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{{Short description|American German studies honor society}}
{{Short description|American German studies honor society}}
{{Infobox fraternity
{{Infobox fraternity
| name = Delta Phi Alpha
| name = Delta Phi Alpha
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΔΦΑ}}
| letters = {{lang|grc|ΔΦΑ}}
| coat of arms = File:DPA Crest.png
| coat of arms = File:DPA Crest.png
| image_size = <!-- defaults to 220px -->
| image_size = 180px
| alt = German National Honor Society
| alt = German National Honor Society
| founded = {{Start date and age|1929|5|27}}
| caption =
| birthplace = [[Wofford College]]
| founded = {{Start date and age|1929|5|27}}
| affiliation = Independent
| birthplace = [[Wofford College]]
| status = Active
| affiliation = Independent
| type = [[Honor society]]
| type = [[Honor society]]
| emphasis = German studies
| emphasis = German studies
| scope = National (US)
| scope = National (US)
| mission =
| slogan =
| colors = {{color box|#000000}} [[Black]], {{color box|#FF0000}} [[Shades of red#Red (CMYK) (pigment red)|Red]] {{color box|#FFCC00}} [[Gold (color)|Gold]]
| vision =
| symbol = [[Weimar Republic|Weimar Eagle]]
| object =
| mascot =
| motto = <!-- or | mottos = -->
| virtues =
| chapters = 300+
| pillars =
| members = 31,000+
| publication =
| slogan = “Torchbearer of Human Spirit”
| address = 60 South Lincoln Street
| maxim =
| city = [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]]
| tagline =
| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
| member badge = <!-- use [[ and ]] around the badge file name -->
| ZIP code = 15301
| colors = {{color box|#000000}} [[Black]], {{color box|#FF0000}} [[Shades of red#Red (CMYK) (pigment red)|Red]] and {{color box|#FFCC00}} [[Gold (color)|Gold]] <!--same as [[Flag of Germany]]-->
| country = United States
| symbol = [[Weimar Republic|Weimar Eagle]]
| website = {{url|https://www.aatg.org/delta-phi-alpha/}}
| flag = <!-- use [[ and ]] around the flag file name -->
| motto = "Torchbearer of Human Spirit"
| mascot =
}}
| chapters = 300
| address = 60 South Lincoln Street
| city = [[Washington, Pennsylvania|Washington]]
| state = [[Pennsylvania]]
| ZIP code = 15301
| country = United States
| website = {{official website|https://deltaphialpha.org/}}
| footnotes = <ref name=Wofford>[https://www.wofford.edu/student-experiences/getting-involved/student-organizations/delta-phi-alpha Delta Phi Alpha at Wofford]</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=1948 Bohemian Yearbook (Wofford University)|year=1948 |page=80|publisher=Wofford College |url=https://archive.org/details/bohemianyearbook4119woff/page/80/mode/2up}}</ref>
|members=31,000}}
The '''Delta Phi Alpha''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΔΦΑ}}''') ({{lang-de|'''Deutsche Ehrenverbindung'''}}), the '''German National Honor Society''' is the sole post-secondary national honorary society for German studies in the United States. Delta Phi Alpha was founded on May 27, 1929, at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina.


'''Delta Phi Alpha National German Honor Society''' ('''{{lang|grc|ΔΦΑ}}''') ({{langx|de|'''Deutsche Ehrenverbindung'''}}) is an American collegiate honorary society for German studies. Delta Phi Alpha was founded on May 27, 1929, at [[Wofford College]] in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The society has chartered over three hundred chapters at colleges and universities in the United States.
The society has over three hundred constituent chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States. It is currently operates from [[Washington & Jefferson College]] in Washington, Pennsylvani.


==History==
==History==


Under the guidance of Dr. James A. Chiles, 21 Wofford College students met in Old Main in February 1928 and founded a German Club they named Deutscher Verein.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date= |title=Delta Phi Alpha {{!}} Getting Involved |url=https://www.wofford.edu/student-experiences/getting-involved/student-organizations/delta-phi-alpha |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301020324/https://www.wofford.edu/student-experiences/getting-involved/student-organizations/delta-phi-alpha |archive-date=2022-03-01 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Wofford College |via=web.archive.org}}</ref> Over the next year, John Olin Eidson and members of the Wofford group began contacting German clubs at other colleges.<ref name=":0" /> Invitations were sent to active German clubs in about twelve or fifteen small colleges to form national fraternity chapters.<ref name=Zeydel>{{cite journal|title=Delta Phi Alpha|author=Edwin H. Zeydel|journal=Monatshefte für Deutschen Unterricht|volume=31|number=2|date=February 1939|pages=104–106|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press Stable|jstor=30169529|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30169529|access-date=2022-03-01}}</ref> This led to the formation of Delta Phi Alpha, the National Honorary German Society, on May 27, 1929.<ref name=":0" />
Delta Phi Alpha was established by James A. Chiles and John Olin Eidson at [[Wofford College]] in [[Spartanburg, South Carolina|Spartenburg, South Carolina]].<ref name=":1">Robson, John, ed. ''Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 17th edition.'' Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co., 1963. p. 657-658.</ref> Chiles, a professor of modern languages, met with 21 students in Old Main in February 1928 to establish a German club they named Deutscher Verein.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date= |title=Delta Phi Alpha {{!}} Getting Involved |url=https://www.wofford.edu/student-experiences/getting-involved/student-organizations/delta-phi-alpha |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301020324/https://www.wofford.edu/student-experiences/getting-involved/student-organizations/delta-phi-alpha |archive-date=2022-03-01 |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=Wofford College |via=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref name="Zeydel">{{cite journal |author=Zeydel |first=Edwin H. |date=February 1939 |title=Delta Phi Alpha |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30169529 |journal=Monatshefte für Deutschen Unterricht |publisher=University of Wisconsin Press Stable |volume=31 |issue=2 |pages=104–106 |jstor=30169529 |access-date=2022-03-01 |via=JSTOR |number=}}</ref> Over the next year, student Eidson contacted German clubs at other small colleges to see if they were interested in forming a national society.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="Zeydel" />


Wofford's chapter became the ''Alpha chapter'' of the society, and Dr. Chiles became its president, a position he occupied for the remainder of his active career.<ref name=Wofford/><ref name=":0" />
This led to the formation of Delta Phi Alpha honorary society on May 27, 1929.<ref name=":1" /> Chiles became its president, a position he held for the rest of his career.<ref name=":0" /> Three chapters formed in 1929: ''Alpha'' at Wofford, ''Beta'' at [[Central Methodist University|Central Methodist College]], and Gamma at [[Bates College]].<ref name="Zeydel" /><ref name=":1" />


