Phi Kappa Psi, also called "Phi Psi," is an American collegiate social fraternity founded at Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania on February 19, 1852.[1] More than 140,000 men have been initiated into Phi Kappa Psi since its founding.
When Phi Kappa Psi is extending to an institution that does not currently have a chapter, a probationary group called a "colony" is formed. After the criteria are met, that colony receives its charter and becomes a chapter. A chapter becomes inactive when it relinquishes its charter, or the charter is revoked by the fraternity.
The chapter naming convention is composed of the top-level subnational division of that chapter's host institution, and a Greek letter in alphabetical order from when the charter was originally issued. For example, the first Phi Psi chapter is from Jefferson College in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania. The first letter in the Greek alphabet is Alpha. The chapter name is Pennsylvania Alpha. The second chapter was installed at the University of Virginia, so it is the Virginia Alpha chapter. The third chapter was installed at Washington & Lee University, in Virginia, so it is the Virginia Beta chapter. The George Washington University chapter is the only one ever chartered in the District of Columbia, so it is the District of Columbia Alpha chapter.
If borders change, the chapter name does not. Virginia Delta was chartered at Bethany College in 1859. After the Civil War, Bethany College was in West Virginia, but the chapter remained Virginia Delta.
Chapters are named based on when the charter is granted, not when it is installed. As a result, there have been rare instances when the chapter naming convention may not appear to be consistent with the charter dates. For example, four charters have been granted in Iowa. The second granted was the fourth installed, so Iowa Beta chartered after Iowa Gamma and Iowa Delta.
Following is a list of Phi Kappa Psi chapters.[2] [3] [4] [5] The names of active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.
Order | Chapter | Charter date and range | Institution | Location | Status | References | |
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1 | Pennsylvania Alpha | 1852–1868, 1873 | Washington & Jefferson College | Washington, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
2 | Virginia Alpha | 1853–1861, 1865 | Charlottesville, Virginia | Active | |||
3 | Virginia Beta | 1855–1861, 1865–2015, 2021 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington, Virginia | Active | ||
4 | Pennsylvania Beta | 1855 | Allegheny College | Meadville, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
5 | Pennsylvania Gamma | 1855–1871, 1881–1988, 1991 | Bucknell University | Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | Inactive | ||
6 | Pennsylvania Delta | 1855–1865 | Washington College | Washington, Pennsylvania | Merged | ||
7 | Virginia Gamma | 1855–1861, 1865–1900 | Hampden–Sydney College | Hampden Sydney, Virginia | Inactive | ||
8 | Pennsylvania Epsilon | 1855–2012, 2017 | Gettysburg College | Gettysburg, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
9 | South Carolina Alpha | 1857–1861, 1867–1872, 1884–1892, 1972–1991 | Columbia, South Carolina | Inactive | [6] | ||
10 | Mississippi Alpha | 1857–1861, 1881–1912, 1930 | University of Mississippi | Oxford, Mississippi | Active | ||
11 | Virginia Delta | 1859–1882 | Bethany College | Bethany, West Virginia | Inactive | [7] | |
12 | Tennessee Alpha | 1859–1860 | La Grange Synodical College | La Grange, Tennessee | Inactive | ||
13 | Pennsylvania Zeta | 1859–2007 | Dickinson College | Carlisle, Pennsylvania | Inactive | ||
14 | Pennsylvania Eta | 1860 | Franklin & Marshall College | Lancaster, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
15 | Tennessee Beta | 1860–1861, 1867–1879 | Cumberland University | Lebanon, Tennessee | Inactive | [8] | |
