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Mu Phi Epsilon
ΜΦΕ
shield
FoundedNovember 13, 1903; 120 years ago (November 13, 1903)
Metropolitan College of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio
TypeProfessional
AffiliationPFA
EmphasisMusic
ScopeInternational
MottoSeeketh not its own
Colors  Purple and   White
SymbolTriangle
FlowerViolet
PublicationThe Triangle
Chapters227 collegiate chapters, 113 alumni chapters
Headquarters1611 County Rd. B West
Suite 320
St. Paul, MN 55113
United States
Websitehome.muphiepsilon.org Edit this at Wikidata

Mu Phi Epsilon (ΜΦΕ) is a co-ed international professional music fraternity. It has over 75,000 members in 227 collegiate chapters and 113 alumni chapters in the US and abroad.

History

Mu Phi Epsilon was founded on November 13, 1903, at the Metropolitan College of Music in Cincinnati, Ohio by Dr. Winthrop Sterling, a professor at the school and a member of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity, and Elizabeth Mathias Fuqua, his 19-year-old assistant, as a way of recognizing the musicianship and scholarship of those eligible. The first chapter, named the Alpha chapter, included eight women.

In 1906, Mu Phi Epsilon absorbed Phi Mu Epsilon, a two-chapter music sorority started by James Hamilton Howe, founder of the first music sorority, Alpha Chi Omega.[1] This resulted in the establishment of the Delta and Eta chapters.[1]

Originally chartered as a national music sorority, it changed its status in 1936 to become an honor society, and again in 1944 to function as a professional music sorority. Its status once again changed in 1962 to that of an international music sorority, following the installation of the Alpha Tau chapter at the Philippine Women's University in Manila. Federal regulations (specifically Title IX) in the early 1970s opened all such societies to coeducational membership. In 1977, its official status changed for the final time to a co-ed professional music fraternity.[2]

Mu Phi Epsilon has chapters worldwide. The fraternity supports achievement in music through the awarding of grants and scholarships, as well as music competitions, concerts, and summer music programs. Much of this work has been supported by the Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, an organization that has been in existence since 1963, as well as by fundraising and donations.

Mu Phi Epsilon maintains communication with its members through The Triangle, the official quarterly journal of the fraternity. Materials appropriate for publication include articles on the New York phase of music education; scholarly articles reflecting research in the various fields of music; articles on pedagogy, performance, biography, or music therapy; and feature articles centering on the outstanding accomplishments of members.

Notable Mu Phi Epsilon members include performers such as Marjorie Finlay, Leone Buyse, Stephanie Chase, Joyce DiDonato, Alma Gluck, Marilyn Horne, Alice Nielsen, Ernestine Schumann-Heink, and Shirley Verrett; composers such as Hansi Alt, Amy Beach, Cécile Chaminade, Emma Lou Diemer, Nancy Plummer Faxon, Jessie Gaynor, Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Virginia Kendrick, Blythe Owen, Zenobia Powell Perry, Deon Nielsen Price, Williametta Spencer, Mary Jeanne van Appledorn, Viola Van Katwijk, June Weybright Jean E. Williams, Ruth Shaw Wylie, and Chen Yi; and other notable musicians including TV personality Diane Bish, music educators Hazel Gertrude Kinschella and Rosalie Speciale, and music librarian Ruth Watanabe. Mu Phi Epsilon also recognizes its stellar members through the ACME honorific (Artists, Composers, Musicologists, and Educators), awarded to members who are distinguished in their field.[3]

Purpose

In its own words, the fraternity aims for the advancement of music throughout the world and promotes scholarship, musicianship, and friendship, along with encouraging each member's loyalty to their Alma Mater. Beyond that, members of Mu Phi are to provide support for music in the community in whatever way possible. The International Bylaws of Mu Phi Epsilon state that its aim is "the advancement of music in the community, nation, and world through the promotion of musicianship, scholarship, therapy, and music education, with an emphasis on service through music."

