Theta Sigma Upsilon

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Theta Sigma Upsilon
ΘΣΥ
FoundedMarch 25, 1921; 100 years ago (March 25, 1921)
Emporia State University, (Emporia, Kansas)
TypeSocial
AffiliationNPC (former) and PFA (former)
ScopeNational
Motto"The Higher Good" (open)
Colors  Rose   Silver
SymbolHelmet, Shield, Spear, Torch
FlowerPink Rose
TreePine
JewelPearls and Turquoises
Patron Roman divinityMinerva
PublicationThe Torch
PhilanthropyAssociation of Cleft Palate Rehabilitation.
Chapters23
Members4,912 (1957) collegiate
TreeDogwood
Headquarters65 Wandle Avenue
Bedford, Ohio
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Theta Sigma Upsilon (ΘΣΥ) was a sorority founded on March 25, 1921 at Emporia State University. It merged with Alpha Gamma Delta at the 22nd international convention of Alpha Gamma Delta at French Lick, Indiana on June 29, 1959.

History[]

Theta Sigma Upsilon was founded on March 25, 1921 at Emporia State University.[2] In 1925, the sorority became part of the Association of Education Sororities which it remained a member until the association dissolved when its members became part of the National Panhellenic Conference.[1]

Alpha Gamma Delta absorbed Theta Sigma Upsilon at the 22nd international convention of Alpha Gamma Delta at French Lick, Indiana on June 29, 1959.[3] Thirteen Chapters were added to Alpha Gamma Delta from this merger:[4]

  • Alpha Rho-Temple University
  • Alpha Tau-Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
  • Alpha Sigma-Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  • Alpha Upsilon-Central Michigan University
  • Beta Theta-University of Wisconsin- Whitewater
  • Gamma Kappa-Northwestern State University
  • Gamma Lambda-Longwood University
  • Gamma Mu-James Madison University
  • Delta Iota-California State University, Chico
  • Epsilon Kappa-Pittsburg State University
  • Epsilon Iota-University of Northern Colorado
  • Epsilon Lambda-University of Central Missouri
  • Epsilon Mu-Fort Hays State University

Symbols[]

Their colors are Rose and Silver, their flower is the Pink Rose and their tree is the dogwood. Its Patron was Minerva.[5]

Chapter list[]

At the time of the 1959 merger, this was the list of Theta Sigma Upsilon chapters:[5][6]

