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University of Illinois Greek Houses - Sororities
As it has historically been the largest Greek system in the nation, the University of Illinois has the largest collection of historic Greek houses in the United States. I have attempted to gather the histories of these beautiful homes here. I will start with the sororities, as there are SO many fraternity houses, and fraternities tend to move a bit more than sororities. Interestingly, there are 22 homes on this campus that were built (or largely built) by NPC or former NPC organizations. Seventeen of these homes are still owned by the same sororities, some 90 years later. If you have any dates or information to provide, please do, and I will update! I have saved a few tabs at the end, just in case I run across any more houses I wasn’t aware of. Fraternities (including my own) to come soon! |
Alpha Chi Omega
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ALPHA CHI OMEGA - Iota Chapter 904 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana · 1931 – Present Alpha Chi Omega |
Alpha Delta Pi
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ALPHA DELTA PI - Sigma Chapter 1202 W. Nevada Street, Urbana · 1926 – Present Alpha Delta Pi |
Alpha Epsilon Phi
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ALPHA EPSILON PHI - Mu Chapter 904 S. Third Street, Champaign · 1927 – Present Alpha Epsilon Phi |
Alpha Gamma Delta
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ALPHA GAMMA DELTA - Sigma Chapter 1106 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana · 1927 – Present Alpha Gamma Delta |
Alpha Omicron Pi
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ALPHA OMICRON PI - Iota Chapter 706 S. Mathews Street, Urbana · 1927 – Present Alpha Omicron Pi |
Alpha Phi
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ALPHA PHI – Beta Alpha Chapter 508 E. Armory Street, Champaign · 1923 – Present Alpha Phi |
Alpha Xi Delta
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ALPHA XI DELTA - Kappa Chapter 715 W. Michigan Avenue, Urbana · 1931 – 1995 Alpha Xi Delta · 1995 - ?? · ?? – Present Lincoln Green Opus Dei Men’s Residence |
Chi Omega
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CHI OMEGA - Omicron Chapter 907 S. Wright Street, Champaign · 1919 – Present Chi Omega |
Delta Delta Delta
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DELTA DELTA DELTA – Delta Pi Chapter 506 E. Chalmers Street, Champaign · 1929 – Present Delta Delta Delta |
Delta Gamma
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DELTA GAMMA - Iota Chapter 1207 W. Nevada Street, Urbana · 1916 – Present Delta Gamma |
Delta Phi Epsilon (Delta Zeta)
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DELTA PHI EPSILON - Rho Chapter [DELTA ZETA – Alpha Beta Chapter] 710 W. Ohio Street, Urbana · 1928 – 1932 Delta Phi Epsilon · 1932 – Present Delta Zeta |
Gamma Phi Beta
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GAMMA PHI BETA - Omicron Chapter 1110 W. Nevada Street, Urbana · 1918 – Present Gamma Phi Beta |
Kappa Alpha Theta
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(Before the remodel) http://i1334.photobucket.com/albums/...ps97ba4321.jpg (After the remodel) KAPPA ALPHA THETA - Delta Chapter 611 E. Daniel Street, Champaign · 1924 – Present Kappa Alpha Theta |
Kappa Delta
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KAPPA DELTA – Sigma Omicron Chapter 1204 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana · 1924 – Present Kappa Delta |
Kappa Kappa Gamma
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KAPPA KAPPA GAMMA – Beta Lambda Chapter 1102 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana · 1928 – Present Kappa Kappa Gamma |
Phi Mu (Beta Sigma Psi Fraternity)
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PHI MU – Delta Beta Chapter [BETA SIGMA PSI Fraternity– Alpha Chapter] 706 W. Ohio Street, Urbana · 1928 – 1941 Phi Mu · 1941 - ?? · 1946 - ?? La Treinta Women’s Residence · 1954 – 1969 Phi Sigma Delta Fraternity · 1969 – Present Beta Sigma Psi Fraternity |
Pi Beta Phi
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PI BETA PHI – Illinois Zeta Chapter 1005 S. Wright Street, Champaign · 1921 – Present Pi Beta Phi |
Sigma Delta Tau
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SIGMA DELTA TAU – Kappa Chapter 1104 W. Nevada Street, Urbana · 1928 – Present Sigma Delta Tau |
Zeta Tau Alpha
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(This home is currently unoccupied. Hopefully ZTA will be able to recolonize soon before the home is destroyed.) ZETA TAU ALPHA – Alpha Kappa Chapter 1404 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana · 1928 – 1994 Zeta Tau Alpha · 1994 – 2009 Theta Chi Fraternity · 2009 – Present Vacant |
Beta Phi Alpha
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BETA PHI ALPHA - Beta Chapter 805 W. Pennsylvania Avenue, Urbana · 1928 – 1941 Beta Phi Alpha · 1941 - ?? · 1952 – 1959 Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity · ?? – Present University Building |
Phi Omega Pi (Delta Tau Delta Fraternity)
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Theta Upsilon (Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity)
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THETA UPSILON - Gamma Chapter [ALPHA CHI SIGMA Fraternity - Zeta Chapter] 606 W. Ohio Street, Urbana · 1928 – 1937 Theta Upsilon · 1937 – 2007 Alpha Chi Sigma Fraternity · 2007 – Present Rented to various Fraternities and Organizations including Hillel, Alpha Kappa Lambda, and Omega Delta Phi |
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What's even more interesting is that the women's fraternity system at Illinois was fairly late to the game as far as midwestern state institutions go - 1895 (If you look in Baird's it has Kappa Alpha Theta listed as 1875. The charter from the Theta chapter at Illinois Wesleyan was transferred to the chapter at U of I. That happened just as the Pi Phis were waiting on a Grand Council officer to get there from Galesburg.) Truly it was not until the mid 1890s that the women's system began there. It started at Indiana University in 1870, Kansas in 1873, Minnesota in 1880, and Missouri in 1875.
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What lovely homes. It would be great it we could recolonize there.
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Thanks for posting! I read about the Zeta house being empty and was curious as to its condition.
I hope someone puts it to use. It makes me sad to see a big beautiful old house sitting vacant. |
I'd like to point out that that is the OLD Alpha Xi Delta house...
We are currently leasing from Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity on 1004 S. Second Street. https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...hAjcEO5w6sfu4g (This is the side that faces the street, can't find one without a bunch of sisters standing in front for the side that faces the park, which I think is the prettier side!) |
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How long is lease for Alpha Xi since Phi Sigma Sigma will be recolonizing in Fall 2013? They probably want their house back. I am just curious what will happen. The houses are beautiful. |
Lovely houses! One of the interesting things I've noticed is how many of the chapters have a single letter designation - thirteen, if I've counted correctly.
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Also, when the university ran out of housing in the late 60's/early 70's, tons of Greek houses expanded to fulfill the need. You can see it in a lot of the houses that have a weirdly asymmetrical expansion (Alpha Phi, SDT, etc.).
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When I graduated, the Phi Sigma Sigma house was being rented by FIJI. No idea what the situation is there. |
Opps! Sorry about that. I can't read and I need my eyes checked.
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No worries!
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