List of Beta Sigma Omicron chapters

Beta Sigma Omicron was an American college sorority.[1] It was founded in 1888 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri.[1] The sorority established 61 chapters before merging with Zeta Tau Alpha in 1964.[2] Following are the chapters of Beta Sigma Omicron, with inactive chapters and institutions in italics.[1][2][3]

Name Chartered Institution Location Status Notes Reference
Alpha December 12, 1888 – 1892 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Inactive
Beta 1891–1928 Synodical Female College Fulton, Missouri Inactive [a]
Gamma (1) 1892–1895 Missouri Valley College Marshall, Missouri Inactive
Delta (1) 1898–1907 Sedalia High School Sedalia, Missouri Inactive [b]
Epsilon 1902–1925 Hardin College Mexico, Missouri Inactive [c]
Zeta (1) 1902–1909 Pleasant J. Potter College Bowling Green, Kentucky Inactive [d]
Eta 1902–1925 Stephens College Columbia, Missouri Withdrew (local) [e]
Theta 1903–1914 Belmont College Nashville, Tennessee Inactive [f]
Iota 1903–1907 Mary Baldwin Seminary Staunton, Virginia Inactive
Kappa 1904–1913 Fairmont Seminary Washington, D.C. Inactive [g]
Lambda 1906–1926 Hamilton College Lexington, Kentucky Inactive [h]
Mu 1906–1912 Crescent College Eureka Springs, Arkansas Inactive [i] [4]
Nu 1907–1913 Brenau College Gainesville, Georgia Withdrew (ΔΔΔ) [j]
Xi 1908–1925 Central Female College Lexington, Missouri Inactive [k]
Omicron 1908–1913 Liberty Ladies' College Liberty, Missouri Inactive [l]
Zeta (2) 1909–1921 Centenary College Cleveland, Tennessee Inactive [m]
Gamma (2) 1910–1915 Christian College Columbia, Missouri Inactive [n]
Delta (2) 1911–1913 Women's College (Alabama) Montevallo, Alabama Inactive
Pi 1913–1917 Hollins University Hollins, Virginia Withdrew (ΧΩ) [o]
Rho 1914–1920 Colorado Women's College Denver, Colorado Inactive [p]
Sigma 1915–1930 Greenville Women's College Greenville, South Carolina Inactive [q]
Tau 1916–1920 Lindenwood University St. Charles, Missouri Inactive [r]
Upsilon 1916–1930 Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi Inactive [s]
Phi 1918–1920 Grenada College Grenada, Mississippi Inactive [t]
Chi Unassigned
Psi Unassigned
Omega Unassigned
Alpha Alpha 1926–1933 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Inactive [u]
Alpha Beta 1926–1937 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Inactive [v]
Alpha Gamma 1926–1932 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Inactive [w]
Alpha Delta 1926–1936 Illinois Wesleyan University Bloomington, Illinois Inactive [x]
Alpha Epsilon 1926–1933 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Inactive [y]
Alpha Zeta 1926–1964 Millsaps College Jackson, Mississippi Merged (ΖΤΑ) [z]
Alpha Eta 1926–1933 University of New Mexico Albuquerque, New Mexico Inactive [aa]
Alpha Theta 1927–1946 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Inactive [ab]
Alpha Iota 1927–1942 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Inactive [ac]
Alpha Kappa 1927–1932 University of Mississippi Oxford, Mississippi Inactive
Alpha Lambda 1927–1939 Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Inactive [ad]
Alpha Mu 1927–1941 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, Illinois Inactive [ae]
Alpha Nu 1928–1936 Lyon College Batesville, Arkansas Inactive [af]
Alpha Xi 1929–1939 Miami University Oxford, Ohio Inactive [ag]
Alpha Omicron 1929–1941 Simpson College Indianola, Iowa Inactive [ah]
Alpha Pi 1929–1964 Baldwin Wallace University Berea, Ohio Merged (ΑΦ) [ai] .
Alpha Rho 1929–1964 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Merged (ΑΦ) [aj]
Alpha Omicron 1929–1959 H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College New Orleans, Louisiana Inactive [ak]
Alpha Tau 1930–1964 University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Inactive [al]
Alpha Upsilon 1931–1941 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada Inactive [am]
Alpha Phi 1931–1936 Washburn University Topeka, Kansas Inactive [an]
Alpha Chi 1931–1935 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Inactive [ao]
Alpha Psi 1931–1964 William Jewell College Liberty, Missouri Merged (ΖΤΑ) [ap]
Alpha Omega 1932–1936 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Inactive [aq]
Beta Alpha 1932–1964 Hunter College Manhattan, New York City, New York Withdrew (local) [ar]
Beta Beta 1933–1964 Howard College Homewood, Alabama Merged (ΖΤΑ) [as]
Beta Gamma 1937–1964 Westminster College New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Merged (ΖΤΑ) [at]
Beta Delta 1941–1964 Queens College, City University of New York Flushing, Queens, New York Withdrew (local) [au]
Beta Epsilon 1946–1962 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Inactive [av]
Beta Zeta 1947–1959 Florida Southern College Lakeland, Florida Inactive [aw]
Beta Eta 1947–1959 Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana Inactive
Beta Theta 1949–1964 University of Evansville Evansville, Indiana Merged (ΖΤΑ) [ax]
Beta Iota 1950–1964 Thiel College Greenville, Pennsylvania Merged (ΖΤΑ) [ay]
Beta Kappa 1951–1964 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana County, Pennsylvania Merged (ΑΦ) [az]
Beta Lambda 1952–1964 Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio Merged (ΖΤΑ) [ba]
Beta Mu 1954–1964 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio Withdrew (local) [bb]
Beta Nu 1961–1963 Waynesburg University Waynesburg, Pennsylvania Withdrew (ΦΣΣ) [bc]

