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This article is about the chapters of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. For the main fraternity article, see Phi Kappa Psi.

This list is a sortable table of the chapters of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity including for each chapter: the U. S. state where located, the chapter name, a link to the chapter's website if extant, the year chartered, the active/inactive/suspended/colony status, the college or university where located with a link to its Wikipedia article, the town, the total number of initiated members, any years inactive, and any notable facts. This table can be sorted by any of these attributes except the last.

All Phi Kappa Psi chapters are in the  United States. Chapters are named by a combination of the state name and a Greek letter assigned in Greek alphabetical order corresponding to the time of chartering. For example "Texas Beta" is the second chapter chartered in Texas, Beta being the second letter of the Greek alphabet. An undergraduate chapter becomes inactive when it relinquishes its charter or the charter is revoked by the fraternity, but the alumni of that chapter remain members of the fraternity with that chapter designation,

Explanation of Table

In this table there are chapter status codes in Column D, headed with the the quadthorp (pound sign) | # | :
a = active
C = Colony
i = inactive
s = suspended.

To sort this table:

To sort by the data in a particular column, click on the "bow tie" icon that is at the top of that column below the column heading. To toggle between an ascending and a descending sort, click again on that icon. The icon will become a triangle with side down and a point up if the sort was ascending, or a point down and a side at the top if the sort was descending.
Nested sorts are possible by first clicking on the desired lower level sort columns then on the desired higher level sort columns.
Examples:
  1. To group chapters by states with chapters ordered by their year of charter (which is the same as putting them in Greek alphabetical order by their Greek letter name) click "Year Chartered" column then click "State Sort Code" column. (This is the order seen when this page is first opened or is refreshed.) (To put in Latin (European) alphabetical order, click "Chapter Name" column instead of "State Sort Code" column.)
  2. To get an alphabetized list of colleges and universities that have Phi Kappa Psi chapters separated by state, click "College" then click "State Sort Code"
  3. To order the chapters by the number of their total initiates click "Initiates".
  4. To divide a list into Active Chapters, Colonies, and Inactive Chapters, just click on the "#" column sort icon after generating the lists
  5. To get a list of states in the order in which they first got a Phi Kappa Psi chapter, click "Year Chartered" then click College (ascending). (The state headings will be grouped together because none of them have a college designated.
Table data dates and accuracy
Chapter list and statuses - December 2008
Number of initiates of inactive chapters - 2002 data
Number of initiates of active chapters - 2008 data Most numbers are rounded to hundreds and accurate to ±100 men. Numbers for chapters with under 400 initiates are not shown.

Table of Phi Kappa Psi Chapters

Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Chapters [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
A

