List of Delta Tau Delta chapters


Delta Tau Delta is an international college fraternity. It was founded at Bethany College, Bethany, Virginia, in 1858. In the early years of the fraternity, chapter names were assigned, removed, and reassigned in rapid succession. There are at least two incidents of the same name being issued simultaneously. Other chapters selected names and began operating without authorization from the national fraternity; while some were eventually authorized, others were disbanded. All records from Alpha Prime were lost; Alpha Third was lax in record keeping and ended in scandal. As a result, there are information gaps, especially from 1858 to 1875.
In 1877, James Eaton constructed a multi-part history of the fraternity for the Crescent magazine from his memory as the founder of multiple chapters, from the fraternity's records, and interviews with living chapter founders. He documented chapters and name changes that were unknown to William Raimond Baird when he published the first edition of his Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities in 1879. For example, Baird lists Mount Union College as Sigma Second but does not list Sigma Prime or the two other Sigma chapters that predated Mount Union. Baird also lists charter dates, but leaves the institution's name blank in some instances. Eaton often fills in those blanks, but tends to list institutions by place name only, which presents a different set of challenges.
In the following Delta Tau Delta chapter list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.
ChapterCharter date and rangeInstitutionLocationStatus
Alpha Prime –1860Bethany CollegeBethany, West VirginiaInactive
Alpha Second Jefferson CollegeWashington, PennsylvaniaConsolidated
Alpha Third –1874Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OhioActive'
Alpha –1997, 2001Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PennsylvaniaActive
Beta–2009, 2018–2021Ohio UniversityAthens, OhioInactive
Gamma Prime – 1862West Liberty CollegeWest Liberty, West VirginiaInactive
Gamma Washington & Jefferson CollegeWashington, PennsylvaniaActive
Delta Prime–1862Morgantown AcademyMorgantown, West VirginiaInactive
Delta Second –1875Allegheny CollegeMeadville, PennsylvaniaReissued
Delta –2005, 2007University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganActive
Epsilon PrimeFranklin CollegeNew Athens, OhioInactive
Epsilon Second – 1875Western University of PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaInactive
EpsilonAlbion CollegeAlbion, MichiganActive
Zeta PrimeMarch 29, 1871Monmouth CollegeMonmouth, IllinoisInactive
Zeta–1894, 1895Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, OhioActive
Eta Prime – 1865Bethany CollegeBethany, West VirginiaInactive
Eta–1895, 1972–2004University of AkronAkron, OhioInactive
Theta –1895, 1966Bethany CollegeBethany, West VirginiaActive
Iota Prime – 186x ?Western University Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaInactive, Reissued
Iota Second – 1871Jamestown Collegiate InstituteJamestown, New YorkInactive
Iota – 1897; 1947–1997; 2000–2004Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganInactive
Kappa Prime – 1868Poughkeepsie InstitutePoughkeepsie, New YorkInactive
Kappa –2003, 2009Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MichiganActive
Lambda Prime – 1885Lombard UniversityGalesburg, IllinoisInactive
Lambda–1930, 2014–2020Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TennesseeInactive
Mu Prime–1862Waynesburg CollegeWaynesburg, PennsylvaniaInactive
Mu Second – 1875Indiana UniversityBloomington, IndianaInactive, Reissued
Mu Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OhioActive
Nu Prime–1877Iowa Wesleyan CollegeMount Pleasant, IowaInactive
Nu – 1893; 1906–1988; 2016Lafayette CollegeEaston, PennsylvaniaActive'
Xi Prime – 1872Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MichiganInactive
Xi – 1894Simpson Centenary CollegeIndianola, IowaInactive
Omicron Prime – 1868Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware, OhioReissued
