Gamma Sigma Alpha

Gamma Sigma Alpha (ΓΣΑ, or GSA) is an American academic Greek honor society recognizing academic excellence of members of fraternities and sororities. It was established in 1989 at the University of Southern California.

Gamma Sigma Alpha
ΓΣΑ
Founded	November 9, 1989; 35 years ago (1989-11-09) University of Southern California
Type	Honor
Affiliation	Independent
Status	Active
Emphasis	Interfraternity academics
Scope	National
Motto	Γαμμα Σιγμα Αλφα
Pillars	Academic Engagement, Congruence, Excellence, Inclusion, Knowledge, Recognition, and Relationships
Colors	Red and   Gold
Chapters	215+
Headquarters	316 Cherry Hill Boulevard Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 United States
Website	gammasigmaalpha.org

History

Gamma Sigma Alpha was founded at the University of Southern California on November 9, 1989, by Beth K. Saul and a group of scholastic achievers representing various fraternities and sororities dedicated to advancing higher education and academic accomplishment.^[1][2]

Gamma Sigma Alpha states that its mission is "to recognize and advance academic excellence as a core value of fraternities and sororities".^[3] Unlike the Order of Omega, who also reward Greek life academic successes, Gamma Sigma Alpha does not limit the number of members who can be initiated.^[3]

The society presents an academic scholarship to one of its members.^[4]

Its national headquarters are at 316 Cherry Hill Boulevard in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.^[5]

Symbols

The badge of Gamma Sigma Alpha, which can be seen within its seal, consists of a white-lit candle with a golden base on a field of Gules (red) with a bend of argent.^[6] Graduating members wear honor cords of red and gold.^[7] Its motto is Γαμμα Σιγμα Αλφα. Its values or pillars are Academic Engagement, Congruence, Excellence, Inclusion, Knowledge, Recognition, and Relationships.^[8]

Membership

Undergraduate students, in their junior or senior year, can apply for membership if they are members of a Greek fraternity or sorority on campus and have a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or above (on a 4.0 scale).^[9][10] The society initiates nearly 2,000 members each year.^[8]

Chapters

Following are the chapters of Gamma Sigma Alpha, in alphabetical order.^[11]