State
Sort
Code
 B

Chapter
Name
& Link
 C

Year Char-
tered
 D

#

 E

College


 F

Town


 G

Ini-
tiates

 H

Inac-
tive
Years
 I

Notable Fact



Ala ALABAMA 1964 a -1
Alab Alabama Alpha 1964 a University of Alabama Tuscaloosa 500
Alab Alabama Beta 1974 a Auburn University Auburn 108 1988 Founded and promoted as an alternative to the more traditional fraternity a Auburn, it had great difficulty in attracting adequate numbmers of members.
Arix ARIZONA 1947 a -1
Ariz Arizona Alpha 1947 a University of Arizona Tucson 500 1962- 1977 The first new chapter to be installed in thirteen years.
Ariz Arizona Beta 1962 s Arizona State University Phoenix 700 Suspended 2006. Chapter started by two colonizers from Washington Alpha.
Ark ARKANSAS 1979 a -1
Arka Arkansas Alpha 1979 i University of Arkansas Fayetteville 155 1991
Calh CALIFORNIA 1881 a -1
Cali California Alpha 1881 i University of the Pacific (United States) Stockton 79 1892 First chapter in the fraternity to own and occupy a house in which the members lived. Members transferred to the new Stanford University and became the founders of California Beta.
Cali California Beta 1891 a Stanford University Palo Alto 1500 Chapter was established the same year that the university was established.
Cali California Gamma 1899 i University of California, Berkeley Berkeley 1103 1978- 1984,
Cali California Delta 1927 a University of Southern California Los Angeles 2100
Cali California Epsilon 1931 a University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles 1500
Cali California Zeta 1964 i University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara 536 1972- 1982
Cali California Eta 1966 a California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo 700
Cali California Theta 1967 i California State University, Northridge Northridge 365
Cali California Iota 1979 a University of California, Davis Davis 164
Cali California Kappa 1991 a University of California, Irvine Irvine
Cali California Lambda 1996 a San Diego State University San Diego
Cali California Mu 2008 a Occidental College Los Angeles (Founded April 26, 2008)
Cali UC Riverside Colony 1991 C University of California, Riverside Riverside Will become California Nu.
Coln COLORADO 1914 a -1
Colo Colorado Alpha 1914 a University of Colorado at Boulder Boulder 1100
Conm CONNECT-
ICUT 		1956 a -1
Conn Connecticut Alpha 1956 i Trinity College (Connecticut) Hartford 274 1970-
Del DELAWARE 1985 a -1
Dela Delaware Alpha 1985 i University of Delaware Newark 121
Diss DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 1868 a -1
Dist District of Columbia Alpha 1868 a The George Washington University District of Columbia 500 1899- 1991 Formerly called Columbian College. In 1899 the entire active membership enlisted in the Spanish-American War. The total number of initiates at that time was 189. Chapter reorganized in 1991.
Floq FLORIDA 1962 a -1
Flor Florida Alpha 1962 a Florida State University Tallahassee 500 1969- 1987
Flor Florida Beta 1967 i University of Florida, Gainesville Gainesville 205
Geoq GEORGIA 1976 a -1
Geor Georgia Alpha 1976 a University of Georgia Athens
Geor Georgia Beta 2000 a Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta (founded May 20, 2000)
Illh ILLINOIS 1864 a -1
Illi Illinois Alpha 1864 a Northwestern University Evanston 1900 1870- 1878
Illi Illinois Beta 1865 i University of Chicago Chicago 1023 1869- 1880, 1886- 1894, 1970- 1985,
Illi Illinois Gamma 1871 i Monmouth College Monmouth 79 1884 After four years the college ordered its fraternities to disband, but for ten years thereafter the chapter continued sub rosa.
Illi Illinois Delta 1904 a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana-Champaign 2100
Illi Illinois Epsilon 1985 a Illinois State University Normal
Illi Illinois Zeta 1993 a DePaul University Chicago
Illi Illinois Eta 1999 a Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Edwardsville
Illi Illinois Theta 2003 a University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago
Illi Illinois Iota 2007 a Northern Illinois University DeKalb
