List of Sigma Kappa chapters
Sigma Kappa is a sorority founded in1874 at Colby College in Waterville, Maine.[1] In 1959, Sigma Kappa and Pi Kappa Sigma merged, which created many of the Delta series chapters.[1]
Collegiate chapters
Following is a list of Sigma Kappa collegiate chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.[1][2][3]
Notes
- ^ Chapter closed when the college's Board of Trustees withdrew recognition of all Greek organizations
- ^ a b Absorbed into Alpha chapter in 1893
- ^ Chapter formed from Cnoc Tara (Celtic for "beautiful view"), a local sorority established in 1905.
- ^ Chapter formed from Delta Psi, a local sorority.
- ^ Chapter formed from the Tri Kappa Sorority
- ^ Chapter formed from Phi Gamma Chi, a local sorority established before 1918 by Lambda, Mu, and Upsilon chapters sisters living in Pullman.
- ^ Chapter formed from Sigma Beta Phi, a local sorority established in 1923.
- ^ Chapter formed from Beta Xi, a local sorority established in 1946.
- ^ CHapter formed from Sigma Kappa Gamma, a local sorority established in December 1954. Pi Kappa Sigma merged into Sigma Kappa on May 26, 1959.
- ^ Chapter formed from Pi Sigma Chi, a local sorority established in 1937.
- ^ This chapter formed from the Alpha chapter of Pi Kappa Sigma as a result of the merger with Pi Kappa Sigma in 1959.
- ^ Chapter formed at Northeast Missouri State University, later called Truman State University.
- ^ This chapter formed from a former Pi Kappa Sigma as a result of the merger with Pi Kappa Sigma in 1959.
- ^ Separated from national organization to become the local sorority Sigma Delta
- ^ Chapter formed at Northeast Louisiana University, now the University of Louisiana at Monroe
Alumnae chapters
Following is a list of Sigma Kappa alumnae chapters, with active chapters indicated in bold and inactive chapters in italics.[3][25]
Chapter | Location | State | Status | References |
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Anderson / Muncie Alumnae | Yorktown, Indiana | Indiana | Active | |
Ann Arbor / Ypsilanti Alumnae | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Michigan | Inactive | |
Athens GA Alumnae | Athens, Georgia | Georgia | Active | |
Athens TN Alumnae | Athens, Tennessee | Tennessee | Active | |
Atlanta Alumnae | Cumming, Georgia | Georgia | Active | |
Austin Alumnae | Austin, Texas | Texas | Active | [26] |
Baltimore Alumnae | Baltimore, Maryland | Maryland | Active | |
Berks / Lancaster Alumnae | Reading, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Active | |
Boston Alumnae | Newton Center, Massachusetts | Massachusetts | Active | |
Birmingham Alumnae | Gardendale, Alabama | Alabama | Active | |
Bloomington Alumnae | Jefferson, Indiana | Indiana | Active | |
Buffalo Alumnae | Buffalo, New York | New York | Active | [27] |
Central Arkansas Alumnae | Central Arkansas, Arkansas | Arkansas | Inactive | |
Central Florida Alumnae | Orlando, Florida | Florida | Active | |
Central Iowa Alumnae | Des Moines, Iowa | Iowa | Active | |
Central Ohio Alumnae | Powell, Ohio | Ohio | Active | |
Charleston-Low Country Alumnae | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | South Carolina | Active | |
Charlotte Alumnae | Kannapolis, North Carolina | North Carolina | Active | |
Charlottesville Alumnae | Charlottesville, Virginia | Virginia | Active | |
Chattanooga Area Alumnae | Chattanooga, Tennessee | Tennessee | Active | |
Chicago Alumnae | Chicago, Illinois | Illinois | Active | |
Chicago Northwest Towns Alumnae | Antioch, Illinois | Illinois | Active | |
Chicago South Suburban Alumnae | Richton Park, Illinois | Illinois | Active | |
Chicago West Towns Alumnae | Bloomingdale, Illinois | Illinois | Active | |
Cincinnati Alumnae | Cincinnati, Ohio | Ohio | Active | |
Cleveland West Shore Alumnae | Lakewood, Ohio | Ohio | Active | |
Colorado Springs Alumnae | Colorado Springs, Colorado | Colorado | Inactive | |
Dallas Alumnae | Lucas, Texas | Texas | Active | |
Dayton Alumnae | Springboro, Ohio | Ohio | Active | [28] |
Detroit Alumnae | Waterford, Michigan | Michigan | Active | |
East Central Illinois Alumnae | Champaign, Illinois | Illinois | Active | |
European Alumnae | Washington, D.C. | District of Columbia | Active | |
Fort Worth Alumnae | Fort Worth, Texas | Texas | Active | |
Gainesville Alumnae | Gainesville, Florida | Florida | Active | |
Grand Rapids Alumnae | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Michigan | Inactive | |
Greater Cleveland Alumnae | Lyndhurst, Ohio | Ohio | Active | |
Greater Kansas City Alumnae | Shawnee, Kansas | Kansas | Active | |
Greater Lansing Alumnae | Greater Lansing, Michigan | Michigan | Active | |
Greater Louisville Alumnae | Taylorsville, Kentucky | Kentucky | Active | |
Greater Mid-South Tennessee Area Alumnae | Tennessee | Tennessee | Inactive | |
Greater New Orleans Alumnae | Metairie, Louisiana | Louisiana | Active | |
Gulf Coast Alumnae | Mobile, Alabama | Alabama | Active | |
Hawaii Alumnae | Kapolei, Hawaii | Hawaii | Active | |
Houston Alumnae | Katy, Texas | Texas | Active | |
Indianapolis Alumnae | New Whiteland, Indiana | Indiana | Active | |
Jacksonville Alumnae | St. Augustine, Florida | Florida | Active | |
Jersey Shore Alumnae | Jersey Shore, New Jersey | New Jersey | Inactive | |
