List of Sigma Iota Chi chapters

Sigma Iota Chi was a national junior college sorority in the United States. It was established as a literary sorority in 1903 and installed at least seventy chapters at secondary schools and colleges. The sorority also had alumnae associations.

Collegiate chapters

Following are the collegiate chapters of Sigma Iota Chi, with inactive institutions in italics.[1][2][3]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status Ref.
Alpha December 15, 1903 – 19xx ? (before 1921) St. James & St. Xavier Academy Alexandria, Louisiana Inactive
Beta 1904–1907 Winchester Normal College Winchester, Tennessee Inactive [4][a]
Gamma (First) 1905–1914 Ward–Belmont College Nashville, Tennessee Inactive [5][b]
Delta (First) 1905–1915 Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Cincinnati, Ohio Withdrew (ΜΦΕ) [5][c]
Epsilon (First) 1905–1907 Hanna Moore Academy Reisterstown, Maryland Inactive
Zeta (First)

(see Gamma First)

1905–1913 Belmont College for Young Women Nashville, Tennessee Consolidated [5][d]
Eta (First 1907–1909 National Cathedral Academy Washington, D.C. Inactive
Theta (First) 1907–1909 Pleasant J. Potter College Bowling Green, Kentucky Inactive [e]
Iota (First) 1907–1910 Virginia College Roanoke, Virginia Inactive
Kappa (First) 1907–1911 Campbell–Hagerman College Lexington, Kentucky Inactive [5][f]
Lambda (First) 1908–1911 Gunston Hall School Washington, D.C. Inactive
Mu (First) 1909–between 1918 and 1921 Crescent College and Conservatory Eureka Springs, Arkansas Inactive [5][g]
Theta (Second) 1909–1920 Lindenwood College St. Charles, Missouri Inactive [6][5][h]
Nu (First) 1910–1914 Brenau College Gainesville, Georgia Inactive [5][i]
Xi (First) 1910–1912 Shorter College Rome, Georgia Inactive [5]
Eta (Second) 1911–1938 Stephens College Columbia, Missouri Withdrew (local) [5][7][j]
Omicron 1914–1931 Hardin College Mexico, Missouri Inactive [6][7][k]
Zeta (Second) 1916–1932 Belhaven College Jackson, Mississippi Inactive [6][7]
Kappa (Second) 1918–1937 Greenville Woman's College Greenville, South Carolina Inactive [6][l]
Nu (Second) 191x ?–after 1933 American School of Physical Education Chicago, Illinois Inactive [7][8][m]
Pi (First) 1925–1928 Fulton Synodical College Fulton, Mississippi Inactive [n]
Rho 192x ?–1931 Hamilton College Lexington, Kentucky Inactive [o]
Sigma (First) before 1918–before 1921 Grenada College Grenada, Mississippi Inactive [6][9]
Iota (Second) 192x ?–before 1921 Savage School of Physical Education New York City, New York Inactive [7]
Tau (First) 191x ?–1925 Central College For Women Lexington, Missouri Inactive [6][7][p]
Delta (Second) November 1922–192x ? Battle Creek Sanitarium School of Health and Home Economics Battle Creek, Michigan Inactive [10][11][q]
Gamma (Second) 1923–1931 Logan College Russellville, Kentucky Inactive [12][r]
Upsilon February 1927 – 1968 West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, West Virginia Withdrew (ΣΣΣ) [13][14][s][t]
Phi May 22, 1929 – 197x ? East Texas Baptist College Marshall, Texas Inactive [15][16][u]
Chi May 9, 1924 – 1933 Howard College (now Samford University) Birmingham, Alabama Withdrew (ΒΣΟ) [17][18][v]
Epsilon (Second) September 1925 – 1927 Hedding College Abington, Illinois Inactive [19][w]
Psi 1927–1933 Crane Junior College Chicago, Illinois Inactive [x]
Omega 192x ?–19xx ? Millersburg College Millerburg, Kentucky Inactive [y]
Epsilon (Third) 192x ?–1975 Potomac State College Keyser, West Virginia Inactive
Lambda (Second) February 1927–19xx ? Greenbrier College Lewisburg, West Virginia Inactive [13][z]
before 1928–192x ? Eastern College Manassas, Virginia Inactive [20][aa]
Mu (Second) 1928–1943 Blackstone College Blackstone, Virginia Inactive [ab]
Pi 1929–1967 Rider College Trenton, New Jersey Withdrew (ΑΞΔ) [21][ac]
Sigma Delta 1929–1936 Louisburg College Louisburg, North Carolina Inactive [ad]
