The organization isn't single-letter -- the chapter is.

Some friendly advice...slow down on your posts, little buddy, it's not a race. ;)

Ahhhhh...I see what's happening -- we're spamming in between "regular" posts. Nice try.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

Alpha - Cornell - Active
Beta - Howard - Active
Gamma - Virginia Union - Active
Delta - University of Toronto, later moved to Huston-Tillotson - Active
Epsilon - Michigan - Active
Zeta - Yale - Active
Eta - New York Metro - Active
Theta - Chicago Metro - Active
Iota - Morris Brown College - Closed when college lost accreditation
Kappa - Ohio State - Website says active, but I coulda sworn was inactive
Lambda - No Chapter, Alumni Designation
Mu - University of Minnesota - Active
Nu - Lincoln University (PA) - Active
Xi - Wilberforce - Active
Omicron - Pitt - Active
Pi - Case Western Reserve - Active
Rho - Philadelphia Alumni Chapter - Active
Sigma - Boston Metro - Active
Tau - Illinois - Active
Upsilon - Kansas - Active
Phi - Ohio University - Active
Chi - Meharry Medical College - Active
Psi - U Penn - Inactive
Omega - No Chapter, deceased brother designation

Wow, only two inactive....hot.

Tau Kappa Epsilon:

1. Alpha - Illinois Wesleyan University - 1899
2. Beta - Millikin University - 1909
3. Gamma - University of Illinois - 1912
4. Delta - Knox College - 1912
5. Epsilon - Iowa State University - 1915
6. Zeta - Coe College - 1916
7. Eta - University of Chicago - 1917 (inactive)
8. Theta - University of Minnesota - 1917 (inactive)
9. Iota - Eureka College - 1917
10. Kappa - Beloit College - 1917
11. Lambda - University of Wisconsin-Madison - 1917
12. Mu - Carroll College - 1919 (inactive)
13. Nu - University of California, Berkeley - 1919
14. Xi - Washington University - 1920
15. Omicron - The Ohio State University - 1921
16. Pi - Pennsylvania State University - 1922
17. Rho - West Virginia University - 1923
18. Scorpion - Cornell University - 1923
19. Tau - Oregon State University - 1924
20. Upsilon - University of Michigan - 1925 (inactive)
21. Phi - University of Nebraska - 1925/(Rechartered April 2008)
22. Chi - University of Washington - 1926
23. Psi- Gettysburg College - 1926
24. Omega - Albion College - 1926

Sigma Phi Epsilon

1. Virginia Alpha - University of Richamond
2. Virginia Beta - Virginia Commonwealth University
3. Pennsylvania Alpha - Washington & Jefferson College (inactive)
4. Virginia Gamma - Roanoke College (inactive)
5. West Virginia Alpha - Bethany College (inactive)
6. West Virginia Beta - West Virginia University (inactive)
7. Pennsylvania Beta - Jefferson Medical College (inactive)
8. Pennsylvania Gamma - University of Pittsburgh
9. Illinois Alpha - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10. Colorado Alpha - University of Colorado at Boulder
11. Pennsylvania Delta - University of Pennsylvania
12. South Carolina Alpha - University of South Carolina
13. Virginia Delta - College of William & Mary (inactive)
14. Ohio Alpha - Ohio Northern University
15. North Carolina Beta - North Carolina State University
16. Ohio Beta - Wittenberg University (inactive)
17. Indiana Alpha - Purdue University
18. New York Alpha - Syracuse University
19. Virginia Epsilon - Washington & Lee University
20. Virginia Zeta - Randolph-Macon College
21. Georgia Alpha - Georgia Institute of Technology
22. Virginia Eta - University of Virginia
23. Delaware Alpha - University of Delaware
24. Arkansas Alpha - University of Arkansas

7 inactive chapters out of 24. Prob some mistakes.

13 of Alpha Epsilon Phi’s 24 single-letter chapters are still active.