16 | Mississippi Beta | 1860–1861 | Mississippi College | Clinton, Mississippi | Inactive | ||
17 | Ohio Alpha | 1861–2016 | Ohio Wesleyan University | Delaware, Ohio | Inactive | ||
18 | Illinois Alpha | 1864–1870, 1878–2021 | Northwestern University | Evanston, Illinois | Inactive | ||
19 | Indiana Alpha | 1865 | DePauw University | Greencastle, Indiana | Active | ||
20 | Kentucky Alpha | 1865–1866 | Transylvania University | Lexington, Kentucky | Inactive | ||
21 | Illinois Beta (First) | 1865–1869 | University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | Inactive, Reassigned | ||
22 | Ohio Beta | 1866–1988, 1991 | Wittenberg University | Springfield, Ohio | Active | ||
23 | Iowa Alpha | 1867–1876, 1885 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | Active | ||
24 | District of Columbia Alpha | 1868–1899, 1991-2016 | George Washington University | Washington, D.C. | Inactive | [9] | |
25 | Iowa Gamma | 1868–1871 | Cornell College | Mount Vernon, Iowa | Inactive | ||
26 | New York Alpha | 1869–1877, 1886–2020 | Cornell University | Ithaca, New York | Inactive | [10] [11] | |
27 | Pennsylvania Theta | 1869 | Lafayette College | Easton, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
28 | Indiana Beta | 1869–2014, February 9, 2019. | Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington, Indiana | Active | ||
29 | Missouri Alpha | 1869–1876, 1908–2014, 2019 | University of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri | Active | ||
30 | Tennessee Gamma | 1870–1875 | University of Nashville | Nashville, Tennessee | Inactive | [12] | |
31 | Indiana Gamma | 1870–1901, 1948 | Wabash College | Crawfordsville, Indiana | Active | [13] | |
32 | Ohio Gamma | 1871–1892 | College of Wooster | Wooster, Ohio | Inactive | ||
33 | Illinois Gamma | 1871–1884 | Monmouth College | Monmouth, Illinois | Inactive | [14] | |
34 | Virginia Epsilon | 1871–1879 | Randolph–Macon College | Ashland, Virginia | Inactive | ||
35 | New York Gamma | 1872–1876, 1892–1870, 1991–1993 | Columbia University | New York City, New York | Inactive | ||
36 | Wisconsin Alpha | 1875–1894, 1897–1939, 1992–1992 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, Wisconsin | Inactive | ||
37 | Kansas Alpha | 1876 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas | Active | ||
38 | Michigan Alpha | 1876–1972,1983–2023 | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Inactive | ||
39 | Wisconsin Beta | 1876–1877 | Racine College | Racine, Wisconsin | Inactive | ||
40 | Pennsylvania Iota | 1877–1973, 1978 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
41 | Maryland Alpha | 1879–1939, 1950–1969, 1975 | Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, Maryland | Active | ||
42 | Ohio Delta | 1880–2018 | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Colony | ||
43 | California Alpha | 1881–1892 | University of the Pacific | Stockton, California | Inactive | ||
44 | New York Delta | 1881–1892 | Hobart College | Geneva, New York | Inactive | ||
45 | Wisconsin Gamma | 1881–1970, 1978 | Beloit College | Beloit, Wisconsin | Active | [15] | |
46 | Iowa Delta | 1882–1889 | Simpson College | Indianola, Iowa | Inactive | ||
47 | Minnesota Alpha | 1883–1888 | Carleton College | Northfield, Minnesota | Inactive | ||
48 | New York Beta | 1884–1995, 2001 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, New York | Active | ||
49 | New York Epsilon | 1887–1982 | Colgate University | Hamilton, New York | Inactive | ||
50 | Minnesota Beta | 1888 | University of Minnesota | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Active | ||
51 | Pennsylvania Kappa | 1889–1963 | Swarthmore College | Swarthmore, Pennsylvania | Inactive | ||
52 | West Virginia Alpha | 1890–2013, 2017 | West Virginia University | Morgantown, West Virginia | Active | [16] [17] | |
53 | California Beta | 1891 | Stanford University | Stanford, California | Active | ||
