List of Theta Phi Alpha chapters explained

Theta Phi Alpha is an American women's fraternity. It was established at the University of Michigan in 1912. The fraternity has collegiate and alumnae chapters.

Collegiate chapters

Following are Theta Phi Alpha's collegiate chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.^{[1] [2] [3]}

style=	Chapter	style=	Charter date and range	style=	Institution	style=	Location	style=	Status	Reference
Alpha	– 1936; 1941–1943, 1948	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive	^[4] ^[5]
Beta	– 1943; 1950–1952	University of Illinois	Urbana, Illinois	Inactive	^[6]
Gamma	– 1940; 1953–1958	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive	^[7]
Delta	– 1933; 1956–1971	Ohio University	Athens, Ohio	Inactive
Epsilon		University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Active
Zeta	– 1931; January 1949 – 1957; January 14, 2012	Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	Active
Eta	1921–1971	Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Theta	– 1927	University of Missouri		Inactive	^[8]
Iota	– 1935; 1947–1955	University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Inactive
Kappa		University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Lambda	– 1968	Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Inactive	^[9]
Mu	– 1939; September 23, 2011 –2017	University of Nebraska	Lincoln, Nebraska	Inactive
Nu	– 1955	University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive
Xi	– 1939	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	^[10]
Omicron	– 1951	University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Inactive	^[11]
Pi	– 1954	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Rho	– 1969	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Inactive	^[12]
Sigma	– 1987	University of Akron	Akron, Ohio	Inactive
Tau	– 1969	Marquette University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive
Upsilon	– 1990	Loyola University	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Phi	– 1972	University of Detroit	Detroit, Michigan	Inactive
Chi		Creighton University	Omaha, Nebraska	Active
Psi	– 1960	Quincy University	Quincy, Illinois	Inactive
Omega	– 1971	Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Missouri	Inactive
Alpha Alpha	– 1970	The Catholic University of America	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
Alpha Beta		Loyola University	New Orleans, Louisiana	Active
Alpha Gamma	– 1994	DePaul University	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Alpha Delta	– 1970; May 18, 2013	St. Norbert College	De Pere, Wisconsin	Active	^[13]
Alpha Epsilon		St. John's University	Jamaica, New York	Active
Alpha Zeta	– 1973; 1980 – February 5, 2015	Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville, Ohio	Inactive	^[14]
Alpha Eta	– 1974; February 9, 2008 – August 23, 2017	Thomas More College	Crestview Hills, Kentucky	Inactive	^[15]
Alpha Theta	– 1973	University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wisconsin	Inactive
Alpha Iota	-– 2001	Purdue University Calumet	Hammond, Indiana	Inactive
Alpha Kappa colony	N/A	Saint Peter's University	Jersey City, New Jersey	Inactive
Alpha Lambda	– 1971	Gannon University		Inactive
Alpha Mu		Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Active
Alpha Nu	– 2002	Kettering University	Flint, Michigan	Inactive
Alpha Xi		Cleveland State University	Cleveland, Ohio	Active
Alpha Omicron	– 1992	Xavier University	Cincinnati Ohio	Inactive
Alpha Pi		Wayne State College	Wayne, Nebraska	Active
Alpha Rho	– 199x ?	Robert Morris University	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	Inactive	^[16]
Alpha Sigma	– 2004	California University of Pennsylvania	California, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Alpha Tau		Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University	Daytona Beach, Florida	Active
Alpha Upsilon		Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha Phi	– 199x ?	Saint Mary's University	Winona, Minnesota	Inactive
Alpha Chi	– 2009	Monmouth University	West Long Branch, New Jersey	Inactive
Alpha Psi		University of Dayton	Dayton, Ohio	Active
Alpha Omega	– 2006; February 15, 2014	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	Platteville, Wisconsin	Active	^[17]
Beta Alpha		Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	Active
Beta Beta		The College of New Jersey	Trenton, New Jersey	Active
Beta Gamma		Fairleigh Dickinson University	Madison, New Jersey	Active
