List of Theta Nu Epsilon chapters

Theta Nu Epsilon was an American sophomore collegiate class society that was founded at Wesleyan University in 1870 as a chapter of Skull and Bones.^[1] The society expanded into a new national organization that accepted members regardless of their fraternity status.^[2] In 1925, it reorganized as a traditional social fraternity.^[3]

The last legitimate chapter ceased operations during World War I in 1942.^[4][3] Because of early splits in the national organization, several unofficial national coalitions and rogue groups granted their own charters. As a result, many conflicts exist surrounding the actual founding dates and chapter designations, even at the institutions that had officially recognized groups.

The following list is composed of all known chapters of Theta Nu, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions indicated in italics.^[3][5][6]

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	December 11, 1870 – 1912	Wesleyan University	Middletown, Connecticut	Withdrew	[1][a]
Beta	1872–1925	Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Inactive
Gamma	1874–1920, 1925-1940	Union College	Schenectady, New York	Inactive	[b][c]
Delta	1877–1905	Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Inactive
Epsilon	1878–1908	University of Rochester	Rochester, New York	Inactive
Zeta	1879–1912	University of California	Berkeley, California	Withdrew	[d]
Eta	1880–1923	Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Inactive	[7]
Theta	1881–1915	Kenyon College	Gambier, Ohio	Inactive
Iota	1881–1921	Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Inactive
Kappa	1882–1912	Hamilton College	Kirkland, New York	Inactive
Lambda	1881–1940	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Merged (ΑΚΠ)	[8][b][e][f]
Lambda Deuteron	1882–1908	Williams College	Williamstown, Massachusetts	Inactive
Mu	1883–1934	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	Inactive	[b][g]
Nu	1884–1925	Lafayette College	Easton, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Beta Beta	1885–1914	Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware, Ohio	Inactive
Xi	1885–1904	Amherst College	Amherst, Massachusetts	Inactive
Omicron	1887–1924	Allegheny College	Meadville, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Omicron Deuteron	1887–1907	Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Pi Pi	1887–1925	Dickinson College	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Pi	1888–1903, 1927–1940	Pennsylvania State College	State College, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[h]
Rho (see Kappa Theta)	1888–1919	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Reestablished
Sigma	1889–1914	New York University	New York City, New York	Inactive
Pi Chi	1890–1906	University of Toronto	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Inactive	[i]
Psi Omega	1890–1909	University of the South	Sewanee, Tennessee	Inactive
Tau	1891–1910	University of Wooster	Wooster, Ohio	Inactive
Beta Lambda	1891–1911	Mount Union College	Alliance, Ohio	Inactive	[i]
Phi	1892–1914	Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Withdrew
Upsilon	1892–1916	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive
Chi	1893–1925	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Inactive
Psi (see Alpha Eta)	1893–1914	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Reestablished
Psi Deuteron	June 1893–19xx ?	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive	[9]
Alpha Psi	1893–1905	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Inactive	[10][i]
Alpha Alpha	1894–1913	Bowdoin College	Brunswick, Maine	Inactive
Delta Sigma	1894–1925	University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Inactive
Alpha Gamma	1914–1930	Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	Inactive
Alpha Delta	1893–1925	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, Illinois	Inactive
Alpha Sigma	1890–1912	Washington and Lee University	Lexington, Virginia	Inactive
Alpha Eta (see Alpha Lambda)	1894–1914	University of Nebraska	Lincoln, Nebraska	Reestablished	[11][j][k]
Omega	1894–1913	Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Delta Delta	1895–1923	University of Maine	Orono, Maine	Withdrew	[l]
Epsilon Epsilon	1896–1913	Case School of Applied Science	Cleveland, Ohio	Inactive
Alpha Theta	1895–1924, 2003–c. 2008	University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Inactive	[12]
Alpha Iota	1895–1913, 1924–1928	Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Inactive	[m]
Beta Deuteron	1895–xxxx ?	Hampden–Sydney College	Hampden Sydney, Virginia	Inactive	[i]
Alpha Pi	1895-1908	Middlebury College	Middlebury, Vermont	Inactive	[i]
Delta Rho	1895–1923	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive	[n]
Delta Tau	1895–1923	University of Chicago Professional Education	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Pi Phi	1895–1910	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Inactive	[o]
Mu Epsilon	1896–1902	Washington & Jefferson College	Washington, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[i]
	1896–1897	Wittenberg University	Springfield, Ohio	Inactive	[i]
Gamma Kappa	1897–1902	City University of New York	New York City, New York	Inactive
Gamma Xi	1897–1902	Bethany College	Bethany, West Virginia	Inactive	[i]
Zeta Zeta	1897–1912	Roanoke College	Salem, Virginia	Inactive	[i]
Gamma Gamma	1898–1910	Trinity College	Hartford, Connecticut	Inactive
Alpha Zeta	1898-1925	University of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont	Inactive	[i]
