Chapters of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

Chapters of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia

In the history of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity there have been three types of local units referred to as chapters: alumni, professional, and collegiate. Today, there is only one class of chapter, collegiate, with alumni groups referred to as "associations." A collegiate chapter is a local unit formed by the granting of a charter to a petitioning group at a university, college, or school of music.[1] The institution that houses a chapter is referred to in the Fraternity's National Constitution as the chapter's sheltering institution. Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia has charted 440 collegiate chapters at 438 colleges and universities across the United States in its history, of which 234 are currently active.[2]

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Formation and Closure

Chapters are formed by the granting of charters to petitioning groups at qualified institutions of higher education.[1] The only basic qualification for an institution to house a chapter of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia is that it offer a four-year degree in music.[3] Prior to receiving a charter, petitioning groups must seek recognition as a colony, which is the designation given to a developing chapter. After being recognized as a colony, the petitioning group must complete the fraternity's Colony Program, which consists of numerous activities designed to help the group organize itself as an effective and viable branch of the fraternity.[4] After completing all aspects of the Fraternity's Colony Program, a colony may be approved by the Commission on Standards to receive a chapter charter.

Chapter charters may be recalled by the Commission on Standards for operational or disciplinary reasons resulting in inactive status[5] or charter revocation,[6] respectively. Inactive chapters may be reactivated through the Colony Program. A group at an institution that formerly housed a chapter that was expelled or that had its charter revoked can petition for colony status in order to reactivate the chapter, but not until seven years have passed from the date of the charter revocation.[3]

Oldest Chapters

Alpha Chapter at the founding New England Conservatory was active from 1898 to 1977. It was reactivated in 1991 but subsequently became inactive again in 1995 and remains so today.[7] Delta Chapter at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York was chartered on January 28, 1901[8] and is the oldest continuously active chapter of the fraternity.

Activities and Authority

Once chartered, collegiate chapters have the authority to conduct activities in the name of the fraternity for the purpose of furthering its Object. The fraternity’s collegiate chapters participate in a broad range of activities emphasizing brotherhood, service, and music. In addition to purely social activities for the benefit of their members, chapters typically conduct activities such as:

  • taking music into the community through the Mills Music Mission.
  • sponsoring concerts of American music.
  • sponsoring jazz and choral festivals.
  • sponsoring all-campus sings and Broadway-style reviews.
  • organizing members into performing ensembles ranging from big bands to barbershop quartets.
  • commissioning new musical works.
  • bringing prominent music performers and clinicians to their campuses.[9]

At a minimum, chapters are required to annually sponsor at least one program devoted exclusively to the music of American composers[10] and to celebrate Founder's Day (October 6) and Chapter Day (the chartering date of the chapter).[11] Chapters are also encouraged to meet the requirements of the fraternity's Chapter Citations program, which recognizes chapters annually for achievement in the areas of Chapter Operations, Membership Development, Alumni Relations, Musical Achievement, Province Interaction, Special Projects, and Fraternal Tradition.[12]

Naming Conventions

Like those of many other Greek-letter fraternities, chapters of Phi Mu Alpha have names consisting of either one or two Greek letters. The names are issued in alphabetical order according to the dates on which the chapters are chartered. For instance, Alpha is the name given to the founding chapter, followed by Beta for the second chapter, then Gamma, and so on. Once the Greek alphabet had been exhausted by using single letters, two-letter names began to be issued, starting with Alpha Beta, then Alpha Gamma, then Alpha Delta, etc.

Names using the same two Greek letters, such as Alpha Alpha, Beta Beta, Gamma Gamma, etc., were not used. Also, in the first cycle of chapter naming, letters that came before the first letter of a chapter's name in the Greek alphabet were not used for the second letter. Thus, after Alpha Omega the next name issued was Beta Gamma, not Beta Alpha. Likewise, after Beta Omega, the next name issued was Gamma Delta; Gamma Alpha and Gamma Beta were not used. Using this system, 300 names could be generated, but due to the Fraternity's rapid expansion in the mid 20th century all of the possible names were exhausted in 1969. Beginning in that year (after the last name possible under the old system, Psi Omega, was issued), the Fraternity began to issue the unused two-letter names beginning with Beta Alpha. However, names with two identical Greek letters were still not used. Without using such repeated-letter names, there is a total of 576 possible one- and two-letter names, of which 438 have been issued to date. The only exception to the repeated-letter chapter name rule is Alpha Alpha. However, Alpha Alpha is not an actual collegiate chapter, but is instead the chapter designation used when initiating men as National Honorary members.

Colony names take one of two forms. If a chapter was previously chartered at an institution, then a colony that is later recognized at that institution is given the name of the chapter that was originally there. Upon the colony's successful completion of the Colony Program, the original chapter is reactivated and the original charter document (if it still exists) is reissued along with a separate Certificate of Reactivation. If there has never been a chapter at an institution, then a colony there is issued a name consisting of the state where the institution is located followed by a single Greek letter to distinguish it from any other colonies in the state. Upon the colony's successful completion of the Colony Program, a new chapter is installed and a charter with the next chapter name in sequence is issued.

