List of Theta Delta Chi charges

A list of Charges of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity.[1][2][3][4] Active chapters are in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics. The Fraternity refers to its campus units as "charges" rather than the more common term, "chapters".

Charge Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Alpha October 31, 1847 – 1867; February 17, 1923 Union College Schenectady, New York Active [a][5]
Beta Proteron 1849–1851 Ballston Law College Ballston Spa, New York Inactive [b]
Gamma 1852 – 1857; 1990 – 1995 University of Vermont Burlington, Vermont Inactive
Delta 1853 – 1871; 1883 – 1896 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York Inactive
Epsilon 1853 – 1861; 1871 – 1872; 1904 – 2012; January 27, 2024 College of William & Mary Williamsburg, Virginia Active [c]
Zeta 1853 – 1877; 1887 – 1971; 1975 – 2016 Brown University Providence, Rhode Island Inactive [d]
Eta 1854 – 1863; 1872 – 1999 Bowdoin College Brunswick, Maine Inactive
Theta 1854 – 1861; 1870 – 1898 Kenyon College Gambier, Ohio Inactive
Iota 1856 – 1861; 1885 – 1889; 1892 – 1916; 2005 – 2009 Harvard University Cambridge, Massachusetts Inactive
Kappa 1856 – 2017 Tufts University Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts Inactive
Lambda Graduate 1856 – 1857 Manhattan, New York Inactive
Mu 1856 – 1860 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, North Carolina Inactive
Nu 1857 – 1860; 1873 – 1881; June 11, 1910 University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia Active [e]
Xi June 29, 1857 – 1996; January 22, 2011 Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, New York Active
Omicron 1857 – 1863 Wesleyan University Middletown, Connecticut Inactive
Pi 1858 – 1872 Washington & Jefferson College Washington, Pennsylvania Inactive
Rho Proteron 1859 – 1861; February 29, 2008 University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina Active
Sigma 1861 – 1876; 1881 – 1896 Dickinson College Carlisle, Pennsylvania Inactive
Tau 1863 – 1867; 1984 – 1990 Princeton University Princeton, New Jersey Inactive
Upsilon 1865 – 1871; 1968 – 1977 Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Inactive
Phi 1867 – 1886; 1889 – 2001 Lafayette College Easton, Pennsylvania Inactive
Chi 1867 – 1880; 1892 – 1996; 2002 – 2009 University of Rochester Rochester, New York Inactive
Psi 1868 – 2015 Hamilton College Clinton, New York Inactive [f]
Omicron Deuteron September 28, 1869 Dartmouth College Hanover, New Hampshire Active
Rho 1869 – 1872 Washington and Lee University Lexington, Virginia Inactive
Beta January 11, 1870 Cornell University Ithaca, New York Suspended [g]
Lambda 1877 – 1912 Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Omega Memorial
Upsilon Deuteron May 24, 1879 – 1882; April 26, 1992 Wabash College Crawfordsville, Indiana Active [h]
Pi Deuteron 1881 – 1931 City University of New York New York City, New York Inactive [i]
Rho Deuteron 1883 – 1929 Columbia University New York City, New York Inactive
Nu Deuteron 1884 – 1992; 1997 – 2004 Lehigh University Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Inactive
Mu Deuteron 1885 – 1969; 1986 – 2006 Amherst College Amherst, Massachusetts Inactive [j]
Epsilon Deuteron 1887 – 1900 Yale University New Haven, Connecticut Inactive
Gamma Deuteron December 13, 1889 – 1997; March 21, 2009 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Active
Theta Deuteron March 21, 1890 – 1892; June 2, 1906 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts Active [k]
Iota Deuteron 1891 – 1966 Williams College Williamstown, Massachusetts Inactive [l]
Tau Deuteron 1892 – 1984 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive [m]
Sigma Deuteron May 15, 1895 University of Wisconsin–Madison Madison, Wisconsin Active [n]
Chi Deuteron 1896 – 1956; 1987 – 2013 George Washington University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Delta Deuteron April 20, 1900 University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Active
Zeta Deuteron 1901 – 1972 McGill University Montreal, Quebec Inactive [o]
Eta Deuteron April 25, 1903 Stanford University Stanford, California Suspended [p][q]
Kappa Deuteron 1908 – 1970; 1982 – 1999 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois Inactive [r]
Lambda Deuteron December 21, 1912 University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada Active [s]
Xi Deuteron January 4, 1913 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Active [t]
Phi Deuteron 1915 – 1934 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive [u]
Beta Deuteron December 13, 1919 Iowa State University Ames, Iowa Active [v]
Psi Deuteron June 8, 1929 – 2003; February 20, 2010 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Active [w]
Kappa Triton 1951 – 1989 Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Inactive [x]
Sigma Triton May 22, 1954 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Active [y]
Epsilon Triton December 2, 19611994 ; April 26, 2008 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Active
Omicron Triton 1963 – 2000; November 12, 2022 University of Rhode Island Kingston, Rhode Island Active [z]
Gamma Triton April 18, 1964 Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Active [aa]
Psi Triton 1968 – 1980; University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Inactive
Zeta Triton 1968 – 1970 University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada Inactive
Nu Triton November 15, 1970 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Virginia Active [ab]
Rho Triton November 15, 1970 – 2002; March 17, 2018 Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond, Virginia Active [ac]
Phi Proteron 1972 – 1973 University of Central Florida Orange County, Florida Inactive
Pi Triton 1972 – 1979 California University of Pennsylvania California, Pennsylvania Inactive
Beta Triton 1978 – 1981 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Illinois Inactive
Delta Triton 1990 – 2005 Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Eta Triton 1994 – 2005 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale-Davie, Florida Inactive
Xi Triton September 21, 1996 – 1999; April 6, 2013 State University of New York at Albany Albany, New York Active
Mu Triton March 27, 1999 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Active [ad]
Chi Triton 2000 – 2008 Merrimack College North Andover, Massachusetts Inactive [ae]
Iota Triton August 6, 2005 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Dartmouth, Massachusetts Active
Theta Triton April 28, 2007 - 2022 Binghamton University Binghamton, New York Inactive
Tau Triton April 19, 2008 Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York Active
Lambda Triton 2008 – 2021 Rutgers University New Jersey Inactive
Upsilon Triton 2011 – 2015 Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Inactive
Tau Tetraton February 22, 2015 Johnson & Wales University Providence, Rhode Island Active
Psi Tetraton February 11, 2017 University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona Active