Kappa Gamma	1898–1914	University of Vermont Medical School	Burlington, Vermont	Inactive
Alpha Rho (see Beta Nu)	1898–xxxx ?	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Reestablished	[i]
Alpha Rho Deuteron (1)	1898–1901	Central University of Kentucky	Richmond, Kentucky	Moved	[p]
Kappa Beta	1899–1929	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[i]
	1899–1905	Susquehanna University	Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[i]
	1899–1940	Washington University in St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Inactive	[i]
Alpha Nu	1900–1907	Tulane University	New Orleans, Louisiana	Inactive	[i]
Alpha Upsilon	1900–1912	University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Inactive	[i]
	1900–1905	Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Inactive	[i]
Beta Upsilon (Mu Beta)	1900–1912	Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive
Princeton	1900–1902	Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	Inactive
	1900–1923	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[i]
	1900–1900, 1948–xxxx ?	University of Nevada	Reno, Nevada	Inactive	[i]
	1900–1900	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive	[i]
	1900–1923	Bates College	Lewiston, Maine	Inactive	[i]
Alpha Rho Deuteron (2)	1901–1940	Centre College	Danville, Kentucky	Inactive	[i][q]
Delta Epsilon (also called Zeta Zeta)	1901–1924	Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	Inactive
Alpha Xi	1901–1911	Oglethorpe University	Brookhaven, Georgia	Inactive	[i]
Alpha Omicron	1901–1910	Cumberland University	Lebanon, Tennessee	Inactive
Alpha Omega	1901–1914	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive
Invictus	1901–1923, 1923–1994, 2008–20xx ?	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive	[i]
Sigma Alpha	1902–1910	Westminster College	New Wilmington, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Beta Eta	1902–1906	Muhlenberg College	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Alpha Epsilon	1902–1913	University of Colorado	Boulder, Colorado	Inactive
Alpha Rho	1902–1914, 19xx ?–1940s	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Withdrew	[13][14][r]
Alpha Tau	1902–1913	Iowa Wesleyan University	Mount Pleasant, Iowa	Inactive	[i]
Beta Zeta	1902–1904	Nebraska Wesleyan University	Lincoln, Nebraska	Inactive	[i]
Omicron Omicron	1903–1905, 1923–1942	Ohio Northern University	Ada, Ohio	Merged (ΑΚΠ)	[b][s][t]
Pi Pi	1903–1925	Dickinson College of Law	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Beta Nu (see Alpha Rho)	1903–1910	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Inactive
Beta Omicron	1903–1914	Colby College	Waterville, Maine	Inactive
Lambda Sigma	1903–1915	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Inactive	[15]
Beta Mu	1904–1909	Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
Beta Xi	1904–1914	DePauw University	Greencastle, Indiana	Inactive	[i]
Beta Psi	1904–1913	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Inactive	[i]
Omega Nu	1904–1914	University of Maryland	College Park, Maryland	Inactive
Zeta Phi	1904–1914	Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Zeta Phi	1904–1914	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Inactive
Sigma Rho	1904–1913	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Inactive
	1904–1940	Kentucky State University	Frankfort, Kentucky	Inactive	[i]
Sigma Tau	1904–1923	University of Maryland Medical College	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive
Omega Kappa	1905–1913	Baltimore Medical College	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive	[16][u]
Alpha Phi	1906–1912	University of Mississippi	Oxford, Mississippi	Inactive
Kappa Kappa	1907–1914	University of Texas	Austin, Texas	Withdrew	[v]
Psi Psi	1907–19xx ?, 1930–1935	Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive	[w]
Alpha Delta	1907–1925	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, Illinois	Inactive
Kappa Rho	1907–1925	Baltimore College of Dental Surgery	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive
	1908–1912	Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Inactive	[i]
Beta Pi	1908–1914	Davidson College	Davidson, North Carolina	Inactive	[i]
Sigma Phi	1908–1918	University of Tennessee College of Medicine	Memphis, Tennessee	Inactive
Gamma Beta	1909–1928	Jefferson Medical College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1909–1925, 1932–1939	George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	Inactive	[i]
Epsilon Deuteron	1909–1921	University of Rochester Alumni	Rochester, New York	Inactive
Nu Mu	1909–1913	Auburn University	Auburn, Alabama	Inactive
	1909–1923	University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	Inactive	[i]
	1909–1929	University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Inactive	[i]
Alpha Alpha	1910–1923	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Inactive
Zeta Zeta	1910–1917	University of Wyoming	Laramie, Wyoming	Inactive
Eta Eta	1910–1914	University of Massachusetts	Amherst, Massachusetts	Inactive
Iota Iota	1910–1915	University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive
Rho Rho	1910–1913	Norwich University	Northfield, Vermont	Inactive
	1910–1923, 1928–1928, 1934–1946	University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	Inactive	[i]
	1910–1914	Niagara University	Lewiston, New York	Inactive	[i]
	1910–1912	Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[i]
