List of Gamma Phi Beta chapters

Gamma Phi Beta is an international college sorority.[1] It was founded in Syracuse University in 1874 and was the first of the Greek organizations to call itself a sorority.[1] Following are the chapters of Gamma Phi Beta, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions in italics.[1][2][3][4]

Chapter Charter dates and range Institution Location Status Ref.
Alpha November 11, 1874 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active
Beta June 7, 1882 – 2007;
2015		 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Active
Gamma November 14, 1885 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Active
Delta April 12, 1887 – 1970;
1985		 Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Active
Epsilon October 11, 1888 – 2020 Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Inactive
Zeta November 24, 1882 – 1950 Goucher College Towson, Maryland Inactive
Eta April 29, 1894 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Active [a]
Theta December 28, 1897 University of Denver Denver, Colorado Active [b]
Iota November 16, 1901 – 1915; 2015 Columbia University New York City, New York Active [c]
Kappa May 23, 1902 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Active [d]
Lambda May 17, 1903 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Active [e]
Mu June 9, 1905 – 1944;
1991–1992		 Stanford University Palo Alto, California Inactive [f]
Nu December 18, 1908 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Active [g]
Xi February 3, 1910 University of Idaho Moscow, Idaho Active [h]
Omicron May 24, 1913 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois Active [i]
Pi June 22, 1914 University of Nebraska–Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Active [j]
Rho June 15, 1915 University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa Active [k]
Sigma October 9, 1915 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Active [l]
Tau October 16, 1915 Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado Active [m]
Upsilon June 1, 1916 – 1929 Hollins College Hollins, Virginia Inactive [n]
Phi February 23, 1917 – 1993;
2016		 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Active [o]
Chi April 26, 1918 – 2002 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Inactive [p]
Psi September 13, 1918 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Active [q]
Omega December 21, 1918 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active [r]
Alpha Alpha October 30, 1919 University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Active
Alpha Beta June 16, 1920 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota Active
Alpha Gamma May 14, 1921 – 2000 University of Nevada, Reno Reno, Nevada Inactive
Alpha Delta May 20, 1921 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Active
Alpha Epsilon April 29, 1922 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Active
Alpha Zeta May 29, 1922 – 1988 University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Inactive
Alpha Eta November 10, 1923 – 1984 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio Inactive
Alpha Theta June 25, 1924 – 1998 Vanderbilt University Nashville, Tennessee Inactive
Alpha Iota June 26, 1924 – 1995;
2000		 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Active
Alpha Kappa June 5, 1925 – 1975 University of Manitoba Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Inactive
Alpha Lambda April 28, 1928 University of British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Active
Alpha Mu June 9, 1928 – 1971 Rollins College Winter Park, Florida Inactive
Alpha Nu June 8, 1929 Wittenberg University Springfield, Ohio Active
Alpha Xi September 21, 1929 – 2023 Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas Inactive
Alpha Omicron February 1, 1930 – 1993 North Dakota State University Fargo, North Dakota Inactive
Alpha Pi April 18, 1930 – 1938;
1959–1984		 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Inactive
Alpha Rho September 6, 1930 – 1957 Birmingham–Southern College Birmingham, Alabama Inactive
Alpha Sigma September 13, 1930 – 1951 Randolph-Macon Woman's College Lynchburg, Virginia Inactive [s][t]
Alpha Tau September 26, 1931 McGill University Montreal, Quebec, Canada Active
Alpha Upsilon May 21, 1932 Pennsylvania State University State College, Pennsylvania Active
Alpha Phi October 15, 1932 – 1995 Colorado College Colorado Springs, Colorado Inactive
Alpha Chi January 14, 1933 College of William & Mary Williamsburg, Virginia Active
Alpha Psi May 19, 1934 – 1961 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Illinois Inactive
Alpha Omega October 24, 1936 – 2004 University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada Inactive
Beta Alpha September 24, 1938 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Active
Beta Beta June 22, 1940 – 2000;
2016		 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Active
Beta Gamma October 23, 1943 – 2015 Bowling Green State University Bowling Green, Ohio Inactive