Naming Anomalies

The list of chapters in the next section includes notes relating to the many quirks that have occurred in the history of the naming of chapters. Two names, Gamma and Zeta, were reissued in the Fraternity's early days, while two other names, Mu Epsilon and Mu Kappa, have never been issued and likely never will considering how far out of sequence they would be. The National Directory section of the Fraternity's web site shows that the name Mu Kappa was assigned to Kentucky State University, but all other records indicate that a chapter was never chartered there and that the name Mu Kappa was not issued elsewhere. During the 1950s and 1960s, rapid expansion meant that chapters were being chartered on dates very close to one another. In fact, in 1960 as many as ten chapters were chartered in the span of a single week. This resulted in many chapter names being issued that did not necessarily correspond to the relative order in which the chapters were chartered. Finally, there are two sheltering institutions that have each housed two chapters with different names. In both of these cases, the reason is that the first chapter chartered at the institution was expelled and the later petitioning group requested that a new chapter be installed instead of the expelled chapter being reactivated.

List of Chapters

Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia has chartered 440 collegiate chapters (including the founding Alpha Chapter) in its history, of which 234 are currently active. The following table contains a comprehensive listing of all 440 collegiate chapters in the order that they were chartered. Footnotes appear immediately below the table.

Chapter Name Sheltering Institution Founding Date Years Active
*Alpha New England Conservatory October 6, 1898 1898-1977, 1991-1995
*Beta Combs College of Music October 6, 1900 1900-1930, 1960-1984
*Gamma1 American Institute of Applied Arts November 26, 1900 1900-1911
Delta Ithaca College January 28, 1901 1901-present
Epsilon University of Michigan June 2, 1902 1902-1967, 1991-present
*Zeta1 Chicago Auditorium Conservatory June 9, 1902 1902-1904
*Eta Cincinnati College of Music April 9, 1903 1903-1955
*Gamma1 Detroit Conservatory of Music April 27, 1904 1904-1911
Theta Syracuse University May 4, 1904 1904-1977, 2005-present
Zeta1 University of Missouri June 7, 1907 1907-present
Iota Northwestern University April 29, 1910 1910-present
*Kappa Peabody Conservatory of Music March 1, 1911 1911-1915, 1958-1985
*Lambda DePauw University March 3, 1911 1911-1915, 1924-1971
Mu University of Oklahoma April 10, 1912 1912-present
*Nu Denison University April 18, 1912 1912-1949, 1958-1969
*Omicron2 Cincinnati Conservatory of Music January 24, 1914 1914-1955
Xi University of Kansas April 14, 1914 1914-1988, 1997-present
Pi Simpson College March 2, 1917 1917-present
*Rho American Conservatory of Music May 11, 1920 1920-1983
*Sigma University of Washington February 17, 1921 1921-1974
Tau Kansas State University February 19, 1921 1921-1934, 1960-1985, 1999-present
Upsilon University of Nebraska February 23, 1921 1921-1989, 2008-present
Phi University of Wisconsin–Madison March 5, 1921 1921-1975, 2001-present
*Chi Washington State University October 10, 1921 1921-1974
*Psi University of Oregon October 16, 1921 1921-1974
Alpha Beta2 Drake University May 21, 1922 1922-present
*Omega Ohio Wesleyan University May 24, 1922 1922-1982
Alpha Gamma University of Kentucky December 13, 1922 1922-1977, 1979-1989, 1996-present
*Alpha Delta Iowa State University December 17, 1922 1922-2000?
Alpha Zeta2 Pennsylvania State University February 3, 1923 1923-present
*Alpha Epsilon University of Southern California March 10, 1923 1923-1973, 1981-1983?
*Alpha Eta Denver College of Music September 19, 1923 1923-1932
Alpha Theta Miami University October 13, 1923 1923-present
Alpha Kappa2 Ohio University April 14, 1924 1924-present
Alpha Iota University of Texas May 11, 1924 1924-present
Alpha Lambda Illinois Wesleyan University June 7, 1924 1924-present
*Alpha Mu University of Minnesota June 17, 1924 1924-1974
*Alpha Nu3 Eastman School of Music January 24, 1925 1925-2009
Alpha Omicron2 University of Arkansas May 31, 1925 1925-1933, 1949-present
Alpha Xi University of Illinois June 6, 1925 1925-present
*Alpha Pi Bucknell University June 6, 1925 1925-1950
Alpha Rho University of North Carolina February 24, 1926 1926-1972, 1976-present
Alpha Sigma Butler University May 30, 1926 1926-1986, 1996-present
*Alpha Tau Wittenberg University February 12, 1927 1927-1992
Alpha Chi2 University of Tulsa February 21, 1927 1927-1974, 1993-present
*Alpha Upsilon University of Arizona March 29, 1927 1927-1977, 1983-1987
*Alpha Phi Fort Hays State University May 10, 1927 1927-2007
*Alpha Psi University of Missouri-Kansas City November 18, 1927 1927-1987
*Alpha Omega Carnegie-Mellon University March 25, 1928 1928-2001?
*Beta Gamma Columbia University April 24, 1928 1928-1976
Beta Delta Pittsburg State University October 9, 1928 1928-1974, 2001-present
*Beta Epsilon New York University December 21, 1928 1928-1980
*Beta Zeta College of Emporia March 15, 1929 1929-1941, 1954-1973
*Beta Eta San José State University April 1, 1929 1929-1976, 1980-1981
Beta Theta Millikin University October 17, 1929 1929-present
Beta Iota Albion College October 31, 1930 1930-present
Beta Kappa Coe College November 1, 1930 1930-present
Beta Lambda Muskingum College November 3, 1930 1930-1969, 1995-present
Beta Mu Central Methodist University December 8, 1930 1930-present
Beta Omicron2 Mansfield University May 24, 1931 1931-present
Beta Nu University of Northern Iowa May 28, 1931 1931-present
Beta Xi Ohio State University May 29, 1931 1931-1975, 1986-present
Beta Pi University of the Pacific December 14, 1931 1931-present
*Beta Rho University of Northern Colorado June 5, 1934 1934-1977
Beta Sigma University of Idaho June 7, 1936 1936-1975, 2003-present
Beta Tau University of Miami March 5, 1937 1937-present
*Beta Upsilon Emporia State University April 23, 1937 1937-1974
*Beta Chi2 University of Colorado May 30, 1937 1937-1976, 1980-1985
^Beta Psi2 University of California-Los Angeles June 11, 1937 1937-1973