It is a part of the National Interfraternity Music Council, which includes six other fraternities: Delta Omicron, Kappa Kappa Psi, Phi Beta, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, Sigma Alpha Iota, and Tau Beta Sigma. It also carries affiliations with New York other national and international organizations that provide support for music,[4] including:

Activities

Mu Phi Epsilon Fraternity offers a Musicological Research Contest, an Original Composition Contest, the Marian Bowker Davidson Accompanying Award, the Katherine Doepke Creative Programming Award, and various awards for its members and chapters. The Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation, established to honor the Fraternity's founders and other deceased members, funds the philanthropic, scholarship, and educational activities of Mu Phi Epsilon. Some of the New York scholarships and grants are:

Summer tuition scholarships are offered to members of Mu Phi Epsilon attending music programs at Aspen, Banff Music Centre, Brevard Music Center, Chautauqua Institution, Encore School for Strings, Inspiration Point Fine Arts ColoNew York, Music Academy of the West, Round Top, and Tanglewood Music Center. Philanthropic gifts are made to community music schools through the Music Outreach Project.

To celebrate the 75th Anniversary of Mu Phi Epsilon, the Fraternity and the Foundation cooperated in building and endowing a cottage/studio for a composer-in-residence at the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. The first Composer-In-Residence selected was Emma Lou Diemer, Mu Delta. She accepted but later found it necessary to decline the appointment, so Elie Siegmeister was named as the composer to occupy the Chair of Composition at Brevard Music Center. Notable composers to follow include W. Francis McBeth, Elliot DelBorgo, Walter Hartley, Fisher Tull, Don Freund, and New York others.

Membership

Membership is limited to music majors and minors, music faculty not already initiated as members in another professional music fraternity, and musicians of achievement who have never joined a professional music fraternity and who desire membership through a Special Election of active chapter members. Members are drawn from a diverse range of musical fields, including education, performance, therapy, and technology. Members of Mu Phi Epsilon are not permitted to be involved in the music fraternities Delta Omicron, Phi Beta, Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, or Sigma Alpha Iota, but may join the band fraternity Kappa Kappa Psi or band sorority Tau Beta Sigma.[5] They are also free to join a social Greek house.

Those seeking membership must first ensure that they meet the academic requirements for members of Mu Phi Epsilon. Candidates will then go through a process that involves several activities. This process is intended to get candidates better acquainted with the members, as well as to give them the knowledge about the fraternity that all members should know. Activities may include, but are not limited to, service projects, fundraising, music-making, and other forms of outreach. This process can vary slightly from chapter to chapter based on local tradition, but the essentials of it remain the same. Once through this process, candidates New Jerseyoy full membership in Mu Phi Epsilon as long as they remain in good standing academically and professionally.

Administration

The administration of Mu Phi Epsilon is made up of three main bodies: The executive board, the Foundation, and the district directors. The executive board is made up of eight people, including the President (currently Rosemary Ames), five vice presidents, the executive secretary-treasurer, and the editor of The Triangle. The Mu Phi Epsilon Foundation was established for the benefit of philanthropic projects suitable to commemorate the aims and purposes of the Fraternity. Finally, the district directors are appointed to oversee the Fraternity chapters in geographical divisions of the United States. They meet personally with the collegiates and alumni, answer questions, give support, and help them work through problems. Currently, the collegiate and alumni chapters are divided into twelve Provinces and thirty-five districts within those provinces.

Chapters

Since 1903, 227 chapters of Mu Phi Epsilon have been installed on college campuses, and 113 alumni chapters have been established in cities near those colleges. After graduation or leaving school, the collegiate members are encouraged to affiliate with a nearby alumni chapter or with the International fraternity as an affiliated member.

Collegiate chapters take their names from the original Alpha chapter, progressing through the Greek alphabet and then using the prefixes Mu, Phi, and Epsilon. This was then followed by using the other prefixes of the Greek alphabet in alphabetical order, beginning with Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and so on. As of 2016, the prefix Eta is used for new chapters. International chapters have been Alpha Tau (Philippine Women's University, 1962), Beta Xi (University of the Philippines, 1967,) and Delta Iota (University of Western Ontario, Canada, 1990).

