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The second Beta Constitution (1840) provided for names to be given to chapters. Following a practice prevalent at the time, chapters were named for their geographic location. For example, the University of Ohio, the Athens Chapter or Jefferson College, the Canonsburg Chapter.
By 1842, the Constitution was amended to provide that each chapter be given a Greek-letter name indicating it's priority of establishment. hence, Miami University (Ohio) became Alpha in 1839, Cincinnati became Beta in 1840, Western Reserve became Gamma in 1841, etc. While exceptions have occurred, for the most part this practice has been followed ever since.
Following that naming convention, we name our chapters in Greek-letter order (Alpha, Beta, Gamma ... Alpha Alpha, Alpha Beta, Alpha Gamma, etc.). That being said, If you look at the list of ALL of our chapters (active and closed), you'll notice that some letters (i.e. Chapter names) were skipped and then revisited in later years. We are currently in the Zeta range somewhere near Zeta Sigma I think.
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BQP est. 1839
"There is a destiny that makes us brothers, No one goes his way alone;
All that we send into the lives of others, Comes back into our own."
~ Edwin Markham
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