List of Alpha Sigma Alpha chapters

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A list of chapters of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority. Active chapters and colonies noted in bold, inactive chapters and colonies noted in italics. Unless otherwise indicated, chapter information from Baird's Manual (several editions) or the national website. [1][2][3]

Chapters[]

The first decade

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha November 15, 1901
Reinstated 1933
Longwood University Farmville, Virginia Active This chapter closed in 1919, and was reinstated. [4]
Beta November 30, 1903 Greenbrier College for Women (closed) Lewisburg, West Virginia Inactive This school is dormant. The chapter closed in 1904.
Gamma May 9, 1904 Chicora College for Women (closed) Columbia, South Carolina Inactive This school is dormant. The chapter closed in 1909.
Delta February 1905 Mary Baldwin University Staunton, Virginia Inactive The chapter closed in 1907.
Epsilon March 1, 1905 Fauquier Institute (closed) Warrenton, Virginia Inactive This school is dormant. The chapter closed in 1907.
Zeta October 27, 1905 Fairmont Seminary (closed) Washington, D.C. Inactive This school is dormant, (1930s?). The chapter closed in 1906.
Eta December 15, 1905 Ward Seminary (closed) Nashville, Tennessee Inactive This school closed in 1951. The chapter closed in 1909.
Iota May 1908 Randolph College Lynchburg, Virginia Inactive The chapter closed in 1913.
Gamma Beta Sigma May 27, 1909 St. Mary's School (prep) Raleigh, North Carolina Inactive Formerly a college, now a high school. The chapter closed in 1910. [5]
Kappa Phi June 5, 1909
Reinstated 2001
Mount Union College Alliance, Ohio Inactive The chapter closed in 1914, was reinstated much later, and closed again in 2004. [6]
Sigma Phi Epsilon February 28, 1909 Brenau College Gainesville, Georgia Inactive The chapter closed in 1914. [7]
Nu November 24, 1910 Shorter University Rome, Georgia Inactive The chapter closed in 1912.
Chi Iota December 1911 Hamilton School (closed) Washington, D.C. Inactive This school is dormant. The chapter closed in 1912.

By 1912, all but four of these chapters had closed; many had been placed at short-lived women's seminaries and the junior schools of the day. By the following year only Alpha chapter remained. Rising to meet what was an existential challenge Alpha Sigma Alpha reorganized itself at a crucial Fall 1914 convention to target growth into colleges with bona fide teachers programs, adding the practical aim of expansion by absorption of what would evolve to be many local sororities. This strategy was successful. [8]

In 1951 Alpha Sigma Alpha once again shifted its focus away from teachers colleges, opting to join the NPC as a full member and general sorority. Today, including Alpha, ΑΣΑ's list of chapters to emerge from that 1914 reorganization include:

Chapters since the 1914 reorganization

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha November 15, 1901
Reinstated 1933
Longwood University Farmville, Virginia Active This chapter closed in 1919, and was reinstated. [4]
Alpha Alpha May 1913
Reinstated December 9, 1950
Miami University Oxford, Ohio Inactive This chapter closed in 1936, was reinstated, and again closed in 2000. [9]
Alpha Beta November 27, 1914 Truman State University Kirksville, Missouri Active Alpha Beta chapter website
Alpha Gamma November 15, 1914
Reinstated 1928
Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, Pennsylvania Active This chapter closed in 1919, and was reinstated.
Beta Beta February 19, 1916 University of Northern Colorado Greeley, Colorado Active Beta Beta chapter website
Gamma Gamma February 23, 1916 Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, Oklahoma Active This chapter closed in 1952, was reinstated in the early 2000s and again closed in 2020.
Delta Delta April 20, 1917 Ohio University Athens, Ohio Inactive The chapter closed in 1932.
Epsilon Epsilon November 17, 1915 Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas Active
Zeta Zeta April 4, 1919 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri Active
Eta Eta July 10, 1920 Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, Kansas Active
Theta Theta November 12, 1921 Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Inactive This chapter closed in 1971.
Iota Iota January 13, 1922 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa Inactive This chapter closed in 1936.
Kappa Kappa March 17, 1922 Temple University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive This chapter closed in 1995.
Lambda Lambda December 9, 1922 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Inactive This chapter closed in 1934.
Mu Mu January 19, 1924 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Inactive This chapter closed in 1943. [10]
Nu Nu May 30, 1930 Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Omicron Omicron April 9, 1926 Kent State University Kent, Ohio Inactive This chapter closed in 1939.
Pi Pi June 4, 1926 Buffalo State University of New York Buffalo, New York Inactive This chapter closed in 1954.
Xi Xi January 24, 1926 University of California Los Angeles, California Inactive This chapter closed in 1951.
Rho Rho May 14, 1927 Marshall University Huntington, West Virginia Inactive This chapter closed in 1972.
Sigma Sigma May 25, 1927 Western State College of Colorado Gunnison, Colorado Inactive This chapter closed in 1971.
Chi Chi
(original use of chapter name)
1928 Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana Inactive This chapter soon went dormant in 1933.
Chi Chi
(second use of chapter name)
June 2, 1936 Ball State University Muncie, Indiana Inactive This chapter closed in 1996.
Phi Phi May 19, 1928 Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, Missouri Active
Tau Tau March 17, 1928
Reinstated November 4, 2017
Fort Hays State University Hays, Kansas Active This chapter closed in 1961, later reinstated.
Upsilon Upsilon May 5, 1928 Denison University Granville, Ohio Inactive This chapter closed in 1930.
Psi Psi May 31, 1930
Reinstated 2002
Northwestern State University Natchitoches, Louisiana Inactive This chapter closed in 1971. Closed again in 2013.
Omega Omega January 16, 1932 San Diego State University San Diego, California Inactive This chapter closed in 1939.
Beta Gamma November 20, 1937
Reinstated 1990
Northeastern State University Tahlequah, Oklahoma Inactive This chapter closed in 1978. Closed again in 2014.
Beta Delta May 20, 1939 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Inactive This chapter closed in 1991.
Beta Epsilon May 13, 1939 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Active
Beta Zeta November 2, 1940 University of Southwestern Louisiana Lafayette, Louisiana Inactive
Beta Eta May 18, 1941 Dickinson State University Dickinson, North Dakota Inactive
Beta Theta November 15, 1941 Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, Michigan Active
Beta Iota May 9, 1942 Radford University Radford, Virginia Active
Beta Kappa October 23, 1943
Reinstated May 3, 2015
Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Active
Beta Lambda March 4, 1944 University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas Active
Beta Mu May 4, 1946 Henderson State University Arkadelphia, Arkansas Active
Beta Nu May 18, 1946 Murray State University Murray, Kentucky Active
Beta Xi May 18, 1941 SUNY Oneonta Oneonta, New York Inactive This chapter closed in 1954.
Gamma Clio May 4, 1946
Reinstated 2009
SUNY Cortland Cortland, New York Active This chapter closed in 1953, and was later reinstalled. [11]
Rho Chi September 14, 1947 Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Inactive This chapter closed in 1959.
Beta Pi September 27, 1947 Concord University Athens, West Virginia Active
Beta Sigma November 1, 1947 Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Active
Beta Rho February 7, 1948 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Active
Beta Tau October 13, 1951 SUNY-Oswego Oswego, New York Inactive This chapter closed in 1954.
Beta Upsilon October 6, 1951 Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana Active
Beta Phi April 26, 1952 University of Wisconsin, Stout Menomonie, Wisconsin Inactive This chapter closed in 1979.
Beta Chi May 17, 1952 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Inactive This chapter closed in 1964.
Beta Psi April 18, 1953 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Inactive This chapter closed in 1976.
Beta Omega October 24, 1953 Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Inactive This chapter closed in 1964.
Gamma Alpha May 7, 1955 Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska Inactive This chapter closed in 1971.
Gamma Beta March 10, 1956
Reinstated 1994