	1910–1912	Franklin & Marshall College	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[i]
	1910–1923	Colorado School of Mines	Golden, Colorado	Inactive	[i]
Omega Omega	1910–1915	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
Alpha Chi	1910–1924	University of Illinois		Inactive	[4]
Omicron Omega	1910–1916	St. Lawrence University	Canton, New York	Inactive
Theta Theta	1911–1914	West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	Inactive
Mu Mu	1911–1914	Stanford University	Stanford, California	Inactive
Nu Nu	1911–1931, 1929–1931	Marquette University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive	[17][b][x]
Xi Xi	1911–19xx ?, 1928–1933	University of Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	Inactive	[y]
Sigma Sigma	1911–1915	Medical College of Virginia	Richmond, Virginia	Inactive
	1911–19xx ?	Denison University	Granville, Ohio	Inactive	[i]
	1912–1940	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive	[i]
Upsilon Upsilon	1912–1940	New York University Washington Square	Manhattan, New York	Inactive	[b][z]
Phi Phi	1912–1925	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Inactive
Chi Chi	1913–1925	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive
Tau Tau	1914–1925	Baker University	Baldwin City, Kansas	Inactive
Alpha Beta	1914–1918, 1925–1928	University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	Inactive	[b][aa]
Alpha Gamma	1914–1924	Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	Inactive
Alpha Epsilon	1915–1925	University of South Dakota	Vermillion, South Dakota	Inactive
Alpha Eta	1916–1925	Rush Medical College	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Alpha Kappa	1916–1923	Northwestern University Dental School	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive
	1916–1929	Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon	Inactive	[i]
Alpha Lambda (see Alpha Eta)	1917–1925	University of Nebraska	Lincoln, Nebraska	Inactive
Beta Gamma	1921–1925	Chicago College of Dental Surgery	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Beta Epsilon	1917–1925	Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Inactive
Delta Iota	1919–1925	University of Illinois Professional Schools		Inactive
Delta Beta	1922–1925	Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Beta Delta	1921–1925	University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Beta Iota	1921–1924	Drake University	Des Moines, Iowa	Inactive	[i]
Beta Kappa	1921–1923	Millikin University	Decatur, Illinois	Inactive	[i]
Beta Sigma	1921–1925	Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas	Inactive	[i]
Beta Chi	1921–1924	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Inactive
Delta Chi	1922–1925	University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	Inactive
	c. 1922–c. 1955	University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	Inactive	[18][ab]
	1923–1929	Colorado State University	Fort Collins, Colorado	Inactive	[i]
	1923–1923	University of Northern Colorado	Greeley, Colorado	Inactive	[i]
Chi Alpha	1923–1949; October 25, 2005 – 20xx ?	University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Inactive
	1923–1940	Colorado College	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Inactive	[i]
	1923–1940	William Jewell College	Liberty, Missouri	Inactive	[i]
	1923–1940	Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Inactive	[i]
	1923–1940	Washington State University	Pullman, Washington	Inactive	[i]
Delta Lambda	1923–1928	Kansas City Dental College	Kansas City, Missouri	Inactive	[19][b][ac]
Delta Pi	1924–1934	University of California	Berkeley, California	Inactive	[ad]
	1924–1940	Canisius College	Buffalo, New York	Inactive	[i]
Kappa Rho	1924–1929	University of Maryland, Baltimore	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive
	1925–1934	Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy	Rolla, Missouri	Inactive	[i]
	1925–1929	Drury College	Springfield, Missouri	Inactive	[i]
	1925–1925	Clarkson University	Potsdam, New York	Inactive	[i]
	1925–1940	Creighton University	Omaha, Nebraska	Inactive	[i]
	1927–1929	Mississippi State University	Mississippi State, Mississippi	Inactive	[i]
	1928–1929	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Inactive	[i]
Delta Phi	1927–1930	Lombard College	Galesburg, Illinois	Inactive	[ae]
	c. 1927–1933	Lincoln and Lee University	Kansas City, Missouri	Inactive	[19][af]
Mu Mu	May 1928–1933	Coe College	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Inactive	[ag]
Pi Pi	1928–1934	University of Illinois	Urbana, Illinois	Inactive	[ah]
Alpha Eta (see Psi)	1928–1931	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive	[ai]
	1928–1933	University of Missouri, Kansas City	Kansas City, Missouri	Inactive	[19][aj]
	1928–1929	University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	Inactive	[i]
	1928–1929	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Inactive	[i]
	1928–1929	Montana State University	Bozeman, Montana	Inactive	[i]
	1928–1929	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Inactive	[i]
	1928–1929	Whitman College	Walla Walla, Washington	Inactive	[i]
Alpha Mu	April 7, 1929 – 1936	Southwestern, The College of the Mississippi Valley	Memphis, Tennessee	Inactive	[20][ak]
	1946–1946	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Inactive	[i]
	1949 –1949	Wichita State University	Wichita, Kansas	Inactive	[i]
	1949–1949	University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Inactive	[i]
Kappa Theta (see Rho)	1997–xxxx ?	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive

Notes