Delta Phi Alpha encourages the study and understanding of the Geman civilization, language, and literature.<ref name=":1" /> It recognizes excellence in academics and scholarship amongst students who study German.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Delta Phi Alpha |url=https://www.aatg.org/delta-phi-alpha |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=American Association of Teachers of German}}</ref>
According to the organization, the honor society seeks to "recognize excellence in the study of German and to provide an incentive for higher scholarship. The society aims to promote the study of the German language, literature, and civilization, and endeavors to emphasize those aspects of German life and culture which are of universal value and which contribute to humankind's eternal search for peace and truth."<ref name=":0" />


The society adopted its constitution on March 1, 1932.<ref name=":1" /> In its first nine years, Delta Phi Alpha chartered 40 chapters across the United States.<ref name="Zeydel" /> It published the ''Delta Phi Alpha Bulletin'' annually.<ref name=":1" />
The society has over three hundred constituent chapters at colleges and universities throughout the United States. As of 2022, it has 31,000 living members.<ref name=":0" /> It is currently operates from [[Washington & Jefferson College]] in Washington, Pennsylvania.

As of 2022, Delta Phi Alpha has 31,000 living members.<ref name=":0" /> It operates from [[Washington & Jefferson College]] in Washington, Pennsylvania.


==Symbols==
==Symbols==
The name Delta Phi Alpha was chosen to represent ''Deutscher Verein Amerika''.<ref name="Zeydel" /> The society's colors are black, red, and gold.<ref name=":1" /> Its coat of arms includes these three colors.<ref name=":1" /> The Delta Phi Alpha shield depicts an eagle in gold on a black background; here is a red shield on the eagle's chest with the Greek letters '''{{lang|grc|ΔΦΑ}}'''.<ref name=":1" />
The colors of Delpha Phi Alpha are black, red, and gold. Its symbol is the Weimar Eagle from the [[Coat of arms of Germany]]. Its slogan is "Torchbearer of Human Spirit".

The society's symbol is the Weimar Eagle from the [[Coat of arms of Germany]]. Its slogan is "''Fackelträger des menschlichen Geistes''" or "Torchbearer of Human Spirit".<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=German Honorary Society {{!}} Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures |url=https://germanic.illinois.edu/resources/student-awards/german-honorary-society |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign |language=en}}</ref>


==Membership==
==Membership==
Students are eligible for membership if they have completed two years of college or univesity German, with a B+ average in those courses.<ref name=":0" /> In addition, potential members much have a of at least GPA of 3.1.<ref name=":0" /> Members should have an interest in German language or literature.<ref name=":0" />
Membership is open to students of all genders have an interest in German language or literature.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" /> Students are eligible for membership if they have completed two years coursework in college or university German, with at least a 3.3 GPA in those courses.<ref name=":2" /> In addition, potential members must have at least a 2.75 GPA overall.<ref name=":2" /> The society also awards honorary membership to non-students who have made significant cultural, literary, or scholastic achievements in the German language or culture.<ref name=":2" /> Faculty who teach German at chapter institutions can also join.<ref name=":1" />

==Governance==
The society is managed by a National Council consisting of five officers: a national president, first vice president, second vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer.<ref name="Zeydel" /><ref name=":1" />