Beta Delta		Muskingum University	New Concord, Ohio	Active
Beta Epsilon		Southeastern Louisiana University	Hammond, Louisiana	Active
Beta Zeta	– xxxx ?	New York Institute of Technology	Central Islip, New York	Inactive
Beta Eta	– xxxx ?	Bryant University	Smithfield, Rhode Island	Inactive
Beta Theta	– 2004; April 2010	St. Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	Active
Beta Iota	– xxxx ?	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Teaneck, New Jersey	Inactive
Beta Kappa	– xxxx ?	Clarion University of Pennsylvania	Clarion, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Beta Lambda	– xxxx ?; May 1, 2009	University of Michigan–Flint	Flint, Michigan	Active
Beta Mu	– 2008	Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Inactive
Beta Nu		Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	Active
Beta Xi		William Paterson University	Wayne, New Jersey	Active
Beta Omicron	–xxxx ?	SUNY Brockport	Brockport, New York	Inactive
Beta Pi	– xxxx ?	SUNY Albany	Albany, New York	Inactive
Beta Rho	–	Goldey–Beacom College	Wilmington, Delaware	Inactive	^[18]
Beta Sigma		Ramapo College	Mahwah, New Jersey	Active
Beta Tau	– xxxx ?	Johnson & Wales University	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive
Beta Upsilon	– 1995; April 9, 2005	Saint Leo University	St. Leo, Florida	Active
Beta Phi	– xxxx ?	Millersville University	Millersville, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Beta Chi		Missouri Valley College	Marshall, Missouri	Active
Beta Psi		Merrimack College	Andover, Massachusetts	Active
Beta Omega		Kean University	Union, New Jersey	Active
Gamma Alpha		Penn State Erie, The Behrend College		Active
Gamma Beta	– July 5, 2018	Marian University	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Inactive
Gamma Gamma		Kutztown University	Kutztown, Pennsylvania	Active
Gamma Delta		Rowan University	Glassboro, New Jersey	Active
Gamma Epsilon		Shawnee State University	Portsmouth, Ohio	Active
Gamma Zeta		Texas A&M University–Kingsville	Kingsville, Texas	Active
Gamma Eta		Pratt Institute	Brooklyn, New York	Active
Gamma Theta	– March 26, 2012	Shippensburg University	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	^[19] ^[20]
Gamma Iota	– October 26, 2011	Davis & Elkins College	Elkins, West Virginia	Inactive	^[21]
Gamma Kappa	– 2022	Wright State University	Dayton, Ohio	Inactive
Gamma Lambda		Suffolk University	Boston, Massachusetts	Active
Gamma Mu		Clarkson University	Potsdam, New York	Active
Gamma Nu		Rockhurst University	Kansas City, Missouri	Active
Gamma Xi	– March 22, 2019	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, Virginia	Inactive
Gamma Omicron		Utica College	Utica, New York	Active
Gamma Pi	– 2024	St. John's University	Staten Island, New York	Inactive
Gamma Rho	– May 17, 2021	Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	Inactive
Gamma Sigma	– March 20, 2015	York College of Pennsylvania	York, Pennsylvania	Inactive	^[22] ^[23]
Gamma Tau	– January 27, 2013	Clayton State University	Marrow, Georgia	Inactive	^[24] ^[25]
Gamma Upsilon	– May 2013	Wesley College	Dover, Delaware	Inactive
Gamma Phi	– November 19, 2021	Indiana University South Bend	South Bend, Indiana	Inactive
Gamma Chi		Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	Active	^[26]
Gamma Psi		Philadelphia University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Gamma Omega		Trine University	Angola, Indiana	Active
Delta Alpha		State University of New York at Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh, New York	Active
Delta Beta		St. Joseph's College	Patchogue, New York	Active
Delta Gamma		Lynn University	Boca Raton, Florida	Active
Delta Delta		Ashland University	Ashland, Ohio	Active
Delta Epsilon		Rhode Island College	Providence, Rhode Island	Active
Delta Zeta	– 2022	St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Inactive
Delta Eta		Salem State University	Salem, Massachusetts	Active	^[27]
Delta Theta		Hartwick College	Oneonta, New York	Active
Delta Iota	– August 26, 2019	New Jersey City University	Jersey City, New Jersey	Inactive
Delta Kappa		Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Geneva, New York	Active
Delta Lambda		Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	Active
Delta Mu		Marian University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Active
Delta Nu		Benedictine University	Lisle, Illinois	Active	^[28]
Delta Xi		Mount St. Joseph University	Cincinnati, Ohio	Active
Delta Omicron		Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester, New Hampshire	Active

