List of Delta Epsilon Sigma chapters

Delta Epsilon Sigma is an American scholastic honor society that was established for students of Catholic universities and colleges. It was established at Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa on April 13, 1939. The chapters of Delta Epsilon Sigma are named for letters of the Greek alphabet, in charter date order. In the following list, its active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha	1940	Loras College	Dubuque, Iowa	Active
Beta	1940	Saint Mary's University of Minnesota	Winona, Minnesota	Active
Gamma	1940	Carroll College	Helena, Montana	Active
Delta	1940	Fontbonne University	Clayton, Missouri	Inactive
Epsilon	1940	St. Joseph's College	Brooklyn, New York	Active
Zeta	1940	Mount St. Mary's University	Emmitsburg, Maryland	Active
Eta	1940	University of St. Francis	Joliet, Illinois	Active
Theta	1940	Providence College	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive
Iota	1940	Regis College	Weston, Massachusetts	Active
Kappa	1940	Emmanuel College	Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Lambda	1940	University of Dayton	Dayton, Ohio	Inactive
Mu	1940	Saint John's University	Collegeville Township, Minnesota	Inactive
Nu	1940	Immaculate Heart College	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Xi	1940	St. Ambrose University	Davenport, Iowa	Inactive
Omicron	1940	University of Portland	Portland, Oregon	Active
Pi	1940	Loyola University New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana	Inactive
Rho	1940	Clarke College	Dubuque, Iowa	Inactive
Sigma	1940	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana	Inactive
Tau	1940	Saint Anselm College	Goffstown, New Hampshire	Active
Upsilon	1940	College of St. Scholastica	Duluth, Minnesota	Inactive
Phi	1940	Saint Vincent College	Latrobe, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Chi	1940	Saint Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	Active
Psi	1940	Maryville University	Town and Country, Missouri	Active
Omega	1940	College of St. Benedict	Collegeville, Minnesota	Active
Alpha Alpha	1940	Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Alpha Beta	1940	Siena Heights University	Adrian, Michigan	Inactive
Alpha Gamma	1940	St. Norbert College	De Pere, Wisconsin	Active
Alpha Delta	1940	Notre Dame of Maryland University	Baltimore, Maryland	Active
Alpha Epsilon	1940	Immaculata University	East Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha Zeta	April 1940	Niagara University	Niagara University, New York	Active
Alpha Eta	1940	St. Mary's University, Texas	San Antonio, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Theta	1941	DePaul University	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Alpha Iota	1941	College of the Holy Cross	Worcester, Massachusetts	Inactive
Alpha Kappa	1942	Elms College	Chicopee, Massachusetts	Active
Alpha Lambda	1942	University of Saint Mary	Leavenworth, Kansas	Active
Alpha Mu	1942	Seton Hall University	South Orange, New Jersey	Active
Alpha Nu	1942	Saint Michael's College	Colchester, Vermont	Active
Alpha Xi	1942	Mercyhurst University	Erie, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Alpha Omicron	1942	Rosemont College	Rosemont, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha Pi	1942	Rockhurst University	Kansas City, Missouri	Inactive
Alpha Rho	1942	Mount Mary University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Active
Alpha Sigma	1942	University of St. Thomas	Saint Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota	Active
Alpha Tau	1942	University of Mount Saint Vincent	Riverdale, Bronx, New York City, New York	Active
Alpha Upsilon	1942	Chestnut Hill College	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha Phi	1942	Academy of Our Lady of Good Counsel	White Plains, New York	Inactive
Alpha Chi	1942	College of Saint Rose	Albany, New York	Active
Alpha Psi	1942	Carlow University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Active
Alpha Omega		University of Saint Francis	Fort Wayne, Indiana	Inactive
Beta Alpha	1942			Inactive
Beta Beta	1942	Misericordia University	Dallas, Pennsylvania	Active
Beta Gamma	1943	Barat College	Lake Forest, Illinois	Inactive
Beta Delta	1944	Caldwell University	Caldwell, New Jersey	Active
Beta Epsilon	1944	Marywood University	Scranton, Pennsylvania	Active
Beta Zeta	1945	Barry University	Miami Shores, Florida	Active
Beta Eta	1945	Marian University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Active
Beta Theta	1946	Avila University	Kansas City, Missouri	Active
Beta Iota	1946	St. Mary's Dominican College	New Orleans, Louisiana	Inactive