Notes

  1. ^ The college closed in 1928.
  2. ^ The chapter went dormant when the high school closed; its successor and the sole high school in Sedalia is Smith-Cotton High School, established in 1925.
  3. ^ The college closed in 1931
  4. ^ This chapter originated as Mu Phi Psi (local), established before 1902. The chapter went dormant when its college closed in 1909, selling its property without merger to Western Kentucky Normal School.
  5. ^ Chapter withdrew to become Beta Sigma Beta (local)
  6. ^ The college closed in 1951, selling its property without merger to the Tennessee Baptist Convention, using the grounds and buildings to establish Belmont University
  7. ^ The school name was variously reported as "Fairmount" or "Fairmont", the latter being the usage reflected here. Project editors assume this was due to a 100-year-old typo; same city, same founder. The same school briefly hosted chapters from ΑΣΑ, ΒΣΟ, and ΚΔ.
  8. ^ The college closed in 1932
  9. ^ The college closed briefly in 1924, reopened as a junior college in 1930, and closed again in 1934.
  10. ^ This chapter originated as Sigma Theta Pi (local) before 1907. It withdrew to form Phi Beta (local) in consolidation with the Gamma chapter of Phi Mu Gamma. In 1915, Phi Beta (local) joined the Alpha Epsilon chapter of Delta Delta Delta.
  11. ^ The chapter went dormant when the college closed.
  12. ^ This chapter originated as Sigma Tau Phi (local) before 1908. The chapter went dormant when a fire on February 13, 1913 destroyed the college. Although the college soon merged with nearby William Jewell College, the chapter did not survive the process.
  13. ^ his school closed in 1929. Its grounds have been the site of several later schools, including Bob Jones College and, later, Lee University.
  14. ^ This chapter originated as Lambda Mu (local) in 1899.
  15. ^ This chapter had its origin in Kappa Kappa Kappa (local) in 1905. It withdrew to become Beta Kappa (local). In 1919, it became the Upsilon Beta chapter of Chi Omega.
  16. ^ This chapter had its origin as Delta Pi (local) before 1914.
  17. ^ This chapter originated as Pi Sigma Phi (local) in 1913.
  18. ^ Lindenwood's four original sororities abruptly ceased in 1920 and 1921, with the campus welcoming replacements seventy years later.
  19. ^ The chapter originated as Mu Delta (local) in 1903.
  20. ^ Grenada College closed in 1936.
  21. ^ The chapter originated as Sigma Omega Sigma (local) in 1923.
  22. ^ The chapter originated as Sigma Delta (local) in 1924.
  23. ^ The chapter originated as Omega Rho (local) in 1923.
  24. ^ The chapter originated as Alpha Iota Sigma (local) in 1922.
  25. ^ The chapter originated as Sigma Phi Delta (local) in 1923. In 1930, it absorbed the Delta chapter of Pi Sigma Gamma, a small national sorority that ceased operations fully in 1932. That chapter (ΠΣΓ's) had its origin as Phi Delta Gamma (local) in 1925.
  26. ^ The chapter originated as Chi Kappa (local) in 1925. It became the Delta Phi chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha.
  27. ^ The chapter originated as Delta Psi (local) in 1923.
  28. ^ The chapter originated as Theta Omicron (local) in 1924.
  29. ^ The chapter originated as Delta Chi Delta (local) in 1922. In 1932, it absorbed the Alpha chapter of Pi Sigma Gamma, a small national organization it had founded in 1919 but which ceased operations fully that year.
  30. ^ The chapter originated as Delta Mu (local) in 1923.
  31. ^ The chapter originated as Pi Delta Phi (local) in 1923.