54 | New York Zeta | 1891–1912 | Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn | Brooklyn, New York | Inactive | ||
21 | Illinois Beta (Second) | 1894–1970, 1985–1997 | University of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | Inactive | ||
55 | Nebraska Alpha | 1895–2016, 2021 | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Lincoln, Nebraska | Active | [18] | |
56 | Massachusetts Alpha | 1895–1948 | Amherst College | Amherst, Massachusetts | Inactive | ||
57 | New Hampshire Alpha | 1896–1967 | Dartmouth College | Hanover, New Hampshire | Inactive | ||
58 | California Gamma | 1899–1973, 1977–1991, 2010 | Berkeley, California | Active | |||
59 | Indiana Delta | 1901 | Purdue University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Active | ||
60 | Tennessee Delta | 1901–2009, 2012–2018 | Vanderbilt University | West Lafayette, Indiana | Colony | [19] | |
61 | Rhode Island Alpha | 1902–1978, 1984–2012 | Brown University | Providence, Rhode Island | Inactive | ||
62 | Texas Alpha | 1904 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, Texas | Active | ||
63 | Illinois Delta | 1904 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Champaign, Illinois | Active | ||
64 | Ohio Epsilon | 1906 | Case Western Reserve University | Cleveland, Ohio | Active | ||
65 | Pennsylvania Lambda | 1912 | Pennsylvania State University | State College, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
66 | Iowa Beta | 1913–1999, 2007 | Iowa State University | Ames, Iowa | Active | ||
67 | Colorado Alpha | 1914–1994, 1998 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, Colorado | Active | ||
68 | Washington Alpha | 1914 | University of Washington | Seattle, Washington | Active | ||
69 | Oklahoma Alpha | 1920–1996, 1999 | University of Oklahoma | Norman, Oklahoma | Active | ||
70 | Oregon Alpha | 1923–1972, 1976–2000, 2010–2019, 2023 | University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Active | ||
71 | California Delta | 1927-2018 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California | Inactive | ||
72 | Pennsylvania Mu | 1927–1934 | Carnegie Mellon University | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Inactive | ||
73 | California Epsilon | 1931–2011, 2015 | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | Active | [20] | |
74 | North Carolina Alpha | 1934–2001 | Duke University | Durham, North Carolina | Inactive | ||
75 | Arizona Alpha | 1947–1962; 1977 – January 20, 2012 | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | Inactive | [21] [22] [23] | |
76 | Oregon Beta | 1948 | Oregon State University | Corvallis, Oregon | Active | ||
77 | Ohio Zeta | 1950–1997, 2009–2018 | Bowling Green State University | Bowling Green, Ohio | Inactive | ||
78 | Ohio Eta | 1950 | University of Toledo | Toledo, Ohio | Active | ||
79 | New York Eta | 1950–1970, 1984–2023 | University of Buffalo | Buffalo, New York | Inactive | ||
80 | Indiana Epsilon | February 21, 1953 | Valparaiso University | Valparaiso, Indiana | Active | ||
81 | Texas Beta | 1953 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, Texas | Active | ||
82 | Michigan Beta | 1954 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan | Active | ||
83 | Connecticut Alpha | 1956–1970 | Trinity College | Hartford, Connecticut | Inactive | ||
84 | Missouri Beta | 1960–1976 | Westminster College | Fulton, Missouri | Inactive | ||
85 | Florida Alpha | 1962–1969, 1987 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida | Active | ||
86 | Arizona Beta | 1962–2013; February 8, 2020 | Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona | Active | ||
87 | Alabama Alpha | 1964 | University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Active | ||
88 | California Zeta | 1964–1972,1982–1995 | University of California, Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara, California | Inactive | ||