Beta Kappa				Inactive
Beta Lambda	1948	Rivier University	Nashua, New Hampshire	Inactive
Beta Mu	1948	College of the Sacred Heart	Grand Coteau, Louisiana	Inactive
Beta Nu	1948	Cardinal Stritch University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Active
Beta Xi	1948	Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Active
Beta Omicron	1948	Saint Joseph's College of Maine	Standish, Maine	Active
Beta Pi	1949	Alverno College	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive
Beta Rho	1949			Inactive
Beta Sigma	1949	Marycrest College	Davenport, Iowa	Inactive
Beta Tau	1949	Annhurst College	South Woodstock, Connecticut	Inactive
Beta Upsilon	1950	Aquinas College	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Inactive
Beta Phi	1951	Mercy College of Detroit	Detroit, Michigan	Active
Beta Chi	1953	Villanova University	Villanova, Pennsylvania	Active
Beta Psi	1953	Siena College	Loudonville, New York	Active
Beta Omega	1954	University of St. Thomas	Houston, Texas	Active
Gamma Alpha	1955	Catholic University of America	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
Gamma Beta	1955	Assumption University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Active
Gamma Gamma	1956	Anna Maria College	Paxton, Massachusetts	Inactive
Gamma Delta	1956	Saint Joseph's College	Rensselaer, Indiana	Active
Gamma Epsilon	1956	Rosary Hill College	Amherst, New York	Inactive
Gamma Zeta	1956	Duchesne Academy of the Sacred Heart	Omaha, Nebraska	Inactive
Gamma Eta	1956	Quincy University	Quincy, Illinois	Inactive
Gamma Theta	1956	National Chapter-at-Large		Inactive
Gamma Iota	1959	Belmont Abbey College	Belmont, North Carolina	Active
Gamma Kappa	1959	St. Bonaventure University	St. Bonaventure, New York	Active
Gamma Lambda	1959	Southern Benedictine College	Cullman, Alabama	Inactive
Gamma Mu	1959	Bellarmine University	Louisville, Kentucky	Active
Gamma Nu	1959	Marymount Manhattan College	Manhattan, New York	Inactive
Gamma Xi	1960	Marillac College	St. Louis, Missouri	Inactive
Gamma Omicron	1960	Stonehill College	Easton, Massachusetts	Inactive
Gamma Pi	1961	Edgewood College	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive
Gamma Rho	1962	University of Albuquerque	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Inactive
Gamma Sigma	1963	King's College	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Active
Gamma Tau	1965	St. John Fisher University	Pittsford, New York	Inactive
Gamma Upsilon	1965	University of Providence	Great Falls, Montana	Active
Gamma Phi	1965	Ohio Dominican University	Columbus, Ohio	Active
Gamma Chi	1965	Lewis University	Romeoville, Illinois	Active
Gamma Psi	1965	Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico	Ponce, Puerto Rico	Inactive
Gamma Omega	1968	Molloy University	Rockville Centre, New York	Active
Delta Alpha	1968	Salve Regina University	Newport, Rhode Island	Active
Delta Beta	1968	San Diego College	San Diego, California	Inactive
Delta Gamma	1970	Sacred Heart University	Fairfield, Connecticut	Active
Delta Delta	1971	DeSales University	Center Valley, Pennsylvania	Active
Delta Epsilon	1971	Iona University	New Rochelle, New York	Active
Delta Zeta	1971	Notre Dame de Namur University	Belmont, California	Active
Delta Eta	1972	University of New England	Biddeford, Maine	Inactive
Delta Theta	1976	St. Thomas University	Miami Gardens, Florida	Active
Delta Iota		Spalding University	Louisville, Kentucky	Active
Delta Kappa		Marymount University	Arlington County, Virginia	Active
Delta Lambda				Inactive
Delta Mu				Inactive
Delta Nu		Saint Leo University	St. Leo, Florida	Active
Delta Xi		Cabrini University	Radnor Township, Pennsylvania	Active
Delta Pi		Neumann University	Aston Township, Pennsylvania	Active
Delta Rho		Chaminade University of Honolulu	Honolulu, Hawaii	Inactive
Delta Sigma		St. Charles Borromeo Seminary	Wynnewood, Pennsylvania	Active
Delta Tau		Marian University	Fond du Lac, Wisconsin	Active
Delta Upsilon		Thomas More University	Crestview Hills, Kentucky	Active
Delta Phi		St. Gregory's University	Shawnee, Oklahoma	Active
Delta Chi		Mount Aloysius College	Cresson, Pennsylvania	Active
Delta Psi		College of St. Joseph	Rutland, Vermont	Active
Delta Omega		Brescia University	Owensboro, Kentucky	Active
Epsilon Alpha		Aquinas College	Nashville, Tennessee	Active
Epsilon Beta		Briar Cliff University	Sioux City, Iowa	Active
Epsilon Gamma		Alvernia University	Reading, Pennsylvania	Active
Epsilon Delta		Holy Cross College	Notre Dame, Indiana	Active
Epsilon Zeta		Marymount California University	Rancho Palos Verdes, California	Inactive
Epsilon Eta		Villa Maria College	Buffalo, New York	Active

