Chi Phi fraternity was established at Princeton University in 1824. [1] The modern men's collegiate fraternity formed from the merger of their organizations that were each known as Chi Phi. [1] As further explained in the main article, Chi Phi came from the following branches: [1]
In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters, institutions, and branches of the fraternity are shown in italics. [1]
Chapter | Original and subsequent branch | Charter date and range | Institution | City | State | Status | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Princeton Society | Chi Phi Society | 1824–1825 | College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) | Princeton | New Jersey | Inactive | [a] |
Alpha Sigma | Princeton Order, United Order | 1854–1860, 1864–1868, 1987–2012 | Princeton University | Princeton | New Jersey | Inactive | [b] |
Zeta | Princeton Order, United Order | December 1, 1854 – 2019; October 2023 | Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Active | |
Alpha-Alpha | Southern Order, United Order | August 21, 1858 – 1868; 1924 | University of North Carolina | Chapel Hill | North Carolina | Active | [c] |
Beta (first) | Southern Order | November 12, 1858 – 1861 | Centenary College | Shreveport | Louisiana | Inactive | [d] |
Gamma (first) | Southern Order | March 25, 1859 – 1867 | Davidson College | Davidson | North Carolina | Inactive | |
Alpha | Southern Order, United Order | May 1859 | University of Virginia | Charlottesville | Virginia | Active | |
Upsilon | Hobart Order, United Order | November 14, 1860 – 1880; 1987 | Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Geneva | New York | Active | [b] |
Epsilon | Southern Order | 1860–1861 | Western Military Institute (Nashville Military College) | Nashville | Tennessee | Reassigned | [d] |
Psi (first) | Hobart Order | 1861–1866 | Kenyon College | Gambier | Ohio | Inactive | |
Zeta | Southern Order | March 1860–1862 | Cumberland University | Lebanon | Tennessee | Inactive | [d] |
Theta | Princeton Order | April 1, 1867 – 1872 | Gettysburg College | Gettysburg | Pennsylvania | Inactive | |
Delta | Hobart Order, United Order | March 19, 1867 – 1979, 1881–1993, 1996–1999, 201x ? | Rutgers University | New Brunswick-Piscataway | New Jersey | Active | [e] |
Epsilon | Southern Order, United Order | March 2, 1867 – 2008, 2013 | Hampden–Sydney College | Hampden Sydney | Virginia | Active | |
Eta | Southern Order, United Order | April 16, 1867 – 1874, 1878 | University of Georgia | Athens | Georgia | Active | |
Theta | Southern Order | June 1, 1867 – 1870 | University of Edinburgh | Edinburgh | Scotland | Inactive | |
Beta (second) | Northern Order, United Order | 1868–1885 | Muhlenberg College | Allentown | Pennsylvania | Reassigned | |
Xi | Northern Order, United Order | October 13, 1868 – 1881, 1888 | Cornell University | Ithaca | New York | Suspended [2] | [f] |
Omega (first) | Northern Order, United Order | 1869–1893 | Dickinson College | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Inactive | |
Iota | Southern Order | May 15, 1869 – 1880 | Mercer University | Macon | Georgia | Inactive | |
Gamma (second) | Southern Order, United Order | May 19, 1869 – 1993, 199x ?–2009 | Emory University | Atlanta | Georgia | Inactive | [g] |
Sigma (first) | Northern Order, United Order | 1871–1907 | Wofford College | Spartanburg | South Carolina | Reassigned | |
Lambda (see Rho Delta) | Southern Order | May 1, 1871 – 1872 | Oglethorpe University | Brookhaven | Georgia | Inactive | [h] |
Alpha-Mu | Southern Order, United Order | November 28, 1871 – 1879, 1940–1942, 1948–1964 | Duke University | Durham | North Carolina | Inactive | [i] |
Nu | Northern Order | February 19, 1872 – 1878 | Washington & Lee University | Lexington | Virginia | Reassigned | [j] |
Psi | Northern Order, United Order | February 22, 1872 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | Active | [f] |
Kappa (first) | Northern Order, United Order | 1872–1895 | Brown University | Providence | Rhode Island | Reassigned | [k] [l] |