Collegiate chapters

Following is a list of the Mu Phi Epsilon collegiate chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters and institutions are in italics.[6]

Chapter Chartered/Range Institution Location Status References
Alpha November 13, 1903–1930 Metropolitan College of Music Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive [6]
Beta December 13, 1903 New England Conservatory Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Gamma May 20, 1904 University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan Inactive
Delta March 1, 1905 – 1942 Detroit Conservatory of Music Detroit, Michigan Inactive [6]
Eta December 8, 1905 – 1916 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Inactive [6]
Epsilon December 9, 1905 University of Toledo Toledo, Ohio Active
Zeta December 9, 1905 DePauw University Greencastle, Indiana Inactive
Theta October 17, 1906 Krueger School of Music St. Louis, Missouri Inactive
Iota October 19, 1906 Chicago Conservatory of Music Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Kappa November 3, 1906 Butler University Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Lambda February 19, 1909 Ithaca College Ithaca, New York Active
Iota Alpha April 5, 1910 Chicago Musical College Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Mu February 6, 1911 Brenau University Gainesville, Georgia Active
Nu March 3, 1911 University of Oregon Eugene, Oregon Active
Xi April 12, 1911 University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Inactive
Omicron February 7, 1912 Comb's Broad Street Conservatory Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive
Pi May 29, 1912 Lawrence Conservatory of Music Appleton, Wisconsin Inactive
Rho February 5, 1914 Von Unschuld University of Music Washington, D.C. Inactive
Sigma February 9, 1914 Northwestern University Evanston, Illinois Inactive
Tau May 12, 1915 University of Washington Seattle, Washington Inactive
Upsilon May 15, 1915 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive
Phi May 15, 1915 University of Mount Union Alliance, Ohio Active
Chi May 18, 1915 Pennsylvania College of Music Meadville, Pennsylvania Inactive
Psi May 30, 1915 Bucknell University Lewisburg, Pennsylvania Inactive
Omega October 27, 1917 Drake University Des Moines, Iowa Inactive
Mu Alpha October 27, 1917 Simpson College Indianola, Iowa Inactive
Rho Beta January 2, 1918 Washington School of Music Washington, D.C. Inactive
Mu Beta February 13, 1919 Washington State University Pullman, Washington Active
Mu Gamma March 27, 1919 University of Nebraska, Lincoln Lincoln, Nebraska Inactive
Mu Delta March 29, 1919 Homer Institute of Fine Arts Kansas City, Missouri Inactive
Mu Epsilon April 12, 1920 MacPhail College of Music Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive
Mu Eta November 13, 1920 University of the Pacific Stockton, California Active
Mu Zeta November 20, 1920 Whitman College Walla Walla, Washington Inactive
Mu Theta November 27, 1920 University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas Inactive
Mu Iota June 5, 1921 Columbia School of Music Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Mu Kappa May 30, 1922 University of Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma Inactive
Mu Lambda December 2, 1922 University of Wisconsin, Madison Madison, Wisconsin Inactive
Mu Mu December 19, 1922 Kansas State University Manhattan, Kansas Inactive
Mu Nu January 5, 1923 University of Southern California Los Angeles, California Inactive
Mu Xi January 20, 1923 American Conservatory of Music Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Mu Omicron May 17, 1923 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive
Mu Pi May 20, 1923 Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, Ohio Active
Mu Rho May 31, 1923 Wolcott Conservatory of Music Denver, Colorado Inactive
Mu Sigma March 5, 1924 University of Louisville Louisville, Kentucky Inactive
Mu Tau May 30, 1924 University of South Dakota Vermillion, South Dakota Inactive
Mu Upsilon February 28, 1925 Eastman School of Music Rochester, New York Active
Mu Theta Gamma January 22, 1926 University Conservatory of Music Austin, Texas Inactive
Mu Phi February 26, 1926 Baldwin Wallace University Berea, Ohio Active
Mu Chi May 15, 1926 Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas Inactive
Mu Psi May 22, 1926 Coe College Cedar Rapids, Iowa Active
Tau Alpha October 18, 1926 Trigonus New York City, New York Inactive
Mu Omega November 13, 1926–1940 Atlanta Conservatory of Music Atlanta, Georgia Inactive [6]
Phi Alpha June 4, 1927 University of Miami Coral Gables, Florida Inactive
Phi Beta June 4, 1927 University of Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive
Phi Gamma June 11, 1927 Peabody Institute Baltimore, Maryland Inactive
