List of Theta Alpha Phi chapters

Theta Alpha Phi is an American honor society for theatre. It was established in 1919 by members of the National Association of Teachers of Speech.^[1] It was organized in December 1919 at a National Association of Teachers of Speech meeting in Chicago, Illinois.^[1] Its first chapter, Oklahoma Alpha, was chartered on December 22, 1919 at Oklahoma A&M College, now Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma.^[2][3]

In the following list, active chapters are noted in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.^{[1][2][4][5][6]}

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Locations	Status	Reference
Oklahoma Alpha	December 22, 1919 – 1934	Oklahoma Agricultural and Mechanical College	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Inactive
Louisiana Alpha	1919	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Inactive
Ohio Alpha	1919	Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware, Ohio	Active
Wisconsin Alpha	1919–1947	Ripon College	Ripon, Wisconsin	Inactive
Florida Alpha	1919	Stetson University	DeLand, Florida	Active
Pennsylvania Alpha	1919	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive
California Alpha	1920	University of Redlands	Redlands, California	Inactive
Connecticut Alpha	1920–1942	University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Inactive
Missouri Alpha	1920–1934	University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Inactive
Arizona Alpha	1920–1934	University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Inactive	[7]
Colorado Alpha	1920–1934	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Inactive
Oklahoma Beta	1920	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Inactive
South Dakota Alpha	1920–1937	Huron University	Huron, South Dakota	Inactive	[8]
California Beta	1920–1930	Occidental College	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Iowa Alpha	1920–1954	Parsons College	Fairfield, Iowa	Inactive
Ohio Beta	1920	Baldwin–Wallace College	Berea, Ohio	Inactive
Oregon Alpha	1920	Willamette University	Salem, Oregon	Inactive
Utah Alpha	1920–1954	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Inactive
South Dakota Beta	1920	Dakota Wesleyan University	Mitchell, South Dakota	Inactive
Tennessee Alpha	1920–1934	University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	Inactive
Pennsylvania Beta	1921–1934	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Montana Alpha	1921	University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	Inactive	[a]
Wyoming Alpha	1921	University of Wyoming	Laramie, Wyoming	Inactive
Michigan Zeta	1921–1934, after 1963	Adrian College	Adrian, Michigan	Active	[b]
Michigan ?	1921	Kalamazoo College	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Inactive
Hawaii Alpha	1921–1935	University of Hawaiʻi	Honolulu, Hawaii	Inactive
Alabama Alpha	1921–1934	Alabama Polytechnic Institute	Auburn, Alabama	Inactive	[8]
South Dakota Gamma	1921–1934	University of South Dakota	Vermillion, South Dakota	Inactive
Indiana Alpha	1922	Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Inactive
Michigan ?	1922–1934	Hillsdale College	Hillsdale, Michigan	Inactive
California Gamma	1922	University of the Pacific	Stockton, California	Active
Oklahoma Gamma	1922	Oklahoma Baptist University	Shawnee, Oklahoma	Inactive
Michigan Alpha	1922–1934	Knox College	Galesburg, Illinois	Inactive
Ohio Gamma	1922–1934	Heidelberg College	Tiffin, Ohio	Inactive
Washington Alpha	1922–1935	College of Puget Sound	Tacoma, Washington	Inactive
Ohio Delta	1922	Wittenberg College	Springfield, Ohio	Inactive
Missouri Beta	1923	Park College	Parkville, Missouri	Inactive
Pennsylvania Gamma	1923	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Iowa Beta	1923	State College of Iowa University of Northern Iowa	Cedar Falls, Iowa	Inactive	[c]
Pennsylvania Delta	1923	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Missouri Gamma	1923–1940, after 1963	Culver–Stockton College	Canton, Missouri	Active
Montana Beta	1923–1954	Carroll College	Helena, Montana	Inactive	[d]
Indiana Beta	1923	Franklin College	Franklin, Indiana	Active
South Dakota Delta	1923–1934	Yankton College	Yankton, South Dakota	Inactive
Montana Gamma	1923–1934	Montana College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts	Bozeman, Montana	Inactive
Kansas Alpha	1923–1934	Kansas State Teachers College of Pittsburg	Pittsburg, Kansas	Inactive
South Dakota Epsilon	1923–1939	Northern Normal and Industrial School	Aberdeen, South Dakota	Inactive
North Dakota Alpha	1923–1934	Jamestown College	Jamestown, North Dakota	Inactive
Nebraska Alpha	1923	Nebraska Wesleyan University	Lincoln, Nebraska	Inactive
Illinois Beta	1923	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, Illinois	Inactive
South Carolina Alpha	1924–1934	Presbyterian College	Clinton, South Carolina	Inactive
Ohio Epsilon	1924	Ohio Northern University	Ada, Ohio	Active
