List of Lambda Iota Tau chapters explained

Lambda Iota Tau was an international honor society for literature. It was founded at Michigan State University in 1953 and operated until it merged into Sigma Tau Delta in 2016. Following is an incomplete list Lambda Iota Tau chapters, with Inactive chapters and institutions indicated in italics.[1] [2] [3]

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusReferences
AlphaMichigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganInactive[4]
Beta1954Aquinas CollegeGrand Rapids, MichiganMerged (ΣΤΔ)[5]
GammaUniversity of Sioux FallsSioux Falls, South DakotaInactive[6]
Delta (Second ?)1964Webber International UniversityBabson Park, FloridaInactive
Epsilon (First) (see Gamma Lambda) – 19xx ?Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaReassigned, Reestablished[7]
Epsilon (Second)1964University of South DakotaVermillion, South DakotaInactive, Reassigned
Epsilon (Third)Brenau UniversityGainesville, GeorgiaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
1954Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MichiganInactive
1954University of DetroitDetroit, MichiganInactive
Zeta (Second ?)1968Kentucky Wesleyan CollegeOwensboro, KentuckyInactive
Eta (Second ?)1968University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg, VirginiaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Theta (Second ?)1968Annhurst CollegeSouth Woodstock, ConnecticutInactive
Iota (First)1954Marygrove CollegeDetroit, MichiganInactive, Reassigned[8] [9]
Iota (Second)1965Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KentuckyInactive
Lambda1954Siena Heights UniversityAdrian, MichiganMerged (ΣΤΔ)
MuAlma CollegeAlma, MichiganInactive[10]
Nu1954–19xx ?Nazareth CollegeKalamazoo, MichiganInactive[11]
Xi1960Madonna UniversityLivonia, MichiganInactive
OmicronAugsburg CollegeMinneapolis, MinnesotaInactive[12]
Pi1955Wheaton CollegeWheaton, IllinoisInactive
Rho (Second ?)1964Tokyo Kyoiku UniversityTokyo, JapanInactive
Sigma (Second ?)1968Chicago State UniversityChicago, IllinoisInactive
TauAnna Maria CollegePaxton, MassachusettsMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Upsilon195x ?Mount Saint Mary's University, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Phi (First)195x ?Murray State UniversityMurray, KentuckyInactive[13]
Phi (Second)1977University of PikevillePikeville, KentuckyInactive
Chi1955College of St. ScholasticaDuluth, MinnesotaInactive
Psi (Second ?)1965Barry UniversityMiami Shores, FloridaInactive
Omega1954Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OhioInactive
Alpha Alpha195x ?Adrian CollegeAdrian, MichiganMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Alpha Beta1967Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MichiganMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Alpha Gamma (see Beta Rho)1965–196x ?Rosary Hill CollegeAmherst, New YorkReestablished
Alpha Delta195x ?University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MississippiInactive[14]
Alpha Epsilon1959Holy Family UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Alpha Zeta1956Fort Hays State UniversityHays, KansasInactive
Alpha Eta1969Joliet, IllinoisInactive[15]
Alpha Theta1956Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MarylandMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Alpha Iota1954West Virginia State UniversityInstitute, West VirginiaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Alpha Kappa1969Carroll UniversityWaukesha, WisconsinInactve
Alpha Lambda1966Arkansas State UniversityJonesboro, ArkansasInactive
Alpha NuCentenary College of LouisianaShreveport, LouisianaInactive[16]
Alpha Xi1955Lambuth CollegeJackson, TennesseeInactive[17]
Alpha Omicron1961Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale, IllinoisInactive
Alpha Pi1956John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OhioMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Alpha Rho1957Mount St. Mary's UniversityEmmitsburg, MarylandMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Alpha Sigma1957Gordon CollegeWenham, MassachusettsInactive
Alpha Tau1957Immaculata UniversityImmaculata, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Alpha Upsilon1957Marian UniversityIndianapolis, IndianaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Alpha Phi1964Kansas Wesleyan UniversitySalina, KansasInactive
Alpha Chi19xx ?Alumni ChapterInactive
Alpha Psi1964Geneva CollegeBeaver Falls, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Alpha Omega1964Florida Memorial UniversityMiami Gardens, FloridaInactive
Beta Alpha1966College of Saint TeresaWinona, MinnesotaInactive
Beta Beta1967Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, AlabamaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Beta Gamma1969Carlow UniversityPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaInactve
Beta Delta1958Florida A&M UniversityTallahassee, FloridaMerged (ΣΤΔ)[18]
Beta Epsilon1958Misericordia UniversityDallas, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Beta Zeta1958La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Beta Eta (First)1961Ladycliff CollegeHighland Falls, New YorkInactive, Reassigned
Beta Eta (Second)19xx ?Elmira CollegeElmira, New YorkMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Beta Theta1969Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, WashingtonInactive