Notes

Alumnae chapters

The Alumnae Chapters of Theta Phi Alpha are listed below.^[29]

Chapter	State	Type	Status	Reference
Akron Area	Ohio	Association	Active
Appalachian	Virginia/Tennessee	Association	Inactive	^[30]
Atlanta Area	Georgia	Association	Inactive
Boston Area	Massachusetts	Association	Active
Central Florida Area	Florida	Association	Active
Central Minnesota	Minnesota	Association	Active
Central Ohio	Ohio	Association	Active
Chicago Area	Illinois	Association	Active
Colorado	Colorado	Club	Inactive
Dallas/Fort Worth Area	Texas	Association	Active
Delaware	Delaware	Association	Inactive
Flint Area	Michigan	Association	Active
Greater Cincinnati	Ohio	Association	Active
Greater Cleveland	Ohio	Association	Active
Greater Dayton	Ohio	Association	Active
Greater Louisville	Kentucky	Club	Active
Greater Omaha Area	Nebraska	Association	Active
Greater St. Louis Area	Missouri	Club	Active
Greater Tampa Area	Florida	Association	Active
Houston Area	Texas	Association	Active
Kansas City Area	Missouri	Association	Active
Lincoln Area	Nebraska	Association	Active
Long Island	New York	Association	Active
Madison Area	Wisconsin	Association	Active
Nation's Capital Area	Washington D.C	Association	Active
New Orleans Area	Louisiana	Association	Active
New York City	New York	Association	Active
Northeast Florida	Florida	Club	Active
Northeastern Nebraska	Nebraska	Association	Active
Northern and Central New York	New York	Association	Active
Northern Indiana/Illinois	Illinois/Indiana	Association	Active
Northern Kentucky (via Instagram)	Kentucky	Association	Active
Northern New Jersey	New Jersey	Association	Active
Northshore Louisiana Area	Louisiana	Association	Active
Ohio River Valley	Ohio	Association	Active
Pennsylvania Laurel Highlands	Pennsylvania	Association	Inactive
Philadelphia Area	Pennsylvania	Association	Active
Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Association	Active
South Bend Area	Indiana	Association	Active
South Florida	Florida	Association	Active
South Texas	Texas	Association	Active
Southeastern Wisconsin	Wisconsin	Association	Active
Southern California	California	Association	Active
Southern Connecticut	Connecticut	Association	Active
Valley of the Sun	Arizona	Club	Active
Western Michigan	Michigan	Club	Active