Omicron Second – 1874; 1875–1880Indiana Asbury UniversityGreencastle, IndianaInactive, Reissued
Omicron Third – 1874Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PennsylvaniaReissued
Omicron–1999, 2013University of IowaIowa City, IowaActive
Pi Prime Bethany CollegeBethany, West VirginiaInactive,
Reissued
Pi Second – 1885Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PennsylvaniaInactive,
Reissued
Pi–1912, 1926–1942, 2023University of MississippiOxford, MississippiActive
Rho Prime – 1875Lake Shore SeminaryNorth East, New YorkInactive
RhoStevens Institute of TechnologyHoboken, New JerseyActive
Sigma Prime – 1869Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale, MichiganReissued
Sigma Second–1886Mount Union CollegeAlliance, OhioInactive
Sigma–1896Williams CollegeWilliamstown, MassachusettsInactive
Tau Prime – 1873; 1912–1968; 1977–2018Pennsylvania State UniversityState College, PennsylvaniaInactive
Tau –1895Franklin & Marshall CollegeLancaster, PennsylvaniaInactive
Upsilon Prime – 1879Illinois Industrial InstituteUrbana, IllinoisInactive,
Reissued
UpsilonRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, New YorkActive
Phi Prime – 1895Hanover CollegeHanover, IndianaInactive
Phi–1992Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, VirginiaInactive
Chi Prime – 1880Westminster CollegeNew Wilmington, PennsylvaniaInactive
Chi SecondFebruary 5, 1872; 1872–1877Franklin CollegeFranklin, IndianaInactive
Chi Third–1880Iowa Wesleyan CollegeMount Pleasant, IowaInactive
ChiKenyon CollegeGambier, OhioActive
Psi Prime –c. 1872Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IndianaInactive
Psi Second–1876name unknownLexington, KentuckyInactive
Psi-1895, 1910–1914College of WoosterWooster, OhioInactive
Omega Prime –1894Iowa Agricultural CollegeAmes, IowaInactive, Reissued
Omega–1971, 1992–1999, 2005University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaActive
Alpha Beta – 1876Abingdon CollegeAbingdon, IllinoisInactive
Beta Alpha '–2016Indiana UniversityBloomington, IndianaColony
Beta Beta prime 1875–1877University of MichiganAnn Arbor, MichiganInactive,
Reissued
Beta Beta 1882DePauw UniversityGreencastle, IndianaActive
Beta Gamma Prime1875–1876Indiana Normal SchoolIndiana County, PennsylvaniaInactive
Beta Gamma1888–1890, 1892–1969, 1979University of Wisconsin–MadisonMadison, WisconsinActive
Beta Delta1882–1902, 1911–1997, 2000University of GeorgiaAthens, GeorgiaActive
Beta Epsilon Prime1877–1880Illinois Wesleyan UniversityBloomington, IllinoisInactive
Beta Epsilon1882–1983, 1989–2008, 2017Emory UniversityAtlanta, GeorgiaActive
Beta Eta Prime1874–187x ?Western UniversityInactive
Beta Zeta1875–1876, 1878–1996, 2000Butler UniversityIndianapolis, IndianaActive
Beta Eta1883University of MinnesotaMinneapolis and Saint Paul, MinnesotaActive
Beta Theta1883Sewanee: The University of the SouthSewanee, TennesseeActive
Beta Iota Prime1878–1884Adrian CollegeAdrian, MichiganInactive
Beta Iota1889–1893, 1898–1946, 1971–2006University of VirginiaCharlottesville, VirginiaInactive
Beta Kappa1883–1989, 2023University of ColoradoBoulder, ColoradoActive
Beta Lambda 1889–1981, 1985–2011Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PennsylvaniaInactive
Beta Mu1889–2004, 2010Tufts UniversityMedford and Somerville, MassachusettsActive
Beta Nu1889Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MassachusettsActive
Beta Xi1889–1990, 2002Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LouisianaActive
Beta Omicron1890Cornell UniversityIthaca, New YorkActive
Beta Pi1893–1981, 1984–2007, 2014Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IllinoisActive
Beta Rho1893–1973, 1978Stanford UniversityStanford, CaliforniaActive
Beta Sigma1889–1893, 1991–1999, 2014Boston UniversityBoston, MassachusettsActive
Beta Tau1893–2018, 2019University of Nebraska–LincolnLincoln, NebraskaActive
Beta Upsilon 1894University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, IllinoisActive
Beta Phi1894–2002, 2006Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OhioActive