==Chapters==
==Chapters==
{{Main|List of Delta Phi Alpha chapters}}
Following is a list of Delta Phi Alpha chapters.<ref>{{cite web |title=Chapters |url=https://deltaphialpha.org/chapters/ |publisher=Delta Phi Alpha German Academic Honor Society |access-date=2022-08-23 |date=5 July 2013}}</ref> Active chapters are in '''bold'''. Inactive chapters are in ''italics''.
The society had chartered over three hundred chapters.<ref name=":2" /> As of 2024, it has 234 active chapters.<ref name=":3" />
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Chapter !! Charter date!! Institution !! Location
!Status
|-
| '''Alpha'''|| {{dts|1929|5|27}}|| [[Wofford College]]|| [[Spartanburg, South Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma'''|| {{dts|1929|6|4}}|| [[Bates College]]|| [[Lewiston, Maine]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta'''|| {{dts|1929|12|10}}|| [[Central Methodist University]]|| [[Fayette, Missouri]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta'''|| {{dts|1930|3|15}}|| [[Birmingham–Southern College|Birmingham-Southern College]]|| [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham. Alabama]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon'''|| {{dts|1930|3|29}}|| [[Davidson College]]|| [[Davidson, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta'''|| {{dts|1930|3|31}}|| [[Berea College]]|| [[Berea, Kentucky]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta'''|| {{dts|1930|4|4}}|| [[Vanderbilt University]]|| [[Nashville, Tennessee]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta'''|| {{dts|1930|12|10}}|| [[University of Rochester]]|| [[Rochester, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota'''|| {{dts|1930|12|30}}|| [[University of Washington]]|| [[Seattle, Washington]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda'''|| {{dts|1931|2|27}}|| [[West Virginia University]]|| [[Morgantown, West Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa'''|| {{dts|1931|3|30}}|| [[Rutgers University–New Brunswick]]|| [[New Brunswick, New Jersey]]
|Active
|-
| '''Mu'''|| {{dts|1931|4|3}}|| [[University of Montevallo]]|| [[Montevallo, Alabama]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Theta'''|| {{dts|1931|4|13}}|| [[Ohio Northern University]]|| [[Ada, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Xi'''|| {{dts|1931|5|8}}|| [[University of Cincinnati]]|| [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Nu'''|| {{dts|1931|5|10}}|| [[Wittenberg University]]|| [[Springfield, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Omicron'''|| {{dts|1931|5|17}}|| [[Duke University]]|| [[Durham, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Pi'''|| {{dts|1931|5|27}}|| [[University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign]]|| [[Urbana, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Rho'''|| {{dts|1931|12|3}}|| [[University of Pennsylvania]]|| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma'''|| {{dts|1932|2|2}}|| [[University of South Carolina]]|| [[Columbia, South Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Epsilon'''|| {{dts|1932|2|8}}|| [[University at Buffalo]]|| [[Buffalo, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau'''|| {{dts|1932|2|15}}|| [[New York University]]|| [[New York City, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Psi'''|| {{dts|1932|3|21}}|| [[Washington University in St. Louis]]|| [[St. Louis County, Missouri]].
|Active
|-
| '''Phi'''|| {{dts|1932|3|22}}|| [[Bucknell University]]|| [[Lewisburg, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon'''|| {{dts|1932|3|22}}|| [[Case Western Reserve University]]|| [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Chi'''|| {{dts|1932|4|20}}|| [[University of California, Los Angeles]]|| [[Los Angeles, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Beta'''|| {{dts|1933|2|20}}|| [[Cornell University]]|| [[Ithaca, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Alpha'''|| {{dts|1933|2|27}}|| [[Indiana University Bloomington]]|| [[Bloomington, Indiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Gamma'''|| {{dts|1933|12|29}}|| [[Clark University]]|| [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Delta'''|| {{dts|1934|1|12}}|| [[University of Colorado Boulder]]|| [[Boulder, Colorado]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Zeta'''|| {{dts|1934|3|12}}|| [[Southern Methodist University]]|| [[Dallas, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Eta'''|| {{dts|1934|4|16}}|| [[University of Southern California]]|| [[Los Angeles, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Theta'''|| {{dts|1934|12|12}}|| [[Union College]]|| [[Schenectady, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Iota'''|| {{dts|1935|4|30}}|| [[Colgate University]]|| [[Hamilton, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Kappa'''|| {{dts|1935|11|12}}|| [[Miami University]]|| [[Oxford, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Lambda'''|| {{dts|1936|2|15}}|| [[University of Oregon]]|| [[Eugene, Oregon]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Mu'''|| {{dts|1936|4|14}}|| [[University of Tennessee]]|| [[Knoxville, Tennessee]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Epsilon Phi'''|| {{dts|1936|6|6}}|| [[Hunter College]]|| [[New York City, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Nu'''|| {{dts|1936|11|25}}|| [[University of Iowa]]|| [[Iowa City, Iowa]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Xi'''|| {{dts|1937|5|19}}|| [[Drake University]]|| [[Des Moines, Iowa]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Omicron'''|| {{dts|1937|6|21}}|| [[Capital University]]|| [[Bexley, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Pi'''|| {{dts|1937|12|30}}|| [[Baldwin Wallace University]]|| [[Berea, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Rho'''|| {{dts|1938|4|12}}|| [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]|| [[Chapel Hill, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Sigma'''|| {{dts|1938|4|18}}|| [[Emory University]]|| [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Tau'''|| {{dts|1939|3|14}}|| [[College of Wooster]]|| [[Wooster, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Upsilon'''|| {{dts|1939|4|22}}|| [[University of Louisville]]|| [[Louisville, Kentucky]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Phi'''|| {{dts|1940|5|10}}|| [[Hobart and William Smith Colleges]]|| [[Geneva, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Beta Psi'''|| {{dts|1942|1|6}}|| [[Albright College]]|| [[Reading, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Alpha'''|| {{dts|1942|3|4}}|| [[Gettysburg College]]|| [[Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Alpha'''|| {{dts|1947|12|10}}|| [[Wabash College]]|| [[Crawfordsville, Indiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Beta'''|| {{dts|1948|1|14}}|| [[Dickinson College]]|| [[Carlisle, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Iota'''|| {{dts|1948|1|18}}|| [[Marquette University]]|| [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Gamma'''|| {{dts|1948|2|28}}|| [[Ohio State University]]|| [[Columbus, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Phi Gamma Phi'''|| {{dts|1948|3|31}}|| [[Syracuse University]]|| [[Syracuse, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Epsilon'''|| {{dts|1948|5|4}}|| [[Boston University]]|| [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Zeta'''|| {{dts|1948|5|4}}|| [[Louisiana State University]]|| [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Eta'''|| {{dts|1948|9|10}}|| [[Northwestern University]]|| [[Evanston, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Theta'''|| {{dts|1948|10|18}}|| [[University of Oklahoma]]|| [[Norman, Oklahoma]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Lambda'''|| {{dts|1949|1|28}}|| [[American University]]|| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Kappa'''|| {{dts|1949|2|10}}|| [[Colby College]]|| [[Waterville, Maine]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Mu'''|| {{dts|1949|4|25}}|| [[University of Miami]]|| [[Coral Gables, Florida]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Xi'''|| {{dts|1949|4|28}}|| [[Rice University]]|| [[Houston, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Nu'''|| {{dts|1949|5|9}}|| [[University of Florida]]|| [[Gainesville, Florida]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Omicron'''|| {{dts|1949|5|16}}|| [[Temple