List of Alpha Epsilon Pi chapters
Alpha Epsilon Pi is a college fraternity founded at New York University in 1913.[1][2] Although the fraternity is based upon Jewish principles, it is open to all who are willing to espouse its purpose and values regardless of their particular faith tradition.[3] It absorbed the Jewish fraternities Sigma Omega Psi in 1940 and Sigma Tau Phi in 1947.[1][2]
Naming Convention
Naming convention has varied significantly over time and in different parts of the United States, or other countries where the fraternity is present. At first, chapters were named with one Greek letter, in order of founding (NYU is Alpha, Cornell is Beta, and so on until the Greek Alphabet ends with the Omega chapter at UNC Chapel Hill). After this, the process started again, but adding Deuteron after the first letter (starting with Alpha Deuteron at Drake University, and ending with Omega Deuteron in the University of Michigan). Once the letter-Deuteron model was over, naming models became widely inconsistent. In many schools, the chapter designation is based on the School name and location (like Beta Iota for Indiana University Bloomington, or Mu Tau for MIT). In some regions, certain models have been followed. For example, chapters in Florida are named after the state (starting with Phi for Florida), and adding a second letter for either the city or town the university is in (like Phi Tau in FSU for Tallahassee, Phi Gamma in UF for Gainesville, etc...) or the name of the school (Phi Nu for Nova Southeastern, Phi Iota for FIU). This convention, however, is not universal. Chapters like USF, University of Miami, and UCF do not follow this trend.
In Israel, chapters have been named using the Hebrew alphabet. As of 2025, two chapters are Active: the Aleph (Israel Alpha) Chapter in Reichman University, and the Gimel (Israel Gamma) Chapter in Technion.
Undergraduate chapters
In the following list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.[1][2][4]
Notes
- ^ Chapter absorbed Chi Sigma Kappa and Sigma Omega Psi. It was suspended by the university but is still recognized by the national fraternity.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Tau Beta, established in 1916. Later, it absorbed Phi Sigma Delta.
- ^ Chapter absorbed Psi Phi and Sigma Tau Phi.
- ^ Chapter formed from Epsilon, established in 1919.
- ^ After going dormant, the chapter was reformed in 1946 by absorbing the Sigma Gamma (local), established in 1936.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Epsilon Rho, established in 1921.
- ^ a b Chapter was originally called Lambda but that name was reassigned after the chapter went inactive. Because the name was in use at the time at the time of its reestablishment, the chapter was dubbed Lambda Alpha. The name Lambda was restored in 2006 when Lambda (Second) went inactive.
- ^ Chapter absorbed Tau Sigma Omicron.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Alpha, established in 1915.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi Alpha, established in 1925.
- ^ Chapter formed from Tau Sigma Omicron, established in 1924.
- ^ Chapter formed from Beta Nu Epsilon, established in 1923.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Sigma Alpha, established in 1927.
- ^ Chapter formed from Epsilon Pi, established in 1928.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Phi Lambda, established in 1925.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi Kappa Epsilon (local), established in 1926.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Phi Alpha, established in 1915.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Literary Society, established in 1929.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Epsilon, established in 1935.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Epsilon, established in 1935.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Men's Club (local), established in 1935.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Epsilon, established in 1937.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Esquire Club (local), established in 1938.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Epsilon, established in 1936.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Omega Psi, established in 1918.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Omega Psi, established in the 1910s.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Omega Psi, established in 1921.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Kappa Rho (local), established in 1921.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Delta Epsilon, established in 1938.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi Epsilon, established in 1946. After going dormant, it reformed as a colony in 2023.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Epsilon, established in 1946.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Mu, established in 1946.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Nuggets (local), established in 1946.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Tau, established in 1920.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Tau Phi, established in 1921. Later, it absorbed Phi Sigma Delta Sigma.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Tau Phi, established in 1925.
- ^ Chapter was refounded in 2015 as a colony serving Cleveland Metro but went inactive before rechartering.