Alpha October 24, 1909, Barnard College, New York, NY
Beta December 10, 1909, Hunter College, New York, NY
Gamma February 15, 1915, Teacher's College-Columbia University, New York, NY
Delta April 30, 1916, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY
Epsilon December 24, 1916, Newcomb College, New Orleans, LA
Zeta April 10, 1917, New York University, New York, NY
Eta June 2, 1917, SUNY Albany, Albany, NY
Theta June 9, 1917, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Iota December 21, 1919, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Kappa February 14, 1920, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Lambda May 1, 1920, Denver University, Denver, CO
Mu May 3, 1920, University of Illinois, Champaign, IL
Nu May 5, 1920, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Xi March 19, 1921, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Omicron April 2, 1921, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Pi May 23, 1921, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Rho December 2, 1921, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Sigma December 2, 1921, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Tau May 15, 1923, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Upsilon May 30, 1924, University of Akron, Akron, OH
Phi December 27, 1924, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA
Chi April 18, 1925, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Psi April 22, 1925, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
Omega April 25, 1925, University of Texas, Austin, TX

*Inactive Chapters

Yeah, and the Morris Brown reason is one of the least likely to be within the control of the chapter.

This is kind of a random question, but did the group have a policy about accreditation before Morris Brown or was the response based on what seemed to be the right thing in that case? I had never thought about it before, but I think it makes a lot of sense not to keep chapters open at unaccredited schools. I'd think you'd want to do what you could to encourage folks to transfer quickly.

^^^ If you haven't read In Search of Sisterhood, I highly recommend it. Although it's the story of DST, I consider it a true slice of what each of the first 8 NPHC organizations went through for expansion.

To directly answer your question though, I do believe that we had long had stringent expansion policies in place, including the "rating" of the school. I'm not sure how accreditation worked back then, but if you look at our initial chapters, they were pretty great schools on the whole, and only 7 were HBCUs.

I *think* we wouldn't expand to any school without a certain rating, and that excluded many HBCUs in the early years. However, as discussions were held about the fairness and equity of the rating system, and whether this excluded qualified men who were denied the opportunity to attend "better" schools, whether racially or economically, the system was relaxed.

But never to the point where we'd be allowed to function on unaccredited campuses. The bros from Iota Chapter mostly transferred to Morehouse and Clark-Atlanta with no questions asked.

I don't even know how my own GLO decided/s stuff like this, but I remember expansion being one of the really interesting issues in Bound by a Mighty Vow. After reading that, I was on a little GLO history kick generally and got African American Fraternities and Sororities and something else on the NPHCs, but I haven't read them yet. Now, I'm hoping that In Search of Sisterhood is the other book I ordered.

Pi Kappa Alpha - 18/24 Active (2 have closed within the last few years; 1 - Xi has been rechartered recently)

Alpha - Virginia - Active
Beta - Davidson - Active
Gamma - College of William and Mary - Active
Delta - Birmingham Southern - Closed
Epsilon - Virginia Tech - Active
Zeta - Tennessee - Active
Eta - Tulane - Closed
Theta - Rhodes (formerly Southwestern) - Active
Iota - Hampden-Sydney College - Active
Kappa - Transylvania - Active
Lambda - The Citadel (formerly VMI) - Closed
Mu - Presbyterian College - Active
Nu - Wofford College - Active
Xi - South Carolina - Active
Omicron - Richmond - Closed
Pi - Washington and Lee - Active
Rho - Cumberland - Closed
Sigma - Vanderbilt - Active
Tau - North Carolina (Chapel Hill) - Active
Upsilon - Auburn - Active
Phi - Roanoake - Active
Chi - Sewanee - Closed
Psi - North Georgia College - Active
Omega - Kentucky - Active

Don't you mean 18 of 23?

or...19 of 24!?! since the "Omega" Chapter (deceased) technically is still accepting members!

There's totally 24 letters in the greek alphabet. For realz.

I said 23 because Chi Omega's Omega chapter is not a collegiate chapter. It is reserved for deceased members. A chapter, yes, but apples and oranges.

AH. I was definitely questioning you there... haha! My apologies!