*Beta Phi Baldwin-Wallace College June 12, 1937 1937-1985
*Beta Omega Louisiana State University January 28, 1938 1938-2011
Gamma Delta Murray State University May 15, 1938 1938-present
Gamma Epsilon Michigan State University November 22, 1938 1938-present
Gamma Zeta Lawrence University November 27, 1938 1938-present
Gamma Eta Furman University December 27, 1938 1938-1940, 1953-present
Gamma Iota2 Baylor University May 18, 1940 1940-present
Gamma Theta University of North Texas May 19, 1940 1940-present
*Gamma Kappa Davidson College November 10, 1940 1940-1969
*Gamma Mu2 Bethany College November 16, 1940 1940-1988
*Gamma Lambda Hendrix College November 22, 1940 1940-1955
*Gamma Nu Case Western Reserve University December 29, 1940 1940-1988?
Gamma Xi Morningside College June 4, 1941 1941-present
*Gamma Omicron Wayne State University June 9, 1941 1941-1978, 1981-1998?
Gamma Pi California State University-Fresno January 24, 1942 1942-1983, 2008-present
Gamma Rho Northwestern State University May 24, 1942 1942-present
*Gamma Sigma Wichita State University February 28, 1947 1947-1979, 1982-1985
*Gamma Tau Indiana University April 11, 1947 1947-1973, 1990-2001?
*Gamma Upsilon Phillips University April 12, 1947 1947-1986
*Gamma Chi2 Texas Wesleyan University May 15, 1947 1947-1987
Gamma Phi Texas State University-San Marcos May 20, 1947 1947-1977, 1978-present
*Gamma Psi George Peabody College May 22, 1947 1947-1981
Gamma Omega Indiana State University October 5, 1947 1947-present
Delta Epsilon University of Louisiana-Lafayette December 2, 1947 1947-present
Delta Zeta Oklahoma City University January 17, 1948 1948-1979, 1995-2000?, 2010-present
Delta Eta Youngstown State University February 7, 1948 1948-1987, 2002-present
*Delta Kappa2 University of South Dakota March 13, 1948 1948-1986
Delta Iota2 Western Michigan University April 17, 1948 1948-present
*Delta Theta University of Montana May 1, 1948 1948-1981
Delta Mu2 Texas Christian University May 21, 1948 1948-present
Delta Lambda Ball State University May 23, 1948 1948-present
Delta Nu Bradley University June 10, 1948 1948-present
*Delta Xi Eastern Michigan University June 24, 1948 1948-1988
*Delta Omicron Boston University October 6, 1948 1948-1975
*Delta Rho2 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee December 28, 1948 1948-1975
Delta Pi University of Redlands January 15, 1949 1949-present
Delta Tau2 Oklahoma State University February 11, 1949 1949-1981, 1989-present
Delta Sigma University of South Carolina February 12, 1949 1949-present
*Delta Phi2 Lewis & Clark College February 18, 1949 1949-1973
*Delta Upsilon Southern Methodist University March 12, 1949 1949-1979, 1984-1986
*Delta Chi Minneapolis College of Music April 4, 1949 1949-1959
Delta Omega2 Southeastern Louisiana University May 21, 1949 1949-present
*Epsilon Zeta2 University of Denver May 28, 1949 1949-1977, 1981-1985
Delta Psi Auburn University June 1, 1949 1949-present
*Epsilon Eta University of Puget Sound June 4, 1949 1949-1969, 1989-2011
*Epsilon Theta Roosevelt University June 5, 1949 1949-1973
Epsilon Iota Florida State University November 8, 1949 1949-present
Epsilon Kappa Southern Illinois University-Carbondale November 19, 1949 1949-present
Epsilon Lambda University of Georgia January 14, 1950 1950-present
*Epsilon Mu University of Kansas City February 12, 1950 1950-1959
Epsilon Nu Jacksonville State University May 7, 1950 1950-present
*Epsilon Xi Idaho State University May 20, 1950 1950-1958
Epsilon Omicron San Diego State University May 27, 1950 1950-present
^Epsilon Pi Hartwick College May 28, 1950 1950-1986, 1989-2006?
Epsilon Rho Northern Illinois University May 30, 1950 1950-1983, 1994-present
Epsilon Sigma West Virginia University June 4, 1950 1950-1985, 1999-present
*Epsilon Tau Eastern Washington University December 3, 1950 1950-1974
Epsilon Upsilon University of Evansville January 19, 1951 1951-present
Epsilon Phi Capital University April 29, 1951 1951-present
*Epsilon Psi2 University of Wyoming April 29, 1951 1951-1970
*Epsilon Chi Pepperdine University May 13, 1951 1951-1970
*Epsilon Omega University of Omaha May 20, 1951 1951-1987
Zeta Eta Marshall University January 27, 1952 1952-1978, 2006-present
Zeta Kappa2 University of Louisville May 13, 1952 1952-1976, 1982-1985, 1995-present
*Zeta Theta Wagner College May 14, 1952 1952-1989
Zeta Iota Howard University May 19, 1952 1952-1973, 1977-present
*Zeta Lambda Brigham Young University January 24, 1953 1953-1973
*Zeta Nu2 Washington University March 21, 1953 1953-1967
*Zeta Xi2,3 Lincoln University (Missouri) May 3, 1953 1953-1977, 2001-2004
Zeta Omicron2 Georgia Southern University May 15, 1953 1953-present
Zeta Tau2 Indiana University of Pennsylvania May 21, 1953 1953-present
Zeta Sigma2 Texas Tech University May 22, 1953 1953-present
Zeta Rho2 Fisk University May 23, 1953 1953-1979, 1984-1987, 2005-present
^Zeta Pi2 Loyola University New Orleans May 24, 1953 1953-1967
*Zeta Upsilon2 California State University-Los Angeles May 2, 1954 1954-1978, 1988-1993
*Zeta Phi2 Friends University May 29, 1954 1954-1983
Zeta Mu Sam Houston State University December 4, 1954 1954-1990, 2000-present
Zeta Psi2 East Carolina University February 19, 1955 1955-present
*Zeta Chi3 McNeese State University March 20, 1955 1955-1997
*Eta Theta2 Catholic University of America May 14, 1955 1955-1973
Zeta Omega University of Hartford May 23, 1955 1955-1976, 1992-1996?, 2002-present
Eta-Omicron4 University of Cincinnati November 2, 1955 1955-2002, 2005-present
*Eta Kappa2 Occidental College December 11, 1955 1955-1975
^Eta Iota University of Louisiana-Monroe December 15, 1955 1955-1995?
Eta Nu2 Saint Mary's University of Minnesota May 14, 1956 1956-present
*Eta Lambda Moorhead State University May 20, 1956 1956-1988?
Eta Mu Lamar University May 20, 1956 1956-present
Eta Xi Tennessee State University May 20, 1956 1956-1991, 2000-present
*Eta Pi Willamette University May 20, 1956 1956-1976
*Eta Rho Park College April 14, 1957 1957-1974
^Eta Phi2 The University of Southern Mississippi May 15, 1957 1957-2008
*Eta Sigma San Francisco State University May 17, 1957 1957-1972, 1975-1981