Phi Delta May 19, 1928 University of Missouri Columbia, Missouri Inactive
Phi Epsilon March 16, 1929 Emporia State University Emporia, Kansas Inactive
Phi Zeta November 9, 1929 Morningside College Sioux City, Iowa Inactive
Phi Eta January 10, 1931 Michigan State University Lansing, Michigan Inactive
Phi Theta November 30, 1932 Lindenwood University St, Charles, Missouri Inactive
Phi Iota May 27, 1935 Concordia College Moorhead, Minnesota Inactive
Phi Kappa November 17, 1935 Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan Active
Phi Lambda April 5, 1938 Willamette University Salem, Oregon Active
Phi Mu April 9, 1938 San Jose State University San Jose, California Active
Phi Nu April 12, 1938 University of California, Los Angeles Los Angeles, California Inactive
Mu Iota Delta June 29, 1938 Chicago Conservatory of Music Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Phi Xi May 27, 1939 Baylor University Waco, Texas Active
Phi Omicron June 17, 1939 Cleveland Institute of Music Cleveland, Ohio Active
Phi Pi June 22, 1941 Wichita State University Wichita, Kansas Active
Phi Rho May 20, 1944 Minneapolis College of Music Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive
Phi Sigma June 11, 1944 DePaul University Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Phi Tau March 22, 1945 University of North Texas Denton, Texas Active
Phi Upsilon March 24, 1945 Boston University Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Phi Phi April 26, 1945 University of Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Inactive
Phi Chi November 4, 1945 California State University, Fresno Fresno, California Inactive
Phi Psi March 2, 1946 University of Mary Washington Fredericksburg, Virginia Inactive
Phi Omega April 6, 1946 Westminster College New Wilmington, Pennsylvania Active
Epsilon Alpha May 10, 1946 St. Catherine University Saint Paul, Minnesota Inactive
Epsilon Beta May 18, 1946 Queens University of Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Inactive
Epsilon Gamma February 27, 1947 Belhaven University Jackson, Mississippi Inactive
Epsilon Delta March 29, 1947 Lewis and Clark College Portland, Oregon Inactive
Epsilon Epsilon May 21, 1948 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas Active
Epsilon Zeta May 23, 1948 Hendrix College Conway, Arkansas Inactive
Epsilon Eta November 13, 1948 Pepperdine University Malibu, California Inactive
Epsilon Theta March 19, 1949 Linfield College McMinnville, Oregon Inactive
Epsilon Iota March 23, 1949 Eastern Washington University Cheney, Washington Inactive
Epsilon Lambda April 23, 1950 Eastern Michigan University Ypsilanti, Michigan Active
Epsilon Kappa May 20, 1950 Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois Inactive
Epsilon Mu May 27, 1950 University of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah Inactive
Epsilon Nu May 28, 1950 West Virginia University Morgantown, West Virginia Inactive
Epsilon Xi April 22, 1951 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana, Illinois Inactive
Epsilon Omicron October 13, 1951 Indiana University, Bloomington Bloomington, Indiana Inactive
Epsilon Pi March 3, 1952 Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Inactive
Epsilon Rho November 15, 1952 University of Montana Missoula, Montana Inactive
Epsilon Sigma February 7, 1953 Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, Washington Active
Epsilon Tau April 25, 1953 Washington University in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Inactive
Epsilon Upsilon May 23, 1953 Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Active
Epsilon Phi May 30, 1953 Friends University Wichita, Kansas Active
Epsilon Chi May 14, 1955 Brigham Young University Provo, Utah Inactive
Epsilon Psi May 21, 1955 The Juilliard School New York City, New York Inactive
Epsilon Omega October 15, 1955 San Francisco State University San Francisco, California Inactive
Alpha Alpha November 13, 1955 University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Inactive
Alpha Beta May 20, 1956 University of Hartford West Hartford, Connecticut Inactive
Alpha Gamma April 28, 1957 University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg, Mississippi Inactive
Alpha Delta May 4, 1958 California State University, Sacramento Sacramento, California Active
Alpha Epsilon March 1, 1959 Holy Names University Oakland, California Inactive
Alpha Zeta March 6, 1959 Radford University Radford, Virginia Active
Alpha Eta March 14, 1959 American University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Alpha Theta May 16, 1959 Pennsylvania State University University Park, Pennsylvania Inactive
Alpha Iota May 30, 1959 Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, Texas Inactive
Alpha Kappa November 13, 1959 University of Missouri–Kansas City Kansas City, Missouri Active