University]]|| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Pi'''|| {{dts|1949|5|18}}|| [[University of Kansas]]|| [[Lawrence, Kansas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Rho'''|| {{dts|1949|5|26}}|| [[Howard University]]|| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Sigma'''|| {{dts|1949|11|28}}|| [[Georgetown University]]|| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Tau'''|| {{dts|1950|1|16}}|| [[Westminster College (Pennsylvania)|Westminster College]]|| [[New Wilmington, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Upsilon'''|| {{dts|1950|3|27}}|| [[Kent State University]]|| [[Kent, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Phi'''|| {{dts|1950|4|26}}|| [[University of Georgia]]|| [[Athens, Georgia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Chi'''|| {{dts|1951|3|6}}|| [[Hope College]]|| [[Holland, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Gamma Psi'''|| {{dts|1951|5|17}}|| [[University of Alabama]]|| [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Alpha'''|| {{dts|1952|1|19}}|| [[Denison University]]|| [[Granville, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Beta'''|| {{dts|1952|3|21}}|| [[West Virginia State University]]|| [[Institute, West Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Gamma'''|| {{dts|1952|6|4}}|| [[Adelphi University]]|| [[Garden City, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Delta'''|| {{dts|1953|8|28}}|| [[Emmanuel College (Massachusetts)|Emmanuel College]]|| [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Epsilon'''|| {{dts|1954|4|20}}|| [[Johns Hopkins University]]|| [[Baltimore, Maryland]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Zeta'''|| {{dts|1954|4|27}}|| [[Columbia University]]|| [[New York City, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Eta'''|| {{dts|1955|3|26}}|| [[Wagner College]]|| [[Staten Island, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Theta'''|| {{dts|1955|5|18}}|| [[University of Virginia]]|| [[Charlottesville, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Iota'''|| {{dts|1955|5|25}}|| [[Manhattan College]]|| [[Riverdale, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Kappa'''|| {{dts|1955|5|31}}|| [[University of Texas at Austin]]|| [[Austin, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Lambda'''|| {{dts|1956|5|4}}|| [[Washington & Jefferson College]]|| [[Washington, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Mu'''|| {{dts|1956|5|7}}|| [[Michigan State University]]|| [[East Lansing, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Nu'''|| {{dts|1956|5|7}}|| [[Pennsylvania State University]]|| [[University Park, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Xi'''|| {{dts|1956|12|7}}|| [[Wayne State University]]|| [[Detroit, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Omicron'''|| {{dts|1956|12|22}}|| [[Queens College, City University of New York]]|| [[Flushing, Queens]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Tau'''|| {{dts|1957|3|12}}|| [[Ohio University]]|| [[Athens, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Rho'''|| {{dts|1957|4|8}}|| [[University of Michigan]]|| [[Ann Arbor, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Pi'''|| {{dts|1957|4|8}}|| [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln|University of Nebraska-Lincoln]]|| [[Lincoln, Nebraska]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Sigma'''|| {{dts|1957|11|5}}|| [[Pomona College]]|| [[Claremont, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Upsilon'''|| {{dts|1958|3|7}}|| [[Trinity College (Connecticut)|Trinity College]]|| [[Hartford, Connecticut]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Chi'''|| {{dts|1958|9|1}}|| [[Wake Forest University]]|| [[Winston-Salem, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Delta Psi'''|| {{dts|1959|1|10}}|| [[Concordia University Wisconsin]]|| [[Mequon, Wisconsin]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Alpha'''|| {{dts|1959|2|14}}|| [[Thiel College]]|| [[Greenville, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Beta'''|| {{dts|1959|5|3}}|| School of General Studies, [[Columbia University]]|| [[New York City, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Gamma'''|| {{dts|1960|5|16}}|| [[University of Kentucky]]|| [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Epsilon'''|| {{dts|1961|4|19}}|| [[University of Arizona]]|| [[Tucson, Arizona]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Delta'''|| {{dts|1961|5|8}}|| [[University of Houston]]|| [[Houston, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Zeta'''|| {{dts|1961|10|13}}|| [[Tulane University]]|| [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Eta'''|| {{dts|1961|12|5}}|| [[Muhlenberg College]]|| [[Allentown, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Iota'''|| {{dts|1962|4|12}}|| [[Brigham Young University]]|| [[Provo, Utah]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Theta'''|| {{dts|1962|4|17}}|| [[Brandeis University]]|| [[Waltham, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Lambda'''|| {{dts|1962|4|22}}|| [[Texas State University]]|| [[San Marcos, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Kappa'''|| {{dts|1962|5|23}}|| [[University of Delaware]]|| [[Newark, Delaware]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Nu'''|| {{dts|1962|6|15}}|| [[Georgetown College]]|| [[Georgetown, Kentucky]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Mu'''|| {{dts|1962|6|18}}|| [[University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa|University of Hawaii at Manoa]]|| [[Honolulu, Hawaii]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Xi'''|| {{dts|1962|7|8}}|| [[Texas Tech University]]|| [[Lubbock, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Omicron'''|| {{dts|1962|10|10}}|| [[Mansfield University of Pennsylvania]]|| [[Mansfield, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Pi'''|| {{dts|1962|11|21}}|| [[University of Pittsburgh]]|| [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Rho'''|| {{dts|1963|3|23}}|| [[Western Washington University]]|| [[Bellingham, Washington]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Sigma'''|| {{dts|1963|5|5}}|| [[Bowling Green State University]]|| [[Bowling Green, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Tau'''|| {{dts|1963|11|15}}|| [[University of Memphis]]|| [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Omega'''|| {{dts|1963|11|15}}|| [[Rhodes College]]|| [[Memphis, Tennessee]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Upsilon'''|| {{dts|1964|3|24}}|| [[Western Kentucky University]]|| [[Bowling Green, Kentucky]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Phi'''|| {{dts|1964|11|5}}|| [[Emporia State University]]|| [[Emporia, Kansas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Psi'''|| {{dts|1965|2|27}}|| [[Heidelberg University (Ohio)|Heidelberg University]]|| [[Tiffin, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Delta'''|| {{dts|1965|5|2}}|| [[Ripon College (Wisconsin)|Ripon College]]|| [[Ripon, Wisconsin]]
|Active
|-
| '''Epsilon Chi'''|| {{dts|1965|5|4}}|| [[University of California, Riverside]]|| [[Riverside, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Beta'''|| {{dts|1965|5|12}}|| [[Eckerd College]]|| [[St. Petersburg, Florida]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Zeta'''|| {{dts|1966|2|26}}|| [[Mississippi State University]]|| [[Starkville, Mississippi]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Lambda'''|| {{dts|1966|8|4}}|| [[Illinois State University]]|| [[Normal, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Kappa'''|| {{dts|1966|9|16}}|| [[Lehigh University]]|| [[Bethlehem, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Epsilon'''|| {{dts|1966|11|22}}|| [[University of California, Berkeley]]|| [[Berkeley, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Mu'''|| {{dts|1967|3|15}}|| [[Duquesne University]]|| [[Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Theta'''|| {{dts|1967|4|23}}|| [[San Diego State University]]|| [[San Diego, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Xi'''|| {{dts|1967|4|29}}|| [[State University of New York at Oswego]]|| [[Oswego, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Gamma'''|| {{dts|1967|5|7}}|| [[University of Wyoming]]|| [[Laramie, Wyoming]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Pi'''|| {{dts|1967|5|9}}|| [[St. Catherine