alpha from the word anthemorgous, meaning to work with plants;
- Xi – Zunoia, signifying the bond among gardeners, educators and professional horticulturists.[2]
Symbols include the Stylus, the Nile Lotus, the Egyptian hoe and the Ancient vase.[1]
Chapters
Roster of Chapters:[3]
- Alpha – Cornell University, chartered June 1, 1923
- Beta – University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, chartered April 2, 1924
- Gamma – Penn State University, chartered May 29, 1926
- Delta – Michigan State University, chartered April 12, 1929
- Epsilon – Ohio State University, chartered January 6, 1929
- Zeta – Rutgers University, chartered November 16, 1933
- Eta – Washington State University, chartered March 12, 1949
- Theta – University of Maryland, chartered September 14, 1949
- Iota – North Carolina State University, chartered February 15, 1957
- Kappa – Virginia Polytechnic & State University, chartered June 1, 1968
- Lambda – University of Minnesota, chartered May 28, 1968
- Mu – University of Florida, chartered May 16, 1974
- Nu – Auburn University, chartered May 30, 1974
- Xi – New Mexico State University, chartered December 1, 1974
- Omicron – Purdue University, chartered February 23, 1975
- Pi – Clemson University, chartered April 17, 1975
- Rho – University of Wisconsin–Madison, chartered March 1, 1975
- Sigma – Southern Illinois University, chartered April 2, 1975
- Tau – University of Georgia, chartered May 30, 1975
- Upsilon – California Polytechnic State University, chartered September 1, 1975
- Phi – South Dakota State University, chartered October 29, 1975
- Chi – Colorado State University, chartered May 29, 1975
- Psi – Texas A&M University, chartered May 31, 1978
- Omega – Kansas State University, chartered March 16, 1979
- Alpha Beta – University of Tennessee, chartered May 26, 1980
- Alpha Gamma – University of Nebraska–Lincoln, chartered April 23, 1982
- Alpha Delta – Oklahoma State University, chartered April 24, 1983
- Alpha Epsilon – University of California, Davis, chartered Spring 1984
- Alpha Zeta – University of Wisconsin–River Falls, chartered May 16, 1985
- Alpha Eta – Delaware Valley University, chartered Spring 1985
- Alpha Theta – Iowa State University, chartered November 6, 1986
- Alpha Iota – Texas Tech University, chartered March 24, 1988
- Alpha Kappa – Mississippi State University, chartered Spring 1990
- Alpha Lambda – Florida A&M University, chartered February 1, 1992
- Alpha Mu – Temple University, chartered Spring 1992
- Alpha Nu – Utah State University, chartered June 2, 1995
- Alpha Xi – Texas State University, chartered April 18, 2005
- Alpha Omicron – University of Arkansas, chartered May 2, 2006
- Alpha Pi – University of Wisconsin–Platteville, chartered May 4, 2006
- Alpha Rho – Oregon State University, chartered 2011
- Alpha Sigma – University of Wyoming, chartered October 13, 2015
- Alpha Tau – University of Maine, chartered September 21, 2015
