List of Theta Phi Alpha chapters

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]

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	Reference
Alpha	August 30, 1912 – 1936; 1941–1943, 1948	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive	[4][5][a]
Beta	May 17, 1919 – 1943; 1950–1952	University of Illinois	Urbana, Illinois	Inactive	[6][b]
Gamma	May 24, 1919 – 1940; 1953–1958	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive	[7][c]
Delta	June 7, 1919 – 1933; 1956–1971	Ohio University	Athens, Ohio	Inactive	[7][d]
Epsilon	June 15, 1919	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Active	[7][e]
Zeta	May 29, 1920 – 1931; January 1949 – 1957; January 14, 2012	Indiana University	Bloomington, Indiana	Active	[7][f]
Eta	1921–1971	Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive	[g]
Theta	August 29, 1921 – 1927	University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Inactive	[7][8][h]
Iota	August 12, 1921 – 1935; 1947–1955	University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Inactive	[7][i]
Kappa	May 4, 1922	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active	[j]
Lambda	December 2, 1923 – 1968	Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Inactive	[9][8][k]
Mu	November 8, 1924 – 1939; September 23, 2011 –2017	University of Nebraska	Lincoln, Nebraska	Inactive	[l]
Nu	February 13, 1926 – 1955	University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive	[7][m]
Xi	April 17, 1926 – 1939	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	[10][n]
Omicron	November 14, 1926 – 1951	University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Inactive	[11][8][o]
Pi	November 26, 1926 – 1954	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive	[p]
Rho	February 23, 1929 – 1969	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[12][q]
Sigma	February 14, 1931 – 1987	University of Akron	Akron, Ohio	Inactive	[7][8][r]
Tau	December 6, 1941 – 1969	Marquette University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive	[7][8][s]
Upsilon	March 7, 1943 – 1990	Loyola University	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive	[8][t]
Phi	February 11, 1951 – 1972	University of Detroit	Detroit, Michigan	Inactive	[7][8]
Chi	September 13, 1952	Creighton University	Omaha, Nebraska	Active	[7][u]
Psi	May 19, 1954 – 1960	Quincy University	Quincy, Illinois	Inactive	[7][v]
Omega	April 17, 1955 – 1971	Saint Louis University	St. Louis, Missouri	Inactive	[7][w]
Alpha Alpha	February 26, 1956 – 1970	The Catholic University of America	Washington, D.C.	Inactive	[7][x]
Alpha Beta	November 28, 1959	Loyola University	New Orleans, Louisiana	Active	[y]
Alpha Gamma	April 30, 1960 – 1994	DePaul University	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive	[z]
Alpha Delta	May 1, 1960 – 1970; May 18, 2013	St. Norbert College	De Pere, Wisconsin	Active	[13][aa]
Alpha Epsilon	November 25, 1960	St. John's University	Jamaica, New York	Active	[9][ab]
Alpha Zeta	May 23, 1963 – 1973; 1980 – February 5, 2015	Franciscan University of Steubenville	Steubenville, Ohio	Inactive	[7][ac]
Alpha Eta	June 26, 1968 – 1974; February 9, 2008 – August 23, 2017	Thomas More College	Crestview Hills, Kentucky	Inactive	[7][14][ad]
Alpha Theta	October 26, 1968 – 1973	University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point	Stevens Point, Wisconsin	Inactive	[7][ae]
Alpha Iota	April 26, 1970 – 2001	Purdue University Calumet	Hammond, Indiana	Inactive	[7][af]
Alpha Kappa colony	N/A	Saint Peter's University	Jersey City, New Jersey	Inactive	[ag]
Alpha Lambda	March 21, 1971 – 1971	Gannon University	Erie, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[ah]
Alpha Mu	August 15, 1974	Northern Kentucky University	Highland Heights, Kentucky	Active
Alpha Nu	November 10, 1973 – 2002	Kettering University	Flint, Michigan	Inactive	[3][ai]
Alpha Xi	January 6, 1979	Cleveland State University	Cleveland, Ohio	Active
Alpha Omicron	October 15, 1983 – 1992	Xavier University	Cincinnati Ohio	Inactive	[7]
Alpha Pi	February 2, 1985	Wayne State College	Wayne, Nebraska	Active
Alpha Rho	February 9, 1985 – 1993	Robert Morris University	Moon Township, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[7][15][8][aj]
Alpha Sigma	November 16, 1985 – 2004	California University of Pennsylvania	California, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[9][ak]
