List of Delta Sigma Phi chapters
Delta Sigma Phi is a fraternity established in 1899 at City College of New York.[1] It was the first fraternity based on religious and ethnic acceptance.
Undergraduate chapters
[edit]In the following charter-date ordered list, active chapters are indicated in bold and Inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.[1][2][3]
- ^ Chapter formed from Zeta Zeta (local), established in 1914. After going dormant, it reformed in 2007 from Delta Sigma, established in 2000.
- ^ a b c d e f Chapter reformed as a colony in 2019.
- ^ Chapter formed from Omega Pi Alpha, established in 1905.
- ^ Chapter formed from Kappa Phi, established in 1912.
- ^ a b Chapter closed when the university banned fraternal organizations.
- ^ a b c d Chapter reformed as a colony in 2023.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Phi Delta, established in the 1920s. After going dormant, it reformed in 1948 from Chi Phi Chi, established in 1947.
- ^ Chapter formed from Gamma Alpha Nu, established in 1913.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Theta Chi, established in 1910.
- ^ Chapter formed from Mu Epsilon Delta, established in 1913.
- ^ a b c d e f g Beginning with the Tau chapter, many chapters chartered in Michigan were established with Tau as part of their chapter name. Due to this tradition, a few chapters were established out of date to accommodate this tradition. Furthermore, there is no chapter with the name Eta Tau, perhaps due to the lack of an expected or future chartering in Michigan that never came to fruition.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Hilgard Club, established in 1900 and named in honor of Professor E. W. Hilgard. who was instrumental in its founding. This, this chapter did not receive a Greek letter name.
- ^ a b Chapter reformed as a colony in 2024.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Franco Club, established in 1912.
- ^ After going dormant, the chapter was reformed in 1954 from Kappa Sigma Kappa, established in 1950.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Phi, established in 1912.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Forum Club, established in 1906.
- ^ Chapter formed from Beta Upsilon, established in 1910.
- ^ Chapter formed from Omega Alpha, established in 1920.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Soldiers Club, established in 1918.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Crowd Society, established in 1917.
- ^ a b Chapter reformed as a colony in 2020.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Stag Club, established in 1919.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Ku Klux Klan local fraternity, established in 1901, which later changed its name to Kappa Kappa Kappa. This has no known connection to the small national Ku Klux Klan (fraternity).
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Tau Phi, established in 1914.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Knickerbockers, established in 1888.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Chi Alpha, established in 1919.
- ^ Chapter formed from Tau Delta Phi, established in 1918.
- ^ a b Chapter reformed as a colony in 2021.
- ^ Chapter formed from Tuckabee, established in 1919.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Kappa Epsilon, established in 1919.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Omega, established in 1919.
- ^ Chaptr formed from Phi Nu, established in 1920.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Aurorian, established in 1905.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phintia, established in 1922.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Tau Alpha, established in 1919.
- ^ Chapter formed from Edgerton Club, established in 1916.
- ^ Chapter formed from Mu Sigma Phi, established in 1921.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Delta Kappa, established in 1898.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Sigma, established in 1912.
- ^ Chapter formed from Chi Sigma Alpha, established in 1921.
- ^ Chapter formed from the El Paso Club, established in 1911.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Chi, established in 1924.
- ^ Chapter formed from Chi Sigma Phi, established in 1926.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Alpha, established in 1921.
- ^ Chapter formed from Theta Nu Phi, established in 1920.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Alpha Epsilon, established in 1927.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Delta Sigma, established in 1925.
- ^ Chapter formed from Chi Beta Phi, established in 1927.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Iota, established in 1923.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Theta Alpha, established in 1922.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Alpha Phi, established in 1928.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Pi Delta, established in 1924.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Lambda Tau, established in 1929.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Delta Sigma Club (local), established in 1946.
- ^ The name Alpha Xi chapter was originally missed in the naming structure, perhaps because the Hilgard chapter at UC Berkeley would have been named Xi chapter had the customary naming process been followed about that chapter. It wasn't until 25 years later that a correction was made and the designation Alpha Xi was issued to the University of New Mexico. This is why the chapter name comes up out of chronological order.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Epsilon Kappa, established in 1946.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Kappa Alpha, established in 1947.
- ^ Chapter formed from Omega Delta Phi, established in 1931.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Epsilon Kappa, established in 1946.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi Delta Sigma, established in 1931.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Sigma, established in 1947.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Chi, established in 1947.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Club, established in 1950.
- ^ Chapter formed from Beta Delta, established in 1949.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi Kappa Epsilon, established in 1931.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Phi Nu, established in 1946.
- ^ Chapter formed from Gamma Tau, established in 1951.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Sigma Chi, established in 1950.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Tau Alpha, established in 1952.
- ^ Chapter formed from Zeta Sigma, established in 1989.
- ^ Chapter formed from Psi Omega, established in 1953.
- ^ Chapter formed from Gamma Iota, established in 1946.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Theta, established in 1948.
