List of Sigma Alpha Mu chapters
This is a list of chapters of Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity.
Active chapters and colonies
 | This article needs to be updated. (September 2021) |
The following is a list of active chapters and colonies (prospective chapters) recognized by the fraternity as of September 2021.[1] There are currently 47 active groups, including 42 chapters, 5 provisional chapters(~), 0 colonies(^), and 0 interest group(*). Chapters are listed in the order of their original founding.
Master List of Sigma Alpha Mu Chapters
| Chapter | University | Founding Date |
|---|---|---|
| Alpha | City College of New York | 11/26/1909 |
| Beta | Cornell | 9/2/1911 |
| Gamma | Columbia | 11/4/1911 |
| Delta | Long Island College Hospital | 11/25/1911 |
| Epsilon | Columbia Physicians & Surgeons | 1/7/1912 |
| Zeta | Cornell Medical | 12/8/1912 |
| Eta | Syracuse | 2/8/1913 |
| Theta | Penn | 2/21/1914 |
| Iota | Kentucky | 11/1/1915 |
| Kappa | Minnesota | 12/17/1915 |
| Lambda | Harvard | 4/2/1916 |
| Nu | Buffalo | 4/16/1916 |
| Xi | MIT | 2/11/1917 |
| Omicron | Cincinnati | 2/24/1917 |
| Pi | Yale | 6/2/1917 |
| Rho | Illinois | 5/25/1918 |
| Sigma | Dickinson | 4/26/1919 |
| Tau | Alabama | 5/3/1919 |
| Upsilon | Utah | 6/10/1919 |
| Phi | Washington U (St. Louis) | 6/21/1919 |
| Chi | McGill | 11/15/1919 |
| Psi | Pittsburgh | 12/6/1919 |
| Omega | Toronto | 2/20/1920 |
| Sigma Alpha | Oklahoma | 5/22/1920 |
| Sigma Beta | Ohio State | 5/28/1920 |
| Sigma Gamma | Tulane | 11/14/1920 |
| Sigma Delta | Rutgers | 12/17/1921 |
| Sigma Epsilon | Illinois Tech | 12/4/1922 |
| Sigma Zeta | Indiana | 4/19/1922 |
| Sigma Eta | Purdue | 4/20/1922 |
| Sigma Theta | Texas | 10/14/1922 |
| Sigma Iota | Michigan | 2/10/1923 |
| Sigma Kappa | Lehigh | 3/25/1923 |
| Sigma Lambda | Kansas | 4/15/1923 |
| Sigma Nu | Washington | 5/19/1926 |
| Sigma Xi | Manitoba | 5/16/1926 |
| Sigma Omicron | Nebraska | 12/11/1926 |
| Sigma Pi | UCLA | 12/11/1926 |
| Sigma Rho | Missouri | 11/24/1928 |
| Sigma Sigma | UC Berkeley | 4/21/1929 |
| Sigma Tau | Oregon | 2/2/1930 |
| Sigma Upsilon | Dartmouth | 9/13/1930 |
| Sigma Phi | Bucknell | 1/17/1932 |
| Sigma Chi | Maryland | 12/16/1933 |
| Sigma Psi | Mississippi State | 1/10/1937 |
| Sigma Omega | NC State | 5/7/1938 |
| Mu Alpha | SMU | 4/16/1939 |
| Mu Beta | Alberta | 3/30/1941 |
| Mu Gamma | Case Western Reserve | 6/10/1945 |
| Mu Delta | Louisville | 11/18/1945 |
| Mu Epsilon | Miami (FL) | 6/2/1946 |
| Mu Zeta | Washington State | 9/13/1947 |
| Mu Eta | Drexel | 10/4/1947 |
| Mu Theta | USC | 2/29/1948 |
| Mu Iota | Butler | 6/4/1948 |
| Mu Kappa | Wayne State | 10/24/1948 |
| Mu Lambda | Penn State | 10/29/1949 |
| Mu Nu | Unknown/Undesignated | |
| Mu Xi | British Columbia | 11/10/1949 |
| Mu Omicron | NYU | 12/2/1949 |
| Mu Pi | Colorado | 10/24/1953 |
| Mu Sigma | Queens | 12/11/1955 |
| Mu Rho | Rochester | 3/30/1957 |
| Mu Tau | Unknown/Undesignated | |
| Mu Upsilon | Brooklyn College | 5/5/1957 |
| Mu Phi | Long Island | 5/3/1958 |
| Mu Chi | Michigan State | 9/27/1959 |
| Mu Psi | Miami (OH) | 11/1/1959 |
| Mu Omega | Toledo | 4/16/1961 |
| Beta Alpha | Texas Western | 4/29/1962 |
| Beta Beta | Ferris State | 5/27/1962 |
| Beta Gamma | Arizona | 12/7/1962 |
| Beta Delta | San Jose State | 4/27/1963 |
| Beta Epsilon | UMass | 5/23/1965 |
| Beta Zeta | St. Mary’s | 10/24/1965 |