Alpha Tau	January 11, 1986	Embry–Riddle Aeronautical University	Daytona Beach, Florida	Active
Alpha Upsilon	March 1, 1986	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	Indiana, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha Phi	March 15, 1986 – 199x ?	Saint Mary's University	Winona, Minnesota	Inactive	[7][8]
Alpha Chi	May 10, 1986 – 2009	Monmouth University	West Long Branch, New Jersey	Inactive	[7][al]
Alpha Psi	January 17, 1987	University of Dayton	Dayton, Ohio	Active
Alpha Omega	May 1, 1987 – 2006; February 15, 2014	University of Wisconsin-Platteville	Platteville, Wisconsin	Active	[16][8][am]
Beta Alpha	September 13, 1987	Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	Active	[7]
Beta Beta	February 27, 1988	The College of New Jersey	Trenton, New Jersey	Active	[7]
Beta Gamma	February 28, 1988	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Madison, New Jersey	Active	[7]
Beta Delta	December 3, 1988	Muskingum University	New Concord, Ohio	Active	[9]
Beta Epsilon	February 3, 1990	Southeastern Louisiana University	Hammond, Louisiana	Active	[an]
Beta Zeta	March 31, 1990 – 200x ?	New York Institute of Technology	Central Islip, New York	Inactive	[7]
Beta Eta	May 12, 1990 – 2001	Bryant University	Smithfield, Rhode Island	Inactive	[7][ao]
Beta Theta	May 5, 1990 – 2004; April 2010	St. Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	Active	[7][ap]
Beta Iota	August 4, 1990 – 2007	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Teaneck, New Jersey	Inactive	[7][aq]
Beta Kappa	November 17, 1990 – 201x ?	Clarion University of Pennsylvania	Clarion, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[9][ar]
Beta Lambda	April 13, 1991 – 1999; May 1, 2009	University of Michigan–Flint	Flint, Michigan	Active	[7]
Beta Mu	May 5, 1991 – 2008	Bridgewater State University	Bridgewater, Massachusetts	Inactive	[7][as]
Beta Nu	November 23, 1991	Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	Active	[9][at]
Beta Xi	April 11, 1992	William Paterson University	Wayne, New Jersey	Active	[7][au]
Beta Omicron	May 3, 1992 – 200x ?	SUNY Brockport	Brockport, New York	Inactive	[7]
Beta Pi	December 1992 – 200x ?	SUNY Albany	Albany, New York	Inactive
Beta Rho	February 1993 – c. 2008	Goldey–Beacom College	Wilmington, Delaware	Inactive	[17][av]
Beta Sigma	February 20, 1993	Ramapo College	Mahwah, New Jersey	Active	[7][aw]
Beta Tau	March 27, 1993 – 200x ?	Johnson & Wales University	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive	[7][ax]
Beta Upsilon	April 17, 1993 – 1995; April 9, 2005	Saint Leo University	St. Leo, Florida	Active	[7][ay]
Beta Phi	May 8, 1993 – 2003	Millersville University	Millersville, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[7][az]
Beta Chi	May 15, 1993	Missouri Valley College	Marshall, Missouri	Active	[7][ba]
Beta Psi	September 18, 1993	Merrimack College	Andover, Massachusetts	Active	[3][bb]
Beta Omega	April 23, 1994	Kean University	Union, New Jersey	Active	[7][bc]
Gamma Alpha	December 3, 1994	Penn State Erie, The Behrend College	Erie, Pennsylvania	Active	[bd]
Gamma Beta	April 26, 1997 – July 5, 2018	Marian University	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Inactive	[7][be][bf]
Gamma Gamma	May 2, 1998	Kutztown University	Kutztown, Pennsylvania	Active	[7][bg]
Gamma Delta	December 14, 2002	Rowan University	Glassboro, New Jersey	Active	[3][9][bh]
Gamma Epsilon	May 11, 2003	Shawnee State University	Portsmouth, Ohio	Active	[7][bi]
Gamma Zeta	June 14, 2003	Texas A&M University–Kingsville	Kingsville, Texas	Active	[7][bj]
Gamma Eta	November 15, 2003 – 2024	Pratt Institute	Brooklyn, New York	Inactive	[7]
Gamma Theta	May 6, 2005 – March 26, 2012	Shippensburg University	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[18][19]
Gamma Iota	November 12, 2005 – October 26, 2011	Davis & Elkins College	Elkins, West Virginia	Inactive	[7][20]
Gamma Kappa	January 20, 2006 – 2022	Wright State University	Dayton, Ohio	Inactive	[7][bk]
Gamma Lambda	April 29, 2006	Suffolk University	Boston, Massachusetts	Active	[bl][bm]
Gamma Mu	May 20, 2006	Clarkson University	Potsdam, New York	Active	[7][bn]
Gamma Nu	November 10, 2007	Rockhurst University	Kansas City, Missouri	Active	[7]
Gamma Xi	March 29, 2008 – March 22, 2019	University of Virginia's College at Wise	Wise, Virginia	Inactive	[7][bo]
Gamma Omicron	April 12, 2008	Utica College	Utica, New York	Active	[7]