Beta Delta June 3, 1944 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Active
Beta Epsilon April 12, 1947 Miami University Oxford, Ohio Active
Beta Zeta October 25, 1947 – 1972 Kent State University Kent, Ohio Inactive
Beta Eta April 3, 1948 Bradley University Peoria, Illinois Active
Beta Theta April 24, 1948 – 1984 San Jose State University San Jose, California Inactive
Beta Lambda October 15, 1949 San Diego State University San Diego, California Active
Beta Iota October 22, 1949 – 1985 Idaho State University Pocatello, Idaho Inactive
Beta Kappa December 3, 1949 – 1987;
1990–2014		 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Inactive
Beta Mu April 29, 1950 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Active
Beta Nu September 16, 1950 – 1974 University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont Inactive
Beta Xi April 28, 1951 – 1967;
2014		 Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Active
Beta Omicron November 3, 1951 Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Active
Beta Pi September 14, 1952 Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana Active
Beta Rho March 14, 1954 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, Colorado Active
Beta Sigma March 5, 1955 Washington State University Pullman, Washington Active
Beta Tau March 10, 1956 – 1986;
1989–2001		 Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Inactive
Beta Upsilon March 23, 1957 Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Active
Beta Phi November 16, 1957 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Active
Beta Chi February 1, 1958 Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas Active
Beta Psi February 8, 1958 Oklahoma State University Stillwater, Oklahoma Active
Beta Omega February 15, 1958 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona Active
Gamma Alpha March 15, 1958 – 1984 Memphis State University Memphis, Tennessee Inactive
Gamma Beta February 21, 1959 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Active
Gamma Gamma March 19, 1960 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
Gamma Delta April 15, 1961 – 1973 University of Wyoming Laramie, Wyoming Inactive
Gamma Epsilon April 29, 1961 University of Puget Sound Tacoma, Washington Active
Gamma Zeta March 3, 1962 East Texas A&M University Commerce, Texas Active [u]
Gamma Eta March 10, 1962 California State University, Long Beach Long Beach, California Active
Gamma Theta February 9, 1963 – 1972 University of the Pacific Stockton, California Inactive
Gamma Iota March 16, 1963 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, Texas Active
Gamma Kappa May 11, 1963 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, Nebraska Active
Gamma Lambda March 14, 1964 – 1977 Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Inactive
Gamma Mu April 26, 1964 – 2022 Minnesota State University Moorhead Moorhead, Minnesota Inactive
Gamma Nu February 20, 1965 – 1993 Lamar University Beaumont, Texas Inactive
Gamma Xi May 15, 1965 – 1977 University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee Inactive
Gamma Omicron January 22, 1966 – 1982;
2019		 University of Kentucky Lexington, Kentucky Active
Gamma Pi February 5, 1966 Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Active
Gamma Rho May 14, 1966 – 1976;
1985		 University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh Oshkosh, Wisconsin Active
Gamma Tau November 11, 1967 Saint Louis University St. Louis, Missouri Active
Gamma Sigma January 13, 1968 – 1976 Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, Michigan Inactive
Gamma Upsilon February 1, 1968 – 1983 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa Inactive
Gamma Chi February 3, 1968 – 1991;
2012		 Texas State University San Marcos, Texas Active
Gamma Phi May 4, 1968 – 1983;
1996		 Auburn University Auburn, Alabama Active
Gamma Psi November 23, 1968 University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, Iowa Active
Gamma Omega March 29, 1969 University of Wisconsin–Platteville Platteville, Wisconsin Active
Delta Alpha May 3, 1969 – 1984 University of Wisconsin–River Falls River Falls, Wisconsin Inactive
Delta Beta February 21, 1970 – 1991 Boise State University Boise, Idaho Inactive
Delta Gamma March 7, 1970 – 1976 University of Nebraska Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Inactive
Delta Delta April 3, 1971 California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California Active
Delta Epsilon April 28, 1973 – 2013 Texas Wesleyan University Fort Worth, Texas Inactive
Delta Zeta May 5, 1973 – 1989 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Sayre, Oklahoma Inactive
Delta Eta January 19, 1974 University of California, Irvine Irvine, California Active
Delta Theta January 18, 1975 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, California Active
Delta Iota April 19, 1975 Purdue University West Lafayette, Indiana Active
Delta Lambda January 24, 1976 University of California, Riverside Riverside, California Active
