List of Phi Delta Delta chapters explained

Phi Delta Delta was a women's professional law fraternity founded in 1911 at the University of Southern California.^[1] It merged with Phi Alpha Delta in 1972.^{[2] [3]}

Collegiate chapters

Following is a list of Phi Delta Delta collegiate chapters.^{[4] [5] [6]} Status is as of the time of the merger in 1972. All chapters are now inactive, most having merged into Phi Alpha Delta.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha		University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Active
Beta		Washington College of Law	Washington, D.C.	Active
Gamma	– 19xx ?	Chicago-Kent College of Law	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Delta	– 19xx ?; February 22, 1930	University of Oregon School of Law	Eugene, Oregon	Active
Epsilon		University of Washington School of Law	Seattle, Washington	Active	^[7]
Zeta		George Washington University Law School	Washington, D.C.	Active
Eta		New England School of Law	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Theta		University of Kansas School of Law	Lawrence, Kansas	Active
Iota		Vanderbilt University Law School	Nashville, Tennessee.	Active
Kappa		Washburn University School of Law	Topeka, Kansas	Active	^[8]
Lambda		University of Pittsburgh School of Law	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Mu		University of Missouri School of Law	Columbia, Missouri	Active
Nu		Brooklyn Law School	Brooklyn, New York City, New York	Active
Xi		Northwestern College of Law	Portland, Oregon	Active
Omicron		Dickinson School of Law	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Active
Pi		Case Western Reserve University School of Law	Cleveland, Ohio	Active
Rho		Stetson University College of Law	Gulfport, Florida	Active
Sigma		University at Buffalo Law School	Amherst, New York	Active
Tau		Temple University Law School	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Upsilon		Willamette University College of Law	Salem, Oregon	Active
Phi		University of Colorado Law School	Boulder, Colorado	Active
Chi		Duquesne University School of Law	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Psi		Kansas City School of Law	Kansas City, Missouri	Active
Omega	– 1945	Vancouver Law School	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Inactive	^[9]
Alpha Alpha		Fordham University School of Law	Manhattan, New York City, New York	Active	^[10]
Alpha Beta		University of Cincinnati College of Law	Cincinnati, Ohio	Active
Alpha Gamma		New York University School of Law	Manhattan, New York City, New York	Active
Alpha Delta	March 19,	University of Maryland School of Law	Baltimore, Maryland	Active	^[11]
Alpha Epsilon	– October 3, 1959	Minnesota College of Law	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Merged
Alpha Zeta		Loyola University New Orleans College of Law	New Orleans, Louisiana	Active
Alpha Eta		University of South Dakota School of Law	Vermillion, South Dakota	Active	^[12]
Alpha Theta		Loyola Law School	Los Angeles, California	Active
Alpha Iota		University of Louisville School of Law	Louisville, Kentucky	Active
Alpha Kappa		University of Detroit Law School	Downtown Detroit, Michigan	Active
Alpha Lambda	– December 12, 1955	National University School of Law	Washington, D.C.	Merged
Alpha Mu		Columbia Law School	New York City, New York	Active
Alpha Nu		Cleveland Law School	Cleveland, Ohio	Active
Alpha Xi		Indiana Law School	Indianapolis, Indiana	Active
Alpha Omicron		Tulsa Law School	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Active
Alpha Pi		University of Utah College of Law	Salt Lake City, Utah	Active
Alpha Rho		St. John's University School of Law	Jamaica, New York City, New York	Active
Alpha Sigma		University of Michigan Law School	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Active
Alpha Tau		Yale Law School	New Haven, Connecticut	Active
Alpha Upsilon		Saint Louis University School of Law	St. Louis, Missouri	Active
Alpha Phi		University of Miami School of Law	Coral Gables, Florida.	Active
Alpha Chi		University of Memphis Law School	Memphis, Tennessee	Active
Alpha Psi	–	St. Paul College of Law	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Merged
Alpha Omega		Louisiana State University School of Law	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Active	^[13]
Beta Alpha		Southwestern University School of Law	Mid-Wilshire, Los Angeles, California	Active
Beta Beta		University of California at Berkeley School of Law	Berkeley, California	Active
Beta Gamma		University of Mississippi School of Law	Oxford, Mississippi	Active
Beta Delta		Stanford Law School	Stanford, California	Active
Beta Epsilon		Columbus School of Law	Washington, D.C.	Active	^[14]
Beta Zeta		University of Florida School of Law	Gainesville, Florida	Active
Beta Eta		University of Georgia School of Law	Athens, Georgia	Active
Beta Theta		UCLA School of Law	Los Angeles, California	Active
Beta Iota		University of Richmond School of Law	Richmond, Virginia	Active
Beta Kappa		Salmon P. Chase College of Law	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Active
Beta Lambda		Georgetown University School of Law	Washington, D.C.	Active
Beta Mu		University of Alabama School of Law	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Active
Alpha Epsilon Psi		William Mitchell College of Law	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Active	^[15]
Beta Nu		California Western School of Law	San Diego, California	Active
Beta Xi		University of Akron School of Law	Akron, Ohio	Active
Beta Omicron		University of San Diego School of Law	San Diego, California	Active
Beta Pi		Cumberland School of Law	Homewood, Alabama	Active
Beta Rho		University of Tennessee College of Law	Knoxville, Tennessee	Active
Beta Sigma		New York Law School	Tribeca, New York City, New York	Active
Beta Tau		Florida State University College of Law	Tallahassee, Florida	Active
Beta Upsilon		University of South Dakota School of Law	Vermillion, South Dakota	Active