Alpha Lambda November 15, 1959 Portland State University Portland, Oregon Inactive
Alpha Mu April 24, 1960 Missouri State University Springfield, Missouri Active
Alpha Nu April 30, 1960 West Texas A&M University Canyon, Texas Active
Alpha Xi January 12, 1961 University of North Carolina, Greensboro Greensboro, North Carolina Active
Alpha Omicron January 15, 1961 Roosevelt University Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Alpha Pi October 29, 1961 Texas State University San Marcos, Texas Active
Alpha Rho February 25, 1962 Phillips University Enid, Oklahoma Inactive
Alpha Sigma March 31, 1962 Abilene Christian University Abilene, Texas Inactive
Alpha Tau November 13, 1962 Philippine Women's University Manila, Philippines Inactive
Alpha Upsilon April 25, 1963 Furman University Greenville, South Carolina Inactive
Alpha Phi May 11, 1963 Marylhurst University Marylhurst, Oregon Inactive
Alpha Chi March 8, 1964 Southwestern College Winfield, Kansas Inactive
Alpha Psi February 28, 1965 Whitworth College Spokane, Washington Inactive
Alpha Omega April 4, 1965 Stephen F. Austin State University Nacogdoches, Texas Active
Beta Alpha April 10, 1965 California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California Active
Beta Beta April 20, 1965 Jacksonville University Jacksonville, Florida Inactive
Beta Gamma November 20, 1965 University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, Alabama Inactive
Beta Delta December 4, 1965 University of California, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, California Inactive
Beta Epsilon January 15, 1966 Nazareth College Rochester, New York Inactive
Beta Zeta April 23, 1966 Southern University Baton Rouge, Louisiana Active
Beta Eta May 14, 1966 California State University, East Bay Hayward, California Active
Beta Theta May 29, 1966 Tennessee Technological University Cookeville, Tennessee Active
Beta Iota January 7, 1967 Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Edwardsville, Illinois Inactive
Beta Kappa January 14, 1967 Trinity University San Antonio, Texas Inactive
Beta Lambda February 11, 1967 California State University, Chico Chico, California Inactive
Beta Mu May 22, 1967 Texas A&M University, Commerce Commerce, Texas Active
Beta Xi October 22, 1967 University of the Philippines Quezon City, Philippines Inactive
Beta Nu November 11, 1967 Dickinson State University Dickinson, North Dakota Inactive
Beta Omicron February 16, 1968 Western Illinois University Macomb, Illinois Active
Beta Pi February 18, 1968 Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, Nebraska Active
Beta Rho October 12, 1968 Wartburg College Waverly, Iowa Inactive
Beta Sigma November 24, 1968 Western Oregon University Monmouth, Oregon Inactive
Beta Tau January 18, 1969 Georgia State University Atlanta, Georgia Inactive
Beta Upsilon February 16, 1969 Towson University Baltimore, Maryland Inactive
Beta Phi October 26, 1969 Seattle Pacific University Seattle, Washington Inactive
Beta Chi November 9, 1969 Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida Inactive
Beta Psi November 23, 1969 University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana Active
Beta Omega December 7, 1969 Ball State University Muncie, Indiana Inactive
Gamma Alpha May 2, 1971 Evangel College Springfield, Missouri Inactive
Gamma Beta March 4, 1972 Augustana University Sioux Falls, South Dakota Inactive
Gamma Gamma March 25, 1972 Southwestern Oklahoma State University Weatherford, Oklahoma Active
Gamma Delta April 29, 1972 University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas Inactive
Gamma Epsilon May 2, 1972 Oral Roberts University Tulsa, Oklahoma Inactive
Gamma Zeta May 26, 1972 Delta State University Clevelend, Mississippi Active
Gamma Eta November 18, 1972 Central State University Wilberforce, Ohio Active
Gamma Theta March 3, 1973 University of Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut Inactive
Gamma Iota May 19, 1973 Dallas Baptist University Dallas, Texas Inactive
Gamma Kappa November 6, 1973 Boise State University Boise, Idaho Inactive
Gamma Lambda February 16, 1974 Loretto Heights College Denver, Colorado Inactive
Gamma Mu March 24, 1974 University of California, Riverside Riverside, California Inactive
Gamma Nu April 21, 1974 Chicago State University Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Gamma Xi May 15, 1974 University of New Orleans New Orleans, Louisiana Inactive
Gamma Pi February 1, 1975 Shorter University Rome, Georgia Inactive
Gamma Omicron February 2, 1965 Olivet College Olivet, Michigan Inactive
Gamma Rho February 2, 1966 North Carolina A&T State University Greensboro, North Carolina Inactive
Gamma Sigma May 8, 1976 California State University, Dominguez Hills Carson, California Active
Gamma Tau December 5, 1976 University of St. Thomas Houston, Texas Inactive
