List of Alpha Phi Gamma (honor society) chapters explained

Alpha Phi Gamma was a journalist honor society that merged into the Society for Collegiate Journalists in 1975. In the following list of chapters, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha	– before 1962; 19xx?–1975	Ohio Northern University	Ada, Ohio	Merged (SJC)	^[6]
Beta	1923–1937	University of Akron	Akron, Ohio	Inactive
Gamma	1923–1975	Wilmington College	Wilmington, Ohio	Merged (SJC)
Delta	1923–before 1962	Baldwin-Wallace College	Berea, Ohio	Inactive
Epsilon	1923–before 1962; 19xx–1975	Muskingum College	New Concord, Ohio	Merged (SJC)
Zeta	1923-1923	Hiram College	Hiram, Ohio	Inactive
Eta	1923–19xx ?; 1931–1975	University of Toledo	Toledo, Ohio	Merged (SJC)
Theta	1926–before 1962	Cotner College	Lincoln, Nebraska	Inactive
Iota	1927–1940	Louisiana State Normal College	Natchitoches, Louisiana	Inactive	^[7]
Kappa	1928–before 1962	New York State Teachers College at Albany	Albany, New York	Inactive
Lambda	1928–1975	University of Redlands	Redlands, California	Merged (SJC)
Mu	1928–1929	California Institute of Technology	Pasadena, California	Inactive
Nu	1928–before 1962	Southwestern University	Los Angeles	Inactive
Xi	1928-1929	Whittier College	Whittier, California	Inactive
Omicron	1928–before 1962	State College of Fresno	Fresno, California	Inactive
Pi	1928–19xx ?March 11, 1948 – before 1962	Santa Barbara State Teacher's College	Santa Barbara County, California	Inactive	^[8] ^[9]
Rho	1928–1975	Hanover College	Hanover, Indiana	Merged (SJC)
Sigma	1928–1941	State Teachers College at Indiana	Indiana, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Tau	1928–before 1962	Albion College	Albion, Michigan	Inactive
Upsilon	1928-before 1933	North Carolina State College	Raleigh, North Carolina	Inactive
Phi	1929–before 1933	St. Stephens' College	Red Hook, New York	Inactive
Chi	1929–before 1933	Georgetown College	Georgetown, Kentucky	Inactive
Psi	–1936	College of Puget Sound	Tacoma, Washington	Inactive	^[10]
Omega	1931–1975	Ball State Teacher's College	Muncie, Indiana	Merged (SJC)
Alpha Alpha				Inactive ?
Alpha Beta	1931–1937	Gustavus Adolphus College	St. Peter, Minnesota	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Gamma	1931	San Francisco State Teacher's College	San Francisco, California	Inactive
Alpha Delta	1933–before 1962	University of the Pacific	Stockton, California	Inactive
Alpha Epsilon	1936–1938	Chapman College	Orange, California	Inactive
Alpha Zeta	1937–before 1962	North Dakota Agricultural College	Fargo, North Dakota	Inactive
Alpha Eta	1937	Concordia College	Moorhead, Minnesota	Inactive
Alpha Theta	1937–1938	Hastings College	Hastings, Nebraska	Inactive
Alpha Iota (see Beta Tau)	1938–1946	Franklin College	Franklin, Indiana	Inactive
Alpha Kappa	1938–1975	Indiana State University	Terre Haute, Indiana	Merged (SJC)
Alpha Lambda	1945–before 1962	Occidental College	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Alpha Mu	1946–before 1962	Moorhead State College	Moorhead, Minnesota	Inactive
Alpha Nu	1947–before 1962	New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts	Las Cruces, New Mexico	Inactive
Alpha Xi				Inactive
Alpha Omicron				Inactive
Alpha Pi				Inactive
Alpha Rho				Inactive
Alpha Sigma				Inactive
Alpha Tau				Inactive
Alpha Upsion				Inactive
Alpha Phi	1948–before 1962	Texas Western College	El Paso, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Chi				Inactive
Alpha Psi	1948–before 1962	Jamestown College	Jamestown, North Dakota	Inactive
Alpha Omega	1948–1975	Northern Iowa University	Cedar Falls, Iowa	Merged (SJC)
Beta Alpha	1948–1975	Oakland City College	Oakland City, Indiana	Merged (SJC)
Beta Beta	1948–before 1962	Western Michigan College	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Inactive
Beta Gamma	1949–before 1962	Fairmont State College	Fairmont, West Virginia	Inactive
Beta Delta	1949–1975	Wartburg College	Waverly, Iowa	Merged (SJC)
Beta Epsilon	1949	Mayville State Teacher's College	Mayville, North Dakota	Inactive
Beta Zeta	1949	Valley City State College	Valley City, North Dakota	Inactive
Beta Eta	1953	California State College, Long Beach	Long Beach, California	Inactive
Beta Theta	1954	Sacramento State College	Sacramento, California	Inactive
Beta Iota	1954	California State College, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Beta Kappa	1954–1954	San Diego State College	San Diego, California	Inactive
Beta Lambda	1955	Arizona State College at Flagstaff	Flagstaff, Arizona	Inactive
Beta Mu	1956	Humbolt State College	Arcata, California	Inactive
Beta Nu	1957	Chico State College	Chico, California	Inactive
Beta Xi				Inactive
Beta Omicron				Inactive
Beta Pi				Inactive
Beta Rho	1957	Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, Illinois	Inactive
Beta Sigma	1957	Central Michigan University	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Inactive
Beta Tau (see Alpha Iota)	1957	Franklin College	Franklin, Indiana	Merged (SJC)
Beta Upsilon				Inactive
Beta Phi	1958	Central State College	Wilberforce, Ohio	Inactive
Beta Chi	1958	Morehouse College	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
Beta Psi	1958	Furman University	Greenville, South Carolina	Merged (SJC)
Beta Omega	1959	San Fernando Valley State College	Northridge, Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Gamma Alpha				Inactive
Gamma Beta	1959	Northeast Missouri State Teachers College	Kirksville, Missouri	Inactive
Gamma Gamma	1960	Findlay College	Findlay, Ohio	Inactive
Gamma Delta	1960	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
Gamma Epsilon	1961	Colorado State College	Greeley, Colorado	Inactive
Gamma Zeta	1961	Bethel University	McKenzie, Tennessee	Merged (SJC)
Gamma Eta	1961	Indiana Central College	Indianapolis, Indiana	Inactive
Gamma Theta	1961	Murray State University	Murray, Kentucky	Inactive
Gamma Iota	1963	Anderson College	Anderson, Indiana	Merged (SJC)
Gamma Lambda	1963	California Institute of Technology	Pasadena, California	Merged (SJC)
Gamma Mu	1965–1975	Morningside College	Sioux City, Iowa	Merged (SJC)
Gamma Nu				Inactive
Gamma Xi				Inactive
Gamma Omicron				Inactive
Gamma Pi				Inactive
Gamma Rho				Inactive
Gamma Sigma				Inactive
Gamma Tau				Inactive
Gamma Upsilon	1965–1975	General Motors Institute of Technology	Flint, Michigan	Merged (SJC)
Gamma Phi	1965–1975	Tri-State College	Angola, Indiana	Merged (SJC)
Gamma Chi				Inactive
Gamma Psi	1965–1975	Savannah		Merged (SJC)
Gamma Omega	1965–1975	Eastern Michigan University	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Merged (SJC)
Delta Alpha				Inactive
Delta Beta	1966–1975	High Point College	High Point, North Carolina	Merged (SJC)
Delta Gamma				Inactive
Delta Delta	1967–1975	Bloomsburg State College	Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania	Merged (SJC)
Delta Epsilon	1967–1975	Juniata College	Huntingdon, Pennsylvania	Merged (SJC)
Delta Zeta				Inactive
Delta Eta	1967–1975	Harding College	Searcy, Arkansas	Merged (SJC)
	1968–1975	Eastern Kentucky University	Richmond, Kentucky	Merged (SJC)
	1968–1975	Middle Tennessee State University	Murfreesboro, Tennessee	Merged (SJC)
	1969–1975	East Carolina University	Greenville, North Carolina	Merged (SJC)
	1970–1975	Elizabeth City State University	Elizabeth City, North Carolina	Merged (SJC)
	1970–1975	South Carolina State University	Orangeburg, South Carolina	Merged (SJC)
	1970–1975	West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon, West Virginia	Merged (SJC)
	1974–1975	William Paterson College	Wayne, New Jersey.	Merged (SJC)
	1975–1975	Tennessee Tech	Cookeville, Tennessee	Merged (SJC)

