List of Triangle chapters

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Triangle is an engineering fraternity that was established at the University of Illinois in 1907. [1]

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Chapters

In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are indicated in italics. [1] [2] [3] [4]

ChapterSymbolCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatusReference
IllinoisillApril 15, 1907 University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign Champaign, Illinois Active
PurduepurApril 8, 1909 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active [lower-alpha 1]
Ohio StateosFebruary 2, 1911 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Active [lower-alpha 2]
WisconsinwisFebruary 7, 1913 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Active [lower-alpha 3]
KentuckykyOctober 31, 1920 – 1983;
2005
University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Active [lower-alpha 4]
CincinnaticinAugust 6, 1921 – 2005;
2014
University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Active [lower-alpha 5]
IowaiaMay 7, 1922 – 1948 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Inactive [lower-alpha 6]
MinnesotaminnOctober 29, 1922 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Active [lower-alpha 7]
ArmourarMay 26, 1923 Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago, Illinois Active [lower-alpha 8]
MissourimoOctober 25, 1924 – 1933 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Inactive [lower-alpha 9]
MichiganmichFebruary 21, 1925 – 1971;
1975–1995;
2007
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Active [lower-alpha 10]
KansaskanJanuary 8, 1927 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Active [lower-alpha 11]
Missouri MinesmomDecember 10, 1927 Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, Missouri Active [lower-alpha 12]
Penn StatepsMarch 3, 1928 Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania Active [lower-alpha 13]
South Dakota MinessdmSeptember 27, 1930 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, South Dakota Active [lower-alpha 14]
NorthwesternnuMay 25, 1935 – 1987 Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Inactive [lower-alpha 15]
MarquettemarqApril 24, 1937 – 2019;
2021
Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active [lower-alpha 16]
LouisvillelouMarch 22, 1941 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Active [lower-alpha 17]
CornellcorApril 18, 1942 – 1985 Cornell University Ithaca, New York Inactive [lower-alpha 18]
Michigan StatemsuJanuary 8, 1955 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Active [lower-alpha 19]
ClarksonclNovember 16, 1957 – 1970 Clarkson University Potsdam, New York Inactive
UCLAuclaDecember 7, 1957 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Active [lower-alpha 20]
NebraskanebMarch 16, 1963 – 2011;
2016
University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Colony
Iowa StateisApril 25, 1964 – 2011;
2018
Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active
Kansas StateksSeptember 7, 1964 – 2019 Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Inactive
Oklahoma StateoksNovember 21, 1964 – 1995 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Inactive
M.S.O.E.msoeJanuary 23, 1965 Milwaukee School of Engineering Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active [lower-alpha 21]
R.I.T.ritFebruary 4, 1967 – 2010 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York Inactive
Colorado StatecsuMay 27, 1967 – 2006;
2012
Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Active
Rose TechroseMay 4, 1968 Rose–Hulman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, Indiana Active
ColoradocoloApril 26, 1969 – 1972 University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder, Colorado Inactive
PittpittApril 4, 1970 – 2001;
2007
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
UWMuwmApril 11, 1970 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active [lower-alpha 22]
ToledotolMay 22, 1971 University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio Active
Mississippi StatemissNovember 11, 1972 – 1987 Mississippi State University Starkville, Mississippi Inactive
OklahomaokNovember 18, 1979 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Active
Virginia TechvpiApril 19, 1980 – 1996;
2015
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Colony [5]
ConnecticutconnMarch 27, 1982 – 1998 University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Inactive
U.T.A.utaSeptember 27, 1986 – 2000 University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas Inactive
T.A.M.U.tamuApril 9, 1988 – 1999;
2007–2009
Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Inactive
Michigan TechmtuApril 16, 1988 – 2006;
2012
Michigan Technological University Houghton, Michigan Active
T.S.U.tsuApril 15, 1989 – 2008 Trine University Angola, Indiana Inactive [lower-alpha 23]
AkronakrNovember 2, 1991 – 1997 University of Akron Akron, Ohio Inactive
Northern IllinoisniuOctober 9, 1993 – 2006 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, Illinois Inactive
Maryland B.C.umbcJune 4, 2005 – 2019 University of Maryland, Baltimore County Catonsville, Maryland Inactive
HoustonhouApril 19, 2008 – 2019 University of Houston Houston, Texas Inactive
UC BerkeleycalApril 24, 2010 – 2016 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Inactive
UCSan DiegoucsdFebruary 11, 2011 University of California, San Diego San Diego California Active
UNC CharlottecharApril 30, 2011 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Active
Cal Poly PomonacppMay 7, 2011 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California Active
UCIuciSeptember 29, 2012 University of California, Irvine Irvine, California Active
Florida AtlanticfauSeptember 7, 2013 – 2019 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida Inactive
Penn State BehrendpsbFebruary 28, 2015 Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Erie Pennsylvania Active
Virginia CommonwealthvcuApril 11, 2015 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Virginia Active
UtahutahApril 25, 2015 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Active
ClemsonclemApril 8, 2017 Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina Active
WashingtonuwMay 21, 2022 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Active
Washington Statewsu Washington State University Pullman, Washington Colony
  1. Chapter formed from the Transit Club, established in 1908.
  2. Chapter formed from the Transit Club, established in 1907.
  3. Chapter formed from the Civil Engineers Club, established in 1912.
  4. Chapter formed from the Kentucky Engineers Club, established in 1920. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 2004.
  5. Chapter formed from the Civil Engineer Men, established in 1920. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 2010.
  6. Chapter formed from the S.R.S. Club.
  7. Chapter formed from Chi Sigma Tau, established in 1921.
  8. Chapter formed from Scroll & Triangle, established in 1921 at the Armour Institute of Technology. Armour later became the Illinois Institute of Technology.
  9. Chapter formed from Alpha Epsilon Rho.
  10. Chapter formed from Quad L, established in 1924.
  11. Chapter formed from Gamma Epsilon.
  12. Chapter formed from the Grubstakers Club, established in 1902, at the Missouri School of Mines. The School of Mines later became the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
  13. Chapter formed from Sigma Epsilon, established in 1925.
  14. Chapter formed from Phi Kappa Phi, established in 1921.
  15. Chapter formed from Kappa Phi Gamma, established in 1926.
  16. Chapter formed from Gamma Theta Pi, established in 1922.
  17. Chapter formed from the Pyramid Club, established in 1926.
  18. Chapter formed from C.E.M., a local fraternity.
  19. Chapter formed from the Triangle Club, established in 1953.
  20. Chapter formed from the Triangle Club, established in 1956.
  21. Chapter formed from Delta Alpha Epsilon, established in 1964.
  22. Chapter formed by absorbing Sigma Delta Omega, established in 1956.
  23. Chapter formed from Nu Pi, established in 1981, at Tri-State University. Tri-State later became Trine University.

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New chapters by decade

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1930–19393 Circle-blue.svg Circle-blue.svg Circle-blue.svg
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References

  1. 1 2 Shepardson, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 233 via Google Books.
  2. "Active Chapters & Colonies". Triangle Fraternity. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-10.
  3. Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (May 2, 2023) "Triange". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities . Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed June 12, 2023.
  4. "Our Chapters". Triangle Fraternity. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
  5. "Triangle Fraternity- Virginia Tech Colony". fsl.vt.edu. Retrieved 2023-06-12.