89 | New Jersey Alpha | 1965–1993 | Rider University | Lawrence Township, New Jersey | Inactive | [24] | |
90 | Nebraska Beta | 1965–2017 | Creighton University | Omaha, Nebraska | Inactive | ||
91 | Rhode Island Beta | 1966–1988, 1990–2008, 2016 | University of Rhode Island | Kingston, Rhode Island | Active | ||
92 | Ohio Theta | 1966 | Ashland University | Ashland, Ohio | Active | ||
93 | California Eta | 1966 | California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo, California | Active | ||
94 | Louisiana Alpha | 1966 | Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | Active | ||
95 | Florida Beta | 1967–1971, 1977–1991 | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Inactive | ||
96 | Oklahoma Beta | 1967–1991 | Oklahoma State University–Stillwater | Stillwater, Oklahoma | Inactive | ||
97 | Tennessee Epsilon | 1967 | University of Tennessee | Knoxville, Tennessee | Active | ||
98 | California Theta | 1967–1995; April 7, 2018 | California State University, Northridge | Los Angeles, California | Active | ||
99 | New Jersey Beta | 1967–1994, 2010 | Monmouth University | West Long Branch, New Jersey | Active | ||
100 | Texas Gamma | 1969–1993, 2002-2017 | Texas State University | San Marcos, Texas | Inactive | [25] [26] | |
101 | Louisiana Beta | 1969–1991, 2015 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette, Louisiana | Active | ||
102 | Minnesota Gamma | 1969 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | Mankato, Minnesota | Active | ||
103 | New Mexico Alpha | 1969–2006 | Eastern New Mexico University | Portales, New Mexico | Inactive | ||
104 | Pennsylvania Nu | 1970–2020 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | Indiana County, Pennsylvania | Inactive | ||
105 | Ohio Iota | 1970–1997, 2015 | University of Akron | Akron, Ohio | Active | ||
106 | Tennessee Zeta | 1970–1985 | University of Memphis | Memphis, Tennessee | Inactive | ||
107 | Indiana Zeta | 1971–2014, 2022 | Butler University | Indianapolis, Indiana | Active | [27] [28] | |
108 | Ohio Kappa | 1971–1978, 2018–2023 | Kent State University | Kent, Ohio | Inactive | ||
109 | Ohio Lambda | 1972–2015 | Miami University | Oxford, Ohio | Colony | [29] | |
110 | Alabama Beta | 1974–1988, 2005–2019 | Auburn University | Auburn, Alabama | Inactive | ||
111 | Montana Alpha | 1975–1983 | University of Montana | Missoula, Montana | Inactive | ||
112 | Virginia Zeta | 1976–2010; September 29, 2018 | Virginia Tech | Blacksburg, Virginia | Active | ||
113 | Georgia Alpha | 1976 | University of Georgia | Athens, Georgia | Active | ||
114 | California Iota | 1979–1995, 1998–2000, 2006–2020 | University of California, Davis | Davis, California | Inactive | ||
115 | Arkansas Alpha | 1979–1991 | University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, Arkansas | Inactive | ||
116 | Pennsylvania Xi | 1984–2021 | Edinboro University of Pennsylvania | Edinboro, Pennsylvania | Inactive | ||
117 | Illinois Epsilon | 1985–2017 | Illinois State University | Normal, Illinois | Colony | ||
118 | Delaware Alpha | 1985–1990, 2014 | University of Delaware | Newark, Delaware | Active | ||
119 | Pennsylvania Omicron | 1985–1992 | Lehigh University | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | Inactive | ||
120 | Indiana Eta | 1987 | Indiana State University | Terre Haute, Indiana | Active | ||
121 | New Jersey Gamma | 1987–1995, 2012–Spring 2019 | Rutgers University–New Brunswick | New Brunswick, New Jersey | Inactive | [30] | |
122 | Pennsylvania Pi | 1987–1993 | Temple University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Inactive | ||
123 | Kentucky Beta | 1988–2016 | University of Kentucky | Lexington, Kentucky | Colony | [31] | |
124 | Texas Delta | 1988–1997 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas | Inactive | ||
125 | Maryland Beta | 1988–1996 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | Catonsville, Maryland | Inactive | ||