University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin Inactive This chapter closed in the 1970s, was reinstated, and closed again in the late 1990s.
Gamma Delta October 19, 1957 Queens College, New York Flushing, New York Inactive This chapter closed in 1971.
Gamma Epsilon October 25, 1958 University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Inactive This chapter closed in 1973.
Gamma Zeta October 10, 1961 University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, Arkansas Active
Gamma Eta May 5, 1962 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Active
Gamma Iota May 23, 1964 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York Active
Gamma Kappa December 5, 1964 Glenville State College Glenville, West Virginia Inactive This chapter closed in 1975.
Gamma Lambda September 26, 1964 Loyola University Chicago, Illinois Active
Gamma Theta March 14, 1964 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Inactive This chapter closed in 1970.
Gamma Mu March 6, 1964 Adrian College Adrian, Michigan Active
Gamma Xi April 30, 1966 Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Inactive This chapter closed in 1997.
Gamma Omicron March 6, 1967 Clarion University of Pennsylvania Clarion, Pennsylvania Inactive This chapter closed in the 1990s.
Gamma Pi September 30, 1967 Missouri Valley College Marshall, Missouri Inactive This chapter closed in 1980, was reinstated soon after, and closed again in 2018.
Gamma Rho May 18, 1968 East Stroudsburg University East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Inactive This chapter closed in 2007.
Gamma Sigma October 19, 1968 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, Louisiana Inactive This chapter closed in 1974.
Gamma Tau November 9, 1968 Long Island University Long Island, New York Inactive This chapter closed in 1974.
Gamma Upsilon November 9, 1968 New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, New Mexico Inactive This chapter closed in 1974
Gamma Phi February 8, 1969
Reinstated February 1, 2014
St. John's University Queens, New York Active This chapter closed in 1972 and was reinstated.
Gamma Psi February 22, 1969 Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Alpha April 20, 1969 University of Tampa Tampa, Florida Inactive This chapter closed in 1971.
Gamma Omega May 10, 1969 Eastern Illinois University Charleston, Illinois Active
Delta Beta October 11, 1969 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tennessee Inactive This chapter closed in 1971.
Delta Gamma November 15, 1969 West Chester University West Chester, Pennsylvania Active This chapter closed in 1973 and was later reinstated.
Delta Epsilon May 16, 1970 Mansfield University of Pennsylvania Mansfield, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Eta May 15, 1971 DePaul University Chicago, Illinois Active
Delta Zeta February 6, 1971 University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Whitewater, Wisconsin Inactive This chapter closed in 1976.
Delta Iota April 22, 1972 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Active
Delta Kappa May 6, 1972 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana Active
Delta Theta May 13, 1972 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois Inactive This chapter closed in 1979.
Delta Lambda April 27, 1974 Virginia Polytechnic Institute Blacksburg, Virginia Inactive
Delta Nu-A May 10, 1975 Kettering University Flint, Michigan Active In a unique cooperative model, the student body is split into A and B branches;
half work while half are in school, sharing the building.
Delta Nu-B May 10, 1975 Kettering University Flint, Michigan Active In a unique cooperative model, the student body is split into A and B branches;
half work while half are in school, sharing the building.
Delta Xi September 20, 1975 Dallas Baptist University Dallas, Texas Inactive
Delta Omicron April 8, 1978 York College of Pennsylvania York, Pennsylvania Inactive This chapter closed in the 1990s.
Delta Pi West Virginia State University Institute, West Virginia Inactive Never installed? [12]
Delta Rho May 6, 1978 Elon University Elon, North Carolina Inactive This chapter closed in 2001.
Delta Chi January 26, 1979 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Upsilon April 7, 1979 University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Active
Delta Tau February 2, 1980 University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Inactive
Delta Sigma
Reinstated 1997
March 15, 1980 Saginaw Valley State University University Center, Michigan Active This chapter closed in 1981, and was reinstated.
Epsilon Alpha September 25, 1982 Southern Arkansas University Magnolia, Arkansas Active
Epsilon Beta April 30, 1983 University of Illinois Champaign, Illinois Inactive This chapter closed in 1992.
Epsilon Gamma February 25, 1984 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Active
Epsilon Delta November 17, 1984 St. Mary's University Winona, Minnesota Inactive
Epsilon Eta April 27, 1985 Virginia Wesleyan College Norfolk, Virginia Active
Epsilon Theta October 24, 1987 Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Erie, Pennsylvania Active
Epsilon Iota April 4, 1987 Christian Brothers University Memphis, Tennessee Inactive This chapter closed in 1992.
Epsilon Kappa April 11, 1987 Millersville University of Pennsylvania Millersville, Pennsylvania Active
Epsilon Lambda March 28, 1987 University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown Johnstown, Pennsylvania Inactive This chapter closed in 2015.
Epsilon Mu April 29, 1988 The College of New Jersey Trenton, New Jersey Inactive This chapter closed in the 2000s.
Epsilon Nu March 4, 1989 SUNY Brockport Brockport, New York Inactive
Epsilon Xi April 8, 1989 Kutztown University of Pennsylvania Kutztown, Pennsylvania Inactive
Epsilon Omicron University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg Greensburg, Pennsylvania Inactive Never installed? [13]