*Eta Tau California State University-Sacramento May 17, 1957 1957-1974, 1980-1987
*Eta Upsilon Centenary College May 18, 1957 1957-1969, 1980-1989
*Eta Chi University of Minnesota February 18, 1958 1958-1975
*Eta Psi University of Maryland February 28, 1958 1958-1976
Eta Omega University of Florida April 26, 1958 1958-present
Theta Iota State University of New York-Potsdam December 6, 1958 1958-present
*Theta Kappa Mississippi College March 20, 1959 1959-1985, 2003-2008
Theta Lambda Hardin-Simmons University April 24, 1959 1959-present
*Theta Mu Midwestern University April 24, 1959 1959-1981
Theta Nu Northern State University May 3, 1959 1959-1991, 1999-present
*Theta Xi Drury College May 9, 1959 1959-1987
Theta Omicron University of Tennessee May 16, 1959 1959-1976, 1978-1979, 1981-present
Theta Rho2 University of Memphis May 20, 1959 1959-1999, 2010-present
Theta Sigma2 Florida Southern College May 23, 1959 1959-1969, 1972-present
Theta Tau2 Austin Peay State University May 23, 1959 1959-present
Theta Pi Morehead State University May 24, 1959 1959-present
*Theta Omega2 MacPhail School of Music and Dramatic Art April 3, 1960 1960-1967
*Iota Lambda2 Duquesne University May 8, 1960 1960-1991
Iota Nu2 Troy State University May 12, 1960 1960-present
Theta Phi2 Eastern New Mexico University May 14, 1960 1960-1986, 2011-present
Iota Omicron2 Bowling Green State University May 14, 1960 1960-present
Iota Pi2 West Texas A&M University May 14, 1960 1960-present
*Theta Chi2 Dickinson College May 15, 1960 1960-1971
Iota Kappa2 Lebanon Valley College May 15, 1960 1960-present
*Iota Xi2 University of Nebraska-Kearney May 15, 1960 1960-1986
*Theta Psi2 Georgetown College May 16, 1960 1960-1980, 1984-1994?
Iota Rho2 Missouri State University May 16, 1960 1960-1976, 1981-present
*Iota Sigma2 Union University May 16, 1960 1960-2011
Iota Mu2 Western Kentucky University May 20, 1960 1960-present
Theta Upsilon Delta State University May 23, 1960 1960-present
^Iota Tau Old Dominion University November 5, 1960 1960-2000?
*Iota Upsilon Wayland Baptist University January 10, 1961 1961-2000?
^Iota Phi University of New Mexico January 28, 1961 1961-1974
*Iota Chi Evangel College February 20, 1961 1961-1986
Iota Psi Southeast Missouri State University March 4, 1961 1961-present
*Kappa Lambda2 California State University-Northridge March 12, 1961 1961-1976
Kappa Omicron2 California State University-Long Beach March 12, 1961 1961-1996, 2006-present
*Iota Omega Hope College March 24, 1961 1961-1982
*Kappa Mu William Jewell College April 4, 1961 1961-1998?
*Kappa Nu Arizona State University April 16, 1961 1961-1980, 1984-1993
Kappa Xi Northern Arizona University April 16, 1961 1961-1985, 1989-1998, 2008-present
*Kappa Pi Manhattan College April 22, 1961 1961-1982
*Kappa Rho Washburn University April 22, 1961 1961-1992
Kappa Sigma Valparaiso University April 23, 1961 1961-present
*Kappa Tau University of Central Oklahoma May 12, 1961 1961-1984
*Kappa Upsilon Juilliard School of Music October 20, 1961 1961-1971
*Kappa Phi DePaul University January 26, 1962 1962-1983
Kappa Psi2 Western Illinois University February 3, 1962 1962-present
Kappa Chi Del Mar College March 4, 1962 1962-present
*Kappa Omega New York College of Music March 10, 1962 1962-1968
Lambda Mu Montclair State University March 31, 1962 1962-present
*Lambda Nu Trenton State College March 31, 1962 1962-1980
Lambda Xi University of Mississippi March 31, 1962 1962-1982, 1985-2000?, 2002-present
*Lambda Omicron University of West Alabama March 8, 1963 1963-1982, 1991-1997?
Lambda Rho2 Northwest Mississippi Community College March 8, 1963 1963-1989, 1999-present
Lambda Pi Boston Conservatory March 23, 1963 1963-1998, 2002-present
*Lambda Upsilon2 Kentucky Wesleyan College March 31, 1963 1963-1973, 1978-1986
*Lambda Tau2 Minnesota State University-Mankato April 5, 1963 1963-1973, 1978-1986
Lambda Sigma East Tennessee State University April 28, 1963 1963-1976, 1979-present
*Lambda Omega2 Carson-Newman College April 28, 1963 1963-1993
*Lambda Chi2 Minot State University May 1, 1963 1963-1999?
*Lambda Psi2 Mercer University May 4, 1963 1963-1996
Lambda Phi Mississippi State University May 16, 1963 1963-present
Mu Omicron2 Ouachita Baptist University February 15, 1964 1964-present
Mu Nu Louisiana Tech University April 4, 1964 1964-present
Mu Xi Stephen F. Austin State University April 18, 1964 1964-present
*Mu Pi Lewis University April 19, 1964 1964-1975
*Mu Rho New Mexico State University May 23, 1964 1964-1972, 1995-1999?
*Mu Tau2 Philadelphia College of Performing Arts February 14, 1965 1965-1973
*Mu Sigma Southwestern College February 21, 1965 1965-1979
*Mu Upsilon Belhaven College February 22, 1965 1965-1986
*Mu Phi Union College March 7, 1965 1965-1983
*Mu Omega2 Buena Vista College April 10, 1965 1965-1989
*Mu Chi Pacific University April 25, 1965 1965-1982
Nu Sigma2 College of William and Mary April 25, 1965 1965-1982, 1986-present
*Nu Xi2 William Carey College April 30, 1965 1965-1986, 1995-1996?
Nu Omicron2 Illinois State University May 1, 1965 1965-1984, 1994-present
Nu Pi2 Central Michigan University May 9, 1965 1965-present
Nu Upsilon2 Hillsdale College May 9, 1965 1965-1976, 1987-present
Mu Psi Southern University May 15, 1965 1965-present
*Nu Phi2 Orlando Junior College May 22, 1965 1965-1970
*Nu Rho Colorado State University-Pueblo May 23, 1965 1965-1982
Nu Psi2 Shenandoah University November 21, 1965 1965-1996, 2000-present
*Nu Chi2 Mount Union College November 29, 1965 1965-1985
*Nu Omega2 Howard Payne College December 3, 1965 1965-1992
Xi Pi2 University of Wisconsin–Whitewater December 10, 1965 1965-present
Xi Omicron2 University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point December 11, 1965 1965-present
*Xi Rho2 Maryville College February 5, 1966 1966-1977, 1980-1987
Xi Tau2 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville March 6, 1966 1966-1976, 1984-1993, 2001-present
Xi Omega2 Frostburg State University April 1, 1966 1966-present
*Xi Sigma2 Bethel College April 2, 1966 1966-1975
*Nu Tau University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh April 17, 1966 1966-1977
Xi Upsilon Eastern Illinois University April 17, 1966 1966-present