126 | New Jersey Delta | 1990–2018, 2024 | The College of New Jersey | Ewing, New Jersey | Active | ||
127 | California Kappa | 1991 | University of California, Irvine | Irvine, California | Active | ||
128 | Massachusetts Beta | 1991 | Brandeis University | Waltham, Massachusetts | Active | ||
129 | North Carolina Beta | 1991–2021 | East Carolina University | Greenville, North Carolina | Inactive | ||
130 | New York Theta | 1992 | Rochester Institute of Technology | Rochester, New York | Active | ||
131 | Pennsylvania Rho | 1992 | York College of Pennsylvania | Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
132 | Louisiana Gamma | 1993–2017 | Loyola University New Orleans | New Orleans, Louisiana | Inactive | [32] | |
133 | Illinois Zeta | 1993 | DePaul University | Chicago, Illinois | Active | ||
134 | California Lambda | 1996–2008; May 1, 2010 | San Diego State University | San Diego, California | Active | [33] [34] | |
135 | Pennsylvania Sigma | 1996 | Saint Joseph's University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
136 | Illinois Eta | 1999 | Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | Edwardsville, Illinois | Active | ||
137 | New Jersey Epsilon | 2000 | Rowan University | Glassboro, New Jersey | Active | ||
138 | Georgia Beta | 2000 | Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta, Georgia | Active | ||
139 | Pennsylvania Upsilon | 2002 | Drexel University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
140 | Pennsylvania Tau | 2002–2003 | Penn State Altoona | Logan Township, Pennsylvania | Inactive | ||
141 | Texas Epsilon | 2002 | Stephen F. Austin State University | Nacogdoches, Texas | Active | ||
142 | Minnesota Delta | 2002 | University of Minnesota Duluth | Duluth, Minnesota | Active | ||
143 | Illinois Theta | 2003 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | Active | ||
144 | Pennsylvania Phi | 2004 | Lycoming College | Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Active | ||
145 | New York Iota | 2004 | Binghamton University | Binghamton, New York | Active | ||
146 | New York Kappa | 2004 | State University of New York at Oneonta | Oneonta, New York | Active | ||
147 | Ohio Mu | 2005 | University of Dayton | Dayton, Ohio | Active | ||
148 | Illinois Iota | 2007 | Northern Illinois University | DeKalb, Illinois | Active | ||
149 | Maryland Gamma | 2007 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | Active | ||
150 | Texas Zeta | 2008 | Houston Christian University | Houston, Texas | Active | ||
151 | Ohio Nu | 2008 | Ohio University | Athens, Ohio | Active | ||
152 | California Mu | 2008–2018 | Occidental College | Los Angeles, California | Inactive | ||
153 | Indiana Theta | 2008–2017 | Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis | Indianapolis, Indiana, | Inactive | ||
154 | California Nu | 2009–2020 | University of California, Riverside | Riverside, California | Inactive | ||
155 | Ohio Xi | 2010 | Capital University | Bexley, Ohio | Active | ||
156 | California Xi | 2010–2022 | California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach, California | Inactive | ||
157 | Ohio Omicron | 2011 | Muskingum University | New Concord, Ohio | Active | ||
158 | Virginia Eta | 2012–2022 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, Virginia | Inactive | ||
159 | Indiana Iota | 2012 | Ball State University | Muncie, Indiana | Active | ||
160 | Alabama Gamma | May 2, 2015 | University of Alabama in Huntsville | Huntsville, Alabama | Active | ||
161 | Ohio Pi | February 23, 2019 | Denison University | Granville, Ohio | Active | ||
162 | Maryland Delta | October 19, 2019 | Towson University | Towson, Maryland | Active | ||
163 | Virginia Theta | November 2019 | James Madison University | Harrisonburg, Virginia | Active | ||
164 | Texas Eta | October 16, 2021 | Texas A&M University | College Station, Texas | Active |