Gamma Pi	March 28, 2009 – 2024	St. John's University	Staten Island, New York	Inactive	[7][bp]
Gamma Rho	April 4, 2009 – May 17, 2021	Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	Inactive	[7][bq][br]
Gamma Sigma	May 2, 2009 – March 20, 2015	York College of Pennsylvania	York, Pennsylvania	Inactive	[21][22][bs][bt]
Gamma Tau	July 25, 2009 – January 27, 2013	Clayton State University	Marrow, Georgia	Inactive	[7][23][24] [bu]
Gamma Upsilon	January 15, 2011 – May 2013	Wesley College	Dover, Delaware	Inactive	[23][bv]
Gamma Phi	December 3, 2011 – November 19, 2021	Indiana University South Bend	South Bend, Indiana	Inactive	[9][bw]
Gamma Chi	April 15, 2012	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	Active	[7][25][bx]
Gamma Psi	November 4, 2012	Philadelphia University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active	[7]
Gamma Omega	December 15, 2012	Trine University	Angola, Indiana	Active	[by]
Delta Alpha	May 4, 2013	State University of New York at Plattsburgh	Plattsburgh, New York	Active	[23]
Delta Beta	May 18, 2013	St. Joseph's College	Patchogue, New York	Active	[bz]
Delta Gamma	November 16, 2013 – 2024	Lynn University	Boca Raton, Florida	Inactive	[23]
Delta Delta	January 18, 2014	Ashland University	Ashland, Ohio	Active	[16]
Delta Epsilon	May 3, 2014	Rhode Island College	Providence, Rhode Island	Active	[16]
Delta Zeta	June 14, 2014 – 2022	St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Inactive	[16]
Delta Eta	February 13, 2016	Salem State University	Salem, Massachusetts	Active	[26]
Delta Theta	September 10, 2016	Hartwick College	Oneonta, New York	Active
Delta Iota	June 16, 2017 – August 26, 2019	New Jersey City University	Jersey City, New Jersey	Inactive	[ca]
Delta Kappa	December 2, 2017	Hobart and William Smith Colleges	Geneva, New York	Active
Delta Lambda	April 29, 2018	Montclair State University	Montclair, New Jersey	Active
Delta Mu	December 2, 2018 – 2024	Marian University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Inactive
Delta Nu	December 14, 2019 – 2024	Benedictine University	Lisle, Illinois	Inactive	[27]
Delta Xi	November 15, 2020	Mount St. Joseph University	Cincinnati, Ohio	Active	[27]
Delta Omicron	January 24, 2021	Southern New Hampshire University	Manchester, New Hampshire	Active	[27]

1. Withdrawn by the University in 1936. Active again in 1941-1942 and 1942-1943, but Inactive again at the end of 1943 and lost its house. On rolls until 1948.
2. Originated as the Catholic Girls Club, formed in 1918.
3. Originated within the Newman Club, formed 1917.
4. Originated as the Girl's Newman Club. Reinstated in 1956 by absorption of Theta Gamma Phi (local), formed that same year.
5. Originated within the Newman Club, formed 1917. Oldest continually active chapter. Absorbed Zeta chapter of Pi Lambda Sigma as part of the national merger.
6. Originated from the co-ed Marquette Club.
7. Originated as Sigma Phi (local) in 1917, Absorbed Pi Lambda Sigma chapter in 1952 as part of the national merger.
8. Originated as Theta Mu (local) in 1920.
9. Formed from Delta Kappa (local), established 1920.
10. Originated as Epsilon Pi Epsilon (local), formed in 1920.
11. Formed from Chi Sigma Theta (local), established in 1920.
12. Originated in 1924 as Theta Phi (local) to petition Theta Phi Alpha for membership.
13. Originated as Iota Chi Theta (local) before 1926.
14. Organized as the Katho Club in October 1923.
15. Organized as Beta Delta Sigma (local) in 1925.
16. Formed from Rho Pi Mu (local), established in 1925.
17. Formed from Omicron Eta (local), established in 1927.
18. Formed from Chi Lambda Phi, established in 1928.
19. While a probationary chapter, it used the name Phi Theta Alpha (local) as was the tradition of other probationary chapters at the time.
20. Organized as Lambda Gamma Kappa (local) in 1938.
21. Founded as Chi Mu Kappa (local) in 1928, became a chapter of Pi Lambda Sigma in 1946, and then Chi chapter with the national merger.
22. Founded as a chapter of Pi Lambda Sigma in 1944, becoming Psi chapter with the national merger.
23. Formed from Omega Club, established on October 26, 1954
24. Organized as Triamond Club in 1949 or 1954.
25. Originated as Phi Theta Alpha (local), formed in 1958.
26. Originated as Theta Pi (local). Throughout most of the chapter's existence, rushees put in bids on the sorority rather than the normal opposite.