*Xi Psi2 Westminster College April 24, 1966 1966-1990
*Xi Chi2,3 Tennessee Tech University April 30, 1966 1966-2004
*Omicron Sigma2 Portland State University April 30, 1966 1966-1974
Omicron Pi2 California State University-Fullerton May 1, 1966 1966-present
Omicron Rho2 Belmont University May 7, 1966 1966-1984, 1985-present
*Xi Phi Iowa Wesleyan College May 14, 1966 1966-1974
Omicron Tau Middle Tennessee State University May 21, 1966 1966-present
Omicron Upsilon University of Houston May 29, 1966 1966-present
Omicron Phi University of Alabama October 20, 1966 1966-present
*Omicron Chi Jacksonville University December 4, 1966 1966-1990
Pi Rho2 Mars Hill College January 7, 1967 1967-1992, 1997-present
Omicron Psi Eastern Kentucky University February 12, 1967 1967-present
Omicron Omega Arkansas State University April 1, 1967 1967-present
*Pi Phi2 California State University-Hayward April 11, 1967 1967-1974
Rho Sigma2 West Chester University April 27, 1967 1967-present
Pi Upsilon2 Colorado State University April 30, 1967 1967-present
*Pi Tau2 Oklahoma Baptist University May 2, 1967 1967-2009
Pi Chi2 Texas A&M University-Kingsville May 7, 1967 1967-1988, 2004-present
Pi Psi2 Texas A&M University-Commerce May 7, 1967 1967-present
*Pi Omega2 Gettysburg College May 7, 1967 1967-1989
Rho Tau2 Appalachian State University May 7, 1967 1967-present
Rho Upsilon2 Temple University May 8, 1967 1967-1980, 2000-present
*Rho Psi2 Wake Forest University May 17, 1967 1967-1977
^Rho Omega2 Virginia Commonwealth University May 17, 1967 1967-1991
*Rho Phi2 Kent State University May 21, 1967 1967-1970
Rho Chi2 State University of New York-Fredonia May 27, 1967 1967-present
*Sigma Tau2 Towson University November 5, 1967 1967-1976
*Sigma Upsilon2 Adrian College November 14, 1967 1967-1983, 1994-2004?
Pi Sigma Samford University December 1, 1967 1967-present
Sigma Chi2 Henderson State University February 24, 1968 1968-present
*Sigma Phi Brevard Community College March 23, 1968 1968-1996
Sigma Psi University of Tennessee-Martin May 4, 1968 1968-present
Sigma Omega University of Texas-Arlington May 11, 1968 1968-1984, 1986-2004, 2010-present
Tau Phi2 Southwestern Oklahoma State University May 16, 1968 1968-present
*Tau Upsilon University of Findlay May 26, 1968 1968-1979
*Tau Omega2 Northern Michigan University May 26, 1968 1968-1990
*Tau Chi University of Arkansas-Little Rock October 18, 1968 1968-1978
Upsilon Psi2 University of South Florida October 26, 1968 1968-present
*Tau Psi Saint Cloud State University November 10, 1968 1968-1976
*Upsilon Omega2 University of North Dakota November 10, 1968 1968-1975
Upsilon Phi Truman State University November 21, 1968 1968-present
Upsilon Chi Northwest Missouri State University December 14, 1968 1968-present
*Phi Chi Georgia State University March 18, 1969 1969-1976
*Phi Psi Nebraska Wesleyan University April 20, 1969 1969-1974
Phi Omega University of Dayton April 20, 1969 1969-1983, 1985-present
*Chi Omega2 Northeastern Illinois University April 21, 1969 1969-1974
*Psi Omega2 Knoxville College April 26, 1969 1969-1983
*Beta Alpha2 University of Tennessee-Chattanooga May 3, 1969 1969-2010
*Chi Psi American University May 4, 1969 1969-1977
Gamma Alpha James Madison University May 11, 1969 1969-present
Gamma Beta University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire May 16, 1969 1969-present
*Delta Alpha University of the Cumberlands May 18, 1969 1969-1987
*Delta Beta3 Alabama State University May 22, 1969 1969-2006
*Delta Gamma Houston Baptist University September 27, 1969 1969-1988
Epsilon Alpha University of Toledo January 11, 1970 1970-1973, 2009-present
*Epsilon Beta Abilene Christian University April 19, 1970 1970-1985
Epsilon Gamma University of Central Missouri May 2, 1970 1970-present
Epsilon Delta University of South Alabama May 6, 1970 1970-1974, 1982-1986, 1996-present
Zeta Alpha Rowan University May 10, 1970 1970-1980, 2000-present
Zeta Beta Augustana College (Illinois) May 10, 1970 1970-present
*Zeta Delta2 North Central College May 10, 1970 1970-1983
Zeta Epsilon2 Shorter University May 16, 1970 1970-1991, 1993-present
Zeta Gamma Valdosta State University May 17, 1970 1970-1976, 1981-1992, 1997-present
Eta Alpha Georgia College and State University February 21, 1971 1971-1991, 1998-present
Eta Beta University of North Carolina-Pembroke March 21, 1971 1971-present
Eta Gamma Southern Arkansas University April 24, 1971 1971-1983, 2009-present
*Eta Delta3 Grambling State University May 1, 1971 1971-1993
*Eta Epsilon Augustana College (South Dakota) May 2, 1971 1971-1980
*Eta Zeta Newberry College May 11, 1971 1971-1998
*Theta Alpha Kean University May 14, 1971 1971-1986
*Theta Beta University of Richmond May 16, 1971 1971-1976
*Theta Gamma3 Fort Valley State University May 20, 1971 1971-1986, 2004-2006
*Theta Delta Southern Oregon University May 29, 1971 1971-1974
*Theta Epsilon Wartburg College March 18, 1972 1972-1976
*Theta Eta2 Wright State University April 9, 1972 1972-1994
*Theta Zeta University of Indianapolis April 16, 1972 1972-1977
Iota Alpha Alma College April 16, 1972 1972-1976, 1986-present
Iota Beta North Carolina A&T State University April 16, 1972 1972-2000(?), 2011-present
Iota Gamma University of Iowa May 7, 1972 1972-1998, 2001-present
*Iota Delta Central Connecticut State University May 7, 1972 1972-1983
Iota Epsilon University of North Carolina-Greensboro February 21, 1973 1973-present
*Iota Zeta University of Bridgeport April 17, 1973 1973-1980
*Iota Eta Central State University April 21, 1973 1973-1998
*Iota Theta Salem College April 29, 1973 1973-1978
*Kappa Beta2 Morris Brown College April 30, 1973 1973-2006
*Kappa Alpha Lipscomb University May 12, 1973 1973-1997
Kappa Gamma Berry College April 5, 1974 1974-1994, 1998-present
*Kappa Delta3 Texas Southern University April 5, 1974 1974-1990, 2001-2004
*Kappa Epsilon Olivet College April 19, 1974 1974-1996
Kappa Zeta West Virginia Wesleyan College May 4, 1974 1974-1982, 1997-present
Kappa Eta Arkansas Tech University February 1, 1975 1975-present
*Kappa Theta University of Texas-Pan American April 11, 1975 1975-1978
Kappa Iota University of Central Arkansas March 27, 1976 1976-1993, 1998-present