Alumnae chapters

Following is a list of Phi Delta Delta alumnae chapters.^[16] Status is as of the time of the merger in 1972. All chapters are now inactive, due to the merger with Phi Alpha Delta.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Location	Status	References
Los Angeles Alumnae chapter	March 3, 1922	Los Angeles, California	Active
Kansis City Alumnae chapter	March 22, 1924 – 194x ?	Kansas City, Kansas	Inactive
Washington Alumnae chapter	January 9, 1925	Washington, D.C.	Active
San Francisco Alumnae chapter	November 17, 1925	San Francisco, California	Active
Buffalo Alumnae chapter	September 2, 1927 – 19xx ?	Buffalo, New York	Inactive
Boston Alumnae chapter	November 11, 1927 – 194x ?	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
New York City Alumnae chapter	November 12, 1927	New York City, New York	Active
Cincinnati Alumnae chapter	May 12, 1932 – 194x ?	Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive
Cleveland Alumnae chapter	March 25, 1934 – 194x ?	Cleveland, Ohio	Inactive
Santa Barbara-Ventura Alumnae chapter	May 5, 1957	Santa Barbara and Ventura, California	Active

Notes and References

1. Book: Martin . Ida Shaw . The Sorority Handbook . George Banta Publishing Company, Collegiate Press . 6 . Menasha, Wisconsin . 89 . 11 June 2022.
2. "1970s: A Fraternity of Firsts." Phi Delta Delta History History, accessed 4 December 2021.
3. Laura Duncan, “Happy Birthday, PADs”, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, November 13, 1992. Law Bulletin Publishing Company (Chicago, 1992)
4. 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. VIII-43. .
5. "The Chapters of Phi Delta Delta". The Phi Delta Delta. 51: 17-49. November 1973.
6. https://cdn.ymaws.com/padlaw.site-ym.com/resource/collection/F9D1DF85-8F9B-4835-A4F6-E023ACBB5DBE/PDD-Final_Issue-sm.pdf "Role of the Phi Delta Delta Chapters
7. News: 7 March 1917 . New Law College Sorority Chapter . March 14, 2023 . Los Angeles Herald . 7 . California Digital Newspaper Collection.
8. https://contentdm.washburnlaw.edu/digital/collection/phideltadelta/id/45 Washburn - Phi Delta Delta History
9. Web site: UBC's Law School Opens History Project . 2023-03-14 . Peter A. Allard School of Law . en.
10. News: 1926-03-07 . Phi Delta Delta . 2024-08-27 . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . 15 . Newspapers.com.
11. https://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc5300/sc5339/000141/000000/000001/restricted/sc5603-5-0012.pdf The Bar Association of Baltimore City Centennial Edition - History of the Women's Bar Association of Maryland
12. News: 1927-11-04 . Phi Delta Delta to Install Chapter . 2024-08-27 . Argus-Leader . Sioux Falls, South Dakota . 4 . Newspapers.com.
13. Book: Hargrave, W. Lee . LSU Law: The Louisiana State University Law School from 1906 to 1977 . 2004-09-01 . LSU Press . 978-0-8071-2914-2 . 98 . en . Google Books.
14. News: 1946-10-14 . Phi Delta Delta to Install Unit . 2023-03-15 . Evening Star . 22 . Newspapers.com.
15. Web site: Harmon . Shannon . August 2, 2019 . "Minnesota Women's Lawyers: A History". Raising the Bar: America Celebrates 150 Years of Women Lawyers 1869-2019 . 2023-03-14 . issuu . Faircount Media Group . 45 . en.
16. "Alumnae Chapters". The Phi Delta Delta. 51: 50-51. November 1973.