Delta Kappa January 31, 1976 Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Mu April 23, 1977 Rutgers University New Brunswick, New Jersey Active
Delta Nu November 12, 1977 – 1994;
2009		 Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Inactive
Delta Xi December 2, 1978 – 1990 Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Inactive [v]
Delta Omicron January 26, 1980 – 2015 Southern Polytechnic State University Marietta, Georgia Consolidated [w]
Delta Pi April 19, 1980 Illinois State University Normal, Illinois Active
Delta Rho May 17, 1980 – 1987 Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania Inactive
Delta Sigma May 30, 1981 Florida Institute of Technology Melbourne, Florida Active
Delta Tau November 14, 1981 Colgate University Hamilton, New York Active
Delta Upsilon February 5, 1983 University of Georgia Athens, Georgia Active
Delta Phi April 23, 1983 California State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield, California Active
Delta Chi May 14, 1983 California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California Active
Delta Psi November 19, 1983 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Active
Epsilon Alpha December 10, 1983 La Salle University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Omega April 7, 1984 Oakland University Rochester, Michigan Active
Epsilon Beta September 22, 1984 Alma College Alma, Michigan Active
Epsilon Gamma October 27, 1984 University of San Diego San Diego, California Active
Epsilon Delta February 22, 1986 Creighton University Omaha, Nebraska Active
Epsilon Epsilon May 3, 1986 Union College Schenectady, New York Active
Epsilon Zeta November 21, 1987 Jacksonville University Jacksonville, Florida Active
Epsilon Eta November 22, 1987 Bridgewater State University Bridgewater, Massachusetts Active
Epsilon Theta April 9, 1988 Clemson University Clemson, South Carolina Active
Epsilon Iota April 30, 1988 Christopher Newport University Newport News, Virginia Active
Epsilon Kappa November 12, 1988 California State University, Chico Chico, California Active
Epsilon Lambda February 4, 1989 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Active
Epsilon Mu April 22, 1989 Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Active
Epsilon Nu April 29, 1989 Chapman University Orange, California Active
Epsilon Xi October 28, 1989 – 1998 Rhodes College Memphis, Tennessee Inactive
Epsilon Omicron February 10, 1990 University of California, Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, California Active
Epsilon Pi April 28, 1990 George Mason University Fairfax County, Virginia Active
Epsilon Rho May 5, 1990 – 1994 Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas Inactive
Epsilon Sigma January 19, 1991 Morehead State University Morehead, Kentucky, Active
Epsilon Tau February 2, 1991 University of Rochester Rochester, New York Active
Epsilon Upsilon April 27, 1991 – 1996 University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota Inactive
Epsilon Phi December 8, 1991 Bentley University Waltham, Massachusetts Active
Epsilon Chi April 11, 1992 – 1994 Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin Inactive
Epsilon Psi November 21, 1992 University of North Carolina at Asheville Asheville, North Carolina Active
Epsilon Omega April 17, 1993 – 1998 University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Inactive
Zeta Alpha November 13, 1993 Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington Active
Zeta Beta April 9, 1994 University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Active
Zeta Gamma May 7, 1994 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, California Active
Zeta Delta November 5, 1994 Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, Missouri Active
Zeta Epsilon November 11, 1995 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Zeta Zeta April 12, 1996 Coastal Carolina University Conway, South Carolina Active
Zeta Eta April 13, 1996 Lander University Greenwood, South Carolina Active
Zeta Theta January 18, 1997 Pepperdine University Malibu, California Active
Zeta Iota April 18, 1998 Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana Active
Zeta Kappa November 14, 1998 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana Active
Zeta Lambda November 14, 1998 Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas Active
Zeta Mu January 22, 2000 St. John's University Queens, New York Active
Zeta Nu February 13, 2000 University of Detroit Mercy Detroit, Michigan Active
Zeta Xi May 13, 2000 – 202x ? College of Idaho Caldwell, Idaho Inactive [x][y]
Zeta Omicron May 13, 2000 John Carroll University University Heights, Ohio Active
Zeta Pi March 29, 2003 – 2018 Penn State Altoona Logan Township, Pennsylvania Inactive
Zeta Rho February 21, 2004 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Active
Zeta Sigma March 19, 2005 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Active
Zeta Tau April 8, 2006 Emory University Atlanta, Georgia Active
Zeta Upsilon April 22, 2006 – 2010 University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, Texas Inactive