*Lambda Alpha Trinity University April 2, 1976 1976-1988
Lambda Beta Susquehanna University April 26, 1976 1976-present
Lambda Gamma Edinboro University of Pennsylvania May 2, 1976 1976-present
*Lambda Delta Boise State University May 8, 1976 1976-1978
*Lambda Epsilon Dickinson State University May 9, 1976 1976-1987, 1990-1991
*Lambda Zeta Limestone College October 17, 1976 1976-1987, 1995-2000?
*Lambda Eta Western Oregon University April 15, 1977 1977-1992
*Lambda Theta Xavier University of Louisiana April 28, 1977 1977-1980
*Lambda Iota Mount Senario College March 19, 1978 1978-1985
*Lambda Kappa3 Carthage College April 8, 1978 1978-1986
^Mu Alpha Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University May 7, 1978 1978-1980
Mu Gamma2 Angelo State University December 3, 1978 1978-present
Mu Beta Winston-Salem State University March 24, 1979 1979-1987, 2004-present
Mu Delta Longwood University March 31, 1979 1979-present
*Mu Zeta Western Connecticut State University April 29, 1979 1979-1986
Mu Theta2 Tarleton State University October 28, 1979 1979-present
Mu Eta University of Central Florida November 11, 1979 1979-present
*Mu Lambda2 Barton College May 3, 1980 1980-1984
*Mu Iota Transylvania University May 4, 1980 1980-1983
*Nu Alpha Augusta State University May 11, 1980 1980-1983
*Nu Beta University of West Georgia May 19, 1980 1980-2003
Nu Gamma Missouri Western State University May 9, 1981 1981-present
*Nu Delta Northwestern Oklahoma State University March 26, 1982 1982-1984
*Nu Epsilon University of Arkansas-Monticello April 16, 1982 1982-1984
Nu Zeta California State University-Stanislaus May 24, 1982 1982-1985, 1991-present
Nu Eta University of Texas-San Antonio October 31, 1982 1982-1987, 1998-present
Nu Theta Kennesaw State University February 19, 1983 1983-1987, 2011-present
Nu Iota South Carolina State University May 2, 1984 1984-1991, 1995-2001, 2009-present
Nu Kappa Winthrop University January 27, 1985 1985-present
Nu Lambda University of Texas-El Paso March 16, 1985 1985-1994, 2009-present
*Nu Mu McMurry University October 27, 1985 1985-1988
Xi Alpha Hastings College October 5, 1986 1986-present
Xi Beta Benedict College January 24, 1987 1987-1990, 2011-present
Xi Gamma Columbus State University April 8, 1988 1988-present
Xi Delta University of Nevada-Reno April 2, 1989 1989-present
Xi Epsilon Shepherd College November 10, 1990 1990-present
Xi Zeta Northeastern State University December 8, 1990 1990-present
Xi Eta Morehouse College February 2, 1991 1991-present
Xi Theta Radford University December 14, 1991 1991-present
*Xi Iota North Dakota State University February 1, 1992 1992-2000?
Xi Kappa VanderCook College of Music January 30, 1993 1993-present
Xi Lambda Northern Kentucky University March 11, 1994 1994-present
Xi Mu University of Delaware March 19, 1994 1994-present
Xi Nu Stetson University March 27, 1994 1994-present
Omicron Alpha William Paterson University of New Jersey May 1, 1994 1994-present
Omicron Beta Nicholls State University December 11, 1994 1994-present
Omicron Gamma Florida A&M University April 21, 1995 1995-present
Omicron Delta Alabama A&M University April 22, 1995 1995-2003, 2011-present
Omicron Epsilon Western Carolina University April 29, 1995 1995-present
Omicron Zeta Prairie View A&M University September 9, 1995 1995-present
*Omicron Eta Vincennes University April 13, 1996 1996-1999?
Omicron Theta New Jersey City University April 13, 1996 1996-2002?, 2011-present
Omicron Iota University of Wisconsin–Platteville April 21, 1996 1996-present
Omicron Kappa Clark Atlanta University May 5, 1996 1996-present
Omicron Lambda5 Grambling State University May 27, 1996 1996-present
Omicron Mu Clarion University of Pennsylvania November 16, 1996 1996-present
Omicron Nu Christopher Newport University May 1, 1997 1997-present
*Omicron Xi Ambassador University May 4, 1997 1997
*Pi Alpha East Texas Baptist University May 2, 1998 1998-2001?
Pi Beta Hampton University March 20, 1999 1999-present
Pi Gamma Bethune-Cookman University December 4, 1999 1999-present
Pi Delta Vanderbilt University April 8, 2000 2000-present
*Pi Epsilon Bellarmine University March 31, 2001 2001-2003?
Pi Zeta Lindenwood University November 18, 2001 2001-present
Pi Eta Morgan State University December 8, 2001 2001-present
*Pi Theta3 University of Alabama-Birmingham April 19, 2002 2002-2004?
Pi Iota Elmhurst College February 9, 2003 2003-present
^Pi Kappa Langston University April 19, 2003 2003-2008
*Pi Lambda Alderson-Broaddus College April 24, 2004 2004-2011
Pi Mu University of Tampa April 24, 2004 2004-present
^Pi Nu Jackson State University April 30, 2004 2004-2006
Pi Xi Lee University November 13, 2004 2004-present
Pi Omicron University of North Alabama November 13, 2004 2004-present
Rho Alpha Lander University November 28, 2004 2004-present
Rho Beta North Carolina Central University April 14, 2006 2006-present
Rho Gamma University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff April 15, 2006 2006-present
Rho Delta Albany State University October 1, 2006 2006-present
Rho Epsilon Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi May 10, 2007 2007-present
Rho Zeta6 McNeese State University May 11, 2007 2007-present
Rho Eta Florida International University November 2, 2007 2007-present
Rho Theta Armstrong Atlantic State University November 4, 2007 2007-present
Rho Iota Tougaloo College March 28, 2008 2008-present
Rho Kappa Rider University April 6, 2008 2008-present
Rho Lambda University of Missouri-St. Louis April 13, 2008 2008-present
Rho Mu Norfolk State University October 25, 2008 2008-present
*Rho Nu Coastal Carolina University November 2, 2008 2008-2010
Rho Xi Grand Valley State University April 18, 2009 2009-present
Rho Omicron George Mason University November 7, 2009 2009-present
Rho Pi Ohio Northern University November 15, 2009 2009-present
Sigma Alpha University of Massachusetts Amherst March 7, 2010 2010-present
Sigma Beta University of North Carolina at Charlotte March 27, 2010 2010-present
Sigma Gamma Kutztown University of Pennsylvania November 7, 2010 2010-present
Sigma Delta Florida Atlantic University November 6, 2011 2011-present

