Alpha Chapters
 

I can't believe this has never been asked before, but I did a search and nothing came up...

Where is everyone's Alpha Chapter (or whatever designator your GLO/BGLO uses for your first chapter) located and is it still active?

Delta Zeta's is at Miami University of Ohio, Oxford, OH and is still very much active.

Tri Delta's Alpha Chapter is at Boston University, but I am unsure if it is still active...

Sigma Kappa's Alpha Chapter was at Colby College in Maine.
There is no longer a Greek system at Colby College and therefore our Alpha Chapter no longer exists. :(

Alpha Phi...
 

Alpha Phi was founded at Syracuse University in 1872. The chapter and our sorority celebrates 130 years of sisterhood this year.

Chi Omega was founded at the University of Arkansas on April 5th, 1895 (an Aries like me!)-- we don't call it Alpha-- and damn I we call it PSI I believe (sorry am old and memory is going! lol) --one of the other XOs will correct me if I am wrong.

Zeta Tau Alpha's Alpha Chapter is at Longwood College in Farmville, Va. I believe Kappa Delta and Alpha Sigma Alpha were also founded there so they have three alpha chapters!

Beta Theta Pi's Alpha Chapter is at Miami of Ohio (August 8, 1839), and they are pretty strong there. They have had a rough recent history, but have turned it around in the past few years.

Note: Beta Theta Pi's Gamma Chapter, located at Washington and Jefferson, was established on June 1, 1842 and was the first fraternity established at W&J and in Pennsylvania, and is currently the oldest chapter in continuous existance in the world. :)

Alpha Omicron Pi was founded at Barnard College of Columbia University in New York City on Jan 2, 1897.

Unfortunately in 1913, Barnard decreed that initiations into fraternities were to be suspended for 3 years. So by 1915, all the groups, including AOII, had graduated it members, and our Alpha ceased to exist....

On the bright side, by that time, AOII had 16 chapters around the US by then, but Alpha is still close to our hearts :)

Ours is at the University of Virginia.

However, our first chapter is called Zeta

Collin

Alpha Gamma Delta's Alpha Chapter is at Syracuse Univ. in Syracuse, NY. It all began May 30, 1904. It is very unfortunate that they will be closing as of this spring. :(

Our first chapter, Illinois Alpha, is still doing well at Monmouth College!

Alpha Chi Omega's Alpha Chapter is at Depauw University in Greencastle, Indiana and is still active and thriving. We were founded October 15, 1885!!! I also believe that Kappa Alpha Theta was founded at Depauw.....

TKE's Alpha chapter is at Illinois Wesleyan University and is still active.

Alpha Phi Omega's Alpha Chapter was founded at Lafayette College in Easton, PA on December 16, 1925. It closed in 1988 but is re-petitioning for active status. Lafyette College maintains a very rich APO archive that includes many documents, paraphernalia, and photos. It even has the Alpha chapter's original charter in VERY good condition! :)

www.geocities.com/apoku_99 Kappa Upsilon
www.apo.org Alpha Phi Omega
www.ecu.edu East Carolina University

"As Scouting is worldwide, so should Alpha Phi Omega be worldwide, gradually in the colleges and universities of all nations."

-Frank Reed Horton, Founder, Alpha Phi Omega

Like AOPi, AEPhi's first chapter was at Barnard College.

Founded Oct. 24, 1909. Like AOII's Alpha Chapter, it disappeared when Barnard suspended its Greek system; and like AOII, there were enough other chapters at that point that AEPhi survived and grew.

The oldest still-active AEPhi chapter, I believe, is Delta Chapter at Adelphi.

Alpha Sigma Kappa's Alpha chapter is at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN, Founded in 1989

Delta Tau Delta was founded in 1858 at Bethany College, Va (now WVa).

In those days, if the Alpha closed, a new one was desiginated. The recolonized Bethany Chapter is now called the Theta-Founding Chapter.

The current Alpha Chapter is at Allegheny College -- although it has been closed and recolonized as well in later years.

The oldest continuously existing chapter is the Beta Chapter at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. That is my home chapter.

Sigma Sigma Sigma was also founded at Longwood College in Farmville, VA. So, there are 4 sororities with Alpha chapters at Longwood, and we are actually called the "Farmville Four." There is a clock on the campus, which remains today, that shows all 4 chapters on it. An original founder from both Tri Sigma and Kappa Delta were roommates as well. Tri Sigma and Kappa Delta were founded within months of each other and both are over 100 years old.