Pi | Southern Order | April 25, 1872 – 1883 | Kentucky Military Institute | Lyndon | Kentucky | Inactive | |
Omicron | Southern Order | 1873–1874 | St. Johns' College | Little Rock | Arkansas | Inactive | [3] |
Beta (third) | Northern Order, United Order | May 27, 1873 – 1878, 1890 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Cambridge | Massachusetts | Active | [m] [n] |
Phi | Northern Order, United Order | October 29, 1873 – 1980 | Amherst College | Amherst | Massachusetts | Inactive | [f] |
Alpha-Chi | Northern Order, United Order | November 6, 1873 – 1895, 1911–1970, 1975, 20xx ? | Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware | Ohio | Active | [o] |
Rho | United Order | January 30, 1874 – 2005, 201x ? | Lafayette College | Easton | Pennsylvania | Active | [p] |
Lambda | United Order | February 11, 1875 – 1970, 1973–2009, 2012–20xx ? | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | California | Inactive | [q] |
Omicron (York Hall) | United Order | September 11, 1877 – 1959 | Yale University | New Haven | Connecticut | Inactive | [r] |
Theta | United Order | May 25, 1878 – 1987, 1999 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy | New York | Active | |
Alpha-Tau | United Order | February 1, 1882 – 1885, 1921–2020 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Michigan | Inactive | [s] |
Nu (first) | United Order | January 23, 1883 – 1885 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | Reassigned | |
Iota | United Order | 1883–2008, 2014–2020 | Ohio State University | Columbus | Ohio | Inactive | [t] |
Pi (first) (See Alpha-Pi (first)) | United Order | 1883–1899 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Tennessee | Reassigned | [u] |
Mu | United Order | 1883 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | New Jersey | Active | |
Beta (third) | United Order | 1885–1887 | Harvard University | Cambridge | Massachusetts | Reassigned | [n] |
Tau (first) | United Order | 1889–1897 | University of South Carolina | Columbia | South Carolina | Reassigned | |
Nu | United Order | 1892–1972, 1985–201x ?, 20xx ? | University of Texas | Austin | Texas | Active | [4] [v] |
Chi | United Order | 1902–1968, 1980–1987 | Dartmouth College | Hanover | New Hampshire | Withdrew | [w] [x] |
Omega | United Order | 1904–2002, 200x ? | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta | Georgia | Active | [y] |
Sigma | United Order | 1912–1986 | University of Illinois | Champaign and Urbana | Illinois | Inactive | [z] |
Kappa | United Order | 1916–1970, 1980–2007, 201x ? – March 18, 2015 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison | Wisconsin | Inactive | [5] [aa] [ab] |
Tau | United Order | April 20, 1920 – 2007, 2012 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | Alabama | Active | [ac] |
Alpha-Pi (Pi ?) | United Order | 1922–1936, 1970–1974, 2018 | Iowa State University | Ames | Iowa | Active | [ad] |
Alpha Delta | United Order | 1924–2009, 2015 | Pennsylvania State University | University Park | Pennsylvania | Active | [ae] |
Alpha-Pi (first) (See Pi (first)) | United Order | 1924–1942 | Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Tennessee | Reassigned | [u] |
Beta Delta | United Order | 1925–1959 | University of Washington | Seattle | Washington | Inactive | [af] |
Gamma Delta | United Order | 1928–1990 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis and Saint Paul | Minnesota | Inactive | [ag] |
Delta Delta | United Order | 1931–1949, 1952–1958, 1989–1992 | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles | California | Inactive | [ah] |
Epsilon Delta | United Order | 1931–2015 | Oregon State University | Corvallis | Oregon | Inactive | [ai] |
Alpha Theta Chi | United Order | 1932–1942, 1964 | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Lincoln | Nebraska | Active | [aj] |
Eta Delta | United Order | 1934–1999, 2016- | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | California | Active | [ak] |
