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The Sigma Chi Fraternity

The Sigma Chi Quarterly:  November 1892 - Vol XII

Zeta Zeta - Centre College

'The second term finds Zeta Zeta in her usual flourishing condition. Having now an active membership of twenty loyal Sigs, the only danger which threatens us is that which is always attendant upon success. Since our last communication we have again lifted the mystic veil  and ushered into the realms of Sigma Chi five new initiates. They are Messrs. Carl Mize, Hazel Green, KY; Charles Swango, Frankfort, KY; Morrison Breckenridge, Arthur & Julian Van Winkle, Danville, KY. They are all fine fellows and typical Sigs, and we take pleasure in introducing them to Sigma Chi world. Brother Mize is a son of Hon. W. O. Mize, now a member of the Kentucky Senate, Bro Swango is a son of Judge G. B. Swango, Registrar of the Kentucky Land Office. Bro Breckenridge is a son of Col. R. J. Breckinridge, who is now serving in the Kentucky Senate. He is certainly a rising young orator, fashioned after his distinguished ancestors, and Zeta Zeta has him already booked for an inter-collegiate oratorical winner. Arthur & Julian are the younger brothers of John S. Frank and Edwin Van Winkle, to whom a good part of Zeta Zeta's prosperity is due.'

May the fraternal love that binds us together as one great brotherhood in Sigma Chi continue to prevail until "The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll, and the earth shall wax old as does a garment." James H. Swango


Short History of Sigma Chi

The first chapter established by Sigma Chi in 1855 was Alpha at Miami University in Southern Ohio. The next chapter Gamma, also in Southern Ohio and initiated in 1855, marked forward growth for the Fraternity. From 1855 to the start of the Civil War in 1861, the Fraternity installed a total of 12 chapters.

Soon after the war began, Sigma Chi’s active membership plummeted. All of the chapters in the south disbanded and most of the active members in the north enlisted into the war. There was not much growth of the fraternity within the four years that the Civil War went on. Only four chapters were chartered. The Fraternity was in its sixth active year and though it dwindled drastically at that point in time, it managed to stay alive.

Leading into the 20th Century, Sigma Chi expounded its efforts and increased in average of about one new chapter a year. Before World War I started, Sigma Chi did a lot of expanding. From the late 19th Century to the early 20th Century, the fraternity branched out to Georgia, California, New York, Oregon, Washington, Texas, and many more places all over the United States. But between 1939 and 1945, with the onset of World War II, there were only five chapters installed.

A drop in the numbers of chapter installations occurred again in the late 1990s because of the First Gulf War and continued into the 2000s with the start of the US-Iraq War. The chapter installment rate dropped every time there was war, signifying that each war waged has had a detrimental effect on the membership of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Within the first 100 years Sigma Chi had a total of 124 active undergraduate chapters and has grown since then by 111, which makes the total, to date, 235 active undergraduate chapters. Many times the fraternity has seen a decline in the rate of installed chapters, but overall there has been an upward climb to a successful fraternity.

Individuals, buildings, machines, roads, etc., wear out with the relentless march of the years. Worthwhile institutions grow stronger as the years roll on. The tremendous motivating force of Sigma Chi is its everlasting appeal to youth. Each year sees an infusion of new blood into its ranks.

Robert M. Collett The Centennial History of Sigma Chi

 