State University Chapter Status Installed Date and Range Reference
Kansas Emporia State University Alpha Inactive March 25, 1921–1943, re-established 1947–1951 [7]
Michigan Eastern Michigan University Beta Inactive 1923–1942 [8]
Pennsylvania Temple University Gamma Merged 1924–June 29, 1959 [9]
Ohio Miami University Delta Inactive 1924–1933 [10]
Kansas Pittsburg State University Epsilon Merged 1924–June 29, 1959 [11]
West Virginia Marshall University Zeta Inactive 1926–1931 [12]
Ohio Kent State University Eta Inactive (to ΓΦΒ) 1926–1947 [13]
New York State University of New York at Buffalo Theta Inactive 1927–1954 [14]
Colorado University of Northern Colorado Iota Merged 1928–June 29, 1959 [15]
Louisiana Northwestern State University of Louisiana Kappa Merged 1928–June 29, 1959 [16]
Ohio Ohio University Lambda Inactive (to ΘΥ) 1928–1931 [17]
Kansas Fort Hays State University Mu Merged 1928–June 29, 1959 [18]
Missouri University of Central Missouri Nu Merged 1928–June 29, 1959 [19]
Colorado Western Colorado University Xi Inactive 1929–1933 [20]
California California State University, Chico Omicron Merged 1931–June 29, 1959 [21]
Pennsylvania Indiana University of Pennsylvania Pi Merged 1935–June 29, 1959 [22]
Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Whitewater Rho Merged 1936–June 29, 1959 [23]
Missouri Harris–Stowe State University Sigma Inactive 1937–1954 [24]
Virginia Longwood University Tau Merged 1939–June 29, 1959 [25]
Michigan Central Michigan University Upsilon Merged 1941–June 29, 1959 [26]
Virginia James Madison University Phi Merged 1942–June 29, 1959 [27]
Pennsylvania Drexel University Chi Inactive 1944–1953 [28]
Pennsylvania Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Psi Merged 1952–June 29, 1959 [29]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b William Raimond Baird (1957). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. pp. 500–501.
  2. ^ Northwestern State University 1959 Potpourri Yearbook 1959 p116
  3. ^ St. Petersburg Times June 22, 1959 p14
  4. ^ "Alpha Gamma Delta and Theta Sigma Upsilon: Celebrating 50 Years". Alpha Gamma Quarterly. Vol. C no. 3. Summer 2009.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b William Raimond Baird (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. p. 811.
  6. ^ 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 29 Apr 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  7. ^ The Alpha chapter had originally been formed as the Sigma Society (local) dating to 1909 but Baird's 20th ed. records that it "changed its name to Theta Sigma Upsilon when it entered the national field," apparently in 1921.
  8. ^ The Beta chapter had originally been formed as the Treble Clef Club (local) dating to 1908.
  9. ^ Now the Alpha Rho chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Gamma chapter, dating to 1924, and originally the Alpha Epsilon Club (local), a group that formed prior to 1924.
  10. ^ The Delta chapter had originally been formed as Sigma Tau Delta (local) dating to 1922.
  11. ^ Now the Epsilon Kappa chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Epsilon chapter, dating to 1924. It was originally formed from Theta Sigma (local) which may have been a "local" formed specifically to colonize as ΘΣΥ. (That name was used in several locations, always short-lived.) This Theta Sigma chapter was dated from 1923.
  12. ^ The Zeta chapter was created as a colony. In 1931 it left ΘΣΥ to form Delta Xi Delta (local).
  13. ^ The Eta chapter had originally formed as Beta Theta (local) in 1924, joining ΘΣΥ in 1926. In 1947 it left ΘΣΥ to briefly form Theta Sigma Tau (local), then went on to become the Beta Zeta chapter of Gamma Phi Beta.
  14. ^ The Zeta chapter had originally formed as Nu Lambda Sigma (local) in 1924.
  15. ^ Now the Epsilon Iota chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Iota chapter, dating to 1928.
  16. ^ Now the Gamma Kappa chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Kappa chapter, dating to 1928, and originally Beta Phi Zeta (local), a group that dated from 1927.
  17. ^ The Lambda chapter was created from Sigma Upsilon (local), a group that dated from 1927. It left ΘΣΥ in 1931 to become Delta Kappa (local?), merging into small national Lambda Omega, possibly with a pre-existing Delta chapter there, which in turn merged with Theta Upsilon in September 1933. It was dormant between 1940–1946, re-established, and then went dormant again in 1952. Theta Upsilon would itself merge nationally with Delta Zeta in 1962.
  18. ^ Now the Epsilon Mu chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Mu chapter, dating to 1928. Its origin was in 1921 as the Eastern Star Club (local) which became the Beta chapter of small Omega Epsilon Sigma (a now-dormant 5-chapter sorority with Eastern Star affiliation), in 1925. In approximately 1927 it briefly became a local group again, named Zeta Sigma Phi, prior to joining Theta Sigma Upsilon in 1928.
  19. ^ Now the Epsilon Lambda chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Nu chapter, dating to 1928, and originally the Alpha chapter of small Omega Epsilon Sigma (a 5-chapter sorority with Eastern Star affiliation), a group that dated from a 1925 consolidation of several Eastern Star affiliated groups. Prior to merging with ΘΣΥ it briefly became Omega Sigma (local).
  20. ^ The Xi chapter originated as a colony in 1928, closing five years later. Fraternities and sororities no longer exist on the Western Colorado campus.
  21. ^ Now the Delta Iota chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Omicron chapter since 1931, and originally Delta Sigma (local) dated from 1924.
  22. ^ Now the Alpha Sigma chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Pi chapter, dating to 1935, and originally Theta Sigma, which may have been a "local" formed specifically to colonize as ΘΣΥ. (That name was used in several locations, always short-lived.) This particular Theta Sigma (local) chapter dated from a few months earlier, also in 1935.
  23. ^ Now the Beta Theta chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Rho chapter, dating to 1936, and originally Theta Sigma, which may have been a "local" formed specifically to colonize as ΘΣΥ. (That name was used in several locations, always short-lived.) This Theta Sigma chapter dated from 1935.
  24. ^ The Sigma chapter was created from Phi Gamma Psi (local), a group that dated from 1928.
  25. ^ Now the Gamma Lambda chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Tau chapter, dating to 1939, and originally Delta Theta Alpha (local), a group that dated from 1936. A note in an early edition of Baird's had them close in 1954, but if so, they were revived soon after, as the chapter participated in the merger with ΑΓΔ.
  26. ^ Now the Alpha Upsilon chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Upsilon chapter, dating to 1941, and originally Zeta Chi Delta (local), a group that had formed earlier in 1941.
  27. ^ Now the Gamma Mu chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Phi chapter, dating to 1942.
  28. ^ The Chi chapter was created from Pi Sigma Gamma (local), a group that dated from 1934.
  29. ^ Now the Alpha Tau chapter of ΑΓΔ, this had been ΘΣΥ's Psi chapter, dating to 1952.
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