List of Pi Delta Epsilon chapters

Pi Delta Epsilon was an American collegiate honor fraternity for journalism that operated from 1909 until 1975 when it merged to form the Society for Collegiate Journalists.^[1][2] In the following list of chapters, inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.^{[3][4][2][5][1]}

Chapter[a]	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	References
Alpha Alpha	1909–1931	Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Inactive	[6][b]
Alpha Beta	1910–1918	University of Nebraska	Lincoln, Nebraska	Inactive	[6][c]
Alpha Gamma	1910–1933	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Inactive	[7][6][d]
Alpha Delta	1911	Ohio Wesleyan University	Delaware, Ohio	Inactive	[6][e]
Alpha Epsilon	1915–1924	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive	[6][f]
Alpha Iota	1916	Colgate University	Hamilton, New York	Inactive
Alpha Kappa	1917–1927	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive
Beta Alpha	1917–1931	Lawrence College	Appleton, Wisconsin	Inactive
Beta Beta	1917–1921; May 7, 1923 – 1934; December 14, 1938	Coe College	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Inactive	[8][9][g]
	1917–1918, 1925–1931	Hamline University	Saint Paul, Minnesota	Inactive
Beta Beta	1917–1924	University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Inactive
Alpha Nu	1918–1925	Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Inactive
Alpha Omicron	1918–1931	University of Illinois	Urbana, Illinois	Inactive
Alpha Pi	1918–1924	University of Toronto	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Inactive
Gamma Alpha	1919–1931	University of California	Berkeley, California	Inactive
Beta Epsilon	May 19, 1919 – 1928	University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	Inactive	[10]
Alpha Rho	1920	Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Alpha Sigma	1921	Hamilton College	Clinton, New York	Inactive
Alpha Tau	1921–1931	Swarthmore College	Swarthmore, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Gamma Gamma	1921–1931	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Inactive
	1922–1931, 1962	Allegheny College	Meadville, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1922	University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Inactive
	1921–1931	Bowdoin College	Brunswick, Maine	Inactive
	1922	Colorado State Agricultural College	Fort Collins, Colorado	Inactive
	1922–1931, 1955	Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
	1922	Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
	1922	George Washington University	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
	1922–1926	Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	Inactive
	1922–1931	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Inactive
	1922–1931	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
	1922–1975	Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	Merged	[h]
	1922–1926	Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive
	1922–1931	Wesleyan University	Middletown, Connecticut	Inactive
	1922–1926	Williams College	Williamstown, Massachusetts	Inactive
	1923–1931	Union College	Schenectady, New York	Inactive
	1923	Lafayette College	Easton, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1923–1975	Wabash College	Crawfordsville, Indiana	Merged	[h]
	1923	Carnegie Institute of Technology	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1923–1931	Washington and Lee University	Lexington, Virginia	Inactive
	1924	Bucknell University	Lewisburg, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1924	Carleton College	Northfield, Minnesota	Inactive
	1924–1931	Michigan State College	East Lansing, Michigan	Inactive
	1924–1934	Pennsylvania State College	State College, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1924–1931	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
	1924–1931	Utah State Agricultural College	Logan, Utah	Inactive
	1924–1975	Washington & Jefferson College	Washington, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1925–1934, 1954	University of Cincinnati	Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive
	1925	Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Inactive
	1925	St. Lawrence University	Canton, New York	Inactive
	1926	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
	1926–1931	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Inactive
	1926–1975	University of Richmond	Richmond, Virginia	Merged	[h]
	1928	Clark University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Inactive
	1928	Denison University	Granville, Ohio	Inactive
	1930	Wittenberg University	Springfield, Ohio	Inactive
	1930–1935	Middlebury College	Middlebury, Vermont	Inactive
	1930–1975	Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Merged	[h]
	1930–1975	University of Maryland	College Park, Maryland	Merged	[h]
	1931–1935	Catholic University of America	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
	1934–1975	Westminster College	New Wilmington, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1935–1938, 1940–1975	College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Merged	[h]
	1935	St. Olaf College	Northfield, Minnesota	Inactive
	1937	American University	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
	1938	Moravian University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1939	Beaver College	Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1939–1975	Gettysburg College	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1939–1975	Hampden–Sydney College	Hampden Sydney, Virginia	Merged	[h]
	1939	Mankato State College	Mankato, Minnesota	Inactive
	1939–1975	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	Merged	[h]
	1940–1975	Midland University	Fremont, Nebraska	Merged	[h]
	1940	University of Virginia	Charlottesville, Virginia	Inactive
	1940	Randolph–Macon College	Ashland, Virginia	Inactive
	1941	University of Tulsa	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Inactive
	1942	Alfred University	Alfred, New York	Inactive
	1942	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Inactive
	1943	Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
	1944	University of Minnesota Duluth	Duluth, Minnesota	Inactive
	1944–1975	Alabama College	Montevallo, Alabama	Merged	[h]
	1944	William Carey College	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Inactive
	1944	Ripon College	Ripon, Wisconsin	Inactive
	1944–1975	University of South Dakota	Vermillion, South Dakota	Merged	[h]