Chapters list as of June, 2010 

ChapterUniversityFounded Date
Inactive
Rechartered
AlphaMiami University185518581892
GammaOhio Wesleyan University185518841888
Epsilon (original)Western Military Institute18561858 
EtaUniversity of Mississippi185719121926
IotaJefferson18581869 
LambdaIndiana University1858  
Nu (original)Washington College18591863 
OmicronDickinson College1859  
XiDePauw University1859  
Pi (original)Erskine College18601861 
PsiUniversity of Virginia186018611866
Sigma (original)Lagrange Synodical18601861 
ThetaGettysburg College186320052009
EpsilonGeorge Washington University18642000  
KappaBucknell University1864  
RhoButler University1865  
UpsilonPolytechnic College of Pennsylvania18651876 
ZetaWashington & Lee University1866  
PhiLafayette College18671997 
MuDenison University18682000 2004
OmegaNorthwestern University186920002005
SigmaPrinceton University18691882 2010
ChiHanover College187119171936
DeltaUniversity of Georgia18721990 1996
NuCumberland University18721880 
PiSamford University187218851994
Sigma SigmaHampden-Sydney College18721977 1983
TauRoanoke College18721902 1923
BetaWooster18731914  
Beta BetaMississippi College18731874 
Epsilon EpsilonMonmouth College18741878 
Gamma GammaRandolph-Macon18741901 
Theta ThetaUniversity of Michigan18742003  
Delta DeltaPurdue University1875  
Phi PhiUniversity of Pennsylvania187518781884
Iota IotaUniversity of Alabama187618771914
Zeta ZetaCentre College1876  
Chi ChiBirmingham-Southern College187918821993
Delta ChiWabash College188018941909
Kappa KappaUniversity of Illinois188118941892
Alpha EtaUniversity of Iowa18821991 2000
Alpha GammaOhio State University1882  
Alpha OmicronTulane University188218831886
Alpha ThetaMassachusetts Institute of Technology1882  
Alpha ZetaBeloit College1882  
Zeta PsiUniversity of Cincinnati1882  
Alpha DeltaStevens Institute of Technology18831891 
Alpha EpsilonUniversity of Nebraska1883  
Alpha IotaIllinois Wesleyan University1883  
Alpha KappaHillsdale College188318861980
Alpha LambdaUniversity of Wisconsin1884  
Alpha MuVirginia Military Institute18841885 
Alpha NuUniversity of Texas-Austin18842004 2009
Alpha XiUniversity of Kansas1884  
Alpha BetaUniversity of California-Berkeley188619681972
Alpha PiAlbion College188619771980
Alpha RhoLehigh University18871989 1993
Alpha SigmaUniversity of Minnesota1888  
Alpha TauUniversity of North Carolina188919001913
Alpha UpsilonUniversity of Southern California188919942000
Alpha PhiCornell University1890  
Alpha ChiPennsylvania State University1891  
Alpha OmegaStanford University18911967 1974
Alpha PsiVanderbilt University189119911996
Alpha AlphaHobart College18922006 
Eta EtaDartmouth18931960 
Lambda LambdaUniversity of Kentucky1893  
Nu NuColumbia University189419641984
Mu MuWest Virginia University1895  
Xi XiUniversity of Missouri-Columbia189620022007
Omicron OmicronUniversity of Chicago18971952 
Rho RhoUniversity of Maine1902  
Tau TauWashington University1903  
Upsilon UpsilonUniversity of Washington1903  
Psi PsiSyracuse University19041998  
Beta GammaColorado College1905  
Omega OmegaUniversity of Arkansas1905  
Beta DeltaUniversity of Montana1906  
Beta EpsilonUniversity of Utah1908  
Beta EtaCase Western Reserve University190919721973
Beta ThetaUniversity of Pittsburgh1909  
Beta ZetaUniversity of North Dakota1909  
Beta IotaUniversity of Oregon191019962000
Beta KappaUniversity of Oklahoma191220042007
Beta LambdaDuke University1912  
Beta MuUniversity of Colorado-Boulder19141999  
Beta NuBrown University191419651973
Beta OmicronIowa State University1916  
Beta PiOregon State University1916  
Beta XiUniversity of New Mexico191620022008
Beta RhoMontana State University1917  
Beta SigmaUniversity of Tennessee-Knoxville1917  
Beta TauColorado State University1919  
Beta UpsilonWashington State University1919  
Beta ChiEmory University1921  