Beta Chi1896–1969, 1983–1992Brown UniversityProvidence, Rhode IslandInactive
Beta Psi 1872-1879, 1894–2008, 2016Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville, IndianaActive
Beta Omega1898–1974, 1981–20xx ?University of California, BerkeleyBerkeley, CaliforniaInactive
Gamma Alpha1898–1935, 2014–2016University of ChicagoChicago, IllinoisInactive
Gamma Beta1901Illinois Institute of TechnologyChicago, IllinoisActive
Gamma Gamma1901–1960Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New HampshireInactive
Gamma Delta1860–1864, 1900–1991, 1996–2006, 2013–2016West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, West VirginiaInactive
Gamma Epsilon1882–1886, 1902–1928Columbia UniversityNew York City, New YorkInactive
Gamma Zeta1902–1971, 1979–1989Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown, ConnecticutInactive
Gamma Eta1903–2004, 2010George Washington UniversityWashington, D.C.Active
Gamma Theta1903Baker UniversityBaldwin City, KansasActive
Gamma Iota1904University of Texas at AustinAustin, TexasActive
Gamma Kappa1905University of MissouriColumbia, MissouriActive
Gamma Lambda1907Purdue UniversityWest Lafayette, IndianaActive
Gamma Mu1908University of WashingtonSeattle, WashingtonActive
Gamma Nu1908–1997, 2004University of MaineOrono, MaineActive
Gamma Xi1909University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OhioActive
Gamma Omicron1910–1935; 1948–2017; January 25, 2025Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New YorkActive
Gamma Pi 1911Iowa State UniversityAmes, IowaActive
Gamma Rho1913University of OregonEugene, OregonActive
Gamma Sigma1864–1871, 1877–1879, 1914–2016, 2019University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActive
Gamma Tau1914–2001, 2009University of KansasLawrence, KansasActive
Gamma Upsilon1916–2001, 2007–2019Miami UniversityOxford, OhioInactive
Gamma Phi1918–1946Amherst CollegeAmherst, MassachusettsInactive
Gamma Chi1919–2013Kansas State UniversityManhattan, KansasInactive
Gamma Psi1921Georgia TechAtlanta, GeorgiaActive
Gamma Omega1921–1935; 1977–1996; April 21, 2018 – 2020University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North CarolinaInactive
Delta Alpha1922University of OklahomaNorman, OklahomaActive
Delta Beta1923–2005, 2010Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaActive
Delta Gamma1924University of South DakotaVermillion, South DakotaActive
Delta Delta1924–2006, 2009–2021, 2024University of TennesseeKnoxville, TennesseeActive
Delta Epsilon1924University of KentuckyLexington, KentuckyActive
Delta Zeta1925University of FloridaGainesville, FloridaActive
Delta Eta1926University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AlabamaActive
Delta Theta1926–1989University of TorontoToronto, Ontario, CanadaInactive
Delta Iota1926–1973, 1976–1995, 2005–2024University of California, Los AngelesLos Angeles, CaliforniaInactive
Delta Kappa1928–1994, 2005Duke UniversityDurham, North CarolinaActive
Delta Lambda1930–1999, 2018Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OregonActive
Delta Mu1931University of IdahoMoscow, IdahoActive
Delta Nu1935Lawrence UniversityAppleton, WisconsinActive
Delta Xi1935University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North DakotaActive
Delta Omicron1939Westminster CollegeFulton, MissouriActive
Delta Pi1941–1981, 1984–1993, 2003University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CaliforniaActive
Delta Rho1948–1974Whitman CollegeWalla Walla, WashingtonInactive
Delta Sigma1948–2008University of Maryland, College ParkCollege Park, MarylandInactive
Delta Tau1948Bowling Green State UniversityBowling Green, OhioActive
Delta Upsilon1948–1994, 2012University of DelawareNewark, DelawareActive
Delta Phi1949–1968, 1979–September 2019Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FloridaInactive
Delta Chi1949Oklahoma State University–StillwaterStillwater, OklahomaActive
Delta Psi1949–1966, 1982–1988, 2011University of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CaliforniaActive
Delta Omega1955Kent State UniversityKent, OhioActive