27. Originated as Phi Theta Alpha (local) in 1959. The chapter reverted to local status in 1970. Reinstated as ΘΦΑ on May 18, 2013
28. Founded as Omega Rho (local) in 1959, became the first national sorority on campus.
29. Founded in 1957 as Kappa Psi Mu sister organization to Alpha Phi Delta on campus. Suspended February 5, 2015.
30. Chapter was suspended August 23, 2017.
31. Founded as Psi Delta Psi in 1959.
32. Founded as Pi Delta Phi in 1968.
33. In 1968, Theta Mu (local), a group formed earlier that same year, petitioned for membership and became a probationary chapter in 1970, but reconsidered and was never installed. To clarify naming confusion, the Alpha Lambda chapter had already been installed by this time.
34. Founded as Chi Delphia (local) in 1969.
35. Chapter consists of two sections, reflecting the split of the student body.
36. Founded as Gamma Gamma Gamma (local) in 1964 chapter.
37. This chapter had its origin in Gamma Psi (local), a group formed in 1983 from the closed Alpha Xi Delta chapter.
38. Founded as a little sister organization to Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter in 1977. Placed on probation by Theta Phi Alpha in 2007.
39. Founded from Delta Gamma Phi (local), established in 1966.
40. Founded as Sigma Theta Rho in 1986.
41. Founded when Sigma Lambda Theta (local) was forced to go national by the university administration.
42. Group founded by a combination of Psi Lambda Psi and the little sister group of Phi Kappa Theta. Closed for hazing in 2004. Reinstated April 2010.
43. Founded as Alpha Tau Theta.
44. Founded as Lambda Zeta Tau in 1988.
45. Founded as Delta Psi Rho (local) in 1987.
46. Founded as Nu Gamma Phi.
47. Originated from Sigma Sigma (local) and Nu Theta Chi.
48. Delaware Alumnae association was formed in 2008 due in part to the closure of Beta Rho
49. Founded as Kappa Gamma (local) in 1989.
50. Founded as Kappa Sigma Tau (local) before 1993.
51. Founded as Psi Theta Epsilon (local) in 1975. The chapter disaffiliated by returning its charter to the national fraternity in 1995 and operated as a local group. Its charter was reinstated on April 9, 2005.
52. Founded as Alpha Lambda Sigma (local) in 1990.
53. Founded as Chi Zeta (local) in 1990.
54. Founded as Pi Theta Epsilon (local) in 1984.
55. Delta Sigma Pi, Alpha Theta Pi, and Zeta Delta Pi came together to become Pi Pi Pi in 1992 which then colonized Theta Phi Alpha.
56. Founded as Behrend Sorority Interest Group.
57. Founded as Sigma Omega Sigma.
58. Suspended on July 5, 2018.
59. Founded as Omicron Omicron Omicron in 1990–91
60. Founded as Alpha Delta Epsilon.
61. Founded as Beta chapter of Delta Sigma Tau in 1994. Centennial book says the chartered dated was May 17, 2003, rather than May 11 listed in other sources.
62. Founded as Zeta Phi Omega c. 1991.
63. Chapter closed when "challenges in achieving continued successful membership recruitment results have hindered the ability of the chapter to provide the enriching membership experience that our legacy dictates."
64. Group originally formed as Suffolk Sorority.
65. Centennial says the date of the charter was April 26 instead of April 29, 2006.
66. Originally Chi Delta Sigma.
67. Originally Alpha Delta Chi.
68. Formed as Girls' Interest Group.
69. Originated as Zeta Iota Lambda (local) in 2003.
70. Indefinitely suspended May 17, 2021.
71. Founded in 1989 as Omega Chi (local).
72. Suspended for hazing March 20, 2015.
73. Suspended January 27, 2013.
74. Suspended May 2013.
75. Suspended November 19, 2021.
76. Founded as Omicron Pi (local) in 1987.
77. Founded as Zeta Theta Epsilon (local) in 1998.
78. Originated as Zeta Sigma Phi (local), formed in 2002.
79. Indefinitely suspended August 26, 2019, after "challenges in achieving continued successful membership recruitment results."

Alumnae chapters

The Alumnae Chapters of Theta Phi Alpha are listed below.^[28]

Chapter	State	Type	Status	Reference
Akron Area	Ohio	Association	Active
Appalachian	Virginia/Tennessee	Association	Inactive	[29]
Atlanta Area	Georgia	Association	Inactive	[29]
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	[29]
Dallas/Fort Worth Area	Texas	Association	Active
Delaware	Delaware	Association	Inactive	[29]
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	[29]
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