Gamma Alpha Chi | |
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ΓΑΧ | |
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Founded | February 9, 1920 University of Missouri, Columbia, MO |
Type | Professional |
Affiliation | Independent |
Emphasis | Advertising, women's |
Scope | National (US) |
Motto | Truth and Service |
Colors | Gold and Brown |
Symbol | Golden pen, star |
Flower | Yellow Rose |
Chapters | 52 established |
Members | 8,500 (1967) lifetime |
Merged with | Alpha Delta Sigma (1971) |
Later, absorbed by | American Advertising Federation (1973) |
Gamma Alpha Chi (ΓΑΧ) was a professional advertising fraternity for women founded in 1920.[1]
Gamma Alpha Chi was formed at the University of Missouri on February 9, 1920..[2] Its founding members were:[3]
On November 2, 1971, the fraternity merged with Alpha Delta Sigma, a professional advertising men's fraternity, also formed at the University of Missouri.[1] The new adversiing fraternity for men and women was called Alpha Delta Sigma. All of its chapters merged American Advertising Federation by 1973, becoming collegiate outreach and national honor society branch of the federation.
The badge of Gamma Alpha Chiwas was a shield, with a fountain pen at a diagonal behind the shield. Originally the pen had been on the horizontal axis, but some time after 1928 was changed to a diagonal. It was rendered in gold and had a black field. On the face of the badge was a star and the image of the Western Hemisphere behind the letters ΓΑΧ.[4]
The colors of Gamma Alpha Chi were gold and brown.[4] Its flower was the yellow rose.[5] Its motto was "Truth and Service".
Following is a list of Gamma Alpha Chi chapters.[1]
Chapter | Charter date and range | Institution | Location | Status | References |
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Alpha | February 9, 1920 – November 2, 1971 | University of Missouri | Columbia, Missouri | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | [2] |
Beta | February 1921 – November 2, 1971 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, Texas | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | [6] |
Gamma | 1923 – November 2, 1971 | University of Washington | Seattle, Washington | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Delta | 1924–1940;
1945 – November 2, 1971 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Urbana, Illinois | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Epsilon | March 1925–1941;
1949 – November 2, 1971 |
University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Lincoln, Nebraska | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Zeta | 1927 – November 2, 1971 | University of Oregon | Eugene, Oregon | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Eta | 1928 – November 2, 1971 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, California | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Theta | 1929–1945 | Washington State University | Pullman, Washington | Inactive | |
Iota | 1929–1931 | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley, California | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Kappa | Unassigned ? | ||||
Lambda | 1946 – November 2, 1971 | University of Iowa | Iowa City, Iowa | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Mu | 1947 – November 2, 1971 | University of Oklahoma | Norman, Oklahoma | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Nu | 1947 – November 2, 1971 | University of Kansas | Lawrence, Kansas | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Xi | January 15, 1948 – 1955 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, New York | Inactive | [7] |
Omicron | 1948–1950 | Roosevelt University | Chicago, Illinois | Inactive | |
Pi | 1948 – November 2, 1971 | Indiana University Bloomington | Bloomington, Indiana | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Rho | February 4, 1948 – 1954 | Butler University | Indianapolis, Indiana | Inactive | [8] |
Sigma | 1948 – November 2, 1971 | City College of New York | New York City, New York | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Tau | 1948–1950 | University of California, Los Angeles | Los Angeles, California | Inactive | |
Upsilon | 1949 – November 2, 1971 | San Jose State University | San Jose, California | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Phi | 1949 – November 2, 1971 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, Colorado | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Chi | 1949 – November 2, 1971 | Ohio State University | Columbus, Ohio | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Psi | 1950 – November 2, 1971 | University of Miami | Coral Gables, Florida | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Omega | 1950 – November 2, 1971 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Alpha | 1950 – November 2, 1971 | University of Wisconsin–Madison | Madison, Wisconsin | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Beta | 1950–1954;
1961 – November 2, 1971 |
University of Houston | Houston, Texas | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Gamma | 1951 – November 2, 1971 | University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Delta | 1951 – November 2, 1971 | Florida State University | Tallahassee, Florida | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Epsilon | 1953 – November 2, 1971 | Fordham University | New York City, New York | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Zeta | 1956 – November 2, 1971 | University of Georgia | Athens, Georgia | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Eta | 1956 – November 2, 1971 | Temple University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Theta | 1957 – November 2, 1971 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Iota | 1958 – November 2, 1971 | Arizona State University | Tempe, Arizona | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Kappa | 1958 – November 2, 1971 | Michigan State University | East Lansing, Michigan | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Lambda | 1959 – November 2, 1971 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, Texas | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Mu | 1960 – November 2, 1971 | University of Arizona | Tucson, Arizona | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Nu | 1960 – November 2, 1971 | University of Texas at Austin | Austin, Texas | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Xi | 1961 – November 2, 1971 | University of Maryland, College Park | College Park, Maryland | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Omicron | 1962 – November 2, 1971 | California State University, Long Beach | Long Beach, California | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Pi | 1964 – November 2, 1971 | New York University | New York City, New York | Merged (ΑΔΣ) | |
Alpha Rho | 1966 – November 2, 1971 | California State University, Chico | Chico, California | Merged (ΑΔΣ) |