Notes:

  • An asterisk (*) indicates that the chapter is currently inactive.
  • A question mark (?) immediately following the year that a chapter became inactive indicates that the year was taken from the best sources available yet, for one reason or another, it may be subject to error.
  • A circumflex (^) indicates that a group at the chapter's sheltering institution has been recognized as a colony and is currently working to reactivate the chapter.

1. Gamma and Zeta are the only two chapter names to have been issued more than once. A provision in the Fraternity's National Constitution now states, "In no case shall a charter to a chapter at one institution be transferred to any group at any other institution not the legitimate successor of the institution to which the charter was originally granted; nor shall the chapter name be assigned elsewhere."[13]
2. Chapter name is out of sequence, which may be due to the name having been issued without the exact installation date of the chapter being known first, a change in chapter installation date(s) after the name was issued, or some other reason.
3. Chapter was expelled or had its charter revoked in the last year noted in the "Years Active" column.
4. Eta-Omicron Chapter was formed by the merger of schools and chapters: Cincinnati College of Music (Eta) and Cincinnati Conservatory of Music (Omicron); hence the hyphenated name.
5. A group of students at Grambling State University successfully petitioned for the installation of a new chapter instead of the reactivation of the expelled Eta Delta Chapter which previously existed there, thus leading to the installation of Omicron Lambda Chapter.
6. A group of students at McNeese State University successfully petitioned for the installation of a new chapter instead of the reactivation of the expelled Zeta Chi Chapter which previously existed there, thus leading to the installation of Rho Zeta Chapter.

