Here's how ASA names chapters.
Except for Alpha chapter, all the chapters established in the 1900's - 1910's died out or were surrendered to other groups. By 1914 we had contacted 3 local groups who wanted to become part of us and Reorganization took place. These 4 chapters were named Alpha, Alpha Alpha, Alpha Beta, and Alpha Gamma. These are the only chapters that will ever bear the "Alpha" as a first letter.
After that we went to double letters - Beta Beta, Gamma Gamma, on thru the alphabet, and then onto Beta Alpha, Beta Delta, etc. The only current exception is Kappa Phi at Mt. Union - this was one of our original chapters before Reorganization and it was recently recolonized.
As far as colonies we used to call them Delta Beta Colony or whatever chapter name was next in line, but that became a problem when several colonies didn't charter and it threw the naming off. So now they are just Greek Chat U. Colony until they fully charter.
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