1. Chapter continued to operate as a local society called T.N.E.
2. This chapter was a charter member of the reorganized Theta Nu Epsilon social fraternity.
3. Chapter was reformed in 1925 by Phi Nu Theta, established in 1920.
4. Chapter founded Skull & Keys (local) for seniors.
5. Chapter was reformed in 1925 by Theta Nu Epsilon, established in 1882.
6. Withdrew and became a chapter of Alpha Kappa Pi.
7. Chapter was reformed in 1925 by Chi Sigma Delta, established in 1919.
8. Chapter was reformed by Omega Mu Rho, established in 1924.
9. Chapter operated as Theta Nu Epsilon but is considered illegitimate, as it was not chartered by Alpha or the successive national society or national fraternity.
10. Sometimes called the Lambda Lambda chapter".
11. The chapter was suppressed by the university administration in 1951 but continued to operate sub rosa as a new group called Pi Xi. It was reestablished by a prominent alumni in 1957.
12. Chapter became the Senior Skull Honor Society (local).
13. Chapter created the Phoenix Club as its public arm in 1902, which split from the fraternity in 1912. It is now known as The Phoenix – S K Club.
14. Chapter also called Kappa Kappa.
15. Chaper withdrew and operated as a local organization into the early 2000s.
16. Chapter moved when the university merged with Central College in 1901
17. Chapter moved from Central University of Kentucky when the two colleges merged in 1901.
18. Starting in the 1940s, this chapter was referred to as The Machine.
19. Withdrew and became the Ohio Alpha chapter' of Sigma Pi Epsilon. Chapter was reformed in 1923 by Theta Nu Epsilon, established in 1903.
20. Chapter was reformed in 1925 by Theta Nu Epsilon, established in 1903.
21. The college merged with the University of Maryland Medical College in 1913.
22. Became Tejas Club (local).
23. Chapter was reformed by Tau Gamma Nu, established in 1915.
24. Chapter reformed in 1925 by Theta Nu Epsilon, established in 1911. It went inactive when most of its members graduated. After reforming, the chapter was suspended in 1931. It operated until 1935 as an independent local organization with the same name.
25. Chapter was reformed by Omega Rho, established in 1925.
26. Chapter reformed in 1925 by Theta Nu Epsilon, established in 1912. It went inactive during World War II when its members were drafted or enlisted.
27. Chapter was reformed by Theta Nu Epsilon, established in 1914.
28. Chapter was sub rosa in violation of both university and fraternity policies.
29. Chapter was reformed in 1925 by Theta Nu Epsilon, established in 1922. However, the college never recognized the chapter. However, the national fraternity withdrew its charter when it decided to only be associated with four-year undergraduate institutions. A chapter continued to operate illegally (with the national fraternity's authority) at the University of Missouri, Kansas City, the successor of the dental school, for at least 80 years.
30. Chapter was reformed by Dwight Way, established in 1900.
31. Chapter was formed by Omega Tau Upsilon. It went inactive when the college closed.
32. The university merged into the University of Kansas City in 1933.
33. Chapter was formed from Sigma Phi Delta (local), established in 1916. Later, it withdrew and reformed Sigma Phi Delta which dissolved in 1934.
34. Chapter was formed from Kappa Tau Beta, established in 1922.
35. Chapter was reformed by Delta Kappa Theta, established in 1921.
36. This chapter formed from the remnants of the Delta Lambda chapter" and operated independently of the national fraternity.
37. Chapter was formed from Tau Delta Gamma (local), established in 1927.