List of Sigma Zeta chapters

Sigma Zeta is a national honor society for the natural sciences, computer science, and mathematics.[1] It was founded in 1925 at the now defunct Shurtleff College.[1] The society has regular chapters are baccalaureate institutions and association chapters at junior colleges.[2]

In the following Sigma Zeta chapter list, active chapters are indicated in bold and inactive chapters and institutions in italics.[1][3]

Chapter Charter date and range Institution Location Status References
Alpha 1925–1957 Shurtleff College Alton, Illinois Inactive [a]
Beta 1926 McKendree University Lebanon, Illinois Active
Gamma 1927–xxxx ? Medical College of Virginia Richmond, Virginia Inactive
Delta 1927–xxxx ? Northwest Missouri State University Kirksville, Missouri Inactive [b]
Epsilon 1929–xxxx ? Otterbein College Westerville, Ohio Inactive
Zeta 1929–xxxx ? Wisconsin State University–Stevens Point Stevens Point, Wisconsin Inactive [c]
Eta 1932–1948 Southwest Missouri State College Cape Girardeau, Missouri Inactive [d]
Theta 1932–1939 Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania Inactive
Iota Indiana State Teachers College Terre Haute, Indiana Inactive [e]
Kappa 1935–xxxx ? Western Illinois State Teachers College Macomb, Illinois Inactive
Lambda 1936–xxxx ? Mansfield State Teachers College Mansfield, Pennsylvania Inactive
Mu 1937–xxxx ? Minnesota State University, Mankato Mankato, Minnesota Inactive
Nu 1937–xxxx ? Northern Illinois State Teachers College DeKalb, Illinois Inactive
Xi 1938–xxxx ? Ball State University Muncie, Indiana Inactive
Omicron 1939–1958 District of Columbia Teachers College Washington, D.C. Inactive [f]
Pi 1943 Millikin University Decatur, Illinois Active
Rho 1943 University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, Indiana Active [4]
Sigma 1944 Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, Texas Active
Tau 1947–xxxx ? East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania Inactive
Upsilon 1948 Anderson University Anderson, Indiana Active
Phi 1948 Eureka College Eureka, Illinois Active
Chi 1951–xxxx ? Missouri Valley College Marshall, Missouri Inactive
Psi 1956–xxxx ? Central Missouri State University Warrensburg, Missouri Inactive
Omega 1961–xxxx ? Frostburg State College Frostburg, Maryland Inactive [g]
Alpha Alpha 1961–xxxx ? State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New York Inactive
Alpha Beta 1963 Campbellsville University Campbellsville, Kentucky Active
Alpha Gamma 1969 Malone University Canton, Ohio Active
Alpha Delta 1969–xxxx ? Newman University Wichita, Kansas Inactive
Alpha Epsilon 1969–xxxx ? Indiana Wesleyan University Marion, Indiana Inactive
Alpha Zeta 1969–xxxx ? Indiana State University Terre Haute, Indiana Inactive
Alpha Eta 1969 University of Olivet Olivet, Michigan Active
Anne Arundel Associate 1970–xxxx ? Anne Arundel Community College Arnold, Maryland Inactive
Illinois Central Associate 1970–xxxx ? Illinois Central College East Peoria, Illinois Inactive
Alpha Theta 1970–xxxx ? Asbury College Wilmore, Kentucky Inactive
Alpha Kappa 1970 University of Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana Active
Alpha Lambda 1970–xxxx ? Suffolk University Boston, Massachusetts Inactive
Alpha Mu 1971–xxxx ? Immaculata College Immaculata, Pennsylvania Inactive
Alpha Nu 1971 Oglethorpe University Brookhaven, Georgia Active [5]
Alpha Xi 1971–xxxx ? University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, Virginia Inactive
Alpha Omicron 1971–xxxx ? Charleston Southern University Charleston, South Carolina Inactive [h]
Alpha Pi 1972–xxxx ? Trevecca Nazarene University Nashville, Tennessee Inactive
Alpha Rho 1972 Stonehill College Easton, Massachusetts Active [6]
Alpha Sigma 1972–xxxx ? Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell, South Dakota Inactive
Alpha Tau 1973–1980 ? Annhurst College Woodstock, Connecticut Inactive
Alpha Upsilon 1975–xxxx ? Union University Jackson, Tennessee Inactive
Alpha Phi 1975 Marist College Poughkeepsie, New York Active
Alpha Chi 1976 Eastern College St. Davids, Pennsylvania Active
Alpha Psi 1976 Hillsdale College Hillsdale, Michigan Active [7]
Alpha Omega 1976–xxxx ? Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana Inactive
Beta Alpha 1977–xxxx ? Lyndon State College Lyndonville, Vermont Inactive [i]
Beta Beta 1978–xxxx ? George Fox University Newberg, Oregon Inactive
Beta Gamma 1978 Columbia College Columbia, Missouri Active
Beta Delta 1996 Gwynedd Mercy University Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania Active
Beta Epsilon 1979–xxxx ? Arcadia University Glenside, Pennsylvania Inactive