- ^ Chapter formed from Chi Tau, established in 1939.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Luma Coop, established in 1956.
- ^ Chapter formed from N.D.M., established in the 1950s.
- ^ Chapter started as a colony in 1951.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Kappa Alpha, established in 1925.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Phi Zeta, established in 1926.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Sigma Tau, established in 1957.
- ^ Chapter formed from Friars, established by 1929.
- ^ Chapter formed from Gamma Tau, established in 1957.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sawyer Club, established in 1927.
- ^ Chapter formed from Kappa Theta Chi, established in 1954.
- ^ Chapter formed from Tau Omega, established in 1957.
- ^ Chapter formed from Theta Omicron Rho, established in 1914.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Phi, established in 1959.
- ^ Chapter formed from Theta Psi, established in 1930.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi Sigma Tau Alpha, established in 1928.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi Sigma Tau, established in 1928. After going dormant, it reformed in 2005 from Delta Omega (local), established in 2003.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Tau Alpha, established in 1961.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Kappa, established in 1927.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Phi Omega. It went inactive when the college closed in 1973.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Sigma Rho, established in 1958.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Delta Phi, established in 1950.
- ^ Chapter formed from Karma, established in 1929. In 2000, it again became the local group Karma, returning to Delta Sigma Phi in 2004.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Delta Pi, established in 1961.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi Sigma Kappa.
- ^ Chapter formed from Psi Delta Phi, established in 1961. After going dormant it reformed in 1980 from Delta Sigma, established in 1975.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Lambda Chi, established in 1959.
- ^ Chapter formed from Theta Epsilon Chi, established in 1961.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Sigma, established in 1966
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Sigma Nu, established in 1933.
- ^ Chapter formed as a colony in 1949.
- ^ Chapter formed from Lambda Chi, established in 1967.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Alpha Sigma, established in 1967.
- ^ Chapter formed from Chi Gamma Iota, established in 1947.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Tau Alpha.
- ^ Chapter formed from Xi Iota Phi, established in 1967. After going dormant, it reformed in 1980 from Delta Sigma (local), established in 1976.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Epsilon Phi, established in 1968.
- ^ Chapter formed as a colony in 1968.
- ^ Chapter formed as a colony in 1977.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Delta Psi, established in 1985.
- ^ Chapter formed from Gamma Delta Pi, established in 1987.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Chi Delta, established in 1983.
- ^ Chapter formed from Lambda Chi, established in 1969.
- ^ Chapter formed from Zeta Pi Mu, established in 1981.
- ^ Chapter reformed as a colony in 2018.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Delta Chi, established in 1966.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi Tau Beta, established in 1907.
- ^ Chapter reformed as a colony in 2022.
- ^ Kappa Delta chapter was named in honor of Karen Decker, wife of past national president Thomas Decker, who was instrumental in the establishment of the chapter at Virginia Tech.
- ^ Chapter formed from Iota Eta Pi, established in 1998.
- ^ Colony formed in 2021.
- ^ a b Colony formed in 2024.
Undergraduate chapter statistics
[edit]Since 1899, Delta Sigma Phi has issued 238 charters in 41 states (United States of America), Washington, D.C., and three provinces in Canada. Currently, the fraternity has active chapters and new chapters in 32 states and Washington, D.C. All three chartered chapters in Canada are now inactive.
Chapter charters by decade
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Active chapters location state (top ranking)
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Chapters by state (US)
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Chapters by province (Canada)
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Alumni associations
[edit]The fraternity has twenty alumni associations in the United States.[2]
Alumni association | Location | References |
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Atlanta | Atlanta, Georgia | |
Bay Area | San Francisco, California | |
Boston | Boston, Massachusetts | |
Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolna | |
Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | |
Denver | Denver, Colorado | |
Detroit | Detroit, Michigan | |
Houston | Houston, Texas | |
Inland Empire | Riverside County and San Bernardino County, California | |
La Verne | La Verne, California | |
New York | New York City, New York | |
Orange County | Orange County, California | |
Phoenix | Phoenix, Arizona | |
Portland | Portland, Oregon | |
St. Louis | St. Louis, Missouri | |
Salt Lake City | Salt Lake City, Utah | |
San Diego | San Diego, California | |
Silicon Valley | San Jose, California | |
Triangle Area | Raleigh and Durham, North Carolina | |
Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. |
References
[edit]- ^ a b Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. III-43–46. ISBN 978-0963715906.
- ^ a b "Chapter locator". Delta Sigma Phi. Delta Sigma Phi, Inc. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (July 1, 2024) "Delta Sigma Phi". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed September 23, 2024
- ^ "Delta Sigma Phi launches new fraternity on the Gainesville Campus". University of North Georgia. April 26, 2021. Retrieved 2024-09-23.
- ^ Includes only chartered operating chapters
- ^ Includes all operating chartered chapters and "new chapters" in pursuit of a charter/re-charter