Notes

↑ The college closed in 1981.
↑ Chapter formed at Mount Mercy College, now called Carlow University.
↑ The college closed in 2005.
↑ Chapter formed at the College of St. Teresa, now called Avila University.
↑ The college closed in 1984.
↑ The college closed in 1956.
↑ The college became Teikyo Marycrest University and, later, Marycrest International University during the 1990s. It closed in 2002.
↑ Chapter formed at Rosary Hill College, now Daemen University.
↑ The academy's college closed in 1968.
↑ Chapter formed at St. Bernard College, later called Southern Benedictine College. The college closed in 1979.
↑ The college closed in 1974.
↑ The university closed in 1986.
↑ Chapter formed at the University of Great Falls, now the University of Providence.
↑ Chapter formed at the College of St. Mary of the Springs, now Ohio Dominican University.
↑ In 1972, the all-female college merged San Diego University, an all-male Catholic university, to form the University of San Diego.
↑ Chapter formed at Allentown College of Saint Francis de Sales, now DeSales University.
↑ Chapter formed at St. Francis College, now the University of New England.
↑ Chapter formed at Biscayne College, now St. Thomas University.
↑ The college closed in 2019.
↑ The university closed in August 2022.

References

1 2 3 Robson, John, ed. (1963). "Delta Epsilon Sigma". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co. pp. 609–610. OCLC 1819883.
1 2 "Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society - General Scholarship in Colleges and Universities with a Catholic Tradition". Association of College Honor Societies. June 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via web.archive.org.
↑ "Constitution". Delta Epsilon Sigma. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
↑ "Chapters". Delta Epsilon Sigma. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
↑ "Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society Chapters". Association of College Honor Societies. June 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via web.archive.org.
↑ Anson, Jack L.; Marchesani, Robert F. Jr., eds. (1991). "Delta Epsilon Sigma". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. pp. VI-22–23. ISBN 978-0-9637159-0-6. OCLC 25278937.
↑ Stranges, John B. (2007). The Rainbow Never Fades: Niagara University 1856-2006. Peter Lang. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-8204-7625-4 – via Google Books.
↑ "15 to be Graduate from Coteau Today". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. May 29, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved February 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] The college closed in 1981.

[9] Chapter formed at Mount Mercy College, now called Carlow University.

[10] The college closed in 2005.

[11] Chapter formed at the College of St. Teresa, now called Avila University.

[12] The college closed in 1984.

[14] The college closed in 1956.

[15] The college became Teikyo Marycrest University and, later, Marycrest International University during the 1990s. It closed in 2002.

[16] Chapter formed at Rosary Hill College, now Daemen University.

[17] The academy's college closed in 1968.

[18] Chapter formed at St. Bernard College, later called Southern Benedictine College. The college closed in 1979.

[19] The college closed in 1974.

[20] The university closed in 1986.

[21] Chapter formed at the University of Great Falls, now the University of Providence.

[22] Chapter formed at the College of St. Mary of the Springs, now Ohio Dominican University.

[23] In 1972, the all-female college merged San Diego University, an all-male Catholic university, to form the University of San Diego.

[24] Chapter formed at Allentown College of Saint Francis de Sales, now DeSales University.

[25] Chapter formed at St. Francis College, now the University of New England.

[26] Chapter formed at Biscayne College, now St. Thomas University.

[27] The college closed in 2019.

[28] The university closed in August 2022.

[:5-1] 1 2 3 Robson, John, ed. (1963). "Delta Epsilon Sigma". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co. pp. 609–610. OCLC 1819883.

[:0-2] 1 2 "Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society - General Scholarship in Colleges and Universities with a Catholic Tradition". Association of College Honor Societies. June 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via web.archive.org.

[:2-3] "Constitution". Delta Epsilon Sigma. Retrieved September 10, 2024.

[4] "Chapters". Delta Epsilon Sigma. Retrieved February 25, 2025.

[5] "Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society Chapters". Association of College Honor Societies. June 6, 2012. Archived from the original on July 8, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2025 – via web.archive.org.

[6] Anson, Jack L.; Marchesani, Robert F. Jr., eds. (1991). "Delta Epsilon Sigma". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. pp. VI-22–23. ISBN 978-0-9637159-0-6. OCLC 25278937.

[8] Stranges, John B. (2007). The Rainbow Never Fades: Niagara University 1856-2006. Peter Lang. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-8204-7625-4 – via Google Books.

[13] "15 to be Graduate from Coteau Today". Daily World. Opelousas, Louisiana. May 29, 1949. p. 15. Retrieved February 26, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.