Knoxville Alumnae | Maryville, Tennessee | Tennessee | Active | |
La Jolla Alumnae | La Jolla, California | California | Inactive | [29] |
Lafayette Alumnae | Lafayette, Indiana | Indiana | Inactive | |
Las Vegas Area Alumnae | Las Vegas, Nevada | Nevada | Active | |
Lehigh Valley Alumnae | Easton, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Active | |
Lincoln Alumnae | Lincoln, Nebraska | Nebraska | Inactive | |
Long Beach Alumnae | Long Beach, California | California | Active | |
Los Angeles Alumnae | Redondo Beach, California | California | Active | |
Manhattan Kansas Alumnae | Manhattan, Kansas | Kansas | Inactive | |
Miami Alumnae | Miami, Florida | Florida | Active | |
Military Alumnae | Worldwide | Inactive | ||
Mid-Missouri Alumnae | Mid-Missouri, Missouri | Missouri | Inactive | |
Montana Alumnae | Montana | Montana | Inactive | |
Nashville Alumnae | Nashville, Tennessee | Tennessee | Active | |
National Capital Region Alumnae | Alexandria, Virginia | Virginia | Active | [30] |
New England Alumnae | New England | Massachusetts | Inactive | |
New Jersey Suburban Alumnae | Maplewood, New Jersey | New Jersey | Active | |
New York City Alumnae | New York City, New York | New York | Active | |
North Harris County Alumnae | Spring, Texas | Texas | Active | [31] |
Northern Colorado Alumnae | Northern Colorado, Colorado | Colorado | Inactive | |
Northern Delaware Alumnae | Wilmington, Delaware | Delaware | Inactive | |
Oklahoma City Alumnae | Norman, Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Active | |
Omaha/Council Bluffs Alumnae | Bellevue, Nebraska | Nebraska | Active | |
Orange County Alumnae | Irvine, California | California | Active | |
Pasadena Area Alumnae | Pasadena, California | California | Active | |
Peoria Alumnae | Dunlap, Illinois | Illinois | Active | |
Philadelphia Alumnae | Perkasie, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Active | |
Phoenix Alumnae | Phoenix, Arizona | Arizona | Active | |
Pittsburgh Alumnae | Carnegie, Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | Active | |
Pomona Valley Alumnae | Upland, California | California | Active | |
Portland Alumnae | Hillsboro, Oregon | Oregon | Active | |
Richmond Alumnae | Richmond, Virginia | Virginia | Active | |
Riverside County Alumnae | Sun City, California | California | Active | |
Rochester Alumnae | Rochester, New York | New York | Active | |
Rocky Mountain CO Alumnae | Littleton, Colorado | Colorado | Active | |
Sacramento Alumnae | Auburn, California | California | Active | |
St. Louis Alumnae | St. Louis, Missouri | Missouri | Active | |
San Antonio Alumnae | San Antonio, Texas | Texas | Active | |
San Diego Alumnae | San Diego, California | California | Active | |
San Fernando Valley Alumnae | Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California | California | Active | |
San Francisco/East Bay Alumnae | San Francisco, California | California | Active | |
San Jose/Bay Area Alumnae | San Jose, California | California | Inactive | |
Sarasota Area Alumnae | Sarasota, Florida | Florida | Active | |
Scottsdale Alumnae | Scottsdale, Arizona | Arizona | Active | |
Seattle Alumnae | Sammamish, Washington | Washington | Active | |
Shreveport-Boosier City Alumnae | Benton, Louisiana | Louisiana | Active | |
Sierra Nevada Alumnae | Gardnerville, Nevada | Nevada | Active | |
South Bay Alumnae | South Bay, California | California | Inactive | |
South Coast Metro Alumnae | South Coast Metro, California | California | Inactive | |
South Oakland County Alumnae | White Lake, Michigan | Michigan | Active | |
Southern Kentucky Alumnae | Kentucky | Kentucky | Inactive | [32] |
Southwest Florida Alumnae | Lehigh Acres, Florida | Florida | Active | |
Southwest Missouri Alumnae | Springfield, Missouri | Missouri | Active | |
Spokane Alumnae | Spokane Valley, Washington | Washington | Active | |
Tallahassee/Big Bend Area Alumnae | Tallahassee, Florida | Florida | Inactive | |
Tampa Alumnae | Tampa, Florida | Florida | Active | |
Terre Haute Alumane | Terre Haute, Indiana | Indiana | Active | |
Trenton-Delaware Valley Alumnae | Franklin Park, New Jersey | New Jersey | Active | |
Tri-Cities Tennessee Alumnae | Grey, Tennessee | Tennessee | Active | |
Tri-Cities Washington Alumnae | Tri-Cities, Washington | Washington | Inactive | |
Tri-States Alumnae | Camp Point, Illinois | Illinois | Active | |
Triangle Area Alumnae | Raleigh, Durham, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina | North Carolina | Inactive | |
Toledo Alumnae | Bowling Green, Ohio | Ohio | Active | |
Tuscaloosa Alumnae | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | Alabama | Active | |
Virginia Beach Alumnae | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Virginia | Active | |
Virtual Alumnae Group | Carmel, Indiana | Indiana | Active | |
West Texas Alumnae | Lubbock, Texas | Texas | Active | |
West Virginia Alumnae | Huntington, Virginia | West Virginia | Active | |
Western Lakeshore Alumnae | West Michigan, Michigan | Michigan | Inactive | |
Wichita Falls Alumnae | Wichita Falls, Texas | Texas | Active | |
Williamsburg Alumnae | Williamsburg, Virginia | Virginia | Active |
References
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