List of Theta Sigma Phi chapters

Theta Sigma Phi was an American honor society for women in journalism.^[1] It was established in 1909 at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.^[1] It was called Women in Communications, Inc. from 1972 to 1996. The society ceased operations in 1996.^[2]

Collegiate chapters

The following is a list of Theta Sigma Phi collegiate chapters as of 1968, with inactive chapters and institutions indicated in italics.^[1]^[3]^[4]^[2]^[5]^[6]

Chapter	Charter date and range	Institution	Location	Status	Ref.
Alpha	April 8, 1909	University of Washington	Seattle, Washington	Inactive	^[7]
Beta	1910	University of Wisconsin	Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive
Gamma	1911	University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Inactive
Delta	March 4, 1913	Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Inactive	^[8]
Eta	1913	Ohio State University	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
Zeta	1915	University of Oklahoma	Norman, Oklahoma	Inactive
Epsilon	1914	University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Inactive	^[9]
Theta	1915	University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	Inactive
Iota	1916	Stanford University	Stanford, California	Inactive
Kappa	1916	University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	Inactive
Lambda	1916	University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	Inactive
Mu	1916	Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas	Inactive
Nu	1917	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Inactive
Xi	1919	University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Inactive
Omicron	January 10, 1918	Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Inactive	^[10]
Pi	May 25, 1918	University of Illinois	Champaign, Illinois	Inactive	^[10]
Rho	May 27, 1918	University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive	^[10]
Sigma	November 22, 1919	DePauw University	Greencastle, Indiana	Inactive	^[10]
Tau	May 30, 1931	New York University	New York City, New York	Inactive	^[10]
Upsilon	May 27, 1920	Lawrence University	Appleton, Wisconsin	Inactive	^[9]^[10]
Phi	May 29, 1920 - June 1927	Knox College	Galesburg, Illinois	Inactive	^[9]^[10]
Chi	May 29, 1920	University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Inactive	^[9]^[10]
Psi	May 31, 1920	Columbia University	New York City, New York	Inactive	^[9]^[10]
Omega	May 29, 1920	Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Inactive	^[9]^[10]
Alpha Alpha	February 9, 1922	University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Inactive	^[10]
Alpha Beta	April 1923	Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Gamma	May 11, 1923	Marquette University	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Delta	May 23, 1923	Grinnell College	Grinnell, Iowa	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Epsilon	October 12, 1925	Mary Hardin–Baylor College	Belton, Texas	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Zeta	October 24, 1925	Washington State University	Pullman, Washington	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Eta	October 17, 1925	Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Theta	May 23, 1926	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Iota	March 12, 1927	Butler University	Indianapolis, Indiana	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Kappa	November 4, 1927	Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Lambda	December 4, 1927	University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, Colorado	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Mu	May 10, 1930	Southern Methodist University	Dallas, Texas	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Nu	May 27, 1930	Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Xi	May 30, 1930	University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Omicron	June 8, 1930	University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Pi	1932	Texas Woman's University	Denton, Texas	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Rho	April 1933	Drake University	Des Moines, Iowa	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Sigma	October 25, 1933	Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Tau	October 1935	Pennsylvania State University	University Park, Pennsylvania	Inactive	^[11]
Alpha Upsilon	1941	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Inactive
Alpha Phi	1941	Ohio University	Athens, Ohio	Inactive
Alpha Chi	1942	Oklahoma State University	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Inactive
Alpha Psi	1944	Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Inactive
Alpha Omega	1946	Franklin College	Franklin, Indiana	Inactive
Beta Alpha	1947	University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Inactive
Beta Beta	1947	West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	Inactive
Beta Gamma	1949	University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Inactive
Beta Delta	1949	South Dakota State University	Brookings, South Dakota	Inactive
Beta Epsilon	1950	University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Inactive
Beta Zeta	1951	Kent State University	Kent, Ohio	Inactive
Beta Eta	1952	University of Mississippi	Oxford, Mississippi	Inactive
Beta Theta	1952	University of New Mexico	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Inactive
Beta Iota	1953	University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Inactive
Beta Kappa	1953	University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	Inactive
Beta Lambda	1954	Purdue University	West Lafayette, Indiana	Inactive
Beta Mu	1954	Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Inactive
Beta Nu	1955	University of Idaho	Moscow, Idaho	Inactive
Beta Xi	1956	University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Inactive
Beta Omicron	1957	American University	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
Beta Pi	1958	San Jose State University	San Jose, California	Inactive
Beta Rho	1959	University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Beta Sigma	1959	University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Inactive
Beta Tau	1961	Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	Inactive
Beta Upsilon	1961	University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Inactive
Beta Phi	1962	Duquesne University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Beta Chi	1963	University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Inactive
Beta Psi	1964	Fresno State College	Fresno, California	Inactive
Beta Omega	1967	Texas Christian University	Fort Worth, Texas	Inactive
Gamma Alpha	196x ?	University of Maryland	College Park, Maryland	Inactive
Gamma Beta	196x ?	San Fernando Valley State College	Northridge, Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Gamma Epsilon	prior to August 1972	Trinity University	San Antonio, Texas	^[12]
	May 12, 1972	East Texas State University	Commerce, Texas	Inactive	^[13]