Theta Delta | United Order | 1935–1998, 2000–2002, 2007 | University of Florida | Gainesville | Florida | Active | [al] |
Pi | United Order | 1952–2010 | Northwestern University | Evanston | Illinois | Inactive | [am] |
Zeta Delta | United Order | 1956–1969, 1985–2005 | University of Connecticut | Storrs | Connecticut | Inactive | [an] |
Iota Delta | United Order | 1958–2008, 20xx ? | Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington | Indiana | Active | [ao] |
Rho Iota Kappa | United Order | 1962–200x ?, 2010–2015 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston | Rhode Island | Inactive | [ap] |
Tau Delta | United Order | 1962–1970 | University of Oregon | Eugene | Oregon | Inactive | |
Delta Xi | United Order | 1965–2015, 20xx ? | West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon | West Virginia | Active | [aq] |
Kappa Delta | United Order | 1966–1971, 1990 | University of Rochester | Rochester | New York | Active | [ar] |
Lambda Delta | United Order | 1966–1970, 199x ?–20xx ? | University of Arizona | Tucson | Arizona | Inactive | [as] |
Upsilon Delta/Kappa Phi colony | United Order | 1966–1969 | Tulane University | New Orleans | Louisiana | Inactive | [at] |
Mu Delta | United Order | 1967–1979, 1983 | Auburn University | Auburn | Alabama | Active | [au] |
Nu Delta | United Order | 1968–2018, 2022 | Florida State University | Tallahassee | Florida | Active | [av] |
Xi Delta | United Order | 1968 | Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne | Florida | Active | [aw] |
Omicron Delta | United Order | 1969–1988 | Miami University | Oxford | Ohio | Inactive | [ax] |
Pi Delta | United Order | 1969–1973, 1983–1985 | West Virginia University | Morgantown | West Virginia | Inactive | [ay] [az] |
Rho Delta (See Lambda) | United Order | 1969 | Oglethorpe University | Brookhaven | Georgia | Active | [ba] |
Sigma Delta | United Order | 1969 | University of California, Davis | Davis | California | Active | [ay] |
Phi Delta | United Order | 1969–2000, 2010 | University of Tennessee | Knoxville | Tennessee | Active | [ax] [bb] |
Chi Delta | United Order | 1970–1987 | Georgia State University | Atlanta | Georgia | Inactive | [bc] |
Psi Delta | United Order | 1970–2013, 20xx ? | University of North Carolina Charlotte | Charlotte | North Carolina | Active | [4] [bd] |
Omega Delta | United Order | 1971–1976 | Morehead State University | Morehead | Kentucky | Inactive | [be] |
Alpha Zeta | United Order | May 19, 1973 | University of West Georgia | Carrollton | Georgia | Active | [bf] |
Beta Zeta | United Order | 1974–1984 | University of Central Florida | Orlando | Florida | Inactive | [bf] |
Gamma Zeta | United Order | 1979–2005, 2016 | University of North Carolina Wilmington | Wilmington | North Carolina | Active | [bg] |
Delta Zeta | United Order | 1983–2018 | University of South Florida | Tampa | Florida | Inactive | [bh] |
Phi Lambda Theta | United Order | 1984 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg | Pennsylvania | Active | [bi] |
Epsilon Zeta | United Order | 1987 | Humboldt State University | Arcata | California | Inactive | [bj] |
Zeta Zeta | United Order | 1987–1992 | Sacramento State University | Sacramento | California | Inactive | |
Theta Zeta | United Order | 1987–2018 | Texas A&M University | College Station | Texas | Inactive | [bk] |
Kappa Zeta | United Order | 1988–200x ? | Purdue University | West Lafayette | Indiana | Inactive | [bl] |
Lambda Zeta | United Order | 1988–2021 | St. Mary's University, Texas | San Antonio | Texas | Inactive | [bl] |
Nu Zeta | United Order | 1988–1997 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg | Virginia | Inactive | [bm] |
Beta Sigma Rho | United Order | 1988–1990 | University of Minnesota Morris | Morris | Minnesota | Inactive | [bn] |
Xi Zeta colony | United Order | 1988 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | Colorado | Inactive | [bo] |
Omicron Zeta colony | United Order | 1988 | University of Utah | Salt Lake City | Utah | Inactive | [bp] |