Zeta Phi April 14, 2007 University of Arkansas–Fort Smith Fort Smith, Arkansas Active
Zeta Chi February 2, 2008 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas Active
Zeta Psi April 5, 2008 University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Active
Zeta Omega April 26, 2008 Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, Georgia Active [w]
Eta Alpha November 21, 2009 – 2017 Lake Erie College Painesville, Ohio Inactive
Eta Beta April 10, 2010 Florida Southern College Lakeland, Florida Active
Eta Gamma May 8, 2010 University of Delaware Newark, Delaware Active
Eta Delta December 4, 2010 Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan Active
Eta Epsilon April 30, 2011 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Active
Eta Zeta February 4, 2012 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Active
Eta Eta November 17, 2012 University of South Florida Tampa, Florida Active
Eta Theta November 17, 2012 University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Active
Eta Iota April 19, 2013 Rockhurst University Kansas City, Missouri Active
Eta Kappa November 2, 2013 – 20xx ? University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tennessee Inactive
Eta Lambda November 16, 2013 University of Central Florida Orlando, Florida Active
Eta Mu April 6, 2014 – 2022 Duke University Durham, North Carolina Inactive
Eta Nu December 7, 2014 James Madison University Harrisonburg, Virginia Active
Eta Xi October 31, 2015 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Active
Eta Omicron November 22, 2015 Ohio University Athens, Ohio Active
Eta Pi December 5, 2015 Quinnipiac University Hamden, Connecticut Active
Eta Rho April 23, 2016 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Active
Eta Sigma November 13, 2016 University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, Missouri Active
Eta Tau November 19, 2016 Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction, Colorado Active
Eta Upsilon April 8, 2017 Nicholls State University Thibodaux, Louisiana Active
Eta Phi October 26, 2019 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Active
Eta Chi September 10, 2020 California State University, San Marcos San Marcos, California Active
  1. ^ This chapter originated as Tau Delta (local) in 1893.
  2. ^ This chapter originated as Alpha Iota (local) in 1891.
  3. ^ This chapter originated as Pi Pi Sigma (local) in 1900.
  4. ^ This chapter originated as the Kalailu Club (local) in 1901.
  5. ^ This chapter originated as the Alpha Club (local) in 1899.
  6. ^ This chapter originated as Gamma Beta (local) in 1903.
  7. ^ This chapter originated as Tau Pi (local) in 1904.
  8. ^ This chapter originated as Alpha Delta Pi (local) in 1903. There was no connection with the later-formed women's fraternity of that same name, as this local chapter pre-dated their origination by two years.
  9. ^ This chapter originated as Phi Beta (local) in 1907.
  10. ^ This chapter originated as Phi Beta (local) in 1913.
  11. ^ This chapter originated as Sigma Rho (local) in 1914.
  12. ^ This chapter originated as the Crescent Club (local) earlier in 1915.
  13. ^ This chapter originated as Tau Kappa Sigma (local) in 1905.
  14. ^ This chapter originated as the Alpha chapter of Phi Mu Gamma in 1898.
  15. ^ This chapter originated as Tau Upsilon (local) in 1915.
  16. ^ This chapter originated as Beta Tau Beta (local) in 1915.
  17. ^ This chapter originated as Kappa Lambda (local) in 1917.
  18. ^ This chapter originated as Zeta Iota (local) in 1914.
  19. ^ This chapter originated as Delta Sigma Upsilon (local), formed in 1929.
  20. ^ This school, originally Randolph-Macon Women's College, changed its name to Randolph College in 2007.
  21. ^ Texas A&M University at Commerce changed its name to East Texas A&M University on 7 November 2024.
  22. ^ This chapter originated as Delta Beta Phi (local), formed in 1974.
  23. ^ a b On July 1, 2015, Southern Polytechnic State University was merged with Kennesaw State University, with Kennesaw becoming the surviving institution. Its engineering school was renamed in honor of the former SPSU. The two chapters, Delta Omicron and Zeta Omega, were consolidated at that time.
  24. ^ This chapter originated as the Gamma Women's Group in 1999.
  25. ^ This college was briefly named Albertson College of Idaho, between 1991 and 2008. It had previously been named the College of Idaho, founded in 1891.

References

  1. ^ a b c Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991). Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. IV-41–43. ISBN 978-0963715906.
  2. ^ "Chapters | Gamma Phi Beta". www.gammaphibeta.org. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive), page showing Gamma Phi Beta chapters". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved March 21, 2023. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  4. ^ "Timeline". Gamma Phi Beta Digital Museum. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
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