List of Chi Psi chapters

Chi Psi is an American collegiate fraternity. It was established 1841 at Union College in Schenectady, New York. Its chapters are known as Alphas. In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Pi	May 20, 1841 – 1878; 1892–200x ?; 2008	Union College	Schenectady, New York	Active
Theta	1842–1872, 1875–1963	Williams College	Williamstown, Massachusetts	Inactive
Mu	1843–1994	Middlebury College	Middlebury, Vermont	Inactive
Alpha	1844–1861, 1876–2000, 2013–2023	Wesleyan University	Middletown, Connecticut	Inactive
Eta	1844–1855, 1863–1869, 1918–1993	Bowdoin College	Brunswick, Maine	Inactive
Phi	1845	Hamilton College	Clinton, New York	Active
Epsilon	1845–2016, 2022	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Active
Zeta	1846–1858, 1882–1885	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive
Delta	1851–1857	Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	Inactive
Sigma	1855–1861, 1928	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Active
Kappa	1857–1873	College of the City of New York	New York City, New York	Inactive
Beta	1858–1861, 1867–1875, 1883–1897, 1957	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Active
Gamma	1858–1861, 1869–1895,1970–2007, 2015	University of Mississippi	Oxford, Mississippi	Active
Upsilon	1858–1861, 1870–1898, 2025	Furman University	Greenville, South Carolina	Active
Lambda	1860–1870	Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive
Omicron	1860–1870, 1919–2008, 2016	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Active
Chi	1864–1908, 1985–2017	Amherst College	Amherst, Massachusetts	Inactive
Tau	1869–1909	Wofford College	Spartanburg, South Carolina	Inactive
Psi	1869–1875, 1885–2014, 2017	Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Active
Nu	1874	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota	Active
Iota	1878	University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	Active
Rho	1879–1999, 2005	Rutgers University–New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Active
Xi	1883	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	Active
Omega	1884–1889	University of Rochester	Rochester, New York	Inactive
Alpha Delta	1890–2009, 2011	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Active
Beta Delta	1894	Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Gamma Delta	1895–1971	Stanford University	Stanford, California	Inactive
Delta Delta	1895–2024	University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Inactive
Epsilon Delta prime	1898–1942	University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive, Reassigned
Zeta Delta	1912	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Champaign and Urbana, Illinois	Active
Psi Delta	1920–2004, 2011	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, Colorado	Active
Eta Delta	1921	University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	Active
Theta Delta	1921	University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	Active
Iota Delta	1923	Georgia Tech	Atlanta, Georgia	Active
Kappa Delta	1924–1963, 2013	Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Active
Epsilon Delta second	1946–2012	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive
Lambda Delta prime	1949–1952	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Tau Delta	1964	Sewanee: The University of the South	Sewanee, Tennessee	Active
Lambda Delta second	1967–1993	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, California	Inactive
Chi Delta	1972	Clemson University	Clemson, South Carolina	Active
Omicron Delta	1977	Washington and Lee University	Lexington, Virginia	Active
Mu Delta	1977	Rollins College	Winter Park, Florida	Active
Xi Delta	1983–1995, 2000	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Active
Upsilon Delta	1986	Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Active
Sigma Delta	1989	Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	Active
Nu Delta	1997–2004	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Pi Delta	2001	North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Active
Omega Delta	2003	George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Active
Rho Delta	2005	Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Active
Phi Delta	2016	University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Active
Epsilon Tau	2023	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Active
Pi Tau	2023	South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	Rapid City, South Dakota	Active
Alpha Nu Tau	2024	Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Active

Notes

↑ Chapter formed by absorbing Chi Omega, which was established in 1841.
↑ Chapter reformed in 1918 by absorbing Phi Theta Psi (local), which was established in 1915.
↑ Reformed in 1928 by absorbing Alpha Chi, which was established in 1923.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing Kappa Alpha, which was established in 1855.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing Alpha Theta, which was established in 1877. Reformed as a colony in 2002.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing the local Alpha Psi.
↑ Chapter was formed by absorbing the local Q. V. Society, which was established in 1895.
↑ Chapter was established by absorbing Tau Lambda, which was established in 1906. Also absorbed Chi Beta in 1940.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing the local group, Gargoyle Club, which was established in 1920.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing the local club, S. Marelda, which was established in 1919. Also absorbed Becheldorn in 1925.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing Theta Gamma Pi, which was established in 1920.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing Delta Kappa Chi, which was established in 1921.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing Alpha Epsilon Delta, which was established in 1946.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing Alpha Epsilon Delta, which was established in 1947.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing the local 1841 Club, which was established in 1966.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing Beta Sigma Chi, which was established in 1933.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing the local group, Lambdas, which was established in the 1970s.
↑ Chapter formed by absorbing the Lodge Club, which was established in 1981. It reformed as a colony in 1997.
↑ Formed by absorbing Alpha Chi Sigma, which was established in 1911.

References

1 2 3 Robson, John, ed. (1963). "Chi Psi". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co. pp. 246–248. OCLC 1819883.
1 2 "Alphas and Colleges". Chi Psi Fraternity. Retrieved February 12, 2023.
1 2 3 Carroll Lurding; Fran Becque, eds. (December 3, 2022). "Men's Organizations (C): Chi Phi" (PDF). Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via University Library: Student Life and Culture Archives.

[4] Chapter formed by absorbing Chi Omega, which was established in 1841.

[5] Chapter reformed in 1918 by absorbing Phi Theta Psi (local), which was established in 1915.

[6] Reformed in 1928 by absorbing Alpha Chi, which was established in 1923.

[7] Chapter formed by absorbing Kappa Alpha, which was established in 1855.

[8] Chapter formed by absorbing Alpha Theta, which was established in 1877. Reformed as a colony in 2002.

[9] Chapter formed by absorbing the local Alpha Psi.

[10] Chapter was formed by absorbing the local Q. V. Society, which was established in 1895.

[11] Chapter was established by absorbing Tau Lambda, which was established in 1906. Also absorbed Chi Beta in 1940.

[12] Chapter formed by absorbing the local group, Gargoyle Club, which was established in 1920.

[13] Chapter formed by absorbing the local club, S. Marelda, which was established in 1919. Also absorbed Becheldorn in 1925.

[14] Chapter formed by absorbing Theta Gamma Pi, which was established in 1920.

[15] Chapter formed by absorbing Delta Kappa Chi, which was established in 1921.

[16] Chapter formed by absorbing Alpha Epsilon Delta, which was established in 1946.

[17] Chapter formed by absorbing Alpha Epsilon Delta, which was established in 1947.

[18] Chapter formed by absorbing the local 1841 Club, which was established in 1966.

[19] Chapter formed by absorbing Beta Sigma Chi, which was established in 1933.

[20] Chapter formed by absorbing the local group, Lambdas, which was established in the 1970s.

[21] Chapter formed by absorbing the Lodge Club, which was established in 1981. It reformed as a colony in 1997.

[22] Formed by absorbing Alpha Chi Sigma, which was established in 1911.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 Robson, John, ed. (1963). "Chi Psi". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co. pp. 246–248. OCLC 1819883.

[:2-2] 1 2 "Alphas and Colleges". Chi Psi Fraternity. Retrieved February 12, 2023.

[:1-3] 1 2 3 Carroll Lurding; Fran Becque, eds. (December 3, 2022). "Men's Organizations (C): Chi Phi" (PDF). Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved February 12, 2023 – via University Library: Student Life and Culture Archives.