Xi (Second) 19xx ?–19xx ? Highland Manor School and Junior College Tarrytown, New York Inactive [22][23][24][ae]
Delta (Third) 1928–19xx ? Vincennes University Vincennes, Indiana Inactive [20]
Tau (Second) 1928–19xx ? Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Miami, Oklahoma Inactive [25][20][af]
Theta (Third) 19xx ?–193x ? Mississippi Synodical College Holly Springs, Mississippi Inactive [ag]
Beta Alpha 1929–19xx ? San Benito Junior College Hollister, California Inactive [26]
Beta Beta (Second ?) 19xx ?–19xx ? Damon Hall School Massachusetts Inactive
Beta Beta (First ?) September 23, 1929 –19xx ? Dodd College Shreveport, Louisiana Inactive [27][ah]
Beta Gamma 19xx ?–19xx ? Cumnock Junior College Los Angeles, California Inactive [28][29][ai]
Beta Delta (First) 1930–1946 Amarillo College Amarillo, Texas Withdrew (local) [30][aj]
Beta Epsilon 1931–193x ? Wayland Baptist College Plainview, Texas Inactive
Beta Zeta May 1931 – 1946 Holmby College (aka Westlake Junior College) Holmby Hills, Los Angeles, California Inactive [31][28][ak]
Beta Eta 1931–19xx ? Sacramento Junior College Sacramento, California Inactive [32]
Beta Theta 1932–1963 Bryant University Smithfield, Rhode Island Withdrew (local) [33][al]
Beta Iota 1932–1961 Tennessee Wesleyan College Athens, Tennessee Withdrew (ΣΚ) [34][am]
Beta Kappa (First) 193x ?–19xx ? Springfield Junior College Springfield, Illinois Inactive
Beta Lambda 193x ?–1969 Woodbury College Burbank, California Withdrew (ΑΞΔ) [21][an]
Beta Mu (First) 193x ?–19xx ? Portia Law School Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Sigma (Second) 1933–1947 Posse-Nisson School of Physical Education Boston, Massachusetts Inactive [ao]
Beta Nu 1936–1965 University of Charleston Charleston, West Virginia Withdrew (ΑΞΔ) [21][ap]
Beta Xi (First) 1936–1948 Eastern New Mexico State College Portales, New Mexico Withdrew (local) [35][36][37][aq]
Beta Delta (Second) 1965–1977 University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio Inactive
Beta Kappa (Second) 1965–197x ? Youngstown State University Youngstown, Ohio Inactive [ar]
Beta Xi (Second) 1966–1989 Brandywine Junior College Wilmington, Delaware Withdrew (ΦΜ) [as]
Beta Sigma 196x ?–19xx ? Armstrong College Berkeley, California Inactive
Beta Mu (Second) April 14, 1967 – 197x ? Dixie College St. George, Utah Inactive [38][39][40][at]
19xx ?–192x ? Centenary Female College Cleveland, Tennessee Inactive [7][au]
19xx ?–between 1918 and 1921 Colorado Women's College Denver, Colorado Inactive [6][av]
19xx ?–1918 Martha Washington College Abingdon, Virginia Inactive [6][aw]
19xx ?–between 1918 and 1921 St. Katherine's Inactive [6]
19xx ?–between 1918 and 1921 Union Inactive [6]
  1. ^ Winchester Normal College gave its property to the public school system and became Center High School by 1911.
  2. ^ The chapter was formed at the Ward Seminary for Young Ladies, which merged with Belmont College for Young Women in 1913 to form Ward-Belmont College.
  3. ^ Became a chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon.
  4. ^ Chapter closed when he institution merged with Ward Seminary for Young Ladies to form Ward-Belmont College.
  5. ^ Chapter formed from Mu Phi Psi (local). The chapter went inactive when Potter College closed.
  6. ^ The college closed in 1912.
  7. ^ The institution closed in 1924, and reopened in 1930 as a junior college. The junior college closed in 1934,
  8. ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Theta (local).
  9. ^ Chapter formed from Kappa Alpha Phi (local).
  10. ^ Chapter formed from Phi Theta Phi, established in 1901. It became Sigma Alpha Chi (local).
  11. ^ The chapter went inactive when the college closed in 1931
  12. ^ The institution was absorbed by Furman University in 1938.
  13. ^ The institution was absorbed by DePaul University in 1946.
  14. ^ Chapter closed when the institution closed in 1928.
  15. ^ The institution closed in 1932.
  16. ^ The chapter went inactive when the institution closed in 1925.