| Beta Eta | Cal State-Northridge | 3/20/1966 |
| Beta Theta | New Orleans | 3/27/1966 |
| Beta Iota | Wisconsin | 4/3/1966 |
| Beta Kappa | Hunter College | 4/16/1966 |
| Beta Lambda | Lehman College | 11/28/1966 |
| Beta Nu | Portland State | 2/26/1967 |
| Beta Xi | Hartford | 5/6/1967 |
| Beta Omicron | George Washington U | 5/7/1967 |
| Beta Pi | Northwestern | 11/19/1967 |
| Beta Rho | Houston | 5/13/1967 |
| Beta Sigma | North Texas | 5/14/1967 |
| Beta Tau | Northeastern | 2/11/1968 |
| Beta Upsilon | Boston U. | 2/11/1968 |
| Beta Phi | Youngstown State | 3/3/1968 |
| Beta Chi | Eastern Michigan | 11/10/1968 |
| Beta Psi | Virginia | 12/8/1968 |
| Beta Omega | Kentucky Wesleyan | 2/2/1969 |
| Gamma Alpha | Oglethorpe | 4/13/1969 |
| Gamma Beta | Monmouth | 4/26/1969 |
| Gamma Gamma | Southampton | 4/27/1969 |
| Gamma Delta | Northern Michigan | 10/25/1969 |
| Gamma Epsilon | University of Illinois-Chicago | 2/1/1970 |
| Gamma Zeta | Ohio | 5/9/1970 |
| Gamma Eta | Southern Illinois | 4/24/1971 |
| Gamma Theta | UC Davis | 2/24/1979 |
| Gamma Iota | Towson | 4/6/1980 |
| Gamma Kappa | Texas A&M | 1/31/1982 |
| Gamma Lambda | Northern Illinois | 2/20/1982 |
| Gamma Nu | San Diego State | 1/23/1983 |
| Gamma Xi | Cal State-Fullerton | 2/12/1984 |
| Gamma Omicron | Iowa | 4/21/1985 |
| Gamma Rho | UC San Diego | 2/15/1986 |
| Gamma Sigma | SUNY-Binghamton | 4/19/1986 |
| Gamma Tau | Florida | 11/9/1986 |
| Gamma Upsilon | Stanford | 11/15/1986 |
| Gamma Phi | Arizona State | 4/25/1987 |
| Gamma Chi | Brandeis | 11/21/1987 |
| Gamma Psi | Temple | 11/22/1987 |
| Gamma Omega | South Florida | 1/30/1988 |
| Delta Alpha | Hofstra | 3/13/1988 |
| Delta Beta | American | 1/28/1989 |
| Delta Gamma | SUNY-Oneonta | 4/7/1989 |
| Delta Delta | Alfred U | 4/8/1989 |
| Delta Epsilon | Johns Hopkins | 3/11/1990 |
| Delta Zeta | Florida International | 1/20/1991 |
| Delta Eta | West Florida | 1/19/1991 |
| Delta Theta | Stony Brook | 3/2/1991 |
| Delta Iota | SUNY-Brockport | 3/24/1991 |
| Delta Kappa | Western Ontario | 4/4/1991 |
| Delta Lambda | Delaware | 11/10/1991 |
| Delta Nu | Western Michigan | 2/16/1992 |
| Delta Xi | Ithaca College | 4/25/1992 |
| Delta Omicron | York | 11/22/1992 |
| Delta Pi | Ottawa | 1/31/1993 |
| Delta Rho | SUNY-Oswego | 4/24/1993 |
| Delta Sigma | LIU-Post (C.W. Post) | 4/26/1993 |
| Delta Tau | Florida Atlantic | 9/17/1994 |
| Delta Upsilon | UNLV | 4/29/1995 |
| Delta Phi | Adelphi | 3/24/1996 |
| Delta Chi | St. Johns | 3/24/1996 |
| Delta Psi | Staten Island | 3/24/1996 |
| Delta Omega | Rochester Institute of Technology | 11/2/1996 |
| Epsilon Alpha | Stephen F. Austin | 4/27/1997 |
| Epsilon Beta | Nova Southeastern | 4/26/1998 |
| Epsilon Gamma | Illinois State | 1/10/1999 |
| Epsilon Delta | Johnson & Wales | 1/26/2002 |
| Epsilon Epsilon | SUNY-Geneseo | 5/4/2003 |
| Epsilon Zeta | Villanova | 11/8/2003 |
| Epsilon Eta | LSU | 9/25/2005 |
| Epsilon Theta | West Virginia | 10/21/2006 |
| Epsilon Iota | Chapman | 3/29/2008 |
| Epsilon Kappa | UC Santa Barbara | 6/2/2008 |
| Epsilon Lambda | Buffalo State | 4/29/2011 |
| Epsilon Nu | UConn | 4/26/2014 |
| Epsilon Xi | Emory | 4/2/2016 |
| Epsilon Omicron | SUNY-Purchase | 2/4/2017 |
| Epsilon Pi | University of Rhode Island | 2018 |
Former chapters
The Delta Gamma chapter at the State University of New York at Oneonta, founded in 1985, disaffiliated with the National office in 1995 after recognized fraternities were no longer allowed to give bids to first semester freshmen.
