List of Pi Lambda Phi chapters
Pi Lambda Phi is international social fraternity .[ 1] It was founded on March 21, 1895 at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut .[ 2] It merged with Phi Beta Delta on February 1, 1941.[ 2] It merged with Beta Sigma Tau in 1960 and Beta Sigma Rho in 1972.[ 3] In the following chapter list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Chapter
Former chapter name
Charter date and range
Institution
Location
Status
References
Connecticut Iota
Iota
March 21, 1895 – 1906; 1917–1932
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Inactive
New York Alpha
Alpha
1896–1901, 1908–1931, 195x ?–1964
Columbia University
New York City, New York
Inactive
New York Beta
Beta
1896–1902, 1959–1973
City College of New York
New York City, New York
Inactive
[ a]
Pennsylvania Epsilon Zeta
Zeta
1896–1900, 1912–1914, 1917–2019
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ b]
New York Gamma
Gamma
1896–1901, 1910–1973
New York University
New York City, New York
Inactive
[ c]
New York Delta
Delta
1896–1901, 1911–1973
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
Inactive
[ b]
Massachusetts Delta Epsilon
Nu
1896–1900
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Inactive
Massachusetts Theta
Delta Nu
1897–1900, 1941
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Active
[ d]
Illinois Omicron
Omicron
1897–1898, 1919–11949
University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Inactive
New York Xi
Xi
1897–1900
Union College
Schenectady, New York
Inactive
Michigan Epsilon
Epsilon
1913–1915, 1924–1979, 1978–1980, 1988–1993, 1997–2000, 2009–2013
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Inactive
[ e]
Pennsylvania Gamma Sigma
Gamma Sigma
1914–2014, 2017
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Active
[ f]
Pennsylvania Lambda
Lambda
1915–1995, 2024
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Active
[ g]
New Jersey Theta
Theta
1916–1996
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey
Inactive
Canada Eta
Eta
1921–1942, 1988–2003
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec , Canada
Inactive
Canada Kappa
Kappa
1922–1966, 1969–1989
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario , Canada
Inactive
West Virginia Mu
Mu
1922–1959
West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia
Colony
[ h] [ i]
New Hampshire Pi
Pi
1924–1971
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire
Inactive
[ j]
Maryland Rho
Rho
1925–1943, 1979–1991
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
Inactive
[ k]
Wisconsin Omega
Tau
1926–1968, 1984
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Active
[ l]
Massachusetts Upsilon
Upsilon
1927–1931
Amherst College
Amherst, Massachusetts
Inactive
[ m]
Nebraska Chi
1929–1952
Creighton University
Omaha, Nebraska
Inactive
[ n]
Rhode Island Phi
1929–1963
Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island
Inactive
Virginia Psi
1929–2003
College of William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia
Inactive
[ o]
Virginia Omega Alpha
1932–1944, 1969–200x ?, 20xx ?
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia
Active
[ p]
North Carolina Omega Beta
1940–1984, 1999–2022
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Inactive
[ q]
Pennsylvania Sigma
1940–1983
Lafayette College
Easton, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ r]
Ohio Mu
1941–1973, 1992–2003
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Colony
[ s] [ i]
California Kappa
1941–1952
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
Inactive
[ t]
Missouri Pi
1941–1967
Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri
Inactive
[ u]
California Tau
1941
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Active
[ v]
California Upsilon
1941–1969
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Inactive
[ w]
Oklahoma Iota
1941–1963
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
Inactive
[ x]
Florida Delta
1941–2023
University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida
Inactive
[ y]
Pennsylvania Alpha Delta
1941–2008, 2012
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Active
[ z]
Ohio Alpha Epsilon
1941–1943, 1960–1978, 2021
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
Active
[ 5] [ aa]
South Carolina Alpha Zeta
1941–1950
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina
Inactive
[ ab]
Indiana Alpha Theta
1941–1959, 2016
Indiana University Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana
Active
[ ac]
Illinois Tau Delta
1941–2009, 2013–2016
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, Illinois
Inactive
[ ad]
Pennsylvania Omega Gamma
1942–1984, 19xx ?–2017
Pennsylvania State University
State College, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ ae]
New York Omega Epsilon
1943–1947, 1988–1997, 2001
University at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Active
[ ae]
Florida Omega Eta
1946–1962
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida
Inactive
Pennsylvania Tau Omega
1947–1999
Franklin & Marshall College
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ af]
Pennsylvania Omega Kappa
1948–1981
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ ag]
