Chi Phi is a collegiate social fraternity. [1] The modern men's collegiate fraternity, Chi Phi's United Order formed from the merger of several previous organizations that had formed independently but were each known as Chi Phi. [1] [2] The first fraternity was established at Princeton University in 1824. [2] As further explained in the main article, Chi Phi came from the following branches: [2] [3]
In the following list of Chi Phi chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are shown in italics. [1] [2] [3] [4]
| Chapter | Branch | Charter date and range | Institution | Location | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton Society (see Princeton) | Chi Phi | December 24, 1824 – 1825 | College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) | Princeton, New Jersey | Inactive | |
| Princeton (see Princeton Society and Sigma First) | Princeton | 1854–1860 | College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) | Princeton, New Jersey | Inactive | |
| Zeta (First) | Princeton, United | December 1, 1854 – April 29, 2019; October 2023 | Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Active | [5] [a] |
| Alpha-Alpha | Southern, United | August 21, 1858 – 1868; 1924 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | Active | [b] |
| Beta (First) | Southern | November 12, 1858 – 1861 | Centenary College | Shreveport, Louisiana | Inactive | [c] |
| Alpha | Southern, United | May 1, 1859 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville, Virginia | Active | |
| Gamma (First) | Southern | December 24, 1859 – 1867 | Davidson College | Davidson, North Carolina | Inactive | |
| Upsilon | Hobart, United | November 14, 1860 – 1880; 1987 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Geneva, New York | Active | |
| Epsilon (First) | Southern | December 24, 1860 – 1861 | Western Military Institute | Nashville, Tennessee | Inactive, Reassigned | [c] |
| Zeta (Second) | Southern | December 24, 1861 – 1862 | Cumberland University | Lebanon, Tennessee | Inactive | [c] |
| Psi (First) | Hobart | December 24, 1860 – 1866 | Kenyon College | Gambier, Ohio | Inactive | |
| Sigma (First) (see Princeton and Alpha Sigma) | Princeton, Northern | December 24, 1864 – 1868 | Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey | Inactive | |
| Epsilon (Second) | Southern, United | March 2, 1867 – 2008; 2013 | Hampden–Sydney College | Hampden Sydney, Virginia | Active | |
| Delta | Hobart, United | March 19, 1867 – 1979; 1881–1993; 1996–1999; 2016 | Rutgers University | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Active | [d] |
| Eta | Southern, United | April 16, 1867 – 1874; 1878 | University of Georgia | Athens, Georgia | Active | |
| Theta (First) | Southern | December 24, 1867 – 1870 | University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh, Scotland | Inactive | |
| Theta (Second) | Princeton | December 24, 1867 – 1872 | Gettysburg College | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Inactive | |
| Xi | Northern, United | October 13, 1868 – 1881; 1888 – 2024 | Cornell University | Ithaca, New York | Inactive | [6] [e] [f] |
| Beta (Second) | Northern, United | December 24, 1868 – 1885 | Muhlenberg College | Allentown, Pennsylvania | Inactive, Reassigned | |
| Gamma (Second) | Southern, United | March 19, 1869 – 1993; 199x ?–2009; 201x ? – April 21, 2015 | Emory University | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive | |
| Omega (First) | Northern, United | December 24, 1869 – 1893 | Dickinson College | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | Inactive | |
| Iota (First) | Southern | December 24, 1869 – 1880 | Mercer University | Macon, Georgia | Inactive | |
| Alpha-Mu | Southern, United | December 24, 1871 – 1879; 1940–1942; 1948–1964 | Duke University | Durham, North Carolina | Inactive | |
| Lambda (First) (see Rho Delta) | Southern | December 24, 1871 – 1872 | Oglethorpe University | Brookhaven, Georgia | Inactive, Reestablished | [g] |
| Sigma (Second) | Northern, United | December 24, 1871 – 1907 | Wofford College | Spartanburg, South Carolina | Inactive, Reassigned | |
| Nu (First) | Northern | February 15, 1872 – 1878 | Washington & Lee University | Lexington, Virginia | Inactive, Reassigned | [h] |