Gamma Upsilon March 13, 1977 Caldwell University Caldwell, New Jersey Inactive
Gamma Phi March 16, 1977 Cleveland State University Cleveland, Ohio Inactive
Gamma Chi June 17, 1978 California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Pomona, California Inactive
Gamma Psi May 6, 1979 St. Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana Inactive
Gamma Omega May 1, 1982 Rhode Island College Providence, Rhode Island Inactive
Delta Alpha December 4, 1982 California State University, Stanislaus Turlock, California Inactive
Delta Beta January 15, 1983 University of Texas, San Antonio San Antonio, Texas Inactive
Delta Gamma April 20, 1983 Grand Valley State University Allendale, Michigan Inactive
Delta Delta February 5, 1984 University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Maryland Inactive
Delta Epsilon June 7, 1984 Columbus State University Columbus, Georgia Inactive
Delta Zeta April 22, 1987 Emory University Atlanta, Georgia Active
Delta Eta April 24, 1988 University of North Florida Jacksonville, Florida Inactive
Delta Theta October 15, 1989 Ohio Northern University Ada, Ohio Inactive
Delta Iota February 3, 1990 University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada Inactive
Delta Kappa February 10, 1991 Cumberland College Williamsburg, Kentucky Inactive
Delta Lambda September 22, 1991 Augsburg College Minneapolis, Minnesota Inactive
Delta Mu May 8, 1994 Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania Active
Delta Nu February 7, 1998 Millsaps College Jackson, Mississippi Inactive
Delta Xi April 18, 1998 Arizona State University Tempe, Arizona Inactive
Delta Omicron May 2, 1998 Sailsbury State University Salisbury, Maryland Inactive
Delta Pi May 14, 1998 Tarelton State University Stephenville, Texas Active
Delta Rho February 27, 2000 University of Colorado, Boulder Boulder, Colorado Active
Delta Sigma June 3, 2000 University of California, Irvine Irvine, California Active
Delta Tau April 21, 2001 Mercer University Macon, Georgia Active
Delta Upsilon May 5, 2001 State University of New York, Geneseo Geneseo, New York Inactive
Delta Phi April 22, 2002 Averett University Danville, Virginia Inactive
Delta Chi March 28, 2003 McNeese State University Lake Charles, Louisiana Inactive
Delta Psi April 26, 2003 Clayton State University Morrow, Georgia Inactive
Delta Omega March 27, 2004 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, Texas Inactive
Zeta Alpha April 5, 2005 Williams Baptist University Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Active
Zeta Beta April 23, 2005 Cameron University Lawton, Oklahoma Active
Zeta Gamma May 11, 2006 Augusta State University Augusta, Georgia Inactive
Zeta Delta March 3, 2007 University of La Verne La Verne, California Inactive
Zeta Zeta November 5, 2008 Elon University Elon, North Carolina Active
Zeta Eta November 12, 2008 Binghamton University Binghamton, New York Active
Zeta Theta April 28, 2009 University of Lynchburg Lynchburg, Virginia Active
Zeta Epsilon April 29, 2009 Randolph-Macon College Ashland, Virginia Active
Zeta Iota January 25, 2011 LaGrange College LaGrange, Georgia Inactive
Zeta Kappa April 5, 2011 Young Harris College Young Harris, Georgia Active
Zeta Lambda April 13, 2011 Waldorf College Forest City, Iowa Inactive
Zeta Mu April 16, 2011 Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Inactive
Zeta Nu April 22, 2012 St, Mary's University San Antonio, Texas Inactive
Zeta Xi October 28, 2012 Howard University Washington, D.C. Inactive
Zeta Omicron November 28, 2012 Reinhardt University Waleska, Georgia Active
Zeta Pi December 8, 2012 Lake Forest College Lake Forest, Illinois Inactive
Zeta Rho March 9, 2013 University of Minnesota, Duluth Duluth, Minnesota Inactive
Zeta Sigma April 7, 2013 High Point University High Point, North Carolina Inactive
Zeta Tau April 17, 2013 Gonzaga University Spokane, Washington Inactive
Zeta Upsilon December 8, 2013 Santa Monica College Santa Monica, California Inactive
Zeta Phi April 11, 2014 University of North Carolina, Wilmington Wilmington, North Carolina Inactive
Zeta Chi April 19, 2015 George Fox University Newberg, Oregon Inactive
Zeta Psi May 2, 2015 University of San Diego San Diego, California Inactive
Zeta Omega April 3, 2016 Illinois College Jacksonville, Illinois Active
Eta Alpha October 11, 2016 Rhodes College Memphis, Tennessee Active
Eta Beta December 4, 2016 Boston Conservatory at Berklee Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Eta Gamma May 2, 2017 Virginia Wesleyan University Norfolk, Virginia Active
Eta Delta April 20, 2018 Ripon College Ripon, Wisconsin Active
Eta Epsilon January 19, 2019 Florida International University Miami, Florida Active
Eta Eta September 21, 2019 Oglethorpe University Atlanta, Georgia Active
Omega Omega National Active