	1944–1975	Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Merged	[h]
	1944	Case Institute of Technology	Cleveland, Ohio	Inactive
	1945	Cedar Crest College	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1946	Longwood College	Farmville, Virginia	Inactive
	1947–1975	Bethany College	Bethany, West Virginia	Merged	[h]
	1947	University of Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1947–1975	Mississippi State University	Starkville, Mississippi	Merged	[h]
	1948–1975	Dickinson College	Carlisle, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1948–1975	John Carroll University	University Heights, Ohio	Merged	[h]
	1948	Pacific University	Forest Grove, Oregon	Inactive
	1948–1975	University of Wyoming	Laramie, Wyoming	Merged	[h]
	1948–1975	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Worcester, Massachusetts	Merged	[h]
	1949–1975	Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial College of Technology	Potsdam, New York	Merged	[h]
	1949–1975	Eastern Illinois University	Charleston, Illinois	Merged	[h]
	1949	Lewis & Clark College	Portland, Oregon	Inactive
	1949–1975	Marietta College	Marietta, Ohio	Merged	[h]
	1950–1975	Keuka College	Keuka Park, New York	Merged	[h]
	1950–1975	Longwood College	Farmville, Virginia	Merged	[h]
	1950	Southwestern University	Georgetown, Texas	Inactive
	1950	University of Bridgeport	Bridgeport, Connecticut	Inactive
	1950–1975	Utica College of Syracuse University	Utica, New York	Merged	[h]
	1951–1975	New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Merged	[h]
	1951–1975	State University of New York at Potsdam	Potsdam, New York	Merged	[11][h]
	1951	Shepherd College	Shepherdstown, West Virginia	Inactive
	1951–1975	Upsala College	East Orange, New Jersey	Merged	[h]
	1951	Westminster College	Fulton, Missouri	Inactive
	1951	Albright College	Reading, Pennsylvania	Inactive
	1951	Lynchburg College	Lynchburg, Virginia	Inactive
	1952–1975	Memphis State University	Memphis, Tennessee	Merged	[h]
	1952	St. Mary's College	Winona, Minnesota	Inactive
	1953	Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Inactive
	1953–1975	Florida Southern College	Lakeland, Florida	Merged	[h]
	1953–1975	Hofstra University	Hempstead, New York	Merged	[h]
	1953–1975	Muhlenberg College	Allentown, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1953	St. Cloud State University	St. Cloud, Minnesota	Inactive
	1953–1975	Thiel College	Greenville, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1953	University of Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	Inactive
	1953	University of Tampa	Tampa, Florida	Inactive
	1954	College of Steubenville	Steubenville, Ohio	Inactive
	1954	Heidelberg College	Tiffin, Ohio	Inactive
	1954–1975	Missouri Valley College	Marshall, Missouri	Merged
	1955–1975	Bridgewater College	Bridgewater, Virginia	Merged	[h]
	1955	Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Inactive
	1956	Drew University	Madison, New Jersey	Inactive
	1956–1975	Saint Francis University	Loretto, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1956	University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire	Eau Claire, Wisconsin	Inactive
	1957	Georgian Court University	Lakewood Township, New Jersey	Inactive
	1957–1975	Our Lady of Cincinnati College	Cincinnati, Ohio	Merged	[h]
	1958	University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Inactive
	1959	Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Inactive
	1959	Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
	1960–1975	Caldwell College for Women	Caldwell, New Jersey	Merged	[h]
	1960–1975	Glassboro State College	Glassboro, New Jersey	Merged	[h]
	1960–1975	Kansas State College of Pittsburg	Pittsburg, Kansas	Merged	[h]
	1961–1975	Linfield College	McMinnville, Oregon	Merged	[h]
	1961	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Teaneck, New Jersey	Inactive
	1961	Jersey City State College	Jersey City, New Jersey	Inactive
	1961	University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive
	1961–1975	Valparaiso University	Valparaiso, Indiana	Merged	[h]
	1961	Western Illinois University	Macomb, Illinois	Inactive
	1961	Creighton University	Omaha, Nebraska	Inactive
	1961–1975	Winona State University	Winona, Minnesota	Merged	[h]
	1961	Saint Elizabeth University	Morris County, New Jersey	Inactive
	1962	Fairleigh Dickinson University	Madison, New Jersey	Inactive
	1962–1975	Rider University	Lawrence Township, New Jersey	Merged	[h]
	1962–1975	King's College	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1962–1975	Kearney State College	Kearney, Nebraska	Merged	[h]
	1964–1975	Bemidji State University	Bemidji, Minnesota	Merged	[h]
	1964–1975	Lipscomb University	Nashville, Tennessee	Merged	[h]
	1964–1975	Radford University	Radford, Virginia	Merged	[h]
	1965–1975	Edinboro State College	Edinboro, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1965–1975	Hartwick College	Oneonta, New York	Merged	[h]
	1965–1975	Millersville State College	Millersville, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1965–1975	Northeastern Oklahoma State University	Tahlequah, Oklahoma	Merged	[h]
	1965–1975	Rutgers University	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Merged	[h]
	1965–1975	Shippensburg State College	Shippensburg, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1965–1975	Southeast Missouri State University	Cape Girardeau, Missouri	Merged	[h]
	1965–1975	St. John's University	New York City, New York	Merged	[h]
	1966–1975	Aurora College	Aurora, Illinois	Merged	[h]
	1966–1975	California State College	California, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1966–1975	St. John's University Staten Island Campus	Staten Island, New York, New York	Merged	[h]
	1967–1975	Evangel University	Springfield, Missouri	Merged	[h]
	1967–1975	Mount St. Mary's University	Emmitsburg, Maryland	Merged	[h]
	1967–1975	Slippery Rock State College	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1967–1975	St. Bonaventure University	St. Bonaventure, New York	Merged	[h]
	1968–1975	Northwest Missouri State University	Maryville, Missouri	Merged	[h]
	1969–1975	Texas Wesleyan University	Fort Worth, Texas	Merged	[h]
	1970–1975	Fort Hays State College	Hays, Kansas	Merged	[h]
	1971–1975	East Stroudsburg State College	East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	1972–1975	Winthrop College	Rock Hill, South Carolina	Merged	[h]
	1974–1975	York College of Pennsylvania	Spring Garden Township, Pennsylvania	Merged	[h]
	19xx ?–1975	Cabrini University	Radnor Township, Pennsylvania	Merged	[12][i]