- ^ Chapter formed from Praetorians, established in 1943.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Epsilon, established in 1947.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Phi, established in 1937.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi, established in 1946.
- ^ Chapter formed from B'Nai J’judah Club, established in 1947.
- ^ Chapter formed from Alpha Epsilon, established in 1946.
- ^ Chapter formed from Beta Rho, established in 1948.
- ^ Chapter formed at the University of Michigan but was re-established as a citywide chapter.
- ^ Chapter formed from Kappa Iota Chi (local), established in 1923. Later, it absorbed Lambda Chi (local), established in 1925.
- ^ The university banned the fraternity for hazing in 2013 for four years; the national fraternity pulled the chapter's charter.
- ^ Chapter formed from Omicron Zeta Epsilon, established in 1949.
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Mu Theta, established in 1934.
- ^ Chapter formed at Memphis State University, now the University of Memphis.
- ^ Chapter formed from Lambda Nu, established in 1957.
- ^ The college operated from 1965 to 1970.
- ^ The chapter formed from the Kappa chapter of Sigma Omega Psi, established in 1921, which was forced by the university to become a local, taking on the name of Sigma Kappa Psi in 1930. When Northeastern once again permitted national fraternities in 1961, Sigma Kappa Psi became a chapter of Alpha Epsilon Pi. The small national, Sigma Omega Psi, merged into ΑΕΠ in 1940.
- ^ Chapter formed at C.W. Post College, now Long Island University.
- ^ The college closed in 1973.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Houstonians (local), established in 1967.
- ^ Chapters formed from Phi Delta Psi, established in 1967.
- ^ Chapter formed from Kappa Sigma Tau.
- ^ Chapter formed from Epsilon Pi Sigma, established in 1968.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pipe & Bowl, established in 1947.
- ^ Brandeis University does not permit or recognize fraternities.
- ^ The chapter disaffiliated in 2015 and changed its name to Beta Rho Pi (local) over the attempted removal of non-Jewish members from the chapter by the national fraternity. After protests, the fraternity's executive director reinstated non-Jewish members to avoid media outrage. Beta Rho Pi was later kicked off campus for having cocaine at a rush event.
- ^ Chapter disaffiliated in 2017 and is now known as The Aleph (local).
- ^ Chapter was suspended until June 2021 after a hazing investigation. It was re-established as a colony in 2023.
- ^ The chapter was not recognized by Goucher College.
- ^ The university banned all Greek life in May 2021.
- ^ Chapter formed at Glassboro State College, now Rowan University.
- ^ Concordia University is included in the Epsilon Chi colony as of 2023.
- ^ Chapter was established as a colony in 2013.
- ^ a b Tri-State University was renamed as Trine University in 2008.
- ^ This colony was named Tau Sigma but was never chartered.
- ^ The university closed in 2018.
- ^ Colony formed in 2016.
- ^ Colony formed in 2019.
Alumni clubs
| Club | Charter date and range | Location | Status | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago | 2008 | Chicago, Illinois | Active | |
| Atlanta | Atlanta, Georgia | Active | ||
| Cincinnati | 2011 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Active | |
| Baltimore | Baltimore, Maryland | Active | ||
| Dallas | Dallas, Texas | Active | ||
| Detroit | 2016 | Detroit, Michigan | Active | |
| Houston | Houston, Texas | Active | ||
| Orange County | Orange County, California | Active | ||
| Las Vegas | Las Vegas, Nevada | Active | ||
| Long Island | 2010 | Long Island, New York | Active | |
| Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | Active | ||
| New York City | 2010 | New York City, New York | Active | |
| Philadelphia | 2010 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Active | |
| Phoenix | Phoenix, Arizona | Active | ||
| Seattle | Seattle, Washington | Active | ||
| South Florida | Rechartered 2010 | South Florida | Active | |
| Toronto | Rechartered 2010 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Active | |
| Twin Cities | 2011 | Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota | Active | |
| Washington, D.C. | 2014 | Washington, D.C. | Active |
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