Beta PhiUniversity of Arizona19212003 2009
Beta OmegaUniversity of Toronto-Ryerson1922  
Beta PsiGeorgia Institute of Technology1922  
Gamma DeltaOklahoma State University1922  
Gamma EpsilonWhitman College192319671970
Gamma ZetaUnion College1923  
Gamma EtaUniversity of Idaho1924  
Gamma ThetaUniversity of Florida1924  
Gamma IotaLouisiana State University1925  
Gamma KappaUtah State University1926  
Gamma LambdaMcGill University1927  
Gamma MuWesleyan19281959 
Gamma NuUniversity of South Carolina1929  
Gamma OmicronColgate University1930  
Gamma XiUniversity of Wyoming1930  
Gamma PiUniversity of Rochester1932  
Gamma RhoDalhousie University-St. Marys University1933  
Gamma SigmaAuburn University1934  
Gamma TauNorth Dakota State University1934  
Gamma UpsilonMississippi State University1938  
Gamma ChiUniversity of Maryland19422002 
Gamma PhiUniversity of Miami1942  
Gamma PsiMichigan State University1942  
Delta EpsilonNorth Carolina State University1943  
Gamma OmegaUniversity of Connecticut194319511971
Delta EtaUniversity of California-Los Angeles1947  
Delta IotaUniversity of Denver1947  
Delta KappaBowling Green State University19472004 
Delta ThetaUniversity of Tennessee-Chattanooga1947  
Delta ZetaWillamette University1947  
Delta LambdaDavidson College19481969 
Delta MuSouthern Methodist University1948  
Delta NuWake Forest University1948  
Delta OmicronUniversity of British Columbia-Simon Fraser Univer1949  
Delta PiOhio University19492003 
Delta RhoBradley University1949  
Delta SigmaUniversity of Rhode Island19491996 
Delta TauWestminster College1949  
Delta UpsilonKansas State University1949  
Delta XiSan Diego State University1949  
Delta PhiUniversity of Puget Sound1950  
Delta PsiRensselaer Polytechnic Institute1950  
Delta OmegaUniversity of Tulsa1951  
Epsilon ZetaFlorida State University1951  
Epsilon EtaCalifornia State University-Fresno1952  
Epsilon ThetaSan Jose State University1952  
Epsilon IotaSt. Lawrence University19531997 
Epsilon KappaUniversity of Memphis1954  
Epsilon LambdaRipon College1955  
Epsilon MuTexas Christian University1955  
Epsilon NuTexas Tech University1955  
Epsilon XiUniversity of Houston1956  
Epsilon OmicronThe University of Western Ontario1957  
Epsilon PiUniversity of Northern Colorado1958  
Epsilon RhoUniversity of Richmond1958  
Epsilon SigmaFlorida Southern College1959  
Epsilon TauMurray State University1959  
Epsilon PhiSoutheast Missouri State University1960  
Epsilon UpsilonArizona State University1960  
Epsilon ChiLamar University19611983 
Epsilon PsiSam Houston State University1961  
Epsilon OmegaBall State University1962  
Beta AlphaWestern Reserve19631970 
Zeta EtaTexas A&M University-Commerce1963  
Zeta ThetaKettering University1963  
Zeta IotaPittsburg State University1964  
Zeta KappaUniversity of California-Santa Barbara19652007 
Zeta LambdaKent State University1965  
Zeta MuWestern Kentucky University1965  
Zeta NuWestern Michigan University1966  
Zeta XiCalifornia State University-Northridge1966  
Zeta OmicronNorthern Arizona University1967  
Zeta PiTexas A&M University-Kingsville1967  
Zeta RhoCentral Michigan University1967  
Zeta SigmaEastern New Mexico University1967  
Zeta TauFort Hays State University1967  
Zeta PhiNew Mexico State University19681985 
Zeta UpsilonThe College of William & Mary1968  
Zeta ChiUniversity of Nevada at Las Vegas1969  
Zeta OmegaEast Tennessee State University1969  
Eta AlphaEastern Kentucky University1970  
Eta BetaCalifornia State University-Long Beach19701998 
Eta DeltaTennessee Tech University1970  
Eta EpsilonUniversity of South Alabama1970  
Eta GammaMiddle Tennessee State University1970  
Eta ThetaGeorgia Southwestern State University1970  
Eta ZetaGeorgia Southern University1970  
Eta IotaEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach1971  
Eta KappaMissouri State19712007 