Notes and References

News: November 29, 1933 . College of the Pacific Desires Twenty-Second Chapter of National Journalism Fraternity . May 17, 2024 . Santa Barbara State College Roadrunner . 1 . JSTOR.
William Raimond Baird (1968). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (18th edition). G. Banta Company. pp. 688–689.
Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 641-642.
[Jack L. Anson|Anson, Jack L.]
Shepardson, Francis Wayland, ed. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 13th edition. Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press/George Banta Publishing Company, 1935.
News: November 29, 1933 . Journalistic Organization Founded at Ohio Northern by Staff of Campus Newspapers . May 17, 2024 . State College Roadrunner . Santa Barabara, California . 1 and 3 . JSTOR . 8 . 11.
News: November 29, 1933 . Local Chapter Selects Smith For President . May 17, 2024 . State College Roadrunner . Santa Barbara, California . 1 . JSTOR . 8 . 11.
News: November 28, 1933 . Pi Chapter to Play Host to Nationwide Journalist Meeting . May 17, 2024 . State College Roadrunner . Santa Barbara, California . 1 and 3 . JSTOR . 8 . 11.
News: 1948-03-13 . College Journalist Group Reactivates Honorary Frat . 2024-05-18 . Santa Barbara News-Press . 5 . Newspapers.com.
"Local Joins Journalism Nat'l Group: Alpha Phi Gamma Accepts Petition of Iota Tau". The Trail. College of Puget Sound. January 16, 1931. p. 1. via JSTOR, Retrieved May 17, 2024.
https://libguides.gustavus.edu/GACA112 GACA Collection 112. Alpha Phi Gamma, Alpha Beta Chapter. Records of Alpha Phi Gamma, Alpha Beta Chapter, 1931-1938: Overview