Epsilon Alpha1952–1999, 2004Auburn UniversityAuburn, AlabamaActive
Epsilon Beta1955–January 2018Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, TexasInactive
Epsilon Gamma1956Washington State UniversityPullman, WashingtonActive
Epsilon Delta1957–1998, 2002Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TexasActive
Epsilon Epsilon1959–2015University of ArizonaTucson, ArizonaInactive
Epsilon Zeta1960Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, TexasActive
Epsilon Eta1961East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, TexasActive
Epsilon Theta1963–1997Willamette UniversitySalem, OregonInactive
Epsilon Iota1963Kettering UniversityFlint, MichiganActive
Epsilon Kappa1966–1999; April 2024Louisiana State UniversityBaton Rouge, LouisianaActive
Epsilon Lambda1966–1998Texas A&M University–KingsvilleKingsville, TexasInactive
Epsilon Mu1966Ball State UniversityMuncie, IndianaActive
Epsilon Nu1966Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, MissouriActive
Epsilon Xi1967–July 22, 2014; November 14, 2020Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, KentuckyActive
Epsilon Omicron1967–1972, 1990–2015, 2023Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, ColoradoActive
Epsilon Pi1968–1992, 2017University of South FloridaTampa, FloridaActive
Epsilon Rho1968–1992, 2021University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TexasActive
Epsilon Sigma1968–1980Athens State UniversityAthens, AlabamaInactive
Epsilon Tau1968–1979University of Wisconsin–MilwaukeeMilwaukee, WisconsinInactive
Epsilon Upsilon1968Marietta CollegeMarietta, OhioActive
Epsilon Phi1969Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond, LouisianaActive
Epsilon Chi1969–1972Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, MichiganInactive
Epsilon Psi1969–1985, 2021University of Louisiana at LafayetteLafayette, LouisianaActive
Epsilon Omega1969–2001, 2007–2019Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, GeorgiaInactive
Zeta Alpha1970–1979, 2016Marquette UniversityMilwaukee, WisconsinActive
Zeta Beta1970LaGrange CollegeLaGrange, GeorgiaActive
Zeta Gamma1970–1976Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TexasInactive
Zeta Delta1970–2017Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, TexasInactive
Zeta Epsilon1970–1976Tennessee Technological UniversityCookeville, TennesseeInactive
Zeta Zeta1970Morehead State UniversityMorehead, KentuckyActive
Zeta Eta1971–1976, 1990–1999Minnesota State University, MankatoMankato, MinnesotaInactive
Zeta Theta1971Villanova UniversityVillanova, PennsylvaniaActive
Zeta Iota1972–1999, 2024University of West FloridaPensacola, FloridaActive
Zeta Kappa1972–1997Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, TennesseeInactive
Zeta Lambda1972Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, IllinoisActive
Zeta Mu1973Robert Morris UniversityMoon Township, PennsylvaniaActive
Zeta Nu1973–1981Jacksonville State UniversityJacksonville, AlabamaInactive
Zeta Xi1974–1980University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, GeorgiaInactive
Zeta Omicron1975–2012University of Central FloridaOrlando, FloridaInactive
Zeta Pi1976–2013Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, PennsylvaniaInactive
Zeta Rho1981–2018Eastern Illinois UniversityCharleston, IllinoisInactive
Zeta Sigma1982–1985, 1993Texas A&M UniversityCollege Station, TexasActive
Zeta Tau1984–2017University of North Carolina WilmingtonWilmington, North CarolinaInactive
Zeta Phi1984–1995Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaInactive
Zeta Chi1986University of Southern MississippiHattiesburg, MississippiActive
Zeta Psi1986–1999, 2009Stephen F. Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, TexasActive
Zeta Omega1987Bradley UniversityPeoria, IllinoisActive
Theta Alpha1987–2001University of Western OntarioLondon, Ontario, CanadaInactive
Theta Beta1988–1997University of California, San DiegoSan Diego, CaliforniaInactive
Theta Gamma1989–2001, 2007Arizona State UniversityTempe, ArizonaActive
Theta Delta1989Baylor UniversityWaco, TexasActive