Massachusetts Alpha Epsilon
1949–1986
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lowell, Massachusetts
Inactive
[ ah]
New York Beta Lambda
1945–1953, 1972–1976, 19xx?–1993
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Inactive
[ ai]
New York Omega Mu
1951–1966
New York University Washington Square and University College
Manhattan , New York City, New York
Inactive
New York Kappa Tau
1954
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy, New York
Active
[ aj]
New York Sigma Tau
1958–1973
Brooklyn College
New York City, New York
Inactive
Indiana Alpha Delta
1958–1999
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana
Inactive
[ ak]
Maine Beta Chi
1959–1984
Colby College
Waterville, Maine
Inactive
[ al]
Virginia Lambda Kappa
1959–1997, 2018
Roanoke College
Salem, Virginia
Active
[ am]
Colorado Alpha Beta
1960–1973
University of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Inactive
Ohio Beta Sigma
1960–1968
Ohio Wesleyan University
Delaware, Ohio
Inactive
[ an]
Ohio Beta Tau
1960
Baldwin Wallace University
Berea, Ohio
Active
[ ao]
Colorado Alpha Iota
1960–1963
University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
Inactive
[ ap]
New Jersey Alpha Lambda
1961–1969, 2017–2020
Rutgers University–New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Inactive
[ aq]
New York Phi Lambda
1963–1994, 2013
Adelphi University
Garden City, New York
Active
[ ar]
Pennsylvania Delta Iota
1965–2000, 2018
Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Active
[ as]
Connecticut Alpha Chi
1966–1969
University of Hartford
West Hartford, Connecticut
Inactive
[ at]
New York Alpha Mu
1967–1970
Lehman College
Bronx, New York
Inactive
[ au]
Massachusetts Kappa Nu
1967–1981, 2000–2002
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts
Inactive
[ av]
New York Delta Epsilon
1967–1999
LIU Post
Brookville, New York
Inactive
New York Lambda Delta
1967–1971
Queens College, City University of New York
Flushing, Queens , New York City, New York
Inactive
New York Eta Chi
1968–1975
Hobart College
Geneva, New York
Inactive
[ aw]
Pennsylvania Phi Delta
1968–1988
Alliance College
Cambridge Springs, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ ax] [ ay]
Connecticut Delta Kappa
1968–1971
University of Bridgeport
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Inactive
Connecticut Tau Kappa
1968–1975
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, Connecticut
Inactive
[ az]
New Mexico Sigma Chi
1968–1972
New Mexico Highlands University
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Inactive
Pennsylvania Gamma Chi
1968–1977
West Chester University
West Chester, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Pennsylvania Phi Sigma
1969
Saint Joseph's University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Active
[ ba]
Texas Lambda
1969–1973, 1994–2003
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas
Inactive
[ bb]
Rhode Island Gamma Upsilon
1970–1974
University of Rhode Island
Houlton, Maine
Inactive
Maine Kappa Beta
1970–1976
Ricker College
Las Vegas, New Mexico
Inactive
[ bc]
Florida Delta Tau
1971–1992
Jacksonville University
Jacksonville, Florida
Inactive
North Carolina Delta Zeta
1971–1978, 1994–200x ?
East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina
Colony
[ bd]
Pennsylvania Omega Delta
1971–2005
Penn State Altoona
Logan Township, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Texas Alpha Omega
1972–1975
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
Inactive
Pennsylvania Beta Zeta
1972–1996
Carnegie Mellon University
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ be]
New Jersey Beta Theta
1972–1983
Rutgers University–Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Inactive
[ bf]
Canada Kappa Iota
1972–2003
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario , Canada
Inactive
[ bg]
New York Beta Omicron
1972–2012, 2017
St. John's University
New York City, New York
Active
[ bh]
North Carolina Omega Zeta
1978–1997, 2012
Western Carolina University
Cullowhee, North Carolina
Active
Pennsylvania Beta Upsilon
1982–2005
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
Inactive
North Carolina Zeta Alpha
1983–1992, 1997–2002
University of North Carolina at Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina
Inactive
Michigan Mu Delta
1984–1994
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Inactive
Pennsylvania Alpha Xi
1984–1988
King's College
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Pennsylvania Sigma Upsilon
1984
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg, Pennsylvania
Active
Virginia Omega Rho
1984–2013
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia
Colony
Virginia Omicron Zeta
1984–xxxx?, 2010–2023
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia
Inactive
Maryland Pi Phi
1985–2012
Towson University
Towson, Maryland
Inactive
New York Kappa Alpha
1985–2005
University at Albany, SUNY
Albany, New York
Inactive
Alabama Alpha Zeta
1986–1990
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Inactive
Massachusetts Kappa Theta
1986–1996
Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts
Inactive
Maryland Kappa Delta
