All 50 states

[Erik P Conard]

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?

[ECUJacob]

Some of the newbie "collegiate" clubs are in all fifty

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

[irishpipes]

Originally posted by Denise_DPhiE
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

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!"

[NutBrnHair]

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

[NutBrnHair]

Originally posted by irishpipes
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!"

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

[Denise_DPhiE]

Originally posted by NutBrnHair
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

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

[irishpipes]

Originally posted by Denise_DPhiE
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.

[Tom Earp]

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.

[Erik P Conard]

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!

[AngelPhiSig]

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.

Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
Not sure if this has been asked/answered before...

Is there any organization with chapters in all 50 states?

[honeychile]

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.

[KSigkid]

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

[Sister Havana]

Originally posted by Atlanta_OPhiA
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.

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.

[naraht]

Originally posted by Sister Havana
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

[naraht]

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