Indh INDIANA 1865 a -1
Indi Indiana Alpha 1865 a DePauw University Greencastle 1900
Indi Indiana Beta 1869 a Indiana University Bloomington 2700
Indi Indiana Gamma 1870 a Wabash College Crawfordsville 1300 1901- 1948
Indi Indiana Delta 1901 a Purdue University West Lafayette 2100
Indi Indiana Epsilon 1953 a Valparaiso University Valparaiso 1300
Indi Indiana Zeta 1971 a Butler University Indianapolis 700
Indi Indiana Eta 1987 a Indiana State University Terre Haute
Indi Indiana Theta 2008 a Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Indianapolis
Iow IOWA 1867 a -1
Iowa Iowa Alpha 1867 a University of Iowa Iowa City 1700 1876- 1885
Iowa Iowa Beta 1913 a Iowa State University 1300
Iowa Iowa Gamma 1868 i Cornell College 40 1871
Iowa Iowa Delta 1882 i Simpson College 63 1889 College declined and students scattered.
Kanr KANSAS 1876 a -1
Kans Kansas Alpha 1876 a University of Kansas 2300
Kens KENTUCKY 1865 a -1
Kent Kentucky Alpha 1865 i Transylvania University 13 1866 Then named Kentucky University. Faculty opposition forced chapter to disband.
Kent Kentucky Beta 1988 a University of Kentucky
Louh LOUISIANA 1865 a -1
Loui Louisiana Alpha 1966 a LSU 500
Loui Louisiana Beta 1969 i University of Louisiana at Lafayette 249 1991
Loui Louisiana Gamma 1993 a Loyola University New Orleans
Marx MARYLAND 1879 a -1
Mary Maryland Alpha 1879 a Johns Hopkins University 1300 1969- 1975
Mary Maryland Beta 1988 i University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Mary Maryland Gamma 2007 a University of Maryland, College Park
Masr MASSA-
CHUSETTS 		1895 a -1
Mass Massachusetts Alpha 1895 i Amherst College 643 1948 The chapter charter was revoked by the fraternity Executive Council after the chapter broke its promise to the EC in a matter involving membership selection.
Mass~ Massachusetts Beta 1991 a Brandeis University
Micg MICHIGAN 1876 a -1
Mich Michigan Alpha 1876 a University of Michigan 1500 1972- 1983
Mich Michigan Beta 1954 a Michigan State University 700 Minm
Minm MINNESOTA 1883 a -1
Minn Minnesota Alpha 1883 i Carleton College 44 1888 Most of the members became the founders of Minnesota Beta.
Minn Minnesota Beta 1888 a University of Minnesota 1500
Minn Minnesota Gamma 1969 a Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato
Minn Minnesota Delta 1991 a University of Minnesota Duluth
Mish MISSISSIPPI 1857 a -1
Misi Alpha 1857 a University of Mississippi 1500 _- 1866, 1912- 1930 The third fraternity established at the university. University closed during Civil War. Afterward chapter reestablished. Anti-fraternity legislation closed all fraternities on campus in 1912.
Misi Beta 1860 i Clinton / Mississippi College {?} 17 1861 The chapter had been in existence only a few weeks when the Civil War broke out and every member enlisted. Several were killed.
Misn MISSOURI 1869 a -1
Miso Missouri Alpha 1869 a University of Missouri 1700 1876- 1908
Miso BetaBeta 1976 i Westminster College Fulton 236
Mons MONTANA 1975 a -1
Mont Montana Alpha 1975 i University of Montana, Missoula 37 1983
Neb NEBRASKA 1895 a -1
Nebr Nebraska Alpha 1895 a University of Nebraska-Lincoln 1700
Nebr Nebraska Beta 1965 a Creighton University 1100
Newg NEW HAMPSHIRE 1896 a -1
NewH New Hampshire Alpha 1896 i Dartmouth College 1307 1967
Newi NEW JERSEY 1965 a -1
NewJ New Jersey Alpha 1965 i Rider University 654 1993 The chapter ended as a result of hazing and racial insensitivity by a chapter Fraternity Educators, and the chapter's cover-up. The charter was suspended by emergency order of the national fraternity president and Executive Director
NewJ New Jersey Beta 1967 i Monmouth University West Long Branch 307 1994 Recolonization pending 12/2008.
NewJ Gamma 1987 i Rutgers University 101 .
NewJ New Jersey Delta 1990 a The College of New Jersey Ewing
NewJ New Jersey Epsilon 2000 a Rowan University
Newl NEW MEXICO 1969 a
NewM New Mexico Alpha 1969 a Eastern New Mexico University Portales
Newv NEW YORK 1869 a -1
NewY New York Alpha 1869 a Cornell University 1900 1877- 1886
NewY New York Beta 1884 a Syracuse University 1900
