List of Phi Iota Alpha chapters

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Phi Iota Alpha is the oldest intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for men of Latino descent in the United States. The fraternity was founded on December 26, 1931 from the merger of Sigma Iota and Phi Lambda Alpha, two smaller Latino fraternities. [1] [2] It expanded into a national organization with nine chapters. [2] [3] The fraternity went defunct in 1973 when its last chapter closed. [2]

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Phi Iota Alpha was re-established at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the spring semester 1984. [2] The fraternity began expanding, chartering chapters at universities and colleges across the United States. [2] [4] Phi Iota Alpha has collegiate chapters, a graduate/professional chapter, and associate chapters. [2] [4] The fraternity's colonies are called associate chpaters. [2] [4]

Original chapters

National chapters

Following are the original nine chapters of Phi Iota Alpha within the mainland United States. [3]

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusReferences
AlphaDecember 26, 1931 – 1975 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Inactive [1] [a]
BetaDecember 26, 1931 – 19xx University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Inactive [b]
GammaDecember 26, 1931 – 1973 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York Inactive [c]
DeltaDecember 26, 1931 – 193x ? Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Inactive [d]
EpsilonDecember 26, 1931 – 1955 Trine University Angola, Indiana Inactive [d]
ZetaDecember 26, 1931 – 1944 Tulane University New Orleans, Louisiana Inactive [e]
EtaDecember 26, 1931 – Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Inactive [f]
ThetaDecember 26, 1931 – 19xx ? Columbia University New York City, New York Inactive [g]
IotaDecember 26, 1931 – 19xx ? Cornell University Ithaca, New York Inactive [h]
Kappa1958–19xx ? University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Inactive
Nu1958–1963 Indiana Institute of Technology Fort Wayne, Indiana Inactive
  1. ↑ Chapter formed from Sigma Iota, established in 1904.
  2. ↑ Chapter formed from Phi Lambda Alpha, established in 1919.
  3. ↑ Chapter formed from Phi Lambda Alpha, established in 1898.
  4. 1 2 Chapter formed from Phi Lambda Alpha, established in 1921.
  5. ↑ Chapter formed from Sigma Iota, established in 1924.
  6. ↑ Chapter formed from Sigma Iota, established in 1927.
  7. ↑ Chapter formed from Phi Lambda Alpha, established in 1928.
  8. ↑ Chapter formed from Phi Lambda Alpha, established in 1929.

International chapters

Following are two of the original international chapters of Phi Iota Alpha within the mainland United States. [3]

ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusReferences
Juarez Mexico Inactive [5] [a]
Marti Cuba Inactive [5] [b]
  1. ↑ International chapters of the fraternity did not have a Greek-lettered designation given to them as of 1955.
  2. ↑ International chapters of the fraternity did not have a Greek-lettered designation given to them as of 1955.

Current chapters

In the following list of Phi Iota Alpha chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics. [2] [4]