University]]|| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Rho'''|| {{dts|1967|5|9}}|| [[University of Mississippi]]|| [[Oxford, Mississippi]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Omicron'''|| {{dts|1967|5|11}}|| [[Stetson University]]|| [[DeLand, Florida]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Nu'''|| {{dts|1967|6|1}}|| [[Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania|Bloomsburg University]]|| [[Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Iota'''|| {{dts|1967|6|15}}|| [[Bemidji State University]]|| [[Bemidji, Minnesota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Sigma'''|| {{dts|1967|12|6}}|| [[George Washington University]]|| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Tau'''|| {{dts|1968|3|18}}|| [[Cornell College]]|| [[Mount Vernon, Iowa]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Upsilon'''|| {{dts|1968|4|17}}|| [[University of South Dakota]]|| [[Vermillion, South Dakota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Phi'''|| {{dts|1968|4|29}}|| [[University of Notre Dame]]|| [[Notre Dame, Indiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Chi'''|| {{dts|1968|5|15}}|| [[University of Illinois Chicago|University of Illinois at Chicago]]|| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Psi'''|| {{dts|1968|5|16}}|| [[University of Utah]]|| [[Salt Lake City, Utah]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Alpha'''|| {{dts|1968|11|1}}|| [[Lehman College]]|| [[Bronx, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Beta'''|| {{dts|1968|11|20}}|| [[University of Missouri]]|| [[Columbia, Missouri]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Delta'''|| {{dts|1968|12|28}}|| [[Augustana University|Augustana College]]|| [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Epsilon'''|| {{dts|1968|12|28}}|| [[Northeastern University]]|| [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|-
| '''Zeta Eta'''|| {{dts|1968|12|28}}|| [[University of New Hampshire]]|| [[Durham, New Hampshire]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Gamma'''|| {{dts|1969|2|8}}|| [[Long Island University]]|| [[Greenvale, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Eta'''|| {{dts|1969|2|19}}|| [[California State University, Long Beach|California State University at Long Beach]]|| [[Long Beach, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Zeta'''|| {{dts|1969|2|19}}|| [[Stephen F. Austin State University]]|| [[Nacogdoches, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Theta'''|| {{dts|1969|3|21}}|| [[University at Albany, SUNY|State University of New York at Albany]]|| [[Albany, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Iota'''|| {{dts|1969|4|4}}|| [[Georgia Southern University]]|| [[Statesboro, Georgia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Kappa'''|| {{dts|1969|6|6}}|| [[University of New Orleans]]|| [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Lambda'''|| {{dts|1969|11|15}}|| [[University of Connecticut]]|| [[Storrs, Connecticut]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Mu'''|| {{dts|1970|2|27}}|| [[East Carolina University]]|| [[Greenville, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Xi'''|| {{dts|1970|3|23}}|| [[University of Akron]]|| [[Akron, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Nu'''|| {{dts|1970|3|23}}|| [[Virginia Tech|Virginia Polytechnic Institute]]|| [[Blacksburg, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Pi'''|| {{dts|1970|5|15}}|| [[Millersville University of Pennsylvania|Millersville University]]|| [[Millersville, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Omicron'''|| {{dts|1970|5|15}}|| [[St. Lawrence University]]|| [[Canton, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Sigma'''|| {{dts|1970|7|14}}|| [[California State University, Sacramento]]|| [[Sacramento, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Rho'''|| {{dts|1970|7|14}}|| [[College of William & Mary]]|| [[Williamsburg, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Tau'''|| {{dts|1970|9|25}}|| [[University of Maryland, College Park]]|| [[College Park, Maryland]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Chi'''|| {{dts|1971|2|12}}|| [[Loyola University Chicago]]|| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Upsilon'''|| {{dts|1971|2|12}}|| [[University of California, Santa Barbara]]|| [[Santa Barbara, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Psi'''|| {{dts|1971|4|8}}|| [[Texas Southern University]]|| [[Houston, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Eta Phi'''|| {{dts|1972|2|12}}|| [[Oregon State University]]|| [[Corvallis, Oregon]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Delta'''|| {{dts|1972|4|2}}|| [[Macalester College]]|| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Gamma'''|| {{dts|1972|4|3}}|| [[Southern Illinois University Carbondale]]|| [[Carbondale, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Alpha'''|| {{dts|1972|4|3}}|| [[Trinity University (Texas)|Trinity University]]|| [[San Antonio, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Beta'''|| {{dts|1972|4|3}}|| [[University of Nebraska Omaha]]|| [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Epsilon'''|| {{dts|1972|7|13}}|| [[Iowa State University]]|| [[Ames, Iowa]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Zeta'''|| {{dts|1972|9|15}}|| [[Ursinus College]]|| [[Collegeville, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Eta'''|| {{dts|1972|11|9}}|| [[Eastern Illinois University]]|| [[Charleston, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Iota'''|| {{dts|1973|1|16}}|| [[Wright State University]]|| [[Dayton, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Kappa'''|| {{dts|1973|3|17}}|| [[University of St. Thomas (Texas)|University of St. Thomas]]|| [[Houston, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Theta'''|| {{dts|1973|4|26}}|| [[Missouri State University]]|| [[Springfield, Missouri]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Lambda'''|| {{dts|1973|4|26}}|| [[University of Maine]]|| [[Orono, Maine]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Nu'''|| {{dts|1973|6|29}}|| [[Indiana University of Pennsylvania]]|| [[Indiana, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Xi'''|| {{dts|1973|6|29}}|| [[Slippery Rock University]]|| [[Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Mu'''|| {{dts|1973|6|29}}|| [[University of California, Davis]]|| [[Davis, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Pi'''|| {{dts|1973|9|17}}|| [[University of Texas at Arlington]]|| [[Arlington, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Omicron'''|| {{dts|1973|9|17}}|| [[Youngstown State University]]|| [[Youngstown, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Rho'''|| {{dts|1973|12|17}}|| [[Rider University]]|| [[Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey|Lawrence Township]], [[New Jersey]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Sigma'''|| {{dts|1974|8|14}}|| [[Texas A&M University]]|| [[College Station, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Tau'''|| {{dts|1974|11|13}}|| [[South Dakota State University]]|| [[Brookings, South Dakota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Upsilon'''|| {{dts|1974|12|11}}|| [[University of Toledo]]|| [[Toledo, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Phi'''|| {{dts|1975|4|1}}|| [[Clemson University]]|| [[Clemson, South Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Chi'''|| {{dts|1975|5|27}}|| [[Sam Houston State University]]|| [[Huntsville, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Theta Psi'''|| {{dts|1976|3|16}}|| [[Connecticut College]]|| [[New London, Connecticut]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Alpha'''|| {{dts|1976|11|11}}|| [[Purdue University]]|| [[West Lafayette, Indiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Beta'''|| {{dts|1977|11|29}}|| [[University of Maryland, Baltimore County]]|| [[Catonsville, Maryland]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Delta'''|| {{dts|1978|1|12}}|| [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]]|| [[Madison, Wisconsin]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Gamma'''|| {{dts|1978|2|16}}|| [[Loyola University New Orleans]]|| [[New Orleans, Louisiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Epsilon'''|| {{dts|1979|9|9}}|| [[University of North Texas]]|| [[Denton, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Eta'''|| {{dts|1979|10|18}}|| [[Florida