Beta Iota1965Grove City CollegeGrove City, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Beta Kappa1964Shinshu UniversityMatsumoto, Nagano, JapanInactive
Beta Lambda1964Marywood UniversityScranton, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Beta Mu1956–1960; xxxx ?Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, ColoradoMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Beta Nu1970Bethany CollegeLindsborg, KansasMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Beta Omicron1970Wisconsin State College of MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WisconsinInactive
Beta Pi1970Columbus State UniversityColumbus, GeorgiaInactive
Beta Rho (see Alpha Gamma°1968Daemen CollegeAmherst, New YorkMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Beta Sigma1966Cabrini UniversityRadnor Township, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Beta Tau1965Aichi UniversityAichi Prefecture, JapanInactive
Beta Phi1966–c. 1974Dominican College of RacineRacine, WisconsinInactive
Beta Chi1966University of IllinoisChampaign–Urbana, IllinoisInactive
Beta PsiUtah State UniversityLogan, UtahInactive[19]
Gamma Alpha1966Grambling State UniversityGrambling, LouisianaInactive
Gamma Beta1966Knoxville CollegeKnoxville, TennesseeInactive
Gamma Gamma1967William Carey CollegeHattiesburg, MississippiInactive
Gamma Delta1970Loras CollegeDubuque, IowaInactive
Gamma Epsilon 1966–19xx ?; 1981–2016Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsNorth Adams, MassachusettsMerged (ΣΤΔ)[20]
Gamma Zeta1971Dickinson State UniversityDickinson, North DakotaInactive
Gamma Eta1971Westfield State UniversityWestfield, MassachusettsMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Gamma Theta1970Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaInactive
Gamma Iota1967Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PennsylvaniaInactive
Gamma Kappa1971Tsuda UniversityKodaira, Tokyo, JapanInactive
Gamma Lambda (see Epsilon)19xx ?Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaInactive
Gamma Mu1971University of FloridaGainesville, FloridaInactive
Gamma Nu1971University of EvansvilleEvansville, IndianaInactive
Gamma Xi1971Hope CollegeHolland, MichiganInactive
Gamma Omicron19xx ?Presbyterian CollegeClinton, South CarolinaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Gamma Pi1972Molloy CollegeRockville Centre, New YorkMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Gamma Rho1972Ball State UniversityMuncie, IndianaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Gamma Sigma1972Indianapolis, IndianaInactive
Gamma Tau1972Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FloridaMerged (ΣΤΔ)[21]
Gamma Upsilon1972Bethany CollegeBethany, West VirginiaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Gamma Phi1972University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AlabamaInactive
Gamma Chi1973Fisk UniversityNashville, TennesseeMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Gamma Psi1973University of TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeInactive
Gamma Omega1973Maryville CollegeMaryville, TennesseeInactive
Delta Alpha1973Texas Southern UniversityHouston, TexasMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Delta Beta1973Towson UniversityTowson, MarylandMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Delta Gamma1973Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North CarolinaInactive
Delta Delta1974Dillard UniversityNew Orleans, LouisianaInactive[22]
Delta Zeta1974St. Cloud State UniversitySt. Cloud, MinnesotaInactive
Delta Eta1974Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West VirginiaInactive
Delta Theta1974Worcester State UniversityWorcester, MassachusettsMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Delta Iota1974Delta State UniversityCleveland, MississippiInactive
Delta Kappa1975North Central CollegeNaperville, IllinoisInactive
Delta Lambda1975University of UtahSalt Lake City, UtahInactive
Delta Mu1975Montana State UniversityBozeman, MontanaInactive
Delta XiCoppin State UniversityBaltimore, MarylandMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Delta OmicronMcDaniel CollegeWestminster, MarylandMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Delta PhiWesley CollegeDover, DelawareMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Delta ChiGwynedd Mercy UniversityGwynedd Valley, PennsylvaniaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Delta PsiSalisbury UniversitySalisbury, MarylandMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Epsilon AlphaNewman UniversityWichita, KansasMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Epsilon ZetaSouthern University and A&M CollegeBaton Rouge, LouisianaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Epsilon XiNorthwestern Oklahoma State UniversityEnid, OklahomaMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Eta AlphaSeattle UniversitySeattle, WashingtonMerged (ΣΤΔ)
Eta Theta1966Longwood UniversityFarmville, VirginiaMerged (ΣΤΔ)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: February 13, 2006 . Lambda Iota Tau Honor Society Chapters, ACHS . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917185045/http://www.achsnatl.org/SocResults.asp?Society=lit . 2011-09-17 . 2024-08-21 . Association of College Honor Societies . web.archive.org.