Beta Zeta 1981–xxxx ? Cabrini College Radnor, Pennsylvania Inactive [j]
Beta Eta 1985 Evangel University Springfield, Missouri Active
Beta Theta 1983–xxxx ? Belhaven College Jackson, Mississippi Inactive
Beta Iota 1983 Bethel University Saint Paul, Minnesota Active
Beta Kappa 1991 Kentucky Wesleyan College Owensboro, Kentucky Active
Beta Lambda 1993–xxxx ? Messiah College Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Inactive
Beta Mu 1994–xxxx ? Coastal Carolina University Conway, South Carolina Inactive
Somerset Associate 1997 Somerset Community College Somerset, Kentucky Active [8]
Beta Nu 1997–xxxx ? Houghton College Houghton, New York Inactive
Beta XI 1999 University of Pikeville Pikeville, Kentucky Active
Beta Omicron 2001–20xx ? Madonna University Livonia, Michigan Inacitve
Beta Pi 2004–20xx ? University of Arkansas at Monticello Monticello, Arkansas Inactive
Beta Rho 2005–20xx ? Castleton State College Castleton, Vermont Inactive
Alpena Associate 2005 Alpena Community College Alpena, Michigan Active
Beta Sigma 2007–20xx ? Baker University Baldwin City, Kansas Inacitve
Beta Tau 2008 Gardner–Webb University Boiling Springs, North Carolina Active [9]
Beta Upsilon 2009–c. 2019 Marygrove College Detroit, Michigan Inactive [10][k]
Beta Phi 2009–20xx ? College of the Ozarks Point Lookout, Missouri Inactive
Beta Chi 2011 Walsh University Canton, Ohio Active
Beta Psi 2011–20xx ? Martin University Indianapolis, Indiana Inactive
Beta Omega 2011 Virginia Wesleyan University Norfolk, Virginia Active
Gamma Alpha 2011 Chestnut Hill College Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active [11]
Gamma Beta 2011–20xx ? Concord University Athens, West Virginia Inactive
Gamma Gamma 2012 Concordia College Moorhead, Minnesota Active [12]
Gamma Delta 2012 The Master's University Santa Clarita, California Active
Gamma Epsilon 2012 Franklin Pierce University Rindge, New Hampshire Active
Gamma Zeta 2012–20xx ? St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill, New York Inactive
Gamma Eta 2012 Marian University Indianapolis, Indiana Active [13]
Gamma Theta 2013 Georgian Court University Lakewood Township, New Jersey Active [14]
Gamma Iota 2013 Neumann University Aston Township, Pennsylvania Active
Gamma Kappa 2014 Southwest Baptist University Bolivar, Missouri Active
College of the Canyons Associate 2014–20xx ? College of the Canyons Santa Clarita, California Inactive
Gamma Lambda 2015–20xx ? Missouri Baptist University St. Louis, Missouri Inactive
Gamma Mu 2015 Baptist Health Sciences University Memphis, Tennessee Active
Gamma Nu 2015–20xx ? Chowan University Murfreesboro, North Carolina Inactive
Gamma Xi 2015–20xx ? King's College Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania Inactive
Gamma Omicron 2015–202x ? Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Inactive [15]
Gamma Pi 2017 Warner University Lake Wales, Florida Active
Gamma Rho 2017 Miami Dade College Padrón Campus Miami, Florida Active
Gamma Sigma 2018–20xx ? Colorado Christian University Lakewood, Colorado Inactive
Gamma Tau 2018 Faulkner University Montgomery, Alabama Active
Gamma Upsilon 2018–20xx ? Wilmington University New Castle, Delaware Inactive
Olive-Harvey College Associate 2019–202x ? Olive–Harvey College Chicago, Illinois Inactive
Gamma Phi 2024 St. Mary’s University Calgary, Alberta, Canada Active
Gamma Chi 2024 University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri Active

Notes

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  1. ^ Chapter went inactive when the college closed.
  2. ^ Chapter formed at Northeast Missouri State Teachers College, now Northeast Missouri State.
  3. ^ Chapter formed at Central State Teachers College, now Wisconsin State, Stevens Point.
  4. ^ Chapter started at Southeast Missouri State Teachers College, now Southwest Missouri State.
  5. ^ Chapter failed to organize and was never chartered.
  6. ^ Chapter formed at Wilson Teachers College which merged to become the District of Columbia Teachers College in 1955.
  7. ^ Chapter formed at Frostburg State Teachers College, which became Frostburg State College in 1963.
  8. ^ Chapter formed at Baptist College at Charleston, which became Charleston Southern University in 1990.
  9. ^ The college closed in 2018.
  10. ^ The college closed in 2016.
  11. ^ The college closed in 2019.

References

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  13. ^ "Sigma Zeta". Marian University. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
  14. ^ "Sigma Zeta Honor Society: Natural Sciences and Mathematics". Georgian Court University, New Jersey. Retrieved 2024-12-13.
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