Theta Epsilon1990–2020American UniversityWashington, D.C.Active
Theta Zeta1990University of San DiegoSan Diego, CaliforniaActive
Theta Eta1992–1995, 1999–2014, 2019University of South CarolinaColumbia, South CarolinaActive
Theta Theta1993–2002University of OttawaOttawa, Ontario, CanadaInactive
Theta Iota1993–1997Towson UniversityTowson, MarylandInactive
Theta Kappa1993–2013, 2020University of Nebraska at KearneyKearney, NebraskaActive
Theta Lambda1994University of California, RiversideRiverside, CaliforniaActive
Theta Mu – 2005; 2013 – October 22, 2020; January 25, 2025Clemson UniversityClemson, South CarolinaActive
Theta Nu1995–2006Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, OklahomaInactive
Theta Xi1996Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, MichiganActive
Theta Omicron1996–2018University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, ColoradoInactive
Theta Pi1996–1998Frostburg State UniversityFrostburg, MarylandInactive
Theta Rho1997–2015University of DaytonDayton, OhioInactive
Theta Sigma1997–1999University of California, DavisDavis, CaliforniaInactive
Theta Tau1997Moravian UniversityBethlehem, PennsylvaniaActive
Theta Upsilon1998–2002Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MichiganInactive
Theta Phi1998–200x ?Illinois State UniversityNormal, IllinoisInactive
Theta Chi1999Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown, PennsylvaniaActive
Theta Psi1999–2022College of IdahoCaldwell, IdahoInactive
Theta Omega2000–2016, 2022Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, ArizonaActive
Iota Alpha2000–2012DePaul UniversityChicago, IllinoisInactive
Iota Beta2000Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield, OhioActive
Iota Gamma2000–2019Wright State UniversityDayton, OhioInactive
Iota Delta2000–2022Quincy UniversityQuincy, IllinoisInactive
Iota Epsilon2001Chapman UniversityOrange, CaliforniaActive
Iota Zeta2002–2017; November 16, 2024Virginia TechBlacksburg, VirginiaActive
Iota Eta2003–2007Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmont, North CarolinaInactive
Iota Theta2004Kennesaw State UniversityCobb County, GeorgiaActive
Iota Iota2007John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, OhioActive
Iota Kappa2007Appalachian State UniversityBoone, North CarolinaActive
Iota Lambda2009–2013University of TampaTampa, FloridaInactive
Iota Mu2010–2022Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, ConnecticutInactive
Iota Nu2010–2015, c. 2017Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FloridaActive
Iota Xi2010Florida Institute of TechnologyMelbourne, FloridaActive
Iota Omicron2010Babson CollegeWellesley, MassachusettsActive
Iota Pi2011University of VermontBurlington, VermontActive
Iota Rho2012–2018Pepperdine UniversityLos Angeles County, CaliforniaInactive
Iota Sigma2012North Dakota State UniversityFargo, North DakotaActive
Iota Tau2013Sacred Heart UniversityFairfield, ConnecticutActive
Iota Upsilon2013Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale, MichiganActive
Iota Phi2013University of Wisconsin–Eau ClaireEau Claire, WisconsinActive
Iota Chi2014Lindenwood UniversitySt. Charles, MissouriActive
Iota Psi2014Northeastern UniversityBoston, MassachusettsActive
Iota Omega2014University of Texas at DallasRichardson, TexasActive
Kappa Beta2014James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VirginiaActive
Kappa Gamma2015–2018Monmouth UniversityWest Long Branch, New JerseyInactive
Kappa Delta2015 – January 19, 2018California Polytechnic State University, San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaInactive
Kappa EpsilonThe College of New JerseyEwing, New JerseyActive
Kappa ZetaCollege of CharlestonCharleston, South CarolinaActive
Kappa EtaMount St. Joseph UniversityCincinnati, OhioActive
Kappa ThetaUniversity of ConnecticutStorrs, ConnecticutActive
Kappa Iota2022East Carolina UniversityGreenville, North CarolinaActive
Kappa KappaFlorida International UniversityMiami, FloridaActive
Kappa Lambda'''Keene State CollegeKeene, New HampshireActive