By 1912, all but four of the original chapters of Alpha Sigma Alpha had closed; most of its early chapters were placed at short-lived women's seminaries and the junior schools of the day. By the following year only the 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 was a series of local sororities. This strategy was successful.[1]
Over several decades, teachers' colleges began to offer an expanded array of four-year degrees, while four-year schools were adding teacher programs. The AES was dissolved in 1947.[a] By 1951 Alpha Sigma Alpha had once again shifted its focus, abandoning a self-imposed limit to serve only teachers colleges by opting to join the NPC as a full member and general sorority, and potentially serve all accredited colleges and universities.
Chapters
Following is a list of Alpha Sigma Alpha sorority chapters.[2][3][4] Active chapters and colonies are noted in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are noted in italics.
↑ Many of the AES' former members joined the NPC. For some this would require further adjustment of their chapter maps: NPC members were prohibited from placing chapters at non-accredited schools.
↑ This chapter was revived by the absorption of the local sorority Delta Sigma Chi, itself dating to 1919.
↑ The Greek system died out at Mary Baldwin in approximately 1910.
↑ Iota chapter fell to pressure from the college during an anti-fraternity wave when its chapter was closed. However, members persisted, and petitioned Pi Beta Phi for a charter, which was granted, making them the Virginia Alpha chapter of ΠΒΦ.
↑ The last of Randolph College's Greek letter organization died in 1960
↑ Chapter formed from Gamma Beta Sigma local sorority, established in 1901. Saint Mary's was a junior college and high school until 1998 when the college division closed.
↑ Chapter was formed from Kappa Phi local sorority, established in 1882.
↑ Chapter formed from Sigma Phi Epsilon local sorority, established in 1905. It had no relation to the men's fraternity of the same name. The Brenau group joined Alpha Sigma Alpha on February 28, 1909, retaining the name Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter but was released in 1913 due to rules that limited ΑΣΑ to place chapters only at teachers colleges. In 1914 the former Sigma Phi Epsilon chapter petitioned and was granted a charter by ΔΔΔ.
↑ Chapter formed from Kappa Phi local, established in 1882.
↑ Chapter formed from Pi Alpha Tau (local), founded in 1912.
↑ Chapter formed from Kappa Theta Psi (local), established in 1899.
↑ Chapter formed from Gamma Pi Beta (local), established in 1902.
↑ Chapter formed from Theta Zeta Beta (local), established in 1909.
↑ Originated as the Sorosis Club (local), established in 1907. Not to be confused with I. C. Sorosis, the original name of Pi Beta Phi.
↑ Originated as Alpha Sigma Delta (local), established in 1917.
↑ Originated as Kappa Delta Theta (local), established in 1901.
↑ Chapter originated as the X X Club (local), established in 1917.
↑ Chapter originated as Gamma Tau Kappa (local), established in 1919.
↑ Originated as Theta Theta (local), established in 1921.
↑ Chapter originated as Alpha Sigma Tau (local), established in 1919.
↑ Chapter originated as the Education Club (local), established in 1922.
↑ Chapter originated as Zeta Tau Alpha (local), established in 1910; not to be confused with the national sorority of the same name. Itbsorbed Delta Phi (local) in 1939.
↑ Chaper originated as Omega Delta Epsilon (local), established in 1922.
↑ Chapter originated as the Xi Xi Society (local), established in 1925.
↑ Chapter originated as Phi Lambda Tau (local), established in 1925.
↑ Chapter originated as the Clionion (local), established in 1872.
↑ Chapter originated as Tau Mu Alpha (local), established in 1925.
↑ Chapter originated as Kappa Sigma Alpha (local), established in 1924.
↑ Chapter originated as Gamma Sigma (local), established in 1920.
↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Eta Sigma (local), established in 1927.
↑ Chapter originated as Lambda Phi (local), established in 1927.
↑ Chapter originated as Phi Delta Psi (local), established in 1918.
↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Alpha (local), established in 1928. It was reorganized in 2002 from Kappa Delta Sigma (local), established in 2001.
↑ Chapter originated as Alpha Sigma Chi (local), established in 1930.
↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Alpha Sigma (local), established in 1920.
↑ Chapter originated as Tau Beta Alpha (local), established in 1936.
↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Beta (local), established in 1937.
↑ Chapter originated as Zeta Delta Phi (local), established in 1938.
↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Pi Delta (local), established in 1924.
↑ Chapter originated as Gamma Sigma Alpha (local), established in 1941.
↑ Chapter originated as Phi Tau Phi (local), established in 1942.
↑ Chapter originated as Zeta Sigma (local), established in 1936. This appears to have been a regional Arkansas sorority, with two chapters. Both joined ΑΣΑ.
↑ Chapter originated as Zeta Sigma (local), established in 1946. This appears to have been a regional Arkansas sorority, with two chapters. Both joined ΑΣΑ.
↑ "Clio" in the chapter's name refers to this chapter's predecessor group, the Clionian Literary Society, formed in 1890.