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
		Adelphi University	Garden City, New York	Inactive
		Albion College	Albion, Michigan	Inactive
		Appalachian State University	Boone, North Carolina	Active
		Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Active
		Arkansas Tech University	Russellville, Arkansas	Active
		Ashland University	Ashland, Ohio	Active
		Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Active
		Austin Peay State University	Clarksville, Tennessee	Active	[12]
		Babson College	Wellesley, Massachusetts	Active	[13]
Alpha Kappa	2009	Baker University	Baldwin City, Kansas	Active
		Baldwin-Wallace University	Berea, Ohio	Inactive
		Ball State University	Muncie, Indiana	Inactive
		Barton College	Wilson, North Carolina	Active
		Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Active
		Beloit College	Beloit, Wisconsin	Active
		Bethany College	Bethany, West Virginia	Inactive
		Bloomsburg University	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania	Active
		Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green, Ohio	Active
		Brenau University	Gainesville, Georgia	Inactive
		Bridgewater State College	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Active
		Brooklyn College	New York City, New York	Active
		California State Polytechnic University, Pomona	Pomona, California	Active
		California State University, Bakersfield	Bakersfield, California	Inactive
		California State University, Fullerton	Fullerton, California	Active
		California State University, Northridge	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
		California State University, San Bernardino	San Bernardino, California	Active
		California State University, San Marcos	San Marcos, California	Inactive
		California University of Pennsylvania	California, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		Capital University	Bexley, Ohio	Active
		Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Inactive
		Centre College	Danville, Kentucky	Inactive
		Christian Brothers University	Memphis, Tennessee	Active
		Clemson University	Clemson, South Carolina	Active
		Coastal Carolina University	Conway, South Carolina	Inactive
		Coe College	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Active
		Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Active
		College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Active
		Colorado State University	Fort Collins, Colorado	Active
Eta Beta	February 2004	Cumberland University	Lebanon, Tennessee	Active	[14]
	2012	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Inactive	[8]
		Davis & Elkins College	Elkins, West Virginia	Active
		Denison University	Granville, Ohio	Active
		Dickinson College	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Active
		Drury University	Springfield, Missouri	Inactive
		East Tennessee State University	Johnson City, Tennessee	Inactive
		Eastern Illinois University	Charleston, Illinois	Active
		Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Inactive
		Eastern New Mexico University	Portales, New Mexico	Active
		Elmhurst University	Elmhurst, Illinois	Inactive
		Elon University	Elon, North Carolina	Inactive
		Fairleigh Dickinson University	Madison, New Jersey	Active
		Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Active
		Georgia Southern University	Statesboro, Georgia	Active
		Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
		Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
		Grand Valley State University	Allendale, Michigan	Active
Theta Iota	April 7, 2009	Huntingdon College	Montgomery, Alabama	Inactive	[10]
		Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, Illinois	Active
		Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	Inactive
		Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Active
		Indiana University Southeast	New Albany, Indiana	Active
		Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive
		Jacksonville State University	Jacksonville, Alabama	Active
		Kennesaw State University	Cobb County, Georgia	Active
		Kent State University	Kent, Ohio	Active
Delta Zeta		Kettering University	Flint, Michigan	Inactive	[15][a]
		Kutztown University of Pennsylvania	Kutztown, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		Lake Forest College	Lake Forest, Illinois	Active
		Lawrence University	Appleton, Wisconsin	Active
		Long Island University	New York City, New York	Inactive
		Longwood College	Farmville, Virginia	Active
		Lycoming College	Williamsport, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Beta Gamma	May 2, 1994	Marietta College	Marietta, Ohio	Active	[16]
		McDaniel College	Westminster, Maryland	Inactive
		Mercer University	Macon, Georgia	Active
		Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Inactive
		Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Active
		Michigan Technological University	Houghton, Michigan	Active
		Midwestern State University	Wichita Falls, Texas	Active
		Miles College	Fairfield, Alabama	Active
		Minnesota State University, Mankato	Mankato, Minnesota	Active	[17]
		Monmouth University	West Long Branch, New Jersey	Inactive
		Moravian College	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		Morehead State University	Morehead, Kentucky	Active
		Murray State University	Murray, Kentucky	Active
		New England College	Henniker, New Hampshire	Inactive
		New Jersey City University	Jersey City, New Jersey	Active
		New Mexico State University	Las Cruces, New Mexico	Inactive
		New York Institute of Technology	New York City, New York	Active
		North Carolina Wesleyan University	Rocky Mount, North Carolina	Active
		Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, Arizona	Active
		Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, Illinois	Active
		Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Active
		Northwestern State University	Natchitoches, Louisiana	Active
		Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Active
	August 31, 2017	Oakland University	Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills, Michigan	Active	[18]
		Occidental College	Los Angeles, California	Active
		Ohio Northern University	Ada, Ohio	Active
		Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Active
		Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware, Ohio	Inactive
		Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon	Active
		Pace University	New York City, New York	Inactive
		Penn West Clarion	Clarion, Pennsylvania	Active
		Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Active
		Pittsburg State University	Pittsburg, Kansas	Active
		Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Active
		Radford University	Radford, Virginia	Inactive
		Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Inactive
		Rider University	Lawrence Township, New Jersey	Inactive
		Rochester Institute of Technology	Rochester, New York	Active	[19]
		Rutgers University–Camden	Camden, New Jersey	Inactive
		Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Inactive
		Salisbury University	Salisbury, Maryland	Active
		Samford University	Homewood, Alabama	Inactive
		San Diego State University	San Diego, California	Active
		Simpson College	Indianola, Iowa	Active
		Slippery Rock University	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	Active
		Southeastern Louisiana University	Hammond, Louisiana	Active
		Southern Connecticut State University	New Haven, Connecticut	Inactive
		Southern Illinois University, Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	Active
		Southern Methodist University	Dallas, Texas	Active
		Southern Utah University	Cedar City, Utah	Active
		Saint Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	Active
