All 50 states
 

Not sure if this has been asked/answered before...

Is there any organization with chapters in all 50 states?

Probably TKE?

-Rudey

No. TKE has no Alaska chapter. (See Erik Conard's post in Local Fraternity founded at Alaska-Anchorage)

Based on a quick check, it looks like Sig Ep might -- I didn't check every state, but at least according to GreekPages they did have chapters in some of the "less likely" states, such as Alaska, Hawai'i, and some of the Western and Northeastern states with fewer colleges. But their own webpage shows no chapter in Hawai'i. OTW?

Alpha Phi Omega HAD chapters in schools in Hawaii and Alaska, but they both seem to be inactive according to their national website.

Other than them... who knows.

I know it's not Alpha Delta Pi - and Alpha Gamma Delta is the only NPC sorority in Hawaii.

I think this has been calculated before and the most state represented was 45 of 50 for NPC.

LOL :)

Beta is a large organization but the website doesn't state whether the chapters in every state are still active. Are they?

There are no undergraduate chapters of Sigma Chi Fraternity in Alaska, Hawai`i, New Hampshire, South Dakota, or Vermont. However, there are Alumni chapters in both Alaska and Hawai`i.

If you mean Sigma Phi Epsilon, they *HAD* a collegiate chapter here in the late 80s-mid to late 90s. Our very own hawaiiagd's husband was a member of their chapter at UH-Manoa. Beta Theta Pi had a chapter here and I think TKE is still functioning (although the TKEs here will know for sure if they are or aren't). Kappa Sigma just had a successful colonization last year, with the chartering of the Omicron Zeta chapter last winter. They're a great bunch of guys.

Currently, AGD is the only NPC with an active collegiate chapter, but at the last APH function I attended, I *BELIEVE* 16 (hawaiiagd knows the correct number) of the 26 NPCs had alums represented here.

The NPHC has a good amount of alums living here as well.

No, there is No Social GLO Organization (NIC, NPC, HNPC) that Has Chapters in all 50 States... Do not ask Me to verify this!

As far as I can tell, we only lack chapters in Alaska, Arkansas, Montana, and Vermont. However, we do have seven chapters in Canada. :D

I think you are close to being right. I emailed NPC HQ and they do not have the answer but I think it is Chi O.

Denise

^ AWESOME! :)

beta sigma phi?

I would bet you that Teke is in all 50 states, all the African countries and 75 percent of the South American countries.

A-ha-ha-ha... :rolleyes:

all fifty states--
Sig Ep has, in my opinion, the ONLY claim to all fifty chartered,
but not all fifty are currenly active. TKE has had interest groups in all fify but that pales when compared to Sig Ep
Some of the newbie "collegiate" clubs are in all fifty, and some
have chapters in 31 foreign countries, cosmetology schools
and filling stations. Depends how you count. Sig Ep is champ...
Sig Ep is the ONLY legit in the "traditional fifty."
Perhaps some outfit will charter a metropolitan state, graduate
and undergraduate, encompassing all fifty. Bob Jones will likely
deny permission.
Instead of fretting about all this, why don't we go out and revive
an inactive chapter, resuscitate the interest of an orphaned alum,
and make us all grin?

Let's not throw stones Erik... especially since SigEp is only 105 years old itself.

It would make sense if it is. I have to admit, every time I hear of Chi O presenting or colonizing, I think, "because God forbid there be a campus that doesn't have Chi Omega!" :)

Well, let's see -- off the top of my head --

Chi Omega currently does not have collegiate chapters in the following states:

Alaska
Hawaii
Idaho
North Dakota
Minnesota
Vermont
Connecticut
Nevada

That's 8 already.

eta: Oh, and New Jersey...9

Aw shucks...we're not EVERYWHERE...Just the good campuses! :)

Ok, so that makes 41 - anybody in more states? How the heck can you NOT have a chapter in NJ? There are about 30 campuses for greeks here!

Edited to add - Pi Beta Phi is in 42 states according to their website. Kappa does n't list their collegiate chapter for viewing by non-members. OK, I need to get back to work!

Denise

AOII doesn't have any chapters in New Jersey either, and never has. And we were founded in New York!

We are in 33 states presently, if you include South Carolina, where we have an active colony. We have chartered in 39 states. We have never had a collegiate chapter in Hawaii, New Jersey, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, South Dakota, North Dakota, Wyoming, Alaska, New Mexico, or Nevada.

While I may be wrong, I still do not think there is any Greek Social GLO in all 50 States for many reasons no matter what they be.

Maybe they were there, but no longer!

If not there, then they are not there.

As one of The Larger Fraternitys, We are not in all States. In this day and age of Costs, very few will go to Alaska (Closed The Colony Last Year) or Hawawii.

