Alpha Chi Omega – University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 1895 active
Alpha Delta Pi – Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 1906-1977 inactive
Alpha Epsilon Phi – Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 1916 active
Alpha Gamma Delta – University of Kentucky, Lexington KY 1908 active
Alpha Omicron Pi – Cornell University, Ithaca NY 1908-1962/1989 active
Alpha Phi – University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 1890 active
Alpha Sigma Alpha – Faquier Institute, Warrenton, VA 1907 inactive (no social GLOs)
Alpha Sigma Tau – none
Alpha Xi Delta – University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 1903 active
Chi Omega – SUNY Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 1940 active
Delta Delta Delta – Knox College, Galesburg, IL 1889 active
Delta Gamma – Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1911 active
Delta Phi Epsilon – McGill University, Montreal, QU 1922-? inactive
Delta Zeta – Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 1909 active
Gamma Phi Beta – Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 1888 active
Kappa Alpha Theta – College of Wooster, Wooster, OH 1875-1913 inactive (no social GLOs)
Kappa Delta – Lousiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA 1909 active Elizabeth College 1903-1904? (sub-rosa chapter, was referred to as "Epsilon Prime") inactive
Kappa Kappa Gamma – Illinois Wesleyan, Bloomington, IL 1878 active
Phi Mu – Millsaps College, Jackson, MS 1914 active
Phi Sigma Sigma – Adelphi College, Garden City, NY 1920 active
Pi Beta Phi – lots of state Epsilons
Sigma Delta Tau – University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 1923-? inactive
Sigma Kappa – Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY 1905-1998 inactive
Sigma Sigma Sigma – Hollins College, Roanoke, VA, 1905-1914 inactive (no social GLOs)
Theta Phi Alpha – University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 1919 active
Zeta Tau Alpha – University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR 1903-1938/1947 active

Yay Jess! I'm so glad you continued this thread with the Epsilons. I'm learning so many interesting things.


Just a tidbit of info for KD's Epsilon. Originally, we had an Epsilon chapter at Elizabeth College (1903) but it only existed sub-rosa for a year before KD decided that sub-rosa chapters were not a good idea. We refer to that chapter as Epsilon Prime and the LSU chapter as just Epsilon. :)


So is anyone up for doing the Zeta chapters? :D

There you go.:)

Nut, can I ask why Chi Omega does it backwards.... or is that ritual? Just curious!

And if Pi Phi uses states in their lettering system, do they not wear chapter guards? Or just single letter guards and say they're from whatever state?

My old Baird's copy has this information:

Alpha Phi--Epsilon chapter at Minnesota (not sure if they are still around) but founded in 1890.

ASA--Epsilon chapter at Fauquier Institute (not sure if active) founded in 1907.

AST--I don't see an Epsilon chapter listed

Phi Sigma Sigma--Epsilon chapter at Adelphi College (not sure if active) founded in 1920.

No real secret other than that was the way the founders chose to do it!

Like I said, it's confusing to many. The only kinda cool thing is you can get a pretty good idea of the age of the chapter looking at the second letter -- like the Psi Alpha, Chi Alpha, etc. -- The "Alphas" were right after the single letter chapters. Then next comes Psi Beta, Chi Beta, etc. (The "Betas" were installed in the 1920s mainly.)

You can't find it because Alpha Sigma Tau has never had an Epsilon chapter :)

Oh tricky! I'm glad you told me that! I was about to go to the library and go through the other Baird's Manuals!

Zeta Chapters
 

Alpha Chi Omega - New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, Massachusetts (1895) inactive
Alpha Delta Pi - Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas (1906) active
Alpha Epsilon Phi - New York University, New York, New York (1917) active
Alpha Gamma Delta - Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1908) active
Alpha Omicron Pi - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska (1903) active
Alpha Phi - Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland (1891) inactive
Alpha Sigma Alpha - Fairmont Seminary, Washington, District of Columbia (1905) inactive
Alpha Sigma Tau - Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania (1921) active
Alpha Xi Delta - Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio (1904) inactive
Chi Omega - University of Colorado, Bolder, Colorado (1906) active
Delta Delta Delta - University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio (1892) active
Delta Gamma - Albion College, Albion, Michigan (1883) active
Delta Phi Epsilon - University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario (1924) inactive
Delta Zeta - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska (1910) inactive
Gamma Phi Beta - Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland (1893) inactive
Kappa Alpha Theta - Ohio University, Athens, Ohio (1876) inactive (disestablished)
Kappa Delta - University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama (1904) active
Kappa Kappa Gamma - Rockford Seminary (now College), Rockford, Illinois (1874) inactive
Phi Mu - Chevy Chase College, Chevy Chase, Maryland (1907) inactive
Phi Sigma Sigma - University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California (1921) inactive
Pi Beta Phi - University of Iowa (oldest Zeta), Iowa City, Iowa (1882) active
Sigma Delta Tau - Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (1924) inactive
Sigma Kappa - The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia (1906) active
Sigma Sigma Sigma - College for Teachers, Buffalo, New York (1911) inactive
Theta Phi Alpha - Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana (1920) inactive
Zeta Tau Alpha - University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (1904) active

Pi Phi pin guard
 

Right - the Pi Phi pin guard is traditionally the crest, done in gold filligree -a diamond shaped lozenge with a bird (Help! I forgot what kind, I believe that it is either the eagle or a phoenix, now I have to look this up) with arrows in one talon and wings stretched upward. Officer dangles may be added, but I have never seen a Pi Phi pin with a letter pin guard unless it was a very old one (pre-1930's). Excellent question - I have often thought that our pin was unique for this very reason. :)

Mine is a Gamma for my Pi Phi chapter, Alabama Gamma. Most of us had Gammas instead of the guard!

Then I was wrong & different chapters do it different ways. Thanks for the info, I always thought that every chapter used the crest. Carnation, do you know if the bird on the crest is a phoenix or an eagle?:)

I think an eagle. If it were a phoenix, I bet that it would have been widely publicized and they would have made it part of the ritual--it's so symbolic!

Alpha Phi's Epsilon chapter is currently open, although I don't know if that has been continuous or not.