Notes

1. The use of Greek letter chapter names appears to have been discontinued sometime before the 1927 edition of Baird's.
2. Chapter was originally known as Alpha.
3. Chapter was originally was called Beta.
4. Chapter was originally called Delta.
5. Chapter was originally called Gamma.
6. Chapter was originally called Epsilon.
7. Chapter formed from Eta Theta Epsilon, established in 1916. It went inactive during World War I but reformed two years later.
8. Became a chapter of the Society for Collegiate Journalists with the national merger.
9. Became a chapter of the Society for Collegiate Journalists, but still uses the name Pi Delta Epsilon.

References

1. Anson, Jack L. and Marchesani Jr. Robert F., eds. Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities, 20th edition. Indianapolis: Baird's Manual Foundation, 1991, p. VII-56. ISBN 0-9637159-0-9
2. Shepard, Francis W., ed. (1927). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (11th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Publishing Company. p. 381-382. – via Google Books.
3. 1923 MIT Technique yearbook, p.248, accessed 21 Jun 2020.
4. Robson, John, ed. (1963). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (17th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press, George Banta Company, Inc. pp. 681-683
5. "Chapter Activity". Society for Collegiate Journalism. August 20, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
6. "Pi Delta Epsilon Established Here". Columbia Spectator. May 31, 1915. p. 7. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Columbia Spectator Archive.
7. MIT Technique yearbook in the 1915 ed., p.279.
8. "Pi Delta Epsilon is Reinstalled". The Coe College Cosmos. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. December 14, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Pi Delta Epsilon Reinstallation Recalls Alumni Who Have Earned Success in Newspaper World". The Coe College Cosmos. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. December 14, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Creekmore, Betsey B. (October 10, 2018). "Pi Delta Epsilon (Honorary Collegiate Journalism, Inactive)". Volopedia. Retrieved May 11, 2024 – via University of Tennessee Libraries.
11. "Pi Delta Epsilon · SUNY Potsdam College Archives & Special Collections Digital Collections". omeka.potsdam.edu. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
12. "Pi Delta Epsilon". www.cabrini.edu. Retrieved May 11, 2024.