Eta LambdaVirginia Polytechnic Institute & State University1971  
Eta MuEastern Illinois University1971  
Eta NuNorthern Illinois University19722000 
Eta OmicronIndiana University of Pennsylvania1973  
Eta XiAustin Peay State University1973  
Eta PiUniversity of Central Florida1974  
Eta RhoUniversity of North Alabama1974  
Eta SigmaUniversity of California-Irvine197519952003
Eta TauStephen F. Austin State University1975  
Eta UpsilonTexas A&M University-College Station1976  
Eta ChiYoungstown State University1977  
Eta PhiTroy University1977  
Eta PsiClemson University1977  
Eta OmegaBaylor University1978  
Theta AlphaClarion University of Pennsylvania19782003 
Theta BetaUniversity of South Florida1979  
Theta GammaDrake University1980  
Theta DeltaUniversity of Southern Mississippi1981  
Theta EpsilonNorth Georgia College1982  
Theta EtaMissouri University of Science & Technology1983  
Theta ZetaBridgewater State College1983  
Theta IotaSaint Louis University1984  
Theta KappaUniversity of Texas at Arlington1984  
Theta LambdaUniversity of San Diego19842004 
Theta MuSpring Hill College198420062009
Theta NuAlma College1984  
Theta OmicronUniversity of California-Davis1985  
Theta PiIndiana State University1985  
Theta RhoIllinois State University1985  
Theta SigmaCalifornia State Polytechnic University-Pomona1985  
Theta XiCalifornia State University-Sacramento1985  
Theta PhiCalifornia State Poly.University-San Luis Obispo19862002 
Theta TauTexas State University - San Marcos198619992009
Theta UpsilonYale University1986  
Iota AlphaCalifornia State University-San Bernardino1987  
Iota BetaJames Madison University1987  
Theta ChiArkansas State University1987  
Theta OmegaElon University1987  
Theta PsiUniversity of Waterloo1987  
Iota DeltaState University of New York-Albany19882004 
Iota EpsilonCollege of Charleston1988  
Iota EtaWestern Connecticut State University1988  
Iota GammaJacksonville University1988  
Iota KappaFairleigh Dickinson University1988  
Iota ThetaUniversity of Dayton1988  
Iota ZetaClarkson University1988  
Iota LambdaUniversity of Louisville1989  
Iota MuWilfrid Laurier University1989  
Iota NuFurman University1989  
Iota OmicronWestern Illinois University1989  
Iota PiMarquette University1989  
Iota XiGeorge Mason University1989  
Iota ChiUniversity of California-San Diego1990  
Iota PhiUniversity of North Texas1990  
Iota RhoBishops University1990  
Iota SigmaValparaiso University1990  
Iota TauUniversity of St. Thomas1990  
Iota UpsilonBoston University1990  
Iota OmegaLoyola Marymount University1991  
Iota PsiRutgers University1991  
Kappa BetaUniversity of North Florida1991  
Kappa GammaWestern Carolina University1991  
Kappa EpsilonUniversity of Delaware1992  
Kappa EtaHarvard University1992  
Kappa ThetaCalifornia State University-Chico1992  
Kappa ZetaRadford University1992  
Kappa IotaSouthern Utah University1993  
Kappa LambdaThe College of Idaho1994  
Kappa MuUniversity of Windsor1994  
Kappa NuState University of New York-Oswego19942004 
Kappa XiTarleton State University1996  
Kappa OmicronPepperdine University1998  
Kappa PiTowson University2000  
Kappa RhoAmerican University2000  
Kappa SigmaUniversity of the Pacific2003  
Kappa TauMinnesota State University- Mankato2004  
Kappa ChiVillanova University2005  
Kappa PhiEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott2005  
Kappa UpsilonThe Johns Hopkins University2005  
Kappa OmegaUniversity of Tampa2007  
Kappa PsiUniversity of Tennessee-Martin2007  
Lambda AlphaKnox College2007  
Lambda BetaUniversity of West Florida2008  
Lambda GammaSanta Clara University2008  
Lambda DeltaUniversity of California-Merced2009  
Lambda EpsilonUniversity of New Haven2009  
Lambda EtaBryant University2010  
Lambda ZetaFlorida Gulf Coast University2010



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