State University]]|| [[Tallahassee, Florida]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Zeta'''|| {{dts|1979|10|18}}|| [[Old Dominion University]]|| [[Norfolk, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Theta'''|| {{dts|1980|2|1}}|| [[Austin College]]|| [[Sherman, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Iota'''|| {{dts|1980|4|8}}|| [[University of the Pacific (United States)|University of the Pacific]]|| [[Stockton, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Kappa'''|| {{dts|1980|10|15}}|| [[Stony Brook University]]|| [[Stony Brook, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Lambda'''|| {{dts|1981|6|6}}|| [[Indiana University-Indianapolis|Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis]]|| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Nu'''|| {{dts|1983|3|9}}|| [[Hillsdale College]]|| [[Hillsdale, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Xi'''|| {{dts|1983|3|9}}|| [[University of Arkansas]]|| [[Fayetteville, Arkansas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Mu'''|| {{dts|1983|3|9}}|| [[University of Nevada, Reno]]|| [[Reno, Nevada]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Omicron'''|| {{dts|1983|3|10}}|| [[Baylor University]]|| [[Waco, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Pi'''|| {{dts|1983|8|1}}|| [[College of Charleston]]|| [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Rho'''|| {{dts|1983|12|8}}|| [[Valparaiso University]]|| [[Valparaiso, Indiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Tau'''|| {{dts|1984|10|17}}|| [[Central Michigan University]]|| [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Sigma'''|| {{dts|1984|10|17}}|| [[Radford University]]|| [[Radford, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Upsilon'''|| {{dts|1985|5|6}}|| [[Virginia Military Institute]]|| [[Lexington, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Phi'''|| {{dts|1985|5|8}}|| [[Drew University]]|| [[Madison, New Jersey]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Chi'''|| {{dts|1986|1|15}}|| [[Ithaca College]]|| [[Ithaca, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Iota Psi'''|| {{dts|1987|1|12}}|| [[Longwood University]]|| [[Farmville, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Alpha'''|| {{dts|1987|12|21}}|| [[Kansas State University]]|| [[Manhattan, Kansas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Beta'''|| {{dts|1988|9|26}}|| [[Truman State University]]|| [[Kirksville, Missouri]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Gamma'''|| {{dts|1988|10|21}}|| [[East Tennessee State University]]|| [[Johnson City, Tennessee]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Delta'''|| {{dts|1988|12|5}}|| [[University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire]]|| [[Eau Claire, Wisconsin]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Epsilon'''|| {{dts|1989|2|27}}|| [[Cleveland State University]]|| [[Cleveland, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Zeta'''|| {{dts|1990|4|30}}|| [[Auburn University]]|| [[Auburn, Alabama]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Theta'''|| {{dts|1992|3|12}}|| [[St. Cloud State University]]|| [[St. Cloud, Minnesota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Eta'''|| {{dts|1992|3|12}}|| [[University of North Carolina at Greensboro]]|| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Iota'''|| {{dts|1992|3|12}}|| [[Villanova University]]|| [[Villanova, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Kappa'''|| {{dts|1992|5|16}}|| [[Agnes Scott College]]|| [[Decatur, Georgia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Lambda'''|| {{dts|1992|10|19}}|| [[Pepperdine University]]|| [[Malibu, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Mu'''|| {{dts|1993|3|1}}|| [[The Citadel]]|| [[Charleston, South Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Xi'''|| {{dts|1993|8|2}}|| [[Northern Arizona University]]|| [[Flagstaff, Arizona]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Nu'''|| {{dts|1993|8|11}}|| [[Lafayette College]]|| [[Easton, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Omicron'''|| {{dts|1994|3|8}}|| [[University of Northern Colorado]]|| [[Greeley, Colorado]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Pi'''|| {{dts|1994|10|12}}|| [[Ohio Wesleyan University]]|| [[Delaware, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Rho'''|| {{dts|1995|1|18}}|| [[University of Wisconsin–River Falls]]|| [[River Falls, Wisconsin]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Sigma'''|| {{dts|1995|3|1}}|| [[Sewanee: The University of the South]]|| [[Sewanee, Tennessee]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Upsilon'''|| {{dts|1995|6|26}}|| [[Brown University]]|| [[Providence, Rhode Island]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Tau'''|| {{dts|1995|6|26}}|| [[Concordia College (Moorhead, Minnesota)|Concordia College]]|| [[Moorhead, Minnesota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Phi'''|| {{dts|1995|11|1}}|| [[Saint Louis University]]|| [[St. Louis, Missouri]]
|Active
|-
| '''Kappa Chi'''|| {{dts|1995|12|10}}|| [[Creighton University]]|| [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Alpha'''|| {{dts|1995|12|10}}|| [[Saint Joseph's University|Saint Joseph’s University]]|| [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Beta'''|| {{dts|1996|3|16}}|| [[Virginia Wesleyan University]]|| [[Norfolk, Virginia|Norfolk]] and [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Delta'''|| {{dts|1997|1|22}}|| [[John Carroll University]]|| [[University Heights, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Gamma'''|| {{dts|1997|2|10}}|| [[Arizona State University]]|| [[Tempe, Arizona]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Epsilon'''|| {{dts|2000|3|2}}|| [[College of the Holy Cross]]|| [[Worcester, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Zeta'''|| {{dts|2001|1|17}}|| [[University of Wisconsin–La Crosse]]|| [[La Crosse, Wisconsin]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Eta'''|| {{dts|2001|2|20}}|| [[Sweet Briar College]]|| [[Sweet Briar College|Sweet Briar, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Iota'''|| {{dts|2002|4|25}}|| [[Mount Holyoke College]]|| [[South Hadley, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Lambda'''|| {{dts|2002|9|9}}|| [[Canisius University]]|| [[Buffalo, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Kappa'''|| {{dts|2002|9|9}}|| [[Samford University]]|| [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Mu'''|| {{dts|2002|9|9}}|| [[Stanford University]]|| [[Stanford, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Nu'''|| {{dts|2003|3|7}}|| [[Grand Valley State University]]|| [[Allendale, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Xi'''|| {{dts|2003|3|27}}|| [[Webster University]]|| [[Webster Groves, Missouri]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Pi'''|| {{dts|2003|3|28}}|| [[Metropolitan State University of Denver]]|| [[Denver, Colorado]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Rho'''|| {{dts|2003|5|2}}|| [[Smith College]]|| [[Northampton, Massachusetts]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Sigma'''|| {{dts|2004|5|21}}|| [[North Carolina State University]]|| [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Tau'''|| {{dts|2005|3|23}}|| [[University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee]]|| [[Milwaukee, Wisconsin]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Phi'''|| {{dts|2005|10|31}}|| [[North Central College]]|| [[Naperville, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Chi'''|| {{dts|2006|1|29}}|| [[Washington and Lee University]]|| [[Lexington, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Psi'''|| {{dts|2006|4|27}}|| [[Illinois Wesleyan University]]|| [[Bloomington, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Lambda Omicron'''|| {{dts|2006|10|20}}|| [[Bethany College (West Virginia)|Bethany College]]|| [[Bethany, West Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Alpha'''|| {{dts|2006|11|6}}|| [[Whitman College]]|| [[Walla Walla, Washington]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Beta'''|| {{dts|2007|9|13}}|| [[Georgia State University]]|| [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Delta'''|| {{dts|2007|9|17}}|| [[University of Wisconsin–Whitewater|University of