List of Iota Phi Lambda chapters
Iota Phi Lambda is a business sorority established by African American businesswomen. The sorority was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1929.[1][2][3]
Graduate chapters
Following is an incomplete list of Iota Phi Lambda's graduate chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.
Chapter
|
Charter date and range
|
Location
|
Region
|
Status
|
Reference
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Alpha
|
June 1, 1929
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Beta
|
1948
|
Hartford, Connecticut
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5]
|
Gamma
|
April 28, 1931
|
Washington, D.C.
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5][6][7]
|
Delta
|
|
Atlanta, Georgia
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Epsilon
|
|
Ohio
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Kappa
|
1940
|
Baltimore, Maryland
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5]
|
Lambda
|
1934
|
Tuskegee, Alabama
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Mu
|
1946
|
Montgomery, Alabama
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Nu
|
1938
|
Savannah, Georgia
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8][9][10]
|
Omicron
|
April 1935
|
New York City, New York
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5][11]
|
Rho
|
1935
|
Durham, North Carolina
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Sigma
|
|
Louisville, Kentucky
|
|
Inactive
|
[12]
|
Psi
|
July 31, 1936
|
Dallas, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13][14]
|
Alpha Beta
|
1936
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Alpha Zeta
|
1937
|
St. Louis, Missouri
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Alpha Kappa
|
1975
|
Houston, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13][15]
|
Alpha Lambda
|
1971
|
Harvey, Illinois
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Alpha Xi
|
1939
|
Knoxville, Tennessee
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Alpha Omicron
|
|
Denver, Colorado
|
Far Western
|
Active
|
[16]
|
Alpha Sigma
|
1944
|
Tampa, Florida
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Alpha Tau
|
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Alpha Chi
|
February 22, 1946
|
Norfolk, Virginia
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5][17]
|
Beta Delta
|
|
Houston, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13]
|
Beta Zeta
|
1947
|
Columbus, Georgia
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Beta Xi
|
1948
|
Mobile, Alabama
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Beta Nu
|
|
Denver, Colorado
|
Far Western
|
Active
|
[16]
|
Beta Omicron
|
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Eastern
|
Inactive
|
[5]
|
Beta Pi
|
|
Houston, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13]
|
Beta Psi
|
|
Shreveport, Louisiana
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13]
|
Gamma Alpha
|
February 27, 1954
|
Miami, Florida
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Gamma Delta
|
November 27, 1954
|
Richmond, Virginia
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5][18]
|
Gamma Eta
|
|
Frensno, California
|
Far Western
|
Active
|
[19]
|
Gamma Zeta
|
1956
|
Newport News, Virginia
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5]
|
Gamma Mu
|
|
Los Angeles, California
|
Far Western
|
Active
|
[19]
|
Gamma Nu
|
|
San Francisco, California
|
Far Western
|
Active
|
[19]
|
Gamma Tau
|
April 8, 1967
|
Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4][20][2]
|
Gamma Phi
|
|
San Antonio, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13]
|
Epsilon Zeta
|
1980
|
Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5][21]
|
Epsilon Eta
|
July 1981
|
Gloucester, Virginia
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5][22]
|
Epsilon Lambda
|
1985
|
Southfield, Michigan
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Epsilon Xi
|
May 22, 1993
|
Texarkana, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13]
|
Epsilon Omicron
|
|
Arlington, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13]
|
Epsilon Sigma
|
|
Channelview, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13]
|
Epsilon Tau
|
May 4, 2013
|
DeSoto, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13][23]
|
Epsilon Phi
|
|
Humble, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13]
|
Epsilon Chi
|
September 10, 2016
|
Katy, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13][24]
|
Epsilon Psi
|
2017
|
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Epsilon Rho
|
2007
|
Orlando, Florida
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Zeta Beta
|
|
Eastvale, California
|
Far Western
|
Active
|
[19]
|
Zeta Gamma
|
December 2, 2017
|
Willowick, Ohio
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Zeta Delta
|
June 30, 2018
|
Memphis, Tennessee
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8][25]
|
Zeta Epsilon
|
2018
|
Pembroke Pines, Florida
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Zeta Eta
|
2019
|
Allendale, South Carolina
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Zeta Theta
|
2019
|
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8][26]
|
Zeta Kappa
|
December 6, 2020
|
Phoenix, Arizona
|
Far Western
|
Active
|
[27][28]
|
Delta Rho
|
2021
|
Montgomery, Alabama
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Zeta Mu
|
2021
|
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5]
|
Zeta Nu
|
|
St. Louis, Missouri
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Zeta Xi
|
2022
|
Rowlett, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13]
|
Zeta Omicron
|
2022
|
Huntsville, Alabama
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Zeta Pi
|
2022
|
Bolingbrook, Illinois
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4][29]
|
Zeta Rho
|
|
Petersburg, Virginia
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5]
|
Zeta Sigma
|
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
Far Western
|
Active
|
[30]
|
Zeta Tau
|
|
San Tan Valley, Arizona
|
Far Western
|
Active
|
[27]
|
Zeta Upsilon
|
April 2023
|
South Carolina Lowcountry, South Carolina
|
Southern
|
Active
|
[8]
|
Zeta Phi
|
|
Tomball, Texas
|
Southwestern
|
Active
|
[13]
|
Zeta Chi
|
December 9, 2023
|
New Kent, Virginia
|
Eastern
|
Active
|
[5]
|
Eta Alpha
|
2024
|
Fairview Heights, Illinois
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Eta Delta
|
December 28, 2024
|
Tucson, Arizona
|
Far Western
|
Active
|
[27][31]
|
Eta Gamma
|
November 17, 2024
|
Lake St. Louis, Missouri
|
Central
|
Active
|
[4]
|
Undergraduate chapters
Following is an incomplete list of Iota Phi Lambda's undergraduate chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.
References
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- ^ "Home". Zeta Theta Chapter of Iota Phi Lambda Sorority, Inc. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
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- ^ Chapter, Zeta Pi. "Zeta Pi Chapter". Iota Phi Lambda Sorority Zeta Pi Chapter. Retrieved 2025-03-21.
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