| Psi (Second) | Northern, United | February 22, 1872 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Active | [e] |
| Pi (First) | Southern | December 24, 1872 – 1883 | Kentucky Military Institute | Lyndon, Kentucky | Inactive | |
| Kappa (First) | Northern, United | December 24, 1872 – 1895 | Brown University | Providence, Rhode Island | Inactive, Reassigned | [i] [j] |
| Beta (Third) | Northern, United | May 27, 1873 – 1878; 1890 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Active | [k] [l] |
| Alpha-Chi | Northern, United | November 6, 1873 – 1895; 1911–1970, 1975; 20xx ? | Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware, Ohio | Active | [m] |
| Omicron (First) | Southern | December 24, 1873 – 1874 | St. Johns' College | Little Rock, Arkansas | Inactive | [7] |
| Phi | Northern, United | December 24, 1873 – 1980 | Amherst College | Amherst, Massachusetts | Inactive | [e] |
| Rho | United | January 30, 1874 – 2005; 201x ? | Lafayette College | Easton, Pennsylvania | Active | [n] |
| Lambda (Second) | United | February 11, 1875 – 1970; 1973–2009; 2012–20xx ? | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California | Inactive | |
| Omicron (aka York Hall) | United | December 24, 1877 – 1959 | Yale University | New Haven, Connecticut | Inactive | [o] |
| Theta (Third) | United | May 25, 1878 – 1987; 1999 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy, New York | Active | |
| Alpha-Tau | United | January 1, 1882 – 1885; 1921–2020 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Inactive | [p] |
| Mu | United | October 18, 1883 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, New Jersey | Active | |
| Iota (Second) | United | November 9, 1883 – 2008; 2014 – July 20, 2020 | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Inactive | |
| Nu (Second) | United | December 24, 1883 – 1885 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Inactive, Reassigned | |
| Pi (Second) (see Alpha-Pi First) | United | December 24, 1883 – 1899 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Tennessee | Inactive, Reassigned | [q] |
| Beta (Fourth) | United | December 24, 1885 – 1887 | Harvard University | Cambridge, Massachusetts | Inactive, Reassigned | [l] |
| Tau (First) | United | December 24, 1889 – 1897 | University of South Carolina | Columbia, South Carolina | Inactive, Reassigned | |
| Nu (Third) | United | March 10, 1892 – 1972; 1985–201x ?; 20xx ? | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, Texas | Active | [8] |
| Chi | United | December 24, 1902 – 1968; 1980–1987 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, New Hampshire | Inactive | [9] [r] |
| Omega (Second) | United | June 2, 1904 – 2002; 200x ? | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, Georgia | Active | |
| Sigma (Third) | United | April 27, 1912 – 1986 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, Illinois | Inactive | [s] |
| Kappa (Second) | United | March 11, 1916 – 1970; 1980–2007; 201x ? – March 27, 2015 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, Wisconsin | Inactive | [10] [t] [u] |
| Tau (Second) | United | April 20, 1920 – 2007; 2012 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Active | |
| Alpha-Pi (Second) | United | December 24, 1922 – 1936; 1970–1974; 2018 | Iowa State University | Ames, Iowa | Active | [v] |
| Alpha Delta | United | May 9, 1924 – 2009; 2015 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park, Pennsylvania | Inactive | [w] |
| Alpha-Pi (First) (see Pi Second and Chi Chi Chi) | United | 1924–1942 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Tennessee | Inactive, Reassigned | [x] |
| Beta Delta | United | December 24, 1925 – 1959 | University of Washington | Seattle, Washington | Inactive | [y] |
| Gamma Delta | United | April 29, 1928 – 1990 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Inactive | [z] |
| Epsilon Delta | United | March 17, 1931 – June 19, 2015 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon | Inactive | [aa] |
| Delta Delta | United | March 28, 1931 – 1949; 1952–1958; 1989–1992 | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | Inactive | [ab] |
| Alpha Theta Chi | United | November 26, 1932 – 1942; 1964 | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Lincoln, Nebraska | Active | [ac] |