Professional chapters and alumna clubs

The following is a list of Theta Sigma Phi professional chapters and alumna clubs as of 1968, with inactive chapters indicated in italics.^[5]^[14]

Chapter	Charter date and range	Location	Status	Ref.
Akron Club		Akron, Ohio	Inactive
Albuquerque		Albuquerque, New Mexico	Inactive
Ames Club		Ames, Iowa	Inactive
Atlanta		Atlanta, Georgia	Inactive
Austin		Austin, Texas	Inactive
Baton Rouge		Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Inactive
Birmingham	April 19, 1929	Birmingham, Alabama	Inactive	^[15]
Bloomington	192x ?	Bloomington, Indiana	Inactive
Blue Grass Club		Lexington, Kentucky	Inactive
Boise Club		Boise, Idaho	Inactive
Boston Club		Boston, Massachusetts	Inactive
Broward County		Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Inactive
Central New York		Fayetteville, New York	Inactive
Champaign-Urbana Club		Champaign, Illinois	Inactive
Charlotte Club		Charlotte, North Carolina	Inactive
Chicago	192x ?	Chicago, Illinois	Inactive
Cincinnati		Cincinnati, Ohio	Inactive
Cleveland		Cleveland, Ohio	Inactive
Colorado Springs Club		Colorado Springs, Colorado	Inactive
Columbia Club		Columbia, Missouri	Inactive
Columbus	192x ?	Columbus, Ohio	Inactive
Dallas	1931	Dallas, Texas	Inactive	^[16]
Dayton		Dayton, Ohio	Inactive
Denver	c. 1928	Denver, Colorado	Inactive	^[17]
Des Moines Club	c. 1928	Des Moines, Iowa	Inactive	^[17]
Detroit		Detroit, Michigan	Inactive
Eugene Club		Eugene, Oregon	Inactive
Florida West Coast		St. Petersburg, Florida	Inactive
Fort Worth		Fort Worth, Texas	Inactive
Gainesville Club		Gainesville, Florida	Inactive
Honolulu	February 1929	Honolulu, Hawaii	Inactive	^[15]
Houston		Houston, Texas	Inactive
Indianapolis	c. 1928	Indianapolis, Indiana	Inactive	^[17]
Iowa City Club		Iowa City, Iowa	Inactive
Kansas City	1919	Kansas City, Missouri	Inactive	^[18]
Lansing Club		Lansing, Michigan	Inactive
Lawrence Club		Lawrence, Kansas	Inactive
Lexington	November 4, 1930	Lexington, Kentucky	Inactive	^[19]
Lincoln	February 20, 1929	Lincoln, Nebraska	Inactive	^[15]
Los Angeles		Los Angeles, California	Inactive
Madison		Madison, Wisconsin	Inactive
Miami		Miami, Florida	Inactive
Milwaukee	c. 1928	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Inactive	^[17]
Muncie		Muncie, Indiana	Inactive
Nashville Club		Nashville, Tennessee	Inactive
National Capital	192x ?	Washington, D.C.	Inactive
New Orleans Club		New Orleans, Louisiana	Inactive
New York City	192x ?	New York City, New York	Inactive
Norman Club		Norman, Oklahoma	Inactive
North Shore		Evanston, Illinois	Inactiv
Oakland-Berkeley		Oakland and Berkeley, California	Inactive
Oklahoma City		Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	Inactive
Omaha Club	192x ?–before 1968	Omaha, Nebraska	Inactive
Orange County Club		Laguna Beach, California	Inactive
Peninsula		San Jose, California	Inactive
Philadelphia		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Phoenix		Phoenix, Arizona	Inactive
Pittsburgh		Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Inactive
Portland		Portland, Oregon	Inactive
Rochester		Rochester, New York	Inactive
Sacramento Club		Sacramento, California	Inactive
St. Louis	c. 1928	St. Louis, Missouri	Inactive	^[17]
San Antoinio		San Antonio, Texas	Inactive
San Diego		San Diego, California	Inactive
San Francisco Club	c. 1928	San Francisco, California	Inactive	^[17]
Seattle	192x ?	Seattle, Washington	Inactive
Spokane	192x ?	Spokane, Washington	Inactive
Stillwater Club		Stillwater, Oklahoma	Inactive
Takoma Club		Takoma, Washington	Inactive
Topeka		Topeka, Kansas	Inactive
Tucson Club		Tucson, Arizona	Inactive
Tulsa		Tulsa, Oklahoma	Inactive
Twin Cities	192x ?	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Inactive
Wichita Club		Wichita, Kansas	Inactive