Epsilon Pi October 26, 1991 Tarleton State University Stephenville, Texas Inactive This chapter closed in 1993.
Epsilon Rho October 21, 1989 William Paterson College Wayne, New Jersey Inactive This chapter closed after 2000.
Epsilon Tau May 12, 1990 University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, Maryland Active
Epsilon Phi April 13, 1991 Indiana University Bloomington, Indiana Active
Epsilon Chi May 11, 1991 Goldey-Beacom College Wilmington, Delaware Inactive This chapter closed after 2000.
Epsilon Upsilon November 15, 1991 California University of Pennsylvania California, Pennsylvania Active
Epsilon Psi October 31, 1992
Reinstated 2020
Plymouth State University Plymouth, New Hampshire Active This chapter closed in 2003, and was reinstated.
Epsilon Omega November 17, 1992 Bentley College Waltham, Massachusetts Inactive
Zeta Alpha February 6, 1993 Missouri Southern State University Joplin, Missouri Active
Zeta Beta April 3, 1993 University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, Wisconsin Active
Zeta Gamma April 24, 1993 Gannon University Erie, Pennsylvania Active
Zeta Delta May 8, 1993 Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts North Adams, Massachusetts Inactive This chapter closed after 2000.
Zeta Epsilon April 9, 1994 Averett College Danville, Virginia Inactive This chapter closed in 1999.
Zeta Eta April 23, 1994 Rockhurst University Kansas City, Missouri Active
Zeta Theta May 7, 1994 Wagner College Staten Island, New York Active
Zeta Iota November 19, 1994 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York Active
Zeta Kappa November 4, 1995 Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Active
Zeta Lambda April 27, 1996 Rowan University Glassboro, New Jersey Active
Zeta Mu May 4, 1996 Missouri Western State University St. Joseph, Missouri Active
Zeta Nu March 17, 1997 Moravian College Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Active
Zeta Xi March 21, 1998 Lindenwood University St. Charles, Missouri Inactive This chapter closed in the 2000s.
Zeta Omicron March 28, 1998 Muskingum University New Concord, Ohio Active
Zeta Pi April 18, 1998 Colorado State University - Pueblo Pueblo, Colorado Active
Zeta Rho May 10, 1996 University of West Alabama Livingston, Alabama Active
Zeta Sigma November 21, 1998 University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas Active
Zeta Tau March 27, 1999 Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan Active
Zeta Upsilon April 10, 1999 Lynchburg College Lynchburg, Virginia Active
Zeta Phi October 23, 1999 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois Active
Zeta Chi October 28, 2000 Niagara University Lewiston, New York Active
Zeta Psi February 10, 2001 Loras College Dubuque, Iowa Inactive This chapter closed in 2019.
Zeta Omega February 24, 2001 Austin Peay State University Clarksville, Tennessee Active
Theta Alpha March 3, 2001 Coe College Cedar Rapids, Iowa Active
Theta Beta February 16, 2002 Roanoke College Salem, Virginia Active
Theta Gamma March 20, 2004 Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia Active
Theta Delta April 17, 2004 University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska Active
Theta Epsilon March 25, 2006 Schreiner University Kerrville, Texas Active
Theta Zeta April 5, 2008 Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Theta Eta February 8, 2009 Rogers State University Claremore, Oklahoma Active
Theta Iota May 23, 2009 Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, Oregon Inactive This chapter closed in 2015.
Theta Kappa October 10, 2009 Texas A&M University - Kingsville Kingsville, Texas Active
Theta Lambda February 27, 2010 Frostburg State University Frostburg, Maryland Active
Theta Mu April 10, 2010 Valdosta State University Valdosta, Georgia Active
Theta Nu May 22, 2010 Knox College Galesburg, Illinois Active
Theta Xi November 20, 2010 University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, Texas Active
Theta Omicron March 19, 2011 University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Active
Theta Pi October 29, 2011 Utah Valley University Orem, Utah Inactive This chapter closed in 2000.
Theta Rho November 12, 2011 West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas Active
Theta Sigma November 19, 2011 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut Active
Theta Tau March 31, 2012 Capital University Columbus, Ohio Active
Theta Upsilon March 16, 2013 Boise State University Boise, Idaho Active
Theta Phi March 15, 2014 UNC Pembroke Pembroke, North Carolina Active
Theta Chi March 29, 2014 Methodist University Fayetteville, North Carolina Active
Theta Psi April 11, 2015 Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, Colorado Active
Theta Omega February 13, 2016 University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut Active
Iota Alpha April 30, 2018 Suffolk University Boston, Massachusetts Active
Iota Beta October 29, 2016 Texas A&M University–Texarkana Texarkana, Texas Active
Iota Gamma November 12, 2016 Ramapo College Mahwah, New Jersey Active
Iota Delta February 4, 2017 Purdue University Fort Wayne Fort Wayne, Indiana Active
Iota Epsilon April 2, 2017 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, Colorado Active
Gamma Chi April 22, 2017 Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island Active
Iota Zeta April 30, 2018 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio Active
Iota Eta April 7, 2018 University Of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Active
Iota Theta November 26, 2018 Columbia College (South Carolina) Columbia, South Carolina Active
Iota Kappa May 22, 2020 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Tifton, Georgia Active
Epsilon Psi Plymouth State University Plymouth, New Hampshire Active Colony
Iota Lambda Flagler College St. Augustine, Florida Active