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Raimond Baird . Carroll Lurding . Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive) . Student Life and Culture Archives . University of Illinois Archives . 6 March 2022 . University of Illinois . English. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
2. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha -Find a chapter by greek letters. thetaphialpha.org.
3. Book: Rubican, Karen. The Centennial History of Theta Phi Alpha 1912-2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20150723013425/http://www.enivation.com/ThetaPhiAlpha/Centennial_History/. July 23, 2015. 2015-07-26.
4. Book: University of Michigan . The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the Academic Year ... . UM Libraries . 1935 . 65– . UOM:39015071523313.
5. Book: University of Michigan . The President's Report to the Board of Regents for the Academic Year 1942-1943 . UM Libraries . 1943 . 46– . UOM:39015005300150.
6. Book: The Illio . University of Illinois . Urbana-Champaign . 10111/UIUCOCA:Serial/illio.
7. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha - e-news-archive-2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305040724/http://www.thetaphialpha.org/e-news-archive-2012 . 2016-03-05 . 2015-07-29 . thetaphialpha.org.
8. Book: William Raimond Baird . Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities . Baird's Manual Foundation . 1991 . IV–69–70.
9. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha - e-news-archive-2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305104013/http://www.thetaphialpha.org/e-news-archive-2011 . 2016-03-05 . 2015-07-29 . thetaphialpha.org.
10. http://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1926/di1926-04-17.pdf Daily Iowan April 17, 1926
11. http://digitaldu.coalliance.org/fedora/repository/codu%3A59235/LD1568.D43kv.30-1928.pdf/LD1568.D43kv.30-1928.pdf Kynewisbok (U of Denver Yearbook) 1928
12. https://secureapps.libraries.psu.edu/content/lavie/1970s.html Lavie (Penn State Yearbook)
13. Alpha Delta official webpage, August 2018
14. http://www.thetaphialpha.org/site/assets/374536/AZeta_close_to_chapters_memo_2.15.doc AZeta close to chapters member
15. http://www.thetaphialpha.org/Portals/0/Assets/PDF/2017-08-23-alpha-eta-suspension-rev.pdf Theta Phi Alpha Announces Indefinite Suspension of the Alpha Eta Chapter
16. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha Web Site Chapter Page . https://web.archive.org/web/20011015210659/http://members.aol.com/TPAweb/qfachapters.html . October 15, 2001.
17. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha - e-news-archive-2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305102137/http://www.thetaphialpha.org/e-news-archive-2014 . 2016-03-05 . 2015-07-29 . thetaphialpha.org.
18. Web site: Welcome to the home of the Beta Rho chapter of Theta Phi Alpha Fraternity . . Definitely *not* a great reference, but considering the confusion elsewhere.
19. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha News . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728204449/http://www.thetaphialpha.org/news . July 28, 2012.
20. https://celectcdn.s3.amazonaws.com/files/0026/3032/press_release_gamma_theta.pdf Theta Phi Alpha Announces the Closing of Gamma Theta Chapter
21. https://celectcdn.s3.amazonaws.com/files/0024/0919/pr_gi_closure_jk1031lf.pdf Theta Phi Alpha Fraternity Announces Chapter Closing -Gamma Iota Chapter at Davis & Elkins, in Elkins, WV
22. Web site: York College 'Theta Phi Alpha' Sorority suspended four years - WPMT FOX43 . WPMT FOX43.
23. https://www.thetaphialpha.org/site/assets/378901/Press_Release_Gamma_Sigma_Closure__SPM_-_March_25__2015_.doc Press Release Gamma Sigma Closure
24. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha - e-news-archive-2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305102203/http://www.thetaphialpha.org/e-news-archive-2013 . 2016-03-05 . 2015-07-29 . thetaphialpha.org.
25. https://celectcdn.s3.amazonaws.com/files/0030/8183/GTau_Closing_Press_Release_02-13.pdf Gamma Tau Closing Press Release
26. Web site: Steven's: Theta Phi Alpha - Stevens Colony of Theta Phi Alpha . stevens.edu.
27. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha - e-news-archive-2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305102203/http://www.thetaphialpha.org/e-news-archive-2013 . 2016-03-05 . 2015-07-29 . thetaphialpha.org.
28. Web site: Emerging Chapters Theta Phi Alpha . 2023-01-06 . thetaphialpha.org.
29. Web site: Alumnae Associations & Clubs Theta Phi Alpha . 2023-01-06 . thetaphialpha.org.
30. Web site: Theta Phi Alpha - Associations - Clubs . https://web.archive.org/web/20150711074112/http://www.thetaphialpha.org/associations-clubs . 2015-07-11 . 2015-07-10 . thetaphialpha.org.