↑ Chapter originated as Alpha Zeta (local), established in 1946.
↑ Chapter originated as Phi Kappa Chi (local), established in 1890.
↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Chi Rho (local), established in 1922.
↑ Chapter originated as the Merry-Go-Round club (local), established in 1925.
↑ Chapte originated as Phi Kappa Chi (local), established in 1923.
↑ Chapter originated as Psi Theta (local), established in 1905.
↑ Chapter originated as the S.M.A. Club (local), established in 1923.
↑ Chapter originated as the Alpha Sigma club (local), established in 1952.
↑ Chapter originated as Phi Alpha Pi (local), established in 1946.
↑ Chapter originated as Psi Delta Psi (local), established in 1950. It was reformed in 1994 by Zeta Epsilon Nu (local).
↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Delta Chi (local), established in 1938.
↑ Originated as Alpha Delta Sigma (local), established in 1924.
↑ Chapter originated as Lambda Psi (local), established in 1962.
↑ Chapter originated as Delta Omicron (local), established in 1921.
↑ Chapter originated as Delta Omicron (local), established in 1921.
↑ Chapter originated as Chi Theta Upsilon (local), established in 1958.
↑ Chapter originated as Beta Psi Zeta (local) before 1964.
↑ Chapter originated as Beta Chi Upsilon (local), established in 1958.
↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Tau (local) in 1966.
↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Alpha Theta (local) in 1957.
↑ Chapter originated as Phi Lambda Kappa (local) in 1946.
↑ Chapter originated as Delta Sigma Chi (local) in 1956. It reorganized in 2014 with the absorption of Kappa Phi Beta (local), a group that had formed in 1957.
↑ Chapter originated as Kappa Gamma Psi (local) in 1959.
↑ Chapter originated as Delta Chi Lambda (local) in 1967.
↑ Chapter originated as Chi Omega Beta (local) in 1967.
↑ Chapter originated as Delta Sigma Tau (local) in 1968.
↑ Chapter originated as Chi Psi Omega (local) in 1966.
↑ Chapter originated as Alpha Omega (local) in 1926.
↑ Chapter originated as Sigma Rho (local) in 1968.
↑ "Kettering" originated as Alpha Sigma (local) in 1973. From the name similarity, it appears to have been a colonization with intentions to join ΑΣΑ. 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.
↑ "Kettering" originated as Alpha Sigma (local) in 1973. From the name similarity, it appears to have been a colonization with intentions to join ΑΣΑ. 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.
↑ Chapter originated as Lambda Sigma Chi (local) in 1942.
↑ Chapter originated as Tau Delta Theta (local) in 1976.
↑ Chapter originated as the A.D.G. Little Sisters in 1982.
↑ Chapter originated as Nu Sigma (local) before 1987.
↑ Chapter originated as Gamma Sigma Alpha (local) in 1966.
↑ Chapter originated as the Hearts Club, before 1987.
↑ Chapter originated as the Independent Sisters (local) in 1986.
↑ Chapter originated as Pi Theta Psi (local) in 1986.
↑ Chapter originated as Delta Alpha Delta (local) in 1986.
↑ Chapter originated as Phi Lambda Delta (local) in 1989.
↑ Chapter originated as Zeta Nu Epsilon (local) in the 1960s
↑ Chapter originated as the Sisters of Progress Club in 1991.
↑ Chapter originated as Delta Omega (local) in 1944.
↑ Chapter originated as Lambda Beta Phi (local) in 1973.
↑ Chapter originated as Lambda Delta Phi (local) in 1986.
↑ Chapter originated as Xi Delta Rho (local), before 1995.
↑ Chapter originated as Theta Pi Omicron (local) in 1976.
↑ Chapter originated as Alpha Chi Delta in the 1970s.
↑ Chapter originated as Nu Sigma Sigma (local) in 1995.
↑ Chapter originated as the S.C.A.M. club in 1996.
↑ Chapter originated as Gamma Delta (local) in 1995.
↑ Chapter originated as Alpha Beta Chi (local) in 1993.
↑ Chapter originated as the T.W.I.G. Club in 1997.
↑ Chapter originated as the Iota Organization in 2000.
↑ Chapter originated as the I.P.O.S.C. club in 2005.
↑ Chapter originated as Theta Zeta Psi before 2008.
↑ Chapter originated as Alpha Lambda Nu (local) before 2009.
↑ Chapter originated as Psi Theta Upsilon (local) in 1993.
↑ Chapter originated as Alpha Gamma (local) in 2000.
↑ Chapter originated as Alpha Theta Pi (local) in 2007.
↑ Chapter originated as the New Delta club in 2007.
↑ Chapter originated as Beta Sigma Phi (local) in 1998.
↑ Chapter originated as the Kappa Sisters club in 2009.
↑ Chapter originated as kappa Delta Xi (local) in 2000.
↑ Chapter originated as Zeta Pi Lambda (local) in 1962.
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