Michigan Delta	1924	Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Inactive	[e]
Utah Beta	1924	Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	Inactive	[9]
Illinois Gamma	1924	Bradley University	Peoria, Illinois	Inactive	[f]
North Carolina Alpha	1925–1954	Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	Inactive
Virginia Alpha	1925	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Inactive
Louisiana Beta	1925–1933	Tulane University	New Orleans, Louisiana	Inactive
Missouri Delta	1925–1934, after 1963	University of Central Missouri	Warrensburg, Missouri	Active	[g]
Illinois Delta	1926	Illinois State University	Normal, Illinois	Inactive
Kansas Beta	1926	Emporia State University	Emporia, Kansas	Inactive	[h]
Tennessee Delta	1927	Maryville College	Maryville, Tennessee	Inactive
Ohio Zeta	May 31, 1927	Otterbein College	Westerville, Ohio	Inactive	[10]
Utah Gamma	1927	Utah State University	Logan, Utah	Inactive	[i]
New Mexico Alpha	1928–1945	University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Inactive
Kansas Gamma	1928–1934	College of Emporia	Emporia, Kansas	Inactive
Indiana Gamma	1929	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Inactive
Iowa Gamma	1929	Drake University	Des Moines, Iowa	Inactive
Michigan Epsilon	1929	Albion College	Albion, Michigan	Active
Ohio Eta	1930	Hiram College	Hiram, Ohio	Inactive
Pennsylvania Epsilon	1931	Grove City College	Grove City, Pennsylvania	Inactive
New York Alpha	1933–1954	Alfred University	Alfred, New York	Inactive
Pennsylvania Zeta	1933	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
New York Beta	1934	Ithaca College	Ithaca, New York	Inactive
Florida Beta	1936–1954	University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Inactive
Indiana Delta	1936	Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	Active
Florida Gamma	1938	Rollins College	Winter Park, Florida	Active
Illinois Epsilon	1938	Eastern Illinois University	Charleston, Illinois	Inactive	[j]
California Delta	1940	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	Inactive	[k]
Ohio Theta	1941	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive
Ohio Iota	1945	Bowling Green State University	Bowling Green, Ohio	Active
Tennessee Epsilon	1950	Tennessee State University	Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive	[l]
Indiana Epsilon	1950	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Inactive
Arkansas Alpha	1952	Henderson State University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Inactive	[11][m]
Wisconsin Delta	1953	University of Wisconsin–Whitewater	Whitewater, Wisconsin	Active
Illinois Zeta	1953	Wilbur Wright College	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Alabama Beta	1954	Samford University	Birmingham, Alabama	Inactive	[11][n]
Washington Gamma	March 1957	Western Washington University	Bellingham, Washington	Inactive	[12]
New Jersey Alpha	1960	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	Active
Texas Alpha	1960	Howard Payne University	Brownwood, Texas	Inactive
Louisiana Gamma	March 1965	Grambling State University	Grambling, Louisiana	Active	[13]
Louisiana Delta	May 1966	Southern University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Inactive	[14]
Kentucky Alpha	November 19, 1968	Morehead State University	Morehead, Kentucky	Active	[15]
New Jersey Gamma	1978	Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	Active	[16]
Arkansas Beta		Ouachita Baptist University	Arkadelphia, Arkansas	Active
Illinois Iota	May 28, 1968	Elmhurst University	Elmhurst, Illinois	Active
Ohio Eta		Ohio State University at Mansfield	Mansfield, Ohio	Active
Ohio Kappa		Denison University	Granville, Ohio	Active
Nebraska Beta		Hastings College	Hastings, Nebraska	Inactive	[8]
Wyoming Alpha		University of Wyoming	Laramie, Wyoming	Inactive

Notes

1. Chapter formed at Montana State University, now University of Montana.
2. This first chapter in Michigan was named Zeta for unknown reasons.
3. Chapter formed at the State College of Iowa, now the University of Northern Iowa.
4. Chapter formed at Mount St. Charles College, now called Carroll College.
5. Chapter formed at Michigan Agricultural College, now Michigan State University.
6. Chapter formed at Bradley Polytechnic Institute, now Bradley University.
7. Chapter formed at Central Missouri State Teachers, now the University of Central Missouri.
8. Chapter formed at Kansas State Teachers College, now Emporia State University.
9. Chapter formed at the Utah State Agricultural College, now Utah State University.
10. Chapter formed at Eastern Illinois State Teachers College, now Eastern Illinois University.
11. Chapter formed at Santa Barbara State College, now the University of California, Santa Barbara.
12. Chapter formed at the Tennessee Agricultural & Industrial State College, now Tennessee State University.
13. Chapter formed at Henderson State Teachers College, now Henderson State University.
14. Chapter formed at Howard College, now called Samford University.