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- ↑ Current Chapters Archived 2015-02-16 at the Wayback Machine , Florida State University Office of Greek Life. Retrieved on 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "Iowa State University Greek Chapters" Retrieved on 13 November 2015.
- ↑ Chapter Information,The Ohio Union at Ohio State University . Retrieved on 15 February 2015.
- ↑ Chapters, Purdue University . Retrieved on 15 February 2015.
- ↑ Chapter Profiles Archived 2014-08-17 at the Wayback Machine , SDSU College Panhellenic Association. Retrieved on 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Office of Fraternity & Sorority Affairs. Sororities Archived 2014-07-18 at the Wayback Machine , Syracuse University . Retrieved on 26 July 2014.
- ↑ UCLA Fraternity & Sorority Relations. Chapter Directory Archived 2014-08-03 at the Wayback Machine , UCLA. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
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- ↑ Chapters,University of Washington Panhellenic Association. Retrieved on 15 February 2015.