NewY New York Gamma 1872 i Columbia University 944 1876- 1892,
NewY New York Delta 1881 i Hobart College 51 1892 The chapter was always small, and with fewer than 100 students in attendance at the college, fraternity prospects were scarce.
NewY New York Epsilon 1887 i Colgate University 1485 1982 Formerly named Madison University. In the 1980s the university launched an effort to accommodate women on the formerly all-male campus. The university offered an interest-free loan to the chapter to be used for house repaired in exchange for accepting coed members. The house corporation donated the chapter house to Colgate.
NewY New York Zeta 1891 i Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn 1912
NewY New York Eta 1950 a University at Buffalo, The State University of New York 1970- 1984
NewY New York Theta 1992 a Rochester Institute of Technology 700
NewY New York Iota 2004 a Binghamton University
NewY New York Kappa 2004 a State University of New York Oneonta
NoC NORTH CAROLINA 1934 a -1
NorC North Carolina Alpha 1934 i Duke University 1132
NorC North Carolina Beta 1991 a East Carolina University Greenville
Ohin OHIO 1861 a -1
Ohio Ohio Alpha 1861 a Ohio Wesleyan University 1900
Ohio Ohio Beta 1866 a Wittenberg University 1700
Ohio Ohio Gamma 1871 i Wooster College 147 1892
Ohio Ohio Delta 1880 a Ohio State University 2100
Ohio Ohio Epsilon 1906 a Case Western Reserve University Cleveland 1300
Ohio Ohio Zeta 1950 C Bowling Green State University Bowling Green 696 1997 BGSU Colony will become Ohio Zeta.
Ohio Ohio Eta 1950 a University of Toledo 900
Ohio Ohio Theta 1966 a Ashland University 700
Ohio Ohio Iota 1970 i University of Akron 230
Ohio Ohio Kappa 1971 i Kent State University 32 1978 The chapter was organized by the fraternity staff and came concurrent with a wave of student protest on the campus culminating with the Kent State Massacre.
Ohio Ohio Lambda 1972 a Miami University 1100
Ohio Ohio Mu 2005 a University of Dayton
Ohio Ohio Nu 2008 a Ohio University
Okl OKLAHOMA 1920 a -1
Okla Oklahoma Alpha 1920 a University of Oklahoma Norman 1300
Okla Oklahoma Beta 1967 i Oklahoma State University Stillwater 288 1991
Oref OREGON 1928 a -1
Oreg Oregon Alpha 1928 a University of Oregon 1451 2000 Recolonization
Oreg Oregon Beta 1948 a Oregon State University 700
Penm PENN-
SYLVANIA 		1852 a -1
Penn Pennsylvania Alpha 1852 a Washington & Jefferson 1500 This was the original chapter of Phi Kappa Psi, which was founded at Jefferson College and which moved to Washington & Jefferson when the shool merges with Jefferson College to form Washington & Jefferson College. The existing chapter at Washington college, Pennsylvania Delta, was assimilated into Pennsylvania Alpha.
Penn Pennsylvania Beta 1855 a Allegheny College 1900
Penn Pennsylvania Gamma 1855 a Bucknell University 1900 1988- 1991
Penn Pennsylvania Delta 1855 i Washington College 78 1864 Merged with Pennsylvania Alpha when their host institutions merged.
Penn Pennsylvania Epsilon 1855 a Gettysburg College 1500 Site of Miller Hall, 1882, the first chapter house erected in the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and the first college fraternity house in the state of Pennsylvania.
Penn Pennsylvania Zeta 1859 i Dickinson College 1500
Penn Pennsylvania Eta 1860 a Franklin and Marshall College 1300
Penn Pennsylvania Theta 1869 a Lafayette College 1500
Penn Pennsylvania Iota 1877 a University of Pennsylvania 1500 1973- 1978
Penn Pennsylvania Kappa 1889 i Swarthmore College 1963 Renounced national affiliation in 1960s, changed name to "Phi Omicron Psi" and then to simply "Phi Psi".[7] In 2008 this group was one of only two fraternities at the college.[8]
Penn Pennsylvania Lambda 1912 a Pennsylvania State University State College 1500
Penn Pennsylvania Mu 1927 a Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh 149
Penn Pennsylvania Nu 1970 a Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana 500
Penn Pennsylvania Xi 1984 a Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro
Penn Pennsylvania Omicron 1985 i Lehigh University 66 1992
