Alpha Phi Alpha Chapters 1-22 Flashcards

Alpha Phi Alpha Chapters Overview

• Alpha Chapter founded in 1906 at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY.
• Beta Chapter established in 1907 at Howard University, Washington D.C.
• Gamma Chapter created in 1907 at Virginia Union University, Richmond, VA.

Early Establishments

• Old Delta Chapter initiated in 1908 at the University of Toronto, Ontario.
• Epsilon Chapter started in 1909 at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
• Zeta Chapter founded in 1909 at Yale University, New Haven, CT.
• Eta Chapter formed in 1909 at Columbia University, New York, NY.

Growth in the 1910s

• Theta Chapter was established in 1910 at multiple universities: University of Chicago, Northwestern, and University of Illinois in Chicago.
• Old Iota Chapter came to existence in 1910 at Syracuse University, NY.
• Kappa Chapter established in 1911 at Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
• Mu Chapter founded in 1912 at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
• Nu Chapter formed in 1912 at Lincoln University, Lincoln, PA.
• Xi Chapter initiated in 1912 at Wilberforce University, Wilberforce, OH.

Chapters through World War I

• Omicron Chapter established in 1913 at the University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Pi Chapter created in 1914 at Cleveland State University/Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH.
• Sigma Chapter founded in 1915, encompassing multiple universities in Boston, MA: Harvard, Boston University, Northeastern, Bentley College, and UMass Boston.
• Tau Chapter initiated in 1917 at the University of Illinois, Champaign, IL.
• Upsilon Chapter established in 1917 at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS.

Post-War Development

• Phi Chapter founded in 1919 at Ohio University, Athens, OH.
• Chi Chapter established in 1919 at Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN.
• Psi Chapter initiated in 1920 at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Later Chapters

• New Delta Chapter created in 1954 at Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX.
• New Iota Chapter founded in 1941 at Morris Brown College, Atlanta, GA.