Wisconsin, Whitewater]]|| [[Whitewater, Wisconsin]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Epsilon'''|| {{dts|2007|10|29}}|| [[University of Rhode Island]]|| [[Kingston, Rhode Island]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Theta'''|| {{dts|2009|1|15}}|| [[University of California, Santa Cruz]]|| [[Santa Cruz, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Kappa'''|| {{dts|2009|3|14}}|| [[Luther College (Iowa)|Luther College]]|| [[Decorah, Iowa]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Iota'''|| {{dts|2009|4|8}}|| [[Transylvania University]]|| [[Lexington, Kentucky]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Lambda'''|| {{dts|2009|11|21}}|| [[Angelo State University]]|| [[San Angelo, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Mu'''|| {{dts|2009|12|15}}|| [[Drury University]]|| [[Springfield, Missouri]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Nu'''|| {{dts|2009|12|17}}|| [[Texas Christian University]]|| [[Fort Worth, Texas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Omicron'''|| {{dts|2010|3|19}}|| [[Kutztown University of Pennsylvania|Kutztown University]]|| [[Kutztown, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Pi'''|| {{dts|2010|4|14}}|| [[Middlebury College]]|| [[Middlebury, Vermont]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Rho'''|| {{dts|2010|5|17}}|| [[Roger Williams University]]|| [[Bristol, Rhode Island]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Tau'''|| {{dts|2011|3|9}}|| [[University of Colorado Colorado Springs]]|| [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Upsilon'''|| {{dts|2011|4|25}}|| [[University of Arkansas at Little Rock]]|| [[Little Rock, Arkansas]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Phi'''|| {{dts|2011|9|5}}|| [[Knox College (Illinois)|Knox College]]|| [[Galesburg, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Chi'''|| {{dts|2011|10|12}}|| [[Catholic University of America]]|| [[Washington, D.C.]]
|Active
|-
| '''Sigma Psi'''|| {{dts|2012|4|13}}|| [[Butler University]]|| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Alpha'''|| {{dts|2012|6|12}}|| [[University of California, Irvine]]|| [[Irvine, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Beta'''|| {{dts|2012|7|17}}|| [[Augustana College (Illinois)|{{dts|Augustana College]]|| [[Rock Island, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Gamma'''|| {{dts|2013|8|22}}|| [[Franklin & Marshall College]]|| [[Lancaster, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Delta'''|| {{dts|2013|8|27}}|| [[Doane University]]|| [[Crete, Nebraska]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Epsilon'''|| {{dts|2013|9|23}}|| [[Aquinas College (Michigan)|Aquinas College]]|| [[Grand Rapids, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Zeta'''|| {{dts|2013|9|23}}|| [[University of North Carolina at Asheville|University of North Carolina-Asheville]]|| [[Asheville, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Eta'''|| {{dts|2013|12|1}}|| [[Montclair State University]]|| [[Montclair, New Jersey]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Iota'''|| {{dts|2014|6|10}}|| [[Georgetown College]]|| [[Georgetown, Kentucky]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Kappa'''|| {{dts|2014|9|17}}|| [[University of Nevada, Las Vegas|University of Nevada Las Vegas]]|| [[Paradise, Nevada]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Lambda'''|| {{dts|2014|10|2}}|| [[Oberlin College]]|| [[Oberlin, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Mu'''|| {{dts|2014|11|9}}|| [[Swarthmore College]]|| [[Swarthmore, Pennsylvania]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Nu'''|| {{dts|2015|2|2}}|| [[Albion College]]|| [[Albion, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Xi'''|| {{dts|2015|5|15}}|| [[Appalachian State University]]|| [[Boone, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Omicron'''|| {{dts|2015|7|13}}|| [[University of St. Thomas (Minnesota)|University of St. Thomas]]|| [[Saint Paul, Minnesota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Pi'''|| {{dts|2015|10|14}}|| [[Oklahoma State University–Stillwater]]|| [[Stillwater, Oklahoma]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Rho'''|| {{dts|2015|10|15}}|| [[Rochester Institute of Technology]]|| [[Henrietta, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Sigma'''|| {{dts|2015|11|2}}|| [[New Mexico State University]]|| [[Las Cruces, New Mexico]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Tau'''|| {{dts|2016|1|18}}|| [[University of Portland]]|| [[Portland, Oregon]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Upsilon'''|| {{dts|2016|2|17}}|| [[Christopher Newport University]]|| [[Newport News, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Chi'''|| {{dts|2016|4|1}}|| [[Ball State University]]|| [[Muncie, Indiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Omega'''|| {{dts|2016|6|29}}|| [[State University of New York at New Paltz]]|| [[New Paltz, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Alpha'''|| {{dts|2016|8|10}}|| [[Kennesaw State University]]|| [[Kennesaw, Georgia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Beta'''|| {{dts|2016|8|23}}|| [[DePaul University]]|| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Gamma'''|| {{dts|2016|9|7}}|| [[St. Olaf College]]|| [[Northfield, Minnesota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Tau Psi'''|| {{dts|2016|10|27}}|| [[University of Southern Mississippi]]|| [[Hattiesburg, Mississippi]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Delta'''|| {{dts|2016|10|27}}|| [[Skidmore College]]|| [[Saratoga Springs, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Chi'''|| {{dts|2016|1|27}}|| [[University of Chicago]]|| [[Chicago, Illinois]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Zeta'''|| {{dts|2017|2|20}}|| [[Xavier University]]|| [[Cincinnati, Ohio]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Eta'''|| {{dts|2017|3|31}}|| [[University of Montana]]|| [[Missoula, Montana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Rho'''|| {{dts|2017|4|19}}|| [[University of Richmond]]|| [[Richmond, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Iota'''|| {{dts|2017|4|26}}|| [[Guilford College]]|| [[Greensboro, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Kappa'''|| {{dts|2017|5|22}}|| [[Virginia Commonwealth University]]|| [[Richmond, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Lambda'''|| {{dts|2017|9|26}}|| [[Georgia Tech|Georgia Institute of Technology]]|| [[Atlanta, Georgia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Mu'''|| {{dts|2017|9|28}}|| [[James Madison University]]|| [[Harrisonburg, Virginia]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Nu'''|| {{dts|2017|10|5}}|| [[Kalamazoo College]]|| [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Xi'''|| {{dts|2018|2|14}}|| [[Marian University (Indiana)|Marian University]]|| [[Indianapolis, Indiana]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Omicron'''|| {{dts|2018|3|27}}|| [[Elon University]]|| [[Elon, North Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Sigma'''|| {{dts|2018|4|10}}|| [[Chapman University]]|| [[Orange, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Pi'''|| {{dts|2018|5|1}}|| [[University of Minnesota Morris|University of Minnesota, Morris]]|| [[Morris, Minnesota]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Epsilon'''|| {{dts|2018|8|26}}|| [[State University of New York at Geneseo|State University of New York, Geneseo]]|| [[Geneseo, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Psi'''|| {{dts|2018|10|22}}|| [[California State University, Chico]]|| [[Chico, California]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Phi'''|| {{dts|2019|4|10}}|| [[University of North Alabama]]|| [[Florence, Alabama]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Tau'''|| {{dts|2019|4|25}}|| [[Furman University]]|| [[Greenville, South Carolina]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Theta'''|| {{dts|2019|10|18}}|| [[Western Michigan University]]|| [[Kalamazoo, Michigan]]
|Active
|-
| '''Upsilon Upsilon'''|| {{dts|2020|3|15}}|| [[University of Wisconsin–Green Bay|University of Wisconsin-Green Bay]]|| [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]]
|Active
|-
| '''Phi Alpha'''|| {{dts|2021|1|21}}|| [[Hofstra University]]|| [[Hempstead, New York]]
|Active
|-
| '''Phi Beta'''|| {{dts|2021|11|28}}|| [[Hanover College]]|| [[Hanover, Indiana]]
|Active
|}