Current Colonies

There are currently 17 colonies of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, of which six are at institutions where a chapter has never been chartered.

Colony Name Sheltering Institution
Pi Kappa Langston University
Florida Theta Rollins College
Zeta Pi Loyola University New Orleans
Eta Iota University of Louisiana-Monroe
Epsilon Pi Hartwick College
Virginia Epsilon Virginia State University
Mu Alpha Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Rho Omega Virginia Commonwealth University
Iota Tau Old Dominion University
Beta Psi University of California-Los Angeles
Iota Phi University of New Mexico
Eta Phi University of Southern Mississippi
Pi Nu Jackson State University
Delaware Beta Delaware State University
Indiana Gamma Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne
South Carolina Gamma Voorhees College
Florida Iota Edward Waters College

References

  1. ^ a b National Constitution, Article XII, Section Two.
  2. ^ "Fraternity Leadership." sinfonia.org. Retrieved on 2009-05-03.
  3. ^ a b Guide to the Colony Program, p. 4.
  4. ^ Guide to the Colony Program, p. 6.
  5. ^ National Constitution, Article XIII, Section Nine.
  6. ^ National Constitution, Article XV, Section Three.
  7. ^ "Collegiate Chapters: Massachusetts." sinfonia.org. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  8. ^ Underwood (2000), p. A.1
  9. ^ "About Us." sinfonia.org. Retrieved on 2009-05-03.
  10. ^ National Constitution, Article XII, Section Eight.
  11. ^ National Constitution, Article XII, Section Nine.
  12. ^ Citation Report Forms. sinfonia.org. Retrieved on 2009-05-03.
  13. ^ National Constitution, Article XII, Section Five.

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