1986–19xx ?, 2017
Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland
Active
[ bi]
Michigan Alpha Omega
1986–2016
Siena Heights University
Adrian, Michigan
Inactive
New York Kappa Gamma
1986–2001
State University of New York at Cortland
Cortland, New York
Inactive
Canada Kappa Kappa
1987–2016
University of Windsor
Windsor, Ontario , Canada
Inactive
Pennsylvania Kappa Eta
1987–2016
Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Florida Kappa Epsilon
1987–2002
Florida Atlantic University
Boca Raton, Florida
Inactive
Pennsylvania Kappa Omega
1988–1994
Albright College
Reading, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ bj]
California Tau Alpha
1988–1990; 2020–2023
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California
Inactive
Michigan Delta Beta
1989–2018
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, Michigan
Inactive
Pennsylvania Delta Phi
1989–1998
Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
Edinboro, Pennsylvania
Inactive
New York Omicron Rho
1990–2019
Binghamton University
Vestal, New York
Inactive
New Jersey Omicron Kappa
1991–1993
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Madison, New Jersey
Inactive
New York Iota Chi
1991–1993
Ithaca College
Ithaca, New York
Inactive
Virginia Delta Chi
1991–2018
University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, Virginia
Inactive
Minnesota Kappa Chi
1991–2017
Winona State University
Winona, Minnesota
Disaffiliated
Pennsylvania Gamma Zeta
1991–1993
Robert Morris College
Chicago , Illinois
Inactive
Florida Delta Upsilon
1992
Florida Institute of Technology
Melbourne, Florida
Active
Virginia Alpha Psi
1992–2011, 2015
Christopher Newport University
Newport News, Virginia
Active
Maryland Chi Mu
1992–1994
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, Maryland
Inactive
Maryland Alpha Omicron
1993–2011, 2014
Frostburg State University
Frostburg, Maryland
Active
[ bk]
Delaware Delta Alpha
1993–1994
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware
Inactive
Texas Alpha Mu
1993–1994
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas
Inactive
Washington Epsilon Alpha
1995
Eastern Washington University
Cheney, Washington
Active
North Carolina Omega Tau
1996–2003
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina
Inactive
Florida Epsilon Lambda
1996–2013, 2020
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida
Active
Florida Epsilon Delta
1996–2002
Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida
Inactive
Florida Epsilon Eta
1996–2002
Saint Leo University
St. Leo, Florida
Inactive
Indiana Epsilon Gamma
1993–2020
Vincennes University
Vincennes, Indiana
Inactive
North Carolina Epsilon Kappa
1997–2016
North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina
Inactive
Michigan Alpha Chi
1997–2000
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Inactive
Indiana Epsilon Iota
2002–2003
Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana
Inactive
Pennsylvania Beta Gamma
2007–2019
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Indiana, Pennsylvania
Inactive
[ bl]
Pennsylvania Gamma Psi
2010–2013
Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Inactive
Wisconsin Chi Upsilon
2011–2019
Carroll University
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Inactive
Wisconsin Alpha Nu
2012–2016
University of Wisconsin–Stout
Menomonie, Wisconsin
Inactive
Virginia Theta Xi
2016–2019
Radford University
Radford, Virginia
Inactive
[ bm]
Pennsylvania Alpha Gamma
2016
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Active
Iowa Alpha Phi
2016–2017
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Inactive
California Alpha Upsilon
2018–2023
University of California, Merced
Merced, California
Inactive
[ bn]
New York Alpha Pi
2018–2023
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York
Inactive
[ bn]
Michigan Beta Alpha
2020–2022
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, Michigan
Inactive
New York Alpha Rho
2022
Pace University , Pleasantville Campus
Pleasantville, New York
Active
[ bo]
New York Alpha Tau
2023
Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York
Active
[ bp]
Florida Beta Delta
Florida International University
University Park, Florida
Colony
[ bq]
Pi Lambda Phi assigned names to chapters that were defunct at the time of its mergers with Beta Sigma Rho, Beta Sigma Tau, and Phi Beta Delta. Unless these chapters were reactivated as Pi Lambda Phi chapters, they were excluded from this list. However, they can be found in the articles of the absorbed fraternities.
Notes
^ Chapter absorbed the local chapter of Beta Sigma Rho in 1960.
^ a b Chapter absorbed the local chapters of Phi Beta Delta in 1941 and Beta Sigma Rho in 1972.
^ After going dormant, the chapter was revived by absorbing Sigma Iota, established in 1909.
^ Chapter was revived in 1941 by absorbing the Theta chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1920.
^ Chapter formed from the Brhatrika Club (local), established in 1913. After dormancy, it reformed in 1924 from the Brhatrika Club (local), established in 1923. It absorbed the local chapter of Phi Beta Delta in 1941.
^ Chapter formed from Gamma Sigma (local), established in 1912.
