Phi Alpha Chi

Phi Alpha Chi was an American college sorority. It was established in 1925 at the University of California in Berkeley, California. It expanded to become a national sorority with three chapters before merging into Sigma Phi Beta in 1928.

History

In November 1919, the California chapter of the social sorority Tewanah was established at the University of California in Berkeley, California. Tewanah had a chapter house at 2610 Etna Street in Berkeley.
Tewanah reorganized as Phi Alpha Chi on December 4, 1925, with plans of becoming a national sorority. The chapter at the University of California was assigned the name Alpha. By January 1926, it had a chapter house on 2333 College Avenue in Berkeley.
Phi Alpha Chi became a national sorority in May 1926 with the establishment of the Beta chapter at Ohio State University. That was followed by Gamma chapter at Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, in May 1927. It was the first sorority at the institute to receive permission to have a chapter house.
Phi Alpha Chi merged with Sigma Phi Beta sorority on January 7, 1928. Sigma Phi Beta was later absorbed by Phi Omega Pi.

The colors of Phi Alpha Chi were red and white. Its flower was the American Beauty rose. Its members were called "sorores".

Following are the chapters of Phi Alpha Chi, with inactive chapters indicated in italics.

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status
Alpha	– January 7, 1928	University of California	Berkeley, California	Merged
Beta	– January 7, 1928	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Merged
Gamma	– January 7, 1928	Alabama Polytechnic Institute	Auburn, Alabama	Merged