List of Phrateres chapters

Phrateres is a North American women's social and philanthropic society that was similar to a sorority. It was established at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1924. In 2001, the national organization ceased operations and turned over its assets to the Theta chapter. In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha	December 10, 1924 – after 1974	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Beta	February 18, 1929 – 197x ?	University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	Inactive
Gamma	June 23, 1930 – 1968	Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon	Inactive
Delta	1929–194x ?	Whitman College	Walla Walla, Washington	Inactive
Epsilon	March 23, 1931 – 1951	University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Inactive
Zeta	1932–1940	Carroll College	Waukesha, Wisconsin	Inactive
Eta	1933–195x ?	Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Colorado State University)	Fort Collins, Colorado	Inactive
Theta	February 1, 1935	University of British Columbia	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Active
Iota	1935–195x ?	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Inactive
Kappa	May 10, 1936 – 197x ?	California State University, Fresno	Fresno, California	Inactive
Lambda	December 15, 1937 – 2000	University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Inactive
Mu	1939–19xx ?	Utah State Agricultural College	Logan, Utah	Inactive
Nu	January 18, 1939 – 197x ?	University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	Inactive
Xi	1941–after 1945	Illinois Wesleyan University	Bloomington, Illinois	Inactive
Omicron	January 30, 1941 – February 27, 1945	Augustana College	Rock Island, Illinois	Inactive
Rho	April 7, 1942 – after 1985	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Sigma	February 1, 1945 – after 1974	University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	Inactive
Pi	1942–19xx ?	Kent State University	Kent, Ohio	Inactive
Delta 2	March 1950–197x ?	California State University, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Eta 2	March 9, 1958 – 199x ?	Arizona State University	Phoenix, Arizona	Inactive
Omega	October 21, 1961 – 197x ?	University of Victoria	Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada	Inactive
Omicron 2	February 1964–197x ?	San Jose State College	San Jose, California	Inactive
Tau	March 14, 1966 – 197x ?	Simon Fraser University	Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada	Inactive
Psi	April 1967–after 1975	University of California, Irvine	Irvine, California	Inactive
Phi	January 13, 1968 – 197x ?	Centennial College	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Inactive
Nu 2	After 1972 – November 4, 1978	California State University, Northridge	Northridge, California	Inactive
Gamma 2	1992–xxxx ?	Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, Arizona	Inactive

Notes

↑ Chapter formed from Kla-How-Yah, established in 1913.
↑ The chapter's alumni chapter remained active, creating and awarding the Lura Heeter Scholarship Award to descendants of Phrateres members.
↑ Chapter formed at Fresno State Normal School, now called California State University, Fresno.
↑ Chapter also called itself Phi Lambda Phratere.
↑ Chapter formed from Rho Phi Sigma sorority.
↑ Chapter started at the Los Angeles State College, now called California State University, Los Angeles.

References

1 2 3 4 "History". Phrateres UBC. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via web.archive.org.
1 2 Carroll Lurding; Fran Becque, eds. (October 22, 2024). "Inactive Women's Organizations: Phrateres" (PDF). Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via University Library: Student Life and Culture Archives.
↑ Phrateres International Handbook, 1970s
↑ Bruin Life Yearbook, Los Angeles: UCLA, 1974, p. 71, retrieved December 19, 2008: Alpha Chapter profile
↑ "Happy 70th Birthday, "Brown Bag Women"". The University of Washington Alumni Magazine. June 1999.
↑ "Phrateres Beta Chapter Records". Archives West. April 18, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
↑ Nielsen, Elizabeth (2010). "Phrateres Gamma Chapter Scrapbooks, 1930-1962". Archives West. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
↑ To Dragma. Vol. 27. Alpha Omicron Pi. 1932 – via Google Books.
↑ "Phrateres. Theta Chapter". MemoryBC. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
↑ The Blue and Gold vol. 77, 1950. p. 462. via Google Books.
↑ Kim, Benjamin (September 27, 2000). "International service club disbands due to lack of leadership". The Arizona Wildcat Online. Archived from the original on September 17, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2012.
↑ "Phrateres Wins Scholarship Lead" (PDF), The Argus, vol. 51, no. 28, p. 1, May 9, 1945
↑ Rinker, Martha J., Phrateres, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL, 1941, Digital Public Library of America, retrieved December 12, 2024
↑ Phrateres, Omicron Chapter records Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
↑ El Rodeo Yearbook, USC, 1985
↑ "Phrateres, Rho Chapter, scrapbook". Online Archive of California. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
↑ The History of Phrateres, 1924-1974

[7] Chapter formed from Kla-How-Yah, established in 1913.

[10] The chapter's alumni chapter remained active, creating and awarding the Lura Heeter Scholarship Award to descendants of Phrateres members.

[13] Chapter formed at Fresno State Normal School, now called California State University, Fresno.

[15] Chapter also called itself Phi Lambda Phratere.

[18] Chapter formed from Rho Phi Sigma sorority.

[23] Chapter started at the Los Angeles State College, now called California State University, Los Angeles.

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 "History". Phrateres UBC. Archived from the original on February 7, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via web.archive.org.

[:2-2] 1 2 Carroll Lurding; Fran Becque, eds. (October 22, 2024). "Inactive Women's Organizations: Phrateres" (PDF). Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved December 12, 2024 – via University Library: Student Life and Culture Archives.

[Ref_j-3] Phrateres International Handbook, 1970s

[4] Bruin Life Yearbook, Los Angeles: UCLA, 1974, p. 71, retrieved December 19, 2008: Alpha Chapter profile

[5] "Happy 70th Birthday, "Brown Bag Women"". The University of Washington Alumni Magazine. June 1999.

[6] "Phrateres Beta Chapter Records". Archives West. April 18, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[8] Nielsen, Elizabeth (2010). "Phrateres Gamma Chapter Scrapbooks, 1930-1962". Archives West. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[To_dragma-9] To Dragma. Vol. 27. Alpha Omicron Pi. 1932 – via Google Books.

[11] "Phrateres. Theta Chapter". MemoryBC. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[12] The Blue and Gold vol. 77, 1950. p. 462. via Google Books.

[14] Kim, Benjamin (September 27, 2000). "International service club disbands due to lack of leadership". The Arizona Wildcat Online. Archived from the original on September 17, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2012.

[16] "Phrateres Wins Scholarship Lead" (PDF), The Argus, vol. 51, no. 28, p. 1, May 9, 1945

[17] Rinker, Martha J., Phrateres, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL, 1941, Digital Public Library of America, retrieved December 12, 2024

[19] Phrateres, Omicron Chapter records Archived 2011-07-28 at the Wayback Machine

[20] El Rodeo Yearbook, USC, 1985

[21] "Phrateres, Rho Chapter, scrapbook". Online Archive of California. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

[22] The History of Phrateres, 1924-1974