References

1 2 3 Shepardson, Francis Wayland, ed. (1930). "Theta Sigma Phi". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (12th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press/George Banta Publishing Company. p. 428 – via HathiTrust.
1 2 "The 1990s: Embracing the Future". The Association for Women in Communications. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
↑ Lasher, George Starr, ed. (1957). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (16th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co. p. 630. OCLC 19297015.
↑ Robson, John, ed. (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (19th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. 535. OCLC 3551247.
1 2 "Directory". Matrix: the Magazine for Women in Journalism and Communications. 53 (4): 15–17. April 1968 – via Internet Archive.
↑ Robson, John, ed. (1968). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (18th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co. p. 561. OCLC 794514.
↑ Association for Women in Communications records, 1907-2016
↑ "Theta Sigma Phi issues Matrix Table Invitations". Herald Times. April 5, 1951. p. 2.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Journalism Sorority has a large program". University Daily Kansan. Lawrence, Kansas. 14 May 1920. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Theta Sigma Phi Directory III". The Matrix. 22 (3): XVII. February 1937 – via HathiTrust.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Theta Sigma Phi Directory IV". The Matrix. 22 (4): XXV. February 1937 – via HathiTrust.
↑ Bryan-College Station Eagle from Bryan, Texas , Page 22
↑ ETSU Women Journalists Start Theta Sigma Phi Chapter
↑ "Theta Sigma Phi". The Matrix. 15 (2): 2. December 1928 – via HathiTrust.
1 2 3 "New Alumna Chapters Formed". The Matrix. 14 (5): 10. June 1929 – via HathiTrust.
↑ "Dallas Alumnae Organize". The Matrix. 15 (4): 10. April 1931 – via HathiTrust.
1 2 3 4 5 6 "Great Growth in Alumna Chapters Revealed". The Matrix. 14 (6): 9. August 1929 – via HathiTrust.
↑ "AWC is One of the Originals". Association for Women in Communications. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.
↑ "Alumnae Holds Interesting Meetings". The Matrix. 16 (2): 21. December 1930 – via HathiTrust.

[:4-1] 1 2 3 Shepardson, Francis Wayland, ed. (1930). "Theta Sigma Phi". Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (12th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: The Collegiate Press/George Banta Publishing Company. p. 428 – via HathiTrust.

[:10-2] 1 2 "The 1990s: Embracing the Future". The Association for Women in Communications. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved March 25, 2014.

[Baird1957-3] Lasher, George Starr, ed. (1957). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (16th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co. p. 630. OCLC 19297015.

[Baird1977-4] Robson, John, ed. (1977). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (19th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. 535. OCLC 3551247.

[:0-5] 1 2 "Directory". Matrix: the Magazine for Women in Journalism and Communications. 53 (4): 15–17. April 1968 – via Internet Archive.

[Bairds1968-6] Robson, John, ed. (1968). Baird's Manual of American College Fraternities (18th ed.). Menasha, Wisconsin: George Banta Co. p. 561. OCLC 794514.

[7] Association for Women in Communications records, 1907-2016

[8] "Theta Sigma Phi issues Matrix Table Invitations". Herald Times. April 5, 1951. p. 2.

[kansas_feature-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Journalism Sorority has a large program". University Daily Kansan. Lawrence, Kansas. 14 May 1920. p. 1. Retrieved November 23, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.

[DIII-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Theta Sigma Phi Directory III". The Matrix. 22 (3): XVII. February 1937 – via HathiTrust.

[DIV-11] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Theta Sigma Phi Directory IV". The Matrix. 22 (4): XXV. February 1937 – via HathiTrust.

[12] Bryan-College Station Eagle from Bryan, Texas , Page 22

[13] ETSU Women Journalists Start Theta Sigma Phi Chapter

[14] "Theta Sigma Phi". The Matrix. 15 (2): 2. December 1928 – via HathiTrust.

[:1-15] 1 2 3 "New Alumna Chapters Formed". The Matrix. 14 (5): 10. June 1929 – via HathiTrust.

[16] "Dallas Alumnae Organize". The Matrix. 15 (4): 10. April 1931 – via HathiTrust.

[:2-17] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Great Growth in Alumna Chapters Revealed". The Matrix. 14 (6): 9. August 1929 – via HathiTrust.

[history-18] "AWC is One of the Originals". Association for Women in Communications. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved March 25, 2014.

[19] "Alumnae Holds Interesting Meetings". The Matrix. 16 (2): 21. December 1930 – via HathiTrust.

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