Iota Zeta | United Order | 1989–1997 | George Mason University | Fairfax | Virginia | Inactive | [bl] |
Mu Zeta | United Order | 1989–2006 | University of Denver | Denver | Colorado | Inactive | [bl] |
Rho Zeta | United Order | 1990–199x ? | Hofstra University | Nassau County | New York | Inactive | [bq] |
Phi Zeta colony | United Order | 1990 | Illinois State University | Normal | Illinois | Inactive | [br] |
Upsilon Zeta colony | United Order | 1991 | Marquette University | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Inactive | [bs] |
Pi Zeta | United Order | 1992 | Binghamton University | Binghamton | New York | Active | [bt] |
Delta Phi Sigma | United Order | 1994–1998 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute | Blacksburg | Virginia | Inactive | [bu] |
Tau Zeta | United Order | 1995 | Boston University | Boston | Massachusetts | Active | [bv] |
Chi Zeta | United Order | 1995–20xx ? | Radford University | Radford | Virginia | Inactive | [bw] |
Omega Zeta | United Order | 1998 | University of North Florida | Jacksonville | Florida | Active | [bx] |
Psi Zeta | United Order | 1998 | University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | Texas | Active | [bw] |
Delta Pi | United Order | 1999 | Georgia Southwestern State University | Americus | Georgia | Active | |
Sigma Zeta | United Order | 1999–2002, 2009–2010 | State University of New York at Albany | Albany | New York | Inactive | [by] |
Alpha Theta | United Order | 2000–200x ? | Oklahoma State University | Stillwater | Oklahoma | Inactive | [bz] |
Beta Theta | United Order | 2001–2004 | Chowan College | Murfreesboro | North Carolina | Inactive | [ca] |
Gamma Theta | United Order | 2002–2009 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana | Pennsylvania | Inactive | [bz] |
Delta Theta | United Order | 2003–201x ?, 2018 | Clemson University | Clemson | South Carolina | Active | [cb] |
Epsilon Theta | United Order | 2004–200x ?, 20xx ? | East Carolina University | Greenville | North Carolina | Active | [cc] |
Zeta Theta | United Order | 2004 | State University of New York at Oneonta | Oneonta | New York | Active | [cc] |
Eta Theta | United Order | 2005 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park | Maryland | Active | [cc] |
Theta Theta | United Order | 2005–201x ? | Shorter College | Rome | Georgia | Inactive | [cd] |
Iota Theta | United Order | 2005 | Schreiner University | Kerrville | Texas | Active | [cd] |
Kappa Theta | United Order | 2006–200x ? | Saint Leo University | St. Leo | Florida | Inactive | [cc] |
Lambda Theta | United Order | 2006 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | Dartmouth | Massachusetts | Active | [ce] |
Mu Theta | United Order | 2007–2015 | University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio | Texas | Inactive | [ce] |
Nu Theta | United Order | 2009–2015 | College of William & Mary | Williamsburg | Virginia | Inactive | [6] [cf] |
Xi Theta | United Order | 2011–2019, 20xx ? | Southern Utah University | Cedar City | Utah | Active | [4] [cg] |
Omicron Theta | United Order | 2012 | SUNY Plattsburgh | Plattsburgh | New York | Active | [ch] |
Pi Theta | United Order | September 21, 2012 | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse | La Crosse | Wisconsin | Active | [ci] |
Rho Theta | United Order | 2016–2021 | Arizona State University | Tempe | Arizona | Inactive | [cj] |
Sigma Theta | United Order | 2017 | Towson University | Towson | Maryland | Active | [ck] |
Tau Theta | United Order | 2019 | Central Michigan University | Mt. Pleasant | Michigan | Active | [cl] |
Upsilon Theta | United Order | 2022 | University of Tampa | Tampa | Florida | Active | [cm] |
Unnamed Colony | United Order | 2017 | University of California, San Diego | San Diego | California | Inactive | [cl] |
Alpha Kappa Pi (ΑΚΠ) was an American collegiate social fraternity founded in 1921 at the Newark College of Engineering. In 1946, it merged with Alpha Sigma Phi.