  2. Web site: Active Chapters . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509055010/http://www.bsu.edu/english/undergraduate/lit/chapt.html . 2008-05-09 . 2024-08-21 . Lambda Iota Tau . web.archive.org.
  3. [Jack L. Anson|Anson, Jack L.]
  4. Web site: January 31, 2011 . Lambda Iota Tau Honor Society- Literature of all Languages - An ACHS Member Society . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110917072938/http://www.achsnatl.org/society.asp?society=lit . 2011-09-17 . 2024-08-22 . Association of College Honor Societies . web.archive.org.
  5. News: 1954-02-18 . SFC Takes Part in Forming National Honorary Society . 2024-08-21 . Argus-Leader . 5.
  6. News: 1954-03-04 . SFC Officials to Aid in Organizing National Society . 2024-08-22 . Argus-Leader . Sioux Falls, South Dakota . 11 . Newspapers.com.
  7. News: 1954-03-24 . National Honorary Installation Set . 2024-08-21 . Journal and Courier . Lafayette, Indiana . 4 . Newspapers.com.
  8. News: 1954-03-20 . Literary Group Honorary Here . 2024-08-22 . Journal and Courier . Lafayette, Indiana . 2 . Newspapers.com.
  9. News: 1954-04-02 . New Honor Group at Marygrove . 2024-08-21 . Detroit Free Press . 18 . Newspapers.com.
  10. News: 1954-05-08 . Honoredat College . 2024-08-21 . Traverse City Record-Eagle . 3 . Newspapers.com.
  11. News: 1955-02-10 . Shirley Richard Joins Literary Honor Group . 2024-08-22 . The Republican . Springfield, Massachusetts . 23 . Newspapers.com.
  12. News: 1954-10-25 . Augsburg Installs New Honor Group . 2024-08-21 . Star Tribune . Minneapolis, Minnesota . 25 . Newspapers.com.
  13. Web site: Lambda Iota Tau -- Active Chapters Page . https://web.archive.org/web/20010710235358/http://www.bsu.edu/english/undergraduate/lit/chapt.html . 2001-07-10 . 2024-08-21 . Association of College Honor Societies . web.archive.org.
  14. News: 1968-03-02 . USM Chapter of Literature Honorary is Tops in Nation . 2024-08-21 . Hattiesburg American . Hattiesburg, Mississippi . 7 . Newspapers.com.
  15. News: 1959-03-01 . College Corner . 2024-08-22 . The Times . Hammond, Indiana . 71 . Newspapers.com.
  16. News: 1969-12-18 . Gayle French Chosen for Lambda Iota Tau . 2024-08-22 . The Jena Times Olla-Tullos Signal . 11 . Newspapers.com.
  17. News: 1958-10-24 . Honor Fraternity Received Members . 2024-08-21 . The Jackson Sun . Jackson, Tennessee . 5 . Newspapers.com.
  18. News: 1972-06-07 . Dr. Blackwell Gets New Post . 2024-08-22 . Tallahassee Democrat . 44 . Newspapers.com.
  19. News: 1967-12-04 . Applications Being Accepted for USU Literary Society . 2024-08-21 . Student Life . Logan, Utah . 5 . Newspapers.com.
  20. Web site: Foster . Idalis . April 20, 2016 . Honor societies highlight students academic achievements . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160617162215/https://theonlinebeacon.com/honor-societies-highlight-students-academic-achievements/ . 2016-06-17 . 2024-08-22 . The Beacon . Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts . web.archive.org.
  21. Web site: Cameron . Olivia . April 17, 2019 . Honor society Sigma Tau Delta and its members spread their appreciation for the written word The English Department . 2024-08-22 . Florida State University.
  22. News: 1972-02-26 . Honor Society Established at Dillard U. . 2024-08-22 . The Louisiana Weekly . New Orleans, Louisiana . 3 . Newspapers.com.

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