  32. ^ The chapter originated as Alpha Mu Alpha (local) before 1928.
  33. ^ The chapter originated as Delta Xi (local) in 1925.
  34. ^ The chapter originated as Zeta Tau Delta (local) in 1925.
  35. ^ The chapter originated as Phi Lambda Sigma (local) in 1870. It became the Delta Upsilon chapter of Alpha Phi
  36. ^ The chapter originated as Kappa Gamma (local) in 1923. It became Delta Tau chapter of Alpha Phi.
  37. ^ The chapter originated as Zeta Sigma (local) in 1926.
  38. ^ The chapter originated as Alpha Delta Sigma (local) in 1921. The chapter closed in 1964; no merger was effected.
  39. ^ The chapter originated as Sigma Alpha Omega (local) in 1921.
  40. ^ The chapter originated as Phi Sigma Omega (local) in 1918.
  41. ^ The chapter originated as Kappa Upsilon (local) in 1928.
  42. ^ The chapter originated as Iota Pi (local) in 1919. It became Delta Chi chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha.
  43. ^ The chapter originated as the Kumtex Club (local) in 1921, which in 1922 became the Beta chapter of Pi Sigma Gamma, a small national that dissolved in 1932.
  44. ^ The chapter originated as Epsilon Nu (local) in 1920, which in 1926 became the Gamma chapter of Pi Sigma Gamma, a small national that dissolved in 1932. It became the Beta Alpha chapter of Beta Sigma Omicron in 1932 but reverted to local status at the time of the 1964 merger with Zeta Tau Alpha.
  45. ^ The chapter formed from Sigma Iota Chi, established in 1924 at Howard College, now called Samford University. Became Delta Psi chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha.
  46. ^ The chapter originated as Omicron Mu Gamma (local) in 1928. It became Delta Omega chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha.
  47. ^ The chapter originated as Chi Phi Delta (local) before 1941. It withdrew to form Beta Sigma Delta (local) in 1964, rather than participate in the national merger.
  48. ^ The chapter originated as the Kallozetia Club (local) in 1945.
  49. ^ The chapter originated as Omega Delta Phi (local) in 1946.
  50. ^ Became Zeta Alpha chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha.
  51. ^ The chapter originated as Alpha Sigma Pi (local) in 1919. It became the Zeta Beta chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha.
  52. ^ The chapter originated as Zeta Kappa Delta (local) in 1950. It became the Delta Phi chapter of Alpha Phi.
  53. ^ The chapter originated as a Beta Sigma Omicron colony in 1951. It became the Zeta Gamma chapter of Zeta Tau Alpha.
  54. ^ The chapter originated as Lambda Sigma Chi (local) in 1934 at Fenn College, now called Cleveland State University. It reverted to local status at the time of the national merger with Zeta Tau Alpha.
  55. ^ The chapter withdrew to form Alpha Beta Nu (local) the year before the national merger with Zeta Tau Alpha. This chapter became the Gamma Epsilon chapter of Phi Sigma Sigma in 1972.

References

  1. ^ a b c William Raimond Baird (1912). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities. G. Banta Company. pp. 474–475.
  2. ^ a b Lurding, Carroll and Becque, Fran. (October 26, 2025) "Inactive Women's Organizations". Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities. Urbana: University of Illinois. Accessed November 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Robson, John, ed. (1963). "Non NIC Members". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: Banta Publishing Company. p. 365.
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