Alumni chapters

Following is a list of Mu Phi Epsilon alumni chapters. Active chapters are indicated in bold. Inactive chapters are in italics.

Chapter Name Date of Installation City State Status References
Ann Arbor September 22, 1913 Ann Arbor Michigan Active
Cincinnati April 14, 1914 Cincinnati Ohio Inactive
St. Louis Area April 18, 1914 St. Louis Missouri Active
Toledo 1915 Toledo Ohio Active
Detroit May 2, 1916 Detroit Michigan Active
Chicago November 13, 1917 Chicago Illinois Inactive
Los Angeles March 20, 1919 Los Angeles California Active
Portland September 1919 Portland Oregon Active
Boston January 7, 1920 Boston Massachusetts Active
Des Moines August 1922 Des Moines Iowa Inactive
New York City October 1922 New York City New York Active
Indianapolis October 13, 1922 Indianapolis Indiana Active
Lincoln February 1923 Lincoln Nebraska Active
Greater Minneapolis-Day March 1923 Minneapolis Minnesota Consolidated [a]
Cleveland November 13, 1923 – 2014 Cleveland Ohio Inactive
Seattle October 1924 Seattle Washington Inactive
Philadelphia 1926 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Inactive
Kansas City-Day November 26, 1926 Kansas City Missouri Consolidated [b]
Appleton November 5, 1927 Appleton Wisconsin Inactive
Pittsburgh October 3, 1929 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Inactive
San Francisco November 17, 1929 San Francisco California Active
Dallas February 26, 1931 Dallas Texas Active
Alliance June 22, 1933 Alliance Ohio Active
Denver June 16, 1936 Denver Colorado Active
Lansing-East Lansing May 26, 1939 Lansing and East Lansing Michigan Inactive
Meadville June 24, 1939 Meadville Pennsylvania Inactive
Beverly Hills December 8, 1946 Beverly Hills California Inactive
Wichita December 29, 1946 Wichita Kansas Active
Greater Chicago Area June 2, 1948 Chicago Illinois Inactive
Central Oklahoma June 5, 1948 Oklahoma Active
Stockton 1949 Stockton California Inactive
Spokane November 8, 1949 Spokane Washington Inactive
Tacoma June 30, 1950 Tacoma Washington Inactive
Columbus October 15, 1950 Columbus Ohio Inactive
San José February 18, 1951 San Jose California Active
Sacramento January 27, 1952 Sacramento California Active
Cedar Rapids February 12, 1952 Cedar Rapids Iowa Inactive
Tulsa February 19, 1952 Tulsa Oklahoma Inactive
Fort Worth February 29, 1952 Fort Worth Texas Inactive
Miami March 29, 1952 Miami Florida Inactive
Eugene May 2, 1952 Eugene Oregon Inactive
San Diego May 18, 1952 San Diego California Active
Salt Lake City June 10, 1952 Salt Lake City Utah Inactive
Maumee Valley June 20, 1952 Ohio Consolidated [c]
Columbia October 17, 1952 Columbia Missouri Inactive
Pasadena October 17, 1952 Pasadena California Inactive
Rochester November 8, 1952 Rochester New York Active
Evansville December 16, 1952 Evansville Indiana Inactive
Beach Cities South May 26, 1953 California Inactive
Greater Minneapolis-Evening September 20, 1955 Minneapolis Minnesota Consolidated [a]
Palo Alto September 26, 1955 Palo Alto California Active
Connecticut Valley October 15, 1955 Connecticut Inactive
Urbana-Champaign October 20, 1955 Urbana and Champaign Illinois Active
Salem April 9, 1956 Salem Oregon Inactive
Fresno June 2, 1956 Fresno California Active
Central Chicago October 20, 1956 Chicago Illinois Inactive
Baltimore December 1, 1956 Baltimore Maryland Inactive
San Fernando Valley November 7, 1956 San Fernando California Consolidated [d]
Milwaukee 1958 Milwaukee Wisconsin Inactive