References[]

  1. ^ Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. IV-18-21. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  2. ^ Many records from the Alpha Sigma Alpha Chapter Locator, accessed 18 Mar 2021.
  3. ^ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 15 May 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  4. ^ a b The Baird's Manual Online Archive notes that this chapter was revived in 1933 by absorption of local sorority Delta Sigma Chi, itself dating to 1919. The reference does not note whether the two had an earlier connection, considering that the first iteration of Alpha chapter closed at about the same time that Delta Sigma Chi was formed.
  5. ^ Named in honor of its original local chapter, established in 1901.
  6. ^ Named in honor of its original local chapter, established in 1882.
  7. ^ Named in honor of its original local chapter, established in 1905.
  8. ^ "Alpha Sigma Alpha Interactive Timeline". www.alphasigmaalpha.org. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  9. ^ The sorority's timeline indicates that "crisis talks" had begin two years prior to that important Thanksgiving 1914 meeting. A mentor from Delta Delta Delta had suggested the women enter talks with a new local sorority at Miami University, Pi Alpha Tau, founded in 1912, which joined ΑΣΑ in the spring of 1913. The sorority considers this a "post-reorganization" chapter.
  10. ^ Absorbed Delta Phi (local) in 1939.
  11. ^ "Clio" in the name refers to this chapter's predecessor group, the Clionian Literary Society, formed in 1890.
  12. ^ The Baird's Archive shows this chapter existing from 1977 into the 1990s. But the national website has no listing for it within Virginia.
  13. ^ The Baird's Manual archive shows this chapter as being installed in 1989, closing soon after, but the national website does not show it among their Pennsylvania chapters.

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