		St. John's University (California)	Temecula, California	Inactive
		St. John’s University, Queens	Queens, New York	Inactive
		St. John’s University, Staten Island	Staten Island, New York	Inactive	[b]
		St. Lawrence University	Canton, New York	Inactive
		St. Mary's University, Texas	San Antonio, Texas	Inactive
		St. Norbert College	De Pere, Wisconsin	Active
		State University of New York at Delhi	Delhi, New York	Inactive
		State University of New York at Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh, New York	Active
Theta Omega	April 29, 2011	State University of New York at New Paltz	New Paltz, New York	Inactive	[20]
		State University of New York at Oneonta	Oneonta, New York	Active
		Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Active
		Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, Texas	Inactive
		Trinity College	Hartford, Connecticut	Inactive
		Trinity University	San Antonio, Texas	Inactive
		Truman State University	Kirksville, Missouri	Active	[c]
		University at Albany, SUNY	Albany, New York	Inactive	[21]
		University of Akron	Akron, Ohio	Inactive
		University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Active
		University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Active
		University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Active
		University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Little Rock, Arkansas	Active
		University of Arkansas–Fort Smith	Fort Smith, Arkansas	Inactive
	November 2017	University of British Columbia	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Inactive	[22]
Gamma Beta	April 10, 1995 – xxxx ?; April 23, 2010	University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	Active	[23]
		University of California at Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
		University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Active
		University of California, Irvine	Irvine, California	Inactive
		University of Central Missouri	Warrensburg, Missouri	Active
		University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, Colorado	Active
		University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Inactive
		University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Active
		University of Evansville	Evansville, Indiana	Active
		University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Active
		University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Active
		University of Idaho	Moscow, Idaho	Active
		University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana	Champaign and Urbana, Illinois	Active
		University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Active
		University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Active
		University of Maryland, Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
		University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Active
		University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Inactive
		University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive	[24]
		University of Minnesota	Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota	Active
		University of Mississippi	University, Mississippi	Inactive
		University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Active
		University of Mount Union	Alliance, Ohio	Active
		University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Paradise, Nevada	Active
		University of Nevada, Reno	Reno, Nevada	Inactive
		University of New Haven	West Haven, Connecticut	Inactive
		University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Active
Theta Eta		University of North Alabama	Florence, Alabama	Active	[25]
		University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Inactive
		University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Active
		University of North Carolina Wilmington	Wilmington, North Carolina	Active
		University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Inactive
		University of North Florida	Jacksonville, Florida	Active
		University of North Georgia	Dahlonega, Georgia	Active
		University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	Active
		University of Northern Colorado	Greeley, Colorado	Active
		University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	Active
		University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
		University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		University of Pittsburgh at Bradford	Bradford, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		University of Puget Sound	Tacoma, Washington	Active
		University of Redlands	Redlands, California	Inactive
		University of San Francisco	San Francisco, California	Active
		University of South Alabama	Mobile, Alabama	Active
		University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Active
		University of South Florida	Tampa, Florida	Active
Alpha	November 9, 1989	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Inactive	[23]
		University of Southern Indiana	Evansville, Indiana	Active
		University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Active
		University of Tennessee at Martin	Martin, Tennessee	Active
		University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Texas	Active
		University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Active
		University of Texas–Pan American	Edinburg, Texas	Active
		University of the Pacific	Stockton, California	Active
		University of Toledo	Toledo, Ohio	Inactive
		University of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont	Inactive
		University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, Virginia	Inactive
		University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	Active
		University of West Alabama	Livingston, Alabama	Active
		University of West Georgia	Carrollton, Georgia	Active
		University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	Active
		University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh	Oshkosh, Wisconsin	Active
		University of Wisconsin–Platteville	Platteville, Wisconsin	Active
		University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wisconsin	Active
		Ursinus College	Collegeville, Pennsylvania	Active
		Valdosta State University	Valdosta, Georgia	Active
		Valparaiso University	Valparaiso, Indiana	Active
		Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Inactive
		Virginia Wesleyan University	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Active
		Washburn University	Topeka, Kansas	Inactive
		Washington & Jefferson College	Washington, Pennsylvania	Inactive
		Washington State University	Pullman, Washington	Active
		Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Active
		Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Active
		Weber State University	Ogden, Utah	Active
		West Chester University	West Chester, Pennsylvania	Active
		West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	Inactive
		West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon, West Virginia	Active
		Western Illinois University	Macomb, Illinois	Active
Eta Eta	November 2004	Western Kentucky University	Bowling Green, Kentucky	Inactive	[26]
		Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Active
		Willamette University	Salem, Oregon	Active
		Wittenberg University	Springfield, Ohio	Inactive
		Woodbury University	Burbank, California	Active

1. Chapter formed at GMI Engineering & Management Institute, now called Kettering University.
2. The Staten Island campus closed in May 2024.
3. Chapter formed at Northeast Missouri State, now Truman State University.

Notable members

• Camille Vasquez, lawyer

See also

• Honor cords
• Honor society