  17. ^ Battle Creek Sanitarium School of Health and Home Economics became part of Battle Creek College in 1923. The college closed in 1938.
  18. ^ The chapter went inactive when the college closed.
  19. ^ Chapter formed at New River State College, later called the West Virginia University Institute of Technology.
  20. ^ Chapter withdrew and became the Gamma Tau chapter of Sigma Sigma Sigma in 1968.
  21. ^ Chapter formed from Tri Lambda at the College of Marshall, later called the East Texas Baptist College.
  22. ^ Chapter withdrew and became the Beta Beta chapter of Beta Sigma Omicron, which later merged nationally with Zeta Tau Alpha.
  23. ^ The college closed in 1927.
  24. ^ The chapter went inactive when the institution closed in 1933.
  25. ^ The institution closed in 1931.
  26. ^ The college closed in 1972
  27. ^ The college closed in the early 1920s.
  28. ^ The chapter went inactive when the college closed in 1943.
  29. ^ Chapter withdrew and became the Epsilon Lamba chapter of Alpha Xi Delta in 1967.
  30. ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Delta Theta, established in 1923.
  31. ^ Highland Manor School for Girls moved to West Long Branch, New Jersey, in 1942.
  32. ^ Chapter formed from The Seven Eleven Club, established in 1925 at Northeastern Oklahoma Junior College, which became Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College in 1943.
  33. ^ The institution closed in 1939.
  34. ^ Chapter formed from Theta Alpha Phi. The college closed in 1942.
  35. ^ Cumnock closed in 1947.
  36. ^ Chapter withdrew and became the local sorority Sigma Phi Chi.
  37. ^ Chapter formed from Delta Psi Omega Society, established in 1927. It went inactive when the junior college closed in 1946.
  38. ^ The chapter withdrew in 1963 and became Sigma Iota Xi, a local sorority that operated until 1986.
  39. ^ The chapter formed from Gamma Gamma, established in 1927. The chapter withdrew and became the Gamma Psi chapter of Sigma Kappa .
  40. ^ Chapter withdrew and became the Epsilon Upsilon chapter of Alpha Xi Delta.
  41. ^ After going inactive, the chapter was reformed from Sigma Epsilon Chi, established in 1922.
  42. ^ Chapter withdrew and became the Delta Phi chapter of Alpha Xi Delta in 1965.
  43. ^ The chapter formed at Eastern New Mexico Junior College, which became Eastern New Mexico State College in 1940 and Eastern New Mexico University in 1955. The chapter withdrew and became Sigma Beta Chi (local), which joined Chi Omega in 1962.
  44. ^ Chapter formed from Tau Kappa Nu, established in 1939.
  45. ^ Chapter withdrew and joined Phi Mu. The institution was absorbed by Widener College in 1991.
  46. ^ Chapter was formed from Phi Gamma Theta (loca) at Dixie Junior College, which became Dixie College in 1970. It is now called Utah Tech University.
  47. ^ The chapter was still active in 1921. The college closed in 1929.
  48. ^ The institution merged with the University of Denver in 1982.
  49. ^ The college merged with Emory & Henry College in 1918.

Alumnae chapters

Following are the known alumnae chapters of Sigma Iota Chi.

Chapter Charter date and range Chapter affiliation Location Status Ref.
Alpha Delta 19xx?–19xx? Vincennes University Vincennes, Indiana Inactive [41]
Alpha Epsilon 19xx?–19xx? Keyser, West Virginia Inactive [42]
Alpha Tau 19xx?–19xx? Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Miami, Oklahoma Inactive [43]
Alpha Chi 19xx?–19xx? Howard College (now Samford University) Birmingham, Alabama Inactive [44]
Alpha Beta Theta 1939–19xx? Providence, Rhode Island Inactive [45]
Alpha Beta Eta 19xx?–19xx? Sacramento Junior College Sacramento, California Inactive [46]
Alpha Beta Lambda April 1936–19xx? Woodbury College Los Angeles, California Inactive [47]
Alpha Kappa Alpha 19xx?–19xx? Greenville Woman's College Greenville, South Carolina Inactive [48]

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