Chapters Charter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusReferences
Alpha1984 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York Active [6]
Beta1987–199x ?, 1997–20xx ? Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York Inactive
Gamma1987–20xx ? State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, New York Inactive
Delta1987 State University of New York at Albany Albany, New York Active
Epsilon1987–xxxx ? Binghamton University Vestal, New York Inactive
Zeta1990–2020 Hofstra University Hempstead, New York Inactive
Eta1991 Union College Schenectady, New York Active
Siena College Loudonville, New York
Theta1992 State University of New York at Old Westbury Old Westbury, New York Active
Iota1992–20xx ? State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New York Inactive [a]
Kappa1995 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active [b]
Lambda1995 State University College at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Inactive
University at Buffalo
Mu1995 Columbia University New York City, New York Active [7]
Nu1996–20xx ? Boston College Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Boston University
Northeastern University
Xi1996–20xx ? Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts Inactive
Omicron1996–20xx ? New York University New York City, New York Inactive
Pi1997–20xx ? Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York Inactive [c]
University of Rochester
Rho1998–20xx ? Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York Inactive
Sigma1998–20xx ? City University of New York New York City, New York Inactive
Tau1999–20xx ? Baylor University Waco, Texas Inactive [d]
Upsilon1999–xxxx ? University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Inactive
Phi1999 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Active
Chi1999–20xx ? University of Dayton Dayton, Ohio Inactive
University of Illinois Chicago Chicago, Illinois
Psi1999 LIU Post Brookville, New York Active
OmegaMemorial
Alpha Alpha2000–20xx ? Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Inactive
Alpha Beta2000–20xx ? University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Inactive
Alpha Gamma2000–20xx ? St. John's University New York City, New York Inactive
Alpha Delta2000 State University of New York at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh, New York Inactive
Alpha Epsilon2000 California State University, Dominguez Hills Carson, California Active
Alpha Zeta2000–20xx ? St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, New York Inactive
Alpha Eta2002–20xx ? University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Inactive
Alpha Theta2005–20xx ? University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California Inactive
Alpha Iota2006–20xx ? University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, Massachusetts Inactive
Alpha Kappa200x ? Villanova University Villanova, Pennsylvania Inactive
Alpha Lambda2007 University of Arkansas Fayetteville, Arkansas Active
Alpha Mu2008 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Active
Alpha Nu2011 University of North Texas Denton, Texas Active [e]
Alpha Xi2011–20xx ? University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Inactive
Alpha Omicron2011–20xx ? Texas State University San Marcos, Texas Inactive [f]
Alpha Pi2011–20xx ? Armstrong State University Savannah, Georgia Inactive
Alpha Rho2011–20xx ? Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey Inactive
Alpha Sigma2011–20xx ? Georgia Southern University Statesboro, Georgia Inactive
Alpha Tau2011 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Inactive
Alpha Upsilon2011–20xx ? Lamar University Beaumont, Texas Inactive
Alpha Phi2011–20xx ? Queens College, City University of New York Flushing, Queens, New York Inactive
Alpha Chi2011 Lewis University Romeoville, Illinois Active [g]
Alpha Psi2011–20xx ? Rutgers University–Newark Newark, New Jersey Inactive
New Jersey Institute of Technology
Alpha Omega2011 Aurora University Aurora, Illinois Active
Beta Alpha2012 Utica University Utica, New York Active
Beta Beta2012 California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California Active
Beta Gamma2013–20xx ? Florida International University University Park, Florida Inactive
Beta Delta2011 East Texas A&M University Commerce, Texas Active [h]
Beta Epsilon201x ? Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active [g]
Beta Zeta201x ? Denison University Granville, Ohio Active [i]
Beta Eta2014–2022 Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan Inactive [i]
Beta Theta2014 University of California, San Diego San Diego, California Active
Beta Iota2014 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Active
Beta Kappa201x ? Georgetown University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Beta Lambda201x ? University of Texas–Pan American Edinburg, Texas Active
Beta Mu201x ? Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Inactive
Beta Nu201x ? Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Active
Beta Xi2016 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Active [8]
Beta Omicron2016–2021 Southern Illinois University Carbondale Carbondale, Illinois Inactive
Beta Pi2017–20xx ? San Francisco State University San Francisco, California Inactive
Beta Rho2017 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Active
Beta Sigma2017 Kennesaw State University Cobb County, Georgia Active
Beta Tau2019 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois Active [9] [j]
Beta Upsilon2019 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Active
Beta Phi2021 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, Illinois Active [j]
Beta Chi2021 George Mason University Fairfax, Virginia Active [1] [k]
Beta Psi2022 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Active
Beta Omega2023 Texas Woman's University Denton, Texas Active
Gamma Alpha Texas A&M International University Laredo, Texas Active
Gamma PiGraduate and ProfessionalActive [l]
California State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Colony [m]
Cincinnati Citywide Cincinnati, Ohio Colony
Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas Colony [m]
George Washington University Washington, D.C. Colony [n]
Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland Colony [o]
New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, New Mexico Colony [m]
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland, New York Colony [p]
Farmingdale State College East Farmingdale, New York Colony [n]
University of Central Arkansas Conway, Arkansas Colony
University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois Colony [q]
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Colony
Phi Iota Alpha chapters are located in the states indicated in red. Phiamap.png
Phi Iota Alpha chapters are located in the states indicated in red.
  1. ↑ Chapter formed from F I A T, established in 1990.
  2. ↑ Chapter formed from F I A T, established in 1994.
  3. ↑ Chapter formed from F I A T Club, established in 1995.
  4. ↑ Chapter formed from Phi Lambda Alpha, established in 1997.
  5. ↑ Chapter formed as a colon in 2005.
  6. ↑ Chapter formed as a colony in 2006.
  7. 1 2 Chapter formed as a colony in 2007.
  8. ↑ Texas A&M University at Commerce changed its name to East Texas A&M University on 7 November 2024.
  9. 1 2 Chapter formed as a colony in 2009.
  10. 1 2 Chapter started as a colony in 2014.
  11. ↑ Chapter started as a colony in 2013.
  12. ↑ Chapter started as a colony in 2015.
  13. 1 2 3 Colony was formed in 2013.
  14. 1 2 Colony was formed in 2017.
  15. ↑ Colony was formed in 2012.
  16. ↑ Colony was formed in 2010.
  17. ↑ Colony was formed in 2018.

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  5. 1 2 https://repository.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1054&context=gumbo
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  7. ↑ "ΦΙΑ - Mu Chapter". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
  8. ↑ "Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc. | Rock Chalk Central". University of Kansas. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
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