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Honor society|Honor Society]]
*[[Honor society|Honor Society]]
*[[Spanish National Honor Society]]
*[[Société Honoraire de Français|French National Honor Society]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.deltaphialpha.org/ Delta Phi Alpha]
*{{official website|https://www.aatg.org/delta-phi-alpha/|Delta Phi Alpha website}}


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Delta Phi Alpha
ΔΦΑ
German National Honor Society
FoundedMay 27, 1929; 95 years ago (1929-05-27)
Wofford College
TypeHonor society
AffiliationIndependent
StatusActive
EmphasisGerman studies
ScopeNational (US)
Motto"Torchbearer of Human Spirit"
Colors  Black,   Red   Gold
SymbolWeimar Eagle
Chapters300+
Members31,000+ active
Headquarters60 South Lincoln Street
Washington, Pennsylvania 15301
United States
Websitewww.aatg.org/delta-phi-alpha/

Delta Phi Alpha National German Honor Society (ΔΦΑ) (German: Deutsche Ehrenverbindung) is an American collegiate honorary society for German studies. Delta Phi Alpha was founded on May 27, 1929, at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The society has chartered over three hundred chapters at colleges and universities in the United States.

History

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Delta Phi Alpha was established by James A. Chiles and John Olin Eidson at Wofford College in Spartenburg, South Carolina.[1] Chiles, a professor of modern languages, met with 21 students in Old Main in February 1928 to establish a German club they named Deutscher Verein.[2][3] Over the next year, student Eidson contacted German clubs at other small colleges to see if they were interested in forming a national society.[2][3]

This led to the formation of Delta Phi Alpha honorary society on May 27, 1929.[1] Chiles became its president, a position he held for the rest of his career.[2] Three chapters formed in 1929: Alpha at Wofford, Beta at Central Methodist College, and Gamma at Bates College.[3][1]

Delta Phi Alpha encourages the study and understanding of the Geman civilization, language, and literature.[1] It recognizes excellence in academics and scholarship amongst students who study German.[2][4]

The society adopted its constitution on March 1, 1932.[1] In its first nine years, Delta Phi Alpha chartered 40 chapters across the United States.[3] It published the Delta Phi Alpha Bulletin annually.[1]

As of 2022, Delta Phi Alpha has 31,000 living members.[2] It operates from Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania.

Symbols

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The name Delta Phi Alpha was chosen to represent Deutscher Verein Amerika.[3] The society's colors are black, red, and gold.[1] Its coat of arms includes these three colors.[1] The Delta Phi Alpha shield depicts an eagle in gold on a black background; here is a red shield on the eagle's chest with the Greek letters ΔΦΑ.[1]

The society's symbol is the Weimar Eagle from the Coat of arms of Germany. Its slogan is "Fackelträger des menschlichen Geistes" or "Torchbearer of Human Spirit".[5]

Membership

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Membership is open to students of all genders have an interest in German language or literature.[4][1] Students are eligible for membership if they have completed two years coursework in college or university German, with at least a 3.3 GPA in those courses.[4] In addition, potential members must have at least a 2.75 GPA overall.[4] The society also awards honorary membership to non-students who have made significant cultural, literary, or scholastic achievements in the German language or culture.[4] Faculty who teach German at chapter institutions can also join.[1]

Governance

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The society is managed by a National Council consisting of five officers: a national president, first vice president, second vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer.[3][1]

Chapters

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Main article: List of Delta Phi Alpha chapters

The society had chartered over three hundred chapters.[4] As of 2024, it has 234 active chapters.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Robson, John, ed. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 17th edition. Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co., 1963. p. 657-658.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Delta Phi Alpha | Getting Involved". Wofford College. Archived from the original on 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-17 – via web.archive.org.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Zeydel, Edwin H. (February 1939). "Delta Phi Alpha". Monatshefte für Deutschen Unterricht. 31 (2). University of Wisconsin Press Stable: 104–106. JSTOR 30169529. Retrieved 2022-03-01 – via JSTOR.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Delta Phi Alpha". American Association of Teachers of German. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  5. ^ a b "German Honorary Society | Department of Germanic Languages & Literatures". University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
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