| Eta Delta | United | April 6, 1934 – 1999; 2016 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California | Active | [ad] |
| Theta Delta | United | February 15, 1935 – 1998; 2000–2002; 2007 | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Active | [ae] |
| Pi (Third) | United | February 1, 1952 – 2010 | Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois | Inactive | [af] |
| Zeta Delta | United | February 25, 1956 – 1969; 1985–2005 | University of Connecticut | Storrs, Connecticut | Inactive | [ag] |
| Iota Delta | United | November 15, 1958 – 2008; 20xx ? | Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington, Indiana | Active | [ah] |
| Rho Iota Kappa | United | February 3, 1962 – 200x ?; 2010 – December 15, 2015 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston, Rhode Island | Inactive | [11] [ai] |
| Tau Delta | United | December 24, 1962 – 1970 | University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Inactive | |
| Delta Xi | United | May 1, 1965 – July 15, 2015; 2018 | West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon, West Virginia | Active | [aj] |
| Kappa Delta | United | February 5, 1966 – 1971; 1990 | University of Rochester | Rochester, New York | Active | [ak] |
| Lambda Delta | United | May 14, 1966 – 1970; 199x ?–20xx ? | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | Inactive | |
| Mu Delta | United | October 21, 1967 – 1979; 1983 | Auburn University | Auburn, Alabama | Active | |
| Nu Delta | United | February 10, 1968 – 2018; 2022 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida | Active | |
| Xi Delta | United | December 7, 1968 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, Florida | Active | [al] |
| Rho Delta (see Lambda) | United | May 3, 1969 | Oglethorpe University | Brookhaven, Georgia | Active | [am] |
| Sigma Delta | United | May 31, 1969 | University of California, Davis | Davis, California | Active | |
| Omega Delta | United | September 20, 1969 – 1976 | Morehead State University | Morehead, Kentucky | Inactive | [an] |
| Phi Delta | United | November 22, 1969 – 2000; 2010 – March 29, 2021 | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | Inactive | |
| Omicron Delta | United | December 24, 1969 – 1988 | Miami University | Oxford, Ohio | Inactive | |
| Upsilon Delta | United | Tulane University | New Orleans, Louisiana | Never chartered | [ao] | |
| Pi Delta | United | December 24, 1969 – 1973,; 1983–1985 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia | Inactive | |
| Chi Delta | United | January 31, 1970 – 1987 | Georgia State University | Atlanta, Georgia | Inactive | [ap] |
| Psi Delta | United | December 12, 1970 – August 18, 2014; 20xx ? | University of North Carolina Charlotte | Charlotte, North Carolina | Active | [8] [aq] |
| Alpha Zeta | United | May 19, 1973 | University of West Georgia | Carrollton, Georgia | Active | [ar] |
| Beta Zeta | United | December 24, 1974 – 1984 | University of Central Florida | Orlando, Florida | Inactive | [ar] |
| Gamma Zeta | United | April 28, 1979 – 2005; 2016 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington, North Carolina | Active | [as] |
| Delta Zeta | United | April 16, 1983 – November 27, 2017 | University of South Florida | Tampa, Florida | Inactive | |
| Phi Lambda Theta | United | May 5, 1984 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | Active | [at] |
| Chi Chi Chi (see Alpha-Pi) | United | Vanderbilt University | Nashville, Tennessee | Never chartered | [au] | |
| Alpha-Sigma (see Sigma First) | United | February 28, 1987 – 2012 | Princeton University | Princeton, New Jersey | Inactive | |
| Theta Zeta | United | March 27, 1987 – December 31, 2018 | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | Inactive | [av] |
| Epsilon Zeta | United | April 2, 1987 – October 20, 2020 | Humboldt State University | Arcata, California | Inactive | |
| Zeta Zeta | United | December 24, 1987 – 1992 | Sacramento State University | Sacramento, California | Inactive | |
| Lambda Zeta | United | April 9, 1988 – 2021 | St. Mary's University, Texas | San Antonio, Texas | Inactive | |
| Nu Zeta | United | April 16, 1988 – 1997 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Inactive | |
| Kappa Zeta | United | October 15, 1988 – 200x ? | Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Inactive | |