Penn Pennsylvania Pi 1987 i Temple University 113
Penn Pennsylvania Rho 1992 a York College of Pennsylvania
Penn Pennsylvania Sigma 1996 a University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Philadelphia
Penn Pennsylvania Tau 2002 i Penn State-Altoona
Penn Pennsylvania Upsilon 2002 a Drexel University
Penn Pennsylvania Phi 2004 a Lycoming College
Penn LHU Colony 2009 C Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania Lock Haven Will become Pennsylvania Chi.
Rhoc RHODE ISLAND 1902 a -1
Rhod Rhode Island Alpha 1902 a Brown University 1500 1978- 1984 National affiliation was severed in 1978, changed name to simply "Phi Psi". Reaffiliated in 1984. John F. Kennedy, Jr. was initiated into "Phi Psi".[9][10]
Rhod Rhode Island Beta 1966 a University of Rhode Island Kingston 1100 1988- 1990
Soub SOUTH CAROLINA 1857 a -1
SouC South Carolina Alpha 1857 i University of South Carolina 296 1872- 1884, 1892- 1972
Tenm TENNESSEE 1859 a -1
Tenn Tennessee Alpha 1859 i LaGrange Synodical College 28 1860 In 1861 every member of the chapter enlisted in the Confederate Army.
Tenn Tennessee Beta 1860 i Cumberland University 75 The chapter had a precarious existence during the Civil War returned to a strong, honorable, existence and then faded away.
Tenn Tennessee Gamma 1870 i University of Nashville 18 1875 Chapter closed as result of an outbreak of Asiatic Cholera. The university closed as a separate entity in 1909. Previously the medical school became part of Vanderbilt University.
Tenn Tennessee Delta 1901 a Vanderbilt University Nashville 1500
Tenn Tennessee Epsilon 1967 a University of Tennessee Knoxville
Tenn Tennessee Zeta 1970 i Memphis State University 126 1985
Tex TEXAS 1904 a -1
Texa Texas Alpha 1904 a University of Texas at Austin Austin 2300 (2134 init. 2004)Charted from the last chapter of the regional fraternity Phi Phi Phi (Tri-Phi), which was founded in 1897.[11].
Texa Texas Beta 1953 a Texas Tech University Lubbock 958 (958 init. 2008) Formerly named Texas Technological College. Chartered from the Centaur Club, which was founded in 1929. One of the original eight national fraternities at the college.
Texa Texas Gamma 1969 a Texas State University San Marcos 1993- _
Texa Texas Delta 1988 i Southern Methodist University Dallas
Texa Texas Epsilon 2002 a Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches
Texa Texas Zeta 2008 a Houston Baptist University Houston
Virf VIRGINIA 1853 a -1
Virg Virginia Alpha 1853 a University of Virginia 1500 1861- 1865 The second chapter of Phi Kappa Psi. It was established by fraternity founder C. P. T Moore and chartered December 8, 1853, and by the end of its first year had initiated forty-six men. U. S. President Woodrow Wilson was a member of this chapter and its delegate to the GAC.[12]
Virg Virginia Beta 1855 a Washington & Lee University 1500 1861- 1865
Virg Virginia Gamma 1855 i Hampden-Sydney College 173 1861- 1865, 1900
Virg Virginia Delta 1859 i Bethany College, now in West Virginia 165 1882 In 1880 because of a faculty refusal to punish a student guilty of a vicious assault on a member of the chapter the members voted to leave the college in a body, which was done.
Virg Virginia Epsilon 1871 i Randolph-Macon College 38 1879
Virg Virginia Zeta 1976 a Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Wasg WASHINGTON 1914 a -1
Wash Washington Alpha 1914 a University of Washington 1700
Wess WEST VIRGINIA 1890 a -1
West West Virginia Alpha 1890 a West ("by God") Virginia University Morgantown 2100
Wisb WISCONSIN 1875 a -1
Wisc Wisconsin Alpha 1875 i University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison 595 1894- 1897, 1939 Phi Kappa Psi was the third fraternity to establish a chapter at Madison. It was organized as a protest against the the student life maintained by other campus fraternities.
Wisc Wisconsin Beta 1875 i Racine College 13 1894- 1897 College no longer exists. There was a faculty of 5 and a student body of 50.
Wisc Wisconsin Gamma 1881 a Beloit College 1500 1970- 1978
Zend Z- End of Group 9999 a -1