Notes

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  1. ^ Restored in 1923 with absorption of the school's Commons Club, which had originated in 1909.
  2. ^ Ballston Law College closed in the 1860s. It was first situated in Ballston Spa, NY, but had moved to Poughkeepsie, NY in 1853.
  3. ^ At its 1904 revival, the chapter absorbed Mu Pi Lambda (local), which had originated in 1899.
  4. ^ The chapter originated in 1852 as the Kappa chapter of St. Anthony Hall, the common name for Delta Psi. A year after its establishment it withdrew to join Theta Delta Chi.
  5. ^ The chapter was restored in 1910 by absorption of the Rotunda Club (local), which had been established in 1906.
  6. ^ This chapter originated as Zeta Phi (local) in 1867.
  7. ^ The Cornell charge maintains a campus presence but is suspended from normal operations until the fall of 2026.
  8. ^ This chapter originated as the Beta Psi chapter of Delta Tau Delta, formed in 1872. It withdrew to become the Upsilon Deuteron charge of Theta Delta Chi in 1879.
  9. ^ This chapter originated as Delta Beta Phi (local), formed in 1878.
  10. ^ The chapter was revived in 1986 by absorption of Theta Delta (local), which had formed in 1969; likely from the original TDX chapter. Greek Letter organizations were officially banned at Amherst College in 1984. The chapter lingered some time as a sub rosa group.
  11. ^ This chapter was restored in 1906 by absorption of Alpha Epsilon (local), which had formed in 1902.
  12. ^ Fraternities were banned at Williams College in 1962; the TDX chapter lingered a few years after the ban was imposed.
  13. ^ This chapter originated as the Addisonian Society (local), formed in 1890.
  14. ^ This chapter originated as Sigma Delta Sigma (local), formed in 1894.
  15. ^ This chapter originated as Sigma Phi (local), which had been established in 1900. This local was not affiliated with the national fraternity of the same name.
  16. ^ This chapter originated as Delta Kappa (local), which had formed in 1902.
  17. ^ The Eta Deuteron charge is suspended, pending the resolution of legal proceedings. According to a 22 March 2021 article in the Stanford Report, the suspension was levied on charges of substance abuse.
  18. ^ This chapter originated as Omicron Alpha Chi (local), which had formed in 1905.
  19. ^ This chapter originated as Sigma Delta (local), which had formed in 1909.
  20. ^ This chapter originated as the Chalet Club (local), formed in 1909.
  21. ^ This chapter originated as Alpha Omega (local), formed in 1909. Coincidently, the Beta chapter of Alpha Omega (fraternity), a Jewish professional dental fraternity formed on the campus in 1910, but there appears to be no connection.
  22. ^ This chapter originated as the Colonials (local), formed in 1908.
  23. ^ This chapter originated as Psi Delta (local), which had formed in 1925.
  24. ^ This chapter originated as the Oaks Club (local), formed in 1949.
  25. ^ This chapter originated as the Beta chapter of Sigma Phi Sigma, a national fraternity which disbanded several years prior, of which the Penn State group was the last to use that name. Prior to this, the group had originated as Iota Chi Delta (local), which was first established in 1913.
  26. ^ This group originated as Beta Psi Alpha (local), formed in 1933.
  27. ^ This chapter originated as the Oaks Club (local), formed in 1962.
  28. ^ This chapter originated as Delta Sigma Chi (local), formed in 1957.
  29. ^ This chapter originated as Gamma Chi (local), which had formed in 1968.
  30. ^ This chapter originated as Beta Eta Omicron (local), which had formed in 1993.
  31. ^ This chapter originated as Alpha Chi Epsilon (local), which had formed in 1994.

References

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  1. ^ William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 10 August 2023. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  2. ^ "TDX: Active Charges". Theta Delta Chi. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. ^ "TDX: Dormant Charges". Theta Delta Chi. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  4. ^ "TDX: New Charges (colonies)". Theta Delta Chi. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Union College fraternity punished after hazing review". Times Union. Albany. April 8, 2016.