The Delta Nu chapter was founded at Western Michigan University. ΣΑΜ began there as a colony in 1989, and was fully admitted as a chapter in 1992. The fraternity shut down in 1999 due to hazing.
The Sigma Omega chapter at North Carolina State University in Raleigh dissolved in June 2007 after a fire at the chapter house in 2005.
The Sigma Phi chapter at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, was suspended due to lack of pledges in 2008.
The Chi chapter, founded at McGill University in Montreal in 1919, was ordered to shut down in 2008 after refusing to pay for the National insurance policy because of its failure to comply with Canadian law. The Chi chapter continued to operate as "an independent chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu in Quebec". The Chi chapter's "loyalist policy" indicates that it still recognizes all other active chapters and alumni including those initiated into the Delta Pi chapter in Ottawa, Ontario. Chi Chapter is the oldest chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu to be established outside of the United States. As the oldest Canadian chapter of Sigma Alpha Mu, the chartering of Chi chapter on November 25, 1919, made Sigma Alpha Mu an international fraternity for the first time in its history.
The Xi chapter at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology disaffiliated from the national fraternity and is now a co-ed Independent Living Group known as Fenway House.[1]
The Delta Iota chapter at the State University of New York College at Brockport disaffiliated from the national fraternity.
The Delta Delta chapter at Alfred University in Alfred, New York, was dissolved in 2002 when the university disallowed Greek letter organizations on campus.
Canadian chapters
The National office forced all four Canadian chapters to cease operations or disaffiliate from the fraternity during the period between August 2006 to August 2008. Delta Pi chapter at the University of Ottawa informed the Octagon that its American insurance provider failed to comply with Canadian law in 2005. They requested permission to secure an alternative and equivalent Canadian provider. Their request was denied in August 2006 and their charter was revoked. Delta Omicron chapter at York University and Delta Kappa chapter at the University of Western Ontario were forced to shut down in 2007 due to impecuniosity, which was a direct consequence of the National insurance issue.
By 2008 Chi chapter at McGill University was the only surviving Canadian chapter. It demanded that the National office allow Delta Pi chapter's 2005 appeal and establish a Canadian insurance alternative pursuant thereto. It further demanded that the National office act to quash the Octagon's 2006 expulsion order issued against Delta Pi chapter. The National office offered to consider the former but rejected the latter out of hand. Chi chapter responded by ceasing all financial transfers to Indianapolis. The National office subsequently ordered Chi chapter to cease operations in August 2008. However, Chi chapter refused to comply and has continued to operate notwithstanding the order. In 2012, Delta Pi chapter was reinstated and is once again active at the University of Ottawa.
Notes
- ^ Sigma Alpha Mu Fraternity. Chapter Roll.