| Xi Zeta | United | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, Colorado | Never chartered | [aw] | |
| Iota Zeta | United | April 1, 1989 – 1997 | George Mason University | Fairfax, Virginia | Inactive | |
| Mu Zeta | United | May 13, 1989 – 2006 | University of Denver | Denver, Colorado | Inactive | |
| Beta Sigma Rho | United | December 24, 1989 – 1990 | University of Minnesota Morris | Morris, Minnesota | Inactive | [ax] |
| Omicron Zeta | United | University of Utah | Salt Lake City, Utah | Never chartered | [ay] | |
| Rho Zeta | United | November 10, 1990 – 199x ? | Hofstra University | Hempstead, New York | Inactive | |
| Sigma Zeta | United | December 24, 1990 – 2002; 2009–2010 | State University of New York at Albany | Albany, New York | Inactive | [az] |
| Upsilon Zeta | United | Marquette University | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Never chartered | [ba] | |
| Pi Zeta | United | April 14, 1992 – 2021 | Binghamton University | Vestal, New York | Inactive | |
| Phi Zeta | United | Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | Never chartered | [bb] | |
| Psi Zeta | United | October 1, 1993 | University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson, Texas | Active | |
| Delta Phi Sigma | United | 1994–1998 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | Inactive | [bc] |
| Chi Zeta | United | December 24, 1994 – 20xx ? | Radford University | Radford, Virginia | Inactive | |
| Tau Zeta | United | March 25, 1995 | Boston University | Boston, Massachusetts | Active | |
| Omega Zeta | United | June 27, 1998 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville, Florida | Active | |
| Beta Theta | United | October 20, 1999 – 2004 | Chowan College | Murfreesboro, North Carolina | Inactive | |
| Delta Pi | United | November 6, 1999 | Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus, Georgia | Active | |
| Alpha Theta | United | October 21, 2000 – 200x ? | Oklahoma State University | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Inactive | |
| Iota Theta | United | February 21, 2001 | Schreiner University | Kerrville, Texas | Active | |
| Delta Theta | United | April 16, 2001 – 201x ?; 2018 | Clemson University | Clemson, South Carolina | Active | |
| Epsilon Theta | United | January 7, 2002 – 200x ?; 20xx ? | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina | Active | |
| Mu Theta | United | April 9, 2002 – 2015 | University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, Texas | Inactive | |
| Gamma Theta | United | April 27, 2002 – June 30, 2010 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana, Pennsylvania | Inactive | |
| Zeta Theta | United | March 7, 2003 | State University of New York at Oneonta | Oneonta, New York | Active | |
| Kappa Theta | United | March 25, 2003 – 200x ? | Saint Leo University | St. Leo, Florida | Inactive | |
| Theta Theta | United | August 22, 2003 – 201x ? | Shorter College | Rome, Georgia | Inactive | |
| Eta Theta | United | November 21, 2003 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | Active | |
| Lambda Theta | United | September 28, 2004 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Dartmouth, Massachusetts | Active | |
| Nu Theta | United | February 11, 2007 – May 15, 2015 | College of William & Mary | Williamsburg, Virginia | Inactive | [12] |
| Alpha Pi Tau | United | March 7, 2009 | Keene State College | |||
| Omicron Theta | United | March 8, 2009 | State University of New York at Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh, New York | Active | |
| Pi Theta | United | January 25, 2011 – September 16, 2020 | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse | La Crosse, Wisconsin | Colony | [13] [bd] |
| Xi Theta | United | November 5, 2011 – 2019; 20xx ? | Southern Utah University | Cedar City, Utah | Active | [be] |
| Rho Theta | United | November 13, 2015 – February 4, 2021 | Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona | Inactive | [14] [bf] |
| Sigma Theta | United | 2017 | Towson University | Towson, Maryland | Active | |
| Upsilon Theta | United | October 19, 2019 | University of Tampa | Tampa, Florida | Active | |
| Tau Theta | United | November 9, 2019 | Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | Active |