Notes

  1. ^ The State Sort Codes in Column A are of two types. For the lines with Chapter names the codes are the first four non-blank letters of the state name unless two state names have identical such letters, in which case the last letter is the first unique later letter in the state name. For the lines with the STATE headings the codes are the same as for the lines with the Chapter names except that the last letter is decremented one place in the alphabet.
  2. ^ Names of chapters chartered through 1991 are from Anson & Marchesani 1991.
  3. ^ Currently active chapters are from Phi Kappa Psi 2008.
  4. ^ Numbers of initiates are from Collingsworth 2008a
  5. ^ Years inactive are from Anson & Marchesani 1991.
  6. ^ Year Chartered for about 22 chapters chartered after about 1990 were obtained December 15, 2008, from Will Haskett, Director of Alumni Services, Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity.
  7. ^ Swarthmore 2007
  8. ^ Swarthmore 2008
  9. ^ Mitchell 1993 says about Phi Kappa Psi at Brown, "The chapter was suspended in 1978, was later revitalized as Phi Psi, and reaffiliated with Phi Kappa Psi in 1984."
  10. ^ Littrell 2004 describes Kennedy's joining Phi Psi.
  11. ^ Texas Alpha notes are from Monteleone 2004
  12. ^ Campbell 1952 pages 12 and 223.

References

  • Anson, Jack L.; Marchesani, Robert F. (1991), Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (Twentieth ed.), Indianapolis: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc., pp. III-82 – III-85
  • Campbell, J. Duncan (1952), The Centenial History of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity, Volume 1., Indianapolis: The Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
  • Collingsworth, Shawn, ed. (2008a), "The State of the Fraternity: 2006-2007", The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi, vol. 128, no. 4 (published Winter 2008), p. 10 {{citation}}: |chapter= ignored (help); Check date values in: |publication-date= (help)
  • Collingsworth, Shawn, ed. (2008), "Chapter Directory", The Shield of Phi Kappa Psi, vol. 129, no. 3 (published Fall 2008), pp. 50–51 {{citation}}: Check date values in: |publication-date= (help)
  • Jones, Ted C.; Collingsworth, Shawn; Trigilio, James R.; Collins, David J., eds. (2002), "More Information--1. Chapter data, 2. Inactive chapter histories", The Manual of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity (Sesquicentenial ed.), Indianapolis: Phi Kappa Psi, pp. 144–166
  • Littell, Robert T. (2004), The Men We Became: My Friendship with John F. Kennedy, Jr. (1st ed.), Indianapolis: St. Martin's Press, pp. 4, 11, 19, 20, 28, 29, 32, 34, 35, and 40., ISBN 10-0312324766 {{citation}}: Check |isbn= value: length (help)
  • Mitchell, Martha (1993), "Fraternities", Encyclopedia Brunoniana, Providence RI: Brown University, retrieved 2008-12-08} {{citation}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  • Monteleone, Brenton P. (2004), Texas Alpha 100 Years of History, Dallas: Kelly Fish & Tad DeWree, p. 237
  • Phi Kappa Psi Executive Council (1978), Grand Catalogue of Phi Kappa Psi, 125th Anniversary, 1852-1977, Indianapolis: Marquis Who's Who, p. 592


Additional Information

  • Woodrum, David L. (2000), In The Bond "100 Years Within West Virginia Alpha of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity", Morgantown: David L. Woodrum, p. 511
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