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
Alpha Psi	1883	McGill University	Montreal, QC, CA	Active	Inactive: 1971-1977
Beta	1868	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, VA, US	Active	Inactive: 2011-2013
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
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	1870	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, CA, US	Active
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.
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
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 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	^[2]
Omega Alpha	1864	University of Chicago	Chicago, IL, US	Active

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		^[3]
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	^[4]
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

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		^[5]
Gamma	1861	Georgia Military Institute	Marietta, GA, US	Deceased, 1861	Died with the institute's demise following the Civil War.	^[6]
Gamma	1874	United States Naval Academy	Annapolis, MD, US	Deceased, 1874	Due to "government restrictions against fraternities".	^[7]
Eta	1861	Pennsylvania College (now: Gettysburg College)	Gettysburg, PA, US	Deceased, 1872	Unfavorable conditions following the Battle of Gettysburg.	^[6]
Theta	1856	Union College	Schenectady, NY, US	Deceased, 1871	"Due to loss of men during" the Civil War.	^[6]
Mu	1879	Columbia University	New York, NY, US	Deceased, 1881		^[8]
Omicron	1850	Princeton University	Princeton, NJ, US	Deceased, 1882		^[9]
Pi	1858	Amherst College	Amherst, MA, US	Deceased, 1859	Charter "moved" to Rensselaer after Civil War.	^[6]
Rho	1852	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA, US	Deceased, 1892		^[9]
Psi	1853	Dartmouth College	Hanover, NH, US	Deceased, 1873		^[9]
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.	^[6]

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.
^ Minnesota Zeta Psi Alumni website, accessed 8 May 2014
^ 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).

References

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

[PM2000P28-1] Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. August 2000. p. 28.

[2] Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America Pledge Manual. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. 2006. p. 22.

[3] Minnesota Zeta Psi Alumni website, accessed 8 May 2014

[PM2000P27-4] Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. August 2000. p. 27.

[BICATXI-5] Biographical Catalogue of the Xi Chapter of the Zeta Psi Fraternity. New York, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. June 1897. p. 7.

[PM2000P32-6] Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. August 2000. p. 32.

[PM2000P33-7] Pledge Manual of the Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America. Pearl River, NY, USA: Zeta Psi. August 2000. p. 33.

[DUBDIA-8] Zeta Psi Fraternity of North America: Double Diamond Jubilee. Paducah, KY, USA: Turner Publishing Company. 1997. p. 15.

[SEMCENBICAT-9] 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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