^ Chapter formed from the Pioneer Club (local), in 1913. It was re-established as a colony in 2024.
^ Chapter formed from Alpha Beta, established in 1919.
^ a b Chapter was reestablished as a colony in 2020.
^ Chapter formed from Cosmos (local), established in 1915.
^ Chapter formed from Sigma Tau Omega, established in 1915.
^ Chapter formed from Phi Theta Ch, established in 1925.
^ Chapter formed from Flambeau Club (local), established in 1926.
^ Chapter formed from Pi Delta Sigma, established in 1925.
^ Chapter formed from Zeta Epsilon, established in 1929.
^ Chapter formed from the Lawn Club (local), established in 1931.
^ Chapter formed from Omega Beta (local), established in 1939.
^ Chapter formed from Towers Club, established in 1925.
^ Chapter formed from the Mu chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1920.
^ Chapter formed from the Kappa chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1920.
^ Chapter formed from the Pi chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1921.
^ Chapter formed from the Tau chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1922
^ Chapter formed from the Upsilon chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1922.
^ Chapter formed from the Iota chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1922.
^ Chapter formed from the Delta chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1925. It absorbed Zeta Beta Tau in 2015.
^ Chapter formed from the Alpha Delta chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1927.
^ Chapter formed from the Alpha Epsilon chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1928. After dormancy, it was reformed in 1960 by absorbing the Ohio State chapter of Beta Sigma Tau, established in 1948.
^ Chapter formed from the Alpha Zeta chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1928.
^ Chapter formed from the Alpha Theta chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1928.
^ Chapter formed from the Alpha Kappa chapter of Phi Beta Delta, established in 1934.
^ a b Chapter formed from the local chapter Phi Alpha Mu, established in 1941.
^ Chapter formed from Tau Omega, established in 1945.
^ Chapter formed from Sigma Delta Sigma, established in 1946.
^ Chapter formed from Sigma Omega Psi, established in 1919.
^ Chapter formed from Lambda Club (local), established in 1946. After dormancy, it was reformed in 1972 from the Lambda chapter of Beta Sigma Rho, established in 1950.
^ Chapter formed from Kappa Tau, established in 1949.
^ Chapter formed from Alpha Delta Epsilon, established in 1957.
^ Chapter formed from Beta Chi (local), established in 1957.
^ Chapter formed from Lambda Kappa Ps, established in 1947.
^ Chapter formed from Beta Sigma Tau, established in 1948.
^ Chapter formed from Beta Sigma Tau, established in 1948.
^ Chapter formed from Beta Sigma Tau, established in 1949.
^ Chapter formed from the Knights Club (local), established in 1959.
^ Chapter formed from Phi Lambda Rho, established in 1947.
^ Chapter formed from Delta Iota (local), established in 1962.
^ Chapter formed from Alpha Chi, established in 1964.
^ Chapter may have included CUNY Hunter College.
^ Chapter formed from Phi Kappa Nu, established in 1965.
^ Chapter formed from Beta Sigma, established in 1961.
^ Chapter formed from Phi Delta Rho.
^ The college closed in 1987.
^ Chapter formed from Tau Kappa Beta, established in 1958.
^ Chapter formed from Rho Pi Phi, established in 1934. It was originally located at the University of Sciences in Philadelphia.
^ After going dormant, the chapter was reformed from Lambda Society (local), established in 1993.
^ The college closed in 1978.
^ Chapter was reestablished as a colony in 2018.
^ Chapter formed from the Zeta chapter of Beta Sigma Rho, established in 1922.
^ Chapter formed from the Theta chapter of Beta Sigma Rho, established in 1935.
^ Chapter formed from the Iota chapter of Beta Sigma Rho, established in 1945.
^ Chapter formed from the Omicron chapter of Beta Sigma Rho, established in 1968.
^ After going dormant, the chapter reformed as a colony in 2010.
^ Chapter started as a colony in 1985.
^ Chapter formed from Kappa Chi Kappa, established in 1989.
^ Chapter formed from Beta Gamma Alpha, established in 1988.
^ Chapter was formed as a colony in 2009.
^ a b Chapter was formed as a colony in 2016.
^ Chapter was formed as a colony in 2015.
^ Chapter was formed as a colony in 2016.
^ Colony established in 2024.
References
^ a b Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.) . Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 164 – via Google Books.
^ a b c Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 307-309.
^ a b Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (October 20, 2024) "Pi Lambda Phi " Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities . Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed December 4, 2024.
^ "Chapter Locator" . Pi Lambda Phi Fraternity . Retrieved December 4, 2024 .
^ Lowe, Ian (January 27, 2022). "Back in the Big-10: Ohio State Chartered" . Pi Lambda Phi . Retrieved August 15, 2022 .