If someone proves me wrong, then I will stand corrected.:)

Hissy fit on size
 

While I threw no stones about the "all 50"charterings,I did, tho,
have some rancor intended as regards the definiton of "fraternity"
these days. The traditional "fraternity" among my generation was
a housed group, male or female (not co-ed), residental campus.
B U T I will admit that has changed. We even include the new word "wannabee." I have to hold back on this, short of revulsion,
but perhaps we can widen the name and meaning of the term. It
may be now we stretch "fraternity" membership to e-mail or a concept of fraternity, water it down to a generic term. That oughta placate some of the angry and hateful ones in here. Yes, it might be good to definie our terms for each of us seem to have our own notions. Dr. Frederick Rudolph...of Williams....a wonderful chronicler of higher education history, said he thought
the rise of fraternities out of the literary societies came about to ease the burden and boredom and loneliness of the nights of
nothing to do in those small environs, enrollments sometimes under a hundred, no girls yet. These instituions were in small
communities, just a cut above of the monastery or seminary. Then the Phi Psis built a cabin the in woods at Gettysburg, and the Betas got going in Miami...whilst Bob Jones still has qualms
about holding hands among other greek-lettered groups with a
petrified penis.
So, at any rate Sig Ep did CHARTER in all 50, AKL first in the west
and Zete pioneered Canada. The hen's clubs (non collegiate) have invaded campuses to offer females fraternity without the intensity or responsiblity of the "traditional sorority."
So be it.
Maybe we are comparing apples and oranges.
And, Frau Brüher...perhaps we can still like or be civil to each other.
Sig Ep, from here, is King. Tell me ONE state they have NOT placed a charter and I will prove you wrong. Long live the King!

Just want to give a bit of information - if you are concidering Beta Sigma Phi a "newbie" or a "club" or not a true GLO, due to age...

BSP was founded in 1931. Granted its not OLD OLD... but neither is my beloved Phi Sig or TBS - 1913 and 1946 respectively.

Age was NOT a concideration in the question... it was a question on which organization was in all 50 states. The question did not specify if it was NPC, IFC, NPHC, collegiate/non collegiate... etc.

Interestingly, we have Alumnae Associations in both Hawaii and Alaska; it's the Northeast & West where we don't have a lot of Associations - for a total of 40 states with AAs.

As for chapters, we have 36 states with chapters. I know of eight more states where we had chapters (ME, CO, MN, UT, MT, NM, SD) but no longer do, which would have made 48 total.

Between the two, there are only two states, North Dakota & Wyoming, where we never had either a chapter or an Alumnae Association.

This is all according to our website & Baird's.

I don't believe Kappa Sigma does, although I know we are trying to expand into Alaska and Hawaii.

Alpha Phi Omega has chartered chapters in all 50 states, but not all of them are active.

There is a group working on petitioning in Alaska right now. There are no currently active chapters in Hawaii, Nevada, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, or Wyoming.

We do have two active chapters in Puerto Rico. :)

Nope, the chapter at U of Alaska Fairbanks Chartered last October. For the states with no active chaptersHawaii has one inactive chapter (UH-main campus), Nevada has one (UN-Reno), Rhode Island has two (Brown & URI), South Dakota has one (SDSU), Utah has five (UofU, BYU, WCLSC, Snow and Weber), and Wyoming has one (U of Wyoming).

The State that brought us to chartered chapters in all 50 states was Vermont (U of VT) and that was in the early 90s. The chapter at U of Wyoming has been inactive since the 1960s, so we have never had actives in all 50 states at the same time.

Randy

Wyoming is Key.
 

Oddly enough, I think Wyoming, not Alaska or Hawaii is the key. Alaska has at least two schools that allow social greeks (UAF & UAA) and I think Hawaii has at least one school other than U of Hawaii-Main campus which does so. Wyoming, OTOH, has exactly *one* school that would be acceptable to the NIC/NPC for chapters at that is University of Wyoming. Everything else is either non-dormed and not for local 18-23 year olds or two-year.

Right now, UWyo has 4 NPC Sororities (ChiO,DDD,KKG&PBPhi) and 8 IFC Fraternities (AGR,ATO, LCA, PiKA, SAE,SChi, SN, & SPhiE)

Randy

Oh cool! That isn't reflected on the website.

My opinions of the current www.apo.org website are not appropriate for this current forum or any other that doesn't come equipped with earmuffs, an EPA Watch team, a Superfund site notice and Silvery Spacesuits with Geiger Counters built into the cuffs.

Watch for the new site though, they *are* working on it.

Not to Be Negative, and maybe I am wrong, but I think the intent of the Orignal Post while it may not have said it was GLO Socials.

It does not include those that were there, but those that are there now!

Please narrow it down to those GLOs of Social Greeks and Those that are Still in Existence if you will.

Also, check My Sig. I am a APO! My Chapter is no longer there and if You check APO WEB SITE, there are a lot of less Chapters than there were.:(

To Edit, Collegite GLOs.

Re: Wyoming is Key.
 

If you're talking 4 year universities, we have Hawaii Pacific University, and Chaminade University (Catholic, run by the Marianists). UH-West Oahu is currently a 2 year campus, but they're expanding to become a 4 year campus next year. It's difficult to establish anything because these are all predominantly commuter campuses.

None of these campuses have social Greeks right now, but hopefully things will change in the near future. :)

Re: Re: Re: Wyoming is Key.
 

LOL, I intentionally left them out. :p

I *think* the maximum number of active chapters that Alpha Phi Omega has had at one time is just less than 400, we are currently on the high side of 350. There are a few schools that I'm pretty sure we will not be able to go back to like Oklahoma Baptist (active 1939->1940) and some of the Community Colleges. Which chapter were you a brother at?

Randy

I doubt that seriously.

Doubt is right!

I know I can't speak for TheEpitome1920, but if this thread was directed to social GLOs only, then I'm sure she would have said so.

Your Interpretation only to be sure!:(

She's my FRIEND. I think I know her substantially better than you do. She is VERY precise about what she says and what she means.

Just because you downplay non "social" organizations doesn't mean that she has to as well.