Theta Delta Chi was founded in 1847 at Union College, Schenectady, NY. Our Alpha Chapter was recolonized (not sure when, but early 1900s), so we have our Alpha Chapter.

DU was founded at Williams College at Williamstown, Mass. But unfortunately they got rid of the Greek System there.

Theta Chi was founded April 10th, 1856 at 9pm. At Norwich University in Norwich, VT (now in Northfield, VT). It is a military school, and like most military schools got rid of greek life. It was active untill 1960 so 104 years of Alpha.

Alpha Xi Delta was founded at Lombard College in Galesberg, Ill. But Lombard no longer exists, so neither does our Alpha.

Just curious ... a couple people mentioned their first chapter was called PSI or Zeta. Why weren't they called Alpha or Alpha [state]?

I am pretty sure that Lombard College is now Knox College.

Gamma Phi Beta was founded in 1874 at Syracuse University in New York. Our Alpha Chapter is still there and doing well.

Our Alpha was transferred to Knox .... and it eventually closed, but I don't know why.

My understanding is that during the depression, Lombard College closed and its students transfered to Knox. Alpha Xi Delta's Alpha chapter's charter was transfered to Knox at that time. Unforturnately our Alpha closed in 1973.

The "merger" of Lombard and Knox is reflected in the chapter name of the Pi Beta Phi Chapter as it is Illinois Beta-Delta. This reflects the Illinois Beta chapter which was at Lombard and Illinois Delta which was at Knox at the time of the "merger".

Alpha Xi Delta's oldest continously operating chapter is our Beta Chapter at Iowa Wesleyan, which celebrates it 100 year aniversary this year.

Phi Mu's Alpha chapter was at Wesleyan College in Macon, GA. There is no longer a Greek system at this school either, so our Alpha chapter can't be active :(

Delta Phi Epsilon's Alpha Chapter was founded at New York University Law School. They incorporated the undergrads at some point too, because they are at NYU today. I know it may have been recolonized once or twice, but it's still there and going strong.

Lambda Chi Alpha.

Boston College 1909 and still active!:)

Alpha Xi Delta rules! Ooops, I am marrying one, sorry for the bias!

TOMMY TOMMY TOMMY!

NOT BOSTON COLLEGE

It's Boston University - I know you know this - but there's definitely a difference, and we HATE BC dude . . .

hahaha

Also - your alpha chapter is doing really well; they're good guys, we hang with them a lot, very chill kids. Congrats LXAs - you're doing well at BU

Ah, KS RC, My DAH! I Be The TYPO KING!!!!!!!! Thanks!

I have been trying to get ahold of them! No Luck!!

Am I the only on who Noticed that now MGD on the Beir Vagon?

Ya Be The Man!!!!!!:)

Talked to Dean a week ago, heck he just got married NY Day! Tried to talk him out of it! Well got to do it once to see what it is like! HE HE!:D

Hows the situation we talked about? Did you get is straightened out?

Going to make Earps home made chili today if dont burn it again usin ML! One can is the secret! Goning to get colder than HOC. what ever in KC about Wed!!! :mad: 65 today!!:)

Thinking about taking the Rice Rocket to Car Wash but if is turning to S%$@! why?:confused:

PS, Bob Urich Is Alum from BU Chapter! Met him once but did not know he was a LXA!!

According to my Zeta CD-Rom I got when I became a new member, the Alpha chapter of KD as well as a fraternity (can't remember which) helped out the ladies who founded the Alpha chapter of ZTA.
:)

I think it's really neat that 4 chapters, all of whom are still active to my understanding, were founded at Longwood. What truly great women this college produced! I know that Kappa Sigma fraternity members were very influential in our founding, such as our constitution writing, our song etc. I'll bet that many of the sororities and fraternities in the area aided each other somewhat during that time.

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.'s Alpha chapter was founded @ Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, was founded Jan. 13, 1913 at Howard University.

As mentioned before, ASA is one of the "Farmville Four" founded at Longwood College in Farmville, VA. We were also the first NPC sorority founded in the 20th century.

D Phi E was founded at NYU law school on March 17, 1917.

The University of Minnesota...
 

...is where Alpha Sigma Kappa - Women in Technical Studies was founded, and continues to thrive. The Alpha Chapter was founded in 1989.