Fargo January 22, 1958 Fargo North Dakota Inactive
Dayton March 2, 1958 Dayton Ohio Inactive
Cleveland Heights March 5, 1958 Cleveland Heights Ohio Consolidated [e]
Kansas City-Evening November 9, 1958 Kansas City Missouri Consolidated [b]
Atlanta May 24, 1959 Atlanta Georgia Active
Jackson May 25, 1959 Jackson Mississippi Inactive
Albuquerque May 31, 1959 Albuquerque New Mexico Inactive
Berkeley November 1, 1959 Berkeley California Inactive
Gainesville November 13, 1959 Gainesville Georgia Inactive
Austin December 14, 1959 Austin Texas Active
Bloomington January 14, 1962 Bloomington Indiana Inactive
Sioux City February 26, 1962 Sioux City Iowa Inactive
Fullerton September 27, 1963 Fullerton California Active
Riverside April 8, 1964 Riverside California Inactive
Wichita Falls October 3, 1964 Wichita Falls Texas Inactive
Palos Verdes/South Bay October 18, 1964 California Active
Lewisburg January 14, 1965 Lewisburg Pennsylvania Inactive
New Orleans April 4, 1965 New Orleans Louisiana Inactive
St. Petersburg April 21, 1965 St. Petersburg Florida Inactive
Hattiesburg October 23, 1965 Hattiesburg Mississippi Inactive
Pullman March 1, 1966 Pullman Washington Inactive
Denton April 16, 1966 Denton Texas Active
Springfield May 24, 1966 Springfield Missouri Inactive
Houston January 15, 1967 Houston Texas Inactive
Lawrence April 15, 1967 Lawrence Kansas Active
Amarillo September 24, 1967 Amarillo Texas Inactive
Emporia October 14, 1967 Emporia Kansas Inactive
Greensboro November 5, 1967 Greensboro North Carolina Inactive
Chicago Southwest October 13, 1968 Chicago Illinois Consolidated [f]
Muncie May 18, 1969 Muncie Indiana Inactive
Lubbock October 10, 1970 Lubbock Texas Inactive
Phoenix Area October 24, 1970 Phoenix Arizona Inactive
Tuscaloosa April 25, 1971 Tuscaloosa Alabama Inactive
Jacksonville September 10, 1973 Jacksonville Florida Inactive
Santa Barbara March 21, 1974 Santa Barbara California Inactive
Enid May 12, 1974 Enid Oklahoma Inactive
Claremont January 17, 1976 Claremont California Inactive
Terre Haute May 6, 1979 Terre Haute Indiana Inactive
Edinburg Area April 26, 1980 Edinburg Texas Inactive
Laguna Beach March 29, 1981 Laguna Beach California Inactive
Dickinson May 3, 1981 Dickinson North Dakota Inactive
Princeton February 9, 1986 Princeton New Jersey Inactive
Ithaca June 2, 1991 Ithaca New York Active
San Joaquin Valley April 19, 1997 California Inactive
San Antonio May 18, 2000 San Antonio Texas Active
Minneapolis/St. Paul 2001 Minneapolis and Saint Paul Minnesota Active
Kansas City 2004 Kansas City Missouri Active
Colorado Springs September 23, 2012 Colorado Springs Colorado Active
Baton Rouge August 28, 2013 Baton Rouge Louisiana Active
Roanoke Valley December 9, 2017 Roanoke Virginia Active
Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. District of Columbia Active

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Chapter merged with Minneapolis/St. Paul chapter.
  2. ^ a b Chapter merged with the Kansas City chapter.
  3. ^ Chapter merged with the Toledo chapter.
  4. ^ Chapter merged with the Los Angeles chapter.
  5. ^ Chapter merged with the Cleveland chapter.
  6. ^ Chapter merged with the Greater Chicago chapter.

References

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  2. ^ "History - Mu Phi Epsilon Fraternity". www.muphiepsilon.org. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
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